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Refer to the -`Authentication Getting Started Guide`_ for instructions on setting up -credentials for applications. - -.. _Authentication Getting Started Guide: - https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/getting-started - -Install Dependencies -++++++++++++++++++++ - -#. Install `pip`_ and `virtualenv`_ if you do not already have them. You may want to refer to the `Python Development Environment Setup Guide`_ for Google Cloud Platform for instructions. - - .. _Python Development Environment Setup Guide: - https://cloud.google.com/python/setup - -#. Create a virtualenv. Samples are compatible with Python 2.7 and 3.4+. - - MACOS/LINUX - - .. code-block:: bash - - $ virtualenv env - $ source env/bin/activate - - WINDOWS - - .. code-block:: bash - - > virtualenv env - > .\env\Scripts\activate - -#. Install the dependencies needed to run the samples. - - .. code-block:: bash - - $ pip install -r requirements.txt - -.. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io/ -.. _virtualenv: https://virtualenv.pypa.io/ - - -To run sample ------------------------ - - $ python batch_import.py instance_id database_id - -positional arguments: - instance_id: Your Cloud Spanner instance ID. - - database_id : Your Cloud Spanner database ID. diff --git a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/batch_import.py b/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/batch_import.py deleted file mode 100644 index af5260f217e5..000000000000 --- a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/batch_import.py +++ /dev/null @@ -1,136 +0,0 @@ -# Copyright 2019 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved. -# -# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); -# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. -# You may obtain a copy of the License at -# -# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 -# -# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software -# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, -# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. -# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and -# limitations under the License. -# -# This application demonstrates how to do batch operations from a csv file -# using Cloud Spanner. -# For more information, see the README.rst. - - -import csv -import time -import threading -import argparse -from google.cloud import spanner - - -def is_bool_null(file): - # This function convertes the boolean values - # in the dataset from strings to boolean data types. - # It also converts the string Null to a None data - # type indicating an empty cell. - data = list(csv.reader(file)) - # Reads each line in the csv file. - for line in range(len(data)): - for cell in range(len(data[line])): - # Changes the string to boolean. - if data[line][cell] == 'true': - data[line][cell] = eval('True') - # Changes blank string to python readable None type. - if data[line][cell] == '': - data[line][cell] = None - return (data) - - -def divide_chunks(lst, n): - # This function divides the csv file into chunks so that the mutation will - # commit every 500 rows. - for i in range(0, len(lst), n): - yield lst[i:i + n] - - -def insert_data(database, filepath, table_name, column_names): - # This function iterates over the list of files - # belonging to the dataset and, - # writes each line into cloud spanner using the batch mutation function. - with open(filepath, newline='') as file: - data = is_bool_null(file) - data = tuple(data) - l_group = list(divide_chunks(data, 500)) - # Inserts each chunk of data into database - for current_inserts in (l_group): - if current_inserts is not None: - with database.batch() as batch: - batch.insert( - table=table_name, - columns=column_names, - values=current_inserts) - - -def main(instance_id, database_id): - # Inserts sample data into the given database. - # The database and table must already exist and can be created - # using`create_database`. - start = time.time() - # File paths - comments_file = 'hnewscomments.csv' - stories_file = 'hnewsstories.csv' - # Instantiates a spanner client - spanner_client = spanner.Client() - instance = spanner_client.instance(instance_id) - database = instance.database(database_id) - # Sets the Column names. - s_columnnames = ( - 'id', - 'by', - 'author', - 'dead', - 'deleted', - 'descendants', - 'score', - 'text', - 'time', - 'time_ts', - 'title', - 'url', - ) - c_columnnames = ( - 'id', - 'by', - 'author', - 'dead', - 'deleted', - 'parent', - 'ranking', - 'text', - 'time', - 'time_ts', - ) - # Creates threads - t1 = threading.Thread( - target=insert_data, - args=(database, stories_file, 'stories', s_columnnames)) - t2 = threading.Thread( - target=insert_data, - args=(database, comments_file, 'comments', c_columnnames)) - # Starting threads - t1.start() - t2.start() - # Wait until all threads finish - t1.join() - t2.join() - - print('Finished Inserting Data.') - end = time.time() - print('Time: ', end - start) - - -if __name__ == '__main__': - parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( - formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter) - parser.add_argument('instance_id', help='Your Cloud Spanner instance ID.') - parser.add_argument('database_id', help='Your Cloud Spanner database ID.') - - args = parser.parse_args() - - main(args.instance_id, args.database_id) diff --git a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/batch_import_test.py b/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/batch_import_test.py deleted file mode 100644 index a78d0d7055a5..000000000000 --- a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/batch_import_test.py +++ /dev/null @@ -1,67 +0,0 @@ -# Copyright 2019 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved. -# -# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); -# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. -# You may obtain a copy of the License at -# -# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 -# -# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software -# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, -# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. -# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and -# limitations under the License. -# -# This application demonstrates how to do batch operations from a csv file -# using Cloud Spanner. -# For more information, see the README.rst. -"""Test for batch_import""" -import os -import pytest -import batch_import -from google.cloud import spanner - - -INSTANCE_ID = os.environ['SPANNER_INSTANCE'] -DATABASE_ID = 'hnewsdb' - - -@pytest.fixture(scope='module') -def spanner_instance(): - spanner_client = spanner.Client() - return spanner_client.instance(INSTANCE_ID) - - -@pytest.fixture -def example_database(): - spanner_client = spanner.Client() - instance = spanner_client.instance(INSTANCE_ID) - database = instance.database(DATABASE_ID) - - if not database.exists(): - with open('schema.ddl', 'r') as myfile: - schema = myfile.read() - database = instance.database(DATABASE_ID, ddl_statements=[schema]) - database.create() - - yield database - database.drop() - - -def test_is_bool_null(): - assert batch_import.is_bool_null(['12', 'true', '', '12', - 'jkl', '']) == [['12'], [True], - [], ['12'], - ['jkl'], []] - - -def test_divide_chunks(): - res = list(batch_import.divide_chunks(['12', 'true', '', '12', - 'jkl', ''], 2)) - assert res == [['12', 'true'], ['', '12'], ['jkl', '']] - - -def test_insert_data(capsys): - batch_import.main(INSTANCE_ID, DATABASE_ID) - out, _ = capsys.readouterr() - assert 'Finished Inserting Data.' in out diff --git a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/hnewscomments.csv b/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/hnewscomments.csv deleted file mode 100644 index 8d57d9c0e599..000000000000 --- a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/hnewscomments.csv +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7684 +0,0 @@ -"454528","Arrington","Arrington","true",,"99","0","This is why we can't have nice things.","1233175417","2009-01-28T20:43:37Z" -"454687","Arrington","Arrington","true",,"260","0","This is why we can't have nice things.","1233175988","2009-01-28T20:53:08Z" -"454958","Arrington","Arrington","true",,"512","0","This is why we can't have nice things.","1233177257","2009-01-28T21:14:17Z" -"455136","M_Arrington","M_Arrington","true",,"631","0","This is why we can't have nice things.","1233178986","2009-01-28T21:43:06Z" -"455137","M_Arrington","M_Arrington","true",,"632","0","This is why we can't have nice things.","1233178989","2009-01-28T21:43:09Z" -"942","pg","pg",,,"941","0","dupe","1172361491","2007-02-24T23:58:11Z" -"1816","Elfan","Elfan",,,"1815","0","I cut and pasted the title and it was displayed as ""‘cloud OS’?"".

On a tangent, I thought it interesting that Google has been hiring up Plan 9 engineers.","1172813578","2007-03-02T05:32:58Z" -"2170","python_kiss","python_kiss",,,"2162","0","It won't be useful for new startups since there isn't enough ""volume"" to create a trend.

It is, however, an interesting tool for observing on going patterns. Here is a trend I tried with ""Web 2.0"" and ""Digg"": -http://google.com/trends?q=Web+2.0%2C+Digg&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all -","1173003435","2007-03-04T10:17:15Z" -"2302","dfranke","dfranke",,,"2237","0","This was a pretty believable story until the point where Gates takes it seriously. Jobs was completely in-character but Gates isn't that stupid.","1173081210","2007-03-05T07:53:30Z" -"3085","python_kiss","python_kiss",,,"3084","0","Matthew comments: ""It seems that Microsoft is just trying to compete with other companies rather than find out what the consumer wants. They move into so many areas because they can't stand someone else being the market leader in a given sector. Apple dominates the mp3 player so Microsoft brings out the Zune and of course it doesn't sell well because it's not what people want. Apple announces the iPhone, Microsoft criticizes it then announces their phone. Now Google Apps. Man, Microsoft needs to grow up and find out what people want before Google takes them to task with Apps.""","1173423832","2007-03-09T07:03:52Z" -"4517","pg","pg",,,"4516","0","desperation","1174012184","2007-03-16T02:29:44Z" -"5742","pg","pg",,,"5716","0","Ever wonder why a big co like Microsoft would have a ""VC summit?"" Traditionally the point was to explain where Microsoft planned to expand, in order to frighten VCs out of investing in companies in that area. VCs being what they are, that kind of thing works surprisingly well.","1174588336","2007-03-22T18:32:16Z" -"5965","far33d","far33d",,,"5964","2","This makes all the hoopla around video sharing sites more urgent. The more easily web video gets off the PC and onto your normal TV, the more people will watch during non-work hours, and the longer the format can become (at work, you watch youtube clips, not 30 minute shows, and only nerds watch TV in front of a computer).

If this becomes as mass market as the iPod, the market for higher quality web content will explode. -","1174677021","2007-03-23T19:10:21Z" -"5974","JMiao","JMiao",,,"5964","1","I agree, but an issue to think about is how would a startup fit into this equation? Venues like AppleTV and XBOX 360 are generally closed, proprietary systems that have some extent of control over what content flows through their pipes.

Fareed, I'm so glad to see posts like this as I was starting to think that every person going to Startup School was interested in making some sort of social network/photo/""web 2.0"" site.

We should definitely hang out. =)","1174678617","2007-03-23T19:36:57Z" -"6020","e1ven","e1ven",,,"5964","0","I like the Apple TV, but not as Apple presents it ;)

When you tear it down, the machine is basically a Mac mini mini- They cut every conceivable feature from the machine, then halved the price, and targetted it toward video..

This opens a lot of possibilities as a Platform- The team who loaded Divx drivers onto it [1] already showed that it's just OSX ont he inside- This opens possibilities on what to do with it.

This makes it useful as a Platform, albeit one that you need to fight to develop for.

People could write games for the machine, or do TiVo style hacks.. Keep in mind, Dozens of mods and hacks have been written for Tivos, many which greatly enhance the built in functionality [2]..

The question now is what will Apple Do- They could go either the Tivo/Xbox route and try to lock it down, or go the Linksys route, and embrace the hackers and agree that they add value.

-It's too early to tell for sure which route they'll take, but from early indications it looks like they're A) Making it easy to hack- This lets people develop on it, and make cool things, without getting in the way.. They are doing this while also b) Not guaranteeing that the system won't change..

Essentially, anything made for it can stop working with the next set fromt eh factory. This means that most companies would be insane to develop anything for it, since their investment could be stopped by a third party in a second..

It seems like what Apple is doing is letting Hackers play and extend, while stopping any larger players from getting involved.

Interesting move.

-[1]http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/23/hackers-hack-hacked-apple-tv-to-play-divx/ -[2] Such as the ability to have a web interface, to schedule recordings from work -","1174692527","2007-03-23T23:28:47Z" -"5993","rfrey","rfrey",,,"5976","0","This point of view gets my hackles up.

All of the fears surround Google doing something to ""punish"" people who are not behaving in a Google-profit-optimizing way. But punishment as deterrent (to people using WordPress instead of Blogger for example) only works if everyone knows - otherwise how can they be deterred from their non-profitable (for Google) behavior?

But if everyone knows Google is borking their search results like that, they'll just use Yahoo, or more likely that new search engine those crazy kids from the valley just wrote. (You know, the ones on the cover of the May 2009 Wired.) Then Google will stop doing whatever evil they're doing, because it's costing advertising revenue. (But it will be too late.)

These sorts of FUD articles have the veneer of rationality and healthy skepticism, but they're really rooted in a fear of success and, often, a cynical attitude that the truly successful only become so by stomping other people.

Trust the market.","1174683505","2007-03-23T20:58:25Z" -"7327","nickb","nickb",,,"7252","0","Desperation?","1175187371","2007-03-29T16:56:11Z" -"7319","belhassen","belhassen",,,"7305","0","here a discussion -http://slotblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/inxight-on-google-knowledge-has.html","1175185072","2007-03-29T16:17:52Z" -"7739","amichail","amichail",,,"7736","0","""Over the years Meyer has tinkered relentlessly with the program, producing some 140 new versions. His obsessiveness has kept him competitive. While several rival sims have withered in Microsoft's shade -- including Pro Pilot, Flight Unlimited and Fly -- Meyer has kept plugging along. But there are disadvantages to being a one-man show. It's hard to imagine Microsoft coming home drunk one night from a party and accidentally uploading its entire source code, as Meyer did a few years back. ""I woke up the next morning and found an e-mail from a friend alerting me to what I'd done. My heart stopped. I had basically given away 12 years of work. I thought my life was over."" He was able to remove the files before anyone could spread them around, but to this day he feels like he dodged a bullet. ""I don't drink anymore,"" he says."" -","1175302007","2007-03-31T00:46:47Z" -"7800","andybourassa","andybourassa",,,"7736","2","This guy is incredible. I worked on some UAV/UGV systems at my uni and heard of quite a few teams using X-Plane as a simulation environment for their UAVs. As stated in the article the simulator actually tries to model what's happening with the aircraft instead of using look-up tables based on full size aircraft, making it much more useful for modeling model... (small scale) aircraft.","1175333725","2007-03-31T09:35:25Z" -"7838","amichail","amichail",,,"7736","1","There's something about X-plane that is super addictive. You will never get bored of it! - -Here are some cool X-plane videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFpp1zRrDfg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXcCAsu9Odk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Tt5y6-ueY

","1175361692","2007-03-31T17:21:32Z" -"8404","amichail","amichail",,,"8403","4","This is different from pursuing a startup because you are allowed to make use of massive resources and whatever IP the company has accumulated.","1175569498","2007-04-03T03:04:58Z" -"8412","nostrademons","nostrademons",,,"8403","5","Yeah, as long as there are other Google-like companies that give me 100% freedom that I can go to when I get fired. ;-)","1175572270","2007-04-03T03:51:10Z" -"8416","staunch","staunch",,,"8403","2","Riches if you succeed and no job if you fail is like a startup.

It's still no substitute for people who want to do real startups. But a good salary during the effort is a great way to attract all the great hackers that need reliable income.

Getting a big check or a pink slip at the end is ideal.

-","1175573466","2007-04-03T04:11:06Z" -"8434","pg","pg",,,"8403","1","That would be Y Combinator.","1175577241","2007-04-03T05:14:01Z" -"8479","felipe","felipe",,,"8403","0","IMHO ""100% freedom"" is utopia. You don't have 100% freedom even on a start-up. In a corp like Google you have managers, and in a start-up you have customers...

Having said that, if you work for a big high-tech corp (like I did, although I never worked for Google per se), you will find that it is hugely difficult and frustrating to push your own idea through the system.","1175587985","2007-04-03T08:13:05Z" -"8565","orlick","orlick",,,"8403","3","Interesting idea. Rather then taking on all of the risk (and reward) by doing a startup that risk would be spread across all of the employees in the organization. Sounds like the organization would exist to provide ""startup insurance"".

","1175619327","2007-04-03T16:55:27Z" -"9987","BrandonM","BrandonM",,,"9908","0","I read about the fallout from that announcement sometime last year. By announcing that they were giving back money to their shareholders, they opened the door for savvy stock market gurus. These guys milked it for all it was worth by first loading up on the stock in order to get the cash from the dividends. Because all these people were buying the stock, its price became artificially inflated, so they proceeded to borrow against the stock at this point (in order to short-sell later). Then the dividends came, and they got the $3/share from Microsoft. Immediately after this, they proceeded to sell the stocks that got them the dividends, which led to the stock price falling sharply. Finally, to round it all out, they proceeded to make good on the short-sells once the stocks were low, leading to a nice profit all-around.

I wish I remembered where I read about this scheme; it sounded pretty brilliant to me. I always wondered, though, if a bunch of people playing the stock market profited from this, who lost out? I guess the long-time shareholders and Microsoft, itself.","1175941823","2007-04-07T10:30:23Z" -"10205","mattculbreth","mattculbreth",,,"10204","3","This blog is like many of the comments ( http://programming.reddit.com/info/1fyou/comments ) on the Reddit discussion about Paul's essay. I think a lot of people are missing the point. Microsoft has lost, perhaps irrevocably, their overwhelming dominance over the industry.","1175984752","2007-04-07T22:25:52Z" -"10207","mukund","mukund",,,"10204","2","I remember reading an article that alleged microsoft had ""gifted"" few bloggers with some laptops. Is this author also trying for that ;-)

MS word or operating system, if people are given something better and they adapt to it, then MSFT will be history. Regarding huge tons of money in MSFT reserve, those will turn to dust. Money cant buy or stem things ","1175985354","2007-04-07T22:35:54Z" -"10219","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"10204","1","Maybe the best solution to avoid all the confusion would have been to title the essay: ""Microsoft's Monopoly is Dead"", but this is far less eye-catching than the title used. It also wouldn't have stirred up the attention the article is getting nearly as much.","1175987299","2007-04-07T23:08:19Z" -"10295","Sam_Odio","Sam_Odio",,,"10204","4","Upmodded, since we drink too much of the yc kool-aid as it is :)

That's not to say the Microsoft hasn't jumped the shark.. but it is refreshing to hear the other side.","1176001096","2007-04-08T02:58:16Z" -"10323","reitzensteinm","reitzensteinm",,,"10204","5","Maybe Paul should have called it Microsoft: The Big Friendly Giant. -","1176006160","2007-04-08T04:22:40Z" -"10426","volida","volida",,,"10204","0","A lot of people seem to have missed the point, and this post is amongst them..

So for those who keep missing it...

Once upon a time the trend was to write desktop applications, but because Microsoft had control, was able to kill big players like Netscape, for which they ended up DOJ with MS being accused for monopoly...

Other victims: Java Virtual Machine of Sun was replicated as a Microsoft Java Machine which was incompatible and Sun accused them too. -WordPerfect, Lotus, Corel, HTML editors, media players, and the list goes on...

Microsoft was really scary for anyone developing for MS Windows, because nothing could stop MS cloning your app and just ship it with their OS and killing you instantly.

How is Google now scary for everyone making web apps? ...Can you understand that? You do? Good! Now you understand what Microsoft used to be.","1176040283","2007-04-08T13:51:23Z" -"10269","theoutlander","theoutlander",,,"10229","0","There just isn't enough space here anymore!!! From my 11x22 at Live Search to a 11x11 WITH 6 others at MSCOM!!! Someday, I am gonna have to call the fire department :-D ....","1175996342","2007-04-08T01:39:02Z" -"10396","mattjaynes","mattjaynes",,,"10230","0","He he, yeah, I'm sure Sergey and Larry are having lots of sleepless nights over at the googleplex ;)","1176025823","2007-04-08T09:50:23Z" -"10280","bootload","bootload",,,"10264","0","'... Microsoft is not dead, because (come on get real) it's a company, and companies aren't living, and they don't die ...' [0]

It's always good to read a collory argument. In this case Dave Winer.

Can't help think that Dave misses the point. MS is dead in the sense they are no longer the dominant force in software technology. Especially true in the eyes of the young consumer. Remember when MS was a consumer OS company instead of just another supplier to (Big) Business.

I do like the idea of cycle of tech companies and appeals to the empiricist in me.

Reference

[0] The Corporation, a film by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbot, Joel Baken, 2003, ""'... Corporation lawyers gained rights through the US Supreme Court using the 14th Amendment (set up to protect slaves) that gives them the rights of a person ...' As for corporations not living, they do have the the rights of a living person, distastefully garnered from rights assigned to liberate slaves. PDF 34Kb""

http://www.thecorporation.com/media/DVD_Chapters.pdf ","1175997422","2007-04-08T01:57:02Z" -"10388","mattjaynes","mattjaynes",,,"10264","1","At the end of the article:

""rant, swear, rant, swear...

PS: I could use some help with Apache htaccess files.""

Nice ;)","1176023900","2007-04-08T09:18:20Z" -"12307","zaidf","zaidf",,,"12304","0","I would personally hate for my start-up to be positioned in this way in media during its starting stages. Another example is Powerset which has raised millions, has been touted as a google killer and hosted cool Valley parties--and is yet to launch.

My BS meter just shoots up when I know more about a start-up's PR success than its product. -","1176404226","2007-04-12T18:57:06Z" -"12582","Readmore","Readmore",,,"12304","1","Yeah it would really put the pressure on you. It's a cool idea really but I don't see it being able to 'overthrow' Google. I guess if you have thousands and thousands of volunteers editing things but I don't see how that's going to happen.","1176479274","2007-04-13T15:47:54Z" -"13414","bootload","bootload",,,"13413","0","'... Tim Sneath: Musings of a Windows Vista Technical Evangelist ...'

worth adding just for the blog byline","1176760347","2007-04-16T21:52:27Z" -"13606","mattjaynes","mattjaynes",,,"13605","0","I had never seen this one before. Wow, I thought the other Ballmer vids were bad!","1176810859","2007-04-17T11:54:19Z" -"14689","mattculbreth","mattculbreth",,,"14656","1","It took me a while to see why that's funny. Only 244 legitimate copies in China, with most copies being sold for $1 on the streets. ","1177003786","2007-04-19T17:29:46Z" -"14796","dyu","dyu",,,"14656","2","I thought Vista has stricter ways of preventing and checking for piracy?","1177018381","2007-04-19T21:33:01Z" -"14895","reitzensteinm","reitzensteinm",,,"14656","0","The guys on Reddit pointed out that this was BS - that figure was from one small vendor, who was pleasantly surprised at how much it was selling.","1177032098","2007-04-20T01:21:38Z" -"14691","keven","keven",,,"14684","0","The news came out after report that Microsoft sold only 244 copies of Vista in the whole of China in the first 2 weeks.","1177003848","2007-04-19T17:30:48Z" -"15278","viralvid","viralvid","true",,"15273","2","I d rather be a startup that can bilk google and paul graham at the same time ;)","1177115098","2007-04-21T00:24:58Z" -"15317","omouse","omouse",,,"15273","0","Yahoo seems to be in a better position even if they do have bad leadership at the moment. Their brand doesn't poison anything they acquire. Imagine if Flickr was owned by Microsoft...I can't even imagine Microsoft even attempting to buy them!

Jason should stop daydreaming about being either Yahoo or Microsoft and get back to making good stuff as these posts say: http://www.backpackit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2050 and http://forum.basecamphq.com/forums/3/topics/163","1177120419","2007-04-21T01:53:39Z" -"15413","Tichy","Tichy",,,"15273","1","Why is everybody on Yahoo's case? I don't know much about their leadership or their ad revenues, but I know their products and I think they are not bad. Google has YouTube and Google Earth, but Yahoo has del.icio.us, flickr, yahoo answers and lots of other things. So I think it's not fair to claim that Yahoo is totally missing what is currently going on with the web.

When I go shopping for physical stuff, I very often end up in a big store. Why? Because it is most likely that they have everything I want. I think Yahoo currently has more products than Google, so in that sense they seem to be in a better situation than Google.

That said, the question is a no-brainer: would I like to have 40 billion $ in the bank? I sure would.","1177144896","2007-04-21T08:41:36Z" -"17066","mattculbreth","mattculbreth",,,"17062","0","I'm still nervous about all of this. I know the Board has cleared Jobs a couple of times, but that doesn't mean the SEC has. Hopefully it all goes away. -","1177608497","2007-04-26T17:28:17Z" -"17269","dawie","dawie",,,"17254","0","I saw this too. He was spamming YC too. I hope he learned his lesson","1177638997","2007-04-27T01:56:37Z" -"17289","sbraford","sbraford",,,"17254","1","You created a user named ""railssucks"" just to post this?","1177641234","2007-04-27T02:33:54Z" -"17313","danielha","danielha",,,"17254","2","dead because of spam.","1177647703","2007-04-27T04:21:43Z" -"17666","rms","rms",,,"17665","0","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSNBC","1177755601","2007-04-28T10:20:01Z" -"17734","ralph","ralph",,,"17683","0","Sorry, but what's the connection to Startup News?","1177787907","2007-04-28T19:18:27Z" -"18163","pg","pg",,,"18111","0","The guy confuses the idea of an outlying data point, which is meaningless, with one at the far end of the curve, which is simply hard to replicate.

The iPod, like Michael Jordan, is the latter: a point worth aiming for, even if few make it all the way there.","1177953555","2007-04-30T17:19:15Z" -"18297","vlad","vlad",,,"18111","2","I think the author is incorrect in every statement. There is nothing I agree with.","1177989144","2007-05-01T03:12:24Z" -"18303","Phalene","Phalene",,,"18111","1","The opposite of an ipod... Hmm, a silent, ornate and depending on triangle, diamond and oval shapes. Must look organic and -not- be advertised as a toy for cool liberal twenty-somethings. Must be sold as a tool, but be corrupted by clever users for entertainment. And you can't make custom covers for it. Okay then, I guess that's the specs?","1177993084","2007-05-01T04:18:04Z" -"18166","chandrab","chandrab",,,"18155","0","Very cool....I've got an Apple Lisa-1 sitting next to my..First TRS-80 Model III, Commodore PET 2001 (8K RAM), Atari 800, Apple II+, KIM-1...I keep one Lisa at work to show the newbie programmers at work what we have today existed back in 1982. The Lisa was away head of it's time (yet a huge financial failure for Apple) -- 32 bit 68000 processor (5Mhz) -- 1MB RAM (Very expensive for 1982) -- Virtual Memory and Multitasking OS -- Integrated Applications (btw it also has cut & paste) -- Screen Saver (Dimmer really) -- Intelligent Power-switch (Puts all your docs away before shutting itself off) -- Twin read heads on the 5.25 Floppy for redundancy and speed (but non-standard) -- Diagnostics in ROM -- GUI Based Operating System (Mac's QuickDraw based on Lisa) -- LisaNet networking built-in

Larry Tesler et al, you did an awesome job! -","1177954040","2007-04-30T17:27:20Z" -"18434","pg","pg",,,"18427","0","Wrong; the article only claims they are one of two potential buyers. And that's only if you trust an exclusive from the NY Post. Any Internet news that only the Post knows is probably wrong. -","1178037838","2007-05-01T16:43:58Z" -"19405","Sam_Odio","Sam_Odio",,,"19401","0","Oops, looks like gibsonf1 broke the news before I did - see http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=19336","1178292158","2007-05-04T15:22:38Z" -"20603","brett","brett",,,"20522","0","Oh man, Sun. Anyone have high (or even mediocre) hopes for this?","1178661755","2007-05-08T22:02:35Z" -"21351","mojuba","mojuba",,,"21280","0","A commonly misspelled word can't automatically become ""correct"", because there is always some etymology behind a word and it doesn't allow you to mess with it. ""Ridiculous"" is of Latin origins, for example.","1178895133","2007-05-11T14:52:13Z" -"21369","timg","timg",,,"21280","3","Very true. Gmail misses misspellings all the time. Often I have to fire up emacs to double check.","1178902901","2007-05-11T17:01:41Z" -"21387","jey","jey",,,"21280","1","Just use a dictionary or spell checker for spell checking. The google ""did you mean?"" is a fallback, not a true spell checker.

I wouldn't be so forgiving about bugs in GMail's dictionary though.","1178906638","2007-05-11T18:03:58Z" -"21566","russ","russ",,,"21280","2","Just curious, any of you go look up how to spell 'misspell' just to make sure you didn't misspell it? ;-)","1178964762","2007-05-12T10:12:42Z" -"21449","ecuzzillo","ecuzzillo",,,"21425","0","Innovations may come out of MSFT, but they come out in the form of papers and research, not in the form of products. MSFT does not produce innovative products. It produces innovative research, and because of organizational dysfunction never the two shall meet. ","1178918917","2007-05-11T21:28:37Z" -"22077","SwellJoe","SwellJoe",,,"21988","0","That's actually a good looking site. I guess I shouldn't be surprised...MS has plenty of money to hire the best (how to explain their software, though?).

But I'm most impressed that they've figured out that if apps aren't being developed for Windows, they will die a slow death. Front and center they're offering free software development tools, and a great vision of what those tools could do for you (turn you into the next Bill Gates). It's a lie, of course, but still, it's a hell of a good image. (It's a lie because Microsoft will not tolerate the existence of another Bill Gates within their eco-system...you can only ever be a servant to MS when building for MS.)

Anyway, I'm impressed. Really clean design with clear pathways to do things on the site.","1179187608","2007-05-15T00:06:48Z" -"22091","vlad","vlad",,,"21988","1","Wait a second... when I saw it, it had Bill Gates' photo in the big box with a link to Visual Studio, and an ad for Visual Studio on the right.

The Google cache shows the Microsoft site with an X-Box in the big box, and a game ad, DirectX, Templates, Clipart, and Microsoft Office links.

It must know from cookies in advertising it shows all over the web to know if your IP has seen a lot of XBox ads on XBox sites, or if your IP has seen a lot of Visual Studio ads on Slashdot (even if you don't click) it shows the Visual Studio home page.

Even if you don't click a Microsoft ad, it seems to know which site to show you, probably by collecting IP addresses from different web sites where they show ads.","1179190835","2007-05-15T01:00:35Z" -"22105","andreyf","andreyf",,,"21988","2","On top of ""Popular Downloads"" is: ""Windows Server code name 'Longhorn' Beta 3"". I doubt they show this to all visitors, too...","1179195922","2007-05-15T02:25:22Z" -"22176","zach","zach",,,"22020","0","Well hell, why not just hire from UC Santa Cruz? Then you're tapping into the source.","1179219503","2007-05-15T08:58:23Z" -"22043","far33d","far33d",,,"22031","1","Q: Is this common in the industry?

A: Look at Microsoft (MSFT ) -- who's running Microsoft?

Q: Steve Ballmer.

A: Right, the sales guy. Case closed. And that's what happened at Apple, as well.

Ouch.","1179180978","2007-05-14T22:16:18Z" -"22109","amichail","amichail",,,"22031","2","Just out of curiosity, is Apple really that popular in Silicon Valley?

In the places where I've lived, Apple was/is not much of a player at all particularly since the 1990s.

I find it peculiar that there are so many Apple-related posts on YC News! -","1179197035","2007-05-15T02:43:55Z" -"22131","staunch","staunch",,,"22031","0","My economic platform as president of the US would be to institute an advanced cloning program to duplicate Steve Jobs and replace the heads of the Fortune 100. I would call this -""The De-Sculleyification of America"" or ""The No CEO Left Behind Act"".","1179205524","2007-05-15T05:05:24Z" -"22060","zatang","zatang",,,"22045","0","Dont get how this guy comes up with such innovative designs at such a pace...","1179184178","2007-05-14T23:09:38Z" -"22082","zizou","zizou",,,"22045","1","does he have anotyhe roption with steve behind him :P -well chk out G5 for one of his best creations..and also the isub woofer..","1179189118","2007-05-15T00:31:58Z" -"22638","especkman","especkman",,,"22637","0","Is apple also preparing to execute the leakers?","1179361692","2007-05-17T00:28:12Z" -"22774","vlad","vlad",,,"22773","0","It's easy to get to your Docs and Calendar from almost any page, so I envision more non-technical people using those features and recommending them to their friends.","1179409091","2007-05-17T13:38:11Z" -"23271","scrob2aqe2","scrob2aqe2","true",,"23043","0","http://www.teenwag.com/","1179605326","2007-05-19T20:08:46Z" -"23097","stuki","stuki",,,"23053","0","Wow! And here I was thinking $3 billion for Doubleclick was rich!

Whatever the merits of the acquisition on its own, deals like this is bound to send a strong signal to entrepreneurs and investors that the 'new' MS sometimes will buy rather than crush. Since they're sitting on the biggest cashpile this side of China, that is a sweet thing indeed!","1179507268","2007-05-18T16:54:28Z" -"23148","gyro_robo","gyro_robo",,,"23053","1","Google schools them again. Microsoft is late to the party again, getting #2 for twice the price. -","1179521220","2007-05-18T20:47:00Z" -"23462","Tichy","Tichy",,,"23338","0","""In the future, being a developer on someone's platform will mean being hosted on their infrastructure.""

What about Moore's law, though? In 20 years one might be able to buy a PC with the calculating capacity of Google's whole server farm for a couple of thousand bucks...","1179699753","2007-05-20T22:22:33Z" -"23525","danielha","danielha",,,"23523","1","I don't think an IPO is too big of a stretch for the Facebook people.","1179719025","2007-05-21T03:43:45Z" -"23528","menloparkbum","menloparkbum",,,"23523","2","Do all the mega-buyouts lately mean good things for new startups, or does it mean that all the potential acquirers have already spent too much money?","1179719632","2007-05-21T03:53:52Z" -"23534","nickb","nickb",,,"23523","0","They will IPO. TC and their false speculations are really getting old.","1179722736","2007-05-21T04:45:36Z" -"23545","danw","danw",,,"23523","3","I think facebook are in it for the long haul, might even do an ipo and be almost google sized themselves","1179729758","2007-05-21T06:42:38Z" -"24087","andre","andre",,,"24059","0","This is like throwing a nickel into a homeless hat. ","1179935029","2007-05-23T15:43:49Z" -"25493","davidw","davidw",,,"25488","0","It shows tourist derriers, too:

http://local.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.823141,-122.416534&spn=0.042171,0.080338&z=14&om=1&layer=c&cbll=37.808032,-122.426605&cbp=1,386.22326215836,0.664006817097904,3 -","1180554145","2007-05-30T19:42:25Z" -"25773","amichail","amichail",,,"25772","0","Anyone know what this is all about? There's nothing wrong with my internet connection.","1180657899","2007-06-01T00:31:39Z" -"26114","ced","ced",,,"26009","0","Maybe Google is priming itself for an aquisition by the DoJ.

There's gotta be some kind of technological solution to the problem of data centralization and privacy, without sacrificing usability.

Maybe desktop software will make a comeback as a solution. Javascript is already a client-side technology. Gmail could run entirely in Javascript 7.0, fetching and sending data in encrypted form from the GoogleDrive, and decrypting it entirely on the user's computer, with a user-supplied key.","1180864108","2007-06-03T09:48:28Z" -"26970","benhoyt","benhoyt",,,"26969","0","I thought you'd have to be logged in, but it looks like you don't -- so maybe this is another free Google service. :-)

Just change the p= to your own base 36 number (0-9 a-z):

https://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/sparkline?p=0055009900ff00mm00zz00

Or http, but IE might warn you about ""showing non-secure items"":

http://www.google.com/analytics/reporting/sparkline?p=0055009900ff00mm00zz00","1181346425","2007-06-08T23:47:05Z" -"26988","budu3","budu3",,,"26969","1","Could it be something that the Google analytics team forgot to close off to the public?","1181352892","2007-06-09T01:34:52Z" -"27020","steve","steve",,,"26969","2","Show me how I can use the shiny maps they have and you'll get a high five.","1181364675","2007-06-09T04:51:15Z" -"29007","corentin","corentin",,,"28991","1","When you're bringing some technology closer to Microsoft's platform, obviously you're not killing it.","1182206819","2007-06-18T22:46:59Z" -"29121","gyro_robo","gyro_robo",,,"28991","0","Or... not. This increases convenience for everyone, including those using Windows. -","1182231933","2007-06-19T05:45:33Z" -"30272","vlad","vlad",,,"30263","0","I don't think eBay had any problems growing for the first 6-8 years before AdWords even existed. eBay started using Google AdWords simply because their affiliates were using them. They figured they may as well prohibit AdWords in their affiliate TOS and do it directly.","1182612361","2007-06-23T15:26:01Z" -"31051","lupin_sansei","lupin_sansei",,,"31048","0","Quick summary: http://tastyresearch.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/newchart.png","1182931151","2007-06-27T07:59:11Z" -"31463","ivan","ivan",,,"31457","1","It seems you got a heartbreak.","1183063617","2007-06-28T20:46:57Z" -"31473","enriketuned","enriketuned",,,"31457","0","A monologue between me and G.

Yes I agree you do some cool stuff, and I applaude you for what you have achieved, but you really start to get on my nerves. The reason I am posting this here is: I had such high hopes for you to be a different kind of corporation. - to be able to make the transition from cool startup to cool company. - not to be evil ;-). That's not how I see you now.

First of all, how and why does a company that was started by two guys without a PhD so strongly favorise PhDs when it comes to the recruitement for all research and other ""cool"" positions. I am halfway through on my own PhD in CS, and honestly I just don't see your point. I mean a PhD is not a magical transformation into a creativity boasting super- hack-thing. Au contraire, I wonder how you are able to keep your engine running with so many PhDs around. There is some truth to the stereotype of the slightly mad and sometimes overly complicated CS academic person. I experience that daily. And then statements like: ""We want to hire people who are smarter than those already working for us"". Just hire people that have amazing skills, are cool, and enthusiastic. That's what you were built on. Please don't just look at GPA and titles.

Second and that applies not only to you but to all search engine companies, please stop giving us the impression that you know what's going on with your algorithm. Come on there are billions of documents on the Web - and you have an algorithm that ranks those according to millions of different queries. So please tell me - how do you figure out if your algorithm is doing it's job? How? It's all educated guessing. Nothing more.

Third, please G get over it with the ""Do not be evil thing"". AOL might have had an employee unfortunately release a dataset, but at least they allow you to delete all your personal data. While you do not, and boast about anonymizing our data after several years. And yes you censor in China, and I also remember the story about your employee who you fired for blogging that you are actually not as cool as he imagined you. Yahoo and MS do stuff like this too, but at least they don't pretend to be saints.

And fourth. Please your marketing hype about being different, being still like a startup - you overplay it. You going green, and the sudden popularity of that - a mere coincidence? And yes - sue microsoft for being monopolistic - but at the same time acquire doubleclick and argue it's ok?

Ah, dear G. it might just be that I worked too much and yes I only slept 6 hours in the last three days. Dear G. above all - just stop pretending to be something else. -","1183066062","2007-06-28T21:27:42Z" -"31828","jmtame","jmtame",,,"31807","0","I just was at the one in downtown Palo Alto, CA. They're all out until Monday, and the store was pretty packed.

Very cool phone though, I got to play with the demos.","1183261897","2007-07-01T03:51:37Z" -"31848","daum","daum","true",,"31807","1","sd","1183276251","2007-07-01T07:50:51Z" -"35638","dawie","dawie",,,"35636","0","""At Microsoft, we know that our success depends on yours"" - We will need to steal your idea so we can stay in business...","1184946165","2007-07-20T15:42:45Z" -"35782","Jd","Jd",,,"35725","0","I made a comment on the (Facebook) -> (Social Networking Microsoft) possiblity a few days ago on a similar thread that was up here. I believe at this point only pmarca and Ning have a decent shot at saving us from this nightmare. On the other hand if someone could throw together an open-platform API for social info sharing, this could prevent Facebook from locking up the market.

If no one is able to do this in the next six months, it is going to be a long hard messy few years for social networking, esp. since Facebook places your data behind lock and key. That will be a lot of unrecoverable data after three or four more years.

Any one want to form a startup to challenge Facebook? I'd love to take on Zuckerburgler.

","1184989262","2007-07-21T03:41:02Z" -"35793","earthboundkid","earthboundkid",,,"35725","1","No.

Next question?...","1184992556","2007-07-21T04:35:56Z" -"39868","aston","aston",,,"39852","0","As most startuppers here aren't really in the same game as Google, it's hard to ""lose"" an employee to them. People who want great perks, a decent-sized, steady paycheck, and free food at all hours at a pretty sizable company will choose Google every time. Those looking for more adventure, potentially less pay, and real equity at a small company will always pick the start up.

Your real competition when it comes to recruitment is all right here, reading this site...","1186431732","2007-08-06T20:22:12Z" -"39913","ordersup","ordersup",,,"39852","2","why does everyone compare themselves to google? with everything company, something'll happen eventually and it'll turn into the present-day microsoft. the thing that i'm focusing on is to become a leader like google w/o replicating it step-for-step. google found it's wave and surfed it... now it's our turn to do the same in our own niche/product.","1186438663","2007-08-06T22:17:43Z" -"39956","portLAN","portLAN",,,"39852","1","One easy way is to have a better (read: shorter, friendlier) interviewing process. From what I read, Google is a 12-step program with a bunch of logic puzzles. -","1186448858","2007-08-07T01:07:38Z" -"41057","horatio05","horatio05",,,"40956","0","Preezo is going to have a mighty hard time defeating our ol' Zenter boys now that they're part of Google Docs and backed by Google Wallet.","1186701796","2007-08-09T23:23:16Z" -"41462","zaidf","zaidf",,,"41402","0","That will only further the cause of the Google's-A-Monopoly bandwagon.","1186814521","2007-08-11T06:42:01Z" -"42920","danteembermage","danteembermage",,,"42729","0","As a young married guy with kids, dealing with medical records is a strange reminder of life before the advent of the personal computer. In a world with EVDO where we worry about disabling our passports it strangely anachronistic to put in a request for your medical records and wait patiently for real people to collect real papers and send them through the real mail so other real people can redistribute them through their organization so ultimately a guy with a medical doctorate can read <italics> text </italics>.

There must be some serious organizational frictions because first blush it seems this should have been solved with the invention of Kermit.","1187240137","2007-08-16T04:55:37Z" -"42928","ahsonwardak","ahsonwardak",,,"42729","1","I'm always a fan of the technology solution to any problem, but it's fundamentally a policy problem. Until, the health care system changes in this country for universal coverage, then the system will react in a positive way. Perhaps, this could occur in the next generation. At the same time, there's a market opportunity - more people to serve.","1187242231","2007-08-16T05:30:31Z" -"44398","mynameishere","mynameishere",,,"44314","0","re-booted after receiving a routine set of patches through Windows Update

I guess the title is ironic, but I was absolutely shocked when I first encountered Window's habit of voluntarily updating itself and rebooting. Of course, I've worked in manufacturing environments, and just the thought of equipment rebooting automatically...[shudder]

For some reason, no one else seemed to think it was a big deal--of course, as long as Windows isn't used for critical systems, who cares? Needless to say, Skype is doing just that.

What can go wrong will. Nothing new.","1187634088","2007-08-20T18:21:28Z" -"44480","palish","palish",,,"44314","1","Okay, far enough now. Yeah, it would be great if Skype acted like your little brother, starting out with ""Sorry.."" and looking down at the floor. But they gave a great explanation and admitted that they screwed up (even if they didn't say it in so many words). Why are people getting mad at them?","1187643368","2007-08-20T20:56:08Z" -"45033","nickb","nickb",,,"45021","0","Looks like a gimmick made to show off Silverlight. People judge search engines based on speed and usability. This has neither. But it is pretty! :)","1187740859","2007-08-22T00:00:59Z" -"45956","chaostheory","chaostheory",,,"45638","1","interesting: ""Factions are self-constituting - they are responsible for their own reputation algorithms. Anyone can start a new faction for any reason, but generally they form by the usual process of human group formation - one group gets too large and quarrelsome, and splits into parts.""

From what I remember of social psychology, the perfect faction size is about 8 members. Once you go over that number new factions will form inside the original one... then again i think this only applies to people that meet face to face","1187918694","2007-08-24T01:24:54Z" -"46086","iamwil","iamwil",,,"45638","0","It took a while to get there, but here's the relevance, I guess:

""Paul Graham's design for Hacker News tries to avoid the degringolade by actually using an oligarchy of human editors, including Paul himself, who will tweak hidden reputation scores. While this will certainly be an improvement on Reddit, I find it excessively algorithmic and antisocial. It has gotten past democracy, but it's not yet unapologetically medieval.

What I'd like to read at Hacker News is simply the set of links that Paul himself finds cool, or would if he had 80 hours a day to surf the net for links. Paul does not, in fact, have 80 hours a day to surf the net for links. But perhaps he has fifteen minutes to rate would-be toadies and henchmen, of whom he has I'm sure a large supply, who could then rate submitted contributions, and so on, producing a kind of ersatz impression of a massively overclocked Paul.""

It's an interesting premise. What are my opinions if I had all the time in the world to figure out my opinion?","1187938105","2007-08-24T06:48:25Z" -"45752","mark-t","mark-t",,,"45723","0","I thought they were revolting already.","1187893301","2007-08-23T18:21:41Z" -"46001","daniel-cussen","daniel-cussen",,,"45969","0","It's so weird how this is at the top of the list.","1187923974","2007-08-24T02:52:54Z" -"46056","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"45969","1","This reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode.","1187931643","2007-08-24T05:00:43Z" -"46940","corentin","corentin",,,"46887","1","Except that, apparently, in the case of Movie 2008 it's doing less with less.","1188210623","2007-08-27T10:30:23Z" -"47479","inklesspen","inklesspen",,,"46887","0","It's either love it (because it lets you get things done easily and quickly) or hate it (because you were good at iMovie '06). But the goal for iMovie '08 was to be able to make a movie in a half hour with no experience. And I think they've met that goal.","1188320557","2007-08-28T17:02:37Z" -"49623","aston","aston",,,"49614","0","I love playing Microsoft apologist!

1) The fundamental workings of the software business are pretty much unchanged since they were created by MSFT back in the day: It's relatively cheap to develop something worth a lot of money. As far as service and maintenance goes, I'd say Microsoft on average is pretty good about both. They are absolutely the kings of hot-fixes/service packs and absolutely the kings of keeping backwards compatibility wherever possible, which is about all you can ask for.

2) Let's not pretend like Internet Explorer wasn't a huge product for Microsoft (and the world). There's nothing worth arguing there. As for the web 2.0 stuff, Microsoft has demonstrated that it's not going to be a pioneer here (and it isn't in many businesses, actually). That said, they're making money from their search product, and MSN/Live.com is still quite popular. I don't know what metrics you want to judge Microsoft by here, but if they're behind it's not to the point of death. Especially since we still haven't seen any billion-dollar ideas out of web 2.0 (short of ad platform stuff a la Google, whic MSFT is copying).

3) When has Microsoft really had that many friends in the first place? They run a business that's especially large, so they'll be stepping on toes all over the place. I'm not entirely sure how this points to their ultimate demise, so long as they're still making more money than the competition is... (That means they're winning)

4) You only need one cash cow (ask Google). Microsoft has two clear clear money winners. The rest of the products are ultimately investments more than anything, but I'll go one by one just for fun. MSN is indeed taking over web search share recently, and has always had a super popular destination page and email. The Zune didn't beat the iPod, but neither is anything else. For a first try, the Zune actually didn't suck too hard. Microsoft is working their way into the consumer entertainment space here, though, is the real point. The surface computer isn't a real product, so I don't think anyone's bought it. MS research kicks out a lot of stuff that's just worth thinking about, not worth making. IIS is a pretty popular web server. It's not free though, so Apache makes for pretty tough competition. Ultimately, IIS is more a part of MS's entire web stack, and so if you buy into that, you're giving MSFT a lot of money, which is good, even if it's not #1. The Xbox, again, is a consumer entertainment play, and the Xbox 360's killing it in the US console market. Microsoft has a lot of money, and they throw it around. You don't have to win markets to make money, and they know that fact well.

5) It's way too early to tell for sure, but if XP's launch is any basis for comparison, Vista has some great years ahead. We'll see how the Vista hate keeps up when people realize it's, like XP is now, the standard OS everyone's running. Even if Mac OS tripled up, its share would still be basically irrelevant to MSFT's bottom line.

6) Compare Microsoft's stock price to Ford's over the last few years. Both companies are such long-standing giants that there's no excitement to be had in trading the stock. If you don't buy that, you could at least accept that if confidence in Microsoft were tanking, the stock would be too. It's actually up 10% on the year.

7) PC makers aren't turning their backs on Microsoft. They're trying to pick up some sales from the Microsoft haters (who they would prefer not also become Dell haters by association). Dell is gaining customers with the deal, and Microsoft's not losing any (since Dell buys the licenses, not the buyer). This is as much of a non-point as the rest.","1188801575","2007-09-03T06:39:35Z" -"49632","tx","tx",,,"49614","1","It is very late and I am too tired for a more detailed reply to this. The dude is wrong.

By the way, isn't anyone else tired of this endless ""shift to services"" BS that we've been fed by tech-media since around year 2000? And even if it's a ""shift"" indeed, as opposed to just another possible option, isn't Microsoft in the best position to simply start charging everybody $XX/mo for Vista subscription?

Microsoft does have its problems, but they certainly have nothing to do with their business model or ""lack of friends"". As much as I dislike their products these days, nobody else managed to charge people for software as much as they did (and still do). Almost everybody else, having failed to produce something valuable enough to have users pay them money, is busy deciding on the same lame question: ""shall we put the ads up or we still have enough cash to wait until someone acquires us?"" The business is simple: make something people want and they will pay you. Either up front or monthly - is it really that important?

Every point he makes is either invalid or plain stupid. How can one say that ""Microsoft is doomed because their stock isn't rising anymore""? He is confusing a reason with consequence. -","1188804488","2007-09-03T07:28:08Z" -"49635","blored","blored",,,"49614","2","PG is setting blogging trends in a similar way to how David Beckham set hairstyles in the early 00's.","1188804831","2007-09-03T07:33:51Z" -"49646","henning","henning",,,"49614","3","""Not this year, not next year... but soon - almost certainly by the next decade.""

More likely is that they simply won't be nearly as dominant as they are now. They have like 50,000 employees.

There are still plenty of great people at Microsoft and if someone can cut down on the bureaucratic bullshit that keeps everyone from getting stuff done they'll be a force to be reckoned with for decades to come.","1188810447","2007-09-03T09:07:27Z" -"49654","eusman","eusman",,,"49614","4","allow me to doubt someone who calls eyeOs window management code as ""a full operating system""! this guy is out of boundaries!

How is an empire like Microsoft worthing approx. 289 billion dollars doomed?

seems like somebody needs a wake up call! MS may not threaten Web 2.0 startups in their early steps. Actually it can be the good guy when they come and buy you...And that is not because MS can't innovate. It's just the nature of startups to bring the little thing called innovation to the world. Every big company has this problem! Only that MS has the luxury to buy their mistake...

when PG throwed the bomp MS is dead, I remember there were like 250 comments on YC.news covering every single argument someone could come up with about this subject that probably everyone on YC.news already read...so it really seems worthless that I added this comment...","1188818590","2007-09-03T11:23:10Z" -"49665","jasonlotito","jasonlotito",,,"49614","8","Anyone who suggests that ""You can even get a full operating system to run in your browser!"" has no understanding of technology or how it's applied. Also, how me makes the jump from ""Dell starts selling Ubuntu machines,"" to ""PC makers are starting to turn their backs on Microsoft"", I have no clue. It's like saying ""NVIDIA DOOMED!!!! Future Shop starts selling ATI, too!"" -","1188825518","2007-09-03T13:18:38Z" -"49682","edw519","edw519",,,"49614","7","A better title may have been, ""50 Billion Reasons Why Microsoft is not Doomed""","1188830028","2007-09-03T14:33:48Z" -"49875","patrickg-zill","patrickg-zill",,,"49614","5","This guy is probably wrong, just like John Walker was probably wrong when he wrote ""Microsoft at Apogee"" many years ago... http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/msapogee.html .

I don't think that vista will kill MS, nor will losing money on Zune, but I think that the bureaucratization of MS will kill them. Would you buy an OS from the DMV?","1188883670","2007-09-04T05:27:50Z" -"49956","mattmaroon","mattmaroon",,,"49614","6","You know your anti-Microsoft argument is plain old retarded when everyone on hackers news disagrees with you.","1188912027","2007-09-04T13:20:27Z" -"49995","pg","pg",,,"49990","0","http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49797","1188918373","2007-09-04T15:06:13Z" -"50506","tuukkah","tuukkah",,,"50373","0","Heh, trying to install on Linux, their web site gave me a 404 on ""http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/undefined"". undefined is the new NULL :-)","1189008569","2007-09-05T16:09:29Z" -"54782","cstejerean","cstejerean",,,"54682","0","If I read this correctly the article states the message on the apple website is incorrect and the credit can be used on iTunes.","1189818269","2007-09-15T01:04:29Z" -"56129","paul","paul",,,"56128","4","Go Zenter!","1190093399","2007-09-18T05:29:59Z" -"56146","dannyv","dannyv",,,"56128","1","I saw what Zenter had before, and Presently incorporates little to none of Zenter's awesomeness. Next version...","1190094828","2007-09-18T05:53:48Z" -"56154","staunch","staunch",,,"56128","0","This is great. I'll definitely be a user. I've never been a big fan of creating Documents or Spreadsheets, but Google Docs has me creating some useful stuff, now that will include Slides. A very nice addition to my Firefox OS.

I did find it incongruous to see ""You can start new online documents by emailing them directly to this email address: <long string>@prod.writely.com""

Damn it. I want to email upload to The Google, not Writely.

","1190096351","2007-09-18T06:19:11Z" -"56169","henning","henning",,,"56128","3","wow. after making a simple presentation with this thing, i don't want to stab anyone to death the way i do whenever i use PowerPoint or OpenOffice.org (i always say fuck it and use LaTeX/S5 instead). thanks, google!","1190099563","2007-09-18T07:12:43Z" -"56266","ivankirigin","ivankirigin",,,"56128","2","I love it. I haven't seen the old Zenter, so I'm not sure what to compare it to. I made and published a presentation, then added a slide. It took a refresh, but this is why online documents are awesome. You can click send and publish the doc, and still edit it.

Too bad a loaded presentation requires a refresh to get the updates. The spreadsheet is really live.

Also, it would be nice to get a web-cam mic input as a presenter.","1190122497","2007-09-18T13:34:57Z" -"56308","ideas101","ideas101",,,"56128","5","It would be interesting to know how Yahoo and MS responds - I wonder someone like ZOHO is still not yet bought - may be too expensive but definitely to look forward for as they also have project management (like MS Project) and CRM tools and apps ...","1190127990","2007-09-18T15:06:30Z" -"57536","pistoriusp","pistoriusp",,,"57498","0","Now all someone needs to do is establish themselves as the Google Gadget Ads production company.","1190314913","2007-09-20T19:01:53Z" -"57965","ideas101","ideas101",,,"57937","2","Google should tie-up with biggies like HP, IBM, Best buys etc. and give their apps on CD for free - this will increase the awareness and potential, also they should add a tool for automatic synchronization between docs on the hard disk and google doc website, this way user can have a backup copy and they can work off-line while they are on the go. ","1190388841","2007-09-21T15:34:01Z" -"58011","jimbokun","jimbokun",,,"57937","0","""""We think the future is going to be software plus services,"" Darren Strange, senior product manager for Microsoft Office, said. ""There are some things which thick client [Microsoft's favoured model, where PCs are linked to a central server but can operate independently] is better at than [web-based services] X offline use being a big one.""

The need for off-line access to data is shrinking every day. Many people simply can't do their job without a network connection.

""You also can't create the richness of an application like Word through a thin client [where a user's PC is effectively a dumb terminal and the processing of data is done elsewhere]"".

Why not? Maybe not today, but next year, five years from now? Items get checked off the ""can't do that in a browser"" list every day.

""Our smartest people are looking at mash-ups [where several online tools are fused together to create new ones] and web 2.0-type applications [which focus on online tools that allow users to collaborate and share information]"".

They're just LOOKING INTO mash-ups and Web 2.0 applications now? Isn't the industry looking for a Web 3.0 model already?","1190396688","2007-09-21T17:44:48Z" -"58116","hello_moto","hello_moto",,,"57937","1","I haven't seen anyone challenging a market where Microsoft practically own except in the browser market (i.e. Firefox).

Journalist/blogger should write stuff about Microsoft when there is something growing fast against it, not when some company purchase Zimbra.

Have Yahoo! ever done anything right integrating stuff they bought? ","1190409542","2007-09-21T21:19:02Z" -"59052","axod","axod",,,"59036","9","Microsoft..... desparate?","1190664922","2007-09-24T20:15:22Z" -"59075","mynameishere","mynameishere",,,"59036","7","10 billion dollars? My god, if I was a major MSFT stakeholder, I'd be getting the tar and feathers ready.","1190668761","2007-09-24T21:19:21Z" -"59107","nickb","nickb",,,"59036","3","Insane. Completely irresponsible. If I were a MSFT shareholder, I'd be pissed.

Just watch... Steve Ballmer will have some extremely hard time at the next shareholder meeting when questions start flying his way.","1190671413","2007-09-24T22:03:33Z" -"59119","eusman","eusman",,,"59036","5","somehow this doesn't feel right.

Google is nearly impossible to replicate where as social networks is and will always be a trend. Also people tend to use more than one of these social networks.

PG pondered once in one of his essays, if I remember correctly, that naturally myspace or any other current social network will not be the only one in the years to come.

update: ""So in a hundred years the only social networking sites will be the Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, and Del.icio.us? Not likely."" -http://www.paulgraham.com/startuplessons.html

-The internet population is already 1 billion. Thats plenty of people and opportunities.

Microsoft and Google with all that money should just buy all the startups they can and kill Facebook for good...

Or we should just expect the new ""Norton"" to invent the NEW anti-""socialnetwork""/virus","1190672514","2007-09-24T22:21:54Z" -"59126","bharath","bharath",,,"59036","1","""Acquirers are less prone to irrational exuberance than IPO investors. The closest you'll get to Bubble valuations is Rupert Murdoch paying $580 million for Myspace. That's only off by a factor of 10 or so.""

-- PG, circa Nov 2005

:)","1190673116","2007-09-24T22:31:56Z" -"59132","kirse","kirse",,,"59036","2","""Facebook, which is used by over 40 million people to set up their own personal Web pages...has emerged as the poster child for the latest Internet wave.""

Yes, the latest e-Wave to hit the the Beach of Interweb e-Shores.","1190673822","2007-09-24T22:43:42Z" -"59167","pistoriusp","pistoriusp",,,"59036","6","Did anyone else notice this:

According to (people|person) familiar with (the matter|those talks|the company)","1190676650","2007-09-24T23:30:50Z" -"59218","greendestiny","greendestiny",,,"59036","0","I hated facebook. From afar of course because I wasn't particularly interested in using it. Then, inevitably, someone wanted me to get on facebook, so I did. I hated the interface and the aesthetics, and really wasn't interested in making a pointless 'this is who I am' page.

But then a few interesting things started happening, my friends started using these little facebook applications (oh how much I hate the installing software analogy they've gone with is a whole other post) and I started using them as well. Like in the olden days (ie last year) when someone found a fun flash game and sent you the link and you sent your scores back and forth.

Like all these social networking sites its asynchronous communication with a low social overhead (your friends just happen to see what you're doing) and with lots of stuff to do. I think its going to become the internet for a large proportion of the population.

It might get beaten eventually, but in the short term the biggest potential challenger is google. If google leveraged the gmail user base to make orkut bigger and integrated it with igoogle widgets, it'd be something approaching facebook. I think they are somewhat reluctant to do that to their user base though, although it could be done unobtrusively. ","1190685464","2007-09-25T01:57:44Z" -"59254","Shooter","Shooter",,,"59036","4","IN OTHER NEWS: Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer were seen taking hits from a large bong outside the headquarters of the Redmond giant on Monday.

Ballmer was quoted as saying,""This wacky tobaccky is sooo good. Let's buy Dunkin Donuts for $20 billion! Mmmmm, donuts..."" He then proceeded to do a Monkeyboy Dance, to the giggling delight of a baked Bill Gates. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc4MzqBFxZE","1190691368","2007-09-25T03:36:08Z" -"59301","augy","augy",,,"59036","8","Fred says the 10billion is not real

http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2007/09/facebook-really.html","1190698182","2007-09-25T05:29:42Z" -"64623","jsjenkins168","jsjenkins168",,,"64572","0","This is actually breaking news, because sources indicate that the GPhone will not actually be a phone, but rather a software suite package for mobile devices, based on linux.

So the idea of a GPhone device competing directly with the iPhone wont happen right now. Google simply wants other handset makers to use their cell phone software (they dont charge any license fees, it is entirely ad funded).

I'm a bit disappointed they wont build special hardware but hopefully some of the good handset makers will adopt Google's software since it is open. -","1191819171","2007-10-08T04:52:51Z" -"66283","bcater","bcater",,,"66199","0","You can buy the right to have a ""better"" search result via a sponsored result. Hence, their search will never be ""perfect.""","1192116081","2007-10-11T15:21:21Z" -"66340","jsjenkins168","jsjenkins168",,,"66325","0","""As a result of that arrangement, NASA scientists now have access to aircraft for experiments they might not otherwise be able to perform""

I am curious as to what that means. The fact that NASA wants to use the Google plane for experiments seemed immediately strange to me, when they already have plenty of resources for that purpose.

But maybe these experiments are different somehow? Like ones NASA does not want to be liable for performing themselves?

The whole deal just seems a bit fishy.","1192122626","2007-10-11T17:10:26Z" -"69139","dfranke","dfranke",,,"69080","0","Awesome. This is the third great announcement from a big tech company in two days (along with Amazon and EC2, and Apple and the iPhone API).

Now I just need to hope for another great announcement tomorrow from a certain small LLC.","1192644376","2007-10-17T18:06:16Z" -"69302","henning","henning",,,"69080","1","See? Microsoft is still capable of innovation (it's a pragmatic dialect of a 10-15 year old language, but still, it beats Java and C#).","1192657893","2007-10-17T21:51:33Z" -"69348","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"69080","2","Hmmm, why not just use Lisp?","1192662154","2007-10-17T23:02:34Z" -"69367","hello_moto","hello_moto",,,"69122","0","Another human predicting future. When all of these ""fantasy"" ends?

You dream/vision about something and you do it. That's when dream/fantasy becomes reality. Not when some hi-tech blogger wrote an article how to use your MacBook with your Google account.","1192664804","2007-10-17T23:46:44Z" -"69546","ajkates","ajkates",,,"69122","1","That honestly doesn't sound terribly innovative to me. Of course the data will be centrally located, and of course the low-end computers will be cheap. However, there will always be a market for high-end computers, and companies will gladly provide them (and reap huge margins)

The most important thing about the future of computing, in my opinion, is the connectivity; the fact that you'll be connected to all of the world's information, and all of its inhabitants, always, no matter where you are.

I'm still waiting for a computer I can wear.","1192686329","2007-10-18T05:45:29Z" -"69623","rglullis","rglullis",,,"69122","2","This device is already here. It is called the iPhone.

Personal Computing, to me, could be summed up to ""uses of a computer when you are not working"".

Video, Music, communication, consuming services, games. What kind of software in ""Personal Computing"" is lacking for any smartphone to be considered a ""Personal Computer""?","1192705787","2007-10-18T11:09:47Z" -"69644","Tichy","Tichy",,,"69122","3","I don't think Apple is interested in creating cheap computers.","1192712133","2007-10-18T12:55:33Z" -"71423","aheilbut","aheilbut",,,"71415","0","Awesome. AAPL is now bigger than IBM.","1193113677","2007-10-23T04:27:57Z" -"72382","cstejerean","cstejerean",,,"72345","1","This is really neat. I can't believe I haven't noticed until now that my MacBookPro has the same feature with the iSight indicator.","1193292884","2007-10-25T06:14:44Z" -"72404","karzeem","karzeem",,,"72345","0","I don't know that there's any sensible reaction to this other than breaking into tears at its majesty and elegance. (And then holding yourself to similar standards.)","1193296439","2007-10-25T07:13:59Z" -"73191","sadiq","sadiq",,,"73069","0","That it does, on the whole.

For the business units that directly compete with Google, how does it perform?

Much of that profitability are the cashcows that are Windows and Office.","1193501674","2007-10-27T16:14:34Z" -"73252",,,,"true","73192","1",,"1193518073","2007-10-27T20:47:53Z" -"73253","jetpack","jetpack",,,"73192","0","""The laptops were designed specifically to run Linux programs. If the machines run only Linux, Microsoft will lose an opportunity to expose tens of millions of children worldwide to its Windows system.""

Sounds like a great opportunity for desktop Linux. Let's hope they stick with it.","1193518155","2007-10-27T20:49:15Z" -"74223","far33d","far33d",,,"74219","0","I don't get it... Steve raises Apple from the dead, creates a whole new genre of movies (3D animation) and continues to innovate. Woz quit while he was ahead, shouts from the sidelines, and everyone listens to him?

I don't see HIM building anything. ","1193759181","2007-10-30T15:46:21Z" -"74265","ajkates","ajkates",,,"74219","1","Woz is always so critical, at least in part, because it helps consumers trust the company. Having the second co-founder ""on the side of the consumer"" helps to build that bond between the tech-savvy apple fanboys, and the company itself. I don't mean to say that what he says isn't sincere, but rather, that highlighting these things and making them public does wonders for the company...and yes, he still cares for the well-being of Apple.","1193763523","2007-10-30T16:58:43Z" -"74230","aston","aston",,,"74224","0","Welcome to some time last week right after everyone read the news articles that made this distinction clear.","1193759567","2007-10-30T15:52:47Z" -"74336","mudge","mudge",,,"74224","1","Thanks, glad to join the party.","1193774998","2007-10-30T20:09:58Z" -"74676","brianr","brianr",,,"74672","1","From the article: ""once Facebook goes public sometime in the next year or so."" That seems amazing to me but I guess with a $15B valuation it's not absurd. news.YCers, do you think Facebook will IPO anytime soon?","1193846000","2007-10-31T15:53:20Z" -"74733","byrneseyeview","byrneseyeview",,,"74672","0","It's schizophrenic to say that Microsoft ""overpaid"" for Facebook because they'll be getting indirect benefits. It seems to me that their overpayment should be judged on whether they'd be better off with a) the stake in FB, or b) the cash.","1193852993","2007-10-31T17:49:53Z" -"74818","nifkinka","nifkinka",,,"74672","2","I think that they paid too much also","1193864905","2007-10-31T21:08:25Z" -"75608","cstejerean","cstejerean",,,"75585","0","Indeed, it's in Microsoft's interest to limit the power of JavaScript so they can keep pushing their desktop programming frameworks and SilverLight.","1194041194","2007-11-02T22:06:34Z" -"75804","madhatter","madhatter",,,"75585","1","So backwards compatibility isn't an issue? -","1194107111","2007-11-03T16:25:11Z" -"76676","Gripmasticon","Gripmasticon",,,"76575","0","That would be a great replacement for the classic MacBooks, however I'm assuming the price tag will go around two to three grand...","1194374435","2007-11-06T18:40:35Z" -"76686","alaskamiller","alaskamiller",,,"76575","1","In other news, Asus stock rises inexplicably. Asus CEO now being questioned for stock manipulation.","1194375972","2007-11-06T19:06:12Z" -"76995","pg","pg",,,"76990","0","Wow. Techcrunch beaten to the punch by a newspaper...","1194447085","2007-11-07T14:51:25Z" -"82137","pius","pius",,,"82135","0","Ugh. If this is true, it pretty much cements my decision not to move to the area anytime soon.","1195592314","2007-11-20T20:58:34Z" -"82208","Nomara","Nomara",,,"82135","1","Just move to SF. There's a nightlife and I've seen way too many Segways.","1195601071","2007-11-20T23:24:31Z" -"82796","tptacek","tptacek",,,"82762","0","And not in Vista. And, so what? This attack is important to cryptographers. It's not important to you. Anyone who can exploit this problem can also backdoor your machine.

","1195758098","2007-11-22T19:01:38Z" -"83419","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"83317","0","The problem is that the patent system is a) broken and b) very abused.

It's at the point where companies will go out and patent everything they possibly can, in order to protect themselves. Then, when company A decides to sue company B for patent infringement, company B simply finds a patent of theirs that company A is infringing, and they counter-sue then call it even.

It's utterly ridiculous, but it's common and considered normal these days. For example, the Qualcomm / Broadcom patent lawsuits. Cisco does the same thing.","1196034542","2007-11-25T23:49:02Z" -"84092","raju","raju",,,"84074","0","There is one by Cringely...

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070524_0021...

","1196214543","2007-11-28T01:49:03Z" -"88335",,,,"true","88300","0",,"1197399417","2007-12-11T18:56:57Z" -"89389","ingenium","ingenium",,,"89194","0","What about the lack of WPA-Enterprise? At least for me this is a huge problem.","1197597991","2007-12-14T02:06:31Z" -"89306","downer","downer",,,"89259","8","> I envy the LAMP guys, not because of the technology which I think is slightly behind Microsft's [sic] (VS + C# + .NET)

Ruby and Python and Lisp and all their frameworks and PostGres just aren't the same as those cutting-edge Microsoft products.","1197580699","2007-12-13T21:18:19Z" -"89318","gscott","gscott",,,"89259","1","The authors numbers are a little rich. If you have that much money to blow maybe you just go to Amazon and buy everything. Here are some numbers that are more realistic.

> 1 Server running Windows Small Business Server 2003 for Email, SharePoint, Domain Controller, etc.

Use a workgroup instead of a domain. Host your email on GoDaddy for $5 or $10 a month instead of running your own mail server.

> 1 Server running W2K3 Server as the front-end for the web-based app.

$149 on Amazon -http://www.amazon.com/MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-SERVER-2003-USER/dp/...

-> 1 Server running W2K3 + SQL 2005 as the backend

$795 Get rid of the extras on the cd you just need Windows and SQL Server

http://cgi.ebay.com/Windows-Small-Business-Server-2003-Premi...

-> 2 Desktop machines for Development, with VS 2005 Pro, Office 2007, Windows XP

Buy $400 computers and use Open Office. Dell sent me an email today for a $400 computer with LCD Monitor, I deleted it but it might have come with office not sure use Open Office instead.

Visual Studio 2 x 137.95 -http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Visual-Studio-2005-Professiona...

> 1 Laptop for the business guy, with Office 2007 + XP

$598. Use Open Office or look for a laptop that is a little more expensive that comes with office -http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7757623

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$400 Developer Computer

$400 Developer Computer

$598 Laptop

$795 Windows + SQL Server

$149 Windows 2003 Server

$275 VS Studio x 2 (137.95 each)

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$2,614.00 excluding shipping

Personally I use Windows Server 2000, SQL Server 2000, and a free tag editor so I have not paid even close to this in software. But if you want to be legitimate then I would estimate less then $3,000 for everything you need.","1197582169","2007-12-13T21:42:49Z" -"89326","sadiq","sadiq",,,"89259","4","Everyone seems to be counting the initial cost in monetary terms.

What's the overall cost of pinning your company's technology to a single supplier?

With a FOSS-based solution (like LAMP/Ruby/etc..) you know you'll always have access to the tools required. The same really can't be said for an MS-stack (especially with products constantly being added and removed, and support expiring for old ones).","1197583967","2007-12-13T22:12:47Z" -"89343","idea","idea",,,"89259","0","The biggest problem with Microsoft software is imo not the price, but the complicated licensing structure of their software. When reading pages on microsoft.com about licensing you will get a headache if you're not an accountant. With Linux you can simply deploy another server if you need one, without thinking about all those licensing programs and restrictions.

A related question that i have is: would a startup be less attractive for potential buyers like Google and Yahoo if it uses Microsoft technologies?","1197588311","2007-12-13T23:25:11Z" -"89345","nickb","nickb",,,"89259","5","Imagine if every one of your VPSes or servers used Windows... you'd have to pay MS for every virtual machine that you add to your setup and if you used SQL Server, you'd have to pay for replication servers as well.

To run a site that gets 100K uniques a month, you'd need $4K+ worth of software just to keep growing.","1197588462","2007-12-13T23:27:42Z" -"89349","DarrenStuart","DarrenStuart",,,"89259","2","Its cheaper to become a microsoft partner which is free and then get the software action pack for about 400 dollars. This will give a small startup team all the ms software they will need to get the product made. They also send you a disc 4 times a year with the latest software and updates. It even includes office, vs, all the new silverlight tools etc.","1197589608","2007-12-13T23:46:48Z" -"89408","kogir","kogir",,,"89259","3","With the Service Provider License Agreement, which most web startups fall under, you pay per month for what you use. Machines kept as backups cost you nothing.

The monthly fees are quite reasonable and make the software cost inconsequential relative to hardware and people. You also always get to use the latest version of everything.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to divulge exact pricing details, but the whole bundle of software mentioned in article would only cost $330 per month assuming reasonable hardware.

Learn more at: -http://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/licensing/default....","1197604275","2007-12-14T03:51:15Z" -"89416","nailer","nailer",,,"89259","7","Add clustering - the so called 'server' platform still requires the entire OS to be restarted for non-kernel updates, so staying both secure and and available requires a second server.","1197605782","2007-12-14T04:16:22Z" -"89565","mynameishere","mynameishere",,,"89259","6","$7,775 according to Amazon.com's price.

Wow. One month's salary and benefits. It's not inconceivable that Microsoft's products would save that much or more labor. I use linux because I'm cheap.","1197647907","2007-12-14T15:58:27Z" -"90465","davidw","davidw",,,"90458","1","This guy makes a similar case:

http://www.squeezedbooks.com/book/show/10/in-search-of-stupi...","1197930665","2007-12-17T22:31:05Z" -"90640","mechanical_fish","mechanical_fish",,,"90458","0","Beware extended metaphors. They are a royal road to stupid.

I couldn't keep reading after this bit:

""Windows promised to replace the risk and uncertainty of a world splintered by different platforms under just one operating system. Anyone who didn't play along with the official party line was ostracized to a Siberian gulag, or at least ridiculed as an enemy of compatibility and a threat to low Total Cost of Ownership.""

As a Mac owner throughout the '90s, I've seen my share of deranged, over-the-top anti-Microsoft rhetoric, but this makes Apple's 1984 commercial look like a Ken Burns film.","1197959773","2007-12-18T06:36:13Z" -"90661","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"90621","0","""Mr. Brin was most intrigued by the ""engineering tricks"" employed.""

I'd like to know what kind of ""engineering tricks"" they're talking about?","1197963365","2007-12-18T07:36:05Z" -"90862","jsmcgd","jsmcgd",,,"90785","0",""""""" To Raikes, Google's challenge is an attack on Microsoft that is both misguided and arrogant. ""The focus is on competitive self-interest; it's on trying to undermine Microsoft, rather than what customers want to do,"" said Raikes. In other words, he believes that Google is launching an attack for the sake of sabotaging Microsoft, rather than addressing the needs of consumers and what they actually want. """"""

HYPOCRISY!!!","1198010264","2007-12-18T20:37:44Z" -"91325","wumi","wumi",,,"91313","0","have you played a video game recently? games like tony hawk, etc that tie in sponsors like Jeep","1198107889","2007-12-19T23:44:49Z" -"107775","jamescoops","jamescoops",,,"107772","0","these kinds of mega deals very rarely work out ...","1201868490","2008-02-01T12:21:30Z" -"109259","far33d","far33d",,,"108949","0","But why bother? Isn't the best thing for google to let these two companies merge and screw up?","1202154247","2008-02-04T19:44:07Z" -"109290","Hexstream","Hexstream",,,"108949","1","From what I understand, they wouldn't only screw themselves up...

Some open-source Yahoo projects could be screwed also.","1202158489","2008-02-04T20:54:49Z" -"114296","jmzachary","jmzachary",,,"114071","1","I agree, which is why I suggested in an earlier thread that Jerry Yang could conceivably replace Ray Ozzie in a Microsoft/Yahoo merger. Ray Ozzie may be an awesome programmer (but I've never used one of his programs), but he isn't doing a very good job with Windows Live.","1202849692","2008-02-12T20:54:52Z" -"114299","hernan7","hernan7",,,"114071","0","Why do people think that MS needs ""saving""? They have been predicting MS's death for, what 10 years now? And MS is still making money hand over fist, without any signs of slowing down.

OK, maybe web apps are ""where the future is"" -- but so were the network computer and the Linux desktop. And, if anybody can make a ton of $$$ out of ""yesterday's business plan"", that's MS.

If anything, the anti-MS camp needs less hyperbole and more follow-through. ""When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk"".

(BTW, I'm an old Unix hand, not a Windows fan at all.)","1202850046","2008-02-12T21:00:46Z" -"118693","ctingom","ctingom",,,"118691","2","Microsoft doesn't want to admit that they had the inbox backwards all along. ;-)","1203396663","2008-02-19T04:51:03Z" -"118694","nextmoveone","nextmoveone",,,"118691","11","My guess is because Xobni doesn't have widespread adoption(1 mil + users), which I'm sure is on it's way..","1203396676","2008-02-19T04:51:16Z" -"118698","wallflower","wallflower",,,"118691","8","Xobni is holding out for the possibility of lucrative corporate site-wide licenses (negating the need to be acquired by Microsoft).","1203397043","2008-02-19T04:57:23Z" -"118701","mercurio","mercurio",,,"118691","7","So I thought about this for a while and here's what I came up with:

Scenario a) Microsoft wants to acquire Xobni, but Xobni does not want to be acquired at its present valuation (whatever Microsoft was offering). However Microsoft also has strong leverage over Xobni as it controls what components work with Outlook. So this scenario of an aggressive Microsoft being rebuffed by a confident startup does not sound plausible.

Scenario b) Microsoft is timing its acquisition. If Xobni is independent, it could possibly integrate its service with other webmail providers. These providers (like Google or AOL) would be very reluctant to let a Microsoft owned Xobni have access to their users. In this case, by delaying the acquisition Microsoft could be hoping to gain leverage over the other email companies once their users are hooked on Xobni. Something along these lines seems much more plausible to me.

A third scenario comes to mind: Microsoft realizes that its history of acquisitions has not been too great, and it thinks Xobni is too important to risk screwing up this way. This seems unlikely just based on everything I've read and heard about the company and its culture.","1203397257","2008-02-19T05:00:57Z" -"118721","marketer","marketer",,,"118691","3","The primary reason Microsoft acquires companies is either to enter a new market, or greatly strengthen its position in a market. For instance, Microsoft acquired bungee to grow it's xbox platform, and more recently FAST, which is to enter the enterprise search space. Microsoft is already firmly embedded in the corporate e-mail business (outlook), as well as the online e-mail (live mail/hotmail), so buying xobni doesn't make sense.","1203401047","2008-02-19T06:04:07Z" -"118724","wavesplash","wavesplash",,,"118691","6","Being a better feature has nothing to do with being a lucrative acquisition. If Xobni can show a clear benefit in $$'s to M$'s bottom line, then the corpdev guys might get excited. Right now there's no serious competitive threat to Outlook as installed software, so buying Xobni (or anyone else) just for additional features isn't interesting. Without a competitive threat MS could take 2 years to copy most of Xobni and roll it out in a future version.","1203401475","2008-02-19T06:11:15Z" -"118726","mattmaroon","mattmaroon",,,"118691","12","They bought Lookout with the ostensible purpose of improving Outlook.

I'd guess MS is waiting to see what sort of traction Xobni gets, and if it's solid they'll consider acquiring and/or implementing some of that functionality into Outlook.","1203401686","2008-02-19T06:14:46Z" -"118727","lanej0","lanej0",,,"118691","14","Because Microsoft prefers to copy/release a crappier version of things in house.

I'm just saying!","1203402020","2008-02-19T06:20:20Z" -"118731","mercurio","mercurio",,,"118691","9","OK I thought of a better reason for Microsoft to keep Xobni independent. This way a business has to pay for both Outlook and Xobni!

If Xobni was rolled into Outlook, then Microsoft could only charge for Outlook (possibly force an upgrade to a new version). If Xobni was an independent (though Microsoft controlled) entity, every enterprise Xobni user would willingly pay for Xobni and have to still pay for Outlook. Further depending on the utility of Xobni to users, they could charge more than Outlook itself! So maybe Microsoft sees the potential to double its enterprise email revenue and is being patient.","1203402255","2008-02-19T06:24:15Z" -"118736","readit","readit",,,"118691","4","Why buy the cow when you get the milk for free?","1203403242","2008-02-19T06:40:42Z" -"118759","prakash","prakash",,,"118691","10","I guess there are 2 sides to it.

From Xobni's perspective: -1. What is the long term roadmap for Xobni? -2. Will merging with MSFT slow down innovation?

and the most important question

3. What is the right acquisition price for Xobni?

       Xobni roughly raised 4.25 million Series A. At that time they probably had a decent prototype to demo at Khosla ventures -- which means that (pure speculation) 20-35% of the company is owned by the VC's. Ideally the VC's would like to make roughly 3-10X of their investment, which means 15 to 45 million.
-
-       From Adam and Matt's perspective, they have a winner on their hands, and they would want to maximize their ROI on selling Xobni and make sure they never have to work again:-). The longer they wait, the more users they get. And, clearly their pace of innovation is going to be faster than msft.
-
-From MSFT's perspective: -1. Does Xobni have enough users? -2. How frequently do people use Xobni? -3. Can Xobni scale with large mailboxes? -4. Should MSFT buy it or build something similar?

[From using Xobni for a few months, I can say that it's a kick ass product]

my 2 cents.","1203406005","2008-02-19T07:26:45Z" -"118767","RyanGWU82","RyanGWU82",,,"118691","1","This is silly. There are hundreds of third-party add-ins for Microsoft Office. There are 677 listed in the Office Marketplace [1], including 20 ""inbox management"" applications.

Microsoft encourages third-party developers to write add-ins for Office. That doesn't mean they have any interest in acquiring (or copying) all of those add-ins.

[1] http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/FX100621221033...","1203406862","2008-02-19T07:41:02Z" -"118772","JaySearson","JaySearson",,,"118691","0","Microsoft doesn't want to acquire Xobni because Xobni already works for Microsoft. If Xobni is independent, microsoft benefits, and Xobni takes all the risk and deals with all the cost. Besides, Xobni is developing in an area (desktop office applications) that microsoft has tidily wrapped up.

Microsoft is interested in acquiring companies in markets they don't have wrapped up-- like the internet. Xobni makes outlook better? Great. Except that it's not about Outlook. It's about Gmail.","1203407332","2008-02-19T07:48:52Z" -"118776",,,,"true","118691","13",,"1203407976","2008-02-19T07:59:36Z" -"118832","motoko","motoko",,,"118691","15","This comment is INDEPENDENT of my personal feelings about Xobni the product and the Xobni the team:

Outside of a small core community, Xobni news just isn't that relevant. Please save the Xobni posts for actual Xobni news.","1203417671","2008-02-19T10:41:11Z" -"118862","DarrenStuart","DarrenStuart",,,"118691","5","As someone else mentioned once it has a lot of users and is a mature product then they might be interested.

I don't agree with the people saying that they wouldn' because they own the market place. This is not true and xobni would be a nice fit with enterprize customers and MS could try and buy them to attract new customers or a value add for existing customers.

I think if they never buy them its because MS having angling Office as a platform for years and a company like this demostrates that it is possible to make money from that platform.

I spent a long old time developing on top of office making business apps and its not a bad platform if you take it for what it is.","1203426168","2008-02-19T13:02:48Z" -"119301","Prrometheus","Prrometheus",,,"119200","0",">Furthermore, Yahoo's board is vulnerable in a proxy fight. Yahoo does not have a staggered board, so all of its directors are up for nomination this year.

Silly Yahoo. They're just asking for a hostile takeover.","1203465384","2008-02-19T23:56:24Z" -"120549","thehigherlife","thehigherlife",,,"120501","0","I read DF and i have found that i have to agree with Gruber as well. He doesn't write nearly as much as he used to and when he does they aren't nearly as philosophical as the used to be. I do enjoy the content still, however, i don't find myself going through the archive re-reading things like i used to.","1203616176","2008-02-21T17:49:36Z" -"120683","ivankirigin","ivankirigin",,,"120501","1","""Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining.”","1203625999","2008-02-21T20:33:19Z" -"120641","tptacek","tptacek",,,"120512","0","No amount of math is going to make multicast happen.

Mathematicians always say that their work has applications in network optimization, but it seems to me that the math itself is largely inspirational; Jain's CUTE scheme (precursor of TCP/IP congestion control, the most important distributed algorithm on the Internet) had fluid dynamics inspiration, but trivial implementation.

I don't like the connotation that mathematics is a prerequisite to study and improve distributed systems. I can name more far-reaching advances, even in routing, from non-mathematicians.","1203622726","2008-02-21T19:38:46Z" -"122224","billborg","billborg",,,"122012","0","Lower your shields and surrender your vessel. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile!","1203803769","2008-02-23T21:56:09Z" -"127811","xirium","xirium",,,"127716","0","From the article: the company will surprise many with its plans to embrace open source.

Microsoft's market capitalisation is 253.15 billion dollars. Redhat's market capitalisation is 3.47 billion dollars. MySQL's market capitalisation is 1 billion dollars. Other open source companies form a long tail and make the size of the open source market quite arguable. Regardless, I would be surprised if Microsoft obtain 2% of revenue from open source in 2008. I'll be more surprised if revenue from open source fully offsets losses from comparable but open source operating systems, databases and productivity applications.","1204519167","2008-03-03T04:39:27Z" -"144511","jsjenkins168","jsjenkins168",,,"144507","0","Its definitely not RAM.

Android devices with significantly less RAM handle it fine. When a Service is scheduled, it is only allowed to run while resources (battery, CPU, memory) are sufficient to keep the critical processes (currently visible UI, current application) running. The OS has permission to kill off background Services without warning as needed to preserve the user experience.

No, the reason with Apple is simply political.","1206363069","2008-03-24T12:51:09Z" -"144528","nilobject","nilobject",,,"144507","2","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/march#fri-21-jens

The little star at the end of each link is the permalink.","1206364866","2008-03-24T13:21:06Z" -"144562","martythemaniak","martythemaniak",,,"144507","1","I can't believe this is actually being discussed in technical circles seriously. The limitations around the iPhone SDK are more certainly NOT technical in nature - phones (both smart and otherwise) have had background processing and multitasking for years and has never caused any problems.

Doesn't anybody remember last year's mantra of ""the web is the only SDK you need""? The same people that believed that line of BS, and now spreading this updated BS.

Apple is a control-freak company and these decisions are purely political. Jobs & co only wants you to do with the phone what they like, not what YOU want, its just that simple.","1206368513","2008-03-24T14:21:53Z" -"144572","TrevorJ","TrevorJ",,,"144507","3","Yeah..the ram thing is a crock IMO. Wasn't THAT long ago that 128 mb was a LOT of RAM. Sure, you have to be careful, -sure you might not be able to do everything you want with fancy bells and whistles but I don't see why it should be a valid reason to preclude background apps.","1206369281","2008-03-24T14:34:41Z" -"145805","davatk","davatk",,,"145691","2","Given the sheer number of things that Apple does, it's not exactly hard to say that at some point in the future, Apple will be disliked.","1206461768","2008-03-25T16:16:08Z" -"145810","m0nty","m0nty",,,"145691","0","But they are already, both Google and Apple. Companies are like politicians: don't support them because you like them, but because they can help you. When they stop helping you, support someone else.","1206461905","2008-03-25T16:18:25Z" -"145932","ideas101","ideas101",,,"145691","3","Apple is no different than google, ms and ibm ...I just read the extract from the book ""The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies"". The author and well known academic Jagdish Sheth says that he's closely watching a clutch of hugely successful companies such as Google and Cisco and he is convinced that on their way to success, these companies have unintentionally acquired certain bad habits which might lead to their downfall. With success, Google will become arrogant and complacent. Google is today's avatar of Microsoft, which is yesterday's avatar of IBM.

""I used to think that competition destroys good companies. Strangely, I found that's not true: companies destroy themselves,"" says Sheth. ""On the way to becoming successful or achieving survival or greatness, companies begin to acquire bad habits."" None of these habits, he says, are acquired intentionally but it happens as a side effect of growth.","1206470108","2008-03-25T18:35:08Z" -"145968","hobbs","hobbs",,,"145691","1","For me, that day is in the past. One of the most satisfying days in my life was when I installed Rockbox on my iPod and was able to eradicate iTunes from my PC. Slow, bloated, DRM-infested piece of uselessness if you ask me. Now, I can simply copy MP3 files to a removable drive, just like God intended.

Their actions regarding AT&T lock-in, auto-bundling Safari in iTunes updates, and forbidding Flash or Java on iPhones have only confirmed my impression that Apple would love to abuse its monopoly position, if only it had one.","1206471812","2008-03-25T19:03:32Z" -"146783","ideas101","ideas101",,,"146666","0","Apple is no different than google, ms and ibm ...I just read the extract from the book ""The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies"". The author and well known academic Jagdish Sheth says that he's closely watching a clutch of hugely successful companies such as Google and Cisco and he is convinced that on their way to success, these companies have unintentionally acquired certain bad habits which might lead to their downfall. With success, Google will become arrogant and complacent. Google is today's avatar of Microsoft, which is yesterday's avatar of IBM.

""I used to think that competition destroys good companies. Strangely, I found that's not true: companies destroy themselves,"" says Sheth. ""On the way to becoming successful or achieving survival or greatness, companies begin to acquire bad habits."" None of these habits, he says, are acquired intentionally but it happens as a side effect of growth.","1206533450","2008-03-26T12:10:50Z" -"160809","dcurtis","dcurtis",,,"160690","1","Its pretty crazy how slow the XP => Vista migration has been going. But most of the stuff Gartner reports is old news.

How many people here are staying with XP, and when do you plan to migrate, personally?","1207894774","2008-04-11T06:19:34Z" -"160876","iamdave","iamdave",,,"160690","0","It seems to me that most bloggers talking about the decline of Windows seems to be looking at things from the standpoint of an informed developer or consumer highly in touch with technology and modern innovation.

What these folks don't realize is that they only make up a wee bit of the marketplace using Windows, and it's going to take a lot more than talking above the heads of Lawyers, Doctors and Educators, using jargon only the blogger understands to convince people to make the transition to an operating system. Sure enough, Dell rolled out a line of machines that powered Linux but one company doing this isn't going to change minds either.

People need to be immersed in other technologies, they need to know how they work, why they matter and how to make the applications to their operations. Until then, Windows is going to enjoy the room it has in the operating system market because quite frankly: Windows just works for certain people, and those certain people make up the largest part of the market.

Sure, Vista was a flubb, but a lot of people toughed it out and eventually got used to it because they have no clue how to install other operating systems. And even though installing Ubuntu is as simple as point and click, the barrier to entry is just too high because as far as they are concerned, they'd rather not bother messing with it for fear they may break something and never be able to use their computers again.

Someone link me to a blog that talks about the other side of Windows user experience, and maybe you'll have something worth talking.","1207904020","2008-04-11T08:53:40Z" -"161908","jgrahamc","jgrahamc",,,"161886","1","Pity to ignore SV VCs who have London offices. I worked with Accel when I was in California and they have a well established London office: http://accel.com/people/index.php?group_id=122000","1208019286","2008-04-12T16:54:46Z" -"161930","madmotive","madmotive",,,"161886","0","Excellent post.

I particularly hope the predication about SeedCamp comes true. It really does need to become more like YC if it's going to have as big an impact. Alternatively they could start again from scratch and keep it much simpler.

It seems to me that SeedCamp's biggest problem might be that there are so many people involved. Committees of even the brightest people are good at making ok decisions but rarely take the risk of making brilliant decisions.","1208022059","2008-04-12T17:40:59Z" -"161931","apexauk","apexauk",,,"161886","3","provocative..but he's right. not going to be quick nor easy, but here in Europe we're comin' atcha!","1208022155","2008-04-12T17:42:35Z" -"162655","rguzman","rguzman",,,"161886","2","Could Madrid become the ""valley"" of Europe?

Erepublik and Fon are both based in madrid. I imagine there are others? Does anybody know?

http://erepublik.com -http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/12/erepublik-combines-mmog...

http://fon.com -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FON","1208128554","2008-04-13T23:15:54Z" -"170826","aneesh","aneesh",,,"170823","1","Microsoft has had some impressive new releases, and some outright flops. Will this be a Surface or a Vista? The biggest thing Microsoft has going for it is that Office (and especially Outlook) still has a strangehold on the enterprise market.","1208890547","2008-04-22T18:55:47Z" -"170918","dangoldin","dangoldin",,,"170823","2","Does anyone else get the feeling that MS is just playing catch up and releasing whatever seems popular?","1208896498","2008-04-22T20:34:58Z" -"170945","edw519","edw519",,,"170823","4","I saw a demo of this and it sucked.

Then the salesman said, ""This is the only CRM that seamlessly integrates with the contacts you already have in Outlook.""

So it doesn't have to be good. They'll probably shove, er a, sell 100 million of these.","1208897495","2008-04-22T20:51:35Z" -"170946","redorb","redorb",,,"170823","0","I don't think I would trust my data of all my customers and sale cycles to MS. Also I think online apps scare the average user because there is no physical copy on your machine that you know is there... and you never know who can see your data on the cloud.","1208897529","2008-04-22T20:52:09Z" -"171029","justindz","justindz",,,"170823","3","Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Professional Plus Human Ear Edition?","1208901223","2008-04-22T21:53:43Z" -"175744","goofygrin","goofygrin",,,"175647","0","holy crap, is there a cliffnotes?","1209400990","2008-04-28T16:43:10Z" -"180520","rms","rms",,,"180517","6","Ballmer says clearly in the letter that they will not be pursuing a proxy nomination battle. Do you think he is telling the truth?","1209860927","2008-05-04T00:28:47Z" -"180523",,,,"true","180517","8",,"1209861623","2008-05-04T00:40:23Z" -"180539","gscott","gscott",,,"180517","17","I believe Microsoft just couldn't afford Yahoo because of Vista. If Vista sold well and there was mass adoption then MS would have had the free cash flow to aquire Yahoo without having to borrow. If Yahoo next year is at $20 a share, Microsoft may try again. (edited to cut out unimportant sections)","1209862703","2008-05-04T00:58:23Z" -"180543","JohnN","JohnN",,,"180517","0","Personally, if I was a Yahoo shareholder I would be calling up my lawyers to start suing the Yahoo board. Financially this deal is clearly good for shareholders coming at a 60% premium.

I can't personally see why Yahoo would be worth $38 a share. The job of the board is to do what's in the best interest of shareholders but ultimately it personally seems this deal was not rejected because of the numbers but because of the sentimental attachment to Yahoo independence.

Expect some litigation","1209863417","2008-05-04T01:10:17Z" -"180544","mronge","mronge",,,"180517","1","I wonder if they are walking away from the deal so the stock tumbles, and they can come back in a quarter or two and try and nab Yahoo then. I think Oracle actually did this with Peoplesoft?","1209863433","2008-05-04T01:10:33Z" -"180547","nickb","nickb",,,"180517","2","One thing's for sure... this news is great for startups! Having MS and Y! combined would have reduced the number of exit points for startups. Also, it would have resulted in massive layoffs which would have further reduced the number of acquisitions that they would have made as a combined company. At least now you still have three major players to negotiate with.","1209863763","2008-05-04T01:16:03Z" -"180595","lyime","lyime","true",,"180517","13","This is extreamly unfortunate to yahoo shareholders. At the current state I don't see how yahoo can create value in the company. I wonder how bad the stock will fall starting monday","1209869823","2008-05-04T02:57:03Z" -"180596","lyime","lyime","true",,"180517","12","This is extreamly unfortunate to yahoo shareholders. At the current state I don't see how yahoo can create value in the company. I wonder how bad the stock will fall starting monday","1209869863","2008-05-04T02:57:43Z" -"180597","lyime","lyime",,,"180517","5","This is extreamly unfortunate to yahoo shareholders. At the current state I don't see how yahoo can create value in the company. I wonder how bad the stock will fall starting monday","1209869867","2008-05-04T02:57:47Z" -"180598","lyime","lyime","true",,"180517","10","This is extreamly unfortunate to yahoo shareholders. At the current state I don't see how yahoo can create value in the company. I wonder how bad the stock will fall starting monday","1209869868","2008-05-04T02:57:48Z" -"180600","lyime","lyime","true",,"180517","14","This is extreamly unfortunate to yahoo shareholders. At the current state I don't see how yahoo can create value in the company. I wonder how bad the stock will fall starting monday","1209869891","2008-05-04T02:58:11Z" -"180601","lyime","lyime","true",,"180517","11","This is extreamly unfortunate to yahoo shareholders. At the current state I don't see how yahoo can create value in the company. I wonder how bad the stock will fall starting monday","1209869892","2008-05-04T02:58:12Z" -"180602","lyime","lyime","true",,"180517","15","This is extreamly unfortunate to yahoo shareholders. At the current state I don't see how yahoo can create value in the company. I wonder how bad the stock will fall starting monday","1209869893","2008-05-04T02:58:13Z" -"180603","lyime","lyime","true",,"180517","16","This is extreamly unfortunate to yahoo shareholders. At the current state I don't see how yahoo can create value in the company. I wonder how bad the stock will fall starting monday","1209869894","2008-05-04T02:58:14Z" -"180637","ideas101","ideas101",,,"180517","9","This is the best thing that could have happened for everyone (MS, Yahoo, Yahoo's stakeholders, Google, Apple and all new startups) ... there are 3 major stakeholders (shareholders, employees and end users) and two out of 3 stakeholders weren't happy with the deal - it would have been irreversible disaster if MS bought yahoo by borrowing money from outside...i think MS knew that Yahoo won't come below $37 and walking away is the best face saving tactic - it was like heads i win, tale you loose... it seemed that MS was having cold feet after realizing that yahoo brains and end users may leave the company after acquisition. Also it was uphill battle to integrate 2 businesses with totally different culture and technology. MS can do much better with $45Billion.","1209873744","2008-05-04T04:02:24Z" -"180652","dangoldin","dangoldin",,,"180517","7","And that is a lesson to us all that we should have private companies.","1209877268","2008-05-04T05:01:08Z" -"180873","grantc","grantc",,,"180517","3","Yahoo was in the headlights before. Now they're just roadkill.

I think a MSFT+YHOO merger would have been massive fail, but it's Microsoft that ends up dodging the bullet here. Yahoo just takes one. Where exactly is Yahoo relevant anymore?","1209921690","2008-05-04T17:21:30Z" -"181624","misterbwong","misterbwong",,,"180517","4","I'm probably way off base, but it seems like MSFT is doing this to decrease the price of YHOO.

1. Pull out offer -2. Shareholders complain -3. Markets kill YHOO -4. MSFT comes back and buys cheaper?","1210009434","2008-05-05T17:43:54Z" -"183210","xlnt","xlnt",,,"183122","0","yes apple would dare. and they could double those prices in the article. then most individual viewers won't rent it, but groups of 2+ people would still see it as a reasonable price.","1210141289","2008-05-07T06:21:29Z" -"185731","jawngee","jawngee",,,"185702","0","Yes, sorry no. This article, while well researched, is an ultimate fail.

I have both an iphone and a blackberry and there is no way in hell that an iphone can match the blackberry for what the blackberry is good for: email and communication.

I can and do type emails one handed, while I'm typing those emails it's not uncommon for me to receive instant messages (AIM/Blackberry/GTalk), recieve twits, etc. I can even type one handed without looking.

Maybe 2.0 will change this, but I doubt it. Blackberry will win for a long while. Furthermore, the stranglehold on the enterprise sector is going to be hard to crack because IT hates change that has no appreciable benefit.","1210357876","2008-05-09T18:31:16Z" -"185803","run4yourlives","run4yourlives",,,"185702","1",">""In broad terms, BlackBerrys are optimized first for email; the iPhone for the web. What’s more important, an email client or a web browser? For most people, and perhaps even most current BlackBerry users, the answer is clearly the web.""

That's so wrong I don't even know how to tackle it.

You can be sure that if Apple is thinking like this, the item on my hip will be a blackberry for a very, very long time.","1210361747","2008-05-09T19:35:47Z" -"186677","st3fan","st3fan",,,"186646","1","Again?","1210476453","2008-05-11T03:27:33Z" -"186816","bigtoga","bigtoga",,,"186646","0","That's a terrible article and this is a terrible headline. Nowhere does it quote Gates as saying anything like that. The article's 2nd sentence is, ""Microsoft has not presented an alternative strategy to compete with its dominant rival in the Internet business, Google, since withdrawing a $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo last weekend.""

And MS has at least one full-blown internet search business. Even though it sucks, it is still theirs.","1210502583","2008-05-11T10:43:03Z" -"193637","ideas101","ideas101",,,"193615","6","oh! this is going to be interesting !!! it will create a clear 3 way fight (yahoo, google and MS) with fair chances and platform to everyone ... on the other side it could also be a tactic by yahoo to divert the shareholder's attention so that any attack on their board thru proxy war can be eliminated. THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE A FUN !!! (smart one though)","1211146745","2008-05-18T21:39:05Z" -"193648","LPTS","LPTS",,,"193615","4","It's like a race where one guy is ahead and the number two and three stop and have a fistfight, each thinking they'll win the race if they knock out the other.

Both these CEOs are dead. The only life left in them is the natural processes that result in shutting down and turning into fossils. Vista was like when a person dies and shits their pants, and this yahoo takeover is like the aggressive erection the embalmer has to deal with before they can replace the blood with embalming fluid, show the body off one more time, and put it in the ground..","1211147531","2008-05-18T21:52:11Z" -"193688","jmzachary","jmzachary",,,"193615","1","Microsoft is acting like a desperate & spurned lover, Yahoo like the 30+ year old former HS cheerleader who thinks she still has what the boys want.","1211151854","2008-05-18T23:04:14Z" -"193791","bk","bk",,,"193615","0","I don't understand why Microsoft has to acquire yahoo. Most acquisitions are pretty disastrous in terms of clashing company cultures, new power struggles, and the best people of the acquired entity leaving.

The main argument for this acquisition seems to be ""to compete with google"", which further seems to boil down to ""to compete with adsense"".

Why then can't MS and yahoo just do a joint venture ad network to compete with adsense instead of MS trying to swallow yahoo whole?

My only ""answer"" is that MS a) has too much cash they need to get rid of (fast?), and b) doesn't realize that some people find them as repugnant as the proverbial creepy child-molesting uncle.","1211163488","2008-05-19T02:18:08Z" -"193833",,,,"true","193615","2",,"1211168510","2008-05-19T03:41:50Z" -"193912","metatronscube","metatronscube",,,"193615","3","M$ + Yahoo = Google wins","1211182071","2008-05-19T07:27:51Z" -"194011","ideas101","ideas101",,,"193615","5","i dont know why i'm shot down (by down arrow) by the readers - but once again i would like to clarify if u guys have mistaken me ... first thing first, this is definitely 3 way fight (yahoo, google and ms) - the timing is important here as yahoo & goolge is almost there to announce a deal and MS shows up with an alternative to keep google away from the deal (this is no brainier). This gives Yahoo an awesome position (at least for short term) with huge multiple benefits,such as #1 it can get best of the best deal possible either from google or MS (doesn't really matter who as far as good money shows up in yahoo's bank account), #2 these negotiations will put a speed breaker on Carl Ichan's bid for getting a new board (remember shareholder meeting is not far away, again it is all about timing) #3 if any deal is announced (whether with google or MS) before shareholder's meeting then yahoo's stock price will go up for sure and the chances are Carl Ichan will soften his position, #4 the deal (with google or ms) will make everyone happy with win win situation for all 3 important yahoo stake-holders (employees, end-users and shareholders) and #5 the biggest of all is if yahoo and google get in to a deal then stock prices will go up and yahoo will be then able to justify why they didn't budge to sell the company to MS - also now if at all MS wants to buy yahoo (even after a year) then they have to bow down to the price that yahoo wants, also remember this deal (between yahoo and google) will also make all 3 stake-holders happy. So by this analysis i think Yang is proving to be in a very strong position and he is smart enough to get the best out of these 2 bidders to make all 3 important stake-holders happy ....","1211200663","2008-05-19T12:37:43Z" -"194836","mattmaroon","mattmaroon",,,"194800","0","If by ""checkmate"" you mean ""having the same share price for a decade"" then yes, they are moving toward checkmate.","1211275214","2008-05-20T09:20:14Z" -"194868","edw519","edw519",,,"194800","1","""Microsoft Is Moving Towards Checkmate""

""Techcrunch Is Moving Towards Supermarket Checkout Line""","1211284683","2008-05-20T11:58:03Z" -"194975","giles_bowkett","giles_bowkett",,,"194800","2","PLEASE ban TechCrunch links. And the people who post them.","1211296531","2008-05-20T15:15:31Z" -"201208","boredguy8","boredguy8",,,"201084","0","Sorry, but what is marijuana_sql.gif doing as the pic attached to that story? Too funny...","1211909480","2008-05-27T17:31:20Z" -"201217",,,,"true","201084","1",,"1211910043","2008-05-27T17:40:43Z" -"201602","sanj","sanj",,,"201084","2","Bill >> Steve

listening to him is what MSFT should do more of.","1211934883","2008-05-28T00:34:43Z" -"201603","sanj","sanj",,,"201084","3","Bill >> Steve

listening to him is what MSFT should do more of.","1211934905","2008-05-28T00:35:05Z" -"201604","sanj","sanj",,,"201084","4","Bill >> Steve

listening to him is what MSFT should do more of.","1211934906","2008-05-28T00:35:06Z" -"208384","aston","aston",,,"208276","1","The Micro-hoo debacle is kind of old hat right now, but the fact that Yang actively hid information to make the MSFT offer look worse is pretty big news.","1212530272","2008-06-03T21:57:52Z" -"208401","bayareaguy","bayareaguy",,,"208276","0","Ultimately, Yang came up with a plan that provided full acceleration of all equity-based compensation ever granted to all employees. This plan has been described as a “poison pill” that served no purpose other than to thwart Microsoft. In an internal email, Compensia (a human resources consulting firm retained by Yahoo) President Tim Sparks had this to say about the plan: “That’s nuts“.

So if Yahoo were to be bought everyone with any talent who presumably would not want to work at Microsoft would immediately vest and leave? Wow. Could such a plan ever be in the interest of existing shareholders?","1212532407","2008-06-03T22:33:27Z" -"217907","anewaccountname","anewaccountname",,,"217887","0","Before you bother clicking, this isn't on NBC's national news, it is on ""Kron 4 News"".","1213505931","2008-06-15T04:58:51Z" -"221236","delano","delano",,,"221177","0","Ummm... isn't Apple the original nemesis of Microsoft?","1213826541","2008-06-18T22:02:21Z" -"223398","goodkarma","goodkarma",,,"223307","0","Link to actual framework: http://www.sproutcore.com/about/

I'm confused.. how is this Apple's Javascript library? It was not written by Apple and the author (and his company) don't appear to have any affliation with Apple..","1214010045","2008-06-21T01:00:45Z" -"229135","fallentimes","fallentimes",,,"229104","9","Don't worry Live search will still be awful. Congrats to the Powerset team though.","1214516104","2008-06-26T21:35:04Z" -"229136","cousin_it","cousin_it",,,"229104","4","I haven't seen any convincing use case for Powerset over Google. Is the acquisition just a talent grab by Microsoft? $100MM sounds too high for that.","1214516124","2008-06-26T21:35:24Z" -"229141","henning","henning",,,"229104","14","Those very vocal Ruby people who are the de facto face of Powerset developers (KirinDave et al.) will apparently be Microsofties now.

Run, guys! Run for the Bay Area/Valley!","1214516364","2008-06-26T21:39:24Z" -"229144","prakash","prakash",,,"229104","2","46 days ago, I posted this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=186752","1214516442","2008-06-26T21:40:42Z" -"229146","gunderson","gunderson",,,"229104","5","Think about it this way:

Powerset only indexed wikipedia. Why? Probably b/c scaling is somewhat hard. Microsoft can help with that, and if there are any short-term gains to using some of Powerset's technology on msn search, all the better.

Also, as the article points out, $100M is a bargain.","1214516508","2008-06-26T21:41:48Z" -"229149","ivankirigin","ivankirigin",,,"229104","12","I can't believe that PR startup actually got bought. MS Office is in the process of crashing down, their OS is a zombie, and they leave a negative impression in the minds of many smart developers. MSFT is worthless.","1214516710","2008-06-26T21:45:10Z" -"229150","smhinsey","smhinsey",,,"229104","8","I wonder what connection, if any, this has with their acquisition of FAST Search & Transfer. FAST has always been relatively weak on the semantic side, but the technology stack is completely different from what I imagine Powerset is running (they're java & python).","1214516798","2008-06-26T21:46:38Z" -"229155","wumi","wumi",,,"229104","0","PG: ""sell""

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=186487

congrats @KirinDave : http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=KirinDave","1214517051","2008-06-26T21:50:51Z" -"229173","alaskamiller","alaskamiller",,,"229104","11","Oh boy, I can now search through Wikipedia to my heart's content at Live.com","1214518237","2008-06-26T22:10:37Z" -"229235","__","__",,,"229104","19","Google is terrified, no doubt.","1214522032","2008-06-26T23:13:52Z" -"229256","schtog","schtog",,,"229104","3","At first I thought Powerset was nothing since it only searched Wikipedia and the normal wikipedia search works fine.

However if you really use it the right way, asking questions of the type ""which tennisplayer beat andre agassi"" which is an example I saw somewhere then you see the power.

I am hardly an expert but I guess the problem is that the monetizeable part of search is the easiest search, keyword search. -And beating Google there, well good luck...

And the search that Powerset does so well isn't as easy to monetarize.

So as someone said, the best way for them to make money might be through licensing.

I guess there wont be one form of search to rule them all(nor have there ever been) but many different ways of search coexisting and cooperating.

One thing I wonder is, is the scalability a money-issue, ie can they buy truckloads of servers and index the whole web with their technique or could their algorhitms simply be too complex to scale, ie NP-complete( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational_complexity , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NP-complete )?","1214523933","2008-06-26T23:45:33Z" -"229260","staunch","staunch",,,"229104","1","A very low price if they really believed all the hot air they were pumping out. It's an implicit admission by Powerset's management and board that they didn't genuinely believe they were about to do something extraordinary.

It was already pretty obvious that Microsoft is so braindead these days that they'll spend hundreds of millions for the mere appearance of being able to compete with Google in internet technology. I suppose if their stock stays up an extra $100 million it sort of pays for itself.","1214524553","2008-06-26T23:55:53Z" -"229366","eyudkowsky","eyudkowsky",,,"229104","15","Microsoft doesn't have much of a choice if they ever want to challenge Google - they have to buy whatever they're offered in this space.","1214535816","2008-06-27T03:03:36Z" -"229390","theoneill","theoneill",,,"229104","13","This deal means Powerset's investors had given up on them. The valuation after their last round was 42.5m. No VC will accept a return of a mere 2x if there's an alternative.","1214537464","2008-06-27T03:31:04Z" -"229463","naveenj82","naveenj82",,,"229104","16","Is Powerset anything more than a proof of concept? Not one of the results for my search ""which team has the most NBA championship wins?"" had anything about the Boston celtics. MSFT has major challenges ahead to successfully apply Powerset over the entire www.

On the plus side, this could one day answer the question ""What's Live really better than Google at?""","1214542437","2008-06-27T04:53:57Z" -"229521","aj","aj",,,"229104","6","Is it worth it? Powerset has not displayed any really good improvement and many of the queries return irrelevant results currently. Maybe in the future it might be much better.

But at this point, is it worth 100 mil?","1214548211","2008-06-27T06:30:11Z" -"229600","petercooper","petercooper",,,"229104","7","I totally believe and agree in taking the money, but if Powerset is really bought by Google, they've just become irrelevant and are definitely not the ""next big thing"" in search. If the founders get a happy ending with the cash though, it's still an excellent deal.. so congratulations!","1214556692","2008-06-27T08:51:32Z" -"229618","metatronscube","metatronscube",,,"229104","18","I could think of better was to spend a $100M","1214559777","2008-06-27T09:42:57Z" -"229863",,,,"true","229104","10",,"1214583549","2008-06-27T16:19:09Z" -"230016","gms","gms",,,"229104","17","I wonder what Microsoft were looking to gain from this.","1214591501","2008-06-27T18:31:41Z" -"233313","byrneseyeview","byrneseyeview",,,"233295","2","Crunchbase says:

Website: powerset.com

Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Founded: October, 2006

Acquired: July 1, 2008 by Powerset for $100M

http://www.powerset.com/explore/go/what-is-the-financial-equ...","1214938275","2008-07-01T18:51:15Z" -"233318","wumi","wumi",,,"233295","1","from their jobs page

MacBook Pros are standard (no more PCs)

heh.","1214938602","2008-07-01T18:56:42Z" -"233376","aneesh","aneesh",,,"233295","3","http://blogs.msdn.com/livesearch/archive/2008/07/01/powerset...

Powerset will join our core Search Relevance team, remaining intact in San Francisco

That's good.","1214940750","2008-07-01T19:32:30Z" -"233388","prakash","prakash",,,"233295","0","Maybe I should change my previous comment on MSFT Plan B for search a bit: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=233260

My comments from 51 days back, still stand though: -http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=186752","1214941148","2008-07-01T19:39:08Z" -"233527","markm","markm",,,"233295","4","Hopefully this won't be the last I hear about them.","1214946502","2008-07-01T21:08:22Z" -"240130","saurabh","saurabh",,,"240030","0","I am waiting for a new Mac Book.","1215540785","2008-07-08T18:13:05Z" -"243524","tritchey","tritchey",,,"243416","0","Waiting for approval to join the ranks of iPhone application developers is made even more frustrating when you see the App Store spammed with 99 cent ""ebooks""","1215785077","2008-07-11T14:04:37Z" -"243573","sanj","sanj",,,"243416","1","The app download counts are now reset to 0.","1215787244","2008-07-11T14:40:44Z" -"251514","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"251506","0","I'm not sure if they're running SquirrelFish (http://webkit.org/blog/189/announcing-squirrelfish/) yet, but that could explain the increased performance.

If they're not running SquirrelFish, then wow, once they do it will be even better.","1216575745","2008-07-20T17:42:25Z" -"254071","iamelgringo","iamelgringo",,,"254070","1","Holy crap. He looks sick.","1216788677","2008-07-23T04:51:17Z" -"254110","niels_olson","niels_olson",,,"254070","0","no, he looks thin. He had pancreatic cancer. The pancreas is a primarily digestive organ. You cut out the pancreas, people don't digest as efficiently. After several years, they tend to loose weight. This is actually why cystic fibrosis patients are thin also: their pancreas becomes plugged with mucus and they have problems digesting enough protein. There are enzyme tablets for just this sort of thing.","1216792205","2008-07-23T05:50:05Z" -"257146","leoc","leoc",,,"257002","0","I expect MS sees this as a cunning blow against the GPL.","1217023292","2008-07-25T22:01:32Z" -"258991","mantas","mantas",,,"258944","0","Not yet. But they may do so later.

I hope they will keep ~ the same market share for years.","1217246000","2008-07-28T11:53:20Z" -"259179","lst","lst",,,"258944","1","So, do you think this headline to become possible in some future:

""Is Microsoft the new Apple (or will it keep to sell bananas)?""","1217260852","2008-07-28T16:00:52Z" -"264732","bkbleikamp","bkbleikamp",,,"264685","0","They are afraid of: Google, cloud computing, online office applications, Linux, OS X, and any competitor who can develop applications faster and (arguably) better than they can (i.e. 37signals products that are developed fast and appeal to a niche market that would never substitute a Microsoft product in place of one of 37signal's).

Their problem is software no longer takes millions of dollars and hundreds of people to create - it can be done by a small team with almost no budget. Also the distribution platform is the web, not retail.

They missed the memo a decade ago that things were changing and now they're playing catch up :)","1217646411","2008-08-02T03:06:51Z" -"266110","mark-t","mark-t",,,"266056","1","You know, I just don't see it. Maybe it's because I'm a developer, but I just don't see that many usability problems in open source projects, and these articles are going out of their way to avoid giving concrete examples. I'm marking this (the MPT article) down as Microsoft propaganda until the ""interface design experts"" start pointing things out.

It's not like it would be hard. Configuring Xorg makes me cry, and CUPS was still no walk in the park last time I checked.","1217837693","2008-08-04T08:14:53Z" -"266200","sc","sc",,,"266056","3","Plenty of commercial software has poor usability. In general, it's hard to find people who can condense behavior into an intuitive workflow.","1217852452","2008-08-04T12:20:52Z" -"266208",,,,"true","266056","4",,"1217853159","2008-08-04T12:32:39Z" -"266289","ajross","ajross",,,"266056","0","This is mostly cheap shot journalism. Sure, there's lots of free software out there with awful interfaces. But there's equally a ton of commercial software that's bad, and for many of the same reasons. Take a look at the crapware installed on any new Dell box, for example.

It's true that at the very high end, the ""polish"" of commercial software is better. There's no free equivalent to, say, Apple's release and UI artwork processes. But that's not strictly a ""usability"" critique. There's plenty of beautiful-but-clunky software out there.","1217860682","2008-08-04T14:38:02Z" -"266365","greyhat","greyhat",,,"266056","5","Gruber does not deserve to be linked here... 99% of his blog is just him trying to keep up the price of his Apple stock...","1217864597","2008-08-04T15:43:17Z" -"266543","Prrometheus","Prrometheus",,,"266056","2","I wonder if the recent resurgence of Apple will have a positive effect on the usability of the entire software industry. With so many geeks using macbook pros, it's only a matter of time before that aesthetic finds its way into more open source projects.","1217873740","2008-08-04T18:15:40Z" -"270587","st3fan","st3fan",,,"270442","0","I'm going to run tcpdump on my iPhone for a while. To see what it will connect to. Checks like this must be done periodically I think. Who know what other things it is checking or sending to the mothership.","1218208326","2008-08-08T15:12:06Z" -"270652","lpgauth","lpgauth",,,"270442","1","Apple is covering their ass... I think it's a fair measure.","1218211590","2008-08-08T16:06:30Z" -"275130","martythemaniak","martythemaniak",,,"274949","0","Don't you think this Apple obsession is going a bit too far? How is a small inconsequential fire at an office news, let alone hacker news?","1218645560","2008-08-13T16:39:20Z" -"275213","vizard","vizard",,,"274949","1","Man we need an ""apple"" filter. Most of the apple related news on HN is getting ridiculous while you can still get important apple news on any other news site.","1218649943","2008-08-13T17:52:23Z" -"275237","gojomo","gojomo",,,"274949","2","Unless the fire was caused by research into a new iFlamethrower -- and it wasn't -- this isn't Hacker News.","1218650898","2008-08-13T18:08:18Z" -"283413","bootload","bootload",,,"283352","0","""... The intent of OpenClip is fine. That there’s been so much coverage regarding OpenClip in the past 24 hours shows just how much demand there is for inter-application copy-and-paste. But developers would be foolish to adopt a framework that only works today because of a loophole in iPhone OS 2.0 that is already closed in iPhone OS 2.1. ...""

Protects users from nasties, protects Apple. Evil in good ways and bad.","1219373147","2008-08-22T02:45:47Z" -"284473","froo","froo",,,"284257","0","* slaps forehead *

It makes me often wonder how these patent applications slip through the cracks in the system?

Has some patent clerk gone ""oh, I've heard of Microsoft before, they do computers right? This thing must be right! Approved!""","1219467940","2008-08-23T05:05:40Z" -"286544","benjamincanfly","benjamincanfly",,,"286477","0","For an article whose author sets himself up as a sarcastic judge and jury of basically the whole web community, this provides very little insight or information.","1219705269","2008-08-25T23:01:09Z" -"286547","geuis","geuis",,,"286477","2","I could lambast this article so much, but Im on an iPhone and my last cigarette just ran out.","1219705535","2008-08-25T23:05:35Z" -"286554","yaj","yaj",,,"286477","1","On Google App Engine: ""Finally,"" they said, ""somebody has figured out how to make Python scale.""

Made my day :)

I hope posts about ""language X will not scale"" would stop. Its really pointless.","1219706259","2008-08-25T23:17:39Z" -"291702","mechanical_fish","mechanical_fish",,,"291693","0","What is there to say about this that Gruber hasn't already said?

From http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/08/31/reisinger

It doesn’t matter how well Apple is doing, how remarkably profitable the Mac has become, how remarkably fast Mac sales are growing — the idea that Apple “must” or “should” license Mac OS X to other computer makers will never die.","1220241930","2008-09-01T04:05:30Z" -"291756","SwellJoe","SwellJoe",,,"291693","1","Sorry, this dudes just a blowhard. I just read his ""Can Blockbuster be Saved"" article, as well, and it's just painful how far behind the curve Reisinger's opinions are.

It's just not very interesting to see someone who is less informed than me on these topics (and that is truly uninformed, because I couldn't care very much less about Apple or Blockbuster) spewing random opinions.","1220249951","2008-09-01T06:19:11Z" -"291781","mixmax","mixmax",,,"291693","4","If the company wants to capture significant market share from Microsoft and see Mac OS X become more ubiquitous, it needs to stray from its comfort zone and start making more innovative decisions.

GUI(1), mouse(1), air, ipod, iphone, dock, linuxbased - need I say more about Apple innovation?

I wouldn't take stock recommendations from this guy.

(1) Yeah I know it was originally developed at Xerox Parc, but Steve Jobs was the one that managed to get it into a real product.","1220252955","2008-09-01T07:09:15Z" -"291789","chaostheory","chaostheory",,,"291693","3","From a technical standpoint Apple were to do this again, it would impact OS X's reliability - having to deal with an infinite number of hardware combinations as opposed to a select limited few is not easy...

From a financial standpoint, hasn't this already happened before? If I remember correctly, it didn't do wonders for the company's bottom line nor did it do much to make inroads vs. Windows marketwise.

The way things are now, Apple is making good market share gains vs. MS and it doesn't have to worry much about software piracy either.","1220253669","2008-09-01T07:21:09Z" -"291843","ryanbooker","ryanbooker",,,"291693","2","It's a surprising article from Ars. Apple is a massively successful and profitable company. They don't need to commoditise OSX. They're not trying to compete on market share. They're trying make money by making better computers. Something they are doing very well thank you very much.","1220266338","2008-09-01T10:52:18Z" -"309086","jasonlbaptiste","jasonlbaptiste",,,"309033","0","What i respect:

a) Zoho's recruitment of smart young hackers in India. They don't look at their degrees, but their skill + tenacity -b) Not taking VC money. Granted AdventNet gave them a great start. -c) They've built a here to stay business. -What I don't respect: -a) They basically ripped sugarcrm off with VTiger and called it ""REAL open source"". Last I checked sugar got past that debate with GPL3, plus zoho relabels vtiger as zohocrm with a new skin -b) Their products are soulless and lack innovation. They are basically ms products + ajax with a shitty ui.","1221813530","2008-09-19T08:38:50Z" -"309186","burp","burp",,,"309033","1","When daggers are pointed at innocent hearts, and muskets are ready to fire ...","1221828989","2008-09-19T12:56:29Z" -"320471","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"320431","1","""Think about it: If there were a Flash player for the iPhone, you could write games and other software in Flash rather than in Cocoa Touch. And you could sell games and apps directly for the Flash player, completely circumventing the App Store. Does this sound like something Apple would allow?""

But...

   No interpreted code may be downloaded and used in an 
-   Application except for code that is interpreted and run by 
-   Apple’s Published APIs and built-in interpreter(s).
-
-Built-in interpreter(s), eh? Maybe something like the JavaScript interpreter in MobileSafari?

I see a loophole. Of course that doesn't matter since Apple seems perfectly willing to reject apps they don't like for arbitrary reasons.","1222845719","2008-10-01T07:21:59Z" -"320512","jacobscott","jacobscott",,,"320431","0","Key point of the article is insightful and generally applicable. The stronger Android is, the more likely features which everyone want but Apple resists show up on the iPhone.

I'm also patiently waiting for Linux to catch up to OSX in usability/UI.","1222850757","2008-10-01T08:45:57Z" -"320725","codeLullaby","codeLullaby",,,"320431","2","The Flash Player in development for iPhone is not a port of existing standalone one. As they put it,the new player in development is something in between Flash Lite and Flash Player for desktop.

So this is going to be a watered down version of Flash Player. Chances are that Apple will approve a Flash player which is targeted only to render flash content on web pages as it will make the browsing experience on iPhone closer to that on desktop.","1222872329","2008-10-01T14:45:29Z" -"321030","mattmaroon","mattmaroon",,,"320431","3","On the other hand, would Adobe spend however much it costs to develop this product without assurances from Apple?","1222888504","2008-10-01T19:15:04Z" -"329574","tdavis","tdavis",,,"329495","0","They better improve their shared-file networking before releasing this. I can't even stream an XVID movie from a shared folder on my desktop to my laptop without it skipping every few seconds, and it doesn't matter what share protocol I'm using... or even if I'm using wireless. Apple just appears to hate my 802.11n router.","1223710881","2008-10-11T07:41:21Z" -"329581","gojomo","gojomo",,,"329495","2","I think it's a great idea; was hoping this sort of TV would be Apple's surprise announcement for last MacWorld:

http://gojomo.blogspot.com/2008/01/appletv-thats-really-tv-a...","1223712239","2008-10-11T08:03:59Z" -"329715","JoelSutherland","JoelSutherland",,,"329495","1","I would prefer that my $1500 TV is decoupled from a $229 media player.","1223735263","2008-10-11T14:27:43Z" -"337167","mattmaroon","mattmaroon",,,"337119","0","""Andy Hargreaves, an analyst at Pacific Crest Securities, describes the iPhone as 'the hottest consumer electronics product in the world'""

That would be the Nintendo Wii. It's been putting up iPhone-like sales numbers for 2 years, and only that low because it can't produce them fast enough. It's profitable out of the gate, and immensely so when factoring in game royalties, virtual console game sales, etc.","1224436310","2008-10-19T17:11:50Z" -"337188","ojbyrne","ojbyrne",,,"337119","3","This article isn't so much content-free, as conclusion-free. It's like the key word in the headline is ""may."" It says ""at the helm of the good ship Apple, all seems well"", then 2 paragraphs later says the stock has fallen 51% so far this year. It goes on to talk about how big a deal the new macbook pro cases are, only to compare to to the Next cube (""Metallurgists were impressed; prospective buyers were not).

Personally I think the new MBP is a misstep, and my 17"" is still the best MBP available.","1224439205","2008-10-19T18:00:05Z" -"337207","charlesju","charlesju",,,"337119","1","I am typing this on the new Macbook.

I completely agree with the conclusion of this article, after using this Macbook for a week, the changes from the previous generation are phenomenal. The whole case is made out of one piece of aluminum which means that there are no screws anywhere, and that provides for a much more durable and robust case. The integrated GPU is AMAZING, I am getting 40-60 FPS in World of Warcraft, that is better than my previous Macbook Pro. The keys are awesome, the screen is brilliant, battery life is stellar, this notebook is 3-4 years ahead of its competition in almost every way.

If you just look at Apple's history, the iPhone is the best smart phone on the market, no other smart phone even comes close (look at the multiples of user engagement on the iPhone vs any other phone). OS X is so much better than Windows, look to any review or any user of OS X. And now, even the Macbook is leaps and bounds beyond its competition.

Like I said in a previous comment, surviving the recession is easy: make good (or for Apple, the best) products, charge for them, you'll do very well, recession or not.","1224440812","2008-10-19T18:26:52Z" -"337229","louislouis","louislouis",,,"337119","2","Lets face it, he was probably thinking about his Apple shares when writing this article.","1224442429","2008-10-19T18:53:49Z" -"337380","netcan","netcan",,,"337119","4","I think they might still be pretty durable in terms of market share. But not against deferred purchases. Apple's stuff tends to be discretionary. People buy when they want. That can be delayed.","1224458071","2008-10-19T23:14:31Z" -"344991","satyajit","satyajit",,,"344960","0","Actually, I would hate to see Apple in MS position. Let it remain small(er), yet churn out innovative, compelling products as they have been doing in past few years, and remain profitable!","1225100125","2008-10-27T09:35:25Z" -"353988","mcormier","mcormier",,,"353949","6","""So what's up with Apple being evil recently?""

The WWDC videos are nothing new and Apple has charged for them for the last couple of years, if not longer.","1225839125","2008-11-04T22:52:05Z" -"353995","davidroe","davidroe",,,"353949","1","Charging money != evil

Nevertheless, I agree that asking people to pay for this kind of material is going to get them nowhere. If you want developers to develop for your platform, shutting the door on a large proportion of them is not the way to achieve that.","1225839714","2008-11-04T23:01:54Z" -"354006","kstenson","kstenson",,,"353949","0","I spent last weekend watching ton's of PDC2008 Videos on-line, checking out the power points and source code that was made available of the sessions. Then I a email from apple telling me that the WWDC08 video are available for purchase.

As much as I love my Mac, in this regard Microsoft come out tops.","1225840214","2008-11-04T23:10:14Z" -"354007","jrockway","jrockway",,,"353949","3","Why do people care what Apple does? They do what they do -- if you don't like it, don't use their stuff. Apple thrives on control; if you don't want to be controlled, use a Free OS.","1225840303","2008-11-04T23:11:43Z" -"354027","osi","osi",,,"353949","4","As a contrast, Apple gives you Xcode and all of the tools for free. Microsoft charges how much for a full Visual Studio kit?","1225841169","2008-11-04T23:26:09Z" -"354031","lacker","lacker",,,"353949","2","It doesn't seem evil so much as misguided - isn't it best for Apple to encourage as many developers to use their platform as possible? I can't imagine the money they make off this sort of thing amounts to more than a drop in the bucket overall.","1225841755","2008-11-04T23:35:55Z" -"354111","wmf","wmf",,,"353949","7","One supposed explanation is that Apple only provides beta stuff (and docs for betas) to paying developers to weed out people who aren't serious developers.","1225850882","2008-11-05T02:08:02Z" -"354112","silencio","silencio",,,"353949","5","I don't know if it's worth it. I attended WWDC and by far the more interesting and educational experience were the labs and networking, and the videos are close to bordering on ""meh"". Useful if I want to learn something but I don't know if I'd pay up to $1000 for them, and I most likely could just live without it and asking questions on forums/mailing lists/irc.

I do believe there are some sessions available on ADC on iTunes from older WWDCs that you can watch, as well as some iPhone videos one may find handy that are all free.","1225851037","2008-11-05T02:10:37Z" -"354320","aurora72","aurora72",,,"353949","9","I'm speechless. I thought the age of video-sharing has lowered the cost of watching videos!","1225870481","2008-11-05T07:34:41Z" -"354511","sjh","sjh",,,"353949","8","Apple may perceive a cost in supporting developers who may be less likely (or unlikely) to contribute to their platforms. Inasmuch as charging a fee for WWDC videos, or the iPhone program (or whatever), would deter such developers, not only would it save Apple this cost but it would allow them to focus their support on those who are more likely to contribute to their platforms.","1225895717","2008-11-05T14:35:17Z" -"359374","josefresco","josefresco",,,"359372","0","Sometimes being that skinny is a sign of health. My parents as they approached their 60's starting eating very healthy and two already thin people got even thinner. The condition of their hearts and overall health however improved.","1226335832","2008-11-10T16:50:32Z" -"363755","frisco","frisco",,,"363723","1","This is really old...","1226619703","2008-11-13T23:41:43Z" -"363808","huhtenberg","huhtenberg",,,"363723","2","One man's bug is another man's feature.","1226624786","2008-11-14T01:06:26Z" -"363814","SingAlong","SingAlong",,,"363723","0","Take a look at the thread for that bug:

""Declined for Edgy by Colin Watson

Declined for Feisty by Colin Watson

Declined for Gutsy by Colin Watson

Declined for Hardy by Colin Watson

Declined for Intrepid by Michael Casadevall

Nominated for Jaunty by Jason Alan Graves ""","1226625189","2008-11-14T01:13:09Z" -"363847","unalone","unalone",,,"363723","3","Man. I was expecting some clever, insightful article about how Windows' market share stops Ubuntu from gaining converts. This was funny, though.","1226628453","2008-11-14T02:07:33Z" -"363963","crabapple","crabapple",,,"363723","4","uh, this gets posted once a month. we get it","1226636390","2008-11-14T04:19:50Z" -"368141","apgwoz","apgwoz",,,"368140","0","I love how you can be treated as a criminal even if you do the right thing and pay for it. And the MPAA wonders why there are so many people ""stealing"" movies?","1227008304","2008-11-18T11:38:24Z" -"369986","okeumeni","okeumeni",,,"369908","0","Search is much of a complex business for one guy to be a lone shark; Yahoo problem is mostly a karma problem. People have stopped the love relationship with Yahoo, it’s like trying to persuade a girlfriend who have decided to leave you for the new guy to stay. You may try hard to reinvent yourself, shower her with gifts, make new promises … she will leave you anyway. What do you do? Stays put and go into grievance, keep your mind and body together and prepare for the new chance at romance.

What should Yahoo do? Stop shifting back and forth from strategies to strategies; they should cut back the cost of running the business, cut off projects that do not work and stay focused on the main thing: search. Yahoo should make provision to survive their grievance period and hope it does not last, remain preemptive in new innovations to remain in the race. There are still number two; it is not like they were Hakia, Chacha or some Powerset like company.","1227131932","2008-11-19T21:58:52Z" -"369999","gaius","gaius",,,"369908","2","MS doesn't want Yahoo's people so much as it wants control over the domain name yahoo.com. It's all about getting in front of the traffic.","1227132576","2008-11-19T22:09:36Z" -"370028","natch","natch",,,"369908","1","Maybe I'm crazy, but it seemed like the writer of that letter was a bit too obsessively fixated with ""battling"" Google. I mean, I can understand doing it once you work for Yahoo!, but he said his reason for joining Yahoo! was to battle Google -- that is, he apparently had this goal even before he was hired by Yahoo!. Kooky.","1227134051","2008-11-19T22:34:11Z" -"370044","ivanstojic","ivanstojic",,,"369908","4","So much about Microsoft ever buying Yahoo. They bought all they needed.","1227134513","2008-11-19T22:41:53Z" -"370055","crabapple","crabapple",,,"369908","5","the reality is there is no real competition in north america search. google has the market sewn up. team members can move from yahoo to microsoft to powerset to whatever...google will still dominate.

brand matters. in a test i recall, they took yahoo results and google results and swapped the company banners. people liked the results that had the google logo on them. google has the brand in search, its probably impossible to unseat them unless they do something drastically stupid","1227135267","2008-11-19T22:54:27Z" -"370412","mindaugas","mindaugas",,,"369908","3","I think it is really good time for Yahoo to reinvent themselves... but of course they might need someone like S. Jobs","1227163621","2008-11-20T06:47:01Z" -"380242","pavelludiq","pavelludiq",,,"380228","0","I use this plugin:

http://fazibear.googlepages.com/blogger.html

It uses SyntaxHighlighter:

http://code.google.com/p/syntaxhighlighter/","1227981303","2008-11-29T17:55:03Z" -"381215","flashgordon","flashgordon",,,"381094","0","Really, where is the real innovation? Sure they have ""big"" products like .NET (if you can call that innovative), IE, Silverlight. But apart from their core OS and Office products what other products have they come up with that werent in face of competition? .NET from the whole Java kerfuffle. Silverlight in competition to Flash. Where is the originality?

i suppose what MS could want online is ""A computer on every desk and in every home, running MS software and internet explorer eternally pointing to msn.com""!","1228088766","2008-11-30T23:46:06Z" -"387468","pinkee","pinkee","true",,"387451","0","Is it true that Obama was spotted using MSN search?

OMG! LOL! WTF?","1228507706","2008-12-05T20:08:26Z" -"390847","flashgordon","flashgordon",,,"390774","0","actually here is a blog post analysing the craze over the iphone (back in august)

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/pluggd/~3/369914817/iphone-vo...

covers a few of the points in here..","1228790674","2008-12-09T02:44:34Z" -"419140","kalvin","kalvin",,,"419137","0","Pretty awesome guy, good article.

'The screen reader is calibrated to speak at roughly triple the speed of a normal voice. To the untrained ear, the output is incomprehensible, but it allows Mr. Raman to “read” at roughly the same speed as a sighted person.

...

Since he cannot precisely hit a button on a touch screen, Mr. Raman created a dialer that works based on relative positions. It interprets any place where he first touches the screen as a 5, the center of a regular telephone dial pad. To dial any other number, he simply slides his finger in its direction — up and to the left for 1, down and to the right for 9, and so on. If he makes a mistake, he can erase a digit simply by shaking the phone, which can detect motion.'","1231059602","2009-01-04T09:00:02Z" -"420522","tokenadult","tokenadult",,,"420448","0","""The central government has blocked access to many Web sites it considers subversive or too political, including The New York Times' Web site on Dec. 19. It was unblocked a couple days later and remained open Monday.""

I wonder how many political sites will be swept up in the campaign against Internet pornography?","1231168448","2009-01-05T15:14:08Z" -"428652","streety","streety",,,"428505","0","Seems to be just a shiny wrapper around this blog post: http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/07/...","1231638463","2009-01-11T01:47:43Z" -"430149","vyrotek","vyrotek",,,"429991","0","Cant anyone get the beta anyway? -I just downloaded it last night from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.asp...","1231738317","2009-01-12T05:31:57Z" -"431031","yan","yan",,,"430949","0","How is this different from QR code other than being proprietary?","1231790517","2009-01-12T20:01:57Z" -"431650","anotherjesse","anotherjesse",,,"431552","0","I've been working on an open source extension to allow this sort of functionality on firefox (all OSes). http://overstimulate.com/articles/search-results-in-firefox

If interested, the code is at http://github.com/anotherjesse/searchy - unfortunately the panel code for Firefox 3 is pretty crappy, and it is too easy to kill X11 responsiveness on linux. (firefox crashes with focus grabbed so you have to switch to another virtual console and kill firefox)","1231822029","2009-01-13T04:47:09Z" -"435616","pclark","pclark",,,"435614","2","so glad Visio is getting some additional love. Please don't totally ruin a very handy app!","1232049511","2009-01-15T19:58:31Z" -"435689","cadalac","cadalac",,,"435614","1","I'm personally not much of an MS Application fan. I like things that are simple, clean, and fast. Like chrome or this website. I always find MS stuff rather larger than it should be and a little bulky.","1232052094","2009-01-15T20:41:34Z" -"435796","physcab","physcab",,,"435614","0","I'm sure this has been said a few million times, but I absolutely hate the new MS Office. I consider myself to be pretty intelligent, but it took me about 20 minutes to find the new XY-Scatter and about 10 minutes to find the spell checker. I hadn't been that confused since I learned how to ride a bike.","1232057556","2009-01-15T22:12:36Z" -"449986","andreyf","andreyf",,,"449812","4","Does it matter that Google can be subpoenaed at any time to hand over all your data to the American government?

I am not a lawyer, but this seems out of sync - I imagine the process for getting a warrant and a subpoena are different (the latter being easier). Whatever the legal reasoning was for protecting the letters I store in my home should also apply to my e-mails in Google's database, no?

Anyone more knowledgeable care to elucidate?","1232942348","2009-01-26T03:59:08Z" -"450009","peterd","peterd",,,"449812","2","I'm not sure how this will ""make PCs history"", unless Google plans to outlaw having your data anywhere else but on their servers. If you don't like the privacy implications of giving Google your data, then don't use the service. Personally, I don't plan to--I want my data on my own machines, and nowhere else.","1232943767","2009-01-26T04:22:47Z" -"450107","lunchbox","lunchbox",,,"449812","0","The GDrive will make PCs history the same way Google Docs made Microsoft Office history.

...catch my drift?","1232952182","2009-01-26T06:43:02Z" -"450122","wmf","wmf",,,"449812","1","Without a PC, how will you access the GDrive? Through a Google neural implant?","1232954424","2009-01-26T07:20:24Z" -"450133","enomar","enomar",,,"449812","3","I'd bet Google hates articles like this.

If Google does have a GDrive project, I'd bet they don't consider it a means to ""make PCs history"". I'd bet they probably just want to offer a service that users want to use; therefore increasing use of their other products and selling more ads.","1232955601","2009-01-26T07:40:01Z" -"450425","pclark","pclark",,,"449812","5","""The Google Drive, or ""GDrive"", could kill off the desktop computer, which relies on a powerful hard drive""","1232980587","2009-01-26T14:36:27Z" -"450583","Xichekolas","Xichekolas",,,"450534","0","Can't this be generalized? (At least as far as the web goes.)

Microsoft misses memo, launches <some clone of an existing service that is actually worse in some way>","1232987216","2009-01-26T16:26:56Z" -"451079","ph0rque","ph0rque",,,"451042","0","Misleading title: it should say, ""Richard Stallman sells gnu to Microsoft for CAD$105"" :~)","1233005686","2009-01-26T21:34:46Z" -"457743","kleevr","kleevr",,,"457668","0","Erm, I get protocal erros when I attempt to run the first test.","1233293964","2009-01-30T05:39:24Z" -"465269","DanHulton","DanHulton",,,"465160","0","So basically it just looks like the vast majority of us will be getting Home Premium and being just fine with it.

I don't see why this is such a big deal, honestly. The reason that there's not the same number of flavours of Ubuntu, say, is because Ubuntu is aimed at such a small niche of people (and they STILL manage to have four versions: 32-bit desktop, 64-bit desktop, 32-bit server, 64-bit server).

Microsoft is trying to be all things to all people, which is honestly what their market dictates anyway. Having this many versions of W7 isn't ridiculous, it's a requirement.","1233722894","2009-02-04T04:48:14Z" -"465470","ROFISH","ROFISH",,,"465160","1","Microsoft can get away with this while OS X and Ubuntu (and other Linux distros) can offer 'advanced' functions for free is because of their massive business base. Out of the box a Mac has a full RSA keychain service, encrypted VPN, file and printer sharing, hard drive encryption, and the ability to remotely install programs (although it does require a separately priced admin program). I bet that 99.9% of the people don't care about those functions on their Mac, but they're there. Even if for the sole purpose of supporting said enterprise features just so Apple themselves can use it in their office.

Of course I think Microsoft is just milking their business customers while most people will just get the Home Premium that Dell gave them because the general public really doesn't care about the above features.","1233737918","2009-02-04T08:58:38Z" -"465636","RiderOfGiraffes","RiderOfGiraffes",,,"465276","0","Multiple posts, although I think this one was first. Perhaps vaksel should be awarded kudos and karma for being first.

Or was he ...

Anyway, other sightings:

Here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=465458

Here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=465359

Here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=465494","1233749320","2009-02-04T12:08:40Z" -"466421","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"466368","0","I think I'm reaching my google latitude saturation point for today... That's got to be the 8th link on the subject (or even more) in less than 24 hours!","1233778828","2009-02-04T20:20:28Z" -"470334","kirubakaran","kirubakaran",,,"470329","0","The link is: http://books.google.com/m","1233953417","2009-02-06T20:50:17Z" -"474078","hboon","hboon",,,"473980","0","Related to synchronisation with Google, I bought an Android Dev Phone a couple of days ago and one of the things that annoyed me was you have to sync your contacts and calendar with Google Contacts and Google Calendar respectively.

I'm using a Mac and getting Address Book to sync with Google Contacts was simple, but while Google Calendar offers 2-way sync with iCal, what it does is Google Calendar is the master copy. Now that totally turned me off. Because I'm using iCal and not Google Calendar, it means that right after I do my first sync, my calenders will be empty (the existing events on iCal will not be sync-ed over) and when if I ever decide to stop using the G phone and Google Calendar, it means that I will start with an empty Calendar again.

On top of that, I'm actually using an iPhone as my main phone. The G phone is for development purposes, but I like to switch to the G phone for short periods of time so that I get to use it and have a feel of how it works and to use my own apps. What this means is that I'm doing a 3-way sync and I'm am rather concern that a single point of failure will wipe everything out.

I also disliked the fact that I can't sync my photos and music over to the G phone automatically.

I'm not sure if there's a good solution for this, but maybe a synchronising problem like this is begging for a startup to solve (something like MobileMe but platform-agnostic with hooks into different platforms and apps?)","1234209896","2009-02-09T20:04:56Z" -"479843","utnick","utnick",,,"479836","0","surface!!","1234534084","2009-02-13T14:08:04Z" -"480877","vaksel","vaksel",,,"480866","1","Can you give a general idea of what kind of ""team"" at MSFT? is it internet related or software related?","1234589545","2009-02-14T05:32:25Z" -"480893","icey","icey",,,"480866","0","Do you feel that you want to be a career developer or do you think you'd prefer starting up somewhere?

If you think you want to be a career guy, go with Microsoft; it's golden on any resume and it has the benefit of treating its employees very well.

If you think you want to be a startup guy, I'd say that you hear about many more people doing startups with Amazon in their past than Microsoft. Plus, Amazon is an expert in the efficiency game - they know what technologies can get the job done, and being exposed to that culture is great for forming the startup mentality.","1234592322","2009-02-14T06:18:42Z" -"482714","Anon84","Anon84",,,"482665","0","Old (7 March 2007) and outdated. The ""Palimpset"" program has since been canceled: http://www.researchpipeline.com/wordpress/2008/12/28/googles...","1234762798","2009-02-16T05:39:58Z" -"482724","timf","timf",,,"482665","1","On a related note (already discussed here) http://aws.amazon.com/publicdatasets/","1234763384","2009-02-16T05:49:44Z" -"495381","dimitry","dimitry",,,"495273","0","Good! Transparency and customer communication are a huge plus","1235619619","2009-02-26T03:40:19Z" -"502979","andreyf","andreyf",,,"502513","0","Sounds worth it if it allows Google to auto-opt-in all authors into having their books digitized.","1236180647","2009-03-04T15:30:47Z" -"503562","cschneid","cschneid",,,"502513","1","That is really cool. I'm glad that Google is willing to go through all this hassle (court case, notice ads, etc) to digitize books. I'm sure somebody thinks they'll make money on it too, but even if it's a giant cash cow, it's also a giant win for culture.","1236207843","2009-03-04T23:04:03Z" -"503973","bkudria","bkudria",,,"503891","3","Cool!","1236232864","2009-03-05T06:01:04Z" -"504130","swombat","swombat",,,"503891","1","Interesting.

What I think would be even cooler is if disqus went and located all the places that an article has been posted up, and gathered the comments from there (perhaps in a read-only variant, so you have to log in to the sub-site to read the comments).

For instance, I'd love to automatically include HN comment son my blog posts, rather than just including a link to HN.","1236248527","2009-03-05T10:22:07Z" -"504147","Raphael","Raphael",,,"503891","2","So it's an updated incarnation of trackback. Well done.","1236250421","2009-03-05T10:53:41Z" -"504302","sam_in_nyc","sam_in_nyc",,,"503891","0","This is a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, it seems the people behind it were more concerned with technically getting it to work, than making it work in a useful way. While I think it's a great technical achievement to aggregate comments across all of those social networks, displaying them all as a 500+ item list, in no particular order, unthreaded, and with no options to filter, sort, or group, renders this feature almost completely useless.

It seems I'm being provided this information just for the sake of more information. What is the point of seeing that so-and-so tweeted the exact same thing that such-and-such did? Is it just to show me some active twitter usernames (with no avatars)? Apparently not, because I cannot even click through to twitter profiles using this.

I'm still amazed that there is no service where I say ""here is a URL"" and they say: ""It's been Dugg x times, here are the comments on Digg, Redditted y times, here are the comments. FF'd z times, here are the comments..."" and that the ""best"" commenting system, to date, is Disqus.","1236265982","2009-03-05T15:13:02Z" -"508199","piramida","piramida",,,"508158","0","congratulations but I would've bought at 150 in half a year. and it has nothing to do with google.","1236592931","2009-03-09T10:02:11Z" -"510895","aristus","aristus",,,"510876","0","That may well be possible, but GPG in Javascript is still too slow, about 5KB per second on my machine.

http://www.hanewin.net/encrypt/PGencode.htm","1236726065","2009-03-10T23:01:05Z" -"510908","wmf","wmf",,,"510876","1","This concept is possible, but don't look for Google to ever provide it. Their whole philosophy is based on control of data and data mining.","1236726507","2009-03-10T23:08:27Z" -"524836","sown","sown",,,"524792","0","Although it was only recently spotted on aerial photographs, an armchair archaeologist could have discovered the trap on Google Earth. ","1237554341","2009-03-20T13:05:41Z" -"524846","debt","debt",,,"524792","2","The DailyMail is not a legitimate news source.","1237555094","2009-03-20T13:18:14Z" -"524917","Hexstream","Hexstream",,,"524792","1","I wonder if it would be possible to make some kind of ""geometry analyser"" that scours the (Google) Earth, looking for ""un-natural-looking"" structures/patterns outside of the known ones like cities and such.","1237558042","2009-03-20T14:07:22Z" -"525085","jimbokun","jimbokun",,,"524792","3","Great medieval hack.","1237565426","2009-03-20T16:10:26Z" -"525605","conanite","conanite",,,"525516","1","I hope they didn't accidentally take pictures of the police!","1237583702","2009-03-20T21:15:02Z" -"526003","handelaar","handelaar",,,"525516","0","Where by 'forced to take down pics' you of course mean 'chooses to voluntarily remove some pics in response to user feedback'.

When you're taking the Sun, the most notorious tabloid in the anglophone world, and making its headlines less accurate, that's really some achievement. Bravo.","1237617357","2009-03-21T06:35:57Z" -"535472","tvon","tvon",,,"535459","0","(didn't find this up here already, thought it deserved a post)

Great podcast from two people who are recognized as the ""go to"" bloggers for their topics.

Gruber's introduction to the same podcast: http://daringfireball.net/2009/03/obsession_times_voice","1238176130","2009-03-27T17:48:50Z" -"538049","tokenadult","tokenadult",,,"537918","0","What's the significance of this?","1238374838","2009-03-30T01:00:38Z" -"540094","omarish","omarish",,,"540063","0","I don't understand why techcrunch insists on always being negative about things. There are many worse issues than not having a domain name.

And I feel like most people who would apply for funding through google would see the trend:

http://reader.google.com - Google Reader

http://mail.google.com - Google Mail

http://???.google.com - Google Ventures","1238508281","2009-03-31T14:04:41Z" -"540102","ErrantX","ErrantX",,,"540063","1","I have to confess that my first thought wasnt googleventures.com. Indeed I tried (without looking) ventures.google.com - following that logic that that is how they do pretty much everything else.

A load of rubbish :) - flagged.","1238508534","2009-03-31T14:08:54Z" -"545018","aka-","aka-",,,"544996","4","We're rich! We have special exemption from the law and can stop you creating a useful public resource!

I'm embarrassed by my countrymen. They do not speak for me.","1238773351","2009-04-03T15:42:31Z" -"545022","Hexstream","Hexstream",,,"544996","0","And now burglars know of a great place where people are so well-appointed that they don't want the burglars to know. One often meets his destiny on the path he takes to avoid it.","1238773390","2009-04-03T15:43:10Z" -"545023","dschobel","dschobel",,,"544996","1","Brits are completely ok with government surveillance but once The Google takes some pictures, it gets real!","1238773402","2009-04-03T15:43:22Z" -"545037","iamwil","iamwil",,,"544996","3","Security by obscurity doesn't work well.

I remember reading that thieves target houses whose entrances have some sort of cover, as one of the things they look for.

Instead of complaining to Google about collecting already public information, they should work on stuff like pulling out trees covering the front door.","1238773773","2009-04-03T15:49:33Z" -"545069","mechanical_fish","mechanical_fish",,,"544996","2","It's a moral panic. They're never rational.

I live near Boston, so our local equivalent of the spooky Google van is: circuit boards. Remember: If you carry your homebrew audio amplifier inside a cheap plastic case, it is not a terrorist threat, but otherwise the cops might threaten you with deadly force and charge you with a felony.

Let's not even get into the topic of carrying liquids onto airplanes.

The only good thing about incidents like this is that they provide anthropologists with teachable moments. It's easy to laugh when some other culture claims that a camera can ""steal your soul"". Ha ha! Those primitive people! That sort of thinking would never happen in a sophisticated modern culture like ours!","1238774606","2009-04-03T16:03:26Z" -"556201","MichaelApproved","MichaelApproved",,,"556140","4","Slightly lame but FAR better than anything they've been running recently.","1239378812","2009-04-10T15:53:32Z" -"556212","phoxix2","phoxix2",,,"556140","2","Pro Apple infestation of HN in 3 ... 2 .... 1 ...

Seriously, when two spouses bicker, is it ever news worthy ??","1239379083","2009-04-10T15:58:03Z" -"556218","dawson","dawson",,,"556140","6","Apple > Microsoft

(I have Karma to burn, eat your hearts out :))","1239379282","2009-04-10T16:01:22Z" -"556237","bcl","bcl",,,"556140","1","Well, they are better than those atrocious ones with Seinfeld and Bill Gates. But they still have a long way to go to compete with the humor of the Apple ads.","1239379853","2009-04-10T16:10:53Z" -"556261","axod","axod",,,"556140","3","The Bluray! chorus was just hilarious.

  Boy: ""I'm a PC and I'm 11""
-  Mum: ""And I'm not""
-
-She's not 11 and she's not a PC? She has a Mac at home doesn't she! That's my final impression anyway :/","1239380825","2009-04-10T16:27:05Z" -"556267","mdasen","mdasen",,,"556140","0","It's great to try and spin this as Microsoft being out-of-touch, but in this case they've hit the nail on the head. Their previous ""I'm a PC"" and ""Seinfeld"" ads have been terrible - trying to convince us that their computers were cool or every-day machines against Apple's bourgeois style. Those were stupid.

These ads drive to the heart of the issue - many people want something Apple doesn't sell (or doesn't sell at a price they can afford). Microsoft has hit Apple where it counts and that's why these ads are great - and I say that typing from my MacBook Pro. I really don't think this should get into a Macs vs PCs are more expensive argument - those never end well. What I can say is that PCs offer more choice - you can get a 17"" PC laptop without having to buy the most expensive processor and the like. In Apple's world, all upgrades come in tandem with things you may or may not want and that makes certain things (like a 17"" screen) start at a whopping $2,800.

I'm a programmer. My computer is my livelihood and I'm going to pay up for something because I use it so much. However, Microsoft's ads hit home for many people who go looking for a computer on a budget and don't want to come home with a 13"" laptop when they wanted a 15"" one - and might not need some of the other things in a MacBook. If your budget is $1,500, the only Mac laptop you can get is the MacBook 13"". It's a tight spot for many people buying computers.

And this ad puts that tight spot on the screen. It's not going to convince me to buy a PC, but it's going to get others thinking about the features they want and the availability of those features in Macs at a price they'll accept. Again, I hope this doesn't start a Mac vs PC price crap thing because it's really about the customization - aka, why do I need to buy a 2.66GHz processor to get a 17"" screen?","1239380987","2009-04-10T16:29:47Z" -"556270","umjames","umjames",,,"556140","5","Maybe instead of exclaiming ""Blu-ray!"", they could have exclaimed ""Conficker!"" or ""IE!"". Sheesh.","1239381143","2009-04-10T16:32:23Z" -"556969","whalesalad","whalesalad",,,"556796","0","I don't understand why the concensus seems to be ""Let's show digg users we mean business and give them a fuck off message"" rather than let's see if they're coming from digg and simply redirect to my regular url.

Or possibly, modify your page with a slim bar on the top saying Hi to digg users, minus the diggbar, still showing your content.","1239406026","2009-04-10T23:27:06Z" -"557029","pbhj","pbhj",,,"556796","1","If anyone's bothered I made a simple framebreaker plugin http://alicious.com/2009/frame-breaker-wordpress-plugin-remo...","1239410525","2009-04-11T00:42:05Z" -"557171","lallysingh","lallysingh",,,"556796","2","So what's the default message? ""Dear Digg, fuck off and die.""","1239419041","2009-04-11T03:04:01Z" -"557374","mooted","mooted",,,"556796","3","The Diggbar is only visible to Digg users and links shared by Diggers.So if Digg users are revolting against it, that makes sense. But obvious Digg haters like John Gruber revolting against the Diggbar looks like a cheap publicity stunt to me.Calling Digg users ""mindless, borderline illiterates"" and greeting them with ""F* off"" message to Digg, is just hating Digg. Doest look like this has anything to do with preaching standards.

As a Digg user, i dont like Diggbar on pages linked from Digg pages. But i would appreciate this,if the url shortening service along with Diggbar was an independent feature.","1239440576","2009-04-11T09:02:56Z" -"568251","ScottWhigham","ScottWhigham",,,"568194","0","this agreement, which was negotiated in secret by Google and a few lawyers working for the Authors Guild and AAP (who will, by the way, get up to $45.5 million in fees for their work on the settlement—more than all of the authors combined!)

Wow","1240051446","2009-04-18T10:44:06Z" -"575092","dannyr","dannyr",,,"574905","1","I heard good things about it from the people who attended last year.

I just registered. I think it's one of the cheapest conferences there is.","1240460595","2009-04-23T04:23:15Z" -"575194","thesethings","thesethings",,,"574905","0","Last year they put all the videos and slides up for free: http://sites.google.com/site/io/ (Thanks Google! ).

I'd imagine they'll do the same this year.

They seem like good sessions. Both this year and last year, I've kind of pined for more Google Apps-related stuff, but I admit that's due to an ""enterprise IT"" focus I have for my job, and Google in general is totally reasonably, more of a web company.

This year the Chrome sessions seem really interesting.

As with all events, you can get most of the content without going, via blogs, tweets, media coverage, and videos. It's the ""hallway sessions,"" networking, and general inspiration and manic vibe that's unique.

I guess if you're going for API references, it's probably not worth it. If you want to corner a product manager, then it probably is worth it :D","1240467072","2009-04-23T06:11:12Z" -"578347","joeuser","joeuser",,,"578268","0","Interesting definition of thumbprint. Since when does thumbprint not refer to the thumb's fingerprint? Misleading title.","1240614851","2009-04-24T23:14:11Z" -"579342","knightinblue","knightinblue",,,"578268","1","Bully? Intimidator?

Great. Sarah Lacy's heir apparent for nonsensical exaggeration is here.","1240697406","2009-04-25T22:10:06Z" -"585483","ldeva","ldeva",,,"585480","0","I think Backtype has already one...but this is interesting to see how it evolves. -I know uberVU and Disqus partnered and powers now the conversation tracking on Mashable. -Let's see what Artiklz.com will respond (another competitor)...","1241026728","2009-04-29T17:38:48Z" -"587238","boundlessdreamz","boundlessdreamz",,,"587139","0","One of the crappiest article I have ever read. The crust of the article is based on the author's assertion that android is a threat to Windows 7!!","1241116916","2009-04-30T18:41:56Z" -"594514",,,,"true","594333","0",,"1241549116","2009-05-05T18:45:16Z" -"599298","mcav","mcav",,,"599280","1","Protip: Reusing open source web browsers would be a logical next move. :)

  </wishfulthinking>
","1241764776","2009-05-08T06:39:36Z" -"599305","iamcalledrob","iamcalledrob",,,"599280","3","Well, if the technology makes sense, why not? There's no point in being awkward.","1241765667","2009-05-08T06:54:27Z" -"599318","drawkbox","drawkbox",,,"599280","2","At a minimum, even if it is a trick, this is good strategic thinking going on in that team. I like anything that spreads the use of distributed databases and having another BigTable implementation is great.

As mentioned, it would be great if they started using Webkit or open source browser rendering engines.","1241767304","2009-05-08T07:21:44Z" -"599337","KirinDave","KirinDave",,,"599280","0","I am an employee of Powerset and I can say with authority that this article is not fact checked at all. It contains some egregious errors and a geyser of wishful thinking and baseless guesses.

As for the culture issue they're addressing, I cannot talk about what specifically is going on with Live internals and upcoming releases, but I can say that we actually have been surprised by how willing the MS engineers have been to check out our infrastructure and assess it fairly. If you come into the office you still see most of the NL research we do is still done on macs using a lot of open source tools targeting linux, and our management is cool with that. We've had some friction maintaining our ties to open source, but only because these issues are complicated by an acquisition and getting used to new rules and procedures.

In general, the vibe I get when I talk to veteran Microsofties is one of cautious optimism about non-gpl'd open source code. And even people very high up the MS chain have told us that open sourcing code can make financial sense, and if it makes sense then that's what should happen.","1241768982","2009-05-08T07:49:42Z" -"606237","mustpax","mustpax",,,"606195","0","Don't wanna get all Unix-macho here, but the regular command line is also pretty safe when you're just launching applications and doing things equivalent to the location bar. It gets dangerous for only a specific subset of administrative commands such as rm, mv, apt- which provide different functionality anyway.

That said. you can get burnt clobbering important files with output redirection. It's a good idea to enable the ""noclobbler"" setting in Bash like so:

  set -o noclobber
-
-It's saved me plenty of times from deleting important partially process data.","1242168620","2009-05-12T22:50:20Z" -"606286","ericwaller","ericwaller",,,"606195","1","The new ones aren't dangerous because you can't actually do anything with them. As soon as I can send an email (or affect the outside world in any way) from the location bar, it becomes just as dangerous as the unix command line.","1242172355","2009-05-12T23:52:35Z" -"606490","benreesman","benreesman",,,"606195","2","you can pry bash from my cold, dead hands.","1242187329","2009-05-13T04:02:09Z" -"608871","noodle","noodle",,,"608866","5","its slow for me too. not just google.com, but google-related services. doubleclick ads, analytics, etc.

edit: seems to be back up to full speed for me now.","1242314097","2009-05-14T15:14:57Z" -"608883","tocomment","tocomment",,,"608866","3","OMG it's happening all over the world: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=&ands=google&phra...","1242314364","2009-05-14T15:19:24Z" -"608897","pugio","pugio",,,"608866","9","Same here:

ping google.com -PING google.com (74.125.67.100): 56 data bytes -64 bytes from 74.125.67.100: icmp_seq=34 ttl=40 time=330.224 ms -.... -^C ---- google.com ping statistics --- -247 packets transmitted, 14 packets received, 94% packet loss -round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 294.648/313.224/331.038/13.395 ms","1242314833","2009-05-14T15:27:13Z" -"608899","vito","vito",,,"608866","0","Yep, and half of the sites I'm trying to visit are affected as well, probably from Google Analytics or any of the other dozens of Google things everywhere.","1242314858","2009-05-14T15:27:38Z" -"608901",,,,"true","608866","30",,"1242314881","2009-05-14T15:28:01Z" -"608909","TallGuyShort","TallGuyShort",,,"608866","7","They've also been denying service to requests that ""look automated"" more often lately. I assume that's an automatic response to a DDoS - must be a growing problem for them.","1242315001","2009-05-14T15:30:01Z" -"608914","old-gregg","old-gregg",,,"608866","2","Google services has been steadily getting slower and slower for me. I can't recall the last time when google maps loaded the entire map successfully: 1-3 fragments are always missing.

I also stopped using gmail and switched to Mail.app. Gmail completely deteriorated for me: too often I'd press ""Send"" and it would just sit there forever with ""Still working..."" on top.","1242315099","2009-05-14T15:31:39Z" -"608916","spkthed","spkthed",,,"608866","12","OpenDNS was having issues resolving Google yesterday. It looks like at least part of the problem today is DNS related. Anyone else experiencing that?","1242315143","2009-05-14T15:32:23Z" -"608918","amanfredi","amanfredi",,,"608866","29","disabling google analytics on our site for now.","1242315148","2009-05-14T15:32:28Z" -"608920","twism","twism",,,"608866","26","hmm.. maybe the reason I can't checkout anything from googlecode.","1242315248","2009-05-14T15:34:08Z" -"608925","csomar","csomar",,,"608866","33","it's fast (ok like usual) here in Tunisia","1242315415","2009-05-14T15:36:55Z" -"608928","chaosmachine","chaosmachine",,,"608866","13","Seems fine for me. Maybe keyboardr got dugg or something: http://keyboardr.com/","1242315576","2009-05-14T15:39:36Z" -"608930","szopa","szopa",,,"608866","8","Here in Europe (Poland) it's also very slow. I was convinced it was a problem with my ISP, but now it is getting scary.","1242315616","2009-05-14T15:40:16Z" -"608931","adolfoabegg","adolfoabegg",,,"608866","35","google sucks @spain too...","1242315721","2009-05-14T15:42:01Z" -"608942","bbuffone","bbuffone",,,"608866","4","Even site that have google ads are now effected. Just tried to do to Techcrunch.com and it is hung on the loading of doubleclick ads and pagesyndication.

I also noticed for the last few days the formatting of my google search results are broken. The first result's title is off to the right after the ebay logo.","1242315866","2009-05-14T15:44:26Z" -"608946","slackerIII","slackerIII",,,"608866","1","Maybe Wolfram Alpha is fighting dirty :)","1242315977","2009-05-14T15:46:17Z" -"608947","Notorious_PWN","Notorious_PWN",,,"608866","38","Youtube is fucked right now.","1242315980","2009-05-14T15:46:20Z" -"608953","abyssknight","abyssknight",,,"608866","14","Yes, yes it is. I thought it was the apocalypse or a really bad firewall rule.","1242316062","2009-05-14T15:47:42Z" -"608972","tocomment","tocomment",,,"608866","10","It's funny I needed to get directions, and I'm just realizing now that I can use Yahoo maps (an hour later).

Update: -Nevermind, Yahoo maps just erases the addresses I entered when I press ""go"". I guess I'm stuck waiting for google maps to come back. I refuse to revert to mapquest.","1242316537","2009-05-14T15:55:37Z" -"608987","yafujifide","yafujifide",,,"608866","27","The tubes have a kink.","1242316770","2009-05-14T15:59:30Z" -"608989","szopa","szopa",,,"608866","23","Funny thing... I just realized that without Google I am kind of cut off from the world: no e-mail, no jabber... I do have some backup accounts, but the people with whom I'd like to communicate don't... Or at least I don't know their secondary addresses. It's scary. Well, at least I have HN to cheer me up :-)","1242316782","2009-05-14T15:59:42Z" -"608995","boredguy8","boredguy8",,,"608866","19","It started yesterday for me, not today. Probably about 2:30 pacific time. I noticed some rather intense latency on loading gmail.","1242316899","2009-05-14T16:01:39Z" -"608999","ianbishop","ianbishop",,,"608866","20","Anyone remember that article about how (some ridiculously small amount of time) affected google and made them lose money?","1242317044","2009-05-14T16:04:04Z" -"609006","liuliu","liuliu",,,"608866","21","in China, slow. First I thought it may be the great firewall. But it seems far more worse than that..","1242317244","2009-05-14T16:07:24Z" -"609009","malte","malte",,,"608866","6","It seems like everything's back to normal now.","1242317273","2009-05-14T16:07:53Z" -"609021","Notorious_PWN","Notorious_PWN",,,"608866","36","UPDATE @ 12:10--

AWS (which also seemed to be affected) up to normal speed. Youtube and Gmail slow but usable. Google seems to be a normal speed.","1242317485","2009-05-14T16:11:25Z" -"609030","skorgu","skorgu",,,"608866","32","Not here (Going out through AT&T).","1242317623","2009-05-14T16:13:43Z" -"609031","szopa","szopa",,,"608866","28","Uff... It is getting back to normal. We are all saved! ;-)","1242317630","2009-05-14T16:13:50Z" -"609035","TallGuyShort","TallGuyShort",,,"608866","11","http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=18064","1242317690","2009-05-14T16:14:50Z" -"609047",,,,"true","608866","15",,"1242317938","2009-05-14T16:18:58Z" -"609085","chanux","chanux",,,"608866","31","The Twitterverse is hot http://www.roomatic.com/%23googlefail

But nothings wrong from here.","1242318776","2009-05-14T16:32:56Z" -"609094","tsbardella","tsbardella",,,"608866","34","noticed it as well. back to normal","1242318984","2009-05-14T16:36:24Z" -"609097","mikecuesta","mikecuesta",,,"608866","25","No wonder, I was having all sorts of issues with Gmail this morning.","1242319028","2009-05-14T16:37:08Z" -"609130","heat_miser","heat_miser",,,"608866","22","Google was really broken for me about 30 mins ago, in San Mateo, but it seems to be back now","1242319968","2009-05-14T16:52:48Z" -"609149","quellhorst","quellhorst",,,"608866","24","Last night google searches were being returned to me without any CSS styling.","1242320682","2009-05-14T17:04:42Z" -"609192","axomhacker","axomhacker",,,"608866","16","Google says it's resolved. Updates coming soon: http://twitter.com/google/status/1796948425","1242321901","2009-05-14T17:25:01Z" -"609239","TweedHeads","TweedHeads",,,"608866","37","Since when HN is a ""Google is down"" alert system?","1242323226","2009-05-14T17:47:06Z" -"609283","_pius","_pius",,,"608866","17","http://slowforeveryoneorjustme.o ... oh wait, no one's made that one yet.","1242324931","2009-05-14T18:15:31Z" -"609895","socratees","socratees",,,"608866","18","For me, google search results appeared without the usual formatting (5/14/09 9PM CST) this was even before the Google glitch happened.","1242353242","2009-05-15T02:07:22Z" -"611641","10ren","10ren",,,"611630","0","Google and WolframAlpha are not direct business competitors today (as many have pointed out.) But there is overlap in direction:

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. http://www.google.com/intl/en/corporate/

Our overarching goal, the “higher purpose” of this project, is to make all computable, factual knowledge available to everyone. http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2009/04/28/welcome-to-the-wolfr...","1242434958","2009-05-16T00:49:18Z" -"613006","jraines","jraines",,,"612990","1","I think Twitter is probably a better place for this kind of speculation.","1242537691","2009-05-17T05:21:31Z" -"613009","aaronsw","aaronsw",,,"612990","3","Do you seriously Wolfram Alpha is trying to compete with Google? They'd much rather get integrated into Google, ala Google Calculator.","1242537805","2009-05-17T05:23:25Z" -"613057","MrRage","MrRage",,,"612990","0","Wolfram Alpha is not a web search. Google is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_mistake","1242540332","2009-05-17T06:05:32Z" -"613060","cubicle67","cubicle67",,,"612990","2","I don't see Wolfram Alpha and Google and competing at all, but rather as complimentary services. Wolfram Alpha looks excellent for research and specific maths/science related queries, whereas google excels in general search.

If they can get their content to a respectable level for any given subject area, eg physics, I can see Wolfram Alpha becoming a valuable tool, worth paying a reasonable subscription to use.","1242540463","2009-05-17T06:07:43Z" -"613070","Zarathu","Zarathu",,,"612990","4","I don't think Wolfram Alpha should be compared to Google as much as it should be compared to Wikipedia.

That being said, I don't think it's particularly fair to judge this genre of product on the first day of its initial release. I believe that over time, the developers will likely improve the algorithm.","1242541120","2009-05-17T06:18:40Z" -"613096","MaysonL","MaysonL",,,"612990","5","I think WA will get beat by user curated data, ala Wikipedia: data beats algoritha these days.","1242542733","2009-05-17T06:45:33Z" -"633405","ilkhd2","ilkhd2",,,"633323","6","Every time I hear Bing I for some reason recall Carmella Bing. -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmella_Bing","1243670452","2009-05-30T08:00:52Z" -"633500","aurora72","aurora72",,,"633323","3","Was Wozniak so talkative? I'm surprised. Looks as if he was trying to have a good time. He has interested me more than the Bingooo!","1243679893","2009-05-30T10:38:13Z" -"633519","macmac","macmac",,,"633323","2","Yeah, and ends by saying ""I'm a fan until I find out it is no good.""","1243682439","2009-05-30T11:20:39Z" -"633679","antirez","antirez",,,"633323","0","It's not a bad idea to look at new products without any kind of bias. For example some month ago I started looking for the first times to Microsoft Live image search features, and I found many things about this service that are better than Google images search.","1243694976","2009-05-30T14:49:36Z" -"633776","carbon8","carbon8",,,"633323","1","This is a really strange interview. Granted, Woz is a sucker for shiny objects, but praising ""the algorithms"" after seeing just a presentation? Also, the interviewer's favorite features were website preview popups and customer service numbers.","1243698876","2009-05-30T15:54:36Z" -"633796",,,,"true","633323","4",,"1243700035","2009-05-30T16:13:55Z" -"633849",,,,"true","633323","5",,"1243702986","2009-05-30T17:03:06Z" -"634780","mat3","mat3",,,"634777","0","Come, Bring a Friend and let's discuss Google Wave over lunch.

Please use the following link: http://www.socializr.com/event/976099347 -to RSVP.

Feel free to forward to anyone who might be interested.","1243786111","2009-05-31T16:08:31Z" -"636921","mediaman","mediaman",,,"636642","0","For some reason I interpreted this title as a role playing game in which one has the opportunity to be a financial compcontroller in a corporation. The implied premise of a game in which one prepares financial statements, tells vendors that they can't yet be paid, and informs the bank that those receivables are coming in ""any day now"" was very unique.

The actual product sounds much more promising.","1243894837","2009-06-01T22:20:37Z" -"646320","rw","rw",,,"646309","0","uh? -www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F%3Fui%3Dhtml%26zy%3Dl&bsv=zpwhtygjntrz&scc=1&ltmpl=default&ltmplcache=2&hl=es","1244407194","2009-06-07T20:39:54Z" -"646406","Anon84","Anon84",,,"646326","1","

    I’m completely convinced that the tablet is real. But I 
-    am almost just as convinced that it is not ready to be 
-    announced. Patience on this one.
-
-I'm hoping he's wrong at least on this count.","1244411047","2009-06-07T21:44:07Z" -"646411","jsz0","jsz0",,,"646326","2","I think Apple will be looking to diversify the iPhone line which will probably include a cheap iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G Video as the mid-range option, and perhaps this 3GS is the higher end model -- OLED screen, slightly wider, higher specs and background apps along with a premium physical design that sets it apart from the other two iPhone models. It wouldn't surprise me to see support for LTE included as AT&T (and others) will be deploying service heavily in the next 2 years (typical life span of an iPhone?)

For Snow Leopard I agree that Apple will probably offer it at a highly reduced price compared to 10.4 or 10.5. There will probably be at least a few surprises we haven't seen yet but nothing that is going to justify a $100+ price for most people. The worst thing that could happen for Apple is for 10.4 & 10.5 to continue lingering around XP style if users don't quickly adopt 10.6. Between lax copy protection and a low price tag Apple could easily move 70-80% of their Intel users to 10.6 within a year. There have been rumors Windows 7 upgrade pricing is going to be quite cheap so Apple has to at least match that price. (both 7 & 10.6 are basically maintenance releases and probably have the same approximate value to consumers)

I don't expect any other big surprises. Apple wants the new iPhone to be the #1 story coming out of WWDC.","1244411338","2009-06-07T21:48:58Z" -"646516","mariorz","mariorz",,,"646326","3","Funny no mention of an app store for desktop apps. It seems obvious this would be the next strategic step for iTunes. As it is, OSX is in dire need of a package manager.","1244416875","2009-06-07T23:21:15Z" -"646632","yan","yan",,,"646326","4","Anyone here at WWDC?

edit: if so, send me an email.","1244423409","2009-06-08T01:10:09Z" -"646969","jsz0","jsz0",,,"646326","0","If Apple hasn't completely forgotten about the Apple TV it would be interesting to see a new revision launched with a full SDK. If Apple doesn't care about the device that much they should really open it up to third parties to fill the gaps in its functionality. Give it a halfway decent 3D chip and a simple motion controller (with iPhone/Touch integration too, of course) they could probably capitalize on all the developers doing games for the iPhone market. It may be Apple's last real chance to get a foot hold in the set top market because both Sony & Microsoft are starting to push more and more non-gaming apps out. Apple will almost surely never be a #1 but they could carve out a very respectable market for themselves -- mostly casual gamers and Internet media consumers who may not be interested in ""hardcore"" gaming. (and there are lots of us)","1244447788","2009-06-08T07:56:28Z" -"647726","xsc","xsc",,,"647694","0","Seems a little bit slower, but things are working as they should here.","1244485064","2009-06-08T18:17:44Z" -"652124","pasbesoin","pasbesoin",,,"651858","0","By the by, if any Googlers pass by, the linked page has a grammatical error:

    communicating the switch Google Apps to your organization
-
-should have another ""to"", i.e.

    communicating the switch to Google Apps to your organization
-
-Since this is a front page, maybe someone will want it fixed. I provided feedback via the site's feedback mechanism, as well, but that's geared for general site experience and may not be looked at beyond statistically.","1244682504","2009-06-11T01:08:24Z" -"655417","curej","curej",,,"655169","0","Maybe I'm missing something. I thought you could do aggregations in Google Spreadsheets without using Fusion Tables?","1244840065","2009-06-12T20:54:25Z" -"672051","secret","secret",,,"671480","0","I don't know how interesting the article is, but I have to admit the headline made me laugh.","1245851181","2009-06-24T13:46:21Z" -"683825","joshuarr","joshuarr",,,"683814","2","http://www.ubergoose.com","1246506663","2009-07-02T03:51:03Z" -"684040","asimjalis","asimjalis",,,"683814","1","Neat. The site looks pretty good.

What are some examples of things people would categorize?

Who would use this? And why? Who is your target market? What age group?

Could this work as a FaceBook app?","1246523157","2009-07-02T08:25:57Z" -"684501","asimjalis","asimjalis",,,"683814","0","Cool. Also it has a nice viral element.

Could you just open it up to the world instead of keeping it behind the alpha? What's your fear? What's the worst thing that could happen?

Here is why it might be a good idea to open it up. When I went to the site I liked the layout and the appearance but I didn't really understand what it was about. So I was not motivated to sign up for an alpha. If more of the site was visible I'd ""get"" it and might want to sign up.

Another neat feature would be if I could invite some of my friends.

Also it would be nice if I could just interact with it, at least get a basic feel, or get a demo, without the sign-up. That would help me decide whether I wanted to sign up or not.

I have noticed in my own ventures is that when I release things and people start using them and sending me feedback that becomes an incredibly powerful source of motivation and energy for me to keep working on the stuff in the evenings and on weekends. The lack of motivation only occurs before the release. So it's good to get the release out of the way quickly -- even if it is a flimsy and pathetic release. Sort of like a newborn baby -- flimsy but functional.

If the back-end does not completely work yet, is there a really simple, really tiny scenario that it could implement so that it could be useful? Think minimal and simple and throw out all the elaborate features that you need more people to implement.

Another thing I have found useful is to add a feedback form somewhere so that early users can send me direct feedback. People say the weirdest things which can lead to some interesting results.","1246547197","2009-07-02T15:06:37Z" -"685373",,,,"true","685336","0",,"1246577031","2009-07-02T23:23:51Z" -"693863","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"693846","0","As funny as this is from a law enforcement point of view it is useless, doing a google search and clicking on a link is hardly a bad thing in anybodies book.

Still to be caught with your pants down in such a trivial sting is embarrassing, and I'm sure that all those caught up in the net will be boning up on tor and anonymizers.","1247060680","2009-07-08T13:44:40Z" -"705279","Kadin","Kadin",,,"705156","0","It's not apparent to me from the writeup -- does the Google Voice client make its calls using the cellular phone / POTS network, or is it VOIP and just using the cell network to pass packets?

I'm assuming SIP is probably a non-starter with the US cell companies, although it doesn't stop it from working fine on the Nokia S60 platform using the built-in dialer and client.","1247640023","2009-07-15T06:40:23Z" -"707205","vaksel","vaksel",,,"707119","0","I'm a Mac and I'm a PC....

hypocrisy much? although the mac ads were at least good","1247716480","2009-07-16T03:54:40Z" -"708681","ksvs","ksvs",,,"708617","0","Sounds fishy. They claim to have 25 people, and yet they're not paying salaries? I wonder in what sense they ""have"" these people.","1247775508","2009-07-16T20:18:28Z" -"708717","lucifer","lucifer",,,"708617","1","Identity theft is a crime, right?","1247776885","2009-07-16T20:41:25Z" -"717935","pygy","pygy",,,"717908","2","I'm using Chrome 2.0.172.33 and I don't experience what you are describing.","1248274051","2009-07-22T14:47:31Z" -"717985","reduxredacted","reduxredacted",,,"717908","0","I haven't seen this behavior myself, but assuming it's true...

""By emulating this behavior on page-based websites, where the back button now essentially takes you 'out of' the web site, is Google trying to train us not to use the back button""

I certainly hope not. It seems wrong to emulate what's ""bad"" about no refresh web applications -- that is not conforming to a convention built into the browsers since most people's first experience with a browser.

It's not going to change anyone's behavior, it's going to make them return to a browser that works the way they expect it to.

I remember having a conversation with an internal developer at my company where he was talking about how their team had removed all of the chrome around the page and did some javascript magic to make it very difficult to invoke refresh or back.

He was complaining that users didn't understand that refreshing ""broke"" the app and continued to find ways to block it. He was fighting a losing battle. You have to find a way to do something logical when the user hits refresh or back or you're going to spend more time adding kludge after kludge when users behave in your app the way they would in any other web based app.","1248276001","2009-07-22T15:20:01Z" -"718083","lhorie","lhorie",,,"717908","1","The issue I was experiencing was that the back button would remain grayed out regardless of where I went... on Youtube. And only on Youtube.

Seeing how navigating a site with no back button is pretty much impossible (or at least very convoluted), I think it's safe to assume that it's more likely that this is a bug than some sort of grand conspiracy.

Let's put it in perspective: Google knows they're an underdog when it comes browsers and that surfers that use Chrome typically know how they can switch to other browsers if Chrome isn't working for them.","1248279772","2009-07-22T16:22:52Z" -"721234","10ren","10ren",,,"721233","2","Earlier submission http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=720261 - didn't get the attention it deserved (EDIT url edited)","1248431035","2009-07-24T10:23:55Z" -"721395","varjag","varjag",,,"721233","0","Pretty ironic with preceeding commentary by Linus. As so often happens, he speaks on licensing, or on free vs. proprietary and it bites him in the ass.","1248442957","2009-07-24T13:42:37Z" -"721917","kogir","kogir",,,"721233","1","Given that none of the articles referenced actually give any details about what GPL'd code was improperly used or linked, I'm still skeptical.

Call me a fanboy but I believe in innocent until proven guilty. Show me the offending code.

Don't say ""it's open source, see for yourself,"" because I'm not the one making the claim.","1248455610","2009-07-24T17:13:30Z" -"724573","Locke1689","Locke1689",,,"724525","0","Maybe it's just me, but I've never actually believed that Microsoft bundling a browser (that they made, of course) is monopolistic. It seems like Microsoft is pushing a value-add with their products. Of course, it serves their agenda, but everything every company does serves their agenda -- that's why they're companies. I don't see the difference between Microsoft bundling IE with Windows and Apple offering a free iPod with new Macs during ""Back to School."" And yet, no one ever suggests that maybe Apple should be offering a choice between a free iPod and a free Zune.

Not only that, but I'm also troubled by the inclusion of other browsers. Why should Firefox get the free publicity? Because they're popular? Well that seems to be the same argument against IE. Personally, my favorite Windows browser is Opera, but how much do you want to bet that that certainly won't be on their list.","1248627685","2009-07-26T17:01:25Z" -"724640","joshhart","joshhart",,,"724525","1","This is getting ridiculous. Is it that hard to download a different browser if you want another? My parents are happy with IE and Microsoft products, why should they be forced to make a browser decision if there's a default one ready? Furthermore, who is to blame when Firefox/Opera/whatever crashes? Microsoft?","1248630774","2009-07-26T17:52:54Z" -"729966","drhowarddrfine","drhowarddrfine",,,"729840","0","Dinosaurs mating","1248875195","2009-07-29T13:46:35Z" -"729981","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"729857","0","Sorry, but this article is nonsense. Anti trust violations are wrong, even if no harm should come of them. To look 10 years into the past and say the anti trust case against microsoft was misguided is using hindsight to prove a point.

Who knows what the world would have looked like if the DOJ had not pressed ahead. We know much better how far we can trust Microsoft today because of that case in the past.","1248876044","2009-07-29T14:00:44Z" -"730004","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"729877","0","Compete with them! And I'm sure I wouldn't be alone in that.","1248876742","2009-07-29T14:12:22Z" -"749375","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"749353","0","Dupe. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=749330","1249744463","2009-08-08T15:14:23Z" -"753267",,,,"true","753265","7",,"1249920634","2009-08-10T16:10:34Z" -"753442","pmjordan","pmjordan",,,"753265","0","""I just try to write good stuff.""

The article's author might consider that a humorous quip, but I think that's the crux of it, really. DF is always well written and usually well researched (and when it isn't, for whatever reason, he will follow up with a correction). Unlike others, John's not scared of going into technical detail where necessary.","1249924175","2009-08-10T17:09:35Z" -"753579","jonshea","jonshea",,,"753265","1","$125,000 in annual revenue is way low.

The Daring Fireball feed sponsorship costs $2,500 for _one week_. That’s $130,000 a year right there.

http://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/

The Deck pulls in $180,000 a month with 45 affiliated content sources. So if the profits are divided equally, or if Gruber earns the average revenue, then that’s $4000 a month. Some of the affiliate blogs hardly ever produce content and other blogs hide the ad at the bottom of the page, so I doubt that they divide revenue equally between them. I’d be very surprised if Daring Fireball didn’t pull down at least 3 times the Deck average. Call it $150,000.

http://decknetwork.net/

That would put us at $280,000 per year even before T-Shirt sales.","1249927539","2009-08-10T18:05:39Z" -"753590","georgekv","georgekv",,,"753265","6","Well written, humorous, and knowledgeable (mac) geek. What's not to like?","1249927721","2009-08-10T18:08:41Z" -"753630","gstar","gstar",,,"753265","3","Gruber is polarising, but that's precisely why he's so successful.

Much as I think he's a bit obnoxious, I read his blog regularly. I really admire his respect for his craft (vs say, techcrunch), as well as the niche he's carved out for himself.","1249928620","2009-08-10T18:23:40Z" -"753644","j00ster","j00ster","true",,"753265","9","what puffery. gruber is the grand mac apologist. his column consists of contentless shilling punctuated only periodically by token resistance to the cult. he's never sustained any critical opinions...his token opposition to the appstore debacle was essentially redacted as soon as it was issued....cuz you know bullshit stops being bullshit if phil schiller writes you personally.","1249929109","2009-08-10T18:31:49Z" -"753650","cjlesh","cjlesh",,,"753265","5","I read Daring Fireball, and I think the writing is excellent, but I've always thought it was a close cousin of astroturfing.

Here's how it works in my head:

1) Gruber writes stuff Apple likes -2) Apple feeds Gruber exclusive information -3) More people read Gruber for exclusive information, seeing a message that Apple likes -4) Gruber profits from increased traffic, and tries to continue to please Apple

Maybe I'm way off base, but Apple is so damn secretive that the information he gets must somehow be approved. It's like Apple doesn't allow their employees to blog, except Gruber.","1249929196","2009-08-10T18:33:16Z" -"753731","blazamos","blazamos",,,"753265","2","Gruber's talk with Merlin Mann from this year's SXSW is a gem.

http://daringfireball.net/2009/03/obsession_times_voice

http://www.43folders.com/2009/03/25/blogs-turbocharged","1249930617","2009-08-10T18:56:57Z" -"753857","bd","bd",,,"753265","4","Anybody else having (regular) troubles accessing articles at The Daring Fireball? For me it usually takes very long time till they appear, sometimes it just times out.

It's weird that with such revenue he doesn't use some better hosting and/or CMS.","1249933484","2009-08-10T19:44:44Z" -"754206","Poiesis","Poiesis",,,"753265","8","Someone creates quality content and gets paid decently for it: news at 11.","1249942997","2009-08-10T22:23:17Z" -"758310","teilo","teilo",,,"758119","0","Discussion Here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=757504","1250091494","2009-08-12T15:38:14Z" -"758587","rbanffy","rbanffy","true",,"758119","1","Hi folks. I am conducting an experiment (this is phase 2) and need about 50 downvotes. Would you please downvote this post?","1250097257","2009-08-12T17:14:17Z" -"765714","DanielStraight","DanielStraight",,,"765573","1","Best yet because it looks pretty? I had a feeling going in this review would be pointless and non-informative. I certainly wasn't disappointed there.","1250401386","2009-08-16T05:43:06Z" -"766276","makecheck","makecheck",,,"765573","0","It was disappointing for them to lead with hints that this is a ""really BIG"" upgrade, and then decide to only talk about things that would never justify $200.

And if they're going to make a statement like ""Finally, Microsoft creates a clean, modern look that competes with Apple's finely designed Mac OS X Leopard"", they need to choose screenshots that don't suggest the opposite. Start by not highlighting the bizarre new desktop backgrounds.","1250440783","2009-08-16T16:39:43Z" -"767806","mooism2","mooism2",,,"767803","5","Which versions of IE?","1250506594","2009-08-17T10:56:34Z" -"767823","JoelMcCracken","JoelMcCracken",,,"767803","2","But why doesn't it offer an Opera download? What about Safari?","1250507588","2009-08-17T11:13:08Z" -"767844","ErrantX","ErrantX",,,"767803","0","I have actually seen this once or twice on FireFox (well I recall seeing it and I only use Chrome and Firefox :) so it must have been FF).

One thing I have noticed (but cant verify this properly) is that since I used Chrome on this IP address the ad has disappeared. I could be wrong though - but I definitely cant reproduce the ad in any version of IE, FIrefox or Opera right now.","1250508581","2009-08-17T11:29:41Z" -"767847","dan_the_welder","dan_the_welder",,,"767803","3","Well my Firefox is current so perhaps the conspiracy is not as huge as I thought originally.","1250508744","2009-08-17T11:32:24Z" -"767903","csomar","csomar",,,"767803","4","I saw it before that in IE6 few times.

In my Win7, IE8 I never saw it!!","1250511122","2009-08-17T12:12:02Z" -"768028","eapen","eapen",,,"767803","1","If you try changing your user-agent, you will see that it only shows up for IE6&IE7 but not for IE8. Maybe it is showing up for the older less CSS compliant browsers.

But switching to older versions of Firefox doesn't show the Chrome download though - so it could indeed have to do with some agreement with Mozilla.","1250515219","2009-08-17T13:20:19Z" -"768037","geuis","geuis",,,"767803","7","Sorry, but this isn't true. I am constantly testing cross browser issues every day and I have seen the chrome download ad on google.com in ie, safari, and ff at one time or another. I work on a Mac and have even seen it then.","1250515519","2009-08-17T13:25:19Z" -"768055","vijaydev","vijaydev",,,"767803","6","Chrome in IE 6 -Google Toolbar in IE 8","1250515909","2009-08-17T13:31:49Z" -"775259","MikeW","MikeW",,,"775029","0","Google, Bing and Yahoo do not have themselves as the top hit for that query either. Zoning in on Bing here and taking that as a recommendation is not entirely fair. -http://www.bing.com/search?q=search+the+web gives google -http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=search+the+web gives google -http://www.google.com/search?q=search+the+web gives yahoo

Everyone here knows it's perfectly possible to manipulate queries to all engines to return top results for their rivals.","1250782431","2009-08-20T15:33:51Z" -"776057","EgitimTUBE","EgitimTUBE",,,"776048","0","Thanks","1250799297","2009-08-20T20:14:57Z" -"801847","Tichy","Tichy",,,"801775","1","I tried the first round, just for fun. I don't expect to make it much further than the first round.","1251955542","2009-09-03T05:25:42Z" -"813114","brown9-2","brown9-2",,,"801775","0","I'm curious if anyone would be willing to share their answers (or post a link to someone who has)?

I'm trying the Qualification Round now just for fun and practice, and my output certainly seems like it should be correct for problem 1 (I match the sample OK), and it's a little frustrating to just be told ""Incorrect"" by the bot over and over again. Not sure where my bug is...","1252504484","2009-09-09T13:54:44Z" -"818939","jasonlbaptiste","jasonlbaptiste",,,"818922","0","sweet app, will check it out. you should do Ask HN: Review our new search engine/webapp- Google","1252764790","2009-09-12T14:13:10Z" -"823848","cesare","cesare",,,"823806","0","You can't start using a brand new iPod Touch (or an iPhone) right away, either. First, you have to connect it to a PC with iTunes installed.","1253023749","2009-09-15T14:09:09Z" -"828065","zaidf","zaidf",,,"828026","7","Great question. I'm wondering the same about Facebook.","1253198096","2009-09-17T14:34:56Z" -"828104","agbell","agbell",,,"828026","1","Here are a couple tips:

- Use the keyword tool instead of traffic estimator: https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

- Look at the difference between exact, phrase and broad matches. (On Keyword tool)

- Rumor has it Google changes the broadness of broad match to suit their needs. I have heard of ""Bed Frame"" broad match showing ads for ""mattress"" Therefore the broad match number is probably higher than reality.

- The country settings seems mainly useless.

- The numbers returned are rounded to certain fixed values which seem to spread out in a logarithmic scale. So the higher the estimate, the less accurate.","1253199518","2009-09-17T14:58:38Z" -"828107","transburgh","transburgh",,,"828026","0","I have been doing paid search for a couple of years and have had different results when comparing the Traffic Estimator to Adwords results:

The most common outcome I find is the estimator tool shows more traffic and a lower cost per click than actual adwords results. I have even had the cost per click off by 40% more than the estimator tool.

The problem with the tool is there are too many variables that the tool can not account for. Other than cost and keyword, you have to deal with the quality score that looks at the ad you write, the landing page the ad is pointing to -and click-through-rate (ctr).

In the SEM industry, the rule of thumb is to take a small amount of money and test paid search. It is the only way to get a good idea on the environment you will be competing in.","1253199550","2009-09-17T14:59:10Z" -"828112","EinhornIsFinkle","EinhornIsFinkle",,,"828026","5","1. You select the area (country, city, whatever) you want to target.

2. Take the numbers with a grain of salt. They're good for directional or relative comparisons (same KW in different parts of the world, or KW vs KW) but by no means present an absolute measure of demand.","1253199670","2009-09-17T15:01:10Z" -"828122","effektz","effektz",,,"828026","3","I've found that most of the time, the Google Traffic Estimate usually OVERESTIMATES how much traffic each keyword get. For example, I have the #2 google spot for a food keyword. I get about 1,500 visitors a month from Google for that keyword, but the traffic estimate tool estimates ""74,000"" searches for that keyword a month. So if 74,000 is really accurate, only 1,500 are clicking the second result","1253200068","2009-09-17T15:07:48Z" -"828140","mcdowall","mcdowall",,,"828026","2","MarketSamurai should give you a wealth of information about your intended keyword.

(Disc - no affiliation to the product, i just use it a lot!)","1253200555","2009-09-17T15:15:55Z" -"828353","JoelPM","JoelPM",,,"828026","6","A year ago it wasn't extremely accurate. When I left there was a project underway to significantly improve it, but I'm not sure if that happened.","1253206329","2009-09-17T16:52:09Z" -"829172","dcnstrct","dcnstrct",,,"828026","4","Not that accurate -- a better method is to use the Google keyword tool and numbers you have internally on response rates. You will get a more accurate range that way.

Of course, relevancy of the ad to the keyword is the critical factor. If your ad or service is not appropriate to the keyword then you cannot expect a good response rate.","1253227856","2009-09-17T22:50:56Z" -"829429","tetsuo13","tetsuo13",,,"829287","0","Previous thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=827733","1253237673","2009-09-18T01:34:33Z" -"831114","niels","niels",,,"830705","0","I really like how it enables you to update the page efficiently after the page has been rendered.","1253305381","2009-09-18T20:23:01Z" -"843440","smoody","smoody",,,"843001","0","Google is cloud-based? Geeze, all this time I was under the impression that they owned their own data centers, managed their own servers, and built-out their own network!

The article should be titled ""Scaling your server infrastructure to Google levels is difficult and Google needs better QA and perhaps changes to their network topology to insure fewer outages."" But I guess putting the words 'cloud' and 'credibility' in your articles gets more attention.

The press needs to better understand what they're talking about. The only people utilizing a ""cloud"" in regards to Google are those people running apps with AppEngine. Either that or everyone who uses an externally run and manager mail service is running in the cloud in which case the 'cloud' is amazingly stable and it is simply Google that is having issues.","1253886159","2009-09-25T13:42:39Z" -"856190","panic","panic",,,"856157","1","How can you compare two products that haven't even been announced?","1254444576","2009-10-02T00:49:36Z" -"856207","shalmanese","shalmanese",,,"856157","0","Arguing that a two hinged device will triumph because people crave the tactile experience of the book is like arguing that a mechanical horse will triumph over the car.","1254445208","2009-10-02T01:00:08Z" -"856214","ams6110","ams6110",,,"856157","5","I can see students and business professionals incorporating this device into their busy daily lives to fill the gaps between their laptop and smartphone.

For this to happen the device will need to synchronize and interoperate effortlessly with their laptop, desktop, and other devices. This is where Windows has historically been weak. I admit I am ignorant of improvements that might be in Windows 7.","1254445683","2009-10-02T01:08:03Z" -"856226","stavrianos","stavrianos",,,"856157","3","I can't imagine this being cheap enough AND soon enough to properly compete with kindle.","1254446104","2009-10-02T01:15:04Z" -"856311","jsz0","jsz0",,,"856157","2","I would be shocked if Microsoft could ship this thing in the next 5 years. To put things into perspective it has taken them (at least) 3 years to ship one significant Windows Mobile release. This could easily slip to 4+ based on current WM7 time-tables. We don't really know how long the Zune was in development however they basically just re-branded Toshiba players with new software so I would guess it was a pretty short pipeline. Took them about 3 years to develop the Zune HD which is the first Zune model that is unique compared to its competition. I just don't see how, given their track record, Microsoft could move fast enough to get this thing out the door anytime soon.","1254450838","2009-10-02T02:33:58Z" -"856364","hristov","hristov",,,"856157","4","The problem with Microsoft and mobile devices is they always want to put their operating systems in them and their OS's are hogs which results in mobile devices that are not that mobile really.

So I we will see about this thing. If they can make it significantly small (i.e., much smaller than a netbook) it may be useful. But if it is around the size of a small laptop or netbook (which is the what it looks like), it will be utterly pointless, people will just use laptops instead. And if they are serious about putting windows 7 in it, then it will probably be the size of a laptop.","1254453496","2009-10-02T03:18:16Z" -"856463","tumult","tumult",,,"856461","0","You can't spend any time on Twitter without geeks lusting after Google Wave. Here's my quick take...it has as much chance catching on as RSS did.

So you mean, fantastically? (He doesn't)

What problem does Wave solve? What problem did email solve? You could already send letters to people; so why would you need to do it electronically? In fact, why send a letter to someone? You could just go to wherever they are and tell them your message.","1254458999","2009-10-02T04:49:59Z" -"857108","javery","javery",,,"857101","3","The whois is from someone who registered it in 1995, so I would say no.","1254494826","2009-10-02T14:47:06Z" -"857120","jasonlbaptiste","jasonlbaptiste",,,"857101","5","it has been like that for a while now.","1254495077","2009-10-02T14:51:17Z" -"857124","acangiano","acangiano",,,"857101","7","No. But they should. :)","1254495139","2009-10-02T14:52:19Z" -"857132","ique","ique",,,"857101","6","Has dropbox ever had the dropbox.com adress? AFAIK they have always used getdropbox.com","1254495276","2009-10-02T14:54:36Z" -"857159","dhughes","dhughes",,,"857101","4"," Wasn't dropbox.com run by a Canadian University or a Canadian student? I seem to recall searching for dropbox and ended up at the non 'get' one and it was a website of something different.","1254495702","2009-10-02T15:01:42Z" -"857172","mahmud","mahmud",,,"857101","2","dropbox != getdropbox.com

FWIW.","1254495953","2009-10-02T15:05:53Z" -"857174","_ck_","_ck_",,,"857101","10","They are using godaddy nameservers so something must be off there.","1254495991","2009-10-02T15:06:31Z" -"857175",,,,"true","857101","8",,"1254495994","2009-10-02T15:06:34Z" -"857195","reg4c","reg4c",,,"857101","9","Does this mean that Google might buy Dropbox that is at getdropbox.com now?","1254496526","2009-10-02T15:15:26Z" -"857205","axod","axod",,,"857101","0","WTF no,

Registrant: - Giri Nirkondar - 1929 Clover Ct - Pleasanton, California 94588 - United States

Someone just pointed the domain at GOOGLE APP ENGINE. It's been like that quite a while now.

So WHY THE HELL did you all upvote this to NUMBER ONE??? Jesus Christ I swear it's like a gossip magazine here some days.

<storms off in a puff of smoke>","1254496810","2009-10-02T15:20:10Z" -"857209","tghw","tghw",,,"857101","1","I'm gonna say no...unless Google has started using GoDaddy to register their domains and uses nsXX.domaincontrol.com instead of nsX.google.com for their name servers.","1254496837","2009-10-02T15:20:37Z" -"858085","byoung2","byoung2",,,"858079","0","I don't work for Google, but if you're in Los Angeles, the Santa Monica Googlers meet for happy hour every Friday at Warszawa (http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=10466761866034864418&#...).","1254518861","2009-10-02T21:27:41Z" -"858253","iphpdonthitme","iphpdonthitme",,,"858079","1","I once emailed Peter Norvig about about one of his Amazon book reviews. Surprisingly, he replied back within a day.","1254527199","2009-10-02T23:46:39Z" -"859120","rantfoil","rantfoil",,,"859117","15","In the words of Jeremy Mims -- Dan really was the heart of our YC Summer 08 batch. He was always quick to smile, share a good laugh, and share sharp insights into all things startup.

We will miss him always.","1254601515","2009-10-03T20:25:15Z" -"859127","speby","speby",,,"859117","28","A sad, sad day. Hard to imagine I won't be able to see the great Dan again. I'll miss him and his antics, jokes, big talk, and huge ambition and drive.","1254601999","2009-10-03T20:33:19Z" -"859133","vaksel","vaksel",,,"859117","14","what is it with all these young kids dying? wasn't there a post like only a few days ago about a guy losing his cofounder to a car accident.

how did he die, if you don't mind me asking?","1254602151","2009-10-03T20:35:51Z" -"859137","maxklein","maxklein",,,"859117","27","I find this difficult to believe. He wrote me 4 weeks back, and the email is still in my inbox, starred, so that I could reply it when I had a bit of time.","1254602277","2009-10-03T20:37:57Z" -"859148","mattmaroon","mattmaroon",,,"859117","25","Now who is going to IM me to laugh about the groupthink here.","1254602700","2009-10-03T20:45:00Z" -"859149","quizbiz","quizbiz",,,"859117","44","My condolences. He will be forever remembered for sharing his experiences and inspiring others.","1254602723","2009-10-03T20:45:23Z" -"859154","yan","yan",,,"859117","36","Whoa.

My condolences. I always appreciated his input and he was one of the usernames I seeked out when browsing comments pages.","1254602816","2009-10-03T20:46:56Z" -"859160","sachinag","sachinag",,,"859117","1","A blogger wrote about a competitor of TS and I mentioned in the comments that the blogger totally missed TS. Dan reached out to me via e-mail to say thanks for the note. From that quick e-mail, we developed a great friendship.

Dan was another ""business guy"" with a finance background who jumped into a startup because he was angry, physically angry, about a problem he saw and wanted to make it better. He was the first real kindred spirit I've found on my startup journey. He was more than a mentor, he was an inspiration.

I leaned on him a lot, probably more than was fair, but Dan was always there to help me out, think things through, or just offer a pick-me-up when I was down about user numbers, distraught about my inability to help my startup because I couldn't code, or whatever else was on my mind. He introduced me to new ideas and new techniques, but most importantly, he introduced me to a world of new friends. Because of him, I have a place to crash and people to hang with when I visit San Francisco.

Dan paid it forward and did it because he liked to help people. He will be missed.","1254603317","2009-10-03T20:55:17Z" -"859163","tdavis","tdavis",,,"859117","0","Tom here. I am exhausted so pardon the informality and lack of feeling. Questions, etc. please contact me. Paul has a note that he's going to be posting on the YC blog at some point; try to keep discussion to one post, for my sanity. I will be keeping an eye on stuff and answering questions where possible.

tom@ts -also gtalk","1254603387","2009-10-03T20:56:27Z" -"859168","axod","axod",,,"859117","37","How incredibly sad. Condolences.

He will be sadly missed in #startups and obviously on hn.","1254603653","2009-10-03T21:00:53Z" -"859176","coffeemug","coffeemug",,,"859117","10","I last talked to Dan ten days ago. Can't believe he's gone. His feedback was instrumental to us getting into YC - it was exactly the kick in the ass we needed. If we succeed, a share of that success will belong to him. I think lots of other people could say the same.

My condolences to Tom, Dan's friends, and family.","1254603969","2009-10-03T21:06:09Z" -"859183","justlearning","justlearning",,,"859117","21","I am stunned. While I don't know Dan as many of you do in person, I did read his comments. My condolences to his family.

I initially thought it was a mishap. The news that He took the exit door by himself is what chokes on my thoughts.

Why do the good guys do this to themselves? Why did he go away?","1254604061","2009-10-03T21:07:41Z" -"859198","fname","fname",,,"859117","29","I didn't have the chance to talk with Dan, but the comments here make me feel like I missed out on a tremendous person.

Sorry for your loss, Tom.","1254604580","2009-10-03T21:16:20Z" -"859220","rogerthat","rogerthat",,,"859117","18","I've been futilely reading his recent FriendFeed and Twitter updates for some inkling as to what could have triggered this tragic act.

http://friendfeed.com/danhau http://twitter.com/danhau

Not so much as a smidgen of a hint. His comments seemed consistent up until the last with no hint of despair. No wonder this caught people by surprise. It's flabbergasting.

My condolences to everyone close to Dan. Although I didn't know him personally, he seemed like a terrific guy.

What sad news.","1254605615","2009-10-03T21:33:35Z" -"859252","_pius","_pius",,,"859117","13","Oh my gosh. This is just awful and I'm literally at a loss for words.

We've had several tragic deaths amongst the YC community both recently and over the past few years, but Dan's is definitely the first to viscerally choke me up. I didn't know him personally, but I've read so many of his posts here that I feel like I did.

Please accept my condolences during this difficult time.","1254606772","2009-10-03T21:52:52Z" -"859257","gruseom","gruseom",,,"859117","51","Tom, I am so, so sorry.","1254607010","2009-10-03T21:56:50Z" -"859264","Chukwu","Chukwu",,,"859117","73","A solemn reminder to shower our friends and family with love while we still have the chance...I am so very sorry for the loss of your friend...my condolences.","1254607183","2009-10-03T21:59:43Z" -"859282","johnnybgoode","johnnybgoode",,,"859117","48","I am very sorry, both for your loss and for the fact that I never had a chance to know Dan.","1254607601","2009-10-03T22:06:41Z" -"859289","davidw","davidw",,,"859117","54","Reminds me a bit of Ettore:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Perazzoli","1254607890","2009-10-03T22:11:30Z" -"859310","revorad","revorad",,,"859117","47","Very sad to hear. My heartfelt condolences.

Indeed, the world is a poorer place without him.","1254608741","2009-10-03T22:25:41Z" -"859313","daveambrose","daveambrose",,,"859117","8","I started reading HN years ago and I always saw a user by the name of fallentimes posting really insightful comments. Through his threads, I found out a lot about he thought through startups, biz, PR...you name it. I learned a lot from him.

We exchanged IMs and emails about little things like TS' press in the FT and how it came about or help with my HN password. I was planning on going to Boston to see my girlfriend's sister and was hoping to meet him in person.

My heart and condolences go out to his friends and family. Tom, be strong - you have all our support and best wishes.","1254608782","2009-10-03T22:26:22Z" -"859329",,,,"true","859117","65",,"1254609694","2009-10-03T22:41:34Z" -"859341","kn0thing","kn0thing",,,"859117","3","We shared a few lunches in Cambridge, as well as more than a few emails about business-guy strategery. There are so many impressive YC startup founders, but Dan had a remarkable x-factor that one sees in successful entrepreneurs without any of the arrogance, avarice, or powerhunger that so often accompanies this talent.

We only knew each other through a shared investor [YC], yet I very much wanted to see him succeed, and believed would - something most people must have felt upon meeting him.

We were all looking forward to watching him have a long and fruitful career.

As PG said, the world is indeed much poorer without him. Dan's family & friends are in my thoughts.","1254610527","2009-10-03T22:55:27Z" -"859346","dgallagher","dgallagher",,,"859117","52","My heart goes out to Dan's friends, family, and to Tom.","1254610910","2009-10-03T23:01:50Z" -"859370","CamperBob","CamperBob","true",,"859117","74","I, too, had a good friend in Austin back in the 90s who committed suicide unexpectedly. The cause of death was phrased delicately as an ""accidental hanging"". Let's just say that depression is not the only cause of suicide. Some people are the sort who just have to try everything once.

Not suggesting that's what happened to Dan, but if so it would mean that nobody should feel remorse or guilt about failing to notice he needed help.","1254611881","2009-10-03T23:18:01Z" -"859376","staunch","staunch",,,"859117","56","Very sad. I wish the best for his family and friends.","1254612063","2009-10-03T23:21:03Z" -"859386","raju","raju",,,"859117","46","I am sorry. My condolences to his family, his friends, and you. I hope you find strength and solace.","1254612674","2009-10-03T23:31:14Z" -"859401","joez","joez",,,"859117","30","I wish I have had to chance to meet him. I do recognize his username for insightful comments. Tom, I hope to know that people are adding on comments to show that they care. I wanted to add just another one even if it had no quip or insight. My condolences.","1254613404","2009-10-03T23:43:24Z" -"859406","tlb","tlb",,,"859117","12","A tragic loss. Dan was smart, dedicated, funny, and always a pleasure to talk to.

Please: If you ever find yourself despairing, reach out to your friends, co-founders, parents, investors, someone. They are much more likely to understand than you may think.","1254613539","2009-10-03T23:45:39Z" -"859408","alaskamiller","alaskamiller",,,"859117","66","We emailed back and forth so much for awhile last summer on just a variety of things. He was a really bright person with a great perspective on life. This makes me hurt so much.","1254613606","2009-10-03T23:46:46Z" -"859429","grosales","grosales",,,"859117","55","May he rest in peace. For the ones he left, my most sincere condolences.","1254614386","2009-10-03T23:59:46Z" -"859436","EGF","EGF",,,"859117","64","Very sorry to hear this - my condolences","1254614854","2009-10-04T00:07:34Z" -"859448",,,,"true","859117","70",,"1254615515","2009-10-04T00:18:35Z" -"859460","rokhayakebe","rokhayakebe",,,"859117","67","It's a pain for all of us who knew him through HN and TS, and it's a greater pain for those who worked and mingled with him daily. You will be missed, Dan.","1254615853","2009-10-04T00:24:13Z" -"859473","TomOfTTB","TomOfTTB",,,"859117","17","I'd been going through his comments here...

http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=fallentimes

It's actually a great read. I didn't know him personally but as someone who knew him well enough to recognize his user name I'm saddened by this. The last thing the world needs is fewer smart people who honestly speak their minds.","1254616371","2009-10-04T00:32:51Z" -"859482","rooshdi","rooshdi",,,"859117","24","So sorry to hear this tragedy. My condolences go out to all those involved. Another reminder of how fragile life is and how important it is for us to live our lives to the fullest in memory of those we have lost. We also need to help and show our sincere love and support for all those suffering from depression, anxiety, or anything for that matter. My hope is that Dan's time on earth spreads contagious loving memories which inspire all of us to live our lives with love, modesty, and empathy.","1254616817","2009-10-04T00:40:17Z" -"859485","tptacek","tptacek",,,"859117","5","Tom, Dan seems like just an impossibly awesome guy.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=392341 -http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=338357

I'm so sorry for the loss. Dan, I hope it was an adventure. Peace be with you.","1254616942","2009-10-04T00:42:22Z" -"859488","aaroneous","aaroneous",,,"859117","33","Wow... I've just spent the last ten minutes re-reading every email I ever exchanged with him. I can't believe this happened.

He was a fantastic guy and my heart truly goes out to everyone else that'll be missing him.","1254617184","2009-10-04T00:46:24Z" -"859496","immad","immad",,,"859117","39","Really sad. Dan was a smart and funny guy. He had a great way of looking at life and very confident.

The world will definitely be a poorer place without him.","1254617573","2009-10-04T00:52:53Z" -"859520","rufo","rufo",,,"859117","59","I am so, so sorry. My thoughts are with you, yours and Dan's.","1254619703","2009-10-04T01:28:23Z" -"859538","mechanical_fish","mechanical_fish",,,"859117","40","I am so sorry to hear about this. My sincere condolences to all of you who knew and worked with Dan.","1254621407","2009-10-04T01:56:47Z" -"859539","Harj","Harj",,,"859117","60","my thoughts go out to all his friends and family. nobody should be taken away so young.","1254621628","2009-10-04T02:00:28Z" -"859540","suhail","suhail",,,"859117","16","Tom, I am sorry for your loss. When Garry told me, I couldn't believe it, I immediately checked Dan's last login time on IM and it was just 4 days ago.

Dan was the kind of person who would be there to help when you needed it. Dan helped us get into YC, he took the time to review our application and even recommended us without us even knowing about it. Dan believed in us despite never have even met me personally--We may not be where we are without Dan.

PG is right, The world is a poorer place without him.

Tom, if there's anything I can help you with, anything I can do please do not hesitate to ask.","1254621721","2009-10-04T02:02:01Z" -"859556","modelic3","modelic3",,,"859117","76","This sucks.","1254623221","2009-10-04T02:27:01Z" -"859564","edw519","edw519",,,"859117","63","I am so sorry to hear about this, it's heartbreaking. I enjoyed fallentimes' timely and insightful comments here for quite some time. He really told it like it was. I distinctly remember that he was at the top of the best comments list for his take on the mint.com acquisition. I will miss him. My condolences to his family and friends.

Tom, don't be surprised by how much time you need for the fog to clear; everybody is different. Please use this community to share or ask for anything you need. I'm sure I'm not alone in offering whatever I can to help.","1254623773","2009-10-04T02:36:13Z" -"859580","drm237","drm237",,,"859117","34","Dan was one of those amazing people that did more for us than we could ever hope to do for him. He gave more in his short time here than most of us could hope to give in a lifetime.

Hang in there Tom.","1254624732","2009-10-04T02:52:12Z" -"859596","someonesad","someonesad",,,"859117","20","You know.... I am crying now. -Death seems to glaze at me every time I start wasting my life again. I know that this is stupid, but I just can't help it. -I am terribly sorry. Really. The funny thing is that I don't even know this guy - but I really like him. -Nietzsche said that suicide thoughts are a wonderful comfort - they help us get through a lot of bad nights... and you know, today - right now, actually - it feels good to be such a coward. -It feels good to be incapable of taking my own life... no matter how stupid I am, no matter how fucked up everything and everyone is. -I am really terribly sorry... I just don't know what to say.","1254626326","2009-10-04T03:18:46Z" -"859604","chris11","chris11",,,"859117","43","This is horrible news. I didn't know Dan personally, but I recognize the name from his comments. He will be missed here.

My condolences to Tom, and Dan's friends and family.","1254627037","2009-10-04T03:30:37Z" -"859626","rgrieselhuber","rgrieselhuber",,,"859117","38","As one of the many that never knew him but am now reading about him, I can only imagine the sense of loss that you feel now and will for the rest of your life. I'm very sorry. Dan seems like one in a million.","1254628810","2009-10-04T04:00:10Z" -"859677","bootload","bootload","true",,"859117","72","""... A Terrible Tragedy ...""

I'm pretty p$ssed off with this. Why?

I didn't know Dan but I do remember his ideas. I also remember a picture from ticketstumbler. It took a while to equate ""Dan"" with ""fallentimes"".

Firstly it's the sheer bloody waste. The waste of youth, the talent and opportunity. Then there is the betrayal. Betrayal in the sense of abandoning of those who cared, family, friends. It took a bit of time for me to accept ""tragedy"" as the correct phrase to use here? Tragedy for me is/was reserved for people killed, because they had no other opportunity, no other choice. I've had plenty of time to reflect on ""tragedy"" this year. I've been to more funeral services this year than I care for and I'll be working on the fallout for years to come ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/collections/7215762118... So I can empathise with the situation. I really can.

But I now realise the passing of Dan is just as tragic in the true Greek sense for other reasons. It's a tragedy because of all the choices Dan made he chose the one that will do the most damage to himself, his family and friends. It's a tragedy because of the waste of youth, talent and opportunity. Dan's gift to me is he re-enforces the idea of ""be good"", ""try your best"", ""have fun"" but gain some perspective of what really matters. I know this is hard in Startups and in youth. Perspective comes with time.

Remember this when you fail, when you succeed. Don't let the trivial get on top of you, lest you let others down, more than yourself.","1254631382","2009-10-04T04:43:02Z" -"859706",,,,"true","859117","71",,"1254633503","2009-10-04T05:18:23Z" -"859726","prakash","prakash",,,"859117","31","Tom, my condolences on your loss, to you and to Dan's family & friends.

I fondly remember Dan's comments, his thinking & approach to challenges, and how it was always an opportunity to get things done whatever the odds.

We will miss you, Dan.","1254636031","2009-10-04T06:00:31Z" -"859746","Zenbach","Zenbach","true",,"859117","75","This is very sad. I just submitted my application for Winter 2010 yesterday and just begun to learn about Hacker News, participate, .. and Boom! -I read about Dan and find out how a great guy he was and that he has committed suicide. This is an unlucky first sad impression for me and this forum, but it also has served, by reading through all your comments, to quickly find out what a tight and supportive community the YCombinator crowd is. My condolences to all those who knew him.","1254637729","2009-10-04T06:28:49Z" -"859775","khurrams","khurrams",,,"859117","41","I worked with Dan on making iPhone Application using TS webservice. Without any doubt, world wont be same without Dan - He was a great person ! -My condolences to Tom, and Dan's friends and family","1254639230","2009-10-04T06:53:50Z" -"859805","ryanwaggoner","ryanwaggoner",,,"859117","9","Fuck. I never had the chance to meet Dan, but he gave us extensive feedback on our w2009 app. Of all the YC folks who responded to my cold emails asking for feedback, Dan went the furthest in terms of writing several rounds of very lengthy and thoughtful critiques of our application, giving me his cell phone number for any questions, even putting in a good word with PG for us.

In our correspondence back and forth, he always struck me as an incredibly intelligent, humble, and generous guy who would do anything to help others succeed. He closed one of his last emails to me with this:

Be sure to keep me in the loop. Few things are more gratifying than seeing casual acquaintances & friends make money doing what they love. As always, I'm just one person - do what your gut tells you.

This is so senseless, and I'm having trouble understanding it. PG said it best: the world is a poorer place without him.

Rest in peace, Dan.","1254641200","2009-10-04T07:26:40Z" -"859864","antirez","antirez",,,"859117","45","This tragedies make me think that we should make sure to enjoy the life while working on our startups. Life sometimes is just too short.","1254646533","2009-10-04T08:55:33Z" -"859901","jeremymims","jeremymims",,,"859117","7","Dan was my friend. And as far as I know, I was the last YC guy to visit Dan and Tom in Boston. And it breaks my heart. It just breaks it in a million pieces for a million reasons.

Dan was generous, and kind, and smart in the way that we all hope to be. He was the kind of person that would stand in front of a group of powerful venture capitalists and say ""we don't need your money."" He was a true inspiration.

We lost one of us and we lost one of our best. Please, please take the time to reach out to everyone you know who feels lonely or alone and let them know you care. God knows I wish I had. I wish I had realized.

And if you knew Dan, please take some time to say ""fuck you"" to the powers that be. He'd smile.

We will miss you dearly.","1254649995","2009-10-04T09:53:15Z" -"859902","brianchesky","brianchesky",,,"859117","19","One year ago, I met Dan when we were applying to Y-Combinator. We were contemplating entering YC, and reached out to Dan for advice. After a few conversations, we were convinced.

Part of our decision to join YC was because of the community, and this was in no small measure influenced by our experiences with Dan. Since then, we have kept in touch, sharing ideas and war stories.

Dan played a brief but influential role in the Airbnb story, and an even greater influence in my life as one of the warmest introductions to the startup community one could ever imagine.","1254650030","2009-10-04T09:53:50Z" -"859905","blizkreeg","blizkreeg",,,"859117","61","Truly Tragic. I didn't know him. Rest in Peace, Dan.","1254650200","2009-10-04T09:56:40Z" -"860037","nopassrecover","nopassrecover",,,"859117","32","I'm just barely part of this community and even I recognised the HN name ""fallentimes"" and the quality of his posts (I now get why PG asks for HN names). I'll miss just these little comments. I truly cannot begin to comprehend how those who knew Dan more must miss him. My thoughts go out to those who knew him.","1254663407","2009-10-04T13:36:47Z" -"860040","asif","asif",,,"859117","35","I'm at a loss for words. Thinking back about Dan and the three months we spent together in YC, there were so many things this guy did right. Both as an entrepreneur and a human being, he was a role model for me. The world is truly a poorer place without him.","1254663752","2009-10-04T13:42:32Z" -"860086","henriklied","henriklied",,,"859117","42","This is nothing but a horrible happening. I've lost a friend the same way myself, and the entire situation stirs up painful memories.

My sincerest condolences to all of his family and friends.","1254666093","2009-10-04T14:21:33Z" -"860109","swombat","swombat",,,"859117","11","This 100+ comments thread filled with anecdotes of ways that fallentimes helped this or that person or was remarkable in this or that way, says more plainly and eloquently than any single post, that this is a tragic loss not only on an individual level, but also for the community.

I spoke to Dan numerous times on #startups. I am shocked and saddened to hear this news. My deepest condolences to Tom and to Dan's family and friends.","1254667280","2009-10-04T14:41:20Z" -"860245","fuelfive","fuelfive",,,"859117","2","I first met Dan at the little breakfast YC held for our newly-admitted class, right after interviews in May of 2008. I was so impressed with the strength of Dan's ideas, his natural charisma, and how much of a hustler he was. I still tell friends the stories I heard from him that day about how he worked the system in ways that I don't think even Dan would feel comfortable with me saying here. Dan worked all the angles, especially the ones that you and I would never even consider. He took crazy risks, often came out on top, and had a shit-eating grin the whole way. Dan was awesome. Throughout the summer, Dan and I would talk regularly about our companies, strategies, and how it was going. He had the rare mix of smart, incisive questions, and an easygoing manner that made everyone relax and smile. Jessica would always scold Dan and Tom for drinking too much beer in front of the speakers, and Dan would always charm his way out. Everyone was in stitches for his demo day presentations too. I remember hearing PG brag about feeling like he could just leave the TicketStumblers alone and they'd come up with something awesome without his help.

Dan was an amazing guy, and I only saw a tiny fraction of his light. The world needs more Dans.","1254673522","2009-10-04T16:25:22Z" -"860265","kyro","kyro",,,"859117","4","Ah man. Once I logged into YC and saw the black banner, I thought another CS idol I never knew had passed away, but to find out it was one of our very own was terribly shocking.

My friendship, if you can even call it that, with Dan wasn't as nearly as tight as others here, but when I decided to finally take an idea of mine seriously into startup territory, I came to Dan for a lot of advice. I was kinda new to the whole thing, and even with such a newbie, Dan always took the time to answer every question, explain every concept, letting me know about problems I will come across, and how to deal with them. It always shocked me how much time he took to help me out. I had only met him through the #startups channel, so we were virtual strangers.

From my minimal interactions with Dan, he seemed like a genuine dude. The phrase 'a real stand up guy' comes to mind as well. He just gave off that vibe and it seems that tons of others here picked up on that vibe as well. The best thing to do is to take a page out of Dan's book in how to treat others, and be selfless, and spread that. I know I'll try.

We didn't know each other too well, Dan, but cheers to you, man. And my prayers go out to your friends, family, and Tom.","1254674233","2009-10-04T16:37:13Z" -"860311","gruseom","gruseom",,,"859117","26","I spent most of yesterday reading this comment thread and other things about Dan. I only knew him the way one feels close to someone that one admires in a community like this. So I can't imagine what those of you who knew and loved Dan must be going through. My thoughts are with you.

It's striking how many of you tell the same story about Dan's generosity. He seems to have taken time to help and support everyone who came to him: meeting with them, encouraging them, staying in touch with them, cooking them breakfast... People like that are precious.

The combination of talent, mischievousness, and heart that everybody is describing is very compelling. Makes me think I would have liked him a lot.","1254676327","2009-10-04T17:12:07Z" -"860430","uuilly","uuilly",,,"859117","23","Startups are intense evironments where tempers flare and principled differences of opinion lay, ready to be kicked up, like sleeping dragons on the floor. This being the case, I really feel for his co-founder. I can't imagine that there aren't words he wished he could take back or signs he thinks he should have seen.

I urge you not to blame yourself for any harsh words or deeds you may have let loose in the life of your company. Bruised egos in startups are like bruised thighs in pro football. They're just part of the game. So go easy on yourself. The rules of personal interaction in startups are different.

Furthermore, you can't make sense of suicide. It's an act that by definition doesn't make sense. I don't know you but I'm really sorry for you. I wish you and your company the best.","1254680745","2009-10-04T18:25:45Z" -"860625","rms","rms",,,"859117","22","I'm amazed to see how just how many in the community had a personal interaction with Dan. I doubt that anyone else here has reached out to so many different people.

Dan friended me on Facebook one day. I later saw him comment in a thread about the lack of profile pictures here, saying that if you wanted to see what a poster here looked like, you could just add them on Facebook. Later, I had the privilege of learning the secrets of ""ticket hustling"" directly from Dan.

The world misses you, Dan.","1254689857","2009-10-04T20:57:37Z" -"860696","ashishk","ashishk",,,"859117","58","PG, can we keep this story on the home page for some time? I would hate to see this discussion pushed down.","1254694701","2009-10-04T22:18:21Z" -"860718","_joanna","_joanna",,,"859117","6","My boyfriend is a YC founder. After the class of S08 met for the first time, I anxiously awaited his phone call to see how it went. When he called, what was the first thing I heard about...pg...no...Dan Haubert. I heard how he had crazy courage. Then I met him and discovered his gentle heart. Dan, you will be greatly missed.","1254695797","2009-10-04T22:36:37Z" -"860765","rrf","rrf",,,"859117","62","Tom, I admire your strength on here during this terrible time. My condolences to you and to Dan's friends and family. A great loss.","1254699396","2009-10-04T23:36:36Z" -"861197","startingup","startingup",,,"859117","69","My heartfelt condolences.","1254716179","2009-10-05T04:16:19Z" -"861691","Derrek","Derrek",,,"859117","53","After reading all these comments, I wish that I'd known Dan. It sounds like he was a pretty great guy.

My condolences go out his family and friends.","1254747931","2009-10-05T13:05:31Z" -"862095","run4yourlives","run4yourlives",,,"859117","50","Damn.

I didn't know Dan, but I did ""know"" fallentimes. I thought he was one of the brighter users here on HN, and that's saying a lot given this crowd. I always found him interesting and intelligent, even if I disagreed.

A loss indeed. Tom, take care and add my condolences to the rest of the outpouring. I wish you and his family the best.","1254760698","2009-10-05T16:38:18Z" -"862556","perplexes","perplexes",,,"859117","57","I didn't know Dan, but reading about how many lives he has touched is heartbreaking. How senseless. The deepest sympathy I can muster goes out to his family and friends. I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could do.","1254770904","2009-10-05T19:28:24Z" -"865797","toufique","toufique",,,"859117","49","Dan was by far the greatest guy in our summer batch. He was truly one of the most generous people I've ever met. He went out of his way to help us out on so many occasions. He never asked for a favor in return, nor did he even expect one. He just helped us because that was the kind of giving person he was. Rest in peace, Dan. You'll be missed.","1254877441","2009-10-07T01:04:01Z" -"865817","marram","marram",,,"859117","68","I met Dan at a house party last summer. He was a great guy. I only talked to him for a few minutes, but he and his cofounder ended up leaving Boston just a week or two later. I just got an email with the news from a mutual friend, and I'm at a loss of words.","1254878231","2009-10-07T01:17:11Z" -"863855","ananthrk","ananthrk",,,"863822","0","“…There was no business plan…They had a vision. It was a customer-focused point of view.” And more tellingly he adds, “I just fell in love with Larry and Sergey.”

echoes PG explanations for some of his choices (in YC applications) - investing in people rather than their (first) ideas.","1254826316","2009-10-06T10:51:56Z" -"863862","ricree","ricree",,,"863822","1","This just got killed. Why resubmit it?","1254827336","2009-10-06T11:08:56Z" -"863879","swombat","swombat",,,"863822","2","To learn how to improve your luck, join me, via web conference, on Thursday, October 8th at 10 am PDT / 1 pm EDT as I review the key success factors in successful private equity investing.

Spam. Flagged.","1254828216","2009-10-06T11:23:36Z" -"871781","acg","acg",,,"871637","1","Every time you simplify something, you get rid of something.

This might explain some of Microsoft's APIs too.","1255106767","2009-10-09T16:46:07Z" -"871906","noonespecial","noonespecial",,,"871637","0","It gives the BSA something to do all day.

It just wouldn't feel like a Microsoft deploy without the getting smacked upside the head for $200 more $/user every time you turn around.

As someone who's done a few terminal server projects with centralized software installs, it feels a bit like being mugged, over and over. Its damn hard to explain to the end customer why they need yet another pack of $200 licenses for all the users to enable what (understandably) seems like a ridiculously trivial feature.","1255107849","2009-10-09T17:04:09Z" -"875119","byhackeR","byhackeR","true",,"875118","0","msn hack","1255289146","2009-10-11T19:25:46Z" -"877111","ddemchuk","ddemchuk",,,"876984","0","Where is the substance of this article? We all know there are certain on page SEO factors but all this article really talks about is getting your site ready to be indexed, when most people care about getting ranked...

You need to do keyword research and link building to get ranked.

""Spicy Web Design shows up on the first page in Google when you Google the words Spicy Web Design."" Spicy Web Design gets searched about 16 times a month according to Google, and they rank number 4 behind the site ""spicywebdesigners.com"". Weak.","1255366122","2009-10-12T16:48:42Z" -"884034","mrshoe","mrshoe",,,"883966","2","When Mercedes releases a new E-Class, Honda doesn't start shaking in its boots about declines in Civic sales.

Gruber is right; the markets for Windows and Mac OS are becoming more and more orthogonal.","1255633856","2009-10-15T19:10:56Z" -"884046","dmillar","dmillar",,,"883966","6","Another argument to be made here is that Apple can argue that if you are going to have to ""learn"" a new OS anyway, why not ""learn"" OS X? I am very skeptical that the release of Windows 7 (as good as it might be) will slow the market gains Apple has seen.","1255634124","2009-10-15T19:15:24Z" -"884054","jsz0","jsz0",,,"883966","4","I'm sure Windows 7 will do fine. Microsoft has a captive market for the most part. Eventually these XP machines will need to be replaced and it's very unlikely a large number of those people who have been happy with a ~10 year old OS will suddenly become interested in the virtues of OSX or Linux. Linux on netbooks was a threat to Microsoft briefly but it was never capitalized on. Most of the Linux distributions shipped on netbooks are really subpar. Hopefully ChromeOS, Moblin, and Android can change that. HP's Linux UI is quite nice also. The big question is how hard they'll push this when Microsoft is offering Windows 7 for netbooks so cheaply to OEMs.","1255634317","2009-10-15T19:18:37Z" -"884069","cschep","cschep",,,"883966","1","I find the argument that piracy is bad for Microsoft be so far from the truth. Are you kidding me? They practically owe their market share to the fact that the choice isn't ""learn linux"" or ""pay for windows"" it's ""learn linux"" or ""get windows somehow"". People would never buy vista for $400, but if their friend ""fixes"" their computer and all of a sudden it looks different, great!

I learned to program in windows because that's what was there. That's what my games (that I pirated when I was 13) ran on. They are ubiquitous because of piracy. I would love it if they could magically make windows ""unpiratable"". There is no way they would do it.","1255634768","2009-10-15T19:26:08Z" -"884149","koblas","koblas",,,"883966","0","I think it's a fair point to say that apathy is Windows 7's biggest competitor. I would never recommend somebody ""upgrade"" their home computer to Windows 7, I might recommend they buy a new computer with Windows 7. There is a school of though ""if it aint broke don't fix it"" which really does dominate.

ps. I do have a home machine - it runs Windows XP. My laptop (newer) does run Vista - I work on a bunch of terminal windows connected to a linux box (which has been up for 600 days).","1255636776","2009-10-15T19:59:36Z" -"884207","neovive","neovive",,,"883966","3","Having tested some clean installs of Windows 7, it really is a very smooth process (much improved over XP) -- at least for the somewhat technical user. I have not tested upgrading from XP to Windows 7, but it's probably not a good idea.

Regarding the learning curve, most users will probably view Windows 7 as just an enhanced version of their old XP system. The taskbar and menus are still there and as long as they can find the big 'E' and ""W"" buttons in the taskbar they are fine.

I don't think Windows 7 will have much of an impact on Mac sales either way. Most users that were tired of XP probably switched to a Mac (if they were able to choose).","1255638589","2009-10-15T20:29:49Z" -"884236","gxs","gxs",,,"883966","5","I think the article is a little short sighted. While He definitely presents a possible scenario, I don't think it will be that simple.

I've been running Windows 7 64-bit on my home machine for quite some time (legally, first RC, then RTM) and it really is a rather nice OS. It's very polished among other improvements I wont go into now.

I think what the article underestimates is peoples willingness to try what they consider good.

Think, twitter. Another blogging site, really? The Sopranos. Yet another mafia show?

People will use what they or their friends consider good. I think Windows 7 will be fine, if for no other reason that as mentioned above, those XP machines will need to be replaced eventually.","1255639679","2009-10-15T20:47:59Z" -"884330","protomyth","protomyth",,,"883966","8","To me, the flag that tells me that Windows 7 is getting a lot of traction is when I see applications that only run on Windows 7. When developers are willing to use the new features and sacrifice XP sales, then things are going well.","1255642496","2009-10-15T21:34:56Z" -"884353","zandorg","zandorg",,,"883966","7","Computers aren't getting faster as quick as they used to (certainly not to Moore's Law) so the Microsoft strategy that always assumed faster hardware, is a flop. Which means a properly optimised OS can sell more, ultimately (eg, no endless layers of graphical libraries just to draw a textbox in a GUI).","1255643362","2009-10-15T21:49:22Z" -"884782","paul9290","paul9290",,,"883966","9","I think he is correct in his apathy theory, but if Facebook and YouTube told these XP/IE users that they no longer could use their sites until they'd upgraded, millions would get off their lazy butts and upgrade from XP and or IE.","1255666515","2009-10-16T04:15:15Z" -"884987","etherealG","etherealG",,,"883966","10","the article seems to reference a format and reinstall. I'm quite sure an upgrade path exists for windows 7, why would they bother with the xp virtualisation for older programs with no way to upgrade and keep those programs.","1255679538","2009-10-16T07:52:18Z" -"891266","pospischil","pospischil",,,"891264","0","Headline is bigger than Hacker News allows:

""Dan Lyons Apparently Thinks Yours Truly Hasn't Heard About the Redesigned Plastic MacBooks, Redesigned ('Impressive') iMacs, Updated Minis (Including One That Ships With Mac OS X Server), the Multi-Touch Magic Mouse, and, as the Wildcard I'm-Not-Sure-I-Really-Believe-It-Myself Out-There Rumor, Maybe Even Some Sort of Mentioned-Nowhere-Else-But-in-This-Very-Headline Multi-Touch Trackpad Gadget for Desktop Macs That Apple Might Release Tomorrow Morning""

Call me a fanboy, but I'm excited.","1255992184","2009-10-19T22:43:04Z" -"898547","c00p3r","c00p3r",,,"898472","0","Before someone start talking about OS X with Windows one should at least understand what does clang, llvm, libdispath and blocks mean.

Btw, new clang (llvm 2.6 release tree) can complile such a horrible thing like mplayer from trunk. (on ubuntu X86_64)","1256295996","2009-10-23T11:06:36Z" -"898507","the_real_r2d2","the_real_r2d2",,,"898505","0","I tried the ""magic"" and at least I feel that it is more fun to read. News are not sorted by date any more, which it gives me some ""feeling"" of randomness reading that I like. -The new sorted news ""seems"" to be ranked according to my previous history of reading. Not sure if it is better but so far I like it a lot.","1256291307","2009-10-23T09:48:27Z" -"899676","briansmith","briansmith",,,"899419","0","""Microsoft counted only half of its Windows sales in the period and will report the rest as customers upgrade to Windows 7, which was released this week, through January, when the offer expires. If it had counted its deferred Windows revenue, Microsoft's earnings would have increased 8 percent from last year.""","1256334048","2009-10-23T21:40:48Z" -"904095","ellyagg","ellyagg",,,"904024","3","Pretty brilliant, really. Google doesn't want to be the gatekeeper, but they don't want anyone else to be the gatekeeper either.","1256589322","2009-10-26T20:35:22Z" -"904097","roc","roc",,,"904024","5","Google seems to be applying that strategy across several of its more-puzzling projects. E.g. Android, Chrome, Chrome OS","1256589368","2009-10-26T20:36:08Z" -"904152","seldo","seldo",,,"904024","4","I'm not sure I buy the premise that all of Android is just a blocking move to Microsoft. Microsoft had 10 years to make a dent in the mobile market and failed against Nokia and RIM, and that was before Apple jumped into the game and stomped everybody else. There was no danger of Windows Mobile, sorry, Windows Phone getting anywhere.

If Android is a loss-making strategic move against any company, then it's Apple -- having an open development platform in place from a credible company like Google keeps Apple honest and open, when they would otherwise tend to lock things down.","1256591210","2009-10-26T21:06:50Z" -"904158","joezydeco","joezydeco",,,"904024","2","Microsoft is looking at it from the wrong angle.

Google has been honest about the goal of Android from the beginning: to address the billions of non-PC owning people out there that aren't using the web and, consequently, not using Google and it's services.

Google couldn't care less if they make a red cent off of the Android platform. What they DO care about is cornering the eyeballs and advertising dollars on mobile platforms. Since Microsoft's core business doesn't involve selling ads, it's totally off their radar.","1256591297","2009-10-26T21:08:17Z" -"904242","ShabbyDoo","ShabbyDoo",,,"904024","1","""That’s fine. But what are you going to do as your music experience? What will you do for your photos experience?"" [Asking this question of carriers, not consumers]

Either this MS exec was just FUD-ing, or he really doesn't get the benefit of an open mobile platform. Users don't want all their X ""experiences"" coupled with their decisions about device and carrier (presuming that everything works together as advertised). I want an Android phone because it keep Verizon from limiting functionality as a means of attempting to maximize monthly revenue/subscriber. If the market is big enough, there will be twenty good music apps from which to choose.

What will the carriers do? Probably offer up a suite of open source apps as defaults or sell ""space"" on the out-of-the-box phone to 3rd party devs who have compelling apps. By selecting Android, carriers have already opted out of the user extortion game, so why would they be worried about a photo ""experience""?","1256593958","2009-10-26T21:52:38Z" -"904262","Quarrelsome","Quarrelsome",,,"904024","6","Does Windows Mobile really end up costing so much? I'm pretty sure at the business end of things, especially in larger deals the costs become negligable.

The fact that these manufacturers are so eager to try out Android pretty much illustrates how disappointed they are with WinMo/wince. It's alright but it is kinda meh.","1256594723","2009-10-26T22:05:23Z" -"904287","gamble","gamble",,,"904024","0","This is basically what I've been saying about Android since it was announced. The iPhone comparisons and controversy over 'openness' were inevitable, but Google's motivation for Android was always to prevent Microsoft from acting as a gatekeeper for mobile search. I don't think they anticipated how quickly MS's position in mobile operating systems would deteriorate.","1256595545","2009-10-26T22:19:05Z" -"906613","mr_eel","mr_eel",,,"905849","0","Since no one else has said it yet, I'll point it out; that was a complete waste of time. You've done nothing other than spew vitriol at someone you've never met personally, essentially because they have an opinion you don't agree with.

You had the chance to say something constructive, but you didn't.

Going by that email, you don't seem to be a very nice person.","1256681827","2009-10-27T22:17:07Z" -"907017","DanielStraight","DanielStraight",,,"906993","0","So far, I've yet to see any accurate popular prediction about technology. I see no reason to believe this one. Making any prediction about technology is a surefire way to end up on lists with such gems as ""640K (of memory) ought to be enough for anybody"".","1256698459","2009-10-28T02:54:19Z" -"907387","quellhorst","quellhorst",,,"906993","1","The associated video is also good. http://www.tubechop.com/watch/32815","1256715664","2009-10-28T07:41:04Z" -"909055","rmason","rmason",,,"906993","2","All I know is that even the experts will be surprised. In tech it's hard to predict six months from now let alone five years.","1256771096","2009-10-28T23:04:56Z" -"912873","fhars","fhars",,,"912746","0","There is one problem with the correlation citet by Peter Norvig: since the persons that got a 1 on one of the interviews and are hired are not a representative sample of all candidates that got a 1 on one of the interviews, the real predictor for success is probably not the interview score, but the fact that one person in the hiring process was passionate enough about them to pound on the table and insist that they were hired.","1256939838","2009-10-30T21:57:18Z" -"913701",,,,"true","913535","2",,"1257007593","2009-10-31T16:46:33Z" -"913702","fpgeek","fpgeek",,,"913535","3","This just makes me think about all the wonderful iPhone applications that are being strangled in the cradle because their inventors don't have power and clout to pressure Apple the way Google does. I wonder if Apple realizes that Microsoft is to Mac as Google is to iPhone.","1257007594","2009-10-31T16:46:34Z" -"913708","timae","timae",,,"913535","1","AT&T is probably more of a roadblock here than Apple. I'd bet as a condition for allowing them on their network, they get a cut of the current navigation apps.

To Apple, I would think that equaling the playing field with this feature is much more valuable than their $30 for each TomTom app.","1257007931","2009-10-31T16:52:11Z" -"913720","jsz0","jsz0",,,"913535","0","There are presently a number of GPS turn-by-turn applications on the App Store so it seems unlikely Apple would reject this app unless Google were to add some poison pill to force a rejection.","1257008240","2009-10-31T16:57:20Z" -"935147","RiderOfGiraffes","RiderOfGiraffes",,,"935130","0","Also reported here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=934645","1257943927","2009-11-11T12:52:07Z" -"950089","tumult","tumult",,,"949971","1","Read this earlier. Dead on. Any company which cannot build decent software does not have a bright future. Not just in computers -- probably any field. Software is becoming a more pervasive part of life every year. The many who cannot adapt will be easily replaced by the few who can. And with software, it really is easy for one person or company to replace thousands in a single stroke.

For now, though, this effect is probably most visible in the tech field. There's a large and growing disparity in profits between companies which can produce good software, such as Apple, Google and Microsoft, and those which cannot. I suspect this disparity will more and more reflect how the economy functions for individuals. It wouldn't surprise me if the wealth gap further widens every year. I'm not sure if our politicians, society or culture are prepared to deal with it.","1258631661","2009-11-19T11:54:21Z" -"950091","glymor","glymor",,,"949971","6","I assume he means creating their own user experience. As all the examples he gives of companies creating their own OS are actually using Linux.","1258631931","2009-11-19T11:58:51Z" -"950122","leej","leej",,,"949971","9","Classic Apple fanboy-ism at best with missing knowledge here and there. If OS does matter that much first Google couldn't be such a success and second Apple couldn't enjoy its current success because first 2 (even 3) Mac OS X releases were horribly slow and have very little app support!","1258634054","2009-11-19T12:34:14Z" -"950181","losethos","losethos","true",,"949971","8","I made an operating system -- LoseThos. http://www.losethos.com","1258637214","2009-11-19T13:26:54Z" -"950213","Raphael_Amiard","Raphael_Amiard",,,"949971","4","I don't agree at all with Gruber on this one.

It seems in fact that software manufacturers, and for good reasons, are taking more and more control into how hardware is designed. And that is a good thing because hardware ought to be designed for the software, not the other way around.

But it doesn't mean that what we need is more monolithic entities like apple. The fact that hardware and software is at least somewhat decoupled is a VERY good thing in my opinion.

What google is doing with android is interresting in this regard, and i wonder if their strategy with Chrome OS is gonna be similar; they release an OS (open-source, and this is quite important in the end), do the usual strategy of partnership with hardware manufacturers, and in the end , also decides to produce their own smartphone. It's an harder path cause your partners are your opponents at the same time (something apple for example, hasn't to deal with concerning OS X). But for the user it's clearly the best path : You have the freedom of using the software as you want (!= Apple) and you can also buy a proprietary solution that supposedly offers a better synergy between software and hardware","1258638702","2009-11-19T13:51:42Z" -"950226","GeneralMaximus","GeneralMaximus",,,"949971","0","I was born in 1990. The first computer that I could call my own was a custom built PC with Windows XP. This was in 2003.

I cannot express in words how sad that makes me. I've heard older programmers talk fondly about the BeOS, the classic MacOS, Amiga Workbench (IIRC), NeXtStep and even Win3.1. Even older programmers talk about computers built by Tandy and the BBC, and the legendary machines built by Atari and Commodore. I cannot help but feel that I've missed something. I salute Gruber for making the point I have been trying to make for a long time now.

I've grown up in a world where we have only two major families of operating systems[1]: Windows and UNIX. That makes me a sad panda :(

Even though I hate the flimsy machines Dell make, I would love to try out the DellOS, if they ever decide to build one.

[1] I'm only talking about the desktop space here.","1258639211","2009-11-19T14:00:11Z" -"950331","jasonlbaptiste","jasonlbaptiste",,,"949971","3","I was thinking about this the other day. There's a lot of opportunity in terms of other Operating Systems/Interfaces. Computers used to JUST be these beige boxes that sat under our desks. Actually at one point, it used to be huge mainframes. Now, computers are everywhere, and by computers I mean full fledged system specific GUIs tied to some piece of hardware. They're in our pocket, in our cars, on our desks, in our laps, on our tvs, in the cloud as servers, and probably other places I'm not naming. This is where I see other Operating Systems taking away Microsoft's dinner. Microsoft got us to the first billion, but I'm pretty sure someone else will get us to the first trillion. Now, that's pretty exciting.

As far as the desktop goes? Apple will have its market share, which is the high end computing market (they have ~90% of it that 10%) and windows will have the other 90%. You can make Ubuntu function/look exactly like windows/mac. The problem comes down to the OEMs. Will they support it? Will they make the strong push in marketing to get people to try it out? Your grandmother is not going to do sudo and apt-get commands. If an OEM made beautiful machines, that ran tight software/hardware integration running a customized version of Ubuntu, marketed the hell out of it, and offered the right amount of training like Apple does, it could possibly get off the ground. Even then, linux is a scary place for the average person and the apps just aren't there.

Honestly, I'm more bullish on other Operating Systems taking us from billions to trillions on devices that aren't beige boxes that sit under our desk.","1258642823","2009-11-19T15:00:23Z" -"950485","Hoff","Hoff",,,"949971","5","Building an OS is feasible for a small team or even a single programmer.

Providing enough of a subset of the expected APIs and the device support and the databases and web browser and the compilers and file systems the rest of the stack that the customers and third-party partners expect? That's a bigger project and a bigger budget.

Simply being better isn't enough.

Being faster isn't enough.

Being cheaper isn't enough.

Even running Microsoft Windows on your (non-x86) hardware isn't enough.

You need some combination of ""betters"" and of application and document compatibility, and you need to get to critical mass of applications and tools and device and hardware support, or you need to get to ""massively better"" in one or more dimensions to get enough early adopters on-board, or you need enough money to buy the tools and ports you need.

And then you have to get to big volume and to enough of a profit margins to get your prices down to where you attract application developers and resellers, or pay for the developers.

As for competition, you're working against Microsoft Windows on x86 and Apple, and FOSS limits your margins. Or against embedded vendors that excel in one or more dimensions.

There are little-known and niche and embedded operating systems and vendors all over the place. Wind River (now at Intel) is one. HP has at least three operating systems (NSK, HP-UX, VMS) and has retired others including MPE and Tru64 Unix and Domain/OS, and not counting embedded software platforms such as EFI and all those HP printers. IBM has its own OS offerings.

Building an OS is comparatively easy. Anyone with enough skills or enough cash can certainly build or buy one, and various folks can buy enough partners. But to create a self-sustaining environment within your target market and to avoid creating a massive write-off, you need to build an ecosystem around your operating system. That's a much tougher and much bigger effort.","1258647850","2009-11-19T16:24:10Z" -"950511","ajscherer","ajscherer",,,"949971","2","I don't see any reason to think a company like Dell or Sony would be well positioned to create an operating system. What software have they created that suggests they could do it? If Windows is so unsatisfactory doesn't that suggest that merely having resources isn't nearly enough? If Dell decided to create an operating system they would have little advantage over anyone else, and would have the disadvantage of being a huge company attempting an equally huge software project from scratch. They might as well just light piles of cash on fire. The sensible way to do it would be to buy a company that is building an OS.

I think Gruber is underestimating the fact that Apple has been developing not just the Macintosh OS, but the ecosystem and community for like a quarter of a century. I don't know that there is a shortcut to the latter two. When I switched back to Windows from Ubuntu it wasn't because of any failing of the operating system. It was because I was unable to find suitable replacements for all the Windows applications (and drivers) I used.

Web applications have not yet usurped desktop apps across the board, and when they eventually do, won't it be a worse environment for a new proprietary OS? At that point what would a proprietary OS offer that a free OS on inexpensive hardware couldn't?","1258648636","2009-11-19T16:37:16Z" -"950554","TallGuyShort","TallGuyShort",,,"949971","7","Computer makers that want to succeed? I wouldn't buy a computer from someone that locks me into their product line for ALL my needs with that computer.","1258649796","2009-11-19T16:56:36Z" -"950937","wmf","wmf",,,"950893","0","Legally it probably goes along with any other assets.

Practically, since Google doesn't provide customer support they'll just lock the account, refuse to explain why, and respond to every inquiry with a FAQ about how to reset your password.","1258660284","2009-11-19T19:51:24Z" -"951039","fara","fara",,,"950893","2","you could put your password in your will","1258663121","2009-11-19T20:38:41Z" -"951140","jasonlbaptiste","jasonlbaptiste",,,"950893","1","Pete, all your adsense belongs to me.","1258665636","2009-11-19T21:20:36Z" -"951854","chaosmachine","chaosmachine",,,"951762","0","About 9 minutes in, they demo opening excel files with Microsoft's Windows Live web application. ""It turns out Microsoft launched a killer app for Chrome OS,"" the presenter says, ""They've been working very, very hard to do this.""

And the audience laughs...

You get the feeling this was Google's plan all along. Launch some rough online office apps, wait for Microsoft to take the bait, then spring the trap. ""Oops, your flagship web product is now a checkbox on our feature list.""","1258689743","2009-11-20T04:02:23Z" -"953911","Nannu","Nannu",,,"952719","0","Extensions for Google Chrome","1258766199","2009-11-21T01:16:39Z" -"956777","hop","hop",,,"956709","2","I can only see this bringing more eyeballs to Newscorp's rivals and wasting microsoft's money.","1258949092","2009-11-23T04:04:52Z" -"956920","csmeder","csmeder",,,"956709","3","This makes me think of what Paul Graham said in his ""Apples Mistake"". This is going to dig Microsoft deeper into the Evil hole. Just when people started to forget how much they hate Microsoft and how embarrassing it is to work there...

""Should Apple care what people like me think? What difference does it make if they alienate a small minority of their users?

There are a couple reasons they should care. One is that these users are the people they want as employees. If your company seems evil, the best programmers won't work for you. That hurt Microsoft a lot starting in the 90s. Programmers started to feel sheepish about working there. It seemed like selling out. When people from Microsoft were talking to other programmers and they mentioned where they worked, there were a lot of self-deprecating jokes about having gone over to the dark side. But the real problem for Microsoft wasn't the embarrassment of the people they hired. It was the people they never got. And you know who got them? Google and Apple."" --http://paulgraham.com/apple.html","1258955698","2009-11-23T05:54:58Z" -"956982","richardw","richardw",,,"956709","5","What do you think they're thinking?

MS could possibly bring all big news companies to Bing, create a news vertical and share revenue with the news companies. Then if you want news search, have to use Bing.","1258958487","2009-11-23T06:41:27Z" -"957083","barrkel","barrkel",,,"956709","0","I can't see this working. I believe that the sums needed by websites to forgo Google-sourced revenue are likely to be overestimated by the sites themselves, and would require Bing to overpay, even though accurately measured costs would still likely be enormous.

Mark Cuban wrote a little about this recently:

http://blogmaverick.com/2009/11/13/google-murdoch-madoff/

He estimates 125k sites at 1,000 USD average per site, with that distribution favouring larger sites.

Thing is, my sole significant web presence is my occasionally updated blog with a mere few hundred subscribers, but even I wouldn't take 1,000 USD to delist it from Google - and that wouldn't be what's on offer for my end of the spectrum.

It's simply too dangerous not to be found. If you did a search for a key phrase, and it didn't turn up in Google, would you turn to Bing or some other search engine? Not likely for me: I would rather think that the site had gone out of business, or has some technical issue, or a malware infection, or something similar long before looking at these kinds of business issues.

It's like not showing up in the yellow pages, or a storefront disappearing from a casual stroll down Main St. To accept a bribe like this marks you out as a non-serious business, IMHO.","1258965582","2009-11-23T08:39:42Z" -"957288","DarkShikari","DarkShikari",,,"956709","1","Murdoch seems to think that people use Google to search Murdoch's sites.

By Murdoch's logic, clearly if he withdraws his sites from Google, people will stop using Google to search his sites. But hardly anyone using Google has the intention of ""searching his sites"". People just want information--most people don't care which site has the information as long as it's good information.

If Murdoch pulls out of Google that just means fewer people will visit Murdoch's sites. Nobody is going to give a toss about the fact that Fox won't show up on Google. This entire strategy suggests that Murdoch misunderstands his own readers.","1258982202","2009-11-23T13:16:42Z" -"958061","acg","acg",,,"956709","4","This may be a publicity opportunity taken by Microsoft: a great opportunity to credit bing with having better results. -Here is the interview about pulling down links from google:

http://mumbrella.com.au/murdoch-well-probably-remove-our-sit...","1259008030","2009-11-23T20:27:10Z" -"962780","tbgvi","tbgvi",,,"961943","1","I actually thought Microsoft would be interested in Milo for Bing. They are a decision engine after all. Milo would be a good feature for either Bing or Google","1259251583","2009-11-26T16:06:23Z" -"963592","rmason","rmason",,,"961943","0","If two Google engineers couldn't build something better in two weeks then I would be shocked.

In Michigan I had the choice of three national chains, no local stores. I searched Barnes and Noble for 'Going Rogue' by Sarah Palin and was offered F Troop reruns. Yet the query worked fine on the BN site.

They can't even get search right and you want Google to buy them?","1259308647","2009-11-27T07:57:27Z" -"969551","mmelin","mmelin",,,"969498","2","Let's debate whether it is expected behavior or not.

I propose that there is no other way for Analytics to handle subdomains than what you describe, because there is no way for Analytics to be certain that domain.com and sub.domain.com belong to the same site.

Of course, an option to inform Analytics of this fact would be nice, but out of the box I really don't see how it could work differently.","1259663873","2009-12-01T10:37:53Z" -"969563","janstice","janstice",,,"969498","1","This is expected (and documented) behaviour - GA won't correctly track subdomains out of the box, as even though the (uncustomized) GA has subdomain-accessible cookies, the user id depends on a hash of the hostname (less any 'www.') (thats the first section of the utma cookie). This can be fixed by either turning off the hostname-hash-in-id, or setting the cookie-domain/hashed-hostname (but turning off the hostname-hash-in-id will then require setting the cookie-domain such that the subdomains & main domain can touch the GA cookies, as by default this doesn't strip the leading www. from the cookie domain).

The doco is pretty good, but you need to verify what's really happening, so Firebug's Net panel is really useful (but don't try and read the latest GA javascript unless you need a migraine for some reason).","1259665081","2009-12-01T10:58:01Z" -"969862","Skeuomorph","Skeuomorph",,,"969498","0","What we do is a top level filter to map subdomains into a group of top level folders:

Filter: Group pages by hostname

Filter type: Custom Filter

Field A -> Extract A: Hostname (.)

Field B -> Extract B: Request URI (.)

Output To -> Constructor: Request URI (/subdomains/$A1$B1

Field A Required: Yes

Field B Required: Yes

Override Output Field: Yes

Case Sensitive: No

""/subdomains/"" can be any arbitrary top level grouping that makes sense to you. We use an additional filter to strip /subdomains/domain.com and /subdomains/www.domain.com back off, so the primary site's URLs appear in the report normally.","1259680824","2009-12-01T15:20:24Z" -"969875","izak30","izak30",,,"969498","3","I would go crazy if it were any other way.

www.yoursite.com.sites.servee.com is our temporary URL scheme. If I had to sort through that to figure out my conversion funnel for www.servee.com It would be miserable.

That being said, i think that yes, moving your users for your app to yourapp.com/user is better than user.yourapp.com for most cases. Freshbooks, basecamp, and other non-connected apps work better the other way.","1259681646","2009-12-01T15:34:06Z" -"974052","dhoe","dhoe",,,"973949","1","This is not about IMDB, but about studiobriefing.net, which is syndicated on IMDB.","1259834799","2009-12-03T10:06:39Z" -"974078","shabda","shabda",,,"973949","2","> Not only did Google delete the Adsense advertisements appearing on the blog, but it diverted its spider from the site as we

AFAIK, these two are not related. THe adsense and web search spiders are separate.","1259836194","2009-12-03T10:29:54Z" -"974081","tsally","tsally",,,"973949","0","This has been posted and killed once already: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=972583","1259836303","2009-12-03T10:31:43Z" -"974675","drp","drp",,,"974642","33","This was inevitable, and will give OpenDNS some major competition. Google could make tons of money from ads and sponsored results on error pages.","1259860622","2009-12-03T17:17:02Z" -"974683","davidu","davidu",,,"974642","0","I'll do a blog post about this later today for those interested in my perspective on them entering the DNS space.

:-)

Edit: Here it is: http://blog.opendns.com/2009/12/03/opendns-google-dns/","1259860790","2009-12-03T17:19:50Z" -"974684","txxxxd","txxxxd",,,"974642","7","Quick setup: the DNS servers are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4","1259860798","2009-12-03T17:19:58Z" -"974692","pchristensen","pchristensen",,,"974642","21","two reactions:

Wow!

Nervous :(","1259860918","2009-12-03T17:21:58Z" -"974703","prakash","prakash",,,"974642","6","Something to remember be it Google Public DNS or things like Open DNS: Most CDN's use DNS to map you to one of their servers.

E.g.: Assuming your physical location is in Asia/Europe, and let's say you use Open DNS, IP anycast will map you to their London DNS servers (Last I checked that's the only location outside of N. America OPEN DNS has servers). Let's say the website you visit is delivered by a CDN, this CDN's servers in London will deliver content to you even though there might be CDN servers in your ISP.","1259861206","2009-12-03T17:26:46Z" -"974705","antirez","antirez",,,"974642","11","8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4?

Even solely for the fact they are so easy to remember I bet this are going to be the most used DNS resolvers in the world in a few months.","1259861344","2009-12-03T17:29:04Z" -"974706","drtse4","drtse4",,,"974642","4","Another source of interesting data about internet usage for google. -You can find their privacy policy here: -http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/privacy.html

Quote from ""What we log"": -""In the permanent logs, we don't keep personally identifiable information or IP information. We do keep some location information (at the city/metro level) so that we can conduct debugging, analyze abuse phenomena and improve the Google Public DNS prefetching feature. We don't correlate or combine your information from these logs with any other log data that Google might have about your use of other services, such as data from Web Search and data from advertising on the Google content network. After keeping this data for two weeks, we randomly sample a small subset for permanent storage.""

Even if without any reference to the user that actually visited those sites, mantaining information about the ""cluster"" of urls visited during a browsing session could form a useful source of data not only to optimize ads and searches, the most obvious use could be build something like a recommendation engine (something that some kind of internet users could like, but i admit that something like this could be useless from the google point of view).","1259861358","2009-12-03T17:29:18Z" -"974749","chanux","chanux",,,"974642","14","A DNS I can actually remember.

A Quick comparison with OpenDNS (shameless plug) -http://chanux.tumblr.com/post/267873772/googledns-vs-opendns","1259862232","2009-12-03T17:43:52Z" -"974750","swombat","swombat",,,"974642","3","For what it's worth, I've been using Level3's DNS servers for a while now, due to the fact that they have insanely low latencies:

4.2.2.1... 4.2.2.6 (or thereabouts). Not sure what Google's going to have on those. Are they gonna be even more super-duper-fast? I mean, if you look at the line-up of the best DNS servers out there, they're pretty damn fast already:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19982548-DNS-Fastest-DNS-Se...

Also, for what it's worth, I've never quite understood why you'd use OpenDNS when level3 have open DNS servers that don't redirect you to their own pages when there's a missing record...","1259862246","2009-12-03T17:44:06Z" -"974768","psranga","psranga",,,"974642","22","Good move. I've been using 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.2.1 for a while now since I found out a few years ago that cable/DSL provider's DNS servers are flaky. It's amazing how often I go to somebody's house or cafe and find DNS to be the weak link.","1259862514","2009-12-03T17:48:34Z" -"974778","known","known",,,"974642","23","They're not listed in http://www.dnsserverlist.org/indexbeta.php?oby=Q_RTT","1259862719","2009-12-03T17:51:59Z" -"974786","gregparadee","gregparadee",,,"974642","5","The information they gather from this could be the best thing ever for Google. They are now literally going to see how people go from site to site to site and direct ads and content to them based on that. Good move buisness wise Google.","1259862814","2009-12-03T17:53:34Z" -"974795","youngian","youngian",,,"974642","12","It's funny, I was thinking just yesterday about how much Comcast's new Domain Helper ""service"" makes me want to strangle them (http://blog.comcast.com/2009/08/domain-helper-national-rollo...).","1259862960","2009-12-03T17:56:00Z" -"974801","thaumaturgy","thaumaturgy",,,"974642","19","Distributed internet services is generally considered to be better than centralized ones. Google's entry into this, along with its other services, is beginning to give me pause.

I'm glad they've worked on this, but I think I'll stick with DNS as it was intended to be.","1259863048","2009-12-03T17:57:28Z" -"974809","dlsspy","dlsspy",,,"974642","20","

    dhcp-107:~ 66% host -t ptr 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa
-    8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer any-in-0808.1e100.net.
-    dhcp-107:~ 67% host -t ptr 4.4.8.8.in-addr.arpa
-    Host 4.4.8.8.in-addr.arpa not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
","1259863125","2009-12-03T17:58:45Z" -"974815","boundlessdreamz","boundlessdreamz",,,"974642","8","I tested this and it is consistently offering better results than OpenDNS and 4.2.2.2. The results are here http://www.manu-j.com/blog/opendns-alternative-google-dns-ro...

The results posted are from India

How are the results from inside US ?","1259863159","2009-12-03T17:59:19Z" -"974818","andreyf","andreyf",,,"974642","25","From a quick test (from NYC), and it seems not at all faster than OpenDNS. Still, a whole lot faster than my ISP's default DNS servers.","1259863193","2009-12-03T17:59:53Z" -"974822","thetrumanshow","thetrumanshow",,,"974642","9","If they can blacklist websites from their search engine, they can blacklist them from their DNS entries too. Doesn't this raise some concerns?","1259863281","2009-12-03T18:01:21Z" -"974824","bm98","bm98",,,"974642","2","""Google Public DNS telephone support * 877-590-4367 in the U.S. * 770-200-1201 outside the U.S.""

Telephone support from Google? At first I thought this might be some kind of joke, but I then called and it's just automated help.","1259863343","2009-12-03T18:02:23Z" -"974838","datums","datums",,,"974642","34","So how does google benefit from me sending them my dns requests . . . , They can serve me ""domain not found pages"" w/ads (works for OpenDNS), unless I'm a server. If enough people/servers use it they can control how traffic is sent to specific domains (this would be evil). I don't necessary think my request will be a lot faster adding ms, per extra hop. What I don't like about ISPs is there disregard for TTLs. They set their own TTLs so they don't have to make a new request. With a large distributed cache it could mean less hops, I'd love to see a diagram of their dns infrastructure. I've used 4.2.2.1 - 4.2.2.4 (level3) in the past.","1259863578","2009-12-03T18:06:18Z" -"974847","known","known",,,"974642","27","http://twitter.com/googlepublicdns","1259863941","2009-12-03T18:12:21Z" -"974854","andreyf","andreyf",,,"974642","1","This is what a quick comparison looks like from NYC (in ms):

                    Level 3   Google   OpenDNS
-    lifehacker.com  21        22       19 
-    facebook.com    20        22       19 
-    manu-j.com      21        44       42 
-    reddit.com      30        73       20 
-    tb4.fr          125       22       157 
-    bbc.co.uk       103       22       98
-
-The IP's used are 4.2.2.2, 8.8.8.8, and 208.67.222.222, respectively.

Using the script provided here: http://www.manu-j.com/blog/opendns-alternative-google-dns-ro...","1259864009","2009-12-03T18:13:29Z" -"974896","srik","srik",,,"974642","29","wonder how much a vanity ip like that would cost","1259865311","2009-12-03T18:35:11Z" -"974907","est","est",,,"974642","18","Previously:

http://code.google.com/p/google-dnswall/","1259865579","2009-12-03T18:39:39Z" -"975092","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"974642","16","This looks to be a pretty neat DNS benchmarking tool: http://code.google.com/p/namebench/

I think I'm behind a restricted proxy or something (on some hotel WiFi), because it's not really working for me, but I'd be interested to hear others' results.

Compare to Level3's 4.2.2.2-3 and OpenDNS's 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 (they really need a more memorable IP). Any other good ones?","1259870128","2009-12-03T19:55:28Z" -"975249","acg","acg",,,"974642","17","Some comments get clouded in politics and suspicion. If this move has a commercial reason then perhaps it's easily explained as to compete with OpenDNS.

Complaining that a search engine collects information seems crazy: surely that is a sign of a good company. The important thing is choice/competition. Google is a good competitor, whether you like them or not.","1259875277","2009-12-03T21:21:17Z" -"975355","peterwwillis","peterwwillis",,,"974642","31","All I wanna know is: Can I tunnel IP traffic through it? -http://thomer.com/howtos/nstx.html","1259878525","2009-12-03T22:15:25Z" -"975407","jsz0","jsz0",,,"974642","13","Does anyone know who provides the bulk of the ads on these re-direct/ad DNS servers that ISPs are using these days? My guess is it's probably not Google or why would they offer an alternative? It sounds like a very clever way to attack their online advertising competition to me. Obviously they'd get into some hot water by trying to compete directly with their own advertising based DNS. Instead they attack the entire market of re-direct/ad DNS by offering a clean alternative that happens to hurt their competition. Very clever. It wouldn't surprise me to see some of the Google software (Toolbar, Chrome, Notifier) offer an option to use Google DNS in the future. For the end user it's a good thing -- for Google's competition it's pretty terrible.","1259880850","2009-12-03T22:54:10Z" -"975486","tybris","tybris",,,"974642","28","No way, I like my DNS resolvers to be a little stupid. They know way too much about me.","1259884273","2009-12-03T23:51:13Z" -"975793","brianobush","brianobush",,,"974642","30","my opinion on why they are doing this.... -to track where you are going. and make sure that site is indexed.","1259900122","2009-12-04T04:15:22Z" -"975885",,,,"true","974642","32",,"1259906414","2009-12-04T06:00:14Z" -"975895","glisk","glisk",,,"974642","10","Using this DNS service will degrade your performance to almost any non-Google rich media content, pure and simple.

If you use Google's DNS service, because Google has your client IP, they can serve your content the fastest from the closest POP, however by using this DNS service you are actually creating an issue called ""resolver proximity"" for every CDN on the planet. This will be especially evident to those of you not in North America who unwittingly point to these servers.

In most global markets your best strategy is to use your local DNS resolver so the people who deliver everything from Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, ustream, (etc, etc, etc) understand that you're not in San Jose or Northern Virginia but really in Tokyo or Malaysia. If your ISP uses a DNS server that's ""far"" away from you (in terms of network latency) you should complain loudly.","1259906926","2009-12-04T06:08:46Z" -"975920","JulianMorrison","JulianMorrison",,,"974642","24","It's pretty obvious what Google gets out of this: they get your browsing history. My guess if that they'll uprate search results if lots of people visit them.","1259908784","2009-12-04T06:39:44Z" -"975953","defdac","defdac",,,"974642","26","This comment will only be funny for Swedes that knows who Ulla-Bella is, and what number he/she always dials...","1259911330","2009-12-04T07:22:10Z" -"976199","ypavan","ypavan",,,"974642","15","Dangerous Signs? -From their FAQ:

>> Is Google Public DNS based on open source software, such as BIND?

>> No. Google Public DNS is Google's own implementation of the DNS standards","1259928110","2009-12-04T12:01:50Z" -"978706","charliepark","charliepark",,,"978549","1","This is a really neat hack. Thanks for sharing this.","1260050275","2009-12-05T21:57:55Z" -"978777",,,,"true","978549","2",,"1260053644","2009-12-05T22:54:04Z" -"978783","growt","growt",,,"978549","0","I don't think this is a hack. it's documented api behavior: -http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/documentation/#ClientLocati...","1260053743","2009-12-05T22:55:43Z" -"995169","fromedome","fromedome",,,"995144","3","A classic!

My favorite part: ""unless the cell phone were actually running Mac OS X, which definitely is impossible""

Technically, the iPhone does not run Mac OS X, but still -- seems like John was ruling out any flavor of OS X, which, obviously, the iPhone runs.","1260826564","2009-12-14T21:36:04Z" -"995233","ilamont","ilamont",,,"995144","2","2002: ""Industry analysts know nothing about Apple, and given their record in the tech industry in the last few years, it’s a wonder anyone quotes them at all.""

2009: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/11/10/apple-nokia-ipho...","1260828045","2009-12-14T22:00:45Z" -"995241","runjake","runjake",,,"995144","0","Keep in mind this was written in 2002, when it pretty much WAS impossible to develop the iPhone as we know it, and as Gruber describes. Phones were basic bulky creations with antenna nubs. Smartphone OSes at the time were PalmOS and a version of PocketPC with phone capabilities retrofitted on.

I don't really get the point of this submission. Is it to poke fun at Gruber's observations?","1260828307","2009-12-14T22:05:07Z" -"995274","jawngee","jawngee",,,"995144","6","Oh no! A blogger was wrong! Call the press!","1260829205","2009-12-14T22:20:05Z" -"995293","dannyr","dannyr",,,"995144","5","Reminds me of this PC Magazine piece dissing Arrington's article about a Google Phone.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356075,00.asp","1260829820","2009-12-14T22:30:20Z" -"995345","eli","eli",,,"995144","1","Shrug

He said the article was based on speculation... and it was based on speculation. It was a weak article. It just happened to turn out to be correct.","1260831264","2009-12-14T22:54:24Z" -"995472","megaduck","megaduck",,,"995144","4","Gruber's a smart guy, but he's also a completely reliable Apple apologist. If the Apple position is that there's no iPhone, then Gruber shows why the idea is stupid. If Apple suddenly reveals an iPhone, Gruber shows why it was inevitable. Look to the recent kerfuffle regarding AT&T's network for another great example.

Daring Fireball can be a fun read, but it has the same relationship to Apple that Fox News has to the Republican party.","1260835564","2009-12-15T00:06:04Z" -"995505",,,,"true","995144","7",,"1260836664","2009-12-15T00:24:24Z" -"1012138","jhancock","jhancock",,,"1011996","0","""I think Microsoft today is a lot like IBM was in 1985. When I started my career IBM dominated the tech world.""

In the entire article, this is the only comparison he makes to IBM. He follows with zero support for the argument. It may not be a bad article, but its a misleading title. I worked at IBM starting in '87. I was expecting some meaningful content from someone that knew what it was like working at IBM in '85, but nothing provided.","1261580137","2009-12-23T14:55:37Z" -"1012969","thejo","thejo",,,"1011996","1","The headline is misleading. He's pretty balanced in his views on Microsoft and Google.","1261605666","2009-12-23T22:01:06Z" -"1023206","jakestein","jakestein",,,"1023125","0","The linked piece by Gruber was written in October in response to a different post by Atwood (http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001306.html).","1262206641","2009-12-30T20:57:21Z" -"1042201","docgnome","docgnome",,,"1042156","0","Some of us don't cut Apple any more slack. I am rather tired of the free pass they seem to get from others. They are probably worse than MS in terms of vendor lock-in but just don't have a large enough market share to bully people around.","1263080675","2010-01-09T23:44:35Z" -"1042216","almost","almost",,,"1042156","5","There is usually at least one comment putting forward this idea for every story about Apple or Google and I wouldn't say it's particularly controversial. ""we"" are a collection of people, many of us with differing ideas on many subjects.","1263081208","2010-01-09T23:53:28Z" -"1042228","zitterbewegung","zitterbewegung",,,"1042156","13","I think people tend to associate slack with quality. If a product is better than the average then people will tend to give it more slack. But this isn't uniform to everyone. Not everyone will give a value greater than zero for the slack.","1263081557","2010-01-09T23:59:17Z" -"1042231","MikeCapone","MikeCapone",,,"1042156","4","I think it's pretty clear why geeks tend to go easier on them: they make good products.

When Google and Apple start making products that are on par with Microsoft products, I'm pretty sure they'll be just as reviled.","1263081617","2010-01-10T00:00:17Z" -"1042240","csomar","csomar",,,"1042156","14","This community is Anti-MS (not all, but many); so you'll find a lot here that hates Microsoft and loves Google.","1263081784","2010-01-10T00:03:04Z" -"1042241","mechanical_fish","mechanical_fish",,,"1042156","1","The word ""monopoly"" is often abused. Neither Apple nor Google have one. There are other phones than the iPhone. There are other MP3 players than the iPod. There are other computers than Macs. There are even other search engines than Google, as Microsoft will be happy to tell you.

Things were different back in the old days. One reason why people seem so much more relaxed about things is that the alternatives are so much easier to find than they used to be.","1263081820","2010-01-10T00:03:40Z" -"1042245","ThinkWriteMute","ThinkWriteMute",,,"1042156","2","Eric Schmidt's dismissal of the notion that people have a right to privacy.

Wow, started out with word twisting, now it's up to out right lying about what he said? That's impressive.","1263082016","2010-01-10T00:06:56Z" -"1042254","blhack","blhack",,,"1042156","7","Also Google's privacy invasions including Eric Schmidt's dismissal of the notion that people have a right to privacy.

I'm sorry, but I understood his comment on this to mean ""You can't put stuff on a server you don't own without...putting stuff on a server you don't own"".

I wouldn't lump Google in with Apple at all...google, at least to me, still isn't doing any evil. Apple on the other hand leaves me speechless.","1263082180","2010-01-10T00:09:40Z" -"1042289","gcaprio","gcaprio",,,"1042156","11","Ironically, I just blogged about this, except with FB in the place of Google: http://blog.1530technologies.com/2009/12/where-is-the-disgus...

I remain confident that a portion of the success of Google has come from the fact that they came along at the peak of anti-MS fever in the industry. People were yearning for someone other than MS and jumpped on to Googles wagon and haven't looked back. Everything Google does is spun as the ultimate good. Even though if MS launched hotmail and had the phrase 'scanning the users email to tailor ads', people would have erupted.","1263082994","2010-01-10T00:23:14Z" -"1042290","drhowarddrfine","drhowarddrfine",,,"1042156","15","""Google's privacy invasions...""

Could I have a list, with details, of these privacy invasions?

""the shenanigans that Apple and Google have been pulling""

Is that your opinion or fact? Were they mis-steps, mistakes or shenanigans?

Are you bringing these popular topics up because you read about all this on forums or do you have facts?","1263082995","2010-01-10T00:23:15Z" -"1042321","GHFigs","GHFigs",,,"1042156","3","This may surprise you, but there are intelligent and rational people who aren't personally offended by the same things you are.","1263084004","2010-01-10T00:40:04Z" -"1042428","sker","sker",,,"1042156","9","Not only that, but anything released by Apple or Google is omg awesome and fantastic, and anything released by Microsoft is another me-too product, no matter how innovative it actually is.","1263088034","2010-01-10T01:47:14Z" -"1042441","ErrantX","ErrantX",,,"1042156","10","As someone who never ""hated"" MS in the first place I am amused to see the recent spate of anti-Google posting.

I think... people have fads and at the moment Google is getting to be on certain individuals radars. I have to say I will just continue using products I think are cool and useful and keep an eye on their practices (without getting too excitable about certain, umm, things).","1263088409","2010-01-10T01:53:29Z" -"1042505","jsz0","jsz0",,,"1042156","6","Microsoft does basically all the same things but doesn't provide me with any upside like Google & Apple. The Xbox/Zune are locked down walled gardens like the iPhone. Microsoft has had a history with DRM-ed audio files just like Apple. Windows is commercial software with an EULA/TOS attached to it just like OSX. If Bing gets a subpoena for user information they'll comply because it's the law. Personally I don't feel like Google, Apple or Microsoft have ever invaded my privacy. So yeah, all things being equal of course I'm going with the company that does provide me a better product/service.","1263091024","2010-01-10T02:37:04Z" -"1042634","eplanit","eplanit",,,"1042156","8","Back in the 1990s, I remember a phrase that circulated. It's memorable because at the time it rang so incredibly true. It was a remark about how the market and industry regarded the Titan Microsoft, and went: ""Whenever Bill Gates throws a dart at a wall, everyone races to the wall to paint a target around that dart"". Yes, M$ had gained such stature, and Bill such celebrity, that many a blind eye was turned toward their technology, marketing practices, and other less-than-wonderful aspects.

Today, Google (peer'd by Apple) is the new Microsoft (IBM is the new General Motors, but that's a different topic). And yes, everyone again seems to be racing to draw targets around the arrows they've shot.

It's not amazing (though bitterly disappointing) to see consumers accept limits from vendors: changes in rules of 'ownership', accepting lock-in with cell carriers, etc....but it _is_ amazing to me how developers accept (and even embrace) Apple's re-definition of software development and platform control. Maybe it's a generational thing -- but, a _vendor_ decides if you get to write/sell software?!!?","1263097079","2010-01-10T04:17:59Z" -"1042805","Semiapies","Semiapies",,,"1042156","12","Weird: I see a lot of complaining about - and outright accusations toward - Google on HN. Every ad-scammer's complaint about Google not directing half the internet to look at eir site (much less booting them off of AdSense) gets taken remarkably seriously and sympathetically here. Every conspiracy theory gets lot of attention.","1263109152","2010-01-10T07:39:12Z" -"1050157","halo","halo",,,"1050130","0","I wouldn't be surprised if the root cause of this patch was a deal that Microsoft made to bundle Flash with Windows 2000/XP which expired in 2010.","1263392698","2010-01-13T14:24:58Z" -"1053660","slater","slater",,,"1053555","0","what a fitting username.","1263505478","2010-01-14T21:44:38Z" -"1064767","oconnore","oconnore",,,"1064344","0","Wow, they are doing something right?","1263997234","2010-01-20T14:20:34Z" -"1070773","jakehow","jakehow",,,"1070763","0","Posted a comment directly to Doug's blog but apparently he doesn't approve of it or think it adds to the discussion. I thought that I was actually supporting some of his argument. Here it is:

Hey Doug, -“Corporations” in the simplest sense are just groups of people acting together (usually towards shared goals). This is not bad or evil in and of itself. “Corporatism” as I would define it is the partnership/collusion between some of these groups and the state.

I do not believe we can or should stop cooperation between people, and placing limits on which actions cooperating groups are allowed to take is just as wrong as placing those restrictions on the people themselves.

There are many, many things wrong with the way we treat corporations here today, but this usually has to do with the privilege granted to many to be free from law and regulation that individuals and other groups of individuals who are not in partnership with the state are bound by.

*Edited to fix a typo.","1264196808","2010-01-22T21:46:48Z" -"1079893","nreece","nreece",,,"1079863","0","Incorrect headline. Apple hasn't announced anything in the present tense.","1264572077","2010-01-27T06:01:17Z" -"1081162","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"1081089","0","There are about 500 tech sites and they all have the 'iPad' on their front page, and they all have more or less exactly the same stuff to say about it.","1264617717","2010-01-27T18:41:57Z" -"1087152","fxr2","fxr2",,,"1087085","1","wow, that's pretty amazing stuff those guys are doing with web data.","1264790209","2010-01-29T18:36:49Z" -"1087161",,,,"true","1087085","0",,"1264790479","2010-01-29T18:41:19Z" -"1108217","Groxx","Groxx",,,"1108036","1","Ack. All real content is in a 16-minute video from MacWorld 2009, and no transcription. I don't typically want to wade through that much time to get to the meat of what's said.

Anyone know of a transcript?","1265575453","2010-02-07T20:44:13Z" -"1108531","aditya","aditya",,,"1108036","0","So, then the question becomes... how do you develop good taste?

Is it even something that's developable at all? And, also there's a gap between having good taste and being able to make products that reflect it.

Ira Glass touches upon it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hidvElQ0xE

And so does _why, http://favstar.fm/users/_why/status/881768089

So, perhaps the answer (translated to web products) is, just keep releasing a bunch of work, keep trying to understand your market and keep learning from the work you're putting out to make future work better. Not quite sure this is the right answer, though.","1265587393","2010-02-08T00:03:13Z" -"1118473","barrkel","barrkel",,,"1118386","1","KB71033 doesn't sound like a valid KB number - it's way out of sequence with current KBs, which are approaching KB900000 or so.","1265915844","2010-02-11T19:17:24Z" -"1118499","tomh-","tomh-",,,"1118386","2","This is absolutely ridiculous, I wonder how long it takes before Apple to take over this behavior. Crackers will always be able to outsmart Microsoft. The only victims of this technology are paying customers, like me. Maybe it's time to cancel my Action Pack and Websitespark memberships and use software from a company who trusts its own customers and doesn't treat its customers as potential pirates.","1265916486","2010-02-11T19:28:06Z" -"1118647","tomjen2","tomjen2","true",,"1118386","6","Well, I guess that means that I won't upgrade to win7.

Way to make money fuckers.","1265919926","2010-02-11T20:25:26Z" -"1118668","CodeMage","CodeMage",,,"1118386","0","For example, a major PC game manufacturer has apparently announced that their games will soon no longer run at all if you don't have an Internet connection to allow them to authenticate at each run.

Which ""major PC game manufacturer""? I don't doubt there is one -- BioWare attempted that once -- but I really dislike weasel phrasing. If you know which one, spell it out. If you don't know, research it first. Just don't write it like that.","1265920251","2010-02-11T20:30:51Z" -"1118695","CoryMathews","CoryMathews",,,"1118386","4","I do not see any problem at all with this.

Its a completely valid thing for Microsoft to do. If you do not buy the software then you cannot use it. It's not a free OS. If you want a free OS go download some flavor of linux. Otherwise if you want windows you buy it. Why wouldn't they try to keep out people who have pirated their software?

They could have made it auto forward all of ones information to the police, since technically they stole the software. I think annoying you with some pop-ups is a much more friendly way.

The downvotes tell me we have some pirated versions out there ;)","1265920810","2010-02-11T20:40:10Z" -"1118802","zokier","zokier",,,"1118386","5","I found this interesting piece ""... the update runs quietly in the background protecting your system.""

Hopefully it really doesn't mean some kind of active protection eating precious resources.","1265923422","2010-02-11T21:23:42Z" -"1118897","jrockway","jrockway",,,"1118386","3","Suddenly, a pair of big, burly guys barge into your house and demand that you let them check your computer to make sure that it's ""genuine"" and not running pirated software.

This wouldn't bother me at all. I would then say, ""Come back with a warrant,"" and expect to never see them again. If they secure the warrant and come back, then they are legally-entitled to inspect the machine, which is fine.

Too bad they don't know the password for my full-disk encryption, though. (My Win7 install is a VirtualBox image that runs inside my Linux install.)

But anyway, I love strict enforcement of software piracy rules. If people become unable to pirate commercial software, they will use and improve Free Software -- ending the problem of proprietary software forever.","1265926144","2010-02-11T22:09:04Z" -"1120880","hector_ka","hector_ka",,,"1120665","0","You mean they sell it as freeware","1265991241","2010-02-12T16:14:01Z" -"1132830","CWuestefeld","CWuestefeld",,,"1132606","0","I agree that MS is going to find it increasingly hard to compete against Apple and Google.

But the logic in the article is insane:

Microsoft is so big that its new Windows Phone operating system has almost no chance of making enough money to move the needle anyway. So it might as well join rival Google in giving it away for free, in an effort to drive up device sales and market share.

That's just stupid. For any big company, if you divide up their product line, most of the products will amount to only a small portion of revenue. Then we could apply this logic to each of those products in turn, and pretty soon that company will be giving everything away and getting no revenue.

Ball Corp. makes most of its money through glass jars and stuff, and only makes a fraction of its income through its Ball Aerospace subsidiary. I don't think you'd expect them to give away satellites.","1266446360","2010-02-17T22:39:20Z" -"1134492","randomwalker","randomwalker",,,"1134370","0","There was an article here recently titled ""Sniff browser history for improved user experience"" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1125777

tptacek commented that it was a ""batshit crazy idea,"" and that is exactly right. This article is an example of how to (really) abuse history stealing. As promised, a stronger variant I've been working on is coming soon.","1266510248","2010-02-18T16:24:08Z" -"1134514","tptacek","tptacek",,,"1134370","1","One way to look at this is, ""Look how bad this browser behavior is for users! We should eliminate it to protect them.""

Another way to look at it is, ""Imagine how horrific the impact of this problem is going to become as researchers and criminals weaponize it. There is no way this browser behavior is going to survive. Therefore, it is a very bad idea for us to rely on it in any way.""

It's also a nice clean example of how weaponization, exploit development, and full disclosure can move security forward. The worse this problem gets, the more likely it is that it will get fixed.","1266510564","2010-02-18T16:29:24Z" -"1134522","proemeth","proemeth",,,"1134370","6","And the nice concept of cookie stuffing: -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_stuffing","1266510701","2010-02-18T16:31:41Z" -"1134659","wvenable","wvenable",,,"1134370","2","Because of this article I installed the BetterPrivacy Firefox extension. Looks like a good no effort solution; I have it set to silently clear Flash cookies and super cookies when the browser closes.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623","1266513517","2010-02-18T17:18:37Z" -"1134783","jderick","jderick",,,"1134370","5","Frankly, I rarely ever use my browser history anyway. I think I will just disable it entirely now.","1266516005","2010-02-18T18:00:05Z" -"1134965","shalmanese","shalmanese",,,"1134370","3","Can anyone tell me why a user's identity is so important? Sure, with perhaps a whole lot of algorithmic work, they might be able to serve me slightly better ads but is that all it's good for? It seems like a whole lot of furor over nothing.","1266520286","2010-02-18T19:11:26Z" -"1136354","statictype","statictype",,,"1134370","4","> The first for all the social networking sites to change their URL patterns by randomizing them so that point 4 above (predictable URL identifying that you belong to a group) is no longer true

Wouldn't this break one of the fundamentally nice things about the web? Being able to refer to a page by a known fixed identity that can be bookmarked and passed around?

Wouldn't it be a far better solution to fix the history sniffing issue at the browser level, even if it means that css\javascript that relies on being able to read a:visited (or whatever else) no longer work?","1266562120","2010-02-19T06:48:40Z" -"1145109","fierarul","fierarul",,,"1145073","0","The best link in the whole article is actually this one from the comments: http://sroucheray.org/blog/2009/11/array-sort-should-not-be-... which discusses the javascript array sort.","1266920634","2010-02-23T10:23:54Z" -"1145117","andrewcooke","andrewcooke",,,"1145073","4","summary of discussion: the top 5 are sorted by passing a comparison function to Array.sort() that returns a positive or negative number at random. at first glance this seems reasonable, but in fact whether it actually results in a random order depends on how the javascript sort function is implemented (and the initial order).","1266921388","2010-02-23T10:36:28Z" -"1145158","oscardelben","oscardelben",,,"1145073","2","I wonder if internet explorer is really the world's most widely used browser? I don't think so but I wonder if there's any data about this.

I have different data:

On one site I own, there are 50k visits, only the 12.56% were using any version of internet explorer, only 48% of this the version 8.

On another site I have analytics access, on 500k visits, 31% were using explorer, and of these, only 16% the version 8.

Both of these websites are not technical. The first one is a blog and the second one a social network website.","1266923495","2010-02-23T11:11:35Z" -"1145227","bensummers","bensummers",,,"1145073","1","Does it really matter how random it is? Most users will click whatever button will get rid of the message as soon as possible, which I suspect will end up not changing the default. Look at the pictures here:

http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2010...

Both a close button and a ""select later"" button, nice tempting targets for people who don't care about their browser and just want to search for 'facebook login' on Google.","1266927145","2010-02-23T12:12:25Z" -"1145246","dustingetz","dustingetz",,,"1145073","6","An intern probably wrote the site, and MS doesn't care because no layperson is even going to read the screen.","1266927830","2010-02-23T12:23:50Z" -"1145274","pbhjpbhj","pbhjpbhj",,,"1145073","3",">In fact, in over 50% of all page hits, Internet Explorer would come out to the far right spot of the five browser choices shown on the screen.

I thought for a L-R language reading right-handed person that this was the most prominent spot. Certainly I've observed most users I've done web training with to hold their cursor at the RHS of the page. Thus less effort is required to reach the right hand options.

Gaze tracking on actual users of the site would be interesting.","1266929609","2010-02-23T12:53:29Z" -"1145828","IsaacL","IsaacL",,,"1145073","5","Can someone with statistics knowledge comment on whether these results are significant? With 10,000 trials they probably are, but it'd be nice to get more insight than raw percentages can provide.","1266945851","2010-02-23T17:24:11Z" -"1145439","Roridge","Roridge",,,"1145436","0","Anyone really surprised by that news?

I expect Google to do a press release tomorrow that they are the top selling ""superphone"" of Jany :p","1266936273","2010-02-23T14:44:33Z" -"1167842","GrandMasterBirt","GrandMasterBirt",,,"1167817","2","I thought that the big drm issue was that the game saves on ubisoft's servers vs your harddrive.

To me that in itself is very unappealing, but that is what is ""missing"" from the game. If that has been cracked already then that just goes to show that good DRM can at best delay cracking the game, meanwhile there is a saying ""Whenever DRM prevents a customer willing to buy the game form buying it, a pirate gets his wings""","1267731989","2010-03-04T19:46:29Z" -"1167892","lmkg","lmkg",,,"1167817","0","I still think that the Steam platform is the golden standard for DRM. The Assassin's Creed 2 DRM still comes from the old-school plan of restricting the legitimate needs of cash-paying customers, which makes the cracked version superior to the original. Steam, on the other hand, gives me more features rather than less: I can install the game on multiple machines, or the same machine multiple times, even if I lose the hard copy. It saves me a trip to the store, which was half the reason I pirated games back in college. I can pre-load the game and play it literally the second it comes out without having to camp outside a Fry's two hours away. They're by no means essential features and I rarely use any of them, but that whole thing about making sure your copy is legitimate is a hell of a lot easier to swallow when it's sold as the price of a new feature.

(obligatory: http://xkcd.com/488/ )","1267733365","2010-03-04T20:09:25Z" -"1167975","teamonkey","teamonkey",,,"1167817","1","No it wasn't.

http://twitter.com/Ubisoft/status/9968383494","1267735446","2010-03-04T20:44:06Z" -"1172612","romland","romland",,,"1172519","2","From screenshot:

  ""Press  to stop game""
-
-Funny how much sense that makes in a twisted way. I was thinking that they had some kind of functionality that had you attach text to a keyboard event to explain it. Alas.

  GraphicsWindow.DrawText(x, y + 320, ""Press to stop game"")
-
-It's just a ... feature.

Edit: and the key they hooked up ""stop game"" to was not space, it was escape :(","1267923430","2010-03-07T00:57:10Z" -"1172628","dandelany","dandelany",,,"1172519","10","Gotta love subroutines without explicit variables, causing comments like:

  ValidateMove()  ' in: ypos, xpos, h, moveDirection ret: invalidMove = 1 or -1 or 2 if move is invalid, otherwise 0
-
-If I were a little kid, that would look like Greek to me.","1267923977","2010-03-07T01:06:17Z" -"1172687","kanwisher","kanwisher",,,"1172519","4","Its in the right direction, I remember learning qbasic on dos it was a great way to get started and then sadly I graduated to visual basic. Which was a good place to start ;) I can't even read it these days but we all start somewhere.","1267926077","2010-03-07T01:41:17Z" -"1172810","chasingsparks","chasingsparks",,,"1172519","5","I like the nod to Logo in the first screenshot.","1267932053","2010-03-07T03:20:53Z" -"1172853","nod","nod",,,"1172519","8","The thing that caught my eye was the big ""Graduate"" (to Visual Studio) button right next to ""Run"".

Color me jaded.","1267934414","2010-03-07T04:00:14Z" -"1172856","mmaaxx","mmaaxx",,,"1172519","0","This totally isn't like Shoes by _why at all.","1267934810","2010-03-07T04:06:50Z" -"1172898","malkia","malkia",,,"1172519","7","Okay, Apple ][ Basic was fun.

Especially with the semi-graphics, semi-text mode. Line here, line there - you get the picture. I've got buddy back then who was able to write a whole BASIC application that draws Michael Jackson (yes there was Take One back then, but he wrote a 24kb code doing that).

Anyway... QBasic was fun too, and the MS-DOS one somewhat.

But this is not.","1267938121","2010-03-07T05:02:01Z" -"1173010","calvin","calvin",,,"1172519","1","The installer seems confused.

The first time, the installer installed the French version. I thought it might be some kind of fluke or I'd missed the language option. I redownloaded/uninstalled/reinstalled.

The second time, I had the Russian version.

Microsoft isn't making it easy for me to speak their language.","1267945316","2010-03-07T07:01:56Z" -"1173033","epochwolf","epochwolf",,,"1172519","6","Two things I noticed right away.

1. The buttons on the ribbon are insanely large. Almost to the point I think I would be annoyed with this back in 6th grade. (I'm not 6 years old!)

2. The description of the move command is very technical. The same person that is writing docs for MSDN should not be writing docs for kids. (Seriously... ""moves the turtle the specified distance"")","1267946724","2010-03-07T07:25:24Z" -"1173154","jrockway","jrockway",,,"1172519","9","Anyone here actually have their first programming experiences with a ""kid"" language? I know I started on regular ""adult"" BASIC, then moved on to C and C++. No hand-holding anywhere, and I never found it to be too difficult.

So personally, I'm wondering what the value is here.","1267955472","2010-03-07T09:51:12Z" -"1173163","ideamonk","ideamonk",,,"1172519","3","Though I began with GW-BASIC on MSDOS 6.22 way back, but...

I would like to see a similar poster with a poor kid shown running linux on an old donated PC (because he can't afford one that runs vista/7) and playing with Python in bpython.

Doing much more than what he/she can do in Small Basic and learning something which would actually get him some money in future if he/she goes in the right track.

I wonder if this is case-sensitive too, I dont like the ""To"", ""EndFor"". The title of the current script - ""Tetris - Imported"", is so confusing, I see no tetris anywhere, all I see is something done to the poor turtle. -I also wonder what is the default direction of Mr. Turtle, I just can't guess what would be drawn.

I would like the kid to know that he needs not know wtf is "".NET"", teach programming, don't advertize to them. Let them create their own .net if they want to.","1267956715","2010-03-07T10:11:55Z" -"1173393","sailormoon","sailormoon",,,"1172519","11","I wonder if anyone has attempted doing anything like this for FP? All the recent examples I've see are OO to the max.","1267971137","2010-03-07T14:12:17Z" -"1175829","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"1175616","0","Again?","1268069475","2010-03-08T17:31:15Z" -"1225795","benologist","benologist",,,"1225673","0","If MS should be panicking because of that then Google should be shitting themselves because of Cuil. But that would be stupid, people say.","1269836552","2010-03-29T04:22:32Z" -"1228645","ighost","ighost",,,"1228537","1","(Maybe) It's just Gruber's entry into the iPhone Rumors Game. But he's Gruber, he doesn't merely spread rumors, he conveys them subtextually. (/Maybe)","1269936430","2010-03-30T08:07:10Z" -"1228657","andr","andr",,,"1228537","0","As much as I hate the ridiculous iPhone rumor season (which is year-round lately), he was right the last time: http://daringfireball.net/2009/05/the_next_iphone","1269937348","2010-03-30T08:22:28Z" -"1228679","burriko","burriko",,,"1228537","3","His hints at what's to come from Apple are certainly getting less subtle, and I think he might have given away a bit too much this time.

The ppi of the iphone display is already higher than the ipad, so why double the resolution? That one doesn't make much sense to me.","1269938527","2010-03-30T08:42:07Z" -"1229134","cpr","cpr",,,"1228537","2","John's usually pretty accurate and circumspect.

I would imagine this is real, based on what he's getting from his sources. (Which are usually good.)

The high ppi screen is an obvious next step (especially for Apple, where appearance is paramount), as is the use of their own custom hardware.","1269957634","2010-03-30T14:00:34Z" -"1238130","ctbarna","ctbarna",,,"1237769","1","""If you must have an iPad, then buy (and use) something open to balance things out."" -- This doesn't really solve the problem of Apple eating our seed corn.","1270266605","2010-04-03T03:50:05Z" -"1238167","jsz0","jsz0",,,"1237769","0","If we really want to get idealogical about it any generic x86 machine isn't going to pass the freedom test. None of Intel's x86 chips are open designs. They probably ship with a closed source BIOS and maybe even with a closed source operating system by default. I suppose I could buy it and install Linux BIOS + Linux OS but ideologically I can't justify supporting these tyrannical companies. So clearly if you buy any x86 computer you are hurting children. To truly be free you must build your own computer from scratch.","1270268960","2010-04-03T04:29:20Z" -"1248471","gr366","gr366",,,"1248438","0","I think Amazon would do well to add color support to Kindle e-books for use on iPads and iPhones.

The Kindle app for iPad already supports color. I downloaded the Kindle sample of the graphic novel ""The Impostor's Daughter"", and it displays in glorious color (and has more pages than the iBooks sample of the same work).","1270675012","2010-04-07T21:16:52Z" -"1248475","aphyr","aphyr",,,"1248438","6","The iphone and ipad lack virtual memory? They can't be serious... it's a Mach kernel. Maybe he means swap?","1270675201","2010-04-07T21:20:01Z" -"1248482","Dellort","Dellort",,,"1248438","10","iPad review: It sucks.","1270675460","2010-04-07T21:24:20Z" -"1248603","martythemaniak","martythemaniak",,,"1248438","11","Wow, John Grubber loves an Apple product?! What's next, the sun rising from the east tomorrow morning?","1270679339","2010-04-07T22:28:59Z" -"1248612","iamcalledrob","iamcalledrob",,,"1248438","1","""Those of you who doubt that the pixels-per-inch resolution isn’t high enough, just wait until you see the type rendering on this summer’s new iPhones.""

Hmm, well that's interesting.","1270679541","2010-04-07T22:32:21Z" -"1248613",,,,"true","1248438","8",,"1270679609","2010-04-07T22:33:29Z" -"1248677","g89","g89",,,"1248438","3","In regards to his criticism of syncing, I think it seems like such an obviously missing feature that Apple has to do something about it, namely opening up MobileMe/iWork.com for free (ad-supported) to offer proper competition to Google.

I wrote some more thoughts on this here, if anyone's interested: -http://gen89.net/2010/04/07/prediction-free-mobileme-after-a...","1270681877","2010-04-07T23:11:17Z" -"1248714","zacharypinter","zacharypinter",,,"1248438","4","His notes on MobileSafari were interesting. If the iPad is having a hard time keeping a couple of pages in memory due to the lack of traditional virtual memory, then it makes even more sense why Apple is avoiding Flash. Not just the CPU/battery issue, flash is notoriously bad at garbage collecting.","1270682819","2010-04-07T23:26:59Z" -"1248813","lawrence","lawrence",,,"1248438","2","I enjoyed his ""curious choice"" description of Apple choosing to go with default wallpaper that looks like a series of deep scratches on the screen. Glad I wasn't the only one who gasped ""crap, it's scratched!"" when I booted it up.","1270687338","2010-04-08T00:42:18Z" -"1248900","rortian","rortian",,,"1248438","9","Very interesting review. It's very hard to say this was sycophantic.

I was very surprised with how primitive the iWork document management was. Also, can you imagine being that constrained when web browsing? I need my tabs.","1270690529","2010-04-08T01:35:29Z" -"1249140","signa11","signa11",,,"1248438","5",">One thing that’s making it hard for some people to grasp the purpose of the iPad is that no one has an answer to what precisely it is for.

after thinking a bit about it for a while, ipad to me, seems to be more of a media consumption device than either a computer or a phone. i can read books, play video-games etc on it, and it seems to be of the just right form-factor for such activities. -given that, i don't think i would be interested in running any arbitrary program on it. i would prefer my computer for doing that. apple store thus becomes more of a alternate clearing-house of published information. i am probably more concerned about some fundamental erosion of fair-use-rights here than anything else, as building strict copyright controls on such a device is probably much simpler . -if content-providers/distributors find ipad to be a viable platform for disseminating media, then copyright would be back with a vengeance. libraries / physical books might then be passe...","1270700879","2010-04-08T04:27:59Z" -"1249481",,,,"true","1248438","7",,"1270718465","2010-04-08T09:21:05Z" -"1250657","pg","pg",,,"1250595","0","It sounds like they are trying to prevent people from writing apps that are portable to other smartphones, since the obvious way to do that would be to make an intermediary layer.

Or am I misreading this? Any iPhone experts have opinions about what this means?","1270755143","2010-04-08T19:32:23Z" -"1250722","donohoe","donohoe",,,"1250595","11","I believe this means PhoneGap is still okay?","1270757087","2010-04-08T20:04:47Z" -"1250788","rit","rit",,,"1250595","1","Interesting.

MonoTouch, which is the Novell/Mono team's rather fantastic port of C#/.Net to iPhone, compiles down to native code and apparently that was OK with apple to begin with. Unity3D which is a popular 3d framework for many platforms including iPhone (Where it runs a lot of games) was available before MonoTouch and is Mono based.

Assuming the OP is correct in the ""new developer license agreement"" statement (e.g. the relevant section is entirely new or changed) the ""Originally written in Objective-C, C, C++ or JavaScript"" is worrisome. It technically invalidates MonoTouch. Even if MonoTouch is hard translating code to One of the blessed languages before compile, you didn't write it ORIGINALLY in it.

And love or hate Mono, .Net, C#, etc etc. the fact is that it brings iPhone development to a larger audience which is (IMHO) overall good for the iPhone app world.

I seem to recall Adobe was demoing a similar system a few months back - which would compile down a Flash app to native code in more or less the same way as MonoTouch does. I guess it's entirely possible that Apple is targeting this in their change, but unlikely as this wouldn't allow you to run downloaded flash. It would simply let you download Apps from the store which were written for Flash, but since they'd been translated to native runtime probably wouldn't be the battery hogs that apple seems to fear.

I've been watching Apple long enough to think this may not be a case where they're targeting a specific person/company, rather ... it's future leverage. If they run up against something they don't like (there are obviously lots of things like MonoTouch and more coming along) sometime in the future they now have a clear one liner to point at for ""VERBOTEN"". They may still however work happily with companies like Novell to produce a grey-area inhabiting MonoTouch.

UPDATE: For the record, the MonoTouch FAQ (http://monotouch.net/FAQ) states very clearly ""MonoTouch is delivered as a static compiler that turns .NET executables and libraries into native applications. There is no JIT or interpreter shipped with your application, only native code. "". Obviously this distinction used to pass the test.","1270758399","2010-04-08T20:26:39Z" -"1250798","barrkel","barrkel",,,"1250595","3","This is pretty bad. No more MonoTouch, nor any language innovation in software tools targeting iPhone etc. permitted.

To be frank, as an employee of a tools vendor which sells an IDE (Delphi) whose language is not one of Objective C, C or C++, this is pretty scummy - a low blow.

(I speak for myself, not for the company. of course.)","1270758571","2010-04-08T20:29:31Z" -"1250806","gte910h","gte910h",,,"1250595","7","I'm sorta surprised they didn't wait until Tuesday (after CS5 drops) to drop this bomb after everyone bought flash CS5. But then again, that's likely why they did this show and tell today, to make sure people didn't buy flash.","1270758755","2010-04-08T20:32:35Z" -"1250830","hockeybias","hockeybias",,,"1250595","13","As Dave Winer might say, ""They're throwing us (a bit deeper) into the trunk"".","1270759298","2010-04-08T20:41:38Z" -"1250834","TomOfTTB","TomOfTTB",,,"1250595","14","I don’t see the issue here.  Pretty much every company has taken to protecting themselves against everything under the sun in their license agreements.  That’s (sadly) standard practice at this point. - 

Beyond that there’s a legitimate need for this particular clause and that’s to prevent vendors who would market poorly written tools that create buggy applications. 

  -So the question isn’t “does Apple have the clause” it’s “will Apple use the clause against legitimate developer tools like Adobe Flash or monotouch”.  Until they do I don’t see a need for criticism. - ","1270759342","2010-04-08T20:42:22Z" -"1250851","albertzeyer","albertzeyer",,,"1250595","9","Whatever layer (Mono, Java, ...) you may want to add, just let it generate C code instead of native code. Problem solved.","1270759607","2010-04-08T20:46:47Z" -"1250945","theBobMcCormick","theBobMcCormick",,,"1250595","2","WTF?? I'd like to see the Apple fanboys defend this as anything other than Apple being dicks. I can think of no legitimate way in which this ""preserves the user experience"" or ""keeps users from getting confused"" or any of the other usual Apple apologies.","1270760745","2010-04-08T21:05:45Z" -"1251006","doki_pen","doki_pen",,,"1250595","6","It seems insane to me that companies spend tons of money creating apps only to have the rug pulled out from under them. Is there any legal action that could be taken for Apple changes the rules like this? Is there at least a grace period? Can people continue to use the older version of the API?","1270761598","2010-04-08T21:19:58Z" -"1251008","blasdel","blasdel",,,"1250595","5","They really should have just let Flash CS5 apps fail in the marketplace, or just been very selective about quality when approving them.","1270761641","2010-04-08T21:20:41Z" -"1251218","albertzeyer","albertzeyer",,,"1250595","12","Btw., what does this mean for SDL?","1270765653","2010-04-08T22:27:33Z" -"1251324","dannyr","dannyr",,,"1250595","4","I view this also as Apple forcing developers to make a choice between Android and IPhone.

Let's say you have limited developer resources and can only develop an app for one platform, most would choose the IPhone due to its large install base.","1270767850","2010-04-08T23:04:10Z" -"1251380","tvon","tvon",,,"1250595","10","I'm a bit confused, what is C++ doing in there? I thought the XCode path was all Obj-C for iPhone apps...?","1270769022","2010-04-08T23:23:42Z" -"1251989","mkramlich","mkramlich",,,"1250595","8","Number one I think it's a pretty obvious smack at Adobe, countering their planned CS5 which was supposedly to allow you to use Flash tools to compile to an iPhone app. I don't believe there is any legitimate move for this, it's purely business, anti-competitive, ""Not Being Nice"".

Number two -- and I think this was more of a bonus not the main purpose -- is a blow against cross-platform toolkits.","1270791794","2010-04-09T05:43:14Z" -"1257506","ahoyhere","ahoyhere",,,"1257454","3","Lies. The article says they decoded the genome, ""paving the way"" for a cure… some day. It's right in the title.","1271017058","2010-04-11T20:17:38Z" -"1257518","mkramlich","mkramlich",,,"1257454","1","Please change title, it's bad. -Reading the article, they mapped the TB genome. There is no mention of curing TB.","1271017398","2010-04-11T20:23:18Z" -"1257524","hga","hga",,,"1257454","0","Agreed with the others.

This means they may find a target, which may lead to a usable drug, but TB is hard. It's a slow growing bug with various defenses. And it's not unattractive to drug companies because while it's not a ""lifestyle"" drug (like e.g. a statin or diabetes drug you need to keep taking) you do have to take TB drugs for a long time to zap it.

Then again, the places with TB can't afford to pay brand name prices to pay back the R&D. And I wouldn't want to do research on something this deadly....","1271017662","2010-04-11T20:27:42Z" -"1258446","n_aditiyaa","n_aditiyaa",,,"1257454","2","Okay ,My mistake. -But as fore-casted in the article it will eventually result in drug development. -But what I wanted to emphasis on is the success of open source movement in India.","1271048336","2010-04-12T04:58:56Z" -"1259800","azim","azim",,,"1259727","5","If this is the fabled Zune phone, I'm extremely disappointed. I'm not sure what they mean by ""social slant."" Maybe they mean it's a great conversation starter. Imagine busting it out at a bar, people wouldn't be able to resist commenting on how ugly it is.","1271093843","2010-04-12T17:37:23Z" -"1259830","ciniglio","ciniglio",,,"1259727","1","The 'spot' seems like an interesting piece of ui. I'm interested to see how effective it is in real world use.

It also reminds me of the courier video, where users could clip out random parts of a webpage.

edit: here's more of the ui, if anyone is interested: -http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/12/microsoft-kin-ui-walkthro...","1271094387","2010-04-12T17:46:27Z" -"1259837","joubert","joubert",,,"1259727","2","Phones with a social slant have been around since the 1870's.","1271094582","2010-04-12T17:49:42Z" -"1259878","jasonlbaptiste","jasonlbaptiste",,,"1259727","6","I'm sorry I don't get it. Microsoft isn't a hardware company, so there's no reason to start ""diversifying"" and ""segmenting"". Windows Phone 7 seems absolutely awesome. They need to just stick to that. As a 15 year old girl, this still ranks way way below an iPhone, Droid, or even gasp a palm pre. They should have just saved this type hardware (which seems pretty decent) for when they launch the Windows Phone 7 stuff. So now MSFT has:

-winmo 6.5 (which they're keeping) and is horrible --KinOS (I don't know what this is supposed to do) --Win Phone Series 7 Series Seventh Windows Phone- Which looks awesome, has developers excited, and will require OEMs to ship quality hardware.

Just concentrate on the last one please.","1271095669","2010-04-12T18:07:49Z" -"1259893","ajg1977","ajg1977",,,"1259727","0","If the price point is right I think these are going to be smash hits with the younger crowd.

To me they seem quite underwhelming, but if I look at how my younger sisters & cousins use their phones then all those boxes are checked and in a very visually pleasing way.","1271095988","2010-04-12T18:13:08Z" -"1260486","tjarratt","tjarratt",,,"1259727","3","I wonder how long it will take for these phones to get support for 3rd party apps. While it would really be great to see more affordable (think non-luxury) smart phones, the iphone and nexus one both demonstrate that people need and want apps to enrich the experience.

Why bother having a camera and browser if you can't take that data (pictures, web pages, etc) and send it via email or twitter, or an edit it with an app?","1271108982","2010-04-12T21:49:42Z" -"1260730","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"1259727","4","""and it looks like the Zune HD UI we're accustomed to""

all three of us, that is.

(no, actually not me. I have an iPod)","1271116198","2010-04-12T23:49:58Z" -"1261149","jfoutz","jfoutz",,,"1261117","0","Don't forget the pocket inversion rule. You can only carry around so much stuff, so the stuff tends to be multi purpose. Swiss army knives and tricorders and such.","1271132760","2010-04-13T04:26:00Z" -"1261257","gamble","gamble",,,"1261117","1","Strikes me as a few years too late to be competitive with full-fledged smartphones. I'm also a bit wary of any product marketed toward people who ""don't need"" a fully-capable device. Kin might do well if it was targeted at the younger ""pay-as-you-go"" customers who're still stuck with feature phones.","1271138042","2010-04-13T05:54:02Z" -"1261266","aresant","aresant",,,"1261117","2","Providing ""tweens"" & young teens with a phone that does 90% of what they use their computers for at a price they can convince their parents to spend is a good formula.

Where I remember the Sidekick killing it was on the marketing - they paired up with trendy brands and sold through all sorts of retail partnerships and channels.

Put together a phone with the right features, at a price parents can love, and could be a sleeper hit.","1271138529","2010-04-13T06:02:09Z" -"1275093","mike-cardwell","mike-cardwell",,,"1274922","0","Claim on your insurance and then buy a new one","1271610334","2010-04-18T17:05:34Z" -"1283155","codemechanic","codemechanic",,,"1283102","5","Since nobody has added their startups yet. Here is ours:

Tonido allows you to share your personal digital assets (Files,Photos, Music) with friends and family without going through third party services. Quite opposite to what fb and goog do.

common guys. add yours !","1271880515","2010-04-21T20:08:35Z" -"1283179","codemechanic","codemechanic",,,"1283102","6","I also like yc 2010 zencoder.

Easy-to-use, blazing fast video encoding for your app","1271881445","2010-04-21T20:24:05Z" -"1283323","ChaseB","ChaseB",,,"1283102","4","www.niblink.com

we help private golf members connect and exchange guest invitations.","1271887025","2010-04-21T21:57:05Z" -"1283338","noahr","noahr",,,"1283102","3","Plagued by Lawsuits, McAfee Founder Hunts for Cures in Belize - http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/145/fantasy-island.html","1271887408","2010-04-21T22:03:28Z" -"1283472","apsurd","apsurd",,,"1283102","1","Just started working on apsurd - a collaborative network for school clubs/organizations.

http://apsurd.com/

I'll be entering this into the http://refresheverything.com contest May 1 because I believe it will have a positive impact on students and their neighborhoods.","1271891156","2010-04-21T23:05:56Z" -"1283750","unfair","unfair",,,"1283102","0","I've been working on http://shortreviews.net recently - an entertainment review site.

Our emphasis is on allowing groups of friends to sign up and influence the entertainment choices of their peers. To support this many sections of the sites allow you to view only your friends reviews, if you wish - and signups with social networks automatically associate you with any members you are friends with.

Right now we support Facebook/Myspace/Twitter logins, with the ability to post your reviews back to your social networks if you wish. We are almost finished adding Netflix support, to enable users to automatically retrieve a list of movies and TV shows they've watched.

Any suggestions are appreciated - we plan to keep adding features and evolving the site in useful ways while our user base grows.","1271898755","2010-04-22T01:12:35Z" -"1283832","izak30","izak30",,,"1283102","2","Working on web publishing for professional photographers.

http://www.shotblox.com/home/

Nothing groundbreaking, just making it easy on one really specific market.","1271900856","2010-04-22T01:47:36Z" -"1286763","sunchild","sunchild",,,"1286543","1","How is this person more qualified than Gruber to opine on the law? They both seem to be grasping at straws.","1271977964","2010-04-22T23:12:44Z" -"1286879","danudey","danudey",,,"1286543","0","What I don't get is that he claims that calling Apple is sufficient to make a 'good faith effort', and it may well be, but it ignores the fact that the individual's next responsibility, if they can't get ahold of the owner, is to turn the property in to the police.

The guy didn't even try to call or return to the bar to see if the owner had tried to find it (he had).

He basically called Apple's 1-800 number, left a message with someone, and then sold it to Gizmodo for five grand. That doesn't imply good faith. What it implies to me is that he called Apple's public number, couldn't get through to anyone, and then realized that it could be worth a lot of money to the right people.

Hell, he even had the name of the employee from Facebook. Why didn't he message the guy? Or call him? Why didn't he pack the thing up in an envelope and ship it to him at 1 Infinite Loop?

He got greedy, and gave in to temptation. Gizmodo then bought something it new didn't belong to the seller, rubbed Apple's nose in their lost property like a schoolyard bully playing keep-away with some kid's ball, and then when the teacher showed up to settle things, said 'I didn't want it anyway!' and gave it back.","1271983084","2010-04-23T00:38:04Z" -"1298829","sabat","sabat",,,"1298818","5","Journalist shield laws are about journalists being able to protect sources who may have committed crimes. They’re not a license for journalists to commit crimes themselves.

But the Apple employee, Gray Powell, admits to having lost the iPhone prototype. It was not stolen, and no one is accused of having stolen it. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/apple-engineer-gray-powell-...

So where's the felony? Chen couldn't have bought stolen goods if the goods were not stolen but merely lost.","1272387562","2010-04-27T16:59:22Z" -"1298939","hernan7","hernan7",,,"1298818","0","http://www.fakesteve.net/2010/04/gruber-wants-to-make-a-citi...

Fake Steve Jobs: ""John, dude, I love you like a son, but you’re letting this get to you, it’s getting under your skin, you need to let it go""","1272389625","2010-04-27T17:33:45Z" -"1299091","gte910h","gte910h",,,"1298818","1","Gruber: Expert (or at least informative amateur) on the iPhone.

Not a lawyer though. This is for the lawyers to decide at this point.","1272392297","2010-04-27T18:18:17Z" -"1299129","mattvanhorn","mattvanhorn",,,"1298818","2","I think I'll believe the lawyers at EFF more than a disgraced liar of an analyst and a professional Apple fanboy.","1272392828","2010-04-27T18:27:08Z" -"1299261","VeXocide","VeXocide",,,"1298818","3","The best defense is a good distraction, it's just that.","1272394887","2010-04-27T19:01:27Z" -"1299308","papachito","papachito",,,"1298818","6","Gruber is taking apple fanboism to the extreme. Wishing some guy would go to jail for a _lost_ iphone, just wow.","1272395460","2010-04-27T19:11:00Z" -"1406405","habika13","habika13",,,"1298818","4","This is a wonderful opinion. The things mentioned are unanimous and needs to be appreciated by everyone.I appreciate the concern which is been rose. The things need to be sorted out because it is about the individual but it can be with everyone. -========================================================== -http://greatlawgroup.com","1275714759","2010-06-05T05:12:39Z" -"1311129","bcl","bcl",,,"1310888","0","Are there any details available on the build? How did they interface the Droid to the lego controller for example?","1272744087","2010-05-01T20:01:27Z" -"1320936","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"1320856","0","The ipad is not a unit of storage.","1273062422","2010-05-05T12:27:02Z" -"1370725","mootymoots","mootymoots",,,"1370705","9","Gruber's comments on Microsoft are so dead on...","1274551383","2010-05-22T18:03:03Z" -"1370755","TomOfTTB","TomOfTTB",,,"1370705","1","His points on Microsoft are well made. Given the strategic importance of this market it amazes me how badly they've done. Realize they beat Apple to market by around 4 years (depending on how you count the PocketPC/Phone hybrids) and Google by almost 5 .

Now they've tossed the whole thing out and started over with a product that won't be out for another 6 months and in terms of features seems to be equivalent to a first generation iPhone (which is relevant because I really don't think Microsoft is going to create a better user experience so they'd have to compete on features)

It's really kind of sad.","1274551953","2010-05-22T18:12:33Z" -"1370757","raptrex","raptrex",,,"1370705","2","Although syncing with a computer may feel retrograde, I'm sure theres a lot of people, including myself, that would rather keep their data due to privacy issues instead of relying on Google or Apple to store it. However, I think most people would prefer cloud syncing since it is so easy for the user.","1274551972","2010-05-22T18:12:52Z" -"1370761","barredo","barredo",,,"1370705","5","It's funny because John starts with ""Google is doing this fine"" and ""Apple is doing that fine"", and ""we are all gonna get better smartphones with this kind of rilvalry"" and then when you think he is goint to add Microsoft into the rivalry: ""Oh, yeah, remember Microsoft? it seems like they don't remember the smartphone market""","1274552171","2010-05-22T18:16:11Z" -"1370767","ssp","ssp",,,"1370705","0","Ballmer was not wrong about the iPhone. He said they would get 2-3% of the total phone market, not the smartphone market. He even makes that clear in the part that Gruber quoted: ""... 1.3 billion phones ..."". That's phones, not smartphones.

According to http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-iphone-smartphone-market... in the first quarter of 2010 Apple had 16.1% of smartphones and smartphones were 18.8% of mobile phones. That comes out to almost exactly 3%.

Ballmer also wasn't wrong about Windows Mobile. The ""60 percent or 70 percent or 80 percent"" was not a prediction, it was just what he would prefer.","1274552355","2010-05-22T18:19:15Z" -"1370789","symesc","symesc",,,"1370705","3","His footnote is interesting: ""Although there’s still no decent Android-based equivalent to the iPod Touch.""

He's right. Based on price, there is no equivalent.

On features, the equivalent is a Google Nexus One without a SIM card.

Trouble is, that's about to not be available from Google directly. I'm wondering whether we'll be able to buy an N1 without a contract ever again.

Disclosure: I bought an N1 directly from Google and loved the experience of not having to talk to a carrier or any staff member at a generic retail outlet.","1274554211","2010-05-22T18:50:11Z" -"1370797","dave1619","dave1619",,,"1370705","12","It appears to me the biggest news from google I/O was the release of flash on android, just a couple weeks after Steve Jobs says it wasn't practical. Google just didn't demo it and give a release date several months away, but they delivered it (with reports of folks getting 2.2 pushed already). Seems like Apple needs to reconsider their position on Flash... already.","1274554495","2010-05-22T18:54:55Z" -"1370836","anr","anr",,,"1370705","14","I'm not sure Apple is ahead on backup & restore with the iPhone / iPad.

You shouldn't need a desktop (with an OS that runs iTunes) in the first place. I read that the first thing you need to do with iPad is to connect it to iTunes.","1274555369","2010-05-22T19:09:29Z" -"1370854","perpetuity","perpetuity","true",,"1370705","15","The techerati's frothing over new Google announcements is goofy. As if GOOG is some saviour from an indescribable hell. The view from here is nice.

All the antipathy toward Apple is also overwrought. Apple doesn't force one to buy their product. I got modded down big time here just for saying so.","1274555661","2010-05-22T19:14:21Z" -"1370869","kenshi","kenshi",,,"1370705","4","It's not just Microsoft who seem to be out of the game so to speak. What's going on with Nokia? It's taking them forever to come up with a device and/or platform that seems like a credible competitor to Android and iPhone OS.","1274556358","2010-05-22T19:25:58Z" -"1370960","jsz0","jsz0",,,"1370705","6","Google is upping the ante on the iPhone here, though, by adding cloud-based data backup for Android applications

How many apps will actually support this feature? It doesn't sound like it's an OS level feature transparent to third party apps. Am I going to have to keep track of which apps support it and which don't?","1274558975","2010-05-22T20:09:35Z" -"1370985","andreyf","andreyf",,,"1370705","13","Take the current URL from your PC web browser and push it to your device, over the air. If it’s a web page, it’ll open in the Android web browser; if it’s a Google Maps URL, it’ll open in the Android Maps app.

Meaning that now, not only can spyware pop up porn on my parents' home computer, it can also push porn to my kid sister's cell phone? Ditto for apps... I imagine spyware is a thing of the past for most Googlers, but it certainly isn't for the majority of users.","1274559704","2010-05-22T20:21:44Z" -"1371018","adbge","adbge",,,"1370705","8","Gruber's thoughts can be summed up as: Google vs Apple, bring it on, but where's Microsoft? While he isn't wrong, it's not exactly much more than some common sense.

I also think he _seriously_ underestimates Microsoft.","1274560912","2010-05-22T20:41:52Z" -"1371341","writetoalok","writetoalok",,,"1370705","11","In other news, Microsoft sues software as a service company Salesforce.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/18/microsoft-sues-salesforce-c...","1274573763","2010-05-23T00:16:03Z" -"1371982","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"1370705","10","The interesting things here are (1) that microsoft isn't even mentioned as one of the protagonists in the main battle (that's clearly apple vs google, (2) that google has done to microsoft what microsoft did to netscape, give away the product the other party hopes to sell.","1274599001","2010-05-23T07:16:41Z" -"1372078","nailer","nailer",,,"1370705","7","> One area where the iPhone has been far ahead of Android is in terms of backing up and restoring data. Buy a new iPhone, or install a major OS update, and when you re-sync with iTunes on your desktop, all your apps and data are re-installed.

Gruber doesn't seem to get that Android is cloud based: buy a new Android phone, sign in, and your contacts, apps and bookmarks are available immediately, no finding a PC to tether to.

Music and (for some odd reason) text messages are currently excluded though.","1274608165","2010-05-23T09:49:25Z" -"1381254","keltex","keltex",,,"1380855","1","""I think if you wound the clock back, I'd like to think that we invented stuff in engineering that could have been marketed better,""

Unfortunately, this is completely backward. You create products that customers WANT not try to sell customers stuff your engineers invent.","1274900430","2010-05-26T19:00:30Z" -"1382057","10ren","10ren",,,"1380855","0","> We had a touch-screen, Wi-Fi handheld device that we showed in 1995. That was a decade early. By the time it was time to do the iPhone, we didn't have any business anywhere near the handheld devices.

Unfortunately, engineering needs customers. Sales. Not just for money, but for reality checks, feedback and encouragement.

Bill also talks about ""believing in"" products, and I think he means for management, and especially marketing, to believe in it (assuming engineering already does).

Clayton has this great idea of spinning off these types of products in entirely separate and autonomous business units (aka startups). This is because those little guys can get really excited about $100,000 worth of sales, whereas it's (literally) a rounding error for megacorps. This enables the business unit to get started even with near-zero market.

Another facet is that if you have a small number of people, it's more possible to select a subset of people who really do believe in it.

also: he's right that Sun had great consumer products - like Java applets - but only in terms of hard engineering, not in terms of usability or the user-experience. Not exactly marketing's fault.","1274915103","2010-05-26T23:05:03Z" -"1400414","bbb","bbb",,,"1400363","2","The bandwidth overage fee for DataPro is a reasonable $10 for each extra gigabyte. Verizon and Sprint charge around $50 per extra gigabyte in overage fees. If you use more than 2 GB per month, you deserve to pay more than the rest of us who do not. Why is this hard to understand?

It's perfectly reasonable for heavy users to pay more than light users. But the same holds true for water, sewage, electricity, etc.

So why do we have such a complicated mess of data plan options? Why is 3G bandwidth not just a simple metered service where everybody pays the same rate?","1275540715","2010-06-03T04:51:55Z" -"1400423","mnemonicsloth","mnemonicsloth",,,"1400363","1","If you use more than 2 GB per month, you deserve to pay more than the rest of us who do not. Why is this hard to understand?

Question for Mr. Gruber: do you think pay-per-byte cable/DSL internet would be a good idea also? If not, why not? If yes, how do you explain the market's overwhelming preference for flat-fee over pay-go?","1275540929","2010-06-03T04:55:29Z" -"1400447","dcurtis","dcurtis",,,"1400363","0","If 95% of people use less than 2GB per month, why did they need to change the plans? Surely the people using gigantic amounts of data are breaking the terms of service and can be dealt with.

""Unlimited data"" isn't about data, or price, or value. It's about not having to worry -- or to even think about -- how much you use your phone. If I'm on a 2GB plan, even though I use less than 2GB per month on average, I'll start thinking about rationing my usage every single time I use my phone. That fundamentally changes the experience of having the internet in my pocket.

I am amazed that Apple allowed AT&T to make these changes. They go against the stuff Apple stands for -- the culture Steve was talking about at D8 yesterday.","1275541660","2010-06-03T05:07:40Z" -"1400454","kylec","kylec",,,"1400363","6","> $15/month for the 200 MB/month “DataPlus” plan is a great starting price, and AT&T claims that 65 percent of their smartphone users use less than that. I thoroughly doubt that 65 percent of their iPhone users use less than that.

Actually, I don't doubt it, I'm one of them. Though it has more to do with the fact that coverage in my area is EDGE-only and that, except when I'm driving, I'm pretty much in a WiFi hotspot all the time.","1275541860","2010-06-03T05:11:00Z" -"1400484","ajg1977","ajg1977",,,"1400363","5","Now it's only $15 for data, plus the existing $10 for an extra line, I can imagine there's going to be a lot of kids on family plans who will now be allowed to get iPhones.","1275542705","2010-06-03T05:25:05Z" -"1400519","ryanjmo","ryanjmo",,,"1400363","3","If you use more than 2 GB per month, you deserve to pay more than the rest of us who do not. Why is this hard to understand?

So my real concern about these type of data plans is not that they are not fair, but that they will stifle inovation and the way people use their phones. If we are not pushing the phone networks to expand the amount of data that they can push out to phones and we are not encouraging every phone user to use as much data as possible inovation in how people use their phones will slow.

It is concerning to me that AT&T is now offering people a financial incentive to not look for new and interesting ways to use their phone...","1275544081","2010-06-03T05:48:01Z" -"1400546","jsz0","jsz0",,,"1400363","4","These changes save me $120 over 2 years so I can't complain too much about losing bandwidth I wasn't using anyway. AT&T could have probably made these changes without cutting prices by simply adjusting the definition of unlimited. For tethering if you figure $25 (base) + $20 (tethering) + $60 (overages, to match Verizon's 5GB cap) you're paying $105/month without the option to wifi tether. Looks like AT&T doesn't mind high usage customers going to another carrier.","1275544847","2010-06-03T06:00:47Z" -"1400664","booticon","booticon",,,"1400363","7","While they're at it they need to break down voice plans a little further, too. I believe it was Dan Hesse that said he noticed people were using the phone part of their smartphone less. I don't see why I need to pay $40 for 400 minutes, most of which I don't use. I'd easily deal with half that. I just checked my account and I currently have ~4,000 rollover minutes.","1275547745","2010-06-03T06:49:05Z" -"1404038","raganwald","raganwald",,,"1404034","4","Nit: ""Jumped the shark"" or ""Jumping the Shark"" does not mean ""Has started to suck."" It's a specific subset of suckage where the subject is clearly aware that they have no new ideas and resorts to ever-more desperate tricks to try to appear fresh and new.","1275652579","2010-06-04T11:56:19Z" -"1404105","commandar","commandar",,,"1404034","3","""It was probably an off-hand comment, but it speaks volumes about where John's current psyche is. He said:

iPhone critics have seldom let facts get in their way.""

That line actually bothered me too, but for me it was triggered by John's recent decision to start attacking Android for somehow using private APIs on the sly because he couldn't be bothered to A. understand the basic architecture of Android (those pesky facts; things that anybody who'd spent 20 minutes skimming the intro to the Android SDK could tell you) and B. the fact that he almost willfully ignores that Android is architected differently than the iPhone, and that things that would be system-level calls on the iPhone are handled at the application level via public system calls, even for Google's own applications.

This just happens to be something I can put my finger on; like the article's author, there's just been something about his tone recently that's been kind of off-putting to me. He seems quicker to jump at things simply for the sake of snark over correctness, which is a little bothersome for somebody who has a reputation for being a stickler for detail. It sucks because he's somebody that in the past I saw as being able to trust to get a take on things that was at least fair, even if I disagreed with him. Lately I find myself rolling my eyes at his posts often as not.","1275655198","2010-06-04T12:39:58Z" -"1404111","niceguy101","niceguy101",,,"1404034","30","From the comments:

'Gruber even edits his posts without disclosing it. I saw him call Apple's decision to ban an app as a ""nameless individual App Store reviewer"" fault and not Apple's!'

The irony is that Gruber's fame originates from the outrage related to his app rejection.","1275655369","2010-06-04T12:42:49Z" -"1404132","tommorris","tommorris",,,"1404034","28","The phrase ""jumped the shark"" has definitely jumped the shark.","1275655734","2010-06-04T12:48:54Z" -"1404142","pohl","pohl",,,"1404034","7","iPhone critics have seldom let facts get in their way.

Essentially, anyone who has criticized the iPhone, or presumably Apple is just someone not dealing with the facts.

Hank, your critique falls apart when you switch what should be an existential quantifier with a universal quantifier.","1275656236","2010-06-04T12:57:16Z" -"1404153","gabrielroth","gabrielroth",,,"1404034","2","Like all prominent bloggers, Gruber could use some insightful criticism. Too bad this post doesn't offer any. A thousand words that add up to ""I can't really put my finger on it or name any specifics, but Daring Fireball seems more uncritically approving of Apple lately"" is fine for pub conversation, but it's not much use as reasoned argument. How could Gruber respond to this?

The only specific point of Gruber's that the author cites is ""iPhone critics have seldom let facts get in their way."" I'm sure there's something to criticize in that statement, but it's a pretty slender reed on which to hang a blanket condemnation of dozens of articles.","1275656599","2010-06-04T13:03:19Z" -"1404172","sounddust","sounddust",,,"1404034","1","The author writes an entire article accusing Gruber of failing to follow his assumptions to a truthful conclusion without giving a single example of him doing so.

I think that there's a lot of criticism toward Gruber because his opinions are not a carbon-copy of the unified public geek opinion that you'd see on a site like Slashdot. I think it's refreshing to see a solitary source of Apple commentary in which the author actually attempts to understand Apple's motivations rather than blindly lambast them. Gruber is not afraid to criticize Apple (I've read dozens of criticisms of the app store approval process, for example).

And that's always been his attitude: The opinions from someone who is a long-time fan of Apple products and does not instantly overreact to every news story about them like most tech sites. You can't accuse someone of jumping the shark for consistently doing what they've been doing for years.","1275657204","2010-06-04T13:13:24Z" -"1404181","scottmagdalein","scottmagdalein",,,"1404034","21","Bloviating waste of time.","1275657506","2010-06-04T13:18:26Z" -"1404185","npp","npp",,,"1404034","8","Gruber does approach technology from a pro-Apple viewpoint, but many of his articles are at least organized around verifiable facts, though some may argue with his opinions or conclusions. In most (though not all) Gruber articles, it is at least not hard to tell which part is the facts he started with and which part is the opinion that some may disagree with. This is so basic, but most blogs are a complete muddle.","1275657594","2010-06-04T13:19:54Z" -"1404186","eli","eli",,,"1404034","11","If you're going to accuse someone of writing weak arguments, you should probably make sure that your own argument is really well supported.","1275657612","2010-06-04T13:20:12Z" -"1404188","watty","watty",,,"1404034","29","One Apple blogger accusing another Apple blogger of being a fanboi? Does this really need to be top of HN?

Edit: Can you at least reply when you down vote? I know this was voted to the top of HN so it deserves to be there.","1275657618","2010-06-04T13:20:18Z" -"1404193","isleyaardvark","isleyaardvark",,,"1404034","5","It was probably an off-hand comment, but it speaks volumes about where John's current psyche is. He said:

iPhone critics have seldom let facts get in their way.

It does say a lot about John's thinking. He's thinking that there is a lot of criticism of the iPhone is not based on facts. Not only did he link to an earlier article that very day that had 10 reasons not to buy an iPad that Gruber says got 9 out of 10 reasons factually wrong (http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/06/03/warman), but the very same article that quote appears in discusses misconceptions about the iPhone that are factually wrong. (Can I load my own videos and music on it, or only stuff I buy from Apple?)","1275657758","2010-06-04T13:22:38Z" -"1404254","ZeroGravitas","ZeroGravitas",,,"1404034","0","Funnily enough, my own thoughts about Gruber becoming annoying recently (after reading him for years) is because Gruber has started commenting on things he doesn't understand the facts of e.g. codec patents. He'll just come up with some pro-Apple spin and go with that, actual reality is often replaced with spiteful snark.

e.g.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/06/03/android-battery-...

The first thing I did with my iPhone 3G was turn off some battery draining options I didn't need. Some people, not me, actually turned off 3G altogether. No, it wasn't fun. iPhone and smartphone battery life is an issue for everyone.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/06/03/google-pictures

Actually Bing shows a random professional image, not one of your choice from your photo album. Is that not an important enough difference to stand in the way of publishing this hilarious jab at Google.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/05/21/webm-patents

Uncritically passing on patent threats just because it suits Apple's strategic posturing? Adding commentary to make it seem like a done deal rather than posturing? Ignoring the fact that they'd said they would do this before Google even announced VP8 and indeed have said similar about Vorbis for a decade?.

Also, much like Steve Jobs's one liners, you do get the feeling that cutting and pasting a link is such hard work on the iPad that you're luck to get more than a couple of words of commentary.","1275659295","2010-06-04T13:48:15Z" -"1404292","adolph","adolph",,,"1404034","12","I think another interesting quote is:

""I used to trust John Gruber. Now I will just read him.""

I'm not certain what there is to trust about Gruber--follow the links and read things through if it is interesting. I'm mostly a fan of ""claim chowder,"" so maybe the author is focused on other things.","1275660057","2010-06-04T14:00:57Z" -"1404335","llimllib","llimllib",,,"1404034","22","> To be clear I am not suggesting Gruber is being in any way disingenuous in his arguments

Yes, you are. That is in fact exactly what you are doing.","1275660997","2010-06-04T14:16:37Z" -"1404353","antidaily","antidaily",,,"1404034","14","Gruber is so angry these days. There's no more excitement. It's all defensive and pissed-off writing.","1275661497","2010-06-04T14:24:57Z" -"1404394","KirinDave","KirinDave",,,"1404034","6","So, Protip: The word “fanboi” is as ridiculous and juvenile as ”M$”, ”demorat”, “republiscams”, or any other goofy little pun moniker. I half expected the final paragraph to close with an “All Your Base” reference after seeing the word “fanboi”.

I know people don't read Hank for the cleverly barbed and expertly crafted prose... but, really? Fanboi?","1275662265","2010-06-04T14:37:45Z" -"1404538","tjmaxal","tjmaxal",,,"1404034","23","It's pretty bad when the author continuously does what he is accusing the rest of the world of doing wrong.","1275664767","2010-06-04T15:19:27Z" -"1404607","ryanwaggoner","ryanwaggoner",,,"1404034","17","I'm not at all sure I see the difference in Gruber saying ""iPhone critics have seldom let facts get in their way."" and Williams saying ""Of course in the current climate, conservatism seems to be becoming more ""fact free"" (think Obama birth certificate and death panels), so there are fewer reasonably argued ideas to embrace.""","1275665874","2010-06-04T15:37:54Z" -"1404651","pauljonas","pauljonas",,,"1404034","24","For me, the Gruber-bot jumped the shark a long time ago.

I really don't get the appeal of his writing — other than an occasional Apple apologetic, it appears to be nothing more than a tumblelog of Apple bits, but yet he's paid a premium for it, due to high profile linkage…","1275667032","2010-06-04T15:57:12Z" -"1404986","bonaldi","bonaldi",,,"1404034","10","Gruber hasn't changed in the slightest. The only thing that has changed is sentiment here towards Apple. Because you disagree with him, you're more likely to judge him harshly.

I don't agree with him entirely often either, but god am I glad there's someone making the case for the App Store, mostly coherently.

Tech is driven by sentiment much more than people would like to admit. Android was a not-quite-there until IO 2010, now it's the new hot. What changed? Very little, technically. A lot, rhetorically.

Same here.","1275672930","2010-06-04T17:35:30Z" -"1405132","SixtySe7en","SixtySe7en",,,"1404034","20","The difference between Gruber and Williams? -Gruber makes very clear (in his columns and Twitter feed) that he is brutally honest about his subjectivity on all issues. Willams pretends he is ""objective"", the same way Paul Thurrott, John Dvorak, Rob Enderle and Joe Wilcox all claim to be ""objective"" about Apple specifically, and other issues in general. Who has jumped the shark?","1275675971","2010-06-04T18:26:11Z" -"1405175","mandingo551","mandingo551",,,"1404034","25","What was it that Gruber called web apps? Oh, right. Shit sandwiches.","1275676742","2010-06-04T18:39:02Z" -"1405180","billymeltdown","billymeltdown",,,"1404034","16","Y'know, I used to think he was a blow-hard, but his writing style has really grown on me. The guy is thorough, and thoughtful (if sometimes extremely caustic), and I think he helps raise the bar of commentary by way of example as well as ridicule.

I wonder how many of his detractors have actually unsubscribed from DF in their feed readers?","1275676886","2010-06-04T18:41:26Z" -"1405182","col_kurtz","col_kurtz",,,"1404034","27","Gruber continually comments about topics unrelated to why people are reading his blog. It's like, great dude, you like Stanley Kubrick. Great dude, you're a liberal. Great dude, you like baseball. No one gives a fuck! Write about apple and tech. DF is too popular to digress and distract into a personal blog like it still has only a few thousand hits a day.","1275676914","2010-06-04T18:41:54Z" -"1405228","mandingo551","mandingo551",,,"1404034","13","What I love most about Gruber is his inexplicable nature to post links without commenting on it. The sheer brilliance of it is amazing.

It's like an escape hatch—it gives him the opportunity to say whatever he wants without owning up to anything. Like the Foxconn suicides.

""I linked to the “hey, Foxconn’s suicide rate sounds high but it’s lower than China’s overall rate” thing not as proof that everything is just fine at Foxconn, but for context""

Right, sure pal. Whatever you say.","1275677631","2010-06-04T18:53:51Z" -"1405325","turkeyneck","turkeyneck",,,"1404034","9","I'd just want to quibble a bit about the 'jumping point.'

Rather than the extended MacBook hack, the more recent breast-beating defense of Apple's questionable behavior about the lost iPhone prototype fiasco is what got me to suspect the shark has been left aways behind by DF.

The guy's not a legal scholar and I doubt he'd claim any expertise in this dept. but yet EARLY ON in the ordeal was parroting the legal talking points that law-and-order types were breaking out about how Gizmodo was way out of its journalistic bounds and ever-so-guilty of outrageous criminal activity.

The actual circumstance of a friggin' cell phone being left in a bar by a drunk employee wouldn't produce much notice from anyone but this stupid incident managed to get folks to line up defending one side or the other in a matter that will be obviously moot in a matter of weeks. Then and now.

What's the BFD, I gotta ask Gruber? But he's gotten quite defensive of late. Like today about this thread.","1275679118","2010-06-04T19:18:38Z" -"1405411","wolfish","wolfish",,,"1404034","18","I started feeling the same way a few months ago. It is hard to define exactly what changed. Some of the time I question whether it might have been me that changed rather than Gruber. It's validating that other's are starting to feel the same way though.","1275680786","2010-06-04T19:46:26Z" -"1405980","foljs","foljs",,,"1404034","26","My take on DF:

http://bananaranha.com/post/285263169/can-you-guess-the-blog","1275695989","2010-06-04T23:59:49Z" -"1406061","tomica","tomica",,,"1404034","15","(all from gruber in 2007) -http://daringfireball.net/2007/06/wwdc_2007_keynote

Web Apps as the Route for iPhone Development

[...]

It’s insulting, because it’s not a way to write iPhone apps, and you can’t bullshit developers. It’s a matter of spin.

[..]

If all you have to offer is a shit sandwich, just say it. Don’t tell us how lucky we are and that it’s going to taste delicious.

(compare to anything from gruber on web apps in 2010) -http://daringfireball.net/","1275698264","2010-06-05T00:37:44Z" -"1408763","ahrencode","ahrencode",,,"1404034","19","My uninvited opinion posted on Hank's blog, and adding here (based on Gruber's recent post pointing here): Gruber is a smart, measured and often witty commentator, but if you want him at his irrational best, look not for Apple apologia, but his vacant WordPress sneers and attacks (themselves stand-ins for animus towards the GPL, I think).

(here's my comment on one such instance: http://ahren.org/code/bit/john-grubers-15-minutes-of-schaden...)","1275845132","2010-06-06T17:25:32Z" -"1431542","Wolf_Larsen","Wolf_Larsen",,,"1431342","6","Well, it was more interesting than I expected.","1276565583","2010-06-15T01:33:03Z" -"1431562","jolie","jolie",,,"1431342","2","This online mag is amazing. The writers are actually good essayists, and the themes are more elevated that what you'd expect from a more typical ""lad mag"" like Esquire.","1276566546","2010-06-15T01:49:06Z" -"1431572","kragen","kragen",,,"1431342","1","Poor Alex. For the rest of his life anyone who googles his history will be reading about how he threatened his mother, attacked his father, and loved hardcore porn at 12 years old.","1276566871","2010-06-15T01:54:31Z" -"1431641","joubert","joubert",,,"1431342","8","At one point the mom says she asked him whether he wants to take the medication (""it is his life""). I wonder whether she asked his permission to publicize the intimate details of his growing up.","1276569754","2010-06-15T02:42:34Z" -"1431651","melvin","melvin",,,"1431342","7","A colleague of mine has a daughter who went into full-blown puberty at the age of 7. Bodily changes, emotional lability - everything that usually happens at 13. The doctors recommended they cut out the use of plastics and household cleaners... so, off to read the article.","1276570088","2010-06-15T02:48:08Z" -"1431654","petercooper","petercooper",,,"1431342","3","Eric and I agreed that Internet pornography would allow Alex a sexual outlet that was the safest of all the alternatives. [..] Looking back, I realize I knew nothing about boys and pornography. I’d never seen online porn and assumed that Alex was viewing still pictures similar to print magazines. It wasn’t until Alex was 12 that we learned that he’d been downloading video clips and visiting adult chat rooms.

This article lost its legitimacy when I discovered that this poor lad merely suffered from a lack of good, disciplined parenting.

Not everyone turns into a secretive, manipulative sex addict a few years after puberty whether it happens at 9, 11 or 13. Letting a 9 year old browse porn and interact on ""adult chat rooms"" shows, to me, a lack of care that could (did?) cause serious psychological trauma in someone so young.","1276570256","2010-06-15T02:50:56Z" -"1431671","ams6110","ams6110",,,"1431342","14","Parenting is a tough job, especially with your first child when you have no experience to fall back on. But OMG do I think they made a bunch of bad decisions with this kid.","1276571052","2010-06-15T03:04:12Z" -"1431684","watmough","watmough",,,"1431342","9","Terrifying. But it doesn't sound that far removed from any other mal-adjusted kid who was obsessed with computers and porn.

I'd forgotten how miserable puberty was. Ahhhh kill me now.","1276571549","2010-06-15T03:12:29Z" -"1431736","sliverstorm","sliverstorm",,,"1431342","13","I'm a little confused. I haven't read the article word for word, so I may have missed something but

The article paints it like the problems are because the boy has multiple times normal levels of testosterone (not for his age, but for men at all), but I didn't see any mention of tests or levels. So, if the testosterone levels were a problem but didn't exceed natural levels (at any age), why were there problems?

Yes, you could have problems with a child with high testosterone levels, but the article also seems to be claiming everything else about the boy was developing at the same rate- that is to say, while chronologically he was one age, his body AND mind AND everything else were some other age, but all the same age. Why would this be a problem? There's plenty of normal teenage boys out there of equivalent biological age, and the number of candles on their cake doesn't determine how unhinged they may be.

I've phrased all this poorly as I can't quite work out how to put it, and maybe I've missed something, but I didn't find any evidence that he wasn't anything other than just pretty much a regular boy with a somewhat accelerated clock.","1276573963","2010-06-15T03:52:43Z" -"1431816","danbmil99","danbmil99",,,"1431342","12","opposite of my family: 3 boys, puberty at 16, 17, and 18 (almost 19). That last one they were about to inject with all sorts of ugly drugs, when ole puberty came shuffling in late but otherwise normal","1276576744","2010-06-15T04:39:04Z" -"1431828","btilly","btilly",,,"1431342","0","Why are people upset at the article?

I look at it and I see a boy who had a medical disorder, but managed to grow up, is finishing college at 19, has developed useful skills, and has developed good decision making skills. Along the way there were some emotional problems and unfortunate incidents. But guess what, nobody learns to make good decisions without making some bad ones along the way.

Furthermore everything I know about parenting says that the people who would have tried laying down the law from day one would have been extremely likely to end up with lots more conflict and a worse outcome. Admittedly I'm far from an expert, but as a parent I consider it my duty to read and think enough to have a reasonably well informed opinion.

(I'm curious how many of the people who are offering blanket advice are parents. As one friend told me, ""It is amazing how much more I knew about being a parent before I had kids."")","1276577590","2010-06-15T04:53:10Z" -"1431908","Confusion","Confusion",,,"1431342","5","This is just your regular puberty story, displaced a few years. I fail to understand the alarmist responses of the medical professionals. Why would they worry about pregnancy with someone age 9, but not age 11? The parents seem to suffer from a 'we are so special; our problems were so different' syndrome. Why would allowing someone aged 11 to watch porn be a larger issue than allowing your child aged 14 to watch porn? Since when is a child hitting his dad at 15 different from one hitting his dad at 17?","1276581230","2010-06-15T05:53:50Z" -"1431939","Tichy","Tichy",,,"1431342","11","Huh? Seems to me not testosterone, but hysterical parents are the problem here. Quote from the doctor: ""He can get a girl pregnant. He will not hesitate if given the opportunity."" WTF??? What a bunch of nonsense.","1276582410","2010-06-15T06:13:30Z" -"1431957","DavidSJ","DavidSJ",,,"1431342","4","TL;DR: Hysterical parents and doctors freak out over son who is perfectly fine and even abnormally intelligent, publicizing lots of incredibly personal information in the process.","1276583335","2010-06-15T06:28:55Z" -"1437144","eapen","eapen",,,"1431342","10","I just got done reading this article and don't blame the parents at all. It is always easier to criticize another parent's decisions but you are in their shoes, the whole perspective is different and you will end up doing whatever you think is best for your kid.

btw. This is his website. http://www.alexanderpeppe.com/","1276725125","2010-06-16T21:52:05Z" -"1433320","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"1433236","0","""and a dance demo featuring a No Doubt song (“Hella Good”) that was last popular nearly ten years ago""

Ouch!","1276623669","2010-06-15T17:41:09Z" -"1435036","OoTheNigerian","OoTheNigerian",,,"1434944","21","John Gruber's arguments are painfully weak.

""It’s not that Google changed course and got into the phone business, period. It’s that they got into the iPhone’s segment of the phone business. This is what Android looked like in 2007. Here’s an actual hardware prototype from then. It didn’t look anything like an iPhone, nor like anything Apple would ever be interested in making. It looked like a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile phone — hardware keyboards and non-touch screens""

His highly flawed assumptions are

1. That the hardware was the competition. -2. Google bought a software company to compete in hardware -3. HTC was not making touch screen phones before. -4. If you see a successful trend you stick to something unsuccessful in order not to compete.

He goes on to say

""I don’t believe Apple would have unveiled iAds. Maybe I’m wrong, and Apple would have done it anyway, because it always comes down to money, and there’s soon going to be an awful lot of money in mobile advertising.""

sigh!

He speaks about the absence of comments on his blog. I think he can do whatever he wants regarding that.

What surprises me is the amusing weakness of his arguments. This is the first time I have actually read a full blog post of his (I mainly see bits of his writing in rebuttals) and I go away wondering how he has been made into a thought leader of some sort.","1276677471","2010-06-16T08:37:51Z" -"1435039","lionhearted","lionhearted",,,"1434944","13","I like John Gruber, and I upvoted this article, but this point:

> Look at those 2007 Android designs compared to the original 2007 iPhone. Now compare a 2010 Android design to a current iPhone. Don’t tell me Google’s mobile strategy hasn’t changed.

I mean, he's totally right. It did change. But it wasn't to knock off Apple, it's because Google is building what consumers want and demand now.

Apple can say, ""We pioneered that!"" That's true. But they can't say, ""We pioneered that - how dare they!"" Because that's misplaced. Consumer preference has shifted, and yes, that's due in large part because of Apple's actions.

But Apple gets into trouble when they start thinking, ""People want iPhones and these jerks are copying our iPhone"" - because consumers don't necessarily want iPhones. They want well-designed devices which are fun and intuitive to use. Apple helped reveal that path, but they don't exactly get to plant a flag in the ground and say that's theirs now, forever, and how dare anyone else build well-designed devices with intuitive touchscreen interfaces.

Any other company I'd shrug at the misplaced righteous indignation, but Apple really should know better, since they got into this with Microsoft over ""look and feel"" last decade over GUI. The reaction was the same, ""How dare Microsoft try to give people Apple-like stuff!"" But that's wrong. Microsoft gave people what they wanted, which was pretty and and more intuitive navigation.

It's like - when you introduce a new general standard, you can't really own it. It's out there. You get a massive head start, but then people will start using that standard and innovating on it. Traditionally what companies with the head start do is cut prices to lock in market share and make it impossible for people to compete, but Apple runs on crazy margins, so they refuse to do this, get angry at whoever is making something that fills similar needs for a lower price than them, and then lose their market. And now they're doing it again.","1276677592","2010-06-16T08:39:52Z" -"1435045","ZeroGravitas","ZeroGravitas",,,"1434944","11","Gruber thinks competing with the iPhone is ""a dick move""? That seems an odd opinion, yet boldly stated as if it was normal.

And in particular by using large capacitive touchscreens with soft keyboards? That's just the way the world was going, you'd be as right to argue that they shouldn't use Wi-Fi or USB or Windowed UI or mice because Apple did them first.

(edit: just to be clear, I'm aware that Apple did none of these things first, but popularised and/or polished them to greater or lesser extents)","1276677783","2010-06-16T08:43:03Z" -"1435046","rodh257","rodh257",,,"1434944","15","“We did not enter the search business. They entered the phone business.""

They aren't selling the operating system are they? therefore really the business is advertising, as it has always been with Google, and Apple has just entered that business.","1276677810","2010-06-16T08:43:30Z" -"1435052","shib71","shib71",,,"1434944","3","Normally I just ignore the articles that don't interest me - I assume they're for someone else. But I'm beginning to find these blog-war posts tiresome. There is no new information, no novel insight. Just he said, she said. Is this really the kind of content the HN community is looking for?","1276678156","2010-06-16T08:49:16Z" -"1435053","Tichy","Tichy",,,"1434944","26","So Google is evil because they added a touch screen to their phones? Only Apple has the right to make phones without keyboards?","1276678202","2010-06-16T08:50:02Z" -"1435060","csallen","csallen",,,"1434944","1","> It didn’t look anything like an iPhone, nor like anything Apple would ever be interested in making. It looked like a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile phone — hardware keyboards and non-touch screens. ... What’s goofy is the idea that Google would do this — to aggressively change Android from a BlackBerry/Windows Mobile competitor into an iPhone competitor...

He's dividing phones into two categories here: BlackBerry/Windows Mobile-like phones and iPhone-like phones. This is a very questionable standpoint. It's like dividing tablets into Windows-like tablets and iPad-like tablets, and claiming that they're two separate markets.

On the contrary, tech hardware is constantly evolving. What's possible in 2010 wasn't possible in 2005, and what was possible in 2005 wasn't possible in 1995. In the past, it made sense to go with the benefits of a physical keyboard at the expense of screen real estate. Today, phones are extremely powerful, their screens run at high resolutions, carriers are more liberal, and mobile app developers abound. Google isn't switching markets to suddenly start competing with the iPhone; they're just keeping up with the times. Saying that Google should have ""kept Android targeted at BlackBerry"" is like saying the US should have focused on producing spears and arrows during the nuclear arms race.","1276678391","2010-06-16T08:53:11Z" -"1435065","betageek","betageek",,,"1434944","8","I think this misses a big point about the issue - Apple's ""App"" strategy is changing the way people access information from using web browsers towards using tightly controlled proprietary Apple approved apps (iTunes was just the start.) Google are in the information access business and are moving to protect that business because the iOS ecology threatens it's dominance.

The hardware issue is a red herring, it's all about who controls the information<->user interface.","1276678629","2010-06-16T08:57:09Z" -"1435089","philk","philk",,,"1434944","5","So we have an blog post that spends the first 700 words saying ""Google started it"" and then the latter 700 justifying why there aren't comments.

I'm not sure how this is interesting. Companies compete, and that's a good thing. Rambling about who started what is irrelevant.","1276679534","2010-06-16T09:12:14Z" -"1435092","robryan","robryan",,,"1434944","24","I doubt it's a bad move with android as John says it may be. They could have avoided the phone market, let Apple progress with less competition and stayed close partners. Then Apple would have had all the power and could pretty much create their own ad platform at their choosing.

Kinda like how Zynga is at the mercy of Facebook despite making them profitable through there heavy advertising on the platform.","1276679659","2010-06-16T09:14:19Z" -"1435100","confuzatron","confuzatron",,,"1434944","34","John Gruber totally rips off Steve Jobs' LaF, but that's okay because he's not competing with Jobs.

Seriously though, it's interesting how people tend to come to emulate their role models in this way. You can see the Jobsian 'tone' used by a lot of people who agree with him. It's a very 'no bullshit', 'here's the bottom line' style that can sound dismissive and, dare I say it, a little arrogant.","1276680051","2010-06-16T09:20:51Z" -"1435109","halo","halo",,,"1434944","14","There's a big difference between competing with another business in a market on a level playing field (e.g. Android vs iPhone) and essentially deciding to ban another company in a sector from competing with you (e.g. Admob vs iAd). I think the prior is fair game, whereas the latter is anticompetitive (even as retribution for daring to compete on a level playing field).","1276680616","2010-06-16T09:30:16Z" -"1435169","bad_user","bad_user",,,"1434944","4","People forget that devices like the iPaq with Microsoft's Pocket PC on them had touch-screens long before both the iPhone and Android.

Those people at Google are dicks for competing. It's like they are operating in capitalism or something.

But what I really hate is hypocrisy. Everyone understood why Google did it without blog-posts from self-proclaimed spokesmen.

In the case of Apple though, things aren't so clear ... and I would bet that Apple would've gotten into the advertising business anyway. They just picked a fight ... and you don't need brains to figure out why. Look around ... picking a fight is good marketing.","1276684015","2010-06-16T10:26:55Z" -"1435173","noibl","noibl",,,"1434944","2","Gruber says nobody is arguing that there's a “How dare Google compete with Apple?” sentiment. That Apple merely took the gloves off and started taking the fight more seriously. But aggrieved sentiment is written all over Steve Jobs's reaction to Android.

'They want to kill the iPhone' -- remember that little gem? How did he know this? Because Android-based products were looking more and more like iPhones. But the reason for the convergent evolution of the two platforms is quite obvious: it's a winning design. It's a ridiculous justification for preemptive retaliation, on par with 'Saddam tried to kill my daddy'.

The reason Google decided to get involved in smartphones is the same reason Apple did: the internet. Before the current sheer-slab-of-touchscreen became the recognised form-factor of an internet-friendly phone, we waited years and years for Nokia, SE and Motorola and crucially, the carriers, to give us a device that could freely access the services and content that we knew were all around us. What did we get? Push email. The pressure was building and by 2005 the industry was ripe for disruption.

Apple's prestige, combined with the exclusive AT&T deal, was what forced the carriers to abandon their walled-garden ideal and take the internet seriously. The iPhone was an offer they couldn't refuse. Google could not have done that. The problem is that having freed us from the carriers' walled gardens, Apple now wants to take their place.

I think Jobs was being just a little disingenuous when he said Google wants to kill the iPhone. What he could have more honestly and accurately said is that Google wants to kill the iPhone OS's chance of achieving a monopoly position. Why do they want that? For the same reason they got into smartphone design: the internet.","1276684136","2010-06-16T10:28:56Z" -"1435174","rythie","rythie",,,"1434944","19","Google made a smart phone OS based on desktop OS, so did Apple. They were both aimed at the do anything smartphone market. Blackberry and Windows Mobile were in that market already.

It doesn't really matter what the early Android prototypes looked like, since Google doesn't do that bit, the free market does.","1276684205","2010-06-16T10:30:05Z" -"1435179","s1rech","s1rech",,,"1434944","39","I think people are not making enough fun of the ""be a man, allow comments"" claim.","1276684374","2010-06-16T10:32:54Z" -"1435199","zmmmmm","zmmmmm",,,"1434944","0","The most interesting thing about all this is simply how personally Jobs and Gruber both seem to have taken the competition from Google. They genuinely seem to feel enormously betrayed by it. What this tells me is that both of them are now starting to acknowledge internally that Android really is an enormous threat to the iPhone and it is so in ways that they simply can't compete with. Google is putting out an operating system that is nearly as good as Apple's, runs on any hardware that anyone wants it to and is completely free. Apple can't hurt Google by undermining it profits because it doesn't make the hardware and it gives the software away. It really seems like an unfair fight. But what I think really hurts is Google invalidates Apple's core thesis, that control, power and lockdown are necessary for a consumer friendly operating system. Right as Apple is trying to justify not including Flash by saying it can't work properly on phones, Google is there adding it into Android and making them look like fools.

Incidentally Gruber seems to be conveniently overlooking a lot of history here. Hostilities really started when Apple banned Google Voice from the iPhone. Prior to that things were pretty friendly, but after that Google realized it couldn't afford to play friendly with Apple - so they enabled multitouch in Android and things went downhill from there. Although it's a completely pointless and silly game to play if you really follow it back I think there is a very good argument that Apple started this whole falling out.","1276685399","2010-06-16T10:49:59Z" -"1435205","tzury","tzury",,,"1434944","28","Give me a break!

From my point of view - a man who might write mobile app someday - all these fuss and arguments are totally wasted energy and karmatically ugly.

Apple is running their monarchy, and I should choose, as it becomes relevant, whether to set up an embassy at that territory or not (in a form of app at appstore).

If the business interests would justify it, I'll be in, if not, out, simple dimple.

Why do we have to read about all these emotions and fights every single day, why? Isn't coding/hacking itself dramatic enough that we have to bring in strange boosters?","1276685630","2010-06-16T10:53:50Z" -"1435244","joubert","joubert",,,"1434944","30","What people in this thread seem to ignore is John's argument is that Google made a dick move in the context of the two companies having shared a tight buddy buddy relationship and a mutually beneficial strategy. that is why it was a backstabbing and is generating the retaliation.","1276687614","2010-06-16T11:26:54Z" -"1435258","Greyface","Greyface",,,"1434944","6","Actually that's still bullshit from Gruber. Google may have made a touchscreen OS but they still deferred to Apple in many ways, most notably by not including 'pinch to zoom' and other UI that Apple claimed was theirs alone. Google stood by and watched as Palm jumped into direct competition with Apple and included that, lawsuits be dammed.

Apple broke the peace when they rejected Google Voice from the AppStore last summer (and retroactively removed and banned all the third party Google Voice clients already sold through the store). That was the first dickish shot of war--an act of unfair competition by Apple and AT&T--not this iAds business or Google making a phone OS","1276688045","2010-06-16T11:34:05Z" -"1435279","cubicle67","cubicle67",,,"1434944","22","How about we just add another link at the top of the HN page, just to the right of Submit, that contains an rss feed of daringfireball?","1276688860","2010-06-16T11:47:40Z" -"1435307","SandB0x","SandB0x",,,"1434944","10","He sounds like GLaDOS from Portal, when she realises you've broken free and are now a genuine threat.

It was a fun test, and we're all impressed at how much you won. The test is over. Come back

This is your fault. It didn't have to be like this.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Portal_(game)","1276689994","2010-06-16T12:06:34Z" -"1435315",,,,"true","1434944","31",,"1276690163","2010-06-16T12:09:23Z" -"1435337","napierzaza","napierzaza",,,"1434944","33","I dislike Gruber more than I did because he's one of those guys who ascribes a huge corporation emotions. Eric Schmidt left the Apple board because if they are competing it would be a conflict of interest and a legal problem between the companies and their investors. Get over it, these are business decisions. Gruber has been saying what he thinks Apple might like to hear for a while. Too bad Apple is a huge company and not a teenage girl","1276691083","2010-06-16T12:24:43Z" -"1435421","Batsu","Batsu",,,"1434944","20","Nothing like a post on Daring Fireball to keep the iPhone/Android loyalty war on the front page of HN.

Does any of this really matter?","1276693647","2010-06-16T13:07:27Z" -"1435456","mcav","mcav",,,"1434944","17","The part about comments? Right on. Don't let the abscess of humanity troll against everything they dislike on your own website. Anyone who thinks you must have comments to be legitimate is under a false sense of entitlement.

Seriously. Just write. Comments in general are a distraction to productivity; comments on blogs are no exception.","1276694508","2010-06-16T13:21:48Z" -"1435516","drivebyacct","drivebyacct",,,"1434944","36","Apple locking Google out is the same thing as Android competing with iOS. Yup. What's new?

One side is competing with the other. The other side is locking them out of the platform on an application (Google Voice) and an advertising level.

What if Google said they weren't going to allow Apple apps on Android or allow iAds on Android (not that I think either would ever happen in a million years).

I simply can't fathom the double think that Gruber uses to excuse Apple's actions while pointing fingers at Google.","1276695846","2010-06-16T13:44:06Z" -"1435547","sshconnection","sshconnection",,,"1434944","32","DARING FIREBALL : STEVE JOBS :: FOX NEWS : SARAH PALIN","1276696436","2010-06-16T13:53:56Z" -"1435548","Jun8","Jun8",,,"1434944","25","It's wrong to start Apple's foray into mobile with the iPhone. They partnered with Motorola on a phone before that and have absorbed a lot of knowledge.","1276696440","2010-06-16T13:54:00Z" -"1435554","mbrubeck","mbrubeck",,,"1434944","16","So Apple stops playing nice with Google because Android is competing in the same playing field as iOS...

Then I guess it's kind of insulting to Microsoft's mobile division that Apple is now playing nice with Bing. :)","1276696539","2010-06-16T13:55:39Z" -"1435581","falien","falien",,,"1434944","12","Google's initial efforts were directed very much at RIM. RIM's guiding strategy never had anything to do with form factor. It was always to provide the killer experience for email, with special attention to corporate email. -Android took a shot at RIM by focusing on gmail integration and a great email experience (including frequent polling to get the same effect as push email) to the detriment of other areas of the user experience. It didn't have a focus on corporate, but they also knew that more and more people were using traditionally personal email services for business purposes (and they did know immediately that it was necessary and were working on exchange support). While they still had room to improve the email experience, they provided what many considered the best mobile email experience from the G1 onward. They then continued to improve everything else in the direction of the industry bests, which yes included UI inspiration from iphone.

Also, the idea that early hardware used for developing software is any indication of the ultimate direction is ridiculous. Touch interface is one of the last things you're going to tack onto an operating system. Even if it is a core part of your user interface, you need to get all the underlying parts you never want the user to know about working first, and that is just alot easier with hard interfaces.","1276697063","2010-06-16T14:04:23Z" -"1435614","alexandros","alexandros",,,"1434944","7","By the same token, apple entered the cut-n-paste enabled, multi-tasking smartphone market. There is a word for slicing and dicing definitions until they come out just right for your predetermined conclusion: Casuistry. It is usually seen in religious debates, although we may not be very far from one with this article.","1276697540","2010-06-16T14:12:20Z" -"1435633","tel","tel",,,"1434944","27","I don't get why he attached his ""comments off"" opinions at the end of this piece, but I feel like Gruber's opinion there is just as interesting as the first half the piece. It's been a long standing opinion of his, sure, but he got down and stated it clearly in this post.","1276698031","2010-06-16T14:20:31Z" -"1435642","cageface","cageface",,,"1434944","9","Gruber gets it exactly backwards here. Google is pushing Android exactly because it needs to mitigate the impact of moves like Apple's iAds. Google goal is protecting its search business from a potentially hostile monopoly, not killing Apple's phone business. Would it be smart of Google to sit on the sidelines while Apple becomes totally dominant in the mobile computing market and to trust Apple to leave all the money it could then make from advertising on the table?

It's interesting how profoundly the backgrounds of the company founders affect corporate strategy. Steve is fundamentally a salesman and thinks in terms of products. Google's heads are engineers and think first about platforms and protocols. Last time these two philosophies clashed Apple leaped out ahead but eventually lost to a cheaper, commodifiable platform. I expect this time will be no different.","1276698168","2010-06-16T14:22:48Z" -"1435731","jtbigwoo","jtbigwoo",,,"1434944","18","> My goal is for not a single wasted word to appear anywhere on any page of the site.

This is the funniest sentence in the history of the web.","1276700131","2010-06-16T14:55:31Z" -"1435796","Kilimanjaro","Kilimanjaro",,,"1434944","29","You all are being too emotional about this. Corporations don't act that way.

You eat my lunch, I eat yours, and kick you in the balls.","1276701244","2010-06-16T15:14:04Z" -"1436056","yanw","yanw",,,"1434944","37","Google being influenced by the iPhone and developing Android accordingly into a very viable contender is fair play, they provide competition which is good for consumers but for Apple to basically lock them out of iPhone app advertising eliminating competition from a big player is bad for consumers/developers.","1276705942","2010-06-16T16:32:22Z" -"1436058","robak","robak","true",,"1434944","38","Steve Jobs just seems to hate when he looses an occasion to have another enemy in the industry...","1276705975","2010-06-16T16:32:55Z" -"1436167","doron","doron",,,"1434944","23","From the end user perspective (at least this end user) -The competition to widen access to ads and and further to create rich ads is something i hope both companies will not see much success in.

At present, Browsing via mobile is relatively slow, if you dont have unlimited data plans, then it follows that you will pay for Ad traffic, rich media ad traffic will make this problem worse.

The killer feature for me is no advertising, and I am willing to pay for apps to avoid them, An adblocker on the native phone browser is a killer feature for me. One that at least in theory is easier to get on the android platform then on the iphone.","1276707802","2010-06-16T17:03:22Z" -"1436560","drivebyacct","drivebyacct",,,"1434944","35","This article is easily defeated by a simple observation. Locking out a competitor from your platform is hardly competition. Maybe ""artificial competition"". Stealing/copying/borrowing features is the age old cycle of innovation and competition in the tech industry.

Pointing fingers about stealing ideas is ridiculously silly, no wonder Gruber is wasting his precious word count on it. But to defend Apple's draconian policies as good in the eyes of competition is simply too much for me to hear without the bullshit-ometer going off.","1276713843","2010-06-16T18:44:03Z" -"1443362","tptacek","tptacek",,,"1443245","0","This post, while on topic for HN, is (a) virtually content free, and (b) almost certain to provoke nothing but another ""Apple great!"" ""No Apple terrible!"" argument using a guy who has made no pretense at objectivity as a proxy.

Long story short: flagged.","1276889460","2010-06-18T19:31:00Z" -"1474633","rajeshamara","rajeshamara",,,"1474511","0","Amazing and hilarious. Thoroughly enjoyed","1277901680","2010-06-30T12:41:20Z" -"1495741","credo","credo",,,"1495676","16","why not provide the source http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-rank-and-file-felt-...

Clearly Kin was a big flop, but the ""only 503"" sold claim lacks credibility.

[edit] I see that I was mistaken on Gruber's source, thanks for the correction AlanH. (of course, I still think that the ""503"" claim doesn't have much credibility)","1278541812","2010-07-07T22:30:12Z" -"1495748","einarvollset","einarvollset",,,"1495676","3","503 Service Unavailable.

Heh.","1278541958","2010-07-07T22:32:38Z" -"1495766","mcknz","mcknz",,,"1495676","8","And 500 of those were Microsoft employees.","1278542229","2010-07-07T22:37:09Z" -"1495790","vidar","vidar",,,"1495676","15","Maybe they will become collectors items... but probably not given Microsofts ineptitude.","1278542674","2010-07-07T22:44:34Z" -"1495806","mixmax","mixmax",,,"1495676","0","From the wikipedia entry on Kin:

""The Kin was based on Windows CE""

""Kin only supports email attachments, and does not support attachments to other media (like MMS)""

""The handset does not store photos or videos. Instead, every photo and video taken on the Kin is uploaded to Microsoft's server""

""There is no photo editing software for Kin.""

""Kin does not currently support playing video from sites such as YouTube or Hulu""

""Kin has no app store and no 3rd party apps can be installed on Kin.""

""the Kin web browser does not support Flash web applications, and there are no games for Kin.""

""Kin has no calendar or appointment application, nor any ability to sync with Outlook calendar or Google Calendar""

""Kin is unable to Instant Message (IM), or use any IM client""

""There is no spelling correction or predictive text input on the Kin.""

""There are no MicroSD or memory expansion slots.""

""Kin will not sync or transfer contact lists from some non-Microsoft services (eg Gmail and Yahoo! Mail)""

Wonder why it failed...","1278543108","2010-07-07T22:51:48Z" -"1495856","Zak","Zak",,,"1495676","9","It seems obvious to me from playing with one in a store that few people would look at both the Kin Two and the Android-powered LG Ally, which have identical prices for phone and service and pick the Kin. I think the only way it could have worked would have been for the Kin to have a much cheaper plan.","1278544365","2010-07-07T23:12:45Z" -"1495922","rajbot","rajbot",,,"1495676","4","From the comments of a MS employee on the Mini Microsoft blog [1]:

> A billion dollars wasted on Kin, 500 phones sold and a huge amount of ground lost in the mobile space.

Two million dollars per user??

[1]: http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2010/07/kin-fusing-kin-clusion-...","1278545916","2010-07-07T23:38:36Z" -"1495991","makmanalp","makmanalp",,,"1495676","11","I think the proper approach to something like this would be to build a social network and then introduce the device, not the other way round. You can't expect users to flock when the barrier to entry is the price of a device and the success of the network is questionable at best. If Facebook made a deal with a mobile device company (say HTC) and made a similar product, they'd be oodles more successful. Although the fact that our phones nowadays support apps and can browse the web makes this sort of moot anyway.","1278547360","2010-07-08T00:02:40Z" -"1496061","patrickgzill","patrickgzill",,,"1495676","1","There are 42 reviews of it on Verizon Wireless' site. Pretty amazing ratio if only 503 were sold.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=pho...","1278549524","2010-07-08T00:38:44Z" -"1496126","borisk","borisk",,,"1495676","13","Microsoft Bob 2.0 :D

With only 503 sold, it's almost a limited edition. I thought about getting one, but Ebay auctions for contractless Kins end over $150","1278552047","2010-07-08T01:20:47Z" -"1496161","jasonlotito","jasonlotito",,,"1495676","20","Where did the idea come from that the Kin was supposed to fight agains the iPhone? The product was good. The target audience is there, even still, but the pricing is where the problem was.

But no, it wasn't going after the same market the iPhone is.","1278553522","2010-07-08T01:45:22Z" -"1496175","sekou","sekou",,,"1495676","6","http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/02/life-and-death-of-microso... -http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/what-killed-the-kin/

These two articles from Engadget explain what happened very well. Essentially the thing was dead and cannibalized before it was released, it's a very sad story.","1278553753","2010-07-08T01:49:13Z" -"1496176","antidaily","antidaily",,,"1495676","17","Apparently Passion Pit played the release party.","1278553766","2010-07-08T01:49:26Z" -"1496185","MaysonL","MaysonL",,,"1495676","19","I do wonder how many they made, and what will happen to them. Landfill, recycling, or remaindered?","1278554011","2010-07-08T01:53:31Z" -"1496227","kenjackson","kenjackson",,,"1495676","5","I wouldn't trust Gruber's sources. There are other sources that put the number at more than 1,000, but less than 10,000.","1278555091","2010-07-08T02:11:31Z" -"1496246","coverband","coverband",,,"1495676","2","The total users of the Kin Facebook app (which requires the device to sign up) is around 9,000.","1278555716","2010-07-08T02:21:56Z" -"1496353","reader5000","reader5000",,,"1495676","18","They marketed it as a way to keep tabs on ""your people"" 24/7. Not sure that many people are that hyper-social, no matter how hip.","1278558758","2010-07-08T03:12:38Z" -"1496360","Encosia","Encosia",,,"1495676","7","Not sure how conclusive or infallibly accurate this is, but it seems a lot more credible than the rumors people have been floating lately: http://pocketnow.com/rumor/actually-kin-sold-more-than-503-d...","1278558890","2010-07-08T03:14:50Z" -"1496464","illumin8","illumin8",,,"1495676","14","This is most definitely false. Verizon was giving them away for free with a contract just to get rid of them, so I'm sure they got rid of more than 503.","1278562172","2010-07-08T04:09:32Z" -"1496607","ANINDIAN","ANINDIAN",,,"1495676","22","this statement proved Gruber is an Complete Idiot of first order if he even cites 503 to be sales number.

+ ppl who comment without pointing this out are complete idiots as well","1278568711","2010-07-08T05:58:31Z" -"1496859","PanMan","PanMan",,,"1495676","10","Pocketnow says 8810 were in use: http://pocketnow.com/rumor/actually-kin-sold-more-than-503-d... -Not a lot, but more than 503","1278579289","2010-07-08T08:54:49Z" -"1497264","punchfire","punchfire",,,"1495676","12","he's wrong, there you go: http://pocketnow.com/rumor/actually-kin-sold-more-than-503-d...","1278596595","2010-07-08T13:43:15Z" -"1497284","ptolemy","ptolemy","true",,"1495676","21","this guy is a fanboy whore..i know for a fact there are more than 503 sold... working for a carrier and all. He needs to get more credible sources.","1278597014","2010-07-08T13:50:14Z" -"1496023","hga","hga",,,"1495919","7","Hmmm, has Microsoft ""rarely invented anything that mattered""?","1278548499","2010-07-08T00:21:39Z" -"1496081",,,,"true","1495919","11",,"1278550380","2010-07-08T00:53:00Z" -"1496099","sen","sen",,,"1495919","2","Toyota didn't invent the wheel, are they dying now?

Apple didn't invent the phone, is the iPhone a flop and will Apple die next?

And MS hasn't made anything in the last few years that is worthy of mentioning? What about Windows 7, love it or hate it, it's the fastest selling OS in history.

Inventing something isn't a sign of success. Taking an idea, whether it has already been invented or not, then creating the best (or at least the most popular) iteration of that idea, is what matters. I'm no Microsoft fan-boy (I use Linux, have an Android phone, although I do own and love my Xbox 360 to be fair).. but even I can't deny Microsoft's ability to consistently churn out some pretty amazing products (yes, and their fair share of flops too.. but no-one is immune to that.. Apple Newton anyone?).","1278550880","2010-07-08T01:01:20Z" -"1496104","manuellemos","manuellemos",,,"1495919","0","This article is just wishful thinking of Microsoft haters.

Microsoft does need to be so much innovative as long as users buy Windows and Office. Windows 7 has been selling at 15 million copies a month. This just proves that whether or not Microsoft is innovative these days, Windows and Office sells like hot-cakes.

Same goes with IBM and their mainframes. A lot of IBM haters kept predicting that IBM and mainframes would be extinct just because they are not innovative, but the reality is that it does not matter. What matters is that they have millions of loyal customers that other companies envy.","1278550994","2010-07-08T01:03:14Z" -"1496113","tvon","tvon",,,"1495919","1","> The stark truth is that Microsoft has rarely invented anything that mattered.

That doesn't matter, what matters is that lately their execution has sucked.","1278551507","2010-07-08T01:11:47Z" -"1496138","borisk","borisk",,,"1495919","9","Ha, did MS invent Basic, DOS, word processing, electronic spreadsheets, GUI? billg was the king of execution. After he moved from managing the company to working on the antimonopoly case MS lost direction and now behaves like a typical Fortune 500 corporation.","1278552615","2010-07-08T01:30:15Z" -"1496150","gfodor","gfodor",,,"1495919","6","Project Natal. Nuff said.","1278553283","2010-07-08T01:41:23Z" -"1496195","alanh","alanh",,,"1495919","3","“The first, the best, or the free.” New Microsoft products seem to be none of the above lately, including the Zune, their phones, and their consoles (though there, “best” is at least debatable).

Office and Windows are effectively “first” because they have incredible traction.","1278554269","2010-07-08T01:57:49Z" -"1496213","csomar","csomar",,,"1495919","8","Microsoft is not innovative, but does that matter? Does Offices with bureaucratic rules need innovation?

Microsoft sells Windows and Office because companies don't like the cloud (less stable, speed, privacy) and don't like Apple (expensive, re-education of employees...). So Microsoft products are a good solution.","1278554825","2010-07-08T02:07:05Z" -"1496228","d0m","d0m",,,"1495919","4","I've got friends that work there and they have so many great technologies and products that they don't publish. I have no idea why but if you have time, go look at microsoft research center.. I mean, what are they waiting ?!","1278555099","2010-07-08T02:11:39Z" -"1496231",,,,"true","1495919","12",,"1278555231","2010-07-08T02:13:51Z" -"1496309","zaphar","zaphar",,,"1495919","10","This article assumes microsoft will never improve its management structure. This may be true but is pure speculation on the authors part. A lot can happen in decades and MS had the cash to spend while working it out.","1278557530","2010-07-08T02:52:10Z" -"1496355","pohl","pohl",,,"1495919","5","I rarely have something positive to say about Microsoft. I was a customer until the early 90s when I decided the Open Systems world was more appealing. My disgust only increased over the years as it became well-nigh impossible to navigate a Microsoft-free career path in the shadow of the behemoth.

Oddly, though, I found myself realizing just today that when Kinect comes out that I want to buy an Xbox 360 (which are finally quiet enough thanks to a 45nm process) just to play EA Sports Active 2.0. It's crazy how things change.","1278558764","2010-07-08T03:12:44Z" -"1496367","c00p3r","c00p3r",,,"1495919","13","Isn't it obvious since 2003?","1278559261","2010-07-08T03:21:01Z" -"1498002","eclark","eclark",,,"1497813","0","Microsoft and Apple cross license so I doubt this will ever be an issue.","1278609277","2010-07-08T17:14:37Z" -"1524339","pedalpete","pedalpete",,,"1524311","0","I think the author is missing a few key points.

The author says 'iPhone 4, flawed as it may be, is also (in my opinion) one of the most advanced and beautiful pieces of electronics ever made'. But Microsoft doesn't make 'pieces of electroics' with the exception of a few devices recently which the author points to as shining examples Surface, ZuneHD, Xbox 360.

Microsofts iPhone is Windows and Office. Consumers don't gush about it because everybody has it. Same way we don't talk about great air or water. These are things that people use all day every day and as long as it works, we don't complain. When it fails (Vista) then we're all up in arms about it. Windows 7 is a really nice OS. But my computer isn't a Windows 7 computer. It's a gateway. It happens to be running Windows 7 but that is not how I identify it.

If you have an Android phone, you probably don't say it's an android. You say you've got a nexus one, or HTC desire or whatever.

For the most part, it seems we don't create the same attachment to non-physical things as we do to physical things. This is where Apple has always had an upper hand and used it VERY well to their advantage.

If you look around most coffee shops, people get the feeling that everybody is on a mac. Mac's all look the same. So even if you have 10 people with computers - 1 dell, 1 acer, 1 lenovo, 1 toshiba, 1 asus, 1 sony, 1 toshiba, 3 macs. It appears as though most people are on mac. but in reality, most of those people are on windows (ok, maybe 1 or two on linux).

What bothers me most about the iPhone 4 antenna issue, isn't that there is an issue. Stuff happens, and people still love the phone. It was more the initial message coming from Apple that it wasn't their fault, it was yours. And if it didn't work, it didn't matter, the customer was holding it wrong, or the customer didn't buy a protector for it.

Personally, with almost all Apple products I've bought (with the exception of early ipods), I've felt that the company is constantly over promising and under-delivering, and then it isn't their fault, it's mine. There must be something wrong with me if my Mac is slow/loud/whatever.","1279391677","2010-07-17T18:34:37Z" -"1524492","protomyth","protomyth",,,"1524311","1","Windows 3.1 perhaps or Windows NT if you want the business perspective.","1279395473","2010-07-17T19:37:53Z" -"1534492","edash","edash",,,"1534431","2","Why tear down Gruber? Or concern yourself so much with what he is or isn't writing that you post about it on Twitter? Or Hacker News?

Just build cool stuff and applaud others who build great things too.","1279692176","2010-07-21T06:02:56Z" -"1534519","Edog","Edog",,,"1534431","0","Based on a quick glance at my bookshelf:

“Brian Greene: You seem intelligent. Write about more shit than just String Theory. You're boring, and a total fan boy. It's just getting old now.”

“Stephen Hawking: You seem intelligent ...

“Stephen Gould: You seem intelligent ...

etc. etc.","1279693181","2010-07-21T06:19:41Z" -"1534594","threepointone","threepointone",,,"1534431","1","Usually I'm a little more forgiving for random posts, but a twitter post? Really? Can someone please explain to me how this is relevant to HN, and a little more importantly, how is this is getting points? I'm honestly curious.","1279696750","2010-07-21T07:19:10Z" -"1547941","DonnyV","DonnyV","true",,"1547913","0","What does it say about Google Adwords when the top 15 networks that my campaign is running in are link farms.","1280150752","2010-07-26T13:25:52Z" -"1555111","jim_h","jim_h",,,"1555083","45","Microsoft isn't free. You need to get licenses for MS SQL, MS Windows Server, etc. As you expand, you have to pay for more licenses.","1280340645","2010-07-28T18:10:45Z" -"1555115","gspyrou","gspyrou",,,"1555083","31","Perhaps its not trendy enough :)! -http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/Connect.aspx","1280340700","2010-07-28T18:11:40Z" -"1555126","byoung2","byoung2",,,"1555083","9","For a lot of startups, I would assume that free is better than paid. Even for those willing to pay for Microsoft products, the pricing is confusing: -http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/pricing.aspx -http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/pricing.asp...

I have also found Windows programmers on average to be more expensive than LAMP developers, which is an important concern as you look to build a startup's team.

I'm not so much concerned with vendor lock-in so much as I would be concerned with the support of an open source community. The free resources and tools available for PHP, Python, Ruby, etc., are hard to beat. I'm not sure if the same breadth of resources exist for Windows.","1280340989","2010-07-28T18:16:29Z" -"1555129","daleharvey","daleharvey",,,"1555083","4","stackoverflow is a startup based on microsoft tech, jeff atwood has had various posts which I cant seem to find right now, sometimes complaining about the cost of licenses, sometimes giving microsoft props

I avoid the microsoft stack because I believe in the massive advantages open source brings, and because its better (imho).","1280341025","2010-07-28T18:17:05Z" -"1555149","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"1555083","56","free > paid

open > closed","1280341282","2010-07-28T18:21:22Z" -"1555203","macca321","macca321",,,"1555083","22","stackoverflow, huddle, lovemoney, livedrive, toptable, playerio, justgiving","1280342167","2010-07-28T18:36:07Z" -"1555261","jeremymcanally","jeremymcanally",,,"1555083","11","The licensing costs are somewhat hefty upfront and get exponentially so as your business grows. So the decision (I think) isn't necessarily ""Oh it's free now let's do it,"" it's closer to ""OK, this is costly now, and may be worth it now, but down the road, as we scale in people and the app in size, the money isn't justifiable.""","1280343479","2010-07-28T18:57:59Z" -"1555286","noodle","noodle",,,"1555083","26","as it has already been mentioned -- having to pay license fees means ramen profitable is even further away for your average, small bootstrapped startup.

there are some good startups based on the MS stack, but they're generally startups done by people with money, connections, or extensive experience in the MS stack.","1280343943","2010-07-28T19:05:43Z" -"1555304",,,,"true","1555083","48",,"1280344338","2010-07-28T19:12:18Z" -"1555332","robertg","robertg",,,"1555083","7","My startup is a BizSpark startup http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark so we're going to get tied up in the Microsoft stack pretty quickly.

We just started a few months back and are working on our first project.

I really like developing in .NET so this was a no brainer for me. Other people would disagree with me and want to focus on open source.

Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

Even with BizSpark the point of entry for open source sartups is much lower which probably accounts for most of it.

Either way, you can be successful and profitable with both, it's just a matter of finding what works for you.","1280344990","2010-07-28T19:23:10Z" -"1555342","Zak","Zak",,,"1555083","3","I don't hear of many startups using Oracle, IBM mainframes or proprietary Unix either. I think there is a general aversion among startups to using expensive technology, and I think the reasons are fairly obvious.

If you're interested in the startup world, learn another software stack or three. Startups generally need people who learn new things quickly and use the best tool for the job. Flexibility is key; don't be a one-trick pony.","1280345157","2010-07-28T19:25:57Z" -"1555354","adammichaelc","adammichaelc",,,"1555083","38","Loopt, a YC-startup, used Microsoft technologies to build out at least part of their infrastructure. Note the aspx extension:

https://app.loopt.com/loopt/termsOfUse.aspx","1280345445","2010-07-28T19:30:45Z" -"1555364","zalew","zalew",,,"1555083","14","myspace

The server infrastructure consists of over 4,500 web servers (running Windows Server 2003, IIS 6.0, ASP.NET and .Net Framework 3.5), over 1,200 cache servers (running 64-bit Windows Server 2003), and over 500 database servers (running 64-bit Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005) as well as a custom distributed file system which runs on Gentoo Linux.","1280345509","2010-07-28T19:31:49Z" -"1555375","rbranson","rbranson",,,"1555083","6","The paid/free argument isn't really a valid basis for business decisions. Developing software is extremely expensive, even using free software. However, there are numerous overriding benefits of open source software.

#1: Startup founders use technology they know. Open source developers tend to be willing to trade more risk and effort for a more tailored and flexible end product. This is a similar personality profile to someone who's willing to put in a large amount of work to build a business and potentially get nothing for it. Microsoft builds run-of-the-mill, sure-thing products that will at least do something well, and they'll support it for you. Commercial software dictates their software model: take few risks and sell to broadest audience.

#2: Interoperability. Microsoft software works outstandingly well with other Microsoft software. Open source software tends to be built on open standards, and, again, if you have the source, it's always possible to hack it together. The open nature means less business risk when making software decisions. The way out is of a situation where software won't do what you need it to do is to use the source, even if only as a temporary patch.

#3: Automation. While things are getting better, it's still much easier to automate most open source software, since these products usually either have a CLI, an API, or even in the worst case scenario: source code.

#4: Even with BizSpark, licensing has limits on your companies' use of technology. Simple example: Do we go with a bunch of small boxes or a few large boxes? Licensing concern may drive your team to fundamentally flawed architecture decisions.","1280345668","2010-07-28T19:34:28Z" -"1555377","benologist","benologist",,,"1555083","0","I use an almost entirely MS stack for my analytics platform: -http://www.swfstats.com/

It's a number of applications ranging from windows services to command line utils and websites. Using .NET I'm able to do all of that in C# and not have to switch mindsets when I jump back and forth between all the different facets of it. I can also easily re-use code/classes between distinct applications.

These days I can be found in just about every major Flash game that's coming out. In total I run on 2x dedicated and 1x vps, however I've been working my ass off on making things massively more efficient and could easily reduce my hosting.

Some fun stats:

- I do about 130 - 150 million events per day

- the biggest game by views = 30 million

- the biggest game by total events = 2.27 billion events

- I lag about 4 or 5 minutes behind real time

- I spend more on coffee then I do on licenses on my servers

Open source I'm using:

- MongoDB for my (alpha) level sharing API + an open source C# library for using it

- ClamWin

- FileZilla

- an open source C# markdown library

- an open source C# geoip library","1280345695","2010-07-28T19:34:55Z" -"1555379","evo_9","evo_9",,,"1555083","5","I think it's just 'fashionable' to not talk about your tech if you're using microsoft tools (aka .net framework). Mainly it seems that HN is very pro anything else. I'm actually the lead for 2 Denver start-ups myself (also a BizSpark member); I'm building everything on the back-end in c#/sql and using web-services to consume the data in my web and mobile apps. For me it's just a speed issue since I have 10 years C# experience and a ton of code to leverage. Plus if you get into BizSpark (which seems automatic if you are a HN member) you receive a free MSDN subscription which includes full copies of SQL, Visual Studio, Windows 7, Office, etc, so the 'cost' is really a non-factor.","1280345782","2010-07-28T19:36:22Z" -"1555385","duck","duck",,,"1555083","12","After spending almost 20 hours on the phone with Microsoft support last week I can tell you why I wouldn't use it as my technology stack - you can't dig in to understand and fix a lot of things yourself.","1280345912","2010-07-28T19:38:32Z" -"1555403","bradhe","bradhe",,,"1555083","28","My startup uses MS technology, primarily because both my self and my partner have many years of experience on the MS platform.

Regarding cost, it's really not that bad -- especially if you qualify for the BizSpark program.","1280346213","2010-07-28T19:43:33Z" -"1555407","herdrick","herdrick",,,"1555083","57","splashup.com does. anywhere.fm did.","1280346399","2010-07-28T19:46:39Z" -"1555411","djcapelis","djcapelis",,,"1555083","52","Because who wants to run Windows on a server?

Yes, you can, many people do, but it's less common, which is why basing a startup on an MS stack is less common.","1280346487","2010-07-28T19:48:07Z" -"1555414","kenjackson","kenjackson",,,"1555083","2","Well there tend to be two classes of startups. There are the YC-like startups. Which I think are often college grads or recent college grads. College students are generally familiar with open source software. I certainly never touched MS software in college.

The other class of startups are those by relatively successful people who left their current job to start a company. More of the Spolsky model. Here you'll find a lot more MS-based stacks. Usually because they're familiar with it and with BizSpark the upfront cost is relatively cheap.

Of course these startups probably have different funding models, so you hear about them less on places like TechCrunch. Lastly, they are often more enterprise focused as their experience in industry has given them the ability to see gaps in the enterprise offerings (college students don't do enterprise focused startups) -- but they aren't exciting consumer technologies. But a companies like Topaz Bridge are still doing some interesting stuff.","1280346517","2010-07-28T19:48:37Z" -"1555415","abrudtkuhl","abrudtkuhl",,,"1555083","32","There are tons of startups using the Microsoft stack... Just because they don't live on HN or don't appear on Techcrunch does not mean they don't exist.

Microsoft even has BizSpark - a network to provide resources to startups (we are one). All you can eat Microsoft software via MSDN.

""Price"" is no longer an issue and Microsoft has made a point of building a solid startup ecosystem around their stack.","1280346524","2010-07-28T19:48:44Z" -"1555419","fleitz","fleitz",,,"1555083","51","It's just not trendy and the release cycle is very long compared to open source. The long release cycle contributes to the tech side being less newsworthy. Also, the stack is fairly standardized so if you are making a website your stack is going to be either ASP.NET or ASP.NET MVC and it's going to run on the sanctioned VM, and you'll likely be running SQL Server.

Contrast this with the ruby stack you might be running MRI, YARV, Rubinius for your VM, and then for your web framework you might be running rack, sinatra, etc. Thus when someone makes their stack OpenBSD + YARV + Sinatra + Active Record it's newsworthy as the non-standardization likely created some kind of interesting issue they needed to solve. This stuff doesn't happen on the MSFT side of things. If someone says they are doing a MSFT start up the only real question about their stack is LINQ-to-SQL / ADO.NET entities / nhibernate. I already know that the rest of their stack is going to be Win2k(3|8)R2 + IIS + ASP.NET + SQL Server and it's going to be written in C#.

I was considering doing an Win2k8R2/F#/MVC/nhaml/LINQ-TO-SQL start up but my market isn't tech guys so any blogging I did about my unique stack would attract people who wouldn't be interested in the startup.","1280346559","2010-07-28T19:49:19Z" -"1555432","SkyMarshal","SkyMarshal",,,"1555083","21","MS seems to have equalized most of the initial price advantage of FOSS with their free bizspark stuff. Other issues involved:

1. Many startup hackers are good enough customize Linux for their needs, but would lack that freedom under Windows.

2. Open source security model perceived as more reliable than MS's security through obscurity.

3. Performance. Not an expert here, but from anecdotal evidence of running Win7 vs Ubuntu10.04 on my desktop, and WinXP mobile vs Ubuntu UNR on my netbook, in both cases Linux can run more servers, background, and foreground processes simultaneously with no system degredation than Windows can. My netbook under UNR is especially amazing - slow and clunky under Win7, as responsive as a desktop under UNR. Does that carry over to servers too? (and can you run a headless Windows server?)

The recent article on Reddit's server costs brought up an interesting consideration about hardware maybe not being as cheap as it is reputed to be, at least not in the Amazon cloud, and that maybe choosing your technology stack based on its inherent performance is still a valid issue (eg, choosing Rails (or MS) for developer productivity and then throwing servers at it till it performs well enough may be more costly than perceived).

Can't say for sure since I haven't used MS products for web stuff in almost 10 years.

4. Vendor lock in, increasing licensing costs as you scale.","1280346812","2010-07-28T19:53:32Z" -"1555439","slantyyz","slantyyz",,,"1555083","50","Stack Exchange / Stack Overflow is MS based. Exception rather than the rule though.","1280346896","2010-07-28T19:54:56Z" -"1555453","pragmatic","pragmatic",,,"1555083","36","I'm a C#/ASP.NET developer during the day. My latest project I'm prototyping in Python/web.py/sqlite. Why?

1) Cost, I want to keep costs low. -2) Hedging my bets. I want to see what the open source world has to offer. Can I be productive and not pay a lot of money to MSFT?","1280347169","2010-07-28T19:59:29Z" -"1555483","kogir","kogir",,,"1555083","1","Loopt is based on Microsoft's technology stack. We use:

Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 R2, IIS 7, C#, ASP.Net MVC 2, WCF, AppFabric and more. We also use Ubuntu, Apache, PostGRE SQL, and many other open source technologies and libraries.

I'd imagine most people don't use Microsoft's offerings because they're expensive (but affordable with volume licensing). They're also rarely on the bleeding edge, but sometimes that's a good thing. They offer some things you can't easily get with open source offerings, like:

SQL Server: Mirroring, Transparent Data Encryption, Spatial, Partitioned Indexed Views, and Full Text Search (all in one offering)

IIS 7: Ability to host transport independent services. That means the same code can be accessed over TCP, HTTP, MSMQ, or custom protocols you write yourself, and all be monitored and managed (lifecycle, health, etc) from one place. The closest open source offering I've heard of is Mongrel 2 (which looks awesome).

And so far, I've only encountered one bug that's affected our production code. It's really quality stuff that just works.","1280347634","2010-07-28T20:07:14Z" -"1555522","thenduks","thenduks",,,"1555083","33","There are quite a few, as people have said, but to add another perspective -- I'm not concerned that much about money (although a couple years/servers in and it would start to hurt) but more about lock-in.

I have to run Windows servers, use Microsoft's IDE, etc. What if Server 2012 is absolutely terrible (hey, it's happened before). What if some insanely huge security hole is discovered in IIS (again...). You're hosed. In the land of open-source you can just do a 15 minute down-time to switch to nginx (or 10+ other options), set up some new servers running a different distro, whatever.

It's just too worrying to purposefully dig yourself into a hole where you live and die by your vendor. It's not as if their products are all that great, either. I certainly wouldn't want to develop on Windows, and I'd be even less happy about forcing potential employees to do so.

TL;DR: Why do you expect to hear of many MS based start-ups? There just isn't that much compelling founders.","1280348419","2010-07-28T20:20:19Z" -"1555529","omeega","omeega",,,"1555083","20","I've asked myself the same question. The MSFT stack has worked wonderfully for me. Its not as expensive as people think, and its so easy to get started.

1)Download the windows microsoft web platform installer -2)In just a few clicks you can install asp.net, Visual studio web developer and SQLserver express, all free

When you're ready to deploy sign up for the rackspace windows cloud server. Currently I pay about $60 a month (this includes the cost of windows server). -You can use SQLserver express for free (although its capped at 10?/8? GB of data).","1280348500","2010-07-28T20:21:40Z" -"1555549","ronnier","ronnier",,,"1555083","40","While I wouldn't call it a startup, my project (in the bookmarking realm) is C#, ASP.NET MVC 2, SQL Server, Webkit, and Lucene.

While working on it, I had all the pieces put together to quickly make a mobile version of hacker news http://toadjaw.com/hn that offers an article text viewer and screenshots of the article. So all that's in .net.

I've mentioned elsewhere that the overall project is about 75% done. Not ready for public use yet, but close. If anybody is really interested in beta testing, let me know.","1280348866","2010-07-28T20:27:46Z" -"1555557",,,,"true","1555083","55",,"1280348980","2010-07-28T20:29:40Z" -"1555590","peteforde","peteforde",,,"1555083","16","I firmly believe that your team should choose the right tool for the job, factoring in what the team is comfortable with. I would never tell a room of open source coders that they had to use .NET, and I sure wouldn't want to make the .NET folks learn anything new, either. ;)

Humour aside, the language of your question (""non-MS"" and ""some open-source language"") implies that the decision to use anything except Microsoft stuff is the Other, and I just don't think that's a realistic baseline.

There's a world of excellent tools for different jobs, and we are so lucky because the cream gets to the top a lot faster now.

http://github.com/languages

We're not building on WebObjects and you're not working with VB.NET, either.","1280349796","2010-07-28T20:43:16Z" -"1555610","bmj","bmj",,,"1555083","13","When I last worked at a start-up, our product was built on the MS stack, and saved significant cash by allowing MS to author a white paper detailing how our product leveraged the .NET Framework and SQL Server. We still paid out some of the cost of an MSDN subscription, but our membership status was increased thanks to our ""partner"" status.","1280350200","2010-07-28T20:50:00Z" -"1555630","thepumpkin1979","thepumpkin1979",,,"1555083","17","I used to consider myself as a devoted .NET Developer, I've been using it since .NET 1.0, last time I developed something was with VS 2010 Ultimate, TFS, SQL Server, WPF and WCF. -I think I was happy with it. -What happened? -I accepted a Job as Ruby on Rails Developer and bought a MacBook Pro... big mistake, I don't want to use Windows or any MS stack anymore. -My advice: if you are a happy as a Windows developer, don't ever touch a Mac! :)","1280350523","2010-07-28T20:55:23Z" -"1555641","maxstoller","maxstoller",,,"1555083","41","Carbonmade is built on the Microsoft stack: http://www.microsoft.com/web/inspiration/carbonmade.aspx.","1280350610","2010-07-28T20:56:50Z" -"1555652","Yaggo","Yaggo",,,"1555083","15","[Warning: heavy overgeneralization] People build their business on what they are familiar with, and (""modern"") programming / hacking culture has its roots in the open source / unix world, while dos/windows userbase is more connected to gaming, demoscene genres.

Also, innovative people are inspired by innovative examples, and Microsoft (as today) isn't seen as such by many.","1280350815","2010-07-28T21:00:15Z" -"1555664","sosuke","sosuke",,,"1555083","24","I'm running the MS stack for my free online dating start up http://diveintothepool.com

I've loved using C# for the site but if I had built it in Ruby or Python I might have gotten more free traffic. Maybe the buzzness behind using X programming language that is current, hip and or new might be an easy marketing tool leading to you hearing more about them.","1280351084","2010-07-28T21:04:44Z" -"1555665","adrianwaj","adrianwaj",,,"1555083","29","There is a large pool of MS engineers in Israel as the IDF is run on MS. Startups tend to be influenced by this talent pool. I'd avoid an MS based startup myself, an open source startup seems to me, more likely to have more innovation potential.

If anyone believes that Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, Salesforce, or any other big internet company that has become prominent over the past few years was developed using .NET they have another thing coming.

http://thewadi.com/start-down-israeli-start-ups-in-crisis/","1280351102","2010-07-28T21:05:02Z" -"1555699","jasonkester","jasonkester",,,"1555083","30","Twiddla is built on the MS stack, as is everything else we do here at Expat.

People who build things with upcoming tech tend to mention it because it's novel. And unfortunately a few of those upcoming technologies don't handle load particularly well so you get to hear a lot about them as a result of them falling down.

So yeah, you don't hear about Microsoft stuff for the same reason you don't hear people talking about PHP or Java. It just plain works and always has, so there's no story.","1280351648","2010-07-28T21:14:08Z" -"1555707","jwhitlark","jwhitlark",,,"1555083","35","Well, I came to HN through pg's writing, and part of my enjoyment was the confirmation of my distrust/dislike of MS. So I'm guessing that self-selection plays a large role here. That said, I think open source has great benefits for a startup, but you've got to weigh that for yourself.","1280351718","2010-07-28T21:15:18Z" -"1555745","Darmani","Darmani",,,"1555083","25","My dad was a partner at LetsGet.net, specializing in online ordering for restaurants. They were acquired last week, and are based entirely on VB.net.

He and the founder were both in their 40s at the start, and had a decade of Microsoft-based consulting under their belts. I'm not surprised to see very few people in a similar demographic on HN.","1280352807","2010-07-28T21:33:27Z" -"1555764","headbiznatch","headbiznatch",,,"1555083","23","We're using the full stack and it's been a lot of fun, actually. Visual Studio is still the shit, and the release cycles on the tech we are using have been more than sufficient (.Net, C#, Silverlight, Prism). I find it amusing that it's a little rebellious in the YC community to use MS tech. So, as has been mentioned, MS startups are out there, and they exist per the skills of the group and the needs of the customer base. Just like anything else...","1280353268","2010-07-28T21:41:08Z" -"1555780","absconditus","absconditus",,,"1555083","43","Not all start-ups are ""web 2.0"" companies. You likely are completely unaware of any of the start-ups in a field like health care where Windows is king.","1280353557","2010-07-28T21:45:57Z" -"1555793","strlen","strlen",,,"1555083","10","First, don't make a decision based on what other people are doing. Don't make a technical decision based on the job market either: that's an argument commonly used for Blub. If you have a cool and interesting project, people will not mind learning a different language to join you, even if they're mostly hobbyists who would never touch MS Software on their own.

There are some caveats, however: you should have a solid reason why you're using this product (""it's what I know how to program"" or ""it's easy to hire for"" is not; ""we have a large codebase and we can't just stop feature development and do a re-write"" is), it has to the an acceptable tool for the job (e.g., you're not doing machine learning in PHP) and you have to be flexible enough to use other tools when they're right for the job (e.g., Facebook writing services in C++ when needed vs. forcing everyone to work exclusively in PHP). If you fit these criteria, you'll be able to hire hackers (although I personally wouldn't join a company that required me to run Windows on the desktop, which is very likely to be the case if your product is on .NET).

Now as for why I don't use MS tools:

F# is pretty amazing and C# is fairly bearable compared to other languages in Blub Central (of course it's still a Blub). If Mono were more usable for the server side, I'd be writing projects in those two languages. I'd very seriously consider Gtk# or Cocoa# + Mono for writing a desktop application (as opposed to using C++ + Qt or Java/Scala + Swing/SWT). Nonetheless, Mono is just not (yet) usable for a server.

I'd flatly refuse to use Windows for either a server or a development machine as it's simply an environment designed for the masses and not for hackers. I am many times more productive with Perl/Python UNIX shell + Terminal than I am with a GUI and Powershell (which is a lot better than the Microsoft tools I grew up with).

If Microsoft actually targeted hackers and developers as opposed to IT departments of non-technical firms I'd consider their products. Problem is that they're not a charity, but a corporation with a legal obligation to generate profit for their shareholders. Their current strategy works well for them and I don't see that changing. When I see a company using a proprietary stack, I first assume that the company is mostly ""business guys"" and wants warm bodies. I'll have to convinced otherwise, which is possibly; I am not close minded: you can't just judge people by the architectural decisions they made without knowing why the made them.

I am glad to see Microsoft support F# and Scala on .NET, but I am not sure how far this will go. I'll stick with an open source/Linux stack for all my hobbyist programming and I can't imagine building a start-up on anything else.","1280353836","2010-07-28T21:50:36Z" -"1555828","sv123","sv123",,,"1555083","18","We were willing to learn new tech if it was going to provide benefits, ultimately stuck with what we know for quick dev cycle. -http://www.leaf.ly/ -asp.net mvc -windows & sql azure hosting (free for 8 months with BizSpark)","1280354680","2010-07-28T22:04:40Z" -"1555831","drawkbox","drawkbox",,,"1555083","8","Going away from MS platforms by startups is due to cost and quality (of developers).

Annoyances with the latest MS Platforms:

- Nasty URLs (capped, trailing file types) - although it can be done with IIS7 routes or preferrably IIRF which runs IIS5-current. They still dont' have a mod_rewrite solution unless you run server 2008 with IIS7. Look at how nasty this looks: http://www.ferrari.com/Italian/Pages/Home.aspx, why not just http://ferrari.com/? The reason, their frameworks suck defaulting to path cruft, file extensions and capitalized urls.

- ASP.NET WebForms single-form per page travesty.

- Again, File naming and the ASP.NET MVC again relies on their capitalized URL paths and .aspx extensions everywhere.

- XML and SOAP crazy over RESTful/JSON based services (they tried to remedy this with WCF but configuration failed)

- All MS developers are not free thinkers much, they use whatever MS tells them to use from LINQ, MS SQL Server, Sharepoint etc. Even such things as using JSON, jQuery and Entities they didn't use until Microsoft had the frameworks then all of a sudden they loved them. I kid you not most people still used the Microsoft AJAX framework until 2008ish.

- VB.NET

- DataSets just clutter all applications

- MS seems to have lost the skill to make simplified engineering solutions (sure their tools are simple but they are overly configuration nightmares or lock in by requiring the tool otherwise it is painful).

- All good .net developers when they become engineers or entrepreneurs typically leave the platform for cost and better solutions. MS seems to attract mediocre or enterprisey programmers like Java (this could be due to the popularity of both platforms attracting more developers overall)

- Sharepoint kills developers dreams.

You can do .NET like modern web development but for the most part the developers in the MS culture don't.","1280354800","2010-07-28T22:06:40Z" -"1555855","discreteevent","discreteevent",,,"1555083","27","I used to work with MS stuff all the time. Now its a mix of everything. If I had a choice I would probably go back for one reason only: Consistency - Getting more work done and spending less time choosing, configuring and keeping up with the latest trends.","1280355200","2010-07-28T22:13:20Z" -"1555872","rksprst","rksprst",,,"1555083","39","We're on the Microsoft stack at SocialBlaze: http://www.socialblazeapp.com (Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, asp.net MVC 2.0, c# 4.0)

We do a lot of processing and storing of data, SQL Server is awesome for that.

Microsoft has a bad rep, but the libraries/tools/services they have are pretty powerful, bug-free, and easy to implement.

Only downside seems to be cost, but with BizSpark you don't have to worry about it for 3 years. And after 3 years you really shouldn't have to worry about it either because paying for it shouldn't be a problem.","1280355471","2010-07-28T22:17:51Z" -"1555903","boyter","boyter",,,"1555083","44","Not I. But I have considered it. You need to keep in mind that Microsoft will open doors for you that open source won't.

Now before you mod me into oblivion think about it. What does Microsoft want? To sell more licenses. So if you wander into MS and say you want to use their stack to do X but you need buy in from some people they will know who to talk to to make it happen. That way everyone benefits.","1280356370","2010-07-28T22:32:50Z" -"1555994","ryanelkins","ryanelkins",,,"1555083","19","We are on a MS stack: http://www.iactionable.com (our landing site is Wordpress)

We use ASP.NET MVC 2 and most of Azure offerings. The reason for the lack on MS based startups probably goes back to using what you know and where founders come from - we were both working as .NET devs for a few years before starting IActionable, which is probably atypical. There are definitely other .NET startups here on HN, probably due to perceptions that it is more expensive and people generally start out on something else, like an interpreted, as opposed to compiled language.","1280359355","2010-07-28T23:22:35Z" -"1556044","shalmanese","shalmanese",,,"1555083","46","http://www.quora.com/Given-the-lack-of-highly-successful-con... has some insights.","1280360803","2010-07-28T23:46:43Z" -"1556060","barkmadley","barkmadley",,,"1555083","53","start ups that use MS products probably don't spend a lot of time promoting themselves on HN.

tjoos.com was a start up that used a MS web stack.

saasu.com is sticking with their MS based web stack.

http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/ is aimed directly at start up software/web companies.","1280361163","2010-07-28T23:52:43Z" -"1556068","tlianza","tlianza",,,"1555083","34","Wishpot ( http://www.wishpot.com/ ) is ASP.NET/C#-based.

It's quite a good platform (performance and tooling in particular, LINQ is also an impressive technology). But truthfully I wouldn't recommend it. Other platforms excel in other areas, and the Microsoft community culture is nowhere near as ""sharing friendly"" as the open source communities. Finding good developers is harder (it doesn't have the geek cred to attract hackers). Your deployment options are more limited (can't just get a cheap shared host to get started). Writing C# is about as enjoyable as writing in Java. (Take that as you will... but to me that's a slight negative).

If you were starting from scratch, the reasons to choose a Microsoft platform are not very compelling. You can still create great, fast, performant products - but you can do that on any of the major platforms.","1280361487","2010-07-28T23:58:07Z" -"1556226","gus_massa","gus_massa",,,"1555083","47","Writely (now ""Google Docs"") used C#: ""The reason for choosing C# was the integrated debugging of browser and server components."" ( http://radar.oreilly.com/2005/10/the-secret-sauce-of-writely... )","1280366281","2010-07-29T01:18:01Z" -"1557067","eibhrum","eibhrum",,,"1555083","54","http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/","1280396160","2010-07-29T09:36:00Z" -"1557455","hiester","hiester",,,"1555083","42","There have been a few blog posts recently on this topic: -http://www.aaronstannard.com/post/2010/07/03/NET-Culture-Sho...

http://tinpanvalley.tumblr.com/post/796605832/why-startups-d...","1280409977","2010-07-29T13:26:17Z" -"1558595","jmcentire","jmcentire",,,"1555083","37","I think most avoid Microsoft because of two main factors: cost and source.

You might think Microsoft is stable and that things tend to just work; but, if they stop supporting something you need -- you're SOL. If there is a bug that affects your software and it's low on their priority list -- you're SOL.

With FOSS, you can branch the project and not update and everything should continue to work as you'd expect. You can fix a bug yourself if the community doesn't think it's a priority.

What's more, with the new anti-IP laws in NZ and having the PirateBay being hosted by the Pirate Party, I imagine there will be a lot of very interesting changes in the FOSS community.","1280427528","2010-07-29T18:18:48Z" -"1559789","yesman","yesman",,,"1555083","49","The popular AlertFox monitoring service runs on Windows: http://wiki.alertfox.com/Monitoring_Server

...which is no surprise, as they offer transaction web monitoring with Internet Explorer ;)","1280448225","2010-07-30T00:03:45Z" -"1562737","tptacek","tptacek",,,"1562678","0","This is a semantic argument that boils down to the question of whether Apple is happy to have a vibrant marketplace of HTML5 applications or whether it sees those applications as a threat to its tightly-controlled app store. If HTML apps are a threat, they are indeed ""routing around"" an obstacle set up by Apple.

But there's no evidence at all that Apple sees HTML applications as a threat; Jobs himself has repeatedly promoted them as a means of delivering cross-platform apps, or apps that aren't appropriate for his app store. Apple as a company promotes its adoption of HTML5 and showcases features in HTML that provide app-like experiences.

I just don't see a lot of controversy here.","1280527007","2010-07-30T21:56:47Z" -"1581018","Garbage","Garbage",,,"1580907","0","I wonder, why do people write such useless stuff?","1281103265","2010-08-06T14:01:05Z" -"1585852","ergo98","ergo98",,,"1585727","2","Gruber claims that Apple caught the antenna bug two years ago. Why then, after all of the reports, did Apple claim to be working tirelessly around the clock for some 22 days to find the issue? Secondly, it isn't ""one spot"": Touching the antenna anywhere attenuates and detunes it, which is why no other phone has an antenna in places that you touch. The whole bridging antennas thing is a red herring.

I fully expect an upcoming revision of the iPhone -- perhaps even the white version and then a Rev.B black version, to have a coating on the antenna.A simply layer of epoxy and it would still look groovy and would eliminate almost all of the issues. The downside is how that will wear over time, which I'm sure they're testing right now.","1281293058","2010-08-08T18:44:18Z" -"1585865","buster","buster",,,"1585727","0","It's so boring to read Grubers fan posts over and over again.. Why are they so popular on HN? They are usually full of subjective opinions on how great Apple is, nothing more.","1281293612","2010-08-08T18:53:32Z" -"1585880","CERTIORARI","CERTIORARI",,,"1585727","1","Truly, Apple has become the most boring tech company of today. Months and months of discussions about phones, antennas, internal policies, petty theft, and now business executives. It must be hard being an Apple blogger, and feigning excitement over such trivialities.","1281294084","2010-08-08T19:01:24Z" -"1585913",,,,"true","1585727","3",,"1281294908","2010-08-08T19:15:08Z" -"1597407","siculars","siculars",,,"1596266","1","There is no way the iPhone will not come to Verizon... at some point. Couple this report with the recent SEC filing from ATT and you can see something a little clearer through all the fog.

Personally I've decided to hold off on the iPhone 4 and will instead pick up the new iTouch when it drops this fall. Maybe when I have carrier choice I'll reconsider an iPhone.","1281594624","2010-08-12T06:30:24Z" -"1597460","mattgratt","mattgratt",,,"1596266","0","OK this is just foolishness.

Most people don't know anything about Verizon's phone testing process.

It is, by far, the best in the business. Verizon does not ship non-functional products.

However, clearing the typical telco operator handset testing process (network testing, stress testing, etc) takes 3-6 months.

Verizon takes 18 months. They are the most thorough in the business. This is well known in that community.

They (V&A) have a CDMA iPhone. It's in a Verizon lab somewhere. No one knows if it's passing handset testing (it may not be), or if the deal is fouled up on the sales/bd front.

I suspect Apple and Verizon cannot agree to contract terms, largely around branding on the phone.","1281596794","2010-08-12T07:06:34Z" -"1649092","pistoriusp","pistoriusp",,,"1648988","2","We must be using different Internet or maybe the website I browse aren't flash heavy.

I cannot recall a single instance where I thought... ""Damn! If only I had flash on my iPad/ iPhone.""","1283256651","2010-08-31T12:10:51Z" -"1649184",,,,"true","1648988","6",,"1283259180","2010-08-31T12:53:00Z" -"1649194","raganwald","raganwald",,,"1648988","3","I wish Dave would read and abide by ""How to Disagree."" The wisecrack about Gruber's minions takes a reasonable discussion and reduces it to Fox-Newsworthy labeling and ad hominem rhetoric.

People who agree with Gruber are cut from much the same cloth as people who want the choice of whether to run Flash.","1283259433","2010-08-31T12:57:13Z" -"1649197","tjogin","tjogin",,,"1648988","1","Even if Apple wanted the iPad to support flash, how could they? A working mobile flash implementation does not exist, certainly wasn't even close to existing at the time the iPad was released, and the lack of it doesn't seem to have affected sales.

How could you possibly complain that the iPad doesn't support software that doesn't exist?

Let's postpone this discussion until when Adobe can show off a flash runtime that a) exist and b) doesn't suck. Is that too much to ask?","1283259478","2010-08-31T12:57:58Z" -"1649276","napierzaza","napierzaza",,,"1648988","5","I think it's less about whether Apple has Flash and more about how Gruber deals with dissenting opinions. I've seen him do hit jobs on bloggers for their opinion and small-time indy programmers for their design with no provocation.","1283261130","2010-08-31T13:25:30Z" -"1649281","avar","avar",,,"1648988","0","I don't own an iPad but I think Apple's non-support of Flash is great. It's shipping the first major web browser in the last decade that's explicitly not supporting flash.

So it's helping to make Flash more irrelevant every day, by forcing developers to finally consider that delivering their content in some executable binary blob isn't a reasonable thing to do on the web.

Thanks, Apple!","1283261246","2010-08-31T13:27:26Z" -"1649377","drivebyacct2","drivebyacct2",,,"1648988","4","""My perspective is that of an iPad user. I like the damned thing. But I feel like a pawn, and I don't like that.""

I'm tired of seeing people complain about this. Apple has made their intentions clear from iPhone 1, day one. You are buying a read-only pass into the walled garden. If you don't like it, pick up a Galaxy Tab on VZW (arguably a better network) or wait for Motorola's dual core tablet later this year running the more tablet-centric Gingerbread. But cut it out complaining ""as a user"" about Apple.

Also: -""Maybe if (hint hint) Gruber had comments on his blog, his minions wouldn't feel the need to vent on the sites he points to? Just a thought.""

...this again? Really?","1283263049","2010-08-31T13:57:29Z" -"1649301","kijuhyujk","kijuhyujk",,,"1649136","9","The taxi medalion is a little more than a price fix in some cities, such as London.

Buying from somebody wih a zero rep on ebay means you might lose out on your beanie baby. Putting your daughter in a random strangers car with no information other than them owning (or having stolen) an iphone is a little different.","1283261705","2010-08-31T13:35:05Z" -"1649318","amirmc","amirmc",,,"1649136","13","It'll be really interesting to how much disintermediation takes place as a result of UberCab. I expect they'd need to expand beyond iOS to get scale but that should be possible.

In the UK there are lots of regulations surrounding Private Hire vehicles and Taxis, some of those rules are regional too. I doubt I'd see something, like this here but the firms should definitely be aware.","1283262019","2010-08-31T13:40:19Z" -"1649321","ari_","ari_",,,"1649136","15","This may work in SFO. But does anyone know if the town car companies in NYC (Dial 7, Carmel etc etc etc) have overcapacity issues?

In the everyone is a taxi model- do you really want to get into a car without knowing how that person drives? There are people in my own family I won't drive with, let alone pay them to drive me somewhere.","1283262068","2010-08-31T13:41:08Z" -"1649324","nickpinkston","nickpinkston",,,"1649136","18","I worry about them getting AirBnB'ed. I'm a big fan of AirBnB and CS, and I've often thought I'd be happy to do a fare when I've got a hour or so between meetings.","1283262112","2010-08-31T13:41:52Z" -"1649325","smoody","smoody",,,"1649136","1","a friend of a good friend of mine was brutally raped by an independent Lincoln Town Car licensed driver (in NYC). I would advise (my personal opinion) women to avoid such services and deal with the hassle of getting a cab. Getting into a stranger's car and closing the door behind you is an action that should not be taken lightly. That is why I always take a taxi or use a well-established car service (as in substantial with a fleet of cars) instead of trusting someone who is able to drive you around because he/she filled out an application and leased a fancy black car. At least there is some accountability with taxi and fleet drivers. And unless UberCab does serious due dilligence on their drivers (perhaps they do?), I would stay away from this service (again, if I were a woman).

Edit: Please note that I do not mean to imply that all car drivers are bad people. I am confident that the majority of them are good, honest people trying to make a living the best way they can.","1283262153","2010-08-31T13:42:33Z" -"1649335","keltex","keltex",,,"1649136","0","Sound like a nice idea, but unfortunately taxis are a regulated industry in most major cities (e.g. NYC, Boston, Chicago). The difference between a taxi and non-taxi are usually that a taxi license or medallion is required in order to legally stop for somebody hailing down a cab on a street.

If this service became at all popular, it is very likely that cities would immediately include ""mobile hailing"" as also requiring a license. The entrenched interests of the taxi companies are simply too big (and they have the political clout) to let this one slide under the radar.","1283262308","2010-08-31T13:45:08Z" -"1649384","far33d","far33d",,,"1649136","3","I used cabulous to hail a cab in San Francisco this weekend. Very similar service, but uses medallion taxis with regular meter rates. You have to pay the driver normally. It was a great experience and I imagine these types of services will be commodity eventually.","1283263243","2010-08-31T14:00:43Z" -"1649414","obiefernandez","obiefernandez",,,"1649136","14","Various commenters are saying that cities would simply define ""mobile hailing"" as also requiring a license. Okay, maybe, but would it matter? How would it be enforced? And could any particular city hold UberCab liable? Enough to force them to stop?

The whole concept sounds particularly disruptive because it seems that it would be so difficult to police.","1283263860","2010-08-31T14:11:00Z" -"1649433","yardie","yardie",,,"1649136","11","It's a cool idea. And an evolution of black car service (they have to be called and don't normally solicit for work).

As like any other hire service, they operate under a difference set of rules. They have to be licensed, need to meet size requirements, and they have to carry much more insurance.

Some random driver with a pickup and just basic PIP coverage probably wouldn't be a good choice. Especially if you are paying for it.

Also, reading their website, they are very interested in working with limo companies and cab services not random guy with 30 minutes to spare. So no, this is not like AirBNB, at all.","1283264221","2010-08-31T14:17:01Z" -"1649439","sethg","sethg",,,"1649136","6","Is “everyone could be a cabbie” really such a lucrative prospect, from the drivers’ point of view? My understanding is that when you take into account the uncertainty of income, the fixed cost of leasing and maintaining a cab (of course, part of this is the cost of leasing the medallion), and the risk of passengers attacking you or simply not paying, cab drivers don’t net that much money... which may be one reason why, at least in Boston and NYC, cabbies tend to be immigrants.","1283264277","2010-08-31T14:17:57Z" -"1649519","jtbigwoo","jtbigwoo",,,"1649136","2","Driving a gypsy cab (which is what ubercab is) is a dangerous business. In the 90's, New York averaged something like 2 murdered cabbies a month. And those drivers were only being robbed for a small amount of cash.

This application could be very attractive for car jackers. A bad guy could simply place and order for an out-of-the-way alley or warehouse and know that the cabbie they hail is going to be driving a really nice car.

A would-be car jacker would need to use a stolen iPhone and credit card in order to keep from getting caught right away, but that's hardly an insurmountable barrier.","1283265771","2010-08-31T14:42:51Z" -"1649634","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"1649136","10","I've tried Ubercab a bunch of times, and the two times I actualy got a cab were a good experience. It's really nice not having to fumble with cash or a card for payment. Plus you get to ride in a towncar/SUV/etc. It is a bit more expensive though.","1283268050","2010-08-31T15:20:50Z" -"1649776","joshwa","joshwa",,,"1649136","4","Here's a great article on the biggest car service in Brooklyn-- Arecibo (their base station is around the corner from where I live). Many interesting details about the economics, technology, and politics of the livery business in NYC:

http://nymag.com/print/?/news/features/54678/

From a safety perspective, in NYC it's illegal (and not a good idea) to hail a non-yellow-medallioned taxi on the street. They likely don't have a TLC license, and may or may not be affiliated with a larger fleet.

Call the service's base station--they might not perform background checks on the drivers, but they'll be licensed and insured. The services have an incentive to weed out the bad drivers-- if they get a reputation for spotty service or creepy guys, then customers will switch to the car service down the block (there is healthy competition in this market-- they are constantly splitting off and trying to poach each others' drivers).","1283270457","2010-08-31T16:00:57Z" -"1649863","javan","javan",,,"1649136","19","It's illegal to drive and text message in California; their drivers more or less have to break the law to participate.","1283271526","2010-08-31T16:18:46Z" -"1650053","tmsh","tmsh",,,"1649136","5","Just thinking about what forces might prevent the industry from being disrupted (regardless of whether/how this is good for the public):

I think the biggest innovation is the drivers rating the customers. It seems like a joke, but if you think about it, professional car service drivers aren't going to want to pick up just anybody for short rides. That's the real obstacle for scalability among that group. The obstacle for getting all cab drivers to join UberCab is probably the risk of alienating the customer base that might just want town cars, etc., without having to think about the complexity (i.e., it's a software problem, and a pretty easy software problem if done right). The other obstacle is the cost of an iphone, etc., for cab drivers. The obstacles for anybody with a car to join are medallions, licenses, etc., as mentioned. The other obstacle is, even with licenses, the fairness and effectiveness of the rating system is tough. Service history is a mixed blessing. When I step into a cab, I may not actually want to know about the driver's history. I may just want a nearly 100% guaranteed level of service (which theoretically the medallions provide). Though on the other hand it would be crazy to see like average on-time trips, average speeds, customer satisfactions, etc., in one big visual thumbprint before you step into a cab...","1283274272","2010-08-31T17:04:32Z" -"1650207","jonknee","jonknee",,,"1649136","8","The first time an UberCab driver gets into a wreck without insurance or licensing should be interesting. I can see this being very useful for legitimate car services, but they need to do serious due diligence to make sure their drivers are legitimate. Mike's dream of anyone becoming an UberCab driver would be a legal nightmare.","1283276539","2010-08-31T17:42:19Z" -"1650485","mkramlich","mkramlich",,,"1649136","20","this is practical innovation. we need more startups like this.","1283280803","2010-08-31T18:53:23Z" -"1650509","mkramlich","mkramlich",,,"1649136","12","what I like about this is the rider has an iPhone so while the cabbie is transporting him the rider can see the Google Maps routing path, and compare that to the actual position and route the cabbie is taking. If they differ significantly the rider can know he's getting scammed. Technically the rider could do this without UberTaxi as long as he has an iPhone, but since UberTaxi depends on the rider having an iPhone app, it comes along for free.","1283281274","2010-08-31T19:01:14Z" -"1650518","ccarpenterg","ccarpenterg",,,"1649136","16","I thought about building something like this.

Pay from the app: No cash required

That's a powerful feature and it could become a very sticky app for me if I lived in San Francisco.","1283281414","2010-08-31T19:03:34Z" -"1650570","maxawaytoolong","maxawaytoolong",,,"1649136","17","This will work in SF because taxis don't do a good job for the class of people who own iPhones. In NYC, the class of people who own iPhones are already well-served by cabs.","1283282344","2010-08-31T19:19:04Z" -"1650860","lolhn","lolhn","true",,"1649136","21","So... how long until somebody who doesn't have insurance to work as a commercial driver gets into an accident while doing this, and loses everything?

How long until somebody is injured by such a driver and there's no insurance to cover their injuries?","1283288713","2010-08-31T21:05:13Z" -"1651948","jlees","jlees",,,"1649136","7","I'd think of this as more on-demand towncar than a new type of taxi-disrupting the limo business rings far more true. For the slightly upscale customer who wants privacy and looks and can pay a bit more. And not for women, dear god no. But women don't use technology anyway, right?

I was thinking about a similar idea and also the parallel concept of ""AirBnB for passenger seats"", rather than unused towncar inventory, an easier way to ""book"" a carpool ride from someone who's already going that way. You just run into a ton of tangles around insurance, carpooling vs taxi licenses, scaling especially abroad, and the fact that one bad driver - one accident - could completely ruin your entire business.

I do think there's potential in disrupting the taxi business, though my current angle of thought is more about using technology, especially cleantech and mobile bookings, to make it a low cost planet-friendly business. Just the thought of all those exhaust fumes scares me. Go EcoTaxis!","1283319285","2010-09-01T05:34:45Z" -"1657584","hockeybias","hockeybias","true",,"1657564","6","Does the Pope sh*t in the woods?","1283460181","2010-09-02T20:43:01Z" -"1657600","mikecane","mikecane",,,"1657564","0","I don't think so. Anyone can join Facebook. Ping requires an iTunes account. Ping is more like trying to keep people sticking around so they'll buy more. Apple is clearly leveraging the power of person-to-person recommendations over algorithms. It will be interesting when Ping adds books.","1283460474","2010-09-02T20:47:54Z" -"1657617","danishkhan","danishkhan",,,"1657564","1","I would say Apple is trying to compete more with last.fm and maybe even myspace. A lot of musicians use myspace as their social networking to communicate with their fans. I can easily see Ping being used for the same purpose and being tied into iTunes will help out the musicians a lot.","1283460736","2010-09-02T20:52:16Z" -"1657782","rblion","rblion",,,"1657564","4","Ping is probably centered on becoming the platform for culture/entertainment. It will disrupt a lot of startups if and when it becomes web-based.","1283463399","2010-09-02T21:36:39Z" -"1657829","chrisclark1729","chrisclark1729",,,"1657564","3","I wouldn't say they're so much competing with myspace or last.fm as they're poised to dominate a wide open space hobbled by those two companies poor execution. Nonetheless, I effectively agree with danishkhan.","1283464237","2010-09-02T21:50:37Z" -"1657985","jschuur","jschuur",,,"1657564","2","Considering that it only features songs bought on iTunes and has a strong bias towards artists right now (normal users can't do status updates as far as I can tell), it created it to increase sales under the consumer benefit of music discovery.","1283467448","2010-09-02T22:44:08Z" -"1661050","checoivan","checoivan",,,"1657564","5","looks like Zune + Zpass+ Zune social to me. Now that all the zune stuff and music subscriptions will ship with the phone,etc... Seems like competition will be though and Apple would be behind if they didn't have a subscription/recommendation/social offering.","1283546097","2010-09-03T20:34:57Z" -"1740280","zacharycohn","zacharycohn",,,"1740221","3","Have you tried searching linkedin for people who might be working on related projects at Yahoo? Even if you just ping them for contact info for the right person, could be a way past the wall.","1285781956","2010-09-29T17:39:16Z" -"1740468","pedalpete","pedalpete",,,"1740221","0","I would recommend getting out of the 'Microsoft burning bridges' mentality. I don't think it can help you in the long run.

As a start-up we get completely focused on what we're doing and how much energy it takes. I'm sure there are times you've messed up a contact, didn't get back to somebody, transfered to a partner who didn't respond, etc. Now put yourself in their shoes. They have 100x more people trying to get their attention. Sometimes we don't realize that these larger companies with multiple levels of bureaucracy.

At the same time, it was very smart of you not to give them our source code without a contract.

A 'they burned us' mentality won't help you in the long run. You just happened to make a contact at Microsoft and it didn't work out this time. If I were you I'd send them a 'thanks, we're here if you need us' response.

They just qualified your market if it wasn't already done.

As mentioned by Zacharycohn, LinkedIn is likely the best resource for finding contacts. I'd recommend adding your Microsoft contacts to your linkedIn contacts. That way people may be able to find in association with that Microsoft group, and you seem to be that much closer.

One last thing, doing anything with the big dogs is likely going to take time. I hope you aren't putting all your eggs in one big basket. I think it often helps a bigger company take the plunge if a moderately sized one has done it already.

Is anybody already using your service? Is there a start-up you could work with that might give you an added bit of publicity?

Best of luck, -Pete","1285784340","2010-09-29T18:19:00Z" -"1740488","gacba","gacba",,,"1740221","2","Had a negative experience with MS recently. They were very interested in licensing some code for use in bing and we did a number of presentations to the top of the hierarchy which was extremely time consuming. In the end there was radio silence so we followed up and didn't hear back, then things were delayed multiple times on their end. It seemed highly unprofessional of the business development lead to string us along because it burns a bridge for future partnership while only gaining a delay of deployment on a competing property.

None of this sounds peculiar for a company as large as Microsoft. The near-glacial timescales that exist for project management decisions can be daunting for the unfamiliar or unaware. But glad you didn't hand over the keys without a contract. Lessons learned.","1285784673","2010-09-29T18:24:33Z" -"1740504","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"1740221","1","The Microsoft part is typical. It's more or less the Stacker/Intuit story with a different product.

Never, ever, under no circumstances, trust Microsoft.

Also, check if they aren't violating any patent you may have failed to disclose during the negotiations. If they are, enjoy every minute.

(burn, karma, burn)","1285784865","2010-09-29T18:27:45Z" -"1740581","rdj","rdj",,,"1740221","5","Seems like a learning opportunity here. Could this have been handled differently? Maybe something like:

BIGCO asks for info/demo, you oblige. BIGCO is pleased, asks for more discussions, Q&A, etc. At this point, you present an NDA/Non-compete.

Certainly they could say ""no"", at which point the outcome is the same as it was here. Or they say ""yes"", at which point they have a little more skin in the game, and you have the law on your side.

I don't know if this is the answer, but it seems like a good discussion.","1285785871","2010-09-29T18:44:31Z" -"1740723","chimingin","chimingin",,,"1740221","4","after all the companies Microsoft has destroyed using this tactic, I'm surprised anyone even picks up their call. Sure the lure of big bucks is appealing, but their track record is very clear. This has been their M.O since the beginning. Just ask Steve Jobs.","1285787954","2010-09-29T19:19:14Z" -"1741101","bkhl","bkhl",,,"1740221","6","What is this technology that you are trying to partner with search engine (assuming that it is because you mentioned Bing)? I'm asking this because Yahoo is going to be integrated into/with Bing soon...so I don't see why you would want to partner with Yahoo. Well, I don't know what is the product in the first place.","1285793534","2010-09-29T20:52:14Z" -"1765488","mycroftiv","mycroftiv",,,"1765439","0","Since Android is much more of a threat to Apple than Windows Phone 7 appears to be, it makes sense that Gruber would praise it at the expense of Android. This evaluation is based on 5 minutes of use at a cocktail party. I think if someone had put a live eel in his hand and asked him to compare it to Android, he would have praised the eel's smooth skin in comparison to Android devices.","1286393461","2010-10-06T19:31:01Z" -"1765627","wazoox","wazoox",,,"1765439","2","Hum, the ""one button"" is a real problem on the iPhone. Having one interface element working in an extremely modal manner is a bad ergonomic choice for the sake of esthetic. Having 3 or 4 different buttons is much more practical.","1286395247","2010-10-06T20:00:47Z" -"1765666","steverb","steverb",,,"1765439","1","I got about 5 minutes hands on with WP7 hardware last week, and I have to agree with Gruber. WP7 is really nice.

* The UI is very responsive on pre-release hardware. I've been told that the released version will be faster.

* The keyboard is very nice. I can't compare it in over-all usability to other smart phones as I haven't lived day in day out with a smart phone.

* The way applications are organized is interesting. Instead of merely having a mongo huge list of apps, apps can also register themselves in app hubs. So applications that manipulate photos will show up under your photos, applications that deal with music show up there, etc. I'm not totally sold on this, but it seems like a good idea.

* Development for WP7 in silverlight is shockingly easy. And silverlight on WP7 runs super fast. Actually runs faster on the device than on my beefy desktop in emulator. Given the number of .NET developers I know that are registered for the WP7 marketplace I expect the MS app store to add applications at a blistering pace.

* There isn't yet an easy way to handle deploying WP7 phones in an enterprise, but I was told that this will be addressed later. There was only so much they could do before this launch though.

I'm in the market for a smart phone, and after handling the WP7 phones I'm sold. In my opinion it's at least as good as the current iPhone. I'm not sure whether that will translate to market share or not though.","1286396007","2010-10-06T20:13:27Z" -"1769220","callmeed","callmeed",,,"1769123","0","According to another article:

""and the possibility that Microsoft and Adobe could merge, according to the report, which cited unnamed sources""","1286480806","2010-10-07T19:46:46Z" -"1769539","rryyan","rryyan",,,"1769123","1","An acquisition sounds really out there to me -- the product lines & culture don't seem to match up well, and it's hard to imagine Microsoft running Adobe as some sort of separate entity.

More likely: a partnership with Adobe involving Flash/AIR as a development platform option for Windows Phone 7.","1286485720","2010-10-07T21:08:40Z" -"1777709","benologist","benologist",,,"1777501","0","It's not the 90s anymore, people know about other browsers, still use w/e they want.

- Safari was ""accidentally"" installed on every iTunes users' PC plus of course there'd be genuinely sparked interest in it I'm sure from all the iPhones/iPads/etc

- Firefox users spent years trolling forums everywhere as soon as a user muttered the magic summoning words ""I use [not firefox]"" for any reason

- Opera's had years of success on mobile/etc devices

- Chrome's advertised on YouTube and other Google properties... probably the only other site with better chances of reaching the masses is Facebook.

Meanwhile browsers have all become better, faster, and the specific one you use matters less and less - ultimately they're all just a 100px of stuff above the actual internet.","1286737895","2010-10-10T19:11:35Z" -"1802690","pgalih","pgalih",,,"1802685","0","http://pgalih.blogspot.com/2010/10/spesifikasi-dan-harga-and... -Harga Android,Harga,Android,Android Phone -Spesifikasi dan Harga Android Phone -harga $529 USD for unlocked Nexus One atau $179 USD for 2 year contract with T-mobile USA","1287389085","2010-10-18T08:04:45Z" -"1812427","GHFigs","GHFigs",,,"1812316","0","http://blogger.com http://wordpress.com http://tumblr.com http://posterous.com","1287600945","2010-10-20T18:55:45Z" -"1813316","andrewtbham","andrewtbham",,,"1812316","3","maybe soon macs will have touch screen and you will pinch to zoom.","1287612475","2010-10-20T22:07:55Z" -"1813777","frankus","frankus",,,"1812316","2","I think the primary thing that Apple has denigrated about netbooks (if not in words, then in actions) has been the cut-rate price. The previous MacBook air was pretty netbook-y as well, in every way but price. The new one is cheaper, but it's still about three eeePCs-worth in price.","1287621672","2010-10-21T00:41:12Z" -"1814092","mr_eel","mr_eel",,,"1812316","1","I would hardly describe the implementation of the zoom button as a ""core philosophy"".

""But the repurposing of the ""zoom"" button as a full screen button may come as a bit of a shock to sosuperiourme mac purists.""

You are overstating things. It's just a zoom button. I doubt many people even use it as it is currently implemented.

""basically a netbook, given the old processor, low memory and harddrive space, last generation graphics""

Apple don't compete on specs, they compete on experience, so this is all irrelevant. However you are right when you say they basically made a netbook. A small format laptop. The difference is, it's not rubbish like every other netbook.

It's typical Apple really; publicly denigrate a market sector, then release your own -- and hopefully superior-- product.","1287629542","2010-10-21T02:52:22Z" -"1815292","retroafroman","retroafroman",,,"1815266","1","Those technologies could be seen as hurting Apple's ability deliver paid content via iTunes (streaming video with Flash, physical CDs instead of digital downloads). With that view, it makes business sense to try and herd customers toward paying for all their media content at one central location.","1287668273","2010-10-21T13:37:53Z" -"1815343","brk","brk",,,"1815266","0","Optical drives have outlived their usefulness, IMO. -You can get more data, in a smaller space, on a USB drive. Granted, the price of an optical disk vs. a USB disk is not at parity yet, but I also remember switching from 3.5"" floppies to CD's, even when a CD cost 5x a floppy.

Optical drives have also always been kind of a bitch to write files to (the process was always cumbersome and long for the amount of data you were writing), so they never really seemed to catch on as a file exchange medium. Plus, there are compatibility issues that crop up every so often.

Bottom line, I'm surprised it took this long for CD's to start getting replaced by USB drives.

Flash on OSX has sucked for a very long time. Not sure where the blame lies, but it seems to me that Adobe hasn't put a lot of effort into Just Fixing It. Now, we start to see alternative (and, IMO, better) video delivery methods on the intarwebs. Everybody browses the web a little differently, but I think that for the prototypical cutting-edge Apple user, Flash brings minimal value to the average web experience.

Java, I have little opinion on. I thought though that Apples changes to Java just related to the custom JVM Apple has used, and not an overall killing off of Java on OSX.","1287669223","2010-10-21T13:53:43Z" -"1815542","terrywilcox","terrywilcox",,,"1815266","2","Optical drives are the modern floppy drive; too small to remain relevant. The iMac was the first PC to dump the floppy. USB flash drives and a good Internet connection are the future.

Flash and Java are really third-party products. It looks like Apple's handing the responsibility for them back to Adobe and Oracle.

Flash on OS X has been a slow, buggy disappointment. If Adobe is serious about Flash on OS X, it needs to do more.

Similarly, the Mac has a big enough market share that Oracle can do the work to port its Java to the Mac. Apple shouldn't have to shoulder that burden anymore.

Apple's plan would appear to be ""move forward, don't get stuck in the past"".","1287671800","2010-10-21T14:36:40Z" -"1818940","yppans","yppans",,,"1818928","0","I hope this doesn't have anything to do with that Second Life purchase we all heard about.","1287734654","2010-10-22T08:04:14Z" -"1826979","tswicegood","tswicegood",,,"1826969","10","I'm putting money on UberCab becoming a members-only service/co-op type system where you have to be a member in order to request a car. I'm not intimately familiar with the taxi laws, but I bet they don't specify what private organizations can do.","1287948715","2010-10-24T19:31:55Z" -"1827057","joshstrike","joshstrike",,,"1826969","15","I actually had this idea when I had dropped out of web design and became a taxi driver for a few years in 2001. It's a natural. However: -""Taxi dispatchers make money on tips..."" -is an incorrect statement. Taxi dispatchers make money on BRIBES. Drivers do not tip out dispatchers. Nor do drivers' tips go to the company. What dispatchers euphemistically refer to as ""tips"" are actually bribes paid to them by some cab drivers to refer the best fares to those drivers - usually at the expense of the passenger, who has to wait outside longer for their cab because a closer driver was not dispatched. -The exact reason why UberCab or similar services ARE such a good idea is that they can improve the customer experience by cutting out dispatcher corruption.","1287949886","2010-10-24T19:51:26Z" -"1827060","whakojacko","whakojacko",,,"1826969","8","""Taxi dispatchers make money on tips. Ubercab threatens dispatchers’ way of earning a living. -Limos have to prebook an hour in advance, only licensed taxis can pick someone up right away by San Francisco law, yet Ubercab picks people up right away, yet doesn’t have a taxi license."" -Not like you can get a taxi in under an hour in SF anyways ;)

Seriously, this just validates their model and I hope they can figure this out.","1287949934","2010-10-24T19:52:14Z" -"1827067","corin_","corin_",,,"1826969","1","Maybe I'm just misinformed but... basically they're running a taxi service without a license to do that, then acting surprised when the city calls them on it?

There's a taxi company I use whenever I'm in London called Addison Lee, and they've done the same as UberCab - using nice technology to know where you are, where the nearest available cars are, how long it will take for a car to get to you... In actual fact, at least based on http://www.ubercab.com/learn, AdLee is better: it has all the benefits of UberCab, plus they tell you the price of the journey before you book the car (it won't become more expensive if you get stuck in traffic, or if the driver takes a longer route), which always works out cheaper than a black cab, in my experience. Oh, and in adition to letting you pay with the credit card on your account, you can chose to pay by cash if you so wish.

Anyway, my point? Seems that Addison Lee have been (albeit in a different city/country) doing what UberCab is doing, slightly better, and for quite a bit longer: and they actually bothered to pay to be a licensed taxi provider, meaning that the London officials don't have a problem with them.","1287950093","2010-10-24T19:54:53Z" -"1827079","sriramk","sriramk",,,"1826969","0","I think there is a pattern across both UberCan and AirBnb where both are facing opposition from existing, regulated industries (taxi services and hotels respectively).

Among all the posturing essentially meant to protect their existing businesses, I do think they have one valid point - that they both skirt around laws and regs in place. Though a lot of these laws and regulations are outdated/driven by special interests, some of them are in place for a reason. For example, not having hotels in residential areas so that neighbors aren't disturbed. Or having safety training for drivers of cabs.

I do worry about the risk that UberCab/AirBnb could cause to its users (or others indirectly impacted).

In both cases, the existing industries aren't doing themselves any favors. The argument around existing dispatchers maybe not making a living anymore - if someone else provides a better service than I do, it isn't their fault if I can't make money anymore. Reading the comments on the cab drivers' blog [1] is a bit sad. One of the commenters recognizes how good Ubercab is but uses that as an argument on why they should be shut down, instead of going ""Hey, what if we started doing some of the things they do and improve?""

http://phantomcabdriverphites.blogspot.com/2010/09/tac-iii-p...","1287950366","2010-10-24T19:59:26Z" -"1827081","jrockway","jrockway",,,"1826969","4","This seems like the perfect business to run from outside of the US. To run a traditional taxi company, you need to have a presence in the area where the taxicabs are. To run a website that connects two people together, you can be anywhere. And you are outside of the legal reach of the City of San Francisco.

Sure, the users will be violating some city regulation, but that, like file sharing, is unprofitable to follow up on. (AirBnB is in a similar situation. No need to give the irritated local governments a legal target.)","1287950403","2010-10-24T20:00:03Z" -"1827109","zachware","zachware",,,"1826969","2","The conflict was inevitable but as we often see in business, old players use regulation, unions and back room deals to protect their markets. Look at the RIAA, TV and movie industries. The technology is available to bring content to any device, anytime but they use regulation to stop it.

It's bullshit. SF taxis are inefficient and difficult to use. Ubercab solves a problem and calls out just how ridiculous the SF Taxi system is. Instead of fighting to make their business more relevant, the taxi unions fight with regulation.

I use Ubercab a lot. Why? -* Because a car comes to me in a few minutes. -* I don't have to stand in the rain and wonder if the illuminated taxi light means the taxi will stop or not. -* I don't have to wonder if the cab takes cards or if the driver will simply refuse to take them even if his company does. -* Most importantly, I don't have to hold on for dear life wondering if I'm going to die before i get where I'm going.

Let's all stand up and say screw you unions. Ubercab is an innovator. SF taxis, be more efficient and you'll win. Otherwise, get out of the way.","1287950868","2010-10-24T20:07:48Z" -"1827125","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"1826969","3","This sounds familiar:

    ""Ubercab threatens dispatchers’ way of earning a living""
-
-Oh, yeah:

    ""[TECHNOLOGY] threatens [PROFESSION]s' way of earning a living""
-
-Not a valid argument.","1287951118","2010-10-24T20:11:58Z" -"1827232","forensic","forensic",,,"1826969","14","ubercab could relocate their business to russia.

SF customers and drivers could still pay for the app.

let's see them regulate that

I want to make a taxi dispatcher that is outsourced to an Indian call centre. These dispatchers don't realize how deeply obsolete they are.","1287953369","2010-10-24T20:49:29Z" -"1827238","callmeed","callmeed",,,"1826969","13","So is ubercab connecting people with ""car services"" that aren't licensed taxi companies?

Are these the drivers you see often in NYC when arriving at the airport? My understanding is that there are risks to using such services (like if you leave something in the vehicle you're unlikely to recover it whereas a taxi co. can usually track it down). True?","1287953505","2010-10-24T20:51:45Z" -"1827276","johnglasgow","johnglasgow",,,"1826969","9","Three points:

1. Sounds like UberCab should look into licensing out their platform to existing cab companies. It would mean lower margins, but they can quickly scale throughout the US and beyond much faster.

2. UberCab's blog post is arrogant. Did they really think they can avoid paying expensive licensing fees because they are using black cars instead of yellow cabs? Taxi licenses are very expensive and a lucrative revenue source for every major city. A taxi seat can cost as much as 1 million to purchase in NYC, and I know other cities such as SF and LV are not much cheaper due to the fixed number of licenses. I can only imagine the outrage of other cab drivers losing work to cheaper services (i.e. UberCab) because they are not paying licensing fees.

3. UberCab can easily recover albeit at lower margins. They need aggressive biz dev to quickly secure licenses. I hope they can continue to disrupt city transportation.","1287954040","2010-10-24T21:00:40Z" -"1827344","enki","enki",,,"1826969","5","i've given up on trying to get a cab in sf.

there's only 1381 highly regulated taxi medallions and a constant shortage. most potential customers have, just like me, given up on ever getting a cab when they need one, so there's not only artificially decreased supply, but also artificially decreased demand.

there's been extensive comparative research into taxi regulation for decades. the reason SF is so much worse even than other cities that restrict the amount of cabs, is that SF doesn't only regulate street pick-up but also dispatch.

google scholar is full of papers on taxi regulation research, and there's http://www.schallerconsult.com/taxi/ and other pages.

unsurprisingly deregulation is in the interest of the drivers because a competitive market increases customer demand. would you sometimes pay double the fare if you could get a cab _right now_, instead of waiting 25 minutes and praying? hell yeah, if only they let you!

let's hope uber can make on-demand transportation in SF usable again.","1287955559","2010-10-24T21:25:59Z" -"1827736","rubinelli","rubinelli",,,"1826969","7","Am I the only one who finds it naive to name a startup UberCAB and then act as if it had nothing to do with taxi dispatching services? It's as if the PayPal founders decided to call it ""UberBank.""","1287964015","2010-10-24T23:46:55Z" -"1827821","makmanalp","makmanalp",,,"1826969","11",">> Ubercab operates much like a cab company but does not have a taxi license.

^ Why is the taxi license process so difficult to go through? Why does it take 10 years or so?

>> Limos in U.S. cities usually have to prebook an hour in advance, by law, while only licensed taxis can pick someone up right away but Ubercab picks people up right away (again without a taxi license).

^What is this but protecting special interests? Viva creative destruction.","1287965592","2010-10-25T00:13:12Z" -"1827933","risotto","risotto",,,"1826969","6","Who actually uses UberCab?

Taxi Magic is a fantastic app that's totally legit. Open the app, use your location to book a cab and within 5 minutes it's there. It's Luxor Cabs who are fully licensed and use computerized dispatch.

I tried UberCab once and it was a nicer car but the experience was no better than Taxi Magic, and significantly more expensive to get around town.

I hate non-metered cabs. Taxis are one place where regulation is good. We all know what it's like to deal with a shady taxi driver. The tendency is to gouge vulnerable travelers, not to set lower prices. The consistency that regulation offers is the most important.

I also can't believe the complaints about the taxis in SF. The cab companies are downright excellent when you actually call, and plentiful on the streets.","1287968507","2010-10-25T01:01:47Z" -"1828678","rdl","rdl",,,"1826969","12","I think UberCab will end up needing to change their name (UberCar?) to distance themselves from the ""cab"" or ""taxi"" connotation, and position themselves as an alternative to cabs, vs. a kind of cab, more forcefully.

Other than that, I think they now have the moral justification to trash the taxi industry and cartel in their marketing. This can probably end up being a net win for them.","1287984519","2010-10-25T05:28:39Z" -"1827600","jluxenberg","jluxenberg",,,"1827359","2","A ""cab"" operating in San Francisco without a medallion is illegal...is [not] subject to..meter inspections

Perfect example of regulations not keeping up with technology. If I request a ""cab"" via an iPhone app, I know exactly how far I'm going and how much its going to cost me before I even get in the cab.","1287961001","2010-10-24T22:56:41Z" -"1827641","sp4rki","sp4rki",,,"1827359","3","This has nothing to do with UberCab because they are not dispatching cabs to their customers. UberCab is pre-arranging a limo/professional chauffeur/personal driver service with valid license and insurance policies required for private transport services to pickup a customer at a select location.","1287961816","2010-10-24T23:10:16Z" -"1827663","sahillavingia","sahillavingia",,,"1827359","1","I built a Taxi-related app for iPhone, specifically for Singapore [1]. I got several calls and emails from cab companies, first trying to brand my app with their company. Then, trying to buy the app off me for little-to-nothing. Then, threatening to ""shut [me] down"" claiming that this stuff wasn't allowed.

Months later, they've all tried to copy the crap out of my app. It's OK if they do it, but not anyone else.

[1] - http://taxilah.com/","1287962325","2010-10-24T23:18:45Z" -"1827682","lolname","lolname",,,"1827359","5","The page claims that the sedan services are cheaper... let's verify that claim on a few rides:

2 mile luxor cab: $7.15 -5 mile luxor cab: $13.90 -10 mile luxor cab: $25.15 -1 minute idling luxor cab: $0.45

2 mile yellow cab: $7.15 -5 mile yellow cab: $13.90 -10 mile yellow cab: $25.15 -1 minute idling yellow cab: $0.45

2 mile ubercab: $17.80 -5 mile ubercab: $32.50 -10 mile ubercab: $57.00 -1 minute idling ubercab: $1.25

I fail to see the expense the article implies.","1287962944","2010-10-24T23:29:04Z" -"1827729","fleitz","fleitz",,,"1827359","6","The page strikes me as very racist, exactly what is a 'gypsy cab'?","1287963940","2010-10-24T23:45:40Z" -"1827934","jessriedel","jessriedel",,,"1827359","0","So I can understand the argument for taxi regulation and prohibiting unlicensed taxis: when I hail a taxi for a 5 minutes drive, I don't want to expend resources looking at competitors, checking to make sure the meter is legit, checking proof of insurance, etc. Since most people want the same thing out of a taxi (as opposed to, say, buying a car), it makes sense for a centralized government agency to do some regulating.

But what is the rationale for limiting the number of medallions? Why not just allow anyone who wants to become licensed to do so, while charging a fee which covers the cost of the licencing process?

The OP's article lists the obvious dangers of completely deregulating, but it doesn't explain the cap on medallions.

(Please, no comments about ""because the taxi cartels control the government!"". I understand the incentives for existing taxis to erect barriers to the market. I'm more interesting in the rationale of those who argue that a limited number of medallions is in the public interest.)","1287968554","2010-10-25T01:02:34Z" -"1828819","stcredzero","stcredzero",,,"1827359","4","Hailing cabs street-side is really only implementing what Ubercab is doing, but with stochastic pre-distribution of roaming service providers. It's an early industrial-revolution way of doing things because back then we didn't have electronic networks. Really, it should be irrelevant in modern countries.","1287988683","2010-10-25T06:38:03Z" -"1827507","benologist","benologist",,,"1827450","1","2nd Article Means One Thing: First Tested Well, Generated Ad Impressions","1287958968","2010-10-24T22:22:48Z" -"1828454","Dylanlacey","Dylanlacey",,,"1827450","0","""The argument that this could threaten taxi dispatchers’ way of earning a living is the best though. Just because you’re an incumbent doesn’t give you the right to rest on your laurels and never be challenged. If the dispatchers feel threatened by UberCab, they should try to compete better, not hide behind some lame legal threat.""

This is such an obvious truth I'm always surprised that people don't recognize it sooner. It's dragged out all the time, and it's never based in reality. Sure, electric lighting put the coal haulers out of business: Good!","1287979057","2010-10-25T03:57:37Z" -"1831582","kabuks","kabuks",,,"1831555","0","Link seems to be dead","1288040671","2010-10-25T21:04:31Z" -"1831674","ljf","ljf",,,"1831555","1","seems page down, but you can read some of the info here http://blog.ubercab.com/","1288041961","2010-10-25T21:26:01Z" -"1837494","kordless","kordless",,,"1837069","0","I took a Ubercab today from the Anchor Steam Brewery to Loggly's HQ at 1st and Mission. We mostly did this to see what all the hubbub was about. That, and the bus was late.

The ride cost $20 for the 4 of us, so it was a tad expensive. (+1 for taking the bus outbound though) I was told Ubercab gets 20% of the take from the driver, and then charges 20% above and beyond that to the rider. Rough math, that would be around $12.80 to the driver, and the rest to Ubercab. This includes tip. All you have to do is bail out when you get to the destination, and then vote on the ride.

I'm not lying when I tell you the car (a newer model Mercedes) showed up in about 90 seconds from the time I hailed it in the app.

Very slick. I hope they stick around.","1288160009","2010-10-27T06:13:29Z" -"1839186","fragmede","fragmede",,,"1839043","0","“It’s better to beg forgiveness than ask permission”

                                           -Grace Hopper
","1288195966","2010-10-27T16:12:46Z" -"1851025","jazzdev","jazzdev",,,"1848564","0","Many entrepreneurs aren’t even that lucky. They wildly overestimate their chances of success. But this second delusion, suggests economic historian John V.C. Nye, may be essential to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture. In a 1991 article titled “Lucky Fools and Cautious Businessmen,” Nye, now at George Mason University, argues that countries become economically stagnant when their business people become too mature and rational.

This made me think of what Paul Graham said in his essay, ""Why YC"", that springing new startups on the world was virtuous.

But of course we don't want to be told that we are wildly overestimating our chances of success.","1288452583","2010-10-30T15:29:43Z" -"1852343","bsk","bsk",,,"1852309","3","Steve Jobs probably has a different view on what caused Apple downfall.","1288493157","2010-10-31T02:45:57Z" -"1852438","Mithrandir","Mithrandir",,,"1852309","5","There are still people who think GNU/Linux is for ""techies"" and if you don't know C++ and a half a dozen other languages, your computer will explode.

GNU/Linux is gaining popularity, but it will take awhile for it to be on most computers.","1288496978","2010-10-31T03:49:38Z" -"1852896","bigwally","bigwally",,,"1852309","7","From a slightly different point of view; -I was always under the impression that Apple got trounced by Microsoft in the desktop PC market. People quickly realized Apple didn't have a lot of software past Adobe, plus of course you could copy software from your friends.

History is now repeating with Android/Google as they start to dominate apple with much the same situation. The Iphone is an overpriced toy for a lot of people.

You could always blame the Apple downfall on that bloke from Pepsi.

The next big fight is going to be Apple TV vs Google TV. Apple already has Disney on their side, while Google is just giving Google TV away much like Microsoft did with with DOS and Windows.","1288515980","2010-10-31T09:06:20Z" -"1852980","hasenj","hasenj",,,"1852309","0","I don't know about their downfall from before, but the way I see it, Apple is focused on consumers, not developers/hackers. That is, they will always choose the consumer's experience over the hacker's convenience.

The recent move with the Mac App Store just confirmed my suspicions.

That's kinda why I want to stay away from the Mac, even though their laptops are very tempting. Damn, today I went to the apple store and saw the new Air. Very seductive.

But, I'm sticking to Linux. I don't do lots of multimedia stuff, so Linux works fine for me.","1288519537","2010-10-31T10:05:37Z" -"1852983","DerekL","DerekL",,,"1852309","2","Why do you say that Macintosh tools were impossible to come by legally? Maybe Mac development was limited to certain developers in the early days, but Apple released MPW in 1986. THINK Technologies introduced Lightspeed Pascal and Lightspeed C in 1986 too. Inside Macintosh was published in 1985.

(I had to research this, because I didn't own a Mac or program for Macs until about 1995.)","1288519583","2010-10-31T10:06:23Z" -"1853058",,,,"true","1852309","6",,"1288523183","2010-10-31T11:06:23Z" -"1853080","nl","nl",,,"1852309","1","The ""Apple is closed, and in the 90's they tried the same thing and it failed"" meme is quite a common thing to hear.

But ""winning"" a market rarely has a single reason. One could easily argue that Microsoft in the 90's was similar to Apple in that they went it alone, abandoning OS/2, whilst Apple tried to build alliances like Taligent (with IBM). Or perhaps that Apple's practices in controlling the AppStore are similar to Microsoft's use of market power to build the Windows monopoly.

One thing is for sure: Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt (ex-Novell) etc all remember the 90's pretty well, and they are all spending every waking hour making sure they don't end up losing again.

History's echoes can be distracting enough to make one forget that it never repeats itself.","1288524782","2010-10-31T11:33:02Z" -"1855133","brudgers","brudgers",,,"1852309","4","The current trend of Apple shifting its marketing emphasis from innovation as what differentiates their hardware to access to content as the differentiator is, in my mind, a radical shift.

I think the MacApp store may be a sign of a more fundamental issue for Apple - they have one UI that looks and feels less cutting edge every day and doesn't scale well beyond a 5""-9"" screen...and another which hasn't had significant architectural improvements for some time (and doesn't scale down to 5""-9"").

Apple may not have mortgaged the farm for iOS, but it appears that they have bet a significant portion of their future on it, perhaps without fully acknowledging the scaling issues. The shift towards content and media access as what makes an Apple product ""insanely great"" is not a good sign for those whose concern is utility.","1288578408","2010-11-01T02:26:48Z" -"1908305","ENOTTY","ENOTTY",,,"1907897","0","Words are cheap. If Microsoft doesn't sue the Kinect guys and doesn't try to implement weird hardware tricks to break the driver, then it will be believable.","1289862795","2010-11-15T23:13:15Z" -"1925075","tptacek","tptacek",,,"1925032","1","* A redesign of touch-based text input.

* A music player with a unique interface.

* control Youtube on your computer from across the room

* A fork of the stock Android home screen

* Automatically do anything in response to anything.

* The best todo list.

* Get notifications for Gmail labels

* Get notifications for Craigslist search terms

* Easily track packages

This list would appear to prove Gruber's (subtextual) point. Most of these don't seem interesting enough to break into ""Featured"", ""Top Free"", or ""Top 25"" (for utilities) on the app store.","1290280601","2010-11-20T19:16:41Z" -"1925118","henrymazza","henrymazza",,,"1925032","11","8pen doesn't seem to be quicker or simpler than a on screen keyboard. Is there any prove that it's worth learning? Why not just put a Shorthand keyboard? At least the method is prove to work!","1290281606","2010-11-20T19:33:26Z" -"1925169","blub","blub",,,"1925032","8","iPhone is - by far - the platform with the most interesting apps. Here's a few things that impressed me:

* I have this small ""survival tips"" paper book written by an ex-SAS guy. Now there's an app for that.

* Revolution studios have published their Broken Sword games for iDevices, with UI and audio improvements.

* There are paper magazines that ONLY discuss iPhone apps.","1290283412","2010-11-20T20:03:32Z" -"1925201","ghostDancer","ghostDancer",,,"1925032","2","This is becoming a religious war like vi/emacs spectrum/c64 , i think that everyone should use the phone that needs or wants. Find the apps you like or need and choose the phone stop talking about it like if it's a matter of life. I think we all know Gruber has embraced the Cupertino church , that's his choice. If you don't like it don't read him, at least when his talking about how good are Apple products and how wise is the word from the prophet Jobs. If someone finds a good app is good to read about it, but to make it a song about how good is a platform i think is childish.","1290284194","2010-11-20T20:16:34Z" -"1925204","vito","vito",,,"1925032","4","Parcels seems to be a knock-off of the iOS Delivery Status app, which I use a lot: http://junecloud.com/software/iphone/delivery-status-touch.h...

I've noticed this about the Market - there are a lot of blatant clones of better-executed iOS apps.","1290284268","2010-11-20T20:17:48Z" -"1925205","random42","random42",,,"1925032","5","In response to Gruber's criteria, a much more objective comparison from end-user perspective would be to compare android only apps to iOS only apps, without further restrictions (eg., Who the vendor is or whether app is invalid for comparison, because one platform policy wont allow it.)

As a user/buyer, I am only interested in what I can or cannot do with a product, while comparing it with a competing product. Everything else is just details","1290284278","2010-11-20T20:17:58Z" -"1925256","YooLi","YooLi",,,"1925032","0","None of those are ""killer apps"" in the classical definition of the phrase. Those are apps that are awesome to you, but not killer apps. People use killer app now to mean any good app, kind of how every model today is a super model if you know their name. Halo was a killer app for xbox 360. People bought xboxes to play halo, hence a killer app. People arent going to buy an android phone to use a music player with a neat cube interface.","1290285460","2010-11-20T20:37:40Z" -"1925283","kyleslattery","kyleslattery",,,"1925032","7","To me, the biggest killer app for the iPhone is iTunes integration. I know many people with Android phones who don't use it for music (myself included) because it is fairly difficult to put music on it. And, given the fact that something like 75% of the media player market is iPod, that means that a lot of people have iTunes installed, and getting an iPhone set up is pretty painless. I know there are several music sync apps for Android, but from my experience, none of them are any good, and the fact that you have to actively look for a way to sync your music turns a lot of people off from the idea.","1290286042","2010-11-20T20:47:22Z" -"1925328","timmins","timmins",,,"1925032","3","I'm really surprised a couple app titles are missing on this list.

Swype? I've heard many iPhone owners wish they could have such a utility on their phone.

WinAmp WiFi sync? Wasn't this similar to an app Apple rejected and later popped up on Cydia? I know I've heard a lot of interest when it was submitted to the AppStore.

Barcode scanner? I know, I know. Both can do this today, BUT the G1 was capable of barcode scanning as a result of autofocus and preceded the iPhone's ability.

Chrome to Phone. Probably classifies as a system enhancement. Same goes for the ability to wipe and restore all over the cloud. Since Gruber disqualified it as part of his article, it doesn't get mentioned but this is huge, IMO.

Grooveshark?

I'm not taking sides as I own both and appreciate the similarities and differences in both platforms.","1290287032","2010-11-20T21:03:52Z" -"1925369","akgerber","akgerber",,,"1925032","9","Google Maps bike directions are my killer app.","1290288227","2010-11-20T21:23:47Z" -"1925373","ralphc","ralphc",,,"1925032","6","My killer app is a SDK that lets me develop apps for a device I own without having to pay $99 a year to keep them from expiring.","1290288300","2010-11-20T21:25:00Z" -"1925397","binaryfinery","binaryfinery",,,"1925032","13","No mate, that's not what he asked. He asked:

3. Third-party apps that are exclusive to Android.

And followed it up with this:

""At this point, I’m guessing, Android fans are ready to exclaim that the fact that Android supports things like home screen replacements (or other system-level tools, such as touchscreen keyboard replacements) — and that iOS does not — is precisely why they prefer Android, and/or consider iOS to be an unacceptable toy, or what have you. But, again, that’s not the argument I’m making. I’m talking about third-party developer exclusives — and the only ones Android has are ones that Apple doesn’t want.""

And yet you provided:

4 system enhancements (keyboard, media player, homescreen, email labeller)

4 apps available on the iOS

1 possibly genuinely killer app, but that falls into the geeky automation category","1290289154","2010-11-20T21:39:14Z" -"1925534","Pent","Pent",,,"1925032","12","well at least I don't have to worry about lusting after the Android, after reading this list...","1290292096","2010-11-20T22:28:16Z" -"1925771","skawaii","skawaii",,,"1925032","10","I'll leave the debate over what makes a ""killer app"" to you guys. I just want to thank the OP for his list. I'm really digging 8pen so far. It's changing how I interact with my phone (which, one could argue, deems it ""killer"").","1290298525","2010-11-21T00:15:25Z" -"1970284","danteembermage","danteembermage",,,"1970273","0","I wonder if women who smoke during pregnancy are less likely to have a father present a decade later, which is also related to earlier menarche

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi...","1291500712","2010-12-04T22:11:52Z" -"1970574","ljf","ljf",,,"1970273","1","not tied. LINKED. tied makes it sound like the smoking causes this. that we do not know.","1291508381","2010-12-05T00:19:41Z" -"1994791","badwetter","badwetter",,,"1994685","0","O OH. Google better get over there and talk to those Twits!","1292075699","2010-12-11T13:54:59Z" -"2002974","zoomzoom","zoomzoom",,,"2002955","0","Interesting. I was under the impression on that Kinect tech came out of MS research. Is this a spin-off?","1292296910","2010-12-14T03:21:50Z" -"2013112","wahnfrieden","wahnfrieden",,,"2013107","0","duplicate: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1998692","1292525246","2010-12-16T18:47:26Z" -"2018163","tomeast","tomeast",,,"2018159","0","I hadn't heard this story until I listened to the latest Java Posse episode (http://javaposse.com/java-posse-332-newscast-for-dec-10th-20...). Thought it would be a good Friday read.","1292625376","2010-12-17T22:36:16Z" -"2027115","Umalu","Umalu",,,"2027102","1","But I thought Microsoft was already dead ;-) http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html","1292911655","2010-12-21T06:07:35Z" -"2027336","whiletruefork","whiletruefork",,,"2027102","0","This article is kind of silly. The point he's making is that software ISV's are going to kill big platform players. That makes no sense. Why doesn't he say that Rovio will Apple? Oh that's because their entire business model is built on an Apple framework. Eve runs on Windows PCs using DirectX libraries.

Rovio competes against other game companies for your mobile gamin' dollars. CCP competes against Blizzard for your MMO dollars. And none of the above work on competing with the frameworks they build on top of.","1292920589","2010-12-21T08:36:29Z" -"2029213","ameyamk","ameyamk",,,"2028984","2","Summary: Yes, Google does care about the page titles, so tune it.","1292963054","2010-12-21T20:24:14Z" -"2029506","avree","avree",,,"2028984","1","Google cares, I'm not sure how much, so I Googled it.

Not sure what this blog post actually says.","1292967798","2010-12-21T21:43:18Z" -"2030693","ashearer","ashearer",,,"2028984","0","John Gruber speculates that SEO-style titles don't work for SEO, and goes on to state that they're useless. This author reads a Google starter guide that says search engines read titles and that you should come up with good ones, and states ""I think it's safe to say"" that SEO-style titles actually do work.

There's little to no science happening here. It's amazing that despite search engines being such an important part of our lives, we still aren't sure about this basic question.

In a more ideal version of the world (that is, better for all of us except black-hat SEOs), Google's relevance and anti-gaming algorithms would be strong enough to withstand being opened up. But in reality, Google warns [1] that full knowledge would open the floodgates to search-engine spam, while the black-hat SEO industry already thrives on the meager number of flaws they stumble upon themselves.

So barring openness from the inside, the next best thing would be for scientific experiments to figure out what matters, attacking the problem from the outside. Though some SEO experts try to do this, many of their articles just retell folklore, or micro-analyze offhand gospel from Google employees, or run worthless experiments that end with the author reasserting a hunch. (To be fair, setting up a valid experiment is difficult. Algorithms change without notice, different data centers return different results, the rest of the Internet changes constantly, and there's no control Google. Physics, at least, runs the same from different locations.)

The best, most rigorous way I can think of to test hypotheses would be a set of carefully controlled pages with no outside competition (Googlewhacks). Something like this must have been tried before. If it has, can anyone point to it?

[1] http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/meaning-of-open.html","1292997425","2010-12-22T05:57:05Z" -"2050624","sjs","sjs",,,"2050589","0","$50,000 to get somebody at MS to even look at a regression?

For $50,000 you could fix basically any bug or add a significant feature to an open source system.","1293666578","2010-12-29T23:49:38Z" -"2064944","samjones3","samjones3",,,"2050589","1","Where is Ray Chen when you need him? (The oldnewthing guy)","1294093582","2011-01-03T22:26:22Z" -"2061817","Mithrandir","Mithrandir",,,"2061787","2","He probably meant that one bug isn't going to chase people away from Apple, unless there are a good deal of bugs that they've had to deal with or the bug is serious enough in itself. This bug seems pretty bad but I doubt it will chase everyone away, except the ones who felt the repercussions of it.

Off-topic: BTW, we've yet to find out what the problem was (I have doubts we'll ever find out,) so we can't 100% say if the bug would have been found sooner or later if the software had been FOSS.","1294020566","2011-01-03T02:09:26Z" -"2061858","kennywinker","kennywinker",,,"2061787","1","Gruber is not objective. It's as simple as that. -Everything he writes is opinion, not journalism... he isn't even TRYING to be objective.

That said, he's got a decent track record for being right. He rarely posts untrue rumours, and his analysis is insightful, if biased.","1294021744","2011-01-03T02:29:04Z" -"2061860","tptacek","tptacek",,,"2061787","0","Is this really a whole HN post asking why people like a blog?

There's no ""question"" to ""ask HN"" about Gruber's ""objectivity"". He isn't objective. Nobody reads him for the objective take on Apple. They read him because he writes well on a subject they're interested in.

Flagged, of course.","1294021774","2011-01-03T02:29:34Z" -"2067583","avree","avree",,,"2067572","0","Don't do it, Microsoft.","1294160203","2011-01-04T16:56:43Z" -"2069478","mycroftiv","mycroftiv",,,"2069358","0","I believe this article presents a biased and misleading interpretation of the events in question. In particular, attributing any action to ""Google"" as a corporate entity is inaccurate, and apparently Microsoft had access to the tool and bug reports for six months prior to its public release.","1294192693","2011-01-05T01:58:13Z" -"2074899","millerjermy","millerjermy","true",,"2074869","0","Italiamac is the #1 Mac-related Community in Italy and it is the biggest Italian Apple-related news site. Born in the 1996, the site generated 7,000,000 (7+ Million) impressions per month. The community forum has 80,000 members and 5,000,000 (5+ Million) of message posts.","1294312884","2011-01-06T11:21:24Z" -"2097814","Anechoic","Anechoic",,,"2097552","4","""Are you aware of the fact that On2 released VP3 before H.264 was released (2000 vs. 2003), and that therefore, the MPEG-LA most likely infringes on On2 (now owned by Google) patents?""

That does not follow at all.

edit: I should say that it only follows if the patents in the patent pool apply exclusively/specifically to H.264.","1294867851","2011-01-12T21:30:51Z" -"2097924","Samuel_Michon","Samuel_Michon",,,"2097552","6","""# 10 [...] If Apple were to switch to WebM and drop H.264 tomorrow, would you then herald it as a great move?""

I bet it would help, but I don't see Apple doing that anytime soon.

Currently, Apple uses PowerVR and nVidia chips for hardware decoding in iDevices and Macs, and those companies have already shown interest in building chips that offer WebM support. But Apple would have to find some way to support WebM hardware decoding on current devices, something like a Rosetta layer for video playback.

If Apple were to only include full support on new devices, it would feel the wrath of the entire tech press, not to mention organizations like Consumer Reports and Greenpeace. Apple only risks that kind of bad press when it's about a technology they've authored themselves.","1294870080","2011-01-12T22:08:00Z" -"2097933","Entlin","Entlin",,,"2097552","11","With mobile being more important in the long run than desktops, and Android gaining ever more importance over the iPhone, we just need Google adopting their open codecs in both Android hardware and YouTube, and it's game over for h.264.","1294870225","2011-01-12T22:10:25Z" -"2097948","tptacek","tptacek",,,"2097552","0","First, these aren't 10 questions for John Gruber; it's 5 questions, with one of them phrased slightly differently 5 times, and another phrased two different ways.

Second, virtually all of these questions take as an axiom that H.264 is IP-encumbered and WebM/VP8 isn't. Technical analyses (by people who have actually implemented H.264 and are familiar with the patents) suggests that that simply isn't the case. That the author of this article thinks that VP3's release prior to H.264 might invalidate any part of the H.264 patent pool suggests that he may not be at all familiar with the patents in play.

Similarly, support for a ""known patent troll"" isn't germane to the debate if that patent troll is in the mix one way or the other, which appears to be the case.

Third, the fact that the H.264 patent pool hasn't been brought to bear on On2 tells us nothing at all about how successful H.264 would be against WebM; it's not at all unlikely that MPEG-LA sees nothing worth suing in Xiph/On2, and if that's the case, it is surely a different situation once Google pushes adoption.

Fourth, an ""open pledge of support"" for WebM from chip manufacturers is worth exactly nothing to the people who have spent many many hundreds of millions of dollars on mobile devices with hardware-accelerated H.264. One can reasonably argue that those people don't matter, but they can't with a straight face suggest that a ""pledge of support"" in any way mitigates the problem.

There's nothing wrong with this post as a contribution to the WebM/H.264 Apple/Google debate. But one gets the sense that the author sees it as some sort of devastating argument. I'm not sure he realizes that handwaving around ""known patent trolls"" and ""decades of threats by MPEG-LA"" and ""is it because said codec isn't promoted by Apple"", he's actually making a fairly weak sounding argument. He sounds emotional.

I'm gonna go with the analysis of the guy who said his B-frame implementation gave x264 the project's single greatest encoding quality improvement over the guy who thinks the release date of VP3 determines which patents encumber VP8, thanks.","1294870530","2011-01-12T22:15:30Z" -"2097965","antimatter15","antimatter15",,,"2097552","5","The argument with the licensing fees for Mozilla to implement h.264 is probably a non-issue, and it doesn't do justice to frame it as such. The Mozilla Corporation does have a revenue stream (largely from Google) and MPEG-LA would probably be willing to allow Mozilla to license without paying the fees given their pivotal role in the fate of the de-facto standard. Operating systems often provide h.264 decoder APIs, like in QuickTime and Windows Media Player that they could use to circumvent the licensing fees.

Mozilla is doing it entirely out of ideology (and sticks to their ideology much more than Google usually does).","1294870796","2011-01-12T22:19:56Z" -"2097979","seiji","seiji",,,"2097552","10","To get clarity of thought on the debate, go back and read http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/archives/377

Everybody seems to be crying ""but hardware support is coming soon!"" without seeing it's difficult: ""The unfortunate problem with this is that it’s a nightmare for hardware implementations, greatly increasing memory bandwidth requirements.""

It comes down to WebM/VP8 being inferior (in specification and implementation) to an existing widely deployed (in bits and gates) codec.

Feel free to argue the fallacies of the osnews questions if your time is worth nothing.","1294870980","2011-01-12T22:23:00Z" -"2097997","roc","roc",,,"2097552","1","Maybe I missed it, but I don't recall Gruber taking issue with the webM move, in and of itself. I read his posts as just being part of his continued critique of Google's pitching itself and its various business decisions as ""open"" and/or ""good"".

I mean that's been the recurring theme on that site re: corporate Google for years now. He's not throwing darts when Google does something in their own best interests. He's throwing darts when Google tries to spin those moves as being moves made in the interests of users, 'open development', free puppies and hugs for everyone, etc.","1294871376","2011-01-12T22:29:36Z" -"2098007","tomlin","tomlin",,,"2097552","3","It's doubtful Gruber will address this, as it would be a bit like hammering a square (logic) into a circle (Apple).

My personal fav:

  If Apple were to switch to WebM and drop H.264 tomorrow,
-  would you then herald it as a great move?
-
-Most likely. PowerPC to Intel, anyone?","1294871603","2011-01-12T22:33:23Z" -"2098079","ZeroGravitas","ZeroGravitas",,,"2097552","12","11. Why are you quoting random conspiracy theory Slashdot comments to support your take on H.264 vs. WebM?

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/01/12/slashdot-comment","1294873215","2011-01-12T23:00:15Z" -"2098131","danh","danh",,,"2097552","7","The author seems to want to frame Google's WebM move as a question of Good vs. Evil (as does Gruber btw.), which is not very helpful. As with most everything, there are both costs and benefits.

The main benefit is that Google's move may reduce the risk that the MPEG consortium goes crazy in the future, and starts to charge every possible user, causing havoc in the process.

The main cost is more certain: a huge inconvenience for content producers that were hoping to get away with going H.264 only, causing havoc in the process.

The interesting question is the usual one: is the benefit worth the cost?","1294874243","2011-01-12T23:17:23Z" -"2098155","dev_jim","dev_jim",,,"2097552","2","Gruber's post wasn't about being a proponent of H.264. It was asking why Google was being so hypocritical with (1) Flash still bundled in Chrome and (2-3) their flagship support of H.264 with Android and YouTube.

It's one thing to be a proponent of the open web. However, it is just amazing the length people will go to in this ""debate"" to justify Google's hypocrisy. This is a corporate strategy move aimed at controlling the market and jamming up Apple and it's hundreds of millions of devices that play H.264. Gimme a break.","1294874807","2011-01-12T23:26:47Z" -"2098540","watty","watty",,,"2097552","13","Ugh, I'm so sick of seeing arguments to or from Gruber. He's like a constant Apple soap opear. Google is a business and they're allowed to make decisions. Switching to WebM saves them money, pushes their codec, and their users (Chrome) lose ZERO functionality. Google obviously feels that this switch is beneficial to them and their users in the long run. If you disagree, don't use Chrome.","1294884539","2011-01-13T02:08:59Z" -"2098549","risotto","risotto",,,"2097552","8","The only problem I see is the iPhone and iPad.

All other browsers are open enough to get native support or have a plugin. Android phones will have support. Who knows or cares what happens on WP7...

Google is taking a stand. It is annoying that Google is removing existing support for h264. It will be annoying if Apple is completely against adding a software WebM decoder for current gen iOS devices, and ignore hardware solutions on next gen ones. But both companies are free to do whatever.

I also think this will have negligible impact in the real world. Youtube will always work on whatever. Content providers can just upload stuff there if they don't want to manage multiple formats themselves.","1294884692","2011-01-13T02:11:32Z" -"2099565","RyanMcGreal","RyanMcGreal",,,"2097552","9","I may feel more sympathetic to the author of these questions, but they are ultimately just as rhetorical and passive-aggressive as Gruber's - i.e. not a particularly useful contribution to the debate.","1294920849","2011-01-13T12:14:09Z" -"2101998","fname","fname",,,"2101807","4","Good summary and write-up, missing a link to download though: http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix","1294965858","2011-01-14T00:44:18Z" -"2102129","latch","latch",,,"2101807","0","It's nice to see MS trying new (or old) things. The lack of back-to-basics simpler approach to doing web development has been a major misstep for them the last decade.

As Rob mentions, ASP.NET WebForms needs to go. It's always a bad choice and it makes it confusing to a lot of developers which of the 3 official MS frameworks they should pick. Dump WebForms and adopt 1 framework for simple stuff (WebMatrix) and 1 for more complex stuff (ASP.NET MVC).

They are also behind by half a decade when it comes to hosting. ec2 is the only thing keeping them in it, and that's at a cost. Even some of the recent hosting initiatives (AppHarbor, EpicWinHosting) are, at best, going to take years to catch up. This is especially true when you take SQL Server into account (SQL Express sucks, deal with it).

WebMatrix is a step in the right direction, but they need to address their messaging, increase their focus, and resolve the hosting gap.","1294968693","2011-01-14T01:31:33Z" -"2102142","patrickgzill","patrickgzill",,,"2101807","5","Deployment requires a Microsoft OS running IIS, is that correct? A 100% show stopper if so...","1294969000","2011-01-14T01:36:40Z" -"2102143","jinushaun","jinushaun",,,"2101807","2","I agree with the author that WB/Razor is a more pragmatic approach to web development on the .NET platform. The author calls it the ""git er done"" approach and I couldn't agree more. My biggest problem with ASP.NET and WebForms is that it's really difficult to create simple projects with it. Using Visual Studio as a text editor for web development makes me want to shoot myself. I use ASP.NET at work, but I never use it for personal projects. There's just too much overhead and lead time. The Edit-Compile-Test cycle doesn't belong on the web. That's where PHP excels and continues to excel despite being universally ridiculed.","1294969001","2011-01-14T01:36:41Z" -"2102222","Raphael","Raphael",,,"2101807","6","The "".mp3"" example worries me. It fails on concatenating strings?","1294970850","2011-01-14T02:07:30Z" -"2102327","euroclydon","euroclydon",,,"2101807","1","I use ASP.NET MCV, the latest version, every day, at the day job, and it's pretty easy to get stuff done, provided you are committed to an MS stack.

WebMatrix is a compilation of technologies that MS has put out over the past few years. Off the top of my head, they include: Visual Studio Web Developer Express, SQL Server Express, IIS Express (which is IIS stand-alone, but bundled with WebMatrix, so don't hold your breath for a stand-alone distributable of IIS, which would be real awesome).

Recently, MS released the Web Platform Installer WPI, which is a master installer that checks for the existence of IIS, .NET 2,3.5&4, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server Express, then installs and configures those applications if they are not there. It actually works most of the time, and does a good job registering ASP.NET into IIS.

Additionally, the WPI will read a default RSS feed from MS, which publishes popular Open Source IIS applications, like CMS, Blog and ECommerce systems. WPI can be configured to read third-party RSS feeds. These applications are installed with default settings, or really the settings they had when a developer used MS's web deployment wizard, or web package builder to create them -- dig too deep into this technology, and you'll get woozy quick.

Having spent a month building an installer for an enterprise ASP.NET application, and watching it fail 50% of the time due to ACL restrictions, I can say that WPI and it's deployment packages are an ambitious task, and they've done pretty well.

Now, MS has an package manager for OSS projects called NuGet, which is like apt-get, I suppose. I've seen it begin to crop up on git hub. Hard core OSSers will find this all odd: a whole ecosystem being built and advocated by MS, around open source software which will, Mono aside, only run on closed MS operating systems. Let's face it, if it weren't for internal big-corp enterprise software, ASP.NET would have a much less prevalent developer base then it does now. I can't see internal enterprise projects being managed like they are OSS projects: running their own RSS feeds for packages and NuGet servers for library dependences, so I don't know how popular NuGet will become, but many of these new technologies do make my day job easier.","1294973036","2011-01-14T02:43:56Z" -"2102331","neovive","neovive",,,"2101807","3","Looks interesting (especially like the @foreach syntax), but I don't see much advantage over PHP unless your deployment is limited to a Windows-only environment. I forgot that the IIS Web.Config was so similar to Tomcat.","1294973127","2011-01-14T02:45:27Z" -"2129584","eddanger","eddanger",,,"2129456","3","Hu to Ballmer: Ha ha!

Could it be MS is estimating the Windows install base is much larger than it really is?","1295658735","2011-01-22T01:12:15Z" -"2129590","ikuygtyuiouy","ikuygtyuiouy",,,"2129456","0","I thought this had always been a MSFT business plan? -Given that very few people in china are going to spend a years salary on a full copy of MS Office the alternatives are:

1, They develop their own local software

2, They adopt and localize some open source software

3, They pirate your software making you a defacto standard

Which would you prefer - long term?","1295658871","2011-01-22T01:14:31Z" -"2129657","stretchwithme","stretchwithme",,,"2129456","6","Why don't they make their most valuable features only work if a valid license was shown to a server within the last week?

Seems like there's no way Google Apps could have unauthorized users precisely because you do need to login to their servers.

There advantages to having Office installed locally, but surely this is a big enough problem to change how things work. 90% is a lot.","1295661167","2011-01-22T01:52:47Z" -"2129688","Kilimanjaro","Kilimanjaro",,,"2129456","2","Given two super powers, one infested with patents and IP laws that limit progress, the other one with zero patent laws where everybody can further develop the work of others, which one do you think will progress faster?

If I was the chinese president I would be flipping the bird to the cameras with a smile in my face.","1295661912","2011-01-22T02:05:12Z" -"2129699","kmfrk","kmfrk",,,"2129456","8","Related: Previously, on Hacker News: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1594521","1295662205","2011-01-22T02:10:05Z" -"2129801","wyclif","wyclif",,,"2129456","4","Similar situation in the Philippines. All the Filipino developers I know learned their craft with pirated copies of MSFT software.","1295666152","2011-01-22T03:15:52Z" -"2129846","sandGorgon","sandGorgon",,,"2129456","1","So is the case with most asian countries. So I asked around - why arent you using Libreoffice ?

1. Most cases - excel support is lacking. Yup, they did google for ""cheap office"" and try out OpenOffice.

2. Local language support - nobody really has it. But Windows (not just Office) has nicer ways to find and install fonts.

Oh and the name ""libreoffice"" is REALLY, REALLY not working out in Asia. Even for english speaking ones.

<begin rant> -Asiatic scripts (especially China and India) need smart fonts - http://www.linux.com/archive/feed/52884

However, the default font technology in most open source stacks is Harfbuzz and not SIL Graphite. The attitude towards graphite can be summarized thus (http://behdad.org/text/):

This allows for developing fonts for minority scripts and languages without having to update the engine first. For established scripts though, there is not much reason to prefer Graphite over OpenType.

And by minority scripts we mean 1/5th of the world's population, the two fastest growing economies and open source friendly governments. -</end rant>","1295668123","2011-01-22T03:48:43Z" -"2129880","alexanderswang","alexanderswang",,,"2129456","7","Actually it's more than 99%.","1295669278","2011-01-22T04:07:58Z" -"2129925","klbarry","klbarry",,,"2129456","10","A little off topic, but now I'm very interested: How does Google docs make money? I don't recall ever being targeted for an ad by the content, and obviously regular users don't pay.","1295671161","2011-01-22T04:39:21Z" -"2130636","pb-add","pb-add",,,"2129456","5","One more price differential ""Western"" workers are working against.

I recall when India was starting up its external-facing tech industry. There were a few conversations about how one way they kept costs down was by not paying for any software licenses.

I found and find it ironic, that the same companies that are so gung ho about IP rights in the ""West"", were (and are) perfectly willing to take advantage of their disregard when seeking lower prices by farming work out to ""developing economies"".

At this point, I respect IP inasmuch as it can break me financially or maybe get me thrown in the pokey. Morally, though? I'll make my decisions on an individual basis, but I find I have no respect nor regard for a great deal of claimed rights. The claimants are bald faced hypocrites.","1295716074","2011-01-22T17:07:54Z" -"2130993","dgroves","dgroves",,,"2129456","9","Yes, because the Chinese are way to smart to pay for the crap that Microsoft produces.","1295728075","2011-01-22T20:27:55Z" -"2156066","Tycho","Tycho",,,"2155827","0","Hmm, sounds more serious than I thought it was. Like Apple is readying it to be the biggest differentiator since the original Mac, in terms of user interface.","1296327805","2011-01-29T19:03:25Z" -"2156071","danielparks","danielparks",,,"2155827","1","To those confused by the use of ""Apple's"" in the title, Siri was acquired by Apple in April of 2010.

(edited because I was one of the confused)","1296327885","2011-01-29T19:04:45Z" -"2157209","patio11","patio11",,,"2157201","0","I think you think 37signals competes with Microsoft. 37Signals thinks it competes with email.","1296356162","2011-01-30T02:56:02Z" -"2157215","mtrn","mtrn",,,"2157201","2","One aspect is resources. Do you have the resources to put in 50 features before you get your first feedback from an actual customer (who will provide you with their wishlist of 50 new features you'll might want to implement)?","1296356246","2011-01-30T02:57:26Z" -"2157328","Mz","Mz",,,"2157201","3","Complex problems don't always need complex solutions. Elegant solutions tend to be superior anyway. You can add bells and whistles later, to keep it fresh and growing, so your target market doesn't move on to the next 'ooh, shiny'.","1296360308","2011-01-30T04:05:08Z" -"2158096","petervandijck","petervandijck",,,"2157201","1","You mistake the ""low end"" and ""simplicity"" for value and price.

If your product is very simple but solves a big problem, you provide a lot of value and therefore can ask for a lot of money.

Amount of features != price. Value = price.

Search for the one or two features that offer a LOT of value, then charge a lot of money, and forget all the other features.

Also, don't charge 49$/m. If they pay 49$, they'll pay 79$ or 99$, plus you have more money to acquire customers.","1296397769","2011-01-30T14:29:29Z" -"2168605","dsuriano","dsuriano",,,"2168589","3","I wonder what this means for services like Netflix. Will the Netflix app be required to offer an in-app purchase for Netflix service?","1296613479","2011-02-02T02:24:39Z" -"2168774","euroclydon","euroclydon",,,"2168589","6","This is going to be nasty for nasty for Apple if they push it too far, and they may already have. I wouldn't be surprised to see an AG get involved. Either an app can prompt you to buy books in Safari or not.","1296616334","2011-02-02T03:12:14Z" -"2168782","cageface","cageface",,,"2168589","4","Gruber hardly ever gets this close to criticizing Apple. I guess there's a line which even the most ardent Apple defender isn't willing to cross.

I'm still waiting to hear more from Apple's side on this but if it turns out that they really do feel they can be this capricious and selectively self-serving in their enforcement of the rules there's no way in hell I'd consider building a business on their platform, no matter how lucrative it might be in the short term.","1296616504","2011-02-02T03:15:04Z" -"2168786","kjksf","kjksf",,,"2168589","0","Gruber's commentary on Microsoft abusing monopoly power over access to Windows customers (http://daringfireball.net/linked/2006/05/01/msft-goog):

“Who, us? Abuse a monopoly in one area to ram something down our customers’ throats so as to build a new monopoly that damages our leading competitor? What would ever make you think we’d do that?”

Gruber's commentary on Apple abusing monopoly power over access to iPhone/iPad customers:

""This sucks for Sony because, for now, they’re locked out of the App Store. It sucks for Amazon and Barnes & Noble too, if I’m right that, going forward, they’re going to have to offer in-app purchasing as an option. But you can’t say it’s surprising that the rules are evolving toward more money for Apple while improving the experience for users""

See, when Apple does, it's ""to be expected"". When Microsoft does it, let's unleash the outrage.

If Apple is successful in forcing Amazon to fork over 30% for iOS-originating Kindle purchases, then they don't even need to improve their iBooks business - they would get as much money from Amazon for each book sold as they would get directly from a publisher and either destroying Amazon's margins or causing the books to cost 30% more.

Neither option is good for customers and the sooner government steps in and clips Apple's wings the better. Personally I don't want to see more abuse from Apple and enforced toll-roads for access to users of Apple made (but owned by people who purchase them) devices.

It is becoming clearer and clearer that Apple is not satisfied with making bunch of money the ethical way and will use every means available to make even more money unless someone with an ultimate stick steps in and delivers sound beating.","1296616582","2011-02-02T03:16:22Z" -"2168886","mortenjorck","mortenjorck",,,"2168589","1","There's a problem with the apparent user experience logic here. By all indications, what Apple really wants (aside from a 30% cut that Sony, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble will gladly give them in hell) is for users to have a single (iTunes) login to purchase any kind of content inside apps.

Problem is, a single login is impossible. In any of the ebook cases, users will have to log in twice: Once to authenticate for iTunes, and once to authenticate with the ebook store – otherwise their new purchases remain orphaned on the iPad and their existing library is stranded in the cloud.

So, there goes the UX angle. All that's left is the financial angle Apple can't possibly expect the other ebook retailers to cave on. This, then, leads ultimately to the possibility that Apple simply wants them off the App Store. Which decreases the value of the iPad for anyone invested in those ecosystems. Maybe Apple never wanted them as customers, anyway?","1296618546","2011-02-02T03:49:06Z" -"2168891","pedanticfreak","pedanticfreak",,,"2168589","11","It's downright ridiculous if section 11.2 is applied universally. So does Apple get a cut of Cisco's WebEx contracts whenever a customer decides to fire up the free iOS app? Does Apple get a cut of OverDrive's contract to deliver eBooks and audio books to local libraries if someone downloads the iOS app? This doesn't even make sense.

Are Netflix and Hulu going to hand over 30% of their subscription fees to Apple if the user wants to fire up the service on an iOS device? Is that even feasible?

Are the Apple tax examiners going to look for login screens and reject apps based solely on that now?

No, probably not. It's probably just a cover for Apple to beat up on its competitors (Amazon, Barnes and Noble) and to let everyone else (Netflix, Hulu) get a free pass. Much like how Apple singled out Adobe yet allowed Appcelerator and UNITY to continue without pause.","1296618666","2011-02-02T03:51:06Z" -"2168927","nhangen","nhangen",,,"2168589","5","My concern is this - does this nullify my ability to use Feint or Urban Airship instead of Apple's iAP? If so, that freaking sucks, and it might be the deal breaker for me.

I love native apps, and I love Apple, but more than anything, I like choice and ease of use.","1296619624","2011-02-02T04:07:04Z" -"2168934","cletus","cletus",,,"2168589","8","Let me point out a major inconsistency in Apple's position.

You can buy music from Amazon. You can load that into iTunes. You can then play it on your iPhone/iPad/iPod.

Why can't you do the same for Kindle (etc) books?

For Apple to take this position is terrible for the users. iBooks for example has nothing in Australia (beyond Project Gutenberg). Literally, nothing.

For Apple to deny a user access to Kindle books that Apple doesn't themselves offer just because they didn't get their 30% cut is simply ludicrous.

Gruber bashing is popular here but let me just quote one part:

> Translation: We haven’t changed the rules, but what used to be allowed is no longer allowed.

Doesn't sound like Apple apologism to me.

I'm really disappointed Apple is playing semantics on this one, arguing their vague rules haven't changed, just that how they've decided to interpret them and the enforcement steps they're taking, have.

One could argue Amazon might accept a smaller cut but that is a real problem for Apple. They sell a significant amount of iTunes credit through retail channels and that is sold at a discount of probably 15-30% (eg in Australia you can always find some big retailer selling 2x$20 for $30 or better although better is much rarer).

So Apple could decide to take a smaller cut and make a loss on that with retail iTunes credit hoping that the people who pay through credit card balance it out but I have trouble believe that'll happen, particularly since I can't see Amazon accepting anything more than 10%, if that.","1296619715","2011-02-02T04:08:35Z" -"2168948","Jonnyrealed","Jonnyrealed",,,"2168589","2","This is eerily similar to the situation that Android phone manufacturers face from the carriers—either let Verizon et al get their cut and impose their restrictions or don't get access to their network. Verizon is routinely critizied for sticking their fingers in others' pies. On the other hand Apple gets accused of ""improving the experience for users"".","1296620196","2011-02-02T04:16:36Z" -"2169031","enjo","enjo",,,"2168589","10","Serious question: Is it within the terms to charge extra to make the 30% back?","1296622254","2011-02-02T04:50:54Z" -"2169080","nwjsmith","nwjsmith",,,"2168589","7","Does anyone know what mechanism Sony's app uses for book purchases? Is it all in-app? That seems a clear violation of the rules. The Kindle app doesn't work this way, all purchases are done through the browser.

Until this is clarified (by Sony or Apple preferably), how can anyone get all uppity about this?

Maybe Sony's app blatantly violates the existing rules.","1296623152","2011-02-02T05:05:52Z" -"2169081","ghshephard","ghshephard",,,"2168589","9","Does anyone else find it ironic that much of the Apple store is powered by one-click purchasing, a patent that Apple licensed from Amazon?

Jeff Bezos must be kicking himself over that one.","1296623153","2011-02-02T05:05:53Z" -"2178075","andre3k1","andre3k1",,,"2178029","5","Is Exe a Microsoft word?

EDIT: In my opinion, it's all about context.","1296787042","2011-02-04T02:37:22Z" -"2178108","solipsist","solipsist",,,"2178029","3","Who knows, maybe Apple could even trademark the word ""app"" if they followed in Facebook's footsteps: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2373258,00.asp","1296787664","2011-02-04T02:47:44Z" -"2178315","wooster","wooster",,,"2178029","0","Searching Ngram viewer for ""killer app"" says maybe:

http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/graph?content=killer+app

It's hard to establish a causal relationship though. Most of the uses of ""app"" prior to that were shortened versions of ""application"" as in the ""I submitted a job app."" sense.

Coming from working at Apple from 2003-2008, we used ""app"" all the time to refer to software. From that perspective, it seemed like a NeXT thing.

(As an aside, isn't it awesome we live in a time when a tool exists to research word usage across hundreds of years worth of books? Hooray to the future!)","1296792599","2011-02-04T04:09:59Z" -"2178790","dawson","dawson",,,"2178029","2","We had an issue quite recently with this regarding the use of ""App-Store"". APP STORE is a registered trade mark of Apple across the EU. Not sure about ""app"", but our trademark solicitor made us remove it from our marketing anyway. We're now an ""application store"", an even that she wasn't happy with, suggesting we use ""application shop"" instead, as ""store"" was too synonymous.","1296807734","2011-02-04T08:22:14Z" -"2178991","_delirium","_delirium",,,"2178029","1","It was definitely used in the BBS scene in the 80s/90s, but perhaps you're meaning mainstream usage by companies? I seem to recall it originating in the warez scene, where games v. utils v. apps was a common way of sorting software, but it was used more widely than that as well.

Here are some Usenet examples of ""DOS app"" being used in the 80s: http://groups.google.com/groups/search?as_q=&as_epq=DOS+...","1296815852","2011-02-04T10:37:32Z" -"2180745","acwalker","acwalker",,,"2178029","4","App is short for application.

People use the same abbrevations for things like applying to university","1296847461","2011-02-04T19:24:21Z" -"2183202","Kilimanjaro","Kilimanjaro",,,"2183147","6","35k domains registered?","1296918741","2011-02-05T15:12:21Z" -"2183205","count","count",,,"2183147","1","The registrars rules said you had to pick a 3rd level domain (x.co.ng) - did they change this, or did Microsoft just get extra special treatment?","1296918782","2011-02-05T15:13:02Z" -"2183273","tyng","tyng",,,"2183147","5","I've been waiting for this for long, so which registry can we use to get .ng?","1296921485","2011-02-05T15:58:05Z" -"2183280","pohl","pohl",,,"2183147","7","They neglected to grab bu.ng while they were at it.","1296921689","2011-02-05T16:01:29Z" -"2183331","dmethvin","dmethvin",,,"2183147","0","I wonder if this is just defensive. Given Nigeria's reputation for Internet scams and bit.ly's problems with Libya, would Microsoft really want to build a URL shortener around this TLD?","1296923102","2011-02-05T16:25:02Z" -"2183449","zitterbewegung","zitterbewegung",,,"2183147","3","I'm wondering why it doesn't point anywhere? Couldn't they point it to bing.com for the time being before they do something else (url shortener ? )","1296926627","2011-02-05T17:23:47Z" -"2184868","gramakri","gramakri",,,"2183147","4","I thought two letters domains are not sold anymore? (i.e 'bi' is 2 letters) Or this is a restriction only for certain TLD like .com, .org?","1296964322","2011-02-06T03:52:02Z" -"2194451","oewete","oewete",,,"2183147","2","Registration Url :

http://www.webdomains.com.ng/cpanel.php?page=sldwhois","1297193912","2011-02-08T19:38:32Z" -"2187918","jacques_chester","jacques_chester",,,"2187780","0","Considering that AOL are looking at getting into demand-driven content and the relentless spamming HuffPo does on reddit and other sites, I guess it's a great fit.","1297058665","2011-02-07T06:04:25Z" -"2199674","jasonlynes","jasonlynes",,,"2199507","0","that wasnt a hint, he was referring to ipad's release in spring 2012..","1297291109","2011-02-09T22:38:29Z" -"2201161","Blazespinnaker","Blazespinnaker",,,"2201090","1","It has been suggested that it will be several years, as a widget / simulator window would be too kludgy / inelegant and not something apple would do.","1297322955","2011-02-10T07:29:15Z" -"2202014","makecheck","makecheck",,,"2201090","0","I think it is more likely that Apple would start including mini-touch-pads with new Macs (like a standard peripheral).

Simply dumping touch apps on the screen is a bad idea. Even with my own work, I get tired of trying to click or scroll things that aren't meant for a mouse or a far-away, vertical screen.","1297347950","2011-02-10T14:25:50Z" -"2205544","rdin","rdin",,,"2205542","0","The problem with this is that Nokia has invested a significant amount of resources into its own systems already. If it partners with Microsoft for WP7, Nokia will just be another player in the market with not a whole lot to distinguish itself from other manufacturers, such as Samsung.","1297410750","2011-02-11T07:52:30Z" -"2205545","tonyshili","tonyshili",,,"2205542","3","It will be interesting to see if Microsoft can use Nokia's international presence to tap into the developing European smart phone market.","1297410807","2011-02-11T07:53:27Z" -"2205557",,,,"true","2205542","4",,"1297411066","2011-02-11T07:57:46Z" -"2205570","jwang815","jwang815",,,"2205542","2","There needs to be uniformity in the OS though. I don't think more than 3 can co-exist in the long-term. Users don't want too many options in the OS, but the hardware options is a huge plus.","1297411389","2011-02-11T08:03:09Z" -"2205576","mackeian","mackeian",,,"2205542","5","Hardware ooption is not a huge plus if you see for performance. Why Apple's products are working so smooth is because of the dedicated hardware.","1297411578","2011-02-11T08:06:18Z" -"2205681","maguay","maguay",,,"2205542","1","Nokia won't be able to ship Windows Phone 7 updates for existing Nokia smartphones, so everything will hinge on how many new Nokia WP7 devices they sell over the next year. If they don't start selling better, it's no net change...","1297414986","2011-02-11T09:03:06Z" -"2209118","corin_","corin_",,,"2209062","1","

  The UK-based TweetDeck had raised a little over $5 million in funding.
-
-Then in the CrunchBase box below:

  Funding: 	$3.8M
-
-Which is correct?

Anyway, congrats to TweetDeck, a friend of mine just started working there a few weeks ago so hope they go from strength to strength :)","1297478966","2011-02-12T02:49:26Z" -"2209330",,,,"true","2209062","3",,"1297486498","2011-02-12T04:54:58Z" -"2209435","jonursenbach","jonursenbach",,,"2209062","2","What could they possibly want with all these Twitter clients or owning a large chunk of the Twitter ecosystem?","1297490252","2011-02-12T05:57:32Z" -"2209491","peregrine","peregrine",,,"2209062","0","How does one monetize a twitter client? I've been using TweetDeck and while its great I haven't looked at one ad. Nor have I paid for anything. Nor would I. I guess I'm not clear how they are worth $25million when they appear to have no revenue stream and are competing directly with Twitter and Facebook.","1297492421","2011-02-12T06:33:41Z" -"2218121","pitdesi","pitdesi",,,"2218072","3","I don't get it... Uber makes a lot of sense in SF, where it is nearly impossible to get a cab, but not so much in other places where there are enough cabs going around (New York, Chicago). It might make sense for smaller cities, but I just don't see it working at a 50% price premium to regular taxis.

And then there's the problem with the taxi unions, who will fight tooth and nail to disallow this (they will say that using an iphone app is the same as flagging one down)","1297710835","2011-02-14T19:13:55Z" -"2218229","Vivtek","Vivtek",,,"2218072","2","Aw, sweet - I'd never heard of this service, but the idea is fricking brilliant.","1297711990","2011-02-14T19:33:10Z" -"2218687","slevcom","slevcom",,,"2218072","1","I still have that recurring dream that I've entirely forgotten about some college class, panicking, certain to fail and not graduate. Then I wake up to realize, ""I'm not in school. Awesome!""

In the same vein, rich people are collectively waking up from this recession to realize, ""Ha Ha! I'm still so loaded even my kids will never figure out how to spend it all. Awesome!""

Those people have to put their money somewhere. Wall Street is a decidedly less interesting choice these days.","1297717858","2011-02-14T21:10:58Z" -"2218836","henrikschroder","henrikschroder",,,"2218072","0","Meanwhile, the local taxi company I use the most in Stockholm has their own iPhone app which is basically a button for ""I want a taxi at my current location now"".

I don't understand, how can you make money for this as an external service? Aren't there local taxi companies in the SF or NYC that could do the same in an instant?","1297719987","2011-02-14T21:46:27Z" -"2231763","pclark","pclark",,,"2231740","1","In it's first year of sales, the iPad would already be a Fortune 500 company.

Apple has no problem making money off their hardware.","1297963225","2011-02-17T17:20:25Z" -"2231854","mooism2","mooism2",,,"2231740","2","When you say ""Amazon"", I take it you mean ""Apple""? Unless that's a development I've missed.","1297964325","2011-02-17T17:38:45Z" -"2232260","Synaesthesia","Synaesthesia",,,"2231740","0","If anything it's a sign of overconfidence. They almost all their money through hardware, and the App store/iTunes store is a very small part of their revenue.","1297968949","2011-02-17T18:55:49Z" -"2234793","Yaggo","Yaggo",,,"2234706","2","> monopolistic and anti-competitive practices

Any examples of these? Honestly, I can think none. Wanting their cut from stuff sold in their app store for their platform is absolutely fair, IMO.

Apple doesn't even have a monopoly, like MS ha[sd] in desktop OS market. Apple don't do falsifying anti-Linux/FOSS campaigns, lobby standard committee for substandard standards, ship substandard software (IE, Outlook) with their OS, or stop innovating for years when their bundled crap software becomes default choices because of their OS monopoly, etc.

Want to run your [non-3D/non-high FPS] software on iOS without Apple's permission, paying $100 for developer licence or learning Objective-C? Make it a web app with simple HMTL/CSS/JS (see the demos at http://jqtouch.com). You can have native feeling, run it fullscreen, have a homescreen icon etc. All of these friendly supported by Apple.","1298019174","2011-02-18T08:52:54Z" -"2234822","prodigal_erik","prodigal_erik",,,"2234706","0","This isn't a change. They've been doing everything they can to reduce tinkerers to consumers ever since the first Mac (with no retail boards, no expansion slots, and a dealer-only case opening tool). Now they assert a degree of control that not even Microsoft at their most ruthless would have dared. It astonishes me that developers were so blasé about this threat (at least the ones whose businesses weren't blown up by capricious last-minute rejections) until they actually saw a price tag on it.","1298020409","2011-02-18T09:13:29Z" -"2236242","JadeRobbins","JadeRobbins",,,"2234706","5","Yes","1298048875","2011-02-18T17:07:55Z" -"2236369","eengstrom","eengstrom",,,"2234706","1","Apple was never cute, nor cuddly, just your perception of it. I started in technology at the Berkeley Mac Users Group in the mid-80's while in my early teens. I was around when Microsoft was clearly the dominant leader in business and Apple, while highly valued was an graphic artist and midi gadget company and a non-serious contender in business environments. Wait, they still, mostly are!

Apple is now significantly larger in revenue than Microsoft; something I never thought would happen. Could they be 'evil' for taking the formula they started with and being true to their core? They have never wavered from their brand, or their goals. It's amazing really and should serve as a principle to anyone doubting their model or method of doing business.

Apple has always protected its IP, maintained strict controls of development and access, as prodigal_erik says below so succinctly. You bought Apple; or you bought the other guy. Nothing has changed, just the volume of business and the numbers who have adopted the various products.","1298050658","2011-02-18T17:37:38Z" -"2236716","anthonycerra","anthonycerra",,,"2234706","4","I don't think they've become anything. Their actions are consistent with what they've always done. It's more apparent today because their policies affect many more people. My startup launched a campaign on http://www.mylastiphone.com to protest their greedy practices.","1298055639","2011-02-18T19:00:39Z" -"2237663","brudgers","brudgers",,,"2234706","3","How warm and cuddly Apple was in the early 1990's is certainly open to interpretation - I saw them sell a Title I Junior High a computer lab full of Apple IIGS's in 1991. The difference today is that developers are finally realizing that Apple doesn't think they're cool because they love the iPad - they're just a resource for providing labor on a pay when paid basis.","1298070146","2011-02-18T23:02:26Z" -"2239201","foljs","foljs","true",,"2234706","6","You probably meant to send this to ""Ask Slashdot"".

It's a little beneath even Reddit stuff.","1298130511","2011-02-19T15:48:31Z" -"2236693","bradleyjoyce","bradleyjoyce",,,"2236675","0","For this to be respectable on Twitter's part, they should have outlined what policy violations were committed.

As someone who has a number of twitter apps, all this does is make me feel even more afraid of twitter's increasingly hostile attitude toward their developer community","1298055320","2011-02-18T18:55:20Z" -"2236728","andre3k1","andre3k1",,,"2236675","2","Both owned by UberMedia, who last week raised a huge round of funding and purchased TweetDeck.","1298055765","2011-02-18T19:02:45Z" -"2236761","hornokplease","hornokplease",,,"2236675","1","Coincidental timing? Twitter is also running a Promoted Trend for @TwitterMobile today:

Searching for an official Twitter app? Search no more! All our apps can be found here, in one pretty place: http://t.co/WbtFRN8

http://twitter.com/#!/twitter/status/38350069627359232","1298056220","2011-02-18T19:10:20Z" -"2236772","ajg1977","ajg1977",,,"2236746","0","""We haven't changed our policies, we're just enforcing them differently"" - the 2011 catchphrase for platform providers","1298056349","2011-02-18T19:12:29Z" -"2236777","jcapote","jcapote",,,"2236746","8","This is curiously close to the release date of their latest twitter app.","1298056388","2011-02-18T19:13:08Z" -"2236782","alphadog","alphadog",,,"2236746","6","Here's a link to the official Twitter statement: http://support.twitter.com/articles/452648-i-m-having-proble...

No clue to whether this is a permanent suspension - or what? I suspect it is since they marketed their apps at the end.","1298056438","2011-02-18T19:13:58Z" -"2236813",,,,"true","2236746","10",,"1298056797","2011-02-18T19:19:57Z" -"2236829","marketer","marketer",,,"2236746","13","This is what you have to deal with as a developer on the Twitter platform. Their policies have become so bloated and far-reaching that most apps are in violation.","1298056993","2011-02-18T19:23:13Z" -"2236835","jjclarkson","jjclarkson",,,"2236746","5","This is uncool. So I have an Android 1.6 phone. I use Twidroyd and the named alternative, the official Twitter app is for devices on Android 2.1 or later. I also have no plans to change my phone for at least another year. Maybe that's just me, but I doubt it.","1298057103","2011-02-18T19:25:03Z" -"2236867","colomon","colomon",,,"2236746","1","I just tried twidroyd, and my feed for the last three hours only contains these two tweets:

Support: UberTwitter, twidroyd, and UberCurrent have been suspended due to policy violations. Read more here: http://t.co/HHGa9k1

Support: Want to keep using Twitter on your phone? Download an official Twitter client here: http://t.co/rxwSYuW","1298057457","2011-02-18T19:30:57Z" -"2236900","corin_","corin_",,,"2236746","9","Would imagine that one of (possibly the only?) violation for UberTwitter is the trademark violation. They had already been forced to use @UberTwiter (without the double 't') for this reason.

Sucks from a user's point of view, UberTwitter is by far the best client for Blackberry, SO much better than Twitter's frankly terrible official app.","1298057947","2011-02-18T19:39:07Z" -"2236947","duskwuff","duskwuff",,,"2236746","7","Word on the street is that those clients may have been doing some sketchy things (""changing tweets to monetize... privacy issues with DMs""):

http://twitter.com/#!/marshallk/status/38679317034565632","1298058626","2011-02-18T19:50:26Z" -"2236994","bradleyjoyce","bradleyjoyce",,,"2236746","14","why does the TechCrunch story get upvoted more than the original source?","1298059433","2011-02-18T20:03:53Z" -"2237007","commandar","commandar",,,"2236746","11","This is a really crappy way for Twitter to have handled this as far as their users are concerned. Somebody over at reddit posted a screencap of an email that Twitter's apparently sending out to users of these apps, and it largely screamed of FUD to me:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/fo203/twidroyd_susp...

There are also indications that it's not just UberTwitter and Twidroyd, but all of UberMedia's apps that have been blocked. Almost makes me think that the FUD aspect may have been intended.

EDIT:

Looks like at least some of their properties, like EchoFon have survived.

I still don't like Twitter hanging end users out to dry like this, though.","1298059610","2011-02-18T20:06:50Z" -"2237069","eli","eli",,,"2236746","4","Anybody know what ""changing the content of users’ Tweets in order to make money"" actually means in this case?

Were they inserting affiliate IDs into Amazon links or something?","1298060432","2011-02-18T20:20:32Z" -"2237084","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"2236746","2","From Bill Gross, founder of UberMedia:

""Twitter has requested that we make some small changes to our clients, which we are doing right now, & we will be back live again asap.""

http://twitter.com/Bill_Gross/status/38692931690954752","1298060658","2011-02-18T20:24:18Z" -"2237218","chrismiller","chrismiller",,,"2236746","15","Anyone else notice that #Twittermobile is a promoted trend? Twitter are really pushing their own app today.","1298062441","2011-02-18T20:54:01Z" -"2237227","ENOTTY","ENOTTY",,,"2236746","3","Bill Gross on the alleged violations:

Trademark infringement: ""UberTwitter will change its name to UberSocial.""

Privacy issues: ""The privacy issues are related to handling Tweets longer than 140 characters."" This information, combined with ""privacy issue with private Direct Messages longer than 140 characters"" (from Twitter) makes me think that DMs and protected Tweets greater than 140 characters were passed to a site like TwitLonger, which makes the full text accessible by a URL. That site then showed the message to anybody who had the URL without any account authentication.

Monetization: Twitter believed UberMedia used affiliate links, which Gross disputes.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/18/ubermedia-bill-gross-twitte...","1298062538","2011-02-18T20:55:38Z" -"2237420","akent","akent",,,"2236746","16","Misleading subject line on the email from Twitter about this: ""Important information about your Twitter application"" (emphasis mine).

Turns out it wasn't about my application at all, it was twidroyd. Way to get my attention though.","1298065946","2011-02-18T21:52:26Z" -"2237682","mikey_p","mikey_p",,,"2236746","17","Affected by this and so annoyed, I'm about to delete my twitter account, so I wanted to backup my tweets, and found http://pongsocket.com/tweetnest/ which seems to do the job nicely.","1298070495","2011-02-18T23:08:15Z" -"2237868","rick888","rick888",,,"2236746","12","This is why you shouldn't rely so heavily on third-party services for your business. Twitter can either change policies to make it so you can no longer make money or just out-right compete with you and put you out of business.","1298074803","2011-02-19T00:20:03Z" -"2244029",,,,"true","2243846","1",,"1298256227","2011-02-21T02:43:47Z" -"2244241","corin_","corin_",,,"2243846","0","Given how it's played out, the way I see it is this: Twitter definitely deserves blame for screwing over their users, UberMedia might also, but hard to say.

If what UberMedia claims is true, that Twitter didn't speak to them about these issues previously, then the blame lies solely with Twitter. Why the hell would they kill the API access before trying to resolve the issues - unless they were trying to push users towards their official apps?

If UberMedia had in fact been warned previously, then they're lying idiots - but at the same time, Twitter should have issued a public announcement and a deadline for UberMedia to comply with their demands. But no, instead they don't give the users of those apps any notice at all.

Either way, I'm pissed at Twitter for this one.","1298261918","2011-02-21T04:18:38Z" -"2247603","msbarnett","msbarnett",,,"2247502","0","> Readability needs Apple to publish an app in the App Store. Apple doesn’t need Readability.

Pretty short-sighted analysis, overall. In a vacuum, Apple probably doesn't need Readability, or Kindle, or Netflix, or Campfire or any other specific SaaS app, video streaming app, competing bookstore, etc. But it isn't a vacuum; if you drive all of them away, there isn't a lot of interesting stuff left.

Apple seems to be betting that I'll throw away my Kindle account, my Netflix subscription, my interest in Readability, Evernote, et al, in order to stay on iOS.

But for me it seems easier to just replace my aging iPhone with an Android phone and keep using all of these other great programs, OS polish be damned.","1298327771","2011-02-21T22:36:11Z" -"2247636","code_duck","code_duck",,,"2247502","2","Wow, I'm so surprised that Gruber takes Apple's side 100%.","1298328446","2011-02-21T22:47:26Z" -"2247668","jawartak","jawartak",,,"2247502","5","> these guys claiming to be surprised and disappointed by Apple’s insistence on a 30 percent cut of subscriptions...

They're surprised by the language Apple used, not Apple's insistence. But I guess being accurate would make for a less sensational blog post.

>And how can they claim that Readability isn’t “serving up content”? That’s exactly what Readability does.

It doesn't serve up unique content, and it doesn't serve up its own content (eg NY Times, USA Today). In that sense, it doesn't serve up content. But I guess not saying that would result in a less-sensational blog post.

> Readability needs Apple to publish an app in the App Store. Apple doesn’t need Readability.

They don't need Readability. But they do need TinyGrab, Readability, et al. But I guess not making broad generalizations wouldn't make for a sensational blog post.","1298328976","2011-02-21T22:56:16Z" -"2247746","tghw","tghw",,,"2247502","4","Let's follow the logic:

Content developers own the content, but without Readability, who made an awesome app, they wouldn't get their content out to nearly as many people, so Readability gets a cut, but without Apple, who owns the distribution channel, they wouldn't get their app out to nearly as many people, so Apple gets a cut, but without the users, who own the devices, they wouldn't have an audience at all.

So where's the users' cut?","1298330159","2011-02-21T23:15:59Z" -"2247781","rlmw","rlmw",,,"2247502","1","It doesn't really help that Apple have a huge online digital music distribution business, and are trying to build an online digital book distribution business. Once you take this into account its hard to believe that they're really doing anything other than using their platform control in order to further their business interests elsewhere.

Gruber is entirely correct that Readability wished they had platform control, but I think he's missed the point that not every organisation abuses its platform control in order to attempt to remove competition. Its still right to call Apple out when they do this, especially when for 25 years their marketing has consistently tried to present them as a freedom loving, counter-cultural organisation.","1298330710","2011-02-21T23:25:10Z" -"2247895","mickdarling","mickdarling",,,"2247502","3","I posted earlier on this and submitted it here a few days ago. Apple is taking myopia into the realm of an artform.

As the app developers find out they can't get to there customers in the ""approved"" way through the AppStore, they can either give up all or most of their profit to Apple, give up on iOS devices, or start selling in the Cydia AppStore for jailbroken devices and go back to providing their users products they want to use and making money. More ""mainstream"" apps in Cydia legitimizes it, and more apps and users will follow.

My Earlier Post Links: -http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2228804 -http://mickdarling.posterous.com/apple-just-made-jailbreakin...","1298332479","2011-02-21T23:54:39Z" -"2248289","schraeds","schraeds",,,"2248244","0","Apple already charges 30% on in-app purchases","1298339832","2011-02-22T01:57:12Z" -"2249600","ZeroGravitas","ZeroGravitas",,,"2249556","0","Is it worth noting that the title is a pun on a BBC quiz show? I get the feeling the pun was more important than the analysis in deciding the gist of the article.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/onlyconnect/quiz/","1298375823","2011-02-22T11:57:03Z" -"2264514","sorbus","sorbus",,,"2264448","0","I would assume that the reasoning is that most people don't need or want a numeric keypad.","1298683192","2011-02-26T01:19:52Z" -"2264528","aeontech","aeontech",,,"2264448","1","I have been programming for 10+ years, I have a full keyboard on the desk, and I can honestly say that I have used the numeric keypad maybe a dozen times in that whole time. If you're an accountant, it may be a different story, but for programming... it might as well not exist as far as I'm concerned.","1298683539","2011-02-26T01:25:39Z" -"2264574","andymac","andymac",,,"2264448","2","I agree with the above comments saying that a minority would want it, but I seem to use the numeric keypad all the time as a programmer or calculating pixels when I'm doing layout work. I really disliked the minimal keyboard that came with my 27"" quad core iMac, so I took the free upgrade. Its unfortunate you can't do that with a notebook.","1298684967","2011-02-26T01:49:27Z" -"2264612","dillon","dillon",,,"2264448","3","Apple's Notebooks have full keyboards, what buttons are missing besides the Windows symbol?

If you'd like a numeric pad then you can actually buy a USB Num Pad from Best Buy.","1298686283","2011-02-26T02:11:23Z" -"2264717","foljs","foljs","true",,"2264448","4","Because they are not designed with accountants and POS clerks in mind.

Why exactly do you need a numeric keypad?","1298689369","2011-02-26T03:02:49Z" -"2276510","ekanes","ekanes",,,"2275969","0","Brilliant marketing. Don't miss that if Facebook wins, all rides between Facebook and Google are FREE, and if Google wins, all rides between Google and Facebook are twice the price. ;)","1299003491","2011-03-01T18:18:11Z" -"2277003","gkoberger","gkoberger",,,"2275969","1","Seems a bit unfair for Google- after all, most people there probably use Android, and Uber is iPhone only. Yes, there is a text messaging version- but the app is mostly what justifies the extra cost associated with using an ubercab.","1299010421","2011-03-01T20:13:41Z" -"2281937","cma","cma",,,"2281763","4","Gruber has been getting nervous; Jobs hasn't praised him by name recently.","1299108850","2011-03-02T23:34:10Z" -"2281944","dreamux","dreamux",,,"2281763","0","Apple pioneered a new sales and marketing pipeline, and gave it extremely low barriers to adoption for both consumers and developers. None of apple's competitors have been able to produce a competing service (based on community size), and until that happens apple will see no competitive pricing pressure to reduce their fees.

The cost to run in apple's app store probably won't stay at 30% forever, but won't change until it faces real competition.","1299108950","2011-03-02T23:35:50Z" -"2281954","zach","zach",,,"2281763","2","So the New York Times deserves the best deal in the App Store because they're such a big company with a great brand?

That puts a different spin on ""to the victor goes the pricing power.""","1299109086","2011-03-02T23:38:06Z" -"2282106","GHFigs","GHFigs",,,"2281763","1","It's extremely refreshing to read something regarding one of Apple's unpopular moves that isn't laced with fanboyism of one stripe or another.","1299111867","2011-03-03T00:24:27Z" -"2282116","Silhouette","Silhouette",,,"2281763","3","I suppose I can accept the capitalist argument that Apple is the big player with control of the game, so short of monopoly abuse they get to set the rules.

However, they do seem to adopt rather hostile policies toward the people who put the real value into their ecosystems, mainly the app store developers and content publishers. The good will of these communities has a lot of value, which a brand like Apple relies on. I won't have much sympathy if either or both communities abandon Apple platforms on a large scale if the alternatives evolve a similar level of functionality and more provider-friendly pricing and support policies.

Then again, in the mobile space, the ""competition"" appears to be organisations like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and RIM, all of which have serious problems of their own. Until at least one of them gets their act together, or something remarkable happens built on some disruptive new platform, I doubt the Apple execs are going to be losing much sleep. I expect they can get away with the cash grab for long enough to be worthwhile, even if it does cause them a PR headache with developers that requires some pain to fix if and when there is more effective competition.","1299111969","2011-03-03T00:26:09Z" -"2282822","jackowayed","jackowayed",,,"2282521","1","How does Uber get away with having people pay with credit cards, rather than Apple's in app payments? They seem to be a good example of the ""can't (easily) afford to have Apple skim 30% off the top"" category","1299126587","2011-03-03T04:29:47Z" -"2282892","zdw","zdw",,,"2282521","4","Did their Google v. Facebook challenge go away? The leaderboard is still there (http://www.uber.com/smackdown-leaderboard) but the blog post is not (http://blog.uber.com/2011/02/28/uber-tech-smackdown/)","1299128393","2011-03-03T04:59:53Z" -"2282964","lanstein","lanstein",,,"2282521","0","I LOVE UBER. A nice touch (one of many) is how they always say ""Nice to see you again, David"" whenever I'm with a girl.","1299130628","2011-03-03T05:37:08Z" -"2283128","flynnwynn","flynnwynn",,,"2282521","3","How many people are willing to pay twice the price of regular cabs - it's not really something I'm interested in splurging for unless it's extremely inconvenient to get a cab where I am.","1299134818","2011-03-03T06:46:58Z" -"2283278","jacoblyles","jacoblyles",,,"2282521","2","I've heard that there are non-uber cabs in San Francisco, but I've yet to successfully ride in one.","1299140009","2011-03-03T08:13:29Z" -"2283467","firstseries","firstseries",,,"2282521","5","A bit of an aside: nowadays, there will be 2-3 Techcrunch stories on the front page of HN at any given time of day.

Is Techcrunch content really that appealing to the HN crowd? Why not just visit TC?

P.S. I also see ReadWriteWeb gaming the site hard.","1299146843","2011-03-03T10:07:23Z" -"2337565","dweekly","dweekly",,,"2337455","3","Hilarious. :)","1300389283","2011-03-17T19:14:43Z" -"2337708","gojomo","gojomo",,,"2337455","1","...black swan events such as holidays...

The 'black swan' has definitely jumped the shark if it's now being used to describe events that arrive so reliably they can be printed on calendars, years in advance.","1300391020","2011-03-17T19:43:40Z" -"2338146","FiReaNG3L","FiReaNG3L",,,"2337455","0","Talk about a misleading chart, cumulative rides on the axis. Looking at the slope since last November, it's pretty linear, which would imply no growth at all.","1300396630","2011-03-17T21:17:10Z" -"2338398","joshu","joshu",,,"2337455","2","I guess someone is trying to emulate the okcupid folks, albeit with less interesting data.","1300400298","2011-03-17T22:18:18Z" -"2356105","ikigaigames","ikigaigames",,,"2356021","2","me too) me too... really didn't use it. did u try soundtracking already? i think its a pretty cool idea: use music as something to remember) cool","1300823337","2011-03-22T19:48:57Z" -"2356416","wmboy","wmboy",,,"2356021","1","It was almost as successful as Apple's Beetles music launch. i.e. they launched something that was old news and tried to market it like it was new (Beetles) and/or innovative (Ping).","1300826959","2011-03-22T20:49:19Z" -"2356533","dstein","dstein",,,"2356021","0","They tried pinging but there was no response.","1300828571","2011-03-22T21:16:11Z" -"2382253","blazer","blazer","true",,"2382106","0","You can get a dedicated server in this budget. Try http://blz.in or rackspace.com or wait for other hackers to suggest any.","1301400181","2011-03-29T12:03:01Z" -"2385039","superchink","superchink",,,"2384956","0","They can import your iTunes library, via an uploading tool (written with Adobe AIR).","1301442108","2011-03-29T23:41:48Z" -"2391821","RiderOfGiraffes","RiderOfGiraffes",,,"2391546","0","For reference, other takes on this story:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2391675

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2391424

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2391237

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2391051

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2390999

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2390721

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2390430","1301583394","2011-03-31T14:56:34Z" -"2392517","joebadmo","joebadmo",,,"2392419","8","I think the most annoying thing about Gruber is that he mixes fantastic insights with near-propaganda. He's also got a razor-honed voice.

Generally I tend to pay close attention to him when he writes about Apple products, eco-system, and culture, and ignore him when he writes about anything else, especially Google or Android.","1301592100","2011-03-31T17:21:40Z" -"2392561","mellis","mellis",,,"2392419","4","Openness is indeed a continuum and different degrees of it make sense for different people and different situations. The problems arise when you claim to be more open than you are or become less open than you were. Apple is clear that it offers proprietary platforms; Google claims Android is open but isn't acting accordingly.","1301592588","2011-03-31T17:29:48Z" -"2392570","DeusExMachina","DeusExMachina",,,"2392419","0","John Gruber is an Apple pundit and fan? Yes, we know.

His attack is hypocritical? Maybe.

Off base? I don't think so.

Yes, as the article says, Android is still far more open and customizable than iOS (and it's not that hard, actually).

Still there is another definition of open that matters to some people, and that definition applies less and less to Android, giving to all this a taste of bait and switch.

I know a lot of Android developers that believe in open software not on merely his advantage from a market point of view, but also from a philosophical one. These developers are all disappointed.

I am an iOS developer, I like Apple products, I agree with some of the arguments for a more closed system even if I disagree on a lot of Apple's decisions. I look at Android as a good competitor to iOS that keeps raising the bar and as a possible future market for what I do. I thought from the beginning that Android as a platform would have benefitted from a little more closed approach.

Still, I'm disappointed too, looking at Google's behavior. It angers me a little, even if I'm not an Android fan. Because I think about all those Android developers that now feel somewhat betrayed. This has a bitter taste not because Android is becoming more closed, but because this was not done from the beginning, luring people to the platform with different promises.

Am I an hypocrite too?","1301592669","2011-03-31T17:31:09Z" -"2392574","tptacek","tptacek",,,"2392419","1","Android is more open than iOS. It is less open than Ubuntu. We just saw a story today about Google playing favorites with access to early releases of operating system code; when you're shipping multi-billion-dollar SKUs based on that code, this isn't a minor detail. The fact is, Android is ""open"" to end-users, but not completely ""open"" to vendors.

It's frustrating to watch people try to reconcile this, because not only is everyone using different definitions of the word ""open"", but they change definitions from day to day.

Meanwhile: this is second-order punditry. It's a critique of a pundit. And it's a pundit who wears his bias on his sleeve. It's boring. People don't read Gruber for the unvarnished truth about the mobile market. If you want to right whatever wrong you feel is being committed because a gifted writer has overtly taken Apple's side (gasp!), write an excellent blog advocating for the Google ecosystem. But don't waste our time litigating against Gruber. Nobody cares!","1301592698","2011-03-31T17:31:38Z" -"2392593","ryandvm","ryandvm",,,"2392419","14","John Gruber has a very specific audience: people that adore Apple products.

His narrative is extremely well tuned to please these people and to keep them coming back for more. I can't fault him for his success as a niche blogger, but his material is so predictable and formulaic that I stopped reading long ago.","1301592945","2011-03-31T17:35:45Z" -"2392605","guywithabike","guywithabike",,,"2392419","10","If you want a tl;dr of the article, take the last bit:

Both approaches have their merits and their failings. How about we focus on that instead of which system is open or closed?

What is he referring to when he says ""both approaches""? He's talking about open versus closed.","1301593017","2011-03-31T17:36:57Z" -"2392611","wtn","wtn",,,"2392419","3","I think Gruber's point is spot-on. A lot of people prefer Android because they want it to be open and open-source, and Android companies market to the public on this specific point.

So I don't think it's off-base to point out discrepancies between the ideology and the reality. Gruber would absolutely like Apple to be more open. However, in this case, it is Google that contradicted itself with words vs deeds.","1301593051","2011-03-31T17:37:31Z" -"2392673","joeminkie","joeminkie",,,"2392419","2","It is getting tiresome to hear Apple fans, having long bashed Google's Android because ""open"" was bad, now bash Google for being somewhat less ""open.""

From my admittedly Apple-fanboy perspective, I always thought the argument wasn't that open = bad, just that that Google shouldn't use it as a marketing point if they're not 100% open.

And Apple makes just as big a deal about the advantages of iOS being closed as Google does about the openness of Android.

Right, but with Apple closed means closed. No one says that Apple is a ""almost closed"" and argues they should be totally closed. Google is half-assing their definition of open — which is fine, do what you want — but people are calling BS and rightfully so. The argument should be what is better: 100% closed or less than 100% open? This is where the shades of grey come in.","1301593573","2011-03-31T17:46:13Z" -"2392744","inffcs00","inffcs00",,,"2392419","7","The problem here is that Google used the word ""open"" as a feature of Android and marketing term against iOS/Apple. But don't forget that a lot of parts of iOS are open source and several parts of Android are closed (Google branded apps). Does the percentage of opennes matter?

Gruber might be biased but that doesn't mean he is wrong or off-base.","1301594230","2011-03-31T17:57:10Z" -"2392766","roc","roc",,,"2392419","5","A fair observer might allow that ""Android"" is still an Open source project, but only inasmuch as they explicitly identify Honeycomb as currently a closed-source fork of Android. Honeycomb may become open, but to discount the facts of today involves assumptions about future.

If our hypothetical fair observer were to disregard the assumed future altogether, things lean more toward Gruber than Google.

Google has gone out of their way to disavow pre-Honeycomb releases on tablets, and is withholding Honeycomb to only those tablet-makers who sign their agreements. They're currently doing exactly what Gruber asserts will become SOP and what they're currently doing with Honeycomb simply doesn't fit any fair definition of ""Open Source"" development. Not even their own.","1301594352","2011-03-31T17:59:12Z" -"2392995","cnkt","cnkt","true",,"2392419","15","Sorry guys but bad news here: when a open source project gets a back up from a big company, it's not open source anymore.

actually, it is open ""source"" but thats it. only the source is open. the ""fork"" arguments is also useless. if i fork android source, nobody will use it. nobody. because it's not ""google"" anymore.

remember the ""window controls on the left site"" debate with ubuntu? everybody was talking against it but it happened ""shuttleworth's way"".","1301596801","2011-03-31T18:40:01Z" -"2393055","jinushaun","jinushaun",,,"2392419","17","Honest question: Why do people listen to and retweet Gruber? Everything I've read from him is pure biased hypocritical garbage.","1301597552","2011-03-31T18:52:32Z" -"2393178","koko775","koko775",,,"2392419","11",">Any fair observer would have to conclude that Android is still ""open.""

In my opinion, any fair observer would have to conclude that Android is still about as open as it always was. This isn't necessarily hypocritical; I have never viewed Android as ""open"".

Now, personally, I think that it's more customizable and flexible because it isn't mature enough as a platform to be able to afford to lock down APIs. Not that I think that the end result of an API should be to lock it down, but orthogonality in a SDK can be very beautiful, as it is with Cocoa touch.","1301599383","2011-03-31T19:23:03Z" -"2393308","JCB_K","JCB_K",,,"2392419","9","""The biggest joke is that the Businessweek article ends with a quote from Nokia CEO and former Microsoftie Stephen Elop saying that Android is no longer open and that's why he chose the more open Windows Phone 7. YIKES! Not good company, Mr. Gruber.""

All good and well, but this is just guilt by association. Very bad way to end a fairly good article.","1301600672","2011-03-31T19:44:32Z" -"2393419","seanx","seanx",,,"2392419","6","Gruber is an Apple fundamentalist, preaching to the choir. There is only one true way and all facts will be interpreted or ignored in favour of that way.

Dissension is not allowed in his church, if you disagree with what he says then do so elsewhere.

If you need an analysis of what Apple is doing, or where they are going then he might be good at that (I don't know, I don't care) but you absolutely cannot rely on him for unbalanced coverage on anything else.

Arguing about whether google marketing is deceptive is a waste of time. ALL marketing is deceptive. Go watch an Apple keynote for example.

Arguing about whether android is ""open"" is also a waste of time. Open is not a bool, it's a float. If Linux is 100% and Windows is 0% then Android is maybe 60% and ios is somewhere in the single digits.

In the past 14 months, I have used WM6.5, ios, Android and Win Phone 7. The only reason I could use Android is that it is open enough that it could be installed on my HD2, a WM6.5 phone.","1301602024","2011-03-31T20:07:04Z" -"2393465","rbarooah","rbarooah",,,"2392419","12","""We wanted to make sure that there was no central point of failure, so that no industry player can restrict or control the innovations of any other. That's why we created Android, and made its source code open.""

How is Google not restricting or controlling* the innovations of other industry players?

http://source.android.com/","1301602562","2011-03-31T20:16:02Z" -"2393934","nexneo","nexneo",,,"2392419","13","Honeycomb isn't desert so named well by purpose -- Sweat honey is caged in honeycomb and protected.","1301609336","2011-03-31T22:08:56Z" -"2394990","bonch","bonch",,,"2392419","16","Google exploited the buzz of open source philosophy, so it's fascinating seeing the open source community's reaction to their stricter control over Android. Personally, I always saw the trumpeting of ""openness"" as an unrealistic marketing ploy.","1301633463","2011-04-01T04:51:03Z" -"2412921","rgrieselhuber","rgrieselhuber",,,"2412897","4","Congrats guys!","1302040805","2011-04-05T22:00:05Z" -"2412922","thegoleffect","thegoleffect",,,"2412897","6","Yay, congrats guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!","1302040808","2011-04-05T22:00:08Z" -"2412970","jonhendry","jonhendry",,,"2412897","3","Congrats, Moah and Alex!","1302041357","2011-04-05T22:09:17Z" -"2412998","pclark","pclark",,,"2412897","0","Did it take from October to raise $375,000? was that with a single guy on it dedicated or part time fund raising?","1302041850","2011-04-05T22:17:30Z" -"2413138","cloudwalking","cloudwalking",,,"2412897","2","A good start for 500 startups' first class. Will be fun to see what happens after demo day this week.","1302044154","2011-04-05T22:55:54Z" -"2413280","albemuth","albemuth",,,"2412897","5","no seatbelts?","1302047079","2011-04-05T23:44:39Z" -"2413482","yogiprerna","yogiprerna",,,"2412897","7","Congrats guys! Very exciting.","1302051797","2011-04-06T01:03:17Z" -"2413497","TheSwede75","TheSwede75","true",,"2412897","8","Next, Techcrunch stop's their inane self promotion in blog posts. As per my suggestion!","1302052148","2011-04-06T01:09:08Z" -"2413500","TheSwede75","TheSwede75","true",,"2412897","9","Also, congrats!","1302052176","2011-04-06T01:09:36Z" -"2413590","tom","tom",,,"2412897","1","This is a great example of 2 keys to success for startupts. 1. Hustle. Many people told Alex no before he got that first check, but he kept at it. Hit this milestone, get these sales, blah, blah, blah. He kept improving, kept serving customers and kept hustling. 2. He did what he had to do to get his co to the next step. When it was evident that SF was the place they had to be, the picked up and moved - and fast!","1302054794","2011-04-06T01:53:14Z" -"2447927","lmkg","lmkg",,,"2447858","1","IE9 not supporting XP at least had some sort of justification, regardless of whether it was a good decision. Vista was a large platform upgrade/rewrite, and they mentioned particular features IE9 was using that they didn't want to bother re-implementing for XP (graphics stack, security). But Win7 is not such a drastic upgrade over Vista (architecturally, anyways). So what's the explanation for this?","1302806506","2011-04-14T18:41:46Z" -"2447990","jameskilton","jameskilton",,,"2447858","8","Awesome. This means, if we extrapolate[1], that IE11 won't run on Windows 7!

[1] http://xkcd.com/605/","1302807902","2011-04-14T19:05:02Z" -"2447998","d0m","d0m",,,"2447858","10","Yeah, It's so annoying. I need to test on IE9 but I've only got xP..","1302808086","2011-04-14T19:08:06Z" -"2448014","WiseWeasel","WiseWeasel",,,"2447858","5","Well that's a disappointment. Since Vista and 7 share so much of the same architecture, I'd be inclined to believe this decision is completely political, which reflects poorly on Microsoft's leadership. This is hardly helping Microsoft to stay competitive with Firefox and Chrome, and it needlessly makes Vista a sub-par web development platform.","1302808339","2011-04-14T19:12:19Z" -"2448015","andrewf","andrewf",,,"2447858","3","Makes sense given that a year from now, MS won't be supporting Vista at all (eg with security updates) if you don't have some enterprise-y extended support contract.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/products/lifecycl...","1302808354","2011-04-14T19:12:34Z" -"2448039","icey","icey",,,"2447858","0","I feel like Microsoft should have branded IE10 as a completely new piece of software and not as the newest Internet Explorer.

Then it would have become a feature of Windows 7 instead of just another browser. It would have also given them the chance to try some new things without feeling like they had to keep any kind of IE legacy.

Yes, they would have had to support 2 different browsers for a time, but they have the resources to do that.

They could have taken the opportunity to compete more aggressively with a lighter weight browser. Microsoft is full of brilliant people, if they were given a mission that said ""Make an HTML5 browser, give it the fastest, most rock-solid JS interpreter you can, and oh yeah, include the DLR by default"" that they could probably deliver something pretty interesting without having to deal with the IE legacy.","1302808667","2011-04-14T19:17:47Z" -"2448063","Rodek","Rodek",,,"2447858","2","You have to consider several things that probably went into this decision:

1. Small and declining user base for Vista means it becomes less important for Microsoft to target those users. In fact Windows 7 already has twice the market share that Vista does and it's still growing rapidly. -http://gs.statcounter.com/#os-ww-monthly-201003-201103

2. If you project what some likely release window for IE10 and the next version of Windows will be (Win8) Microsoft is positioning itself to only have to support two operating systems. The cost of investment into a 3rd OS, especially one with small and declining market share (relative to it's other OSs), could just be too costly.","1302809059","2011-04-14T19:24:19Z" -"2448075","mxavier","mxavier",,,"2447858","7","I bet the people who spent good money on a Windows Vista license are feeling really good about Microsoft right now.","1302809226","2011-04-14T19:27:06Z" -"2448113","blhack","blhack",,,"2447858","4","Why does microsoft still spend money building a web browser? I understood this in the 1990s because it locked people to windows, it was a feature, and hopefully it sold MSN subscriptions.

But it's not the 1990s anymore.

Let google spend their money on this, or let mozilla spend their money on this.

Is there any reason microsoft doesn't bundle firefox with their operating system, and just EOL Internet Explorer?

/admitting ignorance here","1302810073","2011-04-14T19:41:13Z" -"2448116","GrandMasterBirt","GrandMasterBirt",,,"2447858","11","Looks like MS is pushing hard for ""upgrade to our latest os or DIE""... It's ok, their office will support windows 2k if it has to because its the big money maker. And people will leave IE behind soon enough.","1302810148","2011-04-14T19:42:28Z" -"2448146","tobylane","tobylane",,,"2447858","13","IE10 not being supported by Vista is like how things weren't supported by 2000/ME but were supported by XP. Vista is like 2k, low quality and often skipped over.","1302810542","2011-04-14T19:49:02Z" -"2448495","briancray","briancray",,,"2447858","12","LOL. Nuff' said.","1302815628","2011-04-14T21:13:48Z" -"2448538","random42","random42",,,"2447858","6","I believe this is an artifact of http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/APIWar.html

On the other-hand, MS is under the pressure, like never before to prove itself on the web, and few hard-choices need to be made for it o be nimble.","1302816460","2011-04-14T21:27:40Z" -"2449886","nabaraj","nabaraj",,,"2447858","9","So Microsoft wants to support only Windows 7 and IE10. I downloaded the beta and didnot see any difference with IE9.","1302857636","2011-04-15T08:53:56Z" -"2474007","brown9-2","brown9-2",,,"2473964","1","As a result, Uber has the power to say to Twitter “We have 20-30 percent of Tweets. So, are you feeling lucky? Are ya?”

Uber can then say “Unless you let us sell our own advertising, not yours, against those Tweets, we will have to migrate our user base onto a different platform.”

Boom

This is the .44 magnum Bill Gross is holding to Twitter’s head.

But why would those power users that use TweetDeck continue to do so if the owner of the app attempted to migrate them to a different service? Why would they be ok with being disconnected from the Twitter service they use so much of?","1303479820","2011-04-22T13:43:40Z" -"2474015","edw","edw",,,"2473964","0","This article is a huge, speculative waste of time. It's based on the assumption that UberMedia could convince Tweetdeck's ""power tweeters"" to switch from Twitter to some other platform if Twitter doesn't relent and accept advertising terms more to UberMedia's liking.

Is there a tension between Twitter and the companies that are trying to create (and capture) value on Twitter's platform? Of course. But this article reads like little more than over-the-top stream-of-consciousness link-baiting.

In other words, it sounds like TechCrunch circa 2011.","1303480021","2011-04-22T13:47:01Z" -"2474027","carbzilla","carbzilla",,,"2473964","3","The advertising power comes from the Twitter userbase. Who will Uber be advertising to if they migrate the power users (mostly non-consumers) off Twitter?","1303480264","2011-04-22T13:51:04Z" -"2474119",,,,"true","2473964","2",,"1303482033","2011-04-22T14:20:33Z" -"2495159","wdewind","wdewind",,,"2495124","0","http://www.uber.com/learn

It seems WAY more expensive than regular cabs (even livery taxis), not more convenient than livery taxis, and most importantly, as you mentioned, it's not really hard to get a cab in Manhattan.

I could possibly see it working in Brooklyn and Queens, but I don't see any difference in the service they offer compare to the livery companies, so it would just be another competitor in a saturated market.

Maybe I'm just missing their edge, but as a New Yorker and a techie I'd seem myself as their prime audience and can't imagine wanting to use it.","1304026084","2011-04-28T21:28:04Z" -"2506970","ramynassar","ramynassar",,,"2506846","0","Any thoughts on bringing it to Canada? Would be great!","1304356234","2011-05-02T17:10:34Z" -"2509015","fosk","fosk",,,"2508803","2","This is awesome. I wonder which is the process for realizing one of those. How he can make a crease without breaking the others, for example.","1304398245","2011-05-03T04:50:45Z" -"2509136","alanning","alanning",,,"2508803","0","If it could be automated, imagine what such a technology would mean to the blind. Printed pictures would no longer be just blank pages...

I wonder if something could be done with bump maps [1] and a high-resolution printer by doing multiple passes.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_map","1304402312","2011-05-03T05:58:32Z" -"2509399","biot","biot",,,"2508803","3","Alas, it doesn't appear there are any M.C. Escher creased pages. I was really hoping to see this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Escher%27s_Relativity.jpg","1304412757","2011-05-03T08:52:37Z" -"2509440","Tichy","Tichy",,,"2508803","1","Am I the only one who finds that kind of thing depressing?","1304414983","2011-05-03T09:29:43Z" -"2509620","crocowhile","crocowhile",,,"2509542","1","iPhone 4 in white.","1304423980","2011-05-03T11:59:40Z" -"2509636","towndrunk","towndrunk",,,"2509542","0","New iMacs are coming.","1304424418","2011-05-03T12:06:58Z" -"2520302","pixdamix","pixdamix",,,"2520184","0","Seamicro is already building servers out of atom chips

http://www.seamicro.com/","1304668355","2011-05-06T07:52:35Z" -"2520314",,,,"true","2520184","1",,"1304668798","2011-05-06T07:59:58Z" -"2553910","callmevlad","callmevlad",,,"2553872","4","You forgot the question mark in the title. Not sure if Betteridge's Law of Headlines applies here, but let's not convert speculation into fact on a whim :)","1305575643","2011-05-16T19:54:03Z" -"2553931","martythemaniak","martythemaniak",,,"2553872","15","Nothing indicates major product launch (ie, no leaks or rumours like any other major product launch). Maybe some kind of party and/or fun-time goodies for people to go and play with?","1305575971","2011-05-16T19:59:31Z" -"2553946","cafebabe","cafebabe",,,"2553872","24","Apple is foreclosing.","1305576129","2011-05-16T20:02:09Z" -"2553991","jpk","jpk",,,"2553872","1","Not having worked, or knowing anyone who has worked in an Apple store, inferring the magnitude of the event given the procedure is difficult. Have they ever done this before? If so, what happened when they did?","1305577067","2011-05-16T20:17:47Z" -"2554015","jokermatt999","jokermatt999",,,"2553872","9","Absolutely nothing about what's planned, just that something is possibly going to happen. I wish tech news focused much less on rumors, and more on actual announcements.","1305577524","2011-05-16T20:25:24Z" -"2554023","orofino","orofino",,,"2553872","3","Apple typically covers a large product launch with a large product announcement. I'd expect an announcement at least a couple days before looping in the stores for two reasons:

1) That many employees will be difficult to keep quite. It is my understanding that typically retail employees find out about a product launch along with the general public.

2) Soft launching or just launching via retail stores wastes a significant opportunity for Apple to garner extended coverage in the press. Why limit yourself to just one big press hoopla when with an announcement AND a launch you get two.

All that said, BGR has nailed stuff in the past and Apple likes to keep people on their toes.","1305577576","2011-05-16T20:26:16Z" -"2554035","DanI-S","DanI-S",,,"2553872","0","Apple, you are astonishingly good at building up consumer excitement. If I were ever to go into politics, I'd know where to look for campaign staff...","1305577662","2011-05-16T20:27:42Z" -"2554047","dr_","dr_",,,"2553872","13","A new iPhone? Rumor had it that it hadn't gone into full scale production yet, but who knows how accurate that is. -It seems like camera parts and cases were already being leaked over the weekend.

Plus if it's really just a minor upgrade, to a 4S, instead of the iPhone 5, maybe a full scale formal announcement really isn't necessary. It can still run the current OS, until iOS 5 is formally announced in the next month.","1305577930","2011-05-16T20:32:10Z" -"2554053","simplezeal","simplezeal",,,"2553872","18","MacBook Air with Sandy Bridge?","1305578028","2011-05-16T20:33:48Z" -"2554070","eps","eps",,,"2553872","10","> Thanks, Lindsey S.!

Lindsey S. from Apple's marketing department no doubt.","1305578286","2011-05-16T20:38:06Z" -"2554119","yumraj","yumraj",,,"2553872","11","TV (real TV, not the set top box).","1305579181","2011-05-16T20:53:01Z" -"2554121",,,,"true","2553872","7",,"1305579208","2011-05-16T20:53:28Z" -"2554190","simonista","simonista",,,"2553872","8","It seems strange to think that if it were specifically for the anniversary that it would be happening 2-3 days AFTER said anniversary (Saturday night and Sunday instead of thursday). Also, Sunday seems like a strange day for a new product launch.","1305580224","2011-05-16T21:10:24Z" -"2554306","fonosip","fonosip",,,"2553872","12","for the retail 10th aniversary. I guess a sale is in order","1305582380","2011-05-16T21:46:20Z" -"2554411",,,,"true","2553872","19",,"1305584240","2011-05-16T22:17:20Z" -"2554453","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"2553872","23","It's probably just a Macbook Air refresh. The MBA uses Intel Core 2 Duo and the Core 2 Duo's have been completely discontinued, with only a few being manufactured until the end of Q1 2011:http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2010/2010060901_Intel_to_disco....

Apple will have to move to Sandy Bridge at some point in the next year. Some may argue Apple is special and Intel will continue manufacturing things for them, but they have to move all their fabs to the 32nm process.

Also, the iMac and Macbook Pro were both refreshed recently getting Thunderbolt and the Sandry Bridge line.","1305585061","2011-05-16T22:31:01Z" -"2554512","Luyt","Luyt",,,"2553872","14","Next week, Apple will announce its entry into the console market with the iGame. That's my guess.","1305586231","2011-05-16T22:50:31Z" -"2554525","jsz0","jsz0",,,"2553872","5","Let's say if Apple were to launch a cloud service that required large amounts of data to be uploaded or downloaded wouldn't Apple Stores be a nice oasis in the desert for the slow cap stricken broadband connections most people have at home or on 3G iOS devices? One you get that initial sync done the incremental updates are manageable.","1305586558","2011-05-16T22:55:58Z" -"2554548",,,,"true","2553872","20",,"1305587021","2011-05-16T23:03:41Z" -"2554609","mikecane","mikecane",,,"2553872","22","iTunes Live?","1305588035","2011-05-16T23:20:35Z" -"2554723","ary","ary",,,"2553872","2","Let's be realistic. New product announcements from Apple happen at planned press events. The 10th anniversary of their first store will probably just have fancy new store displays and a give-away.

Edit: Disagreement probably warrants a reply, not a down-vote.","1305590322","2011-05-16T23:58:42Z" -"2554894","huntero","huntero",,,"2553872","6","If I had to guess, I'd say this will be the launch of Apple's cloud service. Coming right on the tails of Google I/O, it should take the spotlight from Google Music(what little it has). Also, this early announcement will allow developers to come to WWDC with some background on the service.

Actually, if I was a betting man, I'd say nothing is going to happen at all :)","1305594874","2011-05-17T01:14:34Z" -"2555010","jodrellblank","jodrellblank",,,"2553872","21","Black curtains? Training materials? No central event? New hardware to install but no manufacturing or shipping or boxed stock rumours to match?

Could be a service offering.

Could it be the official step-down of SJ?","1305597674","2011-05-17T02:01:14Z" -"2555018","Kilimanjaro","Kilimanjaro",,,"2553872","17","MacBooks in delectable colors from just $799 and MacMinis in nano size from $499.","1305597859","2011-05-17T02:04:19Z" -"2556899","daimyoyo","daimyoyo",,,"2553872","16","The thing that strikes me about this is that while all this is going on, there's no Stevenote scheduled. It's interesting that no one seems to realize how odd that is.","1305650596","2011-05-17T16:43:16Z" -"2577756","jfm3","jfm3",,,"2577656","0","I predicted something like this in an old HN comment:

http://hackerne.ws/item?id=2247654","1306188088","2011-05-23T22:01:28Z" -"2577785","ChrisLTD","ChrisLTD",,,"2577656","1","Something tells me Glenn Beck's star power will help his new website quickly catapult to the top of search engine rankings.","1306188491","2011-05-23T22:08:11Z" -"2578046","mvkel","mvkel",,,"2577656","2","Trademark law has classes for a reason. I'm sure Beck is perfectly within his limits to operate a company called Markdown that has nothing to do with Gruber's version. Also, why doesn't Gruber own Markdown.com? Seems like an obvious oversight.","1306193980","2011-05-23T23:39:40Z" -"2584519","3pt14159","3pt14159",,,"2584140","3","Remember this TechCrunch?

http://techcrunch.com/2008/11/12/ill-never-let-canada-live-t...

Yeah, so do I.","1306340852","2011-05-25T16:27:32Z" -"2584562","Philip_M","Philip_M",,,"2584140","10","good, He should go to jail for running an unlicensed cab service","1306341538","2011-05-25T16:38:58Z" -"2584595","davidtgoldblatt","davidtgoldblatt",,,"2584140","4","I'm a little bit confused - it seems obvious to me that Uber is running an unlicensed dispatch service. What's their argument here?

http://search.municode.com/html/14143/level2/DIVII_ART1100RE...","1306341854","2011-05-25T16:44:14Z" -"2584660","antihero","antihero",,,"2584140","5","I think what could be interesting is to write a site/app that would allow people to order taxis with ease (using GPS, etc), but instead sell it to cab companies as a way of getting business, so essentially anyone can be as accessible as Uber. A bit like what E-Resistible did here in the UK.","1306343057","2011-05-25T17:04:17Z" -"2584678","cwilson","cwilson",,,"2584140","1","On one hand I don't feel bad for Uber because they knew exactly what they were getting into but the idealist part of me also wants to cheer them on. I'm absolutely tired of asshole cab drivers, dirty cabs, and no-shows multiple times per week. Thus loving Uber.","1306343167","2011-05-25T17:06:07Z" -"2584838","nostromo","nostromo",,,"2584140","0","The taxi situation in SF is so miserable. For example, right now and for the past week or so, almost every cab in SF is telling their riders that their credit card machine is broken. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/22/us/22bctaxi.html Basically, they aren't happy that they have to pay credit card fees -- well sorry, nobody does, but that's a cost of doing business.

And next time you can't find a cab, keep this in mind -- SF didn't add any (transferable) cab licenses for 33 years, until 2010. http://www.ktvu.com/news/24519083/detail.html

It's pretty clear who is writing the rules for taxis in SF, and it's not someone with the consumer in mind.","1306345811","2011-05-25T17:50:11Z" -"2584848",,,,"true","2584140","6",,"1306345918","2011-05-25T17:51:58Z" -"2584895","dreamdu5t","dreamdu5t",,,"2584140","8","Disruptive? Please. Uber is a driver service where you simply book it over the web. It's hardly disruptive, or much different than services already out there.","1306346667","2011-05-25T18:04:27Z" -"2584900","inmygarage","inmygarage",,,"2584140","2","I think Travis enjoys living on the edge. One of his previous companies, Scour, was sued for $250 billion. (Source: http://www.crunchbase.com/person/travis-kalanick). I guess he fits pg's definition of ""naughtiness""?","1306346798","2011-05-25T18:06:38Z" -"2584904","neworbit","neworbit",,,"2584140","7","Travis kind of thrives on stepping over the line - his first big deal was P2P service Scour and he likes to tell everyone about how there was a half-trillion dollar judgement against them. I don't think he's likely to face anything like that with Uber!","1306346845","2011-05-25T18:07:25Z" -"2584967","kucin","kucin",,,"2584140","11","I agree with the permit restrictions in San Francisco. Without it, you would have monopolies dominated by big business and the rich, which hurts minorities from having their own taxi services. Uber is a clear example of the rich trying to take over business from minorities and people who need money most.","1306347850","2011-05-25T18:24:10Z" -"2584970","JonnieCache","JonnieCache",,,"2584140","9","Hah, he best hope that this on-the-record comment isn't taken in court as a tacit acceptance of guilt/culpability/whatever.

IANAL, but isn't this the kind of offhand comment that frequently comes back to haunt people? I guess its very dependent on which country you're in.","1306347874","2011-05-25T18:24:34Z" -"2587390","DzHiBaS","DzHiBaS",,,"2587382","2","in Linux it's also crashes","1306411038","2011-05-26T11:57:18Z" -"2587410","edvinasbartkus","edvinasbartkus",,,"2587382","0","""Some of you may have problems signing in to Skype and making calls. We’re investigating and hope to have more details to share soon."" -http://twitter.com/#!/Skype/status/73718207676022784","1306411528","2011-05-26T12:05:28Z" -"2587778","turbohz","turbohz",,,"2587382","1","So it's not just me? Good to know.","1306419301","2011-05-26T14:15:01Z" -"2604995","orofino","orofino",,,"2604971","0","I would guess the most likely next step is integration similar to what is seen in Android with contacts existing on the phone.

I could also mean an almost de facto replacement of text messages.","1306881713","2011-05-31T22:41:53Z" -"2613951","rawsyntax","rawsyntax",,,"2613913","0","this is more or less like building a blog","1307048531","2011-06-02T21:02:11Z" -"2626146","tobylane","tobylane",,,"2626026","0","Can a social network really be pageless? As I understand you're only meant to reach out to strangers/friends you didn't think of in Game Centre, the rest is for people you intend to frequently share with.","1307388831","2011-06-06T19:33:51Z" -"2626695","edw","edw",,,"2626026","1","How are you using ""pseudo"" in this context? Do you mean ""implicit""? Are you trying to imply some sort of value judgement?","1307394757","2011-06-06T21:12:37Z" -"2627556","pedalpete","pedalpete",,,"2627100","1","I think the arguments against Windows 8 and quoting the price of OSX Lion, miss the point that you can't run it unless you are on Apple hardware.","1307410933","2011-06-07T01:42:13Z" -"2628608","rkwz","rkwz",,,"2627100","0",">>Content lock-in is what every company wants to get, as it makes it difficult or prohibitively expensive for customers to take their business elsewhere. The new apps and document revamp in OS X and iOS 5 takes this lock-in to a new level, by doing away with a traditional filesystem and replacing it with documents that just exist on every Apple system. This is the ultimate lock-in, and it crosses laptops, phones and tablets. It is a brilliant move by Apple for the long term.

Interesting, so it's like a private filesystem on the cloud.","1307444049","2011-06-07T10:54:09Z" -"2629558","riffraff","riffraff",,,"2629528","4","Arguable. -For one, iCloud will allow you to keep ""the last 1000 pictures"", but the mac or pc will be where all of them are supposed to be. I am not a big photographer, but I have at least four times those.

So you will still need a PC, and sadly, a backup system.","1307461352","2011-06-07T15:42:32Z" -"2629747","tptacek","tptacek",,,"2629528","1","""Claim chowder"" refers to refutations of strident and (usually) objectively measurable assertions. ""Apples's going to sell a couple thousand of these at best."" Often, things you can make stock purchasing decisions based on.

The Gruber statement this one cherry picks begins with ""I think"", and is about the noodley notion of ""the post-PC era"". In the end, what this blog post does is illustrate how Gruber is controlling the conversation, as rival pundits try to use his framing devices, badly.","1307463867","2011-06-07T16:24:27Z" -"2629774","raganwald","raganwald",,,"2629528","0","Since he's first in line to ladle it out, I'm happy to watch Gruber eat a little claim chowder of his own, but I don't think he was being ""defensive,"" I simply think he was mistaken.

Also, the whole ""claim chowder"" thing as he dishes it out usually refers to sharp criticism. As in, if someone else writes that the iPad is terrible because you'll never be able to sync it over wireless.

That's when you eat the chowder, because you were busy telling other people what they cannot do. In this case, Gruber seems to have simply misprognosticated how quickly wireless would become good enough to let go of the PC for a lot of iPad and iPhone users. I don't see that is being in the same realm as criticizing Apple or a competitor.

The canonical example of Gruber dishing out the claim chowder is probably this line:

  Guess What? They Just Walked In.
-  --------------------------------
-
-  Speaking of Palm CEO Ed Colligan, now’s a good time
-  to recall his comments from last November, regarding
-  the prospects of Apple’s then-only-rumored entry into
-  the mobile phone market:
-
-  > Colligan laughed off the idea that any company — 
-  > including the wildly popular Apple Computer — 
-  > could easily win customers in the finicky smart-phone
-  > sector.
-
-  > “We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here
-  > figuring out how to make a decent phone,” he said.
-  > “PC guys are not going to just figure this out.
-  > They’re not going to just walk in.”
-
-http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/08/24/colligan

Gruber's remarks about the need for a PC are not even remotely of the same tone as Ed Colligan's contempt for Apple's ability to build a phone.","1307464119","2011-06-07T16:28:39Z" -"2630090",,,,"true","2629528","6",,"1307468222","2011-06-07T17:37:02Z" -"2630133","tomelders","tomelders",,,"2629528","2","The Gruber quote starts with the words ""I don't think..."", which fully qualifies if for me. I know exactly what I'm getting, an ""opinion"".

Claim Chowder tends to be a lot more arrogant than that, and is usually qualified with lines like ""trust me"" or ""I know a thing or two about this or that so I'm right and Apple is dead wrong"".","1307468717","2011-06-07T17:45:17Z" -"2630183","tomkarlo","tomkarlo",,,"2629528","3","As far as I can tell, yesterday’s announcement supports what the OP is quoting from Gartenberg – his point was that “post PC” doesn’t mean no more PCs. The announcement yesterday simply meant that Apple now considers the PC a device on equal footing with the phone and tablet rather than the “hub” of your media collection. That doesn’t mean no PCs, it just means the end of “PC era” where they were the central computing device. Being demoted to a peer isn’t the same as being deprecated as obsolete.","1307469344","2011-06-07T17:55:44Z" -"2630375","YooLi","YooLi",,,"2629528","5","Just because there is wireless syncing and no need to activate with iTunes doesn't indicate that Jobs meant post-pc to mean ""no pc needed"". I still think post-pc means after the pc, as both Gartenberg and Gruber suggest.","1307472627","2011-06-07T18:50:27Z" -"2630754","kmfrk","kmfrk",,,"2629528","7","There are plenty of things to criticize John Gruber for, but this is hardly one of them.","1307479107","2011-06-07T20:38:27Z" -"2630406","soofaloofa","soofaloofa",,,"2630143","1","Anyone else feel that these quotes have been cherry-picked to support 37 signals business philosophy?","1307473198","2011-06-07T18:59:58Z" -"2630434","jdp23","jdp23",,,"2630143","0","It was a tough decision whether or not to sell Intrinsa to Microsoft back in 1999. I was the only one of the founders still at the company at the time, and the board was split. In retrospect, it couldn't have worked out any better. Combining our PREfix team with some really good people from Microsoft Research moved the technology forward a lot faster than we would have otherwise -- and tech transferring the stripped-down version of PREfast into Visual Studio put it in the hands of a lot of users across the world. At the same time, we found a good way to support our existing UNIX customers; and as expected, once we had validated the market segment, other competitors emerged, and Coverity has now taken things way farther than we ever did. From a career perspective, it worked out well for me and the others involved.

One of the key things we did before deciding to sell was look a lot at the political environment we were getting into. An acquisition's success depends a lot on its champions' political fortunes and how the ""not invented here"" antibodies get dealt with. Also, we were working with some great people who we clicked well with. And the problem we were addressing was very strategic to the company, so we got a lot of attention. So these are all things I'd consider in any future acquisition situations.","1307473686","2011-06-07T19:08:06Z" -"2630706","cmer","cmer",,,"2630143","2","This is getting old. Why is 37signals so bitter?","1307478403","2011-06-07T20:26:43Z" -"2631220","PedroCandeias","PedroCandeias",,,"2630143","3","Normally I'd rant about 37s' rhetoric getting old. But with the Groupon IPO on the horizon and the overbearing feeling that there's some kind of startup bubble about to burst, I think I'll cut them a little slack this time.","1307486409","2011-06-07T22:40:09Z" -"2638529","mitchellmckenna","mitchellmckenna",,,"2638242","0","Kind of a misleading title","1307648752","2011-06-09T19:45:52Z" -"2664285",,,,"true","2664234","0",,"1308283672","2011-06-17T04:07:52Z" -"2676012","masterzora","masterzora",,,"2675975","1","I definitely understand the cabbies' concerns about prices, but this is huge for Uber. As the cabbies seek to shorten the gap between taxi prices and Uber prices and shut down for an entire day, Uber swoops in with a huge customer acquisition push. This won't be the death of the cabs, but I'll love to see how Uber makes out on the deal.","1308603229","2011-06-20T20:53:49Z" -"2676101","brezina","brezina",,,"2675975","2","not sure if promoting this to existing customers was a good idea for uber. They sent me the marketing email. I'm a happy customer. But i didn't realize their prices were 2X cab prices. Now that is stuck in my head every time I call an uber","1308604496","2011-06-20T21:14:56Z" -"2676127","MatthewPhillips","MatthewPhillips",,,"2675975","5","So why are Uber fares higher than taxis on a typical day?","1308604796","2011-06-20T21:19:56Z" -"2676133","sciurus","sciurus",,,"2675975","4","The taxi strike is described at http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?entry...

""From noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, taxi drivers are being urged to park their cabs to protest the practice of charging drivers 5 percent of every credit card transaction, the consideration of an electronic tracking system and an idea to put more taxis on the street.""","1308604859","2011-06-20T21:20:59Z" -"2676141","kai-zer","kai-zer",,,"2675975","7","Why would you drop prices when there is no competition? Makes no sense. Basic supply and demand.","1308604951","2011-06-20T21:22:31Z" -"2676150","ryanf","ryanf",,,"2675975","0","It's bizarre that they're trying to spin this as pro-taxi-driver. I can't tell if they really believe taxi drivers would be happy with them for doing this, or if they're just cynically positioning themselves as ""for the people"" to erode public support for the union (or score PR points from public disdain for the union, I guess).","1308605077","2011-06-20T21:24:37Z" -"2676304","abeppu","abeppu",,,"2675975","3","That's a downright twisted use of the word ""solidarity"".","1308607316","2011-06-20T22:01:56Z" -"2676369","antihero","antihero",,,"2675975","8","Bloody scabs! At a time when unions worldwide need solidarity and they're undercutting them. Nice one. I guess this is the lovely caring capitalism we've been hearing about.","1308608313","2011-06-20T22:18:33Z" -"2677682","jaekwon","jaekwon",,,"2675975","6","i wondered if this was as gray moral area, but I couldn't find a single reason why this hurts traditional cabbies.

In fact, the fact that uber has the cabbies' back in terms of serving the city, makes it a win-win situation for everyone involved except the target of the cabbies' strike cries.

If you are a cab driver and you're upset by this marketing gimmick, holler.","1308638196","2011-06-21T06:36:36Z" -"2677733","jcr","jcr",,,"2677698","0","I'm also curious about the whole taxi vs not-a-taxi legal issues after reading:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2675975

Searching HN for ""uber"" gives further insight such as:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2584140

but it isn't conclusive.

I think we need to turn on the grellas bat signal.","1308639198","2011-06-21T06:53:18Z" -"2717084","kefs","kefs",,,"2717074","0","Ustream https://market.android.com/details?id=tv.ustream.ustream","1309495303","2011-07-01T04:41:43Z" -"2717175","Uhhrrr","Uhhrrr",,,"2717074","1","justin.tv - the delay between recording on my phone and watching on the desktop is about 30s for me.","1309498899","2011-07-01T05:41:39Z" -"2718502","jay1","jay1",,,"2718395","0","I'd be interested to see which of the winning companies already have cross-licensing deals with each other... and what % of Nortel's portfolio different companies got.","1309531368","2011-07-01T14:42:48Z" -"2726802","1010011010","1010011010",,,"2726707","0","Presumably Microsoft has no qualms with censoring results as it's told to. Or partnering with a company that makes most of its money from pirated music, which seems kind of hypocritical.","1309794033","2011-07-04T15:40:33Z" -"2729672","MarkPNeyer","MarkPNeyer",,,"2729582","2","Uber would not be in violation of this patent. It is based upon the concept of drivers offering rides, which is not how Uber works.

Disclosure: I am not a Lawyer, I work for Uber, and I have been known to hate on software patents.","1309871702","2011-07-05T13:15:02Z" -"2729691","adestefan","adestefan",,,"2729582","0","It doesn't matter since the patent expired in 2001.","1309871997","2011-07-05T13:19:57Z" -"2729843","idonthack","idonthack",,,"2729582","4","Not surprising. It isn't a difficult concept.","1309874733","2011-07-05T14:05:33Z" -"2729922","HanPhamMN","HanPhamMN","true",,"2729582","3","I am actually a lawyer based in Minnesota.

Prepare for lawsuits bitches!","1309875895","2011-07-05T14:24:55Z" -"2730127","Aloisius","Aloisius",,,"2729582","1","I'm shocked, just shocked that at the height of demand-responsive transportation system research that someone would have patented one!","1309879011","2011-07-05T15:16:51Z" -"2786907","OwlHuntr","OwlHuntr",,,"2786857","0","I noticed. It's incredible! Paradigm shifting! I was just about to post it too.","1311187479","2011-07-20T18:44:39Z" -"2787380","cbs","cbs",,,"2786857","1","No one? Today I've heard about it less than Lion, but certainly more than Thunderbolt.","1311195018","2011-07-20T20:50:18Z" -"2792555","smotherer","smotherer",,,"2792551","0","Its awesome","1311313004","2011-07-22T05:36:44Z" -"2832760","testinghello","testinghello",,,"2832535","9","> (He agreed to speak after Forbes‘ poking around Twitter, > Facebook and the Brown Directory revealed his name.) B

this is the most important part of the story","1312213947","2011-08-01T15:52:27Z" -"2832761",,,"true","true","2832535","10",,"1312213947","2011-08-01T15:52:27Z" -"2832988","torstesu","torstesu",,,"2832535","4","One of the strongest job applications I've seen. I guess he can put up Forbes as one of his references now.","1312216015","2011-08-01T16:26:55Z" -"2832991","peterb","peterb",,,"2832535","5","He is looking for an internship. Hello, Apple, hire him already.","1312216039","2011-08-01T16:27:19Z" -"2833010","daimyoyo","daimyoyo",,,"2832535","2","Jailbreakme is an amazingly elegant tool. Although I seriously doubt they will, Apple should definitely hire him. His products show that he understands design as well as anyone on their payroll now. That combined with his obvious coding skills make him the ideal Apple engineer.","1312216257","2011-08-01T16:30:57Z" -"2833299","drcube","drcube",,,"2832535","1","I have no clue how there is even a question about the legality of using your own hardware for whatever you want. I could ""crash cell phone towers"" with my car, but that doesn't give Ford the right to weld my hood shut. Seriously, how is this acceptable to anyone?","1312219059","2011-08-01T17:17:39Z" -"2833373","delinka","delinka",,,"2832535","3","The kind of control Apple seeks (to what purpose is irrelevant) is doomed to fail. You simple cannot control a device once it's in the possession of an 'adversary' (which in this context seems to be the owner of the device).

Once the attacker (again, the owner of the phone who wants to jailbreak) has possession of the phone, he has complete control over it. I wonder if Apple has this internal posture that they should make appearances of caring about jailbreaking (for the benefit of the carriers and their contracts) but actually it's not such a big deal.","1312219893","2011-08-01T17:31:33Z" -"2833617","rimantas","rimantas",,,"2832535","8","

  JailbreakMe’s sophistication is on par with that of Stuxnet
-
-No kidding…","1312222556","2011-08-01T18:15:56Z" -"2833624","Skroob","Skroob",,,"2832535","0","So much misinformation. Apple ""rushed to patch the security opening"" because IT'S A SECURITY FLAW that allows unrestricted code execution via a website. That's a pretty huge problem; shouldn't it be fixed right away?

""After Allegra released JailbreakMe 2 last year, Apple upped its game another notch, randomizing the location of code in memory so that hackers can’t even locate commands to hijack them."" Another security method, and one that some people ripped on Apple for not including for so long. Now they put it in and it's a paranoid response to stop jailbreakers?

Listen, there's no legal issue with jailbreaking. That issue has been settled, as much as it can be without a lawsuit and a court ruling. But Apple is under no obligation to make it easy, or to leave gaping security holes for jailbreak tools to waltz through. We need to stop acting like Apple is persecuting jailbreakers, when what they're really doing is fixing security holes.","1312222639","2011-08-01T18:17:19Z" -"2834215","alanh","alanh",,,"2832535","6","Ugh. “Obsessive control”? “Obsessive”? It’s a (very smart and seemingly unbeatable) strategy to limit user actions on these devices to known-safe actions, to prevent users from e.g. changing how the system itself works. It keeps down things like: User confusion, malware potential, customer support, third-party developer testing (heterogenous devices), etc.

I hate when bullshit business rags ascribe a quality like “obsession” (with the connotation of OCD or some sort of mental imbalance) to a booming business like Apple. As if they know better in this matter, despite the way Apple’s competitors in the market are making crazy little money in comparison…","1312230108","2011-08-01T20:21:48Z" -"2835678","throw_me_away","throw_me_away",,,"2832535","7","The kid goes to my school; we're both in the CS department. I met him once, and I saw him around the department a lot while he was still here. I don't know him, but from what I've seen, it's no surprise he hasn't found an internship: the kid is incredibly anti-social. Not to mention that being dismissive of other people in your first year isn't exactly the best way to build up connections.

Before I saw this article, I honestly had no idea he was Comex. I could tell he was brilliant, but that's pretty awesome.","1312256642","2011-08-02T03:44:02Z" -"2864600","larsberg","larsberg",,,"2864463","0","What are your questions about it? I know two startups friends did that used it (one I was a part of), and the program is exactly as advertised. All the software+licenses, free for use until you either pass the 3 year (IIRC) mark or several million in revenue. It also now comes with some free Azure time.

If you can stand the HN karma deduction of using the MSFT platform, it's a pretty fantastic deal. Oh, and the program administrators are less picky with how ""real"" you are than, say, becoming a registered iOS developer (having gone through both processes myself).","1312907210","2011-08-09T16:26:50Z" -"2865044","charlesdm","charlesdm",,,"2864463","2","Free licenses, no strings attached. I'm a member and I'm pretty happy with it.","1312913691","2011-08-09T18:14:51Z" -"2865472","gigantor","gigantor",,,"2864463","1","The ultimate intent of BizSpark is to get you locked into using the Microsoft stack, because chances are, by that time the free license expires in 3 years and your application is a success, you won't migrate to another platform as easily.

Not necessarily a good or bad plan, if you're set on using Microsoft technology anyway, you can save licensing costs for the first few years, and minimize some costs should your project not succeed. If you're just testing the waters as to which platform to use, BizSpark will tend to lead you towards incurring additional operational costs in form of Microsoft licensing fees.","1312921593","2011-08-09T20:26:33Z" -"2866098","mgutz","mgutz",,,"2864463","3","It's a big baloon payment. It is not FREE after the probationary period. There are definitely strings attached. There was a big stink about this with a well known open source .NET developer who worked at MS. It would have ended costing his startup a lot more based on the cost of a SQL Server license, etc. He settled on Rails + MySQL. Search for Rob Conery.","1312935065","2011-08-10T00:11:05Z" -"2866661","damoncali","damoncali",,,"2864463","4","It's legit. Free stuff, but for a limited time - then you pay.","1312947995","2011-08-10T03:46:35Z" -"2866309","glimcat","glimcat",,,"2866303","0","These guys:

http://www.ubermind.com/","1312939622","2011-08-10T01:27:02Z" -"2870378","niels_olson","niels_olson",,,"2870260","0","Confirmed: none of my old boxes from family or friends are worth a penny and not one of my machines is worth more to the world than it is to me.","1313013059","2011-08-10T21:50:59Z" -"2892256","exJMCN","exJMCN","true",,"2892251","0","I can see those posts when I am logged in, but can't if I am not. Hellbanned I guess.

Is there a list of HN mods somewhere? Did I possibly offend one with my posts?","1313518393","2011-08-16T18:13:13Z" -"2896324","jasonmcalacanis","jasonmcalacanis",,,"2896317","2","this was one of the top five founder interviews i've ever done... Travis tells three epic stories.","1313605537","2011-08-17T18:25:37Z" -"2896358","arepb","arepb",,,"2896317","1","I appreciate the bold vision. I also appreciate focus; here's hoping they get their current model fully fleshed out and in more hands before they expand into other verticals.","1313606216","2011-08-17T18:36:56Z" -"2896909","lambtron","lambtron",,,"2896317","0","i wonder if the company plans to pass along the staggering costs of a helicopter, private jets, and fleets of cars, to the end user. what would be the end users pricing plan for a helicopter from midtown to jfk? what other revenue sources does this company have? (maybe a marginal source from delivering food? delivering vital organs from hospitals?)

currently, to call a cab with uber in new york is more than 100% more expensive than it is to get a normal yellow cab. i can assume a small fraction of the general public would be willing to pay more for privacy and convenience (probably financial/legal elites). to keep a 'high liquidity' of cars will be expensive (particularly compared to new p2p car sharing models), especially when there is a high fixed cost and any unused cars would be eating away from margins.

i am just skeptical about this business model.","1313614250","2011-08-17T20:50:50Z" -"2896762","Louis-Eric","Louis-Eric",,,"2896736","0","Stunning; tech is still a meritocracy: execute well and you win. I hope this is not an indication of things to come. The best way to fight this is to shine a big spotlight on those events. Thanks to Travis & Jason for shining a big one on this.","1313611670","2011-08-17T20:07:50Z" -"2921143","bediger","bediger",,,"2920901","0","Note that this is a meta-article: it consists of a critique of another article.

The other article seems to be looking for the word ""abstraction-induced complexity"", which is when some interface makes some actions easy at the expense of making other actions difficult. The canonical reference: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.53.9...

Secondly, even notorious Windows Programmers say the same sort of thing about Windows tools. In http://www.charlespetzold.com/etc/DoesVisualStudioRotTheMind..., Charles Petzold himself says that Visual Studio rots the brain. He also misses the boat with his predictions about ""Avalon"", but that's best left to fanbois.

Thirdly, isn't this the same point Paul Graham made in his article http://www.paulgraham.com/gh.html ""Great Hackers""?

So, maybe the original article is correct, at least if you believe Authorities.","1314200843","2011-08-24T15:47:23Z" -"2921155","jpitz","jpitz",,,"2920901","1","Just about every non-trivial strategy for screening applicants will yield false-positives. Do you understand where the false-positives in your screening process are?","1314200982","2011-08-24T15:49:42Z" -"2967823","tatsuke95","tatsuke95",,,"2967709","1","Spot on. Of course a provider is at a competitive advantage if they don't have an iPhone. But it isn't an either/or proposition; I mean, you don't see Sprint offering to go Apple exclusive and ditch Android...","1315354826","2011-09-07T00:20:26Z" -"2968385","brisance","brisance",,,"2967709","0","iPhone users tend to be heavy data users. So what Gruber implies is that the relative lower volume of data usage on Android phones means the phone company earns less on a per unit basis.","1315370371","2011-09-07T04:39:31Z" -"2978632","danso","danso",,,"2978607","0","Why does this point ot the ""Linkedin"" wrapped version of the businessinsider article?

http://www.businessinsider.com/yes-microsoft-did-change-the-...","1315584646","2011-09-09T16:10:46Z" -"2984884","nirvana","nirvana",,,"2984880","7","Bookmarked. I like the idea, and where you're going with your first post. I literally stopped reading daring fireball because of the politics posts.","1315776219","2011-09-11T21:23:39Z" -"2984900","bonaldi","bonaldi",,,"2984880","1","First post tells me what to do with scant justification; a thing DF has never, despite its other flaws, done.","1315776533","2011-09-11T21:28:53Z" -"2984904","X-Istence","X-Istence",,,"2984880","3","I would love to have an RSS feed so that I can add it to my RSS reader.","1315776575","2011-09-11T21:29:35Z" -"2984917","redthrowaway","redthrowaway",,,"2984880","2",">Why install another browser if Safari is already included?

Because Safari's about third on my list of browsers I'd use, below Chrome and Firefox and tied with Opera above IE.

Sorry, this first post didn't do anything for me. Also, exhorting us to on the one hand, avoid proprietary formats, and on the other, to use what Apple has given us and little else is either very clever satire or the height of fanboism.","1315776767","2011-09-11T21:32:47Z" -"2984923",,,,"true","2984880","6",,"1315776865","2011-09-11T21:34:25Z" -"2984934","ugh","ugh",,,"2984880","4","You don’t read like Daring Fireball, old or new.","1315777098","2011-09-11T21:38:18Z" -"2985083","gks","gks",,,"2984880","0","Stupid name. It's more like you're trying to steal some thunder and grab his users.

This feels like the ""how to get a hit in the App Store"" articles. Take someone elses idea and redo it and make lots of money. Rehashing someone elses project to turn it into your own and make money.

Whatever happened to people having their own thoughts these days? Then again, with stupid articles on here about how ideas are worthless I guess this just comes down to the same ol thing. Beg, borrow and steal your way to success. Not that this is a bad thing for everything, but when we're talking about the written word and original thought is better than trying to be someone you're not.","1315780544","2011-09-11T22:35:44Z" -"2985252","gattis","gattis",,,"2984880","5","Daringfireball was lovable when Apple was the underdog, but now it's just annoying. If you want to use the old daring fireball as inspiration, you should find a more interesting subject that you're in love with that nobody else is. Then once they make it big, you can sit back and gloat like Gruber does now.","1315785470","2011-09-11T23:57:50Z" -"2993291","0x12","0x12",,,"2993118","2","These guys have looked very hard at the okcupid postings. Interesting stuff, but it doesn't really show how prostitution and alcohol ended up making uber better in some tangible way. Only that there were some interesting correlations.","1315944541","2011-09-13T20:09:01Z" -"2993318","networkjester","networkjester",,,"2993118","12","Fun read; thanks for posting!","1315944818","2011-09-13T20:13:38Z" -"2993354","goo","goo",,,"2993118","5","This is such a great look into data-- I've long felt that consumer companies like Uber (and Google and Apple and so on...) have the strongest ability to explore the fabric of today's culture through their data, and it's sweet to see that Uber has opened up some of that understanding to the public.","1315945424","2011-09-13T20:23:44Z" -"2993372","nhashem","nhashem",,,"2993118","0","Am I missing something here?

The article basically uses crime as a proxy for ""social population density."" I'm pretty sure you could also use ""restaurant reservations"" as a similar proxy, but then I guess you wouldn't get to use words like 'prostitution' in the title of your blog post.

Then, Uber cab riders go to these areas that are densely social. I'm guessing they probably take other modes of transportation too.

Then, something about certain crimes being more prevalent on certain days of the week, with some pretty huge leaps of faiths made in the reasoning and no actual testable data to back it up.

I don't like to post too often on HN if I'm just going to stand there and drink some haterade, but this just seemed like such a sad attempt to put together something for pageviews that I couldn't help myself.","1315945707","2011-09-13T20:28:27Z" -"2993383","andrewcooke","andrewcooke",,,"2993118","11","interesting, but wasn't there an article posted here in the last 24 hours on being too familiar? maybe they should read that. it was a pretty tiring read.","1315945812","2011-09-13T20:30:12Z" -"2993386","ataranto","ataranto",,,"2993118","3","tl;dr: people take uber to and from bars. that's it. not sure why that took so many paragraphs and images.","1315945854","2011-09-13T20:30:54Z" -"2993406","pge","pge",,,"2993118","1","Fun data, but one question - there is an implicit assumption that prostitution arrests are proportional to the committing of the crimes. I wonder if weekdays show more prostitution because the cops are busy with other crimes on weekend nights?","1315946149","2011-09-13T20:35:49Z" -"2993419","civilian","civilian",,,"2993118","4","Here's a theory: They're only tracking the prostitution that is caught. (That's how crime data works, right?) Wednesday is close enough to the weekend for prostitutes to work, but there's not too many people around. On thursday/friday/saturday there are hoards of partiers & other night life so they can blend in and find johns easily. But on Wednesday they're more likely to be caught.","1315946299","2011-09-13T20:38:19Z" -"2993801","jbigelow76","jbigelow76",,,"2993118","10","Link title is too narrow in scope; prostitution and alcohol make everything better.","1315952424","2011-09-13T22:20:24Z" -"2993938","fomojola","fomojola",,,"2993118","9","Very interesting. I wish they'd factor in gender: are they guys ordering or are the girls ordering?","1315954432","2011-09-13T22:53:52Z" -"2994177","MBlume","MBlume",,,"2993118","7","""So before you go running off screaming about how the welfare state is subsidizing sexy times for retirees, chill out and keep that in mind.""

As subsidies go, this one seems pretty obviously positive...","1315958297","2011-09-13T23:58:17Z" -"2994627",,,,"true","2993118","6",,"1315966829","2011-09-14T02:20:29Z" -"2995875","nhangen","nhangen",,,"2993118","8","I was turned off by the style of the author's writing, and couldn't get past the ""shut up"" line. This post didn't match my feelings of the product at all. All in all, very strange.","1316001933","2011-09-14T12:05:33Z" -"3020306","kragniz","kragniz",,,"3020223","0","I smell spam?","1316567288","2011-09-21T01:08:08Z" -"3050959","lylejohnson","lylejohnson",,,"3050892","0","There's not an official, supported way (though I wouldn't be surprised if someone has cooked up a hack for this). To be clear, you are aware of the Kindle app for the iPad, right?","1317265901","2011-09-29T03:11:41Z" -"3072468","joshu","joshu",,,"3072445","0","Nope. Just some funnily named name servers. Try Whois =apple.com (iirc)","1317756195","2011-10-04T19:23:15Z" -"3086214","shon","shon",,,"3086157","0","Up vote!!!!","1318025516","2011-10-07T22:11:56Z" -"3086243","Sotonyc","Sotonyc",,,"3086157","1","Up vote!","1318026115","2011-10-07T22:21:55Z" -"3090059","fmmfonseca","fmmfonseca","true",,"3090058","0","The overall response to Steve Jobs death has been staggering. A fact clearly supported by the peak in google's traffic. What's interesting is that the top correlated searches are mostly about his marital status...","1318150649","2011-10-09T08:57:29Z" -"3114520","lillik","lillik",,,"3114473","0","Interesting point... I would love to see it in practice. I also think the wireless carriers have a hard road ahead of them. They need to figure out a way to change and change fast.","1318671865","2011-10-15T09:44:25Z" -"3114525","jjflush","jjflush",,,"3114473","1","Definetly some food for speculations... although I don't agree with it 100%. worth the reading","1318672123","2011-10-15T09:48:43Z" -"3114638","Reddyzz","Reddyzz","true",,"3114473","2","We prefer for using iphone 4 it has a lot of good qualities, the graphics on it are good, the applications you can get it good http://www.electronicbazaar.com.au/","1318679095","2011-10-15T11:44:55Z" -"3119704","Reddyzz","Reddyzz","true",,"3114473","3","i feel cool n calm whenever i see those iPhones http: electronicbazaar com au","1318840937","2011-10-17T08:42:17Z" -"3124978","127001brewer","127001brewer",,,"3124859","1","""...Linux’s Ubuntu operating system comes for free and requires no updates, upgrades or expensive antivirus software to keep the laptop in shape. ...""

This is not completely true since Ubuntu does provide (various software) updates and upgrades.

""... The proximity of the Clintons and the Gates is well known to the world and needs no explanation. ... And the revelations of WikiLeaks only show how the US has been forcing governments across the world to buy expensive Microsoft licenses.""

Really? That statement seems a little outrageous.

Ultimately, as the article highlights, why are states ""...moving back to laptops for poor rural students preloaded with Microsoft Windows.""?

Does a computer preloaded with Microsoft Windows provide a significant advantage over a Linux distribution? For example, what is the goal of providing computer to poor rural students? Is it to make them computer proficient or Microsoft Office proficient?

(Also, presumably, these low-cost computers (provided to poor rural students) are not capable to run Windows 7 or Windows 8 - what version of Microsoft Windows is preloaded?)

Edit: Updated styling.","1318942951","2011-10-18T13:02:31Z" -"3124994","WilhelmJ","WilhelmJ",,,"3124859","2","The article says that over the next 5 years, about 7 Million laptops will be purchased. The price of windows mentioned in the article is about $110 at current rates, which means $770 million order for MS. That definitely is a big order for MS, considering the full laptop is only expected to cost ~$300.","1318943155","2011-10-18T13:05:55Z" -"3125047","saturdaysaint","saturdaysaint",,,"3124859","0","It really is infuriating how unnecessarily expensive and confusing Microsoft has made creating and exchanging simple document files. I talk to people all the time that are unsure about how they'll edit their resume on a new system or think they'll need a new copy of Office to update a file on their new computer (and then they're confused as to what version to buy). It's amazing how few normal people know about Google Docs - Google should really be pushing this on consumers more.

Microsoft might have made a lot of money off of this confusion, but in the process they've become the antithesis of ""it just works"" in a lot of people's eyes. They've made some of the most basic functions of computing an expensive pain in the ass for most of the PC era.","1318944274","2011-10-18T13:24:34Z" -"3125055","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"3124859","3","Too much ""the IT intelligentsia"", ""not offend one of the world’s most profitable and powerful corporations"", ""the future of computing"", ""The proximity of the Clintons and the Gates is well known to the world and needs no explanation"" for me to take the article seriously.

A bad defense of free and open-source software is not always better than no defense.","1318944461","2011-10-18T13:27:41Z" -"3125627","Delmania","Delmania",,,"3124859","5","Some key points from the article. -The first requirement was "" A dual boot system that had free open source Linux with the proprietary Microsoft Windows starter edition with antivirus software valid for a year.""

The second requirement was ""In its new tender, ELCOT asked bidders to provide only Microsoft Windows and removed Linux from the list.""

And a key point made from someone from ELCOT: "" “We will retain dual boot laptops to ensure uniformity in the supply of laptops by different vendors,""

Windows was always going to be on the laptops. More than likely, the vendors charge more for setting up dual boot systems.","1318952523","2011-10-18T15:42:03Z" -"3125762","tejaswiy","tejaswiy",,,"3124859","6","Sensationalism aside, reducing HDD capacity by half, removing wifi, removing a whole bunch of educational software just to pay for Windows? Just. Wrong.

EDIT: Although, I don't completely buy the argument about upgrades. I still have laptops running Windows XP that work great.","1318954431","2011-10-18T16:13:51Z" -"3125775","pnathan","pnathan",,,"3124859","4","One of the things that makes a typical Linux install better is the preconfigured programming environments on it such as Perl or Python.

Unlike Windows 7. It would be so nice if Microsoft installed Visual Basic Express on all Windows as a matter of course.

(Of course, this carries with it the presumption that creation is better than consumption, and to really use a computer, you need to be able to program it).","1318954583","2011-10-18T16:16:23Z" -"3191382","Piskvor","Piskvor",,,"3191245","0","Let me just put my best Admiral Ackbar impersonation on, here: in the light of the recent patent wars, do I see a patent lawsuit in the future? ""We kind of gave them a part of our functionality, but we didn't intend it and they're thus infringing on our patents."" Yes, this is patently absurd (pardon the pun), but so are 99% of the patent cases out there; but even should it be brought to court and thrown out, it would be good fertilizer for the one core MS competency: FUD (see the current Android patent craziness).

With this in mind, I fear Redmonders bearing gifts.","1320322639","2011-11-03T12:17:19Z" -"3204790","sixtofour","sixtofour",,,"3204761","3","""Indeed, the idea of patents on software alarmed Bill Gates, who wrote in 1991 (when Microsoft was already older than Google is now) that ""the industry would be at a complete standstill"" if software had been eligible for patent protection in the early days of the industry.""

So now we have software patents. Is the industry now at a complete standstill? Or from the other direction, what would the industry look like now, if there software patents hadn't been allowed.

Or to ask in yet another slightly different way: what are we missing now, what's been taken away from us, because of software patents?","1320635100","2011-11-07T03:05:00Z" -"3204939","Tsagadai","Tsagadai",,,"3204761","0","Some of their links are broken. The original memo by Bill Gates is a more interesting read than the article: http://web.archive.org/web/20070105162133/http://www.bralyn....","1320638762","2011-11-07T04:06:02Z" -"3205700","idspispopd","idspispopd",,,"3204761","1","There is no doubt the landscape has changed, sure when Microsoft was in it's infancy software patents weren't an issue. However the market at the time was also incredibly small, and it didn't stop Apple from suing Microsoft in the ill-fated look and feel lawsuits.

While the system definitely requires reform, it is the one in place and ignoring software patents is not a worthwhile strategy. Google have been on the sour end of numerous patent lawsuits from companies that seemingly have no other agenda than software patent litigation. Meanwhile Google may be critical of microsoft/apple/oracle, but their own intellectual property is also protected from these companies. Which is probably why google has always presented an ambiguous viewpoint towards software patents, and is indeed stock piling them as well.

Google are guilty of much lip-service against software patents, seemingly using the issue to dissent against their competitors and to feign an underdog status.

http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Google provides further details on Google's ambiguity towards software patents.","1320660757","2011-11-07T10:12:37Z" -"3205906","josefresco","josefresco",,,"3204761","2","How is Ms attacking Linux evidence that they stopped succeeding? I'd say they succeeded quite well in the desktop OS world.","1320667169","2011-11-07T11:59:29Z" -"3214728","freemarketteddy","freemarketteddy",,,"3214181","1","It is indeed a new low for Microsoft to be patent trolling on an open source operating system which is based on the linux kernel.I wonder what Bill thinks about this.

Also I really dont understand how a company which has tens of thousands of engineers has to do cheap stuff like this to generate revenue.I know a lot of smart people who (unfortunately) chose to work for ms and I wonder why Microsoft is not using its talent pool.","1320825722","2011-11-09T08:02:02Z" -"3215339","JoeAltmaier","JoeAltmaier",,,"3214181","0","All true; probably all legal.

Microsoft has been doing this for as long as they've been around. Used to work at a hardware vendor (desktop boxes with a proprietary OS). We paid $12 to Microsoft for every box shipped, because they had Intel processors and might conceivably one-day run Excel (called Multiplan back then).","1320844706","2011-11-09T13:18:26Z" -"3241640","andrewfelix","andrewfelix",,,"3241620","10","I usually find Gruber's tone to be arrogant and unnecessarily facetious. But I think his analogy is great..""This is like being a Rock and roll musician in the late sixties. This is like being a film maker in the seventies...""","1321414944","2011-11-16T03:42:24Z" -"3241680","MatthewPhillips","MatthewPhillips",,,"3241620","12","tldr; John Gruber endorses iOS.","1321416003","2011-11-16T04:00:03Z" -"3241681","josephcooney","josephcooney",,,"3241620","2","I don't want to under-estimate the importance of movable type...but what has Gruber developed? Looking at the list at http://daringfireball.net/projects/ doesn't exactly fill me with shock and awe. I'd imagine with his huge following in the apple community he could put almost anything on the app store and it would sell. Can someone enlighten me? I guess my meta-point is, why am I reading software development career advice from someone who doesn't seem to be a developer?","1321416013","2011-11-16T04:00:13Z" -"3241693","goodside","goodside",,,"3241620","3","""One simple way to look at it is that there are far more people who've never bought an iPhone and who've never bought an iPad, who will in the next five years than all of us who've already bought at least one to this point.""

That's one simple way to look at it. Another slightly less simple way is that the ones that already have Apple devices are the savviest, hippest, and spendiest consumers around, and you can't possibly hope to milk as much money per person from the ones that adopt later.","1321416179","2011-11-16T04:02:59Z" -"3241699","jerguismi","jerguismi",,,"3241620","4","It would be interesting to know, why being an Apple developer is favourable to being any other type of a developer? For example, android market share is already larger than Apple devices, and people still spend lots of time in front of traditional web browsers.

You can still make fortunes and/or have an interesting career with other platforms and technologies too.","1321416284","2011-11-16T04:04:44Z" -"3241700","mcantelon","mcantelon",,,"3241620","9",">This is like being a Rock and roll musician in the late sixties. This is like being a film maker in the seventies following Scorsese, Coppola, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas (when he was a saint).

That's a hilarious sell. Better not mention the bigger, even faster growing Android market.","1321416302","2011-11-16T04:05:02Z" -"3241701","steele","steele",,,"3241620","14","By that logic, it's a much better time to be an Android developer as long as you support 2.2 and up.

You bring the dynamite, I'll bring the pickaxe & canary, let's gold rush!","1321416332","2011-11-16T04:05:32Z" -"3241706","tikhonj","tikhonj",,,"3241620","11","This might be true of Apple, but it is definitely true of both the software industry and theoretical CS. The industry is expanding--computers are getting cheaper and more plentiful so we need more and more software. Since we also have more computational power in our hands, we can do more and more interesting things with computers.

Theoretical computer science is also in an exciting time--it is a nascent field with many exciting discoveries and inventions to be made even without gigantic budgets. I think it's something like physics in the early 20th century, before they started needing gigantic particle accelerators and the like (I'm sure physics is still exciting and I'm just showing my ignorance, but I think there's a parallel nonetheless).

Right now is a perfect time to be a developer or computer scientist anywhere, not just at Apple.","1321416369","2011-11-16T04:06:09Z" -"3241723","daenz","daenz",,,"3241620","15","tldr; Develop for the App Store and you could be famous and make loads of money like <insert cultural icon>, or don't and you might just regret your entire life.","1321416704","2011-11-16T04:11:44Z" -"3241732","gcl2","gcl2",,,"3241620","5","Gruber is like a person who really enjoys eating cupcakes. He knows all about cupcakes, and even goes so far as to think he knows how to make them. He's probably baked a few things here and there. Sadly, he also thinks his 'expertise' on all things cupcakes makes him an all round bonafide chef.","1321416837","2011-11-16T04:13:57Z" -"3241736","postfuturist","postfuturist",,,"3241620","7","Someone who calls themselves an Apple developer and who doesn't work for Apple needs to consider expanding their horizons. Mobile developer? That's a little better. Or just, developer. It's a great time to be a developer.","1321416875","2011-11-16T04:14:35Z" -"3241739",,,,"true","3241620","20",,"1321416992","2011-11-16T04:16:32Z" -"3241831","mmaunder","mmaunder",,,"3241620","8","The pool of revenue is still small: Since the creation of the app store in July 2008 to July this year, Apple has paid out $2.5 billion to developers and my projected payout for 2011 is $1.995B.

Even so, competition is fierce. In May this year there were 85,560 unique developers writing apps for the store.

Having said that, gold rushes are how big cities are built.","1321418994","2011-11-16T04:49:54Z" -"3241844","Kylekramer","Kylekramer",,,"3241620","1","At the risk of being a cynical ass, let's not forget that this is basically Gruber playing the modern day equivalent of Levi Strauss: ""Come to California/the App Store, you'll get amazingly rich! And while you're here, I am sure you would be interested in some clothing and dry goods/a $6,500 ad on the most influential Apple blog.""","1321419147","2011-11-16T04:52:27Z" -"3241848","hellotoby","hellotoby",,,"3241620","17","I feel this way too just not about Apple products, but about HTML.

These surely are great days to be a web developer. HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript coupled with great browser support. It feels like there is so much that can be achieved!","1321419220","2011-11-16T04:53:40Z" -"3241874","cooldeal","cooldeal",,,"3241620","21","The bottom 80% of apps split just 3% of the revenue.

From http://www.fastcompany.com/1792313/striking-it-rich-in-the-a...

Developer Daniel Markham calls iPhone development “App Store Roulette,” and Andy Finnell of the software studio Fortunate Bear cautions against hoping for App Store success. “You’re betting a lot of this on luck, and the odds are stacked against you,"" Finnell says. ""You’d have better odds playing slots at a casino.”

Indeed, as much as app development has been called a gold rush, there is an equally loud theory that it operates more like a casino.

“The closest thing I’ve seen to a ‘business model’ for marketing iPhone apps is to advertise like crazy until you get into the top 50,” says David Barnard of AppCubby. “Once you’re there, the top 50 list will start generating its own buzz...But that’s not a business model, that’s like rolling the dice at a casino.”","1321419706","2011-11-16T05:01:46Z" -"3241906","rglover","rglover",,,"3241620","16","It may sound incredibly frivolous now, but he's right. Irrespective of Apple or iOS, this is the time to be doing something more. I think the message here goes beyond just developing for iOS, but rather, for everything. Build something that you love, work for a company where you feel like you're doing something worthwhile. Whatever you do, make sure you're working on something that makes you say ""fuck yeah."" Don't neglect what's about to happen. We're about to see a major shift in technology and for those who are truly passionate about it, you'll want to be a part of it.","1321420342","2011-11-16T05:12:22Z" -"3241951","wavephorm","wavephorm",,,"3241620","22","This sounds like an advertisement to come panning for gold in 1854, years after the gold rush had begun. I think the iTunes app store story is practically over by this point. The app store is long-since saturated with useless gimmicky fart apps, and Apple's force grip on the development process will stifle innovation which is already spilling back into the web via HTML5 and WebGL.","1321421263","2011-11-16T05:27:43Z" -"3242051","georgieporgie","georgieporgie",,,"3241620","23","Everything he said can pretty much be said about the web, too. Along with that comes the fact that of these millions of news users, hardly anyone will want to pay a dime for anything.

That was the beautiful thing about developing software in the 90's: people were still willing to pay for stuff, you just had to figure out the (often insurmountable) distribution. Now, it seems like the only way to make a meaningful income is to insert yourself between layers of large business.","1321423546","2011-11-16T06:05:46Z" -"3242114","cppsnob","cppsnob",,,"3241620","0","I was sad to see that Gruber couldn't step out of his Apple bubble to tackle this topic (or any topic, ever), so I will:

Everyone who thinks ""I should be developing for platform X"" is thinking far too small. Take a look around you.. how many of the great companies were formed developing for a particular platform (unless it's their own)? Almost none. In 10 years, do you want to be the old and busted equivalent of the MFC expert whose software was hot in year 2000?

You don't make the Googles, Facebooks, Twitters, of the world by developing just for iOS. Or just for Android. If that's your business plan, tear it up and start over. Because $0.99 a pop doesn't amount to jack-all unless you're Angry Birds. And even they, if they got $1 for each of their 500MM downloads, have still not made as much as Modern Warfare 3 made last week ($738MM in revenue).

Go create a market. Stop being part of Apple's/Google's market for drumming up hardware sales and/or serving ads.","1321425240","2011-11-16T06:34:00Z" -"3242302","tzury","tzury",,,"3241620","6","I am trying to figure out why don't Gruber himself listen to his own advice and develop iPhone/iPad app already.

I mean, writing good technical reviews and opinions about iOS is a very nice thing. But give advise to mass developers should be done from experience, rather than theory.

As for the advice itself, it is right that in five years from now, mobile devices will be all over the place and today's sales volumes are just the iceberg's tip, yet, a developer should think about the opportunity of ""mobile-computing"" rather than a particular ""mobile device"". For me, it is a web developer who decide his web apps are to be working with chrome browsers only, since the number of chrome installations today is nothing comparing to what it will be in 5 years from now, and simply ignoring safari, firefox (and even ie, oops).","1321431292","2011-11-16T08:14:52Z" -"3242646","MicahWedemeyer","MicahWedemeyer",,,"3241620","19","You could substitute Facebook App in there and moved the clock back about 3-4 years and it would read pretty much identical to blog posts back then.","1321441553","2011-11-16T11:05:53Z" -"3242748","chalst","chalst",,,"3241620","13","This is like being a Bee Gees clone in the late 1970s!

No disrespect intended to the kings of disco, but being a successful in a fashion bubble doesn't make you cool or give you shelf-life. I hate this sort of talking up. Gruber has been really hard to stomach since iOS took off.

""unless something unbelievable, dramatic changes"" - You should expect surprise and drama in a walled garden. Facebook apps have been a lasting source of substantial revenue for only a few companies.

Why has this story got 118 points?","1321444316","2011-11-16T11:51:56Z" -"3243412","brudgers","brudgers",,,"3241620","18",">""This is like being a Rock and roll musician in the late sixties.""

In the mid 80's I used to see into Bobby Peterson of The McCoys at various parties around Gainesville.

Hopefully, it is a poor simile.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_McCoys]","1321457243","2011-11-16T15:27:23Z" -"3244801","arkitaip","arkitaip",,,"3244767","2","Unless this has a file search/discovery feature I don't see point.","1321473587","2011-11-16T19:59:47Z" -"3244949","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"3244767","1","I like the basic concept, but I am not going to give you access to my entire Dropbox; why not a subfolder therein?","1321475694","2011-11-16T20:34:54Z" -"3246149","mukyu","mukyu",,,"3244767","0","I seem to recall there being an HN post about people doing this same concept and they just ended up with their accounts being unable to share files.","1321497007","2011-11-17T02:30:07Z" -"3251948","nakkali_kuere","nakkali_kuere",,,"3251834","0","Sonia Gandhi is a lair and killer.","1321629250","2011-11-18T15:14:10Z" -"3259847","shib71","shib71",,,"3259797","2","You should be explaining your value proposition on the first page. If I had gone just by what I read there I would have assumed that Uberzet was an alternative upload-and-get-public-link UI.

For everyone else: it is an index of the public Dropbox files of everyone who is signed up.","1321846573","2011-11-21T03:36:13Z" -"3259878",,,,"true","3259797","6",,"1321847385","2011-11-21T03:49:45Z" -"3259917","maqr","maqr",,,"3259797","0","Dropbox is in some serious need of better permissions.

* This app will have access to your entire Dropbox.

* Please make sure you trust this app before proceeding.

There's no way that I'm going to approve of access like that.","1321848279","2011-11-21T04:04:39Z" -"3259946","rewiter2011","rewiter2011",,,"3259797","8","very usefull!","1321849180","2011-11-21T04:19:40Z" -"3259966","sachleen","sachleen",,,"3259797","4","I gave it a try to figure out what it was about (as others say, this should be explained on the main page) Pretty cool idea, but if I remove the app from my Dropbox, will it still have an index of my public folder? It wouldn't be able to index any new items, but I'm guessing the items in there already will remain in your index. Is this correct?","1321849674","2011-11-21T04:27:54Z" -"3259970","google123456","google123456",,,"3259797","9","crap i just crashed your server, sorry :(. I was playing with the download system, didn't want to crash it :(.","1321849723","2011-11-21T04:28:43Z" -"3260008","Dysiode","Dysiode",,,"3259797","1","I like the idea so I'd like to share my thought processes as I used it.

Firstly, I had a basic idea of what it probably was having heard about the hack involving file hashes a while back.

While it gets permissions for my entire Dropbox I was aware it only interacted with my Public folder. That's fine.

After signing up it wasn't obvious what to do next, even with the random link. I searched for a file that's in a folder with no luck. My first random file is one of my own. through that trial and error I figured out it only interacts with the top-level folder.

Personally, I organize my public folder. In fact, I have a ""persistent"" folder that I use to link to, to imply the links are largely non-transient. I'd love to be able to index folders of my choosing.

If you redirected to a page to control that it would be immediately obvious what's shared and what's not.

EDIT: As an aside, I found some pretty neat files I'd forgotten about!","1321850530","2011-11-21T04:42:10Z" -"3260232","cbabraham","cbabraham",,,"3259797","3","I've manually removed the app via dropbox.com yet my public dropbox items are still visible and downloadable.

This is really a problem since it wasn't made all that clear to me what I was authorizing in the first place

Public dropbox folders still operate on some security through obscurity. Previously you could access files but only if you had the link. Allowing these items to be indexed removes that security so it should be made extremely clear what's going on.","1321857137","2011-11-21T06:32:17Z" -"3260261","uberzet","uberzet",,,"3259797","7"," For those wishing to remove files from the index: -Move the file from your top-level Public folder into a (sub) folder within your Public folder. -see : http://uberzet.com/sharing-more","1321858035","2011-11-21T06:47:15Z" -"3260359","Dysiode","Dysiode",,,"3259797","5","Teehee. Sorting by size sorts the string size rather than the true size. At first this leads to logical results, like 0.9GB being at the top of the results, and then you realize that 53mb file is right next to that 53.6kb file. Wait a second~","1321861135","2011-11-21T07:38:55Z" -"3262351","hunterjrj","hunterjrj",,,"3262170","0","Forgive what could be a naive question but... why now?","1321902670","2011-11-21T19:11:10Z" -"3273013","muyuu","muyuu",,,"3272822","0","""Customer Satisfaction""","1322107655","2011-11-24T04:07:35Z" -"3280367","billpatrianakos","billpatrianakos",,,"3280329","0","I read the title and thought ""so what? Anyone can pull up an old blog post"" but then I read it and I'm glad I stumbled onto this. Gruber gets a lot of flack from people claiming he far too biased even for an Apple fanboy but I think it's interesting to see this first post where he's quite fair and certainly critical with a hint of skepticism as to whether Apple could follow up on its recent success at the time.

As Apple succeeded over time his positions make total sense to me and don't quite seem as skewed as many often claim.","1322332855","2011-11-26T18:40:55Z" -"3310500","fpp","fpp",,,"3310468","0","Judge also considers Fidler/Knight Ridder work from 1994 on tablets as prior art and believes overall value of Apple's design patents reg. tablets is rather low.

see 1994 video at http://youtu.be/JBEtPQDQNcI -(from 2:21 you have your rectangular screen with rounded corners as a functional tablet from 1994)","1322999965","2011-12-04T11:59:25Z" -"3325779","bengl3rt","bengl3rt",,,"3323249","0","This is great news. They have a solid product and I'm glad their success is enabling them to secure funding and bring it to more people.

Uber is an example of something you really couldn't bootstrap in your spare time as is popular around here - it's a big, capital-intensive operation requiring by-location legal and physical infrastructure... a real business.","1323289422","2011-12-07T20:23:42Z" -"3338646","orionhickman","orionhickman",,,"3338601","0","From my personal experiences and the experiences of others who attempted this as minors (which may make it more difficult or easier -- it's hard to say), there's about a 0.5 chance you'll be able to make your sleep cycle just about whatever you want. The other 0.5 results in you struggling to sleep and then collapsing from lack of sleep pretty continually. Also: there is a high probability you will have a craving for grapes. No one is sure why this happens, but our guess is that it's healthier to indulge this craving.","1323555371","2011-12-10T22:16:11Z" -"3357096","mooism2","mooism2",,,"3357011","0","Will they be pushing IE8 even to pirated installs of Windows XP? My impression is that this is where a lot of IE6 use stems from.","1323971157","2011-12-15T17:45:57Z" -"3357618","showdog","showdog",,,"3357459","29","National Enquirer, meet Hacker News.","1323978725","2011-12-15T19:52:05Z" -"3357624","droob","droob",,,"3357459","12","The fact that MG chose a Mercedes and not, say, a stretch Hummer, is important -- a Mercedes is (mostly) expensive because it's made with care and precision, not because it's an abstract status symbol.","1323978802","2011-12-15T19:53:22Z" -"3357634","realize","realize",,,"3357459","5","MG's point is completely valid. The world is divided into two groups: those for whom the little details like UI responsiveness are supremely important, and those who don't notice it or don't care so much.

I'd also note that gadget sites like The Verge are incentivised to make Android seem interesting and competitive, even when it doesn't live up, because their business model is based on churning out large numbers of announcements and reviews. If they acknowledge that the devices are second-rate then why would their readers care to click their pages?","1323978875","2011-12-15T19:54:35Z" -"3357651","jemka","jemka",,,"3357459","4",">Let's not let our preferences (and that's all they are, preferences, not empirical facts) dictate how we think about and relate to other people.

I don't understand why people get so caught up in something they literally had nothing to do with other than giving their money away to achieve.

While the products we buy have value, the consumer played no role in that value. You didn't invent it. You didn't make it better. You didn't do anything but buy it.

I guess the fact that people put value where no value exists is a testament to the power of marketing.","1323979248","2011-12-15T20:00:48Z" -"3357662","sunkencity","sunkencity",,,"3357459","21","On one side, apple evil, on the other side google evil. No wonder people are getting so worked up when they choose sides.","1323979418","2011-12-15T20:03:38Z" -"3357695","danko","danko",,,"3357459","16","People like to put their mouth where their money is more than they like to put their money where their mouth is. Tech partisanship is largely because of this -- if you dropped a serious chuck of both your time and money on a product, and there's a competing product, you want to defend your critical thinking skills by asserting that the product you bought is better than the other. The more insecure about it you are, the harder you defend.

Also, if you're in the media, it always pays to stir the pot. Always.","1323979926","2011-12-15T20:12:06Z" -"3357700",,,,"true","3357459","18",,"1323979956","2011-12-15T20:12:36Z" -"3357702","kenjackson","kenjackson",,,"3357459","1","As I once wrote here, Gruber and MG are not columnists or even pundits. They are simply Apple evangelists. They preach a faith-based approach to Apple's superiority where no amount of evidence can sway them.

Josh's description is dead accurate, but those of us who have been paying attention have known this for a long time.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3068516","1323979965","2011-12-15T20:12:45Z" -"3357734","davidw","davidw",,,"3357459","6","I read the cited quote, ""Unfortunately, the system still lacks much of the fine polish that iOS users enjoy. The majority of Android users will probably think such criticism is bullshit, but that has always been the case. I imagine it’s probably hard for a Mercedes owner to describe to a Honda owner how attention to detail makes their driving experience better when both machines get them from point A to point B. As a Honda owner myself, I’m not sure I would buy it — I’d have to experience it to understand it, I imagine. And most Android lovers are not going to spend enough time with iOS to fully appreciate the differences.""

And realized it sounded best when read with the Comic Book Guy voice, and anything that sounds appropriate with that voice is a bit snooty.","1323980308","2011-12-15T20:18:28Z" -"3357770","daeken","daeken",,,"3357459","2","""It gets under my skin because it is a pompous, privileged, insulting, and myopic viewpoint which reeks of class warfare — and it is indicative of a growing sentiment I see amongst people in the tech community.""

You know what I've seen an upward trend of? People taking themselves and everything they see entirely too seriously. ""Class warfare""? Seriously? This is a phone review.","1323980798","2011-12-15T20:26:38Z" -"3357777","w1ntermute","w1ntermute",,,"3357459","13","On a related note, I was rather disappointed by the second episode of On The Verge. Bringing an Apple sycophant like Gruber on the show doesn't seem to have any practical value, as far as I can tell. From the production values, it's clear that they put a lot of effort into putting together a professional, cable-quality program. Kind of sad to see all that work go to waste.","1323980853","2011-12-15T20:27:33Z" -"3357852","revscat","revscat",,,"3357459","11","This is Hacker News. Can we please eschew blog posts like these? Yes, it gets the blood boiling in a satisfying manner. But it is also shallow, plays on predispositions, and always -- always -- leads to more heat than light.","1323981856","2011-12-15T20:44:16Z" -"3357870","CubicleNinjas","CubicleNinjas",,,"3357459","30","Details do matter. On this we can all agree. So why is this quote so hard to understand?

Oh, it was said by people you don't agree with, on a polarized topic, and responded to with class. Shades of gray indeed.","1323982039","2011-12-15T20:47:19Z" -"3357880","amartya916","amartya916",,,"3357459","3","I do think Josh Toposkly overreacted. MG's analogy was not great either, it needed a couple of caveats (see next para). But, Just because a Mercedes is being compared to a Honda doesn't mean that there's some sort of a class issue at stake.

Honda is a fantastic engineering company. In terms of drivetrain technology they are right up there with the very best (for lower capacity engines, I'd say they are better than Mercedes, but I digress). However, Mercedes (especially till the early nineties) was about attention to detail, not just the drivetrain, but each and every part that went in, was famously ""over-engineered"". If I may, my interpretation of the analogy:

a. Honda's focus is on the engineering (drivetrain to be specific), they are willing to do an average (nothing special, but not bad) job for the rest of the package. That includes average interiors, average ride quality, average styling etc.

b. Mercedes tries (or did try) to do a stellar job in each of those categories listed above.

So, if Android is Google's engineering, Google let's Samsung get away with a plasticky phone (I have used the Galaxy nexus for an hour and a half today). Yes, even now the feel of the phone in one's hand is not even comparable to the iPhone 4.

But the analogy falls flat because the Galaxy Nexus is more expensive on contract than the iPhone. Price matters, the pricing helps Mercedes devote resources to develop the products the way they do.

Gruber, got this wrong too. His own quote ""You either see it or you don’t. If you don’t, that’s cool, enjoy your Nexus. "" is correct, but it's correct on it's own, not with MGs quote.","1323982083","2011-12-15T20:48:03Z" -"3358070","achompas","achompas",,,"3357459","0","tl;dr: Gruber is too smart to pull shit like this, which makes his pundit-like editorializing even more disappointing.

Gruber recently addressed criticisms about his lack of ""objectivity"" on The Talk Show [0]. He substituted the word ""fair"" for ""objective,"" then demolished a straw man where people want ""$FAIR coverage"" from him, where $FAIR = ""don't pick on the short kid.""

Here's the problem: ""objective"" doesn't mean ""fair."" Like Dictionary.com, [1] I use ""objective"" as in ""report the whole story, and stop spinning everything to accommodate your world view."" This is what Fox News does, and I've started noticing that Gruber does the same thing.

Consider that his ""linked list"" articles take two forms: positive links on Apple performance [2], or negative links on Apple's competitors with snarky commentary [3]. Take the Galaxy Nexus: if someone wants one, they just don't get it! [4]

Or...they're like my brother, a graphic designer who wants to do more with his phone. Or they're a coder like me, worried about a future where closed systems dominate. Or they're like my friend, who hates the elitist Apple attitude--the one where people who don't buy Apple products ""just don't get it."" Or they want a cheap feature phone, and don't have the $99 for a iPhone 4 right now.

Gruber is too smart to make generalizations like this. Hell, he likes David Foster Wallace -- whose books aren't exactly high-school reading -- and posted this a few weeks ago:

That’s why Wallace’s work serves as a beacon, a yardstick, for my own.

As incisive as his writing could be, DFW almost always eschewed cynicism in favor of humanism and emotional sincerity. In a way, Gruber's recent stuff provides the opposite: an unyielding pro-Apple view, a scoop of cynicism and disdain for Apple's competitors, and a black-or-white view of the mobile scene that doesn't reflect reality.

Seeing this from someone as smart as Gruber is really a disappointment.

[0] http://5by5.tv/talkshow/71

[1] http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/objective

[2] http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/12/13/nielsen

[3] http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/12/05/verizon-google-w...

[4] http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/12/14/siegler","1323984127","2011-12-15T21:22:07Z" -"3358257","andrewfelix","andrewfelix",,,"3357459","7","""You either see it or you don't."" was surprisingly bad, even by Gruber's standards. It's not an argument. It's dismissive and incredibly conceited. What does he even mean when he says that? I honestly don't think he knew while writing it, and I doubt he can rationalize it.

It's actually a great opportunity to expose Gruber's arrogance.","1323986921","2011-12-15T22:08:41Z" -"3358286",,,,"true","3357459","17",,"1323987283","2011-12-15T22:14:43Z" -"3358363","dr_","dr_",,,"3357459","8","""For starters, it assumes a childish, simplistic, and pedantic worldview: expensive things or those that are ascribed more value by a segment of the population are inherently ""better"" than other things. Obviously everyone wants and needs the more expensive thing if they have an opportunity to get it. The Mercedes really is better than the Honda.""

Hold your horses - isn't the Galaxy Nexus the same price as the 32GB iPhone 4S? -How does the expensive argument come into play here?","1323988362","2011-12-15T22:32:42Z" -"3358479","podman","podman",,,"3357459","10","I think Topolsky's analysis of MG Siegler's and Gruber's comments are absurd. Sure, I don't know exactly what they were thinking when they wrote what they wrote, but it's hard to imagine that Siegler and Gruber would implicitly or explicitly make it about class.

I saw a special the other day on CNBC called BMW: A Driving Obsession and it really opened my eyes as to the incredible attention to detail that a car maker like BMW has when building a car. Just check out how much effort they spend just on getting the little sounds the car makes just right at 16:00 and 20:55 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O... If that's how much time they spend on just the sounds, it's not difficult to imagine how much effort they put into everything else. Heck, at 29:03 one of the BMW designers even says they use Apple products as inspiration.

Now, if you agree that iOS is that much more polished than Android, I think this is a pretty accurate metaphor and any class distinction Topolsky inferred from Siegler's Gruber's comments are of his own creation. I doubt Gruber and Siegler would ever admit to it even if it were the case so I guess we'll never know.","1323989988","2011-12-15T22:59:48Z" -"3358565","rglover","rglover",,,"3357459","24","I'm all for opinionated content and debating on topics, but this essentially boils down to a nerdy slap fight over fucking cell phones. Class warfare, eh?","1323991655","2011-12-15T23:27:35Z" -"3358568","bascule","bascule",,,"3357459","20","I could understand where this guy was coming from better if this article had a less condescending tone. Instead this just sounds like he's whining that MG and Gruber are Apple hipsters that think they're better than everyone who owns a non-Apple device. He then proceeds to evoke ""class warfare"" without about as much relevance to the actual subject matter as Fox News.","1323991707","2011-12-15T23:28:27Z" -"3358589","5teev","5teev",,,"3357459","26","When Gruber says, ""You either see it or you don't,""he means, ""If this is important to you, you will notice and value it,"" not, ""If you don't see this, you are an unsophisticated yokel who should stick to pay-phones."" JT hears Gruber with a tone of dismissiveness that just isn't there.","1323992043","2011-12-15T23:34:03Z" -"3358631","cwilson","cwilson",,,"3357459","14","I'm sorry, but Joshua Topolsky is turning this into class warfare on his own. I can understand how one might make the jump to class warfare when comparing a Honda and Mercedes in a different context, but in this case the reviewer was talking about the quality and attention to detail put into the car (which of course means it costs more, they put more time and effort into creating it).

When I read MG's statement out loud, it made perfect sense to me. When I read Topolsky's immediate jump to class warfare, my gut reaction was that HE was the one who sounded absurd and should be embarrassed.

I do not disagree that Gruber and MG are most definitely flying Apple flags, but I think this article is a complete overreaction.","1323992745","2011-12-15T23:45:45Z" -"3358642","aresant","aresant",,,"3357459","28","There's no ""class warfare"" here Josh.

The only people that read either of your words are just us nerds of a feather fretting over which miracle of technology is more perfectly refined.

So give us all a break.

But I clicked dammit, and that means you got paid, and get positive reinforcement to engineer more drama.","1323992921","2011-12-15T23:48:41Z" -"3358821","zmmmmm","zmmmmm",,,"3357459","9","I'm routinely offended by things MG Siegler says about Android but I actually found his article refreshingly open about his biases (not that he ever really hides them). In this piece he's at least very open that he's talking about perception and the war over ""tangible"" issues is pretty much over (in that both platforms are sufficiently good).

My main problem is that just as the intangibles matter on the iOS side they also matter on the Android side, but the Android ones don't seem to get any merit. The fact that I'm free to use my device how I want, write an app for a friend, give it to them for their birthday, share it by email. The fact that the Android ecosystem lets me choose the kind of device I want, how much I want to pay for it, how it should look and feel and behave. Those things are in many ways intangible because many of them are just potential things that I don't actually do but the ability to do them is important to me. So sure, ""you either see it or you don't"" is a fine statement, but it goes both ways: you either value your freedom or you don't.","1323996289","2011-12-16T00:44:49Z" -"3358869","abbott","abbott",,,"3357459","27","wow, who cares.","1323997249","2011-12-16T01:00:49Z" -"3358892","cmcewen","cmcewen",,,"3357459","23","To sum it up:

http://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/08/21/the-illusion-of-asymm...","1323997576","2011-12-16T01:06:16Z" -"3358926","realize","realize",,,"3357459","25","MG responds... http://parislemon.com/post/14286785030/horseshit","1323998405","2011-12-16T01:20:05Z" -"3358984","robenkleene","robenkleene",,,"3357459","19","tl;dr: Believes poor attention to detail is imagined, doesn't properly set HTML list. That's the poor attention to detail we're talking about.

Which sounds snarky, but if you are going to be a blogger publishing on the web and want other people to take the time to read your stuff, to not properly use (or understand?) the basic building blocks of your craft is disrespectful to your audience.","1323999535","2011-12-16T01:38:55Z" -"3359060","loso","loso",,,"3357459","15","I like tech and I really don't care who it comes from. I love Windows 7 but routinely use Ubuntu in a VM. I think the Mac Air and the IPad are some of the most revolutionary products in my lifetime. C# is my favorite language but always find myself using Python first. I like to read a lot of tech reviews and I understand that each reviewer has their own set of biases. I used to find myself getting upset with commentary from MG & Gruber. Even Scoble for that matter. And yes honestly, their style of writing came off to me as almost a bit classist some of the time.

Now, I just don't care. I realize that I was getting upset by their writing because they are such good writers. Its the same way that the democrats get mad at Rush Limbaugh. You may know that he said something wrong and on the border of crackpot but he is just so damn good at doing it. If someone else said it, you would write them off as a lunatic. His style is partly meant to convince but it is also partly meant to incite as well.

So yes, MG and Gruber are bias and when it comes to tech reviews I just don't trust them. Whether it is pro Apple or anti another product. And in the case of Scoble, his silicon valley tunnel vision turns me off. But I will still read their articles because they are good at what they do. And if I start to get a ""WTF?!"" moment then I will just calm down and realize that it is part of the entertainment package that comes along with reading them.

P.S. If you're a sports fan, Grubers sports tweets are way more maddening than his Apple lust.","1324001046","2011-12-16T02:04:06Z" -"3359148","jroseattle","jroseattle",,,"3357459","22","Joshua, dude -- relax.

It's MG and Gruber. Nobody (and I mean nobody) who values straight commentary listens to these guys.

Of course they're Apple shills. It's what got them notoriety and made their reputation. They're not going to turn on the hand that feeds them.","1324002979","2011-12-16T02:36:19Z" -"3361601","GFischer","GFischer",,,"3361509","0","It's good that they acknowledge politics, but I'd still be very worried.

The U.S. is more lax than Europe or the South American countries I know in that regard - Uber or AirBnB would have been shut down as soon as they showed up on politicians' and unions' radars.

Software for taxi dispatch works reasonably well, here in Uruguay the main taxi fleet has GPS and a maximum of 3 minutes for showing up.","1324059690","2011-12-16T18:21:30Z" -"3361907","samstave","samstave",,,"3361509","1","I have been using Uber a LOT - several times a week, for work.

I live in an area of SF where it is difficult to get a cab - and was previously banned from a couple cab companies because they would never show up and I would call 3 different companies to get them to pick me up.

FUCK THAT.

I never use any other cab service if I can help it.

I fly in and out of SFO several times a month - a metered cab to/from SFO and my house is $55 not including tip. Uber is flat of $65 - its more professional, includes the tip - already has my CC details and no money exchanges hands. ITS AWESOME.

Plus the drivers are typically really cool, have candies and water bottles in the cars for you.

The only complaint I have about Uber is the receipts.

I want to be able to TAG my ride with information about what project it should be billed to.

I want the little map details that you can see on the uber.com site included in the receipt.

This is the best cab services there is. I have been probably spending ~$400 a month on it - and its totally worth it.","1324063534","2011-12-16T19:25:34Z" -"3362671","lzy","lzy",,,"3361509","2","On marketing, the article mentioned...

""This may never be needed, however, as he also points out that they have a “blessed” viral loop of seven: for every seven rides, a new rider is acquired.""

What exactly does the last line mean?","1324075419","2011-12-16T22:43:39Z" -"3414097","dotBen","dotBen",,,"3414005","0","UX problems aside, the surge pricing idea is creates fascinating window into the true perceived value of the service. To give an example, Uber would normally be ~$35 from the party I was at last night in SF's Mission to my home.

With a 6.25x multiplier in place it would have been just under $220. There is just NO WAY I'd spend that to go 2 miles to get home. But obviously some people were prepared to, and that must be golden information for Uber in terms of future pricing planning.

I also wonder whether that could be used in other pricing scenarios, such as SaaS, where if some level of (artificial/real) scarcity could be put in place you could see how much people are really prepared to pay for your service.","1325458950","2012-01-01T23:02:30Z" -"3414483","patio11","patio11",,,"3414395","1","Uber dynamic pricing is positive for customers on New Year's Eve, in that it ensures that if you are willing to pay money a cab is available for your use. The market, it's magic.","1325469175","2012-01-02T01:52:55Z" -"3414493","adamjernst","adamjernst",,,"3414395","6","Knowing the economics behind it, I'm all for dynamic pricing even though it does feel like a ripoff to me personally.

I'd be very interested, though, to know how much of the increase (~6x normal according to a screenshot on their site) is passed along to the driver.","1325469632","2012-01-02T02:00:32Z" -"3414543","dannyr","dannyr",,,"3414395","0","I don't think the issue is dynamic pricing but the app's UI. If it said ""We'll be charging you $50 for this trip"" instead of ""The rate will be 6.5x than normal"", users would not have taken the ride.

If the UI was right, the prices wouldn't have increased to more than $50 per mile since demand would have likely decreased when the rate was about $20 per mile.","1325471505","2012-01-02T02:31:45Z" -"3414552","teyc","teyc",,,"3414395","3","The general public's problem with dynamic pricing for highly scarce goods and captive market (stuck in the city) is that it makes for extremely bad feelings.

The phrase ""Price gouging"" comes to mind. Even when dynamic pricing is available, as long as people are stuck, they will feel resentment.

Another example is when there are hurricanes or floods. Shops could charge ""market pricing"" for bottled water, but this only generates ill-will. What shops do is to ration the supplies so that all those who need bottled water get some.

The problem with cabs is you can't implement rationing. Furthermore, supply is always going to be tight even if all the limousines came out in full force. It is one of those once-a-year spike in demand.

The airline industry solves this problem by offering advance bookings. The benefits of advance booking is that it incorporates some kind of price signal so that people can decide whether they wish to travel or not. However, it will take considerable cultural change for people to modify their discretionary going-out based on fares alone.","1325471697","2012-01-02T02:34:57Z" -"3414575","brian_cloutier","brian_cloutier",,,"3414395","2","Are there any companies out there that try to predict these price hikes and recommend the best time for you to do something?

As in, ""I noticed that you're asking for a cab. If I were you, I wouldn't be in a hurry, ask again in about half an hour and you'll get a much better deal."" ""I see you're at a bar. You should probably hop into a cab sometime soon, the prices are about to soar.""

Bonus points if you can use multiple sources at once. ""I know that you heard hotels in Houston are going to be expensive next week so you rescheduled your trip for next month, but if you go to these restaurants and use this deal for car rentals, you'll end up saving money overall by going next week.""

Obviously we're a few years away from those kind of recommendations, but is anybody working on the core idea of predicting when it's best to use a given service?","1325472585","2012-01-02T02:49:45Z" -"3414584","stevewilhelm","stevewilhelm",,,"3414395","4","I can predict what will happen next New Year Eve. Riders will hedge against Uber's unpredictable price inflation by demanding the ability to lock in a lower price several days or hours in advance. This ""feature"" is available now, it's called a limousine service.","1325472848","2012-01-02T02:54:08Z" -"3414775","wmf","wmf",,,"3414395","7","It also looks like they first ""round up"" to the $15 minimum, then multiply by the dynamic factor.","1325478371","2012-01-02T04:26:11Z" -"3414935","shalmanese","shalmanese",,,"3414395","5","Demand and supply meet at equilibrium when all players in the market are rational and have perfect information. In Uber's case, their poor UI meant that people did not have perfect information and there was a market mismatch.

What should have happened is that many people would have realized that paying $50 to drive a mile was absurd and walked, resulting in a more reasonable 2 - 3x surcharge rather than an insane 6x surcharge.","1325482688","2012-01-02T05:38:08Z" -"3418177","petercooper","petercooper",,,"3418148","0","I'm a bit confused. Uber said:

and you will ALWAYS know if there is a price increase before you request an Uber.

But I infer from the post that the potential cost was not known to the author prior to accepting the ride? Obviously, getting hit with a large bill after the event is pretty uncool but if the rate is clear in advance, you can either take it or pick up a regular cab.","1325553278","2012-01-03T01:14:38Z" -"3418304","htilford","htilford",,,"3418148","1","How long did you wait for your ride? -How long would you have had to wait for an alternative ride? -What's your time and comfort worth?

I'll assume you knew what the base price was, and where willing to pay that. Where was your maximum price that would cause you to find an alternative ride?","1325556213","2012-01-03T02:03:33Z" -"3418599","jellicle","jellicle",,,"3418148","4","They have a blog post:

http://blog.uber.com/2012/01/01/take-a-walk-through-surge-pr...

Apparently the poster got a deal at 5x pricing, since their screenshot shows 6.25x pricing.

While the screenshot appears to meet minimum standards for informing customers, it's not really good enough. Let's see, 6.25 x 3.90 per mile x hmmm, let's see, how many miles, what if he takes the tunnel instead of the bridge, hmmm... This is, pardon my French, crap.

First there's a moral problem. Most people view jacking up rates on captive customers when the cost of service hasn't increased as immoral. (See for example Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman.) The average person views this as price-gouging.

But even if you decide that yes, your business is going to operate that way and screw your image, making someone solve a math problem with a half-dozen variables in their head to have some idea of the cost of their ride is not acceptable. Uber's lawyers should look up cases where someone tried to bury a (""and then the cost increases by 900%"") clause in a contract and those contracts get rejected by the courts. There's no actual meeting of the minds on the price of the service, and thus the contract is invalid.

Uber would do a lot better to add a surcharge: ""Currently there is a $50 surcharge for New Year's Eve in addition to the regular fees. Continue [Y/N]?""

That's more clear, more legally sound, and probably slightly less likely to be perceived as price-gouging.","1325564199","2012-01-03T04:16:39Z" -"3418796","amorphid","amorphid",,,"3418148","3","Dynamic pricing is dumb because it is disruptive to a consistent user experience. I know an Uber ride from points A to B usually costs $X. Once I've got that into my brain, why stick it to me when I'm not really expecting it? Trying to catch a cab in San Francisco in NYE is hard enough. Making it easy to find a limo but charging me a lot more when I'm already pissed off is a bad move.

FYI, I have used Uber 10+ times.","1325570411","2012-01-03T06:00:11Z" -"3418917","shalmanese","shalmanese",,,"3418148","2","Uber approached this like a bunch of math/econ geeks when they should have approached this like designers. Economics assumes that people who are rational, operating under perfect information will make optimal choices.

The problem was that the interface did not give people the information necessary which meant that sub-optimal choices were made and this is clouding the debate around surge pricing. If Uber had presented an interface that said ""this ride will cost $143, do you want to proceed?"" it's likely a lot more people would have hit no, the demand would not have shot up as high and it would have been a much more reasonable 2x - 3x surge.","1325574760","2012-01-03T07:12:40Z" -"3425500","samstave","samstave",,,"3425427","6","As much as I love Uber, I use it because my work pays for it (expensed travel to client sites) - but I would very very rarely use it for personal use.

I have used it once for personal use - to go to a wedding at a church 1 mile from my house; $23.00

I spend ~400 a month on Uber Cab right now...

---

The service is fantastic but the prices are rather ridiculous.

I would NEVER have used them on NYE - and the prices people were paying just shows that either all those people are really rich, or really stupid.

I am pissed that I can buy a single leg from SFO to Seattle on Virgin for $59 -- but to take a cab from my house to SFO is $65.00

We can talk about supply/demand market etc all day - but there is just something wrong with the cost of transportation in SF. Period.","1325705553","2012-01-04T19:32:33Z" -"3425767","krobertson","krobertson",,,"3425427","5","I use Uber from time to time and enjoy it immensely. I agree with several of the article's things Uber could have done better, but so much of the whole outcry is people not wanting to take responsibility for their own actions.","1325709044","2012-01-04T20:30:44Z" -"3425851","tomjen3","tomjen3",,,"3425427","0","This is just yet another example of why taxis should be deregulated.

The reason Uber is as expensive as it is is that it there are too few cars. On New Years eve more people want to take a cap but there is no way to increase supply, because there are too few medallions.","1325710416","2012-01-04T20:53:36Z" -"3426175","dotBen","dotBen",,,"3425427","1","The cost of Ubers and unregulated market will fall as more supply comes on tap -- both via Uber and via 3rd parties.

In two years time Uber and everyone else will have a public API to communicate their permanent variable pricing, and they'll be a ton of smartphone apps that talk to all of the APIs from all of the providers and suggest which one to take based on the current supply/demand curve and other factors.","1325715411","2012-01-04T22:16:51Z" -"3426176","lwat","lwat",,,"3425427","8","Wow he managed to get a car at 1:30am after NYE? That's amazing! I'd definitely pay those prices for that kind of convenience! Would be prefer cheaper prices but no cars available for several hours? I think not.","1325715425","2012-01-04T22:17:05Z" -"3426220","teyc","teyc",,,"3425427","7","I bet Uber will pivot rather than be involved with peak time travel the way they did on NYE. It is bad for the brand to charge ultra high rates when people are feeling festive.","1325716029","2012-01-04T22:27:09Z" -"3426352","capkutay","capkutay",,,"3425427","3","This is similar to what they did on halloween. I wouldn't go so far as to say they were taking advantage of their customers, but one would think that UberCab users would only be willing to pay up to x20 the rate of a yellowcab when they're intoxicated in the middle of the night New Years Eve. Kind of like when you pay $15 for a beer at that hip after hours bar. If you're potential customers weren't drunk people out partying, it'd seem like an absurd pricing mechanism.","1325717528","2012-01-04T22:52:08Z" -"3426943","geoffschmidt","geoffschmidt",,,"3425427","2","The article suggests that Uber subsidize the price on NYE. Given that the price is set by demand, that doesn't make any sense. However much Uber or Amex subsidizes the price, there are still X people that want rides and Y < X rides available, and the amount you the rider have to pay to win the auction is the same.

The anger came because Uber didn't do a good job of setting expectations. Their customers expected that they could get a ride anytime, even NYE, if they were willing to pay a certain premium over what a cab would cost. But the premium on NYE was much larger than the customers (rightly or not) expected. If Uber had done a better job of managing expectations, they wouldn't have angry customers.","1325728512","2012-01-05T01:55:12Z" -"3427370","ruckusing","ruckusing",,,"3425427","4","Uber should consider implementing an app feature where I can enter my destination address and it calculates the price of that route AT THAT moment: ""If you were to book a car now it would be $X"" not just ""hey its 6.25x"". The UI is terrible. People dont know what 6.25x means. Give it to them in dollars.

This feature alone would have solved this NYE public relations drama.","1325737029","2012-01-05T04:17:09Z" -"3598537","pavlov","pavlov",,,"3598507","10","So John Gruber is basically an official Apple announcement channel now?","1329400216","2012-02-16T13:50:16Z" -"3598548","Tloewald","Tloewald",,,"3598507","5","I assume an embargo was lifted and we'll get a bunch of these. Another possible implication may be that Mac OS X becomes a free update for everyone.

The three tiered app security thing is huge and great. I love it. I hope they've ditched some skumorphism.","1329400312","2012-02-16T13:51:52Z" -"3598559","gkefalas","gkefalas",,,"3598507","8","Hm.

* The ""Gatekeeper"" concept is interesting, but I expect we'll hear a lot of grumbling about the default setting. We also all remember the concern about the App Store eventually becoming the only way to get software for your Mac; this will do little to allay that.

* Hopefully Launchpad will have some keyboard-based shortcuts, search-as-you-type (the way a Stack does), perhaps a separate/faster editing view than drap-and-drop, and other usability enhancements to make it more useful. I like it in concept, especially with the trackpad pinch shortcut, but not enough to keep using it once I got all of my programs installed.

* Whither new iWork?

* Some of the tweaks Gruber talks about really make logical sense, and I'm excited to see them. I hope that reliability & clarity hasn't suffered by the time of release; each release of OS X has seemed jam-packed with more ""stuff"" at the expense of much of that stuff's stability and polish, it seems.

* Gruber didn't mention a new Finder, so we're left to guess and find out in just a few days.

* I wonder who the other journalists are. This format for a press reveal of a product is... interesting, I guess, is the word I'd use right now.","1329400475","2012-02-16T13:54:35Z" -"3598586","dchest","dchest",,,"3598507","3","We are here, ladies and gentlemen.

    Users have three choices which type of apps can run on Mountain Lion:
-
-      Only those from the App Store
-      Only those from the App Store or which are signed by a developer ID
-      Any app, whether signed or unsigned
-
-   The default for this setting is, I say, exactly right: the one in 
-   the middle, disallowing only unsigned apps.
","1329400854","2012-02-16T14:00:54Z" -"3598637","dsr_","dsr_",,,"3598507","4","Amazingly cost-effective marketing. Most people don't go to an Apple Event, they read the press coverage. So why spend a million dollars on an Event when you can spend a few thousand dollars on your pet journalists, who will then report to all that the coffee was really good?","1329401431","2012-02-16T14:10:31Z" -"3598638","smackfu","smackfu",,,"3598507","27","Not surprised they didn't give a big briefing. An hour of ""this is just like the iOS version, but on OS X"" would get pretty bad press.","1329401437","2012-02-16T14:10:37Z" -"3598639","ugh","ugh",,,"3598507","11","Ah! That’s iOSification in a good way. It’s nice that they are finally fighting cruft. That even lets me overlook the skeumorphism. (I don’t care so much if it’s only looks and not functionality. Sometimes Apple oversteps that line but a more careful examination is necessary to figure that out.)

Next stop: De-crufting iTunes.","1329401441","2012-02-16T14:10:41Z" -"3598642","127001brewer","127001brewer",,,"3598507","22","...is going on an iOS-esque one-major-update-per-year development schedule. This year’s update is scheduled for release in the summer, and is ready now for a developer preview release.

I found this comment very interesting. It seems like Apple will be updating OS X aggressively. Will this force Microsoft to do the same with Windows?

(As an aside, if iCloud will be used to ""sync"" your iWork documents between your Mac + iPad + iPhone, then that will be a great thing.)","1329401478","2012-02-16T14:11:18Z" -"3598645","nagrom","nagrom",,,"3598507","20","I'm still running Snow Leopard after being scared off Lion from reports about instability when it was first released. Is Lion mature enough to replace Snow Leopard now, or should I just hold off and see what happens when Mountain Lion is released?","1329401556","2012-02-16T14:12:36Z" -"3598647","vegardx","vegardx",,,"3598507","13","I can't really say I love the direction Apple is taking with Mac OSX. They make really radical changes to how things work, and for a phone that might be okay, I don't use my phone that much, but with every update (or so it seems, after Snow Leopard) I have to change my workflow. With Lion I even didn't fully recover.

As an example, with Lion they more or less removed Spaces entirely. This was a killer feature for me (and many many developers / professional users), instead they replaced it with some sort of fullscreen-ish-applications.","1329401570","2012-02-16T14:12:50Z" -"3598661",,,,"true","3598507","18",,"1329401772","2012-02-16T14:16:12Z" -"3598675","rjj","rjj",,,"3598507","6","I'm struck by the self-awareness that it takes to NOT have a marketing event for the announcement of your new operating system. Wow.

Also, fascinating how the iPhone is the first step in the halo effect but at the same time is also the most profitable. They are building on the halo effect and lock in of the iPhone/iPad to the Mac ecosystem.","1329401872","2012-02-16T14:17:52Z" -"3598687","worldimperator","worldimperator",,,"3598507","17","I love how the points 'Gatekeeper' and 'All-new features for China' so naturally are presented side-by-side. Why would anyone want to run an unsafe program like a tor client ? Ask your local gatekeeper.","1329402027","2012-02-16T14:20:27Z" -"3598700","mambodog","mambodog",,,"3598507","2","Many around these parts will make glib insinuations about the ""Gatekeeper"" feature heralding Apple's clawing away the freedoms of it's users, one-by-one, until we are all prisoners of ""the computer as a jail made cool"".

However, it seems to me that Gatekeeper's presence embodies a rather more embarrassing admission that, yes, Mac OS is on the verge of needing some kind of malware protection; in the wake of the Mac Defender malware surfacing last year, it was really only a matter of time.","1329402109","2012-02-16T14:21:49Z" -"3598706","llambda","llambda",,,"3598507","12","Of all the exciting new features that must be contained in this release, I am most excited about Notification Center (finally) being ported to the desktop. It's kind of a sad thing to say, because Growl was for many years a fine notifications platform. However I always wondered why there was no standard provided by Apple. It didn't matter much until Growl's development took a radical new direction. No, I'm not referring to charging for the product, the app would have been worth the $2. But I am disgruntled about its bugginess and backwards-incompatibility. Presently Growl is crippled on my system. It works for apps that have updated to the new protocol. For others it doesn't. And it still suffers from bugs. So my hope is that Notification Center will prove to be a unifying standard for Mac apps.","1329402146","2012-02-16T14:22:26Z" -"3598707",,,,"true","3598507","35",,"1329402150","2012-02-16T14:22:30Z" -"3598711","tptacek","tptacek",,,"3598507","15","Notification Center seems like something that will work better on OS X than it does on iOS.","1329402212","2012-02-16T14:23:32Z" -"3598774","jinushaun","jinushaun",,,"3598507","9","""And then the reveal: Mac OS X — sorry, OS X — is going on an iOS-esque one-major-update-per-year development schedule. This year’s update is scheduled for release in the summer, and is ready now for a developer preview release. Its name is Mountain Lion.""

Yearly updates? Most exciting nugget of news in the post, IMO.

The only problem is that iOS updates are free, while OS X updates are not. With one update per year, they run the risk of version fragmentation if users have to pay to keep up with the upgrade cycle.","1329402789","2012-02-16T14:33:09Z" -"3598796","sjwright","sjwright",,,"3598507","24","Am I the only one who thinks gatekeeper is the most exciting new feature in Mountain Lion? I hope they take the concept even further! The best thing about the iPad is how it can't run untrusted code, and that no third party app can escape the sandbox. My goodness, since my parents got iPads, the number of support calls I've had to field has plummeted. If Apple can do the same for their iMac, I'll be forever grateful.

Of course I'll leave it switched off, thanks.","1329402981","2012-02-16T14:36:21Z" -"3598984","feralchimp","feralchimp",,,"3598507","14","They should have called this ""the Dentata"". You know, code signature verification with teeth.

Can I get an amen for free code signing certificates that derive from the Apple Root CA? Not $99, not $5, free.

Overall: more like this on more OS's.","1329405325","2012-02-16T15:15:25Z" -"3599028","CJefferson","CJefferson",,,"3598507","7","The most worrying point to me (which other people might have already known) as that you can only access iCloud, or the new notifications, in your app if users get it through the app store.

This clearly means that non-app store apps are second class citizens. I had wanted to use iCloud in a program I'm working on at the moment. I'm now going to have to seriously think about if I'm willing to make my app only available through the app store, or not use iCloud.","1329405924","2012-02-16T15:25:24Z" -"3599068",,,,"true","3598507","23",,"1329406319","2012-02-16T15:31:59Z" -"3599093","chj","chj",,,"3598507","33","the last sentence is pure gold. apple, are you listening?","1329406614","2012-02-16T15:36:54Z" -"3599219","jroseattle","jroseattle",,,"3598507","16","This last comment is interesting:

""On the Mac, Notification Center alerts are decidedly inspired by those of Growl, a longstanding open source project that is now sold for $2 in the Mac App Store. I hereby predict “Apple ripped off Growl” as the mini-scandal of the day.""

It brings to mind Steve Jobs's rant against Android (the whole I-will-spend-every-last-cent scene) for ""ripping off"" Apple. But this is a case of ""inspiration"".

I've not seen the feature, but choosing the words ""inspired by"" makes everything sound a-OK. And that's a very fine line to walk.

The Reality Distortion Field is just kool-aid with capitalization.","1329408069","2012-02-16T16:01:09Z" -"3599597","joejohnson","joejohnson",,,"3598507","29","I'm glad to hear there will be a better Notification system. Growl is decent, but it would be nice if such simple functionality was handled by the OS and was free.","1329412136","2012-02-16T17:08:56Z" -"3599658","notatoad","notatoad",,,"3598507","32","the new naming seems weird to me. i get that ""Mac OS X"" was too long, but i would have thought they'd drop the X rather than the mac. Mac OS runs on Macs, iOS runs on iDevices. makes me wonder if they're going to drop the mac branding altogether.","1329412979","2012-02-16T17:22:59Z" -"3599667","raldi","raldi",,,"3598507","30","So what cat names are left for future OS X releases?","1329413040","2012-02-16T17:24:00Z" -"3599735","richcollins","richcollins",,,"3598507","25","Apple is calling it “Gatekeeper”. It’s a system whereby developers can sign up for free-of-charge Apple developer IDs which they can then use to cryptographically sign their applications. If an app is found to be malware, Apple can revoke that developer’s certificate, rendering the app (along with any others from the same developer) inert on any Mac where it’s been installed.

I would love to see iOS move in this direction as well","1329413813","2012-02-16T17:36:53Z" -"3599780","beatpanda","beatpanda",,,"3598507","0","When journalists say they're different from bloggers, what they're talking about is the kind of navel-gazing bullshit that Gruber spends half his time on here — describing the event itself, and his presence and experience there, making sure the reader knows that he was among only a few dozen people invited to this exclusive one-on-one press briefing.

A more competent writer would have spent maybe a sentence or two explaining the novelty of the briefing and then moved on. Gruber spends four paragraphs. I don't need to know that they gave him free coffee, or that the chair was comfortable. The whole thing comes off as sickeningly conceited.","1329414342","2012-02-16T17:45:42Z" -"3599974","parfe","parfe",,,"3598507","1","That’s when Schiller tells me they’re doing some things differently now.

I wonder immediately about that “now”. I don’t press, because I find the question that immediately sprang to mind uncomfortable. And some things remain unchanged: Apple executives explain what they want to explain, and they explain nothing more.

What useless reporting! How about just asking a follow up question about what is different? Or why OS X will not support Siri in this release?

Strike out all Gruber's writing involving the feel of the room and this might as well be a feature list on Apple.com.

And instead of a room full of writers, journalists, and analysts, it was just me, Schiller, and two others from Apple — Brian Croll from product marketing and Bill Evans from PR.

Not even a head nod to let us know he has at least a small sense of what his purpose at this meeting is. Just any hint of self-awareness that he's merely an extension of Apple Marketing would suffice. One of the most valuable companies on the planet sees value in free advertising through Gruber. I'm not sure if that reflects more poorly on Gruber as the stooge, or his readers as pawns.","1329416883","2012-02-16T18:28:03Z" -"3600051","brudgers","brudgers",,,"3598507","28","To me, the most interesting difference in how Apple presented Mountain Lion was that the announcement appears to have been made on Eastern Time rather than Pacific Time or in the middle of the night through website changes.","1329417918","2012-02-16T18:45:18Z" -"3600213","padobson","padobson",,,"3598507","21","I'm not sure iCloud can work in Apple's walled garden. The whole point of cloud storage is to make things accessible seamlessly across all devices. People who use a Mac at home and a PC at work or own an iPad and an Android phone are going to find Dropbox and the like a much better solution.

I know Apple is using iCloud to sell hardware and not the other way around, but I cant help but think iCloud can never be what Dropbox is so long as they don't make it available cross platform a la iTunes.","1329420135","2012-02-16T19:22:15Z" -"3600248","CubicleNinjas","CubicleNinjas",,,"3598507","37","So many critics here of Gruber and his writing style. I just see jealousy.

This change in Apple's approach is very encouraging and goes to show that for all of their success, they have not their moxy.","1329420484","2012-02-16T19:28:04Z" -"3600818","ary","ary",,,"3598507","26","That’s when Schiller tells me they’re doing some things differently now.

Seems to me that not everyone at Apple was thrilled with the one-man spectacle that Jobs made the company into. I'd wager that most of the executives (especially Forstall) are going to raise their public profiles in the coming years in an attempt to use the rather high launching pad that is Apple to make a mark. Under Jobs that wasn't easy.","1329428971","2012-02-16T21:49:31Z" -"3600858","wisty","wisty",,,"3598507","31","Does anyone remember that Steve Jobs interview, in which he waxes lyrical about the benefits of putting your docs on a big iron server?","1329429445","2012-02-16T21:57:25Z" -"3600923","WiseWeasel","WiseWeasel",,,"3598507","19","Really hoping they integrate Siri into Spotlight in 10.8. It would be nice to be able to hit 'command-space' to bring up Spotlight, then just type, ""remind me to call Fred at 5"", and it would set a reminder, and sync it to your iPhone. Or maybe ""set a timer for 5 minutes on my phone"", or ""add an appointment for dentist tomorrow at noon"", ""find a good thai restaurant nearby"", etc.

It's embarrassing how much faster these kinds of tasks are on the iPhone than the Mac now, though network issues can still be a problem inside buildings, and the voice recognition isn't perfect. If I could just type my requests to my Mac, I think I'd find myself using it a lot more often. It would be like a realization of Jef Raskin's (and maybe even more his son Aza's) ideas on 'humane' and command-line interfaces as the ultimate UI.","1329430271","2012-02-16T22:11:11Z" -"3602177","signalsignal","signalsignal",,,"3598507","34","Thank God. I always hated Growl.","1329453691","2012-02-17T04:41:31Z" -"3606076","fuckapple","fuckapple","true",,"3598507","36","apple products are overhyped shit. most of the world's bullshit patent problems go away if they do. don't buy their slave-labored garbage. why do they have so much money in the bank? same reason robber barons did. cost of production doesn't factor in externalities and market price is kept artificially high by trumped up demand.","1329546102","2012-02-18T06:21:42Z" -"3680234",,,,"true","3680011","0",,"1331223242","2012-03-08T16:14:02Z" -"3759675","usaar333","usaar333",,,"3759514","0","quite amusing, without even the tiniest shred of confirmation bias...","1332815053","2012-03-27T02:24:13Z" -"3876195","donnaware","donnaware","true",,"3876111","0","I kept looking for an April 1st date somewhere, this cannot be real, can it? wow.","1335131073","2012-04-22T21:44:33Z" -"3878372","gryphon65","gryphon65",,,"3877559","0","I think one of your problems is going to be peak usage times where a lot of people are traveling to or from work in the morning or afternoon. What would be interesting is to conduct a study. Get a bunch of volunteers in different cities to log their departure location and time as well as their destination. Then run then simulation to see how many shuttles it would require and how full each would be.","1335183190","2012-04-23T12:13:10Z" -"3915842","iag","iag",,,"3915826","7","This is simply brilliant. Travis you are the man!","1335898077","2012-05-01T18:47:57Z" -"3915922","pfraze","pfraze",,,"3915826","8","Well, that is pretty awesome. Expanding the selection of orderable services is an interesting way for uber to grow.","1335899307","2012-05-01T19:08:27Z" -"3915968",,,,"true","3915826","9",,"1335899980","2012-05-01T19:19:40Z" -"3915976","pud","pud",,,"3915826","0","Uber is brilliant at this type of thing.

Motorcades for Presidents day: -http://blog.uber.com/2012/02/16/this-presidents-day-take-a-t...

Roses for Valentines day: -http://blog.uber.com/2011/02/10/valentines-day-go-from-zero-...","1335900120","2012-05-01T19:22:00Z" -"3916109","igorsyl","igorsyl",,,"3915826","5","Is this available in SF only?","1335902032","2012-05-01T19:53:52Z" -"3916162","nthitz","nthitz",,,"3915826","4","Hope they pay those bands adequately!","1335902802","2012-05-01T20:06:42Z" -"3916181","oskarth","oskarth",,,"3915826","1","I think this is just a premonition of what's to come.

Fast forward a couple of years, add in a ban (semi-optional) on visual advertising a la Sao Paulo, mix with freebee creative advertising, season with flash mob and suddenly our future could become extremely odd and confusing. Anyone who's not a fan of absurdism will have a hard time living in a metropolitan city.","1335903086","2012-05-01T20:11:26Z" -"3916241","sixQuarks","sixQuarks",,,"3915826","11","incredible marketing scheme! I love it.","1335904106","2012-05-01T20:28:26Z" -"3916449","frogtown","frogtown",,,"3915826","3","This would have been so useful years ago. I think it was 1996 or so. Most of my friends were still in college but I had already had my startup running. It was early enough in the dot com era that my business was designed to make money, so I had a decent amount of cash in comparison to my universally impoverished university buddies.

Anyhow, my best friends were throwing this weekend house party where all the local freaks, geeks, and hipsters would be in attendance. So when my best friend called me to convince me to come in for the party that weekend, for whatever reason, I had this dumb idea. Perhaps this was a harbinger of the pre-dot-com opulence to come and the idea, of course, was on a much smaller scale but nevertheless, for no reason whatsoever except that I had for the first time in my life a bunch of cash burning a hole in my pocket, I suggested we get a mariachi band for the party. My friend looked into it. He found a group. He told me the amount for the basic band. I forget what was going to cost $250 extra to bring along as a musician (maybe an extra trumpet) but it all seemed very worth it. We needed the proper instrumentation represented.

When the band arrived with the party in full swing, they were pretty freaked out, since, this was not the normal kind of gig they played; no, not collage parties. So the woman dealing with the thing asked for half the cash up front. She also upped the price a bunch from the initial agreed upon amount but I didn't care. I was really just looking forward to seeing them play near the tapped keg around a bunch of mystified acquaintances. Now if I could have only gotten this done for $100, I would have filled the whole house with competing acts that night. Great work Über and thanks for bring back a fond memory.","1335907667","2012-05-01T21:27:47Z" -"3916490","truebosko","truebosko",,,"3915826","6","Don't need an on demand Mariachi band, just go for a walk in Manhattan and you'll be bound to have one show up before the days end :) (Atleast from my experience..)","1335908231","2012-05-01T21:37:11Z" -"3916494","RedwoodCity","RedwoodCity",,,"3915826","12","quatro de mayo?","1335908300","2012-05-01T21:38:20Z" -"3916668","arvinS","arvinS",,,"3915826","2","How will San Franciscans combat offensive deployments of the Mariachi? Will this lead to retaliatory strikes of Chinese street opera?","1335911608","2012-05-01T22:33:28Z" -"3917753","robatsu","robatsu","true",,"3915826","13","Racist, at least by typically objectivist measures","1335936432","2012-05-02T05:27:12Z" -"3918450","somneri","somneri",,,"3915826","10","When did HN become product advertisement board? Whats next? A posting for all-new minty Pepsodent with added whitening?","1335957028","2012-05-02T11:10:28Z" -"3920996","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"3920964","0","Discussion here - still number 3 on the Front Page: -http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3919078

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Nerd drama.

edit: here's a screengrab of the Mule Radio app bundle if you're curious: http://cl.ly/1E240C0C272c2R3L2N19","1337372742","2012-05-18T20:25:42Z" -"3993765","dasil003","dasil003",,,"3993649","12","Wow, didn't see that coming. Just last episode Dan & John were talking about reviving the movie review series with Hitchcock. I wonder if it has something to do with bringing Dalrymple on full time on Amplified, or Dan's persistent admonishment of Gruber's use of wifi during recording, or maybe Monteiro poached him with a paycheck. Yeah I know it makes me a bit of a jackass to speculate like a celebrity gossip writer, but this is infinitely more interesting to me than real celebrities.","1337373103","2012-05-18T20:31:43Z" -"3993798","cledet","cledet",,,"3993649","14","I think this caught Dan by surprised. Dan got the Talk Show shirts made up and he seem pretty excited when he announced them during the last two minutes of episode 90. Gruber didn't seem to care at all.

I'm sure Mule offered Gruber a lot of money to bring the podcast to them. Got to support the family right?","1337373425","2012-05-18T20:37:05Z" -"3993880","TwistedWeasel","TwistedWeasel",,,"3993649","1","I'm pretty disappointed with this move. I was getting a little tired of the Talk Show on 5By5 but it was still enjoyable because Dan brought humor and structure to the show.

I remember when Let's Make Mistakes split off and formed a new podcast network it felt odd to me at the time, like they used 5By5 to get some initial audience and then took them for themselves. For some reason it fit with the impression I get that Mike Monteiro is an asshole.

With this move I am done with the Talk Show. I just dont care any more.","1337374267","2012-05-18T20:51:07Z" -"3993886","chucknelson","chucknelson",,,"3993649","11","This is sad news. Dan was the one who balanced Gruber's cockiness. Oh well, though, 5by5 will be fine with its other good shows. Oh John Siracusa, please don't leave!","1337374310","2012-05-18T20:51:50Z" -"3993905","chmars","chmars",,,"3993649","37","I supported 'The Talk Show' on 5by5 via Instacast and Flattr. What's the Mule Radio Network's on Flattr?","1337374495","2012-05-18T20:54:55Z" -"3993925","edbloom","edbloom",,,"3993649","22","damn - that's a real shame. Listening to John and Dan shoot the breeze on any range of topics is/was one of the highlights of the week (podcast highlights anyway!). I'm assuming this wasn't a clean split given it was unannounced and given the T-Shirts which were printed for WWDC as announced on TTS90. I understand Dan and John have been good friends for a long time - hope this doesn't kill their friendship.","1337374645","2012-05-18T20:57:25Z" -"3993944","runjake","runjake",,,"3993649","7","I don't know what happened here, but I agree with some of the other commenters that Dan really helped make this show what it is. He kept John focused and provided his own great input.

To be honest, I'll probably not follow The Talk Show anymore, and in my mind, the show was far from making or breaking 5by5.","1337374864","2012-05-18T21:01:04Z" -"3993991","Derbasti","Derbasti",,,"3993649","16","Well, lets see how Gruber does without Dan. To be honest, they never seemed to be a particularly good match to me.","1337375261","2012-05-18T21:07:41Z" -"3994031","frou_dh","frou_dh",,,"3993649","26","The number of shows on 5by5 based around ""Apple/Something"" was approaching parody anyway. By my count, there are 5-6 remaining for your perusal.

I do like 5by5, and use Macs myself, but a toning down of the echo-chamber is not all bad.","1337375661","2012-05-18T21:14:21Z" -"3994059","awolf","awolf",,,"3993649","2","Shame on you John Gruber.

Seriously though, it's John's show and he's free to take it to another network. I just _really_ hope that this transition was done in a respectful manner and that there isn't bad blood between 5by5 and Mule.

A little background: Let's Make Mistakes, Mule Radio's main show, got started with 5by5's help. Let's Make Mistakes was a 5by5 network show for it's first year of existence. It garnered all of the listenership and cross promotion that comes with being part of 5by5. After a year of getting traction, Mule split the show off into its own podcasting network, essentially becoming a competitor to 5by5. If Mule now aggressively poached The Talk Show from 5by5 then it was certainly a dick move.

Of course, we don't have all the details and this is just speculation. So again, I hope this was done in a way that respected Dan and 5by5.","1337375937","2012-05-18T21:18:57Z" -"3994069","santosaa","santosaa",,,"3993649","6","I had noticed in the past weeks that Gruber wasn't writing or posting interesting stuff as much as before, Daring Fireball started to looked more like ""curated"" advertising for apps (paid or not paid, not sure about it); and it really is getting boring... and now you come up with this?. The sudden, and unexpected, move of one of the most beloved podcasts in the world (a big part thanks to Dan) without a word?

Gruber, you OWE an explanation to your readers, period!.

As Jim Dalrymple commented in his post (http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/05/17/blogging-is-not-a-thin...) :

""Blogging is also about trust. If you’re readers know that you are writing from your heart, they will listen. They will engage you, and in the process you will learn something new. That, in turn, will help shape your opinions.

Blogging doesn’t have an agenda, other than expressing your true thoughts on a subject.""

That trust just started to crumble..","1337376025","2012-05-18T21:20:25Z" -"3994081","siglesias","siglesias",,,"3993649","0","Trying hard to see the rationale behind this split. Gruber's emphasis has always been on ""quality,"" ""being the best,"" and ""being right"" in everything he does. Thus the only light through which I can see this decision is his belief that the show is better without Dan. Their relationship throughout The Talk Show has had its tumultuous moments: in early episodes, Benjamin's using an Android phone drew Gruber's ire, and then later there was animosity when Benjamin would show up for the Bond episodes unprepared. Gruber would accuse Dan of ""yeah yeahing"" his co-hosts and contributing little in the way of earnest dissent.

On the other hand, I always had the sense that Benjamin regarded Gruber as a kneejerk Apple apologist, and this too could not have helped their relationship.

But their differences led to the show's magic. Their contrasting styles would turn the show into a focused, intimate meditation on Gruber's thoughts on industry (plus side interests of baseball, Kubrick, etc.), often serving as a preview of what written work would be to come on Daring Fireball. While it can come across as aloofness, Dan has the passive ability to subtly guide the conversation and give it some sense of structure, and he's great at knowing when to let the other person speak. There were also incredibly funny moments of East Coast camaraderie that would keep the side topics interesting and lively.

It seems that Gruber has taken all of this for granted in deciding his show is better without Benjamin. Quite sad.","1337376139","2012-05-18T21:22:19Z" -"3994103","daniel_sim","daniel_sim",,,"3993649","33","Hard to tell if I'm biased or if this new format is as boring as it seems. Will have to try again tomorrow. Got about 10 minutes in tonight.","1337376326","2012-05-18T21:25:26Z" -"3994126","pohl","pohl",,,"3993649","4","This is a shame, because I think that Dan Benjamin is a funny guy and good host. It took me a while to realize it. I initially came to 5by5 for Siracusa, Dediu, Gruber and Arment (in that order) but the longer I listen the more I appreciate Dan.

Just last week I was loving how Dan will say something outrageous, framed as a casual, factual statement about the co-host, to elicit a reaction. (""You just sit around in your underwear while you're doing this podcast."" - not an actual quote, I'm just characterizing). Of everybody else, Gruber responded with the least appreciation of Dan's humor.

Oh well, maybe the new chemistry will be good too.","1337376582","2012-05-18T21:29:42Z" -"3994141","dimensionmedia","dimensionmedia",,,"3993649","19","According to @muleradio's twitter stream, Gruber approached them. No poaching. Sounds like it was John's idea entirely.","1337376729","2012-05-18T21:32:09Z" -"3994163","mshafrir","mshafrir",,,"3993649","9","Awkward goodbye from John to Dan on the last show: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2443832/Screenshots/Marker%201.m4a","1337377135","2012-05-18T21:38:55Z" -"3994315","laconian","laconian",,,"3993649","20","I can't say that I'll be updating my podcast client to follow his smug ass.","1337379413","2012-05-18T22:16:53Z" -"3994380","nathanclark","nathanclark",,,"3993649","13","I imagine that this is money related. The Talk Show was one of the original shows. 5by5 has grown a lot since then. Dan has put ton of work in to his company. And it shows. Perhaps as a business 5by5 is doing much better now then it was when it started out. Perhaps gruber was still operating under the original agreement him and dan had when they first teamed up. Maybe gruber is no longer satisfied with their agreement seeing how well the talk show franchisee is doing.

This seemed more apparent when Dan teased him a bit for not wearing the 5by5 shirt. Seemed like a sore point. -Dan left me with a small impression that gruber what ""phoning it in"" by commenting on the fact that gruber didn't dress up for the show. Dan, it's a radio show. Good luck guys.

It's fun to guess at these things.","1337380510","2012-05-18T22:35:10Z" -"3994400","jsz0","jsz0",,,"3993649","15","It's funny how so people always assume there has to be horrible personal conflicts behind these things. In my experience people mostly move on because they think they have found a better opportunity for themselves. Hard to second guess people's career moves.","1337380858","2012-05-18T22:40:58Z" -"3994442","ruswick","ruswick",,,"3993649","10","Also seems a bit odd that Dan announced another big show today.

http://blog.5by5.tv/2012/5/18/coming-soon-big-week-with-dan-...

Probably coincidental, but TTH was a tent pole show, and Big Week appears to be one as well.

I also think that bringing in Dalrymple might have made 5by5 feel too crowded. To my knowledge, of the 5 or so major podcasts on 5by5, Talk Show was the only one hosted by a blogger. (Though I'm hesitant to call John a blogger because he rarely writes original content. 95% of DF is links or quotes with one sentence of analysis, but that's neither here nor there) Dalrymple was only the second blogger, and Gruber must have felt that Jim was stealing his thunder.

Frankly, I think it's for the best. The Talk Show has been going down hill, and can't hold a candle to B&A or Hypercritical.","1337381581","2012-05-18T22:53:01Z" -"3994459","cw4","cw4",,,"3993649","17","People hate change. Worse, people hate surprising change.

Mike is mostly mocking the people upset with this on Twitter, but if you enjoy a show made up of two people, people get annoyed when one party leaves with no explanation.

Lots of people say ""they don't OWE us an explanation"". I disagree. People invested in 5by5 through buying shirts, buying the app, listening to ads and using their promo codes, and the time they spent listening and interacting with the network. And when you sign off a show saying another one is coming, and then switch networks and drop 1/2 of the show with no explanation, that's rude.

The way this went down, there's two possibilities:

1. Dan had no idea, which is why he got the shirts printed and TTS was still on 5by5's recording schedule as of Gruber's announcement it moved to Mule.

2. Dan was in on it, but had agreed with Gruber and Mule to keep it secret, for whatever reason.","1337381801","2012-05-18T22:56:41Z" -"3994483","jeffehobbs","jeffehobbs",,,"3993649","35","I will miss Dan and John's talks. I think it's incredibly reductive to think that the Talk Show was only Gruber's opinions.","1337382149","2012-05-18T23:02:29Z" -"3994528","minchman","minchman",,,"3993649","39","just heard the new talk show. it's just not the same. i liked the original dynamic more.","1337382955","2012-05-18T23:15:55Z" -"3994546","owenfi","owenfi",,,"3993649","40","5by5 seems like a lot more consistent network since it is run as a full time endeavor.","1337383374","2012-05-18T23:22:54Z" -"3994647","shawnl","shawnl",,,"3993649","30","I don't know why Gruber switched networks any more than the rest of you guys.

But for crying out loud, this is ridiculous. The Kremlinology going on here is batshit insane! It's like reading the National Enquirer, only with less real information!

Hell, it could be nothing more than Dan & John's schedules no longer syncing up.

What a bunch of gossipy hens.","1337385418","2012-05-18T23:56:58Z" -"3994688","jack2005","jack2005",,,"3993649","32","looks like Gruber has scrubbed the links to The Talk Show from Daring Fireball (other than the links from today to the new show).

it's just a shame that John isn't respectful enough of his readers/listeners to just admit what happened to break up his relationship with Dan.","1337386509","2012-05-19T00:15:09Z" -"3994696","jtchambliss","jtchambliss",,,"3993649","23","No doubt Dan is pissed, but holding back his anger because that's his nature.

The Talk Show was started by John and Dan in 2007. The website (thetalkshow.net) is registered to Dan and was most likely coded by him as well. Dan has just as much invested into The Talk Show as Gruber. It would've been much classier to leave 5by5 and start an entire new show.

The Talk Show is Dan and John. Period.","1337386657","2012-05-19T00:17:37Z" -"3994735","wjspoint","wjspoint",,,"3993649","21","I know it's not fair or logical, but I can't help but think this entire deal feels wrong because Mike embraces the dick role and Dan comes off as a great guy.","1337387891","2012-05-19T00:38:11Z" -"3994855","hogepodge","hogepodge",,,"3993649","24","Something to think about. This isn't the first time a show disappeared. Remember when Geek Friday was good and Dan was co-hosting it with Faith? One wonders what happened, any why Dan was made angry enough to suggest a truly dismal co-host for Faith. Blame Gruber if you want, but I'm almost certain that Dan had a part in this too.","1337391655","2012-05-19T01:40:55Z" -"3994869","olog-hai","olog-hai",,,"3993649","3","Say what you will about Mike Arrington fueling lots of silly drama, but at least when something like this happens he's open about it and we get to hear his side of the story. By remaining tight-lipped, Dan's inviting lots of speculation. Which is worse?

Last fall, Dan, John Siracusa, Merlin, and Marco were enchanted by his new producer, Faith Korpi. A couple of months later she disappeared. Jake Erickson wrote the following on Quora: ""She and Dan had a falling out. She was fired from 5by5, but was given Geek Friday back as a concession to Dan's other hosts. They are not speaking any more.""

The fact that within the span of a few months Dan lost Let's Make Mistakes, The Talk Show, and the producer that his other hosts stuck up for strongly hints that there is something about Dan's off-air personality that rubs people the wrong way.","1337392352","2012-05-19T01:52:32Z" -"3995003","srikar_dr","srikar_dr",,,"3993649","27","I'm genuinely disappointed with this trasition. I don't know why Mr. John Gruber and Mr. Dan Benjamin have shied away from giving a formal explanation for this inexplicable split. And that is the thing that bugs me.","1337397565","2012-05-19T03:19:25Z" -"3995108","undoerer","undoerer",,,"3993649","18","An anonymous Quora user lays out some pretty compelling reasons that this is all about money. Anyone else think they are perhaps not just idly speculating? http://www.quora.com/The-Talk-Show/Why-did-John-Grubers-The-...","1337402213","2012-05-19T04:36:53Z" -"3995914","bwah","bwah",,,"3993649","31","This is very interesting that this comes right after a pretty successful launch of the 5by5 iOS app.

I think Gruber probably wanted a higher % and more money from it than Dan was willing. Maybe even more than the other hosts?

Gruber and Dan's chemistry on the show was definitely on the decline since the old Bond movie reviews, though.","1337435510","2012-05-19T13:51:50Z" -"3996327","adamschoales","adamschoales",,,"3993649","5","Here's the thing. I loved the Talk Show for the longest time, but even recently noticed that things were starting to... go downhill. Never would have guessed it was between the hosts but the magic wasn't there anymore. It seemed more like a chore. I missed the Bond stuff a lot, and was looking forward to the potential next movie club but it never happened. And then things just seemed to become more and more pauses and more and more wasted hours.

Another thing: Gruber's a terrible host. Don't get me wrong, I think the man is great, his blog fantastic, a magnificent writer, and a really smart guy. But his constant pauses, breaks, and seeming unwillingness to be on a show doesn't make for good listening. Which is why Dan was KEY to the show. Having him to help guide the conversation, reel Gruber back in, and most importantly, feed him the softballs so Gruber could knock them out of the park was KEY to the success of the show.

I just don't understand how Gruber can expect to do the show without him. Now maybe if part of this was because of bad blood, and Gruber is joined by his friends it won't matter, he will WANT to talk to them and it wont be an issue. But I don't know.

All in all, I'm not sure I'm going to keep listening. Gruber & Friends only interests me if the friends are the aforementioned Lonely Sandwich, or Merlin, or other guys who's shows and insight I've come to know and love.

As for the reasoning? Your guess is as good as mine, and I think people are right in assuming it's bad blood otherwise an official statement should have come from someone. To be fair, as respect to the fans and people who listen one, if not both should have said something (Leo Laporte is very open when his shows/hosts move on) because it's the professional thing to do. If the split is personal not professional the silence makes more sense. That said, these guys make themselves out to be professional so even if it was personal they should still have come out an said something (again, see Laporte).

One thing is for certain. Listen to Dan's back and forth with hosts like Siracusa, Dalrymple, and of course Merlin Mann. Merlin signs off with an ""I Love You"" and you can tell there's a genuine friendship amongst that professional relationship. Gruber and Dan never had that, so maybe its for the best they go their separate ways.

But for both to say nothing to anyone is a big Screw You to the fans (note I only used screw to be polite, I would have opted for the harsher option), and doesn't leave me wanting to hear Talk Show 3.0.

I'll still read Daring Fireball religiously though.","1337445438","2012-05-19T16:37:18Z" -"3996508","bbrad","bbrad",,,"3993649","38","Gruber has always seemed a dick, which to be fair, is part of his charm. Dan has always seemed a gentleman, which is what made their banter so enjoyable.

But this is low. Add the fact that neither Dan nor John have taken the high road and announced the split publicly and with decorum, is souring my opinion of both of them.","1337449533","2012-05-19T17:45:33Z" -"3997482","MommyDaddy","MommyDaddy","true",,"3993649","44","Remember back around Antenna-gate, when Gruber was making the point that Apple wouldn't just give away iPhone bumpers cause Apple wanted that ""bumper money?"" His Argument was that even though each is small money, they can add up to a significant sum, and Apple doesn't ever leave any money on the table. As Apple did with the bumpers, I wouldn't be surprised if Gruber didn't want to leave any of that ""t-shirt money"" or ""app money"" on the table. He has always seen himself as the mini-Jobs.","1337472064","2012-05-20T00:01:04Z" -"3997703","alphang","alphang",,,"3993649","36","It's like a band. -Lots of good bands split up. -Some bands explain why, others just give a cryptic message.","1337479824","2012-05-20T02:10:24Z" -"3997775","ehed","ehed",,,"3993649","25","As a long-time listener, I feel a peculiar closeness with the hosts, even though I've never met either one. Having witnessed [the public part of] their friendship evolve, it is sad to think that something may have happened that soured it. Still waiting to see what Dan/5by5 will say, as the silence on bigweek.co/twitter/5by5.tv has been uncomfortable, to say the least.

I still enjoy John's shows, but I agree with many others in this thread on this point: a year ago, TTS was the podcast in my list that I'd drop any other to listen to when a new one aired. Lately, that's become Hypercritical, which always leaves me feeling like I learned something.","1337483035","2012-05-20T03:03:55Z" -"4000314","ulope","ulope",,,"3993649","29","This incident also sheds a different light on another tidbit on talk show history. -In one of the earlier episodes of the 5by5 version Dan and John were talking about how Dan's recommendation of ""Silent Running"" to John basically ended the first run of the talk show. At the time I thought that was just a joke. But after this I'm really wondering if that supposed friendship between the two wasn't all that strong after all.","1337553004","2012-05-20T22:30:04Z" -"4003449","iamneven","iamneven",,,"3993649","41","kind of a dick move by gruber. my thoughts on here

http://postwilliamsburg.com/2012/05/21/did-john-gruber-screw...","1337616118","2012-05-21T16:01:58Z" -"4010822","rbird","rbird",,,"3993649","42","Gruber knew what was coming and said nothing.

Benjamin was hit broadside and made an honorable statement.

That's all we need to know.","1337732641","2012-05-23T00:24:01Z" -"4016583","rr3","rr3",,,"3993649","43","I just hope they are still friends.","1337829130","2012-05-24T03:12:10Z" -"4041396","hxf148","hxf148",,,"3993649","34","A web app for the new show http://infostripe.com/thetalkshow","1338352373","2012-05-30T04:32:53Z" -"4025552","slantyyz","slantyyz",,,"4025320","0","Be warned: I've been listening for ~23 minutes, and they're still beating around the bush to get any non-rambling explanation.

The irony is that if Benjamin was cohosting, they would have wrapped up the issue within the first 5 minutes of the podcast.","1337983578","2012-05-25T22:06:18Z" -"4026282","wxl","wxl",,,"4025320","1","I listened to it earlier, and am still confused as to what John meant by the ""longstanding [business] disagreements"" he had with Dan. However, I'm glad he moved it, I got tired of John just talking and Dan pretty much agreeing with whatever he said, and this is the reason I went from listening to almost all of the 5by5 podcasts to listening to none of them (except for one, but this one in particular wasn't always part of 5by5 and doesn't include Dan).","1338001181","2012-05-26T02:59:41Z" -"4026659","bitsoda","bitsoda",,,"4025320","2","I really hope this kerfuffle wasn't over longstanding business disagreements related to t-shirts.","1338012480","2012-05-26T06:08:00Z" -"4038288","jeffehobbs","jeffehobbs",,,"4038212","6","Good move. As a listener, I appreciate the note and I think this will go a long way towards easing people into the new format. Also, the second episode was much improved, IMHO.","1338309242","2012-05-29T16:34:02Z" -"4038344","chucknelson","chucknelson",,,"4038212","7","It's good to see Gruber trying to be a bit more classy in his handling of the talk show situation. Now if only we knew what ""business reasons"" him and Dan disagreed on. I'm assuming Gruber wanted a larger cut of sponsor money or something, but who knows...","1338309796","2012-05-29T16:43:16Z" -"4038372","slantyyz","slantyyz",,,"4038212","3","If he had just done this right after the break-up, I'm sure a lot of people would have cut him more slack.","1338310072","2012-05-29T16:47:52Z" -"4038428","protomyth","protomyth",,,"4038212","5","""I’m selling sponsorships for the show directly. Two spots per episode, $2500 per spot.""

Wonder how that compares to other podcasts. Strange the network is not selling the spots.","1338310673","2012-05-29T16:57:53Z" -"4038444","nicholassmith","nicholassmith",,,"4038212","2","I'm surprised he doesn't mention why they split as he did in the podcast anyway. Might have cleared it up if he'd just said 'I thought I should get more take, I was lead host, it's a job', we can all relate. Skipping round the topic makes it seem like he doesn't want to come out and say it.","1338310830","2012-05-29T17:00:30Z" -"4038721","saltcod","saltcod",,,"4038212","0","I continue to be surprised at the slack people are cutting Gruber here. He doesn't owe anyone anything, and we'll likely never know what truly happened (or didn't happen) between him and Dan, but he should still be accountable to his audience.

He waited a week to say anything about it, and in the end didn't really say much of anything at all. Maybe he was 100% justified in what he did—we'll never know, and it doesn't really matter.

What jumps out to me through all this is that if the roles had been reversed, Gruber would have very quickly and publicly called Dan a 'dicknose'.

His lack of regard for listeners, the people who pay his mortgage, is very, very surprising and ultimately disappointing.","1338313556","2012-05-29T17:45:56Z" -"4038963","runjake","runjake",,,"4038212","4","I've had a frantic last week, but am I confused? Didn't Gruber spit it out and say it was about the income on his last The Talk Show podcast (#2, I think?)

As an aside, I love Dan and the work he does a whole heck of a lot, but I listened to the new The Talk Show episodes, expecting them to be rambling trainwrecks, but I'm starting to think these new shows are better. Gruber seems much more engaged. It's a little more entertaining. It really illustrated how wrong I was that Dan and John had this great ""odd couple"" chemistry.

The only issue I have (and had on the 5by5 version) is that the time vs. information value ratio is (for me) really weak. I could spend that hour on something else that has more value to me.","1338316374","2012-05-29T18:32:54Z" -"4039470","BigCanOfTuna","BigCanOfTuna",,,"4038212","1","I wish I didn't give a shit about this whole situation. It really doesn't affect me in anyway. However, when I do think about it, this is what comes to mind:

1. John and Dan started the podcast together

2. John came up with the name

3. Something happend between the two of them

4. John leaves, taking the show with him.

From a business perspective, I'm shocked at both John and Dan. John took the whole brand and said it was his and started monitizing it right away, presumably cutting Dan out of any revenue. Dan, is just letting that slide. Doesn't he have a right to half?

Johnny Ive can't simply walk away and use the iPhone design because he came up with the idea.

...anyway, like I said, I really shouldn't give a shit about this whole situations. I just think it stinks.","1338321810","2012-05-29T20:03:30Z" -"4069603","ukd1","ukd1",,,"4067514","0","""breaded vegan chicken""?","1338916611","2012-06-05T17:16:51Z" -"4074395","shadesandcolour","shadesandcolour",,,"4074134","0","I'm not sure that it's really dirt. If you scroll down you can see that the texture is continued after the rotating iPhone slideshow. -I think the reason that it looks different than the mac and iPod pages is because those two pages have product lines where apple would like to feature more than one product. -I'm not sure why Apple would choose this layout for the iPhone page and a different layout for the iPad page, maybe they're doing some testing on which is better.

As to the Apple TV UI comment, Steve was also known for his quick pivots in opinion, so while he may have rejected that interface, we don't know what he would have said a few months ago when it changed again.

Also, hashtags?","1338996777","2012-06-06T15:32:57Z" -"4117616",,,,"true","4117440","7",,"1339781494","2012-06-15T17:31:34Z" -"4117620","cfinke","cfinke",,,"4117440","4","Filling out my e-mail address and clicking ""I Want In"" shows me a new form on list-manage.com with no information pre-filled and an error message saying ""Blank email address.""","1339781546","2012-06-15T17:32:26Z" -"4117624","mtsmith85","mtsmith85",,,"4117440","3","Seems like a nice site, I like the idea (though I don't love ""maid""... I prefer ""cleaning person."") But, the e-mail signup doesn't seem to work perfectly. Put in e-mail address, get sent to a sign up page saying my e-mail was blank. Not a great first impression (though I wouldn't judge a whole company based on this.)","1339781551","2012-06-15T17:32:31Z" -"4117633","tptacek","tptacek",,,"4117440","0","Housekeepers don't look like that, nor should they be expected to. I'm instantly alienated by the design.","1339781640","2012-06-15T17:34:00Z" -"4117645","Splines","Splines",,,"4117440","5","Someone on reddit started a business very much like this:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/sblc6/from_an_...

Product site: http://www.maidsinblack.com/","1339781738","2012-06-15T17:35:38Z" -"4117651","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"4117440","2","I know it's a very simple app but did they need to copy Uber's UI almost exactly [1]?

Sounds like a good idea though. If they can ensure the maids are well vetted and the service quality is consistently high I could see myself using it (if it was available in my city).

[1] https://www.uber.com/images/screen1.png","1339781805","2012-06-15T17:36:45Z" -"4117656","sequoia","sequoia",,,"4117440","1","I never understand how sites like this get votes on HN. We have: a splash page, no code, no product, no service, and an apparently nonworking form. That leaves us with: A splash page.

Why even bother announcing a product/service when it's in this state?","1339781900","2012-06-15T17:38:20Z" -"4117672","dharmatech","dharmatech",,,"4117440","6","Is there something like Uber for dispatching IT techs?","1339782053","2012-06-15T17:40:53Z" -"4221069","Bullislander05","Bullislander05",,,"4220868","0","This is really unfortunate. Of course, I can see council members looking to protect an established industry. In their eyes, they could either let the open market work where riders choose between Uber & taxis and potentially put taxi drivers out of work or work to keep this startup out of the business and protect an entrenched economy. It's a no-brainer in their eyes, but it's surely unfortunate in terms of progress.","1341875033","2012-07-09T23:03:53Z" -"4221485","jtchang","jtchang",,,"4221383","0","These are the kinds of battles that break out when your business model is truly disruptive.

The price of taxis is held artificially high and really it is a loss for the consumer. We are left paying the higher prices for what should be a relatively free market.","1341883040","2012-07-10T01:17:20Z" -"4221492","delinka","delinka",,,"4221383","21","If taxi services would keep up with technology and allow the market to make and break companies, Uber would not be able to eat their lunch. Same story, different industry.","1341883182","2012-07-10T01:19:42Z" -"4221501","dantheman","dantheman",,,"4221383","9","Standard government corruption and central planning. Why do we need the government to manage taxis? Self driving cars are going to further destroy this industry.","1341883323","2012-07-10T01:22:03Z" -"4221508","untog","untog",,,"4221383","12","I'm not surprised that this has happened- vested interests are hardly something new in government lobbying. But I am amazed at how brazen it is- even calling it the ""Uber Amendment"". I suspect that they will get a rude awakening of the new realities of open government soon enough.","1341883407","2012-07-10T01:23:27Z" -"4221509","rdl","rdl",,,"4221383","5","From my reading, this also makes Uber, Inc. non-regulated by the taxi commission itself.

What I'd do as a special DC-specific hack is charge the 5x rates, but then have Uber rebate some percentage back to the user. So if the goal is to charge $15 for the ride, charge the $50 required under the law and then the taxi company pays Uber $35 in ""Special fuck-DC licensing fee"" and then Uber pays $35 to the user in ""DC victim's compensation fund"".","1341883430","2012-07-10T01:23:50Z" -"4221518","andrewpi","andrewpi",,,"4221383","22","DC's taxis are really the worst, so it's not surprising that they are fighting back so hard to kill a perceived threat to their monopoly. Still, I haven't used Uber much due to the high prices compared to taxis, but the new lower-priced UberX could be a real game-changer if it isn't squashed by the government.","1341883552","2012-07-10T01:25:52Z" -"4221524","ahelwer","ahelwer",,,"4221383","3","Is it wrong that I can't wait until taxi companies are pulverized into dust? From credit/debit machines that always seem to be ""out of order"" to being put in a caller queue in order to tell someone ""come get me at this location"", interaction with the industry somehow never seems to be the highlight of my night.","1341883628","2012-07-10T01:27:08Z" -"4221525","robryan","robryan",,,"4221383","23","Is this the same as New York where taxis are overpriced but the money is all flowing to the rich license holders?","1341883636","2012-07-10T01:27:16Z" -"4221580","justinsb","justinsb",,,"4221383","6","However you feel about it, this is entirely expected. The government has chosen to regulate taxis; there's a whole bureaucracy around that; there are a bunch of providers operating within the system. Uber enters and claims the rules do not apply to it, and threatens to replace the regulated market entirely. The regulators are now faced with the choice between ending all taxi regulation, regulating Uber like a taxi, or simply excluding Uber from the market entirely. If they do nothing, they know that Uber will likely replace taxis, leaving an unregulated market. If they wanted an unregulated market, they wouldn't have regulated it in the first place.

When your business is based around regulatory arbitrage, you have to know that you will only enjoy that advantage for a limited window.","1341884656","2012-07-10T01:44:16Z" -"4221597",,,,"true","4221383","30",,"1341885057","2012-07-10T01:50:57Z" -"4221690","geekfactor","geekfactor",,,"4221383","2","The headline here is totally sensational and factually incorrect. Has anyone actually read the linked article?

The proposed amendment sets the minimum for a sedan at 5x the flag pull rate on a taxi. So, in DC this would mean that the minimum rate for a sedan is $15 bucks. While I'm against government creating arbitrary and anti-competitive laws like this, it hardly seems as bad as forcing sedans to charge 5x more than taxis.","1341886729","2012-07-10T02:18:49Z" -"4221707","wolframarnold","wolframarnold",,,"4221383","16","Elected officials should be ashamed of themselves. What are they going to do when Side.cr or Lyft arrives in D.C. ? Ban private car ownership?","1341886988","2012-07-10T02:23:08Z" -"4221729","joshu","joshu",,,"4221383","11","Competition between brokers and reputation systems thereof replace the need for certification/regulation by the government.

This behavior by the govt is pressure exerted by the desire for homeostasis of control. Shameful.","1341887353","2012-07-10T02:29:13Z" -"4221738","DigitalSea","DigitalSea",,,"4221383","17","Wait, wait just a minute. I thought a free market meant you were free to charge what you wanted? /sarcasm. This is ridiculous on so many levels, sounds like Uber needs to fight back and do a little lobbying of their own. The real issue here is that Uber has proven to be both cheaper, faster and more reliable than any NYC taxi service let alone any taxi service anywhere in the world. Perhaps instead of lobbying maybe these taxi super-lobbyists should be lobbying their own companies to pick up their acts. Then perhaps they wouldn't feel the need to resort to dirty tactics as opposed to doing what they should be doing like most people in business do when they feel threatened by a competitor: undercut the competitors offering.

Sounds like they've got plenty of cash to lobby that could be better spent improving NYC taxi services.","1341887533","2012-07-10T02:32:13Z" -"4221747","nchuhoai","nchuhoai",,,"4221383","4","First of all, I love Uber, Sidecar and Lyft. I really think that they are the future of transportation.

That being said, it's not that easy to just blame the public officials for all the chaos. It is a reasonable danger to these services, there are so many unknowns. The reason why the cab business is regulated in the first place was for public safety, so that cab drivers wouldn't just ask for exorbitant prices, take your luggage hostage etc. Remember, you are still just jumping into a stranger's car. Regulation was introduced to remedy these concerns (I'm not saying they are effective)

Airbnb shows how regulation is a reasonable concern. Once you go beyond the early adopters, there are so many things you have to deal with like insurance, liability, cleanliness etc. We can't just expect the world to change in an instant and naively believe everyone in the world does good.","1341887600","2012-07-10T02:33:20Z" -"4221782","gpcz","gpcz",,,"4221383","13","If the amendment is passed still titled as the ""Uber Amendment,"" would the law be considered a Bill of Attainder against Uber? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder )","1341888255","2012-07-10T02:44:15Z" -"4221794","technotony","technotony",,,"4221383","28","""First they ignore you, then they mock you, then they fight you, then you win."" M. Gandhi","1341888447","2012-07-10T02:47:27Z" -"4221904","malandrew","malandrew",,,"4221383","8","What they can try to solve this if it passes is to give forward credit to future rides.

e.g. if a ride costs $7 dollars, charge the user $15 and give them an $8 discount off the next ride. This gives users an incentive to use Uber again and again since they will always have credit with Uber.

If a user consistently uses less than $15, do something where they get entire rides ""comped"". You can't charge less than $15, but I bet this law has a loophole for ""free rides"" because no charging is involved.

Either way, some creative thinking with payments + loyalty benefits should help them get around this if this law eventually passes.","1341890144","2012-07-10T03:15:44Z" -"4222005","wallflower","wallflower",,,"4221383","1","This great story ""Why You Can't Get a Taxi"" about Uber in the DC metro area got buried a while ago.

> “I want to get a license to drive a limo,” I told him.

“There’s a moratorium,” he said, and pointed to a memo posted on the wall.

I’d like to tell you exactly what the memo said, but the commission wasn’t giving out copies—“We had some, but we ran out,” said the security guard, and no wonder, given that the “temporary” moratorium has been going on for years. The gist was that there would be no new limo licenses until the commission decided to hand them out.

“Take a picture with your phone,” suggested a nice driver who was waiting for an appointment in front of the desk.

“No pictures!” said the guard.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/why-you-...","1341891981","2012-07-10T03:46:21Z" -"4222097","saurik","saurik",,,"4221383","7","A ton of people in this conversation are making a ton of assumptions about the reasons for taxi medallions and the effects that they have on the ecosystem and marketplace. Given that I doubt any of us run cab companies, this seems silly: more homework is needed. ;P

It seems like there is a a whitepaper that, in three parts, went into some detail on the situation in NYC, examining the causes and pulling apart the proposed solutions, for various of the complaints people have about the system.

http://www.schallerconsult.com/taxi/taxi1.htm ""Factors of Production in a Regulated Industry: New York Taxi Drivers and the Price for Better Service""

http://www.schallerconsult.com/taxi/taxi2.htm ""Villain or Bogeyman? New York's Taxi Medallion System""

http://www.schallerconsult.com/taxi/taxi3.htm ""Fixing New York City Taxi Service""","1341893893","2012-07-10T04:18:13Z" -"4222233","guynamedloren","guynamedloren",,,"4221383","10","Can someone please explain why government intervention is necessary here, or how any of this proposed legislature is even legal? When new competitors are forced to set prices to 5x the incumbents, who is winning? How does that benefit the customers? I thought the government was supposed to serve the people, not dying taxi companies that refuse to innovate...","1341897288","2012-07-10T05:14:48Z" -"4222257","paulsutter","paulsutter",,,"4221383","14","What can we do to help? Something concrete, I'm at a loss, ideas appreciated. Bitching about it here is just preaching to the converted. Maybe someone from über can make suggestions?

I love using über. I like to be able to relax at the table finishing my coffee as I wait for the car to arrive. I hate standing on the side of the street in the rain with my hand in the air wondering when a cab will show up. I hate paying for a driver of a pre-ubercab car service to wait outside for four hours while I have a drink with friends. Uber eliminates all this crap.

I'd like to help, love to hear a constructive suggestion on what I can do.","1341898042","2012-07-10T05:27:22Z" -"4222541","louischatriot","louischatriot",,,"4221383","24","We have the same kinds of problems in Paris, where it is impossible to try to increase the number of licences (hence making the price of the licenses held by current cab drivers go down) without a city-wide strike that paralizes the city.","1341905071","2012-07-10T07:24:31Z" -"4222744","greghinch","greghinch",,,"4221383","19","When I lived in LA, I heard many times that the taxis there were run by the Russian mob. I wonder how Uber will fare against them. Russian gangsters arent really a group I'd want to be the one to ""disrupt""","1341910972","2012-07-10T09:02:52Z" -"4222780","alan_cx","alan_cx",,,"4221383","26","Using law instead of tax dollars amounts to the exact same thing: State control and interference. Reminds me of the bad old days of socialism.","1341911879","2012-07-10T09:17:59Z" -"4222981","noarchy","noarchy",,,"4221383","15","As we speak, Chicago taxi drivers are protesting the fact that fares haven't gone up in seven years, while their expenses have.

http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/13500/the_7-year_itch_...

That's right, they can't even set their own fares. Taxis are regulated to astonishing degrees. I don't know why they aren't simply brought on as full-fledged government employees in many of these cities. They'd almost certainly be getting paid better.","1341917010","2012-07-10T10:43:30Z" -"4223176",,,,"true","4221383","27",,"1341920477","2012-07-10T11:41:17Z" -"4223592","bjornsing","bjornsing",,,"4221383","29","Straight out of an Ayn Rand novel... :)","1341926601","2012-07-10T13:23:21Z" -"4223745","grumps","grumps",,,"4221383","20","So I've scanned the article...

As a DC resident,and one who has a partner that's a social worker.

The ""corruption"" that is blocking your business maybe partially fueled by the taxi drivers who don't want to become unemployed. Almost all drivers fall below the poverty line and rely on social services to support them and their families.

I'm not really sure how the cab companies do with revenue and profit, but you'd probably be best off appealing to hiring the drivers to circumnavigate this issue.","1341928475","2012-07-10T13:54:35Z" -"4223858","peterwwillis","peterwwillis",,,"4221383","25","I lived in DC for the past year and a half and never heard of Uber. Considering my tech-minded friends i'm surprised at the lack of advertisement.

Look at this Washington Post article from 2006, before the fare system was changed from zones to meters: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06...

On the old zone system: -""""Last night, I had to go to a dinner, and the cab that brought me back charged me twice as much as the cab that took me there,"" he said as he waited for another taxi outside his downtown hotel. Well, maybe not quite twice as much, he amended, but $12 vs. $19.50.""

And on meters: -""But opponents of the meter say it would bring unwanted changes to D.C. taxi service: Residents traveling from poorer outlying neighborhoods in Southeast or Northeast probably could not afford a meter ride, they say, because it could add up to much more than a zone fare. Another reason fares could rise is that the meter would not stop clicking when the cab is idling in one of the city's infamous traffic jams."" and ""If they get the meters, the only cab you'll see in this town will be at hotels, like the other major cities,"" Wright said. ""You won't find them anyplace else. You won't find them in the neighborhoods.""

The regulation on fares forces taxicabs to pass up many people who want to go outside areas with heavy foot traffic or deep pockets because they aren't going to be able to find a return fare. As such, there are ""taxi deserts"" all over the city where you might see one taxi every 45 minutes, and they've already got a fare, or their meter is off. Slugging through a 1.5-hour bus ride is often the most reliable form of transportation for these areas.

In order to maximize their payout, plenty of DC taxis will take zig-zagging routes, go slower than the speed limit, and ride their brakes. A 5.6-mile ride from the Atlas District up to Petworth may cost the same as an 8.5-mile ride from Columbia Heights up to Bethesda, using the meter system. Take a cab from outside the district and you'll find your trip takes significantly less time.

There's probably still a market for an Uber service, even with this brazen attack on (what seems to me as fair) competition. But don't expect the taxi lobby to roll over in a town where it took 75 years just to introduce meters.","1341929620","2012-07-10T14:13:40Z" -"4223979","esonderegger","esonderegger",,,"4221383","18","Looks like the Council tabled the matter until november.

https://twitter.com/SegravesWTOP/status/222696651620483072

Does anyone know if this means Uber gets to operate Uber X in the meantime?","1341930964","2012-07-10T14:36:04Z" -"4224256","ChuckMcM","ChuckMcM",,,"4224087","3","Ah representative government in action, gotta love it.","1341934359","2012-07-10T15:32:39Z" -"4224349","JPKab","JPKab",,,"4224087","1","As an Uber rider in the DC area, I'm so happy this was defeated. It's a great service, and I think it will really end up benefiting taxi drivers at the expense of the taxi dispatch offices, which are terrible at their job due to their practice of dispatching drivers based on kickbacks rather than proximity to pick up.","1341935248","2012-07-10T15:47:28Z" -"4224442","tomjen3","tomjen3",,,"4224087","6","For now. They will no doubt try again tomorrow.

On a personal note, shit like this is why I hate society.","1341936107","2012-07-10T16:01:47Z" -"4224514","wavephorm","wavephorm",,,"4224087","5","Washington DC politicians are exposed as corrupt public figureheads representing a government-protected cartel of incumbent corporations? And this is news to some people?","1341936770","2012-07-10T16:12:50Z" -"4224537","compsciphd","compsciphd",,,"4224087","4","what I'm surprised about is that travelling in a lincoln town car is considered luxurious! This is the standard livery cab service in NYC (which is used a lot by people who aren't considered wealthy).","1341936969","2012-07-10T16:16:09Z" -"4224705","guelo","guelo",,,"4224087","0","Sounds like Uber was up to shenanigans when they whipped up the internet rage machine. There was some conversation going on between Uber and Cheh, I don't think we're getting the full story here.","1341938749","2012-07-10T16:45:49Z" -"4225137","jacoblyles","jacoblyles",,,"4224087","2","It's nice to win the battle, but the war of over regulation and crony capitalism is far from over. We need to elect representatives that understand that markets work, that change is good, and that not every existing interest should be protected by the government for eternity.","1341942841","2012-07-10T17:54:01Z" -"4225158","maxko87","maxko87",,,"4224375","0","This seems to be a trend in recent political workings -- lawmaker introduces naive and ignorant piece of legislation to support some part of his/her constituency, faces enormous online backlash, quietly backs off. For some reason these legislators still get reelected, though.","1341943054","2012-07-10T17:57:34Z" -"4227656","tnash","tnash",,,"4227620","2","This is good news. What was proposed before (a price floor five times above taxis, assuredly to prevent disruption of the taxi industry) was not at all in the public's best interest.","1341979096","2012-07-11T03:58:16Z" -"4227697","10098","10098",,,"4227620","3","I've been their customer for the past few months and I have to say, this service is quite amazing. It's not cheap, but it is extremely convenient and the cars and the drivers are really good.","1341980075","2012-07-11T04:14:35Z" -"4227797","pfedor","pfedor",,,"4227620","0","This is very disappointing. I hoped that the government would treat its duty to protect me from cheap car services more seriously.","1341982808","2012-07-11T05:00:08Z" -"4229043","jessriedel","jessriedel",,,"4227620","1","It's worth pointing out that many commentors in the last thread on this case justified the historic price regulation of cabs by municipalities based mostly off safety issues, and often said that it was reasonable for the government to continue to so regulate even when technology disrupted the industry:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4221589

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4221844

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4221747

But the city council gets some angry emails from constituents about blocking Uber and what do they do? Remove the minimum prices requirements without any compensating changes to the safety regulations. (Presumably, Uber cabs already satisfy the safety rules for dispatched sedans.)

So, whatever you think about cab regulation in the abstract, I think this is good evidence that the mechanism for how the government actually makes regulatory decisions bares no relation to abstract arguments. The government officials are just human beings responding to their various incentives.","1342012181","2012-07-11T13:09:41Z" -"4229032","Agustus","Agustus",,,"4228751","0","Please do not link a news aggregator, the Palm Beach Post was the creator of the story and should get the traffic. (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/state-regional/worst-...)","1342011998","2012-07-11T13:06:38Z" -"4229405","sp332","sp332",,,"4228751","1","Believing the outbreak affected only their underclass, the health officials made a conscious decision not to not tell the public, repeating a decision they had made in 2008, when the same strain had appeared in an assisted living home for people with schizophrenia.

“What you don’t want is for anyone to have another reason why people should turn their backs on the homeless,” said Charles Griggs, the public information officer for the Duval County Health Department.","1342017876","2012-07-11T14:44:36Z" -"4229413","schiffern","schiffern",,,"4228751","2",">Believing the outbreak affected only their underclass, the health officials made a conscious decision not to not tell the public

I love the part where homeless people aren't considered part of ""the public"".","1342017977","2012-07-11T14:46:17Z" -"4235358","jcdrepair","jcdrepair","true",,"4235127","0","Google Apps is okay. We use it but are looking to change because of the upcoming privacy policy for Google Drive (they basically say they have the right do do whatever they want with your documents). I also don't find Google Docs/Spreadsheets to work very well with Microsoft documents. (we have a few vendors that use MS Word/Excel and it's kind of annoying to not access/store it in Google Apps). Lastly, Google Docs is ugly. That last point isn't super important but you'd think they could design something a little more esthetically pleasing.

I personally have been playing with SkyDrive from Microsoft and so far that has been pretty good. Seamlessly opens and edits MS docs made on the desktop - which is nice. If I was just starting out again, I think I'd start with SkyDrive.

That said, my company is heavy Google Apps users and it works fine most of the time.","1342110744","2012-07-12T16:32:24Z" -"4235750","nickler","nickler",,,"4235673","0","This is what great customer engagement looks like. Win on all fronts, but do Vancouver next k?","1342116189","2012-07-12T18:03:09Z" -"4235913","stcredzero","stcredzero",,,"4235673","3","They might be able to clean up by becoming an outsource dispatch service for air conditioner repair in the southern US. Timely response is critical for both repair contractors and their customers.","1342117720","2012-07-12T18:28:40Z" -"4236017","heifetz","heifetz",,,"4235673","1","I'll wait to see what the feedback is, but my first thought, at least for nyc, is that why would anyone want to use this? Unless the truck is a couple of blocks away, it'll take a while for the truck to get to the user requested location. In NYC, there is a drug store every other block. So it'll take 5 minutes for anyone who wants an ice cream to go to one and buy one, instead of waiting for a truck. And how much is uber going to make on selling ice cream (I imagine that if something like this is successful, they'll expand to other products too..)","1342118833","2012-07-12T18:47:13Z" -"4236432","britta","britta",,,"4235673","2","Previously: Mariachi bands, motorcades, roses - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3915826","1342123113","2012-07-12T19:58:33Z" -"4317116","zed1","zed1",,,"4317044","0","Looks cool...thanks for making it easy to post my site!","1343741575","2012-07-31T13:32:55Z" -"4345488","nodegree_throw","nodegree_throw","true",,"4345375","0","sigh","1344265720","2012-08-06T15:08:40Z" -"4383005","jfb","jfb",,,"4382824","6","Oh, the rent-seeking. What are taxi medallions for if not graft and log-rolling?","1344977490","2012-08-14T20:51:30Z" -"4383026",,,,"true","4382824","9",,"1344977927","2012-08-14T20:58:47Z" -"4383032","tptacek","tptacek",,,"4382824","1","Two tickets were apparently issued:

(i) For operating an unlicensed livery service

(ii) For using a non-approved mechanism for metering the ride

The C&D at issue here covers (ii). At its heart, the complaint is that Boston has standardized on a way of metering passengers, and Uber has replaced that standard with GPS. Presumably, cab drivers in Boston could not simply choose to replace their meters with GPS monitors, and thus, says Cambridge, neither should Uber.

(I might be wrong, that's just my read of the complaint).

I'm torn. Uber is pretty neat. Some (maybe most) of cab regulation is rent seeking. But not all of it is. Municipalities should find a way to make Uber lawful, but I'm not sure Uber should be able to make that happen by fiat.","1344977977","2012-08-14T20:59:37Z" -"4383059","chimi","chimi",,,"4382824","4","I don't think being a startup should grant you immunity from the law or absolve the requirement to follow local regulations and licensing statutes. Lawyers, doctors, electricians they all have to follow the law too.

Why is Uber a special case?","1344978288","2012-08-14T21:04:48Z" -"4383069","ktizo","ktizo",,,"4382824","13","the Division of Standards is claiming that until the National Institute of Standards and Technology has guidelines in place for GPS location technology

Is not as though GPS is some brand new thing that they have never heard of before. This whole tone of this makes me think of Central Services from the movie 'Brazil'. Uber should ask the Division of Standards for a 27b/6, just to keep things official.","1344978464","2012-08-14T21:07:44Z" -"4383078","theorique","theorique",,,"4382824","5","This hits close to home (literally). I've used Uber in Boston lots of times and while the service is pricier than conventional taxis, it's a nice way to guarantee yourself a ride at high-demand times.

This is not competitive with existing taxi service but complementary: if I see a regular taxi coming, I'll take it; if I need to call for a guaranteed car at an odd time, I'll use Uber.

I hope this gets resolved in a way that works for us customers. Innovation should be harnessed, not punished.","1344978539","2012-08-14T21:08:59Z" -"4383090","fxm4139","fxm4139",,,"4382824","3","This is especially sad considering a recent cab experience I had in Boston. I lived in Boston for a about 5 years before moving out to Seattle, where I recently started using Uber. Boston has one of the worst cab situations especially if you go out late at night. I was back in Boston a few weeks ago, and ended up running into a few friends and stayed up till 3AM. When it was time to go home, there were either cabs that had passengers, or ones that just didn't want to stop despite waiting for 10 minutes. I pull out the Uber app and get a ride in literally a couple of minutes. My friends hadn't heard of the service and they were just dumbfounded that something like this existed, and they all became customers on the spot.

In Seattle, I use Uber only when I have to since cabs are easy to get. I can't imagine using Uber in Manhattan. But in a city like Boston with a shortage of cabs, and just generally grumpy cab drivers I can imagine Uber was just putting a serious dent in the cab business, more so than other cities.","1344978682","2012-08-14T21:11:22Z" -"4383271","picklefish","picklefish",,,"4382824","7","For anyone wondering what uber is: https://www.uber.com/cities#","1344981528","2012-08-14T21:58:48Z" -"4383294","uuilly","uuilly",,,"4382824","2","Uber, AirBNB and Food Trucks are interesting for two reasons:

1) They are on a collision course with the regulatory state.

2) Their employees are, by and large, young liberals.

Cab medallions are not much different in concept than wind and solar subsidies. In both cases, the government is picking a winner.

Our types of companies have been happily immune from the meddling of the regulatory state. As we crawl out into the real world we are dog-fooding the polices we voted for. Hopefully we will realize how bad they taste.","1344981784","2012-08-14T22:03:04Z" -"4383438","kine","kine",,,"4382824","11","I love it how they wear it as a badge of pride. It's the first step to changing the game in Boston.","1344983827","2012-08-14T22:37:07Z" -"4383510","megakwood","megakwood",,,"4382824","12","How absurd.","1344985260","2012-08-14T23:01:00Z" -"4383632","localhost3000","localhost3000",,,"4382824","10","i think the uber service is great. that said, we (collectively, the startup community) can't keep using this ""we're an innovative tech company and the laws we're breaking weren't written with our great innovations in mind"" argument. it doesn't hold water. it just sounds childish and pompous.","1344987385","2012-08-14T23:36:25Z" -"4384602","anulman","anulman",,,"4382824","0"," TL;DR: Uber is innovative, but their approach (or lack thereof) to dealing with regulatory hurdles in each city disgusts me.

It seems like HN has already picked up on the major issues Uber faces in Boston, as well as pretty much every city: a new style of relationships with drivers, and ""metering"" virtually-on-demand livery rides, which are intended to be both unmetered and pre-arranged.

After seeing this same story repeated too many times now, and the resulting discussion, I feel the need to throw down. You don't need to trust me (IANAL, etc.), but based on my experience in the field -- I co-founded HireWinston (initially a Canadian, corporate-focused Uber competitor; we've since pivoted to competing indirectly by selling taxi fleets) -- I hope I have something to add.

First, the relationships with drivers: Uber tends to work directly with drivers (many, if not all, of whom they hire legally from existing livery services). In order to boost their chances of availability, they spend some of their hard-raised cash to book drivers for entire days, taking a steep loss at first in the hopes of driving enough demand to better satisfy their capacity.

In most cities, there are clear regulations that define a livery service. We found that, if you work as many commenters understand Uber working -- namely, as a network that has pre-arranged agreements with drivers or livery services to shuttle rides in their spare time -- you're in a sufficiently comfortable area not to get shut down. However, the way Uber works to juice supply (especially in newer markets) tends to clearly fall under the definition of a livery service, as they have their own ""employees"" that they pass rides to.

Second, the meters. This one I'm much more in their favour on: the phones themselves are not metering devices as the laws define them (i.e. they do not themselves calculate the price). I haven't personally torn into their source code, but having heard from an insider and having built this tech myself, I'm fairly confident their Driver App simply sends GPS data back to the server, where the calculation takes place according to a pre-defined rate. The customer either implicitly or explicitly accepts this rate through the TOS and/or by virtue of using the service (assuming the rates are published somewhere).

This setup guarantees they have something to show regulators if ever asked. From our research and testing, the integrity of the data from existing metering technology is similar enough to that from an iPhone or Android's GPS (ideally accompanied by accelerometer data). And, since the calculations happen on a server that records full route information rather than in a black box that discards it: way easier to share this with regulators. So A+.

Third, and most importantly, is what you don't see: Uber's relationships with city regulators. In Toronto, the municipal government sent us an official notice that they were concerned with our business, and that they wanted us to come talk through our business model and underlying technology with them. They were genuinely excited that there was innovation happening in the field in their city, and really just wanted to make sure we weren't doing anything egregiously wrong.

We sat down, and had an incredibly pleasant meeting. 30 minutes, back-and-forth Q&A, with some regulators who have spent years in the space. They appreciated that we knew the laws, had worked to abide by them, and were comfortable with all but one aspect of our business model (cancellation fees). No C&Ds were sent out.

At the end of the meeting, they asked us what we thought of Uber. Apparently, for months, the Uber team was dodging any request for a meeting the office sent them. While I definitely cannot attest to Uber Boston's actions on this front, I can't imagine that Uber Toronto was taking their plays from a different playbook.

In summary: Uber has done a tremendous job pushing the industry forward, and I'm confident that our approach -- selling the underlying software to existing taxi fleets, who truly want to better service their customers but have no idea what to do with technology -- is a more sustainable and dependable iteration on the model. I'm thankful to them, and I truly love a lot of the folks I know who work there.

That said, I have no sympathy whatsoever for these C&Ds whenever I read about them. The company relies on deep pockets and public sympathy for the ""underdog technology company"" to change laws, rather than working with the existing system. And, frankly, normally I'd even be fine with that... if it weren't the taxi drivers -- the most marginalized members of the entire taxi ecosystem -- who were getting the shortest end of the stick.

DISCLAIMER: I do not, and have never, worked for Uber. Most of my knowledge comes from a mix of an outsider's view and third-party testimony of the approach that Uber has taken in Toronto and NYC. I'm not sure if Uber Boston took a different approach than Uber Toronto or Uber NYC, so take all specifics with a grain of salt.

(edit: formatting errors)","1345005227","2012-08-15T04:33:47Z" -"4384635","marshray","marshray",,,"4382824","8","I'm not impressed with Uber. I read the entire article twice and many of the comments, then went to their home page.

I still have no idea what they do other than it somehow relates to taxicab service.","1345006139","2012-08-15T04:48:59Z" -"4388868","mc32","mc32",,,"4388700","0","That's pretty cool of MA. They seem to have provided pretty quick turnaround and resolution, once they became aware of the situation and its possible repercussions on innovative companies operating in MA.

As companies see quick response to something like this they might say, ""gee, MA responded quickly and found quick resolution to an emergent issue; they are receptive to new ways of doing business, I think I'll do business in their state"" as opposed to a possible recalcitrant alternative, which could have happened ---letting the process drag on...","1345072521","2012-08-15T23:15:21Z" -"4389013","enginous","enginous",,,"4388700","6","I assume that the device entering an NIST evaluation process provides some preliminary assurances of the device's accuracy that MA is willing to make do with.

So is the state essentially trusting Uber's word that the device is accurate, knowing that if it turns out that it isn't, Uber opens itself up to liability?","1345073971","2012-08-15T23:39:31Z" -"4389149","nchlswu","nchlswu",,,"4388700","3","Is this type of statement characteristic of Massachusetts government?

I really like he overall tone and stance taken in the statement and it seems uncharacteristic of government in general.","1345075936","2012-08-16T00:12:16Z" -"4389661","theorique","theorique",,,"4388700","4","Good for MA - it's a fine thing to see some rational people in government rather than the bureaucratic drones that they are so often (and often unfairly) stereotyped as.

As a Cambridge resident, I use Uber often and I think it's a valuable service. It would be a loss to the Boston area to have Uber shut down.","1345084693","2012-08-16T02:38:13Z" -"4389698","ilamont","ilamont",,,"4388700","2","Our governor actively encourages founders and young companies to launch or relocate here, and is a very public champion of the MassChallenge accelerator. He makes a lot of appearances at local events related to innovation and entrepreneurship.

It doesn't hurt that his office staff use Uber, either:

http://www.universalhub.com/2012/governor-were-going-find-wa...","1345085704","2012-08-16T02:55:04Z" -"4389819","aerosuch","aerosuch",,,"4388700","5","According to the state ruling, the ""device"" in question is an ""I phone"" https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/408509-massachusetts...

It uses some technology (circa 1978) called ""GPS"".

We're living in the future!","1345088900","2012-08-16T03:48:20Z" -"4390173","hop","hop",,,"4388700","1","This is an excellent advertising strategy and cities play right into their hand - go launch in a new place, knowingly bend some old taxi laws and get served, make huge deal about it stopping innovation and be featured on every local news channel and newspaper. City changes old laws, doesn't want to look bad. That creates another multimillion dollar round of free advertising so everyone in town knows about them. Bravo.","1345098865","2012-08-16T06:34:25Z" -"4389463","chill1","chill1",,,"4389210","14","Yes... Yes... Yesssssss. This looks amazing.","1345081033","2012-08-16T01:37:13Z" -"4389575","jfb","jfb",,,"4389210","10","I wish someone would do this for the games that I loved, particularly Starflight and Myth.","1345083044","2012-08-16T02:10:44Z" -"4389710","fuzionmonkey","fuzionmonkey",,,"4389210","1","Total Annihilation is probably my favorite RTS. I love the resource model and unit/structure construction model.

I was really stoked about Supreme Commander but it really just wasn't as good. I've played countless hours of TA: Spring and this looks pretty awesome.","1345085951","2012-08-16T02:59:11Z" -"4389757","JeffL","JeffL",,,"4389210","7","Est delivery Jul 2013? Seems a bit optimistic for a game of such scope.","1345087206","2012-08-16T03:20:06Z" -"4389787","jiggy2011","jiggy2011",,,"4389210","6","Interesting game.

Reminds me of TA/Sup Com: Good! -Reminds me of Spore: hmmm

I just hope they haven't been too ambitious with this. RTS games are very difficult to get right.

I will pledge anyway :)","1345088150","2012-08-16T03:35:50Z" -"4389810","dangoldin","dangoldin",,,"4389210","4","This is neat. As I was reading the description I started thinking about Total Annihilation and when I got to the bottom I happily discovered that some of the team worked on TA. I loved that game - felt it was more fun than Starcraft.","1345088662","2012-08-16T03:44:22Z" -"4389857","rdl","rdl",,,"4389210","0","What I'd like is TA++ + a sophisticated macro/AI system where you could give orders to a ""task force commander"" unit and maybe where multiplayer would allow some other humans to stand in for ""task force commander"".

Like, ""take this expansion"" or ""assault this base"" or ""harass harvesters"" as a high-level goal, with OOB specified (units or output of specific factories). More strategy, less APM. People could still micro or do strategy at the Group level, but not at the battlefield level.","1345090028","2012-08-16T04:07:08Z" -"4389962","gavanwoolery","gavanwoolery",,,"4389210","2","Looks cool, although...

It says ""gameplay visualization"" at the very beginning of the video, which means (if you could not already tell) it is a pre-rendered video. I don't doubt the studio's ability to execute on this, but I think they are actually asking for too little. A twenty person team could probably create a game like this in 2-3 years, with luck, which would probably cost about $4-6 million (and that is actually quite a low budget). Hopefully they get over-funded. :)","1345092821","2012-08-16T04:53:41Z" -"4390060","petitmiam","petitmiam",,,"4389210","9","""Expand your empire to harness the resources of entire solar systems to create vast armies with which to annihilate enemy planets, destroy rival systems and win the Galactic War!""

It will be interesting to see how that pans out. Star Wars: Empire At War tried a similar thought of thing, but lacked depth.","1345096012","2012-08-16T05:46:52Z" -"4390076","wonjun","wonjun",,,"4389210","13","This game looks amazing!! I can't wait for the release!","1345096333","2012-08-16T05:52:13Z" -"4390126","kdazzle","kdazzle",,,"4389210","12","Should the public really be funding almost $1 million for a game created by a private company?","1345097331","2012-08-16T06:08:51Z" -"4390196","armored_mammal","armored_mammal",,,"4389210","3","No Linux. :(

Very few of the Kickstarter game projects I want to back support Linux. It makes me sad and they don't get my monies.","1345099430","2012-08-16T06:43:50Z" -"4390407","bowlofnoodles","bowlofnoodles",,,"4389210","5","I was under the impression RTS games were synchronous because doing client-server with multiple hundreds of discrete units in existence would require a lot of network bandwidth. The game is ""held back"" by the slowest machine in synchronous models because the game state would de-sync otherwise, as all that is being sent over the network is player input, rather than every unit's state. Maybe my understanding is wrong, but the ""heavy lifting"" being done on a central server is not very important in consideration of the required up/download to and from every client.","1345105455","2012-08-16T08:24:15Z" -"4391021","scottjad","scottjad",,,"4389210","8","I loved TA and all, but unless this has two features I'm skeptical it will have lasting interest for me:

- More than two races. There just isn't enough variety.

- Balanced units that are useful through out the game. I'd rather have 15 total units that are all useful in late game than having 200 units and only 10 are good and only 5 of those in late game.

I do really like the idea of no edges on the map. It would be cool to have Starcraft 3 with maps on a small planet like this with no edges.","1345123146","2012-08-16T13:19:06Z" -"4391400","ryusage","ryusage",,,"4389210","11","I'm a little surprised that they aren't showing what the stretch goals are. Presumably, they'd be features the players would want, so it seems like it would help funding if they at least mentioned them.","1345127450","2012-08-16T14:30:50Z" -"4406649","djt","djt",,,"4406482","0","So the App and s SMS confirmation both told him about the extra charge and he waited until a driver came to confirm it?

Sounds like Uber were in the clear here and they are also correct that he wouldnt have got a Taxi at the time.","1345448654","2012-08-20T07:44:14Z" -"4437066","viscanti","viscanti",,,"4436855","0","Uber's dynamic pricing is an interesting system, and I think some of it's subtler points are overlooked in this article. Uber did a poor job of providing good messaging about what prices would be last New Years Eve. That's changed. They're a startup and they seem to be learning as they go.

The article argues that overall prices should be increased to help offset costs for high demand times. That's missing the point of dynamic pricing (or ""surge"" pricing). The point is that you can almost always reliably get a ride, regardless of demand, but at times with the highest demand (like New Years Eve) you have to pay more for that. In return, Uber is able to pay their drivers more, and are able to better fill those high demand times (otherwise you'd just sit around waiting for a car, but would never get one because they're all already filled). It's the right move from a platform perspective. It's not putting the interests of drivers above passengers, but instead balancing both sides (passengers have an increased chance of getting a ride if they absolutely need it, but may have to pay more for that).","1346032696","2012-08-27T01:58:16Z" -"4437306","paulgb","paulgb",,,"4436855","1","To those who read the comments before the article, this is really about building a market, not a platform in the sense that the word is usually thrown around here.","1346038330","2012-08-27T03:32:10Z" -"4438012","tbundy","tbundy",,,"4436855","2","Not to down play the consumer experience issue, but I couldn't help but chuckle a bit when the author spoke about the issues on NYE.

""Consumers who were used to easy clicking missed the notice and became (reasonably) upset when the bill arrived.""

I wonder how many drinks those consumers has consumed when they were ordering their ride home.","1346058273","2012-08-27T09:04:33Z" -"4477736","untog","untog",,,"4477362","0","Interesting. It looks like the various taxi heavyweights of the world are due to battle it out in New York. Uber from SF, Hailo from London, GetTaxi from Israel...

A telling quote from the Betabeat[1] article:

Uber has 10 to 15 yellow cab drivers pre-registered to use its app, whereas Hailo has 2,500. A representative from Uber scoffed at that number. Reached by phone, Hailo confirmed both its planned launch and the number of registered drivers in New York City

It'll be interesting to see if just being the first into market will allow Uber to overcome odds like this, but that is a giant difference. 10-15 cab drivers is nowhere near enough to satisfy demand from New York customers.

[1] http://betabeat.com/2012/09/uber-launch-yellow-cab-taxi-app-...","1346813707","2012-09-05T02:55:07Z" -"4477790","chimeracoder","chimeracoder",,,"4477362","4","> There is the high-pitched whistle, the two-handed gesticulation, the rapid snapping of fingers. Many favor the classic wave — an open palm raised high, stretching into coming traffic.

Does anybody honestly do anything but stick their hand out (Statue-of-Liberty style)?

On a more serious note:

I'm surprised they're even attempting this with medallion cabs. I honestly don't see the need here - Uber's availability in NYC is decent... could be improved, certainly, but there are well more than enough gypsy cabs/car services around to tap into, it seems.

The NYC medallion system is one of the few that I think works well. Unlike in other cities, the rules that Uber would potentially be violating are those which only affect medallion cabs, and explicitly exclude car services like Uber. (The intent is to have the medallion cabs resemble a 'public' transportation system more, in that they cannot refuse service to anywhere within the boroughs, cannot refuse passengers etc.), while the private cab companies can do whatever they damn well please, more or less.

I'm not sure what Uber has to gain by doing this - it's a hefty risk, especially since the forces they're probably up against here in New York are very powerful and very well-funded, and the laws are already rather lenient - they've been able to establish a successful business already without pushing the envelope.","1346814858","2012-09-05T03:14:18Z" -"4477815","rajat","rajat",,,"4477362","2","Remember when you used to ask people for directions and comedians told jokes about how as soon as they heard the directions, they forgot them?

In a few years we'll think about hailing cabs by whistling or flagging them down in the same way. Plus, the taxi drivers won't be able to bypass particular minorities with quite as much immunity from being caught anymore. ""You accepted the hail, we have the record for that, but then decided not to pick the passenger up. Why?""","1346815363","2012-09-05T03:22:43Z" -"4477884","jmspring","jmspring",,,"4477362","3","I can't speak to the politics of the taxi commission and laws in NYC regarding Uber. I just got back from NYC, on arrival I took a yellow cab from JFK to Battery Park (far south end of Manhattan).

Our cab ride was during the morning rush hour and since I had the time, I was checking out google maps and other traffic info. Looking at the route the cabby was taking, I asked him why he was going all the way up to the Williamsburg Bridge in order to get back down to Battery Park (basically hitting Midtown to have to go back downtown). He was rather indignant and said he had been driving for 20 years.

He asked what direction I would take, I mentioned a few streets and one of the more southern tunnels or bridges. After sitting in a bunch of traffic, he mentioned that I was probably right, but that going surface streets in Brooklyn isn't always popular.

Experience certainly means a lot, but realtime data can trump that. I think choice is a good thing and Uber will help with that. However, with highly concentrated markets like NYC, leveraging technology could provide even more benefit.","1346816804","2012-09-05T03:46:44Z" -"4478047","kunle","kunle",,,"4477362","1","2 things:

1. It says something about the quality of what you're doing when the competition has to selectively enforce laws (or change them as the DC City Council tried) in order to compete effectively.

2. Probably a good move for Uber - basically adding a ton more data about pickups/dropoffs in the city across NYC's taxi fleet (which would be insanely useful if they ever launch a p2p service like Lyft has done) and, even more crucially, gets them to a more mass-market price point.","1346820532","2012-09-05T04:48:52Z" -"4490456","cmconsing","cmconsing",,,"4487377","0","Does Daring Fireball really make $500k a year? I know it says that Gruber won't confirm it but that figure seems awfully high.","1347042153","2012-09-07T18:22:33Z" -"4493449",,,,"true","4493263","0",,"1347125932","2012-09-08T17:38:52Z" -"4499644","jollife","jollife","true",,"4499634","0","wow, looks very neat.","1347283982","2012-09-10T13:33:02Z" -"4523832","chmars","chmars",,,"4523824","0","Full quote: 'I think Dropbox is the last app I use that doesn’t offer automatic software updates.'

Dropbox's official information on updates (although I'm with Gruber, i.e., I've never received an auto-update):

'If you want to have the latest stable version of Dropbox, you don't have to do anything! Dropbox will silently update itself in the background.

To tell which version of Dropbox you're using, simply hover your mouse over the Dropbox icon in your system tray. A small dialog box will appear with the latest version. You can also find the version number by visiting your Dropbox preferences and selecting the Account tab. The Dropbox version number appears in gray.

If you don't have the latest version yet, don't worry! Auto-upgrades are rolled out over the course of several weeks after a new update is available. We're very conservative about auto-updating. We never want to risk breaking a working version of Dropbox.'

https://www.dropbox.com/help/13/en","1347655184","2012-09-14T20:39:44Z" -"4524043","st3fan","st3fan",,,"4523824","1","Yup. I don't think the DropBox auto update actually works.

I'm on 1.4.12 on this machine while the last version that you can download directly from DropBox is 1.4.17.

Something is not working right.","1347657846","2012-09-14T21:24:06Z" -"4559048","sudonim","sudonim",,,"4558879","1","As a business strategy, this kind of brinkmanship wouldn't make me sleep well at night.

Basically Uber goes into a city, hires drivers, outfits them with equipment and starts operations. And for what it's worth, the service is awesome.

By the time the city & existing cab and livery drivers notice and want to do something about it, they've look like the bad guys, are anti-competetive and they've turned the public against them.

It's clever, but I can't help but think they'll end up with a situation soon that doesn't end up working out in their favor.","1348349399","2012-09-22T21:29:59Z" -"4559049",,,"true","true","4558879","10",,"1348349399","2012-09-22T21:29:59Z" -"4559073","kmfrk","kmfrk",,,"4558879","5","It's sad that in order to stay in business, start-ups might have to instate a position as CPO: Chief Political Officer.","1348349774","2012-09-22T21:36:14Z" -"4559115","uvdiv","uvdiv",,,"4558879","0","It's like a criminal racket, except it's the city doing it.","1348350821","2012-09-22T21:53:41Z" -"4559127","robomartin","robomartin",,,"4558879","4","As a Libertarian I find this downright revolting. Unions and government working together against progress and free market forces. It does nothing to improve quality of service or to allow competition to lower costs. It is simply repugnant. When will people realize that unions --and those in government who favor and feed them-- are helping destroy this country from the inside out?","1348351113","2012-09-22T21:58:33Z" -"4559165","AustinLin","AustinLin",,,"4558879","3","As long as Uber is proving a useful service in a lawful manner, not ripping people off, the the city should let the consumers decide whether they should stay in business.

If they are such a threat to the DC cab industry the cab companies would do well to adopt some of the techniques that are making Uber so successful.","1348351789","2012-09-22T22:09:49Z" -"4559200","ghshephard","ghshephard",,,"4558879","2","Non-driver here, so I use taxis and private car services almost exclusively in northern California (My many thousands of trips over 10 years have probably moved from the class of ""anecdote"" into ""data"").

I've used Uber a couple times. It's pricey ($49 for a $33 taxi trip) but fantastic for those who can afford it.

Uber is better than taxi's in many ways:

o Taxi will frequently not take a trip if it doesn't like where it's coming from (""Bad neighborhood"") - Uber doesn't tell the driver where you are until they accept the trip.

o Taxi will ask where you are going, and decline the trip if they don't like how much they'll make. Uber driver asks you where you are going, after you are in the vehicle.

o Taxi will sometimes take a trip, while they already have one - resulting in 30-45 minutes extra delay - hard to do with Uber when you can see where they are traveling.

o Taxi on the peninsula is usually 30-45 minute wait. Uber is < 15 minutes on average

o Drivers in Taxi's can be somewhat ""eccentric"" on the peninsula (As in, some of them scare me, they are so crazy). Uber Drivers are professional, rated.

o Vehicles in Taxi's are pretty craptastic sometimes. I've had to have the driver open my door (god forbid we get in an accident) - ubers vehicles professional Sedans.

o Airport Drivers will sometimes try and scam you for a 50% surcharge when they are still ""in zone"". They even try and pull that on someone like me who flys in and out of SFO on a monthly basis - I can imagine how many just accept it. Uber charges are identified before you book your trip.

o Lots of taxis will not take credit cards, or (try to) charge you a 10% surcharge - some of them would even RETURN to SFO when they discover you don't have cash. Uber is 100% electronic. No cash/credit card required, just your Smart Phone.

I love the electronic receipts, rating on the driver, certainty about when the vehicle is arriving.

On the peninsula, you pay about a 50% premium (or more, depending on demand), which is represented in the much higher quality trip you get.

I think if Uber was prepared to stick with that ""premium"" market, then the commissions wouldn't have a problem with them. Their concern is that, much like AirBNB was a trojan horse to get into the Renting Apartments/compete with hotels market, Uber is going to start competing with regular taxis - and for someone who has paid > $1mm for a medallion (http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/10/21/why-taxi-me...) they are going to demand some sort of recompense and/or action be taken.

My guess is that there will be a strong correlation between cost of medallions and the resistance to Uber in any particular market.

What I would love to see, is that TAXI services adopt the uber model of source blind/closest taxi gets the trip/rate your driver/GPS location of Taxi/electronic receipts. It would be good for the industry, good for the customers, and good for the reputable drivers/services.

The only ones who would lose out would be the crappy services, with poorly maintained vehicles, and lousy drivers .","1348352804","2012-09-22T22:26:44Z" -"4559323","azarias","azarias",,,"4558879","8","I know about the DC taxi commission a little bit...they will go anywhere, and do anything to protect their bottom line.","1348355810","2012-09-22T23:16:50Z" -"4559543","tylermenezes","tylermenezes",,,"4558879","6","pg on Twitter several months ago: ""Uber is so obviously a good thing that you can measure how corrupt cities are by how hard they try to suppress it.""","1348361595","2012-09-23T00:53:15Z" -"4559980","EricDeb","EricDeb",,,"4558879","9","I'm all for more efficiency, but can these companies who add more efficiency to the economy really suggest they are ""creating 1000s of jobs."" By definition, if you are making an industry more efficient aren't you taking away people's jobs?","1348374182","2012-09-23T04:23:02Z" -"4560058","redm","redm",,,"4558879","7","Taxi drivers are heavily regulated already, including rates, posted information, what they can and can’t do and in at least one case how they can bill/accept money. In Boston a taxi driver told me the city mandates they use a city provided credit card method that charges them 8% and holds the money for week.

I'm not for regulation but anyone who's ever been scammed by a driver will appreciate it.

If all the taxi drivers have to live under these regulations, why would a 'private' taxi service be able to skirt them all? Uber should be held to the same standard and we should work on reforming the overall regulations to allow for more innovation for all.","1348376178","2012-09-23T04:56:18Z" -"4580944","adrianoarwin","adrianoarwin","true",,"4580910","0","Congratulations! Keep going and I'm sure you are headed to the right direction.","1348757512","2012-09-27T14:51:52Z" -"4594118","alexshipillo","alexshipillo",,,"4594114","1","Just wrote this up after running an AdWords campaign against my Uber referral link earlier this week. I know that this method is well-publicized for maxing out your Dropbox storage - has anyone else tried this for other services?","1349038356","2012-09-30T20:52:36Z" -"4594331","kmfrk","kmfrk",,,"4594114","0","The referral list in the screenshot is why I don't do this stuff. I initially posted my Dropbox referral link in a number of places, but as soon as I saw the e-mail address of my referrals, I immediately stopped.

I don't know if they could see my e-mail address as well, but it was extremely uncomfortable from a privacy perspective, so I ended up asking Dropbox if they would cancel my referrals.

Not that I don't want the storage, but it makes me uncomfortable that people I don't know might have my e-mail address, especially if I post the links in a context I believe to be anonymous or pseudonymous.","1349042012","2012-09-30T21:53:32Z" -"4612478","codegeek","codegeek",,,"4612227","14","This looks like something I could use.","1349361696","2012-10-04T14:41:36Z" -"4612489","iamdann","iamdann",,,"4612227","4","Sounds like an interesting idea...just found a maid for my Brooklyn apartment last week, actually. Money is a huge factor for me, so we went with something a little cheaper than this.

The ratings in the App store (all 5 stars, all glowing and highlighting different aspects/application of the service) are a bit fishy...","1349361852","2012-10-04T14:44:12Z" -"4612512","sgutentag","sgutentag",,,"4612227","7","We'd love feedback on the app/service. If anyone is interested in signing up, you can use invite code ""GMHN"" to get $20 off your first clean.","1349362206","2012-10-04T14:50:06Z" -"4612531","nlh","nlh",,,"4612227","0","For reference to those who don't live in NYC, this is following the Uber pricing model fairly well -- it's about double what most ""good"" maids charge, maybe triple depending on the area of NYC.

It's a good idea -- maid service can be commoditized, and particularly if you need a last-minute sort of thing, it seems smart. It's also notoriously difficult to find a good maid without playing the traditional ""networking"" game -- referrals, Craigslist, etc.

Personally, however, I see this only as a fill-in-the-gaps kind of service (which may be exactly what they're looking to provide). I have a regular maid who's been working at my place for 6+ years, charges a very reasonable rate ($25/hr), and most importantly, knows the apartment inside and out - exactly where to clean, how I like it, how to do the laundry, etc.

The biggest issue I see is the risk of extra-market activity. Whereas with Uber, car service is a true commodity, if Get Maid sends over a really terrific maid, there's a good chance that the buyer and maid are going to make a private arrangement for future work and cut Get Maid out of the deal. Which leads back to the ideal model being speed and ""non-regular"" usage.","1349362355","2012-10-04T14:52:35Z" -"4612532","estacado","estacado",,,"4612227","10","The first thing that came to mind was another good name would be ""Maid in New York"". But ""Get Maid"" is good too. Plus you don't have to change the name when you expand. Or maybe change it to ""Maid in USA"".","1349362356","2012-10-04T14:52:36Z" -"4612533","SatvikBeri","SatvikBeri",,,"4612227","12","Supplies included? That alone is surprisingly difficult to find. If I was still in Manhattan, I'd sign up right away.","1349362358","2012-10-04T14:52:38Z" -"4612538","masonhensley","masonhensley",,,"4612227","1","This is one of those services that doesn't make sense to me as a mobile first & only product(for now).

If you are home and see that your house needs to be cleaned, you are probably near a computer. This isnt like Uber where you need to use their service across town. They have just alienated a bunch or their potential user base by just being on iOS (for now, ok whatever). But that's just me.

Here is the link to the app in itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/get-maid/id561621297?mt=8","1349362450","2012-10-04T14:54:10Z" -"4612549","pakeha","pakeha",,,"4612227","6","Please come to San Francisco! I would jump on this immediately. I hate the idea of trying to find, screen and co-ordinate someone to clean my apartment regularly. I've tried TaskRabbit for this, but I find the whole engagement cycle awkward.","1349362548","2012-10-04T14:55:48Z" -"4612568","adamcollingburn","adamcollingburn",,,"4612227","5","This, along with lockitron to let the maid in sounds like a perfect match","1349362661","2012-10-04T14:57:41Z" -"4612608","jawns","jawns",,,"4612227","2","This service is GREAT for a person who:

1) only needs maid service occasionally, and not on a fixed schedule

2) needs maid service fast, when they do need it

3) is willing to take a risk on the quality, and hoping that the premium price they pay is an indication that they'll get quality service.

So ... I'm thinking the target audience is bachelors, people who don't frequently entertain at home, etc.

The one thing that would worry me, as a customer, is whether the by-the-hour payment model might tempt the maids to work slower.","1349362975","2012-10-04T15:02:55Z" -"4612682","tspike","tspike",,,"4612227","13","Did you get the inspiration for this from /r/EntrepreneurRideAlong?","1349363801","2012-10-04T15:16:41Z" -"4612787","h1srf","h1srf",,,"4612227","11","2 questions:

1. Is it not possible to schedule one using the website? I'm too lazy to download an app and 3G at my office is terrible.

2. If the maid steals something, can I file a claim with you?","1349364800","2012-10-04T15:33:20Z" -"4612876","encoderer","encoderer",,,"4612227","8","I was just talking about this with my wife.

We have a regular housekeeper that comes just twice a month but it would be great -- especially once we have kids -- to be able to get an on-demand maid the morning after a dinner party or a kids sleepover or whatever.

We love Uber, and I'd love to try this out.","1349365882","2012-10-04T15:51:22Z" -"4612895","TazeTSchnitzel","TazeTSchnitzel",,,"4612227","3","Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but the name sounds too much like ""Get Laid"" for my tastes...

The substitution of ""maid"" doesn't help.","1349366080","2012-10-04T15:54:40Z" -"4613131","arbuge","arbuge",,,"4612227","9","Local leadgen is hard. They'll have to do a monumental job of generating buzz to keep this going. Traditional routes like buying keywords on AdWords are very competitive. ""maid service new york"" currently goes for $6.33 per click there... could take many clicks for a single booking.","1349368779","2012-10-04T16:39:39Z" -"4617568","kunle","kunle",,,"4617552","1","You know you're doing something truly disruptive when your competitors have to invoke or change the law to defeat you.","1349455113","2012-10-05T16:38:33Z" -"4617582","noonespecial","noonespecial",,,"4617552","0","Gandhi springs to mind. I think this is the part that comes right before ""then you win"".","1349455320","2012-10-05T16:42:00Z" -"4653958","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"4653947","0","See http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4652244 for earlier discussion","1350280869","2012-10-15T06:01:09Z" -"4660846","memset","memset",,,"4660764","0","Sorry to see that this did not gain traction! (""traction"", get it? :)

Minor quibble with blog post (or really, its marketing spin...) there are tons of car services in the city that you can call to have someone pick you up! They are arguably less efficient - you have to call them, etc - but it isn't quite true that yellow cabs are your only option if you're stuck in the bronx!","1350408208","2012-10-16T17:23:28Z" -"4663629","windu","windu",,,"4662877","0","Well for what it's worth, I've actually worked as a NYC taxi driver. I can tell you the TLC is damn near a mafia organization. They are probably scared of new tech moving in on their tight control of NYC cabs. I'm guessing any move on their part of ""looking to loosen rules"" is just a PR bluff.","1350463145","2012-10-17T08:39:05Z" -"4667120","kirillzubovsky","kirillzubovsky",,,"4667110","4","First I thought this wasn't worth the news, but then I realized that this isn't just a new service for Uber. I imagine this is a way for them to deal with SF taxi services that want to get rid of black town cars.

Uber is now giving taxies a way out. By adding them to the system, cabbies cannot complain that Uber is awful and illegal competitor.

If the cab service sucks, well, it's the Taxi's fault and you can still book Uber Black. Uber wins. If the taxi service works, Uber will get a cut from the transaction.

Either way, Uber wins.","1350524041","2012-10-18T01:34:01Z" -"4667148","selenamarie","selenamarie",,,"4667110","9","I'm liking using taximagic.com in Portland, and love it, so I'm excited to see taxis also available through Uber.","1350524975","2012-10-18T01:49:35Z" -"4667183","ynniv","ynniv",,,"4667110","10","Can't wait until self driving cars are Uber.","1350526157","2012-10-18T02:09:17Z" -"4667184","sp_","sp_",,,"4667110","3","I hope this does not spell the end of UBERx (http://blog.uber.com/2012/07/03/sf-vehicle-choice/). As of right now, I can still see UBERx cars on the map so I have my fingers crossed.","1350526171","2012-10-18T02:09:31Z" -"4667187","eropple","eropple",,,"4667110","0","""Automatically adding"" a 20% gratuity is a no-go for me. That's about what I normally tip for a cab ride, but it's not their call to do that. Uncool.","1350526244","2012-10-18T02:10:44Z" -"4667200","pvodsevhcm","pvodsevhcm",,,"4667110","6","""There are only about 1,500 “medallions” (essentially permits) that allow taxis to operate in San Francisco. To put that in context, NYC has over 13,000.""

Wow, intentional abuse of statistics used without context, while claiming to provide context. NYC is 10x the population of SF, so has fewer per capita mediallions than SF.","1350526692","2012-10-18T02:18:12Z" -"4667206","untog","untog",,,"4667110","2","What the post doesn't mention: how many taxis they have signed up. This is important. Their launch of UberTAXI in New York was a failure for many reasons, but one was that no-one could ever get a ride, because it turned out they had barely any cab drivers signed up to use the system.

If they aren't mentioning numbers out of the gate then I'm skeptical. Also amused that this story is currently 3rd from top on the home page, but numerous stories about their utter failure in New York were nowhere to be seen on HN.","1350526939","2012-10-18T02:22:19Z" -"4667249","mayneack","mayneack",,,"4667110","8","Just got out of an Uber cab in Boston (due to the free cab promotion for this week). So far so good. The driver did get yelled at by another driver because he was a Boston cab picking up in Cambridge, but I'll bet people will get over that.","1350528271","2012-10-18T02:44:31Z" -"4667268","ericdykstra","ericdykstra",,,"4667110","1","As a San Francisco resident, I don't really see any reason to use this. I have Lyft for when I just need to get somewhere, and it's cheaper and more desirable than riding a taxi (yes, even after the improvements ""uber-izing"" a taxi makes), and I have Uber for when a black car is more appropriate, and Uber SUV for when I need to transport more than just myself or myself and another person.

It seems like those three services fit the full spectrum of use cases. Maybe this is just a way to appease the taxi cartel temporarily, while they don't realize their service is becoming obsolete.","1350528757","2012-10-18T02:52:37Z" -"4667350","ezpassmac","ezpassmac",,,"4667110","7","What's cheaper? UberX, Lyft, or UberTAXI?","1350530518","2012-10-18T03:21:58Z" -"4667474","bernardom","bernardom",,,"4667110","5","They've had free Uber TAXI in Boston since Tuesday morning (until Thursday 8pm) and it's been awesome. I ubered home yesterday and to work this morning.

I'm pretty sure the idea was to get the cabbies onboard. And it worked: both cabbies I used were in love with the extra cash and said that they and all their friends would use Uber from now on. They had amazing revenue nights! We'll see what happens when the traffic dies down, but I'm betting it was a smart investment on Uber's part. I wonder how much it cost.

According to one of the cabbies, they tried charging $200 for the iPhones when they initially rolled out, and it went nowhere. Then they gave them away for free, and a lot of cabbies got the phones, but the traffic was too low so they just left it in the glove compartment. Now they're on board. Well done, Uber!

I wonder if they paid the regular Uber drivers for the reduced traffic during the promotion...","1350533923","2012-10-18T04:18:43Z" -"4672922","Zev","Zev",,,"4672099","0","Internships end. This is news?","1350642077","2012-10-19T10:21:17Z" -"4674178","truebecomefalse","truebecomefalse",,,"4673947","2","So does this mean a jailbreak for iPhone 5 will be coming soon?","1350663721","2012-10-19T16:22:01Z" -"4674294","benologist","benologist",,,"4673947","0","Rewording of http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/10/18/iphone-...","1350665225","2012-10-19T16:47:05Z" -"4674296","thornofmight","thornofmight",,,"4673947","1","Breaking news: 20 year-old is irresponsible. Loses job. More at 11.","1350665242","2012-10-19T16:47:22Z" -"4677056","SethMurphy","SethMurphy",,,"4677042","0","The practice of a company keeping tips that most consumers assume are for the person/people providing the labor has disgusted me since my days in catering in NY, where it was also a common practice. At least they were clever enough to add an 18% service charge and not call it a gratuity.

On a side note, if you ever get married or have a big catered event don't just tip the person in charge with an envelope full of cash, take the time to hand each service person their share, otherwise they will most likely never get any of it.","1350741069","2012-10-20T13:51:09Z" -"4678521","onetwothreefour","onetwothreefour",,,"4677042","1","Most of what's written here isn't true.

You can ask the (black car) Uber drivers, and they'll tell you Uber ""just"" takes 20% of fare. And every single driver I've talked to about it has been happy with this. Uber is basically smart lead generation for drivers.","1350778588","2012-10-21T00:16:28Z" -"4679004","billirvine","billirvine",,,"4678962","0","(Former NYer)

Uber is a fairly good idea. But the rules/laws in place that define how livery vehicles are allowed to operate in NYC are also full of good ideas (some bad ones too).

Travis fully knew his wrist would be slapped hard by the multiple stake-holders (including organized crime) involved in the taxi and limousine racket in NYC.

And... after living in Manhattan for 8 years, I've never had trouble getting a car when I want a car instead of the relatively effective (dirty) subway. Just keep the numbers of 10-12 limo drivers or gypsy cab drivers you like in your phone... one of them will always be available, they'll remember you, and it's almost always so close to the price of a cab as to be the same.","1350794839","2012-10-21T04:47:19Z" -"4697103","Peroni","Peroni",,,"4697101","0","Clicky: http://www.leschoixderomy.com/","1351162198","2012-10-25T10:49:58Z" -"4703654","hnriot","hnriot",,,"4702791","0","After the fiasco and temper tantrums over the NYC debacle, we'll see if they have learned any lessons on working within an existing framework of laws and regulations.","1351277594","2012-10-26T18:53:14Z" -"4705026","jacques_chester","jacques_chester",,,"4704827","3","This strikes me as a good idea, on paper.

If I may play the traditional role of first-comment-is-negative however:

1. NetJets are a fractional ownership company who are probably going to remain more popular at this level of society because they're a full service outfit;

2. Charter companies already run their planes efficiently, so they may be in a position to match on price on some routes;

3. I suspect that for a lot of really really rich people, owning a plane is not a purely financial decision. It's a status signal.

All that being said ... it might just work by creating a new market segment -- people who can afford business or first class but can't quite justify private charters.

I think people on HN sometimes underestimate the importance of the middleman in economic life. You don't have to be B2C or B2B with a direct product or service. Often the most profitable position is as the switchboard.","1351302059","2012-10-27T01:40:59Z" -"4705049","jcampbell1","jcampbell1",,,"4704827","1","NetJets already exists, but it is different. It is more like owning without the headache and they also offer fractional ownership. It is damn near impossible to beat NetJets on pricing because they can finance the aircraft via Berkshire Hathaway's AAA.

This seems like a different market. I am not quite sure I understand it. It looks like it is flying private rather than first class on standard routes. The advantage to charters is that you don't have to go through security, and you can fly from nowhere to nowhere direct. I don't understand this business model. It seems like they are flying standard routes.

New York to LA on a private jet is worse than commercial because you are stuck in a 6 foot diameter pipe for 4.5 hours, rather than a first class seat on a normal airplane.","1351302478","2012-10-27T01:47:58Z" -"4705102","wpietri","wpietri",,,"4704827","2","Uber for private jets? No idea how they're going to land the plane out front of my house, but I'll definitely download the app and give it a try.","1351304320","2012-10-27T02:18:40Z" -"4705206","gadders","gadders",,,"4704827","0","Slightly offtopic:

What I found out the other day is that Jesse Jaymes [1] who sang the song ""College Girls are Easy"" founded Marquis Jets, a similar-ish service.

He's also married to the billionaire founder of Spanx. Extraordinary career trajectory.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Itzler","1351307150","2012-10-27T03:05:50Z" -"4705302","sgold1","sgold1",,,"4704827","5","i thought the point of a private jet, was so that you did not have to share with anyone else","1351310363","2012-10-27T03:59:23Z" -"4705489","mhartl","mhartl",,,"4704827","4","I can already see it: funds permitting, we'll take Uber cars to the airport and then catch a BlackJet to our final destination.","1351316759","2012-10-27T05:45:59Z" -"4725865","danielamitay","danielamitay",,,"4725789","1","As an East Village resident who fled yesterday (post-Sandy) due to loss of power and even cell service, I'm siding with Uber on this one.

When I needed to go 60+ blocks uptown, I didn't manage to hail a cab because every single one was taken, and only because of a private car (who separately charged three individuals for a concurrent ride, literally a 3X fare) did I manage to get to my destination without carrying my heavy duffel + gear for an hour or more in the drizzle.

In this situation, price is not the problem, it's supply.

Edit: From what I can tell, Uber now locked rates at 2X, and is eating half of the fare. That's pretty darn generous.","1351736299","2012-11-01T02:18:19Z" -"4725867","jauer","jauer",,,"4725789","5","Is anyone else getting the feeling that Pando/Carr has it in for Uber? The past few articles I've seen from them came off as unreasonably negative.","1351736312","2012-11-01T02:18:32Z" -"4725878","mikeland86","mikeland86",,,"4725789","9","The main reason I use Uber is because they always have a car available within 5 minutes in SF. If I want cheap I'll call a cab and wait 20 minutes and then call again when they don't show up.

Uber has always been about convenience over price. What other company says ""I will disrupt industry X by charging twice the price"". Here all they are doing is keeping with the same mission, make sure you can get an Uber as quickly as possible.

I'm for smart regulation, and I certainly agree with price gouging regulation in emergencies, but market pricing is not price gouging.","1351736545","2012-11-01T02:22:25Z" -"4725899","ericmason","ericmason",,,"4725789","4","Who does this guy think he is telling Uber what to charge? If you don't like their price don't use them. After Hurricane Wilma I was begging for someone to ""gouge"" me on gas, but due to Florida law there was no gouging and thus no gas for my generator.","1351737012","2012-11-01T02:30:12Z" -"4725900","nostromo","nostromo",,,"4725789","0","This is an unfulfilling thing to say perhaps, but price gouging is actually beneficial in producing more supply when it's needed. (So long as we're speaking about a market that is not a monopoly.)

Why else would a cab be out during a hurricane? The world doesn't owe you a cab ride during a hurricane at an everyday price.

Uber points this out in their tweet, and they are correct. So let's not get our pitchforks out just yet...","1351737019","2012-11-01T02:30:19Z" -"4725904","pyoung","pyoung",,,"4725789","7","There was an article on Slate that addressed the price gouging issue. The author made a lot of good points about how price gouging is a good thing in times of crises, most of which I agree with. However, in the long run, if you piss off your customers, I guess you are just shooting yourself in the foot.

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/10/sand...","1351737104","2012-11-01T02:31:44Z" -"4725907","jpatokal","jpatokal",,,"4725789","2","Relevant: http://www.computerworld.com.sg/resource/applications/why-yo...

TL;DR: A study in Singapore showed that it's hard to get taxis when it rains, because rain increases the risk of accidents, which cabbies are liable for. Since there's no compensating upside to pay for the potential extra cost, the rational thing is for cabbies to sit out the storm, and that's exactly what they do.

The parallel to Sandy is obvious: if you want a cabbie to risk life and limb for you driving in the flooded streets after a storm, then you should compensate him accordingly. And Uber does this fairly, automatically and transparently for both sides.","1351737183","2012-11-01T02:33:03Z" -"4725923","jasonlingx","jasonlingx",,,"4725789","6","Price gouging? please.

Supply = demand = efficient distribution of resources.

Don't pay drivers more to drive into a disaster zone = drivers stay home and chill and nobody gets around.

I bet if there was real-time bidding for transportation you'd see prices go up 10x or even 100x.","1351737721","2012-11-01T02:42:01Z" -"4725929","ck2","ck2",,,"4725789","10","You know, this wasn't a landslide, it was a hurricane with many days notice and preparation. Why the heck are you even traveling right now?

Your cab rides should be costing you $400 for putting yourself or anyone else in that situation. What if a powerline fell on you or the driver?

Hurricane Sandy visited Cuba first, they'd love to have your $99 http://imgur.com/r/pics/mPUWZ","1351737902","2012-11-01T02:45:02Z" -"4725946","ljd","ljd",,,"4725789","3","This kind of dynamic pricing is precisely what we do via our REST API[0] for ecommerce shops and event providers. I can assure you that there is nothing evil about this kind of activity - it's all mathematics and economics.

No one at Über is looking at this and saying, ""lets up our rates to make money on those hurricane victims."" Some where, in some Uber server there is an algorithm that is suggesting a high multiple to keep their supply in line. I wouldn't think anything more of it than that.

In fact, last New Years Eve, Über reportedly capped their dynamic pricing in Washington D.C. Even though their numbers were telling them they could charge more they felt an ethical obligation to cap at 6x.

[0]https://github.com/Ventata/API","1351738143","2012-11-01T02:49:03Z" -"4725961","Skywing","Skywing",,,"4725789","8","I'm not going to type much here because I don't want to rant, but articles like these are why I quit reading TechCrunch and have never thought to read Pandodaily or any other recent startup-focused journalism site. They all just seem to prey on the stories that they can twist in whichever direction causes drama. As somebody just wanting to read about what other entrepreneurs, your average hackers, thought leaders in my areas of interest, etc are doing, I tend to just stick with HN and Twitter. I'll let the Paul Carrs of the world live out their own reality show. I mean, look at the slug in the URL of his article, even. sigh","1351738334","2012-11-01T02:52:14Z" -"4725962","baddox","baddox",,,"4725789","12","They utilize surge pricing during many holidays, or when big events are happening (like a music festival or a tech conference). This is no more ""gouging"" than any of those.","1351738337","2012-11-01T02:52:17Z" -"4725970","colinbartlett","colinbartlett",,,"4725789","20","As a laissez faire capitalist, I say ""bill 'em all and let god sort it out"".","1351738548","2012-11-01T02:55:48Z" -"4725989","SqMafia","SqMafia",,,"4725789","16","You know what the irony of the situation is? Cabbies have argued against companies like Uber and advocated the more regulated method of doing business because they say that cabs can be ordered into service in times of emergency. Not sure if NYC has that power or not.","1351738917","2012-11-01T03:01:57Z" -"4725997","colmvp","colmvp",,,"4725789","19","Damn you Airbnb! You should learn from Uber raise your rates!

http://blog.airbnb.com/waiving-fees-for-hurricane-sandyaffec...","1351739172","2012-11-01T03:06:12Z" -"4726010","kapilkale","kapilkale",,,"4725789","13","The real problem that Uber has to deal with is whether the increased supply (and marginal uptick in revenue) is worth the ensuing PR nightmare.

Uber already does this for days of heightened demand like NYE and Halloween. People get irritated, some enough so to blog about it (http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/19/uber-screwed-me-but-at-leas...).

But in the wake of Sandy, this pricing comes across as far more unscrupulous. I'd guess they didn't consider it.","1351739574","2012-11-01T03:12:54Z" -"4726049","mlchild","mlchild",,,"4725789","17","There's two issues here. First is the supply-demand balance, which several commenters have addressed (would you rather have bottled water cost $5 a bottle during Sandy or not be able to find any bottled water because ""gouging"" law kept it at $1?).

The second is that studies of cab drivers during rainstorms show that cabbies set a goal for daily earnings, and then leave the streets once they hit the goal (causing supply constraints). Would be interesting to see if uber has been able to address that psychological response in any way (tweaked incentives that give an additional bonus for driving more per month, rather than per day, for example).","1351740210","2012-11-01T03:23:30Z" -"4726056","nedwin","nedwin",,,"4725789","11","This article is ridiculous. It's not until the last paragraph that they reveal that Uber is no longer charging 2x, instead keeping prices level and reducing their margin to increase supply.

It's quite likely that the increase was automatic with their dynamic pricing algorithm and when they realised the effect in a natural disaster area they corrected for it.

Paul Carr doesn't call himself a journalist, does he?","1351740404","2012-11-01T03:26:44Z" -"4726082","brownbat","brownbat",,,"4725789","14","Meanwhile, the District of Columbia preemptively added a $15 emergency surcharge to all cab fares for 24 hours. For a trip within the district, the fares ranged from 1.75x to 6x normal price.","1351740930","2012-11-01T03:35:30Z" -"4726091","jellicle","jellicle",,,"4725789","21","NY price gouging law:

http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/nycode/GBS/26/396-r

In general most of the commenters here are not understanding that supply of these goods is constrained. Currently X amount of bottled water is reaching the city, and 100% of it will be sold, at any price. Currently X amount of cars for hire can transport people over the bridges, and no more can fit - the bridges have a fixed capacity. Commenters are thus making false economic arguments because they don't understand the economics, don't understand the situation, or both. Quintupling the price of bottled water and baby formula does not magically make more bottled water or baby formula appear in the city. It just takes a lot of money out of your pocket and puts it in someone else's. That's all, the only effect.","1351741217","2012-11-01T03:40:17Z" -"4726495","damian2000","damian2000",,,"4725789","15","There's actually a more recent tweet than that featured in the article; seems like Uber has done the right thing ...

They are now paying the drivers 2X but only charging the rider the normal price...

https://twitter.com/Uber_NYC/status/263758814061408256","1351752565","2012-11-01T06:49:25Z" -"4727141","samarudge","samarudge",,,"4725789","18","I've never really understood Uber, in London there's a company called Addison Lee, do basically the same as Uber London and have for years, have loads more cars, more experience and charge about 20-30% less than Uber. I've never been to any of the other cities where Uber operates but I can't see why anyone would pay more for Uber over Addison Lee. Have I missed something?","1351773347","2012-11-01T12:35:47Z" -"4727869","typicalrunt","typicalrunt",,,"4727820","0","This is a poorly written title.

100,000 means $100,000.

Without context, it can mean anything. I thought it was 100,000 customers which would be a lot more shocking.","1351782268","2012-11-01T15:04:28Z" -"4728929","fr0sty","fr0sty",,,"4728851","9","Previous discussion:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4725789","1351794424","2012-11-01T18:27:04Z" -"4728974","jbooth","jbooth",,,"4728851","4","Here's my question, gas stations are closing here in NJ when running out of gas. Why aren't they jacking up the price to astronomical rates? There are lines for miles to the gas stations that have electricity. Is this a failure of capitalism in the face of human compassion or what?","1351794834","2012-11-01T18:33:54Z" -"4729132","alexchamberlain","alexchamberlain",,,"4728851","3","I think they've done the right thing; you need a way to balance supply and demand. This is just one way.

You can still hail a cab the old way, right?","1351796612","2012-11-01T19:03:32Z" -"4729158","adamsmith","adamsmith",,,"4728851","0","In a disaster situation if there is no elasticity between price and supply then price gouging laws (social or legal) make a lot of sense. For example, if there's a fixed amount of water around regardless of price people shouldn't be able to raise prices.

But in this case there IS elasticity between price and supply, right? Uber is claiming that they'll deliver better service by increasing prices, because supply will increase proportionally. Thus, a functioning economy.

AND Uber is waiving 100% of their fees! Price gouging? Really?

(Side note: NYC would have more capacity for handing this emergency had they not given an artificial monopoly to cab companies over the last century, vis-a-vis medallions. I realize we can't change the past. Let's just be aware of it so we can learn how to improve.)","1351796903","2012-11-01T19:08:23Z" -"4729165","brilee","brilee",,,"4728851","6","... if prices don't go up, what's the incentive for gasoline delivery companies to make the extra effort to bring resources to a disaster-torn city?","1351797032","2012-11-01T19:10:32Z" -"4729209","ynniv","ynniv",,,"4728851","2","Amazing how people switch their principals regarding free markets when it suits them. Especially rich people.

When consumer protection laws are drawn up, they will be the ""end of America"". When financial institutions have bankrupted themselves, they ""need to be protected"". It's ""progress"" to prevent people from bringing food onto private property so that you can massively overcharge them for unhealthy foods. It's ""gouging"" to allow others to charge more when demand far exceeds supply in an emergency.

I agree that leaning solely on price in all circumstances is a poor way to balance supply and demand. And I don't want anyone to forget how this works when social sacrifices are demanded for ""American success"" in the future.","1351797580","2012-11-01T19:19:40Z" -"4729250","koenigdavidmj","koenigdavidmj",,,"4728851","8","Seems like the main alternative to increasing prices is `it's not sustainable for us to run at all until this is cleaned up'.

Is that a suitable alternative?","1351798206","2012-11-01T19:30:06Z" -"4729271","magikbum","magikbum",,,"4728851","7","This is all moot any ways. Town cars are allowed to pick up any passengers during the crisis. Effectively unleashing a whole lot more supply. As well town cars and yellow cabs are now allowed to pick up multiple passengers going to different locations while continuing to run the first passengers meter. I don't agree with this policy at all. You try getting an Uber car on a Saturday night it's not ""surge pricing"" when something goes up 3x times, it's just disgusting even more so during the current situation.","1351798418","2012-11-01T19:33:38Z" -"4729303","magikbum","magikbum","true",,"4728851","10","This is all moot any ways. Town cars are allowed to pick up any passengers during the crisis. Effectively unleashing a whole lot more supply. As well town cars and yellow cabs are now allowed to pick up multiple passengers going to different locations while continuing to run the first passengers meter. I don't agree with this policy at all. You try getting an Uber car on a Saturday night it's not ""surge pricing"" when something goes up 3x times, it's just disgusting even more so during the current situation.","1351798748","2012-11-01T19:39:08Z" -"4729320","MattRogish","MattRogish",,,"4728851","1","Good! Living in NYC boroughs there are little/no taxis, so we have to rely on car services. Since Sandy they are all consistently booked solid (provided you can even get them on the phone: most are ""busy"" forever).

Yet, with Uber dynamic pricing, I have been able to get a car when needed. Yes, I paid more - but at least I got a car that I wasn't going to get otherwise. Awesome!","1351798907","2012-11-01T19:41:47Z" -"4729504","rayiner","rayiner",,,"4728851","5","While we're on the subject... Isn't it amazing what kind of rapid and effective response you get when the people in trouble are among the richest in the country (NYC/NJ coast) versus the poorest in the country (New Orleans)?

I'm not complaining. I'm back in my Manhattan office two days after a truly epic disaster. I rode the train into work this morning, along the coast of Long Island Sound no less. It took ~10 minutes longer than usual, but on the whole the recovery is phenomenally impressive.","1351801236","2012-11-01T20:20:36Z" -"4729493","tzs","tzs",,,"4729154","0","How about charging based on the geodesic distance between the start point and end point? That seems to get around the proposed regulation, which prohibits charging based on distance travelled.","1351801071","2012-11-01T20:17:51Z" -"4729923","mrgreenfur","mrgreenfur",,,"4729154","1","I'm going to link this here because it was really interesting: http://pandodaily.com/2012/10/24/travis-shrugged/","1351806670","2012-11-01T21:51:10Z" -"4742591","URSpider94","URSpider94",,,"4742344","0","Well put. I'm sure that, at the end of the day, many NYC Uber customers were happy to pay more for the certainty of knowing that they would get where they wanted to go in the days after the storm. Isn't that what Uber is about in the first place?

Nonetheless, our cultural norm in the US is strongly against ""price gouging"" during emergencies, which means, I suppose, that merchants should continue charging pre-disaster prices for gasoline, plywood, generators, and car service, and that the lucky customers who get there first get served, while the rest suffer.

The author's suggestions on ways to thread this particular needle are why even lean start-ups need a good marketing lead.","1352100215","2012-11-05T07:23:35Z" -"4742692","janezhu","janezhu",,,"4742344","1","""Uber probably didn't have a ""what to do in a human tragedy"" playbook and instead ran their normal operating procedures.""

While this is true, it's surprising that they do not have a PR/customer service/support person that specifically keeps an eye out for incidents (or opportunities) like these. As much as their business is based on algorithms, it is run by humans, at least one of which who could have understood how the situation would appear to the average person.

Especially when you see pure-PR stunts Uber is pushing like this: http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/election-day-fre...

""Uber: On Election Day, this car-service company will be offering customers a free ride to or from a national polling place, up to $20.12. Any amount above $20.12 will be charged, and the offer is only available during the city's voting hours.""

I can guarantee no matter how many kudos Uber gets for encouraging people to vote-- -""The average person just heard that Uber was charging New Yorkers more"" post-disaster.","1352103393","2012-11-05T08:16:33Z" -"4785812","35636","35636",,,"4785579","3","Sad to see Uber lumped together with Lyft and SideCar.","1352930230","2012-11-14T21:57:10Z" -"4785842","paupino_masano","paupino_masano",,,"4785579","2","Quite disappointing if they manage to enforce the fines; in my opinion it's these services which make transport options around San Francisco bearable! I'm not sure how many times I've called a taxi to come get me and never showing up...","1352930534","2012-11-14T22:02:14Z" -"4785849","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"4785579","1","I'm not surprised they're going after Lyft and SideCar. These services scare me. Drivers are usually friendly, but far from the professionals I get with Uber. Some of these services don't even provide proper insurance. It will be interesting to see what happens when one of these drivers gets in an accident.

Uber, on the other hand, looks completely legitimate to me. They partner with licensed and insured companies and provide an awesome experience.","1352930639","2012-11-14T22:03:59Z" -"4786152","potatolicious","potatolicious",,,"4785579","0","Mixed feelings about this, but ultimately I'm angrier at the government than any of these companies.

I used sidecar a couple of times in SF and the experience was pretty mixed. It definitely feels sketchy when someone swings by in a Corolla, and it does very much feel like ""ride sharing"" in the truest sense of the word, with the unmistakable feel of a taxi also. Bizarre.

I much prefer Uber, but the pricing speaks for itself.

I'm not going to complain about the specifics of the enforcement action - no matter which way you slice it SideCar and Lyft most certainly were diving through loopholes. They are meant as a taxi service, no matter how hard they avert their eyes and insist the opposite.

But, and this is a huge but. The taxi experience in San Francisco is horrific - easily the worst out of any city I've ever lived in, and by a wide margin to boot. MUNI is also a perennial joke of a transit system. In a city as dense as San Francisco, dear government, with no functioning taxicab service and no functioning public transit system, how do you expect people to get around?

Uber, Lyft, and SideCar are born from the supremely fucked-upery of SF's transportation situation. Liability, driver training, and all of that are all legitimate questions, but IMO are separate from the question of whether or not these services should exist in the first place.","1352935164","2012-11-14T23:19:24Z" -"4786248","hnriot","hnriot",,,"4785579","5","I read somewhere recently that 80% of all stranger rapes against women are perpetrated by unlicensed taxi drivers.

So I am glad that these services are under a somewhat watchful eye.","1352936809","2012-11-14T23:46:49Z" -"4786264","gojomo","gojomo",,,"4785579","4","Can I fine the CPUC for being hopelessly out-of-date in its strategies for protecting customers?","1352937147","2012-11-14T23:52:27Z" -"4786356","usaar333","usaar333",,,"4786244","5","Interesting how Uber is lumped in with Lyft and SideCar. Uber drivers at least have (towncar) licenses. I haven't figured out yet how Lyft/SideCar are anything more than illegal taxi services that rename ""fare"" ""donation"".","1352938578","2012-11-15T00:16:18Z" -"4786365","eli","eli",,,"4786244","3","I'm a customer not a lawyer, but Uber certainly feels like a ""provider"" to me. It's not like they are just a referral service. They dispatch a driver of their choice, they process the payment, and they pay the driver.

And while I think Uber is an awesome service, it's not totally unreasonable for the state to insist that if you are acting as a taxi, you need to have proof of insurance beyond what's required for a normal driver.","1352938746","2012-11-15T00:19:06Z" -"4786383","eridius","eridius",,,"4786244","2","The lawsuit against Uber seems to me like nothing more than taxi drivers upset that their monopoly is being threatened. As the article said, all the Uber drivers are already licensed, and there's no explanation as to why Uber is ""unfair"".","1352939018","2012-11-15T00:23:38Z" -"4786430","tvladeck","tvladeck",,,"4786244","4","I really like Lyft. I use it when I need a taxi and it works very well.

Although I do agree that a world where these types of ""collaborative consumption"" services (like AirBNB) are essentially unregulated (or at least more open to competition) is much better, it is true that a number of industries are regulated, and incumbents that have been ""playing by the rules"" were promised a protected business environment. And it's not like they didn't have to give anything up in that trade - a taxi medallion in NYC is worth a lot of money - they have been exchanged for over a million dollars.

So the question is: how do we transition to the better world without being unfair to the ""stranded capital""?","1352939907","2012-11-15T00:38:27Z" -"4786459","smsm42","smsm42",,,"4786244","1","It just reeks of special interests protecting their turf. Of course when you are operating in highly regulated environment and have a well-oiled connections with local politicians it is annoying when somebody new comes around and tries to take part of your customer share. However for me as a consumer it is annoying that government yet again tries to take away my choice under the guise of protecting me from imaginary threats - and instead ends up protecting me from better service and lower prices. I don't need this kind of protection.","1352940412","2012-11-15T00:46:52Z" -"4786715","jasonhancock","jasonhancock",,,"4786244","7","In practice these behave exactly like a taxi service. I don't think it matters much who owns the cars. No one would argue that a cab company from, say, LA, should be able to just bring a portion of its fleet to SF and start picking up passengers without complying with the laws that govern taxis here. If these start-ups affect the market in essentially the same way, we and they all know they are trying to enter a market with rules in a way that does not abide by them","1352945259","2012-11-15T02:07:39Z" -"4786830","dreamdu5t","dreamdu5t",,,"4786244","10","Another example of government regulation keeping us safe from evil taxi drivers.

Thank God regulations like this exist to make sure that everybody pays their protection money.

Anyone who disagrees clearly hates poor people and taxi drivers... or something.","1352947913","2012-11-15T02:51:53Z" -"4786889","crazy1van","crazy1van",,,"4786244","9","This is outrageous that the taxi companies are just lobbying for laws that protect their business at the expense of other businesses!

Ok, now please pass a law saying internet providers can't limit how much data I can send each month nor prioritize one type of traffic over another. After all, that is hurting internet businesses!","1352949199","2012-11-15T03:13:19Z" -"4787453","ajays","ajays",,,"4786244","0","The deck is stacked against Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. You have to realize that the taxi industry is a government-cab collaboration, with the customer getting fleeced. It is not as simple as ""government grants license to cab operator, cab operator runs his cab and makes money"". No. The government takes a cut from the daily action too. Use a credit card in the cab? The government takes a cut. Want to rent your medallion to someone else? The government takes a cut.

Right now, the financial impact of these outfits is minimal. But when they seriously start impacting government revenues, expect the lawmakers to come out swinging. They'll tag-team with the taxi union(s) and make life hell for the Sidecars, Ubers and Lyfts of the world.","1352961096","2012-11-15T06:31:36Z" -"4787808","colevscode","colevscode",,,"4786244","6","The few uber drivers I've talked to love the service. One driver told me that, with uber, he can often find a nearby fare in minutes. He said that the combination of flags, the dispatcher, and über means the meter is always running.

It's pretty clear to me that the folks that are suffering from über are the taxi dispatch companies. These companies lease out the cars for a daily fee, like 150 bucks per day. The driver can do whatever he wants as long as he pays that daily fee. The cab company pays insurance because they own the cabs. Cab drivers are essentially independent contractors. They start making money after they've covered the cab cost for the day.

So why should the cab companies care if a driver is using über? From what I've heard, when a dispatcher has a good order, like for a trip across town on a slow day, they'll ask for a cut. In other words the cab companies are supplementing their taxi rental service with a cut of the fares they dispatch. And as a cab driver, if you want to get good orders you have to stay on the dispatchers good side.

Über changes the balance of power. As more people use über, the drivers have to rely on the dispatchers less, and the tit-for-tat system is deflated. I think this class action suit is an attempt to retain the status quo by cab companies. Über shouldn't be responsible for insurance until they start owning their own cabs. If the cab companies have their way, both the drivers and passengers will suffer.","1352970408","2012-11-15T09:06:48Z" -"4787952","pfortuny","pfortuny",,,"4786244","11","This was clearly going to happen. News at eleven. Not that I agree with the fine, but it was really deemed to happen.","1352975039","2012-11-15T10:23:59Z" -"4789461","ALee","ALee",,,"4786244","8","If I were them, they should just get users to use real names and addresses to send e-mail, faxes, and paper mail to the offices of the public utilities commission and to other officials who will pressure them.

Fundamentally, these guys just need to increase social capital with regulators and invest in legal infrastructure. The government is just like another giant company with dependencies and old architecture. Trust me, it's just like investing in weird ERP integration to get access to all of those clients. It's not something that is necessary to the evolution of your product, but it's something you just have to do because the market is just shaped that way.

Also, any press is good press, and once these three get large enough, it'll be widely unpopular to not support them.","1352998733","2012-11-15T16:58:53Z" -"4794260","dean783","dean783",,,"4786244","12","Lets help them out -Tell the PUC to support ride sharing services Sign the Petition:

https://www.change.org/petitions/tell-the-puc-to-support-rid...","1353080936","2012-11-16T15:48:56Z" -"4796575","NonEUCitizen","NonEUCitizen",,,"4796553","0","How much do you charge? Can you put a numeric dollar figure right on your front page instead of (or perhaps next to) where you say ""Save up to 30% versus traditional wash and fold. With door-to-door service!"" ? Thanks.","1353111850","2012-11-17T00:24:10Z" -"4820638","mtgx","mtgx",,,"4820599","7","What business does the Government have to fix the prices of a private company so arbitrarily like this? Surely this isn't constitutional?","1353633699","2012-11-23T01:21:39Z" -"4820711","makhanko","makhanko",,,"4820599","2","As Uber's similar difficulties in New York show, the governments both North and South of the 49th parallel consider city transportation to be their exclusive domain and are not shy to regulate it instead of looking out for consumers.

In Vancouver, Canada the quasi-government regional transportation authority is heavily subsidized by taxpayers and is still running in deficit. They are not exactly happy about competition from the companies like Uber.","1353636107","2012-11-23T02:01:47Z" -"4820917","nekojima","nekojima",,,"4820599","3","Would a long-term promotional deal for a $10-40 gift certificate to Indigo, Marks, BestBuy or somewhere else (or a debit card) of the customer's choice be a possibility to overcome this issue?","1353642820","2012-11-23T03:53:40Z" -"4820993","steve8918","steve8918",,,"4820599","1","This is unfortunately turning into an example of ""you can't fight City Hall"".

In a city like SF, where the taxi cab service is the worst I've ever experienced (empty taxis just driving past you, or never honoring a commitment to pick you up even if you call in), Uber is something that is necessary. But the status quo's long term experience with enforcing a monopoly through laws/regulations, etc, will make it really hard for Uber. Uber will need to spend a great deal of time and energy trying to get those laws to change, which will likely be at a glacial pace, if ever.

I'm sure there's a huge amount of interest for this in SF, and taxi service is so bad, you might even be able to make this an election issue. But other cities like Vancouver I'm sure don't have as bad of an issue, so it might be harder to make it an issue that politicians will take notice of.","1353645869","2012-11-23T04:44:29Z" -"4821090","Vancity-","Vancity-",,,"4820599","4",""""""" -Mary Polak ‏@MaryPolakMLA -Passenger Transportation Board is an independent decision maker so gov’t does not influence decision. #bcpoli #UberVanLove -""""""

This makes sense, actually. At first I was angry because there was no system in place for the public to complain/appeal this, but this has nothing to do with public services. If it had to do with buses or other forms of public transportation, then there would be a way to publicly appeal.

However, this is a matter dealing with private companies- as such it makes sense that the PTB is outside the public domain. Unfortunately, this makes it much harder for anyone outside an UBER rep to affect things one way or another.

A cursory glance at http://www.ptboard.bc.ca/ confirms this- the appeals appear to be for the user/company directly, and the only contact to the PTB appears to be snailmail, which nobody on HN is going to use for any reason.

As for the actual rates information itself: http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/ptb/documents/rule_limo-min-rates.pd...

Best they could do is $75 * .15 discount, not enough to be viable.

UBER can appeal for the board to approve company specific rates, but I'm not sure exactly how they'd justify it or what's involved in the process. Worst case scenario is waiting until the rules end date comes (June 30, 2013) and see if a campaign to rewrite it is within the public domain.","1353649098","2012-11-23T05:38:18Z" -"4821704","simonh","simonh",,,"4820599","0","How about Uber set aside $20 per ride in a fund and issue customers with claim card, a bit like a store rewards card. If the law ever gets changed so that Uber can refund the money then they commit themselves to do so, perhaps up to a limit of 5 or 10 years.

Soon the city will be full of people owed hundreds or thousands of dollars in refunds, a pretty solid reason to push for changes to the law, and demonstrate to the public just how much they're getting ripped off.","1353665880","2012-11-23T10:18:00Z" -"4821871","netcan","netcan",,,"4820599","8","I'm sure it's easier to get people to email or tweet, it might help to also give addresses & phone numbers.","1353670666","2012-11-23T11:37:46Z" -"4822232","tomjen3","tomjen3",,,"4820599","9","And this will go on until somebody starts to do violence in defence of these kinds of businesses.

When enough taxi drivers gets shot, they will change their tone.

//Legal disclaimer: the above is a disclaimer of fact and should not be read as inciting violence.","1353679867","2012-11-23T14:11:07Z" -"4824320","graeham","graeham",,,"4820599","6","For those still following, ""#ubervanlove"" and ""Uber"" are trending on twitter in Vancouver right now.

Mayor Gregor Robertson (@MayorGregor) says: ""Getting lots of @Uber_VAN tweets. City Hall not involved, BC govt appoints Passenger Transportation Board. #UberVanLove""","1353722855","2012-11-24T02:07:35Z" -"4840427","Steve79","Steve79",,,"4820599","5","The law is a funny thing. It is set up not to protect taxi companies or drivers. I it is set up to make sure the public has a reasonable priced service that has to provide service to the entire community. The reason you have an hourly rate for sedans is to differentiate between the two services. The sedan business is lightly regulated and is open market. Uber has set up and illegal service and believes they can bully city hall. Problem is the city realizes that it will be destroyed the taxi industry who the city will expect to do all the unprofitable trips. So if you are bogging her about how you want uber - realize this is a skimming operation. The regulators understand this and the reason you have the 75 rate per hour to start. Uber is not a small company. I think is back by vc groups and wall street investors who do not care that much the taxi cab business is based on public need and necessity.","1354065603","2012-11-28T01:20:03Z" -"4824256","spitfire","spitfire",,,"4824155","0","Sigh. I'm sorry.

Canada is a horribly, horribly conservative place. Best of luck offering innovative services that challenge incumbents.","1353720479","2012-11-24T01:27:59Z" -"4824331","mtgx","mtgx",,,"4824155","4","They are not even afraid to admit that they openly support the incumbents over new competitors.","1353723143","2012-11-24T02:12:23Z" -"4824527","bosch","bosch",,,"4824155","2","While I'm for a disruptive force to the cab business, automobiles also should have some licensing when transporting other people as a service with the transaction of money. So I'm for Uber not being allowed in BC unless they license their drivers. The question is, can the existing industry improve without losing everything to entirely unregulated drivers who may have 5 previous hit and run convictions that no one knows about? There's going to be a large market for lawsuits involving companies like Uber and AirBNB that crowd source solutions.

I really have no idea why the hell there's a $75 minimum fee, that's absolutely ridiculous!","1353730961","2012-11-24T04:22:41Z" -"4824575","frankus","frankus",,,"4824155","1","Reminds me of a great article on taxis in general I read last year:

http://daily.sightline.org/2011/08/05/freeing-taxis/

""What if the Northwest’s cities legally capped the number of pizza delivery cars? What if, despite growing urban population and disposable incomes, our Pizza Delivery Oversight Boards had scarcely issued new delivery licenses since 1975?""

I started talking about this with one of my Canadian friends and his response was basically that limiting the number of cabs was clearly a good thing and that it helped taxi drivers make a living. The argument that it was a bad thing for anyone trying to get into the taxi business didn't really sway him.

My general impression is that while Americans are more willing to stand aside when a market is clearly failing, Canadians are more willing to intervene when a market is clearly working.","1353732634","2012-11-24T04:50:34Z" -"4824688","mijustin","mijustin",,,"4824155","3","Funny that governments always cite safety concerns, and yet I can't find any research that shows that services like Uber are less safe than taking a traditional cab.

What I do see are lots of lawsuits from incumbents about ""unfair competition"".","1353737765","2012-11-24T06:16:05Z" -"4824391","slaven","slaven",,,"4824387","0","I encourage my Vancouver neighbours to send a few emails - I just sent 6, including some to local news http://bc.ctvnews.ca/contact-us-1.844793","1353725628","2012-11-24T02:53:48Z" -"4843578","cathyreisenwitz","cathyreisenwitz",,,"4843513","3","LOVED this. Markets FTW.","1354122884","2012-11-28T17:14:44Z" -"4843646","nsxwolf","nsxwolf",,,"4843513","0","Uber drivers aren't afraid to pick you up because you have a lot of money and a smartphone. It's a signal that you're a young black hipster and not a gang banger.

It's still racist. It just shifts the outcome in your favor.","1354123776","2012-11-28T17:29:36Z" -"4843662","mileswu","mileswu",,,"4843513","2","There's still racial inequality if you have to pay extra (to use Uber) to get a similar service that other races can get cheaper (normal cab).","1354123966","2012-11-28T17:32:46Z" -"4846789","greenrider","greenrider",,,"4843513","1","Disclaimer: I work for Uber.

Thought it might be worth mentioning that you can actually use Uber to hail a regular taxi in a bunch of cities, including SF, Boston, Chicago, and Toronto. You do have to pay a guaranteed tip (which incentivizes the taxi drivers to take Uber dispatches), but in return you get the same race-blind properties of Uber at regular cab rates. Plus no dealing with ""broken"" credit card terminals...

And yes, obviously there is still inherent socioeconomic filtering that happens when you ask someone to use an expensive smartphone to hail a cab, but the phones will get cheaper, the apps will get better, and hopefully the level of accountability in the transportation ecosystem will continue to increase over time.","1354177988","2012-11-29T08:33:08Z" -"4863660","chernevik","chernevik",,,"4863451","0","Uber had better understand that in politics, just because you're right, doesn't mean you win.

As a Bad Person I take it as a given that there is some kind of corruption, more likely soft than hard, in metropolitan taxi regulation. That doesn't mean there aren't legitimate interests represented by those regulators, and those legitimate interests will be the rhetorical focus of the incumbent protection campaign. Uber would do well to appreciate those legitimate interests and get well and truly on the right side of those questions. Uber would also do well to understand the unstated agendas, legimate and otherwise, and strategize for meeting those.

Legitimate questions? IANA taxi expert but I would guess: -- Value of incumbent licenses. In NY cab drivers and companies spend hundred of thousands for medallions. There are whole financing structures built around those values. Protection of those values is probably a key objective of the regulators.

That really is a legitimate problem. For one thing those values support an industry that provides jobs to working class people. For another the city probably views those values as a signal of the stability of its policy environment.

- Stability. Policy makers may well believe that the taxi system works on a number of dimensions, that systems like Uber may not work as well on all those dimensions, and that they may disrupt the system with unknown consequences.

- ""Universal service"". One of those dimensions may be service availability to low income neighborhoods. Cabs are supposed to take fares anywhere. Regulators may fear that poor people may not have iPhones to play in Uber, and that drivers would discriminate against some neighborhoods if the poor people did. It would not surprise me that the tacit model behind the cabs is ""you take the high fare business traffic to the airports, but also the lower revenue low income traffic."" The high revenue types effectively subsidize the low revenue types. This model happens EVERYWHERE in the regulated universe.

I wouldn't be surprised if the regulators were also simply trying to maintain their nests by maintaining control, and maybe some actual hard corruption.

But these folks are very, very capable at city politics. They've got their 10,000 hours in and they will kick your ass if you don't. I don't care how right Uber is, if they find themselves going up against race and class politics they will get erased.

My advice to Uber? Slow down. Figure out what the other side is about, and I mean all about, good and bad. Figure out how you're going to meet the real problems and the legitimate and / or understandable objections of the incumbents. Figure out the arena where the final decisions will be made (probably the city councils), get to know those players, and figure out how you can win there.

Uber can't probably do this on current staffing. They need first class political advice, and at a local level. Finding the right people won't be easy. But they need people with those 10,000 hours in the right places, and pronto.","1354503443","2012-12-03T02:57:23Z" -"4863682","gojomo","gojomo",,,"4863451","9","FTA: ""While the regulators discussed ways to clarify the legality of these apps, they also proposed guidelines that would effectively force Uber, a San Francisco start-up, to cease operations in the United States.""

These regulations and agencies were created in response to a wildly different system of car-based transportation from decades ago, one where drivers, agencies, payments, customers, and misbehavior were all harder to track and punish. A gypsy cab could operate unsafely, mislead customers (especially out-of-town visitors), and disappear with cash: no recourse.

Uber and more generally the category of mobile-dispatched-and-paid transport are now so different from that past that the best approach will be to let them operate to see what happens. The fears about 'anyone in a basement' preying on consumers and then disappearing reflect a pre-internet, pre-mobile, pre-credit-card mentality and may not be relevant at all, except in the imagination of threatened incumbents and bureaucrats.

New restrictive guidelines, like those from this ""International Association of Transportation Regulators"" conference, should only be crafted in response to any actual abuses that materialize. Even then, they should only be deployed to the extent that the standard laws of consumer protection (implied warranties, truth-in-advertising, liability law, etc.) don't work, and competitive consumer choice (aided by their mobile devices) doesn't work.

(There used to be special informational failures in cab-dispatching that made the usual consumer protections not work well. Those failures have been solved with mobile/reputational dispatch-and-payment. Every person, car, dollar, and ride is now far more accountable, even without government regulation, than ever before.)","1354503807","2012-12-03T03:03:27Z" -"4863774","gsibble","gsibble",,,"4863451","3","Love it. Their middle finger to regulators actually makes their rides feel less expensive and more like civil disobedience. Keep it up guys.","1354505293","2012-12-03T03:28:13Z" -"4863796","pekk","pekk",,,"4863451","12","The original headline reads ""app maker uber hits regulatory snarl"" - as in, encountering an obstacle. The HN headline reads ""feisty start-up met with regulatory snarl"" - as in, the government is snarling at them for being a feisty start-up.

This is just inflammatory, it's not accurate on any construal of the story","1354505707","2012-12-03T03:35:07Z" -"4863811","1010011010","1010011010",,,"4863451","4","Matthew W. Daus and his ilk are simply protecting their own power and money. They have sewn up the market and want to keep it that way.","1354505978","2012-12-03T03:39:38Z" -"4863885","j0j0r0","j0j0r0",,,"4863451","10","the more I learn about daus, and the people that hate him, the more _i_ like him...","1354507384","2012-12-03T04:03:04Z" -"4863997","jiggy2011","jiggy2011",,,"4863451","7","""Summoning a taxi or car service with your smartphone feels like the future""

I remember doing that in 1998 by dialling a number.","1354509952","2012-12-03T04:45:52Z" -"4864079","jaysonelliot","jaysonelliot",,,"4863451","1","Uber's behavior during Sandy was a colossally boneheaded move. Of course they're able to rationalize the 2x ""surge pricing"" by talking about increase in supply, etc. To a certain subset of the public, it made sense, and they had their defenders in quite a few places.

What it really did, though, was generate massive amounts of bad publicity as journalists took the opportunity to dash off quick ""Price Gouging"" stories, inflaming the public and giving ammunition to those who would like to take Uber down.

Uber had a golden opportunity during Sandy. They could have dug into their own pockets and paid their drivers the 2x pricing, while keeping the rates as-is, or even giving a Sandy discount. The monetary cost would have been absorbable, and the benefit to their image would have been immense. Instead of regulators pointing to their ""price-gouging"" during the storm, there would be journalists and riders coming to their defense, talking about what a good thing it was that we had a company like Uber in New York City.

If they failed that simple test of PR101, it's not surprising that Kalanick and his company are having a hard time navigating the insular and heavily political waters of municipal regulatory boards. There's more to succeeding in business than having a great product. You've got to learn to play the game.","1354511882","2012-12-03T05:18:02Z" -"4864082","kunle","kunle",,,"4863451","6","You know you're winning when your competition knows that the only way they'll win is by changing the law.","1354512012","2012-12-03T05:20:12Z" -"4864156","YokoZar","YokoZar",,,"4863451","2","So, to ""protect consumers"", they are proposing the following regulations:

* A rule to forbid luxury car services from using GPS to meter the precise time and distance -* A rule to forbid drivers from accepting electronic hails -* A rule that forbids limousines from arriving in less than 30 minutes.

The regulators are going to have a hard time convincing anyone they're actually doing this in the consumer's interest.","1354514228","2012-12-03T05:57:08Z" -"4864617","aneth4","aneth4",,,"4863451","5","Why is Uber not headlining a political movement not to be regulated unnecessarily?

I think most consumers don't want this regulatory interference, and many would probably be willing to participate in a movement to protect Uber and the like. A consumer and voter movement would be far more effective than tangling with regulators and cartels.

I would certainly reconsider my vote for a politician playing this sort of protectionist game. ""XYZ wants to take away your right to convenient transportation"" may go a long way.","1354526400","2012-12-03T09:20:00Z" -"4865268","kokey","kokey",,,"4863451","8","Reading this article is surreal, it sounds like it's part of an Ayn Rand tribute novel.","1354541597","2012-12-03T13:33:17Z" -"4865521","viggity","viggity",,,"4863451","11","Light bulbs?!? You can't sell light bulbs. What will happen to the candle maker's guild?","1354545458","2012-12-03T14:37:38Z" -"4866105","mistercow","mistercow",,,"4865835","0","I'm glad the word is getting out about this. Google's abuse of content creators on AdSense has been going on since before they acquired YouTube. As usual, the only way to make any headway with them is to get some media attention.

For anyone considering anything resembling a professional relationship with Google (i.e. you are relying on them for income), make absolutely sure that you have real alternatives that you can move to if/when they screw you. You might think ""I'm totally above board here, and have no intention of violating their TOS, so I won't ever have a problem"", and you would be wrong. It isn't under your control, so you need to make sure you have a backup plan.

In fact, ideally you need to already have non-Google sources of revenue, so that if Google drops you, you aren't left high and dry until you can switch to something else.","1354551756","2012-12-03T16:22:36Z" -"4866150","chimi","chimi",,,"4865835","6","These stories are getting tired. Google is too big to investigate every single exception to their machine rules. We know. We get it. When you have 100 accounts, you can devote time to every exception. When you have 100,000,000 accounts you can't. You have to automate it and with 100,000,000 accounts there are going to be a lot of exceptions to the rules. Even a failure rate of 0.0001% would be enough to fill that cheap blog poach, I mean post, with examples of failures -- some of which were actually successes.

Even at that rate, youtube/google implemented an automated success rate of 99.9999%. Let's get some articles about how they accomplished that. That'd be more interesting than this sensationalist drivel.","1354552046","2012-12-03T16:27:26Z" -"4866209","stephengillie","stephengillie",,,"4865835","3","This seems like a great way to seriously injure a competitor's ability to conduct business. In a sense, it could be used for a denial of service attack.","1354552570","2012-12-03T16:36:10Z" -"4866323","shocks","shocks",,,"4865835","1","I was banned from AdSense for a similar reason.

When I was 14 I made a flash games/funny videos website, and used AdSense as my only income. I learnt a lot about driving traffic and things just started to pick up - and then I was banned.

It later came to my attention that a few friends and (at the time) girlfriend had taken it upon themselves to 'help' me by clicking an ad once a day. Annoying, since I was making about $10 a day from ads. I didn't need help. $10 a day was great for a 14 year old.

That was nearly eight years ago. I recently contacted Google about it, and was completely ignored. I understand why, it makes sense for them to protect their business - but it's annoying none the less. I could think of good uses for AdSense right now.","1354553649","2012-12-03T16:54:09Z" -"4866383","hinoglu","hinoglu",,,"4865835","5","If it's possible to get banned from using adsense just by few persons questionable actions, and if google is too big to answer properly but not that big enough to skip watching even the tiniest ""fraudilent"" actions, then be it and become big enough to get google's attention by reaching out others in the same position.

How would one find the others? Well... http://memegenerator.net/instance/31212117 might work for creating one's own community.

Sometimes, the best way to show a structure's flaws is to bring down the structure by abusing those flaws.","1354554055","2012-12-03T17:00:55Z" -"4866565","noonespecial","noonespecial",,,"4865835","2","If you think about it from Google's perspective, its working like its supposed to.

Overzealous fans going on click-fests are a problem for Google's customers (the advertisers). Automatically banning that account and showing those ads elsewhere completely solves that problem. Simple load-balancing at work. What more do they need to do?","1354555797","2012-12-03T17:29:57Z" -"4866606","marksaccucci","marksaccucci",,,"4865835","4","So basically Google has enabled trolls/people with bad intentions to destroy someone's cash flow. This seems ridiculous! That's the one thing I hate about Google...their lack of customer service. Regardless if their service is free, they are making more than enough money to set up a call center or something.","1354556209","2012-12-03T17:36:49Z" -"4866609","at-fates-hands","at-fates-hands",,,"4865835","8","I'm hoping the staggering lack of concern for proper customer service for any of their products will someday start to affect their bottom line.

These stories are not new and seem to be adding up. I'm still confused why they haven't invested in a call center or some type of dedicated customer service for the products they support.

It makes absolutely no sense to me.","1354556263","2012-12-03T17:37:43Z" -"4866774","jnazario","jnazario",,,"4865835","7","i suffered this several years ago. even had a good friend explore, in person, the team who banned me. no movement, no appeal.

my adsense account still shows hundreds of dollars to pay out that they wont. sadly no other easy to launch-with ad tool (e.g. yahoo) for a regular home user with a site can yield much money. they really have a monopoly, and this behavior just screws people.

in this scenario, fuck google.","1354557715","2012-12-03T18:01:55Z" -"4869730","Zak","Zak",,,"4869470","0","It seems to me that the pattern here (for Uber, AirBnB and others) is:

1. Create a service that people love, flouting or violating local regulations.

2. Rely on user outrage to get the regulations changed.

3. Profit.

It's frustrating that there's a regulatory model that makes it necessary to do this in order to innovate, but I'm glad to see it working out for Uber.","1354600423","2012-12-04T05:53:43Z" -"4869764","2buckchuck","2buckchuck",,,"4869470","1","I'm all for democracy, but the government shouldn't even have the right to regulate markets in such a way that innovation (and competition) can be stifled by the established players.

Some regulations are necessary. They ensure that we don't usually get feces in our food, etc. But this is a clear case of legislation directly interfering with competition.","1354601675","2012-12-04T06:14:35Z" -"4870460","rshlo","rshlo",,,"4869470","2","As far as AirBnB goes, it seems that they didn't predict all the outrage. Their just using it for their PR.","1354621888","2012-12-04T11:51:28Z" -"4880276","bpoe","bpoe",,,"4879454","0","This article about Uber founder Travis' disregard for local taxi rules was interesting, I believe I found it through hn.

http://pandodaily.com/2012/10/24/travis-shrugged/","1354767791","2012-12-06T04:23:11Z" -"4917754","hansef","hansef",,,"4917285","2","Anyone want to speculate on how many years it will be till we see a similar announcement on a trial program for e-hailing self-driving Uber cars in SF? The future is a cool place to live.","1355429014","2012-12-13T20:03:34Z" -"4918177","littlegiantcap","littlegiantcap",,,"4917285","3","Does anyone know if the rates are different based on whether you get a town car or a taxi?","1355433901","2012-12-13T21:25:01Z" -"4918374","tobyjsullivan","tobyjsullivan",,,"4917285","1","Now I can only hope the trend continues and Vancouver gets it's mess sorted out in short order.

http://blog.uber.com/2012/11/22/helpubervan/","1355436194","2012-12-13T22:03:14Z" -"4918379","untog","untog",,,"4917285","0","Despite how Uber might like to make it sound, this isn't NYC paving the way for just UberTaxi, it's paving the way for a whole host of taxi companies to operate hailing systems- any can apply to be a part of the pilot program.

So, let's see what happens- given Uber's history with government bodies I'm half expecting them to file their paperwork incorrectly, be unable to operate and protest the fact by sending a mariachi band down Broadway.

At the very least, we can expect Hailo and GetTaxi to submit applications. Probably the risible ZabKab, too.","1355436221","2012-12-13T22:03:41Z" -"4926463","rkart","rkart",,,"4926451","1","If I were you, I would change ""wash your clothes from the comfort of your iphone"" to ""wash your clothes by the click of a button."" That makes it more uber-esque, and easier to understand for us easier. Other than that, it seems pretty cool!","1355608742","2012-12-15T21:59:02Z" -"4926539","Jauny","Jauny","true",,"4926451","3","Looks cool! Would be nice to have some prices/time :)","1355610605","2012-12-15T22:30:05Z" -"4926567","ngoel36","ngoel36",,,"4926451","2","My first question is how much does this cost? I would make an effort to have very clear pricing.

Perhaps if you had a standard sized bag that you provided: 1 bag = $X, wash, dry, iron, fold. Dry cleaning extra.","1355611453","2012-12-15T22:44:13Z" -"4926590","markdown","markdown",,,"4926451","0","Design feedback:

- Drop the wood texture. A flat (or very subtle gradient) white or blue might go better here. -- That inset drop shadow needs to go or be made much more subtle. -- Never add hover states to text blocks that aren't linked. -- Request an invite is apparently a button, but isn't styled like one. The horizontal padding should only be 2 to 4 times the vertical padding. -- Drop the blue horizontal bar under the header/menu -- Add an about page. Why should I give my email address to spammers (who else would be harvesting email addresses anonymously?)

I know you did this half-assed just to offload some of the risk to your potential customers (if time is wasted by this thing not taking off, at least it was their time wasted and not yours), but that's bullshit silicon valley MVP wankery and won't get you ahead of the curve.

This business WILL take off. There IS demand for it. However, you won't be the one making the money if you don't put everything into it now. First impressions count.","1355611880","2012-12-15T22:51:20Z" -"4930642","short_circut","short_circut",,,"4930496","0","I completely agree with this article. The new layout is absolutely not useful. There isn't even an easyway to get to the new videos put out by other people. It works OK for managing my subscriptions but finding new content and people just doesn't work with this layout. With the last few changes youtube has gotten increasingly unusable and my amount of time spent on the site has gone down atleast 90%. If others follow that trend then that can't be good for youtube","1355713916","2012-12-17T03:11:56Z" -"5003169","kwiat","kwiat",,,"5003135","0","Relying on insights from a talk by John Geleynse, Director of Technology Evangelism at Apple.","1357231670","2013-01-03T16:47:50Z" -"5032983","rikacomet","rikacomet",,,"5032955","0","seriously :P its not for apple to decide who takes over the world or not, its for the customers to decide as such.

There was a time, when Nokia 3310 was king, 1100 was king, apply had no say back then nor now.

Besides, people love choices, 1 device = monopoly, I think each country has laws/views against such a thing :P

A very impossible situation if you ask me.","1357759924","2013-01-09T19:32:04Z" -"5057674","amalag","amalag",,,"5057303","0","I think it is difficult to conceive of hedge fund managers acting in concert to accomplish keeping prices low.","1358210030","2013-01-15T00:33:50Z" -"5093918","gcmartinelli","gcmartinelli",,,"5093908","0","direct link to his campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/NurdRage","1358804758","2013-01-21T21:45:58Z" -"5099064","Someone","Someone",,,"5098953","0","'math' makes me think of a iOS feature: a timer that locks - your iOS device to a single app for a user-set table duration.

Useful when using your device during an exam: before the exam, let the school lock your device to a graphing calculator or some other custom app (maybe even an eBook?) for the rest of the morning.","1358883078","2013-01-22T19:31:18Z" -"5104293","agi","agi",,,"5103494","0","What do you think? What would you do better?","1358964443","2013-01-23T18:07:23Z" -"5106982","mr_eel","mr_eel",,,"5106571","0","The core assertion of this piece is that Tim Cook somehow ballsed up the supply chain.

It makes this assertion without offering any numbers. This is called making-shit-up.","1358997875","2013-01-24T03:24:35Z" -"5106898","loceng","loceng",,,"5106801","0","What I would do with that $137 B...","1358996703","2013-01-24T03:05:03Z" -"5120432","gjenkin","gjenkin",,,"5120424","0","Full article (if behind pay wall)

Apple says child labour found at suppliers - FT.com -http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/8af2a286-6754-11e2-8b67-00144...

Apple found 11 facilities across its supply chain using child labour last year, the iPhone maker said in its annual “Supplier Responsibility” report. The California-based company, which has stepped up its auditing efforts in the past year under chief executive Tim Cook, said it had uncovered 106 “active cases” of children being employed by its suppliers over the course of 2012, and 70 people who had been underage and either left or passed the age of 16 by the time of its audit. None of those individuals is still employed by the suppliers, after Apple worked with its partners to help them spot fake identification documents or falsified records. In one extreme case, 74 of those 106 under-16s were employed by a single Chinese manufacturer of circuit-board components used in Apple products. A large local labour agency “knowingly” supplied the children, Apple said. Apple terminated its relationship with the supplier and reported the labour agency to the local authorities, who fined it and suspended its licence. “Our approach to underage labour is clear: We don’t tolerate it, and we’re working to eradicate it from our industry,” Apple wrote in its report. “When we discover suppliers with underage workers or find out about historical cases … we demand immediate corrective action.” As Apple extends its audits deeper into its supply chain, prevention of underage labour and juvenile worker protection were the only two categories among its eight human rights auditing criteria where violations had increased since the previous year. Apple found improvements among its suppliers during 2012 in areas such as anti-discrimination, freedom of association and wages. The Cupertino-based company is one of the few consumer electronics groups to publish detailed audits into its supply chain. Overall it found that just under a quarter of its suppliers failed to comply with its labour and human rights standards, with other breaches including 11 facilities using bonded labour.

We don’t allow suppliers to act unethically or in ways that threaten the rights of workers – even when local laws and customs permit such practices - Apple As it tries to reduce excessive working hours, Apple said that 92 per cent of weeks worked by 1m employees tracked across its supply chain met its weekly criteria of a maximum of 60 work hours and at least one day off. That figure marks an improvement from 38 per cent a year ago, while Apple said that it had changed some of the ways it measured working hours to be “more meaningful and effective”. Overtime increased among Apple’s suppliers during September, October and November, when Apple was ramping up production of its new iPhone 5 and iPad mini, but decreased again in December. “We don’t allow suppliers to act unethically or in ways that threaten the rights of workers – even when local laws and customs permit such practices,” Apple said. “We’re working to end excessive work hours, prohibit unethical hiring policies, and prevent the hiring of underage workers.”","1359211035","2013-01-26T14:37:15Z" -"5151835",,,,"true","5151799","0",,"1359737633","2013-02-01T16:53:53Z" -"5207966","lux","lux",,,"5207956","0","Here's the original post with more data:

http://www.asymco.com/2013/02/11/counting-stool-legs/","1360688383","2013-02-12T16:59:43Z" -"5215012","chanced","chanced",,,"5214725","1","This is awesome; in fact I was thinking about building something similar a few days ago. Judging by the screenshots, it looks like you did a good job on the MVP so I can comfortably set that idea aside.

Do you mind disclosing the fee structure? Is it word count based, editor count, or a combo of both?

Also, do the reviewers get to see the versioned accepted/rejected/proposed rev history) or just the original?","1360782746","2013-02-13T19:12:26Z" -"5215184","anandkulkarni","anandkulkarni",,,"5214725","2","We couldn't be more excited to support this here at Mobileworks. We use Premier ourselves to write a bunch of our content.

As far as I know, this is one of the first times a crowd has been embedded in a software application for the general public.","1360784361","2013-02-13T19:39:21Z" -"5215456","chrisfromto","chrisfromto",,,"5214725","4","Awesome, awesome idea. I would definitely use such a service (assuming quality editing).","1360787212","2013-02-13T20:26:52Z" -"5215536","huhtenberg","huhtenberg",,,"5214725","0","A couple of notes, based on my prior experience with online proofreading services, some of which were pretty decent if a bit expensive. All of them lacked the following -

1. A way to communicate with the editor. To say ""Thanks"", for example.

2. A way to retain the same editor for future requests. Some editors are much better than others and an ability to go back to the same person is very useful.","1360788141","2013-02-13T20:42:21Z" -"5216042","bperry87","bperry87",,,"5214725","3","A friend and I have been working on a similar'ish product that's best described as Editing-as-a-service. http://www.edithero.com

We're about push out a new 'plan' and set of copy. We'd love some feedback and questions. Thanks everybody!","1360793664","2013-02-13T22:14:24Z" -"5271847","ashrust","ashrust",,,"5271563","5","Nice job iCracked team. Great service that everyone needs.","1361660491","2013-02-23T23:01:31Z" -"5271866","rdl","rdl",,,"5271563","2","Wow, awesome. (I've never broken a phone or tablet, only a Kindle and an old iPod water damaged, but I can see how a $200-800 device you carry around could be at risk of damage.)","1361660746","2013-02-23T23:05:46Z" -"5271875","rdl","rdl",,,"5271563","1","I wish you'd expand into third-party onsite tech service for other products. i.e. if I were deploying hundreds of devices in the SFBA, if I could pay your techs $x to take a y hour course online (or in a lab) to get qualified to work on a new item, then pay them per onsite service dispatch.

Dell, Lenovo, Cisco, etc. do this for really high end products or large contracts. Generally it's more cost-effective to RMA items from small customers, but it would be cool to have the option of selling onsite service.","1361660885","2013-02-23T23:08:05Z" -"5271965","bcj","bcj",,,"5271563","3","Off Topic, but I don't really understand why TechCrunch would choose to refer to iCracked as the ""Uber"" for iPhone repairs when the AAA analogy is significantly better.","1361662627","2013-02-23T23:37:07Z" -"5272017","akg_67","akg_67",,,"5271563","0","Is this model scalable and profitable? I have serious doubts. I see too many similarities to onsite pc repair services of the past like nerd on site, etc. This is at best a lifestyle business opportunity.

About 10 years ago, I operated a business of onsite pc service for small businesses. The largest cost was unbillable time spent on traveling from one customer to the next or sitting idle.

The article mentions tech, on contract, making $70,000-100,000 (seriously doubt these numbers from my own experience). Generously assuming each repair generates $100 in revenue, a tech has to fix 700-1,000 devices per year to make the reported number. With 350 tech on contract and iCracked eying ""eight figure"" (~$10 million) in revenue of which 50% from repair. At $5 million dollar in repair revenue, each tech is only generating about $14,000 in revenue.

Assuming tech works 8 hours a day 5 days a week, that means repair at least 3 devices a day. It is unlikely any organization can generate 3 calls every day for each tech within a short area.

IMO, this business is a dud.","1361664038","2013-02-24T00:00:38Z" -"5272236","ivzar","ivzar",,,"5271563","4","$XX million in annual revenue? People need to buy cases...

But power to iCracked, those are some seriously absurd numbers.","1361668101","2013-02-24T01:08:21Z" -"5316345","dishank","dishank",,,"5316188","2","I always loved this idea of business, it allows for you to make some extra money when you have time. I remember another product a couple of years ago that didn't do so well. It was located in Georgia, it has since closed down. The biggest problem they had was with the ability to scale this product to keep the attention to customers high while keeping costs low.","1362366491","2013-03-04T03:08:11Z" -"5316715","vlokshin","vlokshin",,,"5316188","4","Direct competition to Sidecar? (Lyft as well, but Lyft schedules the drivers a bit)","1362373163","2013-03-04T04:59:23Z" -"5316738","robertwalsh0","robertwalsh0",,,"5316188","1","I feel like this it just one assault away from hurting Uber's brand big time.","1362373541","2013-03-04T05:05:41Z" -"5316857","chrsstrm","chrsstrm",,,"5316188","3","The second image in the rotator showed something I found interesting. Do drivers rate passengers as well as passengers rating drivers? What seems to be the name of the pickup at the bottom of the screen has a rating behind the name.","1362375630","2013-03-04T05:40:30Z" -"5317300","josteink","josteink",,,"5316188","0","What's up with the name? Uber? Is it supposed to be Über? And if so, how does that even make sense?

What do they even do? I had to go to their normal homepage to get a vague idea. They have a brand saying pretty much nothing.

This seems like a company prime for a future identity-crisis.","1362386296","2013-03-04T08:38:16Z" -"5318656","moron4hire","moron4hire",,,"5318518","0","I don't know if Google and Apple are the ones to blame here. The record labels seeking to systematize pop music (as they always have, but have apparently perfected in recent times) are the ones who have destroyed music. Google and Apple created the marketplace, sure, but they've also lowered the barriers to entry for independent artists to compete with their ""clearly superior music"".

It's an age old argument, if art is so valuable, then why can't we get more value out of it? If Ke$ha and Bieber are so devoid of value, then why do they bring so much value to their owners?

But I'm not trying to argue about ""what is art"" and ""what is good art"". There is a distinctly big difference between good and bad art, and the lack of recognition for the good stuff in favor of the bad stuff is a matter of priorities on behalf of the artists. Good artists are art geeks. As PG wrote in Hackers and Painters, if they really wanted to be more popular, they would work at it. Artists who claim they wish they were more popular are mistaken: they would rather be principled and unpopular than popular and unprincipled.

So I understand why Yorke is upset. But I don't think Yorke understands why he will continue to be upset.","1362411505","2013-03-04T15:38:25Z" -"5342280","senthilnayagam","senthilnayagam",,,"5342276","0","tried doing it from my iphone and iTunes on my mac, registering without credit card is not possible, one addition is paypal integration.

so even if you want to use only free apps, you need to have a credit card now.

I was creating this account as I wanted to download Fitbit app which is not available on Indian app store","1362723291","2013-03-08T06:14:51Z" -"5345348","Jmetz1","Jmetz1",,,"5345347","0","Hi HN,

We’ve been working really hard these last few months to perfect the Washio experience-- but only so much can be done pre-launch. And that’s where you come in!

You’ve waited patiently to greatly improve the way you launder and dryclean your clothes, and as of today you can be one of the first to access the Washio ninja experience! We’re excited to offer the Washio service to our customers in Santa Monica, Venice and Marina del Rey.

We’re amped to get moving and bringing customer satisfaction to your doorstep, but please bear with us, as this is a work in progress.

Place your order now at www.wash.io. (Coming soon Washio iPhone/Android app!)

Please help us spread the news with your friends! (please! please!)

We look forward to making your life easier! -Jordan, Juan & The Washio Team","1362772299","2013-03-08T19:51:39Z" -"5345444","ryguytilidie","ryguytilidie",,,"5345347","8","Come to Oakland soon please. My girlfriend is tired of folding my laundry. Also, LA seems like a curious place to launch versus the bay area as it is sooooo much more spread out and seems to have a much lower concentration of people who would love a service like this.","1362773299","2013-03-08T20:08:19Z" -"5345481","Argorak","Argorak",,,"5345347","7","So, its a service for dry cleaning and laundry with pickup. Cool!

But: What has this got to do with Uber?","1362773739","2013-03-08T20:15:39Z" -"5345531","daniel_reetz","daniel_reetz",,,"5345347","6","Holy shit, I need this and I would use it often! Please support DTLA soon! This is perfect for DTLA because there are few Wash-N-Folds nearby.","1362774250","2013-03-08T20:24:10Z" -"5345703","lenazegher","lenazegher",,,"5345347","4","Putting a

    maxwidth: 600px
-
-on the form inputs, dropdown menus and order button makes the page much friendlier on the desktop, at least for me.","1362776081","2013-03-08T20:54:41Z" -"5345740",,,,"true","5345347","10",,"1362776793","2013-03-08T21:06:33Z" -"5345742","orangethirty","orangethirty",,,"5345347","9","Basically you are just providing a general interface to dry cleaners with your apps. And simply taking a cut of each transaction. No need for overhead due to how most cleners already have pick up/ delivery service. Smart business model.","1362776810","2013-03-08T21:06:50Z" -"5345798","bjoernw","bjoernw",,,"5345347","3","$6 per piece is high for NYC if you plan on expanding here. You would do well here if you followed the seamless model and just provided the tech. Most of the time it is very difficult to understand dry cleaning staff over the phone.","1362777626","2013-03-08T21:20:26Z" -"5345845","rogerclark","rogerclark",,,"5345347","2","sure would be great if nobody mentioned ninjas or zombies ever again","1362778126","2013-03-08T21:28:46Z" -"5345892","angryasian","angryasian",,,"5345347","1","As an angeleno , a 1 hour window is way to long for me to sit around waiting for someone to pick up my laundry. With 99 cent fluff and fold being very plentiful in the areas you're targeting, its really hard to justify along with the extra price. Its much easier to just drop off during work and pick up after, but I do agree it is subjective. Best of luck.","1362778711","2013-03-08T21:38:31Z" -"5345980","webjoe","webjoe",,,"5345347","15","Looking great so far! I'm going to place an order.","1362779711","2013-03-08T21:55:11Z" -"5346023","matttah","matttah",,,"5345347","14","Looks awesome! FYI: When you ask for chrome to share its location it comes from washio.herokuapp.com","1362780166","2013-03-08T22:02:46Z" -"5346104","davj","davj",,,"5345347","13","I don't imagine a pleasant experience when I think of a ninja delivering my laundry. Great concept, though.","1362781112","2013-03-08T22:18:32Z" -"5346259","magpie707","magpie707",,,"5345347","12","Why is there a picture of Jay Parkinson in the testimonials section with a quote from ""Mike L."". Did wash.io get permission from Jay to use his picture?","1362782939","2013-03-08T22:48:59Z" -"5346334","ripberge","ripberge",,,"5345347","5","As a Venice local, I wish you guys the best of luck. Here's my observations:

a) Those testimonials are obviously fake -b) There's an empty blue bar near the top -d) Would I get to preview or choose who the dry cleaner is? That's not obvious and I don't trust some dry cleaners. -e) Curious about how it works. Is it you coming to my house or the dry cleaner? -f) Are the ninjas hot chicks? That might persuade me to use the service.","1362783769","2013-03-08T23:02:49Z" -"5346608","bshahian","bshahian",,,"5345347","16","just placed my order! thanks washio","1362787781","2013-03-09T00:09:41Z" -"5346904","wololo_","wololo_",,,"5345347","11","There's also something like that running here in Montreal Canada: https://www.nettoyeursexpress.com/en/ -Good to see more of these!","1362793553","2013-03-09T01:45:53Z" -"5361175","hzy","hzy",,,"5361057","4","When the established industry starts suing you, you know that they're starting to become scared of your disruption.","1363087522","2013-03-12T11:25:22Z" -"5361220","Jgrubb","Jgrubb",,,"5361057","2","It's fucking unbelievable to me in 2013 that there are still so many businesses who just don't get it. Y'know your profitable 20th century business model? The internet is coming for it, and you can either get on board or you can get crushed out of existence.

I just can't fathom why these idiot cab companies wouldn't just copy the service that Uber provides, which is a really basic idea nowadays.

Build an app that summons your cab. Problem solved. Competitor thwarted. Stop trying to hide behind lawsuits or you'll end up just like these sad sacks in the music business.","1363088426","2013-03-12T11:40:26Z" -"5361249","didgeoridoo","didgeoridoo",,,"5361057","0","Ever tried to order a cab in Boston/Cambridge? I've missed two early-morning (i.e. before the subway starts running) flights because the cab I arranged 48 hours ahead of time never showed up, apparently because they didn't feel like it. Uber isn't ""unfairly"" replacing a functioning taxi service in Boston. They're simply the only game in town if you actually need to get somewhere.","1363088993","2013-03-12T11:49:53Z" -"5361252","zero_intp","zero_intp",,,"5361057","3","While I am all for internet enabled disruption, what about the local laws that Uber and other IP/Mobile-web services do not follow?

Private sedan services are still limited by the local cities regulations, and this is not a bad thing. Localities deserve the rights to regulate themselves.

Where we obviously get into mud, is where the local commercial establishment thinks it's income is a prerogative of participating.

Local regulations worth adhering to, that do not break contract law: -What about maximum fares? -What about legislated accuracy of meter/GPS for billing? -What about posted signs for reasonable health precautions, - like smoking? - like the local licensing board for complaints - (oh wait you don't have licenses....)

Not that I am establishmentarian, but it is completely unreasonable for a market disrupting services to NOT follow local regulations for said given commercial activity.

That being said, one does not have to be a big business to be able to give a random a ride. However, cabs of today are shaped and outfitted with specific hardware for obvious reasons.","1363089039","2013-03-12T11:50:39Z" -"5361381","UnoriginalGuy","UnoriginalGuy",,,"5361057","1","I love how the US claims to be the home of capitalism but yet to the casual observer lack of government intervention seems to result in a /less/ competitive capitalist market.

For example, two or three broadband providers, two or three cable providers, one or two taxi companies, three large cellular operators, just a small handful of insurers, one children's toys company, etc.

Seems like the US's capitalist model is great for big corporations or whoever the incumbent is but terrible for real grass roots competition. You want to go out and start a new business today there are simply tons of sectors you cannot compete in at all.

Technology has been largely immune to this but patents have crashed that party and with trolls everywhere a lot of smaller businesses are shutting their doors when threatened.

The US seriously needs to up its game. They need to say ""no"" to corporate money and actually encourage/force competition. This is why the US is losing its competitive edge to China.","1363090979","2013-03-12T12:22:59Z" -"5362263","Semaphor","Semaphor",,,"5361057","5","I guess the US (or at least Boston) has nothing like ""Mietwagen mit Fahrer"" [1] (German for ""rental car with driver"", usually called ""Funkmietwagen"", something like ""radio called rental car"") as that seems pretty much what Uber is doing here?

We have Taxis that are official and thus are allowed to drive on special roads, can wait for customers in public places and have a big Taxi sign. They are usually more expensive.

The ""Funkmietwagen"" are only allowed to drive where everyone else is allowed to drive, they can't wait for customers and can only be called by calling their central number and they don't have the sign. As they are less regulated and don't have to pay for being a taxi, they are usually cheaper.

The only major requirement for Funkmietwagen is the ""Führerschein zur Fahrgastbeförderung"" [2] (license for transporting passengers).

(both links in German)

[1] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mietwagen_mit_Fahrer_%28Deutsch...

[2] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrerschein_zur_Fahrgastb...","1363100861","2013-03-12T15:07:41Z" -"5375965","pinaceae","pinaceae",,,"5375535","0","is Google X something real or the retirement community within Google?","1363278784","2013-03-14T16:33:04Z" -"5375559","robk","robk",,,"5375558","0","Really surprising to see as Jeff was widely viewed as a star within the company.","1363274891","2013-03-14T15:28:11Z" -"5377001","nsxwolf","nsxwolf",,,"5376853","5","Yikes. Anyone know how a startup protects themselves from liability in this kind of situation?","1363288040","2013-03-14T19:07:20Z" -"5377058","sandbochs","sandbochs",,,"5376853","3","Hope they release the results of the DNA matching. Innocent until proven guilty.","1363288740","2013-03-14T19:19:00Z" -"5377071","snprbob86","snprbob86",,,"5376853","1","I don't really appreciate the fact that the suspect is named publicly, but the victim is not. It should be either neither, or both, preferably the former. Every time I see an article about rape, there are hints of bias to full on convictions in the court of public opinion. Innocent until proven guilty!

Uber probably has GPS data for the Driver's phone. Did he linger at the destination long enough for a rape to occur? Or did he immediately begin traveling towards his next fare?

There's a character witness for the driver, but what about for the woman? After all, she was just kicked out of a bar...

What is the status of her injury?

There's just not enough information here for this to justify as news quite yet.","1363288910","2013-03-14T19:21:50Z" -"5377105","speeder","speeder",,,"5376853","6","Rape accusations, true or not, always end destroying the accused, specially because there are low penalties for false accusations, and the media is very fast in plastering the person name and photo everywhere.

Also, being a driver is kinda dangerous regarding that, I have some driver friends, and they all have the same rule: They don't pick up lone women, period, it might be raining, hurricane, dust storm, middle of the night, day, whatever, if she is a woman, and alone, they don't pick up them, ever.

It is because here in Brazil at least, is a very common scam to a women accuse a driver (be him professional, like a cabbie or Uber-like driver, or a volunteer that wants to help a hitchhiker) of rape, or make threats to accuse him unless he pays her something.

On this case in particular, I think the best is wait for what a judge and evidence has to say.","1363289321","2013-03-14T19:28:41Z" -"5377115","xanadohnt","xanadohnt",,,"5376853","2","Why is Über even mentioned? How about some details on the manufacturer of the seat the driver was sitting on, maybe what barber he usues too? Regardless, this is tragic if true, and my heart goes out.","1363289395","2013-03-14T19:29:55Z" -"5377167","cs702","cs702",,,"5376853","0","At least one critic of the company warned exactly about this a long while ago:

""Laws don’t exist merely to frustrate the business ambitions of coastal hipsters: They also exist to protect the more vulnerable members of society. Back home in London (where such statistics are available), 11 women a month are attacked in unlicensed cabs, and unlicensed drivers are responsible for a horrifying 80 percent of all stranger rapes. If Uber doesn't have to follow licensing laws, then neither does any Tom, Dick, or Harry who chooses to paint the word 'TAXI' on the side of his car, and start offering rides via the Internet. A disruptive CEO will shrug (and there's a foreshadowing word) and insist that it’s not his fault that such criminals exist.""[1]

It appears this critic was right.

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[1] http://pandodaily.com/2012/10/24/travis-shrugged/

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Edit: added ""It appears,"" which more accurately conveys my position.","1363289867","2013-03-14T19:37:47Z" -"5377287","ratpad","ratpad",,,"5376853","7","How in the world is this an ""Uber"" driver... Doesn't he work for a company that's using Uber? Find this a bit of a sensationalized smear on the service to associate him so closely with it.","1363290794","2013-03-14T19:53:14Z" -"5377852","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"5376853","4","Despite what the headline on HN says, the article states in the very first sentence that he was not charged with anything, and released:

""District prosecutors on Thursday said they will not charge a limo driver who city police had arrested and accused of raping a 20-year-old customer outside her home in December.""

Edit: Looks like the news article used to have that same headline; it's still what the page title says. Apparently, the police got it wrong in their press conference:

""Bill Miller, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office, told The Washington Post that the office was not charging Anouar Habib Trabelsi, even as a top D.C. police commander was holding a news conference outside police headquarters announcing the criminal charge.""","1363297344","2013-03-14T21:42:24Z" -"5377855",,,,"true","5376853","8",,"1363297367","2013-03-14T21:42:47Z" -"5384044","saosebastiao","saosebastiao",,,"5383976","19","What a surprise...commodity producers aren't happy with commodity pay. Never would have predicted that.","1363399081","2013-03-16T01:58:01Z" -"5384056","jamiequint","jamiequint",,,"5383976","1","If they hate Uber so much they should stop using it. They aren't obligated to Uber in any way.

The ""rampant firing"" happens when drivers who suck get poor ratings (below 4.7 and you go on probation according to an Uber driver I talked to) sounds like their own problem not Uber's.","1363399522","2013-03-16T02:05:22Z" -"5384060","spullara","spullara",,,"5383976","7","I love the way Uber works and use it all the time. It is hard for me to assess whether they have a legitimate gripe though since every driver I have asked directly about the service (which is every ride I take) has answered enthusiastically positive. Maybe just trying to use their leverage to negotiate rather than being truly harmed?","1363399549","2013-03-16T02:05:49Z" -"5384075","Sam_Odio","Sam_Odio",,,"5383976","6","As far as I can tell this is mostly a consequence of Uber responding to the market (i.e.: competitors like Lyft). With Uber X, Black car drivers no longer have a monopoly on convenient transportation (and from what I hear, that has significantly decreased their business). I can't entirely fault Uber for this...they need to adapt or die.","1363400000","2013-03-16T02:13:20Z" -"5384101","smoyer","smoyer",,,"5383976","3","""A large group ...""

I count 25 (or 24 if the guy at right-rear has big hair) people in the picture and I suspect that if there were more than that, they'd have made sure to squeeze them into the shot.

A small group (proportionally) if you look at the number of drivers Uber has. And do they really represent drivers from the other cities served by Uber or is that wishful thinking.

""They don’t have the balls to come down and talk to us"" ... maybe because they're busy dispatching thousand of drivers to waiting customers? If Uber is really that hard on the drivers, why don't they work elsewhere? They have no contract, so they're free to go.","1363400616","2013-03-16T02:23:36Z" -"5384118","danielsiders","danielsiders",,,"5383976","8","Can anyone verify that Uber isn't requiring commercial liability insurance from their drivers anymore? If so, that's a huge deal.","1363400963","2013-03-16T02:29:23Z" -"5384132","habosa","habosa",,,"5383976","0","Why is the prevailing attitude in these comments ""they have no contract with Uber, they should leave if they don't like it""? Many people in tech have at-will contracts yet when we get articles on HN about bad work conditions we don't just say ""well then quit!"". I do agree that in the long term these unhappy drivers should look for a different source of income but for now they clearly need uber and as such it's not unfair of them to express their distaste for certain things uber does until they find a better place to work.","1363401336","2013-03-16T02:35:36Z" -"5384185","bmmayer1","bmmayer1",,,"5383976","2","I had a Sidecar driver this afternoon who told me he was suspended by Uber after he had the bad luck to get Travis Kalanick as a passenger, and failed to pick him up on the right side of the street (according to him).","1363402237","2013-03-16T02:50:37Z" -"5384221","hackin247","hackin247","true",,"5383976","20","Time will tell how long union-strong industries can hold off tech disruption. This is just the beginning.","1363402867","2013-03-16T03:01:07Z" -"5384245","auctiontheory","auctiontheory",,,"5383976","12","The combination of having a relatively low-skill and undifferentiated job (as a driver) and of having no employment protection (as a contractor) is unfortunate.

I feel for these men, but I think their best choice is to find other employment - this protest will lead nowhere.","1363403325","2013-03-16T03:08:45Z" -"5384254","philip1209","philip1209",,,"5383976","5","I just got back from San Francisco, where I used Uber for the first time (and continued to use it throughout the trip). I talked to all of the drivers and they seemed quite happy - all had been using the service for over a year, and they had been in the limo business for five to eight years each. They said that now all of their business comes through Uber. However, one stated that there has been a huge increase in Uber drivers, thus making it more difficult to keep busy.

I think that some driver backlash is a normal part of growing, and that Uber should maintain strict quality control.","1363403442","2013-03-16T03:10:42Z" -"5384570","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"5383976","15","I've used Uber a lot over the past 2 and a half years. I've made a point to ask nearly every driver how they liked the service and I can only recall one (out of dozens) giving anything but praise.

So yeah, does not compute, unless things have drastically changed recently.","1363411657","2013-03-16T05:27:37Z" -"5384644","nostromo","nostromo",,,"5383976","17","You know what killed uber for me? Car2Go. That's what these drivers should be worried about.

Wait until it's in SF. This company is going to change the world, even before the driving part is automated.","1363413828","2013-03-16T06:03:48Z" -"5384656","salman89","salman89",,,"5383976","14","Are taxi drivers unionized? If so, what we might be seeing here with Uber is the reason why they are unionized.","1363414329","2013-03-16T06:12:09Z" -"5384915","brunorsini","brunorsini",,,"5383976","4","I've been a heavy Uber user in SF since they started. I was first in line when they launched Uber X, then Uber cab. I then saw Lyft and Sidecar rise in the city and, honestly, do to Uber in a single month what Uber took about a year to do to the taxi industry. Lyft drivers are more friendly and totally trustworthy. The service is cheaper and there are a bunch of cars all around town. Why use Uber anymore, unless all Lyfts/Sidecars are taken?

To me this is clearly what this is about. Uber is already being disrupted, so they are desperate to lower their costs to be able to compete again. As a guy who literally gave up vehicle ownership just because of these services, all I can say is god bless startup darwinism.","1363424914","2013-03-16T09:08:34Z" -"5385236","erso","erso",,,"5383976","9","“They’re running a sweatshop with an app.""

Guys riding around in air-conditioned cars all day calling their working conditions a sweatshop.

What if Uber can't actually pay them what they want? Is the solution to force Uber to not fire any drivers, to pay them more than they're able? And by what insane reasoning should they be forced to pay more? Uber isn't owned by the government, and isn't the sole dispatcher around (and certainly not in SF!).

If Uber's business model can't support paying the drivers more than there's nothing that can be done except for the drivers that don't like the conditions to quit. If that means that Uber then goes out of business, so be it. No amount of protesting is going to fix that.","1363436862","2013-03-16T12:27:42Z" -"5385379","larsberg","larsberg",,,"5383976","10","The major complaint I hear about Uber from Chicago taxi drivers (I like to chat when in a cab) is that Uber only pays them after 10 days. They have to pay weekly rent on their cab, though, which means they can only use Uber when they already have enough money to pay the rent.","1363441189","2013-03-16T13:39:49Z" -"5385386","Kiro","Kiro",,,"5383976","18","Uber's history is filled with so many scandals and I urge everyone to boycott them.","1363441576","2013-03-16T13:46:16Z" -"5385524","c0mpute","c0mpute",,,"5383976","13","A very interesting dilemma as a consumer/customer.

I am sure out of the many fired some are legit firings - drivers not respectful or just not good enough. And similarly some who have been short changed by customers giving bad reviews.

So here is my dilemma, wearing the customer hat - if this move by Uber guarantees me that every time I hail a Uber cab, I am guaranteed to get a 4.7 star experience in the minimum (ya sometimes not, but on an average yes). So why wouldn't I want that as a customer?

Now if I wear the hat of a sympathetic human, I can probably see some injustice if I sift through all the firings. So how can we hold Uber accountable?

Being a realist, sometimes one has to understand that many systems don't have equality and maybe in this case the injustice/inequality benefits the Uber customers.","1363444880","2013-03-16T14:41:20Z" -"5385535","trvlngwlbry","trvlngwlbry",,,"5383976","11","I was surprised to go through these comments (including with a command-F) and not find mention of the recent news of the Uber driver charged with raping a customer. While that story was pretty damaging to Uber, it was equally--if not more—-damaging to the arguments made by the protesting drivers. The rape incident is exactly the type of thing that Uber is trying to prevent by being so strict with its drivers (though, admittedly, a rape could still have occurred with a highly-rated driver). For PR reasons, Uber understandably does not want to point out that bad event, but it would be pretty compelling if they said something like, ""Drivers, even if it was just one driver who ruined it for all of you, your bad behavior has forced our hand. We have to do everything we can to protect our customers.""","1363445201","2013-03-16T14:46:41Z" -"5386222","scott_meade","scott_meade",,,"5383976","16","I was surprised to see the phrase ""Uber Drivers"". As I thought I understood it: Uber has no drivers and drivers haver their own companies, simply using Uber as a source of leads for customers. It's like OpenTable for cars, right?","1363458240","2013-03-16T18:24:00Z" -"5403399","kunle","kunle",,,"5403229","0","Hey everyone - Ayo from Hipmob here. -We gave the team at Yaxi a little bit of help but they were up and running in a very short time and have seen a ridiculous amount of growth. Happy to connect anyone or answer any questions!","1363724919","2013-03-19T20:28:39Z" -"5443209","biswajitsharma","biswajitsharma",,,"5442937","0","Bit of Troll Sorry - Technically it's not possible, no whole number's triple is 200 :)

Now on the topic, I hope apple and other companies realize the potential of A location like India. India has various classes of people, and small subset of it which can afford apple products makes a huge market.","1364305867","2013-03-26T13:51:07Z" -"5447505","thezach","thezach",,,"5447369","0","typically i've noticed YouTube popularity either involves juvenile humor, or cleavage.","1364352862","2013-03-27T02:54:22Z" -"5458537","fraqed","fraqed",,,"5458531","0","The working link is http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/Pa...","1364516771","2013-03-29T00:26:11Z" -"5463339","safeer","safeer",,,"5463257","1","Been using this app for a little while. Indispensable!!","1364595579","2013-03-29T22:19:39Z" -"5463852","just2n","just2n",,,"5463257","0","At the risk of hater downvotes, that screenshot looks eerily similar to the situation I always find myself in while in SF. Lyft and Sidecar have nothing available or have ungodly wait times (6-15 minutes while standing in a busy part of the city), while an Uber can pick me up in under 2-3 minutes every time. Additionally, a lot of Lyft/Sidecar drivers will just pass on rides that are too far away and wait until someone closer makes a request. They can do this because the demand is significantly greater than supply, so it has little impact on them. This is very obvious by just watching the display while you're trying to flag down a ride (note: true even with 5* rating).

This makes me wonder if they should even be included as they're incredibly unreliable. It'd be interesting to see Corral run some analytics on the data they're gathering to see which options have severe availability issues, and when/where.","1364604269","2013-03-30T00:44:29Z" -"5492591","ShabbyDoo","ShabbyDoo",,,"5492299","1","One thing of many in Uber's favor is that its customers are of relatively high socio-economic status, and the company treats them well. When they hear that the company is being sued by the taxi industry, they take note. It's personal. Taxi service has been bad for years, and everyone's been a victim of the absurd regulations which have lead to this sorry state. Elected officials have been accustomed to taking advantage of regulated industries through corrupt actions (anything related to building or zoning permits as an example) without significant blow-back via news coverage or loss of reputation. This time, it's different. Look at how Washington DC's attempt to draft anti-Uber legislation lead to a national response via phone calls and emails. The proposed legislation was dropped. I suspect Uber will eventually prevail in most of its markets, but the politicians will take awhile to realize that the public is taking interest in seemingly esoteric taxi regulations -- the sorts of laws which have been used for years to transfer money from the pockets of the electorate into the hands of those close to power. I feel like I'm supporting democracy and freedom when I hit the ""request taxi"" button in the morning -- it's an action more powerful than my vote.","1365083355","2013-04-04T13:49:15Z" -"5492672","alexose","alexose",,,"5492299","3","Boston cabs have been refusing rides to other neighborhoods forever-- drivers just keep their doors locked and ask you where you're going. If they don't like the answer, they drive off. Blatantly illegal, but it happens all the time.

Funny that they didn't seem to have a big problem with this behavior until Uber got involved.","1365084065","2013-04-04T14:01:05Z" -"5492820","joubert","joubert",,,"5492299","2","In New York, cabbies are not allowed to refuse you ride a particular neighborhood either.

I never announce where I want to go before I get in (I have some friends in BKLN).

One time I did get a driver who bitched about having to take me somewhere. So I made an overt stretch to look at his details posted inside the car, and then pretended to be taking a note of it. He VERY quickly complied. I didn't have to say a word.","1365085405","2013-04-04T14:23:25Z" -"5492841","zimbatm","zimbatm",,,"5492299","15","Uber must be doing something right to get this kind of trouble.","1365085666","2013-04-04T14:27:46Z" -"5492844","Selfcommit","Selfcommit",,,"5492299","7","These guys are making some serious disruption in a terrible market. Good for them.

I wonder what this lawsuit would look like 10 years from now, when Uber Drivers are replaced by Uber leased ""Google Cars"" that pick you up?","1365085688","2013-04-04T14:28:08Z" -"5492875","gcmazza","gcmazza",,,"5492299","10","Hmmm... Industry disruption met with resistance is solid evidence that you are on the right track. The biggest innovation was the move from Checker Cabs to Prius ! Ha. I was a brand manager at Chevrolet and teamed up with Joe Boxer to run van taxis in NYC with a portion of fare going to charity. Chevy didnt want to go beyond test even though the customers LOVED it. Sort of TOMs of taxis. That could be a next innovation in the space...social give back or ""free"" Uber rides where the passenger could add on an amount that goes into a pool for low income folks to get to the store, etc. Anyway - NONE of that coming from the traditional taxis....","1365086064","2013-04-04T14:34:24Z" -"5492963","bernardom","bernardom",,,"5492299","5","I love the comments in the article: people from East Boston saying that it's the only way they can get a cab.

I took an Uber in Boston today. I never call cabs any other way. It's faster, more convenient, they're more accountable, and when I'm in Cambridge it allows me to get a Boston cab as opposed to the horrible, horrible Cambridge cabbies.

The drivers seem to like it too- every Boston cabbie I've taken an Uber with has told me they get lots of money from Uber rides and that it's way better than Dispatch. Some even stopped paying for dispatch and rely entirely on Uber and driving around.","1365086808","2013-04-04T14:46:48Z" -"5492995","kyro","kyro",,,"5492299","0","I felt I got burned by Uber the first time I used them during Hurricane Sandy when I was charged a hefty fee because of their dynamic pricing. I gave them another try a month back and now find myself using the service no fewer than 5 times a week. It literally eliminates every thing I hate about calling a cab. I love it now and almost rely on it at times.

I make sure to ask every single new driver about their experience with Uber and I have heard positive things across the board, save for a few minor complaints (usually about how the cut drivers get aren't that much higher than what they'd get at a traditional cab company). Most say they love it, many say they make extra cash using it on their off-times, and some say they have entire fleets running on Uber. Overall, from my experience, the drivers love and rely on it too.

I think the secret to their success is that they've simplified and streamlined the process elegantly for both drivers and passengers. A few taps and I'm on my way without worry of if I'll even get a cab (although, to be fair, it is at times difficult to find Uber cabs in Brooklyn), and whether I brought cash/credit. But what's really interesting is how they've seemed to simplify the process just enough for drivers. They tell me that everything is provided for them, down to the dashboard mount for the included iPhone. The software itself is simple enough to work and isn't wrought with rules and requirements, and that let's drivers find their own way to make the most out of the software in ways I'm sure the creators didn't expect. For example, one driver actually ended my trip early while I was still in the car, meaning I got charged less, because he didn't want to miss any potential pickups waiting for him at my destination, which I thought was a clever trick.

My point is that Uber is providing a service that both drivers and passengers seem to universally love. No one, as to my knowledge, is getting screwed for the benefit of another. That's why all these lawsuits seem like desperate attempts to take down a company whose service they know is better on all fronts.","1365087165","2013-04-04T14:52:45Z" -"5493007","viraptor","viraptor",,,"5492299","12","> The companies also charge the company discriminates against cancer patients because it does not accept city coupons for discount rides for them.

Wow... nice play on cancer issue there. Very dirty too. One could argue that city discriminates against non-cancer patients by discounting only on specific illness. Since city is not controlling Uber, they are not forced to honour any city-issued coupons.","1365087400","2013-04-04T14:56:40Z" -"5493039","saosebastiao","saosebastiao",,,"5492299","6","So much cheaper than a medallion...no wonder they are mad. Everybody gets mad when they have to pay a bribe and then find out they are the only ones that paid.","1365087684","2013-04-04T15:01:24Z" -"5493068","readme","readme",,,"5492299","4","This is just a side note, but on april 2 every cab in my city was suspended from service for safety violations.

http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/All-Manchester-taxis-suspen...

The taxi industry is not a good thing to leave unregulated. If you think uber wouldn't operate just like the rest of them because they're a trendy startup, you're delusional.

I acknowledge the call for regulation is over travel destination, but in general I sense some free market idealism here that needs to be squashed.","1365087908","2013-04-04T15:05:08Z" -"5493098","venomsnake","venomsnake",,,"5492299","16","Why RICO? That is the part I don't quite get ...","1365088263","2013-04-04T15:11:03Z" -"5493113","gavinlynch","gavinlynch",,,"5492299","14","The only downside of Uber? Hailing a normal cab and walking out as if it's already paid for. I've done that twice since I started using Uber a few months ago. Embarrassing but funny stories :)","1365088452","2013-04-04T15:14:12Z" -"5493165","Fizzadar","Fizzadar",,,"5492299","13","I find it so depressing that traditional taxi company's wish to stifle inovation (which, as far as I can tell, is much loved), simply because they have failed to innovate themselves. IMO this is similar to the music industry and hollywood, where companies are 'stuck in their ways' and will desperately try to keep the status quo at the expense of the consumer. Where's the love?.","1365088934","2013-04-04T15:22:14Z" -"5493194","jmomarty","jmomarty",,,"5492299","11","Coming from Paris, I know that dealing with cab companies is a huge pain. And that's why there are a lot of initiatives that try to deal with what we call ""la petite remise"" which are private cars. The legislation is far less strict with them. The only problem is that up to now, there's a numerus clausus for them. But it is said that they're going to increase this number in the few next years, so it's still a big opportunity.

Still, taxi drivers hold a strong negociation power against governement: they're strongly unionized and they don't hesitate blocking trafic in case a new law might harm their business...","1365089228","2013-04-04T15:27:08Z" -"5493239",,,,"true","5492299","8",,"1365089803","2013-04-04T15:36:43Z" -"5493291","lifeisstillgood","lifeisstillgood",,,"5492299","17","Can someone explain uber to a UK reader who does not understand what the fuss is?

I can see its some sort of aggregation service for taxi cabs, -but I generally like using one particular firm, that I know vets its drivers well. Some (men & women) I know stick to women only driver firms and so forth.

A nice UI is good but I dont get it?","1365090365","2013-04-04T15:46:05Z" -"5493759","modeless","modeless",,,"5492299","9","People talking about the dangers of completely unregulated cabs are missing the point. Unregulated cabs that you hail randomly on the street are dangerous because you have no way to verify that the cab is actually from the company it claims to be, and no way to punish the driver if he lies to you (or worse). You are completely at the mercy of the driver.

Uber is completely different from randomly hailing a cab on the street, because you can verify that the cab is from Uber and you can punish bad drivers with bad ratings. If you have a bad experience in an Uber cab, it reflects badly on Uber's brand, so Uber has a strong incentive to punish bad drivers. That's why services like Uber don't need the same regulation that regular cabs do.","1365095375","2013-04-04T17:09:35Z" -"5503035","mattbarrie","mattbarrie",,,"5501070","0","The patent system is ridiculous.","1365238105","2013-04-06T08:48:25Z" -"5559472","fjorder","fjorder",,,"5558228","0","If you're a keyboard and mouse user working primarily in the desktop, it is very jarring to jump into the full-screen metro interface every single time you want to do something start-menu related. Metro isn't well optimized for keyboard & mouse users either. e.g. With the Win7 start menu, you could type in ""computer management"" hit enter and get that panel. In Win8 you must additionally mouse over and select the settings search category (I'm on a Win7 machine, so I'm not sure that computer management even shows up properly in metro without tweaking!). Effectively, for desktop users Metro is less efficient in addition to being jarring.

Install classic shell (classicshell.net) and your problems are over. It puts a start menu back into Win8, and it works pretty well. There are no search categories, and the cheese metro hides from you is in plain sight! Once this is on your machine Win8 is basically Win7, only better. Highly recommended!

If you're setting up a new Win8 box, classic shell is available through ninite as well, which is pretty handy.","1366133197","2013-04-16T17:26:37Z" -"5563509","jezfromfuture","jezfromfuture",,,"5563331","0","What a douchy website , you could have pasted that to twitter instead of waste web space.","1366190853","2013-04-17T09:27:33Z" -"5585518","bcl","bcl",,,"5585229","1","I don't see anything here I couldn't do myself, and in a more secure way. I don't trust handling of my DNS to random projects.","1366565172","2013-04-21T17:26:12Z" -"5585598","spindritf","spindritf",,,"5585229","2","Brilliant in its simplicity.

Could you share the technical details? What DNS server/software are you using? How do you handle input, errors (broken zones? do you perform sanity checks?), and reloads?

Do you enforce any limits? Support DNSSEC?

What's the web stack?","1366566111","2013-04-21T17:41:51Z" -"5585625","apendleton","apendleton",,,"5585229","0","Love the idea, but seems a little too fly-by-night for me to want to trust real production stuff to it. DDoS-ing DNS providers seems to be the rage these days, and I'd hate to be collateral damage because the weekend project I was using as a DNS provider couldn't handle it...

And I totally get that this was just for fun... but a variant project that still used git as the UI, but sat on top of a bigger-player DNS provider's API (Route 53, maybe?) could probably give you the best of both worlds: a weekend's worth of hacking, but still using infrastructure people felt like they could trust.","1366566587","2013-04-21T17:49:47Z" -"5586838","gregf","gregf",,,"5585229","3","http://www.luadns.com/ is doing this as well.","1366585079","2013-04-21T22:57:59Z" -"5599273","MaysonL","MaysonL",,,"5599240","0","Typical Quartz linkbait. What's it doing on Atlantic?","1366769762","2013-04-24T02:16:02Z" -"5604457","t0","t0",,,"5604419","4","Now that's just pathetic. Can they not come up with anything more clever than blatant poaching of customers?

Same approach with many Bing commercials. Microsoft just hates Google for reason.","1366843377","2013-04-24T22:42:57Z" -"5604493","flootch","flootch",,,"5604419","2","Hmm. I'm a bit surprised Microsoft hasn't created a Windows Phone launcher to go along with that.","1366843820","2013-04-24T22:50:20Z" -"5604586","jack-r-abbit","jack-r-abbit",,,"5604419","0","I think the name is a bit misleading. It is only useful for people that have already switched and need to ""port"" everything over. This is not in itself going to get more people to switch. If the app installed on the Android phone just presented a side-by-side list of replacement apps, that might actually get more people to switch. Although, if MS is scared they don't have enough solid replacements, that type of app might actually scare people away more.","1366844967","2013-04-24T23:09:27Z" -"5604799","johnvschmitt","johnvschmitt",,,"5604419","3","This also points to why ""apps"" are a broken model.

We desperately need mobile device standards, and HTML5 is just one step on that needed path.

Could you imagine, if browser had to do this? (Say, you're on Firefox, thinking of using Chrome, & have to use a complicated feature that analyzed all of your most recently visited sites, & told you if those sites worked on Chrome, & then if not, showed you comparable sites)","1366847330","2013-04-24T23:48:50Z" -"5608989","dromidas","dromidas",,,"5604419","1","Now if they only had an app that said ""Fix Windows Phone Bluetooth so your apps can work with your car #firstworldproblems"".","1366914547","2013-04-25T18:29:07Z" -"5612253","andrewcooke","andrewcooke",,,"5612159","5","this approach has worked well for uber in the usa. wonder if they've made a mistake by assuming that anti-govt sentiment in other countries is similar? or by simply copying the technique without thinking?

but this is from a single english-language post. what is the rest of the local reaction like? [ah, see reply below - i missed ""response was huge"" (in the sense of support for uber)]","1366972708","2013-04-26T10:38:28Z" -"5612260","derefr","derefr",,,"5612159","3","I find it odd that Uber is constantly fighting various countries' laws to be considered ""a taxi service, but not a taxi service"", when they could just change their business model a tiny bit and fall straight into the middle of the ""limousine service"" classification.

Why not charge just-time instead of time+distance? Would it screw over the drivers?","1366972927","2013-04-26T10:42:07Z" -"5612267","ubersync","ubersync",,,"5612159","4","I was on Uber's side for a long time initially. But with what's have been going on in the past few months, I am more than willing to believe the author. Especially after that protest by some drivers, outside their office in SF. ""It was only a handful of drivers"", you might argue. But the fact that none of the company officials came down to listen to them, just points out their ""we don't give a fuck"" attitude. And it is this arrogance, that brings down corporates and even empires.","1366973130","2013-04-26T10:45:30Z" -"5612269","oleganza","oleganza",,,"5612159","20","Some quotes from the article:

""The market is unregulated, meaning that you can set any price for your services.""

""You can safely say that there’s healthy competition on the market.""

""You do need a permit to have a taxi service.""

""The fact is that Uber are asking for an exemption to be able to compete on unfair grounds""

Notice some contradictions here?

Author claims that market is unregulated and competition is fair, but then admits there is regulation and legal requirements (that cost real money). If you want to make a nice private taxi service with 2x lower prices, you cannot because you have to pay local government for all licenses and whatever taximeter they provide you, not the one you design for your own company and your customers' safety.

When talking about ""unfair advantage"", author makes presupposition that existing regulations and licensing are ""fair"". Well, that needs to be proven. Saying ""somebody voted for it in a democracy"" is not a proof, sorry. Try that with a scientific study: ""scientists voted that P != NP with 58% majority"".","1366973156","2013-04-26T10:45:56Z" -"5612278","zalew","zalew",,,"5612159","7","I don't understand it. Why the constant drama around their every (lack of) license? Can't they just obtain ones just like the rest of driver services or do the authorities owe them something?","1366973355","2013-04-26T10:49:15Z" -"5612287","Nursie","Nursie",,,"5612159","6","So what exactly is their model?

I found it hard to figure out from their website how they differ from any other taxi service with online ordering and payment.

Also, if there are rules in Sweden about meters and price displays, there's probably a consumer-focussed reason for them.","1366973519","2013-04-26T10:51:59Z" -"5612336","scbrg","scbrg",,,"5612159","0","Reading their press release (the Swedish one, I'm a native Swedish speaker) I get a feeling that they are, quite frankly, not a serious business. It's filled with paranoid tinfoil hattery where they claim the Big Nasty Government is out to get them without actually pointing out what rules they're asked to comply with.

Sweden is fairly big on consumer protection, and price comparisons is generally a mandatory part of that (all groceries are mandated to list price per weight/volume/appropriate other unit so you can find out, say, which bag of rice is cheapest per kg, for instance - the same goes for taxi services and price per km). That they're being asked to follow those rules is hardly government bullying - in the eyes of most everyone here that definitely counts as ""consumer protection"".

It doesn't get better when they start spouting complete lies - the gibberish about certain unmarked taxi like services being exclusive to ""royal families or prominent business leaders"". Not related to reality at all.

To be honest, I'd never heard of this story before I saw it here. It certainly hasn't been covered by mainstream press. I don't live in Stockholm though, so it might be bigger there.","1366974689","2013-04-26T11:11:29Z" -"5612357","Indyan","Indyan",,,"5612159","2","They did the same thing in USA. Here's a series of articles penned by Paul Carr documenting what Uber did in the US.

http://pandodaily.com/2012/10/31/assholes-shrug/

http://pandodaily.com/2012/10/17/whos-the-real-bully-uber-or... [written by Nathaniel]

http://pandodaily.com/2012/10/24/travis-shrugged/

http://pandodaily.com/2012/11/02/a-final-word-on-uber-and-th...

http://pandodaily.com/2012/12/04/shock-uber-scores-victory-a...

http://pandodaily.com/2012/12/13/what-a-difference-six-month...","1366975291","2013-04-26T11:21:31Z" -"5612380","netcan","netcan",,,"5612159","10","Taxis tend to be locally regulated. Regulations are good and bad. In some places, they ended up with plainly stupid rules. In some places the are about protecting drivers' revenues. But, they also protect consumers. IE, some of these regulations are not net bad, even if they are inconvenient or have some bad side effects.

Even good regulation creates inflexibility. It's just a cost. It takes into account the way things are now and makes it difficult to allow new business models to develop. It makes it difficult for companies to operate in multiple regulatory regions. They can lock in revenue streams and/or profit margins for companies, drivers or taxmen.

Uber's a new player threatening income streams. That will rattle cages. But they are also a global company and an innovative^ one. Being innovative means they clash with existing rules and policies by not fitting into existing classifications. Being multi-regional means they have a hard time being flexible themselves. They want to be able to drop in their system in every city they operate in.

They want to represent themselves as on a collision course with bad/corrupt regulation. But, they are really on an unavoidable collision course with all taxi regulators everywhere.","1366975843","2013-04-26T11:30:43Z" -"5612560","don_draper","don_draper",,,"5612159","9",">>Also, they finally answered my question about how many cars they have in Stockholm by saying “Like all companies we have numbers we don’t give out”.

And unlike other companies our press releases are written by children.","1366979879","2013-04-26T12:37:59Z" -"5612561",,,"true","true","5612159","22",,"1366979880","2013-04-26T12:38:00Z" -"5612622","fennecfoxen","fennecfoxen",,,"5612159","19","Entrenched taxi industry suppresses competitors in the name of ""protecting"" the consumers who choose them, claiming that it's ""unfair"" they're operating with a different business model... Oldest story in the book.

Bureaucracy. I hope you choke on it.","1366981079","2013-04-26T12:57:59Z" -"5612635","onemorepassword","onemorepassword",,,"5612159","1","The more I hear about Uber, the more it seems to be a tea-party style paranoid right-wing anti big evil government organization instead of a disruptive start-up.

This kind of thing might fly in the US, but in most of Western Europe we take a slightly more nuanced view to the role of government regulation.

Doesn't mean there isn't anything worth disrupting, hell no (somebody please disrupt the Amsterdam taxi market), but in cultures where simply sitting down and figuring out how to remove the obstacles is the custom, hyperbolic scream fests by an American company is not going to work.

Especially not an American company that thinks it's a good idea to conquer Europe with a name like ""Uber""...

Both the company name and their PR strategy scream ""culturally insensitive American douchebags"".","1366981337","2013-04-26T13:02:17Z" -"5612674",,,,"true","5612159","15",,"1366981968","2013-04-26T13:12:48Z" -"5612749","jgalt212","jgalt212",,,"5612159","17","Uber loves operating by ""the squeaky wheel gets the grease"" proverb. But what they fail to realize or discount its importance is that the squeaky wheel is also the first one to be replaced.","1366982861","2013-04-26T13:27:41Z" -"5612778","venomsnake","venomsnake",,,"5612159","12","Disruption for the sake of disruption.

Some of the taxi regulations are there for good reasons. If Uber cannot provide better, cheaper and safer service at lower price with the same rules they do not have right to exist. And if they want to bring a regulation down they should do it for the whole industry if it is already obsolete.","1366983086","2013-04-26T13:31:26Z" -"5612931",,,,"true","5612159","18",,"1366984946","2013-04-26T14:02:26Z" -"5613192","sesqu","sesqu",,,"5612159","8","What a odd pricing model. 50 SEK + 175 SEK/10 km at moderate speeds, with a jump discontinuity to 50 SEK + 600 SEK/10 km and above at low speeds - such as traffic lights.

Taxi Stockholm charges 45 SEK + 246-280 SEK/10 km, which looks like more, but it's hard to compare without knowing how much of the time is spent at low speeds. Taking the pessimal estimate of 15 minutes in a standstill to charge the hyperdrive, followed by a 10 kilometer spurt at lightspeed, we get an upper bound of 50 SEK + 445 SEK/10 km, or 165% of the article's index fare. I honestly can't tell if that's competitive.

I imagine that's why they don't want to make a sticker.

Oh, and then there's the much higher fixed price for city center travel. I trust that doesn't get added on to a trip that crosses the boundary.","1366987661","2013-04-26T14:47:41Z" -"5613224",,,,"true","5612159","13",,"1366987990","2013-04-26T14:53:10Z" -"5613245","mixedbit","mixedbit",,,"5612159","11","""... such a qualitative, safe and modern mode of transportation should be available for everyone""

This is such a BS. Stockholm is one of the best capital city to live in, and one of the reasons is that the car traffic has the lowest priority there. You actually need to pay to enter the city centre by car, which I would consider much more modern approach than giving everyone an easy way to drive a limo.","1366988213","2013-04-26T14:56:53Z" -"5613687","lnanek2","lnanek2",,,"5612159","14","Really long post claiming, basically, that Uber needs a sticker and to charge a certain way for consumer safety. Neither really makes any sense. I know how Uber charges when I call a car, I don't need a sticker on the window. It's useless. Taximeters are also useless with Uber, it takes care of all the payments and tips for you automatically. I hate it when I have to cab with someone who insists on paying then takes ten minutes digging through their wallet and screwing around. With Uber I just hop out of the car and it's done. I wonder if the writer has ever even used it.","1366992913","2013-04-26T16:15:13Z" -"5613944","craigslistmodel","craigslistmodel",,,"5612159","21","wow","1366995310","2013-04-26T16:55:10Z" -"5619532","59nadir","59nadir",,,"5612159","16","One would think a company that has success in mind would have the brains/motivation to actually learn about the culture they're setting up in. [A pattern could emerge if one were to draw parallels to wars in far-away Asian countries, though.]

They can't have that good of a grasp of Swedish culture if they thought this would work. I'm struggling to find a hypothetical country in Europe where ""obnoxious American"" is the preferred type of American.","1367106996","2013-04-27T23:56:36Z" -"5617587","LeeHunter","LeeHunter",,,"5617541","0","Worst. Petition. Ever.

Rather than a hysterical (and frankly, ridiculous) demand for an explanation, why not simply ask that the US follow the lead of the UK government which has mandated a preference for open source software.","1367065838","2013-04-27T12:30:38Z" -"5618013","fatjokes","fatjokes",,,"5617541","1","I believe part of the reason that governments prefer big, ""overpriced"" software packages from mega-corporations is support and warranty. The White House does not want to create and manage a new in-house tech support team.","1367076377","2013-04-27T15:26:17Z" -"5625145","losethos","losethos","true",,"5625044","20","I'm not confrontational, just pushing God and claiming my turf. Glorify God.

God says... -6:22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished -all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid -with gold.

6:23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each -ten cubits high.

6:24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits -the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing -unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

6:25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of -one measure and one size.

6:26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the -other cherub.

----

Is TempleOS Done? I have a vision of a pleasant, massively souped-up C64, for freakish not-shallow people who can look past low res. The draw of God is good though.

The Bible speaks of stumbling blocks. The door-keeper to some things is condition of the heart.","1367230633","2013-04-29T10:17:13Z" -"5625184","craze3","craze3",,,"5625044","7","This is perhaps one of the most awesome publicity stunts I've ever seen. -I wonder if this type of tactic is going to catch on. Can you imagine if each copy of Wired shipped with 30 days of free wi-fi? Their subscriber count would shoot through the roof!","1367231237","2013-04-29T10:27:17Z" -"5625189","bestham","bestham",,,"5625044","9","Very clever, but I hope there is a way to make use of the electronics after the time when Microsoft wants to pay for the data have passed. Our ecosystem cannot sustain this short product life-cycles.","1367231304","2013-04-29T10:28:24Z" -"5625221","D9u","D9u",,,"5625044","13","I take issue with the definition of ""15 days free internet."" -I happen to own one of T-Mobile's ""4G"" mobile hotspots, and I pay $50 for a whopping 5 GB of data. -The ""Data Pass"" I purchase from Team Mo' Bull is good for 2 months... -As if anyone on today's internet could make 5 GB of data last 60 days!??? -If I'm not careful I can go through 5 GB data in 72 hours. -Thus, if a consumer with one of these magazine WiFi hotpots were to use, say 20 GB data in 15 days, will overage charges apply?","1367231815","2013-04-29T10:36:55Z" -"5625235","danso","danso",,,"5625044","14","I can't wait till the day that a magazine comes with a free portable 3D printer to print and redistribute copies of the magazine. That'd be a nice publicity stunt for the printer maker.

Edit: seriously though, I'd hate to be the unsuspecting subscriber who tries to bring his Forbes issue onto an airplane

Edit: if I were Microsoft and I wanted the most bang for the publicity buck, I'd sell these issues exclusively at airport newsstands","1367231956","2013-04-29T10:39:16Z" -"5625268","BrentOzar","BrentOzar",,,"5625044","2","If you wanted to run a MITM attack against executives with high-value accounts, this would be a heck of a way to do it.","1367232381","2013-04-29T10:46:21Z" -"5625298","mpclark","mpclark",,,"5625044","5","They seem to have neglected to mention how many copies got this treatment. That would be interesting to know.

Next month: A free car with your print magazine*

*selected subscribers only","1367232870","2013-04-29T10:54:30Z" -"5625451","yread","yread",,,"5625044","1","I hate this. All the electronic waste, batteries and whatnot for a 15 day trial. I hope such a thing wouldn't be allowed in EU with the stricter waste laws","1367235213","2013-04-29T11:33:33Z" -"5625455","mtgx","mtgx",,,"5625044","11","A few months ago there was a full Android phone in a magazine:

http://www.geek.com/mobile/fully-functional-android-phone-em...","1367235338","2013-04-29T11:35:38Z" -"5625551","emgeee","emgeee",,,"5625044","8","Doesn't the magazine make a pretty poor enclosure for the electronics inside? I feel like people generally consider magazines to be disposable and mistreat them but it doesn't seem like a good idea to do that to what looks like a Li-poly battery.","1367237108","2013-04-29T12:05:08Z" -"5625584","renanbirck","renanbirck",,,"5625044","10","This begs for a teardown for possible reuse after the 15-day trial.","1367237597","2013-04-29T12:13:17Z" -"5625631","sammorris12","sammorris12",,,"5625044","19","Print is saved!","1367238179","2013-04-29T12:22:59Z" -"5625795","cs702","cs702",,,"5625044","0","We all knew that as the cost and size of hardware decreases, in the future we would have computing and connectivity everywhere. What I never expected is that computing and connectivity would come hand-in-hand with advertising everywhere.

Today it's a magazine ad with 15 days of sponsored WiFi. At the rate we're going, it's only a matter of time before we have Free Happy Meals with hallucinatory ad-sponsored connectivity delivered over the network straight to the visual cortex.

--

Edit: corrected ""15 minutes"" to ""15 days,"" which is what I actually meant to type. Thanks JimmaDaRustla!","1367240232","2013-04-29T12:57:12Z" -"5625882","hmsimha","hmsimha",,,"5625044","17","can we get a number of these airdropped into North Korea?","1367241196","2013-04-29T13:13:16Z" -"5625999","greenmountin","greenmountin",,,"5625044","4","There's a glut of these devices on the market right now, someone must have accidentally added a zero to the order (there was a similar rationale for the Android phones included in EW a while back). Amazon used to have the Overdrive Pro for $100-250, and it was new a couple years ago.

Recently[1], there have been promotions for 500MB/mo free data, if you buy the hotspot for $50. One catch is they tack on $1/mo if you don't use it at all. Apparently the hardware is horrible, with crazy overheating problems; best usage practice is just to remove the battery and run from USB. You can get them attached to all sorts of carriers, but this one is Sprint; I figured it was worth a try.

[1] http://www.freedompop.com -- beware affiliate links","1367242439","2013-04-29T13:33:59Z" -"5626312","niels_olson","niels_olson",,,"5625044","6","We got an email from our security manager late last week: the current issue of Forbes is not allowed in any secure facilities!","1367245483","2013-04-29T14:24:43Z" -"5626580","LandoCalrissian","LandoCalrissian",,,"5625044","15","I wish I had a copy, I feel like the parts could be used for some fun hacking projects.","1367247897","2013-04-29T15:04:57Z" -"5627190","tenpoundhammer","tenpoundhammer",,,"5625044","16","I think a better marketing gimmick would be to distribute these things to villages in impoverished nations and then to show the villagers logging into office 360. ""If rice farmer mi ling from this is rural chinese village can use 360 out of the office, so can you!"".

It would be great for the recipients as well, especially if lasted longer than 15 days.","1367253382","2013-04-29T16:36:22Z" -"5627192","bluedino","bluedino",,,"5625044","18","I could see these going into a vending machine.","1367253405","2013-04-29T16:36:45Z" -"5627476","modeless","modeless",,,"5625044","3","This is just a copy of the lame ""cellphone in a magazine"" stunt that happened not too long ago. Read the article closely and you'll notice that it says ""a number"" of magazines have this, not all of them. The number is not disclosed, but I'm betting it's very small. This says nothing about cheap ubiquitous hardware, the future of magazine publishing, etc. It's just an expensive publicity stunt.","1367256047","2013-04-29T17:20:47Z" -"5627822","mark-r","mark-r",,,"5625044","12","Is this the modern day equivalent of the AOL floppy?","1367260177","2013-04-29T18:29:37Z" -"5639032","jackiebo","jackiebo",,,"5638867","0","This is a big step for Uber!","1367426455","2013-05-01T16:40:55Z" -"5639931","spullara","spullara",,,"5639789","0","""The luxury that was once a driver is increasingly pedestrian thanks to Uber, and while some readers will scoff, it says here that within some of your lifetimes an entrepreneur will expand the Uber idea to private jets.""

Apparently the author doesn't know that one of the founders of Uber has already launched this and it is called BlackJet.","1367433591","2013-05-01T18:39:51Z" -"5640796","ZeroGravitas","ZeroGravitas",,,"5640534","0","Apple fans appraisals of Apple's prospects in the 20th century are getting harsher and harsher. Does this mean they really were 'beleaguered'?","1367442491","2013-05-01T21:08:11Z" -"5656723","bkyan","bkyan",,,"5656697","0","I think this ad will actually help Lyft ...","1367710015","2013-05-04T23:26:55Z" -"5663804","dmor","dmor",,,"5663695","0","related post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5656697","1367864138","2013-05-06T18:15:38Z" -"5669740","kodiaktau","kodiaktau",,,"5669722","0","http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/05/06/0425258/microsofts-n...","1367950722","2013-05-07T18:18:42Z" -"5669909","plg","plg",,,"5669722","1","micro$oft has jumped the shark","1367952182","2013-05-07T18:43:02Z" -"5708694","jgeorge","jgeorge",,,"5708604","0","Oh yay, a class action lawsuit. I'll be sure to thorougly enjoy the $0.17 iTunes gift card that we'll get as a ""settlement"", while some class action lawyers split ~$2M in fees. Seems fair to me.","1368569479","2013-05-14T22:11:19Z" -"5714539","cooldeal","cooldeal",,,"5714520","0","Latest in a long saga.

From a post from Microsoft in 2011:

First, in 2006 Google acquired YouTube—and since then it has put in place a growing number of technical measures to restrict competing search engines from properly accessing it for their search results. Without proper access to YouTube, Bing and other search engines cannot stand with Google on an equal footing in returning search results with links to YouTube videos and that, of course, drives more users away from competitors and to Google.

Second, in 2010 and again more recently, Google blocked Microsoft’s new Windows Phones from operating properly with YouTube. Google has enabled its own Android phones to access YouTube so that users can search for video categories, find favorites, see ratings, and so forth in the rich user interfaces offered by those phones. It’s done the same thing for the iPhones offered by Apple, which doesn’t offer a competing search service.

Unfortunately, Google has refused to allow Microsoft’s new Windows Phones to access this YouTube metadata in the same way that Android phones and iPhones do. As a result, Microsoft’s YouTube “app” on Windows Phones is basically just a browser displaying YouTube’s mobile Web site, without the rich functionality offered on competing phones. Microsoft is ready to release a high quality YouTube app for Windows Phone. We just need permission to access YouTube in the way that other phones already do, permission Google has refused to provide.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2...","1368648811","2013-05-15T20:13:31Z" -"5717749","CloudNine","CloudNine",,,"5717739","5","Earlier discussions:

C&D takedown to Microsoft by Google: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5715168

Microsoft's response(Lying at #40 on second page because of heavy flagging by Google fans in spite of it having more votes than many stories on front page):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5715889","1368699462","2013-05-16T10:17:42Z" -"5717760","MysticMan","MysticMan",,,"5717739","4","My fave comment from previous dicussions:

cooldeal 8 hours ago | link

From Google's About page: -""Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.""

Last time when Google was intentionally blocking Google maps and then deprecated ActiveSync on Windows Phone someone suggested Google should updated it to the following:(which seems quite true given how much of the world's crowdsourced video content is on YouTube):

""Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful, except on Windows Phone"".","1368699679","2013-05-16T10:21:19Z" -"5717820","gendoikari","gendoikari",,,"5717739","0","I think this article is a little bit naive. Google sent the email during IO, because the overwhelming flow of Google news simply obliterates any other news. Nobody cares about a Window Phone app while we are talking about new Android Studio, new Google Map, new G+ interface, new Gmail features, new apis, etc... ""Microsoft violated YouTube license? Bad for them, now move on and let's talk about Android game development with Google Play Games"". -The trap it's defused.","1368700962","2013-05-16T10:42:42Z" -"5717866","dreen","dreen",,,"5717739","2","So how did Microsoft get Google to promote the Scroogled campaign? The article claims this is what happened but there is no information about it or proof or any sort of logical link, only about MS publishing the C&D letter.","1368702012","2013-05-16T11:00:12Z" -"5717922","Toshio","Toshio",,,"5717739","3","Oh. My. F*. God.

Just look at the comment section below the article. It's chockfull of microsoft's PR drones and MVPs saying all kinds of nasty things about Google and Apple and not really disclosing their affiliations with microsoft.","1368702920","2013-05-16T11:15:20Z" -"5718001","mellotron","mellotron",,,"5717739","1","So the implication of the article is that Microsoft deliberately made a YT app that they knew Google would be forced to C&D just so they could use that as a cog in a PR campaign? Seems penny wise pound foolish if true.","1368704180","2013-05-16T11:36:20Z" -"5718115","CloudNine","CloudNine",,,"5717739","6","Good job, Google fans for flagging this story off the front page, you really have a veto on the HN front page.","1368705914","2013-05-16T12:05:14Z" -"5765493","SilasX","SilasX",,,"5765244","0","Got that too. I had checked my email and saw the first one (that a car is on its way) and freaked out (it could mean someone jacked my account), then saw the ""just kidding"" email a few lines above.

My entire reply:

    That is not funny.
","1369433888","2013-05-24T22:18:08Z" -"5765593","GarrettBeck","GarrettBeck",,,"5765244","1","Maybe it was a marketing scheme getting people to actually READ the spam that gets sent to them.","1369435095","2013-05-24T22:38:15Z" -"5766359","orangethirty","orangethirty",,,"5765244","2","Some ""growth hacker"" is testing email addresses. Don't reply, that's what they want.","1369456580","2013-05-25T04:36:20Z" -"5799200","arbuge","arbuge",,,"5798256","3","The ""mobile first"" attitude in the Valley these days always struck me as somewhat misguided. As the article points out, it makes perfect sense in select niches, like Uber's. In many others, the non-mobile web offers a superior browsing experience and if your users prefer it, that's probably where your focus should be. As in all things, know your customer better than anybody else and you'll do well.

That, and the interesting fact that ""mobile"" is a broad term which seems to encompass tablets in most interpretations. Modern tablets often do a pretty good job of displaying sites which haven't been particularly optimized for mobile anyway.","1370014539","2013-05-31T15:35:39Z" -"5799397","jeffmorrisjr","jeffmorrisjr",,,"5798256","9","@arbuge 100% agree that the non-mobile web has advantages over mobile - and that many people have become blinded to that fact. Thanks for the comments!","1370016378","2013-05-31T16:06:18Z" -"5799598","bsaul","bsaul",,,"5798256","1","recently launched a mobile app for selling clothes, super hype interface, spend months tuning it, only to realize some time after the release that a simple wordpress e commerce site made in 2 weeks makes ten times more revenue in a tenth of the time ( with the exact same products beeing sold ). -Some things really aren't meant to be purchased on a phone, period.","1370018136","2013-05-31T16:35:36Z" -"5799602","selamin","selamin",,,"5798256","6","This isn't directly related to the article's point, but I really don't understand this trend of describing companies using analogies like ""Uber for X"". I imagine people do this because they think it's a simple way to communicate the purpose of their company, but it usually just confuses me. The ""Uber for tennis"" company referenced in the article is the perfect example. Here's what goes through my head when I read that - ""Well I use Uber to book I car so I guess this company books cars for tennis? Hmm, that doesn't make sense......Oh, I guess they help you book a tennis match? Maybe they help you find a nearby tennis partner?"". I honestly still have no idea what Uber for tennis is supposed to be. Seems like they would be better served by just saying ""We do X""","1370018173","2013-05-31T16:36:13Z" -"5799652","prlambert","prlambert",,,"5798256","5","""Describe your product in 3-5 words. Consider comparing your product with something that people are already familiar with. For example:

-> Better comparison shopping (Shopobot)

-> Flickr for video (YouTube)

-> Group video chat (Tinychat)""

- AngelList hover suggestion for writing your high-concept pitch.

Here's how I see it:

1) There are many, many thousands of startups on AngelList.

2) AL explicitly prescribes this exact ""X for Y"" formula for writing your 1-liner, where X is a well-known success.

3) Uber is a well-know success.

4) Author points out that ""30+"" companies chose Uber as their X.

This doesn't really seem like a fair characterization. People are following suggested wisdom and 30+ is hardly considerable. Probably about what would be statistically expected, distributing good candidates for X (well-known successes) across AL startups.","1370018599","2013-05-31T16:43:19Z" -"5799848","rootedbox","rootedbox",,,"5798256","7","At the end of the day.. probably what most people need to know, and few do. Uber is a logistics company. A wide open market with high growth. Just look at Coyote, or any other logistics company that has blown up size in the past few years.","1370020563","2013-05-31T17:16:03Z" -"5799944","philwelch","philwelch",,,"5798256","2","> Plow Me - Uber for Snow Plows

Surely this one could have had a better name! (I guess they could pivot into an Uber for...never mind.)","1370021396","2013-05-31T17:29:56Z" -"5800036","wellboy","wellboy",,,"5798256","10","Hey, I started Tennis Buddy, thought I'd chip in what we had in mind. Everything we built upon is what what Matt Cohler said last year at TC disrupt to the question that the next big thing in mobile is gonna be that you just ""push a button and something amazing happens in the user’s world."". http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/21/great-mobile-apps-are-remot...

That's what the Uber for X is, it doesn't matter if it is cars, services or in our case - people. If you need something, just let everyone know in your area by simply pressing one button and they'll come to you.

So for now, you can find someone nearby to play tennis with you, whenever, wherever you want to :)","1370022155","2013-05-31T17:42:35Z" -"5800065","zach","zach",,,"5798256","0","The current leader on angel.co for blended metaphors may still be ""Mint for X"". It seems like ""Uber for X"" is destined to replace it, but its popularity is still staggering.

AngelList has startups which are primarily described as Mint.com for ""stocks"" (Vuru), ""financial institutions"" (MoneyDesktop), ""banks"" (MyJibe), ""student loans"" (Tuition.io), ""education"" (Always Prepped), ""cloud content"" (AnyCloud), ""your digital data"" (voyurl), ""your time"" (Meexo Labs), ""your career"" (Mighty Spring), ""your belongings"" (Itemology), ""relationships"" (EvenBetterHalf), ""maternal and pediatric health"" (HealthyUs), ""fitness"" (Curl), ""health and fitness"" (Total Health Card), ""medical records"" (ExtrinsicCare), ""diabetes"" (HealthEngage), ""legal services"" (AttorneyFee), ""sales software"" (Stride), ""enterprise marketing departments"" (Allocadia), ""small business marketing"" (BringShare), ""business relationships"" (Mosec), ""business"" (Cheqbook), ""consumer utilities"" (dropcountr), ""energy"" (MyEnergy), ""energy usage and expenses"" (Power2Switch), ""mobile payments"" (Wallet), ""cars"" (Price My Ride), ""insurance"" (PolicyOwl), and ""travel"" (Superfly).

Whew. And I didn't even include the ones that are something else plus Mint.com for X.

Honestly, after going through this list I'm not sure what ""Mint for X"" even means anymore! Cynically, I suspect it means the technology they're hoping to apply is pie charts and snappy web design.","1370022437","2013-05-31T17:47:17Z" -"5801436","joshdance","joshdance",,,"5798256","8","""The “Uber for X” recipe is pretty simple.

1. Identify a service-based industry that feels archaic. -2. Recruit suppliers in your given vertical. -3. Create a mobile application with a big green request button.""","1370035155","2013-05-31T21:19:15Z" -"5801696","Yeh","Yeh",,,"5798256","4","I’m the PlowMe* founder (the Uber for snowplows).

At first I didn’t care much for the Uber metaphor, because it's not accurate (it turns out, less than 20% accurate), but I’ve warmed to it, to convey the gist to the listener.

We had a mobile-first product, and while getting ad hoc snow plowing is useful the day of a storm (and from the supply-side, mobile solves a problem), most of our business is from repeat customers. That is, snow plowing is a route business, and mobile is a companion (e.g. for one-timers, to get info. on your plowguy’s eta/location etc).

Like others, I find the Uber metaphor useful for telling people what we do in 3 seconds, though interestingly, it’s hardly ever to customers. Most of our customers have never heard of Uber in fact, probably not a surprise given their age (many 55+) and where they live (suburbs). I imagine this is different than other Uber for X companies.

By the same token, I find it helpful to invert the Uber metaphor to further explain what you’re doing. For example, Uber would be like PlowMe if it had the option of picking you up at the same place and time automatically.

*PlowMe is now part of ServiceRoute.","1370040008","2013-05-31T22:40:08Z" -"5833984","notatoad","notatoad",,,"5833716","16","that's a very pretty translation of iOS design principles into a flat UI. makes me wonder in Gruber & friends have seen a sneak peek at the rumoured new flat iOS.","1370541116","2013-06-06T17:51:56Z" -"5833986","addlepate","addlepate","true",,"5833716","25","Mysterious, indeed...","1370541141","2013-06-06T17:52:21Z" -"5834004","smackfu","smackfu",,,"5833716","3","Well, that explains why he linked to that ""A $5 app isn't expensive"" post from Daring Fireball yesterday.

http://www.macworld.com/article/2032847/a-5-app-isnt-expensi...","1370541275","2013-06-06T17:54:35Z" -"5834032","samtp","samtp",,,"5833716","9","When will the Android version be released?","1370541489","2013-06-06T17:58:09Z" -"5834063","nlh","nlh",,,"5833716","11","Unless I'm missing something, this is a direct competitor to Evernote, yes?

I think I get it - Evernote has always been a bit of a mess IMHO and while it's the best of what existed, it seemed overly complicated and cluttered. This appears to be a measured (and flat) response to that.","1370541715","2013-06-06T18:01:55Z" -"5834081","guelo","guelo",,,"5833716","22","So?","1370541874","2013-06-06T18:04:34Z" -"5834101","mtthw","mtthw",,,"5833716","26","Interesting name. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=define+vesper","1370542070","2013-06-06T18:07:50Z" -"5834116","leejoramo","leejoramo",,,"5833716","10","Bought it and played around with it a bit. Very nice interface. The app has a very nice initial feel.

However besides the ability to send an email or text, the data appears to only stay the app. There is no DropBox or other syncing options. So it will not replace SimpleNote/nvAlt for me.

Interesting, I expected this to support Markdown. But I do like the simple and automated formatting that is provided.","1370542197","2013-06-06T18:09:57Z" -"5834122","ph33r","ph33r",,,"5833716","7","It looks nice. I will give it that, but $5 bucks seems a little much for a notes app that can't sync across platforms as far as I can tell... not even iCloud.

Evernote, Springpad, Simplenote, and even Google Keep for iOS (when it is finally release) have syncing from the get go.","1370542270","2013-06-06T18:11:10Z" -"5834130","marcosscriven","marcosscriven",,,"5833716","13","What an awesome position to be launching an app from, in terms of marketing!","1370542327","2013-06-06T18:12:07Z" -"5834164","jmduke","jmduke",,,"5833716","4","It appears to me by purchasing this app, you are trading the features of existing products for a slick design. I'm particularly impressed with how they have spun the lack of features as a feature (""simple and elegant"", ""imposes no system"")

For me, inability to coexist with Notational Velocity is a dealbreaker.","1370542569","2013-06-06T18:16:09Z" -"5834175",,,"true","true","5833716","23",,"1370542626","2013-06-06T18:17:06Z" -"5834197","monkey_slap","monkey_slap",,,"5833716","1","I'm not sure I'm understanding the point of this tool. It looks trendy, but it takes notes. No syncing. I mean, this is the guy that wrote NetNewsWire. Wouldn't an app like this be doable in a weekend?

I honestly want to find something new that the app does that is supposed to change my workflow, but there is just nothing. A cynical part of me feels like this exists (especially with the $5 price tag) just to ride the fame coattails of Gruber+Simmons+Wiskus.

I don't condemn them for taking the opportunity of their current notoriety. I'm coming off of week 4 of an app launch that completely failed to garner any reviews or growth, so it does really hurt to see reviews of this app that are nearly 4,000 words long: http://www.macstories.net/reviews/vesper-review-collect-your...","1370542769","2013-06-06T18:19:29Z" -"5834207","pazimzadeh","pazimzadeh",,,"5833716","6","Here is Gruber's review of Simplenote from 2009: http://daringfireball.net/2009/07/simplenote","1370542841","2013-06-06T18:20:41Z" -"5834209",,,,"true","5833716","12",,"1370542856","2013-06-06T18:20:56Z" -"5834237","tptacek","tptacek",,,"5833716","8","I wish this existed on OS X, and not just iOS, a platform where I'm never particularly interested in taking notes.

What would be especially nice would be if iOS Vesper was a satellite of a desktop Vesper, so that my photos and location information would automatically get pulled into my notes.","1370543106","2013-06-06T18:25:06Z" -"5834512","danpalmer","danpalmer",,,"5833716","2","Features: I'm all for simplicity, in the right circumstances. I use Clear from Realmac Software because when I'm creating to-do lists, speed is the most important thing to me. However, when I'm writing notes, accessibility is probably the most important thing for me and that means sync, I'd also bet this is the case for many people, hence the popularity of things like Evernote and Google Keep. The absence of sync from Vesper seems like a massive oversight, and makes me wonder if it's on the cards for a future version, or perhaps for a working iCloud? In addition to sync, I would have thought it would have Markdown support, even if it was transparent to the user in some way and

Price: The price doesn't hugely concern me here. If I find an app truly useful, then $5 is a small price to pay, and I support developers making a bit of a stand on this and charging premium prices for premium products. The feature set isn't one that interests me because of the lack of sync, so whether it was $5 or $1 wouldn't really make a difference for me.

Design: 'flat design' is nice when done well, but detracts from usability when done badly in my opinion. If you have a non-flat design, unless it's hugely over-the-top, I don't think it detracts from the usability. (sidenote, what's the correct terminology for the opposite of 'flat design'? It's certainly not skeumorphic) Lots of Microsoft's 'metro' styling does flat design well, using varying font sizes and typographic and visual hints to provide context to controls, whereas Visual Studio has gone too far and removed far to many visual cues which results in a less usable interface in my experience.

I feel that Vesper goes to far. As there is so little to the app it's hard to justify it being 'less usable', but I do think the interface to be a long way from correctly executed flat design. I think other apps and designs are far closer to how flat design should be.

Another interesting thing to note is the animation on transitioning to a new note. Federico Vittici made a GIF of it (http://bit.ly/15EEKkP) for his review (http://bit.ly/11Hkz16). Federico points out that it makes the interface feel a lot faster to the user, but I don't think it's the right thing to do. Firstly, as I said above, I don't think speed should be a priority for things like this, after all, the amount of time for a 0.5s transition is minuscule to the amount of time spent composing the note. But also it breaks the well known metaphor of the UI stack in iOS. The back button still indicates that it will move to the screen on the left, however the screen hasn't really moved in the user's mind. It's not a crucial point, but it's one of those 'papercuts' (http://askubuntu.com/questions/1006/what-is-a-paper-cut) that I would expect a team such as the one behind this app to have addressed.

I wrote more than I planned to, so I might turn this into a blog post. Would be interested to know peoples thoughts on it first though.","1370545568","2013-06-06T19:06:08Z" -"5834537","danpalmer","danpalmer",,,"5833716","14","I find the choice of name interesting. I realise it's a Bond reference, but the first impression I got was of an unreliable old moped, not the image I think the developers would want to associate with.","1370545844","2013-06-06T19:10:44Z" -"5834574","ryandvm","ryandvm",,,"5833716","15","Cool. Gruber just invented Google Keep.","1370546254","2013-06-06T19:17:34Z" -"5834660","bonaldi","bonaldi",,,"5833716","0","Thinking that sync is optional is a really weird thing that seems to linger in the Apple world.

You know the old William Gibson line that cyberspace is the place where telephone conversations happen? Not in the hardware at either end, but in the ""space between""? Computing has moved there too.

Work used to happen on a device and then was transferred to other devices, either manually (floppies, email) or later automatically (sync, dropbox). Thanks to the web, mobile devices and lots of data, that's changed: Google Apps led the way, but Evernote etc all let you do your work in the space between devices.

Nowadays, putting the device first over the data (or ignoring other devices entirely, like this app does) is like putting the phone first over the call: beautiful, elegant hardware, refined way to dial, custom typeface for the numbers ... but you can't call anyone with it.

Apple in particular makes this mistake repeatedly. Photostream is device-first, so you have to work out what the hell is where and work out what you want to download to which machine. iTunes Match is device-first, so you're forever downloading and deleting tracks to make space on a particular device. Me.com tries to keep the sync truth on one of your devices, so conflicts abound. Notifications appear on all devices and often have to be dismissed individually on each of them. They see the world through the device first.

I suppose it's obvious why it happens -- they're a hardware company, and they grew up in a pre-networked world -- but I think misunderstanding this is one key reason they're seen as ""bad at services"" in comparison to Google, which is instinctively and entirely in ""the space between devices"".

As for this app, why would I ever want to be trapped in a single place again? They might as well have made it for an SE/30.","1370547204","2013-06-06T19:33:24Z" -"5835017","manish_gill","manish_gill",,,"5833716","5","What exactly is the point of this? I mean, what does this app do that's new or exciting or hell, even better than any existing app does? Not to take anything away from the people who made this, but if someone else had made such a simplistic app, with next to no features, and put it out, I doubt anyone would have given it the time of day.

This is app.net all over again.","1370551147","2013-06-06T20:39:07Z" -"5835171","marknutter","marknutter",,,"5833716","20","Am I the only one who thinks flat design looks boring and generic?","1370552759","2013-06-06T21:05:59Z" -"5835403","csomar","csomar",,,"5833716","18","People who complain about the $5 price tag: How many coffees do you buy per day?

Now, I don't drink coffee (dry eyes issues) and I'm not an app store shopaholic. However, if there is something of interest, I'm not going to complain about the lack of x and y and the high price.

The price is already too low.","1370555667","2013-06-06T21:54:27Z" -"5835864","panacea","panacea",,,"5833716","19","No voice dictation. No syncing. More expensive than the free notes app. Lame.","1370560349","2013-06-06T23:12:29Z" -"5836082","ChikkaChiChi","ChikkaChiChi",,,"5833716","21","is it just me or did a lot of chimney commenters just shrug away the inadequacies of this app by predicting things based on nothing at all?","1370562337","2013-06-06T23:45:37Z" -"5836083","ChikkaChiChi","ChikkaChiChi","true",,"5833716","24","is it just me or did a lot of chimney commenters just shrug away the inadequacies of this app by predicting things based on nothing at all?","1370562340","2013-06-06T23:45:40Z" -"5837560","lonster","lonster",,,"5833716","17","Ugh... another note-taking app. How does this non-innovation make frontpage news at Techmeme and other places? I don't get it.

Make an app that takes notes FOR me, automatically, without me having to even think about it, and I'll pay $5 for that. Seriously, we've been making note-taking apps since the dawn of the text editor. It's a solved problem. Move along.","1370586129","2013-06-07T06:22:09Z" -"5834901","gcb0","gcb0",,,"5834867","0","perspective is important. It was a micro-blogging platform for 15yrs.","1370549929","2013-06-06T20:18:49Z" -"5869797","nopal","nopal",,,"5869448","2","For those that don't know, uberX uses hybrid cars instead of luxury sedans [1].

[1] http://blog.uber.com/2012/07/03/sf-vehicle-choice/","1371062680","2013-06-12T18:44:40Z" -"5869887","schabernakk","schabernakk",,,"5869448","1","What about the recent lawsuits and uber violating transport regulations? My impression (without really following the thing, just reading headlines and a few HN comments) was that Uber can compete with such low prices by not following some legislation there is in the person transport business.","1371063457","2013-06-12T18:57:37Z" -"5869891","baddox","baddox",,,"5869448","0","It's hard to say how big and/or profitable the car-sharing industry might end up being when it's mature and stable and all the inevitable regulatory issues are ironed out, but for now as a consumer I welcome cutthroat price wars. In San Francisco I use SideCar almost exclusively, and it seems to be about the same price as a taxi, so it's great to have another similarly-priced option.","1371063490","2013-06-12T18:58:10Z" -"5870232","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"5869448","3","Looks like Sidecar and Lyft are eating their market share","1371066085","2013-06-12T19:41:25Z" -"5941693","chwitta9000","chwitta9000",,,"5941571","1","Sorry, but I have a hard time feeling sympathetic for these LA cabbies when every time I try to use my credit card to pay they act like I just skipped out on the fare.","1372187445","2013-06-25T19:10:45Z" -"5941712","mehmehshoe","mehmehshoe",,,"5941571","3","The article stated that taxi activists would be protesting today. I wonder if the protesters are the people that own the medallions? I doubt the drivers making $8 an hour have time to protest. The medallion scheme needs reform or replacement.

Further reading: -http://blog.priceonomics.com/post/47636506327/the-tyranny-of...","1372187649","2013-06-25T19:14:09Z" -"5941724","sdoowpilihp","sdoowpilihp",,,"5941571","2","These kind of actions on the part of existing taxi and limo services are to be expected. When a large and powerful group can't win on merit or the quality of their product, they will attempt to win through any other means, including litigation or politics. This move reeks of desperation, and if I were any of the three companies mentioned, I would see this as a glass half full scenario. Time to lawyer up.","1372187731","2013-06-25T19:15:31Z" -"5941763","untog","untog",,,"5941571","0","I feel a little sorry for Uber being bunched in with Lyft and Sidecar- the latter two use a sort of nebulous "rideshare" concept to skirt around being considered taxi cabs, but Uber uses licensed drivers, as far as I can tell.","1372188049","2013-06-25T19:20:49Z" -"5941772","JosephBrown","JosephBrown",,,"5941571","4","Why shouldn't the regulations that apply to one group of people who charge money to drive others around on public roads not apply to every group of people who charge to drive people around for money?","1372188170","2013-06-25T19:22:50Z" -"5941784","Shivetya","Shivetya",,,"5941571","6","For many industries to be regulated is to be protected. This issue is very little different from others we have read about here, a prime example would be either AirBnB or even Tesla.

The root of all of these is government. Your going to have to push for less regulation to get into many markets. To get there means one or more strategies. Changing who is government, for that you will need to convince people there is a benefit in doing that. Second to that would be reducing the size of government, put limits on what it can do. Third, you could try and get the people making the laws on your side, but your up against numbers.

So whether its taxi rides, rooms for rent, cars to sell, hair dressers, or even where you kid can go to school, its all about regulation and protection of those regulated.

Don't get mad at those who work in regulated fields, find a way to reduce that regulation to give them choices, you choices, and customers of all a choice.","1372188370","2013-06-25T19:26:10Z" -"5942165","chwitta9000","chwitta9000",,,"5941571","5","For those of you that care or for those of you that live in LA, there is a petition going around. Not sure how effective these are, but I signed.

Here--> https://www.change.org/petitions/city-of-los-angeles-repeal-...","1372191604","2013-06-25T20:20:04Z" -"5942872","rwhitman","rwhitman",,,"5942865","0","I cannot think of a city who needs these services more than LA. Hope they fight it with all they've got","1372199463","2013-06-25T22:31:03Z" -"5947770","woobles","woobles",,,"5947629","0","I will be very interested to see how this story develops in the coming days/weeks. Clever of these services, pitting State v. City.","1372269849","2013-06-26T18:04:09Z" -"5947898",,,,"true","5947629","1",,"1372270823","2013-06-26T18:20:23Z" -"5979503","gee_totes","gee_totes",,,"5978865","1","I would love to see an UberChopper to the airports.","1372787206","2013-07-02T17:46:46Z" -"5979675","malandrew","malandrew",,,"5978865","0","São Paulo. Seriously, that is the best market to be in for this. Go there now before you lose the biggest market for this kind of service.

There are more helicopters in SP than anywhere else. Many many buildings have helipads. Several private condominiums a few hours away on the coast also have helipads. Traffic and infrastructure are bad enough that people with the financial means to do so will take helicopters when possible.

If you need someone who can help you get into the market, ping me.","1372788543","2013-07-02T18:09:03Z" -"6019640","orangecat","orangecat",,,"6019343","0","Absolutely. Raising prices during high demand increases supply by encouraging more drivers to work, and it signals to customers that they should consider other options before using one of the currently scarce cars. I credit them for taking the socially optimal action, even though they probably knew they'd get backlash from economically ignorant critics.","1373465369","2013-07-10T14:09:29Z" -"6053644",,,,"true","6053635","0",,"1373998337","2013-07-16T18:12:17Z" -"6055961","AllenWalker","AllenWalker","true",,"6055293","0","Please stop reposting this.","1374031993","2013-07-17T03:33:13Z" -"6055988","pedalpete","pedalpete",,,"6055950","0","Initially, I would think this would be a huge move, but as kabdib pointed out a few days ago, much of the technology that actually makes Kinect so special was developed by Microsoft research, so Apple likely wouldn't get access to much of what we consider Kinect.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6043220","1374032572","2013-07-17T03:42:52Z" -"6065466","bifrost","bifrost",,,"6065446","1","Is Uber going to turn into the next Kozmo?","1374172005","2013-07-18T18:26:45Z" -"6065530","0x0","0x0",,,"6065446","0","This is not free, is it? There's a price list at http://blog.uber.com/2013/07/17/ubericecream/","1374172405","2013-07-18T18:33:25Z" -"6066776","stanleytang","stanleytang",,,"6066626","2","Congrats Kevin and Charlie! Awesome idea","1374184115","2013-07-18T21:48:35Z" -"6066911","changdizzle","changdizzle",,,"6066626","1","How does this differentiate from YouTubers selling their gear on existing online stores like bigcartel, cafepress, zazzle, etc? Not sure there's much you could offer on the basic premise of selling shirts with a logo on them.

Many youtubers also already have existing partnerships with brands that they hawk in the descriptions and by actually wearing them in the videos.","1374185614","2013-07-18T22:13:34Z" -"6066936","kliao","kliao",,,"6066626","0","This looks really cool. I spend a lot of time on YouTube and most of the more popular YouTubers eventually start selling t-shirts or some kind merchandise through sites like Shopify or CafePress. The "pay what you want" option and fan spending leaderboard are interesting features. But at the core, it still looks like another shop creator site. So what makes FanHero different? Is it purely a marketing play to appeal to sellers with a fanbase?","1374185968","2013-07-18T22:19:28Z" -"6067011","Enquiry","Enquiry",,,"6066626","3","They might as well jump on Twitch.tv as well, it applies just as much there. Rabid Twitch fans will donate $100 to some streams just so the streamer mentions their name live. It makes me wonder how many of them are kids who took mommy's credit card.","1374186839","2013-07-18T22:33:59Z" -"6067908","tomhschmidt","tomhschmidt",,,"6066626","4","Great product from an amazing team! Best wishes, you guys.","1374199727","2013-07-19T02:08:47Z" -"6083571","draugadrotten","draugadrotten",,,"6083516","0","The guy says

> I have over 100.000+ users details and Apple is informed - about this. I didn't attempt to get the datas first and - report then, instead I have reported first.

Hmm. He states he has the personal data of 100,000+ users. He then proceeds says he obtained this data after he reported to Apple. So why did he download the (presumably secret) user details of 100,000+ users?

Smells like an illegal black hat computer intrusion to me.","1374500866","2013-07-22T13:47:46Z" -"6088930","Mustafabei","Mustafabei",,,"6088783","0","Isn't this the same explanation publicized yesterday?

http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/21/apple-confirms-that-the-dev...

Word is out that it was caused by some Turkish curious guy who claims that he did not intend to "hack"

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/22/turkish-researcher-apple-...","1374569852","2013-07-23T08:57:32Z" -"6094235","pohl","pohl",,,"6094141","12","Where in the Android world is the company that has been fun to watch, replete with a long underdog comeback from the brink of bankruptcy? You can't have engaged spectators without someone worth rooting for.","1374634716","2013-07-24T02:58:36Z" -"6094239","tylermac1","tylermac1",,,"6094141","9","I think there's a lack of a Gruber-esque figurehead in the Android community due to mainly to the general fragmentation of the Android system. When each carrier has their own flavor of Android and their own device lines, it's hard to get a single bearing on a sole "Android" device. With Apple, you have the iPhone and that's it. Android, you have hundreds and hundreds of varying devices.","1374634795","2013-07-24T02:59:55Z" -"6094244","danilocampos","danilocampos",,,"6094141","7","Apple, aspiring to be exceptional, inspires exceptional zealotry. There is much to chew on for supporters of their products and platforms.

Android aspires to ubiquity – and achieves it. And so it is polluted by handset manufacturers with inept designers and short-sighted leadership. It is beautiful – sometimes. It is mediocre – most of the time. For everything one can celebrate in Android land, there is plenty more to lament.

Because of this, Android doesn't need a Gruber – it needs an anti-Gruber.

A churlish character who, rather than celebrating the excellent, laments the shabby. An irascible voice to scold the masses who value the wrong things. While Gruber is enamored of one party and frustrated by the rest, our Anti-Gruber must be frustrated by all. Annoyed by Apple's approach. Annoyed by the squandered opportunities of his own camp.

If you ever read the work of Ted Dziuba, that'll help you capture the sort of voice I'm imagining. "Jesus Christ Silicon Valley" is a bit over the top, but probably lives in a similar neighborhood:

http://jesuschristsiliconvalley.tumblr.com

This character must be pissed off for reasons, he must elucidate them consistently, and must be relentless in the coverage of his ire. Curmudgeonry is entertaining when it's purposeful – especially when it also serves to educate. Android enthusiasts would link to such blog – some because of its skewering of their preferred platform, others because of their agreement with the presented frustrations. Apple enthusiasts would link because sometimes it agreed with their worldview.

There's room for this character.","1374634880","2013-07-24T03:01:20Z" -"6094270","corresation","corresation",,,"6094141","8","This is a remarkably charitable take on the values that John Gruber stands for. A more cynical person would say that Gruber's fame grew on the backs of his maniacal defense of all things Apple(1), and his raw contempt for any who went against Apple in any way. That his draw was that he pandered to an audience that constantly needed to be reassured and reaffirmed, perhaps due to some sort of shell-shock from the days when Apple was an underdog or something.

This doesn't exist in the Android space because...well who wants to read that? A few authors do the growling anti-Apple/pro-Google spiel and see little uptake because that just isn't interesting. That John Gruber gained such an audience on the schtick that he engaged in remains a mystery, and is something you won't often see repeated.

It comes to me now that the one other industry where you see that is in sports writers. That John Gruber is the technology industry parallel to the guy writing about how the Red Sox are the absolute bestest and the players on all of the other teams are mugs and...

(1) I should mention that Gruber has reduced the bravado lately, and is less hysterical about every random internet commentator who happens to have a unkind word about Apple.","1374635387","2013-07-24T03:09:47Z" -"6094287","Ologn","Ologn",,,"6094141","17","From the blog post:

> I recently wrote about Apple’s overall philosophy and distilled it to, "Revolution, Great Products, Delight." Basically, they are one of the few corporations where money is second to the greater purpose of creating revolutionary products, that are exceptionally great, and which ultimately delight consumers.

From an e-mail "activist shareholder" David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital sent two months ago:

> In the end, the judge sided with us, and AAPL withdrew the proposal from consideration...AAPL announced that it will return $100 billion to shareholders by the end of 2015 and will evaluate returning additional capital annually. This vastly more shareholder-friendly capital allocation policy is a dramatic shift from where AAPL stood just a few months ago.","1374635650","2013-07-24T03:14:10Z" -"6094289","m0nastic","m0nastic",,,"6094141","1","Do people wonder about why there is no General Motors John Gruber?

Apple has a lot of people who write about them because they check off all of the boxes in the type of person who would write about them. Just having a product (or an ecosystem in the case of Android) doesn't necessitate any of those things.

Apple is appealing to typography people, product design people, elitists and snobs, creative people, "creative" people, etc. A lot of those people are their customers.

They're also a single company, which serves to focus all of that ephemeral chatter into a more palatable narrative.

There are other companies who have a similar level of scuttlebutt about them, but all of the ones I can think of are video game companies (like Bungie, or id software), and it's certainly not to the same scope, even if it's of similar temperament.","1374635666","2013-07-24T03:14:26Z" -"6094294","badman_ting","badman_ting",,,"6094141","16","AKA the Hacker News "talk shit about John Gruber" free-for-all thread. Have at it, though.","1374635725","2013-07-24T03:15:25Z" -"6094353","parennoob","parennoob",,,"6094141","15","There isn't an Android John Gruber, and that's great news.

(Please don't take the rest of this too seriously)

This is the Windows and MacOS fight played all over in the product space. Apple is the Cathedral. They have one device, one OS, and say "take it or leave it. We will give you these features and this UI. If you don't like it, bugger off". Gruber reinforces that worldview. A lot of people have horrible experiences with Apple customer service, but their complaints get swept beneath the benevolent "We have gorgeous typography and know what's good for you" image.

Android, on the other hand, is the Bazaar. Rife with a bunch of cheaper devices, some of which are top-notch systems stamped with Google's seal of approval which can more or less match the iPhone, and others that are miserable tiny pieces of junk, but can somehow still run Android 1.3. You won't have anyone talking about them, but you will have people running them. They may be miserable running them, but the price point and the "good enough" quality keeps them going to Android.

There's two possible outcomes -- either Apple succeeds, and we all start using iApproved iDevices, or Android succeeds, in which case we will all be using vastly different devices, but running various versions of basically the same OS, which Google will have to add massive backward compatibility to.

Which do you want?

</pseudovisionaryrant>","1374636650","2013-07-24T03:30:50Z" -"6094355","Kylekramer","Kylekramer",,,"6094141","0","I think the answer is pretty simple and has nothing to do with a philosophy about simplicity and quality. The reason is money. People tend to forget how Gruber makes his money and how that affects his blog. It requires companies with products that can profit after spending over $8000 on one ad to an audience of less than a million. Apple is a very popular brand, but the people who seek out daily information about Apple are the rich. Some may dispute that, saying that Apple makes products comparable to similar products from other companies/it is worth the money it saves in the long term. That is rich people thinking. Look around any major city and compare where you see the iPhone ads and where you see the Boost Mobile/Cricket ads. That should give you some idea of the differences in audiences.

Android has a philosophy, but the reason there isn't an Android Gruber is there isn't room in Android news/punditry for a writer exclusively for the rich. You aren't part of a special group for owning an Android. They give away Androids with haircuts and don't sell 'em with fancy ads about how it was designed by pretty people in California. The app market for Android trends towards free with ads without the Instapaper/Loren Brichter niche of paid apps. A guy like Gruber is useless in the Android world for multiple reasons. There is very little mystique about Android, so the Kremlinology Gruber provides is pointless. You don't need an unaffiliated spokesperson when Google+ is essentially a public discussion forum for those working on Android. It is hard to get excited about an insider when anyone who cares can know nearly everything of interest. The philosophy of Android does have a whiff of open source about it so by nature means the culture will be diffused and fractured into separate camps that won't appoint a figurehead like Gruber. Most importantly, Gruber's audience is too small for the smurfberry/ad funded apps and not large enough to justify dropping four figures for the low conversion Android would have on paid apps.","1374636659","2013-07-24T03:30:59Z" -"6094362","statictype","statictype",,,"6094141","2","It's not enough to just be deep into a given platform. You also have to be an excellent writer.

I find much of the content Gruber writes about to be pandering to Apple.

But. I still read everything he writes because he's obviously thoughtful and an excellent writer.

In fact, take out Gruber and I don't see the Apple tech writers/bloggers to be any better than anyone else.

Siracusa doesn't write much (unfortunately). Marco Arment is flame-batey with his opinions. Is there anyone out there at the level of Gruber in terms of writing skills?","1374636737","2013-07-24T03:32:17Z" -"6094378","rglullis","rglullis",,,"6094141","6","No, please. It is unbelievably sad when people let the brand of their phone/videogame/car/clothes become part of their identity. The last thing we need is to have yet another force pushing for division of people into camps.

Android is doing fine as it is, and it doesn't need to win any kind of war. Having a John Gruber or a Marco Arment could be great for marketing, but it does not bring actual progress/improvements to the product. They are great tools for Apple, but it's nothing more than marketing, and let's not forget that the very essence of marketing is to fabricate demand. Nothing else. John Gruber may be great for the tech hipsters that need to find some fuel to validate their consumer habits, but the others don't really care. They will buy Apple if it suits them, or Android, or whatever.","1374636939","2013-07-24T03:35:39Z" -"6094430","swamp40","swamp40",,,"6094141","10","I've always wondered why Google, seeing the problem of manufacturers diluting the "pure" Android experience and turning it into 50 shades of grey, doesn't clamp down on the terms of usage and force the phone mfgs to provide a single user experience, like Apple excels in.

They are ultimately holding all the cards. Don't like our terms of service? Go license Nokia's OS.","1374637763","2013-07-24T03:49:23Z" -"6094436","benihana","benihana",,,"6094141","3","There are a couple of things here. First, Apple isn't a unique company. It's modeled on car companies like Porsche and BMW and watch companies like Rolex. It provides luxury items and is ridiculously protective of its brand. I think a better question would be: are there similar characters for those brands? And if no, why not? And if so, there's no story.

The second thing is that comments here are mostly missing the main reason that Gruber has so many readers. It's not because he's a ridiculous Apple zealot and blind Apple fanbois are love suckling from his gushing Apple teat. It's the same reason that Marco Arment has so many readers: Because he's a good writer, and his predictions and analyses are almost always spot on. Most of his writing is little tidbits or links to other people's writing. But his long articles are usually excellent; well-written and well-thought-out and as I said before, typically right on point.","1374637931","2013-07-24T03:52:11Z" -"6094438","Ologn","Ologn",,,"6094141","18","From the blog post:

> But what does Android stand for? They don’t seem to have any coherent philosophy or aesthetic. Maybe you could argue that Android stands for “openness.”

I've been almost totally focused on Android since spring 2011. It's openness is what drew me in as a programmer. It's openness is also what drew manufacturers in as well.

In its newer Android versions, Google added something called an ActionBar. While Google backports some things to older Android versions, they did not backport the ActionBar. A programmer named Jake Wharton dug in to the Google source code and did a back port of the ActionBar. Now 10% of installed apps use his third-party backport. Even the Facebook app ( http://www.appbrain.com/stats/libraries/details/sherlock/act... ).

There is a cross-platform library called the Simple DirectMedia Library (SDL). It is used by many commercial and open source games and applications. I ported two popular and pretty cool GPL games to Android that use it ( http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.panaceasupp... -and http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.panaceasupp... ). Apple's App Store doesn't allow apps licensed under the GPL, so those apps can't go onto the App Store.

Only time will tell whether the "centralized and closed" or "decentralized and open" model will dominate. Both have advantages and disadvantages. IDC said in 2013 Q1, Android had 75% market share and iOS had 17.3% for worldwide smartphone shipments. For every iPhone shipped, over four Android phones shipped.","1374638004","2013-07-24T03:53:24Z" -"6094444","Yhippa","Yhippa",,,"6094141","5","I would rather Android not have a John Gruber than have one. He says some negative and snarky things on his blog about non-Apple manufactured products and rarely positive things about them. I am potentially flawed but I have a difficult time trusting someone who can't be objective. Android is better off not having someone like that.","1374638157","2013-07-24T03:55:57Z" -"6094453","dkrich","dkrich",,,"6094141","4","This strikes me as an odd comparison. Apple to Android seems about as arbitrary as Apple to Windows or Apple to Dell or Apple to Samsung.

Point being that Apple makes a whole host of products in several categories- OS's, productivity software, desktops, laptops, and phones. Why there isn't an Android John Gruber is the wrong question because he reviews all categories of Apple products, not just the mobile OS. The closest company is probably Microsoft, and I can say that there are PLENTY of MS fanboys and bloggers. You can find them in any software shop that run a .Net stack.","1374638529","2013-07-24T04:02:09Z" -"6094458","scheff","scheff",,,"6094141","13","One of the key differences between Apple and Android - for me - is that people who buy Apple generally buy into the hype created around Apple. And the reverse - people who buy Android don't buy into the hype. I can't say I have seen a single Android advertisement like I have seen iPod/iPhone/iPad ones. So there is no need for an Android John Gruber; all of the hype of "The Smartphone" has already been done. People know what's on offer, and base their decisions now on utility and price.","1374638639","2013-07-24T04:03:59Z" -"6094515","iliaznk","iliaznk",,,"6094141","14","A question is - does Android need one? I don't think so. It's not a religion.","1374639876","2013-07-24T04:24:36Z" -"6096091","gibbitz","gibbitz",,,"6094141","11","I have to disagree with the statement that apple is about quality products first and money second. I believe you've confused Apple with Steve Jobs. Since his death, every decision Apple has made seems to be about money. OS changes to make their products more similar to their competition, or to benefit only new hardware. Less focus on the developer set. A new Mac Pro that is less upgeadable than previous versions. New macbooks with soldered in RAM and no expansion slots (want a RAM upgrade? Buy a new computer for 10x the cost, from us only!). I was so into Apple in 2007, when the statement was true. Now they're just the new Microsoft. The thing is, there will likely be no Apple-like competitor that comes after them. There will be thousands of smaller companies that take their sales away one abandoned niche at a time.","1374673290","2013-07-24T13:41:30Z" -"6106152","sanke93","sanke93",,,"6106055","1","Isn't the valuation of $3.5 Billion a little too much?","1374803278","2013-07-26T01:47:58Z" -"6106164","benologist","benologist",,,"6106055","0","That disclosure is pretty close to a lie with its alternate-history of Crunchfund. Arrington started Crunchfund in AOL's employ with AOL's money, and then they cut a check to Uber, and then some time later an AOL employee wrote this story about a company AOL is almost directly invested in.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/technology/michael-arringt...","1374803695","2013-07-26T01:54:55Z" -"6109363","itafroma","itafroma",,,"6109348","0","Subbable is a new venture by Hank and John Green (collectively, the Vlogbrothers) functioning as an answer to the problem that advertisers seemingly only care about the quantity, not quality of views.

Here's Hank Green's intro video about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dYlbz77uzI

And John Green's original problem statement video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHSX2-pTw3Q","1374860010","2013-07-26T17:33:30Z" -"6139187","julochrobak","julochrobak",,,"6139150","0","I like it, well done!","1375344867","2013-08-01T08:14:27Z" -"6148331","voodoo123","voodoo123",,,"6148214","0","Forcing Apple to change it's contracts is one thing, but forcing it to make it easier for the existing monopolist to sell their products clearly demonstrates that the justice department has been corrupted by Amazon in this case.

Will they require Amazon to allow Apple to provide their own store for the e-ink Kindles too?","1375464554","2013-08-02T17:29:14Z" -"6150133","useflyer","useflyer",,,"6150069","0","I salute companies which are quick to turn a negative, random event into positive publicity / users. We should all be on the lookout for ways to do this in our own businesses.","1375483401","2013-08-02T22:43:21Z" -"6150183","frob","frob",,,"6150069","1","However, Monday Aug 5th is 3 days away and they still have zero details on how to use their service. Doesn't seem like the best business plan to me...","1375484056","2013-08-02T22:54:16Z" -"6172873","_djo_","_djo_",,,"6172502","0","Blog link: http://blog.uber.com/2013/08/07/howzit-jozi-secret-african-u...","1375884304","2013-08-07T14:05:04Z" -"6199712","chcleaves","chcleaves",,,"6199300","0","Who doesn't like to drive around in an uber? The premium aspect of this really sets it apart. Cabs are easier to come by, however for those special occasions where you want to show up in something a little fancier - an uber is definitely a requirement.","1376321241","2013-08-12T15:27:21Z" -"6200077","jstandard","jstandard",,,"6199300","1","This wasn't particularly insightful. "solve a real problem", "listen to customers", and "be accessible to your market" you could replace Uber with Company X. A more specific analysis would have been interesting.","1376325141","2013-08-12T16:32:21Z" -"6208091","applecore","applecore",,,"6208068","1","Awesome, but you should use the official jobs board (without comments):

https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs","1376426018","2013-08-13T20:33:38Z" -"6209396","martey","martey",,,"6208068","0","You might actually get more responses if you posted in the "Who's Hiring" thread for this month instead of creating a separate post:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6139927","1376442543","2013-08-14T01:09:03Z" -"6225810","jl","jl",,,"6225713","0","I now use Bloomthat for everything (YC and personal). The arrangements are always charming. It's also so easy (and immediate) that I find myself sending flowers to friends and colleagues much more often -- just for little reasons/thankyou's.","1376677416","2013-08-16T18:23:36Z" -"6225906","mindotus","mindotus",,,"6225713","17","Is it available in New York City?","1376678290","2013-08-16T18:38:10Z" -"6225935","wikwocket","wikwocket",,,"6225713","7","I like this idea. The flower delivery market has plenty of players, but also plenty of room for disruption.

I can't think of a time when I've needed flowers in the next 90 minutes, but if you want flowers even in the next week, you tend to get gouged by e.g. 1800 Flowers, so it's nice to see a new offering there.

If/when they try to spread to a new city, I wonder if the community will welcome them, or the establish ed competition will work against them?","1376678585","2013-08-16T18:43:05Z" -"6225937","toomuchtodo","toomuchtodo",,,"6225713","21","When can we get this in Chicago?","1376678595","2013-08-16T18:43:15Z" -"6226132","Kiro","Kiro",,,"6225713","15","Is it available in Växjö?","1376680219","2013-08-16T19:10:19Z" -"6226221","skrebbel","skrebbel",,,"6225713","14","This is interesting, and they appear to be having a valid business plan, but how 'tech' is this startup really? It seems to be about flowers and logistics. Sure, that doesn't matter for the business, but I wonder if these guys would've been on sites like techcrunch and hacker news if YC hadn't taken them on.","1376681247","2013-08-16T19:27:27Z" -"6226240","parennoob","parennoob",,,"6225713","22","If people are curious about the price, they seem to start at 14 tulips for $35.00 or a succulent plant for $25.00.

I guess given my income and life priorities, I can't afford that much money for a one-time gift; but more power to those of you that can :)","1376681442","2013-08-16T19:30:42Z" -"6226273","changdizzle","changdizzle",,,"6225713","19","Use case: "Oh shit it's February 14th!"","1376681795","2013-08-16T19:36:35Z" -"6226288","evmar","evmar",,,"6225713","1","I don't know how Bloomthat works, but I'm a little suspicious of anything that offers pre-arranged bouquets without any consideration to which flowers are in season. San Franciscans who like flowers might like http://farmgirlflowers.com/ : locally farmed flowers with beautiful arrangements and home delivery.

(Disclaimer: I have no connection to Farmgirl beyond being a happy customer. I feel like every time I carry my bouquet home I end up gaining them another customer though because people always ask me where I found such nice flowers!)","1376681909","2013-08-16T19:38:29Z" -"6226346","kyro","kyro",,,"6225713","9","This is great. I've ordered many bouquets and it's always been somewhat stressful. I used to be in a long distance relationship, and so ordering a bouquet online required finding 1) reputable florists that could 2) deliver on time to the 3) region I want. So something like this is more than welcome.

I would suggest that Bloomthat also expand their offerings. Don't limit yourselves to flowers and bouquets. Gift delivery goes way beyond that -- chocolates, stuffed animals, etc.

I can see a new market emerging from a service like this. A market of people who engage in daily on-demand gift delivery. Someone did something nice to you this morning? Send them some flowers after lunch. Wife text you about her bad day at work? Have flowers at her desk in under an hour. Normally this wouldn't happen considering all the research and logistics involved, but this could spur an entire back-and-forth gift-giving frenzy!","1376682581","2013-08-16T19:49:41Z" -"6226619","nawitus","nawitus",,,"6225713","13",""Indeed, while there are your typical use cases like boyfriend-forgets-anniversary"

What about girlfriends sending flowers to boyfriends? I'll bet that majority of purchases to a significant other are made by a male, which is not really gender equal.

I've never given a SO flowers, such a practise seems pretty silly. It's like paying for caring.","1376685454","2013-08-16T20:37:34Z" -"6226640","gboudrias","gboudrias",,,"6225713","11","Nice idea but holy crap don't do this:

> One intrepid friend of mine suggested: “Find two people you think clearly should be banging and send them each flowers addressed from the other.”","1376685707","2013-08-16T20:41:47Z" -"6226666","scubasteve","scubasteve",,,"6225713","12","I literally just ordered flowers from ProFlowers and the whole flower ordering business sucks. I can't stand seeing flowers on a site for $19.99 then on the last page seeing that shipping and handling is another $20 bucks. And seeing an option for a coupon and searching the web for something is also absurd. I'm digging the flat model and speed. I'm not in the SF area, but I'm looking forward to this spreading through the US.","1376686141","2013-08-16T20:49:01Z" -"6226739","JeffJenkins","JeffJenkins",,,"6225713","4","After seeing the episode of The Lookout[1] about online flower services which contract out to local florists I decided to use the local florists directly. The gist of it was that the local flower shops will tend to give a more skimpy arrangement for online orders since they have to give a cut to the website.

If you're in NYC I highly recommend Starbright[2]. They have arrangements as nice or nicer than a fancy florist like Ovando, but the prices are way better.

[1] http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/full-bloom-online-flow... -[2] http://www.starbrightnyc.com/","1376687227","2013-08-16T21:07:07Z" -"6226751","ryguytilidie","ryguytilidie",,,"6225713","20","We're doing the "Uber for X" in a non-ironic fashion still? Surprising...","1376687410","2013-08-16T21:10:10Z" -"6226806","orofino","orofino",,,"6225713","3","So the big differentiator here is delivery in under 90 minutes?

Perhaps I'm jaded by my experience in the industry (parents = florists and I worked for FTD in the past), but that seems like enough to get just a handful of orders. Broadening to the entire market might be a struggle. You've got many local florists, drop shippers, and supermarkets to contend with.

I love the website. I can see that perhaps having and beautiful app + trendy website might give you traction in a younger crowd, a group that purchases fewer flowers today. A focus on quality will give you a leg up over a huge percentage of local florists, for many quality just isn't there.

Are you opening locations in each locale wish to serve? That's capital intensive and leads to procurement issues.

If you gain traction, I hope you're ready for what Valentines/Mother's day bring.","1376688012","2013-08-16T21:20:12Z" -"6226865","nostromo","nostromo",,,"6225713","8","Figuring out how to market affordably (and in a defensible way) is really key to this space. A friend works for 1800 Flowers and it sounds like the entire industry competes on marketing, not on product, because the products are indistinguishable.

http://i.imgur.com/GUZRdUE.png","1376688855","2013-08-16T21:34:15Z" -"6226973","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"6225713","10","Maybe I'm missing something but I can't see this being more than a small business. The only reason I can see to choose this over a local flower business is that it delivers in 90 minutes. A very limited number of bouquets is a big downside meaning you can't really deliver to the same person more than a few times. Also, is the 90 minute thing really a big selling point? How often is anyone going to need flowers delivered that quickly? Normally you send for an occasion which you know in advance and if you're sending them to thank someone for something that just happened next day would be fine.","1376690504","2013-08-16T22:01:44Z" -"6227625","raldi","raldi",,,"6225713","2","If this weren't a YC company, "Magic does exist" would have been edited out of the title by now.","1376699136","2013-08-17T00:25:36Z" -"6227967","bcjordan","bcjordan",,,"6225713","5","This is a space ripe for disruption.

I ordered a bouquet from ProFlowers 5 years ago using a throwaway email (spamgourmet). Fast forward a few months and I'm getting unsolicited spam from businesses completely unaffiliated with ProFlowers at that one-time-use address. I called customer support to ask how to be removed from the list and got put on hold and hung up on. Not an uncommon experience:

http://www.resellerratings.com/store/ProFlowers

New startup formula:

1. Find "(Expertsexchange|ProFlowers) of X"

2. Build "(StackOverflow|Uber|Yelp) of X", don't sell your entire customer base down the river

3. Profit","1376706792","2013-08-17T02:33:12Z" -"6227982","techsupporter","techsupporter",,,"6225713","16","How you will know when Austin, Kansas City, Seattle, Boston, or Tallahassee are just as startup-hip as San Francisco: When we read that "startup InterestingName with CleverProduct done on a local scale has launched in AnyCityBesidesSFO."","1376707175","2013-08-17T02:39:35Z" -"6228298","rdl","rdl",,,"6225713","6","I like the idea of a non-SEO/CPA, non-crappy flower company. My problem is the only people I need to send flowers to are outside the Bay Area, and generally in second or third tier markets you'll probably never serve directly. I have no idea what I should be doing -- I use Calyx now, which is overpriced and kind of crappy in a lot of ways. I tried the "local florist" in "place where parents live" and that was too much of a hassle, too. Searching for the city name and florist brings me 4 "local florists", only one I vaguely recall (same town I lived when I was 8-14 and not really in the floral market). 2 are "teleflora network", one appears to be a real independent shop, another appears to be wedding focused. I generally don't care about this very much, so I use a known vendor who lets me avoid the worst case but doesn't really provide a good average or best case. I'd normally use Yelp or TripAdvisor or something to check reviews, but each vendor has 0 or 1 reviews -- not exactly SF.

For me, a local florist matters less to me (because I can just go to the Flower Mart, if I really want flowers, or really go anywhere and visually inspect them; the flowers at Whole Foods aren't amazing but they're fine sometimes) than one which is flowers-at-a-distance.","1376718405","2013-08-17T05:46:45Z" -"6228357","Myrmornis","Myrmornis",,,"6225713","18","I don't really like the idea of sending someone a dying organism. (Although my girlfriend I believe enjoys receiving such a thing.) But I guess they do real live plants as the article mentioned a succulent.","1376720701","2013-08-17T06:25:01Z" -"6258569","johnrob","johnrob",,,"6258383","9","By 2005, however, 73% of buyers paid above ask.

Is 73% a typo? It seems like it should be lower based on the tone of the sentence.","1377192730","2013-08-22T17:32:10Z" -"6258588","lolwutf","lolwutf",,,"6258383","0","In my opinion, this is what will eventually spur a braindrain in SF in 5-10 years.

My theory, if it holds, says that a bunch of 20-somethings flooded into SF in the past 2-3 years. When they reach their early/mid-30s, they will begin their nesting phase.

They'll want to find/will have found their mate and will want a house with some space.... The chance to finally to get out of their dumpy studio/3-bedroom-with-roommates... Some well-deserved adult digs, after years of hard work in this industry.

However, they'll look around at house prices, look back at their bank accounts, and realize such dreams could never be fulfilled here.

At that point, they'll pick one of four paths:

-Buy property in a remote, suburban sprawl-y part of the Bay Area (an unattractive option to anyone who's lived in SF for many years)

-Buy some depressingly expensive one bedroom condo and stay here

-Become a lifetime renter

-Move away from the Bay Area ('back home', or elsewhere)

In my opinion, a 30-something, on the verge of midlife crisis anyways, will take one more shot at the great unknown and set out for a new region, outside the Bay Area.

Unless, of course, they sold their startup for 8-figures and escaped with a big chunk of compensation.

Thoughts?","1377192913","2013-08-22T17:35:13Z" -"6258595","solarmist","solarmist",,,"6258383","7","The graphs aren't showing up for me. Anyone else having trouble with them?","1377192962","2013-08-22T17:36:02Z" -"6258719","tracker1","tracker1",,,"6258383","1","What I don't get is all the companies actually setting up shop in San Francisco. If I were a tech startup, I'd actually setup shop in a nice area relative to cost of living, then attempt to draw people out.

If you can get someone already in SF out to say Boise, Denver, or Phoenix they can make 80% of what they made in SF and have a better lifestyle. If you cover the cost of moving that should make it a very attractive offer. Sell their home in SF (if they own), and buy a nicer/roomier place in the new location.

Phoenix in particular has a pretty thriving tech community, and a far better cost of living. The main reason I stay here is the job market is great, and the cost of living is far better, relative to programming pay than most other areas. Of course there is the down side (June, July and August).","1377193869","2013-08-22T17:51:09Z" -"6258895","qq66","qq66",,,"6258383","3","Always worth noting that "this time may be different." Specifically, this trend may or not be the beginnings of a long-term structural move of the world's wealthy from suburbs to urban areas, with world cities like San Francisco, New York, and London becoming luxury dwellings for the 1%. If so, then prices will continue to rise substantially.","1377195161","2013-08-22T18:12:41Z" -"6259195","zinssmeister","zinssmeister",,,"6258383","2","Like others have mentioned, the possibility of a brain-drain from SF is a very likely scenario in a few years (if the cost of living stays this shitty). It would be more beneficial if startup land would decide on one of the secondary tech hubs as opposed to everyone going wherever. Having 2 people move to Seattle, 4 of them to Boulder and 3 to Phoenix isn't gonna establish much in either of those. But having 10 people all move to Austin seems like a bigger impact.","1377197475","2013-08-22T18:51:15Z" -"6259216","mtdewcmu","mtdewcmu",,,"6258383","5","It seems hard to extrapolate a long-term boom-bust cycle from those graphs. SF may be more sensitive to national trends, but I only see two clear busts, and one was 2008, during which housing markets collapsed almost everywhere. The earlier one coincides with the 2001 downturn and dot-com bust. You'd probably see echoes of those busts in plenty of other housing markets.","1377197605","2013-08-22T18:53:25Z" -"6259261","pyrocat","pyrocat",,,"6258383","11","Thought this was going to be a modernized Yatta! and I left disappointed.","1377197960","2013-08-22T18:59:20Z" -"6259650","mbesto","mbesto",,,"6258383","12","> The question is, when?

Easy. When the bubble pops.","1377201516","2013-08-22T19:58:36Z" -"6259848","cmottau","cmottau",,,"6258383","4","This is a tech-heavy community, but the interest of foreign buyers cannot be overlooked in this current market. San Francisco is a world-class city and if you look at overall macro trends of comparable cities (London, New York, Paris, Tokyo, etc), SF is still downright cheap. There will always be a wave or renters in great locations, so if you have the cash SF real estate is a good place to park it.","1377203234","2013-08-22T20:27:14Z" -"6261036","icedog","icedog",,,"6258383","8","When I see more significant venture capitalists in Portland (or SF VCs willing to invest in Portland based startups), I'd move within days.

-- Software Engineer in SF","1377218559","2013-08-23T00:42:39Z" -"6261187","marincounty","marincounty",,,"6258383","13","Why do people want to live in a foggy, high priced city? -1. Nerdy guys are hit on by women.(Yes--they are that desperate--remember the lack of available guys?) 2. It's -a strict union city--meaning if you get into a union you have a decent living. There's a ton a jobs, but if it's not union expect around 10/hr. If you look good--a chick will take you into her rent controlled apartment. Money/intellect doesn't mater in your 20-30's though--you have to be a Fonzie--in order to get rent controlled girl.

Owning a car is like shooting yourself in the foot to stop a robbery, except in a handful of neighborhoods.

It's a great town for young men(some of you), but it's horrid for straight women. If you make your fortune -with your start-up, you will move to Marin, and live like -a hermit. Although, your neighbors won't steal from you.

Home is really a state of mind. I've seen successful Flat Landers arrive in the Bay Area, and realize they might -have been the popular kid in there town, but in reality -there just a C student--on all levels. They become depressed within a year.

If you do decide to live if San Francisco most people assume -you have an advanced degree. They are not impressed by -where you went to school. They are impressed with what -you built in your garage though. If you enjoy working -with you hands, and back, look into local 6 apprenticeship -program. If you become a book 1 dude, you will make $100/hr. If you become book 1, don't turn into an asshole -though. Remember, the only reason you make that money is -because of a liberal Union.","1377221090","2013-08-23T01:24:50Z" -"6261233","tn13","tn13",,,"6258383","6","I will move to some other small city in USA any day for the same pay. SF truly sucks at so many levels.","1377221903","2013-08-23T01:38:23Z" -"6262285","antihero","antihero",,,"6258383","10","What is SF like to rent? There's a small chance I'll be moving there, and don't want to be super broke.","1377244782","2013-08-23T07:59:42Z" -"6261437","fizx","fizx",,,"6261179","0","Any way this makes sense other than as an investment into the virtual infrastructure that will route and control a self-driving car ecosystem?","1377226590","2013-08-23T02:56:30Z" -"6261722","samstave","samstave","true",,"6261179","1","* Build out the technology so that every existing cab service can license and whitelabel

* Build out the service so that Uber is the central dispatch to any ride option based on price - also playing into the whitelabel/building of tech

* Provide Uber a significant fund with which to seek M&As of existing taxi cos all over the place

* Provide an investment sizeable enough to serve as national/global free PR for the service, investment

* Provide an investment large enough to back a significant legal team that can take on any metro taxi service's bitching

* Provide an investment large enough to lobby the hell out of local/national representation","1377232193","2013-08-23T04:29:53Z" -"6261455","qntmfred","qntmfred",,,"6261392","12","self-driving taxis, here we come","1377227068","2013-08-23T03:04:28Z" -"6261460","yapcguy","yapcguy",,,"6261392","13","> "The $258 million is a 86% chunk of Google Ventures’ $300 million dollar a year fund, and its unclear as to whether the firm will continue to make such sizable investments."

So a towncar hire service, with an app, is worth over $3bn ? Really?!

Maybe there's one or two other metropolitan cities in the US where the taxi service isn't up to scratch, but where is the growth going to come from?

I doubt whether regulators and taxi unions in London, Tokyo or Hong Kong would sit idly by when some Silicon Valley kool-aid types come knocking.","1377227130","2013-08-23T03:05:30Z" -"6261466","onedev","onedev",,,"6261392","10","You know what, Uber is awesome. Congrats to those guys and gals.

I think Uber will evolve to become a service that even regular people can use, not just a speciality service for the relatively wealthy tech community (though it is necessary to start out as such; ala Tesla). I also think that taxis aren't the only thing that it will offer in the future. There is a wealth of potential for what they can do. They sometimes do fun one-off Ubers like Helecopters or Ice Cream Trucks which don't quite capture this potential but shows us that they realize that there's much more to experiment with and that they're not afraid to experiment.

Imagine when we have self driving vehicles (which, incidentally Google is helping develop).","1377227227","2013-08-23T03:07:07Z" -"6261469","alariccole","alariccole",,,"6261392","0","This makes perfect sense, and if I had money to invest in this market, I would. Self-driving cars coupled with such an infrastructure means a very profitable business in the not-too-distant future.

The highest cost for taxis is not the cars, nor the gas, but the drivers. Get rid of them, and it's all gravy.

Something like this is most certainly the "mass" transit of the future. It would be lower cost, more convenient, and would actually pollute less than buses during non-peak times.","1377227258","2013-08-23T03:07:38Z" -"6261472","psbp","psbp",,,"6261392","20","A big piece of google's continued growth is going to be in mobile commerce. Take offers, maps, search and self-driving cars and put them into an amalgamated new product. Google's future is an ecological approach.","1377227279","2013-08-23T03:07:59Z" -"6261507","greendata","greendata",,,"6261392","5","Regulation is the biggest obstacle with Uber. The Taxi services have the city regulators in their pockets. Google, with their influence and money, may help solve Uber's biggest issue.","1377227947","2013-08-23T03:19:07Z" -"6261527","mistercow","mistercow",,,"6261392","8","I can't help but wonder if it might have been wise for them to wait until they had widespread approval and adoption of self-driving cars. Completely disrupting mass transit will threaten a very large number of people's bottom lines, and many of those people have the ability to make things difficult for Google. Not least among these are auto manufacturers.","1377228298","2013-08-23T03:24:58Z" -"6261535","clamprecht","clamprecht",,,"6261392","31","Wow, corrupt governments everywhere, kiss your corruption goodbye.","1377228433","2013-08-23T03:27:13Z" -"6261543","malandrew","malandrew",,,"6261392","11","It would be awesome if they next look at Lit Motors or a similar safe 1-2 person pod. Lit Motors + Über + Self-driving cars is total win. Once you get rid of the driver all you really need are 1-2 seats for most black car service and taxi rides","1377228710","2013-08-23T03:31:50Z" -"6261584","benologist","benologist",,,"6261392","18","This year will be remembered as the first year TechCrunch failed to break any major stories.","1377229411","2013-08-23T03:43:31Z" -"6261586","physcab","physcab",,,"6261392","1","Uber makes absurd amounts of money. I've had many conversations with drivers and they claim to be pulling in $35-$45 per hour after uber's 30% cut. I've talked to drivers who have quit their full time jobs and love it. Some have said that because the service is so convenient that people have started using it as a walking replacement, often opting to catch a cab for 5 blocks. Lastly, many companies have enterprise uber accounts and will happily pay their employee's $200 cab rides to the airport or even 45 minute drive home.","1377229420","2013-08-23T03:43:40Z" -"6261616","w3pm","w3pm",,,"6261392","2",""Given the scale of the cash injection, the company might not have to raise another series round before going public, though a bridge round isn’t inconceivable."

Why does a company need to raise so-much-money before going public? Isn't the whole point of "going public" to raise money?","1377230000","2013-08-23T03:53:20Z" -"6261623","flyinglizard","flyinglizard",,,"6261392","17","This is an incredible move on Google's part. Uber can be seen as the physical arm of Google in meatspace; imagine having your flight information come up in Google Now with a button to summon an Uber car.

I look into the future and I primarily see "Google".","1377230118","2013-08-23T03:55:18Z" -"6261626","ovoxo","ovoxo",,,"6261392","9","So, you do all realize that this was an investment (of less than 10%) and not an acquisition right? Everyone here is talking about how this plays right into Google's plans - no. With their stake, Google does not have enough leverage to direct what direction Uber should be moving in.","1377230144","2013-08-23T03:55:44Z" -"6261746","lpolovets","lpolovets",,,"6261392","4","A lot of people are commenting about Uber + self-driving cars. What's the point of Uber if there are self-driving cars? Doesn't the existence of fully automated, driverless cars kill the value of Uber's driver network while equaling or surpassing Uber's no-hassle experience?

I think what I'm saying is: if Google actually created a fleet of driverless cars, would anyone still use Uber?","1377232734","2013-08-23T04:38:54Z" -"6261773","NN88","NN88",,,"6261392","28","Basically Uber-driverless cars?","1377233303","2013-08-23T04:48:23Z" -"6261821","jasonmoo","jasonmoo",,,"6261392","19","

    Step one: buy car service
-    Step two: replace drivers with computers
-    Step three: profit, optimize traffic patterns from within the swarm, decrease accidents, increase fuel efficiency, etc.
","1377234524","2013-08-23T05:08:44Z" -"6261876","logn","logn",,,"6261392","24","Will a web-bot be able to automatically order self-driving cars to pick up robots so they can peaceably assemble outside Utah data centers?","1377235661","2013-08-23T05:27:41Z" -"6262041","perfmode","perfmode",,,"6261392","3","For those who find this new baffling: Uber operates in the following cities:

  1 AMSTERDAM
-  2 ATLANTA
-  3 BALTIMORE
-  4 BERLIN
-  5 BOSTON
-  6 CHICAGO
-  7 DALLAS
-  8 DENVER
-  9 DETROIT
- 10 HAMPTONS
- 11 HONOLULU
- 12 INDIANAPOLIS
- 13 JOHANNESBURG
- 14 LONDON
- 15 LOS ANGELES
- 16 LYON
- 17 MELBOURNE
- 18 MEXICO CITY
- 19 MILAN
- 20 MINNEAPOLIS
- 21 MUNICH
- 22 NEW YORK CITY
- 23 ORANGE COUNTY
- 24 PARIS
- 25 PHILADELPHIA
- 26 PHOENIX
- 27 PROVIDENCE
- 28 ROME
- 29 SACRAMENTO
- 30 SAN DIEGO
- 31 SAN FRANCISCO
- 32 SEATTLE
- 33 SEOUL
- 34 SHANGHAI
- 35 SINGAPORE
- 36 STOCKHOLM
- 37 SYDNEY
- 38 TAIPEI
- 39 TORONTO
- 40 WASHINGTON D.C.
- 41 ZURICH
","1377239710","2013-08-23T06:35:10Z" -"6262080","jfornear","jfornear",,,"6261392","26","Guber http://imgur.com/Klr7cHY","1377240438","2013-08-23T06:47:18Z" -"6262268","revorad","revorad",,,"6261392","22","Travis Kalanick is the definition of relentless - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QrX5jsiico","1377244421","2013-08-23T07:53:41Z" -"6262528","cwilson","cwilson",,,"6261392","16","Is it not weird that Google Ventures also invested in Sidecar? Isn't that a conflict of interest?","1377251065","2013-08-23T09:44:25Z" -"6262660","fsckin","fsckin",,,"6261392","29","Should have been 256M for a nice round number.","1377254366","2013-08-23T10:39:26Z" -"6263127","mason240","mason240",,,"6261392","23","Looking at the Uber website, they refer the the Twin Cities as Minneapolis, even though their service area includes St Paul and Minneapolis.

That's a deal killer for me.","1377262231","2013-08-23T12:50:31Z" -"6263247","arbuge","arbuge",,,"6261392","25","Aside: the quality of comments on Techcrunch seems to have really deteriorated with their current comment system.","1377263534","2013-08-23T13:12:14Z" -"6263939","unz","unz",,,"6261392","30","This is kind of silly. If Google launched it's own uber with the google brand on it, it would easily trump uber. Developing the the uber software would cost way way less than $250 million. These large companies are throwing a lot of money away on stupid acquisitions. (It makes sense in social networking, but not with something like uber which isn't a network effects company).","1377269501","2013-08-23T14:51:41Z" -"6264097","dcpdx","dcpdx",,,"6261392","7","Love Uber. After using it for over a year, just had my first negative experience this past weekend in SF when the UberX driver had no clue how to get from SOMA to Ocean Beach. I left negative feedback and in a few hours got a response from one of their customer experience folks apologizing for the poor service and refunding my money for the trip. Service like that is why I'll always choose Uber over alternatives like Lyft, Sidecar, etc.","1377270989","2013-08-23T15:16:29Z" -"6264544","cheez0r","cheez0r",,,"6261392","15","Anyone else see Google lining up Uber to get bought, so that they can consolidate Uber with their self-driving car to provide an on-demand taxi service?","1377275033","2013-08-23T16:23:53Z" -"6264729","candybar","candybar",,,"6261392","21","I'm surprised not to see anyone mention this but a large taxi service for Google can become a huge competitive advantage if it can be intelligently used to gather real-time traffic/street-view/etc data.","1377276703","2013-08-23T16:51:43Z" -"6264954","subdane","subdane",,,"6261392","6","Live in New York, think Uber is both more expensive and less convenient than just hailing a cab and I never use it. They seem to want to skim money from cabbies. I was also particularly appalled by their jacking up their prices during Hurricane Sandy. Their one killer feature - being able to see your car's arrival status on your phone, will be a commodity soon enough. Company won't exist in 5 years.","1377278702","2013-08-23T17:25:02Z" -"6266193","deegles","deegles",,,"6261392","14","The current business models of transportation startups like Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and Car2Go are merely a stepping stone to something much greater. It's only a matter of time before self-driving car technology is developed enough to be deployed widely. It seems clear to me that Google's investment in Uber is their way to guarantee access to a large fleet of vehicles and an established brand. The next 10-15 years are going to be very interesting :)","1377291170","2013-08-23T20:52:50Z" -"6267325","kailuowang","kailuowang",,,"6261392","27","uber + Tesla + driverless = an environment friendly transportation system as convenient as if you have a private car and driver and as cheap as public bus.","1377311329","2013-08-24T02:28:49Z" -"6264763","devx","devx",,,"6264540","0","I don't think Musk would like the Microsoft culture and environment, even as a CEO of it. Google might be a better fit, especially with Google X and self-driving cars, but he wouldn't be too excited about making apps and web apps anymore.","1377276952","2013-08-23T16:55:52Z" -"6264995","j2d3","j2d3",,,"6264847","2","The drill example is a good one. I'm currently building a pergola. It's nearly complete, but I need to cut a few more pieces from 4x4s at a 45 degree angle. Somehow I did a decent job of this already on a few pieces with my handheld circular saw, but it's just not the right tool for the job. I screwed up a few times trying last night. What I really need is a chopsaw that will cut @ 45 degrees perfectly well.

I could go buy a chopsaw. I will probably keep using it on occasion. But it's another $200 or so and - I'd rather just borrow one from a friend. But I don't really know who of my friends has a chopsaw I can borrow, I don't want to invest the time to figure that out and then go and get it, and tool rental is ridiculously expensive, and it doesn't generally deliver without even more ridiculous expense.

I also need a nail gun, and the good ones are all air powered, which means I need a compressor, too. Again, I could go rent this stuff, but I want it delivered, and I don't want to pay a price that is pretty close to what it would cost to just buy the tool!

I have several power tools I rarely use. If I could sign up for a service that would let me loan my tools out and borrow tools from others that also join the service, and if the tool sharing service delivered and picked up tools from my home and I requested what I want and made known what I have via an app, I'd sign up right away.

I think it could be done with little cost to the end user.

So - Uber for everything - yes - and Uber for powertools - give it to me now!","1377279098","2013-08-23T17:31:38Z" -"6265005","temuze","temuze",,,"6264847","22","Sounds like you could just sell your drill!

It all comes down to how much money/headaches are you saving. Let's say the temporary drill/hole making service costs half as much as getting a drill itself ($11 for the service instead of $22 for the drill). If you need to put another shelf in, the service would cost as much as getting the drill in the first place! Also, is it more convenient as a service? Are you sure you want to deal with getting a person to go to your place to put a hole in? Sometimes, I don't want to deal with people and I don't want to wait. Is it worth the effort of ordering on your phone and waiting a hour every time you want to use a drill? Are you saving money in the long run?

I don't think everything can be put in the fancy schmancy "sharing economy." It comes to one simple principle - is something more convenient as a service?

Maybe it is convenient at scale. Maybe renting all the power tools you need or all the equipment you need is more convenient.","1377279160","2013-08-23T17:32:40Z" -"6265006","jlongster","jlongster",,,"6264847","27","I think a true peer-to-peer sharing network would be a nightmare. However, I love the idea a centralized service that I could rent all kinds of things from. It's like Lowe's tool rental service on steroids. There's been hundreds of times that I wanted to rent something smaller, like an impact drill, or something else that they don't have. A full commodity rental service would be neat.","1377279179","2013-08-23T17:32:59Z" -"6265012","namenotrequired","namenotrequired",,,"6264847","28","I like https://peerby.com/ for this. You can borrow anything from people close to you.","1377279268","2013-08-23T17:34:28Z" -"6265083","teej","teej",,,"6264847","1","Reminds me of something Paul Graham said a few months ago:

"Will ownership turn out to be largely a hack people resorted to before they had the infrastructure to manage sharing properly?"

https://twitter.com/paulg/status/323875236225363968","1377279772","2013-08-23T17:42:52Z" -"6265104","jonny_eh","jonny_eh",,,"6264847","7","This has been tried so many times, and failed. I suspect that the reason is that it's just not a big deal to buy and have tools you use rarely. Compare that to the cost of owning a car, which includes insurance, maintenance, parking, and not to mention the actual purchase price. That makes car sharing much more valuable, like orders of magnitude more valuable.","1377279947","2013-08-23T17:45:47Z" -"6265114","jarek","jarek",,,"6264847","26","This can and has been done, non-commercially. http://vancouvertoollibrary.com/ is just one example.","1377280059","2013-08-23T17:47:39Z" -"6265175","nonchalance","nonchalance",,,"6264847","9","How is this different from what craigslist does?

Searching for "drill rent" in the NYC page reveals http://newhaven.craigslist.org/tls/3961251107.html","1377280724","2013-08-23T17:58:44Z" -"6265187","Guvante","Guvante",,,"6264847","29","I think the major issue with this concept is that people are going to want a discount. "Why would I rent when I could just buy for that price", even if we won't get any more (or heck even less) utility by buying, we think that is a better option, just in case.

Given how cheap a lot of this stuff is, it isn't surprising a proper sharing system hasn't shown up yet.","1377280815","2013-08-23T18:00:15Z" -"6265207","Navarr","Navarr",,,"6264847","18","NeighBorrow was trying to do this, but it looks like they've gone from "share the things you don't need with your neighbors" to "pay us a montly price and when you need something you'll get it."

They're over at http://beta.neighborrow.com/

Disclosure: I used to be contracted as a developer by the guy running it. I wasn't the best developer then, but I was a lot younger too.","1377280959","2013-08-23T18:02:39Z" -"6265211","athst","athst",,,"6264847","38","This is a great idea that I would use all the time, but I don't understand this trend of posting long blog posts of company ideas. If it's a good idea, why don't you just start working on it?","1377280993","2013-08-23T18:03:13Z" -"6265234","dougabug","dougabug",,,"6264847","35","Maybe like an eBay for rentals. Reputation is everything. Also some kind of micro-insurance to protect against loss or theft. Rapid distribution centers w/ pre- and post- checkout inspection, optional door to door service (aggregate inbound and outbound deliveries to lower cost).","1377281176","2013-08-23T18:06:16Z" -"6265238","oinksoft","oinksoft",,,"6264847","0","The abundance (of mostly idle drills) the author points to is one of the main ideas behind Kropotkin's mutualism ("anarcho-communism"). Industrialization and agricultural breakthroughs have produced such plenty that it is inexcusable that anybody wants for, well, any common need. In a mutual system, the drill belongs to nobody, and it is taken and used as needed. Idealism? Surely. But many anarchists would tell you that anarchism is an ideal, a goal, more than it is a destination to be arrived at in short order.

So, I'd much rather see a tools co-op than yet another tools rental service; perhaps I fail at capitalism in seeing this as something other than a startup opportunity. Maybe this is what the author is getting at, but the article is couched in startup language.","1377281183","2013-08-23T18:06:23Z" -"6265271","dkrich","dkrich",,,"6264847","4","I think this line of thinking, while interesting, is backwards-looking.

One of the major advancements of mankind was precisely being able to manufacture goods at a minimal marginal cost. Set up a billion dollar stamping machine and now you can produce widgets for a marginal cost of a few cents.

Compare that to centuries past where manufacturing goods of any kind- metal, clothing, or food took enormous amounts of resources compared to today and therefore goods were either too expensive to purchase, or had to be shared. Ironically, computers are probably the single best example of this. Previously they were complex and expensive to make, so the fortunate few who had access to one had to share it. Nowadays you can go to Best Buy and buy your own for a few hundred bucks. That is a huge leap in progress. Why would you want to move the other way?","1377281533","2013-08-23T18:12:13Z" -"6265346","dajohnson89","dajohnson89",,,"6264847","10","Don't hackerspaces[0] solve this issue? I mean, with hackerspaces, the emphasis is more on building stuff in the space, instead of taking the tools home. But the idea is the same, and it's been around for a while.

[0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace","1377282174","2013-08-23T18:22:54Z" -"6265362","neonhomer","neonhomer",,,"6264847","34","In all honesty i feel like this is an issue of a breakdown in community. If you are a part of a community with a level of trust, it isn't that much to ask a friend to borrow a saw, or a cup of flour, etc. I'm not sure any sort of app or website can replace that level of trust and sharing.","1377282285","2013-08-23T18:24:45Z" -"6265390","qq66","qq66",,,"6264847","3","These are problems and solutions created by a very weak American social fabric that no longer has any meaningful element larger than the nuclear family. See Robert Putnam's "Bowling Alone."

When I stay with my cousins in India, they can borrow anything they need on pretty short notice. We wanted to play chess -- my cousin went a few doors down to borrow their chess board. He saw that the cardboard chess board was falling apart -- he spent about half an hour fixing it up with tape.

The closest that you see in America, since the days of Elks Lodges and bowling leagues are behind us, are religious communities. Mormons, for example, have a very tight-knit community of friends that they see frequently. Forget a power drill -- if your house burns down, your fellow Mormons will be there in an hour to get you housed/clothed/fed/taken care of.","1377282512","2013-08-23T18:28:32Z" -"6265392","mahyarm","mahyarm",,,"6264847","41","I think things like this will become far more workable when something like electric delivery air drones become commercially viable.","1377282517","2013-08-23T18:28:37Z" -"6265393","state","state",,,"6264847","33","I was thinking about the "sharing economy" yesterday and started wondering if you could approach its underlying infrastructure as a software problem. It's easy, in our heads, to generalize the aspirations of the many companies that get lumped in to that category — but could it be accomplished in practice by building tools?","1377282523","2013-08-23T18:28:43Z" -"6265406","cmcewen","cmcewen",,,"6264847","5","I think the author hasn't researched the topic very well - there are a ton of startups who have tried this "stuff-sharing/selling model" and it hasn't really worked out.

I wrote a blog post about why a drill is a bad example for the sharing economy: https://www.credport.org/blog/12-Why-a-Drill-is-a-Bad-Exampl...","1377282612","2013-08-23T18:30:12Z" -"6265426","Demiurge","Demiurge",,,"6264847","16","Hm, diminishing the importance of exclusive ownership? Sharing and optimization of utilization? Doesn't sound very American or capitalistic to me. What's next, long term sustainability and planning? Sounds like socialism, if not communism!

It is kind of ironic that now there is a for-profit, commercial product based on the concept that has been so stigmatized during the Cold War. Perhaps rebranding is what it will take for a less consumerist, less wasteful and more efficient society that can survive global warming and overpopulation.","1377282778","2013-08-23T18:32:58Z" -"6265492","peterjancelis","peterjancelis",,,"6264847","17","Markets like "Airbnb for drilling holes in my wall" will take off once we have self-driving cars. Right now to order a "hole in my wall" you need to pay:

1) A human's time to come to you -2) A human's time to drill the hole -3) Capex for the drilling machine

Self driving car tech can solve point 1, which would leave a huge incentive to solve point 2. Even a low cost worker can easily cost $50K all-in (including overhead), so if self driving car tech is commonplace that would mean a "robot that drills holes and knows how to drive itself to the customer's wall" can cost up to $50K / risk adjusted interest rate.

Take interest rate at 10%, that means the market will pay upto $500K per such robot, multiply by a few of those in a few hundred cities and you now have a market oppotunity for 1000 hole drilling robots i.e. 500 million USD. It now becomes interesting for VCs.

Now redo this scenario for every little thing people do in life. Of course eventually someone who will invent the "iPhone for robots", a base robot that does the self driving and developers can make apps on top of it to do different tasks. The robot can go back to base to retool when needed.

This is why I am convinced self-driving cars will take automation to a whole new level. I think PG is right when he says ownership could turn out to be a temporary hack for efficient crowd sharing. (I am saying this as a 100% capitalist.)","1377283449","2013-08-23T18:44:09Z" -"6265502","callmeed","callmeed",,,"6264847","23","I wonder if a variation of this would work for home-grown produce.

Our house has a 1/4 acre yard, huge garden beds, and a drip system. Even with a household of 6 we've got zucchinis, tomatoes, and lemons coming out the wazoo[1]. Every block in our neighborhood has a few giant avocado trees and more and more people seem to be setting up chicken coops.

On the weekends, my kids will pull their wagon around the neighborhood and sell lemons[2]. On a good day, they'll make $25.

Would be cool if people could request some lemons or eggs and a text could be sent to the closest people who might have them.

1 http://instagram.com/p/dDishZi9tI/

2 http://instagram.com/p/WFiKiEi9u-/","1377283535","2013-08-23T18:45:35Z" -"6265519","retroafroman","retroafroman",,,"6264847","12","I've thought of putting together a "Netflix for tools" where you order a tool, it gets sent to you with a returnable box and label and you send it back when you're done. A drill is a bad example though. I wouldn't stock commodity tools like drills and saws, it'd be things you're going to have to order online anyway, like tools made specifically for one car.

A good example that I could use right now is a BMW airbag reset tool. I stupidly disconnected an airbag when replacing my window regulator. Now I need a very basic, $20 on eBay, electronic tool to reset the system and get rid of the warning light. I'd pay $10 to have it by the weekend when I'll do the work, and it could be used many, many times over. Every German car I've ever owned had similar electrical and mechanical specialty tools I've had to buy and can't use when I get a new car.","1377283648","2013-08-23T18:47:28Z" -"6265531","mhb","mhb",,,"6264847","25","How is a Tragedy of the Commons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons) avoided?

There will be enough people who use the drill and leave it in a degraded condition (dirty, broken in some way) that a replacement would soon be needed. Is the answer to this accountability? Or are people better-mannered than I give them credit for? How much of an investment in tracking borrowers would be required?","1377283730","2013-08-23T18:48:50Z" -"6265536","mikepurvis","mikepurvis",,,"6264847","20","A lot of this stuff is already in place, perhaps without a spiffy iOS app. You can rent all kinds of tools from Home Depot, and there are lots of places which rent dinnerware.

For example, my wife and I have dinner service for 9 in our house, so when we threw a sandwich luncheon for 30, we rented three dozen plates and punch glasses for 24 hours. I think it was about $40, and it was way nicer than using disposables.","1377283767","2013-08-23T18:49:27Z" -"6265537","erikpukinskis","erikpukinskis",,,"6264847","15","There are a lot of people trying to do this. Namenotrequired mentioned https://peerby.com/ but there are others:

http://snapgoods.com/ -http://us.zilok.com/ -http://www.openshed.com.au/ -http://irent2u.com/ -http://www.hirethings.co.nz/ -http://rentalic.com/ -http://www.rentstuff.com/ -http://www.loanables.com/ -http://www.rentoid.com/

And that's just the ones who are still trying. Many domains are dead.

And honestly, I suspect that they'll all fail. "Rent anything" is too big of a problem for a startup to solve in one fell swoop. I think someone could succeed at it if they picked a market that is really underserved by other existing options and focus on just a small set of goods, in a specific geographic area, and really work the kinks out before slowly expanding.

Becoming the go-to place for tool rentals in San Francisco before your team burns out is doable. Becoming the "rent anything from anyone" company is not.","1377283768","2013-08-23T18:49:28Z" -"6265600",,,,"true","6264847","44",,"1377284335","2013-08-23T18:58:55Z" -"6265603","itsybaev","itsybaev",,,"6264847","24","Wow! We're Silicon Valley-based startup and have been working on this idea for several months already! Feel free to join our closed testing that we've recently started: http://yoneibs.com/ or just shoot an email at yo@yoneibs.com (yoneibs@gmail.com)","1377284361","2013-08-23T18:59:21Z" -"6265605","secstate","secstate",,,"6264847","14","Not to be overly philosophical, but this problem was more or less created by the urbanization of human culture. I live in a small town in Maine and telecommute to my job. If I need a tool, before I ever even think of hitting up Amazon or Home Depot, I ask around.

Problem solved. Live in communities where your peer group is varied enough that you're likely to be friends with someone with what you don't have and this is a non-issue.

Of course, that's not realistic for the vast majority of the U.S. So I suppose, good luck. I'm gonna go chat with my neighbor about something and see if needs any help.","1377284373","2013-08-23T18:59:33Z" -"6265614","JoelSutherland","JoelSutherland",,,"6264847","6","The Uber for Everything is called Craigslist.

It's a fairly efficient market which means you can generally buy a used drill for the same price that you can sell it for.","1377284430","2013-08-23T19:00:30Z" -"6265668","czzarr","czzarr",,,"6264847","8","To me, the drill example misses a crucial point about cars. Cars are a pain in the ass to own. First you need a license. Then you need insurance. You need to get it checked up once a year. You need to park it every day and night. You need to refuel it every so often. So Uber doesn't only solves the transportation problem. It relieves you of all these (super) annoying chores and is much more convenient for a lot of people. But uber for drills? Brings more problems than it solves at an individual level imo.","1377285063","2013-08-23T19:11:03Z" -"6265670","brador","brador",,,"6264847","37","Don't forget the marketing issue here. Someone wants a drill, you want them to think of you at the same level as Amazon. That will take marketing dollars. Big marketing dollars.

My guess is weak marketing is why every startup in this space will flop.","1377285069","2013-08-23T19:11:09Z" -"6265679","aresant","aresant",,,"6264847","42",""Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." - Frank Zappa

Uber, Groupon, and the other spoilage / sharing successes are amazing, world changing businesses.

But we're not going to live in a binary future.

Some downsides that are immediately apparent in the drill analogy:

(a) Convenience - You wait for the drill -(b) Exclusivity - Everybody can own the drill (you're not special) -(c) Privacy - Using the drill winds up in somebody's database.

Consumerism will chug along and the sharing-economy will grow along side it, because people will want a choice, and many will continue to want to OWN.","1377285153","2013-08-23T19:12:33Z" -"6265799","eranation","eranation",,,"6264847","21","One aspect of Uber that I think is missed as key, is not necessarily sharing, they are offering an existing service, a taxi service. It was there before, you share a taxi, you don't own it. What they did here is to take a very old industry and, well, disrupt it. They make it look elegant (home page looks like a fashion site), easy to use, rating of drivers makes sure quality is high, and no need to tip is a big thing, I hate when taxi drivers complain that I only left 15% and not 20% as if it's mandatory.

Uber make the Taxi service better, more modern, that's all, and it's good enough.

The next Uber IMHO will do the same for another service, any other service, that things like getting your service provider's photo in advance, following their arrival on GPS, no need for cash or credit cards due to a one click payment, known and final quote and pricing, and ability to rate them without the need to answer a recorded phone call with 10 questions, will have value to customers.

Any service that follows this, sharing drills or not, will have a good chance of making it big IMHO.","1377286194","2013-08-23T19:29:54Z" -"6265816","JelteF","JelteF",,,"6264847","11","The car service he describes actually sort of exists. It's car2go and it's around in Amsterdam and London as well.

You rent little electric smarts per minute and get free minutes for putting it back at a charging location. The cars can be put back anywhere in the city though and you can find them using the app which shows you all the locations.","1377286451","2013-08-23T19:34:11Z" -"6265831","rexreed","rexreed",,,"6264847","39","This already exists (as many have mentioned). Here's one in the DC / Baltimore area: http://www.toolspinner.com/","1377286583","2013-08-23T19:36:23Z" -"6265858","agrover","agrover",,,"6264847","43","tool libraries like http://neptl.org/ ?","1377286890","2013-08-23T19:41:30Z" -"6265881","nawitus","nawitus",,,"6264847","30","The car sharing service already exists in Finland. It's not very popular because it's expensive to rent a car for use, and renting one's own car to someone else is not very profitable (so most people won't do it). Besides, it means that the car owner can't use his own car any time he pleases (which is a key selling point of owning a car in the first place).","1377287171","2013-08-23T19:46:11Z" -"6265975","scottmagdalein","scottmagdalein",,,"6264847","36","The specialness of Uber isn't the car, it's the driver that is summoned seemlingly magically from your phone and paid just as easily.

The drill analogy only works if you're quickly hiring a handyman to drill the hole, not a delivery person to drop off a drill.","1377288474","2013-08-23T20:07:54Z" -"6265983","squeakywheel","squeakywheel",,,"6264847","13","The article addresses a very common problem. Drills are not the best example of tools to rent, since they relatively cheap and you use them quite often. I personally have gone through this thought process every time I worked on my car and needed new expensive tools that are used once. When I moved to a house, I always needed equipment (not only tools) on a short term basis. This is why I started https://www.1000tools.com I wanted to be able to rent tools [specifically tools] from people around me and couldn't find a good enough solution. So, we built our solution.

It's live and open in select cities, 8 weeks old startup.","1377288625","2013-08-23T20:10:25Z" -"6266045","kevinpet","kevinpet",,,"6264847","32","What we need is efficiency in the second-hand goods marketplace. One partial enabling change would be to eliminate sales tax on second hand goods (or only charge it on the markup).

I don't want to worry about how long I need to possess something at the time I order it. I want to buy it and a repurchase agreement and then sell it back to some marketplace.","1377289454","2013-08-23T20:24:14Z" -"6266378","arbuge","arbuge",,,"6264847","31","Stuff has become so cheap that using it rarely is not that much of a problem in practice. I'm not sure where the author concluded that it would cost $22 to get his holes drilled - I'm guessing in SF it would be more. That's not too far off from cordless drill prices ... especially if you're only looking for a drill that doesn't last very much.","1377293738","2013-08-23T21:35:38Z" -"6268100","mindslight","mindslight",,,"6264847","19","Honestly, wishing to absolve yourself of common tools? Shame on you.

I've driven back and forth across the country twice with everything in the trunk of a Honda Civic and still brought a drill with me both times. $13 will get you a corded drill (no battery to wear out) at Harbor Fright. While you're there, get a few more simple hand tools you may need someday.

People should strive to own more tools and learn to do at least some things for themselves. It sounds like this guy's actual problem is that he needs to pick up that drill and start using it more without too much planning. Imagine how good of a coder you'd be if you had to schedule an hour ahead and pay $10 every time you saved a file!

Spend some time in LA if you'd like to see the broken society that develops from outsourcing everything to services performed by cheap labor. Utterly disempowered people floating through life afraid of doing anything besides what they're told, because they have no clue how anything actually functions. And it's not like they save time either, dealing with administrative overhead for every little task and invariably supervising the worker from the shade.","1377333211","2013-08-24T08:33:31Z" -"6268492","lorenzk","lorenzk",,,"6264847","40","I think the idea gets taken a bit too far here. The solution to all cited examples has already been invented: it's called borrowing from friends, family and neighbours.","1377348027","2013-08-24T12:40:27Z" -"6264915","DanInTokyo","DanInTokyo",,,"6264897","1","Perception is a powerful thing.","1377278374","2013-08-23T17:19:34Z" -"6264970","ananddass","ananddass",,,"6264897","0","Microsoft needs systemic changes. There may some truth in the fact that ballmer is to blame. But a new ceo will face the same challenges. Markets are irrational.","1377278814","2013-08-23T17:26:54Z" -"6265160","GameOfTrolls","GameOfTrolls","true",,"6264897","2","Comedy gold. -Ballmer, this is how much you suck: $18B.","1377280578","2013-08-23T17:56:18Z" -"6266329","itsybaev","itsybaev",,,"6266259","1","As Paul Graham tweeted: -"Will ownership turn out to be largely a hack people resorted to before they had the infrastructure to manage sharing properly?" -https://twitter.com/paulg/status/323875236225363968","1377292993","2013-08-23T21:23:13Z" -"6267044","michaelhealy","michaelhealy",,,"6266259","2","Interesting idea and concept!","1377304470","2013-08-24T00:34:30Z" -"6268112","revorad","revorad",,,"6266259","0","If you really want to be Uber for everything, you need to just focus on that bit and drop all the other "meet cool neighbours" stuff.

Either way, you need to change your pitch to sound less like a random sampling of buzzwords from Techrunch and PandoDaily and more like how your users actually talk.

"Location based social discovery platform with social commerce features" means nothing.

Good luck!","1377333585","2013-08-24T08:39:45Z" -"6268050","devx","devx",,,"6267958","0","> Google’s head legal honcho David Drummond joins the Uber Board. So, this means that any municipality thinking of messing with Uber (which seems to happen monthly) will now have to think twice about getting into fisticuffs with Google. Well-played, Uber, well-played.

Wow. This is potentially bigger than the investment itself, because it will probably do more to ensure the survivability of the company than the money they received, which they would've gotten from other places later anyway.","1377331249","2013-08-24T08:00:49Z" -"6269426","jeassonlens","jeassonlens","true",,"6269422","0"," Migrating to Google Drive has never been easier. With Nava Certus, you can simply download the free trial and begin your file server to Google Drive project immediately.","1377370436","2013-08-24T18:53:56Z" -"6274724","coolswan","coolswan",,,"6274563","1","The better partnership: Uber + Elon Musk.","1377482287","2013-08-26T01:58:07Z" -"6275311","fphhotchips","fphhotchips",,,"6274563","0","Frankly, I'm not sure that this is 10 years off. In fact, I'll be a little disappointed if we don't see it in 7.","1377493932","2013-08-26T05:12:12Z" -"6276128","senthilnayagam","senthilnayagam",,,"6274563","2","give elon musk a year and he would have his own driverless car.","1377512430","2013-08-26T10:20:30Z" -"6274927","zaroth","zaroth",,,"6274864","0","Why leave the most important part of the title out?

Title is actually, "Dispatch From The Future: Uber To Purchase 2,500 Driverless Cars From Google"

It's linkbait enough even with the disclaimer built in that it's fiction.","1377485961","2013-08-26T02:59:21Z" -"6274998","rokhayakebe","rokhayakebe",,,"6274864","2","I have a feeling some drug dealers are having an extremely happy moment.","1377487281","2013-08-26T03:21:21Z" -"6275143","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"6274864","1","It's interesting that the article fails to mention that Google Ventures just invested $250 million in Uber[1], so it's more like Google is essentially giving these cars to Uber rather than Uber buying them.

[1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2013/08/23/as-google-v...","1377490039","2013-08-26T04:07:19Z" -"6290565","yebyen","yebyen",,,"6290404","0","This is a bad link. It takes you to "Boston EMS radio traffic offers inside look at response to Boston Marathon bombings"

The correct link appears to be http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2013/08/28/uber-sued-again-ove...","1377703679","2013-08-28T15:27:59Z" -"6292920","adolph","adolph",,,"6292807","0","Can nothing released by one party beat nothing released by another?

See also how the HP Slate beat the rumored iPad:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/the-hp-slate/","1377726480","2013-08-28T21:48:00Z" -"6295387","Piskvorrr","Piskvorrr",,,"6295382","3","After sinking Nokia, Elop returns to Microsoft. Mission: accomplished.","1377778955","2013-08-29T12:22:35Z" -"6295530","infocollector","infocollector",,,"6295382","12","Top Qualifications list:

1. Steve Ballmer : Best man in Gates Wedding. -2. Elop : Killed Nokia single-handedly! -3. -- : Doesn't matter: There is no MS anymore?","1377781178","2013-08-29T12:59:38Z" -"6295539","andridk","andridk",,,"6295382","7","Another burning-platform-memo incoming.","1377781375","2013-08-29T13:02:55Z" -"6295572","sker","sker",,,"6295382","1","Problem is, if MS hires Elop, the new Nokia CEO may embrace Android, as well as some of the other alternatives (Firefox, Ubuntu, etc.).

Microsoft needs Elop running Nokia as part of a bigger strategy.","1377781787","2013-08-29T13:09:47Z" -"6295577","freehunter","freehunter",,,"6295382","2","Ignoring the ignorant comments here about Elop "killing" Nokia, I would wonder who would replace Elop in the middle of what could very well be a turnaround for the company? Microsoft is still fairly strong, they certainly don't need a savior in the way Nokia still does. Microsoft could certainly buy Nokia and put Elop at the top of the whole thing, but that's not without its risks.

Would Microsoft sacrifice their only real friend in the mobile world just to grab their executive back? If Elop comes over, either Nokia follows or Microsoft disappears from the mobile market.","1377781830","2013-08-29T13:10:30Z" -"6295613","gesman","gesman",,,"6295382","13","MSFT needs young cute girl (well, someone in late 30-ish) as CEO to distract the world from Marissa Meyer's domination :)

Old, bald and stubborn is no longer going to cut it.","1377782267","2013-08-29T13:17:47Z" -"6295620","ausjke","ausjke",,,"6295382","6","Somehow, out of instinct, I feel this guy will ruin Microsoft, which is not necessarily a bad thing. On a "burning platform" he is too interested/risky in changing his behaviour instead of putting off the fire first then bettering things for the long term, MS is blind to say the least.","1377782331","2013-08-29T13:18:51Z" -"6295696","seunosewa","seunosewa",,,"6295382","10","Why isn't anyone suggesting Eric Schmidt? He has a lot of experience in winning and kicking ass as a software company.","1377783262","2013-08-29T13:34:22Z" -"6295742","gjulianm","gjulianm",,,"6295382","4","Apart from the fact that this is a non-story ("a gambling website picked Elop as the favorite", which website? with how many users?), as others have said, Microsoft needs Elop in Nokia to keep getting their support with Windows Phone.","1377783787","2013-08-29T13:43:07Z" -"6295759","seshagiric","seshagiric",,,"6295382","8","With people like Larry Page, Jeff Bezos leading its competition, MS sure does need someone very technical. May be Bill G makes a comeback.","1377783977","2013-08-29T13:46:17Z" -"6295859","unono","unono",,,"6295382","9","Microsoft should pick Elon Musk or a famous googler, one of -Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Eric Schmidt. That would create a tech super-empire. Then one of these should run for president.","1377784926","2013-08-29T14:02:06Z" -"6296087","kig","kig",,,"6295382","0","I can imagine the Elop-to-all-employees memo as MS CEO: Windows 8 is a disaster. Windows 9 is not ready yet and won't be ready for years. We're on a burning oil platform in the middle of the night. The only way to survive is to jump into the icy cold waters of the Puget Sound.

We're announcing a platform shift to Symbian, which we'll be licensing from Accenture Consulting at $15/pop. But they're our strategic partners so they're going to give us marketing money to market the new Microsoft Symbian 800, so it's almost like it's free.

In order to take advantage of the synergic benefits of outsourcing our core business, I'm going to sell the Microsoft headquarters, fire all the obsoleted software engineers along with 50000 employees who cost too much to employ in our new revenue structure. We will also be EOLing Windows, Xbox, Windows Live, Hotmail and Office and focus on rocking the world with Bing and the Microsoft Symbian range of products, supported by the amazing Accenture Symbian App Store.

Our exclusive partnership with Lenovo to sell Microsoft Symbian in countries where we have traditionally done badly is going to form the cornerstone of our new strategy. The new $1999 Lenovo Symbian smart tablets are industrial-strength products designed to make a massive impact from Sichuan to Gansu.","1377787359","2013-08-29T14:42:39Z" -"6296097","graycat","graycat",,,"6295382","11","In the mainstream media there -is now the implication, hint, -suggestion, claim, etc. that somehow -Google, Facebook, Apple, and Samsung -beat Microsoft at its own business. -I don't buy that.

That hint, etc. plays well with -consumers who see computing just in terms -of consumer client devices.

Here are two blunt facts:

First, many more client devices -need servers, and Microsoft with -Windows Server, SQL Server, -and many software tools for -system installation, monitoring, -and management has demonstrated that -it knows how to run one heck of a -big server farm with surprisingly -small staff.

Second, people still need to work, -at a computer 'work station' complete -with a good, physical keyboard, the -old kind with keys that move, -and one or more screens, hopefully large, -and maybe more than one. And they need -to run some major software applications -in graphics, high end word processing, -video creation, editing, and production, -engineering, statistics, etc., and for -that people still need a high end -desktop computer with, from Microsoft, -Windows 7 that can run both 32 bit -and 64 bit software. That work station -may have 32 GB of main memory -and 12 TB of disk memory. So, no -smart phone or tablet can compete.

Yes, Apple sold a lot of iPhones, -and McDonald's sold a lot of -hamburgers, but that doesn't -really mean that Microsoft -should get in either the -phone or hamburger business -or was beaten by either -Apple or McDonald's.

For the new CEO of Microsoft -to push Microsoft into -mobile client devices in -competition with Apple -and Samsung and software for -such devices in competition -with Apple and Google and to -ignore desktops and servers -would be huge mistake.

Yes, generally if there is a new -business opportunity that involves -software, Microsoft should consider -getting in, e.g., search and Bing. -And maybe Microsoft should push -mobile client devices and associated -operating system and application -software, etc., but to ignore -desktops and servers would be -dumb, dumber than anything -Ballmer did.","1377787468","2013-08-29T14:44:28Z" -"6296136","josephpmay","josephpmay",,,"6295382","5","Now that Ballmer and Steven Sinofsky are out, I could see J Allard coming back.

(Edit) Reasoning:

1) He's one of the few Microsoft executives (at the time) who saw the rise of the internet in the 90's and the rise of mobile in the early 2000's

2) He spearheaded Xbox, Zune, and Courier, which appear to be the direction Microsoft wants to head towards

3) He must still be somewhat connected with Microsoft, as he appeared in the Xbox One video reveal","1377788026","2013-08-29T14:53:46Z" -"6296234","jimiasty","jimiasty",,,"6296213","0","This is Jakub, co-founder of Estimote (YC S13).

I will add to this article that few weeks ago we have released iOS app called "Estimote Virtual Beacon" people can use to experience the micro-location and proximity iBeacon-style -by turning one iOS device into a virtual beacon and use the other to test it.

Enjoy! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/estimote-virtual-beacon/id68...

I will be more than happy to answer any questions. Will be here for some time.","1377789156","2013-08-29T15:12:36Z" -"6302257","eibrahim","eibrahim",,,"6302248","0","beta signup code = vip_reader -50% off coupon code = hn","1377876616","2013-08-30T15:30:16Z" -"6309374","revelation","revelation",,,"6309274","6","Why can you sign away your right to legal recourse in some contract, one that you sign on your phone with a swipe of a finger? That's ridiculous.","1378018691","2013-09-01T06:58:11Z" -"6309375","enneff","enneff",,,"6309274","0","I hope Uber can succeed in taking a stand on this. Tips are terrible for both consumers and workers; the only beneficiaries are the employers, who get away with underpaying their employees. And most of the world agrees. Why is North America so slow to realise this?","1378018703","2013-09-01T06:58:23Z" -"6309382","brianmcconnell","brianmcconnell",,,"6309274","3","I have a lot of friends who work in the service industry. All of them complain about their tips being skimmed off credit card transactions by the owner. Every single one.

Tips = Commission. Stop conflating it with a bonus for kissing your ass. It's an incentive to hustle and get orders filled.","1378019004","2013-09-01T07:03:24Z" -"6309383","jrockway","jrockway",,,"6309274","1","I don't understand why this is an issue for the courts rather than one for the market. If you can make more money not driving for Uber, don't drive for Uber?","1378019112","2013-09-01T07:05:12Z" -"6309384","badass","badass",,,"6309274","2","People love Uber because it's disruptive and it's better than taxis. But, the future is not Uber. The future is any car owner becoming a taxi. I have a ride; you need a ride. Why shouldn't this be? There can be services that track reputations of both drivers and passengers and travel arrangements can be taken care of through a central service as well. Taxi monopolies are archaic and need to die. Uber is a transitional service but it is certainly not the final answer to the current way of things.","1378019139","2013-09-01T07:05:39Z" -"6309398","error54","error54",,,"6309274","4","I've noticed many companies have this "tips included" built into the price which I think is a poor practice. Tips are supposed to be a way to reward excellent service and incentivize the employee to work hard. Having worked in a restaurant for 6 years I always tip well but I can say that honestly, I've had several experiences where the person didn't earn a tip. If you're going to include tips into the price, just pay them a flat salary and be done with because a mandatory tip isn't a tip at all, it's a surcharge.","1378019705","2013-09-01T07:15:05Z" -"6309440","lifeisstillgood","lifeisstillgood",,,"6309274","7","I am amazed by the well, anti-union, line being taken here.

Über is just trying to break into a regulated industry - and that means breaking regulations.

Regulations are usually what is imposed after the fight is over - and taxis have gone thru a long period of controversy, legal disputes and often criminal behaviour to get where the regulations are now.

Über will cause some change (285m will guarantee that) but in the end there will be new regulations cementing the status quo. And since everyone realises there will be a new status quo, everyone who has a brain will pile in now and make sure their slice of the pie is as big as possible at the end.

Über does not deserve to win just because it started the fight.","1378021173","2013-09-01T07:39:33Z" -"6309562","philip1209","philip1209",,,"6309274","5","The system seems completely transparent and unequivocal. If contractors sign up knowing that there are no tips, then there is no logical reason for them to expect tips.","1378025520","2013-09-01T08:52:00Z" -"6311174","bitsweet","bitsweet",,,"6311064","1","Cue DMCA takedown in 3... 2... 1...","1378055924","2013-09-01T17:18:44Z" -"6311178","kevingibbon","kevingibbon",,,"6311064","2","only works for london. plus there is no way thats accurate, only shows 10 for london.","1378055958","2013-09-01T17:19:18Z" -"6311289","wickedOne","wickedOne",,,"6311064","0","it sometimes shows some taxis, most of the time it doesn't…

currently showing just a feew (2-3) cabs in london which probably is incorrect (like kevingibbon also noted).

apart from that it's slightly annoying you start zoomed at some street level when you pick a city (in my case london as that appears to be the only one having data…). if you're exposing your own location it would make sense to zoom in at street level, but if you're not i think an overview of the selected city would make more sense","1378057652","2013-09-01T17:47:32Z" -"6312672","voltagex_","voltagex_",,,"6312462","0","I'm not sure this can do BT4-LE - maybe the HackRF can fill the gap?","1378078633","2013-09-01T23:37:13Z" -"6320037","wisitech","wisitech",,,"6319650","0","It seems Stephen Elope is all set to complete his professional circle but of course with an unexpected promotion. If things fall in place for this lucky guy, he is likely to lead Microsoft, where he'd learnt his initial lessons of leadership.","1378203233","2013-09-03T10:13:53Z" -"6320091","pankajg1","pankajg1",,,"6319650","2","I wish the guy gets the reward for his commendable work. He deserves it.

Best of luck Mr. Elope.","1378204174","2013-09-03T10:29:34Z" -"6320126","naresh323","naresh323",,,"6319650","1","I don't think even Stephen would had ever thought of joining Microsoft and that's too as a CEO. -I wish me all the best for his selection.","1378204874","2013-09-03T10:41:14Z" -"6328316","rickdale","rickdale",,,"6328234","1","The problem with a service like this for the NFL players is that a lot of them don't want their coaches and teammates to know they were out the night before, or just how wasted they are getting. So if Uber can guarantee anonymity throughout the process then I think players will be more apt to use Uber.

Basically a cab service exists everywhere, so for the players its not just the connivence but the real implications of calling a designated driver and their job. Granted drunk driving is infinitely worse, I feel like some athletes will always do what they think they can get away with.","1378309333","2013-09-04T15:42:13Z" -"6328368","untog","untog",,,"6328234","0","Uber’s service would complement an existing program run by the union in which players can summon a car by placing a phone call.

I see how using Uber is an improvement, but really, if no-one is using the existing service then I think the problem runs deeper than whether they need to talk on the phone to use it.

It's never been difficult to call a cab instead of drunk drive.","1378309732","2013-09-04T15:48:52Z" -"6328377","kasey_junk","kasey_junk",,,"6328234","6","It's important to note this is the NFL Players Union, not the NFL. That gives it a better chance of being successful.","1378309801","2013-09-04T15:50:01Z" -"6328428","socrates1998","socrates1998",,,"6328234","2","It sounds good, but players have already had a program in place to help them. This app might help a little, but I don't think it will solve the problem.

And they can afford taxis and car services.

Football players have this "I can do anything" mentality that gets them into trouble. This mind set also makes them good football players.

The problem is the tension that exists between the employee and the employer. The employer doesn't want the employee to know what they do. The employer will use any information he can to gain an upper hand.

Players hide injuries, then pay cash to non-team doctors.

They will continue to hide their partying activities as well.","1378310272","2013-09-04T15:57:52Z" -"6328515","bpm140","bpm140",,,"6328234","10","This seems like a purely PR move. Not only is there nothing wrong with that, it's probably worth figuring out how other people can get national press with flimsy stories.

I see what Uber gets out of this, but what reason would the NFL Players' Union have for participating in the marketing of this? I don't remember hearing a lot about drunk-driving players in the press, so essentially the Players' Union is making it a topic of conversation.

Why?","1378311005","2013-09-04T16:10:05Z" -"6328563","the_watcher","the_watcher",,,"6328234","13","The brilliance of this move is that Uber is more high end than cabs. A lot of players like arriving in style, which leads to the returning home drunk. With Uber, you can arrive in a town car. If I were Uber, I'd make a big deal about the NFL app getting priority on the nicest cars in their fleet to try and appeal to this.","1378311379","2013-09-04T16:16:19Z" -"6328575","cfesta9","cfesta9",,,"6328234","5","Uber is an incredible service. Perhaps a system within a bar/clubs POS system would be most helpful. If your bill is over X amount then the bartender could suggest a Uber for you or have the ability to charge a Uber to your bill if you agreed. Just a thought. Also Instead of Uber preventing NFL players driving drunk. Uber should prevent players driving after games who have suffered concussions or big hits.","1378311559","2013-09-04T16:19:19Z" -"6328617","kevincrane","kevincrane",,,"6328234","3","Yesss, NFL and HN on the same page! My worlds are colliding.

Anyway, I don't know if this will be good enough to solve the problem. As someone else mentioned earlier, the NFL already has a system in place for all players to get free rides at any time, no questions asked (plus a legion of fans who would bend over backwards to drive an NFL player home). I think this could be an improvement with regards to the UX and ease of use for the players, but this still may not be enough to solve the main problem.

Edit: if we want to get more in-depth as to why this might not fix the problem, look at the kind of people who become NFL players. They're often from lower-income backgrounds where sports were their one outlet for success. When you go from perpetually struggling financially and are suddenly thrust into a world where you are making millions and surrounded by adoring fans, you think you're invincible. Cops wouldn't dare to arrest a football deity would they? Unfortunately that can get to their heads and leads to situations where they choose to drunk drive instead of call a free cab.","1378312024","2013-09-04T16:27:04Z" -"6328664","far33d","far33d",,,"6328234","9","This is a great strategic partnership even if the net value is low to the NFL.

1) The cost to uber and the NFL is basically zero. It leverages existing functionality and the NFL already pays for this kind of service.

2) The NFL gets good press about drunk driving prevention and might actually prevent a few accidents.

3) Uber gets itself in the NYTimes, top of hacker news, etc for free, exposes itself to lots of new users, and reinforces itself as a brand aligned with luxury and convenience.","1378312414","2013-09-04T16:33:34Z" -"6328719","rdl","rdl",,,"6328234","7","I wonder how long until other organizations do something similar. It'd be kind of interesting if military 24-48h passes (i.e. be drunk for that period) came with a requirement to use Uber or something like it. Drunk driving actually kills more young enlisted people than combat.","1378312904","2013-09-04T16:41:44Z" -"6328862","jacalata","jacalata",,,"6328234","12","For all those who are trying to speculate on the benefits of this over the "existing car service" mentioned on the article, here is some actual information about it: http://www.thepostgame.com/features/201304/nfl-players-worry...","1378314059","2013-09-04T17:00:59Z" -"6328941","pwthornton","pwthornton",,,"6328234","4","Some enterprising owner should set up an account with Uber to provide free rides for their players. It's a heck of a lot cheaper than DUIs, wrongful death lawsuits and suspensions and fines by the NFL.

Services like Uber go beyond calling a cab company because they are easy to use in a way that digitally-savvy people understand (and most NFL players are pretty good with smartphones) and the cars are nicer than cabs. In certain cities, it's easy to get a cab. You pretty much just need to stand on the corner of a street for a few minutes. In other cities, it can be a nightmare.

In those markets where getting a cab can be a huge problem, this will help a lot. And this will also help in markets where cab drivers refuse to leave the city. It's easy to get a cab in DC, but most cab drivers won't leave the city limits, which can be an issue if a player doesn't live in the city. That's something that a lot of people overlook when they say, "how hard is it to get a cab?" The real question is, "how hard is to get a cab that will take me to where I want to go in a timely manner?" That's where Uber shines.","1378314838","2013-09-04T17:13:58Z" -"6329221","raawlls","raawlls",,,"6328234","15","Good for Uber, and I understand the want to prevent the players' safety, but seriously, that's ridiculous. The fact that this deal is in place says a lot about the maturity of professional athletes.","1378317634","2013-09-04T18:00:34Z" -"6329791","paul_f","paul_f",,,"6328234","14","My first reaction? What bunch of pampered babies. If your employer has to design a service to keep you from driving home drunk, you clearly are the definition of pathetic. Miserably unable to deal with the basics of life.","1378322554","2013-09-04T19:22:34Z" -"6330411","will_brown","will_brown",,,"6328234","8","I think this is great for both Uber and the NFL. This is good PR for both, brings additional legitimacy to Uber and highlights the NFL's efforts to address this issue (at the end of the day maybe save some careers if not lives).

However, if the NFL was truly serious they would contractually require all players to install breathalyzer car starters (if you don't know search it) in their vehicles. Is that extreme? No, not in light of all the other contractual obligations NFL players/professional athletes already agree. One example is UFC fighters contracts include provisions in which they agree not to drive motorcycles.","1378328048","2013-09-04T20:54:08Z" -"6330512","mathattack","mathattack",,,"6328234","11","I think this only solves a few of their alcohol related problems.

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500290_162-6975132.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Police...","1378329005","2013-09-04T21:10:05Z" -"6331856","Pro_bity","Pro_bity",,,"6331596","0","This is a great article about how deals at this level get done. I hope it does not get buried.","1378348491","2013-09-05T02:34:51Z" -"6410537","twangist","twangist",,,"6410074","0","This article is over 4 years old, and comments were disabled on the page, thus no additional content. Why is it noteworthy now?","1379579880","2013-09-19T08:38:00Z" -"6423531","bwertz","bwertz",,,"6423127","1","Great new challenges - love the Pub Crawl one","1379782274","2013-09-21T16:51:14Z" -"6423722","taralx","taralx",,,"6423127","0","Yet another site that requires Facebook login to use. Makes me sad...","1379785042","2013-09-21T17:37:22Z" -"6429176","lutusp","lutusp",,,"6428987","0","> Distributors are even instructed to avoid exclamation marks and use of the word ''new''.

New! Apple! rules! for! advertisers!","1379911087","2013-09-23T04:38:07Z" -"6497676","teovall","teovall",,,"6497475","0","Cool video, by why not link to the original copy with 2.5+ million views instead of some copy with a bunch of SEO keywords and only 38 views?

Here's the original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF-tKLISfPE","1380917952","2013-10-04T20:19:12Z" -"6508325","contextual","contextual",,,"6508213","2","I hear Microsoft Word has a feature that instantly uploads what you type to the cloud. It's called Numbers Symbols Alphabet (NSA for short).

I'm not even joking.","1381155069","2013-10-07T14:11:09Z" -"6508445","Toshio","Toshio",,,"6508213","1","I fail to understand how this belongs on Hacker News.","1381156152","2013-10-07T14:29:12Z" -"6508551","R_Edward","R_Edward",,,"6508213","0","Some useful tips, yes, and some not-so-useful. The Unicode trick isn't exactly a Microsoft Word trick--it's more a Windows thing. The Hidden Calculator left me flat; I'd rather use the Windows Calculator, but YMMV. My only issue with these tips is that the problems they solve tend to arise so infrequently that I don't repeat the solutions often enough to remember them.","1381157209","2013-10-07T14:46:49Z" -"6518073","Brian_Curliss","Brian_Curliss",,,"6518061","0","Actually, they are more like MailLift for consumers :)","1381269253","2013-10-08T21:54:13Z" -"6537416","yapcguy","yapcguy",,,"6537412","0","The original article was published over 3 months ago, yet this is the first time I had heard of it.

Would be interesting to see what the fuss is about, but nothing in the Wayback Machine and the Google Cache has already been edited.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:q5bBqzG...","1381555290","2013-10-12T05:21:30Z" -"6542124","yeukhon","yeukhon",,,"6541605","0","When I first look at the circular structure, it reminds me of two things: science fiction and secrecy.

Science fiction because in many SF movie secret agency are often in some circular dish-like structure. Imagine yourself walking from room to room, from lab to lab, when you open the door in one of the room you are on a staircase looking at hundreds of scientists and agents contacting an alien out there.

Secrecy because of the above and plus it reminds me of Pentagon.

Not a bad thing, but definitely a cool place.

Compare this to other HQs? Take Googleplex. Over time I find that campus a little more corporate. Maybe because it now houses so many people, plus a lot of the buildings are build like an ordinary office building.

I want to see the interior though.

One thing important to all HQ: lobby is one of the most crucial things. To me it has to open, wide, clean and crazy - that;s where actions should happen.","1381660299","2013-10-13T10:31:39Z" -"6550325","dgoody208","dgoody208",,,"6550300","4","Golden.","1381792942","2013-10-14T23:22:22Z" -"6550332","charliekubal","charliekubal",,,"6550300","3","definitely faster and cheaper than a tow truck -- smart thinking.","1381793022","2013-10-14T23:23:42Z" -"6550571","dangrossman","dangrossman",,,"6550300","1","For the price of one roadside jump you can pick up a portable jump starter, compressor and inverter at Amazon/Pep Boys. Something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-J5C09-500-Amp-Built-In-Compres...

You'll never be stranded with a dead battery again, can inflate flat tires wherever you are, and can charge your cell phone if your battery can't be revived. I bought one years ago after dealing with a bad alternator and keep it in the trunk of my car; so much peace of mind. You even get to be a hero, jumping other peoples' stranded cars without needing cables or risking your own car.","1381796575","2013-10-15T00:22:55Z" -"6551588","WheelsAtLarge","WheelsAtLarge",,,"6550300","0","Quick tip, if you find that you have just enough power to crank the motor but not enough to start it. Shift the transmision to neutral. The power needed is less and it might give you the edge to start right up.","1381812992","2013-10-15T04:56:32Z" -"6561143","bliti","bliti",,,"6550300","2","If you have access to the battery and it is not a sealed type:

Check the battery fluid level. If its low, you may use some bottled water to fill it up. Chances are the car will startup and allow you to get home. Note that you should replace the battery after doing this.","1381946638","2013-10-16T18:03:58Z" -"6577816","YOSPOS","YOSPOS",,,"6577693","7","There's enough smoke now that we can safely assume that all these actions by Google are to sabotage the experience on Microsoft products.","1382216699","2013-10-19T21:04:59Z" -"6577858","ape4","ape4",,,"6577693","4","IE stopped identifying itself as IE - that's confusing. (I know it didn't just happen in IE11 on Windows 8.1)","1382217246","2013-10-19T21:14:06Z" -"6577895","moomin","moomin",,,"6577693","2","I'm concluding that google put some code for older IE browsers on their page that isn't actually triggered by compliant browsers, but some automated detection program flagged it as having a legacy feature.","1382217760","2013-10-19T21:22:40Z" -"6577901","sergers","sergers",,,"6577693","5","would someone mind doing an analysis as per comments in the other thread? -https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6576521

im interested to see what changed now that MS "fixed" it. was the UA string mismatch updated? or did they just remove it from their compatibility list","1382217845","2013-10-19T21:24:05Z" -"6577913","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"6577693","3","I seem to have a panel on the left that is obscuring about half of the text. I'm sure that can't be the intention - is it yet another case of incredibly poor design?

There appears to be no way to dismiss it, and it doesn't move. In short, I can't read the article, because someone wanted to be clever.

Added in edit: It becomes visible if I reduce my text size, rendering the text visible, but difficult to read. Interesting trade-off.","1382217948","2013-10-19T21:25:48Z" -"6578046","ConceptJunkie","ConceptJunkie",,,"6577693","0","If IE weren't so horrible, people wouldn't have to program so defensively for it. It's kind of like Office... the tiniest delay causes it to throw up dialogs saying that it's not responding, and as soon as that happens the typical non-expert user nukes it, and restarts Windows. I've watched it happen. This is what they expect.

We have a whole generation of computer users used to this kind of crap: Microsoft software sucks and you expect it to constantly misbehave, and randomly change, and must be constantly on guard to prevent it from causing problems.

Even if this was Google's fault, I really don't blame them.","1382219720","2013-10-19T21:55:20Z" -"6578244","RexRollman","RexRollman",,,"6577693","1","Personally speaking, I feel that the best thing about IE is that it can download Firefox.","1382222852","2013-10-19T22:47:32Z" -"6578377","dzhiurgis","dzhiurgis",,,"6577693","6","How do you stop people downloading Chrome? Break Google search.","1382225860","2013-10-19T23:37:40Z" -"6581611","dljsjr","dljsjr",,,"6581548","0","The reason, at least in my experience, is a lot less conspiratorial than that. Most modern MacBook Pros actually have the ability to ramp up the CPU's draw when on AC power so high that even when plugged in, they will cause battery drain. By allowing MacBooks to run with no battery in them, it would be possible to cause the machine to shut down.

I have been told that this is a feature, not a design flaw. Some have told me that it's simply required for burst processing. Others have told me that it's related to battery health; it's bad for LiIon batteries to remain fully charged without discharging on occasion. I have no idea what the real reason is.

I do know that current rMBPs have issues with throttling based on thermals, but this has nothing to do with battery life.","1382304887","2013-10-20T21:34:47Z" -"6581619","tiernano","tiernano",,,"6581548","11","Is this OS independent or limited to just OSX?","1382305000","2013-10-20T21:36:40Z" -"6581643","xlayn","xlayn",,,"6581548","9","This post doesn't add anything to the original one. -End of the story....","1382305435","2013-10-20T21:43:55Z" -"6581647",,,,"true","6581548","8",,"1382305481","2013-10-20T21:44:41Z" -"6581652","Hello71","Hello71",,,"6581548","3","> This, obviously, is a ploy to bring MacBook owners into an Apple store to pay to have their battery replaced.

This is a joke, right?","1382305556","2013-10-20T21:45:56Z" -"6581656","mhielscher","mhielscher",,,"6581548","2","This is not an OS feature, and it's not completely new. My original black MacBook (2006) is limited in a similar way - if the battery is removed and the computer is running on AC power only, the 2 GHz processor is limited to 1 GHz. This happens even under Ubuntu.

I don't believe that it happened when my previous near-dead battery was in place and recognized, but more and more often the MacBook would refuse to recognize it, and I'd get the "AC power only" symbol in the menu and a slowed-down CPU.

http://web.archive.org/web/20120803114641/http://support.app...","1382305629","2013-10-20T21:47:09Z" -"6581683","fr0ggerrr","fr0ggerrr",,,"6581548","7","If you don't know the difference between you're and your, you probably don't know what you're talking about.","1382305910","2013-10-20T21:51:50Z" -"6581776","beloch","beloch",,,"6581548","1","A lot of PC laptops are used as desktops long after they go off warranty. It's one of the reasons why PC laptop sales have stagnated. If a laptop can still handle media, browsing etc. and still works, it often won't be replaced.

Apple deliberately combats stagnation of their market in several ways. Their fashion forward approach and sensationalistic marketing are one way to make people want to upgrade sooner. Lack of support for DIY upgrades, soldered batteries, and crippling the CPU are another. Aggressively driving prices down to the point where laptops are almost disposable is yet another.

Consider what happens when you bring your Mac into an Apple store with a bad battery. The laptop is quite probably off warranty, especially if you didn't buy extended Applecare coverage. You will be told the repair will take a while and will be quoted a price that is going to be distressingly close to the price of a shiny new mac, whose prices have likely dropped since when you bought your old laptop. You're already committed to spending some money, and the feeling that you can buy a new, cheaper macbook for not a lot more than the new battery, plus the instant gratification of walking away with a functional laptop now will put the hook in you.

People generally pick up Apple products and make the mistake of thinking they're built to last. They're not. They're built to feel good in your hand and be replaced within 2-3 years.","1382307599","2013-10-20T22:19:59Z" -"6581781","stephencanon","stephencanon",,,"6581548","4","> This, obviously, is a ploy to bring MacBook owners into an Apple store to pay to have their battery replaced. One cannot do this himself because it will void the warranty on a MacBook.

If the battery is bad and the machine is under warranty, it will be replaced under warranty. If the battery is bad and the machine is not under warranty, then you can't very well void the warranty no matter what you do to the battery. Similarly poor logic saturates the rest of the article.","1382307659","2013-10-20T22:20:59Z" -"6581787","ctdonath","ctdonath",,,"6581548","6","Might be worth finding out "why?" before declaring the designers of a brilliant piece of engineering "stupid" just because you don't understand one very deliberate decision.","1382307715","2013-10-20T22:21:55Z" -"6581801","X-Istence","X-Istence",,,"6581548","5","The power adapter simply isn't able to provide the full power required to run the entire laptop with the CPU at full speed. The battery in that case is acting as a large capacitor and in most cases when running at full tilt is actually discharging even when plugged in.

When the battery goes bad and a notice pops up stating that it should be serviced they don't want to cause any possible issues such as the battery catching fire or exploding. Better safe than sorry.

Also, this is all hardware controlled, and happens not just on MacBook's but on plenty of other machines too. Had an old Toshiba that when the battery was removed it would limit itself from 2.4 Ghz to 1.2 Ghz max.","1382307895","2013-10-20T22:24:55Z" -"6581836","qwerta","qwerta",,,"6581548","10","The reason is simple: If power suddenly dies, there is no energy to keep fan running. So laptop would take much longer to cool down, possibly damaging some sensitive parts.","1382308361","2013-10-20T22:32:41Z" -"6595767","tayloramiles","tayloramiles",,,"6595712","3","Word of mouth","1382485221","2013-10-22T23:40:21Z" -"6595822","alexbanayan","alexbanayan",,,"6595712","4","awesome","1382485823","2013-10-22T23:50:23Z" -"6595829","minimaxir","minimaxir",,,"6595712","0","Note: OP is asking for upvotes for this story on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/SeanEllis/status/392797877514162176

http://i.imgur.com/AaMLcUp.png","1382485904","2013-10-22T23:51:44Z" -"6595844","seanellis","seanellis",,,"6595712","1","Asked followers who enjoyed the article to help it get discovered on Hacker News. Removed tweet. OP","1382486062","2013-10-22T23:54:22Z" -"6595974","alexsherstinsky","alexsherstinsky",,,"6595712","2","Excellent research!","1382488212","2013-10-23T00:30:12Z" -"6603075","hyperbovine","hyperbovine",,,"6603008","0",""A single, simple, affordable device that helps you both lean in and kick back."

I feel like Mitt Romney is trying to sell me a Surface. Binders full of applications!","1382581799","2013-10-24T02:29:59Z" -"6603095","z3niMAGiNE","z3niMAGiNE",,,"6603008","3","In case anyone was wondering: iPads aren't desktop computers and Office is more powerful than iWork. The rhetoric is reminiscent of the old Detroit.","1382582061","2013-10-24T02:34:21Z" -"6603134","phaus","phaus",,,"6603008","1","Before I start, let me say that I love the idea of a surface, and that the only reason I have an iPad instead of a surface is because I couldn't warrant spending $900 bucks on a secondary device at the moment. Both are great devices, but if I had the money, I'd probably get a Surface Pro 2.

>That’s what Surface is. A single, simple, affordable device that helps you both lean in and kick back. Let’s be clear – helping folks kill time on a tablet is relatively easy. Give them books, music, videos and games, and they’ll figure out the rest. Pretty much all tablets do that.

The problem with this statement is that its not relatively easy. I've owned seven Android phones (starting with the G1), an Android tablet, an Asus EEE Slate, and two iPads. When it comes to a streamlined system for delivering entertainment, the iPad provides a superior experience to all of them.

>The Surface and Surface 2 are less expensive than the iPad 2 and iPad Air respectively, and yet offer more storage, both onboard and in the cloud.

I never understood why people say things that they know are disingenuous at the time they make the statement. Yes, its technically correct to say that the Surface Pro 2 is cheaper than a 128GB iPad, but Frank knows very well that the 16GB model is by far the most popular.

>The good news is that Microsoft understands how people work better than anyone else on the planet.

I think office is better than any of its competitors, but if Microsoft understands how people work better than anybody, why did we get an overpriced, gimmicky keyboard cover instead of something that can be used without a desk?","1382582614","2013-10-24T02:43:34Z" -"6603157","DigitalSea","DigitalSea",,,"6603008","2","I will have to side with Microsoft here, everything said is in-fact true. The Surface from a technical perspective trumps the iPad, it's effectively a true computer (USB ports, storage options) inside of a tablet form. In all honesty, it was never Apple that was focused, it was Steve Jobs. When Jobs was at the helm, he did things differently to everyone else and it was this different approach that got Apple to where it is now. The legacy that Steve Jobs created is being carried on, albeit rather loosely. It's obvious Apple are losing their way very slowly, we can't forget that the iPad and iPhone were both masterminded by Jobs and Johnny. I mean seriously, the iPad Air? It has nothing to gloat about except being lighter, but was the iPad ever that heavy to warrant being lighter? It already weighed less than some books can way.

Microsoft don't get enough credit, they've done a lot of things wrong, but I think the Surface is a solid device that doesn't get enough attention. The price point was definitely wrong, if you want to rival Apple you have to undercut them in the market. Most people don't buy Apple devices because of technical specs, they buy them because of the large library of applications, the hype around owning an Apple device and the look and feel. When is the last time you heard someone saying they were going to buy an iPad because of the kind of CPU it has?

The iPad and Surface Pro 2 are both fantastic devices that can achieve the same things. The software is different, but on a hardware level they are both highly capable devices with seemingly limitless potential. Apple has the better OS for the moment and the better design, but Microsoft has the better hardware. For those that have used both iWork and Microsoft Office, it's obvious that Microsoft wins hands down. You never see anything other than Microsoft office being used in the enterprise and I doubt you ever will in this lifetime.

If you want to win accolades and praise, making fun of the competition in this way makes you look like a jealous douche, both Apple and Microsoft come across as childish to me. Once upon a time Apple in terms of their public presence and marketing never really mentioned the competition but based on remarks that Tim Cook made, it's obvious their strategy is to no longer take the high ground and let the consumer make their choice, they're playing hard-ball with Microsoft and Samsung now.","1382583286","2013-10-24T02:54:46Z" -"6604617","blahbl4hblah","blahbl4hblah","true",,"6603008","5","To be fair Apple did take a cheap shot at them in their presser yesterday...","1382614810","2013-10-24T11:40:10Z" -"6604648","blahbl4hblahtoo","blahbl4hblahtoo",,,"6603008","4","To be fair Apple takes cheap shots at them all the time. Both companies have a long history of taking pokes at each other.

The outrage among their fans is always entertaining, but people should remember that "Apple" and "Microsoft" aren't people that are talking mean about each other. They are companies that sell products. They are going to advocate for their products vigorously. Shocking.

The emotion that gets wrapped up in these arguments is a little creepy. It's really a sign of how marketing has been internalized by some people. (Including the people at MS and Apple.)","1382615367","2013-10-24T11:49:27Z" -"6607444","calcsam","calcsam",,,"6606993","1","Kevin's great. I got to know him after he came to present at HackerDojo and did a heck of a job -- extremely helpful guy!","1382643892","2013-10-24T19:44:52Z" -"6607571","radiusq","radiusq","true",,"6606993","3","What does one need to do to become a "data scientist"?","1382644949","2013-10-24T20:02:29Z" -"6607607","jorgem","jorgem",,,"6606993","0","Creepy: "at Uber, we've got every GPS point for every trip ever taken at Uber, going back to the Trip #1"","1382645264","2013-10-24T20:07:44Z" -"6609463","ztnewman","ztnewman",,,"6606993","2","I wish he actually discussed his work as a data scientist, not just the field in general","1382668916","2013-10-25T02:41:56Z" -"6630121","naren87","naren87",,,"6630042","1","Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/OGGaEBJ.jpg","1382997445","2013-10-28T21:57:25Z" -"6630150","joelgrus","joelgrus",,,"6630042","0","Bad snippet aside, "most relevant Wikipedia article as the #1 search result" is probably my most-desired search engine feature.","1382997727","2013-10-28T22:02:07Z" -"6634739","jlees","jlees",,,"6633682","5","This is genius marketing. I've already seen a bunch of friends go nuts over the idea and I hope those kittens find great homes through the initiative!","1383059987","2013-10-29T15:19:47Z" -"6635061","xamdam","xamdam",,,"6633682","19","Raise demand for young cats, surely it will not impact more young cats being produced (and killed when they get older). Want a pet? Get and keep one.","1383062117","2013-10-29T15:55:17Z" -"6635083","prezjordan","prezjordan",,,"6633682","4","I know it's fun, but I honestly think they're testing the waters with this sort of thing - same goes with the "Call an Ice Cream Truck" campaign from this summer.

Uber = On-Demand... anything?","1383062246","2013-10-29T15:57:26Z" -"6635139","blhack","blhack",,,"6633682","12","Now do it with puppies!","1383062590","2013-10-29T16:03:10Z" -"6635205","sjmulder","sjmulder",,,"6633682","10","My girlfriend is a big fan of both kittens and cupcakes. This would be perfect for her, too bad it’s not in Amsterdam.

Over the summer Uber had some cool stuff here. You could hire a boat with friends, and the ice cream truck of course.","1383062962","2013-10-29T16:09:22Z" -"6635231","PeterisP","PeterisP",,,"6633682","1","This does feel a bit weird - short-term rental of petting animals? I'm worried about mishandling, animal cruelty and the whole concept - pets form an attachment with you, doing it as a short-term rental isn't an acceptable way of building a relationship...","1383063091","2013-10-29T16:11:31Z" -"6635291","gucc1","gucc1",,,"6633682","18","What does this have to do with HN?","1383063563","2013-10-29T16:19:23Z" -"6635330","vinceguidry","vinceguidry",,,"6633682","8","This seems incredibly underpriced. Make it $50 and target office parties, add another $50-100 for catered cupcakes and they'd make a ton of money for shelters.","1383063771","2013-10-29T16:22:51Z" -"6635349","nutjob123","nutjob123",,,"6633682","2","This is kitten prostitution","1383063883","2013-10-29T16:24:43Z" -"6635354","natural219","natural219",,,"6633682","7","http://www.puppycopter.com/","1383063915","2013-10-29T16:25:15Z" -"6635419","tehwalrus","tehwalrus",,,"6633682","13","The internet is leaking again...

Seriously, this is a great way to get some kittens adopted from shelters. I am in the UK, and very jealous.","1383064228","2013-10-29T16:30:28Z" -"6635544","bayesianhorse","bayesianhorse",,,"6633682","9"," It does look ok. Depending on the age of the kittens it would be nice to tag the mother along, but otherwise 15 minutes shouldn't harm anyone.

This kind of business, when not tied to an ethically operated shelter, has a lot of abusive potential, of course.","1383065041","2013-10-29T16:44:01Z" -"6635550","bfe","bfe",,,"6633682","0","BTW I presume Uber implemented this in LOLCODE?

HAI

CAN HAZ UBERDEPLOY?

VISIBLE "O HAI! WILL U HAZ UBERKITTY?"

LOL VAR R USERSEZ

IM IN YR LOOP

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-	IZ USERSEZ LIEK "KITTENS!"?
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-        YARLY
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-            VISIBLE "KITTYZ IN YR LAP!"
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-	    UBERDEPLOY
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-	    KTHX
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-        NOWAI
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-            VISIBLE "CAN U HAZ KITTYZ?"
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-KTHXBYE","1383065074","2013-10-29T16:44:34Z" -"6635781","msane","msane",,,"6633682","17","This is completely, absolutely brilliant.","1383066763","2013-10-29T17:12:43Z" -"6635942","wehadfun","wehadfun",,,"6633682","15","This seems like something that would come out at the beginning of April","1383067885","2013-10-29T17:31:25Z" -"6636359","madcaptenor","madcaptenor",,,"6633682","16","In the SF financial district; I could not get a kitten.","1383071178","2013-10-29T18:26:18Z" -"6636566","cupcake-unicorn","cupcake-unicorn",,,"6633682","14","Has anyone done this yet? Or too early to get the kitty van? I see the "Kittens!" option in Uber but don't see the cat icon.","1383072811","2013-10-29T18:53:31Z" -"6636598","andrewryno","andrewryno",,,"6633682","3","We just had the kittens at our office (they just left). They have 3 cars doing it, and we were only the second company to get that car.

One of them really liked me (Artemis). :)","1383073127","2013-10-29T18:58:47Z" -"6636758","lucidrains","lucidrains",,,"6633682","6",""Sorry, all Kittens are currently being snuggled. Please try again soon!" :(","1383074530","2013-10-29T19:22:10Z" -"6638274","rsfinn","rsfinn",,,"6633682","11","All right, that does it.

If I see ONE MORE CAT on the Internet, I'm leaving.

I mean it. Don't push me.

Edit: Oh, they're adoptable? Well, all right then; I'm for that.","1383089108","2013-10-29T23:25:08Z" -"6636705","pg","pg",,,"6636603","2","It's a sign of strength in a company when the CEO can talk candidly about problems like this. Every company has problems, most worse than this, but they rarely talk about them except in the blandest, most evasive way.

Conspicuous candor.","1383073998","2013-10-29T19:13:18Z" -"6636766","thrillgore","thrillgore",,,"6636603","8","I remain unconvinced. In Atlanta alone I find myself waiting up to 30 minutes for a UberX because nobody tells them about potential traffic conditions, and nobody knows the city routes. Maybe its different when I price up to just Uber service, but this is pretty inexcusable.","1383074572","2013-10-29T19:22:52Z" -"6636840","pla3rhat3r","pla3rhat3r",,,"6636603","12","It's a challenge to be a popular company that everyone would like in their market. Yet, in every single city there are differing rules that govern taxis. I'd LOVE to have Uber in Portland but the local Government is the road block. In cities that Uber is available, they're growing.

I love this company and use them any chance I can. I know that they're doing everything they can to be the best company and the best service for those that want to use them.","1383075136","2013-10-29T19:32:16Z" -"6636897","crbnw00ts","crbnw00ts",,,"6636603","0","> All of Uber's old school power users have gotten used to Uber and simply expect our service as a baseline at this point. What I mean is that as you have gotten used to Uber, your expectations of basic fundamental service have risen.

Yeah ... no. I got fed up with taxi service in SF about 2 years ago and started using Uber. At first I was astounded: very clean cars, very nice drivers who were accommodating and pleasant (all I want is a quiet ride without the radio blaring or the driver shouting into his phone the whole way). Best of all, the drivers were knowledgable about the city and didn't need me to tell them turn-by-turn how to do something basic like get across town. It was what I always wanted, and totally worth the extra cost vs. a regular taxi.

It's hard to put my finger on exactly when it started, but in the last few months the "black car" service has degraded to the point where it feels like the old taxi days. Usually the car is dirty, smells bad, the driver has the radio blasting loud (and doesn't exactly react all that well if I ask to turn it down or off), and the driver's attitude is frequently incredibly grouchy (I've had to listen to them complain about their jobs quite a bit lately), and worst of all, they don't know their way around the city at all.

Just to make sure I wasn't experiencing what Mr. Kalanick is suggesting in terms my expectations being calibrated differently, I have made it a point to take regular taxis a few times lately. Instead of a categorically different experience (which is how I would have described the difference between Uber and a taxi in the past), the only differences now between the taxi and the Uber "black car" service seem to be the price and the color of the outside of the car. Oh, and in some cases the regular taxi drivers actually know the city better than the Uber drivers.

I don't really blame Uber for all this, as I'm sure it's really hard to maintain that level of quality while growing at double-digit rates. But I do think they need to take a good hard look at the "black car" service and make sure the drivers know what kind of experience they are supposed to provide. It really should not feel like a taxi with a different coat of paint on the outside.","1383075580","2013-10-29T19:39:40Z" -"6636982","gmisra","gmisra",,,"6636603","6","For me, the convenience of Uber was always in the predictability of when the car would arrive. Flywheel (http://www.flywheel.com/) has finally effectively solved that problem for regular cabs, after half a dozen apps tried. Anecdotal conversations with taxi drivers indicate that they are pretty happy with the Flywheel service as well - it is definitely the best received app by drivers.

Using an app that seems to treat driver's more fairly is worth something to me, YMMV.","1383076197","2013-10-29T19:49:57Z" -"6637052","hamsterpatrol","hamsterpatrol","true",,"6636603","23","Their times are off a lot lately. Book a "4 minutes away" and it turns into 13. And nobody ever knows how to get anywhere in Twin Peaks (although cab drivers don't know it either).","1383076756","2013-10-29T19:59:16Z" -"6637059","smackfu","smackfu",,,"6636603","3","That's confusing that he pulled a response to someone else's post into a standalone post, without quoting this Noah person for context.

Here's the original complaint:

============================================================

I'm a huge #Uber fan, but the service has been getting really bad lately. Anyone else experiencing these issues?

-App shows a car 2 minutes away, and when I reserve, it then says the car is 8 minutes away

-Drivers who increasingly have no knowledge of the city and/or driving routes

-Drivers who increasingly have trouble communicating in English

-After booking, the car gets further away (significantly) before it gets closer on their way to pick me up.

-Surge pricing becoming the norm--even during traditional "non-peak" hours

Again, I've been and continue to be a huge fan of Uber, but the past couple months have been disappointing. On the plus side, I had an awesome Pakistani driver yesterday who had a great story to tell about how he emigrated to America and is making twice as much driving for Uber than his old taxi. Pretty cool.

https://www.facebook.com/noah.lichtenstein/posts/10100797782...","1383076811","2013-10-29T20:00:11Z" -"6637197","dyc","dyc",,,"6636603","21","2 and 8 minutes? Are you serious? Sure you're being promised something and getting something else, but....

At least it's better than being promised that a cab would come in 15 minutes, and then having to wait in the rain for 50 minutes instead.","1383078454","2013-10-29T20:27:34Z" -"6637326","annon","annon",,,"6636603","5","Perhaps the reason that the quality numbers have been mostly flat is because drivers have been pushing to get 5 star reviews.

In case you didn't know, as a customer of uber, the driver gives you a star rating just like you give the driver. A lot of people in SF have figured that out, and a lot of time I'll get an offer of "5 for 5." The drivers are letting you know that if you give them a 5 star rating they will give you one.

On top of that, drivers more and more push for a good rating, trying to make you feel bad if you don't give them 5 stars.

I can't recall these pressures in the past, and if they are working, then quality numbers staying flat actually mean they are quite down.

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That said, I am still an avid user of Uber, using it almost every day. My biggest concern is the same others have voiced, the drivers have no idea where they are in the city. I'm not talking cross streets, I'm saying a lot of time they don't even know how to get to a whole neighborhood. They also don't appear to be good 'city drivers,' and frequently seem to put bikers at risk due to that.","1383079863","2013-10-29T20:51:03Z" -"6637474","blhack","blhack",,,"6636603","11","I wonder what kind of response we would get from the CEO of Yellow Cab if people complained that their service was degrading.","1383081193","2013-10-29T21:13:13Z" -"6637584","etler","etler",,,"6636603","10","Anything is better than waiting an hour for a taxi to show up, and then having to call a friend because the company just forgot about you.","1383082081","2013-10-29T21:28:01Z" -"6637639","smokey_the_bear","smokey_the_bear",,,"6636603","1","We started using Uber this year to get to the airport. Though we are happy with the price, and very happy with the ease of scheduling, every single ride has made me uncomfortable with the safety and comfort of the service.

Over four rides to the airport this year, these things have happened:

1) Three of the times the drivers claimed the AC wasn't working, and we had to drive on the interstate with the windows down.

2) The driver missed the exit for SFO, and drove through the median to get to it

3) Two drivers did not know how to get to OAK

4) I (a pregnant woman) was traveling alone with my infant son. Driver did not help load stroller and luggage into the trunk. Threw luggage out of the trunk onto the curb when we arrived at the airport.

Transportation always kind of sucks, and maybe this is the best you can buy for $72 from Berkeley to SFO. My Uber experiences have been uniformly worse than my taxi to/from airport experiences. But they are slightly cheaper and easier to schedule.","1383082449","2013-10-29T21:34:09Z" -"6637680","digitalinfinity","digitalinfinity",,,"6636603","7","I think some of it might be self-inflicted too rather than purely a scaling issue. Anecdotal evidence here but probably relevant- I got a mail from Uber a while back, where (presumably) some automation noticed that I was taking a bunch of uber rides to the airport when I was in Boston, but never from, so it offered some Uber credit to use from the airport. I was pretty stoked that Uber had such great analytics and this past Saturday, requested an uber when I landed. Once I got picked up however, it was a different story, with the driver claiming I had "tricked him" and that it was illegal for him to pick anyone up from the airport and that Uber had specifically given him guidance not to pick anyone up from the airport. Clearly there was some miscommunication there and although he calmed down once I explained my side of the story, it still creates a bad experience (probably for both the customer and the driver). Uber support was reasonably prompt in getting back to me but it was somewhat of a non-reply and I still don't know if picking people up at Logan Airport is a supported scenario or not. However, my positive experiences with Uber far outweigh the negative ones and I think Uber still has that built-up goodwill going for it which should cushion it through these growing pains.","1383082774","2013-10-29T21:39:34Z" -"6637699","ameister14","ameister14",,,"6636603","14","I've definitely had mixed experiences with Uber in San Francisco; In LA the drivers were excellent, here it seems to be hit or miss.

This seems to be a particular problem as regards UberX. With the Surge pricing making UberX more expensive, it's not really worth it for me if I have to show the guy where to go and he's not nice or accommodating in any way.","1383082937","2013-10-29T21:42:17Z" -"6637713","ffrryuu","ffrryuu",,,"6636603","20","You get what you paid for.","1383083084","2013-10-29T21:44:44Z" -"6637722","bsgreenb","bsgreenb",,,"6636603","9","I prefer taking Lyft to Uber because with the former the default mode is friendly conversation. When you take an Uber the assumption is that neither of you will talk to each other, like in a Taxi or Limo. In this sense Lyft is more revolutionary than Uber because it fundamentally changes the social dynamic, not just the economics.","1383083142","2013-10-29T21:45:42Z" -"6637802","jasonwilk","jasonwilk",,,"6636603","19","Uber, at it's worst, is still far better than any experience I've had with traditional cabs.","1383084046","2013-10-29T22:00:46Z" -"6637823",,,,"true","6636603","15",,"1383084259","2013-10-29T22:04:19Z" -"6637890","noahdanlic","noahdanlic",,,"6636603","4","As the original poster to Facebook that Travis is responding to, I'd just like to add a few thoughts here. First, I'm an early adopter of Uber and have been + remain a big fan of the company. Second, I commend Travis for taking the time to write out his thoughts and provide a well-thought out response--even if I don't fully agree with everything he wrote. Third, I think it's a good sign for Uber that a) people care enough to be talking about it...passionately; and b) their CEO is involved in the debate. Fourth, the quality in SF has been declining for those of us with a longitudinal view over time, and even if the top-line metric of overall reviews inflates the NPS score, the fact that this is striking a chord with "power users" should be alarming. Fifth, I think this is correctable, and is not unique for a company scaling this quickly. Thanks everyone for the debate. - Noah Lichtenstein","1383084967","2013-10-29T22:16:07Z" -"6637897",,,"true","true","6636603","22",,"1383084995","2013-10-29T22:16:35Z" -"6638094","andrewljohnson","andrewljohnson",,,"6636603","13","I had a bad ride to OAK from Berkeley, wrong freeway, no AC, it was a mess. But the Uber app prompted me for feedback, and I got a personal support message and a credit when I complained.

I will Uber again, as it is easily the most convenient way to get to the airport, and I can tell that the software is rigged to continuously improve the company. After a lifetime of cab nightmares, I'll take Uber with double the warts.","1383087168","2013-10-29T22:52:48Z" -"6639293","ruggeri","ruggeri",,,"6636603","16","Like several others, I've had the problem where I need to give directions, despite the driver having a GPS enabled phone. Do we know why they do this? It's by no means a big inconvenience for me, but it's somewhat perplexing, at least...

PS: I'm extremely happy with Uber. My experience with calling cabs was forged on the south side of Chicago, where they seldom ever actually came. It was miserable.","1383104006","2013-10-30T03:33:26Z" -"6639805","bjeanes","bjeanes",,,"6636603","18","They are looking at average quality metrics. I think they should be looking at perc based quality metrics. That would have reflected a drop and the variability far earlier on. In this sense, it's akin to performance metrics — you want to find out what % of your users are experiencing what levels of service.","1383112896","2013-10-30T06:01:36Z" -"6641448","malandrew","malandrew",,,"6636603","17","I would really like to see an aggregate app that only handles the buy side of the market and let Uber, Sidecar, Lyft, taxis and others handle the sell side of the market. This way, you could have an app that shows you the rating of the companies relative to one another. Every vote for a driver would also be a vote for the company as well. If a company wasn't great, you can opt to stop seeing drivers from them.","1383151666","2013-10-30T16:47:46Z" -"6729562","richo","richo",,,"6729463","18","When I had issues I just put it through their "how was the ride" thing that pops up after every ride, and they sorted it for me that day.","1384387556","2013-11-14T00:05:56Z" -"6729586","sheetjs","sheetjs",,,"6729463","10","> Going forward, I am probably just going to initiate a chargeback. They aren’t giving me many choices.

Give them a week to sort it out. Don't immediately chargeback, but call the credit card company and tell them about the irregularity. That way, you give Uber some room to sort it out, you don't have to worry about the charge in the process, and you established the timeline in case things do get hairy.","1384387840","2013-11-14T00:10:40Z" -"6729599","mattzito","mattzito",,,"6729463","7","I experienced an exact opposite response. We had a fairly troubling experience with an Uber driver late at night, and sent an email explaining what happened and requesting a response.

The next day we had an email response, refunding our money, requesting more information, and offering to talk on the phone. A little more discussion and we were told the driver had been terminated and got another heartfelt apology. It was great.","1384387972","2013-11-14T00:12:52Z" -"6729607","manacit","manacit",,,"6729463","21","I had a small billing error with an Uber a couple months ago (I had a free ride promo that somehow got eclipsed by a $10 off Google account promo). I tweeted, got a DM a few hours later that telling me to send them an e-mail. I did, charge refunded same-day. No complaints.","1384388044","2013-11-14T00:14:04Z" -"6729629","princess3000","princess3000",,,"6729463","26","I've only had things mess up once on Uber and I wrote them and they refunded the charge no problem.","1384388276","2013-11-14T00:17:56Z" -"6729643","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"6729463","1","> Going forward, I am probably just going to initiate a chargeback. They aren’t giving me many choices.

I've had great email support from Uber in New York. That said, a few years ago a lost iPhone turned into several phantom SUV rides in and out of New Jersey. An email to Uber revealed a policy against reversing such transactions.

"Okay," I thought, "chargeback it is." But it is not that simple - the chargeback prompted an account suspension. The issue was resolved a few months later, but still leaves a stink in the mouth whenever I start to recommend the service.","1384388579","2013-11-14T00:22:59Z" -"6729645","catilac","catilac",,,"6729463","23","Uber has been great in my experience. In NYC I had a couple terrible drivers, and I gave a couple terrible reviews.

Without me having to reach out, figured out the details, then they apologized and provided a refund.","1384388586","2013-11-14T00:23:06Z" -"6729651","vocino","vocino",,,"6729463","25","I had a couple Uber issues a while back. With a simple tweet to Uber SF, I had everything handled quickly and easily the next day (just hours later, really).","1384388643","2013-11-14T00:24:03Z" -"6729655","incanus77","incanus77",,,"6729463","9","This should probably be retitled "Man has problem with Uber on Sunday, declares crisis mode on Tuesday".","1384388720","2013-11-14T00:25:20Z" -"6729657","sleepybrett","sleepybrett",,,"6729463","8","NYE 2012 I got caught in the crash that brought down their system and lost all their reservations. The driver who was heading to pick me up at a 1x congestion rate probably got a brand new 5x faire after the system came back up and made an easy decision. A decision that left me in sub freezing temperatures waiting for a car that would never come.

It was my first uber experience and while it hasn't quite been my last, they certainly aren't my favorite choice.

I don't have the email archive available but I seem to recall them taking almost a week to get back to me. I imagine that the crash caused them quite a customer service backlog though. At the end of the day, for leaving me in sub freezing temeratures they gave me a $50 credit.","1384388768","2013-11-14T00:26:08Z" -"6729693","jakejake","jakejake",,,"6729463","15","To have $180 taken from your account is certainly nothing to sneeze at. At certain points in my life that could have seriously affected my ability to pay rent!

It seems rather drastic to totally drop the service and do a chargeback after 3 days, though. Obviously something has slipped through the cracks.

Uber is a super slick system, but I'd bet money there's still people behind the scenes scrambling to keep the gears spinning.","1384389190","2013-11-14T00:33:10Z" -"6729694","carbocation","carbocation",,,"6729463","6","In Boston, I had an experience with a driver who took us to the right street in the wrong city, then drove the wrong way down a one way and was pulled over by the police.

I gave a 1 star review and explained what happened. Without further action on my part, the local Uber rep refunded the difference between the actual care and what it should have been had there not been the whole detour. Very thoughtfully proactive.","1384389192","2013-11-14T00:33:12Z" -"6729713","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"6729463","13","I've used Uber 250+ times since 2010 and haven't had any issues that warranted any action beyond occasional 3 or 4 star ratings of drivers.","1384389381","2013-11-14T00:36:21Z" -"6729764","summraznboi","summraznboi",,,"6729463","17","For those who are in NY, you should check out Whisk at whisk.me: it's like Uber, but we have realtime pricing info during the ride, like a taxi! And our prices are cheaper too.

Disclosure: I'm a developer at Whisk.","1384390070","2013-11-14T00:47:50Z" -"6729765","encoderer","encoderer",,,"6729463","11","I've only had one serious issue w/ Uber requiring customer service. We were in Berkeley -- which is not a city I know very well -- and asked to be taken to the nearest BART station for our ride back into the city.

It seemed to take longer than I expected, and sure enough when I got the Uber receipt, it was plain as day: We literally drove right by the Downtown Berkeley station north a ways to the North Berkeley station. It was galling to see it presented on their trip map. I don't blame the guy for not knowing the area that well I guess, I just didn't want to pay for it. They gave me a $20 credit to my account which was just a few bucks less than the entire ride that night. All in all I was pleased. The response took a bit more than 24 hours.","1384390096","2013-11-14T00:48:16Z" -"6729779","corresation","corresation",,,"6729463","24","Outside of the Google-like lack of customer service, I am perplexed as to the software bug that led to such a bizarre calculation.","1384390287","2013-11-14T00:51:27Z" -"6729824","loganfrederick","loganfrederick",,,"6729463","12","In Chicago, I left my phone in a Black Car at 9 Am. After realizing this half an hour later, I put in a ticket to customer service with the name of the driver. Ten minutes later, Nicole from Chicago's community management team emailed back with the drivers number. I was able to call the driver and he returned it immediately.

I was incredibly impressed by the response time and helpfulness of both the driver whose name escapes and the Chicago community team/Nicole.","1384390786","2013-11-14T00:59:46Z" -"6729840","nostromo","nostromo",,,"6729463","4","I'm long on Uber and Lyft but their approach to billing is lacking.

Uber really should provide some sort of cost breakdown on your previous rides. (They provide quotes, but not itemized receipts.) But at least you can get a sense for how much they charge on their website.

Lyft, hilariously, doesn't tell you how much they charge! At all! What on Earth is their thinking behind that? Is it miles? Minutes? Am I charged based on my Klout score? It's a total mystery to me.

I hate taking cabs, but at least their pricing is 100% transparent.","1384391051","2013-11-14T01:04:11Z" -"6729864","jacalata","jacalata",,,"6729463","20","Yesterday my friends called an Uber to get home from a bar. The car arrived in a few minutes as scheduled - and the driver put his head out the window to say his last fare was still in the car, he was going to go drop them off and would be back soon. They cancelled it and called another Uber.","1384391411","2013-11-14T01:10:11Z" -"6729904","exogen","exogen",,,"6729463","19","Another person with the exact opposite experience here: Uber has great customer service here in Seattle. Everything from lost items, bad drivers, bad routes – these happen rarely, but every time I've had a prompt customer service response. And the occasions that warranted a refund were taken care of without even requesting it.","1384392015","2013-11-14T01:20:15Z" -"6729910","bicknergseng","bicknergseng",,,"6729463","3","Kinda tangential, but I think this social hacking that happens in the search of customer support is really interesting. I've used and seen it used over and over, normally following something like this:

1. There's a problem. Generally it's a pretty big deviation from normal service involving a non-trivial loss, like paying an order of magnitude more for a cab than is necessary.

2. The customer tries to notify the company, normally just to recover the loss.

3. If it's a start up, there probably is limited or isn't any customer service. Larger companies will generally put people through a large, automated, slow, and probably ineffective process with tickets and machine answering systems. The issue isn't resolved either way.

4. Next up is a tweet. Some complaint about the issue @somecompany. A lot of companies large and small have embraced Twitter as a psuedo-support channel.

5. If the subsequent tweets get ignored, some will take to writing a blog post about the situation and lack of support.

6. If the blogger has any connections or visibility, aggregators or media might pick it up and republish it. Brief infamy ensues.

Reminds me of when that woman's AirBnB place got demolished. I'm not sure why Uber doesn't have killer support with $300 million to spend (maybe they do and this is an outlier), but I think the lesson for the start up community. People expect customer service, and customer service needs to be easier and faster than complaining publicly to a large number of people.","1384392141","2013-11-14T01:22:21Z" -"6729917","mschaecher","mschaecher",,,"6729463","22","I've only had to use uber support once, and it was for an extreme edge technical error. I received immediate email reply from the SF CM at 2AM. She followed up twice in the following week to keep me updated on the status without me ever having to write back.","1384392244","2013-11-14T01:24:04Z" -"6729960","nakovet","nakovet",,,"6729463","27","Camon, I understand being upset because of the overcharge, but it was just 3 days ago!! You definitely didn't pay the bill yet, if I buy a custom Macbook it will take 3 weeks to ship, I asked my bank for cheques it took 20 days, I contacted Kobo support it took 10 days to get a reply, just be f*cking patience.","1384392847","2013-11-14T01:34:07Z" -"6730128","chrishepner","chrishepner",,,"6729463","2","I am permanently banned from Uber.

About 6 months ago, I noticed I was unable to log in to my account. Resetting the password did nothing, so I sent an email to the local support address. Almost two weeks later, I finally get the following reply:

  I looked into this situation and it appears that this 
-  device has been used on 25 different Uber accounts, which 
-  is a major red flag for us. We will not be reactivating 
-  your account.
-  Uber Love,
-  Sam
-
-I have one of those "firewall" apps on my rooted Android phone that lets you restrict individual permissions for a given application. By default, I prevent applications from transmitting the IMEI. I assume at least 24 other people have done the same thing.

I sent an email explaining the issue, and they eventually emailed me back saying they would "check in with their engineering team and circle back soon." In May. My subsequent emails have been ignored. There is, as far as I can tell, no way to escalate the issue.

I used to really like Uber, but they sure did their best to keep me from using it.","1384395720","2013-11-14T02:22:00Z" -"6730147","lnanek2","lnanek2",,,"6729463","5","Ran into the same thing with AirBnb actually - really poor support and messed up rule based billing. A host agreed to pick me up then couldn't make it for hours after. She had a strict cancelation policy, but agreed to refund anyway since it was her fault. She and I both contacted AirBnb to issue the refund, but they never did anything, and later even sent an automated survey asking how their support was. So they ignored what both I and the host wanted and wasted 1k of my money.

They've probably still saved me money over the long run vs. hotels, but honestly, I prefer to just call up previous hosts and offer them money outside AirBnb now and other similar options since I know AirBnb won't back me up when they screw up. The same option is available with cars as well. You can take Uber or Super Shuttle or whatever the first few times, but the drivers will usually give you a card so you can just call them direct and get a better rate.","1384396113","2013-11-14T02:28:33Z" -"6730233","ddrmaxgt37","ddrmaxgt37",,,"6729463","0","A Community Manager from LA got back to me via email. They refunded my trip and gave me a $50 credit. Transcript of his email:

Hi Arun,

Thanks for reaching out and so sorry for the delay here. We take customer support very seriously and the fact that it took a few days to get a response is definitely not cool or the standard. I'm working with my support team to make sure that emails like yours don't slip through the cracks again like this.

As for your trip and adjustment, the driver accidentally ended the trip prematurely and our operations team went in to adjust the fare to the amount that our estimator shows for this route (you can see a full breakdown for the charges below). However, it looks like there was a bug here that duplicated the adjustment (creating an additional $83 charge), which resulted in the $166 adjustment. Our engineers have already started looking into this to see exactly what went wrong.

I understand this is a big inconvenience and you shouldn't have to pay for this hassle, so I have refunded this trip in full (card receipt attached) -- you should see the refund back on your card in the next few business days. Additionally, for the delay in our response, I have added a $50 credit to your account. It looks like you ride in San Francisco most often, so this should get you a few rides on us. I promise this is not the norm and hope you can give us another shot!

Please reach out if there is anything else I can do.

==== Price Breakdown =====

Base Fare -$3

Distance -32.5 miles x $2.55/mile -$82.75

Time -4:30 minutes x $0.50/minute -$2.50

Total -$88

Best, -James

Community Manager - LA -Twitter - @Uber_LA","1384397776","2013-11-14T02:56:16Z" -"6730438","jfoster","jfoster",,,"6729463","16","It's not very accurate to say they have "no customer service" when actually they just have slow customer service.","1384401725","2013-11-14T04:02:05Z" -"6730720","athst","athst",,,"6729463","14","I really dislike these kinds of posts that try to dramatize things with statements like Uber "has no customer service." It feels like you're trying to hold up the company by stirring up the mob. You should have given them more of a chance.

I had a problem where I rode in an Uber and the GPS tweaked out, causing the distance to be 2x what it should have been. I responded to the email, and they refunded me for the difference that was overcharged within a day.","1384406637","2013-11-14T05:23:57Z" -"6753876","byjove","byjove",,,"6753813","0",""All" is never true. Also keep this stuff in reddit were it belongs","1384775737","2013-11-18T11:55:37Z" -"6780480","zepom","zepom",,,"6780367","0","tldr: author started using android devices because it's cheaper.

Was it worth writing a blog post ? Probably not. -Was it worth submitting to hacker new ? Definitely not.","1385125563","2013-11-22T13:06:03Z" -"6780563","servowire","servowire",,,"6780367","5","Why I never used Apple products in the first place....","1385127123","2013-11-22T13:32:03Z" -"6780607","JeroenRansijn","JeroenRansijn",,,"6780367","3","The question is wether this post will start a flame war in the comments.","1385127775","2013-11-22T13:42:55Z" -"6780609","smackfu","smackfu",,,"6780367","4","This is one place where I'm happy for subsidized phone contracts, since I don't have to agonize over the price when I'm buying a new iPhone.","1385127814","2013-11-22T13:43:34Z" -"6780617","dewey","dewey",,,"6780367","1",""proud owner of a huge gaming rig" -Maybe you are looking at the wrong OS if you are searching for a gaming rig. I'm probably not the only one choosing Apple products over others because of the OS and not the hardware.","1385127908","2013-11-22T13:45:08Z" -"6780655","eonil","eonil",,,"6780367","2","Summary: I am a gamer, I use Windows 8 to play game. See my super-cheap awesome gaming beast.

Maybe I am completely misunderstanding where HN is.","1385128276","2013-11-22T13:51:16Z" -"6780658","aargh","aargh",,,"6780367","7","Um...first-world problems?","1385128297","2013-11-22T13:51:37Z" -"6780810","cipher0","cipher0",,,"6780367","6","regardless of the blog post, this is awesome! https://vimeo.com/79695097","1385130110","2013-11-22T14:21:50Z" -"6785312","emilioolivares","emilioolivares",,,"6785304","0","I remember this post clearly thinking the service was dead on arrival. Great to see it's getting traction! Good luck and congrats for getting on Techcrunch.","1385183561","2013-11-23T05:12:41Z" -"6785522","navyrain","navyrain",,,"6785304","1","Certainly SoCla is tired of everything being a "ninja" by now?","1385189998","2013-11-23T06:59:58Z" -"6793013","carlosrt","carlosrt",,,"6792839","4","When it includes Palm Springs I'll apply.","1385367396","2013-11-25T08:16:36Z" -"6793083","joosters","joosters",,,"6792839","0","Great! Let's encourage drivers who can't afford a car to take out (in effect) a huge loan on an expensive car that they couldn't otherwise obtain, then make their more-affordable repayments conditional on working as a reduced-rights contractor for us. So this is basically indentured service then?","1385368947","2013-11-25T08:42:27Z" -"6793084","r0h1n","r0h1n",,,"6792839","2",""Kalanick said drivers could expect to save anywhere from $100 to $200 on monthly payments, depending on the make and model of the car they’re buying."

I'm not from the US, so don't have an idea of car ownership costs, but is this that big a deal?","1385368954","2013-11-25T08:42:34Z" -"6793321","somberi","somberi",,,"6792839","5","Sounds a lot like Share-Cropping.","1385374510","2013-11-25T10:15:10Z" -"6793511","savszymura","savszymura",,,"6792839","3","Yes, because that what we need - more cars, more traffic, more pollution and more health problems.","1385378961","2013-11-25T11:29:21Z" -"6794476","darkzeroman","darkzeroman",,,"6792839","1","Can anyone explain to me what is so attractive about Uber?

To me, Uber is just taxi with smart phones. My opinion is that is that Uber is avoiding a lot of the bureaucracy and fees that real taxi companies are paying for their rights and things such as insurance. I always figured that once the taxi companies figure out the convenience of smart phones they will start to integrate that technology more aggressively and be able to fight Uber back.

But there must be something I'm not seeing.

> "The $258 million is an 86 percent chunk of Google Ventures’ $300 million dollar a year fund..."

That's a lot of money, and that's a large part of Google Ventures fund. What are they seeing that I'm not seeing? Is there a future vision of Uber that's going over my head?","1385393074","2013-11-25T15:24:34Z" -"6815842","Aardwolf","Aardwolf",,,"6815785","3","In the section "How did they find me?": Didn't they find you because of the token you used?","1385664093","2013-11-28T18:41:33Z" -"6815858","Navarr","Navarr",,,"6815785","6","I feel like it's a bit harsh to blacklist you without a takedown warning.","1385664288","2013-11-28T18:44:48Z" -"6815913","sciguy77","sciguy77",,,"6815785","5","I think some sort of communication from Uber about this would have gone a long way.","1385664990","2013-11-28T18:56:30Z" -"6815960",,,,"true","6815785","15",,"1385665796","2013-11-28T19:09:56Z" -"6815966","enscr","enscr",,,"6815785","8","They should be talking to, or hiring people like you. Why be so uptight? Makes them kinda similar to the traditional cab companies who don't like people stepping on their turf.","1385665919","2013-11-28T19:11:59Z" -"6815979","tedivm","tedivm",,,"6815785","0","Lets be clear here- 600 requests every 1.2 seconds is 30,000 additional requests a minute. Uber is not Facebook or Twitter- the amount of requests per minute they get in a given city is probably in the hundreds, not the thousands. These were also not public API's- they were reverse engineered. That means that this puts real load on them, costs them real money in infrastructure costs, and was not done with anything even resembling permission.

A lot of people seem to say that Uber failed to communicate or were too harsh. If someone throws an order or magnitude (or more) traffic at me without telling me, without communicating with me, and using APIs that aren't supposed to be public, you're damn right I'm going to ban them. Even OP knows why they banned him, which he flat out said.

In this case it does seem like pure lack of thinking, and now that the story is out there I'm hoping someone from Uber notices and removes the ban. I'm also really hoping that Will learns a lesson here, and next time he does something like this communicate with the company before releasing anything that's going to use their resources.","1385666077","2013-11-28T19:14:37Z" -"6816010","sdoering","sdoering",,,"6815785","4","Well that is quite interesting. A service that - as far as I can tell - just got itself started by hacking the local travel business, blacklists a dev, who just hacks his way to "expose" their API?

Isn't Uber fighting hard to deregulate a market, after it entered it and turned it upside down - for better or worse?

Wasn't the Uber-CEO the absolute Ayn Rand disciple? [1]

[1] http://pando.com/2012/10/24/travis-shrugged/

Not that these two things have anything in common, but I find it slightly amusing, that one the one hand...

... well, I believe you know, what I wanted to say.","1385666527","2013-11-28T19:22:07Z" -"6816014","revelation","revelation",,,"6815785","10","I guess thats as good lesson as any on "how to scale".

If your product works through remote requests to another site (which is already terribly slow with building up the connection), you absolutely want to do all of that in the backend and repackage the data for users of your site. Especially here, where everyone sees the same data.","1385666611","2013-11-28T19:23:31Z" -"6816027","kyro","kyro",,,"6815785","2","Sorry, have to side with Uber. Hackers do not live in a bubble of innovation that renders them immune to being penalized for the potentially negative consequences of their hacks. Uber's priority is to serve their paying customers (like me) as best as possible, and if that requires banning someone who's being a nuisance, then so be it.","1385666860","2013-11-28T19:27:40Z" -"6816028","jdn","jdn",,,"6815785","13","A shame. I was at this hackathon and witnessed this pair working on the hack; very driven and talented hackers. This sort of activity should be encouraged from such young talent, not punished.","1385666864","2013-11-28T19:27:44Z" -"6816029","kapilkale","kapilkale",,,"6815785","14","What's to stop you from opening a new account using a different email and credit card?","1385666883","2013-11-28T19:28:03Z" -"6816082","jey","jey",,,"6815785","12","Why not just cache the results for a minute or two instead of hitting the server every damn time...","1385667827","2013-11-28T19:43:47Z" -"6816117",,,,"true","6815785","7",,"1385668474","2013-11-28T19:54:34Z" -"6816151","alan_cx","alan_cx",,,"6815785","9","I can't know, but I imagine you cause a lot of internal grief. Bosses would have been kicking off, blaming techies for it, one way or another. I imagine a couple of decision making noses were well put out of joint, if not broken. Egos well bruised. Perhaps lots of Malcolm Tucker, if you know what I mean.

If you want your account back, or what ever, try writing a proper letter to the MD or something. Grovel like hell, and offer something helpful in return if you can.","1385668900","2013-11-28T20:01:40Z" -"6816250","ibudiallo","ibudiallo",,,"6815785","16","Now Uber can create a similar service and send you a thank you note.","1385670084","2013-11-28T20:21:24Z" -"6816327","speedracr","speedracr",,,"6815785","11","Regarding prior notice et al.: "Private API" is a slight understatement IMO. Uber is running a $3.4bn business and their car data is a lot of what makes them valuable. I wouldn't blame them for automatically blacklisting accounts with unusual usage patterns just to be safe.","1385671178","2013-11-28T20:39:38Z" -"6816388","squamos","squamos",,,"6815785","1","Amos here from Uber. First of all, this was a very cool app Will. I love your passion for technology and your interest in Uber. For some pretty obvious reasons (many of which are mentioned in the comments), we didn't have a choice to but to suspend your account. That said, there's no hard feelings. We've re-activated your account and would love to chat with you about an internship this summer. I hope you continue creating and exploring!","1385671915","2013-11-28T20:51:55Z" -"6852106","moonka","moonka",,,"6848562","0","I assume that Home Depot will be delivering as well as furnishing the trees. Otherwise it might be worth it just to see a towncar pull up with the tree strapped to the top.","1386208061","2013-12-05T01:47:41Z" -"6851155","zavulon","zavulon",,,"6851018","0","> “The surprising part is that Valleywag knowingly outed their own source. Valleywag actually knew the screenshot had identifying information of the individual leaker prior to them publishing this story,” Kalanick told TechCrunch in a statement. “We told Nitasha Tiku from Valleywag that we would protect her source from legal ramifications if they did not publish the document. Nitasha and Valleywag decided to publish anyways.

I've said it here before, and I'll say it again: ValleyWag/Gawker Media are scum. This is just another entry in a long list of terrible things they do to get pageviews.","1386198451","2013-12-04T23:07:31Z" -"6851180","arasmussen","arasmussen",,,"6851018","9","What the hell happened two weeks ago when revenue was 33% of the other weeks...","1386198694","2013-12-04T23:11:34Z" -"6851212","doki_pen","doki_pen",,,"6851018","5","Hate to make a meta post. But I submitted the link to the ValleyWag article and it got killed.. Not sure why.","1386198929","2013-12-04T23:15:29Z" -"6851306","swalkergibson","swalkergibson",,,"6851018","7","I am confused. Is $213M Uber's top line, or bottom line?","1386199611","2013-12-04T23:26:51Z" -"6851362","jpeg_hero","jpeg_hero",,,"6851018","8","Wow. Giant numbers.","1386199937","2013-12-04T23:32:17Z" -"6851397","colinbartlett","colinbartlett",,,"6851018","10","Why is this news? How does the volume of business affect Joe Uber User or even Sally Hacker in general? This doesn't seem even remotely interesting.","1386200294","2013-12-04T23:38:14Z" -"6851415","chatmasta","chatmasta",,,"6851018","2","I don't think they did this, but one smart way for Uber to protect screenshots like this would be to include unique hex value colors depending which employee is logged into the dashboard. i.e. a different shade of blue in one of the cells for each employee who logs in. Then when the screenshot is published, you just eyedrop the color and you know who leaked it.","1386200470","2013-12-04T23:41:10Z" -"6851790","donjigweed","donjigweed",,,"6851018","4","Sheesh, if I were Uber, I'd actually want those numbers to be distributed, far and wide.

A $3.5b valuation represents a downright paltry multiple by Silicon Valley standards.","1386204232","2013-12-05T00:43:52Z" -"6852062","jgalt212","jgalt212",,,"6851018","6","Using GAAP (Groupon Accepted Accounting Principles), Uber's Gross is $10B.","1386207549","2013-12-05T01:39:09Z" -"6852102","steven2012","steven2012",,,"6851018","3","Are Uber drivers employees of Uber? Or are they contracted out, or independent, etc? If they aren't considered employees, then the $1B gross would not really be gross revenues under GAAP.","1386207964","2013-12-05T01:46:04Z" -"6852434","meterplech","meterplech",,,"6851018","1","This leak is frustrating and sad. Many of us here applaud companies that work to be transparent with their employees and would appreciate working for a company that helped us understand metrics like this. It makes everyone feel like they are a larger part of the company's success and learn more about how to become founders themselves.

So, having an employee leak this out doesn't just hurt the culture at Uber (which it undoubtably will at least shake), but lessens the likelihood that any company that hopes to IPO or get bought will want to share their performance metrics with employees.","1386212865","2013-12-05T03:07:45Z" -"6855345","thrillgore","thrillgore",,,"6855225","0","I can't wait to use Uber to carry several palates of mercury across the nation.","1386261936","2013-12-05T16:45:36Z" -"6885331","chrisbennet","chrisbennet",,,"6885193","0","As a data point; A few weeks ago, siri stopped recognizing some people (in my contacts) that I'd been able to call before. I have a 4S w/io7. Adding phonetic hinting didn't help.","1386725959","2013-12-11T01:39:19Z" -"6893115","livestyle","livestyle",,,"6892927","4","I just arrived in Indianapolis for a conference and the Uber experience was far superior.

First Lyft wouldn't pick me up at the airport and now at 1am they are closed?

p.s Uber brought me to Steak and Shake and actually meet me inside the airport personally and escorted me to their car.

I love how their service is still paramount to the overall experience.","1386829943","2013-12-12T06:32:23Z" -"6893128","elsewhen","elsewhen",,,"6892927","6","Is Uber developing a lyft-like p2p service in addition to their black-car & taxi offerings?","1386830304","2013-12-12T06:38:24Z" -"6893137","thefallsman","thefallsman",,,"6892927","3","Uber has been making huge strides. I think it is a much better company that lyft. With lyft you're supposed to talk to the driver, keep them entertained so that you get a good rating. Uberx is not that much more expensive and the drivers are much nicer and have much better manners.

I'd much rather pay the extra few bucks on an Uber.","1386830486","2013-12-12T06:41:26Z" -"6893198","philip1209","philip1209",,,"6892927","5","I noticed this last week that Uber has begun distributing lit logos for UberX cars to display on their dashboards. It struck me as quite Lyft-like.","1386831701","2013-12-12T07:01:41Z" -"6893219","leeskye","leeskye",,,"6892927","0","Lyft received some major 'lift' today via Conan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNM7Z7hir_I","1386832129","2013-12-12T07:08:49Z" -"6893222","erex78","erex78",,,"6892927","1","Does this bother you? Aggressively targeting your competitor's employees? Imagine if Google went to your startup and offered everyone 100K signing bonus to leave. Would this be OK, within the bounds of acceptable competition?","1386832167","2013-12-12T07:09:27Z" -"6893292","po","po",,,"6892927","2","What this makes me think is that the market for drivers (or at least good drivers) is in high demand and they are a limited pool with more leverage than is recognised. That means they can probably command higher prices which will ultimately have to be passed along to consumers somehow.","1386833276","2013-12-12T07:27:56Z" -"6918328","brodney","brodney",,,"6917971","2","It is also the past, for several hundred years now.","1387233375","2013-12-16T22:36:15Z" -"6918426","vannevar","vannevar",,,"6917971","0","No, it's not. There is nothing new or innovative about Uber's business model. Nothing. It is a gypsy taxi service, and gypsy taxis have existed for as long as taxis have existed. Licensed taxi fares are uniform for very good reason: predictability and fairness. In the long run, no one wants to risk being stranded in a snowstorm just so they can pay less on a sunnier day. And in many urban environments, taxis are an integral part of the public transportation system, even though they are privately operated. In that context, it's unfair to permit the wealthy to co-opt that infrastructure for their exclusive use, simply because they can outbid their poorer neighbors.","1387234606","2013-12-16T22:56:46Z" -"6932437","jgalt212","jgalt212",,,"6917971","3","Is it just me, or does it seem apocryphal that it requires an 8X revenue jump to get drivers to drive in the snow? To me it seems the market clearing surge ratio during a snowstorm is around 3X. So is Uber being straightforward in saying they are just taking their usual small cut (surge or no surge), or are they taking their small cut and the distance between 3X and 8X as well?","1387418331","2013-12-19T01:58:51Z" -"6936414","davidgerard","davidgerard",,,"6917971","1","Why price gouging is rare, even though economists, libertarians and other sociopaths love it:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/10/29/163861383/why-econ...

tl;dr normal people with functioning empathy consider it grossly antisocial and won't put up with that shit. If Uber wants itself regulated to hell, then the CEO just needs to carry on in this style.","1387476461","2013-12-19T18:07:41Z" -"6921965","corin_","corin_",,,"6921784","6","> Uber's defense is that it needed to charge so much more to encourage its drivers to stay on the job

Maybe people would be more OK with it if Uber kept their commission flat, i.e. they get paid the same for each trip regardless of how much they are charging extra for the conditions. Not saying they have a duty to do this, just that from a PR point of view it would get rid of the assumption that they put prices up too much to increase their profits.","1387297715","2013-12-17T16:28:35Z" -"6922005","davidedicillo","davidedicillo",,,"6921784","13","I found myself using other service more often when I see a surcharge. Especially for short rides, I prefer waiting and extra 5 minutes and spend half of the money.","1387298115","2013-12-17T16:35:15Z" -"6922027","wavefunction","wavefunction",,,"6921784","18","$94 11 minute Uber rides...

This is why regulation of industry is not always an attempt to hold back the unbridled forces of "progress."","1387298362","2013-12-17T16:39:22Z" -"6922033","jowiar","jowiar",,,"6921784","1","It's a supply and demand thing - there's a choice -- Some people get cabs at sub-market rate, and some stand on the corner for an hour trying to get a cab -- or -- Some people pay more for a cab, while others balk at the price and find an alternative method of transportation.

I've stood outside for an hour on a cold, snowy, windy New Year's eve/morn in Boston trying to get a cab... I'll take the price hike vs. the jockeying for sidewalk position, fights over who gets what cab, and other silliness. I think the drivers would too.","1387298419","2013-12-17T16:40:19Z" -"6922047","saosebastiao","saosebastiao",,,"6921784","3","If you aren't willing to pay more during peak times, you have to deal with the scarcity. This is problematic for things like food, water, and shelter during emergencies...not so much for luxury car rides across town.","1387298517","2013-12-17T16:41:57Z" -"6922050","tgrass","tgrass",,,"6921784","7","There's a great interview with Mike Munger on Econtalk about the price mechanism during an emergency: -http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/11/munger_on_john.html","1387298536","2013-12-17T16:42:16Z" -"6922070","tgrass","tgrass",,,"6921784","4","As I understand it, Uber's prices are listed prior to contracting for a ride. Uber's market is clearly the middle to upper income brackets. If it's understood that the price is time and conditions-variant, I fail to see how their pricing method is unethical.","1387298770","2013-12-17T16:46:10Z" -"6922085","jdminhbg","jdminhbg",,,"6921784","0","In my Uber/Lyft-less city we had a snowstorm last week and I needed to get to the airport. I spent 15 minutes letting my phone fruitlessly ring to various cab companies before giving up and digging my car out to drive and park for probably $90+ for the course of my trip.

It's a curious human psychological tic that people think this is a better situation for me than looking at my phone's Uber app and deciding whether $90 for this particular ride would be worth it or not. And not just thinking that the latter is better for me, but that I need to be sheltered by law from encountering the former situation.","1387298966","2013-12-17T16:49:26Z" -"6922103","gabemart","gabemart",,,"6921784","11","Are auctions unethical?","1387299140","2013-12-17T16:52:20Z" -"6922129","bengarvey","bengarvey",,,"6921784","9","Experiments using the Ultimatum Game have shown that people hate feeling like they're being ripped off, no matter how much we think they should just act rationally and understand the circumstances.

A great book on this is Priceless by William Poundstone.","1387299403","2013-12-17T16:56:43Z" -"6922170","sailfast","sailfast",,,"6921784","2","This article asserts that if taxi cabs were run out of business by Uber then nothing would remain to keep Uber's prices in check. That is completely incorrect. There are a number of competing apps for rides (or they would be built quickly to compete) and cars could freely undercut Uber. I'd be the first to jump in and build an app that pulled each service's ride price to compare options.

If price gouging continued, lower priced alternatives would flourish. I'm struggling to see why this demand-driven pricing when provided BEFORE you get in the car and make your purchasing decision is a problem.

Without price gouging, would you even be able to get a ride in a snowstorm? Just because something is available in good conditions at a normal fee does not mean you can just stop planning your logistics and assume that service will be available all the time.

That said, what the market-based alternative does crowd-out is those without the resources to pay spiked fares that may have lucked into a cab in previous circumstances.","1387299990","2013-12-17T17:06:30Z" -"6922182","cypherpunks01","cypherpunks01",,,"6921784","5",""Let Uber put taxis out of business, as sometimes seems its intention, and there'd be no check on its "surge" pricing and no way at all for ordinary people to get around."

No way at all for ordinary people to get around? Is this a joke? As far as I'm aware, ordinary people take ordinary transportation, like, you know, subways, buses, bikes and such.","1387300130","2013-12-17T17:08:50Z" -"6922193","pmorici","pmorici",,,"6921784","10","Sounds like a bunch of rich people complaining about having to pay the hired help extra to deal with undesirable work conditions to me.","1387300177","2013-12-17T17:09:37Z" -"6922227","sardonicbryan","sardonicbryan",,,"6921784","8","I think the analogy here to price gouging during an hurricane is quite a stretch here. I don't think many would agree with "surge pricing" on essentials or transportation during Hurricane Katrina where the alternative might be death or extreme property damage. I don't see how that applies to the vast majority of Uber surge pricing scenarios.

I have a friend who lives in Pac Heights and gets hit with surge pricing all the time, likely because few Ubers are willing to pick up customers there. He's switched to Flywheel, which works well and doesn't have surge pricing. Seems like everyone wins here. Meanwhile, I live in SOMA, rarely get hit with surge pricing, and pretty much exclusively use UberX/Uber.","1387300412","2013-12-17T17:13:32Z" -"6922263","smackfu","smackfu",,,"6921784","12","The dilemma for Uber here is that a 6x or 7x multiplier completely changes the market for a service. It's an increase from $30 to $200. If it was just a 2x multiplier, people would be much more accepting, since it would move from pricey to really pricey.","1387300762","2013-12-17T17:19:22Z" -"6922382",,,,"true","6921784","15",,"1387301739","2013-12-17T17:35:39Z" -"6922447","the_watcher","the_watcher",,,"6921784","16","Price-gouging serves a purpose: it ensures that the service in question is not unevenly distributed to the first customer there. In situations like transit this advantage isn't as obvious as in situations like a gas shortage. Are cabs in the Bay Area regulated in terms of max prices? I end up avoiding Uber in surge times because basically every other option is cheaper.","1387302175","2013-12-17T17:42:55Z" -"6922542","sharemywin","sharemywin",,,"6921784","14","The bigger problem is customers opinion of the company and service. Great you got my business when I was over a barrel but I'll probably use someone else the other 99 times. Amazon keeps its pricing low for a reason. cutting fees during emegencies is how you build customer loyalty.","1387303002","2013-12-17T17:56:42Z" -"6924823","kubiiii","kubiiii",,,"6921784","17","What is cool with price gouging is that it makes standard pricing appear like an innovation premium user would pay for.","1387323855","2013-12-17T23:44:15Z" -"6936417","davidgerard","davidgerard","true",,"6921784","19","Why price gouging is rare, even though economists, libertarians and other sociopaths love it:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/10/29/163861383/why-econ...

tl;dr normal people with functioning empathy consider it grossly antisocial and won't put up with that shit. If Uber wants itself regulated to hell, then the CEO just needs to carry on in this style.","1387476470","2013-12-19T18:07:50Z" -"6930481","thrush","thrush",,,"6930441","0","For security reasons, I'm really happy that Apple maintains the "walled-garden" or sandbox like environment for apps.

You can still share data between apps you've built by creating your own APIs that let your apps interact through network requests, similar to what you mentioned.

The main issue I guess is the offline sharing, but I can't think of any way to do this without taking some serious security risks.","1387398859","2013-12-18T20:34:19Z" -"6937022","sirkneeland","sirkneeland",,,"6936861","4","Business opportunity: an Uber for "An Uber for" companies!","1387480353","2013-12-19T19:12:33Z" -"6937030","arbuge","arbuge",,,"6936861","2","Hindsight is always golden but ths particular idea always seemed to me to be the handiwork of investors & execs in the Silicon Valley bubble extrapolating their needs and wants to the rest of the general population.","1387480387","2013-12-19T19:13:07Z" -"6937040","mathattack","mathattack",,,"6936861","1","I can't fathom this working. Why not just fly first class? The purpose of private jets is flexibility and privacy. If you want to pay up, NetJets is an option. But perhaps I'm not their target customer.","1387480467","2013-12-19T19:14:27Z" -"6937255","vampirechicken","vampirechicken",,,"6936861","3","I love how the company didn't get mentioned in the headline, but Uber did.","1387482083","2013-12-19T19:41:23Z" -"6937918","wibkemarianne","wibkemarianne","true",,"6936861","6","You can't undercut a giffen good...","1387487560","2013-12-19T21:12:40Z" -"6938003","spitfire","spitfire",,,"6936861","0","So they sold seats on smaller jets ("private jets") between 10 cities. They may not have realized it, but they were just an airline with really bad economics.

Hint: You don't want to own the heavy inventory, just have control of it when needed. Uber doesn't own the cars.","1387488259","2013-12-19T21:24:19Z" -"6938408","rblatz","rblatz",,,"6936861","5","At one point I found a site claiming to be an Uber for private jets, and they booked seats on private jets that were already flying between your destinations, either empty or not full.

The idea was to defray some the cost of flights that were already happening, and to provide in some cases cheaper than first class flight prices.

I wish I could find that again, I never really looked into if it was actually a decent deal or not.","1387492229","2013-12-19T22:30:29Z" -"6977135","bjenik","bjenik",,,"6977068","7","An idea to "fix" this:

In the beginning (after signing up) a bunch of orders are created and sent out to the drivers. The orders technically exist, but the drivers are told to not show up right now. Then, at least 15 minutes later, the user can tap a "show up now" button which tells the driver to actually pick up the user. So in the end you have to wait 15 minutes when using the service for the first time, but after that it is a lot faster because the orders created in the beginning can be "activated" immediately.","1388273410","2013-12-28T23:30:10Z" -"6977162","spindritf","spindritf",,,"6977068","0","Presumably, the taxi industry is "heavily regulated" for the benefit of the customer, then shouldn't customers flock to this excellent, regulated service on their own? Why are those artificial and arbitrary limits necessary?","1388273769","2013-12-28T23:36:09Z" -"6977263","w1ntermute","w1ntermute",,,"6977068","3","...and they wonder why their economy is shit.","1388275006","2013-12-28T23:56:46Z" -"6977264","_red","_red",,,"6977068","12","Must each taxi driver also be named Harrison Bergeron?","1388275025","2013-12-28T23:57:05Z" -"6977267","mehphp","mehphp",,,"6977068","1",""Back in October, the French government mentioned this piece of legislation as these new services would hurt traditional cab drivers."

So? That's how the market and progress works. If a service can't stand up on it's own, it doesn't need to exist.","1388275038","2013-12-28T23:57:18Z" -"6977277","schiffern","schiffern",,,"6977068","2","The smart services will leverage this. "The quickest pickup allowed by law!"

Schedule pickups in exactly 15 minutes with one touch. Countdown timer on the app, etc.","1388275147","2013-12-28T23:59:07Z" -"6977309","mentos","mentos",,,"6977068","10","What are the penalties for ignoring this rule?","1388275498","2013-12-29T00:04:58Z" -"6977319","bosma","bosma",,,"6977068","4","http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html","1388275637","2013-12-29T00:07:17Z" -"6977349","southpawgirl","southpawgirl",,,"6977068","9","Last October, France passed a bill against heavy discounting on books. They have this thing, to protect the existing market order against the disruption caused by new channels.

My first reaction is always to think that it's ridiculous; but then again maybe all those measures are only meant to minimize the casualties of progress, more than just being an obstacle to progress.","1388276062","2013-12-29T00:14:22Z" -"6977386","auggierose","auggierose",,,"6977068","15","So, can you get BOTH a taxi license and work for Uber ?","1388276703","2013-12-29T00:25:03Z" -"6977435","kailuowang","kailuowang",,,"6977068","5","I wonder when they will introduce a bill to force Google to wait 15 seconds to serve search results.","1388277444","2013-12-29T00:37:24Z" -"6977460","sgdesign","sgdesign",,,"6977068","11","Maybe I'm not as smart as french lawmakers, but I can't really figure out how they'd even enforce this?","1388277997","2013-12-29T00:46:37Z" -"6977468","nraynaud","nraynaud",,,"6977068","14","somehow I don't feel that we really need Uber, but simply more taxi plates. Uber is just a radio taxi, it's trying to use technology where the problem is legal.","1388278062","2013-12-29T00:47:42Z" -"6977486","raverbashing","raverbashing",,,"6977068","6","15 minutes? That's nothing

And you'll just order it 15min before your intended departure time

"In France, you have to pay a hefty price to get your taxi license"

How much does a taxi medallion cost in NYC again?","1388278236","2013-12-29T00:50:36Z" -"6977500","nationcrafting","nationcrafting",,,"6977068","8","France is one of the most frustrating countries a young entrepreneur could ever work in. As soon as you find some way to bypass the rigidity of the system to create something new, to make life easier for people and actually create wealth, the octopus grows another arm to strangle you with. It just sucks the energy right out of you...

The UK may have its problems, but it's a breath of fresh air by comparison. It's no wonder 600,000 French people now live in London (and that's just the ones who registered at the embassy).","1388278395","2013-12-29T00:53:15Z" -"6977747","danielharan","danielharan",,,"6977068","13","I can't wait to see what creative solution all these officials will come up with when people start sharing their self-driving cars.","1388281329","2013-12-29T01:42:09Z" -"6982717","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"6982661","1","Prior discussion (57 comments):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6981007","1388371226","2013-12-30T02:40:26Z" -"6983502","andrewljohnson","andrewljohnson",,,"6982661","0","The biggest non-starter in his original essay was that mining is wasteful. Krugman doesn't understand orders of magnitude.

The mathematical fallacy is that the cost of mining never adds up. The total amount of energy ever expended by all miners that will ever be produced amounts to such a small amount of total power as to be inconsequential compared to the commerce transacted. Krugman should optimize a few computer programs, and then he might understand why he's barking up the wrong tree.

Krugman misses what every nerd, uber or otherwise, sees plain as day. The mining is simply irrelevant. There will be 22M coins, give or take, and the joules to find the hashes simply do not matter. And when the coins are all found, the miners will continue to simply clear transactions, which any network needs, and furthermore still doesn't create any meaningful cost.

Bitcoin has problems, but the mining is beside the point. and his follow on argument is... bitcoin is valuable now because nerds conflate economics with technology, and will soon pop? That's insipid and unarguable - it's just an ad hominem attack on a group.","1388387800","2013-12-30T07:16:40Z" -"6990413","annyko","annyko","true",,"6990303","1","i use old mac and am looking to migrate to linux, now i can, markdown is important for my work and Uberwriter seem great.","1388498088","2013-12-31T13:54:48Z" -"6990629","kracalo","kracalo",,,"6990303","2","rich text editor for geeks","1388501102","2013-12-31T14:45:02Z" -"6990773","stephann","stephann",,,"6990303","0","I am using Uberwriter and I love it. I wish Libreoffice would add support for it.","1388502399","2013-12-31T15:06:39Z" -"6997671","tunap","tunap",,,"6996292","0","Of what I have read around none of these companies have denied harvesting the data themselves & selling it to "trusted partners". You know, the guys who pay for it, as per the EULA you agreed to, remember? The alphabet agencies' cash is greener than most when favor/disfavor is factored in.

As far as mobile...that's what are the closets are for. -https://www.eff.org/nsa-spying","1388625508","2014-01-02T01:18:28Z" -"7031781","ankitoberoi","ankitoberoi",,,"7031684","10","Originally posted at: http://www.contentfac.com/copyright-infringement-penalties-a...","1389288607","2014-01-09T17:30:07Z" -"7031819","herge","herge",,,"7031684","1","Wait, so someone is surprised that taking an image they found through Google image search and just pasted onto their blog is copyright infringement?

What did they think would happen?","1389288880","2014-01-09T17:34:40Z" -"7031838","discardorama","discardorama",,,"7031684","4","This is one of those rare examples where copyright enforcers have my support. There's just too much image theft on the 'net. I would like to find out the name of the lawyer who got $3K out of them. I've had pics stolen, and usually there's no recourse. DMCA helps, but how long can you sit around monitoring the 'net?","1389289021","2014-01-09T17:37:01Z" -"7031839","teddyh","teddyh",,,"7031684","0","> How using Google Images can cost you $8,000

Better title: “How wilfully infringing copyright can cost you $3,000”

> We were under the mistaken impression that before anyone could be sued, the offender had to ignore a request to take down the copyrighted image.

That’s only if a third party, i.e. not you, put it up on your site.","1389289027","2014-01-09T17:37:07Z" -"7031872","joezydeco","joezydeco",,,"7031684","2","2. We should’ve noticed that the photo used in the blog wasn’t up to par. It just wasn’t a good shot, and there are about 5,000 others would’ve been better suited for the post.

Which has absolutely nothing to do with anything here except sour grapes grumbling. "Yes, we took the photo, but it was a bad photo"","1389289259","2014-01-09T17:40:59Z" -"7031880","Paul12345534","Paul12345534",,,"7031684","12","They are lucky it was only $8000 ;) All my images have their copyright registered","1389289400","2014-01-09T17:43:20Z" -"7031898","pla3rhat3r","pla3rhat3r",,,"7031684","7","TL;DR Don't steal pics off the internet for your business. It'll cost you money. We were too stupid to read what a "copyright" was.","1389289487","2014-01-09T17:44:47Z" -"7031907","tehwalrus","tehwalrus",,,"7031684","11","How is this news to them? Have they never read the creative commons licenses and realised that they don't have all the rights listed by default?

I'm not sure how these guys ended up making money by writing web content and didn't know their copyright ABCs...","1389289530","2014-01-09T17:45:30Z" -"7031910","joosters","joosters",,,"7031684","5",""I’d like to say that we’re just the unlucky victims of an isolated incident"

No, you aren't the victim here.","1389289549","2014-01-09T17:45:49Z" -"7031924","jjcm","jjcm",,,"7031684","8","You used a photo without attribution or permission in order to push your own content. Just because you found something doesn't mean you can use it.

The author of this post works for http://www.contentfac.com/, a digital PR/branding firm. How did they not know this? If I took a logo they made and used it for my own company, I'd expect them to have the exact same reaction.","1389289635","2014-01-09T17:47:15Z" -"7031935","alanctgardner2","alanctgardner2",,,"7031684","3","Flagged, because this is a complete non-story. It's not interesting, it's not well written, they probably feel like they've come out ahead by getting lots of views for their crappy blog. I know everyone on HN wants to pile on and show how smart they are that, but it's basically just long-form flamebait and we've been sucked in.","1389289719","2014-01-09T17:48:39Z" -"7031941","patmcc","patmcc",,,"7031684","6","Few things jump out at me..

1. It cost $3000, not $8000 - what the lawyer originally demands doesn't have much to do with how much it costs. Still a lot of cash? Sure, but less than half the title.

2. If publishing material is your business, it's pretty strange that you don't know some basics of current copyright laws. The list of "even ifs" is a bit worrying/misleading. Someone knew the image was copyrighted, since that's the default unless it's expressly royalty free. DMCA safe harbour is meant for providers that display user-generated content, not publishers who write and (presumably) edit blog posts.

3. What would the author of this post do if their copyrighted content (maybe a blog post?) was published on another site for profit? Maybe they'd send a nice takedown notice, maybe they'd ignore it and hope for the exposure, but maybe - especially after a while - they'd have a lawyer ask for some money, if they thought it was hurting their business.

So, yeah. Heed this lesson if you publish stuff, and use the heaps of royalty free images out there. Or (gasp) pay for them.","1389289779","2014-01-09T17:49:39Z" -"7031946",,,,"true","7031684","13",,"1389289833","2014-01-09T17:50:33Z" -"7031999","mschuster91","mschuster91",,,"7031684","9","Well, while this particular incident hit people who "Should Have Known It Better" (and maybe deserved their fate), on the base of the same laws there are countless other victims - parents of blogging kids, normal "everyday" people who just aren't fucking lawyers expected to differentiate between a freely usable and a restricted image - being extorted by ridiculous claims.

In Germany, we had nasty trolls who got their pictures (e.g. for cooking recipes, but there were also lots of similar schemes) high up in Google Image search and sued countless people for extraordinary amounts of cash.","1389290416","2014-01-09T18:00:16Z" -"7032968","sedha","sedha","true",,"7032938","0","Please mark it as "not spam" for the benefit of others.","1389299348","2014-01-09T20:29:08Z" -"7047739","natch","natch",,,"7047551","0","Interesting speculation about whether MS could turn back the tide of iPad, but I would not be surprised if those Surface devices were just there because of product placement.","1389565546","2014-01-12T22:25:46Z" -"7051208","trekky1700","trekky1700",,,"7051128","5","Saw the tweets this morning, a bit terrifying. Humanity always somehow surprises me in its capacity for meaningless violence.","1389628192","2014-01-13T15:49:52Z" -"7051228","icebraining","icebraining",,,"7051128","6","Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7049545","1389628356","2014-01-13T15:52:36Z" -"7051248","eloff","eloff",,,"7051128","1","How meaninglessly proletarian and small minded. Like the smashing of weaving machines during the industrial revolution. The impossible fight against change and the inexorable march of technology. Also shame on France for imposing a minimum 15 minute delay for picking up a customer. France, where free market competition is second to politics and special interests. Look at the anti Amazon legislation.","1389628514","2014-01-13T15:55:14Z" -"7051286","dandare","dandare",,,"7051128","13","Socialism at it's best.","1389628873","2014-01-13T16:01:13Z" -"7051287","fiorix","fiorix",,,"7051128","8","Oh, they finally realized there are better alternatives for people and got angry...","1389628877","2014-01-13T16:01:17Z" -"7051323","temuze","temuze",,,"7051128","3","> France has already instituted a rule that requires a minimum 15-minute wait before a service like Uber can actually pick up a customer.

Holy crap. And I thought the "Lang Law" was bad: -http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/10/the-anti-amazon-law-is-abou...

Apparently, France also fixes the price of all books to keep it 'fair' for small bookstores.","1389629248","2014-01-13T16:07:28Z" -"7051378","kungfooguru","kungfooguru",,,"7051128","7","If they are on strike the Uber driver is a scab. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo70qkxzelA","1389629686","2014-01-13T16:14:46Z" -"7051399","hapless","hapless",,,"7051128","15","This is one of the reasons that people don't cross picket lines.

Good people won't cross them out of principle. The unprincipled among us may encounter other obstacles. It is very likely this driver got his just deserts.","1389629841","2014-01-13T16:17:21Z" -"7051409","Argorak","Argorak",,,"7051128","4","Protests and aggression are close friends in France.

For example, kidnapping the boss to prevent layoffs (or at least get better severances) is something that happens regularly.","1389629960","2014-01-13T16:19:20Z" -"7051423","caruber","caruber",,,"7051128","14","While i condemn the violence, i have hard time justifying uber as a new revolution or advancement of technology.

Medallion owners pay close to 1.0 M $ to get the Taxi license from the city (NY) and they are not doing that for charity. If a new middlemen like Uber try to take the market without paying single dime it is bound to cause issues who have played by rules and invested significant money to acquire the license.

Uber simply tries to aggregate the demand side and demand concessions from the supply side to get the leads. Portraying Uber as egalitarian is wrong in so many levels.","1389630027","2014-01-13T16:20:27Z" -"7051462","harshpotatoes","harshpotatoes",,,"7051128","2","So I understand that on of the main points of contention is that the paris cab drivers face steep regulation in the form of requiring an expensive license, while the Uber drivers require no such license, and that to counter this lack of regulation they require the Uber drivers to wait 15minutes before picking up their customer.

But there are still a few things I don't understand: -Why do the Paris cab drivers require such regulations? -How come the Uber drivers aren't required to have such a license? -And maybe I don't completely understand the advantages of Uber (because I've never used a cab before), but at first glance, it seems the main reason uber is succeeding so well, is that there is an app to quickly summon a driver. So why doesn't such an app exist to call these licensed drivers who are so angry?","1389630312","2014-01-13T16:25:12Z" -"7051546","lewsid","lewsid",,,"7051128","0","I was in an Uber this morning headed to Charles de Gaulle airport and got to see this all first hand. Hundreds of taxi drivers stopping traffic and flipping off the police while stalling traffic for a bunch of unlucky motorists.

My driver pulled the car over as we approached the airport. He asked me get into the front seat, and then told me we had to act like friends if we were forced to stop and end up getting harrassed. He then went to the trunk and pulled out a pair of his normal clothes and changed right there on the side of the road (Uber drivers are easily recognizable thanks to their fancy attire). Upon settling back into the driver seat, with a big smile and a thick French accent, he said, "I am Batman."

I rated the trip 5 stars.","1389630814","2014-01-13T16:33:34Z" -"7051574","mattyohe","mattyohe",,,"7051128","12","Luddites.","1389631001","2014-01-13T16:36:41Z" -"7051629","linux_devil","linux_devil",,,"7051128","10","I can't imagine the situation when driver-less cars will hit on the roads .","1389631398","2014-01-13T16:43:18Z" -"7051698","brg1007","brg1007",,,"7051128","11","Try to read the first paragraph in this article[1] to understand better how technology improvements were handled in the past in France:

[1]http://www.economist.com/node/21524883","1389631901","2014-01-13T16:51:41Z" -"7051714","jarnix","jarnix",,,"7051128","9","Yes, I heard that the same thing happened to a driver from "Chauffeur Privé" at the Orly airport. Wind mirror broken, nothing serious, but it's crazy how the taxi drivers do not care about the situation and want to keep their monopoly. The French company "Taxis G7" is a powerful lobby and they still decide everything for every taxi driver in France. Instead of changing, ugprading, offering new (and better !) service to their passengers, they try to scare the new comers. And seriously, it would not be difficult to improve the service in French cabs : remove the bad smell, remove the racist jokes, shutdown the loud radio talking about the latest soccer game which not everyone listens to, learn to say hello/thank you/goodbye, etc.","1389632056","2014-01-13T16:54:16Z" -"7058915","caruber","caruber",,,"7058401","10","The real strength of Dropbox comes from the ecosystem of apps that use dropbox to store data. It is hard for newcomers to challenge that network effect. But competitors like Tonido are doing interesting stuff by focusing on the security, privacy and the private aspects of owning your own cloud. If they are able to change the narrative from utility to trust and security then newcomers have a fighting chance.

Finally it comes to what wins the customers: Trust or Utility or the Balanced of Both.","1389725695","2014-01-14T18:54:55Z" -"7059041","snowwrestler","snowwrestler",,,"7058401","3","The ease with which customers can or will migrate from one service to another is greatly exaggerated by this article, and many many other articles like it.

Look at web search--it's no harder to type www.bing.com instead of www.google.com (it's actually 2 letters easier), and for most common searches, the results will be exactly the same. "What time does the Super Bowl start". "Facebook login".[1]

And yet, Bing has not significantly dented Google's web search market share despite $billions of investment in technology, advertising, incentive plans, etc.

> If Dropbox accidentally destroyed just one person’s file, he said, it could erode the trust of all its users.

Ha! Dropbox destroys user files against the will of users all the time--it's inherent in the concept of a syncing service, and why we warn each other, "Dropbox is not a backup service."

And if you're thinking of just straight-up data corruption or loss, look at Evernote, which does that on a regular basis yet continues to grow.

There's nothing more to this story than the fundamental threats that face any business in any industry: if you fail to please your customers, you leave the door open for competitors. But, that doesn't mean there is no margin for error. Or even a small margin for error.

[1] http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2051199/Facebook-Login-...","1389726865","2014-01-14T19:14:25Z" -"7059139","spodek","spodek",,,"7058401","1","Startups tend to be halfway between taking over the world and bankruptcy.

That's why we love them and founders sleep on floors.","1389727813","2014-01-14T19:30:13Z" -"7059286","primitive_type","primitive_type",,,"7058401","2","As a frequent Uber user in Chicago, I can attest to the fact that Uber often has no available rides for me when I need one. Just this past weekend at a rather busy intersection in Chicago, after requesting both an UberX and regular Uber taxi multiple times, I kept getting texts from Uber saying "we can't find an Uber for you at this time. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please try again soon!"

So the article's suggestion that "customers opening up the app and seeing no rides on the map" would be an existential threat to Uber is currently being proven wrong by Uber's success. That happens all the time and Uber is still doing alright.","1389729449","2014-01-14T19:57:29Z" -"7059407","rmc","rmc",,,"7058401","4","The ignorance and arrogance of Uber about the French union situtation is mindbogglying:

> This is also why Uber believes it can’t compromise once it begins to offer its services in a new city, or a new country, like France. It strives to work with regulators to accommodate its existing service rather than changing how it works.

It's not the regulators/government that are a problem, it's the taxi unions. You're talking about a place with a very strong, and very long history of active union activity.

"We can't compromise on service". "Fine, we'll drag your drivers out of their cars and set the cars on fire. Your move."","1389730796","2014-01-14T20:19:56Z" -"7060034","adventured","adventured",,,"7058401","7",""Dropbox is not diversified"

How diversified was Google in its first ten years? Ads and desktop search overwhelmingly ruled. How diversified is Facebook? How diversified is Twitter? How diversified is Apple? (with the iPhone generating 75% of their profit)

This tends to apply to almost any big company in its formative years. They get big because they put all their wood behind a killer arrow that made all the rest possible. That's not to say Dropbox will have that future, but rather that criticizing them for not diversifying at this point is a low quality criticism.","1389736407","2014-01-14T21:53:27Z" -"7060136","adventured","adventured",,,"7058401","9",""Uber could make the recent complaints go away fairly quickly. It could drop surge pricing. And it could acquiesce and change its service in cities where government and industry have come out against it."

This is false. If Uber gives an inch, their competitors will go for the kill and move on to targeting the jugular. What they want is for Uber to not exist, and for there to be no new competitor or revolution in their business. There is no way to appease their competitors that results in Uber surviving as a useful service.

What Uber's competitors want is very simple: 1) they want to not have to compete with any innovation; 2) they do not want to have to change or improve their services; 3) they want no new, fast growing entrants allowed in their markets

Basically what they want is a frozen, guaranteed market with zero market forces. That's why their response is: violence, regulations, political leverage, etc (anything but innovation or actually competing with Uber).","1389737309","2014-01-14T22:08:29Z" -"7060461","john_b","john_b",,,"7058401","0","> If Dropbox accidentally destroyed just one person’s file, he said, it could erode the trust of all its users. “This is like the same sort of genre of problem as the code that you use to fly an airplane. Even if it’s a little bug, it’s a big problem.”

As someone who writes code for jet engines, I find this perspective laughable. A better analogy would be if an automated baggage handling system lost your bag. You'd lose your stuff and the airline would lose your trust. You might rant about it on a blog and a few people would get upset and switch airlines with you. But nobody dies.","1389741090","2014-01-14T23:11:30Z" -"7061906","levlandau","levlandau",,,"7058401","5","If all startups face the same problem then the strongest startup wins. Simply naming a risk that all startups face and then saying the strongest startups in their respective domains are more at risk isn't really cutting it for me. If there's anyone that would figure out how to store my files in the cloud reliably it's probably dropbox and if there's anyone that's going to solve the math, science and cs problem of moving cars around...it's probably uber and not lyft or any of the other competitors. For now, their $ Billion valuations are safe and sound.","1389765897","2014-01-15T06:04:57Z" -"7063094","philrapo","philrapo",,,"7058401","6","The alternatives are either running your own service or switching to a dropbox competitor.

Even at huge companies with resources dedicated towards IT infrastructure, systems still go down with regularity. Dropbox is probably still more reliable than what many large companies use.","1389791176","2014-01-15T13:06:16Z" -"7063108","fit2rule","fit2rule",,,"7058401","8","I've personally never found Dropbox to be what I want in a file-sharing device.

Ultimately, I think its really a shame that the OS vendors haven't made 'cloud-based auto-discovery and user-control over publication' a major feature of their OS. The reason we need/want/love Dropbox is simply that the mainstream OS vendors dropped the ball, imho, and got lured away into Web2.0 land when they should simply have been adding these features - a distributed, cloud-based networked filesystem - directly to the OS. Why do I need another custom extension for this, from an unknown startup, when it could as easily be implemented as an OS feature? I think the reason is, the vendors are asleep at the wheel.

I've enjoyed the process of setting up my own cloud services for things like filesharing, using whatever tools I can .. but I sure wish it were just something to 'turn on' in OSX or Ubuntu, or whatever .. without requiring a third-party involvement (Ubuntu One or iCloud = no thanks!).

So I see Dropbox's future as being pretty cloudy, personally. I think the repercussions for American cloud providers, especially, are coming .. the desire for a private cloud is a big itch.","1389791361","2014-01-15T13:09:21Z" -"7065835","mcintyre1994","mcintyre1994",,,"7065714","1","It's worth noting that Microsoft provided the ability to do this stuff in a special mode for web browsers. I'm confused about the not syncing bookmarks though, that's cloud based - are you logged into the same Google account on both?","1389816873","2014-01-15T20:14:33Z" -"7066127","fuzzywalrus","fuzzywalrus",,,"7065714","0","I think URLs help explain this

Internet Explorer on Windows 8.1: One browser, two experiences:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ie/hh771832.aspx

CNET Reporting on Multiple IEs:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57405765-75/ie10-in-window...

Google brings Chrome OS straight into Windows 8 in latest update:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/14/5309326/google-chrome-wind...

The TL:DR; is that Chrome in Metro will launch a Chrome OSish layer.","1389819687","2014-01-15T21:01:27Z" -"7090602","bpicolo","bpicolo",,,"7090558","3","That's just standard marketing. Don't know why we need the word "stealth". There are tons of youtube channels with marketing. (See every make-up vlogger ever).","1390238699","2014-01-20T17:24:59Z" -"7090606","philfrasty","philfrasty",,,"7090558","6","The submission headline should be: „Marketing: Microsoft paying YouTubers for Xbox One mentions“. Nothing special here...","1390238728","2014-01-20T17:25:28Z" -"7090632","kordless","kordless",,,"7090558","13","The effects crypto currencies have on this particular type of marketing approach will be interesting, at the very least.","1390239018","2014-01-20T17:30:18Z" -"7090677","josteink","josteink",,,"7090558","2","Unlike Apple and its team of "insiders" and their "leaks", which coincidentally seems to always be people who get free goods from Apple's marketing department.

This is a complete sham!","1390239495","2014-01-20T17:38:15Z" -"7090699","thisisdallas","thisisdallas",,,"7090558","7","I know the gaming world is making a big mess about this but as others have mentioned, it's nothing other than marketing. Doing promotions like this for Machinima partners/affiliates is nothing new. I also don't see how it differs from publishers sending free games to people to review on YouTube.","1390239743","2014-01-20T17:42:23Z" -"7090773","fleitz","fleitz",,,"7090558","12","This is what happens when you cut the PR middlemen out of the equation. OMG the horror MS is directly paying average joes instead of paying PR people.","1390240325","2014-01-20T17:52:05Z" -"7090886","corin_","corin_",,,"7090558","0","I run some product placement / brand awareness stuff with big YouTube gamers (also for gaming hardware, but not Microsoft), and I discussed this directly with ASA (Advertising Standards Authority in the UK) to ensure we weren't doing anything wrong.

We don't instruct our influences that they cannot be negative about our product not instruct them to be positive. We agree how often the products need to be shown, and include a few other things (link to product in description, etc.)

ASA's guidance was that for this we do not need to disclose anything about paying these influencers. I pointed out that although we don't specifically give them these instructions, the reality is that if one of them was negative we would kill the deal, and therefore were we essentially breaking the rules and just not putting it in writing - they said that no, we were fine until the first time we kill a deal because they said something negative. At that point on we have set a precedent and will need to have all our influencers disclose that they are being paid by us for these videos. But not until then.

Worth noting that our videos are fairly obvious - we generally have a 5 second logo clip that they play, the link in the description goes through what is obviously an adserver (though sometimes via bit.ly) - so we aren't trying hard to hide the fact. Although this was not relevant to ASA's answer to us.

Edit: Worth noting I work in Europe only, nothing in the US. Have also checked in Germany/France where we do the same thing, and there they don't seem to care right now, so no issues.","1390241302","2014-01-20T18:08:22Z" -"7090897","cheald","cheald",,,"7090558","1","Kinda related, I've been mind-boggled at the amount of product placement Microsoft has been buying in TV shows lately. Everywhere you turn, characters are making a VERY OBVIOUS POINT of using a Surface or something. It's hilarious/awful.","1390241409","2014-01-20T18:10:09Z" -"7091003","Aaronontheweb","Aaronontheweb",,,"7090558","4","This is pretty standard marketing stuff in 2014... If I were running the Xbox marketing department I'd start firing people if they WEREN'T doing this.

There are entire startups whose job it is to set up advertisers and YouTubers with this type of arrangement - look no further than FullScreen, BigFrame, et al...","1390242514","2014-01-20T18:28:34Z" -"7091084","pstack","pstack",,,"7090558","9","Don't we all just assume this is going on? Also, if it's alright to pay major gaming sites and magazines and personalities to talk about your product, why not some knucklehead with a bunch of youtube followers? It's no less sleazy.

The great thing about modern society is that most consumers have evolved enough savvy to be suspect of almost all brand-encounters. Even to the point of alerting to a lot of sure false-positives.","1390243449","2014-01-20T18:44:09Z" -"7091303","cdash","cdash",,,"7090558","5","It is quite amazing that so many people on here are very ok with astroturfing.","1390246022","2014-01-20T19:27:02Z" -"7091445","undoware","undoware",,,"7090558","15","How did the rapgenius pitch to 'affiliates' go?

"That shit will BLOW UP!!!"

Here's hoping they're right. Again.","1390247784","2014-01-20T19:56:24Z" -"7091458","trekky1700","trekky1700",,,"7090558","11","In related news, comapnies pay for ads on TV and Brad Pitt was paid to drink Pepsi in WWZ. World shocked.","1390248004","2014-01-20T20:00:04Z" -"7092452","erbo","erbo",,,"7090558","14","I have long assumed that, whenever someone posts any good mention of any Microsoft product or service, the standard response should be, "How much did Microsoft pay you to say that?"","1390261959","2014-01-20T23:52:39Z" -"7092785","Jehar","Jehar",,,"7090558","8","There's one key point that I haven't seen discussed here much. If this were a simple case of Microsoft contacting content producers directly and offering these things, then it'd be more acceptable. However, these are partners of Machinima, which has a relationship with YT and advertisers (fox, adotube, cbs, etc) to provide a revenue share to content producers. The fact that Machinima is mandating these terms to the content producers is what makes everything a bit shady, and poses several conflicts of interest for them.","1390267195","2014-01-21T01:19:55Z" -"7093984","fishbacon","fishbacon",,,"7090558","10","I feel like a Machinema channel could simply make a review of the Microsoft Squared Square and the Sony Fun-VCR, and still be within the boundaries of the contract right?

Comparing the good points of the two Glossy Blu-Ray Players would make a good comparison of the two I believe.","1390290683","2014-01-21T07:51:23Z" -"7100096","userbinator","userbinator",,,"7099006","0","I like how it has more I/O options than the real thing.","1390354775","2014-01-22T01:39:35Z" -"7102156","bdfh42","bdfh42",,,"7102034","0","I am pretty sure that one of the guys in my programming team of the time wrote an autocomplete component that ran on a Vax VMS system in 1991. It was incorporated into a great many programs. OK, no "gestures" but we only had keyboards then.","1390393425","2014-01-22T12:23:45Z" -"7103508","aismail","aismail",,,"7103505","0","Hip hip hurray :) uberVU employee here.","1390407441","2014-01-22T16:17:21Z" -"7103522","skidding","skidding",,,"7103505","1","uberVU's announcement: http://blog.ubervu.com/ubervu-joining-forces-hootsuite.html","1390407543","2014-01-22T16:19:03Z" -"7105546","liviulica","liviulica",,,"7103505","2","Something nice should come out of this!","1390426690","2014-01-22T21:38:10Z" -"7115123","ulfw","ulfw",,,"7114519","0","Well it's actually the Mac that's 30 years old. Still - happy birthday Macintosh! It's the only platform that went through two complete processor architecture changes without alienating customers, from Moto 68000 to PowerPC to intel x86","1390575449","2014-01-24T14:57:29Z" -"7115303","coldcode","coldcode",,,"7115049","0","In the end what matters in business is sustainable profit not marketshare. Of course if you include all of Apple's devices they have both. When I worked at Apple in the mid-90's they had neither and I gave up on them shortly before Steve came back. Aw, crap.","1390577364","2014-01-24T15:29:24Z" -"7115375","charleswalter","charleswalter",,,"7115049","4","microsoft is so stupid, haha","1390577945","2014-01-24T15:39:05Z" -"7115449","bigdubs","bigdubs",,,"7115049","2","This comment struck me:

"He compared the PCs changing status to how trucks took a diminished role when the U.S. shifted to an industrial -nation from an agrarian one."

It seems myopic now as the F-150 is still the #1 best selling vehicle in the US.

I do see the point of the PC as the 'utilitarian' device vs. the iOS devices as the more mainstream, recreational devices. The analogy was just bad.","1390578673","2014-01-24T15:51:13Z" -"7115550","yslow","yslow",,,"7115049","1","Why are Microsoft's profits from Windows excluded from the numbers while profits from OS X are included? Why isn't MS considered part of the PC industry?","1390579556","2014-01-24T16:05:56Z" -"7116126","tux05","tux05",,,"7115049","3","So profit w low market share, thats just doomed to lose marketshare and profit, nice formula :D specially w/o including MS. -On the other hand Free OSX? who cares, their file system is just horrid. -Better start praying for another iPod idea Apple, or you will become Sega so fast not even Sonic ll be able to catch you.","1390584808","2014-01-24T17:33:28Z" -"7119597","jordsmi","jordsmi",,,"7119312","1","Is it not possible to read wsj articles without logging in?","1390617200","2014-01-25T02:33:20Z" -"7119993","rlalwani","rlalwani",,,"7119312","0","Use this link instead. Thanks @ryanhuff.

http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303...","1390628577","2014-01-25T05:42:57Z" -"7123719",,,,"true","7123532","0",,"1390706856","2014-01-26T03:27:36Z" -"7132232",,,,"true","7132047","7",,"1390848528","2014-01-27T18:48:48Z" -"7132292","awwstn","awwstn",,,"7132047","1","It's interesting how Uber's messaging has evolved to coincide with argument that they simply facilitate the connection between drivers and people who need a ride. Where they used to say "Everyone's private driver," [1] now they say "The Uber app connects you with a driver at the tap of a button." [2]

[1] Uber.com, January 2013: http://cl.ly/image/261W1r3J1r00 -[2] Uber.com, today: http://cl.ly/image/302s342N2r3l","1390848898","2014-01-27T18:54:58Z" -"7132341","jds375","jds375",,,"7132047","6","It's unfortunate that there are so many legal issues with a seemingly very simple service. Having to worry about insurance policies and driver damages has got to be a pain. But, that's all part of the business I guess...","1390849335","2014-01-27T19:02:15Z" -"7132470","bronbron","bronbron",,,"7132047","0","It's interesting watching this, because it seems inevitable that Uber will become exactly like the service it was meant to compete with: the Taxi industry.

The whole saga has good, bad, and meh elements to all of it.

It's good that the question of auto insurance is coming up. I imagine that many of these drivers are painfully unaware that they are in serious insurance limbo. If someone's a de facto Uber employee, then yeah, Uber should pay for damages that the driver causes. It's definitely an exaggeration to say that Uber will "leave a trail of bodies in the street", but it's also unfair that the victim gets screwed here (because there's no chance in hell the driver's personal insurance will cover this).

It sucks that the odds are so stacked against them for providing (what at least used to be, I rarely use them nowadays) a good service. I remember being in SF a couple years back and trying to hail a cab for 30 minutes before getting an Uber in ~5 minutes. It was really shitty, and Uber really came through in the end. I was glad to pay the price difference.

Regardless of what happens, there's a lot of interesting ideas here that hopefully get noticed. Surge pricing's an interesting idea. Whereas taxis sacrifice reliability for relatively stable pricing, I'm glad there's a competing service that sacrifices stable pricing for reliability. It lets you make the decision about which is more important, and I'm sure we've all been in situations where getting somewhere quickly was worth the extra money.","1390850440","2014-01-27T19:20:40Z" -"7132550","mikeyouse","mikeyouse",,,"7132047","4","One thing I've been wondering about with respect to Uber;

When they were taking all that flak for surge pricing during the storm, their defense was "Raising the price increases the supply of drivers."

That's all well and good, simple supply and demand matching.

But then a week or so later, they came out with a substantial price reduction on the UberX service. So if raising the price increases the supply of drivers, what happens to the supply when lowering the price? Isn't this the cause of the constant surge pricing on UberX since the price decrease?","1390851111","2014-01-27T19:31:51Z" -"7132759","sneak","sneak",,,"7132047","9","I know, let's sue the dispatcher for the irresponsibility of the driver. That ought to work.","1390852737","2014-01-27T19:58:57Z" -"7132955","Domenic_S","Domenic_S",,,"7132047","5","> 'And the only people getting rich are the investors and the executives.'

Wat. Did he expect to get rich driving people around? I don't understand this statement at all.","1390854290","2014-01-27T20:24:50Z" -"7133436","amiramir","amiramir",,,"7132047","2","The experience with these older business, like cabs and hotels, seems highlight the role of legal and regulatory frameworks in encouraging or retarding innovation. Uber and Airbnb seem to be simple and elegant businesses that in part increase supply by freeing up unused resources while competing on price and service with established industries such as taxis and hotels. Now that they have made some headway people are specifically buying apartments and cars to participate.

This issue seems like Airbnb's in NYC where room/apartment renters are being required to play by the same rules as the hotel folks with respect to insurance and safety.

One thing that recently impressed me and that I would like to see happen more generally is the Attorney General's response to the challenge of banking with respect to marijuana businesses in Colorado and Washington. Banks were turning away pot shops that are legal at the state level but illegal at the Federal level. Within a few weeks of the advent of legal marijuana sales the AG's office has stepped in to say that they want to find a solution to enable marijuana merchants and banks to do business. I am impressed by the responsiveness of "the law" in this case. Such "innovation" around regulation would be welcome in other cases where innovation mediated by technology is happening at a faster rate than regulation is used to adapting.","1390858750","2014-01-27T21:39:10Z" -"7133453","beagle3","beagle3",,,"7132047","3","You might also want to look at Uber's DDOS attack on rival Gett[1] ; Seems like Uber is not the good guys they seemed earlier (at least to myself). This is mentioned in the last paragraph of the linked article, but is worthy of its own discussion.

[1] http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/24/black-car-competitor-accuse...","1390858890","2014-01-27T21:41:30Z" -"7133457","debt","debt",,,"7132047","8","Every time I get into an uberx the driver starts driving away while fumbling with the gps on their phone keying in my destination. I think Uber should take the "distraction" problem much more seriously.

Regardless, we all know Uber is not going anywhere. Uber is pulling $20 MM a week. However, if they don't address the potential safety liabilities more aggressively, lawsuits might end up eating a big chunk of their revenue.","1390858968","2014-01-27T21:42:48Z" -"7135032","jgalt212","jgalt212",,,"7132047","10","Uber mistreats its customers, suppliers, and competitors. How can one do anything, but hope they fail?","1390877976","2014-01-28T02:59:36Z" -"7136881","onion2k","onion2k",,,"7136834","0","The article implies that a change to Google's search algorithm leading to a decrease in organic search traffic to businesses could in turn cause an economic downturn because the company that gets the click instead might be too small to fulfil the sale. So the big company loses the sale, and the smaller company fails to complete the sale, and the economy spirals because there's only lost sales.

What the author doesn't seem to consider is if the smaller company fails, the sale still happens - the buyer will move on to the company ranking number 2 (the big company) in the search listing. The cost of business has gone up, admittedly, but arguably that improves the economy by getting more capital flowing around rather than harms it (dubious, but the entire premise of the article is dubious, so nevermind).","1390915663","2014-01-28T13:27:43Z" -"7137020","eli_gottlieb","eli_gottlieb",,,"7136834","1","That would imply the recession ever actually ended for most people, with unemployment dropping to non-recession levels and real wages rising significantly for the first time in decades.","1390917087","2014-01-28T13:51:27Z" -"7164299","yapcguy","yapcguy",,,"7164291","0","Summary:

>"I was driving for Lyft in November when I picked up two attractive women," said the driver, who declined to give his name because he fears repercussions from the apps. "Like anybody, we started chatting, but they were sort of awkward. I knew something was up when they didn't tell me clearly where they wanted to go."

After a few minutes, the women dropped the pretense. They said they were from Uber and made a mouthwatering offer to switch to UberX: If he signed up for the service, Uber wouldn't skim its usual 15 percent off fares for the rest of the year. Plus, he could land a $500 bonus for picking up 20 passengers, and for simply checking out the company's headquarters he would receive a $50 gas card - and a free lunch.","1391303274","2014-02-02T01:07:54Z" -"7182942","mastersk3","mastersk3",,,"7182823","0","Am confused, would this anyway bolster my geographically challenged HERE Maps?","1391596231","2014-02-05T10:30:31Z" -"7203929","tlb","tlb",,,"7203843","0","Answered: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4353219?start=0&tstart=...","1391911901","2014-02-09T02:11:41Z" -"7228012","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"7228005","0","So, they sell more iPods, iPhones, iPads and Macs than all others sell Windows-based x86 PCs.

That's not counting Android phones and tablets.

Are they implying nobody does actual work on those?","1392246086","2014-02-12T23:01:26Z" -"7238600","TomSawyer","TomSawyer",,,"7238410","3","You can access Screen Sharing from the Finder with the same ol' cmd+k (Connect to Server...) and enter a url (e.g. vnc://my_remote_mac).","1392387625","2014-02-14T14:20:25Z" -"7238624","yardie","yardie",,,"7238410","2","Mac power users have known about this feature for over a decade. Theres also a pretty powerful wifi diagnostic tool in the coreservices folder, if you're going to be digging around in there anyway.","1392388019","2014-02-14T14:26:59Z" -"7238629",,,,"true","7238410","11",,"1392388063","2014-02-14T14:27:43Z" -"7238712","thread_pool","thread_pool",,,"7238410","4","This is not a secret. And it's the Remote Desktop (VNC) client, not the management application sold by Apple","1392388916","2014-02-14T14:41:56Z" -"7238756","bradleyland","bradleyland",,,"7238410","0","A couple of things:

1) This isn't the same as Apple's Remote Desktop product, which can be used for a host of other things related to remote system management like installing software and automation. See the product page for details:

http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/

2) You don't need to dig around in Library/CoreServices to use this, which is why Apple didn't put it in utilities. Vis a vis iOS, you start from the opposite end that you normally would on a desktop OS. Just like in iOS how you navigate to your photos in order to send a photo, you navigate to the computer you want to control in order to initiate a remote session.

HOW TO: Remote control a Mac on your network without digging around in CoreServices

First - Make sure "Remote Management" is enabled on the target machine.

1. Launch 'System Preferences'.

2. Click 'Sharing'.

3. In the service list on the left, check the box next to 'Remote Management'.

Second - Initiate remote control from your computer.

Note: You must have "Show Toolbar" enabled to follow these steps.

1. Launch a new finder window.

2. In the left pane of the Finder window, scroll down to 'SHARED'.

3. Click the name of the computer you wish to control.

4. A gray bar should appear at the top; click 'Share Screen...'.

Viola! Screen Sharing should launch automatically and connect.

If you're an old school Mac user, you might have disabled 'Show Toolbar' in the finder. You can get it back in one of two ways. With a Finder window active:

1. Press Cmd+Opt+t.

2. In the menu bar, click 'View', 'Show Toolbar'.

There are, of course, other ways of getting to the 'Network' portion of the Finder browser, but the 'SHARED' bar on the left is pretty easy and always accessible.","1392389371","2014-02-14T14:49:31Z" -"7238798","uloweb","uloweb",,,"7238410","13","Blog post from "14 FEB 2011"","1392389766","2014-02-14T14:56:06Z" -"7238842","ehutch79","ehutch79",,,"7238410","8","This is NOT remote desktop. remote desktop does so much more than screen sharing. This is just a vnc client.","1392390159","2014-02-14T15:02:39Z" -"7238944","HowardJ","HowardJ",,,"7238410","15","Who the fuck is up voting articles from 2011? Where is the moderation around here. Make sure the date is in the title.","1392391171","2014-02-14T15:19:31Z" -"7239036","matt-attack","matt-attack",,,"7238410","5","$ open vnc://myhost.example.org/","1392392007","2014-02-14T15:33:27Z" -"7239147","fantunes","fantunes",,,"7238410","9","That's a post from 2011. Screen Sharing is available to any mac under System Preferences>Sharing","1392393108","2014-02-14T15:51:48Z" -"7239167","uptown","uptown",,,"7238410","6","ScreenSharing used to work perfectly for me. I could see my second Mac listed as a "Shared" device in the left-panel of my Finder which would keep in-touch over iCloud. Even if the home machine was asleep, connecting with ScreenSharing would wake up the remote machine and allow me to connect. Since updating to Mavericks I'd say I'm about 20% for this method working. For whatever reason, I can no longer wake-up my remote machine using this method. Wish it was as reliable as it used to be - but I haven't found a fix.","1392393318","2014-02-14T15:55:18Z" -"7239189","CptCodeMonkey","CptCodeMonkey",,,"7238410","7","I used VNC a few times to connect to a Mac build box ( I only used Linux professionally ) and ran into a lot of problems with artifacting ( even on a dedicated Gigabit LAN ) or more annoying the remote service would crash and the only way back in was to SSH into the Mac box, kill the remote service, kill all user sessions, and restart.","1392393536","2014-02-14T15:58:56Z" -"7239209","freshyill","freshyill",,,"7238410","10","This is more of a useful tip than a secret. If you've got Back to my Mac set up, your other Macs will appear in the Finder sidebar. Just select one and then click "Share Screen…" Other Macs on the local network may show up with the option too.","1392393871","2014-02-14T16:04:31Z" -"7239282","kylesethgray","kylesethgray",,,"7238410","12","This is Screen Sharing. Not Remote Desktop. And it isn't hidden: if there's a Mac on your local network, and you navigate to it in finder, there's a "Share Screen" button right there.","1392394749","2014-02-14T16:19:09Z" -"7239295","super_mario","super_mario",,,"7238410","1","How does junk like this get posted on a tech web site. This is the built in VNC client and is very publicly shipped with OS X, and it has nothing to do with Apple's remote desktop.

You could always do CMD+k to bring up the "Connect to server dialog" and type

    vnc://ComputerName.local
-
-to VNC into it (if screen sharing is configured in the system prefs on the target machine).","1392394889","2014-02-14T16:21:29Z" -"7239477","jezfromfuture","jezfromfuture",,,"7238410","16","Dipshit article from someone who clearly has just installed osx.","1392396981","2014-02-14T16:56:21Z" -"7239511","ommunist","ommunist",,,"7238410","14","Note that excellent Microsoft Remote Desktop app is free and available from AppStore.","1392397336","2014-02-14T17:02:16Z" -"7250555","williameugne","williameugne","true",,"7250364","0","I agree with you bro","1392609146","2014-02-17T03:52:26Z" -"7255864",,,,"true","7255780","0",,"1392688897","2014-02-18T02:01:37Z" -"7285523","chmars","chmars",,,"7285318","1","It should be a given that Apple provides a fix for OS X as soon as possible. On the other hand, it is telling that Apple gave priority to iOS.

(Although priority is relative even for iOS. We have many iOS devices in the family and not a single one had asked to install the fix until yesterday evening. The fix, however, was available after a manually initiated update check.)","1393152254","2014-02-23T10:44:14Z" -"7285552","gommm","gommm",,,"7285318","0","It was completely irresponsible not to release the OS X fix at the same time as the ios fix. Apple also needs to setup a way to alert users when an update fixes an important security fix.

None of my ios devices asked to install the fix and I had to do a manual update check. This should not happen for major security issues.","1393153313","2014-02-23T11:01:53Z" -"7285625","thelogos","thelogos",,,"7285318","4","The fallout from this will last for a while. Most normal people are not aware of these security issues and many of them rarely install updates.","1393155449","2014-02-23T11:37:29Z" -"7285722",,,,"true","7285318","10",,"1393158436","2014-02-23T12:27:16Z" -"7285927","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"7285318","9","I was just reading through Adam Langley's description of the bug and this jumped out at me:

> The code will always jump to the end from that second goto, err will contain a successful value because the SHA1 update operation was successful and so the signature verification will never fail.

Wait, Apple still uses SHA1? Are they aware it's banned from use (by NIST, no less) starting with this year?

http://www.zdnet.com/nist-makes-a-hash-of-sha-1-ban-70000259...

Maybe they'd want to take this opportunity to fix that, too...","1393164718","2014-02-23T14:11:58Z" -"7286221","mistercow","mistercow",,,"7285318","3","Wasn't the fix for this to delete a duplicated line of code? How is that a "very soon" fix and not a "yesterday" fix?","1393170979","2014-02-23T15:56:19Z" -"7286222","lotsofmangos","lotsofmangos",,,"7285318","8","So, how do we trust this update given a) we don't know for sure that the original bug was an honest mistake, and b) the encryption checking mechanism is blown so the update to fix the bug can be hijacked.","1393170988","2014-02-23T15:56:28Z" -"7286416","wreegab","wreegab",,,"7285318","5","> "I believe that it's just a mistake and I feel very bad for whomever might have slipped"

There has been such a rush from many places to cast this as a "mistake". We just don't know whether this was deliberate or a mistake, anything else is just an opinion. I don't see one explanation being less likely than the other, it's annoying to see one explanation being pushed more than the other.","1393173408","2014-02-23T16:36:48Z" -"7286515","cies","cies",,,"7285318","2","C'mon Apple.. This is (as far as i understand) a one-liner fix! In opensource land this would be fixed and packag-manager-updatable in less then 24hrs. Probably less then 6.

The fact that it takes sooo long, and that the fix will be bundled in a blob with all sorts of other "fixes" gives me the feeling that one attack-vector cannot be closed until another is available. I got this feeling years back when a huge back-door-enabling was not closed for months until big fat service pack was issued that "fixed" it (amongst fixing a million+1 other things; probably opening the next attack-vector).

Call me paranoid.","1393174880","2014-02-23T17:01:20Z" -"7286543","afhsfsfdsss88","afhsfsfdsss88",,,"7285318","7","Apple: We really are holier than thou.","1393175469","2014-02-23T17:11:09Z" -"7286545","fidotron","fidotron",,,"7285318","6","This one is going to cause serious damage to the credibility Apple have long been holding with many software developers. Most people seem to have tolerated the massive quality drop in OSX since Tiger (easily their peak version) but a bug as egregious as this which would easily have not happened with the slightest bit of preventative quality control? Absolutely disgraceful.

Until someone else makes a laptop OS that's even half as good as OSX we're all stuck with it.","1393175493","2014-02-23T17:11:33Z" -"7302868","DiabloD3","DiabloD3",,,"7302847","0","This seems to be the matching fix for Mountain Lion for SSL that 10.9.2 fixed.","1393388485","2014-02-26T04:21:25Z" -"7310501","Watabou","Watabou",,,"7310404","0","> Apple on Tuesday made it clear that it will no longer patch OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard, when it again declined to offer a security update for the four-and-a-half-year-old operating system.

Well, The SSL bug only affected Mavericks. Additionally, I don't think we know if the security updates released for mountain lion and lion also affected Snow Leopard. And if it did, well, Apple moves quicker than Microsoft does anyway with new OS release every year.

If there are still people running Snow Leopard, either they have an old computer that is more than 5 years old, or they specifically don't want to upgrade to Lion. For the former, Apple knows most people will have upgraded their old computers by now, or will soon in the future. For the latter group, most know what they're doing by not upgrading.

Snow Leopard is 4 years old. And the last update for it was September 2013, just 5 months ago. It clearly was Apple's XP, if you will, and the longest supported out of all releases, I think.","1393477921","2014-02-27T05:12:01Z" -"7310517","cclogg","cclogg",,,"7310404","6","While I don't have any macs still running Snow Leopard, it has a special place in my heart because it can still install Warcraft 3 as well as play many older Mac games pre-Intel.","1393478332","2014-02-27T05:18:52Z" -"7310522","cubicle67","cubicle67",,,"7310404","4","Snow Leopard is the most recent version of OSX able to run on 32 bit Intel machines, like the one I have here. Sure, it's 8 years old but it's still running well and I'm in no hurry to throw it out.","1393478390","2014-02-27T05:19:50Z" -"7310525","wiredfool","wiredfool",,,"7310404","2","The thing about Snow Leopard is that it's the terminal release for 32bit intel machines. Like the one I'm typing on right now, the first white intel macbook. (Though, I recently switched it to Ubuntu 13.10 after a hard drive crash. It might go back. )

For a lot of things, It's still good enough. Chrome works. Mail works. ITunes. And for my purposes, terminal and ssh too.

Similarly, I've still got an old PPC mini running Leopard (also it's terminal release) as an iTunes server. It's no speed daemon, but it's not like serving a couple mp3 streams is that hard. But it hasn't gotten updates in a while, so I've got to look at moving on with that one.","1393478434","2014-02-27T05:20:34Z" -"7310533","akama","akama",,,"7310404","7","It does seem strange that Apple, which does a great job regarding fragmentation on the mobile platform, has such difficulties with the issue on desktop platforms.","1393478674","2014-02-27T05:24:34Z" -"7310555","Encosia","Encosia",,,"7310404","3","To put that in perspective, Windows 7 and Snow Leopard were released to manufacturing at about the same time, and that ~4 years is roughly 25% of the time that Microsoft supported Windows XP.

I'm biased, but that kind of organization-wide upgrade treadmill would be a nonstarter with most of my clients (ranging from small-business to enterprise). Strange move by Apple if they hope to challenge Microsoft's lion share of PCs in business.","1393479051","2014-02-27T05:30:51Z" -"7310577","doomlaser","doomlaser",,,"7310404","1","Snow Leopard was the high watermark release for OS X, before focus and engineering talent migrated to iOS, and successive releases of OS X began to become cluttered with throwaway useless user interface candy and naggy GateKeeper dialogs.","1393479657","2014-02-27T05:40:57Z" -"7310639","wiradikusuma","wiradikusuma",,,"7310404","8","I attempted to upgrade my old MacBook White (Core 2 Duo) to Mavericks, but apparently it only supports Snow Leopard.","1393480851","2014-02-27T06:00:51Z" -"7310844","AshFurrow","AshFurrow",,,"7310404","9","Vulnerable to what, exactly? Oh, at the end of the article they mention that SL might become vulnerable to some future security flaw. Kind of a link-baity headily if you ask me.","1393485726","2014-02-27T07:22:06Z" -"7311394","annnnd","annnnd",,,"7310404","5","This is one of the things I love about Linux. There was an announcement at the end of 2012 that kernel will no longer support 386 chip - after 21 years! And distributions will ship older kernels for many additional years.

Compare that to MS and Apple forcing new versions of OS (and in Apple's case, hardware) on its users... I can understand their position, but it is still frustrating for the users. I find Windows XP superior to both Vista and Windows 7 (not to mention "Lego" Windows).","1393496883","2014-02-27T10:28:03Z" -"7311421","shultays","shultays",,,"7310404","10","How old is snow leopard?","1393497203","2014-02-27T10:33:23Z" -"7319293","sgustard","sgustard",,,"7317979","0","Is this technically possible for Apple to do?","1393601953","2014-02-28T15:39:13Z" -"7333552","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"7333479","8","The navigation bar is the most interesting part I think:

- Store

- iPod + iTunes

- .Mac

- Quicktime

.Mac and Quicktime were actually two of the most prominently featured products on Apple.com. Wow. iPod and iTunes have stuck around but are now treated separately probably due to the variety of content available on iTunes (apps, books, movies, games).

I find it strange that Mac's aren't featured on the 2004 navigation bar. Instead it's OS X.","1393853212","2014-03-03T13:26:52Z" -"7333694","robinhoodexe","robinhoodexe",,,"7333479","14",""Introducing iLife '04

- it's like Microsoft Office for the rest of your life"

I nearly pissed myself in laughter.","1393855247","2014-03-03T14:00:47Z" -"7333720","icodestuff","icodestuff",,,"7333479","1",""WWDC 2004 -Register early and save"

Ah, for the days when you didn't have to register in the first minute to have a chance of getting a ticket.","1393855503","2014-03-03T14:05:03Z" -"7333753","Garmonidas","Garmonidas",,,"7333479","7","It's more shocking see how Samsung was 7 years ago ( https://web.archive.org/web/20070222044411/http://www.samsun... ) and now ( http://www.samsung.com ). Evolving from refrigerators to smartphones!","1393855847","2014-03-03T14:10:47Z" -"7333879","antonius","antonius",,,"7333479","3","The change in technology and "coolness" is staggering. I remember buying the white 20GB iPod with the scroll wheel and being the coolest kid in high school. Looking at it now and it looks painfully outdated and ugly (IMO).","1393857323","2014-03-03T14:35:23Z" -"7333906","skyebook","skyebook",,,"7333479","5","It's kind of interesting how that G5 ad on the front page has a testimonial about freeing you from the chains of Intel and MS. Apple was was probably right in the middle of getting 10.4 ready to run on Intel at this point","1393857673","2014-03-03T14:41:13Z" -"7334119","smackfu","smackfu",,,"7333479","13","Kind of funny that the "iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program" gets a front page link.","1393859913","2014-03-03T15:18:33Z" -"7334142","zafiro17","zafiro17",,,"7333479","10","That lampshade imac was one of the coolest bits of hardware ever. I find it more interesting than the new "trashcan" model. I had a friend with a lampshade imac and I was very envious. It still seems more useful to me than the new all in one macs where you basically can't service anything. The lampshade was a good compromise.","1393860044","2014-03-03T15:20:44Z" -"7334147","pekk","pekk",,,"7333479","0","Not so different from Apple in the late 90s. And it kept struggling to find its stride until the iPhone. Let's have some context.

1993, Apple Newton

1994, IBM Simon

1996, PalmPilot/PalmOS

1996, Apple Pippin game console

1998, iMac

1998-2000, tons of MP3 players

2000, Microsoft Pocket PC/Windows CE

2001, Microsoft's tablet PCs

2001, iPod

2001, OS X

2002, Pocket PC smartphones

2002, BlackBerry

(I included a few flops to show that this wasn't a God-given destiny but an iterative search process...)

So as of 2004:

* PDAs are an established market but mostly limited to business. The functionality will only take off in smartphones, which are really just PDA-phones

* iPod has gobbled up the pre-existing MP3 player market in a way that prefigures iPhone, with a decent device and very good marketing

* Smartphones are just getting taken up in 2004, as an outgrowth of the PDA market. It'll be 5 years before iPhone hits a pre-existing smartphone market with a decent device, very good marketing and "app store"

* Tablet PCs are bombing, largely because nobody understands or wants the form factor yet

Near future after 2004: transition to Intel 2005-2007ish, MacBook Pro and MacBook 2006, iPhone 2007, Android 2007, MacBook Air 2008, iPad 2010.

and consider the contribution of economic downturns/booms to the timing of products which did well","1393860062","2014-03-03T15:21:02Z" -"7334181","iambateman","iambateman",,,"7333479","6","Great web design basically doesn't need to change over time. Apple has kept the same ideas: big hero image, top nav bar, a few secondary things, and that's it for a decade.","1393860347","2014-03-03T15:25:47Z" -"7334253","bennyg","bennyg",,,"7333479","11","The biggest thing that sticks out to me is the design of the tab buttons in the nav bar. I remember looking at Photoshop tutorials and using Macromedia Fireworks to create buttons that looked similar to this for phpBB styles. Yikes, I'm not old. But damn I'm old.","1393860933","2014-03-03T15:35:33Z" -"7334323","abdophoto","abdophoto",,,"7333479","2","You should take a look at this 15 year slideshow of Apple's homepage: http://thetechblock.com/15-years-apples-homepage/","1393861571","2014-03-03T15:46:11Z" -"7334493","cordite","cordite",,,"7333479","12","That machine still feels modern to me. From the outside.","1393863126","2014-03-03T16:12:06Z" -"7334532","JohnTHaller","JohnTHaller",,,"7333479","4","Ah, the 'truth stretching' benchmarks of the advertising for the Apple PowerPC machines.","1393863467","2014-03-03T16:17:47Z" -"7334808","tomswartz07","tomswartz07",,,"7333479","9","Seeing the 'Education' section makes me disappointed.

Apple's recent departure from the educational market really changed how school districts (like the one where I'm currently employed) made their purchasing decisions.

They used to offer deep discounts for K-12 and higher ed, even featuring it on their main page. Now they don't offer anything of the sort.","1393865952","2014-03-03T16:59:12Z" -"7345535","sdrothrock","sdrothrock",,,"7345255","0","Isn't/Wasn't part of their marketing for Safari on iOS that it can browse the "normal" internet and doesn't need special mobile sites to be usable?

If I'm remembering correctly and it is/was, then it would be a bit hypocritical of them to make a mobile website.

I don't think iCloud has a mobile version either.","1393998473","2014-03-05T05:47:53Z" -"7356520","AnonPM191","AnonPM191",,,"7356497","15","The camera thing sounds pretty necessary. Good idea with that. Parents are really cautious given some highly publicized incidents recently.","1394139373","2014-03-06T20:56:13Z" -"7356528","DanielStraight","DanielStraight",,,"7356497","7","No, but I wouldn't hire a babysitter I didn't know personally regardless of how the transaction took place or how they were vetted. So, I'm probably not the target audience.","1394139452","2014-03-06T20:57:32Z" -"7356644","prateekj","prateekj",,,"7356497","11","The features look nice and it appears to be a good way to get babysitters at the last minute. When it comes to babysitters, the biggest problem is trust! No matter how secure it sounds, parents will still be skeptical to leave their children with a stranger. If you go above and beyond to address the trust issue in a way that can appease the concerned parents, I think this definitely has potential.","1394140502","2014-03-06T21:15:02Z" -"7356683","codegeek","codegeek",,,"7356497","1","I am a parent of a 1 year old and a 3 weeks old. We are struggling with traditional babysitting model already. We hired a babysitter through care.com but on the days when she is not available, we have to find a backup. If you didn't plan the backup in advance, you are screwed. For example, our babysitter suddenly could not come for 2 days as her hubby got food poisoning and needed her to stay home with him.

So in theory, an "Uber for babysitting" sounds like a good idea where the "on-demand" part is the key. However, the biggest issue I see with something like this is the "trust factor". Babysitters are a very personal thing because they are responsible for the most important thing in your life i.e. your kid. So, when we hire a babysitter traditionally, we do our due diligence, check references etc. and then build trust over time during their first few weeks/months of work. Example, our current babysitter is now with us for about 3 months and we are just about beginning to trust her. We still don't leave her completely alone with our baby (wife staying home for now) but soon, we have to do that. For on-demand, how will this work ? Can I trust someone "uber" like ? Something to think about. Not shooting down your idea btw. As a parent, this is the biggest pain point we face currently.","1394140822","2014-03-06T21:20:22Z" -"7356734","jmathai","jmathai",,,"7356497","0","I have a 4 and 2 year old. Would not use a babysitter I did not know personally. We have one sitter we absolutely love. It's because she takes an interest in what our kids like. She looks for bugs in our back yard because that's what my son likes to do. She lifts the rocks that are too heavy for him.

We used another sitter that was highly recommended by a close friend and didn't continue to use her because it was evident that she didn't really take an interest in getting to know our kids.

I think we lucked out with our preferred sitter but in all honesty I do t feel like settling for anything less. I hope we won't have to but I can't say we'll always have such a good sitter available.

But the idea of getting a sitter we don't know and haven't had a friend recommend sounds like something we would not be comfortable with.","1394141307","2014-03-06T21:28:27Z" -"7356747","Blahah","Blahah",,,"7356497","9","My first job as a teenager was IT for a babysitting agency run by my school. They employed former students as the babysitters. It was very popular but when they tried to scale it beyond the school it failed. Basically parents were willing to trust that the school knew its former students, but not willing to trust people recruited any other way.

Personally I would use such a service, but you'll have to work damn hard to show you've vetted people carefully.","1394141417","2014-03-06T21:30:17Z" -"7356920","wglb","wglb",,,"7356497","14","My kids are now adults, but it would have not been what I would have chosen. We didn't have a non-family member babysit our two kids until they were 3 and four, and never hired an outside one.","1394143169","2014-03-06T21:59:29Z" -"7356924","yesiamyourdad","yesiamyourdad",,,"7356497","8","Obviously, the comfort level would have to be there, which is why I think the sites use the matchmaking approach. I know with my kids, they know and love their babysitter, which is a huge incentive to stay with the same person. I would think that once you've established that you like a sitter, you might try to go outside the system and make a side arrangement, so I would guess that you'd want to have a mechanism to request (or deny) a specific sitter or maybe a way to rank them.","1394143208","2014-03-06T22:00:08Z" -"7357325","ActVen","ActVen",,,"7356497","12","I might use a service like this. However, trust is the biggest issue. You might think about targeting sitters that already have a certain trust factor with society in general. Teachers for example have the trust, background, need for money that might work for something like this. Current daycare employees might be another one. Friends of friends on social networks is another angle.","1394148943","2014-03-06T23:35:43Z" -"7357549","eddy_chan","eddy_chan",,,"7356497","2","Do you have kids yourself? I don't want to be condescending but, this is one of those things where you have to be part of the target market to understand that the protective instinct you have over your own kids is so strong and so raw that it would be really hard to overcome inside an on-demand transactional marketplace.

You will also understand that kids up to school age (toddlers) generally only trust people they're very familiar with, it's a process that takes days, not hours or minutes.

No matter how good the checks and due diligence you have in place are - because the majority of parents will not entrust kids to a stranger at the drop of a hat. As codegeek said, trust takes time to build, especially so between the child and sitter. In the process of putting my 2 year old into daycare it wasn't just a matter of dropping them off - there was a month long process where either I or my wife were taking time off work to introduce her to her new carers, making sure she was comfortable with them etc and that was after vetting 4 different care centers.

With sitters, we'd only allow grandparents or my wifes older sister who has similar aged kids too.

[Edit: 2nd para - putting myself in my own kids shoes]","1394151695","2014-03-07T00:21:35Z" -"7357564","DanBC","DanBC",,,"7356497","6","Holy fuck no freaking way.","1394151908","2014-03-07T00:25:08Z" -"7357743","esw","esw",,,"7356497","10","Noooooo. Zero chance. I mean, it's very cool that your daughter is thinking about this stuff, but I would never allow a stranger to watch my toddler.","1394153901","2014-03-07T00:58:21Z" -"7357756","angmarsbane","angmarsbane",,,"7356497","5","What about the safety for the baby-sitters? Would the "families" (someone could lie) get background checked as well? A service like this could potentially be abused to lure young women (primarily) and men in to a dangerous situation.","1394153991","2014-03-07T00:59:51Z" -"7358305","rms","rms",,,"7356497","17","I met someone starting a similar company, the hard part is recruitment.","1394161694","2014-03-07T03:08:14Z" -"7360286","JoeAltmaier","JoeAltmaier",,,"7356497","3","In a heartbeat. Folks get all worked up about babysitters, interviewing them like some corporate job.

If they show up, if they look nice and say 'yes sir' and 'thank you sir' then they're in. My kids can survive being unhappy, even ignored for a few hours; I'm not one who thinks they are fragile little vessels, but instead are designed to survive. -So bring on the CPR-certified background-checked babysitters! To be honest I've never found one like that before, so its a step up.","1394201884","2014-03-07T14:18:04Z" -"7362347","kjs3","kjs3",,,"7356497","13","Not if you paid me. It's one thing for me to hop in a car with a stranger; it's quite another to hand my child off to a stranger. My risk aversion is completely different in each case.","1394221962","2014-03-07T19:52:42Z" -"7365001","davidgerard","davidgerard",,,"7356497","18","Not in a pink fit.","1394281863","2014-03-08T12:31:03Z" -"7367729","gregcohn","gregcohn",,,"7356497","4","A lot of other commenters have already touched on the trust factor, but I think that's only one (albeit a key) dimension of the problem.

The other is that the marketplace dynamics of babysitting are (on average) very different from Uber. Although some people travel, most people use babysitters in their home. Most people use babysitters infrequently. Yes, short notice situations do happen, but most things are planned sufficiently in advance to reach out to a small, trusted group of local/locally available service providers.

While the on-demand dimension of a service like this is appealing in those rare instances where you have short notice to find someone and your usual options are booked, this feels intuitively like the minority of situations.","1394347532","2014-03-09T06:45:32Z" -"7379985","passubuy","passubuy",,,"7356497","16","I think this is a great idea, and I would love to see the x-degree of separation to the sitter.","1394553147","2014-03-11T15:52:27Z" -"7360621","thu","thu",,,"7360452","0","I have read both this article and the Uber blog post. Although I don't follow closely what is happening (I'm from Belgium), it seems the blog post is short on "facts".

They state they have been in contact, not that their activity was deemed legal by the authorities. They state their will to launch but that's it. A week or two ago I have heard on the news that the cabinet said to Uber that they needed to comply with local laws (and that it was not the case).

Uber blog post failed to say if they received any authorization (they probably didn't), or if they feel they are not doing something illegal.

Uber seems to be illegal in Belgium because they don't comply with rules regarding paid ride. For instance drivers need to receive authorization before offering paid ride.","1394205085","2014-03-07T15:11:25Z" -"7367827","adotjdotr","adotjdotr",,,"7367699","0","Yes avg drivers gross billings are north of $100k. Issue is Uber needs to quality check drivers are legit, registered and qualified. There isn't a HUGE amount of drivers who are actually able to fit into this profile.

Uber are taking more measures to get more drivers on the system esp with the recent JV financing deal with Toyota to create 100,000 more uber/self-employed drivers.","1394351179","2014-03-09T07:46:19Z" -"7391915","hershel","hershel",,,"7391885","14","If this will be deployed in UBER's model, i.e. freelanced drivers of vans, this could scale very rapidly very fast.","1394720405","2014-03-13T14:20:05Z" -"7392069","Cthulhu_","Cthulhu_",,,"7391885","15","This isn't new, really. It was already possible to book a taxi / van; elderly people often use services like this.

Second, some bus lines get so little used you need to call ahead two hours in advance before they send a bus to the bus stop.","1394721731","2014-03-13T14:42:11Z" -"7392281","skilesare","skilesare",,,"7391885","19","http://books.google.com/books?id=hwAHmktpk5IC&pg=PA111&lpg=P...","1394723360","2014-03-13T15:09:20Z" -"7392299","hershel","hershel",,,"7391885","8","This is based on a software by ajelo.com which is based on some interesting research:

Why urban mass demand responsive transport?:

http://www.floating-content.net/~esa/pub/files/jokinen-fists...

Demand responsive transport: Models and algorithms:

lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2013/isbn9789526051635/isbn9789526051635.pdf","1394723502","2014-03-13T15:11:42Z" -"7392338","brunnsbe","brunnsbe",,,"7391885","11","Here is a link to the official page of the service: -https://kutsuplus.fi/tour

It's always nice to get new services, but I'm afraid this one will become a niche product due to the public transport system in Helsinki already is working so well.

A service that is used a lot is the Tour Planner which was one of the first ones released for public transport in the world (I think this is already the third version of it): -http://www.reittiopas.fi/en/","1394723832","2014-03-13T15:17:12Z" -"7392383","untog","untog",,,"7391885","0","Now this is interesting, when compared to Uber and the like. I imagine it requires a large ridership to be worthwhile (otherwise you're basically dispatching large cabs, but charging less), but it's a fascinating concept for large cities.

I imagine there are downsides though - if you're using it to get to work then surely your journey time is variable?","1394724250","2014-03-13T15:24:10Z" -"7392516","danielweber","danielweber",,,"7391885","4","I'd love this. If American public transportation fans would stop fantasizing about trains and instead do what really works for most people -- buses -- then we could have things a lot better.

I've been waiting for years for a service that dispatches a nice bus to ride in on my way to work without me having to walk/drive to a bus stop and hope the schedule is right.

I'd accept a modest increase in the commute time if I could read/sleep/play/watch TV for the duration of the commute.","1394725321","2014-03-13T15:42:01Z" -"7392613","rajat","rajat",,,"7391885","3","http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/10/the-ille...

But those are not hip tech entrepreneurs...","1394726065","2014-03-13T15:54:25Z" -"7392624","gerjomarty","gerjomarty",,,"7391885","6","Northern Irish black taxis used to use this basic idea sans the technology. You'd typically get in to a taxi, ask what direction it's going, and if it was going roughly where you wanted, you'd wait until it had filled up with other people going in the same direction.

As you'd imagine, getting from the centre of town back home was fine, but it didn't quite work the other way.

Making this process more flexible by adding technology is a great idea, though it'd depend on the demographic of people who'd want a service like this and whether they actually have smartphones.","1394726131","2014-03-13T15:55:31Z" -"7392730","Zigurd","Zigurd",,,"7391885","25","If you don't have consistent high ridership buses can easily fall below the efficiency of cars. I'd bet DRT could replace a lot of bus lines that are not hitting efficiency thresholds and deliver better service.

Might be a good solution for lower-density areas where its difficult to make buses efficient. I wonder how low the population density can go before DRT stops working.","1394727094","2014-03-13T16:11:34Z" -"7392757","mostly_harmless","mostly_harmless",,,"7391885","21","I believe that the big shipping companies (UPS, Fedex), have algorithms specifically designed around dynamic route planning like this. I wonder if it would be feasible for one of them to create a spin off business for just this purpose.","1394727314","2014-03-13T16:15:14Z" -"7392936","jrochkind1","jrochkind1",,,"7391885","1","This was actually proposed by by Christopher Alexander in _A Pattern Language_ originally published in 1977. He cites an MIT study from which he may have gotten the idea.

http://books.google.com/books?id=hwAHmktpk5IC&&pg=PA110

I'm actually surprised it hasn't been done before now, we've had the technology for a while. (It's not clear from the brief write-up if this one is a private company or municipal service).

The entry from A Pattern Language has stuck with me as a good idea (and because it was rather atypical for the other patterns Alexander included, this is the only one i recall that's so overtly related to IT). Alexander's version predates cell/smartphones phones as well as the powerful computers of the 21st century;. it assumes you still need some fixed 'stops' with phones next to them for people to call for dispatch. But the basic idea of routing small busses based on demand and shared rides, using computer software to make it feasible, is there.","1394729044","2014-03-13T16:44:04Z" -"7392994",,,,"true","7391885","20",,"1394729422","2014-03-13T16:50:22Z" -"7393080","ajiang","ajiang",,,"7391885","18","I love this and have been in love with a similar idea for a while. Kickstarter-style charter buses - only when enough people agree that they need a ride from Area A to Area B will the bus be chartered from a company. You can have spontaneous bus routes, that get cheaper as more people join the route. Over time, when patterns start revealing themselves, you can build regular shuttle routes and put a big dent in the public transit problem in the Bay Area.","1394730185","2014-03-13T17:03:05Z" -"7393188","MichaelTieso","MichaelTieso",,,"7391885","26","I hate that I just saw the comments for that article.","1394731134","2014-03-13T17:18:54Z" -"7393189","snoldak924","snoldak924",,,"7391885","23","Isn't this basically SuperShuttle?","1394731146","2014-03-13T17:19:06Z" -"7393196","jks","jks",,,"7391885","2","I live in Helsinki and have tried this service a couple of times. Every time I have had the whole van for myself, except once there was a journalist doing a story on the fancy new service. It's not really fair to compare the price to a single bus ride: if you live in Helsinki and don't own a car, you already have a monthly ticket and the incremental cost of getting on a bus is zero. This is in effect a cheap taxi that's a little less convenient.

What I think they're really doing is getting around Finland's taxi permit system (there's a limited number of taxi permits so there is no real competition) by building a taxi-like service that can only pick you up and drop you off at bus stops, which apparently avoids getting the vans classified as taxis.","1394731186","2014-03-13T17:19:46Z" -"7393362","jerguismi","jerguismi",,,"7391885","12","It should be noted that it isn't shown if this project is economically viable. The project is funded with tax money.

I myself use the service almost daily, enjoying the taxi rides which cost $5. I would bet that the real cost of one trip is something like $50. Almost all the time I'm the only customer in the bus. The service quality drops noticiebly when the driver needs to pick up/drop other customers. I will probably stop using the service if it gets popular.","1394732569","2014-03-13T17:42:49Z" -"7393507","snir","snir",,,"7391885","7","We've actually been working on something like this for San Francisco (and we plan to expand onwards after operating here): http://www.takehitch.com

The municipality tends to work a little slower here (chatted a bit with SFMTA in the past), so we're starting with a model that just focuses on private cars. But the fundamental point--dynamic re-routing to create custom routes where people can ride in the same vehicle--is very much in the spirit of what we're doing.

We're still in a pre-launch phase, but check out our iOS app: http://www.takehitch.com/download","1394733784","2014-03-13T18:03:04Z" -"7394011","ChuckMcM","ChuckMcM",,,"7391885","9","There is a bus which was making runs by the Caltrain station that made me think of this same thing. Which is basically if you took a bus that was going to a common aggregation node (like Caltrain) and let people summon it (like Uber) you could then present them with an estimate when the bus would show up (like NextBus) and how long the trip would take to your destination. Then in the morning as everyone summoned "I want to get to Caltrain" you layout the route and start driving. The bus driver just has a modified GPS navigator thing which is telling them to turn and to stop and wait.

Connect the dots with NFC and you've got Uber Bus or something similar.","1394737125","2014-03-13T18:58:45Z" -"7394271","canistr","canistr",,,"7391885","24","I suppose the pitch for such a service could be:

"crowd-sourced bus routes".","1394738942","2014-03-13T19:29:02Z" -"7394274","sidww2","sidww2",,,"7391885","10","This is called the Dial-a-ride problem or pickup and delivery problem with time windows in optimization literature in case anyone is interested.","1394738962","2014-03-13T19:29:22Z" -"7394309","dnautics","dnautics",,,"7391885","22",""detroit" (as in the community, not the municipal government) is doing something similar, except it's privately run. http://thedetroitbus.com/","1394739272","2014-03-13T19:34:32Z" -"7394331","osmala","osmala",,,"7391885","16","This is public service that is subsidized by goverment and its not profitable and its goal is to help elderly get around in the city. It has some additional stops beyond normal bus stops, and it has far more limited service area than normal busses in the Capital. For instance the air port is outside the service area. Its also a nice complementary service for public transport on uncommon trips that would take too much time to change between 3 different busses or more.","1394739536","2014-03-13T19:38:56Z" -"7394502","byteofprash","byteofprash","true",,"7391885","27","Mixed feelings for me. I wrote a paper on the very same thing, "Demand responsive public transportation" but never really had the conviction to implement it full scale as I thought it would simply fail in a country with huge population as india, where there is always demand in all locations. It would be interesting to see how it would fare in a densely populated route.","1394740743","2014-03-13T19:59:03Z" -"7394723","ZoFreX","ZoFreX",,,"7391885","5","I stayed at a town in Turkey, Trabzon I think, where the whole town seemed to run on a related concept - the "taxibus". It was very low tech, based purely on flagging down a taxibus that looked like it was going the right way, but it worked extremely well. Price was reasonable, the town was full of them so it was easy to get a ride, and you got exactly where you were going unlike with a bus. I've been wanting to see a higher tech version for larger towns / cities ever since.","1394742419","2014-03-13T20:26:59Z" -"7394777","ntoshev","ntoshev",,,"7391885","17","I'm running a service optimizing deliveries (https://fleetnavi.com, Bulgarian language only although it's fully usable when auto-translated with Chrome). I've been thinking of using the engine to do public transit like this, or a courier service (airbnb for couriers), or a transportation services exchange. Contact me if you think we could work together on something similar.","1394742751","2014-03-13T20:32:31Z" -"7396338","duggan","duggan",,,"7391885","13","I wonder how relevant solutions to combinatorial optimization problems like the traveling salesman problem[1] are to something like this (with the number of nodes increasing decreasing, and changing location).

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelling_salesman_problem","1394759471","2014-03-14T01:11:11Z" -"7420125","moonka","moonka",,,"7418953","0","Fantastic news. I was tired of being able to grab a ride reliably and cheaply, and don't get me started on how easy it was to pay rather than getting the "my CC machine is broken" runaround. Now I can go back to cabs blowing by me on the street without a second glance, not showing up when I call, and badmouthing me in another language on the phone while assuming I have no idea what they are talking about.","1395116194","2014-03-18T04:16:34Z" -"7420810","chinpokomon","chinpokomon",,,"7418953","1","Seattle's been disappointing me a lot lately. -Before this we completely fell off the short list for getting Google Fiber. At the same time we've lost competing Gigabit fiber services so that Comcast has has complete control of the area. Just last month protesters were stopping Microsoft shuttles. They claimed that Microsoft, by offering its employees shuttle service, was contributing the gentrification of Seattle neighborhoods. And while outside the city limits but still in the metropolitan area, Boeing is moving much of their operations out of state. -It seems as though the greed has reached epic proportions and Seattle is ready to cook the geese that lay golden eggs. I've never seen such a tech savvy community self destruct so quickly. It's almost as if Seattle is trying to make itself irrelevant overnight.","1395132269","2014-03-18T08:44:29Z" -"7462811","mpyne","mpyne",,,"7462233","2","Well there goes half of .gov and .mil... (at least the agencies not forcing plain text email)","1395706779","2014-03-25T00:19:39Z" -"7462953","justincormack","justincormack",,,"7462233","0",""One way to harden your email client is to render emails in plain text"

er yes.","1395708769","2014-03-25T00:52:49Z" -"7462962","dijit","dijit",,,"7462233","3","Everyone in my office runs MS Office for inane reasons, I did try to make them move to openoffice/libreoffice w/ thunderbird, we run an open stack behind the scenes and things simply integrate better..

I feel like this is a massive 'told ya so' after spending thousands of pounds of company money on licenses, now I'll have to spend hours of my time fixing everyones machine one by one, just in case. >_<

hopefully a fix comes in soon and I don't have to worry too much, I assume it will but getting everyone to update (well, forcing it) is a bit hard too.","1395708833","2014-03-25T00:53:53Z" -"7463120","Sniffnoy","Sniffnoy",,,"7462233","1","I'm confused by the idea that there could be a vulnerability while reading RTFs, of all things. Annoying; I frequently send out documents in RTF format to make sure everyone can read them...","1395710822","2014-03-25T01:27:02Z" -"7463175","mysteriousllama","mysteriousllama",,,"7462233","4","I do wish they would tell us if EMET[1] is an effective mitigation for this vulnerability or not. Considering it involves memory corruption it's likely.. But finding out the hard way would be no fun.

[1] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2458544","1395711649","2014-03-25T01:40:49Z" -"7465046","NKCSS","NKCSS",,,"7462233","5","Funny that the C&C's IP (185.12.44.51) reveals that the machine was used to confirm bitcoin transactions... Pretty sure it will try to rob you ;)","1395745532","2014-03-25T11:05:32Z" -"7462447","Normantran2014","Normantran2014",,,"7462397","0","Interesting suggestions.

As a UX designer I'm curious how you would validate these painpoints with customers through qualitative research.","1395702722","2014-03-24T23:12:02Z" -"7468166","scholia","scholia",,,"7467990","1","Pointless because written by someone who doesn't understand that Microsoft has no control over what OEMs ship on Windows PCs (though Microsoft did try offering crapware-free PCs in Signature editions).","1395774614","2014-03-25T19:10:14Z" -"7468167","nandhp","nandhp",,,"7467990","0","The Microsoft Store offers PCs with the Microsoft Signature Experience, which is basically exactly what the author is looking for.

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbpage.Micros...","1395774616","2014-03-25T19:10:16Z" -"7493936","dewey","dewey",,,"7493837","0","The design is a bit more polished than the one from macrumors but I like how they include an average and the recent rumours about the product.

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/","1396127242","2014-03-29T21:07:22Z" -"7493971",,,,"true","7493837","1",,"1396127691","2014-03-29T21:14:51Z" -"7494359","th0br0","th0br0",,,"7493837","2","Yuck... a SPA where the back button doesn't work","1396134386","2014-03-29T23:06:26Z" -"7514665","tellarin","tellarin",,,"7514646","0","A better story from Kotaku: http://kotaku.com/china-to-get-xbox-one-in-late-2014-says-so...

And a recent one from Chine: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/851724.shtml#.UzvrZ_mSxpu","1396435548","2014-04-02T10:45:48Z" -"7535167","OafTobark","OafTobark",,,"7532890","0","If Apple wanted to implement something like this, why would they need to acquire f.lux at all. They could just develop it and bundle it with every Mac and iOS device. Perhaps I am missing something here but I don't see the advantage.","1396654638","2014-04-04T23:37:18Z" -"7535017","greatdox","greatdox",,,"7534794","0","All the more reason to Boycott Apple!","1396652683","2014-04-04T23:04:43Z" -"7536739","sdaityari","sdaityari",,,"7536734","0","Meru cabs, man.","1396698315","2014-04-05T11:45:15Z" -"7580338","shaneofalltrad","shaneofalltrad",,,"7580334","0","This is the type of stuff I have always tried to convince upper-management to do. You should always try to make something better if it's design can improve with little cost difference.

The only thing that I think was a mistake, they did not do this in 5 gallons, but 3.5. As a previous tile-setter, you learn to measure by the 5 gallon and to replace that could make a better design, but smaller size not a replacement to all.","1397366764","2014-04-13T05:26:04Z" -"7587779","wmf","wmf",,,"7587748","0","Apple isn't part of a competitive market (or at least they don't think they are), so there's your answer.","1397498782","2014-04-14T18:06:22Z" -"7596015","escaped_hn","escaped_hn",,,"7595195","0","worst. title. ever.","1397620467","2014-04-16T03:54:27Z" -"7601499","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"7601364","0","The title of the HN post is misleading (probably due to the 80-character limit). The bug only affects Windows XP systems running Microsoft Security Essentials.","1397696914","2014-04-17T01:08:34Z" -"7601695","us0r","us0r",,,"7601364","1",""Thanks, Microsoft."

Case I'm sure they were all sitting around the office today thinking about how they can make their day more difficult while pissing countless amounts of people off.","1397701027","2014-04-17T02:17:07Z" -"7602729","amits89","amits89",,,"7602211","0","Is this a dream of Yahoo! CEO, Well Google is one of the best search engine which give most accurate result according to me, as i am using Google search.","1397728152","2014-04-17T09:49:12Z" -"7632141","nilkn","nilkn",,,"7632072","18","I've never used Uber (not available in my city). Are surge prices not reflected accurately in the app when booking a ride?","1398228308","2014-04-23T04:45:08Z" -"7632147","Axsuul","Axsuul",,,"7632072","2","We got charged $130 for a ride that was only 6 blocks away but ended up taking 15 minutes during surge pricing in Los Angeles. Ever since that experience, I've switched to Lyft and been pretty happy with them so far.","1398228422","2014-04-23T04:47:02Z" -"7632159","jmduke","jmduke",,,"7632072","5","To me, the only issue in this scenario is that Uber didn't show the author surge pricing before confirming the ride. For what it's worth, the app has always warned/informed me of the price hike before I confirm the pickup (though I've only started using the app in the past two months, and this was written in December of 2013.)","1398228671","2014-04-23T04:51:11Z" -"7632175","Dylan16807","Dylan16807",,,"7632072","24","> Oh, they're real alright, buddy.

What's real alright? That quote is completely unrelated to the rest of the article.

I won't even go into caring what the BBB thinks. This article doesn't seem to be well-put-together.","1398228925","2014-04-23T04:55:25Z" -"7632183","onedev","onedev",,,"7632072","3","There have been reports that Uber has an internal website only for drivers that advertises "More surge pricing than Lyft, etc if you switch to us!" or something along those lines.

They are clearly advertising that they will make sure that there are more surge pricing opportunities and this seems to be the result of that kind of attitude.

EDIT: Seems like I'm being downvoted by a bunch of Uber employees, but unfortunately the downvotes won't really accomplish much. I'm not stating any wild opinions. Just facts and reasonable assumptions.","1398228983","2014-04-23T04:56:23Z" -"7632194",,,,"true","7632072","23",,"1398229155","2014-04-23T04:59:15Z" -"7632218","pclark","pclark",,,"7632072","11","Forgive my ignorance, but this guy must have specifically typed in the 3.75x multiplier before his ride was ordered. How can you complain about such things when you so implicitly agreed to it?","1398229516","2014-04-23T05:05:16Z" -"7632225","Xorlev","Xorlev",,,"7632072","22","Someone is angry they didn't read their dialogs close enough.","1398229621","2014-04-23T05:07:01Z" -"7632232","Cieplak","Cieplak",,,"7632072","6","If you paid with your credit card, you can always file a chargeback if the pricing was unclear and customer support was unresponsive. Better yet if you paid with your AmEx.","1398229776","2014-04-23T05:09:36Z" -"7632234","gfosco","gfosco",,,"7632072","8","Surge or not, they would lose me as a customer over something like this. That is an obscene amount of money for a glorified taxi.

Luckily, I've had great experiences with Uber. Only once did I give a low star-rating, and they contacted me and adjusted the fare because of it.","1398229802","2014-04-23T05:10:02Z" -"7632235","bluetidepro","bluetidepro",,,"7632072","1","This is not the first time I've seen people bring up Uber's plain shit customer support. In fact, I've had my own problems with them as well to justify that bold of a statement.

Back in the fall of 2013 a cab driver charged me $30 in Chicago instead of what the meter said (which was around $8). After this happened, I had contacted Uber support and they merely gave me some automated style response saying there was nothing they could do because the city sets the cab pricing. First off, they treated me like I was an idiot with a response like that. Of course I knew the city set the rates, that wasn't the issue I was contacting them about. Secondly, they completely ignored my problem all together. I wasn't complaining because the price per mile was higher than UberX or something like that. If I had, what they sent would have been a perfect response. But no, I was complaining because the cab driver down right stole money from me, and there was nothing I could do about it. They could clearly see in the receipt that the time traveled, distance, etc. could have no way in hell been worth $30 that I was charged. In fact, it was a cab ride to work so I had plenty of other receipts that showed it was typically around $8-10. So, like OP, my support ticket was marked "solve" and I was duped $20, and never contacted again (even after I replied trying to further explain my problem). It was after this that Uber always left a bad taste in my mouth. It was a straight slap in the face to me (the customer) by Uber.","1398229802","2014-04-23T05:10:02Z" -"7632262","dully","dully",,,"7632072","4","I've referred thousands of users to Uber and managed to earn over $100,000 in credits. I was only able to use $40,000 worth until they suspended my account for reasons unknown. I've been trying to contact their support for weeks now and like OP, they always ignore my messages and mark my case as "solved". Uber is fraud and more people need to know this.","1398230215","2014-04-23T05:16:55Z" -"7632274","olugbam","olugbam",,,"7632072","17","1. People use rap genius as a blogging platform? -2. I have never, and know none who has ever, taken an Uber during surge and not been notified about it.

The options are i) Uber maliciously doesn't notify some users of surge ii) There was a bug which caused this user to not be notified of surge (locking in rate after clicking confirm), iii) this guy is full of shit. iv) something i haven't thought of.","1398230368","2014-04-23T05:19:28Z" -"7632285","d23","d23",,,"7632072","25","Fuck Uber. I've only been gouged by their app -- never Lyft. Lyft clearly warns and all the additional money goes to the drivers as an incentive. If I'm paying more than twice the cost of a cab I could wave down on the street, what's the point?

Just to be clear, I have no affiliation with either company. I'm just glad someone with a voice is complaining.","1398230514","2014-04-23T05:21:54Z" -"7632289","kyro","kyro",,,"7632072","0","While I do suspect that he might not have paid close attention to warnings of surge pricing (I'm an avid Uber user, and I've always known if price is surging), I do think he is right to be irritated at the company's lack of response. Even if what he's claiming is totally false, there's a good chance he fully believes in his side of the story, whether out of malice or honest misunderstanding, and Uber should treat this as an opportunity to reacquaint a user with their service, rebuild a relationship, and minimize any possibly damaging PR.

The lack of customer support is a problem with many of the software-eating-the-world startups, one that I think will hinder wider adoption. When you're automatically charging customers variable prices for services of variable quality that often deal with your safety or personal property, you should probably provide customers with effective recourse.","1398230626","2014-04-23T05:23:46Z" -"7632298",,,,"true","7632072","21",,"1398230808","2014-04-23T05:26:48Z" -"7632315","kyleblarson","kyleblarson",,,"7632072","13","I just checked my history and I have had 44 Uber trips in a variety of cities since 2012 and have not had a single negative experience. Am I just lucky? (not trying to be sarcastic, honestly curious)","1398231225","2014-04-23T05:33:45Z" -"7632404","googamooga","googamooga",,,"7632072","9","I'm living in Moscow, Russia and, despite all the bears lurking in my neighbourhood, we have Uber here too. I'm frequent user of Uber, riding at least five times per week. Yes, sometimes, like once in two weeks I see their surge pricing thing and it is usually Friday, 3pm. Which is rather strange, considering that all Muscovites finish their jobs on Friday at 5pm-6pm earliest.

As for the user support - I would say it is just excellent. At least here in Russia. Once I had a ride with a driver who forgot to turn on the meter. When I received the receipt, it showed very different route from the route from my office to my home. I marked my experience with two stars and gave a "Wrong route" reason. Next day I got an email from Uber support person, explaining the problem (forgotten meter). The also gave me a rebate in amount of 30% or my ride.

So, I'm not considering them as evil, even despite they ruin gypsy taxi business.","1398232927","2014-04-23T06:02:07Z" -"7632412","asharpe","asharpe",,,"7632072","12","The lack of customer service really is the crux of this article (putting aside the issues surrounding whether surge was agreed to or not).

On one hand, I can appreciate that Uber doesn't want to provide a 'service level agreement' when the service providers are third parties (the taxi/car driver).

On the other hand, not helping someone resolve an issue (that is well more than trivial) is worrisome.

Much has been said and promised of Uber (yes, I use it and love it). However, this could well be another example of a company that scales quickly promising a level of customer service that simply can't scale (either operationally or financially). The real question is how many repeat customers Uber has over time. Buying once is nice, buying everyday is what they need.","1398233108","2014-04-23T06:05:08Z" -"7632582","rurounijones","rurounijones",,,"7632072","15","On a totally off-topic bit. After reading that page I have horizontal bars all across my vision when looking at everything else.

Pure white text and pure black background seems to cause trouble like nothing else.","1398236777","2014-04-23T07:06:17Z" -"7632588","ulfw","ulfw",,,"7632072","7",""surge pricing" or not, does no one question how a glorified taxi ride can cost $350+ for just 14 miles? $25 a mile? In what world do we live that we can find people who are willing to pay a dinner per mile?","1398236918","2014-04-23T07:08:38Z" -"7632687","chinpokomon","chinpokomon",,,"7632072","14","Not to detract from this individual's experience, but a close friend of mine was given money back when her Uber driver didn't take the most efficient route. This happened two weeks ago and the kicker is that it was completely unprompted by her. She was happy with the service she received and they emailed her to refund her money she hadn't asked for. She's now sold on Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, et al.

$357 is completely exorbitant. My longest Uber ride was to the airport. A black car picked me up and drove the 30 or so miles and it didn't cost me more than $100. I can't fathom why the ride in this posting was as expensive as it was. My experience and that of my friends has been exceptional.","1398239336","2014-04-23T07:48:56Z" -"7632970","shravvmehtaa","shravvmehtaa",,,"7632072","16","A while ago my Uber account got banned when I had to leave for a flight at the SJC airport. I wasn't able to contact customer support or even get in touch with someone till almost 3 days later, after various tweets. Really disappointed in how they treat their customers. They also asked me to send pictures of my Drivers License and Debt Card over email to unfreeze my account for no reason. Luckily, I caught a Lyft. Uber needs to work on this.","1398244807","2014-04-23T09:20:07Z" -"7633499","fiatjaf","fiatjaf",,,"7632072","20","I think there is room for a company offering lower fees.","1398256183","2014-04-23T12:29:43Z" -"7633540","merrua","merrua",,,"7632072","10","Its unsurprising. I cant understand why anyone would use an unregulated taxi company. Predatory surge pricing is part of the reason taxis are regulated. Safety for the customer being the other large reason.","1398256679","2014-04-23T12:37:59Z" -"7633831","cosineumann","cosineumann",,,"7632072","19","Glitch in the system? If there was no known reason for the surge pricing (not New Years, not bad weather etc) maybe he was not notified beforehand of the surge pricing because it shouldn't have happened in the first place?","1398260250","2014-04-23T13:37:30Z" -"7636151","rdl","rdl",,,"7636138","0","Not sure if this counts as blogspam, since it's based on Kristen's blogpost http://www.tombom.co.uk/blog/?p=492","1398279632","2014-04-23T19:00:32Z" -"7683702","mbesto","mbesto",,,"7683665","0","We log into Apple's developer panel on your behalf in order to complete some of the required steps. Your credentials will not be stored.

Yaaaaa.....no. This is extremely dangerous and without knowing anything about your source code, there is no way in hell I'm putting my credentials in there. In fact, this is borderline phishing.","1398994428","2014-05-02T01:33:48Z" -"7683778","spleeyah","spleeyah",,,"7683665","1","> Step 1: Enter your Apple credentials

Oh my gosh, please nobody use this.","1398995734","2014-05-02T01:55:34Z" -"7683807","Jugurtha","Jugurtha",,,"7683665","2",""Step 1: Enter your Apple credentials.."

Chuckles, closes tab, returns to Thunderbird to get HN link and write this.","1398996461","2014-05-02T02:07:41Z" -"7685393","bhartzer","bhartzer",,,"7685249","0","Awesome, now we can all go back and start using IE again.","1399036005","2014-05-02T13:06:45Z" -"7732629","cborodescu","cborodescu",,,"7713224","0","Specially like this part: "App Links is not the panacea but it could be an important first step towards unlocking the gates around Apple walled gardens."

Just to kind of close the circle, suggest further reading here: https://medium.com/p/53e4de6c1630","1399902651","2014-05-12T13:50:51Z" -"7719044","beltex","beltex",,,"7718962","13","Beats CEO Jimmy Iovine in Talks to Join Apple as 'Special Adviser'

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/08/beats-jimmy-iovine-join-...","1399603486","2014-05-09T02:44:46Z" -"7719045","pptr1","pptr1",,,"7718962","16","I am not really sure why they want to buy Beat for that price. -What is the strategic advantage in buying Beats?","1399603516","2014-05-09T02:45:16Z" -"7719055","wyager","wyager",,,"7718962","8","Well, Apple already has plenty of experience building mediocre headphones. The difference is that Apple only charges $30!","1399603659","2014-05-09T02:47:39Z" -"7719057","moeedm","moeedm",,,"7718962","15","If true, they're really buying Jimmy Lovine.","1399603688","2014-05-09T02:48:08Z" -"7719072","jonah","jonah",,,"7718962","7","Well, this one's not a technical acquisition.","1399603865","2014-05-09T02:51:05Z" -"7719084","cordite","cordite",,,"7718962","11","I'm guessing that HP won't be having those weird commercials about having beats in them anymore.","1399604283","2014-05-09T02:58:03Z" -"7719087","kevando","kevando",,,"7718962","19","WWSJD","1399604316","2014-05-09T02:58:36Z" -"7719089","UnoriginalGuy","UnoriginalGuy",,,"7718962","0","Essentially just a brand and distribution channels for $3.2B (if true). That's quite a hefty price tag for a company which has no unique technology or USP.

I wonder if Apple plans to slap those farcical Beats stickers onto Macbooks and screw up the audio balance in order to "improve" the listening experience (and by "improve" I mean heavily degrade, see HTC's phones).

I won a pair of Beats headphones in a competition. Worth £130 (per Amazon, £200 retail) and in a blind test I prefered my £55 Sony ones. They just sound better, simple as that...","1399604343","2014-05-09T02:59:03Z" -"7719090","coreymgilmore","coreymgilmore",,,"7718962","9","Apple spending money because it can? I would think Apple has plenty of knowledge in the music world and could hire some talented personnel instead of buying an entire company. Beats has value, but I'm not sure if its $3.2B. Their products are okay but not anything segment-leading.

Kind of like the Oculus buy by FB, they have the money...spend it!","1399604376","2014-05-09T02:59:36Z" -"7719091","abalone","abalone",,,"7718962","6","See previous thread here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7718223","1399604428","2014-05-09T03:00:28Z" -"7719129","amolsarva","amolsarva",,,"7718962","10","If this happens my respect for apple falls","1399605386","2014-05-09T03:16:26Z" -"7719133","jws","jws",,,"7718962","1","Where could Apple go with headphones? Consider the interest in watches as a more accessible control for iOS devices in pockets or purses.

• iOS control integration with buttons on the cans.

• Touch based rotary controls for volume and scrubbing.

• Integrate a short range Kinect style scanner in the front of a can. Now you can control things with hand gestures in front of your body.

Don't get your hopes up, but it's worth visioning a little. There is a demographic that wears headphones. I'm not able to come up with an information display angle for headphones, but input is good.","1399605450","2014-05-09T03:17:30Z" -"7719140","protomyth","protomyth",,,"7718962","2","Beats is worth more than AMD? This is sad.","1399605679","2014-05-09T03:21:19Z" -"7719148",,,,"true","7718962","14",,"1399605805","2014-05-09T03:23:25Z" -"7719164","benhamner","benhamner",,,"7718962","17","If this is true, who benefits from leaking it & in what way do they benefit?","1399606128","2014-05-09T03:28:48Z" -"7719213","blackjack48","blackjack48",,,"7718962","18","I feel like Misfit would have been a better "wearables" acquisition.","1399607151","2014-05-09T03:45:51Z" -"7719216","keypusher","keypusher",,,"7718962","4","Apple getting into the headphone market makes sense, they certainly sell a lot of earbuds with their iPods and Iphones. And I could definitely see a more feature packed set of quality headphones being a great idea, there's enough extra space in a pair of studio monitors to cram some electronics. But "Beats By Dre"? These headphones are complete garbage, they are a $25 pair of headphones with the name "Dre" on them and a $150 pricetag. If Apply wants to make a splashy aquisition they should buy Sennheiser, Audio-Technica, Shure or something similar. High quality products with years of audio experience and manufacturing capability.","1399607214","2014-05-09T03:46:54Z" -"7719218","raincheck","raincheck",,,"7718962","5","How many people remember that Beats was created by the same folks who brought us Monster cables? Only they got taken to the cleaners by the current management. This is the company Apple is (apparently) buying for $3.2B. It doesn't seem like a good cultural or strategic fit in any way.

http://gizmodo.com/5981823/beat-by-dre-the-inside-story-of-h...

Also, was it coincidence that Katie Cotton announced her retirement yesterday? I can't imagine what the press release will say...","1399607298","2014-05-09T03:48:18Z" -"7719225","StudyAnimal","StudyAnimal",,,"7718962","3","Man Forbes is an annoying site, I try to scroll down to the comments, and before the comments load it jumps to another story.

But anyway, its a bad idea. The sort of people that care about quality know that beats are absolute shit. They get mocked relentlessly. Apple doesn't want to be associated with that.","1399607375","2014-05-09T03:49:35Z" -"7719279","pbreit","pbreit",,,"7718962","12","I don't see how this makes sense. The headphone business is small. There's no way any favorable music deals would be transferable to Apple. Tim Cook going to Jimmy for creative advice would piss off employees. I don't believe Beats has much IP. Anyone have ideas here?","1399608139","2014-05-09T04:02:19Z" -"7721819","iambateman","iambateman",,,"7720931","0","Beats headphones are crap, sure. And their streaming service isn't as mature as Spotify. But three billion dollars isn't about headphones or online music streaming or Dr Dre's drunken celebration. It's about growth.

Apple has a chokehold on the iPod market. They've rocked the market with the iPod, iPhone, iPad and those products will be cash cows for a long time. But where is their next growth going to come from? A watch? I doubt it.

All the granola 16-year-old white girls already have their iPhone. There's no room for crazy growth among middle class white people. Apple needs to use it's expertise to pursue new markets, which is exactly what they're doing.

Tim Cook isn't afraid, he's strategic. Beats by Dre is a high-end consumer lifestyle brand that GREATLY appeals to black, hispanic, urban-context, young men and women. They sell expensive products. They care about design. They represent a way of living. They're Apple in another market.

Beats is about to be Apple's international foray into a completely new growth segment. And it's genius.","1399653867","2014-05-09T16:44:27Z" -"7721936","epistasis","epistasis",,,"7720931","6","I'm not sure how much of any of this I believe until we have some word from Apple. Under the Jobs regime, such premature talk would have almost certainly spoiled the deal. We'll have to see how Cook responds to that.","1399655122","2014-05-09T17:05:22Z" -"7721999","canvia","canvia",,,"7720931","12","Apple's next acquisition is going to be Monster Cable.","1399655662","2014-05-09T17:14:22Z" -"7722053","gdilla","gdilla",,,"7720931","8","Now samsung will buy Chambers by RZA [1]! j/k

[1] http://wesc.com/chambersbyrza","1399656130","2014-05-09T17:22:10Z" -"7722057","bitwarrior","bitwarrior",,,"7720931","11","Billion is the new million.","1399656213","2014-05-09T17:23:33Z" -"7722064","rwhitman","rwhitman",,,"7720931","2","What Beats has in its corner, that Spotify doesn't, is a favorable relationship with the music industry, particularly the artists themselves. I've never used Beats streaming service but I was aware of it because of musicians like Trent Reznor plugging for it before it even came to market. Apparently they make deals where the artists get paid substantially more than Spotify. Beats is in a unique position to get music that other services can't, and could potentially have a monopoly on distribution of new releases from some major artists in a few years.

Thats what Apple just bought here, I'm fairly certain they could give a hoot about the technology, its the artist relationships and favorable streaming contracts that they're after.","1399656284","2014-05-09T17:24:44Z" -"7722144","encoderer","encoderer",,,"7720931","4","If the deal closes, any guess on what happens to Beats Music?

Doesn't seem to be room for that and iTunes radio (and iTunes itself) as separate brands.

I think it will based on, eg, the Dr Dre video where he's bragging about it -- makes me think the deal is already done.","1399656958","2014-05-09T17:35:58Z" -"7722245","mavaso","mavaso",,,"7720931","3","Beats aren't that amazing, yet so many people wear them. My v-moda's cost $300 and have incredible sound. Worth every penny! http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00A39PPDK?pc_redir=1399523882...","1399657807","2014-05-09T17:50:07Z" -"7722393","scelerat","scelerat",,,"7720931","5","This is not a snark at all: was there any more information in this clip that hasn't already been discussed in FT, NYT, etc. USA Today almost makes it sound like a done deal, but there's nothing substantial here that I can see.","1399659040","2014-05-09T18:10:40Z" -"7722398","parasubvert","parasubvert",,,"7720931","1","Beats Studio released a new model in 2013 that is significantly better than the 2008-2012 model. Beats is not "crap". Overpriced, perhaps, but there's not much competition to stop that.

Reading the audiophile boards, the trends seems to be that the Beats Studio is now roughly competitive to the venerable Audio Technica ATH M50 , widely considered to be one of the most popular entry-level audiophile quality over-ear headphones. The main difference is not audio quality (the M50 probably has an edge here) but rather comfort and ear fatigue, with the Beats just being more comfortable.

I love my M50s but admit they do lead to sweaty-ear.

Examples:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/683959/new-beats-studios-2013-vs-au... -http://www.head-fi.org/products/beats-studio-over-ear-headph... -http://www.head-fi.org/t/673273/new-2013-beats-studios -http://www.head-fi.org/t/675031/new-redesigned-2013-beats-by...

The main legitimate complaint about Beats is not that they're one of the two best sounding headphones under $300. It's that the market will bear that much of a price difference when the ATH M50 is $150. But, people will pay a lot for a wide selection of colours and a bit more comfort. And price can be seen as a feature.

In short - Beats sells decent quality for its class, overpriced for what you get, but between comfort and colour selection, customers don't seem to mind. These guys will fit with Apple's philosophy well.","1399659053","2014-05-09T18:10:53Z" -"7723897","arjn","arjn",,,"7720931","13","I dont understand this. I've never even heard of "Beats" before today. Does apple know something I dont ?","1399679304","2014-05-09T23:48:24Z" -"7724296","msane","msane",,,"7720931","10","Please tell me this is bullshit.","1399690233","2014-05-10T02:50:33Z" -"7724813","DonGateley","DonGateley",,,"7720931","7","Has anyone looked to see if Beats might have an interesting patent portfolio? Something perhaps to augment Apple's recently granted patent on bioinformatic earphones?","1399708981","2014-05-10T08:03:01Z" -"7727814","taksintik","taksintik",,,"7720931","9","3.2 billion for an equalizer with deep brand recognition. AAPL must be swimming in cash.","1399784057","2014-05-11T04:54:17Z" -"7723313","jesusmichael","jesusmichael",,,"7723237","0","Seems a little stupid to buy a one trick pony... Who's trick is dubious.... I rather see them buy a search engine","1399670530","2014-05-09T21:22:10Z" -"7731601","sidcool","sidcool",,,"7731590","0","It could be anyone, if we go by that logic. It could be Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon or Apple. The deal might fail. There's no limit to possibilities.","1399881888","2014-05-12T08:04:48Z" -"7753422",,,,"true","7752060","0",,"1400207157","2014-05-16T02:25:57Z" -"7760424","bitcuration","bitcuration",,,"7760108","0","Office 365 seems to be the saver for Microsoft in coming years. That is until google chrome apps enters into enterprise.","1400340999","2014-05-17T15:36:39Z" -"7760673","ForHackernews","ForHackernews",,,"7760108","1","I kind of feel bad for Microsoft. I know they were the "evil empire" in the 90s, but these days, I can't help but root for them. At least Microsoft is willing to just sell me a piece of software for money up front, instead of either a) "giving" it to me "free" (in return for monitoring everything I do) or b) Making me by a "subscription" and bleed me slowly over the long term.","1400348110","2014-05-17T17:35:10Z" -"7771636","dang","dang",,,"7771553","0","A dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7752423.","1400573663","2014-05-20T08:14:23Z" -"7779504","wonderyak","wonderyak",,,"7779406","0","Sure its fun to laugh at things people said that turned out very, very wrong. I think one of the basic premises isn't all that far off though:

>The way Jobs sees it, the stores look to be a sure thing. But even if they attain a measure of success, few outsiders think new stores, no matter how well-conceived, will get Apple back on the hot-growth path.

Sure, that's short sighted but its not quite wrong. The stores worked out because new and exciting products drove people there. Apple finally had a way to sell their vision the way they wanted to.","1400693422","2014-05-21T17:30:22Z" -"7779875","programminggeek","programminggeek",,,"7779406","1","What the article missed on is the economics of Apple. They don't sell at 10% margins, they sell at like 30 or 40% margins. So, at the same $8 million/store/year they would make 3-4x the profitability of a Gateway store. So, based on the estimates of needing to make $12 million a year they only needed to make $3-4 million a year for it to make sense to run the stores.

The writer was focused on market share, not margin. That is a common mistake that people make when they look at Apple and it's been wrong over and over again for over a decade now.

If there is one "secret" to Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Intel it's profit margin. All of those companies have solid margins that allow them to invest in growth over time. Somehow other companies seem to believe that you can run at break even or a loss and somehow turn on the profits once you reach some huge scale.

Smart, successful companies are turning a profit consistently on just about everything they do at any significant scale and they shut down projects that don't.","1400696812","2014-05-21T18:26:52Z" -"7805160","cones688","cones688",,,"7804800","1","This is in response to a proposed strike by London "Black Cabs" which are licensed to be hailed. I think they are a little worried as Uber is nearly as quick as hailing and much quicker than getting a cab through a private hire company (sometimes called minicabs) which are booked through usually calling a central operator who then dispatches the cab.

http://www.ltda.co.uk/campaigns/planned-taxi-demonstration/","1401206820","2014-05-27T16:07:00Z" -"7805201","matthewmacleod","matthewmacleod",,,"7804800","0","We are bringing competition to an industry that hasn’t evolved in years.

Hailo launched a good six months before Uber in London, and seems to have done so by working with industry and regulators, rather than by skirting around the law.

As per the regulations, cars using the Uber platform do not have a taximeter – TFL have confirmed that smart phones used by private hire drivers do not constitute the equipping of a vehicle with a taximeter.

This is technically correct, and it's why London hasn't acted against Uber. They're not breaking any laws at this point.

However, the use of smartphones in this fashion provides the same functionality as a taximeter. There's no denying that; the letter of the law may be followed, but the spirit is clearly being violated. And that's why black cab drivers in London are upset.

I wish Uber all the best - it's good to have some competition in this space. But I can also see why the LTDA(?) would be annoyed by this - they're essentially evading regulations in a pretty direct manner, and in their place I'd be pissed off too.","1401207219","2014-05-27T16:13:39Z" -"7805248","moomin","moomin",,,"7804800","3","Gotta love the way they stress safety as a selling point even after all the stories about how they lie about safety.","1401207813","2014-05-27T16:23:33Z" -"7806770","bowyakka","bowyakka",,,"7804800","2","Whilst I a massive fan of Uber, and I think they provide a good "taxi experience" I have to wonder why they are bothering with London.

What do they hope to disrupt in London, the transport infrastructure is phenomenal, with the private car hire business (be it black cabs, minicabs, addison lee ...) being an extremely well serviced and competitive space.

Wouldn't Uber be better off of focusing in places where the market for private cars is more nascent ?","1401223697","2014-05-27T20:48:17Z" -"7811205","kb120","kb120",,,"7810935","0","When should Google acquire Uber? It seems inevitable (Uber + Google's self-driving cars) but the longer Google waits the higher Ubers valuation will be.","1401295024","2014-05-28T16:37:04Z" -"7817813",,,,"true","7817734","0",,"1401388645","2014-05-29T18:37:25Z" -"7829168","plg","plg",,,"7829154","1","I think this is not a bad thing actually. Think of the iPod. Lots of devices pre-dated the iPod, in fact I got a Diamond Rio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_PMP300) for a wedding present. It was horrible. I had a portable CD player and I much preferred carrying that around and a small pack of CDs than the Diamond Rio which was difficult to use, difficult to load songs onto, and only held about 30min of music (and only at 128kbit/s at that).

Then the iPod came out and it was basically like Apple announcing to the world "OK GUYS HERE'S HOW YOU DO IT PROPERLY"

I think the same thing will happen with the iWatch.

AppleTV may take a while longer to negotiate licensing deals etc... but as Apple showed with music, they can do it. Also they have a head start with relationships in the business and knowledge of how to negotiate these things.","1401631474","2014-06-01T14:04:34Z" -"7829264","ZeroGravitas","ZeroGravitas",,,"7829154","0","There's a lot of good things about Apple. One of the worst is this cottage industry of self-appointed evangelists with their constant need to re-assure themselves of a reality that gets less recognizable with every retelling.

Remember when Apple swept in late to the social networking party with Ping and killed Facebook? No, me neither. So much for "never the bridesmaid".

Remember when Steve Jobs removed the floppy disk from his computers and it went down like a lead balloon? No, hold on a minute, you've probably been told endlessly about the second time he did this, and how it cemented him as an infallible prophet of where computing was going, but I'm talking about the first time he tried it with Next a decade earlier and they had to go back to floppy disks.

It's bad enough getting fed BS from people with billions in stock options to protect, and where it's literally their job to put the best possible spin on things. The amateurs just make it all so much more tragic. There's no information in these things, anything that doesn't fit the storyline gets dropped or rewritten, so you're left with nothing (or worse, a false impression of something). Mostly it's just empty noise though.","1401633354","2014-06-01T14:35:54Z" -"7834835","J-H","J-H",,,"7834779","12","The new texting suggestions in QuickType are awesome (if it works as suggested).","1401732093","2014-06-02T18:01:33Z" -"7834901","gnopgnip","gnopgnip",,,"7834779","18","The do not disturb sounds great. Does this mean the recipient or the sender sets it?","1401732858","2014-06-02T18:14:18Z" -"7834904","y14","y14",,,"7834779","24","The mac integration for calls is great.","1401732877","2014-06-02T18:14:37Z" -"7834972","untog","untog",,,"7834779","0","Call/SMS integration is great. It's worth noting that Google had absolutely everything they needed to do this years ago, and just... didn't. Hangouts is still inferior to iMessage today. It's a real shame.

Edit: this extensibility stuff might be enough to tempt me back to Apple from Android, at last. Third party keyboards, too (I've gotten quite attached to the Android swiping stuff). Honestly, at this point, I'm not sure what keeps me on Android. I confidently predict that iOS Active Notification usage will be far higher than on Android, even though Android has had it for years.","1401733693","2014-06-02T18:28:13Z" -"7834991","sz4kerto","sz4kerto",,,"7834779","1","There are two big things here:

Health: it's stepping on the toes of many partners, but might be groundbreaking. It's extremely hard to crack healtcare, it's very closed, defensive system of people and bureaucracy, Apple might just have the power to do it.

Extensibility: intents are basically _the_ reason Android can work so much better in many cases than iOS. I hope MS will bring it to WP very soon.","1401733885","2014-06-02T18:31:25Z" -"7835010","sigzero","sigzero",,,"7834779","13","You can finally leave group MMS! That is awesome.","1401734111","2014-06-02T18:35:11Z" -"7835013","eertami","eertami",,,"7834779","2","I don't have an iPhone, but I just can't understand why the keyboard cannot be lowercase when you're writing in lowercase. I just don't understand the motivation.","1401734162","2014-06-02T18:36:02Z" -"7835054",,,,"true","7834779","27",,"1401734651","2014-06-02T18:44:11Z" -"7835073","ZanyProgrammer","ZanyProgrammer",,,"7834779","23","I was really hoping for split screen multitasking (which Windows 8 on tablets does a good job of). I heard it was possible, but was having problems getting it out the door in time. I really hope it comes out in the final version of iOS 8, because that's the one thing that would tempt be to get a Surface over the next iteration of the iPad.","1401734830","2014-06-02T18:47:10Z" -"7835078","Jordan15","Jordan15",,,"7834779","21","Sounds minor, but I would have loved to have been able to change the SMS screen so I could have a black background instead of a white one. Is it that hard to do?","1401734858","2014-06-02T18:47:38Z" -"7835220","yalogin","yalogin",,,"7834779","20","The extensions for apps look very promising. I don't think Android intents provide this kind of deep integration between apps. But I would wait for some one to confirm that part.","1401735703","2014-06-02T19:01:43Z" -"7835222","pmelendez","pmelendez",,,"7834779","34",">"Plus, it also knows who you’re talking to, which is crazy. By knowing who you’re talking to, it will send up predictions that are right for the type of conversation you have with that particular person."

This is a bit scary... This means that Apple not only knows who I talk to but now actually maintain an index on how I talk with everyone. 1984 is getting closer and closer.","1401735716","2014-06-02T19:01:56Z" -"7835235","FPSDavid","FPSDavid",,,"7834779","19","I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with the amount of stuff they've packed into iOS 8. Looks like it'll be more than enough to easily rip me away from jailbroken iOS 7.","1401735794","2014-06-02T19:03:14Z" -"7835327","the_watcher","the_watcher",,,"7834779","11","HealthKit and HomeKit are both really exciting (probably going to look at smartlocks now in particular). However, I'm easily most excited about being able to leave a group text.","1401736141","2014-06-02T19:09:01Z" -"7835539","Osmium","Osmium",,,"7834779","8","So so happy to see the SceneKit API make it to iOS. Even though 'minor' compared to some of the other announcements, it was the number one thing I was looking for in today's keynote, and it was nice to see it featured. Can't wait to start using it.","1401737179","2014-06-02T19:26:19Z" -"7835643","dang","dang",,,"7834779","7","We changed the url for this story from http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/02/apple-introduces-ios-8. If we pick the wrong url, happy to change it again, so let us know. The goal is to have one discussion about each significant announcement, and have the best url for each.","1401737761","2014-06-02T19:36:01Z" -"7835732","jwcrux","jwcrux",,,"7834779","4","I'm personally excited about the possibility of creating an "Emergency Card" (http://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/health/) that's accessible from the lock screen.

Currently, I use a screen-shotted contact screen as my wallpaper for my ICE contact - just in case the worst were to happen. This will let me put more information, and might even let me have a wallpaper again!","1401738280","2014-06-02T19:44:40Z" -"7836080","jevinskie","jevinskie",,,"7834779","10","Wow, real dynamic linking. Xcode even let me do so when targeting 7.1. Does anyone know if you will be able to submit apps to the AppStore that use dynamic frameworks while still deploying to < iOS 8?","1401740597","2014-06-02T20:23:17Z" -"7836112","Istof","Istof",,,"7834779","33","I am surprised that we see more then one submission about iOS 8 on this site (if you take into account the curation)","1401740848","2014-06-02T20:27:28Z" -"7836198","espitia","espitia",,,"7834779","31","Really, what does android have on ios that mainstream user would want?","1401741527","2014-06-02T20:38:47Z" -"7836218","jordan0day","jordan0day",,,"7834779","14","The family sharing looks like a great idea that is way overdue. Hopefully it works as easily as the marketing material indicates.","1401741658","2014-06-02T20:40:58Z" -"7836408","RivieraKid","RivieraKid",,,"7834779","5",""Huge for developers. Massive for everyone else."

"Completely new. Completely Mac."

I find meaningless slogans like these really disgusting and annoying. And it's not just Apple, every second startup does this.","1401743350","2014-06-02T21:09:10Z" -"7836451","nachteilig","nachteilig",,,"7834779","17","It wasn't made clear in the keynote and the page doesn't mention it--I hope this includes sharing contacts with "Family Sharing". That'll be huge for helping my older family members keep a coherent address book.","1401743678","2014-06-02T21:14:38Z" -"7836468",,,,"true","7834779","26",,"1401743803","2014-06-02T21:16:43Z" -"7836640","d1cd","d1cd",,,"7834779","30","The attention to deal is mind boggling. If you missed the presentation, they said how many time they spent just trying to design a proper trash can.","1401745290","2014-06-02T21:41:30Z" -"7836677","bitsoda","bitsoda",,,"7834779","16","Apple's iOS support for older products has been stellar, though I'm betting iOS 8 will be the last update the iPad mini, iPad 2, and iPhone 4S receive -- they will have had a good run of four years (except for mini) by the time iOS 9 is released.","1401745665","2014-06-02T21:47:45Z" -"7836738","slipshod","slipshod",,,"7834779","6","Totally on a tangent here, but I find myself disappointed, again.

I'm a long time hobbyist programmer, got my start back in the days of Apple IIe, got my first Mac in 1984...and I'm still not switching back to iPhone until I can write my own software and run it on my own phone without paying Apple for the privilege.

I'm waiting for two simple words: "Unknown sources". Guess I have to wait some more. Not sure how low Apple's market share will have to go before they start allowing it.

Can't say I love programming for Android, Java just doesn't feel right to me, but I'm sticking with it as long as I can write my own software, run it on my phone or tablet, share it with others, even sell it without Google's permission.","1401746219","2014-06-02T21:56:59Z" -"7836832","samuelb","samuelb",,,"7834779","28","Download iOS 8 for every device. (I'm downloading at 4MB/s) -http://i.trackr.fr/tutoriel-telecharger-et-installer-ios-80-...","1401747182","2014-06-02T22:13:02Z" -"7836898","moyaRD","moyaRD",,,"7834779","9","Impress by All the announcements for developer in the WWDC. -But taking the perspective of a enduser, there are key features i was hopping to get in iOS 8 that i didn't:

-Spotlight Integration For third Party Apps.

-Multi-User Support Or Guest Mode

-iMessage For Android

-App Trials

-Fixing The Music App ( Artis-Album View is broken)

-Third Party Default Apps","1401748141","2014-06-02T22:29:01Z" -"7836996","samirmenon","samirmenon",,,"7834779","15","This was interesting:

"Touch ID- -For the first time, you’ll have the option of using Touch ID to sign in to third-party apps — there’s no need to enter a password. Your fingerprint data is protected and is never accessed by iOS or other apps."

Will this be used significantly by developers?","1401749359","2014-06-02T22:49:19Z" -"7837160","dpcan","dpcan",,,"7834779","3","Still no user accounts on iPad. The only thing I want, and 8 versions in, it's still not there. Why I can't create a login for my kids on my iPad that hides my mail, calendar, certain games, etc? I don't understand why this isn't possible.","1401751529","2014-06-02T23:25:29Z" -"7838559","ksk","ksk",,,"7834779","25","I have read through the entire text on that page and I still have not found the answer to the question "What makes iOS 8 the world’s most advanced mobile operating system?".","1401780649","2014-06-03T07:30:49Z" -"7838678","MasterScrat","MasterScrat",,,"7834779","22","Mobile Safari now has WebGL enabled by default. How the hell isn't that bigger news?!

Look eg here to get an idea of what it means for webapp: http://www.photonstorm.com/html5/a-first-look-at-what-ios8-m...","1401783345","2014-06-03T08:15:45Z" -"7838857","nicolime","nicolime",,,"7834779","29","Share the latest about Swift here! Be part of the biggest page for the language. Looking for admins now. https://www.facebook.com/swiftofficial","1401786364","2014-06-03T09:06:04Z" -"7840165","exodust","exodust",,,"7834779","32",""Coming This Fall"

Let me get my US-centric conversion calculator out... Fall > Autumn, carry the one, add 2, and oh look it's "coming this Spring".","1401803741","2014-06-03T13:55:41Z" -"7839363","shutton","shutton",,,"7839315","14","Looking at the winners there doesn't seem to be anything massively inspiring and only one dedicated OSX app.

I'm not sure how much of a big deal these awards are.","1401794426","2014-06-03T11:20:26Z" -"7839642","oneeyedpigeon","oneeyedpigeon",,,"7839315","1","Nice to see an appearance for Threes - the developers deserve a bit of recognition after 2048 went crazy, and Threes is a really nice user experience.","1401798074","2014-06-03T12:21:14Z" -"7839803","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"7839315","4","Monument Valley and Yahoo News Digest are both really nicely done. Definitely deserving of the award (not that the others aren't, I just haven't used most of them).","1401800139","2014-06-03T12:55:39Z" -"7840014","basicallydan","basicallydan",,,"7839315","2","So happy about Threes. Such an underrated game. Almost addictive but not quite; slick, classy, fun, kinda cute game. Great work. Well done!","1401802030","2014-06-03T13:27:10Z" -"7840086","Igglyboo","Igglyboo",,,"7839315","0","I totally agree with Monument Valley. One of the most beautiful and unique games I've played in a long time, it's also a great example that you don't need to push a lot of pixels if you have good artists.","1401802810","2014-06-03T13:40:10Z" -"7840136","ececconi","ececconi",,,"7839315","6","Monument Valley is one of the most beautiful and serene games I've ever played.","1401803475","2014-06-03T13:51:15Z" -"7840149","NicoJuicy","NicoJuicy",,,"7839315","10","I'm no Apple fan, but seeing Threes in the list..

I have to admit, thumbs up","1401803610","2014-06-03T13:53:30Z" -"7840334","joshdance","joshdance",,,"7839315","5","Monument Valley was one of the best mobile gaming experiences I have ever had. My jaw literally dropped a few times at the clever reveals.","1401805306","2014-06-03T14:21:46Z" -"7840412","quarterto","quarterto",,,"7839315","12","> Adding further polish are cClever sound effects and a catchy music score add further polish.

Might want to have a look at that copyediting.","1401806025","2014-06-03T14:33:45Z" -"7840685","sdernley","sdernley",,,"7839315","8","Sky guide looks great. Hadn't heard of it before but can't wait to download and give it a try tonight. Anyone else using it?","1401808654","2014-06-03T15:17:34Z" -"7840968","gdubs","gdubs",,,"7839315","7","I definitely recommend checking out the ADA winners if you're an app developer. It's really good to see what Apple deems award-winning, and can be very inspiring for your own work.","1401811350","2014-06-03T16:02:30Z" -"7841032","eieio","eieio",,,"7839315","3","Good to see Blek on there. One of the most interesting and unique games I've played in a while, and it's absolutely beautifully designed.

I haven't seen too many people talking about it on HN even though it's been near the top of the charts in the app store recently: definitely check it out if you have a chance!","1401811829","2014-06-03T16:10:29Z" -"7841665","danra","danra",,,"7839315","11","Device 6 is amazing. Reminded me of a David Lynch movie.","1401817590","2014-06-03T17:46:30Z" -"7841773","kosei","kosei",,,"7839315","9","What's most interesting to me about this is that not a single one of these apps is a free-to-play app. Freemium apps have a lot of room to grow on the design front and this could be a serious differentiator for certain apps.","1401818600","2014-06-03T18:03:20Z" -"7842053",,,,"true","7839315","13",,"1401821360","2014-06-03T18:49:20Z" -"7855081","benburton","benburton",,,"7854967","0","None of the links work for me.","1402007942","2014-06-05T22:39:02Z" -"7871479",,,,"true","7871389","4",,"1402364175","2014-06-10T01:36:15Z" -"7871537","a2tech","a2tech",,,"7871389","2","Are there app's available teaching men to masturbate? If there are, then she has a complaint. If there aren't, she doesn't have much ground to stand on.","1402365463","2014-06-10T01:57:43Z" -"7871542","Infinitesimus","Infinitesimus",,,"7871389","1","Article doesn't properly address the headline. Apple's rejection could be the same for a game about male masturbation.","1402365574","2014-06-10T01:59:34Z" -"7871577","mwfunk","mwfunk",,,"7871389","0","I came very close to missing the fact that there was a page 2 here, but to anyone that wants to read the whole thing: there's a page 2.

I strongly agree with much of what the author is saying here, but she may be reading too much into the fate of this particular pair of apps ("never attribute to malice...", etc.). I mean this as a nit and not the dreaded "middlebrow dismissal". :) The saving grace of the piece is that her thesis is more about attitudes towards sexuality in general; this particular incident only provides a convenient example.","1402366512","2014-06-10T02:15:12Z" -"7871702","neves","neves",,,"7871389","3","Hey Apple, approve the App!!! If I had a teen daughter, I would buy it for her. Everybody else: read till the second page.","1402370747","2014-06-10T03:25:47Z" -"7877034","collyw","collyw",,,"7876146","0","London cabbies need a bit of competition. On the one hand I sympathies that they are being undercut by people who have not got the training or experience that they have, but then they do have a monopoly to themselves at the moment.","1402477246","2014-06-11T09:00:46Z" -"7877207","mantrax5","mantrax5",,,"7877107","11","Taxi drivers in Europe are paid a fraction of the profits they get from clients, most of it goes to taxes and the operators running the cab networks.

Uber's drivers are in a similar position.

So what do we have here? Another example of pitting poor against poor, for the interests of one group of rich against another, emerging, group of rich.

I almost admire the skillful orchestration at play here, although probably I shouldn't.","1402482369","2014-06-11T10:26:09Z" -"7877212","paulrov","paulrov","true",,"7877107","12","Way to win me over to your side guys by inconveniencing your customer.","1402482584","2014-06-11T10:29:44Z" -"7877213","basicallydan","basicallydan",,,"7877107","0","I'd like to highlight this part of the article:

> In several of the protests, drivers aren't specifically targeting Uber and other service providers, but what they say is outmoded regulation that makes it hard for them to compete. Part of Uber's challenge in Europe is the variety of regulations governing the continent, even among the 28-member European Union, each of which has different unions and different rules.

It's easy to dismiss off the protestors as old hat for not reacting gracefully to a changing market, but the issue at least in London seems to largely be with the fact that their existing businesses are subject to more costs and regulations than the kinds that Uber and other services are facing.

So let's spare a thought for the taxi drivers who've spent years building up their skills and knowledge of the local area, especially in places like London [1], and hope that they can be given the opportunity to compete with Uber. After all, if it weren't for the existing Taxi industry it's possible companies like Uber wouldn't even exist.

There should be space in the market for both the traditional offering and the fancy new one, and I hope that they can learn from each other and improve as a result of the competition, rather than die out.

EDIT: To be clear, I'm not saying Uber should be forced to play by the rules. I'm saying that it might be time for the rules to be re-assessed based on developments in the industry.

[1]: In London, our famous black cabs are driven only by cabbies who've spent months learning London like the back of their hands in order to give their customers the fastest (and most interesting, in many cases) journey possible. See The Knowledge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_the_United_Kingdom#...","1402482589","2014-06-11T10:29:49Z" -"7877214","ddebernardy","ddebernardy",,,"7877107","8","Is this the first EU-wide strike, or has there been any such things in the past?","1402482592","2014-06-11T10:29:52Z" -"7877217","jontro","jontro",,,"7877107","2","I just do not see why uber can be disruptive AND follow the rules. Here in Sweden they are lobbying to get exception from the rules, i.e. not having a meter and not having price comparisons on the cars.

It's not hard to be disruptive if you break the rules","1402482625","2014-06-11T10:30:25Z" -"7877236","hellbreakslose","hellbreakslose","true",,"7877107","13","Taxi drivers should consider reducing their prices if they want their business to go up. Sorry but I don't think am the only one that thinks taxi drivers average salary is way higher than any software developers... Think their salary is un-taxed... most of it.","1402482988","2014-06-11T10:36:28Z" -"7877243","timr","timr",,,"7877107","1","I'm not sure I believe as strongly in the idea in places like London, where the official cab service is both highly regulated, and quite good.

In the US, the regulations for cabs tend to do little but drive up medallion prices. Uber cars are a much-needed disruption in terms of availability and quality, but you still can't really say that the drivers know much of anything about the city. If we had the equivalent of a London cab here in SF, I'd always choose that over Uber, yet I think you can probably undercut the price of an official taxi in London simply by ignoring the rules. That seems wrong.

If unregulated competition kills a good taxi service, that seems like a drastically different outcome than what's happening here in the states.","1402483180","2014-06-11T10:39:40Z" -"7877256","atmosx","atmosx",,,"7877107","3","Sad to see the taxi drivers. What they don’t understand is that soon they will be obsolete. As many other groups. IT startups are extremely disruptive and changes like these are hard to stop. With Google driverless cars around, it’s safe to say that in 30 years no one will need a driver. Uber and competitors could just buy driverless, extra-comfortable cars and get over with.

The problem is, what do you do with thousands of people working today as cabbies? Or you don’t give a shit about a large % of the population not having an income (and thus not being a consumer).","1402483273","2014-06-11T10:41:13Z" -"7877298","s_dev","s_dev",,,"7877107","5","Taxi's in Dublin have been a problem for a long time especially for people with up the socioeconomic ladder. The quality of the vehicles can vary as well as the manner of the driver. Regulation states the vehicles have to be clean but the driver is welcome to wear whatever they like and they often wear tracksuits and often espouse racist views (especially against Nigerian taxi drivers) which undermines the perceived professionalism of the industry here.

Uber has really taken off here in part because the taxi industry wasn't catering to this need. I do believe Uber is following the rules because they aren't a taxi service. They can't pick up people who flag them down off the street. They really are just a very sophisticated private car service and shouldn't fall under taxi regulation. Since the credit card details are held by Uber it also ensures the passengers behave themselves unlike in normal taxis where drunk or rowdy people vomit or make a mess in the car putting the driver off the road for the night making the entire taxi service somewhat inefficient.","1402484335","2014-06-11T10:58:55Z" -"7877309","jsudhams","jsudhams",,,"7877107","7","Not sure about the UK cabs way of work. But what stops them being a UBER cab driver as well? Isn't it a additional channel? Like in radio taxi can't they simple make themselves busy when they get UBER call so that the cab company does not assign them any additional pickup/drop?","1402484552","2014-06-11T11:02:32Z" -"7877327","arb99","arb99",,,"7877107","9","More people have heard about Uber thanks to these strikes than they ever would have (for the time being anyway...)","1402484832","2014-06-11T11:07:12Z" -"7877329","bowlofpetunias","bowlofpetunias",,,"7877107","10","It's interesting how the tech start-up community suffers from the same inability to shift perspective that Microsoft had when it became a powerful megacorp but still saw itself as the underdog.

Uber is not the plucky little start-up going up against big, slow incumbent corporations, like many tech start-ups did in the past.

Uber is the heavily funded 800-pound gorilla going after the livelihoods of the little guy.

So yes, some taxi-markets could do with changes, but the heavy handed and callous approach of greed-driven "disruption" is totally out of place here. We're talking ordinary hard working cab drivers, not fat cats in the boardroom of MegaCorp.

If anybody wonders where the growing hate against the tech community comes from, they may want to start looking in the mirror.

There's a difference between arguing that innovative disruption may temporarily cause some pain and openly pissing on those who find themselves on the wrong side of that change. There is way too much of the latter going on here.","1402484884","2014-06-11T11:08:04Z" -"7877358","_pmf_","_pmf_",,,"7877107","6","Why should we be excited for some US company siphoning off money from people who are already at the lower end of the wage scale?","1402485331","2014-06-11T11:15:31Z" -"7877594","avz","avz",,,"7877107","4","It boils down to the simple question:

Would you rather live in a world where the service, its quality, reliability, cost and professionalism is that of the current taxi services or the newcomers like Uber?

I have personally been ripped off, deceived about the route and pricing and forced to put up with rude drivers and operators so many times and in so many places that I cheer any competition, be it public transport or car sharing.","1402489525","2014-06-11T12:25:25Z" -"7881237","jwheeler79","jwheeler79",,,"7880580","0","10 billion in "projected" revenues. I predict that I too, will make 10 billion one day. Of course, the prediction means little in the face of reality.","1402533685","2014-06-12T00:41:25Z" -"7885765","lsh123","lsh123",,,"7885523","0","There is no such thing as "bad publicity" :)","1402604929","2014-06-12T20:28:49Z" -"7888127","ehartsuyker","ehartsuyker",,,"7888084","7","As someone who lived in SF for a while, I found that SF public transit was utter shit. Muni delays could be as bad as 20 minutes in the tunnel between two stop or a line showing up 45 minutes late. Or even catching everything on time getting from the middle of the Sunset to the middle of the Richmond took over an hour.

On the other hand, I've never had Bart break on me or be delayed (in SF itself).

So yes, when people have be money and want to take a cab, it's usually a better bet.","1402656957","2014-06-13T10:55:57Z" -"7888141","ars","ars",,,"7888084","0","> really good public transportation with buses and trains. I'm completely sure private cars or taxies would be discarted.

Wow. Talk about thinking everyone is exactly like you, and only your transportation needs need to be met.

What about the elderly? (Who can't walk the last mile from the bus.)

Or young children? What about a large family that needs a full car load of groceries - you're going to put that on a bus? And somehow carry it home?

Inevitably every single person who writes about public transportation is young and single, or at least no kids, and they think: No more cars, problem solved.

News flash: The entire world is not like you. Getting rid of cars is a complete non-starter for a HUGE segment of the population.","1402657435","2014-06-13T11:03:55Z" -"7888148","oskarth","oskarth",,,"7888084","1","The central assumption of his whole argument:

> If you had to think what the transport systems would be on a sustainable modern city, I'm sure you would think that the solution would be a really good public transportation with buses and trains. I'm completely sure private cars or taxies would be discarted. (my emphasis)

is mere opinion. I like libraries and think the are great, but I still want my own books. There's no contradiction there.

Additionally, the title is inflammatory by calling people hypocrites instead of trying to understand why people use the services mentioned.","1402657598","2014-06-13T11:06:38Z" -"7888149","sidcool","sidcool",,,"7888084","29","I appreciate the sentiment of the post, but cannot quite relate it to the Silicon Valley ethos. Isn't it the natural progression that we are seeing here?","1402657604","2014-06-13T11:06:44Z" -"7888157","asg","asg",,,"7888084","9","Of course this article is a lot of hyperbole, and whether you agree or not depends on your worldview. But one bit I couldn't agree more. Uber and Lyft are NOT examples of the sharing economy. Just adding an element of technology to good old fashioned capitalism does not a sharing economy make.","1402657787","2014-06-13T11:09:47Z" -"7888163",,,,"true","7888084","26",,"1402657881","2014-06-13T11:11:21Z" -"7888177","stygiansonic","stygiansonic",,,"7888084","5","> Is $2.25 for a single ride expensive? Is $76 for the monthly cost of the BART and bus expensive? If you take into account what tech people earn is a ridicoulus price. So price is not a problem for tech people.

> Let's be serious, people are paying $12-25 for taking a Uber or Lyft when they could be paying just $2.25. Does it take longer? Yes. So much longer that you willing to pay 4-11x? I don't think so. People are wasting money.

Regardless of whether you believe public transit is the solution, the statement that people "are wasting money" is entirely subjective and dependent on what they perceive value to be. In fact, if tech people are indeed earning so much money (as is implied by the first sentence) then the higher they earn, the less of a "waste" the extra cost of private transportation would be be due to the factored in time-savings.","1402658170","2014-06-13T11:16:10Z" -"7888179","tinco","tinco",,,"7888084","13","This article is misguided. Using a taxi is good for the environment exactly because it is expensive. You use a taxi first of all because you don't have a car. You don't have a car because you either ride public transport or you walk/cycle.

Don't get mad at people who use taxis a few times per week for short distances. Get mad at people who clog highways with their polluting owned cars.","1402658249","2014-06-13T11:17:29Z" -"7888185","Dewie","Dewie",,,"7888084","30","Sure Madrid has pretty good public transportation. But it also has an almost mysterious lack of bicycles. I have maybe seen a handful of them outside of parks. Not that I needed one myself, but it was just surprising to me.","1402658348","2014-06-13T11:19:08Z" -"7888189","thisishugo","thisishugo",,,"7888084","10","Hypocrite isn't the word the author is after, but even if it were, effectively just insulting people you disagree with will not bring them around to your view point.

Uber and Lyft may well be 10 times the price public transport, but the services are otherwise barely comparable. It absolutely is worth $20 to me versus $2 to get where I'm going in a fast, comfortable, and private manner, in exactly the same way as I don't baulk at a $3 Starbucks, despite being able to brew a coffee myself for 1/20th that price.

Public transport is never going to win simply by being a cheaper option, you have to appeal to other motivators, such as sense of social responsibility.

As an aside, my "future city" vision of public transport would be publicly available, self-driving, electric "cars" recharged with renewable energy. Not mass-transit. I don't want to be forced into a shared space with strangers, if I can avoid it, thanks.","1402658407","2014-06-13T11:20:07Z" -"7888209","benzoate","benzoate",,,"7888084","20","I don't think I've seen anyone suggest that Uber is cleaner compared to other forms of transport, just merely more convenient than normal taxi services. -I also don't think switching to pure public transportation is a viable solution in a lot of circumstances. Yes it can be very good when you're travelling between common destinations, but once your destination is more than 10 minutes walk from the train/bus station, the journey time quickly starts becoming burdensome. It's also nice to have a redundant system in place for the rare occasion that the public transport network fails (line upgrades, malfunction, bomb scares, etc).","1402658718","2014-06-13T11:25:18Z" -"7888216","kordless","kordless",,,"7888084","18","> Public transportation in San Francisco doesn't suck.

Moments later...

> The BART sucks.

That's a bit of cognitive dissonance right there. It's understandable given utopian transportation won't arrive overnight, ESPECIALLY in San Francisco. When I first moved here, I was totally blown away by the lack of a major highway connecting the North Bay to the South Bay. Yup, you gotta take Van Ness!

The fact there is massive inertia on infrastructure change in San Francisco is part of our moral system here, like it or not. That doesn't make me, or others like me, hypocrites, nor does it mean others aren't working on solving the problem. Personally, I'm working on implementing morality in other systems in which I have experience.","1402658777","2014-06-13T11:26:17Z" -"7888219","antirez","antirez",,,"7888084","11","The tone of the article is not relaxed, however I'm a bit perplexed of reading here that many don't believe that the author main argument is right, which is: sustainable transportation for the future needs to be, mostly, public. I don't mean public as necessarily "provided by gov/city", but in which the common routes are handled by busses or trams or similar systems where, unlike cars, the weight of the moved people is not minimal compared to the weight of the moved vehicle.

Taxies have their place of course, you can't serve everything via public transports. Also one thing is normal people moving inside SF, another thing is arriving at the SF airport with a business meeting 45 minutes later. But the bulk of how people move, should be, mass-transport systems.","1402658803","2014-06-13T11:26:43Z" -"7888221","moritz","moritz",,,"7888084","23","Public transport?! European Communist!","1402658818","2014-06-13T11:26:58Z" -"7888226","malka","malka",,,"7888084","16","> You may have to leave your home 10 min earlier, or arrive your home 20 min later; but it's a small price to pay to build the city we want to live in.

Given that most people will not take a job that is further than 30 min away[0], that actually makes a big difference

[0]http://www.citynews.ca/2013/12/03/commuting-times-key-factor...","1402658839","2014-06-13T11:27:19Z" -"7888234","joshstrange","joshstrange",,,"7888084","2","> Let's be serious, people are paying $12-25 for taking a Uber or Lyft when they could be paying just $2.25. Does it take longer? Yes. So much longer that you willing to pay 4-11x? I don't think so. People are wasting money.

Disclaimer: I don't live in SF.

Yes, a million times yes it is worth it. The bus system where is I am from is far worse than SF but still, google map from location A to B and toggle between car and bus options. I can get there in less than 15min by car but unless I time it perfectly (and the bus is on time) it will take over an hour to get there by public transit.

Not to mention there are times when the busses do not run where I live. The author seems to think it's: busses or lyft/uber (and again that might be the case in SF) but where I am from your options after 11pm is taxis or lyft and I will easily pay more (though the rides so far have been nearly the exact same as the taxis I've taken) for a ride that I know is coming, I don't have to give turn by turn directions to, and I can pay by CC (completely impossible with taxis in my town).

So the author's argument of "Lyft/Uber sucks because busses" seems quite BS to me...","1402658943","2014-06-13T11:29:03Z" -"7888251","rwmj","rwmj",,,"7888084","28","I thought the argument was going to be something like "SF supports restrictive practices in house building and rents, and therefore you should support restrictive practices in taxi service". Instead, it was even more dumb than that argument.","1402659183","2014-06-13T11:33:03Z" -"7888267","joesmo","joesmo",,,"7888084","24","You're assuming that not getting to your destination on time is an option when taking public transportation around and especially in SF. At any point a MUNI bus/train can stop for extended periods of time with no explanation. Other times, there is an explanation like agents checking tickets and other idiocies. Either way, there's a great chance you're not making that 9am meeting with the VCs to secure funding.","1402659743","2014-06-13T11:42:23Z" -"7888270","Htsthbjig","Htsthbjig",,,"7888084","6",""I'm sure you would think that the solution would be a really good public transportation with buses and trains. I'm completely sure private cars or taxies would be discarted."

This is something I always wondered, WHY? Have you calculated the numbers yourself? I don't believe so.

In Europe most people repeat this phrase, without knowing why, or just looking at the numbers.

I was born in Madrid, It looks to me like government propaganda too. You find ads on TV that tells you something like "a bus could carry 50 people, if everybody used buses we will be saving that much".

But most of the assumptions are wrong, E.g Most of the time the buses or subway are less than half empty.

And when they are full, people don't want to use the services. In Madrid, subway trains are designed for 4people per square meter!!!

Politicians want people to use public services(while not a single of them uses them). They want to raise taxes, people not being able to buy private cars, but giving the money to politicians in order to make big public works(and enrich themselves by the way, the bigger the amount of money they handle, the easier it is).

On the other hand, moving 2 tons for every 0.1 tons person does not make sense. We need individual alternatives like electric motorbikes or something.","1402659803","2014-06-13T11:43:23Z" -"7888278","gedrap","gedrap",,,"7888084","8","So following the same thinking, we should burn the restaurants to the ground, because we can all cook, and we pay 10x more. Waste of money.

We should also stop buying clothes at more expensive brands, because Primark clothes are also wearable and will keep you warm. What else can we downgrade?

Dear OP, people do things because they like conveniences, coolness and everything. If it works that way for you - great! But it doesn't mean everyone has to be the same, have the same values and attitude :)

EDIT: Am I saying that because of the tone of the post? maybe. Because, like other people are saying, I don't like tone of this post :)","1402660034","2014-06-13T11:47:14Z" -"7888312","anubhavashok","anubhavashok",,,"7888084","27","One case where I use Uber/Lyft over a regular taxi is when I am at places/times where/when taxis are not readily available..Uber/Lyft works well in those situations as the drivers know the exact coordinates to show up at and do so relatively fast.","1402660638","2014-06-13T11:57:18Z" -"7888318","ZanyProgrammer","ZanyProgrammer",,,"7888084","22","Did he ever travel to the South Bay from San Francisco? I have to doubt it, because I never saw the word "Caltrain."

By US standards, yes, SF has good public transit, but its incredibly shitty by the standards of the civilized world. I'm as progressive as you can get, have relied on Bay Area (VTA, Caltrain, MUNI, BART) public transit since 2008, and I'm the first to admit there are major problems with it. I don't think he's lived in SF (or the Bay Area in general) long enough.","1402660784","2014-06-13T11:59:44Z" -"7888326","spiralpolitik","spiralpolitik",,,"7888084","12","Author misses the point that transportation in SF/Bay area sucks for two reasons:

1) Mismanagement of the infrastructure. MUNI couldn't manage its way out of a wet paper bag, AC Transit tackles increasing ridership by replacing transbay buses with smaller capacity local buses. To get anything done you have to organize across 30+ agencies. Lack of investment in the public infrastructure verses the increasing population. The list goes on...

2) People want public transit just not in their back yard. Witness the central subway debacle of it not going all the way to North Beach/Fisherman's Wharf. Witness Marin voting not to extend BART to their cities. Witness the Marin SMART line first phase not ending at the Larkspur ferry terminal. Witness the high speed rail link mess and the fact that it's impossible to take a train from San Francisco to Sacramento without having to transit through about 3 different systems.

So it's no wonder that companies are running their own buses or people are looking to alternative services like Uber or Lyft because it's their only option for getting around, and as a wise man once said "There ain't no getting 'round getting 'round"","1402660928","2014-06-13T12:02:08Z" -"7888332","smoyer","smoyer",,,"7888084","4",""I'm a young master engineer"

I'm an old engineer (electronics and software), and as I age and gain experience I realize I still have a lot to learn. I don't think you can be a "young engineer" and a "master engineer" at the same time - and I think those who truly master engineering have become MORE adept at questioning their abilities.

I think the attitude conveyed by his tag-line is repeated (several times) in the article's body ... one mind-set, one "best" and everyone else must be wrong. His ideal seems to be centered around Madrid's transportation systems, but if your (singular) goal is what's good for the environment, I've seen many Asian cities that easily beat buses and trains (with walking and bicycling).

If you're living an unhurried continental life, walking to the local market and carrying home your fresh-picked vegetables might be an alternatively to taking the bus/train to a larger grocery store. If you're a hurried SF-based founder, a door-to-door service is optimizing for a limited amount of time. Why does there have to be just one "best"?

Here's an example ... suppose Elon Musk flies around the country in a corporate jet while working to promote solar energy at prices that will ultimately lead to a significant decrease in emissions. Should he instead bike across the country so his jet isn't polluting the skies? Or would the duration of each trip simply make it impossible to accomplish his goals?","1402661013","2014-06-13T12:03:33Z" -"7888339","hershel","hershel",,,"7888084","15","This guy gets the wrong impression because he doesn't understand that uber is growing to something totally different:

1.Uber recently started to offer it's uberxl suv service, which carries upto 6 passengers and in sf costs $5 base fare + the lowest of ($0.45/minute or $2.15/mile)[1].

2.Given enough demand, uber can offer a highly efficient personalized route service, which builds optimal routes needed to transport 6 people. Let's assume such routes can be only 25% longer than normal routes , on average[2].

Combine both of those, we can replace 6X30 minutes car trips , with a single 37.5 minute suv trip, which will be charged $21.87 for 6 passengers, or $3.64 per person.

If we wanted to have a similar trip in public transportation, it would probably take around 1.5-2 hours , but might cost $2.

And if we compare this to a normal car trip, the uber experience could be much better - you could watch a tv episode on your tablet after a long work day and unwind, instead of the stress of fighting traffic. And it's priced pretty closed to the cost of personal transportation.

And the secondary effects from shifting so much traffic to highly efficient forms would greatly decrease traffic jams and further increase speed.

TL;DR - with it's new offering uber is evolving to be a much better, new mode of public transportation, both cost effective and a great experience.

[1]https://www.uber.com/cities/san-francisco

[2]research of "demand responsive transportation" talks about similar efficiencies.","1402661077","2014-06-13T12:04:37Z" -"7888342","SnydenBitchy","SnydenBitchy",,,"7888084","14","I seem to recall reading that the city of SF (or another municipality?) had conducted a study that found, perhaps counterintuitively, that improving taxi service would actually end up increasing transit ridership and decreasing overall vehicle miles traveled. Improved cab service, it was claimed, would let people get rid of their own cars and begin using more convenient, more sustainable modes of transit for most things, resorting to a now more reliable taxi service as a crutch when necessary.

Taxi industry bullshit? I don’t know, because unfortunately I can’t find reference to this study at the moment—does this ring a bell with anyone?","1402661141","2014-06-13T12:05:41Z" -"7888357","leothekim","leothekim",,,"7888084","19","I live in New York where the subway and bus system is pretty extensive, and taxi and livery cabs are relatively plentiful in Manhattan. I take public transit every day, but I still take cabs and own a car as well. Subways get me to work and home every day. Taxis are nice for me and my wife to have a pleasant evening together. I've even used a Uber on days when the subways are failing me so I can get back home in time to relive my babysitter. The car is nice so my wife and kids can go shopping or take trips out of the city. These are all valid use cases equally applicable to living in San Francisco (where I've lived as well.) I see no hypocrisy here, nor any room for someone else's judgment that I'm a hypocrite.","1402661378","2014-06-13T12:09:38Z" -"7888360","kator","kator",,,"7888084","3","I used to live in Los Angeles (talk about Carmageddon) and I moved to New York 4 years ago. Since then I've sold my car and use subways, trains and my legs to get me to almost everywhere I need and once in a while I use a taxi or car service to get luggage somewhere or if it's late and I just need to get home without subway hassle.

I'm deeply considering moving to the Bay Area for reasons I won't go into here but I am really concerned that I will need to buy a car to survive. I spent 10 days there recently and I clocked almost 4 hours a day on the road to various places. In all fairness I had to commute in from up north (think Santa Rosa) for family reasons but I still had flash backs to my life in Los Angeles and the absolute necessity of having a car.

I’m doubtful that if I do move that I can find a commute to work as sweet as my current job. I walk (by choice) about 9 blocks and subway 9 more and can make the entire trip in 22 minutes anytime of day I like regardless of other commuters. In SF you have to consider traffic, bus overloading, being in just the right place at the right time to optimize your commute, or just buy a car or just use Uber and get there when you want on your schedule (still fighting traffic but that's the driver's problem).

Having grown up in Los Angeles I used to think SF public transportation was pretty advanced, but having lived in New York and the area here I realize trains, subways and the like are just much more effective here. My uninformed guess is because trains where ingrained in the local culture investments in subway, commuter trains and the like where easier to justify. In California the car was able to take hold early because of the sprawling nature of population distribution and since then it’s been near impossible to convince tax payers to build public transportation in face of all the other priorities for public tax dollars.

I think the “advent” of the electric car has made people feel they’re “doing the right thing” meanwhile it will not solve traffic issues and will only stall investment in public transportation by another fifty years.

I acknowledge the fact that many factors feed into transportation choices (Children, Luggage, Time, Schedules, Costs) but I also think underlying issues in a locality have a greater impact then individual choices. Walt Disney and Ray Bradbury both tried to fight the “good fight” for years in Los Angeles proposing Monorail systems and you can see where they managed to get.

To condemn individuals who use Uber and Lyft is like treating the symptom rather then curing the disease. Until we have real plans to make better transportation options available to the public they will continue to solve their daily problems using their own resources however they feel meets their needs. If you doubt this consider how many people ride horses to work these days…","1402661423","2014-06-13T12:10:23Z" -"7888458",,,,"true","7888084","25",,"1402662958","2014-06-13T12:35:58Z" -"7888523","zamalek","zamalek",,,"7888084","17","http://www.sengifted.org/archives/articles/can-you-hear-the-...

> Perceptivity: [...] Adults gifted in this way detect and dislike falsehood and hypocrisy.

Having issues with hypocrisy (outward or inward) is something that "gifted" people typically have an issue with. Extreme intelligence (which is an indicator of being "gifted") is something that pervades our industry - hence our industry generally has a strong reaction to hypocrisy.

Don't believe for one second that the average person (or SFer) cares how hypocritical they are being, don't think for one second that pointing that out to them will change anything.

The only way to change their behavior is to the remove or resolve the problem that causes their hypocritical behavior.","1402664100","2014-06-13T12:55:00Z" -"7888605","stefan_kendall3","stefan_kendall3",,,"7888084","21","I was in SF recently. BART is awful.

BART to a restaurant took over an hour. 9 minute walk to the stop, 12 minute wait for the train, 30 minute train ride, 15 minute walk. Even in the best case scenario of 0 train time, that's 19 minutes of walking.

The restaurant had a huge wait, so I used Uber to get back to where I was staying. 1 minute wait, 19 minute drive.

The Uber trip cost $10 more than BART for two people. I don't know how you value your time, but $10 for 50 minutes of time for two people is always worth it.","1402665074","2014-06-13T13:11:14Z" -"7903629","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"7903541","0","You can opt-out, says Microsoft.

> Opt-out is currently unavailable, please try again later.

https://choice.microsoft.com/en-us/opt-out

For personalized ads from other companies [1], it redirects me to this, which doesn't work:

https://www.aboutads.info/

[1] - https://choice.microsoft.com/en-us","1403001716","2014-06-17T10:41:56Z" -"7911715","vikramhaer","vikramhaer",,,"7911560","4","Great write-up. For those interested and not already aware, Damodaran's own site has lots of great posts on finance and valuation. This article seems to build on his original analysis done here: http://www.aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-disruptive...","1403115833","2014-06-18T18:23:53Z" -"7911717",,,,"true","7911560","20",,"1403115843","2014-06-18T18:24:03Z" -"7911726","jasondc","jasondc",,,"7911560","2","The author fails to mention Uber is creating a new market, and shouldn't be valued at the size of the existing market it is disrupting.

Aaron Levie had a good tweet about this: "Sizing the market for a disruptor based on an incumbent's market is like sizing the car industry off how many horses there were in 1910."","1403115902","2014-06-18T18:25:02Z" -"7911734","sixQuarks","sixQuarks",,,"7911560","0","I'm not arguing that Uber is worth $17 billion, but the author completely brushed off the entire reason why investors are valuing it at $17 billion. Only in the last paragraph did he mention that Uber may be looked at as a "logistics" company and not a taxi service.

Hello? Of course that's what investors are banking on when they value the company at $17 billion. Uber is not a taxi play, just like Amazon is not just a book seller.

A great analogy of this article is when people were saying Amazon wasn't worth $3 billion back in 1997 because the online book market wasn't big enough.

Could Uber fail to become a logistics company? Of course. But it's not delusional to think otherwise.","1403115995","2014-06-18T18:26:35Z" -"7911745","Tarang","Tarang",,,"7911560","9","Once someone said a company is worth people are willing to pay for it.","1403116046","2014-06-18T18:27:26Z" -"7911750","chris_va","chris_va",,,"7911560","21","This article makes a lot of hand-waving, possibly incorrect assumptions to arrive at its conclusion.

It may or may not be the right conclusion, but it provides very little analytical insight, and is mostly useless.","1403116070","2014-06-18T18:27:50Z" -"7911787","OoTheNigerian","OoTheNigerian",,,"7911560","19","What people fail to understand is that Uber, Lyft and co are much more than the Taxi market. They are in the transportation business.

People like me that would never have taken a taxi in San Fancisco use these services. They are creating new markets.

When you really think of it, car ownership for a majority of the people is really silly as most cars are idle 90% of the time.

Car manufacturers should be afraid because once Uber, Lyft and Co start a subscription business (pay a fixed amount monthly for a generous travel distance monthly) fewer people we see any reason to own cars.

That will be a good thing.","1403116485","2014-06-18T18:34:45Z" -"7911797","Pxtl","Pxtl",,,"7911560","15","The question is how quickly and effectively Uber can branch out and dominate all the "Uber for X" concepts that other start-ups are chasing. If Uber stays in the car service industry? Then yes, they're pointless.

If they develop "Uber for housekeeping"? "Uber for babysitters"? "Uber for take-out"? Then yes, Uber is worth $17 billion.","1403116582","2014-06-18T18:36:22Z" -"7911799","calbear81","calbear81",,,"7911560","6","I didn't see anything about how UberX/Lyft been able to create new demand via much lower fares when compared to taxi cabs.

I very very rarely ever took a cab and preferred to walk, bus, or drive because of the cost. Now with UberX and Lyft, I often just call one because the cost is 35 - 50% less than what a cab costs and the experience is so much nicer with app payment and pleasant drivers (feedback loop).","1403116596","2014-06-18T18:36:36Z" -"7911815","gfodor","gfodor",,,"7911560","12","All I can think of when it comes to Uber is that the day that Google announces their partnership with Uber to bring self driving car services to the masses, it will be the equivalent to the baptism scene in the Godfather 2 for taxi drivers everywhere.","1403116737","2014-06-18T18:38:57Z" -"7911827","austenallred","austenallred",,,"7911560","7","Of course Uber isn't worth $17 Billion dollars right now - no one would argue that. The valuation is based not only on what the company is worth right now, but on what investors expect it to be worth in the future.

My startup got into an accelerator at a $500,000 valuation. Were we worth that when we started? Of course not. The hope was that we would be by the time we got out.","1403116833","2014-06-18T18:40:33Z" -"7911830","joshdance","joshdance",,,"7911560","13","Uber is worth $17 Billion because that is how much someone paid for it.*

The question as to Uber will ultimately be worth $17 Billion when those investors try to sell their shares is another question.

And to that question, the Aaron Levie tweet is a good heuristic - "Sizing the market for a disruptor based on an incumbent's market is like sizing the car industry off how many horses there were in 1910."

*of course they only bought part of it, but the easy math of 'they bought x amount for y, so total worth is z'","1403116858","2014-06-18T18:40:58Z" -"7911834","kylefox","kylefox",,,"7911560","8",">> “For my base case valuation, I’m going to assume that the primary market Uber is targeting is the global taxi and car-service market.”

Uber is not (only) competing with taxis and car services. They are competing with vehicle ownership.

This single assumption dramatically affects the size of market Uber is serving.","1403116881","2014-06-18T18:41:21Z" -"7911906","jdh","jdh",,,"7911560","1","Another point: it would help to know the terms associated with this investment to decide if it was smart.

Author treats stock as if it was a public company, which is understandable. i.e. these investors bought $1.2B of stock at a $17B valuation, and would need to see massive market growth, massive share, and margin stability to make 2x their money.

However, it's reasonable to assume they got preferred stock. So their return profile looks like: if Uber is worth anything more than a couple billion dollars (which they may view as near-certain), they get their money back + interest. Then they hold an option should Uber execute like Amazon, as others have suggested, and dramatically exceed their near-term market potential.

Valuing this is quite tricky: presumably the people who invested $250M less than a year ago thought: I only have to clear ~$400M to get my bait back, now that number is 3-4x higher.

While it is highly likely that the new investors have some sort of preferred return, it's possible (though less likely) that have a participating preferred or some other more complex instrument. Maybe the market price for straight preferred was "only" $12B valuation, and the company said: "How about we 'guarantee' you a 2x return, with a participating preferred instrument, but we want a 50% higher price, so in an upside case we are diluted less?"

This stuff is pretty common in these later rounds, though admittedly more on the "bubble unicorns" than the true unicorns, who have utmost market leverage. But you can see how even just the vanilla preferred stock would really change your personal calculation of whether you want to put your nest egg into Uber at this price.","1403117481","2014-06-18T18:51:21Z" -"7911920","govindkabra31","govindkabra31",,,"7911560","14","A very well thought out article.. however, of the future markets that the author dismissed, "moving services" does not look as unbelievable. (article says-- "Uber could extend its reach into other businesses such as car rentals, moving services and even driverless cars, but I don’t see evidence")

Ton of companies-- amazon, google, postmates, insta cart-- are looking for viable local logistics. And Uber can have a play in that; initial experiments in New York seemed encouraging.","1403117521","2014-06-18T18:52:01Z" -"7911956","segmondy","segmondy",,,"7911560","3","I've given up on valuing start ups. I've come to realize that I'm not that smart after I didn't agree with Facebooks valuation. These companies are worth whatever the market/people agree to pay for it. It doesn't have to make rational sense. I've accepted this, because I don't argue when someone wants to pay $10 million for a painting because it's the only copy that exists and is a thousand years old. So why argue when it comes to the value of a company determined by the market? If the owner insisted that his company is worth that much, we might have a disagreement, but with the market saying Uber is worth $17 billion? $17 billion it is.","1403117900","2014-06-18T18:58:20Z" -"7912035","adamzerner","adamzerner",,,"7911560","11","From what I understand, the value of Uber is in 1) user experience, and 2) logistics technology.

Regarding 1), this isn't much of a barrier to entry. Competitors could easily copy their UX, curation, app etc. I suspect that this will happen, forcing Uber and future competitors to lower their prices.

Regarding 2), I don't know much about their technology, but something makes me question whether Uber will really have that much of an advantage in logistics technology 10-20 years from now.

Finally, I've always thought that cars are an extremely inefficient way to get around, especially in cities. I suspect that there will be innovations in transportation, and that there won't be too big a market for traditional taxis 20 years from now.","1403118594","2014-06-18T19:09:54Z" -"7912074","wellboy","wellboy",,,"7911560","18","Uber might become the first $1T company in the world and it's not about processing taxi fees at all.

It's about that self-driving cars are already safer than humans. In 5 years potentially, nobody would drive their cars by themselves anymore, because self-driving cars are 5 times safer than humans driving them. For that reason, people would have to pay 5 times more for insurance if they want to drive the car themselves --> nobody would drive cars by themselves anymore.

Then, where do you order get these self-driving Google cars? You order them through Uber(http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/25/uberauto/)and that's why they can raise at a valuation 100x of their $200M revenue (http://techcrunch.com/.../leaked-uber-numbers-which-weve.../).

Uber menttioned that the ground transportation market in San Francisco is around $22B and this is for 800,000 people (http://qz.com/218717/what-people-who-think-uber-is-worth-17-...). Now multiply this by 10,000 so that you are at 8B people and you have a market of 220 trillion dollars. Now that number is probably a bit too high, but that's why Uber is valued at $17 billion right now.","1403118876","2014-06-18T19:14:36Z" -"7912078","gojomo","gojomo",,,"7911560","17","Has Professor Damodaran, the author, reviewed the same internal documents that Uber's professional investors have seen?","1403118902","2014-06-18T19:15:02Z" -"7912174","gdeglin","gdeglin",,,"7911560","16","The author of this article seems to have an impressive background: -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswath_Damodaran

Given his experience, I'm struggling to understand why he's so quick to dismiss the possibility that Uber will successfully expand into tangential markets, or that it's at least reasonable for investors to bet on that possibility.

In the spreadsheet the author provides, the possibility of growth into additional markets seems complete ignored. Even if the chance of such growth was small, surely it should factor in to the valuation to some degree?","1403119510","2014-06-18T19:25:10Z" -"7912390","timr","timr",,,"7911560","10","It's interesting that the author gets to a valuation of ~$6B, because that's approximately the current valuation of a number of unprofitable internet startups (Yelp ($5.52B) and Pandora ($5.67B) leap immediately to mind).

I've been joking with my friends that you can probably subtract about $4B from current internet company valuations to get to the "correct" number given revenues and market sizes...but really, if you take Yelp and Pandora's current valuations down to 35% of their current value (35% is the ratio of $6B/$17B), the number is about right (e.g. $2Bn for Yelp, which gives a price/sales of ~7).

It's a little scary to think that the market for growth stocks may be overvalued to the tune of 65%, but the ratio passes the sniff test for a lot of stocks that I'm following.","1403121067","2014-06-18T19:51:07Z" -"7916321","adamodar","adamodar",,,"7911560","5","I am flattered that so many of you read my piece and felt the urge to respond. To begin with, I hope I did not come through as claiming a monopoly on the truth (and fair value). I tried to make my best assessment of what I think Uber's value is today, given what I know about the company.

It is true that I valued it as a car service company but that is the only business where it has a business model that works right now. As many of you argue, there are potential markets here (moving, car rentals and even car ownership) that Uber could enter. If that is the argument for the extra $12 billion, the pieces are in place to estimate whether you can justify that addition. These additional markets (especially car ownership) could make the potential market much larger, but the question then becomes whether Uber's business model can be expanded into these businesses, while preserving the its profitability. Take, for instance, the driverless electric car market which is the alluring possibility. Even if you are an optimist on this development, I am still grappling with the role that Uber will play in this market and the profitability that will ensue. Will Uber continue to play the middleman role, and if so, who will it be negotiating with? If the electric cars are owned by Google or some other large entity, will Uber have the bargaining power to demand a large slice?

In closing, here are three beliefs that I bring to the table. First, I am a believer that DCF is a tool that can be expanded to cover almost any narrative you may have. Second, I have no illusions about being right, when there is this much uncertainty about the future, but I would rather be transparently wrong (where you can see the assumptions that i have made and change them to reflect your narrative) than to be opaquely right. (I think that providing absurdly large valuation ranges as your base valuation is a cop out, as is making fluffy statements like "I think Uber has lots of potential and is worth a lot") Finally, I think that there is a big difference between pricing (where the number you attach to an asset is what people are willing to pay for it right now) and value. I have a great deal of respect for the pricing process (which is what delivered the $17 billion for Uber) but I also think that pricing is driven by mood and momentum, both of which can get ahead of the facts.","1403189111","2014-06-19T14:45:11Z" -"7929672","therobotking","therobotking",,,"7929580","0","Hasn't Google+ done this for quite some time now? I think at 2048 x 2048 you can store unlimited photos. Odd that it wasn't one of the comparisons in the article anyway.","1403484123","2014-06-23T00:42:03Z" -"7929698","Touche","Touche",,,"7929580","3","... As long as you only use Apple products.","1403484891","2014-06-23T00:54:51Z" -"7929788","cowbell","cowbell",,,"7929580","6","It's techcrunch. They live in an Apple bubble.","1403487458","2014-06-23T01:37:38Z" -"7929819","Mandatum","Mandatum",,,"7929580","2","There is literally no inclination to how or what Apple have done to solve this problem. This is paid advertising.","1403488173","2014-06-23T01:49:33Z" -"7930191","mullingitover","mullingitover",,,"7929580","1","What photo storage hell? flickr offers 1TB of online storage. Free. The only downside is they are limited to .jpg uploads, but I doubt Apple would do RAW anyway. Seriously, $50 a year for 200GB is pretty sad. Almost as sad as being restricted to 5GB of iCloud backup space no matter how many iDevices you buy.","1403496698","2014-06-23T04:11:38Z" -"7930727","kyriakos","kyriakos",,,"7929580","5","its amazing how techcrunch is still respected when they keep posting badly researched articles like this one.

if its a paid article believe they should clearly state it.","1403510196","2014-06-23T07:56:36Z" -"7931825","innonate","innonate",,,"7929580","4","This latest round of updates for Apple certainly is interesting, but when's the last time they got photos right? For me it was the first iPhoto version, and since then every "exciting" development has been a bust. Main reason we're super positive at Picturelife.","1403530526","2014-06-23T13:35:26Z" -"7937327","caozheng","caozheng","true",,"7937320","0","very interesting","1403613551","2014-06-24T12:39:11Z" -"7948899","Argorak","Argorak",,,"7948787","6","The article concentrates on aspects that are certainly archaic - the expectancy that a taxi driver knows every street in a city. On the other hand, it totally ignores the benefits of the regulation: the client can have normalized expectations over all businesses.

E.g. in germany, your insurance status if an Uber car crashes is unknown - it depends whether the driver is insured. On the other hand, it is clearly regulated what happens when a registered taxi crashes down to what fees you have (or do not have) to pay.

I do agree that the regulation is probably outdated, but many of the aspects make sense if you see a Taxi network as an important piece of infrastructure.","1403778966","2014-06-26T10:36:06Z" -"7948910","yeureka","yeureka",,,"7948787","4","I am not a fan of the medallion system, but Uber does seem to impact the businesses of traditional, local cab drivers while raking in profits on a global scale.

It looks like a perfect middle-class job destroying operation that centralizes profits in one multinational company.

As someone put it, those with the more powerful computers will win the economic spoils.","1403779241","2014-06-26T10:40:41Z" -"7948914","AndrewDucker","AndrewDucker",,,"7948787","2","I have no problem with regulation. I object to artificial limitation.

If you want to set minimum standards for taxi drivers, to ensure the safety of drivers, I am absolutely fine with that.

But anyone who wants to take the test should be able to, and there should be no artificial limit on the numbers.","1403779290","2014-06-26T10:41:30Z" -"7948933","gambiting","gambiting",,,"7948787","5",">>Most notoriously, attaining “The Knowledge” required for a taxi license involves memorizing hundreds of routes, business locations, and places of interest throughout the city. Charming, but expensive — and quite unnecessary in the age of smartphones.

Says a person who has never been to London and doesn't understand the enormous benefit of intimate knowledge of all the streets of London and how to navigate them quickly. No smartphone is going to help you there, even the best sat nav is not as good as simply knowing that if there is a match in the city some streets are best to be avoided hours before the event. I, for one, support wholeheartedly the requirement for London drivers to pass this difficult test.","1403779585","2014-06-26T10:46:25Z" -"7948934","001sky","001sky",,,"7948787","13","Taxi cabs are just one of the professions suffering from the problem of competition being in conflict with professional standards (ie, self-regulation). The only option that will be fully serviceable remains government regulation, but it will need to take on a new format.","1403779642","2014-06-26T10:47:22Z" -"7948935","splynch","splynch",,,"7948787","1","While i agree with the premise that many taxi regulations are outdated, this article seems to be either poorly informed, or so selective in its representation that it borders on PR, not independent journalism or OP-ED.

Using london as an example of how things are broken is a terrible choice, and great example of how terrible this article is. London routinely ranks number one in the world in customer and tourist satisfaction for taxis. As someone who lives here, i think Uber has its place, but the taxi system is akin to a public good that needs regulation. The barriers to entry and designed to prevent abuse to the privileges that come with being licensed taxi. As a rider, the most important privileges to me are the ability to use bus lanes, and that i can hail a cab anywhere, anytime, knowing that the vehicle and driver will be safe. Without regulation, its impossible to obtain that standard.

It would be much more helpful to start with an informed and complete view of the situation (which varies in every city), than build a straw man from which the author argues for a complete reform in governance and regulation in all marketplaces(really? thats the point here?)","1403779654","2014-06-26T10:47:34Z" -"7948967","forgottenpass","forgottenpass",,,"7948787","0","Uber isn’t the problem; taxi regulations are

Can't it be both? Because I'm pretty sure it's both.","1403780381","2014-06-26T10:59:41Z" -"7949093","DanielBMarkham","DanielBMarkham",,,"7948787","12","I love the idea of rating services and customers as each business transaction happens. This allows both sides to quickly weed out bad actors.

The more I see services like Ebay, AirBnB, Uber, Lyft, and so forth operate, the more I'm amazed at how much former regulation can be replaced with better information for all concerned.","1403782826","2014-06-26T11:40:26Z" -"7949168","alkonaut","alkonaut",,,"7948787","3","Of course regulation is needed. Insurance, car-standard, driver skill, all of that has to be known by the customer merely by the fact that you are stepping into a taxi.

Can there be too much regulation, too archaic? Sure, but I can't see how that motivates sidestepping it entirely.

In Stockholm, taxis (normal ones) are regulated in terms of insurance etc. but unlike most other cities, taxi prices are not regulated. This hasn't meant lower prices through healthy competition but rather hundreds of scam companies charging 10x the fares of the 2-3 largest companies that have 95% of the market. I miss the days of more regulation, but won't use Uber merely because they don't guarantee union wages etc like the other companies do.","1403784389","2014-06-26T12:06:29Z" -"7949272","jheriko","jheriko",,,"7948787","10","its amazing how so many individuals can manage all this bureaucracy just fine... but trendy web startups can not.

srsly. its embarassing.","1403786438","2014-06-26T12:40:38Z" -"7949447","mrweasel","mrweasel",,,"7948787","8","Maybe it's just that it's not really an issue where I live, but what problem is Uber trying to solve?

The main issue is getting a taxi in really small towns in the middle of nowhere, but it seems unlikely that Uber would have someone in these places, simply because there isn't really a demand.

I find it really hard to see Uber as anything but a taxi company that tries to underbid the competition by not following the same rules as everyone else.","1403788816","2014-06-26T13:20:16Z" -"7949484","sharemywin","sharemywin",,,"7948787","9",""The reason Uber could be expensive is because you're not just paying for the car — you're paying for the other dude in the car," Kalanick said. "When there's no other dude in the car, the cost of taking an Uber anywhere becomes cheaper than owning a vehicle. So the magic there is, you basically bring the cost below the cost of ownership for everybody, and then car ownership goes away."","1403789272","2014-06-26T13:27:52Z" -"7949531","victor27","victor27",,,"7948787","7","I spent a week in Paris.

I felt cheated _every time_ I took a regular cab. The meter could be set to various modes (L1- Day in City, L2- Evening in City / Suburb, L3 - Late nights, etc.) and I was never sure if it was on the correct mode. Also, the drivers were rude and acted as if they were doing me a favor.

Uber although slightly more expensive, was dramatically better. The drivers were polite, helpful and I never got scammed on the charge. Moreover, I didn't have to deal with foreign currency coins and notes.","1403789979","2014-06-26T13:39:39Z" -"7950348","adultSwim","adultSwim",,,"7948787","11","Who doesn't love a gypsy cab?","1403799471","2014-06-26T16:17:51Z" -"7951365","minimaxir","minimaxir",,,"7951298","3","Note that if you do the math with the constraints of one unique violinist and nonzero travel time, there can only be a maximum of 5-6 weddings in the given time window.","1403813236","2014-06-26T20:07:16Z" -"7951422","MichaelTieso","MichaelTieso",,,"7951298","0","I wish this was available last year. I used Uber for my wedding in DC and got something like 10 cars at a time two times. Turned out fine and everybody loved it. They felt very VIP with the SUV's. We tried to work with Uber on organizing this but didn't seem interested. Luckily everything went well.","1403814274","2014-06-26T20:24:34Z" -"7951440","rubbingalcohol","rubbingalcohol",,,"7951298","6","I wish this was a joke. 2014: the year the tech industry jumped the shark.","1403814604","2014-06-26T20:30:04Z" -"7951442","sfeats","sfeats",,,"7951298","4","Why enter into a marriage contract so lightly?","1403814627","2014-06-26T20:30:27Z" -"7951461","shahzad_76","shahzad_76",,,"7951298","1","Looks like around ~500 weddings* will take place over Pride Weekend in SF. So sponsoring 1% on demand looks very doable.

That violinist Gabi Holzwrath is incredible (she has a "Royals" cover shot in Palo Alto) - http://gabiviolin.com/

*Based on previous data: http://www.sfgate.com/lgbt/article/Huge-crowd-ecstatic-vibe-...","1403814845","2014-06-26T20:34:05Z" -"7951523","Void_","Void_",,,"7951298","5","Building up the market for Uber Divorce. But I wouldn't wait until next year.","1403815977","2014-06-26T20:52:57Z" -"7951970","fataliss","fataliss",,,"7951298","2","Lol I first thought this was a joke, checked my calendar, nope, no 1st of April, damn, must be real then. -Jokes aside, I think it is pretty cool! Curious to know what kind of price are we talking about here. -Then personally I'd never use the whole package, I've very specific envy for my honeymoon etc. But having the transportation and big ceremony logistic handled for you sounds pretty amazing to me! Can't wait to read experience from people actually doing it!","1403823498","2014-06-26T22:58:18Z" -"7958344","eshwarvijay3737","eshwarvijay3737",,,"7958324","0","what","1403967553","2014-06-28T14:59:13Z" -"7999401","x86_64Ubuntu","x86_64Ubuntu",,,"7999386","1","At this point, there are two things that can happen independent of one another. The first is that the cabby lobby pressures the authorities to drop the hammer on Uber. The second is that they cabby lobby pushes against some of the regulation and certifications they have to deal with. In either case, the cabby lobby has a lot of work to do, and I don't think it will be pretty.","1404747971","2014-07-07T15:46:11Z" -"8002031","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"7999386","0","The headline on HN is a bit deceptive, since there's only a temporary price cut. It's actually just a promotional campaign designed to get more people to try the service in the near term:

"The smartphone car-hailing service UberX will temporarily cut its prices, making it cheaper on average than a yellow cab, company officials said. ... The price-cuts will be introduced for a limited time."

Also, I'm not sure if it will get them that many new customers, since the demographic that needs to save a few bucks is more likely to use public transit than cabs.","1404772933","2014-07-07T22:42:13Z" -"8002136","andor","andor",,,"8002097","12","Any business laptop should do, take a look at Thinkpad, Dell Latitude and HP models. The Lenovo T440s has a good 14 inch 1080p IPS panel.","1404774528","2014-07-07T23:08:48Z" -"8002141","mattl","mattl",,,"8002097","15","ThinkPad T440s. Insane battery life, 1080p model exists Trackpad is a POS but that can be fixed easily.","1404774590","2014-07-07T23:09:50Z" -"8002227","UnoriginalGuy","UnoriginalGuy",,,"8002097","2","I'd say a Thinkpad T or W series are quite safe bets. With the 9 cell battery you'll get quite a bit more than 5 hours of battery and the keyboards are a dream.

Honestly if it isn't a Macbook then it is a Thinkpad. I myself have a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 but that is only used for coding part time, I have a big heavy "workstation replacement" laptop with a keyboard/mouse/monitor as my main coding machine(and gaming)","1404776229","2014-07-07T23:37:09Z" -"8002230","dkhar","dkhar",,,"8002097","1","Some of the newer Asus Zenbooks have the three criteria you're looking for, but they're very flaky on consistency and reliability (different trackpad hardware on the same laptop at random, screens dying randomly).

I actually have no huge OS preference, but I use a MacBook because it's literally the only thing on the market right now that fulfills those three criteria (I also have a fourth: <5 lbs) and reliably performs for longer than a year.

Lenovo's keeping up to some extent (I loved the X220 and X230, but the X240 is no longer competitive. Like others here have mentioned, the T440s is pretty nice, but the trackpad is clunky), but HP, Dell, Toshiba, Sony, and everyone else seem to have completely forgotten about the business laptop market. What happened, laptop manufacturers?","1404776285","2014-07-07T23:38:05Z" -"8002285","scholia","scholia",,,"8002097","3","Go to Amazon.com and search for laptop 1080 or laptop 1080p or your preferred resolution

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1/177-6303522-8868339...

The Lenovo T440 is a good choice because you can have up to 12GB of RAM and its two batteries last "up to 17 hours" (the second battery is swappable). Screen resolution is 1600 x 900.

The standard processor is a 2.6GHz Intel Core i5-4200U, which isn't very fast (but is ultra-low voltage). You can upgrade the spec to an i7-4600U.

There's a review at http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T440-20B...

I don't like the new Lenovo ThinkPad keyboards as much as the old IBM ones, but views differ.

HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1 is also worth a look.","1404777293","2014-07-07T23:54:53Z" -"8002341","blind3y3design","blind3y3design",,,"8002097","7","Is there a reason you don't want an apple laptop? If it's because you dot want to use osx then simply put windows on it. MacBook actually make really good windows machines. And for the price since your not looking for a massive hdd the new MacBook airs are incredible.","1404778199","2014-07-08T00:09:59Z" -"8002442","rickr","rickr",,,"8002097","8","If you've got a big box store around check out the lenovo yoga 2. Hidpi screen, ok keyboard, good battery and relativity cheap. The convertible screen comes in handy as well. I thought it would be a gimmick but I ended up using it pretty often.","1404779767","2014-07-08T00:36:07Z" -"8002471","superJoy","superJoy",,,"8002097","4","There's this: http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/xps-13-linux/pd. 13" 1080p screen, 128 GB SSD, 4th gen i5, very thin, comes with Ubuntu. $1200

I did all my laptop research in May of this year. Ended up with a Dell M3800. It's the base model with 1080p screen. I added an mSATA SSD. The XPS 15 is the same thing but the GPU is flashed with the Radeon drivers vs. the Quadro. I needed Windows/Quadro for best compatibility with CAD software.

"Retina" screens don't make much difference in my productivity imo.","1404780256","2014-07-08T00:44:16Z" -"8002505","informatimago","informatimago",,,"8002097","0","Now, laptops are used usually when moving or in different places.

One important part here is that it must be able to adapt quickly and easily to the different environment, meaning, network connections, external screens (retroprojectors), etc.

Honestly, the only kind of laptop/system that can do that, are MacOSX Apple laptops. I'm afraid I must say that even with Linux you will often have difficulties to connect to the random WIFI setups you'll find, or to manage the external monitors, etc (and I won't even mention MS-Windows, what a joke).

Oh, and there's also the battery life, 8+ or 10+ hours...

I mean, my main workstation is a Linux box, but as laptop, I use a MacBookAir, because when you're on battery you don't want to lose half an hour of battery time connecting to the network (or losing half the times the hibernation state).

As for keyboard, well, it's laptop keyboard anyways. When working at home, just hook a DasKeyboard or a Filco Otaku on the USB port.

Given your need in pixels, you'd want a MacBook Pro Retina. -http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs-retina/

I've worked recently for a year with a Dell laptop with various linux distributions on it (mainly at first ubuntu, but later I switched to debian) and it was quite decent (very nice screen and processor), however it still had those little problem with hibernation, external screens from time to time, switching wifi setups was horrible, and battery time (not mentionning the heat). (On the other hand, I must say that ubuntu works well on a little netbook computer I have around, but of course, I don't ask as much of it as of a development computer (come to think of it, it still had quite a difficult time with a GSM dongle)).

No, really, if you want to be productive with your laptop, use a Mac one.","1404780890","2014-07-08T00:54:50Z" -"8002640","dangrossman","dangrossman",,,"8002097","5","I use an ASUS UX301LA-DH71T. It's a 2560x1440 13.3" ultrabook with a Haswell i7 and can run up to 8 hours on battery. It's thin, light, small enough to be portable, and super-capable for development (8GB RAM, dual-SSD RAID, i7 CPU and the integrated GPU is faster than the discrete Radeon in my last laptop). I typically have it docked to a second screen, but use its keyboard for programming. I have no complaints. It even comes with a one-year accidental damage warranty from the manufacturer, which I've never heard of a manufacturer offering before.

http://www.amazon.com/Zenbook-UX301LA-DH71T-Quad-HD-Display-...

If I cared less about having a decent GPU, I'd have also considered the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus (3200x1800 13" screen). I haven't looked at what's come out since the beginning of the year, but these two were the only non-Apple machines that met all my needs.","1404783594","2014-07-08T01:39:54Z" -"8002747","mxvanzant","mxvanzant",,,"8002097","11","Just got one of these today and keyboard is great, screen 1080p, very nice. Running Linux Mint 17 + Mate: Lenovo Thinkpad W540, 20BG0011US.","1404786567","2014-07-08T02:29:27Z" -"8002751","mxvanzant","mxvanzant",,,"8002097","13","Also, battery life seems very long (showing approx. 5 hours left after an hour of use, but I haven't tried it that long yet...)","1404786688","2014-07-08T02:31:28Z" -"8002866","aosmith","aosmith",,,"8002097","14","I have an X1 carbon (runs Fedora). I was a mac convert and it's hands down the best machine I've ever owned.","1404790207","2014-07-08T03:30:07Z" -"8003040","elwell","elwell",,,"8002097","9","I've been really happy with my HP ProBook 4530s. As the name hints at: you'll notice a bit of MacBook Pro mimicry; but not in the price. Been using it for a few years and would definitely recommend it still.","1404794905","2014-07-08T04:48:25Z" -"8003395","lmilcin","lmilcin",,,"8002097","10","I love my t440s. With 6-cell battery I can survive for almost 20 hours of continuous work on single charge if I don't load it too much.","1404804986","2014-07-08T07:36:26Z" -"8003562","igaape","igaape",,,"8002097","16","If price isn't an issue I'd definitely look into the Razer Blade 14" -It's every bit as good as a MacBook Pro in build quality and has really high end specs (since it's a gaming laptop) is also touch screen and a windows machine","1404808479","2014-07-08T08:34:39Z" -"8003755","eddiedunn","eddiedunn",,,"8002097","6","I'm surprized nobody has provided a link to Dell's XPS 13 "Developer edition" laptop.

http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/555/campaigns/xps-linux-lapt...

I bought one after using an Asus UX31E for two years and the Dell laptop is better in almost every aspect. To wit:

* 1080p IPS screen

* 5+ hours of battery

* An amazing keyboard (imho better than Macbook keyboards, which are by many considered among the best laptop keyboards)

* Weight is only 1.36 kg

* Comes with Linux (Ubuntu) pre-installed

The only thing I preferred with my Zenbook was its trackpad, which was smooth and metallic, since my sweaty fingers have a tendency to stick on the XPS trackpad. On the other hand, I _hated_ the Zenbook keyboard, and would choose a good keyboard over a good trackpad any day.","1404814217","2014-07-08T10:10:17Z" -"8010595","jflowers45","jflowers45",,,"8010578","0",""At this time, it’s not 100 percent certain that this is a real Apple-run store, though eBay’s refusal to comment could be interpreted as a confirmation of sorts"

Gotta be Apple","1404924057","2014-07-09T16:40:57Z" -"8015611","djb_hackernews","djb_hackernews",,,"8014778","1","crickets from VMWare/EMC. Docker/containers will eat their lunch if they don't jump in and get involved.","1405010502","2014-07-10T16:41:42Z" -"8015612","sidcool","sidcool",,,"8014778","4","It's great so see tech giants going along well for technical growth.","1405010525","2014-07-10T16:42:05Z" -"8015897","ifup","ifup",,,"8014778","0","The cool thing that is that we have a number of companies contributing significant technologies to the open source ecosystem that build a stack of software that gets us closer to running distributed systems in a reasonable reproducible manner:

- Google is bringing kubernetes (k8s) which represents their experience in deploying cluster wide applications

- CoreOS is bringing etcd to the table for the cluster wide decisions in k8s

- Docker is bringing a format that makes getting your applications isolated and running quickly","1405013046","2014-07-10T17:24:06Z" -"8016102","miles932","miles932",,,"8014778","7","Am I the only one to notice that if you subtract the k-es from the name, kubernetes becomes UBERNET.","1405015165","2014-07-10T17:59:25Z" -"8017489","ihsw","ihsw",,,"8014778","2","These are massive names using Go now. This is an exciting time for Gophers.","1405028108","2014-07-10T21:35:08Z" -"8017958","jwildeboer","jwildeboer",,,"8014778","3","Interesting. No Canonical/Ubuntu.","1405034599","2014-07-10T23:23:19Z" -"8018746","donniezazen","donniezazen",,,"8014778","5","Google's open source investment hugely astonishes me but as far as desktop is concerned they are also hugely oblivious and ignorant (Yes, I am talking about Drive for Linux).","1405049364","2014-07-11T03:29:24Z" -"8019129","contingencies","contingencies",,,"8014778","6","TLDR; Kubernetes is basically like a local copy of a specific-configuration cloud provider that uses docker. It's also Google Cloud Platform's basis, so developing against it lets you deploy your code there. As far as software goes, it's very immature/early days. Some of the pertinent architectural limitations that Kubernetes appears to have are: limited range of target OS platforms for services to target, non-standard mechanism of service relationship abstraction (read: lock-in warning), immature security model, limited support for complex network topologies (eg. hardware switch management), fixed approach to cluster scheduling/consensus.

PS. Corrections welcome, I'm just trying to help people get a grasp without bothering with the background reading.","1405061931","2014-07-11T06:58:51Z" -"8015604",,,,"true","8015459","24",,"1405010437","2014-07-10T16:40:37Z" -"8015608","ollysb","ollysb",,,"8015459","3",">> that price gouging actually makes everyone better off by ensuring greater supply and allocating the supply to (approximately) those with the greatest demand

I think the issue is that it's not those with the "greatest demand" but those with "the greatest demand and can afford higher prices" i.e. the service isn't equally available to people during surge pricing, it skews heavily towards the wealthier, "(approximately)" massively understates the significance of this.","1405010482","2014-07-10T16:41:22Z" -"8015621","untog","untog",,,"8015459","2","New York didn't kill surge pricing. They limited how high surge pricing can go during emergencies. A pretty huge difference.

Uber will not totally eliminate dynamic pricing during emergencies but will instead cap how high its rates can go based on what it charged consumers over the previous two months.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/07/08/uber_price_go...","1405010580","2014-07-10T16:43:00Z" -"8015634","anateus","anateus",,,"8015459","14","Is a (potentially dramatically) smaller set of riders of more evenly distributed financial means strictly better than more riders that skew richer?

Egalitarian distribution is in some ways a social good (it's a good antidote to the hedonic treadmill for just one thing). But at what smaller size does this more equal ridership become strictly worse than a bigger less-equal ridership?","1405010729","2014-07-10T16:45:29Z" -"8015636","epistasis","epistasis",,,"8015459","25","Technical aside: this page took forever to load, after being laid out. Is that due to a WebFont issue? Too much stuff dumped into the onload handler? It's been over 60 seconds of blank, laid out page now and I still can't see the content.

This is pretty much worst case when it comes to web technologies. Show the text first, let the extras come in slowly. Showing everything except the text is pretty horrific.","1405010738","2014-07-10T16:45:38Z" -"8015648","rdl","rdl",,,"8015459","12","At 8x, I would have considered driving for UberX myself during events (although probably not NYE, just due to drunk driver risk).","1405010847","2014-07-10T16:47:27Z" -"8015668","modeless","modeless",,,"8015459","5","The problem with Uber surge pricing is that it's not just the drivers who get paid more; Uber gets paid more too. That doesn't make sense because surge pricing is actually indicative of a failure on Uber's part (they weren't able to recruit enough drivers). From an economics perspective, all of the surge price increase should go to the drivers and Uber should be paid the same or even less. That would also make surge pricing much easier for Uber to defend politically.","1405010975","2014-07-10T16:49:35Z" -"8015677","toby","toby",,,"8015459","15","Serious question -- there appear to be common two ways of allocating scarce resources in situations like this: either through price, or through semi-random who-gets-through first (see also online ticket sales).

Why do people think the latter is "more fair"? Are there any interesting alternative methods of allocation that are equally lightweight?","1405011053","2014-07-10T16:50:53Z" -"8015681","AndrewKemendo","AndrewKemendo",,,"8015459","6","This mis-characterizes the Economist's wonder at price mechanisms - as though this one characteristic in a vacuum should be a shining example of the "invisible hand" (subtext mine).

The key market assumption that is missing that would make this a wholly positive pricing activity, is that the marginally increased demand also comes with a marginally increased supply at a marginally higher cost, which it doesn't in these cases. The supply market does not expand in order to cover more customers in most cases, with everyone paying a slight penalty for the transaction/logistical cost, all it does is take a saturated supply market and price out the lower tier.

So if Uber was able to dispatch MORE drivers for a slightly higher cost at surge times (arguably easier with Uber than with traditional taxi companies), that would actually be closer to the Pareto efficiency that economists like. Perhaps I am wrong but it doesn't look like that is what happens in the case of Uber.","1405011098","2014-07-10T16:51:38Z" -"8015689","pbreit","pbreit",,,"8015459","9","The author appears to have little or no grasp of human psychology. People object to cash being the only tool utilized to increase supply which is totally reasonable. Why doesn't Uber try =any= other incentives? There's not a huge difference between "no one getting ice" and "a few rich people getting ice". That is what people object to and it has nothing to do with politics.

Also, my read of Uber's agreement was that it would only cap surge pricing during natural disaster-type problems based on some formula for recent surges.

So the economists will only miss studying true price gouging.","1405011156","2014-07-10T16:52:36Z" -"8015702","rayiner","rayiner",,,"8015459","0","It's absolutely no surprise that the majority of people might prefer a particular resource to be allocated by lottery instead of auction, because they can't afford to outbid the wealthy minority for those resources. There is a lot of social conditioning in our society to accept auctioning as normal for resources like land and housing, but for things like taxis or tickets auctioning hasn't been practical to date so the socialization isn't there and this more basic preference, arguably rational for the average person, shows through.

You see similar attitudes in many other areas. E.g. when it comes to spectrum auctions, people complain that the big telecom firms just get even richer by buying up all the spectrum. Well sure, that's what happens in markets. Those with the most money buy all the resources.","1405011242","2014-07-10T16:54:02Z" -"8015719","monochr","monochr",,,"8015459","13","Price discrimination only matches supply to greatest demand if everyone has the same income. But I then again this is Bloomberg so I'd be shocked if I saw any real economics on their website.","1405011415","2014-07-10T16:56:55Z" -"8015722","scrame","scrame",,,"8015459","18","By the same logic, I'm sure that rent control makes economists sad, too. However, if that didn't exist, NY and SF would just be real estate speculation ghost towns.","1405011445","2014-07-10T16:57:25Z" -"8015724","tptacek","tptacek",,,"8015459","7","If you want to hear two libertarian-leaning econ professors talking about Uber, including some novel arguments against it (they both support Uber, of course, particularly the surge pricing), check out this week's EconTalk:

http://www.econtalk.org/","1405011448","2014-07-10T16:57:28Z" -"8015755","nilsimsa","nilsimsa",,,"8015459","17","Perhaps we can get some special surge pricing setup for only the economists.","1405011717","2014-07-10T17:01:57Z" -"8015773","colinbartlett","colinbartlett",,,"8015459","4","I live in New York and use Uber a lot. Last week during the tropical storm, I opened the app to use it but found the surge pricing to be too rich for my blood. I hopped on the train instead (it was only 2 blocks away anyway).

Surge pricing works! That car I would have used stayed available for someone that needed it a lot more than I did.","1405011916","2014-07-10T17:05:16Z" -"8015801","alexeisadeski3","alexeisadeski3",,,"8015459","21","Price Gouging and the Poor - relevant

http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2013/10/price-gouging-a...","1405012151","2014-07-10T17:09:11Z" -"8015819","judk","judk",,,"8015459","20","This article misrepresents the facts, and the headline is false in two different ways. (False claim about surge pricing, unsupported claim about "economists")

The linked Slate article is more accurate.

Mods, please switch the link to point to the more accurate less blogspammy Slate source.","1405012278","2014-07-10T17:11:18Z" -"8015856","dbingham","dbingham",,,"8015459","8","The problem with this is that the people who get the rides in surge pricing are not the ones with the most demand, but those with the most resources. It's an inherently classist system. The surge price, to that rich person coming out of work to catch a cab to that upscale restaurant for dinner is pennies. But the surge price to the single mother who desperately needs the cab to get to school to pick up her kids on time before the school closes and they have to walk home in the rain with out jackets is breaking the bank.

This does not make things "better for everyone" as the article argues. It only ensures that the wealthy always have it good, instead of having to compete for the limited service with everyone else. And it doesn't give the rides to those who truly need them most.","1405012634","2014-07-10T17:17:14Z" -"8015858","josu","josu",,,"8015459","10",">drivers couldn’t be lured out of their warm beds on a cold and needy night.

This is not only about warm beds, it's about risk and reward. A snowstorm increases the chances of getting into a car crash by many factors, and if the reward (surge pricing) isn't big enough, drivers won't be willing to risk it.","1405012709","2014-07-10T17:18:29Z" -"8015909","dntrkv","dntrkv",,,"8015459","1","I don't have a problem with surge pricing, but what I do have a problem with is when a driver cancels my ride so they can get a higher surge rate. Example, I was in LA trying to go from Downtown to Venice, I got an Uber for 1.75x normal rate. Waited about 10 minutes while watching the driver head in a different direction on the map, and then all of a sudden, they cancel. I go back to reserver another driver, and what do you know, it's now 3.25x rate.

That shouldn't be allowed. You should be locked into the first rate that you request a driver at. If the driver cancels, and the area now has a higher surge rate, Uber should recoup the difference in cost from the drivers next trip because they fucked a customer over.","1405013157","2014-07-10T17:25:57Z" -"8015945",,,,"true","8015459","23",,"1405013531","2014-07-10T17:32:11Z" -"8016014","foobarqux","foobarqux",,,"8015459","22","Why are economists who defend surge pricing not pushing for "real" markets where drivers set prices?","1405014190","2014-07-10T17:43:10Z" -"8016079","tezka","tezka",,,"8015459","16","An important yet neglected aspect of surge pricing model is that it fails to correctly account for decrease in demand. -As such, one can probably argue that fixed prices capture the real market better in the expectation sense.","1405014932","2014-07-10T17:55:32Z" -"8016089","qq66","qq66",,,"8015459","11","Part of me things that this could have been avoided with better messaging and product design. Instead of calling it "surge pricing," they should have said, "There are no Ubers available. Your expected wait for an Uber is 110 minutes. Would you like to offer a bonus to your driver?"

Then you could select a bonus, and drivers could choose to pick you up or not pick you up based on whether they thought the bonus was enough.","1405015046","2014-07-10T17:57:26Z" -"8016136","pistle","pistle",,,"8015459","19","It creates supply! (It doesn't. It stratifies the haves from the have-nots efficiently.)

Ice after a storm? Definitely let market forces dictate who keeps insulin cold and who sips chilly mint julips.

This is the underlying issue with Uber and blind disruption of regulatory frameworks. Regulatory initiatives often get propelled with moral issues. They then get calcified and twisted by economic forces.

Disruption of those economic entrenchments is laudable. -Avoiding the acknowledgement of the collateral damage to the moral reasons for existing regulatory systems creates obstacles to acceptance. Fix that last bit and market forces can play freely.","1405015505","2014-07-10T18:05:05Z" -"8015740","driedtoast","driedtoast",,,"8015637","0","Kubernetes and CoreOS looks like a pretty good strategy for deploying in a cloud env. I'd be interested to see how this might work with the Fleet strategy that is part of CoreOS.","1405011608","2014-07-10T17:00:08Z" -"8016030","bhcleek","bhcleek",,,"8015637","1","Kubernetes is exactly what I've been needing to ease our deployments; combining CoreOS and Kubernetes looks like a dream come true!","1405014361","2014-07-10T17:46:01Z" -"8016070","obbybreeden","obbybreeden",,,"8015637","5","This might get me to split up my containers better, they're getting a little pudgy. Looking forward to part 2 for more in-depth examples with multiple containers.","1405014858","2014-07-10T17:54:18Z" -"8017496","ithkuil","ithkuil",,,"8015637","4","Cool! the next step would be to make it part of a CoreOS image -so that you can roll out kubernetes updates the CoreOS way.

I wonder if there is an easy way to maintain a customized image of CoreOS.","1405028174","2014-07-10T21:36:14Z" -"8017648","ithkuil","ithkuil",,,"8015637","2","I think this ingredient will change how a big part of the cloud interoperability problem can be approached. Once you only have to manage a few, relatively static set of VMs, and let kubernetes provide both the API and the scheduler for actually running services, it will become easier to just run your stuff on aws, azure and gce.","1405029958","2014-07-10T22:05:58Z" -"8019016","vmtrooper","vmtrooper",,,"8015637","3","Kubernetes will be great for organizing my related containers. It's great to see workflows for running on other platforms besides GCE. I look forward to the rest of the articles in this series.","1405057338","2014-07-11T05:42:18Z" -"8061786","philiphodgen","philiphodgen",,,"8061698","0","A quick search on my favorite search engine reveals a lot of articles about this dated July 2013.","1405896226","2014-07-20T22:43:46Z" -"8063695","mbesto","mbesto",,,"8063661","4","UPDATE: Uber Monday evening called Seoul city government’s earlier statement a sign that it lags behind in adopting what it called an innovation in transportation. “Comments like these show Seoul is in danger of remaining trapped in the past and getting left behind by the global ‘sharing economy’ movement,” the statement said. An Uber spokesman in Seoul denied that the service was illegal as Uber is “a technology company that connects drivers with passengers” and doesn’t directly run a taxi service with rented cars.

Anyone know where we can get this statement? Taken out of context (which is most likely was), this reads like Uber is just a bunch of whiney rich kids and makes me like Uber less. I presume they would write something that talks about the economics of Uber for a city like Seoul. For example, saying Seoul can leverage existing technology (drive costs down) and increase economics (more people in the city and more jobs for drivers).","1405951795","2014-07-21T14:09:55Z" -"8063716","UK-AL","UK-AL",,,"8063661","11","" threatened the livelihood of licensed taxi drivers" - At least they admit who they're protecting.

And not some made up "protecting the consumer" argument.","1405951944","2014-07-21T14:12:24Z" -"8063759","abduhl","abduhl",,,"8063661","0","“Comments like these show Seoul is in danger of remaining trapped in the past and getting left behind by the global ‘sharing economy’ movement,” the statement said.

You know, I don't particularly like the "sharing economy" movement. The whole thing seems predicated on deregulation of industries that I honestly think should be regulated.

Airbnb acts, essentially, as a parent company for a hotel chain without any of the actual power or responsibility of the traditional holding company. Uber/Lyft act as car dispatchers without any of the power or responsibility of traditional taxi/limo companies. The ability of these companies to outcompete traditional companies on price in their spaces is due to their choice to not follow regulations as much as possible. The reasoning Uber gives in the article for not being in violation of the law sounds suspiciously like the reasoning given by escorts ("You're paying for my time"). If this trend continues we will see additional disregard for regulation with more and more absurd reasoning ("We aren't breaking the law on regulation because we are simply a technology company that connects your phone with another phone who happens to be in the possession of a guy in a car and whatever happens after that is between two consenting adults"). How far can this race to the bottom go before our search for low costs starts to war with our sense of personal safety and social responsibility?

As an aside, I use Uber pretty regularly in any city where it's available simply because I generally don't have the local taxi numbers. Does this make me a hypocrite? Probably.","1405952408","2014-07-21T14:20:08Z" -"8063804","eeho","eeho",,,"8063661","2","The Overall Taxi experience (or all of public trans for that matter) in Seoul is much, much better & cheaper than anywhere in the US. It's usually pretty easy to catch a cab, and when you can't you can get a "call taxi" and have it arrive in a Uber-esque time.

I'm not sure if anyone in Korea would pay the premiums that people pay in NYC/SF, especially if taxis get a comparable app.","1405952800","2014-07-21T14:26:40Z" -"8063815","kyllo","kyllo",,,"8063661","3","Seoul has an army of taxi drivers, probably a surplus of them, and the fares are already quite low. It's a massive city of 10 million people and you can get a cab from one end to the other for the equivalent of about $30 USD. Most rides cost $10-20. Good cab service is essential there, and my theory is that it's due to the extremely high rate of alcohol consumption among the working population. I can't really imagine the Uber business model being attractive in that city because the existing taxi service is so strong.","1405952912","2014-07-21T14:28:32Z" -"8063828","danso","danso",,,"8063661","12","> The city added that it will launch in December an app that will provide similar features to Uber for official taxis, such as geo-location data on cabs nearby, information about them and their drivers, as well as ratings.

I don't know what the state of labor unions is in South Korea, but I think the reason why an app described as such is typically discouraged in municipalities is because the ratings systems could be seen by the union as unfairly punitive or arbitrarily gamed...similar to the protest some teachers unions have against testing schemes and bonus pay for meeting benchmarks.

And of course, doesn't the Uber app allow drivers to see the ratings of various passengers?

An app that would show real-time location and other info about cabs, as well as being able to hail them, would be very nice for any taxi system. I'd think it's the other stuff, such as ratings, that could only be palatable by drivers and users under a privatized context.","1405953068","2014-07-21T14:31:08Z" -"8063959","bane","bane",,,"8063661","1","If there's one place that doesn't need an uber, it's Seoul. Perhaps one of the best cities on the planet to hail a taxi. Cheap, ubiquitous, safe and surprisingly highly regulated for safety and fares.

If you've never been to Korea, one thing that pops out immediately is the uniformly very high level of service quality nearly everywhere as compared to the U.S. or Europe. You can already order just about anything you can imagine to be personally delivered just about anywhere you are for next to nothing.

Taxis there are similar and the prices are so low it's a wonder that the drivers can even feed themselves. The fares barely seem to cover the cost of fuel.

I've never had a taxi show up late when I called for one, and there are so many you can usually hail one almost on demand. The taxis are always clean, unlike NYC. More importantly, the number of stories I've heard of drunk people leaving purses or phones behind, and having them returned the next day, is remarkable.

Sure you get the occasional surly driver, and language can be a problem, but that's anywhere, even with Uber drivers. And for $10-15 a ride across most of the city, Uber isn't pushing down anybody's prices.

If there's one place that can revolutionize their own taxi service and offer on-demand pickup via apps, it's going to be Seoul.

Uber's statement about Seoul is garbage. If there's an example of a modern, efficient, "smart" city, anywhere on the planet, it's there. Compared to London and D.C. at least, transport in Seoul is one of the best planned utopian paradises you can imagine and it gets remarkably better every year. The Seoul city government is right to crush it out of existence.","1405954741","2014-07-21T14:59:01Z" -"8064056","nlh","nlh",,,"8063661","5","Preface: I'm a huge fan of Uber & AirBNB and use (and love) both extensively.

That being said, I have to say I'm impressed/shocked/in awe of their respective strategies. One of their biggest innovations isn't necessarily their use of tech (which is huge of course), but the adoption of their regulatory strategy, which is basically:

"Screw the law. We'll do what we want, get people to love us, then appeal to the masses / out-lobby the politicians when the governments attempt to enforce the law"

I bet most attempts to start AirBNB/UberX/Lyft (in their current form) would have been met by "Sure, great idea, but it's totally against the law, and you'll get shut down." And that would have stopped most people.

So, I suppose, kudos to the respective founders for taking a different (and bolder) approach. Like it or not, it seems to be working through sheer brute force.","1405955613","2014-07-21T15:13:33Z" -"8064092","bredman","bredman",,,"8063661","10",""So the government can have a monopoly in a space" - always a good reason to ban a successful private enterprise.","1405956075","2014-07-21T15:21:15Z" -"8064098","nichochar","nichochar",,,"8063661","8","I actually think this is a fair idea. I think France (my country, but any other country too) should aim to do the same. -People don't realize how much of france's (and other countries) economy goes to american companies, when we perfectly well have the ability to make as good or better companies locally.","1405956103","2014-07-21T15:21:43Z" -"8064126","vegancap","vegancap",,,"8063661","9","Kind of seems petty when there's already a perfectly viable solution out there. Why not give the consumer the choice, take the risk and compete like a real business; real people would have to.","1405956331","2014-07-21T15:25:31Z" -"8064431","oldspiceman","oldspiceman",,,"8063661","7","Now we need Uber to start offering flights in Korea. It's impossible to book a flight in Korea unless you go through Air Busan. Why? Because they all require you to use Internet Explorer and a Korean Credit Card. On the flip side, you can cancel Air Busan flights for only $1. In Japan you can cancel flights at no cost.","1405959947","2014-07-21T16:25:47Z" -"8065111","tpae","tpae",,,"8063661","6","I spent a year in Korea working on startups. The tech scene there is terrible, there's 4 major companies that pretty much does everything.

SK, Samsung, Daum, and Naver.

I went to BeLaunch conference in 2013 (similar to TC Disrupt in U.S.), and a person from SK came up to our booth and started taking down notes.

4 weeks later, they launch the exact same product.","1405966729","2014-07-21T18:18:49Z" -"8066225","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"8066099","0","Extensive discussion of this topic here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8063661","1405979640","2014-07-21T21:54:00Z" -"8094988","qzervaas","qzervaas",,,"8094684","5","Author here, if you have any questions about the game or blog post, I'll be here for a while.","1406517468","2014-07-28T03:17:48Z" -"8095040","JohnTHaller","JohnTHaller",,,"8094684","0","A user being able to give a negative review for a game not supporting language X when the game, like every single app in the app store, lists exactly what languages it supports on the download page devalues legitimate reviews and is the sign of a broken app review process.","1406518700","2014-07-28T03:38:20Z" -"8095096","prawn","prawn",,,"8094684","1","I'm Quentin's co-creator on Hexiled. If you're interested, we had a woefully unsuccessful Show HN the other day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8088223

And note that at the end of Quentin's blog entry, there's a link to our blog series about creating the game. We've been talking to friends about the general aspects of the game so always keen to chat with other game developers and entrepreneurs about specific challenges.","1406519803","2014-07-28T03:56:43Z" -"8095241","SoapSticky","SoapSticky",,,"8094684","3","From the title I inferred that you changed your game because apple featured it, as a way of implying that you didn't like the exposure. The post revealed something completely different of this.","1406523407","2014-07-28T04:56:47Z" -"8095465","dwkns","dwkns",,,"8094684","4","Didn't you do any usability testing? It seems to me that most of the problems you encountered would have been caught if you had.","1406528647","2014-07-28T06:24:07Z" -"8095499","abhimir","abhimir",,,"8094684","6","I am curious about the Apple process for a feature. Did you write to Apple pitching your game?","1406529945","2014-07-28T06:45:45Z" -"8096962","joshdance","joshdance",,,"8094684","2","Complaining about the review process is complaining about human nature. Is a normal user going to find you site, find your contact form, and then send a nice email to you asking for their language? No. There are things that Apple could change, that may or may not help. Adding the ability to respond to reviews might help the developer feel better.

What developers need to do is make it easier for a user to give feedback, than it is for a user to leave a review. Give them a way to vent to you, and they might not vent in a review.

Is this easy? No. Does it work? Yes.","1406558259","2014-07-28T14:37:39Z" -"8099670","bzalasky","bzalasky",,,"8095482","0","I was visiting Chicago (from SF) for a wedding and needed to get from downtown to Lake Forest. My UberX driver rolled up in the oldest, jankiest car I've ever seen associated with Uber. The driver then proceeded to start going south on Lakeshore Drive. I told him he was going the wrong way, then we did an illegal u-turn and then started making our way north. There was a bit of traffic but we finally got moving. We were on a straight path to my destination when he randomly exited and started taking a different route and got us stuck in traffic again. When I called him on it, he got indecisive about what to do and then continued driving. After about two hours, I made it to my destination. He had really good reggae music on the whole time.","1406585921","2014-07-28T22:18:41Z" -"8098612","baldfat","baldfat",,,"8098518","0","TL:DR Man is denied sale with his Debit Card. Man pretends to call the bank and gives a fake over-ride code. It works and he does it 42 times.

This is a hysterical life hack of an ancient system. That all a clerk has to do is hit manual override after receiving a specific number of digits from a customer or bank. When we live in a world of the internet this is the solution?","1406573280","2014-07-28T18:48:00Z" -"8099050","calbear81","calbear81",,,"8098926","6","Could you share the site?","1406578176","2014-07-28T20:09:36Z" -"8099067","VikingCoder","VikingCoder",,,"8098926","5","Dear Bing Engineers,

I think you could make this story more believable by saying it was about $12,500 rather than $125,000 in a few days. Seems a bit unbelievable, especially without any links, and coming from a HN user with only one other submission.

...

But if you're for real, I can't imagine it would be too hard to find a sponsor who would place their own ads, and pay you a reasonable rate.","1406578397","2014-07-28T20:13:17Z" -"8099181","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"8098926","3","For that amount of money, call a lawyer and go through the arbitration process.","1406579633","2014-07-28T20:33:53Z" -"8099519","jordsmi","jordsmi",,,"8098926","4","Welcome to the world of AdSense where you get banned everytime you have a big payment coming.","1406584008","2014-07-28T21:46:48Z" -"8099681","cmstoken","cmstoken",,,"8098926","1","Hopefully you've found other ways to make money off your sites. It shouldn't be too hard with that kind of traffic.

I remember reading the Hatchlings story a while back and I've read a bunch more since. There's no way I can ever personally trust AdSense for my own stuff. Just read the comments on that page:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3803568","1406586144","2014-07-28T22:22:24Z" -"8099900","cpncrunch","cpncrunch",,,"8098926","2","To be honest I find it difficult to believe you were getting that kind of traffic without resorting to spamming. Can you explain the mechanics behind your traffic growth?","1406590147","2014-07-28T23:29:07Z" -"8099926","jyu","jyu",,,"8098926","0","The numbers don't add up. To make $125,000 in a 12 day period, you're making $12,500 / day average. Assuming you're receiving average $1CPM that means 12.5 million pageviews / day. $1CPM seems pretty hard to do on social network traffic unless you're putting images right next to the advertising links, or some other practice that breaks Adsense TOS.

If you're actually doing those sort of numbers and can get them consistently, you should really be trying to get a premium adsense account. You'll get higher CPM's, a Google rep that helps you optimize adsense, and most importantly you'll get the benefit of a doubt (and some other goodies if I remember correctly).","1406590609","2014-07-28T23:36:49Z" -"8100136","matthewaustin","matthewaustin",,,"8100101","12","Imagine what will happen when we combine decentralized car use with autonomous driving. Uber is already cheaper than driving yourself around, but think how affordable it would be if no Uber driver was needed at all.","1406595079","2014-07-29T00:51:19Z" -"8100139","sama","sama",,,"8100101","3","this is not worthy of HN and the concept has been touched on many times here. i only blogged it because it was too long for a tweet and i wanted to reference it in a discussion. please don't upvote.","1406595088","2014-07-29T00:51:28Z" -"8100151","7Figures2Commas","7Figures2Commas",,,"8100101","21","> This calculation is why I think Uber is still undervalued. The people who say Uber is only worth $4 billion or whatever don't think enough about people like me who will go from spending ~$500 a year on taxis and car service to ~$12,000 now that the experience and cost have reached a tipping point.

This is a lazy analysis.

Are there folks who will trade car ownership or public transportation for Uber and services like it? Absolutely. But what is the size of that market? How much of that market has Uber already tapped?

Sam's post assumes that Uber's current valuation doesn't take into account this segment of the market and that this segment of the market still offers Uber significant growth potential. Maybe he's right, but he provides absolutely no evidence and doesn't even attempt to come up with hypothetical numbers for consideration.","1406595324","2014-07-29T00:55:24Z" -"8100152","GBKS","GBKS",,,"8100101","10","Still not sure how this would work for anybody with a family and kids and/or living outside of urban areas (the majority of people). Has this been touched on in previous discussions? Would love to hear some thoughts.","1406595334","2014-07-29T00:55:34Z" -"8100170","crabasa","crabasa",,,"8100101","5","I'm a huge fan of Sam's blog posts and he is President of YCombinator for a reason, but I'm struggling to understand what Sam think that his personal data point (as a wealthy owner of a Tesla Roadster no less) says about the viability of Uber replacing a family vehicle for normal people. Does he not realize that plenty of people love to drive?","1406595644","2014-07-29T01:00:44Z" -"8100171","CanSpice","CanSpice",,,"8100101","17","I would like to see a comparison between Uber, car sharing (like Zipcar or Car2Go or whatever local carsharing organization you might have) and car ownership. I'm a carsharer, and between me and my wife we spend about $500/month on carsharing, which looks about half of what it costs Mr. Altman to own and operate a Tesla Roadster.","1406595648","2014-07-29T01:00:48Z" -"8100175","craigmccaskill","craigmccaskill",,,"8100101","9","My wife and I moved to SF ~6 months ago from Mountain View. We sold one car almost as soon as we moved, as we definitely didn't need a car each. Just last week got rid of the last one as the math really didn't make sense.

All in, gas, insurance, car payment and parking spot we were spending over $900 a month on unavoidable monthly costs, at times this number would also go up based on using the car to get around the city and having to pay $10-40 to park the car at wherever we were going.

Add it all up and that same money can buy a lot of Uber/Lyft/Zipcar at 90% of the convenience. I've yet to see how much we'll spend monthly on various transportation services but so far it looks like we'll be saving close to $400/m.","1406595724","2014-07-29T01:02:04Z" -"8100180","xophe","xophe",,,"8100101","16","lol @ 5k a year depreciation, 3.5k maintenance, and 3.6k parking, i.e. the majority of this analysis.

In conclusion, paying someone to take you in their Toyota Prius is less expensive than paying for your own Tesla.

Still, I see sama's point. I own/maintain my own motorcycle and I uber/lyft when I can't do that. Best of both worlds.","1406595830","2014-07-29T01:03:50Z" -"8100183","recalibrator","recalibrator",,,"8100101","0","Sam. You own a Tesla Roadster, a car for people who don't have to niggle over money.

Most people a) don't live in SF b) have your money c) have access to Uber and d) have a Tesla Roadster.

You're essentially talking to yourself and a few choice friends who live in the same bubble as you.","1406595893","2014-07-29T01:04:53Z" -"8100185","rusabd","rusabd",,,"8100101","20","In Kazakhstan you can hail any car on the street - the cost of travel would be about 5 dollars. People still buy cars because for certain trips it is inconvenient (e.g. going to/from an airport, shopping, travels outside cities, non-popular routes). This system also coexists with normal taxi services which are more expensive but the fares are still suppressed.","1406595915","2014-07-29T01:05:15Z" -"8100187","yoodenvranx","yoodenvranx",,,"8100101","6","I used to live in a smallish german town which had an excellent car sharing service. They had about 15 cars of all sizes all around town which you could rent vja phone or web for as long as you needed then. I paid 11 euro per month and in addition 3 to 10 euros an hour (depending on the car) and some cents per km.

Tbis service was perfect! Need to go shopping for the weekend? Take the vw golf. Cat needs to go to cat doctor? Take the smart. Want to help a friend with moving? Take the mercedes sprinter. Want to go to the beach with some friends? Take the vw passat.

All in all i paid 20 to 50 euro for _all_ my car needs and i never had to think about refilling gas, switching to winter tires, do checkups and so on.

Unfortunately i had to move to a different town where such a service does not exist and i really really feel limited. I need a car only once or twice a month so buying one is out of question. And renting from a normal car renting company is too expensive.","1406595925","2014-07-29T01:05:25Z" -"8100194","bicknergseng","bicknergseng",,,"8100101","4","To be fair, the Tesla Roadster is a pretty odd example. I'm not sure $5,000/year depreciation with $3,500/year for maintenance seems reasonable for almost anything. Am I wrong in thinking that most cars depreciating at that rate will have very low or 0 maintenance costs not covered under warranty?

For example, a 2014 Honda Civic with 1 mile on it (example) is ~$17k, while a 2013 with 6k miles is ~$15k (KBB values). There should be very few things not covered by warranty since they're <3 years and 36k miles.

VW, BMW, and some others have also started including free maintenance for things like oil changes and wipers and brakes as part of the new car warranty.

On the flip side, I'm impressed your insurance is so cheap.","1406596096","2014-07-29T01:08:16Z" -"8100197","mastermojo","mastermojo",,,"8100101","1","I actually have some personal numbers after owning a second hand 2000 Mustang for 1 year from 112k to 121k miles exactly since yesterday. I got the car for 6000.

  Uber 9000 miles x $2 = 18000
-  Personal Car: 7000
-  Maintenance 2500 
-     - new bumper (old one taken off while street parked) 1000
-     - replaced foggy headlamps 400. purely cosmetic reasons
-     - side window smashed 800. never park in oakland =(
-     - oil changes etc? (200 at most) 
-  Insurance 600 (checkout AAA) 
-  Depreciation 2000(?)
-  Gas 1800 ($4/gallon @ 20 miles/gallon)
-
-
-No contest for me, really. Even if I payed 300 bucks a month for a commuter parking spot in SF, and got an occasional parking ticket here and there.

For people who can get to and from work easily using public transportation, perhaps owning a car does not make sense as much as Zipcar/Uber. Owning a car can cost a lot of money, but for people who want one as a form of transportation it can be very affordable (i.e dont buy new). Also, the average car is expected to travel 10-12k miles a year.","1406596112","2014-07-29T01:08:32Z" -"8100229","sah88","sah88",,,"8100101","13","I agree with most of the posters here that the market for Uber totally replacing household vehicles is pretty slim. However I think there could be a larger market for Uber replacing 2nd/3rd vehicles.

That said, there are already taxis and car share programs. Uber may be able to take customers from them but I'm not sure that Uber really provides something compelling enough that it would push a large number of people who are at the margin over the edge. Disclaimer: I've never actually used Uber","1406596752","2014-07-29T01:19:12Z" -"8100278","tptacek","tptacek",,,"8100101","7","I'm a little confused about the valuation point. People have been doing the math on taxicabs versus car ownership since... forever. Whole cities, like NYC, are organized around that tradeoff. How is this not already priced into Uber?","1406597592","2014-07-29T01:33:12Z" -"8100283","nraynaud","nraynaud",,,"8100101","23","and what's the price difference with a normal taxi?","1406597747","2014-07-29T01:35:47Z" -"8100286","absherwin","absherwin",,,"8100101","14","For those people who see this argument as inapplicable, you're right for many people today. Sam worries about UberX rates going up. The exact opposite will happen. They have steadily pushed prices down since inception. They've also started realigning the price more towards time and away from mileage and have much farther to go.

UberX will eventually charge prices more like $0.60 per minute plus $0.20 per mile.

A rough estimate based on the distribution of miles driven is that 30% of Americans should give up their cars under these numbers. Of course, many won't because owning a car isn't purely a financial decision and humans change slowly.

Discussions and imagination move much faster than reality but the world will catch up.

Technical note: The price per hour should be (time-related depreciation)/miles + hourly wage divided by the utilization rate. Mileage should be the sum of fuel costs per mile, maintenance cost per mile, and mileage based depreciation.

Running these numbers for a driver expecting $20 per hour (Average for a Taxi driver is ~$12) with 2/3 utilization and driving a Prius yields a pricing structure of ~$0.60 per minute and ~$0.20 per mile.","1406597807","2014-07-29T01:36:47Z" -"8100312",,,,"true","8100101","19",,"1406598455","2014-07-29T01:47:35Z" -"8100315","tdicola","tdicola",,,"8100101","18","As a counterpoint I bought a car for about $3000 4 years ago and have put a bit over 40k miles on it. Maintenance, insurance, registration, etc. have added up to about $7k (you don't need full coverage insurance on a $3k car). Fuel costs are about $10k (13 miles per gallon at about $3.30/gallon). Total cost of ownership is about $20k.

An uberX at $2.00/mile would have cost me $80k.

I could have bought 4 cars and driven them the same mileage for the price of uberX. I've been able to drive this car deep into the cascades, olympic peninsula, etc. for awesome camping trips--something uberX would never let me do. I also never worry about parking on the street because, hey it's a $3000 car who cares?

edit: Car is a '99 Jeep Cherokee if anyone cares, with over 180k miles on it now (and should easily go to 250k+ miles with regular maintenance).","1406598484","2014-07-29T01:48:04Z" -"8100351","bigfoot13442","bigfoot13442",,,"8100101","15","I did some back of the napkin math of my own and this is way of base. I don't live anywhere even close to somewhere that uber operates so it doesn't really matter but it made me think, "am I really spending that much on owning a car?" The per mile number is what got me so I came up with a number myself and I'm way closer to $0.50 per mile.

I have a Chevrolet cobalt that I bought 5 years ago for $6000. I will have this car until it dies so depreciation isn't really a factor. Instead I just divided $6000 by 5 years. I live in Canada and gas here is the equivalent of about $5.29 per gallon. It's been a good car and has only cost me about $2000 per year in maintenance (I do some minor stuff myself). Factor in registration, license, insurance and at 12000 miles per year at my measured fuel efficiency, I come in at a little less than $0.50 per mile.

If it was going to cost me $2 per mile I think I would have to just stay home.","1406599349","2014-07-29T02:02:29Z" -"8100368","icandownvote","icandownvote",,,"8100101","2","I have to be driving less than 7000mi/year for Uber to make financial sense over my Model S P85+.

Let me repeat that: from purely economical perspective, if driving more than 7000 miles/year, Tesla Model S P85+ is cheaper than Uber.

Here are the numbers. Basic assumptions:

    gas : $4/gal (don't know if it's even a valid number anymore)
-    power: $.1/kWh
-
-Tesla Model S P85+:

    depreciation: $1/mile + $300/month (the $300 per months is a sandbagging factor, in reality it doesn't exist)
-    power: $.033/mile
-    maint: $600/year covers everything
-    tires: $1600 (P85+ goes through the full set once a year, depending on how you drive)
-    registration: $60/year
-    insurance: $600/year
-    parking: $300/year (suburbia, I hear you say. yeah, that's right)
-    ---------
-    7000 miles => $13993
-
-Uber:

    7000 miles => $14000
-
-For comparison: My old BMW M Roadster (yr. 2000, ~100K miles on the clock):

    depreciation: $1500/year
-    gas: $1470 for the 7K miles
-    maint: ~$2000/year (it's old)
-    tires: $1000/year (chews through one set of good, soft tires. I like fast corners)
-    tabs: $100/year
-    insurance: $600/year
-    parking: $300/year
-    ---------
-    7000 miles => ~$7000
","1406599744","2014-07-29T02:09:04Z" -"8100379",,,,"true","8100101","22",,"1406600080","2014-07-29T02:14:40Z" -"8100425","yazaddaruvala","yazaddaruvala",,,"8100101","8","While this is very specific to 20+ year olds, Uber has allowed me to lower my rent significantly.

Being in my early 20s I frequent bars often. I like my car but I can't go to a bar in my car.

Previously, to accommodate my lifestyle I lived in downtown Seattle. This year I moved away, not very far, a 30-40min walk, and am saving about $1000 a month. According to Mint I've only spent $150 (about $6 a ride) on UberX this month.","1406601112","2014-07-29T02:31:52Z" -"8100449","calvinbhai","calvinbhai",,,"8100101","11","Its definitely cheaper because

1) UberX is covered by personal insurance, drives a lot of other people around (hence the cost is shared over many rides).

Your personal car also is covered by personal insurance but drives only "you" around.

Of course, UberX has an insurance advantage!

2) UberX driver is doing it part time, so he/she certainly has a lower paying job (~minimum minimum wage) or no job at all, at which point, the UberX driver's hourly rate is wayyy less than that of a Silicon Valley techie.

3) Since an UberX waiting for a passenger is probably idling somewhere or is driving around the high density of pickups area, the vehicle, technically is not required to pay for parking at any point, but if you driver your own car, you have to leave it somewhere, and pay for the parking (at work, and in SF, at home too).

Bottomline: UberX can be (strike that), will be cheaper than owning and operating own car once Uber + autonomous vehicle becomes a reality.

why?

1) Insurance: Less human error --> Lower premium

2) No need to pay a driver: 50% of UberX price goes to pay the driver (assuming 30% costs, 20% Uber commission). If Uber just keeps that 20% of commission, and costs remain the same, the fares can go down an another 50%!!!!

3) More people moving to autonomous UberX will lead to increase in premiums for manually driven cars (Insurance company has to make profits!).

Until this Autonomous UberX happens, all other explanations of UberX is cheaper than driving, needs to be taken with a pinch of salt","1406601716","2014-07-29T02:41:56Z" -"8113250","velkyk","velkyk",,,"8113236","0","Hi thanks for another great post.

I've started with similar project running mesos-marathon on top of CoreOS. (https://github.com/veverjak/coreos-mesos-marathon)

I was wondering whether kubernetes has same resource management like mesos - meaning can I get info about minion usage.","1406800729","2014-07-31T09:58:49Z" -"8131434","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"8131407","0","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8128951

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8131341

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8125039

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8128687","1407155717","2014-08-04T12:35:17Z" -"8137931","minimaxir","minimaxir",,,"8137914","3","This is the exact opposite of an "Uber for Pizza."","1407257842","2014-08-05T16:57:22Z" -"8137937","nahoskins","nahoskins",,,"8137914","2","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw07EXR8mJg","1407257886","2014-08-05T16:58:06Z" -"8137983","Smudge","Smudge",,,"8137914","1","Crunchbutton (.com) started as something similar (originally called "One Button Wenzel", named after a sandwich famous on Yale campus). It's an interesting idea, and might be particularly suited to orders like pizza, which are predictable and repeatable. Unfortunately in crunchbutton's case, the novelty wore off pretty quickly. I'm surprised to see that they're still around, given how few locations they serve.","1407258229","2014-08-05T17:03:49Z" -"8138266","27182818284","27182818284",,,"8137914","0","It just doesn't solve any pain points for me, I don't think.

Maybe one. The only pain point it possibly might solve for me is the the advertised price is not often the real price. (For example, an $8.99 pizza is only $8.99 not counting delivery fee, tip, and the fact that to get it at $8.99 you must order two. This is often obscured in ads and such for obvious reasons)

That's maybe the only pain point I think it could solve. The rest of the modern delivery process is just that, pretty modern for me. I can't recall the last time I ordered pizza not from a computer that remembered my address, preferences, etc. I've never used an app, but I bet if I Google there are a few I could choose from.","1407261114","2014-08-05T17:51:54Z" -"8145904","baddox","baddox",,,"8145089","1","I don't know anything about Houston, but compared to the issues faced by car-sharing companies in some other large cities, Houston's government seems remarkably sane.","1407376214","2014-08-07T01:50:14Z" -"8145976","dominotw","dominotw",,,"8145089","4","Please tell me AirBnb is still far being legal.","1407378109","2014-08-07T02:21:49Z" -"8146035","hellbanner","hellbanner",,,"8145089","0","Houston has their downtown lights turn green sequentially if you travel the speed limit. Nifty: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/a...","1407379417","2014-08-07T02:43:37Z" -"8146066","cwyers","cwyers",,,"8145089","2","I am down in Houston about once a month for work, and I am thrilled by this. My experience with Uber has been much more pleasant (and less expensive) than with a cab.

Coincidentally, the smartphone app you can use to hail a cab in Houston (and other markets, I think) has renamed itself from TaxiMagic to Curb, and the branding and UI seem a lot more modern and frankly Uber-like.","1407380082","2014-08-07T02:54:42Z" -"8147074","McKayDavis","McKayDavis",,,"8145089","3","And at the other end of the spectrum: the state of Hawaii has told UberX and Lyft to stop all airport service until they obtain permits and pay fees.

http://www.civilbeat.com/2014/08/state-to-uberx-and-lyft-no-...","1407410026","2014-08-07T11:13:46Z" -"8159200","sytelus","sytelus",,,"8159028","0","Interesting point made in article is that lot of enterprise customers are not upgrading to WIndows 8 because they have strong dependency on IE8.

Microsoft just scratched off a year of support for IE7, four years for IE8 and IE9, and seven years for IE10. After Jan. 12, 2016, the only current browser -- Microsoft is sure to release others before then -- that will retain support on the dominant versions of Windows will be IE11.","1407659221","2014-08-10T08:27:01Z" -"8168386","bsoares","bsoares",,,"8168226","0","Came here to cross post this from reddit, but with a different source: http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/11/technology/uber-fake-ride-re...

This is abhorrent behavior. Here I thought "startups" (if you can call Uber that now) had more room for moral/ethical diligence.

How should Uber be penalized? 10k cancelled rides to their service?

Seems like these services need a more effective way to identify real reservations.","1407859547","2014-08-12T16:05:47Z" -"8168405","waterfowl","waterfowl",,,"8168226","1","This is disgusting and anticompetitive.

I love Uber and use it almost daily but they need to grow up if they want a grownup reputation.","1407859751","2014-08-12T16:09:11Z" -"8169415","caycep","caycep",,,"8168611","2","The Fiercest? Not Apple vs. IBM? Apple vs. Microsoft? Samsung vs. Apple? Google vs. Oracle?","1407869061","2014-08-12T18:44:21Z" -"8169609","joelrunyon","joelrunyon",,,"8168611","7","> According to an email Uber sent to drivers in May that was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, the company offers $250 for referring a new driver to its service; $500 for referring a Lyft driver; and $1,000 for signing up a Lyft "mentor," an experienced Lyft contractor who helps train new drivers.

This sounds scarily like MLM to me. Anyone else?","1407871239","2014-08-12T19:20:39Z" -"8169721","alialkhatib","alialkhatib",,,"8168611","0","(like caycep said,) from everything I've read, the venom spat back and forth between Microsoft and Apple sounds a lot fiercer than this. This is probably the fiercest rivalry in recent history, and I may be remembering history with more exaggerated brushstrokes, but I don't think this is the fiercest.

I will grant that the "battle lines" seem to be drawn a lot less clearly now than they were back then. Again, that might just be the effect of remembering history after the "fog of war" has settled.","1407872352","2014-08-12T19:39:12Z" -"8169729","ForHackernews","ForHackernews",,,"8168611","4","I don't know if other people feel this way, but I feel like Lyft has created a much more positive brand identity. Lyft seems fun and friendly, where Uber is like a cold, ruthlessly Randian organization.

I've never taken a ride from either car service, but I'm rooting for Lyft.","1407872430","2014-08-12T19:40:30Z" -"8169771",,,,"true","8168611","10",,"1407872916","2014-08-12T19:48:36Z" -"8169784","johnvschmitt","johnvschmitt",,,"8168611","8","Too many times, I've seen people call ugly, immoral tactics like this as "growth hacking", which is polluting an otherwise positive culture.

Yes, it may be legal. Yes, it may grow your company. Yes, you may not have to pay any consequences until you're big enough to pay it off as a "tax".

But, no, it's not ethical, and yes, your investors will worry that you'll shamelessly cheat them at the first opportunity.","1407873068","2014-08-12T19:51:08Z" -"8169820","ja27","ja27",,,"8168611","1","I caught one Lyft last week where I said "wait, did I get you through Uber or Lyft?" because the driver had an Uber sticker in the window. He kind of smiled and was the quietest Lyft driver I've ever had.

So how many drivers are doing both? How could either service know? Maybe by seeing a drive go unavailable for short periods and become available again from a different location.

I had one driver that just drove in the mornings, between dropping the kids off at school and when it was time to start work. That's an ideal time to have a driver but if you hit him with higher commissions than a full-time driver, he's not going to be happy.","1407873545","2014-08-12T19:59:05Z" -"8169824","gohrt","gohrt",,,"8168611","6","This is not a tech rivarly at all. This is a car-service rivalry.","1407873592","2014-08-12T19:59:52Z" -"8169892","OrwellianChild","OrwellianChild",,,"8168611","3","Being installed on someone's iPhone on the home page is a pretty sticky place to be.

This strikes me as pretty disingenuous, considering the fact that the entire value of the Lyft/Uber systems is matchmaking. I can open both apps and check availability/price in seconds. Why would this not continue to be a healthily competitive space? (scummy, sabotage and price-war tactics aside)","1407874521","2014-08-12T20:15:21Z" -"8170239","pmalynin","pmalynin",,,"8168611","9","Why not merge into UberLyft and provide better service?","1407878226","2014-08-12T21:17:06Z" -"8170270","NickWarner775","NickWarner775",,,"8168611","5","Ive also had an experience where my lyft driver worked for Uber also. She said the clientele is different for each company. Lyft is more hip and friendly people. Uber seemed to be richer looking and less talkative.

Living in San Diego, Ubers $10 Tijuana trips will be a huge success.","1407878542","2014-08-12T21:22:22Z" -"8169668","Zikes","Zikes",,,"8169509","0","Will the API include the ability to cancel requests?","1407871762","2014-08-12T19:29:22Z" -"8169702","zkirill","zkirill",,,"8169509","6","Will the API support delivery requests?","1407872115","2014-08-12T19:35:15Z" -"8169710",,,,"true","8169509","5",,"1407872207","2014-08-12T19:36:47Z" -"8169722",,,,"true","8169509","4",,"1407872368","2014-08-12T19:39:28Z" -"8169731","outside1234","outside1234",,,"8169509","1","i got a sneak peek at the new API. Here's the key endpoint:

/api/v1/createAndCancelLyftRide","1407872435","2014-08-12T19:40:35Z" -"8169738","ScottHConner","ScottHConner",,,"8169509","3","I wonder if they will integrate with other software vendors, like glympse who is taking a similar strategy.","1407872521","2014-08-12T19:42:01Z" -"8169753","ernopp","ernopp",,,"8169509","7","can't wait for uber for uber","1407872736","2014-08-12T19:45:36Z" -"8170119","possibilistic","possibilistic",,,"8169509","2","If lyft creates (or has) an API, then you could easily schedule the cheapest ride.

I'd really like to see a blockchain-based distributed ride service though. Drivers get 100%, but the issues of insurance, reputation, etc. would be hard.","1407877035","2014-08-12T20:57:15Z" -"8170087","cratermoon","cratermoon",,,"8169990","0","What does Uber want, some kind of government regulation to protect them?","1407876731","2014-08-12T20:52:11Z" -"8190114","dennybritz","dennybritz",,,"8190086","16","Before getting into an argument of MS vs. the world let's take a step back.

What are you goals? Do you want to get a corporate job? Do you want to start or work in a startup? Also, where do you live?

There was a related thread a while ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8159427

To make a long story short, my personal opinion is that you can have a very fulfilling corporate life focusing completely on MS technologies. In some countries/regions more so than in others. For example, you won't find a lot of MS-based companies in Silicon Valley, but I've been to a couple of European and Asian countries where the majority of businesses seem to heavily favor the MS stack. An MS stack is almost always the wrong choice for a startup though (and you've mentioned some of the reasons).","1408302451","2014-08-17T19:07:31Z" -"8190138","templeos2","templeos2","true",,"8190086","26","I wrote my own compiler. Yeah, I know you are a planet of the apes nigger-monkey, never seen a white man.","1408302941","2014-08-17T19:15:41Z" -"8190143","yulaow","yulaow",,,"8190086","4","You are in your twenties and have still to start working, why would you chose a platform over another ( even right now )? I would learn both and move on jobs to make almost equal experience over them.

Else you will end using the only tools you know over the best tools for each specific problem, and it can be a disaster for you career and your satisfaction as developer.

I am not saying to be a jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none, you can still have (and focus on) a preferred platform/os/tools/etc for any reason (like you like it more, you have an ethical problem with another, in your zone one is overused compared to the other, ...) but, imho, is better to be something as a T-shaped person [ as described on the Valve handbook, page 46 http://www.valvesoftware.com/company/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.p... ].","1408303052","2014-08-17T19:17:32Z" -"8190236","palavrov","palavrov",,,"8190086","29","Don't even think to continue with Microsoft. Focus on *nix + node.js (MEAN). -Probably you will need a prove for these words, sorry - I don't want to spend hours writing arguments and examples. -Just one thing: I spend 10 years with .net and even participate in bizspark - it was endless pain and big waste of time, resources and energy. Microsoft only goal is to sell more Windows licenses - everything is around that, it is like big wall and you will realise that when you hit it with your head. World has changed, Microsoft don't know how to survive when hardware and software are so cheap (less than $100 for hardware, less than $10 for software).","1408304782","2014-08-17T19:46:22Z" -"8190248","korzun","korzun",,,"8190086","13","Do whatever makes you happy.

The only thing I don't understand why you keep bringing up the licensing costs.

If that is an issue then the choice should be already obvious.","1408305131","2014-08-17T19:52:11Z" -"8190269","antocv","antocv",,,"8190086","28","Ive already noticed Microsoft people get fewer job offers compared to Java (enterprise not Android) people. And they have lower salary.

The only thing keeping Microsoft afloat right now is the contracts with the state or municipalities.","1408305556","2014-08-17T19:59:16Z" -"8190276","diminish","diminish",,,"8190086","20","Try a dual life, at corporate work use ms, java, as/400 or whatever ecosystem is well paid in your town. For hobby or side projects go node.j, rails, django or cooler newer things.","1408305705","2014-08-17T20:01:45Z" -"8190289","mdda","mdda",,,"8190086","11","Just like when a startup bases their existence on (say) the Facebook API, becoming part of Microsoft's ecosystem has a lot of benefits : But there are significant downside risks.

I think it's already telling that you're interested in Django, Rails and Vim. AFAIK, they're all built by *NIX people (even if they're using MacBooks), and treat supporting the Windows platform as a necessary evil.

From my point of view, it's better to be on the side of contributing to a global software ecosystem, rather than one owned by a specific company.","1408305997","2014-08-17T20:06:37Z" -"8190296","luuio","luuio",,,"8190086","0","I was in your boat a while back.

I had always done development on the Microsoft stack (.NET, SQL Server, etc.). I had always played around with nix stuff but never anything serious. During college, I got a Macbook to do iPhone apps, and decided I wanted to do development exclusively on nix.

What I ended up spending 2 years of my side project time is switching between languages and stacks: from Python to Ruby to Java to Scala to Mono to Erlang back to Ruby to Node back to Java -- I was trying to find that perfect productive replacement for C#/.NET ecosystem.

Finally I switched back to .NET on Windows, and things felt so right. I've been happily productive on the .NET platform for the past year and a half.

About VM/licensing fee, it really isn't that much of a difference if you think about it. I'm averaging about $90/month for the VMs and DBs I'm using on Azure. -Compare the price between "SQL Azure" and "MongoLab," the diff ain't that big.

Don't take this the wrong way, but it is most likely that side projects aren't big enough to really make the pricing difference more than $50ish a month -- this really is not much especially after when you have a job.

Edit: most of my (probably yours) projects fitted nicely in the free zone of Azure (with or without MSDNAA) and AppHarbor. Also keep in mind that even the FREE VS Express is better than most Open Source editors/IDE out there.","1408306202","2014-08-17T20:10:02Z" -"8190313",,,,"true","8190086","24",,"1408306536","2014-08-17T20:15:36Z" -"8190320","n72","n72",,,"8190086","5","I was a mostly MS guy, but once I moved to the startup/entrepreneurial world moved to multiple non-MS stacks and I'm very happy I did. Yes, the MS tools are really very nice and C# is a wonderful language, but the costs just can't be justified. Moreover, I just don't really miss C#/VS, since I'm having so much fun with Clojure and Haskell. There is certainly something nice about becoming an expert in one ecosystem, but there's also something very fun about constantly trying new ones out and learning from each one. I have become a much, much better developer for having the exposure to multiple ecosystems.","1408306639","2014-08-17T20:17:19Z" -"8190321","pstatho","pstatho",,,"8190086","8","IMO you should lean towards whatever makes you feel productive. There is nothing more self-motivating than being able to build something even if it's just for yourself. No matter what technology you use, you will come up against hurdles, so how does the documentation and community help out? These are much more important than licensing.

As for licensing MS technology, I highly recommend the Bizspark program. You can register a company for $50 at Registres des Entreprises and that's all you need. You will get free licenses for 3 years that you get to keep plus a whole bunch of Azure discounts. BTW, the licensing of Windows and VS are pretty much negligible in any business. SQL server on the other hand is cost prohibitive, but that is where you can use PostgreSQL.

MS is slowly changing, adopting more and more open source, github, mono. I think they are transforming their business from selling licenses to subscriptions (like Office).","1408306666","2014-08-17T20:17:46Z" -"8190330","honr","honr",,,"8190086","7","You should probably do some research and find out what language(s) you like (note: there are many languages and stacks outside the MS ecosystem, some of them might be far more fulfilling than what you have experienced so far). In particular, take a look at functional languages and see if you like them. Look at some dynamic languages and see if you get happy with one. Also play with some properly typed languages (ML family and Haskell, for instance) to see how those fair. Then also consider C++ (the widely used, but frankenstein-style language) as it is not as horrible as it used to be. Some new languages might be fun too (I'd suggest looking at Rust, Go, and Clojure). Once you've done that, you can probably have a better picture; without looking at all these, you might be or feel missing out.

That all said, and as you might have already heard, the MS ecosystem is not as wide as many of these, but it is far more unified than most other frameworks.

My own opinion is that you will miss out on new price and competition that is happening outside the MS world, so I recommend having some hands-on experience there if you are serious about starting your own business.","1408306809","2014-08-17T20:20:09Z" -"8190334","icantthinkofone","icantthinkofone",,,"8190086","3",""...he only has one ecosystem to work with and it works well."

Unix is one ecosystem that works well, too.

In my case, we started a web dev company using Microsoft tools I got from my brother-in-law who managed a large Microsoft shop. After a year, Microsoft made changes which totally crashed the most important parts of our project (long story) to where my brother-in-law told us we should switch to Linux. We actually wound up with FreeBSD but now use it exclusively for 10 years.","1408306864","2014-08-17T20:21:04Z" -"8190344","ams6110","ams6110",,,"8190086","10","Your 50 year old friend will be like the COBOL programmers of the last generation. Highly productive, satisfied at work, until the job market moves elsewhere.

Incidentally I had the opposite experience, and found Microsoft tech and tools to be rigid and stifling. Perhaps related, I felt the same way about COBOL, which is what I used in my first job out of school.

Other than sticking with emacs as an editor, I have not ever "specialized" in any one technology. I've never found one to be so clearly superior as to make it worth the risk of lock-in. No stack dominates forever.","1408307122","2014-08-17T20:25:22Z" -"8190358","dmcclurg","dmcclurg",,,"8190086","21","Like others have said. Do more research. Microsoft is the total package... for a price. Check out HTML5/XAML/TypeScript/Entity Framework/MVC if you're interested in Microsoft's mobile stack. Yes, you need to run an MS backend, but this is a good thing. I have personally found the open language ecosystem a little convoluted to navigate where MS has always seemed straightforward to me. These decisions are all very personal...","1408307422","2014-08-17T20:30:22Z" -"8190368","mattgreenrocks","mattgreenrocks",,,"8190086","15","Been there. Started as an MS dev and learned a lot programming straight Win32 in C++. College bridged me into Unix, and OS X pulled me in full time. (I prefer Unix now generally). Playing in other ecosystems is fun. You learn slightly different ways of thinking about things (process-centric v. thread-centric), and the toolchain experiences are vastly different. But it's just a stack. It's a really crappy thing to get passionate about, because it's just a set of transient APIs. It's here today, gone tomorrow.

Instead, you should consider trying different programming paradigms entirely. Investing in skills themselves yields disproportionate returns that you can apply to whatever hip thing every insists you must use. The tech industry only moves fast if you're trying to learn every stack everyone's salivating about...which usually isn't that different from what's already being done.","1408307603","2014-08-17T20:33:23Z" -"8190375","collyw","collyw",,,"8190086","9","My impression (as someone that went the GNU / Linux / Perl / Python route) is that .NET languages are likely to land you a more corporate type job.

If you want a bit more autonomy, go the other way. If you prefer having more structured career options go MS.","1408307741","2014-08-17T20:35:41Z" -"8190437","eddie_31003","eddie_31003",,,"8190086","14","This question comes in many flavors, should I learn MS or Open Source? Should I buy a PC or a Mac? Should I drive a Ford or Nissan? Should I buy a Dell?

I really comes down to personal preference. Who says you can't do both? I have a corporate IT Background. Microsoft Technologies have kept me happily employed for over 10 years. I'm currently a Full Stack Developer on the MS Stack working for a local gov't agency. However, I have never been exclusive to MS Tech. I love the Mac Book I use. I spin up VMs whenever I want to try something new.

Never stop learning. That's what you should focus on. You'll never be an expert an everything. Try to learn as much as possible about as much as possible. Breadth and depth. I believe we're passed the point of praising the Tech Specialists. Organizations are in more need of the Tech Generalists. We need to know a lot about the Full Stack and everything in between.

Lastly, it's all about finding the right tool for the job. It's best to have a nice set of tools that you can pull from. You'll be better prepared to make architectural decisions when you understand the differences in the tools needed to build great products.","1408308996","2014-08-17T20:56:36Z" -"8190481","timrichard","timrichard",,,"8190086","23","I think the problem is that you have to go all-in with the MS stack, which flies in the face of the time honoured "just tools in the toolbox" mentality. The MS stack components don't seem to be considered "best of breed" individually, and your hands are tied when you have to take them collectively.","1408310028","2014-08-17T21:13:48Z" -"8190505","shawnb576","shawnb576",,,"8190086","1","I don't believe this is the question you should be asking.

Your worth as an engineer, over time, will be measured by breadth, not depth. I know engineers that have be come industry-class experts on font rendering or compiler optimization. You know what happens? It's tough for them to switch jobs.

For the most part this industry, at the most successful end, values rock solid fundamentals and versatility.

Your co-worker's path is dangerous. Replace "Microsoft" with "COBOL" or "Fortran" or "Mainframe" and you'll see that this is a problem.

At this stage of your career, you should be focused on learning how _software works_, not a particular stack. Stacks come and go, rapidly. Technology changes. But software and how it works doesn't change all that much.

So pick the right tool for the job and build your skills portfolio. Write some iOS apps. Write some browser-apps backed by Node, or Go. Write some client apps, build some APIs.

I will say, however, that if you are interested in startup stuff I'd recommend against the MS stack. My company is partly on MS, partly not, and the licensing issues with Windows become painful very quickly just for flexibility. Windows licensing and things like Vagrant don't get along very well if you want to have N flavors of a VM and use them at will. There are other reasons here but I'll tell you that Linux machines are just a lot easier to manage in general, and I'm historically a Windows guy (I worked at Microsoft for a _long_ time).

You're still in that stage where you don't know what you don't know. You're not choosing a wife or a house here, just go play the stack field.","1408310431","2014-08-17T21:20:31Z" -"8190523","px1999","px1999",,,"8190086","2","Mostly Microsoft guy here, though I do both MS and other stuff professionally.

Don't judge based on cost - there are perfectly capable free options in the Microsoft camp too - SQL express, VS express, etc. If you can't do without a higher tier version of VS, you probably have access to it at home through your employer's MSDN account so long as you work somewhere that does use Microsoft. MSFT gets expensive at the enterprise end of the scale, but so does everything. The costs largely IMO are unquantifiable, what's the problem in spending $10k for licensing if it saves you 1k hours of dev time over a free solution? How about a system that can run on 1 server rather than requiring 5, etc etc.

Yes, there's vendor lock in, but you can always move elsewhere later if you want. You're not going to be developing a single project for the rest of your life.

Do what you enjoy, where you enjoy it. Learn how to work in multiple languages and make sure that you're not professionally locked in, but that's different from being technologically locked in on a single project.","1408310880","2014-08-17T21:28:00Z" -"8190624",,,,"true","8190086","6",,"1408313359","2014-08-17T22:09:19Z" -"8190690","jwatte","jwatte",,,"8190086","19","Consider the bizspark program for msdn licenses. -I agree that MSVC is an awesome IDE and debugger, except for creation 2002 which was terrible. -The more tools you know well, the wider are your options for each problem you want to solve. -Vim, make, and C++ is a fine choice for many things. -PHP and MySQL for others. -C# and winforms and sql server where that model fits. -If you stay only with MS, you will build more experience in that area, at the expense of becoming narrower. Only you can make this choice for you.","1408314587","2014-08-17T22:29:47Z" -"8190712","moogoo","moogoo","true",,"8190086","27","Ever think maybe the dude is just happy?","1408314952","2014-08-17T22:35:52Z" -"8190748","luuio","luuio",,,"8190086","17","Career wise, I'd say don't even worry about what stack you choose. Ignore all those posts about ".NET will land you corporate jobs." -Companies should not worry about what languages you have experience with. They should care for how much programming (not languages) experience you have and how fast you can learn new concepts and new languages. Know your algorithms, and data structures etc. -you wouldn't wan to work for companies (especially startups) tht require "3 years of Ruby." That's just shallow. -That's why Google Apple amazon MSFT hire the best folks. They don care what langs you know. They care if you can code and solve problems","1408315865","2014-08-17T22:51:05Z" -"8190906","seanmcdirmid","seanmcdirmid",,,"8190086","12","Microsoft employee here (but talking for myself): your worth will be measured by your ability to learn new platforms as well as your technical depth not in a specific stack, but in a specific domain. You should always be in the "use the best tool for the job" mindset, and if you can combine the best pieces from multiple stacks, then you'll never have a problem.

If you want to reach the top of the ladder, you really to do everything possible to be professionally immune from this Microsoft vs. Other option.","1408319941","2014-08-17T23:59:01Z" -"8190946","leggo2m","leggo2m",,,"8190086","25","You should learn other stacks. Many startups value using Open Source stacks, and it will be worth your while to have experience with them.

That being said, as someone who went from Eclipse to Visual Studio, the difference is night and day :)","1408321049","2014-08-18T00:17:29Z" -"8191424","SkyMarshal","SkyMarshal",,,"8190086","18","If you want to focus on something and be a happy expert on it, but don't want the insane license costs and lack of freedom, Java + Linux/BSD is a superb alternative. It gets you the same familiar, consistent platform, IDE support, performance, and do-anything-ness, while being much less restrictive. There's nothing that platform can't do that Microsoft can't, and you also get the option experimenting with interesting JVM language alternatives like Scala, Clojure, Kotlin, JRuby, etc, if you ever get bored of pure Java.","1408335679","2014-08-18T04:21:19Z" -"8191571","chrismcb","chrismcb",,,"8190086","22","License cost for WHAT are enormous? Visual Studio Express is free. I assume you already own a copy of a Windows OS, so what other license do you need?

Just because you are using Windows and C# doesn't mean you have to use MSSQL and other Microsoft products as well. And honestly, using other things, you'll be just as happy.","1408341625","2014-08-18T06:00:25Z" -"8192000","kator","kator",,,"8191992","0","Interesting write-up, I've been doing some iBeacon research and didn't think about the effect of ranging multiple beacons at one time causing such a dramatic effect on battery.","1408355751","2014-08-18T09:55:51Z" -"8199300","eridius","eridius",,,"8199244","0","The website is completely non-responsive. The first time it gave me what looked like a .NET error, but after that it won't even respond.","1408476819","2014-08-19T19:33:39Z" -"8201380","crojach","crojach",,,"8201337","0","Since he stepped down as CEO his influence was smaller and smaller so I think this is more a cosmetic change then anything else. Maybe the public perception of Microsoft will now move even more into the right direction.","1408518969","2014-08-20T07:16:09Z" -"8202305","chaghalibaghali","chaghalibaghali",,,"8202168","2","This could potentially be great news - I've been working on an Uber client app for Firefox OS [1] using the reverse-engineering done by the Uber CLI project [2].

It's pretty a pretty basic implementation at the moment (you can currently book a ride based on an address, and not much else), but allowed me to move to FirefoxOS for my primary phone - Uber being the last 'must-have' app for me that didn't have a webapp version.

Having something official to work with (assuming they don't go down the Twitter route of not allowing anything that replicates the functionality of the main Uber app) would help a lot.

[1] https://github.com/thomshutt/FFUber

[2] https://github.com/tals/uber.py","1408543125","2014-08-20T13:58:45Z" -"8202312","smackfu","smackfu",,,"8202168","5","My preference is for apps to just have a directions link, and then the various providers can plug into the central OS maps.

The odd thing is that Uber isn't integrated into the iOS Maps app as a transit provider. So you can't actually use it in that fashion.","1408543261","2014-08-20T14:01:01Z" -"8202346","vishalzone2002","vishalzone2002",,,"8202168","11","uber moves pretty fast. I think their speed of innovation is commendable. But 17 billion USD evaluation still seem unjustified to me.","1408543896","2014-08-20T14:11:36Z" -"8202399","sergiotapia","sergiotapia",,,"8202168","10","Uber is a dirty company, don't give them your business.

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/13/uber-employees-a...","1408544854","2014-08-20T14:27:34Z" -"8202611","hisabness","hisabness",,,"8202168","8","also, here in denver, most uber drivers are also lyft drivers. i.e. drivers keep both apps running to increase their chances of getting a request.","1408547243","2014-08-20T15:07:23Z" -"8202704","theutan","theutan",,,"8202168","7","Uber launches an affiliate program could have just as easily been the title.","1408548234","2014-08-20T15:23:54Z" -"8202782","downandout","downandout",,,"8202168","1",""....to get its service on as many apps as possible, it is launching an affiliate program to offer up free credits to developers who get people using its service."

If they aren't offering a cash percentage, I don't think they're going to find many takers. I certainly wouldn't integrate a new API in exchange for Uber credits.

Edit: On the affiliate page, it says "Cash rewards coming soon" but it seems rather odd that they wouldn't launch with that. Generally affiliate programs pay money.","1408549232","2014-08-20T15:40:32Z" -"8202797","hawkharris","hawkharris",,,"8202168","9","From a technological standpoint, there are many reasons why I feel excited and lucky to be alive during this time in history. But smarter safer transportation, spearheaded by companies like Google and Uber, tops the list.","1408549407","2014-08-20T15:43:27Z" -"8203042","kaeawc","kaeawc",,,"8202168","4","Their developer pages are here: https://developer.uber.com/","1408552400","2014-08-20T16:33:20Z" -"8203108","clarkm","clarkm",,,"8202168","0","Though it's not mentioned in the article, Uber recently partnered with Concur for business travel. Uber now sends all my ride receipts directly Concur, and my expense reports are populated automatically -- it's first-class integration right in the app.

And now Uber is opening their API? IMO, this is a huge deal. Perhaps working with Concur really drove home the sheer size of the corporate travel machine, and the massive opportunities they were missing out on by not participating in its web of partners and exclusive contracts. I know Uber already has VIP (in NYC at least) and is coming out with corporate discounts, but I'm betting we see Uber move a lot more in that direction.","1408553118","2014-08-20T16:45:18Z" -"8203666","ejain","ejain",,,"8202168","6","Being able to access the history is nice; could be useful when combined with data from other sources...

The API appears to be well thought out--except for the epoch timestamps without time zone offsets :-(","1408558963","2014-08-20T18:22:43Z" -"8204489","lnanek2","lnanek2",,,"8202168","3","Too bad it is read-only. :( TechCrunch Disrupt is coming up next month and I would have loved writing an Uber client for Google Glass. Having the user login on a desktop or mobile and then using their oauth credentials on a companion Glass app is all doable. They simply don't have any API for requesting a ride, however, once you have the credentials: -https://developer.uber.com/v1/endpoints/

They have some deep linking APIs to start their apps on Android, iOS, or a mobile web site - but none of those will work on Glass. I suppose, theoretically, I can make the HTTP requests to their mobile site as if I were a browser and a user tapping the right buttons, but that it is a lot more brittle than having an API. It will break any time they change their web site.

Being able to say, "OK, Glass,""Get me a ride" and the car shows up would be exciting. "OK, Glass" "Show me the cost and time estimate to go to the Design Center" is just a boring advertisement. Right now their API just allows boring advertisements, pretty much.","1408567393","2014-08-20T20:43:13Z" -"8216342","Zigurd","Zigurd",,,"8215799","0","Without a comprehensive fix for mobile devices that includes a massive overhaul of UI and APIs to separate mobile devices from legacy Windows, it ain't gonna work.

Microsoft made the wrong decision back when it made Windows their mobile device strategy. Small measures like this won't even make a blip in the rather bad and getting worse numbers.","1408815675","2014-08-23T17:41:15Z" -"8228626",,,,"true","8228246","3",,"1409077064","2014-08-26T18:17:44Z" -"8228692","r00fus","r00fus",,,"8228246","2","How useful is this for customers if it's just a small period of time (and likely vendors not to mention limited area)?

I know it's a big jump to add a whole new competency (delivery vs. cabs), but I'm not sure I'd even try it out given other options (DoorDash) exist and don't operate on a trial basis.","1409077719","2014-08-26T18:28:39Z" -"8228705","2pasc","2pasc",,,"8228246","0","It's incredible how fast Uber executes: they launched in the same month: -1/moving in Atlanta -2/convenience store in DC -3/lunch in LA -4/ride-sharing in SF

The one thing I am not sure is how they could branch out of pure "people logistics" (and into commerce). When I am hungry, would I open the Uber app, toggle 10 things and see the menu or just open Sprig/Spoonrocket? -People always mention Amazon, but Amazon is search driven so I can find anything, that's ok. As for Uber, it's a totally new mental model they have to create. I guess for them, it is about the "Now". That being said, they have millions of users and CC on file, so it would be easy for them to create other apps for these different experiences.","1409077838","2014-08-26T18:30:38Z" -"8228949","discardorama","discardorama",,,"8228246","1","There are enough players in this area: Sprig, Munchery, Grubhub, Seamless, Caviar, etc. etc. What is Uber bringing to the table?","1409080883","2014-08-26T19:21:23Z" -"8238294","o0-0o","o0-0o",,,"8238226","0","Just a bit of speculation here, but could this actually be a watch that you talk to?","1409244923","2014-08-28T16:55:23Z" -"8249893","sixQuarks","sixQuarks",,,"8249834","6","His calculations are simply wrong. In his examples, the cost of annual car ownership remains $12,744 despite the different mileage estimates.

If you drive only 5,000 miles per year, your ownership costs are going to be much less than if you drive 13,000 miles. Why did he not adjust the cost of ownership?","1409508501","2014-08-31T18:08:21Z" -"8249911","earino","earino",,,"8249834","3","I live in Los Angeles, I have sold my car and now take UberX everywhere. I have a number of reasons for this:

1) I am not a great driver. I learned to drive in a rural area where the dynamics of sharing the road were simply different. It's not fun for me to drive in LA.

2) Parking in this town is a challenge.

3) I telecommute.

4) When I go on a long-drive vacation, I simply rent a car.

For me and my family, in our calculations, for a family with a telecommuter in Los Angeles, UberX is well worth it. We don't have to worry about parking when we get somewhere, we don't have to worry about maintenance, and when we do want to go on a long road trip, we simply rent a nice big car that makes sense for that particular trip.","1409508721","2014-08-31T18:12:01Z" -"8249914","pkaye","pkaye",,,"8249834","10","He makes average assumptions about car ownership but then makes optimistic assumptions about UberX. Like no surge pricing, productivity and wait times.

The biggest thing is of course Uber is available in a few cities. Places like SF and Manhattan it might be convenient since everything is nearby but in LA and Silicon Valley everything is spread out.","1409508775","2014-08-31T18:12:55Z" -"8249929","Aloha","Aloha",,,"8249834","22",""About two years ago I sold my Lexus GS 300 and replaced it with a sleek single-speed Pure Fix commuter bike"

This brought a vision of someone trying to descend from capitol hill here in seattle on a fixie (something I saw the last week) - a fixie, while still stupid is at least workable in LA (though I'd still never own one, I prefer gears), it still seems wholly impractical for seattle.","1409509021","2014-08-31T18:17:01Z" -"8249934","cpolis","cpolis",,,"8249834","24","The numbers are skewed because the car ownership costs are based on national averages(lower than LA averages, presumably).

I think any Angeleno would kill to pay the national average for fuel costs and commute 25.2 miles in 25 minutes.","1409509124","2014-08-31T18:18:44Z" -"8249942","vkjv","vkjv",,,"8249834","9","Wow, I was floored by the average cost of ownership. Mine is nowhere near that low:

1. $0. I don't have payments is 15 years old, so it's not depreciating significantly. -2. $1250. I fill up about once every two weeks. Old cars have less safety features, which me ans better fuel efficiency. 25 mpg. -3. $0. I've never had an auto loan. -4. $300. Old car and perfect driving record. Still have good coverage (uninsured motorist, etc.). -5. $500. Here's where an old car starts to bite. -6. $355. I have no clue so I'll go with what they said.

Total ownership: $2405. That's not significantly more than riding the bus would cost.","1409509428","2014-08-31T18:23:48Z" -"8249945","foobarqux","foobarqux",,,"8249834","7","He completely omits the effect of surge pricing but expects you to use Uber to commute to work.","1409509482","2014-08-31T18:24:42Z" -"8249952","cj","cj",,,"8249834","15","The biggest flaw is the assumption that people who live in cities where Uber is available drive an average of 13,476 miles per year (with avg commute distance of 25 miles).

Those numbers are the national average, but I'd guess the average miles per year is significantly lower for people living in major cities.

When I lived in rural New York I easily drove 10-20k miles in a year. But now that I live and work in San Francisco, I drive about 3-4k miles per year, with a daily commute of 7 miles round trip.

It'd be interesting to see a similar analysis that limits the data set to people who live and work in major cities where Uber is available.","1409509593","2014-08-31T18:26:33Z" -"8249959","medius","medius",,,"8249834","11",""In fact, he believes one day all the Uber cars on the road may be driving themselves."

What piece of "cars driving themselves" does Uber have? Uber has an app. Google has self driving cars and they can also build an app. So he is basically describing Google's future, not Uber's.","1409509830","2014-08-31T18:30:30Z" -"8249981","policenracism","policenracism",,,"8249834","4","I found his point of being a young black male and not having to be pulled over again to be striking.

I am sure that black people are pulled over more times by the police then whites are. What could be the reasoning and the solution(s). Is it because...

- The cops are really racist? -- The cops are looking for a suspect that matches those unfairly targeted? In which and unfortunately points to a statistic that black males (those from low income areas & raised without a parental unit(s)) are more prone to crime. In the area I live there are really bad parts of town you do not want to enter due to high crime, gangs, murders, etc and that part of town the majority is black.

Is there a solution because I know I would be pissed just because I am getting pulled over because I resemble a suspect the cops are looking for.

Though maybe the cops are just racist?

I don't know just pondering here as this is a current affair topic one that is being talked about more and more these days.","1409510232","2014-08-31T18:37:12Z" -"8249987","bane","bane",,,"8249834","0","Geez, $12,744 per year?

I've had my current car since 2002, which I bought new for about $14,000 (including interest, which was low because I paid the car off as quickly as I possibly could, short circuiting most of the interest payments).

I go through the exercise of the total lifetime cost of my car, gas, insurance, maintenace, all told every year or two. And it's somewhere around $.30-.40 per mile or about $1 cheaper than Uber.

I recently took it in for its 130,000 mile comprehensive check over and it ended with my mechanic offering me $5,000 for the car (I didn't sell it).

It's expected that I should be able to get another 100,000 miles out of this car easily. And at my current rate of driving, that'll be an easy 10 years.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep this car unless it needs major mechanical repairs, and so far it hasn't.

All this means is that my cost per mile keeps going down. I'm at well under <$4k per year, all lifetime costs included, amortized over the time I've owned this car and and that number is going down every year.

Right now I probably drive under 5,000 miles per year (telecommuting is amazing) and even these astonishingly hopeful UberX costs (60 mph commute times everywhere in cities bah!) are almost twice what it costs for me to have my own car I do whatever I want with. More realistically, these commute times could easily be tripled in most cities, making UberX even less of an option.

The only thing this answers is "will taking Uber on the occasional 25 minute or less trip cost less than owning a $50,000 MSRP luxury mid-sized sedan?" then the answer is obviously yes.

Honestly, if your starting point is a Lexus, you're not really all that concerned with your transport costs to start with.

edit I don't even think the math is right.

Let's assume his 24.2 mile commute in 25 minutes (haha!). Uber charges $1.10 + $.21 per minute or $1.31 per mile at 60mph. So let's just make the numbers easier, 25 mile commute in 25 minutes, so the commute ~ $1.31 * 25 = $32.75. But I have to go home again in the evening. * 2 = $65.50 per day. * 250 work days in the year = $16,375.

He's off by about $10,000 even assuming these ridiculous commute times.","1409510326","2014-08-31T18:38:46Z" -"8249989","eks","eks",,,"8249834","5","Uber is great, but the biggest cost is that you need to pay for the services of someone driving for you. I live in Montreal and regularly use http://communauto.com/ They have two services, 1) for ~$2,50/hour + $0,10/km, where you need to make a reservation, you get the car from one specific parking lot and have to return it there. It's useful only if you plan in advance, if you haven't reserved a car for the weekend by Wednesday forget about it.

The 2) service though you just swipe your metro card on the panel for an auto-mobile car parked somewhere, drive for $0,30/minute and leave the car anywhere (in some very big zones in the cities). It's exactly like https://www.car2go.com/ except their auto-mobile vehicles (hybrids and electrics) have backseat, so we can go around with kids (whereas you can't with a Smart).

I commute by bicycle to work, so we use this only on the weekends. It takes around $7 to go from our place to the center, while public transport would be $5, so it's really great for the convenience and speed.

By far it really beats owning a car in Montreal in cost and convenience. Parking space is limited and very expensive ($8 for 2 hours in city center). If you have a car you have also to keep changing parking even if you don't use it because there are very few buildings with garage and they clean the streets at least once or twice a week for the entire year. I've been car-free for over 20 years, it's a huge relief to not have to worry about taxes, maintenance, robbery, etc etc that comes with the responsibility of owning a car.

Come self-driving cars, we might have only some very few people that will keep owning their own vehicles due to some nostalgia feeling.","1409510349","2014-08-31T18:39:09Z" -"8250005","webwright","webwright",,,"8249834","18","Should've run the numbers with Car2Go.

Uber in LA costs 67 cents per minute (avg. speed in LA is 26MPH). Car2Go in LA costs 25-41 cents per minute (41 per minute with a max of $15/hr).

Unsurprisingly, one of the more expensive parts about Uber is having a human being driving the car for you. Car2Go (if you don't mind driving janky little SmartCars) trims that cost now.","1409510600","2014-08-31T18:43:20Z" -"8250021","Aloha","Aloha",,,"8249834","19","I grew up in LA - Uber is a practical car replacement option if you stay largely within your neighborhood or city.

This isn't how most people in the basin live however - many (if not most) live at least 10, but usually closer to 20-25 miles from work, and rely on the freeway to get them to work - 50+ miles a day even in an UberX is not practical from a cost basis - not when you consider the large number of people who don't go out and buy a large luxury car, but instead pick up a beater economy car from craigslist, or something that they bought new a decade or more prior.

The comparison however does work when you consider someone who commutes under 10 miles each way a day, and buys a new car every 3-5 years.","1409510899","2014-08-31T18:48:19Z" -"8250024","gameshot911","gameshot911",,,"8249834","14","The model assumes 50% of full working productivity while taking an UberX ride. I doubt many people are going to meet that over the course of all their rides, not to mention that if you're salaried you aren't losing wages by not working in the car.","1409510931","2014-08-31T18:48:51Z" -"8250036","diego","diego",,,"8249834","1","The article disregards the fact that a car has features that Uber doesn't. One is mobile storage: you can store things in your car that you often need wherever you go. This is particularly important for parents of young children. Another one is instant availability for open-ended road trips. It's not feasible to go visit a friend two hours away with the possibility of staying overnight with an Uber.

If you're going to include the cost of car ownership disadvantages such as tickets, you should also include the cost of Uber-dependency disadvantages such as the occasional need to rent a car, always loading and unloading everything you need to take with you, etc.","1409511139","2014-08-31T18:52:19Z" -"8250038","notastartup","notastartup",,,"8249834","33","

    This brings total costs to $18,115 per year ($1509 per 
-    month) if you used UberX to drive everywhere. 
-    Unfortunately, even without car payments and 
-    depreciation, fuel costs, interest, insurance, 
-    maintenance and repairs, registration and taxes, parking 
-    fees, speeding tickets and opportunity costs, Uber is 
-    still slightly more expensive for the average American 
-    who drives 13,476 miles per year. In this case, it would 
-    be cheaper to own and drive the medium-sized sedan.
","1409511185","2014-08-31T18:53:05Z" -"8250103","usaar333","usaar333",,,"8249834","2","Having done these calculations a while back, I was seriously thrown off by this claim:

> However, Americans who drive less than 9,481 miles in a year should seriously consider ditching their car, because UberX will be cheaper.

Well, maybe. I drive 5k miles a year and determined that it would be more expensive to shift to either UberX or Zipcar. Let's see what is up with the math:

> Costs of ownership

The largest error is here, where the author uses a constant number regardless of miles driven -- and then compares it to variable w/ miles UberX costs!. But maintenance, insurance, depreciation, and fuel costs are all costs that increase with miles driven.

Secondly, all these costs are taken from AAA numbers that are looking at 5 year depreciation of a new car. If you drive an older vehicle, your costs are nowhere near this high. (if they are to be believed, my cars' annual depreciation would be 80% of the value of my car!)

> Parking costs at $1300/year

First off, the claim on ABC is "average American family", not "average American" (http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/average-american-spends-1300...), so this is likely off by a factor of nearly 2. -Secondly, this is massively skewed by location. In dense locations (say SF), this can shoot into $2000+ a year, but in lower density places (say San Jose area), this may be well under $200. -Finally, workplace parking can be paid by pre-tax dollars which lowers this cost by another 30% or so.

> Opportunity costs

Where is the assumption that car driving is at 0% productivity and UberX riding is at 50% productivity coming from? (I definitely don't believe this empirically) Also note this is ignoring any opportunity cost of having to wait for an UberX to arrive. The real opportunity cost difference may be insignificant.

My own conclusion: -A single article won't allow anyone to make a determiniation. UberX may win in some cases over owning a car, but it is highly dependent on individual behavior.","1409512374","2014-08-31T19:12:54Z" -"8250116","RealGeek","RealGeek",,,"8249834","8","The cost of car ownership in this article is inflated by almost 200%. It accounts payments / depreciation + interest + registration as $5,561 yearly for a mid sized sedan.

I've leased two mid-size sedans for $200/mo and $300/mo including interest, all taxes, dmv / title / registration fees. So, I am paying $2,400 / year for one car, and $3,600 /year for another, compared to $5,561 represented in the article.","1409512680","2014-08-31T19:18:00Z" -"8250214","pacaro","pacaro",,,"8249834","25","None of this is relevant if you have a child or dog. I know that Uber are starting to make provisions for children but there's a long way to go. But try getting a 140lb dog to the vet without your own car...","1409515303","2014-08-31T20:01:43Z" -"8250215",,,,"true","8249834","23",,"1409515313","2014-08-31T20:01:53Z" -"8250402","cpprototypes","cpprototypes",,,"8249834","12","For Los Angeles, UberX, Lyft, and others have the potential to solve the "last mile" issue of public transit. Especially with newer carpool features like UberPool and Lyft Line.

LA is currently investing a lot into building more light rail infrastructure. However, regardless of how much LA invests in rail, for most commuters the rail will only get them most of the way to their workplace. Before UberX and Lyft, the only options for the last leg of the trip were bicycle (which has a lot of limits), bus (too unreliable), and taxi (too expensive).

UberX and Lyft provide an option that didn't exist before. And it's cheap and reliable enough to a be a very good option. As LA continues to build more rail, I think it has the potential to greatly change commuting in the future. Maybe it will become common for young single people to not own a car and rely on Uber/Lyft combined with rail. And then when they get married and have kids, then buying one car makes sense. The result would also greatly reduce traffic and air pollution.","1409519857","2014-08-31T21:17:37Z" -"8250406","jusben1369","jusben1369",,,"8249834","13","This is great work! Most comments here are always going to go negative on the data he collects. "This is not true! I own a 1981 VW diesel with 220,000 miles on it and the only thing I've had to fix...."

Avoiding those ratholes for a moment I want to look at the other side. The Uber economics. Uber's pricing is based on the assumption that you're not using Uber as your full time car replacement. Put another way, I'm waiting for the Uber monthly subscription that gives me up to X miles per month for Y cost. If I commit to that many miles I'm pretty sure that can drive down the cost per mile in a meaningful way....say 20 - 30% vs the current "pay as you go on demand model"

Lastly I think the first logical place to look is the 2 car family. You can shelve one and still have your own car for long family vacation trips or other immediate requirements while using Uber for that person that's got a pretty predictable 5 day a week commute etc.","1409519947","2014-08-31T21:19:07Z" -"8250559","wj","wj",,,"8249834","16","Every article about Uber, Lyft, and electric vehicles ends up with the majority of the comments saying something along the lines of, "This is stupid because it doesn't fit my situation."

For what is usually such an open-minded group of individuals it seems as if personal transportation is the topic where that open-mindedness doesn't extend.

(Though that might be true for the population as a whole--gas prices is a legitimate political issue.)","1409523203","2014-08-31T22:13:23Z" -"8250898","ilaksh","ilaksh",,,"8249834","29","Lyft is actually a little cheaper isn't it? So how does that affect the calculation?","1409528857","2014-08-31T23:47:37Z" -"8251125","contingencies","contingencies",,,"8249834","31","I lived in LA for a year and don't even have a license. I bought a road bike and cycled to and from work, though if drinking was (frequently) involved I'd throw my bike in the back of a cab. Assuming the average fare was around $60, and I used a cab five times per week, that was $300/week. I was considering buying a motorbike to evade this rising fee when our company was bought by HTC, the company reshuffled, by job disappeared, and I was suddenly placed in to a US visa expiry grace period where I had 10 days to get out of the country or face being an illegal immigrant (despite many people wanting to employ me, I had to leave and return to comply with their visa rules). I opted out (once bitten, twice shy re: visas), and was very glad that I only had to sell my road bike at a loss... rather than a car.","1409534859","2014-09-01T01:27:39Z" -"8251545","rdl","rdl",,,"8249834","17","I will probably remain a holdout for personal vehicle ownership even if the economics don't work out, but I think in my case they don't, anyway.

2006 Audi A4, paid off (worth about $12k as it sits), with 126k miles. $300/yr reg, $600/yr comprehensive/collision/liability insurance. I spent about $600 every 2 years on tires (so, $300/yr), $500-1000/yr on maintenance otherwise, and drive about 20k miles/yr. Free parking at home; $260/mo parking in SF, and $4-6 bridge tolls about 20 times a month. I get about 22mpg with premium gas, so $4.20/gal or so in California. I think my costs are around $0.40/mi. In any case, less than $0.57/mi, so it's "free" when reimbursed. Plus I actually like driving.

Being able to go from home to office in 17 minutes off-peak, or ~30 minutes 98th percentile traffic, vs. 50+ miles via transit, and not having to be around SF people for 2h/day: worth every penny.

(Also, having earthquake, colo-emergency, etc. stuff stashed in the trunk all the time, and a huge battery and generator for laptop, cell, etc.)","1409545731","2014-09-01T04:28:51Z" -"8251837","mathgladiator","mathgladiator",,,"8249834","28","This is a great start. I would love to see a calculator similar to NY times mortgage calculator.","1409556281","2014-09-01T07:24:41Z" -"8252000","chrismcb","chrismcb",,,"8249834","20","The math in this article is awful. Constant cost despite varying the miles driven. Making money out of thin air. Yes you can talk about intangibles, such as the ability to do work while not driving. You can even give that a monetary value to do comparisons. But I'm not going to make more money by working while not driving, so don't add this opportunity cost to the cost of the car. Or maybe you should add up the opportunity cost of waiting for the uber car. You also can't just ignore surge pricing. -Not everyone needs to own a car. But there are a lot of advantages, some that are hard to put a dollar figure on.","1409560421","2014-09-01T08:33:41Z" -"8252001","chrismcb","chrismcb","true",,"8249834","32","The math in this article is awful. Constant cost despite varying the miles driven. Making money out of thin air. Yes you can talk about intangibles, such as the ability to do work while not driving. You can even give that a monetary value to do comparisons. But I'm not going to make more money by working while not driving, so don't add this opportunity cost to the cost of the car. Or maybe you should add up the opportunity cost of waiting for the uber car. You also can't just ignore surge pricing. -Not everyone needs to own a car. But there are a lot of advantages, some that are hard to put a dollar figure on.","1409560423","2014-09-01T08:33:43Z" -"8252672","mstdokumaci","mstdokumaci",,,"8249834","26","25.2 miles in 25 minutes in average? it means 60.48 mph or 97.33 km/h. doesn't sound right to me. you can't have that overall average even you always travel intercity.","1409577835","2014-09-01T13:23:55Z" -"8253299","taksintik","taksintik",,,"8249834","30","Self driving car = best of both worlds","1409585275","2014-09-01T15:27:55Z" -"8253906","stevenhubertron","stevenhubertron",,,"8249834","21","The calculations also aren't factoring in resell. Sure I might buy a car for $25,000, but when I sell it I am going to get at least $10,000 back out of it so the car itself only costs $15,00.

If you combine that with buying used, better gas milages in cars and piece of mind the calculation becomes harder. Especially if your in an urban city with multiple transportation options.","1409592847","2014-09-01T17:34:07Z" -"8274725","lucberlin","lucberlin",,,"8249834","27","Who drives less than 5k miles/year? And if you do, public transportation is probably excellent?","1409934009","2014-09-05T16:20:09Z" -"8252151","cr3ative","cr3ative",,,"8251945","8","This is interesting, but it seems irresponsible to even attempt expose the endpoint at fault for this until it is fixed.","1409564440","2014-09-01T09:40:40Z" -"8252166","eknkc","eknkc",,,"8251945","0","Weird that this surfaces right after the celebrity photo leak eveyone attributes to an iCloud breach..","1409565328","2014-09-01T09:55:28Z" -"8252194","mogui","mogui",,,"8251945","11","anyone has confirmed that the leak is from icloud and thats the way they did it?","1409566000","2014-09-01T10:06:40Z" -"8252195","contingencies","contingencies",,,"8251945","13","Does anyone else prefer to entirely avoid signing up for an Apple ID?

I absolutely refuse to do so, and therefore use only software that doesn't require it. I suspect I'm not entirely alone out here on the sidelines...","1409566025","2014-09-01T10:07:05Z" -"8252203","antimagic","antimagic",,,"8251945","10","It should be noted that the attack has just been patched by Apple, so no longer works....","1409566277","2014-09-01T10:11:17Z" -"8252253","5414h","5414h",,,"8251945","12","does this mean that you can bypass the icloud activation ?","1409567383","2014-09-01T10:29:43Z" -"8252276","RyanZAG","RyanZAG",,,"8251945","5","Hopefully apple is doing more than just fixing the code flaw, and is using logs to see which emails had brute force attempted on them and locked/reset those apple ids.","1409568023","2014-09-01T10:40:23Z" -"8252296","andrewchambers","andrewchambers",,,"8251945","4","Dictionary attacks are incredibly effective. Humans have a hard time coming up with unique passwords.","1409568694","2014-09-01T10:51:34Z" -"8252298","Geee","Geee",,,"8251945","19","I don't know if this was the attack used in the hack, but it is really, really bad news for Apple. The public is not going to trust iCloud any more. I'm pretty sure Apple will drop iWallet from the keynote, or it'll end up like their maps.","1409568703","2014-09-01T10:51:43Z" -"8252398","Thesaurus","Thesaurus",,,"8251945","15","It's sad that there aren't legal requirements for security hardening. There are massive corporations which retain sensitive information that are low hanging fruit for script kiddies.","1409571755","2014-09-01T11:42:35Z" -"8252456","inglor","inglor",,,"8251945","2","He's dead Jim https://twitter.com/hackappcom/status/506383498333007872

Still, I expected better from Apple. Props for the fast patch.","1409573361","2014-09-01T12:09:21Z" -"8252572","delackner","delackner",,,"8251945","9","How is it ethical to distribute this without first disclosing to apple and waiting for a fix at least a few days?","1409575939","2014-09-01T12:52:19Z" -"8252819","josteink","josteink",,,"8251945","17","I guess some female celebrities are going to reconsider Android next time they buy a smartphone.","1409579867","2014-09-01T13:57:47Z" -"8252887","joeyspn","joeyspn",,,"8251945","18","This whole "exploit / massive celebrity pics leak" is surreal... Is this Apple's answer to Cloud to Butt Google Chrome's extension?

That's the reason why I will never trust the cloud for personal stuff (for non-critical professional stuff is ok)... I'd only be willing to test MaidSafe, after they reach a stable release...","1409580697","2014-09-01T14:11:37Z" -"8253755",,,,"true","8251945","16",,"1409590506","2014-09-01T16:55:06Z" -"8253781","Cthulhu_","Cthulhu_",,,"8251945","3","So how could people use this to, for example, access people's photo's? Doesn't the two-factor authentication kick in whenever someone logs in from an untrusted device?","1409590904","2014-09-01T17:01:44Z" -"8254521","kirk21","kirk21",,,"8251945","1","Other people getting mails from Apple saying people tried to reset your Apple ID? They tried several times just an hour ago (was not checking my mail)...","1409602752","2014-09-01T20:19:12Z" -"8254861","Dzordz42","Dzordz42",,,"8251945","7","The bomb on Apple iOS security is here. My friend bypass the iCloud activation screen lock whit the hack tool from this page http://bypassicloudactivationlock.blogspot.com/ Look it if you have this problem - you can solve it here","1409608975","2014-09-01T22:02:55Z" -"8256221","iPhoneunlockpro","iPhoneunlockpro",,,"8251945","6","I solve the problem whit bypass iCloud activation screen lock on my iPhone from Apple . Hakers hack it !!! This bypass iCloud software is available on this page : -www.bypassicloudactivationlock.net . This is a survey page , so for downloading the tool I must compleate a survey ( I download Flash player before the tool ) . Nice job hackers. Great work ...","1409643660","2014-09-02T07:41:00Z" -"8262599","surendrapratap","surendrapratap",,,"8251945","14","x@508585 surendrapratap","1409747054","2014-09-03T12:24:14Z" -"8253565","golemotron","golemotron",,,"8253149","0","I'm amazed that so many non-tech people hold out hopes for 100% security. They are shocked when these sorts of things happen and think that software people are incompetent.

Yes, there are some things that are reek of incompetence, but it doesn't take much work to find out how many homes in your neighborhood have been burglarized in the past year despite thousands of years of experience building houses and developing locks - more than most people realize.

Why are people's expectations different for tech?","1409588171","2014-09-01T16:16:11Z" -"8253662","dang","dang",,,"8253149","1","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8251945","1409589421","2014-09-01T16:37:01Z" -"8262969","valarauca1","valarauca1",,,"8262953","0","There was a very good talk at defcon21 (I believe) about Apple Security. It wasn't super in-depth, it basically covered fire-walling.

Basically by default OSX ships with its firewall completely off. Turning on your firewall, blocks most ports except the few that are by default for standard black box mac services. If you turn on enhanced stealth mode firewall, you block pings. Not the entire IMCP protocol, just pings. And nothing else. So you can sync PRNG.

Also there is issues in bonjour's UDP handling which let you consume all CPU resources (pin the processor at 100% remotely, no permissions just UDP spam). Remotely, also bonjour can't be disabled or blocked by the GUI firewall.

:.:.:

A lot of people look at OSX and say, "Hey its a unix, I'm safe." And they aren't. No Unix is safe by default, even OpenBSD requires you watch what your doing.","1409752431","2014-09-03T13:53:51Z" -"8263306","hell-banned1","hell-banned1",,,"8262953","2","APPLE may be good at design, but its technology sukx. Which hacker in his right mind will prefer APPLE to Google, Facebook or a startup?","1409756534","2014-09-03T15:02:14Z" -"8263337","ksk","ksk",,,"8262953","3","I understand OSX is the topic of the article. However, I don't think Linux fares any better. Should we really be happy that we're able to 'root' our phones?","1409756869","2014-09-03T15:07:49Z" -"8264505","pathikrit","pathikrit",,,"8262953","1","Windows is like living in the ghetto with bolted doors and windows. OSX is like living in the country side with doors open. Both are not that safe in somewhat different ways.","1409769041","2014-09-03T18:30:41Z" -"8276524","johansch","johansch",,,"8276470","2","I guess this is a sign of Apple moving more into fashion.","1409954034","2014-09-05T21:53:54Z" -"8276619","dewitt","dewitt",,,"8276470","3","If I were running Apple, I'd be more worried about becoming great at online services (cloud, auth, security, identity) rather than doubling down on their expertise in fashion and user interface.

This is probably just some poorly timed high-profile acquisitions (Beats) and hires (Dre, Iovine, Ahrendts, Newson), though. I'm sure this occurs to them as well...","1409955759","2014-09-05T22:22:39Z" -"8276650","state","state",,,"8276470","0","It's really difficult for me to see Newson's work as anything but very, very anachronistic. His formal language seems to me to be hopelessly trapped in the 90s.

That being said, his range is impressive. He's capable of working in many different scales and materials. Beside the fact that he's a friend of Ive's, this seems like the best argument for him being a good fit at Apple.","1409956305","2014-09-05T22:31:45Z" -"8276899","Bud","Bud",,,"8276470","1","Slideshow of some of Newson's designs:

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/09/marc-newson-design...

Newson's timepiece designs, from his own website:

http://www.marc-newson.com/ProjectCategorys.aspx?GroupSelect...","1409960981","2014-09-05T23:49:41Z" -"8283886","morkfromork","morkfromork",,,"8283044","0","It's only for iOS 8.","1410165769","2014-09-08T08:42:49Z" -"8286405","taylodl","taylodl",,,"8285975","0","Finally a post not all gushing about hardware, which the author points out has been commoditized and the supposed iPhone 6 released tomorrow won't have the best of anything in the hardware department. But it may be the best mobile payment platform there is and upturn the entire commerce industry. Time will tell, of course, meanwhile I enjoy reading viewpoints that aren't all gadget focused.","1410201442","2014-09-08T18:37:22Z" -"8290187","melissavarela","melissavarela",,,"8290167","2","I am, but I need Safari!!!!! :(","1410271903","2014-09-09T14:11:43Z" -"8290190","andgiordano","andgiordano",,,"8290167","1","It is gonna be a long day... Cannot wait!","1410271970","2014-09-09T14:12:50Z" -"8290319","s4sharpie","s4sharpie",,,"8290167","0","qualification: I am not an Apple Fanperson

What is utterly amazing is the Apple marketing engine. They have created (again) an amazing amount of buzz without any traditional marketing (if anything eschewing traditional channels). Probably so many lessons to be learnt here, but the one I think is most key is how they are completely turning release marketing on it's head. Traditional marketing would have leaks, pre-release interviews, teasers, celebrities getting access to a pre-release version. They do the opposite - nothing. In an insatiable world demanding instant news and updates, conventional wisdom suggests this should not work ... but it does, spectacularly so.","1410273382","2014-09-09T14:36:22Z" -"8291737","Alupis","Alupis",,,"8291722","0","what do you know... it looks exactly like all the other smart watches.","1410286877","2014-09-09T18:21:17Z" -"8292646","alfredxing","alfredxing",,,"8292606","0","The Verge has just published a story on this as well: http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/9/4715274/ipod-classic-discon...","1410293420","2014-09-09T20:10:20Z" -"8295590","abritishguy","abritishguy",,,"8293988","0","The comments are far more insightful - that guy doesn't have a clue what he is talking about.","1410339329","2014-09-10T08:55:29Z" -"8294309","arh68","arh68",,,"8294279","0","Well that's kinda crap. Didn't it have the largest capacity? The HDDs came bigger than 128GB. Whoa, we're down to 64GB now?! [1] That's the maximum? We had 160GB iPods in 2006. This is the future? The 201x's kinda suck as far as media players go.

[1] http://www.apple.com/ipod-touch/specs.html","1410310499","2014-09-10T00:54:59Z" -"8294727","rhytha","rhytha",,,"8294561","0","if the watch is being redefined as a medical/health device its in the right direction, but using it for other features like navigation or picking up a call, there is very little value in those.

In case the device moves more towards health app domain with many health apps developed for it, then only health conscious buyers will be the market.","1410318802","2014-09-10T03:13:22Z" -"8306022","eastbayjake","eastbayjake",,,"8295749","0","There was a great blog post diving into the JSON/caching issues specifically: http://perf.fail/post/97144331419/learning-from-apples-lives...

To clarify, clients were polling every 10 seconds for an _entire_ JSON file containing all the tweets at the bottom, instead of just requesting new tweets in the last 10 seconds and appending them. They also set a 10 second TTL on images, which seems... odd. They should be static.","1410481875","2014-09-12T00:31:15Z" -"8305875","hashtag","hashtag",,,"8299283","0","I would actually prefer no physical wallet if it were possible. The idea that your driver license, credit cards, debit (figuring out how to make this work with ATMs too, and any other physical card all digital and works is in fact the holy grail.

If like Passbook, I could store my cards and select which one digitally and easily transact everywhere the way Stabucks does it or how the Apple Pay demo during the keynote does it, that would be amazing. I would prefer just having to carry my phone and nothing else (replace my keys while we're at it).

The problem is no matter how awesome this is, it won't happen unless this universal system is in place everywhere. Currently not every store or merchant accepts such a way to pay or identify yourself (in the case of IDs or even other type of cards). And much like how there are still places that are cash only, the adoption for this is likely going to take a long time, if ever, to truly remove the feeling that I can finally not carry a wallet at all.

It is a problem (in the first world sense)in my opinion contrary to the article, just one that lacks a universal solution due to it not being widely adopted yet.","1410479085","2014-09-11T23:44:45Z" -"8306444","walterbell","walterbell",,,"8306247","0","Separate screencast video needed for every device form factor. Physical device required to record video. Is screen recording possible in the simulator?","1410491851","2014-09-12T03:17:31Z" -"8308953","Someone1234","Someone1234",,,"8308839","0","Unsurprising, people have been wanting a larger iPhone for quite a while (and many "die hard" Apple fans actually moved away because they couldn't get one).

However that being said, take all "sell out" news (from anyone) with a huge grain of salt. It isn't unheard of to limit units to almost assure they run out, which increases hype and perceived scarcity. Need actual units sold to get an idea of how well it is doing (e.g. huge difference if AT&T had 3,000 units to sell and "sold out" or 1 million).","1410539798","2014-09-12T16:36:38Z" -"8310046","theoutlander","theoutlander",,,"8309844","0","I thought that the watch made sense for my wife (since she's with the kids most of the time), but somehow she's not interested in it.","1410551156","2014-09-12T19:45:56Z" -"8320293","loumf","loumf",,,"8319748","1","I am not an accountant -- but you should talk to one if this is for a lot of money (or learn to put together the cashflow/depreciation schedule yourself)

Leasing is generally more expensive overall, but offers near-term tax deductions that match cash outlays (instead of depreciation). It might be shorter term better for cash-flow.

If you don't make any revenue, deductions are meaningless.","1410803934","2014-09-15T17:58:54Z" -"8322953",,,,"true","8319748","0",,"1410840012","2014-09-16T04:00:12Z" -"8323807","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"8323461","0","The only reason I'd like to see it "succeed" is that whole tokenization thing that keeps all credit card data private. That's a huge advantage over anything else in my opinion, and if it succeeds, others like Google will have to replicate it.

I know Google wallet creates a virtual credit number, but that remains "permanent", so in terms of tracking, it's not that much different than using the real credit number. It protects you against theft, but not tracking.

Now that I know this kind of tokenization is possible (and more importantly acceptable by the financial industry) even if I'm not going to be in the Apple ecosystem, I'm not going to use anything else that doesn't use the same method.","1410863499","2014-09-16T10:31:39Z" -"8324155","Shofo","Shofo",,,"8324022","0","This was such a poor move by U2. The amount of negative press they have gotten from this fiasco is hilarious. Ironically, they also have made themselves totally inaccessible to anyone who is tech conscious by trying to be extremely accessible. Nobody wants there phone storage, or even just their account being hijacked or forced to do something without their consent.","1410871322","2014-09-16T12:42:02Z" -"8332157","justntime","justntime",,,"8330629","0","Another great win for Stripe. They have been able to enable developers and small teams to build great solutions and great to see Apple took notice.","1410985240","2014-09-17T20:20:40Z" -"8346353","justintocci","justintocci",,,"8344650","0"," You can see more on this link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152720188975747&se... -Whole story: http://appricot.com/post/69685530021/we-built-it-everybody-l...","1411276867","2014-09-21T05:21:07Z" -"8351746","joshfraser","joshfraser",,,"8351369","3","Keep in mind a 4 digit passcode can by cracked in a matter of minutes by a normal powered laptop.","1411410162","2014-09-22T18:22:42Z" -"8351783","ctdonath","ctdonath",,,"8351369","0","I'll offer my "rag doll testimony" IANAL axiom: re the 5th Amendment (right against compelled self-incrimination) the court can only "compel" your "testimony" insofar as they can manipulate your limp uncooperative body for fingerprints, hair samples, and other non-invasive observations. Anything inside your body, including blood & ideas, is yours to retain as you see fit.

Not perfect, but seems generally sensible. Have at it.","1411410553","2014-09-22T18:29:13Z" -"8351834","evo_9","evo_9",,,"8351369","2","Hey Apple/Google - add a new feature that allows me to set a second 'wipe phone code'.","1411411083","2014-09-22T18:38:03Z" -"8351872","grecy","grecy",,,"8351369","6","> Politely asking that you unlock it yourself, and letting you rot in a cell until you do.

Does anyone know the details of the second part of that sentence? Surely you wouldn't be in jail indefinitely until you give the password...","1411411610","2014-09-22T18:46:50Z" -"8351916","a_c_s","a_c_s",,,"8351369","1","Drawing a legal distinction between a password to unlock and a fingerprint to unlock is absurd.

Legally, the method of restricting access (physical key, combination safe, fingerprint, password) should have no bearing on whether somebody can be compelled to provide access. A smartphone filled with documents should be legally equivalent to a locked filing cabinet. Either both should be compellable or neither.","1411412003","2014-09-22T18:53:23Z" -"8352307","anthonye","anthonye",,,"8351369","5","Wow, having a hard time realizing that the fifth amendment doesn't apply as much as I think it should...","1411416173","2014-09-22T20:02:53Z" -"8352413","snake_plissken","snake_plissken",,,"8351369","4","Not related to smart phones, but with some something like GDBE where you can set it up so that two keys are needed (one of which is stored locally, the other provided by the user) to encrypt/decrypt, and the local key was deleted, what could the court do? The evidence isn't necessarily destroyed, it just cannot be decrypted.","1411417597","2014-09-22T20:26:37Z" -"8352291","eddieroger","eddieroger",,,"8352209","1","> Instead of Beats Music, the Apple Watch features an unannounced music app with a blue play button (top right in the photo below) that instantly starting playing songs when tapped during a demo.

That's the current-day Remote (for AppleTV) icon in a circle instead of a rounded rect. iTunes' logo is right there in the middle. This lack of research makes me question the rest of the article, honestly. All of the post-Keynote demoes were said to be non-working, so for the touch demoes, it could have just started playing music for the sake of it, regardless of which icon was tapped.","1411415987","2014-09-22T19:59:47Z" -"8352317","LeoPanthera","LeoPanthera",,,"8352209","9","Tim was enthusiastic about Beat's curated playlists in a recent interview, so if they do kill off the Beats brand, it will probably be so they can move the curated music stuff into iTunes Radio, which is ad-free with an iTunes Match subscription.

I can see iTunes Match morphing into a kind of Amazon Prime like offering, where a bunch of premium services are all rolled together.","1411416274","2014-09-22T20:04:34Z" -"8352319",,,,"true","8352209","20",,"1411416292","2014-09-22T20:04:52Z" -"8352342","mark_l_watson","mark_l_watson",,,"8352209","16","It makes sense to keep the brand unified.

BTW, I just renewed iTune's premium $25/year service after not having it for a while. I wonder if more streamed content will be included with that.","1411416679","2014-09-22T20:11:19Z" -"8352346","orik","orik",,,"8352209","17","I heard an advertisement for Beats Music on the radio last night and was wondering why Apple hasn't rolled it into iTunes yet.","1411416714","2014-09-22T20:11:54Z" -"8352358","roberte","roberte",,,"8352209","23","Beats is a great brand, they should retire iTunes instead.","1411416840","2014-09-22T20:14:00Z" -"8352361","IBM","IBM",,,"8352209","19","I suspect iTunes will be next on apps that get burned down and rewritten (after Photos).","1411416865","2014-09-22T20:14:25Z" -"8352374","anonmusicguy","anonmusicguy",,,"8352209","4","Anon music guy here.

Apple will rename Beats to something else (tbd) -- it will become Apple's streaming service.

Apple bought Beats for the streaming music service -- to compete with Spotify, which is quickly gaining market share.","1411417030","2014-09-22T20:17:10Z" -"8352381","ssharp","ssharp",,,"8352209","3","I was with Apple in the mid-2000's, when Jobs was insisting that people wanted to "own" their music. This was when services like Rhapsody where the "big" players in online music. I would occasionally join Rhapsody and enjoy it, but it's mobile capabilities at the time were bad and devices like the iPod were entirely offline. It made more sense to me to own my music files then.

By the time Spotify came to the U.S., my iPod was long retired in favor of a smartphone, and I could get enough data on my plan to make mobile streaming a very reasonable option. I haven't bought a track on iTunes in almost three years now and give Spotify my money instead.

I'm really curious about how Apple is going to address the on-demand streaming stuff. It seemed like Beats Music was going to be their entry in, but that's now being shelved. Apple tends to think big and music has been a huge part of their brand for 10+ years now, so I'm interested to see what they have planned for early next year. It better be good!","1411417097","2014-09-22T20:18:17Z" -"8352392","jcavin","jcavin",,,"8352209","12","I am curious if they plan to incorporate streaming into the itunes. With spotify blowing up it would be great to offer the best of both worlds, which would be streaming and owning mp3.

If they plan on just shutting the whole thing down, I think it is a big mistake. Streaming music has entered people's lives in a big way and will only become more widely used.","1411417252","2014-09-22T20:20:52Z" -"8352444","LeicaLatte","LeicaLatte",,,"8352209","22","Of course they are going to relaunch it. With U2 this time - http://fdrmx.com/u2-and-apple-reveal-next-surprise/","1411417896","2014-09-22T20:31:36Z" -"8352445","sigmar","sigmar",,,"8352209","18","I guess putting the suggestion algorithm into iTunes will mean that android users will miss out","1411417899","2014-09-22T20:31:39Z" -"8352461","codva","codva",,,"8352209","11","Count me among the apparent minority that still wants to own my music. I only own about 400 albums and way too many of those get ignored for months, if not a year+, at a time. Streaming just gives me even more choices that I don't really need.","1411418071","2014-09-22T20:34:31Z" -"8352470","phusion","phusion",,,"8352209","24","I'm sure both of the beats music users will be in tears.

At any rate, no one is surprised that apple is taking a big 'ol BM on Beats Music :)","1411418130","2014-09-22T20:35:30Z" -"8352486","wiremine","wiremine",,,"8352209","6","http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/554222/20140530/apple-beats-d...

"Apple's $3 Billion 'Beats' Deal Breakdown; $2.5 Billion for 'Beats Electronics' and $500 Million for 'Beats Music'"

Sounds like they're killing two birds with one stone:

1. Closing down a brand that completed with iTunes/iTunes Radio, likely to merge streaming directly into the iTunes player. This makes sense, given how un-Apple the current Beats UX is. [1]

2. Re-position the Beats brand back to Beats Headphones. This is the money maker anyways.

None of this feels surprising, does it?

[1] "I'm at a party & feel like BBQing with my BFF to Dance-Pop" does not feel very Apple-esque to me personally. http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-BE268_012214_G_...","1411418229","2014-09-22T20:37:09Z" -"8352506","drzaiusapelord","drzaiusapelord",,,"8352209","10","I don't have much to add, but this weekend I was buying headphones at Microcenter. My wife wanted a pair of noise cancelling headphones for flying and I want bluetooth headphones for easier dog walking (leash + headphone cables = ouch).

The Beats headphones were all locked up and, holy hell, the pricetags on them were ridiculous. $299 and up? I ended up getting a pair of $35 BT headphones and a pair $99 Creative noise-cancelling headphones.

I can certainly see how Apple is drawn to that brand. What's it cost to make even a premium set of headphones? Maybe a tiny fraction of $299? Apple probably got sick of seeing Beats eat up the high-end for what, I imagine, is used mostly on iOS devices. Beats Music might just be an free extra and ultimately a casualty here. Cheap earbuds that come with your iOS device or Beats at the Apple store make sense for the conspicuous consumer. The profit margins must be impressive.","1411418391","2014-09-22T20:39:51Z" -"8352525","PolandKid","PolandKid",,,"8352209","14","They did the same thing after acquiring LaLa (A great cloud music site they shuttered in 2010)","1411418589","2014-09-22T20:43:09Z" -"8352552","fabrika","fabrika",,,"8352209","15","I was hoping they will rebrand iTunes into Beats, iTunes feels really tired as a brand. Beats is fresh. But I guess I was wrong, let's see what they will come up with. All new iTunes with curated playlists would also be great.","1411418874","2014-09-22T20:47:54Z" -"8352581","austenallred","austenallred",,,"8352209","2","I haven't opened iTunes in years other than to update software, and I would imagine most people are in the same boat.

I used to take every penny I earned and dump it into the iTunes store. Now I just pay $10/month to Spotify now and listen to whatever I want.

There used to be services like Napster 2.0 and Rhapsody that competed with the iTunes store, but they didn't work well on iPods, and their selection of music wasn't that great. Things are different now: Spotify is in a completely different league. Perhaps Rdio is in the same boat - I've heard great things, but I've never used it personally.

At the end of the day, unless Apple has a music solution that's somehow cheaper/better than Spotify (which is possible, considering how it could be integrated end-to-end with the iPhone itself), I'm done using Apple music products.","1411419153","2014-09-22T20:52:33Z" -"8352592","fastest963","fastest963",,,"8352209","5","Apparently this is "not true". -Source: http://recode.net/2014/09/22/apples-beats-music-brand-may-go...","1411419365","2014-09-22T20:56:05Z" -"8352595","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"8352209","8","If this dies and doesn't just get rebranded I will be incredibly pissed off. Beats is the only music service that has got it right. All the radio services suck. Most playlists on Spotify suck. But when I open Beats I get a page full of great album recommendations and wonderful human-curated playlists.

Honestly I'll be surprised if it just disappears. In interviews Apple exec's have been very effusive about Beats curation and how good the service is. As much as I hope it doesn't die I also hope they don't just through it into iTunes. The other thing Beats got right was the UI.","1411419377","2014-09-22T20:56:17Z" -"8352620","jonnathanson","jonnathanson",,,"8352209","7","Apple still makes a lot of money selling tracks on the iTunes store. My guess would be that it's going to roll out a streaming service, but on its own terms. This probably means renegotiating a lot of the music rights previously negotiated by Beats, and starting with a clean slate. Apple probably figures it can get better terms from the labels than Beats did.

Part of me thinks that the only reason a la carte purchasing still exists is because there is no way to get everything from one streaming service. To use a TV example: I can't get most HBO shows on Netflix; ergo, I use Netflix and HBO Go. Same thing with Showtime, so I use Showtime's app as well. And some things I can't get anywhere through a streaming service, so I buy them. I'm not buying a la carte because I feel the need to "own" things. I'm buying a la carte because the fragmented streaming landscape has significant gaps in its coverage. What I'm really doing, when I buy, is covering those gaps and/or hedging against the risk that something I love might go away on my streaming services.

My wild hunch is that Apple realizes as much, and it's moving to get as much content as possible under new license before it reveals its streaming service. It knows that a streaming service, in 2014 or 2015, needs to be as selection-complete as humanly possible. And anything not on its streaming service needs to be for sale on iTunes. It's very hard to thread that needle when you're working with legacy licenses under two different entities, presumably applicable only to those individual services.","1411419720","2014-09-22T21:02:00Z" -"8352621","jwcooper","jwcooper",,,"8352209","0","This has been refuted by an Apple Spokesperson according to Recode [1]:

Tom Neumayr, Apple’s PR rep, says the TechCrunch story is “not true” but wouldn’t go beyond that.

[1] http://recode.net/2014/09/22/apples-beats-music-brand-may-go...","1411419750","2014-09-22T21:02:30Z" -"8352625","rahilsondhi","rahilsondhi",,,"8352209","21","If you're interested in building in this space, let's talk :)","1411419766","2014-09-22T21:02:46Z" -"8352765","pptr1","pptr1",,,"8352209","13","This is a pretty expected move on Apple's part. There typical MO is to assimilate the company entirely.

The only reason Beats headphone is still around, is because it is generating revenue and will offset the cost of the acquisition. As soon as they are ready to start producing new headphones in production, you will see Beats headphones shut down quietly.","1411421370","2014-09-22T21:29:30Z" -"8355371","ianamartin","ianamartin",,,"8355309","0","So the author argues that this is not the greenest building on the planet by . . . saying absolutely nothing at all about the green-ness of the building itself. Gotcha.","1411481266","2014-09-23T14:07:46Z" -"8355509","melling","melling",,,"8355309","1","Big complaint is that anything in the suburbs requires cars to get to work. Several thousand people commuting by car is not green.

Maybe someone can commence Apple to build a maglev up the peninsula to San Francisco? :-)","1411482850","2014-09-23T14:34:10Z" -"8355645","gambiting","gambiting",,,"8355309","2","I....what? The building is not green because people use energy to commute to that building?","1411484286","2014-09-23T14:58:06Z" -"8361387","serve_yay","serve_yay",,,"8361118","18","Oh brother.","1411566721","2014-09-24T13:52:01Z" -"8361388","joezydeco","joezydeco",,,"8361118","8","I really want Apple to issue a statement along the lines of "You asked for a thinner lighter phone, you got it. Now stop being an idiot and sitting on it and we'll all be fine."

This is all just incredibly stupid. The fact it bends and continues to function should be newsworthy, not the other way around.","1411566766","2014-09-24T13:52:46Z" -"8361431","51Cards","51Cards",,,"8361118","10","I suspect this could also be related to iPhone users having had a fairly small phone to date. Slipping the iPhone into a pocket till now has been an easy practice, so I assume the same is being done out of habit with the new larger models. The new form factor (larger AND thinner) can't stand up to the stresses.","1411567175","2014-09-24T13:59:35Z" -"8361447","jader201","jader201",,,"8361118","2","I've owned every generation of iPhone since the 3GS, and definitely think this is being blown out of proportion. I have a 6 (4.7"), and don't have (and doint think I ever will have) any issues with this.

However, I will say that the Galaxy Note bend video [1] in (response to the iPhone 6 Plus bend test [2]) was impressive, and shows that while metal material is more stylish, plastic seems to be much more durable. Of course, I know these are far from scientific tests, but it still seems to show some sense of durability between the two.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwM4ypi3at0

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znK652H6yQM","1411567319","2014-09-24T14:01:59Z" -"8361449","squid_ca","squid_ca",,,"8361118","16","Has this been a problem with other, non-Apple phones of a similar form factor? If so, this is a design issue. If not, this is an Apple design issue.","1411567332","2014-09-24T14:02:12Z" -"8361466","jrochkind1","jrochkind1",,,"8361118","0","> "Even the most recent smartphones are not designed to be put in pockets where they are going to be under the most chassis strain. And this just illustrates the fact that the public's desire for manufacturers to strive for ever thinner and lighter devices means that we are getting ever more fragile devices.

> "Just casually sticking a £700 smartphone in your pocket is an increasingly reckless thing to do."

Wait, this guy really thinks that users should be expected to know that it's reckless to keep their _phone_ in their pocket, and that they weren't designed for this?

That seems not right. I am confident that most people, unless educated otherwise, will assume that phones are designed to go in pockets. If manufacturers really aren't designing phones to go in pockets, they are going to have to educate users on this. The pocket has been the place non-purse-carrying people have kept their phone since the first mobile phone that was small enough to fit in a pocket.","1411567521","2014-09-24T14:05:21Z" -"8361474","rayiner","rayiner",,,"8361118","4","They said the same thing about the iPhone 5 (http://www.cultofmac.com/248603/iphone-5ses-are-bending-in-p... Xperia Z1 (http://www.phonearena.com/news/Xperia-Z1-frame-bending-for-n... Nexus 5 (http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-5/387390-nexus...), and I'm sure many others.","1411567566","2014-09-24T14:06:06Z" -"8361485","adriand","adriand",,,"8361118","1","I love Apple (I've got an iPhone 5, an iPad 3, a Macbook and an iMac) but it always dismays me how Apple fans often respond to any issue with an Apple product with "it's your fault".

A guy on MacRumors posted up about his experience with a bent phone and received some supportive comments, but also gems like, "It's aluminum, it's a noticeably longer device and as such it is likely to be bent more easily than previous iPhones. You should expect that it would be easier to bend and act accordingly."

How is this reasonable? We should know better than to put the phone in our pockets?

I sincerely hope Apple does the right thing here and takes responsibility if in fact this turns out to be a legitimate and widespread problem.","1411567669","2014-09-24T14:07:49Z" -"8361488","27182818284","27182818284",,,"8361118","15","I played with the 6+ for the first time last night, and it surprises me people even sit down with it. It seems like like it would be immediately awkward from its size.","1411567691","2014-09-24T14:08:11Z" -"8361509","blisterpeanuts","blisterpeanuts",,,"8361118","7","A few ideas about this problem:

1. Consumer behavior factors

- Get a case. These devices will break if dropped, and when you are carrying it in your hand many times a day, it is highly likely to be dropped. It's a matter of "when", not "if".

- Don't carry the device in pants pockets. Carry it in a shirt pocket, or in a bag or satchel or hang it on your belt. Solved.

2. Manufacturing and marketing factors

- Distribute 5,000 beta devices and really field test them. Manufacturers, especially Apple, hate to do this because it reveals the secret design in advance of the dramatic release event. But field testing the devices makes more sense given their complexity and unknown uses and conditions to which they will be subjected.

- Make the devices thicker and sturdier. Many of us would not complain about an extra millimeter or two of thickness, especially if it means a bigger battery and some nice-to-haves such as a memory card slot. Thinness is costly, too. Make it an indestructible brick, charge less, and millions will continue to buy the devices.

- An alternative view: yield to bendiness! Make the displays bendy, make the cases flexible, and accept that customers want to abuse their phones by sitting on them in tight jeans.","1411567910","2014-09-24T14:11:50Z" -"8361517","paromi","paromi",,,"8361118","9","I have one of the slimmest android devices huawei p6 (6.2 mm vs 7.1 mm for iphone 6 plus) for a year and a half and im not having any issues with it bending or giving the feeling that its fragile.

http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_p6-5467.php","1411567951","2014-09-24T14:12:31Z" -"8361535","zzenon","zzenon",,,"8361118","17","perfect opportunity for Apple to introduce iPants.

Joke aside, this is something that Apple needs to quickly address without putting customers at fault. You cannot just tell the customers not to put their phones in their pocket.","1411568088","2014-09-24T14:14:48Z" -"8361541","cpwright","cpwright",,,"8361118","3","So at least for me, if I can't stick a phone in my pocket it is useless. If I can't carry my phone with me everywhere, I might as well not have it. I can understand not sitting on it, but not putting it in my front pocket seems incredibly limiting, because that is pretty much the only place I would have to put it when out and about.

I expect most people will have a case for the phone. I personally have a 5 right now and have it in a BookBook wallet/case, which is not really very rigid. I'll want something similar when it comes time to upgrade to a 6, but if I can't actually stick it in my pocket I'll need to find an alternative. Or maybe pay for a battery replacement on the 5.","1411568152","2014-09-24T14:15:52Z" -"8361585","joshdance","joshdance",,,"8361118","13","We have seen this before. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/260526?tstart=0 Put a think computer in your pocket, bend, and it will bend. Get a case or protect it. I have had an iPhone since the 3, never used a case, only broken one iPhone by being extra careful.","1411568500","2014-09-24T14:21:40Z" -"8361612","TheIronYuppie","TheIronYuppie",,,"8361118","6","I wonder to what extent this (and the antenna issue before it) are a result of Apple being so secretive. Because they don't take prototypes out for real world testing, or encase them in bulky facades if they do, they don't understand how real people are going to use it.

Still think it's stupid - just because this behavior didn't result in a bent iPhone before doesn't mean it was good.","1411568729","2014-09-24T14:25:29Z" -"8361626","IgorPartola","IgorPartola",,,"8361118","12","So I thought that http://imgur.com/gallery/FSXJp was a joke. Turns out, nope, it's a real problem. I wonder if Apple did have to fix it, how they'd go about it. I assume reenforcing the body of the phone externally is not really feasible, but manufacturing better bodies and swapping them out en masse would be very expensive and take a long time, no?","1411568858","2014-09-24T14:27:38Z" -"8361649","Tyrannosaurs","Tyrannosaurs",,,"8361118","5","We need to know the proportion of people this is happening to to understand whether this is a thing or not.

Apple supposedly sold 10 million phones on the weekend of release, more since. Apparently more of those are 6s than 6 Pluses but we don't know the exact numbers or breakdown right now. Similarly we know a few people have had problems but it doesn't seem clear whether it's a few, a few tens, a few hundred or many thousands.

Ultimately this may be bad design ignoring real world valid use cases, it may be dumbness on the part of a small number of vocal users, but without knowing what sort of numbers are seeing the problem and what that is as a proportion of sales it's almost impossible to say.

Right now all we can really say is some iPhone 6s and 6 Pluses have bent and based on that it's no wonder Apple haven't said anything.

Not a great story but probably all that we really know right now.","1411569138","2014-09-24T14:32:18Z" -"8362466","jojofanboy","jojofanboy",,,"8361118","11","There is a lot of fanboys out there still defending Apple with ridiculous arguments. -Being a consumer, for me, this is unacceptable. Paying 800 to 900€ for a phone that has the quality of a sub 100€ phone is simply taunting the actual Apple costumers.

Mark my words. This will be the major flop remembered in the future for the start of the downfall of this brand.

This will make history.

The excessively low production costs with these devices made in China with low quality standards and low QA at an excessively price range for the end consumer. The profit margin in this phone has to be huge and will serve as an example in the future in how a major international manufacturing fiasco is made of. -This is truly amazing.","1411577039","2014-09-24T16:43:59Z" -"8362561","steanne","steanne",,,"8361118","14","apple has specifically advertised the iphone as fitting in a pocket.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxtyxCAxGNE","1411577745","2014-09-24T16:55:45Z" -"8364685",,,,"true","8364162","0",,"1411600432","2014-09-24T23:13:52Z" -"8381850","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"8381605","0","I don't think it's a glum sign. They're still selling for a significant margin over what retail prices will be. And if you, as a prospective buyer, only need to wait a couple more weeks to get your hands on one[1], why would you pay double retail price?

[1] http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/09/27/apple-expected-to-...","1411971253","2014-09-29T06:14:13Z" -"8381863","xbmcuser","xbmcuser",,,"8381605","1"," So far Apple has been able to stay out of the race to the bottom when it comes to prices of its devices. And it did not look that the price of its devices was going to slow its sales much. - I have always believed the 2 year contract system with small upfront cost has helped Apple move devices a lot in the US. And without 2 year contracts it would not dominate as much as it does.","1411971508","2014-09-29T06:18:28Z" -"8381865","omegaworks","omegaworks",,,"8381605","4",">he hoped a new crackdown on smuggling by customs officers would help push their price back up.

Black market economics. Restrict the flow of desired product only serves to enrich those with access to the distribution channels.","1411971533","2014-09-29T06:18:53Z" -"8381896","skc","skc",,,"8381605","9","The authors of this piece are very brave. In a few weeks Gruber will be calling them jackasses in his claim chowder post.","1411972766","2014-09-29T06:39:26Z" -"8381944","SG-","SG-",,,"8381605","5","I was under the impression that early iPhone models weren't even available in China officially and recent models have been delayed for quite a while before officially being available.

It seems this time it will simply be a few weeks as the article indicates, could it be that demand is lower for grey market iPhones 6s because of the imminent release this time around?","1411974805","2014-09-29T07:13:25Z" -"8381945","melling","melling",,,"8381605","3","The iPhone is in the final stages of approval in China. Is it really worth paying a premium for at this point?

http://bgr.com/2014/09/26/iphone-6-iphone-6-plus-china-avail...","1411974923","2014-09-29T07:15:23Z" -"8381985","r00fus","r00fus",,,"8381605","6","The lack of brisk smuggler sales likely indicates confidence that Apple has passed it's hurdles in China to sell the iPhone6/+.","1411976353","2014-09-29T07:39:13Z" -"8382079","contingencies","contingencies",,,"8381605","8","My wife and I were in the market for a phone and wandered around a large phone market in a second tier city two weeks ago. We considered the top end Samsung and Apples, but eventually bought a Xiaomi for under 900RMB ($145). It has a decent camera, a fast processor, dual SIMs. I would have preferred a FirefoxOS device but there's none available here yet.","1411979602","2014-09-29T08:33:22Z" -"8382127","praseodym","praseodym",,,"8381605","7","The iPhone boxes marked as "i 6" in the mid-article photo look like they actually contain iPhone 5S models.","1411981287","2014-09-29T09:01:27Z" -"8382182","nicholassmith","nicholassmith",,,"8381605","2","Or it's a sign that the market was saturated at too high a price, or a sign that people are waiting for the official release so they don't have the risk of not having warranty. If it's a glum sign for Apple that China has lost interest and that they still sold 10+m devices, I'm sure they won't be too upset.","1411983473","2014-09-29T09:37:53Z" -"8382438","saurik","saurik",,,"8382224","0","I wish the title of this post on Hacker News could be the context-providing "Uber allegedly revealed well-known rider's location without consent for promotional purposes".","1411990409","2014-09-29T11:33:29Z" -"8382477","kapnobatairza","kapnobatairza",,,"8382224","6","You can probably trust Uber just about as much as you can trust the TLC. The only real difference is that Uber has a bit more real--time data they can mine. Even if you only pay for your cabs in cash, your privacy can be compromised by pick up/drop off point meta data (http://research.neustar.biz/2014/09/15/riding-with-the-stars...).

Then what about all the other plethora of apps and OS features that do background location tracking. Can we trust them?

I think this problem really goes beyond Uber and touches on something fundamental about how we can maintain privacy when everyday technology asks for so much more personal information to operate.....

Maybe we need more robust data privacy laws. Maybe we need better technology that allows for identity obfuscation or anonymity. Maybe we need to mature as a society so transparency is less likely to lead to harassment, violence or discrimination. Maybe it is a combination of all of the above.

I just don't think you should leave it up to Uber.","1411991537","2014-09-29T11:52:17Z" -"8382485","lemcoe9","lemcoe9",,,"8382224","12","However, for the vast majority of users, who cares? The service is useful at a usually-fair price. If it works, use it.","1411991885","2014-09-29T11:58:05Z" -"8382656","DodgyEggplant","DodgyEggplant",,,"8382224","2","The question is even bigger: should we trust startups that claim "no evil" when they are small, and quickly forget it when they grow? -Here is another example: http://blog.garrytan.com/infanticide-how-anti-competitive-la...","1411994933","2014-09-29T12:48:53Z" -"8382787","jnaglick","jnaglick",,,"8382224","1","My fairly worthless opinions as an NYC Startup Programmer:

1) 'Disruption' is just a code-word for skimming margins in legal grey areas

2) The founder of Uber's twitter avatar used to be the cover of "Atlas Shrugged" (update: it's now a picture of Thomas Jefferson.)

3) Only tourists and transplants believe using an app is in any way better than simply hailing a cab (with exception for storms, bad times, and bad locations)

No idea why this company ever deserved my trust in the first place.","1411996782","2014-09-29T13:19:42Z" -"8383306","bingobob","bingobob",,,"8382224","11","in uber we trust.??","1412004386","2014-09-29T15:26:26Z" -"8383683","freshflowers","freshflowers",,,"8382224","7","We can answer this question by simply looking at what Uber is without the smokescreen of "tech" and "disruption".

Uber is simply a very old and familiar way to circumvent labor, safety and consumer protection laws. It just happens to have two new elements enabled by tech: an app and dynamic pricing.

There is nothing "cool" or innovative about Uber. Many of the laws and regulations Uber runs afoul of aren't outdated, they exist very specifically because of operations like Uber, which existed in the days before smartphones and the internet.

And Uber brings absolutely nothing new to the table that changes the rationale behind those regulations. What the fuck is innovative about facilitating unlicensed taxi drivers in private cars? Hell, in Dutch we even have a word, "snorders", for such people, a word that has been barely used in decades until Uber popped up and revived it.

Uber is basically the kind of "business" that you would expect from an organized crime outfit, and their other dubious practices should come as no surprise.","1412008886","2014-09-29T16:41:26Z" -"8383688","vonklaus","vonklaus",,,"8382224","9","THIS IS ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE, and MAY BE COINCEDENTAL: I was having serious problems using Uber because both forms of payment I was using were failing processing. They were both credit cards I had used earlier in the night, and were both certainly valid. I became frustrated, and as Uber has no customer support I had to sort out contingency. I downloaded lyft and then Uber started to work. It processed both cards and let me request a a car (if it does not process it saves the info but does not let you request). So instantly, without me doing anything, I was immeadiately able to use Uber after I downloaded lyft, without doing anything extra. So I now exclusively use Lyft. It has been cheaper for all comparable distances I can track.","1412008964","2014-09-29T16:42:44Z" -"8383711","atmosx","atmosx",,,"8382224","3","Of course you can't. That's crystal-clear by now. They've been called out more times than I can count in the last 6 months.

"Does it matter?" That's the question that puzzles me, because seems that Uber got the pockets and backers to continue it's aggressive progression towards cabs annihilation.","1412009259","2014-09-29T16:47:39Z" -"8383854","declan","declan",,,"8382224","8","These are shocking and worrisome allegations, but I do want to hear Uber's response. Perhaps they asked certain well-known users if they wanted their locations to be revealed and there was a miscommunication? It seems unlikely, I admit, but there tend to be two sides to every story.

If the allegations are true and there was no miscommunication, Uber violated its privacy policy and should be held accountable. Note I'm not calling for FTC action, but (again, if this is true) Uber's management owes me and other users an explanation, an apology, and a plan for privacy controls to ensure this doesn't happen again. Firing the person responsible would not be inappropriate. You can read the privacy policy yourself here: -https://www.uber.com/legal/usa/privacy#3

It's also a little depressing. I've taken pains to try to get privacy "right" when working on http://recent.io/, including being extremely sensitive about location privacy, and examples like this (again, if true) will make folks less likely to trust apps in general. It's a shame because phone owners will assume that if you can't trust the billion-dollar lawyered-up companies to get privacy right, you surely can't trust the smaller ones. So it becomes safer not to install the apps in the first place. :(","1412011172","2014-09-29T17:19:32Z" -"8384005","Evolved","Evolved",,,"8382224","4","Uber cars aren't gypsy or livery cabs because the difference is that gypsy and livery cabs often try to shake down the passenger for more money than what was previously quoted or agreed on.

I had the exact experience that monksy outlined and it happened with Yellow Cab (largest taxi provider in So Cal afaik) and I discovered the next day that my card was used to ring up almost $1000 in gas and purchases almost 80 miles from my house in a city I've never been to in my entire life. This obviously doesn't mean that all taxi drivers are unscrupulous like this but you can't help but appreciate that Uber and Lyft provide something not so trivial as a way to pay without having to factor in an unethical driver.

Can we trust Uber? Not entirely. Shouldn't the question be, can we trust Uber (and by proxy , Lyft) more than the alternatives?","1412012503","2014-09-29T17:41:43Z" -"8384160","gainorpain","gainorpain",,,"8382224","10","I suspect this is a bogus article designed to stir up the name Uber and draw some attention to them.

Stealth marketing, or "murketing" as Rob Walker calls it in his book Buying In.

Seriously. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced this article is a sneaky Uber marketing ploy. Don't trust it. I call fake.","1412013836","2014-09-29T18:03:56Z" -"8384445","godisdad","godisdad",,,"8382224","5","When I moved to the Bay Area, I was amazed at how bad cabbies were. They were expensive, took a long time to show up, often flaked out on even showing up and often refused to take me where I wanted to go.

Über was a breath of fresh air. I rationalized their competitive gaffs with Lyft as "they're just competing" and their syncretic religion of Ayn Rand books and Clayton Christensen as objectionable but tolerable. But I don't use them anymore. I started to use Uber constantly, refer friends and some OSS I've written even powers Uber's node.js components today.

But their support of Urban Shield is the straw that broke the camel's back. And I do not want to line the pockets of anyone accelerating the militarization of the police in the US. Like the author, I can't see myself trusting them to do what's right.","1412016331","2014-09-29T18:45:31Z" -"8384048","jzelinskie","jzelinskie",,,"8383739","9","Isn't Apple stuck to an old version of Bash due to the GPL, just like they were with GCC?","1412012975","2014-09-29T17:49:35Z" -"8384074","kainsavage","kainsavage",,,"8383739","10","Isn't this irrelevant since no one is 1) using CGI on Macs and 2) no one is using a Mac as a server?","1412013152","2014-09-29T17:52:32Z" -"8384075","ryangripp","ryangripp",,,"8383739","11","The fact the post was shared on Google Plus speaks volumes.","1412013169","2014-09-29T17:52:49Z" -"8384090","fleitz","fleitz",,,"8383739","8","Maybe I'm not doing things right, however, when I run the test code for shellshock my 10.9.4 box seems immune.

Maybe it's homebrew patching it...","1412013272","2014-09-29T17:54:32Z" -"8384095","falcolas","falcolas",,,"8383739","2","> While it should actually be a reasonable assumption, this is likely inaccurate both concerning public servers

Funny, I have personally worked at a company which ran their frontend on Mac Mini's. They weren't using CGI, but at least part of the assumption that people don't run Apple web servers is false.

Also, Mac supports running an Apache instance configured to run CGI scripts out of the box, correct? I haven't personally used it.","1412013328","2014-09-29T17:55:28Z" -"8384217","Someone1234","Someone1234",,,"8383739","1","Apple really got off super easy on the iCloud thing. As the article alludes to, they knew for months before the break-in, heck a lot of people on HK knew for months before the break-in (there was an article about it months ago) and yet they did nothing. Then when someone utilised that well publicized issue to break into accounts they pretended like they couldn't have seen this coming and it was a "targeted break-in" whatever the heck that means.

If it was any other company they would have got shit all over. Apple just has a very poor security culture internally, they're like Microsoft pre-Windows XP SP2. Microsoft made a huge cultural shift, it is about time Apple do the same.","1412014371","2014-09-29T18:12:51Z" -"8384273","0x0","0x0",,,"8383739","5","Is it worth filing radars with CVE references to put some pressure on this?","1412014838","2014-09-29T18:20:38Z" -"8384345","unspecified","unspecified",,,"8383739","3","There is a handy script to get the Bash tarball from opensource.apple.com, apply patches 52, 53, and 54 from ftp.gnu.org, build it, and then prompt to replace /bin/bash and /bin/sh. Xcode required.

https://github.com/tjluoma/bash-fix

(yes, you have zsh on OSX by default)","1412015560","2014-09-29T18:32:40Z" -"8384388","SyneRyder","SyneRyder",,,"8383739","4","For anyone wanting to patch their Mac (especially any older Macs, right back to 10.4 PPC) to the latest 4.3.27 bash without compiling themselves, TenFourFox posted a binary a few hours ago & some simple Terminal instructions:

http://tenfourfox.blogspot.com/2014/09/bashing-bash-one-more...

TenFourFox are the people behind Firefox for old PPC Macs. The binary they posted today includes a patch for CVE-2014-6277, which bash 4.3.26 didn't have.","1412015921","2014-09-29T18:38:41Z" -"8384394","snowwrestler","snowwrestler",,,"8383739","6","Apple has explicitly said that they are addressing the bash bug, and that they will issue a patch for it as soon as it is ready.

> "we are working to quickly provide a software update."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/26/shellshock-bug_n_58...

Want to get mad at a company? How about Netgear, which as far as I can tell has provided no official statement, warning, or patch for their consumer routers and APs.

Or how about LG? I have an LG Linux-based smart TV and I can't find one thing they've said about Shellshock. (In fact, I have not received a software or firmware update to that TV for well over a year at all.)

Or how about Synology, who said almost the exact same thing Apple did. Where are the posts suggesting we all stop putting our data into Synology NAS?

> A thorough investigation by Synology shows the majority of Synology NAS servers are not concerned. The design of Synology NAS operating system, DiskStation Manager (DSM), is safe by default. The bash command shell built-in in DSM is reserved for system service use (HA Manager) only and not available to public users. For preventive purpose, Synology is working on the patches addressing this bash vulnerability and to provide them as soon as possible.","1412015975","2014-09-29T18:39:35Z" -"8384397","a_c_s","a_c_s",,,"8383739","0","“The vast majority of OS X users are not at risk to recently reported bash vulnerabilities… With OS X, systems are safe by default and not exposed to remote exploits of bash unless users configure advanced UNIX services. We are working to quickly provide a software update for our advanced UNIX users.” -Apple

Apple says they are working on a fix. Given that other vendors like RedHat had to issue multiple patches before they finally squashed the bug, I think it is far too early to claim that Apple isn't fixing this in a timely manner.","1412015990","2014-09-29T18:39:50Z" -"8385577","0x0","0x0",,,"8383739","7","Fix has been released: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1769","1412028180","2014-09-29T22:03:00Z" -"8383936","bubblicious","bubblicious",,,"8383894","2","Eh it seems I'm learning about the whois command today...

http://razzed.com/2009/01/15/at-first-i-thought-google-was-b...

Thanks @jtaylor","1412011902","2014-09-29T17:31:42Z" -"8383937","jaytaylor","jaytaylor",,,"8383894","0","This is a common point of confusion regarding the `whois` utility [0] [1].

[0] https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=whois+google.com+hacke...

[1] http://razzed.com/2009/01/15/at-first-i-thought-google-was-b...","1412011915","2014-09-29T17:31:55Z" -"8383970","1_player","1_player",,,"8383894","1","Nothing wrong with that, even though I don't know why these domains are included in the microsoft.com whois record.

All the weird domains you see on the top are not actually affiliated with microsoft.com, just subdomains registered by someone else.

I remember seeing these kind of hostnames on IRC. It was cool... at the time.","1412012176","2014-09-29T17:36:16Z" -"8385349",,,,"true","8383894","3",,"1412025407","2014-09-29T21:16:47Z" -"8385360",,,,"true","8383894","4",,"1412025487","2014-09-29T21:18:07Z" -"8384487","rabidonrails","rabidonrails",,,"8384434","1","Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that toll is at most $13 . More interestingly, there is no charge when leaving Manhattan on the GWB -- it's completely free. Fishy...perhaps.","1412016702","2014-09-29T18:51:42Z" -"8384490","mrfusion","mrfusion",,,"8384434","3","Should it have been $11 x 2 = $22?","1412016720","2014-09-29T18:52:00Z" -"8384501","mrfusion","mrfusion",,,"8384434","2","Just curious, how do taxi's handle the issue of tolls? I've never thought about it before.","1412016766","2014-09-29T18:52:46Z" -"8384579","paulhauggis","paulhauggis",,,"8384434","4","hmm..do we now see the problem with de-regulating the Taxi industry?","1412017385","2014-09-29T19:03:05Z" -"8384855","timdierks","timdierks",,,"8384434","0","This is disclosed in https://www.uber.com/cities/new-york: "$20 surcharge on all trips between NYC and New Jersey." It doesn't have anything to do with where the driver is from. It also appears to be included in the fare calculator there. (I can't be 100% sure because it doesn't break down the bill.)

The fee shouldn't be dependent on where the driver happens to be from, or you'd be rolling the dice on which driver you happened to get: it's fairer to have a consistent price.","1412020121","2014-09-29T19:48:41Z" -"8414001","SEJeff","SEJeff",,,"8401673","0","Sans Aurora, it seems relatively obvious that docker "won" when it comes to shipping code and deploying applications. Marathon certainly takes advantage of this fact. I don't think it really matters. Mesos can work with kubernetes and vice versa. The more the two can inter-operate, the better options you as a user have.

Both are excellent tools.","1412559547","2014-10-06T01:39:07Z" -"8412482","gcb4","gcb4",,,"8412178","0","this misses the point that iPhones now focuses on lower economic classes and other countries that do not enjoy the almost-start ups mentioned.

apple won't disrupt those. they will reign supreme in Brazil or the emirates.

the time of apple innovating is gone. they are now just scraping to monetize ask they can. while they can. and so far they're doing a five job.","1412522301","2014-10-05T15:18:21Z" -"8414297","peatmoss","peatmoss",,,"8414102","3","This is where having a supply chain guy like Tim Cook is a big boon. At 25% of the market, I'm sure there are both big opportunities to leverage your position, as well as big hazards in either managing lots of contracts, or in dealing with perhaps a small number of suppliers capable of those sorts of yields.","1412569919","2014-10-06T04:31:59Z" -"8414309","philiphodgen","philiphodgen",,,"8414102","0","Wait. Something doesn't make sense.

1. Apple consumes 25% of all DRAM -- more than any other vendor. That's what the article says.

2. Doesn't Samsung sell more smartphones than Apple?","1412570293","2014-10-06T04:38:13Z" -"8414347","joshmarinacci","joshmarinacci",,,"8414102","2","These numbers seem way off. Even if Apple doubled the sales of everything they make it would be 25% of the entire market for everything that uses DRAM. Servers. Desktop PCs. Embedded systems, etc.","1412571608","2014-10-06T05:00:08Z" -"8414455","IvyMike","IvyMike",,,"8414102","1","This article, which may be the original source, makes it clear that we're talking LPDDR3 (aka "mobile DRAM") only.

http://press.trendforce.com/node/view/1658.html","1412574774","2014-10-06T05:52:54Z" -"8416184","ethagknight","ethagknight",,,"8416007","0","Does this present the opportunity for Apple to take a significant stake at a greatly reduced valuation?","1412607448","2014-10-06T14:57:28Z" -"8425185","dottrap","dottrap",,,"8425102","0","I'm not necessarily saying Apple Pay is going to work, but I don't think these are strong arguments against it.

1) Fees: Everybody charges fees. Any competitor who wants into the market is going to charge a fee. The fact that nobody has succeeded in this in the American market means the market needs something that works first before fees become the issue. Apple can always lower the fee if they feel pressure. Remember that nay-sayers said the App Store 30% cut would never work because it was too high, but anybody who remembers this market before the App Store remembers that 3rd party payment services were often just as expensive if not more because you often had to do the labor of tying multiple services together (web site, shopping cart, payment authentication). Additionally, Apple promised and delivered in being able to draw in and convert more potential customers into buyers.

2) Inferior tech: Technology isn't the problem. The technology has been around in other countries. There is something different about the American market that has prevented adoption of this kind of transaction system. Apple's belief is it is the seamless integration, not the technology.

3) Little incentive for adopters: Self-interest may prove to be enough incentive. You only need to think back to McDonald's and other fast-food's semi-recent fight to remove credit card signatures from small transactions. They fought hard for this because their own market research found that signatures discouraged credit card transactions and slowed down lines. Their other research showed that people spent more money on average than compared to when they paid with cash (because they didn't have to worry about not having enough cash on hand). Merchants may have enough self-interest to adopt this system in order to speed up lines (more customers with fewer cashiers) and get higher spending per customer.","1412738639","2014-10-08T03:23:59Z" -"8430583","justin66","justin66",,,"8430581","0",""now we’ve [sic] allowed to get past that dogma and I think it really came partly from Steve Jobs not wanting things done differently than he could design and come up with himself."","1412823530","2014-10-09T02:58:50Z" -"8433594","chollida1","chollida1",,,"8433295","5","I think this is a much better url as it has the actual letter that the article is based on.

http://www.businessinsider.com/carl-icahn-apple-letter-2014-...

To be fair to him, he's not the only person who thinks apple should be doing more with their cash:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/21/hedge-fund-manager...

I'm sure most people have heard about Icahn. But if not check out his Wikipedia page to see a list of investments he's gone activist on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Icahn

The guy is an interesting man. His most recent endeavor was to prop up the company herbalife. -http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-22/icahn-makes-234-mil...

He sure isn't the kind of hedge fund manager that sits behind a desk and stares at his Bloomberg terminal all day:)

The man is 78, and worth 23 billion and he's still picking fights, I hope I have that kind of energy when I get that old, maybe not the fight picking part:)

EDIT to be clear, I'm not making a judgement on his character or if he's a net positive to the market. You may see him as good or bad.","1412873787","2014-10-09T16:56:27Z" -"8433597","sgnelson","sgnelson",,,"8433295","1","You should read this as "Carl Icahn wants to pump and dump Apple Stock."","1412873829","2014-10-09T16:57:09Z" -"8433611","fleitz","fleitz",,,"8433295","6","Carl: Hmm... I think I should sell my apple shares... but who would buy them all...?

Carl: I know, I'll get apple to buy my shares!","1412874051","2014-10-09T17:00:51Z" -"8433637","andrewrice","andrewrice",,,"8433295","4","He's expressed this sentiment before, and has been pressing Apple to expand its stock buyback program since he first invested in the company. See this 2013 article from Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-13/carl-icahn-disclose...","1412874344","2014-10-09T17:05:44Z" -"8433644","metaphorm","metaphorm",,,"8433295","3","he's so full of it. he wants a stock buyback program to boost his own shares valuation. that's all. this guy is a scam artist.","1412874382","2014-10-09T17:06:22Z" -"8433663","q2","q2",,,"8433295","7","I wonder if Tim Cook really reads that lengthy letter or some legal expert will just summarize the content. TL;DR version might be helpful.","1412874561","2014-10-09T17:09:21Z" -"8433803","lotsofmangos","lotsofmangos",,,"8433295","9","promising that if Apple heeds his advice, he won’t sell off any of his approximately 53 million shares.

If he really thinks the stock is undervalued, why would he sell in the absence of a share buyback anyway? If he is right then surely he should be buying those shares himself and waiting as the buyback would only be bringing forward a rise, not creating it.","1412875551","2014-10-09T17:25:51Z" -"8433815","salimmadjd","salimmadjd",,,"8433295","2","You should read how Icahn destroyed TWA [1] before believing a word he says.

[1] http://blog.pmarca.com/2014/03/18/when-carl-icahn-ran-a-comp...","1412875667","2014-10-09T17:27:47Z" -"8433852","wil421","wil421",,,"8433295","8","Maybe he can schedule a takeover then start selling off their assets. Then move to take the company private again.","1412875917","2014-10-09T17:31:57Z" -"8433862","npalli","npalli",,,"8433295","0","Michael Dell after his experience with Carl Icahn [1] and the bitter battle to take his company private.

“It’s a big poker game to him [Carl Icahn],” says Dell. “It’s not about the customers. It’s not about the people. It’s not about changing the world. He doesn’t give a crap about any of that. He didn’t know whether we made nuclear power plants or French fries. He didn’t care.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2013/10/30/you-w...","1412875998","2014-10-09T17:33:18Z" -"8434094","anonbanker","anonbanker",,,"8433295","10","I might be in the minority here, but I want to see Icahn pump-and-dump Apple. Now that Jobs is gone, there is nobody running the ship that is competent enough to stop Icahn. He'll devalue the company, and bleed it dry if allowed, just like he's trying to do with eBay right now. And this makes me happy as a clam; Now that Microsoft is steadily marching toward irrelevance, it'd be peachy keen if we could take down the usurper to that throne (Apple), and give the GNU/Linux and BSD families the attention they rightfully deserve.

Could you imagine? if Icahn bled Apple to death, Ubuntu would be the 800lb Gorilla.","1412878166","2014-10-09T18:09:26Z" -"8435455",,,,"true","8434995","0",,"1412895720","2014-10-09T23:02:00Z" -"8438671","crispy2000","crispy2000",,,"8438495","0","Uber pushes the "free market" angle. That's somewhat true, but they're setting the price. A "free-er market" would have the individual drivers setting the price, and the passenger selecting among them perhaps trading off short wait time vs. low price.","1412959104","2014-10-10T16:38:24Z" -"8457115","fourstar","fourstar",,,"8455995","4","Yeah, but they will need to also start paying fees. I think sidecar has cheaper rates (on average compared to Lyft and Uber), but those fees to operate out of SFO (the same fees current SF taxi companies pay), will probably get offloaded to the consumer. Still more options, but nothing really that exciting.","1413346087","2014-10-15T04:08:07Z" -"8457334","seanp2k2","seanp2k2",,,"8455995","0","I've taken Uber from the airport, so I don't really see what the story is here. Is it that they're going the "legit" way and paying the fees? As a consumer, I don't honestly care all that much.","1413353089","2014-10-15T06:04:49Z" -"8457948","chippy","chippy",,,"8455995","3","Wonder if they will get a physical kiosk at the transportation options area?","1413373129","2014-10-15T11:38:49Z" -"8458199","duaneb","duaneb",,,"8455995","2","Why is the san francisco airport a "big feat"? It's not like people HAVEN'T been using uber or lyft at the airport (I sure have).","1413378315","2014-10-15T13:05:15Z" -"8458689","kirillzubovsky","kirillzubovsky",,,"8455995","1","In other words, instead of trying to fight the monopoly, because of the lack in funding Sidecar is rolling over. That's not really a consumer-friendly scenario, not at all.","1413384650","2014-10-15T14:50:50Z" -"8462540","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"8462537","0","If Apple announces just a new iPad and Mac refresh, as the rumor mill has suggested it will, couldn’t the company just post it on its blog like Google did today?

Tomorrow id Apple just announces an iPad and a Mac , only Apple customers will be impressed. Apple’s brand is only making incremental progress. The automotive industry makes incremental improvements every year, but the world doesn't take notice. The world anticipates the next Apple product category to follow the Mac, Macbook, iPod, iPhone, and iPad breakthroughs. To meet consumer expectations, Apple needs to introduce the computer industry equivalent of a flying car. In Google terms, Apple needs to land a moon shot.","1413417442","2014-10-15T23:57:22Z" -"8466408","SCAQTony","SCAQTony",,,"8466323","0",""E pluribus unum" has been replaced with "Vos Omnes Suspecti." (Read as: You are all under suspicion.)","1413483620","2014-10-16T18:20:20Z" -"8466432","berberous","berberous",,,"8466407","0","And still no update to the Thunderbolt display... :(","1413483903","2014-10-16T18:25:03Z" -"8466434","morganwilde","morganwilde",,,"8466407","3","67% more pixels than 4K. That's certainly more than expected!","1413483926","2014-10-16T18:25:26Z" -"8466478","LesZedCB","LesZedCB",,,"8466407","1","Wow, I was excited to be upgrading to a 4k monitor soon, and before I even get one I'm obsolete. I can't wait to try out the new display. Hopefully DP1.3 will be out soon with good video card support as well.","1413484205","2014-10-16T18:30:05Z" -"8466487","jonathanyc","jonathanyc",,,"8466407","4","Why are there three links for the same exact news item? It's not like the different sites are providing any extra commentary. Could the mods consolidate them?","1413484299","2014-10-16T18:31:39Z" -"8466500","KaoruAoiShiho","KaoruAoiShiho",,,"8466407","2","The 980M is twice as fast as the graphics offered. Disappointing.","1413484396","2014-10-16T18:33:16Z" -"8466877","gohwell","gohwell",,,"8466769","0","Ohh the possibilities. I'll make messaging app that broadcasts a message every time you bang the watch against your forehead","1413486762","2014-10-16T19:12:42Z" -"8468401","mkal_tsr","mkal_tsr",,,"8468230","1","Stating stats is hateful? Well Uber, guess I don't need to support you financially.","1413500522","2014-10-16T23:02:02Z" -"8469644","rdlecler1","rdlecler1",,,"8468230","0","And he was just tweeting a Pando story. Lyft is always my first choice, but they don't always have the supply that Uber does. Shame.","1413526353","2014-10-17T06:12:33Z" -"8479195","__Joker","__Joker",,,"8479025","0","Well nothing new. Business establishments review customers. Your bank review you, your regular restaurant review you. The only thing is technology lets you aggregate review much better than what was previously possible in both ways.","1413745851","2014-10-19T19:10:51Z" -"8482126","teamhappy","teamhappy",,,"8482092","0","Here's a screenshot: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3851/14147481657_389c093f30_b...

Looks like nothing but branding to me, but I guess you could argue it provides some sort of consistency with the status bar. It might also be preparation for a more interactive lock-screen similar to what iOS 8 offers (http://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/img_00071.png).","1413813565","2014-10-20T13:59:25Z" -"8483531",,,,"true","8482092","1",,"1413827989","2014-10-20T17:59:49Z" -"8487806","fit2rule","fit2rule",,,"8482092","2","I've got multiple machines in my work environment - Linux and Apple boxes. I don't often do it, but sometimes I forget what I'm using when I unlock - maybe they put an Apple there to brand the screenlock so that there wouldn't be such confusion?","1413905228","2014-10-21T15:27:08Z" -"8488098","mikestew","mikestew",,,"8487087","1","It could have nothing to do with Amazon being petty. A coworker was complaining of the same thing, only the Chase card that isn't supported was some airline-branded card. The rest of his Chase cards are supported.","1413908563","2014-10-21T16:22:43Z" -"8490686","mrsteveman1","mrsteveman1",,,"8487087","0","I have one of these cards. When I went to add my other cards to Apple Pay yesterday, I was surprised to see that it wasn't automatically added as my default Apple Pay card because it's my main iTunes account card (which is supposed to be what happens).

Puzzled, I tried manually adding it. Nope, unsupported.

So then I activated my Capital One card, which went perfectly fine. Then tried my Simple.com debit card, which failed, but I know they're working on compatibility. My Fidelity account card I never expected to work, but tried anyway.

So then, still curious about what was going on, I called Chase directly and spoke to someone about it.

She really did seem to be confused, initially, about why the Amazon card wasn't supported. She acknowledged that some of their cards weren't supported right now and was about to make that her official statement on the matter, but then after a minute or two she seemed to either look something up on their internal computer systems, pull out some paperwork about it, or silently gesture to someone in the vicinity (manager? who knows), and then told me that the Amazon card would be working with Apple Pay in the near future. What information she based that on, I can't say, but that was the clear indication.

Given that Chase is obviously ok with customers using Apple Pay (they likely see it as being in their favor for us to use Apple Pay due to lower risk of fraud related to merchant leaks. Target. Home Depot. Enough said), I imagine they would like me to use this Chase Amazon card with Apple Pay too, particularly since I use it a lot everywhere.

I expect this issue is likely some boring detail that hadn't been worked out by the time Apple Pay went live, rather than a political issue over Kindle books or hypothetical competition from a mobile Amazon Payment service tied to Fire phones.

And I doubt Amazon has all that much say in what Chase does with customer accounts that they consider "theirs" anyway. For all intents and purposes, this is a Chase credit account and a Chase card, not an Amazon card (Amazon Store cards exist, but this certainly isn't one of them).

Chase is the one extending the credit line, Chase is the one who assessed my risk and ability to pay before setting the terms on the account, I can visit a local Chase branch to talk to them about it, I pay it off by visiting chase.com or using the official Chase mobile app, and were I to default, it would be Chase suing me. The only indication that Amazon is even involved is their logo on the front of what is otherwise VERY obviously a Chase branded card, and that the rewards for the card are applied as credit toward Amazon purchases.

We'll see what happens, but a week from now, a month at the latest, I expect it'll work. And if it doesn't and Amazon really is screwing with this card's Apple Pay compatibility, the only effect it'll have is to make me favor other cards instead, and only use this one to pay for Netflix every month just to keep it in use.","1413932815","2014-10-21T23:06:55Z" -"8487590","api","api",,,"8487518","0","I've got an iPad, and I love it, but it's not a "real computer." It's a dumb terminal. Case in point-- you cannot develop software for the iPad on the iPad (even with a keyboard).

I've had the thesis for a long time that mobile isn't going to displace "desktop." It's going to join it. It's not a replacement for the PC but a new kind of thing-- the "third device."","1413902826","2014-10-21T14:47:06Z" -"8499410","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"8499405","0","In 2007, Sony’s supply chain lessons, the network effect from the shift to Intel architecture, and a better OS X for developers combined to renew the Mac’s growth. The network effects of the Microsoft Wintel ecosystem that Rappaport explained 20 years ago are no longer a big advantage. By turning itself into a premium PC company with a proprietary OS, Apple has taken the best of PC ecosystem, but avoided taking on the disadvantages.","1414084867","2014-10-23T17:21:07Z" -"8504925","Klarana","Klarana",,,"8503913","0","interesting!","1414173173","2014-10-24T17:52:53Z" -"8507220","patio11","patio11",,,"8507111","0","There's a legal option which doesn't require you filing a court case: http://www.fcc.gov/guides/spam-unwanted-text-messages-and-em...

Another option is playing "Guess Uber's telephony provider" and then asking them to block you, so that you don't have to make a FCC complaint. I predict they would be very happy to do that. To save you some guessing: https://www.twilio.com/customers/stories/uber","1414211334","2014-10-25T04:28:54Z" -"8508459","tehwebguy","tehwebguy",,,"8507111","1","Same but I don't mind it, it's an experiment to me to see how long they will keep acting like it's my last chance to sign up.","1414251159","2014-10-25T15:32:39Z" -"8517224","dozzie","dozzie",,,"8517166","0","> When Apple Pay launched last week, it was a huge step towards the pay-with-your-phone future that's been in the works for years.

Decide which one. Either it was a huge step forward, or similar system was already deployed. And small hint: we already have some nation-wide systems of this type in Europe.","1414434683","2014-10-27T18:31:23Z" -"8528021","k_roy","k_roy",,,"8527874","0","Sadly not surprising. All the other stuff aside, they really do have a massive target on their forehead","1414599634","2014-10-29T16:20:34Z" -"8528085","wldcordeiro","wldcordeiro",,,"8527874","1","They compete with Apple Pay and Google Wallet as well as Isis (or whatever name it was changed to.)","1414600204","2014-10-29T16:30:04Z" -"8529386","abhishekmdb","abhishekmdb",,,"8527874","2","And they said no personal details was hacked as if email does not comes under that http://www.techworm.net/2014/10/currentc-hacked.html","1414611483","2014-10-29T19:38:03Z" -"8530973","sillysaurus3","sillysaurus3",,,"8530904","8","It's their platform. They can run it however they want, short of doing something illegal. Why is this still surprising?","1414634564","2014-10-30T02:02:44Z" -"8530974",,,,"true","8530904","10",,"1414634567","2014-10-30T02:02:47Z" -"8530987","w00kie","w00kie",,,"8530904","3","Why do you need a calculator when you swipe down when you already have a calculator when you swipe up?","1414634764","2014-10-30T02:06:04Z" -"8531004","click170","click170",,,"8530904","4","The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result, is it not?

At the end the author asks if we shouldn't already be past this, but, what reason have you given them to change when you just keep using it despite the things you hate?

I don't like the way they do things either but at the end of the day, it is their app store.

Have you tried the Android ecosystem recently? It's not perfect either, but there's much more choice in it. Maybe it's time to give it a[nother] try?","1414635167","2014-10-30T02:12:47Z" -"8531213","mortenjorck","mortenjorck",,,"8530904","2","This is what happens when your organization's focus on user experience eclipses its focus on the user. Apple has allowed a very exacting vision of Notification Center, one ostensibly made to keep the iOS experience consistent, to trump the actual user convenience of having a particular kind of tool within it.

It's this maddening, self-sabotaging dedication to singular vision at Apple that scares off developers from trying genuinely innovative things on iOS.","1414640216","2014-10-30T03:36:56Z" -"8531288","yawaramin","yawaramin",,,"8530904","1","Every time something like this happens, I'm just reminded again of how prescient Richard Stallman has been about walled garden stores and why we shouldn't spend our time and effort developing software for them. If app developers spent even a fraction of their current output on the truly free mobile OSs, well maybe Apple's psychological power over the market would be a much smaller thing.","1414641346","2014-10-30T03:55:46Z" -"8531296","droopyEyelids","droopyEyelids",,,"8530904","7","Tell me if I'm crazy: Apple wants notification center widgets to display information, not to be interactive apps you access via swiping down.","1414641539","2014-10-30T03:58:59Z" -"8531552","cognivore","cognivore",,,"8530904","12","Oh, look, I don't have a single Apple product in my possession. I already voted with my money and this stupid crap doesn't even matter to me. You can do the same, too!","1414647044","2014-10-30T05:30:44Z" -"8531562","alasdair_","alasdair_",,,"8530904","0","Not quite relevant but: I once found a bug in apple's calculator app for the iphone (which I reported and they fixed after 3-4 months) where REALLY basic math operations like division gave different answers depending on the way you held the phone. (portrait vs. landscape).

I don't just mean the displayed precision changed, I mean the actual answer changed, fairly significantly.

In particular, if you accidentally tilted the phone in the wrong direction so that it switched to portrait then tilted it back, you'd get a different answer than if you held the phone steady.

I only found this bug while in the middle of a midterm for a graduate-level finance class...

Edit: details of one of the bugs:

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open the calculator application -2. Ensure the app is held vertically (non-scientific mode) -3. Enter a number such as 10,000,000 -4. Attempt to make the number 10,000,000.1 by pressing "." and "1" -5. Notice that instead of this number, the calculator application converts the input to 100,000,001 - i.e. the decimal point was ignored.

This does not happen in scientific mode.

Bug ID# 6743558.","1414647342","2014-10-30T05:35:42Z" -"8531588","cpt1138","cpt1138",,,"8530904","5","I love PCalc and am a long time user, but the notification widget looks ridiculous and is way too big in the notification center. Is it possible that the majority of users here on HN know about the tiny edit button at the bottom of the notification screen but the vast majority of users dont? I can't recall if PCalc turns on the notification center widget by default but I recall not liking it at all and turning it off.","1414647968","2014-10-30T05:46:08Z" -"8531750","melevittfl","melevittfl",,,"8530904","6","I wonder if this is simply a misunderstanding by an app reviewer.

It makes sense that Apple wouldn't want CPU intensive tasks to run in the notification centre so they put in the guidelines that the widget shouldn't do calculations. I.e. You can't have a bitcoin mining widget. And, unfortunately, the app reviewer has taken that literally because he or she has confused cpu calculations with human calculations.","1414652493","2014-10-30T07:01:33Z" -"8532604","rumdz","rumdz",,,"8530904","11","Yet another reason why I don't develop for iOS.","1414673746","2014-10-30T12:55:46Z" -"8536010","whitten","whitten",,,"8530904","9","Apparently, Apple has changed their mind:

http://mashable.com/2014/10/30/pcalc-widget-allowed-again/#:...","1414705483","2014-10-30T21:44:43Z" -"8541521","couchdive","couchdive",,,"8541440","0","Great,

Do not integrate with I-tunes and bring back Mog! I thought Mog was hard to use, Beats is ridiculous. My need to find a song by saying I am sitting poolside naked, just woke up, and eating a mango is next to nil.","1414796462","2014-10-31T23:01:02Z" -"8545034","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"8543618","0","The crux of the article is the issue of whether Uber employees are actually independent contractors:

"The courts will decide, with the Uber case and with the rest that will follow, whether these workers are truly independent contractors, a classification that depends on many factors, not just the ability to fire. And as of late, it’s not looking very promising for the employers.

A federal appeals court ruled in August that FedEx drivers are employees, not independent contractors, a decisions that attorneys said could have serious implications for “sharing economy”-type companies that rely on that model. And a California Supreme Court ruling from June also said that newspaper carriers had been illegally misclassified as independent contractors.

The deciding factor? The company’s ability to fire the workers. “Perhaps the strongest evidence of the right to control is whether the hirer can discharge the worker without cause,” the opinion said."","1414885534","2014-11-01T23:45:34Z" -"8560226","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"8560081","0","This is a badly needed thing but there is no way I am signing up when you don't even have a screenshot. Put something together first.","1415154173","2014-11-05T02:22:53Z" -"8562074","padho","padho",,,"8560081","1","I like the idea but you have to work on your site and put content on it","1415200130","2014-11-05T15:08:50Z" -"8569553","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"8569551","0","Barely hatched and condemned as the Anti-Apple Pay, CurrentC could improve shopping experiences in the microcosm of a retailer’s brand in ways that Apple Pay’s brand macrocosm can’t. It’s premature to burn CurrentC at the Apple heresy stake.","1415305827","2014-11-06T20:30:27Z" -"8570967","ctwy","ctwy",,,"8570961","0","I'm curious as to how this will play out. The complaint seems pretty specific. I imagine that Dropbox will have excellent records of when any files were added, accessed, or deleted.","1415327718","2014-11-07T02:35:18Z" -"8575473","johnloeber","johnloeber",,,"8575325","0","It's not easy to correctly value Uber, because it's not so easy to value the taxi industry, either. By some metrics, the global taxi industry is worth no more than $25B.[0] This seems spurious, and Nate Silver, using a different metric, values the taxi industry at about $100B.[1]

So it might seem as if Uber would have to seize a large fraction of the taxi market in order to justify its valuation. Some (myself included) say this is unrealistic, because Uber is unlikely to hold on to a monopoly or majority share of the rideshare market.[2]

The important factor, however, is that Uber is rapidly expanding what previously was the conceived size of this market. People who were not taking taxis previously are now using Ubers. There was an article on here recently about parents using Uber to ferry their children around. Some folks are leaving their cars at home, and are using Uber instead, because it makes sense financially (gas+car maintenance costs, in some cases, are higher than those of taking an Uber).

Beyond this, I expect to eventually see the integration of the rideshare market (Uber, Lyft, etc.) with other services, like delivery and last-mile transportation. This is already being done by Uber Rush. I would not be surprised to see Uber and its competitors greatly expand what we previously thought of as the Taxi industry, such that even a small share of this very large industry could be well worth the $25B valuation.

[0] http://iterativepath.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/if-you-most-ag...

[1] http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/uber-isnt-worth-17-billi...

[2] http://johnloeber.com/w/uber.pdf shameless plug","1415407102","2014-11-08T00:38:22Z" -"8575487","dana0550","dana0550",,,"8575325","1","I'm a heavy Uber user and I even sold my car about a year ago because I no longer needed. I use it exclusively for my trips around San Francisco and the East Bay. I've noticed recently (past ~1-2 months) there is always surge pricing. I wonder if this has to do with drivers not being paid enough or if they internally redefined what surge means.

Either way I like Uber but I just don't understand how there is always surge pricing. This is still has not deterred me from using it but still I wonder...","1415407296","2014-11-08T00:41:36Z" -"8575627","steven2012","steven2012",,,"8575325","2","Just out of curiosity, how do people who invest at $25B valuation expect to make money? Are they okay with it going from $25B to $50B and getting 2x, or are they also looking for 10x+ return?","1415409602","2014-11-08T01:20:02Z" -"8575665","swartkrans","swartkrans",,,"8575325","3","I've never used uber or lyft, but I used sidecar yesterday for the first time, and given this was my first experience with this kind of service I have to say this is so much better than having to hail a taxi. It sucks that you have to have a smartphone, (what do you when battery is out) but otherwise it's easy to see how transformational this kind of new service is. You can pick your driver, your driver can accept or reject based on your destination, you can see how much they will charge up front, and you can tip right from your phone making the thing entirely cashless. It's pretty amazing.","1415410447","2014-11-08T01:34:07Z" -"8575728","bsimpson","bsimpson",,,"8575325","5","In two weeks' time:

> People Who Cut You Off in Every Bike Lane Now Worth Infinity Dollars","1415412128","2014-11-08T02:02:08Z" -"8576099","foobarqux","foobarqux",,,"8575325","6","They are probably raising money to buy Lyft.","1415423664","2014-11-08T05:14:24Z" -"8576230","kisstheblade","kisstheblade","true",,"8575325","7","Does uber operate in any country with a decent taxi infrastructure? -I'm wondering because everybody always complains how bad the normal taxi services are.

Where I live the taxi service is excellent (maybe a bit expensive). Clean big cars, excellent drivers, no need to wait for a cab, you just call them and somebody comes pick you up.

And also remember that taxis are allowed to drive different lanes in the city than normal cars. -How does uber deal with that? Probably horrible drive times during rush hour? -Or is the city infrastructure/roads also sucky in places which need uber to "disrupt the horrible taxi service"?

OTOH I live in Finland where these sorts of things "just work".","1415428730","2014-11-08T06:38:50Z" -"8576450","georgeecollins","georgeecollins",,,"8575325","4","Uber said that the median driver salary was $90,766 for UberX drivers in New York, but reporters can't find one driver who made that much (google the slate article for details). I don't think that is really crucial to the success of the company, but it is crucial to my trust of the companies estimates.

Groupon or Zynga should teach people that a business model can expand rapidly and make money for a while, or attract enough invetment to appear viable. The question is: will this still be making a lot of money in five years? When they have to expand to less attractive markets? When they have to defend against copy cats?

It's not that it isn't a good business, or a clever company. It's just that at $25 bn it has to be a really profitable, really big company for a long time. Maybe.","1415439883","2014-11-08T09:44:43Z" -"8576295","q4","q4",,,"8576150","0","The 6 inch phones are impractical.","1415431897","2014-11-08T07:31:37Z" -"8581996","austinstorm","austinstorm",,,"8581823","0","Neat. Vimeo has always had the jump on YouTube for crediting cast and crew.

Have you thought about adding an API?","1415593408","2014-11-10T04:23:28Z" -"8586829","minimaxir","minimaxir",,,"8586782","0","> SurgeProtector finds locations close to you with lower surge pricing and calls an Uber directly to that spot.

The Uber API does not support actually calling Ubers on behalf of the user (https://developer.uber.com/v1/endpoints/), which means that this will get shut down extremely quickly.","1415656868","2014-11-10T22:01:08Z" -"8586835","benigeri","benigeri",,,"8586782","2","I've used this twice already. It's awesome.","1415656911","2014-11-10T22:01:51Z" -"8591672","timjahn","timjahn",,,"8586782","1","Anybody used this in Chicago? Does it work well?

Could've used this about 2 months ago when our group got hit with insane 4.5x surge pricing.","1415734278","2014-11-11T19:31:18Z" -"8612326","softdev12","softdev12",,,"8612209","0","Wow. That's what I call hyper growth. $10 billion by 2015 with 300 percent year over year growth.

I wonder if stating the $10 billion topline number is misleading. Under GAAP, they are probably only allowed to say $2billion in revenue. It would be the equivalent of eBay stating the gross value of all its auctions as its own topline revenue, rather than the commission it takes. The same thing with a payments company (payPal, Stripe) claiming the total value of its processing payments as topline revenue.","1416077797","2014-11-15T18:56:37Z" -"8614521","3ot","3ot",,,"8614066","0",""The research firm Gartner estimated that worldwide, people spent $235.4 billion through mobile payments in 2013, compared with $163.1 billion in 2012. But that number is much smaller in North America"

hm.. I would have thought that the number in North America would be bigger than or at least equal the world wide number. Thank God NYT made this clear.

Maybe they'd made a better point, stating that mobile payments were growing slightly faster in North America than worldwide or that mobile payments were increasing by 50% even before the introduction of Apple Pay?","1416154340","2014-11-16T16:12:20Z" -"8617916","informatimago","informatimago",,,"8617748","0","There a difference between countries and languages. Countries have flags, languages have not.

Countries are codified by the ISO 3166 standard, with numeric codes, 2-character codes and 3-character codes. Israël has the 2-character ISO-3166 code "IL", Canada has the 2-character code "CA".

Languages are codified by the ISO 639a standard, with 2-character codes. -Hebrew has the 2-character ISO-639a code "he". French has the 2-character ISO-639a code "fr".

Notice that country codes are uppercase letters, while language codes are lower case letter. So FR is France, while fr is French.

Notice also how Canadian living in Quebec and wanting to read and write French could be obfuscated to have a French flag in the menu bar, like French people in France wanting to read and write hebrew should be obfuscated to get the Israël flag in the menu bar.

The question is not why they took off the Isralei flag, but why there remains any flag at all? (Apart perhaps from the Esperanto flag, which is AFAIK, the only language having a flag! :-) ).","1416228789","2014-11-17T12:53:09Z" -"8618891","cbovis","cbovis",,,"8618856","0","I'm skeptical as to how popular this will be currently but it's a great infrastructure to have in place should Uber decided to move towards driverless cars in the future.","1416241870","2014-11-17T16:31:10Z" -"8622319","clinton_sf","clinton_sf",,,"8622057","0","I don't think this is Apple trying to be difficult: SSD TRIM is buggy between all the different vendors (today even Ubuntu enables it only for Samsung and Intel SSDs by default), they want to guarantee that it works by whitelisting what they ship with, and the mandatory driver signing seems like a security improvement. If some third party wants to ship a signed kernel extension that works with their specific SSD (or generic ones, even) and supports TRIM, that should be possible.

FWIW, there is a third party SSD drive that works with Apple's default drivers for TRIM support; I suspect they're doing some sort of identifier spoof to fool the whitelisting code: -http://www.angelbird.com/en/prod/ssd-wrk-for-mac-929/","1416283592","2014-11-18T04:06:32Z" -"8628556","cheeze","cheeze",,,"8628402","7","I also deleted the app earlier today. Even mentioning threatening journalists is incredibly ridiculous. I'm happy to see Lyft getting bigger in my city, and have had great experiences with them.","1416378252","2014-11-19T06:24:12Z" -"8628557","sswezey","sswezey",,,"8628402","6","This article lacks any kind of substance: it is a short summary of a couple of links about Über with an accompanying graph of the blogger's Über/Lyft usage.","1416378290","2014-11-19T06:24:50Z" -"8628561","onewaystreet","onewaystreet",,,"8628402","25","Did David quit using Facebook too?","1416378414","2014-11-19T06:26:54Z" -"8628566","chatman","chatman",,,"8628402","23","Just an assortment of links and rant. Nothing substantial in the article.","1416378576","2014-11-19T06:29:36Z" -"8628584","dalovar","dalovar",,,"8628402","22","Never used UBER. But from what i heard they don't seem friendly people","1416378970","2014-11-19T06:36:10Z" -"8628590","ethanhunt_","ethanhunt_",,,"8628402","2","Only got through the first two links before I stopped reading.

First link: says that Uber CEO Travis comes off as a bit of an ass in interviews, and therefore Uber should hire a PR person. So you're switching to Lyft because they have better PR people?

Second link: an article with a headline that is misleading and would have a good run at being ruled libelous. TLDR: Travis said "I love [self driving cars] all day long. The Uber experience is expensive because it’s not just the car but the other dude in the car. When there’s no other dude in the car, the cost [of taking an Uber] gets cheaper than owning a vehicle." You have a problem with a business identifying a way to eliminate one of their biggest expenses? Humans driving cars around is a complete waste of time; anyone saying otherwise is a luddite (the best kind of luddite: one with a twitter account).","1416379071","2014-11-19T06:37:51Z" -"8628597","siculars","siculars",,,"8628402","17","I was just in SF on business and had never used Uber or Lyft before. Obviously, voting with my dollars, I used Lyft and it was great. Lyft line was fast, cheap and got me where I needed to go.","1416379226","2014-11-19T06:40:26Z" -"8628599","eksith","eksith",,,"8628402","4","And this, folks, is why taxi regulation is a thing. Of course, there is crime and corruption and they have their own variety of scams[1]. But what you won't see is a sweeping sense of impunity because if you go out of bounds to this degree so blatantly (and at regular intervals, it seems), a rather large hammer will come down on you and your union. Taxi drivers in general are well aware of this.

But a bunch of broexecs, who answer to no one, setting the tone for everyone else is unlikely to feel any need to change any time soon.

[1] http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/tlc-22-000-cab-drivers-p...","1416379251","2014-11-19T06:40:51Z" -"8628602","bby","bby","true",,"8628402","24","What cogent arguments he proposes.","1416379383","2014-11-19T06:43:03Z" -"8628606","msoad","msoad",,,"8628402","16","I stopped using Uber about six months ago. Lyft is both cheaper and more fun. Most of drivers I rode with were not full time driver. For me it's always fun to meet new people who are doing all sort of different things in their life.","1416379520","2014-11-19T06:45:20Z" -"8628609","yummyfajitas","yummyfajitas",,,"8628402","1","Why do we dislike Uber? Lets go through the links.

1) Stuff about the CEO's personal life.

2) CEO wants to automate business processes. Those of us in tech would never consider replacing humans with machines, right?

3) Trying to compete for workers. (Didn't we hate Apple/Google for agreeing not to do this?)

4) We love Peter Thiel and he hates it.

5-7) A few Uber drivers are crazy (Uber is helping the cops). Note that if most of these incidents happened in a taxi, the cops would have little info unless the passenger remembered a license #.

8) Standard french advertising in France.

9) Standard PR.

10) Exec discusses hiring journalists to do journalism to journalists. You know, digging up stuff about their personal life, kind of like (1) on this list.

Are these the real justifications? Or are we simply engaging in internet mobbing because we get to feel self righteous, and the CEO is kind of a jerk?

Disclaimer: I've used Uber maybe 3-4x in my life and was happy every time. Lyft rejected my CC. I use autowale.in whenever I can't flag one off the street.","1416379563","2014-11-19T06:46:03Z" -"8628613","hyh1048576","hyh1048576",,,"8628402","15","Uber solves my problem and I think that's good. if Lyft ever expand to Beijing I might want to try it.

In China Uber faces equally fierce competition, but they are doing well and expanding. (They are No.3 in China I guess)

It's always nice to see more players get into this space.","1416379728","2014-11-19T06:48:48Z" -"8628631","birken","birken",,,"8628402","0","If you live in San Francisco, you might consider getting a bike and/or using public transportation instead of ride-sharing services. Either of them are better for the city by reducing congestion and pollution, and biking in particular is surprisingly fast and convenient.

If you are interested in getting introduced to biking, there are a bunch of free classes by the SF Bicycle Coalition that I highly recommend you look into:

https://www.sfbike.org/resources/urban-bicycling-workshops/

For public transportation, here are a couple of "far too specific" guides for different types of public transit:

Light Rail: http://fartoospecific.tumblr.com/post/63733141599/fartoospec...

BART: http://fartoospecific.tumblr.com/post/100628937344/fartoospe...","1416380057","2014-11-19T06:54:17Z" -"8628672","halayli","halayli",,,"8628402","20","I see. So you check the CEO of all your apps before using them? You are obviously swayed left and right by media.

Why do you trust your media sources so much?","1416381053","2014-11-19T07:10:53Z" -"8628682","finnn","finnn",,,"8628402","21","Last time I tried Lyft it wouldn't let me login without a Facebook account. Has that been fixed?","1416381245","2014-11-19T07:14:05Z" -"8628683","dnautics","dnautics",,,"8628402","5",">There are too many instances of immaturity, deception, corruption, and negligence.

As an uber and lyft driver (I prefer lyft) who has created a runway to launch a startup nonprofit by driving for both, lyft has had its share of immaturity and negligence, you just haven't heard about it as much. But only 2/4 is an improvement. What worries me is that in many cases lyft has looked at uber and done exactly what they do. In most cases so far it's been merely superficial, but I worry it is only time until it becomes more than that.

A common mantra in the dual driver community is "uber is evil; lyft is incompetent"","1416381263","2014-11-19T07:14:23Z" -"8628696","Animats","Animats",,,"8628402","13","Uber won't be using driverless cars. They'd have to buy and maintain them. That would kill their "lightweight" business model.

Their "car financing" deal is awful for buyers. See -"http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-and-its-shady-partners-are-...","1416381580","2014-11-19T07:19:40Z" -"8628713","general_failure","general_failure",,,"8628402","26","This is silly. Make decisions based on actual experiences rather than hearsay in media.

It is honestly appalling that you are attributing thus decisions to some sort of higher moral ground. If you are an american, that country wages war and kills at will. IPhone are made at foxconn, most products are made in China who gives a shit about our planet. I could go on. Did you quit all these already?","1416381991","2014-11-19T07:26:31Z" -"8628716","sinak","sinak",,,"8628402","3","The idea of any one company owning such a large proportion of global transport infrastructure seems scary to me. And the fact that Uber's leadership seems to have a very poor ethical compass makes the path we're headed down seem pretty ominous.

I've been trying to think of better, less centralized solutions, and they're not too hard to imagine. An open transportation marketplace, populated by independent vendors, isn't so far-fetched. In fact it'd probably look quite similar to Craigslist, except with better handling of user identities and reputations, and a much better mobile-focused user experienced. Anyone could list a delivery service in one of a number of different categories, with custom price rules, and categories might include taxi/human transport services, food delivery, package delivery, etc. A review system, payment integration and mapping would come built into both the provider and user's mobile apps, but insurance etc. would be up to the individual vendors. Fees for listing services would be nominal, and almost all the revenue would go directly to the vendors themselves.

The trouble with this kind of service is that it'd end up being quite a bit less safe and quite a bit more messy than interacting with a single company like Uber. But the lower transaction costs should make services significantly cheaper, and power would be much less centralized.","1416382081","2014-11-19T07:28:01Z" -"8628729","leeber","leeber",,,"8628402","19","If (keyword if) the CEO is as much of a douchebag as the media makes him out to be, he likely won't continue to be CEO for much longer.","1416382565","2014-11-19T07:36:05Z" -"8628737","rpm33","rpm33",,,"8628402","14","I was expecting a more analytical analysis or a personal reason on why the OP decided to quit Uber.I'm not undermining the articles in the press, but those could happen to anyone. On keeping with the quality of HN I think we need to have a more deeper understanding of how companies should function.","1416382674","2014-11-19T07:37:54Z" -"8628738","spacefight","spacefight",,,"8628402","18","Regarding its CEO: -"When I tease him about his skyrocketing desirability, he deflects with a wisecrack about women on demand: “Yeah, we call that Boob-er.”"

What a big big douche.","1416382677","2014-11-19T07:37:57Z" -"8628745",,,,"true","8628402","27",,"1416382786","2014-11-19T07:39:46Z" -"8628761","chx","chx",,,"8628402","8","This is a company that pushed subprime loans on its drivers then substracts the debt from their income. That's called indentured servitude. http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-and-its-shady-partners-are-...","1416383146","2014-11-19T07:45:46Z" -"8628777","downandout","downandout",,,"8628402","12","Uber will lose a few principled customers when, for example, a tech blogger blows something an executive said way out of proportion for their own financial gain. However, the market as a whole simply doesn't care about an executive that vents at a party, or that they engage in anti-competitive behavior, or that the CEO is kind of a jerk.

People care that their ride shows up on time and gets them there safely. For the most part with Uber, that happens. Like it or not, Uber has attained critical mass and is here to stay.","1416383444","2014-11-19T07:50:44Z" -"8628807","physcab","physcab",,,"8628402","11","One of the things I've always hated about Uber is that they are in expert in euphemisms for wage cuts to consumers.

"February is a slow month! We're gonna make this deal sweet for you by lowering prices 20%!"

"March Madness, 20% off all rides!"

"Summer Special, 20% off all rides!"

"Summer Special is here to stay! 20% off all rides is permanent!"

Now, lets not kid ourselves here. Uber is always going to get their cut. If you talk to any Uber driver (I was one of them at one point in time), they'll tell you their hourly wage has dropped from $30/hr to about $18/hr now. Still not bad, but now factor in the longer hours, the maintenance fees, the city fines...not so much a good deal anymore for the other side.","1416384169","2014-11-19T08:02:49Z" -"8628837","kokey","kokey",,,"8628402","10","It's interesting how taxi brokers are also like other fads and people will align to them according to their own values. Since before Uber there are many taxi companies with their own Uber-like service and taxi brokers similar to Uber. I know of people who switched company or broker based on statements the owner of the one company made on radio about cyclists. When Uber is new in town it is a 'cool' thing to do, but once they are not so new people find reasons to change. This makes for an interesting and dynamic market. I think companies like Uber hope to dominate the market and keep doing better at it through economies of scale, but passenger personal emotive preferences will probably always leave room for alternatives.","1416384886","2014-11-19T08:14:46Z" -"8628980","joshfraser","joshfraser",,,"8628402","9","My primary form of transportation is a bike, but my ride-sharing trends are pretty similar to David's. I've been using Lyft far more than Uber lately even though I view them as completely interchangeable services and I'm not known for having strong brand loyalty. In SF, Lyft and Uber are comparable on both price and speed, so it's an easy decision to use one service over the other, even if you only have a slight preference. For me the shift hasn't happened out of outrage at Uber, but because I like the Lyft experience so much more. Lyft drivers are overwhelmingly friendly and Lyft Line tends to attract similarly friendly people. I've had some great conversations while sharing rides on Lyft Line where I actually didn't want the ride to end so soon. I've swapped contact info with some cute girls, met a potential hire, and landed a couple new customers all while sharing rides on Lyft.

I like that Lyft has a reputation for taking care of their drivers. In the words of one driver I rode with, "there are no drivers protesting outside the Lyft office". Instead, their drivers speak highly of the company. As a company, they seem like they are starting to find their stride. Their mission from the beginning was to get people to shares rides and fill up all those single-passenger cars you see everywhere. They're making good progress on that mission today and cutting down on traffic is something I care about as well. Uber has a ride-sharing option too, but they don't seem to be nearly as motivated by that purpose. I'm not sure what Uber's mission is actually.","1416387986","2014-11-19T09:06:26Z" -"8632259","spw","spw",,,"8632079","1","I find this incredibly creepy. I'm not surprised that Uber is analyzing rider data and trying to understand behavioral patterns, but it baffles me that they would want to publicly advertise this and highlight a focus on discerning when and where users are hooking up. The last line [1] is just flat out disturbing.

I'm really not sure who this post is targeted at or what it is supposed to achieve.

[1] "You people are fascinating."","1416427308","2014-11-19T20:01:48Z" -"8645360","db48x","db48x",,,"8632079","0","https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195715/http://blog.uber....","1416656251","2014-11-22T11:37:31Z" -"8640945","gus_massa","gus_massa",,,"8640702","1","I think it's a very small market. How many people want to rent a telescope? How often? How much want them to pay? If you get a 10% cut, can you live with it?

Another problem is that when you use car with Uber, the driver is there to prevent misuses and vandalism. Do you rent the telescope with the telescope owner/operator, or only the telescope?","1416572992","2014-11-21T12:29:52Z" -"8641038","phlyingpenguin","phlyingpenguin",,,"8640702","0","Check out http://www.lightbuckets.com or http://www.itelescope.net

There are a few other services as well, but it's certainly a thing folks do.","1416574985","2014-11-21T13:03:05Z" -"8641186","an4nas","an4nas","true",,"8640702","2","To whom it may concern, -would need some serious help regarding publishing all sorts of media schandels I've uncoverd, but as I was adopted and all my so called friends and media colleagues are involved also in this International scam, it's about 911 right to Ebola all evidence witch I can back up easily, never outed again. -I wrote Hundereds of letters to the so called Alternetive media outlets both on line as in print, ...no response, I've been made Homeless; after working for the same media in the Netherlands/USA for over 15 years! -Been stalked massive, and arrested many time, even to the point were I cannot leave the country AMS schiphol Airport without being arrested on some bogus charges,wich I'm cleared of , but made me miss my flight!And as I'm in low financial times, It's hard for me to just packup and leave, without having some sort of place to stay.. -My question: -If you have any advice or links from trustworthy people in Europe that I can link with, to stay with for a while, to get my cables published! -I 'm able to pay a little contribution for my stay, and food , or could do odd jobs ( I'm easy ) -So that's it ! -It will blow your mind , this is real and not a hoax!If there was an other way for me to get some form of support I would try it, rather then having to bother people I've never been in contact with! -But seeing that this concerns us all....makes it a little easier. -I'm always on the move, in a Dutch Motel at the moment with 4 to ( stalkers moved straight after I got checked in, every time I'm getting out of my room, I'm being followed, with 20 to 30 people, in cars, bikes, bicycles, or as pedestrians.No matter what store I enter, there will be One or Two of them that walk in the moment I pay or even before! This has been going on now for the last 3years, even the Family yhat adopted me is involved!So you see ... it's not that straight forward...I'm nort asking for money but support, if there's finacial support possible I wouldn't say no to it as I'm in Dire Straights...for real! -But being able to link up with people who share the same agenda would be more profitable at this point then monies! -Sorry for the incoherent letter, but given the situation , I'm sure you will understand! -Regards Steve Valentin Roberto Maria Cotterli AKA Slyde Doncher

+31 653 873 137 (txt only) -an4nas@outlook.com -0nder4ndere@gmail.com -PS: They run with Booking.com and other travel an Hotels companies, they also can see everything I type in to my MacBookPro, and iPhone been acting strange the time I bought it( gave it to hold , because I didn't have enough money, to pay for the Motel, will get some on the 28th nov this Month, and then I'm going to try to get out of here again!When I hav to be homeless I d'rather be in a warm place then run the streets in this cold!Not to get away from them, they faked a revolution in Egypt with those Anonymous fakers (expect us) was my slogan I used , even on of my songs!I know all of those cowards and pedophiles, you'll be surprised on the info I have ...but no outlet, -thanks in advance, -and if you happen to be not interested, or have the time to deal with publishing my cables, then please pass this letter on as much as you can, somebody else might have the time or some support in one way or another!

Regards!","1416577350","2014-11-21T13:42:30Z" -"8644130","sergiotapia","sergiotapia",,,"8644080","9","I can see why they deleted it, it's extremely cringey.","1416615007","2014-11-22T00:10:07Z" -"8644152",,,,"true","8644080","14",,"1416615395","2014-11-22T00:16:35Z" -"8644153","codezero","codezero",,,"8644080","4","Given the time frames they looked at, couldn't a bunch of these be people going to a pub, and then leaving after last call?

This would also explain the spike near the weekend, among other things.","1416615408","2014-11-22T00:16:48Z" -"8644154","colinbartlett","colinbartlett",,,"8644080","5","Is it sad that in the realm of Uber blunders I find this relatively tame?","1416615415","2014-11-22T00:16:55Z" -"8644180","striking","striking",,,"8644080","1","To me, it's not even the use of data per se that is most creepy about this post. Really, the tone of the essay seems to revel in "having 'fun' with user data," as if a sophomore at a university wrote it.

I mean, I found the idea behind the post interesting: of course you can analyze trends in ridership to draw interesting conclusions. At the end of the day, however, it's a horrible idea to say "Hey, we know which of you are being 'frisky' and where!"

Perhaps with a different motivation, this post wouldn't be nearly as ruinous. How about ridership patterns of sick or socioeconomically disadvantaged people? That's the kind of data that can change lives for the better.","1416616174","2014-11-22T00:29:34Z" -"8644181","chockablock","chockablock",,,"8644080","3","In another deleted post [0] the author talks about using a name-to-gender API to look at ride locations by gender, which implies that these analyses were not done using anonymized data.

[0] https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195715/http://blog.uber....","1416616175","2014-11-22T00:29:35Z" -"8644185","dil8","dil8",,,"8644080","2","Stuff like this is one of the many reasons I love archive.org. I think i's really important to capture historical artifacts for future analysis.

The service they provide doesn't allow the "Ministry of Truth"[1] to doctor historical documents to meet their present day narrative.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Truth","1416616201","2014-11-22T00:30:01Z" -"8644186","api","api",,,"8644080","17","Big bro is watching you.","1416616217","2014-11-22T00:30:17Z" -"8644189","danso","danso",,,"8644080","7","Off-topic: Because of situations like these, I'm surprised that part of the checklist when launching a PR blog is not: "Block googlearchive/archive.org robots"

There have been very, very few times when a company's webpage was down and I needed to go to google-archive or archive.org to refer to some innocuous information. However, the times that I've used those sites to gather evidence of possible whitewashing? Many, many times, in comparison.","1416616324","2014-11-22T00:32:04Z" -"8644210","bren2013","bren2013",,,"8644080","21","Uber employees are the kind of people who kept a telescope in their bedroom window to peep on girls down the street. I'll never understand why they're still in business.","1416616578","2014-11-22T00:36:18Z" -"8644222","mmcclure","mmcclure",,,"8644080","0","I gotta say, I'm not really seeing the creepy / cringey / evil / whatever-else here...

Anyone (especially the HN crowd) should know they have the data, and if you think they're not carefully analyzing it behind the scenes (like every other tech company who has your data), I've got things to sell you. I personally think a tiny peek like this into the data, much like the usage posts that OKCupid, YouPorn, and others give, is neat.","1416616821","2014-11-22T00:40:21Z" -"8644241","EvanL","EvanL",,,"8644080","15","I think it's a lot of fun and they pulled some interesting data from it. There are far more pressing concerns in the world right now, people have sex sometimes NBD.","1416617152","2014-11-22T00:45:52Z" -"8644245","joshvm","joshvm",,,"8644080","12","Curious to see how companies deal with this kind of data because, ignoring the creep-factor, it is thoroughly interesting to see these sort of patterns emerge and the only way you can find out this kind of stuff is to track people.

It's the actions of the unscrupulous minority that ruin this for the rest of us. I personally believe that most of the time when companies say "We simply aren't that interested in you." they're probably telling the truth. Stats is pointless if you look at single points. It only takes one person to snoop on an ex or to blow everything up. Unfortunately you have to mitigate that risk, but proper database sanitisation before handing over to the analysts should be sufficient. Provided there is no overlap between the sensitive database and the one the analysts have access to there shouldn't be a problem.

I guess it's a side effect of becoming 'big' that you can no longer run these kind of public posts without looking extremely unprofessional.","1416617340","2014-11-22T00:49:00Z" -"8644283","jpeg_hero","jpeg_hero",,,"8644080","18","blog article was 2.5 yrs ago, they were pulling out all the stops to get traction.

now they have critical mass they can transition into "full boring corp speak"

HN don't throw stones, what boundaries are pushing to get traction right now?","1416618227","2014-11-22T01:03:47Z" -"8644288","sp332","sp332",,,"8644080","6","Ahem https://archive.org/donate","1416618389","2014-11-22T01:06:29Z" -"8644366","almost_usual","almost_usual",,,"8644080","16",""You people are fascinating."

Is this data fascinating? I guess the time of year patterns and holiday anomalies are interesting but aside from that this behavior seems obvious?","1416620297","2014-11-22T01:38:17Z" -"8644397","leeber","leeber",,,"8644080","8","Comparing Uber to OKCupid is ridiculous.

OKCupid is a dating website which deliberately branded themselves as further on the "edgy" and "hookup" side of dating websites. Then you have POF somewhere in the middle, with eHarmony way on the other side, quite opposite of OKCupid.

I'm not sure why Uber would want to put themselves anywhere on that same scale (i.e. aligning your brand with notions of sex and one night stands). There's a time and a place for everything, and for edgy data analysis like this -- that "place" is edgy dating websites who want to be known for hooking up.

It's unprofessional and out of line with their brand image, obviously why the post got deleted. IMO this further validates all the bad press the media has been publishing about Uber.","1416620966","2014-11-22T01:49:26Z" -"8644464","leeber","leeber",,,"8644080","11","One more thing--

Would google publish data that shows how searches for porn spike during different times of the day or times of the year, as if it's some "cool and hip and edgy!" insight?

I don't think so.

And for the same reason they don't (whatever reason that is), it would probably also be wise for Uber not to post stuff like this.

I really don't care, nor am I offended. I'm just speculating that Uber doesn't have the brightest team of execs and still have a lot of "growing up" to do.","1416622768","2014-11-22T02:19:28Z" -"8644559","pistle","pistle",,,"8644080","20","So they blog about it in aggregate. It's not like they would know exactly who each of those riders were and would think about using that data for anything than the lulz. I'm sure this sort of data wouldn't be interesting for social engineering purposes in the hands of 'others' as well.","1416625371","2014-11-22T03:02:51Z" -"8644567","bricestacey","bricestacey",,,"8644080","10","The Boston anomaly and map is interesting. The requirements are a trip from 10pm-4am and a trip again 4-6 hours later. However, due to the MBTA shutting down around 12:30am and bars closing at 2am the criteria captures just about any partygoer.

So if you took an uber to some bar/club/friends at 10-11pm and again after 2am when all bars or the T is closed, you're likely counted. I doubt this represents customers having one night stands and is likely just a heat map. This is further explained by the small pocket in Somerville that is not accessible by the train, but by bus where people may opt for an uber.

That's not to say that there are no rides of glory or whatever the hell kids call it today.","1416625485","2014-11-22T03:04:45Z" -"8644859","djtriptych","djtriptych",,,"8644080","19","Anyone know what they used for the map visualizations? They're beautiful...","1416634641","2014-11-22T05:37:21Z" -"8646208","mgalka","mgalka",,,"8644080","13","It is a bit unsettling that this information is out there, but I agree that it is fairly obvious that they have this data. And as long as they are not exposing the individuals, I don't see it as irresponsible to publish something like this.

There was a related story published recently, NYC Taxicab Dataset Exposes Strip Club Johns and Celebrity Trips

http://research.neustar.biz/2014/09/15/riding-with-the-stars...","1416680817","2014-11-22T18:26:57Z" -"8646962","cheez","cheez",,,"8646700","1","> Companies that never grow up tend to go the way of Groupon or MySpace, two now-faded comets. As good as Uber’s app is, there are limits to how much bad publicity it can absorb before it hurts the bottom line.

> At Uber, the inmates are running the asylum. That needs to change, while there’s still time.

Neither of the failure of the given examples had anything necessarily to do with bad publicity so they are unrelated to Uber. Groupon had a bad business model, but it still makes a ton of revenue.

I have the impression here that someone is trying to oust someone at Uber for whatever reason. If the shareholders had a problem with the execs, they'd make it known. Internet mobs can be effective, but why is the mob being unleashed against Uber? Who is benefiting?","1416696740","2014-11-22T22:52:20Z" -"8648710","n0rm","n0rm",,,"8646700","0","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRNYqsMIbg0","1416748882","2014-11-23T13:21:22Z" -"8647672","softdev12","softdev12",,,"8647587","0","Ok. So it's obvious that the similarities between Uber and Airbnb are the multi-billion dollar valuations and the regulatory red-tape issues. But it seems that the major difference isn't just that Uber is portrayed as Darth Vader to Airbnb's Skywalker today. It's that Uber came from seasoned entrepeneurs vs Airbnbs first-timers at the start. The same goes with Dropbox. Coming from an accelerator program surrounds you with dozens of people struggling and breeds more of a friendly culture. Perhaps it could be that there are "quasi" authority figures at the beginning in the form of partners who "accept" the companies into the program - whereas Uber had no such authority during its formation.

Of course, the sample size of 2 or 3 companies is just too small to draw definitive conclusions. Rap Genius had public issues and they came through the same program as Airbnb. Maybe Airbnb sees how much bad press Uber is getting and so is trying to do everything it can to seem friendly.","1416712232","2014-11-23T03:10:32Z" -"8649904","jmcmahon443","jmcmahon443",,,"8649627","0","I live in Brooklyn. When I signed up for Lyft I got like $100 in rides for free. The drivers were so friendly and would let me stop and restart the rides to chain the savings together.

I still user Uber because I know it is reliable, but I did also enjoy Lyft a lot. I'm not the best critic though, since I generally think everything is just dandy.","1416776292","2014-11-23T20:58:12Z" -"8649941","vonnik","vonnik",,,"8649627","1","The two firms share drivers, and there's usually not a huge difference in service. Lyft is just less evil.","1416777031","2014-11-23T21:10:31Z" -"8655089","mturmon","mturmon",,,"8652295","0","Seems like a detailed and highly informative article. Not political, despite the source (TPM).

Given the subject matter, this should be more highly placed at HN than it is now.","1416868044","2014-11-24T22:27:24Z" -"8661688","modzilla","modzilla",,,"8660934","1","Algorithms are not the only thing that make a tech company, but without scheduling, multiparty-route-optimization, or other clever algorithms central to their business, Uber and Lyft are just transportation companies that capitalized on the fact that young people like to call cabs with a button... instead of a phone call.","1416995437","2014-11-26T09:50:37Z" -"8661907","munimkazia","munimkazia",,,"8660934","0","It depends on how you define tech companies.. Their main product is a transportation service, but there is obviously a lot of tech involved.

Similarly, there are websites which deal with selling clothes, so you could ask if they are in retail/fashion or in tech.

A couple of years ago, I worked in a startup which was involved in the local independent music scene. They organize events, did ticketing and have a online music magazine, with apps. Some people call it an entertainment/music company.. Some people call it a marketing/ad agency (because of what it offers its clients). And geeks like me called it a tech company.

It depends on your perspective.","1417001840","2014-11-26T11:37:20Z" -"8661692",,,,"true","8661640","7",,"1416995489","2014-11-26T09:51:29Z" -"8661693","radicalbyte","radicalbyte",,,"8661640","0","With a capital J in the title, this reads as a really creepy attempt at resurrecting "the leader".","1416995498","2014-11-26T09:51:38Z" -"8661700","reality_czech","reality_czech",,,"8661640","12","Is the paycheck also virtual?","1416995671","2014-11-26T09:54:31Z" -"8661705","exit","exit",,,"8661640","6","at 33 minutes no results are shown for that query. was something interesting taken down?","1416995842","2014-11-26T09:57:22Z" -"8661707","msie","msie",,,"8661640","8","Interesting. They didn't specify Swift as one of the languages. Probably means nothing. Or...maybe it means the code you write won't be in Swift...for now.","1416995880","2014-11-26T09:58:00Z" -"8661720","leoc","leoc",,,"8661640","1","I'll bet anyone $5 that Apple is developing a VR (and/or AR) product for release.

It's not hard to figure out. Tim Cook has been in the media saying (I paraphrase slightly) "wait 'til you see the things we're working on that no-one is talking about yet, tee hee". There are more or less exactly two possibilities here: either Apple has come up with a product of a whole new kind which no-one or almost no-one has thought of before, or it's trying to repeat its Macintosh/iPod/iPhone/iPad trick of taking a product category which people have been talking about and trying to make happen for years and actually releasing a successful, polished product which appeals to consumers. Now, the last time Apple released a genuinely novel product it was HyperCard and Ronald Reagan was president of the USA. (Or arguably it was the Newton, in 1993.)","1416996253","2014-11-26T10:04:13Z" -"8661722","hyp0","hyp0",,,"8661640","4",""VR" gives two hits, App Engineer and Senior Software Engineer, with "VR/AR development"

Apple has lots of prototypes going on all the time, judging from their myriad patent applications, so this doesn't mean that much, in itself...

But, VR/AR seems the inevitable next step in miniaturization, as the display can be much smaller than a phone or watch etc. So I would be incredulous if Apple wasn't working seriously in this area.","1416996261","2014-11-26T10:04:21Z" -"8661731","MrJagil","MrJagil",,,"8661640","3","Really nice find!

As only a single result comes up (and that in the App category), I assume this is just a measure taken by Apple to cover it's bases in case VR takes off (though I'm not sure how iTunes for Occulus Rift is going to work).

But of course, Apple might have an entire hardware/software team poking at VR as we speak, and they're just one guy short.","1416996427","2014-11-26T10:07:07Z" -"8661806","return0","return0",,,"8661640","10","iOS on the oculus? the Apple Rift? (is facebook selling?)","1416998850","2014-11-26T10:47:30Z" -"8661812","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"8661640","11","Let the next 5 years of "when is Apple's VR product coming out" hype begin!","1416999043","2014-11-26T10:50:43Z" -"8661833","dcw303","dcw303",,,"8661640","2","Scenekit and Metal both indicate a heavy investment in 3D graphics. VR display technology is a logical next step.

Replace all that C++ crap with Swift, and you have a great rapid game development platform.","1416999627","2014-11-26T11:00:27Z" -"8661917","ommunist","ommunist",,,"8661640","9","Spooky, huh, this white silence.","1417002079","2014-11-26T11:41:19Z" -"8662489","justaman","justaman",,,"8661640","5","Apple has long been about the user experience. In fact its largely where it derives its competitive advantage. -The comments regarding the Occulus Rift or "OR" are largely, I believe, a different area of VR. I cant imagine Apple pursuing a VR-Minecraft path. Rather I think Apple is trying to invent a new method of user input == replacing the KVM. -Every other attempt at VR seems like a mere extension or just another thing to plug into a usb port. Apple would be foolish to take this path.","1417013282","2014-11-26T14:48:02Z" -"8670286","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"8670233","0","This is a good piece.

I have seen some anecdotal evidence of unsustainability of the business model - e.g. a trip from my neck of the woods to LAX is priced as $114 on Blacklane.com, $110 on Limos.com and $149-197 for Uber Black (so that the comparison is apples-to-apples) - but was never able to articulate it into a longer-term business model problem.

The car service companies do operate at lower-cost structure, and probably don't mind using Uber to fill some spare capacity, but arranging for a trip in advance via a cheap aggregator (not sure what Blacklane or Limos.com charge) will always net the consumer a discount.","1417167161","2014-11-28T09:32:41Z" -"8683233","applecore","applecore",,,"8683169","0","Considering how fast they're growing, shouldn't these companies see "record usage" and "growth in active users" nearly every week?","1417463161","2014-12-01T19:46:01Z" -"8692476","NicoJuicy","NicoJuicy",,,"8692223","0","And who's going to earn a lot of money with it? Yes, Goldman","1417594152","2014-12-03T08:09:12Z" -"8697333","hackerjam","hackerjam",,,"8697189","0","my initial reaction on seeing this headline was... this kind of news doesn't belong on hn but after i read the gist of the article on npr, i find i'm appalled. how, in all conscience, can we ignore this. we can't.

is it the plastics? the endocrine disrupters we're flushing down the toilet? the factory farm diet we're all consuming?

and what about boys? without going into the gory details, aren't they being impacted too?

as a society, what do about this? is it too late to roll back the clock... go back to how it used to be when girls were girls and boys were boys -- at least until they became teenagers, by then they are a different creature altogether -- and we didn't have to worry about the age of new puberty.","1417655011","2014-12-04T01:03:31Z" -"8703227","codepeach","codepeach",,,"8703208","1","seems ok here","1417761140","2014-12-05T06:32:20Z" -"8703290","pedalpete","pedalpete",,,"8703208","0","you can always check with http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/microsoft.com","1417763144","2014-12-05T07:05:44Z" -"8709866","iamshs","iamshs",,,"8709864","0","The tweet is from a journalist with Hindustan Times. No information (GPS, call logs, driver background check) is available locally.

https://twitter.com/Ankit_Tyagi01/status/541283660943458304

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/delhi-woma...

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/delhi-woman-raped-alleged...","1417892416","2014-12-06T19:00:16Z" -"8712431","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"8712390","0","This story is constantly getting resubmitted, gets some votes, some discussion and then flag-killed. See dang's comment about it all here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711660

No doubt there will be more to come, and some of missed, but here are some of the submissions, most of which will be dead already:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8710607

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711146

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711178

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711196

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711222

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711409

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8711510

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8712248

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8712326","1417966340","2014-12-07T15:32:20Z" -"8715045","mehwoot","mehwoot",,,"8714846","0","according to The Washington Post, the company was so lax about such sensitive data that it even allowed a job applicant to view people’s rides, including those of a family member of a prominent politician.

worries me a lot more than

a 2012 post on the company’s blog that boasted of how Uber had tracked the rides of users who went somewhere other than home on Friday or Saturday nights, and left from the same address the next morning.

Obviously Uber has this sort of data, and it can use it in various aggregated ways. What's more important than demonstrations of what information they could pull out of this is how serious they are about protecting it from access, either from people who want to buy that information or employees simply snooping around. I don't care if someone uses my data in an aggregate way to do something (e.g. facebook) as long as I am not personally identified.","1418016323","2014-12-08T05:25:23Z" -"8715052","sillysaurus3","sillysaurus3",,,"8714846","2","Uber argues that it’s doing only what other technology companies regularly do. That may be true but it only underlines why we need oversight mechanisms that cover all of them.

Such as?

If you're giving your data freely to companies, I don't understand what kind of oversight mechanism could or should protect you.

Imagine a hypothetical oversight mechanism, then imagine the consequences to tech companies. Imagine the consequences to startups. Not Uber; I'm talking about tiny, early-stage startups.

Airbnb and Dropbox have enriched my life. I'd hate for regulatory burden to prevent such startups from forming in the first place.

This isn't a hypothetical concern. The finance industry is so regulated that you can't easily form a finance startup without having a lot of connections or a lot of money. Same for the healthcare sector, as far as I've heard.","1418016564","2014-12-08T05:29:24Z" -"8715054","yafujifide","yafujifide",,,"8714846","8","Although I largely agree with the premise, the author assumes that the only way to solve this problem is with government regulation. I think a better way to solve this problem is with decentralization. The problem Uber solves is one of coordination. This does not require a central intermediary like Uber. It could be solved in a decentralized manner with p2p networks. With a decentralized Uber, only you and the driver would know where you started from and where you went. Privacy would be improved.","1418016590","2014-12-08T05:29:50Z" -"8715058","brohoolio","brohoolio",,,"8714846","5","I'm not going to use the service. Everything that keeps coming out about Uber has been super shady.

I'm not the only one. Big Uber proponents who I know have stopped using their service.

It's not going to stop the masses, but if stories like this keep coming out without policy fixes they are going to lose their edge. All they are is a dispatch service.","1418016717","2014-12-08T05:31:57Z" -"8715059",,,,"true","8714846","12",,"1418016727","2014-12-08T05:32:07Z" -"8715061",,,,"true","8714846","17",,"1418016752","2014-12-08T05:32:32Z" -"8715062","neilarmslow","neilarmslow",,,"8714846","22","I'm amazed that in all this news coverage, this story hasn't risen to the top. It's far more relevant than the company in question here.

"Buying news coverage and crying misogyny in the ride-sharing industry"

https://medium.com/@PersonofAwesome/buying-news-coverage-and...","1418016762","2014-12-08T05:32:42Z" -"8715063","marcus_holmes","marcus_holmes",,,"8714846","4","As the article says, this has got almost nothing to do with Uber, and everything to do with a regulatory regime that allows companies to do anything they like with data they collect.

Maybe the USA should start looking at the Data Protection / Privacy laws implemented by Europe and the rest of the world, instead of just dismissing them as socialist welfare-state hippy-dippy bullshit regulation getting in the way of business.","1418016802","2014-12-08T05:33:22Z" -"8715065","DigitalSea","DigitalSea",,,"8714846","3","Quite a sensationalist headline. Basically what this article is saying is that Uber have all of this info on where you came from, where you are going and that we should not trust them because they do not have processes in place to ensure users information on trips taken is kept private.

While I do not disagree with the amount of data that Uber have, a company like Facebook and Google arguably know more about us than we do ourselves. Why should we distrust Uber more than any other company? However, I STRONGLY believe that companies with data like Uber should be held accountable to very high standards and any breach of privacy of said data would result in severe penalties. This is not just an Uber problem, this is a big data problem and one many companies have.

I recently quit using Uber in favour of other services like Lyft because I do not believe in Uber's lack of ethics and the way they do business. However, I don't think it is fair they are being targeted as much by the media as they currently are. As much as I dislike Uber, I don't think it is fair to single them out as some lone wolf operating in the wild big data wilderness. We need to be reasonable and stick to the facts, not speculation.

This article really tells us nothing, gives us no true reason other than a single incident (as far as I am aware of) of a privacy breach of a journalists trip to the Uber offices for an interview. There have been other reported incidents of data breaches, but without conclusive evidence, it could just be hearsay.

I am not saying that there is not an issue with companies like Uber and improper practices with data. I am also not denying that Uber have not had incidents where data has been viewed by employees or other reasons, however I am saying there is a lot of false reporting going on at the moment. We need to remain reasonable and non-objective, let the truth and facts speak for themselves. Lets not hate on a company just because everyone else is.

As this article points out, this is not specifically an Uber problem, and as such, I think the title is an inaccurate and deliberate click-bait attempt to get more viewers.","1418016836","2014-12-08T05:33:56Z" -"8715089","discardorama","discardorama",,,"8714846","21","Email companies (I won't name names here) have _much_ more sensitive data than Uber does. How come the same scrutiny isn't brought to bear on them? We do know that some of the leading ones will mine your emails for targeting. I remember once I was having a little tiff with the GF, and the ads I saw were for marriage counselors and therapists. That was creepy.","1418017362","2014-12-08T05:42:42Z" -"8715114","Thrymr","Thrymr",,,"8714846","1","Previous HN discussion on the (now deleted) "Rides of Glory" post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8644080

They also seem to have deleted other blog posts that people have criticized, e.g. "Uberdata: How prostitution and alcohol make Uber better" [2].

Internet Archive links:

[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195715/http://blog.uber....

[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20120524052917/http://blog.uber....","1418017851","2014-12-08T05:50:51Z" -"8715137","ams6110","ams6110",,,"8714846","15","Opportunity for an Uber-like service that destroys your ride data after you have reached your destination (why do they need it after that, anyway?)","1418018225","2014-12-08T05:57:05Z" -"8715154","smhinsey","smhinsey",,,"8714846","11","They don't seem to care much about their users. I had an account I hadn't used in years, long enough that the credit card associated with it was expired. This resulted in my account being locked in a way that required me to contact their helpdesk. After telling me to do the equivalent of power cycling my machine by going through their password reset screens, which I'd already tried, they told me that to restore my account I'd need to email them a picture of my driver's license. This leads me to believe that their support database is probably a goldmine for identity thieves and generally those databases are not exactly Fort Knox.","1418018658","2014-12-08T06:04:18Z" -"8715157","suprgeek","suprgeek",,,"8714846","20","Every single recent (and not so recent) item about Uber screams ethically & morally bankrupt scumbags who would soon as throw you under a bus (or an Uber) if it meant making a fast buck.

1) In the New Delhi Uber rape case -they failed to verify the driver who was a repeat offender, they had no call number and no way to access drive logs from India.

2) As others have pointed out - the concept of privacy at Uber is tragically laughable (Rides-of-glory, God Mode, Using riders info for non-ride purposes etc etc)

3) Playing dirty with competitors is encouraged

4) The VP who boasted of hiring a hit team to dig up dirt on Journalists families is still working at Uber after saying this in a very public forum.

And this is just the recent stuff. -Why anyone would patronize this scummy company is really beyond comprehension.

[1] http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/after-vi...","1418018689","2014-12-08T06:04:49Z" -"8715227","zaidf","zaidf",,,"8714846","9","It's hysterical reading the drama about Uber because it misses the biggest reason why someone shouldn't use Uber: it's almost always more expensive than Lyft, at least using Line in San Francisco. This morning I got a lyft ride from downtown SF to SFO for $18. The Uber quote was $25-32.","1418020162","2014-12-08T06:29:22Z" -"8715228","TheM00se","TheM00se",,,"8714846","18","Uber is scum, I hope they get shutdown soon, very soon.","1418020182","2014-12-08T06:29:42Z" -"8715247","downandout","downandout",,,"8714846","7",""The problem wasn’t just that a representative of a powerful corporation was contemplating opposition research on reporters..."

The Uber corporation did no such thing, and the executive involved wasn't "contemplating" anything. This individual executive made a colossally stupid, hypothetical statement during a rant at a party about what he would like to do to a self-declared enemy of the company that happened to be a member of the media (a term I use loosely in this case). This rant was reported to Sarah Lacy (the target of the hypothetical), who, smelling opportunity, then wrote a blog post about how Uber had hitmen hunting her children while they slept in their pajamas (seriously, she actually talked about the danger they were in while they slept in their pajamas).

Of course, when interviewed about it on Bloomberg West, Sarah Lacy was certain that this was a "plan" and not a hypothetical, but could produce no evidence of any actions taken or pinpoint any harm that befell her or her sleeping children. NYT is a little late on this one, but given the nice revenue pop that Sarah Lacy's wild exaggeration of the story must have brought, I can see why they are trying to beat this dead horse. Sadly, this story has about as much significance as the original.","1418020578","2014-12-08T06:36:18Z" -"8715292","skybrian","skybrian",,,"8714846","6","This article mixes up a couple different issues.

First, internal controls: what can employees do when they access the user database? Beginning startups probably don't have a lot of formal policies and you're relying on good judgement of the founders and first employees. As a company grows, they need to guard user data with access restrictions, restrict root to a few trusted sysadmins, and put in place clear rules about what what employees with legitimate access to the database are allowed to do. (And of course if your database gets owned it's all for nothing, so you can't protect privacy without good security.) It sounds like Uber might be behind on this, relative to their scale.

Second, what can you do with aggregate reports generated from user data? Facebook and OkCupid and Uber posted research articles to their blob summarizing some of their users' overall characteristics. When it's okay to do this sort of research is debatable, but it's a different issue from invading the privacy of individual users.

Unfortunately taking a regular taxi may not help [1]. That was screwup rather than intentionally revealing user data, but by now everyone should know that publishing anonymized records is really hard and probably shouldn't be done at all.

[1] http://research.neustar.biz/2014/09/15/riding-with-the-stars...","1418021601","2014-12-08T06:53:21Z" -"8715346","zeeshanm","zeeshanm",,,"8714846","10","Articles like this one remind me of Baudrillard who once famously said the only way out of this is to unplug and in this "post-modern" society we are the ones unplugged by these apps. I mean why in the world you can't walk 5 blocks and have to "hail" uber or lyft or sidecar or hailo or what have you. I know there are other specific use cases of these apps, too.","1418022584","2014-12-08T07:09:44Z" -"8715379","goodgoblin","goodgoblin",,,"8714846","16","The article does well by pointing out that Uber isn't the only company to do these kinds of things, and in fact almost every corporation engages in some variation of these tactics. Everyone knows that corporations have the same psychological profile as sociopaths, but what is fascinating about the recent Uber revelations is how clumsily they play their part. Sociopaths do not understand why society is organized the way it is, yet they do understand that it is important to appear to understand it, to appear to be a good law abiding citizen. Sociopaths and corporations both take great pains to hide their true anti-social and parasitic intentions. Once spotted by the herd the sociopath must restart the painstaking process of making friends, pretending to care about things real people care about, ingratiating themselves with a community and building up trust for the sole purpose of betraying that trust in secret later.

For many reasons, the media is generally content to let the dirty tricks companies engage in pass by without examination, leaving the machinations of the sociopathic corporate spiders mostly in the dark. The media earns it's keep by convincing society that their version of the truth is the best approximation money can buy.

The mistake Uber made was in threatening a reporter, an action which triggered a very personal response, the kind of response that humanizes the parties involved and clearly demonstrates the difference in the kinds of things Uber is willing to do to advance their goal (blackmail a reporter so they can replace more cab rides with Ubers) v.s. the kinds of goals people have (to enjoy Friday night, get home from the airport). Though it likely won't last long, there is a window of time where incensed reporters may ply their trade without the usual over-riding concern for their own career, and benefit society in the process.

Their rate of expansion potentially at risk, Uber will likely respond with a bill of rider's rights and a corporate pledge to uphold the highest ethical standards. In time people will be trained to think of Uber and high moral standards as closely correlated, and all the while the corporate spiders in the shadows have been watching and learning from Uber's mistake. Eventually Uber's case will be used in business schools to teach the dos and don'ts of important subjects like Media Relations (1. never clumsily proclaim your intent to blackmail reporters. 2. always restore a tarnished reputation through a combination of both marketing and policy). Boutique marketing firms will specialize in helping corporations write privacy policies that are made to be marketed, crafted to neutralize negative impressions long enough to lull the sheep back to complacency.","1418023412","2014-12-08T07:23:32Z" -"8715398","general_failure","general_failure",,,"8714846","14","The title should read 'we cannot trust uber either'. Other companies like fb, google, do the very same thing except they are more secretive about it","1418024130","2014-12-08T07:35:30Z" -"8716140","unixpunx","unixpunx",,,"8714846","13","Uber should make a social media website, that way nobody would care. All kind of shady business or lack of ethics are completely forgotten, as long as people get to post selfies and show off their socioeconomic status to other losers lile them.","1418042703","2014-12-08T12:45:03Z" -"8716201","swiftydev","swiftydev",,,"8714846","19","We Can't Trust Nytimes","1418044039","2014-12-08T13:07:19Z" -"8715825","glenra","glenra",,,"8715409","0","The title of the story on the site is "We Asked 10 Black-Car Drivers If They Prefer Working for Lyft or Uber — Here's Why Lyft Won By a Landslide"

The actual reason Lyft "won by a landslide" is that the method used to find those ten drivers was: hail current Lyft drivers then ask them if they've also worked with Uber. (The fact that somebody who has used both is currently working with Lyft means they like Lyft enough to stick with it; anyone who liked Uber a lot better would probably not still be using Lyft)","1418035282","2014-12-08T10:41:22Z" -"8716046","th0br0","th0br0",,,"8715409","1","I hadn't known that Uber doesn't users allow to tip from within the app. Tax-issues, aside, it's a bummer that they don't. I found the opportunity to tip drivers with Lyft quite welcoming; after all, people tend to tip in most places in the service industry - so why not for these rides which cost me significantly less than a regular taxi ride - as well?","1418040862","2014-12-08T12:14:22Z" -"8716335","trjordan","trjordan",,,"8715409","2","So let me get this straight.

- Lyft has social pressure to tip. Uber doesn't.

- Lyft doesn't aggressively penalize drivers who can't communicate with passengers. Uber does.

- Lyft has fewer riders / drivers, making the experience more personal. Uber is mechanical / efficient.

If I was a driver, I'd drive for Lyft. But as a rider, I'll take Uber.","1418046234","2014-12-08T13:43:54Z" -"8716588","johngd","johngd",,,"8715409","3","I've taken a personal record number of UberX rides, 3, in the last week. I prefer not taking them if I can help it, but safety trumps politics sometimes.

Regardless, each driver I met was absolutely fantastic; very friendly and professional. The one complaint all of them had when I asked their opinion of Uber: The GPS is horrible.

One guy was going to make the switch to Lyft JUST because the Lyft maps use Google, and apparently it is simply just that bad.

I did witness this myself while on a work trip this past weekend - Uber GPS led them off the highway and then back onto the highway adding an extra 5 miles for no apparent reason.","1418049428","2014-12-08T14:37:08Z" -"8717435","bhhaskin","bhhaskin",,,"8717333","0","I am not a big fan of uber. It seems to me that they have some sketchy business practices. In my city uber drivers are required to have a state and city business licences, but so far no one has even applied.","1418057835","2014-12-08T16:57:15Z" -"8718622","melling","melling",,,"8718571","0","Apple should ship an optional stylus. You shouldn't need one but for drawing, for instance, it would be useful.","1418067901","2014-12-08T19:45:01Z" -"8719251","salem","salem",,,"8718571","1","Isn't that also classic Steve, dismissing ideas until he is ready to ship his version of it?","1418073541","2014-12-08T21:19:01Z" -"8720833","greenyoda","greenyoda","true",,"8720293","0","Prior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8720244","1418095548","2014-12-09T03:25:48Z" -"8724816","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"8724171","0","From yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8720244","1418151416","2014-12-09T18:56:56Z" -"8728096","peteretep","peteretep",,,"8727947","7","

    > Uber's background checks ... have become a worldwide
-    > issue: The company was banned in New Delhi ... drivers
-    > there had to produce a certificate of strong character
-    > signed by police ... a bribe of about $130 would easily
-    > garner the document
-
-Seems a little unreasonable to lay blame for Indian police corruption at Uber's door... Can't begin to imagine the level of wailing and gnashing of teeth if Uber started attempting to run its own private background checks...","1418196663","2014-12-10T07:31:03Z" -"8728121","qmalxp","qmalxp",,,"8727947","11","Pretty sure if a taxi driver was accused of rape in India, no one would bat an eye.","1418197349","2014-12-10T07:42:29Z" -"8728126","marcell","marcell",,,"8727947","5","Quoting the article:

"I don't know if this is legally feasible, but my inclination would be to allow Lyft here a long time before Uber," the commissioner of Portland's Bureau of Transportation, told the Times. "Lyft seems like a respectable company, and Uber seems like a bunch of thugs."

It is a bit shocking to hear a public regulator talk like this. A regulator's role should not be to pick and choose winners between two (essentially identical) companies based on personal preference.","1418197381","2014-12-10T07:43:01Z" -"8728148","sschueller","sschueller",,,"8727947","9","Maybe not all hope has been lost and business ethics is something we do care about.","1418197972","2014-12-10T07:52:52Z" -"8728151","davidw","davidw",,,"8727947","10","I think I'd be nervous if I were an Uber investor. There seems to be a lot of negative news about them lately; that's the kind of thing that can feed on itself.","1418198005","2014-12-10T07:53:25Z" -"8728163","nodesocket","nodesocket",,,"8727947","13","Is it me, or does this feel like a witch hunt? What specific laws did or does Uber break? Does the city really believe that taxi's are more ethical that Uber or Lyft?","1418198316","2014-12-10T07:58:36Z" -"8728191","TheBiv","TheBiv",,,"8727947","15","Buried within the article, the city claims to have alread settled a half a million dollar lawsuit with Lyft. hopefully this news source also covered that lawsuit.","1418198889","2014-12-10T08:08:09Z" -"8728203","ryguytilidie","ryguytilidie",,,"8727947","4",""These companies can be innovative in the way they deliver services without ignoring the laws that protect the public."

Actually pretty solid advice for Silicon Valley.","1418199244","2014-12-10T08:14:04Z" -"8728277","photograve","photograve",,,"8727947","20","IMO: I don't really care about the media issues on Uber, what I'm concerned is that I do love the service and I don't want to see it close.","1418201299","2014-12-10T08:48:19Z" -"8728300","LukeFitzpatrick","LukeFitzpatrick",,,"8727947","8","What I'm surprised about is how much press Uber gets these days. I jump on Quora, I've easily seen 10 questions in about a week? Went to a startup event that was hosted by Uber. Have been given Uber discount cards. Likewise, goes for Twitter too. I've seen bad and good press about Uber. And, of course, I'm seeing Uber on HN.

I'm really keen to see if their growth startegy works and if they're able to dominate the industry; or become one of those companies that rises too fast and falls quickly.

Met a young kid recently, claimed he had the idea for -Uber too.. Told him, it's all about the execution.

I'd expect the lawsuit against Uber will not be the last. They have really got to keep on top of their legal department to protect stakeholders.","1418201747","2014-12-10T08:55:47Z" -"8728313","dollar","dollar",,,"8727947","14","Uber here is your chance to stand up to a tyrant. Move that shiny headquarters and your tax domicile to a business friendly jurisdiction, and leave San Francisco to stew in its nest.","1418201906","2014-12-10T08:58:26Z" -"8728363","choppaface","choppaface",,,"8727947","6","This article is slightly more helpful: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-lyf...

It appears the lawsuit is mostly for "false advertising" and (as stated in the LA Times article) the damages are perhaps in the low dozens of millions. The complaint perhaps focuses on the background check system.

I can't find a copy of the actual complaint, but looks like it's "business tort": -(via http://www.sfsuperiorcourt.org/online-services/verify?f=cnq ) -Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco -Case Number: CGC 14 543120 -Title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA VS. UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL -Cause of Action: BUSINESS TORT

IMO the Mercury News article spins the magnitude of this lawsuit a bit too hard. Yes, Uber will probably pay (once again) for its hubris, but it's mostly gonna be dirt off its shoulders ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7HAYkB-gH0 ).","1418202838","2014-12-10T09:13:58Z" -"8728367","Fede_V","Fede_V",,,"8727947","0","I am not a lawyer, and have absolutely no meaningful opinion on the merits of this lawsuit. However, Uber has absolutely not helped their case by having executives act like frat bros.

As much as we'd like to think that the law and public opinion are separate, in reality, I think that if Uber had tried to be a better 'public citizen' they probably wouldn't be facing so much backlash.

That essay by Paul Graham about 'mean people' is looking downright prophetic right about now.","1418202919","2014-12-10T09:15:19Z" -"8728394","001sky","001sky",,,"8727947","19","The political bandwagon begun. Pretty remarkable turn of events. It seems unlikely the company can go public with this type of legal threat hanging out there to its business. But with private markets as flush as they are, its also not clear there are any losers here that the politcians really care about, either. Sort of fascinating.","1418203452","2014-12-10T09:24:12Z" -"8728511","beedogs","beedogs",,,"8727947","16","I may have to move up my Uber death watch. I said they wouldn't exist in five years; they may not even last five months at this rate.","1418206216","2014-12-10T10:10:16Z" -"8728697","morky","morky",,,"8727947","12","Screwber. Good to see their dickhead antics coming back to bite them in the form of public backlash.

Go Lyft.","1418211601","2014-12-10T11:40:01Z" -"8728779","amelius","amelius",,,"8727947","18","I wonder if AirBnB's businessmodel can stand up against the same test.","1418213895","2014-12-10T12:18:15Z" -"8729064","chdir","chdir",,,"8727947","1","To all those who think that this is a witch hunt against Uber, here's a glaring example of Uber compromising safety of their passengers. Had they taken timely action...

https://twitter.com/nps2113/status/542063133809192960

The lady was on TV saying that she had complained about the creepy driver to Uber, a few days before he committed the dastardly act. They gave an assurance but failed to act, which resulted in something much worse. Granted that the bigger culprit is the police here who let go off the individual despite his previous run-ins with the law. But Uber has absolutely failed the trust here. Just goes out to show that they care about $$ above everything else.

Response from Uber: https://twitter.com/nps2113/status/542352404478713857

News coverage: http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-buck-stops-here/woman-c...

(Credit goes to a comment down below for first mentioning this)","1418218913","2014-12-10T13:41:53Z" -"8729360","emodendroket","emodendroket",,,"8727947","3","Uber is an unlicensed livery service with a smartphone app; I don't know why everyone is pretending they're providing such an innovative and new service. If Uber is allowed to operate in blatant disregard of the law, the law should be changed so their competitors are afforded the same privilege. Alternatively, Uber should be made to comply to the laws their competitors have to.

This article doesn't even get into it, but beyond background checks, their not having medallions is a huge, unfair advantage; their labor practices are exploitative and probably illegal; and their insurance policies are not adequate.","1418222799","2014-12-10T14:46:39Z" -"8729605","habosa","habosa",,,"8727947","2","Uber is an amazing customer experience (same with Lyft, etc) but I am really worried about the precedent being set here.

Every step of Uber's success has been associated with some sort of law breaking. In each new market they ignore the established taxi/limo laws, and in some they ignore more serious laws (background checks, etc). The individual offenses are small and generally non-serious (unlicensed taxi driving, illegal fees) but when you zoom out you see that this is a company systematically encouraging thousands of small crimes every day. When you realize that the behavior comes from the top, you can aggregate the wrongdoing into something pretty serious.

At first this was kind of 'cute'. We were all rooting for the little startup who said no to an old system and tried to create something better. Uber is now a huge company. They have secured over $2B in funding and probably intending to IPO with a market cap over $50B. Yet they have not slowed down with the law breaking and general disregard for "the rules".

How can this be OK? When will we force them to be mature and obey the laws. I have to obey the law in my every day life. More importantly, I would be terrified if other companies with similar market caps (airlines, rental car companies, media companies) started ignoring the law left and right. If money and investors can make you above the law then there is no protection for the rest of us.

I really want Uber as a service to exist, as I said. They provide a great convenience for me. However I don't think it's acceptable that they get to ignore the established rules. The laws are there for a reason. If they are bad laws, then we can work to change them. No amount of VC funding should make you immune to their reach.","1418225249","2014-12-10T15:27:29Z" -"8730217","cleanupyouract","cleanupyouract",,,"8727947","17","Uber is obviously something people want but it is letting -its customers become targets for criminals. That's -not sustainable.","1418231095","2014-12-10T17:04:55Z" -"8744244","known","known",,,"8729160","0","Social issues cannot be solved with technology. -Rape is a "hate crime" in India.. -http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/15...","1418447354","2014-12-13T05:09:14Z" -"8736271","jcr","jcr",,,"8736111","0","dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8733368

  Microsoft accepting Bitcoin
-  392 points by DavidSJ about 13 hours ago 128 comments
","1418322275","2014-12-11T18:24:35Z" -"8740259","lstyls","lstyls",,,"8740166","0","This article is terribly written. It reads like a fluff piece written by a lazy junior high school student. Which it very well may be for all I can tell.

To start, it quotes "a blog posted to HN" as a source, and then links to the HN thread, not the blog post itself. That's like quoting a wikipedia article as a primary document. At least link to the actual blog article.

Following that, the author attempts to debunk concerns about Uber's data collection purely by quoting Uber's own PR. He/she wraps up by using some unintroduced 3rd party app to show that your data is secure from mtm attacks. Ugh.

The worst part is, the post that this is attempting to debunk is problematic and greatly flawed. Any time there's one of these freak-outs about what permissions a popular app is granted on people's phones, its almost always way overblown or taken completely out of context. It should be shooting fish in a barrel, but the author completely missed anyway.","1418395927","2014-12-12T14:52:07Z" -"8741840","preillyme","preillyme",,,"8741582","2","I'm really looking forward to what's coming next in the 2015 roadmap for both Mesos and Kubernetes. In particular, I'm excited about the resource model implementation, which will provide a richer context for scheduling pods.","1418409037","2014-12-12T18:30:37Z" -"8742304","lclarkmichalek","lclarkmichalek",,,"8741582","0","Seems to be the only way to really run stuff on kube (and not on GCE), until kube has support for sticky node persistence. It's no coincidence that all of the kube examples use redis as a datastore","1418413834","2014-12-12T19:50:34Z" -"8745730","nivertech","nivertech",,,"8741582","1","Can somebody compare Kubernetes and Marathon+Chronos?

Why would somebody choose Kubernetes over native solution provided by Mesos?","1418492786","2014-12-13T17:46:26Z" -"8750442","l33tbro","l33tbro",,,"8750431","3","Marketing bullshit. Really not that hard to get out of "downtown Sydney". Took me 2 minutes this morning to get out of walk out of the Sydney CBD to a relatively safe zone.","1418610855","2014-12-15T02:34:15Z" -"8750478","girvo","girvo",,,"8750431","5","I always assumed it's an algorithm, not a conscious human flipping a switch.","1418611827","2014-12-15T02:50:27Z" -"8750543","paulhauggis","paulhauggis",,,"8750431","6","This is simple supply->demand. Hotels do the same thing when there is a big event in town.","1418613882","2014-12-15T03:24:42Z" -"8750552","vbuterin","vbuterin",,,"8750431","0","I'm all in favor of price surging and all that, but it saddens me that Uber spends so little time thinking about PR. Particularly, there's an obvious fix that will probably win them a lot of support: during surges, only charge the 20% fee on the base price. That way they can very justifiably claim to be earning no profit from surge incidents and are increasing fares solely to create enough availability.","1418614207","2014-12-15T03:30:07Z" -"8750576","butwhy","butwhy",,,"8750431","2","Dispappointing to see this post on hacker news. Most of the people getting angry at uber don't even understand how their system works.

Some random guy shared a screenshot of a 4x surge on uber black and now the media is saying "uber making $100 off fares in a hostage situation!". So silly.","1418614964","2014-12-15T03:42:44Z" -"8750788","Sorgam","Sorgam",,,"8750431","1","How is this bad for anything except Uber's public image? If prices remained the same, cars would be unavailable. If you want that outcome, then simply don't order a ride. There's absolutely nothing wrong with surge pricing when there's an actual spike in demand - the alternative would have been not getting a ride at all which you can still do with surge pricing. This problem is exactly what happens with traditional taxis - you simply can't get where you want to not matter how important it is. This was meant to be one of Uber's strengths - greater availability. Now that gave us a little, we expect charity from them too?","1418620984","2014-12-15T05:23:04Z" -"8750836","chris_wot","chris_wot",,,"8750431","4","Right now, everything is fine on the train system. Go to Town Hall and you'll be fine.","1418622591","2014-12-15T05:49:51Z" -"8750776","mhomde","mhomde",,,"8750685","1","Quick nice reaction from Uber, the PR was really starting to turn against them with surge pricing making it cost 100 AUS to get the hell out of dodge

BTW,seeing the situation unfold is Sydney is insane. Been at that café and have friends working a block away","1418620482","2014-12-15T05:14:42Z" -"8750777","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"8750685","2","Apparently, their surge pricing, as reported earlier, was generating too much bad PR for them:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8750431","1418620490","2014-12-15T05:14:50Z" -"8750822","chetanahuja","chetanahuja",,,"8750685","0","The original surge pricing was the latest piece of evidence that there's probably no adult human making the calls at the top. The rightful horror expressed in the initial media coverage would have been obvious to almost any actual adult participating in normal human society on a day-to-day basis.","1418622165","2014-12-15T05:42:45Z" -"8752688","davidgerard","davidgerard",,,"8752513","0","See, it takes top disruptive minds like Uber to see a hostage siege and think "w00t, price-gouging opportunity!" A role model for us all.[citation needed]

Source article: http://mashable.com/2014/12/14/uber-sydney-surge-pricing/","1418660126","2014-12-15T16:15:26Z" -"8770683","pvaldes","pvaldes",,,"8757910","0","Hum, my spidey sense is tingling with this... a couple of reasonable doubts and questions here. I don't like the term seals in this context.

Maybe a misidentification?.","1418951745","2014-12-19T01:15:45Z" -"8760111","socceroos","socceroos",,,"8759973","0","Yeah, it wasn't accessible for a while there. It's back up again though.","1418770576","2014-12-16T22:56:16Z" -"8764066","Gravityloss","Gravityloss",,,"8763864","0","I guess humans (and many other animals, but especially apes) have specifically evolved to be extremely good at discerning apples and oranges. To an alien they might look the same color and also taste just the same and have the same scent.","1418847284","2014-12-17T20:14:44Z" -"8785843","derk333","derk333",,,"8773803","0","It's completely understandable why Uber would want to patent its surge pricing algorithm. However, the mere existence of surge pricing (especially prices that are 2-3x+ the normal rates) will allow for further innovation in the ride-sharing space. Expect to see more emphasis on 'ride-share pooling' and even on scheduled rides. Consumers will also become smarter as they are given tools and data (like whatsthefare) that help them better plan out their trips to avoid the price gouging. Extreme surge-pricing will be less prevalent as consumers get smarter and as competitors better forecast and communicate demand spikes more rapidly to their drivers.","1419290191","2014-12-22T23:16:31Z" -"8782986","gus_massa","gus_massa",,,"8782959","0","I think this is not new: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_taxicab_operation","1419255144","2014-12-22T13:32:24Z" -"8795229","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"8793503","0","Extensive prior discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8792565","1419474734","2014-12-25T02:32:14Z" -"8813928","byoung2","byoung2",,,"8813747","0","Why not just ship with Chrome?","1419932816","2014-12-30T09:46:56Z" -"8818050","thatswrong0","thatswrong0",,,"8816403","0","> Both Lyft and Uber have partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and will donate a percentage of New Year’s Eve ride fees to that organization.

I can't say I'm exactly thrilled about this. There are many more effective organizations they could donate to that aren't on the side of prohibition.","1419994439","2014-12-31T02:53:59Z" -"8829251","dang","dang",,,"8829207","6","Url changed from http://www.pcworld.com/article/2864312/google-discloses-unpa..., which points to this.","1420242983","2015-01-02T23:56:23Z" -"8829365","cheald","cheald",,,"8829207","0","This story is surprisingly hostile to Google. A 90-day window after which the bug is published is about as responsible as responsible disclosure gets. The headline really rubs me the wrong way, as though Google raced to publish this vulnerability to spite Microsoft.

Not talking about the bug doesn't mean it's not there, but talking about it sure makes people aware that they should perhaps take extra precautions until Microsoft patches the bug. The attitude that "you're giving info to the evil hackers and now we're all unsafe!11" is the very essence of the fallacy of security by obscurity - your ignorance of a bug is not guarantee of others' ignorance of it. Pinning blame on Google for putting us all at risk is the exact wrong response; Microsoft is at blame for taking more than three months to fix a critical security bug, which has been there for even longer.

This sentiment is very visible in the comment section - the story's suggestion that Google did something wrong here, and the torrent of clueless commenters raging about how evil Google is being is disheartening, to say the least. I wonder how much of that is a result of the story's tone.","1420245103","2015-01-03T00:31:43Z" -"8829413","lawnchair_larry","lawnchair_larry",,,"8829207","4","What a terrible linkbait headline.","1420245829","2015-01-03T00:43:49Z" -"8829418","dragonwriter","dragonwriter",,,"8829207","1","Why isn't the source's headline "Microsoft fails to patch privilege-escalation vulnerability within 3 months"?","1420245935","2015-01-03T00:45:35Z" -"8829427","mcintyre1994","mcintyre1994",,,"8829207","5","> It is important to note that for a would-be attacker to potentially exploit a system, they would first need to have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to a targeted machine.

Are Microsoft downplaying or is this genuinely quite minor? The article discusses a disgruntled employee and since all their money comes from Enterprise presumably disgruntled employee can cause major damage is a pretty huge problem?","1420246134","2015-01-03T00:48:54Z" -"8829633","Siecje","Siecje",,,"8829207","7","This is going to be more common when Windows 7 is no longer supported 2015-01-13.","1420250539","2015-01-03T02:02:19Z" -"8830342","DominikD","DominikD",,,"8829207","2","It's more nuanced than article or commenters on HN want it to be. If there's a constant communication channel between companies and there's a reason to believe that patch can't be created in 90 days, sticking to deadlines seems to prioritize the wrong things.

On the other hand if MS wasn't responsive enough and upfront about the time it'd take to patch and reasons for that, then sure, 90 days seems more than needed leeway for Microsoft. But I don't know how things worked and I've seen enough to assume that both scenarios are possible.","1420277746","2015-01-03T09:35:46Z" -"8830674","doe88","doe88",,,"8829207","3","I think the initial principle of the disclosure policy is good, it is intended to put a bit of pressure on bad vendors to fix their bugs. That said I don't think we can classify MS as a bad vendor. They fix lot of critical issues every years, they certainly have their own internal teams working on security issues, they're responsibles.

Vendors with a quite good track record should be allowed to have some slip ups. You cannot compare a vendor who doesn't fix anything on time with one that usually fix issues promptly but occasionally shows a delay on a report. The process should take that into account. I think the binary handling by Google on this one is not very well thought-out.","1420291090","2015-01-03T13:18:10Z" -"8831398","teh","teh",,,"8831334","0","OpenID has been on its way out for a while. It's being replaced by OpenID Connect [1] so this is not bad news, but a good reminder in any case!

[1] -http://openid.net/connect/","1420307649","2015-01-03T17:54:09Z" -"8831409","ComputerGuru","ComputerGuru",,,"8831334","4","Called it back in 2008: https://neosmart.net/blog/2008/google-doesnt-use-openid/

OpenID 2.0 screamed "embrace, extend, and extinguish" loud and clear. It's 8 years later, probably not as evil (TM) as I had prophesied (more likely attributable to the death of OpenID rather than malice), but, yeah...

EDIT: Yes, 6, not 8. I got the 8 from 2008 stuck in my head, apparently. Oops!","1420307869","2015-01-03T17:57:49Z" -"8831419","StavrosK","StavrosK",,,"8831334","1","Mozilla Persona was the best of the authentication protocols :(","1420308035","2015-01-03T18:00:35Z" -"8831440","mahouse","mahouse",,,"8831334","10","> ...is disabled for a small number of requests on an intermittent basis, some users will be forced to re-consent

Very inconsiderate.","1420308320","2015-01-03T18:05:20Z" -"8831441","fintler","fintler",,,"8831334","2","Previous discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8346355","1420308328","2015-01-03T18:05:28Z" -"8831491","PythonicAlpha","PythonicAlpha",,,"8831334","9","What me frightens a little with this move (OK, I acknowledge that OpenID2.0 is deprecated and should be updated to something new), is that Google talks only about "Google+ Signin". And OK, as I read in previous discussion, Google will also in the future support logins from people with normal eMail account.

Still, I am worried, since Google does not clearly communicate these facts, but when you look at their communications, you read only about "Google+ Signin" and you have to search to find that you do not need Google+ but just the new protocol OpenID connect.

I don't like to see such communications from a company, that once claimed (long, long time ago!! Do you remember Google?) "Don't be evil".

It is OK, when they move away from an old protocol, but it is not OK, when they (and it very much looks that way to me!) use it as vehicle to market their products. Google has troubled people enough with forcing G+ on them -- so I even find it more troublesome, how they do it now (as it seems to me currently).

I fear, Google is still hunting after Facebook and is by the way inheriting its bad habits.

As I see now, they also want that a new button is used -- something with G+ on it. I see, they really lay the pressure on the people -- many people will think, that they need a Google+ account to use this feature (even if not required). I would say, Google you are going to hurt yourself!

I myself, was thinking about using a "Login with Google" button in my application ... but now, with things changed, I will think twice, before I do such a move!","1420309215","2015-01-03T18:20:15Z" -"8831582","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"8831334","8","Time to replace it with SQRL?

https://www.grc.com/sqrl/sqrl.htm

(I think the final spec will launch in a week or two.","1420310803","2015-01-03T18:46:43Z" -"8833163","jay_kyburz","jay_kyburz",,,"8831334","3","I'm going to use this opportunity to transition my users off social loggins altogether.

I used Google and Facebook when first building the webapp because I simply didn't want to do the work of building an authentication system. It's lots of work to get right.

About a year ago I had a lot of users complain my site _only_ had social logins so I had to implement my own anyhow.

Now I have it, I don't see a lot of value in keeping the social logins around.

I just need to ask users to add a password to their account and they can login using email/password combo.","1420342599","2015-01-04T03:36:39Z" -"8833955","knocte","knocte",,,"8831334","6","Sorry if this is a stupid question but, does this mean that Google accounts will no longer be OpenID accounts?","1420364328","2015-01-04T09:38:48Z" -"8834957","lowlevel","lowlevel",,,"8831334","7","Just wait until they shut down gmail.","1420390522","2015-01-04T16:55:22Z" -"8846604","kordless","kordless",,,"8831334","5","There's no mention in here about the Python Users API that Google provides for managing users in your Python AppEngine application. Google hasn't updated the Python Users page (other than mentioning there are changes coming) and haven't indicated if they will or will not update the Users API methods to support the new auth methods.

Given I chose AppEngine in part because of the Users API, it would be nice if there was some clarification by Google on what they plan to do with the Users call and how provide some suggestions (or, heaven forbid, sample code) to show us how to do it ourselves.","1420575042","2015-01-06T20:10:42Z" -"8831769","philwelch","philwelch",,,"8831598","6","Frustrating as this might be, CondoInternet is going building to building to provide gigabit Internet to apartment dwellers and even building neighborhood-scale fiber service to Eastlake, while CenturyLink is laying gigabit service to other neighborhoods, one by one. Even if we were on Google's shortlist, by the time they came to town they'd have competitors. Competitors who don't have a business model of monitoring people's web usage so they can target ads at them.","1420314777","2015-01-03T19:52:57Z" -"8831843","aluhut","aluhut",,,"8831598","7","Faced with those kind of problems with poles, can't they dig?","1420316233","2015-01-03T20:17:13Z" -"8831934","tdicola","tdicola",,,"8831598","2","I wonder if they could at least bring it to the east side, where their Kirkland office and Microsoft in general is located. I bet there are lots of high tech workers who would be more than happy to dump Comcast for Google Fiber over there.","1420317813","2015-01-03T20:43:33Z" -"8831949","gnoway","gnoway",,,"8831598","9","related: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=60001011462","1420318053","2015-01-03T20:47:33Z" -"8832052","jld","jld",,,"8831598","12","Here in Seattle there seems to be this fear that not getting Google to install Google Fiber™ means we'll just have the crappy offerings from Comcast and CenturyLink for the next 50 years.

In reality, I believe not selling ourselves to a provider immediately will allow a better market to develop where we get real competition and the possibility of a city run fiber network. It may take a few more years than having Google build out the whole thing at once, but I think the alternative will be better and other municipalities will have wished they had waited too.","1420320471","2015-01-03T21:27:51Z" -"8832175","rayiner","rayiner",,,"8831598","0","To summarize, the article mentions four roadblocks:

1) Process: "Can you imagine the Seattle City Council keeping a secret like this and then acting on it in just one day? Of course not. We’d need to have endless community meetings and hearings and public floggings of Google Executives."

2) Pole Attachments: "At these rates, building a network on 100,000 poles to serve every home and business would cost Google up to $2.8 million just to rent the pole space."

3) Permits: "Attaching fiber cable to a pole in Seattle may require a pole attachment permit, a street use permit, and land use and environmental permits, among others."

4) Build-out requirements: "But the company has to agree to build out and serve every premise in that area. This is a lofty goal because it means all neighborhoods, rich and poor, get served, although it increases the overall cost because the company builds cable on streets with few customers."

None of these are unique to Google Fiber. These are hurdles ISPs, including incumbents like Comcast, face in nearly every large city. Google is just the 800-lb gorilla that refuses to play along. They'll only install fiber in cities desperate enough to sign a contract with Google without extensive public proceedings, who will allow bypassing permit requirements that apply to everyone else.

What the article really highlights is the real reasons for the lack of ISP competition. People imagine shadowy cabals conspiring to keep out competitors, but in most cities, it's the result of rules that aren't facially unreasonable. Rules like build-out requirements, which apply to incumbents and competitors alike, make deploying fiber economically unattractive, sometimes even for the incumbent.

Contrast the telecom industry with say the cell phone industry. It'd be illegal for an ISP to do what Apple did with its first iPhone: target rich buyers, then trickle down the technology to everyone else as it recouped capital costs. The rule is deploy to everyone, or don't deploy at all. Unsurprisingly, companies usually choose the latter. Except Google, which has the clout to demand exceptions to the rules, and the luxury of not actually being in the ISP business and only deploying in smaller municipalities willing to bend-over.","1420322554","2015-01-03T22:02:34Z" -"8832252","geraldcombs","geraldcombs",,,"8831598","5",""Overland Park, Kansas, apparently has its own version of the Seattle process. It spent nine months arguing the Google Fiber contract..."

Overland Park's haggling likely had more to do with the fact that Sprint is headquartered there.","1420323631","2015-01-03T22:20:31Z" -"8832292","mrxd","mrxd",,,"8831598","1","I don't really have a problem with engaging the democratic process. Bringing fiber to Seattle is a long term infrastructure project that will last for many decades. In the grand scheme of things, expediting the permit process hardly makes a difference.

The author seems to really hate citizen participation. I'm sure people don't understand fiber very well and there are a lot of opinions and concerns out there which aren't necessarily valid, but that's going to be true of anything new.

Cutting the public out of the debate about innovations doesn't seem like a good path to take. The solution is to provide a more effective forum for this debate to happen, not to put a stop to it.","1420324036","2015-01-03T22:27:16Z" -"8832428","jrochkind1","jrochkind1",,,"8831598","4","> When Google announced its launch city for Google Fiber – Kansas City – it was a sensation. And the very next day the Kansas City Council authorized a contract with Google for the service.

Kansas City is desperate. If Google comes calling, they will sign a contract, whether or not it's actually good for the city, they'll figure "Hey, Google's coming and asking, it's Google, we won't say no!"

This is not really a good thing. This particular contract may be great for KC, but it's not because you can just always trust Google and sign whatever they put in front of you. But many desparate cities will.","1420326877","2015-01-03T23:14:37Z" -"8832434","Animats","Animats",,,"8831598","8","Verizon's FIOS fiber hasn't been profitable, and they've stopped building it out. Google would run into the same problem if they actually built enough that it had to make money, instead of only doing cherry-picked demo projects.

Technically, you don't need fiber to the home to get gigabit rates. Coax from the end user to the DOCSIS node at the pole is more than enough. Within 100 meters, such as in apartment buildings, CAT 5 is enough. The fiber connection to the DOCSIS node at the pole, the DOCSIS node, and the back end have to have more bandwidth.

The cable industry has a plan for slow migration to gigabit services:

http://www.cedmagazine.com/articles/2012/07/an-evolutionary-...

One unit at a time, in the chain from head end to end user, equipment can be swapped out for faster, but backwards-compatible, units.

Of course, in the end it's still Comcast.","1420326951","2015-01-03T23:15:51Z" -"8832467","dang","dang",,,"8831598","11","This was published in March 2014 so we put "2014" in the title.","1420327635","2015-01-03T23:27:15Z" -"8832475","mml","mml",,,"8831598","3","A tiny isp (USI) in Minneapolis has been laying buried fttp for years. They just announced 100gbps (synchronous) service too. Google, feh!

Sure, it only serves a few neighborhoods, but it's progress, and more importantly, not Comcast.","1420327808","2015-01-03T23:30:08Z" -"8832569","al2o3cr","al2o3cr",,,"8831598","13",""an you imagine the Seattle City Council keeping a secret like this and then acting on it in just one day? Of course not. We’d need to have endless community meetings and hearings and public floggings of Google Executives. Every citizen in a tinfoil hat who thinks fiber is just another cereal ingredient would have their three minutes in front of the Council. "

Ah, I see - democracy is a bug, according to the author.

Actually, reading further, it appears that anything short of kneeling and begging at the feet of corporations is somehow supposed to be terrible...

Seriously - here's the conclusion:

"Could we simply agree to pay for all the pole replacements and permitting as a city, and hire a few extra employees to expedite the process? Couldn’t we just hand over title to a few strands of the 500 mile fiber cable network we’ve built to Google Fiber?"

Translation: "Couldn't we just spend taxpayer dollars to subsidize profits for one of the world's largest corporations?"","1420329887","2015-01-04T00:04:47Z" -"8833674","mikhailfranco","mikhailfranco",,,"8831598","10","... because it would help Microsoft too much!?","1420355220","2015-01-04T07:07:00Z" -"8836754",,,,"true","8836734","20",,"1420423339","2015-01-05T02:02:19Z" -"8836772",,,,"true","8836734","46",,"1420423798","2015-01-05T02:09:58Z" -"8836810","owenwil","owenwil",,,"8836734","2","This discussion is just going around in circles with nobody adding real useful commentary to the discussion other than "I perceive Apple's software quality to be worse based on my own anecdotal experience." This opinion is being perpetuated by a few people and it's just going everywhere.

I don't think the software quality dropped, it's all about perception. Just a few years ago, everyone was moaning about software quality with Lion but nobody remembers that now, because bad headlines are easier to create than good ones. Yosemite has some bugs, yes, but so do almost every other major releases of Operating Systems.

Apple does have some bugs to iron out, but in six month's time when they're fixed, everyone will forget and start complaining about something else. Perhaps a few happened around the same time, but that's no indication that things are getting worse. People just like to complain.

Those who want to experience a lower "functional high ground" should switch to Ubuntu and discover how much further ahead OS X is.

To the everyday user, there is no drop in software quality. They wouldn't have even noticed unless articles like this continued to circulate. People are just noisier these days.","1420424555","2015-01-05T02:22:35Z" -"8836842","smoyer","smoyer",,,"8836734","11","I've long said that the Apple hardware is second to none ... and I have a G3 Wallstreet that not only still runs, but it's battery lasts for a couple hours.

My mid-2012 rMBP is pretty amazing too, but I quickly became irritated by OSX. It's now running Linux Mint with the XFCE WM now and I couldn't be happier (note that with a kernel upgrade, it even supports my Thunderbolt Cinema display).

The one thing I wonder is: "Are we in the minority?" Do the "unschooled masses" simply accept that this is how computers have to be?","1420425147","2015-01-05T02:32:27Z" -"8836848","fpgeek","fpgeek",,,"8836734","9","The decline of "It just works" is one side of the problem. The other, more painful side (driven by the iOS-ification of the OS, I suppose) is: "When it doesn't work, you're helpless".","1420425239","2015-01-05T02:33:59Z" -"8836859","kweinber","kweinber",,,"8836734","10","I feel like the software really hasn't changed enough for me to feel differently about Apple at all.

However the the fact that the hardware is GLUED together and non-upgradeable in all models is the thing that has me looking elsewhere. Is anyone else frustrated that their retina machines are completely obsoleted on purpose and that even the minis have memory chips soldered into them for no reason but wasteful planned obsolescence?

I think that Apple is going to hit a major backlash when people realize that their memory and hard drives are trapped and limited for no real technical reason.","1420425475","2015-01-05T02:37:55Z" -"8836860","corford","corford",,,"8836734","25","A friend of mine has just joined apple in a systems role and can't believe what a mess it is behind the scenes. He described it as being like "1000 startups all working on their own thing but owned by the same parent company" (with all the cross-group communication mayhem that implies).","1420425483","2015-01-05T02:38:03Z" -"8836877","corbinpage","corbinpage",,,"8836734","27","I mean, all software has bugs.

To me, the major difference between Apple's OS's and the Windows/Linux/Androids of the world is that Apple _fails smoother_.

A typical bug may result in an iOS app freezing and then quitting on the user. However frustrating this may be, Apple's "something went wrong" user experience is much better than the annoying pop-up alerts, blue-screens of death, and cryptic error messages of the other platforms.

These error messages are only relevant to a small, small subset of power-users, so why show them to everyone else? The other 99% of users are just going to quit and restart the application anyway (as we've been trained to do), so why not smoothly lead them down this path?","1420425783","2015-01-05T02:43:03Z" -"8836901","visakanv","visakanv",,,"8836734","4","> I fear that Apple’s leadership doesn’t realize quite how badly and deeply their software flaws have damaged their reputation, because if they realized it, they’d make serious changes that don’t appear to be happening. Instead, the opposite appears to be happening: the marketing-driven pace of rapid updates on multiple product lines seems to be expanding and accelerating.

I've come to realize (or believe, rather) that very often, leadership is actually more aware of flaws than journalists and commentators think they are. It's hard to imagine that tens of thousands of really smart people within an organization haven't thought about these things themselves.

If Apple or any other company isn't making serious changes, I don't think it's because their leadership is ignorant about something we know. More often than not, I think it's because they know something that we don't.

Highly recommend reading Daniel Ellsberg's thoughts on Secrets: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/02/daniel-ellsber...

> "First, you'll be exhilarated by some of this new information, and by having it all — so much! incredible! — suddenly available to you. But second, almost as fast, you will feel like a fool for having studied, written, talked about these subjects, criticized and analyzed decisions made by presidents for years without having known of the existence of all this information, which presidents and others had and you didn't, and which must have influenced their decisions in ways you couldn't even guess. In particular, you'll feel foolish for having literally rubbed shoulders for over a decade with some officials and consultants who did have access to all this information you didn't know about and didn't know they had, and you'll be stunned that they kept that secret from you so well."","1420426234","2015-01-05T02:50:34Z" -"8836911","vinceguidry","vinceguidry",,,"8836734","49","I suspect Apple's software development practices have never really been all that great, it's just that they worked harder when Jobs was around to make sure the product worked. Now without his influence, quality has been steadily slipping.

If Apple's not careful, they could wake up in a few years and find they're just another tech company.","1420426381","2015-01-05T02:53:01Z" -"8836935","themoonbus","themoonbus",,,"8836734","5","Can anyone give specific examples of OS X backsliding in the feature department? The article he links to talks about having to tweak some settings, and not liking Messages... not really egregious issues in my book. I've been pretty satisfied with how it's progressed (and I'm far from a fanboy. There were times in my life when I was using Linux, Windows, and Mac OS on a daily basis.)

I can think of several features that have improved my productivity... mission control, handoff, updated notifications, the new spotlight to name a few. They also finally fixed multi-monitor support in 10.9 which was a huge deal for me.

I do feel far more productive in OS X than other OS's, but perhaps that's just familiarity at this point. I'm curious to hear what other people's major complaints are.","1420426848","2015-01-05T03:00:48Z" -"8836939","blinkingled","blinkingled",,,"8836734","1","> Windows is still worse overall

Ugh, no it isn't. That myth from Windows ME era must die. For as much as the Windows 8 / Metro thing is an annoyance, under the hood it is a solid OS - I am running it heavily loaded - 4/5 HyperV VMs, IDEs, SQL Server etc and it is thoroughly reliable even counting suspend / resume.

Edit: Elaborating a bit - I got a Win 8 Pro license for $39 when it initially went on sale. I run it on my HP Z series Workstation that I got refurbished for $1199+$(Disks+ 16G ECC RAM). It allows me to run with 5 disks, a 8 Core Xeon CPU, 32GB RAM. The OS came with a very good hypervisor that allows me to run older version of Windows in cheap memory footprint, RHEL 7 and Server 2012 - all decently supported.

If I tried doing that on Mac hardware, even ignoring the considerable cost increase, getting a reliable hypervisor on a Mac is itself a challenge. Last time I tried Fusion and Parallels they were complete toys compared to HyperV.

So no, for techies Windows is still a darn attractive ecosystem - if you are just browsing and emailing any OS from 2013 onwards works fine, including Linux if you find the right hardware.","1420426976","2015-01-05T03:02:56Z" -"8836956","breatheoften","breatheoften",,,"8836734","3","As a person who uses OSX in technical environments that are not well-connected for long periods of time (at sea research) -- my strong perception is that a huge host of the 'not behaving as I would want or expect' issues have to do with the way cloud services are getting integrated 'transparently' into so many places across the various systems and applications. 'Transparent' integration of network services has always been a concept with oversold value -- take as an example: NFS, which, even when implemented in tightly controlled high-availability networks, comes with a lot of obscure failure modes that are basically unresolvable because the consumers of the service have essentially no visibility into the notion that there is a network involved.

Hiding the operation of the network completely from the user leads to application design where there is just no sensible way for the user to build an expectation mind for how things are going to behave -- or what the source of mis-behaviour might be at any particular time. It makes things these problems feel exceedingly random. I get to see all sorts of application quirks that pop up when the network is not behaving exactly as the application designer would've hoped when they decided that some cloud api call or another should transparently affect some aspect of their ui which wouldn't even necessarily seem like a cloud behavior to a user ... Just listening to music from your own iTunes library without a network or with a spotty network is an exercise in extreme annoyance.

I understand that the cloud's not going away -- but I would love to see apple add standard UI somewhere in all their applications to in some way indicate when network operations are in effect and something about the status. Attempting to build this kind of 'awareness of network activity' into the ui might really help application designers avoid including codepaths that amount to 'if network is bad: goto random-ruin' throughout their application's ...","1420427251","2015-01-05T03:07:31Z" -"8836964","datashovel","datashovel",,,"8836734","51","It would be interesting to find what kinds of stories give a user who submits more karma. negative or positive? It would be quite ironic if creating negativity on Hacker News is what builds karma.","1420427376","2015-01-05T03:09:36Z" -"8836985","raspasov","raspasov",,,"8836734","12","Personally, I've been using Yosemite and iOS 8 every day.

iOS 8 - no complaints whatsoever, at least on iPhone 5 and 6. I've heard some people complain that on iPhone 4/4S it could be slow but that's a few years old hardware and Apple probably doesn't spend the majority of their time optimizing that most likely.

Yosemite - major bug is that my WiFi stops working once in a whole (~once a day) and have to turn it off/on.

Overall, I think the the criticism is definitely a little bit overblown.","1420427665","2015-01-05T03:14:25Z" -"8836995","lkdeveloper","lkdeveloper",,,"8836734","41","Also before yosemite release apple announced a public beta, which is kind of unusual for apple since they always wait until the party to release stuff. Does that mean some part of apple’s QA is now offloaded to public?","1420427817","2015-01-05T03:16:57Z" -"8837030","philliphaydon","philliphaydon",,,"8836734","26","While there's a bunch of things I wish Apple would fix in OSX...

If Photoshop stopped crashing all the time and Finder stopped freezing because external hdd's were too slow. I would have less issues with OSX.

I can't believe people swear by OSX for graphic design despite the fact that Photoshop crashes all the time.","1420428374","2015-01-05T03:26:14Z" -"8837041","bane","bane",,,"8836734","15","I don't know, I've been a Mac user off and on since Macs were 68k based, had a 2007 MBP that I was really unhappy with (of my still functioning machines from that era, it's easily the worst, by $300 netbook is easily a better machine at 1/10th the cost). The last 3-4 years or so my daily driver at work is a rMBP.

I use Windows 7 at home, but feel about as comfortable in front of either system.

If I compare any of the last 3-4 versions of OS X to Win 7, I'd say they're roughly comparable. There's pluses and minuses on both sides. I just spent a few days writing some Python code on Windows, and the experience was generally about as good as OS X. Win7 is the most rock solid non-x-nix OS I've used, and once you learn your way around it generally flows well.

I don't perceive a huge downgrade in quality on OS X. Things change, bugs get introduced. I don't aesthetically like where Apple is going with their flat design, but the chrome of most apps I use takes up so little real-estate of what I use that I can ignore it. I think you have to do a bit more work to get an OS X machine into a real usable state than Windows. But once it's working it's relatively pain free. I don't think it's as stable as Win 7. But it's like comparing 4-9s uptime to 3-9s uptime. On a day-to-day level I don't really notice it as much.

I'd say uptime on my Win 7 machines is better, but Microsoft forces restarts and updates too frequently to make that kind of claim. It's nice that OS X is a x-nix in the sense that what I do on it is more easily translatable to other x-nix systems so deployment is easier. And that's great until it isn't, because some tool or library or something is different or not available. But then again, development on Windows forces you to assume all sorts of crazy non-standard stuff as a constant.

I don't really know where this perception that it's getting worse is coming from. I recently fired up my 2007-era MBP and it really feels like a worse experience, top-to-bottom. Modern OS X really is nicer.

I suspect that people are finally starting to look at Apple products more critically (at long last). Perhaps it's because the pace of innovation seems to have slowed down, perhaps it's because Jobs is gone, but I'm starting to notice Apple pundits are finally starting to see that things aren't perhaps as good as they dreamed, and looking for ways to push the fruit forward.","1420428531","2015-01-05T03:28:51Z" -"8837049","Animats","Animats",,,"8836734","7","This is striking, considering that Apple is a wealthy company with a small product line. They have the money to put resources behind getting their products fixed. They have total control over the hardware environment, so they don't have to worry about compatibility with external hardware.

Microsoft has put a lot of work into making Windows fixable. The two big developments for Windows 7 were 1) requiring all signed kernel drivers to pass the Static Driver Verifier, and 2) running incoming crash dumps through a classifier system which attempts to identify similar crashes and sends them to the same maintainer. Those two tools put a big dent in crash-for-unknown-reason problems. Is there any indication that Apple has developed similar tooling for their systems?","1420428672","2015-01-05T03:31:12Z" -"8837052","bluedino","bluedino",,,"8836734","38","I haven't had any issues with Yosemite (the last buggy release for me was Mountain Lion), but iOS in my iPad and iPhone are a mess since iOS 7.

Messages breaks in every way possible. Safari went from crashing twice every half hour to freezing and continuing to play videos after I've closed tabs, and getting stuck full screen.","1420428694","2015-01-05T03:31:34Z" -"8837064","smacktoward","smacktoward",,,"8836734","6","I tend to look for the simplest explanation to a question, as quite often the simplest explanation is the correct one.

So in that spirit, if the question is "why does it seem like OS X isn't of the quality it used to be?", the simplest answer might be that Apple just doesn't care about OS X anymore.

I mean, look at their financials (http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/AAPL/3797471556x0x789...) On page 29 they list their net sales for all their major products from 2012 through 2014. And the things that jump out from that page are:

1) The iPhone business generates 4x as much revenue for Apple as Macs do -- and if you add in iPad sales that figure goes up to 5x; and

2) The iPhone business has grown by more than 10% each year, while Mac sales have been essentially flat.

So if you're Apple, where does the Mac fit in your product line these days, exactly? People still buy them, so it's not like you completely don't care about them, but the importance of those sales to your bottom line is diminishing year by year as sales of mobile devices dwarf sales of Macs. And there's no indication that those trends are going to turn around anytime soon -- no new major piece of hardware coming from Intel or somewhere that's likely to light a fire under sales of conventional PCs, or software package so compelling it would drive the Mac into new vertical markets.

All of which means that maybe, if you're Apple, you see the Mac business as basically a cow to be milked at the lowest cost possible until it dies of natural causes. You don't cut the hardware build quality (at least, not yet), but you don't put a whole lot of effort into developing revolutionary new features for OS X or wringing every last bug out of new releases of OS X, either. You just do the minimum possible to keep those existing Mac customers from jumping ship, or at least to delay the moment when they do jump ship for as long as possible. And by the time that day eventually comes, you won't care because Macs will be a footnote to your real business, your device business.","1420428838","2015-01-05T03:33:58Z" -"8837065","lispm","lispm",,,"8836734","33","> Geoff Wozniak

he wasn't even using Apple's software... using the Mac as a Terminal...

I'm using two Macs (Macbook Air and Quad-Core Mac mini) all the time. There are a lot of annoying bugs in the Mac OS. But I can't say that it is more.

Some of the recent stuff is quite cool and very useful. There are some things I don't like (iCloud, iTunes speed and stability, ...), but in general the latest OS works quite good.","1420428847","2015-01-05T03:34:07Z" -"8837081","krschultz","krschultz",,,"8836734","24",""having major new releases every year is clearly impossible for the engineering teams to keep up with while maintaining quality." ... "We don’t need major OS releases every year. We don’t need each OS release to have a huge list of new features."

I would argue everything we know about software engineering process says that more releases is better. Incrementalism lowers risk for engineers and for users. Once a year doesn't sound often enough to me, going the other way would just repeat Microsoft's failings.

However it is possible that the core of his point, that marketing trumps what engineering can accomplish while maintaining quality, may be true. There seemed to be a lot of bolt on features in the last iOS & Mac OS X releases that didn't necessarily need to be pushed out right now, and some of the regressions are painful.","1420429039","2015-01-05T03:37:19Z" -"8837095","bsclifton","bsclifton",,,"8836734","34","Having drops in software quality doesn't surprise me at all. Anybody that used Mac OS back in the System 7 days likely remembers seeing the bomb message and getting intimate with macbugs (G^FINDER) to try to save your work.

I think the only way you'll see a dramatic rise in quality would be if software becomes their core business (instead of hardware)... which isn't happening.","1420429319","2015-01-05T03:41:59Z" -"8837097","eccstartup","eccstartup",,,"8836734","30","I don't agree with owenwil. Apple is actually making bugs release after release. It really brought pain upgrading to Yosemite, waiting the fucking hours copying files in the so-called "a few minutes". As I can recall, upgrading from 10.8 to 10.9, Preview begins to blur when scrolling, and more memory taken. Then in the release of Yosemite, MATLAB GUI won't work at first, then goes the ugly color theme for mobile devices. Few will upgrade to 10.10 if there were not Swift support.","1420429341","2015-01-05T03:42:21Z" -"8837102","CoolGuySteve","CoolGuySteve",,,"8836734","0","Former OS X developer here.

I'd say the biggest change in the development methodology happened when Bertrand Serlet was replaced with Craig Federighi.

With Bertrand, we would move in giant monolithic releases where every group would just dump in whatever they had ready and the whole thing would get released with nightly builds. With SnowLeopard in particular, I remember three dozen releases in a row where Xcode was unusable due to obj-c garbage collection issues. Random stuff you didn't expect like CoreGraphics would have showstopper issues and then we'd report it and it would get fixed by the next week.

This resulted in extremely late releases that had a ton of bugs that we piled patches onto as time went on.

Craig moved the organization onto a sprint system, where we would develop new features for 2 weeks and then spend a week fixing bugs. After 10 or 12 or 16 of these cycles, we would deem it ready and ship it out.

I felt this produced more stable but more conservative software. It seemed like giant rewrites and massive features would be very difficult to introduce and if they did get done, wouldn't happen until two thirds or so into the release cycle.

On the other hand, Craig has consistently been able to release on time with most of the features promised.

I was only there up to the release of Lion (the first Craig release), so I don't know how updates and patches worked from then on. Maybe they're worse now.

But I've been using OS X all this time, and honestly I don't think it's any worse than before.

What has changed is that releases and features happen more often. Tiger and Leopard had a good 2 years to mature and get patches while their delayed successors missed target dates. In the meantime they stagnated with ancient unix tools, safari build, QuickTime frameworks, graphics drivers etc.

They felt stable because they were just old, sort of like Debian stable. Meanwhile, the development versions of Leopard and Snow Leopard (the two I spent most of my career at Apple developing) were downright horrible and unreleasable. Each of those releases went gold and had an almost immediate .1 release to fix glaring issues.

It's just that you remember them better because they had a longer history as a stable legacy OS than the modern versions.","1420429455","2015-01-05T03:44:15Z" -"8837115","coldtea","coldtea",,,"8836734","14","The article is completely devoid of content.

Any particular gripes he had with latest OS X version?

And most importantly, anything for which similar things couldn't be said for OS X version's from 10.1 to 10.9?

FWIW, I find Yosemite a fine and stable release.","1420429679","2015-01-05T03:47:59Z" -"8837116","lnanek2","lnanek2",,,"8836734","17","Couldn't agree more. I can't open my coworkers KeyNote presentations because my copy is a year newer. My two year old Macbook Retina Pro black screens half the time it tries to wake up from sleep and yes, I've wiped every startup program and kernel extension. I'm just glad it isn't my work Macbook Pro which black screens on login half the time and insists I forgot my password and won't let me time my password in another quarter. I suspect it has something to do with disk encryption since it started after they turned File Vault or whatever it is on.","1420429693","2015-01-05T03:48:13Z" -"8837214","fsk","fsk",,,"8836734","43","One example for me:

A recent OS update broke XAMPP/mysql. It took me a couple of hours to figure out what setting I had to change to make it work again.","1420431020","2015-01-05T04:10:20Z" -"8837234","brohoolio","brohoolio",,,"8836734","40","From an enterprise standpoint the wifi on 10.10 is basically a DDos attack. I know they are trying to put in a feature to send files between devices but it doesn't work on a college campus at all, which should be an environment they are testing in.","1420431290","2015-01-05T04:14:50Z" -"8837283","zak_mc_kracken","zak_mc_kracken",,,"8836734","18","It's not just the functional high ground that Apple has lost, it's the look and feel battle.

To me, both Windows 8 and Windows 7 look way, way more modern than the latest Mac OS. There's animation, there are colors, consistent and solid keyboard support, strong consistency (why can't I still rename a file in the Mac OS file dialog but I can in Finder? They both look identical!).

For a little while, Mac OS had the UNIX foundation advantage over Windows but these days are gone. Today, I use git, ssh and bash seamlessly on Windows.

I think Apple just lost contact with its users.","1420432180","2015-01-05T04:29:40Z" -"8837311","rtpg","rtpg",,,"8836734","29","The thing I don't get in this discussion is that somehow the issue is that OS releases are too soon. If we assume that we were on a bi-yearly cycle instead, wouldn't that mean 2 times as many features would break in an instant?

Shouldn't Apple be doing updates faster (and smaller) instead of sooner? Whatever happened to agile?

Considering the amount of third party software now in the ecosystem, faster updates seem the only way forward. Unless you want your entire dev setup to be broken for 3 months every 2 years while all of your tools update to the 100 different incompatible changes.","1420432723","2015-01-05T04:38:43Z" -"8837319","ChuckMcM","ChuckMcM",,,"8836734","8","I just have this vision of OS X like a model of the golden gate bridge made out of dried pasta. If you grab one end and point it in a different direction a lot of noodles break and its crappy until you get them fixed. If you turn it very slowly you can do so without breaking any noodles, but it takes a long time to get to a new orientation.

My assertion is that OS X (and Windows for that matter) are trying to serve two masters, one is the 'appliance user' who never puts anything on their device except for what came out of the App store, and the 'computer user' who uses their machine as a tool to develop software for themselves, or appliance users. While not a mainstream idea, I think a Macbook with IOS would be a better "answer" for application users than a Macbook with OSX, and a Macbook with OSX and none of the appliancey features might be a better Macbook for developers. Developers would no doubt run IOS in a VM on their Macbook which would both provide them a test platform when delivering new code, and a place to use their own appliancy type apps, away from the core development world. Windows could do that as well, splitting into an 'end user' and a 'developer' mode.

That said, it is really frustrating all around.","1420432884","2015-01-05T04:41:24Z" -"8837325","23david","23david",,,"8836734","44","Losing the high ground to what?

Ubuntu 14? Windows 8? Chrome OS?

I'm not running OSX as a server OS and don't plan to. But even with the latest 10.10.1, I still see uptime in terms of weeks including mandatory reboots due to OS updates. I think it's easy to say that other desktop OS's are years behind and falling farther behind with each release.

As has happened in prior OSX releases, this latest release may have been rushed. The next release will probably address current bugs.","1420433091","2015-01-05T04:44:51Z" -"8837350","intopieces","intopieces",,,"8836734","36","By what measure is Apple losing reputation? Their sales are at an all time high in a market that is losing ground to tablets. This is the second post on HN today about how terrible OS X is, and I just don't see it. And I hardly consider the yearly updates major OS changes. Yosemite was pretty big, but that was the first big one in a few years it seems.","1420433567","2015-01-05T04:52:47Z" -"8837366","visarga","visarga",,,"8836734","45","Very unhappy with Yosemite. I've never had so many system crashes. I think I need to install the one 2 versions ago.","1420433803","2015-01-05T04:56:43Z" -"8837414","WoodenChair","WoodenChair",,,"8836734","19","I've used OS X daily through every public release (including the public beta). I actually wrote a column about OS X during its early days. All of these articles are anecdotal, and I agree with other commenters here who say it's all about perception. The fact of the matter is that Apple has had some high profile "quality scandals" the last year (some would argue 2/3 were not deserved):

- iOS point release that bricked phones and was pulled

- Bendgate

- iCloud hacking scandal

None of them actually were OS X bugs, but you couple that with some minor OS X bugs and everything goes into a whirlwind of negative perception. What are the major OS X bugs that everyone is referring to though? I haven't experienced them, but that's anecdotal, so that opinion is just as worthless as everyone else's. I heard people are having some Wifi issues - that sucks - but where is the showstopper that's affecting everyone?

On the other hand, I do feel that iOS and Swift have been buggy enough for developers the last couple of years that its hurt Apple's rep in a legitimate way amongst the intelligentsia - programmers who have a pedestal to preach from. But let's be real - in terms of day to day problems, things are much much better than they were during Mac OS X 10.0 to 10.2, and yes, they're still better than Windows/Linux (which will always be plagued by the huge number of hardware configurations they must support).","1420434950","2015-01-05T05:15:50Z" -"8837440","TomVDB","TomVDB",,,"8836734","23","I'm surprised that he's complaining about OS X and not iOS 8.

Coming from an iPhone 5 with iOS7 going to a 6 with iOS8, it was a major regression in terms of minor annoyances.

Particularly: -- selecting text for cut and paste in a text edit field is often very broken. I hit this one daily. I used to be a prolific iOS typer, but I've gone back to using my MacBook Air 11 just for this reason. -- selecting text in a browser windows brings out the weirdest bug, where the window gets stuck scrolling all the time. I have this OCD thing where I continuously select and deselect text for no reason whatsoever. As a result, this hits me many times per day. The only way to fix it is to kill Safari. -- When you have your phone open in landscape. Power it down. Then switch it on again in portrait, iOS doesn't detect the change in orientation. You have to rotate to landscape and back before it notices.

There are just minor things, but when they hit time and again, they get annoying real quick. And they don't get fixed.","1420435480","2015-01-05T05:24:40Z" -"8837442","minusSeven","minusSeven",,,"8836734","50","Can anyone post some specific bugs OP here is talking about ? I would love to know them.","1420435499","2015-01-05T05:24:59Z" -"8837461","eonil","eonil",,,"8836734","28","I feel like Apple software quality has been degraded because I always expected kind of top and flawless. It has been and must be to keep its position.

As far as I remember, in earlier versions of OS X, I just didn't care on visuals so much because it was very flawless, so everything felt smooth like a fluid and nothing bugged me.

With 10.10, I see visual/animation glitches very frequently on same hardware. And it is getting bugging me up and it feels flawed. I believe this is because of moving on to a new visual styles. But if this sustains, it's just a matter of time to hit the bottom.","1420436002","2015-01-05T05:33:22Z" -"8837561","Xixi","Xixi",,,"8836734","37","Just a couple weeks ago someone asked me how Yosemite was compared to Mavericks. My answer: "they are the same modulo a couple minor UI tweaks". I guess it's because I use very little Apple softwares, despite using almost exclusively Apple hardware.

Turns out Yosemite is perfectly fine to use Sublime Text, the Terminal and Firefox.","1420438232","2015-01-05T06:10:32Z" -"8837587","Demiurge","Demiurge",,,"8836734","48","What I always wanted to know is, why doesn't OSX have the option to disable mouse acceleration?","1420439071","2015-01-05T06:24:31Z" -"8837628","bla2","bla2",,,"8836734","39","I bet Jony Ive will go back to focusing on design and someone else will run engineering again. Apple tends to prefer internal promotions but I wouldn't be surprised if summertime external becomes new head of software. Maybe someone who has a NeXT background.","1420440132","2015-01-05T06:42:12Z" -"8837663","phazmatis","phazmatis",,,"8836734","16","In mavericks, I could hit command-space and start typing, and knew that even though the spotlight box hadn't popped up yet, my text was being captured. Now in yosemite, it's more like... hit command-space, start typing "chrome", wind up with a box 1.5 seconds later filled in with "ome". This is only a problem on my i5 mac mini. My macbook pro (same year - late 2012) is just barely fast enough to pop open the window in time to capture my text input. But that just shows that their UI stack is too deep to provide the kind of snappy user interactions they are shooting for.","1420441100","2015-01-05T06:58:20Z" -"8837665","buro9","buro9",,,"8836734","35","

    having major new releases every year is clearly impossible for the engineering
-    teams to keep up with while maintaining quality. Maybe it’s an engineering
-    problem, but I suspect not — I doubt that any cohesive engineering team
-    could keep up with these demands and maintain significantly higher
-    quality.
-
-And yet, OpenBSD springs to mind for not just the timeliness of their releases (every 6 months) but also the quality and features within each release.","1420441194","2015-01-05T06:59:54Z" -"8837720","jokoon","jokoon",,,"8836734","31","I have a macbook pro, and honestly I cannot set to believe any OS like mavericks, in this age, cannot run properly with 2GB of ram.

Everything is slow. 3MB of L2 cache processor, there's no excuse.","1420442702","2015-01-05T07:25:02Z" -"8837816","cpg","cpg",,,"8836734","21","Lest we don't forget, interacting with SMB file shares has been a constant pain for years now, pretty much in every release.

I will spare the details from before, but in Mavericks, when things looked like were being fixed, one cannot delete an entire folder. It would delete the contents, but not the folder, then one had to delete the folder by itself after it was empty.

In Yosemite some folders are left "locked" without being able to do anything to them from OS X. This was similar and worse before.

And don't get me going on how it leaves .DS_Store, ._.DS_Store, .apdisk and ._.apdisk crapola laying around.

Oh, how about driving everyone to properly support case-sensitiveness? All sorts of things do not work or crash, or simply refuse to install if installed in case-sensitive volumes.

How about fixing random video corruption in Yosemite? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/364883/Screenshots/video...

How about training the "geniuses" at the stores that there are other standards for video cabling? (And that one should not have to buy thunderbird-enabled monitors to be able to have more than one monitor on a macbook?).

My MacBook Pro froze and rebooted out of the blue this past week. It was pretty much idle. has never done that before.

And on and on ...","1420445325","2015-01-05T08:08:45Z" -"8837862","pedalpete","pedalpete",,,"8836734","13","I'm going to suggest that the 'functional high ground' was relied on a unique combination of marketing, market penetration and era.

Of course, we know Apple always pushed the 'it just works' mantra, but this was when Apple was supporting a small number of devices, and when they had forced everybody to update to new hardware in order to run OSX anyway, so what you had was an OS that worked VERY well for a small number of people on a small number of devices.

Those few (like myself) who claimed that OSX was not any better than windows (my first experience with OSX had me in a reboot loop trying to get Pages or Keynote working), were a minority of the OS users and a tiny percentage of overall computer users.

As OSX has grown in popularity, the 10% who dislike the newest versions has gone from a few tens of thousands (may hundred thousand) to a few million. Some of them very vocal, like Marco.

Lastly, I mentioned the 'era'. When OSX was gaining in popularity, many people were moving from Windows '98 and XP. They had skipped Vista and didn't try Windows 7. Moving to OSX was a massive improvement, as it was a much more modern and cleaner OS. Those same people are now used to the bells and whistles of OSX, and each new upgrade shows minor improvements and a few odd little features that, from what people tell me, come with the recommendation of "turn off the new stuff".

Those who complain about Microsoft OS quality, didn't compare Apple OS quality of a similar era. If you compare OS9 to 98 or XP, I think you'd find that it's a much more even comparison, and Microsoft may even come out on top.","1420446337","2015-01-05T08:25:37Z" -"8838035","gladimdim","gladimdim",,,"8836734","42","Btw Gnome 3 looks and feels almost like Mac OS. But it works and does not crash like Mac OS. Everyone who uses Mac OS should try modern Linux distributions. They do not suck so much as 2 years ago.","1420450780","2015-01-05T09:39:40Z" -"8838075","chj","chj",,,"8836734","47","I hate every single new OS X release, because that means I have to struggle with wifi issues all over again.","1420451906","2015-01-05T09:58:26Z" -"8839542","leonroy","leonroy",,,"8836734","22","Marco's article seems a little hyperbolic since as I recall Leopard for instance was hugely unstable on release.

Conventional wisdom with OS X has always been to wait a few point releases before jumping in. With Microsoft it was to wait until at least SP1.

I don't think things have changed that drastically.

* SMB support still sucks.

* OS X Server is still a monumental turd and I wouldn't be surprised if Apple kills it a release or two down the line.

* Yanking Spaces in Mountain Lion and going to Mission Control followed by Yosemite finally getting (flaky) multi-monitor support is classic Apple focusing on the consumer before the pros.

* Active Directory in Yosemite is a bit buggy but anyone who's used Leopard will remember that the gold master wouldn't even allow AD logons if your domain was .local - I mean did anyone at Apple even test something as basic as that!?

It goes on, but I honestly don't think Apple have changed for the worse. They're not any better in my personal opinion either.

The biggest problem we face with Apple at my company and it could certainly create the impression of increasing bugginess, is that Apple's release cycle is much shorter now.

No more 18 month releases with $100 upgrade fees.

Every developer in our shop can click 'Upgrade' on their machine and fuck their whole environment up.

It used to be much harder for them to do that in the past which goes back to my original point. Don't upgrade a production machine until you're at least a few point releases in! (that goes for your iOS devices too...)","1420475050","2015-01-05T16:24:10Z" -"8839637","nocman","nocman",,,"8836734","32","For anyone wanting to read the Geoff Wozniak post quoted in the article, here's the archive.org link:

https://web.archive.org/web/20150105063342/http://wozniak.ca...

Perhaps he removed the original article because of increased traffic. At any rate, I got a 404 when I clicked the link.","1420476236","2015-01-05T16:43:56Z" -"8839981",,,,"true","8839653","0",,"1420479682","2015-01-05T17:41:22Z" -"8846051","el_duderino","el_duderino",,,"8845770","0","Annnnnd it's gone. -https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DW-8mM... -(scroll to bottom)

They sourced BGR, hah. Who knows if that's even the slightest bit true then.

http://bgr.com/2015/01/06/microsoft-spartan-pictures-release...","1420568593","2015-01-06T18:23:13Z" -"8849093","dang","dang",,,"8848509","0","Comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8848544.","1420609771","2015-01-07T05:49:31Z" -"8848528","facorreia","facorreia",,,"8848544","17","Including:

https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-non-fast-forwa...

https://github.com/yahoo/pure","1420597610","2015-01-07T02:26:50Z" -"8848541","damm","damm",,,"8848544","21","Some of the urls in there are clearly unrelated; too bad everyone will have to counter notice to restore services.","1420597878","2015-01-07T02:31:18Z" -"8848562","dbaupp","dbaupp",,,"8848544","0","This removes a variety of projects from Google search results, including ones from Mozilla (specifically, Rust), Facebook, Yahoo, Netflix, openSUSE, as well as github documentation, e.g.

  - https://github.com/yahoo/pure
-  - https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo
-  - https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked
-  - https://github.com/Netflix/Lipstick
-  - https://github.com/facebook/rebound
-  - https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-non-fast-forward-errors/
-
-(NB. the sender, wickedpictures.com, is NSFW.)","1420598232","2015-01-07T02:37:12Z" -"8848597","ghuntley","ghuntley",,,"8848544","12","Have submitted a counter-complaint (#2-4109000005746) for the following:

# curl https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/10275257 | grep github

     https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-non-fast-forward-errors/
-     https://github.com/Zizzamia/ng-tasty
-     https://github.com/zen-kernel/zen-kernel
-     https://github.com/yahoo/pure/releases/
-     https://github.com/yahoo/pure
-     https://github.com/YabataDesign/afterglow-theme
-     https://github.com/wet-boew/wet-boew
-     https://github.com/wearefractal/glob-watcher
-     https://github.com/wanderlust/wanderlust
-     https://github.com/thombergs/wicked-charts
-     https://github.com/Thibauth/python-pushover
-     https://github.com/tcnksm/vagrant-pushover
-     https://github.com/substack/pushover
-     https://github.com/SteveSanderson/knockout-es5
-     https://github.com/sps/pushover4j
-     https://github.com/sensu/sensu-community-plugins/blob/master/handlers/notification/pushover.rb
-     https://github.com/schneems/wicked/wiki/Testing-Wicked-with-RSpec
-     https://github.com/schneems/wicked
-     https://github.com/satyr/coco
-     https://github.com/satyr
-     https://github.com/sampsyo/beets/issues/546
-     https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo
-     https://github.com/rniemeyer/knockout-delegatedEvents
-     https://github.com/rniemeyer/knockout-amd-helpers
-     https://github.com/qbit/node-pushover
-     https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked/issues/432
-     https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked
-     https://github.com/Nuku/Flexible-Survival/blob/master/Stripes/Candy
-     https://github.com/Netflix/Lipstick
-     https://github.com/nemomobile/lipstick
-     https://github.com/mrmrs/colors
-     https://github.com/mirage
-     https://github.com/mileszs/wicked_pdf/issues/78
-     https://github.com/LubosD/darling
-     https://github.com/laprice/pushover
-     https://github.com/kryap/php-pushover
-     https://github.com/krisselden/broccoli-sane-watcher
-     https://github.com/Knockout-Contrib/Knockout-Validation
-     https://github.com/knockout/knockout
-     https://github.com/knockout
-     https://github.com/kirang20/wgxp-java-rosa
-     https://github.com/jreese/znc-push/blob/master/doc/pushover.md
-     https://github.com/jnwatts/pushover.sh
-     https://github.com/jfinkels/flask-restless/
-     https://github.com/jasonlewis/resource-watcher
-     https://github.com/huxi/lilith
-     https://github.com/hannorein/rebound
-     https://github.com/gregghz/Watcher
-     https://github.com/feuerbach/tasty
-     https://github.com/facebook/rebound-js
-     https://github.com/facebook/rebound
-     https://github.com/erniebrodeur/pushover
-     https://github.com/entertailion/Fling/blob/master/README.md
-     https://github.com/enkydu/raspi_runner
-     https://github.com/dyaa/Laravel-pushover
-     https://github.com/danesparza/Pushover.NET
-     https://github.com/crazed
-     https://github.com/callmenick/css-loaders-spinners-2/tree/master/js
-     https://github.com/callmenick/css-loaders-spinners-2
-     https://github.com/allure-framework/allure-core
-     https://github.com/abrt/satyr
-
-Thanks for reaching out to us!

We have received your legal request. We receive many such complaints each day; your message is in our queue, and we'll get to it as quickly as our workload permits.

Due to the large volume of requests that we experience, please note that we will only be able to provide you with a response if we determine your request may be a valid and actionable legal complaint, and we may respond with questions or requests for clarification. For more information on Google's Terms of Service, please visit http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS

Regards,

The Google Team","1420598992","2015-01-07T02:49:52Z" -"8848598","nathan7","nathan7",,,"8848544","13","Also among them: -https://github.com/facebook/rebound-js -https://github.com/facebook/rebound","1420599005","2015-01-07T02:50:05Z" -"8848615","personjerry","personjerry",,,"8848544","5","How the hell does https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-non-fast-forwa... relate to their movies?

Why are they allowed to take down sites so obviously unrelated?

I imagine it's pretty easy to use this sort of takedown in a malicious manner to remove competitors' sites, surely there is some defense mechanism against this?","1420599280","2015-01-07T02:54:40Z" -"8848631","crazysim","crazysim",,,"8848544","29","I posted this in #rust because I was having trouble with rustc and targets. Thanks for posting this!","1420599563","2015-01-07T02:59:23Z" -"8848636","lukesandberg","lukesandberg",,,"8848544","11","http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright/...

That page shows all the dmca requests to google that target github.com. Wicked pictures shows up in a number of requests but they are by no means the only copyright holder issuing requests.

You can click through to the request pages and get links to chilling effects and it will also tell you which URLs were requested that were _not_ taken down. ChillingEffects just reports on the requests, not the actions.","1420599698","2015-01-07T03:01:38Z" -"8848659","ghuntley","ghuntley","true",,"8848544","33","Have submitted a counter-complaint (#2-4109000005746) for the following:

# curl https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/10275257 | grep github

     https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-non-fast-forward-errors/
-     https://github.com/Zizzamia/ng-tasty
-     https://github.com/zen-kernel/zen-kernel
-     https://github.com/yahoo/pure/releases/
-     https://github.com/yahoo/pure
-     https://github.com/YabataDesign/afterglow-theme
-     https://github.com/wet-boew/wet-boew
-     https://github.com/wearefractal/glob-watcher
-     https://github.com/wanderlust/wanderlust
-     https://github.com/thombergs/wicked-charts
-     https://github.com/Thibauth/python-pushover
-     https://github.com/tcnksm/vagrant-pushover
-     https://github.com/substack/pushover
-     https://github.com/SteveSanderson/knockout-es5
-     https://github.com/sps/pushover4j
-     https://github.com/sensu/sensu-community-plugins/blob/master/handlers/notification/pushover.rb
-     https://github.com/schneems/wicked/wiki/Testing-Wicked-with-RSpec
-     https://github.com/schneems/wicked
-     https://github.com/satyr/coco
-     https://github.com/satyr
-     https://github.com/sampsyo/beets/issues/546
-     https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo
-     https://github.com/rniemeyer/knockout-delegatedEvents
-     https://github.com/rniemeyer/knockout-amd-helpers
-     https://github.com/qbit/node-pushover
-     https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked/issues/432
-     https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked
-     https://github.com/Nuku/Flexible-Survival/blob/master/Stripes/Candy
-     https://github.com/Netflix/Lipstick
-     https://github.com/nemomobile/lipstick
-     https://github.com/mrmrs/colors
-     https://github.com/mirage
-     https://github.com/mileszs/wicked_pdf/issues/78
-     https://github.com/LubosD/darling
-     https://github.com/laprice/pushover
-     https://github.com/kryap/php-pushover
-     https://github.com/krisselden/broccoli-sane-watcher
-     https://github.com/Knockout-Contrib/Knockout-Validation
-     https://github.com/knockout/knockout
-     https://github.com/knockout
-     https://github.com/kirang20/wgxp-java-rosa
-     https://github.com/jreese/znc-push/blob/master/doc/pushover.md
-     https://github.com/jnwatts/pushover.sh
-     https://github.com/jfinkels/flask-restless/
-     https://github.com/jasonlewis/resource-watcher
-     https://github.com/huxi/lilith
-     https://github.com/hannorein/rebound
-     https://github.com/gregghz/Watcher
-     https://github.com/feuerbach/tasty
-     https://github.com/facebook/rebound-js
-     https://github.com/facebook/rebound
-     https://github.com/erniebrodeur/pushover
-     https://github.com/entertailion/Fling/blob/master/README.md
-     https://github.com/enkydu/raspi_runner
-     https://github.com/dyaa/Laravel-pushover
-     https://github.com/danesparza/Pushover.NET
-     https://github.com/crazed
-     https://github.com/callmenick/css-loaders-spinners-2/tree/master/js
-     https://github.com/callmenick/css-loaders-spinners-2
-     https://github.com/allure-framework/allure-core
-     https://github.com/abrt/satyr
-
-Thanks for reaching out to us!

We have received your legal request. We receive many such complaints each day; your message is in our queue, and we'll get to it as quickly as our workload permits.

Due to the large volume of requests that we experience, please note that we will only be able to provide you with a response if we determine your request may be a valid and actionable legal complaint, and we may respond with questions or requests for clarification. For more information on Google's Terms of Service, please visit http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS

Regards,

The Google Team","1420600064","2015-01-07T03:07:44Z" -"8848668","lukesandberg","lukesandberg",,,"8848544","6","This is most likely due to a script screwing up. A lot of these companies retain companies that specialize in filing these requests (see: www.google/com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright/faq/ for some more details.

My limited understanding is that these companies just use google search apis to try to find search results matching keywords. Then they file requests for every matching url. This is how obviously wrong requests show up.

There are also cases where requests appear to be malicious, but there are really no consequences since you (iirc) have to prove bad faith which is next to impossible and since everything is being adjudicated via third parties, there is really no incentive.","1420600216","2015-01-07T03:10:16Z" -"8848696","bossmojoman","bossmojoman",,,"8848544","7","I hear that https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-non-fast-forwa... is pretty hot.","1420600923","2015-01-07T03:22:03Z" -"8848729","Doji","Doji",,,"8848544","2","This chillingeffects site is quite fascinating. There seem to be a _lot_ of instances of completely mistaken and reckless DMCA takedowns. Here's a particularly absurd one:

https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/1148744

I'm not sure a single URL in that list is actually infringing. The only thing they seem to have in common is the name "Adam".","1420601596","2015-01-07T03:33:16Z" -"8848746","markbao","markbao",,,"8848544","4","Presumably, Takedown Piracy LLC and their client would have to have signed the Sworn Statements on Google's DMCA page [0]:

    I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted 
-    materials described above as allegedly infringing is not 
-    authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
-
-    The information in this notification is accurate and I 
-    swear, under penalty of perjury, that I am the copyright 
-    owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an 
-    exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
-
-Is there any recourse or punishment for falsely submitting a DMCA takedown request for content that is actually not under their copyright?

[0] https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/dmca-notice?rd=1","1420601915","2015-01-07T03:38:35Z" -"8848805","Animats","Animats",,,"8848544","3","The DMCA notice came from

    TAKEDOWN PIRACY LLC
-    CA Entity Number: 201034110080
-    Date Filed:	10/13/2010
-
-Address given to the California Secretary of State's office is:

    8045 RETRIEVER AVE
-    LAS VEGAS NV 89147
-
-There is a house at that address. Clark County records (http://clarkcountydata.com/property/id/iHcTS5Q5V) show the owners as

    Clifft Jeremiah J 50%
-    Allegrucci Stephanie L 50%
-
-The owners do business as a law firm, Clifft & Allegrucci, PLLC, in Katy, Texas. -(http://www.martindale.com/Jeremiah-J-Clifft/37143853-lawyer....)

They have an app. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appbuilder...) It's just basic info on the law firm, a web page ground into app form. The contact address is "jjclifft@clifftallegrucci.com". But it probably won't work. The domain goes to a "No site here yet" page. However, the WHOIS data for the site has a valid street address, which is a house in a new and rather bleak subdivision in Trumbull, Texas.

FindTheCompany and D&B both say they are a home-based business at:

Clifft & Allegrucci, PLLC -26027 Juniper Stone Ln -Katy, Texas 77494-2615 -United States

This is yet another house in a tightly-packed subdivision near Houston.

Wicked Pictures is in Canoga Park, CA. It's not clear why they're using this law firm in Texas.","1420602888","2015-01-07T03:54:48Z" -"8848827","click170","click170",,,"8848544","8","Wow, this is awesome, thank you! It would have taken a half hour to come up with such an extensive list of torrent sites, and here they've done all the hard work for me! Merry Christmas to me!

Side note - I'm surprised they've included some pages which do not contain copyrighted work though, they may be exposing themselves on that one.","1420603408","2015-01-07T04:03:28Z" -"8848863","hellbanner","hellbanner",,,"8848544","15","https://github.com/schneems/wicked/wiki/Testing-Wicked-with-... was removed.. is Google automating these??","1420604115","2015-01-07T04:15:15Z" -"8848907","declan","declan",,,"8848544","1","If you send bogus DMCA takedown notices, and this qualifies as one, there can be legal consequences. The DMCA requires:

"A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."

Whoops! This particular list of "infringing" URLs wasn't actually, well, accurate. The problem for whoever sent this bogus takedown (Wicked Pictures or its agent) is that now they can be held liable.

In a case brought by EFF in response to an earlier bogus takedown from Diebold, a federal judge in California held that Diebold could be "liable for damages" -- even though Diebold had by that point withdrawn the takedown request and promised not to send another.

DMCA 512 section (f) says that someone sending bogus takedowns "shall be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees..." In the Diebold case, Diebold eventually paid EFF something like $125K in lawyer fees.

Note that this situation probably won't get that far. That's because the DMCA doesn't require Google or any other provider to comply with bogus takedown notices. And Google happens to have some smart attorneys (at least one ex-EFF lawyer, in fact) on its payroll who are well aware of that fact.","1420605180","2015-01-07T04:33:00Z" -"8848911","bartosaurus","bartosaurus",,,"8848544","28","Someone should write a script to just DMCA anyone that trolls legitimate projects and use the rules against these asshats.","1420605327","2015-01-07T04:35:27Z" -"8848920","vinhboy","vinhboy",,,"8848544","9","This whole DMCA reporting business is pretty interesting

http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright/...

http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright/...

This husband wife team is racking up some huge censorship numbers.","1420605546","2015-01-07T04:39:06Z" -"8848931","lstamour","lstamour",,,"8848544","16","Nobody's pointed it out, so I'll say I'm really surprised wet-boew was picked up in all this -- it's from the Government of Canada, and what they've done to try and advance web accessibility, etc. http://wet-boew.github.io/v4.0-ci/index-en.html#about

The name is not ... the greatest, though. Maybe they should have called it "Boilerplate, eh?" ;)","1420605750","2015-01-07T04:42:30Z" -"8848949","r109","r109",,,"8848544","14","There should be harsh penalties against wrongfully filed DMCA's, did they Google Search a keyword then blanket filed a ton of URL's?","1420606283","2015-01-07T04:51:23Z" -"8848968","bvanslyke","bvanslyke",,,"8848544","24","Wow, I'm not familiar with this film studio, but this is a terrible move on their part. I don't go to the movies much anyway, but I'm gonna try to avoid paying for any of their films, and I urge everyone who cares about an open internet to do the same.","1420606694","2015-01-07T04:58:14Z" -"8849001","contrahax","contrahax",,,"8848544","10","One of my projects is on this list. #95 - https://github.com/wearefractal/glob-watcher

Just a small Javascript module I wrote to power gulpjs (http://gulpjs.com). This system is totally broken.","1420607589","2015-01-07T05:13:09Z" -"8849010","lechevalierd3on","lechevalierd3on",,,"8848544","31","Why do we even waste time and effort for just porn...","1420607748","2015-01-07T05:15:48Z" -"8849179","beedogs","beedogs",,,"8848544","30","Why on earth do search engines even respond to DMCA complaints? This is madness.","1420611616","2015-01-07T06:20:16Z" -"8849328","johnbolts","johnbolts","true",,"8848544","34","very good","1420616396","2015-01-07T07:39:56Z" -"8849388","kbart","kbart",,,"8848544","27","Is there any tool to put back URLs from chillingeffects.org back to Google search results? Should not be that hard to make one (i.e. Firefox plugin).","1420618073","2015-01-07T08:07:53Z" -"8849536","anon4","anon4",,,"8848544","19","It's getting to the point where you can just scrape chillingeffects.org to find all the hottest torrent sites hosting actual content.","1420621724","2015-01-07T09:08:44Z" -"8849645","Beltiras","Beltiras",,,"8848544","25","Here's the counter to the DMCA (as it relates to Google Search): Browser app which parses the linked DMCA complaint and lists the probable URLs in the complaint, related to the search being performed.","1420624205","2015-01-07T09:50:05Z" -"8849679","nailer","nailer",,,"8848544","32","May be NSFW, depending on your workplace.","1420624849","2015-01-07T10:00:49Z" -"8849882",,,,"true","8848544","18",,"1420629165","2015-01-07T11:12:45Z" -"8850418","rebelde","rebelde",,,"8848544","20","For the record, I had reported something similar to HN a few months ago about education.github.com.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7940883 -https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/1724976","1420638346","2015-01-07T13:45:46Z" -"8850840","bmh_ca","bmh_ca",,,"8848544","23","A letter I wrote them (as a collaborator on Knockout, one of the referred-to repositories):

https://github.com/knockout/knockout/issues/1674#issuecommen...","1420643320","2015-01-07T15:08:40Z" -"8850863","DanBC","DanBC",,,"8848544","22","I'm surprised that one of the disruptive groups has not written a couple of bots that do mass DMCA takedown across a wide range of providers and content. Sure, it's illegal but that hasn't stopped them before. It feels like an easy way to create havoc.","1420643531","2015-01-07T15:12:11Z" -"8852715","tdaltonc","tdaltonc",,,"8848544","26","Google's legal department might be a fun place for a machine learning expert to spend some time teaching machines to detect bogus DMCA takedowns.","1420659023","2015-01-07T19:30:23Z" -"8849849","basicallydan","basicallydan",,,"8849565","0","This is interesting, but is there some way to say what the name of each prison is and where it is? Some of them look "nicer" than others, some are quite interesting-looking and I'm curious to learn more about them.","1420628261","2015-01-07T10:57:41Z" -"8849866","ceeK","ceeK",,,"8849565","1","Interesting that a lot of them seem not to have 90 degree angles for their walls. More difficult to escape or break in?","1420628658","2015-01-07T11:04:18Z" -"8855503","prlambert","prlambert",,,"8855421","3","This isn't really much of a surprise, it was virtually guaranteed by the Firefox deal. As the article says, "I doubt Google needs to worry. For one, that’s probably the high water mark".

Low-water mark (in terms of market share for Google) would probably be a better phrase, but the point is that unless Firefox grows a lot (which seems unlikely) the damage to Google is done.","1420705731","2015-01-08T08:28:51Z" -"8855512","krisgenre","krisgenre",,,"8855421","11","Losing monopoly might actually be good for them.","1420705951","2015-01-08T08:32:31Z" -"8855519","BorisMelnik","BorisMelnik",,,"8855421","4","Let's not forget this little metric: mobile. These stats were taken from Statcounter which is not a comprehensive representation of the marketshare.

http://i.imgur.com/aOXsraC.png

According to the same data, Google owns 87% of the mobile market, and I venture to guess that number is actually higher and will continue to climb in 2015 as mobile will continue to dominate the consumer market.","1420706292","2015-01-08T08:38:12Z" -"8855526","aramadia","aramadia",,,"8855421","13","f we assume a modest 1:4 US to world ratio and a difference of 4.1% as explained by the firefox switch, then the entire US firefox userbase is about 1% of the world. Google won't be sweating.","1420706451","2015-01-08T08:40:51Z" -"8855542","willvarfar","willvarfar",,,"8855421","8","What a clickbait title :)

> Google’s slice of the U.S. search market fell to 75.2 percent in December from 79.3 percent a year ago, while Yahoo jumped to 10.4 percent from 7.4 percent

I was expecting a landslide :)","1420707003","2015-01-08T08:50:03Z" -"8855548","Animats","Animats",,,"8855421","0","Yes, choice of search engine is mostly by default. Most Bing searches come from Microsoft products where Bing is the default. One would think that Mozilla users would turn off Yahoo search immediately, but apparently some do not.

Yahoo doesn't really have a search engine, and hasn't for five years. They resell Bing and add some in-house content. The only reason to search with Yahoo is if you want their in-house content.

Bing is currently more literal-minded than Google. Google is using too much popularity-based machine learning to "correct" what you're searching for. It's become difficult on Google to search for a non-popular thing that happens to be close to a popular search target. Google does not treat quote marks as a mandatory exact match any more, just a hint.

Running a search engine is so profitable that even the little guys with < 1% market share make money - Ask, InfoSeek, DuckDuckGo, and Blekko are all profitable. (Cuil blew it - no revenue model.) The most valuable ads on the Internet are the ones on search results, because they appear when someone is actively seeking something. Almost all other ads are interruptions. The only thing that keeps the phone vendors and carriers from entering the search engine business is huge payments from Apple, Google, and Bing.

Microsoft's current approach to Bing is unusual. Bing used to have its own CEO; the last one was Satya Nadella, who is now CEO of Microsoft. Now, various parts of Bing are under five different Microsoft VPs who also have other responsibilities. Some people speculated that this was in preparation for closing down or selling off Bing, but that doesn't seem to be happening. Anyone know more about that?","1420707249","2015-01-08T08:54:09Z" -"8855551","nchelluri","nchelluri",,,"8855421","5","I am a Firefox user, and the switch encouraged me to explore non-Google search engine alternatives.

For my personal browsing I tried Yahoo for a few days but have since switched to using DuckDuckGo. It's definitely not bad. But for work, and for when I'm not satisfied with the results, I still use Google. In my opinion, it is a superior search engine.","1420707279","2015-01-08T08:54:39Z" -"8855563","unicornporn","unicornporn",,,"8855421","14","And Yahoo is Powered by Bing, right?","1420707797","2015-01-08T09:03:17Z" -"8855582","alexhektor","alexhektor",,,"8855421","10","Google scaled buys (e.g. toolbars/default searches) back massively while Yahoo bought up that traffic.","1420708258","2015-01-08T09:10:58Z" -"8855716","blueskin_","blueskin_",,,"8855421","2","The main problem with google is that it's too 'smart' for its own good (smart tool makes stupid users). If I search for something, I don't want it to by default include a massive list of other 'helpful' things up to and including antonyms or different word order that changes the meaning (e.g. how "foo guide for bar users" == "bar guide for foo users" according to google). Google has been getting dumber ever since it stopped supporting + and "".

Similarly, although most search engines (except DuckDuckGo) filter bubble people, it is by far the most pervasive and irritating with google. So far, every single person I have explained filter bubbles to has been weirded out by the idea and thanked me for telling them about it.

Of course, the other reason Google loses ground is privacy - Yahoo is definitely not good on privacy, but at least they fought as hard as they could before their hand was forced where google capitulated immediately. I can't wait until in a year or two DuckDuckGo is as good as google (not as hard as it used to be)...","1420710959","2015-01-08T09:55:59Z" -"8855786","petecooper","petecooper",,,"8855421","1","I'm a mobile computer technician in rural north Cornwall, UK. My clients are domestic and small biz (5 or fewer employees).

One of the things that surprised me was the approach to search that my non-technical clients take. Anecdotally, around half use Bing because they like Internet Explorer. Curiously, more than two thirds of these folks also have Chrome installed, so they can use Google; the misconception is that they _need_ Chrome in order to use Google _anything_. Chrome is use for Google, and nothing else.

I don't recall a single person using Yahoo! across 300+ home and small office visits. Firefox is rarely seen, and if it does crop up it's usually because of a years-old recommendation from a trusted family member.","1420712518","2015-01-08T10:21:58Z" -"8855819","curiously","curiously",,,"8855421","15","Genius move. Partner with Firefox, compete with Chrome. Move the search fight to the browser, something that can be won unlike trying to force people to move away from typing google.com vs yahoo.com","1420713455","2015-01-08T10:37:35Z" -"8856021","amelius","amelius",,,"8855421","6","Search has imho become too much of both a privacy intrusion, and at the same time too much of a market determinant. I think the following has to happen.

(Just thinking out loud).

- Search has to be made into a replaceable service, or a commodity. This means that one could easily switch search providers without any other noticeable difference (to the user) than a difference in search results.

- This means that search engines should be stripped of their user-interface.

- Search engines should "be" simply APIs that browsers can hook into. -An advantage of this, is that search engines could be denied the use of scripting, which disables the possibility of user tracking through "device fingerprinting".

- Of course, if desired, the user could enable personalization. Personalization could be handled like it is now (through user tracking). But we could invent an API that reveals only a user's interests to a search agent. For example, you could reveal that you are researcher or a programmer, interested in technology, and certain programming languages, and you could list a set of webpages that you use regularly.

- Of course, different profiles could be used for different searches.

I imagine that the privacy-aware engines like DDG could start with the development and implementation of these protocols, and cooperate with e.g. mozilla for a base client implementation.","1420718744","2015-01-08T12:05:44Z" -"8856541","physcab","physcab",,,"8855421","7","There's actually a very simple answer for this. When you go to Yahoo.com on an iOS device it asks you if you want Yahoo to be the default search engine. Since Yahoo is a popular portal (I go to Yahoo news atleast a few times a day on my iOS device) people can inadvertently switch to Yahoo. This has happened to me numerous times and I couldn't figure out why. Then I figured out that Yahoo puts up a popup which I promptly clicked "ok" to get it out of the way, then wondered time and time again why my iPhone was always ignoring my default search preferences which was Google.","1420728310","2015-01-08T14:45:10Z" -"8856546","syoc","syoc",,,"8855421","12","That headline is probably the only way to make a 4% decline in search share sound like a lot. Bait.","1420728357","2015-01-08T14:45:57Z" -"8858399","QuantumGood","QuantumGood",,,"8855421","9","Google search is heavily SEO gamed, and that makes their algorithm heavily weighted toward punishing page quality manipulation. If they could concentrate more on rewarding page quality instead, they could deliver better results (see the end of http://goo.gl/y0AXWO )","1420745838","2015-01-08T19:37:18Z" -"8862601","hias","hias",,,"8862318","1","You can hide the calendar by clicking on the square symbol next to it.","1420817615","2015-01-09T15:33:35Z" -"8862726","robotvert","robotvert",,,"8862318","0","The given solution at the end of the article to simply remove the disabled attribute didn't work on its own here because there's no event fired afterwards to persist the change.

I had to manually edit the HTML and add the onclick handler:

Note:

- change the id you pass to the onclick function to match yours if it differs.

- the "KNa" function might also be different. Check out the other checkboxes' HTML to figure it out.

BEFORE:

<input type="checkbox" id="cbm-I2NvbnRhY3RzQGdyb3VwLnYuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ" checked="" disabled="" class="al-ctrl al-nameref-showinlist">

AFTER:

<input type="checkbox" id="cbm-I2NvbnRhY3RzQGdyb3VwLnYuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ" checked="" class="al-ctrl al-nameref-showinlist" onclick=KNa(('I2NvbnRhY3RzQGdyb3VwLnYuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ'),(true));">

And then uncheck the box. Done.","1420819031","2015-01-09T15:57:11Z" -"8862791","Oletros","Oletros",,,"8862318","2","Slow news day for Techcrunch?","1420819886","2015-01-09T16:11:26Z" -"8879912","thommusicman","thommusicman","true",,"8866406","0","Hey! Someone has to point what the good and the bad things about a product. Otherwise, we will never know unless we try them first hand. And not everyone gets that chance.","1421158280","2015-01-13T14:11:20Z" -"8868932","sixsixone","sixsixone",,,"8868919","3","Pretty rad","1420947201","2015-01-11T03:33:21Z" -"8869108","SomeoneWeird","SomeoneWeird",,,"8868919","2","I've seen this at 2 Apple shops in Vic, Aus too.","1420953193","2015-01-11T05:13:13Z" -"8869121","GigabyteCoin","GigabyteCoin",,,"8868919","0","Magnets under the table I imagine?","1420953466","2015-01-11T05:17:46Z" -"8869184","zak_mc_kracken","zak_mc_kracken",,,"8868919","4","The most interesting thing I've seen about Apple this past year, which is telling.","1420955239","2015-01-11T05:47:19Z" -"8869214","Velox","Velox",,,"8868919","1","I happened to see this in Bellevue, Washington today as well. I was in a rush though so I didn't get to stop and look at how it worked. I actually assumed it was just fishing line. It served the correct purpose though of catching my eye in a store where I normally just walk straight past.","1420956270","2015-01-11T06:04:30Z" -"8875573","dotunderscore","dotunderscore",,,"8874799","0","Except for the fact the flaw was patched by Google. It's the OEM's that aren't putting out the patched version.","1421087793","2015-01-12T18:36:33Z" -"8879259","MindTwister","MindTwister",,,"8878754","12","Does anyone have similar experiences with Google?","1421151013","2015-01-13T12:10:13Z" -"8879289","LunaSea","LunaSea",,,"8878754","7","If this is all there is to the story it's quite disgusting from Google.","1421151674","2015-01-13T12:21:14Z" -"8879317","mcv","mcv",,,"8878754","6","Fits in nicely with Paul Graham's story not to talk to corp dev at all.

Still, I find myself hoping that someone did turn up on April 9.","1421152130","2015-01-13T12:28:50Z" -"8879411","samsolomon","samsolomon",,,"8878754","14","What's the best course of action in this case? Surely, it isn't to ignore the email.","1421153418","2015-01-13T12:50:18Z" -"8879545","davidgerard","davidgerard",,,"8878754","30","Google recruiters are lying weasels? SAY IT AIN'T SO!","1421155049","2015-01-13T13:17:29Z" -"8879582","Kiro","Kiro",,,"8878754","9","I don't understand the problem. Was he expecting a $100m acquisition and was upset it was only $2m? Feels like an overly aggressive reaction to something most people would only dream of.","1421155382","2015-01-13T13:23:02Z" -"8879746","CmonDev","CmonDev",,,"8878754","21","In addition to that their corporate culture became too intense and naturally it resulted in some staff becoming deluded. Many people want to work for Google, but not everyone. Maybe not even the majority of engineers.","1421156908","2015-01-13T13:48:28Z" -"8879915","jschuur","jschuur",,,"8878754","10","The story ends with an awful lot of assumptions.","1421158311","2015-01-13T14:11:51Z" -"8880057",,,,"true","8878754","31",,"1421159503","2015-01-13T14:31:43Z" -"8880114","robmcm","robmcm",,,"8878754","4","I take it the application is RoomScan (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/roomscan-app-that-draws-floo...).

It's bugging me that I can't understand how it works, at least not in a way that would produce accurate results in most environments (i.e. No GPS).

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/roomscan-app-iphone-floor-...

Anyone have any ideas?","1421160164","2015-01-13T14:42:44Z" -"8880345",,,,"true","8878754","24",,"1421162456","2015-01-13T15:20:56Z" -"8880493","abalone","abalone",,,"8878754","2","This is actually a good example of how to fumble a decent exit for a struggling app. This was written in April 2014 so we have the benefit of hindsight for evaluating this claim:

"I’ve already built an £X million company in this area that was limited to the UK & Ireland; this time it’s global and I can easily get to twice £X million"

Based on the number of reviews for roomscan I'm going to guess that getting to "twice £X million" has not in fact been that easy. The app does show creative thinking though and you can see what Google may have spotted potential in him. $2M would have been an incredible exit for him.

I suppose there is something good in entrepreneurs having outsized, seemingly delusional expectations for their startups. However, it's important to be self aware and not take deep, personal offense at what are reasonable market offers for your work. You can just say no thanks, $2M is too low of a max offer.

What you do definitely not do is have a paranoid meltdown on a blog post and start wildly speculating about deceptive practices like using fake identities and fake meeting requests with zero support. Also probably not a good idea to send over paperwork from your last company's sale to prove how awesome your current company is.

It may be hard to accept the reality of how your project is really doing but don't slip into a bad mental place like this. You may just end up passing on a million dollar outcome.","1421163926","2015-01-13T15:45:26Z" -"8880541","tzz","tzz",,,"8878754","16","Does Google ever access your Google Analytics or other Google tools you are using to get more insight info about your website or app? Would they ever do such thing?","1421164255","2015-01-13T15:50:55Z" -"8880622","MCRed","MCRed",,,"8878754","0","For a period I was heavily recruited by google. Their recruiters tried a great many variations of attempts to trick me into interviewing for a job. It seems weird that they would do this, because pretty soon, it would become obvious that it was a job interview and nothing more. Maybe there are a lot of talented engineers out there who are doing startups but aren't really committed to them and google manages via the fame of its name and wearing them down to convince them to give up and become employees.

I agree with this article's characterization of it as a scam, as they are pretending to be something they are not. This is manipulative and dishonest. What I experienced was less heinous but had the same elements- misrepresentation, name dropping, attempts at emotional manipulation with tone and timing (the first call being so dead, then enthusiastic in the second- very "HR recruiter", not corp dev.)

Worse, once I'd eventually figure out what was going on, and put one of them off of me, a few weeks later another would show up, with another variation.","1421164975","2015-01-13T16:02:55Z" -"8880747","api","api",,,"8878754","8",""It’s a ridiculous idea — touch your phone against each wall and get a floor plan."

Uhh... no it's not. Make that actually work and show it to some architects, interior designers, and real estate people. Be sure to have a mop on hand for drool.","1421166131","2015-01-13T16:22:11Z" -"8880845","hharnisch","hharnisch",,,"8878754","34","Can Google remove "Don't Be Evil" from their core values yet?","1421167076","2015-01-13T16:37:56Z" -"8880897","anon7933","anon7933",,,"8878754","33","So????","1421167506","2015-01-13T16:45:06Z" -"8881068","known","known",,,"8878754","32","quiz != interview","1421168847","2015-01-13T17:07:27Z" -"8881130","cromwellian","cromwellian",,,"8878754","1","I think there's an either-or fallacy here, it could have been an attempt at an acqui-hire, but when the people talking to him tried to push it through, other people reviewed the situation and decided just to offer a generous employment package.

Consider, a single-engineer company with an interesting app and talented engineer, just how much do you expect to be acquired for? Recognize that a $1M-2M offer is about what you could make in 4 years at Google at the appropriate level and with the appropriate amount of restricted stock units.

So, if the amount of compensation would be approximately the same, but the one pathway (acquisition) requires a lot more legal groundwork and expense, and the other doesn't (just extend an offer of employment with generous signing bonus)

I think there's a little bit of ego involved here. It's easy to believe you have a winning app that's going to be huge, and be insulted when other people don't see the potential. ("A mere engineer!? Me?! I'm an entrepreneur who should have more respect!"), but the reality is, very few apps on the app store take off like rocketships, most fail, and so unless you have unique very valuable IP, or have built up a lot of valuable data, chances are, most companies are going to view it as an acqui-hire.

Paul Graham was right, you talk to Corp Dev if you're very successful, or nor very successful (probably going to die). As Kenny Rogers said you've got to know when to fold 'em, and this could have been a situation to negotiate a nice big fat signing bonus.","1421169434","2015-01-13T17:17:14Z" -"8881134","mathattack","mathattack",,,"8878754","15","Seems like a strange scam, in that the only outcome is an offer for employment which one can refuse if they want.","1421169458","2015-01-13T17:17:38Z" -"8881358","idealform01","idealform01",,,"8878754","20","It would be great to have a site that compiled recruiting scams that companies do.

I have been taken by a couple and really would love to have a site that said, "if you are thinking about working for CompanyX, be sure to look out for the following tactics: Z,Y,Z"","1421171183","2015-01-13T17:46:23Z" -"8881521","ogler","ogler","true",,"8878754","27","I would recommend you to seek for some adequate specialist in the fields of internet addiction, desocialization with paranoid kind of psychosis. Please remember these terms and seek a professional therapist, to resolve these issues. It's obvious by your writings, that you're not a bad guy, capable of aggressiveness and bad feelings towards the Google's "requiters, as you see them... So, you deserve to get it all back, as it is right and accurate in your mind! It happens often to every of us, whom intelect and all the imagination, that a good developer has by default, are so dedicated to this more and more sofisticated and always, like it feels, it's immense, with all the billions interactors giving The Internet their energy and constructive or distructive powers :) I think the result is brilliant, but some of us, like a sacrifice to the whole process, are loosing sometimes our clear vision on the human aspect of everything... -I wish you good luck, brother, make that step - to get a professional opinion, if you do not believe me...

Best regards! -Miro Avramoff -apexengine@gmail.com -Call me an email, you are welcome! (:","1421172691","2015-01-13T18:11:31Z" -"8881595","api","api",,,"8878754","11","I get the impression there's an epidemic of big companies trying to "poach startup founders from themselves."

I posted this to the other thread, and I now see that my experience is perhaps tame compared to others.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8876561

Like someone else quipped: "oh no! seems like you can't walk down the street today without being aggressively offered a job!" There are worse problems to have. :P","1421173413","2015-01-13T18:23:33Z" -"8881629","jaysonelliot","jaysonelliot",,,"8878754","3","I'm having an incredibly hard time mustering up sympathy or concern for someone who feels they were "scammed" into interviewing for a job that could come with a $2 million signing bonus.

Even if it were the "golden handcuffs" situation someone posited in this thread, where the money would come over three or four years, it's a situation most people would be pleased as Punch to find themselves in.

Naturally, everyone thinks they're Tom Brady, and they're going to be the ones to be the next golden boy getting courted by M&A and feted by TechCrunch and all the rest. But most of us are really just the Danny Aikens of the world, working hard, in the game, happy to be paid for what we love to do.

The author wrote an app. By all accounts, it's a good idea, reasonably well-executed. Not world-changing, not something that's going to build a new industry and launch dozens of careers, or a service that will transform people's lives, or disrupt a market. A nice app.

For that, he's indignant that he might get a multi-million dollar signing bonus and a secure job at one of the largest and most influential corporations on the planet.

If there were ever an example of the arrogance and entitlement outsiders pin on Silicon Valley and the startup / tech community, this would be it. Work because you are passionate about it, because you want to build great things and meet great challenges. Be grateful that you have a good life. Life isn't a lottery.","1421173840","2015-01-13T18:30:40Z" -"8881910","chetanahuja","chetanahuja",,,"8878754","18","I'd love to see a googler from the appropriate side respond here and present their side of the story. That seems to be the difference between the engineering and business sides of google... if this was a critique of one of google's technical products, there would be multiple googlers here responding in this thread by now.","1421176891","2015-01-13T19:21:31Z" -"8882012","kaitari","kaitari",,,"8878754","17","A less popular takeaway from this article, albeit anecdotal, is that Twitter ads work really well when targeted appropriately.","1421178011","2015-01-13T19:40:11Z" -"8882127","kkotak","kkotak",,,"8878754","19","I really don't see how Google or any other company would be so interested in hiring OP or acquiring the product based on what it does. Even in Silicon Valley there are some standards by which valuations are done. This seems like a scam from the other end to gain attention.","1421179036","2015-01-13T19:57:16Z" -"8882153","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"8878754","13","Googler #1 doesn’t do M&A for [Famous Named Googler]. She’s just a recruiter for Googler #2, whom she knew from the outset.

This seems like a risky tactic. [Famous Named Googler] probably doesn't like [low level recruiters] misrepresenting their relationship with him/her.","1421179253","2015-01-13T20:00:53Z" -"8882218","winston84","winston84",,,"8878754","26","You know, if the devil says "I don't do evil", I wouldn't believe him for a second.","1421179707","2015-01-13T20:08:27Z" -"8882399",,,,"true","8878754","23",,"1421181123","2015-01-13T20:32:03Z" -"8882651","omega_rythm","omega_rythm",,,"8878754","22","Was there a followup to that story? It seems like the author made a lot of assumptions (I read PG article about Corp devs).","1421183857","2015-01-13T21:17:37Z" -"8882763","bambax","bambax",,,"8878754","5","Recruiting is a lot like dating.

Companies are only interested in candidates that won't work for them and people would prefer to work for firms that won't hire them.

For all the talk about "competence" or "love" or even attractiveness or education, the only thing that really matters is social status.

All people ever want is trade up.

There are tricks to make this work; you can fool the other party (difficult and dangerous), you can fool yourself (easy and efficient, but kind of sad), or you can use different scales and engage in some kind of status exchange.

The recruiter needs to be a part of this trade by having some inherent tangible value themselves, to make the whole thing believable; I bet if Larry Page had made the call himself the whole thing might have worked, maybe even without any serious money offered.

But if the person on the other end of the line is a nobody the process is doomed from the start, because it signals there is no status on offer.

On the other hand, sending a copy of a former deal sounds needy and insecure, like a guy a party bragging that he used to date a model once -- something George Costanza would say. Why should anyone care? Are you dating a model right now is what we want to know.","1421184872","2015-01-13T21:34:32Z" -"8883642","dannywee","dannywee","true",,"8878754","29","wow","1421197323","2015-01-14T01:02:03Z" -"8883644","dannywee","dannywee","true",,"8878754","28","whoa","1421197332","2015-01-14T01:02:12Z" -"8884079","blazespin","blazespin",,,"8878754","25","Downvote me, but jeesuz christ, talk about first world problem...","1421205491","2015-01-14T03:18:11Z" -"8882960","hindsightbias","hindsightbias",,,"8882736","0","All those "analysts" and "journalists" who think one metric is everything. What Crumb said yesterday:

"You don’t have journalists over there anymore, what they have is public relations people. That’s what they have over in America now. Two-hundred and fifty thousand people in public relations."","1421186895","2015-01-13T22:08:15Z" -"8899472","Mrcontinumns","Mrcontinumns","true",,"8885790","0","Nice app. And since most travelers love to take pictures, this app should come very handy. Looking forward to seeing more on language options.","1421422369","2015-01-16T15:32:49Z" -"8888225","jpetersonmn","jpetersonmn",,,"8888021","0","Title should read "Telephone carriers leave 60% of Android phones under threats."","1421261724","2015-01-14T18:55:24Z" -"8888805","unreal37","unreal37",,,"8888651","0","I like KR, but I wish I knew the true story from the Digg days til now. He needs to write an autobiography or something. I feel like there's a lot of subtext that I'm missing. We get to see the news of him joining Google, going part time, leaving but still "an advisor". These are all what the public sees. But what's the real story? I know there must be more to it.","1421267330","2015-01-14T20:28:50Z" -"8888871","cicloid","cicloid",,,"8888651","2","Times have really changed... North Technologies domain name is:

n-o-r-t-h-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-i-e-s.com","1421268053","2015-01-14T20:40:53Z" -"8889020","kbody","kbody",,,"8888651","3","Techcrunch reporting at lightning speed. /s -Kevin said it publicly ~1 month ago at his & Tim Ferriss' Random Show [1]

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPleJbpqbwc","1421269330","2015-01-14T21:02:10Z" -"8889361","bluthru","bluthru",,,"8888651","6","Kevin seems full of ideas. It's always fun to see what he produces.","1421272138","2015-01-14T21:48:58Z" -"8889580","te_chris","te_chris",,,"8888651","7","'2.6 million screen loads' wtf tech crunch?","1421274527","2015-01-14T22:28:47Z" -"8889687","imjk","imjk",,,"8888651","1","Sorry for my naiveté but why does someone like Kevin Rose raise money at this point? Surely, he's cashed out enough that he could fund these sorts of projects on his own, at least at the seed stage. I would assume he has enough connections that he doesn't need to give up the equity for advice either. Can someone help me understand this? I often hear about people who I assume to be immensely successful raising seed rounds for their next projects and I'm often confused as to why. Wouldn't they want to keep as much equity as they can at this point?","1421275855","2015-01-14T22:50:55Z" -"8889705","codemac","codemac",,,"8888651","5","He's been working with this group for a while, he was talking about it a few months ago when I ran into him in Hayes Valley and drunkenly harassed him to say hi and talk to him about the startup I work for.

Highlight of the night, and was very gracious.","1421276071","2015-01-14T22:54:31Z" -"8902338","gt565k","gt565k",,,"8888651","4","I remember when I was in middle school and used to watch his show "The Broken". I wonder how many people on HN have heard of it.

I found episode 3 on youtube. I think there are only 4 or 5 episodes, but they are hilarious and informative. He even interviewed Kevin Mitnick in this episode. This was really before he was famous. I think he started Revision 3 after that, and then went on to start Digg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcWByfwkf4k","1421449258","2015-01-16T23:00:58Z" -"8890666","tellarin","tellarin",,,"8890654","1","I know the title is a bit flamy, but I think it can generate an interesting discussion on how to best handle the publication and handling of this type of issues (especially when involving competing companies).

Thoughts?","1421290806","2015-01-15T03:00:06Z" -"8890681","tellarin","tellarin",,,"8890654","0","URL should've been http://www.neowin.net/news/after-throwing-microsoft-under-th...","1421290968","2015-01-15T03:02:48Z" -"8895170","harrid","harrid",,,"8895090","0","I'm usually not a fan of Google bashing, but he has some good points.

Many of their services were great when they were first introduced. Especially GMail and Google Docs. But they barely improved over the years, and many even got worse and worse (YouTube, all the Google+ integrations).

There are now many great/better Mail solutions and even for Google docs (Hackpad, authorea, write/sharelatex just to name a few). And even the posterchild of google Reader was actually bland in hindsight if you compare it to Inoreader. A world without google doesn't seem to be as unthinkable as it was some years ago.","1421354331","2015-01-15T20:38:51Z" -"8902738","taeric","taeric",,,"8899407","0","The quote regarding "a couple of students in a lab" annoys me. I can't think of any information that is actually reliably conveyed by that image.

Are students in a lab less capable than professionals elsewhere? Not necessarily.

Can we be sure that professionals elsewhere were not already trying these techniques? Not necessarily.

Were the advancements in the field driven solely by the work of these students, as opposed to general advancements in all areas of computing? Not necessarily.

All of that said, it is cool to see how far we are coming in these areas. Looking forward to where we will be in the rest of my lifetime.","1421454910","2015-01-17T00:35:10Z" -"8903217","ilaksh","ilaksh",,,"8899407","2","When is Google going to come up with a system that shows how a question or query was interpreted by its AI in terms of a semantic/knowledge/NLP graph that we can then adjust interactively in order to train its deep learning system?","1421463834","2015-01-17T03:03:54Z" -"8904111","nagaiah","nagaiah","true",,"8899407","3","DIY

http://www.nagaiah.com/google.html","1421493876","2015-01-17T11:24:36Z" -"8904212","mistercow","mistercow",,,"8899407","1","One nitpick: while neural nets are inspired by brains, it is unclear whether they actually work anything like a human brain.","1421497826","2015-01-17T12:30:26Z" -"8902358","avmich","avmich",,,"8902105","25","I'd like to see a detailed description of sockets work.","1421449400","2015-01-16T23:03:20Z" -"8902385","imaginenore","imaginenore",,,"8902105","27","The first part is already outdated. A lot depends on the browser. Chrome will look up stuff as you type it, and by the time you press <enter>, the DNS lookup will likely have happened already. And, likely, the actual request to the page.

It's probably even more complicated than that, I believe "google.com" is a very special case in Chrome.","1421449744","2015-01-16T23:09:04Z" -"8902438","egypturnash","egypturnash",,,"8902105","12","> The keyboard controller then encodes the keycode for transport to the computer. This is now almost universally over a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection, but historically has been over PS/2 or ADB connections.

What about Bluetooth keyboards?","1421450382","2015-01-16T23:19:42Z" -"8902446","cursork","cursork",,,"8902105","0","Love it! One of my favourite bad interview questions. I got asked this in an interview ~5 years ago. My response was to look shocked... Pause. Then ask: "What do you mean? What detail do you need? DNS? SYN / ACK? HTTP?"

At the point I started talking about syn/acks they just cut me off and moved on to the next question.

Same company (different person) started the phone screen with 'oh so your CV says you know linux, what's the difference between a hard link and a soft link' and was shocked when I knew the answer, declaring the rest of the phone interview pretty pointless - he'd obviously had a bad morning and started with his hardest question.

I've now learnt to see such interview questions as a sign of a workplace with little-to-no learning on the job. Most places that actively encourage learning don't try such things.","1421450586","2015-01-16T23:23:06Z" -"8902470","hadrian","hadrian",,,"8902105","31",""I don't normally watch github projects, but when i do, it's projects like these :D "","1421450860","2015-01-16T23:27:40Z" -"8902495","felipesabino","felipesabino",,,"8902105","18","Computerphile made a good vide on the same subject ~a month ago called "What Happens When You Click a Link?" [1]

It is obviously not as deep in content as the article is aiming to be, specially because it focus only on the first things that happens like DNS resolving and the socket connection, however, it is still fun video.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keo0dglCj7I","1421451261","2015-01-16T23:34:21Z" -"8902537","felipesabino","felipesabino",,,"8902105","2","There is also a very good introductory answer in this subject by Jean-Baptiste Quéru in 2013 [1] where he takes the revers approach of when the page is displayed, then talks about connection, OS, etc. "simplifying" the answer and going down several levels of abstraction and complexities to give the proper overwhelming sense that this question should impose.

It is a very fun text to read and I really recommend it.

[1] https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JeanBaptisteQueru/posts/dfydM2C...","1421451946","2015-01-16T23:45:46Z" -"8902588","sufianrhazi","sufianrhazi",,,"8902105","8","I hope people don't study this. The answer to this question doesn't matter.

The whole point of this question is to (1) gauge the clarity of the candidate's communication when explaining complex systems and (2) have them get to a place where they simply doesn't know and must start making assumptions of how things work and weigh the various tradeoffs. That's where things get interesting.","1421452794","2015-01-16T23:59:54Z" -"8902596","robertcope","robertcope",,,"8902105","13","I didn't know this was so popular of a question. I've been asking it for many years. I love it because anyone with expertise in any part of the system should be able to answer it. Are you a networking guru? If so, you should be able to talk a long time about the network bits. Are you a kernel guru? Same. Etc. It also gives me a good idea how broad the interviewee is.

It is always amazing to me how many people fail the question so badly. I've really had only one person answer it reasonably in all these years.","1421452909","2015-01-17T00:01:49Z" -"8902615","mattdesl","mattdesl",,,"8902105","19","Even something as simple as the images and rectangles composited in hardware/software with Skia would take a thesis to explain.","1421453232","2015-01-17T00:07:12Z" -"8902713","stfp","stfp",,,"8902105","14","Just thought I'd point out that this is an old repo from 2013.

Probably should update the title before people starting submitting PRs in a doomed attempt to "not skip on anything".","1421454623","2015-01-17T00:30:23Z" -"8902731","ph0rque","ph0rque",,,"8902105","16","the time-to-live value for a datagram reaches zero at which point the packet is dropped

Someone should write a Victorian-style novel on the hard, short, but virutous life of a packet.","1421454812","2015-01-17T00:33:32Z" -"8902770","_almosnow","_almosnow",,,"8902105","33",">17.78 mA of this current is returned on either the D+ or D- pin (the middle 2) of the keyboard's USB connector.

Oh, so we will look at it at THAT level of detail, nice.

Then hardware interrupts, seems ok...

Then HSTS and DNS, yeah, no, you are skipping like 3 more pages of things that happen in between. Good luck with your naive experiment.","1421455350","2015-01-17T00:42:30Z" -"8902795","Animats","Animats",,,"8902105","3","So far, nobody has filled in the section on how a key-press event works its way through the OS, up to the window system, to the application, and to the code handling the input text box.

Then there's what's happening at the Google end. Before search personalization, popular queries ("google", "Britney Spears") were handled by caches the first Google machine you talked to, and never even reached the search engine. Since search personalization, there's some cookie traffic, and then your personal dossier is retrieved from storage at Google for use in interpreting your query.

Then, in the middle, your query probably travels through five to ten routers (try a traceroute) just to get to Google. Packets move from local Ethernet or WiFi to DSL to fiber to bigger fiber to gigabit Ethernet within a Google data center.

And where is "google.com" for you? That's hard to find out. For me, today, it's at "nuq04s19-in-f14.1e100.net", wherever that is. My connection routed from Silicon Valley to Santa Rosa to San Jose before reaching a Google point of presence at Equinix in San Jose.

Somebody also needs to talk about what's happening in the CPUs, with 3 billion or so instructions per CPU core every second, all devoted to looking up a cat video for you.

When you play a cat video, more computation occurs than was done in the history of the world prior to 1940.","1421455721","2015-01-17T00:48:41Z" -"8902836","bbarn","bbarn",,,"8902105","10","By far my favorite question to ask (and be asked) in an interview. As others point out, it's practically impossible to understand the entire system. At one point or another in my career I've been exposed to at least descriptions of most of the components, but if I wanted a processor engineer, I'd be looking for a different answer than a web developer, or a networking guy, etc. Essentially anyone involved in the modern world of IT has to be able to answer something they're good at - and more importantly, admit the parts they don't understand. You can't cheat your way through the question, hell, you could even know it's coming and you still can't "beat" it. You don't know if I'm looking for hyper-detail about something, business sense to skip over irrelevant (to the position) details of a certain level, etc.","1421456259","2015-01-17T00:57:39Z" -"8902908","dead10ck","dead10ck",,,"8902105","23","Wow, judging from the comments in here, there are a lot of people that are in management positions that are horrible judges of technical ability and value. This question asks so many things that it doesn't really ask anything at all. No matter which field they decide dive into, if they can dive into any at all, it sheds no light whatsoever on their ability to solve problems, or their ability to learn new difficult concepts. Moreover, making assumptions about where their specialties lie because of the topic they chose to answer in is wrong--if they answered well, they could be skilled in many other topics as well, and if they didn't, that doesn't mean they're incompetent--it means they didn't know how to answer what is essentially a trick question.","1421457939","2015-01-17T01:25:39Z" -"8902910","eblume","eblume",,,"8902105","1","This question always reminded me of the (excellent) book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". The author explores the philosophy of engineering as being the art of separating things in to their components. At the risk of spoiling some of the book, a major struggle the author goes through is the paradox that there seems to be an infinite number of ways to split some kinds of systems, with no productive work ever being done. This question feels like that... you can split it down to the tiniest discrete system and you'll find you haven't gained much.

That's not to say that you wouldn't gain SOMETHING, nor that it's a bad interview question. I actually like it. It's just not terribly productive, in an engineering sense.","1421457951","2015-01-17T01:25:51Z" -"8902939","bobajett","bobajett",,,"8902105","5","I would really like to know what happens when Im driving down a highway at say 60mph and browsing the web on my smartphone (or well let's say my wife is doing the driving and Im browsing the web :-) ). What kind of communication is happening between me and the cellphone towers? What data is my phone sending to the different cellphone towers as I drive by them? How does the cellphone tower send that data to the internet? -Does someone have a good pointer to a resource that would answer these questions?","1421458628","2015-01-17T01:37:08Z" -"8902982","kyled","kyled",,,"8902105","17","Maybe it's a test to see how well you can communicate? I would of given a very brief high level overview, such as...

A request is sent to Google's severs for their "new search" page. Google then responds with the necessary data in order for your Web browser to display the Web page . There's a lot more to the full story, but I can go into detail if you would like.

I would offer diving into the important parts related to the position.","1421459478","2015-01-17T01:51:18Z" -"8903043","a3_nm","a3_nm",,,"8902105","11","Wouldn't it be more convenient for people to contribute if this were set up as a wiki?","1421460622","2015-01-17T02:10:22Z" -"8903069","nzealand","nzealand",,,"8902105","32","His emphasis on lower level protocols is not what I would expect a python programmer.

I wonder what the following would say about me in an interview situation...

Device specific rendering. Localization and Language logic. Image download and display. Screen rendering. Caching, cookies & browser history. Analytics integration. Account lookup. The search being saved on the backend.","1421461013","2015-01-17T02:16:53Z" -"8903101","cek","cek",,,"8902105","7","I needed a break so I used this as an excuse to try to remember how Windows actually handled keyboard input. I submitted a pull request:

https://github.com/alex/what-happens-when/pull/21","1421461644","2015-01-17T02:27:24Z" -"8903289","TheLoneWolfling","TheLoneWolfling",,,"8902105","6","It frustrates me that it just goes "Interrupt fires".

There's a whole lot that goes on between the USB bus receiving the packet and HID driver - I mean, even making the processor branch is non-trivial.","1421465878","2015-01-17T03:37:58Z" -"8903497","stephen_g","stephen_g",,,"8902105","15","Lots of interesting things happen in between your computer and Google's servers - like ISPs exchanging routing information using BGP, so the routers can determine a route through each different AS (provider/transit network) it has to go through to actually Fong the machine with that IP, and the kinds of physical and data layers it goes through (cable or DSL, fibre, and Ethernet, SONET/SDH, maybe tunnelling over MPLS at some point) etc.","1421471699","2015-01-17T05:14:59Z" -"8903653",,,,"true","8902105","9",,"1421475807","2015-01-17T06:23:27Z" -"8903949","dogweather","dogweather",,,"8902105","24","I prefer to ask open-ended questions more calculated to give me an idea of where the interviewee's head is at:

"What's your favorite programming language? Why?"","1421486266","2015-01-17T09:17:46Z" -"8904004","ekr","ekr",,,"8902105","20","This would make a great subject for a book, along the lines of NAND2Tetris, starting at the transistor level or below.","1421489331","2015-01-17T10:08:51Z" -"8904282","arkaine","arkaine",,,"8902105","22","Lack of arp/layer 2 isp, routing.

There is also a mistake inside the DNS part. DNS queries are done from the client - and this is actually true for a majority of client/server requests - by opening a dynamic random port above 49152.","1421501048","2015-01-17T13:24:08Z" -"8904387","stevenspins","stevenspins","true",,"8902105","30","There is also a mistake inside the DNS part. DNS queries are done from the client - and this is actually true for a majority of client/server requests - by opening a dynamic random port above 49152.","1421505692","2015-01-17T14:41:32Z" -"8904406",,,,"true","8902105","28",,"1421506185","2015-01-17T14:49:45Z" -"8904440","toadi","toadi",,,"8902105","4","Can't remember how many jobs I did where the interview questions were the hardest part of the job. In the beginning you think wow I'm going to get a nice and existing job.

Just to be dissapointed again because the job consists of fixing bugs in crappy legacy code and writing CRUD code.","1421507472","2015-01-17T15:11:12Z" -"8904826","jodrellblank","jodrellblank",,,"8902105","29","People look at you strangely and explain how browser URL bars search for you in all recent browsers, making the Google homepage irrelevant.

Maybe they explain how home pages and bookmarks and bookmarklets work and set one up for you.

Nobody explains anything technical; the sort of person who types Google.com into a URL bar in 2015 isn't very computer literate, and wouldn't care about the details - any details.","1421515398","2015-01-17T17:23:18Z" -"8904830","MarcScott","MarcScott",,,"8902105","26","I'm going to watch this carefully. Once it's complete I plan to base a scheme of work on it for my secondary school CS students.","1421515471","2015-01-17T17:24:31Z" -"8906707","jwatte","jwatte",,,"8902105","21","I have asked this question (more or less,) and the point is to get the candidate to singer point where they don't know the answer, and then the real question comes: "so how would you design that next piece?" That's the interesting part!","1421557762","2015-01-18T05:09:22Z" -"8903263","neikos","neikos",,,"8903114","0","http://puu.sh/eCJOd/14a633f932.png

I'm in Germany and this is while logged in. I can't reproduce what you claim. But Google is known to fragment their search results depending on previous usage patterns, I have never expressed interest in a particle accelerator though.","1421465297","2015-01-17T03:28:17Z" -"8903417","jpetersonmn","jpetersonmn",,,"8903114","1","I get this page when I search Tevatron as my first result.

https://plus.google.com/100240598075206879792/about?gl=us&hl...","1421469092","2015-01-17T04:31:32Z" -"8910527","brandon_Nav1000","brandon_Nav1000","true",,"8903197","0","Giving freebies is a good marketing strategy. They should not have removed it. Apparently Apple has gotten into the habit of removing things, just like what did with songs downloaded from competitors.","1421646414","2015-01-19T05:46:54Z" -"8912761","noblethrasher","noblethrasher",,,"8912633","1","Among other things, Jobs was famous for changing his mind.

See “Steve Jobs Contradicting Moments: 1997 – 2010” http://youtu.be/qr_KxouI8Zs","1421687198","2015-01-19T17:06:38Z" -"8912805","jMyles","jMyles",,,"8912633","2","CNN Money switches to the listicle format. Classy.","1421687884","2015-01-19T17:18:04Z" -"8912979","mikestew","mikestew",,,"8912633","0","Two out of five ain't bad? The stylus item is based on one "never heard of him" analyst, talking about an iPad Apple hasn't said they're going to build. #4, life-like software design, doesn't even make sense given that CNN states that it was Jobs' idea. Philanthropy? Jobs never said "Apple will never do this".

Even BuzzFeed would be embarrassed to publish this listicle.","1421689853","2015-01-19T17:50:53Z" -"8913929","leeraj","leeraj",,,"8912633","3","Apple is just not the same anymore. Makes me sad.","1421699988","2015-01-19T20:39:48Z" -"8914431","super_sloth","super_sloth",,,"8912889","2","That sounded like a fun course. Has anyone taken that and say Andrew Ng's or Yaser's courses? How did they compare?","1421705320","2015-01-19T22:08:40Z" -"8914614","wodenokoto","wodenokoto",,,"8912889","0","I was expecting them to go a bit more into details about how many actually completed the course, if ways of taking the course had effect on completion and even to look at code check-in behavior after the course.

Instead the only results where survey and they didn't even mention how many completed it. The following paragraph sums up ALL results in the paper:

> Forty-six percent of post-class survey respondents are “plan -ning to use machine learning as a result of this class,” and -six percent report that they are already “using machine learning as a result of this class.” Of final survey respondents,62% report having machine learning conversations with others.","1421707794","2015-01-19T22:49:54Z" -"8915667","ErikBjare","ErikBjare",,,"8912889","1","This course haven't had the chance to leak out into the open web has it? Someone from Google who has access please do, it's in the best interest of everyone. To be honest I'm kind of surprised they didn't release it already.

As someone who has completed Andrew Ng's course it would be interesting to compare.

> The lecture was followed by one or more case studies, whereexperts explained how the techniques taught in lecture hadbeen applied to solve important problems at Google.

That would certainly be interesting to watch.","1421733892","2015-01-20T06:04:52Z" -"8914980","fatbat","fatbat",,,"8914956","22","via Google: -http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd...","1421716610","2015-01-20T01:16:50Z" -"8914986","AYBABTME","AYBABTME",,,"8914956","3","Another one not behind paywall: http://gizmodo.com/report-googles-finalizing-a-1-billion-inv...","1421716740","2015-01-20T01:19:00Z" -"8914988","pbiggar","pbiggar",,,"8914956","9","It says Google inc - do they mean through Google Ventures or something different?","1421716786","2015-01-20T01:19:46Z" -"8915021",,,,"true","8914956","29",,"1421717531","2015-01-20T01:32:11Z" -"8915023","sixQuarks","sixQuarks",,,"8914956","8","I'm optimistic about satellite internet done right, but I'm worried the speeds and lag are going to make it a bit frustrating compared to fiber. In 5 years (when this will be completed), I think virtual reality will be penetrating the masses. Can satellite internet handle virtual meetings, virtual online gaming, etc without major lagging?","1421717566","2015-01-20T01:32:46Z" -"8915028","interdrift","interdrift",,,"8914956","20","I don't see why something with a log-in restriction should be in the top posts..","1421717677","2015-01-20T01:34:37Z" -"8915037","pcarolan","pcarolan",,,"8914956","4","Makes me wish average joe could buy spacex stock. Willing investors shouldnt have to be elite or accredited. Just believers and supporters of a better future.","1421717856","2015-01-20T01:37:36Z" -"8915049","logn","logn",,,"8914956","11","I'm glad that net neutrality limbo doesn't actually hurt investment in infrastructure!

Musk said the Internet access would be "unfettered certainly and at very low cost". https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/531996243904716800

Hopefully there's a way around needing a satellite dish, aside from dishes that share their connection over wi-fi.","1421718091","2015-01-20T01:41:31Z" -"8915060",,,,"true","8914956","19",,"1421718283","2015-01-20T01:44:43Z" -"8915071","rndn","rndn",,,"8914956","13","What are the main target markets of this investment? Africa and Southeastern Asia?","1421718667","2015-01-20T01:51:07Z" -"8915075",,,,"true","8914956","14",,"1421718847","2015-01-20T01:54:07Z" -"8915082","karmicthreat","karmicthreat",,,"8914956","15","Considering satellites at that altitude and quantity would be ideal for cell handsets. I would be surprised if Apple wasn't trying to get a piece of this action as well.","1421719003","2015-01-20T01:56:43Z" -"8915102","tobico","tobico",,,"8914956","27","I like the way they've written this article as if it's an extended tweet. Short and to the point.","1421719461","2015-01-20T02:04:21Z" -"8915105","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"8914956","10","That's effectively and end-run around the whole net-neutrality debate.","1421719569","2015-01-20T02:06:09Z" -"8915151","flamedoge","flamedoge",,,"8914956","28","> 648 satellites in low-Earth orbit

Something tells me this might be a little problematic in the future.","1421720533","2015-01-20T02:22:13Z" -"8915153",,,"true","true","8914956","24",,"1421720551","2015-01-20T02:22:31Z" -"8915212","hristov","hristov",,,"8914956","7","Can someone with some experience in satellites tell us what is possible in terms of satellite internet. For example, I really doubt most individual people would be able to actually connect directly through satellites. If that is the case, a satellite radio would have to detect and distinguish millions of different simultaneous data streams. I doubt there is enough spectrum for this.","1421722053","2015-01-20T02:47:33Z" -"8915222","espitia","espitia",,,"8914956","1","Having just finished watching The Men Who Built America[1], Musk reminds me so much of the great American entrepreneurs of the last 200 years (Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Morgan, Ford, Carnegie). Ridiculously ambitious and fearless entrepreneurs who literally by sheer force of will moved humanity forward.

[1]http://www.history.com/shows/men-who-built-america (available on Netflix)","1421722231","2015-01-20T02:50:31Z" -"8915235","brianstorms","brianstorms",,,"8914956","2","I've been wondering if part of this SpaceX satellite gambit is to help Tesla Motors. Think about it: if and when there are 500,000 or a million or several million Tesla vehicles (including the Model 3) all over the world, plus thousands of SuperChargers, and they all need to be connected to the Net for messaging and value-added services, then what better way than to just have 'em connect to the SpaceX service?

Right now Tesla Model S vehicles connect via AT&T (at least in the US, don't know what the carriers are in other countries). It's a tiny number of "devices" connected to the network so it is probably expensive for Tesla. At some point it gets really expensive. One assumes the Model 3 will have the same always-on connection that the Model S/X has. Millions of Models S/X/3 around the world mean a lot of communications costs. And then there are the SuperChargers, that will in time no doubt be communicating with cars too, to improve the user experience.

I suspect a few million "devices" connected to the SpaceX version of global wifi would be way cheaper than connecting to a dozen or two carriers in countries around the world.

Just a theory.","1421722539","2015-01-20T02:55:39Z" -"8915273","JSno","JSno","true",,"8914956","25","spacex has former @o3b CEO and former @iDirect CTO. They show their ambitions about advancing to satellite field.","1421723242","2015-01-20T03:07:22Z" -"8915454","zkhalique","zkhalique",,,"8914956","30","Google will now compete with NASA? -I kind of wishes SpaceX would stay independent!","1421727283","2015-01-20T04:14:43Z" -"8915484","istvan__","istvan__",,,"8914956","26","It would be awesome to have commercial flights to space in our lifetime!","1421727921","2015-01-20T04:25:21Z" -"8915524","cft","cft",,,"8914956","0","It's quite amazing how this values SpaceX at 10bn, less than 50% of WhatsApp. This makes me think that there's something systemically wrong with the current incarnation of post-oligarchic shareholder-controlled short term interest based capitalism. One can argue that WhatsApp has better money making potential than SpaceX, but that is only because the whole system is warped.","1421729148","2015-01-20T04:45:48Z" -"8915551","cft","cft",,,"8914956","17","I use Iridium a lot, and you need a clear view of the sky. Would it work indoors? Otherwise it'd be a very serious limitation.","1421729832","2015-01-20T04:57:12Z" -"8915640","minusSeven","minusSeven",,,"8914956","23","Stupid website asks to subscribe or login to read every time. Can't read it.","1421733314","2015-01-20T05:55:14Z" -"8915688",,,,"true","8914956","21",,"1421734404","2015-01-20T06:13:24Z" -"8915822","sidcool","sidcool",,,"8914956","5","I am not surprised. In one of the Ted Talks, Larry Page had clearly mentioned that he would rather leave all his money to someone like Elon Musk than donating to a Charity. He is going down that path.

I think this is a great move by Google.

Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_page_where_s_google_going_nex...","1421738672","2015-01-20T07:24:32Z" -"8916004","corford","corford",,,"8914956","16","With LEO satellite internet, would download/upload speeds be symmetric (like SDSL) or would uploading be much slower (like ADSL)?","1421743595","2015-01-20T08:46:35Z" -"8916754","talalbaweja","talalbaweja",,,"8914956","18","Could anybody give me a solid reason why would Google invest in SpaceX?","1421759793","2015-01-20T13:16:33Z" -"8919224","pmurphyirl","pmurphyirl",,,"8914956","12","I've put up some thoughts on this and Google/SpaceX' wider rationale and would love the HN community's thoughts: https://medium.com/@pmurphyirl/why-is-satellite-internet-hot...","1421785081","2015-01-20T20:18:01Z" -"8919920","dang","dang",,,"8914956","6","We (edit: briefly) changed the url from http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-nears-1-billion-investmen... because (a) this confirmation supersedes that information and (b) paywalls lead threads off-topic.

Edit: Never mind. So many posts of the confirmed news are popping up that there needs to be a new thread. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8919901 is a reasonable article and not behind a paywall, so it may as well be the one.","1421790969","2015-01-20T21:56:09Z" -"8915612","zaroth","zaroth",,,"8915245","0","Frothy... Billions of dollars in VC to develop wanna-be monopolies for hailing a cab. Oh, how we'll look back on this and laugh.","1421732075","2015-01-20T05:34:35Z" -"8916482","guard-of-terra","guard-of-terra",,,"8915245","1","There is no reason why taxi-on-demand won't be a competitive business. Entry barrier is also low-ish for a business that makes money, not just sells ads.","1421754243","2015-01-20T11:44:03Z" -"8921039","ArtDev","ArtDev",,,"8921038","1","Bummer.","1421805485","2015-01-21T01:58:05Z" -"8921146","Someone","Someone",,,"8921038","0","For someone not familiar with the details of Google's offerings, I find that a confusing read. The article mentions the following Google ?products?:

- Google Maps Engine

- Google Maps Engine API

- Google base map

- Maps Engine Pro

- Google Maps Gallery

- Google Maps Coordinate

(I suspect the first two are the same thing)

A visit to https://developers.google.com/maps/ doesn't help me at all. It only further confuses by introducing new terms:

- Maps image APIs

- Places API

- Web Services

- Google Maps API for Work

- Embed API

What exactly gets retired? Ability to show Google Maps on web sites? Ability to use its routing API? Ability to add custom layers to maps on web sites? Something else? What, if any, effect will this have?","1421807496","2015-01-21T02:31:36Z" -"8927236","sumodirjo","sumodirjo",,,"8926298","0","When we delete a user on google apps it will offer to transfer drive ownership to another users. We have File Sharing user that will be the new owner of all documents of the deleted user.

For emails you can export data from Google (https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190?hl=en) but I have no idea how to import.

You might also want to look at Spanning (http://spanning.com/products/google-apps-backup/)","1421894512","2015-01-22T02:41:52Z" -"8927158","VickyS","VickyS",,,"8926994","0","I think it's a very smart investment. I hope SpaceX do well. It would be awesome if they succeed at everything they say they're going to do. Just do it, don't let dream die. Hope I can travel to Mars in my life time.","1421893415","2015-01-22T02:23:35Z" -"8933016",,,,"true","8932835","0",,"1421977935","2015-01-23T01:52:15Z" -"8933603","cheald","cheald",,,"8932835","1","Apparently Ars (or at least Mr. Goodin and his editor) don't know what a "0-day" actually is. But hey, it sounds scary and gets traffic, so let's go with it!","1421992943","2015-01-23T06:02:23Z" -"8935774","SEJeff","SEJeff",,,"8935657","2","Security through obscurity is no security at all.

While it isn't wonderful if China has attained access to the source code of IOS, they have the source code of Linux. They have the source code of the BSDs. Those are still generally touted as much more secure than OS X or Windows.","1422031580","2015-01-23T16:46:20Z" -"8935865","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"8935657","0","Great tech journalism as always. We have this article speculating. Their source is another article speculating. It's source is a comment in a Chinese news paper that says Apple has agreed to China's 'security check' policy. Ok now we've got to the bottom of it what are these checks?

"What would “security checks” entail? Apple hasn’t provided any information on the matter and did not respond to requests for comment."

So we have one piece of FUD based on another piece of FUD created based on a comment in a Chinese newspaper and the speculation of some 'analysts'. Almost zero facts.","1422032317","2015-01-23T16:58:37Z" -"8936815","cududa","cududa",,,"8935657","1","So, who wants to tell Pando that China also has access to Android's source code too? And Windows, for that matter.

http://news.cnet.com/China-to-view-Windows-code/2100-1007_3-...

http://www.informationweek.com/software/operating-systems/ch...?","1422042357","2015-01-23T19:45:57Z" -"8936905","athenot","athenot",,,"8935773","0","I'm all for prompt patching of security issues, but I think Google is playing dirty with OS vendors. Releasing an OS into production is not the same level of effort as updating a hosted service.

Meanwhile, when it comes to their own OS issues, they just make obsolete the versions/features they no longer want to support.[0]

[0] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/12/google_drops_android...","1422043165","2015-01-23T19:59:25Z" -"8936377","Someone1234","Someone1234",,,"8936351","0","As long as the DMV applies the rules equally between traditional taxi companies and UberX/Lyft, then I don't see an issue with it.

Even if it is more expensive, as long as the expense is reasonable and fair between all competitors then nobody is any further behind than anyone else.

I'd be interested to see data on how many of their drivers actually work only 4 hours a week, all of the anecdotes by their drivers I have read is that they're essentially full time (however some are full time but spread their work between both companies, or partly for one company and partly as a driver for pre-arranged jobs, like taking disabled kids to special schools).","1422037700","2015-01-23T18:28:20Z" -"8941541","a3n","a3n",,,"8941260","0","> “Requiring Lyft drivers, including those who drive just a few hours a week, to get commercial plates would essentially treat peer-to-peer transportation the same as a taxi,” said Lyft spokesperson Chelsea Wilson, noting that it would undermine efforts to allow ride-hailing by other state agencies.

If someone is paid to provide you a service then they are not a peer, at least not in the context of that service.

Peer to peer would be car pooling.

George Orwell was worried about government corrupting language, but money and arrogance make corruption open to everyone.","1422143887","2015-01-24T23:58:07Z" -"8941628","jleyank","jleyank",,,"8941260","1","I would think the personal/commercial legal position will be, umm, clarified when insurance companies start denying personal insurance claims because the operators were "operating in a commercial activity". As I see it, never give insurance companies a chance to deny you coverage as they will if it's in their economic interest to do so.","1422146130","2015-01-25T00:35:30Z" -"8945009","prlambert","prlambert",,,"8944995","0","Happy to answer any questions, I'm around.","1422234088","2015-01-26T01:01:28Z" -"8952227","feroz1","feroz1",,,"8948433","1","This is cool. Congratulations on launching. I'll be interested in the pro version I reckon when you get around to launching it.","1422352776","2015-01-27T09:59:36Z" -"8952719","_msv_","_msv_",,,"8948433","0","Thanks! We are planning to release the pro version soon. Until then I hope you enjoy the free version and if you have comments or suggests on features you'd like to see please let us know.","1422362278","2015-01-27T12:37:58Z" -"8949442","mtmail","mtmail",,,"8949402","0","Come on. You submitted the same link three times in one hour. Once normal, then with the suffix #hn and then #hackernews. In your history I see you've done the same last week and the week prior.","1422304908","2015-01-26T20:41:48Z" -"8952682",,,,"true","8952666","0",,"1422361604","2015-01-27T12:26:44Z" -"8968185","impostervt","impostervt",,,"8968096","0","Tried it. Got this response:

Thanks for requesting an invite. We’ll send you one as soon as possible.

Your friends at Gmail","1422558533","2015-01-29T19:08:53Z" -"8974802","kiyoto","kiyoto",,,"8973348","5",""The bottom line is that we realize we have to continually raise the bar, to get you home from the bar. We are aware of this challenge, from both a technological as well as people perspective, and are doing what we can to fulfill our mission of bringing reliable rides to all who want them."

Yes, because it's really critical to get home from the bar in a state of total inebriation =)

Also, I didn't know giving reliable rides was Uber's mission. I thought it was "evolving the way the world moves." This may sound like nitpicking but if you pause for a moment, the difference, as far as a company mission goes, between "giving reliable rides" and "evolving the way the world moves" is pretty big.","1422655858","2015-01-30T22:10:58Z" -"8974878","bluetidepro","bluetidepro",,,"8973348","0","The thing that I didn't see in the data is while yes, the longer uber is in a city the less likely you are to wait, there is also a flip side of the driver no longer waiting as long when uber becomes more established in a city.

Let me explain...

When Uber was first in Chicago it was normal to wait 10-15 mins for a ride to pick you up. You would pull the app out while you still had a few things to do in the apartment before you left, order the Uber, and then by the time you were ready it was right out front waiting. The time waiting felt very seamless, although there might have been an actual 10 minute wait. When it also first started drivers were totally okay with waiting a minute or two for you because the demand wasn't as high back then. They didn't want to lose a potential customer. However, now that Uber IS more abundant in Chicago you can no longer do that little technique. Most drivers will get pissy with you if they have to wait outside for more than 30 seconds, or if you are not curbside waiting for the ride when they show up. Since drivers now also have more options for people to pick up, they can be more choosy on the customers they decide to take. They can easily cancel rides if they are too far from the pickup or are waiting to get a new customer. So since you can't "queue" up a ride like the "old days" you have order the ride when you are actually ready to go and are already waiting. Now that you do this, the wait is felt 100% by the customer (which was once avoided), if that makes sense. So what used to feel like nothing now feels like you are waiting in the cold for possible 5-10 whole minutes, which obviously often feels a lot longer that. Thus making you more likely to cancel the ride if you see an empty cab or another opportunity. So there is a bit of a catch 22 here, if I'm using that phrase correctly.

It does makes sense that they don't want to expose this side of things though, because that places more blame on their own quality of drivers. It probably shows that as a city is active longer, the ratings/quality of drivers goes down drastically. I've noticed it quite a bit here in Chicago, and it's really disappointing. The average quality of driver I get nowadays is almost 1 to 1.5 stars lower than what I got 2 years ago.

I'm curious to find out if anyone else has had this same experience or not.","1422656779","2015-01-30T22:26:19Z" -"8975327",,,,"true","8973348","11",,"1422663206","2015-01-31T00:13:26Z" -"8975354",,,"true","true","8973348","14",,"1422663716","2015-01-31T00:21:56Z" -"8975357","ocfx","ocfx","true",,"8973348","13","Here is what I expect. More people will be assaulted by Uber drivers.","1422663728","2015-01-31T00:22:08Z" -"8975379","vmarsy","vmarsy",,,"8973348","8","Could one of the factors be the difference between users?

Early adopters who really liked the Uber concept for various reasons and wanted to use Uber

VS.

Now a majority of users who heard about Uber because it's supposedly better than other means of transportation , but when they try to book it and see a longer waiting time than just getting a Taxi, or taking a bus/train , they don't want to wait for a Uber car.","1422664263","2015-01-31T00:31:03Z" -"8975511","kyledrake","kyledrake",,,"8973348","12","Easy for Uber to "raise the bar" when they're so ethically low right now they could parachute out of a snake's ass.","1422667433","2015-01-31T01:23:53Z" -"8975535","harmmonica","harmmonica",,,"8973348","4","How much does competition account for the "impatience" that Uber's seeing? When I launch Uber and see a "long" wait time, my immediate reaction is to launch Lyft to see how long their wait time is. Not that Uber would go sticking info about their competitors in a blog post, but you wonder if there's any connection between the "patient" cities and how much mindshare competitive services have in those cities (i.e., no competitors outside of legacy taxi companies = people willing to wait longer).","1422668051","2015-01-31T01:34:11Z" -"8975558","ChristianKletzl","ChristianKletzl",,,"8973348","1","One of the reasons I am frustrated about a long waiting time is wrong expectations set by the map. The map in SOMA typically shows that 5+ cars are within 2 minutes. As soon as I request, the closest is 7 minutes away.","1422668762","2015-01-31T01:46:02Z" -"8975635","benhamner","benhamner",,,"8973348","2","As Uber grows in a city, the average wait time should also decrease pretty dramatically. There are more cars on the road, so a pickup from any given location/time should arrive faster on average than it would two years ago.

The precise methodology is opaque in the post, but there's a chance that these results are driven more by increasing liquidity in the marketplace instead of increasing expectations of Uber over time.","1422670919","2015-01-31T02:21:59Z" -"8975829","cpks","cpks",,,"8973348","3","Honestly, I believe the data, but not the conclusion. When I first started using Uber, it was a taxi replacement. I take taxis once every few weeks e.g. to go to the airport and similar. Most of my other transit was either by subway, walking, bicycle, or didn't happen.

When Uber dropped to a couple of minutes, my usage pattern completely changed. It's a casual form of transport. Hungry? I'll take an Uber to where ever I want to eat. Running a few minutes late? I'll Uber it instead of biking. I now meet people more than I used to. When transport became fast, cheap, and convenient, I started using it a lot more.

If I see a 15 minute wait time on an Uber, I'll usually cancel it, but that's not because I'm any less patient than I was a year ago. It's just that Uber now fills a niche in my life that was unfilled a year ago, and indeed, that I didn't know existed. When Uber jumps up to 15 minutes, my usage patterns go back to what they were with taxis, and I cancel most of the casual trips.","1422676921","2015-01-31T04:02:01Z" -"8976042","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"8973348","7","Notable point: This blog post was authored by one of Nathan Myhrvold's[1,2] sons.

[1] Yes, that Nathan Myhrvold. Microsoft billionaire(?), founder of Intellectual Ventures, creator of the best cookbook I've ever seen, and notorious patent troll.

[2] https://paw.princeton.edu/issues/2009/01/28/pages/1076/index...","1422683948","2015-01-31T05:59:08Z" -"8976146","eggsome","eggsome",,,"8973348","9","Is it just me, or does it seem short sighted to end iOS6 support now? I tried to use the Uber app on my phone the other day and ended up having to call a taxi. -Obviously you have cut your losses with legacy stuff eventually, but surely it dosen't cost much for one more iOS target.","1422689118","2015-01-31T07:25:18Z" -"8977155","dhruvbird","dhruvbird",,,"8973348","6","Couple of questions about the post (since the link above doesn't seem to allow comments):

1. Were the numbers for the chart "Willingness to wait in a city 2013 v/s 2014" generated based on estimates from the Uber app or real wait times that were logged once the customer was picked up?

2. Also, looking at the same graph, it seems some of the rides that were not completed because the ETA was < 4.5 minutes (Probability=1) could have trivially been completed had Uber just dispatched the driver a little later (or had the driver delayed him/her-self a bit).

3. What is the volume of rides as a % for each range of waiting times for the ETA?

4. What is the revenue per ride as a % of total revenue for each range of waiting times for the ETA?","1422723388","2015-01-31T16:56:28Z" -"8977326",,,,"true","8973348","10",,"1422726002","2015-01-31T17:40:02Z" -"8974110","mmastrac","mmastrac",,,"8974067","0","Paywall buster (in a private window): https://www.google.ca/search?q=Inroads+Made+by+Apple+Pay+Pro...","1422648242","2015-01-30T20:04:02Z" -"8978699","tkone","tkone",,,"8978405","1","someone did an `npm publish` without having either `private: true` or a separate private registry config set in the package.json.

You CAN unpublish it's sort of not easy since replication.","1422752182","2015-02-01T00:56:22Z" -"8979155","willstrimling","willstrimling",,,"8978405","0","This isn't Uber source code. This is a project they sent potential hires home with to complete. I have a copy of this locally from when I completed this assignment.

Source: I interned there during the summer of 2012","1422764702","2015-02-01T04:25:02Z" -"8980624","danso","danso",,,"8980225","0","> Part of the confusion stems from the fact that the rental economy — taking its cue from the Internet in general — sees everything as either horrible or great, with little room for nuance. Lyft nods to this when it tells passengers reviewing drivers that “anything lower than 5 indicates that you were somehow unhappy with the ride.” Drivers can be dropped from their services when they fall below 4.5, but it is unclear what it takes to get banned as a passenger.

I've never used Lyft, but as an Uber customer, it seems like someone at Uber graduated from college and, either as a result of, or in a sly commentary on grade inflation, created an ambiguous rating system that encourages rating-inflation, while penalizing drivers based at the whims of what riders consider "4-star" to be.

4-stars on every other rating service, is pretty solid...yet if a driver averages 50/50 on both 4s and 5s, they are sanctioned (from what I've heard from drivers, the rating-cutoff can shift depending on the area and excess of drivers...in Silicon Valley, it might be higher than in other locales, for instance)...I've never given a driver less than 5-stars because I've never received awful service (though, certainly, I've had drivers who were late, or cars that were messy)...it's bad enough that they're scraping by, I don't need to pile on by giving them a slight demerit that could end their driving. But since the star-rating is basically a binary system, why not just make the question, "Were you satisfied with your ride?" and solicit the user for comments if the answer is the rare "No"...such a system would garner real feedback and improvement, at a very small price in the sensory satisfaction of clicking on a star (this might also prevent the problem of fat-fingered/drunk users accidentally giving a low rating).","1422809635","2015-02-01T16:53:55Z" -"8980741",,,,"true","8980225","4",,"1422811304","2015-02-01T17:21:44Z" -"8980765","qeorge","qeorge",,,"8980225","1","My Uber driver on Wednesday flat out told me he won't pick up certain racial groups, because they tend to leave lower-than-five-star ratings. It was offensive, but I understand that his > 4.5 star rating is essential to his well-being.

(This is the modern day equivalent of not being able to hail a cab if you are a person of color.)

Uber & friends will need to fix that, or their drivers are going to keep cherry-picking riders to maintain their ratings and giving a lot of customers bad experiences.

Perhaps they could simply throw out the grumps' ratings (e.g., this rider rated the driver a 2, but that's normal for this rider, so just ignore it).","1422811636","2015-02-01T17:27:16Z" -"8980885","Yizahi","Yizahi",,,"8980225","3","Vast majority of humans can't comprehend how to rate any thing on more than good/bad scale. Even less people understand how you could rate some thing on 1-5 scale where whole range is in "good" category, so 1 is a somewhat good mark. -One of the most obvious examples are schools. In my country before reform we had 1-5 marks. 1 and 2 were not considered valid mark but rather an absence of any score. So instead of five scale we had three scale. And since 3 was a placeholder for "passable" actual marks showing quality of the work were 4 and 5. And of course in time were invented unofficial corrections + and -, then ++ and -- etc.

So when adults with 20-30 years of supposed experience of grading quality of work can't use even a simple 1-5 system then it is obvious that general population will fail at grading even more spectacularly. And thus we have 4.5 out 5 as "awful" score :) .","1422813377","2015-02-01T17:56:17Z" -"8981221","skuhn","skuhn",,,"8980225","2","I had routinely given Uber drivers ratings between 3-5 stars (good, better, best), because service was always good enough that I didn't feel a need to dip lower. Then a driver mentioned that if a passenger gave him less than 5 stars, he would have been better off not taking the fare at all. That was pretty eye opening: that a $30+ fare wasn't worth being rated a 4, because of the future lost business that results from having a 4.8 average instead of a 4.9.

This was a few years ago, before Uber X launched. So even then, Uber had limited their scale (which provides 50 ratings points) such that only the top 5 ratings were acceptable. I think it has only tightened since then, I rarely see a driver below 4.8 at all.

Now I always give drivers a 5 unless something truly unacceptable happens, in which case I file a complaint with Uber. The ratings feedback loop has been completely broken for me.

It's ridiculous, and I don't see how they get the results they want when people have no idea what each rating number is supposed to mean. Some people start at 5 and remove points for issues. Some people start at 3 and only go up if you've gone beyond the call of duty. The only thing that makes sense is an up / down vote, when the scale can't be agreed upon by all participants.

I suppose that the driver -> passenger ratings might actually work as intended, since the drivers are presumably well aware of the reality of the ratings scale.

I don't think this is unique to Uber or car services by any stretch either. I have noticed that any service with too many ratings choices seems to suffer from poor ratings quality. Yelp is my go to example here. There should be no shame in a restaurant rated 3 stars, but in actuality it's seen as the kiss of death to a lot of places. Here again, some people are rating as if 3 stars is the baseline, some people as if anything more than 1 is earned at great cost. When you're pulling your responses from everyone in the world, I don't think you can really get consensus on a scale that goes beyond up / down.","1422818048","2015-02-01T19:14:08Z" -"8982436","pedalpete","pedalpete",,,"8982058","0","Lot's of interesting things in this article, but why will Uber be the source of Autonomous cars?

I still fail to see what the big deal about Uber is, I've never used it, don't see why I would. I've never had a problem just sticking out my hand and getting a cab. All I hear about Uber is about excessive fees, so why bother.

On the other hand, why wouldn't GM/Ford/Etc. not create their own app for hailing cars that they put on the streets? They've already got an infrastructure for maintenance, and that real-estate can be well used for charging, cleaning and servicing of their autonomous cars.

You could have an app to get you a GM car, or maybe if you prefer, you use your 'Cadillac' app for something special.","1422842355","2015-02-02T01:59:15Z" -"8982533","gumby","gumby",,,"8982058","1","I agree with petalpete -- the Uber shout-out is a red herring. It has been clear that the argument "people don't want to buy a self driving car" is a red herring. People want transportation, and the low utilization rate of the investment in a car is an enormous economic burden.

Rather than moan about the low-paying low-educaction jobs, the author should be considering the better use of capital (he does touch on) and real estate. The land currently consumed by filling stations, parking lots, and on street parking all be freed. That will be the mega revolution.","1422845614","2015-02-02T02:53:34Z" -"8988088","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"8987517","0","Earlier post with extensive discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8987434","1422922876","2015-02-03T00:21:16Z" -"8988296","bikamonki","bikamonki",,,"8988243","0","Why do attacks that rarely happen to Uber users make it to frontlines of news outlets but the thousands of attacks that happen to regular taxi users arond the world every day do not even make it to the local news?","1422925964","2015-02-03T01:12:44Z" -"8988677","veidr","veidr",,,"8988332","2","TL;DR -- Apple's App Store search and discoverability sucks.","1422933488","2015-02-03T03:18:08Z" -"8988761","serve_yay","serve_yay",,,"8988332","1","I mean, sure, I don't think anybody is disputing that app discovery is broken...","1422935361","2015-02-03T03:49:21Z" -"8989199","jjp","jjp",,,"8988332","0","Interesting the comparison is with the Amazon book store and not the app store. Probably because Amazon's app store is equally as broken.","1422945933","2015-02-03T06:45:33Z" -"8992595","Zekio","Zekio",,,"8992566","0","and this is why you use ublock or similar :)","1422991247","2015-02-03T19:20:47Z" -"8995521","anonbanker","anonbanker",,,"8994391","0","I hereby invoke Betteridge's Law.","1423028984","2015-02-04T05:49:44Z" -"8996531","RoboTamer","RoboTamer",,,"8996527","0","How funny is that?","1423054803","2015-02-04T13:00:03Z" -"8998392","dblohm7","dblohm7",,,"8998160","3","How Google Inbox shares 70% of its code across Android, iOS, and Chrome

FTFY","1423072869","2015-02-04T18:01:09Z" -"9000020","therealmarv","therealmarv",,,"8998160","4","Very interesting approach. I've read that people have the feeling that the web UI of Inbox is slow in comparison to the Android and iOS app. Maybe GWT is not that good?! Does somebody else have this experiences or can say that is not true? Thanks","1423085598","2015-02-04T21:33:18Z" -"9000132","_random_","_random_",,,"8998160","19","So, not Dart, not Go.","1423086247","2015-02-04T21:44:07Z" -"9000240","encoderer","encoderer",,,"8998160","17","Hopefully they will add iPad to that list soon. I hate having to use gmail on my ipad still.","1423087045","2015-02-04T21:57:25Z" -"9000304","msoad","msoad",,,"8998160","2","I always get amazed when I see software architectures like this. How one learns the skills required to architect such huge project? Where you learn all that?!","1423087681","2015-02-04T22:08:01Z" -"9000305","ed_blackburn","ed_blackburn",,,"8998160","13","I wonder if they considered Xamarin?","1423087697","2015-02-04T22:08:17Z" -"9000417","mooreds","mooreds",,,"8998160","6","Nice to see GWT making an appearance. I used that a lot, in exactly the wrong way, but this use of it, to build backend 'model' code that can be shared, is right in line with its sweet spot.

I always worry about transpilers like this, though, because when there are issues, you get to debug in three places (original code, derived code, and translation code).","1423088686","2015-02-04T22:24:46Z" -"9000419","zackify","zackify",,,"8998160","7","Could have just used React Native if it was out already ;)","1423088732","2015-02-04T22:25:32Z" -"9000464","georgiecasey","georgiecasey",,,"8998160","8","I tried to use j2objc and I thought it was the biggest POS. The ObjC code it generated was so strange and hacky that debugging it must be a nightmare. I was pretty new to ObjC back then and I knew I wouldn't learn anything using it, or get anything to work. And of course it can't be used for any UI stuff.

Any opinions from anyone else who tried using it?

I checked StackOverflow and there's only 21 questions with the tag (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/j2objc) so that put in the nail in the coffin for me. As an aside, that's how I make most of my decisions between frameworks and libraries, I just pick the one the highest amount of SO tags!","1423089163","2015-02-04T22:32:43Z" -"9000567","fidotron","fidotron",,,"8998160","1","The part of cross-platform mobile dev that increasingly drives me insane is duplicating the persistent data model code across platforms. I'd be very interested if the Inbox people can share how they approached this (hint!).

Generally the SQLite approach feels quite lowest common denominator, mainly because on Android the SQLite wrapper is so clunky. Get over that and you're into raw files territory, which has made me consider things like building LevelDB for bundling in.","1423090290","2015-02-04T22:51:30Z" -"9000833","mrinterweb","mrinterweb",,,"8998160","11","I would imagine that something like this could be done with ruby using RubyMotion (builds native iOS and Android apps) and opal (compile to JavaScript).","1423093062","2015-02-04T23:37:42Z" -"9000973","badlogic","badlogic",,,"8998160","0","We've been using a similar approach for libGDX [1] with great success for the past 3 years. HotSpot on Windows/Linux/Mac OS X, Dalvik on Android, RoboVM [2] on iOS and GWT on the web. We had to add quite a bit of functionality to GWT to make things work, like (very hacky) reflection. You can now share 100% of your code across all these platforms with minor restrictions due to GWT (threads, missing JRE classes/packages). Without the web, all platforms work pretty much the same. Many smaller and bigger studios have used this approach quite successfully.

I wonder if the Google folks ever looked into RoboVM as a replacement for j2objc. It's a full AOT compiler, sharing the class library with Android with access to all iOS APIs (think Xamarin for Java/JVM languages). I tested j2objc when itmwas published as a potential way to get our libGDX stuff working on iOS, but it was extremely limited in its capabilities. Kinda reminded me of Oracle's terrible ADF.

[1] http://github.com/libgdx/libgdx -[2] http://www.robovm.com","1423095264","2015-02-05T00:14:24Z" -"9001149","marpalmin","marpalmin",,,"8998160","10","What about something the other way around. Swift to Java?","1423098200","2015-02-05T01:03:20Z" -"9001206","mandeepj","mandeepj",,,"8998160","5","> Google Inbox shares 70% of its code across Android, iOS, and Chrome

In case you are starting now with a new app then i think the best bet would be to use React native where you would get to reuse 100%[1] code across the platforms.

Google wrote separate UI code for each platform but react native does that conversion also by itself and leaves you with even lesser work\code

[1] - as claimed by react team","1423099170","2015-02-05T01:19:30Z" -"9001337","jdonaldson","jdonaldson",,,"8998160","9","There seems to be solid success cases for implementing cross platform apps. Tivo recently redid its entire UI codebase in Haxe, and it's opened up a whole bunch of new platforms for them. -http://www.slashgear.com/tivo-on-xbox-one-and-fire-tv-possib...

I'm sure it's a painful process, and it might slow down development for a while. But, the ability to push changes across the incredibly fractured mobile/web/native front end landscape seems like an incredible advantage.","1423101597","2015-02-05T01:59:57Z" -"9001617","mandeepj","mandeepj",,,"8998160","16","can anyone point to resources to refer in case I like to write my own c# to objective C converter? looks like this is the next big wave in cross platform computing. It is truly amazing, Saves you ton of time.

Zuck also mentioned about facebook working on cross-platform platorm in last year's f8 conf.","1423108278","2015-02-05T03:51:18Z" -"9001913","okbake","okbake",,,"8998160","12","Does anyone know if theres a particular reason that I must activate my invitation with the mobile app in order to use Inbox on the web? I was looking forward to trying it out but its incompatible with all of my devices. Is Google just trying to push people with invites to try out the mobile application or is there some technical reason behind it?","1423114395","2015-02-05T05:33:15Z" -"9002307","PSeitz","PSeitz",,,"8998160","14","J2ObjC is actually open source for years, they just moved the project to github.","1423126961","2015-02-05T09:02:41Z" -"9002749","sunasra","sunasra",,,"8998160","15","This is big time problem when you are developing product which should support cross platform. The day will be awesome when we will say "Code once Deploy Anywhere with Native Experience!","1423137002","2015-02-05T11:50:02Z" -"9002982","jheriko","jheriko",,,"8998160","20","70% is impressive?

where is this perception that proper cross platform development is an unsolved problem coming from? well written software has a platform layer which is usually small unless your product is trivial.

you also don't have to pay through the teeth with towering technology stacks.

maybe its connected to the fear of low level programming, or the fact that Google seem to not like using the established cross platform technologies, and made some pretty questionable decisions about the android development platform - like not giving a C/C++ compiler through the NDK for a long time despite the fact that everything they did was built on a foundation made with one so they obviously had it.

maybe they need a lot of platform specific code, but tbh i find that 70% a very unimpressive number. i would not even be impressed by 95%, i'd just call that 'normal'.

maybe this makes more sense of you are constrained to rapid application development, but given my experience with that a lot of the rational there is fallacious... i don't think i could build a cross platform app in a week without dropping down to C++/ObjC/Java and minimising the amount of Obj-C and Java as far as possible.

i suppose an important argument is that targetting the web with server side native stuff rather than client side java scripting things is a bit of a nightmare and lots of people don't even realise its an option...","1423141458","2015-02-05T13:04:18Z" -"9008187","sova","sova",,,"8998160","18","wi h eventy per ent o t e code one c n re lly do a ot.","1423213313","2015-02-06T09:01:53Z" -"9010948","smt88","smt88",,,"9010869","0","This is some serious clickbait.","1423250282","2015-02-06T19:18:02Z" -"9014981","hashtag","hashtag",,,"9014951","1","I don't think this is going to happen unless self driving cars become the default model and drive costs down so much that each trip is the equivalent of close to the fare price of a bus ticket.

A tank of gas costs me currently about $20-$25 (Prius) while a recent ride for roughly 13-15 minutes cost me about $20 which definitely doesn't outweigh the value of owning a car trip wise.

Additionally it ignores the overall convenience of owning a car for transporting things like grocery, etc...

As someone who does use Uber and Lyft on several occasions, it's at best a supplementary service for my needs and as I'd imagine, many others","1423336572","2015-02-07T19:16:12Z" -"9015256","stegosaurus","stegosaurus",,,"9014951","0","The cost argument seems rather weak to me. It doesn't need to match on price, it needs to be lower, because less service is provided.

In the UK, a country with very high fuel taxation, cars are rarely the cheapest option when all costs are accounted for unless you have a particularly odd commute.

We also have small cities that generally lend themselves readily to public transportation, cycling, etcetera. (The implementation may be lacking, but the density is there).

Yet 75% of households own a car.

Plus points of owning a car:

Instant availability -Portable persistent storage (not lugging a backpack around everywhere) -Fun -Private (a self-driving car would also be private - but you could own one) -Known-good, can decorate the interior

As far as I can see, against all of that, the main inherent advantage of hiring a car as opposed to owning one (self driving or not) is avoiding parking fees and potentially having a higher quality/smoother ride. Maintenance too, but that's just another cost angle outside of clunkers really.

Otherwise it's all down to cost against all of the advantages of car ownership.

Don't get me wrong, self-driving hired cars are awesome, but I think this idea that ownership will just die is nonsense barring heavy regulation that decides people can't be trusted with maintenance etc.","1423342239","2015-02-07T20:50:39Z" -"9018651","duncan_bayne","duncan_bayne",,,"9018639","5","Why do people insist on developing for walled gardens? This basic story - arbitrary problems with the owner of a walled garden - has cropped up so many times on Hacker News.

Walled gardens are morally wrong in proportion to the strength of their walls, and suffer from several very significant technical problems.

This sort of thing shouldn't be news to any HN reader.","1423430968","2015-02-08T21:29:28Z" -"9019927","avinassh","avinassh",,,"9018639","4","Clickable - https://medium.com/@marcmasat/apple-itunes-support-aa2fb0f9c...","1423462843","2015-02-09T06:20:43Z" -"9020386",,,,"true","9018639","2",,"1423475337","2015-02-09T09:48:57Z" -"9021194","Spoom","Spoom",,,"9018639","3","You changed from Free to Paid. To be fair, Google Play won't allow this at all.

Apple probably should have been more clear about their review guidelines, but since when have they ever done that?","1423491285","2015-02-09T14:14:45Z" -"9021988","chrisBob","chrisBob",,,"9018639","0","I have no problem believing that they have a higher threshold for approving apps that cost more money because of the expectations that come along with a high priced app in their store. A slightly buggy app offered for free could still be helpful, but the same app for a fee could be a liability.

Did you change the price to tier 1, or a higher rate? I have helped test apps that I thought shouldn't be paid, and without seeing yours it is hard to tell.","1423499370","2015-02-09T16:29:30Z" -"9022361","loumf","loumf",,,"9018639","1","It's pretty reasonable to ask you to re-submit for review and extremely rare that someone wouldn't be able to do so. I see that you don't actually have the app, but Apple doesn't think this is common enough to have a process for it.

Do you have the source? Do you have the certificates and private key that are needed to sign the app -- if not, you should be getting those under your control.","1423502778","2015-02-09T17:26:18Z" -"9021147","Zekio","Zekio",,,"9021108","0","now this seems like a great idea, if only it existed on all platforms.","1423490581","2015-02-09T14:03:01Z" -"9023128","smacktoward","smacktoward",,,"9022981","0","Or alternately you could do a

   hg clone https://code.google.com/p/googlefontdirectory/
-
-... and skip the part where you have to run a random shell script curl'ed off the Web.

(At least in this case the random shell script isn't demanding you run it with elevated privileges, though. +1 for that.)","1423510232","2015-02-09T19:30:32Z" -"9025696","Intermernet","Intermernet",,,"9025572","6","Sorry, I don't have a Mac to check, but does the OSX build of Perl depend on libc?

Also, that code seems to be from 2008 (or at least that's the latest year in the copyright header) despite the commit being from 2012. Does anyone know if this has been updated? Inserting a NUL byte between each word, and at the end doesn't sound like it requires Perl...","1423550075","2015-02-10T06:34:35Z" -"9025699","melling","melling",,,"9025572","3","Well, you are warned: -/* XXX this is _not_ designed to be fast */","1423550191","2015-02-10T06:36:31Z" -"9025703","ryan0x00","ryan0x00",,,"9025572","5","sometimes you have to get shit done","1423550234","2015-02-10T06:37:14Z" -"9025718","cnvogel","cnvogel",,,"9025572","1","As it's already written in the manual...

http://linux.die.net/man/3/wordexp

wordexp, wordfree - perform word expansion like a posix-shell

So, the implementer decided to take the short route, and just spawn a shell which, essentially, gets passed the input data to wordexp(), to do the work. But, of course, having something that starts with such a comment...

/* XXX this is _not_ designed to be fast (...) wordexp is also rife with security "challenges", unless you pass it WRDE_NOCMD it must support subshell expansion, and even if you don't beause it has to support so much of the standard shell (all the odd little variable expansion options for example) it is hard to do without a subshell). It is probably just plan a Bad Idea to call in anything setuid, or executing remotely. */

...in your standard C library wasn't such a smart idea to start with. Scroll down, there are many more gems in the comments!

Sometimes it's better to just implement it as

        void wordexp() {
-                fprintf(stderr,"wordexp() is a security nightmare. Not implemented.\n");
-                assert(0);
-        }
-
-or decide to deliberately only implement a safe subset of the full functionality specified (e.g. only ~user-homedir expansion and $VARIABLES), to at least cover the common use-cases without creating a security nightmare.

(EDIT: typos)","1423550452","2015-02-10T06:40:52Z" -"9025732","dxq","dxq",,,"9025572","0","This is source code from 2011. Checking http://opensource.apple.com will show that it's not longer implemented this way in 10.10.

Here's the current implementation: http://opensource.apple.com/source/Libc/Libc-1044.1.2/gen/Fr...","1423550797","2015-02-10T06:46:37Z" -"9025746","dunham","dunham",,,"9025572","4","They appear to be using a "wordexp-helper" in Yosemite. I found this in /usr/lib/system/libsystem_c.dylib (and no references to perl).

    [ $# -gt 0 ] && export IFS="$1";/usr/lib/system/wordexp-helper
","1423551078","2015-02-10T06:51:18Z" -"9026070","comex","comex",,,"9025572","2","Here is a vulnerability in the current version [1] for your amusement:

    #include <wordexp.h>
-    #include <stdio.h>
-    int main() {
-        wordexp_t we;
-        char *s = "$(($(sleep 10)))";
-        printf("->%d\n", wordexp(s, &we, WRDE_NOCMD));
-    }
-
-(Since the manual page strongly recommends not trusting wordexp with untrusted input even with WRDE_NOCMD, and based on a code search the function is rarely used in the first place, I don't think it's really sensitive.)

http://opensource.apple.com/source/Libc/Libc-1044.1.2/gen/Fr...","1423559188","2015-02-10T09:06:28Z" -"9031858","j0e1","j0e1",,,"9031857","0","Check out the awesome Chrome experiment therein!","1423638463","2015-02-11T07:07:43Z" -"9034687","dlu","dlu",,,"9034607","0","I think this is the key sentence: -"Apple, in contrast, uses a different technology and generates a small profit from Apple Pay transactions."","1423680395","2015-02-11T18:46:35Z" -"9041361","bennyg","bennyg",,,"9041099","10","Huge iPad games coming in the future.","1423774898","2015-02-12T21:01:38Z" -"9041398","Arsenije","Arsenije",,,"9041099","12","Are they into storage business?","1423775347","2015-02-12T21:09:07Z" -"9041406","matznerd","matznerd",,,"9041099","5","What vertical will this benefit most, aside from gaming?","1423775489","2015-02-12T21:11:29Z" -"9041423","Someone1234","Someone1234",,,"9041099","0","Neat. Now when will they dump this antiquated 16GB lowest tier for their devices? About 20% of that is lost to the OS, and an addition 5-15% when you download an OS update [0].

While there are Android devices who still come with 16GB, most flagships have moved to 32 GB baseline and may or may not come with a micro SD card slot on top of that.

Apple's devices with 16GB are actually legitimately painful to use after about a year or more. They really are ruining the customer experience, and I bet if Jobs were alive they would have moved to 32GB long ago.

It isn't like Apple needs the money.

[0] http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/31/7474947/apple-sued-over-1...","1423775715","2015-02-12T21:15:15Z" -"9041428","Geee","Geee",,,"9041099","3","Can someone explain why there is still the 100 MB cellular limit?","1423775763","2015-02-12T21:16:03Z" -"9041430","mahyarm","mahyarm",,,"9041099","8","There is still a max executable size of 80MB although right?","1423775801","2015-02-12T21:16:41Z" -"9041474","6stringmerc","6stringmerc",,,"9041099","2","Kind of interesting this is around the time that Android seems to be working out some of their Audio Latency kinks.

This is good news for musicians. I've been very, very pleased with the music software and hardware products catering to music production / performance. Some catalogs nearly have a 2 page spread devoted to just iOS components. Due to circumstances regarding my damaged Lenovo laptop, I prefer to travel and work out new tunes on an iPad 2 using an Akai LPK25. Not that I'm the first or best, but I managed to put together an entire EP using just those with some headphones while on a family trip and waking up before the rest of the group (San Antonio Riginals).

I still have yet to try out a new Line6 amp interface product I picked up on a SDOTD for $10. Seems like every major player has embraced iOS. Between Garageband and Figure, I'm a very happy customer. Even the entertainment stuff like DJay and Traktor are thoroughly workable. Glad to see this.","1423776173","2015-02-12T21:22:53Z" -"9041524","mcmancini","mcmancini",,,"9041099","1","It would be really great if somehow, automagically, a downloaded app would trim away all the unneeded assets for the device it's installed on. My iPad 2 doesn't need 3x iPhone 6 Plus assets.","1423776770","2015-02-12T21:32:50Z" -"9041607","mrfusion","mrfusion",,,"9041099","6","Would this be enough to store Wikipedia locally on the phone?","1423777652","2015-02-12T21:47:32Z" -"9041706","mikesena","mikesena",,,"9041099","13","FINAL FANTASY 7 HERE WE COME!","1423779075","2015-02-12T22:11:15Z" -"9041750","robterrell","robterrell",,,"9041099","4","This isn't as important as the (not changed) 100 MB over-the-air download limit.

Please, Apple: raise the OTA limit.

For games, with Apple mandating fat binaries with both 32-bit and 64-bit executables, it's getting really difficult to keep sizes under 100 MB.

I assume this is tied to carrier deals and will only happen as those deals expire / are re-negotiated, so I don't expect a miracle this year, but it's a very serious problem for us right now.","1423779586","2015-02-12T22:19:46Z" -"9041942","RayLau135","RayLau135",,,"9041099","9","I can think of one app which would benefit - The Simpsons Tapped Out.

So annoying having to wait for 1GB of updates to download before you even get to play the game","1423782304","2015-02-12T23:05:04Z" -"9042025","LarryMade2","LarryMade2",,,"9041099","11","Curious, what small screen apps need or could use that much space?","1423783359","2015-02-12T23:22:39Z" -"9044221","collyw","collyw",,,"9041099","7","That's enormous. The only software I can think that is in those sort of size ranges is a Windows install.

What other software even comes close to that sort of size?","1423834930","2015-02-13T13:42:10Z" -"9045791","tsomctl","tsomctl",,,"9045578","0","Let's say you're traveling, passing through a foreign city, and are going to spend the night there. Several days previous, you had talked to an acquaintance, and they were going to let you sleep on their floor for the night. Now, when you show up, the acquaintance closes the door in your face and you have to go find a motel 10 o'clock at night.

Similar thing when Google shuts down a service. Yes, it was a free service, and they have no legal obligation to keep it going. But it is still rude. People have invested time into using it, and now must invest more time into finding a competing service, and transferring everything over. People are going to stop using Google's smaller services to avoid this risk.","1423850329","2015-02-13T17:58:49Z" -"9045890","coda_","coda_",,,"9045578","1","Hopefully this can be a constructive conversation. Instead of just bashing google for once again shutting something down, I'd like to hear what obligation people feel a company has to keep a service alive that isn't living up to it's expectations.","1423850834","2015-02-13T18:07:14Z" -"9047289","Red_Tarsius","Red_Tarsius",,,"9047248","0",""The Google Lunar XPRIZE is a $30 million competition for the first privately funded team to send a robot to the moon, travel 500 meters and transmit video, images and data back to the Earth."

I must be living under a rock, I just found out while reading about the Japanese team Hakuto: http://goo.gl/7ZF2JE","1423862626","2015-02-13T21:23:46Z" -"9053077","mk00","mk00",,,"9052672","16","no, they wont.","1424018382","2015-02-15T16:39:42Z" -"9053093","51Cards","51Cards",,,"9052672","3",""Apple’s design team, software, and global distribution would actually LEVEL Tesla up."

"Software"... lately? No. Sorry. Don't agree on design either.

Thing is I'm not sure Elon wants to let go of Tesla. Tesla is on a roll right now and Elon strikes me as the kind of individual who would personally see that out, at least for the foreseeable future. He has visions of changing the world (and access to other worlds). He may take investments, but I don't think he's ready to see it sold outright.","1424018622","2015-02-15T16:43:42Z" -"9053094","intopieces","intopieces",,,"9052672","13","Lots of the things on this list could be accomplished with a partnership rather than an acquisition. Can anyone elaborate as to why Apple might choose to acquire over simply buying in?","1424018624","2015-02-15T16:43:44Z" -"9053103","asadlionpk","asadlionpk",,,"9052672","11","I don't think Elon would want to sell Tesla since he can benefit in longterm as a supplier for batteries/EV tech?","1424018821","2015-02-15T16:47:01Z" -"9053118","martin_bech","martin_bech",,,"9052672","7","Apple buying tesla, makes increasingly more sense, if Apple really wants to get into cars. Electric cars is a whole different ballgame, and Tesla has shown that its possible to get apple like margins... Getting my popcorn ready and getting back into the Tesla stock..","1424019098","2015-02-15T16:51:38Z" -"9053135","stephanfroede","stephanfroede",,,"9052672","0","There are some misconceptions in the article (imo):

The claim that game is already over is wrong, major car manufacturers like BMW, Audi, Mercedes, GM, Ford, PSA, are working on all possible approaches at once. They tested and tried any possible power train technology you can think of (except fission reactors and fusion reactors).

They are offering integrated services, even if they are moving slower than SV inspired companies, u should not underestimated their ability to move faster than expected. The automotive market is extremely competitive, companies that are succesful their, are succesful for a reason.

Cars are extremly complex, far more complex than an iPhone (there is a reason why they cost much more than an iPhone).

Teslas advantage is mainly that it can make money with selling certificates in California. This is good, but can not be applied worldwide.

The automotive industries supply chain is vast, they do operate globally, their relationships are much more complex than the electronics industry.

The devil is in the detail, Teslas much admired agility is no match for a Porsche or an i8. Building engines is an art.

Sales channels, selling a car is an art in itself (I do know something about selling cars, because my business idea is about selling cars, better of course than anyone else;-)). The sales channels are established and deep in the markets. Tesla has some trouble in China.

After Sales, a car needs after sales support.

Regulation, global car regulation is complex, wild and full of wonders.

Tastes, u will not believe how different tastes are globally. A Tesla looks like a Japanese Car to me as a German (which is a malus). A BMW, or Audi has it's own design language which is full of character and sophistication.

The hill to sell a car here is really really big.

But if Tesla and Apple bring some new ideas on the table, it would probably good for all participants.

@asknbid or @obylocom","1424019354","2015-02-15T16:55:54Z" -"9053141","nlh","nlh",,,"9052672","4","While it's a fun idea, I'm skeptical (though it would be cool!)

I think it's far more likely that Apple ends up either designing a car for Tesla or, less-spectacularly, "powering" a car (which basically means expanding CarPlay to a bigger role than v1 will have on the dashboard.)

I still think it's ridiculous that car manufacturers essentially create their own OSs (yes, I know they get them from 3rd parties and some are QNX-powered, etc.) but in essence, every car has its own UI/UX, most of which are terrible.

CarPlay is step 1. I think the evolution of that is a car that's run entirely on OSX/iOS/CarOS -- with a real UI, good UX, and the joy of well-designed electronics. Modern-day cars are vastly more computer-controlled than they used to be, and it makes sense that Apple wants to be a part of that action.

I don't think we're going to see Apple The Car Manufacturer, but I do think we're going to see "Powered by Apple" soon.","1424019432","2015-02-15T16:57:12Z" -"9053145","coding4all","coding4all",,,"9052672","14","For all that is great in the world, I hope this isn't true.","1424019474","2015-02-15T16:57:54Z" -"9053148","desdiv","desdiv",,,"9052672","10","Tesla's current market cap is $25b. Isn't $75b too much of a price premium?

To be fair though, Tesla's share price went up by 100% over the past 18 months, so a 200% increase over the next 18 month isn't unimaginable.

[0] http://www.google.ca/finance?cid=12607212","1424019525","2015-02-15T16:58:45Z" -"9053161","shmerl","shmerl",,,"9052672","1","I hope not! We don't want crazy patent wars spilling in there too. So far Tesla were quite positive in avoiding that:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/12...

If Apple buys them you can bet their crazy obsession with patents will poison Tesla as well.","1424019766","2015-02-15T17:02:46Z" -"9053170","BillFranklin","BillFranklin",,,"9052672","8","This post could do with the title being prepended with 'I think...'","1424019882","2015-02-15T17:04:42Z" -"9053176","ghaff","ghaff",,,"9052672","6","The main reason why it doesn't seem totally crazy is that Apple just has so much money and has been so successful in their current markets is that they're arguably going to have to do something radical at some point if they're going to continue to grow. It's unclear to me that an Apple Watch or TV-related tech of some sort is radical enough or big enough.

That said:

- Everything stephanfroede wrote about the challenges of the automobile market and the level of competition there.

- Modular auto displays/electronics are definitely somewhere Apple could play. But partnering is arguably the more profitable approach there. Look at Bose for example.

- The article makes the argument for totally self-driving cars arriving within just a few years. I don't see it. (Although the case does apply to some degree even if you have autonomous navigation on some freeways within an interesting time horizon.)","1424019931","2015-02-15T17:05:31Z" -"9053182","mfisher87","mfisher87",,,"9052672","12",">Google is another likely buyer, but Google can’t compete with Apple’s war chest?

I always thought Google had more cash than Apple...this sounded off, so looked it up. Google's at 64B cash + liquid assets, Apple at 32B. Oh, no, how will Google ever compete with that?","1424020031","2015-02-15T17:07:11Z" -"9053207","Shivetya","Shivetya",,,"9052672","2","If anyone buys Tesla it likely would be an established car company because Apple buying Tesla would not solve Tesla's second problem.

Their first problem is money. They don't have the money to ramp up their car building ability to support the III. They have delivery and market issues with just the S

Their second problem is, they don't have the supplier network large enough to support the III nor the expertise to get it out on time. Apple buying them won't fix that.

Apple's problem is that they are sitting on too much cash to make a good decision. There really isn't anyone worth buying, Tesla surely isn't.

I would have thought Apple would be better served by making self driving cars simple through software and hardware that goes into other manufacturers cars.","1424020267","2015-02-15T17:11:07Z" -"9053227","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9052672","20","> Elon Musk as the CEO of Apple? Wow. Doubt he would want to do it, but I could see him being the Chairman — and that would be kind of special.

That's the ONLY reason why I would want Apple to buy Tesla - if Elon Musk can become its CEO let's say in 5-7 years. I can't even imagine what Elon Musk could do with Apple's money, but I'm pretty sure he'd at the very least take on fusion research, and other stuff that would accelerate the arrival of a new "space age".

Otherwise, Apple buying Tesla just as another profit-center and to make fanbois happy that they only have to buy their products religiously from a single company? Screw that.

Put Elon Musk on the schedule to become CEO and then we're talking.","1424020498","2015-02-15T17:14:58Z" -"9053264","frade33","frade33",,,"9052672","15","Cars used to be mechanical miracle, today they are controlled by 'computers' and 'softwares'. Above all, their pricing is rip-off for high end cars esp., I am not currently sold for electric-only car, but I am more favorable for hybrid and I hope Apple make one too.

If you can read, computers and software above while you do know skills of Apple for both industrial and software design, perhaps you could find the missing piece of the puzzle.

If they re not working on a car, they should. And we do know, Apple can bring down the price of 'high-end' to near affordable. That's where, the current leaders in this industry need to worry.","1424021182","2015-02-15T17:26:22Z" -"9053267","xtrumanx","xtrumanx",,,"9052672","19","The authoritative sound of the title bothers me like click-bait titles.","1424021337","2015-02-15T17:28:57Z" -"9054009","mbleigh","mbleigh",,,"9052672","17","Tesla and Apple are ideological opposites, I really hope this never comes to pass.","1424032727","2015-02-15T20:38:47Z" -"9054654","ChuckMcM","ChuckMcM",,,"9052672","5","This has got to be the next 'Googlezon' (EPIC 2014), I've now seen 3 people suggest that Apple and Tesla merge/acquire (one of them had Tesla acquiring Apple)

I think Tesla is in for a world of hurt actually. Pretty much everyone "gets it" now, and there is at least 10x the capital engaged in creating Tesla competitive cars as there is at Tesla creating their own cars. That means 10x more success paths explored per unit time. That means 10x more noise in the market to obscure Tesla's message. That means 1/10th the "oxygen" left for anything else. The best thing Elon did was the "gigafactory" as it will have a lock on battery supply if none of these new battery technologies come to market. That provides a pretty good defense against the onslaught. But every car company is gunning for him. It's pretty impressive.","1424043555","2015-02-15T23:39:15Z" -"9055321","simonebrunozzi","simonebrunozzi",,,"9052672","9","Apple will NOT buy Tesla for $75B in 18 months - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9055177","1424061422","2015-02-16T04:37:02Z" -"9055590",,,,"true","9052672","18",,"1424067591","2015-02-16T06:19:51Z" -"9055884","meatfuck","meatfuck",,,"9055001","0","Hardly newsworthy","1424075349","2015-02-16T08:29:09Z" -"9071265","felixrieseberg","felixrieseberg",,,"9071144","0","We can feel that inside the company, too. I joined the company right before we launched Windows 8 as a Developer Advocate and I have to admit that there was a bunch of stuff inside W8 that made Windows devs need advocacy.

Shortly after Satya took over, a bunch of things quickly changed. We founded an open source team. I'm contributing to and writing open source code full-time. My team is literally tasked with 'building epic stuff and putting it on GitHub". The common reaction is of course "Wtf, Microsoft paid you to hack with us here? On GitHub?" - which makes sense, because such a team wouldn't have existed three years ago. There's definitely a different vibe in the company (at least in the developer-focusses teams I'm working with).","1424297015","2015-02-18T22:03:35Z" -"9071287","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9071144","1","It seems Gizmodo has learned the success formula for being featured on the front-page of HN after a long period of essentially being banned from the front page just for being Gizmodo: Add more "Fucks" in the headline.

I suggest an even better one to boost the effect:

Fucking Microsoft Is Really Fucking Turning It The Fucking Fuck Around.

There. That should guarantee the #1 spot on HN and 1,000+ votes now.","1424297255","2015-02-18T22:07:35Z" -"9072963","jread","jread",,,"9072953","2","All our status VMs are unreachable: https://cloudharmony.com/status-for-google","1424333203","2015-02-19T08:06:43Z" -"9072985","dvh","dvh",,,"9072953","6",""Incident began at 2015-02-19 15:59"

Is that in future or am I missing something?","1424333881","2015-02-19T08:18:01Z" -"9072999","lern_too_spel","lern_too_spel",,,"9072953","0","Google Cloud Platform is a cluster, in the http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cluster&defid... sense.

Amazon eats their own dogfood with AWS services, while Google does not, and no amount of marketing is going to make up for that. Every time I give it a try, I find random bugs everywhere, and I know there are not enough internal engineers feeling the pain to get those bugs fixed.","1424334205","2015-02-19T08:23:25Z" -"9073019","jsprogrammer","jsprogrammer",,,"9072953","8","0:30 passed and no update?

Who would have guessed that? Anyone?","1424334690","2015-02-19T08:31:30Z" -"9073020",,,,"true","9072953","9",,"1424334695","2015-02-19T08:31:35Z" -"9073053","nateweiss","nateweiss",,,"9072953","1","We found that we could still go into their console, SSH into the boxes (from the browser-based thing), and reboot the boxes from there. When they came back up, they worked. May have just been good luck, just happening to come back up on hardware that's not behind the bad routers or whatever it is.

Edit: Also, we found that our instances were reachable (they mostly provide a JSON-based API over HTTP), in the sense that they were getting the incoming HTTP/HTTPS traffic that they normally do. But the responses were not getting back out to whoever requested them... lost on the way back out or something.","1424335520","2015-02-19T08:45:20Z" -"9073089","sixbit","sixbit",,,"9072953","7","Ssh'ing from the gce web console seemed to make my instances reachable. Afterward ssh from terminal and web access worked.","1424336421","2015-02-19T09:00:21Z" -"9073104","mnml_","mnml_",,,"9072953","3","I was going to ask them If they will give compensations, but I can't contact them as I don't have "silver support" :/","1424336772","2015-02-19T09:06:12Z" -"9073210","iamspoilt","iamspoilt",,,"9072953","10","The page says that all issues are resolved now.","1424338919","2015-02-19T09:41:59Z" -"9074063","nitinics","nitinics",,,"9072953","4","On any post incident reports - shall we ever come out of using the most common and ambiguous technology lingo "network issue". If it were identified a network issue (Route black hole, prefix hijacking, resources depletion or consistency issues etc) then you probably know enough to elaborate on the specifics.","1424355671","2015-02-19T14:21:11Z" -"9078776","aceperry","aceperry",,,"9072953","5","Preliminary cause is described here: https://status.cloud.google.com/incident/compute/15045","1424403617","2015-02-20T03:40:17Z" -"9073705","smt88","smt88",,,"9073414","0","I use a Moto X (1st gen) and iPhone 6 every day. I can't tell you the pleasure I get from my Moto X. Obviously Google/Android have more to do with that than Motorola, but it's still a rock-solid, fast, cheap, easy-to-hold device.

My iPhone 6, on the other hand, is an endless source of bugs and frustration.

In short: shut up, Jony Ive. Not everyone is like you. You can't dictate taste.","1424349401","2015-02-19T12:36:41Z" -"9075665","ukigumo","ukigumo",,,"9074160","0","And so they should. These companies are going after markets that have been resisting IT for years, never trully taking advantage of any innovation for higher efficiency and consumer benefits and therefore are just sitting ducks for startups coming in and disrupting their economies and processes.","1424369160","2015-02-19T18:06:00Z" -"9075729","cowardlydragon","cowardlydragon",,,"9074160","1","Are these actually undermining jobs and workers, or the management structures over those jobs that make them low-paying?

It seems the fundamental labor of taxi driving and accomodation are only marginally affected, but the distribution of the revenue is much more, uh, democratic.

These are great startups for the economy IMO.","1424369724","2015-02-19T18:15:24Z" -"9079710","graystevens","graystevens",,,"9075339","1","Sounds similar to Detectify[1], a cloud based web application scanner. 'Free on a private project or for a non-profit organization.'

[1]: https://detectify.com","1424425551","2015-02-20T09:45:51Z" -"9079957","fmavituna","fmavituna",,,"9075339","0","Shameless plug:

If you are looking for something like this for non-Google App Engine web applications we recently launched a SaaS Web Security Scanner - https://www.netsparker.com/online-web-application-security-s...","1424431049","2015-02-20T11:17:29Z" -"9077678","walshemj","walshemj",,,"9077494","0","Ironic considering the wage suppression cartel","1424386046","2015-02-19T22:47:26Z" -"9078638","wsha","wsha",,,"9078195","0","Not sure what to make of this, but, when my MBP died (could not even boot), I was so fed up with Apple that I bought a Lenovo...with Superfish on it. We'll see how the repair goes. Maybe I'll be crawling back to OS X now (though I wiped out the Lenovo installed Windows long ago). This move goes a long way towards repairing the good will towards Apple that I had lost.","1424400839","2015-02-20T02:53:59Z" -"9079872","rabbit6574","rabbit6574","true",,"9079867","0","Business strategy is to steal talent from future competitors?","1424429024","2015-02-20T10:43:44Z" -"9085212","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9085178","0","Agreed. I was actually expecting Apple to make a car before Steve Jobs said, and was hoping he would live at least until 2020's so he can play a big role in building the car.","1424513716","2015-02-21T10:15:16Z" -"9090821","JeremyBanks","JeremyBanks",,,"9090756","8","Who has grounds to sue them in response to this?","1424635732","2015-02-22T20:08:52Z" -"9090835","Beached","Beached",,,"9090756","5","I must be reading this wrong, are they really saying that they have exclusive linux mint, nmap, open office, and all these other products?","1424635874","2015-02-22T20:11:14Z" -"9090838","bencollier49","bencollier49",,,"9090756","9","Interesting. Is there any indication that any of the sites concerned were delisted for any period of time whatsoever?","1424635896","2015-02-22T20:11:36Z" -"9090847","zabcik","zabcik",,,"9090756","12",""Total Wipes Music Group"

This has to be a joke.","1424635990","2015-02-22T20:13:10Z" -"9090849","xfs","xfs",,,"9090756","0","Google's response: no action for 94 sites, mysql.com link is taken down:

https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright...","1424636022","2015-02-22T20:13:42Z" -"9090854","Quanttek","Quanttek",,,"9090756","11","So far no URL of this list seems blocked from here","1424636050","2015-02-22T20:14:10Z" -"9090855","BoppreH","BoppreH",,,"9090756","6","It reads like the software list from Ninite (https://ninite.com/). Large, dev-oriented free (as in beer) software.

And nothing music related as far as I can see.

One more point against automatic DMCA complaints.","1424636054","2015-02-22T20:14:14Z" -"9090878","click170","click170",,,"9090756","1","Kind of sounds like some script hashed a "download" icon that's commonly used, and submitted a DMCA takedown claim. Or something along those lines.

It's time for some teeth to be added to the DMCA to prevent abuses like this, at a minimum there should be penalties for obviously fraudulent claims like this one.

edit: typo","1424636367","2015-02-22T20:19:27Z" -"9090886","mxfh","mxfh",,,"9090756","4","just look for high rejection rates in the transparency reports:

https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright...

it's not a singular occasion

https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/10424698

https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/10436220","1424636453","2015-02-22T20:20:53Z" -"9090996","imaginenore","imaginenore",,,"9090756","13","Doesn't filing fake DMCA complaint result in criminal charges. Doesn't it also expose you to a civil suit?","1424637975","2015-02-22T20:46:15Z" -"9091059","dang","dang",,,"9090756","10","Arguably a dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8848544.","1424638839","2015-02-22T21:00:39Z" -"9091063","plorg","plorg",,,"9090756","3","If I'm reading this[1] correctly, these might be proxied DMCA submissions. Total Wipes Music Group sells software:

    Total Wipes Anti Piracy is a complete anti-piracy system that allows to you
-    complete control to view, automate and remove illegal contents across
-    cyberlocker, torrents, vk.com, filestube.com and illegal streaming sites
-    whilst searching for your content across over 5 Billion piracy webpages
-    24/7. Our carefully own created script uses the info you provide to deeply
-    scan a vast range of IP networks, search engines, social sites, and other
-    infringing locations for illegal instances of your content. Following a
-    large group of data, our internal spider's scripts identify all links
-    as valid or not, beginning the removal process. A consistently action
-    of removing illegal instances of your content from all platforms drives higher
-    sales. Protecting your content from illegal and unauthorized use puts
-    copyright control back into your hands.
-[1] https://www.totalwipesmusicgroup.com/pages/antipiracy","1424638884","2015-02-22T21:01:24Z" -"9091067","vortico","vortico",,,"9090756","7","The DMCA states it is criminal to send false takedown requests, excusing from mistakes. However "Whoops, I sent a takedown for nothing but open source software!" is not a mistake. It is negligence in writing scripts or a human review process that avoids false takedown requests. If the city "mistakenly forgets" to repair the brakes on its busses, injuring dozens of people, they would of course be liable for the damages.","1424638949","2015-02-22T21:02:29Z" -"9091120","oliwarner","oliwarner",,,"9090756","2","I'm sure it's been said before and I'm sure it'll be said again, but there need to be punative measures. Automatic submissions like this that waste service providers' and uploaders' time and while it might not be malicious, if you file legally binding papers on somebody (like a DMCA) you should have your costs covered if it turns out to be bull.

Even an automatic $100 fine per 10 URLs per domain would stop idiots crap like this, and fairly remunerate Google for going through it.","1424639503","2015-02-22T21:11:43Z" -"9101778","1dundundun","1dundundun",,,"9098536","0","Yes.","1424796608","2015-02-24T16:50:08Z" -"9104119","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9104029","0","> Tesla is the Beats of cars

I cringed. Seems like an insult to Tesla.

What interests me most about the Apple car is the pricing. I do see Apple wanting to create a kind of "mass market" for Apple cars, and turn the Apple car into a kind of iPod of cars, but at the same time I don't see them selling one for less than $30,000, which I don't think is a mainstream enough price, especially outside of US.","1424818392","2015-02-24T22:53:12Z" -"9105552","GuiA","GuiA",,,"9105432","1","I don't particularly care for Uber as a company, but reading this it seems to me that the "bad guy" is the US government. Making things like paying taxes more straightforward and automated, and providing a better health insurance structure to its citizens are 2 things that would allow people to partake in things like driving for Uber without most of the drawbacks exposed in this post. That's the kind of stuff really needed to enable a country built on entrepreneurship (things like a national "day of code" or White House hackathons are cute, but rank lower on the list of priorities)","1424845411","2015-02-25T06:23:31Z" -"9105575","droopyEyelids","droopyEyelids",,,"9105432","6","This article should be another argument in favor of calling this "The 1099 economy" instead of "The Sharing Economy".

In the end, that 1099 will be much more salient to your everyday life than the notion of 'sharing'","1424846002","2015-02-25T06:33:22Z" -"9105582","zobzu","zobzu",,,"9105432","9","The Uber claim is about the bay area/sf only.

Then the counter study is about the USA average for Uber.

Based on that, I can't say who tells the truth - but I can certainly say that I don't believe anything from this article either.","1424846232","2015-02-25T06:37:12Z" -"9105612","Animats","Animats",,,"9105432","5","Uber's driver income numbers have been wildly deceptive. They don't include the cost of the car, or of operating it.","1424847140","2015-02-25T06:52:20Z" -"9105637","swatow","swatow",,,"9105432","0","This article struck me as illogical and out of touch.

...a more recent study commissioned by Uber reported that the typical Uber X and Uber Black drivers make about $19 an hour after paying Uber’s 20 percent commission ... yet that hasn’t diminished the appeal of driving for Uber.

Does the author really not realize that $19 an hour would be appealing to a very large proportion of the population?

The author also doesn't show how the federal income tax is fundamentally different to what an employee would pay, and yet the tone of the article suggests that the amount of income tax paid is a special burden for Uber drivers, e.g. ...there can be a big difference between the fares from driving for Uber, say $62,000, and what’s left over after paying Uber’s commission, your gas, car maintenance, health and car insurance expenses, and your federal income and self-employment taxes, or about $27,600. And you may still have to pay state and local income taxes, which might add up to another thousand dollars or so. I thought only the crazy libertarian right talked about "what's left over after federal (and state and local!) taxes".

Finally the author makes a ridiculous comparison with actual employees of Uber: Things would be different if you worked for Uber Technologies. You would receive a 401(k) plan, gym reimbursement, nine paid company holidays, full medical/dental/visions package and an unlimited vacation policy. You might even get snacks in Uber’s lunchroom. How is this relevant? Is the author going to get the Uber drivers jobs as professors at GWU, since the mean tech nerds won't pay them software engineer salaries?","1424847599","2015-02-25T06:59:59Z" -"9105670","peteretep","peteretep",,,"9105432","4","

    > unlimited vacation policy
-
-I could not work for a company like that, as I would feel guilty taking each and every day. Much better to just give a generous allowance - how about the 4-5 weeks you'd get in Europe?","1424848540","2015-02-25T07:15:40Z" -"9105683","torgoguys","torgoguys",,,"9105432","11","Clickbait-y article. Hidden costs? How are these hidden? You live in the US and expect to NOT pay taxes or something? I expected to read about some surprising cost, but insurance, gas, taxes, car maintenance, uber's cut, etc., are all straightforward.","1424848827","2015-02-25T07:20:27Z" -"9105746","bdcravens","bdcravens",,,"9105432","3","Other hidden costs:

* Driving around when you'd normally be at home, to be in a position for fares

* Driving only to have ride cancelled

* Bottled water/mints/etc (I've seen these in a few Ubers)

* Toll tags (though I've had an Uber detour when the most direct route directed them through a toll road)

* Most drivers seem to prefer dedicated GPS to one built into Uber app, so there's that cost if they choose to take it on.

* Uber drivers tend to keep car cleaner than usual driver, so time/money for that.","1424850420","2015-02-25T07:47:00Z" -"9105763","marincounty","marincounty",,,"9105432","12","My only problem with Uber is this clause;

"Vehicle requirements are subject to change"

The list of approved cars didn't make much sense when I looked into it. I have a feeling there's a bunch of people who went into debt buying a four door Uber approved car--and are now saving up for bankruptcy?","1424850929","2015-02-25T07:55:29Z" -"9105782","justcommenting","justcommenting",,,"9105432","7","this article points out several important aspects of uber's 'unfair advantage,' which in the labor market almost completely boils down to structural forms of tax avoidance that regulated incumbents are unable to match, but neglects to mention some of the longer-term benefits that 'real' employment brings.

for example, having a W-2 job in the united states typically means contributing to social security, which helps people build up to qualifying for certain benefits in retirement. not so with uber.

especially over a typical worker's lifetime, comments about $x/hour dramatically oversimplify and abstract away the NPV of these endeavors for employee-like participants. NPV for employee-like participants is considerably lower than many reasonable-sounding discussions would have you believe because a lot of the discounts that uber captures as profits are not as cleanly captured in $x/hr numbers....social security is one of many.","1424851335","2015-02-25T08:02:15Z" -"9105855","joosters","joosters",,,"9105432","2","I truly despise the term 'sharing economy', as used in the article. This is not sharing, none of these companies are sharing. It is renting, or selling, just like any company in the boring old normal economy.

When you share something with others, you don't charge people for it.","1424853266","2015-02-25T08:34:26Z" -"9105979","eloisant","eloisant",,,"9105432","10","The article should be called "the (not so hidden) cost of being an independent worker".

Yes, you're making a big mistake if you compare the amount you would make as an independent worker vs being employed.","1424856285","2015-02-25T09:24:45Z" -"9106162","ddw","ddw",,,"9105432","8","Could someone explain why Uber doesn't have an Android app for their drivers? It looks to me like they are trying to skim a little extra from those without iPhones. Surely they can afford the engineering costs associated with an Android version?","1424861241","2015-02-25T10:47:21Z" -"9109901","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"9109886","0","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9109010","1424900894","2015-02-25T21:48:14Z" -"9113733","caseyf7","caseyf7",,,"9113619","1","I really hope they can throw some Broadwell laptops into this event. How long can they let the MacBook Air get thrashed in every other manufacturer's comparisons? When Dell has a better version, it's time for an upgrade.","1424971872","2015-02-26T17:31:12Z" -"9113807","BinaryIdiot","BinaryIdiot",,,"9113619","0","I've purchased a Pebble and, more recently, a Moto 360. I love the idea of smart watches but I feel like they need to be as passive as possible for the best user experience. So far the Apple Watch looks like it needs a lot of interaction to do different things. I'm excited to see a real demo of the interface to see if that's really the case.

However I won't be buying anymore smart watches from anyone until at least another generation or two; the Moto 360 and even the Pebble are just so thick and the constant amount of charging the 360 needs makes it difficult to go through a full day just using it to keep track of the damn time.","1424972529","2015-02-26T17:42:09Z" -"9113806","ocfx","ocfx","true",,"9113643","27","I think they forgot the part where they explained why they did it that doesn't use doublespeak.","1424972528","2015-02-26T17:42:08Z" -"9113822","FreakyT","FreakyT",,,"9113643","1","I'm glad to see that Microsoft is finally ripping out all the weird legacy modes -- IE11 essentially ships with 6 different rendering engines! [1]

* IE5 (quirks mode)

* IE7 (compatibility view)

* IE8, IE9, and IE10 (available from the x-ua-compatible meta tag)

* IE11's actual rendering engine

As an aside, the hilariously long user-agent string is perhaps the best evidence that string-based browser detection is something that web devs should avoid at all costs. It manages to include "Safari", "Chrome", "AppleWebKit", "KHTML", "Mozilla", and "Gecko".

[1] https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn321432.aspx","1424972697","2015-02-26T17:44:57Z" -"9113824","Someone1234","Someone1234",,,"9113643","9","I feel like the "A new Web rendering engine is born" section covers quite honestly why they have chosen to fork IE. It seems, to me, to be pretty frank and doesn't contain much "doublespeak."

PS - This was originally a reply to a comment which got removed.","1424972700","2015-02-26T17:45:00Z" -"9113872","nakedrobot2","nakedrobot2",,,"9113643","22","Is there anything wrong with the ones that already exist, which developers already cater to? What are they accomplishing here, exactly?","1424973051","2015-02-26T17:50:51Z" -"9113880","leeoniya","leeoniya",,,"9113643","14",""Fixing patterns instead of sites"

I don't understand this statement","1424973098","2015-02-26T17:51:38Z" -"9113944","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9113643","29","The main thing I would want from a Microsoft browser is actually keeping up to date with the latest in security protocols and crypto algorithms. IE has always been several years behind everyone else in this area, which just meant developers had to keep their websites less secure just to be able to serve IE users as well. That needs to end.

I don't necessarily want Microsoft to be a leader in this area (not sure I'd trust Microsoft with any new security protocols anyway), but at the very least it should be a fast-follower. Looking forward to Microsoft adopting ChaCha20-Poly1305 or at least helping to speed up the standardization at IETF and then adopt that standard if their excuse right now is that they can't adopt "non-finalized standards".","1424973517","2015-02-26T17:58:37Z" -"9113951","lawnchair_larry","lawnchair_larry",,,"9113643","24","Based on the team pics, it looks like they got rid of individual offices over there. That's too bad.","1424973573","2015-02-26T17:59:33Z" -"9114068","pdknsk","pdknsk",,,"9113643","33","It doesn't matter unless they make it open-source or at the very least cross-platform. I'm not downloading a 4GB VM from http://modern.ie to try it.","1424974352","2015-02-26T18:12:32Z" -"9114070","EdSharkey","EdSharkey",,,"9113643","0","YES! 1-2-3-4, I declare a browser war!

Finally. This is the Microsoft I've been waiting for! No more rolling over and no defeatist talk of adopting WebKit or whatever. Microsoft is going to use its muscle and position to make a truly competitive browser.

We need more competition, and we need the default browser in Windows to be just as good as Chrome and Firefox.

Microsoft, I hope you pull every -ms- vendor flaggin', ring-0 kernel hookin', micro-optimizatin', site-specific D3D driver tweakin' trick in the book as you reach for parity. This is going to be so fun to watch.","1424974376","2015-02-26T18:12:56Z" -"9114107","andhof-mt","andhof-mt",,,"9113643","31","Browser war? Sure.

But regardless of the improvements MS makes, they still have years worth of a bad reputation they have built up to get over.

It will take leaps and bounds for them to ever build up the respect that Mozilla and Google have for building web technology.","1424974652","2015-02-26T18:17:32Z" -"9114194","hyperbovine","hyperbovine",,,"9113643","6","> Finally. This is the Microsoft I've been waiting for! ... Microsoft is going to use its muscle and position to make a truly competitive browser.

Oh-ho man, what I wouldn't give to teleport this comment back to 1997 or so...","1424975399","2015-02-26T18:29:59Z" -"9114249","q2","q2",,,"9113643","18",">>> This is an ambitious goal given that the Web consists of over 44 billion Web sites

This is not the number of "web sites" but number of "web pages" [1].

[1] http://www.worldwidewebsize.com/","1424975774","2015-02-26T18:36:14Z" -"9114354","hrremmer","hrremmer",,,"9113643","34","Hahaha. Microsoft and Internet are fundamentally incompatible. All you need to do is go to their homepage to see they don't get the Internet. Never have, never will.","1424976398","2015-02-26T18:46:38Z" -"9114412","ulfw","ulfw",,,"9113643","23","Too bad there won't be a OS X Version.","1424976738","2015-02-26T18:52:18Z" -"9114556","kibwen","kibwen",,,"9113643","8","

  > the new engine began as a fork of MSHTML.dll but has 
-  > since diverged very quickly
-
-Curiously, this means that Spartan will still be able to trace its lineage back to 1992's NCSA Mosiac (in contrast to Mozilla's Servo, which is a greenfield project). I expect that it will be fascinating to compare the two projects as each matures.","1424977630","2015-02-26T19:07:10Z" -"9114712","joeblau","joeblau",,,"9113643","25","Does anyone have metrics on how much of the traffic on the internet is HTTP/S vs everything else?","1424978581","2015-02-26T19:23:01Z" -"9114775","WalterBright","WalterBright",,,"9113643","7","I hope those 9,000 sites include github. IE hangs when confronted with a github display of a PR that has more than 1000 lines of diff's.","1424978963","2015-02-26T19:29:23Z" -"9114938","joosters","joosters",,,"9113643","11","Will there be any useful privacy options in this new browser?

e.g. will the cookie options be something more than a global allow/disallow all cookies?

Will it offer a way to control/block/clear other client-side data, like flash cookies, local storage and so on?","1424980116","2015-02-26T19:48:36Z" -"9114978","johnkchow","johnkchow",,,"9113643","4","This interoperability-focused approach brought the obvious question of adopting an existing open-source rendering engine such as WebKit. While there were some advantages, upon further investigation it was not the right path forward for two important reasons. First, the Web is built on the principle of multiple independent, yet interoperable implementations of Web standards and we felt it was important to counter movement towards a monoculture on the Web. Second, given the engineering effort required, we found that we could deliver an interoperability focused engine to customers significantly faster if we started from our own engine (especially if unshackled from legacy compatibility concerns), rather than building up a new browser around an open-source engine. We will continue to look at open source and shared source models where it makes sense and look forward to sharing more details in coming posts.

This is a powerful paragraph from the article. I'm all for competition, and if they actually produce the next great browser, that'll just mean better browsers overall (and probably even better tooling for us devs). I'm a bit skeptical whether they can pull it off, but at least I have a good feeling that they're out to prove us all wrong.","1424980377","2015-02-26T19:52:57Z" -"9115018","adrusi","adrusi",,,"9113643","3","But it will still be non-free, and probably won't sync history/bookmarks/open tabs with mobile, except perhaps windows phone. And it only works on windows.

I don't see what would entice users to switch from Firefox or chromium or opera (or midori, konqueror, etc) to a new Microsoft browser.

Its probably still worth telling users not to use internet explorer, just in case they ever end up buying a Mac or Linux PC, and out of principle to support free software.

Its good to see competition, but I theorize that this will hurt Mozilla and benefit Google and Microsoft. The quality of chrome has been stagnating recently due to its large market share, while Firefox has been steadily advancing (because Mozilla's primary agenda is to move the web forward). Users have started a slow migration back to Firefox, which I love. A good internet explorer, paired with effective marketing, could threaten chrome and force google to get their act together, ending the Firefox rennaissance.

But realistically I don't see Microsoft marketing this effectively, and internet explorers reputation as a piece of crap will haunt it for years to come.","1424980600","2015-02-26T19:56:40Z" -"9115083","hmottestad","hmottestad",,,"9113643","35","So fun thing to do in these kinds of videos is to look for women.

FYI. This video has 1 woman, at the end. She doesn't say anything, she just stands there, and she's only visible for a few seconds.

Summing up. Microsoft's new engine, still fighting to gain traction with 50% of the population ;)","1424981120","2015-02-26T20:05:20Z" -"9115121","0x0","0x0",,,"9113643","32","http://xkcd.com/927/","1424981397","2015-02-26T20:09:57Z" -"9115130",,,,"true","9113643","26",,"1424981461","2015-02-26T20:11:01Z" -"9115218","jonathansampson","jonathansampson",,,"9113643","13","@IEDevChat on twitter is now (and for the next two hours) answering questions regarding Internet Explorer and Project Spartan. Just ask your question(s) with the hashtag #AskIE.","1424982182","2015-02-26T20:23:02Z" -"9115269","amelius","amelius",,,"9113643","36","Here's an idea for an architecture that doesn't suffer from compatibility problems ever:

- Every web site refers to the bytecode for its required render engine

- This engine is loaded in an intelligent/cached way, and run in a sandboxed environment whenever the website is visited

- Since the website picks its own render engine (or provides its own), the developers of the website know for sure that it will render the website correctly

- Besides the render engine, also the scripting language could be referenced/provided in the same way.

An architecture like this could boost the proliferation of open-source render engines and in-browser languages.","1424982701","2015-02-26T20:31:41Z" -"9115354","amelius","amelius",,,"9113643","12","I'm just amazed that they had to figure out that the "long tail" matters. It seems so obvious. It is almost like the owner of a hardware store coming to the conclusion that his customers want more than just a swiss army tool.","1424983628","2015-02-26T20:47:08Z" -"9115381","doppel","doppel",,,"9113643","2","I really really hope Microsoft adopts the strategy from competing browsers:

- Make one version of Spartan and keep it AUTO-UPDATED, instead of shipping a new version every couple of years that is, more or less, completely decoupled from the previous version.

- Decouple the browser from the operating system. I don't really care if they make it cross-platform (though it would be nice), but if the browser stops updating unless you upgrade to the next version of Windows you WILL end up with legacy sites again and again that cater to a specific version, and then we can start over and just replace every rant against IE 6-7-8 with Spartan 1-2-3.","1424983827","2015-02-26T20:50:27Z" -"9116151","melling","melling",,,"9113643","20","What keyboard is he using @3:10? It curves down? Looks a little like a wing.","1424991310","2015-02-26T22:55:10Z" -"9116488","Gravityloss","Gravityloss",,,"9113643","10","Is it just me or is there some kind of an air of sadness about the video?

I like that they have real developers and not pr people talking about the product, and I don't like fake positivity. I guess it's impossible to please people like me, if you're Microsoft.","1424996588","2015-02-27T00:23:08Z" -"9116526","somanim","somanim",,,"9113643","28","This is rubish. Bring back the glory days of Opera. Webkit has turned to trash and Chrome/Firefox along with it.","1424997103","2015-02-27T00:31:43Z" -"9116714","cromwellian","cromwellian",,,"9113643","5","(general reply to some of the negative comments in this thread)

When someone is taking the right steps, I think they should be praised. Whatever bad feelings about Microsoft people have, they seem to be a newly revitalized company of late, are implementing cultural changes the way they interact with other ecosystems, and are shipping more open source, and seem to be playing well with others.

We should reward good deeds, not punish them.","1425001242","2015-02-27T01:40:42Z" -"9116766","taf2","taf2",,,"9113643","15","When MS decides to release an open source rendering engine - we can start taking them seriously... until then they're never going to be worth taking seriously.","1425002542","2015-02-27T02:02:22Z" -"9117102","mattdesl","mattdesl",,,"9113643","16","For add-ons and DevTools plugins: it would be cool to have AtomIO style architecture. Easy to install, easy to develop for, easy to publish to npm, and written in pure JavaScript. IMHO it would quickly propel Spartan to the forefront of the developer community and would really help move the web forward.[1]

[1] http://mattdesl.svbtle.com/motion-graphics","1425009851","2015-02-27T04:04:11Z" -"9117192","rebootthesystem","rebootthesystem",,,"9113643","30",">Our mission to create a Web that “just works”

Errr. Sorry MSFT. The web pretty much does work. So long as you don't use IE.

Seriously, I haven't touched IE in probably four years. OK, here and there when there's no choice for some reason. I could probably count those instances -over four years-- with two hands.

We don't even test on IE any more. It's shit and I have no problem ignoring it. MS needs to understand that standards compliance is important. Don't waste my time and money dealing with your crap just because you were too incompetent or couldn't bother to make your browser standards compliant.

And it is slooooooow.

This coming from someone who's been with MS since day one. They are going to have to walk on water for me (and I am sure others) to give the new browser more than 30 seconds of a chance. That's how much trust they've lost.

Oh, yes, what's up with this business of breaking fonts with a routine OS update. Do any of you folks at MS actually use the operating system you create and maintain? Nobody tested this KB3013455 update? Nobody saw that it is destroying fonts on various systems? And you are going to create a new browser?

Sorry. A bit tired of bullshit. Don't tell me. Show me.","1425011904","2015-02-27T04:38:24Z" -"9117647","edoloughlin","edoloughlin",,,"9113643","19","we felt it was important to counter movement towards a monoculture on the Web

Am I alone in wishing there was an actual monoculture on the web? Where you could spend time making your app/site more functional instead of more compatible?","1425022342","2015-02-27T07:32:22Z" -"9117812","touristtam","touristtam",,,"9113643","17","Now if they could just force this new web browser onto every single Windows XP and later installation out there, so we could get ride of the horrendous amount of IE version < 11 still in use, I would see this in a positive light. The only way I am using IE at the moment if for corporate website that are engulfed in MSFT technologies.","1425025827","2015-02-27T08:30:27Z" -"9119626","runewell","runewell",,,"9113643","21","Auto-update is the main feature I care about. With auto-update we don't have to worry about legacy browsers holding back the entire industry.","1425054024","2015-02-27T16:20:24Z" -"9121846","sprkyco","sprkyco",,,"9121624","0","This makes me so mad I was a driver for a while had had some major issues with the company eventually souring any interest in any of the similar services (car related or otherwise) this really get's me going as the reported time frames put me in the "crosshairs" now.","1425077037","2015-02-27T22:43:57Z" -"9130171","smt88","smt88",,,"9126441","0","No. Windows 8.1 is almost as lean as Android (although for saying that, I'm probably going to be downvoted by the portion of HN that still thinks Windows is the same as it was 15 years ago).

As far as price goes, we've seen decent models under $350, and the very low end is under $200: http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/01/lenovo-tablets-mwc2015/

In short, Microsoft has no reason to create a less-functional, web-only version of Windows 8.1.","1425266731","2015-03-02T03:25:31Z" -"9132138","parfe","parfe",,,"9131921","0","Uber publishes secret key.

Uber ignores security breach for half a year.

Uber sues third party while trying to repair damage caused by their own failings.

At this point the identity of the hacker is irrelevant. The data is in the wild, Uber is exposed as incompetent (again). But hey, anyone want to invest another billion at a 40 billion valuation? This company is going places.","1425309245","2015-03-02T15:14:05Z" -"9132145","sergiotapia","sergiotapia",,,"9131921","9","Does Github have any obligation to share this data with Uber?","1425309336","2015-03-02T15:15:36Z" -"9132175","TeMPOraL","TeMPOraL",,,"9131921","3","> In keeping with its image as a gas tank of ethics running on empty (...)

This is the best one-sentence summary of Uber I've ever seen.","1425309597","2015-03-02T15:19:57Z" -"9132214","headcanon","headcanon",,,"9131921","4","So let me get this straight - They're publishing a secret key on a Gist, and then getting whiny when it somehow gets leaked.

Github very clearly states that "secret" gists are NOT private: https://help.github.com/articles/about-gists/","1425310018","2015-03-02T15:26:58Z" -"9132215","jgrowl","jgrowl",,,"9131921","5","Asking for every IP address that accessed a public gist seems like a bit of an overreach to me. Github should also have the responsibility to protect its lawful users' data.

It seems reasonable though to request some user data for a specific IP address that Uber suspects as being the invader (depending on how strong the evidence is).","1425310028","2015-03-02T15:27:08Z" -"9132233","sarciszewski","sarciszewski",,,"9131921","10","You guys really need to learn to use https://defuse.ca/b/

Even better, use makepaste.sh

Using "secret" gists is just reckless, really.","1425310244","2015-03-02T15:30:44Z" -"9132277","rayiner","rayiner",,,"9131921","2","Nitpick: the title implies that Uber is suing Github, but that's not the case. Uber has a civil suit pending in N.D. Cal., and has issued Uber a third-party subpoena: http://regmedia.co.uk/2015/02/28/ubergithubexhibit.pdf. Such subpoenas are used when a third party might have information relevant to a pending lawsuit. They do not imply any allegations of wrongdoing against the third party.","1425310687","2015-03-02T15:38:07Z" -"9132335","alexbilbie","alexbilbie",,,"9131921","7","Would there be any consequence for Github themselves if they no longer had this data (for example in the hypothetical case that they only store access logs for 30 days)?","1425311236","2015-03-02T15:47:16Z" -"9132620","swang","swang",,,"9131921","8","Didn't some court rule that IP addresses are not people? So they get these IPs and sue them just like the MPAA/RIAA failed to do? I guess maybe some have usernames...?

Also super shady they don't bother to explain why it took them almost 5 months after they discovered it to notify anyone.","1425313756","2015-03-02T16:29:16Z" -"9133018","kyledrake","kyledrake",,,"9131921","1","Protip: It's not illegal to throw out IP address data, as there are no mandatory retention laws in the United States. Then if you get a John Doe subpoena, you have no useful information to supply.

https://www.eff.org/issues/mandatory-data-retention/us

Neocities currently scrambles stored IP addresses with scrypt, and (soon) after 30 days, we intend to delete those IP hashes. It's legal. Consider doing it.

Here's the code we used to do it: https://github.com/neocities/neocities/commit/4983a9b24eac00...","1425316965","2015-03-02T17:22:45Z" -"9133631","shawnhermans","shawnhermans",,,"9131921","6","When these types of things happen, I notice a strong "blame the victim" mentality. When Sony was hacked, I saw similar comments about how it serves them right for having bad security. Some people even go as far as to praise the hacker and think they shouldn’t be held accountable for their crime. After all, if Uber didn’t want this, they wouldn’t have made themselves so vulnerable to penetration.

While I agree companies like Uber and Sony need to invest more time and energy into security, real people are hurt when these types of things happen. It isn’t the executive-level “fat cats” who are hurt the most. It is normal, everyday people. They did not ask for their personal information to be stolen. Their only crime was working for a company with poor information security.

Furthermore, the fact Uber issued a subpoena for information from Github does not make Uber the bad guy for requesting the information and Github the good guy for withholding the information. A crime was committed and this is part of the investigation. The information requested by Uber is not unreasonable. They are basically requesting log files for that specific Gist.

Channeling my inner Matthew McConaughey from A Time to Kill, imagine this happening to an organization that is more likeable than Uber or Sony (shouldn’t be that hard). What if this happened to an organization responsible for helping rape victims and this person leaked the private information of rape victims to the Internet? Would people be so willing to support the criminal? Would people be so eager to praise Github for not cooperating?

Just because Uber is a horrible, unethical company does not mean it isn’t protected under the law. We shouldn’t condone crime just because we don’t like the victims.","1425323136","2015-03-02T19:05:36Z" -"9133838","eitland","eitland",,,"9133644","0","Interesting but does not exist for Android.","1425325297","2015-03-02T19:41:37Z" -"9134120","melling","melling",,,"9134082","0","You do realize these types of articles are just noise? If it wins or fails, it adds no value to debate it ahead of time.","1425328134","2015-03-02T20:28:54Z" -"9134781","stevep98","stevep98",,,"9134082","1","I wonder how well the gold version is going to sell. People will spend thousands on a gold watch that will last them many years (decades). But will they spend thousands on a gold watch that will be obsolete in a few years? Will Apple offer a trade-in?","1425335162","2015-03-02T22:26:02Z" -"9134885","RexRollman","RexRollman",,,"9134082","3","I have to admit that I don't see the point in it. Maybe this will be one of those instances where I am just blind to its appeal.","1425336431","2015-03-02T22:47:11Z" -"9135153","skeoh","skeoh",,,"9134082","2","> it has given us the iPod (the prototypical MP3 player), the iPhone (the prototypical smartphone), the Macbook Air (the prototypical laptop), and the iPad (the prototypical tablet).

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I believe none of these were prototypical.","1425339446","2015-03-02T23:37:26Z" -"9134904","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"9134903","0","Apple may have lost its lead in contactless payments yesterday when Samsung introduced its universally accepted Samsung Pay at Mobile World Congress. This may be somewhat surprising considering just last September Apple convinced the mobile industry that it had revolutionized credit and debit card payments with Apple Pay.","1425336659","2015-03-02T22:50:59Z" -"9134939","taylodl","taylodl",,,"9134903","1","The article doesn't address security. The point of Apple Pay was the merchant, who've proven themselves untrustworthy, doesn't have any of your credit card info. If Samsung Pay provides similar functionality then they may have something. I don't see how they could though without the merchant having to change their backend processing, thus destroying the ubiquity.","1425337038","2015-03-02T22:57:18Z" -"9144335","abluecloud","abluecloud",,,"9144050","22","Is there?","1425479053","2015-03-04T14:24:13Z" -"9144374","VSpike","VSpike",,,"9144050","16","I get this on my personal Google account, but our work Google Apps account doesn't show the change. I'd guess it's rolling out gradually, presumably with GA work customers getting it last.","1425479389","2015-03-04T14:29:49Z" -"9144378","koyote","koyote",,,"9144050","4","Finally a refresh to the contacts site. I always found this to be quite useful for managing my Android contacts.

It looks nice but there are definitely some improvements needed in terms of merging of G+ data with existing data. For example, some of my contacts have two birthday entries, one G+ (which might omit the year) and then one that I have manually added.","1425479417","2015-03-04T14:30:17Z" -"9144383","nodata","nodata",,,"9144050","2","please be fast, please be fast

Edit: also please let us archive contacts. I want to keep someone's number, but scrolling through hundreds of people just to call someone is not ideal.","1425479450","2015-03-04T14:30:50Z" -"9144405","h1fra","h1fra",,,"9144050","23","Nice, not a revolution though","1425479656","2015-03-04T14:34:16Z" -"9144408","solvitor","solvitor",,,"9144050","6","Gmail accounts only; no Google Apps (yet?). Yet another roll-out (ahem, Inbox) where the paying customers get left behind. I realize businesses may want stability with new versions for training, etc. but it would be great at least to have the option by domain/account to be on the new products earlier.","1425479664","2015-03-04T14:34:24Z" -"9144425","mistermann","mistermann",,,"9144050","14","I wish Google would force app settings to comply to a framework / interface such that you could manage the configuration of all your apps via a single website (appsettings.google.com/devicename) as well.","1425479800","2015-03-04T14:36:40Z" -"9144438","scrollaway","scrollaway",,,"9144050","11","I like the new design, but it seems impossible to merge contacts that aren't automatically detected as duplicates by their less-than-perfect algorithm.","1425479891","2015-03-04T14:38:11Z" -"9144440","stephane-klein","stephane-klein",,,"9144050","17","Is it possible to share contact group between different gmail user ?","1425479904","2015-03-04T14:38:24Z" -"9144450","tgarv","tgarv",,,"9144050","3","My pre-coffee brain thought this would be contact lenses... I was so excited for a second.","1425479978","2015-03-04T14:39:38Z" -"9144460","nodata","nodata",,,"9144050","5","http://gmailblog.blogspot.nl/2015/03/the-new-google-contacts... has screenshots for the rest of us.","1425480068","2015-03-04T14:41:08Z" -"9144477","sjs382","sjs382",,,"9144050","19","As usual, Google Apps is late to the party.","1425480245","2015-03-04T14:44:05Z" -"9144484","lkbm","lkbm",,,"9144050","13","Was giving a loading error for me yesterday. Finally works now.

When you expand the groups or circles on the left, if there are too many to fit on your screen, you're out of luck--no scrollbar appears.

All the same, if I no longer have to worry about Google Voice contacts being somehow distinct from Google Contacts, it's an improvement.","1425480369","2015-03-04T14:46:09Z" -"9144516",,,,"true","9144050","24",,"1425480811","2015-03-04T14:53:31Z" -"9144668","dandare","dandare",,,"9144050","20","Automatic contact merging works for about 10% of my duplicates :/","1425482168","2015-03-04T15:16:08Z" -"9144706","omnibrain","omnibrain",,,"9144050","7","Ok, after mixing the birthdays the random people I follow on google+ into my calendar they now mix the contact details of those people into my contacts list. :(","1425482484","2015-03-04T15:21:24Z" -"9144821","peterjmag","peterjmag",,,"9144050","0","A few first impressions:

1. Why oh why must we always shove everything into modal dialogs? In the "old" interface, each contact had its own separate page and individual URL. Now that every contact is a "card" that appears as a modal dialog, I can no longer link to it directly, and any card that I'm viewing is lost as soon as I close the tab or navigate away from the page. (Note that I don't necessarily believe that every possible application state should be represented by a URL, but something as discrete as a single contact seems pretty important to me.)

2. The JS captures my Cmd-F / Ctrl-F shortcut and focuses the search bar in the header. To me, this is a huge no-no. Sometimes I just want to find some regular text on a page, not send my every keystroke to Google via a search box that gives me "helpful" page suggestions from Google+.

EDIT: Just noticed that you can still access the browser's built-in search by hitting Cmd-F twice. A bit odd, but at least it's not completely overridden.

3. The show-checkbox-on-hover behavior[1] in the list looks like something's broken. It also doesn't look like a checkbox until you actually click on it[2], which kind of defeats the purpose of a checkbox.

[1] http://i.imgur.com/f3AVYdv.png

[2] http://i.imgur.com/aY5fPl7.png

I don't mean to be super negative. I think there are a lot of nice improvements here too, just a few things that bother me as a "power user".","1425483377","2015-03-04T15:36:17Z" -"9144915","currysausage","currysausage",,,"9144050","1","It looks nice. It doesn't work very well, not for me at least. I hope they do a lot of work before making this version the default one.

Why does the search box search Google+ instead of my contacts? I don't even use Google+. This is either a huge bug, or it is insanity. And I thought the Google+ creep was over already. (I can't even use Ctrl-F, because they hooked that to the - currently useless - search box.)

Every contact manager that I have ever used gives me the option to sort contacts by last name. I can't seem to find such a setting here. There are futher sorting issues: Ö should go after O, not Z.

The overview looks nice and clean. When I click a contact with lots of details, and when I click the Edit button, there is just one unstructured mess of a table, crammed into a tiny modal dialog on my 2560x1440 monitor. Compare this to the old Contacts, and you feel inclined to believe that they fired all their information designers, and replaced them with interaction designers exclusively.

Please don't read this as a criticism of Material Design. I really enjoy it on my Nexus, and I think Material enables elegant interactions. But interactions aren't everything. For a product like this, thoughtful information design should be the priority. And I don't even see traces of information design in this preview.","1425483890","2015-03-04T15:44:50Z" -"9144929","Navarr","Navarr",,,"9144050","18","Previously posted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9140626","1425483977","2015-03-04T15:46:17Z" -"9144982","binxbolling","binxbolling",,,"9144050","10","Is there any easy to way to grab some contacts off my Google Apps account (i.e. work) to add to my personal Gmail contacts? When adding contacts on my phone, I often forget to attach them to the right account.","1425484354","2015-03-04T15:52:34Z" -"9145207","wodenokoto","wodenokoto",,,"9144050","12","Can I edit the phonetic reading of my contacts name? I have a lot of Japanese friends and believe it or not, you cannot read how their names are pronounced from just reading the name. 井上 could be inoue or iue or ikami or a lot of different things.

This is usually solved by adding a phonetic field to the names field, and while I can do it on my iPhone, I haven't figured out hot to do it on Google contacts, which I sync with.","1425485653","2015-03-04T16:14:13Z" -"9145277","sauravc","sauravc",,,"9144050","25","About time!","1425486058","2015-03-04T16:20:58Z" -"9145517","taeric","taeric",,,"9144050","9","The one thing I have yet to find on any online contacts program (not that I have checked that many...) is the ability to mark some numbers as "previous number|address" for folk. This can be very convenient when someone moves.","1425487709","2015-03-04T16:48:29Z" -"9145525","monitron","monitron",,,"9144050","8","I got really excited about this, and then was immediately disappointed when merging contacts in this interface didn't seem to sync to my Android phone. I hate that I have to merge contacts separately on every device. Is it just me?","1425487776","2015-03-04T16:49:36Z" -"9145898","fenomas","fenomas",,,"9144050","15","Meta-feedback: I just submitted a bug report, and the "Send feedback" feature is damned spiffy. If you're into such things give it a look.

(I don't know if it's new or specific to Contacts though.)","1425490839","2015-03-04T17:40:39Z" -"9146706","tdkl","tdkl",,,"9144050","21","Holy whitespace Batman.","1425497396","2015-03-04T19:29:56Z" -"9144839","glu","glu",,,"9144655","0","risky business. losing or damaging clothes turns a customer quickly. having just gone through it this morning with flycleaners (2nd offense), there are plenty of broken hearted potential customers out there looking for the right solution.","1425483471","2015-03-04T15:37:51Z" -"9147680","bgvopg","bgvopg",,,"9147527","1","If Apple doesn't make an map-app that tells you which way to turn by vibrating selectively left-right on the watch then they don't deserve to succeed.","1425506585","2015-03-04T22:03:05Z" -"9147834","cableshaft","cableshaft",,,"9147527","0","Will the Apple Watch have enough precision in its location to be able to determine when you approach someone (suggestion #5 in the list)? GPS isn't nearly that precise, especially indoors or around tall buildings, which is why most people haven't done this yet and you see hardware like iBeacon for more precise location data.

The only reason we don't already have a few dozen apps that would do this on our phones already is because of the lack of precision.","1425508216","2015-03-04T22:30:16Z" -"9155001","rdegges","rdegges",,,"9154960","41","This looks interesting. Not sure who would be putting money into this, to be honest, but it seems like a fair idea since there are so many companies out there asking for donations to keep running.

I can imagine someone like Wikipedia making a small fortune off of this if it takes off.","1425604667","2015-03-06T01:17:47Z" -"9155003","XiZhao","XiZhao",,,"9154960","55","Must Google do everything?","1425604667","2015-03-06T01:17:47Z" -"9155006","dr4g0n","dr4g0n",,,"9154960","2","So this seems like an automatic version of flattr[1], except you get the perk of no adverts in return.

What I wonder though is: what happens if I visit a site that I don't want to support? Can I say no? Otherwise this just invites clickbait even more.

[1]: https://flattr.com/howflattrworks","1425604681","2015-03-06T01:18:01Z" -"9155017","mcone","mcone",,,"9154960","0","This was launched about 3 months ago. Previous discussion is still available on HN [1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8637365","1425604781","2015-03-06T01:19:41Z" -"9155020","Nican","Nican",,,"9154960","36","I wanted to do a similar thing for game servers a long time ago. People spends thousands every month to keep a game server alive, but rarely gains any benefits back.","1425604839","2015-03-06T01:20:39Z" -"9155021","nemo1618","nemo1618",,,"9154960","9","Finally someone took the initiative. I guess I'm glad that it's a company as big as Google.

There are already lots of sites that run on donations; what's missing is a standard model for doing so. Maybe with Google's backing we can make a stronger push towards making donation-based revenue the norm.","1425604850","2015-03-06T01:20:50Z" -"9155027","sigmar","sigmar",,,"9154960","8",""As a reminder of your support, you’ll see a thank you message - often accompanied by a pixel pattern - where you might normally see an ad."

Why not remove the frame entirely for participants? Since each website has to opt-in to this, I can't see why they wouldn't be able to remove ads "transparently" (ie without the user ever knowing they were there)","1425605007","2015-03-06T01:23:27Z" -"9155036","noahl","noahl",,,"9154960","32","I like the idea of giving users a painless way to donate to the sites they use. And giving thank-yous in place of advertising is a good way to reduce the incentive to freeload.

I do worry that $1-3 a month is much lower than the value I get from the sites I visit, and consequently not enough to support low-traffic sites that should be supported. They also didn't mention how they distribute your money - equally to all the sites you visit? Proportionally to the number of visits? On a related note, can participating sites choose to eliminate ads only if a user will contribute enough money to them, or must they eliminate ads for every contributor in order to participate at all?

But the real question is, will google.com itself accept Contributor money? And will it eliminate ads for contributors?","1425605175","2015-03-06T01:26:15Z" -"9155055",,,,"true","9154960","30",,"1425605387","2015-03-06T01:29:47Z" -"9155069","wyc","wyc",,,"9154960","35","I think I would pay most to not be tracked or to avoid video ads.","1425605630","2015-03-06T01:33:50Z" -"9155072","lvs","lvs",,,"9154960","21","The pricing denomination is set both too high and too low at the same time, depending on whom we're talking about. The whole idea of micropayments to support, for instance, content creators was to generally envision a transactional denomination far below $1 -- hence the word "micro." Since even this really never got off the ground in any significant way, isn't it a stretch to imagine that $1/month is a low enough psychological barrier-to-entry for most average consumers. Similarly, for those true supporter zealots, is limiting the top end to $3/month logical? Why should it be limited at all?","1425605678","2015-03-06T01:34:38Z" -"9155074","primitivesuave","primitivesuave",,,"9154960","25","This could be huge if applied to YouTube content, as I'm sure there are many parents of iPad children who don't want their kids seeing ads.","1425605692","2015-03-06T01:34:52Z" -"9155111","jacques_chester","jacques_chester",,,"9154960","53","It so happens I've been trying to launch in the same area myself. And I'm not the first to think of it -- Contenture, Kachingle, Readability and I forget the others.

Naturally I think I have additional secret sauce, and a patent + patent pending covering a cryptographically-secured scheme for tracking visits.

But I won't lie, competing with a company with 10,000 engineers and $60 billion in revenue seems unfair. So I'm going to give them a head-start on this one.

Persons interested in learning more, or in throwing umptillions of dollars at me to make it happen, can find my contact details in my profile.","1425606455","2015-03-06T01:47:35Z" -"9155124","d_j_b","d_j_b",,,"9154960","15","Google's model rests on the assumption that all the ads on the site will be Google ads, and as such this scheme comes with a fairly heavy incentive for content providers to carry Google ads only.

Declaration of interest: we're trying to do something in the same space with content-that-should-be-or-is-paywalled with Financial Times articles on The Browser (http://thebrowser.com)","1425606656","2015-03-06T01:50:56Z" -"9155129","eforio","eforio",,,"9154960","56","Good to see","1425606758","2015-03-06T01:52:38Z" -"9155131","eforio","eforio",,,"9154960","44","Good to see. Basically, its like paying not to see ads.","1425606785","2015-03-06T01:53:05Z" -"9155136","kolev","kolev",,,"9154960","61","Finally! What took them so long? And why didn't they acquire an existing vendor (for cheap)?","1425606865","2015-03-06T01:54:25Z" -"9155145","cpks","cpks",,,"9154960","51","I would gladly pay big $$$ to not be brainwashed by ads.","1425607078","2015-03-06T01:57:58Z" -"9155147","dpweb","dpweb",,,"9154960","3","At the risk of being an unpopular opinion, advertising has been a huge boon in the growth of the Internet.

I dislike the ad crazy "news" sites that bombard you and destroy the entire user-experience, but I would equate a not-too-intrusive advertisement as being not an obnoxious thing, and something that allows you to get something, not totally for free, but at the cost of a second of your attention. I'm sure popular ad-supported sites would be not so popular if suddenly put behind paywalls. Much much less seen.

About donations, I would look to the experience of those disappointed folks who hoped to recoup some costs waiting for donations. Also, I would equate begging for donations and ads. I love wikipedia for instance but the donation begging can be just as obnoxious as intrusive ads.","1425607108","2015-03-06T01:58:28Z" -"9155150","cuchoi","cuchoi",,,"9154960","49","How much is Google's cut?","1425607132","2015-03-06T01:58:52Z" -"9155152","delsalk","delsalk",,,"9154960","12","While a good step, personally my reasons for blocking ads rests more from a tracking standpoint than visually.

Google being a middleman makes it logistically easy but removes the main reason why I would pay some amount directly to sites themselves.","1425607165","2015-03-06T01:59:25Z" -"9155153","suyash","suyash",,,"9154960","46","No thanks, AdBlocker works for me Google. Asking money for reading blogs, articles etc has not worked so far for most content heavy sites.","1425607170","2015-03-06T01:59:30Z" -"9155154","dikaiosune","dikaiosune",,,"9154960","13","Ideally, something like this could still contribute to the sites visited while the user has an adblocker enabled or JavaScript disabled. I would be quite happy to chip in to help sites display fewer ads, but it would be tedious to whitelist all of the participants just so they can get their contribution from my visit. In principle I am very interested in consciously supporting those who create the content I get completely for free (since I don't even view the ads), but for it to work for me it would need to be very low-hassle.","1425607171","2015-03-06T01:59:31Z" -"9155178","greedoshotlast","greedoshotlast",,,"9154960","17","Should Google be collecting this revenue for the content providers? Or could the individual content providers not collect this revenue themselves without having Google take a cut.

How hard is it for a site to setup a simple paywall linked to a low-cost payment processor?

Why work with the record label when you could be producing your own work and keep 100% of the profit?","1425607643","2015-03-06T02:07:23Z" -"9155179","r3bl","r3bl",,,"9154960","37","So, like Flattr but instead of choosing what pages you want to contribute to you contribute to every web page that is a part of this project?

No thank you, I'll stick to Flattr.","1425607653","2015-03-06T02:07:33Z" -"9155193","taurath","taurath",,,"9154960","16","Its really important to be talking about this - the fact that current revenue streams are almost all based around advertising in media creates a bit of a race to the bottom - the more clicks you get the more money you make, so the only intrinsic motivation is to get more clicks (especially if you're a public company). Everything else is secondary even if its not marketed as such.

If the primary goal of a site or project is to make money, then clearly advertising is the way to go. If the goal is something else, like providing a community service, then there are reasonable models. I could see bundled microsubscriptions being pretty popular - you set it once and forget it, they get funding to keep doing what they're doing and everyone is happy. Patreon for artists is a good example of this.

I hope the internet starts going in the opposite direction that MMO's have been going, switching towards subscriptions for higher quality content from fremium user maximizers. I'm certainly willing to pay for that - I'm much more likely to trust an organization that doesn't take advertising/"user as the product" money than one that does.","1425607912","2015-03-06T02:11:52Z" -"9155194","leppr","leppr",,,"9154960","20","

   A pixel pattern appears where you would normally see an add   
-
-How about giving contributors the same benefits people using ad blockers already enjoy, set the whole thing to display:none and use the space for something useful?","1425607924","2015-03-06T02:12:04Z" -"9155199","KB1JWQ","KB1JWQ",,,"9154960","62","I look forward to Google shutting this project down in 1-5 years.","1425607979","2015-03-06T02:12:59Z" -"9155220","nicolaskruchten","nicolaskruchten",,,"9154960","18","I posted something similar a few months ago: http://nicolas.kruchten.com/content/2014/02/modest-proposal-...","1425608212","2015-03-06T02:16:52Z" -"9155222","egypturnash","egypturnash",,,"9154960","1","A fraction of $3/mo? From a company that abandons projects left and right? I'll stick to Patreon, thanks. I'm making about $800 on a productive month now despite there being a pretty small audience for comics about a lesbian robot with PKD problems. I set "no ads for anyone" as my goal for like $50/p, which was still making far more than I ever did from ad impressions. Most people only contribute a buck or so a page but the door is open for a few generous folks to give me more.","1425608223","2015-03-06T02:17:03Z" -"9155271","bufordsharkley","bufordsharkley",,,"9154960","43","I get some warm-and-fuzzy feelings when I first see this (and signed up for the waitlist), but it also makes me a bit uncomfortable with what this implies.

Has anybody else here seen Black Mirror, "Fifteen Million Merits"?","1425609361","2015-03-06T02:36:01Z" -"9155281","IgorPartola","IgorPartola",,,"9154960","11","This severely breaks down when you find a site you disagree with. Say you go on some anti-vaccines blog just to find after reading through a bunch of articles that they are a part of this program. Can you take your money back? Or what about a political campaign site for your rival? Or the Westboro Baptist clan?","1425609537","2015-03-06T02:38:57Z" -"9155283","logn","logn",,,"9154960","64","This is great and much needed. However as it's from Google I will never use it. Sorry, Google has about the same reputation as Microsoft circa 2000 at this point.","1425609755","2015-03-06T02:42:35Z" -"9155308","bsbechtel","bsbechtel",,,"9154960","45","On the surface this sounds great, but I also get the feeling this is solving a problem that doesn't exist. The billions of website that exist on the web should be proof of that.","1425610135","2015-03-06T02:48:55Z" -"9155315","JungleGymSam","JungleGymSam",,,"9154960","57","Nah. Google will abandon this just like nearly everything they make.","1425610301","2015-03-06T02:51:41Z" -"9155316","martin1975","martin1975","true",,"9154960","59","Maidsafe (when it comes to fruition) will have rewards for publisher built into the system, based on usage of the app...

http://maidsafe.net/app-builders","1425610358","2015-03-06T02:52:38Z" -"9155321","bcolb","bcolb",,,"9154960","6","Personally I prefer the Bitcoin version of this, autotip. It is a Chrome browser extension that automatically tips sites Bitcoin when you visit it.

That way I essentially am just tipping sites that I want to visit as I visit them. You can also blacklist sites, set tip amounts, etc.

https://priestc.github.io/Autotip/

On the development side implementation was very easy. All it takes is a meta tag with a bitcoin address and you're good to go. I built it into a social blogging site I've been working on, so that when you visit an article the bitcoin address used for tipping is the author's. Here's a post I wrote explaining it:

https://www.backed.io/posts/post/40","1425610474","2015-03-06T02:54:34Z" -"9155324","jimktrains2","jimktrains2",,,"9154960","14","> Need an invitation? Join the waitlist

I feel like this is one of the things that caused Wave to die -- it was only something useful if many people are using it, and they didn't let many people use it.","1425610537","2015-03-06T02:55:37Z" -"9155334","zipfle","zipfle",,,"9154960","4","It seems kind of convenient that the replacement for ads on the web is just a different thing that requires google to track everyone all the time.","1425610692","2015-03-06T02:58:12Z" -"9155335","greedoshotlast","greedoshotlast",,,"9154960","22","I think I'll setup some "pixel patterns where you would normally see an ad" on my own site and maybe people will start donating bitcoins to my site.

I'll get back to ya'll with the results of the experiment.","1425610708","2015-03-06T02:58:28Z" -"9155430","gcb0","gcb0",,,"9154960","52","judging by what Google search results think is a legit site, fake phone directories would be the next bubble.","1425612708","2015-03-06T03:31:48Z" -"9155441","gcb0","gcb0",,,"9154960","54","does that means advertisers are leaving adsense/adwords en masse?","1425612907","2015-03-06T03:35:07Z" -"9155466","wbhart","wbhart",,,"9154960","10","I would only use this if the first time I appeared on a website it asked me whether I wanted to add it to the list of sites I wanted to explicitly support.

That may seem intrusive, but otherwise this is going to (further) encourage content farms ripping off Wikipedia or just posting random material and optimising the hell out of its rankings (yes I know Google actively tries to stop this, but it just doesn't work well enough).

It's really important to distinguish money coming directly out of my pocket at someone else's whim, and advertising, where I need not purchase anything if I'm not interested.","1425613571","2015-03-06T03:46:11Z" -"9155503","sidcool","sidcool",,,"9154960","50","HN's first kneejerk reaction is cynicism. I like to see us proven wrong.","1425614257","2015-03-06T03:57:37Z" -"9155522","ekianjo","ekianjo",,,"9154960","19","> Support the people who make the web.

Oh, you mean the ones who are already big enough to generate large amounts of revenues (based on their advertized partners) ? My first thought was that this would be a good way to support smaller websites instead.","1425614612","2015-03-06T04:03:32Z" -"9155580","praveer13","praveer13",,,"9154960","48","How does this compare to flattr?","1425615896","2015-03-06T04:24:56Z" -"9155619","erjiu","erjiu",,,"9154960","58","This is very subtle attempt to increase publishers from google ( supply side ). I work in ad-tech and inventory quality is something considered prime importance. So what google is trying to do is get publishers sign-up. Those who contribute will not see any ads and those who don't will still see ads.

Now if we get very large number of people contributing and site visit increases then both sites and google could loose revenue as they would have been better off with ads.

Its interesting experiment by google to see what alternative model to ad can be built while simultaneously increasing publisher supply. Good move. They are trying set feet on both stones.","1425616835","2015-03-06T04:40:35Z" -"9155654","zacharycohn","zacharycohn",,,"9154960","42","Enable this for YouTube and I would pay $25 a month starting RIGHT NOW.","1425617535","2015-03-06T04:52:15Z" -"9155704","libraryatnight","libraryatnight",,,"9154960","26","This might explain why imgur suddenly decided to make all accounts equal and refund my subscription fee.

As others have expressed, Google's tendency to abandon things means I don't take this very seriously and would rather see sites that want to use this model go with another company that's committed to the idea as a business.","1425618660","2015-03-06T05:11:00Z" -"9155722","hackuser","hackuser",,,"9154960","24","Google is solving the wrong problem, IMO. I don't mind seeing ads; I care that my actions are tracked and my privacy/confidentiality is violated. I think most people who object to the advertising-based Internet do it for the same reason -- ads are annoying, but privacy is a serious problem.

I looked for a privacy policy or something that addresses what is tracked, but all I see are links to Google's universal privacy policy.","1425619007","2015-03-06T05:16:47Z" -"9155725","bennettfeely","bennettfeely",,,"9154960","63","Seems now we will see additional ads on every page "Donate to us with Google Contributor!"","1425619184","2015-03-06T05:19:44Z" -"9155760","sanxiyn","sanxiyn",,,"9154960","47","Is this something like Reddit Gold?","1425620072","2015-03-06T05:34:32Z" -"9155771","jonnat","jonnat",,,"9154960","38","I'm truly trying and failing not to see this as an opportunity to pay $3/mo to give Google the right to track and record all my web visits.

I'm fully aware that with the ad-based model, multiple companies are tracking my page views as well, including largely Google's DoubleClick, but there are two important distinctions. Paradoxically I feel safer being tracked by an entire ecosystem rather than a single company. And my lack of explicit consent while simply visiting sites limits what they can do with my data - something tells me that this consent will be in the ToS of this product.","1425620530","2015-03-06T05:42:10Z" -"9155776","shit_parade","shit_parade",,,"9154960","60","I've noticed more blogs using Patreon, interesting to see google joining the scene, always wonder how much VISA et al takes out when you are contributing 1/month or similar.","1425620744","2015-03-06T05:45:44Z" -"9155807","karmacondon","karmacondon",,,"9154960","40","Honest question: Do online ads have any redeeming value?

No one seems to have anything nice to say about them. Ever. I can only recall two or maybe three times when I've clicked on an ad, and even then I can't remember what they were for. The only ads that have any real utility for me are television commercials that are particularly funny/quotable or remind me that a tv show is coming back on the air.

Can anyone report a single positive experience with online advertising?","1425621718","2015-03-06T06:01:58Z" -"9155810","rdl","rdl",,,"9154960","65","This feels like something Google will abandon in 3 years tops, probably more like 1-2 years. I wonder how projects like this work within Google -- is it a reward given to someone who has an idea and has done something great in the past, or is this a curse if you're an engineer and get assigned to what seems like an obviously stillborn thing?","1425621796","2015-03-06T06:03:16Z" -"9155851","boozelclark","boozelclark",,,"9154960","7","I would love to see something like this for the actual software that runs the web. Things like OpenSSL, PGP, FessBSD and the other critical software that makes it all possible but almost all users will never visit there webpages. There would need to be some other way to allocate the funds, maybe by checking some form of header metadata to see what software websites are built on.","1425622994","2015-03-06T06:23:14Z" -"9155874","pjmurray","pjmurray",,,"9154960","39","Google's version of freemium?

I'd love to know the numbers behind this. Anyone have an idea of what Google's Adword visitor LTV is for these sites?","1425623603","2015-03-06T06:33:23Z" -"9155907","_nedR","_nedR",,,"9154960","29","I am more opposed to tracking than ads. -Unless they devise a system that doesn't require a cookie or tracking id that persists across sessions and websites, I would like to excuse myself from this (still laudable) endeavour.","1425624494","2015-03-06T06:48:14Z" -"9155915","kriro","kriro",,,"9154960","28","I really like this idea. I have doubts that it'll work but it shows that Google is trying to stay ahead of the curve. I do have privacy concerns but at the same time the thought of some flat fee that is distributed by how often I visit sites seems pretty great.

There's some obvious issues. One seems like a problem for a startup to solve (exit plan: be bought by Google): Figure out how much a site is actually used in a meaningful and quantifiable way beyound time on site/counting visits

The other is more philosophical for lack of a better term. It's a little strange that Google is essentially responsible for the adds on the sites it now removes with this new sheme. "Modern" thinking would make me belive that sites that participate should probably go for no adds by default. There'll be "freeloaders" but it's essentially film streaming, non-DRM books and the likes all over.

Edit: I hope there'll be a way to blacklist sites as well or maybe more fine grained controls.","1425624590","2015-03-06T06:49:50Z" -"9155946","plantain","plantain",,,"9154960","33","I have been using Contributor for a while and I am extremely excited about it.

No more can you claim to be the product, you're the customer, bidding against the ad networks to show your own ads to yourself.

Just brilliant.","1425625371","2015-03-06T07:02:51Z" -"9155959","josh2600","josh2600",,,"9154960","27","I have a friend who works at Patreon.com; it's a different take on this.

It's basically a way to have a direct financial relationship between artists and patrons. I am curious as to how this model might work over time. It could be a good way to deal with the inability of musicians, for example, to sell records.","1425625607","2015-03-06T07:06:47Z" -"9155967","Animats","Animats",,,"9154960","23","Interesting. The cost of providing web services keeps decreasing, but this isn't being passed along to the consumer in the form of fewer ads. With the "contributor" model, pay sites will, over time, be able to undercut ad-supported sites on price.

That's probably not what Google has in mind, though. This presumably requires that the user have a Google account and be logged into Google to get ad blocking. So Google gets to snoop on the user and sell the information they collect.","1425625837","2015-03-06T07:10:37Z" -"9156002","Alexandervn","Alexandervn",,,"9154960","31","It's still kinda waste to show paying visitors an empty ad.

It would probably be easy to distinguish between the paying visitors and the regular ones. So you can also show paying visitors more content?

What would the Googlebot do with that?","1425627080","2015-03-06T07:31:20Z" -"9156008","quadrangle","quadrangle",,,"9154960","5","This is actually about pushing Google ads! The idea is clearly that sites are required to have Google ads normally in order to participate in Contributor!

So, this is the opposite of people paying to reduce ads. This is actually a scheme to promote more ads.

People who want to donate to creative work should donate to projects that treat us well by forgoing ads and privacy-invading tracking. Google Contributor is a donation system exclusively for projects that engage in these anti-features. It's a ransom / pay-to-stop-being-annoyed, which means it is rewarding sites for annoying you in the first place.","1425627214","2015-03-06T07:33:34Z" -"9156147","kbart","kbart",,,"9154960","34","Interesting idea, but I'd like to see it implemented by a more trustworthy and privacy respecting company than Google. Now it seems just like another way to track users.","1425630387","2015-03-06T08:26:27Z" -"9157357","chiph","chiph",,,"9157102","0","> Ive explains how the molecules in Apple gold are closer together, making it twice as hard as standard gold.

Wait, what?","1425654900","2015-03-06T15:15:00Z" -"9158262","itsbits","itsbits",,,"9158184","0","But still https://angular.io/docs/js/latest/quickstart.html says Angular uses AtScript...","1425663175","2015-03-06T17:32:55Z" -"9164878","rey12rey","rey12rey",,,"9164547","1","This has been around for quite sometime[1].

It's also cool to note that there are usually free credits involved in most Google Cloud competitions and some Google Udacity courses. Off the top of my head, I think I might have enjoyed a total of about $3000 since 2013.

Oh and there's the $100000 for Startups[2] that'd be cool to get at some point in time.

1: [http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2014/11/google-cloud...]

2: [https://cloud.google.com/developers/startups/]","1425798388","2015-03-08T07:06:28Z" -"9164927","forgottenacc56","forgottenacc56",,,"9164547","0","Google has to do something extraordinary to prove it can provide adequate support. It's support reputation is absolutely abysmal - why would I build a business on system of a company that tries to not have human contact?","1425800119","2015-03-08T07:35:19Z" -"9165222","teraflop","teraflop",,,"9164547","5","For new customers only, apparently.

I've signed up for some of Google's cloud services in the past, but not their IaaS stuff, and never as a paid account. I wonder if it's safe to create a new account to get this free trial, or will that just risk getting my account banned?","1425811320","2015-03-08T10:42:00Z" -"9165386","imaginenore","imaginenore",,,"9164547","6","I find Google Cloud ridiculously expensive.

I can get a VPS for $1.5 per month and it will have 50GB SSD, 1GB RAM, 2 CPU cores, 1 Gbps link.

Google Cloud's cheapest server, f1-micro, costs $7.3/month, comes with 0.6GB RAM, a shared CPU, and zero storage.","1425818201","2015-03-08T12:36:41Z" -"9165571","frostmatthew","frostmatthew",,,"9164547","3","The submission's title is somewhat misleading, it's $300 in credit to use for 60 days. Comparing to other IaaS trials this is better than Azure[1], the same amount but less time as vCloud Air[2], and difficult to compare directly with AWS[3].

[N.B. I work on vCloud Air]

[1] http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/

[2] http://vcloud.vmware.com/service-offering/special-offer

[3] http://aws.amazon.com/cloudsearch/free-trial/","1425822629","2015-03-08T13:50:29Z" -"9166033","ridruejo","ridruejo",,,"9164547","4","If you are getting started with Google cloud and looking for apps (WordPress, Drupal, etc) or dev environments (Rails, Node.js, PHP, etc.) give a try to the free Google Cloud Launchpad http://google.bitnami.com (Disclaimer, I am one of the founders)","1425831234","2015-03-08T16:13:54Z" -"9166176","bla2","bla2",,,"9164547","2","I signed up for this last month. Apparently only most things are free, as I got a bill for $4 after one month. I tried contacting support to figure out what's up with that. I haven't heard back yet.","1425833842","2015-03-08T16:57:22Z" -"9167380","michaelpinto","michaelpinto",,,"9167366","1","If it's high quality cheese, yes!","1425850537","2015-03-08T21:35:37Z" -"9167464","smt88","smt88",,,"9167366","0","You can't become a massive consumer brand without eventually appealing to cheeseheads.

Growth demands an expansion of your target audience, and public ownership demands growth.","1425851776","2015-03-08T21:56:16Z" -"9171043","mandlar","mandlar",,,"9171040","0","Original title was: "A former Google employee claims she was reprimanded for speaking out about sexual harassment" but had to reword it meet 80 character title limit.","1425910927","2015-03-09T14:22:07Z" -"9173224","lkbm","lkbm",,,"9172393","0","Sounds like a really cool idea, but the free version seems to be 100/day for up to six months. I'm not sure that's enough, and I'm skeptical of it being worth $10/month once the trial ends.","1425928656","2015-03-09T19:17:36Z" -"9172937","Ezhik","Ezhik",,,"9172786","0","I'm glad it's not ARM.","1425926846","2015-03-09T18:47:26Z" -"9173062","cssmoo","cssmoo",,,"9172858","1","Considering I've bust two X201s, I can't imagine that lasting for more than a few weeks. Looks very fragile.","1425927396","2015-03-09T18:56:36Z" -"9173140","michielvoo","michielvoo",,,"9172858","0",""we removed the row of LEDs and the light guide panel that distributed light throughout the keyboard and instead placed an individual LED under each key."

I'm looking forward to seeing creative hacks based on this...","1425927987","2015-03-09T19:06:27Z" -"9174527","arfliw","arfliw",,,"9173378","0","Dude is a politician. Those were really boring answers.","1425938661","2015-03-09T22:04:21Z" -"9174423","vitovito","vitovito",,,"9174309","0",""If you’re curious, the other slot has 'Assembled in China – Designed by Apple in California' engraved inside."

http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/05/would-you-buy-a-smart-band-...

It's in the slot where the bands snap to the watch body.","1425937918","2015-03-09T21:51:58Z" -"9179120","chatmasta","chatmasta",,,"9178784","0","This piece may as well be called "tales from the aristocracy." Every name mentioned in there except for Brin got to where they are through some combination of nepotism and positive stereotyping.

I bring this up because I find it especially amusing to watch these aging billionaires chasing after immortality. I imagine some ancient philosophers would have some zingers for these guys. The hubris is incredible.

(That said, the research into aging is fascinating and promising in many ways. I'm disappointed the article spend so little time exploring the substance of the research.)","1426008731","2015-03-10T17:32:11Z" -"9179204","marianov","marianov",,,"9178784","3","That leaves you with 450 years of unenployment for many engineers.","1426009226","2015-03-10T17:40:26Z" -"9179290","bdcravens","bdcravens",,,"9178784","5","If you think real estate in SF and the valley is bad now ...","1426009814","2015-03-10T17:50:14Z" -"9179372","dkarapetyan","dkarapetyan",,,"9178784","14","It doesn't matter. Cancer will get them anyway: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/sunday-review/why-everyone.... Unless they figure out a way to digitize themselves in which case maybe something else will get them.

Mutation is the engine of evolution so in essence the folks looking to live for 500 years are trying to get rid of "the engine of evolution". Lofty goal when put that way.","1426010426","2015-03-10T18:00:26Z" -"9179454","cryoshon","cryoshon",,,"9178784","4","It's good that big names with big money are investing in fighting aging, but it's not so great that the end result could be an entrenched eternal aristocracy. I'm not so sure we have to worry about that just yet, though. I'm a big proponent of research on aging and cures thereof.

As far as the article itself, the SV-standard corpulent optimism seems to run strong in Maris, and when it comes to biomedical stuff, it's an indication of ignorance. I read that Maris worked in a lab before he got the gig at Google; that's great, but it means he should know better than to casually bullshit around about living to be 500 years old being a realistic goal because Google is weighing in. Maybe it will be ultimately proven to be a realistic goal, but for the people alive now, reliably getting to 100 or 115 using anti-aging technologies is far more likely than living to be 500.

Biomedical research and development is messy, fault-filled, slow, and never truly finished. I guarantee that "disrupting" organic degeneration as a result of accumulated damage is several orders of magnitude more difficult than making a dominant search engine. Gaining a rudimentary knowledge of aging systems beyond what we already have is going to take years, not to mention several paradigm shifts in how aging is considered. That said, I think that science is up to the task-- in particular, private R&D is going to be carrying a ton of weight when it comes to aging research because of how lucrative any product would be.

I'm pretty sure that research on aging will have a lot of unintended positive side discoveries, likely relating to cancer and immunology. Hopefully the hype from Google causes more people to pile on their support, getting us there faster. It's going to be a really interesting 20 years-- there's a good chance anti-aging technology could remake society.","1426011002","2015-03-10T18:10:02Z" -"9179579","callmeed","callmeed",,,"9178784","2","It's hard not to think of Ricky Bobby:

"No one lives forever, no one. But with advances in modern science and my high level income, it's not crazy to think I can live to be 245, maybe 300. Heck, I just read in the newspaper that they put a pig heart in some guy from Russia. Do you know what that means?"","1426011897","2015-03-10T18:24:57Z" -"9179917","guylhem","guylhem",,,"9178784","8","Some other poster is talking about "hubris", "neopotism", or "tales from the aristocracy."

Are we so focused the 99% / 1% difference that we are too blind to see we're all in the same team, team Humanity?

Nothing is sadder that a live going away, knowledge, experience, etc all going to waste. Sentient creatures have a moral duty to live.

Extending our lifespan is also a necessary first step for serious large scale projects. I don't think we are ready with a 70 years lifespan to care about the consequences of our present days actions in 500 years, or to tackle serious projects such as building a Dyson sphere.

To all those who talk about how some people won't have access to that technology - yes, just like how they don't have access to antibiotics, cellphones or the internet in Africa.","1426014803","2015-03-10T19:13:23Z" -"9179978",,,,"true","9178784","11",,"1426015419","2015-03-10T19:23:39Z" -"9180105","aetherson","aetherson",,,"9178784","1","> “The analogy I use is this,” he says, holding up his iPhone 6. “Even five years ago, this would have been unimaginable."

That's... a strange thing to say. In 2010, the iPhone6 was "unimaginable"? At the time of the iPhone 4, the iPhone6 was unimaginable? Really?","1426016538","2015-03-10T19:42:18Z" -"9180318","blahblah3","blahblah3",,,"9178784","9","if a cure for aging was discovered, how would we deal with the population getting too large?

perhaps mandating that people who take the drug can't have children?","1426018523","2015-03-10T20:15:23Z" -"9180612","biomimic","biomimic","true",,"9178784","13","http://calicolabs.com

http://humanlongevity.com

http://genopharmix.com

http://sens.org

http://buckinstitute.org

See also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V48M5j-6zdE

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbYgza4NNk8

To name some of the top roadblocks: -- Cellular garbage collection

- Inner-workings of Mitochondria and cell death/apoptosis at the wrong time.

- DNA repair genes

- Telomerase production/use

Analyzing genomic pathways associated to these is key. Understanding why the expression of genes varies or decreases/increases at the wrong time is also key. -Being able to use Cogntive computing/biomicry/AI/Machine Learning etc to analyze the hidden connections and relationships between phytochemicals, genes, proteins, pathways and environment is the next frontier. -We're working on it and could certainly use additional crowdsourcing approaches.","1426021640","2015-03-10T21:07:20Z" -"9180677","therzathegza","therzathegza",,,"9178784","7","http://www.nickbostrom.com/fable/dragon.html

This was an interesting read about humanity's perception of mortality.","1426022115","2015-03-10T21:15:15Z" -"9182041","charlescharles","charlescharles",,,"9178784","10","Bill Maris looks like a white Tyler the Creator.","1426038380","2015-03-11T01:46:20Z" -"9182144","jgalt212","jgalt212",,,"9178784","12","Maris is a buffoon.","1426040247","2015-03-11T02:17:27Z" -"9183091","hereonbusiness","hereonbusiness",,,"9178784","6","I think we are going in the wrong direction once again, this won't solve the problem of death at all, instead it would merely prolong life, but all studies show that the leading cause of death is in fact life.

Trillions of dollars are already being spent worldwide each year with the supposed goal of eradicating life, but I think it's all just a conspiracy involving the military industrial complex.

I'm sure that if we really wanted to we could end all life and thus death once and for all today using the means we already have at our disposal and have had for over 5 decades now.","1426061944","2015-03-11T08:19:04Z" -"9181361","tuleelk","tuleelk",,,"9181008","0","Well, I guess I have some work to do then :(","1426028334","2015-03-10T22:58:54Z" -"9182086","X-Istence","X-Istence",,,"9181153","0","It still surprises me that shareholders still think they know best when it has been shown time and time again that they have no clue.

If Apple had done what the shareholders wanted in the past, I am pretty sure the company would no longer exist.","1426039276","2015-03-11T02:01:16Z" -"9181827","aurelifornia","aurelifornia",,,"9181621","0","Makes sense to me.","1426034702","2015-03-11T00:45:02Z" -"9186169","danyork","danyork",,,"9186162","0","> The cause was an internal DNS error at Apple

Anyone know anything more? (Just curious)","1426100935","2015-03-11T19:08:55Z" -"9186235","dang","dang",,,"9186162","1","Url changed from http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/03/apple-dns-error-respons..., which points to this.","1426101293","2015-03-11T19:14:53Z" -"9188592","aburan28","aburan28",,,"9188386","0","I recently had the almost the exact same experience with Google recently. First phone interview they called the wrong number and I clarified that they had the wrong number and I was told that it was fixed. Second phone interview the exact same issue happened again. Both interviews were shorter than they were supposed to be. But after going on to the rest of the interviews I cannot say that Google has the dumbest interview process. Going into it I knew that there would be no feedback. In the end I was rejected too but I feel like in a year I will be much more prepared to get that job if desired because preparing for a Google interview forced me to go back to the fundamentals of computer science algorithms/data structures. The materials given to candidates should be mostly review and I will admit I had to learn most of the materials given to me","1426122170","2015-03-12T01:02:50Z" -"9188637","iEchoic","iEchoic",,,"9188386","1","I have a feeling the "no feedback" policy is there because providing feedback can be a liability. The second someone says something that can be misconstrued as sexist, homophobic, racist, ageist, or a variety of other things related to protected status, it opens Google up to a lawsuit. This seems to be pretty standard with large corporations (both w.r.t. providing interview feedback as well as performance feedback after employment) and I don't blame them for it.","1426122983","2015-03-12T01:16:23Z" -"9188849","a3n","a3n",,,"9188386","2","> We really just want to see how you think

> Zero feedback.

So, they never let you know how you think?","1426126474","2015-03-12T02:14:34Z" -"9190765","smikeyev","smikeyev",,,"9190390","0",":( I would prefer more competition.","1426168522","2015-03-12T13:55:22Z" -"9194311","outericky","outericky",,,"9194108","1","Entertaining. However, far too specific.

I broke my [iphone]

Wrong. Correct answer iPhone 6 screen","1426198345","2015-03-12T22:12:25Z" -"9194582","X-combinator","X-combinator",,,"9194108","0","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9188776","1426201373","2015-03-12T23:02:53Z" -"9224833",,,,"true","9194108","2",,"1426680028","2015-03-18T12:00:28Z" -"9201329","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9199947","0","Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9197098","1426300336","2015-03-14T02:32:16Z" -"9203014","cloudrail","cloudrail",,,"9202977","2","Now available for JavaScript & Node.js. Open for any feedback...","1426348502","2015-03-14T15:55:02Z" -"9204337","joshcrowder","joshcrowder",,,"9202977","0","This looks interesting. I've just build Dropbox and box integration for Matterhorn.io, The next big one is Google Drive and OneDrive.

I've only had a quick glance over the site, its a little hard to navigate but the general idea looks great. I'd love to find out more, who's the best person to contact?

Edit --

Ok, so I signed up. I really hate it when products set my password, its incredibly annoying, please don't do it.","1426370193","2015-03-14T21:56:33Z" -"9212460","erfergr","erfergr",,,"9202977","3","smart idea!","1426523876","2015-03-16T16:37:56Z" -"9216920","mhassaan","mhassaan",,,"9202977","1","The idea is interesting , it would be awesome if you guys provide support for other languages too . Greaat work","1426583591","2015-03-17T09:13:11Z" -"9210097","evan_","evan_",,,"9210025","1","I'm a little confused about the description on the page of an "old-style cube" -- like, it's not one of those new cubes, I guess?","1426486038","2015-03-16T06:07:18Z" -"9210174","irascible","irascible",,,"9210025","0","Why is it monochrome and such low resolution? Couldn't you could make this with oleds and have real useful screens on the faces?

How are you going to "show the weather" on a 1 bit 16x16 display?

Also, this thing better be cast in a solid block of resin or something, because people are going to be dropping it ALL the time.","1426487993","2015-03-16T06:39:53Z" -"9210580","vishnuharidas","vishnuharidas",,,"9210533","7","Using USB-C wasn't the problem. The real problem is - they put only one port there. You cannot charge while you are connected to an HDMI projector / external HDD or a pen-drive.

But the latest Google Chromebook "Pixel" has two USB-C ports on either sides of the device.","1426499513","2015-03-16T09:51:53Z" -"9210606","plopper823","plopper823",,,"9210533","1","By limiting the number of ports they were able to make it even thinner than the Macbook Air. While it can be disturbing not to have multiple port, you will be able to charge and connect an HDMI BUT... you will need an (expensive) adaptator from Apple or a (hopefully cheap) from another manufacturer.

Source: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/176001/how-does-usb...","1426500028","2015-03-16T10:00:28Z" -"9210625","MrLeftHand","MrLeftHand",,,"9210533","0","As all our stuff is held in the cloud - which I dislike very much - less and less stuff we want to connect to our machine. -A few years back it was so annoying when they started to get rid of optical drives, but now nobody misses it. Soon we wont give a rats ass about USB as well. Especially on laptops, because on a desktop you will still need it for a few peripherals. But on a laptop where everything is built in...

My opinion is, that magsafe was awesome. I hate having everything in the cloud.

And yes, these guys will do whatever they want. Because 98% of their customer base don't give a damn and even if they do, they will still buy it, because of brand loyalty and other reasons.","1426500396","2015-03-16T10:06:36Z" -"9210627","kakakiki","kakakiki",,,"9210533","11","Off topic, a recent viral video parodying apple's design choices - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHZ8ek-6ccc","1426500420","2015-03-16T10:07:00Z" -"9211233","davismwfl","davismwfl",,,"9210533","4","I really hope Apple isn't going to make this a trend across their line, and that others don't follow suit. That said, given that they made it a "new" line, I think it may have a place. e.g. for some moderate to high percentage of people that use a laptop they rarely or never plug anything into it. And those same people are usually the ones on the go a lot, so this might really have a good fit for those people (e.g. weight savings and super thin).

For developers it is IMO a horrible fit; however, for traveling sales force it might be a decent fit, especially with so many Projectors being WiFi and more businesses now have Airplay available (this one shocked me but it is nice).

I am far from a Apple fan boy, in fact it took me a forever to purchase a Macbook pro, but I will say it has been one of the nicest pieces of hardware I have owned. That said, I also still own and love my Toshiba laptop too as it is a power house and was easy to upgrade and expand.","1426512263","2015-03-16T13:24:23Z" -"9211261","frou_dh","frou_dh",,,"9210533","3","It's simple range differentiation. The MacBook/Air can't be allowed to become so complete that there's lessening reason to spend more on a Pro.

- They giveth Retina

- They taketh ports","1426512655","2015-03-16T13:30:55Z" -"9211361","saluki","saluki",,,"9210533","6","The only positive I can think of is if there is an easy to plug in hub with thunderbolt/hdmi out along with a few usb-c ports that would allow me to use one plug when setting up with my external monitor and timemachine drive. Then I'd be ok with one plug.

It would be nice to have one on each side and avoid having to purchase/use a hub. And be able to plug in on either side to charge.","1426513585","2015-03-16T13:46:25Z" -"9211385","totoroisalive","totoroisalive",,,"9210533","9","The less trend makes almost exact models looks different and their cost will vary a lot","1426513854","2015-03-16T13:50:54Z" -"9211535","27182818284","27182818284",,,"9210533","2","Because most folks don't use more than a port at a time. Stroll through a university campus and you'll notice that most folks with a Macbook pro/air aren't using even 1 port (the charger) as the battery life has gotten good enough such that you can charge in your dorm and then be good for mixed use throughout the day.

I remember how much pushback there was about getting rid of the CD drive too, but the truth was they weren't being used that much anymore anyway.","1426515596","2015-03-16T14:19:56Z" -"9213681","piratebroadcast","piratebroadcast",,,"9210533","8","How the fuck am I supposed to use this as a development machine? I use an external monitor, I charge my iPhone, etc. What the fuck.","1426533707","2015-03-16T19:21:47Z" -"9214922","contechual","contechual",,,"9210533","5","Product Pipelines are tricky.

I feel on the one hand, they could have retained both ports and the retina screen.

On the same token, you want to increase the legacy of a market driven product line. Correct me if I'm wrong here but you want to "intentionally" flaw the product to provide room for improvement on the next generation.

I'm sure the Product Dev. team has an idea on their pipeline as to what the 5th generation should look like and what their prospective specs are for the 6th generation product after the 5th is finally locked down for confirmation.","1426545224","2015-03-16T22:33:44Z" -"9215993",,,,"true","9210533","10",,"1426560625","2015-03-17T02:50:25Z" -"9212380","hatred","hatred",,,"9212001","1","I haven't gone reading the article in detail.

What happens to the streaming providers like Netflix etc that use Silverlight ? Would they stop working too ?","1426523213","2015-03-16T16:26:53Z" -"9212565","zo1","zo1",,,"9212001","2","And everyone is silent... But if it was Microsoft trying to use it's weight to kill off some net technology it doesn't like/own.","1426524552","2015-03-16T16:49:12Z" -"9213408","greggyb","greggyb",,,"9212001","0","Silverlight's end of life has been announced. Microsoft is even phasing it out of its own product offerings. The example I am thinking of is their data visualization tool, Power View, which is taking the helm as their dashboard design platform. It was originally developed with Silverlight, but pretty much all current development is in the HTML5 fork in PowerBI.

On the Netflix front, Chrome has had HTML5 streaming since late last summer.

I think the bigger news is killing NPAPI, not specifically Silverlight.

Edit: Typoes.","1426531562","2015-03-16T18:46:02Z" -"9214532","dlu","dlu",,,"9212001","3","Oh thank goodness. We should be celebrating the end of NPAPI","1426541492","2015-03-16T21:31:32Z" -"9216220","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9214518","0",""This time the doomsayer is investor Bill Gurley, who has money in Uber, DropBox, SnapChat and co-working real-estate play WeWork, among others."

This doesn't seem to make sense. If he really believes that there's a bubble that's about to burst, why is he invested in all these companies? Does he think that somehow the companies he invests in won't be affected by a bubble but all the others will be?

Having lived through the dot-com bust of 2000, I remember that even blue-chip tech companies like Sun and Cisco suffered very steep devaluations of their stock prices. OK, they weren't completely wiped out like the internet dogfood delivery companies, but anyone who invested in them near the top of the market quickly lost a lot of money.","1426565149","2015-03-17T04:05:49Z" -"9214769","wiseleo","wiseleo",,,"9214750","0","Every server, with exception of tiny SOHO servers not powered by Xeons, has ECC RAM. This is true for well over a decade.","1426543622","2015-03-16T22:07:02Z" -"9220490","ngoel36","ngoel36",,,"9219742","4","Once the Uber Affiliate Program pays out as a % of revenue (or even some sort of flat-fee CPA), then I'll be very very interested","1426619623","2015-03-17T19:13:43Z" -"9220565","philip1209","philip1209",,,"9219742","0","We spent a weekend contemplating fun uses for the Uber API. Here are a couple ideas that we abandoned - feel free to use as you wish:

* "Bar roulette" where you would hit a button, an uber would show up, then take you to a random bar sourced from Yelp.

* Last-minute ticket sales to events (e.g. in the hour before they start) that include transportation

* Having bars or clubs offer to drive people there for free and bid based on demographics of the user like an ad - e.g. "We need more people in this age range, of this gender, etc." They would set a bid, and the app would ping people that matched the criteria and offer to drive them there for free if the estimated fare was less than the bid.","1426620132","2015-03-17T19:22:12Z" -"9220846","belzebub","belzebub",,,"9219742","3","Could a "traffic jam on demand" be built using this? A la Chris Christie?","1426621959","2015-03-17T19:52:39Z" -"9220853","akerl_","akerl_",,,"9219742","1","I worry that they're just going to follow Twitter's lead: build an API, get developers to work on interesting new ideas, pull in the good ones and the slowly squeeze out devs by locking up the API.","1426621998","2015-03-17T19:53:18Z" -"9220962","habosa","habosa",,,"9219742","2","The Uber API is pretty nice to work with. I built a mobile-web surge avoider: http://nomoresurge.divshot.io/client/

If you load that up on your mobile phone you can search for the location nearest to you with low or no surge, and then deep link into the Uber app to actually call the car.

Now I can implement requests directly, which is very cool.","1426622623","2015-03-17T20:03:43Z" -"9221097","brotchie","brotchie",,,"9219742","8","Nice, I'll have a look at integrating it into my Android Widget (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.factorialp...) so you can order an Uber with one hit from your home screen!

Pity the affiliate program only gives you Uber credits, and not actual cash.","1426623476","2015-03-17T20:17:56Z" -"9221276","lnanek2","lnanek2",,,"9219742","5","I admit this was my one complaint about their API when it was released, since it meant I couldn't do thinks like write Uber for Glass. Their branding document is very detailed and handy to make their buttons look good on mobiles too, so I liked the quality of their work otherwise. Since they fixed it I'll have to take a look at doing the hackathon, I guess. Although maybe I'll have to put it on a watch instead of a Glass since Glass is dead.","1426624820","2015-03-17T20:40:20Z" -"9221600","smackfu","smackfu",,,"9219742","9","What I thought Uber Request Endpoint was before reading the article:

A box containing a captive iPhone and a credit card reader. When you swipe your card, they call an Uber to that location. So you can use Uber without a smartphone or an acocunt.

I still think that would be neat.","1426627388","2015-03-17T21:23:08Z" -"9221779",,,,"true","9219742","13",,"1426628781","2015-03-17T21:46:21Z" -"9221818","jaytaylor","jaytaylor",,,"9219742","14","I'm sure this will cost me some of that sweet HN karma, but:

Sweet; Now my automated dating life will really take off!

http://robrhinehart.com/?p=1005

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6773841","1426629179","2015-03-17T21:52:59Z" -"9221981","xasos","xasos",,,"9219742","10","Not sure if Uber is already working on this, but I would love an Uber app for Android Wear/Apple watch. Would be pretty convenient to just tap twice and get a ride.","1426630553","2015-03-17T22:15:53Z" -"9222852","c-slice","c-slice",,,"9219742","11","Uber Proxy: use uber in cities where it's banned but pay the driver by drawing an equi-distance route in a city that it's not banned in.","1426640485","2015-03-18T01:01:25Z" -"9223110","Lordo","Lordo",,,"9219742","6","Would it be possible to create something that effectively books an Uber for a later time/date?

An example would be I know I'll need an Uber tomorrow morning at 7AM so rather than get out my phone at 6:50AM I do it the night before and it just delays the request until the morning? Perhaps even add in some push notifications or something to check that you still want to book it and all you have to do is hit yes/no.","1426643786","2015-03-18T01:56:26Z" -"9224244","osirisr","osirisr",,,"9219742","7","SOME UBER APP IDEAS:

* An app that allows people to search up the products of small local businesses near by, pay for them via mobile, and then have it delivered to them via a trusted Uber driver. Good for small businesses since they wouldn't be able to afford a fleet of cars. Uber delivery will increase business since they will no longer be limited by their location.

* Tinder integration would be perfect. Users can agree upon a location via a google map in the app, and then schedule Uber drivers to pick them both up (option to share ride too). No need for either person to reveal their address to the other. Will make participants feel more safe.

* Vacation package integration. Not sure if this is already being done, but vacation packages can now include a dedicated Uber driver, along with the standard hotel + plane package. Will make vacations even smoother.

* Office lunch app uber integration. An app that lets co-workers pool money together to order lunch from local restaurants, and then have it delivered via Uber. Business for restaurant is increased since they are no longer limited by seating capacity (esp during high volume times - business plaza at 12pm for example).

* This idea is a combination of some of the others. Pizza Hut, Domionos, Chinese restaurants all do delivery... why not all of the other restaurants? Imagine an app that aggregates a bunch of restaurants and allows users to place orders. As the food is being prepared the app calculates all the nearby Uber drivers, the delivery locations, etc. It then finds the most efficient 'load' for a single Uber driver to carry. For example, pickup food from restaurants A B R since the drop off locations are all near to each other. This allows an Uber driver to take food from more than 1 restaurant to more than 1 customer, maximizing the amount of $$ they can make and decreasing cost for the end customer.","1426667726","2015-03-18T08:35:26Z" -"9236963","tomclama","tomclama",,,"9219742","12","What about a babysitting app of 27k users? -Parents are willing to pay a uber to bring back babysitters.","1426848971","2015-03-20T10:56:11Z" -"9220146","coreyp_1","coreyp_1",,,"9219941","0","Just because you do something, doesn't mean that it is motivated by bias. Maybe her speaking patterns made it easy for someone to interject a thought, more so than the other panelists. That's normal. "Cutting off" is a strong, emotionally manipulative phrase, and I doubt that it was as drastic as it sounds here. It was a panel discussion! I think this entire article only exists to push an agenda.","1426616870","2015-03-17T18:27:50Z" -"9220437","mrng","mrng",,,"9220432","0","[Text for those who will hit the paywall]

It was once used by nearly 1bn people, making it one of the world’s best-known technology brands. But even Microsoft, its maker, has been forced to admit that it is deeply unloved.

Internet Explorer — the software that launched the browser wars of the 1990s and became a symbol of the Seattle company’s former stranglehold on the tech world — is about to be ushered into retirement.

The group confirmed this week that it would not use the IE name for the new browser that it plans to ship with the next version of its Windows operating system, due later this year. The revised software, codenamed Project Spartan, is intended to catapult Microsoft beyond the Web 1.0 world for which IE was designed.

Nearly a decade ago, Dean Hachamovitch, the then-head of the IE business, confessed at an industry conference: “We messed up.”

With Spartan, Microsoft hopes to vault past IE’s weaknesses to produce a browser that is more suited to a digital life lived on multiple devices — part of the strategy of new chief executive Satya Nadella to break the company’s reliance on its old PC monopoly.

Tom Bedecarre, chairman of Akqa, a digital advertising agency owned by WPP, said the 20-year old brand was long past its sell-by date. “In the war of the future, which is mobile, they’re losing,” he said. “Nobody’s going to download Internet Explorer as their mobile browser.”

Microsoft has admitted that it failed to make IE a more loved part of daily life over the years. It even resorted to self-mockery in some of its advertising, referring to it as “The Browser You Loved To Hate”.

“It’s been a product problem for a long time,” said Dan Brewster, a senior interactive designer with Wolff Olins, the marketing agency. “People don’t like it,” he added, but used it only because it came pre-installed on their computers or because they were required to by their employers.

IE’s historic significance was sealed in the late-1990s. Designed to counter the rise of browser pioneer Netscape at the dawn of the internet, it was shipped free with the pervasive Windows operating system — a tactic that later made Microsoft the target of an antitrust investigation.

It overtook Netscape within three years and went on to dominate access to the online world, accounting for an estimated 95 per cent of browser usage soon after the turn of the millennium. But a combination of complacency and the failure to anticipate the shift to mobile sealed IE’s fate.

First the open-source Firefox browser and, more recently, Google’s Chrome ate into IE’s market share, using faster technology and slicker design to win users. Microsoft’s share of browser usage has fallen to around 20 per cent, similar to Firefox, while Chrome has risen to nearly 50 per cent, based on online activity.

Although being pushed into retirement, the IE name will live on, if only for a short time. A new version of IE will be included in the next Windows launch as well as the Spartan browser, to make life easier for companies that have developed software to work with the browser.","1426619187","2015-03-17T19:06:27Z" -"9225226","mc_hammer","mc_hammer",,,"9225097","0","Taxi police just what we need

Whats next ThoughtCrime? Err operator delete that.

I was never here!","1426684984","2015-03-18T13:23:04Z" -"9228748","X-combinator","X-combinator",,,"9228400","0","Congrats for making the third front page.

http://i.imgur.com/A07YxCp.png?1","1426713326","2015-03-18T21:15:26Z" -"9228698","jethro_tell","jethro_tell",,,"9228461","0","Like a vps provider?","1426712853","2015-03-18T21:07:33Z" -"9229929","mkr-hn","mkr-hn",,,"9229923","0","Clickable: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/27/3607036/google-u... and http://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetvie...","1426732569","2015-03-19T02:36:09Z" -"9230903","JohnLen","JohnLen",,,"9230768","0","Uber is actually providing a better alternative for users of public transportation. Though the legality of the service is an issue for now, hope they will able to find a fruitful solutions with the authorities and continue to operate. More alternatives creates more competition and this will be good for users of public transportations.","1426757374","2015-03-19T09:29:34Z" -"9236261","hackuser","hackuser",,,"9236241","0","Definitely worth reading: The FTC report makes strong statements claiming anticompetitive, "unlawful" practices at Google.","1426826579","2015-03-20T04:42:59Z" -"9244253","jimsmart","jimsmart",,,"9244240","12","If they do switch to ARM, I hope they'll do something like Rosetta to help with the switch. The last switch wouldn't've been as easy if it wasn't for Rosetta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(software)","1426972852","2015-03-21T21:20:52Z" -"9244256","protomyth","protomyth",,,"9244240","5","How would they do Bootcamp? This is not an insignificant factor in the decision to purchase a Mac.","1426972920","2015-03-21T21:22:00Z" -"9244275","0x0","0x0",,,"9244240","0","I think ARM performance is still way off from the i5/i7 x86_64 you get at the higher-end macs, and rosetta-style x86_64 emulation on arm is probably even further off. Lack of virtualbox/vmware support is also a bit of a showstopper, at least for cross-browser testing and web development.

My guess is that ARM based high-end macs are at least 3-5 years away from today.

At least with Adobe CC being a monthly subscription and all, there won't be an extra upgrade cost for the arch switch :)","1426973467","2015-03-21T21:31:07Z" -"9244340","JoelSutherland","JoelSutherland",,,"9244240","3","The Anandtech quote compares the A7 to an Atom chip, not a Core chip. That's not to say that Apple can't eventually match Core performance at higher TDPs but the distance is greater than the article suggests.","1426975163","2015-03-21T21:59:23Z" -"9244345","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"9244240","6","ARM based Macs will probably herald the merge of iOS and OS X (version 11?) with universal apps that can run on devices and desktops. And Apple can drop the 'X' and probably just use the better known name iOS.","1426975214","2015-03-21T22:00:14Z" -"9244355","__bjoernd","__bjoernd",,,"9244240","4",""There wouldn’t have been a “secure enclave” on the iPhone’s processor to store the fingerprint data, nor would there have been perfect hardware-software integration."

Well, Intel aren't totally sleeping. They will provide SGX for exactly that reason in the near future: https://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2013/09/26/protecting...","1426975443","2015-03-21T22:04:03Z" -"9244381","mojuba","mojuba",,,"9244240","10","Or, Apple might manufacture both Intel and ARM based macs. You want virtualization? Or maybe x86-based games, Audio Units and other binaries that are slow to catch up? Here is your Intel iMac. You don't care? Fine, get a cheaper ARM Mac/MBP with a longer battery life. And more compact too. This could go on for some 5-10 years until Apple's ARM gets better at everything and all the relevant apps get recompiled.","1426975777","2015-03-21T22:09:37Z" -"9244385","benwilber0","benwilber0",,,"9244240","16","In 5-10 years maybe.","1426975858","2015-03-21T22:10:58Z" -"9244430","staunch","staunch",,,"9244240","8","The winner will be the one to figure out how to make mobile chips that don't overheat after 20 minutes of high utilization. These badass GPUs and quad core CPUs aren't much use because you can't actually use them!

Either that or we're going to need 10lbs of mobile water cooling attached to any smartphone running VR.","1426976346","2015-03-21T22:19:06Z" -"9244455","WallWextra","WallWextra",,,"9244240","2","Even if Apple could match Intel's performance in the laptop power envelope (implausible), that still wouldn't be enough. They'd have to beat it by a big enough margin to make binary translation feasible. When they switched from PPC to x86, they got enough of a performance boost to make Rosetta Stone work ok, despite the overhead. I'd be surprised if it's even possible to beat the current crop of x86 processors in single-threaded performance by such a huge margin, ever. Let alone beat whatever Intel has out by that time.","1426976839","2015-03-21T22:27:19Z" -"9244492","ForHackernews","ForHackernews",,,"9244240","15","Debian will still run on ARM, right? That's all I care about.","1426977422","2015-03-21T22:37:02Z" -"9244508","WhitneyLand","WhitneyLand",,,"9244240","1","The big flaw in this reasoning is assuming Apple would win big enough from a switch to make the upheaval worth while.

The Apple ARM chips are great but there is no publicly known reason to believe Intel cannot keep pace. This leaves price and manufacturing economies as the only reasons which is much different than the Motorola scenario.

You say Apple will do this to offer Macs for $50 less? That's a meaningless differentiation for their product line.

I believe you also underestimate the importance of dual-booting/running VMs, which is quite widespread. A lot of people run Windows for just one or two apps, but it's apps they have to have.

Also what about gaming? New games could target ARM/Neon but massive libraries of existing games would become unplayable.

Even the price argument is not a slam dunk because Intel has already been willing to forego profits and subsidize in the mobile space, they might be willing to do the same in the desktop space if they truly felt threatened.","1426977779","2015-03-21T22:42:59Z" -"9244545","hurin","hurin",,,"9244240","14","Is there any advantage for consumers in such a switch? If so could someone explain what it would be?","1426978401","2015-03-21T22:53:21Z" -"9244560","phkahler","phkahler",,,"9244240","9","It will be easy when AMD make a truly ambidextrous chip that can run code for either architecture. Jim Keller already said the ARM has a "bigger engine" and zen seems to be a derivative of their new ARM core or at least shares a lot of design. He also said the ARM requires almost no decode stage. One site even wrote a piece speculating along these lines. It doesn't make a lot of sense from a software point of view though - you want one or the other and parts would be disabled for either ISA. But it would serve Apple well. It would be this biggest coup the industry has ever seen.","1426978563","2015-03-21T22:56:03Z" -"9244609","joars","joars",,,"9244240","11","A switch to arm would be easily justifiable if it was the only road to fan-less macs and apple controlling the processor development, but intel has made huge strides in power efficiencies lately as well as opening up the possibility for using intel IP in SoC's. -And isn't the ipad already a mac with an arm processor?","1426979223","2015-03-21T23:07:03Z" -"9244858","CyberDildonics","CyberDildonics",,,"9244240","13","This is so off base it is staggering. The single thread performance divide between intel chips and arm is enormous.","1426983104","2015-03-22T00:11:44Z" -"9246643","meesterdude","meesterdude",,,"9244240","7","First, the title is click bait and inaccurate; short of the author having a magic crystal ball, this is 100% speculation and theory.

The move from PowerPC to Intel was great and helped break down several barriers that were in the way. While ARM could offer them some advantages, it has its own downsides that must be factored, and is not as clear a slam dunk.

Also, the author references a projection they made three years ago about how ARM-Based macs are coming - Which would make sense if it actually since came true, but there has been no change in the state of ARM on Mac's that would justify even mentioning this. They are still making a wild guess that still has not come true.

So maybe they'll roll out a mac mini with an ARM processor - or maybe something else entirely. Or nothing. It's (relatively) safe to say they'll keep pushing the ball, but it remains to be seen which direction.","1427030347","2015-03-22T13:19:07Z" -"9248529","altern8","altern8",,,"9248524","0","Demo of it working: http://jsfiddle.net/ph7cghLd/","1427063378","2015-03-22T22:29:38Z" -"9257401","normloman","normloman",,,"9257212","2","It's not hard to calculate ROI in GA. The author's gripe is that there's no big ROI number on the dashboard. If you ran an ecommerce site with known prices for each item, and your only marketing channels were paid and organic search, I could see how this would be possible. But what if your site is for lead gen. How is GA supposed to know the value of a lead, or your company's closing rate? For many sites, having a dash widget for ROI would be misinformed. And that's why I presume most analytics platforms don't include it by default.","1427212610","2015-03-24T15:56:50Z" -"9257403","gerner","gerner",,,"9257212","6",""The credit of acquiring that customer, and the cost to acquire that customer, really should be spread among all the different marketing activities."

Wow. I have been banging my head against this problem on the ad-tech-product-side for months. But this puts it really clearly. Other than having omniscient view of all marketing activities, any thoughts on even imprecisely measuring this.","1427212622","2015-03-24T15:57:02Z" -"9257414","awicklander","awicklander",,,"9257212","10","I've been using Tend for about 4 months now.

In all seriousness, Google analytics, and my inability to use it, was one of the most frustrating things I dealt with as the founder of a SaaS product.

Google analytics regularly makes me feel like an idiot, and my frustration level, even with better products like heap and kiss metrics, had gotten me to the point where I was ready to give up on analytics entirely.

By using tend I learned that I was literally tossing away thousands of dollars every month and it's clearly shown me where we get our customers.

It's hands down the best analytics tool I've ever used.","1427212694","2015-03-24T15:58:14Z" -"9257416","gk1","gk1",,,"9257212","0","This is disingenuous. You're using a strawman (can't get ROI in GA) backed by a conspiracy theory (it's to make you spend with AdWords!) without disclosing up front that you have a competing product.

Google Analytics is a powerful tool, as you say, and as a result it has a steep learning curve. With that said, calculating the ROI on a marketing effort is not as difficult as you make it seem.

Using goals and ecommerce tracking, you can see the (dollar) return from any source, cohort, or time period. All that's missing is the input (investment), which only you know. Divide your investment by the return and you have your ROI for any segment you choose.

The entire issue with last-click attribution is not really an issue. Not only can you change this setting, but also you can view "Multi-channel funnels" and see every touchpoint (channel) of a user, even if they didn't convert on the first visit.

From a quick glance at Tend, it looks like your value offering is showing the same multi-channel funnel that GA shows, just with a nicer interface. That's fine, a better skin can be a sufficient value prop, but it's dishonest to frame this as though you're providing information that GA does not.","1427212700","2015-03-24T15:58:20Z" -"9257489","ryanevans","ryanevans",,,"9257212","5","Full disclosure: We have a competing product to GA.","1427213443","2015-03-24T16:10:43Z" -"9257502","ssharp","ssharp",,,"9257212","1","I'm reading this as less of a gripe in GA not having a ROI report and more of complaining about marketing attribution. Marketing attribution isn't a super-easy problem to solve.

But complaining that GA doesn't know that a person saw a Facebook ad at some point before ultimately subscribing (and interacting with more ads along the way) is a bit like complaining that your car isn't also a boat and plane.

If you want comprehensive analytics, you need to spend time developing a comprehensive measurement plan and then spend time doing the reporting. Expecting any tool to do precisely what you want, despite the tool neither claiming nor even desiring to do what you expect, isn't a plan.","1427213544","2015-03-24T16:12:24Z" -"9257603","fsk","fsk",,,"9257212","7","I think Google Analytics is misleading on purpose.

I worked with one small business owner who thought that all Google Analytics website traffic = all Adwords traffic, causing him to overspend on AdWords. Multiply by 1M+ clueless small businesses advertising on Google, and that's Google's profit.","1427214400","2015-03-24T16:26:40Z" -"9257641","iblaine","iblaine",,,"9257212","8","GA and other 3rd party tools work well for small business. As companies grow they should invest in moving clickstream analysis in house. The lack of visibility into bot detection makes GA and other 3rd party tools sub optimal solutions.","1427214712","2015-03-24T16:31:52Z" -"9257707","crdb","crdb",,,"9257212","9","It's funny because this conversation happens again, and again, and again, and again, with every new business as they grow big enough to start caring. And somehow, multiple attribution (let's not even discuss cross-device attribution, offline marketing, or more advanced ML-based customer identification and fingerprinting) is presented yet again as a freshly discovered Holy Grail. The first time I heard about it was when Rocket Internet told me it was invented at Zalando.

Google Analytics is two things:

- a tracker. That is, people do things on your site and what they do gets sent to a server.

- a data warehouse [1]. This is the part that gets people. Google stores the data, and what you see is the processed stuff that comes out of it after it's been sliced, by Google.

- I said two, but a subset of the data warehouse is the data mart that Google offers on top, which is the slick Google Analytics UI in orange with your gmail login. That thing is so easy and intuitive to use that people take a very long time to switch and have very high expectations when they do so (and usually, deeply entrenched manual processes that they try to replicate with the new solution, causing countless wasted hours).

The tracking part is pretty much sorted out with all competitors in the market.

For the small sum of $150,000 + around $10,000 for BigQuery per annum, you can access a few layers of your "raw" data with a few days lag. This includes the famed multiple attribution, because of course GA free pulls out only the last channel (plus or minus a few rules, such as ignoring direct traffic). The API will drive you nuts and the data is not in a relational format. I would say the sampling limit is the biggest drawback of using GA Free, particularly if you track things like product impressions on a search (which might add up to 100x product views). Once you have the raw data [2] in a decent relational database, it's very easy to get multiple attribution models of your choice, and to link them up to specific discount and customer rules, and do whatever else you want.

And of course, if you didn't bother thinking through your tracking codes, you won't get much out of Google. Google encourages you to think of the UTM parameters as "tags" as opposed to giving structure to your marketing tracking, and that results in some pretty messy schemas and workarounds afterwards (not their fault, but when you're the guy who has to clean up afterwards, you grind your teeth).

As far as I'm concerned, a much saner approach is to host the "data warehouse" part yourself - as part of your production backend, fed by the tracker directly (let your DBA figure out the specifics). Then, you get the data live, and you don't pay the Google tax. More importantly, you don't separate your customer, product and order information - which sits in your backend - from your web analytics information - which would sit in Google's DWH - requiring extraordinary ETL efforts. For the Google tax, you can hire a decent DBA and have enough spare change left for a very decent Postgres box on AWS RDS.

I'm sorry for the rant on your post, I know first hand how hard early stage sales are in SaaS (currently between contracts actually), but needed to get the last few years experience off my chest in the hope that it will save some pain to other people.

I also think you should make it clearer how you differ from GA. I'd love to know a. whether your tracker is any different b. whether your data warehouse, API, and so on are different c. whether your front end is different/more limited/more intuitive and of course d. whether your biggest USP is price.

[1] you can read the wiki page, but really, on a model, not implementation, level, it means "the single source of truth that contains all the data my company will ever have". You cannot have multiple DWHs running in parallel. As another HN poster once said, businesses are resilient to application errors, so correctness isn't strictly necessary; but it is a massive help and an enabler of profit generation and as such a very desirable goal. -[2] https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/3437719?hl=en","1427215325","2015-03-24T16:42:05Z" -"9257792","photorized","photorized",,,"9257212","4","GA is a fantastic tool.

Problem is (not really a problem, but a fact of life) most of today's interactions that are pertinent to your product's success (and the ROI) are taking place outside of your properties that are trackable by GA (e.g. website).

If you look at apps like Meerkat, their meteoric rise can be attributed almost entirely to a handful of influential VC/celebrity figures, who loved the app, started using it, and actively promoting it. Product Hunt may have played a role in the beginning (those referrers would show up in GA of course).

GA is great at tweaking your conversion rates through the funnel, but as far as magic is concerned (what makes something explode), GA is helpless.","1427216181","2015-03-24T16:56:21Z" -"9262977","fiatjaf","fiatjaf",,,"9257212","3","Now that this thread is full of advertisement, I will add my:

Microanalytics[1], a web-analytics service you host yourself with a CouchDB only (no backend). It supports custom events (with values) and stores raw data, that you can process easily later to see cool patterns. Like what the Tend homepage shows, you can also see each session, what each user did[3]. There's a command line client[2] that you can use to explore the data, it exposes the data for you in a way that pipes well.

Suggestions and criticisms wanted.

[1]: https://github.com/fiatjaf/microanalytics

[2]: https://github.com/fiatjaf/microanalytics-cli

[3]: For example: zhgj3ytm came from some ad, then visited some page; the other day it came again from Google and registered with the email bananas@email.com, then it left and never came back.","1427292169","2015-03-25T14:02:49Z" -"9260579","aetherson","aetherson",,,"9258503","0","Well, that was a very frank -- and super scary -- disclosure screen. It'll be interesting to see if people are cool with sharing that data. I honestly don't have much of a notion of whether they will.

My sense of Uber is that they don't have much of an idea of what to do with their data-store in-house. Like, besides sell it. Maybe they're using it to try to massage supply and demand a little closer together, but if they are, it's not apparent through radical improvements in the user experience.","1427243898","2015-03-25T00:38:18Z" -"9260582","falsestprophet","falsestprophet",,,"9258503","2",""Uber offers Starwood reward program" is a more reasonable title","1427243961","2015-03-25T00:39:21Z" -"9260607","pbreit","pbreit",,,"9258503","1","I'm pretty loose with my data but I don't like this. Does Starwood really need to know all of my transportation activity? And now I have to worry if Starwood offers its agents a "God View"?","1427244584","2015-03-25T00:49:44Z" -"9260927","majormajor","majormajor",,,"9258503","3","Sharing all your data with their partners doesn't sound like being a big data company; I'd think a big data company would want to keep their data to themselves and under their own control.

Is Starwood also a big data company now because they're getting this data?","1427250534","2015-03-25T02:28:54Z" -"9261118","habosa","habosa",,,"9258503","4","I feel like this author just discovered OAuth. Starwood is asking for permission to see those things. People "Log in with Facebook" dozens of times a day and Facebook knows a lot more than Uber does.

One interesting thing about this data is that it is also all in Gmail (or whatever email you use) because of ride receipts. So theoretically someone could ask for read access to your email and get all this data and more. It also means Uber is leaking their valuable (?) to every email provider.","1427254217","2015-03-25T03:30:17Z" -"9265063","cratermoon","cratermoon",,,"9258503","5","This could be a signal that Uber is exiting.","1427309212","2015-03-25T18:46:52Z" -"9260278","DigitalSea","DigitalSea",,,"9260254","0","Here in Queensland, Australia the Taxi Council Queensland have been going after Uber quite hard. TV, radio, print and in-taxi advertisements claiming that Uber is unregulated, uninsured and unsafe. However, if this deal struck with insurance companies in the US spreads to all of the other markets Uber is in: this really puts a nail in the arguments of interests against Uber. What other argument would there be? If passengers are covered by insurance, then what other arguments against Uber do Uber decriers actually have left?

Interesting move. Will be even more interesting to see how the taxi lobbyists react to this.","1427239619","2015-03-24T23:26:59Z" -"9273323","DigitalSea","DigitalSea",,,"9273260","0","Whatever the intentions behind Apple's move were, they seem pretty clear to me after what they did to the community. All of those contributions, companies using and hard work from people forking and making it better for nothing. I think it was a pretty bad move. They don't want people publicly having access to the source code which leads me to believe they are moving it in-house and keeping it for their own stuff or they are going to start charging for it. Apple are within their rights to do whatever they want with the code, but some kind of public explanation around why they took it down and what's happening with it would be the right thing to do.","1427405973","2015-03-26T21:39:33Z" -"9274412","joe_the_user","joe_the_user",,,"9274331","7","De rigueur comment: What happens when Apple buys a closed source company you depend on.","1427422869","2015-03-27T02:21:09Z" -"9274436","pmorici","pmorici",,,"9274331","13","Were these people paying customers? If not what did they expect would happen.","1427423382","2015-03-27T02:29:42Z" -"9274442","bobbles","bobbles",,,"9274331","12","The website doesn't even mention anything relating to the purchase from what I can see https://foundationdb.com/

Edit: Ah.. its on the community page: http://community.foundationdb.com/","1427423548","2015-03-27T02:32:28Z" -"9274508","pje","pje",,,"9274331","15","> Like other NoSQL databases, FoundationDB offered a way to build databases that spanned hundreds or thousands of different servers, often housed in geographically distant data centers.

What?

> FoundationDB promised a way to provide scalability without sacrificing performance

Wait, what?","1427424766","2015-03-27T02:52:46Z" -"9274518","S_A_P","S_A_P",,,"9274331","3","It's odd that they imply foundation db has a strength in scalable performance that other no sql databases do not which would be handy for financial applications but then fail to mention apple pay as a potential use case.","1427424996","2015-03-27T02:56:36Z" -"9274535","Alex3917","Alex3917",,,"9274331","6","If Apple gets any bigger we're going to have to start worrying about them buying Google and then shutting it down.","1427425308","2015-03-27T03:01:48Z" -"9274543","mc32","mc32",,,"9274331","0","The same thing that happens when a service or product you depend on shuts its doors or gets bought out.

Why is this so exceptional? What would we do if twitter folded tomorrow? things like this happen all the time. There is nothing special about it, except Wired wants to make money taking this tack.

I mean, it'd be nice if we could depend on things to be there forever and it'd be nice if companies shuttered gracefully, but it does not happen all the time.

What are they saying in essence? Don't depend on closed source services? Don't depend on non-creative commons Wired articles for your news as they may shut down one day? People make a calculus. This option is closed source, but offers this advantage. I know, as any business, they may disappear and I'm left holding the bag, but I'm willing to take that chance, given the advantages. This is also the case for open source software, but, yes, OSS has the advantage that someone with sufficient need and resources could resurrect the project.

Fine, they have a preference for open source. That's great. We could all hope all was open source but short of that, we use the tools that are available --with the understanding they could disappear tomorrow.","1427425577","2015-03-27T03:06:17Z" -"9274555","Handwash","Handwash",,,"9274331","4","Despite the fact that this is not only happen in Apple specific case as the title suggest and probably, a quite generalization of what Apple do to the company it bought, the article raises a good point to carefully decide what technology solution you use for your company.

We have to expect that any product that we used might come to an end someday, and need to make sure that we at least have an escape plan for that.","1427425862","2015-03-27T03:11:02Z" -"9274591","spectrum1234","spectrum1234",,,"9274331","16",""That leaves companies that depended on that software out of luck. And when startups suffer, so does innovation."

Uhhh except that their existence outright is in itself innovation. Removing their existence cannot reduce innovation since their initial existence furthered it.

cliffs: article is dumb and author is an idiot. at least i think, i had to stop reading the article.","1427426441","2015-03-27T03:20:41Z" -"9274627","awinder","awinder",,,"9274331","11","If this acquisition was in any way related to Apple wanting to use this product in-house -- call me massively confused. It really would be a mental sickness if Apple were so insistent on using closed-source tech across the organization, even while that is a very obscure line of thinking amongst it's competitors in the cloud space. On the other hand, if Apple is acqui-hiring these guys -- then why kill the download links instantly? So yeah, either way, seems like a poorly handled situation","1427427433","2015-03-27T03:37:13Z" -"9274656","grrowl","grrowl",,,"9274331","1",""We have made the decision to evolve our company mission and, as of today, we will no longer offer downloads." is the least respectful and most opaque phrase I've ever heard. What would have been the risk of something more honest and direct?","1427428005","2015-03-27T03:46:45Z" -"9274671","ademarre","ademarre",,,"9274331","9","The article cites CouchDB as how this kind of thing can play out differently for open-source software. The first example that came to my mind was Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, and the subsequent MySQL forks (e.g. MariaDB). Of course, we still have MySQL today, and AFAIK it remains to be seen what will happen to FoundationDB. I doubt Apple will kill it.","1427428366","2015-03-27T03:52:46Z" -"9274684","AndrewKemendo","AndrewKemendo",,,"9274331","8","Same thing happened with the 13th Lab pointcloud SDK getting sucked into Oculus. We also see it with developers getting sucked into Google/FB etc...","1427428949","2015-03-27T04:02:29Z" -"9274843","nitrogen","nitrogen",,,"9274331","10","I'd still like to know what Apple is going to do with PrimeSense. Thanks to that purchase, I have to rely on used Kinects for all of my depth sensing needs.","1427432921","2015-03-27T05:08:41Z" -"9274933","mindcrash","mindcrash",,,"9274331","2","Maybe something more is at play here than just the founders and team cutting access to years of their work.

Could also be something to do with a certain company who doesn't like you to have access to (certain) assets of their acquisition after it went through. I mean, they did the same thing with TestFlight. janking Android support directly after the acquisition (and closing it altogether a while later) and Logic (yanking Windows support directly after the acquisition and making the product OSX exclusive).

You could say Apple really is quite ruthless and basically acts like a asshole when it comes to acquisitions, even though their CEO seems to be quite a nice and gentle person (at least after work hours)","1427435733","2015-03-27T05:55:33Z" -"9275052","makeitsuckless","makeitsuckless",,,"9274331","5","At least Apple makes puts it out of its misery quickly, unlike the likes of Google, Microsoft or Yahoo, who have been known to let products of acquired companies live on like zombies before finally "sunsetting" them.

How often haven't we read the whole fake happy "we're so excited, but nothing will change" press releases? Those have become a running joke.","1427440213","2015-03-27T07:10:13Z" -"9275828","davidgerard","davidgerard",,,"9274331","14","OPEN SOURCE, dudes. Protection from your vendor is why you need it.

This is something you learn after getting burnt by a vendor of $L33T_TOOL_OF_THE_DAY a few times.","1427459320","2015-03-27T12:28:40Z" -"9281010","thret","thret",,,"9280956","0",""Mr Cook's base salaray" I always wonder how sites like the bbc still miss spelling errors.

Good for him though.","1427539015","2015-03-28T10:36:55Z" -"9283015","pearjuice","pearjuice",,,"9282800","5","Please note that these people are driven by anger for being substituted for cheaper, hipper, faster and newer competitors. They play the taxi game by their own rules and for taxi drivers who have been into winning the game with so little hesitation for so long and literally get disrupted over night by these rule breakers, the result is agression against the disrupting force.

The disrupting force makes them loose their bread and nobody does anything against it. An entire market is being ripped open and this is what makes Uber so interesting. It is something which will completely change an entire industry which basically made money for a long time without any competitors of another level. I cannot wait until Uber starts the fight against public transportation.","1427582082","2015-03-28T22:34:42Z" -"9283019","funkyy","funkyy",,,"9282800","0","Well they pay for licenses, training, insurance and fee to the agency. No wonder they are frustrated that Uber drivers under banner of "hacking industry" avoid those laws and manage to charge customers less as their cost of running is mostly their time + petrol.

Nothing explains behavior like that, but for sure Uber is last company to feel sorry for.","1427582145","2015-03-28T22:35:45Z" -"9283039","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"9282800","2","Headline should probably say 'smash Uber car with baseball bats.' At first I thought they were beating up drivers. Smashing up a car is still bad, but very different.","1427582450","2015-03-28T22:40:50Z" -"9283040","roel_v","roel_v",,,"9282800","4","Similar thing happened in the Netherlands a few days ago.","1427582482","2015-03-28T22:41:22Z" -"9283059","fennecfoxen","fennecfoxen",,,"9282800","3","This is the same Mexico where teachers don't just have a title to their jobs, they can sell that title to someone else for cash money. And if they're not happy with education reforms, they'll just teach kids leftist chants all day instead of reading or arithmetic... to say nothing of the arson, or the mobs armed with baseball bats.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/04/ec...

Once upon a time there were actual heroes like Cesar Chavez, and today's thugs still trade on his good name. One of many reasons Mexico's economy isn't as good as the US economy...","1427582742","2015-03-28T22:45:42Z" -"9283090","stephenhess","stephenhess",,,"9282800","1","Having taken quite a few cabs in DF (lived in Roma for a couple months), the uber-bashing in this thread is perplexing. Cab drivers in DF routinely don't follow rules - they often share the same license amongst multiple people, they'll lie about knowing how to get to a place and take you on a merry-go ride where they stop to ask people for directions along the way, they'll go out of the way to extend your ride intentionally and cars will be completely devoid of seatbelts. The idea that Uber is line-stepping ignores the fact that everyone is already line-stepping but at least with Uber, you get a way better product. (Granted ideally you have a set of rules that get enforced and quality control that way but this just isn't the tempo of DF).","1427583303","2015-03-28T22:55:03Z" -"9282917","dansk1n0","dansk1n0",,,"9282865","5","april fools?","1427580447","2015-03-28T22:07:27Z" -"9282919","DanBlake","DanBlake",,,"9282865","3","Seems highly unlikely. Dallas SEO company? I doubt it.","1427580496","2015-03-28T22:08:16Z" -"9282923","SCdF","SCdF",,,"9282865","1","Cached version: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://...","1427580544","2015-03-28T22:09:04Z" -"9282951","PaulHoule","PaulHoule",,,"9282865","4","These guys don't have infrastructure as scalable as Google, I'll say that.","1427581059","2015-03-28T22:17:39Z" -"9282954","steele","steele",,,"9282865","2","It's pretty impressive when the news of your hiring is so popular it takes down the website of your new employer. http://i.imgur.com/ulimy9j.png?1","1427581127","2015-03-28T22:18:47Z" -"9282965","thehodge","thehodge",,,"9282865","0","An early April fools and not an original one at that","1427581275","2015-03-28T22:21:15Z" -"9282904","levimatan","levimatan",,,"9282903","0","I have created a free tool to allow mobile developers to be able to create their screenshots easily and fast. The tool allows you to change any parameter in the screenshot and also export it in all the dimensions you need.

Enjoy! -Email me at info@appscreenshot.me with suggestions. I would be happy to contribute more to the community. This tool is free and will stay free :)","1427580117","2015-03-28T22:01:57Z" -"9290932","igammarays","igammarays",,,"9290849","25","ugh","1427735683","2015-03-30T17:14:43Z" -"9290976","m52go","m52go",,,"9290849","4","> Free, ad-supported Uber rides are inevitable

What? Why?

------------------

While we're at it, why not post ads along the sides of houses and apartment buildings in the Bay Area to reduce housing costs?

Maybe if we make the ads small enough, we could fit enough ads on a single surface to make rent free!!!

/sarc","1427736035","2015-03-30T17:20:35Z" -"9291011","ayushgta","ayushgta",,,"9290849","0","This reminded me of the future that Black Mirror's Fifteen Million Merits envisions for us: "Everyday activities are constantly interrupted by advertisements that cannot be skipped or ignored without financial penalty." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteen_Million_Merits","1427736333","2015-03-30T17:25:33Z" -"9291064","Karunamon","Karunamon",,,"9290849","2","Inevitable? I thought engagement with advertising was going down all over the world.

How would you ad-support a full ride, anyways? A ~$20 CPI is pretty insane.","1427736794","2015-03-30T17:33:14Z" -"9291078","jjulius","jjulius",,,"9290849","1","I pay for Netflix and Spotify so that I don't have to deal with ads. I'll happily continue to pay for Uber and similar services for the very same reason.","1427736895","2015-03-30T17:34:55Z" -"9291130","bgnm2000","bgnm2000",,,"9290849","15","Weird to see all this hate in the comments. Ads aren't the devil. More options to paying for something of value is always beneficial.","1427737214","2015-03-30T17:40:14Z" -"9291145","aslewofmice","aslewofmice",,,"9290849","21","I don't get the hate, I think it's a great idea. It's completely opt-in and both sides win.","1427737361","2015-03-30T17:42:41Z" -"9291177","kak9","kak9",,,"9290849","7","I'm fine with ads. But I see much more promise for ads before getting in car, then after. While waiting for Uber/Lyft I check my phone non-stop. The second I'm in the car the last app I'm opening is Uber/Lyft.","1427737601","2015-03-30T17:46:41Z" -"9291216","nijiko","nijiko",,,"9290849","13","That's not free. You're spending time in exchange for goods. Time you otherwise could save by just spending a few dollars.

The real annoyance is surge pricing.","1427737837","2015-03-30T17:50:37Z" -"9291640","pbreit","pbreit",,,"9290849","3","Advertising works best where the marginal cost of delivering the impression is near-zero (i.e., TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, internet search, Facebook newsfeed, etc).","1427741160","2015-03-30T18:46:00Z" -"9291833","yellowapple","yellowapple",,,"9290849","23","I'd be fine with this as long as there's a way to turn this off (or better yet, to make it something entirely opt-in and have to turn it on). I wouldn't want to be bombarded with ads if I'm not interested in them subsidizing my ride.

Also, is there a way to make these companies just pay me to look at their ads? It'd cut out the middlemen, and seeing how many ads I'd probably be confronted with on a daily basis without things like AdBlock Plus, I could probably turn it into a career if the figures in this article are accurate.","1427742674","2015-03-30T19:11:14Z" -"9291853","dotcoma","dotcoma",,,"9290849","10","Remember the New Economy? No, a lot of us don't. See, that's the problem.","1427742882","2015-03-30T19:14:42Z" -"9292199","xb","xb",,,"9290849","18","Wow, now having looked at the mockup images under the Redirection heading, this does really seem inevitable. Free might be a stretch, but I'd bet that we'll see these types of ads when using rideshare services in the very near future.","1427745886","2015-03-30T20:04:46Z" -"9292471","WhitneyLand","WhitneyLand",,,"9290849","9","I think there is a bit of a fallacy around certain business models. We're constantly amazed at how much is free or low priced due to being ad supported (Google), Moores Law et al (Dropbox), or strategically subsidized (Amazon).

The fallacy is that these apply to everything or that it seems easier to apply than it actually is.

In the case of free Uber, the most I can stretch is to imagine it's possible when the targeting gets so good that a lead is very valuable (weren't cancer class action click throughs going for $200 at one point?). Or as part of some partnership with another company such that other economics are at work besides watch ad = ride free.

So not only is it not inevitable, it would require some pretty special conditions.","1427748356","2015-03-30T20:45:56Z" -"9292518","pjc50","pjc50",,,"9290849","19","There are some countries where the taxi drivers will "advertise" businesses by taxing you to them whether you asked them or not. That's pretty much the only way you could make ad-supported taxis work.","1427748715","2015-03-30T20:51:55Z" -"9292527","codazoda","codazoda",,,"9290849","17","I can imagine these being offered free by companies who want an ear to talk to. If I'm selling time shares, for example, I might want to give free rides and tell people about it on the way. If you got a multi-thousand dollar sell every 100 rides, maybe it's worth it.","1427748798","2015-03-30T20:53:18Z" -"9292559","niche","niche",,,"9290849","16","An accessible business model that anyone can openly innovate on. Certainly, this must contribute to the $24B valuation...","1427749028","2015-03-30T20:57:08Z" -"9292770","krschultz","krschultz",,,"9290849","6","One of the reasons that ad supported models work is that the marginal cost of providing software is near zero. The marginal cost of providing rides is decidedly non-zero. I would argue that the marginal cost of a ride is going to increase from its present cost.

* There is a price war going on and some of the providers are losing money. In the short term this will continue, but long term it will correct itself.

* I believe the regulations on company -> contractors a la Uber will increase and that will cost Uber more per ride.

* Even if you think the drivers will be replaced with self driving cars, those cars will be more expensive than present day cars.

I don't think any of that is a problem for Uber as a business charging money. I do think it precludes ad-supported rides.","1427751262","2015-03-30T21:34:22Z" -"9292895","brianbreslin","brianbreslin",,,"9290849","14","Honestly I hate the idea of MORE ads.

Also the install driven ad market has its limits. These are all funded by startups buying customers with their VC money.","1427752579","2015-03-30T21:56:19Z" -"9292944","stealthlogic","stealthlogic","true",,"9290849","24","No thanks.","1427753211","2015-03-30T22:06:51Z" -"9292954","prawn","prawn",,,"9290849","5","Half-bakery: Uber rides funded by menial tasks. You're in a van heading from A to B, while ironing shirts or folding clothes or packing boxes.","1427753350","2015-03-30T22:09:10Z" -"9293023","mitul_45","mitul_45",,,"9290849","22","This makes me sad. The mock-ups, I don't like them much.","1427754101","2015-03-30T22:21:41Z" -"9293030","BIair","BIair",,,"9290849","12","Why do you think Google has invested so much in self-driving cars?","1427754155","2015-03-30T22:22:35Z" -"9293218","mbesto","mbesto",,,"9290849","8","Some of the ideas of "why it would work" make sense, but the economics are way off.

> For example, targeting travelers who are arriving from the airport, to target them with highly personalized hotel/tour offers. Or targeting hardcore movie or concert-goers for their next night out.

This is the basic premise of the OP's advertising argument. Does anyone book hotel or conferences ad hoc? Anything that is "event" based selling opportunity is a no go, because most event organizers want high up front guarantees of attendees (due to high fixed costs) and usually sell last minute excess at very low margins, so paying a converted CPM at $20 (or heck even $10) is most likely going to bring a negative return.","1427756616","2015-03-30T23:03:36Z" -"9293885","sebastialonso","sebastialonso",,,"9290849","11","I've welcome Uber's business plan. Ads are not the answer for everything. Quite the contrary, I'd argue that ads are the answer for very few problems.

Money or any monetary transactions plays two roles in these kind of business. The unrecognized one is that it plays the role of guarantee (ideally, but in reality is something like 'more or less'). -What guarantee do I have as a driver or as a client if I use an ad-supported billing system, which we all know is next to crap? This is a really poorly-thought idea. Uber's strength is in the elegance of its business model.","1427766049","2015-03-31T01:40:49Z" -"9294195","ghobs91","ghobs91",,,"9290849","20","We're getting to a point where it's just services supported by ads for other services which are supported by ads for other services and so on.","1427772322","2015-03-31T03:25:22Z" -"9294727","devnonymous","devnonymous",,,"9294558","0","TL;DR: Google joins an Indian telecom operator association against Net Neutrality and has so far refused to comment on the matter.","1427784542","2015-03-31T06:49:02Z" -"9299618","hoodoof","hoodoof",,,"9299604","0","I really wish I could use a phone or tablet as keyboard and swipe interface for devices like this.","1427833334","2015-03-31T20:22:14Z" -"9301460","troymc","troymc",,,"9301194","0","I see you've included your middle initial in your domain name. At least I think that's what you're doing. (Is 'E' your middle initial?)

If that's what you're doing (including your middle initial, like Arthur C. Clarke), then you need to be consistent. Use your middle initial with your name everywhere online, so everyone online (including Google), knows you as Mark E. Waldron. Make it your online identifier in all your profiles everywhere. Also, include the 'E' in the <title> tag for your home page.

There are some websites and web services which can give you suggestions on minor changes that might help your search engine ranking. There are even books about SEO. Good luck!

I don't know if this matters to search engines, but I found it frustrating waiting for your home page to load, and for all the animations to finish. Maybe skip all the fancy animations.","1427860618","2015-04-01T03:56:58Z" -"9301741","dang","dang",,,"9301491","0","Comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9301485.","1427864882","2015-04-01T05:08:02Z" -"9301774","arthurcolle","arthurcolle",,,"9301491","1","April Fools is the worst day of the year in the techsphere","1427865434","2015-04-01T05:17:14Z" -"9303837","Schweigi","Schweigi",,,"9303808","0","I made Ganttplanner as a side project. It started all of by making a simple Gantt chart library for Angular (angular-gantt.com) and slowly-slowly got a real product. Would love to get some feedback on how to improve it further.","1427898622","2015-04-01T14:30:22Z" -"9305981","dferlemann","dferlemann",,,"9303808","1","That's pretty cool. I wonder if it violates Google's AUP.","1427914952","2015-04-01T19:02:32Z" -"9308698","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9308629","9","China's response is kind of funny. But if they have no bad intentions, they can just implement CT and not have to worry about it. Of course, if you read between the lines in the last paragraph, you realize that they do have bad intentions. That last line is quite 1984-ish.","1427949428","2015-04-02T04:37:08Z" -"9308733","nickodell","nickodell",,,"9308629","5",">2. For the users that CNNIC has already issued the certificates to, we guarantee that your lawful rights and interests will not be affected.

...

Does that mean anything?","1427950168","2015-04-02T04:49:28Z" -"9308744","mspecter","mspecter",,,"9308629","1",">"...meanwhile CNNIC sincerely urge that Google would take users’ rights and interests into full consideration"

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly what they're doing.","1427950459","2015-04-02T04:54:19Z" -"9308762","liareye","liareye","true",,"9308629","14","TOP KEK","1427950980","2015-04-02T05:03:00Z" -"9308763","kijin","kijin",,,"9308629","11","Who are the people and companies that use CNNIC-issued certificates?

CNNIC is a relatively recent addition to most browsers' lists of trusted CAs. Moreover, given the popularity of pirated & never-updated Windows XP in China, it would have been foolish for any serious Chinese business to use an SSL certificate from any vendor other than globally recognized ones like Comodo and Verisign.","1427951005","2015-04-02T05:03:25Z" -"9308778","neumino","neumino",,,"9308629","2","With great power comes great responsibility. It's not because there were no misuse of the certificates this time that it didn't happen or would have not happen.

I personally have removed their certificates from my system. This is the responsible move to do if you care about your security or don't want your computers to be used as part of the DDoS like we've seen against GitHub.","1427951339","2015-04-02T05:08:59Z" -"9308796","bigiain","bigiain",,,"9308629","0","This is going to be interesting.

My gut feel is that "rogue root CAs" need to have the fear of having their entire business shut down if they're caught out acting badly, and that CNNIC is the ideal opportunity for US-centric technology companies to take a stand without treading on too many profitable toes. If Microsoft and Apple joined in solidarity and announce they're taking CNNIC out of trusted roots (and, to a lesser extent, Mozilla), then it will be clear that the threats to CA's business/profit have some teeth.

If they let this slide - it'll pretty much be open season for root trusted MITM certs to anyone with a few kilo or mega bucks to spare. It won't stop state-level actors from doing state-level bad-stuff(tm), but it might at least stop them from selling that ability to random big-corps as well.

(And surely the opportunity to stand up to the Chinese Government with broad internet-community backing, especially in the face of the recent Github DDOS - the timing is about as perfect as it's ever likely to get, right?)","1427951656","2015-04-02T05:14:16Z" -"9308854","DigitalSea","DigitalSea",,,"9308629","4","Not really much of a response from CNNIC here. Notice how they spin this situation as Google taking away the rights of others? Google isn't the bad guy here, they're doing the reasonable thing and CNNIC have a lot of explaining to do...","1427952944","2015-04-02T05:35:44Z" -"9308891","jtokoph","jtokoph",,,"9308629","8","I find it interesting that visiting the https version of cnnic.cn in Chrome neither displays a lock icon nor a warning, but the certificate is displayed as valid: http://i.imgur.com/fTzxpBh.png","1427954046","2015-04-02T05:54:06Z" -"9308919",,,,"true","9308629","7",,"1427954568","2015-04-02T06:02:48Z" -"9308927",,,,"true","9308629","15",,"1427954722","2015-04-02T06:05:22Z" -"9308989","cskau","cskau",,,"9308629","3","Quite the contrast to Google's response:

    We applaud CNNIC on their proactive steps, and welcome them to reapply once suitable technical and procedural controls are in place.
","1427956955","2015-04-02T06:42:35Z" -"9309744","ttflee","ttflee",,,"9308629","6","Interestingly, I cannot get round of CNNIC, as I am likely to operate some services for my employer on Windows Azure in China.

http://www.cnnic.cn/jczyfw/fwqzs/fwqzsdtgg/201403/t20140312_...

Microsoft is using CNNIC certs for their Windows Azure services in China (, which of course is independent from Azure services in other regions, and is jointly operated with Chinese partners).

If I marked CNNIC CA as untrustworthy, I would be expecting some alert in my Dashboard page, I guess.","1427970475","2015-04-02T10:27:55Z" -"9310323","codert","codert",,,"9308629","12","CNNIC,you deserve it!","1427979090","2015-04-02T12:51:30Z" -"9310327","codert","codert","true",,"9308629","13","CNNIC,you deserve it!","1427979110","2015-04-02T12:51:50Z" -"9310677","101914","101914",,,"9308629","10","I know a user who runs her own root CA.

She only has one "customer": herself.

Using the OpenSSL binary the cost is free.

She decides which hosts she wants to trust, obtains their certs and signs them.

She believes she can trust her own CA more than any commercial, third party CA.","1427983135","2015-04-02T13:58:55Z" -"9309232","dijit","dijit",,,"9309172","4","you don't need google..

and if you dislike their support then that's a valid criticism.","1427962248","2015-04-02T08:10:48Z" -"9309308","borplk","borplk",,,"9309172","3","Haha ... yeah just wait until you cool down and the reality sets in, been there done that","1427963575","2015-04-02T08:32:55Z" -"9309377","clusterbits","clusterbits",,,"9309172","0","Google services are nice, no questions. But more and more interesting alternatives are showing up done by different companies. And maybe Google's competitors are more hungry to provide better support.","1427964872","2015-04-02T08:54:32Z" -"9310532","vaidhy","vaidhy",,,"9309172","1","Let all us know how the shift worked.. I have been looking for alternatives and not able to find anything esp. for the email and docs..

Maybe MS will be the true competitor :)","1427981377","2015-04-02T13:29:37Z" -"9310846","hacym","hacym",,,"9309172","2","I'm sure all of the played out exactly how you described it. Good luck trying to escape Google.","1427984634","2015-04-02T14:23:54Z" -"9310342","steveharville","steveharville",,,"9310339","0","Google says a future update in Chrome will remove trust for all certificates from China's main root certificate authority.","1427979184","2015-04-02T12:53:04Z" -"9311942","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9311935","4","For 6x the price.","1427994416","2015-04-02T17:06:56Z" -"9311951","SEJeff","SEJeff",,,"9311935","2","With 0.00005% the customer satisfaction.","1427994566","2015-04-02T17:09:26Z" -"9312050","dangerboysteve","dangerboysteve",,,"9311935","3","with a download cap of 1GB :)","1427995526","2015-04-02T17:25:26Z" -"9312221","ignostic","ignostic",,,"9311935","0","Putting aside the Comcast hate in this thread, this is great. This is competition at work. Comcast isn't going to force you to buy, and they're going to lower their current prices for 500 Mbps customers and launch 2 Gbps service that will cost somewhere between $70 and $400.

Call me crazy, but I wouldn't want the other ISPs to surrender. Google can't cover the whole country in reasonable time, and what's to say their service won't devolve if they were Comcast's size? I'd much rather see the market forcing improvement.

I've done a lot of work in the internet industry, and I feel like the execs are FINALLY waking up to the reality of customer demand. I've been on conference calls with C-level execs at major telecommunication companies who are still banking on their advantage: the landline. Yeah, seriously.","1427996963","2015-04-02T17:49:23Z" -"9312359","mmt","mmt",,,"9311935","1","I wonder how they're going to handle this with only 1GB Ethernet interfaces being the standard. Will they just have multiple ports on the bridge/router device? Built-in 802.11ac?","1427998065","2015-04-02T18:07:45Z" -"9317885","dangrossman","dangrossman",,,"9317709","0","The redirect is happening after you're already on the newmongolianbbq.com website; Google is not doing anything weird.

This script on the page is responsible: http://luover.icanfans.com/d/luover.js

The restaurant's website is an out-of-date install of WordPress and several plugins. One of them probably has a known vulnerability which someone exploited to inject that script tag into the site's theme, redirecting its Google traffic away to the knockoff LV store.

There are some 80 million WordPress sites, and a good chunk of them are running outdated versions of the CMS or plugins, which makes it an easy target for automated scanning and exploitation. This kind of hijacking happens to thousands of websites every day.","1428089493","2015-04-03T19:31:33Z" -"9319722","sumedh","sumedh",,,"9319158","1","Is it just me or does anyone else think that moving the crown with your finger looks cumbersome.","1428115834","2015-04-04T02:50:34Z" -"9320419","sytelus","sytelus",,,"9319158","0","This is pretty un-Applish video but after watching it I'm now thinking may be I would have some use for this... Including second button in watch doesn't seem to make any sense whatsoever consider traditional minimalism Apple wants to achieve. I also love how every video has so far avoided to showing how to do text entry in case dictation isn't working well.","1428138696","2015-04-04T09:11:36Z" -"9325822","notnickwolf","notnickwolf",,,"9325557","2","Try this if it asks you to sign in:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...","1428279879","2015-04-06T00:24:39Z" -"9325831","api","api",,,"9325557","8","So now the race to the bottom continues down to streaming services that pay artists even less.","1428280203","2015-04-06T00:30:03Z" -"9325838","steven2012","steven2012",,,"9325557","3","I'm curious what the net amount of money going to musicians are, as opposed to the amount of money going to record labels. That's much more important to me, because I don't care if the music labels starve, but if the musicians go broke, then there is no more content. And in this age, it seems strange that there isn't a good way for a musician to completely bypass labels altogether and just release music on their own, in a profitable manner.

Based on the numbers I've seen from posts here, Spotify clearly isn't the answer, it's just another mechanism to drive the value of content to $0. Maybe we'll see Spotify start their own music label and give artists money more directly, the way that Netflix and Amazon Prime are essentially creating their own TV stations.","1428280366","2015-04-06T00:32:46Z" -"9325844","alyx","alyx",,,"9325557","11","Personally, I have not bought music since streaming services started covering 90% of the music I listen to.","1428280504","2015-04-06T00:35:04Z" -"9325878","michaelpinto","michaelpinto",,,"9325557","0","Something to keep in mind is that music "ownership" may be a generational thing. My parents were members of the silent generation (born in the 30s) and they owned very few physical records. And it's not to say they didn't love music, they did -- but the way they enjoyed music was listening to the radio. So if you had a love of opera and classical music you'd listen to WQXR 24/7 (here in NYC) which isn't too different than a millennial who is into streaming.

As a Gen X member we grew up imitating Boomers by buying music in our youth (see side note below). But something to keep in mind is that unlike digital music, this was very much a tactile experience. This was because you were by the physical album as much as the music itself. And if you look at those albums you realize that the package acts as a mini-poster so it was really merchandise (as much as buying a t-shirt).

Also in a pre-digital age you'd get the lyrics included with the album as well. This doesn't sound like a big deal, but in a pre-Google era getting your hand on the lyrics was something that you'd have to work at if you didn't own the album (you might have to go to a sheet music shop, and those weren't in every town).

So streaming (or what we use to call radio) may in fact be the natural order of things. Part of this may also be that music as a medium isn't on the cutting edge of culture anymore. We tend to forget that from say the 60s until the late 80s music was leading the way as a voice for cultural change, but sadly as rock as a genre is now about 65 years old, and even rap is about 35 years old.

So I think the biggest challenge for the music industry isn't technology at this point, but focusing on how to be culturally relevant again. So it's not about a decline in digital sales, but a decline in connecting with their audience.

Side note: It should be noted that while Gen X did buy records we tend to forget that in the 80s the music industry was terrified by declining sales which were attributed to the youth market spending their money on new things like video games. Of course we loved music as much as previous generations did, but thanks to MTV we were experiencing it also as a streaming medium.","1428281035","2015-04-06T00:43:55Z" -"9325886","zaidf","zaidf",,,"9325557","7","I rarely ever purchased music. And yet, thanks to Spotify I've been paying ~$10/mo for the last 4 years. For all the hate it gets, its turned people who rarely ever paid for music into paying for it every month.","1428281172","2015-04-06T00:46:12Z" -"9325896","AshleysBrain","AshleysBrain",,,"9325557","4","Note this article is from October 2014.","1428281304","2015-04-06T00:48:24Z" -"9325914","mehrzad","mehrzad",,,"9325557","10","I go to shows, buy vinyl when I can (albeit rarely), and download and stream for everything else. This is what most music junkies do these days, I guess.","1428281746","2015-04-06T00:55:46Z" -"9325921","ams6110","ams6110",,,"9325557","6","Congratulations to the music publishing industry. After years of claiming that we didn't actually own the songs we purchased, we finally decided not to purchase songs anymore.","1428281876","2015-04-06T00:57:56Z" -"9325972","iamben","iamben",,,"9325557","1","You can't put the genie back in the bottle. The way we consume changed dramatically over the last 20 years, and with change, it means where, how and who profits changes.

I'm all for competition but I feel it's going to end up ruining it for those that consume, and ultimately those who create - in both music and movies.

Spotify is as close to 'perfect' as I think we've seen a streaming service so far. Most, if not all of the people I know who'd prolifically or casually pirated music (but rarely, if ever bought it), now pay for Spotify. Most, if not all those who bought music now pay for Spotify instead. Because it's easier. And it's all there - and it doesn't cost you to experiment and change your mind.

But when artists (Taylor Swift, etc) start leaving because it doesn't pay as much as the heydays, and start moving to services that promise more cash, everything becomes more fractured. The reason people pay is because it's easier that pirating. Napster was easy. Everything was there so you consumed. But no one wants to pay for 5 services / install 5 apps / whatever. So they'll just end up not bothering, and by that point they won't be buying either. And everyone will lose.","1428283108","2015-04-06T01:18:28Z" -"9326066","ghaff","ghaff",,,"9325557","9","An interesting aspect of this is that, to my surprise, paying for a Spotify subscription apparently costs more than people historically paid for music:

http://recode.net/2014/03/18/the-price-of-music/

I'm not sure if this is the right way of looking at it and I paid more during my peak music purchasing years but it's thought provoking.

I confess that owning my favorite music, at least digitally, is something I feel fairly strongly about. But I can't really unravel my feelings from just the fact that I always have.","1428285282","2015-04-06T01:54:42Z" -"9326093","PhantomGremlin","PhantomGremlin",,,"9325557","12","

   Straight outta Compton,
-   crazy motherfucker named Ice Cube
-   From the gang called Niggas Wit Attitudes
-
-A number of years ago I purchased the music video to the above song from iTunes. I paid $2, because I enjoy the song and I think it's "culturally significant".

But today? NO. Not for sale from iTunes at any price? Why not? Does it offend too many sensitivities?

Countless other examples like that. Do you want to buy the music video of the song that won the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance? Can't buy that anymore either. Is it because of the words "See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup"?

Why can't I pay someone US dollars to legally "buy" non-DRMed music videos? Everyone in the business complains constantly, but they won't take my money???","1428286074","2015-04-06T02:07:54Z" -"9326123","jleyank","jleyank",,,"9325557","5","Judging from the tenor of comments here, the typical user doesn't have to worry about bandwidth limits on their smart device, never drives where the connection's spotty, never flies and stays within one country. Or, I guess, just has a slug of money to pay whatever fees for internet connection arise.

I tend to do a number of these things, so having music "in my hand" is advantageous. I also like to listen to both the hits and non-hits for the artists I like and had a largish legacy CD collection. Most of the CD's I purchase now are mementos of concert trips, especially for the bands that sign what they sell. Ripping the CD's, I get the music that the bands laid down, without the compression artifacts and pitch changes I get from radio. Do the internet services do the same, or are their offerings pristine?

Different strokes and all that, but be careful to add up the cost of continued rental vs. purchase or other forms of acquisition.

Edit: I also prefer to support the artists I listen to rather than middlemen.","1428286738","2015-04-06T02:18:58Z" -"9329744","josephjacks","josephjacks",,,"9329148","0","Great to see CoreOS launching a supported version of their stack with a push to make Kubernetes easier to consume in the enterprise.

IMHO, one should always consider if being opinionated about the fundamentals of a platform is good thing when most enterprises will want to chose their own fundamentals.","1428344527","2015-04-06T18:22:07Z" -"9330788","sciurus","sciurus",,,"9329148","1","See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9329259","1428355608","2015-04-06T21:26:48Z" -"9329799","tdicola","tdicola",,,"9329259","2","Congrats to the team! Interesting to see a big focus on Kubernetes going forward--doesn't CoreOS kind of compete with Kubernetes? (even though Kubernetes builds on CoreOS tools like etcd)","1428344934","2015-04-06T18:28:54Z" -"9329904","chuhnk","chuhnk",,,"9329259","4","Kubernetes will become a dominant container orchestration platform and API. It's what Mesos should be, but with the backing of Google, kubernetes is more likely to push into that space a lot quicker and with a lot more momentum. Notice, there are a lot more startups forming around kubernetes than mesos. Even still, competition is healthy, having multiple forms of large scale orchestration and resource management systems are important for the tech ecosystem. I imagine we'll see a couple more over the next few years. Docker with their own. I'm sure we'll see one to solve these problems at a smaller scale that is easier to manage. And perhaps another focused on a niche area like AWS lambda functions but as an open source project.","1428345935","2015-04-06T18:45:35Z" -"9330049","wyc","wyc",,,"9329259","1","> we set out to build and deliver Google’s infrastructure to everyone else

This statement rings pretty true as Kubernetes (also known as k8s) has some Google biases. Not all cloud providers will have such an easy time providing all the infrastructure necessary to run CoreOS + k8s smoothly.

For example, Kubernetes assigns each Pod (k8s unit of computation) an IP address, which is only simple to do if your cloud provider supplies something like a /24 private block to your nodes. CoreOS came up with the VXLAN-based Flannel project to make this model more portable[0], but Layer 2 over Layer 3 isn't something I'd like to throw haphazardly into my production environments. Google Compute Engine conveniently provides this setup as an option.

Another example of Google-favoritism is the strong preference of centralized storage--particularly GCEPersistentDisk. At first I was concerned about centralized storage by default as we know disk locality is a Good Thing (TM), but after reading a paper that claimed networking is improving faster than disks are[2], I felt somewhat better about this. However, it's still pretty obvious that a Google Persistent Disk is the way to go with k8s[3].

That said, I'm really happy that Google has open-sourced this project because it is indeed a functioning, tested, and easy-to-use distributed system. I'm sure that the devs aren't aggressively shutting out other cloud providers and that these biases are probably just a side-effect of their resource allocation process and the problems that they intend to solve (e.g. GCEPersistentDisk used to be a core type instead of a module--it has since gotten better). It's still important to evaluate a technology's biases and potential evolution before throwing your product on it.

[0] https://github.com/coreos/flannel

[1] https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/blob/maste...

[2] http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ganesha/disk-irrelevant_hotos2...

[3] Do you see any other providers here? https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/tree/maste...","1428347356","2015-04-06T19:09:16Z" -"9330066","donflamenco","donflamenco",,,"9329259","6","How does this compare to Redhat's Atomic Host?","1428347508","2015-04-06T19:11:48Z" -"9330375","kungfooguru","kungfooguru",,,"9329259","3","Aren't they doing the same thing people have been complaining about Docker doing? Running with features but not stablizing? Is CoreOS not as unstable as the impression I've gotten of it from comments led me to believe?","1428350547","2015-04-06T20:02:27Z" -"9330603","achanda358","achanda358",,,"9329259","5","There seems to be some feature overlap between fleet and kubernetes. Anyone knows are they planning to reconcile those two?","1428353184","2015-04-06T20:46:24Z" -"9331150","raspasov","raspasov",,,"9329259","0","Maybe it's just me, but I fail to see how all those project make the developer/devops person's life less complex. I don't have the experience to have managed a cluster of 1000s of machines but I HAVE managed a cluster of ~50 nodes with MySQL, ElasticSearch, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, PHP, Clojure and the whole gang at various points in time. I am yet to see a single project (Mesos, Kubernetes, Docker, whatever) that would DRAMATICALLY make my life so much better. Not trying to be overly negative here, just looking for answers and better solutions.

EDIT -I also continuously wonder how do things like Ansible fit into the picture. Are they competitors? Are they supplemental to the likes of Mesos/Kubernetes? Are they orthogonal?","1428360572","2015-04-06T22:49:32Z" -"9335938","crisnoble","crisnoble",,,"9333833","1","Great work, this is a nice clean wrapper. I find that using google drive as a backend might be slow, but it means non technical people can edit the spreadsheet. Makes for a great proof of concept.","1428430626","2015-04-07T18:17:06Z" -"9336664","anilgulecha","anilgulecha",,,"9333833","2","So your gmail password is in the clear? Is there a way to use a publicly accessible sheet, so no password is required, and the account at least is still safe.","1428436198","2015-04-07T19:49:58Z" -"9337764","blairanderson","blairanderson",,,"9333833","0","Super cool wrapper. I noticed node-edit-google offers auth with tokens as well. https://github.com/jpillora/node-edit-google-spreadsheet#bas... - you would probably get more use and feedback if you include those options.","1428448046","2015-04-07T23:07:26Z" -"9335375","h43k3r","h43k3r",,,"9335098","0","I am very sad for the Indian Startups in this space who are facing a lot of problems because of the rape incident involving Uber. I understand that some things are beyond the control of these companies but incidents like this affect the public opinion about these companies in a very negative way.

1. TaxiForSure founders have to sell their company to Ola Cabs mainly because of this incident.

2. Indian Govt has banned all the mobile cab providers in Delhi, the National Capital and is trying to enforce the country wide ban.

[1] http://www.livemint.com/Companies/t7TozTlZCAmvtSxog3OQ7L/Beh...

[2] http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/government-mulls-pan-india...","1428425799","2015-04-07T16:56:39Z" -"9335582","sokoloff","sokoloff",,,"9335098","1","I'm having a hard time figuring out the legal theory under which Uber should be responsible for the illegal act of an Uber driver, even if that driver were judged to be an employee (contrary to Uber's claims & TOS).

If I were to rape someone, would my employer be liable?

If I were a "legit" cab driver and raped someone, would the cab company be liable?

If I were staying in a Marriott and got raped by a hotel staffer, would Marriott be liable?

Same case in airbnb. Do people really think that online companies have a higher duty of care or liability than offline equivalents?","1428427392","2015-04-07T17:23:12Z" -"9336936","free2rhyme214","free2rhyme214",,,"9336254","0","If they can figure out that magic logistic mystery there's opportunity here.

However it'll be hard to dominate like Uber.","1428438465","2015-04-07T20:27:45Z" -"9338033","erkose","erkose",,,"9337998","2","Longer. I had to switch back to my ISPs DNS.","1428452233","2015-04-08T00:17:13Z" -"9338200","phinze","phinze",,,"9337998","1","Just had DNS trouble from Chicago. Switched to openDNS.","1428455084","2015-04-08T01:04:44Z" -"9338234","Nickoladze","Nickoladze",,,"9337998","0","Thanks for the heads up, was thinking Cloudflare was down or something.

Switched to OpenDNS @ 208.67.222.222/208.67.220.220","1428455452","2015-04-08T01:10:52Z" -"9340316","mnkypete","mnkypete",,,"9340254","4","Whatever your opinion on the watch might be, the review is just beautiful.","1428496818","2015-04-08T12:40:18Z" -"9340388","danso","danso",,,"9340254","0","Seems like the Watch, whatever its ultimate potential, may be something better purchased in its second iteration:

> Let’s just get this out of the way: the Apple Watch, as I reviewed it for the past week and a half, is kind of slow. There’s no getting around it, no way to talk about all of its interface ideas and obvious potential and hints of genius without noting that sometimes it stutters loading notifications. Sometimes pulling location information and data from your iPhone over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi takes a long time. Sometimes apps take forever to load, and sometimes third-party apps never really load at all. Sometimes it’s just unresponsive for a few seconds while it thinks and then it comes back.

Data transfer between the phone and watch should be something that feels as seamless as magic...else, what's the point of getting the watch?","1428497750","2015-04-08T12:55:50Z" -"9340766","morbius","morbius",,,"9340254","10","Unequivocally pretentious, bloated, and comically self-aggrandizing. Much like the watch and its makers themselves.","1428501440","2015-04-08T13:57:20Z" -"9340768","petrosh","petrosh",,,"9340254","9","barely 16 hours battery? better for apple it recharge with telepathy...","1428501473","2015-04-08T13:57:53Z" -"9340858","jscheel","jscheel",,,"9340254","1","So, brand new battery, one day of use, and he was at 10% by 7pm and was "hyper-aware" about how little battery life he had left, triggering a "wave of anxiety." According to one analysis (http://www.ifweassume.com/2013/08/the-de-evolution-of-my-lap...), Apple battery capacity can decay by 15% in a year. This means that by next year, his watch could be at 10% by 5pm. No. No way. Heck no. Not happening. Really regretting that I didn't get in on the Pebble Time Kickstarter now.","1428502257","2015-04-08T14:10:57Z" -"9340866",,,,"true","9340254","5",,"1428502375","2015-04-08T14:12:55Z" -"9340885","mkr-hn","mkr-hn",,,"9340254","3","Is there some way to get rid of the background animations in this article? I'm sure it seemed real neat in the design meeting, but it's very distracting. I couldn't finish the article.","1428502569","2015-04-08T14:16:09Z" -"9340933",,,,"true","9340254","6",,"1428502991","2015-04-08T14:23:11Z" -"9340949","mladenkovacevic","mladenkovacevic",,,"9340254","2","The Apple Watch marks a new stage in consumerism in that it is effectively a gift FOR your iPhone. It doesn't work without an iPhone but it makes the iPhone's workload a little easier. It's also precious, expensive and intimate. What better way to show affection to your beloved iDevice.","1428503185","2015-04-08T14:26:25Z" -"9340985","TheSoftwareGuy","TheSoftwareGuy",,,"9340254","7",">Paying for coffee at The Café Grind in Manhattan involved nothing more than double-clicking the communications button on the Watch and holding my wrist over the terminal; it beeped and the payment processed instantly.

really? No authentication at all?","1428503436","2015-04-08T14:30:36Z" -"9341531","cheshire137","cheshire137",,,"9340254","8","I really hoped for a TL;DR or some kind of summary at the end. It looks like the review just has sections and then stops.","1428508060","2015-04-08T15:47:40Z" -"9345752","smegel","smegel",,,"9345681","0","Was this like Gnome3 removing the option to turn off screen blanking?","1428552763","2015-04-09T04:12:43Z" -"9353279","muhpirat","muhpirat",,,"9352343","1","Nice idea. But SSL will be cool!","1428658315","2015-04-10T09:31:55Z" -"9353555","kornushkin","kornushkin",,,"9352343","0","Thanks for comment. SSL currently available (https://galago.me), page saving process goes strictly over HTTPS. I will add HTTP -> HTTPS redirect very soon (now HTTP is necessary for backward compatibility with previous version :)).","1428664239","2015-04-10T11:10:39Z" -"9353949","tim333","tim333",,,"9353895","0","Guess they've made a few bob from making all our stuff for us which is fair enough I guess.","1428670678","2015-04-10T12:57:58Z" -"9363402","blhack","blhack",,,"9363252","7","Do you mean like the offices that they have, or the datacenters that they run?

In both cases, the answer is yes.","1428848260","2015-04-12T14:17:40Z" -"9363480","exelius","exelius",,,"9363252","5","Yes, they do. They purchase access from commercial telcos. Even in cases where they operate their own equipment, they will lease dark fiber from a telecom.","1428849691","2015-04-12T14:41:31Z" -"9363484","olalonde","olalonde",,,"9363252","3","I don't know the details but those Wikipedia articles might help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_exchange_point","1428849786","2015-04-12T14:43:06Z" -"9363490",,,,"true","9363252","4",,"1428849902","2015-04-12T14:45:02Z" -"9363528","j3_d1","j3_d1",,,"9363252","2","Seperate the big companies into two groups. Those that provide content & those that don't.

The companies who provide content are more appealing to the end user and so Tier 1 IP providers will be interested in allowing them to host CDN platforms on the edge and connect into their networks so even if they do pay, it will be a very competitive rate. Then peering agreements will reduce the requirement for purchasing IP even more.

Companies who don't provide content but are huge, will have a department specifically for negotiating competitive rates & will again take advantage of peering in a big way.

Dark fibre is a different product to IP transit but again, negotiation teams will work to get huge discount.","1428850604","2015-04-12T14:56:44Z" -"9363529","bitshepherd","bitshepherd",,,"9363252","6","Some companies will set up their own internal MPLS network, and it starts making sense when you grow to a certain size.","1428850624","2015-04-12T14:57:04Z" -"9363538","matheweis","matheweis",,,"9363252","0","Companies that own their own infrastructure; e.g. literally the fiber across town, may only need to pay the peering fees. Some of the peering sites in the US are non profit, and as such these companies that own their own infrastructure are able to connect at-cost, or even at no cost [1].

I have no doubt that large companies take advantage of the above fact to get their internet "free" [2].

Now, there are still very significant costs in getting fiber to the peering sites, whether they trench it or lease it, and there are also the costs of the higher end routers, engineers to maintain them, etc. So, probably it is more cost effective to buy "regular" internet services for many small to medium office locations.

There is a decent article in Wired [2009] that explains how Google likely leverages all this to significantly reduce their bandwidth costs for YouTube [2].

[1] - http://www.phoenix-ix.net/aboutus.html

[2] - http://www.wired.com/2009/10/youtube-bandwidth/","1428850757","2015-04-12T14:59:17Z" -"9363727","dripton","dripton",,,"9363252","1","See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tier_1_network

Tier 1 means you're so central (at least in most of the world -- countries with local telco monopolies might be exceptions) that there is nobody upstream of you; everyone else is either a customer (who pays you) or a peer.

None of the companies you mention are Tier 1, so they're all paying someone upstream for at least some of their traffic. Every big company has people working to reduce that cost. For example, Apple and Microsoft might decide to peer with each other in some areas, and carry each other's traffic for free rather than paying someone else to carry it. And we know Google has invested significantly in their own fiber.","1428854250","2015-04-12T15:57:30Z" -"9371584","Gyonka","Gyonka",,,"9371293","0","Interesting. Would they eventually let other engineers sign on, resulting in a sort of tutoring platform for coding interviews?","1428975385","2015-04-14T01:36:25Z" -"9376059","kiddz","kiddz",,,"9375899","0","Our thinking (applewatchlease.com) about why leasing will be a good option. . .

"But we think the Apple Watch will be different, especially during the first couple generations. The type and magnitude of features that will likely be added over the next generations will render previous models nearly obsolete. In some senses, this is true for a lot of other Apple products. The first couple generations account for important missing functionality, and then further generations embark on a path towards refinement. But even conflated to other apple product developments, we think the apple watch will have a sharper risk becoming irrelevant as newer models launch."","1429034053","2015-04-14T17:54:13Z" -"9379186","erkose","erkose",,,"9379156","0","It would be nice to know the breakdown by weekly hours. I suspect this number is just registered drivers.","1429078761","2015-04-15T06:19:21Z" -"9381302","joshuapants","joshuapants",,,"9381184","0","I think this article title is a bit misleading. When I think "old-school watch makers" I think of something like Rolex or Breitling, the high end painstakingly crafted watches that are as much about art, engineering, style, and "look at how much money I can spend" as they are about telling time. I don't think the Apple Watch poses much of a threat to these companies, at least not in the near future.

The body of the article is more clear, showing that midrange watch makers are likely to suffer, which I think is a reasonable prediction to make.","1429109302","2015-04-15T14:48:22Z" -"9385198","georgemcbay","georgemcbay",,,"9385019","2",""Couple that with the numerous benefits and stress-free work environment at Google"

huehuehuehuehue","1429144174","2015-04-16T00:29:34Z" -"9385314","dottrap","dottrap",,,"9385019","0","I'm reminded of this article:

http://www.businessinsider.com/things-harder-than-getting-to...

Some highlights:

Walmart 2.6% chance

Getting an iPhone 6 on release day: 0.1%

Apple Store: 2% (I think Genius is really, really hard, but no number.)

Google was also mentioned in this article at 0.4%","1429146444","2015-04-16T01:07:24Z" -"9386018","joblessinmtv","joblessinmtv",,,"9385019","1","The number of interviews listed in the article is way off. By as much as a factor of 4.","1429162060","2015-04-16T05:27:40Z" -"9386221","WestCoastJustin","WestCoastJustin",,,"9386027","2","There was a great talk by John Wilkes (Google Cluster Management) re: Omega in 2011 at Google Faculty Summit [1]. Absolutely fascinating to see the scope of the problems they are dealing with.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZFMlO98Jkc

Edit: remove error in my comment re: borg/omega order.","1429166320","2015-04-16T06:38:40Z" -"9386311","obstinate","obstinate",,,"9386027","0","Oh, fun, they finally published this. How many times I've had to catch myself from saying the word "Borg" I don't even know.

The performance isolation is good, but I wouldn't really seek after high utilization unless compute costs are significant to your business. We've seen some crazy things where nominally non-interfering jobs cause significant performance degradation to other jobs on the same node. There's work yet to do here.","1429167756","2015-04-16T07:02:36Z" -"9386402","bbrazil","bbrazil",,,"9386027","5","> cc would be reachable via 50.jfoo.ubar.cc.borg.google.com.

I've implemented similar at my current job, as that sort of naming is very convenient. http://www.boxever.com/using-google-apps-openid-connect-with... has a sketch of how to do this with Apache as a reverse proxy with Google Auth, though we're using a PAC file now going to a HTTPS forward proxy to avoid limitations of SSL wildcard certs.","1429169311","2015-04-16T07:28:31Z" -"9386512","jnpatel","jnpatel",,,"9386027","8","How does Borg compare with Google's Kubernetes?","1429171242","2015-04-16T08:00:42Z" -"9386668","chuhnk","chuhnk",,,"9386027","3","Was always in awe of Borg and Omega while at Google. Really nice to see them finally publish a paper on this. Guess they've more far enough along now that it makes sense to do so. Omega will be a far superior beast to Borg and the open source Kubernetes but I have high hopes for the future of Kubernetes.","1429174262","2015-04-16T08:51:02Z" -"9386712","mandeepj","mandeepj",,,"9386027","4","Apache Yarn[1] looks like same thing as borg\omega. A plus point with Yarn is we can get our hands on it.

[1] http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/current/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yar...","1429175343","2015-04-16T09:09:03Z" -"9387504","mrfusion","mrfusion",,,"9386027","9","Is this similar in concept to Oracle Grid Engine (SGE)? How is it different, superior?","1429188113","2015-04-16T12:41:53Z" -"9388144","mkr-hn","mkr-hn",,,"9386027","11","You will be scalesimilated.","1429194595","2015-04-16T14:29:55Z" -"9389233","kozyraki","kozyraki",,,"9386027","1","All of us who have used Borg over the years are very appreciative of the technology and its capabilities. Congrats to all the Googlers, current and ex, that contributed to it. This paper should be toward the top of the reading list for anyone working on the topic.

Nevertheless, there are many open questions for large-scale cluster management for researchers and developer to address. Here are some of my favorite: -- The curse of overprovisioning: Borg and many other systems rely on reservation which are systematically exaggerated by users. Right sizing these reservations is one way to go beyond the 40-50% usage shown in the Borg paper (see fig 12). A promising way of doing this is Christina Delimitrou's work using classification techniques (see http://goo.gl/vFf8oN) -- Oversubscription using better isolation mechanisms): this is what the Borg paper calls resource reclamation. Take unused (but reserved) resources from priority jobs and use them for best effort analytics. David Lo (http://web.stanford.edu/~davidlo/) has a very interesting paper coming up on how to coordinate cpu sets, cache partitioning, Linux TC, RAPL/DVFS (power management) to run websearch clusters at >90% by packing them with analytics without causing ANY glitch on search. And that is Google search.

There are definitely more interesting. Exciting times.","1429203678","2015-04-16T17:01:18Z" -"9389336","stox","stox",,,"9386027","10","I wonder if disruptive jobs are named Hugh?","1429204693","2015-04-16T17:18:13Z" -"9390565","mark_l_watson","mark_l_watson",,,"9386027","6","Nice writeup - I just saved the PDF in my keep for ever PDF repo.

When I contracted at Google at 2013 I loved their infrastructure. For my task I had to run huge Borg jobs and the job submission, monitoring and logging system were very easy to use. I really liked the summary of hardware failures that occurred - hardware really is not very reliable when running at scale.

After not using AppEngine for a few years I have started using it recently for two personal projects. Using AppEngine's logging and scaling features is a tiny bit like using Google's internal infrastructure - makes me a little nostalgic.","1429215967","2015-04-16T20:26:07Z" -"9398555","nextweek2","nextweek2",,,"9386027","7","The Register [1] for years has referred to Cisco as the Borg because of their acquisition strategy.

The title implied to me that Google and Cisco were working together.

[1] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/16/borg_routers_open_to...","1429340270","2015-04-18T06:57:50Z" -"9395823","jws","jws",,,"9395630","1","Today, roughly half of all requests from Chrome to Google servers are served over QUIC and we’re continuing to ramp up QUIC traffic

Google says they will eventually submit this to IETF and produce a reference implementation, but it is interesting how a company was able to quietly move a large user base from open protocols to a proprietary protocol.","1429291840","2015-04-17T17:30:40Z" -"9395891","FreakyT","FreakyT",,,"9395630","6","Interesting, I wonder if this will will end up gaining enough momentum to become a standard, similarly to how SPDY ended up essentially becoming HTTP/2.","1429292385","2015-04-17T17:39:45Z" -"9396002","josho","josho",,,"9395630","0","Google really gets how standardization works. They innovate and once the innovation has proven its value they offer the technology for standardization.

I previously saw companies, like Sun, completely fail at this. Eg. The many Java specifications that were created by the standards bodies. Sun tried to do it right by having a reference implementation with the spec. But the Reference implementations were rarely used for real work, so it proved only that the spec could be built, not that the spec elegantly solved real problems.","1429293322","2015-04-17T17:55:22Z" -"9396040","polskibus","polskibus",,,"9395630","14","Google should investigate (or perhaps just buy outright) a low level communications technology stack from one of the HFT firms - they've already mastered low-latency networking, they just have no incentive to share this knowledge with the outside world.","1429293621","2015-04-17T18:00:21Z" -"9396257","portmanteaufu","portmanteaufu",,,"9395630","5","Possibly silly question: I was under the impression that only TCP allowed for NAT traversal; if I send a UDP packet to Google, how can Google respond without me configuring my router?","1429295642","2015-04-17T18:34:02Z" -"9396285","rpcope1","rpcope1",,,"9395630","7","It will be interesting to see how this works out with NAT being as difficult to work with UDP as it often can be.

It's a shame that SCTP is not more widely adopted, as I suspect it may be just as good (if not better) as a transport layer for building a new web protocol on.","1429295919","2015-04-17T18:38:39Z" -"9396366","jzawodn","jzawodn",,,"9395630","4","I wonder if this is why I've been having weird stalls and intermittent failures using GMail the last few weeks. Every time, I try it in Firefox or Safari and it works perfectly.","1429296638","2015-04-17T18:50:38Z" -"9396493","antirez","antirez",,,"9395630","12","50% and nobody noticed. Can't wait for another marginal latency win that makes the software stack more complex.","1429297514","2015-04-17T19:05:14Z" -"9396536","Splendor","Splendor",,,"9395630","10","The first image really confused me with the 'Receiver' looking like a server and the 'Sender' looking like a laptop.","1429297934","2015-04-17T19:12:14Z" -"9396687","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9395630","11","Wasn't the point of QUIC that it's basically encrypted UDP? I'm not seeing that great of a performance improvement here - 1 second shaved off the loading of top 1% slowest sites. Are those sites that load in 1 minute? Then 1 second isn't that great.

However, if the promise is to be an always-encrypted Transport layer (kind of like how CurveCP [1] wanted to be - over TCP though) with small performance gains - or in other words no performance drawbacks - then I'm all for it.

I'm just getting the feeling Google is promoting it the wrong way. Shouldn't they be saying "hey, we're going to encrypt the Transport layer by default now!" ? Or am I misunderstanding the purpose of QUIC?

[1] - http://curvecp.org/","1429299478","2015-04-17T19:37:58Z" -"9396820","easytiger","easytiger",,,"9395630","13","I assume they aren't counting the transit time of the first SYN equivalent? Are they saying it traverses the network infinitely fast. Because it doesn't","1429300505","2015-04-17T19:55:05Z" -"9397066","FullyFunctional","FullyFunctional",,,"9395630","3","MinimaLT [1], developed independently and about the same time as QUIC, also features the minimal latency, but with more (and better IMO) emphasis on security and privacy. (Though both are based on Curve25519). QUIC has an edge with header compression and an available implementation. EDIT: and of course, forward error correction!

[1] cr.yp.to/tcpip/minimalt-20130522.pdf","1429303036","2015-04-17T20:37:16Z" -"9397511","Fando","Fando",,,"9395630","8","I wonder how they managed the zero RTT connections? How would that ever work?","1429309320","2015-04-17T22:22:00Z" -"9398179","jeremie","jeremie",,,"9395630","2","As part of telehash v3, we've separated out most of the crypto/handshake packeting into E3X, which has a lot of similarities to QUIC: https://github.com/telehash/telehash.org/blob/master/v3/e3x/...

Personally I have a much broader use case in mind for E3X than QUIC is designed for, incorporating IoT and meta-transport / end-to-end private communication channels. So, I expect they'll diverge more as they both evolve...","1429326239","2015-04-18T03:03:59Z" -"9400113","rdsubhas","rdsubhas",,,"9395630","9","I'm not sure if this is related. But sometimes I have a slow home internet (60 kbps after I cross a threshold). At those times, I see websites loading really slow, specially HTTPS connections crawling - But YouTube streaming, Google search and Google webcache works really fast! In fact I've been waiting for a normal website to load for a few minutes on my PC, and the whole time YouTube was streaming in another mobile without any interruptions.

Does UDP mess up other traffic?","1429376659","2015-04-18T17:04:19Z" -"9405335","faet","faet",,,"9404746","0","They never had my cv before the technical interview. I had participated in one of their code jams and was contacted to gauge my interest and setup a technical interview.","1429486492","2015-04-19T23:34:52Z" -"9408424","arturopg","arturopg",,,"9408413","3","I am curious to know how you kill time in the back when taking an Uber. How do you entertain yourself?","1429541322","2015-04-20T14:48:42Z" -"9408522","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"9408413","5","If you use Uber, do you not have a smartphone to entertain yourself?

*I do not own a smartphone nor utilize Uber's services.

I would just bring a book to read if someone else is transporting me (driving/flying/ect.)","1429541974","2015-04-20T14:59:34Z" -"9408803","eswat","eswat",,,"9408413","8","I talk to the driver…","1429544301","2015-04-20T15:38:21Z" -"9408849","brd","brd",,,"9408413","0","I typically talk to drivers. Conversations with people I'd otherwise not interact with sometimes lead to interesting stories, sometimes I'm able to give a helpful piece of advice, other times they lead to opportunities to gain insight into the world outside my bubble.

Recently (and not for the first time) as I stepped out of a cab, the the driver made a comment about how God had placed me in their car that night. Times like that, I arrive at my destination with a smile on my face.","1429544683","2015-04-20T15:44:43Z" -"9408863","jarnix","jarnix",,,"9408413","7","I think of all the crazy things they did previously (fake calls to Lyft, the journalist scandal, etc).","1429544828","2015-04-20T15:47:08Z" -"9409248","wodenokoto","wodenokoto",,,"9408413","6","how is an uber ride different from a cab ride once you get into the car?

are they more boring than cabs? Does rides tend to be longer than in cabs, thus you need more entertainment?","1429548102","2015-04-20T16:41:42Z" -"9409332","thoughtpalette","thoughtpalette",,,"9408413","2","I usually only use UberX in Chicago which drivers are regular people "contractors"

Many of them like to talk to passengers as it's one of the perks of the job (meeting people from all cultures). I mostly indulge because every driver has a different story as well.

If the driver is quiet, I just play on my phone.","1429548819","2015-04-20T16:53:39Z" -"9409582","arturopg","arturopg",,,"9408413","4","The people I talked to also say that they typically engage in a conversation with the driver. Why don't passengers use their phones? Is the driver typically starting a conversation? What if you had a tablet in front of you. What would you do with it?","1429551173","2015-04-20T17:32:53Z" -"9409963","Infinitesimus","Infinitesimus",,,"9408413","1","I chat with the driver unless I'm in a crappy mood. You often learn so much about people and form a connection - even if it only lasts for a few minutes. That said, not everyone's personality works well with talking to a stranger... and it has to be a 2-way street (i.e. they must also want to chat. I've been with drivers that just want to listen to music and drive you without interruption )","1429554823","2015-04-20T18:33:43Z" -"9410725","mrmondo","mrmondo",,,"9408413","9","I talk to the driver if (s)he is in the mood.","1429562219","2015-04-20T20:36:59Z" -"9410811","testingonprod","testingonprod",,,"9408413","10","I read Twitter the entire time.","1429563292","2015-04-20T20:54:52Z" -"9409398","babygoat","babygoat",,,"9409209","0","Incredible.","1429549290","2015-04-20T17:01:30Z" -"9413163","amelius","amelius",,,"9412070","1","Why does Google need to keep all of this data, when they could just classify (cluster) people based on their searches, and keep only that information? That approach would anonymize the data to a great extent.

EDIT: In fact, perhaps users should be enabled to specify the amount of dimensions in the "cluster space" that Google is permitted to store.

Or, alternatively, specify the "uniqueness" of the data. -So, for example, if I specify that I want my data to be 100% unique, Google will retain all of my information. But if I specify that I want my data to be 1% unique, Google will only remember that I'm a programmer that likes Japanese movies (and not the details, such as specific programming languages I use and specific movies I watch).

In fact, this could be enforced by allowing Google to only store N bits of information about me, where N is a user-defined constant.

And this would not only be useful from the viewpoint of privacy, but also from the perspective of not getting trapped in a filter bubble. [1]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filter_bubble","1429612836","2015-04-21T10:40:36Z" -"9413182","shaurz","shaurz",,,"9412070","4","I disabled web search history on my account a while ago, but they have re-enabled without notifying me.","1429613192","2015-04-21T10:46:32Z" -"9413306","danbruc","danbruc",,,"9412070","0","What happens when you disable the search history?

A) Google no longer stores your search history.

B) Google no longer lets you see or download your search history.","1429615659","2015-04-21T11:27:39Z" -"9413485","eeZi","eeZi",,,"9412070","3","All non-ASCII characters are missing from the JSON dump.","1429618684","2015-04-21T12:18:04Z" -"9413530","IkmoIkmo","IkmoIkmo",,,"9412070","6","The curiosity in me wishes I didn't have search history disabled.","1429619177","2015-04-21T12:26:17Z" -"9413673","sbate1987","sbate1987","true",,"9412070","10","somebody make a website or app that lets me Google as someone else.","1429620934","2015-04-21T12:55:34Z" -"9413957","donkeyd","donkeyd",,,"9412070","2","This is why I (probably naively) often Google things in incognito mode.","1429624162","2015-04-21T13:49:22Z" -"9413978","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"9412070","9","What really bugs me is that I switched this off in the past and now find that it is back on again!","1429624420","2015-04-21T13:53:40Z" -"9413983","paulornothing","paulornothing",,,"9412070","5","Well I think this is interesting when I try to turn off sharing my searches with Google.

> Please note that even when this setting is paused, Google may still use searches you make within active sessions in order to improve the quality of your search results.","1429624442","2015-04-21T13:54:02Z" -"9414824","benlower","benlower",,,"9412070","7","I google things using Bing. How can I get this to work?","1429631095","2015-04-21T15:44:55Z" -"9415984","marssaxman","marssaxman",,,"9412070","8","And this is why I keep Google accounts quarantined in a separate browser (Safari), and never ever log in using Firefox.","1429641011","2015-04-21T18:30:11Z" -"9413201","vipulg","vipulg",,,"9413109","0","Penetration of Auto rickshaws in much higher in India and their design make it easy to commute within narrow roads. Good move.","1429613543","2015-04-21T10:52:23Z" -"9416934","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"9416921","2","We’ve all been there — you’ve searched under your car seat, tossed around the sofa cushions and you still can’t find your phone. If you know where your computer is, you can now ask Google to find your Android phone from your desktop. If the pesky phone is hiding nearby, Google can ring it for you — or you can see it on the map if you, say, forgot it at the bar. Just make sure you’ve got the latest version of the Google app installed on your device!","1429648906","2015-04-21T20:41:46Z" -"9417049","lkbm","lkbm",,,"9416921","0","Is this supposed to just be GWS? It's not working for me. (Of course, I have the interface set to Spanish, which has occasionally kept things like "weather" from working as well.)

EDIT: https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager works fine. Just not doing anything from GWS.","1429649941","2015-04-21T20:59:01Z" -"9418460","fphhotchips","fphhotchips",,,"9416921","3","It makes me log in again to use it. That's fine except that I have 2FA, the codes for which are generated by my phone.

Now, yes, I can use Authy to go and get them, but I suspect that if I were using Google Authenticator I'd still be without a phone.","1429672024","2015-04-22T03:07:04Z" -"9419102","plorg","plorg",,,"9416921","1","Other than a front page macro, is there a new feature? Obviously the Android Device Manager has been around for a long time, but could you always use it to ring your phone? I could have sworn I saw the 'ring' option on the tracking page at least several weeks ago.","1429690532","2015-04-22T08:15:32Z" -"9420754","preillyme","preillyme",,,"9420162","0","Disclaimer: Mesosphere Advisor

I'm really excited about this announcement; as I feel that it gives people the the best of both worlds today. The ability to share the same hardware and use both systems in parallel should lead to some interesting new developments for sure.","1429713759","2015-04-22T14:42:39Z" -"9420367","bediger4000","bediger4000",,,"9420258","0","OK, that's great. Now, how has General Dynamics, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, SAIC and Raytheon's spending been during the last 15 years?

That is to say: "Hey! Over there!"","1429710598","2015-04-22T13:49:58Z" -"9426653","Fourkeys","Fourkeys",,,"9423854","0","Forgive my ignorance but what exactly do you mean by Uber for Unions, I'm not seeing the link between an on-demand service platform and the mass organisation of a workforce?","1429797371","2015-04-23T13:56:11Z" -"9426690","therobot24","therobot24",,,"9425728","0","> For example, if a ­potential customer wants to replace a ­particular pair of shoes, she can snap a photo of the old ones and upload it to the app, which routes the request to a relevant store that’s also using the app. There, a salesperson can respond with info, prices, or photos of merchandise. The customer can then buy her replacement shoes through the app and arrange delivery

Is this search and exchange always worth the time of the business though? In small bits here and there, sure, it's no different than asking a roaming associate at a brick and mortar. But what about Amazon and eBay levels of hits? Is it really the responsibility of the business to find exactly what you're looking for?

I'm imagining many user frustrations from:

- poor communication (on either end)

- user indecision ('do you have any other versions?')

- overwhelmed associates

- associates just not caring enough to put in the effort. Yes, they can be fired, but if you honestly think a (most likely) teenager making minimum wage that is willing and diligent to help all customers is hired and positioned at all retail outlets then you need to join the real world.

Solving this problem is clearly non-trivial, but the CEO does have a proven track record, so i'm excited to see what happens.","1429797681","2015-04-23T14:01:21Z" -"9428579","anonymuse","anonymuse",,,"9428043","0","I think it'll be quite interesting to see how the smaller players organize themselves around the multitude of cluster resource management tools emerging as a natural reaction to Kubernetes growing out of the work Google's done on Borg.

I am curious to see how long of a shake-out period will exist before there's either a de facto stack of "compute resource" tooling, or if there's always going to be a highly fragmented and diverse way to accomplish your goals. Just off the top of my head (and there's way more) I'm thinking about Tectonic[1], Mesosphere[2], Rocket [3], Kismatic [4] as a few examples.

As a technologist and a planner, it's been challenging to see far enough into the future to decide on what tools to devote myself to learning at this point. I do think we're certainly in a "post-public cloud" timeline where we're getting good enough (or will be in 6-12 months) at abstracting virtualization right up to a millimeter or two below the application layer of our stacks. How we choose to do so seems to be currently up in the air.

In my mind, this opens up the possibility of compute as a resource much wider than had previously been possible. We'll be less reliant upon Azure, AWS, and GCP's mixture os Paas and Iaas and much more interested in compute as a resource, likely from bare metal or private cloud providers.

I'm looking forward to the increased efficiency (both through compute power and cost) and security available in moving from a application-level virtualization to operating system-level virtualization.

[1] https://coreos.com/blog/announcing-tectonic/ -[2] https://github.com/mesosphere -[3] https://github.com/coreos/rkt -[4] https://github.com/kismatic","1429812258","2015-04-23T18:04:18Z" -"9429534","thinkersilver","thinkersilver",,,"9428043","2","Kubernetes is going to become the standard api for container orchestration only because there are no other tools out there trying to do as much. There was a vacuum around container orchestration tooling and Google got there first. Kubernetes components can be swapped out for other community-driven efforts, take mesos as an example, which can be used to replace the default k8s scheduler. With k8s you can avoid lock-in with different cloud providers. I think Google is hoping that we end up on their cloud platform but its nice to see that it is being built from the ground up to be used with other cloud platforms.","1429820283","2015-04-23T20:18:03Z" -"9429960","jqgatsby","jqgatsby",,,"9428043","1","I was at Google from 2006-2012 and like most Googlers, used Borg extensively. Since leaving, I've been generally impressed by the AWS ecosystem, but have been sorely missing Borg-like functionality. It's felt like the rest of the industry is about 10 years behind where Google is.

I think the crucial question for us is going to be adoption and support within the AWS ecosystem. It checks out (to me at least) as the the technically superior option, but Amazon clearly wants to compete in this space as well and they have the home turf advantage.

like @brendandburns, I just want the best technology to win and become the standard. It would be shame if the Amazon/Google rivalry got in the way of something that important.

Can someone from Amazon chime in on this? Is there anything the Google team could do that would make Kubernetes a neutral project that Amazon would support? I feel that there's a ton of raw knowledge that Google engineers have accumulated on cluster management, and Kubernetes is an opportunity for that not to go to waste.","1429824461","2015-04-23T21:27:41Z" -"9430144","tknaup","tknaup",,,"9428251","0","My favorite part is that moving Siri to Mesos actually had a noticeable impact on Siri's response time. It didn't just make the lives of Apple engineers easier but improved the product as well. For every one of the more than 700 million iPhone users worldwide.","1429826255","2015-04-23T21:57:35Z" -"9435297","wileysaw","wileysaw",,,"9428251","1","Is there a link to the actual presentation?","1429901222","2015-04-24T18:47:02Z" -"9428816","brandonlipman","brandonlipman",,,"9428753","0","I have been waiting on this service to launch since they pre-launched last year. The mobile Ecomerce experience has not had an app that really makes it seamless. I think Operator could be the app that wins as it focuses on use case first and fills exact request instead of having the user search and scroll to find the product that meets their needs.","1429814047","2015-04-23T18:34:07Z" -"9430492","brandonb","brandonb",,,"9430475","1","Hey! I'm the OP. Let me know if you have any questions.

Just for fun, this was my heart rate while launching this: - https://twitter.com/AppCardiogram/status/591377862441046016","1429830479","2015-04-23T23:07:59Z" -"9430553",,,,"true","9430475","16",,"1429831394","2015-04-23T23:23:14Z" -"9430554","mintplant","mintplant",,,"9430475","10","Great! I've been looking for something like this.

Uh, now I just need an Android Wear device...","1429831400","2015-04-23T23:23:20Z" -"9430560","stephengillie","stephengillie",,,"9430475","8","Cool! How soon until you can tap into a calorie app/database (MyFitness?) and start to guesstimate the user's caloric burn rate each minute?","1429831512","2015-04-23T23:25:12Z" -"9430582","sekasi","sekasi",,,"9430475","13","I'd love to hear some thoughts on how this affects battery, especially on some battery-challenged devices such as the moto360 ?","1429831887","2015-04-23T23:31:27Z" -"9430769","martingordon","martingordon",,,"9430475","4","How does this work on Apple Watch? AFAIK, WatchKit doesn't give access to the heart rate sensor.","1429834986","2015-04-24T00:23:06Z" -"9430779","cllunsford","cllunsford",,,"9430475","12","Nice work! Quick tip on the copy: continuous has two u's.","1429835165","2015-04-24T00:26:05Z" -"9430791","dannyr","dannyr",,,"9430475","9","Does Google Fit handle heart-rate data?

It'd be great if I can access my data there.

Nice work! I've been looking for something like this.","1429835447","2015-04-24T00:30:47Z" -"9430801","ianstallings","ianstallings",,,"9430475","15","I'm curious about the privacy aspects of it. Can anyone elaborate on where and how the data is stored?","1429835745","2015-04-24T00:35:45Z" -"9430804","sdrothrock","sdrothrock",,,"9430475","14","I've been using Cinch up til now; it would be great if Cardiogram sent the data to Google Fit to graph like Cinch does!","1429835847","2015-04-24T00:37:27Z" -"9430883","saspect","saspect",,,"9430475","0","Capturing HR once a minute is of really limited use. More than benchmarking against resting HR, the interesting thing is to look at heart rate variability, and to do that you need to scan several times per second. -For that using purpose-built devices is just better. -I am thinking: -https://jawbone.com/store/buy/up3 -or -http://www.getqardio.com/qardiocore-wearable-ecg-ekg-monitor...","1429837536","2015-04-24T01:05:36Z" -"9430898","arexi","arexi",,,"9430475","2","An app like this could save a life one day, for sure. My uncle recently died from a heart attack. It's impossible to know for sure but perhaps if he'd been wearing a smart watch, it could have told him to seek help before it hit.","1429837894","2015-04-24T01:11:34Z" -"9430978","j_m_b","j_m_b",,,"9430475","11","I've read the Apple Watch will have this feature built in.","1429839550","2015-04-24T01:39:10Z" -"9431187","bbarn","bbarn",,,"9430475","7","OP - I love the concept, but the execution isn't there. I installed it on my Gear Live, and it pops up a "Heart Rate" notification, that until acknowledged leaves the heart rate sensor on. (the green light underneath). This would obliterate the battery. It needs to do it's thing, and go away, not wait for me to tell it to, or even notify me at all. I'm not sure with the API if this is possible or not, but for now, I'm sorry.. it's just not usable.","1429844433","2015-04-24T03:00:33Z" -"9431269","potomushto","potomushto",,,"9430475","3","I use a fitness tracker called MIO Fuse - it's a great сontinious Heart Rate Monitor, but Mio has very painful and useless both Android and iOS app. I wish to have access to raw data or integrate it with something like Cardiogram because it's really insightful to see how your heart responds to various events.","1429845875","2015-04-24T03:24:35Z" -"9431367","blazingswrd","blazingswrd",,,"9430475","6","Hey Brandon, I'm doing usability research at Virginia Tech on EEG's and EKG's. I'm trying to figure out how to do continuous heart rate for Apple Watch for an app/study.

How are you getting the Heart Rate on the watch? I've looked into WatchKit and I couldn't find anything about getting the heart rate back out of the device. I was thinking about using Healthkit to try to do something similar. If there's any chance, we could talk/skype sometime, please let me know!","1429847933","2015-04-24T03:58:53Z" -"9432934","ddmf","ddmf",,,"9430475","5","Thank you so much, I had hoped that there would be something like this inbuilt with motofit/google fit but was quite disappointed when I discovered how inadequate and manual it was. I don't need to sell my android watch anymore.","1429879710","2015-04-24T12:48:30Z" -"9436899","greenyoda","greenyoda","true",,"9433395","0","Prior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9432504","1429927766","2015-04-25T02:09:26Z" -"9436896","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9433745","0","Prior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9432504","1429927728","2015-04-25T02:08:48Z" -"9434203","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"9434195","0","Here is the map link:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B030'52.5%22N+73%C2%...","1429891175","2015-04-24T15:59:35Z" -"9436902","greenyoda","greenyoda","true",,"9434195","1","Prior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9432504","1429927801","2015-04-25T02:10:01Z" -"9436955","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9434693","0","On front page a couple days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9426542","1429929349","2015-04-25T02:35:49Z" -"9437585","empressplay","empressplay",,,"9437574","3","It's an interesting patent. I'm not sure how defendable it is though, since there seems to be prior art in existing network switching and routing mechanisms, but it might keep competition away initially, and allow Google to get a strong foothold in the market (unless Google states that it's a purely defensive patent.)","1429947440","2015-04-25T07:37:20Z" -"9437758",,,,"true","9437574","8",,"1429953330","2015-04-25T09:15:30Z" -"9437802","jcoffland","jcoffland",,,"9437574","0","It's painful reading these things. Companies like Google file thousands of patents gobbling up all kinds of fairly obvious ideas and by doing so create a minefield of inovation stifiling lawyer fodder. Many people forget that the original intent of the patent system was to give inovators a leg up not to create a market for buying and selling IP.","1429954264","2015-04-25T09:31:04Z" -"9437857","bluecalm","bluecalm",,,"9437574","7",">>A method of initiating...

Can you really patent an idea?","1429956260","2015-04-25T10:04:20Z" -"9437858","julianpye","julianpye",,,"9437574","1","The reality is that any public company that does not file a patent related to a major service launch is foolish. The most important purpose is crosslicensing as well as using it as a licensing hook for compliance, i.e. ensuring compatibility. Aggressive litigation is usually a question of corporate culture, but patents need to be defended to remain valuable for licensing agreements.","1429956287","2015-04-25T10:04:47Z" -"9437965",,,,"true","9437574","9",,"1429959241","2015-04-25T10:54:01Z" -"9438192","cpfohl","cpfohl",,,"9437574","5","Doesn't Republic Wireless have prior art here?","1429966621","2015-04-25T12:57:01Z" -"9438295","monochromatic","monochromatic",,,"9437574","2","This is actually just the pre-grant publication of the application. The actual issued patent is available here: http://www.google.com/patents/US8238965

(Yes, it's pretty similar. But no reason to be looking at the pre-grant version.)","1429970106","2015-04-25T13:55:06Z" -"9438304","dataker","dataker",,,"9437574","4","Google is gradually becoming the IBM of the 2010s","1429970262","2015-04-25T13:57:42Z" -"9439135","ummonkwatz","ummonkwatz",,,"9437574","6","Google filed a patent! LET'S RAGEPOST ABOUT PATENTS!","1429986515","2015-04-25T18:28:35Z" -"9441891","gingerlime","gingerlime",,,"9440722","2","Looks very interesting. Does it also, or are there any plans to support WebRTC calls directly from the Web Dashboard?","1430058912","2015-04-26T14:35:12Z" -"9441956","frik","frik",,,"9440722","0","> "Open source Google Voice"

Which voice library does it use? I see a lot of Twilio references in the code.

Beside that, the GitHub description reads "Open source Google Voice with Receptionist abilities, built on top of Twilio" - the last few words are missing in the HN title - and that makes it misleading. As the code contains no open source Google Voice library/etc. It's a showcase for Twilio API.","1430060184","2015-04-26T14:56:24Z" -"9442732","joshmn","joshmn",,,"9440722","1","There's also OpenVBX http://www.openvbx.org/ that I have found very fun to use.","1430072808","2015-04-26T18:26:48Z" -"9441650","digitalzombie","digitalzombie",,,"9441452","0","Yeah, a few weeks old news. But yeah, their new frontend rendering 2.0 is in type script (brainfart can't remember name). Update: angularjs 2.0

In general I think Google should work with other browser such as Mozilla and Microsoft if they want a default language. I think Mozilla is firmly with Javascript seeing how they have Brendan Eich (creator of javascript).

I'm also hoping there is a good alternative to javascript supported out of the box from other browsers. No transpiler. Don't get me wrong, I've invested a lot in learning Javascript but I really dislike it when you're writing tons of lines of code. Reason being it's loosely type and dynamic.

edit:

The reason for me thinking Mozilla sticking to javascript. They have lots of project in javascript, PDF renderer, etc.. They also have already allocating resources into Rust. And for a while now Microsoft and Google have offer their take on an alternative javascript (type script & dart). I don't recall Mozilla offering any alternative to javascript.","1430054042","2015-04-26T13:14:02Z" -"9441668","jasonm23","jasonm23",,,"9441452","3","Even within google, Dart is only used in the Dart team...

This is old news.","1430054511","2015-04-26T13:21:51Z" -"9441687","lostit2xx","lostit2xx","true",,"9441452","7","It doesn't matter. Javascript is the default and what Google does with Dart does not matter unless everyone else is on board. This is a dumb, clickbait title.

http://developers.whatwg.org/scripting-1.html#scriptingLangu...","1430055105","2015-04-26T13:31:45Z" -"9441698","mark_l_watson","mark_l_watson",,,"9441452","1","I have experimented a lot with Dart, both client and server side. I nice language and ecosystem. Smart move concentrating on compilation to JavaScript.

Clojurescript has been my favorite client side language for a while, but I am considering jumping to Typescript - a really well designed and implemented language.

It really doesn't seem to matter which language one writes in that can be transpiled to JavaScript. Pick one you like or just use plain JavaScript. This seems to be one of those cases where you can just pick what you like - a different situation than choosing between Java or C# or Haskell, etc.","1430055463","2015-04-26T13:37:43Z" -"9441816","TazeTSchnitzel","TazeTSchnitzel",,,"9441452","5","Since I know it'll come up: no, we don't need a web bytecode. We already have JavaScript. Any new "web bytecode" would be unnecessarily reinventing the wheel, and lack most of JS's advantages.

JS is a great compiler target. In fact, modern JS even includes features to make it more optimal for this (new Math functions, for instance).","1430057639","2015-04-26T14:13:59Z" -"9441874","jayvanguard","jayvanguard",,,"9441452","4","It was never going to be. Any language claiming to be the new web language needs to convince Google, Apple, and Microsoft to all cooperate and put it in their browsers.

So any language created by just one of the three of them is dead in the water.","1430058661","2015-04-26T14:31:01Z" -"9441955","tkubacki","tkubacki",,,"9441452","6","snarky comments shows that we can't have fully open source and much better lang than JS (perf, sdk, lexical this, tooling, IDE) replacing JS because of...google ressentiment","1430060183","2015-04-26T14:56:23Z" -"9442032","frik","frik",,,"9441452","2","Notch, the Minecraft creator, switched from Java to Dart/WebGL.

e.g. a Doom renderer in Dart: https://github.com/xNotch/dark , http://notch.net/2014/09/doom/","1430061992","2015-04-26T15:26:32Z" -"9443102","vilmosi","vilmosi",,,"9441634","0","Sounds pretty fake IMO","1430079364","2015-04-26T20:16:04Z" -"9447781","pdxgene","pdxgene",,,"9447639","0","Original statement from Google: http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2015/04/announcing-pa...","1430155705","2015-04-27T17:28:25Z" -"9449483","to3m","to3m",,,"9449140","0","Funny. The camera in my Macbook Pro (purchased a couple of weeks ago) isn't quite centred in its little porthole, and the edges of the keyboard aren't quite aligned with the edges of the screen. The difference is not substantial, but perfectly noticeable. The top bezel is shorter than the bottom one, too.

Another thing: the laptop is thin, which is nice, but if they'd left it literally 1mm thicker - maybe even 0.5mm? - its surface would be perfectly flush with the DisplayPort adapters. As it is, they stick up slightly.","1430173523","2015-04-27T22:25:23Z" -"9450195","karmakaze","karmakaze",,,"9449140","2","What I can't stand about MacBooks is that the arrow keys are aligned...and tiny.","1430185991","2015-04-28T01:53:11Z" -"9451012","wodenokoto","wodenokoto",,,"9449140","1","While I agree that the mid-alignment is problably one of those things that gives the final product a more professional feel, the quality argument works the other way too.

Apple is so obsessed with looks that they'll move components around into suboptimal places just for looks. Meanwhile Samsung are willing to push ports a little bit to make the puzzle pieces fit tighter together.","1430209551","2015-04-28T08:25:51Z" -"9451659","mark_l_watson","mark_l_watson",,,"9450704","1","Google is very flush with cash right now so this is just another opportunity to invest their money.

I think that the example of Microsoft shows how important it is for large tech companies to have lots of cash in order to be able to pivot. I think that Microsoft is pivoting very well right now into platform independent productivity software. If, for example, Google's ad revenue diminishes it is important for them to have long tail reserves to experiment with other ways to be profitable.","1430223791","2015-04-28T12:23:11Z" -"9451662","dataker","dataker",,,"9450704","3",">remove friction from the patent market and improve the landscape

The question really is: whose landscape is that?","1430223814","2015-04-28T12:23:34Z" -"9451783","amelius","amelius",,,"9450704","7","Ok, so I have lots of great ideas (even implementations of them), but no money to submit any patents and/or to pay a lawyer.","1430225128","2015-04-28T12:45:28Z" -"9451820","throwawaykf05","throwawaykf05",,,"9450704","5","1. This is not new in the corporate world. Large companies like GE have patent-buying departments that do something similar, except they are are a lot more flexible (you can sell entire portfolios and even unpatented ideas) and a lot less efficient. The big difference is, other companies advertise their intent as being "driving innovation" rather than starving patent trolls.

2. This is not new for Google either. They have been quietly talking to and buying from various kinds of patent holders for many years now.

3. I'd be very interested to know what kinds of patents they're hoping to buy. Are they looking for "bad" patents to really "disarm the trolls"? Or are they just hoping to get good ones for cheap and use the "patent troll" narrative for PR? Unfortunately, I doubt they'll disclose the results of this promotion.","1430225498","2015-04-28T12:51:38Z" -"9452037","ikeboy","ikeboy",,,"9450704","6","Does anyone else think they're taking over the world one step at a time?","1430227098","2015-04-28T13:18:18Z" -"9452121","jawns","jawns",,,"9450704","0","So the question is: Why would you want to sell your patent to Google, rather than some other buyer?

In this promotion, Google's answer to that question is that at the very least, you can be sure you're not selling to a patent troll. They may end up using your patent, or they may not, but they are promising that they will not use the slimy tactics associated with patent trolls.

But the thing about patent trolls is that they're looking for a very specific type of patent: an overly broad one that probably should not have been issued in the first place.

If you don't have that kind of patent, but you do have a patent that is clearly valuable otherwise, then the pool of potential buyers probably won't include patent trolls, so the purported benefit of selling to Google (avoiding selling to patent trolls) is moot.

In which case, you might end up getting a good price from Google (the price you yourself set), or you might end up getting a better price from some other buyer.

But the nice thing about this promotion is that, assuming you're confident there are other buyers out there, you can set your price a little bit higher than you think it's worth and see if Google is willing to bite. If not, go sell it elsewhere.","1430227638","2015-04-28T13:27:18Z" -"9452263","anc84","anc84",,,"9450704","2","This should really come with a waiver from Google for any submitted patent to be never ever require any royalties or fees (whatever the terms are in patent world).","1430228747","2015-04-28T13:45:47Z" -"9452659","amelius","amelius",,,"9450704","4","Does anybody know why it costs a fee to submit a patent? Wouldn't it be much more fair to small inventors if we could just submit a patent for free, and the moment we'd like to exert that patent in a court, we'd pay for its examination?","1430231854","2015-04-28T14:37:34Z" -"9462402","funnythought","funnythought",,,"9450704","8","Why only patent?

Sell everything to Google and live on its mercy…. that is what Google wants.","1430348782","2015-04-29T23:06:22Z" -"9451209","me_bx","me_bx",,,"9451115","0","Looks nice.

Some suggestions:

* provide more information about does "audit" consist of.

* update your privacy policy so that your users get aware of which data you will pull out of their GA accounts, what you do with it, how long you will keep it etc...

* dashboard's not too bad, you may make the summary at the top (score, #pass/fail) more prominent, and expand all the fail by default.","1430214457","2015-04-28T09:47:37Z" -"9451214","juriansluiman","juriansluiman",,,"9451115","1","What does it do? What is meant with "Deep clean" and what does the audit solve?

I notice their services page [0] mentions an audit for US$3000 with different checks and fixes, but no pricing is mentioned at their audit tool page. Is it the same service?

It looks cool, if I know what it does I might press the yellow button to check my GA setup.

  [0]: http://mixedanalytics.com/googleanalyticsaudit.html
","1430214652","2015-04-28T09:50:52Z" -"9451244","lixman","lixman",,,"9451115","5","Clean design and nice project.","1430215583","2015-04-28T10:06:23Z" -"9451245","philipn","philipn",,,"9451115","2","I second the comments here about wondering what an "audit" does here. I have no idea what it means to "audit" my Google Analytics accounts.

The other thing is: I have no idea who you are, so why would I hand over my Google Analytics information to you? You have a client list, but no general "about" page, no information about your team, etc.","1430215592","2015-04-28T10:06:32Z" -"9451268","filipm","filipm",,,"9451115","3","Just tried it, seems legit and gives a couple of good suggestions.

@thatsnice why don't you explain the things your tool checks on the home page like it's explained after I connect a GA account?","1430216162","2015-04-28T10:16:02Z" -"9451386",,,,"true","9451115","6",,"1430218903","2015-04-28T11:01:43Z" -"9453098","Sophi99","Sophi99",,,"9451115","4","Hey this is pretty good. I tried it and found all kinds of problems that I didn't know about on my website. It would also be great if there were definitions easily available for those of us who don't understand what is being interpreted.","1430235485","2015-04-28T15:38:05Z" -"9451706","dianeivy","dianeivy",,,"9451593","0","Seems like as long as the hardware doesn't crash - apple can do no wrong in the consumers' eyes.","1430224374","2015-04-28T12:32:54Z" -"9452105","tammer","tammer",,,"9451593","1","I find it funny that in all of these critiques of the watch's complexity the comparison is always to an iPhone/iPad.

Compare it to the type of watch the average consumer might buy. "Hold buttons A & C for 8 seconds then press button B 6 times to set the alarm" etc. This thing is lightyears ahead in terms of usability.","1430227516","2015-04-28T13:25:16Z" -"9452370","korvenadi","korvenadi",,,"9452117","11","iAd support on apple watch is a stupid idea. who wants to show ads on a watch?","1430229613","2015-04-28T14:00:13Z" -"9452374","snowwrestler","snowwrestler",,,"9452117","15","To clarify--this is a plain-English rundown of the features and functions that a developer can include when building an Apple Watch app. For example, it says that devs do not have direct API access to force touch or the digital crown.

(As opposed to a consumers' view of what you can do with it.)","1430229645","2015-04-28T14:00:45Z" -"9452375","gesman","gesman",,,"9452117","23","I totally cool with apple watch to be the toy for kids.

Kudos to Apple's marketing abilities for pimping it as a luxury thing (I wouldn't even call it a watch. Wearable perhaps?) and making people to salivate over it.

Apple's marketing is something worth paying for to learn from.","1430229653","2015-04-28T14:00:53Z" -"9452484","epaga","epaga",,,"9452117","14",""I’m also not sure if you can submit an app to the store that is only an Apple Watch app, like say a timer or small utility of some sort."

Yes, you can: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toolbox-for-apple-watch/id98... or https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flip-coin-coin-flip-decision... for example. Pretty amazing that apps like those two got the green light from the App Store Review Team.","1430230530","2015-04-28T14:15:30Z" -"9452513","rikf","rikf",,,"9452117","3","Interesting that apple seems to be following the same model as they did with their mobile devices in terms of developer functionality. Their view seems to be to start off really tightly locked down and then gradually open up additional features to developers. It makes sense in that its much easier to open stuff up after its been locked down then to lock down stuff once people have built stuff on it.","1430230754","2015-04-28T14:19:14Z" -"9452517","threeseed","threeseed",,,"9452117","6","Every restriction that Apple made makes total sense for the short/medium term. Watch faces need to be impeccably programmed or are likely to dramatically reduce battery life (some of the existing ones use OpenGL). Developers shouldn't be redefining the behaviour of force touch or digital crown before users have had a chance to properly learn them and access to heart rate surely had FDA implications.

Tim Cook has stated that the focus for iOS development through to version 9 and likely a release or two afterwards will be performance and stability. Only then if Apple can push the battery life a few extra hours will they likely open the platform up a bit more.

Fully agree with the author how amazing it is seeing so many buggy apps after having a week to play with my watch. Even from some of the established players e.g. getting quota exceeded errors using Twitter.","1430230774","2015-04-28T14:19:34Z" -"9452559","gofishdigital","gofishdigital","true",,"9452117","22","You can also short cut the system by spray painting your $400 Apple Watch with some $20 paint to make it look nearly identical to the $10k Gold Apple Watch","1430231118","2015-04-28T14:25:18Z" -"9452600","danso","danso",,,"9452117","1","It's pretty exciting to anticipate how developers might do innovative things with the Watch...but until then, I'm pretty bearish of the device as something of real utility. It's not just the particulars of Apple's execution and implementation, but just that the physical form factor of a watch inherently limits it...and the coolest things we've seen watches do in fiction, such as Dick Tracy's wrist-walkie-talkie, are done just fine via smartphone. And glancing at your watch all the time is not much less of a social interruption than pulling out your phone.

What annoys me in reading consumer-facing reviews of the product is how much of the perceived potential is through things that should be done by software...for example, the ability to filter notifications from the phone...there's no reason why a second (or third, fourth, etc) layer of notification triage can't be implemented as a phone setting...in fact, I think iPhone's Do Not Disturb mode is fantastically better done than its Android equivalent. But to think that the Watch, or any ancillary device, is needed to inherently solve the problem of filtering information overload...it's as if rather than developing better spam filters, email providers just encouraged consumers to make multiple email accounts to handle the deluge.

So hopefully Apple increasingly opens up the API for developers, to do things far beyond what Apple has anticipated in its marketing plan.","1430231382","2015-04-28T14:29:42Z" -"9452797","res0nat0r","res0nat0r",,,"9452117","0","Apparently you can't do a lot of things with it if you have tattoos on your wrist:

http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/344b3o/anyone_with_ta...","1430233016","2015-04-28T14:56:56Z" -"9452876","brosky117","brosky117",,,"9452117","7","One thing that I've always imagined but haven't heard much in these discussions is the real potential behind the Apple Watch being the near-magical NFC interactions that could be achieved with its position on the body. For example, paying for groceries, opening locked doors, starting cars, etc. I feel that someone would only need to see a Watch user wave their hand and magically do something once before wanting that same "power".","1430233708","2015-04-28T15:08:28Z" -"9452903","drzaiusapelord","drzaiusapelord",,,"9452117","13",">Can I build a watch face? No

Wow, really? I just built a watch face from a photo of my son on Android using some app. It took 2 minutes. I was expecting Apple to do this better; not block the functionality.

>Can I access the users Heart Rate? No.

This is bewildering. You'd think support for third party health apps would be a priority. This works on AW right now.

This product seems rushed. I guess Apple didn't want AW and Pebble to continue being the only smartwatch game in town. This seems to fall into the Apple conventional wisdom of, "New product? Wait until Rev A." AW isn't perfect but its kind of what I expect for a smartwatch platform. Its lightweight and somewhat of an accessory to your smartphone (not another app/ad platform), but still feature rich and developer friendly.","1430233896","2015-04-28T15:11:36Z" -"9452905","dignick","dignick",,,"9452117","8","You can do bi-directional notifications between host app and extension with MMWormhole, which uses CFNotificationCenter: https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMWormhole -I think overall Apple has done a fantastic job of v1 of this product line, it's pretty polished. As an App developer who has been working on a watch App, while there is a lot you can't do I understand why you can't do it, it will come in time (native Apps later this year), and what is there right now is pretty good. Shameless plug, the App is currently in review: http://napkin.io","1430233900","2015-04-28T15:11:40Z" -"9452906","sylvinus","sylvinus",,,"9452117","17","Interesting that they are using a separate process on the iPhone. Is that to prepare for a future where the whole extension will actually run on the watch itself?","1430233913","2015-04-28T15:11:53Z" -"9452935","pmontra","pmontra",,,"9452117","4",""Your Apple Watch app acts like a separate process running on a separate device, however behind the scenes the OS runs a ‘skeleton’ like version of your host application on the user's iPhone and the Apple Watch extension in tandem, both on the iPhone"

I totally missed this limitation until now. So the iWatch works only if you have an iPhone and the phone is in communication range with the watch?

What can the watch still do if the phone is offline or too far away?","1430234138","2015-04-28T15:15:38Z" -"9452968","lighthawk","lighthawk",,,"9452117","5","Though the Apple Watch is still cool, I'm still seriously thinking of getting a Pebble Time: https://getpebble.com/pebble_time

However, development for the Time so far hasn't been as easy as I'd thought, e.g. some of the examples provided to develop watch-faces, etc. online didn't seem to be fully up-to-date to use with color/Time.","1430234400","2015-04-28T15:20:00Z" -"9452980","kenrikm","kenrikm",,,"9452117","12","I've been working on a pretty complicated watch app that will be going live to our users in the next few days. The simulator actually does a pretty good job at faking a real watch. I was worried about the communication between the phone and the watch over Bluetooth being slower then the simulator however I've had a apple watch since Friday and there is no noticeable delay (though I'm not sending images)","1430234520","2015-04-28T15:22:00Z" -"9452981","brudgers","brudgers",,,"9452117","2","[Caveat: I am not suggesting that there won't be a market for software that runs on the current generation of wrist located wearable computers. I just think as an interactive interface, the form factor will wind up as an evolutionary dead end for reasons similar to those by which touchpads have largely displaced trackballs.]

I referee soccer. This means that some number of times a year, I regularly get paid for an activity where a wristwatch is my only piece of tech and I rely on it while breathing heavily and making spectators, team officials and players express their unhappiness. I have half a dozen wristwatches in my referee bag. When I run center, I accumulate wristwatch-wearing-hours two at a time because I have to get things right. No amount of software sophistication can overcome the ergonomics of wristwatches.

The wristwatch form factor has poor ergonomics for an interactive device because it always requires two hands. Placing a small machine on the wrist puts it out of harms way by placing it behind our primary method for interacting with the physical world. Wristwatches work ergonomically because they require limited manipulation and are primarily displays.

To the degree wristwatches offer interaction, quick interactions are done by feel. Timex's Ironman series performs its intended function well because the lap button is easy to locate without looking. However, basic wristwatch ergonomics mean that hitting that button is two handed and slows down a runner. Even worse, bringing an arm across the chest briefly inhibits full expansion of the chest and thus lung capacity. Only because the information the watch provides is so valuable is such a biomechanical cost a viable engineering tradeoff.

Running a wristwatch off a phone turns two-handed one-device operations into potential two-or-three-handed two-device operations. Sure, the obvious solution is a voice interface...but when everything runs on the phone, then a wristwatch is just a bluetooth microphone with a small display...with wrist mounted microphone versus headset mounted.

On the other hand, The wrist is a well protected place for mounting sensitive equipment on the body and the wristwatch is a reasonable form factor for sensors, yet in the long run serious sensor platforms want to be open as do the platforms for analysis of sensor data. Proprietary interfaces are not likely to be the direct road to the quantified self.","1430234523","2015-04-28T15:22:03Z" -"9453027","hfourm","hfourm",,,"9452117","20","its screen looks nice atleast","1430234821","2015-04-28T15:27:01Z" -"9453081",,,,"true","9452117","16",,"1430235339","2015-04-28T15:35:39Z" -"9453093","gdubs","gdubs",,,"9452117","10","WWDC is right around the corner, so we're likely to see the APIs open up a bit.

Apple's rollout strategy makes sense here. Restrict the number of ways developers can kill the battery, because it's the Watch people will blame, not the poorly engineered apps.","1430235453","2015-04-28T15:37:33Z" -"9453152","puppetmaster3","puppetmaster3",,,"9452117","19","You can return it.","1430235976","2015-04-28T15:46:16Z" -"9453191",,,,"true","9452117","21",,"1430236412","2015-04-28T15:53:32Z" -"9453202","ProAm","ProAm",,,"9452117","9","I'm going to wait for the Flavor Flav Edition, which will be a iPad on a chain worn around your neck.","1430236556","2015-04-28T15:55:56Z" -"9453455","rebootthesystem","rebootthesystem",,,"9452117","18","I am having trouble finding a reason to strap a $400+ device to my wrist. I have not had a need to wear a watch permanently for over 20 years. Heart rate monitor? I have a Polar watch in my gym bag for that. Swimming? I have several swim watches, however, I will typically use a finger-mounted SportCount because it doesn't require interrupting the stroke to bring both hands together to operated (you operate it with your thumb, single handed). Time? I have my phone, computer, TV, microwave and, yes, el-cheapo LED nightstand clock for that. Even while travelling if I don't feel like taking my phone out of my pocket there are clocks everywhere. And, you might laugh, but years of sailing, kayaking and outdoor activities have taught me to estimate time to a useful degree of certainty by looking at the position of the sun. Silly, I know. I am simply saying that I can't remember the las tome I thought "If I only had a watch on my wrist permanently...". Anwering the phone? Please.","1430238527","2015-04-28T16:28:47Z" -"9454102","spiek","spiek","true",,"9453964","0","> The trick is, rather than waiting for customers to place an order, waiting for the restaurant to make the order, and then battling traffic to deliver the order—a process that can easily take 45 minutes—Uber drivers pick up batches of orders from participating restaurants in temperature controlled bags. Then they drive around as they always do, waiting to make a delivery to the nearest willing customer.

That sounds awful.","1430243909","2015-04-28T17:58:29Z" -"9457137","dang","dang",,,"9457123","10","Url changed from http://www.dailydot.com/technology/apple-watch-tattoo-issues..., which points to this.","1430298651","2015-04-29T09:10:51Z" -"9457996","kazinator","kazinator",,,"9457123","0","That dainty watch doesn't even esthetically play along with that hairy, ink-covered arm. Particularly when it's displaying that cute little heart.

Headline: "Biker ganger robs Japanese tourist" ...

A good all-round fix may be for the watch to detect this situation and display a Hello Kitty skull.","1430313112","2015-04-29T13:11:52Z" -"9458033",,,,"true","9457123","7",,"1430313517","2015-04-29T13:18:37Z" -"9458044","jgalt212","jgalt212",,,"9457123","12","This will spawn 1,001 hipster existential crises. Am I more committed to my "individuality" through my commitment to body art or my usage of Apple products?","1430313705","2015-04-29T13:21:45Z" -"9458071",,,,"true","9457123","11",,"1430313985","2015-04-29T13:26:25Z" -"9458078","sakri","sakri",,,"9457123","13","Sorry hipster, can't have your cake and eat it too","1430314059","2015-04-29T13:27:39Z" -"9458117","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"9457123","2","Surprised Apple didn't discover this - or maybe they did and just didn't think it was a big issue. Could this be part of the reason behind the try-on appointments, so people with tattoos/scars/hairy arms can make sure all the features work correctly before purchase?

Edit: Also, why does the comment section here look like a reddit thread?","1430314407","2015-04-29T13:33:27Z" -"9458154","josephagoss","josephagoss",,,"9457123","5","Does the Apple Watch use the same type of sensor as competing Watch devices?","1430314816","2015-04-29T13:40:16Z" -"9458189","conphill","conphill",,,"9457123","4","So I have a basic understanding that blood is red due to the chemical bond between iron and oxygen, and how both elements together reflect light, but out of curiosity, can anyone touch on the significance of green light?","1430315187","2015-04-29T13:46:27Z" -"9458221","blinkingled","blinkingled",,,"9457123","9","This is where Steve would've stepped in and said if you want tattoos use Android Wear.","1430315519","2015-04-29T13:51:59Z" -"9458222","ejdyksen","ejdyksen",,,"9457123","3","Counter-example from Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/348gop/for_thos...","1430315525","2015-04-29T13:52:05Z" -"9458365",,,,"true","9457123","14",,"1430316945","2015-04-29T14:15:45Z" -"9458388","mistercow","mistercow",,,"9457123","6","Apparently optical heart rate monitors also often fail on dark skin (or have to shine a brighter light, so they run out of battery faster). So they might have a "racist HP webcam" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4DT3tQqgRM) situation on their hands.","1430317114","2015-04-29T14:18:34Z" -"9458396","spacefight","spacefight",,,"9457123","8","In other news, the sensor is really something. I wonder if it's possible to identify people uniquely with it.","1430317184","2015-04-29T14:19:44Z" -"9458657","epaga","epaga",,,"9457123","1","It's fascinating how each Apple release seems to follow precisely the same pattern without fail.

1. Media predicts failure of the new device since "it's not revolutionary like the original iPhone was".

2. Device is sold out within a short amount of time. Demand dwarfs supply.

3. Tech reviews are either breathless praise of the product or completely negative.

4. Customer satisfaction values are off the charts for the new device.

5. Something-gate - some usually minor technical issue is discovered and the media have another chance to write more articles.

6. The device continues to sell like hotcakes and everyone forgets about the technical issue.

We have now entered phase 5...","1430319145","2015-04-29T14:52:25Z" -"9460342","greenyoda","greenyoda","true",,"9457440","0","Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9457123","1430330611","2015-04-29T18:03:31Z" -"9460340","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9457647","0","Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9457123","1430330581","2015-04-29T18:03:01Z" -"9460470","Jaredjared7890","Jaredjared7890",,,"9459283","0","Amazing","1430331439","2015-04-29T18:17:19Z" -"9460026","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9459709","0","Prior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9459513","1430328731","2015-04-29T17:32:11Z" -"9462868","socceroos","socceroos",,,"9462802","0","For what it's worth, I've voted for your particular article since you've got a title that actually communicates it's content. I like that....a lot.

Edit: turns out you posted both articles...","1430358259","2015-04-30T01:44:19Z" -"9465967","m_mueller","m_mueller",,,"9465767","2","The article has a tongue-in-cheek yet enjoyable way of getting people updated on what MS is up to lately.","1430410382","2015-04-30T16:13:02Z" -"9466250","ryanlol","ryanlol",,,"9465767","3","I don't think I've ever encountered so broken mobile scrolling.","1430413281","2015-04-30T17:01:21Z" -"9466513","more_corn","more_corn",,,"9465767","4","Show me the product.","1430415914","2015-04-30T17:45:14Z" -"9466620","a3n","a3n",,,"9465767","0","With all the Microsoft links on HN this week, I feel I'm being marketed to.","1430416953","2015-04-30T18:02:33Z" -"9466729","nyrulez","nyrulez",,,"9465767","1","Have Microsoft employees taken over HN ? All I see is MS on HN....every positive MS article out there is on HN now.","1430418126","2015-04-30T18:22:06Z" -"9467167","matmik","matmik",,,"9467162","0","It's been both terrifying and a whole lot of fun to design for the Apple Watch. It's uncharted territory, which I cherish. But it's also weird to launch something and not being able to test if before everyone else does.

Anyhow, there will be a lot of useless apps made for this thing, but we feel that this product was made for Timely! It's such a natural extension for a time tracking and scheduling app.

I'd love to hear your thoughts!","1430422713","2015-04-30T19:38:33Z" -"9467312","flippyhead","flippyhead",,,"9467162","3","Looks great. Your design is always among the best.","1430424239","2015-04-30T20:03:59Z" -"9467333","hiharryhere","hiharryhere",,,"9467162","2","Looks great!

One question - can regular apps use the digital crown? I was wondering why you chose + and - buttons to set an entry duration rather than spinning the dial. Or am I misreading the screenshots?","1430424467","2015-04-30T20:07:47Z" -"9468274","midnightmonster","midnightmonster",,,"9467162","1","I've been a daily timely user since August 1 2014. At the moment, they're still recovering from a major update that shipped with tons of bugs, and core functionality is still missing. (Most of all, there's no visual planning anymore.)

Timely has been one of my most important tools for managing time and tasks as a freelancer, but right now it's barely functional.

I hope to someday use it on my wrist, but I need the core app features working.","1430436827","2015-04-30T23:33:47Z" -"9470163","hn_user2","hn_user2",,,"9467162","4","Looks very nice. Will check it out.

Also noting as an alternative for planning is omnifocus. But this also looks very promising.","1430469526","2015-05-01T08:38:46Z" -"9469717","ljk","ljk",,,"9469390","0","From personal anecdotes and the news, it seems like apps like Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb are getting very popular, and the quality is starting to go down, and getting pretty hit-or-miss..

I'll probably be sticking with renting cars just for the convenience factor alone","1430459111","2015-05-01T05:45:11Z" -"9473210","billconan","billconan",,,"9472520","0","as a surface 3 owner, I want to say that the pen is a disaster. I won't buy it again.

the don't let you to configure the pen's buttons ...","1430502491","2015-05-01T17:48:11Z" -"9475512","msoad","msoad",,,"9475436","4","It's a nice offer but I wonder how people should trust them with their watches?","1430530544","2015-05-02T01:35:44Z" -"9475526","guelo","guelo",,,"9475436","2","If you're merely well off you too can pretend to be an obnoxiously rich douchebag!","1430530831","2015-05-02T01:40:31Z" -"9475528","dserkin","dserkin",,,"9475436","3","easy business! it reminds me fake rolex thing ...","1430530879","2015-05-02T01:41:19Z" -"9475537","kaolinite","kaolinite",,,"9475436","1","Whilst there's nothing really wrong with gold plating an Apple Watch, to me it feels on par with wearing a fake Rolex.

The difference is, whilst a Rolex is reasonably affordable, the Edition is clearly out of the price range of most people - so wearing something like this will be so obvious.

However, I would love to see some companies coming up with custom Apple watches. Not to make them look more expensive, just to make them look different. For the first time, I might actually buy a customised Apple product if it weren't too expensive (maybe a wooden Apple watch case might look nice, for example.) We'll definitely see this with custom bands (really looking forward to that) but it'd be cool to see new watch bodies too.

As an aside, whilst I understand (and mostly approve of) the reasoning behind Edition, it's a shame that the only gold Apple watch is so expensive. I wish that Apple had created a gold coloured watch in addition to the solid gold Edition - similar to how many watch companies produce the same watch in stainless steel and white gold or platinum. Or how watch companies sometimes put a diamond on the back of the watch but none on the front.","1430531017","2015-05-02T01:43:37Z" -"9475628","Involute","Involute",,,"9475436","0","Or, much cheaper and a 4-hour turnaround: https://youtu.be/MMF9I_9DAcs.","1430533695","2015-05-02T02:28:15Z" -"9475746","kev6168","kev6168",,,"9475436","5","My bold prediction about the whole Apple Watch phenomena:

_It will be a big bust._ After the initial hype, not many adults would want to wear it.

This might upset some people (Apple fans?). But now, let's build a mental image together: one day, in the middle of a meeting at your work place, many of your colleagues rest their hands on the conference table (either using a tablet/phone/laptop, or holding papers). You raise your head and glance over the whole room, and you see there are so many Apple watches out there. They look the same, blink the same way, sound the same. The square-ish shape becomes kind of tiring and stupid, simply because you've seem them everywhere. They are really out there. A funny idea pops up in your mind: is this a robotic, dull and weird picture or what?

Watches are not like mobile phones, in terms of personal touches. Adults use phones mostly for their practical functions, and phones can be kept out of sight. Watches are different. Nowadays they are mostly for images/styles/personalities/fun, so, do you want to wear the same watch as everybody else and appear so average?","1430537006","2015-05-02T03:23:26Z" -"9478322","robbyking","robbyking",,,"9478257","0","Politicians do the same thing. I read an article once about how Dick Chaney would identify groups of voters who weren't in favor a Bush administration policy or action (the war in Iraq is an obvious example) and would then identify a issue the majority of that group more passionately supported. (Abortion and gay marriage were two of the more notable ones.) This way, blocs of voters who normally wouldn't vote for Bush would feel compelled rethink their decision.

Now instead of voters, what Google is doing is courting customers. Consumers who may feel passionate about buying locally may be persuaded to buy something online if the targeted ad makes a compelling argument for product's environmental or social policies.","1430596466","2015-05-02T19:54:26Z" -"9478424","platinum1","platinum1",,,"9478257","1","> Most “buckets” that Google creates have no names — they are just nodes in a vast network of associations.

Since the buckets have no names, it sounds more like a description of an AI implementation than a simple binning/bucketing system.","1430598160","2015-05-02T20:22:40Z" -"9485042","jeffjose","jeffjose",,,"9484395","1","Ashton Kutcher does look like young Steve Jobs. Now I get why they casted him in the first place.","1430729747","2015-05-04T08:55:47Z" -"9485128","yitchelle","yitchelle",,,"9484395","3",""Brennan, 22 at the time, had become Jobs' girlfriend in high school when she was 17, a relationship he later trashed when she became pregnant. Jobs disavowed the child, Lisa, despite naming the Apple Lisa machine (in development in 1978) after her. Jobs only admitted Lisa was his daughter when she reached her teens."

Is Jobs as much of an assh*le as this statement makes out to be in the article?","1430731767","2015-05-04T09:29:27Z" -"9485231","scoot","scoot",,,"9484395","0","TIL that the "bite" out of the apple logo is actually the curve of the overlaid "a" of the word apple. (See headed notepaper pic.)","1430733949","2015-05-04T10:05:49Z" -"9485610","huhtenberg","huhtenberg",,,"9484395","2","Steve Wozniak smiles as he receives his fair share ($350) of $5,000 bonus that Atari handed to Steve Jobs for Woz's remarkable design of the Breakout game. Good days.

[1] http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52bc7f156da811a0770...","1430741206","2015-05-04T12:06:46Z" -"9487349","twelvenmonkeys","twelvenmonkeys",,,"9487052","4","Isn't this obvious with the backing of CoreOS by Google Ventures?","1430758320","2015-05-04T16:52:00Z" -"9487362","IBCNU","IBCNU",,,"9487052","6","Headline: Google backs alternative to AngularJS, the web's Last Next Big Thing. Google reveals the entire AngularJS project is a ruse designed to ruin countless weekends of aspiring web dev's! No backward compatibility, no human-readable documentation and no implementation of their own technology in their own core product line! In fact, Google states, AngularJS is their first experiment with using their "considerable weight" to trick engineers into learning a technology which is completely useless and unsupported in the long run.","1430758422","2015-05-04T16:53:42Z" -"9487394","bbrazil","bbrazil",,,"9487052","2","> The irony is that Docker is based on software that underpins Google’s vast online empire.

Doesn't Rocket also use cgroups?","1430758691","2015-05-04T16:58:11Z" -"9487448","technological","technological",,,"9487052","9","So if the article is true . Does it make sense or is it dumb to think that Docker would not be acquired by Google ? Since it is not backing up","1430759065","2015-05-04T17:04:25Z" -"9487495","outworlder","outworlder",,,"9487052","7","How ironic. Docker is one of the biggest and most successful Go deployments there is.","1430759594","2015-05-04T17:13:14Z" -"9487503","donflamenco","donflamenco",,,"9487052","5","Misleading article. The news is that Kubernetes is going to support coreos's rkt. It already supports Docker.","1430759625","2015-05-04T17:13:45Z" -"9487588","hyperliner","hyperliner",,,"9487052","3","Does the article read like a smoke screen, designed to push a specific agenda? Given that Kubernetes supports Docker too?

I love Rocket and Docker, but I don't love misleading sensationalism in tech reporting. Maybe my mistake is thinking of wired as tech reporting?","1430760434","2015-05-04T17:27:14Z" -"9487589","iyn","iyn",,,"9487052","0","I've been using CoreOS & Docker for about 3 months now in production (stable channel on AWS). At the moment I have a "cluster" of 2 machines on AWS and 1 simple CI server on DigitalOcean, also on CoreOS & Docker. It wasn't easy for me to get used to "the docker way" of doing things, but I think I'm quite fluent in using Docker & building containers now. Setting up everything is very easy & productive, they have a great documentation (example: https://coreos.com/docs/running-coreos/cloud-providers/ec2/). If you're interested, you can setup a test VMs using Vagrant, this takes like 5 minutes: https://coreos.com/docs/running-coreos/platforms/vagrant/

However, I don't really feel comfortable with Docker security and I will probably switch to rkt - more focus on security and better approach to containers imo. CoreOS is incredibly good product, these people see the future. Full disclosure: I'm very happy user of CoreOS products.","1430760448","2015-05-04T17:27:28Z" -"9487793","nchudleigh","nchudleigh",,,"9487052","8","Shame they are so behind on development, I am in the process of learning Docker. Loving it so far..","1430762060","2015-05-04T17:54:20Z" -"9488186","thinkersilver","thinkersilver",,,"9487052","1","The title is slightly misleading but not entirely. Docker was, at first, a container technology. However, after it received its funding it has tried to convince the community and investors that it can be more and started to provide container orchestration tools, i.e Swarm, Machine and so on. Docker has received most of its momentum and attention because of the work they did around the container format. Docker build, run, stop, encapsulates most users experience of Docker.

Docker wants to be known as a platform providing container management tools and it needs to do this quickly because Mesosphere and Kubernetes provide this type of functionality at a more mature level, albeit using somewhat different philosophies. The container format part of Docker is ultimately replaceable.

Google (Ventures) backing Tectonic is significant because Tectonic will provide a commercial enterprise-ready distribution of Kubernetes supporting Rocket. Rocket doesn't need to reach feature-parity with Docker to be a notable replacement because Docker already does too much. All Rocket needs to do is provide the much needed enterprise features that Docker is lacking and integrate well with Mesosphere or Kubernetes. If this happens before Swarm and Machine mature, we could be wondering 6 months down the road what the hype around Docker was all about.

If Tectonic succeeds in the enterprise marketplace then Google will have stealthily marginalised Docker using community efforts through rkt and kubernetes and not had to fight them directly.","1430765173","2015-05-04T18:46:13Z" -"9487273","striking","striking",,,"9487242","0","In the linked Motherboard report (http://motherboard.vice.com/read/more-uber-accounts-have-bee...), the user stated that "the credentials she used for Uber were the same as the ones she had used on other services."

Basically, someone bought a bunch of credentials for other services and tested them with Uber. Nothing to do with Uber, just stupid users.","1430757766","2015-05-04T16:42:46Z" -"9495617","DigitalSea","DigitalSea",,,"9495587","1","Seems Uber being blocked out of various states and countries is becoming a regular occurence. Given the massive amounts of capital that Uber have taken, they're in a tricky spot. They're not this little San Francisco tech startup anymore, they're a real and quite big business operating in a heap of countries and different US states. What will Uber do going forward? They need to change the tide, perhaps even start lobbying to get bills approved to legalise their ride sharing service (similar to how taxi lobbyists are doing the opposite). Even here in Australia there is a big anti-Uber campaign going on as well.","1430868077","2015-05-05T23:21:17Z" -"9507951","EpicEng","EpicEng",,,"9495587","0","So, in reading the bill[1]...

1. Drivers are required to disclose or provide:

A) The Fare calculation method.

B) Applicable rates being charged.

C) The option to receive an estimated fare before the rider enters the driver’s personal vehicle;

D) Driver’s picture and the license plate number of the personal vehicle used for -providing prearranged rides.

E) An electronic receipt, within a reasonable time after completion of a trip,

F) Insurance coverage details.

Seems fair.

2. Drivers are required to maintain a minimum level of insurance.

Again, seems reasonable considering they can kill people sitting in the back seat.

3. Zero Tolerance Policy on Use of Drugs or Alcohol. Ok.

4. Drivers are required to submit background information and are subject to both a local and national background check.

I don't see a problem there.

5. Requirements around payment methods, discriminatory practices, records maintenance, and rider confidentiality.

...

And that's it. So what's the problem here exactly? Is Uber's idea of "innovation" synonymous with "we should be able to skirt any laws we like because we create jobs and people use our service."? I admit that this is an extreme comparison and not a direct analogy, but drug dealing creates jobs too. Should we just ignore the down sides?

Am I missing something here? Is there some seemingly benign requirements which is completely unfair and/or overly onerous in implementation?

[1]:http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2015_16/measures/documents/...","1431029765","2015-05-07T20:16:05Z" -"9497690","GameTheory8","GameTheory8",,,"9496627","2","Announcement: http://adwords.blogspot.com/2015/05/building-for-next-moment...

So was the tipping point somewhere around Feb 26, 2015 when they announced their algorithm update? http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2015/02/finding-m...

Quick way to check: Is your site mobile friendly? -https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/","1430909255","2015-05-06T10:47:35Z" -"9497768","psykovsky","psykovsky",,,"9496627","0","That is not surprising at all. Most of people who use the Internet on mobile don't even now what a browser is, much less a domain name. They search every site they want to visit, even if they just needed to add .com to their search term to open the site straight away in the browser. The "Internet" is the google search box.","1430910944","2015-05-06T11:15:44Z" -"9497861","kybernetyk","kybernetyk",,,"9496627","3","That's probably me repeatedly trying Google's speech recognition search before giving up and going to type in the search phrase :)","1430912359","2015-05-06T11:39:19Z" -"9498069","kristopolous","kristopolous",,,"9496627","8","I'm surprised the global tipping point is now and not about two years ago.","1430914988","2015-05-06T12:23:08Z" -"9498410","talmand","talmand",,,"9496627","9","I suppose this includes the many ways I can search for things on my Android phone that always goes through Google? As opposed to the fewer ways I can search on my desktop that doesn't always go through Google?","1430919031","2015-05-06T13:30:31Z" -"9498449","profinger","profinger",,,"9496627","5","Maybe someone should tell the idiots that design most of the horrible mobile sites to stop forwarding link clicks from search results to the main page. Mobile sites are garbage 90% of the time anyway...","1430919461","2015-05-06T13:37:41Z" -"9499004","Shorel","Shorel",,,"9496627","10","I changed my desktop search engine to Bing.

I use a proxy, I'm the only user of that particular IP, and I get constant nagging about too many searches from my network in google search. Good riddance.","1430923662","2015-05-06T14:47:42Z" -"9499796","aylons","aylons",,,"9496627","1","Lots of folks talking about people retrying searches, or doing unneeded searches instead of typing the URL, etc. However, this already happens a lot on desktop computers (especially the later). It may be true that these things happens more often on mobile than on desktop, but this is hardly why mobile is superseding desktop.

First, I run a lot of searches on my phone because it is more practical. "Where is restaurant X?" "What time will Y event start?". Even at home, I won't go to the laptop to make this search, specially if I'm discussing something with my wife.

In the same manner, add to this to a lot of vanity searches, like when I'm discussing something with someone and I get my phone to find out some fact. "How old is the president?" "How much does an airplane weight?". I surely do a lot more of these researches on mobile, most of them I wouldn't do in a desktop, just because It wouldn't make any sense to stop conversation to search a desktop, while the phone is there, waiting for me.

Second, and probably more important, is that lots of people now have their mobile phone, or tablet, as their primary computer. My wife don't open her laptop except for writing long documents or academic work.

Like with cameras, the best computer is the one which is with you right now, and laziness to get up often beats the efficiency of my laptop even when I'm at home. Most people is using IM all the time, and the phone is with them while they're at it, and don't even consider looking for a desktop.

So, I think these two factors are adding up pretty quickly: people are using more mobile than desktop and people with mobiles tend to use search much more. If this is happening faster from expected, or not, as the article implies, it's mere statistics.","1430929477","2015-05-06T16:24:37Z" -"9499836","tammer","tammer",,,"9496627","6","It's been clear for a while that overall traffic from mobile is going to eclipse traditional PC's.

I'm interested in seeing stats on whether or not traffic from native apps is increasing over mobile websites. I'm sure traffic from google's "Search" app is minuscule compared to browser requests, but could a similar app come along and start to chip away at Google with the right native experience?","1430929888","2015-05-06T16:31:28Z" -"9500273","ksk","ksk",,,"9496627","4","I'm curious if search companies ever publish information on whether their products are actually useful.

For e.g. One measure of success for something like a search engine could be a reduction in the number of different search queries leading to the same user-click. People needing to rephrase and re-search is bad for the users, but paradoxically good for Google. And so, the search product would be vastly improved if Google targeting having the least "engagement" and a higher result convergence. But then again, that applies to many advertising-funded web properties.","1430933131","2015-05-06T17:25:31Z" -"9500665","discardorama","discardorama",,,"9496627","7","I used to work in Search at another company. You'd be surprised how often people would type "Google" in the search box (or "Facebook" or, in some cases, the name of the company itself, on whose search page they were on!)

Mobile is much harder to monetize than web; so it'll be interesting to see what this does to Google's numbers. Sponsored Search is, after all, their main bread and butter.","1430936141","2015-05-06T18:15:41Z" -"9497157","ljk","ljk",,,"9496779","0","interesting, it's made by the same app maker that makes an app that rates guys' appearance, I wonder if the gender roles were switched how long that app can last being up without getting pulled","1430899223","2015-05-06T08:00:23Z" -"9497359","mechazawa","mechazawa",,,"9497264","8",">If robots instructions don't mention Applebot but do mention Googlebot, the Apple robot will follow Googlebot instructions.

This is nice to see for a change. There are a lot of search engine bots out there and forgetting a a lot of them is easy to do.","1430903237","2015-05-06T09:07:17Z" -"9497367","JDDunn9","JDDunn9",,,"9497264","4","Please let this be the beginning of an Apple search engine. We really need some better alternatives to Google.","1430903386","2015-05-06T09:09:46Z" -"9497372","joelrunyon","joelrunyon",,,"9497264","3","This is interesting.

A while back, I think either Cook or Jobs mentioned that Apples makes PRODUCTS and doesn't sell ADS.

If that's true (and stays true) AND this is the beginning of a search engine for them, it's going to be VERY interesting to see what it looks like.","1430903481","2015-05-06T09:11:21Z" -"9497393","crapplesrch","crapplesrch",,,"9497264","13","If you can't see the expected results, you are probably searching it the wrong way! -But, it's so shiny. -Yes, but all the results seem Apple specific?","1430903818","2015-05-06T09:16:58Z" -"9497435","phn","phn",,,"9497264","2","Apple is making a smart move by not wanting to depend on anyone else.

Results may suck in the beginning, but well, competing in hard stuff is hard, this is another apple maps. Hopefully they won't get bashed so hard since this is not so user facing.","1430904458","2015-05-06T09:27:38Z" -"9497447","frankacter","frankacter",,,"9497264","1"," >If robots instructions don't mention Applebot but do mention Googlebot, the Apple robot will follow Googlebot instructions.

So if I set in my robots.txt to disallow all bots except Googlebot, Applebot will index anyway? I don't think I like that precedent.","1430904602","2015-05-06T09:30:02Z" -"9497590","GameTheory8","GameTheory8",,,"9497264","9","Will this be more focused on improving search for digital products (App Store) or more toward creating a comprehensive catalog for digital/physical products to index + download/purchase?","1430907238","2015-05-06T10:13:58Z" -"9497652","bambax","bambax",,,"9497264","5","> please contact us at: Apple-NOC “at” apple.com

Can't Apple build itself some spam protection??!? Search is harder than this.","1430908573","2015-05-06T10:36:13Z" -"9497657","carlosrg","carlosrg",,,"9497264","7","Introducing Apple Web Search. Only available on iOS and OS X devices.","1430908638","2015-05-06T10:37:18Z" -"9497944","beltex","beltex",,,"9497264","0","“It looks like someone at Apple is running a web crawler written in Go.”

Likely explains [1] from last year (see [2] for HN thread).

[1] http://jan.moesen.nu/2014/11/06/apple-crawler.txt

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8567205","1430913208","2015-05-06T11:53:28Z" -"9497946","abritishguy","abritishguy",,,"9497264","6","Based on logs it would seem that the crawler, or at least parts of it are written in golang. When following some redirects the useragent would be cleared and would identify itself as golang.","1430913231","2015-05-06T11:53:51Z" -"9498506","skrowl","skrowl",,,"9497264","12","I wonder if Apple Search will be as close to Google Search as Apple Maps is to Google Maps.

That is to say, not very close at all.","1430919953","2015-05-06T13:45:53Z" -"9498682","danieleggert","danieleggert",,,"9497264","10","Apple trying to get do what Google does faster, than Google doing what Apple does.

In other words: Both Apple and Google in the mobile OS and device space. Both Apple and Google in the (mobile) search space.","1430921176","2015-05-06T14:06:16Z" -"9498754","eridal","eridal",,,"9497264","11","small-letter footprint:

    Risks are inherent in the use of the Internet
","1430921884","2015-05-06T14:18:04Z" -"9498702","werencole","werencole",,,"9498697","0","Just for Siri? Finally kick Google/Bing out of iOS/Mac OS? Build better machine learning and AI? I suspect we will learn more at WWDC.","1430921334","2015-05-06T14:08:54Z" -"9501659","glibgil","glibgil",,,"9501589","0","My experience is similar. The Kubernetes community is really helpful and active on IRC. Getting started is a matter of hours, not days. The Kismatic packages are a big part of making that easy.","1430945002","2015-05-06T20:43:22Z" -"9501714","josephjacks","josephjacks",,,"9501589","1","I really like that Xoom is taking a phased approach with their service discovery model and not completely throwing out ZK right away. Shows that you can gradually bring Kubernetes into your environment without needing to re-think the entire stack, thanks to K8S's modular and extensible design.","1430945507","2015-05-06T20:51:47Z" -"9506335","gtaylor","gtaylor",,,"9506024","1","I've been hesitant to spend a ton of time playing with Kubernetes yet, since it is still in such a state of flux (and the docs are woefully inadequate). With that said, if anyone can make something like this awesome, I'd put my money on Google.

Exciting times!","1431016614","2015-05-07T16:36:54Z" -"9506336",,,"true","true","9506024","4",,"1431016616","2015-05-07T16:36:56Z" -"9506528","AdmiralAsshat","AdmiralAsshat",,,"9506024","5","Does anyone else feel like calling your massive infrastructure software "Borg" might be tempting fate? I mean, I'm not superstitious, but I would be weary of calling my satellite network "Skynet."","1431018025","2015-05-07T17:00:25Z" -"9506529","_dark_matter_","_dark_matter_",,,"9506024","2","Can anyone explain how MapReduce is built on top of Borg, when Borg doesn't support scheduling with data locality? I'm having a hard time reconciling that. One of the principal use cases of the MapReduce framework is reducing data movement...","1431018029","2015-05-07T17:00:29Z" -"9506546","dcsommer","dcsommer",,,"9506024","3","Does Kubernetes use chroot jails like Borg, or has it advanced to LXC containers? Nowadays LXC isolation seems strictly preferable.","1431018135","2015-05-07T17:02:15Z" -"9507093","mandeepj","mandeepj",,,"9506024","0","Can anyone throw some light on what google is doing with tens of thousands of machines in these clusters? Are they hosting crawlers on them?","1431022463","2015-05-07T18:14:23Z" -"9508534","manidoraisamy","manidoraisamy",,,"9506370","0","This is very helpful for evaluation! BTW, why did you compare SendGrid against SES instead of GAE's javax.mail (https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/java/mail/usingjavam...) ?","1431035178","2015-05-07T21:46:18Z" -"9508498","MichaelCrawford","MichaelCrawford",,,"9508441","1","Accepting cash payments.

RLY.

I avoid paying for anything in a way that I can be tracked. I avoid taking the discounts that grocery store loyalty cards would otherwise give me.

Consider that paying for anything electronically, is rather like having a complete stranger follow you everywhere you go.","1431034851","2015-05-07T21:40:51Z" -"9508499",,,"true","true","9508441","2",,"1431034853","2015-05-07T21:40:53Z" -"9508644","dixithanoop","dixithanoop",,,"9508441","0","As much as I love meeting interesting Uber drivers, sometimes, I'd be so stressed and/or tired that I'm in no mood to talk to or up for a conversation with the uber driver. However, unaware of this obviously, the driver tries to engage me in a chit-chat which further irritates me but I wouldn't be let it show on my face just to be not rude. It's difficult to tell them that I'm not up for any conversation. So, while booking the ride itself, if there is a checkbox or something which lets the drivers know that the rider doesn't like to converse at this moment, it would be really helpful.","1431036178","2015-05-07T22:02:58Z" -"9511752","bhartzer","bhartzer",,,"9511236","1","I have migrated a several sites to CloudFlare and just by moving the site I was able to double the page speed. This was especially true for custom-built sites, built on non-WordPress sites.","1431093726","2015-05-08T14:02:06Z" -"9512010","velodrome","velodrome",,,"9511236","0","This is why I avoid using Google products. I feel more comfortable purchasing from companies who are specialized than companies that try to be something to everyone. They will do whatever it takes to be competitive because that is their main (or significant) source of income.","1431096842","2015-05-08T14:54:02Z" -"9512171","est","est",,,"9511236","2","10 years from now: migrate your email away from Gmail.","1431098424","2015-05-08T15:20:24Z" -"9518170","fiatjaf","fiatjaf",,,"9515867","0","You need screenshots, more detailed descriptions, a video, anything will help.","1431216755","2015-05-10T00:12:35Z" -"9523483","Peroni","Peroni",,,"9523445","0",">...does that make you or your colleagues think they are a better developer?

Better developer? No. More interesting candidate? Yes.

The logic is simple, if someone has successfully gone through the hiring process at a company that's renowned for having a stringent hiring process and then gone on to spend at least a couple of years at said company then I already know that it's worth investing some time in finding out why this particular candidate was strong enough to convince <insert-top-tech-company-here> that they were worth hiring.","1431335680","2015-05-11T09:14:40Z" -"9524143","kasey_junk","kasey_junk",,,"9523445","1","No. Bad hiring practices are endemic in our industry. That is as true of name brand companies as it is for companies you've never heard of (and in some ways worse).","1431347421","2015-05-11T12:30:21Z" -"9526800","jklein11","jklein11",,,"9523445","2","Better than what?","1431368857","2015-05-11T18:27:37Z" -"9526761","cyphunk","cyphunk",,,"9526602","0","Imagine that for a moment: Self driving car companies could promise to pay all accident expenses provided it was on auto drive at the time of accident.

Not only is that a marketing win, potentially reducing accidents and saving costs for owners... if you jump forward many years of Google (or other) defending owners in court you would reach a point even judges would be biased to believe that the auto-driven car could not have caused an accident, further disadvantaging non-auto cars in the market.","1431368539","2015-05-11T18:22:19Z" -"9526848",,,,"true","9526602","13",,"1431369230","2015-05-11T18:33:50Z" -"9526968","comrade1","comrade1",,,"9526602","4","One thing I'm looking forward to with self-driving cars is to be able to step into a street anywhere and have all the traffic stop automatically. Every inch of street now becomes a crosswalk. Even highways.

(This is an ironic statement)","1431370057","2015-05-11T18:47:37Z" -"9527015","return0","return0",,,"9526602","11","When the car is too good and fast to respond, it will get hit from behind it seems. I guess they could change their algorithm to be slow-reacting. dumbing down machines so that petty humans can catch up.","1431370432","2015-05-11T18:53:52Z" -"9527026","emptybits","emptybits",,,"9526602","23","For balance: In the past eight months, four of the 48 self-driving cars licensed in California were involved in accidents. Three were Lexus SUVs from Google. http://www.startribune.com/ap-exclusive-self-driving-cars-ge... This does not assign blame. It is an observation.","1431370524","2015-05-11T18:55:24Z" -"9527091","jordn","jordn",,,"9526602","10","I'm wondering if the self driving cars should report these bad drivers.","1431371003","2015-05-11T19:03:23Z" -"9527096","buss","buss",,,"9526602","2","Every time I hear about the amazingly low accident rates in current generation self-driving cars I'm reminded of this joke (unfortunately I can't remember the source):

Grandpa, what did you do before self-driving cars?

Well, we just drove them ourselves. We just needed a little practice and to take a test.

Wow, and nobody got killed!?

Oh, no, millions of people died.","1431371016","2015-05-11T19:03:36Z" -"9527172","ams6110","ams6110",,,"9526602","17","Considering that the number of vehicle-miles driven annually is in the trillions, that is still a pretty small sample size. Do we know whether it's statistically significant?","1431371614","2015-05-11T19:13:34Z" -"9527204","coldcode","coldcode",,,"9526602","9","I want to know how the person playing the trumpet was able to drive. And how well did they play?","1431371860","2015-05-11T19:17:40Z" -"9527294","paulornothing","paulornothing",,,"9526602","15","I'm pretty excited for the prospect of a self driving car. My commute is about 40 miles round trip not too traffic ridden but I wouldn't mind relaxing a little. I would rather telework more often than two days a week, but it looks like he self driving car is more imminent.","1431372935","2015-05-11T19:35:35Z" -"9527324","NovaS1X","NovaS1X",,,"9526602","3","I want to hear the argument about people who want to drive.

I enjoy driving. I like driving cars. I still drive a manual and will not buy an automatic transmission. I participate in car clubs and I compete in autocross events. I enjoy automotive photography and I do my own maintenance on my vehicles.

What happens to people like me who actually enjoy driving and the act of owning a car? Do my loves get phased out because the majority of people just think of cars as appliances? Will this give birth to "classic-driving shows" just like we have classic-car shows and cruises?

Not saying I don't like innovation, I'd absolutely love to own a Tesla Roadster, but some things need to be preserved.","1431373323","2015-05-11T19:42:03Z" -"9527343","swalsh","swalsh",,,"9526602","7","My newly born son will be 16 in 2031. I wonder if he will ever get a drivers license.","1431373424","2015-05-11T19:43:44Z" -"9527369","holri","holri",,,"9526602","8","The driver is not the problem of cars. -It is the fact that in average 1,5 t and 10 m2 are used to transport 100 kg and 1 m2. -Driverlessness does not change the bad physics of car transportation decisively.","1431373569","2015-05-11T19:46:09Z" -"9527377","js2","js2",,,"9526602","1","This is why we’ve programmed our cars to pause briefly after a light turns green before proceeding into the intersection

I programmed my brain to do this after learning to drive in Miami. I always look both ways before proceeding, just as I would before crossing as a pedestrian. When approaching an intersection, especially at night, I also try to look for what's coming from the side.

Intersections can be scary places

As a runner I find intersections terrifying and will typically cross instead a few hundred yards away. I'd rather jaywalk and have to deal with cars from only two directions. In my experience crosswalks are often the least safe place to cross.

Also, some comic relief:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NEFYCaKakE (Starman)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_BtPZRbZxY (George Carlin)","1431373613","2015-05-11T19:46:53Z" -"9527445","jedberg","jedberg",,,"9526602","5","I'll admit that every time I see one of the self driving cars, I'm tempted to do something crazy nearby to see what it does, like cut it off or swerve towards it.

So far I've been a responsible adult and not done that But it's so tempting. Until I think of all the lives I will put in danger. Maybe they can invite me to a test track so I can be an a-hole to the self driving car in a safe and controlled environment. :)","1431374230","2015-05-11T19:57:10Z" -"9527459","js2","js2",,,"9526602","12","About 33,000 people die on America’s roads every year.

There will eventually be a fatality caused by a self-driving car. I wonder how many of these we will be willing to accept. Say self-driving cars reduce fatalities by 10x. That is, by switching 100% to self-driving cars there are 3300 deaths a year, but they are all caused by self-driving cars.

Would America accept that?

I personally doubt we would. I think the number will have to be in the hundreds at most, closer to what we accept from plane crashes.

How safe do self-driving cars have to be before we start using them?","1431374353","2015-05-11T19:59:13Z" -"9527461","devsquid","devsquid",,,"9526602","16","I would love to watch some vids of that visualization they showed off towards the end","1431374362","2015-05-11T19:59:22Z" -"9527468","Tloewald","Tloewald",,,"9526602","21","My takeaway — pause slightly before responding to a green light. (Something I usually do already as it happens.)","1431374439","2015-05-11T20:00:39Z" -"9527477",,,,"true","9526602","22",,"1431374526","2015-05-11T20:02:06Z" -"9527559","jcoffland","jcoffland",,,"9526602","6","Google says their self-driving cars were not at fault in all 11 cases and perhaps technically they were not but I don't think you can discount the possibility that the self-driving cars may have behaved in an unexpected manner that may have contributed to the accidents. A machine might make choices that are logical but which throw off other drivers. Strict adherence to the rules could cause problems. For example, there are cases where changing lanes in an intersection, although illegal, could avoid an accident. If a machine controlled car insisted on following the rules an accident might be unavoidable or the action could force another driver in to an unavoidable accident.

I don't look forward to the day when I'm no longer allowed to drive my own car but it would be awesome if robot controlled cars coordinated among themselves to avoid traffic jams and to operate safely at much higher speeds. I could see cars of the future running normally at 200MPH+ were typical human drivers would find it difficult to operate safely. Hey and no more traffic tickets. One possible way to move in this direction would be to introduce robot only lanes.","1431375421","2015-05-11T20:17:01Z" -"9527689","andrewtbham","andrewtbham",,,"9526602","18","how cool would it be to have a drone above your self driving car to augment it's perception and add another dimension to the driving conditions?","1431376669","2015-05-11T20:37:49Z" -"9527764","branchan","branchan",,,"9526602","14","Come to think of it. Imagine driving a car yourself on a road full of self-driving cars. You would be able to drive as fast as you like and cut off anybody without ever being afriad of retaliation. Self-driving cars will always let you in because they do not want to cause a collision.","1431377434","2015-05-11T20:50:34Z" -"9527927","cheshire137","cheshire137",,,"9526602","20","Arrrgh those diagrams are giving me road rage.","1431379225","2015-05-11T21:20:25Z" -"9530671","kabouseng","kabouseng",,,"9526602","19","What will be interesting will be how human behaviour will change once all cars are self driving cars. Some cyclist / pedestrians might blatantly cross a red light intersection because he knows the self driving cars will detect and stop for him... something to think about.","1431426712","2015-05-12T10:31:52Z" -"9529929","dang","dang",,,"9529858","0","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8657761","1431413242","2015-05-12T06:47:22Z" -"9535117","tiernano","tiernano",,,"9533275","0","Wonder what that looks like now?","1431466815","2015-05-12T21:40:15Z" -"9546611","KeepTalking","KeepTalking",,,"9546599","0","IoCs: https://github.com/fireeye/iocs","1431627154","2015-05-14T18:12:34Z" -"9547537","toolsadmin","toolsadmin",,,"9547464","0","fuck them","1431637013","2015-05-14T20:56:53Z" -"9563953","guyprovost","guyprovost",,,"9563869","3","Strange alternatives at times... What was the real purpose of the experiment ?","1431951422","2015-05-18T12:17:02Z" -"9564047","codva","codva",,,"9563869","2","Trading Google for Yahoo is just trading one company trying to track you around the web for another company doing the exact same thing.","1431952775","2015-05-18T12:39:35Z" -"9564781","th0br0","th0br0",,,"9563869","0","Original link without the tracking ( :( ) https://medium.com/@odedgolan/a-week-without-google-e1a6fe54...","1431960980","2015-05-18T14:56:20Z" -"9568779","m_t","m_t",,,"9563869","1","> HOWEVER for developers, any debugging or dev tools other than Chrome was just a nightmare.

I can't really take that experiment seriously when reading this. Of course there are differences and I'm sure one can have strong preferences.

But in no way doing webdev using Firefox (and firebug if that's your thing) is a nightmare.","1432026050","2015-05-19T09:00:50Z" -"9565335","natch","natch",,,"9565056","0","OK, I'll ask the softball question. What exactly is IBM MobileFirst bringing to the table here? This app could be written with just the Apple SDK, iCloud, and Apple Analytics or just about any third party analytics library with logging, right?

Reading a little more closely I see the promise of push notifications enabled in a future version of the example app (presumably already available for any app, and already available in iCloud too btw).

So I guess the difference here is that all this stuff is cross platform? (other than the small detail about it targeting Apple Watch).","1431966800","2015-05-18T16:33:20Z" -"9573003","therobot24","therobot24",,,"9572772","0","ouch, hopefully uber isn't biting the hand that feeds

CMU just recently won a huge case against Marvel for patent infringement, if CMU cuts access to their patents that many of Uber's new staff have worked with or developed, then Uber may be out of luck","1432068123","2015-05-19T20:42:03Z" -"9573707","auganov","auganov",,,"9573345","9","Doesn't seem to work for me, anything special you have to do? Maybe the feature is locale dependent. Could you post a link if it's serialized in the url?","1432076692","2015-05-19T23:04:52Z" -"9573780","mrsteveman1","mrsteveman1",,,"9573345","6","I've got "Columbus Ohio" listed right in my twitter bio (as a location rather than just included as text) and GMaps went directly to some swimming related retail business in Valencia, CA, weird.","1432077916","2015-05-19T23:25:16Z" -"9573907","buffington","buffington",,,"9573345","16","With my handle (@go), I get a store in Poland.","1432079921","2015-05-19T23:58:41Z" -"9574046","ehershey","ehershey",,,"9573345","15","Mine and the few friends I tried are nowhere close.","1432082805","2015-05-20T00:46:45Z" -"9574267","kentaronyc","kentaronyc",,,"9573345","17","I got the whitehouse and I am not sure why.","1432086965","2015-05-20T01:56:05Z" -"9574284","stephenr","stephenr",,,"9573345","8","Pretty terrible result frankly. I geocode a -number of tweets, but it shows my "location" as that of the office for a company I've conversed with here in Thailand.","1432087306","2015-05-20T02:01:46Z" -"9574703","d23","d23",,,"9573345","10","It gave a city outside my hometown. I've definitely never used twitter there, so I'm puzzled as to why.","1432096623","2015-05-20T04:37:03Z" -"9575326","mobiplayer","mobiplayer",,,"9573345","18","I got Avebury's Stone Circle... wtf","1432115836","2015-05-20T09:57:16Z" -"9577386","jayhuang","jayhuang",,,"9573345","4","Mine goes to University of Michigan...which is a different country altogether.

Just tried @Obama, Guantanamo Bay Detention camp.","1432139120","2015-05-20T16:25:20Z" -"9579495","MichaelStubbs","MichaelStubbs",,,"9573345","13","The result it gave me is in a country I've never set foot in.","1432157855","2015-05-20T21:37:35Z" -"9579956","mapster","mapster",,,"9573345","11","perfect. plus random sampling of my follower/ees was dead on to their business location.","1432163227","2015-05-20T23:07:07Z" -"9580645","codydabest","codydabest",,,"9573345","14","Mine returned the last account I tweeted at, Puma's HQ...","1432175808","2015-05-21T02:36:48Z" -"9580779","LuizCentenaro","LuizCentenaro",,,"9573345","7","Mine is somewhat accurate, I was here a month ago. http://imgur.com/8m8tbr2","1432178384","2015-05-21T03:19:44Z" -"9581454","mindcrash","mindcrash",,,"9573345","2","Just did a small test: It gave the approximate location of my office (luckily off a few streets, so my privacy is not too badly damaged).

Coincidentally, my office is the only spot where I am logged in to Twitter using Google Chrome. Using Firefox at home.

UPDATE: If your Twitter handle gives a false result at first, try prefixing it with the term: twitter

E.g. 'twitter @whateveryourhandleis'","1432194400","2015-05-21T07:46:40Z" -"9581866","bopf","bopf",,,"9573345","5","I was put into the Yankee Stadium (@bopfger). It must be able to read my mind as I would love to be there. Not sure, how Google would put me there, though as I have never been there and never tweeted from New York either.","1432205216","2015-05-21T10:46:56Z" -"9581928","breakingcups","breakingcups",,,"9573345","1","This is pretty scary actually, it managed to pinpoint me to locations that I hadn't mentioned on Twitter at all, incluing where I work.","1432206723","2015-05-21T11:12:03Z" -"9582022","JacobAldridge","JacobAldridge",,,"9573345","3","Interesting.

I'm licensed through a company called Shirlaws Group - Australian HQ is where I work in Brisbane; global HQ is London. Google Maps pins 'me' at Shirlaws motorcycles in Aberdeen, Scotland.

So it's smart enough to make some connection "Jacob Aldridge = Shirlaws" but must be missing some wider data or geo information.","1432208303","2015-05-21T11:38:23Z" -"9582376","mindcrash","mindcrash",,,"9573345","0","So after giving it some thought and doing some additional research it looks like they are building a superdetailed graph based on your relations, textual content etc. etc., try and determine and geocode locations based on the analyzed data and then plot those locations through Google Maps. It looks like it is even smart enough to go through your followers, determine the kind of relationship you have with that particular person, and if you and the other person are closely related enough pick certain locations up from their timeline and share those locations between your profile and that of the other person (something which supposedly has happened to a friend of mine given the returned data.)

Anyway, not scary at all, nope. </sarcasm>","1432213301","2015-05-21T13:01:41Z" -"9583909","bartozone","bartozone",,,"9573345","12","Hahahahahahah I got CERN labs in Switzerland. I'm pretty excited about that actually.

@bartozone","1432227362","2015-05-21T16:56:02Z" -"9579598","bgun","bgun",,,"9579212","0","No pants? Was there some kind of taboo regarding the mention of trousers?","1432159017","2015-05-20T21:56:57Z" -"9582672","junto","junto",,,"9581703","1","I wonder how many other apps are leaking like sieves?

   According to the top-secret document, the agencies
-   discovered that the UC Browser app was leaking a gold mine
-   of identifying information about its users’ phones. 
-
-Does anyone know how it was leaking? Was it just neglecting to use SSL?","1432215752","2015-05-21T13:42:32Z" -"9582943","mmrasheed","mmrasheed",,,"9581703","0","Wouldn't it be much easier to buy some of the leaky/crapy but popular apps, and then infect the target phones? Or, perhaps develop few apps providing free backup/storage/VPN/proxy services? There are so many small companies provide phone backup services who technically ask for all critical permissions in the phones. There are many flash light apps who ask for so many unnecessary permissions, yet their downloads are in millions.

Certainly, Apple app screening would be pain in the a$$, but Google play store is still very flexible.","1432218675","2015-05-21T14:31:15Z" -"9588258","sharth","sharth",,,"9586201","2","What is "Private Internet Access"?","1432302917","2015-05-22T13:55:17Z" -"9588994","dangrossman","dangrossman",,,"9586201","1","> low and behold

It's "lo and behold". Lo is short for look (archaically loke).","1432309715","2015-05-22T15:48:35Z" -"9592170","ammmir","ammmir",,,"9586201","0","would you mind providing some details, such as, the hostname you're using (mx.google.com doesn't resolve), the exact error message, and if possible, the certificate chain you're seeing?

we absolutely are not injecting any certificates or otherwise modifying or inspecting traffic.

(disclaimer: i am an employee of PIA)","1432362531","2015-05-23T06:28:51Z" -"9595369","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9595361","0","Extensive discussion yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9592038","1432443642","2015-05-24T05:00:42Z" -"9603368","mturmon","mturmon",,,"9602655","3","It's nice to see this event get more attention, although this story did not add much to what has already been reported. I'm not sure how secure and plentiful the old NREC's funding was. My impression is that they were chasing a lot of small pots of money. Maybe that's part of the reason why CMU has not been bothered.

Clearly this move by Uber rewrote the book. They took the director of the center, Tony Stentz, and a lot of others besides.

That's not the only case of significant recruiting decimating robotics staff members recently, either. There have been a lot of departures from my own lab.","1432625463","2015-05-26T07:31:03Z" -"9603426","nakedrobot2","nakedrobot2",,,"9602655","6","Uber's sleazy ways continue.... This company appears to be totally amoral and without remorse. The leaders of this company are winning, by stepping on the heads of everyone else. At least, that is what the headlines of the last year describe. Is this an inaccurate portrayal? I have to say, I am not tempted to patronize Uber because of this.","1432626916","2015-05-26T07:55:16Z" -"9604340","imglorp","imglorp",,,"9602655","2","Wow, it must suck to be an Uber driver around now. The only people that like you are the customers.

You're a liability to the company who is now openly plotting your exit, a target for the old boy taxi network, and a target for government.","1432643718","2015-05-26T12:35:18Z" -"9604354","dsiegel2275","dsiegel2275",,,"9602655","1","From a reliable source (my wife's coworker has a friend who was one of the defectors), apparently Uber offered folks a signing bonus equal to triple their yearly salary to leave NREC.

Damn, should have went into robotics.","1432643889","2015-05-26T12:38:09Z" -"9604456","robg","robg",,,"9602655","0","Seems like a win-win for all involved. Uber can devote many more times the investment than the Feds are making. CMU and its people get to focus on the technologies, not writing grants. And CMU likely gets royalties for previous inventions. Plus the city of Pittsburgh will be showcased with 21st century tech. And DARPA helped launch the whole industry. Pretty amazing history when it's widespread. Might be a 15 year trend from first Grand Challenge to widespread acceptance.","1432644929","2015-05-26T12:55:29Z" -"9605252","waterlesscloud","waterlesscloud",,,"9602655","5","And companies like Google and Facebook hired all the top AI researchers away from universities. Good for the people hired, I say.","1432652220","2015-05-26T14:57:00Z" -"9605332","_greim_","_greim_",,,"9602655","4","This is nothing new. High-end investment firms absorb many top computer science grads every year, sometimes even pulling them away from their PHDs, but it doesn't seem to raise many headlines.","1432653048","2015-05-26T15:10:48Z" -"9604024","olgeni","olgeni",,,"9603948","0","Of course it was. Let's do a couple of strikes too.","1432639972","2015-05-26T11:32:52Z" -"9611844","paulhauggis","paulhauggis",,,"9611744","0","So strategic business agreements are now considered a "hostile takeover"?","1432739005","2015-05-27T15:03:25Z" -"9612617","cot6mur3","cot6mur3",,,"9612572","10","Interesting advertizing industry trend based analysis of Google's and Facebook's financials of late and some future projections - quite informative.","1432745170","2015-05-27T16:46:10Z" -"9612822","daddykotex","daddykotex",,,"9612572","9","I have had a talk with a friend of mine about this. The current system doesn't allow a Company to be around very long if it doesn't show any growth.

This is kind of sad. I think this is where most company will start making shady decisions to improve growth.","1432746789","2015-05-27T17:13:09Z" -"9612842","MrZongle2","MrZongle2",,,"9612572","12","Mostly unrelated: I was surprised by how poorly drawn the accompanying android-with-a-cane illustration was. I understand that minimalism is a style unto itself, and intentionally poor drawing (as if in MS Paint) can be used to imply other things...but this just seemed amateurish, as if the NYT couldn't afford a decent illustrator.","1432746918","2015-05-27T17:15:18Z" -"9612873","magicalist","magicalist",,,"9612572","0","This article is pretty bad, based entirely on some analyst who says "Google doesn’t create immersive experiences that you get lost in", whatever that means, and some really tenuous comparisons to other companies.

The hilarious thing is that this was only written in February and this analyst's view of Microsoft's impending obsolescence is already trending in a radically opposite direction. Shows exactly why lines like

> Even Microsoft — the once unbeatable, declared monopolist of personal computing software — has struggled to stay relevant in the shift from desktop to mobile devices, even as it has continued to pump out billions in profits.

are so completely worthless as predictors of anything.","1432747170","2015-05-27T17:19:30Z" -"9612903","querious","querious",,,"9612572","1","A) 20% growth in revenue per year is not "flattening out". It's massively exponential growth. -B) Google is at the cutting edge of robotics and computer vision. I'd say they are in an excellent position to cash in on the next big market.","1432747450","2015-05-27T17:24:10Z" -"9612926","Oletros","Oletros",,,"9612572","6","Farhad Manjo using Ben Thompson analysis, what could be more impartial?","1432747719","2015-05-27T17:28:39Z" -"9612961","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9612572","11","Not one, but two anti-Google articles on NYT today? Interesting.","1432747976","2015-05-27T17:32:56Z" -"9612971","guyzero","guyzero",,,"9612572","5","Previous NY Times articles:

Ford, mighty now, but not forever. -GE, mighty now, but not forever. -Microsoft, mighty now, but not forever.

Upcoming NY Times articles:

Apple, mighty now, but not forever.","1432748048","2015-05-27T17:34:08Z" -"9612999","hyperion2010","hyperion2010",,,"9612572","8","The idea that advertising will survive in a world with even weak intelligence is amusing to me. The second a user has a digital representative that can collect enough data to make informed decisions and gather data on various products and has a modicum of data on what their human actually needs advertising depts will be replaced with far more service oriented equivalents that don't try to exploit things like habit formation to get people to buy products they don't need.","1432748216","2015-05-27T17:36:56Z" -"9613025","ksk","ksk",,,"9612572","2","Personally, I don't understand this obsession with making money from research. IMHO research should be primarily about exploration and discovery, never about products or money. Why can't you just invest a part of your profits for the express purpose of just doing something interesting? If along the way, that interesting idea manages to be made into a product, then sure go do that, otherwise, you just contributed something interesting to the human knowledge pool.

I guess at some level merely the existence of money minded people offends my sensibilities. :)","1432748372","2015-05-27T17:39:32Z" -"9613067","Htsthbjig","Htsthbjig",,,"9612572","4","What is the biggest market in the world?

Energy and Cars...

Google is not aiming at brand advertising. They are aiming at becoming an essential company for physical cars in the future, like Apple became with phones in the past.

Lots of companies would love to "sink" growing 19 percent in profits per year as a big company.

It is of great help to have Captain obvious tell us that because the world is finite, all companies growth must stop some day, specially big ones.","1432748723","2015-05-27T17:45:23Z" -"9613087","lepht","lepht",,,"9612572","3","It seems perhaps the NY Times has it out for Google recently:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9612129","1432748946","2015-05-27T17:49:06Z" -"9613551","spinchange","spinchange",,,"9612572","7","Is it just me or is the central premise here: "Google is going to miss out on the future, because the future is advertising of the past" ? (e.g. old media style brand or "lifestyle" advertising)

Which is not to say that the end (headline) result isn't likely. No company dominates and continues to lead and grow in every market it plays in, ad infinitum. I just don't think a back to the future on display ads is going to be their undoing. Some feel there's a bubble in display and facebook ads happening right now anyway.","1432753020","2015-05-27T18:57:00Z" -"9613378",,,,"true","9613277","0",,"1432751354","2015-05-27T18:29:14Z" -"9615727","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9615680","0","See also the discussion of the original French version:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9615498","1432779415","2015-05-28T02:16:55Z" -"9615996","late2part","late2part",,,"9615680","4","If indeed Uber personnel actively encrypted their data after it was seized, this brings up an interesting question!

If your property is stolen and taken without your permission, and you can control it - why aren't you entitled to destroy it?

I suppose it depends on the legality and force of the order to seize; but if it did not include an order to the owner, I posit they were within their natural rights to delete their data.","1432785490","2015-05-28T03:58:10Z" -"9619350","vonnik","vonnik",,,"9615680","1","Thanks for the great translation. One clarification for readers: The tense in the first sentence of the translation is a modal "would have", which is used to indicate indirect quotes in French. What it really means is that Uber engineers did try to remotely encrypt data, Revenu Quebec says.

Penultimate paragraph: "Another investigator, carrying out A RAID in another office..." "Un second mandat" hear means carrying out a second set of orders.","1432831368","2015-05-28T16:42:48Z" -"9623743","DiaaAttia","DiaaAttia","true",,"9615680","2","I would like to take the chance to invite English tutors and students who are looking to learn English with a native speaker to have a free view on this excellent website that offers English classes http://preply.com/en/skype/english-native-speakers I am currently taking English classes over there with native speakers and the quality presented is professional and satisfying","1432895657","2015-05-29T10:34:17Z" -"9623745","DiaaAttia","DiaaAttia","true",,"9615680","3","I would like to take the chance to invite English tutors and students who are looking to learn English with a native speaker to have a free view on this excellent website that offers English classes http://preply.com/en/skype/english-native-speakers I am currently taking English classes over there with native speakers and the quality presented is professional and satisfying","1432895663","2015-05-29T10:34:23Z" -"9619771","magic5227","magic5227",,,"9619626","0","If only one of these online services could import all meta-data from iPhoto or similar apps.

Moving to most of the current cloud services requires basically ditching years of organizing and meta-data work. So for people like me it becomes just backup.","1432834905","2015-05-28T17:41:45Z" -"9619825","danso","danso",,,"9619626","1","Nice rundown from Mat Honan at Buzzfeed:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/googles-new-photos-app-is-l...

> I have a cousin who I only have a few photos of. In almost all of these, mostly taken last year, she is 30. In another, from 2000, she is 16. But it’s the earliest one in the cluster that’s remarkable. In that picture, my cousin is only 4. Google Photos successfully matched a 4-year-old child’s face to a grown woman’s, with only a lone photo at 16 to tie them together.

> Places are also useful. Photos looks at a variety of signals for this, including geodata from photos. But thanks to the wealth of geographic image data Google has amassed, it can also put your old, untagged photos on a map based on landmarks that appear in them. It reliably placed many pictures I had taken in Singapore more than a dozen years ago into a cluster, for example.

> This makes Photos very searchable. It’s easy to find places in your pictures — even ones that aren’t geotagged. It’s equally easy to find very specific things, like Labrador retrievers, poodles, and caves. Photos also allows you to search for pictures of people doing things. I found people in poses when I searched for “yoga,” pictures of people with booze, coffee, and Coca-Cola when I searched for “drinking.” Sometimes the results are odd: photos of both wide smiles and crying faces when I searched for “laughing.”

Finally, the amazing deep learning imagery algorithms Google and Stanford demonstrated last year [1, 2] are available for consumer benefit. But yes, it really does seem like "Gmail for Photos", in that so much more of your life is now knowable by Google.

edit: further reflection...I have probably a TB worth of images of me and my friends over the past five years. I've done a decent job of labeling the folders every time I move files off of my camera and into Lightroom...but the thought of going through all the folders and sorting and tagging them seemed like something I would wait to do in my old age when it's time to make sentimental scrapbooks...Google Photo seems like something that could revolutionize that chore of finding photos of remembrance (for a wedding, funeral, graduation, etc)...on the other hand, it will most definitely have the power to connect everyone to photos taken by their friends, simply through the networks inferred from GMail/G+/etc...I think for the sake of my friends' past assumptions of privacy, I'm going to sit out on using Google Photos for my old photos...but I imagine in the future, we'll be less surprised about how we were auto-tagged in someone else's camera phone.

[1] http://arxiv.org/pdf/1411.4555.pdf

[2] http://cs.stanford.edu/people/karpathy/deepimagesent/","1432835437","2015-05-28T17:50:37Z" -"9620345","WalterSear","WalterSear",,,"9620218","0","So this isn't about the dangers of unregulated taxi services, it's just about a little baksheesh.","1432839677","2015-05-28T19:01:17Z" -"9621975","codeonfire","codeonfire",,,"9621236","1","Swag! credits! Honestly, most of the stuff was boring to me. There's more to tech than consumer products and mobile. Photos and messaging and stuff is great, but where is the dangerous stuff? Where can I get a Google nuclear reactor or something?","1432858098","2015-05-29T00:08:18Z" -"9622331","manidoraisamy","manidoraisamy",,,"9621236","0","Pretty interesting how products pan out! On one hand, you have a 2 weeks hack that's becoming a VR platform. On the other hand, you have years of research that culminates into Project Loon. You could argue that Google lacks focus. But, only Google can pursue these wild extremes and I/O gives you a glimpse of that.","1432865216","2015-05-29T02:06:56Z" -"9626553","gesman","gesman",,,"9621236","2","I love Google's investment and dedication to Internet of Things, but not for the reasons Google does.","1432925608","2015-05-29T18:53:28Z" -"9622179","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9621385","0","404 error","1432862334","2015-05-29T01:18:54Z" -"9629892","insano82","insano82",,,"9629847","0","Denim might just be the perfect material for wearable controlers. I just hope the product number of the jeans wont be 404 - tech not found","1432987608","2015-05-30T12:06:48Z" -"9632208","chachalarue","chachalarue",,,"9632125","1","Competitors can get an office across the street and break out the binoculars","1433027584","2015-05-30T23:13:04Z" -"9632220","cft","cft",,,"9632125","2","Our class B rate in Potrero hill went up from $18/sq ft in 2011 to $35. Now looking forward to 45-50...","1433027762","2015-05-30T23:16:02Z" -"9632358","jseliger","jseliger",,,"9632125","0","one rising up 11 stories

This is hardly "giant," even by the terms of low-rise SF (http://marketurbanism.com/2015/04/20/travel-update-a-tale-of...). 60+ stories qualifies as giant. In Seattle, the core downtown / First Hill / Belltown area has seen a spate of 20+ story buildings—which is precisely what's needed in high rent areas: more supply.","1433029974","2015-05-30T23:52:54Z" -"9632914","gcb0","gcb0",,,"9632711","1","the take away from this history:

google is the new aol. people clueless about tech have google plus profiles without knowing and are sharing things online they have no clue about! and now cames the new google photo. with photo upload by default.

i bet in 30yrs those people will be paying google to still be able to see their pics on their phones.","1433042445","2015-05-31T03:20:45Z" -"9633003","dang","dang",,,"9632711","0","Astroturfed accounts and votes are not ok here. Please don't do that.

It's ok to repost an article a small number of times if it hasn't had attention yet (see the FAQ linked at the bottom of this page), but please don't make new accounts to do that, or to vote for it.","1433044777","2015-05-31T03:59:37Z" -"9635324","dpflan","dpflan",,,"9635323","0","Also, here is a Planet Money episode about this: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/05/27/410085320/episo...","1433102297","2015-05-31T19:58:17Z" -"9635588","ccurtsinger","ccurtsinger",,,"9635323","1","I grew up in MN and always loved Honeycrisp, but after relocating I was surprised to hear people describe them as tasteless or mealy. It turns out they vary a lot depending on growing region. Cold hardy apples produce very different fruit in warmer climates. I have heard this is a big part of why the SweeTango brand has been limited to a small number of growers in select regions.

Minor correction for the title: "SweeTango" has just one 'T' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SweeTango)","1433107023","2015-05-31T21:17:03Z" -"9635681","colinbartlett","colinbartlett",,,"9635323","2","Honeycrisp are easily the best apples I've ever tasted.

Which makes me wonder how we ate so many Red Delicious when I was a kid, because they taste -- as the article said -- like sawdust.","1433108575","2015-05-31T21:42:55Z" -"9636117","x0x0","x0x0",,,"9635554","3","tl;dr

uber hired 6 PIs, 34 engineers, and the institute's director by, in some cases, doubling salaries and/or paying $x00k bonuses

Apparently systematically underpaying people (for science!) isn't as good a strategy as one may naively believe it to be...","1433116830","2015-06-01T00:00:30Z" -"9636158","vishaldpatel","vishaldpatel",,,"9635554","0","Sounds like the institution moved and left Carnegie Melon behind.","1433117633","2015-06-01T00:13:53Z" -"9636196","dalke","dalke",,,"9635554","1","This echos the story of how Symbolics/Lisp Machines effectively wiped out the MIT AI Lab in the 1980s.

Can anyone else think of similar parallels?","1433118524","2015-06-01T00:28:44Z" -"9636796","nsnick","nsnick",,,"9635554","4","They lured staff away from NREC. I don't think this will affect the academic programs of Carnegie Mellon at all. NREC works on technology commercialization not fundamental research.","1433132764","2015-06-01T04:26:04Z" -"9636809","caminante","caminante",,,"9635554","2","WSJ commenters speculate that CMU screwed up their contracts and could've protected themselves with better.

Thoughts? Do academic researcher contracts ever include non-compete clauses?","1433133231","2015-06-01T04:33:51Z" -"9636250","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9636225","0","Extensive prior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9635076","1433119737","2015-06-01T00:48:57Z" -"9638284","jbob2000","jbob2000","true",,"9638121","24","Oh please, these researchers are human beings, not fish or robots to be traded like commodities. Nothing was raided or stolen; a bunch of people made a decision to move companies. Happens all the time! Uber probably offered much more lucrative employment than Carnegie Mellon.","1433164734","2015-06-01T13:18:54Z" -"9638337","blazespin","blazespin",,,"9638121","0","Wtf: Jeff Legault, the head of business development for NREC. “I would have preferred [Uber] just come to us” to develop the vehicle rather than hire away scientists, he said. Yeah, that would have worked out just great for the scientists forgoing 6 figure bonuses and doubling of salaries. Sounds like Jeff didn't want to compete for talent. Good on Uber! I dislike the sleazy biz tactics, but poaching is not sleazy. It's recognition of worth.","1433165259","2015-06-01T13:27:39Z" -"9638343","bedhead","bedhead",,,"9638121","10","Uber certainly isn't doing themselves any favors when it comes to shedding their reputation as the most brazen assholes in tech.","1433165286","2015-06-01T13:28:06Z" -"9638348","rm_-rf_slash","rm_-rf_slash",,,"9638121","8","Uber does not seem to care much about its reputation in its rush to own autonomous transport. When self-driving cars are ubiquitous in a decade or two, I wonder, will decent folks still opt for the biggest bully in a crowded room?","1433165363","2015-06-01T13:29:23Z" -"9638372","andyjohnson0","andyjohnson0",,,"9638121","13","Previous discussions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9602655

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9635554","1433165551","2015-06-01T13:32:31Z" -"9638380",,,,"true","9638121","23",,"1433165604","2015-06-01T13:33:24Z" -"9638389","solve","solve",,,"9638121","22","Employees being considered property. Disgusting. US universities have become the most prevalent predatory institutions in existence. Earning trillions per year and burdening millions with increasingly crippling debt, while only a minuscule fraction of that money actually goes to the professors and researchers.

Say what you want about Uber, but universities are clearly 1000x morally worse.","1433165700","2015-06-01T13:35:00Z" -"9638399","lordnacho","lordnacho",,,"9638121","9","There's got to be a difference between poaching people from another tech firm and getting them en masse from a non-profit.

Sure, they are within their rights to get these employees, but it's worth considering whether they should think about the consequences for CMU. There's a lot of organization memory that makes a lab special, especially this particular lab.

If I start a medical startup, I'm more than within my rights to hire some doctors. But would I go and hire half the staff of my local teaching hospital? I think I'd think twice.","1433165765","2015-06-01T13:36:05Z" -"9638424","jowiar","jowiar",,,"9638121","1","Related story: Academia pays peanuts, and I'd love to see the postdoc/grad school racket get ravaged by "poaching".

Also, probably the most important contributor in CMU SCS becoming what it is now was an act of "poaching" (of the Blums, from Cal).","1433166002","2015-06-01T13:40:02Z" -"9638428","mathattack","mathattack",,,"9638121","3","I see a lot of articles complaining about the lack of job opportunities for Phd scientists. It seems like Uber just created 40 jobs that were as appealing as tenure track positions. Or alternatively, freed up 40 tenure track positions for adjuncts. CMU will survive.","1433166033","2015-06-01T13:40:33Z" -"9638499","akgerber","akgerber",,,"9638121","2","40 new, very-well-paying tech jobs within city limits has to be good for Pittsburgh's tech ecosystem. And, troublesome as Uber is, I'm glad to see these scientists directing their work to civilian concerns rather than military purposes.

The Lawrenceville neighborhood, where both NREC & this new Uber office are located, has recently become one of Pittsburgh's trendiest, and has seen skyrocketing real estate values— which means houses that used to cost $30,000 or less are now valued at over $100,000.","1433166582","2015-06-01T13:49:42Z" -"9638541","nphyte","nphyte",,,"9638121","19","Well i'm glad the scientists are finally getting paid their worth. Good on them and their families.","1433166905","2015-06-01T13:55:05Z" -"9638542","adventureartist","adventureartist",,,"9638121","7","Does anyone else think it's slightly shady to be advising drivers take on loans for vehicles in one hand, while working on making those vehicle loans a bad investment by investing in competing technology in the other?","1433166927","2015-06-01T13:55:27Z" -"9638557","NonEUCitizen","NonEUCitizen",,,"9638121","12","CMU should pay its profs and researchers more than it pays its administrators.","1433166991","2015-06-01T13:56:31Z" -"9638589","jessriedel","jessriedel",,,"9638121","6","Note that Google did a very similar thing last year by hiring the entire Martinis lab (quantum computing) from UC Santa Barbara.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/02/google-partners-with-ucsb-t...","1433167222","2015-06-01T14:00:22Z" -"9638730","rbobby","rbobby",,,"9638121","17","It might also be a patent play. Create some new patents related to autonomous driving and Uber's bargaining position with other patent holders would be improved... maybe enough for a free/lowcost cross-licensing deal.","1433168515","2015-06-01T14:21:55Z" -"9638772","pkaye","pkaye",,,"9638121","4","Initially I was pissed of at Uber but then I realized that the way universities run, half of anything Uber gave the universities for research would go to fund their management costs. I remember in my college days I got an $800 academic performance award and 25% was taken of for management costs. When I was a grader, they had me sign a form that any inventions I discovered as a grader would be theirs. Bunch of leaches in my opinion.","1433168863","2015-06-01T14:27:43Z" -"9638778","fecak","fecak",,,"9638121","14","The most interesting thing about the comments here (in my opinion) is how differently the industry seems to view professionals in academic/research environments and those in for profit/private sector jobs.

If this were Uber hiring engineers from Google or Facebook and paying them a huge premium, it would be considered the market at work and I expect there would be little debate on whether Uber was acting ethically or not (even when considering the tactic of opening an office nearby).","1433168908","2015-06-01T14:28:28Z" -"9638821","throwaway12357","throwaway12357",,,"9638121","15","Maybe this is a bit offtopic but I'm curious what are the thoughts with Google driving car.

Right now it feels Google, Uber and Lyft will compete for the same space. -Uber looks to be winning, but can it really win the race against Google.

Although to its own merit one thing comes to mind was that -- at least from PR it looks like it -- Uber is moving faster. Google which is always hiring(?) lost the chance to grab that CMU talent.","1433169208","2015-06-01T14:33:28Z" -"9638885","cafebeen","cafebeen",,,"9638121","20","It seems unclear if Uber is hiring them as engineers or building an industrial research lab. The latter case could mean they'd still publish their work and contribute to the community (reviewing, conferences, advising, etc). It'd be a shame to lose that though...","1433169703","2015-06-01T14:41:43Z" -"9639017","edge17","edge17",,,"9638121","18","I am unaware of the politics, but it should be pointed out that this did begin as a 'strategic partnership' back in Jan/Feb

http://newsroom.uber.com/2015/02/uber-and-cmu-announce-strat...","1433170606","2015-06-01T14:56:46Z" -"9639138","fixermark","fixermark",,,"9638121","16","Good news for the researchers (and academics in general, as the knock-on effect of this event should increase their overall market value. An alternative to a life of academia is clearly out there).

Honestly, the only thing I'd be concerned about is working for Uber itself. They're a company that has made it clear on multiple occasions that the moment someone is no longer valuable to them, they'll do everything in their power to zero out their responsibilities to that individual. Even if the triple-up-front signing bonus is a good deal now, I hope the researchers they hired aren't thinking Uber is going to be a career for them...","1433171409","2015-06-01T15:10:09Z" -"9639189","cpkscpks","cpkscpks",,,"9638121","21","Nice.

I'm looking around the NREC web site. At the top, it is "research professors," with similar abusive quasi-academic positions. Maybe this will give some incentive to move from short-term grant-funded or teaching-funded positions to workable long-term faculty positions.

The pattern of decades of post docs is not workable. People want families. There is a biological clock (women, but also men if they marry similar age).

The NERC response is a little bit arrogant. Jeff's quote on Uber coming to them -- well, Uber hired short-term university employees into long-term positions. They did with those positions exactly what universities claim those positions are for (training ground for stable work). Jeff should be applauding them.","1433171591","2015-06-01T15:13:11Z" -"9639969","geebee","geebee",,,"9638121","5","What were they getting paid before, and what are they getting paid now?

A "doubling of salary" sounds nice, but it's still important to know the base. "Loyalty" to an institution is almost certainly an old-fashioned concept and probably a sucker's bet, but my sense of sympathy for CMU will still be somewhat dependent on the "pre-uber" numbers.

For instance, if you lose a post-doc earning 55k and uber now pays them 110k, well, it's time to stop complaining. This is a person who managed to get high grades in an very tough undergrad major with high attrition rates, gain admission to a top PhD program (almost certainly requiring high standardized test scores), and made it thorough a doctoral program with a 35-50% attrition rate (elite med schools, by contrast, typically have attrition rates below 0.5%).

Now, if these salaries were going from $250K with tenure to $500k, I'm a little more sympathetic to CMU (though even then, I don't begrudge these researchers their new and good salaries).","1433176496","2015-06-01T16:34:56Z" -"9641116","serve_yay","serve_yay",,,"9638121","11","I hate the word "poaching". We are not rare and mysterious beasts owned by our employers. We are laborers who work wherever we think we can get the best deal. ("Lures" is fine.)","1433184174","2015-06-01T18:42:54Z" -"9648308","ad-hominem","ad-hominem","true",,"9648214","0","Wow, still traumatized from somebody calling you a 'little bitch' when you were 13?

Maybe twelve years later you should finally quit being a bitch?","1433272935","2015-06-02T19:22:15Z" -"9651339","meesterdude","meesterdude",,,"9651292","0","The author is making one fundamental mistake in their analysis of the apple watch: it's a fashion piece, not a gadget. If you look at it as a gadget; it will come up short, because it's lacking for all reasons they identified.

Just take a look at their pages for it: http://www.apple.com/watch/apple-watch/ tons of focus on the physical design details, with the actual interface and such taking the back seat.

And with prices ranging from $349 to $17K, it's pretty easy to see it's more fashion than practical.

The fact is, there is a market of people who want this & who bought this, and that's what matters. Yes, it's role as a gadget is questionable, and you certainly do not need it for anything; but people like it anyway.

I don't know that it will flop, in the end. Battery life and features will improve, and new versions will come out that people will buy. Eventually it'll do phone calls and probably have a camera, which will have a whole Dick Tracy appeal to it.","1433322149","2015-06-03T09:02:29Z" -"9651379","noir-york","noir-york",,,"9651292","1","I sympathise somewhat with what the author is saying. The iWatch is the only Apple product that doesn't 'move' me.

That's all subjective though, we're going to have to wait for the numbers. http://vr-zone.com/articles/apple-watch-sales-projections-lo... - but as with any, take them with a pinch (bucket?) full of salt.","1433322744","2015-06-03T09:12:24Z" -"9651441","zimpenfish","zimpenfish",,,"9651292","2","720k Android Wear devices shipped in 2014. 1M+ Apple Watches pre-ordered on day 1 and sales apparently still going strong. This is the kind of flop I'd love to have.","1433323661","2015-06-03T09:27:41Z" -"9652555","geekam","geekam",,,"9652237","8","Is Apple not collecting any user data?","1433340035","2015-06-03T14:00:35Z" -"9652580","nvk","nvk",,,"9652237","11","So does that mean I will be able to use PGP natively on my iOS Mail app soon?","1433340191","2015-06-03T14:03:11Z" -"9652711",,,,"true","9652237","9",,"1433341201","2015-06-03T14:20:01Z" -"9652807","plg","plg",,,"9652237","10","see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9652298","1433341925","2015-06-03T14:32:05Z" -"9652822","blinkingled","blinkingled",,,"9652237","1","My problem with this is that it is pure marketing play. Apple isn't doing anything really great to enhance user privacy in absolutes - all they are doing is having all your data and not letting anyone else benefit from it - right now. Which is to say Apple still does benefit from your data in direct or indirect ways.

They are still, by default recording all your search queries on OS X. And Apple supporters' justification for that is well, Apple isn't a company whose revenue and profits are mostly dependent on ads. But if you look at facts, Apple wants to get a big pie of everything, not just hardware. And they go out of their way to try and get it - book sales (ref: antitrust case), iAd, Maps, Streaming Music - the list goes on and on.

Given this, how do you claim Apple won't use your recorded search queries or music you listened to (Genius Recommendations) or location data or whatever else they record and we don't yet know about - to increase their profits? They sure as hell will - that's why they are collecting the data in first place.

Google is doing the same thing by showing you ads that may be of interest to you, analyzing your Google Voicemails to increase their speech recognition accuracy, making their maps data more robust by giving you the best Navigation app for free, giving you useful reminders by looking at your email - they are doing it now and in return they are providing you with great products you can optionally use.

To claim that Google is doing something evil while Apple is not purely because they make money on hardware is naive and too simplistic. (Case in point - Microsoft made most of their money selling you boxed software - now a days they want you to use their services and will provide you with a free upgrade to Windows and free online Office suite down the line. They did not care about your data before, but now they do!)

Fact is you can either place reasonable trust on Google or Apple and continue to be part of the modern world or just drop all your devices, bank accounts, cards, get a car from 1970s and move off the grid. As much as it sounds harsh there isn't really such a thing as 100% privacy. Your data will always be vulnerable to becoming public in various degrees and to various effects.","1433342002","2015-06-03T14:33:22Z" -"9652903",,,,"true","9652237","13",,"1433342555","2015-06-03T14:42:35Z" -"9652912","revscat","revscat",,,"9652237","0","Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9650289","1433342664","2015-06-03T14:44:24Z" -"9652927","jonknee","jonknee",,,"9652237","3","It's a clever pivot by Tim Cook. He figured out that Apple is awful at selling advertising and has turned this into a marketing feature.

Steve Jobs was very excited about advertising, remember him describing iAds as a life changing experience that users would love? It completely failed, but hey.

https://youtu.be/KwVaILbTqS8?t=45m55s","1433342763","2015-06-03T14:46:03Z" -"9652944","dude_abides","dude_abides",,,"9652237","2","This would have sounded credible if Apple didn't have an iAds business that mines user clicks and offers retargetting ads to paying customers.

Instead, now, this sounds like Microsoft's Scroogle campaign, where it accused Google of doing all the things that Bing also did, but wasn't successful at doing.","1433342871","2015-06-03T14:47:51Z" -"9653017","btbuildem","btbuildem",,,"9652237","12","Classic kettle and pot","1433343482","2015-06-03T14:58:02Z" -"9653045","josefresco","josefresco",,,"9652237","4",""Our business is based on selling products, not on having information about you. You are not our product."

Pretty easy to say "we don't do this" when it's not even a significant part of your revenue stream.

Sort of like if Zuckerberg said "Our business is based on selling advertising, not on selling premium, high markup shiny things".","1433343697","2015-06-03T15:01:37Z" -"9653046","omegafail","omegafail",,,"9652237","14","Any links to the actual video?","1433343701","2015-06-03T15:01:41Z" -"9653056","minthd","minthd",,,"9652237","6","In reality using Apple products reduces your privacy. How ?

If you use Google's products(and who doesn't use Google Search ? ) , Google already knows plenty about you. And even if you don't use Google products, Google knows plenty about you, since it's tracking software is installed in large percentage of sites, etc.

And if you add machine learning on top of that , the amount that Google knows about you is great - even if you use Apple's products.

In reality, by using Apple's products, you don't gain privacy , you lose privacy - now two companies know a lot about you, instead of one.

Also this exposes your data for security bugs from both companies - thus making it easier for third parties to go at it.","1433343829","2015-06-03T15:03:49Z" -"9653153","comrade1","comrade1",,,"9652237","5","If Apple is serious, the next step will be to open up the source for the encryption parts of iMessage, FaceTime, etc with the ability to verify the binaries, much like PGP used to do for their software. And also to verify the keys being used in the messaging to make sure additional keys aren't being added by apple.","1433344452","2015-06-03T15:14:12Z" -"9653268","dharma1","dharma1",,,"9652237","7","Google's and Facebook's business models revolve around analysing user data and using it for advertising. Apple makes money from hardware.

I think most users are aware of this, and in return for free or low cost products they sign away part of their privacy.

The reason Google Photos offers unlimited storage, Gmail is free etc is they can deep learn the f... out of their users to target their ads better.

Apple's privacy benefit is more of a side effect of their business model than a principle they design their products based on.","1433345309","2015-06-03T15:28:29Z" -"9657105","lsllc","lsllc",,,"9656072","0","How is this not anti-trust (and simply un-american)? This is as bad as Microsoft in the 90's subverting rival DR-DOS:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR-DOS#Patching_to_counter_Micr...","1433384901","2015-06-04T02:28:21Z" -"9658400","Sephiroth87","Sephiroth87",,,"9657518","0","Awesome, I've been thinking of building an Apple I for a while, I'll definitely use this","1433414871","2015-06-04T10:47:51Z" -"9659731","mmrasheed","mmrasheed",,,"9659714","0","I guess ethics and virtues are valued rather negatively in the business world (where money and power rule), and Google's back and forth in China proves the point.","1433430232","2015-06-04T15:03:52Z" -"9667451","jmnicolas","jmnicolas",,,"9667292","0","Sadly behind a subscription or paywall.","1433531529","2015-06-05T19:12:09Z" -"9672416","cma","cma",,,"9672171","1","Are the individuals moving the things insured? Will they get worker's comp if a refrigerator falls on them?

Mentions screening, driving record etc., but I didn't see anything about this in a quick scan.","1433627524","2015-06-06T21:52:04Z" -"9672440","monksy","monksy",,,"9672171","13","How is that different from Dolly?","1433627868","2015-06-06T21:57:48Z" -"9672478","beNjiox","beNjiox",,,"9672171","9","Pretty weird to see the exact same baseline than https://www.buddytruk.com/","1433628527","2015-06-06T22:08:47Z" -"9672481","dcre","dcre",,,"9672171","15","Pretty sure Uber is going to be the Uber for moving large items.","1433628551","2015-06-06T22:09:11Z" -"9672489","elwell","elwell",,,"9672171","7","People don't want an option for tips. Then it will bother their conscience if they don't.","1433628652","2015-06-06T22:10:52Z" -"9672490","danschumann","danschumann",,,"9672171","16","That refund policy though?","1433628710","2015-06-06T22:11:50Z" -"9672764","eli","eli",,,"9672171","8","It might be me, but it took me a minute to see the link for what cities you cover. You might want to make that more prominent and you should definitely have an email signup form to alert me when you come to my area (DC). It's worth it for the ability to track interest alone.","1433634151","2015-06-06T23:42:31Z" -"9672895","USNetizen","USNetizen",,,"9672171","6","Maybe it's just me, but I'm quite leery of using the services of a company that doesn't have a physical address, let alone a phone number, listed on its website. Those two things are dirt cheap nowadays - mailing addresses and phone numbers. Call me paranoid, but I don't trust things like that. Just my two cents.","1433636674","2015-06-07T00:24:34Z" -"9672914","downandout","downandout",,,"9672171","3","Not to be the cynical one of the bunch but...

1) Become Fleetzen driver in Atherton or Beverly Hills using stolen identity (post my own Criagslist ad soliciting drivers for my fictional startup VanZen asking candidates for all the info that Fleetzen asks for, then just forward the info from an unlucky applicant to Fleetzen to get my driver credentials).

2) Wait for expensive item to be given to me, sell it, and profit.

Am I missing something here?","1433636997","2015-06-07T00:29:57Z" -"9672961","rdl","rdl",,,"9672171","5","Not having insurance for this utterly terrifies me. I'm absolutely fine with self-insuring the cost of the objects being moved (because you know what your loss is going to be), but if the driver gets injured, or injures someone else, ruh roh -- maybe your homeowners insurance will help?

Also, no idea what the actual parameters are on this. I fairly routinely move >500 pound objects, and if the driver doesn't have the right load handling equipment, it is vastly harder. Even a 100-200 pound load is a lot easier with appliance dollies and straps and ramps.","1433638044","2015-06-07T00:47:24Z" -"9673003","bdcravens","bdcravens",,,"9672171","14","You screenshot shows tax - how is this calculated? Do service fees typically require tax, or are you paying some sort of municipal fees? (Sales tax is only applied to sales of products, correct?)","1433639495","2015-06-07T01:11:35Z" -"9673048","matthewrudy","matthewrudy",,,"9672171","4","So I work for a startup in Hong Kong doing something like this. We're called GoGoVan, and doing really well in the region

http://gogovan.com.hk/en

What's perhaps different is that with GoGoVan you can ride with your stuff.

(Which resolves some of your worries about security and trust)

We're currently thinking of building our next version in elixir.

And of course we're hiring!","1433640486","2015-06-07T01:28:06Z" -"9673053","nodesocket","nodesocket","true",,"9672171","18","There is already a YC company (not sure if it is public they got into YC yet) http://lu.gg/ that does this. Their tag line; "On-demand moving and delivery with the push of a button"","1433640604","2015-06-07T01:30:04Z" -"9673108","tropchan","tropchan",,,"9672171","12","I think their is definitely a market for this. My question is, isn't Uber doing this already & has much more sophisticated logistics infrastructure in place? Uber Pool (future potential) = efficient pickup of parcels / deliver - on-demand.","1433642385","2015-06-07T01:59:45Z" -"9673183","tssva","tssva",,,"9672171","2","Is Fleetzen registered in Washington and/or with the FCMSA as a freight broker and compliant with all state and federal requirements for brokers?

Are your drivers properly registered and compliant with state and federal requirements for household goods carriers?

If not, what is your rationale for believing Fleetzen and your drivers are exempt from registering and complying with state and federal regulation of carriers and carrier brokers?","1433644751","2015-06-07T02:39:11Z" -"9673235","__z","__z",,,"9672171","10","There was a story on HN about a month ago saying Texas was cracking down on these illegal freight hauling startups.","1433646143","2015-06-07T03:02:23Z" -"9673250","rpcope1","rpcope1",,,"9672171","0","I have some very serious doubts about this. Uber may be able to skirt the law for transporting people, but if these drivers are acting as commercial haulers, they really probably need both a CDL in the US, and their vehicles need DOT numbers and the service to be registered as a freight broker, as well as everything that comes with that turf. This is one of those things that really is regulated for a good reason. If the DOT's treatment of other people around here skirting around without DOT numbers moving freight commercially is any indication, this probably won't (and shouldn't) end well.","1433646526","2015-06-07T03:08:46Z" -"9674028","dEnigma","dEnigma",,,"9672171","11","The website gets an F on the ssllabs.com SSL Test:

https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=fleetzen.com","1433671274","2015-06-07T10:01:14Z" -"9707073","shettysr","shettysr",,,"9672171","17","Thanks for the lively discussions. I am the co-founder of fleetzen. We are a two-person startup that went live about 4 weeks back and now we are in the process of operationalizing it. Like many of you have mentioned we have a long list of operational and technical challenges to consider and address and I really appreciate you for the time and thoughts.

As a business we create value for three main constituents.

For customers – The core experience we want to deliver is that a driver/helper with a vehicle is available at the pickup location in less than 30 minutes, on-demand, regardless of the source of request (be it stores, Craigslist, an estate sale, or an apartment etc.,) and we want to offer the service at a competitive price. They no longer have to ask favors from their friends or wait for days for the stores to deliver, or drive to rental places such as U-Haul. It will be a “cab” like experience for moving stuff. It is convenient, saves ton of time and less expensive than other alternatives.

For drivers – A 2nd or 3rd job, an opportunity to make some additional income while doing some of the similar work that they used to do for free or as favors in the past. They are not the cab drivers who wait around the block. We do envision a world where, if we are successful in generating volume, they might wait around the block which could cut down our time to arrival. But we are long away from getting there.

Businesses - The direct effect of the above to the businesses and sellers is that, goods clear the shop floors faster with little to no overhead to them and probably increased sales.

Let me try to address some of the comments below.

CDL: As tzs mentioned our drivers do not need CDL to provide services. Washington state DOL has a nice flowchart at http://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/cdlrequired.html that can help you understand how we meet this requirement. We do not carry super heavy goods and most of the items can be carried by two people (just like you and your buddy would). Pickups are not designed to carry loads that breaches this criteria.

Insurance: I cannot probably cover all the aspects of this subject here. We are in the process of procuring insurance for the Cargo that our drivers carry and it will meet or beat the state requirements. As some of you have mentioned the damage to the goods is likely and we will be able to address it. What separates us from likes of Uber in terms of liability is that we do not let the customers ride with the drivers. If we did, it will put us in a whole different category of transport (a taxi) and liability exposure. Basically we do not expose customers to any accidents on the road. For these reasons we are less risky from insurance company stand point.

Trust: Chance of drivers stealing customer’s stuff is highly unlikely. The drivers go though a rigorous background check (criminal plus driving history) and we ensure that there is nothing in their past that could be damaging to the customers or to fleetzen as a brand. They are as trustworthy as any outsourced help you hire. In addition we review the driver performance on a regular basis.

Permits/registration etc.,: Fleetzen, in it’s current form, is a “buddy with the truck” concept. The drivers are not movers per se. They do not provide any packing services etc.,. When customer books the service, they get a vehicle and one driver/helper. We are relying on the requirements listed at http://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=480-15-181 that exempts them from needing a household goods permit. It is essentially a customer assisted move. That is one way we are able to provide a great experience at a competitive price. We have business license to operate in Washington and we are Delaware corporation.

About Uber: Never even for once we think that Uber cannot roll-out something similar to fleetzen and crush us. They have the resources (financial and technical :)). They have an incredible infrastructure that can reach a customer in matter of 5 minutes and that is enabling them to unlock plethora of customer scenarios. Most of their “non-car” based offerings (ice cream trucks, mariachi bands, pets etc.,) have all been delivered through partnerships. The closest they have come to moving is when they partnered with Bellhops, who only provide muscles for your moving needs. As far as we know the market for large item delivery using an Uber like model is still in it’s early stages with few other players including us are trying to solve.

Technical recommendations: Thanks for the suggestions on SSL, email, tips. We will look into it.

Contacts: We are a registered Delaware corp with address at 701 5th Ave, STE 4200 Seattle. Our toll free number is 1-844-329-3299","1434127990","2015-06-12T16:53:10Z" -"9672639","svisser","svisser",,,"9672515","2","Interesting argument given that Microsoft is known for embrace, extend and extinguish.","1433631405","2015-06-06T22:56:45Z" -"9672862","matthewarkin","matthewarkin",,,"9672515","1","This selling point also causes many of the issues Microsoft and Windows is known for. With choice comes compatibility issues with often leads to crashes and blue screens.

Apple can ensure the latest version of their OS and Apps work on all their supported machines and hardware configurations. This sort of testing and assurance is nearly impossible for Microsoft","1433636075","2015-06-07T00:14:35Z" -"9674220","mindcrash","mindcrash",,,"9672515","0","One key selling point Linux has over everything else: ultimate freedom of choice. Freedom of what hardware you use, and freedom of what pieces of software you can use and modify up to the level of source code to piece together your own personal user experience.

Which makes your point what, exactly?","1433676954","2015-06-07T11:35:54Z" -"9672594","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9672518","1",""Does anyone have suggestions on what to do (except complaining to the ISP)?"

Talking to the ISP would probably be the first thing to try. ISPs are probably used to dealing with these kinds of problems, and if Apple did ban an IP block, your ISP would be in a much better position to negotiate with Apple than you would.","1433630599","2015-06-06T22:43:19Z" -"9672913","mbubb","mbubb",,,"9672518","0","Let me first say I am nto an expert in this area but have been in a similar position. These kinds of problems are frustrating. I cant tell by your initial description how many other things you have tried. Maybe the following is obvious for you.

What else have you tried?

To get more information - look at "mtr" - I find it sometimes shows me where in the path things are going wrong.

This is a decent intro to it:

https://www.linode.com/docs/networking/diagnostics/diagnosin...

Did you notice that the final IP addr is in level3?

It looks -dig -x 209.244.104.134

;; AUTHORITY SECTION: -244.209.in-addr.arpa. 3600 IN SOA ns2.Level3.net. dns.Level3.net. 2015052900 7200 600 2592000 3600","1433636976","2015-06-07T00:29:36Z" -"9677580","pcr0","pcr0",,,"9677376","0","> His diversity report shows that just 7% of Apple employees are African-American, compared to around 13% in the general population.

Why is this a goal? Why is it a failure if the tech industry doesn't have the exact racial proportions as the general population?

The ultimate goal should be to ensure that anyone can find opportunities to learn CS if they want to, regardless of race.","1433746670","2015-06-08T06:57:50Z" -"9679864","ISL","ISL",,,"9679674","5","Just getting a black screen with a mute button. Page source is more readable :).","1433778834","2015-06-08T15:53:54Z" -"9679917","wenham","wenham",,,"9679674","9","Blank screen for most, try going to -https://www.google.com/ideas/products/","1433779207","2015-06-08T16:00:07Z" -"9679927","jusben1369","jusben1369",,,"9679674","20","Fascinating. I'm not sure how long this has been around but feels like a nice counterweight to Tim Cook's critique last week about the importance of privacy and making the world a fairer/safer place.","1433779282","2015-06-08T16:01:22Z" -"9679929",,,,"true","9679674","45",,"1433779286","2015-06-08T16:01:26Z" -"9679954","krisroadruck","krisroadruck",,,"9679674","11","I thought this was going to be about actual ideas not bla bla terrorists cyber dude fear mongering. Shame.","1433779557","2015-06-08T16:05:57Z" -"9679955","jackmaney","jackmaney",,,"9679674","3","Can someone please summarize what the hell this is supposed to be? Sure, DDOS attacks, hacking, etc are bad. What else, exactly, am I supposed to pull away from this horribly designed site?","1433779562","2015-06-08T16:06:02Z" -"9679963","raonyguimaraes","raonyguimaraes",,,"9679674","32","Blank Screen!","1433779642","2015-06-08T16:07:22Z" -"9679971","pidusd","pidusd",,,"9679674","28","And when I try to help!

http://cl.ly/image/0R1d0Q3n291z","1433779724","2015-06-08T16:08:44Z" -"9679973","BinaryIdiot","BinaryIdiot",,,"9679674","7","This is confusing and I'm not entirely sure what the message is. What am I missing?

Edit: okay so I think I get it; they outline a product then you can click through and apply to use that product. Not very descriptive though.","1433779739","2015-06-08T16:08:59Z" -"9679981","addedlovely","addedlovely",,,"9679674","10","Like that glitch effect on the text and images, tried something similar with CSS clipping masks before. This canvas implementation is rather slick.","1433779760","2015-06-08T16:09:20Z" -"9679989","nickdirienzo","nickdirienzo",,,"9679674","19","Can't explore more than the landing page in Firefox... Wish I could see more.","1433779837","2015-06-08T16:10:37Z" -"9680009","yellowapple","yellowapple",,,"9679674","25",""Enhance your experience by turning on sound"

How about no. Seriously. Google of all companies should know better than to rely on autoplaying any sort of audible multimedia, especially as what I'm guessing to be the preferred source of information (guessing since - at the point where people started talking - I simply closed the tab).","1433780032","2015-06-08T16:13:52Z" -"9680027","arthurcolle","arthurcolle",,,"9679674","17","On first thought, this sounds like Google's version of Hooli XYZ, but on a deeper level I guess this is kind of like Facebook's ThreatExchange?","1433780146","2015-06-08T16:15:46Z" -"9680028",,,"true","true","9679674","43",,"1433780148","2015-06-08T16:15:48Z" -"9680029","CrackpotGonzo","CrackpotGonzo",,,"9679674","31","Lol at the site not working on Chrome but working fine on Safari.","1433780149","2015-06-08T16:15:49Z" -"9680049","Rifu","Rifu",,,"9679674","26","As an aside, I can't help but be amused at how flash-like the experience is. Impressive what we can achieve natively in the browser these days.","1433780294","2015-06-08T16:18:14Z" -"9680072","danso","danso",,,"9679674","6","One of their products: Investigative Dashboard

https://www.google.com/ideas/products/investigative-dashboar...

Some good ideas there, but mostly it's a collection of high-level tools and visualizations...my main objection is that journalists have a tendency to see data and documents as "magic" and making a slick Investigative Dashboard doesn't really dispel that. The main problem of data and document collection is not much different than in data science, where research and data cleaning/collection is by far the most time consuming part of the process. Improving OCR (and let's give Google credit for its work on tesseract) and creating a more friendly interface for tesseract (such as a training GUI) would be much, much more useful to the average investigative reporter.

And in terms of collection/research: if Google took up the work of reverse-PACER (for court documents), or furthered its work in election data (https://developers.google.com/civic-information/)...those would also be hugely beneficial initiatives.","1433780525","2015-06-08T16:22:05Z" -"9680075","logotype","logotype",,,"9679674","34","A few issues in mobile Safari: background cropped in landscape mode and form submit button styling on :hover.","1433780549","2015-06-08T16:22:29Z" -"9680078","jokoon","jokoon",,,"9679674","4","Having a decentralized forum/chat/data system would be really awesome, even if that might be against google's interests. I really want the future to have more p2p systems.

There was edonkey, then bittorent, then the cloud, then git, then bittorrent sync...

I don't understand why systems like freenet and bitmessage have not taken off. The internet was built for p2p, but it's still mostly used as a broadcast system where everything is centralized.

Why isn't google trying to fund those projects ? Because they re so much invested in the web of HTML content they can't look eitherway.","1433780574","2015-06-08T16:22:54Z" -"9680107","Splendor","Splendor",,,"9679674","16","I'd be curious to know how Google's decides which ideas are worth defending.","1433780802","2015-06-08T16:26:42Z" -"9680162","skbohra123","skbohra123",,,"9679674","24","Direct link to products https://www.google.com/ideas/products/","1433781157","2015-06-08T16:32:37Z" -"9680164","perrygeo","perrygeo",,,"9679674","14","Leave it to Google to create an atrocious, bloated, horrible UX for a dead simple content page.","1433781164","2015-06-08T16:32:44Z" -"9680182","sidcool","sidcool",,,"9679674","18","People bitching about UX here. That's fine, freedom and all. But those comments being upvoted to top??!!","1433781289","2015-06-08T16:34:49Z" -"9680280","Lancey","Lancey",,,"9679674","2","Does Google have a team working round the clock to develop the most annoying webpages possible? For as many "cool wow amazing" CSS tricks as this site uses, it doesn't do a good job of explaining what it is at all. And what's up with the products page? Why does it scroll so slowly?","1433781919","2015-06-08T16:45:19Z" -"9680305","alfonsodev","alfonsodev",,,"9679674","12",""Protect against hackers" I still feel bad when I see the word hackers used like that. Although words end meaning what the majority think they means, it feels wrong to see this usage in a Google website.","1433782061","2015-06-08T16:47:41Z" -"9680335","Eupolemos","Eupolemos",,,"9679674","8","If I was doing sensitive stuff, I wouldn't expect Google to protect me from anything in which the US has economic or intelligence interests.

I think these products are meant for journos and NGO workers who want some level of protection without knowing much about what they are doing.

The way I see it from under my tinfoil hat, is that this is a bit of protection paid for by making your work instantly indexed and searchable by the US for various purposes.","1433782254","2015-06-08T16:50:54Z" -"9680370","gmisra","gmisra",,,"9679674","1","Julian Assange believes that "Google Ideas" is, amongst other things, a channel for Google to get involved in geopolitics while maintaing political cover and distance - and Google Ideas often engages in surreptitious actions in concert with the US government. -http://www.newsweek.com/assange-google-not-what-it-seems-279...

IMO, anything Assange say needs to be taken with a grain of salt. But then again, the same holds for Google PR.","1433782496","2015-06-08T16:54:56Z" -"9680373","molsongolden","molsongolden",,,"9679674","35","Investigative Dashboard doesn't seem to work at all beyond the home screen. Not sure if it is just FF.","1433782502","2015-06-08T16:55:02Z" -"9680407","flinty","flinty",,,"9679674","23","Inspired a little bit by Aaron Swartz?http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/epiphany","1433782691","2015-06-08T16:58:11Z" -"9680538","daveloyall","daveloyall",,,"9679674","27","I'll focus only on "Project Shield".

It's supposed to protect news outlets from DDoS. Fine.

It's altruistic. Fine.

I see no technical guarantee that some future Google couldn't pull the shield away from a news outlet that speaks ill of Google. Not fine.

No centralized "shield" tech can provide said guarantee--rather, only a decentralized, community-driven shield can be provably neutral. Amiright?","1433783707","2015-06-08T17:15:07Z" -"9680627",,,,"true","9679674","21",,"1433784417","2015-06-08T17:26:57Z" -"9680628","dmix","dmix",,,"9679674","0","Google's designers have totally lost it, just try scrolling on this page without getting dizzy:

https://www.google.com/ideas/products/

The page looks so nice but then they proceed to destroy usability with bizarre navigation schemes and breaking nearly every common design pattern - scrolling is just one of them.","1433784425","2015-06-08T17:27:05Z" -"9680808","j2kun","j2kun",,,"9679674","46","I was recently talking with my friend about Google and he brought up a good point.

Google had a really deep and good idea with PageRank for search, but what truly innovative ideas have they had since then? Scaling datacenters with commodity hardware? Giving people lots of free email storage? These were neat tricks (and huge engineering challenges) but they don't feel very game changing. Maybe I'll feel differently if I can ever get my hands on a self-driving car, but until then... I'm honestly curious what game changers Google has produced.","1433785808","2015-06-08T17:50:08Z" -"9680811","bobcostas55","bobcostas55",,,"9679674","40","Here's an idea for you, google: don't hijack my effing middle click. I use it to open the link in a new tab. It's not up to your website to override that.","1433785836","2015-06-08T17:50:36Z" -"9680822","phragg","phragg",,,"9679674","33","That infinite scroll on their "Products" page is the best "Idea" they've implemented on this site.","1433785917","2015-06-08T17:51:57Z" -"9680891","kevinSuttle","kevinSuttle",,,"9679674","22","Just going to leave this here. https://wikileaks.org/google-is-not-what-it-seems/","1433786533","2015-06-08T18:02:13Z" -"9680949","littletimmy","littletimmy",,,"9679674","42","Google's influence is quite concerning. Being a corporation, it should not be allowed to be a player in geopolitics.

Break it up.","1433787144","2015-06-08T18:12:24Z" -"9681070","yjgyhj","yjgyhj",,,"9679674","13","I miss old Google... Their UI was the simplest, most basic of all saas companies. My browser uses my GPU and my computer has 4x as many cores, and 4x as much memory. But googles web pages are unusable on my machine.

It may not make web designers swoon circle jerk, but a web site with 0 CSS (or close to) would give a better experience. In this case, and in many many many others.","1433787851","2015-06-08T18:24:11Z" -"9681240",,,,"true","9679674","39",,"1433788879","2015-06-08T18:41:19Z" -"9681350","drinchev","drinchev",,,"9679674","15","Sidenote, but I'm taking a look at how googlers made this website. Reason for this is that whenever they create a webpage I can see how they've achieved an effect that people are blogging how to do efficiently. In this case the effect is the background parallax.

So... I see that they are doing this on their ideas page [1] with the following code on their background image :

    position: fixed; transform: translate3d(0px, -402px, 0px); -webkit-transform: translate3d(0px, -402px, 0px);
-
-Difference from any other methods is they use position fixed and it actually looks smooth on my old mac.","1433789635","2015-06-08T18:53:55Z" -"9681407","themeek","themeek","true",,"9679674","44","The United States Department of Defense is doubling down on investment in the tech sector for national security and strategic purposes.

One of these investments is into something called "Civil Society Apps" - applications that support exporting American culture and values to certain areas of the world.

The United States benefits by being the center of entertainment (Hollywood), for example, and by having US Social Networking cites filter the content according to American values and ideals across the world.

This is a form of 'soft power'.

The DoD's investment in the tech sector, while also focusing on defensive and offensive cyber capabilities, is putting money into culture export apps.

While some of this work is already done, the governments and civil societies and organizations of other countries do not always like this export, and the US has been known to 'weaponize' some of the networks to stir revolution, dissent, etc (e.g. ZunZuneo).

Google Shield is a project whereby these cultural export apps can be given additional protection.","1433790119","2015-06-08T19:01:59Z" -"9681444","zoo1","zoo1",,,"9679674","36","Similar site http://www.hooli.xyz","1433790288","2015-06-08T19:04:48Z" -"9681818","sj4nz","sj4nz",,,"9679674","41","So I get a blank blue/purple screen.

Shrug.","1433792876","2015-06-08T19:47:56Z" -"9681920","chrismarlow9","chrismarlow9",,,"9679674","38","I smell another too big to fail coming in 20 years for some of these tech companies.","1433793456","2015-06-08T19:57:36Z" -"9682138","kup0","kup0",,,"9679674","37","Interesting content but one of the worst scrolling mechanics I've seen on a website","1433795236","2015-06-08T20:27:16Z" -"9682498","meesterdude","meesterdude",,,"9679674","30","WTF is this shit? This site makes no sense, groundbreakingly horrible design, and totally unclear mission and purpose. Just 100% BS.

Maybe it's a jaberwocky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spyJ5yxTfas","1433798227","2015-06-08T21:17:07Z" -"9683666","a-dub","a-dub",,,"9679674","29","The website is a mess, but, I met a guy who works for this group a few weeks ago and it sounded pretty cool.

When I asked what the hell they did, he said that they did some Cloudflare like stuff for political speech in the middle east and spent a bunch of time on building and deploying infrastructure to link up a bunch of anti-human-trafficking agencies all across Asia.","1433815148","2015-06-09T01:59:08Z" -"9680783","sidcool","sidcool",,,"9680685","0","Honestly, I am not impressed with the new features. Android has been innovating faster. And like always they showed how Windows and Android suck...","1433785641","2015-06-08T17:47:21Z" -"9681051","stephengillie","stephengillie",,,"9680983","0","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9680982","1433787754","2015-06-08T18:22:34Z" -"9681783","Zekio","Zekio",,,"9681731","3","apple is just trying to catch up the others","1433792596","2015-06-08T19:43:16Z" -"9681934","pratikch","pratikch",,,"9681731","2","Every now an then we see this happening. One or other major companies plays a catch-up game. It's the matter who does it first and then who keep up with it. In early days for input device mouse introduction both Apple and Microsoft were trying to get their hands on the technology and were trying to make it to market before the rival.","1433793518","2015-06-08T19:58:38Z" -"9684807","insoluble","insoluble",,,"9681731","1","There was a time when these companies essentially targeted different audiences (or markets). Perhaps they are merely converging to the same markets, which would make them seem much more alike now than in the olden days. As a company becomes more diverse, there is an increasingly greater chance of overlap with any given other company. Although not a solid rule, less focus tends to result in less unique innovation since the R&D is spread too thin. There are, of course, areas where each company is still unique.","1433842151","2015-06-09T09:29:11Z" -"9692810","werber","werber",,,"9681731","0","I get the vibe that Google leads in technology, Apple in design, and Microsoft in always being behind the two. It seems like features from the Google-verse end up in Apple-land after a few years, and Google gently copies Apple's design at the same pace. Microsoft, just feels like an out of touch, but well-to-do business dude always realizing his attempts to stay relevant are 15 minutes too late.","1433949358","2015-06-10T15:15:58Z" -"9685501","josefresco","josefresco",,,"9685216","0","An interesting choice of sample data:

“For a site that serves 10 million page views per day, with three ads per page, sold at a rate of $5 CPM, this could translate into daily losses of about $20,000.”

365,000 page views per year (and a $5 CPM) is impressive to say the least.","1433853443","2015-06-09T12:37:23Z" -"9685666","jhugg","jhugg",,,"9685512","15","Dear Oracle,

Either make new versions of Java 100% backwards compatible, or support them for a long time. The end.

-John","1433855491","2015-06-09T13:11:31Z" -"9685754","suvelx","suvelx",,,"9685512","2","Still no python3 either.

The more I use it (and see minimial improvements), the more I'm sure AppEngine is a stale project, kept alive by the potential wrath of the internet if they canned it.

[edit] I'll give them credit, They've redone the console. But it's terrible. And you still need the old one to do things such as turn on cloud-storage.","1433856428","2015-06-09T13:27:08Z" -"9685791","TorKlingberg","TorKlingberg",,,"9685512","7","I have two web apps running on App Engine since a couple of years ago. It's nice enough, but I wonder why Google isn't doing much with it. App Engine could be positioned as the full service PaaS here you don't have to worry about load balancers and all that.

Google has also broken backwards compatibility multiple times, forcing me to spend time just to keep the apps running.","1433857040","2015-06-09T13:37:20Z" -"9685851","tkubacki","tkubacki",,,"9685512","10","for me - they should put more effort in suporting Dartlang and Golang on GAE (web debugger/IDE) instead of Java8","1433857888","2015-06-09T13:51:28Z" -"9685900","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9685512","14","If Google isn't going to support future versions of Java, either for its cloud service or on Android, then at least it should be making an aggressive push for Go as its replacement. Right now it's kind of neither this, nor that, and it's falling behind in both (including on Android, where Apple is making a strong push for Swift).","1433858307","2015-06-09T13:58:27Z" -"9685905","planetjones","planetjones",,,"9685512","5","I guess that either the complexity of large updates (like JDK 7 to 8) is high or that Google aren't investing many resources into GAE. The release notes (or lack of) says a lot:

https://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/wiki/SdkReleaseNot...

Given the focus on other cloud products (like being able to run Docker images) I would be surprised if Google continued to add new features to GAE. It seems like it's growing cobwebs...

I actually like GAE as a concept, but I had a very bad experience with their Google Cloud endpoints: bad documentation, bad tooling and bad bugs. Even when I got it up and running to implement a custom authenticator was a mess and the performance wasn't what I'd expect. This got much better, especially with the official Maven plugin: but I'm really concerned that Google aren't 100% behind GAE and development could cease at any moment.

An official statement would be good. But like so much at Google it's not forthcoming.","1433858372","2015-06-09T13:59:32Z" -"9685948","helfire","helfire",,,"9685512","8","*Oracle Java 7 is EOL. OpenJDK/others are not. (though Oracle is really the only one that matters)","1433858711","2015-06-09T14:05:11Z" -"9685975","aikah","aikah",,,"9685512","6","Do people really use App engine? I mean that is the most limited cloud platform of all, its interface is just horrible and confusing and it supports just a handful of technologies with drastic limitations. Who in their right mind would want to pay for this? It is a bad product, and the very definition of vendor lock-in. I'm curious about actual users.","1433858959","2015-06-09T14:09:19Z" -"9685979","mmastrac","mmastrac",,,"9685512","0","My experience with AppEngine over the last couple of years shows that what they are likely doing internally is dealing with years and years of technical debt for things like scaling and deployment. As a reasonably important customers, we had meetings with higher-ups where they'd discuss the work that they had been doing on improving the reliability at both high and low scale which was ignored for years on end.

The past model for AppEngine involved some pretty heavy development work modifying the JVM and Python VM to implement multi-tenant sandboxing. This obviously doesn't scale very well from a development perspective, and shows why new platform versions have always lagged far behind release.

If I were to infer what they are doing internally now, it would be replacing "legacy AppEngine" with "container AppEngine". In a few years you'll see them migrate everyone to containers that will scale in unsurprising ways to users of AppEngine today.

The reason they haven't moved everyone over to containers is that the dev experience for containers on AppEngine sucks horribly right now and they want it to be at least as seamless as it is for Python and Java right now. They also need to migrate 100% of the legacy AppEngine console functionality over to the new cloud dashboard before they could consider this complete.

So my guess is that AppEngine as we know it is "dead", but being replaced by a product that is a pure superset of what we have today.","1433858999","2015-06-09T14:09:59Z" -"9685985","duiker101","duiker101",,,"9685512","12","Wait, Java 7 is at end of life? And what about Android? As far as I know Java 8 is not supported and it's just since 5.0 that Java 7 is required.","1433859067","2015-06-09T14:11:07Z" -"9685994","dragonwriter","dragonwriter",,,"9685512","9","1. Its App Engine, not Apps Engine.

2. Google's given what seems to me to be a pretty clear signal that managed VMs are the future of app engine; if expect new official runtimes to be delivered that way once managed VMs are out of beta.","1433859164","2015-06-09T14:12:44Z" -"9686036","stonogo","stonogo",,,"9685512","16","Public service announcement:

Declaring a product "end of life" is utterly meaningless to every entity that does not pay you to support the product. You can declare whatever you'd like; people will stop using it when they're done using it.","1433859641","2015-06-09T14:20:41Z" -"9686241","stickydink","stickydink",,,"9685512","3","As a slight aside, we've been using retrolambda[1] in our Android game for a little while now (>10M downloads), and it's been fantastic. There's an "Auto convert to lambdas" in Eclipse that shrunk our code down nicely, and then we've transitioned into designing our code _for_ Java 8, and I'd argue it's made things much easier to work with.

The only niggle is that when you set your IDE to Java 8 (be it Eclipse or IntelliJ) it exposes Java 8's new methods - and allows those on our desktop machine builds. We've been caught out a few times as it compiles just fine for Android, then explodes at runtime on device - but never anything that didn't get caught in QA. If you just want the lambdas and method referencing, it's wonderful.

Curiously, we do get crash reports coming in from select Android devices that still don't have some of the standard library from Java 7 implemented. That catches us out in production more often but, fortunately, it looks like >99% have no issue with 7.

[1] https://github.com/orfjackal/retrolambda","1433861550","2015-06-09T14:52:30Z" -"9686274","schmichael","schmichael",,,"9685512","4","It seems like the Java community isn't too concerned with JDK7's EOL. I recently did a survey of Java 8 support for the JVM services we use and only one service explicitly supported JDK8:

* Cassandra - supports JDK8, docs only referenced 7 (I contacted DataStax)

* Elasticsearch - explicitly mentions exactly what JDK 7 & 8 versions are supported. Yay!

* Kafka - Docs only mention 7. Scala incompatibilities prevent all but the latest version from ever using JDK8 (without manual patching): https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-1624

* Zookeeper - Only mentions "JDK 6 or up" so... yay? Seems to work as promised.

Point being: Only 1 out of 4 major Java services even bothered explicitly mentioning Java 8 support (ES) -- and it doesn't even discourage use of the EOL'd 7.

Java is a complex ecosystem. I think a JDK being EOL'd means something different in the Java ecosystem then it does to the rest of us.","1433861907","2015-06-09T14:58:27Z" -"9686949","njoneja","njoneja",,,"9685512","1","Greetings,

I work in Product Management on App Engine, and I'd like to assure you that we're continuing to invest in the product. We already support Java 8 in beta on Managed VMs (https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/managed-vms/), and the same is true for Python 3. Once Managed VMs goes GA, we expect that most of our customers will find that it provides all the benefits of App Engine with increased flexibility around the programming language, native code, etc.

Thanks,

- Navneet","1433868428","2015-06-09T16:47:08Z" -"9687231","tapirl","tapirl",,,"9685512","11","I have several appengine projects. The java ones need 20+ seconds to startup. Python ones need two seconds to startup. Golang ones need 0.5 seconds to startup.

My later appengine projects wlll be all golang based.","1433870614","2015-06-09T17:23:34Z" -"9687734","Too","Too",,,"9685512","13","ugh, i smell an Internet Explorer standard compliance story approaching in the next year. Not just the app engine but also android: -Big player stays on old version for years, standard is moving forward with tons of long awaited features, nobody can use those new features because supporting big player is too important.

Software development in a nutshell, these kind of stories just keep repeating, python 2vs3, C99 in MSVC, etc etc. I guess i should just stop pretending that a new version has been released until 5 years after the actual announcement.","1433875021","2015-06-09T18:37:01Z" -"9689899","rrotaru","rrotaru",,,"9689665","0","For reference, this is from a year-old reddit post on /r/cscareerquestions found here https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1z97rx/f...

I'm not sure how up-to-date the information is, considering that I've been a part of their interview process within the last few weeks and only a few parts sound similar to me. My recruiter was pretty on top of her stuff with organization and getting back to me quickly, but did not ask me a single technical question. My phone interview wasn't quite as challenging as the one mentioned here, but different engineers will obviously have different interview styles.","1433907034","2015-06-10T03:30:34Z" -"9690450","k__","k__",,,"9689665","2","What is the reasoning behind this?

I worked as a developer for 9 years and studied computer science for 8 years and besides a few classes in the first semester I never had to implement the things that are asked in an interview.

I have the feeling, that I have to take a few weeks of low level algorithm and data-structure practice to get a job where this newly practiced knowledge isn't needed anyway.","1433919387","2015-06-10T06:56:27Z" -"9690594","Langley","Langley",,,"9689665","1","This pretty much matches exactly what I experienced at Google. I was fortunately enough to get two interviews for two different positions in two different locations.

The only thing I could add is that, occasionally there is a distinct lack of communication between the interviewers during the day and you do find yourself getting the same questions asked of you.

The classic Google-esc questions are still asked but they aren't as tough as people make out - just speak loudly, don't close up and vocalise your thought-process. It's about the working not the final answer.","1433923137","2015-06-10T07:58:57Z" -"9691930","adibchoudhury","adibchoudhury",,,"9691909","0","Maybe heighten cooperation between federal agencies and these huge tech giants, but weakening encryption or legislating standards would only be harmful to the consumer.","1433942754","2015-06-10T13:25:54Z" -"9694833","Someone1234","Someone1234",,,"9694530","1","Supposedly a lot of forced-arbitration contracts are unenforceable. Doesn't stop companies from trying to put it into various things however.","1433965903","2015-06-10T19:51:43Z" -"9694927","SalesHelp","SalesHelp",,,"9694530","0","Uber is a horrible company run by smug silicon valley douchebags...

That's not a kind statement, but the following helps this argument ....

Sarah Lacy's accounts of being intimidated by them... -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCnzsfkzRWI

She says they can act like such, because well the powers that be are unicorns and no one in Silicon Valley is going against a unicorn.

Further, Uber continues to allow dozens of it's user's accounts to be hacked. It's been happening for months and their weak response is sorry you should've have chosen a better username and password. Also, once you been hacked there is no way to delete your own account or de-activate payment method. You need to beg support to do this for you.

Checked out a search on Twitter for @uber_support hacked and see just how many people over many months have been affected and Uber has done NOTHING to help their client base https://twitter.com/search?q=%40uber_support%20hacked&src=ty...","1433966794","2015-06-10T20:06:34Z" -"9698403","tom4000","tom4000",,,"9694746","0","In an Apple Watch is space for very small microphone only. It can record only a small range of frequencies. A result could be some low quality podcasts recorded with a smartwatch.","1434011141","2015-06-11T08:25:41Z" -"9704459","MichaelCrawford","MichaelCrawford",,,"9704443","0","I usually get around on the light rail, but I'd like to buy a car soon as I enjoy wandering around the countryside at night.

Were I to become an Uber driver, would I receive a grant of stock options so that I'd get some cash out of its eventual IPO, or perhaps were I to hold on to the stock so as to leave it for the children I hope some day, I can vote at stockholder meetings?","1434093439","2015-06-12T07:17:19Z" -"9714536","laurentsabbah","laurentsabbah",,,"9714532","0","Most people install Analytics and that's where it ends. Continue reading to see some of the things we've learnt by properly analyzing our Analytics stats.

Comment if you've learnt anything from GA that drastically increased engagement and/or conversions on your site.","1434282044","2015-06-14T11:40:44Z" -"9715273","a3n","a3n",,,"9715125","1","> The company reportedly said in messages to its drivers that it will use GPS coordinates to determine if drivers are attending the protests, which have been sparked by the rise of illegal competition for taxi drivers. Uber's harsh stance, the company says, is designed to "maintain social order."

It feels like Uber is ultimately less about rides and more about tracking and control.","1434296730","2015-06-14T15:45:30Z" -"9716100","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9715125","0","Here's an excerpt from the original Wall Street Journal article that this article is based on:[1]

``In two short messages sent to Uber drivers in Hangzhou and circulated online—verified with Uber in China by The Wall Street Journal—Uber urged its drivers not to go the scene and instructed those already there to leave immediately. Uber said it would use GPS to identify drivers that had refused to leave the location and cancel its contracts with them.

The messages said Uber’s actions were designed to “maintain social order.”

In a statement issued Saturday, Uber also said one Uber driver involved in an incident during Friday’s confrontation was licensed and had cooperated with the Hangzhou authorities. The company was strongly against any extreme behavior that could affect harmony and stability, the statement added.``

"Maintain social order"? "Extreme behavior that could affect harmony and stability"? Those sound exactly like words that we'd expect to be hearing from China's authoritarian government, not from an American company.

[1] http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-orders-drivers-in-china-to-... [paywalled, available via Google search]","1434311668","2015-06-14T19:54:28Z" -"9716894","dempseye","dempseye",,,"9715125","2","I never used Uber, but I will be boycotting them intentionally after this.","1434329175","2015-06-15T00:46:15Z" -"9715420","jebblue","jebblue",,,"9715404","0","Now that I think about it more, why create all that complex syntax when you could use a client side application like InkScape to create a hamburger icon then just reference it in HTML simply which I thought was how HTML was supposed to work, simple document viewing.

I ask because my wife has complained that some web pages now cause her (aging laptop) to overheat and stop working.","1434299035","2015-06-14T16:23:55Z" -"9715913","nsx147","nsx147",,,"9715730","1","Some Uber intern probably made that form and didn't know what sanitizing inputs was about. Good find - but easy fix. You usually can't get away with XSS attacks anymore","1434307771","2015-06-14T18:49:31Z" -"9716138","Xylemon","Xylemon",,,"9715730","0","The "Slip and Slide" bit give me a good laugh. Interesting article, makes me curious about what exploits I have on my own site.","1434312542","2015-06-14T20:09:02Z" -"9718838","37prime","37prime",,,"9718725","1","It seems the author of the article couldn’t elaborate any further. -Apple wouldn’t want their developers to write apps for iOS platform on anything but the Mac; not in the forseeable future.","1434370685","2015-06-15T12:18:05Z" -"9718876","buserror","buserror",,,"9718725","4","clickbait","1434371236","2015-06-15T12:27:16Z" -"9718904","sam____","sam____",,,"9718725","5","I don't know... Watching the array of Apple OS'es (OSX , iOS, WatchOS) during the WWDC keynote, I got the sense that this has got to be a maintenance nightmare. Microsoft seems to be aiming another direction with the one Windows theme--although the thought of making that work also makes me cringe. I'm out of touch with modern development, but simple seems to me to be the best policy.

Is anybody out there more in touch with the details--Is there enough significant overlap that keeping the ecosystem in sync with itself seems to be a reasonable task?","1434371726","2015-06-15T12:35:26Z" -"9718919","akhilcacharya","akhilcacharya",,,"9718725","0",">what on Earth is Apple doing running victory laps around a dying PC industry? Personally, I’d rather see Apple push the envelope on what’s next.

I think it is clear that the author is not a developer.","1434371993","2015-06-15T12:39:53Z" -"9718941","kerrsclyde","kerrsclyde",,,"9718725","3","Can’t argue with the sales figures but I really hope not. As a IT professional I am happy to pay more for a significantly better product - with Windows based machines it seems to be an ongoing race to the bottom.","1434372321","2015-06-15T12:45:21Z" -"9719164","georgefrick","georgefrick",,,"9718725","2","This article has no content, the author makes a claim and then doesn't make an argument for the claim.","1434375375","2015-06-15T13:36:15Z" -"9724452","awjr","awjr",,,"9724449","0",""Project Soli is developing a new interaction sensor using radar technology. The sensor can track sub-millimeter motions at high speed and accuracy. It fits onto a chip, can be produced at scale and built into small devices and everyday objects."","1434443895","2015-06-16T08:38:15Z" -"9724482","dang","dang",,,"9724449","1","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9625786","1434444300","2015-06-16T08:45:00Z" -"9725572","rshev","rshev",,,"9725569","0","Please welcome my new iOS app, Weave for Messenger! -Weave for Messenger was inspired by Apple Watch sketch feature to quickly draw and send hand-crafted doodles to peers. The app brings an enhanced version of Watch sketch feature to Facebook Messenger platform users, featuring color support and a simple and user-friendly UI. Weave animations are uploaded as videos, which enables them to be viewed on any device with no app installed, repeating the way the doodle was drawn with a beautiful self-dissolving effect at the end of the recording.","1434461462","2015-06-16T13:31:02Z" -"9726856","judah","judah",,,"9726746","0","It comes down to simple economics:

1. Support web standards allowing developers to build cross-platform apps in which you [Apple] profit little from.

-- or --

2. Lag behind web standards so that developers build iOS-specific apps, increasing the value of iOS and taking a 30% cut of profits of those apps.

It's in the company's best monetary interest to support #2, so that's exactly what they're doing, and WebRTC is not the first time. (They're still lagging behind on HTML5 audio, for example.)

These market forces are the same ones that caused Microsoft be the evil Microsoft of the 1990s: they have a financial interest in lagging behind web standards.","1434471072","2015-06-16T16:11:12Z" -"9726932","ramon","ramon",,,"9726746","2","I agree with judah it really comes down to let these developers pay the 100 dollars, buy a mac book then develop on my platform spending bucks on my "eco-system" rather then let them easily develop fast on the web without any headaches.

https://bloggeek.me/apple-dragging-feet-webrtc/

I think in a couple of years Apple will be so behind that someone else less evil will be the underdog.","1434471593","2015-06-16T16:19:53Z" -"9728995","arnaudbud","arnaudbud",,,"9726746","1","This what we know about the technology behind Facetime: -https://cdn.andyet.com/webrtc-reports/facetime-report.pdf

Apple is already participating to the WebRTC Working Group at W3C: -http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=47318&public=1

Tip from the Apple team: just ask! Seriously! ->> https://forums.developer.apple.com/content?query=webrtc ->> https://bugreport.apple.com

A way to contribute getting WebRTC supported by Safari: -http://www.webrtcinwebkit.org/blog/2015/3/28/bringing-webrtc...

In the meantime, a few workarounds: -http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/heres-make-internet-explorer-sa...","1434492273","2015-06-16T22:04:33Z" -"9727328","saidajigumi","saidajigumi",,,"9727313","0","There's a particularly interesting bit about changes coming with cellular providers in this article, down at the "What's actually happening" heading. A snippet:

[...] Lakhera referred to the fact that there are pretty much no IPv4 addresses left and that the big cellular carriers really don't want to continue running IPv4 and IPv6 side by side in dual stack configuration—apparently, IPv6-only cellular service is coming. Soon.

The way Apple is addressing that situation is to make sure that all iOS apps support IPv6. However, many servers are still IPv4-only. To reach those, the cellular networks are going to deploy NAT64 translators. NAT64 allows IPv6 applications to access IPv4 servers. Without these translators, IPv6 applications ask the DNS for IPv6 addresses to connect to, but obviously IPv4-only servers don't have IPv6 addresses, so a regular DNS server then returns an empty list of IPv6 addresses, leaving the application all dressed up with nowhere to go. A DNS64 server, on the other hand, creates a "synthetic" IPv6 address that the application can use. The packets sent to those addresses end up at the NAT64 translator, which recovers the IPv4 address of the intended destination using the IPv6 address created by the DNS64 and translates the packet from IPv6 to IPv4. [...]","1434474933","2015-06-16T17:15:33Z" -"9733210","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9732015","0","Discussion on front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9731963","1434559257","2015-06-17T16:40:57Z" -"9732208","ohitsdom","ohitsdom",,,"9732052","0","Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9731963","1434553369","2015-06-17T15:02:49Z" -"9733205","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9732170","0","Discussion on front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9731963","1434559243","2015-06-17T16:40:43Z" -"9733199","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9732716","0","Discussion on front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9731963","1434559225","2015-06-17T16:40:25Z" -"9738346","uptown","uptown",,,"9738140","6","Type this into your Chrome address bar to see the extension status: chrome://voicesearch/","1434634004","2015-06-18T13:26:44Z" -"9738442","Mithaldu","Mithaldu",,,"9738140","1","This is pretty funny. He complains that Chromium managed to "bypass this audit-then-build process", by downloading stuff afterwards, while ignoring that this happening already shows that the audit process is completely useless since it failed to recognize and reject the code that would do this.

There's a TSA joke somewhere in this.","1434635085","2015-06-18T13:44:45Z" -"9738505","lfender6445","lfender6445",,,"9738140","17","if you goto chrome://settings/content it appears you can disable mic + camera access for all pages","1434635875","2015-06-18T13:57:55Z" -"9738535","rasz_pl","rasz_pl",,,"9738140","9","I wonder if European Commission would be interested in adding this to their investigation, couple of hundred million dollars should be enough penalty for violating users privacy.","1434636190","2015-06-18T14:03:10Z" -"9738623","ape4","ape4",,,"9738140","8","I always assumed the purpose of Chrome was to spy on us. So I don't use it.","1434637062","2015-06-18T14:17:42Z" -"9738736","derptron","derptron",,,"9738140","18","Wow, is there really no way to disable this? I guess I'm going back to Firefox.","1434638194","2015-06-18T14:36:34Z" -"9738777","feld","feld",,,"9738140","13","Is there a GPO to control this setting in Windows?

edit:

This might work

http://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-list-3#AudioCa...","1434638508","2015-06-18T14:41:48Z" -"9738818","jmnicolas","jmnicolas",,,"9738140","2","I think this is the last straw for me : enough is enough.

I need to sit and reflect a bit on this, but I'm contemplating abandoning every bit of non free software I currently use (and there's a lot of it since I'm using Windows and Android).","1434638843","2015-06-18T14:47:23Z" -"9738844","metric10","metric10",,,"9738140","0","Has anyone actually confirmed that Chrome is continuously sending audio back to Google? I highly doubt that this is the case. Instead, the plug in knows how to recognize "OK Google" all by itself. Once activated, then it starts sending audio data.

IF it where really listening even when inactive, then people would be complaining about it sucking up bandwidth and data allotments.","1434639033","2015-06-18T14:50:33Z" -"9739005","turk-","turk-",,,"9738140","4","How does he know Chrome is transmitting ALL conversations that it hears? His arguments aren't valid:

"(Ok, so how does it know to start listening just before I’m about to say ‘Ok, Google?’)"

This could easily be achieved offline.

The same argument could be made for Siri, a wiretapping device which you carry with you all the time. In fact wiretapping your phone would be much more effective then wiretapping a computer browser application.

Before making such accusations he should present some solid data, like network traffic from an idle chrome application during conversations (with and without saying "Okay Google"). If an idle chrome application was always transmitting data to google, he would have a solid argument.","1434640199","2015-06-18T15:09:59Z" -"9739040","jonstokes","jonstokes",,,"9738140","10","Not surprised. I was a die-hard android user, but I kept having stuff like this happen to me, over and over again: http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/2kwbl2/im_convin...

It also happens to my android-using friends. I've become convinced that Android phones are listening all the time so that they can figure out what we're about to search for and what to advertise to us.

Given that this has been my (admittedly anecdotal) experience with Android, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Google was trying to take this type of thing to the desktop with Chrome.

I love Google and have historically just not cared about my privacy as far as they're concerned, but I'm getting more creeped out as this kind of stuff becomes more pervasive.","1434640491","2015-06-18T15:14:51Z" -"9739165","bhauer","bhauer",,,"9738140","3","I want my desktop operating system to offer fairly fine-grained control of permissions I selectively grant to processes/applications. I would like the ability to easily revoke Chrome's ability to use my audio inputs, and then—if the use case comes up, such as a WebRTC conference—I can grant permission either on a one-time basis or until I revoke. This would be the operating system controlling the application's capability.

I'm guessing a rough approximation is possible on some operating systems. Given the sprawling management infrastructure in Windows, I wouldn't be surprised if it has some "policy" framework in place that allows devices to be declared off-limits at a process granularity. The missing piece, then, is a viable user interface on top of that.

I'm not asking for something akin to the simplified permissions model of mainstream sandboxed mobile operating systems. Not set-and-forget; and certainly not all-or-nothing ("accept these required permissions or don't install the app.") Rather, something quite a bit finer grained and with the necessary infrastructure to have the OS prompt for privileged access if the application wants something I've disallowed, in a manner akin to Windows UAC prompts for admin credentials.

Imagine starting Chrome one day to have your operating system prompt you, "Chrome would like access to audio input 1 (microphone). Allow for now, permanently, or deny?"","1434641295","2015-06-18T15:28:15Z" -"9739262","spdustin","spdustin",,,"9738140","19","Okay, I'm going to put on my tin foil hat for a bit here.

Think of the corporate boardrooms with Chromebox for meetings, listening in even when not actively used for meetings. An exec at the Better Business Bureau [0] who chose Chromebox because they were excited to, "[reduce] the time [they spend] ... worrying about security concerns," is discussing the growing complaints the BBB has received about a competitor to a company owned by Google. He says, "Ok, Google owns their primary competitor, and they may have insight to offer us."

Wait, that's just my tin foil beanie. Let me put on the tin foil balaclava.

The U.S. Department of State [1] is in an all-hands-on-deck crisis meeting over a deeply divisive political situation involving a first-world ally. Chrome is updated with the eavesdropping feature (remember, it's just my tin foil that's making me choose that word, I know it's hyperbole), and it's already been "deployed to production immediately, bypassing cumbersome testing." Someone in the meeting says, "OK, Google News has been trending a lot of stories about this issue." Sensitive things are then said about this ally, things that are now being heard by an enemy of the state, because they were able to use their previously embedded network sniffers to capture and forward interesting network traffic.

It's frightening that a feature is enabled by default, and difficult to disable, that could capture sensitive conversations without the knowledge of the parties speaking because they innocently started a sentence with, "OK, Google." Certainly this violates wiretapping laws?

Let's pile on. Hospitals and medical centers are using this too, according to the Chrome for Work pages. A doctor says, "Ok, Google had a lot of results about new HLA-B27 research," when discussing a patient's arthritic concerns, while proceeding to outline the patient's symptoms and how treatment should proceed and now we're looking at a potential HIPAA Privacy Rule violation.

As I type this, I look over at my Amazon Echo, and I'm reminded of something I heard once. If you're not paying, you're not the customer, you're the product. Is that hypocritical of me to accept my Amazon Echo but not the behavior of Google Chrome?

[0]: https://www.google.com/work/chrome/resources/customer-storie...

[1]: https://www.google.com/work/chrome/resources/customer-storie...","1434641914","2015-06-18T15:38:34Z" -"9739336","izzydata","izzydata",,,"9738140","14","My only audio recording device is my webcam and it is incapable of being in use without the light being on as far as I am aware. So how would it send them audio data without the audio device realize it is being used?","1434642480","2015-06-18T15:48:00Z" -"9739352","w8rbt","w8rbt",,,"9738140","15","One thing to keep in mind. If your friend has a Google device using Chrome, and you are close to them (in the same room) it hears your voice as well.","1434642614","2015-06-18T15:50:14Z" -"9739376","Oletros","Oletros",,,"9738140","11","has the author really tested if Chromium is listening?

Downloading a binary blob is very bad, but the accusations that author makes wihouth a single proof is more FUD than anything","1434642786","2015-06-18T15:53:06Z" -"9739443","anaptdemise","anaptdemise",,,"9738140","12","There is also a bug report from a year ago. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=381747","1434643279","2015-06-18T16:01:19Z" -"9739644","zobzu","zobzu",,,"9738140","16","Note that all android phones have that issue. Also all windows phones and soon windows 10.

Oh and smart tvs. it is a real problem though","1434644547","2015-06-18T16:22:27Z" -"9740004","jimhefferon","jimhefferon",,,"9738140","7","This is why there needs to be a switch on all computers to physically turn the microphone off.

How is that hard?","1434646934","2015-06-18T17:02:14Z" -"9740093","neumino","neumino",,,"9738140","5","> When you’re installing a version of GNU/Linux like Debian or Ubuntu onto a fresh computer, thousands of really smart people have analyzed every line of human-readable source code

If this was true, Debian would have not build/release this version of Chromium. The author is living in the past or in another dimension. Some projects are complex, and it's hard/impossible to read/understand everything for a single human being.","1434647507","2015-06-18T17:11:47Z" -"9742665","wslh","wslh",,,"9738140","20","What happen if you play an audio file saying "Ok Google" ?","1434678931","2015-06-19T01:55:31Z" -"9738326","davidgerard","davidgerard",,,"9738305","9","Not happening for me when I go to that link from Google in Firefox. Can anyone else reproduce this?

edit: Now happening for me in Chromium. (Both of these on Xubuntu 14.04, versions from the repos.)","1434633825","2015-06-18T13:23:45Z" -"9738360","dkns","dkns",,,"9738305","0","I'm guessing OP took this from reddit thread. If you read that thread you'll see that it's not sourceforge but this one project. So this title is misleading.

Edit: -Thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/3a9h9x/soureforg...

Response from one user that sourceforge is actually whitelisted by google: http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/3a9h9x/soureforg...

http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnost... -http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnost...","1434634170","2015-06-18T13:29:30Z" -"9738403","rawe","rawe",,,"9738305","3","The following page lists stats for sourceforge itself:

http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnost... :

> Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 332 time(s) over the past 90 days.","1434634651","2015-06-18T13:37:31Z" -"9738407","andor","andor",,,"9738305","10","Counterexample: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lame/","1434634678","2015-06-18T13:37:58Z" -"9738447","longsleep","longsleep",,,"9738305","8","U-Block origin is blocking SourceForge as well (||sourceforge.net^$other)","1434635150","2015-06-18T13:45:50Z" -"9738468","anton_gogolev","anton_gogolev",,,"9738305","4","Where to move from SourceForge: [1]:

[1]: http://helb.github.io/goodbye-sourceforge/","1434635483","2015-06-18T13:51:23Z" -"9738500","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"9738305","7","The important thing (for retrogeeks like me) is that http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdesktopenv/ is not doing anything particularly evil.","1434635843","2015-06-18T13:57:23Z" -"9738574",,,,"true","9738305","15",,"1434636624","2015-06-18T14:10:24Z" -"9738608",,,,"true","9738305","6",,"1434636917","2015-06-18T14:15:17Z" -"9738664","phkahler","phkahler",,,"9738305","2","Let us keep SourceForge in mind as GitHub goes public.","1434637509","2015-06-18T14:25:09Z" -"9738666","solomatov","solomatov",,,"9738305","5","I love google for this and many other ways the fight abuse of browser users. First, they removed CA, which produced a bad certificate, and now sf with their bundles.","1434637520","2015-06-18T14:25:20Z" -"9738805","derekp7","derekp7",,,"9738305","1","I've seen a few differing reports on what SourceForge is doing. From what I gather so far:

1) Originally (a couple years back or so), they started (as an opt in from the project owners) bundling adware with the Windows versions of installers on selected projects.

2) Recently, SourceForge editors have taken over abandoned projects (i.e., projects that no longer use SourceForge as their primary distribution page, and haven't updated the project pages), and have replaced the installers for some of them with their adware-bundled installers.

3) A firestorm erupted over this, SF stated that they would back away from the adware (on taken-over pages -- it would still be present on projects with an agreement from the project owners).

4) They are still taking over abandoned projects and updating them.

Now my question -- for point (4), are they just updating the project download pages with the current versions, or are they still bundling their adware with the projects? Everything I've seen so far (after their "apology" post), it appears that they haven't done any new adware bundling, just taking over the projects. Is this the case? And if so, is the concern that they will slip in the adware in the future?","1434638731","2015-06-18T14:45:31Z" -"9738830","api","api",,,"9738305","13","Because it is.","1434638913","2015-06-18T14:48:33Z" -"9738874","istvan__","istvan__",,,"9738305","11","Damn machine learning software. :) Google needs to tune some of the parameters.","1434639182","2015-06-18T14:53:02Z" -"9738910","tzgur8","tzgur8",,,"9738305","14","People always complain about the power that countries hold. Tech superpowers hold a lot more, and yet nobody elects or really regulates them.","1434639441","2015-06-18T14:57:21Z" -"9738959","lectrick","lectrick",,,"9738305","12","Oh how the mighty have fallen","1434639893","2015-06-18T15:04:53Z" -"9740895","jklein11","jklein11",,,"9740678","0","*lesson","1434654183","2015-06-18T19:03:03Z" -"9742021","Noted","Noted",,,"9741592","1","I feel like the take home pay example is a bit disingenuous using 4 hours of surge pricing vs a standard 4 hour shift. Yes, that is an example of what could happen in a specific example, but you could also create a similar example without surge pricing and get the opposite result.","1434666776","2015-06-18T22:32:56Z" -"9742626","mrxd","mrxd",,,"9741592","0","It's not clear to me why becoming an employee would necessarily eliminate flexibility. Why couldn't Uber continue to rely on surge pricing to incentivize drivers during busy times?

It's also worth pointing out that workers often value flexibility when they have a second, predictable income source that covers basic necessities—like a spouse's income. For workers who need the money to make rent, it's far less credible to say that they can "choose" whether they want to work or not.

Uber drivers may prefer to be contractors, but their opinion isn't the only one that matters. Allowing them to be contractors may expand the legal definition of contract work, which affects millions of other workers who have nothing to do with Uber or the sharing economy.","1434677985","2015-06-19T01:39:45Z" -"9743571","Zekio","Zekio",,,"9743493","7","I love the last video, Glad I'm not in the shoes of the guy who was set to make the website xD","1434702224","2015-06-19T08:23:44Z" -"9743605","madaxe_again","madaxe_again",,,"9743493","4","When corporate law gets hold of this, brace yourself for jail time. This is "unauthorised access" under CFAA.","1434702864","2015-06-19T08:34:24Z" -"9743616","inglor","inglor",,,"9743493","2","tl;dr - found an XSS via HTML injection on an Uber petition page.

What they did was a pretty basic XSS attack. The fact they were successfully able to do this is a major problem for Uber basically. Not escaping arbitrary user input you're showing is not something that should ever go to production.

This is pretty embarrassing. It happens, but facilitating code review, pen testing (even automated pen testing) and QA should definitely catch it.

Update: Based on more data from the author this is a faulty Wordpress plugin which they used.","1434703097","2015-06-19T08:38:17Z" -"9743617","alialkhatib","alialkhatib",,,"9743493","0","previous discussion with author's responses here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9715730","1434703101","2015-06-19T08:38:21Z" -"9743628","andor","andor",,,"9743493","3","With great power comes great responsibility... if you don't want to be labeled a script kiddie, just send an email next time.","1434703248","2015-06-19T08:40:48Z" -"9743633","inglor","inglor",,,"9743493","6","I wonder, why did this get nuked?","1434703377","2015-06-19T08:42:57Z" -"9743638","aidos","aidos",,,"9743493","1","For those following along at home, don't do this. Ever. a) it's really annoying for the developers who have to stay late dealing with the fallout and b) if you get caught, you could be in a lot of trouble.

Whoever wrote this is very pleased with themselves but it's trivial stuff in the web industry. Here's a hint for next time - you don't need a web browser to do these sorts of attacks. Read up, you'll learn something - try and use that knowledge for something productive next time around.

On a slightly sarcastic node, multiple VMs for a scraping attack #lol /s","1434703455","2015-06-19T08:44:15Z" -"9743654","yandie","yandie",,,"9743493","5","He didn't break Uber, he broke their petition page.

Admittedly, Uber fucked up. But the title is misleading...","1434703811","2015-06-19T08:50:11Z" -"9743602","DrScump","DrScump",,,"9743544","0","Are London black-cab operators still required to learn "The Knowledge" (exhaustive detailed geography and traffic patterns) to get a license? I'm guessing that Uber drivers are not.","1434702797","2015-06-19T08:33:17Z" -"9747540","melling","melling",,,"9747184","0","They were sued by shareholders because they "paid too much".","1434746367","2015-06-19T20:39:27Z" -"9747816","hrayr","hrayr",,,"9747184","1","Chump change in today's market.","1434749813","2015-06-19T21:36:53Z" -"9747987","Nadya","Nadya",,,"9747960","0",">We have adopted a no-firearms policy to ensure that both riders and drivers feel safe and comfortable on the platform.

As a driver, I would feel less safe with a firearm not in my car. The reason I would have a firearm in my car is because it provides me with peace of mind in my safety. That statement is silly. The reason drivers would have guns in their car is because it makes them feel more safe. If they felt less safe, they wouldn't be keeping a gun in their car. Would they?

>The companies’ differing policies came to light after an Uber driver in Chicago shot a man who was firing a pistol into a group of people. The Uber driver, who was not named and who had a concealed carry permit, had dropped off a passenger only minutes before pulling out his gun and firing six times at the man shooting a pistol.

So a Chicago man potentially saved peoples' lives thanks to having a gun, this brings up the differing policies, and Uber bans guns instead of Lyft allowing them? Strange how that reasoning works. Is there a detail I'm missing? Did he shoot a lone officer firing into a crowd of 6 criminals?","1434752051","2015-06-19T22:14:11Z" -"9748292","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9748236","0","Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9741878","1434756732","2015-06-19T23:32:12Z" -"9749867","aldendaniels","aldendaniels",,,"9749865","0","Codr is a collaborative text editor - like a lightweight Google Docs for code. Codr enables software developers to code together in real-time from anywhere. For web developers, Codr also doubles as a shared reactive work surface: every change is instantly visualized for all viewers via Codr's integrated HTML preview pane.

A Kickstarter campaign for Codr is launching on Tuesday, June 23rd! Codr has been in development for over a year and the initial version is largely complete, but I need your help to bring Codr to the finish line.","1434805651","2015-06-20T13:07:31Z" -"9749882","cmdrinkall","cmdrinkall",,,"9749865","1","Wow. Codr is a must for long distance pair programming.","1434806272","2015-06-20T13:17:52Z" -"9750868","junto","junto",,,"9750536","2","I communicated with Jason when I asked him for a Google Wave invite (which he kindly gave me). I assume I'm also therefore on a list.

I imagine that the NSA is building a database with every single person on the planet sourced from multiple databases, both PRISMed, FISAed and stolen, and each person has a 'risk' and 'delinquency' factor, just like credit ratings. They also have an 'influence' factor and next to it a link that takes the operator to the available naked pics of the subject for blackmail purposes.","1434830166","2015-06-20T19:56:06Z" -"9750993","themartorana","themartorana",,,"9750536","0","More often than not I look to the judiciary to reign in overreaching by the executive, but more and more the judiciary seems entirely complicit in what I personally consider to be affronts to the basic ideas on which the Constitution was written.

It seems to me that secrecy is the default state of the federal government now, not the exception, and between the NSA and gag orders keeping me (or you) from knowing you're privacy is being violated, my right to defend myself and redress against the government are both violated.

The Founding Fathers knew the price paid by the general public when government acted for its own gain first, and held dominion over the population. Their attempt to reign in its powers and make it truly a collective representation of the will of the people was in reaction to oligarchy and monarchy - both of which make the relationship between the people and their government adversarial at best.

The U.S. government - and more and more, state and local governments - feel entirely adversarial to the people they claim to represent. Lobbies, super pacs, laws written by the entertainment industry and so on make it pretty clear we're bound to an oligarchy which attempts to masquerade itself as a democracy. There is rarely cooperation between the general public and their government - more often, the general public finds itself universally against (SOPA) or universally disgusted by (NSA, Snowden) the actions of the government that claims to be their mouthpiece, working for justice for all.

So long as the judiciary upholds the government's power grabs against the people, there's little that can be done.

Edit: kudos to Google for fighting as hard as they could for the Fourth Amendment (and First). At least someone is. Secrecy was desired because of the huge public backlash the last time they acted so egregiously. Instead of the Judiciary acknowledging how out of bounds the last action was, they instead agreed public knowledge of bad acts was an unnecessary burden on government overreach.

Edit 2:

However, the Justice Department asserted that “journalists have no special privilege to resist compelled disclosure of their records, absent evidence that the government is acting in bad faith,”

I contend that this seizure of private data, with a threshold of evidence far below a Fourth Amendment level, ignoring historic protections for journalists based on the absolute importance of their work in keeping the government in check, is the government acting in the worst faith possible.","1434832876","2015-06-20T20:41:16Z" -"9751181","timothya","timothya",,,"9750536","1","Here's Appelbaum's reaction to the disclosure from Google: https://storify.com/bbhorne/jacob-appelbaum-s-legal-disclosu...

It's interesting to get a glimpse into the lengths that Google goes to push back against government requests.","1434837747","2015-06-20T22:02:27Z" -"9751199","csense","csense",,,"9750536","3","Presumably a number of people at Google had access to the orders, if only to implement the government's surveillance.

What's always baffling to me is how seldom stuff like this is leaked -- all it takes is one person with the right access, conscience and the technical skills to work out how to siphon off their own unofficial copy, then put that unofficial copy anonymously on the internet when the appeals to do it legally have been exhausted.","1434838067","2015-06-20T22:07:47Z" -"9753409","diafygi","diafygi",,,"9750536","4","But Google’s attempt to overturn the gag order was denied by magistrate judge Ivan D. Davis in February 2011. The company launched an appeal against that decision, but this too was rebuffed, in March 2011, by District Court judge Thomas Selby Ellis, III.

Anyone have the actual decisions that were given? I can't seem to fine them.","1434894504","2015-06-21T13:48:24Z" -"9751642","lbarrett","lbarrett",,,"9751582","1","I'm confused why "Pay the US tax" is not being seriously considered. I guess no one would even hope that a corporation would do the sensible and legal thing when there are loopholes to be abused.","1434848055","2015-06-21T00:54:15Z" -"9751650","BinaryIdiot","BinaryIdiot",,,"9751582","2","Thanks for the post! It makes complete sense but I never realized a large majority of their cash holding is outside of the United States. Though I'm not entire surprised I didn't realize this; every week someone is talking about huge company X or huge company Y that Apple could easily buy in the U.S. but in reality they really couldn't unless they wanted to take a big tax hit.

I'm curious what they'll end up doing with all of that foreign cash. Are the options outlined in this article realistic / the best or only choices? Are there other possibilities?","1434848257","2015-06-21T00:57:37Z" -"9751663","tdicola","tdicola",,,"9751582","4","Who wants to bet as a part of TPP (now that it's fast-tracked) there will be plenty of tax holidays or even tax reductions for moving foreign cash back into the US?","1434848644","2015-06-21T01:04:04Z" -"9751673","paulsutter","paulsutter",,,"9751582","0","It's not a dilemma at all, it's a simple trade off. Either pay the tax to repatriate or pay interest on debt. If the former becomes more attractive than the latter, they'll do it. They can borrow at extremely low rates today so it boosts their earnings to borrow.

I was hoping for a little more information on the reason Apple's foreign subsidiaries can't buy Apple stock without repatriation of funds (and whether or not this would require Apple shares to be tradeable on a foreign exchange), or what it would take for Apple to reincorporate where the money is as a way to eliminate the need to repatriate at all.

EDIT: For everyone who thinks Apple is somehow in the wrong for this, your energy would better be directed at getting the tax laws changed. Apple's board and management have a fiduciary responsibility to pay only the tax they actually owe.","1434848882","2015-06-21T01:08:02Z" -"9751674",,,"true","true","9751582","15",,"1434848886","2015-06-21T01:08:06Z" -"9751676","WalterBright","WalterBright",,,"9751582","13","They could use it to open R&D centers in foreign countries.","1434849046","2015-06-21T01:10:46Z" -"9751709","pbreit","pbreit",,,"9751582","11","I would have liked to have seen some other options explored: a) decrease share buybacks/dividends, b) bring cash back and pay the tax, c) invest in foreign markets.","1434849573","2015-06-21T01:19:33Z" -"9751714","nraynaud","nraynaud",,,"9751582","12","Noob question: what about letting the valuation crash Ann buying back at a discount and then progressively going out of the market ?","1434849699","2015-06-21T01:21:39Z" -"9751730","marcusgarvey","marcusgarvey",,,"9751582","10","TBH, I'm more intrigued by the business model behind this site than the story itself. Research content on one 1 subject, membership at $10 a month. Who are its customers? Small traders and investors who can't pay for more costly info? I wonder if revenue is covering the cost of research.","1434850013","2015-06-21T01:26:53Z" -"9751741","markbnj","markbnj",,,"9751582","8","I'm curious about share buybacks. If a publicly-traded company amasses a pile of cash, isn't that cash owned by the shareholders? If the company uses that cash to purchase its shares, aren't shareholders being paid with their own money?","1434850366","2015-06-21T01:32:46Z" -"9751800","karpodiem","karpodiem",,,"9751582","3","Apple benefits from the US court system, US copyright/trademark law (for the most part) being respected worldwide, and a US military which projects a fair amount of hegemony around the world.

So yeah, it's time for Apple to pay for its 35% share in funding the above items.

In the end, Might secures your rights. Freedom against someone subjecting their rule over you and how your domestic businesses are able to operate internationally is paid for with having the biggest guns.","1434851773","2015-06-21T01:56:13Z" -"9751814","WiseWeasel","WiseWeasel",,,"9751582","5","Another option would be to list their stock in a country without this profit double-taxing issue (or less of one), and pay dividends there instead.","1434852027","2015-06-21T02:00:27Z" -"9751831","riemannzeta","riemannzeta",,,"9751582","6","It seems like such a no-brainer for IRS policymakers to offer Apple (and companies like it) a tax holiday on foreign cash reserves. Smart for US, smart for them. What countervailing political forces hold that back? Is it simply that the US feels like it shouldn't have to negotiate how much a company like Apple should pay in tax?","1434852439","2015-06-21T02:07:19Z" -"9751832","sunir","sunir",,,"9751582","7","Why can't the foreign subsidiaries buy Apple stock? I am sure that isn't allowed or else they would do it but what is the regulation preventing it?

Alternatively borrow money for the buybacks from their own foreign subsidiaries either at zero percent or very low or at prime and then default?","1434852446","2015-06-21T02:07:26Z" -"9751849","arikrak","arikrak",,,"9751582","9","That's the problem with corporate tax holidays, now companies wait around for another one. Instead the government should permanently reduce the tax rate for overseas corporate profits.","1434852787","2015-06-21T02:13:07Z" -"9751882","NateDad","NateDad",,,"9751582","14","I noticed "give to charity" was no where on the list. Imagine the good $200 billion could do.","1434853338","2015-06-21T02:22:18Z" -"9756522","sdenton4","sdenton4","true",,"9755637","11",""The cost of building an ethernet network, he said, grew in a straight line; the value of the network would grow by the number of users squared: it produced an exponential curve."

AAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAGHGHGHGHGGHGHGHGHGH. Much fail, Paul Mason. Much fail.","1434954294","2015-06-22T06:24:54Z" -"9756597","return0","return0",,,"9755637","2","I dont think he is backing the argument he makes in the title well. People using these platforms are in the process of repurposing their assets (rooms and cars) to make them look more like hotels and cabs, rather than the other way around. Airbnb and uber are becoming like any other capitalist monopoly. Their effect is to de-regularize the market, which is pretty much the opposite of what you would expect from "dotcommunism". It's not a free market utopia either. It's business as usual.","1434955710","2015-06-22T06:48:30Z" -"9756683","smil","smil",,,"9755637","5","Airbnb and Uber have nothing, 0.000%, to do with sharing. They have simply built a digital infrastructure for renting out rooms and selling taxi fares. Their success lies in the fact that digital communication systems are significantly lower cost and more flexible than pre-internet ones. They now own that infrastructure 100% and aim to become monopolies.

(Edit: Another good example of a digital infrastructure company is Amazon. That's what they are, not a retailer or anything else.)","1434957202","2015-06-22T07:13:22Z" -"9756693","Animats","Animats",,,"9755637","1","The article suggests that such services don't really need a central company to make it all work. It could be much more distributed, or federated.

This should be even more true for social networks - what value does Facebook really add? Yet no one has a successful distributed social network. We used to have Usenet, but few use that any more. (It still works fine.) There's software for federated social networks, but nobody uses it.

The two main problems are lack of promotion, and asshole amplification. Without heavy promotion, a new networked service has trouble overcoming the noise level and getting enough users to be useful.

Can one jerk ruin it for a large number of people? If so, the system is vulnerable to asshole amplification. 80% of email spam is generated by only 100 spam operations, according to Spamhaus. Many approaches have been tried to fix this kind of problem, from crowdsourced reputation to proof of work. There's still nothing that works really well.

Solve those two problems, and we might have a non-exploitive sharing economy. What we have now is exploitation of the masses by the ruling class.","1434957402","2015-06-22T07:16:42Z" -"9756754","mwfunk","mwfunk",,,"9755637","3","It's not sharing if one person is still paying another person for a good or service. It's just cutting out a middleman (or two or three). This has the potential to be a great thing, but it's still not sharing.","1434958326","2015-06-22T07:32:06Z" -"9756820","beatpanda","beatpanda",,,"9755637","0","This is asinine. There is already a free, federated gift economy for rides and places to stay -- hitchhiking and hospitality exchange, both of which existed, and made it to the internet[1][2][3], well before Airbnb or Uber.

[1]http://hitchwiki.org -[2]http://couchsurfing.org -[3]http://trustroots.org","1434959573","2015-06-22T07:52:53Z" -"9756885","javaispoo","javaispoo",,,"9755637","12","Sigh - the continued slide into awful "journalism" at the graniud continues. -I know someone has to give all the "new media" graduates a job, but, at least supervise the output!","1434961073","2015-06-22T08:17:53Z" -"9757006","fnordsensei","fnordsensei",,,"9755637","4","I'm not sure I really follow the line of reasoning in this article. It starts with the word "communism" in the title, probably because it's a tried and true way of getting people riled up with minor effort.

Then it seems to make the argument that these business models don't create new markets, but optimize existing ones.

But then the argument that would justify the title, as I understand it, is "if communists took over things, we would be living in a communist society". Indeed! And if martians took over, we would live in a martian society.","1434962904","2015-06-22T08:48:24Z" -"9757153","crystaln","crystaln",,,"9755637","6",""Once the platforms to rent out things, services or time are stable, textbook economics states that the cost of using them should fall."

I'm not sure what textbooks say about economics these days, but the pure supply and demand economics assuming rational actors taught in economics 101 has never been a good model of real world behavior.

Marketplaces are valuable because they provide monopoly profits. They are real estate, and participating in them requires rent.","1434965077","2015-06-22T09:24:37Z" -"9757278","amelius","amelius",,,"9755637","8","> But I can be a producer in this business as well as a consumer. I can rent my own flat or register my own car to provide cab rides.

Yes, and Airbnb and Uber, being the gatekeepers of the network, can extort you.","1434967338","2015-06-22T10:02:18Z" -"9757403","vegancap","vegancap",,,"9755637","9","*Powered by consumer Capitalism","1434970111","2015-06-22T10:48:31Z" -"9758098","jokoon","jokoon",,,"9755637","7","I imagine it would be so much better if one day the government could regulate such things.

I know many people would scream, but honestly there is a gray area when it comes to rights and damage insurances. I don't think all consumer trust those business models.","1434979590","2015-06-22T13:26:30Z" -"9759363","sgnelson","sgnelson",,,"9755637","10","dotFeudalism would probably be a better descriptor.","1434990122","2015-06-22T16:22:02Z" -"9756461","minthd","minthd",,,"9756391","2","One one wonders if it's all not just manufactured drama/PR, and Apple has known all along that it's gonna pay artists during trials.","1434953281","2015-06-22T06:08:01Z" -"9758373","bigB","bigB",,,"9756391","0","She has a fair point though, if the tables were turned and I decided not to pay apple for an iPhone for 3 months while using it, they would most certainly have a problem, especially when I could potentially hand it back in 3 months time and say i don't want it anymore.","1434981944","2015-06-22T14:05:44Z" -"9758802","ziffusion","ziffusion",,,"9756391","1","It is unreasonable for Apple to pass on the cost of promoting it's business to artists.

With more money than god, why does Apple insist on being a asshole?","1434985521","2015-06-22T15:05:21Z" -"9759118","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9758929","0","Previous discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9756017

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9756009","1434987969","2015-06-22T15:46:09Z" -"9759367","mcenedella","mcenedella",,,"9759344","0","I liked being able to see what people in Uber driver forums have to say about the service. This guy's comment was pretty enlightening:

"I was losing money in Detroit. It took me six weeks to learn why.

For starters there aren't surges in my area like some other markets. So watch your market for surges as that seems to be THE game changer.

Also just because there's a surge on your app doesn't mean you will get a surge fare. Surges can be fleeting and no one here seems to recommend chasing a surge. And pax learn to wait them out or drop location pins outside the surge map.

Then the gravy 'airport' runs carry risk if your market's airport requires chauffeur license, commercial plate, & commercial insurance. In Detroit you risk tickets and your car impound. Uber supposedly pays the tickets & impound but my time is valuable too. So I can't risk having a bad day at the airport. Then there's your rate per mile.

Here UBERX is .75cents a mile when you have a pax on a trip. No .75cents for dead miles to and from a trip. After you wash your car and increased maintenance and figure depreciation on your car with the new added mileage it was a losing proposition for me. I got lucky and found UPFN early.

Many do this much much longer before understanding all financial consequences. I still am not sure about tax consequences. It appears Uber drivers 1099 will also include the SRF which is money that drivers never touch. You can write it off your income tax but does it affect a driver's social security tax? I don't have that answer but drivers should really know tax strategies in advance also.

This isn't even all the answers. This is just a brief snapshot of why I lost money driving for Uber. Some UberPeople seem to be profitable in the right markets with the right vehicle/platform & with surges. You really just need to have a crystal clear picture of your costs, time invested and potential income. Good Luck. :)"","1434990145","2015-06-22T16:22:25Z" -"9759539","tomasien","tomasien",,,"9759344","1","I know a lot of Uber drivers who make money, they're just not the ones being noisy on forums. I do think it's all about driving in the high volume / surge times like weekends, I think those that want to make it a full time job aren't doing as well as they'd like.","1434991597","2015-06-22T16:46:37Z" -"9761420","theaccordance","theaccordance",,,"9761339","0","Google Adwords has been around long before realtime dashboards were commonplace for those type of systems","1435009427","2015-06-22T21:43:47Z" -"9767531","0x006A","0x006A",,,"9767499","0","A late April 1st repost (http://itsfoss.com/microsoft-announces-linux-os/)","1435091084","2015-06-23T20:24:44Z" -"9767965","cbd1984","cbd1984",,,"9767499","1","Flagged for inaccuracy.","1435095028","2015-06-23T21:30:28Z" -"9768956","sumodirjo","sumodirjo",,,"9768593","2","Have you tried this : https://support.google.com/a/answer/33561?hl=en","1435108404","2015-06-24T01:13:24Z" -"9769678","akg_67","akg_67",,,"9768593","0","Email is a critical communication channel. Don't put up with this sort of crap from any company. If you control your domain and have capability to modify records. Buy mail service from another provider and redirect MX record to new service. And if you can estimate approximate value lost due to this action and you are in U.S., send a bill to Google, file a small court claim against Google if unpaid for 30 days.","1435121683","2015-06-24T04:54:43Z" -"9773717","suyash","suyash",,,"9768593","3","Were you on the free or the paid plan? I am guessing if you were on the paid plan, you would have more recourse?","1435172466","2015-06-24T19:01:06Z" -"9776041",,,,"true","9768593","4",,"1435208277","2015-06-25T04:57:57Z" -"9776043","skurry","skurry",,,"9768593","1","Probably not what you want to hear, but I'd avoid Google for any mission critical things, and any business model that relies on Google products for revenue (YouTube, AdMob, AdSense). Their automated "fraud detection" algorithms frequently have false positives and ban innocent users, without chance to appeal and have recourse. Terrible customer service.","1435208349","2015-06-25T04:59:09Z" -"9776162","twoshedsmcginty","twoshedsmcginty",,,"9776159","0","Video footage of the technique is at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cizgVZ8rjKA","1435210795","2015-06-25T05:39:55Z" -"9776814","ovi256","ovi256",,,"9776613","4","As someone quipped on Twitter, "soon enough postmen will block access to office buildings nationwide to protest the widespread use of email".","1435225453","2015-06-25T09:44:13Z" -"9776850","timonoko","timonoko",,,"9776613","6","Is it my impression only that Taxis in Paris are so shitty that anything is über, even ones with rusty Lada and 15 minutes of training?","1435226155","2015-06-25T09:55:55Z" -"9776869","VeejayRampay","VeejayRampay",,,"9776613","9","France, where we'll protest anything that challenges the status quo.","1435226521","2015-06-25T10:02:01Z" -"9776877","antimagic","antimagic",,,"9776613","0","I feel that every time this issue gets discussed, it needs to have some background information provided, because quite frankly, taxi drivers in France suck.

From my own personal experience, I have had the following incidents: -1) a taxi driver that took me the long way round from a train station to my home. Thinking I was a tourist, because of my accent, he basically tried to take me for a ride thinking I wouldn't notice. That lifted the bill by 50% compared to the usual price.

2) A taxi driver in Marseille that wouldn't finish the trip until I gave him my phone number. My choice was to either get out in the middle of one of the roughest neighbourhoods of Marseille and try and find another taxi, or hand over my phone number (which he verified by calling me on it before continuing) - I had to change my phone number after that one.

3) Countless occassions of having taxis refusing to take me as a customer because I wanted to go to a part of the city they didn't want to go to. One particular occassion struck me as bad - I had the car door open and one foot off the ground when he realised where I wanted to go and took off. Considering I was a lone 35-yr old woman at the time, dressed in a business suit, he obviously wasn't worrying about his safety.

4) I have a friend who actually works in the Boers (mentioned in the article). When I'm out with him, he won't let me get into a taxi until he's checked the guy's (most taxi drivers are men, and on the rare occassion I've had a female driver, they have been nothing but professional - make of that what you will) papers and flashed his badge to keep the driver on his best behaviour).

5) If I move my grievances out to people one removed from me (ie people I personally know), you can add in a guy getting physically hauled out of a taxi and beaten by the driver because the driver didn't want to go where he wanted, another guy getting hit by a taxi when walking across a pedestrian crossing, only to have the taxi driver get out of his vehicule, abuse and kick said friend for slowing him down, and then driving off, and a taxi that took off with a friend's luggage in the boot, which he never got back.

So yeah, I have about zero sympathy for French taxi drivers - the sooner they're run out of business, the better. Their latest behaviour has just confirmed for me that I won't ever be using one again if I can avoid it.","1435226657","2015-06-25T10:04:17Z" -"9776886","lucaspiller","lucaspiller",,,"9776613","1","The other week I was in LA on business and I took a taxi to my hotel. If taxis in Paris are anything like there, no wonder Uber is so popular...

The hotel was about 5 miles from LAX. First the taxi driver suggested I might be able to take a shuttle bus (I had just landed after a 16 hour flight and didn't want to figure out and wait however long for that) and after persuasion agreed to take me. He had no idea where the household-name hotel was, so I had to give him directions from Google Maps. For that 10 minute trip I paid $25 + tip.

On the way back I took UberX, the driver was a lot friendlier and even helped to find which terminal I needed as I had no idea. Total price $6.50. I gave him a five stars and $10 tip as he was great.","1435226756","2015-06-25T10:05:56Z" -"9776911","nicolas_t","nicolas_t",,,"9776613","2","Uber being available in Paris was one of the greatest thing to happen for tourists and residents alike. I agree with the general sentiment, Taxis in France are some of the worst taxis I've used. I've had a lot of bad experiences. And lest you think it's due to racism or because they thought I was a tourist (not that this would excuse their behaviour one iota), I'm French and I was born in Paris.

I can understand the financial hardship brought by Uber and the frustration with the license prices but as a group, they have not endeared themselves to me and none of my friends have generally positive experiences with them.

It's high time a service like Uber which penalises drivers for bad experience exists.","1435227274","2015-06-25T10:14:34Z" -"9776927","sneak","sneak",,,"9776613","15","Well, that tactic ought to end well for the taxi drivers.","1435227579","2015-06-25T10:19:39Z" -"9776965","cocoflunchy","cocoflunchy",,,"9776613","10","Apparently they're attacking Uber/Uber like cars they find on their way: https://twitter.com/imnotalone/status/613961119766609920","1435228734","2015-06-25T10:38:54Z" -"9777071","peterjancelis","peterjancelis",,,"9776613","12","I have been cheated by taxi drivers in every city where I lived for more than a few weeks. I am 100% in support of Uber.","1435230851","2015-06-25T11:14:11Z" -"9777072","sunseb","sunseb",,,"9776613","5","Courtney Love Cobain :

"they've ambushed our car and are holding our driver hostage. they're beating the cars with metal bats. this is France?? I'm safer in Baghdad"

https://twitter.com/Courtney/status/614022179978502146","1435230855","2015-06-25T11:14:15Z" -"9777192","MrPatan","MrPatan",,,"9776613","8","Good news everybody!

The taxi geniuses even beat up an uber _customer_ for daring to use uber instead of being content with NOT using a taxi, as thee taxis were on strike! Well done!

If this was a joke, I wouldn't believe it! Comedy gold!","1435232760","2015-06-25T11:46:00Z" -"9777240","makermaker12","makermaker12","true",,"9776613","16","It shows its a disruptive platform. Stuff like this will only make it grow faster.","1435233434","2015-06-25T11:57:14Z" -"9777245","tempodox","tempodox",,,"9776613","7","When a taxi driver feels justified in beating up a customer rather than servicing them, you know you're dealing with just another Mafia. Being exposed to market forces is certainly not comfortable but the sorry state of taxi services shows how economic sectors degrade when you shield them from market forces. They even forget how to act in the interest of self-preservation.","1435233519","2015-06-25T11:58:39Z" -"9777268","raverbashing","raverbashing",,,"9776613","13","It seems I was lucky in France, no majorly bad taxi drivers

Or, you know, just get the bus, it's cheaper (not always possible, I know)

But yeah, it seems they just began digging their own grave.

Meanwhile in "technology driven" Germany Uber has been banned","1435233964","2015-06-25T12:06:04Z" -"9777282","bsaul","bsaul",,,"9776613","11","What i don't get is that ultimately, forcing all taxi drivers to work through systems like uber, could prove better for everyone in the long run, including the state. No more fraud ( how many times did the drivers forced you to pay in cash), so more taxes collected and easier monitoring of the overall taxi profession.

Having centralized live tracking of every aspect of the taxi service actually make things easier to regulate, not harder.","1435234182","2015-06-25T12:09:42Z" -"9777302","piokoch","piokoch",,,"9776613","3","Uber seems the problem everywhere Taxi market is highly regulated. Uber operates also in Warsaw, this was a news for a day or two, but later nothing really happened.

In Poland Taxi market is almost non-regulated. Taxi driver must pass medical examination, both physical and mental health is checked, plus there are a few other reasonable requirements.

As a result of this, in Warsaw there are more then 20 Taxi corporations, plus Uber, plus independent taxi drivers.

The interesting thing is that prices vary quite a lot, since corporations are not competing over prices only. Some corporations have fancy cars, some corporations are more available during high traffic hours.

Taxis offer also side services - if you run out of alcohol during party, the taxi driver can get one for you in 10 min. You have a car, went to bar, drunk to much to drive - no problem, taxi will arrive with another driver, who will drive your car home.

I understand that governments are regulating explosives production, but why the hell they mess with something so simple as driving people from place A to B is beyond my imagination.","1435234559","2015-06-25T12:15:59Z" -"9777524","Shivetya","Shivetya",,,"9776613","14","According to another article it appears the taxi drivers use of violence and road blocks has worked, the France Interior minister has banned UberPop from use in the city and enforced by the police.

The verge article stated that costs for licenses can be nearly quarter million. How is that even remotely reasonable to anyone?","1435237253","2015-06-25T13:00:53Z" -"9780301","latesethmeyer99","latesethmeyer99","true",,"9776613","17","World War II - The Miracle of the Marne. The German Nazis -were at the Gates of the City. Only a miracle of the Marne, -prayers to God and the taxi drivers who drove soldiers to -the front to fight against GERMANY saved the City and France -for a while.

As the USA Uber - German for UBER ALLES aided by the -scientists of Operation Paperclip and Werner Von Braun, etc -the USA company UBER will conquer or better word to use -PENETRATE the market? or bring progress to FRANCE.

TO THE FRENCH, WE RAISE OUR HAND IN SALUTE (no not the -(hitler picture for that is illegal) and say to Paris, -UBER ALLES - you will be allways with us.

Danke Schon. Thank you, Paris Taxi Cabs!","1435260032","2015-06-25T19:20:32Z" -"9779738","PaulHoule","PaulHoule",,,"9779699","3","This seems stupid to me.

It is one thing for a state government to fly that flag, it is a different thing for a private individual. (i.e. it is different when the police kill people and held unaccountable then when it is some nutjob.)

I think games, documentaries and such are not showing the flag to be racist.","1435255355","2015-06-25T18:02:35Z" -"9779810","beamatronic","beamatronic",,,"9779699","2",""Spielberg’s "Schindler's List" did not try to amend his movie to look more comfortable. The historical "Gettysburg" movie (1993) is still on iTunes."

It seems Apple has started down a slippery slope. Will they now remove any movie from iTunes that contains the image of a Confederate flag anywhere in the movie?

It begs the question, is there any "fair use" of a Confederate flag, anywhere? Or is it now fully taboo? If so, was this way overdue?","1435255855","2015-06-25T18:10:55Z" -"9779841","kdamken","kdamken",,,"9779699","1","This is rather silly. What's next? Are we going to change the uniforms of Nazis in World War 2 games? Start putting "CENSORED" watermarks over the confederate flag in civil war themed movies?

The flag shouldn't be flying on state buildings, but leave historically themed art and media out of this.","1435256110","2015-06-25T18:15:10Z" -"9779844","zxcvcxz","zxcvcxz",,,"9779699","8","Hopefully they'll ban all songs that contain blatantly racist lyrics.","1435256163","2015-06-25T18:16:03Z" -"9779846","freewizard","freewizard",,,"9779699","4","We can’t change history, but we can change the future.

We can't change Apple, but we can buy Android.","1435256189","2015-06-25T18:16:29Z" -"9779866","markbnj","markbnj",,,"9779699","7","Completely silly. I would like to see, just once in my life, our population respond to a tragedy with calm deliberation rather than knee-jerk reactionary tilting at windmills.","1435256338","2015-06-25T18:18:58Z" -"9779883","clamprecht","clamprecht",,,"9779699","12","They'd have a field day with Cook Clothing Company in Argentina, whose logo seems to be the confederate flag:

http://www.johnlcook.com.ar/

Photo: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/cook-buenos-aires?select=EKHE...","1435256461","2015-06-25T18:21:01Z" -"9779888","davexunit","davexunit",,,"9779699","9","I sure am glad that I use operating systems whose software isn't strictly controlled by a single corporation. How anyone can continue to defend Apple's draconian policies is beyond me.","1435256494","2015-06-25T18:21:34Z" -"9779896","higherpurpose","higherpurpose",,,"9779699","16","Not surprised that Apple is one of the first companies to censor something. If it appeases a large part of the population, even better.

Now games can't show historically accurate events even if they want to. I'm in no way "supporting" the Confederate flag, just like if I support someone's free speech right even if he says something stupid or "offensive" doesn't mean I support that speech. But it's one thing to take down the clearly obsolete Confederate flag from the government's buildings, and it's quite another to start censoring it on websites, apps, etc...","1435256588","2015-06-25T18:23:08Z" -"9779900","narrator","narrator",,,"9779699","6","It's like Someone flashed the bat sign and suddenly every single major institution in America implements a policy in less than a week that could have been implemented at any time over the last 150 years.

Weird...","1435256610","2015-06-25T18:23:30Z" -"9779920","droopybuns","droopybuns",,,"9779699","18","Dumb.","1435256757","2015-06-25T18:25:57Z" -"9779948","bnolsen","bnolsen",,,"9779699","14","This is getting as bad as the washington redskins non controversy.","1435256964","2015-06-25T18:29:24Z" -"9779951","sctb","sctb",,,"9779699","0","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9777854","1435256971","2015-06-25T18:29:31Z" -"9779960","peterwwillis","peterwwillis",,,"9779699","17","No one ever got fired for buying IBM or removing the confederate flag from store shelves.

It's stupid for a game, since most games allow us to choose between being good guys or bad guys, but here they get to posture, score points and gain brand loyalty without alienating any substantive sales. Really good PR.","1435257000","2015-06-25T18:30:00Z" -"9779972","LordKano","LordKano",,,"9779699","5","This has jumped the shark and landed in the land of absurdity.

It's one thing to display a confederate battle flag on a government building as a sign that you're opposed to the civil rights advances of the 1960s and it's an entirely different matter to use it in its historical context.

I heard on the radio that they're considering removing the flag from Gettysburg.

The one time that it's completely appropriate and inoffensive to display that flag is in the historical context of the civil war.

This has to stop.","1435257095","2015-06-25T18:31:35Z" -"9779989","themeek","themeek",,,"9779699","15","Apple is not and should not be a political actor.

More and more the United States has included corporate activities into the fold of law enforcement and legislation.

A host of institutions called FDRCs exist in a public-private limbo - representing the interests of the state but inside the private world.

NGOs - non-governmental organizations - are in fact very governmental. They are enumerated by the United States, many times funded nearly exclusively by them, and are often fronts for the CIA and other parts of the government.

The government will make causal reference to Civil Society in speeches. Civil Society is not you and I - Civil Society are organizations (many times funded again by those elements that flirt inside and outside of government boundary). For example George Soros funds huge numbers of Civil Society Organizations for US-aligned political purposes around the world.

The United States has discusses standards of corporate governance and responsibility under the expectation that its partnerships with international corporations overseas act as 'proxies' for US government inspired cultivation.

US corporations are allowed and encouraged to participate in the creation of legislature. Given the inevitable pass of TPA it's timely to mention US corporate input into the one of the largest and most important pieces of modern US foreign policy. Wall Street wrote a bill draft for the House to remove limitations on derivative trading (put in after the housing crisis) and the House passed their bill without altering it.

Private corporations draft and/or research most of our legislation. Washington think tanks are critical pieces in the legislative process.

Private corporations own the fourth estate of our government - there's a looong long history here to write about how this has been used for private profit.

The majority of NSA work (it was discovered) is outsourced to private corporations and much of our intelligence work is done by private intelligence corporations (Palantir, HB Gary Federal, Stratfor).

Our military uses Blackwater (now rebranded because of their human rights violations) a benefit being that if a private corporations commits war crimes - it isn't technically the US governments fault.

Issues like modern surveillance (revealed by Snowden) and propaganda are not performed by placing laws on corporations that they must follow, but by partnerships. Corporations are allowed to do things that government can not and vice versa. Both benefit when an exchange can be made.

But probably the easiest place to see the blur and partnership between the state and the corporate world is the Republic and Democratic parties and their Commission - which also runs the presidential debates. This institution (our political parties) themselves are, legally, in practice and by definition, a corporation.

I do not want Apple to be law enforcement or national security enforcement. I do not care if it is more efficient to have private citizens perform the function of public institutions.

Public institutions have limitations that private bodies do not.

This is on purpose. The limitations on governance were placed to ensure liberty.","1435257191","2015-06-25T18:33:11Z" -"9780025","fenomas","fenomas",,,"9779699","11","This is insane. How can educated adults fail to distinguish depicting something from glorifying it?","1435257502","2015-06-25T18:38:22Z" -"9780156","Wintamute","Wintamute",,,"9779699","10","If we censor history how do we learn from it as a society? By giving nazi, confederate or any other problematic symbology special status as something too terrible to even gaze upon we elevate it to something almost suprahuman, and we forget that these atrocities were perpetrated by humans for the most part just like us. It makes those dark times just that bit more likely to come to pass again. This is small minded, unethical and irresponsible of Apple.","1435258788","2015-06-25T18:59:48Z" -"9780164","jogjayr","jogjayr",,,"9779699","13","It seems like one of those silly things that happen when a bored drone in a bureaucracy blindly applies rules passed down from on high. I would expect a decision reversal pretty soon.

This is clearly a bug in Apple's internal policy stemming from an edge-case that wasn't considered while drafting it. Or whoever made the banning decision didn't closely read the "Exceptions to this rule" part of the policy (if it exists)","1435258832","2015-06-25T19:00:32Z" -"9791620","shakil","shakil",,,"9791198","6","This is from 2009. Even if nothing's changed, what's the relevance today?","1435441395","2015-06-27T21:43:15Z" -"9791682","majke","majke",,,"9791198","11","previous: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=439298","1435443131","2015-06-27T22:12:11Z" -"9791685",,,,"true","9791198","16",,"1435443177","2015-06-27T22:12:57Z" -"9791691","methyl","methyl",,,"9791198","2","What I'm wondering about is that they mention long hiring process as a reason for quitting the job. They finally made it to the end and they quit because of that?","1435443444","2015-06-27T22:17:24Z" -"9791816","ninjakeyboard","ninjakeyboard",,,"9791198","18","All you need to do to thrive at google is love 5 star gourmet food. It's not uncommon to see in-house smoked bacon for breakfast, and then have quail for lunch. And then wild boar sausage rolls for a late afternoon snack.

There is this thing: the google 25. Yeah it's worse than freshman year - you're gonna get fat bro.

It is an interesting culture that's for sure.","1435447336","2015-06-27T23:22:16Z" -"9791948","xenadu02","xenadu02",,,"9791198","7","Curiously some these people were hired during the no-poaching conspiracy to suppress programmer wages. I wonder if that had something to do with the salaries?","1435450869","2015-06-28T00:21:09Z" -"9791955","onedev","onedev",,,"9791198","9","I propose a much simpler explanation: they get bored.","1435451077","2015-06-28T00:24:37Z" -"9791959","gmjosack","gmjosack",,,"9791198","0","I worked at Google from 2010 to 2012, just under two years, as an SRE. Google was a great company to work for and the people I worked with were all awesome.

I ultimately left Google because I felt bored working there. You admin systems and fill out resource request through web browsers and work with proprietary stacks all day. It didn't take long to feel my skills as a Linux professional start to atrophy. The longer I stayed the more concerned I became about passing interviews in the rest of the industry as I became a Google engineer.

I often miss the tools I had at Google but it's exciting building those tools at smaller companies and working with industry best practices.","1435451198","2015-06-28T00:26:38Z" -"9791983","confiscate","confiscate",,,"9791198","12","well to be fair google is a pretty big company.

there's always going to be some percentage of folks who quit or are not perfectly happy for various reasons

if google makes it a better place to work than other companies i think that's a pretty good achievement in and of itself","1435451724","2015-06-28T00:35:24Z" -"9792388","shawnps","shawnps",,,"9791198","1","This is what I gleaned from the article:

Person 1:

* Pay/benefits

Person 2:

* Benefits

Person 3:

* Hiring process

Person 4:

* Company felt too big.

* Pay

* Company goals were too constrained

Person 5:

* Hiring process

* Benefits

Person 6:

* Hiring process

Person 7:

* Pay (international office)

Person 8:

* Cannot figure out why this person left, but it was after 11 days of working there.

Person 9:

* Pursuing different career path (overall was happy with Google)

Person 10:

* Hiring process

Person 11:

* Management

Person 12:

* Bad work/life balance

* Pay (other people paid less than what they deserved)

* Management

* Hard to get noticed in remote office

Person 13:

* Company was changing too much

* Management

Person 14:

* Hiring process

* Management

* Hard to get promotion

* Bad work/life balance

Person 15:

* Hiring process

Person 16:

* N/A

Person 17:

* Salary/hiring bonus/relocation

* Office benefits being removed

Person 18:

* Felt underutilized

* Management

Person 19:

* Management

* Lack of fun culture in remote office","1435464190","2015-06-28T04:03:10Z" -"9792392","codecamper","codecamper",,,"9791198","17","Just install adblock plus and we will no longer have all these google problems.","1435464260","2015-06-28T04:04:20Z" -"9792440","rdtsc","rdtsc",,,"9791198","4","> The relocation and hiring bonus’ stated values were pre-tax! That was a huge unexpected blow to the pocketbook.

(Perhaps off-topic) Isn't that the default? Doesn't every company do that -- pay you the bonus and then Uncle Sam (and friends) take a cut depending on the tax situation?","1435466440","2015-06-28T04:40:40Z" -"9792504","unimportant","unimportant",,,"9791198","3","I used to work as at Google and it was my worst job ever.

It was not for Google directly though, but via a temp agency for a Google project.

Google rented an office building just for the project with temp agency HR on site and a few Googlers that were mostly in management and supervising things.

Contracts were structured in a way to avoid having to pay benefits and to be able to maximize pressure on the the employee with extremely short notice periods.

The turnover was enormous, almost everyone hated working there and 30-40% of the employees were reminded weekly by HR that they're on probation and will get fired if their performance isn't better next week.

Basically a modern day sweatshop.","1435468653","2015-06-28T05:17:33Z" -"9792679","batou","batou",,,"9791198","8","So bureaucracy, cost cutting, management being dicks, no appreciation for family, inefficiency, boredom and detachment from the rest of the industry.

Sounds exactly like the last 4 non-Google jobs I've had, including the current one.

I suspect that any sufficiently large group of humans self-organises into this state of affairs.","1435474081","2015-06-28T06:48:01Z" -"9792964","throwaway530","throwaway530",,,"9791198","5","Has anyone else noticed a trend where people get hired by Google and just disappear completely? The Factor Language guy vanished after getting a job there, and now the project looks dead. I can think of some other examples, but maybe I'm just noticing outliers.","1435483896","2015-06-28T09:31:36Z" -"9793328","orless","orless",,,"9791198","13","I had two interviews with Google in 2011 (senior dev position in corporate engineering), got rejected after the on-site interview in Munich, Germany. -I'm not sure why, I think I did really good back then.

Their recruiters keep calling 1-2 times a year since then, but nowadays I can't even imagine applying. It's a huge preparation effort with unclear chances and benefits. Just can't afford it.","1435496313","2015-06-28T12:58:33Z" -"9793522","pacquiao882","pacquiao882",,,"9791198","14","A few colleagues that have worked at Google over the years have expressed that depending on which office, project or position you are in, the experience was greatly impacted for better or worse. Everything from boredom, perceived growth and office politics seems to vary greatly even if offices were merely a couple towns over within the same state.","1435501021","2015-06-28T14:17:01Z" -"9793865","sidcool","sidcool",,,"9791198","15","Sometimes I feel that human beings are tough to please. Once they get what they want, soon it loses its shine. Perhaps it's OK, may be that's what keeps us going. But does that impact our happiness levels? Not sure.","1435505623","2015-06-28T15:33:43Z" -"9796452","fapjacks","fapjacks",,,"9791198","10","I turned down an offer to work at the Googleplex last year because there was a very creepy groupthink/hivemind atmosphere when I did my round of 6+ interviews there. Also combined with my favorite question to ask interviewers: "If you could make one change and it wouldn't be vetoed, what change would you make?" And every one of my interviewers said some variation of "I wish my work challenged me" with one guy very poignantly saying it as "All the low-hanging fruit has been solved, and only certain engineers get to work on the really tough problems" and then I couldn't wait to get the fuck outta there.","1435553135","2015-06-29T04:45:35Z" -"9793105","t0mas88","t0mas88",,,"9792743","0","The title seems quite misleading. The $ 250 is for "passenger caused damage", so a riot does not sound like something that would be charged to the passenger. The case with the bicycle sounds like the passenger opened the door without looking and hit a cyclist with it. While it is up for discussion whether it isn't (partly) the driver's fault for stopping in that location, it is definitely not comparable to a riot.","1435489921","2015-06-28T11:12:01Z" -"9793192","resoluteteeth","resoluteteeth",,,"9792743","1","But according to one Pando reader, that’s precisely what happened to him here in the US after the Uber X he was riding in was hit by a cyclist.

According to the passenger, the cyclist rammed into the car's open door because the driver was rushing to get the passenger out of the car before a traffic light changed.

Note that in most jurisdictions it's the responsibility of the person getting out of the car to avoid hitting cyclists; being "doored" like this by careless drivers/passengers is a common cause of death of cyclists in cities.

The Uber driver is lucky his passenger didn't kill the cyclist; it might have gotten a lot more expensive than a $250 deductible on his insurance, especially if he admits that he "was rushing to get the passenger out of the car before a traffic light changed."","1435492931","2015-06-28T12:02:11Z" -"9797861","mhomde","mhomde",,,"9797845","0",""While Google is known primarily as a search engine, it has increasingly developed and promoted its own content as an alternative to results from other websites. By prominently displaying Google content in response to search queries, Google is able to leverage its dominance in search to gain customers for this content. This yields serious concerns if the internal content is inferior to organic search results. To investigate, we implement a randomized controlled trial in which we vary the search results that users are shown ­ comparing Google’s current policy of favorable treatment of Google content to results in which external content is displayed. We find that users are 45% more likely to engage with universal search results (i.e. prominently displayed map results on Google) when the results are organically determined. This suggests that by leveraging dominance in search to promote its internal content, Google is reducing social welfare ­ leaving consumers with lower quality results and worse matches."","1435584150","2015-06-29T13:22:30Z" -"9798253","t_fatus","t_fatus",,,"9798223","0","Yeah, but the future of self-driving cars seems brighter than the one of self-driving tractors (on pre-computed routes): you can solve a massive urban problem VS help some rich farmers to save some time","1435587996","2015-06-29T14:26:36Z" -"9798621","edward","edward",,,"9798361","0","Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9798405","1435591339","2015-06-29T15:22:19Z" -"9800481","erickhill","erickhill",,,"9799997","2","This is notable in my mind as I can't recall a "reverse-acqui-hire" of this size quite like this. What I mean is, usually it is the MSFTs/GOOG/APPLs of the world scooping out chunks of tech talent from smaller firms or taking them over altogether, not the other way around.","1435607631","2015-06-29T19:53:51Z" -"9800629","AndrewKemendo","AndrewKemendo",,,"9799997","0","This acquisition plus the Carnegie Mellon robotics lab acquisition [1] makes it pretty certain they are doubling down and putting huge technical investments into autonomous cars. They are perfect for it too - but damn if that isn't quick considering how long they have been on the market.

[1] http://www.wsj.com/articles/is-uber-a-friend-or-foe-of-carne...","1435608751","2015-06-29T20:12:31Z" -"9800660","onewaystreet","onewaystreet",,,"9799997","4","At first glance this seems like a terrible business decision by Microsoft.","1435608965","2015-06-29T20:16:05Z" -"9800739","angersock","angersock",,,"9799997","5","I particularly like the part where the assets^Whuman resources^W^Wemployees are bundled off with the tech.

Hopefully they got some kind of decent compensation?","1435609530","2015-06-29T20:25:30Z" -"9800986","umeshunni","umeshunni",,,"9799997","3","Does this mean that Uber now has an engineering presence in the Seattle area? Or are they acquiring the old Vexcel team based in Boulder?","1435611281","2015-06-29T20:54:41Z" -"9801652","sehugg","sehugg",,,"9799997","1","Any idea on how this affects their alliance with OpenStreetMap? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bing","1435617698","2015-06-29T22:41:38Z" -"9801703","sciurus","sciurus",,,"9800783","0","This was on the front page 6 days ago, but it didn't receive any comments.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9766492","1435618422","2015-06-29T22:53:42Z" -"9801441","radmob","radmob",,,"9801398","1","This is crazy. On the same day France has announced a new Visa program for Startup Tech companies. How can you expect to be able to succeed there if you are arrested for disrupting an existing model?","1435615108","2015-06-29T21:58:28Z" -"9802613","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9801398","0","Prior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9798405","1435632717","2015-06-30T02:51:57Z" -"9803244","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9803084","0","Extensive prior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9799997","1435644487","2015-06-30T06:08:07Z" -"9806628","sumitgt","sumitgt",,,"9806417","3","I always assumed they had to drive street view vehicles at a specific speed to get good series of images.","1435683127","2015-06-30T16:52:07Z" -"9806843","smeyer","smeyer",,,"9806417","1","There isn't a ton of value add in having daily updates to street views (things don't change that frequently), but there would be a huge increase in expense. I don't know the exact number of google street view cars, but there are way, way, way fewer than there are USPS trucks. Outfitting lots of USPS would add a ton of expense to the equation.

As a side note, I am curious what fraction of houses they actually drive by each day. In many residential areas it seems common for drivers to park the delivery car while they walk around the block with the mail. Still, it seems clear the coverage is pretty substantial.

Edit: this post indicates an October 2012 number of around 250 cars, just to give a sense of scale.","1435684505","2015-06-30T17:15:05Z" -"9807151","davismwfl","davismwfl",,,"9806417","0","In addition to the fact that like smeyer mentioned that many USPS vehicles just stop and deliver through an area, or only go to community boxes now, using USPS vechicles would likely come with significant legal issues. The USPS is (in part) funded by the US Govt, it is essentially a government owned and operated division. So if you start jamming 65MP camera's with highly accurate GPS and inertia sensors etc on them may cause peoples heads to explode with conspiracy theories.

I would see a more likely partnership being the trucking/shipping industry (like FedEx/UPS etc). While the technology would have to change some to get the right angles etc, it would seem like an easy way to cover significant territory. But then again, it wouldn't be contiguous areas at the same time so they would likely have to mash old and new images at a much more frequent pace which may not provide as good a consumer experience.","1435686828","2015-06-30T17:53:48Z" -"9808896","claytheboss","claytheboss",,,"9806417","2","Yeah it may make more sense to go private with fedex etc. but the USPS is always hurting for money too :). I can't think of another industry besides parcel delivery that covers the area as often.","1435704413","2015-06-30T22:46:53Z" -"9811714","samuelhulick","samuelhulick",,,"9811676","3","@microstash Thank you very much for posting this!","1435758302","2015-07-01T13:45:02Z" -"9811718","samuelhulick","samuelhulick",,,"9811676","2","Hi everyone! I'm the person who made this. If any of you have questions or critiques for what I covered, please let me know in the comments. I will be watching them all day.","1435758349","2015-07-01T13:45:49Z" -"9811869","scrumper","scrumper",,,"9811676","0","I enjoyed this, it was a fun presentation and good humored, despite what must have been a temptation to descend into snark at the various UX issues here.","1435759669","2015-07-01T14:07:49Z" -"9811975","joezydeco","joezydeco",,,"9811676","1","Please add a slide about the lack of landscape mode. I mean, really, Apple? What's the point of these larger screens again? Then again, let's give Apple the benefit of the doubt, the Music app on iOS8 has always sucked in landscape mode.

(Otherwise, really nicely done)","1435760522","2015-07-01T14:22:02Z" -"9815508","kiliancs","kiliancs",,,"9811676","4","This managed to crash Firefox...","1435787949","2015-07-01T21:59:09Z" -"9815140","enlightenedfool","enlightenedfool",,,"9813979","5","Does using a VPN prevent any of these? -EDIT: And I guess Google servers have most of Android users' home Wi-fi passwords. Which means NSA could pretty access any devices in those homes?","1435784649","2015-07-01T21:04:09Z" -"9815638","capnrefsmmat","capnrefsmmat",,,"9813979","2","I'm curious about their discussion of web forums. See the provided slides:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2116268-web-forum-ex...

It says they have "full take for US web forum servers under FISA coverage", and "passive collection for OCONUS [outside continental US] web forum server traffic". What does "FISA coverage" mean? They have warrants for specific forums, or a general warrant giving them access to thousands of forums?

I run a fairly large OCONUS message board. Are my visitors all in XKEYSCORE? I wish the release were more specific.","1435789127","2015-07-01T22:18:47Z" -"9815716","noondip","noondip",,,"9813979","4","Does anyone else notice (intentionally?) poor redaction? In one screenshot, two IP addresses are visible, then blacked-out in two other places on the same presentation slide - https://imgur.com/SLyjhmp, for example.","1435790176","2015-07-01T22:36:16Z" -"9815804","codezero","codezero",,,"9813979","3","The app has a field for "justification" and in the examples, some of them are:

> Chinese webmail users

> Iranian webmail users

Oh.","1435791273","2015-07-01T22:54:33Z" -"9815877","MichaelGG","MichaelGG",,,"9813979","1","I guess the good thing in all this is that it's what you'd expect if you took Carnivore from the 90s and threw a ton of intelligent people and pervasive fibre access at it. There doesn't seem to be anything breakthrough, like "holy shit they can do that" kind of stuff.

Now yes, the scope is amazing. And I was getting this technical excitement just reading the system. So many questions! Like, how do they distribute jobs fairly or deal with resource over use? What stops some dumbass oper from submitting a super-expensive query? How do they manage all this stuff? It's pretty damn neat.

I'm wondering what the impact of TLS is on all this. Cause it seems like that'd sort of destroy this system, eh?

Edit: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2116191-unofficial-x... - Interesting how they are really explicit how USSID 18 stops them from doing stuff. Like they give the example of finding a phone number without a country code. Not allowed! Unless you combine it with something that'd limit it to foreign countries. But they note it's not a 100% solution.","1435792232","2015-07-01T23:10:32Z" -"9815917","duncan_bayne","duncan_bayne",,,"9813979","0","One thing about all of this that really surprises me is the scale of it ... I was genuinely and unhappily surprised to discover just how large a covert programme can be kept entirely hidden from the general public & most politicians.

I'd always naively assumed that working at this scale would guarantee leaks much, much earlier.","1435792904","2015-07-01T23:21:44Z" -"9816555","Sven7","Sven7",,,"9813979","7","Now comes the hard part of wondering what to lookup. -Shall we search for financial crimes? Nah...by the time we develop the expertise to write the query the crime has changed. -Shall we find the next Boston Bomber? Nah...even more complicated. -So what do we look for? The easy stuff...Godzilla for example. Someone has to keep watch.","1435804607","2015-07-02T02:36:47Z" -"9816593","hellbanner","hellbanner",,,"9813979","6",""“The National Security Agency’s foreign intelligence operations are 1) authorized by law; 2) subject to multiple layers of stringent internal and external oversight; and 3) conducted in a manner that is designed to protect privacy and civil liberties. As provided for by Presidential Policy Directive 28 (PPD-28), all persons, regardless of their nationality, have legitimate privacy interests in the handling of their personal information. NSA goes to great lengths to narrowly tailor and focus its signals intelligence operations on the collection of communications that are most likely to contain foreign intelligence or counterintelligence information.”"","1435805383","2015-07-02T02:49:43Z" -"9816854","programmernews3","programmernews3",,,"9813979","8","The advantage of NSA revelations is that it helps to educate people to form a justified contempt for secret services and governments.","1435811359","2015-07-02T04:29:19Z" -"9815241","tzakrajs","tzakrajs",,,"9815206","0","Evidence given for hypothesis: -In a room full of young entrepreneurs, a nice even mix of men and women, I asked two people — a guy and a girl — to each spend three minutes speaking about their startups. I asked them to leave the room to prepare, and while they were gone I asked the audience to secretly tally the number of times they each said the word "just."

This is excellent science.","1435785557","2015-07-01T21:19:17Z" -"9815291","liebknecht","liebknecht",,,"9815206","1","That's a strange (and loaded) spin on the original article title.","1435785949","2015-07-01T21:25:49Z" -"9825078","com_kieffer","com_kieffer",,,"9824759","0","The reaction to UberPop in France has been shameful. Taxi drivers have been attacking UberPop drivers for weeks, following and harassing them. They even posted videos of themselves attacking UberPop drivers and their cars on youtube on facebook.

The latest outburst of violence saw taxi drivers blocking access to airports in Paris forcing passengers to walk the remainder of the way. Overturning and torching cars that looked like they might be Ubers. There was even a video of taxi drivers on a bridge on the "periphérique", the motorway that goes around Paris, dropping bricks on cars underneath.

The government instead of punishing them bowed down almost immediately ...

Part of the problem is that striking is sacrosanct in France. If you're striking you can get away with almost anything like kidnapping your employer and holding him hostage or blocking a major port for days on end (MyFerryLink strikes) ...","1435926358","2015-07-03T12:25:58Z" -"9825107","arturhoo","arturhoo",,,"9824759","8","pg nailed it yesterday on Twitter: "Uber is so obviously a good thing that you can measure how corrupt cities are by how hard they try to suppress it." https://twitter.com/paulg/status/222462460978937856

Edit: actually I meant this tweet from yesterday: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/616683543830339584 which had the other one embbeded","1435926727","2015-07-03T12:32:07Z" -"9825111","jacky_chan","jacky_chan",,,"9824759","7",">> Part of the problem is that striking is sacrosanct in France.

Yea, like complaining about other country's problems is sacrosanct in the USA.

Taxi drivers in Europe have to pay exorbitant amounts of money and go thru a gauntlet to be able to make a living.

Uber, imho, steals that living away in a very real way...","1435926810","2015-07-03T12:33:30Z" -"9825148","Furzel","Furzel",,,"9824759","1","Uber POP has been against the law for one year now, this was bound to happen. Even if what the Taxis did is insanely wrong and should be condemned, Uber POP is illegal according to the french law and even trendy tech startups have to obey the law.

It's now up to all the actors to find a way to make this work.","1435927189","2015-07-03T12:39:49Z" -"9825281","rmc","rmc",,,"9824759","5","Looks like the unions disrupted Uber's business model.","1435928560","2015-07-03T13:02:40Z" -"9825372","aikah","aikah",,,"9824759","2","For those who want a TLDR :

UberPOP is LEGAL in France, nobody has shut down UberPOP.

HOWEVER :

- A driver who wants to drive for UberPOP can do that, BUT it has to follow the french laws which means: paying a specific amount of taxes on their revenue, getting a 250 hours training, paying for a specific insurance

Of course, driving legally for UberPOP in France IS NOT PROFITABLE at all.

Uber can't have it both ways. It cannot fix prices for rides and expect legal drivers to work and make a profit with these prices.

Other services such as private limousines can continue, they are legal, as long as drivers operate legally.

UberPOP business model cannot work in France. But they are free to provide and distribute their app. The app is legal.","1435929282","2015-07-03T13:14:42Z" -"9825406","danieltillett","danieltillett",,,"9824759","3","My major complaint about uber is how it externalises its costs. Things like insurance. The risk profile is not the same when carrying passenger as for private travel. When an uber driver decides to forgo getting the correct insurance they are pushing their extra risk on to me and the rest of the people in the private travel insurance pool.

More long term uber shares a lot of similarities to napster. The music industry was never able to unscramble the egg after napster and the taxi industry is in the same position. Of course if you are an investor in uber your investment probably has the same long term value as napster.","1435929698","2015-07-03T13:21:38Z" -"9825434","Fede_V","Fede_V",,,"9824759","6","I really dislike the protectionist barriers that exist to keep competition away from taxis, pharmacies, etc... but the people that are currently in those jobs often got themselves into a massive amount of debt to buy a license.

We should get rid of the old system, but we cannot simply tell the people who invested 100,000+ Euros into a license that it's just become worthless. Should those people just kill themselves?","1435930105","2015-07-03T13:28:25Z" -"9825763","crdb","crdb",,,"9824759","4","I'm surprised nobody has yet commented on WHY they are shutting down tonight.

From [1]: "We have decided to suspend UberPOP starting tonight [...] first and foremost to protect our drivers ." - Thibaud Simphal, CEO Uber France

Translation: "this is supposed to be a developed country with the rule of law, but the police is not capable of doing its job (or willing), so we're giving up".

Another pearl: "Since the first of January, only 215 new VTC [licenses for private cars, the so called "legal" way of becoming an UberX] licenses were given out in the whole of France, even though during the same period, we had over 25,000 applicants at Uber to become a VTC driver."

That's a 0.86% success rate. I'm sure those 215 cars were the absolute limit the market (of ~60 million inhabitants, with 400,000 passengers already using UberPOP) could bear and that the decision is not at all politically motivated.

[1] http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2015/07/03/uber-annon...","1435933845","2015-07-03T14:30:45Z" -"9826211","akamaka","akamaka",,,"9826056","10","9 times yesterday, according to my browser history. It was a slow day, though.","1435938600","2015-07-03T15:50:00Z" -"9826215","rev087","rev087",,,"9826056","2","For me, depends on the level of experience I have with the language/platform/library, ranging from once a month to a dozen times in a day.","1435938618","2015-07-03T15:50:18Z" -"9826220","fivedogit","fivedogit",,,"9826056","11","For me recently, it's constant because I'm working with Spring Boot and ExtJS for the first time. So I'd say how often you're doing web searches is a function of your familiarity with the techs you're using.","1435938650","2015-07-03T15:50:50Z" -"9826226","davewiner","davewiner",,,"9826056","8","Basically when I don't have an example in my own codebase that I can use as prior art. I always want to find out what obstacles other people have found, as a way of making the process go more smoothly.

Nine times out of ten I end up at either Stack Exchange or W3Schools.","1435938740","2015-07-03T15:52:20Z" -"9826248","lfowles","lfowles",,,"9826056","6","I use google quite often for searching $LANGUAGE, $PLATFORM, $LIBRARY docs... it's so much faster than using the provided search.","1435938941","2015-07-03T15:55:41Z" -"9826256","bsdpython","bsdpython",,,"9826056","1","Constantly. Even when I know exactly what to code I like to view alternative examples to see if there is a better way to do it. Even if I know my code is rock solid I like to also filter search results for the past year just to make sure there isn't a newer+better way to do something that used to be best.","1435939015","2015-07-03T15:56:55Z" -"9826323","gusmd","gusmd",,,"9826056","9","I agree with the other answers that it is a function of how familiar I am with the language/framework. But I also like to see what other solutions people have come up with since I know there might always be an edge case I didn't think of.","1435939640","2015-07-03T16:07:20Z" -"9826360","nepsilon","nepsilon",,,"9826056","3","I've about 7 years experience coding various software in Python (data intensive, web apps, network app, etc). Today when coding in Python I mostly go to the official Python and Django doc directly, that I have installed locally. -I open it about 2 to 8 times a day (4-6 hours span) depending on how well I'm familiar with the library I'm dealing with.

For more general questions not covered in the doc I Google about twice to 4 times a day in average. I usually go to stackoverflow.com directly to search.

When coding HTML/CSS/Javascript I clearly lookup caniuse.com about 20 times a day to ensure consistent browser support and learn about corner cases.","1435939900","2015-07-03T16:11:40Z" -"9826464","guncheck","guncheck",,,"9826056","5","Honestly, I've been programming for almost 5 years now and been learning a whole lot of different technologies, languages, frameworks, etc. since I started so its safe to say I'm barely an intermediate in alot of things. Because 5 years isn't alot of time, I google answers quite often for different reasons. Most of the time, its to figure out how to code something up instead of trying to figure it out myself (I have a general idea how to do it) so that I can get stuff done. Frankly, I'm too lazy to make mistakes. This is pretty bad since I don't really understand why things go wrong most of the time.","1435940753","2015-07-03T16:25:53Z" -"9826558","rhgraysonii","rhgraysonii",,,"9826056","4","A lot. Some of my searches from yesterday:

    suppress STDOUT print ruby backticks
-
-    mechanize user agent alias list
-
-    git gc garbage collect source
-
-There is no shame in googling. While I would heavily recommend reading and learning documentation, once you get a passing familiarity (not memorize it) you at least understand what you are using and googling it simply can save time. If you need specifics on the implementation the docs will always be there.

There is a reason we have SO and google is so great at finding things on it. Have no shame :) It doesn't make you a poor programmer to be thinking things out enough you are googling alternatives, how the innards of something works, etc.

Obviously this is all just my opinion, though. I could be a moron and not know it.","1435941703","2015-07-03T16:41:43Z" -"9826638","moss","moss",,,"9826056","0","All the time. Many times per day. I've been programming for fifteen years, and I think my willingness to Google things has only gone up over that time. There are a lot more things that I know off the top of my head now than when I started, but I've got way less tolerance for wasting time trying to figure out weird problems when there's already an answer online.","1435942501","2015-07-03T16:55:01Z" -"9829340","logn","logn",,,"9826056","7","For JavaScript and CSS it's a lot of googling. Mostly because they have no standards you can rely on.

For a language like Java, I mostly google to see if what I want to do already exists in an Apache library or is now part of the latest JRE. For well-documented Java frameworks which have JavaDocs attached, googling isn't often necessary.","1435987667","2015-07-04T05:27:47Z" -"9831204","miguelrochefort","miguelrochefort",,,"9826056","12","Dozens of times a day.","1436036079","2015-07-04T18:54:39Z" -"9827536","soniamit","soniamit",,,"9827148","0","Good News for Yahoo !!","1435952066","2015-07-03T19:34:26Z" -"9833024","aviche3","aviche3",,,"9832975","0","Author here. Got any questions? feel free to ask.","1436088501","2015-07-05T09:28:21Z" -"9834788","jivardo_nucci","jivardo_nucci",,,"9834703","1","Try buying a _used_ car! I've had a 1992 GM car for 18 years. It runs great, gets OK mileage and repairs are ridiculously cheap. Only downside: soon it will become a "classic car" and I'll have to pay more for insurance. See

http://www.daveramsey.com/blog/saying-no-to-new-cars/","1436128092","2015-07-05T20:28:12Z" -"9834823","dialtone","dialtone",,,"9834703","0","900 miles per year... You definitely don't need a car at 900 miles per year. Get zipcar or rent a car when you occasionally need it.","1436128612","2015-07-05T20:36:52Z" -"9856396","jangid","jangid",,,"9836621","0","The author says Apple did not reduce iPhone prices in the Asian countries but it is reducing Apple Music price.

My view is - one is a product and the later is a service.

There is an upfront cost in service and running cost depends on the people hired to support the customers and some infrastructure maintenance. Most probably the resources hired to sort and classify Indian music are paid a fraction of the salaries of their US counterparts.

On the other hand, manufacturing cost doesn't change with the customer geography.","1436422134","2015-07-09T06:08:54Z" -"9838347","ali3n0780","ali3n0780",,,"9837997","1","Apple's waterproof now? What has science done.","1436183081","2015-07-06T11:44:41Z" -"9838585","benguild","benguild",,,"9837997","0","This is one of the few reasons to actually have a wearable with a display right now. Not trolling either, I just feel like the only really compelling applications for smartwatches are in situations where you can’t have a phone on you.","1436185766","2015-07-06T12:29:26Z" -"9839023","abluecloud","abluecloud",,,"9838724","0","> Drivers will only be able to make two trips per day, and the software will ensure they only travel from their home neighborhoods to their workplaces.

> There also won’t be a ton of money changing hands as a passenger will pay the driver only a nominal fare for the trip

I'd hardly call it a Uber rival","1436190556","2015-07-06T13:49:16Z" -"9839030",,,,"true","9838724","19",,"1436190637","2015-07-06T13:50:37Z" -"9839032","mark_l_watson","mark_l_watson",,,"9838724","12","That seems like a very good idea, not as a huge business, but to save energy, wear and tear of cars, etc.","1436190661","2015-07-06T13:51:01Z" -"9839046","gregoire","gregoire",,,"9838724","1","The title is misleading. RideWith isn't a direct Uber rival, as it's a feature of the Waze app matching people doing similar trips on a regular basis. It is therefore closer to ride sharing/carpooling than to private transportation.","1436190788","2015-07-06T13:53:08Z" -"9839076","chockablock","chockablock",,,"9838724","3","This article in Haaretz has a lot more information, including pricing and details about how rides are set up in advance, typically the night before.

"Google's Waze to launch worldwide carpooling pilot in Israel"

http://www.haaretz.com/business/1.664577","1436191125","2015-07-06T13:58:45Z" -"9839101","wodenokoto","wodenokoto",,,"9838724","25","Do you really think that Google snoops into paying customers map data?

Why in the world would uber just give it away? No, no, why would they pay to give it away?

Even as a 5% investor, do they have such intimate data access?","1436191354","2015-07-06T14:02:34Z" -"9839327","emergentcypher","emergentcypher",,,"9838724","24","Even if this isn't quite an uber rival, this is ultimately Uber's problem. All they are is an app with some marketing, and anyone with a bit of money can easily come up with a competing app.","1436193017","2015-07-06T14:30:17Z" -"9839369","dfar1","dfar1",,,"9838724","7","I had no idea Waze was acquired by google. I wish they would just combine the best of waze with the best of google maps into one app that just works.","1436193337","2015-07-06T14:35:37Z" -"9839398","electric_sheep","electric_sheep",,,"9838724","17","Doesn't sound like a play against Uber -- seems more like a companion concept to self-driving cars, which would naturally be good candidates for commuter ride-sharing.","1436193539","2015-07-06T14:38:59Z" -"9839399","Gossilla","Gossilla",,,"9838724","18","Interesting how they limit the drivers.

I assume this is from the driver-as-employee lawsuits Uber is facing and Google wants to be safe.","1436193546","2015-07-06T14:39:06Z" -"9839454","salimmadjd","salimmadjd",,,"9838724","11","When google announced Uber integration in their maps, I called it a trojan horse [1] Basically making maps the interface for ride sharing and then adding their own service on top.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7705706","1436193951","2015-07-06T14:45:51Z" -"9839480","amelius","amelius",,,"9838724","34","Speaking of unfair competition.","1436194185","2015-07-06T14:49:45Z" -"9839621","tdaltonc","tdaltonc",,,"9838724","8","The premise behind uber's valuation is that they could own the marketplace for transportation. But what if the market is not monopolizable? If users (drivers and riders) can costlessly participate in multiple transportation markets, then it's impossible to form a monopoly. Users will just frictionlessly move to the cheapest market. I operate in multiple of these markets (check all of the apps before committing to a ride) and I know that many drivers do too (lyft on this phone, uber on that phone, etc). So shouldn't this monopoly unravel to the point that all of the transportation markets aren't able to capture any value from the transaction?","1436195405","2015-07-06T15:10:05Z" -"9839623","tdaltonc","tdaltonc","true",,"9838724","33","The premise behind uber's valuation is that they could own the marketplace for transportation. But what if the market is not monopolizable? If users (drivers and riders) can costlessly participate in multiple transportation markets, then it's impossible to form a monopoly. Users will just frictionlessly move to the cheapest market. I operate in multiple of these markets (check all of the apps before committing to a ride) and I know that many drivers do too (lyft on this phone, uber on that phone, etc). So shouldn't this monopoly unravel to the point that all of the transportation markets aren't able to capture any value from the transaction?","1436195407","2015-07-06T15:10:07Z" -"9839628","dpflan","dpflan",,,"9838724","5","Forgive if I am misunderstanding, but Google Ventures invested in Uber, not Google itself. Wouldn't this statement from the article be half incorrect: "This puts Google squarely in competition with Uber, which is both an investment and customer of its Google Maps product."

1. https://www.gv.com/about -2. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/uber/funding-rounds","1436195425","2015-07-06T15:10:25Z" -"9839720","wheaties","wheaties",,,"9838724","6","Is it me or is Google doing the Microsoft "Me too!" with all these things they're trying and then closing down a few months later?","1436196105","2015-07-06T15:21:45Z" -"9839810","frozenport","frozenport",,,"9838724","30","Dumb question: how is this Google's core business?","1436196786","2015-07-06T15:33:06Z" -"9839904","shaunrussell","shaunrussell",,,"9838724","22","Who takes an Uber to work?","1436197426","2015-07-06T15:43:46Z" -"9839935","linux_devil","linux_devil",,,"9838724","16","Correct me , I don't find it as a Uber rival . I think they are trying to promote car pool which is much needed here in India , only problem I see is security of passsengers","1436197648","2015-07-06T15:47:28Z" -"9840417","MarcScott","MarcScott",,,"9838724","13","Does this mean we can look forward to fleets of self-driving cars roaming the streets and waiting for someone to hail them with Google's app?

Or maybe your personal self-driving car will inform you that there are people travelling your route that you can share fuel costs with.","1436201483","2015-07-06T16:51:23Z" -"9840695","taigeair","taigeair",,,"9838724","10","My prediction number 5 :)

5. New functionality - e.g. If you're going somewhere while using Google Maps for navigation and turn on "Carpool" mode, people can see your path and message you for a pick up. They pay you for partial journey via the app.

http://www.quora.com/How-will-Google-monetize-Google-Maps","1436203539","2015-07-06T17:25:39Z" -"9840758","aarongray","aarongray",,,"9838724","26","Self-driving taxi's would be awesome.","1436203985","2015-07-06T17:33:05Z" -"9840888","frederickf","frederickf",,,"9838724","20","This sounds more like Lyft's "Line" service which connects driver and passengers going the same way on regular trips. I'm not familiar with Uber's offerings though so maybe they have a similar service?","1436205035","2015-07-06T17:50:35Z" -"9840933","pasbesoin","pasbesoin",,,"9838724","29","Fix what you have, Google.

Every time you launch into something else, like this, I become a bit more convinced that commentators are right and you are slowly turning into Microsoft.

I get the sense that, internally, things are still significantly different than they are or ever were at Microsoft. But I become increasingly concerned about some encroaching "inevitable".

De-fuck Hangouts and your rats nest of "instant" products/services. Beat Verizon over the head until they actually update the Moto X that, at the time of purchase, you sold me. Stop launching the "next great thing" only to kill it 18 months later, over and over.

And as some have said, um, search? Give at least optional specific control back to the power users. And someone the other day raised the pertinent question of why it's not well-integrated into Hangouts.

I suppose RideWith is supposed to eventually overlap with your autonomous cars, or something. But I don't give a crap about the new, until the old and erstwhile reliable -- and so critical to so many -- starts working better, again.

Thanks.

P.S. Ok, that last paragraph is partially rhetoric. But, damnit, if I'm going to invest in your products -- in both dollars and time and effort -- I want some consistency, and an upward trend in features and usability. (See also Tim O'Reilly's recent comments about the -- cough -- "improved" interface in Contacts. (Pop-ups and clipped text -- really?))","1436205509","2015-07-06T17:58:29Z" -"9840935","CodeSheikh","CodeSheikh",,,"9838724","27","Uber should have filed for IPO.","1436205536","2015-07-06T17:58:56Z" -"9840978",,,,"true","9838724","28",,"1436205915","2015-07-06T18:05:15Z" -"9841092","EGreg","EGreg",,,"9838724","32","Is it just me or does that page have an annoying ad network which AUTOMATICALLY redirects your mobile browser to the app store? I've seen a proliferation of these now.","1436207048","2015-07-06T18:24:08Z" -"9841160","ismail","ismail",,,"9838724","2","Note: We have built a marketplace to connect drivers and passengers, so we understand some of the challenges in scaling a business like this.

Like all marketplaces, you are faced with the chicken and egg problem. The market place is supply constrained. There is demand for rides but not enough matching supply. People with cars much prefer to travel alone due the inconvenience of picking up others.

So, in order to get the drivers you need to give them a VERY convenient option. Someone that is along their route, that would not add more than 5-10 mins of extra commute time, this is also dependent on how long the total commute is. You also need to reach these drivers, without them searching for a solution. Which is insanely expensive since the cheap acquisition strategies do not work.

The best way to solve this IMHO is seeding the market with drivers (supply side). Once you have the scale to guarantee a ride in a specific area you open up ride-sharing.

* Uber is doing this by incentivizing drivers who want to make a profit.

* Google is uniquely positioned to do this as well, since they have the treasure trove of Wayze data","1436207489","2015-07-06T18:31:29Z" -"9841278","LordKano","LordKano",,,"9838724","35","Who's going to trust this? Google is so quick to terminate technologies that I'm hesitant to try anything new that they bring to market.","1436208276","2015-07-06T18:44:36Z" -"9841668","balls187","balls187",,,"9838724","21","This is a first step into google's next big play:

Self Driving Cars/Taxis/Carpools that are subsidized by Google's ad business.","1436211583","2015-07-06T19:39:43Z" -"9841686","mangeletti","mangeletti",,,"9838724","4","Sometimes when I read about Google dipping their hands into totally new things (another example is Google +) I think, "those greedy ...", etc., but then sometimes I read it and think, "perhaps Google is simply trying to prevent monopolies in tech fields where competition is sparse.".

If the latter possibility is sometimes the true motive, even if it is done out of self interest, the result tends to be good for all of us (except for the monopolists themselves), because Google doesn't tend to be able to maintain a monopoly in any techs other than search and advertising.

One example of the benefits of this kind of competition is the advent of larger iPhones. If not for Google's Android and subsequent proliferation of large-sized phones that evolved out of customer demand, Apple might have ignored (or not been nearly as aware of) the demand for a larger iPhone.","1436211694","2015-07-06T19:41:34Z" -"9841775","hackuser","hackuser",,,"9838724","14","One big advantage of Google's solution over Uber's is the relative climate change impact of your transportation choice. In reverse order of benefit, based on my amatuer analysis:

* For a baseline, let's use one party (generally a person or a couple) with a personal car. Traveling someplace creates P marginal greenhouse gasses (GHG), plus there is the fixed cost of manufacturing the car (but I have no idea how much that is).

* Uber and taxis net GHG emissions should be worst and greater than P: Your trip uses P but added to that is the GHG generated when the taxi/Uber car has no passenger and is 'cruising'. Also, I expect taxis/Uber cars are larger on average than personal cars, and thus less fuel efficient, because they need to fit several adults comfortably in the back. If you give up a personal car for Uber/taxis, then you get the manufacturing benefit.

* Car share services (e.g., ZipCar) should net less than P emissions, if you give up a personal car when you join. The car is parked when nobody is driving it, so the marginal cost of one trip is P. But it also eliminates the emissions created from manufacturing the car, whatever that is. EDIT: As hayksaakian points out below, this is the same as buying a used car.

* Google's RideWidth's net GHG emissions should be much less than P: For every added passenger, one less car is on the road emitting P.

* Public transit probably is second best. The marginal GHG emissions of the bus/train carrying your fat a-- on its normal route probably don't amount to much. On the other hand, it probably depends on the average passenger load of the vehicle -- certainly a train/bus with only you on it costs much more per passenger than P, but those fixed costs are spread over many more passengers than Uber/taxis.

* Best of all, of course, are biking or walking. Though has anyone calculated the GHG emissions of the human energy cycle, from growing the cattle feed to transport to refrigeration to cooking to human methane emissions?

Also not calculated are the effect your use of one service or another has on demand, driving up the number of Uber/taxi/busses, etc. on the road.","1436212491","2015-07-06T19:54:51Z" -"9841809","hackuser","hackuser",,,"9838724","9","It heard that the branding team ruled out using "Google Hitchhiker".

What's the difference? Google's/Uber's/Lyft's imprimatur that your passenger is trustworthy? More surety of payment? If I want to take the risk, why won't cities let me give hitchhiker's rides for cash (or even credit card payments)?","1436212835","2015-07-06T20:00:35Z" -"9842491","lovemenot","lovemenot",,,"9838724","23","Could be just a very limited service for a narrow use case. Google may want to better know which techie in Israel goes where. Say, for the purposes of optimising hiring, investment, product development, security ...","1436220570","2015-07-06T22:09:30Z" -"9843308","svs","svs",,,"9838724","15","Carpooling has fundamental challenges that are perhaps impossible to overcome.

For one, dynamic routing for two or more people is always going to hurt the user experience. Imagine you're running late and your car re-routes to pick up another passenger - ugh!

Shared transportation for anything more than a neighbourhood trip should be professionally driven and to a schedule. That schedule can be dynamic as anything but must be solid and offer guarantees BEFORE the trip starts as to start point, route, etc.

Basically a very smart and discoverable bus.","1436236064","2015-07-07T02:27:44Z" -"9843407","samstave","samstave",,,"9838724","31","This isn't Google creating am uber rival, it is quelling competition for the rideshare services that exist for co-commuting.","1436237812","2015-07-07T02:56:52Z" -"9840205","billconan","billconan",,,"9840163","1","I don't like the requirement of using nexus 6 only. I don't mind switching to android from iphone, but nexus 6 is almost 1 year old. and it is huge...","1436199564","2015-07-06T16:19:24Z" -"9840251","bla2","bla2",,,"9840163","0","From last week: http://www.paulkuehnel.com/full-google-project-fi-review-a-m...","1436200234","2015-07-06T16:30:34Z" -"9843704","r0naa","r0naa",,,"9843539","3","I have the weird feeling that this report hasn't been written by a human.","1436245016","2015-07-07T04:56:56Z" -"9843748","samcheng","samcheng",,,"9843539","7","The humans do seem to drive a little crazy on California St. in Mountain View! I've had a near miss with a negligent driver on that street myself. Nice to see that they're moving the cars away from the quieter (more suburban) southern parts of the city near the hospital.

I have yet to see the new prototypes, which are allegedly making tours as well. Does anyone know what streets they frequent?","1436245853","2015-07-07T05:10:53Z" -"9843789","brownbat","brownbat",,,"9843539","0","I'm fascinated by the accidents. The AV is stopped at a light. Someone rear-ends it. Minimal damage.

Probably similar accidents are occurring every minute between human drivers, going unreported as the rule.

AVs might one day even avoid this "victimization," if these events keep following a predictable pattern. AVs could exaggerate the gap, leave a precisely calibrated amount of extra space. When anticipating a rear end collision, the AV would honk and flash brake lights while scooting forward.

Google's absolutely correct that its AVs are never at fault in any of these accidents, legally speaking. Does blame change though if there are ways the AI can prevent this series of similar accidents, but they choose not to?

The AV yields to those running a red light, even though getting t-boned wouldn't legally be the AV's fault. That seems wise to me. Is it inconsistent to expect the AV to avoid getting t-boned, but not expect it to avoid getting rear-ended? I'm not sure...

Or, more broadly: How do you divide blame between two parties when one has superhuman faculties? Is the AI responsible for everything it could have conceivably been programmed to prevent? Or do you just hold it to a human standard?

Like all hard problems, neither extreme is very satisfying.","1436247157","2015-07-07T05:32:37Z" -"9843794","Pfhreak","Pfhreak",,,"9843539","2","The thing that really stands out here isn't that the accidents occurred (which is sort of amusing), but rather the excellent analytics the car produced. The car knew where it was, how long it was stopped, the conditions at the time of the accident, and the relative velocities of the vehicle that caused the accident. This is going to change the nature of automobile accidents entirely. The amount of data we'll be able to collect from even the simplest fender bender will be fantastic.","1436247433","2015-07-07T05:37:13Z" -"9843826","lovelearning","lovelearning",,,"9843539","4","I found the linked TED talk [1] fascinating.

[1]:https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_urmson_how_a_driverless_car_...","1436248279","2015-07-07T05:51:19Z" -"9843831","downandout","downandout",,,"9843539","1","While most human drivers have a hard time avoiding rear-end collisions in which they are the victim, it would save a fair number of people from gruesome deaths if they would build some sort of rear collision avoidance logic for situations where it may be possible for the system to get the car out of harm's way. There seem to be hundreds of accidents like this [1] annually where large trucks smash into cars stopped at red lights or that have slowed down during traffic jams.

Perhaps the cars should constantly be planning escape routes while slowing down and stopping with appropriate distance from those in front of it to allow for escape should it detect an inevitable collision from behind. Even where the only possible escape route involves hitting another car, it should be able to make the decision that a light collision with a vehicle in another lane is perferable to a large truck hitting it at 70mph.

[1] http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/traffic/2015/04/12/fatal-cras...","1436248398","2015-07-07T05:53:18Z" -"9843880","jongraehl","jongraehl",,,"9843539","15","I think Google can do better than just "not at fault". Many of us have avoided (chain reaction or other) accidents by evading a would-be rear-ender (although this can backfire in that if you use up your cushion you may then be pushed into the obstacle ahead in addition to being hit from behind). Also, there are times where overly cautious braking causes chain reactions and collisions (at least, an extremely competent+cautious friend of mine told me he caused one once - maybe it's rare).

Similarly, although we might do better to choose a world with different incentives (like one where 1/3 or more of cars are rigid rule-entitled automata), many of us have (selfish-rationally) made room for incompetent lane changers even if it means violating lane rules ourselves.","1436249803","2015-07-07T06:16:43Z" -"9843891","luckydata","luckydata",,,"9843539","10","The description of June 4 sounds exactly like an accident where I was driving the car that touched the one in front of me. My foot slipped from the brake.

The driver in front reported injuries and asked damages, I'm still paying the consequences on my insurance rate. I still remember her face vividly, I noticed the moment when she started doing mental calculations about how much she could get out of that.

I hope she gets what she's got coming for her, and self driving cars can't come soon enough, especially for the sensor arrays mounted on each cars that will provide ample proof of what accidents are really like for insurance purposes.","1436250126","2015-07-07T06:22:06Z" -"9843896","Altay-","Altay-",,,"9843539","14","Here's a non-pdf version without some of the padding:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vgjC5VeySpjqzcHj1_4_-5MN...

Side note: Google should whip up a google doc only url shortner... so people know its a document and not a risky link, but its still short enough to share easily...","1436250244","2015-07-07T06:24:04Z" -"9843915","DannoHung","DannoHung",,,"9843539","5","Have any of the AV teams said anything about testing in hazardous road conditions yet?

Driving rain, thick fog, heavy snow, sleet, the like. Maybe the answer they'll give is, "Don't drive you dummy", but that's not really an acceptable solution for most people.","1436250790","2015-07-07T06:33:10Z" -"9844001","godgod","godgod","true",,"9843539","16","Am I the only one who isn't for these 'self-driving' car projects? What's wrong with us driving instead of computers? Also..."self driving cars"...we already have that...it's what we have now.","1436252717","2015-07-07T07:05:17Z" -"9844077","amelius","amelius",,,"9843539","8","What I wonder most about: whenever the Car gets a minor software update, will they (be required to) do again 10,000 hours of test-driving?","1436254712","2015-07-07T07:38:32Z" -"9844104","jasonjei","jasonjei",,,"9843539","13","I think the only way to have safe driving with autonomous vehicles is to have roadways that are autonomous vehicles only. When autonomous vehicles become commercially viable, I think having dedicated autonomous freeways can really remove a lot of the randomness and dangers of driving. We might be a 100 years away from this prospect, but it would be great if we lost no more lives on freeways due to car accidents.","1436255519","2015-07-07T07:51:59Z" -"9844792","SuperChihuahua","SuperChihuahua",,,"9843539","11","If anyone is interested in learning more, I've found a free online-course called "Programming a Robotic Car" (https://www.udacity.com/course/artificial-intelligence-for-r...)

The lecturer is the same guy behind the Stanley car that won the DARPA challenge a few years ago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge)","1436269408","2015-07-07T11:43:28Z" -"9845015","kriro","kriro",,,"9843539","6","What happens after an incident with an AV (let's say I bumped into it)? Do I just wait and call the police or is the AV reporting it automatically? It's a little odd to not have a person to interact with in that situation.","1436272805","2015-07-07T12:40:05Z" -"9845311","saturdaysaint","saturdaysaint",,,"9843539","9","I found the linked Vox article really interesting -http://www.vox.com/2015/6/1/8700459/google-self-driving-cars

I've read reports that make me dread being behind a AV at a 4-way stop or a blinking red light - one passenger described waiting at a light for several minutes while drivers honked angrily behind them. Maybe AV's will encourage traffic planners to implement more roundabouts, which might be less prone to other driver's taking advantage. Or maybe AVs just need to get better at estimating the speed of oncoming traffic.","1436276241","2015-07-07T13:37:21Z" -"9845564","ucho","ucho",,,"9843539","12","So... does anybody know what truck manufacturers are doing? As far I can tell it will take at least 20 years before AV can drop steering wheel and deal with scenarios like police officer routing traffic around accident site. -On the other hand even current Google tech should allow for soft* road trains made from 2-4 trucks and only one (active) driver. Also new hardware price would have smaller impact on already expensive vehicles.

*without physical connection like in Australian ones","1436278689","2015-07-07T14:18:09Z" -"9846043",,,,"true","9845220","1",,"1436283111","2015-07-07T15:31:51Z" -"9846122","jpstory","jpstory",,,"9845220","0","Confirmed here as well. Very strange, yet delightful!","1436283839","2015-07-07T15:43:59Z" -"9846194","pointytrees","pointytrees",,,"9845220","2","I searched for cat collars and had a bunch of ads.","1436284434","2015-07-07T15:53:54Z" -"9856630","jcr","jcr",,,"9851634","0","Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9851512","1436427618","2015-07-09T07:40:18Z" -"9856627","jcr","jcr",,,"9851644","0","Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9851512","1436427601","2015-07-09T07:40:01Z" -"9856442","teaneedz","teaneedz",,,"9856347","0","I will try it, but am always leary of algo driven and curated news feeds. It will have to really be good to replace RSS and the skimmability factor that RSS provides before Feedly is booted. Maybe the News app is not exactly for power users though. I'll try and have an open mind with it.","1436423552","2015-07-09T06:32:32Z" -"9856446","teaneedz","teaneedz","true",,"9856347","1","I will try it, but am always leary of algo driven and curated news feeds. It will have to really be good to replace RSS and the skimmability factor that RSS provides before Feedly is booted. Maybe the News app is not exactly for power users though. I'll try and have an open mind with it.","1436423606","2015-07-09T06:33:26Z" -"9856441","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9856401","0","Prior discussions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9806513

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9815455","1436423535","2015-07-09T06:32:15Z" -"9865854",,,,"true","9865705","5",,"1436553359","2015-07-10T18:35:59Z" -"9866365","jdorfman","jdorfman",,,"9865705","3","Am I reading way too far into David's "CoreOS Networking Engineer" title?","1436558190","2015-07-10T19:56:30Z" -"9866640","jmount","jmount",,,"9865705","4","It would be hard to be worse. If I turn on too much of IPV6 on OSX DNS takes forever (yes I did check the IPV6 config).","1436561594","2015-07-10T20:53:14Z" -"9867228","nailer","nailer",,,"9865705","0","If you're wondering what Happy Eyeballs is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Eyeballs","1436566582","2015-07-10T22:16:22Z" -"9867866","azernik","azernik",,,"9865705","1","Apple has done amazing things for IPv6 on the client side; first defaulting to IPv6 for link-local traffic, and then being an early adopter of Happy Eyeballs and putting relatively good IPv6 support in their AirPorts.

Many brownie points!","1436574226","2015-07-11T00:23:46Z" -"9869266","vidoc","vidoc",,,"9865705","2","Interesting, now I am not even sure how much credibility can be given to the networking engineers from Apple: we're in 2015 and I still need to manually tune the TCP stack of my mac to get decent download speeds!","1436610465","2015-07-11T10:27:45Z" -"9866681","teaneedz","teaneedz",,,"9866432","0","Perhaps Google never really understood social. The #NymWars along with so many privacy statements from the top indicated that Google management was simply out of touch with the realities of how to build a social community. Features only go so far - and Google proved that.","1436562083","2015-07-10T21:01:23Z" -"9866683","teaneedz","teaneedz","true",,"9866432","2","Perhaps Google never really understood social. The #NymWars along with so many privacy statements from the top indicated that Google management was simply out of touch with the realities of how to build a social community. Features only go so far - and Google proved that.","1436562114","2015-07-10T21:01:54Z" -"9872355","DrScump","DrScump",,,"9866432","1","anybody else get "Account suspended?"","1436666947","2015-07-12T02:09:07Z" -"9870938","xkarga00","xkarga00",,,"9870371","0","The author of this post is using v0.17 but the latest Kubernetes version is v0.21 and soon v1.0 will be out. Beware that some of the commands he uses have already been renamed (run-container to run and resize to scale). Also a tip, some resources have abbreviations, eg. you can pass rc instead of replicationControllers in the cli

  kubectl get rc -l name=www-nginx
","1436638636","2015-07-11T18:17:16Z" -"9871664","dward","dward",,,"9870371","1","

  git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes.git
-  export KUBERNETES_PROVIDER=vagrant
-  cd kubernetes
-  ./cluster/kube-up.sh
-
-will not work. you need to build kubernetes first. you can either run `make quick-release` before kube-up (but you need build deps) or you can download a release version. Instead try running:

  export KUBERNETES_PROVIDER=vagrant && curl -sS https://get.k8s.io | bash
-
-You don't even need to clone the repo.","1436650614","2015-07-11T21:36:54Z" -"9871738","therealmarv","therealmarv",,,"9870371","2","Seems Kubernetes 1.0 is also out: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pull/11103 Why do they do that on weekends? ;)","1436652315","2015-07-11T22:05:15Z" -"9872060","tootie","tootie",,,"9870371","3","There's an explosion in the container/VM space or competing and complimenting products that I can barely keep a handle on. One thing I've noticed is that they've all seemingly failed at actually abstracting anything and are really just adding another level of obstuse syntax on top of already obscure linux commands. Why can't list out my software stack as a list of dependencies and versions (like npm package.json or a maven POM file)?","1436659965","2015-07-12T00:12:45Z" -"9872270","jacques_chester","jacques_chester",,,"9870371","6","Those wanting an alternative might like to try Lattice[0], which is extracted from the next-gen Cloud Foundry core components (Diego scheduler, Gorouter and Loggregator).

Disclaimer: I work for Pivotal, which donates the majority of engineering to the Cloud Foundry Foundation.

[0] http://lattice.cf/","1436664794","2015-07-12T01:33:14Z" -"9873338","rcarmo","rcarmo",,,"9870371","4","I've been running Rancher (http://rancher.com) for a week now trying out multiple configurations, and that significantly took the shine off Kubernetes for me until someone comes up with a decent web front-end.

Setup was _way_ easier, too. (Kubernetes 1.0 better come with updated docs, two months ago they didn't match the then current release).

It's going to be interesting watching what happens in the container orchestration space - the good thing is that you can (nearly) always move your stuff across without much hassle.

(Didn't know about Lattice.cf, going to take a look at that too.)","1436705821","2015-07-12T12:57:01Z" -"9874843","anotheryou","anotheryou",,,"9870371","5","somtimes HN titles are just simple sentences with strange random substantives to me...","1436733023","2015-07-12T20:30:23Z" -"9871485","yeukhon","yeukhon",,,"9871313","4","I am not surprise. People already have an amazing smartphone they can use for multi-purpose with big screen (and probably continue to grow which is actually a sad fact for me). So why spend a few hundred dollars on a watch? People talk about the awesome stuff Watch can do with health data but honestly, I find that argument to be weak. You should exercise regularly. You are not going to detect a heart failure with Watch and even if you can you would be unconscious at that time. You should go to a doctor at least twice a year for a body check. Everything else? I want a map on my phone. If I want to message someone I'd pull out my phone and type a long message, not doodle. If I want to message with voice I can also do that with my phone. And the truth is a lot of people carry their phone in their pocket already so while it takes a few seconds to pull out that's just a prize. Wearing an expensive gadget like Watch to just see the message is just not economically smart. A lot of things you do still require to pair up with your phone and a data plan, so again Watch gains nothing.","1436647341","2015-07-11T20:42:21Z" -"9871511","chaz72","chaz72",,,"9871313","0","Nonsense. They're selling them as fast as they can make them. Perhaps it will flop, but I don't think we know that yet.

Personally, I find hands-free Siri very useful, it's a nice piece of jewelry, and I'm surprised by how much just having the time, date, calendar, weather, messages on my wrist means I don't need to look things up on a larger screen.

It doesn't do everything, it does the most common things almost instantly. Not everyone will want to pay for that, but I don't think you can call it a flop until they can keep it in stock.","1436647729","2015-07-11T20:48:49Z" -"9871572","JadeNB","JadeNB",,,"9871313","2","This seems to be the sort of "what have you done lately?" prediction that is commonly made at Apple product launches:

> The watch has failed to become the status quo object in wearables. For Apple, that's a flop.

It seems to be more a case of "after we moved the goalposts, Apple didn't meet them" than really of flopping. I think that people forget with what scepticism most Apple product launches are met, and how, so far, even the most initially disparaged ones of recent times have proven to be eventual successes.

(I know this sounds fanboi-ish, and I do own both a Mac and an iPad, but I am no Apple loyalist, just observing what looks like a trend to me.)","1436648841","2015-07-11T21:07:21Z" -"9871587","bsaul","bsaul",,,"9871313","1","Stopped using mine after 10 days, and a friend of mine did the same after the same time. We both did for the same reason : we don't like to wear watches in general. We've got our cellphone to know the time if we want to.

Which means we lost the reflex of putting our watch in the morning. And since the apple watch doesn't have any major everyday use, we simply stopped using it.

Worse, whenever i feel like using it, such as going for a run ( sports being the only time when i feel like it's kind of useful), it's often out of battery, because I hadn't use it for a few days and left it on the table.

Ps : comparing to the ipad, the feeling is completely different. I was very skeptical at first, just like with the apple watch, but i left the ipad on the couch and used it all the time. All i would tell me skeptical friends is " you've got to use one to understand". With the apple watch, it's completely different. It really feels like a flop.","1436649165","2015-07-11T21:12:45Z" -"9871639","joshstrange","joshstrange",,,"9871313","3","I'm getting really sick of this shit. The Slice article (where BI got it's numbers that FC then used) is NOT TRUSTWORTHY. They see only a TINY slice (no pun intended) of data and they don't have direct sales numbers.

>Fitbit is outselling Apple in the wearables space. Apple may have already crushed small time smartwatch companies like Pebble, but the Watch has failed to disrupt the larger wearable marketplace.

Comparing the Apple Watch to a fitbit is laughable at best. They are not equivalent except for they both can measure activity. They've crushed Pebble's numbers and ALL other android wear devices. they go on to say:

> Imagine if months after the iPad release, we learned it still hadn’t outsold some model of Windows tablet.

WTF. In this case Pebble/Android Wear == Windows tablet. Windows tablet != Fitbit. What a stupid point to try and make.

> (Which, to be fair, are projections based on email receipts hoovered up by Slice, not from Apple itself.)

How convenient to bury the only fact in this sad excuse of journalism after you have spewed BS everywhere.

> The Apple Watch is flopping because it’s very well executed, but not very well designed. In terms of utility, it’s hard to use, and not solving meaningful problems. In terms of fashion, it's a piece of technology that inherently falls short of timelessness, and yet doesn't keep up with fast fashion, either.

Mmk, no. It may not be what you were expecting but anyone who has worn a Pebble or Android Wear more or less knew exactly what the Apple Watch would be and it's delivered perfectly on that for me and a number of my friends. I think it looks just fine on my wrist and "fashion" can go fuck off for all I care. It puts my notifications on my wrist, gives me the ability to quickly react to messages, I can leave my phone across the room and just look at my watch instead of running over at every little ding/ping/buzz. Also all of this before they release their SDK for developing apps for the thing...

What a stupid article based all on conjecture, let's wait for Apple to release numbers before we start making all sorts of assumptions and try to be the first ones to call it a "flop".","1436650046","2015-07-11T21:27:26Z" -"9871877","anon13839","anon13839","true",,"9871313","5","We don't need an article to tell us this. Only extreme Apple fanboys own and defend the device. It's horrid to use, does nothing any more convenient or easier than a smartphone, and it's not a replacement for a wristwatch. Cutting-edge smart devices that will be replaced in a year will never be jewelry. There is no prestige in wearing a cheap electronic wristwatch. Only ironic hipsters or deluded people think otherwise.","1436655342","2015-07-11T22:55:42Z" -"9871631","minimaxir","minimaxir",,,"9871613","0","Not a good heuristic, or even a remotely-close estimate. Most people aren't tweeting promos.

You're also using the Search API, which in my experience delivers far fewer results than you would expect.","1436649977","2015-07-11T21:26:17Z" -"9874753","feld","feld",,,"9874414","0","This article is very clickbait-y","1436731733","2015-07-12T20:08:53Z" -"9878137","ewzimm","ewzimm",,,"9876292","0","So wrong it's almost a parody of tech journalism. In a couple months, Apple sold only 2,000 of a luxury item that required making a special appointment to buy, grabbing an extra $20mm. It recently rose to take 92% of the profits of the top 8 smartphone companies. Overall it's making record profits the history of corporations.

Just goes to show how wrong the central premise of this article is. Companies are absolutely not about individuals. They are the result of thousands of people working together to create something. Apple is doing fine without Steve Jobs. People like to attach companies to personalities because it works well with our animal brains, but that's just a mental shortcut that proves itself wrong time and time again, no matter how often we try to justify it. Apple is where it is because it hired thousands of smart, dedicated people, not because of one person's imagination, however romantic that idea might be.","1436796582","2015-07-13T14:09:42Z" -"9877928","olympus","olympus",,,"9876811","1","Here's a similar article without the paywall I ran into at WSJ: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-92-percent-profits-enti...

I noted that Apple is responsible for less than 20% of the industry in terms of units sold last quarter, but makes over 90% of the profit. Considering the prices of a Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 aren't that different, there is something way different between the operations at Apple and the competition (read: Samsung). The difference is in profit margin, but it's not obvious where (at least to me). Samsung should have great deals with it's affiliates of the same name on chip and screen prices, and it can't be that it's factory conditions are much better than Apple's.","1436794069","2015-07-13T13:27:49Z" -"9877981","ZeroGravitas","ZeroGravitas",,,"9876811","3","Unless the methodology has changed "Smartphone Industry" here means 7 firms, Apple, BlackBerry, HTC, Lenovo/Motorola, Samsung, Nokia/Microsoft, LG.

I doubt Xiaomi and all the littler known brands are making that much, but it would be interesting for someone to quantify it.","1436794850","2015-07-13T13:40:50Z" -"9878062","nowey","nowey",,,"9876811","2","When the profit margin is a cool $250 USD and everyone else competes in low price/volume but cant even reach apple's numbers, its not surprising at all. Same is true for the Macbook, they don't ship as much as Lenovo but they do have a margin that their customers are more than willing to pay.","1436795783","2015-07-13T13:56:23Z" -"9878436","dopamean","dopamean",,,"9876811","0","Isn't Tim Cook a supply chain guy? That may partially explain why Apple is so good at squeezing every dollar out of their products.","1436799072","2015-07-13T14:51:12Z" -"9878669","smrtinsert","smrtinsert",,,"9876811","4","this is a duplicate.","1436800971","2015-07-13T15:22:51Z" -"9888253","api","api",,,"9888153","23","This isn't just an Apple thing. iCloud was designed for mobile, and one thing I've observed about mobile OSes is that (so far) they treat user data with an indifference that is approaching contempt.

Mobile devices/OSes are for consuming and messaging or accessing remote systems as a glorified ultra-portable dumb terminal. They're not designed for creating or handling/storing important data.","1436910048","2015-07-14T21:40:48Z" -"9888272","jostmey","jostmey",,,"9888153","4","So if I move a folder out of iCloud before the sync finishes every pending file is lost? Did I understand the article correctly?","1436910238","2015-07-14T21:43:58Z" -"9888319","jmount","jmount",,,"9888153","0","And iBooks dropped all metadata at some point. The wrong network setting on iTunes nukes all your album art. iCal sync is a cruel joke. The moral is don't use Apple cloud services for anything you care about.","1436910677","2015-07-14T21:51:17Z" -"9888320","themeekforgotpw","themeekforgotpw",,,"9888153","24","Giving your data to a third party is a very difficult thing to do. Either their policies and heuristics are not perfect (like this article), they go under and you lose your data and service (probably not the case now with Apple) or they will be compelled by law to share your data with law enforcement.

On this last issue, Apple has the reputation of being one of the best technology corporations. However according to their legal guidelines (http://images.apple.com/privacy/docs/legal-process-guideline...) they will and do give at least:

    Device Registration (name, address, email address, and telephone numbe, iCloud Apple ID)
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-    Customer Service Records
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-    iTunes (name, physical address, email address, and telephone number, purchase/download transactions and connections, update/re-download connections, and iTunes Match connections, iTunes subscriber information and connection logs with IP addresses, specific content purchased or downloaded).
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-    Apple Retail Store Transactions (cash, credit/debit card, or gift card transactions, type of card, name of the purchaser, email address, date/time of the transaction, amount of the transaction, and store location, receipt number)
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-    Apple Online Store Purchases (name, shipping address, telephone number, email address, product purchased, purchase amount)
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-    iTunes Gift Cards (sixteen-digit alphanumeric code, nineteen-digit code, any purchases, name of the store, location, date, and time, user account
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-    iCloud (music, photos, documents, iCloud email, encryption keys, Subscriber Information, iCloud feature connections, connection logs with IP addresses, Mail Logs, records of incoming and outgoing communications such as time, date, sender email addresses, and recipient email addresses, Email Content, Other iCloud Content, Photo Stream, Docs, Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, iOS Device Backups, stored photos, documents, contacts, calendars, bookmarks and iOS device backups, photos and videos in the users’ camera roll, device settings, app data, iMessage, SMS, and MMS messages and voicemail)
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-    Find My iPhone (including connection logs
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-    Other Available Device Information (MAC Address for Bluetooth, Ethernet, WiFi, or FireWire)
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-    Requests for Apple Retail Store Surveillance Videos
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-    Game Center (Connection logs with IP addresses, specific game(s) played)
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-    iOS Device Activation (including upgrades the software, IP addresses, ICCID numbers, and other device identifiers)
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-    Sign-on Logs (iTunes, iCloud, My Apple ID, and Apple Discussions, Connection logs with IP addresses, Sign-on transactional records)
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-    My Apple ID and iForgot Logs (password reset actions, Connection logs with IP addresses)
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-    FaceTime (logs when a FaceTime call invitation is initiated, content protected by 15 bits of entropy if secure enclave baked key is obtained from manufacturer)
-
-According to Apple: "Extracting Data from Passcode Locked iOS Devices For all devices running iOS 8.0 and later versions, Apple will not perform iOS data extractions as data extraction tools are no longer effective. The files to be extracted are protected by an encryption key that is tied to the user’s passcode, which Apple does not possess. For iOS devices running iOS versions earlier than iOS 8.0, upon receipt of a valid search warrant issued upon a showing of probable cause, Apple can extract certain categories of active data from passcode locked iOS devices. Specifically, the user generated active files on an iOS device that are contained in Apple’s native apps and for which the data is not encrypted using the passcode (“user generated active files”), can be extracted and provided to law enforcement on external media. Apple can perform this data extraction process on iOS devices running iOS 4 through iOS 7. Please note the only categories of user generated active files that can be provided to law enforcement, pursuant to a valid search warrant, are: SMS, iMessage, MMS, photos, videos, contacts, audio recording, and call history."

But this blurb fails to mention that the user provided passcode can only be about 15 bits of user supplied entropy - the rest is provided by a hardware manufacturer that is also obligated by law to respond to legal request.","1436910721","2015-07-14T21:52:01Z" -"9888333","reilly3000","reilly3000",,,"9888153","1","Happened to me. Besides being an unbelievably irresponsible bug, the core functionality is terrible. I had an important document in my iCloud Drive and needed to send it urgently via email. This isn't possible on an iDevice. There is no file browser, you just have to open the file in the appropriate host app. And if that file type isn't one that can be opened by an iApp you are iFucked.","1436910861","2015-07-14T21:54:21Z" -"9888378","lemevi","lemevi",,,"9888153","3","Dropbox's event log has saved me so many times. I have recovered pictures of my family that mean a great deal to me. I even get an email if lots of files were deleted, and the API is amazing. That's why I love Dropbox, the file sync is their bread and butter, their core business and not just a feature.","1436911365","2015-07-14T22:02:45Z" -"9888412","WalterBright","WalterBright",,,"9888153","5","Yeah, I'm not too interested in using any cloud storage:

1. slow -2. bugs that delete your data -3. company goes bust or dark for whatever reason -4. your private data is available to voyeuristic employees, hackers, spies, advertisers, researchers, monetizers, anyone who offers to buy it, stalkers, dragnets, and anyone who buys their used disk drives on ebay.

No thanks.","1436911825","2015-07-14T22:10:25Z" -"9888414","nathanvanfleet","nathanvanfleet",,,"9888153","12","I've never used iCloud drive, and now I'm very happy that it's the case. It seems like a very incompetent bug, once they implemented the .iCloud files they should have seen this.","1436911835","2015-07-14T22:10:35Z" -"9888417","martin-adams","martin-adams",,,"9888153","7","I think it is safe to say that Apple iCloud is not a backup product, but merely a file synchronisation tool.

I never liked the idea of stub files with tools like this. I used Livedrive a few years ago and the whole stub files gives a false sense of security. The only benefit it provided was I could double click the stub file and prioritise the download.","1436911908","2015-07-14T22:11:48Z" -"9888422","vmarsy","vmarsy",,,"9888153","16","> Fine. That’s what dragging a file from one place to another generally does!

To me this is not fine. Usually dragging from a different device(USB Thumbdrive <-> hard drive, SD Card <-> Thumbdrive, ....) should copy the files, and the cloud should be considered as another device.

Could a Mac user confirm if this is the default behavior on Mac devices?","1436911963","2015-07-14T22:12:43Z" -"9888461","piyush_soni","piyush_soni",,,"9888153","25","Let's admit it, Apple makes good hardware, but that's about it.","1436912504","2015-07-14T22:21:44Z" -"9888496","eclipxe","eclipxe",,,"9888153","2","https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201104

>If you need to access a file that you recently deleted, you might be able to recover it from iCloud.com. Sign in to iCloud.com, click Settings > Data & Security, then browse the list of files in the Recover Documents tab. Files will be removed from Recover Documents in 30 days.","1436912816","2015-07-14T22:26:56Z" -"9888529","MichaelCrawford","MichaelCrawford",,,"9888153","19","Apple's Deep Insight Into User Interface Design

http://www.warplife.com/mdc/essays/jump-the-shark.html","1436913392","2015-07-14T22:36:32Z" -"9888546","_mikz","_mikz",,,"9888153","6","Isn't this exactly the same thing as someone reported with Google Drive? -https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6612854","1436913541","2015-07-14T22:39:01Z" -"9888558","MichaelCrawford","MichaelCrawford","true",,"9888153","21","I have a close friend who is homeless. He synched his iCloud to iPhoto on my Mac.

I later learned that he is a heroin addict. Now he has disappeared. I dont have a clue what happened to him.

I had a look through his photos recently. Only a few came from his time of homelessness. In the others he is far healthier, more muscular and surrounded by friends, family and coworkers.

I resigned in protest from AMCC because I was not permitted to test the driver for their RAID HBAs in the same configuration as they were used by our customers.","1436913711","2015-07-14T22:41:51Z" -"9888700","larrymcp","larrymcp",,,"9888153","8","I noticed this same phenomenon with all three of the auto-syncing cloud storage services I tested: Apple's iCloud, Google Drive, and Microsoft's SkyDrive.

During testing, all three of those services incorrectly deleted files when the cloud service got confused about synchronization. So for the particular application I had in mind, I wasn't able to use any of them and had to write scripts to handle the synchronization myself.","1436915562","2015-07-14T23:12:42Z" -"9888790","azinman2","azinman2",,,"9888153","11","Title is misleading. This is an isolated edge case, although clearly one that should be addressed.","1436916701","2015-07-14T23:31:41Z" -"9888973","entropie","entropie",,,"9888153","15","Had a similar problem with the dropbbox linux client from the early days.

I installed the script and ran "dropbox" on a new machine. Maybe It was because I created the destination folder before maybe because I had to kill the deamon at sometime to restart... no idea. It begun to delete my entire stuff in the dropbox.

Not really a problem for me because I store no important stuff in it, but i was kinda buffled. Even it could be a mistake by me, this stuff should not happen so fast.","1436919427","2015-07-15T00:17:07Z" -"9889384","Lorento","Lorento",,,"9888153","10","I think the lesson here isn't that iCloud is unreliable, but that any data storage is unreliable. Syncing isn't backup so you still need a backup.","1436927399","2015-07-15T02:29:59Z" -"9889398","rebootthesystem","rebootthesystem",,,"9888153","17","iCloud is a disaster. I can't even remember the things it does to address books, calendars and notes. I am trying to block the memory of having to explain to my MD wife why almost her entire calendar, address book and notes EVAPORATED when she decided she did not want her phone to connect to iCloud. In this case 100% of her data had been entered through the phone. However, iCloud somehow decided anything that lived on iCloud and had been updated in any way from any machine had to be deleted iCloud AND the phone once she turned off iCloud.

I think iCloud is quite revealing of Apple's incompetence as well as the contempt they have for the very users they claim to love. The fact that they think this is OK and normal is, in my opinion, quite disturbing. The same applies to changes made to OSX over the last few years. Incomprehensible, arrogant and full of contempt for users.","1436927852","2015-07-15T02:37:32Z" -"9889619","benguild","benguild",,,"9888153","14","One of the main reasons to stick with Dropbox at this point is they have the UX figured out. Everyone else even with better specs/features is still playing catch up to that.","1436932520","2015-07-15T03:55:20Z" -"9889869","padmanabhan01","padmanabhan01",,,"9888153","9","Software having bugs is understandable and people live with it. But there are a few areas where such fuckups are just unacceptable. Deleting files, photos, security stuff etc fall in that category. And as more and more stuff move to the cloud, companies better understand the priority of this.","1436938493","2015-07-15T05:34:53Z" -"9889944","MichaelCrawford","MichaelCrawford",,,"9888153","20","There is a straightforward fix for this:

  C T Corporation System
-  818 W Seventh St Ste 930
-  Los Angeles CA 90017
-
-C T Corporation System is Apple's Agent for Service of Process.

Don't Say I Never Did Nothin' Fer Ya.","1436940332","2015-07-15T06:05:32Z" -"9890363","angry_octet","angry_octet",,,"9888153","13","Google Drive does something very similar. Never use their Windows drive client unless you want gross permanent and/or silent partial deletion. The iOS and android clients seem more robust, but neither can handle syncing >1000 files without crashing, or handle large files like videos efficiently (iOS version at least can't do partial uploads or continue uploads). The single upload queue also prevents user-requested immediate sync. Basically, it's horrible.","1436950514","2015-07-15T08:55:14Z" -"9890418","phelm","phelm",,,"9888153","18","When finding a new bug, isn't the best thing to report it to the software provider (rather than blogging about it) ?","1436952200","2015-07-15T09:23:20Z" -"9890451","digital-rubber","digital-rubber","true",,"9888153","22","PEBCAK

(humorous) Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard. Used by technical support helpdesk staff to indicate that the problem with a user’s computer or experience is due to user error.

ps your story reads as the story about the woman microwaving her cat. Just because you did not get the message you should not do it, doesn't make it the microwave manufacturers fault.","1436952918","2015-07-15T09:35:18Z" -"9894908","WalterSear","WalterSear",,,"9894601","0","I don't see how this is worse than the animals people actually eat. Which is why I don't.","1437006284","2015-07-16T00:24:44Z" -"9895227","grizzles","grizzles",,,"9894601","1","++ Awesome diet app. would buy again. Good seller","1437013960","2015-07-16T02:32:40Z" -"9898547","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9896745","0","Prior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9894532","1437067453","2015-07-16T17:24:13Z" -"9901809","buserror","buserror",,,"9901807","0","Made from leaked sources too. The IIgs was such a nice machine back then, even if it arrived too late; I got the bug of computer audio after playing with the ensoniq chip in the IIgs, and that bug has followed me for 30 years ... as a pro audio software dev...","1437123170","2015-07-17T08:52:50Z" -"9902426","mnoremac","mnoremac",,,"9902412","3","How long until an accident is directly as a result of the google cars programming?","1437137043","2015-07-17T12:44:03Z" -"9902469","melling","melling",,,"9902412","1","How did the Google car cause the injuries?","1437137760","2015-07-17T12:56:00Z" -"9902476","a6511611","a6511611",,,"9902412","2","I think its being implied that the Google Car is what the distracted driver hit, which as a result caused the injuries? no idea.. but having only 15 accidents since 2009 and none of which was "at fault" of the google cars.. is pretty amazing to me","1437137869","2015-07-17T12:57:49Z" -"9902481","GordonS","GordonS",,,"9902412","0",""The driver behind the Google Car was clearly distracted as it had not braked just before hitting the Google Car in the rear Read more at.. http://geekinspector.com/309/news/googles-autonomous-car-cau...

Sorry... how exactly did the Google car cause this?!","1437137925","2015-07-17T12:58:45Z" -"9916402","27182818284","27182818284",,,"9916376","0","Maybe in generation 2 or 3, but right now as I understand it the most amount of features come from it being paired with the iPhone right next to it in your pocket.

With their running example, I was under the impression for any actual run tracking you still needed your phone on you.","1437403794","2015-07-20T14:49:54Z" -"9920550","danmatte","danmatte",,,"9916481","0","This is the first disclosure on the S1's CPU and several other things, for those interested.","1437452501","2015-07-21T04:21:41Z" -"9919162","tankenmate","tankenmate",,,"9918862","10","The UK and Australia have already implemented part or all of these agreements. Does Google already hold licenses in these jurisdictions? If we report a security bug to a Googler in these (or other similarly restricted jurisdictions) will they be able to share security bug details with their overseas Googler colleagues?","1437427157","2015-07-20T21:19:17Z" -"9919210","raythrop","raythrop",,,"9918862","7","> Global companies should be able to share information globally. If we have information about intrusion software, we should be able to share that with our engineers, no matter where they physically sit.

This statement goes through just as well when applied to missiles, nuclear engineering knowledge, bio-weapons knowledge, etc.

Governments have decided that they wish to use commercial entities as a proxy method for protecting the status quo. If Google wish to challenge that policy then, well, OK. But there is no reasonable argument for making a special exception for "cyber security" over other forms of security-related engineering.","1437427538","2015-07-20T21:25:38Z" -"9919229","mmaunder","mmaunder",,,"9918862","0","A couple of items I'd like to add: (I'm Founder/CEO of a busy infosec biz)

While infosec is currently a smaller sector in startups than say social, casual gaming, apps, etc, it's growing furiously and Wassenaar and individual country regs will be top-of-mind for much of the YC community in the years to follow because many of you will be in this space.

I'd like to emphasize one of Google's points: "Global companies should be able to share information globally." With existing laws we are already running into limits on where we can hire and what our own internal staff can send us. So it really is critical for any small or large global org that internal comms are not squashed by this.

BIS's comment period ends today, so if you want to take action, now is the time. As in, before COB today.

One last thing: The Hacking Team compromise and stolen data (including the zero-days they were hoarding) couldn't come at a worse time. It is fuel for the argument that zero-days, vulnerabilities, vectors etc should be tightly regulated and it's really thrown some weight behind the argument to close borders (WRT info exchange) rather than open them. So your help is really needed on this if you think you should be able to have open conversations about technical infosec issues with your colleagues in other countries.

~mark","1437427699","2015-07-20T21:28:19Z" -"9919270","4d004anonymous","4d004anonymous",,,"9918862","1","I have quite an interest in this area too. Here are a few things that may help:

1) Commercial Penetration Testing Software is already controlled. Here's a self-post to reddit on how these controls work and apply today:

https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/36obxt/what_i_know_...

If you choose to comment; it's helpful to understand the current law and how it works. This way it's easier to know what to ask for.

2) If you use software that may be controlled (for example: pen testing software); this issue affects you. Here are a few suggestions of things you could put in your comment:

https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/3dusae/the_public_c...

3) As of last night, there were 101 public comments posted. Most were far below the quality you would hope for a good discussion on HN, let alone a note to a policy maker to request a change. If you have an interest in this area and have something constructive to suggest--the public comment process is your opportunity to do it.

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketBrowser;rpp=25;so=DESC;sb...","1437428173","2015-07-20T21:36:13Z" -"9919272","coldcode","coldcode",,,"9918862","3","Are these governments completely insane? Not allowing security research or even reporting bugs without getting a license is the stupidest thing I've heard in my lifetime. The internet cannot be regulated in this fashion without destroying it completely. The world is not a collection of islands we are all in this together and letting any government stand in the way of safety and security is insane.","1437428215","2015-07-20T21:36:55Z" -"9919307","MichaelGG","MichaelGG",,,"9918862","2",">You should never need a license when you report a bug to get it fixed

That hampers people that wish to publicly disclose or sell vulnerability information. This is massively biased in favour of software companies (to some extent, like Google). You should never need a license to disclose vulnerability information, full stop.

>Global companies should be able to share information globally

Why should this be limited to the employees of a company?","1437428752","2015-07-20T21:45:52Z" -"9919992","thephyber","thephyber",,,"9918862","6","Wired had a "call to arms" a few days ago over this comment period: -http://www.wired.com/2015/07/moussouris-wassenaar-open-comme...","1437438760","2015-07-21T00:32:40Z" -"9920038","Natsu","Natsu",,,"9918862","4","The problem I have with this sort of arrangement is that the more rules they put in place on lawful disclosure, the more they hamper the good guys who follow the laws and the more of a comparative advantage that gives to the bad guys who can simply ignore the laws.

We really don't want to hand the bad guys any more advantages than they already have, no matter how good our intentions are.","1437439813","2015-07-21T00:50:13Z" -"9920325","themeekforgotpw","themeekforgotpw",,,"9918862","13","Aren't cyberarms arms?

Isn't the right to bear arms an 'inalienable right'?

I don't get it. And I don't get why this is a 'privacy' or 'free speech' issue or why corporations, as Google argues, should be exceptions to the law.","1437447107","2015-07-21T02:51:47Z" -"9920337","fancrazen","fancrazen","true",,"9918862","15","Isn't the right to bear arms an 'inalienable right'?","1437447505","2015-07-21T02:58:25Z" -"9920350","ufydtdtdtfu","ufydtdtdtfu",,,"9918862","14","The solution is to ignore the law. Governments have no moral legitimacy and therefore no legal legitimacy.","1437447743","2015-07-21T03:02:23Z" -"9920522","tdullien","tdullien",,,"9918862","5","Hey there,

if anyone wants some more background on all the negative side-effects of the current regulation, I wrote a lengthy blog post on the problems with the current phrasing of the Wassenaar amendments here:

http://addxorrol.blogspot.ch/2015/05/why-changes-to-wassenaa...

(Background: I am a security researcher who designed industry-standard patch analysis algorithms / software, built algorithms & a startup for malware reverse engineering that was acquired by Google, pioneered several exploitation techniques, and worked heavily on the recent Rowhammer vulnerability)","1437451699","2015-07-21T04:08:19Z" -"9920765","richardw","richardw",,,"9918862","9","Previous export restrictions on crypto and certificates gave non-US participants (Mark Shuttleworth) the opportunity to take up the slack and build a business where there were no such restrictions. He simply had to fulfill the demand that existed outside of the US in large part due to export restrictions.

The Wassenaar Arrangement is likely to result in similar unintended effects combined with a similar lack of intended effects.","1437458852","2015-07-21T06:07:32Z" -"9920870","oracuk","oracuk",,,"9918862","12","It's probably worth remembering that there is an open source exemption. If a piece of 'intrusion software' has been published the export controls no longer apply.

Publish your exploits to github before you send them overseas or travel to the conference to announce them.","1437462161","2015-07-21T07:02:41Z" -"9920880","gioele","gioele",,,"9918862","11","I find the "Summary of international crypto controls" at http://www.cryptolaw.org/cls-sum.htm very informative.

It shows that the _export_ controls have been in places for years and that is something that should worry us.","1437462666","2015-07-21T07:11:06Z" -"9921206","keso_77","keso_77",,,"9918862","8","Global companies can go screw themselves, Google in particular. "People should be able to share information globally." is the motto everyone including global companies should rally behind. The crypto export ban is an apt analogy and it did hinder American companies and benefited everyone else. A good thing too when the NSA started monkeying around with crypto primitives and national security letters. Anything that slows down american tech behemoths and gives room for other european alternatives is a good thing.","1437472036","2015-07-21T09:47:16Z" -"9919051","blueblob","blueblob",,,"9919008","0","There are lots of reasons you should not do this, and many blogs with different explanations.

https://jordaneldredge.com/blog/one-way-curl-pipe-sh-install...

http://output.chrissnell.com/post/69023793377/stop-piping-cu...","1437426121","2015-07-20T21:02:01Z" -"9920001","ebt","ebt",,,"9919995","0","<rant>

I've been getting recorded messages twice a day now from Uber about the "bad old days back" when "cabs didn't want to leave Manhattan".

I've maybe had that problem 2-3 times in 30 years living here.

There are already plenty of yellow, green and livery cars where I live (Astoria), and plenty of cabs in Manhattan willing to drive me home at all hours.

No one is trying to kill Uber in NYC, just put some temporary cap on new drivers until an (ill defined) study is done.

Uber, you can stop phoning me every day, I won't be using your vital service any time soon.

</rant>

More: http://gothamist.com/2015/07/20/uber_deblasio_nyc.php","1437438943","2015-07-21T00:35:43Z" -"9922015","Oletros","Oletros",,,"9921897","5","And related to that, CoreOS has launcehd a preview of its Kubernetes comercial platform [0]

[0] http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/21/coreos-launches-preview-of-...","1437484945","2015-07-21T13:22:25Z" -"9922126","StevePerkins","StevePerkins",,,"9921897","0","Can anyone recommend a good "Consultant's", "Solutions Architect's", or "Top-Right Quadrant on a Silly Gardner Chart" overview of how Kubernetes competes or cooperates with Mesos? It feels like there's quite a bit of dense conceptual reading you have to plow through before you can even start to talk about what these things do.","1437485854","2015-07-21T13:37:34Z" -"9922130","kordless","kordless",,,"9921897","6","Wercker has a post on continous integration for containers to Kubernetes which Micha, their CEO, did back in June: http://blog.wercker.com/2015/06/23/Deploying-minimal-contain..., which uses Google's Container Registry for pushing images.

If anyone is interested, I just wrapped up a similar post for deploying containers to Giant Swarm from Wercker, no Docker required: I just got done doing a continuos integration post for containers using Wercker and Giant Swarm: https://github.com/giantswarm/swarm-wercker.","1437485895","2015-07-21T13:38:15Z" -"9922172","jcastro","jcastro",,,"9921897","1","If you're using Ubuntu we've got a bundle of Juju charms for those who want to get up and running:

- http://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/07/21/introducing-kubernetes...

- https://jujucharms.com/u/kubernetes/kubernetes-cluster

PRs and comments welcome!","1437486263","2015-07-21T13:44:23Z" -"9922176","nickbauman","nickbauman",,,"9921897","3","I've found that Kubernetes is a big hammer. If your problem can be backed by a web app, you should start with AppEngine. If you need specialty library support or wider computational space per instance, you can move your AppEngine app to ManagedVMs (which uses Kubernetes under the covers). If you need special, "grid-like" services where you need exquisite control over the entire stack, only then does it make sense to use raw Kubernetes and Docker. And you will spend a lot of time getting it right.","1437486281","2015-07-21T13:44:41Z" -"9922334","arianvanp","arianvanp",,,"9921897","7","I'm hoping for ACI support soon so that I can use rkt instead of docker. :-)","1437487662","2015-07-21T14:07:42Z" -"9922509","wereHamster","wereHamster",,,"9921897","10","What's with the recent adoption of the .io TLD @ google? cncf.io, gcr.io, ...","1437489200","2015-07-21T14:33:20Z" -"9922657","rjusher","rjusher",,,"9921897","4","I might come across as ignorant but what is the relationship between Kubernetes and Docker, because when I was reading the article I tought of it as a Docker competitor, but further down in the comments, there is one that says they do different jobs.

And that confused me.","1437490575","2015-07-21T14:56:15Z" -"9922845","jacques_chester","jacques_chester",,,"9921897","12","Interesting to see IBM placing a bet each way by joining the new foundation, seeing as they're already in the Cloud Foundry Foundation.

Edit: and I see the Cloud Foundry Foundation logo on the Cloud Native Foundation homepage. It's Foundations all the way down.

(Disclaimer: I work for another CFF member, Pivotal).","1437492212","2015-07-21T15:23:32Z" -"9923640","geku","geku",,,"9921897","2","Getting started with Kubernetes is pretty easy and I wrote a guide to quickly run it on your local machine: -https://www.cloudgear.net/blog/2015/5-minutes-kubernetes-set...

It's not up to date with Kubernetes 1.0.0 but I'll update the images as soon as the final version 1 is tagged.","1437497333","2015-07-21T16:48:53Z" -"9924346","barkingcat","barkingcat",,,"9921897","11","how do you pronounce that word?","1437501770","2015-07-21T18:02:50Z" -"9925426","smegel","smegel",,,"9921897","8","> containers scheduled < 5s on average

That seems awfully slow for a fancy chroot. I use KVM to bring up WinXP snapshot VMs in around 2s to a running state...maybe they mean 5ms?","1437509695","2015-07-21T20:14:55Z" -"9925816","alanh","alanh",,,"9921897","9","Is Kubernetes pronounced "koo bur NET ease" or am I way off?","1437512831","2015-07-21T21:07:11Z" -"9925001","vruiz","vruiz",,,"9924763","0","> Also today, we are launching Kubernetes Training. The first workshops will be delivered by Kelsey Hightower, product manager, developer and chief advocate at CoreOS, and will take place on August 5 in Portland, August 7 in Seattle and August 10 in San Francisco.

For anyone who wants to checkout a previous version of Kelsey's workshop, it can be found on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA8XNVPZM2w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9pF-Bv8AkI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZbwDH-_a_M

It's a very good introduction.","1437506492","2015-07-21T19:21:32Z" -"9926332","MichaelCrawford","MichaelCrawford",,,"9925200","0",""Those who block all cookies, will not be tracked by Google Analytics, because all data is transmitted to the Google Analytics server via the basic (first party) cookie.

Those who delete cookies, will still be tracked, but they will be defined as new visitors every single time, because the web analytics system will not be able to associate them with their previous site visits."

While deleting or disabling cookies is helpful one needs to block web bugs as well.

The analytics services - there are many in addition to google - dont need cookies to associate your previous site visits because your IP, user agent, capabilities such as installed plugins, language and other stuff in the headers if your http GET or POST requests are enough to identify you.","1437517848","2015-07-21T22:30:48Z" -"9929403","troy44","troy44",,,"9925921","0","That's a lot. I saw this.

http://blog.instavest.com/Infographic-What-Can-Apple-Buy-Wit...","1437571053","2015-07-22T13:17:33Z" -"9926202","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9926020","0","Prior dicsussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9921897","1437516404","2015-07-21T22:06:44Z" -"9937537","pocket","pocket",,,"9929974","0","“its control of the iPhone ecosystem” - the ecosystem BELONGS to Apple… it created it from nothing… of course it excercises control over it…

“Apple overlord Tim Cook” - really? overlord?","1437675916","2015-07-23T18:25:16Z" -"9931531","alanh","alanh",,,"9931404","9","I’ll bite: How do you think this happened?","1437590998","2015-07-22T18:49:58Z" -"9931534","tylrmac","tylrmac",,,"9931404","5","Might want to take down localhost too just to be sure.","1437591010","2015-07-22T18:50:10Z" -"9931594","jngreenlee","jngreenlee",,,"9931404","0","...the call is coming from INSIDE the house...","1437591518","2015-07-22T18:58:38Z" -"9931600","nickthemagicman","nickthemagicman",,,"9931404","3","OH NO! 127.0.0.1 THATS ME!","1437591565","2015-07-22T18:59:25Z" -"9931609","anilshanbhag","anilshanbhag",,,"9931404","1","Going on a tangent: -Checking DMCA notices seems like this is a good way to find sites which have a copy of the move ?","1437591649","2015-07-22T19:00:49Z" -"9931619","logfromblammo","logfromblammo",,,"9931404","7","I wonder how long it will be before the majority of this planet's computing power is devoted to automated processes interacting with other automated processes in such a way that the end result is complete nonsense.

Imagine spambots communicating with honeypotbots. Adbots serving clickfraudbots. Recommendations engines suggesting new content to ratingbots. Chatbots lying to each other in channels devoid of actual humans.","1437591764","2015-07-22T19:02:44Z" -"9931626","JoshTriplett","JoshTriplett",,,"9931404","2","Considering that all DMCA notices must include various dire assertions under penalty of perjury, has anyone ever tried to sue/prosecute over a negligently false DMCA notice?","1437591858","2015-07-22T19:04:18Z" -"9931661","aaronferrucci","aaronferrucci",,,"9931404","11","rm -rf $HOME - it's the only way to be sure.","1437592220","2015-07-22T19:10:20Z" -"9931707","waldirbj","waldirbj",,,"9931404","6","Actually it's not uncommon...

https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/search?utf8=%E2%9C%9...","1437592788","2015-07-22T19:19:48Z" -"9931765","dogma1138","dogma1138",,,"9931404","4","Universal might not be as "stupid" as people think...

That address is most likely for a client that the most popular french language pirate streaming Cacaoweb site uses. -http://cacaoweb.org/

Basically if you go to that site and download the client you will have a web service running on port 4001 which will accept certain parameters.

The links for that service (and other similar services) are published on the internet pointing to the local loopback address with a resource identifier of the specific content in question e.g. -http://127.0.0.1:4001/?f=4a3aba6e5e7cff2825347f7293a462ae

Pressing that link on an machine on which the client is installed will allow you to instantly view the content, on machines on which the client isn't installed it won't do anything (think of it as a torrent magnet link).

So while it's a bit silly to see that you see a local loopback address on a DMCA request what they want Google to do is to not display search results that actually provide the link to the content, even if that link requires dedicated software.

I've encountered this while doing some investigating into several breaches on some sites, the breaches didn't deface anything and they didn't seem like they cared to compromise the content of the site either. -What they did leave is allot of JSON content which was looking like this:

"episodelinks": [ - { "link": "http://127.0.0.1:4001/?f=73b2ca67915c6e6f7cc67dd75379bab6","...: "en","subs": "" }] }, -{ "episode": "2", -"episodelinks": [ - { "link": "http://127.0.0.1:4001/?f=4a3aba6e5e7cff2825347f7293a462ae","...: "en","subs": "" }] }] }, -{ "season": "2",

That content was then accessed over and over by multiple different clients from mostly french speaking countries oddly enough more from Africa and Canada than France (which there is also quite an interesting anecdotal reasons to why, Africa well can't afford and doesn't have Netflix and Canada rarely gets decent french Dubs these days as most American shows will be only broadcast in English even if they are dubbed in French for France or other regions.)

Some of the HTTP clients were sending User Agent's of various streaming apps including the cacaoweb client.

What Universal seems to want is to make sure Google doesn't display these lists on forums and various sites and there's not really a better way to do it than to include $HOME:1337/agrirpirate! currently :<

What people need to understand with the DMCA requests is that it's not intended to only remove the URL from showing up in google results as that is ineffective it prevents any website with that url in it's content from showing up as a result especially when tied to certain keywords.

Blocking say the piratebay or whateversiteahsreplacedrapidshare.com on google ins't effective making sure that all of the 10000's of forums that are used to actually publish the links wont be displayed when people search for Taylor Swift New CD Torrent on Google is.","1437593577","2015-07-22T19:32:57Z" -"9931885","meeper16","meeper16",,,"9931404","10","Now it becomes a true loopback","1437594949","2015-07-22T19:55:49Z" -"9932829","sprkyco","sprkyco",,,"9931404","8","Also it wasn't Universal per se, but Trident Media Group on behalf of Universal. However, in link provided by @waldirbj https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/search?utf8=%E2%9C%9... there have been instances of Universal doing such a thing.","1437604764","2015-07-22T22:39:24Z" -"9933943","QUFB","QUFB",,,"9933658","0","Every release of the Chromium, the open-source version of Chrome, is available for download:

https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-sn...

Chromium does not auto-update.","1437624598","2015-07-23T04:09:58Z" -"9935662","c4obi","c4obi",,,"9935638","0","Isn't this what the US army has been trying to achieve unsuccessfully? Correct me if I am wrong.","1437659233","2015-07-23T13:47:13Z" -"9937182","chestervonwinch","chestervonwinch",,,"9937126","1","I recently bought a new one myself after the plastic wrapping broke, leaving the wire exposed. On the new one, I wrapped a few of those bendy, fuzzy pipe cleaners that people use for crafts around the spot where the plastic typically breaks, in hopes of strengthening it. Hopefully, I'll get some extra life out of this one.","1437672294","2015-07-23T17:24:54Z" -"9937366","pedalpete","pedalpete",,,"9937126","0","What the article fails to mention is that this is an example of Apple's form over function mentality. Powercords used to have reliefs around the bendy bits so that the abused connections could handle being bent. But Apple decided it looked nicer to not have the reliefs and went with a straight cord. Sure, it may look more minimalist, but it is massively less effective. They don't care because the customers they want to attract won't blink at spending $100 for a new power-supply (Macbook).

I'm saddened mostly that the copy-cat nature of the industry has let most other manufacturers to copy this flawed design.","1437674077","2015-07-23T17:54:37Z" -"9938195","toolsadmin","toolsadmin","true",,"9937700","0","fuck taxi scum.","1437682406","2015-07-23T20:13:26Z" -"9939370","Mohim","Mohim",,,"9939363","1","Time to buy some shares?","1437697876","2015-07-24T00:31:16Z" -"9939450","gjmulhol","gjmulhol",,,"9939363","0","This title is misleading and clickbaity. Takeaway: Both Samsung are choosing to bring chip design in house as a differentiator, Qualcomm is getting its margins crunched because both Apple and Samsung are only buying low cost modems from them.

It is not Apple and Samsung that caused this, it was Qualcomm's inability to stay ahead of their own customers in chip development. If Qualcomm had the best chips, Apple and Samsung would not bring chip design in house.","1437699128","2015-07-24T00:52:08Z" -"9945798","pcurve","pcurve",,,"9942030","0","I'd be very curious to know from Googlers, at what cost this was achieved. There is always price for everything. $65 billion wasn't pulled out of thin air.","1437779584","2015-07-24T23:13:04Z" -"9943220","lnanek2","lnanek2",,,"9942274","0","As a Glass developer and owner who spent $3k on devices for my wife and I, he sured turned us off to ever working on the line again. No more updates and corporate only purchases, basically killed every single consumer targeted app any developer was working on. Many others have had to move over to working on watches, like LynxFit, even if you can't really do anything new there.

They could have been the original PC of wearables, being the first consumer device thousands of developers first worked on. Instead they ditched everyone who paid the huge price tag just to go compete in industry where there are already a dozen different HMD companies, often already specialized for many fields like police, military, and fire fighting.

Glass was something new for consumers, it isn't even very good compared to older enterprise offerings. For enterprise work I'd much rather go with something more capable like an ORA that can do augmented reality by moving the display down, or Moverio or other entry.","1437756130","2015-07-24T16:42:10Z" -"9951731","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9950914","0","URL doesn't match title - points to a medieval map on Wikipedia.","1437933798","2015-07-26T18:03:18Z" -"9955976","chisleu","chisleu",,,"9955593","0","Every 6 months or so I get a wild hair and look to replace Mac OS X with a new Linux laptop. It always ends in disaster because of a few sticking points. My latest attempt was with an Ubuntu-certified Dell m3800.

The 4K screen was unmanageable in Linux. Many applications required their own configuration to deal with the high DPI display. Some (most notably Skype, which I need for business) were completely unusable when you increase the font size. If I stuck to lower resolutions, it wouldn't matter I guess...

Even with a K1100 3d accelerator, it was still limited in 2d mode, unable to play 4k videos in Windows w/ all the proprietary drivers, much less 60fps videos. Linux was completely useless in that department. It wouldn't play 1440p videos fullscreen without screen tearing.

Then we get to my personal problem. I remember the learning curve when I went from Linux to Mac OS X. The keyboard was insane. WTF? Why am I using my thumb? This is so weird... foreign... But.... nice....

The idea of using my pinky for copy and paste is insane now. Having to use shift+ctrl+c to paste in a terminal? UGH. gross.

Unfortunately, changing all of the configurations isn't possible in Linux. You have to go through every application and change them individually.

I love linux. I have VMs spun up right now for development, and all of our servers run linux. I have been using linux since the 90s. I just can't give up the productivity.

Also, if you have never had to experience a full system crash / losing a laptop, good. However I had this happen, and Mac's time capsule restore was amazing. I had my entire desktop back online in a couple hours. All of my files, and all of my configurations were there. It was magical.","1438013115","2015-07-27T16:05:15Z" -"9956198","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9956006","6","There's a lot of useful information about Microsoft technologies - API docs, sample code, etc. - at https://msdn.microsoft.com.","1438014694","2015-07-27T16:31:34Z" -"9956213","27182818284","27182818284",,,"9956006","9","That seems fine. C# is a great language and the Microsoft stack is becoming more and more open all the time. (E.g., products being open sourced, but also other products being released to multiple platforms like their new editor Code)","1438014778","2015-07-27T16:32:58Z" -"9956260","bliti","bliti",,,"9956006","10","What specific tool are you having issues with?","1438015100","2015-07-27T16:38:20Z" -"9956412","nlawalker","nlawalker",,,"9956006","1","If you like video-based training and your company's paying, Pluralsight has a ton of Microsoft-stack content, much of it with downloadable code you use to follow along with the author.

If you prefer books, anything published by Microsoft Press is usually very good.

StackOverflow is very .NET friendly for questions.

One of the things that Visual Studio and many platform components (like IIS) have going for them is discoverability via UI - spend some time opening menus, right-clicking things and poking around to see what you can do.

Linqpad is great for discovering C# and trying little things out quickly; I highly recommend it.","1438016254","2015-07-27T16:57:34Z" -"9956446","hbcondo714","hbcondo714",,,"9956006","2","I would start off by getting more familiar with Visual Studio - https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/get-started/overview-of-g...","1438016451","2015-07-27T17:00:51Z" -"9956463","vicpara","vicpara",,,"9956006","8","Coding is not a spectator sport. -Just write code. -C# is powered by an amazing CLR. .NET Framework has very comprehensive and highly optimised libraries. For most of the simple tasks you don't need any external libraries.

You don't have to bother fighting dependencies hell.

MSDN is an almost exhaustive documentation, proper documentation, for most of all available methods and objects inside .NET Framework in all available languages.

Visual Studio is years ahead most of the IDE in terms of productivity tools, speed, integrations with other tools, plugins and debugging.

Just write some more code.","1438016555","2015-07-27T17:02:35Z" -"9956550","anon987","anon987",,,"9956006","3","Google "free microsoft ebooks" (no quotes) and you will see a bunch of links for official Microsoft sites - not pirated ones. Several years ago Microsoft started giving them away free to, I assume, encourage platform adoption.

Dig around and I'm sure you'll find a few that are useful.","1438017260","2015-07-27T17:14:20Z" -"9956680","swalsh","swalsh",,,"9956006","0","I've moved stacks a few times. Here's what works for me.

Learning a new stack, is like baking bread. You can't just throw all your ingredients in at once. You have to start with a base, and then slowly fold in more as you're kneading the dough.

In software concentrate on the core language first. When I moved from .NET to Ruby, learning the language was pretty straight forward. Almost everything I knew in .NET is there in Ruby, just under a new name. I spent a few weeks getting really comfortable there. Then I started learning rails, then i started learning active record etc. Just fold in one framework at a time. After a while you'll have a good skeleton, and then you can start using your previous experience to ask more pointed questions.","1438018539","2015-07-27T17:35:39Z" -"9957528","Someone1234","Someone1234",,,"9956006","7","Pluralsight. $30/month and has tons of videos on all of those topics.","1438026060","2015-07-27T19:41:00Z" -"9957792","brudgers","brudgers",,,"9956006","5","One of the features of the Microsoft stack is a robust market for traditional books targeted at diverse technical backgrounds. Amazon or a physical store is where I would start. Congratulations on the new job.

Good luck.","1438028956","2015-07-27T20:29:16Z" -"9957960","ruraljuror","ruraljuror",,,"9956006","4","I assume you're using MVC, so I have found the tutorials here extremely helpful:

http://www.asp.net/mvc

The tutorials will include a general intro to the Entity Framework.

Of course MSDN is the ultimate reference. So get comfortable referring to it. Just google the names of some of the classes you are using, for example "ActionResult MSDN."

I would also suggest keeping an open attitude (I'm referring to your use of the word "stuck"). I don't have a lot of experience developing outside of the MS framework, but I find reflexive distaste for MS to often be a case of "strong opinions, weakly held."","1438030693","2015-07-27T20:58:13Z" -"9964177","pbreit","pbreit",,,"9958852","1","So did they try to ask anyone at Uber other than customer support if the map is a "screen saver" or not?","1438114258","2015-07-28T20:10:58Z" -"9973326","akash_m","akash_m",,,"9958852","0","Uber clarified: -http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/29/technology/uber-phantom-driv...","1438235347","2015-07-30T05:49:07Z" -"9971076","screwedup","screwedup",,,"9970955","0","I've gotta ask - if people are going so far out of their way to request you in particular, why schedule the ride through Lyft or Uber? Is there some regulatory issue that keeps you from cutting out the middlemen?","1438198715","2015-07-29T19:38:35Z" -"9971498","dnautics","dnautics",,,"9971247","8","In many ways, this squares with my experience (~6k rides on lyft, San Diego, San Francisco).... Although $29 a night seems rather low.","1438203242","2015-07-29T20:54:02Z" -"9971556","cft","cft",,,"9971247","1","In San Francisco, Lyft line is apparently a vibrant dating scene for young start up employees: I have witnessed it, heard it from the drivers and now Lyft app allows to connect in Facebook with your fellow riders. The demographics of the Lyft line here is 22-27, more than 50% female. I took 44 rides on Lyft, perhaps 20 using Lyft line.","1438203855","2015-07-29T21:04:15Z" -"9971646","basseq","basseq",,,"9971247","3","> He told me I could make upwards of $300 a night...

Interesting how that compares to the $90k/yr figure widely quoted last year (granted, for NYC not ATL). Working full-time (5 days a week, 52 weeks a year), that's $78k. (And still seems high, according to the author.)","1438204658","2015-07-29T21:17:38Z" -"9971879","fuzzywalrus","fuzzywalrus",,,"9971247","2","While this is a nice view on the experience of an Uber driver, its from the lens of very much of someone is "make-for-great-cultural-learning" and not someone who's forced into the share economy due to lack of opportunity elsewhere.","1438207369","2015-07-29T22:02:49Z" -"9971935","gnu8","gnu8",,,"9971247","0","It's ironic that a university administrator is studying Uber, considering that universities and colleges in the United States are busy replacing all of their professors with contractor 'adjunct faculty', who can be paid next to nothing. An adjunct position bears a similarity to being a driver for Uber, in terms of inadequate pay and security.","1438208132","2015-07-29T22:15:32Z" -"9972139","bko","bko",,,"9971247","7","> Instead of getting a glimpse into the new economy, I was getting full exposure to the burdens of the old economy — specifically, how hard it is for regular working people to make it from their home or apartment to a job every day.

I don't think this is justified. Uber is an alternative to crappy public transportation. He shouldn't compare Uber to some ideal that has never and likely will never exist. It's incredibly uplifting that some of those he profiles have access to a service like Uber with reasonable prices, from what I can tell and presumably the patrons assume.

I wish the author would have gone more into how much he actually made. He seems to have thrown out a very low figure but provided no context other than he's been driving for about 6 weeks and drives on weekends, squeezed in over lunch, or before or after work.","1438210403","2015-07-29T22:53:23Z" -"9972406","GFK_of_xmaspast","GFK_of_xmaspast",,,"9971247","9","Must be nice, being able to park on campus after lunch.","1438213337","2015-07-29T23:42:17Z" -"9972525","carlisle_","carlisle_",,,"9971247","6","I really like this perspective on being an uber driver, as it focuses more on the type of people using the service and less on the hardships of being an uber driver. There are so many stories for the latter, and if you want a personal anecdote all you have to do is ask your driver about his/her experience and you'll hear some pretty rough stories.

For all the negatives there are about being an Uber driver I'm really glad that somebody is pointing out the good things the service brings. If only we could find a happy middle ground where most people are happy.","1438215083","2015-07-30T00:11:23Z" -"9972538","hackuser","hackuser",,,"9971247","5","> Uber argues that it provides more reliable service to minority consumers and underserved neighborhoods that have historically been discriminated against by cab companies ... User testimonials bear this out[1]

I don't see why Uber drivers, who often are or were cab drivers and which is less regulated, would discriminate any less. Does Uber require drivers to pickup specific fares (i.e., do they assign a driver to a fare in a poor neighborhood?). If they assign drivers to nearby fares, which seems necessary in order to pickup customers promptly, the drivers can just cruise wealthier areas.

"User testimonials" can't bear out anything; it's not data, especially from a company with such a massive lobbying and marketing operation.

[1] Note that this quote is another article, quoted by the this author","1438215253","2015-07-30T00:14:13Z" -"9972546","hackuser","hackuser",,,"9971247","4","Perhaps I'm too cynical, but I've seen a few 'I'm an Uber driver' op-eds in local papers. Are these part of Uber's vaunted marketing/lobbying campaign? How do they get them placed in the newspaper? Is this "native advertising"?

I don't recall many 'I'm a Lyft driver" or "I'm a cab driver" or limo driver or UPS delivery driver articles, so I doubt it's coincidence.","1438215413","2015-07-30T00:16:53Z" -"9973355","ljk","ljk",,,"9973331","0","Any way people without linkedin account can view the article?","1438236061","2015-07-30T06:01:01Z" -"9977706","hermanmerman","hermanmerman",,,"9977565","0","As cool as it is, the reality is that geography changes: cities evolve, roads are built, closed, etc. Maintaining an up-to-date database of those views can only be done to serve another, very lucrative purpose, the one of which only Google & al. can offer. I don't think a community-based approach can work when the scale of effort is this high.","1438287307","2015-07-30T20:15:07Z" -"9977747","julien_c","julien_c",,,"9977565","1","This is really interesting, but I'll second the intuition that building a critical mass for StreetView-like data is probably one of the hardest thing to crowdsource.

It's just not fun to be driving each and every road around where you live. Besides, without an hemispheric camera data is really limited.","1438287667","2015-07-30T20:21:07Z" -"9982309","minthd","minthd",,,"9982084","0","The thing is - once you get to a decent curation level(and all the big boys will get there - not that hard) , curation level becomes subjective - and than you can convince people that your curation is better, by having better marketing. And who had the best marketing ? Well Apple.","1438356156","2015-07-31T15:22:36Z" -"9984245","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"9984110","0","Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9983616","1438374494","2015-07-31T20:28:14Z" -"9986841","Mithaldu","Mithaldu",,,"9986646","16","I really wonder why people keep submitting highly editorialized headlines when the guides clearly state not to do it.

On the article:

If this pans out it could spell the end of Thinkpads as high quality laptops that deliver premium performance while being very robust and sturdy. Who is left in that niche? Are we left with only either apple laptops, or shoddy plastic jobs that need to be kept in bubble wrap at all times?","1438433216","2015-08-01T12:46:56Z" -"9986868","davelnewton","davelnewton",,,"9986646","7","It wouldn't take very long to re-equip all their employees.

Some of the Lenovos are pretty robust, too; I don't know much about the low-end models, but some of the upper-ends are quite nice. If they had first-class Linux support I'd even consider getting one.","1438433833","2015-08-01T12:57:13Z" -"9986881","pavement","pavement",,,"9986646","14","...because Windows is intolerably awful now, presumably getting worse every day.

Seriously. It's been downhill since Vista. Every upgrade since XP has been disruptive, and destroyed time-saving behaviors.","1438434015","2015-08-01T13:00:15Z" -"9987013","r00fus","r00fus",,,"9986646","9","Part and parcel of the new Apple/IBM cooperation deal. I wonder if IBM is pushing iOS as well for their employees?","1438437061","2015-08-01T13:51:01Z" -"9987045","pinaceae","pinaceae",,,"9986646","15","well, the new ms office for osx is really good, so if all you need is web apps for business tools (erp, crm, etc) plus productivity apps a mac is the machine to go with right now.

mb, mb air, the small mbp are all excellent office machines.

switched personnally to a mba in 2012, wouldn't go back to a wintel notebook if they paid me.","1438437683","2015-08-01T14:01:23Z" -"9987049","shellbye","shellbye",,,"9986646","10",""A country does not have permanent friends, only permanent interests." Same to companies.","1438437736","2015-08-01T14:02:16Z" -"9987052","matt4711","matt4711",,,"9986646","12","Most IBM employees in Australia use Toshiba laptops instead of Lenevo.","1438437832","2015-08-01T14:03:52Z" -"9987061","nfriedly","nfriedly",,,"9986646","1","Speaking as an IBMer, I can say that a big part of this switch is about the hardware. My ThinkPad was so unbalanced it was almost ridiculous: i7, 32gb RAM, paired with a slooooow mechanical hdd and an utterly rubbish TN display. (That and a frusturatingly bad touchpad). I prefer OS X over Windows, but only slightly, the main reason I was so adamant about switching was to get quality hardware.","1438438121","2015-08-01T14:08:41Z" -"9987062","ksec","ksec",,,"9986646","3","Personally I think this is big, and now even bigger then I thought.

The largest Enterprise they had was only 25,000 Macbook a year. And IBM is 10 times the size of that order.

Most of the Enterprise I know, big or small are still very much Window based. The way Mac are getting in right now are through BYOD. However, most CIO see this as additional burden with Apple devices, and therefore most planning are still based on the Windows world.

CRM, ERP etc.. lots of business class things still are not available on Mac. Although there are alternatives, no business wants to try.

Hopefully IBM and Apple could use this chance to smooth out the quirks rolling Apple devices in Enterprise. And more company to follow.

Dont get me wrong, this isn't about getting rid of Windows. I am sure there are lots of people who enjoy Window 10. But when our company tries to switch over to Mac, we have had very little support and real world cases to based on.

P.S - Most of you working in the I.T / Computer Industry would have no problem doing so, but there are lots of industry out there who cant risk to switch even if they wanted to.","1438438129","2015-08-01T14:08:49Z" -"9987104","arcosdev","arcosdev",,,"9986646","8","Just in time to enjoy the now quickly deteriorating quality of Apple's latest MacBooks!","1438438954","2015-08-01T14:22:34Z" -"9987158","dfc","dfc",,,"9986646","6","Actual Title:(emphasis mine): "Former Apple rival IBM could become the biggest buyer of MacBooks"

Submission Guidelines Refresher:

In Submissions

Please don't do things to make titles stand out, like using uppercase or exclamation points, or adding a parenthetical remark saying how great an article is. It's implicit in submitting something that you think it's important....Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait.","1438440069","2015-08-01T14:41:09Z" -"9987198","noondip","noondip",,,"9986646","2","How are they planning to manage so many computers, given that Apple provides no practical enterprise management software for OS X?

Oh, http://jobs.utah.gov/jsp/wi/utalmis/oijoborder.do;jsessionid...

    * CanHazImage * Pupet * Crankd * PlanB * Munki Required *
-
-In other words, follow how Google manages their corp Mac fleet of "tens of thousands",

https://github.com/google/macops

https://www.usenix.org/conference/lisa13/managing-macs-googl...","1438440798","2015-08-01T14:53:18Z" -"9987345","brudgers","brudgers",,,"9986646","4",""We've got to find a way to make the overall cost the same or lower than PCs to make that happen."

That's a tall order given IBM 's existing software infrastructure, Apple's migration tooling and support staff for enterprise, and the constraints that accounting standards place on the way equal cost would have to be figured.

Calculating the charge against goodwill associated with getting 200,000 people to give up their ThinkPad keyboards is left as an exercise for the reader.","1438442620","2015-08-01T15:23:40Z" -"9987411","bane","bane",,,"9986646","5","I work for a small enterprise (under 2,000 people) and we get a choice of a couple different Macs (Air, Book, Pro), Dells in various configurations as well as Surface tablets.

The tech folks usually get a Mac Pro or a high-spec'd Dell (it has better specs than any Mac Laptop that's available at the moment, but is about the size and weight of a TV tray). The business guys and PMs go for the Airs and Surfaces...I'd say the Surfaces are about 2:1 to the Airs on takeup, and that's mostly because of the form factor and pen.

There's been a couple rough spots, but our leadership simply decided it was time to figure it out, and if we did, we'd be years ahead of larger enterprises, thus giving us a competitive advantage.","1438443588","2015-08-01T15:39:48Z" -"9987456","jebblue","jebblue",,,"9986646","13","IBM used to have tens of thousands of employees and not just technical people, running Linux on the desktop/laptop.","1438444195","2015-08-01T15:49:55Z" -"9987505","colindean","colindean",,,"9986646","0","IBM is wise to do so. The Thinkpad W540 that developers hired in summer 2014-summer 2015 got is terrible for Linux: graphics driver problems, the trackpad is a horrible piece of junk that wholly depresses 1mm into the body and has a texture that wears off after several weeks (most folks who have them, and there's a lot of them, carry mice instead), and they weigh a ton. A coworker just got a Thinkpad W541 and it improves on the trackpad by readding the missing thumb buttons under the spacebar.

The W530 and W520 weren't much better: they didn't have the terrible trackpads. IIRC the W520's graphics stack worked better, but that was three years ago. I helped an intern set up a W520 and it still had some issues before we got it stable. I wouldn't call myself a super expert Linux admin, but I do remember a day when I had to manually configure XFree86.

I came into IBM through acq. I'm a Mac guy these days, and was before the acq, where I'd used a HP machine with Linux when I first joined the company because there were no Macs to spare. When my pre-acq Mac couldn't run the Linux binaries I needed for work, I switched to a T420 and disliked it. I used R4x series in college and LOVED them.

I'm seeing more and more Macs around my office. We were probably 60% Thinkpads with Linux, 30% Mac, 10% Thinkpads with Windows going into 2015. I had been seeing Mac growth for a while, but it was all BYOD. Now that the deal went through, most folks up for a machine refresh are choosing Macs, mostly because that's what they own themselves. Some of the few die-hard Windows folks are even getting Macs and dual booting Windows.

Like others, I can't really comment on the purchase quantity, mostly because I'm not privvy to that information!","1438444840","2015-08-01T16:00:40Z" -"9987565","jbfr","jbfr",,,"9986646","11","I work in the IBM Design Studio and all the employees have MacBook Pros. It's been working out pretty well actually, even with respect to integrating with some of IBM's legacy software that we have to deal with.","1438445793","2015-08-01T16:16:33Z" -"9991068","venomsnake","venomsnake",,,"9990958","0","> While working together earlier this week on a business trip to California, my Mercatus Center colleague Ashley Schiller and I were chatting about Uber and the assaults that governments are now launching on this amazing innovation

Calling Uber amazing innovation means you have no idea what you are talking. It is neither amazing nor innovation.

And if the government was really assaulting Uber they would have used RICO.","1438530071","2015-08-02T15:41:11Z" -"9997661","nicholas73","nicholas73",,,"9997062","2","Mine was 1480/1600. Will Google hire me? Oh wait, I just gave away my age lower bound :)","1438620753","2015-08-03T16:52:33Z" -"10000629","wooderson","wooderson",,,"9997062","1","I can't imagine it's that high. Are you under the impression that Google is a highly selective employer? Maybe ten years ago it was. There's a high volume of people for whom passing the Google interview is a complete triviality. This has been the case for 5+ years now.","1438644800","2015-08-03T23:33:20Z" -"10001108","nostrademons","nostrademons",,,"9997062","0","I don't think it matters. I wasn't asked my SAT score when applying, and in general stuff you did in high school doesn't matter when you're applying to full-time jobs (except a few of the Intel/Westinghouse Talent Search winners had that on their resumes). They did ask my college GPA since I was <5 years out, but apparently a 3.0 is enough.","1438651841","2015-08-04T01:30:41Z" -"9998211","iancarroll","iancarroll",,,"9998174","0","https://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/policies/i...","1438624103","2015-08-03T17:48:23Z" -"9999071","pbreit","pbreit",,,"9999052","0","It's a paywall that you might be able to get around from Google: https://www.google.com/search?q=Are+Yelp%2C+GrubHub%2C+and+U...","1438629646","2015-08-03T19:20:46Z" -"9999174",,,,"true","9999052","1",,"1438630393","2015-08-03T19:33:13Z" -"9999799","a3voices","a3voices",,,"9999774","2","No, they don't. Last time I checked, the terms state that Apple doesn't take a cut for any offline service or products.

To answer your second question, your app could be shut down at any time if Apple finds out you are skirting their system.","1438635866","2015-08-03T21:04:26Z" -"10000694","lentil","lentil",,,"9999774","0","If your app provides a way to buy something that could use an in-app purchase (e.g. not physical goods), but you try to use your own method of doing so, then Apple will reject your app during review. The review guidelines specifically disallow doing that.","1438645501","2015-08-03T23:45:01Z" -"10002503","jasonkester","jasonkester",,,"9999774","1","Yes. They're commoditizing their complement.

As a hardware manufacture, their platform is more valuable the more apps are available for it. A phone with three apps will not sell as many units as a phone with a million apps. It's in Apple's best interest to drive the cost of apps down and the number of apps up. The more 3rd party companies they can get building free things that add value to their platform, the better.

It's the reason that $1.99 is "a lot to pay for a game", and why the iPhone makes Apple so much money.","1438683652","2015-08-04T10:20:52Z" -"10007558","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10007304","0","Idle speculation, not news.","1438738126","2015-08-05T01:28:46Z" -"10012787","ubikkibu","ubikkibu",,,"10012421","0","So many choices...which scheduler will I use today?","1438807959","2015-08-05T20:52:39Z" -"10016171","boomzilla","boomzilla",,,"10016102","5","More details in Gawker's article: http://gawker.com/here-are-the-internal-documents-that-prove...","1438867212","2015-08-06T13:20:12Z" -"10016229","ebbv","ebbv",,,"10016102","12","Can't say this is at all a surprise. With how aggressive their expansion has been, there's no way they were doing that in the black.","1438867925","2015-08-06T13:32:05Z" -"10016233","jshelly","jshelly",,,"10016102","6","Kalanick is not necessary lying about revenue growth, he just doesn't differentiate between gross or net which is misleading unless you do your own legwork into the revenue numbers.

Not much of a story here...","1438867964","2015-08-06T13:32:44Z" -"10016261","tibbon","tibbon",,,"10016102","8","Given their current funding, even at a 400mm/year loss, they could keep going for several years. Maybe that's the plan?","1438868253","2015-08-06T13:37:33Z" -"10016275","kuschku","kuschku",,,"10016102","4","So, they are ignoring regulations, avoided paying insurance fees and drivers licenses for months, are equally expensive as normal taxis, are paying their drivers badly, and are STILL not profitable?

Well, this is a failed experiment.","1438868363","2015-08-06T13:39:23Z" -"10016276","dpflan","dpflan",,,"10016102","0","There is an older (by ~13 hours) submission on the same topic with numerous comments if you want to checkout the discussion captured then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10013798","1438868368","2015-08-06T13:39:28Z" -"10016277","dmihal","dmihal",,,"10016102","2","They're still in an aggressive growth stage, they're supposed to be burning through their cash.

Did anyone really think that $5 Uber pools were money makers?","1438868387","2015-08-06T13:39:47Z" -"10016313","userbinator","userbinator",,,"10016102","7","I think "Leaked documents suggest Uber operating at big losses" would be a clearer headline. I parsed it at first to mean Uber's losses were due to document leaks, or that they suggest leaking documents because of losses(?) Especially when they also have headlines like this:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-31771046","1438868749","2015-08-06T13:45:49Z" -"10016316","B4CKlash","B4CKlash",,,"10016102","1","Is anyone surprised by this? Amazon had a net income of (241,000,000) in 2014 and a market cap well over $100 billion...

I know the comparison is a little strange, but these big startups/tech companies (i.e. Uber/Amazon) feel remnant of the old Standard Oil days. Standard Oil would routinely operated at a loss to hamstring competition. A tech company (similarly) can operate at a loss, undercut it's competition, and skirt regulation until it reaches an economy of scale. At which point competition has been decimated and a monopoly (or oligopoly) is established. The ideal scenario for a profit maximizing business.","1438868772","2015-08-06T13:46:12Z" -"10016323","mrweasel","mrweasel",,,"10016102","3","I wanted to ask if anyone seriously believed that Uber was making a profit, while requiring funding at their current scale, but then again what are they spending all that money on?

Sure they need developers, infrastructure, marketing and all the stuff required to run any business, but the drivers and vehicles aren't costing them money. So why do they need $1bn in cash? It would be very interesting to see the Uber yearly budget.","1438868848","2015-08-06T13:47:28Z" -"10016352","beering","beering",,,"10016102","10","What falls under "Cost of Revenue" and "Cost of Sales" in their documents?","1438869043","2015-08-06T13:50:43Z" -"10016383","ianstallings","ianstallings",,,"10016102","11","The profits on a business in a rapid growth period, where everyone expects losses, is not a problem. It's all about expectations and communication with the investors. If this is the plan, then they are on track.","1438869259","2015-08-06T13:54:19Z" -"10016436","wehadfun","wehadfun",,,"10016102","9","Is the majority of the loss from R&D? From what I understand Uber is only an automated call center.","1438869685","2015-08-06T14:01:25Z" -"10017303","ForHackernews","ForHackernews",,,"10016102","13","Other than marketing, what are Uber's expenses? From the outside, it looks to me like they've successfully outsourced all their costs onto their "independent-contractor" drivers? How are they not profitable?","1438876274","2015-08-06T15:51:14Z" -"10018176","shahryc","shahryc",,,"10018175","3",""In other words: Google’s ranking algorithm for search results could accidentally steal the presidency. “We estimate, based on win margins in national elections around the world,” says Robert Epstein, a psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology and one of the study’s authors, “that Google could determine the outcome of upwards of 25 percent of all national elections."","1438883949","2015-08-06T17:59:09Z" -"10019667","Paul_Dessert","Paul_Dessert",,,"10018175","0","Google is simply another avenue for information. You could just as easily change the title to "Television Could Steal the Presidency".

If you asked 2,000 undecided voters (BTW, if you're undecided when you go to the polls, don't vote) to read news articles in a left or right wing publication, I'd bet the voter would likely be persuaded.

This is why we see so many commercials on TV right before an election.

To me, the real issue is people not spending enough time researching a candidate.","1438897411","2015-08-06T21:43:31Z" -"10019707","at-fates-hands","at-fates-hands",,,"10018175","2","The manipulation of Google data (Google Bombing) has been going on for years in political circles. The only problem here is Google takes its time removing bad links for Republicans, but for Democrats, they have bad links taken down in a matter of days.

Case in point? The obvious manipulation of Google results for Rick Santorum (a Republican presidential candidate at one point) which continued to have x-rated results for his name when searched in Google FOR OVER 6 YEARS.

Compare that to other quick searches for Anthony Weiner or John Edwards and you hardly get one or two bad stories about them in the first ten results.","1438897831","2015-08-06T21:50:31Z" -"10020390","platinum1","platinum1",,,"10018175","1","I just googled "who is the next president?" and got this: http://imgur.com/eV8W5zr

Although I can't imagine this strongly affecting someone's decision, the subtler issue of result ordering (especially based on previous search history) is an interesting one.","1438908545","2015-08-07T00:49:05Z" -"10020442","nso95","nso95",,,"10020052","0","How does this differ from phonegap?","1438909943","2015-08-07T01:12:23Z" -"10022842","rileymat1","rileymat1",,,"10022657","0","In the real world, people did not realize that Google Glass had "a shower moment"","1438960008","2015-08-07T15:06:48Z" -"10025483","listic","listic",,,"10025303","4","

    U.S. Watch Sales
-
-...including the Apple Watch?","1438988151","2015-08-07T22:55:51Z" -"10025524","stephengillie","stephengillie",,,"10025303","0","Apple doesn't say how many watches they've sold, but...

> That would suggest the company may have sold at least 1.9 million watches, assuming the Apple Watch had an average selling price of $499. NPD estimates the traditional watch industry sold 927,500 timepieces in June in the U.S.

So the Apple is estimated to have sold twice as many of their Apple Watches as traditional watches have been sold? And traditional watch sales only declined 11%?

I don't know that Apple are eating traditional watches so much as providing a new accessory to own.","1438988910","2015-08-07T23:08:30Z" -"10025585","PaulHoule","PaulHoule",,,"10025303","1","If Apple is killing watches it is not because of Apple watch, it is because if you have an iPhone you don't need a watch.","1438989710","2015-08-07T23:21:50Z" -"10025677","SG-","SG-",,,"10025303","3","I really hate how that site plays video automatically and is using something to hide the player controls along with the ability to pause.","1438991007","2015-08-07T23:43:27Z" -"10025809","animefan","animefan",,,"10025303","2","The market for watches that cost less than $1,000 is most at risk, as consumers in that price range have indicated they’re the most likely to buy an Apple Watch

This makes perfect sense. IPhones are already a status signal, while sub $1000 watches are a pretty ambiguous status signal. If you knew enough about watches to tell a $100 watch from a $500 watch, you probably wouldn't be impressed by either.","1438993369","2015-08-08T00:22:49Z" -"10026449","sebastianavina","sebastianavina",,,"10025303","6","and here i am waiting for my huawei watch","1439011834","2015-08-08T05:30:34Z" -"10041701","martindk","martindk",,,"10025303","5","Swiss Watch Exports up 5,1% in June 2015. I guess that is also because of the apple watch then :)

Source: http://www.fhs.ch/scripts/getstat.php?file=comm_150606_a.pdf","1439306466","2015-08-11T15:21:06Z" -"10035460",,,,"true","10035037","0",,"1439222419","2015-08-10T16:00:19Z" -"10038678","senectus1","senectus1",,,"10035037","1","not. -not faster, especially in big group hangouts.

Not morte beautiful, just more green.

and accidental hangout calls or video sessions are still waaaaay to easy to trigger.","1439258119","2015-08-11T01:55:19Z" -"10038254","thesimpsons1022","thesimpsons1022",,,"10037738","0","So? It's after hours trading. Its silly to pretend that it's a real 6 percent boost. Let's see the price tomorrow. Thats when you can say this is a legitimate spike.","1439250712","2015-08-10T23:51:52Z" -"10038394","chedi","chedi",,,"10037738","1","you will find a link in the source of https://abc.xyz/ that link to http://www.hooli.xyz

nice !","1439252826","2015-08-11T00:27:06Z" -"10038459","RexRollman","RexRollman",,,"10037738","3","I honestly don't understand why the stock price would increase with this. It seems to me that all they did was add a layer of bureaucracy (or just shuffled it around).","1439254022","2015-08-11T00:47:02Z" -"10038460","RexRollman","RexRollman","true",,"10037738","4","I honestly don't understand why the stock price would increase with this. It seems to me that all they did was add a layer of bureaucracy (or just shuffled it around).","1439254024","2015-08-11T00:47:04Z" -"10039691","pietaalpha","pietaalpha",,,"10037738","2","https://www.google.com/finance?q=google&ei=KrHJVePTLcSXUOO9v...

is 0.19 % down ?","1439281541","2015-08-11T08:25:41Z" -"10038056","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10038040","0","Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10037157","1439247813","2015-08-10T23:03:33Z" -"10039325","atesti","atesti",,,"10039187","0","I'm German and the name "uber" of the taxi company irritates the hell out of me whenever I hear it. -What does the company name "uber" mean? The German word or something else?","1439272600","2015-08-11T05:56:40Z" -"10039668","shahryc","shahryc",,,"10039656","0","I'd imagine it would be particularly helpful for senior citizens.","1439281035","2015-08-11T08:17:15Z" -"10043178","stephengillie","stephengillie",,,"10043152","3","Engadget article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10043212

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...the Internet domain alphabet.com, as well as the trademark Alphabet, already belonged to someone else — namely, the German automaker BMW. And if they had dialed BMW headquarters in Munich, they would have discovered something else: BMW does not want to sell.

Well that's embarrassing. Good thing they launched with abc.xyz.

But wait...

Just because one company uses a name does not mean another company cannot use it. Trademark infringement occurs if another company’s use could create confusion with consumers, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.","1439316493","2015-08-11T18:08:13Z" -"10043376","fecak","fecak",,,"10043152","2","Timely considering PG's post earlier in the week http://paulgraham.com/name.html","1439318196","2015-08-11T18:36:36Z" -"10043380","coldcode","coldcode",,,"10043152","12","Still seems stupid to not at least try to buy the facebook+domain name and the twitter handle @alphabet. I bet the twitter owner would love to part with it for a few million. Even BMW might be amenable to enough scratch.","1439318240","2015-08-11T18:37:20Z" -"10043405","quadrature","quadrature",,,"10043152","5","Is it actually important for the holding company to be well branded ?","1439318432","2015-08-11T18:40:32Z" -"10043434","rco8786","rco8786",,,"10043152","0","Seems like a non-issue. They did no research ahead of time regarding alphabet.com/@alphabet handles... this would indicate that they are not that concerned about the visibility/branding of the holding company, which stands to reason.

It's not like they didn't think about these things when they were naming, they just don't care.","1439318720","2015-08-11T18:45:20Z" -"10043456","ljk","ljk",,,"10043152","13","> BMW is examining whether any trademark infringement has taken place, Ms. Sandstede said.

how likely are they gonna get trademark infringement notice?","1439318993","2015-08-11T18:49:53Z" -"10043475","h1fra","h1fra",,,"10043152","7","They couldn't care less. The name does not actually mater for an holding and the website will not likely be used for anything. I think no one will actually search for this.

alphabet.com does not even reach the page 1 nor will abc.xyz (unless they are faking results)","1439319164","2015-08-11T18:52:44Z" -"10043477","o0-0o","o0-0o",,,"10043152","15","I have been looking all over, but can't find where Alphabet is incorporated. Anybody have the answer?","1439319169","2015-08-11T18:52:49Z" -"10043486","dragonwriter","dragonwriter",,,"10043152","1","Runs into in what way?

Sure, BMW owns alphabet.com -- Alphabet, Inc., uses abc.xyz, and probably doesn't care about alphabet.com. They aren't a consumer-facing entity, all the consumer facing entities are presumably going to be subsidiaries with their own names and identities.

And, sure, BMW has a trademark on Alphabet in particular domains. Again, Alphabet, Inc., is a parent entity, its quite likely the subsidiaries will all be doing business under their own names, not using "Alphabet" as a trademark in a way that would conflict with BMW's trademark.","1439319219","2015-08-11T18:53:39Z" -"10043511","WalterBright","WalterBright",,,"10043152","9","I don't think single common English words should be trademark-able. Remember when Zilog tried to trademark the letter Z? Didn't Intel try to trademark a number?","1439319466","2015-08-11T18:57:46Z" -"10043514","return0","return0",,,"10043152","16","Maybe google plans to buy BMW ...","1439319502","2015-08-11T18:58:22Z" -"10043544","bitmapbrother","bitmapbrother",,,"10043152","6","This is an article looking for a problem. Google doesn't care about Alphabet.com nor did Google ever approach BMW at any time to make an offer for it. It's a holding company, not a brand and in keeping with Google's playful nature abc.xyz fits them just fine.","1439319787","2015-08-11T19:03:07Z" -"10043574","massysett","massysett",,,"10043152","11","Reminds me of Qwikster. The Twitter handle was already taken, and wasn't the avatar Elmo with a cigarette in his mouth?

Knowing Google the decision was probably about as hasty as Qwikster was.

It's not that holding company names aren't important. Kraft realized otherwise. They certainly thought about it before they picked Mondelez.","1439320110","2015-08-11T19:08:30Z" -"10043589","wanghq","wanghq",,,"10043152","8","Google -> abc.xyz -> alphabet -> a to z -> a2z.com -> Amazon","1439320278","2015-08-11T19:11:18Z" -"10043616","mxfh","mxfh",,,"10043152","4","Journalist needs to create Article, types Alphabet into Google.com.","1439320512","2015-08-11T19:15:12Z" -"10043721","tobyjsullivan","tobyjsullivan",,,"10043152","10","TL;DR: Alphabet can't buy alphabet.com but clearly didn't intend to because it is already using abc.xyz.

Just a click-bait headline.","1439321564","2015-08-11T19:32:44Z" -"10043827","antaviana","antaviana",,,"10043152","14","This is a non-issue that will be cured when Alphabet's car subsidiari sells self-driving BMW. Juzt like the non-issue between Apple, the device maker, and Apple, the owner of Beatles songs, was finally cured when Beatles songs started to be sold on iTunes.","1439322457","2015-08-11T19:47:37Z" -"10044073","bhartzer","bhartzer",,,"10044046","0","Google's hidden link to hooli.xyz is also a hidden link, which violates Google's guidelines. You're not supposed to hide links according to Google. Could that get abc.xyz banned in Google? Probably not.","1439324411","2015-08-11T20:20:11Z" -"10044545","detaro","detaro",,,"10044520","0","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10043152","1439328623","2015-08-11T21:30:23Z" -"10044546",,,,"true","10044520","1",,"1439328624","2015-08-11T21:30:24Z" -"10046134","therobot24","therobot24",,,"10045848","0","so you pay 100$-200$ for what you also get at the urgent care for ~2x-3x less...i'm trying, but i just don't get it - are they playing to the paranoid parent with a baby? People who want an hour wait at home instead of the possible 2 hour wait as a walk-in at the office? I really don't understand where a thriving market would exist.

> see in-home care as a way to reduce unnecessary ERs visits and readmissions

Sure. But so does regular check-ups/physicals. In other news water is wet.

Instead of partnering with hospitals, partner with webMD - if someone is on there and embarrassed/unsure they may schedule a discrete inhome visit rather than having to explain to the nurse why they need to see the doctor. I'm sure there's loads of money in amazon-esque single click service there.","1439356436","2015-08-12T05:13:56Z" -"10048285","HelloNurse","HelloNurse",,,"10048124","1","Who's going to consider Microsoft a brand name for an Android and iOS app? A random dotcom has the advantage that people assume that you know what you are doing and that you care about your only product. -What users don't expect from a dotcom is lasting as much as Microsoft, but a service like yours doesn't require much commitment from its users and large companies shut down services at whim anyway.","1439393854","2015-08-12T15:37:34Z" -"10048326","brudgers","brudgers",,,"10048124","0","Focus on your users. Make a product they love. Don't worry about the competition right now. Just ship.

Good luck.","1439394186","2015-08-12T15:43:06Z" -"10049625","etewiah","etewiah",,,"10048124","2","Sorry, looking back at my question now, I realise I should have at least included a link to Microsoft's tossup so people can see what its about:

http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/06/microsofts-new-tossup-app-l...

and here is a link to my site:

http://klavado.com/welcome/when-and-where

I haven't been able to use Microsoft's app as its currently limited to the US and Canada but from what I gather, the functionality is quite similar.","1439403867","2015-08-12T18:24:27Z" -"10053170","a_lifters_life","a_lifters_life",,,"10048124","3","As others have said - focus on your mission. MS has many avenues their trying to pursue, if you focus on just your one area, I don't think you will have an issue. Plus...its microsoft, not google.","1439461388","2015-08-13T10:23:08Z" -"10048510","avinassh","avinassh",,,"10048506","0","Link to Github: http://swifteducation.github.io/

Link to course on iTunes U: https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/app-development-teaching-...

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TL;DR: Apple has apparently, via some sort of collaboration with a university professor, published last week — during WWDC — a really solid-looking learn-to-code curriculum for Swift that is kind of on iTunes U but that is really on GitHub.

source: https://medium.com/ios-os-x-development/apple-has-published-...","1439395488","2015-08-12T16:04:48Z" -"10049633","notsony","notsony",,,"10049557","0","Brilliant:

> "InvestHK quietly erased online evidence that it once gushed about the car-hailing app... -In May, InvestHK, a government department that aims to “attract and retain foreign direct investment”, published a piece proudly talking about the company’s decision to launch in Hong Kong."

http://hongkong.coconuts.co/2015/08/12/after-arrests-hong-ko...","1439403920","2015-08-12T18:25:20Z" -"10051702","reilly3000","reilly3000",,,"10051517","15","Apparently the N namespace was already reserved on the alphabet.","1439426918","2015-08-13T00:48:38Z" -"10051703","jmgrosen","jmgrosen",,,"10051517","4","Hmmm.... does this mean totally independent or part of Alphabet?","1439426934","2015-08-13T00:48:54Z" -"10051708","banderon","banderon",,,"10051517","6","I haven't seen Ingress get to the front page since I joined, so I needto take this opportunity to shout out to my fellow resistance crew!","1439427039","2015-08-13T00:50:39Z" -"10051728","gkoberger","gkoberger",,,"10051517","0","Given that they didn't mention Alphabet, it seems safe to assume they mean really independent, not Alphabet-independent. I wonder if this was Niantic's or Google's decision.

EDIT: I assume Google still has equity, hence why they were mentioned. You can't spin out without the parent company getting something.","1439427406","2015-08-13T00:56:46Z" -"10051755","afarrell","afarrell",,,"10051517","11","I wonder if that convention they were planning to hold is still going to happen.","1439427793","2015-08-13T01:03:13Z" -"10051770","sloanesturz","sloanesturz",,,"10051517","9","I feel like this has to mean becoming a subsidiary of Alphabet (and is probably the first of many Google divisions to become an Alphabet subsidiary).","1439428042","2015-08-13T01:07:22Z" -"10051821","nadams","nadams",,,"10051517","5","Ingress is a great idea - but poorly implemented. I have cheated (not with malicious intent - I just wanted to prove that it could be done), and heard of other potential cheating cases as well.

I definitely wouldn't use GPS as a sole indicator of someone's position for a game.","1439428983","2015-08-13T01:23:03Z" -"10051943","mappu","mappu",,,"10051517","3","The Ingress game was a thinly-veiled way to fill in location data where Google didn't have coverage in it's own database, right? Why would they let this strategic asset go? I bet Mozilla MLS would love to have this kind of popular data source.

It's like how DNS queries to 8.8.8.8 can allow Google to find more of the web to spider.","1439431950","2015-08-13T02:12:30Z" -"10052011","brianchu","brianchu",,,"10051517","2","Interesting hearsay on Reddit (via Twitter) https://twitter.com/MikeIsaac/status/631630506300448769, claiming it was spun off because it wasn't considered valuable.","1439434005","2015-08-13T02:46:45Z" -"10052159","lnanek2","lnanek2",,,"10051517","12","Good news for them, I guess. This way they can write iOS, Windows Phone, etc. clients to go with their Android one. Also ditch the unsupportive parent company (more wood behind fewer arrows and all that) known for killing projects.","1439437738","2015-08-13T03:48:58Z" -"10052714","kissickas","kissickas",,,"10051517","1","Niantic has been notoriously slow at infrastructure upgrades, shutting down huge parts of the game (like the Intel Map[0] practically required for large-scale operations) during peak hours, which are always of course during events. Could it be that they needed to spin off from Google in order to get access to AWS, among other things?

[0] https://www.ingress.com/intel","1439451176","2015-08-13T07:32:56Z" -"10052811","ArekDymalski","ArekDymalski",,,"10051517","8","If NIA isn't becoming a part of Alphabet, I'm quite sure soon I'll have more free time to pursue other hobbies. My reaction is quite ambivalent...","1439454036","2015-08-13T08:20:36Z" -"10053392",,,,"true","10051517","14",,"1439465331","2015-08-13T11:28:51Z" -"10053507","Kiro","Kiro",,,"10051517","10","How do these splits work? Is Google still a shareholder or something? If not, why would they just give up on this for free?","1439467494","2015-08-13T12:04:54Z" -"10055293","jploh","jploh",,,"10051517","7","A source inside Niantic hinted something to do with 3D, not sure if it's related to Project Tango. Target release is the same time on the next event series (Oct-ish 2015). Some employees that I know were originally Googlers chose to stay with Google.

I do hope Niantic Labs finds more success in this move.","1439482697","2015-08-13T16:18:17Z" -"10055758",,,,"true","10051517","13",,"1439486445","2015-08-13T17:20:45Z" -"10056174","zxcvcxz","zxcvcxz",,,"10056093","0","I think I speak for all the corporate authoritarian shills when I say thank you lord google for protecting me and all others from things which may offend me or anyone else. While we may be against most libertarian ideals, the right of private companies to discriminate for arbitrary moral reasons is important.","1439490001","2015-08-13T18:20:01Z" -"10056585","brador","brador",,,"10056093","1","Says "Suspected child abuse content has been removed from this page."

Chances are high google found some questionable images that matched the protected database and it was auto flagged.","1439493779","2015-08-13T19:22:59Z" -"10056881","7Figures2Commas","7Figures2Commas",,,"10056471","0","Pre-Alphabet, Google investors were already exposed to all of the company's non-core businesses. The reorganization is designed to provide shareholders with a cleaner, more transparent structure while giving Google the ability to more easily operate its various businesses independently. If one of Alphabet's independent companies takes off, the structure could also make it easier for it to engage in transactions that reward Alphabet shareholders.

When you invest in a new venture fund, you're not buying anything at book value. You're providing capital and trusting that the folks who are going to deploy it will be able to achieve a return consistent with your goals. Most funds charge an annual fee of 2% of assets under management and investors are locked in for at least 10 years, so there's no free lunch. Given that the multiples in the private market today are even more pronounced than in the public markets, investors in venture funds are effectively paying significant premiums too.

Bottom line: if you like the core Google business and want some exposure to the craziest ideas in Silicon Valley, Alphabet might be attractive. It's definitely not comparable to a venture fund but still might be as close as your average retail investor will ever come to a Bay Area venture fund. Who knows, it could become the next-gen Idealab if Larry and Sergey have their way.","1439496605","2015-08-13T20:10:05Z" -"10059371",,,"true","true","10059200","1",,"1439546824","2015-08-14T10:07:04Z" -"10059377","mahendramohan","mahendramohan","true",,"10059200","0","Nice article has been published by you . Thanks for sharing .","1439546980","2015-08-14T10:09:40Z" -"10062656","mdaniel","mdaniel",,,"10062134","5","The cited engineer's LinkedIn page[0] says that he worked for Lit Motors[1] through Jan 2015, then nothing - which seems to square with my mental model of Apple. The Lit Motors part piqued my interest since I'm a pre-orderer for their awesome looking self-balancing enclosed motorcycle/vehicle. He even went to the same university as I did, although for very different degrees.

0 = https://www.linkedin.com/pub/frank-fearon/16/687/3a0 -1 = http://litmotors.com","1439583485","2015-08-14T20:18:05Z" -"10063021","ris","ris",,,"10062134","1","And if you thought Toyota lacked transparency when problems were found in their systems, boy, you're in for a shock...","1439587282","2015-08-14T21:21:22Z" -"10063817","oroup","oroup",,,"10062134","7","The Concord Naval Weapons Station where they plan to test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_Naval_Weapons_Station

On Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/uOCwX","1439599093","2015-08-15T00:38:13Z" -"10064322","msoad","msoad",,,"10062134","2","Project Titan employees have a cover on their badges and pretty much nobody have access to their buildings. I know two new employees who went to Project Titan team that are heavily focused on computer vision.","1439613256","2015-08-15T04:34:16Z" -"10064424","superuser2","superuser2",,,"10062134","12","The self-driving car will be transformative, and it's important that no one company be the only game in town. If this seems like me-too-ism then it probably is, but that's a good thing for the world.","1439616327","2015-08-15T05:25:27Z" -"10064528","modeless","modeless",,,"10062134","4","A self driving car seems untypical for Apple. The obvious model for self driving cars is basically Uber without drivers; a service rather than a device which you buy and own yourself. That seems more like a Google thing than an Apple thing to me.","1439620000","2015-08-15T06:26:40Z" -"10064571","mtgx","mtgx",,,"10062134","14","> GoMentum Station’s empty roads feature everything from highway overpasses and railway crossings to tunnels and cattle grids. These would enable Apple to test vehicles in a variety of realistic everyday situations but without exposing it to scrutiny.

Has Apple ever heard of drones? They won't be able to hide this much longer if they are testing it in the open.","1439621366","2015-08-15T06:49:26Z" -"10064651","Gys","Gys",,,"10062134","3","It probably requires an Apple Watch to open the doors, using your required iPhone. The radio can only play Apple Music (subscription required). And do not forget to register with iCloud, otherwise the car will deny your ownership.

Not sure if am that much of an Apple fan to ever wanting to buy such car. Probably would feel like literally giving up all freedom of choice.","1439623921","2015-08-15T07:32:01Z" -"10064652","na85","na85",,,"10062134","13","Probably the last company I would trust with my safety on the road.","1439624047","2015-08-15T07:34:07Z" -"10064719","Xorlev","Xorlev",,,"10062134","16","If it's anything like Apple maps, we'll have death tolls in the thousands.","1439626899","2015-08-15T08:21:39Z" -"10064745","trhway","trhway",,,"10062134","9","My thinking is if Apple just did an electric iCar, they would already made a killing, and they can do it tomorrow morning. All you need is design and good supply logistics. No regulatory hassles to speak about, etc.. Self-driving car is great, yet not tomorrow. Technologically iPhone wasn't like self-driving car as there were phones+computer gadgets on the market before the iPhone, and in that regard iPhone was just like a better electric car would be today. Main innovation of iPhone was breaking back of cell provider - AT&T. Of course if Apple can break the back of DMV and put the self-driving car through regulatory hoops ... I will be so sorry to not have their stock :)","1439628059","2015-08-15T08:40:59Z" -"10064758","Erdos6","Erdos6","true",,"10062134","15","For large tech companies trying to justify huge valuations to their investors and large cash reserves to their shareholders there isn't much a choice about entering a large market that is obviously on the verge of being majorly disrupted. The only question is one of timing.","1439628500","2015-08-15T08:48:20Z" -"10065085","draugadrotten","draugadrotten",,,"10062134","0","It would be interesting how Apple would handle liability. Considering how their legalese is written for other products, they would probably not take any responsibility AT ALL for anything their cars did. This is in very stark contrast to VOLVO that says the VOLVO company will assume full liability for accidents caused by their cars!

"But, if the car is in autonomous mode and causes a crash, Eugensson [Volvo Cars' director of government affairs] said Volvo will take responsibility. "It will be difficult to sell if the driver is still liable. It gives a false promise."

http://www.cnet.com/news/a-ride-in-volvos-autonomous-car-how...

Perhaps we will buy self-driving cars from how their contracts look and not from their tech specs.","1439637659","2015-08-15T11:20:59Z" -"10065093","czottmann","czottmann",,,"10062134","11","I doubt they work on a _self-driving_ car. Electric: yes. But self-driving? I am not sure how the Guardian came to that conclusion, other than looking at the military facility that in the past was used to test self-driving vehicles — _among other things_.","1439637835","2015-08-15T11:23:55Z" -"10065208","FaultierWheel","FaultierWheel",,,"10062134","10","Lowly Worm had a self-driving Apple car ages ago (it must have been self-driving... how else would a worm steer). REF http://bfy.tw/1Jdz

And the ubiquity of that design as a child's pedal toy is precisely what should have some folks concerned.

Apple seems to have a long history of vendor lock on hardware components that go in to their systems. I expect they view self-driving cars as a similar opportunity -- for regulatory reasons they could push heavily for use of only vendor-supplied parts, resulting in a tightly closed system. I would also expect a limited number of models to enter the market each year -- just as we see for Apple computer products.

Contrast that with vehicles like the Honda Civic and Ford F150, where there is comparatively a large product range, and an even more enormous range of after-market parts for repair and customization.

I suspect self-driving cars will reach a point of market saturation when they become cheaper than human-driven cars, aided by vendors touting the extremely high safety ratings and environmental protection value.

And when self-driving cars are here in force, I expect we'll actually see the loss of ability to work on your own car that is decried today by folks who advocate classic car technology over cars with computer systems.

Within our community the real question around self-driving cars should be the ability to create an open platform, and whether this is a space that hobbyists should be permitted to operate. Without this, we'll all be driving Lowly's Apple car in a few years.","1439641619","2015-08-15T12:26:59Z" -"10065369","maggiechang5307","maggiechang5307",,,"10062134","6","Here's what most people don't get about self-driving cars:

It's not the technology, it's the liability issues that have to be resolved before self-driving vehicles really become feasible.

Can you imagine the corporate finger pointing and circle jerking that's going to happen the first time somebody gets killed in an accident cause by a self-driven vehicle?

And somebody is bound to get killed because there is no way possible to code all of the possible scenarios that can happen on a road or guarantee 100% that the hardware will function properly.

I have yet to hear an insurance company step up and state how they are going to handle these issues.

It seems like a mess. I have a good driving record and enjoy pretty cheap insurance rates ($25/month from Insurance Panda). I also enjoy taking my car out for a spin and enjoying the ‘freedom’ of being able to drive anywhere. Will the driverless car allow all this? If not, I’ll have to pass.

I've also haven't heard an insurance company step up and say they will insure a self driving car. Until this happens all this talk about self driving cars is really a non-starter.","1439646938","2015-08-15T13:55:38Z" -"10065529","coldtea","coldtea",,,"10062134","8","Cue some Google executive: “We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent self-driving car,” he said. “Apple guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.”

(referencing Palm CEO's Ed Colligan’s remarks before the iPhone introduction).","1439650572","2015-08-15T14:56:12Z" -"10062766","norea-armozel","norea-armozel",,,"10062246","0","I can't say that I'm sympathetic to Hotwheels' situation with regard to 8ch due to the fact that his audience has quite a few toxic individuals among the ranks. Some of which have a long history of being on the wrong side of the law (and good taste).

Plus, I really don't see why he's upset with the concept of online safe spaces (what his supporters call hugboxes). For example, I'm a transgender woman (mtf) so for me to speak on certain sensitive issues regarding the matter of gender variance it's a necessity that such discussions happen either pseudo-anonymously or in moderated forums. This isn't censorship or an impediment to discussion as there are many venues for cross cultural discussion that have historically happened. But it seems Hotwheels and company demand unfettered access to the lives of others to the point of violating expectations of privacy (and property rights for that matter).

Also, this claim that the Internet has largely been like 8ch is historically inaccurate. The majority of mailing lists, newsgroups, web forums, irc channels, and other communication mediums/methods have always been heavily moderated in some capacity. It's really 8ch and other similarly unmoderated venues that are the ahistorical entities being relatively new to the Internet and to its user base.

It's all well and good to demand some public spaces for sharing of ideas and opinions but it should never come at the price of all the other rights humans need to thrive. And that includes the right to be left alone.","1439584653","2015-08-14T20:37:33Z" -"10063233","ilaksh","ilaksh",,,"10062246","1","I don't know what this is about, probably 8chan is crap, but Google is so core to the internet that complete censoring is a big problem. Because censorship is abused by governments.

We need a real alternative to centralized indexing and search. Duckduckgo is another central search.

We have to move to the decentralized content-based web and we are going to have to index it ourselves. We cannot keep sucking the googlensa tit forever.

The direction for search is bitcoin, ethereum, massively distributed deep learning, etc.

This is actually quite urgent.","1439589556","2015-08-14T21:59:16Z" -"10062492","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10062317","0","Dup of earlier post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10062134","1439581901","2015-08-14T19:51:41Z" -"10065009","FatalLogic","FatalLogic",,,"10064955","0","Two observations:

1 Average users don't pay any attention to that icon, whether it's present or absent. It's even less visible than a banner ad.

2 Most people would probably agree that security matters more on some sites than others, but it seems like there's no standard way to factor that 'desired security level' into the UI. I mean the browser should give a very visible warning if you access your bank or email over an insecure connection, but browsing random news websites over an insecure connection probably creates fewer and less serious security issues for most of us so the warning could be emphasized less.","1439635377","2015-08-15T10:42:57Z" -"10066709","thrownaway2424","thrownaway2424",,,"10066616","7","http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:AhGDevV...","1439670180","2015-08-15T20:23:00Z" -"10066721","crazy1van","crazy1van",,,"10066616","3","Is it faster for spatial queries to store the S2 cells in a Btree index in a database like the article mentions or to just use something like PostGIS with its gist spatial indices -- specifically, for determining whether points are inside or outside of a polygon?","1439670376","2015-08-15T20:26:16Z" -"10066899","jacobolus","jacobolus",,,"10066616","0","The linked presentation slides give a bit better explanation IMO: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Hl4KapfAENAOf4gv-pSn...

Too bad there aren’t more general docs for the library.

I still don’t quite understand the benefit of using a single number instead of a pair of numbers for describing a cell in a two-dimensional space. Seems like a pair of 32-bit fixed point numbers would be just as descriptive as a single double-precision float along the hilbert curve.

The way they project the sphere onto a cube also leads to cell shapes that aren’t especially relevant to typical human purposes, whereas there are many shapes on a map which align with the latitude/longitude grid.","1439672653","2015-08-15T21:04:13Z" -"10067003","wfunction","wfunction",,,"10066616","2","Would someone please explain to me how you one convert between the 1D and 2D coordinates of a Hilbert curve? Is there a formula for it? The drawings look nice but they don't tell you how to actually do the conversion, which seems to be the crucial piece of the data structure.","1439674516","2015-08-15T21:35:16Z" -"10067044","jkot","jkot",,,"10066616","5","There is also Healpix and other libraries","1439675168","2015-08-15T21:46:08Z" -"10067610","dnautics","dnautics",,,"10066616","1","Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't locality unidirectional? Two close points in the plane might by chance be encoded far away on the line if they're unluckily next to a seam.","1439688742","2015-08-16T01:32:22Z" -"10067705","dsymonds","dsymonds",,,"10066616","6","There's also a Go port of S2: http://godoc.org/github.com/golang/geo/s2","1439691410","2015-08-16T02:16:50Z" -"10068894","eveningcoffee","eveningcoffee",,,"10066616","4","I think this is also a great example how Google abandoning the Google Code will affect the availability of previously published work.

What I want to tell is that this library is not (yet according to some googling) migrated to the new platform even when it is from people from Google.","1439733094","2015-08-16T13:51:34Z" -"10070982","Zohaibtarar","Zohaibtarar",,,"10070956","0","This package contains all previously released fixes.","1439774625","2015-08-17T01:23:45Z" -"10077272","melling","melling",,,"10077146","1","Here's a direct link to the YouTube video.

http://youtu.be/NwrjAa1SgjQ

The Daily Mail isn't the best source. And I wouldn't call the robot terrifying. Robots like this will have many positive uses.","1439864614","2015-08-18T02:23:34Z" -"10078760","tired_man","tired_man",,,"10077146","0","The robots are very cool.

Can someone explain to me why it's important to duplicate the our mediocre human design for the robot? Our design is fairly flawed, mechanically. I understand the "let's not scare people" idea, but is that concern actually relevant?

IMHO, by the time any of the robotics technology is ready to go into production, that the old people they were worried about scaring will have died long ago, and those old people will be replaced by people who are today in their 40s or so.

I think it's fairly safe to say that today's average 40 year-old understands the concept of robots and wouldn't be particularly frightened or even concerned by the presence by a robot having four legs and two arms, even if it was standing upright. The designers could benefit by simplified balancing and all the practical working knowledge available on multi-legged movement.

I'd probably be startled to find a Big Dog checking me out at night in a hospital bed, but some upright robot with the suitable production coverings? That'd be okay.","1439900218","2015-08-18T12:16:58Z" -"10078784","JoeAltmaier","JoeAltmaier",,,"10077146","2","Cool. But still has that mincing, crouched gait that so many bipedal bots have. Its not convincing until I see a clean, smooth gait with limbs fully extended.","1439900629","2015-08-18T12:23:49Z" -"10082054","protomyth","protomyth",,,"10079507","0","One of those machines I wish had survived. The prototype base language combined with a neat way to handle data made it fun to program. I still cannot find anything that has contacts and other base data used as well.

One of these days I'm going to write a soup implementation like the Newton had. SQLite is cool, but I crave something else.","1439930680","2015-08-18T20:44:40Z" -"10082950","criddell","criddell",,,"10079507","1","Does anybody know what happened to DecisionLab from Camas, Inc.? That was the last thing I kept my Newton running for but eventually it died and I've never seen another decision analysis tool like it.","1439942412","2015-08-19T00:00:12Z" -"10083372","Gracana","Gracana",,,"10079507","2","I had an MP2100, way after it was obsolete (but still ten years ago.) What a neat device. Two PCMCIA slots in a handheld device was pretty cool, and I really liked the notetaking app it had. It was like onenote, but far before its time.

I wish I could get an LCD like the one it had, but made with a modern process to perhaps provide better contrast. Monochrome, electroluminescent backlit, fairly large. It would be fun to make a device in the same style but with improved parts.","1439950782","2015-08-19T02:19:42Z" -"10081651","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"10081647","0","Home Wi-Fi routers are often designed as unattractive, dumbed-downed versions of enterprise routers. Google's just-announced OnHub router takes a different approach – designed for consumers to connect everything to Google's and other clouds, it actually looks pretty sweet.","1439926921","2015-08-18T19:42:01Z" -"10085530","kevindeasis","kevindeasis",,,"10085352","0","Is there a feature where it lets me meet random strangers and get an uber ride home as well.","1439993135","2015-08-19T14:05:35Z" -"10087173","rocketraman","rocketraman",,,"10087162","1","I would like to introduce the open source Ritzy web-based rich text editor: http://ritzyed.github.io/ritzy/. It is based on React [1] and SwarmJS [2] and primarily intended for embedding into applications to support rich text entry with real-time collaboration. Technically, it works similarly to Google Docs and eschews ContentEditable in favor of a custom javascript-based editor surface and layout engine [3]. As far as I know, this is the first open source implementation of this technique. Please see the project README and source code [4] for more details. Note that this is pretty new and hasn't seen any real-world testing/usage, so there are some known bugs [5] and likely lots of unknown ones as well.

Depending on interest, I am considering offering the editor as a software-as-a-service solution. Because it is intended for real-time collaboration, a server-side component is (currently) required. While a simple implementation is part of the open source project, a more complete commercial service could handle storage, communications, security, availability, and provide a simple but powerful API for developers. The API would allow interaction with client-side editors and the data they contain, including real-time server-side push updates as editor contents change. Please let me know if your company or startup may be interested in such a service.

  [1] https://facebook.github.io/react/
-  [2] http://swarmjs.github.io/
-  [3] http://googledrive.blogspot.ca/2010/05/whats-different-about-new-google-docs.html
-  [4] https://github.com/ritzyed/ritzy
-  [5] https://github.com/ritzyed/ritzy/issues
","1440006221","2015-08-19T17:43:41Z" -"10092755","rocketraman","rocketraman",,,"10087162","2","A blog post introducing the project: https://medium.com/@ramangupta/a-new-rich-text-editor-for-th...","1440087095","2015-08-20T16:11:35Z" -"10145242","rocketraman","rocketraman",,,"10087162","0","FYI: GitHub master updated to version 0.1.4, demo (http://demo-ritzy.rhcloud.com/) updated to the same version. New DESIGN (https://github.com/ritzyed/ritzy/blob/master/docs/DESIGN.ado...), INSTALLATION (https://github.com/ritzyed/ritzy/blob/master/docs/INSTALLATI...), and API (https://github.com/ritzyed/ritzy/blob/master/docs/API.adoc) docs. Demo has new controls that use the API. A bunch of bug fixes and improvements esp. around some more complex collaboration stuff e.g. operations that overlap with remote selections and cursors as one example.","1440990499","2015-08-31T03:08:19Z" -"10089137","yunyeng","yunyeng",,,"10088878","1","What kind of information can hackers get from phpinfo() ?","1440025563","2015-08-19T23:06:03Z" -"10089535","getdavidhiggins","getdavidhiggins",,,"10088878","0","You can find more here: https://www.exploit-db.com/google-hacking-database/ These are called "Google Dorks" for some reason, even though there's nothing dorky about them. Some of these are honeypots / tarpits monitoring inbound traffic, others are actual servers which are running old versions of PHP. Frankly though if it's public like that it often is a red flag that the webmaster has made other bad choices with their servers...","1440033376","2015-08-20T01:16:16Z" -"10090168","sjg007","sjg007",,,"10089411","1","Damn, I use them for Costco all the time.","1440049036","2015-08-20T05:37:16Z" -"10091078","seanp2k2","seanp2k2",,,"10089411","0","Is there a good place to find info on all of Google's acquisitions and shuttered services? I think it might make for some interesting visualizations.","1440069271","2015-08-20T11:14:31Z" -"10091847","smhenderson","smhenderson",,,"10091243","1","Having skimmed the first paragraph of a Wikipedia article on Zero Rating[1] I immediately knew what it was about but I'd never heard it called that before. Think T-Mobile's free music[2] service if you live in the US.

Once again I think this is going to be a hard one. If you understand the devilish details under the surface and it's effects on Net Neutrality you can make an informed decision to oppose this. But it's hard to convince the general public that free is a "bad thing". I think India's Department of Telecom is going to have a tough PR battle on it's hands.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-rating -[2] http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-sets-your-music-f...","1440079291","2015-08-20T14:01:31Z" -"10091901","anilgulecha","anilgulecha",,,"10091243","3","Google saw the PR fallout from Facebook's public stance, and decided it would be better to silently lobby. I hope this has some publicity, and they are forced to publicly take a stand in support of neutral pipes.","1440079664","2015-08-20T14:07:44Z" -"10092039","plinkplonk","plinkplonk",,,"10091243","4","I know Google jumped the shark on the "Don't be evil" concept long ago.

Still, (as an Indian living in India) I am very disappointed at Google selling out like this","1440080940","2015-08-20T14:29:00Z" -"10092059","Sven7","Sven7",,,"10091243","2","The Indian Telecom landscape has no resemblance to the US or Europe. There is no AT&T/Comcast monopoly. Why? Because the regulator has done a pretty decent job ensuring access to voice and data stays cheap through competition.

As far as I know, in all the big cities you can choose between 7-8 major provider's. No contract. Dirt cheap access. Also worth mentioning is the existence of a reasonably large public sector ISP, with more or less a state mandate to loose money on providing access.

In such a competitive landscape how do the net neutrality arguments of the west apply? Lot of misinformed outrage imho.","1440081189","2015-08-20T14:33:09Z" -"10092212","nphyte","nphyte",,,"10091243","6","what's the difference between access to "basic internet" and "internet"?","1440082421","2015-08-20T14:53:41Z" -"10092539","RodericDay","RodericDay",,,"10091243","0","I don't understand why we are using incomprehensible-without-supplemental-material terms like "Zero Rating" and "Net Neutrality" when discussing these matters. It's like they were crafted with the explicit purpose of confusing laymen, like someone challenged you to a game of chance, gave you loaded dice, and you just went with it.","1440085274","2015-08-20T15:41:14Z" -"10102374","hcccc","hcccc",,,"10091243","5","It's important to remember that the target group is the poorest section of the population who have not previous had access to the internet. While it can sound noble and benevolent in theory it is a clear power move.

In essence what they are doing is aggressively trying to beat the concept and affordances of decentralised networks in penetrating the physical infrastructure, government policy, telecom bureaucracy, and public consciousness.

The third-world poor, as the most exploited class, is one of the last strongholds of meaningful resistance to capitalism. By actively subverting decentralised models and installing in their place, both conceptually and physically, a centralised and hierarchical vision of connectivity they secure the advancement of "surveillance capitalism" and further consolidate their power as transcending nation states.

The appropriation of the concept of internet as pushed by Google and Facebook has already penetrated very far.. according to a recent poll.. "65% of Nigerians, and 61% of Indonesians agree with the statement that "Facebook is the Internet" compared with only 5% in the US (http://qz.com/333313/milliions-of-facebook-users-have-no-ide...).

The speed at which this transformation is happening means the critical public discourse around these issues is dangerously underdeveloped.","1440248408","2015-08-22T13:00:08Z" -"10093305","Nadya","Nadya",,,"10093292","2",">To test the accuracy of each search engine, he limited his search query to this year's news articles from The New York Times. He created several fictitious users with different interests and corresponding web histories. Tukrel then fed this information to both Google and his interest-based search engine. Finally, the results from each search engine were compared.

Willing to bet the search phrase did not include "site:newyorktimes.com"","1440091593","2015-08-20T17:26:33Z" -"10093373","smt88","smt88",,,"10093292","1","It is laughable to suggest the search engine "accuracy" is universal and measurable enough to say that it's "47%" better.","1440092243","2015-08-20T17:37:23Z" -"10093637","VOYD","VOYD",,,"10093292","0",""60 hours to code a search engine", sounds like someone is spending daddy's hard earned money at a high PR agency. Nothing solid in this article at all. This made me LOL - "It understands what a user would like before it serves up the results by dwelling deep into the content of the text, understanding the underlying meaning"","1440094819","2015-08-20T18:20:19Z" -"10094265","PaulHoule","PaulHoule",,,"10093292","3","Good for him!","1440100730","2015-08-20T19:58:50Z" -"10098737","brohee","brohee",,,"10098462","2","> This year, the firm expects to clock $10.84 billion in revenue which — calculating the 20 percent commission that it takes — should bring in around $2 billion in revenue for the year. Its projection for next year comes in at $26.12 billion, which could generate over $5 billion in take-home money.

So, is it eleven or is two billions in revenue... Techcrunch...","1440175944","2015-08-21T16:52:24Z" -"10098897","Cacti","Cacti",,,"10098462","11",""leaked"","1440177374","2015-08-21T17:16:14Z" -"10098899","alopecoid","alopecoid",,,"10098462","0","Dumb question:

Since Google Ventures invested in Uber, does that mean that owning Google stock indirectly translates to a [small] pre-IPO investment in Uber?

http://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-Uber-does-Google-own

"Google Ventures invested $258M at $3.7B post-money valuation in 2013, so they bought 6.8% of the company. Depending on whether or not they have taken pro-rata investment rights in Uber's subsequent financings they either own the same percentage or a slightly diluted stake. Let's say somewhere between 6.0% and 6.8% as of Q1 2015."","1440177393","2015-08-21T17:16:33Z" -"10099026","joshmn","joshmn",,,"10098462","7","And they're still losing an exceptional amount of money.

This will be interesting.","1440178614","2015-08-21T17:36:54Z" -"10099142","languagehacker","languagehacker",,,"10098462","3","Claims of a plan to go public are very often more of an employee retention tactic than an actual concrete plan coming from the CFO.

Don't be surprised if they reuse these slides in three years to a largely fresh-faced crew of engineers with stars in their eyes about their stock options.","1440179781","2015-08-21T17:56:21Z" -"10099168","rconti","rconti",,,"10098462","13","According to the leaked presentation, it could be next year. Or it could be in 2016.","1440180009","2015-08-21T18:00:09Z" -"10099314","lquist","lquist",,,"10098462","4","One data point in support of this actually happening vs being a retention/recruiting tactic:

A financial analyst friend of mine was hired at Uber ~6M ago as part of a team to help with the accounting/etc. for Uber to go public.","1440181348","2015-08-21T18:22:28Z" -"10099691","countrybama24","countrybama24",,,"10098462","1","Considering their track record, I wouldn't be surprised if they have no intention whatsoever of going public. Uber has to convince investors they will be able to exit their investment and the total pool of investors willing to try their luck in the secondary market is likely much smaller than those looking for traditional IPO or trade sale liquidity events. Not that they would have difficulty raising money, but they are certainly pushing the limits of the terms they can receive. Someone else pointed out this would also be a useful tactic in recruiting pitches.

Is it really worth it to go public? The reporting burdens for public companies are well documented. But also this management team has used some pretty shady tactics in the past. I can't imagine they love the idea of the scrutiny that comes with being public. You can always sell your share of the company in one of these financing rounds if you wanted to diversify your wealth.","1440185081","2015-08-21T19:24:41Z" -"10099717","bsder","bsder",,,"10098462","12","Gotta get the next layer of the pyramid when you're losing that much money.","1440185383","2015-08-21T19:29:43Z" -"10099724","dataker","dataker",,,"10098462","6","I wonder if 'leaked' could've been replaced by 'announced'","1440185430","2015-08-21T19:30:30Z" -"10100414","ameyamk","ameyamk",,,"10098462","5","Uber's valuation is now starting to makes sense if this is true. Marginal cost of revenue for uber is very very low. You can argue that gross margins can run as high as 60-70% of revenue. Giving uber gross profit of over 3B for 2016. Given how aggressive uber is in driving growth premium on valuation is making sense.

Side note: I was in Chicago last week - and I am noticing almost every cab driver now has uber app open. There are 13k uber drivers in chicago alone. Anecdotal evidence suggests Uber is winning.","1440193183","2015-08-21T21:39:43Z" -"10100886","vonnik","vonnik",,,"10098462","9","Planning to go public 18-24 months from now is like planning to get married before you've met your significant other.

The window for IPOs opens and shuts, and sometimes it stays shut for a long time. Especially for companies like Uber, which are new and unprofitable, albeit large and growing fast.

Rather than reading this plan as referring to actual events in the future, we should read it as Uber selling itself to bigger and bigger investors, since those investors are unlikely to see profit any other way.","1440200211","2015-08-21T23:36:51Z" -"10100934","paulsutter","paulsutter",,,"10098462","8","Pretty much all late-stage startups are planning to go public in "18-24 months". Most have expected an 18-24 month IPO for several years now. When they say it, they add, "but really for sure this time"","1440201011","2015-08-21T23:50:11Z" -"10101866","acd","acd",,,"10098462","10","Anyone reflecting over the high valuation of these startups which does not yet make money and that it could be a bubble?

Nobody considered the Tulips bulbs mania in Amsterdam a bubble until after it burst. -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania","1440230527","2015-08-22T08:02:07Z" -"10102395","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"10102256","0","See also:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10093292

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10101743","1440248948","2015-08-22T13:09:08Z" -"10103076","ucaetano","ucaetano",,,"10102256","1","This again?","1440264955","2015-08-22T17:35:55Z" -"10107379","i336_","i336_",,,"10107375","0","DEADLINE: The banner above every GC page says August 25, the Wiki page above says August 24. So let's just say "ACT IMMEDIATELY."

Do you know anyone (who knows anyone, ...) with anything up on GC? Go and tell them IMMEDIATELY to edit their project(s') homepages to add new homepage URLs. Remember that the URLs will need to be stable for a couple of years at least, since it will soon be nontrivial to change them.

To summarize the link,

- Google Code will go readonly in 1-2 days

- After Jan 2016, `git`, `hg`, `svn` - and possibly the `[Export to GitHub]` button - will all break, and the data behind these endpoints will be made available in `.zip` and `JSON` formats - provided it is PUBLIC: private data (`Restrict-View-` et. al.) will go away

- Archived data (`.zip` and `JSON`), to quote, "will remain online for a long time."

If you still need to export your data, [I heard](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3i58k5/google_...) that [fast-export](https://github.com/frej/fast-export).py will cleanly turn a `hg` repo into a Git one without getting confused like GitHub's exporter sometimes can.

Apparently you'll be able to email google-code-shutdown@google.com after the deadline and have project pages edited manually (you can apparently even have "redirects" set up, not sure if this is a `Location:` redirect or something else) - but this will not be instantaneous, especially not to begin with (RIP this address's inbox in a couple days).

(PS. You might spot this message elsewhere online - not trying to spam, just trying to help everyone.)","1440378112","2015-08-24T01:01:52Z" -"10116494","hadeharian","hadeharian",,,"10107999","0","Today I learned that tencent is worth more than fiftycent.","1440511278","2015-08-25T14:01:18Z" -"10113497","byg80","byg80",,,"10113438","0","Some people like the convenience of not having to have to call/deal with someone every time.","1440459628","2015-08-24T23:40:28Z" -"10114168",,,,"true","10114048","5",,"1440469498","2015-08-25T02:24:58Z" -"10114169","kitx","kitx",,,"10114048","7","Happy to answer any questions, this has been a little side project of mine with Swift and Google's Gmail API.","1440469499","2015-08-25T02:24:59Z" -"10114905","jd3","jd3",,,"10114048","3","Interesting service. I definitely prefer my e-mail notifications to come right from SeaMonkey, but I could see this being useful for those who don't use a separate mail client and prefer to not have their gmail open in a separate tab 24/7.","1440484747","2015-08-25T06:39:07Z" -"10114939","elithrar","elithrar",,,"10114048","2","Does this work with Inbox (as in, clicking on the notification opens the Inbox UI, not Gmail)?","1440485451","2015-08-25T06:50:51Z" -"10114947","geekrax","geekrax",,,"10114048","0","Interesting. Not a huge fan of marketing it as "Absolutely Free" and not mentioning the charge for multiple accounts.

I currently use Checker Plus for Gmail Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/checker-plus-for-g.... Does the job very well.","1440485588","2015-08-25T06:53:08Z" -"10115342","yoz-y","yoz-y",,,"10114048","4","I wonder about the example gmail addresses given. Do you own john, paul, george at gmail? I know we should use example.com for URL examples, are there any non-assigned addresses for well-known mail services?","1440495361","2015-08-25T09:36:01Z" -"10119037","nullIsAnObject","nullIsAnObject",,,"10114048","1","Just a heads-up, I installed it and signed in with one of my two accounts, but then decided to switch the one free account to my other account. After removing the original account, I wasn't given the option to add in the single free account, only upgrade (I'm guessing there was an assumption in the code that the user would always have one account, and never remove it?). Uninstalling/reinstalling didn't give me the option to re-register, either.","1440532216","2015-08-25T19:50:16Z" -"10121898","charlieegan3","charlieegan3",,,"10114048","6","Any plans to post this on ProductHunt?","1440580494","2015-08-26T09:14:54Z" -"10118998","sydneyliu","sydneyliu",,,"10118938","0","Congrats to Andrew Chen! Heard him on the Product Hunt podcast and have learned a lot from his newsletter and Tweets.","1440531666","2015-08-25T19:41:06Z" -"10121598","jakozaur","jakozaur",,,"10120294","4","Good direction.

I wonder how it compares to using OpenCV other on top of much nicer API and doing everything yourself.","1440574128","2015-08-26T07:28:48Z" -"10121608","Benjamin_Dobell","Benjamin_Dobell",,,"10120294","3","Wait... what? Why is this part of the Google APIs framework (closed source) and not part of the Android Open Source Project?

Here we go, folks.","1440574266","2015-08-26T07:31:06Z" -"10121669","lnanek2","lnanek2",,,"10120294","0","Would be nice if they provided more information about their implementation. I currently pay for a barcode API that doesn't have the dumb binary off/on pixel logic of the free version of zxing almost everyone else uses. It's just better UX for users if their bar codes can be recognized even with out of focus images, for example. There's nothing on this site about if the Google library is better or worse than popular open source offerings, however.","1440575399","2015-08-26T07:49:59Z" -"10122201","vladtaltos","vladtaltos",,,"10120294","6","any information about licensing the API ? cost-wise ? I couldn't find it in the site","1440588311","2015-08-26T11:25:11Z" -"10123282","cpcat","cpcat",,,"10120294","5","i think this only works on snapdragon processors with fastcv. i tested this on snapdragon dev kits 2 years ago.","1440600833","2015-08-26T14:53:53Z" -"10123395","waynenilsen","waynenilsen",,,"10120294","1","I wish this could be used in a broader context without involving Android.","1440601815","2015-08-26T15:10:15Z" -"10123923","dangerboysteve","dangerboysteve",,,"10120294","2","What is the performance of the barcode scanning? The commercial Scandit crossplatform lib is amazing (see videos) www.scandit.com","1440605527","2015-08-26T16:12:07Z" -"10121076","webaholic","webaholic",,,"10120756","0","How long before the entire department is offered a gold mine and acquiring them ala they did with CMU?","1440563425","2015-08-26T04:30:25Z" -"10124651","adovenmuehle","adovenmuehle",,,"10122691","6","I've been keeping track of Google Fi since it was released.

I'm hoping the new Nexus 5 (both LG and Huawei versions) is compatible with Google Fi, although I did call the Fi support number (and talked to a real human) and she said they haven't heard anything about support for the Nexus 5.

Here's hoping.","1440610537","2015-08-26T17:35:37Z" -"10124706","JoshTriplett","JoshTriplett",,,"10122691","9","Interesting; "Data does not handover between networks" seems to contradict other reports I've seen that the data connection seamlessly hands off.","1440610926","2015-08-26T17:42:06Z" -"10124722","jewel","jewel",,,"10122691","1","When Fi was announced they mentioned that public wifi traffic would go through a VPN to google's datacenters. At the time I assumed that they'd just run ALL traffic through the VPN, since that'd make for some very seamless switching. As bad as that would be from a privacy perspective, I trust Google more than T-Mobile or Sprint.

By running everything through the VPN, you'd be able to have TCP connections that didn't break when the network switched, since your device's public IP address would be in a datacenter somewhere.

Also with a VPN you'd be able to send voice traffic over both a carrier connection and the wifi connection at the same time to avoid dropouts.

There is something similar called Multi-path TCP (MPTCP) which uses latency to decide which TCP path to send traffic over.","1440611015","2015-08-26T17:43:35Z" -"10124757","edude03","edude03",,,"10122691","11","I'm surprised that (it seems) google isn't using Multipath TCP to carry the VPN traffic to google. This would allow it to switch seamlessly between LTE and Wifi and in theory even LTE and LTE while maintaining the VPN connection and thus the call.

In fact, Apple uses this tech for Siri to reduce latency on voice queries.","1440611326","2015-08-26T17:48:46Z" -"10125044","thrownaway2424","thrownaway2424",,,"10122691","13","I remember having UMA on a T-Mobile BlackBerry (8800, I think) and the call handoff from WiFi to mobile really was seamless, no gaps at all. This was in 2007, by the way.","1440613640","2015-08-26T18:27:20Z" -"10125047","dgulino","dgulino",,,"10122691","4","https://republicwireless.com provides seamless wifi->cell and cell->wifi handover of calls.","1440613647","2015-08-26T18:27:27Z" -"10125304","zw123456","zw123456",,,"10122691","7","Another interesting future aspect of HetNet technology -http://www.netmanias.com/en/post/blog/7388/kt-korea-lte-h-lt...

What GoFi is doing is actually not at all new and has been around a while (the wifi / LTE hand off) the third provider is always been possible with multiple SIMS which has been around for quite a while.","1440616039","2015-08-26T19:07:19Z" -"10125333","Bedon292","Bedon292",,,"10122691","3","Very interesting. This contradicts how Google advertises the service though. They say the transition is seamless. Unless they are playing fast and loose with the definition of seamless, this does not seem to qualify.

According to their website it is expecting signals to slowly get worse and have time to start transitioning before it drops out. A sudden loss of wifi for whatever reason probably confuses it. I would expect walking down the street away from your wifi would cause a smoother tansition.

I also expect those dialer codes are not meant for use during a call, and that is why a transition is queued up.

Have you tried driving from a Sprint deadzone, where you are on TMobile, to a TMobile deadzone where you would have to transition to Sprint? This would show if it can actually transition between the two during a call. Which others seem to say works.","1440616358","2015-08-26T19:12:38Z" -"10125433","a-dub","a-dub",,,"10122691","2",""Given that two different profiles exist on the Fi SIM, the Fi software must have the capability to switch between them. SIM cards are actually little computers, so by developing an application that runs on the SIM card Google could trigger a switch based on any of the information the SIM has access to – the network it is registered on, the receipt of a trigger SMS, or something else.

My guess is that the SIM card contains a small application that can activate a specific profile in response to a command from the Fi software. This profile then remains active until another such command is received. Logically, this makes sense – the algorithms Google will want to use as part of the system are much easier coded as part of an app that can be updated through the Play Store and access any number of data sources; once it decides, it simply instructs the SIM to activate the desired profile."

More likely is that the SIM card just holds a few different profiles and custom software that runs on the baseband processor watches the strength of both networks and sends out of band messages back home to tell recycled Google Voice infrastructure how to find the subscriber. The switchover times you report are consistent with Google's VoIP infrastructure holding a call and silently dialing/connecting it on the other network.

It would be interesting to see if voice handoffs still worked if IP networking was unavailable on the phone.","1440617397","2015-08-26T19:29:57Z" -"10125565","arkieguy","arkieguy",,,"10122691","5","I'm pretty sure the testing methodology in this article is flawed. Using the manual switching codes (which are NOT recommended by Google) shouldn't be used to evaluate the vast majority of situations. For instance, doing timing on a manual network switch isn't necessarily equivalent to the phone automatically switching. Also, doing a manual switch and then extrapolating that the phone doesn't automatically switch back is not valid.

Basically, you can't test any of the automated functionality using manual codes!","1440618590","2015-08-26T19:49:50Z" -"10125573","Animats","Animats",,,"10122691","8","T-Mobile does WiFi to GSM handover now. My phone has been doing it for two years. They have to; T-Mobile coverage has so many holes it would be useless otherwise.","1440618709","2015-08-26T19:51:49Z" -"10125624",,,"true","true","10122691","14",,"1440619333","2015-08-26T20:02:13Z" -"10125702",,,,"true","10122691","10",,"1440620064","2015-08-26T20:14:24Z" -"10126006","KirinDave","KirinDave",,,"10122691","0",""but that doesn’t change the fact that Google has produced a service that works, is easy to use, switches quickly between networks,"

I've had what can only be described as a hellish experience with Google's Fi service since I got it. My bugs include but are not limited to:

- SIM cards randomly not being associate with both networks, the fix for which is clearing the Fi app data, restarting the phone, and then re-running the app. With wifi, which is tricky when your car breaks down on highway 1.

- Interment and VERY poor data performance, but no interruption in voice service.

- Data service working fine, but all incoming and outgoing calls failing.

In the support category, Project Fi has also been a nightmare. None of the support staff know what to do when you encounter a problem. They don't know why my account (or my friend's account) are broken. They've suggested (just to me) and had me do the following things:

- Reboot the phone.

- Reseat the sim card while the phone is on.

- Factory reset the phone

- Factory reset the phone again without the sim card in.

- Buy a new SIM card. They gave me free shipping, at least?

- Flash the phone to a version of Shamu that is not compatible with other carriers.

- Remove all other user accounts from the phone.

I've been repeatedly asking to cancel my service and get my number ported back to google voice, and I've actually had service reps ignore me claiming they want to explain "[their] side of the story." I have a chat transcript explaining that.

And of course, let's not forget the weird callback system bugs. Like last night 4 hours after I scheduled a call they called me 2 times at 1am, and when I asked them not to call me I was told, "If you don't want us calling then don't schedule a service call!" When I said I didn't, they said, "Well that's odd because I see it right here" then hung up on me.

I still have not successfully cancelled my Fi service. The web form version 500s.

I do not think it is very easy to use, or ready. It seems pretty terrible to me.","1440622998","2015-08-26T21:03:18Z" -"10145516","danhash","danhash",,,"10122691","12","Have you tested HO between Sprint network and WiFi ?

As per our understanding Sprint doesn't have VoLTE network so if Handoff is supported means Project Fi is VoIP.","1440997083","2015-08-31T04:58:03Z" -"10122837",,,,"true","10122701","26",,"1440597482","2015-08-26T13:58:02Z" -"10122847","zdw","zdw",,,"10122701","2","Imagine the dystopic future where Uber then colludes with the legal/prison complex, and can track everyone.

Even if you don't use their services, their roving band of rfid/wifi/bluetooth sensing cars with cameras that read and recognize object like other cars, license plates, and other people in their environment will be observing everyone and everything, all the time.

Every vehicle, a subpoena-able bundle of sensors.

Watching.

Personally, I find that even scarier than the mass destruction of public transit.","1440597581","2015-08-26T13:59:41Z" -"10122870","PhasmaFelis","PhasmaFelis",,,"10122701","17","So they've invented low-capacity, very expensive buses?","1440597746","2015-08-26T14:02:26Z" -"10122952","GuiA","GuiA",,,"10122701","4","The problem is that current technology is making this new model for mass transit realistic. When everyone has a cellphone, and we can have tons of sensors on vehicles that communicate in real time (and might eventually be self driving), the old model for transit (fixed routes, pickups at fixed times, etc.) doesn't make sense anymore.

Many socially disadvantaged people would especially benefit from such a modern form of public transportation: if a single mom working a minimum wage job can go to her workplace in 20 minutes rather than 1h30 for the same price, her quality of life would dramatically improve.

If you subscribe to the view that the government should provide a set of basic services to all of its population (eg basic food, shelter, education, healthcare, transportation), then what should really happen is that the local public transportation agencies (SFMTA, NYMTA, etc.) should be the ones experimenting with new models and offering incrementally better services to citizens as technology evolves.

But that's not how it works, because these agencies are bloated, ineffective, and the complete opposite of innovative. In countries where public transportation is in a better shape (e.g. a lot of western european countries) and the government is more left leaning (ie has no qualms making Uber illegal), services like Uber are a bit slower to reach the mass they are in the US, but it's still going to happen in the long term.

We can't have it both ways. Either we go full capitalist, and in this case privatized public transit the Uber way seems inevitable in the long term, creating a 2 tiered public transit system: one privatized that works really well for the higher social classes, and the regular public transit system that will further languish and deteriorate as only poorer people use it (an outcome which I personally hate and find absolutely dystopian). Or we need to figure out a way for local governments to provide those basic services to their citizens, growing and changing them as the technology matures. That's much more appealing, but I'm not quite sure how to get there in a way that benefits all citizens equally.","1440598324","2015-08-26T14:12:04Z" -"10123014","Chevalier","Chevalier",,,"10122701","16","Oh for christ's sake. I am a major proponent of public transit and walkable cities. Anyone who shares my support should be cheering wildly at Uber's expansion. Uber is the greatest, and perhaps the only, threat that we've ever had to American car ownership.

With Uber, those occasional necessary car trips can be contracted out cheaply and easily. When you aren't FORCED to own a car to survive, many people simply won't buy one. The fewer people that own cars, the more heavily transit and bicycles will be used for daily trips. Ride-sharing is perhaps the most important blow ever struck against American car dependency.","1440598748","2015-08-26T14:19:08Z" -"10123031","dajohnson89","dajohnson89",,,"10122701","25","With very few exceptions, public transit in America sucks. In the cases where public transit is run by a private company (usually contracted out by the local government), it is much better. I for one welcome private involvement.","1440598862","2015-08-26T14:21:02Z" -"10123071","omonra","omonra",,,"10122701","0","I got to the

" Uber’s re-direction of the political will of its base was its total victory over Mayor Bill De Blasio’s hapless and deeply stupid campaign to limit the company’s growth in New York City—some of the final blows coming from celebrities (and even some business journalists!) tweeting messages written by Uber on its behalf. Would it be crazy to wonder what would happen if those same people mounted a similarly forceful campaign to get Governor Cuomo to clean out and fully fund the MTA to, say, make the L train less terrible?"

Did the writer think for 5 seconds about this? Is the political will (or rather actual monies required) to spend 15 billion [1] on the MTA shortfall the same as not prohibiting a company from operating a tax service?

[1] http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/23/us-usa-newyork-mta...","1440599175","2015-08-26T14:26:15Z" -"10123146","amyjess","amyjess",,,"10122701","24","Given how shitty public transit is here (and has been for decades) and how good Lyft is, this is an endgame I welcome.

Ever since I started using Lyft, I stopped taking the local public transit (except on certain special routes, like going straight downtown when I'm near a train station) because it's better.","1440599687","2015-08-26T14:34:47Z" -"10123149","hiou","hiou",,,"10122701","6","> It is telling though that Constine notes that one of Uber’s Smart Routes runs “up Fillmore St. from Haight St. to Bay St. in the Marina, which the Bay Area’s BART service doesn’t cover,” when the route is directly covered by the SF MUNI 22 bus, which runs every eight minutes according to Google Maps

again: > every eight minutes and only costs $2.25

If only we could remove the stigma an bigotry associated with riding the bus, so many issues with public transit would be cured.","1440599705","2015-08-26T14:35:05Z" -"10123210","taigeair","taigeair",,,"10122701","12","Jamaica has had this system for years. You stand next to the street and point if you want to go up or down, and you get a ride for $1. It's pretty cool. 7 people in one car at times.","1440600235","2015-08-26T14:43:55Z" -"10123255","omouse","omouse",,,"10122701","10","Uh no, the end game is autonomous logistics; getting someone or something from point A to point B. More automation is good, we're sorely lacking in automation.

The real issue is distribution of profits. If the money gained stays at the top levels and doesn't move around much, you get stagnation and a poorer standard of living.","1440600592","2015-08-26T14:49:52Z" -"10123274","Aqueous","Aqueous",,,"10122701","3","Uber isn't a ride-sharing service - it's a ride-hailing service. The only thing that makes people want to use Uber over a Yellow Cab is that with Uber I open an app, click "Request Uber," the app shows me where the cab is, gives an accurate time of their arrival, and gives me information about my driver. You want to compete with Uber? Those are fairly straight-forward features to add to existing cab-hailing apps. Uber's technological advantage can thus be nullified easily, leaving it only to compete on price. Plus, taxis have an advantage because of the heavier regulation around taxis making them (theoretically) safer.

The sooner the world's cabs companies beef up their technology infrastructure the sooner this upheaval will stop. There will be no further privatization of public transport assuming the taxi companies realize this soon. Oh, and cab medallions are already privately owned.","1440600775","2015-08-26T14:52:55Z" -"10123289","jrockway","jrockway",,,"10122701","1","Privatized public transportation seems to work in other countries. This particular plan sounds exactly like Hong Kong's minibuses. Also in other countries, private companies own competing rail networks, competing directly against the local government. (Tokyo is an example, compare Tokyo Metro and Toei. JR was once the government, but was privatized. Keio, Tobu, Seibu, Tokyu, etc. were always private companies.)

Meanwhile, the government-funded model of public transportation seems to be failing in the US. The MTA spent billions of dollars buying new trains and resignalling entire lines to run trains every 1 minute 30 seconds. But didn't actually schedule service that frequently, resulting in trains that are un-boardable during rush hours. (In fact, unresignalled lines have higher levels of service. The Flushing line runs at 33 trains per hour. The upgraded Canarsie line only runs 26 tph.)

Off-peak service is similarly abysmal, with trains running every 20 minutes as early as 11:00pm, that are often as packed as rush hour trains. They can't afford three more trains per hour to run them at 10 minute headways?

With more people using public transportation than ever before, it's a sad time for the government to be unable to justify expanding service to meet the needs of the new commuters. But they are doing a great job of being inept, so it would be great to see the private sector come in and fix things. I don't care who I pay to get to work, I just want to get there quickly and hassle-free.","1440600898","2015-08-26T14:54:58Z" -"10123307","ilaksh","ilaksh",,,"10122701","20","Same as Amazon, Google, Github. Basically technology monopolies, or technopolies as I like to call them. They have become so powerful that they are the de facto government in certain areas. Thrn they get in bed with the government and its hard to say where one stops and the next begins.

The endgame is for America to become the next China.","1440601041","2015-08-26T14:57:21Z" -"10123430","jerf","jerf",,,"10122701","19","Take ideology off the hook for a moment, and if you are a supporter of lots of government support for mass transit, ask yourself, do you really want government agencies to engage in extremely, extremely speculative development [1] of millions of dollar's worth of software, radical new ways of organizing mass transit, and experimenting with a brand new way of providing services that have never been seriously tried before, and by all rational measures, at the outset of the project the most likely outcome can only rationally be considered failure?

Honestly, if this wasn't an ideologically-loaded "private industry vs. government" issue and we were all wearing our rational thought hats instead of our politics hats, we would vigorously condemn any mass transit authority that prioritized such a risky venture at the risk of dropping actual services to poor people! That's not their job.

This isn't a private vs. public story. Let the private industry prove out the model at their own risk and their own expense. Let them recoup the expense and pocket some profit for the risk at the expense of those who can afford the service. (The poor are not actually hurt by not having access to Uber, anymore than they were hurt by not having access to it 10 years ago.) Let the government come in behind and work on providing services based on the risks taken and the lessons learned. Perhaps even by contracting out to Uber, or perhaps more likely, a yet-to-be-founded mass-transit-focused competitor, when the model has been derisked enough that the poor aren't at high risk of being boned by the vagueries and vissitudes of Silicon Valley unicorns.

This would hold true even if all the city governments were models of efficiency, and all had highly trained and skillful staffs of programmers on staff who could easily write all this code. But come now, even you promoters of government, let's all be honest with each other, this is not the case. And, again, that's not least because it would be unacceptable for a mass transit authority to hire all that talent when it should be using money to provide service.

Government can't be good at everything, because there are something things that it can only be good at at the expense of other things it is supposed to be doing instead. Wildly risky experimentation certainly sounds like a good candidate for that category to me.

[1]: By contrast, to be clear, I am fully behind incremental advancement, exploration, and development by governments. It routinely happens and it should. But in general, it is not their job to do moon shots with social programs. (Note the "moon shot" and "the bomb" and all the other really experimental stuff that you might want to name are not social programs. A line of military research coming up dry does not directly harm the poor. (Especially under progressive taxation where "the poor" pay either very little or negative taxes in the US, so you can't even really complain about their tax load.))","1440602027","2015-08-26T15:13:47Z" -"10123481","rayiner","rayiner",,,"10122701","5","There is theoretically a public bus in Wilmington for $1 that makes a frequent trip past where my wife works (in the heart of the CBD) to the Amtrak station (about a mile and change away). Except it's never on time (in a small city with no traffic to speak of), and drivers decide to just randomly end their trips early and stop picking up passengers.

Now that Uber is available in Wilmington, my wife has started using it heavily. That's great for her, not so great for all the low income people who actually need to use the service. And ultimately it's not Uber's fault that they're offering an alternative to the dysfunctional public transit system. The municipal government is supposed to be the ones offering poor people a safe and convenient alternative to walking through downtown Wilmington at night, and they fail at their job miserably.","1440602403","2015-08-26T15:20:03Z" -"10123501","tvanantwerp","tvanantwerp",,,"10122701","13","I live in DC. Our public transit is regularly late or broken, and is on fire often enough that people feel the need to check before their morning commute [1]. If the future of public transit is Uber, then I can't wait.

[1] http://www.ismetroonfire.com/","1440602494","2015-08-26T15:21:34Z" -"10123505","hoopd","hoopd",,,"10122701","21","The price vs. users graph[0] is hopelessly wrong, dangerously wrong even. So wrong I can't take anything the author says about economics or markets seriously at all. I think they're trying to make the argument that Uber will achieve economies of scale but that would be cost vs. users, not price. Price and cost are different things.

The graph also implicitly makes the assumption that there are an infinite number of users and Uber has competitors. In reality as the number of users increases Uber looks more and more like a monopoly and the price approaches whatever maximizes Uber's profits as opposed to "free". The bigger Uber gets the more they become the government they're fighting against.

In a healthy free market price will approach marginal cost, but Uber isn't fighting for a healthy free market. It's the last thing they want.

> While zero car ownership will undoubtedly and unremittingly be a net social good—can’t wait until driving is something one does for fun, ban cars!

Can't tell if the author is for or against regulation.

[0] - http://cdn.theawl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/price.jpg","1440602522","2015-08-26T15:22:02Z" -"10123516","placeybordeaux","placeybordeaux",,,"10122701","14","This sounds a bit like a scare piece given that dollar vans [1] already exist, they just aren't smart phone enabled.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_van","1440602645","2015-08-26T15:24:05Z" -"10123561","ThomPete","ThomPete",,,"10122701","15","Honestly that sounds more like spin than anything. They are working on self driving cars which is going to be a much more profitable business than privatizes public transit.

I believe this is probably more likely to be an attempt to change public perception.","1440602855","2015-08-26T15:27:35Z" -"10123568","mc32","mc32",,,"10122701","7","For me the main problem with infrastructure heavy mass transit, which the author seems to prefer, is that the horizons are in multiple decades. I've forever been frustrated by mass transit going not where they are needed.

In addition, in the SF south bay, mass transit infrastructure suffers from a chicken and egg problem. Density isn't high enough to support transit, so it would be unwise to waste tax revenue in elephants, but without the build-up, the environ for mass transit isn't stoked.

Personally, I don't care who comes up with a financially viable solution, public or private. Having seen what public delivers, I'm optimistic private can compete and deliver something meaningful in under three decades of studies, agreements, bonds issuing, lawsuits, etc. Overseas, private mass transit delivers at least on par with public mass transit. Moreover, the NYC subway system was borne from originally private systems.

I guess autonomous vehicles like uber's are likely to win out over the ideas by united technologies' "people movers". Still unsurprising that in the end the ideas to get to efficient mass transit tend to merge.","1440602934","2015-08-26T15:28:54Z" -"10123627","alwaysdoit","alwaysdoit",,,"10122701","8","> One of the more subtle underlying issues with the rise of Uber is the company’s slow siphoning of the political will to fix existing—or build new—public transit infrastructure in major cities.

I don't think this is really true, at least in the short run. Uber fills the gaps which previously prevented me from completely getting rid of my car. Now that I'm completely car free, I rely on public transportation for trips that are well supported by our infrastructure and use Uber for trips that aren't, so I care a lot about our public transportation infrastructure, and usually support improvements, unless they are very poorly budgeted or misguided.","1440603490","2015-08-26T15:38:10Z" -"10123752","myth_buster","myth_buster",,,"10122701","11","I think the documentary Taken for a ride(1996) [0][1] which showed up

on /r/Documentaries [2] is perhaps relevant to this discussion.

[0] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236785/

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-I8GDklsN4

[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/comments/3iflv6/taken...","1440604331","2015-08-26T15:52:11Z" -"10123990","curiousjorge","curiousjorge",,,"10122701","23","fat chance in hell. as soon as uber makes money by raising prices, paying drivers less or both, many others will jump in, quickly destroying the returns on investment.

I see uber as a giant bulldozer that is paving the way for future competitors. Once they realize there's no way to keep people locked in unless they form a cartel like the traditional taxi industry, investors will panick.

An Uber cartel is the least possible outcome because they do not own the roads, the car, the people. Do I ride the bike to work or hitch a ride? Do I use Uber or just take a taxi that's parked right across my building? Do I use Lyft or Uber if Lyft is offering cheaper ride? Is there any noticeable difference or do I even care, I just want to go from A to B and pay the least amount of money.

This is the endgame for Uber: enable future competitors to reap the returns on it's investment because they are focused on monopoly in an industry that won't make it possible.","1440605969","2015-08-26T16:19:29Z" -"10123996","dba7dba","dba7dba",,,"10122701","18","Remember UK rail system. Used to be publicly owned, privatized and now a disaster.","1440606002","2015-08-26T16:20:02Z" -"10124185","fredkbloggs","fredkbloggs",,,"10122701","22","The author writes "One of the more subtle underlying issues with the rise of Uber is the company’s slow siphoning of the political will to fix existing—or build new—public transit infrastructure in major cities."

This seems quite logical, and is a common argument that's been tossed around for a while now, previously in reference to employer-funded transportation for employees (popularly, "the Google bus", though there are many). The only problem is that it's deliberately ignorant of the past. Since the author mentions SF Muni by name, we should recognize that Muni has been a total disaster since at least the 1970s. If there has ever been political will to improve it, it's been thwarted. The agency has never met any of its legally mandated service requirements, despite numerous (successful) ballot measures throwing money at the problem and setting policies giving it a high ("the highest", per Prop A) priority. So it's pretty difficult to pin the blame for that on something that's existed for only a few years.

It's no secret that I have no love for Uber, or that I consider it just another taxi service that should be regulated as such (which doesn't necessarily mean it should be regulated the way taxi providers are today). But claims that Muni's failure are Uber's fault are simply laughable. Muni was a worthless pile of garbage before Uber's founders were born, and it wasn't on an improving trajectory that Uber came along and trashed, either.

The other angle, which the author did not explore, is that private mass transit is very common and popular, as it once was in the US, in many of the world's poorer countries. It's ubiquitous in Asia and Latin America, and while it won't win any awards for speed or comfort, it is cheap, effective, and capable of operating profitably without direct subsidies. This seems at odds with the author's lament that those left to suffer the indignity of public transit in the US are those with no other choice. Clearly that is a product of a political system that champions public funding of mass transit, not some inevitable outcome.

There are many ways to make transit (public or private) better. I don't believe Uber is one of them, but nothing the SFMTA has done suggests that it's part of the solution, either. And it's been failing without Uber's help.","1440607301","2015-08-26T16:41:41Z" -"10125095","oneJob","oneJob",,,"10122701","9","So, I guess Hacker News is focused more on the tech than the political, but, still, I'm kinda taken aback by the comments here. The Uber "endgame" is a super-small fish in the bigger ocean called "neoliberalism". It's not just a tech issue, but technology does accelerate the issue.

It's a very deep concept, and fairly complex. It includes related disciplines such as Neoliberal Jurisprudence. Before anyone goes all "you don't know what you're talking about" on me, I concede I'm no expert. It's a very deep concept, after all. My exposure to the issue is largely via my wife and others in her cohort, studying at one of the US's top political theory grad programs. They are heavily studying/working on neoliberalism, taking it very seriously.

It's worth educating one's self about it. Both in general, and as an IT/Tech professional. It's already a thing, most people just aren't aware of it yet.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2011.... -http://inthesetimes.com/article/17533/how_to_sell_off_a_city -http://www.popmatters.com/column/194010-neoliberalism-is-cha...","1440614106","2015-08-26T18:35:06Z" -"10124813","runjake","runjake",,,"10123065","3","How is anyone else supposed to answer this for you?

What do you want? Do you want to stay in your existing comfort, or do you want to try something new and expand your horizons?","1440611764","2015-08-26T17:56:04Z" -"10125358",,,,"true","10123065","2",,"1440616575","2015-08-26T19:16:15Z" -"10125917","Someone1234","Someone1234",,,"10123065","0","I would research the terms of the H1-B visa. It isn't all roses and sunshine for the employee, essentially you will be stuck working for them, and if you ever get fired you have to find a new employer very quickly or risk getting deported. Even if you do keep your job it is extremely difficult to convert it to residence (I believe that requires costly employee sponsorship too).

While moving to the US is a great opportunity, it is only a great opportunity if you can escape the shackles of H1-B and work for whoever you want, or do your own startup.

So all I am getting at is, if you move to the US don't expect to be doing a startup again for at least ten years, unless you move back to India. It is unlikely many existing startups can bring on a H1-B categorised employee, and you definitely cannot start your own startup without being deported.

There are a few interesting articles on this topic....","1440622028","2015-08-26T20:47:08Z" -"10140296","bambang150","bambang150",,,"10123065","1","I believe that some people may be naturally gifted at raising money with an innate understanding of everything that goes into running a business. For everyone else... there's continuing education available at any number of large companies.

What you make of those opportunities... is up to you. I'm simply here to tell you that it can work, and work out well, to start at a big company, get married, have kids, and THEN launch your own business.","1440862016","2015-08-29T15:26:56Z" -"10126444","joeskyyy","joeskyyy",,,"10126201","0","By the title, at first I thought this was ridiculous. Then the more I thought and read about it, it became progressively more genius.","1440628664","2015-08-26T22:37:44Z" -"10132001","mtmail","mtmail",,,"10131901","0","Have a look at https://developers.google.com/custom-search/json-api/v1/over...

$5 per 1000 requests. Price goes down with more requests.","1440708636","2015-08-27T20:50:36Z" -"10136004","ck2","ck2",,,"10135502","0","https://foobar.withgoogle.com/","1440776083","2015-08-28T15:34:43Z" -"10139326","1971genocide","1971genocide",,,"10138621","0","This is good.

More competition is what capitalism is about.

It also means more jobs for programmers. I hope every city and every country launches their own uber, google, tesla, airbnb, dropbox, reddit . . .

Treat it like a new space age.","1440831419","2015-08-29T06:56:59Z" -"10144004","podgib","podgib",,,"10143890","0","Is there a technical reason that other crawlers can't just follow the googlebot rules? It's great that bots seem to obey the wishes of site owners, but I'm genuinely surprised that the yandex bot doesn't just follow the Google bot rule and ignore the general disallow rule.","1440957347","2015-08-30T17:55:47Z" -"10146057","iwintermute","iwintermute",,,"10145817","0",""Trojan horse" - I get the impression that it's kind of a fashion to be overly paranoid about simple products (doesn't matter is it Google made or not). At least in media - you toaster will get ALL your information and send it somewhere.

And there's no serious debate on real threats - like government surveillance in such media.","1441012957","2015-08-31T09:22:37Z" -"10148274","Jun8","Jun8",,,"10148172","0","Forget about deep gaming integration, I need something as simple as the ability to perform searches on all (or at least on 2-3) content providers at once. Right now, when using the (horribly designed) Remote App on an iPad, I have to search HBO Go, Netflix, and Hulu separately and the app doesn't even remember the last search.","1441045874","2015-08-31T18:31:14Z" -"10148417","joezydeco","joezydeco",,,"10148172","1","I wonder if there's a certain amount of rumor leakage on AppleTV coming in the next week or so to deflate the expectations about a unified streaming TV service.

Seems like the OTA networks wouldn't budge, so there's nothing to announce there. But look over here...games!","1441047402","2015-08-31T18:56:42Z" -"10148302","mtgx","mtgx",,,"10148201","0","Fast lane? Really?","1441046214","2015-08-31T18:36:54Z" -"10149630","Zigurd","Zigurd",,,"10148462","18","My town has a town meeting form of direct democracy. But, in practice, participation is low. It's long and tedious. Liquid democracy seems like a great way to be represented, perhaps by the like-minded person who draws the short straw.","1441061912","2015-08-31T22:58:32Z" -"10149684","eximius","eximius",,,"10148462","7","Interesting.

A huge issue with implementing this practically on a large scale is identity authentication. Without a modern, digital government, we can't hope to implement anything nearly this nice.

We need an Estonia-like PKI for the US. Taxes, forms, passports, voting... everything would be so much simpler.

(edit: besides teaching people how to use it, that is.)","1441062666","2015-08-31T23:11:06Z" -"10149778","striking","striking",,,"10148462","11","I don't think this would work in a country. In my opinion, democracy only makes sense when the state of the entire set of decisions can be held by every voter's mind.

Food is a pretty easy decision. Taxes and wages and so on and so forth have proved to be quite difficult for many people.

Republics work well because they break up the required duties among the people, so the amount of work required to vote is decreased. This allows them to have their own work outside of decision-making, even when decision-making is a lot of work.

Great way to pick food, though.","1441064157","2015-08-31T23:35:57Z" -"10149787","theatgrex","theatgrex",,,"10148462","17","I've thought about a structure like this for a long time. And I independently came up with most of the same ideas as they did. One additional thing I've also thought would be cool would be to have the implementation of a liquid democracy system itself under control by this same system. So you could use it to vote on pull requests and bug fixes and other things like that. I think this step would be necessary for real government because the code that was responsible for this system would in effect be part of the laws of the country.","1441064294","2015-08-31T23:38:14Z" -"10149796","jjb123","jjb123",,,"10148462","16","So is there an application that Google uses internally for this that others could check out? Wasn't sure if it was through Google+ or if it was a 20% project built independently/outside of Google+.","1441064485","2015-08-31T23:41:25Z" -"10149865","Scaevolus","Scaevolus",,,"10148462","12","It's an interesting system, but it doesn't look like delegation is used very often: "Of the total vote count across all issues, 3.6% were delegated votes. This is a small percentage but is significant considering effectively all users were new to the concept of delegated voting."","1441065603","2015-09-01T00:00:03Z" -"10149878","askvictor","askvictor",,,"10148462","13","I wonder if there also needs some incentives for getting involved in the process. A lot of democracy is pretty boring, and you'd want those who we delegate the boring bits to have considered things well, and that takes time. A quick approach would be that you need to make a small payment to your delegate for each vote, but that would have its own effects (e.g. people casting random votes as they don't want to pay someone). So perhaps a voucher system - every vote you make (delegated or direct) gives you a voucher. If there are n votes in a year, then for every voucher you have greater than n, you can claim a certain amount of payment.","1441065911","2015-09-01T00:05:11Z" -"10149884","patcon","patcon",,,"10148462","2","In case anyone is interested, a group in spain has been building an open source, cryptography-based liquid democracy tool for the past few years:

- Enterprise site: https://www.agoravoting.com

- Community site: seems down (likely because they're refocusing on enterprise in order to survive after a few years of spinning wheels as an open source project)

- Source code: https://github.com/agoravoting

Unfortunately, their dev discussions have been in spanish and it's been challenging to follow as intently as I'd like :(","1441065948","2015-09-01T00:05:48Z" -"10149927","abalone","abalone",,,"10148462","1","One potential problem with this in the public sector is that when you have a lot more representatives (potentially anyone), much less scrutiny is given to any one of them. I've seen this in ranked-choice systems. Most people still end up picking the candidate that spends the most money (gets the most exposure), only with even less information about them because the money and coverage is spread more thinly.

And I'm not sure that immediate recall power is really an effective defense. Even in representative systems with transparency, few people make the effort to study issues and track voting records. And who would you delegate to instead? Someone you know even less about, probably.

A "grand election event" with primaries has the benefit of winnowing and focusing attention on a small set of candidates. Unfortunately that also tends to be those with the most money to spend.","1441066490","2015-09-01T00:14:50Z" -"10150317",,,,"true","10148462","21",,"1441073601","2015-09-01T02:13:21Z" -"10150325","aaronharnly","aaronharnly",,,"10148462","19","(This should be marked [PDF]; although it has Content-disposition: inline, it downloads as a file in some browsers.)","1441073808","2015-09-01T02:16:48Z" -"10150544","jfager","jfager",,,"10148462","3","I'm a big fan of this general idea but taken to the limit of being able to delegate all issue votes to any person goes too far, and I'd prefer a system that elected representatives who accrue a threshold number of votes. There are a few reasons for this, but I'll just talk about one here, privacy.

Privacy is addressed in the paper but I think the real issues with it are just glossed over. "You get to see how your delegate votes" is great and should absolutely be true, but there are two other sorts of privacy that matter: privacy from the electoral system itself, and privacy from closely related people.

In very Googley fashion, this paper seems to take for granted that of course you'd trust the system itself with the knowledge of your votes and delegates, and that its privacy-respecting duty is fulfilled by simply not broadcasting that knowledge to the unauthorized public. But that's a terrible way to run a government that at least partially relies on a secret ballot as a means of expressing dissent and effecting change in the government itself, for hopefully obvious reasons.

The other form of privacy that matters is on a much smaller scale. A delegate who can exercise the votes of an arbitrarily small number of people is also capable of ensuring they are exercising the votes of a specific set of people. An abusive husband/father/wife/mother/boss/etc can know simply from the count of votes they hold whether their victims are following through on their command, and via transitive delegation they can pool that power with collaborators.","1441077797","2015-09-01T03:23:17Z" -"10150551","fEVboot","fEVboot",,,"10148462","20","liquid, because it removes the one thing that matters: contextual foresight. this is also the most expensive component, especially when weighing future production.

'liquid voting' is only useful when trying to find the greatest, fastest consumption.","1441077976","2015-09-01T03:26:16Z" -"10150797","sytelus","sytelus",,,"10148462","0","Current implementation of democratic systems is result of the fact that process for voting had been expensive in pre-Internet era. One of the major thing Internet does is to make process of voting dirt cheap. One no longer has to setup physical voting booths, deploy thousands of election officials, physically tally votes and so on. This means we can give direct democracy a real chance. Why should we let senators or presidents make all of the decisions for us for years? Why not just vote for every issue directly? Why shouldn't anyone on Internet be able to propose a law and have it voted by people in the country directly? This can change everything...

...or so I thought. There are several problem with direct democracy: (1) Most people are not expert at things like foreign policy, economics and so on. (2) Many people can be heavily influenced to vote either way by creating powerful PR campaigns. (3) Most people have no time or capacity to digest tons of dense information to get the background. (4) Some information needed to make decision must remain classified.

This paper actually proposes a viable option here that works around many of the above issues. Instead of delegating all decisions for next 4 years to one person, we delegate case-by-cases and for arbitrary time length. This allows, for example, for a real economist to be elected to make a economy decision or nuclear scientist to be elected for Iran deal like decisions and so on. It might work. The bottom line is that we can get rid of arcane pre-Internet political system of senators, congressman and presidents.","1441083538","2015-09-01T04:58:58Z" -"10150800","tunesmith","tunesmith",,,"10148462","4",""Although many ranked voting methods exist, the Arrow Impossibility Theorem proves no single one can be ideal (Arrow 1963)."

That's not actually what Arrow's theorem proves. It just proves that a voting system cannot simultaneously meet four criteria. It doesn't prove that those four criteria should be required though. Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives is particularly problematic.

Kudos to them for respecting the Condorcet Criterion though.","1441083616","2015-09-01T05:00:16Z" -"10150978","idlewords","idlewords",,,"10148462","15","The showdown between Liquid Democracy and Holacracy is going to be breathtaking","1441088193","2015-09-01T06:16:33Z" -"10151024","dredmorbius","dredmorbius",,,"10148462","8","Numerous questions. How does delegative democracy:

● Prove that delegates are a valid delegate of one or more other parties?

● Show that delegates voted a specific way? These are non-secret ballots. What happens in regimes for, as the saying goes, "votes have consequences"?

● Show that an individual's vote is going to a specified delegate and no others?

● Avoid selling of votes.

● Avoid creation of straw accounts or identities?

● Assure some minimum level of competence among electors.

● Provide accountability for voting actions? Elected representatives (theoretically at least) risk loss of office.

Edit: and one more: How does this address issues with bundled votes. E.g., actual legislatures don't vote individually on topics but deal with bundled issues, with riders and insertions on bills. The process is as much about architecting how things are voted on as who votes how.","1441089732","2015-09-01T06:42:12Z" -"10151046","learnstats2","learnstats2",,,"10148462","5","One important but less discussed aspect of democracy is how the issues to be voting on are decided. By deciding what to vote on, I decide in which directions society is allowed to change, and in which it is not.

In the paper, there is a successful vegan delegate who collects 14 proxy votes on food-related issues. I'm not sure how this delegate would vote on the examples, such as burger of the month, and flavors of frozen yoghurt.","1441090466","2015-09-01T06:54:26Z" -"10151115","titfn","titfn",,,"10148462","14","Liquid democracy doesn't appear to protect against the "Tyranny of the majority" [1], just like direct democracy.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority","1441091836","2015-09-01T07:17:16Z" -"10151279","kriro","kriro",,,"10148462","9","I am fighting a pretty big inner struggle over these issues...

On paper LD seems like a very good concept at least it seems superior to the current form of representatives. I'm not 100% convinced complete direct democracy on all issues isn't superior to LD. Wisdom of the crowds would suggest you don't have to be an expert on everything, the point about classified votes is a good one (of course one could argue these shouldn't exist but that's another debate).

...however LD also requires a technical solution which seems far easier to game and manipulate than old school ballots. -Strong crypto + LD seems like the way to go but you'd need a key for each citizen and loss of keys will happen and need to be mitigated.","1441095682","2015-09-01T08:21:22Z" -"10151328","qwtel","qwtel",,,"10148462","6","I just want to throw in the concept of "voter apathy". In my opinion it's why all voting systems, liquid or not, are doomed to fail (or at least be very inefficient). Even delegating one's vote to a relevant expert would require some research, for which there is no good reason in such a system. (there might be social pressure to delegate one's vote the "right" expert though, somebody who appears competent on a superficial level (i.e. talking a lot), but who's voting history might not reflect that competence)","1441096903","2015-09-01T08:41:43Z" -"10151682","JulianMorrison","JulianMorrison",,,"10148462","10","I can see two downsides to this. Neither a show stopper, but they ought to be considered.

1) Bloc voting will be encouraged because delegation itself is unavoidably visible to the recipient even if only in delegate count. This could be exploited by abusers to take control of their victim/partner's vote, cults to hand everything to the guru, and so on.

2) A feature of representative democracy that's reviled and relied upon in equal measure is the ability of leaders, once elected, to take controversial decisions, or to stick by earlier promises, creating stability. If the power leaders exercise can change in real time, who could ever reach a decision eg: close the border in an epidemic?","1441106182","2015-09-01T11:16:22Z" -"10156058","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10153332","0","Discussion on front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10153164","1441144692","2015-09-01T21:58:12Z" -"10153614","elwell","elwell",,,"10153363","1","I like the "Google"; not crazy about the singular "G" though.","1441125018","2015-09-01T16:30:18Z" -"10153700","rw2","rw2",,,"10153363","2","It would be great if Google open sourced product sans. It looks like a cool san serif font.","1441125625","2015-09-01T16:40:25Z" -"10153970","ssewell","ssewell",,,"10153363","0","Articles like this are great. They demonstrate the thought process behind the design and really conveys how much goes into it.","1441127308","2015-09-01T17:08:28Z" -"10154235","cheshire137","cheshire137",,,"10153363","3","Product Sans looks nice.","1441129054","2015-09-01T17:37:34Z" -"10158868","mrzool","mrzool",,,"10153363","4","Yet, the homepage is still not responsive.","1441198889","2015-09-02T13:01:29Z" -"10156084","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10153864","0","Discussion on front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10153164","1441144826","2015-09-01T22:00:26Z" -"10154592","tired_man","tired_man",,,"10154342","0","That's not the issue. Potholes are reported by many people. The issue the getting it repaired (properly).

I'm not knocking road crews filling potholes. There just aren't enough of you to keep up.","1441131874","2015-09-01T18:24:34Z" -"10155501","antr","antr",,,"10155421","48","Finally, I hope those sites don't even make it to the first serp.","1441139859","2015-09-01T20:37:39Z" -"10155532","thebokehwokeh2","thebokehwokeh2",,,"10155421","5","They're looking at you http://www.ultimate-guitar.com","1441140050","2015-09-01T20:40:50Z" -"10155553","alexbilbie","alexbilbie",,,"10155421","24","I hope they also stop serving adverts that redirect from Safari to the App Store too","1441140305","2015-09-01T20:45:05Z" -"10155563","nilved","nilved",,,"10155421","26","What about sites that prompt you to enable push notifications?","1441140355","2015-09-01T20:45:55Z" -"10155564","Aldo_MX","Aldo_MX",,,"10155421","20","And when will they punish advertisements that redirect to app stores? or even worse, websites that activate WAP subscriptions...","1441140355","2015-09-01T20:45:55Z" -"10155577","tbranyen","tbranyen",,,"10155421","13","I read this as publishing and was getting mad, then I read the article and smiled. Thanks Google! I absolutely hate sites that do this.","1441140423","2015-09-01T20:47:03Z" -"10155589","ianphughes","ianphughes",,,"10155421","12","I still do not understand the popularity of this approach. It seems to crazy increase bounce rates. You would think that negative user behavior would already make these undesirable without Google being explicit?","1441140544","2015-09-01T20:49:04Z" -"10155618","justincormack","justincormack",,,"10155421","3","Does this apply to "please subscribe to our stupid newsletter" that obscures many sites now?","1441140739","2015-09-01T20:52:19Z" -"10155623","gjolund","gjolund",,,"10155421","10","I'd really like to see a universal app / site rating service that judges apps / sites on their stability, privacy, security, legitimacy of requested permission, and general UX.

It could then provide alternatives to the app / site, and possibly even an anonymous whistleblower service for employees .","1441140756","2015-09-01T20:52:36Z" -"10155652","madsushi","madsushi",,,"10155421","15","Seems a bit hypocritical, considering they were using app install interstitial pages as recently as July:

http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/google-...","1441140908","2015-09-01T20:55:08Z" -"10155698","davidw","davidw",,,"10155421","35","When are they going to shit-can sites that have tiny 'next' buttons next to big Google ads with arrows in them? The ones like "20 pictures of celebrities' hairy moles!".","1441141206","2015-09-01T21:00:06Z" -"10155740","kevando","kevando",,,"10155421","57","Google will soon start encouraging you to continue using their apps. FTFY","1441141593","2015-09-01T21:06:33Z" -"10155762","lunz","lunz",,,"10155421","29","Hopefully Google can distinguish them from the "By browsing this site, you accept the use of Cookies [X]"-popups that EU websites have to implement now.","1441141782","2015-09-01T21:09:42Z" -"10155767","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"10155421","0","Does that mean they'll block youtube? Try playing a video on a phone that does not have the youtube app installed, it's just about impossible to get it right, it's a roulette that's rigged with more than half the links going to the youtube app page on google play. Highly annoying since there is no reason why the youtube page of some video should even have that app installation link at all.","1441141812","2015-09-01T21:10:12Z" -"10155780","saidajigumi","saidajigumi",,,"10155421","1","Ugh, maybe this will finally push forums to burn those infernal Tapatalk interstitials. Forum owners: I'm looking for one piece of information from a web search, not a whole dumb app that will completely ignore my search goals.","1441141920","2015-09-01T21:12:00Z" -"10155783","danielrakh","danielrakh",,,"10155421","33","I can't help but think this is a jab at Apple for allowing ad blockers in iOS 9.","1441141946","2015-09-01T21:12:26Z" -"10155790","avemg","avemg",,,"10155421","14","In and of itself I really like this move, but I have to wonder if it's good thing in the long run to allow Google to assert its vision of good UX on the entire web. Where's the line? Of course nobody is forcing websites to do anything, but Google is such an important traffic driver it's hard to imagine a site not having to comply to survive.","1441141970","2015-09-01T21:12:50Z" -"10155812","wcummings","wcummings",,,"10155421","19",">Google Will Soon Start Punishing Mobile Sites That Use Competing Ad Platforms","1441142260","2015-09-01T21:17:40Z" -"10155869","serge2k","serge2k",,,"10155421","6","You know, at some point (and we are around that point) Google does cross a line where they are abusing their near monopoly on search. This is a pro consumer move, but it's another instance of Google saying do things our way or we punish you.","1441142849","2015-09-01T21:27:29Z" -"10155916","thrownaway2424","thrownaway2424",,,"10155421","4","What ad network is it that serves up ads that actually open up the iOS App Store, without having tapped on anything? That's super annoying.","1441143250","2015-09-01T21:34:10Z" -"10155925","neoCrimeLabs","neoCrimeLabs",,,"10155421","7","This is a little curmudgeonly, but this is how I feel...

If your developers are not capable of making your website mobible friendly in 2015, any app they develop is likely worse. This is especially true when your app demands access to everything on my phone even though it doesn't need any of it to function.","1441143365","2015-09-01T21:36:05Z" -"10155948","squiggy22","squiggy22",,,"10155421","9","Ha. Yet their advertising optimisation teams continue to tout the benefits of implementing an interstitial ad unit on mobile:

https://developers.google.com/mobile-ads-sdk/docs/dfp/androi...

Edit. More here:

https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/products/mobile-ads-intersti...

Left hand doesn't know what right hand is doing.","1441143624","2015-09-01T21:40:24Z" -"10155958","jbigelow76","jbigelow76",,,"10155421","23","The most annoying aspect of app install interstitials is when the publisher doesn't offer a version of their app for your platform, which for us Windows Phone users is pretty much all of them. One more indignity I guess :)","1441143704","2015-09-01T21:41:44Z" -"10155965",,,,"true","10155421","42",,"1441143755","2015-09-01T21:42:35Z" -"10155974","smegel","smegel",,,"10155421","27","Which seems to be like 90% of them. Good guy Google for once.","1441143787","2015-09-01T21:43:07Z" -"10155994","mark_l_watson","mark_l_watson",,,"10155421","8","Fantastic - so glad to see this. I use a browser to use facebook and twitter on my android phone. No I don't want to install an app, thanks!

Still, G's new policy allows small install the app links, which is fine because a lot of people do want the app versions of web properties.","1441144004","2015-09-01T21:46:44Z" -"10156013","Fomite","Fomite",,,"10155421","41","I expect them to get rid of the "You know you can install the App!" ads on Gmail for iOS first.","1441144176","2015-09-01T21:49:36Z" -"10156041","amelius","amelius",,,"10155421","39","You can say what you want about this benefiting the end user, but Google is acting as a market regulator now.","1441144490","2015-09-01T21:54:50Z" -"10156089","evboyle","evboyle",,,"10155421","52","cough * cough * linkedin","1441144881","2015-09-01T22:01:21Z" -"10156103","mischanix","mischanix",,,"10155421","28","These kinds of ads are the reason I leave javascript disabled on my phone. It prevents all kinds of annoyances and saves a significant amount of battery as well.","1441144992","2015-09-01T22:03:12Z" -"10156136","prodmerc","prodmerc",,,"10155421","17","Does that mean the death of Tapatalk? 'cause I'm all in. Stop pestering me to install your stupid app, I like my browser just fine...","1441145300","2015-09-01T22:08:20Z" -"10156150","dtournemille","dtournemille",,,"10155421","46","Is it Google's "job" to police websites in this fashion?","1441145446","2015-09-01T22:10:46Z" -"10156170","marak830","marak830",,,"10155421","36","I wonder if this has anything todo with apples push to block adverts to get people to make an app(and thus advertise that app on their site).

Maybe i'm looking too much into this ;)","1441145742","2015-09-01T22:15:42Z" -"10156233","sharkweek","sharkweek",,,"10155421","37","As a user, I'm pro-getting rid of interstitial ads on mobile. But just for dissenting opinion, this definitely feels monopolistic.

"Stay on the native web so we can sell more ads!"

Maybe it's mutually beneficial for Google and its search users, but this is certainly the argument that's going to come from folks who are about to lose a ton of app downloads.

http://searchengineland.com/google-goes-app-interstitial-pro...","1441146538","2015-09-01T22:28:58Z" -"10156270","look_lookatme","look_lookatme",,,"10155421","38","maybe they should punish their fucking AdX buyers that redirect people to the app stores for a change

note: i work for a publisher and when an app store redirect comes through AdX or AppNexus and someone makes a complaint it is one of the worst, most helpless feelings. this is why people use adblock and there is nothing we can do because the networks are, still, an important part of our entire revenue stream","1441146929","2015-09-01T22:35:29Z" -"10156348","zaczac","zaczac",,,"10155421","50","google is the biggest ads app. how funny","1441147840","2015-09-01T22:50:40Z" -"10156374","cm2187","cm2187",,,"10155421","43","I can't resist mentioning that one of the greatest offenders is news.google.com","1441148208","2015-09-01T22:56:48Z" -"10156452","teaneedz","teaneedz",,,"10155421","40","Can't wait to see the Yahoo! interstitial news app go away or at least stop hijacking the whole screen.","1441149254","2015-09-01T23:14:14Z" -"10156501","titfn","titfn",,,"10155421","49","How many years did it take for Google to react to this?","1441149993","2015-09-01T23:26:33Z" -"10156624","mada299","mada299",,,"10155421","11","I think it's interesting that they are making this decision - one that clearly pushed users to stay on the mobile web which is beneficial for Google - based on a study that was pretty flawed. This article debunks their methodology pretty well: https://medium.com/@alexaustin/just-because-it-s-google-does...","1441152164","2015-09-02T00:02:44Z" -"10156693","rubyn00bie","rubyn00bie",,,"10155421","44","tldr; Cool... but shouldn't google stop policing the internet and abusing, what some might call, monopoly powers for trivial gains.

======

I'd be willing to bet, this will one day be in an FTC/DOJ report about monopoly practices at Google...

Google seems to have forgotten they don't want to be looked at as a monopoly or abusing their power for the small things. While this is consumer friendly, at least at first glance, I still find it anti-competitive and generally worthless exertion of their near monopoly power.

It also effects them quite heavily (GMail being my prime example). If I had to guess, this is a decision by someone who is lacking the resources to fully grasp the decision and potential long term ramifications of their action. Maybe they do, but for a company of their size this seems petty.

The potential anti-trust lawsuit however will not be petty.","1441153057","2015-09-02T00:17:37Z" -"10156791","bradgessler","bradgessler",,,"10155421","21","Content publishers have created a really bad situation for themselves on the web from these types of ads, slow Javascripts, and other "ad tech" excesses.

Apple is responding with ad blocking technology and a news app. Facebook has responded with articles that load quickly from their apps. These solutions represent an existential threat to the open web, and therefore Google.

I really hope Google doesn't just stop at app ads, and starts punishing websites that do objectively horrible things to end-user experience.","1441154669","2015-09-02T00:44:29Z" -"10156917","dssddsds","dssddsds",,,"10155421","18","Isn't this a tiny bit concerning that one company can effectively force the web to comply with their standards by "punishing" any non-conformers? I know Bing exists, but still, this is something that would happen in a monopoly.","1441156862","2015-09-02T01:21:02Z" -"10157055","ksec","ksec",,,"10155421","25","May be only me, I dont really find those annoying, in fact i find them helpful when they tell me my favorite site has an App and I dont need to use Mobile Browser to Read.","1441159794","2015-09-02T02:09:54Z" -"10157168","werber","werber",,,"10155421","31","Is this an announcement for the death of the unknown app, or Google give a big hug to using the browser more?","1441162161","2015-09-02T02:49:21Z" -"10157234","vacri","vacri",,,"10155421","53","I misread the title and was hoping that those .gif ads with misleading 'download', 'next', or 'inbox mail' buttons would be penalised. Ah, well...","1441163668","2015-09-02T03:14:28Z" -"10157407","ChuckMcM","ChuckMcM",,,"10155421","16","I wonder if this is more search defense than it is user experience work. One of the things web driven access gives you is access to the search traffic through that web site, once you go to the App all that traffic goes with it. Its clear that an app for everything is getting pushed hard by content providers.","1441167613","2015-09-02T04:20:13Z" -"10157477","jane_is_here","jane_is_here",,,"10155421","45","How much longer before Google starts flagging Sourceforge as a malware site ?","1441169096","2015-09-02T04:44:56Z" -"10157593","amolgupta","amolgupta",,,"10155421","34","what about the companies who dont have a mobile web version? All they have is a page to install app when opened on mobile? Do they show the desktop version or kill that page? eg. Flipkart and Myntra","1441172143","2015-09-02T05:35:43Z" -"10157677","FilterSweep","FilterSweep",,,"10155421","32","So they're still not punishing sites that force redirect your mobile browser to a failed app download page I see. I shouldn't have to worry about my browser unintentionally trying to download the Draftkings app from a sports blog I'm reading.","1441174171","2015-09-02T06:09:31Z" -"10157709","manigandham","manigandham",,,"10155421","2","Best to read this twitter thread: https://twitter.com/mdudas/status/638792939842469893

This only applies to page covering ads for app installs. Not other interstitials. In fact Google recently did a study showing how 69% of people leave the page when faced with an interstitial [1], yet they also recently released an updated format for their own Google overlay ad [2] (although this is for apps). They don't want to lose web/search traffic to apps, but they make plenty of money running these formats themselves. A good summary of the various conflicts of interest is here [3].

1. http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2015/07/google-ca...

2. http://adwords.blogspot.com/2015/08/beautiful-new-designs-fo...

3. http://searchengineland.com/google-goes-app-interstitial-pro...","1441174964","2015-09-02T06:22:44Z" -"10157882","illivah","illivah",,,"10155421","55","Dance websites! dance!","1441179274","2015-09-02T07:34:34Z" -"10157946","andoma","andoma",,,"10155421","30","First i thought the title read "Google Will Soon Start Pushing Mobile Sites That Use Annoying App Install Ads" :)","1441180412","2015-09-02T07:53:32Z" -"10158123","collyw","collyw",,,"10155421","47","Google is as bad as anyone when I open up stuff in my Ubuntu phone.","1441184460","2015-09-02T09:01:00Z" -"10158188","iamadatawhore","iamadatawhore",,,"10155421","56","bout time.","1441186034","2015-09-02T09:27:14Z" -"10158679","yoz-y","yoz-y",,,"10155421","22","Hm, I've rarely seen such pushes for app installs. I've mostly seen banner-like ads. However, I hope they will also start penalising websites that use overlays for mailing list submissions and account creation - before even giving you chance to read the article you came in for.","1441196497","2015-09-02T12:21:37Z" -"10158727","thespace123","thespace123",,,"10155421","54","don't be evil","1441197231","2015-09-02T12:33:51Z" -"10159151","bibabo","bibabo",,,"10155421","51","(I don't like these ads)

1. Apps can't be searched or content linked from Google.com

2. Apps don't show (as much?) Google ads

1 + 2 = Google penalty","1441202360","2015-09-02T13:59:20Z" -"10156075","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10155827","0","Discussion on front page: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10153164","1441144758","2015-09-01T21:59:18Z" -"10156606","sctb","sctb",,,"10155972","0","Comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10156130.","1441151999","2015-09-01T23:59:59Z" -"10158778","sharmadwivid","sharmadwivid",,,"10158519","0","Buying smart watch is a good idea but investing huge amount of money for it not a good deal.","1441197729","2015-09-02T12:42:09Z" -"10159188","shitsandwich","shitsandwich","true",,"10158993","16","They can pretend but their still the bad guys","1441202683","2015-09-02T14:04:43Z" -"10159202","amgine","amgine",,,"10158993","9","It's great this article about Microsoft fighting for our privacy came put in the midst of the upset over Windows 10 phoning home.","1441202860","2015-09-02T14:07:40Z" -"10159218","kgilpin","kgilpin",,,"10158993","1","If companies stored customer data encrypted by keys that are held by the customer, they wouldn't have this problem.

Furthermore, they wouldn't have to worry about deleting customer data either. The customer would have the power to simply deny access to the keys.","1441202973","2015-09-02T14:09:33Z" -"10159235","ewzimm","ewzimm",,,"10158993","8","It's good to know there are people like Brad Smith standing up to government demands for full access to people's data. It brings up an interesting privacy contradiction. While storing data locally seems best for privacy, if it's on a networked computer, there are still ways for people to get it, and unless you have really good lawyers, nobody is going to challenge governments across the world if they want to access it. By moving data to the cloud, we are creating incentives for companies like Microsoft to fight against government intrusion.","1441203073","2015-09-02T14:11:13Z" -"10159537","zeveb","zeveb",,,"10158993","4","I am not a lawyer, but it seems to me that an American court has the power to demand that an American citizen produce an item or information under his control, even if it happens to be in another country (e.g., a man getting divorced can't drive his car and all his gold and jewelry into Canada to shield them from his ex-wife). I imagine that most other countries would behave similarly: being within their borders and subject to their jurisdiction, they can compel someone to do something.

If that's indeed the case, then it seems that an American corporation—a legal person with a presence in the United States—may be compelled by a court to produce items or data it controls outside of our borders.

The thing we need to do is to limit the power of the subpoena generally.","1441205071","2015-09-02T14:44:31Z" -"10159756","bitmapbrother","bitmapbrother",,,"10158993","6","It's important to remember that this is the same company that snooped through the emails and files of one of their users while looking for evidence of piracy. They came clean about their snooping moments before court documents were publicly released that detailed what they did.","1441206851","2015-09-02T15:14:11Z" -"10159838","soylentcola","soylentcola",,,"10158993","0",""There’s irony in any tech company confronting the government on privacy matters, considering how much heat many take for mining their own customer information and using it for advertising and other profitable purposes."

See, I don't find this very ironic. In fact, my only real issue with data mining and analysis by these sorts of companies is the way governments can demand this info without my approval.

If Microsoft or Google or Apple or Amazon offer me a service and state that "hey, we'll provide this service for no cash outlay but data you submit to our servers will be analyzed to tailor search results, advertising, and other behavior to your usage" I can opt into that knowing that I'm trading targeted ads for free email or hosting or whatever. If I don't think that's a good deal, I don't use the service. If I think "OK, ads are a fair price for this stuff" then again, I'm cool with that.

But just because I agree to let Google read my location to send me traffic warnings before heading out to work doesn't mean I want the FBI to grab that data without my knowledge so they can determine if I might be a troublemaker. Just because I agree to let Amazon use my Amazon searches to suggest other products I might want doesn't mean I want the DEA demanding that info to decide if the gardening gear I purchased was for tomatoes or growing cannabis.

I'm perfectly aware that you pay for the things you get, whether it's directly with cash or indirectly from advertisers who pay for access to your eyeballs. Those are things I can consent to or decline. But when people with guns and the ability to throw me in jail can demand access to that info without my knowledge, I'm no longer agreeing to the same thing.

It's like signing a contract where someone else has the ability to change the fine print after I've signed it.","1441207480","2015-09-02T15:24:40Z" -"10159843","throwaway7767","throwaway7767",,,"10158993","3","Microsoft has shown that they are quite willing to access induviduals private data if they have a financial stake in it [0]. Yes, they eventually backtracked under public pressure (after trying very hard to justify how it's totally okay because they were going to pay a lawyer to rubber-stamp things in the future), but it's rather hard to listen to their general council talking about how they value privacy on principle given their history. It's quite obvious they only care about privacy insofar as it affects their bottom line.

The article also conflates (intentionally?) this issue with the mass-surveillance issue, bringing Snowden into it and insinuating that this ruling would have an effect on that, which is just silly [1].

The whole "Company F" section is interesting (hadn't heard before that microsoft is challenging the statement that they were willingly providing user data to the NSA), but it's a bit hard to square with the leaked documents which list microsoft as the first participating partner in the PRISM program [2]

[0] http://www.geekwire.com/2014/microsoft-defends-hotmail-snoop... -[1] http://www.cbsnews.com/news/patriot-act-can-obtain-data-in-e... -[2] http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/nsa-timeline-sur...","1441207526","2015-09-02T15:25:26Z" -"10159926","snarfy","snarfy",,,"10158993","13","If they lose, the solution is of course to re-incorporate outside of the US.","1441208114","2015-09-02T15:35:14Z" -"10160127","harrumph","harrumph",,,"10158993","2","Agreeing "for once"?

Hardly. Apple and Microsoft are already on record as agreeing to fix wages, creating a cartel affecting a million tech workers.

https://pando.com/2014/03/22/revealed-apple-and-googles-wage...","1441209638","2015-09-02T16:00:38Z" -"10160366","walterbell","walterbell",,,"10158993","7","The pending TISA trade treaty may limit data sovereignty, http://www.zdnet.com/article/wikileaks-leak-shows-data-sover...

"50 countries including Australia and the US may be signing away rights to ensure sensitive customer data remains in its country of origin ... the draft document reveals that the United States and the European Union are pushing to prevent signatory countries from preventing the transfer of data across nation borders."","1441211520","2015-09-02T16:32:00Z" -"10160690","doguozkan","doguozkan",,,"10158993","15","First thing that came to my mind when I read the headline: "Google has to go."","1441214631","2015-09-02T17:23:51Z" -"10160742","jheriko","jheriko",,,"10158993","14","this is sad. for all the misguided hate against the US there is a lot of very justified hate that comes from these sorts of attitudes coming from its government and enforcement agencies. they should have more respect for the laws of other countries, especially somewhere like Ireland which could, not unreasonably, be called a crime free paradise compared to the US.

its terrifying when law enforcement doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong...","1441215071","2015-09-02T17:31:11Z" -"10161288","serge2k","serge2k",,,"10158993","10","> Microsoft has lost twice

No kidding, they are trying to convince the US to recognize that they actually have limits on their power outside of the country.","1441220626","2015-09-02T19:03:46Z" -"10161739","downandout","downandout",,,"10158993","5","Of course this appeal will fail. The US believes that it has jurisdiction essentially everywhere. One need only look at the FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) to see this firmly held belief in action. The US Government is increasingly using it [1] to prosecute people and companies it simply doesn't like by punishing conduct that occurs outside the US that in many cases has no effect on any US citizen or company.

That said, if you're a high level drug trafficker, and you're not at least using PGP, you deserve whatever you get. This is Darwinism at work. Even normal, non-criminals should be using the strongest encryption they can get their hands on, because no one knows what kind of conduct the government will seek to punish going forward. Prosecutors get more creative every day in applying our extremely broad laws to increasingly wide swaths of behavior.

[1] http://www.fcpaprofessor.com/a-focus-on-doj-fcpa-individual-...","1441226041","2015-09-02T20:34:01Z" -"10161784","skaushik92","skaushik92",,,"10158993","12","Interesting side note... the author must have originally called this something along the lines of: "As Microsoft takes on the feds, Apple and Amazon watch nervously" or something like that, since the link to the article is "as-microsoft-takes-on-the-feds-apple-and-amazon-watch-nervously".","1441226545","2015-09-02T20:42:25Z" -"10161902","unics","unics",,,"10158993","11","Not to change the subject but why does this sound like Gibson Guitar all over again? National law vs External laws = sovereignty?","1441228118","2015-09-02T21:08:38Z" -"10160170","kenOfYugen","kenOfYugen",,,"10160153","0","http://i.imgur.com/x7HQW.jpg","1441210029","2015-09-02T16:07:09Z" -"10162044","ClintFix","ClintFix",,,"10161945","9",""Uber almost certainly can thrive even if it pays its drivers more, and even if it picks up their expenses and pays them benefits like a genuine employer. It won't make as much money per trip, but its service may become more reliable instead, which could expand its market."

Well, if that's the case then forcing the change need not happen. If there is a financial or competitive benefit (better service and more reliable) to the company, it will either make the change voluntarily or a competitor will figure that out and eventually grow larger. If not, then your assumption is wrong.

Oh - nobody forces anyone to work with uber. They know what they're signing up for. They're not entitled to anything from uber except for what they agreed upon in the contract to work.","1441229800","2015-09-02T21:36:40Z" -"10162355","AndyNemmity","AndyNemmity",,,"10161945","10","I'm interested in how this could affect other business models that use independent contractors due to less responsibility.

Even more, what are all the benefits a company receives by using independent contractors vs. employees? Does anyone know that can list them? I realized I am not aware, I've been a salaried employee for 15 years.","1441233242","2015-09-02T22:34:02Z" -"10162483","1024core","1024core",,,"10161945","0","I admittedly don't take Uber too often. I have taken it maybe 10 times in my life. After the first time the "employee -vs- contractor" controversy broke out, I made it a point to ask the drivers: do you like Uber? What do you like about it? And to a man (all were men) they said they loved the fact that they could set their own hours, take off for something else whenever they wanted, etc.

Also, given the presence of cab companies, Lyft, etc., why does everyone think that Uber is "exploiting" the drivers?","1441234801","2015-09-02T23:00:01Z" -"10162534","jhartist","jhartist",,,"10161945","4","The endgame for Uber is replacing their drivers with self-driving cars. The legal distinction of employee/contractor can only matter for what, 15-20 years until that happens?","1441235654","2015-09-02T23:14:14Z" -"10162604","jwatte","jwatte",,,"10161945","2","If I wanted to build a legitimate middle man platform - solve contractor/customer match up, and intermediate payments, how should that service be built? -Under the theory of this lawsuit, can such a service be built at all, or would it automatically look like an employer?","1441236680","2015-09-02T23:31:20Z" -"10162805","douche","douche",,,"10161945","8","I welcome any expansion of Uber service and availability, and oppose anything that supports the entrenched and terrible existing taxi services. I've only taken a handful of Ubers, but the quality of service is far higher. Moreover, it's the convenience that really wins out. Being able to see the GPS locations and ETA of an incoming Uber is far superior than calling a taxi and hoping they show up sometime close to when the dispatcher said they would. Not to mention that it's a completely friction-free experience - the driver arrives, you jump in, chit-chat a little on the way (Uber drivers are, in my experience, far more pleasant human beings that taxi drivers...), then you jump out, and they charge your card. No frigging around with change, or having to make sure you hit an ATM before you call the cab so you have cash on hand, or getting the evil eye because you didn't volunteer the unstated but expected tip on top of the exorbitant fare.

Taxi companies can die in a fire, for all I care. The last trip I took, I had to get about 10 miles from a train station to where I was going. The first leg, I caught an Uber, and it cost me about $13, in a clean vehicle, with a very pleasant driver. The way back, I had to take a taxi, and I spent $40 to ride with a driver who was kind of a dink, swerved all over the road, and drove a dirty, rattle-trap old Crown Vic. Uber uber alles.","1441241278","2015-09-03T00:47:58Z" -"10162823","noarchy","noarchy",,,"10161945","1","On a related note, how many IT workers here are working as "independent contractors", when they'd probably be considered employees if anyone took a close look? It seems to be very common where I am (Canada), to the extent that recruiters and the like seem to think nothing of it. You can be working side-by-side, with full-time employees, working the same hours, and answering to the same supervisor, but technically be working for yourself.","1441241641","2015-09-03T00:54:01Z" -"10162883","aaroninsf","aaroninsf",,,"10161945","3","I find it entertaining how people seem to have a hard time separating their personal satisfaction, as customers, from a defense of a business model which achieves much of its 'efficiency' by sidestepping the hard-won obligations employers have to their employees.

Calling someone a contractor, and pointing at 'work on demand' as if it were a silver bullet that slays those obligations, don't make it so.","1441242886","2015-09-03T01:14:46Z" -"10162906","pdq","pdq",,,"10161945","5","Here is what I don't understand. Uber is not supplying the cars -- the drivers are.

If you look at virtually any other "employee" field (trucking, taxis, etc), the company owns and maintains the fleet of vehicles, and the employees operate them.

Based on this, Uber drivers look more like independent contractors than employees.","1441243428","2015-09-03T01:23:48Z" -"10162910","oconnore","oconnore",,,"10161945","6","from http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_independentcontractor.htm : "an employer-employee relationship will be found if (1) the principal retains pervasive control over the operation as a whole, (2) the worker’s duties are an integral part of the operation, and (3) the nature of the work makes detailed control unnecessary"

1: Yes. They run the app, jobs come in through the app, progress is tracked through the app, payment is made through the app.

2: Yes. No drivers, no Uber.

3: Yes. Did you get from A -> B, and was the customer satisfied?","1441243606","2015-09-03T01:26:46Z" -"10163156","harryh","harryh",,,"10161945","7","Here's the thing that never seems to get mentioned in these stories. Aren't almost all yellow cab drivers contractors? And hasn't it been that way for decades? Isn't it kind of weird that Uber comes along and all of a sudden the rules (might) change?","1441249084","2015-09-03T02:58:04Z" -"10163185","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10163140","0","There are other search engines: Bing, DuckDuckGo, etc.

In a large parts of the world, Google isn't even the biggest search engine. In Russia, Yandex has 60% of the search market[1]. In China, Baidu is the biggest search engine, with 57% of the search market.[2]

And if Google were to shut down, new companies might enter the market.

As for Gmail, there are hundreds of competing e-mail services. And there are competing map services, smartphone operating systems, etc.

It's debatable how much Google really changed the world, since it wasn't the first company in any of these markets. They had a new and clever search algorithm, but their competitors have also improved over the years.

My primary search engine is DuckDuckGo, and I rarely use any of Google's services. If Google disappeared tomorrow, I might not even notice.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yandex

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu","1441250137","2015-09-03T03:15:37Z" -"10163272","alexchuang72","alexchuang72",,,"10163140","1","Other tech companies will recruit Google's talent and change the world in their own way. The world will be just fine.","1441252637","2015-09-03T03:57:17Z" -"10164296","buserror","buserror",,,"10163623","0","Leaking secret company recruitment policy, fire him! :-)","1441279318","2015-09-03T11:21:58Z" -"10164479","breakingcups","breakingcups",,,"10164044","0","Nice to see a modern usage of trap streets.","1441282681","2015-09-03T12:18:01Z" -"10166785","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10164445","0","Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10153613","1441305858","2015-09-03T18:44:18Z" -"10169729","bsaunder","bsaunder",,,"10168837","0","I agree with the premise that machines will increasing exceed our capabilities (and are improving quicker than we are). This seems so obvious as to be not debatable.

I also think there are a lot of merits to online-education and Udacity seems to have the right general idea. On-line education needs to be more engaging and entertaining than simply videos and online collaboration.

However, this whole "people need more skills" and "we need more jobs" meme feels like a losing fight with reality. In fact this push for increased human skills seems like it will only widen the gap between the uber skilled and the 99%. In our current economic model, this seems like increased pain for most of us.

IMHO it would be much better if we could stop this denial. We need to pivot our economic system towards a basic income model. I think a much better strategy would be for us to start focusing our best and brightest on full automation of our needs and basic wants so that we can provide most essential services to people with minimal human and resource cost.","1441365309","2015-09-04T11:15:09Z" -"10169888","ihsw","ihsw",,,"10168837","7","> To the extent we are seeing the beginning of a battle between artificial intelligence (AI) and humanity, I am 100% loyal to people.

Perhaps I'm just jaded or cynical, but fuck people.

We, as a species, are the greatest threat to ourselves, and we are our greatest asset. An individual may be brilliant, and and large groups congregating together into governments that empower hundreds of millions of individuals may be the greatest feat our species has accomplished, but there is just so much instability across a wide spectrum of life.

We, as a species, are approaching the limit of what 7B people on this planet are capable of. Globalization is piquing and revolutionary growth will pique with it, and maintaining the rate at which we grow will be accomplished by broad-sweeping reforms with the end-goal being tearing down inefficiencies -- starting with economic.

We, as a species, absolutely can bring a first-world quality of life to everybody, so why shouldn't we?

We, as a species, absolutely can cooperate and govern on a global scale, where such cooperation is codified into law, so why shouldn't we?

The answer is that we don't want to because we can't handle giving up control to those other people because they don't have our best interests in mind.

How do we face the future? By letting go of our ill-conceived notion that we are fit to govern ourselves in the current manner, and accept that operational control of various aspects of humanity (eg: supply chain management, namely natural resource allocation and food distribution) will be automated, and as such outside of the purview of human judgement.","1441368797","2015-09-04T12:13:17Z" -"10170418","astazangasta","astazangasta",,,"10168837","2","This is not about humans vs machines, it is STILL, after all these centuries, about labor vs capital.","1441375064","2015-09-04T13:57:44Z" -"10170804","ericjang","ericjang",,,"10168837","1","Even though the standard of living is raised for all humans, it seems like advances in AI and automation will drastically reduce the percentage of productive members of society, in spite of educational opportunity.

Improving educational opportunities (a la Udacity) is a noble idea because it levels the playing field a bit (giving the underprivileged a chance), but the end result is the same - a small number of people will inevitably own AI, and the world by extension.

Assuming that the new AI titans are compelled to share their wealth with humanity, wouldn't less productive members of society still face existential threat? Improved standard of living only takes care of the first 2-3 layers of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - but "esteem" and "self-actualization" are really important as well.","1441378101","2015-09-04T14:48:21Z" -"10171143",,,,"true","10168837","5",,"1441381218","2015-09-04T15:40:18Z" -"10171325","sandworm101","sandworm101",,,"10168837","6","Arrogant, as is typical of those with a financial stake in a particular version of progress. This guy is under the belief that his version of the future will happen and that it is his job to help others realise that truth. Technological progress may be inevitable, but that progress envisioned by any particular person is not.

Nanodegrees may seem a good idea, and they no doubt make sense financially to google, but that does not make them inevitable. People have been attending today's traditional schools since long before the Aztecs were even a thing (Cambridge 1200s). There is wisdom in those years. It may be time to change that wisdom, but it won't happen within a generation.

Self-driving cars seem likely but are not inevitable. All sorts of safety-enhancing technologies are dropped for apparently irrelevant reasons. Why do we sell cars that can break speed limits? Why do school buses not have seat belts? Why do planes still have error-prone pilots? Why are alcohol and cigarettes still a thing? Each of those have at some point been challenged by technological progressives who though their version of the future was unavoidable. Each was proven wrong. Only the arrogant assume the future.

fyi, anyone who thinks driverless cars are inevitable should look at the futurama exhibit of 1939. We were then going to have them by 1960. Then it was ford. Now it is google. I'll believe it when I see it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama_%28New_York_World%27s...","1441382989","2015-09-04T16:09:49Z" -"10171737","stonogo","stonogo",,,"10168837","4","When this company can build a phone that won't crash, I'll believe they can build a car that won't crash. Until that day comes I feel like stern warnings of the coming economic revolution are not really in order.","1441387241","2015-09-04T17:20:41Z" -"10171817","arstin","arstin",,,"10168837","3","If Thrun is right about AI "outsmarting people in every dimension", how in the world could more entertaining job training videos organized into "nanodegrees" help us at all? I know this article was just a free ad for Udacity so he had to say self-serving things, but do you think the dude really believes this???

As others have pointed out, the real problem before us this century is to somehow decouple having a basic standard of living from performing work---more specifically from "contributing to productivity". My amateur guess is that even with our current state of food and energy production, the biggest barrier isn't the massively difficult economic and organizational problem, but advancing as a culture beyond our entrenched moral assumption that the means for basic living is something to be earned rather than a human right.","1441388232","2015-09-04T17:37:12Z" -"10171582","chasing","chasing",,,"10171409","11","(What's this weird 9m.no redirect?)","1441385681","2015-09-04T16:54:41Z" -"10171592","ColinCochrane","ColinCochrane",,,"10171409","6","It's quite interesting to see how the new logo can be deconstructed to simple shapes.

That said, shouldn't the link be directly to the article instead of through a URL shortener?","1441385789","2015-09-04T16:56:29Z" -"10171665","nailer","nailer",,,"10171409","4","> While Google hasn't released the optimized 305 byte logo and it doesn't seem to be available online, I believe that they got the size down to 305 bytes as they claim.

Where do Google claim it is 305 bytes? There's no link provided. AFAICT there's no references in this article.","1441386555","2015-09-04T17:09:15Z" -"10171733","adevine","adevine",,,"10171409","2","Clearly, though, this is not how Google did it. For example, their blog post, https://design.google.com/articles/evolving-the-google-ident... , states that the upper case G is not just a circle, but slightly modified to make it more visually appealing.","1441387217","2015-09-04T17:20:17Z" -"10171809","alayne","alayne",,,"10171409","1",""How an Unvailable Simplified Version of Google's new Logo Could be 305 bytes."","1441388141","2015-09-04T17:35:41Z" -"10171825","moogleii","moogleii",,,"10171409","7","His final "G" is pretty different from both of Google's new G's.","1441388312","2015-09-04T17:38:32Z" -"10171843","sandworm101","sandworm101",,,"10171409","8","Does the size savings matter in comparison to the effort needed to identify (URL) and download the file? I mean to say, is this purely an exercise in graphics optimization or will Google see practical costs savings?","1441388536","2015-09-04T17:42:16Z" -"10171855","huangc10","huangc10",,,"10171409","9","I feel like they took something out of this guy's books: http://bchanx.com/logos-in-pure-css-demo","1441388621","2015-09-04T17:43:41Z" -"10171875","xefer","xefer",,,"10171409","5","This reminds me of Paul Prescod's article from 2003 which specifically used Google's landing page as an example of performance improvements that could be obtained by a judicious use of SVG:

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/07/16/svg-prescod.html","1441388845","2015-09-04T17:47:25Z" -"10171929","gitdude","gitdude",,,"10171409","3","Real reason for the redesign. Works for every screen. Loads fast. Aesthetic component is important but not so important. This is a real marriage of art and science for logos.","1441389473","2015-09-04T17:57:53Z" -"10171981","dchest","dchest",,,"10171409","10","Interestingly, the current logo I see on www.google.com is a 14K PNG (the previous one [from archive.org] was 8K, but lower resolution).","1441390134","2015-09-04T18:08:54Z" -"10172017","flak48","flak48",,,"10171409","0","This entire blogpost has sadly been plagiarized from a post by a different author here : http://www.quora.com/How-could-Googles-new-logo-be-only-305-...

Without even a link to or mention of the original source.","1441390610","2015-09-04T18:16:50Z" -"10175984","mindcrime","mindcrime",,,"10175879","1","WTF? How can anybody ship a consumer Internet device without IPv6 support in 2015? That's ridiculous.

I mean, that would have been a bad idea years ago, since we all have a vested interest in spreading IPv6 support. But now, when even laggards like TWC support IPv6 on 90% of their residential network - and more and more Internet sites are up and running on IPv6 - shipping a device like that is just shortsighted as hell.","1441485604","2015-09-05T20:40:04Z" -"10176058","wmf","wmf",,,"10175879","0","Supposedly it's coming: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnHub/comments/3j6tzl/onhub_disappo...

I guess consumer electronics are being developed like games now.","1441487869","2015-09-05T21:17:49Z" -"10178667","gtaylor","gtaylor",,,"10178409","3","Really enjoying this series. Thanks, Kamal!","1441566999","2015-09-06T19:16:39Z" -"10178741","jvns","jvns",,,"10178409","0","> When a kubelet starts up, it registers itself as a node with the API server and starts watching for pods to run. This is really great, because it means that when we get to running a multinode cluster, we can add nodes without having to reconfigure the API server

I really like the parts of this series that emphasize Kubernetes' design decisions -- it also says that all state is stored in etcd and that the API server is the only component that has access to etcd.","1441568333","2015-09-06T19:38:53Z" -"10178978","aprdm","aprdm",,,"10178409","2","Thanks for the writing up, really nice series so far! -I would like to know what are the competitors of Kubernetes to run docker in production and if you think Kubernetes is suitable for small / single man projects? Or what would you advice instead?

Cheers","1441573083","2015-09-06T20:58:03Z" -"10179071","josephjacks","josephjacks",,,"10178409","4","Great series, Kamal! Keep up the great work.","1441574641","2015-09-06T21:24:01Z" -"10179250","AndrewHampton","AndrewHampton",,,"10178409","1","I'm really enjoying this series. We started using kubernetes at work a few weeks ago and detailed documentation like this is pretty hard to find.

Kamal, what resources are you using to learn the information in these posts?","1441577209","2015-09-06T22:06:49Z" -"10184294","tzs","tzs",,,"10184166","3","How do these things work in the case of physical goods and documents?

For instance, suppose you and I are both US residents, residing in the US. You loan me some item. I fail to return it and you sue me. The court orders me to return the item to you.

If I had that item in a storage locker in Los Angeles, there is no question that the court would have the authority to order me to retrieve that item and turn it over to you or to the court.

Suppose, however, I have taken the item to Mexico and have it in a storage locker there? Can I now get away with telling the court that since the item is in Mexico, the court does not authority to order me to retrieve it (or to order me to instruct the storage facility to retrieve it and ship it to me)?

Similar question for physical documents. For instance, if GM set up a documents storage facility a few miles away from its headquarters, across the border in Canada, and kept all documents not actively in use at the Canadian facility, would they then be able to fend off document subpoenas from US safety investigators this way?","1441692713","2015-09-08T06:11:53Z" -"10184690","jackgavigan","jackgavigan",,,"10184166","0","> Microsoft said federal officials would have to get an order from an Irish court, because the emails were stored on servers in Dublin.

The feds are being hoisted on their own petard somewhat here, having long argued that a foreign person's data held on a US server is subject to US jurisdiction. The logical corrollary to that argument is that data held on an Irish server is subject to Irish jurisdiction.

It is standard practise for companies in Europe (e.g. the bank I'm consulting for right now) to ensure that, when they subscribe to cloud services, their data is held stored and processed in datacentres within the EU, so that it is subject to EU legislation and, hence, the EU's data protection laws.","1441703544","2015-09-08T09:12:24Z" -"10185303","harkyns_castle","harkyns_castle",,,"10184166","1","Any time I read this type of article, I keep recalling what irritated the hell out of me with the Snowden leaks and responses of US citizens. To paraphrase: "It's terrible they're spying on US citizens (but everyone else is fair game, geez, whack a splicer in that fibre channel asap)".

The US has reinvented the concept of borderlines on the Internet with what the NSA/TLAs have been up to. I'd say that's a distinct step backwards.","1441715977","2015-09-08T12:39:37Z" -"10185645","AdmiralAsshat","AdmiralAsshat",,,"10184166","2","“Only Congress has the institutional competence and constitutional authority to balance law enforcement needs against our nation’s sovereignty, the privacy of its citizens and the competitiveness of its industry.”

What competence?","1441720489","2015-09-08T13:54:49Z" -"10186183","codezero","codezero",,,"10184166","4","In practical terms how much will this set back the U.S. Govt? Won't they get rapid support from European countries and just make the process streamlined?","1441725258","2015-09-08T15:14:18Z" -"10187140","heavymark","heavymark",,,"10186833","0","I ran into similar large list of issues, and reported the via apple bug reporter and nearly all of them has since been resolved that were actual bugs. Rather than posting them on his site, why not submit them as individual bugs to apple bug reporter and if he has, please list the rdar number for each.

He mentions in one section every song has a "forced" 5 second delay, in another section says "routinely" 5 second delay. Since those are two very different statements might be best to clarify which is accurate. When I click play it starts from 0 to 2 seconds on each and every song. Of course this will depend on your connection speed or other factors. So he might want to clarify he is experiencing slow load times rather than his implication that each and every iOS user has to wait an aribitary 5 second delay for each song which of course is untrue.

For error 1, wasn't able to get the phone to crash doing his test.

Control center remembers my last song played. But once again there will always be scenarios where bugs may happen and when they do file a report with apple and include all the device data dumps so apple can determine under what conditions it happens and fix it.

I'd go issue by issue but it seems rather than written as thorough bug reports they are more from a frustrated user rather than written to help apple resolve the issues.

Such as "Search is useless". Which means search serves no use which of course is untrue and not a bug but rather on the apple bug reporter he should file a feature request to show more results. However I think it's worked as expected. When I search Taylor Swift it shows the top 3 Albums the top three songs, the top three playlists the top three music videos. If he wants to see all the albums all he has to do is click on the title "albums" above the three most popular in the search results. Apple's implementation of showing the top 3 of each by default makes far more sense than attempting to list all by default for many reasons.","1441734082","2015-09-08T17:41:22Z" -"10187094","drt","drt",,,"10187050","1","Yes! This is something we need at http://panda.network. We're doing many projects like http://usepanda.com and http://geniushub.com, all without funding and anything that can help keep the costs down is a bonus! Can you hit me up on twitter http://twitter.com/williamchanner or william@usepanda.com","1441733727","2015-09-08T17:35:27Z" -"10187155","intellectable","intellectable",,,"10187050","0","Possible donate the credits to an open source project? -I suggest contacting @williamstein [0] who has been actively seeking help to fund Sage Math Cloud [1]. See post here [2] and here [3] for reference.

I'm living on credit cards -- I have no NSF grant support anymore, and SageMathCloud is still losing a lot of money every month, and I'm unhappy about this situation. It was either completely quit working on SMC and instead teach or consult a lot, or lose tens of thousands of dollars. I am doing the latter right now. I was very caught off guard, since this is my first summer ever to not have NSF support since I got my Ph.D. in 2000, and I didn't expect to have my grant proposals all denied (which happened in June). [3]

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=williamstein -[1] https://cloud.sagemath.com/ -[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10175563 -[3] http://sagemath.blogspot.com/2015/08/react-flux-rethinkdb-an...","1441734247","2015-09-08T17:44:07Z" -"10190847","junto","junto",,,"10189939","0","Microsoft deserves most of the criticism it has received over the years, but in this case it deserves a pat on the back.

It is not easy to stand up to the US government. Many smaller firms do not have the clout nor the funds to do so.

In making this stand, it will hopefully set a legal precedent, to make sure that the USG abide by the rules of international law.

Here is the EFF's opinion on the matter: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/09/eff-applauds-apples-re...

Microsoft are not the only company batlling with the USG over user privacy, Apple (iMessage and other user data) is also making a stand: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/us/politics/apple-and-othe...","1441799341","2015-09-09T11:49:01Z" -"10190956","XzetaU8","XzetaU8",,,"10189939","4","Because dublin is such a safe heaven to store data.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/uk-spy-base-g...","1441801454","2015-09-09T12:24:14Z" -"10191472","mtgx","mtgx",,,"10189939","5","Could be relevant:

http://www.dw.com/en/europeans-allowed-to-sue-over-privacy-b...","1441807322","2015-09-09T14:02:02Z" -"10191574","phkahler","phkahler",,,"10189939","1","There is a continuing theme here. It's not about warrants or jurisdictions or cooperation. Its secrecy. They don't want to ask for help from Ireland because they want to do things in secret. They don't really want to get a warrant either, but MS can and has required at least that much. End to end encryption bothers them, not because it's unbreakable, but because they'd need to get a warrant to search the persons stuff at the end node - and that would violate their ability to snoop in secret. Granted, once you search one guys stuff, the other bad guys will know you're on to them. But at the end of the day the agenda seems to be a desire for secrecy (and autonomy). There are pros and cons to that, I'm just pointing out what they're really after.","1441808392","2015-09-09T14:19:52Z" -"10191881","Nitramp","Nitramp",,,"10189939","2","What's particularly worrying to me is that the US government has repeatedly applied very odd standards in cases like these. E.g. for a long time, government agencies upheld that they were allowed to read anybody's email without even obtaining a warrant, as long as the email is stored in the cloud.

Giving a country with such low legal standards and civil rights protection access to large swaths of all data is wrong.","1441811216","2015-09-09T15:06:56Z" -"10191928","throwaway1967","throwaway1967",,,"10189939","3","What Microsoft should do is put a business moratorium on the US government and refuse to do business with them. Refuse to sell them any products, to equip them in any way whatsoever. All branches of government, all levels of government, should be denied access to Microsoft's product.

That would fix this and many other problems in one fell swoop.","1441811681","2015-09-09T15:14:41Z" -"10194121","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10193497","0","Previous discussion:

Phone: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10193201

TV: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10192978","1441828972","2015-09-09T20:02:52Z" -"10194116","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10193566","0","Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10193201","1441828949","2015-09-09T20:02:29Z" -"10197430","nilved","nilved",,,"10197367","3","Absolutely not. Creating an Uber for X startup and working for free are two of the worst ideas I've ever heard.","1441885317","2015-09-10T11:41:57Z" -"10197630","GeoffreyKr","GeoffreyKr",,,"10197367","8","1- get the stock first -2- then only work...

If your former colleague wants you onboard, let him make you co owner first.","1441888429","2015-09-10T12:33:49Z" -"10197718","ksherlock","ksherlock",,,"10197367","2","Don't listen to the naysayers! This is a good learning opportunity. For example, you'll learn why you shouldn't spend a year (or more) working for free on a former colleague's Uber for X startup.","1441889703","2015-09-10T12:55:03Z" -"10197784","taprun","taprun",,,"10197367","9","If you are going to build it for free, why do you need him? Just build it yourself.","1441890614","2015-09-10T13:10:14Z" -"10197967","mindvirus","mindvirus",,,"10197367","1","Startups are great - you get a ton of ownership and the chance to see a business grow. Even if it fails it'll be a huge educational experience.

However, this sounds fishy for a couple of reasons - but maybe the guy just doesn't know how to structure this.

With one year vesting, he wants to protect himself from the scenario where you work for 3 months and own a big chunk of the company. That's legitimate. However, get the amount of equity on paper. You are taking a risk here too so it should be far in excess of just covering your salary at an arbitrary valuation. The general advice is that if you are not getting paid, you are a founder - your equity take should be a double digit percent of the company (typically vesting over 4 years with a 1 year cliff).

The other thing to consider is what he is bringing to the table. If it's just the idea of Uber for X it's not worth much. If he has business contacts though - for example he's well connected to the industry X then maybe he's bringing a lot more.

Don't be a sucker though, and don't work for free or for vague promises. Get agreements on paper now. And don't undersell yourself.","1441892919","2015-09-10T13:48:39Z" -"10198105","Someone1234","Someone1234",,,"10197367","0","Heck no.

I'm going to ignore the whole "working for free" question for a second, and how you will almost certainly never be compensated.

The issue I take with this is: If you're working for free then stock should be given to you from day #1, not suddenly given to you in a lump sum after a year. The way you describe this, the owner can fire you after 364 days, and you aren't entitled to stock or financial compensation. And frankly, some of the people I've met in the startup world are sociopaths and will happily fire someone after 364 to keep a large % stakehold in their company, then will rationalise it, and sleep like a baby.

Now taking stock over a salary is a bad idea in general as stock in startups rarely pays out. And if you're taking stocks in lieu of salary they should be worth MORE than salary given the levels of risk and the relative values to you (stock is worthless even for years after you receive it). Plus stock's value is subjective anyway, are they going to get a valuation by an independant organisation, or just declare the company's value arbitrarily?

Honestly the whole thing sounds like a great deal for them, and a terrible deal for you.

You better be best buddies with this guy to consider this since trust is key here. If they're taking a salary then run away. I'd also re-negotiate so some stock is given earlier so less lump-summing occurs.","1441894263","2015-09-10T14:11:03Z" -"10198366","cdnsteve","cdnsteve",,,"10197367","10","Work for free! Sounds like a great way to earn a living.","1441896603","2015-09-10T14:50:03Z" -"10198451","colund","colund",,,"10197367","7","He hasn't presented the offer to me yet. Just wanted to know if I was interested in joining them. The offer might be that I would get stocks immediately but no salary until after so many months. He hasn't accepted any investments yet to build the software and add value before sharing ownership.

But I'm on you people's side that I don't want to work for free. Just wanted to hear pros and cons on joining a startup and defer a potential reward. I've long wanted to do something of my own that I feel passionate about instead and get investors aboard early enough that I can get salary.","1441897236","2015-09-10T15:00:36Z" -"10198938","psyklic","psyklic",,,"10197367","4","It sounds as though the company has no product, no traction, and no investment. So, to work for stock alone you should insist on being an equal co-founder -- especially if you are crucial to building the software and taking on identical risk. If he claims you are a co-founder, he should also share the cap table with you for verification and to show he trusts you as a co-founder.","1441902004","2015-09-10T16:20:04Z" -"10198996","notahacker","notahacker",,,"10197367","5","If you're working for free to build something that's starting out, then you should have an equal share of the business to the other founders, with same break clauses they have.","1441902501","2015-09-10T16:28:21Z" -"10201259","brudgers","brudgers",,,"10197367","6","In the US, working for free is illegal and hence a minefield when the company goes to attract outside investment. If that weren't enough, everyone should be on a multi-year vesting schedule including the founder [you work for a year, get 20,000,000 shares and the founder stops working, and then what?] Finally, the stocks are only worth your salary if you can sell them, but who will buy them at face value? If the company can buy them, then they can pay your salary.

To put it another way, if you're going to work for a year for no salary, and you are capable of building the software for an Uber for X from scratch, why not just build your own Uber for Y? And to put it a third way, suppose your former colleague was asking you to give him the next year's worth of paychecks from your current job in exchange for equity a year from now. Would that be a good deal to consider?

Good luck.","1441929189","2015-09-10T23:53:09Z" -"10201902","saywahat","saywahat","true",,"10197367","11","You're retarded for even considering this could be a good idea. Even slaves are compensated with food/lodging on day 1.

If you want to do something crazy at the very least do it for yourself as owner, and not for your douche of a colleague.","1441942781","2015-09-11T03:39:41Z" -"10199817","gj352","gj352",,,"10199787","0","If you could, at the same time, clean up the taxis so that they're not disgusting then potentially yes. But the difference between an Uber vehicle and the standard taxi in NYC is so alarming that I think Arro is actually solving the wrong problem.","1441910799","2015-09-10T18:46:39Z" -"10203912","ddingus","ddingus",,,"10203880","0","I now have a Samsung Note 4 phone. That stylus gets used all the time.

Used to agree with Jobs, until I actually decided to seriously explore using a phone more. The note was a powerful enough device, including a great display, to warrant moving tasks from my laptop to it.

The result is I use my laptop about a third less.

Apple is right about the productivity case.","1441982544","2015-09-11T14:42:24Z" -"10204812","ClintEhrlich","ClintEhrlich",,,"10204721","2","I found some of the almost mournful passages in this piece off-putting. As the author ultimately recognizes, the drift of robotics talent from publicly funded universities to private enterprises is an indication that the technology has advanced to the point of commercial viability.

In other words: Companies finally think they can build robots that are good enough that people will pay for them! To me, that is exciting news, not an occasion to lament the sudden emptiness of university laboratories.

Perhaps in other fields, there is a strong tension between the basic research that government funds and the commercial applications that private companies pursue. But in robotics there are usually foreseeable uses for the technologies that researchers are pursuing. I don't foresee the direction of the field being dramatically changed, particularly given the amount of government money that will still pour in through the DoD.","1441991009","2015-09-11T17:03:29Z" -"10205020","rubidium","rubidium",,,"10204721","1",""There’s a useful high-tech concept called the Technology Readiness Level that helps explain why Uber pounced when it did. NASA came up with this scale to gauge the maturity of a given field of applied science. At Level 1, an area of scientific inquiry is so new that nobody understands its basic principles. At Level 9, the related technology is so mature it’s ready to be used in commercial products."

There's a often a big difference between the people who like to work on level 1 verse level 9 stuff. "How do I scale this to be used by 10,000 people?" isn't even an interesting/relevant question to a researcher pursuing level 1 areas of science, but it's one of the most important questions for an engineer of a technology at level 9.","1441992876","2015-09-11T17:34:36Z" -"10205038","lifeisstillgood","lifeisstillgood",,,"10204721","8","It seems to me that Silicon Valley's unicorns are themselves turning into incubators for future spin offs. Uber is taking a ridiculous amount of funding and investing in what can barely be called related technologies. It's not a conglomerate, it's not a global taxi firm, it's not a VC. It's ... Something new. And it's not alone.

Google, Amazon, AirBnB for heavens sake, all are placing bets on future innovations and models a long way from their core. I don't have a problem with this, but it's going to have a lot of knock on impacts. From traditional business valuation techniques to how to tax R&D globally, we are going to see a few decades where unfair and undemocratic could be the global theme, or, we could see better forms of governance emerge.

This, Uber going robotics crazy, is for me just a trigger to realise what has been going on for a while, from Pikkety to Varoufakis, tech has emerged from nice career to political engine of the next decades.

The boy has started saying the emperor has no clothes on. We the people need to know how to deal with a naked emperor and a new species of global something's. We the developers are not isolated from the political effects of the fun technologies we work with.

Gosh I'm pontificating now ...","1441993056","2015-09-11T17:37:36Z" -"10205129","dpieri","dpieri",,,"10204721","3","As a CMU grad it was kind of a gut punch when I heard about this. However, I'm confident that the CMU robotics program will be just fine in the long run.

The thing that worries me more is if this makes universities afraid of partnering with companies like Uber in the future.","1441993887","2015-09-11T17:51:27Z" -"10205478","Animats","Animats",,,"10204721","0","Uber didn't buy CMU's robotics department. They hired the employees. CMU didn't get any money out of it.

It's good to see robotics finally happening. I used to be in that field; I had one of the DARPA Grand Challenge teams in 2005, and was a visiting scholar in robotics at Stanford in the early 1990s, where I figured out how to get legged robots run over rough terrain. It was all too early back then. Now I'm too old.

Nobody is making any money yet, though. Other than teleoperators for the military, vacuum cleaners, and industrial robots, there are no robot products that sell in quantity. Industrial robots with some limited AI are now available[1] but sales are small. This still isn't a commercial technology.

[1] http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/baxter/","1441997469","2015-09-11T18:51:09Z" -"10205530","atomical","atomical",,,"10204721","4","What's the connection between Uber and Robotics? Computer vision for driving?","1441997953","2015-09-11T18:59:13Z" -"10205734","elektromekatron","elektromekatron",,,"10204721","7","Excellent. I shall dig it out from under the stairs then and give it a bit of a dust.","1442000335","2015-09-11T19:38:55Z" -"10206619","bliti","bliti",,,"10204721","6","Hopefully this will drive more funding to privately funded research by non-academic groups. I've struggled with such issue in the past.","1442012985","2015-09-11T23:09:45Z" -"10208285","EGreg","EGreg",,,"10204721","9","Science used to be a gift economy. Today, stuff like physics still is. That's why we have physicists working on problems, building on each other's research. The collaboration aspect is key. This is what the free software and open source model was based on.

Now next door to the physicists are the biochemists who have been snapped up by Big Pharma and now their stuff is patented. And when it's not patented, it's a trade secret. Their colleagues can no longer build on their research.

So the real danger isn't that the companies are willing to pay these researchers to work on commercially viable robots. It's that there will now be an explosion of PATENTS encumbering the whole field! Robotics researchers won't be as free to build on each other's work, like the physicists, whose results are less monetizable.

The public pays for research and, when it gets profitable, the profit is taken away from them. What should happen is that the public universities should be able to continue giving their professors free access to the research whose whole beginning, false starts and proving out, WAS FUNDWD WITH PUBLIC MONEY! Instead, the public is shut out of benefiting from the very research they helped fun. The only benefit they'll derive from now on is as consumers, the profits will go to the private sector.

I guess the private sector owns the means of distribution, and the public essentially funds "incubators" and is forced into an early exit. That's the best we can hope for, in our system... but the sad part is that the research could go a lot faster, like the explosion that open source software fueled, if these guys weren't shut up in silos. The public's money would go a lot further.

Replace patents with prizes.","1442070655","2015-09-12T15:10:55Z" -"10208407","3pt14159","3pt14159",,,"10204721","5","This happened to the University of Toronto's Machine Learning lab. Microsoft just came in and handed out salary offers to everyone. Makes complete sense compared to buying out an actual company.","1442073676","2015-09-12T16:01:16Z" -"10205794","benologist","benologist",,,"10204734","0","Show HN is for stuff people can use, this is just a blank blog.

https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html","1442000990","2015-09-11T19:49:50Z" -"10205772","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10204814","0","Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10204721","1442000766","2015-09-11T19:46:06Z" -"10205775","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10204925","0","Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10204721","1442000776","2015-09-11T19:46:16Z" -"10207201","Duhck","Duhck",,,"10207198","0","Seeing this on all pages: https://goo.gl/OXbXFL","1442031352","2015-09-12T04:15:52Z" -"10207208","volaski","volaski",,,"10207198","2","I heard their iphone preorders start at midnight, probably related.","1442031781","2015-09-12T04:23:01Z" -"10207222","foton1981","foton1981",,,"10207198","1","Looks like Akamai error to me.","1442032308","2015-09-12T04:31:48Z" -"10207404","kozkozkoz","kozkozkoz",,,"10207403","0","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10207216","1442037143","2015-09-12T05:52:23Z" -"10218300","ratfacemcgee","ratfacemcgee",,,"10217474","0","the title is completely misleading. it isn't about apple tv game dev at all, its about using gameplaykit's state machine for apps (not games).","1442276675","2015-09-15T00:24:35Z" -"10218861","kevindeasis","kevindeasis",,,"10218629","0","Hit it a 100x, see what happens","1442288852","2015-09-15T03:47:32Z" -"10219535","Piskvorrr","Piskvorrr",,,"10219254","0",""A big reason developers hate mobile websites is that they lack the push notifications which help re-engage people with native apps."

In other words: "A big reason users like mobile websites is that they lack the push notifications which keep annoying people with native apps."","1442305409","2015-09-15T08:23:29Z" -"10222618","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"10222609","1","Apple announced drastic financial incentives for its new iPhone 6s line because the devices aren’t much of a step forward technologically. Most iPhone 6 users won’t sense a dramatic difference, and maybe none at all. It leaves Apple with not much to sell other than “new” but not noticeably “improved.”","1442344955","2015-09-15T19:22:35Z" -"10222787","mamon","mamon",,,"10222609","0","iPhone 6s isn't even meant to be upgrade option for the current iPhone 6 owners. Rather than that it is intended for iPhone 5 and 5s users for whom last year's version was not tempting enough to switch. And also, it is just realization of the rule: "If you don't move forward-you begin to move backward"","1442347089","2015-09-15T19:58:09Z" -"10223926","lsiunsuex","lsiunsuex",,,"10223881","0","I would be curious as to how the rates compare to a rental.

When we goto LV for vacation, we rent a car - a month ago when we went, it was roughly $130 for 6 days via Enterprise rental - got a very nice Toyota Camry.

Tip valet $2 when I pick it up and the lines are never very long to get in or out of valet at any of the hotels. Spent maybe $30 on valet tips across all 6 days? If they were super busy, I'd tip on the drop off as well (gatta feel bad for these guys and gals working in the heat under an awning)

Curious also what priority Uber drivers will be given at hotels compared to taxi's - theres usually a special line for taxi's and they get called up when someone needs one. Otherwise, you pull into the hotel guest entrance and either your staying there or parking in valet - it's not really a place a driver can loiter and wait for a fare.

(Obviously, there is much more to LV then the strip, but I could imagine pickup and drop off from hotels is gonna be a huge chunk of any drivers profits)","1442362443","2015-09-16T00:14:03Z" -"10224128","melling","melling",,,"10223881","1","They could just finish the monorail to the airport. That would fix a huge problem. It's always a 30 minute wait during CES, for example. I imagine Uber will have surge pricing doing major events.","1442366020","2015-09-16T01:13:40Z" -"10227784","dynomight","dynomight",,,"10226314","0","On windows 7 I have my updates set to 'tell about updates and let me install them' and the box 'treat recommended updates as critical updates' is unchecked. I have experienced no such activity from Microsoft.

A few weeks ago I downloaded an application from Microsoft essentials and it apparently checked the 'treat recommended updates as critical updates' as well as the 'allow all users to install updates' boxes. It then proceeded to install all windows 10 as well as 60 or so other updates and made my machine a misery to deal with. I thought I had a virus. I ended up reinstalling win7 with critical updates only and all is well again.","1442420831","2015-09-16T16:27:11Z" -"10232232","radmuzom","radmuzom",,,"10228449","0","> almost threw me out of his vehicle when he thought I worked for Uber

> Just this Wednesday, realty website NoBroker’s offices in Bengaluru were attacked by traditional brokers who felt threatened by the competition

Assuming this is just the start, I had predicted long back that this will happen (I also made the mistake of inciting emotion by stating that I will not be unhappy if it does; which led to a lecture from moderator dang about how I am relishing violence against Uber executives).","1442478974","2015-09-17T08:36:14Z" -"10228820","fidget","fidget",,,"10228550","0","> Mesos has been simulated to scale to 50,000 nodes, although it is not clear how far scale has been pushed in production environments

Apple are "many thousands"[0] to provide Siri, and Twitter use it for pretty much everything, though I can't remember any numbers (15000 springs to mind? But mesoscon was all a bit of a blur now)

[0]: https://mesosphere.com/blog/2015/04/23/apple-details-j-a-r-v...","1442429120","2015-09-16T18:45:20Z" -"10231266","kentonv","kentonv",,,"10228550","2","> As the first major open source code ever donated by Google to the world

Uhh... what?","1442457250","2015-09-17T02:34:10Z" -"10242772","bob_wise","bob_wise",,,"10228550","1","The article does seem unnecessarily negative...

Here's a quick look at some work we've been doing with 1000 node clusters of kubernetes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bHUsBhPL20","1442621414","2015-09-19T00:10:14Z" -"10229926","smileysteve","smileysteve",,,"10229638","12","I find it amazing that India doesn't have a more digitized form of payment available. I wonder when they will be able to have mobile pay available on their phones.","1442438036","2015-09-16T21:13:56Z" -"10229931","smileysteve","smileysteve",,,"10229638","10","Bitcoin question; if cash and digital don't exist in India, does this make for a better bit coin atm scenario?

Then you could link your uber account with your btc wallet.","1442438086","2015-09-16T21:14:46Z" -"10229974","stormbrew","stormbrew",,,"10229638","5","I was worried this was about them rolling this out in North America, which would be absolutely terrible. Part of the safety tradeoff of Uber is that it's considerably more safe to be an uber driver than a cabbie because you don't have to carry large quantities of cash. I'd really rather not see that change.","1442438429","2015-09-16T21:20:29Z" -"10230012","mjs","mjs",,,"10229638","4","Wait, so how does the driver pay Uber their cut? They have to deliver the cash to the Uber depot? And what happens if they get robbed on the way? (Or say they did?)","1442438694","2015-09-16T21:24:54Z" -"10230032","femto113","femto113",,,"10229638","3","I'm less curios about the rider->driver transaction, and more curious about the driver<->Uber transaction. It seems this creates a liability where drivers now owe Uber for their part of cash fares. Are they expected to mail a stack of paper rupees to Uber each week?","1442438894","2015-09-16T21:28:14Z" -"10230048","resu_nimda","resu_nimda",,,"10229638","0","This, like most of Uber's posts I've seen, feels like hollow marketing/recruiting. A design post without a discernable screenshot, diagram, or mock - or diagram just a bunch of pictures of the team having a great time? How many times did we hear how data-driven and great Uber is; were "magical experiences" and "paradigm-shifting" really necessary?

Maybe I'm just being a grumpus, and I do know that many company blogs and such are thinly veiled marketing, but I always find myself hoping to see something genuine and down-to-earth from Uber...","1442439030","2015-09-16T21:30:30Z" -"10230166","aianus","aianus",,,"10229638","14","What a step backwards... but money trumps idealism every day.","1442440556","2015-09-16T21:55:56Z" -"10230239","amelius","amelius",,,"10229638","7","So how much cash do Uber drivers actually make? I can't believe they don't disclose this data openly. And until they do, they don't have my sympathy. The same holds for the App/Play stores, by the way. People have the right to know what they sign up for, especially if they are putting lots of upfront effort into it.","1442441136","2015-09-16T22:05:36Z" -"10230312","honoredb","honoredb",,,"10229638","6","...the new learnings

Picked up a little Indian English along the way, I see. :)

I liked the attention to UX. Deliberately breaking the user's normal workflow in order to emphasize that something vital is different is a pattern I'll need to remember.","1442441832","2015-09-16T22:17:12Z" -"10230417","brianbreslin","brianbreslin",,,"10229638","9","Can anyone in India take a screenshot and show us how this transaction looks? taking pictures of drivers, but not showing how the interface looks is not super useful.","1442442729","2015-09-16T22:32:09Z" -"10230456","not_that_noob","not_that_noob",,,"10229638","1","This is thinly disguised marketing, spinning a huge negative for Uber in India into a positive.

The situation in India is that Ola (Indian Uber clone) is by far and away the leader. The cool thing about Ola is that you can pay by cash. Indians prefer cash and dislike credit cards, and so Ola rode that desire to huge success (http://fortune.com/2015/09/16/india-ola-unicorn-funding/), while Uber held tight to their cashless utopia, receding away in Ola's rear view mirror.

This then is nothing more than Uber finally admitting that their pristine model was wrong for India. So instead of a mea culpa, they turn it into a fantasy design trip and journey.

I do admire the chutzpah though. Hustle hustle hustle.","1442443097","2015-09-16T22:38:17Z" -"10230612","ignoramous","ignoramous",,,"10229638","2","The blog post doesn't even acknowledge that a local competitor, Ola, has had cash payments since its inception. Uber also complains about the 'regulations' Well, Uber, ask your engineers and they would tell you those 'regulations' are in place to prevent credit-card fraud.

The design process they spoke about... They just ended up postponing their launch. Ola might have an inferior experience compared to the classy uber but it just works. It's like hackernews... It isn't mobile friendly, nor is it real-time or shiny, but ever so popular because its a fantastic product.

Like someone else mentioned, this looks like PR. Uber isn't even ack that they were considerably late to market with cash payments in India. They don't mention their competition (which they could have, since it has an inferior UX, and the blog post supposedly talks about 'design').

They were on their high horses when they entered India, thinking people would choose Uber because of superior payments experience (credit card), and a very well polished UX... They were wrong. Here's a series of things which I think they ripped from their competition here in India:

1. Cash payments

2. Switching to generic Android phones from iPhones

3. Electronic cash wallets

4. SOS feature

There are other features that Uber still lacks, like:

1. Free calls between driver and customer

2. SMS notifications

3. Guaranteed cab allotment

4. Short distance but cheaper cabs

5. Tuk-tuks for hire (Auto Rickshaws)

6. Call centre customer service

7. Call-based booking

8. Advance booking (cab after 2hrs and so on...)

Watch them write blog posts like they invented these other features too because they flew in with smart people and connected with the locals and gathered data to prove their intuitions when in reality they just imitated a local competition.","1442445164","2015-09-16T23:12:44Z" -"10231039","eiopa","eiopa",,,"10229638","11","They sure like saying "driver-partner" a lot","1442452945","2015-09-17T01:22:25Z" -"10231682","iamleppert","iamleppert",,,"10229638","8","Umm....regular cab drivers have been taking cash for years. Why is it so amazing when a product team goes and does the obvious?

What would be more interesting is understanding how this has impacted Uber's business model.

The article was very light on details and high on itself. Blah.","1442466874","2015-09-17T05:14:34Z" -"10231768","picardo","picardo",,,"10229638","13","There are a lot of Uber-skeptics here. Say what you want, but for a company that's thrived on mobile payments to redesign their product experience to accept cash payments is a huge deal. It speaks to the company's (and the design team's) ability to question fundamental assumptions about their product as they enter new markets. Many a large tech company has failed when it has tried to enter a new market coasting on its successes in other markets. Uber succeeds because it doesn't fall into the tarpit of technology-driven innovation.

Way to go Matt! Awesome post!","1442469278","2015-09-17T05:54:38Z" -"10233424","kelukelugames","kelukelugames",,,"10233417","0","Happened in Oct 2014 but the title was too long.

Here is a link for the amended petition.

http://www.thenationaltriallawyers.org/2014/05/amended-petit...","1442499207","2015-09-17T14:13:27Z" -"10241372","samBergeron","samBergeron",,,"10241026","0","It's okay they've been robbing you for a while now.","1442603179","2015-09-18T19:06:19Z" -"10241242","markbnj","markbnj",,,"10241106","0","As a history lover it's hard to argue with Reich's analysis of the past examples he cites. The pattern he describes is indeed repeated time and again. But when decrying the slow-down in the formation of new businesses since the 1970's it seems a little disingenuous to leave the government right out of it. His implication is that the centralization of power in huge corporations is primarily responsible for the lack of dynamism, but over that same period there has been a dramatic increase in government regulation at all levels. This is well-documented and has been discussed ad nauseum. Reich should at least allow for the possibility that the increasingly regulated business environment in fact favors large corporations who have the resources to deal with and influence regulators.","1442601871","2015-09-18T18:44:31Z" -"10242189","stormbrew","stormbrew",,,"10242045","1","Well, it would break Uber if it weren't really clear that Uber is aware of this and wants to get in on it as soon as they can. Digital cameras broke Polaroid, but if Polaroid had gotten in on it early they could have been a dominant force in an emerging market. I don't think Uber is Polaroid here.","1442612053","2015-09-18T21:34:13Z" -"10242223","aston","aston",,,"10242045","2","The key change for Uber when we have completely autonomous cars is that we will go from a two-sided marketplace matching drivers to riders to a much simpler retail model: riders buying rides. Whatever mindshare and network effects Uber has in the marketplace model will fall in importance, and the new king in the space will be the company that can deliver rides cheapest and fastest.

Uber is way behind Google and even Apple when it comes to calculating the best routes from place to place...","1442612469","2015-09-18T21:41:09Z" -"10242321","niccaluim","niccaluim",,,"10242045","8","I'm surprised there's no mention of Uber's Advanced Technologies Center. IIRC this is exactly why they made it.","1442613794","2015-09-18T22:03:14Z" -"10242332","fraserharris","fraserharris",,,"10242045","4","Ultimately the operating profit of a vehicle has to create a return on the capital outlay. Uber's current network effect guarantees a high utilization as autonomous vehicles are introduced.

higher utilization -> higher hourly operating profit -> margin to decrease prices -> unprofitable for new entrants -> barrier to entry

Without an existing network, the (the considerable! $Bs) capital need to buy a fleet of autonomous vehicles is prohibitive for even a determined new entrant.

(and so, as expected, the writer is wrong)","1442614000","2015-09-18T22:06:40Z" -"10242352","jleader","jleader",,,"10242045","0","Why wouldn't Uber just switch from being a marketplace bringing together riders and drivers, to a marketplace bringing together riders and autonomous cars (and their owners)?

I suppose a well-financed rival could buy huge fleets of vehicles and compete directly with Uber, but Uber doesn't have to make that capital commitment. They just continue to be the middle-man between the riders and the cars, except the cars are no longer managed by their drivers, but by their owners (whoever they might be, individuals or large corporations).

Uber's big advantage is that they've already created the market. This is Paul Graham's idea about not automating in the early days of a startup taken to the extreme.","1442614319","2015-09-18T22:11:59Z" -"10242385","bmh_ca","bmh_ca",,,"10242045","6","Uber is a dispatch and marketing system. The vehicle and driver are fungible parts of their machine.

Autonomous vehicles can enhance Uber's ability to offer travel with lower pricing than traditional vehicles and dispatch. Especially once they have goodwill built up.","1442614837","2015-09-18T22:20:37Z" -"10242607","ChicagoBoy11","ChicagoBoy11",,,"10242045","3","This is completely wrong. Self-driving cars don't break Uber - self-driving cars will help Uber reach its full potential. The assertion that Uber is a service that matches riders with drivers is completely wrong. What Uber does is match passengers with potential rides. As far as Uber is concerned, today it is an unfortunate reality of technology that the only way that ride is fulfilled is with a driver.

Drivers represent a huge cost in Uber's operation, and just a cursory glance at Uber news reveals that drivers have also been the greatest threat to their legal legitimacy. Uber is as highly valued as it is because it is one transportation business whose model is completely safe in the autonomous vehicle world. Uber will operate in exactly the same way it does today -- we just won't have anyone up front.","1442618521","2015-09-18T23:22:01Z" -"10243621","xbmcuser","xbmcuser",,,"10242045","7"," Nothing will change instead of drivers buying a car and joining uber. People will buy autonomous cars and register with Uber.","1442648687","2015-09-19T07:44:47Z" -"10246024","manicdee","manicdee",,,"10242045","5",""[Uber CEO Travis Kalanick] recently told me that in 2020, if Telsas are autonomous, he'd want to buy all of them. He said all 500,000 of estimated 2020 production, I'd want them all, but he couldn't get a return call from Elon." — Steve Jurvetson

Kyle Samani completely ignores the diagram he spent so much time talking about. He's convincing himself that being able to park his $200k autonomous car a few miles away in free parking—summoning it to pick him up when he needs it—means he won't need to use a ride hailing service.

I wonder if he will still feel that way when he's been standing at the curb for half an hour waiting for his personal car to arrive, while the rest of the (non-car-owning) dinner party have hailed autonomous vehicles and departed within three minutes of leaving the restaurant?

Given the choice between buying a $200k car, or paying a few dollars every time I want to travel somewhere, I think I'd prefer the paid rides. The $200k could be invested in something productive in the meantime.","1442707643","2015-09-20T00:07:23Z" -"10243696","Someone","Someone",,,"10243217","0","1978: Apple, Atari, Commodore, and Tandy are all solving the same problems.

Competition is what drives technology forward. The only thing that may have changed is that hardware developments now spread faster to other companies because a lot of it is outsourced.

Software knowledge still spreads through diffusion through the movement of employees between companies, but also is sped up a bit because lots of scientific ideas are distributed through the Internet.","1442651185","2015-09-19T08:26:25Z" -"10243933","mojuba","mojuba",,,"10243217","2","> All these machinations and adjustments are precisely what Michael Dell sought to escape when he took his business private two years ago.

Got me thinking, what keeps companies like Apple and Google from doing the same? What are the benefits of staying public for them? What would be the consequence of going private? I'm just very curious now.","1442660636","2015-09-19T11:03:56Z" -"10244018","mcphage","mcphage","true",,"10243217","9","Technology doesn't exist to serve some engineer's intellectual masturbation. Technology exists to serve the needs of people. So yes, try things, experiment, create—but if it doesn't result in a useful product, don't sell it to people like it is. Technology isn't just about making things, it's about how people use the things it makes.

And iterated improvement is just as important to technological advancement as big bang creations. Otherwise, we're left with a whole bunch of things that don't work all that well.

And finally—technology has gone through a lot of changes in the last 10 years. Smartphones went from something almost nobody had, to something almost everyone has, and slowing down the changes a bit to let people adjust to the changes will help.","1442663071","2015-09-19T11:44:31Z" -"10244046","ilaksh","ilaksh",,,"10243217","10","Technopolies on the road to techno-communism. We need to decentralize our systems.","1442663852","2015-09-19T11:57:32Z" -"10244174","bedhead","bedhead",,,"10243217","1","I'm supposed to believe that it was only at the exact moment that the public market put Dell's stock in the shitter that Michael Dell magically got religion regarding short-term earnings pressures or other related issues? Ha!! Give me a break, Dell was public for 25 years!!! Funny it never seemed to be an issue when his stock was doing well...","1442668140","2015-09-19T13:09:00Z" -"10244308","mark_l_watson","mark_l_watson",,,"10243217","6","Voice enabled UIs with some AI capability are the future, even if it is a little annoying hearing people talking to their phones or computers.

It might seem like all three companies are duplicating effort and inventing the same things, but digital assistants that help us communicate easier, access great content easier, and get stuff done easier, are where human-computer interaction is headed.","1442671247","2015-09-19T14:00:47Z" -"10244368","petra","petra",,,"10243217","4","Not a serious article. Google is investing billions yearly in r&d for far reaching, very risky innovations.

As for Microsoft and Apple ,we really don't know.

Could we have predicted the iPhone in 2005 ? Do we know what kind of car Apple is working on ? Do we know about Microsoft "special projects" group which recruited someone from Darpa ?

And than finally when we do know about innovative efforts , the author dismisses them out of hand: "Google’s Project Ara modular phone and Microsoft’s HoloLens AR headset, by contrast, are the tech equivalent of concept cars: supremely ambitious today, but years away from hitting the market in what will likely be a tamer, less revolutionary form."","1442673230","2015-09-19T14:33:50Z" -"10244797","mpg33","mpg33",,,"10243217","7","Startups solve new problems. Large companies refine and scale the most popular of those solutions.","1442681696","2015-09-19T16:54:56Z" -"10244963","caseysoftware","caseysoftware",,,"10243217","3","I'd like to note that these are the problem they're talking about and promoting. Who knows what they have behind the scenes that no one is covering for fear of being sued.

Prior to the unveiling of the iPhone - January 2007, iirc - there were some rumors of a phone but mostly conjecture. It blindsided almost everyone. And when it launched, it redefined phone design.

Pay attention to the PR and "leaks" all you want, but remember that their entire job is to talk about and promote the things they want you to know about..","1442684717","2015-09-19T17:45:17Z" -"10244976","api","api",,,"10243217","8","The problem is not just that they're all solving the same problems, but that they are mostly solving them in the same way: put everything in the cloud, 'feudalize' the device, make everything free and then monetize the user, solve security and OS-rot problems by closing the ecosystem and enforcing conformity instead of by fixing the underlying problems with the platform that give rise to this entropy and insecurity.

Read Zero to One, on competition and its downsides and the way you begin to 'clone' your competitors and nobody does anything interesting.","1442684839","2015-09-19T17:47:19Z" -"10245664","ksk","ksk",,,"10243217","5","Well there is overlap but then again, there is overlap in the functionality of a car and a truck too. I see Google as primarily solving the "problem" that they still don't have enough data on their users. I wish they didn't have to solve this problem.

As an aside, theverge has become super annoying to read with their over the top advertising. Did they start doing this recently?

http://i.imgur.com/YFY05gY.jpg","1442699843","2015-09-19T21:57:23Z" -"10245982","dzhiurgis","dzhiurgis",,,"10245102","1","I am just wondering, could Apple's partnership with IBM got them access to TrueNorth chips to gain competitive advantage against Googles car?","1442706710","2015-09-19T23:51:50Z" -"10246082","jMyles","jMyles",,,"10245102","3","It's just normal now for huge companies to meet with government "regulators" who have the power to empower or disable their business model and that of their competition.","1442709096","2015-09-20T00:31:36Z" -"10246388","BinaryIdiot","BinaryIdiot",,,"10245102","0","Interesting; I wonder if they'll actually attempt to go to market with this thing or if it's just one of their many experimental projects that never sees the light of day. I'd love to see more competition in this space regardless.","1442717017","2015-09-20T02:43:37Z" -"10246799","huuu","huuu",,,"10245102","2","To me it feels Apple and Uber are years behind Google. Today it's not very difficult to build a self driving car. But over the years Google developed a gigantic network of all kinds of data used by the cars.","1442732546","2015-09-20T07:02:26Z" -"10246055","minimaxir","minimaxir",,,"10245954","0","What happens is:

%30 is decoded to "0"

%30 is decoded to "0"

The new "%00" is decoded to the lovely null character. Boom.

Chromium issue: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=533361","1442708474","2015-09-20T00:21:14Z" -"10253995","6d6b73","6d6b73",,,"10253963","15","Will it have Retina Windshield?","1442858451","2015-09-21T18:00:51Z" -"10253999","pragone","pragone",,,"10253963","18","Wanna give a non-paywalled synopsis for those of us without a WSJ subscription?

Edit: Mass-reply: Thanks all! Learn something new every day.

For those looking for the same thing, go here, click first link. Should bypass the paywall: -https://www.google.com/search?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Fa...","1442858481","2015-09-21T18:01:21Z" -"10254050",,,,"true","10253963","13",,"1442858795","2015-09-21T18:06:35Z" -"10254051","ShakataGaNai","ShakataGaNai",,,"10253963","20","Colbert just had Tim Cook on his show (this past Tuesday) and put him on the spot about this very topic. Maybe related?","1442858799","2015-09-21T18:06:39Z" -"10254082","greentree9612","greentree9612","true",,"10253963","19","Instant douchebag detector. Even more accurate than the BMW logo.","1442859076","2015-09-21T18:11:16Z" -"10254093","inmyunix","inmyunix",,,"10253963","14","surely there are people here who personally know someone on the project...","1442859210","2015-09-21T18:13:30Z" -"10254112","jbob2000","jbob2000",,,"10253963","5","I am very interested in what this car will look and behave like. Until Tesla, automobile interface design was pretty stagnant; Knobs and switches for everything!

Apple has been very focused on virtual interfaces lately, I wonder what their return to physical will look like.","1442859402","2015-09-21T18:16:42Z" -"10254137","melling","melling",,,"10253963","17","Some sites are reporting that 600 people are working on the project and they will be tripling that number to 1800 people:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/21/apple-has-target-s...

[Update]

Actually, the WSJ also reported. Guess other sites are reprinting.","1442859575","2015-09-21T18:19:35Z" -"10254198","ssharp","ssharp",,,"10253963","2","It's interesting to see new entries into such an established and manufacturing-heavy industry. Tesla had a fairly slow and methodical strategy, that they're still executing on before they can really hit a mass audience (I'd say the Model 3 is the next evolution in that). Apple has not, at least since Jobs took over again, really been slow and methodical in entering big markets. -However, with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, they were the first to try and align those device types with a mass audience that hadn't really been addressed yet. With cars, that audience has been well addressed for over a century!

I'm curious to find out what price range Apple is coming in at, what makes the Apple car better than alternatives, and how/where they're going to manufacture it at a cost similar to competitors.","1442860142","2015-09-21T18:29:02Z" -"10254272","davidw","davidw",,,"10253963","3","There's an old thing, from Bob Young, founder of Redhat, about proprietary software being like a car with the hood welded shut. Perhaps the latter will actually become reality.","1442860882","2015-09-21T18:41:22Z" -"10254411","gniv","gniv",,,"10253963","6","This is fantastic news. I wish more companies would get into this. Google, Facebook, Microsoft. Every company that has a ton of cash should consider doing it. Tesla proved that it's viable, so the hard work has been done. And building an electric car from scratch is not nearly as daunting as an ICE car. The car companies are heavily incentivized to not do it, so to me it's a great opportunity to get in early in a high-growth industry.","1442862225","2015-09-21T19:03:45Z" -"10254416","Tiktaalik","Tiktaalik",,,"10253963","1","This seems like a weird market for Apple to be pursuing because they’re such a consumer oriented company, but it seems likely that the future of transportation will be less oriented around individual car ownership.

Additionally there’s a good argument to be made that we hit “peak car” several years ago, so consumer oriented automobiles may not be a real growth industry.

I’d seriously question any business plan that assumes that the transportation mode share of cars, especially individually owned cars, will be greater than it is now.

Maybe I’m thinking too long term here.","1442862246","2015-09-21T19:04:06Z" -"10254495","mortenjorck","mortenjorck",,,"10253963","9","The more real this becomes, the more it starts to feel like the R&D sprawl of the Michael Spindler years. Yet it's not: This categorically isn't sprawl because it's focused on one hugely ambitious thing, and unlike the Apple of the early 90s, even if Apple literally puts ten billion dollars into this project and it fails, they come out with 190 billion left to continue running a successful consumer electronics business. And if it succeeds, of course, Apple becomes a major player in a socio-technological revolution for the third time.","1442863019","2015-09-21T19:16:59Z" -"10254573","jreed91","jreed91",,,"10253963","10","I'd recommend listening to this podcast from Horace Dediu about how apple can differentiate themselves.

http://www.asymco.com/2015/03/11/the-critical-path-143-movin...","1442863663","2015-09-21T19:27:43Z" -"10254650","127001brewer","127001brewer",,,"10253963","7","I have a hard time believing that Apple would manufacture an electric car, especially one, according to the article, that had an initial design resembling a minivan.

It's well known that Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson are "car guys"[1], so perhaps it will be a vehicle similar to the Cube[2] - meaning it will have a very low production run - while the underlying technologies, such the batteries, are sold to other manufacturers.

1: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/23/shape-things-co... -2: http://www.macworld.com/article/1153341/cube_10thanniversary...","1442864427","2015-09-21T19:40:27Z" -"10254796","leeleelee","leeleelee",,,"10253963","12","The old Apple would set out to create a paradigm shift in how humans travel and view transportation (instead of just jumping on the EV bandwagon).","1442865985","2015-09-21T20:06:25Z" -"10254857","jakobegger","jakobegger",,,"10253963","0","The more I hear about Apple making a car, the more it seems inevitable.

Apple's revenue is 180 billion dollars. If they enter a new market, it has to be big. How many high margin billion dollar industries are there? The entire watch market is just around $50 billion dollars a year. If Apple wants to continue growing like it did in the past, the watch is a distraction. They need to aim for something much bigger.

Besides the financial reasons, I think it's the perfect time to break into the market. The switch to electric motors levels the playing field, giving newcomers an edge if they can move fast. But the most important part is the integration of all the systems in the car, most importantly the digital user interface. Todays cars have horrible interfaces. Manufacturers are too busy covering every possible niche with dozens of models, which makes it impossible for them to make a single great car. And even if they tried, they are too dependent on component suppliers to create a single, integrated experience of the kind Apple does.

There are two questions I wonder about:

1. How will Apple be able to make use of their experience in electronics when they move to a completely new industry?

2. What are the technical tricks Apple has up their sleeve? The iPod had hard drives and the click wheel, the iPhone had multitouch and a SoC that enabled a real browser, the watch had force sensitivity, haptic feedback, and a pulse meter. What will the car have?","1442866590","2015-09-21T20:16:30Z" -"10254867","kaolinite","kaolinite",,,"10253963","4","Even though it's hard to imagine Apple making a car, there is an awful lot of smoke around this. There has to be a fire somewhere. Lots of people are wondering how Apple can differentiate in the car market - I think (surprisingly) it comes down to price. Few people may remember this, but when Apple announced the iPad, people were shocked at how cheap it was. People knew the iPad was coming and were predicting it would start at $1000, easily. It cost $500.

Leaving out driverless car tech, which I'm not sure whether Apple will have ready for launch, I think the Apple Car will look and function like a $100,000 car - but will cost significantly less. Say, half the price. Ive, in a recent interview, spoke about how he hated so many cars on the road. Not because they were cheap, but because they were poorly designed and put together with such little care. I think, unless he's gone off the deep end into the luxury market (which he very well may have!) he would want to produce a car that is really great - but still affordable enough that lots of people will be able to afford it[1].

All of that being said, and no matter how much Apple cares about the mass market, Apple will want to keep their high margins. They'll need to bring down manufacturing costs considerably. However, if anyone can do it, it's Tim Cook. He's well known for being a wizard at managing supply chains. Perhaps it'll be their first product assembled entirely by robots, who knows.

We'll see what happens but if Apple are able to produce a very high quality car at a reasonable price, I suspect that it will be extremely disruptive. In the UK at least, pretty much every car under £30,000 is utter garbage. I'd love it if Apple could change that.

[1] I suspect, as with Apple Watch, there will also be a high-end version of an Apple Car. It will probably have the same functionality (i.e. it won't just be a super-car) but will have extras, like a Hermès leather interior. I, for one, look forward to customising a car like a new Macbook - current car customisation screens are a pain (besides Tesla, actually, theirs isn't too bad).","1442866671","2015-09-21T20:17:51Z" -"10255010","sixQuarks","sixQuarks",,,"10253963","11","I think Apple has jumped the shark. They're venturing into areas where they are going to get swamped down, lose tons of money, lose focus.

Without the vision of Steve Jobs, I'm afraid they don't have what it takes to pull this off.","1442868272","2015-09-21T20:44:32Z" -"10255044","worik","worik",,,"10253963","16","Paywalled","1442868564","2015-09-21T20:49:24Z" -"10258111",,,,"true","10253963","8",,"1442925168","2015-09-22T12:32:48Z" -"10256700","drnex","drnex",,,"10256677","0","there is no preview, it would be nice to have one","1442898087","2015-09-22T05:01:27Z" -"10257981","ck2","ck2",,,"10257932","19","I can't get to the original link, something forbes is messing with, however this works:

http://google.com/search?q=cache:http://www.forbes.com/sites...","1442923517","2015-09-22T12:05:17Z" -"10258011","cagenut","cagenut",,,"10257932","21","

    “The world is looking for their Android,” Prince says. “We’re the Android of cloud services.”
-
-I can't tell if this is inane exec-speak or if this means they really intend to branch out into stuff like a dropbox/gdrive storage product and a compute/ec2 like service.

full disclosure: I start work for a competitor at the end of the month","1442923817","2015-09-22T12:10:17Z" -"10258285","Nux","Nux",,,"10257932","2","Welcome to the Cloudflare-net.

Half the internet is behind CloudFlare now. Since they can't easily "own" the Internet, they could as well own CloudFlare.

Not impressed and I hate all this hiding behind Cloudflare and other proxy services; most of the cases are just hipster/hype powered, rather than in actual need.","1442927341","2015-09-22T13:09:01Z" -"10258402","mdekkers","mdekkers",,,"10257932","14","I am a long-standing CF partner and supporter. This really does not fill me with happy, warm thoughts. I love the CF tech and offering, but am going to be forced to look around for alternatives.","1442928599","2015-09-22T13:29:59Z" -"10258419","fweespeech","fweespeech",,,"10257932","15","Yeah, at this point, we honestly and genuinely need large CloudFlare competitors.

So hopefully one of their competitors is able to get more competitive.","1442928769","2015-09-22T13:32:49Z" -"10258429","polskibus","polskibus",,,"10257932","5","How does CloudFlare compare to Akamai? Are they direct competitors?","1442929016","2015-09-22T13:36:56Z" -"10258442","duncans","duncans",,,"10257932","6","Following this iOS Content Blocker furore, a CloudFlare-type service could be an ideal place from which to inject and serve ads; as opposed to the client-perf-sapping script tags the industry has been using so far.","1442929204","2015-09-22T13:40:04Z" -"10258491","chinathrow","chinathrow",,,"10257932","13","Well, that alone makes the move to CloudFlare even more unlikely at all. More huge investors means more control over what CF does and what CF will do with all the data they see flowing through. Bigest MITM just got bigger, at least financial wise.

Not for me.","1442929735","2015-09-22T13:48:55Z" -"10258496","TorKlingberg","TorKlingberg",,,"10257932","4","Why Qualcomm? They make mobile chips. Are we going to see SoCs specially optimized for communicating with CloudFlare servers? That sounds like a potentially bad idea.","1442929753","2015-09-22T13:49:13Z" -"10258639","astrowilliam","astrowilliam",,,"10257932","16","Does anyone have a link to a viable contender? I have used cloudflare in the past and it was great but now I need a new service.","1442930905","2015-09-22T14:08:25Z" -"10259024","Karunamon","Karunamon",,,"10257932","1","Silly question: How does CloudFlare make any money?

Any random can put any site behind their (very fully featured) free services and get free CDN, free antimalware, and free $other_services, with no seeming limits as to the amount of traffic you get. This has no impact on the target site. There are no ads or any other such. Their enterprise products only offer a few more features at a massive cost hike.

How are the bandwidth costs not eating them alive, and how are the free users being subsidized?","1442934317","2015-09-22T15:05:17Z" -"10259078","rebelde","rebelde",,,"10257932","9","So does Cloudflare now get around the slowness of passing through the Great Firewall? (Currently, I don't use CF and our website is slow from inside China.)","1442934733","2015-09-22T15:12:13Z" -"10259371","chubot","chubot",,,"10257932","0","If your website is well-coded and administered, does CloudFlare offer any performance benefit? (leaving aside security for now)

If a page is static, then CloudFlare can cache it. But if you set your cache headers appropriately, and use efficient serving code like nginx, I imagine serving static content is pretty darn cheap.

If a page is dynamic, then how can CloudFlare really speed it up? You don't want them serving stale pages to users. So it has to hit your server every time, in which case the user might as well hit your server. In that case, I don't really see how CloudFlare improves things.

Am I misunderstanding how CloudFlare works? It seems like if you follow typical performance tips like [1] then most of CloudFlare's benefit is eliminated.

I guess [1] does tell you to use a CDN. You can save end user network latency for cached static pages, since they cache them in multiple geographic locations. But if you have a simple site with 1 .js and 1 .css file per page, and compress and minify everything, I wonder if it's worth it.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/dp/0596529309","1442937112","2015-09-22T15:51:52Z" -"10259467",,,,"true","10257932","17",,"1442937853","2015-09-22T16:04:13Z" -"10259671","EugeneOZ","EugeneOZ",,,"10257932","18","Congrats, CloudFlare, I always liked to use your services.","1442939431","2015-09-22T16:30:31Z" -"10259842","yalogin","yalogin",,,"10257932","3","Is Amazon competing in this space? Since AWS is used heavily in the startup world, it seems like a no brainer to also provide cloudflare functionality, more so given that they have servers all over the world.","1442940743","2015-09-22T16:52:23Z" -"10259999","maartendb","maartendb",,,"10257932","10","I'd love to see more transparency in the way Cloudflare, or CDNs in general, decide to cache or not cache your content. For example: Cloudflare publishes crawl frequencies in their pricing table but what do they actually do with that content? Push it to all their edges? I'd doubt that. I guess it's based on website traffic, your website pricing plan, ... but it seems quite arbitrary to me.","1442941821","2015-09-22T17:10:21Z" -"10260476","pdknsk","pdknsk",,,"10257932","7","Personally I dislike CloudFlare for the simple reason that they encourage site owners to use their lossless image optimisation service, which isn't lossless. Thus many images appear different than intended when hosted behind CloudFlare. I wrote about this earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10192587

Quote from their website.

The Lossless mode removes all the unnecessary bloat from an image file, such as the image header and meta data, without removing any image data. This means images will appear exactly the same as they would have before.

The last sentence is false, at least for images with color profiles on all non-mobile browsers. There are other possible minor cases.","1442945728","2015-09-22T18:15:28Z" -"10261774","dzhiurgis","dzhiurgis",,,"10257932","20","They must have also have some very useful browsing data.","1442956670","2015-09-22T21:17:50Z" -"10262788","pjbrunet","pjbrunet",,,"10257932","11","I liked the CloudFlare concept (protecting good people) until I found it protects bad people as well: scammers, thieves, cybersquatters, phishing. CloudFlare makes it very difficult to contact the web host cloaked by CloudFlare.

CloudFlare is helping the scum of the Internet. They need to be held accountable for what they're serving, if they're not going to reveal who is hosting the site. If there's a way to find the originating IP of these scumbags, I would like to know. Obviously traceroute doesn't work because the IPs show up as CloudFlare.

The way I see it, CloudFlare should be required to publish who is hosting the websites they cloak. Otherwise you're encouraging a lawless Internet where anything goes without any consequences. I sincerely hope these larger companies address this problem.

I hope some journalists dig into this because I think there's a good story here. Maybe CloudFlare doesn't have the staff to review the activities of the sites they're protecting? That's a serious problem, in my opinion, because their cloaking technology is very effective.","1442970597","2015-09-23T01:09:57Z" -"10263126","brownbat","brownbat",,,"10257932","8","See also, discussion of the CloudFlare blog post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10215560","1442977582","2015-09-23T03:06:22Z" -"10261858","shostack","shostack",,,"10259894","0","Engineers I know who I've worked with on GTM implementations are not big fans. It offers the ability to execute arbitrary JS on your site, does not live in our main repo (unless we export a container and store its JSON there), and there doesn't seem to be any good way to run integration tests on code within GTM itself (obviously you can run tests that observe the output of GTM).

As a marketer, it has indeed enabled me to launch tags and such without an engineer, but in many cases I'd actually prefer to have this live in our code base so it isn't broken by accident by someone who had no idea that some of what they were working on touched a container they had no visibility into.

All of this to say that I get worried when looking at more involved A/B tests that touch pieces of ones product. Sure it might be fine for superficial front-end design tweaks, but testing anything deeper scares me.

Also, random aside, but the author might wish to get some proofing of their article. There's a ton of typos and indicators of a non-native English speaker writing this and made for a more difficult reading experience.","1442957613","2015-09-22T21:33:33Z" -"10263393","donarb","donarb",,,"10263375","0",""Today, Apple has published instructions for developers to verify that the version of Xcode they have installed is the official one."

No need for that. If you downloaded it from Apple, it's official.","1442984485","2015-09-23T05:01:25Z" -"10267587","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10267562","0","Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10263075","1443037247","2015-09-23T19:40:47Z" -"10275239","armabiz","armabiz",,,"10275117","0","Facebook is down. -Uber is down.

Who's next?","1443134060","2015-09-24T22:34:20Z" -"10279118","gok","gok",,,"10279030","12","I'm curious how much of the accuracy gains come from only having to run the decoder when the LSTM emits a phoneme rather than for each 10 ms frame, which presumably allows the language model search to be much more aggressive.","1443198860","2015-09-25T16:34:20Z" -"10279280","melling","melling",,,"10279030","19","Will these improvements be used when using voice input in Google Docs?

http://gizmodo.com/you-can-now-type-with-your-voice-in-googl...","1443200403","2015-09-25T17:00:03Z" -"10279380","msoad","msoad",,,"10279030","1","I'm doing a lot voice searches recently. It's just easier and feels more natural. It's amazing how accurate Google voice recognition is. I'm non-native English speakers and sometimes I'm not even sure if I pronounced something correct but it gets it!","1443201515","2015-09-25T17:18:35Z" -"10279387","jrcii","jrcii",,,"10279030","21","Great, now can we please have Select All for our Google Voice inbox so those of us who forward our texts and calls to Gmail don't have a Google Voice page that says "Inbox (8821)"?","1443201596","2015-09-25T17:19:56Z" -"10279430","nl","nl",,,"10279030","2","The paper describing this work: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1507.06947v1.pdf

They trained on 3 million "utterances" of average duration of 4 seconds. These were distorted by noise to get 20 variations (so the training set was 60 million utterances total).

I don't understand if these were labeled somehow There's a section on clustering into 9287 phones, but it isn't clear to me if these were used as labels.","1443202011","2015-09-25T17:26:51Z" -"10279537",,,,"true","10279030","13",,"1443203017","2015-09-25T17:43:37Z" -"10279562","happytrails","happytrails",,,"10279030","5","Google voice search is impressive and anecdotal, for me, more accurate that siri and cortana in how it interprets my voice to text. Is there any insight into the hardware needed to run their neural network and store the learned material?","1443203233","2015-09-25T17:47:13Z" -"10279672","amelius","amelius",,,"10279030","17","Does this mean that voice recognition is a solved problem?

If not, what problems are still left to be solved?","1443204442","2015-09-25T18:07:22Z" -"10279682","ryenus","ryenus",,,"10279030","6","> now used for voice searches and commands in the Google app (on Android and iOS)

Is this available offline or one must be connected?","1443204549","2015-09-25T18:09:09Z" -"10279705","Animats","Animats",,,"10279030","8","Google Voice Search: broken.

Some time in September, Google made some server-side change to Voice Search which causes the Android Google Search client, at least some versions, to crash. Android handsets get a pop-up with "Unfortunately, Google Search has stopped."[1][2][3][4]. This also breaks voice dialing and texting. Some people who had voice input as the default found they could no longer text at all, until they disabled Google Voice Search. It's not a change on the client side; it's happening even for phones that don't have over the air updates enabled.

The usual suggestions, involving clearing caches and resetting various settings, have been made, and they're as useless as usual. The problem appeared a few weeks ago, and has been reported for at least T-Mobile and AT&T, and for at least ZTE and LG phones. So it's not carrier-specific or handset-maker specific.

Did this "faster and more accurate" change involve a change to the wire protocol? A recent change is clearly crashing the client side in the phone.

[1] https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/websearch/0ZM...

[2] http://forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/582873-why...

[3] https://forums.att.com/t5/Android/Google-Search-has-stopped/...

[4] https://support.t-mobile.com/message/518061#518061","1443204738","2015-09-25T18:12:18Z" -"10279776","deegles","deegles",,,"10279030","20","It will be great once we can run the generated model locally. It would save a bunch of latency and bandwidth, not to mention the privacy implications of not having speech saved in the cloud.","1443205356","2015-09-25T18:22:36Z" -"10280053","buss","buss",,,"10279030","0","Google voice search also has anaphora, or backreferences to previous searches. For example voice search for "Who was the first president of the United States?" then after you get the result do another voice search for "Who was his vice president?" and Google will infer you are still talking about George Washington.

One step closer to conversational interfaces!","1443208078","2015-09-25T19:07:58Z" -"10280070","aruggirello","aruggirello",,,"10279030","4","Wow! Now it would be great to have this speech recognition service available as an API.","1443208220","2015-09-25T19:10:20Z" -"10280334","vram22","vram22",,,"10279030","7",">It's amazing how accurate Google voice recognition is.

I can't say how accurate it is, since I've used it very little so far. But adding my 2c:

I first tried it some ago (2 years+) on my mid-range (at the time) Android phone, and it was not really usable. Set it aside for a while. Then tried it recently - on the same phone, mind - which is 2 or more years older now, so not recent at all. Surprisingly, it worked a lot better than earlier (based on a small sample of tests, note.) Going to experiment with it more.

Something that might be known to many readers here, but mentioning it:

Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google, has said in the past that by training the voice recognition software on huge amounts of data (at Google scale), they have managed to improve it a lot, by using statistical algorithms. (Similarly for spelling correction suggestions in Google Web Search.)

Related: A couple of simple experiments by me with voice recognition (speech-to-text) and speech synthesis (text-to-speech) using Python:

1:

https://code.activestate.com/recipes/578839-python-text-to-s...

http://jugad2.blogspot.in/2014/03/speech-synthesis-in-python...

2:

http://jugad2.blogspot.in/2014/03/speech-recognition-with-py...","1443211151","2015-09-25T19:59:11Z" -"10280387","jasonellis","jasonellis",,,"10279030","3","This is great and all, because I love Google voice search, but the problem I REALLY wish they'd solve is false triggers of "Okay, Google."

I often listen to podcasts on my car bluetooth and on a bluetooth speaker at home. On my commute, I'll get at minimum 5-15 "Okay, Google" triggers in a 50 minute drive just from people on the podcast saying things like "and" or "okay" or phrases that sound nothing like "Okay Google". I have even done the voice training so it's only supposed to listen for my voice. On the other side of the coin, I'll sit in my car screaming "Okay Google!" over and over with no response.","1443211545","2015-09-25T20:05:45Z" -"10280859","ausjke","ausjke",,,"10279030","18","how to test this? just speak to android-search without any update needed?","1443217120","2015-09-25T21:38:40Z" -"10281171","hagope","hagope",,,"10279030","14","Please Google release an "Echo" and I'll buy it right away...","1443221085","2015-09-25T22:44:45Z" -"10281235","pgrote","pgrote",,,"10279030","10","I wish there was an easier way to report outliers or wrong results. For instance, I asked to see photos of Tony Cruz. It showed me photos of Toni Croos. Understandable that a soccer player may be more popular than a baseball player, so I restated and asked for photos of Tony Cruz of the St. Louis Cardinals.

It took the query and showed the same photos. lol

Collecting these sort of results into a larger data set could help refine the results.","1443222141","2015-09-25T23:02:21Z" -"10281331","felixgallo","felixgallo",,,"10279030","9","Google Search unfortunately removed a great feature on Android: "okay google, search <blah> on Spotify." Now instead of opening the native app with the search intent, it goes to the web result. :/","1443223360","2015-09-25T23:22:40Z" -"10281392","newmotors","newmotors",,,"10279030","15","Is there a way to run this without an internet connection?","1443224354","2015-09-25T23:39:14Z" -"10281890","Pxtl","Pxtl",,,"10279030","11","I've been trying to use the voice-search feature, but my phone is a moto G 2 and maybe the phone is too slow or my internet connection is too weak, but I find the long delay after "OK Google" makes it just too clumsy to use naturally.","1443235182","2015-09-26T02:39:42Z" -"10281936","hudixt","hudixt",,,"10279030","16","I think this is great, previously it took long time to open after saying "OK, Google".","1443236721","2015-09-26T03:05:21Z" -"10279258","greenyoda","greenyoda",,,"10279246","0","Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10277024","1443200074","2015-09-25T16:54:34Z" -"10285146","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"10285142","0","Bluetooth headphones FTW","1443319492","2015-09-27T02:04:52Z" -"10287481","benburton","benburton",,,"10287318","3","I particularly love Cloud Platform's Nearline storage for personal media archival. Previously I was using Amazon's Glacier, but the interface was clunky and the load times were too slow. Cloud Platform's web UI, comparatively, has been an absolute joy to use at a roughly similar price point.","1443379977","2015-09-27T18:52:57Z" -"10287501","sidcool","sidcool",,,"10287318","8","Quite bike claims made in the post. AWS is the unquestioned standard at my workplace. I am inkling to fund the GCP a try. Do they have some migration doc?","1443380319","2015-09-27T18:58:39Z" -"10287538","vladimirralev","vladimirralev",,,"10287318","0","Just less than an hour ago I got 10+ alerts that my monitoring agents on GCE machines are unreachable for 5 mins again and networking is down. I see this at least once a month, separately the cloud SQL has weird outages again about once-twice a month. I also run some real hardware machines in a datacenter and have none of these problems. I am not impressed with Google's cloud.","1443380760","2015-09-27T19:06:00Z" -"10287602","spullara","spullara",,,"10287318","7","Google doesn't realize that this isn't why AWS is winning. AWS has better support, more services, more options and is easier to use.","1443381902","2015-09-27T19:25:02Z" -"10287642","cwmma","cwmma",,,"10287318","4","Using both GCP and AWS the one place GCP really stands out is container engine, it's much better then elastic bean stalk for deploying and managing apps.

Otherwise: cloud storage has a more limited api then s3 (s3 allows you to query by start key, cloud storage only by prefix), cloud sql doesn't support postgres (which is a necessity Geospatial apps) and there is something weird with there network that causes server sent events to be unusable from compute engine instances.","1443382427","2015-09-27T19:33:47Z" -"10287674","cmdli","cmdli",,,"10287318","10","Somewhat off-topic, but what service do you guys recommend for someone who just wants a cheap server to play around with (maybe getting something like an rsync script or BTsync and a website running)?","1443382856","2015-09-27T19:40:56Z" -"10287819",,,,"true","10287318","11",,"1443385317","2015-09-27T20:21:57Z" -"10287909","cominatchu","cominatchu",,,"10287318","9","I tried both Google Container Engine and Amazon EC2 Container Service recently for a docker deployment. Google was the clear winner: they have support for private registries (Amazon requires you to use a third party or set it all up yourself), Google gives you a preconfigured, Debian-based base image so you don't have to do any setup or maintenance (with keys already exchanged that allow login with the gcloud command, no work required), and Kubernetes itself (which Google Container Engine uses for orchestration) is really nice. Also Google cloud logging (currently free) just works out of the box with their container engine and streams your container's stdout to their logs. Kubernetes itself is open source so you always have the option to move on your own metal if your deployment grows to that size. Would highly recommend Google Container Engine.","1443387040","2015-09-27T20:50:40Z" -"10287982","frakkingcylons","frakkingcylons",,,"10287318","6","I gave GCP a try recently because one of my workloads on DigitalOcean started to be come unreasonably expensive. I use AWS S3 for object storage, but while their other offerings seem to be pretty powerful, it's more complicated than what I need. As a hobby-level user, I'm really liking what I see with GCP so far.

One GCP offering that I think deserves more attention is Managed VMs (part of App Engine). You provide your app + runtime in a Docker container, and App Engine will run that container in a Compute Engine VM and do a bunch of cool stuff for like health checking, autoscaling, and log aggregation. It's limited in a lot of respects, but it's a basic cluster manager like Kubernetes or ECS but easier to use for simple services IMO.","1443389021","2015-09-27T21:23:41Z" -"10288061","stephen","stephen",,,"10287318","1","Wow. Kind of surprised such a borderline-desperate sounding post was allowed on the official Google blog.

I basically read this as "we're so technically superior in several ways ... wtf is everyone still using AWS instead of us?"

It reminds me of the attitude of one Google engineer I know, which is basically Google is such an amazing place, with such visionary leaders, and across-the-board smart engineers, that they can wander into any domain they want, and just assume they'll succeed/print money like AdWords.

I'm paraphrasing and also probably putting words into his mouth, so apologies for phrasing it in the extreme to make a point.

Part of me wishes it was that way: as long as you had the smartest people + biggest warchest (which they basically do), victory would be pre-determined. But capitalism has a way, if anything, of handicapping the existing giants, and you can't just wander into a field "because we're really smart" and assume you'll win.

</armchair business insight>. Feel free to correct my assumptions/biases.","1443390805","2015-09-27T21:53:25Z" -"10288146","jread","jread",,,"10287318","2","Although GCP has some distinguishing technical features like live migrations, based on my own independent availability monitoring, it hasn't been any more reliable than other cloud services including Azure and DigitalOcean. In fact, over the past year, EC2 has been much more reliable than GCE. The most common problems I've observed are network blips that may or may not get reported on the GCP status page.

https://cloudharmony.com/status-1year-for-google -https://cloudharmony.com/status-1year-for-aws -https://cloudharmony.com/status-1year-for-azure -https://cloudharmony.com/status-1year-for-digitalocean","1443392634","2015-09-27T22:23:54Z" -"10288156","bsimpson","bsimpson",,,"10287318","5","Can we fix the title? The official title is "Google Cloud Platform delivers the industry's best technical and differentiated features". "Google Cloud Platform" is a meaninglessly vague title, especially considering the source is the official GCP blog.

That'd be like posting an article titled "Washington Post Delivering News to Best New Platforms" as simply "Washington Post". I realize that the original title is too sales-y, but if I knew it was marketing, I wouldn't have clicked.","1443392806","2015-09-27T22:26:46Z" -"10288196","anodari","anodari",,,"10287318","12","I would use, but still there is no data center in South America.","1443393986","2015-09-27T22:46:26Z" -"10294579","jshen","jshen",,,"10294526","12","It depends on how much you want the job and how much risk you're willing to take. I usually tell the truth on comp, but add "I'm only willing to leave for X".","1443498034","2015-09-29T03:40:34Z" -"10294587","deeteecee","deeteecee",,,"10294526","15","just be confident with nothing to lose and assess what the currency is with people around your experience level and ask for that amount.","1443498227","2015-09-29T03:43:47Z" -"10294596","theworstshill","theworstshill",,,"10294526","6",""What should I do? I'm afraid that giving my current compensation away to my future employer will jeopardise my chances of negotiating and potentially getting a better offer than what I could get otherwise."

Your gut feeling is absolutely right. If you name your current compensation you'll get X + 10k, cause why not? Isn't that enough? Aren't you grateful to have a wonderful opportunity to work at Google? Don't you know there is a line at the door, just take the offer already!

Thats what the recruiter is going to say, and likely not through the email - but on the phone, so they have you on the spot. I'd recommend telling them you accept market based compensation for the position you're getting hired to + 10k instead. If they push - make it big. 150k. 200k. why not? If they like you enough to hire you, telling them a big figure won't jeopardize your offer.","1443498387","2015-09-29T03:46:27Z" -"10294622","jonnathanson","jonnathanson",,,"10294526","2","The best salary negotiation advice I've ever received (aside from improving my BATNA[1]) is to push till after I get to the offer stage of the interview. That way they already like me, they've gone through the process, and they are willing to try to meet me somewhere reasonable. So you're already a step ahead of the game in that sense.

I've used something to the effect of "I'm sure you have a range in mind for this position that's commensurate with fair market rates. And I'm willing to be a team player and probably meet you somewhere along those lines. Can you tell me roughly what you're targeting for this role?"

Most recruiters will be fairly candid with you. They'll offer something at the lower to mid range of the target band. At least that'll be a ballpark. From there, you need to decide if it's worth pursuing the process based on whether you'd be happy accepting what they told you + whatever you might be able to negotiate on top of it.

The downside to this approach is that you allow them to anchor [2], in other words, your continuation of the process implies an inherent acceptance of the reasonableness of what they quote you. (And this is Google, after all, so they are likely to suggest something pretty reasonable in the first place.)

There is no upside to quoting your current salary, and it is almost never a dealbreaker if you punt on answering.

[1] BATNA = Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement. In simple terms, this is your fallback option. The best fallback option is the strongest market price you can get independent of this offer. This isn't an invitation to shop an offer you receive, but rather, an establishment of your market value. A soft offer from another firm, ideally prior to going down the line with Google, is a form of BATNA. If you have no other options at the moment, then your current salary becomes your BATNA by default.

[2] An anchor is a frame of reference established by the first person to throw out a number. A ballsy approach would be to anchor high right off the bat. Sometimes this works. Sometimes it backfires. I wouldn't suggest a bold anchor unless you know what you're doing. I also would caution against a high anchor if you know it's unreasonable relative to your best guess at the band this position occupies.","1443499268","2015-09-29T04:01:08Z" -"10294653","mallipeddi","mallipeddi",,,"10294526","3","I have been through this several times. There's never any advantage to you revealing your current salary. No company is ever going to reject you because you didn't tell them your current salary. So just politely tell the recruiter that you don't want to reveal it. If they insist, just tell them what your salary expectation is (this should give them an idea of what kind of offer you'd be willing to accept which is all they should care about).","1443500070","2015-09-29T04:14:30Z" -"10294682","cairo140","cairo140",,,"10294526","4","I believe the way Google's hiring and compensation committee's work makes it so that short of bluffing your current compensation, not disclosing your comp is equivalent to saying you currently make $0.

In my case, I was already being paid well going into Google's offer process, but considerably below Google's band for the level I got approved for. I gave them my comp and they beat it by a large margin, to the point where they clearly weren't considering my existing comp. So I think if you just refused to answer, they'd give you the minimum in the band and wait for a counter or acceptance.

Two further points that I think are relevant for a minority of candidates:

For folks who are L3/L4 or L4/L5 marginal who may get bumped up a level based on existing comp, if anything you'd rather be underleveled to start. There's so much to learn at Google and so many of the folks around me are so damned talented that I'd feel like even more of an impostor if my comp history brought me up to a level I was not at. Some anecdotes from Quora are at [1].

Secondly, there is some lore about high compensation plans (HCPs) at Google. If you believe you are paid well towards the higher end or above what Google pays for your band, you can Google around for this to get some stories of what it's about. This didn't apply to me and I don't know of anyone in this situation so I can't speak to it.

[1] https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-negotiate-a-higher-job-level-...","1443501105","2015-09-29T04:31:45Z" -"10294710","connerdc","connerdc",,,"10294526","5","(I've was in this situation last year) First off I strongly doubt what you say will impact your hire/no-hire decision, if you are in the offer stage then that's good news. Why not just say you'd prefer to see their starting offer? If (in the unlikely chance) it's under what you are getting now you can disclose this information after. It's a pretty mechanical process and as long as you are polite about it they won't hold a grudge against you if you ask.","1443502376","2015-09-29T04:52:56Z" -"10294885","josh_fyi","josh_fyi",,,"10294526","13","You can say, if needed, "My current contract forbids me to reveal my salary [almost certainly true], and I take my responsibilities very seriously."","1443508055","2015-09-29T06:27:35Z" -"10295099","raducu","raducu",,,"10294526","0","Totally different market (E. Europe) so I don't think this applies but:

I was in the exact spot about 7 years ago; I wanted to change jobs, but after I revealed my salary I was getting a +10% offer. -Until a friend told me -- NEVER, EVER, EVER reveal your current salary, either don't reveal it, or just... lie. -So I figured, hey, none of these companies actually required any proof of my current salary, I won't make a written statement, so... why not. -And the next time, I lied, I said my salary was 40% higher than it actually was. -And that's how I got a 50% salary increase :|","1443513964","2015-09-29T08:06:04Z" -"10295793","brudgers","brudgers",,,"10294526","7","If you're not comfortable disclosing salary history to the recruiter, an honest "I am not comfortable disclosing that information" is appropriate. The truth is well engineered.

Good luck.","1443530379","2015-09-29T12:39:39Z" -"10296441","codegeek","codegeek",,,"10294526","1","Depends on how badly you want this job. In my opinion, don't worry about what they may offer you whether they know your current salary or not. You should first decide what you want in terms of a salary as most of us have an idea of what we want. Then pad it up a little to leave room for negotiation.

Then tell the recruiter "My current salary is $current_salary but I would need ($expected_salary + $pad_amount) to consider joining. Is that in your range ? ". If the difference between your expected salary and current salary is huge, that is not your problem. You stick to what you want as long as it is reasonable within the market of course.

Let's use a specific example. Here are the scenarios:

    $current_salary = $100,000
-    
-    av. market salary = $130,000 (based on your research)
-
-    $expected_salary = $130,000
-
-    $pad_amount = $5000 (keep this low)
-
-"Recruiter, I currently make $100,000 but I would like $135,000 based on my research and market rate for someone with my skills and experience. Is this in the range offered by Google ?"

By asking this, you are now taking the focus away from the fact that you asked for a big raise. You are now smartly getting into the offered range discussion and showing that you are asking for what you are worth.","1443536304","2015-09-29T14:18:24Z" -"10296829","zhte415","zhte415",,,"10294526","9","Start with other questions as a reply.

* Level / Reporting structure / promotion prospects (left behind, or upcoming)

* Scope of work - especially relevant when getting hired up, or into a newly formed team

* Exposure within the organisation

* Medical care

* Relocation assistance

* Housing allowance

* Travel and food allowance

...as many as you can think of

Be straight that you'd like to save salary to the last thing to discuss. That does nothing other than to show you're focused on the opportunity. Ask these in interview if possible. Establish first, for yourself, this is a move worth making. And by doing so, it is not a jump for cash.

Then, when asked again, ask what a reasonable expectation would be. If asking a hiring manager, they might be nervous as they don't actually know the salary bands, if asking HR, they might not want to disclose as the hiring manager hasn't made it clear enough to them how much they want you. Information asymmetry exists within an employer, too.

The rest, what jonnathanson said.","1443539241","2015-09-29T15:07:21Z" -"10297161",,,,"true","10294526","10",,"1443541843","2015-09-29T15:50:43Z" -"10297494","AnimalMuppet","AnimalMuppet",,,"10294526","16","Ask them what their range is, without telling them your current salary. If they insist, say something like "That's not particularly relevant. It would take $X for me to take the job."

That way you don't have to lie about what your current salary is, but you don't give away information that is not in your best interest to give. You try to get them to give away information, which is great if it works, but you have a next move if it doesn't.","1443544527","2015-09-29T16:35:27Z" -"10299395","browseatwork","browseatwork",,,"10294526","8","Never ever reveal it. It WILL weaken your negotiating position. You will very likely get a worse offer and worse ultimate package by revealing any previous compensation info, and recruiters know this. Experienced recruiters have people being reluctant to reveal this information, and have experience pushing back on it. Practice being nice and still not revealing it. That is important.

If they only will go on with the process if you tell them past salary, move on or make a choice- you really want this job, and will take it for less money because of the experience/ location/ technology/ coworkers/ environment/ etc.","1443558570","2015-09-29T20:29:30Z" -"10305414","reach_kapil","reach_kapil",,,"10294526","11","HR at google will try to negotiate no more than 10-15% for your offer(if this is entry to mid level position) -If you really want to negotiate a better offer, you will to include not just your base but your package including stocks, benefits etc in your package to give them a holistic number. Base salary is only a piece which usually get 10-15% boost, but other benefits usually get ignored. You can negotiate on these both to get what you intend to negotiate with","1443632769","2015-09-30T17:06:09Z" -"10306748","pw","pw",,,"10294526","14","Why are you even asking this? Don't tell them what you're currently making. What business of theirs is that? Giving them that information will only give them additional leverage in the negotiations.","1443643726","2015-09-30T20:08:46Z" -"10295417","the-dude","the-dude",,,"10295386","0","Dutch: http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/09/29/inval-bij-uber-om-verden...

Possibly 'organized crime'.","1443522537","2015-09-29T10:28:57Z" -"10299759","drmarkrbaker","drmarkrbaker",,,"10299635","3","More interestingly - is this a useful strategy for start-ups to use and does it spread over other IP protection?","1443561979","2015-09-29T21:26:19Z" -"10300348","geofft","geofft",,,"10299635","0","Surely Apple and Google are primarily worried about revealing their plans to each other and similar companies, not to nascent startups, right?

And surely they can employ people in Tonga and Jamaica to inquire in person about trademark applications, right?

I feel like I must be missing something obvious here.","1443566817","2015-09-29T22:46:57Z" -"10300618","blazespin","blazespin",,,"10299635","1","This is just for the public. Big companies rely on the 'reveal' to generate viral news that feeds off the surprise factor.","1443569588","2015-09-29T23:33:08Z" -"10304681","jasonoliveira","jasonoliveira",,,"10299635","2","I'm about to register 3 trademarks. After reading this, I'm about to create my first shell corporation. Wish me luck. :)","1443627232","2015-09-30T15:33:52Z" -"10300908","muddi900","muddi900",,,"10300867","0","I don't see the explanation of how it will backfire in that post. They seem like good suggestions for Uber to follow, but it doesn't me they would work.","1443573073","2015-09-30T00:31:13Z" -"10304025","jchrisa","jchrisa",,,"10303906","0","Found a short previous discussion here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10271850","1443622018","2015-09-30T14:06:58Z" -"10306071","runesoerensen","runesoerensen",,,"10305691","0","Apple has now updated their OS X page with information about El Capitan: https://www.apple.com/osx/","1443637978","2015-09-30T18:32:58Z" -"10308170","proksoup","proksoup",,,"10307145","0",""What we do know is that Microsoft makes approximately $3.4-billion a year from its Android patent licening deals. " [sic]

I guess this might be good news for Google?

From my perspective, patents are a toxic drain on morale/intelligence/innovation that we have no hope of curtailing in my lifetime.","1443655668","2015-09-30T23:27:48Z" -"10308279","mtgx","mtgx",,,"10307145","9","> Earlier this week, Microsoft re-signed an Android patent-protection pact with I-O Data for an undisclosed amount.

You don't say? A patent protection pact. So they don't even try to hide the fact that it was a mafia-style protection racket all along now?

"Such a nice business you got there. You wouldn't want it to be dragged in Court and lose millions or hundreds of millions of dollars? Why not just pay us this tiny $5 fee per phone, forever, instead, for an OS we never participated in creating?"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket","1443657099","2015-09-30T23:51:39Z" -"10308328","throwawaykf05","throwawaykf05",,,"10307145","11","TFA (perhaps unsurprisingly) does not mention this particular Microsoft-Google case:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/appeals-court-uph...

Of all the patent lawsuits that happened in all the smartphone wars that nobody won, this was the only case where a company was actually sanctioned for, essentially, abusing patents. And this happened on Google's watch. For all the rhetoric Google spewed about how their competitors were abusing patents, ironic that they were the one company that was actually found to be a bad actor. I always thought Google for too much of a free pass on that one.

Interestingly the Ars article I linked does not mention Google at all. Guess it's not so surprising they got a free pass.","1443657827","2015-10-01T00:03:47Z" -"10308338","ewzimm","ewzimm",,,"10307145","3","Definitely a move in the right direction. Software companies have operated with a war mentality for too long, despite their common interests. They trade employees pretty often too, exposed no-poaching agreements aside. Competition isn't going away any time soon, but I think everyone appreciates more interoperability and cooperation. Will the Internet communities following them be able to follow this example?","1443657974","2015-10-01T00:06:14Z" -"10308750","znemz","znemz",,,"10307145","2","So does this mean the next nexus will get an micro-sd card slot? Cause this is has kept me away from one due to this meaningless feud.","1443664558","2015-10-01T01:55:58Z" -"10308796","ycitera","ycitera",,,"10307145","7","They make patent peace with themselves but not with the small guys?","1443665226","2015-10-01T02:07:06Z" -"10308962","shmerl","shmerl",,,"10307145","1","So will MS stop demanding money from various Android manufacturers now? In general I hope they'll change their attitude from patent aggression to patent disarmament. We need more changes like this.","1443668299","2015-10-01T02:58:19Z" -"10309137","michaelwww","michaelwww",,,"10307145","5","I wonder if Apple enabling ad blocking in iPhones and iPads had something to do with this. Many see it as a direct shot at rival Google, which makes most of it's money from advertising. Days later and suddenly Microsoft and Google are besties. It will be interesting to see what comes of this.","1443671808","2015-10-01T03:56:48Z" -"10309482","nobrains","nobrains",,,"10307145","10","Do you think this handshake was partly due to the CEOs of both Microsoft (Satya Nadella) and Google (Sundar Pichai) having the same roots (India)?","1443679151","2015-10-01T05:59:11Z" -"10309800","utuxia","utuxia",,,"10307145","6","Google is slowly becoming the next Microsoft.","1443685719","2015-10-01T07:48:39Z" -"10309802","utuxia","utuxia","true",,"10307145","8","Google is slowly becoming the next Microsoft.","1443685724","2015-10-01T07:48:44Z" -"10310115","jupiter2","jupiter2",,,"10307145","4",""Google and Microsoft agreed to work together against patent trolls in the European Union." I hope the irony of this isn't lost on anyone - especially as it relates to Microsoft.","1443692294","2015-10-01T09:38:14Z" -"10310899","3dfan","3dfan",,,"10308010","0","Im interested in the topic of books so I went out of my way and enable javascript. Because your page otherwise shows nothing. And yet, I still see no explanation of what it is. Just some beautiful layout with fluff words.","1443705690","2015-10-01T13:21:30Z" -"10311807",,,,"true","10311656","1",,"1443713356","2015-10-01T15:29:16Z" -"10312428","gus_massa","gus_massa",,,"10311656","0","Current discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10308270 (366 points, 16 hours ago, 85 comments) (from another URL that has a little more info)","1443717336","2015-10-01T16:35:36Z" -"10317872","gushie","gushie",,,"10317756","0","Seems fair enough. I haven't seen any Amazon devices being sold on the Apple or Google stores.","1443786367","2015-10-02T11:46:07Z" -"10321128","eridius","eridius",,,"10320404","4","This article is behind a paywall.","1443817994","2015-10-02T20:33:14Z" -"10321368","asd","asd",,,"10320404","1","Paywall. Here's a re/code link:

http://recode.net/2015/10/02/apple-acquires-u-k-based-speech...","1443820364","2015-10-02T21:12:44Z" -"10321515","sebgr","sebgr",,,"10320404","0","This is an early video of VocalIQ's system (2010) for people interested: -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NwuqjUZalU","1443822046","2015-10-02T21:40:46Z" -"10321723","petra","petra",,,"10320404","3","Why didn't Google buy them first ? does Google has something similar , externally or in research ?","1443825040","2015-10-02T22:30:40Z" -"10322304","chbrown","chbrown",,,"10320404","2","Another paywall workaround is to use/spoof Google search as your referrer.

In Chrome, for example, install the "Referer Control" extension and add an entry for "ft.com", select the "Custom" referer setting, and paste "https://www.google.com/" (without quotes) into the textbox for that entry.","1443837381","2015-10-03T01:56:21Z" -"10322921","fisherjeff","fisherjeff",,,"10322052","0","Sure sounds like most big corporations. Should be interesting to see what, if any, difference the Alphabet restructuring makes.","1443855657","2015-10-03T07:00:57Z" -"10323767","Sexagesimal","Sexagesimal",,,"10323371","0","I don't care as long as the AI is pink!","1443878265","2015-10-03T13:17:45Z" -"10325562","bkerensa","bkerensa",,,"10325360","7","Yes","1443910092","2015-10-03T22:08:12Z" -"10325566","johnhattan","johnhattan",,,"10325360","0","That'd be nice, as it gets around the limits of both products.

Truth be told, I'm now hooked on OneNote. I have ample free storage without bandwidth limits, and the client apps are really nice.","1443910171","2015-10-03T22:09:31Z" -"10325883","kleer001","kleer001",,,"10325360","6","Not a bad idea. Eat up Evernote and send it over to the Docs gland in the google body.","1443916366","2015-10-03T23:52:46Z" -"10326381","onedev","onedev",,,"10325360","3","I think Evernote is too expensive for it to be worth buying. Sure you get a bunch of users, but how valuable are those users really? Few are paying.","1443930871","2015-10-04T03:54:31Z" -"10326390","pkinsky","pkinsky",,,"10325360","5","Google could afford to offer evernote as a free service, and use it as a source of labelled data.","1443931064","2015-10-04T03:57:44Z" -"10326646","rongladney","rongladney",,,"10325360","4","Yes, I think from a technical perspective and marketing view it blends with their strategic business model.","1443938079","2015-10-04T05:54:39Z" -"10327089","auganov","auganov",,,"10325360","1","Just to acquire the users maybe. And perhaps to get some top Evernote people working for them (if they haven't jumped the ship long ago). -The tech itself seems so bloated. I doubt if there's much on the backend that could be salvaged? Part-by-part it seems like google is much better at all key features (search, realtime sync). They might have some interesting OCR+analysis stuff I guess?

But then again I doubt google wants to throw so many users at a product that's not ready for prime-time yet. You don't want to throw a large crowd of late adopters at an early stage product.","1443953290","2015-10-04T10:08:10Z" -"10334855","AznHisoka","AznHisoka",,,"10325360","2","There's nothing to merge. The technology really isn't anything proprietary like a new machine learning classification algorithm. They'll just inherit lots of freeloaders","1444078522","2015-10-05T20:55:22Z" -"10325987","gdltec","gdltec",,,"10325814","0","Based on the description it looks like you'll be doing some programming and working closely with software engineers. If you don't have a lot of programming experience this could be a great way to learn and get your foot in the door.","1443919814","2015-10-04T00:50:14Z" -"10330250","tristanj","tristanj",,,"10329096","0","On a related note, earlier this week Uber secretly threw a massive party in Las Vegas for its employees. I suspect Uber did this for political goodwill with the casinos, as a thank you letter for allowing Uber on the strip.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3256259/Luxury-hotel...","1444027313","2015-10-05T06:41:53Z" -"10330979","philliphaydon","philliphaydon",,,"10330425","2","Back when you could register the domain you wanted because some dickhead didn't squat it to try get 75k out of your idea for a startup.","1444042804","2015-10-05T11:00:04Z" -"10331066","jordigh","jordigh",,,"10330425","1","I can't remember if I knew the word "googol" before I knew this story or not. I think I may have encountered it in World of Mathematics in high school. Or I may be misremembering and making up a pretty story to make myself sound smarter than I am.

Human memory is so weird sometimes.","1444044261","2015-10-05T11:24:21Z" -"10331352","ZeroGravitas","ZeroGravitas",,,"10330425","3","I read something recently that claimed that Googol (the mathmatical term) was in fact a corruption of Google in the first place, though the evidence is thin, it's vaguely plausible:

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/05/15/comic-bo...","1444048415","2015-10-05T12:33:35Z" -"10331490","lightx","lightx",,,"10330425","0","Check the html source for this additional tidbit

> The following day, Tamara entered the office she shared -with Sean and Larry, and saw "google.com" as the final -name remaining on their whiteboard. Recognizing the -misspelling, she brought it to their attention. Sean checked -the domain name registry for "googol.com" and found that -it was already taken. Larry said he preferred the "google.com" -spelling anyway, and when he and Sergey later received their -first angel investment check for $100,000 from Andy Bechtolsheim, -it was made out to "Google Inc."","1444049961","2015-10-05T12:59:21Z" -"10333373","insensible","insensible",,,"10330425","7","Douglas Adams.","1444066618","2015-10-05T17:36:58Z" -"10333688","jdauriemma","jdauriemma",,,"10330425","6","Why didn't Sean just google the spelling of "googol?"","1444069180","2015-10-05T18:19:40Z" -"10334066","drivebyubnt","drivebyubnt",,,"10330425","4","One of the early pop-culture mentions of googol was Peanuts, 23rd Jan 1963

http://www.peanuts.com/search/?pubdate=&sort_by=bydate&seaso...","1444072289","2015-10-05T19:11:29Z" -"10351072","chrismcb","chrismcb",,,"10330425","5","What are the incorrect origin stories the author referred to?","1444282375","2015-10-08T05:32:55Z" -"10332458","forgottenpass","forgottenpass",,,"10331596","2","It's been, uh, interesting watching the idealism slowly erode from Google. They're a generic soulless multinational that doesn't want to admit it. They've now made a big step and ditched any remaining pretext of any social responsibility.","1444059217","2015-10-05T15:33:37Z" -"10332486","Semiapies","Semiapies",,,"10331596","0","Prepare for a decade or two of people snarking about Alphabet breaking that motto if it does anything they don't like, and prepare for a similar period of a smaller group snarking about Google dropping the motto, despite neither being correct.","1444059345","2015-10-05T15:35:45Z" -"10332716","nailer","nailer",,,"10331596","1","Title is inaccurate.

- The new Google parent company never had 'Don't Be Evil' as a motto

- Google still has 'Don't Be Evil' as a motto","1444061171","2015-10-05T16:06:11Z" -"10332848","bsimpson","bsimpson",,,"10331596","3","I wish the news would shut up about this.

It's mildly interesting at best. Alphabet decided to have a barebones code-of-conduct to encourage its children to write their own, more tailored versions. This doesn't mean anybody is all-of-a-sudden OK with being evil. As any credible article has noted, Google still has Don't Be Evil in its COC.","1444062033","2015-10-05T16:20:33Z" -"10333589","anonbanker","anonbanker",,,"10331596","5","Anyone else read Animal Farm by George Orwell, and feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when you read this paragraph:

“Employees of Alphabet and its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates should do the right thing—follow the law, act honorably, and treat each other with respect,”

or is it just me?","1444068381","2015-10-05T18:06:21Z" -"10335395",,,,"true","10331596","4",,"1444083247","2015-10-05T22:14:07Z" -"10332274","whysonot","whysonot",,,"10332165","11","Anecdotally this has not been my experience. Would love to see more data points in various geos at different degrees of surge. That said, this is reason enough to press notify every time now just in case.","1444057714","2015-10-05T15:08:34Z" -"10332296","SubZero","SubZero",,,"10332165","5","I live in St. Louis and recently took a ride with Uber. Our driver basically gave us the exact same information. He told us that if we ever see surge pricing, to wait ~10 minutes and the rates will be back down to normal again. Its interesting to see that this is being seen from the rider's side as well.","1444057852","2015-10-05T15:10:52Z" -"10332311","c2h5oh","c2h5oh",,,"10332165","1","This has not been my experience at all. Surges usually last between 10 and 30 minutes with an average closer to 30.

The only thing I agree about with the author of the article is that the surge is highly predictable if you use some common sense: in the morning, if the weather has just turned worse, from 6.05 to 6.15 pm when people are leaving offices, etc","1444058015","2015-10-05T15:13:35Z" -"10332356","adrianmacneil","adrianmacneil",,,"10332165","2","The SurgeProtector app is also great for those times when you could walk a few blocks and avoid surge pricing.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/surgeprotector/id925613132?m...","1444058409","2015-10-05T15:20:09Z" -"10332485","steven2012","steven2012",,,"10332165","6","This blog post is patently false. If Uber wanted to rip the riders off, or maximize revenues, they wouldn't have dropped UberX prices in every city to below taxi rates, and they didn't have to provide the ability to wait for surge to finish. By using the button, they are doing exactly what Uber wants, which is time-shift the demand to another point where there's enough supply to properly service the customer. It's not a trick or some secret discovery, it's exactly the point of the service!","1444059342","2015-10-05T15:35:42Z" -"10332487","anonu","anonu",,,"10332165","7","Its my understanding that "surge" is also linked to number of open Uber apps - and not necessarily the number of people actually requesting a ride. Can anyone confirm this?","1444059346","2015-10-05T15:35:46Z" -"10332529",,,,"true","10332165","15",,"1444059719","2015-10-05T15:41:59Z" -"10332579","nemo44x","nemo44x",,,"10332165","3","A few people commenting this has not been their experience. It has been my experience in the NYC area. It could be a NYC thing. We have an abundance of taxi's so it very well could mean enough people just drop Uber and grab a cab instead. This would quickly lower the demand in an area.

It might also have to do with the density dynamics of NYC. Ubers are constantly going into and out of designated areas that surge pricing zones. It won't take long for a few Ubers to roll into the zone where there is a surge.

Things work differently in NYC due to the density and relative small area of Manhattan.","1444060077","2015-10-05T15:47:57Z" -"10332668","samstave","samstave",,,"10332165","14","I've noticed that if you stare at the app long enough you can see the surge rate fluctuate also.

Did anyone here go to the secret uber party a few weeks ago?

I did and boy was that lame. It was marketing genius but it was super lame: at 9pm sharp, open the app and if you see a party icon on the type selection slider, click it and request a car.

You get into a lottery and if your one of the lucky 100 winners your driver will take you to a secret uber party with a DJ!

I won the lottery to get a slot - but that took 40 minutes of clicking on two open uber apps.

So we get in the uber and they take us to Harlot in SF. But they charge you for the ride there.

Then you get in, after they check your uber receipt to prove you actually got the party uber slot, and they give you a wristband.

Then there was some shitty radio station playing for the first 20 minutes, and uber sold this as if you were coming to some uber corporate event!

Nope it was just a regular night at harlot, and their over priced drinks. Drinks were $15 each and I swear they swapped out the grey goose vodka and put gilbeys in the grey goose bottle.

The DJ Arty came on and was mediocre. He played pieces too quickly (every time the music was getting the crowd dancing and moving he'd switch and go to a break down which killed all dancing)

So after about an hour and a half, we decided to leave.

You would have thought uber would have arranged a "take me home from the secret uber party you brought me to by way of a lottery ride that I still had to pay for"

Nope.

So we then had to stand in front of harlot tapping request an uber home. And had to wait just like normal..

It was literally the lamest "sponsored" event I've ever been to.

And the worst part is that the whole thing was a douchey ploy for their data teams to mine a bunch of data on the behavior of users when given an opportunity to go to some "event"... That's all fine, but make it a good experience at least. It was shamefully bad.","1444060803","2015-10-05T16:00:03Z" -"10332761","eagsalazar2","eagsalazar2",,,"10332165","0","Here is a better insight: don't user Uber. They have seriously become one of the most distasteful companies to give money to. Try Flywheel in SF, it is virtually identical to the Uber app, the drivers are way better, the app doesn't mislead you about driver location, there is no surge pricing, the waits are (in general) less, and drivers are just as polite :)

Wait what was that last part? Yes it is true. When I first moved to SF 4 years ago taxi drivers were unbelievably rude but the one good thing Uber has done is change the bar for customer service for the better and make rating drivers in an app a standard. The result is that there is no reason to use Uber in SF. I don't know the details of other cities but I know other major areas like NYC have similar services.","1444061525","2015-10-05T16:12:05Z" -"10332793","gcb0","gcb0",,,"10332165","9","the lyft app requires less permissions and they don't surge prices like that.

also you get lots of promotions, like Mondays 50% ofg","1444061760","2015-10-05T16:16:00Z" -"10333692","lemiffe","lemiffe",,,"10332165","10","I can confirm this has happened to me multiple times. Interestingly enough, sometimes I've seen it surge to 2.5x, so I tapped notify me... checked again after a minute, still 2.5x, but after another minute it dropped to 2.0x.","1444069204","2015-10-05T18:20:04Z" -"10333709","lacker","lacker",,,"10332165","4","I don't think Uber is doing this to add to their bottom line - it isn't really enough money to make a difference to them. Instead, they do surge pricing because it's a better experience than telling people there are no cabs available. It prevents their best customers from ever needing an alternative to Uber.","1444069400","2015-10-05T18:23:20Z" -"10333884","nosuchthing","nosuchthing",,,"10332165","13","Uber doesn't give drivers the ability to seek out surge areas of their city..?","1444070728","2015-10-05T18:45:28Z" -"10334304","hayd","hayd",,,"10332165","8","My bet: The features not been fully completed, just roughed out.

I think this happened early when Uber announced pool (the day before lyft), for a short while no-one shared and you just got a cheaper ride (lyft had actual sharing from launch).

Obviously it was worth Uber fleshing out sharing asap, but maybe it just isn't with surge-notify. If hardly anyone is taking advantage of it... just having a delay of a few minutes may mean that most users impatiently go with the surge.","1444074091","2015-10-05T19:41:31Z" -"10335054","kurtisdipo","kurtisdipo",,,"10332165","12","I was told by an Uber driver recently, that surge rates appear, when demand outgrows supply in certain area. So those, who will to pay more, will receive their car much faster. No big deal (-:","1444080134","2015-10-05T21:22:14Z" -"10338724","r0h1n","r0h1n",,,"10338705","0","Sorry about the paid link, but here's the relevant portion:

>> Apple has approved a piece of software for its digital store that enables iPhone users to block advertisements from appearing in mobile apps such as those of Facebook, Yahoo and The New York Times.

>> Been Choice was launched in the US this month and is more powerful than other types of adblocking software on the market, which are only able to eliminate ads from web pages. The service even prevents Apple delivering ads to its own News app

...

>> David Yoon, co-founder of Been Choice, said he created the company to give consumers “a choice about who gets their data, how it gets used, and who benefits from its value”.

>> To make money, Been Choice plans to allow users to sell their data through the app. The company is offering to pay people $20 a month if they consent to being shown ads and allow Been Choice to collect information about how they use their devices.

>> Mr Yoon said the company gives users “a clear choice” about whether they want to block ads or share in the value created by their data.","1444138453","2015-10-06T13:34:13Z" -"10339782","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"10339777","0","With the release of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple's new annual upgrade plan serves as an "iPhone as a Service" plan that locks in customers for two years and keeps them from defecting to Android.","1444147016","2015-10-06T15:56:56Z" -"10341383","Chefkoochooloo","Chefkoochooloo",,,"10341333","0","As the article noted, Microsoft needs to update itself to the current trend of seamless and interconnected workflow already provided from such companies like google, who provide them for free. Perhaps Microsoft is an outdated program that needs restructuring.","1444157527","2015-10-06T18:52:07Z" -"10342202","michaelpinto","michaelpinto",,,"10342105","0","Maybe that's it for the freemium model? We tend to forget that before the web most software had to be paid for unless it was pirated or unpaid shareware. The advertising model has given us everything from the original Star Trek television series to Google, but maybe this is the downturn of that model.","1444164004","2015-10-06T20:40:04Z" -"10345368","orian","orian",,,"10345345","0","I'm curious what others think about it. Should corporations be tax exempted just because they hold a lot of money? For me it sound like a vicious circle, we give you more power, because you have a lot of power.","1444217609","2015-10-07T11:33:29Z" -"10345551","sydneymartinie","sydneymartinie",,,"10345345","1","Thanks for posting, Im joining Citizens for Tax Justice, FYI: "Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) is a 501(c)(4) organization. A contribution to CTJ is not tax-deductible"","1444220954","2015-10-07T12:29:14Z" -"10351353","59nadir","59nadir",,,"10351118","0","So you make a mistake: You accidentally publish something that will give anyone access to all your data. Then you use your own incompetence to target one of your competitors.

It astounds me that companies that are worth billions, full of smart people and are changing the world are enabled to act so incredibly stupid.","1444289548","2015-10-08T07:32:28Z" -"10351462","benhamner","benhamner",,,"10351118","1","One interesting piece of this: it looks like Github turned over IP traffic logs for who accessed that page of Uber's Github repo to Uber.","1444292208","2015-10-08T08:16:48Z" -"10351468","lolwutf","lolwutf","true",,"10351118","4","'After Uber discovered the unauthorized download, it examined the Internet Protocol addresses of every visitor to the page during the time between when the key was posted and when the breach occurred'

lolwutf.

Can someone please tell me how Uber got the IP of 'every visitor to the page [on GitHub]'?

And, to that end, what even constitutes 'the page'? If someone cloned the repo, how is that tally'd?

This reeks of weirdness.","1444292270","2015-10-08T08:17:50Z" -"10351486","jimmayyy","jimmayyy",,,"10351118","3","If I post my password on the Internet and someone uses it to get into my account, is that still considered hacking? And illegal? [serious question]

I guess if I lost my wallet and someone finds it and uses my debit card, I'd consider that stealing.","1444292692","2015-10-08T08:24:52Z" -"10351576","jackgavigan","jackgavigan",,,"10351118","2","This is the sequel to Uber's subpoenaing of Github for all the IP addresses that accessed the gist in question: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9131921","1444294714","2015-10-08T08:58:34Z" -"10351366","lolwutf","lolwutf",,,"10351268","0","'After Uber discovered the unauthorized download, it examined the Internet Protocol addresses of every visitor to the page during the time between when the key was posted and when the breach occurred'

lolwutf.

Can someone please tell me how Uber got the IP of 'every visitor to the page [on GitHub]'?

And, to that end, what even constitutes 'the page'? If someone cloned the repo, how is that tally'd?

This reeks of weirdness.","1444289887","2015-10-08T07:38:07Z" -"10360958","marcusgarvey","marcusgarvey",,,"10360952","0","This accusation could be very damaging to the single biggest advantage Lyft seems to have over Uber -- its good-guy reputation.","1444406683","2015-10-09T16:04:43Z" -"10362455","mattkrea","mattkrea",,,"10362422","1","Having issues as well with our apps domain","1444416550","2015-10-09T18:49:10Z" -"10362461","swyant","swyant",,,"10362422","0","Yea regular google drive isn't working for me (Cambridge, MA).

Rather large spike in problem reports: -https://downdetector.com/status/google-drive","1444416578","2015-10-09T18:49:38Z" -"10362501","Grazester","Grazester",,,"10362422","2","Up for me but a bit slow","1444416944","2015-10-09T18:55:44Z" -"10362515","ericlhu","ericlhu",,,"10362422","3","time to switch to Bing?","1444417105","2015-10-09T18:58:25Z" -"10369066","SQL2219","SQL2219",,,"10368978","0","here are the batteries they're using:

http://www.amazon.com/NCR18650B-3400mAh-Rechargeable-Battery...","1444567167","2015-10-11T12:39:27Z" -"10377169","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"10377161","0","3D touch is like a right-mouse button that provides a drop-down list of choices on a touchscreen. A light touch on a notification or icon lets the user peek at content and, with a little longer press, it pops open to an expanded view. Lifting the finger lets the view collapse back to the original view. A light touch on a link contained in a message will open it at the top of the screen in Safari.","1444686829","2015-10-12T21:53:49Z" diff --git a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/hnewsstories.csv b/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/hnewsstories.csv deleted file mode 100644 index 0370ec266514..000000000000 --- a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/hnewsstories.csv +++ /dev/null @@ -1,9430 +0,0 @@ -"99","pg","pg",,,"0","5",,"1171910249","2007-02-19T18:37:29Z","The Google-Powered Business","http://blog.radioactiveyak.com/2006/07/googleoffice-beta-google-powered.html" -"158","rockstar","rockstar","true",,"-1","2",,"1171959594","2007-02-20T08:19:54Z","Gossip search engine Teenwag launches competing with Clusty, Technorati and google!","http://www.teenwag.com/search?q=&btn=Search" -"260","whatsreal","whatsreal",,,"0","4",,"1172039302","2007-02-21T06:28:22Z","Archive of Google Papers. Interesting, but technical.","http://labs.google.com/papers.html" -"512","Harj","Harj",,,"0","3",,"1172168428","2007-02-22T18:20:28Z","Google Battles Microsoft Head On","http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/21/magazines/fortune/lashinsky_pluggedin_google.fortune/" -"631","ninwa","ninwa",,,"0","1",,"1172212645","2007-02-23T06:37:25Z","Google News Search: 'startup'","http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=startup&btnG=Search+News" -"632","bt","bt",,,"0","2",,"1172213538","2007-02-23T06:52:18Z","Microsoft v. Google - The Value of Acquired IP","http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=21420&hed=Will+Google+Take+On+Xbox+Live%3f+" -"798","msgbeepa","msgbeepa",,,"0","2",,"1172278847","2007-02-24T01:00:47Z","Does Using MyBlogLog Can Banned You From Google Adsense????","http://www.avinio.blogspot.com/2007/02/using-mybloglog-can-banned-you-from.html" -"941","jwecker","jwecker","true",,"0","1",,"1172361421","2007-02-24T23:57:01Z","Silicon Valley whiz kids grapple with build-or-sell dilemma [dupe. Too slow]","http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2007/02/24/business/stories_from_ap/iq_3833401.txt" -"1752","Harj","Harj",,,"0","6",,"1172774483","2007-03-01T18:41:23Z","Morfik's Ajax Platform Set To Challenge Google, Adobe, Microsoft (Richard MacManus/Read/WriteWeb)","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/morfik_ajax_platform.php" -"1815","Elfan","Elfan",,,"1","3",,"1172813407","2007-03-02T05:30:07Z","Could a startup beat Microsoft and Google to market with cloud OS?","http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=293" -"1856","danw","danw",,,"0","3",,"1172850568","2007-03-02T15:49:28Z","Map of Google Subsidiaries Worldwide, with Some Surprises","http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2007/03/02/map_of_google_s.html" -"2162","jwecker","jwecker",,,"1","3",,"1172999795","2007-03-04T09:16:35Z","Google Trends (Very useful, for those who don't already use it)","http://www.google.com/trends" -"2237","clintonforbes","clintonforbes",,,"1","3",,"1173055367","2007-03-05T00:42:47Z"," Microsoft Insider: ""15% of Windows Vista written in INTERCAL""","http://clintonforbes.blogspot.com/2007/03/microsoft-insider-15-of-windows-vista.html" -"3084","python_kiss","python_kiss",,,"1","2",,"1173423488","2007-03-09T06:58:08Z","Confirmed: Microsoft Building Google Apps/Zoho Competitor!","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/08/confirmed-microsoft-building-google-appszoho-competitor/" -"3843","danielha","danielha",,,"0","2",,"1173768302","2007-03-13T06:45:02Z","TellMe Networks may fetch more than $800 million in acquisition by Microsoft","http://gigaom.com/2007/03/12/tellme-price-800-million-or-more/" -"4516","smackaysmith","smackaysmith",,,"2","1",,"1174012038","2007-03-16T02:27:18Z","Microsoft Deal For Large Customers: Use Live Search, Get Free MSFT Products","http://battellemedia.com/archives/003447.php" -"4750","amichail","amichail",,,"0","1",,"1174139471","2007-03-17T13:51:11Z","Google Web Toolkit Q&A Video","http://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=lobby.jsp&eventid=31594&sessionid=1&key=1AD83D1D6B16BB2242DDF3D940DF8169&eventuserid=9935013" -"4810","domp","domp",,,"0","1",,"1174188026","2007-03-18T03:20:26Z","Divvio - Sets out to be ""the google of audio-visual""","http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/16915759.htm?source=rss&channel=ohio_business" -"4963","staunch","staunch",,,"0","1",,"1174306494","2007-03-19T12:14:54Z","CalacanisCast 17 beta -- Interview with TellMe co-founder the day after selling to Microsoft for ~$1bn","http://www.calacanis.com/2007/03/17/calacaniscast-17-beta/" -"5202","mattculbreth","mattculbreth",,,"0","5",,"1174413614","2007-03-20T18:00:14Z","Eight great ways to use Google for your startup","http://ariejan.net/2007/03/20/8-great-ways-to-use-google-for-your-start-up/" -"5276","lupin_sansei","lupin_sansei",,,"0","3",,"1174440636","2007-03-21T01:30:36Z","Google RSS Reader","http://www.google.com/reader/view/" -"5716","mattculbreth","mattculbreth",,,"2","2",,"1174582028","2007-03-22T16:47:08Z","Microsoft VC Summit","http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2007/03/microsoft_vc_su.html" -"5873","python_kiss","python_kiss",,,"0","1",,"1174627004","2007-03-23T05:16:44Z","Google's CPA Move: Will Microsoft & Yahoo Have To Buy Their Way Into CPA Game?","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_cpa_microsoft_yahoo_response.php" -"5964","far33d","far33d",,,"5","5",,"1174676887","2007-03-23T19:08:07Z","Apple TV rocks","http://scobleizer.com/2007/03/22/apple-tv-rocks/" -"5976","python_kiss","python_kiss",,,"1","1",,"1174679151","2007-03-23T19:45:51Z","Google As Dictator: 5 Most Devious Things It Could Do, If It Were Evil","http://www.smallbusinesshub.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/1318/Google-As-Dictator-5-Most-Devious-Things-It-Could-Do-If-It-Were-Evil.aspx" -"6003","dawie","dawie",,,"0","1",,"1174686643","2007-03-23T21:50:43Z","Only 3 days left to apply to Google Summer of Code","http://code.google.com/soc/" -"7252","veritas","veritas",,,"1","2",,"1175175223","2007-03-29T13:33:43Z","Paul Kedrosky: Microsoft + Doubleclick?","http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2007/03/28/microsoft_doubl.html" -"7305","belhassen","belhassen",,,"1","1",,"1175183106","2007-03-29T15:45:06Z","Inxight on Google - Knowledge has replaced OS in post microsoft area","http://www.inxight.com/products/se_google/features_techspecs.php" -"7736","amichail","amichail",,,"3","8",,"1175300982","2007-03-31T00:29:42Z","Austin & Goliath: One unorthodox programmer takes on Microsoft's Flight Simulator.","http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/78ec5b4a1db84010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html" -"8403","amichail","amichail",,,"15","4",,"1175569449","2007-04-03T03:04:09Z","Would you work for a Google-like company that gives you 100% freedom? You will be fired if you don't make money though.", -"8558","herdrick","herdrick",,,"0","3",,"1175618629","2007-04-03T16:43:49Z","Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft in bidding war for DoubleClick: ""...[they] need [to] obtain more user information""","http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2007/tc20070403_443471.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily" -"9250","farmer","farmer",,,"0","1",,"1175789788","2007-04-05T16:16:28Z","GigaOM: Google MyMaps Smashes Mash-ups","http://gigaom.com/2007/04/04/google-mymaps/" -"9806","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1175907956","2007-04-07T01:05:56Z","The Microsoft malaise","http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B629B28CD-9E0E-48CA-8E8B-243AA6E2CB92%7D&dist=lycos&siteid=lycos" -"9908","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"1","3",,"1175922697","2007-04-07T05:11:37Z","Microsoft Is Dead. Long Live Microsoft.","http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/23/opinion/23carr.html?ex=1248321600&en=313e86d1b0f2ac2f&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland" -"10204","mattculbreth","mattculbreth",,,"8","8",,"1175984633","2007-04-07T22:23:53Z","Microsoft dead? Please. [Apparently not everyone agrees with Paul]","http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/04/07/microsoft-dead-please/" -"10229","kevinxray","kevinxray",,,"1","1",,"1175989110","2007-04-07T23:38:30Z","Microsoft Expanding By 1 Million SF in Bellevue","http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=AE40DC75921BEB714FCC9D697D42A6F2" -"10230","kevinxray","kevinxray",,,"1","2",,"1175989236","2007-04-07T23:40:36Z","Why Google IS afraid of Microsoft, big time","http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=1191" -"10264","bootload","bootload",,,"3","1",,"1175995591","2007-04-08T01:26:31Z","Is Microsoft dead? Feh.","http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/04/07/isMicrosoftDeadFeh.html" -"11182","staunch","staunch",,,"0","3",,"1176193403","2007-04-10T08:23:23Z","$1,000,000 Netflix Prize -- Create an Uber Recommendation Algorithm","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_Prize" -"11610","bootload","bootload",,,"0","2",,"1176249294","2007-04-10T23:54:54Z","Microsoft helping open source (Frontier OPML editor)?","http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/04/10/opmlEditorAndIe7Status.html" -"12304","Readmore","Readmore",,,"2","3",,"1176403724","2007-04-12T18:48:44Z","Wikipedia founder (Jimbo Wales) sets his sites on Google","http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/114/features-why-is-this-man-smiling.html" -"13413","bootload","bootload",,,"1","1",,"1176760293","2007-04-16T21:51:33Z","Introducing Microsoft Silverlight","http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2007/04/15/introducing-microsoft-silverlight.aspx" -"13605","mattjaynes","mattjaynes",,,"1","1",,"1176810761","2007-04-17T11:52:41Z","Microsoft's Video Spoof of 'Tommy Boy' - A whole new level of scary","http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7107499611244156089" -"13685","usablecontent","usablecontent",,,"0","1",,"1176827911","2007-04-17T16:38:31Z","Microsoft Responds to Google Voice Search,Tellme Launches Free 411 Business Search","http://startupmeme.com/2007/04/17/microsoft-responds-to-google-voice-searchtellme-launches-free-411-business-search/" -"14380","usablecontent","usablecontent",,,"0","1",,"1176942583","2007-04-19T00:29:43Z","Google Launches Queryless Search, Guns StumbleUpon","http://startupmeme.com/2007/04/18/google-launches-queryless-search-guns-stumbleupon/" -"14656","usablecontent","usablecontent",,,"3","2",,"1177000141","2007-04-19T16:29:01Z","Microsoft Sells 20 Million Copies Of Vista WorldWide, 244 in China","http://startupmeme.com/2007/04/19/microsoft-sells-20-million-copies-of-vista-worldwide-244-in-china/" -"14684","keven","keven",,,"1","1",,"1177003595","2007-04-19T17:26:35Z","Software by Microsoft Is Nearly Free for the Needy","http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/19/technology/19soft.html?ex=1334635200&en=73e2ccb3f118d36a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss" -"15273","brett","brett",,,"2","3",,"1177114929","2007-04-21T00:22:09Z","I'd rather be Microsoft than Yahoo - (37signals)","http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/387-id-rather-be-microsoft-than-yahoo" -"15335","viralvid","viralvid","true",,"-1","1",,"1177123637","2007-04-21T02:47:17Z","Microsoft Live Spaces Rolls Out New Features","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/20/microsoft-live-spaces-rolls-out-new-features/" -"15365","pg","pg",,,"0","1",,"1177130890","2007-04-21T04:48:10Z","Microsoft Live Spaces Rolls Out New Features","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/20/microsoft-live-spaces-rolls-out-new-features/?" -"15718","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1177252616","2007-04-22T14:36:56Z","Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: In the buzz battle, it's still Google over Microsoft","http://news.com.com/Reporters+Roundtable+Podcast+In+the+buzz+battle%2C+its+still+Google+over+Microsoft/2324-11424_3-6177815.html?tag=nefd.aof" -"16429","Sam_Odio","Sam_Odio",,,"0","1",,"1177443509","2007-04-24T19:38:29Z","SEC won't fine apple for options backdating","http://valleywag.com/tech/breaking/sec-wont-fine-apple-254919.php" -"16661","morty2400","morty2400",,,"0","2",,"1177514764","2007-04-25T15:26:04Z","Google is biggest says comScore and Google most powerful brand says Millward Brown","http://www.centernetworks.com/google-is-biggest-says-comscore-and-google-most-powerful-brand" -"16819","usablecontent","usablecontent",,,"0","2",,"1177540352","2007-04-25T22:32:32Z","Google Maps Integrates User Generated Content-Provides Mapping Data Even for 3rd World","http://startupmeme.com/2007/04/25/google-maps-integrates-user-generated-content/" -"17062","mattculbreth","mattculbreth",,,"1","2",,"1177608281","2007-04-26T17:24:41Z","NYTimes talks about Apple's former CFO and Steve Jobs","http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/26/technology/26anderson.html?ex=1335240000&en=4db43cadc825d354&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss" -"17254","railssucks","railssucks","true",,"2","1",,"1177636440","2007-04-27T01:14:00Z"," Ruby on rails google a very unfriendly and abusive - bring down a fledgling startup with DDOS attacks USE PYTHON","http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/browse_thread/thread/8a049a160153dbd0" -"17665","rms","rms",,,"1","1",,"1177755320","2007-04-28T10:15:20Z","Fear MicrosoftNBC in the era of copyright tyranny","http://www.kevinbondelli.com/article/50/nbc-believes-they-own-political-discourse-they-are-shameful-and-wrong" -"17683","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"2","4",,"1177767051","2007-04-28T13:30:51Z","Google surpasses Microsoft as world's most-visited site","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/04/25/MNGELPF0DR1.DTL&type=tech" -"18111","danw","danw",,,"3","8",,"1177943951","2007-04-30T14:39:11Z","Blinded by the Apple iPod","http://bokardo.com/archives/blinded-by-the-apple-ipod/" -"18155","sbraford","sbraford",,,"1","1",,"1177951170","2007-04-30T16:39:30Z","Apple's Biggest Flop: The Lisa","http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/lisa/" -"18237","usablecontent","usablecontent",,,"0","1",,"1177974646","2007-04-30T23:10:46Z","Google Personalization Workshop: Gadget Maker and More","http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-04-30-n90.html" -"18304","mattjaynes","mattjaynes",,,"0","1",,"1177993349","2007-05-01T04:22:29Z","States open databases for Google searches","http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_5783399" -"18375","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1178024183","2007-05-01T12:56:23Z","Revamped Google tools let you be you","http://news.com.com/Revamped+Google+tools+let+you+be+you/2100-1038_3-6180365.html?tag=nefd.top" -"18398","msgbeepa","msgbeepa","true",,"-1","1",,"1178030878","2007-05-01T14:47:58Z","Microsoft Launches Silverlight - Adobe Flash Killer","http://www.media-sight.net/2007/05/microsoft-launches-silverlight-flash.html" -"18427","usablecontent","usablecontent",,,"4","1",,"1178036004","2007-05-01T16:13:24Z","Microsoft Joins The Party, Buying Internet Advertisement Firm 24/7 Real Media for $1 billion","http://startupmeme.com/2007/05/01/microsoft-joins-the-party-buying-internet-advertisement-firm-247-real-media-for-1-billion/" -"18530","smg","smg",,,"0","2",,"1178065277","2007-05-02T00:21:17Z","Microsoft Memories on Fractals of Change","http://blog.tomevslin.com/2007/05/microsoft_memor.html" -"18713","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2",,"1178116558","2007-05-02T14:35:58Z","Microsoft piles on tools for Silverlight in Adobe rivalry","http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9714598-7.html?tag=recentPosts" -"19029","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1178210674","2007-05-03T16:44:34Z","Microsoft to pocket mobile-ad company","http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+pocket+mobile-ad+company/2100-1039_3-6181114.html?tag=nefd.top" -"19373","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","7",,"1178289076","2007-05-04T14:31:16Z","3 Reasons the Microsoft/Yahoo Deal Needs to Happen Today","http://www.gobignetwork.com/wil/2007/5/4/3-reasons-the-microsoftyahoo-deal-needs-to-happen-today/10147/view.aspx" -"19401","Sam_Odio","Sam_Odio",,,"1","2",,"1178291696","2007-05-04T15:14:56Z","Microsoft may acquire yahoo for $50bn","http://mashable.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-yahoo/" -"19558","danielha","danielha",,,"0","2",,"1178315403","2007-05-04T21:50:03Z","WSJ Says Microsoft/Yahoo Deal Not Happening","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/04/wsj-says-microsoftyahoo-deal-not-happening/" -"19890","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1178428131","2007-05-06T05:08:51Z","Microsoft And Yahoo Combined Can't Beat Google","http://publishing2.com/" -"20121","Sam_Odio","Sam_Odio",,,"0","1",,"1178520773","2007-05-07T06:52:53Z","Microsoft releases new hotmail, now looks more like GMail/Yahoo","http://mashable.com/2007/05/06/hotmail/" -"20522","rokhayakebe","rokhayakebe",,,"2","7",,"1178633735","2007-05-08T14:15:35Z","Sun's answer to Ajax, Microsoft Silverlight","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/08/sun-responds-to-ajax-silverlight-with-javafx/" -"20594","far33d","far33d",,,"0","1",,"1178659865","2007-05-08T21:31:05Z","Google Analytics launches new interface and reporting","http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/05/first-look-google-analytics-launches-new-interface-and-reporting.html" -"20638","nikmac","nikmac","true",,"-1","1",,"1178676229","2007-05-09T02:03:49Z","Is this SEO Google rocks?","http://www.google.com/search?q=will+farrell+dora&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official" -"20961","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1178773631","2007-05-10T05:07:11Z","Microsoft-Yahoo! tie-up rumours: The analysts' verdict","http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39167027,00.htm" -"21280","far33d","far33d",,,"4","4",,"1178874114","2007-05-11T09:01:54Z","Has Overuse of Bayesian Analysis Screwed Google Search?","http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=abb7a3b5-8848-4669-8340-82160a6ba2a7" -"21425","mattjaynes","mattjaynes",,,"1","2",,"1178915582","2007-05-11T20:33:02Z","Marc Fleury: My view on why ""Microsoft is Dead""","http://marcf.blogspot.com/2007/05/microsofts-long-demise.html" -"21445","Sam_Odio","Sam_Odio",,,"0","1",,"1178918427","2007-05-11T21:20:27Z","Google's making enemies... and becoming ""the new microsoft""?","http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/05/11/MNGRIPPB2N1.DTL&type=business" -"21468","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1178923276","2007-05-11T22:41:16Z","Google faces shareholder vote over China (Includes case of Chinese Yahoo victim sueing Yahoo)","http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article1773239.ece" -"21752","bootload","bootload",,,"0","6",,"1179060665","2007-05-13T12:51:05Z","Add Microsoft Outlook To iGoogle","http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/05/add_microsoft_o.html" -"21927","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1179151280","2007-05-14T14:01:20Z","The greatest living American on Google","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/14/BUGN4PPPC61.DTL" -"21969","msgbeepa","msgbeepa","true",,"-1","1",,"1179164580","2007-05-14T17:43:00Z","Microsoft Intend To Launch Rival To Google Analytics","http://www.avinio.blogspot.com/2007/05/microsoft-going-to-launch-gatineau.html" -"21988","vlad","vlad",,,"3","3",,"1179170172","2007-05-14T19:16:12Z","Microsoft has CUSTOM home pages, has anybody noticed?","http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx" -"22020","rms","rms",,,"1","2",,"1179177721","2007-05-14T21:22:01Z","Google and Burning Man: Talent hunting in the counterculture","http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/31/technology/BurningManTalent_futureboy.biz2/index.htm" -"22031","zizou","zizou",,,"10","20",,"1179179980","2007-05-14T21:59:40Z","Steve Jobs on innovation at Apple","http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2004/nf20041012_4018_db083.htm" -"22045","zizou","zizou",,,"2","9",,"1179181080","2007-05-14T22:18:00Z","The man behind Apple's Insanely cool products","http://nostaljigs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97" -"22185","nurall","nurall",,,"0","2",,"1179222442","2007-05-15T09:47:22Z","Are you a Google Superstar? ","http://www.google.com/enterprise/superstars/index.html" -"22461","ereldon","ereldon",,,"0","1",,"1179297346","2007-05-16T06:35:46Z","BBC NEWS | Business | Microsoft's Vista sales power up","http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6660367.stm" -"22610","mattculbreth","mattculbreth",,,"0","1",,"1179349081","2007-05-16T20:58:01Z","Survey: Apple is ""best brand""","http://www.kpho.com/money/13332694/detail.html" -"22637","reitzensteinm","reitzensteinm",,,"1","4",,"1179360166","2007-05-17T00:02:46Z","Engadget Knocks $4 billion off Apple Market Cap on Bogus iPhone email","http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/117280253/" -"22773","vlad","vlad",,,"1","5",,"1179409074","2007-05-17T13:37:54Z","New Google Uber Search -- I like it","http://slashdot.org/articles/07/05/17/0342256.shtml" -"23043","Sam_Odio","Sam_Odio",,,"0","6",,"1179493758","2007-05-18T13:09:18Z","Microsoft buying aQuantive for a massive $6bn... larger than youtube & doubleclick combined","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/18/microsoft-pays-6-billion-for-aquantive/" -"23053","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"3","3",,"1179495673","2007-05-18T13:41:13Z","Microsoft to buy Aquantive for $6 billion","http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+buy+Aquantive+for+6+billion/2100-1030_3-6184778.html?tag=nefd.top" -"23338","bootload","bootload",,,"2","4",,"1179636078","2007-05-20T04:41:18Z","Web 2.0, Microsoft, and the Costs at Scale","http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/05/web_20_microsof_1.html" -"23460","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1179699713","2007-05-20T22:21:53Z","Apple Gets FCC Approval for iPhone","http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273780,00.html" -"23523","danielha","danielha",,,"12","3",,"1179718907","2007-05-21T03:41:47Z","Who Will Buy Facebook? (and why TC thinks Google is a possibility)","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/20/who-will-buy-facebook/" -"23836","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1179828718","2007-05-22T10:11:58Z","Study: Microsoft loses ground in search","http://news.com.com/Study+Microsoft+loses+ground+in+search/2100-1038_3-6185472.html?tag=nefd.top" -"23949","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1179870737","2007-05-22T21:52:17Z","Salesforce, Google may join efforts","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/22/BUGF3PUUMN1.DTL" -"24059","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"1","1",,"1179931078","2007-05-23T14:37:58Z","Now Google is grooming a biotech firm / Company invests $3.9 million in business begun by Brin's bride","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/05/23/BUG0QPVKGF1.DTL&type=tech" -"24068","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2",,"1179931838","2007-05-23T14:50:38Z","Newspapers want Google News' quarter","http://news.com.com/Newspapers+want+Google+News+quarter/2100-1038_3-6185896.html?tag=nefd.lede" -"24079","mattculbreth","mattculbreth",,,"0","1",,"1179933840","2007-05-23T15:24:00Z","Apple to release new MacBook Pro and iMacs at WWDC","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/23/apple_seen_unloading_new_macbook_pros_and_possibly_imacs_at_wwdc.html" -"24106","far33d","far33d",,,"0","3",,"1179941606","2007-05-23T17:33:26Z","If Technorati can beat Google, Why can't MSFT or YHOO?","http://scobleizer.com/2007/05/23/if-technorati-can-beat-google-why-cant-microsoft-or-yahoo/" -"24294","geryy","geryy",,,"0","2",,"1180004621","2007-05-24T11:03:41Z","New Google Analytics Plagued with Problems","http://mashable.com/2007/05/24/new-google-analytics-plagued-with-problems/" -"24336","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1180015844","2007-05-24T14:10:44Z","Apple Matters | May 24, 1985: Jobs Fails to Oust Sculley","http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/" -"24473","abstractbill","abstractbill",,,"0","2",,"1180049909","2007-05-24T23:38:29Z","Who will Google acquire next?","http://www.centernetworks.com/my-bet-on-googles-next-two-acquisitions" -"25098","danw","danw",,,"0","1",,"1180394505","2007-05-28T23:21:45Z","Facebook is the Microsoft Office of Social Apps","http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/05/facebook_is_the.html" -"25488","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"1","4",,"1180552538","2007-05-30T19:15:38Z","Google Maps Show Faces on Streets","http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=museum&near=San+Francisco,+California,+United+States&ie=UTF8&view=map&ll=37.795975,-122.411039&spn=0.001102,0.00339&t=h&z=19&om=1&layer=c&cbll=37.795452,-122.41116&cbp=1,339.764730637206,0.575088529841333,3" -"25549","danw","danw",,,"0","1",,"1180571488","2007-05-31T00:31:28Z","Apple Should Do a Foleo (But On Steroids)","http://fourstarters.com/2007/05/30/apple-should-do-a-foleo-but-on-steroids/" -"25560","bootload","bootload",,,"0","3",,"1180576600","2007-05-31T01:56:40Z","Google gears up offline access for Web apps","http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132403-c,webservices/article.html" -"25613","Tichy","Tichy",,,"0","1",,"1180600578","2007-05-31T08:36:18Z","Live webcasts from the Google Developer Day 2007 (starts at 12:00 BST)","http://code.google.com/events/developerday/webcast-schedule.html" -"25627","samueladam","samueladam",,,"0","1",,"1180606635","2007-05-31T10:17:15Z","Google Gears - Enabling Offline Web Applications","http://gears.google.com/" -"25772","amichail","amichail",,,"2","1",,"1180657875","2007-06-01T00:31:15Z","Google Reader: ""A connection to the internet could not be made. Would you prefer to read in offline mode?""", -"26009","danw","danw",,,"1","4",,"1180790283","2007-06-02T13:18:03Z","My Soul, and 10 Other Things that Google Owns","http://mashable.com/2007/06/01/my-soul-and-10-other-things-that-google-owns/" -"26013","interneton9","interneton9",,,"0","1",,"1180794981","2007-06-02T14:36:21Z"," Microsoft Surface Computer Appeared in D: All Thing Digitals","http://www.interneton9.com/2007/06/microsoft-surface-computer-appeared-in-d-all-thing-digitals/" -"26441","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2",,"1181051745","2007-06-05T13:55:45Z","Google Desktop vulnerable to attack","http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9725537-7.html?tag=nefd.only" -"26442","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1181051820","2007-06-05T13:57:00Z","Microsoft teams with Linux distributor Xandros","http://news.com.com/Microsoft+teams+with+Linux+distributor+Xandros/2100-7344_3-6188254.html?tag=nefd.pop" -"26684","bootload","bootload",,,"0","3",,"1181167383","2007-06-06T22:03:03Z","Google's Folding@Home on the ""Multi-Core Crisis""","http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/06/googles_folding.html" -"26710","farmer","farmer",,,"0","1",,"1181184038","2007-06-07T02:40:38Z","Microsoft preps Windows-based kitchen client (not a joke)","http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=492" -"26751","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1181221565","2007-06-07T13:06:05Z","Salesforce teaming up with Google / Online product lets businesses track leads generated by ads","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/06/06/BUG4UQ9I0313.DTL&type=tech" -"26819","msgbeepa","msgbeepa","true",,"-1","1",,"1181259167","2007-06-07T23:32:47Z","New From Microsoft: Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for Windows Vista","http://www.avinio.blogspot.com/2007/06/mew-from-microsoft-windows-mobile.html" -"26969","benhoyt","benhoyt",,,"4","5",,"1181346361","2007-06-08T23:46:01Z","Use Google Analytics to generate your own 75x18 interpolated graphs", -"26993","bootload","bootload",,,"0","2",,"1181354432","2007-06-09T02:00:32Z","Book exec steals Google laptops to ""teach lesson"" about theft ","http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070608-book-exec-steals-google-laptops-to-teach-lesson-about-theft.html" -"27450","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1181653799","2007-06-12T13:09:59Z","Apple iPhone Follows Facebook In Creating A Web 2.0 Platform For Third-Party Applications","http://publishing2.com/2007/06/11/apple-iphone-follows-facebook-in-creating-a-web-20-platform-for-third-party-applications/" -"27656","bootload","bootload",,,"0","1",,"1181695237","2007-06-13T00:40:37Z","Microsoft needs to let staff innovate (where's your ""20 per cent time"" suggests google Alan Noble to Balmer)","http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/microsoft-needs-to-let-staff-innovate-google/2007/06/01/1180205491599.html" -"27879","msgbeepa","msgbeepa","true",,"-1","1",,"1181767515","2007-06-13T20:45:15Z","New Features At Google Analytics","http://www.avinio.blogspot.com/2007/06/new-features-at-google-analytics.html" -"27956","bootload","bootload",,,"0","1",,"1181782593","2007-06-14T00:56:33Z","Implicit web (the things we pay attention to, amazon, google & attentiontrust)","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_implicit_web_lastfm_amazon_google.php" -"28221","bootload","bootload",,,"0","2",,"1181862929","2007-06-14T23:15:29Z","What's your online collaboration platform? (50% google)","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/whats_your_online_collaboration_platform.php" -"28254","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1181876491","2007-06-15T03:01:31Z","Microsoft's bloatware problem (and how open source could help)","http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9729642-16.html?tag=more" -"28545","budu3","budu3",,,"0","1",,"1182006158","2007-06-16T15:02:38Z","Google world domination in 2050","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/15/the-rise-of-the-prosumer/" -"28991","yubrew","yubrew",,,"2","6",,"1182201443","2007-06-18T21:17:23Z","The new Google product that could augur the death of Microsoft","http://www.slate.com/id/2168419/nav/tap3/" -"29088","nickb","nickb",,,"0","4",,"1182223411","2007-06-19T03:23:31Z","Steve Ballmer: Microsoft's incompetent youth","http://www.wordyard.com/2007/05/31/steve-ballmer-microsofts-incompetent-youth/" -"30255","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","3",,"1182604746","2007-06-23T13:19:06Z","Apple now third-largest U.S. music retailer: survey","http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSWEN893120070623" -"30263","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"1","2",,"1182610011","2007-06-23T14:46:51Z","Google, eBay kiss, make up -- sort of / Auction site will resume ads but reduce spending","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/23/BUG3OQKAOA1.DTL" -"30630","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2",,"1182811190","2007-06-25T22:39:50Z","Google calls for more limits on Microsoft (Using Antitrust Legal Tactics - ""A PR Stunt""?)","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/84263efe-234e-11dc-9e7e-000b5df10621.html" -"30961","dawie","dawie",,,"0","1",,"1182901922","2007-06-26T23:52:02Z","Roundup: Apple iPhone Reviews","http://crunchgear.com/2007/06/26/roundup-apple-iphone-reviews/" -"31048","lupin_sansei","lupin_sansei",,,"1","4",,"1182930820","2007-06-27T07:53:40Z","Working at Microsoft compared to Google compared to Yahoo","http://tastyresearch.wordpress.com/work-stories/" -"31457","enriketuned","enriketuned",,,"4","1",,"1183062670","2007-06-28T20:31:10Z","Why Google is getting on my nerves", -"31807","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"1","2",,"1183249571","2007-07-01T00:26:11Z","AT&T says almost sold out of Apple iPhones","http://news.com.com/ATT+says+almost+sold+out+of+Apple+iPhones/2100-1041_3-6194413.html?tag=nefd.top" -"31911","nickb","nickb",,,"0","4",,"1183324052","2007-07-01T21:07:32Z","A/B testing at Microsoft and Amazon","http://glinden.blogspot.com/2007/06/ab-testing-at-amazon-and-microsoft.html" -"32014","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2",,"1183373255","2007-07-02T10:47:35Z","Universal in Dispute With Apple Over iTunes (more than $200 million worldwide revenue 1st quarter from itunes)","http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/02/business/media/02universal.html?ei=5065&en=1b940de192f6dfd7&ex=1184040000&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print" -"32298","Readmore","Readmore",,,"0","1",,"1183476747","2007-07-03T15:32:27Z","Google buys GrandCentral phone service","http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/" -"32431","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1183530899","2007-07-04T06:34:59Z","Wooing interns to Silicon Valley (Google vs. MicroSoft)","http://news.com.com/Wooing+interns+to+Silicon+Valley/2100-1014_3-6194777.html?tag=nefd.lede" -"32599","szczupak","szczupak",,,"0","1",,"1183650519","2007-07-05T15:48:39Z","A startup search engine that might compete with Google and Yahoo","http://www.businesshackers.com/2007/07/05/a-startup-search-engine-that-might-compete-with-google-and-yahoo/" -"32950","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2","""Microsoft has decided that the Novell support certificates that we distribute to customers will not entitle the recipient to receive from Novell, or any other party, any subscription for support and updates relating to any code licensed under GPLv3.""","1183822990","2007-07-07T15:43:10Z","Microsoft tries evading new GPL grasp","http://news.com.com/Microsoft+tries+evading+new+GPL+grasp/2100-7344_3-6195278.html?tag=nefd.top" -"33429","blader","blader",,,"0","1","Beautiful, Apple-esque packaging from the last place you'd expect to see it: Seagate.","1184048892","2007-07-10T06:28:12Z","Packaging Matters: How Seagate Learned to Package Like Apple","http://jdk.phpkid.org/2007/07/04/how-seagate-learned-to-package-like-apple/" -"33628","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","4",,"1184136337","2007-07-11T06:45:37Z","Rivals respond to Microsoft's CRM plans (Salesforce.com, SugarCRM)","http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9742179-7.html" -"33658","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1184158672","2007-07-11T12:57:52Z","Google's Postini acquisition is expected to boost challenge to Microsoft Office","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/07/10/BUGTIQTGDV1.DTL&type=tech" -"33764","far33d","far33d",,,"0","2",,"1184200663","2007-07-12T00:37:43Z","Stupid Rumor: Microsoft Buying Facebook for $6 Billion","http://mashable.com/2007/07/11/facebook-microsoft/" -"33825","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1184246128","2007-07-12T13:15:28Z","Microsoft's Surface PC still beyond developers' reach","http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9743228-7.html?tag=nefd.blog" -"35636","dawie","dawie",,,"1","1",,"1184946103","2007-07-20T15:41:43Z","Microsoft Startup Zone","http://microsoftstartupzone.com/" -"35725","rchambers","rchambers",,,"3","5","Amongst all the noise today over Facebook's acquisition of Parakey, little has been said on what the acquisition means for Facebook in the broader sense. ","1184965551","2007-07-20T21:05:51Z","Could Facebook Become The Next Microsoft?","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/19/could-facebook-become-the-next-microsoft/" -"35843","dawie","dawie",,,"0","3",,"1185028222","2007-07-21T14:30:22Z","Google Acquires ImageAmerica","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/21/google-acquires-imageamerica/" -"36367","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2",,"1185294466","2007-07-24T16:27:46Z","Microsoft, Yahoo Tweak Privacy Policies","http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070723/search_privacy.html?.v=2" -"37279","drm237","drm237",,,"0","2","An Internet video brainchild of three twentysomething former University of California grad students has won big backers, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Red McCombs, co-founder of Clear Channel Communications.","1185630357","2007-07-28T13:45:57Z","Apple Co-Founder Backs Internet Video Venture","http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201201647&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News" -"37295","gibsonf1","gibsonf1","true",,"-1","2",,"1185637389","2007-07-28T15:43:09Z","Apple co-founder backs Internet video venture","http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN2724266220070727" -"37792","mitch","mitch","true",,"-1","1",,"1185834381","2007-07-30T22:26:21Z","Will Google Launch a Cell Phone? - TvByDemand | Forums | General","http://www.tvbydemand.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=218&FORUM_ID=50&CAT_ID=7&Topic_Title=Will+Google+Launch+a+Cell+Phone%3F&Forum_Title=General" -"38397","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1185985644","2007-08-01T16:27:24Z","Apple rumor becomes a stock reality","http://valleywag.com/tech/explainer/when-an-apple-rumor-becomes-a-stock-reality-284817.php" -"39002","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1186147163","2007-08-03T13:19:23Z","Apple playing 'chord' patterns with future devices?","http://news.com.com/8301-13579_3-9753835-37.html" -"39852","transburgh","transburgh",,,"3","5",,"1186428453","2007-08-06T19:27:33Z","Getting Better Employees Than Google","http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/08/06/getting-better-employees-than-google" -"40091","terpua","terpua",,,"0","1",,"1186500988","2007-08-07T15:36:28Z","Google to unveil phone of its own by next year (Phoney?)","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/03/wgoogle103.xml" -"40437","vlad","vlad",,,"0","1",,"1186560048","2007-08-08T08:00:48Z","1.5 Billion Microsoft fine overturned","http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6934363.stm" -"40956","horatio05","horatio05",,,"1","2",,"1186680266","2007-08-09T17:24:26Z","Preezo Battles PowerPoint - Google, Zenter Too","http://mashable.com/2007/08/09/preezo/" -"41225","pixcavator","pixcavator",,,"0","1",,"1186751045","2007-08-10T13:04:05Z","Microsoft Touts Imaging Technology","http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/08/08/microsoft-touts-imaging-technology" -"41400","bootload","bootload",,,"0","1",,"1186793172","2007-08-11T00:46:12Z","Hey Google: When Can Matt Cutts Ditch Microsoft PowerPoint?","http://blog.insiderchatter.com/2007/08/10/hey-google-when-can-matt-cutts-ditch-microsoft-powerpoint/" -"41402","horatio05","horatio05",,,"1","2",,"1186793794","2007-08-11T00:56:34Z","Yahoo May Consider Letting Google Handle Paid Search","http://mashable.com/2007/08/10/yahoo-google/" -"41585","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","3",,"1186881208","2007-08-12T01:13:28Z","Apple Gets Into Social Music Scene with My iTunes","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/11/apple-gets-into-social-music-scene-with-my-itunes/" -"42729","jcwentz","jcwentz",,,"3","9",,"1187200689","2007-08-15T17:58:09Z","Google and Microsoft Look to Change Health Care","http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/technology/14healthnet.html?ex=1344744000&en=3117f81f6565f45b&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss" -"43974","jcwentz","jcwentz",,,"0","2",,"1187491937","2007-08-19T02:52:17Z","Google Wins the Most Hearts on the Web","http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/business/yourmoney/19count.html?ex=1345176000&en=f101cbd5ea5165ba&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss" -"44314","transburgh","transburgh",,,"2","7",,"1187623256","2007-08-20T15:20:56Z","Skype: ""It's Microsoft and Your Fault""","http://www.centernetworks.com/skype-its-microsoft-and-your-fault" -"44739","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1187695282","2007-08-21T11:21:22Z","Is Microsoft Trying To Be Social or Candid?","http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/08/is-microsoft-trying-to-be-social-or-candid.html" -"44758","drm237","drm237",,,"0","3","'ve been asked by many of my friends and family why I decided to leave my position at Microsoft, where I was appreciated and rewarded, for more work, more responsibility, and more stress. Well, the decision was mainly a result of three factors. First, someday I may start my own company, and transitioning from a startup makes that much easier. Second, I didn't agree with many of Microsoft's decisions and direction. Third, I wanted to build a product that would really cater to consumers and could stand on its own.","1187700913","2007-08-21T12:55:13Z","Will Work For Food: Why I Left Microsoft for a Startup","http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/08/will_work_for_food_why_i_left_microsoft_for_a_startup_.html" -"44983","dawie","dawie",,,"0","1",,"1187731231","2007-08-21T21:20:31Z","Microsoft launches Tafiti - Search and Silverlight experiment","http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2007/08/21/microsoft-launches-tafiti-search-and-silverlight-experiment.aspx" -"45021","transburgh","transburgh",,,"1","2",,"1187737837","2007-08-21T23:10:37Z","Microsoft Tafiti Is Beautiful, But Will Anyone Use it?","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/microsoft-tafity-is-beautiful-no-one-will-use-it/" -"45113","tojileon","tojileon",,,"0","3",,"1187761198","2007-08-22T05:39:58Z","Microsoft launches pay-as-you-go Office","http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6956521.stm" -"45638","byrneseyeview","byrneseyeview",,,"3","9",,"1187881977","2007-08-23T15:12:57Z","Uberfact: the ultimate social verifier","http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2007/08/uberfact-ultimate-social-verifier.html" -"45723","transburgh","transburgh",,,"1","1",,"1187890378","2007-08-23T17:32:58Z","YouTubers Threaten Revolt! (Again)","http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/08/23/youtubers-threaten-revolt-again" -"45969","hhm","hhm",,,"2","13","Also interesting to see with NASA, Google, Wolfram (despite giving only an interesting result)... can you tell any other interesting ""when I worked at...""?","1187920288","2007-08-24T01:51:28Z","When I worked at Microsoft...","http://www.google.com/search?q=%22when+i+worked+at+microsoft%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=com.ubuntu:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" -"46442","joshwa","joshwa",,,"0","4",,"1187999048","2007-08-24T23:44:08Z","Google Transit Maps Shows the Dark Side of Platform Developement","http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/08/24/google-transit-maps-shows-the-dark-side-of-platform-developement/" -"46732","mitchstein","mitchstein","true",,"-1","1",,"1188140327","2007-08-26T14:58:47Z","Recall of Microsoft Wireless Racing Wheel - TvByDemand | Forums | Microsoft","http://www.tvbydemand.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=783&FORUM_ID=21&CAT_ID=7&Topic_Title=Recall+of+Microsoft+Wireless+Racing+Wheel&Forum_Title=Microsoft" -"46887","nickb","nickb",,,"2","4",,"1188189376","2007-08-27T04:36:16Z","Doing more with less: Apple's most controversial app to date - iMovie '08","http://no1s.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/doing-more-with-less/" -"47671","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","3",,"1188346186","2007-08-29T00:09:46Z","Lots and Lots of Google Phone Rumors: HTC, Android, and even Yahoo in the mix","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/28/lots-and-lots-of-google-phone-rumors/" -"47962","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1188419612","2007-08-29T20:33:32Z","Google Labeled An ""Evil Goliath""","http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/08/29/google-labeled-an-evil-goliath" -"49221","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1188658568","2007-09-01T14:56:08Z","Microsoft's Hacker Blog","http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2007/08/31/microsofts-hacker-blog" -"49614","drm237","drm237",,,"11","17","Not this year, not next year... but soon - almost certainly by the next decade.","1188798742","2007-09-03T05:52:22Z","7 Reasons Why Microsoft is Doomed","http://www.askreamaor.com/microsoft-and-windows/reasons-why-microsoft-is-doomed/" -"49807","farmer","farmer",,,"0","2",,"1188861123","2007-09-03T23:12:03Z","Apple likely to introduce new iPod with large touch screen","http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2373519.ece" -"49990","garbowza","garbowza","true",,"0","1",,"1188917828","2007-09-04T14:57:08Z","Microsoft's in 'Cloud' Computing initiative","http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/03/technology/03cloud.html" -"50373","staunch","staunch",,,"1","2",,"1188979812","2007-09-05T08:10:12Z","Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 Launches, Will Support Linux","http://mashable.com/2007/09/04/silverlight-1/" -"50532","nickb","nickb",,,"0","3",,"1189009865","2007-09-05T16:31:05Z","Why Microsoft deserved to lose the OOXML standards vote","http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=694" -"50626","KB","KB",,,"0","1",,"1189017790","2007-09-05T18:43:10Z","Apple unveils new iPod with Wi-Fi","http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/technology/apple_announcement/index.htm?iref=topnews" -"50733","terpua","terpua",,,"0","2",,"1189029097","2007-09-05T21:51:37Z","Apple on track to sell one millionth iPhone by end of September","http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/05/apple-on-track-to-sell-one-millionth-iphone-by-end-of-september/" -"51080","brlewis","brlewis",,,"0","5",,"1189088542","2007-09-06T14:22:22Z","Google Books: Embed Book Clips Into Websites","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/06/google-books-embed-book-clips-into-websites/" -"51254","byrneseyeview","byrneseyeview",,,"0","1",,"1189109667","2007-09-06T20:14:27Z","Apple Brings the Lemons and Makes the Lemonade","http://www.byrneseyeview.com/marketview/apple_brings_the_lemons_and_ma.html" -"53231","cbetta","cbetta",,,"0","7","Reinier and I were at the Apple Store Regent Street this afternoon, admiring the new iPod line (short review to come soon). Besides finding some new details about the iPods that aren't visible in the adds, we also noticed something about Apple's personal approach to offering support: the Genius Bar.","1189503914","2007-09-11T09:45:14Z","Why Apple Does Support In-store (While Others Don't)","http://fourstarters.com/2007/09/10/why-apple-does-support-in-store-while-others-dont/" -"53281","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1189518668","2007-09-11T13:51:08Z","Top Tech Consultancy Touts Google Office Suite","http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296277,00.html" -"53768","dappelbaum","dappelbaum",,,"0","1",,"1189588389","2007-09-12T09:13:09Z","Morphology 2.0 - Inspired by uberbrands & other branding conventions","http://bobstumpel.blogspot.com/2007/09/morphology-20-4-inspired-by-uberbrands.html" -"54596","Ultrapreneur","Ultrapreneur",,,"0","1",,"1189782278","2007-09-14T15:04:38Z","Microsoft, Blackberry and a multibillion-dollar rumour","http://www.intergovworld.com/article/d1e80d590a010408017a95c67999fcd0/pg1.htm" -"54625","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1189785638","2007-09-14T16:00:38Z","Craig Mundie, Bill Gates' successor: ""...there would have been no Google without Microsoft.""","http://www.apcmag.com/7161/interview_craig_mundie_microsofts_technology_chief_taking_over_from_bi" -"54682","brett","brett",,,"1","1",,"1189796133","2007-09-14T18:55:33Z","Apple Excludes ITunes Music From $100 IPhone Credit","http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ach7AweWoeyo&refer=home" -"56128","wcrosby","wcrosby",,,"9","23","Google launched the newest addition to the office family tonight with Google Presentations.","1190093337","2007-09-18T05:28:57Z","Google Launches Presentation with help from Zenter & Tonic","http://docs.google.com" -"57498","brett","brett",,,"1","3",,"1190310593","2007-09-20T17:49:53Z","Google Gadget Ads","http://www.google.com/adwords/gadgetads/" -"57937","ideas101","ideas101",,,"3","5",,"1190383664","2007-09-21T14:07:44Z","Microsoft Office under fire","http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2495951.ece" -"58111","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1190409190","2007-09-21T21:13:10Z","Microsoft Turns Tafiti into a Halo 3 Ad; Too Bad Few Will See It","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/21/microsoft-turns-tafiti-into-a-halo-3-ad-too-bad-few-will-see-it/" -"59036","bosshog","bosshog",,,"36","22",,"1190663126","2007-09-24T19:45:26Z","Facebook at $10 Billion Valuation, Microsoft to Invest?","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119065193646437586.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news" -"60179","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1190873654","2007-09-27T06:14:14Z","Microsoft revamps its Live Search engine","http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/122585.asp" -"60209","ziutek","ziutek",,,"0","3",,"1190886465","2007-09-27T09:47:45Z","Microsoft's New Bet on Search","http://news.adversitement.nl/newsitems/index/category:popular/newsitem:70" -"60244","catalinist","catalinist",,,"0","1",,"1190900521","2007-09-27T13:42:01Z","5 Reasons to Start Using Google Shared Stuff","http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/blog/google-shared-stuff/" -"61151","vlad","vlad",,,"0","6",,"1191108507","2007-09-29T23:28:27Z","Novell Credits Microsoft with Tripling Its Sales","http://www.news.com/Novell-credits-Microsoft-for-soaring-Linux-sales/2100-7344_3-6210692.html?tag=newsmap" -"61591","drm237","drm237",,,"0","4","Chair-lobbing Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer says he'll pony up the cash for British startups...","1191245540","2007-10-01T13:32:20Z","Microsoft launches startup fund in UK","http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/10/01/microsoft_launches_startup_fund_in_uk.html" -"61644","AZA43","AZA43",,,"0","1",,"1191258542","2007-10-01T17:09:02Z","When Employee Blogging Goes Bad: Office Mobile Upgrade Leaked by Microsoft Staffer","http://advice.cio.com/al_sacco/when_employee_blogging_goes_bad" -"61794","nickb","nickb",,,"0","3",,"1191280028","2007-10-01T23:07:08Z","Schneier on Security: Threat Modeling at Microsoft","http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/10/threat_modeling.html" -"61799","mqt","mqt",,,"0","1",,"1191280286","2007-10-01T23:11:26Z","Microsoft gives U.K. start-ups a helping hand","http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_2100-1014_3-6211004.html" -"61919","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1191295380","2007-10-02T03:23:00Z","Kexi Project - ""Microsoft Access for Linux"" - PostgreSQL, MySQL etc support!","http://www.kexi-project.org/" -"62651","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1191431215","2007-10-03T17:06:55Z","Microsoft looks to become major player in ad world","http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/02/technology/msft.php" -"63422","nickb","nickb",,,"0","3",,"1191557386","2007-10-05T04:09:46Z","Microsoft Removes Anti-Piracy Check From IE 7 (Seeks Additional Marketshare)","http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071004-seeking-market-share-microsoft-removes-wga-anti-piracy-check-from-ie7.html" -"63845","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","2",,"1191629253","2007-10-06T00:07:33Z","Microsoft: World, tell us why Google is better than us?","http://valleywag.com/tech/microsoft/world-tell-us-why-google-is-better-than-us-307664.php" -"64041","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2",,"1191681201","2007-10-06T14:33:21Z","Watching the 'Microsoft killers' come and go","http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9792319-7.html?tag=nefd.only" -"64572","nickb","nickb",,,"2","2",,"1191806405","2007-10-08T01:20:05Z","GPhone Revealed: With 'phone' project, Google has mobile ad dollars in its sights","http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/07/business/gphone.php" -"65051","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1191891434","2007-10-09T00:57:14Z","Apple 2.0 Dell vs. Apple: 10 Years Later","http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2007/10/07/dell-vs-apple-10-years-later/" -"65177","prosfera","prosfera",,,"0","1","By using this search engine You can find information related to: Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing. It's example of using Google Custom Search. ","1191916497","2007-10-09T07:54:57Z","Internet Marketing Search Engine by Google Custom Search","http://www.sem24.com/" -"65902","AZA43","AZA43",,,"0","2","There are plenty of iPhone reviews out there, but this one was performed by the technology chief from Direct Energy, a multi-billion dollar retail energy provider. The guy manages some 500 smartphones, and he knows his stuff.","1192040420","2007-10-10T18:20:20Z","A Tech Chief Reviews the Apple iPhone","http://www.cio.com/article/145000" -"66199","Tichy","Tichy",,,"1","1","The better search gets, the less people will need advertising. Definitely the concept of showing ads alongside search results seems to be flawed, because in theory the search results should be perfect already. So it seems to me that Google's business model is conflicting with their business of being the best possible search engine. ","1192093411","2007-10-11T09:03:31Z","Will Google dig its own grave?", -"66325","terpua","terpua",,,"2","1",,"1192120895","2007-10-11T16:41:35Z","Google Founders Pick Up Another Big Plane","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/google-founders-pick-up-another-big-plane/index.html?ex=1349841600&en=bdb2017a789e6331&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss" -"66569","nickb","nickb",,,"0","4",,"1192142316","2007-10-11T22:38:36Z","Why Facebook isn't Google, in 100 words","http://valleywag.com/tech/jason-calacanis/why-facebook-isnt-google-in-100-words-309958.php" -"67578","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1192339890","2007-10-14T05:31:30Z","Dell: Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptake","http://www.news.com/Dell-Microsoft-warnings-havent-hurt-Linux-uptake/2100-7344_3-6213270.html?tag=nefd.top" -"68313","bootload","bootload",,,"0","1",,"1192496012","2007-10-16T00:53:32Z","Microsoft taps brain scan for UI work","http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071015-could-eegs-have-prevented-clippy-microsoft-taps-brain-scan-for-ui-work.html" -"68670","idea","idea",,,"0","1",,"1192559700","2007-10-16T18:35:00Z","OSI Approves Microsoft License Submissions","http://opensource.org/node/207" -"69080","stuki","stuki",,,"4","18",,"1192637561","2007-10-17T16:12:41Z","Microsoft to Productize and Integrate F# with Visual Studio","http://blogs.msdn.com/somasegar/archive/2007/10/17/f-a-functional-programming-language.aspx" -"69122","davidw","davidw",,,"6","16",,"1192642651","2007-10-17T17:37:31Z","Google, Apple and the future of personal computing","http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2007/10/google_apple_an.php" -"69172","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1192648645","2007-10-17T19:17:25Z","Apple faces legal threat over a 'toxic' iPhone","http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article2673340.ece" -"69626","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2",,"1192706734","2007-10-18T11:25:34Z","Microsoft makes big push into business communications","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/17/BUOSSQU8U.DTL&type=tech" -"70122","nickb","nickb",,,"0","5",,"1192763076","2007-10-19T03:04:36Z","Google Reports Impressive 46% Jump in Q3 Profit","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/18/google-reports-impressive-46-jump-in-q3-profit/" -"71102","terpua","terpua",,,"0","3",,"1193046608","2007-10-22T09:50:08Z","Facebook: Who needs Google? Facebook's stealth ad system","http://valleywag.com/tech/facebook/who-needs-google-facebooks-stealth-ad-system-313354.php" -"71200","terpua","terpua",,,"0","1",,"1193072637","2007-10-22T17:03:57Z","Facebooks apps now being indexed by Google et al","http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=48" -"71415","nickb","nickb",,,"1","3",,"1193112876","2007-10-23T04:14:36Z","Apple 4Q Earnings Beat Analyst Views","http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071022/D8SEH8PG0.html" -"71903","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1193187727","2007-10-24T01:02:07Z","Microsoft to push functional programming into the mainstream with F#","http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071023-microsoft-to-push-functional-programming-into-the-mainstream-with-f.html" -"72345","nickb","nickb",,,"4","6",,"1193286060","2007-10-25T04:21:00Z","Apple Wireless Keyboard (invisible) LED - magnified 40X","http://www.flickr.com/photos/16066408@N08/1734058747/" -"72585","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","2",,"1193334148","2007-10-25T17:42:28Z","Interesting Tidbits/Notes from the Facebook/Microsoft Conference Call","http://www.centernetworks.com/facebook-microsoft-partnership-notes" -"72588","nickb","nickb",,,"0","3",,"1193335086","2007-10-25T17:58:06Z","Don't update your Windows: Microsoft update brings PCs to a standstill","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/25/windows_update_snafu/" -"73069","oxyona","oxyona",,,"2","3",,"1193455718","2007-10-27T03:28:38Z","Microsoft makes in profit what Google makes in revenue","http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2007/10/26/facebook_aside.html" -"73192","nickb","nickb",,,"1","7",,"1193502545","2007-10-27T16:29:05Z","Microsoft hard at work getting Windows to run on OLPC computers","http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN2514082920071026?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&sp=true" -"73764","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","4",,"1193663361","2007-10-29T13:09:21Z","When Google Strikes: The Story Of EnjoyPerth.net","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/29/when-google-strikes-the-story-of-enjoyperthnet/" -"73858","cglynch","cglynch",,,"0","1","While the Facebook deal got all the attention, two smaller partnerships to bring offerings from pure play Web 2.0 vendors to Microsoft SharePoint might be the biggest news yet of things to come.","1193681701","2007-10-29T18:15:01Z","Microsoft Puts Money Down on Web 2.0 Trend","http://www.cio.com/article/149158/Microsoft_Puts_Money_Down_on_Web_._Trend" -"74219","nickb","nickb",,,"11","15",,"1193758567","2007-10-30T15:36:07Z","Woz raps on Apple for lower ideals, locked iPhone, less innovative UI ","http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/woz-raps-on-apple-for-lower-ideals-locked-iphone-less-innovati/" -"74224","mudge","mudge",,,"2","1",,"1193759199","2007-10-30T15:46:39Z","Microsoft Didn't Buy Facebook","http://nickmudge.info/?post=68" -"74672","nickb","nickb",,,"4","3",,"1193844441","2007-10-31T15:27:21Z","Why Microsoft Overpaid for Facebook","http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1675658,00.html" -"74892","nickb","nickb",,,"0","3",,"1193878641","2007-11-01T00:57:21Z","Can Google's Preso kill PowerPoint? ","http://www.slate.com/id/2176549/" -"75084","jkopelman","jkopelman",,,"0","4",,"1193933959","2007-11-01T16:19:19Z","Google Open Social vs. Facebook Platform (aka: Open Standards are for Los... um, Underdogs)","http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2007/11/google-open-soc.html" -"75514","shayan","shayan",,,"0","1","I think its kind of true... I am starting to get the same feeling from Google that I used to get from Microsoft... but the irony is that Microsoft is now actually with Facebook... for some reason the bigger Google gets, the better I am starting to feel about Microsoft... but I am usually a fan of underdogs :)","1194027049","2007-11-02T18:10:49Z","Facebook=Apple, Google=Microsoft","http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/11/01/facebookapple-googlemicrosoft/" -"75585","nickb","nickb",,,"3","5",,"1194037472","2007-11-02T21:04:32Z","Mozilla, Microsoft drawing sabers over next JavaScript","http://www.itworld.com/AppDev/4061/071101mozillams/" -"75987","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1194157552","2007-11-04T06:25:52Z","Are Microsoft and Yahoo working on a new web language to replace JavaScript?","http://blog.mozilla.com/rob-sayre/2007/11/01/browser-war-hardly./" -"76575","terpua","terpua",,,"4","5",,"1194357541","2007-11-06T13:59:01Z","Apple Tablet ""confirmed"" by Asus","http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/06/apple-tablet-confirmed-by-asus/" -"76595","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1194360873","2007-11-06T14:54:33Z","Google ""hugely dangerous"" and coming after local press next","http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=39360&c=1" -"76800","shayan","shayan",,,"0","1",,"1194390600","2007-11-06T23:10:00Z","Microsoft Exec Fired for Company Violations","http://mashable.com/2007/11/06/microsoft-exec-fired/" -"76817","shayan","shayan",,,"0","1","this is a quote from TechCrunch regarding Facebook's social ad announcement, earlier today (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=76722)

""Big point: Microsoft won't be serving Social Ads. This will be controlled by Facebook. Zuckerberg clarifies: ""Microsoft is the exclusive third-party provider of IAB standard ads. This is not going to go through Microsoft. We think it is a different kind of advertising.""""

The only reason I could see why Microsoft would purchase so little of shares in Facebook for so much money (i.e. the 15b valuation, buying 1.6% for 240M$) was the advertising exclusivity they got in their contract. But now Facebook doesn't want to give them all the ads????

If the Social Ads will be as efficient and as successful as Facebook is hoping then how would there be room for any IAB standard ads? wouldn't all companies just want to do the social ad instead?

(I know Microsoft was also trying to get in and try to cut Google out, but the point was to get in and take advantage not to get in, get Google out and give all the power to Facebook)","1194392311","2007-11-06T23:38:31Z","Ask YC: Did Facebook F*** Microsoft?", -"76990","terpua","terpua",,,"2","2",,"1194445411","2007-11-07T14:23:31Z","Google Coming To A Gas Station Near You","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/07/google-coming-to-a-gas-station-near-you/" -"77778","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1194577953","2007-11-09T03:12:33Z","Google Only Ahead Of Microsoft In Search: Ballmer","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/08/google-only-ahead-of-microsoft-in-search-ballmer/" -"79652","rainsill","rainsill",,,"0","3","Microsoft is seeing a monumental, momentum shift. Never before has Microsoft seemed so vulnerable. It is being attacked on all fronts by huge, game-changers. Is this a repeat of computing history? Microsoft changed the scene when they licensed MS-DOS and later Windows to IBM -- which was the dominant force, at the time. In those days, everything had to be IBM-compatible. Microsoft's operating system powered IBM computers -- and, as we know, software can be highly profitable. Thus, Microsoft quickly eclipsed IBM and went on to rule the world with an iron fist. Is this deja vu'?","1195014845","2007-11-14T04:34:05Z","The Downfall of the Microsoft Empire","http://fishtrain.com/2007/11/13/the-downfall-of-the-microsoft-empire/" -"80758","cstejerean","cstejerean",,,"0","1",,"1195239709","2007-11-16T19:01:49Z","Study Shows Google Favored Over Other Search Engines by Webmasters (in robots.txt)","http://live.psu.edu/story/27310p" -"80764","muriithi","muriithi",,,"0","1",,"1195240122","2007-11-16T19:08:42Z","Apple considering raise for Jobs?","http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9818765-37.html?tag=nefd.only" -"81420","wmorein","wmorein",,,"0","1",,"1195447844","2007-11-19T04:50:44Z","Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?","http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/4834.html" -"81517","shayan","shayan",,,"0","1",,"1195488907","2007-11-19T16:15:07Z","Thin vs. Fat: Google's plan to kill Microsoft Office","http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/19/47FE-microsoft-office-google-apps_1.html" -"82135","pius","pius",,,"2","1",,"1195592169","2007-11-20T20:56:09Z","Silicon Valley a lot like the boring ubersuburban parts of NoVA?","http://sam.bluwiki.com/blog/2007/05/silicon-valley-lot-like-nova.html" -"82762","nickb","nickb",,,"1","6",,"1195747205","2007-11-22T16:00:05Z","Microsoft admits recently discovered Windows 2000 flaw exists in XP too","http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;837190152" -"82853","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1195780814","2007-11-23T01:20:14Z","Microsoft takes email design back 5 years ","http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/archives/2007/01/microsoft_takes_email_design_b.html" -"83317","inovica","inovica",,,"1","1","I've always seen patents (in software) as a means for larger companies to squash any kind of competition from small startups. What is the experience by people on here? Do you check for existing patents first or do you just 'go for it' ?","1196000170","2007-11-25T14:16:10Z","Apple Settles Patent Lawsuit - Are patents a good thing?","http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139889-c,legalissues/article.html" -"84074","jmtame","jmtame",,,"2","3","Does anyone know where to find the article that said the next big thing that will dethrone Google will be started by Google employees? I'm trying to put together a blog, and I can't find this for reference.","1196208288","2007-11-28T00:04:48Z","""The next big thing that will dethrone Google...""", -"84451","GordonGekko","GordonGekko",,,"0","1","Apple 0WN3D!","1196291621","2007-11-28T23:13:41Z","Apple Leapfrogged by Upstart Startup","http://www.bestcashcow.com/technology/all/mass_market_tech/ibucket-great-way-to-store-iphone-ipod-and-other-devices" -"84626","terpua","terpua",,,"0","1",,"1196337760","2007-11-29T12:02:40Z","Three Cool Add-Ons For Microsoft Outlook","http://gigaom.com/2007/11/28/outlook-add-ons/" -"85174","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1196483083","2007-12-01T04:24:43Z","No startup too small for Microsoft monster","http://valleywag.com/tech/acquisitions/no-startup-too-small-for-microsoft-monster-328518.php" -"85636","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","2",,"1196700980","2007-12-03T16:56:20Z","Tip from Google: Don't Bet on One ""Big Bang""","http://foundread.com/2007/12/03/tip-from-google-dont-bet-on-one-big-bang/" -"85699","drm237","drm237",,,"0","1",,"1196716180","2007-12-03T21:09:40Z","Microsoft Buys Video Social Networking Startup, WebFives.com","http://blogs.technet.com/tarpara/archive/2007/12/03/microsoft-buys-video-social-networking-startup-webfives-com.aspx" -"85954","terpua","terpua",,,"0","2",,"1196782944","2007-12-04T15:42:24Z","Apple validates 13-inch LED backlight units ahead of ultra-portable","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/04/apple_validates_13_inch_led_backlight_units_ahead_of_ultra_portable.html" -"87053","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1197047724","2007-12-07T17:15:24Z","Facebook deal was ""rich"" and Microsoft ""paid a premium"" exec admits","http://valleywag.com/tech/facebook/facebook-deal-was-rich-and-microsoft-paid-a-premium-exec-admits-331189.php" -"87054","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1197047868","2007-12-07T17:17:48Z","Microsoft sure of Facebook's value","http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/342237_redherring05.html" -"87355","thomas","thomas",,,"0","2",,"1197159079","2007-12-09T00:11:19Z","How to Do Retail Right: Apple's Newest NYC Store","http://www.geek.com/nycs-third-apple-store-opens/" -"88269","drm237","drm237",,,"0","2",,"1197391834","2007-12-11T16:50:34Z","MS Support Article (least used page on microsoft.com)","http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314458" -"88300","hhm","hhm",,,"0","2",,"1197396344","2007-12-11T18:05:44Z","Microsoft Altair BASIC legend talks about Linux, CPRM and that very frightening photo","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/05/11/microsoft_altair_basic_legend_talks/" -"88572","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1197434383","2007-12-12T04:39:43Z","Microsoft Offers Free Copy of Windows Vista Ultimate if you Surrender Privacy","http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4139" -"88858","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1197494470","2007-12-12T21:21:10Z","Microsoft rebrands PlaysForSure to Certified For Windows Vista, confuses world - Engadget","http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/microsoft-rebrands-playsforsure-to-certified-for-windows-vista/" -"88959","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1197511226","2007-12-13T02:00:26Z","Google cameras may help catch a killer","http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22916799-2,00.html?from=public_rss" -"89086","vikram","vikram",,,"0","7","That sounds quite cheap to me.","1197541156","2007-12-13T10:19:16Z","Microsoft buys Multimap for $50m","http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3042912.ece" -"89194","AZA43","AZA43",,,"1","4","Forrester Research says iPhones should not be used as corporate phones for these 10 reasons.","1197563426","2007-12-13T16:30:26Z","10 Reasons IT Departments Should Not Support the Apple iPhone","http://www.cio.com/article/165254/_Reasons_IT_Should_Not_Support_the_Apple_iPhone" -"89259","drm237","drm237",,,"24","12",,"1197573024","2007-12-13T19:10:24Z","How much does it cost to found a Microsoft-based startup?","http://marcelo.sampasite.com/brave-tech-world/How-much-does-it-cost-to-found-a.htm" -"90209","pius","pius",,,"0","2",,"1197856379","2007-12-17T01:52:59Z","Google Makes Its ID Management Move - GigaOM","http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/google-makes-its-id-management-move/" -"90302","terpua","terpua",,,"0","1",,"1197892232","2007-12-17T11:50:32Z","Google wants your phonemes","http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/07/10/23/Google-wants-your-phonemes_1.html" -"90335","garbowza","garbowza","true",,"-1","1",,"1197907062","2007-12-17T15:57:42Z","Google Gets Ready to Rumble With Microsoft","http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/technology/16goog.html?em&ex=1198040400&en=87377a5f9281c2ef&ei=5087%0A" -"90430","rainsill","rainsill",,,"0","1","People seem to think Apple is a big, risk-taking company. That is true, but the risks they take are calculated ones. The switch from IBM PowerPC to Intel x86 chips was a big risk at the time -- given the possibility of alienating Apple's customer base. The risks to branch out their product line from the Macintosh to the iPod, iPhone, and AppleTV were big changes. But even though these were game-changers, they still fit within Apple's core competencies. So, while Apple takes some big risks in some areas it is also conservative in others.","1197923894","2007-12-17T20:38:14Z","Apple's Strategy is to Partner with Leaders","http://fishtrain.com/2007/12/17/apples-strategy-is-to-partner-with-leaders/" -"90458","nickb","nickb",,,"2","4",,"1197929638","2007-12-17T22:13:58Z","Soviet Microsoft: How Resistance to Free Markets and Open Ideas Will the Unravel Software Superpower","http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/13/soviet-microsoft-how-resistance-to-free-markets-and-open-ideas-will-the-unravel-the-software-superpower/" -"90621","dawie","dawie",,,"1","1",,"1197955803","2007-12-18T05:30:03Z","Google's new iPhone app: ""Nothing speaks louder than code"" - (37signals)","http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/740-googles-new-iphone-app-nothing-speaks-louder-than-code" -"90785","transburgh","transburgh",,,"3","1",,"1197996682","2007-12-18T16:51:22Z","The Upcoming Face-Off Between Microsoft vs. Google : Battle on the Horizon","http://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-upcoming-face-off-between-microsoft-vs-google-battle-on-the-horizon/6126/" -"91027","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1198042718","2007-12-19T05:38:38Z","Next for Apple: Lossless iTunes Store","http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/natelanxon/0,139102300,49294808,00.htm" -"91313","Fuca","Fuca",,,"2","1",,"1198106104","2007-12-19T23:15:04Z","Microsoft bought this in 200,000,000 is it worth it?","http://www.massiveincorporated.com" -"92311","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1198460520","2007-12-24T01:42:00Z","Microsoft vs. Standards","http://geotips.blogspot.com/2007/12/lets-call-whole-thing-off.html" -"92867","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1198724019","2007-12-27T02:53:39Z","Apple To Offer Fox Video Rentals On iTunes","http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/26/apple-to-offer-fox-video-rentals-on-itunes/" -"93779","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1199064119","2007-12-31T01:21:59Z","An update from Opera CTO on the EU complaint against Microsoft","http://people.opera.com/howcome/2007/msft/update.html" -"94958","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","2",,"1199484065","2008-01-04T22:01:05Z","Top 10 Obscure Google Search Tricks","http://lifehacker.com/339474/top-10-obscure-google-search-tricks" -"95144","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1199549678","2008-01-05T16:14:38Z","Google Patent Imagines Robots Indexing The Grocery Aisle ","http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205208105" -"95541","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1199689345","2008-01-07T07:02:25Z","Microsoft Takes Another Page From Apple With Windows Mobile 7","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/06/microsoft-takes-another-page-from-apple-with-windows-mobile-7/" -"96427","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1199902848","2008-01-09T18:20:48Z","Google Processing 20,000 Terabytes A Day, And Growing","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/09/google-processing-20000-terabytes-a-day-and-growing/" -"97917","pius","pius",,,"0","5",,"1200249344","2008-01-13T18:35:44Z","Microsoft Startup Zone","http://www.microsoftstartupzone.com/" -"98524","maurycy","maurycy",,,"0","1",,"1200369789","2008-01-15T04:03:09Z","More Google Queries Get Google Maps","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/business/14drill.html?ref=technology" -"98580","jlhamilton","jlhamilton",,,"0","4",,"1200378332","2008-01-15T06:25:32Z","Why Apple might not be able to get away with it anymore","http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/01/why_apple_might.html" -"99845","terpua","terpua",,,"0","1",,"1200590482","2008-01-17T17:21:22Z","Microsoft eases access to Office binary formats for OOXML","http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9852667-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog" -"99909","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1200598408","2008-01-17T19:33:28Z","Google.org Targets Climate Change, Poverty and Emerging Threats","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/17/googleorg-targets-climate-change-poverty-and-emerging-threats/" -"103346","jmorin007","jmorin007",,,"0","1",,"1201157037","2008-01-24T06:43:57Z","Microsoft and Yahoo Bidding For eBay: Plausible","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/01/microsoft-and-yahoo-bidding-for-ebay-plausible.html" -"107490","justinwhitefoot","justinwhitefoot",,,"0","1",,"1201805090","2008-01-31T18:44:50Z","YouTubers given share of ad cash","http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7217479.stm" -"107500","drm237","drm237",,,"0","1",,"1201805464","2008-01-31T18:51:04Z","Microsoft's open-source strategy","http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1142" -"107646","cawel","cawel",,,"0","2",,"1201835176","2008-02-01T03:06:16Z","UK YouTubers given share of ad cash","http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7217479.stm" -"107772","terpua","terpua",,,"2","1",,"1201867634","2008-02-01T12:07:14Z","WOW. Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion To Acquire Yahoo","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/01/wow-microsoft-offers-446-billion-to-acquire-yahoo/" -"108759","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1202070887","2008-02-03T20:34:47Z","Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Raises ""Troubling Questions"" Says Google","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/google-cries-wolf-on-microsoft-yahoo-deal-irony-comes-up-blank-in-google-search/" -"108927","german","german",,,"0","1",,"1202098634","2008-02-04T04:17:14Z","Google Assails Microsoft's Bid for Yahoo","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/technology/03cnd-google.html?em&ex=1202187600&en=e3e4b00784e567ff&ei=5087%0A" -"108949","iamelgringo","iamelgringo",,,"2","20",,"1202101984","2008-02-04T05:13:04Z","Google Offers to Help Yahoo Fight Off Microsoft","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120206856800138831.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news" -"108971","bfioca","bfioca",,,"0","1",,"1202105240","2008-02-04T06:07:20Z","Yahoo + Google: A Last Alliance of Elves and Men Against the Armies of Mordor (Microsoft)?","http://www.parislemon.com/2008/02/yahoo-google-last-alliance-of-elves-and.html" -"109625","nreece","nreece",,,"0","2",,"1202206703","2008-02-05T10:18:23Z","Microsoft bid is better than stagnating, say Yahoo insiders","http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9864494-7.html?tag=nefd.top" -"109668","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1202213125","2008-02-05T12:05:25Z","Torvalds: Microsoft is bluffing on patents","http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/020408-torvalds-microsoft-is-bluffing-on.html" -"110216","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1202290316","2008-02-06T09:31:56Z","Apple doubles iPhone, iPod Touch capacity","http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9864893-37.html?tag=nefd.top" -"111075","jmorin007","jmorin007",,,"0","1",,"1202405121","2008-02-07T17:25:21Z","Microsoft Buys Caligari To Pimp Up Virtual Earth","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/microsoft-buys-caligari-to-pimp-up-virtual-earth/" -"111984","ivan","ivan",,,"0","1",,"1202468336","2008-02-08T10:58:56Z","Google Docs allows you to create custom polls","http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pTP90s-E3ZJpZhZYDzosNFw" -"112132","terpua","terpua",,,"0","1",,"1202486170","2008-02-08T15:56:10Z","Microsoft's Head Is in the Cloud","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2257411,00.asp" -"112480","Vincent_","Vincent_",,,"0","2",,"1202523113","2008-02-09T02:11:53Z","The new Microsoft Download Website Beta","http://www.mylifeupdate.com/2008/02/09/the-new-microsoft-download-website-beta/" -"112573","pius","pius",,,"0","1",,"1202534309","2008-02-09T05:18:29Z","Apple Print Ads Over The Years","http://www.aresluna.org/attached/computerhistory/ads/international/apple" -"113092","getp","getp",,,"0","2",,"1202680081","2008-02-10T21:48:01Z","Sony Ericsson Unveils Microsoft Phone","http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200802101530DOWJONESDJONLINE000260_FORTUNE5.htm" -"113383","terpua","terpua",,,"0","4",,"1202745061","2008-02-11T15:51:01Z","Yahoo Confirms Rejection Letter to Microsoft","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/11/yahoos-rejection-letter-to-microsoft/" -"113424","kirubakaran","kirubakaran",,,"0","1",,"1202747412","2008-02-11T16:30:12Z","Microsoft screws up big-time with TechNet update","http://blogs.computerworld.com/microsoft_screws_up_big_time_with_technet_update" -"113525","utnick","utnick",,,"0","2",,"1202757797","2008-02-11T19:23:17Z","Microsoft Buys Danger - Zune Phone Anyone?","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsoft_buys_danger_zune_phone.php" -"114071","iamelgringo","iamelgringo",,,"14","18",,"1202833002","2008-02-12T16:16:42Z","Why Ray Ozzie can't save Microsoft","http://blogs.computerworld.com/why_ray_ozzie_cant_save_microsoft" -"116141","drm237","drm237",,,"0","1",,"1203029925","2008-02-14T22:58:45Z","Make iGoogle Your Startup Page in Microsoft Outlook","http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/make-igoogle-your-startup-page-in-microsoft-outlook/" -"117867","iamelgringo","iamelgringo",,,"0","1",,"1203297724","2008-02-18T01:22:04Z","Google research on online malware distribution","http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2008/02/all-your-iframe-are-point-to-us.html" -"118558","kradic","kradic",,,"0","5",,"1203382208","2008-02-19T00:50:08Z","Interview with Daring Fireball's John Gruber","http://shawnblanc.net/2008/interview-john-gruber/" -"118691","mercurio","mercurio",,,"26","14","Xobni is such a good fit for Microsoft that its puzzling that they haven't been acquired already. -Any theories why this hasn't happened yet?

p.s. please remember the intent of this thread is analysis and not gossip.","1203396399","2008-02-19T04:46:39Z","Ask YC: Why hasn't Microsoft acquired Xobni already?", -"119200","matstc","matstc",,,"1","4",,"1203457983","2008-02-19T21:53:03Z","Microsoft steps up its fight for Yahoo","http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/19/business/msft.php" -"120469","mcxx","mcxx",,,"0","1",,"1203608301","2008-02-21T15:38:21Z","Google Health Pilot Goes Live Today?","http://mashable.com/2008/02/21/google-health-3/" -"120501","jmorin007","jmorin007",,,"2","22",,"1203611362","2008-02-21T16:29:22Z","[On writing] John Gruber, Paul Graham, Joel Spolsky, and Judge Judy","http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/865-on-writing-john-gruber-paul-graham-joel-spolsky-and-judge-judy" -"120512","dskhatri","dskhatri",,,"1","10",,"1203611946","2008-02-21T16:39:06Z","Applying (Math) Theory at Microsoft","http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/20312/" -"120527","chrisconley","chrisconley",,,"0","2",,"1203613575","2008-02-21T17:06:15Z","Microsoft Makes Strategic Changes to Increase Openness","http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-21ExpandInteroperabilityPR.mspx" -"120687","mk","mk",,,"0","1",,"1203626413","2008-02-21T20:40:13Z","Microsoft Bumps Online Storage To 5GB","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/21/microsoft-bumps-online-storage-to-5gb/" -"120761","iamelgringo","iamelgringo",,,"0","2",,"1203631351","2008-02-21T22:02:31Z","Microsoft to Open Source Windows Client, Server Protocols. Big Change in Interoperability Initiative","http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=384839" -"121615","jmorin007","jmorin007",,,"0","2",,"1203718654","2008-02-22T22:17:34Z","Microsoft Email To Employees: Really, The Yahoo Deal is Perfect For Us","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/22/microsoft-email-to-employees-really-the-yahoo-deal-is-perfect-for-us/" -"122012","nreece","nreece",,,"1","1",,"1203777857","2008-02-23T14:44:17Z","Microsoft prepares workers for Yahoo takeover","http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=96dcd715-f674-44ba-ad04-df2fbfd717d6&MatchID1=4665&TeamID1=10&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1174&PrimaryID=4665&Headline=Microsoft+prepares+for+Yahoo+takeover" -"122061","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1203783314","2008-02-23T16:15:14Z","Microsoft is finally growing up","http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/22/technology/kirkpatrick_microsoft.fortune/?postversion=2008022213" -"122206","antiform","antiform",,,"0","3",,"1203801476","2008-02-23T21:17:56Z","Uberman's Sleep Schedule: Feel Energized on 2 Hours of Sleep a Day.","http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=892542" -"123796","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1204023348","2008-02-26T10:55:48Z","Google Announces Summer of Code 2008","http://code.google.com/soc/2008" -"124377","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1204073519","2008-02-27T00:51:59Z","Microsoft sites (Hotmail, MSN etc) down world-wide","http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1219" -"124770","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1204126705","2008-02-27T15:38:25Z","AOL to Microsoft: Yahoo bid “a mistake” «","http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/02/26/aol-to-microsoft-going-after-yahoo-a-mistake/" -"124783","kirubakaran","kirubakaran",,,"0","2",,"1204127814","2008-02-27T15:56:54Z","EU fines Microsoft record $1.4bn","http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7266629.stm" -"125405","terpua","terpua",,,"0","1",,"1204200173","2008-02-28T12:02:53Z","Apple event on March 6th to reveal iPhone SDK","http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/27/apple-event-on-march-6th-to-reveal-iphone-sdk/" -"125418","cawel","cawel",,,"0","1",,"1204203711","2008-02-28T13:01:51Z","Microsoft 2008 launch happens, heroically (and pop babel)","http://blogs.computerworld.com/microsoft_2008_launch_happens_heroically_and_pop_babel" -"126053","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1204289927","2008-02-29T12:58:47Z","How to 'Google Bomb' an Enemy","http://howto.wired.com/wiki/'Google_Bomb'_an_Enemy" -"127262","davidw","davidw",,,"0","2",,"1204447727","2008-03-02T08:48:47Z","Microsoft Office Online and Attacking The Innovator’s Dilemma","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/01/microsoft-office-online-and-attacking-the-innovators-dilemma/" -"127716","socratees","socratees",,,"1","2","Now consider the very same company building, running and maintaining 24 of the world's largest data centers. (And that's just Phase 1.)","1204507500","2008-03-03T01:25:00Z","Microsoft and an 'Over the Top' Data Center Buildout?","http://www.crn.com/software/206901201" -"127781","daviday","daviday",,,"0","6",,"1204515410","2008-03-03T03:36:50Z","In praise of the humble but world-changing tuber","http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10766030" -"130838","bootload","bootload",,,"0","1",,"1204838756","2008-03-06T21:25:56Z","Google's Glazer Touts Carr, Cloud","http://googlewatch.eweek.com/content/opensocial/during_a_keynote_at_graphing.html" -"131153","buckpost","buckpost",,,"0","1",,"1204892626","2008-03-07T12:23:46Z","Does Google Need to Buy Every Cool Thing? ","http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/03/07/does-google-need-to-buy-every-cool-thing/" -"133527","cstejerean","cstejerean",,,"0","1",,"1205188114","2008-03-10T22:28:34Z","Microsoft wants to freeze the Vista incapable lawsuit ","http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/10/microsoft-wants-freeze-vista" -"134778","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1205281922","2008-03-12T00:32:02Z","Google-DoubleClick may bode well for Microsoft-Yahoo deal","http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9891259-7.html?tag=" -"134843","razorburn","razorburn",,,"0","1",,"1205289324","2008-03-12T02:35:24Z","The Google Enigma","http://www.strategy-business.com/press/enewsarticle/enews013108?pg=all" -"135113","moog","moog",,,"0","2",,"1205328582","2008-03-12T13:29:42Z","Google sets the stage for its own platform push","http://blogs.ft.com/techblog/2008/03/google-sets-the-stage-for-its-own-platform-push/" -"139115","wave","wave",,,"0","1",,"1205780193","2008-03-17T18:56:33Z","The Google PageRank Algorithm in 126 Lines of Python","http://www.eioba.com/a69792/the_google_pagerank_algorithm_in_126_lines_of_python" -"140199","naish","naish",,,"0","1",,"1205874207","2008-03-18T21:03:27Z","Microsoft releases Vista SP1","http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39369881,00.htm" -"140774","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1205932083","2008-03-19T13:08:03Z","We're not buying Apple's new unlimited music plan","http://valleywag.com/369496/were-not-buying-apples-new-unlimited-music-plan" -"140778","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1205932483","2008-03-19T13:14:43Z","Free Windows for Supercomputers from Microsoft","http://news.softpedia.com/news/Free-Windows-for-Supercomputers-from-Microsoft-80615.shtml" -"141068","joshwa","joshwa",,,"0","3",,"1205955733","2008-03-19T19:42:13Z","Yahoo + Microsoft = Web Mail Dominance","http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/010113.html" -"143345","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1206200093","2008-03-22T15:34:53Z","Google to competitors: I drink your milkshake","http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9894629-7.html?tag=nefd.top" -"143642","acangiano","acangiano",,,"0","1",,"1206228763","2008-03-22T23:32:43Z","Google Translate’s bug and Google Suggest’s racial oddity","http://antoniocangiano.com/2008/03/22/google-translates-bug-and-google-suggests-racial-oddity/" -"144507","sanj","sanj",,,"13","6","from http://daringfireball.net/

direct sublink is: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/march#fri-21-jens

""Another one from the I-don’t-agree-with-it-but-it’s-well-worth-reading dept.

For what it’s worth, I believe the number one reason why the iPhone OS doesn’t allow background processes is RAM. Battery life, CPU sharing, bandwidth — all of these are factors, too, but I think RAM is foremost. The iPhone has just 128 MB of RAM and no swap space. A good chunk of that 128 MB goes to the OS itself and the built-in apps that do run in the background — Phone, Mail, Safari, and iPod. There really just isn’t much left over. If Apple were to just allow background processing now, what would happen is that background processes would often wind up getting killed by the OS at some point when the frontmost app needs more memory. From the user’s perspective, it would seem as though background apps inevitably mysteriously fail and stop running. You can argue that you’d rather have that than no third-party background apps at all, but it’s clearly a reasonable trade-off for Apple in terms of consistency and obviousness in the user experience.

Wait a few years for iPhones with 1 GB of RAM and it’ll be a different story.""","1206362318","2008-03-24T12:38:38Z","John Gruber's take on iPhone background apps","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/march#fri-21-jens" -"145691","paulsb","paulsb",,,"11","13",,"1206455190","2008-03-25T14:26:30Z","Even Apple will be hated one day","http://www.itworld.com/Tech/4535/apple-google-microsoft-fickle-consumers-dr--080320/index.html" -"145750","vishpat","vishpat",,,"0","1",,"1206458155","2008-03-25T15:15:55Z","Yahoo supports Google social network applications","http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSWNAS585020080325" -"146666","drm237","drm237",,,"1","4",,"1206517844","2008-03-26T07:50:44Z","Even Apple will be hated one day","http://www.itworld.com/Tech/4535/apple-google-microsoft-fickle-consumers-dr--080320/" -"147029","michjeanty","michjeanty",,,"0","1",,"1206548409","2008-03-26T16:20:09Z","Another Google Executive Defects to Facebook","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120653807820765387.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" -"147054","drm237","drm237",,,"0","2",,"1206549872","2008-03-26T16:44:32Z","Will Gmail Ever Catch Up? A New App May Help Google, Hurt Microsoft","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/3/new_app_allows_outlook_and_gmail_to_work_together" -"147489","naish","naish",,,"0","2",,"1206583161","2008-03-27T01:59:21Z","Microsoft's Latest Jab at Google Docs: Albany?","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsofts_albany_google_docs.php" -"147812","vikrantsharma1","vikrantsharma1",,,"0","1",,"1206633169","2008-03-27T15:52:49Z","Microsoft Announces Silverlight Streaming Ads Pilot on AdCenter","http://www.betadaily.com/2008/03/27/microsoft-announces-silverlight-streaming-ads-pilot-on-adcenter/" -"148517","vikrantsharma1","vikrantsharma1",,,"0","1",,"1206712147","2008-03-28T13:49:07Z","Dennis Howlett Bets $500 With Robert Scoble On Google’s Failure","http://www.betadaily.com/2008/03/28/dennis-howlett-bets-500-with-robert-scoble-on-googles-failure/" -"151458","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1207004154","2008-03-31T22:55:54Z"," Analyst: How Apple sells 45 million iPhones in 2009","http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/31/analyst-how-apple-sells-45-million-iphones-in-2009/" -"156739","nickb","nickb",,,"0","3",,"1207552941","2008-04-07T07:22:21Z","Yahoo Leak To Reuters: Tomorrow They’re Going To Write A Very Stern Letter To Microsoft","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/06/yahoo-leaks-that-tomorrow-theyre-going-to-write-a-very-stern-letter-to-microsoft/" -"157978","extantproject","extantproject",,,"0","1",,"1207671140","2008-04-08T16:12:20Z","Google: Cloud Control to Major Tom","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_cloud_control.php" -"158686","kjk","kjk",,,"0","1","So what does this mean for companies doing exchange replacements?

Everything for Outlook and Exchange seem to be here...","1207731859","2008-04-09T09:04:19Z","Microsoft Publicly Posts Additional Protocol(outlook/exchange) Documentation","http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc203350.aspx" -"160690","nreece","nreece",,,"4","9",,"1207885176","2008-04-11T03:39:36Z","Why Windows (and thus Microsoft) Is Broken","http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,144356/article.html" -"161351","thinkingserious","thinkingserious",,,"0","1","The Google bubble, and essentially its ""burst,"" is significant because Google acquires more companies than anyone else in the Web 2.0 space.","1207946043","2008-04-11T20:34:03Z","Is Google the Web 2.0 Bubble?","http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=466&doc_id=150904" -"161886","theoneill","theoneill",,,"19","30",,"1208016851","2008-04-12T16:14:11Z","The European Startup Ecosystem is Entering Puberty","http://davidlanger.co.uk/2008/04/12/european-ecosystem-is-entering-puberty/" -"163555","stevengg","stevengg",,,"0","1",,"1208212201","2008-04-14T22:30:01Z","What Exactly Is Google App Engine?","http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2008/04/what_exactly_is.html" -"164945","rockstar9","rockstar9",,,"0","1",,"1208327638","2008-04-16T06:33:58Z","Google: March Paid-Click Growth Awful (Again)","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/4/google_march_paid_click_growth_awful_again_" -"165108","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1208352276","2008-04-16T13:24:36Z","Taking ownership (pwnership) of content: Cross-site Scripting Google","http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1027" -"170103","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1208822758","2008-04-22T00:05:58Z","Google tops Microsoft, Apple in brand power","http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9924273-7.html" -"170823","kyro","kyro",,,"6","7",,"1208890360","2008-04-22T18:52:40Z","Microsoft Unleashes Salesforce.com Contender","http://www.redherring.com/Home/24157" -"170899","tomh","tomh",,,"0","1",,"1208895274","2008-04-22T20:14:34Z","Ex-Googlers create stealth social search company Mechanical Zoo","http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/22/ex-googlers-create-stealth-social-search-company-mechanical-zoo/" -"171442","epi0Bauqu","epi0Bauqu",,,"0","1",,"1208951881","2008-04-23T11:58:01Z","Apple Buys Chip Designer","http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/23/apple-buys-pasemi-tech-ebiz-cz_eb_0422apple.html?feed=rss_mostemailed" -"172423","michjeanty","michjeanty",,,"0","1",,"1209043034","2008-04-24T13:17:14Z","The rise of Google","http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-04-29-google-timeline_x.htm" -"175134","vlad","vlad",,,"0","1",,"1209339559","2008-04-27T23:39:19Z","Microsoft Backs News-Crunching Startup to Compete With Google News","http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/02/microsoft_gets_1.html" -"175647","byrneseyeview","byrneseyeview",,,"2","5",,"1209393481","2008-04-28T14:38:01Z","What Apple gets about competition","http://equityprivate.typepad.com/ep/2008/04/the-five-circle.html" -"176031","kirubakaran","kirubakaran",,,"0","3",,"1209417487","2008-04-28T21:18:07Z","Half A Million Microsoft-Powered Sites Hit With SQL Injection","http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/04/microsoft-datab.html" -"176433","TheBigRedDog","TheBigRedDog",,,"0","1",,"1209461268","2008-04-29T09:27:48Z","Google as a shield from RIAA lawsuits","http://blog.milkingthegnu.org/2008/04/google-as-a-shi.html" -"176903","kyro","kyro",,,"0","2",,"1209497617","2008-04-29T19:33:37Z","Updated: We Now Know 8 of Microsoft’s 12 Proposed Yahoo Board Members","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/29/updated-list-microsoft’s-nominees-for-the-yahoo-board/" -"178087","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1209617054","2008-05-01T04:44:14Z","Schmidt says Google still scratching head over YouTube profits","http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932778-7.html" -"178236","babyshake","babyshake",,,"0","1",,"1209630392","2008-05-01T08:26:32Z","The New Novice Programming: Google Apps Hacks","http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596515881/chapter/index.html" -"179433","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1209732553","2008-05-02T12:49:13Z","Report: Microsoft-Yahoo deal may go hostile Friday","http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080502/microsoft_yahoo.html?.v=7" -"179720","Cyrus","Cyrus","true",,"-1","1",,"1209749457","2008-05-02T17:30:57Z","The next challenge for Entrepreneurs is to build Uber brands without seeking investment! ","http://intrench.blogspot.com/2008/05/next-challenge-for-entrepreneurs-is-to.html" -"179776","foemmel","foemmel",,,"0","1",,"1209753027","2008-05-02T18:30:27Z","BusinessWeek examines Mac inroads in big business - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)","http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/02/businessweek-examines-mac-inroads-in-big-business/" -"179903","nickb","nickb",,,"0","5",,"1209761114","2008-05-02T20:45:14Z"," Finally, Microsoft and Yahoo in Merger Talks","http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/finally-microsoft-and-yahoo-in-merger-talks/" -"179919","babyshake","babyshake",,,"0","1",,"1209762023","2008-05-02T21:00:23Z","Google Techtalk: How Ant Colonies Get Things Done","http://youtube.com/?v=R07_JFfnFnY" -"180420","naish","naish",,,"0","4",,"1209845177","2008-05-03T20:06:17Z","What Will Microsoft Do With Credentica?","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what_will_microsoft_do_with_credentica.php" -"180517","raghus","raghus",,,"58","78",,"1209860418","2008-05-04T00:20:18Z","Microsoft Withdraws Yahoo Bid; Walks Away From Deal","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/03/breaking-microsoft-walks/" -"180933","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1209930153","2008-05-04T19:42:33Z","Leaving Las Yahoo: Microsoft's $5 Billion Mistake?","http://searchengineland.com/080504-104940.php" -"181087","vlad","vlad",,,"0","1",,"1209948834","2008-05-05T00:53:54Z","Failed Microsoft/Yahoo! Deal -- Google Comes Out Even Stronger?","http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4632587" -"182035","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1210033871","2008-05-06T00:31:11Z","Microsoft closing external Hotmail access by end of June 2008","http://blog.fastmail.fm/2008/04/22/microsoft-closing-external-hotmail-access-by-end-of-june-2008/" -"182693","jcarlson23","jcarlson23",,,"0","1","Google has lost its ""Vice President, Global Communications & Public Affairs"" who decided to Facebook as a VP for Public Policy and Communications","1210099557","2008-05-06T18:45:57Z","Google's Head of PR leaves for Facebook","http://www.gototheboard.com/articles/Googles_Head_of_PR_Leaves_for_Facebook" -"183122","breily","breily",,,"1","5",,"1210131477","2008-05-07T03:37:57Z","Think Apple Would Dare To Take On the Movie Theaters?","http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/05/think-apple-would-dare-to-take-on-movie.html" -"183154","michjeanty","michjeanty",,,"0","1",,"1210133924","2008-05-07T04:18:44Z","Another Google Executive Joins Facebook ","http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600083" -"183406","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","2",,"1210172444","2008-05-07T15:00:44Z","Microsoft’s Project Granola–Facebook Tastier Than Yahoo?","http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080507/microsofts-project-granola-facebook-tastier-than-yahoo/" -"183499","timr","timr",,,"0","1",,"1210178709","2008-05-07T16:45:09Z","Microsoft May Build A Copyright Cop Into Every Zune","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/microsoft-may-build-a-copyright-cop-into-every-zune/index.html" -"183559","jmorin007","jmorin007",,,"0","1",,"1210182643","2008-05-07T17:50:43Z","Bill Gates Lied? Microsoft May Offer to Buy Out Facebook.","http://mashable.com/2008/05/07/bill-gates-lied-microsoft-may-offer-to-buy-out-facebook/" -"185293","luckystrike","luckystrike",,,"0","2",,"1210315866","2008-05-09T06:51:06Z","Google's initiative for Open Source Software Security","http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2008/05/contributing-to-open-source-software.html" -"185452","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2",,"1210338760","2008-05-09T13:12:40Z","Google relieved Microsoft-Yahoo pact failed","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/09/BU4V10JDDJ.DTL" -"185702","nickb","nickb",,,"3","9",,"1210356385","2008-05-09T18:06:25Z","John Gruber: BlackBerry vs. iPhone","http://daringfireball.net/2008/05/blackberry_vs_iphone" -"186239","visakhcr","visakhcr",,,"0","1",,"1210407698","2008-05-10T08:21:38Z","Google - The Noble Knight","http://bonchibuji.blogspot.com/2008/05/google-noble-knight.html" -"186646","kyro","kyro",,,"2","2",,"1210472353","2008-05-11T02:19:13Z","Microsoft To Set Up Own Internet Search Business","http://www.fortunewatch.com/microsoft-to-set-up-own-internet-search-business/" -"187473","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1210591613","2008-05-12T11:26:53Z","Your Chance to Finish a Movie Microsoft Started","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/business/media/08adco.html?ei=5124&en=7868dc0321cbddfa&ex=1367985600&adxnnl=1&partner=digg&exprod=digg&adxnnlx=1210591599-Co7APSPpyxIMqndjFBf8WQ" -"187697","parker","parker",,,"0","1",,"1210609363","2008-05-12T16:22:43Z","Where does Google go next?","http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/09/technology/where_does_google_go.fortune/index.htm?cnn=yes" -"187915","Sam_Odio","Sam_Odio",,,"0","1",,"1210623081","2008-05-12T20:11:21Z","MIT class shows what's possible w/ google's android","http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_hi_te/android_class" -"188184","foemmel","foemmel",,,"0","2",,"1210639452","2008-05-13T00:44:12Z","Apple and HBO Close to a Deal","http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/05/12/Apple-and-HBO-Close-to-a-Deal" -"188697","craigbellot","craigbellot",,,"0","1",,"1210694773","2008-05-13T16:06:13Z","Google goes social with friend connect","http://www.news.com/8301-13953_3-9941039-80.html" -"189837","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1210789207","2008-05-14T18:20:07Z","Google opens geographic search interface","http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9943316-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20" -"190500","kirubakaran","kirubakaran",,,"0","1",,"1210861320","2008-05-15T14:22:00Z","Google Maps With Wikipedia And Photos","http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=2&lci=lmc:panoramio,lmc:wikipedia_en" -"190569","raganwald","raganwald",,,"0","1",,"1210864799","2008-05-15T15:19:59Z","How Apple is changing DRM","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/15/drm.apple?gusrc=rss&feed=technology" -"191020","craigbellot","craigbellot",,,"0","1",,"1210887900","2008-05-15T21:45:00Z","How To Use Google Analytics Videos","http://analytics.blogspot.com/2008/05/google-analytics-how-to-videos.html" -"193073","raghus","raghus",,,"0","1",,"1211074123","2008-05-18T01:28:43Z","Some Thoughts on Facebook Connect, Google Friend Connect and MySpace Data Availability","http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2008/05/17/SomeThoughtsOnFacebookConnectGoogleFriendConnectAndMySpaceDataAvailability.aspx" -"193169","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1211084003","2008-05-18T04:13:23Z","Microsoft is lying and screwing up your log files","http://www.exposureonline.com/2007/09/Microsoft-is-lying-and-screwing-up-your-log-files.cfm" -"193615","rockstar9","rockstar9",,,"10","18",,"1211144768","2008-05-18T21:06:08Z","Yahoo, Microsoft Back At The Table","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/18/yahoo-microsoft-back-at-the-table/" -"193806","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1211165028","2008-05-19T02:43:48Z","In Reversal, Microsoft Proposes New Deal to Yahoo","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/technology/19yahoo.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss" -"193807","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1211165102","2008-05-19T02:45:02Z","Microsoft Kevin Johnson's letter on updated online strategy","http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9946770-7.html" -"194612","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1211243649","2008-05-20T00:34:09Z","Microsoft proposes to buy Yahoo search: source","http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1539081620080519" -"194800","nickb","nickb",,,"5","12",,"1211267233","2008-05-20T07:07:13Z","Microsoft Is Moving Towards Checkmate","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/19/microsoft-is-moving-towards-checkmate/" -"194818","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1211271338","2008-05-20T08:15:38Z","Lieberman Calls On Google To Take Down Terrorist Content","http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?Fuseaction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=8093d5b2-c882-4d12-883d-5c670d43d269&Month=5&Year=2008&Affiliation=C" -"196501","getp","getp",,,"0","1",,"1211400673","2008-05-21T20:11:13Z","Social Search at LinkedIn Beats Google","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_search_at_linkedin.php" -"197733","timr","timr",,,"0","3",,"1211508623","2008-05-23T02:10:23Z","Microsoft Should Know That Money Can’t Buy Love","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/microsoft-should-know-money-cant-buy-love/index.html" -"197796","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1211520090","2008-05-23T05:21:30Z","Microsoft exec: Survival is all about research","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9950631-7.html" -"198028","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1211552530","2008-05-23T14:22:10Z","Microsoft gives students a peek at the future","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/23/BUN510RK3L.DTL" -"198322","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1211571478","2008-05-23T19:37:58Z","Microsoft Book search winding down - Lacks ""High Consumer Intent""","http://blogs.msdn.com/livesearch/archive/2008/05/23/book-search-winding-down.aspx" -"198594","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1211600005","2008-05-24T03:33:25Z","Google warns of Microsoft monopoly risk","http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/google-warns-of-microsoft-monopoly-risk/2008/05/23/1211183066799.html" -"199550","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1211730073","2008-05-25T15:41:13Z","Microsoft: Users confused by Vista UAC prompts ","http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39422949,00.htm" -"200015","kyro","kyro",,,"0","4",,"1211781143","2008-05-26T05:52:23Z","Irrational Exuberance","http://mattmaroon.com/?p=376" -"200429","breily","breily",,,"0","1",,"1211834082","2008-05-26T20:34:42Z","Is Microsoft Cashback the Future of Search?","http://battellemedia.com/archives/004467.php" -"200659","prakash","prakash",,,"0","1",,"1211860420","2008-05-27T03:53:40Z"," Why Google needs its own nuclear plant","http://refresh.gigaom.com/2008/05/12/why-google-needs-its-own-nuclear-plant/" -"200710","naman","naman",,,"0","1","Google, world's largest search engine is now providing a smoother website browsing technique. Google's Malware diagnosis can now make website browsing safer.","1211866011","2008-05-27T05:26:51Z","Daignose Malware in your Website - A Google Product","http://www.rupizmedia.com/news_details?action=27&title=Online_Industry_Update_-_Google_Malware_Diagnosis" -"201084","nickb","nickb",,,"6","24",,"1211903407","2008-05-27T15:50:07Z","Bill Gates personally quashed Microsoft-Yahoo merger","http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080523/microhoo-the-gates-factor/" -"201226","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1211910402","2008-05-27T17:46:42Z"," Google Maps Without JavaScript ","http://www.appelsiini.net/2008/5/google-maps-without-javascript" -"202377","xirium","xirium",,,"0","2",,"1211997090","2008-05-28T17:51:30Z","Google named best place to work","http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/google+named+best+place+to+work/2262462" -"202848","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1212025677","2008-05-29T01:47:57Z","Yahoo BrowserPlus Challenges Adobe Air, Google Gears","http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Yahoo-BrowserPlus-Challenges-Adobe-Air-Google-Gears/" -"203769","johns","johns",,,"0","1",,"1212099738","2008-05-29T22:22:18Z","Tracking Google Analytics goals with no distinct associated pageview","http://www.workhappy.net/2008/05/advanced-goog-2.html" -"206242","jmorin007","jmorin007",,,"0","1",,"1212360491","2008-06-01T22:48:11Z","Google's Android: Worth Passing On The 3G iPhone For? ","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/6/google_s_android_worth_passing_on_the_3g_iphone_for_aapl_goog_" -"207481","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1212455619","2008-06-03T01:13:39Z","Apple Back-to-School promo to offer free 8GB iPod touch","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/02/apple_back_to_school_promo_to_offer_free_8gb_ipod_touch.html" -"208276","nickb","nickb",,,"2","5",,"1212523130","2008-06-03T19:58:50Z","What Yahoo doesn’t want you to know about the Microsoft deal","http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=582" -"209019","paulsb","paulsb",,,"0","1",,"1212594144","2008-06-04T15:42:24Z","How Microsoft Works With Startups","http://startup.partnerup.com/2008/06/04/how-microsoft-works-with-startups/" -"209701","brooksbp","brooksbp",,,"0","1",,"1212645200","2008-06-05T05:53:20Z","GLAT - Google Labs Aptitude Test","http://cruftbox.com/blog/archives/001031.html#001031" -"209942","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1212678157","2008-06-05T15:02:37Z","Google Drops Ability To Watch Video Directly In Search Results","http://searchengineland.com/080605-081822.php" -"210401","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1212704452","2008-06-05T22:20:52Z","Gmail Labs: A Public Stage for Googlers’ 20% Time","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/05/gmail-labs-a-public-stage-for-googlers-20-time/" -"210722","andreyf","andreyf",,,"0","1",,"1212744330","2008-06-06T09:25:30Z","Improving on Robots Exclusion Protocol (from Google Webmaster Blog)","http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/06/improving-on-robots-exclusion-protocol.html" -"210927","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1212769606","2008-06-06T16:26:46Z","Apple's Tricks Explained: How To Launch an Apple Product in 5 Easy Steps","http://gizmodo.com/5013863/how-to-launch-an-apple-product-in-5-easy-steps" -"212649","timr","timr",,,"0","1",,"1213003256","2008-06-09T09:20:56Z","Apple to profit from iPhone application sales","http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article4092594.ece" -"212777","aitoehigie","aitoehigie",,,"0","2",,"1213021469","2008-06-09T14:24:29Z","Google developers need you for Gmail","http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3113565.cms" -"213738","timr","timr",,,"0","1",,"1213094665","2008-06-10T10:44:25Z","Google Maps meets 'Grand Theft Auto'","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9964112-7.html" -"214629","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1213162226","2008-06-11T05:30:26Z","Google's enterprise vision is in the cloud","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9964654-7.html?tag=nefd.lede" -"214800","ideas101","ideas101",,,"0","1",,"1213187761","2008-06-11T12:36:01Z","Google Co-Founder Books a Space Flight","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/technology/11soyuz.html?hp" -"215030","terpua","terpua",,,"0","1",,"1213203937","2008-06-11T17:05:37Z","Microsoft Testing Prototype of Internal Social Network ","http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C400693880002574650002C2B4.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss" -"215669","markbao","markbao",,,"0","2",,"1213247220","2008-06-12T05:07:00Z","Apple cutting rivals out of iPhone navigation?","http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/06/11/iphone.sdk..gps.nav/" -"216332","jmorin007","jmorin007",,,"0","1",,"1213307144","2008-06-12T21:45:44Z","What's Next for Microsoft and Yahoo! ","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/whats_next_for_microsoft_and_yahoo.php" -"217532","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1213454778","2008-06-14T14:46:18Z"," Microsoft’s Not Bluffing","http://kara.allthingsd.com/20080613/microsofts-not-bluffing/" -"217533","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1213454865","2008-06-14T14:47:45Z","Google-Yahoo Deal Raises Antitrust Fears","http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/13/AR2008061303494.html" -"217726","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1213482546","2008-06-14T22:29:06Z","Yahoo CEO’s Big Messup May Set Microsoft Right ","http://mashable.com/2008/06/14/yahoo-microsoft/" -"217887","jmorin007","jmorin007",,,"1","6",,"1213502432","2008-06-15T04:00:32Z","Arrington Talks Yahoo/Google/Microsoft On NBC","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/14/arrington-talks-yahoogooglemicrosoft-on-nbc/" -"218892","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1213640005","2008-06-16T18:13:25Z","Apple's iPhone 3G Is The New iPod, Sales To Triple","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/6/rbc_iphone_3g_sales" -"220293","bootload","bootload",,,"0","1",,"1213744605","2008-06-17T23:16:45Z","Rishi Chandra on Google Apps","http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=156400&&f_src=flffour" -"221177","timr","timr",,,"1","1",,"1213823719","2008-06-18T21:15:19Z","Apple: Microsoft's Other Nemesis","http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2008/06/18/apple-microsofts-other-nemesis/" -"221340","timr","timr",,,"0","2",,"1213832182","2008-06-18T23:36:22Z","Microsoft Reveals Its Post-Yahoo Plan To Kill Google","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/5/microsoft_reveals_why_it_walked_away_from_buying_yahoo" -"222345","screamingdigg","screamingdigg",,,"0","1",,"1213924761","2008-06-20T01:19:21Z","GWT updates from Google IO","http://developerlife.com/theblog/?p=460" -"223204","kimboslice","kimboslice",,,"0","1",,"1213994820","2008-06-20T20:47:00Z","Google Trends Launches - Apparently I’m Techmeme’s 3rd Most Overlapped Site? (No Way!)","http://ryanspoon.com/blog/2008/06/20/google-trends-launches-apparently-im-techmemes-3rd-most-overlapped-site-no-way/" -"223307","screamingdigg","screamingdigg",,,"5","4",,"1214003216","2008-06-20T23:06:56Z","SproutCore - Apple’s JS library","http://developerlife.com/theblog/?p=461" -"225461","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1214249204","2008-06-23T19:26:44Z","Setbacks for Google's Android","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/setback_for_google_android.php" -"225480","timr","timr",,,"0","2",,"1214249908","2008-06-23T19:38:28Z","Moving Documents from Google Docs to InDesign with Perl","http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-06-23-n87.html" -"225646","timr","timr",,,"0","1",,"1214258076","2008-06-23T21:54:36Z","Yahoo and Microsoft: Is it on again?","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9975467-7.html" -"226038","naman","naman",,,"0","1","Microsoft the leading internet marketing company is soon going to face the heat, as Bill Gates has decided to stay away from the day to day activities of the company. Microsoft has already been in news for various reasons but this one is the blow on the chest.","1214299429","2008-06-24T09:23:49Z","Microsoft's Co-founder Bill Gates Calls it The Day","http://www.rupizmedia.com/news_details?action=29&title=After_Bill_Gates_Who's_Next_@_Microsoft's_Online_Marketing_Office?" -"226115","ideas101","ideas101",,,"0","2",,"1214312466","2008-06-24T13:01:06Z","At Google, Slow Growth in News Site ","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/technology/24google.html?ref=technology" -"227080","senthil_rajasek","senthil_rajasek",,,"0","1",,"1214360243","2008-06-25T02:17:23Z","My Name Is Google! Look Upon My AdPlanner, Ye Mighty, and Despair!","http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080624/adplanner/" -"227490","ideas101","ideas101",,,"0","1",,"1214403025","2008-06-25T14:10:25Z","Service From Google Gives Crucial Data to Ad Buyers","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/business/media/25google.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin" -"229104","ajbatac","ajbatac",,,"63","55",,"1214514326","2008-06-26T21:05:26Z","Microsoft to buy semantic search engine Powerset for $100M plus","http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/26/microsoft-to-buy-semantic-search-engine-powerset-for-100m-plus/" -"229140","mariorz","mariorz",,,"0","1",,"1214516246","2008-06-26T21:37:26Z","Google's Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web","http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/16-07/ff_android" -"229421","xirium","xirium","true",,"-1","1",,"1214539677","2008-06-27T04:07:57Z","Gates to step down from Microsoft","http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7476720.stm" -"230015","byrneseyeview","byrneseyeview",,,"0","1",,"1214591374","2008-06-27T18:29:34Z","List of acquisitions by Microsoft","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_acquired_by_Microsoft_Corporation" -"230076","theproductguy","theproductguy",,,"0","1",,"1214594268","2008-06-27T19:17:48Z","From Investing in Modular Innovation to Google ""magic""","http://tpgblog.com/2008/06/27/the-product-guys-weekend-reading-june-27-2008/" -"230130","naish","naish",,,"0","1",,"1214597818","2008-06-27T20:16:58Z","Google Media Server Launched - Google Enters the PC to TV Arena","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_media_server_launched.php" -"230405","raganwald","raganwald",,,"0","3",,"1214616463","2008-06-28T01:27:43Z","Mommy, Apple’s Being Mean Again","http://www.theangrydrunk.com/2008/06/27/mommy-apples-being-mean-again/" -"231115","zen53","zen53",,,"0","1",,"1214732022","2008-06-29T09:33:42Z","Ubercool Visualisation: The commit history of the Python scripting language project","http://www.vimeo.com/1093745" -"231737","timr","timr",,,"0","2",,"1214803559","2008-06-30T05:25:59Z","Google and Creator of ‘Family Guy’ Strike a Deal","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/business/30google.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin" -"232150","brk","brk",,,"0","1",,"1214845078","2008-06-30T16:57:58Z","Who'll Go Gaga For Google Media Server?","http://www.crn.com/software/208801604" -"232405","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1214857345","2008-06-30T20:22:25Z","Google Launches Affiliate Advertising Network","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/30/google-launches-affiliate-advertising-network-courtesy-of-doubleclick/" -"233124","MobileDeveloper","MobileDeveloper",,,"0","1","There is a huge potential for Google Maps Mobile and location based services whenever you are in locations that you are not familiar with. The only problem: Google Maps Mobile is simply not ready for primetime yet. Here is a list with some areas for improvement.","1214930545","2008-07-01T16:42:25Z","7 Improvements for Google Maps Mobile that will make it the first mobile killer application","http://www.customer-experience-labs.com/2008/06/30/7-improvements-for-google-maps-mobile-that-will-make-it-the-first-mobile-killer-application/" -"233295","jmorin007","jmorin007",,,"17","25",,"1214937668","2008-07-01T18:41:08Z","Ok, Now It’s Done. Microsoft To Acquire Powerset","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/01/ok-now-its-done-microsoft-to-acquire-powerset/" -"233395","blogzilla","blogzilla","true",,"-1","1",,"1214941276","2008-07-01T19:41:16Z","Yahoo and Microsoft Dazed and Confused | Tech Jaws","http://www.techjaws.com/yahoo-and-microsoft-dazed-and-confused/" -"233960","timr","timr",,,"0","2",,"1214992187","2008-07-02T09:49:47Z","Microsoft has released docs for Exchange Server, SQL Server protocols","http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc216514.aspx" -"234259","sah","sah",,,"0","1",,"1215017233","2008-07-02T16:47:13Z","Antitrust probe opened over Google, Yahoo deal","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/BUO611IGT9.DTL" -"234307","prakash","prakash",,,"0","1",,"1215019470","2008-07-02T17:24:30Z","Citrix CTO Simon Crosby on Xen, Microsoft & VMware - GigaOM","http://gigaom.com/2008/07/02/gigaom-interview-citrix-cto-simon-crosby-on-xen-microsoft-vmware/" -"234442","naish","naish",,,"0","1",,"1215026602","2008-07-02T19:23:22Z","Microsoft Equipt: Office and OneCare in a Subscription Package","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsoft_equipt_office_and_on.php" -"235170","bootload","bootload",,,"0","1",,"1215093412","2008-07-03T13:56:52Z","Discontinuation of Google Browser Sync","http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Firefox-Extensions/browse_thread/thread/885a160804213632" -"235633","nickb","nickb",,,"0","3",,"1215117483","2008-07-03T20:38:03Z","Did the “Enron of Norway” Pull a Fast One On Microsoft? ","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/03/did-the-enron-of-norway-pull-a-fast-one-on-microsoft-more-details-about-the-mess-at-fast-search-transfer/" -"236569","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1215206279","2008-07-04T21:17:59Z","Google gives away free Web application security scanner","http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/applications/news/index.cfm?newsid=9880" -"238453","Chaserson","Chaserson","true",,"-1","1","Segment from Hak5 1x03 - Build your own uber-gamer keyboard with this Model M mod","1215421821","2008-07-07T09:10:21Z","How to build your own uber-gamer keyboard","http://www.5min.com/Video/Build-your-own-uber-gamer-keyboard-with-this--27738677" -"239583","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1215493039","2008-07-08T04:57:19Z","Google's Board Conflicts","http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2008/07/06/Googles-Board-Conflicts" -"239689","paulleviss","paulleviss",,,"0","1",,"1215505281","2008-07-08T08:21:21Z","Google Releases Protocol Buffers Into the Wild","http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-releases-protocol-buffers/" -"240030","kimboslice","kimboslice",,,"1","1",,"1215535216","2008-07-08T16:40:16Z","Apple’s store comes back online with a dizzying array of nothing new…yet","http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/08/apples-store-comes-back-online-with-a-dizzying-array-of-nothing-newyet/" -"241456","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1215627088","2008-07-09T18:11:28Z","Google releases its data encoding format to compete with XML","http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_releases_its_data_encoding_format_to_compete_with_XML/1215530589" -"241797","wumi","wumi",,,"0","2",,"1215645607","2008-07-09T23:20:07Z","We Love To Hate Microsoft But What About Apple?","http://onstartups.com/home/tabid/3339/bid/5853/We-Love-To-Hate-Microsoft-But-What-About-Apple.aspx" -"241829","wave","wave",,,"0","1",,"1215649534","2008-07-10T00:25:34Z","Is Google Building a Media Empire Based on Your Searches? Of Course.","http://mashable.com/2008/07/09/google-new-products-2/" -"242478","ajbatac","ajbatac",,,"0","1",,"1215703260","2008-07-10T15:21:00Z","Microsoft-backed PlanetEye wants to be your travel gateway","http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/10/microsoft-backed-planeteye-wants-to-be-your-travel-gateway/" -"243243","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1215749933","2008-07-11T04:18:53Z","Enterprise Rails Tapping (Apple ships their first Rails app)","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/07/10/waffle" -"243416","nickb","nickb",,,"6","20",,"1215775090","2008-07-11T11:18:10Z","John Gruber: The App Store, Day One","http://daringfireball.net/2008/07/app_store_day_one" -"243459","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1215779047","2008-07-11T12:24:07Z","Apple's new iPhone 3G goes on sale ","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/11/iphone.3g" -"245691","blogzilla","blogzilla","true",,"-1","1",,"1216042833","2008-07-14T13:40:33Z","Microsoft Backs Yahoo into a Corner | Tech Jaws","http://www.techjaws.com/microsoft-backs-yahoo-into-a-corner/" -"246342","sallywu","sallywu",,,"0","1",,"1216092041","2008-07-15T03:20:41Z","Beginning My Second Life (with Google)","http://webpoet.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/beginning-my-second-life/" -"246915","ajbatac","ajbatac",,,"0","2",,"1216146245","2008-07-15T18:24:05Z","Google brings speech-to-text to political videos — what’s next?","http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/15/google-brings-speech-to-text-to-political-videos-whats-next/" -"248398","fiaz","fiaz",,,"0","1",,"1216294317","2008-07-17T11:31:57Z","Apple must win its case against Psystar -- or else","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-9992544-17.html" -"249325","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1216343871","2008-07-18T01:17:51Z"," Online office apps get real: Google Docs vs. ThinkFree vs. Zoho","http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9108799" -"249413","andreyf","andreyf",,,"0","1",,"1216350609","2008-07-18T03:10:09Z","Google Open Sources Mox, their Mock Object Framework for Python","http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2008/07/check-out-mox-our-mock-object-framework.html" -"251506","nickb","nickb",,,"1","9",,"1216575085","2008-07-20T17:31:25Z","John Gruber: WebKit Performance on iPhone OS X 2.0","http://daringfireball.net/2008/07/webkit_performance_iphone" -"253366","omarabid","omarabid","true",,"-1","1","In my point of view!","1216742589","2008-07-22T16:03:09Z","Microsoft is more generous than Google","http://omar-abid.blogspot.com/2008/07/microsoft-is-more-generous-that-google.html" -"253405","snydeq","snydeq",,,"0","1",,"1216745025","2008-07-22T16:43:45Z","A guided tour of Amazon EC2, Google AppEngine, AppNexus, and GoGrid ","http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/21/30TC-cloud-reviews_1.html" -"253595","procyon","procyon",,,"0","3",,"1216757599","2008-07-22T20:13:19Z","Microsoft's Turning Point ","http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/21/microsofts-turning-point" -"254070","iamelgringo","iamelgringo",,,"2","3",,"1216788660","2008-07-23T04:51:00Z","Talk of Chief’s Health Weighs on Apple’s Share Price","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/technology/23apple.html?ref=technology" -"254538","tomh","tomh",,,"0","1",,"1216834805","2008-07-23T17:40:05Z","Russian Internet social maps – Yandex vs. Google","http://www.runetreview.com/2008/07/23/39/" -"254607","MikeCapone","MikeCapone",,,"0","1",,"1216838098","2008-07-23T18:34:58Z","Google Invests in Aptera Motors and Lithium-Ion Battery Maker AtaCell","http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/google-invests-aptera-motors-actacell-battery.php" -"255238","terpua","terpua",,,"0","2",,"1216895841","2008-07-24T10:37:21Z","Microsoft Rumbles, Rearms For Online War It Can’t Win Without Yahoo","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/24/microsoft-rumbles-rearms-for-online-war-it-cant-win-without-yahoo/" -"256852","markbao","markbao",,,"0","3",,"1217006672","2008-07-25T17:24:32Z","Ballmer: Microsoft to get more narrow-minded","http://www.jkontherun.com/2008/07/ballmer--micros.html" -"257002","mariorz","mariorz",,,"1","4",,"1217014721","2008-07-25T19:38:41Z","Microsoft to sponsor the Apache Software Foundation (Really)","http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080725-microsoft-to-sponsor-of-the-apache-software-foundation.html" -"257665","tomh","tomh",,,"0","3",,"1217096291","2008-07-26T18:18:11Z","Google's Uber Tech Lead On Code Reviews","http://news.oreilly.com/2008/07/alex-martelli-at-oscon-googles.html" -"258167","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1217159641","2008-07-27T11:54:01Z","Microsoft Launches Referrals When Google Referrals Are Retiring","http://www.techdreams.org/blogging/microsoft-launches-referrals-when-google-referrals-are-retiring/108-20080722" -"258290","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1217179849","2008-07-27T17:30:49Z","Rumored Apple tablet vs. traditional Tablet PC: dual-sided screen panel?","http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/07/27/rumored-apple-tablet-vs-traditional-tablet-pc-how-dual-sided-screen-panel-approach-could-give-apple-an-edge/" -"258292","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1217179879","2008-07-27T17:31:19Z","Has Apple Bitten Off More Than It Can Chew?","http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/07/has-apple-bitte.html" -"258944","nreece","nreece",,,"2","6",,"1217240586","2008-07-28T10:23:06Z","Is Apple becoming Microsoft?","http://techblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/07/is-apple-becoming-microsoft.html" -"258986","ideas101","ideas101",,,"0","1",,"1217245676","2008-07-28T11:47:56Z","Google's new rival: Ex-employees","http://news.google.ca/news/url?sa=t&ct=ca/0-0&fp=488da3ddb002f8b8&ei=ybGNSJb_NoLI-wHmxtn2Bg&url=http%3A//infotech.indiatimes.com/News/Googles_new_competition_Ex-employees/articleshow/3294876.cms&cid=0&sig2=Wv-4zs6dO7VFCrT6194QNQ&usg=AFQjCNFVoHPytbLzTyFADiTukMmBP2gmeA" -"259259","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1217264680","2008-07-28T17:04:40Z","Peering into Microsoft's Cloud","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/peering_into_microsofts_cloud.php" -"260735","pbnaidu","pbnaidu",,,"0","1",,"1217349581","2008-07-29T16:39:41Z","Ragogmakan (Google) goes to the Amazon","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/ragogmakan-google-goes-to-amazon.html" -"262991","procyon","procyon",,,"0","2",,"1217514848","2008-07-31T14:34:08Z","Why Apple won't drop Intel chipsets any time soon","http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080731-analysis-why-apple-wont-drop-intel-chipsets-any-time-soon.html" -"263851","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1217576934","2008-08-01T07:48:54Z","Apple's customer service: The wrong kind of 1% ","http://www.tuaw.com/2008/07/31/the-wrong-kind-of-1/" -"264221","markbao","markbao",,,"0","2",,"1217611087","2008-08-01T17:18:07Z","Microsoft's Avenue A/Razorfish Seeks Old Media Business","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/8/avenue-a-razorfish-seeks-old-media-business" -"264685","nickb","nickb",,,"2","2",,"1217641052","2008-08-02T01:37:32Z","What Is Microsoft So Afraid Of? MS ""Not Just Scared But Fears for Its Existence""","http://abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/Story?id=5489335&page=1" -"266056","nickb","nickb",,,"12","16",,"1217830444","2008-08-04T06:14:04Z","John Gruber Explains Why Free Software Has Poor Usability","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/08/02/mpt-free-software-usability" -"266721","pbnaidu","pbnaidu",,,"0","1",,"1217881708","2008-08-04T20:28:28Z","SuccessFactors plugs Google Apps into HCM ","http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=571" -"267487","fromedome","fromedome",,,"0","1",,"1217947711","2008-08-05T14:48:31Z","Microsoft, Google Play Nice: DoubleClick To Serve Silverlight Ads","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/8/microsoft-google-doubleclick-silverlight-ads" -"267674","markbao","markbao",,,"0","2",,"1217958867","2008-08-05T17:54:27Z","With MobileMe, Apple Bites Off More Than It Can Chew","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/with-mobileme-apple-bites-off-more-than-it-can-chew/" -"267943","acangiano","acangiano",,,"0","1",,"1217973739","2008-08-05T22:02:19Z","Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers available for pre-order on Amazon","http://antoniocangiano.com/2008/08/05/ruby-on-rails-for-microsoft-developers-available-for-pre-order/" -"268886","soundsop","soundsop",,,"0","1",,"1218052335","2008-08-06T19:52:15Z","Porting Stuff to Google Apps","http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/08/06/porting-stuff-to-google-apps/" -"270442","sant0sk1","sant0sk1",,,"5","13",,"1218195328","2008-08-08T11:35:28Z","Gruber on iPhone Blacklist: It's a Core Location Blacklist","http://daringfireball.net/2008/08/core_location_blacklist" -"271661","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1218288238","2008-08-09T13:23:58Z","The AOL flub has analysts revisiting Google","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/09/BUTB127SST.DTL" -"272906","robg","robg",,,"0","1",,"1218453509","2008-08-11T11:18:29Z","IPhone Software Sales Take Off: Apple's Jobs","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121842341491928977.html" -"274949","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"5","8",,"1218634643","2008-08-13T13:37:23Z","Fire burns building at Apple HQ in California","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/08/13/state/n012215D63.DTL&tsp=1" -"275611","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1218668084","2008-08-13T22:54:44Z","Microsoft's Live Maps Schools Google, Yahoo, Ask and AOL in Georgia Mapping","http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/080813-131339" -"277488","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1218846218","2008-08-16T00:23:38Z","Gmail leaves Google Apps admins nervous","http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/15/Google_Apps_admins_jittery_about_Gmail_hopeful_about_future-IDGNS_1.html" -"279746","martinsz","martinsz",,,"0","1",,"1219096781","2008-08-18T21:59:41Z","Microsoft Silverlight: 10 reasons to love it, 10 reasons to hate it","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/18/silverlight_pros_and_cons/" -"281502","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1219243856","2008-08-20T14:50:56Z","First look: All-new Google News with a bunch of new features","http://technologizer.com/2008/08/20/an-unexpected-look-at-an-all-new-google-news/" -"283352","nickb","nickb",,,"1","4",,"1219366778","2008-08-22T00:59:38Z","Gruber: Raining on the OpenClip Parade","http://daringfireball.net/2008/08/raining_on_the_openclip_parade" -"283688","eibrahim","eibrahim",,,"0","2",,"1219414224","2008-08-22T14:10:24Z","Is Microsoft Buying the Community?","http://www.emadibrahim.com/2008/08/22/is-microsoft-buying-the-community/" -"283834","procyon","procyon",,,"0","1",,"1219421797","2008-08-22T16:16:37Z","Google Offers A Geolocation API For Gears (But It Only Works On Windows Mobile)","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/22/google-offers-a-geolocation-api-for-gears-but-it-only-works-on-windows-mobile/" -"283851","buckpost","buckpost",,,"0","1",,"1219423046","2008-08-22T16:37:26Z","Google’s Swings and Misses ","http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/22/googles-swings-and-misses/" -"284257","chaostheory","chaostheory",,,"1","3",,"1219443122","2008-08-22T22:12:02Z","Microsoft granted Page Up Page Down patent","http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20193/53/1/1/" -"286477","yaj","yaj",,,"3","9",,"1219700890","2008-08-25T21:48:10Z","Cloud computing: A catchphrase in puberty","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/25/cloud_dziuba/" -"287720","soundsop","soundsop",,,"0","1",,"1219806358","2008-08-27T03:05:58Z","Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on visual voicemail","http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210200884&cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_newsRSS" -"289081","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1219929422","2008-08-28T13:17:02Z","Latest Microsoft browser challenges Google","http://d2cft.volantis.net/d2c/0.0?feed-article-id=1dc6fac0-7462-11dd-bc91-0000779fd18c" -"289918","soundsop","soundsop",,,"0","1",,"1219998068","2008-08-29T08:21:08Z","Pystar clone-maker countersues Apple on antitrust grounds","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10028726-37.html" -"289950","soundsop","soundsop",,,"0","1",,"1220002319","2008-08-29T09:31:59Z","How to use Google Code's code review tool","http://code.google.com/p/support/wiki/CodeReviews" -"291693","ryanwaggoner","ryanwaggoner",,,"13","7",,"1220240602","2008-09-01T03:43:22Z","How Apple can gain significant OS market share","http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/opinion-apple-os-marketshare.ars" -"292672","buckpost","buckpost",,,"0","1",,"1220362871","2008-09-02T13:41:11Z","Next, Google Should Buy Wordpress ","http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/09/02/next-google-should-buy-wordpress/" -"294480","tomh","tomh",,,"0","1",,"1220498554","2008-09-04T03:22:34Z","Microsoft’s Answer To Google Docs Hits 1 Million Users","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/03/microsofts-answer-to-google-docs-hits-1-million-users/" -"297810","d0mine","d0mine",,,"0","1",,"1220829660","2008-09-07T23:21:00Z","24 hours without Google","http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090502654.html?hpid=opinionsbox1" -"299537","pbnaidu","pbnaidu",,,"0","1",,"1220976953","2008-09-09T16:15:53Z","Google to ‘anonymize’ user IPs after 9 months","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/09/google_nine_months_data_anonymization/" -"299657","fiaz","fiaz",,,"0","1",,"1220983358","2008-09-09T18:02:38Z","Why Apple Doesn't Need The iPod","http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/09/08/daily-number-apple-tech-intel-cx_bc_0908number.html" -"303192","ajbatac","ajbatac",,,"0","1",,"1221324733","2008-09-13T16:52:13Z"," Microsoft Announces H.264 Support for Silverlight","http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/09/10/microsoft-announces-h264-support-for-silverlight/" -"303224","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1221328782","2008-09-13T17:59:42Z","Building Google Chrome: A first look","http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1913014503;fp;16;fpid;1" -"303715","jauco","jauco",,,"0","2",,"1221395478","2008-09-14T12:31:18Z","Tracking HN via Google reader? try aideRSS","http://gr.aiderss.com/" -"306928","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1221652064","2008-09-17T11:47:44Z","Google still struggling to conquer outposts ","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/99d3e98a-8406-11dd-bf00-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1" -"307297","rams","rams",,,"0","1",,"1221674492","2008-09-17T18:01:32Z","Google Cuts IP Log Retention to Nine Months","http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/09/google-cuts-server-log-retention-nine-months" -"307507","robg","robg",,,"0","1",,"1221683823","2008-09-17T20:37:03Z","Search for Tomorrow - Book Review of ""Planet Google""","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122161676754146305.html" -"308964","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1221800220","2008-09-19T04:57:00Z","Google Points Out to Advertisers How Easily Ads are Confused With Organic Results","http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-09-18-n27.html" -"309033","terpua","terpua",,,"12","21",,"1221807509","2008-09-19T06:58:29Z","Zoho: The Little Engine That Could (Take on Both Microsoft and Google)","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/zoho_the_little_engine_that_could.php" -"309315","makimaki","makimaki",,,"0","2",,"1221837585","2008-09-19T15:19:45Z","Microsoft ads: are they part of a buzz-building masterplan?","http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080919-microsoft-ads-bug-or-feature.html" -"309362","timr","timr",,,"0","1",,"1221842399","2008-09-19T16:39:59Z","Microsoft ads, phase 2: ""I'm a PC"" takes on Apple","http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008189436_msftads19.html" -"309365","timr","timr",,,"0","1",,"1221842566","2008-09-19T16:42:46Z","Microsoft's new ad: ""I'm a PC"" [video]","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oshj4zEZlaU" -"313062","tomh","tomh",,,"0","1",,"1222221013","2008-09-24T01:50:13Z","The Google Phone: Right for Web Workers?","http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/09/23/the-google-phone-right-for-web-workers/" -"315012","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1222361174","2008-09-25T16:46:14Z"," Microsoft aims to undercut Chinese pirates","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba625eb2-898c-11dd-8371-0000779fd18c.html" -"315346","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1222374796","2008-09-25T20:33:16Z","Microsoft's Mundie outlines the future of computing","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13953_3-10050826-80.html" -"317038","ajbatac","ajbatac",,,"0","4",,"1222537444","2008-09-27T17:44:04Z","Adobe CTO Talks Tough on Google, Microsoft","http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/09/27/adobe-cto-talks-tough-on-google-microsoft/" -"317415","alexyim","alexyim",,,"0","1",,"1222575858","2008-09-28T04:24:18Z","Google Celebrates 10th Birthday, Gives Away Money","http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/09/25/google-celebrates-10th-birthday-gives-away-money/" -"318321","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","1",,"1222695800","2008-09-29T13:43:20Z","Niche social network Uber.com shuts down today","http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/09/29/niche-social-network-uber-com-shuts-down-today" -"319351","siliconcalley","siliconcalley",,,"0","2",,"1222755668","2008-09-30T06:21:08Z","Uber Shuts Its Doors","http://www.technews.la/2008/09/uber-shuts-down-psych/" -"319455","robg","robg",,,"0","6",,"1222768294","2008-09-30T09:51:34Z","The Long-Term Questions for Apple","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/the-long-term-questions-for-apple/?hp" -"319633","abl","abl",,,"0","1",,"1222788427","2008-09-30T15:27:07Z","Google Transit","http://www.google.com/transit" -"320315","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1222829687","2008-10-01T02:54:47Z","Google Wayback Machine","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/30/welcome-to-bizarro-world-google-takes-a-leap-back-to-2001/" -"320431","nickb","nickb",,,"24","38",,"1222841108","2008-10-01T06:05:08Z","John Gruber on Flash Player for iPhone","http://daringfireball.net/2008/09/adobe_speaks_of_flash_player_for_iphone" -"320531","rrf","rrf",,,"0","1",,"1222852549","2008-10-01T09:15:49Z","Microsoft still paying people to search","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10053855-75.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20" -"320948","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","1",,"1222884452","2008-10-01T18:07:32Z","Uber stays open after a lifeline from Sharenow","http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/10/01/sharenow-throws-uber-lifeline" -"320979","davidw","davidw",,,"0","1",,"1222886322","2008-10-01T18:38:42Z","Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microsoft_Corp." -"321018","qhoxie","qhoxie",,,"0","2",,"1222887991","2008-10-01T19:06:31Z","Google Blog: Clean energy 2030","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/clean-energy-2030.html" -"323191","walterk","walterk",,,"0","1",,"1223076925","2008-10-03T23:35:25Z","Don't Let Google Freeze the Airwaves","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122299012125700337.html" -"323814","nickb","nickb",,,"0","3",,"1223177076","2008-10-05T03:24:36Z","Microsoft's takeover attempt of ODF","http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080825162905645" -"324697","prakash","prakash",,,"0","2",,"1223279273","2008-10-06T07:47:53Z","Has Microsoft lost it? ","http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/pc/has-microsoft-lost-it--470879" -"325968","babyshake","babyshake",,,"0","2",,"1223407863","2008-10-07T19:31:03Z","Facebook Rolls Out Microsoft Live Search - Mashable","http://mashable.com/2008/10/07/facebook-live-search/" -"326000","daveambrose","daveambrose",,,"0","2",,"1223409697","2008-10-07T20:01:37Z","Facebook launches web search using Microsoft Live","http://venturebeat.com/2008/10/07/facebook-launches-web-search-using-the-microsoft-live-search-engine-and-its-own/" -"327275","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1223511333","2008-10-09T00:15:33Z"," “Windows Strata” - name of the Microsoft cloud OS?","http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081008/windows-strata-name-microsoft-cloud-os/" -"328417","nreece","nreece",,,"0","2",,"1223597387","2008-10-10T00:09:47Z","Google Using TinyURL?","http://www.labnol.org/internet/search/google-tinyurl-service-for-sms-search/3926/" -"329482","newfaster11","newfaster11","true",,"-1","1","Currently I am doing a Microsoft MCSA course and enjoying every bit of the syllabus. When I have completed the course, I could start looking for a job or continue studying an MCSE course that I hope to find as enjoyable.","1223695068","2008-10-11T03:17:48Z","Microsoft MCSA/MCSE Qualifications","http://mcsa.skillstrain.co.uk/" -"329495","nickb","nickb",,,"5","8",,"1223696562","2008-10-11T03:42:42Z","Calacanis: Apple to release networked HDTVs ","http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/natelanxon/0,139102300,49299275,00.htm" -"330833","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1223879426","2008-10-13T06:30:26Z","Hey, that's Paddington Bear on the Google homepage.","http://technologizer.com/2008/10/12/gotta-love-google/" -"330916","jwilliams","jwilliams",,,"0","1",,"1223892246","2008-10-13T10:04:06Z","Google's ""Things to Do""","http://www.google.co.uk/landing/thingstodo/#tip1" -"334731","cadalac","cadalac",,,"0","1",,"1224180521","2008-10-16T18:08:41Z","Google Answers the iPhone","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122411880249138993.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_mostpop" -"334946","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","2",,"1224190429","2008-10-16T20:53:49Z","Google's Q3 revenue rises 31%","http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/10/16/googles-q3-revenue-rises-31" -"337119","nickb","nickb",,,"11","8",,"1224431270","2008-10-19T15:47:50Z","Why This Storm May Stay Away From Apple ","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/business/19digi.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin" -"337514","denglish","denglish",,,"0","1",,"1224470514","2008-10-20T02:41:54Z","Google Docs Guide: How to do Stuff with Google Docs","http://www.labnol.org/internet/office/google-docs-guide-tutorial/4999/" -"338392","wooby","wooby",,,"0","1",,"1224541504","2008-10-20T22:25:04Z","Clonedroid - Google Android running on Chinese iPhone clones","http://clonedroid.ubergibson.com/" -"338860","ksvs","ksvs",,,"0","1",,"1224593543","2008-10-21T12:52:23Z","Where Congress Puts Its Own Money (Apple)","http://www.redherring.com/Home/25283" -"339020","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1224605101","2008-10-21T16:05:01Z"," Apple’s next act: Changing PC buying habits ","http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/10/21/apples-next-act-changing-pc-buying-habits/" -"339287","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1224619016","2008-10-21T19:56:56Z","Google-Yahoo Search Deal Toast, Says TheDeal","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/google-yahoo-search-deal-toast-says-thedeal" -"339402","echair","echair",,,"0","1",,"1224624697","2008-10-21T21:31:37Z","Apple's profit up 26 percent on iPhone boom","http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5goxCu1fZM-0JE3yyroy6r3D185GgD93V437G1" -"340052","astrec","astrec",,,"0","1",,"1224686233","2008-10-22T14:37:13Z","Google Gears Geolocation API Gets WiFi","http://blog.programmableweb.com/2008/10/22/google-gears-geolocation-api-gets-wifi/" -"340094","makimaki","makimaki",,,"0","2",,"1224688363","2008-10-22T15:12:43Z","Microsoft described as 'biggest hacker in China' ","http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/22/microsoft-china" -"340897","MaysonL","MaysonL",,,"0","5",,"1224735136","2008-10-23T04:12:16Z","Apple Heads Off to School","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122470518133359437.html" -"341484","kqr2","kqr2",,,"0","1","I'm thinking of buying a G1 and was wondering how well T-mobile's voice and 3G coverage is in the SF Bay Area?

I honestly don't know many people who have T-mobile. Those who have had it in the past complained that cell coverage was lousy.","1224785913","2008-10-23T18:18:33Z","Ask HN: Google Phone/T-mobile in SF Bay Area", -"343764","babyshake","babyshake",,,"0","1",,"1224964991","2008-10-25T20:03:11Z","User Registration Apps for Django @ Irrational Exuberance","http://lethain.com/entry/2008/oct/25/user-registration-apps-for-django/" -"344960","nickb","nickb",,,"1","2",,"1225094858","2008-10-27T08:07:38Z","How long until Apple is bigger than Microsoft?","http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2850" -"345163","echair","echair",,,"0","1",,"1225118878","2008-10-27T14:47:58Z","Microsoft Goes Far Afield to Study Emerging Markets","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/technology/companies/27microsoft.html?ref=technology" -"345448","yaj","yaj",,,"0","1",,"1225134894","2008-10-27T19:14:54Z","Obama is Google while McCain is AOL (Candidates as well know brands)","http://www.landor.com/index.cfm?do=news.pressrelease&storyid=644&source=home" -"345451","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1225134917","2008-10-27T19:15:17Z","Microsoft Announces Windows Azure Cloud Services Platform","http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2008/10/27/MicrosoftAnnouncesWindowsAzure.aspx" -"345790","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1225151373","2008-10-27T23:49:33Z","Microsoft Releases a Technology Preview of OpenID","http://radar.oreilly.com/2008/10/microsoft-releases-a-technology-preview-of-openid-for-windows-live.html" -"346395","gillyzammit","gillyzammit","true",,"-1","1",,"1225209032","2008-10-28T15:50:32Z","Microsoft Exchange LCR Compliments Archiving","http://www.theemailadmin.com/2008/10/microsoft-exchange-lcr-compliments-archiving/" -"346416","qhoxie","qhoxie",,,"0","1",,"1225210128","2008-10-28T16:08:48Z","Authors, Publishers Settle With Google Over $125 Million Lawsuit","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/28/authors-and-publishers-associations-settle-with-google-over-125-million-lawsuit/" -"347357","manipal","manipal","true",,"-1","1",,"1225281769","2008-10-29T12:02:49Z","Knock Knock Who is it? Microsoft Windows 7.","http://www.youtechno.info/2008/10/knock-knock-who-is-it-microsoft-windows.html" -"348020","rockstar9","rockstar9",,,"0","1",,"1225314382","2008-10-29T21:06:22Z","Apple’s $24.5 billion: The case for a big stock buyback","http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/10/29/apples-245-billion-the-case-for-a-big-stock-buyback/" -"348373","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1225336403","2008-10-30T03:13:23Z"," SecondLight: Microsoft Surface on steroids","http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/233511/secondlight-surface-on-steroids.html" -"348842","makimaki","makimaki",,,"0","1",,"1225385691","2008-10-30T16:54:51Z","Apple more undervalued than others tech heavyweights","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/30/apple_radically_more_undervalued_than_others_tech_heavyweights.html" -"352173","fromedome","fromedome",,,"0","1",,"1225728273","2008-11-03T16:04:33Z","Google hawking Chrome overseas, on YouTube","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/google-hawking-chrome-overseas-on-youtube-goog-" -"352429","iamelgringo","iamelgringo",,,"0","1",,"1225742219","2008-11-03T19:56:59Z","What is Microsoft's Cosmos?","http://www.goland.org/whatiscosmos/" -"353949","jmatt","jmatt",,,"28","31","I'm a windows developer and I'd just like to call out the recent evilness coming from Apple. I received an email encouraging me to watch the WWDC08 session videos. I excitedly clicked the link^ where they attempted to charge me for the video sessions.

Microsoft doesn't charge for this type of material now-a-days and I was expecting the same from Apple. Big conferences like the PDC2008 are free^^. And of course there are plenty of free conference materials in other domains (Java, python and ruby).

So what's up with Apple being evil recently? It's been my opinion that one of the few things Microsoft does right is keeping it's developers happy. I would think this would be common sense to a company like Apple.

Has anyone spent 500-1000 to buy the WWDC sessions and was it worth it? Is it that different from material like PDC2008 that it's worth 500-1000 bucks?

^ http://developer.apple.com/products/video/wwdc08/index.html

^^ https://sessions.microsoftpdc.com/public/timeline.aspx","1225836881","2008-11-04T22:14:41Z","Calling Apple out - Make dev material free.", -"354701","qhoxie","qhoxie",,,"0","1",,"1225906147","2008-11-05T17:29:07Z","Microsoft Offers Free Software to Startups","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsoft_offers_free_software.php" -"354754","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1225909001","2008-11-05T18:16:41Z","Cloud Computing Tools For Managing Amazon, Google Services","http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/grid_cluster/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=211800196" -"354868","qhoxie","qhoxie",,,"0","1",,"1225914467","2008-11-05T19:47:47Z","Apple’s Fadell gets one heck of a (Fa)deal to advise Jobs","http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/05/apples-fadell-gets-one-heck-of-a-fadeal-to-advise-jobs/" -"357466","nickb","nickb",,,"0","1",,"1226120883","2008-11-08T05:08:03Z","Google Seals Up Android 'Jailbreak' in Automatic Update","http://gizmodo.com/5079259/google-seals-up-android-jailbreak-in-automatic-update" -"358712","qhoxie","qhoxie",,,"0","1",,"1226280460","2008-11-10T01:27:40Z","IBM Blocks Mark Papermaster from Working for Apple","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/09/ibm-blocks-mark-papermaster-from-working-for-apple/" -"359064","gillyzammit","gillyzammit","true",,"-1","1",,"1226309423","2008-11-10T09:30:23Z","Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report Highlights Email Threats","http://www.theemailadmin.com/2008/11/microsofts-security-intelligence-report-highlights-email-threats/" -"359372","peter123","peter123",,,"1","1",,"1226335693","2008-11-10T16:48:13Z","Apple COO Tim Cook could be in line to replace Steve Jobs","http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/09/technology/cook_apple.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008111008" -"361246","qhoxie","qhoxie",,,"0","1",,"1226454197","2008-11-12T01:43:17Z","uberVu To Clean Up The Blog/Twitter/FriendFeed Conversation Mess","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/11/backtype-to-clean-up-the-blogtwitterfriendfeed-conversation-mess/" -"361711","KevinBongart","KevinBongart",,,"0","1",,"1226489642","2008-11-12T11:34:02Z","Google Flu Trends: A Glimpse into the Future of Google Health","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_flu_trends_a_glimpse_in.php" -"363723","tzury","tzury",,,"13","20","Status: In Progress -Importance: Critical","1226617951","2008-11-13T23:12:31Z","Ubuntu's #1 Bug: Microsoft has a majority market share","https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs" -"367615","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1226969700","2008-11-18T00:55:00Z","Google Finance Gets Ads; Google News Testing Them","http://searchengineland.com/drill-baby-drill-google-finance-gets-ads-google-news-testing-them-15500.php" -"368140","apgwoz","apgwoz",,,"1","1",,"1227008276","2008-11-18T11:37:56Z","Apple brings HDCP to a new aluminum MacBook near you","http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/11/17/apple-brings-hdcp-to-a-new-aluminum-macbook-near-you" -"369601","jonmc12","jonmc12",,,"0","1",,"1227112606","2008-11-19T16:36:46Z","Microsoft Releases New Robot-Building Software","http://www.physorg.com/news146295165.html" -"369620","gcheong","gcheong",,,"0","1",,"1227113459","2008-11-19T16:50:59Z","A New Odd Couple: Google, P&G Swap Workers to Spur Innovation","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122705787917439625.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us" -"369778","qhoxie","qhoxie",,,"0","1",,"1227120902","2008-11-19T18:55:02Z","How Much Traffic Can A Link on Google.com Drive? The Case of the G1","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_much_traffic_can_a_link_on.php" -"369908","dell9000","dell9000",,,"21","24",,"1227128072","2008-11-19T20:54:32Z","Microsoft Poaches Yahoo's Top Search Engineer; ""the end of Yahoo search."" ","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/microsoft-poaches-yahoo-s-top-search-engineer-" -"371906","vladimir","vladimir",,,"0","1",,"1227277747","2008-11-21T14:29:07Z","360 Cities Brings Stunning Spherical Panoramas To Google Earth","http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/21/360-cities-brings-stunning-spherical-panoramas-to-google-earth/" -"372453","ksvs","ksvs",,,"0","4",,"1227308818","2008-11-21T23:06:58Z","Microsoft continues to go the way of IBM, takes on big govt project","http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081121-microsoft-to-aid-in-war-on-terror-builds-software-for-dhs.html" -"377652","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1227711357","2008-11-26T14:55:57Z","A Comparison of Amazon, Google and Microsoft's Cloud Computing Offerings","http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2008/11/26/AComparisonOfAmazonGoogleAndMicrosoftsCloudComputingOfferings.aspx" -"378696","aamani","aamani","true",,"-1","1","Get Microsoft Exchange Server Support services with iYogi at 1-866-914-9838 with nominal price & get live windows exchange server support, exchange server setup support, exchange server 2000 & 2003 support, outlook exchange server support by Microsoft certified technicians via remote support or phone tech support all over the globe","1227798502","2008-11-27T15:08:22Z","Microsoft Exchange Server Support","http://www.iyogibusiness.com/microsoft-exchange-server.html" -"379542","styletime","styletime",,,"0","1","I have been chatting about Identi.ca quite a lot this week, trying to drum up some enthusiasm, my main motive being, ‘what happens if Twitter goes down‘.","1227906614","2008-11-28T21:10:14Z","One Uber Identi.ca List for Creatives & Geeks","http://www.wearejustcreative.com/2008/11/one-uber-indentica-list-for-creatives-geeks/" -"380228","Anon84","Anon84",,,"1","1",,"1227980349","2008-11-29T17:39:09Z","Cuberick: Syntax Highlighting In Blogger","http://www.cuberick.com/2008/11/syntax-highlighting-in-blogger.html" -"380723","qhoxie","qhoxie",,,"0","2",,"1228027775","2008-11-30T06:49:35Z","A new, elaborate $20 billion deal for Microsoft to buy Yahoo Search?","http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/29/a-new-elaborate-20-billion-deal-for-microsoft-to-buy-yahoo-search/" -"380944","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1228065434","2008-11-30T17:17:14Z","Another Microsoft Yahoo Deal in the Works?","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/another_microsoft_yahoo_deal_i.php" -"381094","peter123","peter123",,,"1","2",,"1228079484","2008-11-30T21:11:24Z","Why Can't Microsoft Make Money Online?","http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/25/technology/Microsoft-Google_lashinsky.fortune/index.htm" -"384619","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1228329908","2008-12-03T18:45:08Z","Official google.org Blog: Working towards ""One Africa, One Health""","http://blog.google.org/2008/12/working-towards-one-africa-one-health.html" -"386010","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1228418852","2008-12-04T19:27:32Z","Apple more proprietary than Microsoft, survey finds | The Open Road - CNET News","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10113278-16.html" -"387082","dawie","dawie",,,"0","1","Google pushed out a google reader update, but now text does not wrap on the iphone. This makes it impossible to read feeds","1228491136","2008-12-05T15:32:16Z","Ask HN:Is Google Reader broken on the iPhone for you.", -"387451","evanlong","evanlong",,,"0","1","Google and Obama are both for network neutrality which is a great thing. They are both understand the power of the internet to connect people and share ideas and make a little money at the same time.

Google is also a major force in the content that is visible on the internet (simply because they are the first stop for people to find information). For example, they remove copyrighted material from Youtube, spam blogs from blogger and sites with high page ranks from search that only deliver the viewer the latest and greatest in malware. Doing this is great and provides a better service to all users. But I think it is fair to say Google controls quite a bit on content.

Eric Schmidt has been a supporter of Obama and was a possible choice to be the technology czar (http://bit.ly/8OkP).

I don't believe there will be some vast conspiracy between the Obama administration and Google to take over the world.

Questions to think about: -1. Is a relationship between someone in power and somebody with the ability to control media content (even if in a limited domain) a good thing? -2. Who regulates it? -3. And how do we keep these relationships transparent in the sense we are certain we are getting unfiltered content? -4. Is any of the above a reasonable concern? -5. While it's probably not a big concern today will it be more of a concern in the future?","1228506949","2008-12-05T19:55:49Z","Ask YC: Google and Obama", -"387557","prakash","prakash",,,"0","7",,"1228512964","2008-12-05T21:36:04Z","Microsoft's Web Plan: Q&A with Steve Ballmer and Qi Lu","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122849475068083011.html" -"388359","naish","naish",,,"0","2",,"1228598172","2008-12-06T21:16:12Z","Apple Computer: The (Very) Early Years","http://computershopper.com/feature/apple-computer-the-very-early-years" -"388949","pierrefar","pierrefar",,,"0","1",,"1228669876","2008-12-07T17:11:16Z","Google fires back at analyst claim it's a bandwidth hog","http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9122723" -"389642","martey","martey",,,"0","2",,"1228723177","2008-12-08T07:59:37Z","Does Google Have a Secret OS?","http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3788821" -"390212","peter123","peter123",,,"0","1",,"1228763972","2008-12-08T19:19:32Z","Turning Down A Chance To Own 10% Of Apple","http://techdirt.com/articles/20081207/1917013047.shtml" -"390774","DavidSJ","DavidSJ",,,"1","3",,"1228787629","2008-12-09T01:53:49Z","Apple shocks with iPhone’s Indian failure","http://www.indusbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=CBC21C9549124D8EBAC9CE49B6C1D200" -"391987","webappsec","webappsec","true",,"-1","1",,"1228863967","2008-12-09T23:06:07Z","Microsoft publishes uber patch to address 28 vulnerabilities","http://www.cgisecurity.net/2008/12/microsoft-publishes-uber-patch-to-address-28-vulnerabilities.html" -"395193","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1229045689","2008-12-12T01:34:49Z","Google Testing Blog: Mockers of the (C++) World, Delight","http://googletesting.blogspot.com/2008/12/mockers-of-c-world-delight.html" -"398884","raju","raju",,,"0","1",,"1229378041","2008-12-15T21:54:01Z","New iPod In-Ear Headphones reviewed: Apple's best yet","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/14/new_ipod_in_ear_headphones_reviewed_apples_best_yet.html" -"398978","jmtame","jmtame",,,"0","1",,"1229382870","2008-12-15T23:14:30Z","The Google Non-Story On Network Neutrality","http://www.wetmachine.com/totsf/item/1418" -"399844","fleaflicker","fleaflicker",,,"0","3",,"1229454024","2008-12-16T19:00:24Z","Speedcuber Algorithms (Rubik's Cube)","http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/science/16prof.html" -"400163","zsection","zsection","true",,"-1","1",,"1229465894","2008-12-16T22:18:14Z","Apple and Steve Wave Goodbye to Macworld","http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/apple-and-steve-wave-goodbye-to-macworld/" -"400212","raju","raju",,,"0","2",,"1229467332","2008-12-16T22:42:12Z","Google: A little more like Microsoft every day ","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10123944-16.html" -"403858","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1229721333","2008-12-19T21:15:33Z","Rumor: Apple’s New Multi-touch Mighty Mouse","http://www.macblogz.com/2008/12/19/one-more-thing-apples-new-multi-touch-mighty-mouse/" -"405637","charlierosefan","charlierosefan",,,"0","1",,"1229887615","2008-12-21T19:26:55Z","Google is Dominating the Ad Server Wars","http://fredstechblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/google-is-dominating-ad-server-wars.html" -"407642","raju","raju",,,"0","2",,"1230047052","2008-12-23T15:44:12Z","A Dream Home for the True Blue Apple Fan","http://www.technewsworld.com/story/A-Dream-Home-for-the-True-Blue-Apple-Fan-65614.html?wlc=1230046992" -"413287","dell9000","dell9000",,,"0","1",,"1230576376","2008-12-29T18:46:16Z","Apple: The Dream iPhone Pro","http://gizmodo.com/5119445/the-dream-iphone-pro" -"419137","kalvin","kalvin",,,"2","7",,"1231059380","2009-01-04T08:56:20Z","Google's T.V. Raman: For the Blind, Technology Does What a Guide Dog Can’t","http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html" -"419875","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","4",,"1231121711","2009-01-05T02:15:11Z","Google Timeline Experiment Seen In Main Search Results","http://searchengineland.com/google-timeline-experiment-15996" -"420448","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"1","1",,"1231165310","2009-01-05T14:21:50Z","China targets Google in crackdown on pornography","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/01/05/international/i022808S45.DTL&tsp=1" -"421015","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1231186399","2009-01-05T20:13:19Z","Gruber's Macworld Expo 2009 Predictions","http://daringfireball.net/2009/01/macworld_expo_predictions" -"422302","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1231269480","2009-01-06T19:18:00Z","Apple keynote: Phil vs. Steve…it’s no contest","http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/06/live-blogging-the-apple-keynote-phil-vs-steveits-no-contest/" -"423559","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1231344720","2009-01-07T16:12:00Z","Apple unveils software updates, new laptop","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/07/BUL6154I2V.DTL" -"424197","babyshake","babyshake",,,"0","2",,"1231372869","2009-01-08T00:01:09Z","Google Testing Blog: Interfacing with hard-to-test third-party code","http://googletesting.blogspot.com/2009/01/interfacing-with-hard-to-test-third.html" -"424230","qhoxie","qhoxie",,,"0","3",,"1231374484","2009-01-08T00:28:04Z","Google’s Street View Takes A Byte Out Of Crime","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/07/googles-street-view-takes-a-byte-out-of-crime/" -"426034","johns","johns",,,"0","1",,"1231466358","2009-01-09T01:59:18Z","Google Chrome Dev update: New WebKit version, new features, and a new Dev channel","http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/01/dev-update-new-webkit-version-new.html" -"428505","pmjordan","pmjordan",,,"1","3",,"1231629078","2009-01-10T23:11:18Z","Malware spread via Google Code","http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/Malware-spread-via-Google-Code--/112390" -"429991","codordog","codordog","true",,"0","1","software entrepreneurs: you can get the beta version of Win7 with your Bizspark subscription. -drop me a mail if you need an invitation to join BizSpark julienco at microsoft.com (Bizspark is a program for software entrepreneurs, providing Software, support and visibility to hi-po prokjects). -http;//codorniou.wordpress.com","1231727850","2009-01-12T02:37:30Z","Get Win7 with Microsoft BizSpark", -"430949","mattmichielsen","mattmichielsen",,,"1","1",,"1231787954","2009-01-12T19:19:14Z","Microsoft Tag","http://www.microsoft.com/tag/" -"431552","dcancel","dcancel",,,"1","6",,"1231815077","2009-01-13T02:51:17Z","Google Quick Search Like Quicksilver from Google","http://lifehacker.com/5129873/google-quick-search-like-quicksilver-from-google" -"432392","mattmcknight","mattmcknight",,,"0","1",,"1231870883","2009-01-13T18:21:23Z","Apple Too Shiny for Georgetown","http://voices.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2009/01/apple_too_shiny_for_georgetown.html" -"433747","fromedome","fromedome",,,"0","1",,"1231948290","2009-01-14T15:51:30Z","Apple opens door for Flash on the iPhone","http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/adobe-flash-on-the-iphone" -"434002","makimaki","makimaki",,,"0","2",,"1231958722","2009-01-14T18:45:22Z","Google's Real Fight in China","http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-01-14-n19.html" -"434385","joepruitt","joepruitt",,,"0","1",,"1231970494","2009-01-14T22:01:34Z","Steve Jobs Steps Down From Apple, Tim Cook Takes Lead","http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/Joe/archive/2009/01/14/steve-jobs-steps-down-from-apple-tim-cook-takes-lead.aspx" -"435614","pclark","pclark",,,"3","3",,"1232049447","2009-01-15T19:57:27Z","Microsoft Office 14 screenshots","http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2009/01/15/leaked-first-office-14-screenshots" -"436204","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1232084473","2009-01-16T05:41:13Z","Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft","http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1813" -"436295","vaksel","vaksel","true",,"-1","1",,"1232090793","2009-01-16T07:26:33Z","MSPaint is actually pretty powerful, Microsoft just hid its potential","http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/tutorial/mspaint" -"439746","wyday","wyday",,,"0","1",,"1232316001","2009-01-18T22:00:01Z","A behind-the-scenes look at the development of Apple's Lisa","http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/29/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-development-of-apples-lisa/" -"441802","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","3",,"1232464980","2009-01-20T15:23:00Z","Connecting Apple's iPhone to Google's cloud computing offerings","http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-aj-iphone/index.html?ca=drs-" -"441873","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","2",,"1232468876","2009-01-20T16:27:56Z","Microsoft Research Publications","http://research.microsoft.com/apps/dp/pu/publications.aspx#p=1&ps=72&so=0&sb=d&fr=&to=&fd=&td=&rt=&f=ms&a=&pn=&pa=&pd=" -"443333","iamelgringo","iamelgringo",,,"0","1",,"1232552280","2009-01-21T15:38:00Z","Apple faces SEC review over Jobs health disclosure","http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE50K3P220090121" -"445334","twampss","twampss",,,"0","1",,"1232656724","2009-01-22T20:38:44Z","A Peek Inside Apple's Design Studio","http://www.macrumors.com/2009/01/22/a-peak-inside-apples-design-studio/" -"445407","jasonlbaptiste","jasonlbaptiste",,,"0","3",,"1232659342","2009-01-22T21:22:22Z","Google Takes $1 Billion Charge To Write Down AOL And ClearWire Investments","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/22/google-takes-1-billion-charge-to-write-down-aol-and-clearwire-investments-profits-take-a-68-percent-hit/" -"445552","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","4",,"1232665683","2009-01-22T23:08:03Z","Google Throttles Back on Data Center Spending","http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/01/22/google-throttles-back-on-data-center-spending/" -"445997","wumi","wumi",,,"0","2",,"1232688432","2009-01-23T05:27:12Z","Online Web Notes - UberNote: Google Notebook Import Tool Complete","http://blog.ubernote.com/2009/01/google-notebook-import-tool-complete.html" -"446203","noahlt","noahlt",,,"0","4",,"1232703229","2009-01-23T09:33:49Z","John Gruber on the future of Macworld without Apple","http://daringfireball.net/2009/01/the_truth" -"446485","naish","naish",,,"0","2",,"1232725400","2009-01-23T15:43:20Z","The six worst Apple products of all time","http://www.macworld.com/article/138404/2009/01/macat25_worstproducts.html?lsrc=rss_main" -"446970","peter123","peter123",,,"0","5",,"1232741226","2009-01-23T20:07:06Z","Thoughts on Google and Apple's Earnings","http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/01/thoughts-on-google-and-apples-earnings.html" -"448371","nickb","nickb",,,"0","5",,"1232828844","2009-01-24T20:27:24Z","Google ready to pursue its agenda in Washington","http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fi-google24-2009jan24,0,5255660.story" -"449812","nickb","nickb",,,"15","10",,"1232931832","2009-01-26T01:03:52Z"," Google plans to make PCs history ","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/25/google-drive-gdrive-internet" -"450534","pclark","pclark",,,"1","3",,"1232985631","2009-01-26T16:00:31Z","Microsoft misses memo, launches DRM-laden mobile music store","http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/01/microsoft-misses-memo-launches-drm-laden-mobile-music-store.ars" -"451037","naish","naish",,,"0","5",,"1233004025","2009-01-26T21:07:05Z","John Gruber on the Auteur Theory of Design","http://www.macworld.com/article/138447/2009/01/pulse_gruber.html?lsrc=rss_main" -"451042","jamesmacaulay","jamesmacaulay","true",,"0","1",,"1233004580","2009-01-26T21:16:20Z","Richard Stallman sells GNU to Microsoft for CAD$105","http://jmacaulay.net/blogs/main/719182-richard-stallman-sells-gnu-to-microsoft-for-cad-105" -"451365","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1233016346","2009-01-27T00:32:26Z","Senator Wants Microsoft Job Cuts to Target Foreigners","http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/senator-tells-microsoft-its-job-cuts-should-target-foreigners" -"452295","pclark","pclark",,,"0","2",,"1233072992","2009-01-27T16:16:32Z","John Gruber: The Auteur Theory of Design","http://www.macworld.com/article/138447/2009/01/pulse_gruber.html" -"453241","tomdoz","tomdoz",,,"0","1",,"1233112343","2009-01-28T03:12:23Z","Florida firm stakes out Microsoft, offering jobs to worried workers","http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Florida_company_comes_to_Microsoft_offering_jobs38505669.html" -"453467","bd","bd",,,"0","3",,"1233127210","2009-01-28T07:20:10Z","Sessions at Google I/O 2009","http://code.google.com/events/io/sessions.html" -"453911","MIKAMAI","MIKAMAI",,,"0","6","Connect to the internet of things with Pachubero, a Pachube wrapper for Ruby. Here are some geeky tricks! Have fun with these tools!","1233157822","2009-01-28T15:50:22Z","Connect to the internet of things with Pachubero, a Pachube wrapper for Ruby","http://blog.mikamai.com/2009/01/internet-of-things-pachubero-pachube-wrapper-for-ruby/" -"455479","naish","naish",,,"0","2",,"1233187564","2009-01-29T00:06:04Z","Google targets throttling with new net measurement tools","http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/01/28/google-mlab.html?ref=rss" -"456650","azharcs","azharcs",,,"0","1",,"1233248683","2009-01-29T17:04:43Z","Microsoft releases Web Sandbox under open source","http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/29/Microsoft-releases-Web-Sandbox-under-open-source_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/29/Microsoft-releases-Web-Sandbox-under-open-source_1.html" -"457645","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","5",,"1233286601","2009-01-30T03:36:41Z","Google apologizes for killing Bambi’s mom","http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/29/google-apologizes-for-killing-bambis-mom/" -"457668","transburgh","transburgh",,,"1","3",,"1233287928","2009-01-30T03:58:48Z","The Google Guide to Infuriating Your ISP","http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/chris-dannen/techwatch/google-guide-infuriating-your-isp" -"460052","peter123","peter123",,,"0","1",,"1233436382","2009-01-31T21:13:02Z","Google's malware filter bug affects Gmail too","http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-mornings-spam-filter-issue.html" -"460079","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1233437395","2009-01-31T21:29:55Z","YouTube And Google Earth Demo The Talk Of Davos","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/31/youtube-and-google-earth-demo-the-talk-of-davos/" -"460188","Jebdm","Jebdm",,,"0","1",,"1233442074","2009-01-31T22:47:54Z","Malware: Google and Berkowitz","http://www.arisbe.com/detached/?p=2220" -"462317","1gor","1gor",,,"0","1",,"1233585918","2009-02-02T14:45:18Z","Apple may use 'Nuclear Arsenal' of patents to delay Palm's iPhone rival","http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=amMfwhpucuak" -"463253","startupnz","startupnz",,,"0","1",,"1233622073","2009-02-03T00:47:53Z","UberVu on you - monitoring social networks","http://www.start-up.co.nz/ubervu-on-you-monitoring-social-networks/" -"464112","ccraigIW","ccraigIW",,,"0","2",,"1233676418","2009-02-03T15:53:38Z","Microsoft prepares for Windows 7, Windows Server upgrade","http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/02/02/Microsoft_prepares_for_Windows_7_Windows_Server_upgrade_1.html" -"465151","wheels","wheels",,,"0","1",,"1233713580","2009-02-04T02:13:00Z","Google Change Breaks Third-Party Analytics Tools","http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/02/04/google-update-breaks-third-party-analytics-tools/" -"465160","transburgh","transburgh",,,"4","9",,"1233713986","2009-02-04T02:19:46Z","How Microsoft can release just one version of Windows 7","http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/03/simplify-simplify-microsoft-just-release-one-version-heres-how/" -"465276","vaksel","vaksel",,,"1","1",,"1233723699","2009-02-04T05:01:39Z","Broadcast Your Location To Friends With Google Latitude","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/03/broadcast-your-location-to-friends-with-google-latitude/" -"466124","tortilla","tortilla",,,"0","1",,"1233770069","2009-02-04T17:54:29Z","Art Only Google Earth Can See","http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/02/jr_finishes_his_most_ambitious_project_y.html" -"466206","prakash","prakash",,,"0","1",,"1233772063","2009-02-04T18:27:43Z","Yahoo launches search tool like one Google killed","http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5135D020090204?sp=true" -"466368","soundsop","soundsop",,,"1","1",,"1233777318","2009-02-04T19:55:18Z","Google Latitude ""coming soon"" for iPhone","http://www.macworld.com/article/138635/2009/02/latitude_iphone.html" -"470329","kirubakaran","kirubakaran",,,"1","3",,"1233953359","2009-02-06T20:49:19Z","Google Makes 1.5 Million Books Available For iPhone, Android Phones","http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/iphone/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=213202148" -"471215","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1234024423","2009-02-07T16:33:43Z","Can the all-seeing, all-knowing Google be trusted to rule the world?","http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5678595.ece" -"471694","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1234058831","2009-02-08T02:07:11Z","Microsoft vs. Sony: A History of Trash Talk","http://technologizer.com/2009/02/07/sony-vs-microsoft-a-history-of-trash-talk/" -"472181","shimi","shimi",,,"0","1",,"1234105817","2009-02-08T15:10:17Z","Microsoft Mobile Tagging Service","http://www.microsoft.com/tag/" -"473732","mad44","mad44",,,"0","1",,"1234199247","2009-02-09T17:07:27Z","Typing Genius defies Apple, introduces Emoji support","http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/02/typing-genius-defies-apple-introduces-emoji-support.ars" -"473980","mad44","mad44",,,"1","1",,"1234206365","2009-02-09T19:06:05Z","Google Sync Keeps Contacts and Calendars in Sync on Your Mobile Phone","http://lifehacker.com/5149741/google-sync-keeps-contacts-and-calendars-in-sync-on-your-mobile-phone" -"474708","rms","rms",,,"0","1",,"1234241405","2009-02-10T04:50:05Z","Why Amazon should not be Apple, and Jeff Bezos is not Steve Jobs","http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9441" -"477124","parenthesis","parenthesis",,,"0","1",,"1234366916","2009-02-11T15:41:56Z","Leaving Apple","http://buzz.vox.com/library/post/leaving-apple.html" -"479007","ALee","ALee",,,"0","1",,"1234473835","2009-02-12T21:23:55Z","Apple prepping iTunes Replay on-demand video service","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/11/apple_prepping_itunes_replay_on_demand_video_service.html" -"479224","alexandros","alexandros",,,"0","1",,"1234484564","2009-02-13T00:22:44Z","Gog.is Shortens Google Search URLs for Easy Sharing","http://lifehacker.com/5152669/gogis-shortens-google-search-urls-for-easy-sharing" -"479294","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","3",,"1234489550","2009-02-13T01:45:50Z","University of Waterloo: Concurrency in C++ - Google Code University - Google Code","http://code.google.com/edu/submissions/waterloo-concurrent/index.html" -"479836","jwilliams","jwilliams",,,"1","1",,"1234533296","2009-02-13T13:54:56Z","What do you want to see in Microsoft's retail stores?","http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/02/what-do-you-want-to-see-in-microsofts-retail-stores.ars" -"480290","dbreunig","dbreunig",,,"0","1",,"1234554257","2009-02-13T19:44:17Z","Newspapers, Google And The “Devaluation” Of Content","http://searchengineland.com/newspapers-google-devaluation-of-content-16560" -"480442","MaiconCamilo","MaiconCamilo","true",,"-1","1",,"1234560637","2009-02-13T21:30:37Z","Google","http://www.google.com.br/" -"480866","futureintern","futureintern",,,"9","4","I am trying to decide whether I'd rather spend my summer at Microsoft or Amazon as an intern. Unfortunately there's only one of me...good problem to have, I guess, but still requires a decision. There are things I really like about Microsoft and there are things I really like about Amazon. Everyone I've talked to from both companies seems really happy there, but I guess if they're talking to potential hires that's then it's their job to seem happy. The team I would be on at Microsoft is a reasonably interesting one (and my potential manager seems like a really good guy); with Amazon I'd get to list team preferences after accepting my offer. The offers are pretty similar in most respects; one is a few hundred dollars more a month than the other, which is nice but I feel that it's less important in the big picture decision of choosing a company.

This decision carries extra weight because although it's just an internship, assuming I do well it may become my first full time job after I graduate next year.

So...if anyone at HN has experience working at either company, or knows people who do, or just has some advice/insight, please share. :) Thanks!

(I'm a reasonably active HN user, but created this account to increase anonymity - so I'm not just wisdom leeching.)","1234588737","2009-02-14T05:18:57Z","Ask HN: Would you rather work for Microsoft or Amazon?", -"482665","prakash","prakash",,,"2","6",,"1234758132","2009-02-16T04:22:12Z","Google helps terabyte data swaps","http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6425975.stm" -"483726","mapleoin","mapleoin",,,"0","1",,"1234823935","2009-02-16T22:38:55Z","Red Hat and Microsoft Expand Server Virtualization Interoperability","http://www.redhat.com/promo/svvp/" -"485223","brandonkm","brandonkm",,,"0","1",,"1234918309","2009-02-18T00:51:49Z","Red Hat, Microsoft as partners?","http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/opinion/blogpost/4551421/" -"486510","jasonlbaptiste","jasonlbaptiste",,,"0","2",,"1235005954","2009-02-19T01:12:34Z","Antitrust Pick Varney Saw Google as Next Microsoft","http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aG9B5.J3Bl1w" -"486804","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","2",,"1235021028","2009-02-19T05:23:48Z","Pagerank Explained. Google's PageRank and how to make the most of it.","http://www.webworkshop.net/pagerank.html" -"487838","nerdburn","nerdburn",,,"0","2","A jQuery plugin that makes it easy to extract meaningful address data from the Google Maps API.","1235077056","2009-02-19T20:57:36Z","A Simple jQuery Plugin for Parsing Google Maps Address Objects","http://blog.nerdburn.com/entries/code/how-to-parse-google-maps-returned-address-data-a-simple-jquery-plugin" -"489156","peter123","peter123",,,"0","4",,"1235160683","2009-02-20T20:11:23Z","Single Google Query uses 1000 Machines in 0.2 seconds","http://www.labnol.org/internet/search/google-query-uses-1000-machines/7433/" -"490214","Flemlord","Flemlord","true",,"-1","2",,"1235261211","2009-02-22T00:06:51Z","Google Ordered by Court to Remove Certain Web Pages From Search Results","http://www.chillingeffects.org/uncat/notice.cgi?NoticeID=22474" -"490236","jasonlbaptiste","jasonlbaptiste",,,"0","10",,"1235262948","2009-02-22T00:35:48Z","Oops: Microsoft Asks Some Laid Off Workers To Send Back Part Of Their Severance","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/21/oops-microsoft-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-send-back-part-of-their-severance/" -"491769","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","2",,"1235407337","2009-02-23T16:42:17Z","Microsoft Research: A Look At The Intriguing Social Desktop Prototype","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-a-look-at-the-intriguing-social-desktop-prototype/" -"491780","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1235407898","2009-02-23T16:51:38Z","Google's Phone (Android) Paid Apps Won't Update","http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/019479.html" -"492491","VizionQuest","VizionQuest",,,"0","1",,"1235437775","2009-02-24T01:09:35Z","Sync Google Apps Email, Calendar, Contacts To T-Mobile G1","http://tomuse.com/synchronize-google-apps-gmail-calendars-contacts-tmobile-g1/" -"492549","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1235442172","2009-02-24T02:22:52Z","Microsoft considers building a new browser from scratch","http://technologizer.com/2009/02/23/microsoft-research-envisions-leap-in-browser-security-with-gazelle/" -"494962","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1235596860","2009-02-25T21:21:00Z","Wily investors send out notes from Apple’s shareholder meeting","http://venturebeat.com/2009/02/25/wily-investors-send-out-notes-from-apples-shareholder-meeting/" -"495273","peter123","peter123",,,"1","4",,"1235613730","2009-02-26T02:02:10Z","Google Responds To ‘Gfail’ Outage With Apps Status Dashboard","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/25/google-responds-to-gfail-outage-with-apps-status-dashboard/" -"495547","infowe","infowe","true",,"-1","1",,"1235628633","2009-02-26T06:10:33Z","Gvke - Google Responds To ‘Gfail’ Outage With Apps Status Dashboard","http://www.gvke.com/google-responds-to-gfail-outage-with-apps-status-dashboard-142116#" -"495998","555michael","555michael","true",,"-1","1",,"1235665487","2009-02-26T16:24:47Z","Google","http://www.google.com/" -"501380","aamani","aamani","true",,"-1","1","Microsoft Servers is a term referred to a complete array of Microsoft server products. Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. They are believed to be the most scalable and deliver better performance than their predecessor server 2000.","1236086965","2009-03-03T13:29:25Z","Boost the productivity of Microsoft Windows Server ","http://www.easyarticles.com/article-272789.htm" -"501863","mcxx","mcxx",,,"0","1",,"1236109933","2009-03-03T19:52:13Z","Introducing Labs for Google Code","http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2009/03/introducing-labs-for-google-code.html" -"502513","lrajlich","lrajlich",,,"2","37","Gotta love the legal system. They could find the copyright holders much more effectively using well, google.com.","1236138957","2009-03-04T03:55:57Z","Google forced to go web 0.0 by courts","http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/books/04google.html" -"502988","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","2",,"1236180992","2009-03-04T15:36:32Z","Google CEO Admits Economy is “Pretty Dire;” Hands Executives 6-Figure Bonuses","http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/03/google-ceo-admits-economy-is-pretty-dire-hands-executives-6-figure-bonuses.html" -"503323","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1236196157","2009-03-04T19:49:17Z","Twitter: We Can Do What Google Can't","http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=135016" -"503521","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1236205360","2009-03-04T22:22:40Z","Can Microsoft Give Apple A Run For The Money In Touch Computing?","http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/03/can_microsoft_g.html?campaign_id=rss_daily" -"503891","alexyim","alexyim",,,"5","15",,"1236227238","2009-03-05T04:27:18Z","Mashable, Disqus [YC S07] and UberVU Launch Social Media Comments","http://mashable.com/2009/03/04/social-media-comments/" -"504594","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1236278322","2009-03-05T18:38:42Z","Google Docs ""Power User"" Appointed First US Gov CIO","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_docs_power_user_appointed_first_us_gov_cio.php" -"508158","peter123","peter123",,,"1","4",,"1236589287","2009-03-09T09:01:27Z","Long Google Again","http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/03/long-google-again.html" -"508804","jeeringmole","jeeringmole",,,"0","1",,"1236623641","2009-03-09T18:34:01Z","Google Docs suffers serious security lapse","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/09/google_docs_serious_security_breach/" -"509906","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1236693440","2009-03-10T13:57:20Z","Microsoft drops the Y-bomb, again","http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/03/10/microsoft-drops-the-y-bomb-again/" -"510876","amichail","amichail",,,"3","1","Search for example could be done locally via your unencrypted email. Offline mode already makes this possible.

Perhaps Google could provide a pay option with no advertising where your email would be encrypted on its servers.","1236725601","2009-03-10T22:53:21Z","GMail's offline mode means having your email encrypted on Google's servers is feasible?", -"511602","epi0Bauqu","epi0Bauqu",,,"0","2",,"1236773194","2009-03-11T12:06:34Z","Google Gets Into Behavioral Targeting, Launches “Interest-Based Advertising” Beta","http://searchengineland.com/google-introduces-interest-based-advertising-beta-16855" -"511703","jpendry","jpendry",,,"0","1",,"1236778314","2009-03-11T13:31:54Z","Apple introduces new shuffle","http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_shuffle?mco=NDI3MzM3NA" -"515220","VizionQuest","VizionQuest",,,"0","1",,"1236972465","2009-03-13T19:27:45Z","Sync Gmail, Calendars, Contacts Between Google Apps And Google Account For T-Mobile G1","http://tomuse.com/sync-gmail-calendars-contacts-google-apps-accounts-tmobile-g1/" -"523509","fredric","fredric",,,"0","5",,"1237478984","2009-03-19T16:09:44Z","Kontagent Now Offers Uber Analytics For iPhone And Web Applications Using Facebook Connect","http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/19/kontagent-now-offers-uber-analytics-for-iphone-and-web-applications-using-facebook-connect/" -"523712","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1237486347","2009-03-19T18:12:27Z","With IE8, Microsoft Ignores One Third Of The Market","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/with-ie8-microsoft-ignores-one-third-of-the-market/" -"524451","timothychung","timothychung",,,"0","1","Enjoy the video :-)","1237519600","2009-03-20T03:26:40Z","Microsoft's Vision for Future Computing","http://ohhello.tv/index.php/work/view/microsoft_sustainability/" -"524792","robg","robg","true",,"7","8",,"1237550545","2009-03-20T12:02:25Z","Google Earth reveals fish trap made from rocks 1,000 years ago off British coast","http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1162395/Google-Earth-reveals-fish-trap-rocks-1-000-years-ago-British-coast.html" -"525062","chris11","chris11",,,"0","1",,"1237564139","2009-03-20T15:48:59Z","TomTom sues Microsoft.","http://news.softpedia.com/news/Company-Sued-for-Patent-Infringement-Involving-Linux-Slaps-Microsoft-with-Countersuit-107317.shtml" -"525331","tortilla","tortilla",,,"0","3",,"1237572834","2009-03-20T18:13:54Z","Google Checkout Now Offers Recurring Billing","http://googlecheckout.blogspot.com/2009/03/subscriptions-now-available-in-beta.html" -"525516","nickb","nickb",,,"2","1",,"1237580418","2009-03-20T20:20:18Z","Google forced to take down pics from Street View in UK","http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2330097.ece" -"533230","Aarthi23","Aarthi23","true",,"-1","2","Microsoft Visio Shapes & Stencils: Visio toolbox is a treasure chest of information about Microsoft Office Visio 2007. Visio Toolbox makes Visio 2007more and powerful and easy to use for your everyday business needs.","1238060238","2009-03-26T09:37:18Z","Microsoft Visio, MS Visio 2007, Download Free Visio","http://visiotoolbox.com" -"533728","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1238086721","2009-03-26T16:58:41Z","Is Apple Really Charging Developers 100% of App Refunds? Not So Far.","http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/03/26/apple-charging-developers-100-app-refunds/" -"534040","wtarmizi_27","wtarmizi_27","true",,"-1","1",,"1238097196","2009-03-26T19:53:16Z","Google","http://www.google.com.my/" -"534142","senthil_rajasek","senthil_rajasek",,,"0","1",,"1238100624","2009-03-26T20:50:24Z","Microsoft pokes hole in 'cloud' manifesto","http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Microsoft-pokes-hole-cloud-computing/story.aspx?guid=%7BFE589532%2D894D%2D44AE%2D8FB3%2D14C11DF54892%7D" -"535459","tvon","tvon",,,"1","6",,"1238175813","2009-03-27T17:43:33Z","John Gruber & Merlin Mann's Blogging Panel at SxSW","http://www.43folders.com/2009/03/25/blogs-turbocharged" -"535654","njrc","njrc","true",,"-1","1",,"1238184319","2009-03-27T20:05:19Z","New metasearch engines leaves Google, Yahoo crawling","http://www2.binghamton.edu/news/news-releases/news-release.html?id=805" -"537918","KevinBongart","KevinBongart",,,"1","2",,"1238366423","2009-03-29T22:40:23Z","Google Contacts","http://www.google.com/contacts" -"539228","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"0","5",,"1238450496","2009-03-30T22:01:36Z","Microsoft to kill Encarta later this year","http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/microsoft-to-kill-encarta-later-this-year.ars" -"540063","vaksel","vaksel","true",,"1","4",,"1238506820","2009-03-31T13:40:20Z","Google’s New VC Fund Lacks Domain Name","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/31/googles-new-vc-fund-lacks-domain-name/" -"540474","ALee","ALee",,,"0","2",,"1238522125","2009-03-31T17:55:25Z","China gets ad-supported music through Google","http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/03/china-gets-ad-supported-music-through-google.ars" -"541100","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1238545310","2009-04-01T00:21:50Z","Local flavor for Google Suggest","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/local-flavor-for-google-suggest.html" -"541439","wayne","wayne",,,"0","1",,"1238565672","2009-04-01T06:01:12Z","Why Microsoft wants more H1Bs","http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2009/03/30/appreciating-our-immigration-system.aspx" -"544996","epi0Bauqu","epi0Bauqu","true",,"18","11",,"1238772297","2009-04-03T15:24:57Z","Gang of villagers chase away Google car","http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/03/google.anger/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular" -"545017","tomh","tomh",,,"0","2",,"1238773336","2009-04-03T15:42:16Z","Dear Europe, How Would You Feel About Google Buying Twitter?","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/dear_europe_how_would_you_feel_about_google_buying.php" -"548577","smith","smith","true",,"-1","1",,"1239007544","2009-04-06T08:45:44Z","Online examination report free download - Google Search","http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&hs=oN5&q=online+examination++report+free+download&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=" -"550053","abl","abl","true",,"-1","1",,"1239067316","2009-04-07T01:21:56Z","Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile App store details","http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/03/11/microsoft-unveils-windows-mobile-app-store-details?icid=sphere_blogsmith_inpage_tuaw" -"552737","yvesrn","yvesrn",,,"0","1",,"1239200753","2009-04-08T14:25:53Z","Microsoft Dynamics CRM for iPhone Now Available","http://iphonecto.com/2009/04/04/microsoft-dynamics-crm-for-iphone-now-available/" -"555024","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1239307059","2009-04-09T19:57:39Z","Google and Microsoft Engage in Yet Another Pick-Me Face-Off for Twitter Search","http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090409/who-will-be-twitters-bestest-search-friend-google-and-microsoft-engage-in-yet-another-pick-me-face-off/" -"556140","escapade","escapade","true",,,"5",,"1239376235","2009-04-10T15:10:35Z","Microsoft's Lame New Anti-Apple Ad: Macs Are For Kids","http://www.businessinsider.com/microsofts-lame-new-anti-apple-ad-says-macs-are-for-kids-2009-4" -"556796","superchink","superchink",,,"8","32",,"1239397200","2009-04-10T21:00:00Z","WordPress plugin to block DiggBar (inspired by Jon Gruber)","http://github.com/philnelson/diggbarred/tree/master" -"556813","peter123","peter123",,,"0","2",,"1239397901","2009-04-10T21:11:41Z","Google Earth Flythroughs Come To The Browser","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/10/google-earth-flythroughs-come-to-the-browser/" -"557811","vic","vic","true",,"-1","1",,"1239482617","2009-04-11T20:43:37Z","Icrele de calcan se mananca? - Căutare Google","http://www.google.ro/search?q=icrele+de+calcan+se+mananca%3F&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3MOZA_enRO322&aq=t" -"565873","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1239914960","2009-04-16T20:49:20Z","Google growth slows dramatically in 1Q","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Google-growth-slows-apf-14949746.html" -"565879","epi0Bauqu","epi0Bauqu",,,"0","1",,"1239915238","2009-04-16T20:53:58Z","Google Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results","http://investor.google.com/releases/2009Q1_google_earnings.html" -"568194","kqr2","kqr2",,,"1","9",,"1240042851","2009-04-18T08:20:51Z","Legally Speaking: The Dead Souls of the Google Booksearch Settlement","http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/04/legally-speaking-the-dead-soul.html" -"570331","nickb","nickb",,,"0","2",,"1240211543","2009-04-20T07:12:23Z","Google tips FCC about new YouTube comment filtering system ","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/google-developing-new-you-tube-comment-filtering-system.ars" -"572274","wallflower","wallflower",,,"0","1",,"1240320735","2009-04-21T13:32:15Z","Apple Trumps Microsoft, Google as Tech Monopolist","http://etech.eweek.com/content/operating_systems/apple_trumps_microsoft_google_as_tech_monopolist.html" -"572875","toni","toni",,,"0","1",,"1240342801","2009-04-21T19:40:01Z","Dell and Apple’s Color Confusion","http://benzilla.galbraiths.org/2009/04/21/dell-and-apples-color-confusion/" -"574383","babyshake","babyshake",,,"0","1",,"1240427911","2009-04-22T19:18:31Z","Unit Structures – Google Profile Sounds Familiar","http://fstutzman.com/2009/04/22/sounds-familiar/" -"574905","jpwagner","jpwagner",,,"2","4","http://code.google.com/events/io/about.html

$300 if register by 5/1/2009

$400 after...","1240449903","2009-04-23T01:25:03Z","Ask HN: Is Google I/O worth $300 and two days off?", -"578268","madh","madh",,,"2","8",,"1240609652","2009-04-24T21:47:32Z","Google Forcing Your Hand, Stealing Your Thumbprint","http://outspokenmedia.com/branding/google-profiles-steal-your-thumbprint/" -"579693","peter123","peter123",,,"0","2",,"1240724382","2009-04-26T05:39:42Z","Google Earth Helps Solve A Plane Crash Mystery","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/25/google-earth-helps-solve-a-plane-crash-mystery/" -"580515","dnewcome","dnewcome",,,"0","2",,"1240784123","2009-04-26T22:15:23Z","Uberman's sleep schedule","http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/4/15/103358/720" -"582907","askripko","askripko","true",,"-1","1",,"1240910811","2009-04-28T09:26:51Z","How to get on Google's 1st page using Universal Search ","http://seofury.com/2009/04/27/googles-1st-page-universal-search/" -"585215","tortilla","tortilla",,,"0","1",,"1241019745","2009-04-29T15:42:25Z","How To SEO For Apple’s App Store","http://searchengineland.com/how-to-seo-for-apples-app-store-18063" -"585431","dell9000","dell9000",,,"0","1",,"1241025570","2009-04-29T17:19:30Z","Hey Google, Free The Orphans ","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/29/hey-google-free-the-orphans/" -"585480","mg1313","mg1313",,,"2","5",,"1241026611","2009-04-29T17:36:51Z","UberVU (the conversation tracking engine) just launched the public API today","http://developer.ubervu.com/" -"586979","ffernan","ffernan",,,"0","1","Analyst Opinion - With Google coming to market, the OS environment is very similar to what it was in the late 80s with Microsoft in IBM's position, Apple in Apple's, and Google in Microsoft's. Windows 7 is the best operating system that Microsoft has created since Windows 95, but it breaks the same model that Windows 95 did - and Windows 95 began the cycle that effectively eliminated much of Microsoft's market control. In the end, the next three years will be one for the history books. Those who lose will go down in infamy for their failures.

This battle is for all the marbles and it is particularly interesting that Apple may actually depend on Microsoft's success, because Google plans on taking both out.

Building dominance

Bill Gates is credited with making that one critical decision that turned Microsoft into the power it became and made him the richest man in the world. He gave away the OS at cost to IBM while retaining the rights. (Clicking on the link will showcase what happened to the guy who actually wrote the OS).

Until then, operating systems were largely provided by hardware manufactures and could never reach the level of dominance needed to control a market and the resulting eco system. By ultimately giving the software to IBM initially (while retaining critical rights) and later selling it very cheaply, Gates took control of a market and made money off of the products like Microsoft Office that were built on top of it.

In effect, hardware vendors outsourced the operating system to Microsoft who had given them a product that allowed them to compete with each other on hardware prowess (which is what they did best anyway). An empire was born on one simple OS lesson: Keep it cheap, keep it simple, control the OEMs and own and profit from the applications.

Breaking the model

Once dominant, and this appears to be a repetitive and common mistake, there was an increasing need to grow the revenue from the OS. Windows 95 was created, doubling the price at a time when hardware cost had dropped by around a third and it started to feel more like a bundle of applications than just an OS, containing the UI, which had previously been a spate addition, media playing capability, several games, basic editors, disk utilities and a browser. Still, there was only one version, it was still relatively cheap (under $100 on top of $2000+ hardware) and, while weakened, it seemed bulletproof.

Except Microsoft was so dominant the bundle created anti-competitive problems, first with the U.S. and then with Europe. This got the government involved and, coupled with some other mistakes Microsoft made, caused them to lose their U.S. antitrust trial and put them solidly in the EU's gun sights.

Then the OS forked. Windows NT, which had initially been intended for workstations and servers, dropped into the business market creating two versions somewhat incompatible with each other. They stayed this way until Windows XP and then Microsoft seemed to forget that Windows was an OS and started treating it like an application and the versions started to multiply.

With Vista, they blew up the model with two versions for business and four for the consumer topped by Ultimate, which, with hardware cost reductions, actually cost more than some of the hardware in the market at the time it was released. Microsoft Office became decoupled so it no longer helped drive upgrades and, for the first time ever, sales of the previous version of the OS actually increased, Microsoft lost market share, and OEMs started aggressively looking for alternatives. First with Linux and most recently with Android.

Microsoft forgot their lesson and Google is moving in for the kill.

Android

How do you displace Windows? You look for a technology change wave, much like Microsoft did with the PC, and then you use Microsoft's model to do the same thing Microsoft did. The wave is the Cloud and, initially, it is having a bigger effect on smartphones than PCs.

Google picked where Microsoft was weakest to attack first (smartphones), built a pool of developers, showcased that their model worked. But Google always planned to displace Microsoft. We'll see the initial moves late this year with the big push starting next year.

The Android OS will be very cheap or free to the OEMs, carriers, and cell phone companies that use it. Google will make money off the applications, services, and advertising revenue that lies on top of this platform they will increasingly own, and, if they are as successful as Microsoft was, they will end up where Microsoft is.

Currently. virtually every major OEM is in talks or tests with Android. Each one is increasingly frightened that one will get this right first and steal the market, initially for netbooks and Nettops, but eventually for PCs. It is interesting to note that Google is borrowing from both Apple and Microsoft. They are modeling the user experience from Apple and the economic model is a variant of Microsoft's focused on an on-line application store to bypass retail.","1241107632","2009-04-30T16:07:12Z","Why Apple needs Microsoft to survive the coming OS battle","http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-42214-119.html" -"587139","brandonkm","brandonkm",,,"1","1",,"1241114193","2009-04-30T17:56:33Z","Why Apple needs Microsoft to survive the coming OS battle","http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-42214-119-1-1.html" -"588608","mjfern","mjfern",,,"0","1",,"1241192150","2009-05-01T15:35:50Z","What Disney-Hulu Means for Apple","http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc20090430_237972.htm" -"588730","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1241195841","2009-05-01T16:37:21Z","Microsoft Pushes Win7 RC; Kills AutoRun","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2346249,00.asp" -"592693","pmikal","pmikal",,,"0","1",,"1241458503","2009-05-04T17:35:03Z","Microsoft patches 'insane' number of bugs","http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Security&articleId=9131573&taxonomyId=17" -"594294","dell9000","dell9000",,,"0","1",,"1241539931","2009-05-05T16:12:11Z"," Apple’s FileMaker division launches Bento personal assistant iPhone app","http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/05/apples-filemaker-division-launches-its-bento-personal-assistant-iphone-app/" -"594333","wheels","wheels",,,"0","5",,"1241541842","2009-05-05T16:44:02Z","Wave 2 of announced layoffs hits Microsoft","http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2668" -"595643","Shella","Shella","true",,"-1","1","Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 provides you with robust project management tools with the right blend of usability power and flexibility to enable you to manage projects more efficiently and effectively.","1241614755","2009-05-06T12:59:15Z","Buy Microsoft Project Professional 2007","http://easierwithproject.com/en-us/Pages/buynow.aspx" -"597150","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1241657239","2009-05-07T00:47:19Z","Official google.org Blog: Using the stimulus to advance smarter energy use","http://blog.google.org/2009/05/using-stimulus-to-advance-smarter.html" -"598041","Downlinks","Downlinks","true",,"-1","1","If you’re in charge of database administration, developing database software, or looking for database solutions for your company, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies can help you get a handle on this extremely popular relational database management system.","1241709190","2009-05-07T15:13:10Z"," Microsoft SQL Server 2008 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies","http://www.downlinks.info/2009/04/microsoft-sql-server-2008-all-in-one-desk-reference-for-dummies-2/" -"598086","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1241710589","2009-05-07T15:36:29Z","Microsoft does away with the patronizing ""Windows Genuine Advantage"" name.","http://technologizer.com/2009/05/07/windows-genuine-advantage-a-lousy-microsoft-name-no-more/" -"599280","nreece","nreece",,,"6","22",,"1241763463","2009-05-08T06:17:43Z","Microsoft search to be powered by open source","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10235400-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20" -"599678","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","2",,"1241793388","2009-05-08T14:36:28Z","Google boss won't quit Apple job","http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8039316.stm?" -"599832","imjustcreative","imjustcreative",,,"0","1",,"1241799976","2009-05-08T16:26:16Z","Creatives on Twitter - The Uber Lists — Creatives Are Community","http://creativesare.com/blog/community/creatives-on-twitter-the-uber-lists.php" -"599912","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","2",,"1241802142","2009-05-08T17:02:22Z","Microsoft's Kelsa+ project finds ""broad gains"" in digital literacy among low-paid staff","http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/08/microsoft-india-computers-service-staff" -"600956","quoderat","quoderat",,,"0","1",,"1241878076","2009-05-09T14:07:56Z","Google, Apple, Microsoft knuckle under to telcos","http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/05/google-apple-and-microsoft-knuckle-under-to-telcos/" -"601594","SunnyJaspal","SunnyJaspal",,,"0","1","Unusually, Google have decided to promote their fresh, new web browser “Google Chrome” on good, old TV adverts instead of the conventional internet based advertising and other organic growing techniques; in which have been already spread throughout the web via Google’s own services (YouTube) as well as social networks like Linked-In...","1241912683","2009-05-09T23:44:43Z","Google Chrome TV advert","http://techcombo.com/google-chrome-tv-advert" -"606195","ams1","ams1",,,"6","10",,"1242163959","2009-05-12T21:32:39Z","Gruber: Today's command line isn't dangerous, just convenient","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/05/12/atwood-location-field" -"606442","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1242183614","2009-05-13T03:00:14Z","Google Takes Steps Towards A More Structured Web","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/12/google-takes-steps-towards-a-more-structured-web/" -"606693","jpirkola","jpirkola",,,"0","1",,"1242209403","2009-05-13T10:10:03Z","Microsoft and the emerging 3d web","http://www.maxping.org/business/real-life/microsoft-and-the-emerging-3d-web.aspx" -"606878","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","2",,"1242222761","2009-05-13T13:52:41Z","Google Small Business Network","http://www.google.com/smallbusinessnetwork/" -"606977","ajbatac","ajbatac",,,"0","1",,"1242226472","2009-05-13T14:54:32Z","Google Webmaster Tools Redesigned","http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-05-13-n43.html#" -"607661","Readmore","Readmore",,,"0","1",,"1242249031","2009-05-13T21:10:31Z","Steve Jobs Portrait made of Classic Apple Typefaces","http://gizmodo.com/5252436/beautiful-steve-jobs-portrait-made-of-classic-apple-typefaces" -"608634","ccraigIW","ccraigIW","true",,"-1","1",,"1242305448","2009-05-14T12:50:48Z","Microsoft NAP: NAC for the rest of us?","http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/microsoft-nap-nac-rest-us-294" -"608866","tocomment","tocomment",,,"62","55","(or is it just for me?)","1242314021","2009-05-14T15:13:41Z","Ask HN: Is Google really slow right now? (or is it just for me?)", -"609901","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1242353431","2009-05-15T02:10:31Z","Google Chrome Gets Add-ons, Closes in on Firefox","http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Google_Chrome_Gets_Add-ons__Closes_in_on_Firefox" -"611630","10ren","10ren",,,"1","1",,"1242434319","2009-05-16T00:38:39Z","Google: Looking over shoulder at Wolfram Alpha?","http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=17682" -"612990","amichail","amichail","true",,"13","8","Microsoft tried to compete with Google by coming up with really good results for the most common queries. This strategy was not effective.

Wolfram Alpha is trying to do the same -- trying to give really good answers/computations for common sorts of queries.

Users expect reasonable answers for all queries.","1242536952","2009-05-17T05:09:12Z","Wolfram Alpha will fail for the same reason that Microsoft failed at search.", -"616243","Shella","Shella","true",,"-1","1","Microsoft Visio Shapes & Stencils: Visio toolbox is a treasure chest of information about Microsoft Office Visio 2007. Visio Toolbox makes Visio 2007 more and powerful and easy to use for your everyday business needs.","1242707044","2009-05-19T04:24:04Z","Microsoft Visio Shapes, Microsoft Visio 2007 Download","http://microsoftvisio.wordpress.com/" -"616449","websentinel","websentinel",,,"0","2",,"1242719951","2009-05-19T07:59:11Z","1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial","http://vedasri.com/?q=macintosh" -"616734","dsingleton","dsingleton",,,"0","1",,"1242740067","2009-05-19T13:34:27Z","A DRM Dissertation: From Cory Doctorow to Microsoft","http://www.debiantutorials.org/a-drm-dissertation-off-topic-230" -"622247","peter123","peter123",,,"0","1",,"1243008244","2009-05-22T16:04:04Z","Google Code Project Hosting Tricks","http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2009/05/project-hosting-tricks-part-1.html" -"622798","SunnyJaspal","SunnyJaspal","true",,"-1","1","As you all know, Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google with extremely fast browsing and speedy loading time. Google have now unveiled a much more improved edition of their highly thought of web browser. The issue many of us had with Version 1 was that it seemed to lack all the vital tools such as a “full screen mode” in order to make a browser the best it can possibly be, but this “ferrari-like” web browser has made a good attempt in producing advancing features to make Google’s engine go vroom vroom!","1243029861","2009-05-22T22:04:21Z","Google Chrome 2.0 review","http://techcombo.com/google-chrome-20-review" -"623393","blogzilla","blogzilla","true",,"-1","1",,"1243082514","2009-05-23T12:41:54Z","Why You Should Not Choose Microsoft Automatic Update | TechJaws","http://www.techjaws.com/why-you-should-not-choose-microsoft-automatic-update/" -"626643","1SockChuck","1SockChuck",,,"0","1",,"1243342994","2009-05-26T13:03:14Z","Apple Planning $1 Billion iDataCenter","http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/05/26/apple-planning-1-billion-idatacenter/" -"626820","ccraigIW","ccraigIW","true",,"-1","1",,"1243350405","2009-05-26T15:06:45Z","Microsoft and the great netbook price-fixing scam of 2009","http://www.infoworld.com/d/windows/microsoft-and-great-netbook-price-fixing-scam-2009-520" -"627829","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1243387538","2009-05-27T01:25:38Z","Seven questions about Microsoft's Zune HD, now that it's official","http://technologizer.com/2009/05/26/seven-questions-about-the-zune-hd/" -"629238","blogzilla","blogzilla","true",,"-1","1",,"1243460055","2009-05-27T21:34:15Z","Google Pagerank Update Comes Early | TechJaws: Internet Security and SEO","http://www.techjaws.com/google-pagerank-update-comes-early/" -"629457","VonGuard","VonGuard",,,"0","1","Google gave out G2 Android phones to developers at its Google I/O conference today. Each one came with some songs included. But what do those songs say about Google's opinion of its developers?","1243469870","2009-05-28T00:17:50Z","Google Gives Devs G2's. But What Music Did they Include?","http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2009/05/27/Googles-Musical-Offering-and-What-it-Says-About-its-Developers.aspx" -"629612","amitry","amitry",,,"0","4","Google Apps Script lets people add customization and automation to Google Apps, starting with spreadsheets in Google Docs.","1243478086","2009-05-28T02:34:46Z","Google Apps Script: Automation for Google Docs","http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/05/old-tool-new-tricks.html" -"630449","soundsop","soundsop",,,"0","1",,"1243527315","2009-05-28T16:15:15Z","To Bing or not to Bing? Hands on with Microsoft's new search","http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/05/hands-on-with-microsofts-new-search-to-bing-or-not-to-bing.ars" -"631213","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1243553410","2009-05-28T23:30:10Z","Ads For New Microsoft Bing Search Engine…On Google Search","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/28/ads-for-new-microsoft-bing-search-engineon-google-search/" -"631468","newacc","newacc",,,"0","1",,"1243567545","2009-05-29T03:25:45Z","Microsoft launches Bing.com as its new search engine","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/may/28/microsoft-bing" -"632784","rayvega","rayvega",,,"0","1",,"1243630471","2009-05-29T20:54:31Z","Microsoft puts Bing on a truck","http://www.techflash.com/Microsoft_puts_Bing_on_a_truck_46464747.html" -"633323","nreece","nreece",,,"15","24",,"1243663752","2009-05-30T06:09:12Z","Apple co-founder says Microsoft's Bing is 'astounding'","http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/169769.asp?source=rss" -"633816","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1243701195","2009-05-30T16:33:15Z","Steve Ballmer on the Future of Microsoft","http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=7703036&page=1" -"634777","mat3","mat3",,,"1","1","Come, Bring a Friend and let's discuss Google Wave over lunch.

Please use the following link: http://www.socializr.com/event/976099347 to RSVP.

Feel free to forward to anyone who might be interested.","1243786051","2009-05-31T16:07:31Z","Come to the Silicon Valley Google Wave Discussion lunch today (5/31)","http://www.socializr.com/event/976099347" -"636642","fromedome","fromedome",,,"1","1",,"1243885023","2009-06-01T19:37:03Z","You Are The Controller in Microsoft's new 'Project Natal'","http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-tries-to-out-wii-nintendo-you-are-the-controller-via-project-natal-2009-6" -"636917","styles98","styles98","true",,"-1","1","Google Adwords is a type of marketing devise generated by google itself. It has been proved to be an ingenious way of advertising. Apart from handling the publicity for a particular company, the idea is to automatically generate revenue for google.","1243894700","2009-06-01T22:18:20Z","Understanding Google Adwords Promotion And Why Its Very Effective","http://www.corythrelfall.com/understanding-google-adwords-promotion-and-why-its-very-effective-for-internet-marketers" -"637148","gpff2005","gpff2005","true",,"-1","1",,"1243904413","2009-06-02T01:00:13Z","Vmware 6.5.2 opensuse - Buscar con Google","http://www.google.com.py/search?q=vmware+6.5.2+opensuse&hl=es&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&start=20&sa=N" -"638598","jamiewlump","jamiewlump","true",,"-1","1","Here is my blog detailing progress using the Google Cash Machine System. Although this is not a get rich quick scheme, it has helped me earn some extra cash.","1243975510","2009-06-02T20:45:10Z","Google Cash Machine Pays the Bills","http://google-cash-machine.net" -"639877","physcab","physcab",,,"0","1",,"1244042899","2009-06-03T15:28:19Z","Microsoft Wants Gadgets To Run Windows","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/microsoft-wants-gadgets-to-run-windows/?hp" -"641180","Techn0tic","Techn0tic",,,"0","1",,"1244110425","2009-06-04T10:13:45Z","UberVU php library","http://webdeveloper2.com/2009/06/ubervu-php-library/" -"643273","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1244213452","2009-06-05T14:50:52Z","Google Finance Sheds Its Beta Label 3 Years After Launch; Still Can’t Touch Y","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/05/google-finance-sheds-its-beta-label-three-years-after-launch-still-cant-touch-yahoo/" -"645285","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","5",,"1244332168","2009-06-06T23:49:28Z","Google Lunar X Prize - Underdog Team Aims For Moon","http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/090603-tw-glxp-lunatrex.html" -"646309","harvybadillo","harvybadillo","true",,"0","1",,"1244406669","2009-06-07T20:31:09Z","Gmail: correo electrónico de Google","https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F%3Fui%3Dhtml%26zy%3Dl&bsv=zpwhtygjntrz&scc=1<mpl=default<mplcache=2&hl=es" -"646326","mikedouglas","mikedouglas",,,"25","51",,"1244407368","2009-06-07T20:42:48Z","Gruber's WWDC 2009 Predictions","http://daringfireball.net/2009/06/wwdc_2009_predictions" -"647310","rawseo","rawseo","true",,"-1","1",,"1244471567","2009-06-08T14:32:47Z","5 open alternatives to Microsoft exchange","http://www.rawseo.com/news/2009/06/08/5-open-alternatives-to-microsoft-exchange/" -"647694","mmul","mmul",,,"1","1","Has anyone else been experiencing load problems with Google Analytics? My account doesn't load the main settings page and it has been slow for the last few days. My settings page has ""Loading page..."" showing and nothing else happens.

Thanks","1244483837","2009-06-08T17:57:17Z","Google Analytics Problems?", -"648380","yvesrn","yvesrn",,,"0","1",,"1244512762","2009-06-09T01:59:22Z","Gist for iPhone; Google Wave for the Rest of Us","http://iphonecto.com/2009/05/30/gist-for-iphone-google-wave-for-the-rest-of-us/" -"648614","AndrewWarner","AndrewWarner",,,"0","1",,"1244528106","2009-06-09T06:15:06Z","Microsoft’s Ozzie Says Cloud Services Will Yield Lower Margins - BusinessWeek","http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/06/microsofts_ozzi.html?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories" -"649554","vivekjain10","vivekjain10","true",,"-1","1",,"1244571592","2009-06-09T18:19:52Z","Microsoft should retire IE","http://staying-ahead.blogspot.com/2009/06/microsoft-should-retire-ie.html" -"650145","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1244587369","2009-06-09T22:42:49Z","Google closing in on cheap renewable energy goal","http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE5585XG20090609" -"650491","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1244604020","2009-06-10T03:20:20Z","Microsoft sets record with monster Windows, IE, Office update","http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134156" -"651740","sansoon14","sansoon14","true",,"-1","1",,"1244666107","2009-06-10T20:35:07Z","Vote: Is Wikipedia credible enough for Google News?","http://blog.thoughtpick.com/2009/06/vote-is-wikipedia-credible-enough-for-google-news.html" -"651858","GVRV","GVRV",,,"2","1",,"1244670376","2009-06-10T21:46:16Z","Home ‎(Deploy Google Apps)‎","http://deployment.googleapps.com/" -"654651","newacc","newacc",,,"0","1",,"1244815765","2009-06-12T14:09:25Z","Microsoft to Unveil Free Anti-Virus Software","http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/06/11/technology/tech-us-microsoft-security.html?ref=technology" -"655169","cjoh","cjoh",,,"1","8",,"1244831850","2009-06-12T18:37:30Z","Fun with Google Spreadsheets and Fusion Tables","http://sunlightlabs.com/blog/2009/06/12/fun-google-spreadsheets-and-fusion-tables/" -"657447","joelbryan","joelbryan","true",,"-1","1","If you have a porn site, you can't publish adwords ads, Google Ads won't be displayed on your site.

But if you have a Gmail with lot's of porn, open one of your porn mail, and you can see Adwords ads.. Think about that.. I think that's evil..","1245007051","2009-06-14T19:17:31Z","Google Adwords and Porn", -"658005","jawngee","jawngee","true",,"-1","1",,"1245044768","2009-06-15T05:46:08Z","First look: Microsoft Silverlight 3 challenges Adobe AIR","http://infoworld.com/d/developer-world/first-look-microsoft-silverlight-3-challenges-adobe-air-216" -"658706","echair","echair",,,"0","1",,"1245086289","2009-06-15T17:18:09Z","Google's digital book future hangs in the balance","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10262203-93.html" -"660395","peter123","peter123",,,"0","1",,"1245168207","2009-06-16T16:03:27Z","Dasient: Ex-Googler's Launch Website Security as a Service","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/dasient_ex-googlers_launch_website_security_as_a_s.php" -"661689","ilitirit","ilitirit",,,"0","1",,"1245240560","2009-06-17T12:09:20Z","Microsoft Research: Pex - Automated White box Testing for .NET","http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/Pex/" -"664972","ccraigIW","ccraigIW","true",,"-1","1",,"1245413570","2009-06-19T12:12:50Z","Pigs fly Microsoft leads in security","http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/pigs-fly-microsoft-leads-in-security-200" -"665301","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1245425950","2009-06-19T15:39:10Z","I didn't mean to be 1st iPhone buyer at my Apple Store--it just sorta happened.","http://technologizer.com/2009/06/19/iline-report-3-first-in-line-first-with-an-iphone-3g-s/" -"665371","mg1313","mg1313",,,"0","2",,"1245427590","2009-06-19T16:06:30Z","UberVU brands its API as ContextVoice - launches a free and a paid service","http://thenextweb.com/2009/06/19/ubervu-brands-api-contextvoice-launches-free-paid-service/" -"670271","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1245761396","2009-06-23T12:49:56Z","HP, Apple, Google in censorship crossfire","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/23/BU2R18AEHL.DTL" -"670454","fiaz","fiaz",,,"0","1",,"1245768123","2009-06-23T14:42:03Z","Forget the New York Times: Google Should Buy The AP","http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2008/06/forget-the-new/#previouspost" -"671159","scapegraced","scapegraced",,,"0","1",,"1245791005","2009-06-23T21:03:25Z","Uberessay.com Launched by Two Students","http://uberessay.com" -"671404","yungchin","yungchin",,,"0","4",,"1245804525","2009-06-24T00:48:45Z","Bing and Google Agree: Slow Pages Lose Users","http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/06/bing-and-google-agree-slow-pag.html" -"671480","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"1","4",,"1245809974","2009-06-24T02:19:34Z","Microsoft has decided to acquire Yahoo one employee at a time","http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Microsoft_gets_not_one_but_three_more_Yahoo_engineers48889417.html" -"673432","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1245926485","2009-06-25T10:41:25Z","China's Google Block: A Final Warning?","http://mashable.com/2009/06/25/chinas-google-block-final-warning/" -"675470","fromedome","fromedome",,,"0","1",,"1246026887","2009-06-26T14:34:47Z","Apple iPhone Marketing Exec Bails For VC Firm","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-marketing-exec-bails-for-vc-firm-2009-6" -"680919","ansin","ansin",,,"0","1",,"1246376295","2009-06-30T15:38:15Z","Snapple Outsourcing Deal May Aid American Workers","http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/business/global/01outsource.html?src=twr" -"683175","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","4",,"1246475055","2009-07-01T19:04:15Z","Official Google Enterprise Blog: Q2 2009 Spam Trends","http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/07/q2-2009-spam-trends.html" -"683814","joshuarr","joshuarr",,,"6","8","UberGoose is a 'social catalog' that provides a forum for people to rate and discuss things. I think of it as Wikipedia meets Digg with a bit of Facebook and Amazon thrown in. Items can be goosed, which improves their popularity within a category – more popular items get more exposure. Additionally, goosing things adds them to your profile, so other friends and other users can see what you like. The goal is to become the go-to destination for user based ratings, reviews and discussion forums on the internet.

The site is currently stuck in private alpha. Really, it's a prototype, as it only hints at the site I imagine. It has several critical flaws due to its incompleteness, but is still kind of fun (but obfuscatory) to play with. The alpha test site was useful as far as putting together a development roadmap, but at this point I've exhausted my development funds. The current site was built in rails.

I've taken this about as far as I can for the time being and so I am looking for help moving forward. Ideally I would like a talented rails programmer and/or business guru to partner up with, but I don't know how to go about finding someone who fits the bill who would also be interested in working on the project for equity.

Any advice is appreciated, but I'm much more concerned with how to move forward than how to improve the current site.

Thanks!

http://www.ubergoose.com","1246506258","2009-07-02T03:44:18Z","Ask HN: What should I do with UberGoose?", -"685336","joshuarr","joshuarr",,,"0","2","{Sorry if you've already seen this, i'm resubmitting for more feedback.}

UberGoose is a 'social catalog' that provides a forum for people to rate and discuss things. I think of it as Wikipedia meets Digg with a bit of Facebook and Amazon thrown in. Items can be goosed, which improves their popularity within a category – more popular items get more exposure. Additionally, goosing things adds them to your profile, so other friends and other users can see what you like. The goal is to become the go-to destination for user based ratings, reviews and discussion forums on the internet.

The site is currently stuck in private alpha. Really, it's a prototype, as it only hints at the site I imagine. It has several critical flaws due to its incompleteness, but is still kind of fun (but obfuscatory) to play with. The alpha test site was useful as far as putting together a development roadmap, but at this point I've exhausted my development funds. The current site was built in rails.

I've taken this about as far as I can for the time being and so I am looking for help moving forward. Ideally I would like a talented rails programmer and/or business guru to partner up with, but I don't know how to go about finding someone who fits the bill who would also be interested in working on the project for equity.

Any advice is appreciated, but I'm much more concerned with how to move forward than how to improve the current site.

Thanks!

http://www.ubergoose.com","1246575061","2009-07-02T22:51:01Z","Ask HN: What should I do with UberGoose?", -"690539","gasull","gasull",,,"0","1",,"1246918428","2009-07-06T22:13:48Z","Google Will Star in Emerging News Model","http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=556&doc_id=178804&" -"691591","physcab","physcab",,,"0","1",,"1246979401","2009-07-07T15:10:01Z","Microsoft Warns of Serious Computer Security Hole","http://www.physorg.com/news166121280.html" -"693846","noheartanthony","noheartanthony",,,"1","1",,"1247060251","2009-07-08T13:37:31Z","Blogger rigs Google to catch Goldman code seekers","http://trueslant.com/nancymiller/2009/07/08/blogger-rigs-google-to-catch-goldman-code-seekers/" -"693990","newacc","newacc",,,"0","1",,"1247064983","2009-07-08T14:56:23Z","Hollywood's Peter Guber: Spinning Memos into Tales","http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2270" -"694072","tsondermann","tsondermann",,,"0","1",,"1247068039","2009-07-08T15:47:19Z","The other Google bombshell. Newspapers, please freak out now.","http://www.damniwish.com/2009/07/the-other-google-bombshell-newspapers-please-freak-out-now.html" -"695616","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","6",,"1247138310","2009-07-09T11:18:30Z","Why Chrome OS Now? Because Microsoft Office In The Cloud Comes Monday.","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/09/why-chrome-os-now-because-microsoft-office-in-the-cloud-comes-monday/" -"696536","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"0","2",,"1247168726","2009-07-09T19:45:26Z","Putting together the pieces of Microsoft’s big announcement next Monday","http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090708/putting-together-microsofts-big-announcement-monday/" -"698431","blogzilla","blogzilla","true",,"-1","1",,"1247261473","2009-07-10T21:31:13Z","How to Get More Traffic with Google Trends | TechJaws: Internet Security and SEO","http://www.techjaws.com/how-to-get-more-traffic-with-google-trends/" -"699598","markbao","markbao",,,"0","1",,"1247352857","2009-07-11T22:54:17Z","Google Stealing Apple’s Ideas, And Tales Of Accidental Corporate Espionage","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/11/google-stealing-apples-ideas-and-other-tales-of-accidental-corporate-espionage/" -"699606","jayro","jayro",,,"0","1",,"1247354361","2009-07-11T23:19:21Z","I'm Not An Uberman, But I Did Use jQuery Last Night","http://techzinglive.com/?p=83" -"699699","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1247363710","2009-07-12T01:55:10Z","Is Google Apple or Microsoft? Neither, I hope.","http://technologizer.com/2009/07/11/is-google-apple-or-microsoft/" -"700604","noheartanthony","noheartanthony",,,"0","1",,"1247434285","2009-07-12T21:31:25Z"," Golf. Garmin. Google Earth. Good times.","http://trueslant.com/turimcnamee/2009/07/12/golf-garmin-google-earth-good-times/" -"701785","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1247496450","2009-07-13T14:47:30Z","Apple devices may give Flip some competition","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/13/BUKM18LUSC.DTL" -"703690","gaurang123","gaurang123","true",,"-1","1",,"1247580514","2009-07-14T14:08:34Z","Google Reader","http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http://feeds.feedburner.com/Itechnobuzzcom?source=ignitionfork" -"704756","iamelgringo","iamelgringo",,,"0","1",,"1247610618","2009-07-14T22:30:18Z","Microsoft Windows Marketplace Opens for Developers on July 27","http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Windows-Marketplace-Opens-for-Developers-on-July-27-661650/" -"704896","newacc","newacc",,,"0","1",,"1247618236","2009-07-15T00:37:16Z","Steve Ballmer Shouts, 'Microsoft Will Keep On Coming'","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/steve-ballmer-shouts-microsoft-will-keep-on-coming/index.html?ref=technology" -"705156","vaksel","vaksel",,,"3","5",,"1247633786","2009-07-15T04:56:26Z","Google Voice Apps For Android And Blackberry Are Here","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/14/google-voice-apps-for-android-and-blackberry-are-here/" -"706668","rottencupcakes","rottencupcakes",,,"0","1",,"1247694488","2009-07-15T21:48:08Z","Microsoft to Open Retail Stores - Compete Directly with Apple","http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/15/microsoft-confirms-retail-stores-coming-this-fall/" -"707119","transburgh","transburgh",,,"1","3",,"1247713262","2009-07-16T03:01:02Z","Apple: “Quit running those Laptop Hunters ads.” Microsoft: (Maniacal laughter)","http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/15/apple-quit-running-those-laptop-hunters-ads-microsoft-maniacal-laughter/" -"708201","Cosme","Cosme","true",,"-1","1",,"1247759983","2009-07-16T15:59:43Z","Google","http://www.google.com.br/" -"708617","stanfordathena","stanfordathena","true",,"2","1","Join a world class team of 25+ engineers, PhDs, and business people from top companies and schools such as Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Cal. After 1 year of hard work, we will be launching our beta in August. If you are brilliant and you don't have experience with PHP, which is what we are using, you should still apply since you could learn quickly. We are only looking for software engineers at this time.

This is an equity only opportunity plus salary/stipend once we are funded. Our beta will be released in August; with some success we will be able to raise venture capital.

Make sure to include your resume AND your salary history from your last 3 positions or your resume will not be considered. Please also include the following: which of the following times would you potentially be able to meet with some of our lead engineers for an interview at Stanford: Sunday at 1pm, Tuesday night at 8pm, or Thursday night at 8pm?

If you are interested in joining, please email us at stanfordathena@yahoo.com","1247773627","2009-07-16T19:47:07Z","Software Engineer for beta stage Harvard/Stanford/Google Startup", -"709113","zimbabwe","zimbabwe",,,"0","1",,"1247793287","2009-07-17T01:14:47Z","The Apple remote vs the Microsoft remote","http://www.marco.org/143114030" -"709629","ulf","ulf",,,"0","1",,"1247827572","2009-07-17T10:46:12Z","What Media Companies Could Learn From Microsoft: Smart Bundling","http://blog.agoeldi.com/2009/05/19/what-media-companies-could-learn-from-microsoft-smart-bundling/" -"709678","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","3",,"1247830378","2009-07-17T11:32:58Z","Google profit and revenue increase","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/17/BUCG18Q159.DTL" -"710388","talison","talison",,,"0","1",,"1247853542","2009-07-17T17:59:02Z","The Shareflow Google Wave Ripoff Debate","http://blog.zenbe.com/2009/07/17/the-shareflow-google-wave-ripoff-debate/" -"711584","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1247909279","2009-07-18T09:27:59Z","Microsoft only days away from Yahoo search deal","http://technologizer.com/2009/07/17/report-microsoft-days-away-from-yahoo-search-deal/" -"711841","darshan","darshan",,,"0","1",,"1247932129","2009-07-18T15:48:49Z","Mozilla playing catch-up with Microsoft and Google","http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4884" -"712595","known","known",,,"0","1",,"1247977657","2009-07-19T04:27:37Z","London Stock Exchange may dump Microsoft system","http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/173270.asp" -"714414","digamber_kamat","digamber_kamat",,,"0","1",,"1248099323","2009-07-20T14:15:23Z","Microsoft's Project Tuva","http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/07/16/microsofts-project-tuva-physics-made-fun/" -"714686","talison","talison",,,"0","1",,"1248109079","2009-07-20T16:57:59Z","Google Says Mobile App Stores Have No Future","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/google-app-store" -"717849","pclark","pclark",,,"0","1",,"1248271425","2009-07-22T14:03:45Z","100,000 users to get Google Wave this fall","http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-10291968-248.html" -"717878","pygy","pygy",,,"0","1",,"1248272284","2009-07-22T14:18:04Z","Microsoft Develops Plug-in for Moodle to Aid Teachers, Students(2nd GPL release)","http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2009/07/21/microsoft-develops-plug-in-for-moodle-to-aid-teachers-students.aspx" -"717908","hymanroth","hymanroth",,,"4","2","I've been playing with Chrome recently, and have decided to use it as my main browser for a week or so.

But I've noticed an apparently subtle behavior: the back button takes you back to the previous website you visited, not the previous page. This makes it practically useless for navigation.

After a quick search, it appears that most people consider this a bug - but it could be nothing of the sort.

As anyone who designs (no refresh) web apps can tell you, the back button is their worst enemy. People instinctively use it for navigation, but in a web app, all it does it take you out of the app.

By emulating this behavior on page-based websites, where the back button now essentially takes you 'out of' the web site, is Google trying to train us not to use the back button?

If they had a bit more market share for their browser, it might even work...","1248273076","2009-07-22T14:31:16Z","Google Chrome - Pavlonian Reinforcement?", -"718743","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1248304194","2009-07-22T23:09:54Z","Maybe Apple TV should be a TV.","http://technologizer.com/2009/07/22/maybe-apple-tv-should-be-a-tv/" -"719852","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1248366775","2009-07-23T16:32:55Z","Apple has an operating system monopoly. On high-end computers.","http://technologizer.com/2009/07/23/apples-monopoly-high-end-computers/" -"720096","known","known",,,"0","2",,"1248374371","2009-07-23T18:39:31Z","Microsoft's $528 million Washington tax break","http://crosscut.com/2008/02/02/microsoft/11167/" -"721233","10ren","10ren",,,"14","40",,"1248430972","2009-07-24T10:22:52Z","Microsoft was violating the GPL after all [repost]","http://www.osnews.com/story/21882/Microsoft_s_Linux_Kernel_Code_Drop_Result_of_GPL_Violation/" -"724525","nebula","nebula",,,"7","6",,"1248625216","2009-07-26T16:20:16Z","Microsoft Offers to Add Rival Browsers to Settle Case","http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aP9v4IR_THIc" -"726982","JournalistHack","JournalistHack",,,"0","4",,"1248736251","2009-07-27T23:10:51Z"," Google Sells Back Its Stake in AOL. There Goes $700 Million. ","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/27/google-sells-back-its-stake-in-aol-there-goes-700-million/" -"728100","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1248796681","2009-07-28T15:58:01Z","[Google] Online Stochastic Matching: Beating 1-1/e","http://arxiv.org/abs/0905.4100" -"729539","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"0","2",,"1248847919","2009-07-29T06:11:59Z","Microsoft, Yahoo agree on ad partnership: source - Yahoo Finance","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Microsoft-Yahoo-agree-on-ad-rb-909225241.html?x=0&.v=1" -"729840","GVRV","GVRV",,,"1","9",,"1248870032","2009-07-29T12:20:32Z"," Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal: The Most Important Facts (And Some Opinion) ","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/29/microsoft-yahoo-search-deal-the-most-important-facts-and-some-opinion/?awesm=tcrn.ch_1VPs&utm_campaign=techcrunch&utm_medium=tcrn.ch-twitter&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=twitter-publisher-plugin" -"729857","raju","raju",,,"1","1",,"1248870510","2009-07-29T12:28:30Z","The Case Against the Case Against Google","http://slate.com/toolbar.aspx?action=print&id=2223755" -"729877","weblaser","weblaser",,,"1","2","Analysis: Google's introduction of its Chrome Operating System is causing a lot of debate in the high-tech sector, with some pundits mulling whether Google has taken its free software model to the edge in its attempt to battle Microsoft. eWEEK asks readers what they would pay for Google's Web services. Read more...","1248871709","2009-07-29T12:48:29Z","What Would You Do if Google Web Services Stopped Being Free? Internet marketing","http://boldendeavours.com/news/100.html" -"729944","profquail","profquail",,,"0","1",,"1248874326","2009-07-29T13:32:06Z","What Will be the Killer Feature of an Apple Tablet?","http://www.macrumors.com/2009/07/28/what-will-be-the-killer-feature-of-an-apple-tablet/" -"730360","blasdel","blasdel",,,"0","3",,"1248886014","2009-07-29T16:46:54Z","It’s Finally Official, Microsoft & Yahoo Make A Deal, Yahoo Gives Up On Search","http://searchengineland.com/its-finally-official-microsoft-yahoo-make-a-deal-yahoo-gives-up-on-search-23197" -"730601","CubeGuy","CubeGuy",,,"0","2",,"1248891366","2009-07-29T18:16:06Z","Microsoft Search Engine and Pizza Hut aren't as different as you'd think","http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-3040-Life-in-the-Cubicle-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Microsoft-Yahoo-search-deal-Is-Microsoft-taking-a-page-out-of-Pizza-Huts-book" -"734648","jasongullickson","jasongullickson",,,"0","1",,"1249055548","2009-07-31T15:52:28Z","Microsoft Renames Windows Mobile to Windows Phone","http://www.osnews.com/story/21925/Microsoft_Renames_Windows_Mobile_to_Windows_Phone" -"735613","yvesrn","yvesrn",,,"0","2",,"1249081498","2009-07-31T23:04:58Z","2010 - iPhone 4G, Google Wave, Google Voice; Getting Work Done","http://iphonecto.com/2009/07/09/2010-iphone-4g-google-wave-google-voice-part-ii-work/#" -"735718","mancuso5","mancuso5",,,"0","1",,"1249085234","2009-08-01T00:07:14Z","Uber Best: 9 Fresh Roundups With The Coolest Articles From The Design Community","http://www.inspiredm.com/2009/07/31/uber-best-9-fresh-roundups-with-the-coolest-articles-from-the-design-community/" -"736431","davecardwell","davecardwell",,,"0","1",,"1249146936","2009-08-01T17:15:36Z","Apple and its iPhone have put technology funds in the spotlight again","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/5938043/Apple-and-its-iPhone-have-put-technology-funds-in-the-spotlight-again.html" -"739210","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1249308541","2009-08-03T14:09:01Z","Google CEO Resigns from Apple's Board of Directors","http://www.itworld.com/business/73332/google-ceo-resigns-apples-board-directors" -"739572","bumbunnies","bumbunnies",,,"0","2",,"1249318316","2009-08-03T16:51:56Z","BumBunnies - the curious effect of Apple's App Store adult restrictions","http://www.examiner.com/x-1916-Sex--Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Sexy-Tech-Bum-Bunnies-and-the-curious-effect-of-Apples-iPhone-App-Store-adult-content-restrictions" -"740323","newacc","newacc",,,"0","1",,"1249342298","2009-08-03T23:31:38Z","Amazon Outpaces Google In Part Of The Cloud","http://www.informationweek.com/cloud-computing/blog/archives/2009/08/amazon_outpaces.html" -"741528","1SockChuck","1SockChuck",,,"0","1",,"1249403639","2009-08-04T16:33:59Z","The Apple-Google Data Center Corridor","http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/08/04/the-apple-google-data-center-corridor/" -"741993","prakash","prakash",,,"0","1",,"1249415826","2009-08-04T19:57:06Z","Microsoft’s Point Man on Search–Satya Nadella–Speaks (vid)","http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090804/microsofts-point-man-on-search-satya-nadella-speaks-its-a-game-of-scale/" -"744827","malvosenior","malvosenior",,,"0","1",,"1249533351","2009-08-06T04:35:51Z","Uber-nano nanolasers could lead to faster computers, reliable internet","http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/uber-nano-nanolasers-could-lead-to-faster-computers-reliable-in/" -"748586","erdemozkan","erdemozkan",,,"0","1",,"1249680521","2009-08-07T21:28:41Z","Google Brand Worth 100 Billion These Days","http://siteboat.com/google-brand-worth-100-billion-these-days/" -"749286","behe101","behe101","true",,"-1","1",,"1249738566","2009-08-08T13:36:06Z","Microsoft responds to HTML5","http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2009Aug/0389.html" -"749353","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"1","10",,"1249742994","2009-08-08T14:49:54Z","Microsoft joins HTML 5 standards fray in earnest","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10305822-92.html" -"753265","adamhowell","adamhowell",,,"24","69",,"1249920579","2009-08-10T16:09:39Z","King of the Apple geeks: Gruber as one-man media company","http://www.businessinsider.com/king-of-the-apple-geeks-2009-8" -"754455","jmonegro","jmonegro","true",,"-1","2",,"1249953532","2009-08-11T01:18:52Z","Google 2","http://www2.sandbox.google.com/" -"754905","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1249980701","2009-08-11T08:51:41Z","Caffeine: Google Tests New Search Infrastructure","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/caffeine_google_tests_new_search_infrastructure.php" -"755639","mancuso5","mancuso5",,,"0","1",,"1250009453","2009-08-11T16:50:53Z","WP Zoom Giveaway – 3 Uber Premium Wordpress Themes","http://www.inspiredm.com/2009/08/11/wp-zoom-giveaway-3-uber-premium-wordpress-themes/" -"755673","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1250010011","2009-08-11T17:00:11Z","Microsoft defends Internet Explorer 6, says it’s all about “user choice”","http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/08/11/microsoft-defends-internet-explorer-6-says-its-all-about-user-choice/" -"758119","njrc","njrc",,,"1","23",,"1250086460","2009-08-12T14:14:20Z","Texas Judge rules Microsoft can’t sell Word anymore","http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/12/texas-judge-rules-microsoft-cant-sell-word-anymore/" -"759135","cyunker","cyunker",,,"0","2",,"1250108267","2009-08-12T20:17:47Z","In defence of Apple","http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/andrewkeen/100002872/in-defense-of-apple/" -"760613","dhimes","dhimes",,,"0","1",,"1250167377","2009-08-13T12:42:57Z","Microsoft Team Traces Malicious Users","http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23224/page1/" -"763425","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1250270351","2009-08-14T17:19:11Z","Point/counterpoint: Apple tablet - marvel or menace?","http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/74643/apple-tablet-marvel-or-menace?page=0%2C2" -"763456","mhb","mhb",,,"0","1",,"1250271433","2009-08-14T17:37:13Z","1960s Braun Products Hold the Secrets to Apple's Future","http://gizmodo.com/343641/1960s-braun-products-hold-the-secrets-to-apples-future/?" -"764854","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1250353175","2009-08-15T16:19:35Z","Google Code Jam 2009 Registrations now open","http://code.google.com/codejam/#2009" -"765573","AjJi","AjJi",,,"2","1",,"1250392160","2009-08-16T03:09:20Z","First Look: Windows 7 Shapes Up as Microsoft’s Best OS Yet","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/first-look-windows7" -"767803","dan_the_welder","dan_the_welder",,,"21","11","If you go to the Google home page it offers an icon and a Chrome download direct link if you are using Internet Explorer but not if you are running Firefox.

I tried it on two different machines. Interesting.","1250506433","2009-08-17T10:53:53Z","Tell HN: Go to Google with IE, it offers Chrome DL, but not from Firefox", -"767808","mgcreed","mgcreed",,,"0","1",,"1250506618","2009-08-17T10:56:58Z","Apple Tries to Block Newspaper Story on Steve Jobs","http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Tries-to-Block-Newspaper-Story-on-Steve-Jobs-119391.shtml" -"767922","vivekjain10","vivekjain10",,,"0","1","On the left pane, iGoogle shows a 'friends' link. A new link for 'Add Social Gadgets' is also shown. Google trying to enter facebook n twitter domain?","1250511804","2009-08-17T12:23:24Z","IGoogle now has a link for Friends", -"768887","mcxx","mcxx",,,"0","1",,"1250537859","2009-08-17T19:37:39Z","Google Code now supports multiple hg repositories per project","http://code.google.com/p/support/issues/detail?id=2563" -"774650","vijaydev","vijaydev",,,"0","2",,"1250756925","2009-08-20T08:28:45Z","Chopping the Numeric Keypad off a Microsoft Natural Keyboard","http://tlb.org/keyboardchop.html" -"774998","anhtu95","anhtu95","true",,"-1","1",,"1250775430","2009-08-20T13:37:10Z","Google","http://www.google.com.vn/" -"775029","pchristensen","pchristensen",,,"1","1",,"1250776597","2009-08-20T13:56:37Z","Bing recommends Google","http://www.forevergeek.com/2009/08/bing_recommends_google/" -"775864","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","2",,"1250795675","2009-08-20T19:14:35Z","Finally a Good Use for Google Knol: Sharing Information About Flu Research","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/finally_a_good_use_for_google_knol_sharing_informa.php" -"775995","fogus","fogus","true",,"-1","1",,"1250798141","2009-08-20T19:55:41Z","Microsoft Visual Studio upgrade holds dynamic language capabilities","http://infoworld.com/d/developer-world/microsoft-visual-studio-upgrade-holds-dynamic-language-capabilities-433?source=rss_infoworld_news" -"775997","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"0","1",,"1250798159","2009-08-20T19:55:59Z","Bloggers beware? Google forced to identify anonymous blogger","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6060546/Bloggers-beware-Google-forced-to-identify-anonymous-blogger.html" -"776048","iyiblogcu","iyiblogcu","true",,"0","1",,"1250799121","2009-08-20T20:12:01Z","EbookTuber - PDF Arama Motoru | iYiblogcu","http://www.iyiblogcu.com/genel-bilgi/pdf-arama/" -"777226","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1250845105","2009-08-21T08:58:25Z","Amazon, Microsoft to join effort against Google book settlement","http://www.techflash.com/Amazon_Microsoft_to_join_effort_against_Google_book_settlement53861687.html" -"778090","dannyr","dannyr",,,"0","1",,"1250877957","2009-08-21T18:05:57Z","Apple's Steve Jobs reportedly tried to make a non-poaching truce with Palm","http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13172940" -"778527","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1250890486","2009-08-21T21:34:46Z","Apple’s Response To The FCC: We Didn’t Reject The Google Voice App","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/21/apples-response-to-the-fcc-we-didnt-reject-the-google-voice-app-were-still-looking-at-it/" -"778529","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1250890506","2009-08-21T21:35:06Z","AT&T To FCC: We Did Not Block The Google Voice App On The iPhone","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/21/att-to-fcc-we-did-not-block-the-google-voice-app-on-the-iphone/" -"780682","angelito","angelito","true",,"-1","1",,"1251048157","2009-08-23T17:22:37Z","Pokemon indigo login - Buscar con Google","http://www.google.com.pe/search?q=pokemon+indigo+login&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:es-ES:official&client=firefox-a" -"783936","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1251166268","2009-08-25T02:11:08Z","Apple, Google, and Google Voice: It gets weird","http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/75497/apple-google-and-google-voice-it-gets-weird" -"786836","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"0","1",,"1251275743","2009-08-26T08:35:43Z","Java Applets for Neural Network and Artificial Life","http://staff.aist.go.jp/utsugi-a/Lab/Links.html" -"787580","boundlessdreamz","boundlessdreamz",,,"0","1",,"1251306756","2009-08-26T17:12:36Z","The science of Google Wave","http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090824/full/news.2009.857.html?s=news_rss" -"788610","mattmcknight","mattmcknight",,,"0","4",,"1251345978","2009-08-27T04:06:18Z","Running IT at Google","http://www.cio.com/article/144500/IT_s_Third_Epoch...and_Running_IT_at_Google" -"792597","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","4",,"1251507745","2009-08-29T01:02:25Z","Microsoft Introduces Bing Cashback To The Masses With Its First TV Ad","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/28/microsoft-introduces-bing-cashback-to-the-masses-with-its-first-tv-ad/" -"796008","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1251730273","2009-08-31T14:51:13Z","Fewer Google search results point to infected sites","http://www.itworld.com/security/76129/fewer-google-search-results-point-infected-sites" -"796118","edw519","edw519",,,"0","2",,"1251733120","2009-08-31T15:38:40Z","Apple expected to offer iPhone on new U.S. carriers within a year","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/31/apple_expected_to_offer_iphone_on_new_u_s_carriers_within_a_year.html" -"797670","TechMaster","TechMaster","true",,"-1","1","Download leaked version of MS Windows 8 Professional","1251796012","2009-09-01T09:06:52Z","Microsoft Windows 8 Available For Download ","http://www.megaleecher.net/Windows_8" -"798831","barredo","barredo",,,"0","1",,"1251836433","2009-09-01T20:20:33Z","Microsoft on the Upcoming New Windows Mobile Phones","http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/archive/2009/09/01/windows-phones-are-coming-on-october-6th.aspx" -"799993","mancuso5","mancuso5",,,"0","2",,"1251895843","2009-09-02T12:50:43Z","Uber Best: 11 Fresh Roundups With The Coolest Design Articles in August","http://www.inspiredm.com/2009/09/02/uber-best-11-fresh-roundups-with-the-coolest-design-articles-in-august/" -"800232","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1251901760","2009-09-02T14:29:20Z","Microsoft doubles charitable contribution for IE upgraders","http://www.itworld.com/software/76419/microsoft-doubles-charitable-contribution-ie-upgraders" -"801775","holdenk","holdenk",,,"4","5","The prizes aren't very awesome this time around, but I'm doing it because I want to get back to codeing after a school term. I'm wondering are other HN people doing Google Code Jam this year?","1251952029","2009-09-03T04:27:09Z","Ask HN: Anyone doing Google Code Jam?", -"802057","Phantom","Phantom",,,"0","1",,"1251967687","2009-09-03T08:48:07Z","Apple Upgrades Snow Leopard, but Downgrades Flash security ","http://securitytube.net/Apple-Upgrades-Snow-Leopard,-but-Downgrades-Flash-security-video.aspx" -"802666","mgcreed","mgcreed",,,"0","1",,"1251991905","2009-09-03T15:31:45Z","Microsoft SQL Server exposes passwords.","http://thenextweb.com/2009/09/03/microsoft-sql-server-exposes-passwords-microsoft-care/" -"807303","fogus","fogus",,,"0","3",,"1252198176","2009-09-06T00:49:36Z","Google App Engine XMPP Support","http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/xmpp/overview.html" -"808443","mgcreed","mgcreed",,,"0","1",,"1252288151","2009-09-07T01:49:11Z","Google Trends Goes Mobile","http://www.steverubel.com/tools-google-trends-goes-mobile" -"810783","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1252413291","2009-09-08T12:34:51Z","What to expect from tomorrow’s Apple event","http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/08/what-to-expect-from-tomorrows-apple-event/" -"811893","mgcreed","mgcreed",,,"0","1",,"1252442195","2009-09-08T20:36:35Z","Google And Apple Go To War","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-apple-rivalry-2009-9?utm_campaign=thenextweb&utm_medium=tnw.to-twitter&utm_source=&utm_content=twitterfeed" -"816075","ptn","ptn",,,"0","1",,"1252613336","2009-09-10T20:08:56Z","Microsoft Open Source Foundation","http://www.codeplex.org/" -"816756","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"0","3",,"1252639096","2009-09-11T03:18:16Z","Microsoft's Bing 2.0: Coming this fall (maybe even next week)","http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3906" -"818922","mustafa","mustafa","true",,"0","1",,"1252763445","2009-09-12T13:50:45Z","Google","http://www.google.com/intl/ar/" -"823806","abennett","abennett",,,"1","2",,"1253022546","2009-09-15T13:49:06Z","Microsoft's Zune HD launches. No firmware?","http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/77723/microsofts-zune-hd-launches" -"824096","insomniamedia","insomniamedia",,,"0","1",,"1253030895","2009-09-15T16:08:15Z","QuickOffice New Version: Microsoft Office for iPhone","http://crenk.com/quickoffice-new-version-microsoft-office-for-iphone/" -"824465","newmediaclay","newmediaclay",,,"0","2",,"1253040362","2009-09-15T18:46:02Z","The Evolution of Apple's Advertising","http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/09/the-evolution-of-apple-ads/" -"828026","ashishk","ashishk",,,"19","21","I'm about to launch a startup, and plan to acquire users via search ads.

I'm using Google's Traffic Estimator to gauge how many users I can acquire in a month, but I'm not sure how accurate it is. Also, I'm not sure if it includes Global or US traffic.

Does anyone have experience with this?

Here's an example of what I'm looking at: -https://adwords.google.com/select/TrafficEstimatorSandbox?save=save&keywords=hacker%20news%0A%22hacker%20news%22%0A[hacker%20news]%0Ahacker%20newss%0A%22hacker%20newss%22%0A[hacker%20newss]&currency=USD&language=en","1253196965","2009-09-17T14:16:05Z","Ask HN: How accurate is Google Adword's Traffic Estimator?", -"829287","raghus","raghus",,,"1","11",,"1253231343","2009-09-17T23:49:03Z","Google Delivers New Java-like Language: Noop","http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Google-Delivers-New-Javalike-Language-Noop-473613/" -"829454","edw519","edw519",,,"0","2",,"1253238628","2009-09-18T01:50:28Z","Microsoft launches Office Web Apps preview","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9138198/Microsoft_launches_Office_Web_Apps_preview?taxonomyName=Internet+Applications&taxonomyId=168" -"830016","healthylivingal","healthylivingal","true",,"-1","1","Google has updated Android to version 1.6 colloquially known as Donut bringing with it a number of additional tools to help enrich the mobile experience.","1253271628","2009-09-18T11:00:28Z","Google speeds up Android with new release","http://techmph.com/linux/android/google-speeds-up-android-with-new-release/" -"830705","fogus","fogus",,,"1","6",,"1253295643","2009-09-18T17:40:43Z","Google-jstemplate","http://code.google.com/p/google-jstemplate/" -"831889","cesare","cesare",,,"0","1",,"1253361572","2009-09-19T11:59:32Z","Apple Says It Again: We Did Not Reject Google Voice","http://www.businessinsider.com/did-not-apple-contradicts-google-2009-9" -"839117","ahrjay","ahrjay",,,"0","1",,"1253709329","2009-09-23T12:35:29Z","Make IE awesome by turning it into Google Chrome","http://www.thecssninja.com/javascript/make-ie-awesome" -"839209","cos","cos",,,"0","1",,"1253713251","2009-09-23T13:40:51Z","Google Wave: You need to pay attention to this. - Jason Kolb","http://www.jasonkolb.com/weblog/2009/09/why-google-wave-is-the-coolest-thing-since-sliced-bread.html" -"840382","Freebytes","Freebytes",,,"0","1",,"1253752238","2009-09-24T00:30:38Z","Microsoft Super Secret Tablet Project Revealed, Maybe.","http://www.latimes.com/la-techmod-gizmo-link,0,4921929.storylink" -"842338","peter123","peter123",,,"0","1",,"1253830339","2009-09-24T22:12:19Z","Google Sites Get Liberated By New API","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/24/google-sites-get-liberated-by-new-api/" -"843001","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"1","3",,"1253858525","2009-09-25T06:02:05Z","Google Outages Damage Cloud Credibility","http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172614/google_outages_damage_cloud_credibility.html" -"843272","paulsb","paulsb",,,"0","1",,"1253878957","2009-09-25T11:42:37Z","Phoenix Technologies Enables Uber-fast Boot","http://www.gottabemobile.com/2009/09/24/phoenix-technologies-enables-uber-fast-boot" -"844548","soundsop","soundsop",,,"0","2",,"1253916836","2009-09-25T22:13:56Z","AT&T Fires Another Round in Google Voice Case","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353371,00.asp" -"844646","AndrewWarner","AndrewWarner",,,"0","1",,"1253920082","2009-09-25T23:08:02Z","Google Hits Back At AT&T","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/25/google-hits-back-at-att-over-new-google-voice-fcc-complaint/" -"845074","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"0","1",,"1253942136","2009-09-26T05:15:36Z","Microsoft Getting Cleverer and Cleverer With New Multitouch Screen Keyboard","http://gizmodo.com/5368149/microsoft-getting-cleverer-and-cleverer-with-new-multitouch-screen-keyboard" -"846321","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1254011995","2009-09-27T00:39:55Z","Microsoft gets cleverer with multitouch screen keyboard","http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10362317-1.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5" -"846800","hongbeom0810","hongbeom0810","true",,"-1","1",,"1254056267","2009-09-27T12:57:47Z","수정발진기 회로 - Google 검색","http://www.google.co.kr/search?hl=ko&lr=&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=com.google:ko:official&hs=v2D&newwindow=1&q=%EC%88%98%EC%A0%95%EB%B0%9C%EC%A7%84%EA%B8%B0+%ED%9A%8C%EB%A1%9C&revid=312614353&ei=blu_SpOmHIqMswPy15VU&sa=X&oi=revisions_inline&resnum=0&ct=top-revision&cd=3" -"847226","gasull","gasull",,,"0","1",,"1254083629","2009-09-27T20:33:49Z","Google Serves a Cease-and-Desist On Android Modder","http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/09/25/1417208/Google-Serves-a-Cease-and-Desist-On-Android-Modder?from=rss" -"849182","MaysonL","MaysonL",,,"0","1",,"1254170207","2009-09-28T20:36:47Z","Microsoft munches super startup carcass","http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/09/28/microsoft_buys_isc_carcass/" -"850559","gfodor","gfodor",,,"0","4","We've been using this framework for the last 6-9 months or so and have been very impressed. For whatever reason, it is off the internet's radar, so I thought I would post a link.

Basically SmartClient has everything you need to build a ""desktop app in a web app"" type of application, complete with automatic data binding & synchronization and all of the main types of controls you'd ever need. Often building a SmartClient app requires just hooking controls up to data sources and letting the framework take it from there. It's LGPL and has been around for almost a decade, so its pretty battle tested. Note that bending it in a direction it doesn't want to go can be a bit painful, but generally we've found that often the problem was just not realizing that what we needed was already there in the framework.

v7.0 RC2 is now available, grab it here:

http://www.smartclient.com/product/download.jsp

There are also GWT bindings, check out SmartGWT. Also see the demos at

http://www.smartclient.com/featureExplorer.jsp","1254238194","2009-09-29T15:29:54Z","SmartClient: The little known uber Javascript framework", -"853716","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"0","1",,"1254345259","2009-09-30T21:14:19Z","Microsoft Courier to ship 'mid-2010', 'based on Win 7'","http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4103" -"856157","foppr","foppr",,,"10","5",,"1254443140","2009-10-02T00:25:40Z","Why Microsoft Courier Should Be A Huge Success, Maybe Bigger Than Apple's Tablet","http://tomuse.com/microsoft-courier-kindle-crunchpad-apple-tablet/" -"856295","hellacious","hellacious",,,"0","1",,"1254449675","2009-10-02T02:14:35Z","Apple's Next Revolution- And What You Can Learn From It","http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/10/apples_next_revolution_and_wha.html" -"856461","nreece","nreece",,,"1","1",,"1254458725","2009-10-02T04:45:25Z","What Problem Does Google Wave Solve?","http://www.steverubel.com/google-wave-rss-the-sequel-in-other-words-doa" -"856893","amitry","amitry",,,"0","1",,"1254487696","2009-10-02T12:48:16Z","Fake Steve Jobs: What My Apple Tablet Means For News","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-lyons/what-my-apple-tablet-mean_b_305179.html" -"857101","mpotter","mpotter","true",,"14","18","If not, how long have they had it?","1254494719","2009-10-02T14:45:19Z","Did Google just buy dropbox.com?","http://dropbox.com/" -"858079","hackthisthing","hackthisthing",,,"2","4","Can I e-mail someone a question if you work there. Thanks.","1254518679","2009-10-02T21:24:39Z","Ask HN: I need to ask a Google employee a question?", -"859117","rantfoil","rantfoil",,,"133","626",,"1254601398","2009-10-03T20:23:18Z","A terrible tragedy: Dan Haubert of Ticketstumbler (fallentimes) has passed away","http://ticketstumbler.com/blogs/new-stuff/2009/10/03/a-terrible-tragedy/" -"859499","chuck_taylor","chuck_taylor",,,"0","2",,"1254617875","2009-10-04T00:57:55Z","Google CEO Eric Schmidt On Newspapers and Journalism","http://searchengineland.com/google-ceo-eric-schmidt-on-newspapers-journalism-27172" -"861502","prakash","prakash",,,"0","7",,"1254736873","2009-10-05T10:01:13Z","Matt Cutts: How Google Deals With Web Spam ","http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/10/matt_cutts_goog.html" -"862086","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1254760505","2009-10-05T16:35:05Z","Hey Apple and Microsoft: Most Mac households use Windows, too.","http://technologizer.com/2009/10/05/mac-vs-pc-no-mac-and-pc/" -"863522","webstar01","webstar01",,,"0","1","Britain's information technology industry will create almost 80,000 jobs over the next four years and will be vital to the country's economic recovery, according to the boss of Microsoft.","1254803370","2009-10-06T04:29:30Z"," IT will rescue Britain, insists Microsoft boss","http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/it-will-rescue-britain-insists-microsoft-boss-1798274.html" -"863822","nreece","nreece","true",,"2","10",,"1254823436","2009-10-06T10:03:56Z","The Story of Jeff Bezos’ Investment into Google in 1998","http://www.growthink.com/content/story-jeff-bezos%E2%80%99-250000-investment-google-1998" -"864084","mshafrir","mshafrir",,,"0","5",,"1254837136","2009-10-06T13:52:16Z","Google, Verizon Wireless in an Android accord","http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/06/technology/verizon_google/index.htm?postversion=2009100609" -"866514","varungates","varungates","true",,"-1","1","After months of talking about Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft is announcing on Tuesday that the first crop of phones to carry the Windows Phone brand are ready to hit the market.","1254915591","2009-10-07T11:39:51Z","Microsoft's Windows phones hit the market ?","http://www.linkive.com/home/browser/NTA1MTM=/Technology/Microsoft%20s%20Windows%20phones%20hit%20the%20market" -"868472","Chrisroad","Chrisroad",,,"0","2",,"1254983618","2009-10-08T06:33:38Z","Is Google using it's market share to influence web standards?","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/07/google-forcing-standards-issue-using-sexy-buttons/" -"869693","naish","naish",,,"0","2",,"1255028824","2009-10-08T19:07:04Z","2 Reasons Why Twitter May Not Be Worth So Much to Google and Microsoft","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/two_reasons_why_twitter_may_not_be_worth_so_much_t.php" -"869773","newacc","newacc",,,"0","2","Just wondering whether anyone has compared or tested premier editions of both these apps? Price wise they are both in the same range but wanted to know about other stuff like features, security, innovation etc. from someone who has used both or done some good research.","1255030679","2009-10-08T19:37:59Z","Ask YC: Google apps vs. Zoho Apps", -"871637","dreemteem","dreemteem",,,"2","3",,"1255103265","2009-10-09T15:47:45Z","Are Microsoft licences too complicated?","http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/it-business/supplier-relations/in-depth/index.cfm?articleid=2615&pn=1" -"874606","basdog22","basdog22",,,"0","1",,"1255256263","2009-10-11T10:17:43Z","Creating A Google Wave Extension In 5 Steps","http://jeez.eu/2009/10/11/creating-a-google-wave-extension-in-5-steps/" -"875118","byhackeR","byhackeR","true",,"-1","1",,"1255289124","2009-10-11T19:25:24Z","Google","http://www.google.com.tr/" -"876344","prabodh","prabodh",,,"0","1",,"1255339475","2009-10-12T09:24:35Z","Microsoft Mobiles worst week ever","http://gigaom.com/2009/10/11/microsoft-mobiles-worst-week-ever/" -"876984","spicywebdesign","spicywebdesign",,,"1","1","Want to get your blog or website listed on Google? This tutorial will discuss a giant step toward getting your blog or website listed on Google.","1255362955","2009-10-12T15:55:55Z","How To Get Listed On Google - Just Blog It","http://www.spicywebdesign.com/how-to-get-listed-on-google-just-blog-it/" -"877345","chanux","chanux",,,"0","2",,"1255372319","2009-10-12T18:31:59Z","View PDFs With Google Docs Viewer Bookmarklet.","http://noscope.com/journal/2009/10/view-pdfs-with-google-docs-viewer-bookmarklet" -"878761","dreemteem","dreemteem",,,"0","1",,"1255428901","2009-10-13T10:15:01Z","Apple Snow Leopard eats user data","http://news.techworld.com/operating-systems/3203933/apple-snow-leopard-eats-user-data/" -"882370","wgj","wgj",,,"0","5",,"1255562600","2009-10-14T23:23:20Z","Sam Ruby: Ruby Client for Google Wave","http://intertwingly.net/blog/2009/06/01/Wave-Robot-Ruby-Client" -"883408","icey","icey",,,"0","1",,"1255616444","2009-10-15T14:20:44Z","Microsoft Confirms Data Recovery for Sidekick Users","http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/oct09/10-15Sidekick.mspx" -"883551","messel","messel",,,"0","1",,"1255620223","2009-10-15T15:23:43Z","How to Embed Google Wave on Your Wordpress Blog","http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/10/15/how-to-embed-google-wave-on-your-wordpress-blog/" -"883906","chuck_taylor","chuck_taylor",,,"0","2",,"1255630188","2009-10-15T18:09:48Z","Can Apple Spoil Microsoft's Day?","http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_43/b4152000782247.htm" -"883966","harpastum","harpastum",,,"39","42",,"1255631942","2009-10-15T18:39:02Z","Gruber: Microsoft’s Competition for Windows 7","http://daringfireball.net/2009/10/microsofts_competition_for_windows_7" -"889983","newacc","newacc",,,"0","1",,"1255957415","2009-10-19T13:03:35Z","Year after launch, Google's phone ambitions ring true","http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5138899.cms" -"890229","insomniamedia","insomniamedia",,,"0","1",,"1255965962","2009-10-19T15:26:02Z","VoIP Applications in iTunes App Store, But Why Is There Still No Google Voice?","http://crenk.com/voip-applications-in-itunes-app-store-but-why-is-there-still-no-google-voice/" -"890534","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1255974558","2009-10-19T17:49:18Z","Microsoft locking out unauthorized Xbox 360 storage devices","http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/81418/microsoft-locking-out-unauthorized-xbox-360-storage-units" -"891264","pospischil","pospischil","true",,"0","2",,"1255992143","2009-10-19T22:42:23Z","Gruber Apple predictions for tomorrow (9/20/09)","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/10/19/tomorrow" -"891426","jmonegro","jmonegro",,,"0","2",,"1255997665","2009-10-20T00:14:25Z"," Microsoft Moves Visual Studio Towards The Cloud ","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/19/microsoft-moves-visual-studio-towards-the-cloud/" -"892397","acangiano","acangiano",,,"0","2",,"1256048904","2009-10-20T14:28:24Z","Add code highlighting to your Google Waves","http://antoniocangiano.com/2009/10/19/add-code-highlighting-to-your-google-waves/" -"897751","condor","condor",,,"0","1",,"1256247785","2009-10-22T21:43:05Z","Microsoft opens an Apple Store [video]","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Hk0ZCqRxg" -"898115","Technophilis","Technophilis",,,"0","3",,"1256262444","2009-10-23T01:47:24Z","Dear WSJ: To Avoid Google Disease, Please Put A Condom On Your Content","http://daggle.com/dear-wsj-avoid-google-disease-put-condom-content-1451" -"898435","geofffox","geofffox",,,"0","1",,"1256285074","2009-10-23T08:04:34Z","Soupy was live and virtually unscripted in a media just reaching puberty.","http://www.geofffox.com/MT/archives/2009/10/23/soupy_sales_was_a_big_part_of_my_childhood.php" -"898472","sgman","sgman",,,"1","1",,"1256287900","2009-10-23T08:51:40Z","Hey Apple, Please Fix My Bricked iMac, Then Trash Microsoft","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/22/hey-apple-please-fix-my-bricked-imac-then-trash-microsoft/" -"898505","the_real_r2d2","the_real_r2d2",,,"1","1",,"1256291100","2009-10-23T09:45:00Z","Google Reader Adds Magic to Your Feeds","http://mashable.com/2009/10/22/google-reader-personalization/" -"899419","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"1","5",,"1256324818","2009-10-23T19:06:58Z","Microsoft sales fall 18% Q3; cost cuts please investors","http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCpOwA74hreMqCmqCK-4SWbeJPtAD9BGV7G00" -"901239","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","7",,"1256443989","2009-10-25T04:13:09Z","John Dvorak reverses entire career, says Microsoft should copy Apple","http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/10/24/john-dvorak-reverses-entire-career-says-microsoft-should-copy-apple/" -"901425","pasa","pasa","true",,"-1","1",,"1256461673","2009-10-25T09:07:53Z","Google","http://www.google.es/" -"903114","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1256563669","2009-10-26T13:27:49Z","Netflix coming to Sony PS3 despite Microsoft's 'exclusive' claims","http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/82327/netflix-coming-sony-ps3-despite-microsofts-exclusive-claims" -"904024","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"16","36",,"1256587083","2009-10-26T19:58:03Z","Microsoft, Google and the Bear","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/microsoft-google-and-the-bear/" -"905742","lucumo","lucumo",,,"0","2",,"1256662017","2009-10-27T16:46:57Z","Microsoft's Multitouch Mouse Prototypes","http://www.technologyreview.com/video/?vid=470" -"905849","gr366","gr366",,,"1","1",,"1256664371","2009-10-27T17:26:11Z","Dear Bandwagon (email rant sent to Gruber)","http://pastie.org/671887" -"905910","basdog22","basdog22",,,"0","1",,"1256665956","2009-10-27T17:52:36Z","Use Google’s Power To Create Powerfull Search Engines (Part II)","http://jeez.eu/2009/10/27/use-google%e2%80%99s-power-to-create-powerfull-search-engines-part-ii/" -"906993","newacc","newacc",,,"4","7",,"1256697096","2009-10-28T02:31:36Z","Google's Eric Schmidt on What the Web Will Look Like in 5 Years","http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2009/10/27/27readwriteweb-googles-eric-schmidt-on-what-the-web-will-l-68067.html" -"907639","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"0","1",,"1256734071","2009-10-28T12:47:51Z","Apple Tablet Will Restore Comic Books To Former Glory","http://gizmodo.com/5391045/apple-tablet-will-restore-comic-books-to-former-glory" -"909289","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1256779684","2009-10-29T01:28:04Z","Microsoft to release Outlook .PST file specifications","http://www.betanews.com/article/At-long-last-Microsoft-to-release-Outlook-PST-file-specifications/1256583207" -"909359","jmonegro","jmonegro",,,"0","2",,"1256783375","2009-10-29T02:29:35Z","Apple's 2009 ad budget: Half a billion (Microsoft's: 1.4 Billion)","http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/10/28/apples-2009-ad-budget-half-a-billion/" -"911877","kneoteric","kneoteric",,,"0","1","Google added another feather to its cap in the form of Google Sidewiki, a Google Toolbar option that allows users to leave comments about webpages as the browse the net.","1256904015","2009-10-30T12:00:15Z","Another Wiki in Google’s Kitty","http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/search-engines/google-search-engines/google-sidewiki" -"912746","kqr2","kqr2",,,"4","5",,"1256935490","2009-10-30T20:44:50Z","Google talent search: error 502?","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?entry_id=50641&tsp=1" -"913535","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"9","11",,"1256997686","2009-10-31T14:01:26Z","Google Ready To Offer Navigation App For iPhone if Apple Agrees","http://www.iphonehacks.com/2009/10/google-ready-to-offer-navigation-app-for-iphone-if-apple-agrees.html" -"913621","rnetzer","rnetzer","true",,"-1","1",,"1257003549","2009-10-31T15:39:09Z","Impassable en español - Diccionario de Google","http://www.google.com/dictionary?aq=f&langpair=en%7Ces&q=impassable&hl=es" -"913670","alexandros","alexandros",,,"0","1",,"1257005857","2009-10-31T16:17:37Z","How Google Voice Is Growing","http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2009/tc20091030_329665.htm" -"918690","holly888","holly888","true",,"-1","1",,"1257226490","2009-11-03T05:34:50Z","Keyword Tools- Googles Wonder Wheel","http://buildawebsitenow.net/keyword-tools-googles-wonder-wheel/" -"922497","gpeipman","gpeipman",,,"0","2",,"1257366074","2009-11-04T20:21:14Z","Adding uberVU badge to your blog","http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2009/11/04/adding-ubervu-badge-to-your-blog.aspx" -"923513","dwynings","dwynings",,,"0","2",,"1257407462","2009-11-05T07:51:02Z"," Search Til You Drop: Google Launches Hosted Commerce Search For Retailers ","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/04/search-til-you-drop-with-googles-new-commerce-search/" -"928331","ohrock","ohrock",,,"0","2","Reading this, and seeing how many versions of Android developers are going to have to support (1.5, 1.6, and 2.0) all at once, I wonder what the future of Androids holds for developers and manufacturers that are committing so much to the platform.","1257629073","2009-11-07T21:24:33Z","Google changes direction with Android Open Source Project","http://androidandme.com/2009/11/uncategorized/google-changes-direction-with-android-open-source-project/" -"930759","kneoteric","kneoteric",,,"0","1","For long, small and local business have struggled to effectively capitalize on search engine promotion, be it organic or paid promotion.","1257768472","2009-11-09T12:07:52Z","Google’s Local Featured Listings","http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/google-adwords/google-local-featured-listings" -"931917","tvon","tvon",,,"0","1",,"1257806737","2009-11-09T22:45:37Z","Google fails to address app storage issue with Droid and Android 2.0","http://androidandme.com/2009/10/news/google-fails-to-address-app-storage-issue-with-droid-and-android-2-0/" -"935130","dreemteem","dreemteem",,,"1","1",,"1257942820","2009-11-11T12:33:40Z","Microsoft Windows 7 tool rips off open source code, says blogger","http://news.techworld.com/operating-systems/3206091/microsoft-windows-7-tool-rips-off-open-source-code-says-blogger/" -"935465","theandym","theandym",,,"0","1",,"1257956149","2009-11-11T16:15:49Z","Google ordered to pay 500,000 dlrs to F1 racer Barrichello","http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/091109/technology/auto_prix_bra_internet_justice" -"937694","kneoteric","kneoteric",,,"0","1","Bank in August, Google created sensation when it announced that they were working on a new version of search engine. The project was officially known as Google Caffeine.","1258032746","2009-11-12T13:32:26Z","Brace for Google Caffeine","http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/search-engines/google-search-engines/google-caffeine" -"937710","nice1","nice1",,,"0","1",,"1258033235","2009-11-12T13:40:35Z","Google Dashboard paints the story of your life as data points","http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/11/12/google_dashboard_paints_the_story_of_your_life_as_data_points/" -"938369","basdog22","basdog22",,,"0","1",,"1258050232","2009-11-12T18:23:52Z","Real Diamonds Google Hosted Projects","http://jeez.eu/2009/11/12/real-diamonds-google-hosted-projects/" -"941278","iamelgringo","iamelgringo",,,"0","1",,"1258165069","2009-11-14T02:17:49Z","Microsoft does the right open-source thing","http://blogs.computerworld.com/15092/microsoft_does_the_right_open_source_thing" -"941460","bhagirath","bhagirath","true",,"-1","1",,"1258176839","2009-11-14T05:33:59Z","Google","http://www.google.co.in/" -"942203","siliconvaley","siliconvaley","true",,"-1","1",,"1258235938","2009-11-14T21:58:58Z","Is true that Google chrome OS to launch within a week ? | Unixmen","http://www.unixmen.com/news-today/546-is-true-that-google-chrome-os-to-launch-whithin-a-week-" -"942750","ishank","ishank","true",,"-1","1",,"1258271350","2009-11-15T07:49:10Z","Google","http://www.google.co.in/" -"946520","thedon","thedon","true",,"-1","1","The Googler here. Do you still get the 20% time that we used to hear about? How about the free lunches?","1258470307","2009-11-17T15:05:07Z","Ask HN: Does Google still do 20% pet project time and free lunches?", -"946654","Debiprasad","Debiprasad",,,"0","1",,"1258474507","2009-11-17T16:15:07Z","Temporary Access to Google Wave Preview","http://debiprasad.net/internet-and-the-web/temporary-access-to-google-wave-preview" -"948019","novicecoder","novicecoder",,,"0","1",,"1258534978","2009-11-18T09:02:58Z","Microsoft's Ozzie unveils invisible cloud","http://www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSTRE5AH07W20091118" -"948669","estherschindler","estherschindler",,,"0","1",,"1258566587","2009-11-18T17:49:47Z","Google Chrome operating system's first appearance scheduled","http://blogs.computerworld.com/15118/google_chrome_operating_systems_first_appearance_scheduled" -"949159","pmikal","pmikal",,,"0","1",,"1258579761","2009-11-18T21:29:21Z","Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Launches","http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx" -"949971","concretecode","concretecode",,,"33","71",,"1258622301","2009-11-19T09:18:21Z","Gruber: The OS Opportunity","http://daringfireball.net/2009/11/the_os_opportunity" -"950345","vultoor","vultoor",,,"0","1","Microsoft announced the availability of the Windows Azure Platform at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference, thus making Windows Azure and SQL Azure as core elements of the company’s cloud services strategy.","1258643200","2009-11-19T15:06:40Z","New Microsoft products released at the Professional Developers Conference 2009","http://www.wearepropeople.com/blog/2009-11-19/new-microsoft-products-released-professional-developers-conference-2009" -"950893","keltecp11","keltecp11",,,"4","6","Any ideas? How does one put this in a 'Will' or how would one get this information from Google? Just curious...","1258659329","2009-11-19T19:35:29Z","Ask HN: If I died tomorrow - who gets my Google Adsense account?", -"951640","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1258680912","2009-11-20T01:35:12Z","Google Chrome OS Unveiled: Speed, Simplicity Stressed","http://www.itworld.com/internet/85432/google-chrome-os-unveiled-speed-simplicity-stressed" -"951762","jackcheng","jackcheng",,,"1","4",,"1258685616","2009-11-20T02:53:36Z","Google Chrome OS Demo","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANMrzw7JFzA" -"952719","cwebber","cwebber",,,"1","7",,"1258736081","2009-11-20T16:54:41Z","Google Chrome Extensions","http://www.chromeextensions.org/" -"956709","mjfern","mjfern",,,"7","12",,"1258946553","2009-11-23T03:22:33Z","Microsoft and News Corp eye web pact","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a243c8b2-d79b-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html" -"958829","siavosh","siavosh",,,"0","1",,"1259044386","2009-11-24T06:33:06Z","For Search, Murdoch Looks to a Deal With Microsoft","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/for-search-murdoch-looks-to-a-deal-with-microsoft/?hpw" -"960552","KiwiNige","KiwiNige",,,"0","2",,"1259119630","2009-11-25T03:27:10Z","Apple Devs change name after legal threats from Apple","http://www.theage.com.au/technology/biz-tech/jobs-may-make-mat-lose-his-job-20091125-jq6t.html" -"960876","hazem_asass","hazem_asass","true",,"-1","1",,"1259139668","2009-11-25T09:01:08Z","Google","http://www.google.com.eg/" -"961552","fjabre","fjabre",,,"0","1",,"1259173207","2009-11-25T18:20:07Z","Apple Asks Judge for Permanent Psystar Injunction","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356347,00.asp" -"961721","lvernay2","lvernay2","true",,"-1","1",,"1259179897","2009-11-25T20:11:37Z","Google","http://www.google.fr/" -"961880","prakash","prakash",,,"0","1",,"1259185584","2009-11-25T21:46:24Z","Apple ""Tablet"" & Chrome OS are Meaningless- Phone is the Future of Computing","http://www.steverubel.com/the-apple-tablet-and-chrome-os-are-meaningles" -"961943","twampss","twampss",,,"2","4",,"1259187777","2009-11-25T22:22:57Z","Why Google Will Buy Milo.com","http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=117967" -"964639","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1259370526","2009-11-28T01:08:46Z","What are Google’s real motivations behind Chrome OS?","http://venturebeat.com/2009/11/27/what-are-googles-real-motivations-behind-chrome-os/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"968771","aresant","aresant",,,"0","1","My goal has always been to have my iphone, google, and outlook all properly sync emails, contacts, and calendars across different computers without spending a nickel.

I’m not going to turn this into a full tutorial, this is (hacker news right?) but:

1 – Get your domain synced with Google -Buy your domain name, set up Google Apps free version @ http://www.google.com/a/cpanel/domain/new

2 - Flip on Mobile Syncing -When logged into Google apps, go to “Service Settings” menu then “Enable Google Sync”

3 – Make it work on your phone: -Follow the steps to get things working properly on your Phone @ -http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138652

4 – Download the new Google Outlook Calendar Sync: http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=89955

And now you’re in business.","1259617666","2009-11-30T21:47:46Z","Sync Google, Outlook, and iPhone", -"969421","vishalgaikar","vishalgaikar","true",,"-1","1",,"1259653603","2009-12-01T07:46:43Z","BuddyFuse : Integrate Google talk & Twitter to Windows Live Messenger","http://www.tricksmachine.com/2009/11/buddyfuseintegrate-google-talk-twitter.html#" -"969498","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"8","13","For a bit over a year now I've been using google analytics on one of my websites. The logs have been seriously at odds with the analytics statistics, which could be used, but only for relative measurements.

We're completely reworking that site and so I finally got around to tackling the analytics problem.

Apparently analytics is not playing nice when you give your users subdomains. It's 'debatable' whether this is expected behaviour or it isn't, but analytics seems to interpret every user visiting a part of the main site from a subdomain as an 'external visit' and every visit of a users page from main site as a bounce!

Also all the uniques and visits are double counted, and if a users visits more than one subdomain the situation gets worse.

I was planning to get rid of the subdomain scheme for different reasons (the extra dns lookup slows down the user when moving between pages) and I'm happy to report that the analytics statistics are now much more in line with the log files.

So, if you have a huge discrepancy in your logs versus your google analytics statistics and you are using subdomains, this is probably happening to you too!","1259659777","2009-12-01T09:29:37Z","Tell HN: Subdomains and Google Analytics don't mix", -"970866","jeff18","jeff18",,,"0","3",,"1259704727","2009-12-01T21:58:47Z","Google Analytics Blog: Google Analytics launches asynchronous tracking","http://analytics.blogspot.com/2009/12/google-analytics-launches-asynchronous.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FtRaA+%28Google+Analytics+Blog%29" -"971294","jaydub","jaydub",,,"0","2",,"1259717996","2009-12-02T01:39:56Z","The Google Online Marketing Challenge","http://www.google.com/onlinechallenge/" -"971799","Stephanietayla","Stephanietayla","true",,"-1","1","If you want to customize Windows 7 the way you want, have a look at the Personalization window that provides you with the options for customizing Windows 7. Personalization window incorporates the following options:","1259747794","2009-12-02T09:56:34Z","Customize Microsoft Windows 7 The Way You Want","http://www.articlefire.com/index.php?page=article&article_id=52398" -"971935","ruchika_mk","ruchika_mk",,,"0","1",,"1259757030","2009-12-02T12:30:30Z","Google Reconciliatory note - The Murdoch Effect","http://www.abhishekmehta.com/apache-roller-4/blogs/entry/google_reconciliatory_murdoch_effect" -"973728","ALee","ALee",,,"0","1",,"1259815311","2009-12-03T04:41:51Z","Google Vs Facebook : Fight for Web dominance","http://technology.globalthoughtz.com/index.php/google-vs-facebook-fight-for-web-dominance/" -"973949","asmosoinio","asmosoinio","true",,"3","11",,"1259828437","2009-12-03T08:20:37Z","We Have Been De-googled (IMDBs Google Adsense rejection)","http://www.imdb.com/news/ni1239504/" -"974269","Chirag","Chirag",,,"0","1",,"1259846307","2009-12-03T13:18:27Z","Google Makes It Easier for News Sites to Opt-out ","http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/183548/google_makes_it_easier_for_news_sites_to_optout.html" -"974642","johns","johns",,,"155","264",,"1259859796","2009-12-03T17:03:16Z","Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google","http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2009/12/introducing-google-public-dns-new-dns.html" -"974947","jeff18","jeff18",,,"0","2",,"1259866786","2009-12-03T18:59:46Z","Introducing Google Public DNS","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/introducing-google-public-dns.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMKuf+%28Official+Google+Blog%29" -"976566","nextatom","nextatom","true",,"-1","1",,"1259943514","2009-12-04T16:18:34Z","Google's Street View uncovers Pompeii ruins","http://www.nextatom.com/?p=1087" -"977552","alla","alla","true",,"-1","1",,"1259975927","2009-12-05T01:18:47Z","Mozilla Firefox старая версия - Поиск в Google","http://www.google.ru/webhp?sourceid=navclient-ff#hl=ru&source=hp&q=mozilla+firefox+%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%8F+%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F&lr=&aq=0&oq=mozilla+firefox+%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0&fp=1&cad=b" -"977737","ronzensci","ronzensci",,,"0","2","I have been reading Google News for a while. I am not sure how exactly is the sequence for the various news articles determined on the site- but I'm sure there is a complex algorithm behind it which naive users would not be able to understand (or even users with a graduate degree in CS as Google has not cared to explain their logic behind coming up with this ordering).

This question arose specifically after reading the sequence of news articles on this extremely difficult and contentious issue - where both sides of the news story are presented, but the order in which the stories are presented can make a difference on how the story is perceived in the minds of the readers: -http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1223/googlenewsordering.png

My question is - Does the listing or ordering of stories on Google News have any impact on how the story is perceived by the readers of this news aggregator. Given that Google News is too large to ignore - is this ordering something that needs to be better understood even by lay-users.","1259986867","2009-12-05T04:21:07Z","Ask HN: Is the ordering of Google News stories of great significance", -"978159","zecaareal","zecaareal","true",,"-1","1",,"1260028819","2009-12-05T16:00:19Z","Google Chrome Extensions: Upload","https://chrome.google.com/extensions/developer/update" -"978549","dsiroker","dsiroker",,,"3","15","Just realized that when you fetch Google's JS API it will include your geo-location embedded in the javascript file it returns. You can verify this by just going to http://www.google.com/jsapi in your browser and looking at google.loader.ClientLocation

You can use this easily in any javascript code you write with the following snippet:

<script src=""http://www.google.com/jsapi""></script> -<script> - alert(""I love living in: "" + google.loader.ClientLocation.address.city); -</script>","1260044240","2009-12-05T20:17:20Z","Simple hack of Google's JS API to geo-locate your users for free", -"978789","marapaxs","marapaxs","true",,"-1","1",,"1260053955","2009-12-05T22:59:15Z","Google Search","http://search.translateclient.com/" -"979407","robtetteroo","robtetteroo","true",,"-1","1",,"1260095892","2009-12-06T10:38:12Z","Google Toolbar is geïnstalleerd","http://tools.google.com/firefox/toolbar/FT3/intl/nl/done.html" -"980857","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1260169358","2009-12-07T07:02:38Z","Google CEO Eric Schmidt Joins Twitter (With An Awful Name)","http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/06/eric-schmidt-twitter/" -"982005","diegoma","diegoma","true",,"-1","1",,"1260216642","2009-12-07T20:10:42Z","Google","http://www.google.com.br/" -"982384","Sandman","Sandman",,,"0","1",,"1260225445","2009-12-07T22:37:25Z","Getting your Microsoft Tax Refunded","http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/07/21/getting-your-microsoft-tax-refunded-1010-for-amazon-uk/" -"986244","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1260383769","2009-12-09T18:36:09Z","How Apple gets it all wrong, and still is on top","http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34329873/ns/business-the_big_money/" -"989174","mjfern","mjfern",,,"0","1",,"1260505002","2009-12-11T04:16:42Z","Apple beat Google to Lala deal after failed bid for AdMob","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/10/apple_beat_google_to_lala_deal_after_failed_bid_for_admob_report.html" -"989671","Chirag","Chirag",,,"0","1",,"1260540034","2009-12-11T14:00:34Z","Apple Beat Google To Purchase Lala","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Apple-Beat-Google-To-Purchase-siliconalley-2318150155.html?x=0&.v=3" -"990551","carterschonwald","carterschonwald",,,"0","11",,"1260567109","2009-12-11T21:31:49Z","Google demonstrates quantum computer image search - New Scientist","http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18272-google-demonstrates-quantum-computer-image-search.html" -"990863","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"0","1",,"1260577173","2009-12-12T00:19:33Z","Apple fires back at Nokia in patents battle","http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BA2DO20091211?type=technologyNews" -"995144","barredo","barredo",,,"20","10",,"1260825861","2009-12-14T21:24:21Z","""iPhony"" (Gruber post quoting NYTimes about a future ""Apple Phone"") [2002]","http://daringfireball.net/2002/08/iphony" -"997086","mattiss","mattiss",,,"0","4","http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/12/plurk-accuses-microsoft-china-of-stealing-code.ars","1260902817","2009-12-15T18:46:57Z","Microsoft temporarily shuts down MSN China microblog after Plurk incident", -"998819","wglb","wglb",,,"0","1",,"1260974153","2009-12-16T14:35:53Z","Groklaw - Apple wins total, permanent injunction against Psystar","http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091215225827172" -"999667","hackhead","hackhead",,,"0","1","Added support for Chrome Portable","1260995955","2009-12-16T20:39:15Z","Click&Clean 3.6.4.2 for Google Chrome","http://www.hotcleaner.com/clickclean_chrome.html?cc=3642" -"1000121","chrisnmona","chrisnmona","true",,"-1","1",,"1261010332","2009-12-17T00:38:52Z","IGoogle","http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3MOZA_enUS357US357&ie=UTF-8" -"1001213","nocatster","nocatster","true",,"-1","1","Microsoft XRM, the latest evolution of Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM software. The solution is built on the premise of “one platform, multiple applications” -- leveraging a flexible and powerful platform, and the applications sitting on that platform, to meet any and all business requirements.","1261065677","2009-12-17T16:01:17Z","Microsoft XRM: The Holiday Gift That Keeps on Giving","http://www.interdynbmi.com/news/2009/12/microsoft-xrm-holiday-gift-that-keeps.html" -"1001368","madh","madh",,,"0","2",,"1261069559","2009-12-17T17:05:59Z","Dungeons & Dragons For Microsoft Surface Has Come A Long Way","http://kotaku.com/5428356/dungeons--dragons-for-microsoft-surface-has-come-a-long-way" -"1005136","eastlinkage","eastlinkage","true",,"-1","1",,"1261254296","2009-12-19T20:24:56Z","Oddball Gifts for Uber Geeks","http://www.pcworld.com/article/182270/oddball_gifts_for_uber_geeks.html" -"1007224","int121","int121","true",,"-1","1","Microsoft Dynamics RMS helps retail companies to keep customer tracking and inventory management.","1261372698","2009-12-21T05:18:18Z"," Microsoft Dynamics RMS","http://www.interdynbmi.com/solutions/microsoft-retail-mgmt.htm" -"1007388","varungates","varungates","true",,"-1","1",,"1261381227","2009-12-21T07:40:27Z","Microsoft Helps Fight the Disease That is Child PORN ?","http://www.linkive.com/home/browser/NjgwNDM=/Technology/Microsoft%20Helps%20Fight%20the%20Disease%20That%20is%20Child%20Porn" -"1011996","raju","raju",,,"2","2",,"1261572936","2009-12-23T12:55:36Z","Ex-Microsoftie: Company today 'a lot like IBM was in 1985'","http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/188966.asp" -"1013411","Arsene","Arsene","true",,"-1","1",,"1261629718","2009-12-24T04:41:58Z","""Ubervegan"" Lifestyle Begins: A Brief Look At Madness","http://www.danceproof.com/2009/10/25/ubervegan-lifestyle-begins/" -"1013413","Arsene","Arsene","true",,"-1","1",,"1261629760","2009-12-24T04:42:40Z","Ubervegan Lifestyle Week #1: Madness With A Hint Of Carefree Madness","http://www.danceproof.com/2009/11/01/ubervegan-lifestyle-week-one/" -"1013764","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1261660433","2009-12-24T13:13:53Z","Apple Tablet Finally Arriving in January?","http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Apple-Tablet-Finally-Arriving-in-January-515405/" -"1013829","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1261665759","2009-12-24T14:42:39Z","Possible Apple Tablet multi touch tactile keyboard revealed","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/24/possible_apple_tablet_multi_touch_tactile_keyboard_detailed.html" -"1018140","swagata","swagata","true",,"-1","1",,"1261978498","2009-12-28T05:34:58Z","Google","http://www.google.co.in/" -"1018582","EtsyBetsy","EtsyBetsy",,,"0","2",,"1262011165","2009-12-28T14:39:25Z","Apple's 10 Dumbest iPhone App Rejections","http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-app-rejections-2009-12" -"1019390","fiaz","fiaz",,,"0","1",,"1262035007","2009-12-28T21:16:47Z","Advocacy groups urge FTC to bar Google-AdMob deal","http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2814909820091228" -"1021164","mjfern","mjfern",,,"0","1",,"1262117021","2009-12-29T20:03:41Z","Nokia Increases Scope of Patent Complaints to Include Most Apple Products","http://www.macrumors.com/2009/12/29/nokia-increases-scope-of-patent-complaints-to-include-virtually-all-apple-products/" -"1021925","ckunte","ckunte",,,"0","1",,"1262148077","2009-12-30T04:41:17Z","Holiday doodles ala Google","http://async.tumblr.com/post/307306210/holiday-doodles" -"1023125","michael_dorfman","michael_dorfman","true",,"1","7",,"1262203827","2009-12-30T20:10:27Z","John Gruber (of Markdown) responds to Atwood's criticism","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/10/23/github-flavored-markdown" -"1023937","mwsherman","mwsherman",,,"0","2",,"1262240556","2009-12-31T06:22:36Z","Questions about the Apple tablet that no one is answering yet","http://clipperhouse.com/blog/post/Questions-about-the-Apple-tablet-that-no-one-is-answering-yet.aspx" -"1024216","niyazpk","niyazpk",,,"0","2",,"1262264399","2009-12-31T12:59:59Z","John Gruber on GitHub Flavored Markdown","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/10/23/github-flavored-markdown" -"1024451","fiaz","fiaz",,,"0","2",,"1262275924","2009-12-31T16:12:04Z","This is why Apple denied Google Latitude from the App Store","http://www.9to5mac.com/apple-google-latitude-functionality-maps-2546345" -"1027641","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1262465625","2010-01-02T20:53:45Z","Is Google planning to launch a tablet of their own?","http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/C5J4K9R8" -"1030374","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1262615480","2010-01-04T14:31:20Z","Predictions for 2010: Tablets will fail, Google will pummel Microsoft","http://venturebeat.com/2010/01/04/2010-predictions-tablet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"1032902","mcantelon","mcantelon",,,"0","1",,"1262716663","2010-01-05T18:37:43Z","Live coverage of Google's Android phone announcement","http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10424433-265.html?tag=nl.e498" -"1033084","ramoq","ramoq",,,"0","2",,"1262720243","2010-01-05T19:37:23Z","Reasons to Use Google Collections","http://java.dzone.com/articles/introduction-google" -"1033474","kmod","kmod",,,"0","1",,"1262727987","2010-01-05T21:46:27Z","A look at Apple's love for DRM and consumer lock-ins","http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/01/a-look-at-apples-love-for-drm-and-consumer-lock-ins.ars" -"1033513","blasdel","blasdel",,,"0","1",,"1262728858","2010-01-05T22:00:58Z","John Siracusa’s excellent Apple Tablet post rightly focuses on software","http://www.marco.org/318091966" -"1033917","AjJi","AjJi",,,"0","2",,"1262741657","2010-01-06T01:34:17Z","Google's biggest announcement was not a phone, but a URL","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/01/googles-big-news-today-was-not-a-phone-but-a-url.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss#" -"1036002","computinggeek","computinggeek",,,"0","1",,"1262818040","2010-01-06T22:47:20Z","Google launch Nexus One Handset","http://thecomputinggeek.com/google-launch-nexus-one-handset/" -"1036344","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1262831793","2010-01-07T02:36:33Z","Google Phone - The ""F You iPhone"" phone","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7SzB58qHI0" -"1036952","mshafrir","mshafrir",,,"0","1",,"1262869618","2010-01-07T13:06:58Z","Microsoft opens CES without much-hyped tablet, highlights past successes","http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/07/ces.microsoft/index.html" -"1038103","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","1",,"1262901104","2010-01-07T21:51:44Z","Microsoft's history with the Tablet PC ","http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/010710-microsoft-tablet-pc.html#slide1" -"1038243","optiplex","optiplex",,,"0","2",,"1262904968","2010-01-07T22:56:08Z","Exclusive look at how Microsoft's Project Natal works","http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-01/exclusive-inside-microsofts-project-natal" -"1038851","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1262924897","2010-01-08T04:28:17Z","Why Google's Nexus One Phone may Herald End to Overpriced Cell Service","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703436504574640641358732198.html" -"1042156","dnsworks","dnsworks",,,"56","29","It seems to me that the geek hoi polloi would be up in arms over the shenanigans that Apple and Google have been pulling over the last year if they were Microsoft. Apple's monopolistic practices over iPhone applications and clone makers for example. Also Google's privacy invasions including Eric Schmidt's dismissal of the notion that people have a right to privacy.

Do we cut Apple and Google far too much slack just because they have cooler products than and are not Microsoft?","1263078848","2010-01-09T23:14:08Z","Ask HN: Are we too lenient on Google and Apple?", -"1043877","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1263165423","2010-01-10T23:17:03Z","'We could do better,'- Google open-source boss comes clean on Android","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/07/dibona_on_android/" -"1045854","niyazpk","niyazpk",,,"0","1",,"1263240110","2010-01-11T20:01:50Z","Complaints greet Google Nexus One phone","http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8451473.stm" -"1047348","fiaz","fiaz",,,"0","1",,"1263301076","2010-01-12T12:57:56Z","Cracks Show in Google's Nexus One Strategy","http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/cracks-show-googles-nexus-one-strategy" -"1050130","abennett","abennett",,,"1","1",,"1263391363","2010-01-13T14:02:43Z","Microsoft's hidden XP 'patch'","http://www.itworld.com/security/92426/microsofts-hidden-xp-patch" -"1051046","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1263414567","2010-01-13T20:29:27Z","Valleywag’s $100,000 Bounty For Apple Tablet Leaks May Face Legal Repercussions","http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/13/valleywag-tablet-bounty/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"1051241","linuxmag","linuxmag",,,"0","1",,"1263419121","2010-01-13T21:45:21Z","Desktop Linux Market Share Will Rise, Thanks to Microsoft","http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7669" -"1052860","lt","lt",,,"0","1",,"1263484958","2010-01-14T16:02:38Z","Behind the China attacks on Google (FAQ)","http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10434721-245.html" -"1053555","superasso","superasso","true",,"0","1",,"1263502087","2010-01-14T20:48:07Z","Google","http://www.google.it/" -"1055045","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1263569333","2010-01-15T15:28:53Z","Why China Needs Google More Than Google Needs China","http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4342408.html" -"1055939","kareemm","kareemm",,,"0","2",,"1263591398","2010-01-15T21:36:38Z","Google, China, and the New High Ground of Advantage","http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2010/01/google_china_and_the_new_high.html" -"1061287","IgorPartola","IgorPartola",,,"0","2",,"1263866024","2010-01-19T01:53:44Z","Microsoft bots perform denial of service on Perl Testers","http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Microsoft-bots-perform-denial-of-service-on-Perl-Testers-906094.html" -"1061587","test4passcisco","test4passcisco","true",,"-1","1","fulldownload many microsoft 70-685 exam braindumps","1263879759","2010-01-19T05:42:39Z","Fulldownload many Microsoft 70-685 exam braindumps","http://www.510la.com/full-download-many-microsoft-70-685/" -"1062411","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1263917756","2010-01-19T16:15:56Z","Google Delays Phone Launch in China -- Getting In Deeper...","http://www.asiabizblog.com/archives/2010/01/google_delays_p.htm" -"1062810","mshafrir","mshafrir",,,"0","1",,"1263926831","2010-01-19T18:47:11Z","Google I/O 2010 Sessions","http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/sessions.html" -"1064305","mikeliu","mikeliu",,,"0","1",,"1263973629","2010-01-20T07:47:09Z","U.S. gov't link can dent Google's image","http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2010-01/20/c_13143763.htm" -"1064344","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"1","3",,"1263975337","2010-01-20T08:15:37Z","Microsoft to delete Bing users' IP addresses after 6 months","http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/01/bing-beats-google-but-not-yahoo-in-keeping-search-records.ars" -"1064818","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1263998731","2010-01-20T14:45:31Z","Google books opponents propose public guardian","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/20/BUTG1BKEFR.DTL" -"1064831","stakent","stakent",,,"0","1",,"1263999094","2010-01-20T14:51:34Z","Queries With Removed/ Censored Results in Google","http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2010-01-20-n14.html" -"1065249","CWuestefeld","CWuestefeld",,,"0","2",,"1264009368","2010-01-20T17:42:48Z","About the stakes for China in the Google showdown","http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2010/01/about_the_stakes_for_china_in.php" -"1065913","senthil_rajasek","senthil_rajasek",,,"0","1",,"1264025276","2010-01-20T22:07:56Z","Google to rent movies through YouTube","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-to-rent-movies-through-youtube-2010-01-20" -"1066954","pmarin","pmarin",,,"0","1",,"1264066257","2010-01-21T09:30:57Z","Automated printing of google-calendar with ical2pcal and NSLU2 ","http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=201001201711.04293.marr%40copper.net&forum_name=pcal-interest" -"1067713","bensummers","bensummers",,,"0","2",,"1264093940","2010-01-21T17:12:20Z","Microsofts top lawyer demands a cloud computing law","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/21/brad_smith_cloud_computing_microsoft/" -"1070352","babyshake","babyshake",,,"0","1",,"1264185895","2010-01-22T18:44:55Z","Scaling for High-Performance on Google App Engine","http://highscalability.com/blog/2010/1/22/how-buddypoke-scales-on-facebook-using-google-app-engine.html?lastPage=true&postSubmitted=true" -"1070763","jakehow","jakehow",,,"9","1",,"1264196593","2010-01-22T21:43:13Z","Corporations as Uber-Citizens","http://rushkoff.com/2010/01/22/corporations-as-uber-citizens/" -"1071039","brooklynick","brooklynick",,,"0","4","Where do Microsoft, Google, Apple and Yahoo compete? Chart helps answer this question.","1264205338","2010-01-23T00:08:58Z","A Big-Picture Look at Google, Microsoft, Apple And Yahoo","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/a-big-picture-look-at-google-microsoft-apple-and-yahoo/" -"1072794","tsecuritytimes","tsecuritytimes",,,"0","1",,"1264297706","2010-01-24T01:48:26Z","VIDEO: Aurora IE Exploit used by China against Google How to","http://thesecuritytimes.com/?p=820&sms_ss=hackernews" -"1073467","stakent","stakent",,,"0","1",,"1264352615","2010-01-24T17:03:35Z","Google's A-Z of How-Tos","http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2010-01-24-n80.html" -"1075234","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1264432729","2010-01-25T15:18:49Z","Analysts see Project Natal adding billions to Microsoft's revenue","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/01/analysts_see_project_natal_as_microsofts_next_billion-dollar_product.html" -"1075522","alexandros","alexandros",,,"0","1",,"1264440026","2010-01-25T17:20:26Z","Extensions, bookmark sync and more for Google Chrome","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/extensions-bookmark-sync-and-more-for.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMKuf+%28Official+Google+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"1076824","terrellm","terrellm",,,"0","1",,"1264472646","2010-01-26T02:24:06Z","Google’s Legacy - the Internet Cesspool","http://www.johnon.com/721/google-investment.html" -"1077064","kushaura","kushaura",,,"0","1",,"1264481481","2010-01-26T04:51:21Z","Old School Google Toolbar for IE4 & Navigator 4.0","http://www.google.com/options/buttons.html" -"1078679","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","2",,"1264536667","2010-01-26T20:11:07Z","Google Reader notifies changes in sites without feeds","http://www.thestandard.com/news/2010/01/26/google-reader-notifies-changes-sites-without-feeds" -"1079718","pufuwozu","pufuwozu",,,"0","1",,"1264564639","2010-01-27T03:57:19Z","Australian Google row over missing Aborigine flag","http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8480313.stm" -"1079863","vaksel","vaksel",,,"3","1",,"1264570839","2010-01-27T05:40:39Z","Apple releases the tablet.","http://blog.styleguidance.com/post/355658636/apple-releases-the-tablet" -"1081089","prbuckley","prbuckley",,,"1","2","Did anyone else get this... -Error establishing a database connection -When visiting Techcrunch at 10am today?","1264615829","2010-01-27T18:10:29Z","Tech Crunch Crashes under Apple Load?", -"1081144","morphir","morphir",,,"0","2","I know, I know. Apple does indeed plan their marketing efforts carefully, with a lethal precision, starting with this so called ""leak"", which we all know is staged like a wrestling match. Then accumulating in to tons of speculations among mainstream media. Up until the very last hours before a new carefully crafted Apple product gets launched. Shush! He is about to talk. He, Steve Jobs, is gonna talk about the new product that is gonna shape the industry for the coming years.

When writing this, it's just 3 minutes left before Apple launches the product. Maybe it was because Alan Kay said it was gonna rule the world, maybe it was because I know apple will deliver every time (in terms of quality), I dunno. All I know, is that I am NOT gonna buy the device for any foreseeable future, yet I'm gonna watch it's product presentation.

Other (hardware)-companies need to learn from Apple, and it does not involve making a cheap copy of their products.

Steve Jobs once said that Apple don't do marketing. And in a sense he is kind of right, because what they do, could be considered social engineering. They let the innovators, the techies be their salesmen and disciples. They herd will then follow autonomously.","1264617494","2010-01-27T18:38:14Z","Apple does social engineering, not marketing", -"1081591","nocivus","nocivus",,,"0","1",,"1264623275","2010-01-27T20:14:35Z","Things i wanted in Apple's iPad (tablet)","http://diffract.me/2010/01/things-i-wanted-in-apples-ipad-tablet/" -"1082398","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"0","1",,"1264635989","2010-01-27T23:46:29Z","Apple Disses Netbooks, Again","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-disses-netbooks-again-2009-9" -"1082452","blazamos","blazamos",,,"0","2",,"1264637162","2010-01-28T00:06:02Z","Gruber's initial thoughts on the iPad (15 minute video interview)","http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2010/01/full-interview-john-gruber-on-apples-ipad-announcement/" -"1082833","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1264647101","2010-01-28T02:51:41Z","Ballmer: Microsoft's business 'must respect the laws of China'","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/01/microsofts_ballmer_our_business_must_respect_the_laws_of_china.html" -"1083192","pieceofpeace","pieceofpeace",,,"0","5",,"1264660564","2010-01-28T06:36:04Z","AI scientist Jürgen Schmidhuber & 'Artificial Curiosity'","http://hplusmagazine.com/articles/ai/build-optimal-scientist-then-retire" -"1084138","robg","robg",,,"0","2",,"1264694901","2010-01-28T16:08:21Z","Lessig - For The Love Of Culture: Google, copyright, and our future","http://www.tnr.com/article/the-love-culture?page=0,0" -"1084419","Solacetech","Solacetech","true",,"-1","1",,"1264700321","2010-01-28T17:38:41Z","SiliconANGLE — Blog — Apple iPad = iTunes New Money Making Machine","http://siliconangle.com/blog/2010/01/28/apple-ipad-itunes-new-money-making-machine/#" -"1087085","john_r","john_r",,,"1","10",,"1264788851","2010-01-29T18:14:11Z","Uberblic.org - Integrating the Web of Data","http://uberblic.org/2010/01/uberblic-release/" -"1091235","ldhub1","ldhub1",,,"0","21",,"1264976873","2010-01-31T22:27:53Z","Uberblic Release","http://uberblic.org/2010/01/uberblic-release" -"1092605","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1265040099","2010-02-01T16:01:39Z","Google adds search to Gmail's 'Compose Mail' view?","http://www.itworld.com/internet/94825/google-adds-search-gmails-compose-mail-view" -"1093132","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1265051142","2010-02-01T19:05:42Z","Microsoft Bing masterclass: Use Bing search and maps more efficiently","http://www.itworld.com/internet/94863/microsoft-bing-masterclass" -"1095168","stejules","stejules",,,"0","1","Get an idea about how the Chrome OS tablet UI might look in hardware

While Tablet hardware is somewhat a commodity , the big issue is software. It's a fast operating system that's completely browser centric.","1265126732","2010-02-02T16:05:32Z","Demo of Google Chrome OS Tablet UI Concept [video]","http://androgeek.com/demo-of-google-chrome-os-tablet-ui-concept-video.html" -"1095823","frisco","frisco",,,"0","1",,"1265139409","2010-02-02T19:36:49Z","Google Apps Drops Support For IE6","http://lifehacker.com/5460043/google-apps-drops-support-for-ie6" -"1096675","mgrouchy","mgrouchy",,,"0","1",,"1265156693","2010-02-03T00:24:53Z","A First Taste Of What The Google Tablet’s Interface Will Look Like","http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/02/01/google-tablet-photos/" -"1097873","stakent","stakent",,,"0","1",,"1265210431","2010-02-03T15:20:31Z","Google Plans Store for Online Business Software","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107204575039704126843676.html" -"1098774","yumraj","yumraj",,,"0","1",,"1265229158","2010-02-03T20:32:38Z","Adobe's creative legacy & the proprietary aspirations of Apple & Google","http://blogs.zdnet.com/collaboration/?p=1323&tag=wrapper;col1" -"1102787","Arsene","Arsene","true",,"-1","1",,"1265348036","2010-02-05T05:33:56Z","FAQ About My Ubervegan Lifestyle","http://www.danceproof.com/2010/02/05/faq-about-ubervegan-lifestyle/#" -"1102825","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1265349158","2010-02-05T05:52:38Z","Microsoft responds to Dick Brass: 'We measure our work by its broad impact'","http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/microsoft-responds-to-dick-brass-we-measure-our-work-by-its-br/" -"1103675","there","there",,,"0","2",,"1265382728","2010-02-05T15:12:08Z","EPIC Seeks Records on Google-NSA Relationship","http://epic.org/2010/02/epic-seeks-records-on-google-n.html" -"1103898","helwr","helwr",,,"0","1",,"1265387315","2010-02-05T16:28:35Z","Marissa Mayer (Google) at Stanford","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soYKFWqVVzg" -"1104972","soulfriek","soulfriek",,,"0","1",,"1265406043","2010-02-05T21:40:43Z","Alerts & Updates « Google Chrome Extensions","http://www.chromeextensions.org/category/alerts-updates/" -"1104987","helwr","helwr",,,"0","2",,"1265406309","2010-02-05T21:45:09Z","Google upgrades its file system to ext4","http://lists.openwall.net/linux-ext4/2010/01/04/8" -"1108036","anderzole","anderzole",,,"4","19",,"1265567931","2010-02-07T18:38:51Z","John Gruber on the “Auteur Theory of Design” from Macworld 2009","http://www.edibleapple.com/john-gruber-on-the-auteur-theory-of-design-from-macworld-2009/" -"1110504","alexandros","alexandros",,,"0","1",,"1265658896","2010-02-08T19:54:56Z","Will Google's Translator Phone Lead Us to Babylon or Babble On?","http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/googles-translator-phone-bad-idea-babel-fish?partner=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"1111714","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1265698753","2010-02-09T06:59:13Z","Google prepares Facebook assault","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f96e616-150e-11df-ad58-00144feab49a.html" -"1112206","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"0","2",,"1265724821","2010-02-09T14:13:41Z","The Page Space Wars, a cyber war for territory in Googles index","http://jacquesmattheij.com/the-page-space-wars-a-cyber-war-for-territory-in-googles-index" -"1112242","joelg87","joelg87",,,"0","2",,"1265726040","2010-02-09T14:34:00Z","Why Google won’t give Twitter or Facebook a buzz cut tomorrow","http://scobleizer.com/2010/02/09/why-google-wont-give-twitter-or-facebook-a-buzz-cut-tomorrow/" -"1112359","icey","icey",,,"0","2",,"1265729209","2010-02-09T15:26:49Z","Publishers Gain Leverage in E-Book Negotiations With Google","http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/books/09google.html" -"1112739","ilamont","ilamont","true",,"-1","1",,"1265738122","2010-02-09T17:55:22Z","Microsoft Azure is available, but does anyone care?","http://infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/microsoft-azure-available-does-anyone-care-502" -"1112989","hasanove","hasanove",,,"0","1",,"1265743618","2010-02-09T19:26:58Z","Google Buzz - Official Demo","http://youtu.be/yi50KlsCBio" -"1113513","lssndrdn","lssndrdn",,,"0","1",,"1265753869","2010-02-09T22:17:49Z","Microsoft slams Google Buzz","http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/09/microsoft-slams-google-buzz/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher" -"1113676","elblanco","elblanco",,,"0","1",,"1265758035","2010-02-09T23:27:15Z","Google Making Gmail Into a Communications Hub","http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/02/gmail-hub/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wired/index+(Wired:+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher" -"1114849","shimon","shimon",,,"0","1",,"1265811739","2010-02-10T14:22:19Z","Google Street View Snowmobile offers view from Vancouver's Whistler Mountain","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/vancouver-forecast-light-winds.html" -"1115488","computinggeek","computinggeek",,,"0","1",,"1265824438","2010-02-10T17:53:58Z","Google to unveil 1 GB per second fiber optic broadband network","http://thecomputinggeek.com/google-to-unveil-1-gb-per-second-fiber-optic-broadband-network/" -"1116291","jajilore","jajilore",,,"0","2",,"1265842430","2010-02-10T22:53:50Z","Interview with Charlie Mcdonnell 3rd most subscribed(212,679) YouTuber in the UK","http://yourhiddenpotential.co.uk/2009/11/11/yhp-interviews-youtuber-vlogger-charlie-mcdonnell/" -"1116618","nreece","nreece",,,"0","2",,"1265851784","2010-02-11T01:29:44Z","For Google Buzz, Microsoft's SharePoint is a bigger target","http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=30606" -"1117905","monkeygrinder","monkeygrinder",,,"0","1",,"1265904615","2010-02-11T16:10:15Z","Google Buzz: A visual tour (slideshow)","http://slideshow.techworld.com/3212495/google-buzz-a-visual-tour/" -"1118037","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1265907504","2010-02-11T16:58:24Z","Google refuses to censor Australian YouTube","http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/11/google-refuses-to-ce.html" -"1118386","wglb","wglb",,,"39","30",,"1265913951","2010-02-11T18:45:51Z","New Anti-Piracy Windows 7 Update ""Phones Home"" to Microsoft Every 90 Days","http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000681.html" -"1118561","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","5",,"1265917755","2010-02-11T19:49:15Z","Microsoft hints at Office for iPad","http://www.t3.com/news/microsoft-hints-at-office-for-ipad?=43603" -"1118771","tvon","tvon",,,"0","1",,"1265922817","2010-02-11T21:13:37Z","Coming: Microsoft's New Mobile Phone Software","http://kara.allthingsd.com/20100208/microsofts-new-mobile-phone-software-is-coming-and-its-project-pink-still-lives-but-should-it-just-give-up-and-buy-rim/" -"1120038","hiteshiitk","hiteshiitk",,,"0","1",,"1265961346","2010-02-12T07:55:46Z","Google Buzz: A Privacy Issue","http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/11/reply-google-buzz-exposing-email/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"1120306","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","1",,"1265975032","2010-02-12T11:43:52Z","TechCrunch integration with Google Buzz","http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/11/google-buzz-techcrunch/" -"1120665","ukdm","ukdm",,,"1","1",,"1265986844","2010-02-12T15:00:44Z","25% of Russian software retailers sell pirated Microsoft products ","http://www.geek.com/articles/news/25-of-russian-software-retailers-sell-pirated-microsoft-products-20100212/" -"1120973","linuxmag","linuxmag",,,"0","1",,"1265993031","2010-02-12T16:43:51Z","Google Buzz: Much Ado about Something","http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7703" -"1122363","wglb","wglb",,,"0","2",,"1266025973","2010-02-13T01:52:53Z"," Google and the Battle for the Soul of the Internet","http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000673.html" -"1123537","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","9",,"1266094458","2010-02-13T20:54:18Z","John Gruber on Apple's 10 biggest problems","http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/02/13/apples-10-biggest-problems/" -"1124231","juanvincible","juanvincible",,,"0","1",,"1266128409","2010-02-14T06:20:09Z","Gruber - a great blogger, terrible twitter. agree?","http://twitter.com/rogermugs/status/9047053825" -"1125063","sinbsd","sinbsd",,,"0","2",,"1266175014","2010-02-14T19:16:54Z","Try out Google Android OS without having to buy a phone","http://www.linuxcritic.com/linux-bsd-distributions/google-android-os-buy-phone" -"1126380","monkeygrinder","monkeygrinder",,,"0","3",,"1266234174","2010-02-15T11:42:54Z","Microsoft withdraws flawed Windows update ","http://news.techworld.com/operating-systems/3212655/microsoft-withdraws-flawed-windows-update/?cmpid=TD1N12&no1x1" -"1126422","monkeygrinder","monkeygrinder",,,"0","1",,"1266236423","2010-02-15T12:20:23Z","Google Buzz tweaked after privacy complaints","http://news.techworld.com/networking/3212670/google-buzz-tweaked-after-privacy-complaints/?cmpid=TD1N5&no1x1" -"1126959","niyazpk","niyazpk",,,"0","1",,"1266253288","2010-02-15T17:01:28Z","Google's Endgame","http://www.techuser.net/google-endgame.html" -"1129817","christonog","christonog",,,"0","1",,"1266353357","2010-02-16T20:49:17Z","Google Bomb","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bomb" -"1130936","sumeeta","sumeeta",,,"0","7",,"1266384721","2010-02-17T05:32:01Z","Macworld 2010: John Gruber on Apple’s Top Issues","http://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/macworld-2010-john-gruber-on-apples-top-10-issues/" -"1131328","bankerrahul","bankerrahul","true",,"-1","1",,"1266406659","2010-02-17T11:37:39Z","The new “wow” from Microsoft – Windows Mobile 7 ","http://thecopypasteblog.com/the-new-“wow”-from-microsoft-–-windows-mobile-7" -"1132224","alexandros","alexandros",,,"0","1",,"1266434026","2010-02-17T19:13:46Z","Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch Talks About Flash, Apple","http://kara.allthingsd.com/20100217/adobes-cto-kevin-lynch-talks-about-apple-insults-flashs-future-and-more/" -"1132393","datums","datums",,,"0","1",,"1266437030","2010-02-17T20:03:50Z","Privacy Group Files Complaint with Feds Over Google's Social Network","http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/privacy-group-files-complaint-with-feds-over-googles-social-net/19361084/" -"1132606","ashishbharthi","ashishbharthi",,,"1","1",,"1266441344","2010-02-17T21:15:44Z","Joke Of The Week: Microsoft Plans To Charge For Its Mobile Operating System","http://gizmodo.com/5473855/joke-of-the-week-microsoft-plans-to-charge-for-its-mobile-operating-system?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29" -"1134050","samwalker16","samwalker16","true",,"-1","1",,"1266499215","2010-02-18T13:20:15Z","Bite the Big Apple, New York","http://airticketsnewyork.blog.com/2010/02/17/bite-the-big-apple-new-york/" -"1134370","randomwalker","randomwalker",,,"11","39",,"1266508162","2010-02-18T15:49:22Z","Cookies, Supercookies and Ubercookies: Stealing the Identity of Web Visitors","http://33bits.org/2010/02/18/cookies-supercookies-and-ubercookies-stealing-the-identity-of-web-visitors/" -"1134791","cjoh","cjoh",,,"0","1",,"1266516253","2010-02-18T18:04:13Z","What if we Google Buzzed Government?","http://sunlightlabs.com/blog/2010/what-if-we-google-buzzed-government/" -"1141096","alexandros","alexandros",,,"0","1",,"1266780867","2010-02-21T19:34:27Z","Google Buzz No Facebook, Twitter Killer, Google Exec Says","http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Google-Buzz-No-Twitter-Facebook-Killer-Google-Exec-Says-137407/" -"1142576","fiaz","fiaz",,,"0","1",,"1266845310","2010-02-22T13:28:30Z","Developers, developers, developers: Microsoft's Windows 7 Mobile Challenge","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/02/windows-phone-7/" -"1142826","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","2",,"1266852216","2010-02-22T15:23:36Z","New Details Emerge About Google Hackers","http://mashable.com/2010/02/22/new-details-google-hackers/" -"1144051","ashishbharthi","ashishbharthi",,,"0","1",,"1266880945","2010-02-22T23:22:25Z","Hints & Tips: Google Chrome for Mac ","http://theappleblog.com/2010/02/22/hints-tips-google-chrome-for-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAppleBlog+%28TheAppleBlog%29" -"1145073","alexandros","alexandros",,,"13","6",,"1266917854","2010-02-23T09:37:34Z","How Random Is Microsoft’s Random Browser Choice Screen In Europe?","http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-ballot-screen/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"1145436","Roridge","Roridge",,,"2","1",,"1266936229","2010-02-23T14:43:49Z","Apple iPhone tops 2009 smartphone sales","http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/02/23/2009_smartphone_sales/" -"1145450","sallywu","sallywu",,,"0","1",,"1266936516","2010-02-23T14:48:36Z","Web Laureate Insight, ""Microsoft & Yahoo: 44.6B""","http://web-poet.com/2010/02/23/insight-microsoft-yahoo-44-6/" -"1145965","sumeeta","sumeeta",,,"0","3",,"1266948991","2010-02-23T18:16:31Z","The Gruber 10: Apple's Top Issues (video)","http://www.macworldexpo.com/macworldtv" -"1147536","alexandros","alexandros",,,"0","1",,"1266997982","2010-02-24T07:53:02Z","EU antitrust enforcers turn their eyes upon Google","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/eu-antitrust-enforcers-turn-their-eyes-upon-google.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss" -"1148114","eroach","eroach",,,"0","2",,"1267023950","2010-02-24T15:05:50Z","Google Do No Evil, Hit Again","http://roachpost.com/2010/02/24/google-do-no-evil-hit-again/" -"1148509","cwan","cwan",,,"0","2",,"1267032603","2010-02-24T17:30:03Z","Google, under antitrust scrutiny, points its finger at Microsoft","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/02/google_under_antitrust_scrutiny_points_a_finger_at_microsoft.html" -"1150041","DavidSJ","DavidSJ",,,"0","2",,"1267073931","2010-02-25T04:58:51Z","John Gruber at Macworld 2010","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbrfsXYoyCI" -"1152175","abennett","abennett",,,"0","2",,"1267150254","2010-02-26T02:10:54Z","Microsoft recruited top notch guns for Waledac takedown","http://www.itworld.com/security/97906/microsoft-recruited-top-notch-guns-waledac-takedown" -"1153630","cwan","cwan",,,"0","2",,"1267206280","2010-02-26T17:44:40Z","Ex-Microsoft developer Koss on why he's now a 'Google fanboy'","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/02/ex-microsoft_developer_mike_koss_on_why_hes_now_a_google_fanboy.html" -"1159202","wglb","wglb",,,"0","3",,"1267464700","2010-03-01T17:31:40Z","Microsoft Warns of New IE Code Execution Flaw ","http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/microsoft-warns-new-ie-code-execution-flaw-030110" -"1162066","mgrouchy","mgrouchy",,,"0","1",,"1267553534","2010-03-02T18:12:14Z","The Complaint: Apple’s Patent Lawsuit Against HTC Is All About Android","http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/02/the-complaint-apples-patent-lawsuit-against-htc-is-all-about-android/" -"1163337","shaddi","shaddi",,,"0","2",,"1267589014","2010-03-03T04:03:34Z","Topeka to temporarily change name to ""Google, Kansas""","http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/02/google.kansas.topeka/index.html?hpt=C1" -"1163650","bluebit","bluebit",,,"0","1",,"1267602782","2010-03-03T07:53:02Z","Is Google Finally Getting into Search Engine Optimization?","http://www.fuseware.net/2010/03/google-search-engine-optimization/" -"1163901","lmacvittie","lmacvittie",,,"0","1",,"1267617474","2010-03-03T11:57:54Z","Microsoft Hops into Infrastructure 2.0 ","http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/macvittie/archive/2010/03/03/microsoft-hops-into-infrastructure-2.0.aspx" -"1163952","robg","robg",,,"0","1",,"1267620366","2010-03-03T12:46:06Z","Strain on HTC From Apple Suit Is Likely to Be Long-Term","http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/technology/04htc.html?hpw" -"1164390","wallflower","wallflower",,,"0","1",,"1267633089","2010-03-03T16:18:09Z","Google CIO on IT and productivity","http://www.cioinsight.com/index2.php?option=content&task=view&id=882911&pop=1&hide_ads=1&page=1&hide_js=1" -"1167211","eapen","eapen",,,"0","1","Given the interest on Mahalo's spammy techniques, I found this comment by Matt Cutts on his blog interesting.

""... If you’re not aware, Mahalo has been making major changes recently (e.g. putting a lot of noindex tags on their short pages). It’s safe to assume that if they didn’t (and don’t) take sufficient action, then my team is always ready to investigate in detail.""","1267718884","2010-03-04T16:08:04Z","Google's LinkSpam Report and Matt's note about Mahalo","http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/calling-for-link-spam-reports/#comment-486304" -"1167817","jeff18","jeff18",,,"34","69",,"1267731275","2010-03-04T19:34:35Z","Ubisoft’s Uber DRM Cracked Within a Day","http://torrentfreak.com/ubisofts-uber-drm-cracked-within-a-day-100304/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29" -"1168125","rufugee","rufugee",,,"0","1",,"1267739052","2010-03-04T21:44:12Z","IO Data is latest company to pay Microsoft for supposed ""Linux patents""","http://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/03/04/1728214/IO-Data-Licenses-Microsofts-Linux-Patents" -"1168937","vaksel","vaksel",,,"0","1",,"1267769087","2010-03-05T06:04:47Z","Ubisoft’s Uber DRM Cracked Within a Day","http://torrentfreak.com/ubisofts-uber-drm-cracked-within-a-day-100304/" -"1169060","BurgherJon","BurgherJon",,,"0","1",,"1267778120","2010-03-05T08:35:20Z","Google's Eating the Enterprise Elephant","http://jonathancavell.com/wordpress/tech/2010/03/googles-eating-the-enterprise-elephant" -"1169347","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","1",,"1267796894","2010-03-05T13:48:14Z","Microsoft's tax-for-hacks a 'horrible' idea, say security experts","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9166458/Microsoft_s_tax_for_hacks_horrible_idea_say_security_experts" -"1170181","alexandros","alexandros",,,"0","2",,"1267816219","2010-03-05T19:10:19Z","Strategy: Planning for a Power Outage Google Style","http://highscalability.com/blog/2010/3/5/strategy-planning-for-a-power-outage-google-style.html" -"1172519","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"26","38",,"1267920397","2010-03-07T00:06:37Z","Microsoft Small Basic","http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/ff384126.aspx?ppud=4" -"1172783","chaostheory","chaostheory",,,"0","1",,"1267930642","2010-03-07T02:57:22Z","Microsoft shows off single game running on Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox","http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/06/microsoft-shows-off-single-game-running-on-windows-windows-phon/" -"1174437","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1268012137","2010-03-08T01:35:37Z","Taking aim at Microsoft: Google buys DocVerse ","http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35730801/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/" -"1175261","1SockChuck","1SockChuck",,,"0","1",,"1268053969","2010-03-08T13:12:49Z","When the Power Goes Out at a Google Data Center","http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/03/08/when-the-power-goes-out-at-google/" -"1175616","fogus","fogus",,,"1","4",,"1268064742","2010-03-08T16:12:22Z","Learn Programming with Microsoft Small Basic","http://codemonkeyism.com/learn-programming-microsoft-small-basic/" -"1176162","yumraj","yumraj",,,"0","1",,"1268076493","2010-03-08T19:28:13Z","YouTube - The SECRETS of the Apple iPad Ad (Oscar)","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGEcYtVBxGc&feature=player_embedded" -"1176302","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1268079599","2010-03-08T20:19:59Z","The future of Windows, and why Microsoft should make PCs","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/03/the_future_of_windows_and_why_microsoft_should_make_pcs.html" -"1178534","einarvollset","einarvollset",,,"0","1",,"1268150273","2010-03-09T15:57:53Z","Google's Real Power—Angel Investors","http://images.businessweek.com/ss/10/02/0225_google_angel_investors/4.htm" -"1178624","monkeygrinder","monkeygrinder",,,"0","1",,"1268152162","2010-03-09T16:29:22Z","Apple iPhone app fine print hurts developers","http://news.techworld.com/applications/3214735/apple-iphone-app-fine-print-hurts-developers/" -"1178635","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1268152404","2010-03-09T16:33:24Z","Google links up with Dish Network; Opening gambit against Apple TV?","http://government.zdnet.com/?p=7561&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ZDNetBlogs+%28ZDNet+All+Blogs%29" -"1179222","erratic","erratic",,,"0","1",,"1268164842","2010-03-09T20:00:42Z","Meet Picnik, Google's New Photo Editing Tool","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-picnik-photo-editing-tool-2010-3" -"1179764","mcav","mcav",,,"0","1",,"1268179939","2010-03-10T00:12:19Z","Google Voice returns to iPhone via slick weblication","http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/google-voice-on-iphone-again-in-weblication-riverturn-opens-black-swan-up/" -"1181021","MykalMorton","MykalMorton",,,"0","0",,"1268233215","2010-03-10T15:00:15Z","Mike Siwek, shows how Google dominates","http://danwin.com/thoughts/mike-siwek-lawyer-from-michigan-shows-how-google-dominates/" -"1185372","pan69","pan69",,,"0","1",,"1268352568","2010-03-12T00:09:28Z","Fun with Google maps","http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2010/03/illustration_fun_with_google_maps.html" -"1186691","Hagelin","Hagelin",,,"0","1",,"1268403725","2010-03-12T14:22:05Z","With More Than Enough Apps, Apple Pushes for Quality","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/app-store-quality?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29" -"1187599","baguasquirrel","baguasquirrel",,,"0","2",,"1268423318","2010-03-12T19:48:38Z","China warns Google to comply with censorship laws","http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8564822.stm" -"1187908","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","1",,"1268431354","2010-03-12T22:02:34Z","Google's privacy challenge","http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/12/technology/google_privacy/index.htm?hpt=T2" -"1194012","nano81","nano81",,,"0","1",,"1268684879","2010-03-15T20:27:59Z","Hitwise: Facebook passes Google in U.S. visits","http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/15/hitwise-says-facebook-most-popular-u-s-site/" -"1194216","dbatch","dbatch",,,"0","1",,"1268689449","2010-03-15T21:44:09Z","Facebook Was More Popular In The U.S. Than Google Last Week ","http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-was-more-popular-in-the-us-than-google-last-week-2010-3" -"1198894","beeker","beeker",,,"0","1",,"1268842371","2010-03-17T16:12:51Z","Google Reader Play fixes RSS","http://www.rekeeb.com/2010/03/17/google-reader-play/" -"1199022","rfreytag","rfreytag",,,"0","2",,"1268845167","2010-03-17T16:59:27Z","Is There a Google News Blacklist?","http://www.cringely.com/2010/03/is-there-a-google-news-blacklist/" -"1202678","googlr","googlr",,,"0","1",,"1268950801","2010-03-18T22:20:01Z","Google Developing Google Analytics Opt-Out Plugin","http://blog.arpitnext.com/2010/03/google-analytics-opt-out-tracking.html" -"1207004","yanw","yanw",,,"0","1",,"1269119555","2010-03-20T21:12:35Z","Google To Newspapers: Experiment, Experiment, Experiment","http://techdirt.com/articles/20100309/1552478485.shtml" -"1210254","kaffeinecoma","kaffeinecoma",,,"0","1",,"1269265155","2010-03-22T13:39:15Z","A Multilingual Password Generator using GWT and Google App Engine","http://garmhold.blogspot.com/2010/03/password-generator.html" -"1211058","spif","spif",,,"0","2",,"1269284329","2010-03-22T18:58:49Z","Google makes various API's faster - allows for partial responses","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_wants_to_make_apis_faster_introduces_partial_response_update.php" -"1211197","pmjordan","pmjordan",,,"0","1",,"1269287394","2010-03-22T19:49:54Z","Google Will Redirect China Users to Uncensored Site","http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/technology/23google.html" -"1212649","dreemteem","dreemteem",,,"0","1",,"1269342039","2010-03-23T11:00:39Z","China blocking Google after self-censorship dropped","http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/online/new-media/news/index.cfm?newsid=19508" -"1212661","Hagelin","Hagelin",,,"0","1",,"1269342743","2010-03-23T11:12:23Z","Apple taking revenue from Nintendo and Sony","http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/03/22/apple.devices.carve.out.19pc.gaming.revenue/" -"1212941","machete","machete",,,"0","2",,"1269353730","2010-03-23T14:15:30Z","Microsoft Patches Linux; Linus Responds","http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7439" -"1213846","thomasoppong","thomasoppong",,,"0","1",,"1269373504","2010-03-23T19:45:04Z"," Increase Your Adwords Profits With Google Adwords Optimizer","http://boostta.com/2010/03/23/increase-your-adwords-profits-with-google-adwords-optimizer/" -"1216918","sdfx","sdfx",,,"0","1",,"1269465589","2010-03-24T21:19:49Z","Let's Not Celebrate Google's Decision to Abandon China","http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/Let-s-Not-Celebrate-Google-s-Decision-to-Abandon-China.aspx" -"1219570","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1269552866","2010-03-25T21:34:26Z","How I fixed a Google disaster","http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20100326-how-i-fixed-a-google-disaster.html" -"1219923","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1269563578","2010-03-26T00:32:58Z","Google Fiber: Who has the lead? ","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/03/google_fiber_who_has_the_lead.html" -"1221543","yumraj","yumraj","true",,"-1","1",,"1269624140","2010-03-26T17:22:20Z","Publishers Push Back Against Steve Jobs' Anti-Flash Propaganda - Apple - Gawker","http://valleywag.gawker.com/5502300/publishers-push-back-against-steve-jobs-anti+flash-propaganda" -"1221784","yanw","yanw",,,"0","2",,"1269630457","2010-03-26T19:07:37Z","Create a Mail Merge with Gmail and Google Docs","http://www.labnol.org/software/mail-merge-with-gmail/13289/" -"1225673","sinzone","sinzone",,,"1","7",,"1269830442","2010-03-29T02:40:42Z","Google Apps Still A Tiny Business, But Microsoft Should Be In Panic Mode","http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-google-apps-still-a-tiny-business-only-50-million-a-year-but-microsoft-should-be-in-major-panic-mode-2010-3" -"1226242","dcawrey","dcawrey",,,"0","1",,"1269859053","2010-03-29T10:37:33Z","Wireless Carriers Get Revenue Share From Google Search","http://www.thechromesource.com/wireless-carriers-get-revenue-share-from-google-search/" -"1226765","sallywu","sallywu",,,"0","1",,"1269878648","2010-03-29T16:04:08Z","Web Laureate Insight, ""Microsoft: Bye Bye Bill""","http://web-poet.com/2010/03/29/insight-microsoft/" -"1227410","chrischen","chrischen",,,"0","2",,"1269892924","2010-03-29T20:02:04Z","Chinese Reactions to Google leaving China","http://www.chinasmack.com/stories/google-leaves-china-chinese-netizen-reactions/" -"1227896","sarimin","sarimin","true",,"-1","1",,"1269907090","2010-03-29T23:58:10Z","Karyawan Microsoft Demam iPhone","http://sarimingeek.com/index.php?page=blog&title=Karyawan+Microsoft+Demam+iPhone" -"1228537","jackowayed","jackowayed",,,"8","16",,"1269929986","2010-03-30T06:19:46Z","Gruber (Maybe) Tells Us Everything About the Next iPhone","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/03/29/wsj" -"1228966","MykalMorton","MykalMorton",,,"0","2",,"1269953342","2010-03-30T12:49:02Z","U.S. House Members Ask FTC to Investigate Google Buzz","http://mashable.com/2010/03/29/house-asks-ftc-google-buzz/" -"1231260","werk","werk",,,"0","1",,"1270026057","2010-03-31T09:00:57Z","Chinese Internet Memes & Dirty Words On Google Translate","http://www.chinasmack.com/stories/chinese-internet-memes-dirty-words-google-translate/" -"1232419","meddah","meddah",,,"0","1",,"1270056299","2010-03-31T17:24:59Z","Flash Player To Come Bundled With Google Chrome, New Browser Plugin API Coming","http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/30/flash-player-to-come-bundled-with-google-chrome-new-browser-plugin-api-coming" -"1233158","blhack","blhack",,,"0","1",,"1270072700","2010-03-31T21:58:20Z","Google Fires at Apple, Puts Flash Into Chrome Browser","http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/uElzKPh2VS8/" -"1234411","ge0rg","ge0rg","true",,"-1","1",,"1270125192","2010-04-01T12:33:12Z","Microsoft to release ""Other OS"" dashboard update in summer","http://free60.org/Other_OS_Loader" -"1236015","ziadbc","ziadbc",,,"0","1",,"1270183041","2010-04-02T04:37:21Z","Altair (The First PC) Inventor and inspiration for Microsoft Passes Away","http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100402/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obit_computer_designer" -"1237769","glower","glower",,,"3","10",,"1270248472","2010-04-02T22:47:52Z","Quick bit about Gruber and Doctorow","http://www.scripting.com/stories/2010/04/02/quickBitAboutGruberAndDoct.html" -"1244323","dcawrey","dcawrey",,,"0","2",,"1270551913","2010-04-06T11:05:13Z","A Look at Google in TV Advertising - Anyone Can Make a Spot","http://www.thechromesource.com/a-look-at-google-in-tv-advertising-anyone-can-make-a-spot/" -"1245091","yanw","yanw",,,"0","1",,"1270574453","2010-04-06T17:20:53Z","ISP redirected Google searches to it's own search engine","http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/04/windstream-in-windstorm-over-dns-redirects.ars" -"1248438","georgekv","georgekv",,,"50","112",,"1270674097","2010-04-07T21:01:37Z","John Gruber: The iPad","http://daringfireball.net/2010/04/the_ipad" -"1250595","probablycorey","probablycorey",,,"57","46","The new iPhone Developer Program License Agreement states...

3.3.1 Applications may only use Documented APIs in the manner prescribed by Apple and must not use or call any private APIs. Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine, and only code written in C, C++, and Objective-C may compile and directly link against the Documented APIs (e.g., Applications that link to Documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility layer or tool are prohibited).","1270753783","2010-04-08T19:09:43Z","Apple's attempt to block Flash on the iPhone/iPad?", -"1257454","n_aditiyaa","n_aditiyaa",,,"4","3",,"1271015303","2010-04-11T19:48:23Z","Open Source Drug Discovery(OSDD) in India ,yields a cure for tuberclosis","http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-decodes-tb-bacteria-paves-way-for-new-drug/113120-17.html?from=tn" -"1259727","niravs","niravs",,,"17","35",,"1271092375","2010-04-12T17:12:55Z","Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two announced: Windows Phone roots with a social slant","http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/12/microsoft-kin-one-and-kin-two-announced-windows-phone-roots-wit/" -"1259740","cwan","cwan",,,"0","2",,"1271092588","2010-04-12T17:16:28Z","Study: Google, Amazon topping Microsoft in pay for engineers","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/04/study_google_amazon_now_tops_in_pay_for_software_engineers.html" -"1259857","luigi","luigi",,,"0","0",,"1271095147","2010-04-12T17:59:07Z","Mouseless Monday #1 - Vimium on Google Chrome","http://luigimontanez.com/2010/mouseless-monday-1-vimium-google-chrome/" -"1260932","pwim","pwim",,,"0","1",,"1271122299","2010-04-13T01:31:39Z","Google Abolishes Japan Local President","http://asiajin.com/blog/2010/04/13/google-abolishes-japan-local-president-koichiro-tsujino-resigns-this-month/" -"1261117","nreece","nreece",,,"4","11",,"1271131740","2010-04-13T04:09:00Z","Why Microsoft’s Kin Could Be Huge","http://mashable.com/2010/04/12/kin-is-brilliant/" -"1261169","Concours","Concours",,,"0","1",,"1271133650","2010-04-13T04:40:50Z","Google’s Top Innovators On The Cloud, Net Neutrality, And More","http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/12/googles-top-innovators-on-the-cloud-net-neutrality-and-more/" -"1261213","ashishbharthi","ashishbharthi",,,"0","6",,"1271135538","2010-04-13T05:12:18Z","Gruber: Apple Was Right, Adobe Get Over It [video]","http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/12/gruber-apple-was-right-adobe-get-over-it-video/" -"1262004","jeyaganesh","jeyaganesh",,,"0","1","Apple ipad meets the shredder","1271167772","2010-04-13T14:09:32Z","Apple ipad : teared down completely","http://cybergyaan.blogspot.com/2010/04/ipad-teared-down-pics.html" -"1263265","ca98am79","ca98am79",,,"0","2",,"1271190484","2010-04-13T20:28:04Z","Manual Deskterity from Microsoft Research","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sTgLYH8qWs" -"1263609","amayne","amayne",,,"0","1",,"1271198988","2010-04-13T22:49:48Z","Is Apple's iAd the biggest thing since Google Search?","http://monetizethis.info/post/517761200/is-apples-iad-the-biggest-thing-since-google-search" -"1265635","va_coder","va_coder",,,"0","1",,"1271268779","2010-04-14T18:12:59Z","Google Will Launch Android-Powered gPad","http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/google-will-launch-android-powered-gpad" -"1265661","cosmohh","cosmohh",,,"0","1",,"1271269364","2010-04-14T18:22:44Z","How to use Microsoft Clipart files on Linux/Unix","http://blog.linkwerk.com/2010/04/how-to-use-microsoft-clipart-files-on-linuxunix/" -"1267291","helwr","helwr",,,"0","2",,"1271319866","2010-04-15T08:24:26Z","Google to Index Your Mesmerizing Twitter Trail","http://www.pcworld.com/article/194232/google_to_index_your_embarrassing_twitter_trail.html" -"1268656","seanl","seanl",,,"0","2",,"1271358844","2010-04-15T19:14:04Z","Dazzling new 3D buildings for New York City in Google Earth","http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/04/dazzling-new-3d-buildings-for-new-york.html" -"1274922","arunsharma","arunsharma",,,"1","1","My MacBook Pro was stolen at a popular hotel in Atlanta and the hotel staff hasn't been able to trace it. The police officer whom I reported the incident did not seem to be optimistic. What do I do ?","1271603375","2010-04-18T15:09:35Z","My Apple Mac Book Pro was stolen Steps to follow", -"1276548","mlongo","mlongo",,,"0","1",,"1271680389","2010-04-19T12:33:09Z","IAd: Opportunity for developers, a black eye for Google and Adobe","http://ipadwatcher.com/2010/04/11/iad-opportunity-for-developers-a-black-eye-for-google-and-adobe/" -"1283102","codemechanic","codemechanic",,,"17","36","Nowadays HN has news only related to fb, Apple and GOOG. Don't we have news on other innovative startups anymore? -Please list down your startups here and what do you do? I want some fresh air.","1271878523","2010-04-21T19:35:23Z","Ask HN: Don't we have any news other than Apple, Facebook or Google? ", -"1283639","mbrubeck","mbrubeck",,,"0","1",,"1271895536","2010-04-22T00:18:56Z","Where do developers draw the line with Apple?","http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/04/wheres-the-line-with-apple.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oreilly%2Fradar%2Fatom+%28O%27Reilly+Radar%29" -"1284142","jenny_wren","jenny_wren",,,"0","1",,"1271909885","2010-04-22T04:18:05Z","Apple's Outlook For IAd Not So Bold","http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=126619" -"1285201","gluejar","gluejar",,,"0","1",,"1271947499","2010-04-22T14:44:59Z","A Database of Riches: The Business Model Behind The Google Book Settlement","http://personanondata.blogspot.com/2010/04/database-of-riches-business-model.html" -"1285237","loboman","loboman",,,"0","2",,"1271948300","2010-04-22T14:58:20Z","Cuil Founder Lands Another Google Invention","http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2010/04/22/cuil-founder-lands-another-google-invention/" -"1286543","pauljonas","pauljonas",,,"2","4",,"1271972162","2010-04-22T21:36:02Z","IPhone, Gizmodo: Gruber Naive About Law","http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2010/04/iphone-gizmodo-gruber-naive-about-law.html" -"1289420","syncbrains","syncbrains","true",,"-1","1",,"1272055382","2010-04-23T20:43:02Z","Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Touch Pack For Free Download","http://savedelete.com/microsoft-releases-windows-7-touch-pack-for-free-download.html" -"1294997","fromedome","fromedome",,,"0","1",,"1272293609","2010-04-26T14:53:29Z","Motorola dumping Google's core location for Skyhook on Android phones","http://www.businessinsider.com/motorola-to-use-skyhook-wi-fi-gps-on-android-phones-replacing-googles-built-in-location-services-2010-4" -"1298070","michaelmayer","michaelmayer","true",,"-1","1","As news goes, last week was pretty exciting. There was the iPhone 4g debacle, the leak of details regarding Dell’s new smartphones, and Apple’s quarterly financial release, among others. When it comes to the mobile space, one thing is becoming clear, this is still anyone’s game.","1272373553","2010-04-27T13:05:53Z","There’s Something About Apple… And Other Essential News","http://www.inspiredm.com/2010/04/26/mobile-news/" -"1298818","sabat","sabat",,,"50","27",,"1272387334","2010-04-27T16:55:34Z","Gruber: Journalist Shield Law Won't Help in Gizmodo Case","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/04/26/blodget-shield-law" -"1301077","mun411","mun411",,,"0","1",,"1272443767","2010-04-28T08:36:07Z","Microsoft signs Android patent deal with HTC","http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100428/tc_nm/us_microsoft_android" -"1301817","sinbsd","sinbsd",,,"0","2",,"1272469599","2010-04-28T15:46:39Z","Microsoft and Joomla working together","http://www.cmscritic.com/microsoft-joomla-working/" -"1302464","rayvega","rayvega",,,"0","1",,"1272483381","2010-04-28T19:36:21Z","Microsoft, HTC reach patent deal over Google Android phones","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/04/microsoft_htc_reach_patent_deal_over_google_android_devices.html?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechFlash+%28TechFlash+-+Seattle%27s+Technology+News+Source%29" -"1305657","jim-greer","jim-greer",,,"0","1",,"1272568901","2010-04-29T19:21:41Z","Google is down","http://kong.dreamhosters.com/grabs/0bd856b92564e36ec8733f1fbe834d36.png" -"1309468","rpledge","rpledge",,,"0","1",,"1272663268","2010-04-30T21:34:28Z","How Google will ruin everything ","http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/how-google-will-ruin-everything/article1548509/" -"1310888","pfedor","pfedor",,,"2","15",,"1272736386","2010-05-01T17:53:06Z","ARM Powered Android LEGO Rubik's Speedcuber","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v8pJSGi4CA" -"1316410","hendler","hendler",,,"0","1",,"1272928305","2010-05-03T23:11:45Z","U.S. regulators mull antitrust look at Apple - Reuters","http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6425OU20100503" -"1316530","Serene","Serene",,,"0","1",,"1272931551","2010-05-04T00:05:51Z","Google Ventures unveils $100M annual investment goal","http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2010/05/03/daily14-Google-Ventures-unveils-100M-annual-investment-goal.html" -"1320467","ajaimk","ajaimk",,,"0","3",,"1273039670","2010-05-05T06:07:50Z","The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : Guest blogger: John Gruber","http://www.fakesteve.net/2010/05/guest-blogger-john-gruber.html" -"1320856","monkeygrinder","monkeygrinder",,,"1","1",,"1273059279","2010-05-05T11:34:39Z","Digital output produced this year would fill 75 billion Apple iPads","http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/it-business/it-department/news/index.cfm?newsid=20126" -"1321177","coderdude","coderdude",,,"0","1",,"1273067989","2010-05-05T13:59:49Z","Subscribe to premium data sources (like Navteq) via Microsoft codename ""Dallas""","https://www.sqlazureservices.com/Catalog.aspx" -"1322104","duck","duck",,,"0","1",,"1273085119","2010-05-05T18:45:19Z","Script tags for jQuery and other Google hosted javascript libraries","http://scriptsrc.net/" -"1324921","helwr","helwr",,,"0","1",,"1273166781","2010-05-06T17:26:21Z","Microsoft readying Hadoop for Windows Azure ","http://www.sdtimes.com/link/34319" -"1335867","wmf","wmf",,,"0","2",,"1273523995","2010-05-10T20:39:55Z","Failure as a Service: EC2 is for ""uber geeks"" but unsafe for newbies","http://www.elasticvapor.com/2010/05/failure-as-service.html" -"1336515","dcawrey","dcawrey",,,"0","1",,"1273541976","2010-05-11T01:39:36Z","It's a Good Time to be a Startup That Interests Google","http://www.thechromesource.com/its-a-good-time-to-be-a-startup-that-interests-google/" -"1336583","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1273543618","2010-05-11T02:06:58Z","Google Android Outsells Apple iPhone In The U.S.","http://www.businessinsider.com/android-iphone-sales-2010-5" -"1337146","shrikant","shrikant",,,"0","1",,"1273560846","2010-05-11T06:54:06Z","Google Feedback","http://www.google.com/tools/feedback/" -"1340527","RiderOfGiraffes","RiderOfGiraffes",,,"0","1",,"1273654405","2010-05-12T08:53:25Z","Microsoft Office 2010 takes aim at Google Docs","http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10107799.stm" -"1341583","staunch","staunch",,,"0","2",,"1273684975","2010-05-12T17:22:55Z","PG Particpating in Panel at the Google I/O 2010","http://ycombinator.posterous.com/pg-particpating-in-panel-at-the-google-io-201" -"1342423","rishi","rishi",,,"0","1",,"1273701939","2010-05-12T22:05:39Z","Google's APIs are amazing","http://gettingmoreawesome.blogspot.com/2010/05/googles-apis-are-amazing.html" -"1344994","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","1",,"1273773102","2010-05-13T17:51:42Z","Do Microsoft's EULAs have any real legal basis?","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/25/microsoft_eula/" -"1347176","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1273840603","2010-05-14T12:36:43Z","Dispatch from the Google fringe: A roundup of weird Google news","http://www.itworld.com/internet/107766/dispatch-google-fringe" -"1347379","aj","aj",,,"0","2",,"1273846545","2010-05-14T14:15:45Z","Google: $700 Million Kill Fee For AdMob","http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-omg-google-agreed-to-a-700-million-kill-fee-for-admob-2010-5" -"1347490","adamhowell","adamhowell",,,"0","3",,"1273849290","2010-05-14T15:01:30Z","This is how Apple rolls (Gruber)","http://www.macworld.com/article/151235/2010/05/apple_rolls.html?lsrc=smokemonster" -"1348024","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1273859788","2010-05-14T17:56:28Z","Google turns Nexus One strategy upside down","http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20005015-265.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1" -"1352852","Ascendancy","Ascendancy",,,"0","1",,"1274045689","2010-05-16T21:34:49Z","Google’s New Search Results Design goes Live","http://www.insidethewebb.com/2010/05/googles-new-search-results-design-goes-live/" -"1353673","grease","grease",,,"0","1",,"1274074969","2010-05-17T05:42:49Z","Fact-checking Google's new privacy principles uncovers some shocking revelations","http://precursorblog.com/content/fact-checking-googles-new-privacy-principles-part-xviii-publicacy-vs-privacy-series" -"1355794","AndrewWarner","AndrewWarner",,,"0","1",,"1274135219","2010-05-17T22:26:59Z","Don’t Kid Yourself: Apple Really Does Want to Lock Up the App Ad Market","http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100517/19491/" -"1355964","sallywu","sallywu",,,"0","1",,"1274139528","2010-05-17T23:38:48Z","Web Laureate Insight, ""Microsoft: HorizonS (P1)""","http://web-poet.com/2010/05/17/insight-microsoft-vista/" -"1357434","dangling_emp","dangling_emp",,,"0","1","I've been working at Uber Inc. for about a year now and am considering leaving for being one of the first employees in a startup (that can pay a salary). -Good reasons not to? Scary things I should expect?","1274190493","2010-05-18T13:48:13Z","Ask HN: Leaving Uber Inc. for Startup", -"1360406","Ghost_Noname","Ghost_Noname",,,"0","1",,"1274256021","2010-05-19T08:00:21Z","Google Whisper Ads","http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/05/google-whisper-ads.html" -"1360990","fatimaseo","fatimaseo","true",,"-1","1",,"1274278318","2010-05-19T14:11:58Z","Microsoft, Apple working to fix Hotmail for the iPad","http://www.zahipedia.com/2010/05/18/microsoft-apple-working-to-fix-hotmail-for-the-ipad/" -"1361352","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1274285311","2010-05-19T16:08:31Z","Google Wave finally opens up to everyone.","http://technologizer.com/2010/05/19/google-wave-opens-up-finally/" -"1362476","barredo","barredo",,,"0","1","I'm joking. Things goes like this, there will be days when a big company releases a full set of new products or developments or whatever and will 'colapse' HackerNews just for being important for most users here at HN.

Just like recently with the iPad announcement, just like iPhone 4G Gizmodo leak, just like Apple's 3.3.1, and so on. I'm pretty sure there is a journalist term for this.

I'm just saying: there's nothing bad with being tired (just ignore them) but today they are important for many HN users.

Note: This is a rant because I couldn't see the typical post ""Tired of Google submissions? hide them with this user script/similar thingy."" and I thought it was good to share","1274305640","2010-05-19T21:47:20Z","Tired of Google/VPN submissions?", -"1362839","akkartik","akkartik",,,"0","2",,"1274314653","2010-05-20T00:17:33Z","Google I/O panel: 'Open is for losers'","http://mobile.venturebeat.com/2010/05/19/dave-mcclure-open-is-for-losers" -"1363498","awk","awk",,,"0","1",,"1274342954","2010-05-20T08:09:14Z","How to get your dream job with $6 and Google ","http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/work/how-to-get-your-dream-job-with-6-and-google/article1572694/" -"1364321","imgabe","imgabe",,,"0","1",,"1274371071","2010-05-20T15:57:51Z","Facebook is the new Microsoft","http://greaterdebater.com/blog/gabe/post/14" -"1364455","fiaz","fiaz",,,"0","2",,"1274373771","2010-05-20T16:42:51Z","Google data collection eyed by Congress, class action lawsuit","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/05/congressmen-question-ftc-on-google-wifi-data-collection.ars" -"1365599","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"0","1",,"1274392840","2010-05-20T22:00:40Z","Google hit by class action suit over wi-fi privacy breach (court filings)","http://www.scribd.com/document_collections/2475273" -"1365626","msacks","msacks",,,"0","2",,"1274393566","2010-05-20T22:12:46Z","Lars Rasmussen on The Philanthropic Use Cases of Google Wave","http://www.thebitsource.com/tech-conferences/lars-rasmussen-discusses-philanthropy-google-wave-education-relief-efforts/" -"1368328","twapi","twapi",,,"0","1",,"1274467356","2010-05-21T18:42:36Z","Stop Playable PAC - MAN Doodle On Google","http://blog.arpitnext.com/2010/05/stop-playable-pac-man-on-google.html" -"1370705","barredo","barredo",,,"117","155",,"1274550182","2010-05-22T17:43:02Z","John Gruber's Post-I/O Thoughts","http://daringfireball.net/2010/05/post_io_thoughts" -"1373383","ajaimk","ajaimk",,,"0","1",,"1274658226","2010-05-23T23:43:46Z","Google, Apple and Lost","http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/21/google-apple-lost/" -"1374315","tomhoward","tomhoward",,,"0","1",,"1274699765","2010-05-24T11:16:05Z","Is this the Google masterplan for travel?","http://www.tnooz.com/2010/05/24/news/is-this-the-google-masterplan-for-travel" -"1375430","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"0","2",,"1274728405","2010-05-24T19:13:25Z","Why can Soluto do what Microsoft can’t? They get rid of Windows frustrations","http://scobleizer.com/2010/05/24/why-can-soluto-do-what-microsoft-cant-they-get-rid-of-windows-frustrations-exclusive-first-look/" -"1378712","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1274823486","2010-05-25T21:38:06Z","Q&A: Microsoft's Bach on his exit, and future of the company","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/05/qa_microsofts_robbie_bach_on_his_tenure_companys_future.html" -"1379018","jgannonhnews","jgannonhnews",,,"0","1",,"1274830577","2010-05-25T23:36:17Z","3 secrets of the uber-virtualized","http://www.vmturbo.com/2010/01/three-secrets-of-the-uber-virtualized/" -"1380466","jordanmessina","jordanmessina",,,"0","1",,"1274886936","2010-05-26T15:15:36Z","Jack Dorsey Shakes Down Arrington, Calacanis, And Google In Seconds [video]","http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/26/dorsey-takes-money/" -"1380855","acangiano","acangiano",,,"4","21",,"1274894325","2010-05-26T17:18:45Z","Bill Joy on Sun's downfall, Microsoft's prospects, green tech (Q&A)","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20005814-56.html" -"1382980","khalida22555","khalida22555","true",,"-1","1",,"1274945489","2010-05-27T07:31:29Z","World hottest news: Apple passes Microsoft to be biggest tech company","http://justintvnews1.blogspot.com/2010/05/apple-passes-microsoft-to-be-biggest.html" -"1383489","ccraigIW","ccraigIW","true",,"-1","1",,"1274966913","2010-05-27T13:28:33Z","What Steve Ballmer needs to do to save Microsoft's mobile bacon","http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/what-steve-ballmer-needs-do-save-microsofts-mobile-bacon-118" -"1387182","curtisspope","curtisspope",,,"0","1",,"1275070018","2010-05-28T18:06:58Z","AppleVersusGoogle.com (HN for all Google and Apple News)","http://www.applevgoogle.com/" -"1387987","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","1",,"1275090062","2010-05-28T23:41:02Z","Google Balks at Turning Over Private Internet Data to Regulators","http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/technology/28google.html?ref=technology" -"1388889","quilby","quilby",,,"0","1",,"1275150346","2010-05-29T16:25:46Z","New Google Phone Service Whispers Targeted Ads Directly Into Users' Ears","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtuxax8Dtk4" -"1391205","spxdcz","spxdcz",,,"0","1",,"1275257763","2010-05-30T22:16:03Z","A Google Analytics Dashboard to Check Today’s Referrers for Multiple Websites","http://danzambonini.com/a-google-analytics-dashboard-to-check-todays-referrers-for-multiple-websites/" -"1397618","bensummers","bensummers",,,"0","2",,"1275476984","2010-06-02T11:09:44Z","On Microsoft: is the sky falling? Remember Netware?","http://www.itwriting.com/blog/2705-on-microsoft-is-the-sky-falling-remember-netware.html" -"1400363","ihodes","ihodes",,,"30","18",,"1275538457","2010-06-03T04:14:17Z","Gruber on AT&T's Change in Data Plans","http://daringfireball.net/2010/06/good_and_bad_regarding_att_data_plans" -"1401246","maheshs","maheshs",,,"0","1",,"1275572584","2010-06-03T13:43:04Z","Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7 tablet prototype preview ","http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/03/microsoft-windows-embedded-compact-7-tablet-prototype-hands-on/" -"1402138","alanthonyc","alanthonyc",,,"0","1",,"1275591328","2010-06-03T18:55:28Z","Setting the Records Straight (Google, PSHB, Patents)","http://www.scripting.com/stories/2010/06/03/settingTheRecordStraight.html" -"1403272","collistaeed","collistaeed",,,"0","1",,"1275616750","2010-06-04T01:59:10Z","25 Google Search Tips Tricks","http://web.appstorm.net/roundups/tips-tricks/25-awesome-google-search-tips-and-tricks/" -"1403687","grellas","grellas",,,"0","2",,"1275634483","2010-06-04T06:54:43Z","Lawyers Claim Google Wi-Fi Sniffing 'Is Not an Accident'","http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/06/google-wifi-sniffing/" -"1404034","bdfh42","bdfh42",,,"116","128",,"1275652244","2010-06-04T11:50:44Z","John Gruber jumps the shark","http://whydoeseverythingsuck.com/2010/06/john-gruber-jumps-shark.html" -"1404698","billymeltdown","billymeltdown",,,"0","1",,"1275667961","2010-06-04T16:12:41Z","The Side-loading Argument for iPhone OS (IRT Gruber, Snell)","http://www.zetetic.net/blog/2010/06/04/the-side-loading-argument-for-iphone-os" -"1404879","pmikal","pmikal",,,"0","1",,"1275671112","2010-06-04T17:05:12Z","Steve Jobs: Google TV Will Go the Way of TiVo and Roku","http://newteevee.com/2010/06/01/steve-jobs-google-tv-will-go-the-way-of-tivo-and-roku/" -"1406449","aufreak3","aufreak3",,,"0","2",,"1275716941","2010-06-05T05:49:01Z","Denis Gabor's 110th birthday .. reminded by Google","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Gabor" -"1410275","pstevensza","pstevensza",,,"0","1",,"1275907900","2010-06-07T10:51:40Z","Google war driving patent request","http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=%2212/315,079%22&OS=%2212/315,079%22&RS=%2212/315,079%22" -"1411654","dave1619","dave1619",,,"0","1",,"1275940383","2010-06-07T19:53:03Z","Apple unveils iPhone 4, 'biggest leap we've taken' since first model - CNN.com","http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/06/07/apple.wwdc.preview/index.html?hpt=C1" -"1414000","shahzadvu","shahzadvu","true",,"-1","1",,"1276007238","2010-06-08T14:27:18Z","Apple unveils iPhone 4 with video chat & lots of new features","http://technotell.com/it-news/apple-unveils-iphone-4-with-video-chat-lots-of-new-stuff-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-iphone-4/" -"1416740","yanw","yanw",,,"0","1",,"1276083205","2010-06-09T11:33:25Z","SMX Video: Google’s Matt Cutts On Caffeine Launch","http://searchengineland.com/smx-video-googles-matt-cutts-on-caffeine-launch-43933" -"1416841","sound","sound",,,"0","1",,"1276087655","2010-06-09T12:47:35Z","Apple's iAds challenge Google","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/software-services/Apples-iAds-challenge-Googles/articleshow/6026996.cms" -"1418683","michaelfairley","michaelfairley",,,"0","1",,"1276126358","2010-06-09T23:32:38Z","Google's Matt Cutts on Redirects, Trust + More","http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-interview-googles-matt-cutts-on-redirects-trust-more" -"1420726","aj","aj",,,"0","0",,"1276189349","2010-06-10T17:02:29Z","Google (plain) Web Alerts No Longer Available - Will not include ""everything""","http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/06/google-web-alerts-no-longer-available.html" -"1423726","Chirag","Chirag",,,"0","1",,"1276262126","2010-06-11T13:15:26Z","Historypin - Pin your history to the world ( Partnership with Google)","http://www.historypin.com/" -"1423914","Chirag","Chirag",,,"0","1",,"1276265312","2010-06-11T14:08:32Z","Apple's Secret Weapon","http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/04/flash-memory-apple-tech-enter-cx_bc_1104flash.html?feed=rss_technology" -"1430874","yanw","yanw",,,"0","1",,"1276547480","2010-06-14T20:31:20Z","Vietnam to require surveillance app at 'net cafés, Google protests","http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/14/vietnam-to-require-s.html" -"1431342","ghurlman","ghurlman",,,"86","142",,"1276557751","2010-06-14T23:22:31Z","Out of Sync: Puberty at age 9","http://goodmenproject.com/2010/06/02/out-of-sync/" -"1431992","talbina","talbina",,,"0","2",,"1276584810","2010-06-15T06:53:30Z","Following Google, Zynga requests GPA for some experienced Manager positions ","http://www.startuphire.com/job/strategy-manager-san-francisco-ca-zynga-82848?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed" -"1433093","glower","glower",,,"0","1",,"1276617823","2010-06-15T16:03:43Z","You *can* reserve an iPhone 4 at an Apple Store","http://scripting.com/stories/2010/06/15/youCanReserveAnIphoneAtAnA.html" -"1433236","SolInvictus","SolInvictus",,,"1","2",,"1276621520","2010-06-15T17:05:20Z","Microsoft's Complete Diskinect","http://hellmode.com/2010/06/15/microsofts-complete-diskinect/" -"1434944","dave1619","dave1619",,,"169","160",,"1276672427","2010-06-16T07:13:47Z","John Gruber: I'll Tell You What's Fair","http://daringfireball.net/2010/06/whats_fair" -"1435226","bensummers","bensummers",,,"0","1",,"1276686579","2010-06-16T11:09:39Z","John Gruber, Joe Wilcox, and why comments are anti-web","http://www.technovia.co.uk/2010/06/john-gruber-joe-wilcox-and-why-comments-are-anti-web.html" -"1437402","danishkhan","danishkhan",,,"0","2",,"1276731385","2010-06-16T23:36:25Z","More on the upcoming Google TV (video)","http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/06/16/google-tv-video/" -"1437550","duck","duck",,,"0","2",,"1276735133","2010-06-17T00:38:53Z","Bing vs. Google: Prominence of Ranking Elements","http://www.seomoz.org/blog/bing-vs-google-prominence-of-ranking-elements" -"1440088","abraham","abraham",,,"0","1",,"1276802944","2010-06-17T19:29:04Z","Google Chrome gets extension sync","http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/dev-channel-update_17.html" -"1442626","ruelke","ruelke",,,"0","2","Apple made it virtually impossible to work with any Flash - based web app that features text input or even gasp uses the backspace for some other user interaction. While this is clearly a bug, it kind of makes you wonder if Apple is deliberately trying to sabotage Flash, since this problem does not occur with Java applets or HTML - Forms.","1276877094","2010-06-18T16:04:54Z","Safari 5, Flash And The Backspace Key ... Or How Apple Bans Flash from Safari","http://www.ruelke.org/blog-entry-138.html" -"1443245","bkudria","bkudria","true",,"0","6",,"1276887090","2010-06-18T18:51:30Z","Et tu, John Gruber?","http://pwpwp.blogspot.com/2010/06/et-tu-john-gruber.html" -"1443352","Matt_Mickiewicz","Matt_Mickiewicz",,,"0","2",,"1276889308","2010-06-18T19:28:28Z","Has Google Banned Microsoft Windows?","http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2010/06/17/google-bans-microsoft-windows" -"1444492","tomh","tomh",,,"0","2",,"1276947226","2010-06-19T11:33:46Z","Functional Programming with the Google-Collection API (now Guava)","http://sleeplessinfremont.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/functional-programming-with-google-collection-api-now-guava/" -"1449953","ckcin","ckcin",,,"0","2",,"1277151798","2010-06-21T20:23:18Z","Google Code Blog: About.com partners with Google to make the web faster","http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/06/aboutcom-partners-with-google-to-make.html" -"1454713","idiginous","idiginous",,,"0","1",,"1277295228","2010-06-23T12:13:48Z","How to start over with Google Voice?","http://scripting.com/stories/2010/06/23/howToStartOverWithGoogleVo.html" -"1464661","duck","duck",,,"0","2",,"1277601740","2010-06-27T01:22:20Z","Google Moves Encrypted Search to New Domain","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_moves_encrypted_search_to_new_domain.php" -"1466917","blackrabbit","blackrabbit",,,"0","2",,"1277694634","2010-06-28T03:10:34Z","Microsoft puts on out an ad for mobile app ideas.","http://blog.alternative.ly/microsoft-paying-customers-for-mobile-app-ide" -"1474511","khookie","khookie",,,"1","2",,"1277897939","2010-06-30T11:38:59Z","Microsoft .NET vs Java - trailer [HD]","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzza-ZbEY70" -"1478425","gert","gert",,,"0","1",,"1278001434","2010-07-01T16:23:54Z","Learn How Google Works: in Gory Detail","http://www.ppcblog.com/how-google-works/" -"1480791","gotrythis","gotrythis",,,"0","1","Hi HHrs.

I just started using google wave and invited some people to a wave discussion.

I keep seeing in the history, things like ""You removed xeymcy8ah@invite.gwave.com from this wave""

Anyone know why and what to do about it?

Thank you, -John.","1278070371","2010-07-02T11:32:51Z","Is my google wave account hacked?", -"1486043","KonaB","KonaB","true",,"-1","1",,"1278266304","2010-07-04T17:58:24Z","Andy Grove's rational exuberance (2001)","http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.06/intel.html" -"1487409","zitterbewegung","zitterbewegung",,,"0","2",,"1278309249","2010-07-05T05:54:09Z","Google integrating travel data into searches.","http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ac2&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" -"1488501","init0","init0",,,"0","1","After h3manth.com/content/upload-picasa-command-line-using-googlecl and h3manth.com/content/google-sunrise-sunset-terminal in past ten days, i was gaming on some substantial data gathering code. Python and Google indeed blend very well together, this time i tried a tiny class that gives the top results from Google news from each category.

Google follows a unique URI pattern in all of its services, this time there news service gather my attention from my terminal. -The idea was pretty simple to get the top news in the terminal with shorten URL's,i have made use of python feedparser and is.gd api to achieve this task. -Many might argue that they will just read them in there best feed readers or just the browser, but yes most of the command line junkies would love to have everything in there terminal, like even a music player for that fact!","1278345959","2010-07-05T16:05:59Z","Google news in terminal","http://www.h3manth.com/content/google-news-terminal" -"1488944","PCP","PCP",,,"0","1",,"1278359518","2010-07-05T19:51:58Z","Apple's respone to iPhone 4 antenna problems is unacceptable","http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/07/05/apples-respone-iphone-4-antenna-problems-unacceptable" -"1489090","dcawrey","dcawrey",,,"0","1",,"1278363619","2010-07-05T21:00:19Z","Google Music Appears in China","http://www.thechromesource.com/google-music-appears-in-china/" -"1491285","stevederico","stevederico",,,"0","1",,"1278430797","2010-07-06T15:39:57Z","UberCab Takes The Hassle Out Of Booking A Car Service","http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/05/ubercab-takes-the-hassle-out-of-booking-a-car-service/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"1491409","David103","David103","true",,"-1","1","Writing health term papers is a tough project. Writing a health term paper on tuberculosis requires you to submit the latest data and information. Term papers need to be written in a specific manner. If you wish to obtain a good grade for yours, educating yourself on how to write this type of paper is necessary.","1278432853","2010-07-06T16:14:13Z","Write Health Term Papers—Tuberculosis","http://termpaperstar.com/blog/termpaperwriting/health-term-papers-tuberculosis" -"1492620","Sharel","Sharel",,,"0","1",,"1278455322","2010-07-06T22:28:42Z","Greasemonkey’s GM_getValue/GM_setValue functions for Google Chrome","http://devign.me/greasemonkey-gm_getvaluegm_setvalue-functions-for-google-chrome/" -"1492710","mmaunder","mmaunder",,,"0","2",,"1278457331","2010-07-06T23:02:11Z","Bandwidth providers: Follow Google’s lead in helping startups & the environment","http://markmaunder.com/2010/bandwidth-providers-please-follow-googles-lead-in-helping-startups-the-environment-and-yourselves/" -"1495676","swilliams","swilliams",,,"69","67",,"1278540453","2010-07-07T22:07:33Z","Gruber's source: Microsoft only sold 503 Kins.","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/07/07/kin" -"1495919","ronnier","ronnier",,,"31","20",,"1278545817","2010-07-07T23:36:57Z","Is Microsoft Headed Towards Extinction?","http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/features/vox/is-microsoft-heading-the-way-of-the-dinosaur/article1630885/" -"1497813","Aaronontheweb","Aaronontheweb",,,"1","2",,"1278605802","2010-07-08T16:16:42Z","Microsoft Page-Turning Patent Could Spell Trouble For Apple’s iBooks","http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/08/microsoft-tries-to-patent-virtual-page-turning-technique%e2%80%93should-apple-be-worried/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher" -"1500278","sstcredo","sstcredo",,,"0","1",,"1278672205","2010-07-09T10:43:25Z","Make Money Online with Google","http://mojanemojan.com/2010/07/09/make-money-online-with-google/" -"1501571","cwan","cwan",,,"0","2",,"1278698675","2010-07-09T18:04:35Z","Will Google's Deeper Vertical Integration Lead To Higher Revenues?","http://abovethecrowd.com/2010/07/08/google%E2%80%99s-acquires-ita-will-deeper-vertical-integration-lead-to-higher-revenues/" -"1502593","mobilethings","mobilethings",,,"0","1",,"1278718428","2010-07-09T23:33:48Z","Hijacking Apple iOS 4","http://www.mseclab.com/?p=196" -"1509701","coderdude","coderdude",,,"0","1",,"1278974520","2010-07-12T22:42:00Z","Echoing Salesforce.com, Microsoft announces CRM SaaS and app marketplace","http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2010/07/echoing-salesforcecom-microsof.php" -"1511535","dcawrey","dcawrey",,,"0","1",,"1279033072","2010-07-13T14:57:52Z","Surprise - Google Recently Surpasses Yahoo in Time Visited","http://www.thechromesource.com/surprise-google-recently-surpasses-yahoo-in-time-visited/" -"1517432","kevin619","kevin619","true",,"-1","1","According to an email from Apple, the first beta of the iPhone’s iOS 4.1 mobile operating system is now available from the iPhone Dev Center along with the 4.1 SDK. -Combine that with news that Apple is holding a special press conference this Friday regarding the iPhone 4 and we just might be looking at that expected software fix for the now infamous reception issues plaguing the device.","1279190827","2010-07-15T10:47:07Z","Apple to Address iPhone 4 Reception Issues on Friday?","http://itsocial.aqstech.net/apple-to-address-iphone-4-reception-issues-on-friday/" -"1517633","binarymax","binarymax",,,"0","1",,"1279198684","2010-07-15T12:58:04Z","Microsoft Says Russian Spy Was Employee","http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-14/microsoft-says-12th-alleged-russian-spy-was-employee.html" -"1518232","britman","britman",,,"0","1",,"1279210560","2010-07-15T16:16:00Z","Microsoft Taps Peter Lee as New Managing Director of Microsoft Research Redmond","http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/jul10/07-15PeterLeePR.mspx" -"1519596","jaybol","jaybol",,,"0","1",,"1279235650","2010-07-15T23:14:10Z","Google vs. World: 79 Places Google is Being Sued or Blocked (Map)","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/79_places_google_is_being_sued_map.php" -"1520061","petercooper","petercooper",,,"0","1",,"1279249076","2010-07-16T02:57:56Z","Microsoft 101: The beginnings of Visual Studio [video]","http://www.developerfusion.com/media/84565/microsoft-101-the-beginnings-of-visual-studio/" -"1521084","strawberryshake","strawberryshake",,,"0","3",,"1279287669","2010-07-16T13:41:09Z","Microsoft co-founder commits billions to philanthropy","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10655764" -"1523865","hockeybias","hockeybias","true",,"-1","1","...tone a bad omen for Apple investors? Discuss.","1279378313","2010-07-17T14:51:53Z","Is John Gruber's increasingly defensive & strident anti-anything-not-apple...", -"1524311","Techobucket","Techobucket",,,"3","2",,"1279390663","2010-07-17T18:17:43Z","IPhone 4 may be Apple’s Vista perhaps, but show me Microsoft’s iPhone","http://www.techflix.net/latest-apple-iphone/microsoft-exec-iphone-4-may-be-apple’s-vista-–-perhaps-but-show-me-microsoft’s-iphone.html" -"1530447","shedd","shedd",,,"0","1",,"1279578966","2010-07-19T22:36:06Z","Uber Efficient: A tiny apartment with 24 rooms | Yahoo Green","http://green.yahoo.com/blog/guest_bloggers/53/a-tiny-apartment-with-24-rooms.html" -"1531109","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1279598653","2010-07-20T04:04:13Z","Microsoft facts you might not know","http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/10-fun-microsoft-facts-you-might-not-know-20100720-10id6.html" -"1531496","twapi","twapi",,,"0","1",,"1279613997","2010-07-20T08:19:57Z","China satisfied with Google search engine tweaks | Reuters","http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66J0MS20100720" -"1533008","stevederico","stevederico",,,"0","1",,"1279650911","2010-07-20T18:35:11Z","Google Unveils Image Search Ads ","http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/20/google-image-search-ads/?utm_source=TweetMeme&utm_medium=widget&utm_campaign=retweetbutton" -"1534431","bradgessler","bradgessler","true",,"3","12",,"1279690101","2010-07-21T05:28:21Z","John Gruber: You seem intelligent...","http://twitter.com/speby/status/19052875096" -"1534999","ndimopoulos","ndimopoulos",,,"0","2",,"1279715839","2010-07-21T12:37:19Z","Personal, Free Web Page Monitoring (powered by Google App Engine)","http://www.fubar.si/2010/7/19/your-personal-free-webpage-monitoring-powered-by-google-app-engine" -"1535056","techhacker","techhacker",,,"0","1",,"1279717492","2010-07-21T13:04:52Z","Google Updates Maps.Shows Indian state as part of China","http://www.pluggd.in/india-map-google-controversy-297/" -"1535343","pepijndevos","pepijndevos",,,"0","1",,"1279724327","2010-07-21T14:58:47Z","Facebook going head to head with Google with an Aardvark-like service?","http://www.facebook.com/product_application/" -"1536290","binarymax","binarymax",,,"0","2",,"1279741032","2010-07-21T19:37:12Z","Microsoft Codename ""Dallas""","http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/dallas/" -"1540646","blueberry","blueberry",,,"0","1",,"1279872072","2010-07-23T08:01:12Z","Microsoft Beats Expectations; Online Losses Up Again","http://paidcontent.org/article/419-microsoft-beats-expectations-online-sales-up-13-percent/" -"1543082","seancron","seancron",,,"0","1",,"1279944349","2010-07-24T04:05:49Z","Introducing the Mapper API: MapReduce on Google App Engine","http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2010/07/introducing-mapper-api.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GoogleAppEngineBlog+%28Google+App+Engine+Blog%29" -"1543337","hiteshiitk","hiteshiitk",,,"0","2",,"1279960154","2010-07-24T08:29:14Z","Big Money: AOL’s Beauty Pageant With Google, Microsoft For New Search Deal","http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/24/big-money-aols-beauty-pageant-with-google-microsoft-for-new-search-deal/" -"1544623","ssp","ssp",,,"0","1",,"1280014421","2010-07-24T23:33:41Z","What will Microsoft do with their ARM license?","http://codingrelic.geekhold.com/2010/07/wwmd.html" -"1547510","IoanLucian","IoanLucian",,,"0","1",,"1280134937","2010-07-26T09:02:17Z","MOOS Project Viewer 2.0 - Support for Microsoft Project 2010 files","http://www.moosprojectviewer.com/pressrelease/viewer-for-microsoft-project-2010-files.php" -"1547913","DonnyV","DonnyV",,,"0","1","What does it say about Google Adwords when the top 15 networks that my campaign is running in are link farms.","1280150250","2010-07-26T13:17:30Z","Google Adwords Fail","http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/4372/adwordsfail.png" -"1548285","abennett","abennett",,,"0","0",,"1280158838","2010-07-26T15:40:38Z","Why you can't trust Google gadgets with your location information","http://www.itworld.com/internet/115181/can-you-trust-google-gadgets-probably-not?page=0%2C0" -"1548714","abraham","abraham",,,"0","1",,"1280166814","2010-07-26T17:53:34Z","Tips & Tricks: GoogleLookup in Google spreadsheets","http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/07/tips-tricks-googlelookup-in-google.html" -"1550510","shahzadvu","shahzadvu","true",,"-1","1",,"1280214875","2010-07-27T07:14:35Z","Apple iPhone 4 hits Friday, 17 more countries get the iPhone 4.","http://technotell.com/it-news/apple-iphone-4-hits-friday-17-more-countries-get-the-iphone-4/" -"1551088","ckcin","ckcin",,,"0","1",,"1280237022","2010-07-27T13:23:42Z","Apple and Intel: Destined to Clash","http://www.osnews.com/story/23612/Apple_and_Intel_Destined_to_Clash" -"1552079","nphase","nphase",,,"0","7",,"1280253656","2010-07-27T18:00:56Z","Gruber's updated URL-matching Regex","http://gist.github.com/249502" -"1552896","tonyskn","tonyskn",,,"0","2",,"1280268359","2010-07-27T22:05:59Z","Show Your uTorrent Peers in Google Maps","http://torrentfreak.com/umap-show-your-utorrent-peers-in-google-maps-100727" -"1553123","mvip","mvip",,,"0","1",,"1280275164","2010-07-27T23:59:24Z","Can Google Apps and Live@EDU win over Academia? (Survey of top 50 US schools)","http://blog.yippiemove.com/2010/07/27/weve-surveyed-the-top-50-u-s-colleges-verdict-exchange-still-rules-academia/" -"1555083","sentinel","sentinel",,,"142","67","Since I've been a user of HN, I've seen numerous posts and stories about (successful) start-ups.

However, most of those I have seen are based on some open-source, free or otherwise non-MS based languages, technologies and products. For example, there are a lot of web apps running on Ruby, Python or PHP, using cloud services offered by Amazon, Heroku or Google App Engine, using open source databases, and a lot of mobile applications aimed at iPhone/Android (although, it's true, MS has no real mobile edge anymore), etc.

The thing is I don't really hear (or think) of Microsoft when I hear about start-ups. No start-up comes up and says it's using MS SQL Server, or Microsoft Cloud Services...or C#.

What's the deal with this? Is it just me, or is it true? Are there any start-ups that do use Microsoft products or languages? Any example cases?

If this is true, how dangerous would this be in the long term for Microsoft? And what recommendations would there be for people proficient with MS, but who want to begin a start-up.

I'm curious about what you think. Cheers!

TL;DR: I don't hear of any MS based start-ups. Why?","1280340182","2010-07-28T18:03:02Z","Ask HN: (No) Microsoft based start-ups?", -"1555333","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1280344997","2010-07-28T19:23:17Z","Microsoft officially unveils key Office 2011 for Mac features ","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/28/microsoft_officially_unveils_key_office_2011_for_mac_features.html" -"1560596","Setsuna","Setsuna",,,"0","1",,"1280479892","2010-07-30T08:51:32Z","Apple Fanboy Turned Armchair Videogame Analyst Predicts Doom for 3DS","http://www.playedthat.com/?p=336" -"1562678","voidfiles","voidfiles",,,"6","6",,"1280525482","2010-07-30T21:31:22Z","Gruber is wrong about OpenAppMkt the fight for open is about distribution","http://alexkessinger.net/story/gruber-wrong-about-openappmkt-fight-open-about-distribution" -"1564436","derangedshaman","derangedshaman",,,"0","1","Looks like Apple realized they did more harm than good by throwing other handset makers under the bus, today the cupertino, CA based company removed the Attenuation videos that showed that Apple’s deathgrip issues was not unique to the iPhone.","1280619160","2010-07-31T23:32:40Z","Apple removes Deathgrip test videos","http://darangedshaman.com/2010/07/31/apple-removes-deathgrip-test-videos/" -"1564685","collistaeed","collistaeed",,,"0","1",,"1280633541","2010-08-01T03:32:21Z","New Google Image Search UI ","http://web.appstorm.net/general/app-news/new-google-image-search-ui/" -"1571535","bensummers","bensummers",,,"0","1",,"1280849909","2010-08-03T15:38:29Z","Microsoft and the NHS: what went wrong?","http://www.itwriting.com/blog/2942-microsoft-and-the-nhs-what-went-wrong.html" -"1578444","ntoshev","ntoshev",,,"0","1",,"1281024241","2010-08-05T16:04:01Z","Large Language Models in Machine Translation (Google's way of doing it)","http://acl.ldc.upenn.edu/D/D07/D07-1090.pdf" -"1579101","yumraj","yumraj",,,"0","1",,"1281037650","2010-08-05T19:47:30Z","No Jacket Required - Motorola Buys Full-Page Slam Ad Against Apple","http://www.mediapost.com/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=132820&nid=117035" -"1579355","clewiston","clewiston",,,"0","1",,"1281042319","2010-08-05T21:05:19Z","Cloud Computing: Google Wave's Failure: 10 Reasons Why","http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/Google-Waves-Failure-10-Reasons-Why-538884/" -"1579721","ramzxs","ramzxs",,,"0","2",,"1281052088","2010-08-05T23:48:08Z","Learn About HTML5 and the Future of the Web from Brad Neuberg - Marakana","http://marakana.com/forums/html5/general/132.html" -"1580907","showngo","showngo",,,"1","1",,"1281100257","2010-08-06T13:10:57Z","How Apple Could Kill Google’s Holiday Buzz","http://brooksreview.net/2010/08/kill-the-buzz/" -"1581195","barredo","barredo",,,"0","1",,"1281106774","2010-08-06T14:59:34Z","Microsoft Drivers for PHP for SQL Server 2.0 released","http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlphp/archive/2010/08/04/microsoft-drivers-for-php-for-sql-server-2-0-released.aspx" -"1584170","abraham","abraham",,,"0","1",,"1281210421","2010-08-07T19:47:01Z","On Facebook, Google, and Our Evolving Social Mores Online","http://battellemedia.com/archives/2010/07/on_facebook_google_and_our_evolving_social_mores_online.php" -"1584347","hackhead","hackhead",,,"0","1",,"1281216244","2010-08-07T21:24:04Z","Google Chrome Tips & Tricks: Incognito vs Click&Clean","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhzcAYKhXik" -"1584887","Concours","Concours",,,"0","1",,"1281242967","2010-08-08T04:49:27Z","Apple's iPhone Executive Leaves After Antennagate","http://mashable.com/2010/08/07/mark-papermaster/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29" -"1585727","barredo","barredo",,,"29","18",,"1281289728","2010-08-08T17:48:48Z","John Gruber about Papermaster and ""That Damn Antenna""","http://daringfireball.net/2010/08/papermaster_damn_antenna" -"1587749","matthewphiong","matthewphiong",,,"0","1",,"1281356725","2010-08-09T12:25:25Z","HTC’s Windows Phone 7 Handset Emerges, Codenamed “Schubert” [video]","http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/08/09/htcs-windows-phone-7-handset-emerges-codenamed-schubert-video/" -"1588833","dharmatech","dharmatech",,,"0","2",,"1281377938","2010-08-09T18:18:58Z","Gilad Bracha presenting Newspeak at Google (video)","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7dct6QG0cE" -"1591507","pruett","pruett",,,"0","1",,"1281450060","2010-08-10T14:21:00Z","Ubercab CEO Ryan Graves Talks Startups","http://www.gawrilla.com/2010/08/10/ubercab-ceo-ryan-graves-talks-startups/" -"1592176","KevenDones","KevenDones",,,"0","1",,"1281459445","2010-08-10T16:57:25Z","Who Will Reign Supreme Apple or Google? (iPhone vs Android)","http://kevendones.posterous.com/who-will-reign-supreme-apple-or-google" -"1594843","petervandijck","petervandijck",,,"0","2",,"1281538189","2010-08-11T14:49:49Z","Chrome warns that https://google.com/adsense is unsafe? (Screenshot)","http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/archives/2010/08/11/4750/google-chrome-warns-me-that-googlecom-is-unsafe" -"1596251","phreeza","phreeza",,,"0","1",,"1281562940","2010-08-11T21:42:20Z","Google/Verizon net neutrality theory","http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/08/wacky-googleverizon-net-neutra.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oreilly%2Fradar%2Fatom+%28O%27Reilly+Radar%29" -"1596266","FraaJad","FraaJad",,,"6","16",,"1281563234","2010-08-11T21:47:14Z","John Gruber on iPhone coming to Verizon","http://daringfireball.net/2010/08/n92" -"1599334","helwr","helwr",,,"0","1",,"1281649479","2010-08-12T21:44:39Z","Google Engineering Director Spells Out Vision for the Future of Digital Books","http://www.mediabistro.com/baynewser/google_book_settlement/google_engineering_director_spells_out_vision_for_the_future_of_digital_books_123167.asp" -"1600801","jp","jp",,,"0","1",,"1281705279","2010-08-13T13:14:39Z","If(Sun == SCO && Oracle == (Microsoft||Apple||IBM) && JavaFX == NULL) LOL()","http://labs.teppefall.com/2010/08/if_sun_sco_oracle_microsoft_apple_ibm_javafx_lol.html" -"1600844","shahzadvu","shahzadvu","true",,"-1","1",,"1281706442","2010-08-13T13:34:02Z","Apple's iPhone security fix will block hackers","http://technotell.com/mobiles/iphone-mobiles/apples-iphone-security-fix-will-block-hackers/" -"1601441","Jnwinter","Jnwinter",,,"0","2",,"1281718803","2010-08-13T17:00:03Z","Aren't all networks created equal, Google and Verizon?","http://blog.wildpackets.com/2010/08/arent-all-networks-created-equal-google-and-verizon.html" -"1601990","brkumar","brkumar",,,"0","2",,"1281727952","2010-08-13T19:32:32Z","PayPal Talking With Google About Handling Android Payments","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-13/paypal-said-to-be-in-talks-with-google-about-handling-android-payments.html" -"1602361","tomh","tomh",,,"0","1",,"1281735234","2010-08-13T21:33:54Z","Google Confirms Jambool Acquisition","http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/13/google-confirms-jambool-acquisition/" -"1603307","chegra","chegra",,,"0","1",,"1281791843","2010-08-14T13:17:23Z","Google Vs Oracle: Thoughts on being evil","http://chegra.posterous.com/google-vs-oracle-thoughts-on-being-evil" -"1605196","anupj","anupj",,,"0","1",,"1281883167","2010-08-15T14:39:27Z","Net Neutrality protest at Google","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10961776" -"1605651","trialless","trialless","true",,"-1","1",,"1281898894","2010-08-15T19:01:34Z","Apple ipad censorship","http://reviewstheipad.com/apple-censorship-apple-ipad-application-censorship/" -"1607664","naelshawwa","naelshawwa",,,"0","1","Yahoo is an Internet media/content company. Of course they need developers, but not every place developers work are technology firms of course. Still a lot of great things came from Yahoo! I used YUI for years before switching to Dojo. Steve Souders is a god, and his book on ""High Performance Websites"" is the bible for building high performance web applications. Too bad for Yahoo! Steve is now at Google.","1281964318","2010-08-16T13:11:58Z","Yahoo's culture vs. Google's culture","http://elshawwa.blogspot.com/2010/08/yahoos-culture-vs-googles-culture.html" -"1613938","FSecurePal","FSecurePal",,,"0","1",,"1282135511","2010-08-18T12:45:11Z","Do you want to help Google make its ads more ""interesting"" to you?","http://safeandsavvy.f-secure.com/2010/08/16/get-google-out-of-your-life/" -"1617245","rgoddard","rgoddard",,,"0","2",,"1282223816","2010-08-19T13:16:56Z","How Microsoft And 9 Others Make Their Billions","http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/08/being-a-behemoth-how-microsoft-and-9-others-make-their-billions.ars" -"1618101","duck","duck",,,"0","2",,"1282242277","2010-08-19T18:24:37Z","Google Begins Charging Devs $5 To List Chrome Extensions, Themes, And Apps","http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/19/chrome-fee/" -"1621503","d_mcgraw","d_mcgraw",,,"0","1",,"1282335853","2010-08-20T20:24:13Z","Gruber thinks Eric Schmidt is Creepy. Me too.","http://danielmcgraw.com/2010/08/20/gruber-thinks-eric-schmidt-is-creepy/" -"1621621","twapi","twapi",,,"0","1",,"1282338186","2010-08-20T21:03:06Z","Google’s Reply : Chrome Extension Developers Signup Fee And Official Extension","http://blog.arpitnext.com/2010/08/googles-reply-on-chrome-extension-developer-fee.html" -"1627708","desigooner","desigooner",,,"0","1",,"1282590997","2010-08-23T19:16:37Z","Google Adds Push Support to iPhone App","http://mashable.com/2010/08/23/google-mobile-iphone-push/" -"1628170","thinkbrief","thinkbrief",,,"0","2",,"1282600082","2010-08-23T21:48:02Z","Google Editions Launching In?","http://thinkbrief.com/2010/07/22/google-editions-launching-in-june/" -"1628785","sallywu","sallywu",,,"0","1",,"1282618560","2010-08-24T02:56:00Z","What balance is there for Google?","http://webpoet.wordpress.com/2010/08/22/twl-classic-google-malware/" -"1628812","sallywu","sallywu",,,"0","1",,"1282619686","2010-08-24T03:14:46Z","Insight, ""Google: malware""","http://web-poet.com/2010/08/23/insight-google-malware/" -"1628928","hackworth","hackworth",,,"0","1",,"1282623367","2010-08-24T04:16:07Z","Chomp Sinks Its Teeth Deeper Into Search; Wants To Be The Google Of Apps","http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/23/chomp-app-search/" -"1629594","klous","klous",,,"0","1",,"1282654252","2010-08-24T12:50:52Z","FB Needs Facebook Follow: The Twitter-Eater, The Preemptive Google Me-Killer","http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/24/facebook-follow/" -"1630469","amayne","amayne",,,"0","1",,"1282671268","2010-08-24T17:34:28Z","Is Google’s Book project just another content scraper?","http://hiddenfrequency.com/post/1002391654/is-googles-book-project-just-another-scraper" -"1630760","adeelarshad82","adeelarshad82",,,"0","1",,"1282676695","2010-08-24T19:04:55Z","Microsoft Confirms DLL Issue, Releases Workaround","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2368225,00.asp" -"1632841","loboman","loboman",,,"0","1",,"1282745053","2010-08-25T14:04:13Z","Q&A: Bill Gates - Microsoft and now","http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/26112/page6/" -"1633021","zmmz","zmmz",,,"0","1",,"1282748921","2010-08-25T15:08:41Z","Stories told via Google Search","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/search/label/search%20stories" -"1633227","ca98am79","ca98am79",,,"0","1",,"1282752273","2010-08-25T16:04:33Z","Google Tests Streaming, As-You-Type Search Results","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_tests_streaming_as-you-type_search_results.php" -"1634540","razerbeans","razerbeans",,,"0","1",,"1282779798","2010-08-25T23:43:18Z","Inside Google’s Mysterious Voice Pods","http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/25/google-voice-gmail-phone-booths/" -"1634924","vinaykgowda","vinaykgowda","true",,"-1","1",,"1282791422","2010-08-26T02:57:02Z","First ever IE9 screenshot leaked by Microsoft","http://tech18.com/ie9-screenshot-leaked-microsoft.html" -"1635000","omfut","omfut",,,"0","1",,"1282794153","2010-08-26T03:42:33Z","Google Voice going mainstream with Gmail","http://latestgeeknews.blogspot.com/2010/08/google-voice-going-mainstream-with.html" -"1636238","ryanjmo","ryanjmo",,,"0","3",,"1282837334","2010-08-26T15:42:14Z","Interview With A 'Professional' YouTuber (Find out how much they make)","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7bK5Wuw3rA" -"1636848","niyazpk","niyazpk",,,"0","1",,"1282849818","2010-08-26T19:10:18Z","Google Trends: Microsoft, apple","http://www.google.com/trends?q=microsoft%2C+apple&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0" -"1640657","fogus","fogus",,,"0","2",,"1282952108","2010-08-27T23:35:08Z","What Does The Google-Verizon Proposal Mean?","http://danweinreb.org/blog/what-does-the-google-verizon-proposal-mean" -"1642337","abraham","abraham",,,"0","2",,"1283027103","2010-08-28T20:25:03Z","Google Reader now showing all-time read counts","http://exde601e.blogspot.com/2010/08/google-reader-now-showing-all-time-read.html" -"1643899","techiediy","techiediy",,,"0","1",,"1283094748","2010-08-29T15:12:28Z","Google GMail Phone/Voice Service","http://www.techieinsider.com/news/1841" -"1648528","napierzaza","napierzaza",,,"0","3",,"1283232191","2010-08-31T05:23:11Z","Gruber vs Chpwn","http://blog.wisser.me/2010/08/30/gruber-vs-chpwn.html" -"1648988","brilliant","brilliant",,,"48","31",,"1283253052","2010-08-31T11:10:52Z","Hey Gruber, what about the users?","http://scripting.com/stories/2010/08/31/heyGruberWhatAboutTheUsers.html" -"1649136","yish","yish",,,"103","116",,"1283257668","2010-08-31T12:27:48Z","UberCab to disrupt the Taxi/Limo business","http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/31/what-if-ubercab-pulls-an-airbnb-taxi-business-could-finally-get-some-disruption/" -"1651754","dkd903","dkd903",,,"0","1",,"1283312736","2010-09-01T03:45:36Z","Microsoft Launches Social Crossword Game – TeamCrossWord","http://digitizor.com/2010/09/01/microsoft-launches-social-crossword-game-teamcrossword/" -"1652301","amyleigh","amyleigh","true",,"-1","1","Hi, -I thought you might enjoy this article: 20 Uber Geeky Painted Nail Designs - http://www.girlsocool.com/blog/makeover/20-geeky-painted-nail-designs/ -Have a great day! -Amy","1283333941","2010-09-01T09:39:01Z","20 Uber Geeky Painted Nail Designs","http://www.girlsocool.com/blog/makeover/20-geeky-painted-nail-designs/" -"1653443","seven","seven",,,"0","1",,"1283361310","2010-09-01T17:15:10Z","After BlackBerry, India now wants access to Google, Skype, VPN data","http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/08/after-blackberry-india-now-wants-access-to-google-skype-vpn-data-/1" -"1655338","trialless","trialless","true",,"-1","1",,"1283403076","2010-09-02T04:51:16Z","Blackberry UberTwitter","http://reviewsblackberry.com/blackberry-ubertwitter-review-uber-twitter-blackberry-app/" -"1655705","Concours","Concours",,,"0","1",,"1283420558","2010-09-02T09:42:38Z","Google Sued Over Nexus One 3G Connectivity Problems, Misleading Claims","http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/02/google-nexus-one-suit/" -"1657457","RiderOfGiraffes","RiderOfGiraffes",,,"0","1",,"1283457762","2010-09-02T20:02:42Z","Solve email overload without Google's Priority","http://goodexperience.com/2010/03/how-to-solve-email-ov.php" -"1657564","curtisspope","curtisspope",,,"9","7","Did Apple create Ping to eventually compete with Facebook?","1283459738","2010-09-02T20:35:38Z","Ask HN: Did Apple create Ping to eventually compete with Facebook?", -"1657838","mindhack","mindhack",,,"0","2",,"1283464372","2010-09-02T21:52:52Z","Microsoft Updates Toolkit to Block Attacks Against Unfixed Vulnerabilities","http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-updates-enhanced-mitigation-experience-toolkit-block-attacks-against-unfixed-vulnerabiliti" -"1658724","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1283492263","2010-09-03T05:37:43Z","Parallel Programming with Microsoft .NET","http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/09/Parallel-Programming-.NET" -"1661597","j_baker","j_baker",,,"0","1",,"1283559646","2010-09-04T00:20:46Z","Texas probes Google's search results","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575470031054111778.html" -"1662827","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","2",,"1283613533","2010-09-04T15:18:53Z","Google Announces Can’t Be Missed Press Event On Search – What’s Up?","http://searchengineland.com/google-announces-cant-be-missed-press-event-on-search-49899" -"1666384","vladocar","vladocar",,,"0","2",,"1283768139","2010-09-06T10:15:39Z","IPhone Wireframe Kit - Google Docs","http://www.vcarrer.com/2010/09/iphone-wireframe-kit-google-docs.html" -"1668619","Setsuna","Setsuna",,,"0","1",,"1283859948","2010-09-07T11:45:48Z","Flawed iTunes Stands Out Among Apple's Products","http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/09/03/1511234/Flawed-iTunes-Stands-Out-Among-Apples-Products" -"1669373","auxbuss","auxbuss",,,"0","1",,"1283878657","2010-09-07T16:57:37Z","Google App Inventor: is drag and drop a flop?","http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2010/09/07/googles-app-inventor/" -"1670532","Julie188","Julie188",,,"0","1",,"1283903779","2010-09-07T23:56:19Z","The strange story of how and when a Google researcher disclosed an IE bug","http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/microsoft-beat-then-defended-over-ancient-ie8" -"1671076","rayvega","rayvega",,,"0","1",,"1283921730","2010-09-08T04:55:30Z","Googlewhack","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlewhack" -"1672796","thinkbrief","thinkbrief","true",,"-1","1",,"1283969738","2010-09-08T18:15:38Z","Microsoft investigates 8Year-Old IE Bug","http://thinkbrief.com/2010/09/08/microsoft-investigates-8year-old-ie-bug/" -"1674991","elblanco","elblanco",,,"0","2",,"1284031171","2010-09-09T11:19:31Z","Portal and MS Flight Sim being played on Microsoft Surface","http://www.geek.com/articles/games/portal-and-ms-flight-sim-being-played-on-microsoft-surface-2010099/" -"1676209","thinkbrief","thinkbrief","true",,"-1","1",,"1284055033","2010-09-09T17:57:13Z","Apple Relaxes Restrictions On Third Party Tools","http://thinkbrief.com/2010/09/09/apple-relaxes-restrictions-on-third-party-tools/" -"1676312","processing","processing",,,"0","2",,"1284056827","2010-09-09T18:27:07Z","B2B Lead Generation with Google Analytics","http://www.acquisitionengine.com/b2b-lead-generation-google-analytics/" -"1679287","draegtun","draegtun",,,"0","1",,"1284135593","2010-09-10T16:19:53Z","Apple relaxes analytics restrictions – but not for third-party providers","http://www.research-live.com/news/analytics/apple-relaxes-analytics-restrictions-–-but-not-for-third-party-providers/4003562.article" -"1680111","jsm386","jsm386",,,"0","1",,"1284150478","2010-09-10T20:27:58Z","Google search index splits with MapReduce","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/09/google_caffeine_explained/#" -"1680293","mcantelon","mcantelon",,,"0","1",,"1284154468","2010-09-10T21:34:28Z","Google: Android not yet ready for tablets","http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20016085-260.html" -"1680368","vital101","vital101",,,"0","2",,"1284156482","2010-09-10T22:08:02Z","Google's HTML Ball Logo: Now with images and custom text","http://www.removablefeast.com:8000/google-bouncing-balls/" -"1680561","rayvega","rayvega",,,"0","1",,"1284162188","2010-09-10T23:43:08Z","Usage of Python at Google","http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2560310/heavy-usage-of-python-at-google/2561008#2561008" -"1685132","Mikecsi","Mikecsi",,,"0","1",,"1284341131","2010-09-13T01:25:31Z","Google's hosting Associated Press MTV News articles?","http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqBhh143daElRE9PEYyuT4EtYb1gD9I6NA581" -"1687576","donohoe","donohoe",,,"0","2",,"1284401777","2010-09-13T18:16:17Z","Microsoft Changes Policy Over Russian Crackdown","http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/world/europe/14raid.html?src=twr" -"1687990","abennett","abennett",,,"0","2",,"1284407791","2010-09-13T19:56:31Z","Android tablets: Google giveth, Google taketh away","http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/120412/android-tablets-google-giveth-google-taketh-away" -"1688115","gregorym","gregorym",,,"0","1",,"1284409965","2010-09-13T20:32:45Z","Google suggestions tool","http://gsuggest.balboadev.com" -"1688687","billswift","billswift",,,"0","1",,"1284419289","2010-09-13T23:08:09Z","The smartphone wars: Google goes Taoist, Microsoft uses the farce","http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=2548" -"1694268","edw519","edw519",,,"0","2",,"1284560542","2010-09-15T14:22:22Z","Google Health Gets A Wellness Makeover","http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/15/google-health-gets-a-wellness-makeover-now-integrated-with-fitbit-and-cardiotrainer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo" -"1704512","mjfern","mjfern",,,"0","1",,"1284829648","2010-09-18T17:07:28Z","Best Buy CEO: The Reports Of Microsoft’s Death Are Grossly Exaggerated","http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/17/death-of-notebooks/" -"1704527","shahzadvu","shahzadvu","true",,"-1","1",,"1284830090","2010-09-18T17:14:50Z","Apple Introduce new LED Cinema with 27-inch display","http://technotell.com/it-news/apple-introduce-new-led-cinema-with-27-inch-display/" -"1705310","MichaelApproved","MichaelApproved",,,"0","1",,"1284857591","2010-09-19T00:53:11Z","Apple Approves Another Google Voice App for iPhone","http://mashable.com/2010/09/18/google-voice-iphone-apps/" -"1710466","samiq","samiq",,,"0","1",,"1285016112","2010-09-20T20:55:12Z","Nokia's new MeeGo guru takes whack at Apple, Motorola","http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/nokias-new-meego-guru-takes-whack-apple-motorola/2010-09-20" -"1710962","Slashed","Slashed",,,"0","1",,"1285027473","2010-09-21T00:04:33Z","Net Neutrality Watchdog Group Uses Ads To Attack Google","http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/20/google-pccc/" -"1712392","labboy","labboy",,,"0","1",,"1285073340","2010-09-21T12:49:00Z","Survey finds low use of Microsoft encryption technology","http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/092110-survey-finds-low-use-of.html" -"1713000","nsoonhui","nsoonhui",,,"0","1",,"1285083754","2010-09-21T15:42:34Z","What’s different about the new Google Docs: Working together, even apart","http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/09/whats-different-about-new-google-docs.html" -"1715405","jaybol","jaybol",,,"0","3",,"1285138607","2010-09-22T06:56:47Z","Reddit buzz wins the site Microsoft ad bucks","http://venturebeat.com/2010/09/20/reddit-buzz-microsoft-advertising/" -"1719927","koichi","koichi",,,"0","2",,"1285255233","2010-09-23T15:20:33Z","E-Z-Fynd - The Next Google?","http://coudal.com/ez/" -"1720113","recurser","recurser",,,"0","1",,"1285257986","2010-09-23T16:06:26Z","Security testing with Google's ratproxy","http://recursive-design.com/blog/2010/09/24/security-testing-with-googles-ratproxy/" -"1722761","David103","David103","true",,"-1","1","Tuberculosis is a common health term paper assignment. Knowing how to write health term papers on tuberculosis, will provide you the ability to obtain a good grade for it. As there are numerous methods in which to approach the term paper, you will be able to write a successful one.","1285304875","2010-09-24T05:07:55Z","Health Term Papers—Tuberculosis","http://termpaperstar.com/blog/termpaperwriting/health-term-papers-tuberculosis" -"1723107","ecaradec","ecaradec",,,"0","1",,"1285317658","2010-09-24T08:40:58Z","How google instant affects the long tail","http://www.seomoz.org/blog/google-instant-fewer-changes-to-seo-than-the-average-algo-update?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+seomoz+(SEOmoz+Daily+Blog)" -"1724250","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1285346405","2010-09-24T16:40:05Z","Microsoft reverses course: IE9 won't require Windows 7 SP1","http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/09/microsoft-reverses-course-ie9-wont-require-windows-7-sp1.ars" -"1730893","lionhearted","lionhearted",,,"0","2","For those of us with multiple Google accounts due to a mix of personal and business accounts, it's always been a headache. You'd have to have two browsers open, or log in/log out, etc.<p>Well, I just realized that incognito mode is walled off from your non-incognito browser. Control+shift+N lets you open a new incognito window, quickly get something from a different Google account, and close without breaking something or having to use a different browser. It's been very helpful to me since I realized this.","1285567702","2010-09-27T06:08:22Z","Tell HN: You can run two different Google accounts in Chrome using incognito", -"1732839","nikosdimopoulos","nikosdimopoulos",,,"0","1",,"1285613244","2010-09-27T18:47:24Z","Welcome Windows Live Spaces Bloggers (Microsoft + Wordpress)","http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/welcome-windows-live-spaces-bloggers/" -"1733301","stevederico","stevederico","true",,"-1","1",,"1285619799","2010-09-27T20:36:39Z","Microsoft Switches to WordPress for Windows Live-Based Blogs - SuperSite Blog","http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2010/09/27/118149.aspx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter" -"1733467","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1285622278","2010-09-27T21:17:58Z","HP's Bradley says company is not trying to be Apple","http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/hps-bradley-says-company-is-not-trying-to-be-apple-will-sell-1/" -"1733702","justinweiss","justinweiss",,,"0","6",,"1285625661","2010-09-27T22:14:21Z","Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Facebook","http://worldofsu.com/philipsu/?page_id=193" -"1734997","cwan","cwan",,,"0","2",,"1285663054","2010-09-28T08:37:34Z","Chart: Google's appetite for acquisitions continues to grow","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/09/chart_google_is_the_new_powerhouse_in_it_acquisitions.html" -"1737889","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987","true",,"-1","1",,"1285720587","2010-09-29T00:36:27Z","Second Mini Flash Crash In Apple In Same Day","http://www.zerohedge.com/article/second-mini-flash-crash-apple-one-day" -"1739293","donohoe","donohoe",,,"0","1",,"1285767043","2010-09-29T13:30:43Z","Apple Shares Slide as Rumor Mill Strikes Again","http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/apple-shares-slide-as-rumor-mill-strikes-again/?src=twr" -"1740221","devhn","devhn",,,"14","28","Had a negative experience with MS recently. They were very interested in licensing some code for use in bing and we did a number of presentations to the top of the hierarchy which was extremely time consuming. In the end there was radio silence so we followed up and didn't hear back, then things were delayed multiple times on their end. It seemed highly unprofessional of the business development lead to string us along because it burns a bridge for future partnership while only gaining a delay of deployment on a competing property.

In any case, after following up a number of times, they finally indicated they decided to build it internally instead. The funny part was through the demos they kept pushing for a source code review which seemed highly premature considering we had nothing signed at that point. I am glad we didn't hand over the source. Perhaps I am not in the most objective position, but their implementation is incredibly weak. There is a build at all costs culture which leads internal teams to build vs buy even when the PMs see the value of buy.

In any case, take this story as a cautionary note to pursue parallel paths even if things are very far along on one path and the stakeholders are highly enthusiastic.

We have been looking at other major partners and had some success with some; but, for Yahoo we hit a wall of first level routing which seems somewhat impenetrable. I am not wanting to attack the individuals that man the first level email routing since they are just doing their job, but they don't have a technical understanding of what is being presented--we got replies that completely misunderstood the message more than 4 times in a row--and are only able to route requests as secretary would. So we were finally directed to http://add.yahoo.com/fast/yahoo/technology/cgi_form which is no doubt a spam honeypot where submissions never reaches the appropriate team or get reviewed in any time sensitive manner.

So, I would like to ask if anyone has any contacts within Yahoo, ideally within Yahoo Finance on the development side. We actually did our usability testing with google / yahoo / x so we have some good data there.

Thanks for any help you can offer getting in contact with the right team lead at Yahoo!","1285781063","2010-09-29T17:24:23Z","Partnering with Microsoft: a cautionary tale. Also, ask HN: contacts at Yahoo?", -"1741452","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","2",,"1285800241","2010-09-29T22:44:01Z","Web 2.0 Expo NY 2010: John Gruber, ""Apple and the Open Web""","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qss5RnD7wK8" -"1743878","bjonathan","bjonathan",,,"0","2",,"1285864981","2010-09-30T16:43:01Z","Microsoft May Purchase Second Life Developer Linden Labs","http://www.1up.com/news/microsoft-may-purchase-second-life-dev" -"1744905","Slashed","Slashed",,,"0","1",,"1285881683","2010-09-30T21:21:23Z","More tools for viewing document revisions - Official Google Docs Blog","http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-tools-for-viewing-document.html" -"1745684","davidedicillo","davidedicillo",,,"0","2",,"1285898291","2010-10-01T01:58:11Z","Google Expands Paid Android Apps to 20 More Countries","http://mashable.com/2010/09/30/google-android-app-expansion/" -"1748862","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1285968762","2010-10-01T21:32:42Z","Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android ","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703859204575526200991561476.html?ru=yahoo&mod=yahoo_hs" -"1749207","turoczy","turoczy",,,"0","2",,"1285976350","2010-10-01T23:39:10Z","Moving Forward in Oregon: Startups and the Oregon Gubernatorial Race","http://mtrichardson.com/2010/10/moving-forward-oregon/" -"1755676","insomniamg","insomniamg","true",,"-1","1",,"1286201648","2010-10-04T14:14:08Z","Microsoft and AT&T to Hold Windows Phone 7 Launch on October 11","http://crenk.com/microsoft-and-att-to-hold-windows-phone-7-launch-on-october-11/" -"1757711","timf","timf",,,"0","2",,"1286230248","2010-10-04T22:10:48Z","Sneak Preview of Google TV","http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/25837/" -"1759716","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","2",,"1286287287","2010-10-05T14:01:27Z","Researchers Gain Free Access to Microsoft Cloud Resources","http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/10/01/researchers-gain-free-access-to-microsoft-cloud-resources.aspx" -"1760688","icey","icey",,,"0","2",,"1286301613","2010-10-05T18:00:13Z","Google Files Motion To Dismiss Oracle’s Suit Against Android","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/05/google-response-android-oracle/" -"1762162","patrickh","patrickh",,,"0","1",,"1286324110","2010-10-06T00:15:10Z","ZenTracker lets you keep tabs on your kid’s location via Google Latitude","http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/06/01/zentracker-lets-you-keep-tabs-on-your-kids-location-via-google-latitude/" -"1762243","jjwiseman","jjwiseman",,,"0","2",,"1286325970","2010-10-06T00:46:10Z","Google brings Goggles to iPhone","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/05/google-goggles-iphone/" -"1762961","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1286346406","2010-10-06T06:26:46Z","New York Schools Go Google","http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2010/10/new-york-schools-go-google.php" -"1764162","f1gm3nt","f1gm3nt",,,"0","1",,"1286377122","2010-10-06T14:58:42Z","We Beat Google","http://www.chattanoogadevelopers.com/2010/10/06/we-beat-google/" -"1764971","alexyim","alexyim",,,"0","2",,"1286387358","2010-10-06T17:49:18Z","Google Flu Trends | United States","http://www.google.org/flutrends/us/" -"1765439","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"6","7",,"1286392908","2010-10-06T19:21:48Z","John Gruber: Windows Phone 7 ""Really Nice"" And Better Than Android","http://www.businessinsider.com/john-gruber-windows-phone-7-2010-10" -"1767844","joe6pack","joe6pack",,,"0","1",,"1286460299","2010-10-07T14:04:59Z","Sorry Facebook, Google Already Had A Patent On Location-Based Social Networks","http://www.businessinsider.com/sorry-facebook-google-already-had-a-patent-on-location-based-social-networks-2010-10" -"1769123","transburgh","transburgh",,,"4","23",,"1286479801","2010-10-07T19:30:01Z","Microsoft and Adobe Chiefs Meet to Discuss Apple","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/microsoft-and-adobe-chiefs-meet-to-discuss-partnerships/" -"1770718","cwan","cwan",,,"0","2",,"1286514904","2010-10-08T05:15:04Z","The Mystery of Microsoft: Why Wall Street treats Microsoft like yesterday’s news","http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/investment_strategies/Articles/2683546/The-Mystery-of-Microsoft.html" -"1770879","rblion","rblion",,,"0","2",,"1286520689","2010-10-08T06:51:29Z","Google Does Not Get Social -- Yet","http://futureofsocialnetwork.blogspot.com/2010/10/google-does-not-get-social-yet.html" -"1771983","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1286552038","2010-10-08T15:33:58Z","What’s So Great About Google TV?","http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/10/07/am-i-blind-or-am-i-just-not-%E2%80%98seeing%E2%80%99-whats-so-great-about-google-tv/" -"1772041","msredmond","msredmond",,,"0","1",,"1286552969","2010-10-08T15:49:29Z","Can Microsoft Salvage Its Mobile Strategy?","http://redmondmag.com/articles/2010/10/01/can-microsoft-salvage-its-mobile-strategy.aspx" -"1777501","donohoe","donohoe",,,"1","2",,"1286732845","2010-10-10T17:47:25Z","European Antritrust Deal With Microsoft Barely Affects Browser Market","http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/technology/11eubrowser.html?src=twr" -"1779916","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1286809289","2010-10-11T15:01:29Z","The Era Of the Uber-Smartphone Is Here","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/11/the-era-of-the-uber-smartphone-is-here/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo" -"1780044","turoczy","turoczy",,,"0","1",,"1286811947","2010-10-11T15:45:47Z","Google: What we’re driving at","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/what-were-driving-at.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMKuf+%28Official+Google+Blog%29" -"1780209","stevefink","stevefink",,,"0","1",,"1286814809","2010-10-11T16:33:29Z","Apple Awarded Trademark for ""There's an App for That""","http://mashable.com/2010/10/11/apple-trademark/" -"1780260","rlivsey","rlivsey",,,"0","1",,"1286815612","2010-10-11T16:46:52Z","Business of Enterprise Software Mastermind (Google Group)","http://groups.google.com/group/BOS-Ent-Mastermind" -"1782029","lachlanj","lachlanj",,,"0","1",,"1286848898","2010-10-12T02:01:38Z","The 'Google Me' I’d like to see","http://www.sennza.com.au/google-me/" -"1784829","cwan","cwan",,,"0","2",,"1286915669","2010-10-12T20:34:29Z","Microsoft sets Patch Tuesday record, fixing 49 security holes","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/10/microsoft_sets_new_monthly_record_patching_49_security_holes.html" -"1786025","rayvega","rayvega",,,"0","3",,"1286942074","2010-10-13T03:54:34Z","Will Facebook And Microsoft Declare War On Google Tomorrow?","http://www.businessinsider.com/what-will-facebook-and-bing-announce-tomorrow-2010-10" -"1786521","ecaradec","ecaradec",,,"0","1",,"1286958330","2010-10-13T08:25:30Z","Google’s Mayer Takes a New Job","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/google-search-executive-marissa-mayer-takes-a-new-job/" -"1786916","ggasp","ggasp",,,"0","1",,"1286974664","2010-10-13T12:57:44Z","Get Google Maps on your Nokia N900","http://noknok.tv/2010/01/18/get-google-maps-on-your-nokia-n900/" -"1789142","icey","icey",,,"0","4",,"1287008874","2010-10-13T22:27:54Z","Microsoft's Facebook stake: Maybe not so crazy ","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20019533-36.html" -"1793841","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"0","2",,"1287124065","2010-10-15T06:27:45Z","Microsoft Bing, Facebook Social Search Cheered by Analysts","http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Microsoft-Facebook-Social-Search-Cheered-by-Analysts-502220/" -"1794134","razin","razin",,,"0","1",,"1287137808","2010-10-15T10:16:48Z","UberCab Closes Uber Angel Round","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/15/ubercab-closes-uber-angel-round/" -"1795544","Andrew-Dufresne","Andrew-Dufresne",,,"0","1",,"1287165932","2010-10-15T18:05:32Z","The environmental impact of Google searches","http://www.planetthoughts.org/?pg=pt%2FWhole&qid=2664" -"1802685","pgalih","pgalih","true",,"0","1",,"1287388866","2010-10-18T08:01:06Z","Spesifikasi dan Harga Android-phone Google Nexus One","http://pgalih.blogspot.com/2010/10/spesifikasi-dan-harga-android-phone.html" -"1804575","flatlinecoder","flatlinecoder",,,"0","2",,"1287427005","2010-10-18T18:36:45Z","Google Web Toolkit JavaScript Vs hand Crafted JavaScript benchmark","http://flax.ie/google-web-toolkit-javascript-vs-hand-crafted-javascript-benchmark/" -"1805743","templaedhel","templaedhel",,,"0","2",,"1287449200","2010-10-19T00:46:40Z","Google Startup Slam","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/18/google-demo-slam/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"1805789","duck","duck",,,"0","4",,"1287450484","2010-10-19T01:08:04Z","Ray Ozzie, Microsoft and change","http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2010/ozzie-microsoft-and-change/" -"1812316","meelash","meelash",,,"6","7","The announcements today were interesting because Apple seems to have backtracked on a couple of their philosophies, one of them quite long-standing. The release of a low power, very small new version of the macbook air (basically a netbook, given the old processor, low memory and harddrive space, last generation graphics) is not that much of a surprise. Apple has a history of denigrating product categories it doesn't happen to be in, and then coming in and saying, ""well, it turns out the category didn't suck, just our competitors sucked at it, but here's how it should be done."" But the repurposing of the ""zoom"" button as a full screen button may come as a bit of a shock to some mac purists.

For years (decades?) now, the zoom button has been an annoyance to many people that come from Windows, and has had to be explained and defended by Mac purists, who explain the concept behind it and the ergonomics of its use and how it's superior to the Windows maximize button. Of course, it's never a good sign when a user interface concept, no matter how smart it may seem, has to be explained to users- the whole goal of good interface design is for the user to never have to think about it. But this could partly be explained as a result of a predilection for the maximize function caused by previous experience and not an innate confusion.

Perhaps the more significant cause for the zoom button's death is that developers were just so bad at implementing it. A large number of developers themselves never seemed to get what the zoom button was about, and Apple was seemingly unable to force them to get it, or explain it sufficiently. As a result, it's implementation across the platform was so inconsistent as to be exasperating even for the segment of users that understood what it was for. Basically, you had to remember what it did in which apps, and when pushing it was going to do something useful, and when pushing it would do something unexpected. The end result was, most people, including myself, just stayed away from it all together, except in one or two select apps (Safari and iTunes, in my case).

Anyway, whatever the reasons, it seems Apple has given up on the zoom idea many OS's after its introduction, and repurposed the zoom button as a full screen button- much closer to the maximize function of Windows- although I'm sure us Mac purist will think of key reasons why it is not an imitation, but a completely different, better, idea. :D","1287600264","2010-10-20T18:44:24Z","Apple backtracks on netbooks, zoom", -"1812359","CharlesPal","CharlesPal","true",,"-1","1","Use the bottom link. The top link is pointing to iWork 09","1287600465","2010-10-20T18:47:45Z","Apple Facetime Beta for the Mac","http://goo.gl/qQVi" -"1813434","rayvega","rayvega",,,"0","4",,"1287614522","2010-10-20T22:42:02Z","Miguel de Icaza: Missed Opportunities at Microsoft and Ray Ozzie Departure","http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2010/Oct-20.html" -"1815266","olalonde","olalonde",,,"5","3","What's going on with Apple today? Seems like they're ditching (in some ways) Java[1], Flash[2] and optical drives[3]. Is it all part of a greater master plan or just a mere coincidence. I'd like to hear your thoughts.

[1] http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#releasenotes/Java/JavaSnowLeopardUpdate3LeopardUpdate8RN/NewandNoteworthy/NewandNoteworthy.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010380-CH4-SW1

[2] http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/macbook-air-all-substance-no-flash/

[3] http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2010/10/today-apple-announced-the-death-of-the-optical-drive-in-its-laptops/","1287667764","2010-10-21T13:29:24Z","Ask HN: Apple vs Java, Flash and optical drives?", -"1816341","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1287680164","2010-10-21T16:56:04Z","Microsoft Sold 240 Million Windows 7 Licenses In 1 Year","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/21/windows-7-sales/" -"1818928","s3graham","s3graham",,,"1","2",,"1287734101","2010-10-22T07:55:01Z","Microsoft To Launch New Online PC Game Store November 15","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/22/microsoft-to-launch-new-online-pc-game-store-november-15/" -"1823705","lachyg","lachyg",,,"0","1",,"1287848666","2010-10-23T15:44:26Z","In The Fight Against Apple’s iAds, Google Plays The Cross-Platform Card","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/23/in-the-fight-against-apples-iads-google-plays-the-cross-platform-card/" -"1826969","tswicegood","tswicegood",,,"97","104",,"1287948471","2010-10-24T19:27:51Z","UberCab Ordered to Cease And Desist","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/24/ubercab-ordered-to-cease-and-desist/" -"1827108","punchagan","punchagan",,,"0","2",,"1287950842","2010-10-24T20:07:22Z","Chat with strangers using Google ID","http://botalks.appspot.com/" -"1827336","allinsell","allinsell",,,"0","1",,"1287955406","2010-10-24T21:23:26Z","Los creadores de Google - Documental ","http://hackingeeks.com/blog/2010/10/23/los-creadores-de-google-documental/" -"1827359","uvdiv","uvdiv",,,"58","47",,"1287955906","2010-10-24T21:31:46Z","Why UberCab is in trouble. This is the webpage of the S.F. taxi cartel","http://www.medallionholders.com/medallions.html" -"1827450","thiele","thiele",,,"2","3",,"1287957900","2010-10-24T22:05:00Z","UberCab Cease & Desist Means One Thing: They’re Onto Something","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/24/ubercab/" -"1829156","ntoshev","ntoshev",,,"0","1",,"1287999877","2010-10-25T09:44:37Z","Microsoft Web N-gram Services","http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/focus/cs/web-ngram.aspx" -"1829303","Vargas","Vargas",,,"0","4",,"1288004684","2010-10-25T11:04:44Z","Inappropriate ad in Youtube sends aubergine to my ceiling","http://mcpolu.blogspot.com/2010/10/inappropriate-ad-in-youtube-sends.html" -"1831555","tkalanick","tkalanick","true",,"1","5",,"1288040140","2010-10-25T20:55:40Z","Uber publishes the Cease and Desist","http://blog.uberapp.com/2010/10/25/ubers-cease-desist/" -"1831760","jwerlin","jwerlin",,,"0","2",,"1288043293","2010-10-25T21:48:13Z","Life after Google: Brad Neuberg's HTML5 start-up","http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20018687-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20" -"1832036","allinsell","allinsell",,,"0","1",,"1288048218","2010-10-25T23:10:18Z","Trabajar en Google -Documental","http://hackingeeks.com/blog/2010/10/25/trabajar-en-google-documental/" -"1832186","cobrien","cobrien",,,"0","1",,"1288050851","2010-10-25T23:54:11Z","Ubercab, Now Just Uber, Shares Cease And Desist Orders","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/25/ubercab-now-just-uber-shares-cease-and-desist-orders/" -"1835467","showngo","showngo",,,"0","2",,"1288118670","2010-10-26T18:44:30Z","RE: Where Gruber Thinks the MacBook Air Fits In","http://brooksreview.net/2010/10/mba-fits/" -"1836101","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1288127401","2010-10-26T21:10:01Z","Zuberance Raises $8M to Support Word-of-Mouth Marketing","http://www.pehub.com/86584/zuberance-raises-8m-to-support-word-of-mouth-marketing/" -"1836705","bconway","bconway",,,"0","1",,"1288138262","2010-10-27T00:11:02Z","Expedia, Rivals Urge DOJ to Halt Google ITA Purchase","http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Expedia-Rivals-Urge-DOJ-to-Halt-Google-ITA-Purchase-716375/" -"1837069","Cookie","Cookie",,,"1","6",,"1288148573","2010-10-27T03:02:53Z","UberCab's Masterstroke: Forgoing Buy-In from San Francisco Officials","http://dlvr.it/7bRnG" -"1837222","xtacy","xtacy",,,"0","2",,"1288152727","2010-10-27T04:12:07Z","What algorithm does Google Maps use to compute directions?","http://stackoverflow.com/questions/430142/what-algorithms-compute-directions-from-point-a-to-point-b-on-a-map" -"1838774","sagarun","sagarun",,,"0","1",,"1288190323","2010-10-27T14:38:43Z","Gemalto sues Google,Motorola,HTC and samsung over android","http://lwn.net/Articles/411852/" -"1839043","cwan","cwan",,,"1","3",,"1288193971","2010-10-27T15:39:31Z","UberCab’s Masterstroke: Forgoing Buy-In from San Francisco Officials","http://www.pehub.com/86681/ubercab%E2%80%99s-masterstroke-forgoing-buy-in-from-san-francisco-officials/" -"1842543","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1288267196","2010-10-28T11:59:56Z","Google *Is* 'Closed', Just Like Apple","http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/print.php/3910226" -"1845031","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","2",,"1288300962","2010-10-28T21:22:42Z","Will Google's Online Operating System Revolutionize the Computer?","http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/28/google-chrome-os-revolutionize-operating/?test=faces" -"1848564","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"1","5",,"1288379450","2010-10-29T19:10:50Z","In Praise of Irrational Exuberance ","http://www.bigquestionsonline.com/columns/virginia-postrel/in-praise-of-irrational-exuberance" -"1852237","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","2",,"1288488955","2010-10-31T01:35:55Z","Microsoft hands out 90k Windows Phones to employees and PDC attendees","http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/10/30/microsoft-hands-out-90000-windows-phones-to-employees-and-pdc-attendees/" -"1852309","fnl","fnl",,,"14","8","This is a possibly interesting question; I will try to explain how I just arrived at this conclusion in a discussion with some friends. Back in the rainbow-colored Apple area we were big fans of the architecture, alongside with Amiga and Atari. However, all three of them faded away because of one simple mistake: they had either vendor-lock-in (Atari, Amiga) or made it hard to develop for the platform because of exclusively proprietary tools and compilers that were impossible to come by legally (Apple). They vanished against DOS on the long run and we (had to) moved on (to DOS :S). Then came Linux and we happily switched our development platform, yet mostly still using Windows for multimedia and/or games (except for the ""core"" Linux guys, but then to them this whole question should be irrelevant, anyways). Then Jobs ""came back"" with the glorious ideas of a FreeBSD-based OSX and moving on to Intel processors that combined the two worlds, so we switched (again). In our discussion, we at least to some degree even agreed the true reason for the recent rise of Apple is not so much in iPad or iTunes alone, but the ability to develop open software on an Intel platform that works almost as if it were Linux while having the comforts of the ""closed source"" world: no longer we have to dual-boot Linux for work and Windows for multimedia (the games guys probably still are Windows, but whatever), and a platform that is dead-simple to use for non-IT guys. All was fine and up until recently there was nothing seriously wrong. But now Apple has dropped support for Java (the probably most followed language) and at the same time has created the ""Mac App Store"" (MAS). We have already seen the reception to the ""iPhone App Store"" (PAS) from the open source community - e.g. from the VLC guys, so I won't comment on that any more. And, for the MAS, you even need to pay $99 to get ""into"" it. I have no exact idea how open source-unfriendly the MAS is vs. the PAS, but I doubt even if it seems rosy now it will not be long before there is a real difference between the PAS and MAS. So, are the Apple guys apparently about to cut one of their ""life support veins"" after the other, and Android, etc. will take over the mobile sector and Linux/Windows will be again the norm in the home computing sector? I at least am seriously considering moving back to Linux again, and I am seeing patterns in Apple's current policies that make me think the question I put out to you guys has at least some substance. So, please, comment!","1288491742","2010-10-31T02:22:22Z","Ask HN: Is Apple repeating the same mistakes it made 25 years ago?", -"1858368","labboy","labboy",,,"0","2",,"1288648199","2010-11-01T21:49:59Z","Google offers bounty to Web bug hunters","http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110110-google-offers-bounty-to-web.html" -"1863199","dcawrey","dcawrey",,,"0","1",,"1288747439","2010-11-03T01:23:59Z","Important Information about Google Buzz Class Action Settlement","http://www.thechromesource.com/important-information-about-google-buzz-class-action-settlement/" -"1863951","cshekhar","cshekhar",,,"0","1",,"1288766801","2010-11-03T06:46:41Z","Google Invites Hackers to Break In","http://www.pcworld.com/article/209602/google_invites_hackers_to_break_in.html" -"1864427","buster","buster",,,"0","1",,"1288782761","2010-11-03T11:12:41Z","First Hints At Gingerbread UI Given By Latest Google Maps Update","http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/11/02/first-hints-at-gingerbread-ui-given-by-latest-google-maps-update/" -"1864440","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1288783636","2010-11-03T11:27:16Z","Apple may be considering option to enable payments via iPhone","http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/11/apple-may-be-looking-to-shore-up-mobile-payment-capabilities.ars" -"1864442","brkumar","brkumar",,,"0","1",,"1288783679","2010-11-03T11:27:59Z","Rumour - Apple and Google in talks to acquire Boku","http://digitalmedia.strategyeye.com/article/ZUPSUNwll/2010/11/03/apple_and_google_in_talks_to_acquire_boku_rumour/" -"1864861","olegp","olegp",,,"0","1",,"1288794259","2010-11-03T14:24:19Z","Becoming the Microsoft of the Robot World","http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2010/tc2010111_884564.htm" -"1866590","davidedicillo","davidedicillo",,,"0","2",,"1288819526","2010-11-03T21:25:26Z","Uber, Not UberCab, Launches Android App","http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/03/uber-not-ubercab-launches-android-app/" -"1866850","abraham","abraham",,,"0","2",,"1288824221","2010-11-03T22:43:41Z","Scrybe: Android keyboard that uses Google Scribe for autosuggest","http://www.appidio.com/apps/scrybe/" -"1867025","zfranciscus","zfranciscus",,,"0","1",,"1288829502","2010-11-04T00:11:42Z","How to Use Footnotes in Microsoft Word - How-To Geek","http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/33755/how-to-use-footnotes-in-microsoft-word/" -"1868870","TheFro","TheFro",,,"0","1","So I created an account at least 6 months ago using clickpass which then used my gmail account. I was snooping around gmail several months later to find that ""some service"" called Clickpass was authorized to use my gmail credentials. At the time I couldnt find out what website it was actually linking to. So, I unlinked it not realizing it was used for HN..doh!

I tried to link up a new account with the same name -- Using same name -> Says name already taken -- Using new name -> Asks for password...never had one due to Clickpass! Even if I try I get an error that says ""Unknown""

Please help to relink my clickpass account! Thanks!","1288879114","2010-11-04T13:58:34Z","Ask HN: I accidentally unlinked my clickpass login with my google account. Help", -"1872666","lmacvittie","lmacvittie","true",,"-1","1",,"1288954060","2010-11-05T10:47:40Z","F5 Friday: Microsoft and F5 Lync Up on Unified Communications","http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/macvittie/archive/2010/11/05/f5-friday-microsoft-and-f5-lync-up-on-unified-communications.aspx" -"1875700","mgunes","mgunes",,,"0","1",,"1289009513","2010-11-06T02:11:53Z","Timemap - JS library for using Google Maps with a SIMILE timeline","http://code.google.com/p/timemap/" -"1877277","zbruhnke","zbruhnke",,,"0","1","As you can tell by reading this post, I was just tired of hearing the Android vs iPhone debate. i hope we can hash out our arguments here and move on to other things on my favorite news aggregators :)","1289063373","2010-11-06T17:09:33Z","Android vs iPhone - an Apples (no pun intended) to Oranges comparison","http://www.zachbruhnke.com/androidvsiphone" -"1881828","cshekhar","cshekhar",,,"0","1",,"1289204772","2010-11-08T08:26:12Z","Google Insights for Search","http://www.google.com/insights/search/#" -"1881948","dkd903","dkd903",,,"0","2",,"1289209436","2010-11-08T09:43:56Z","Google Nexus One Getting Gingerbread (Android 2.3) In A Few Days","http://digitizor.com/2010/11/08/nexus-one-getting-gingerbread-in-a-few-days/" -"1886067","mathew2200","mathew2200","true",,"-1","1","iPhone News site providing iphone app reviews, iphone news and discussion forums for the apple iphone. All Things iPhone for those who like to Touch, App reviews, News, New Apps and Price Drops, Updated Daily. The main advantage of the website is that it contains all iPhone apps available in App Store.","1289300349","2010-11-09T10:59:09Z","All About Apple Iphone","http://www.iphonehint.com/" -"1889319","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1289367400","2010-11-10T05:36:40Z","No Facebook User Emails for Google–But Yahoo and Microsoft Already Have Access","http://networkeffect.allthingsd.com/20101109/no-facebook-user-emails-for-google-but-yahoo-and-microsoft-already-have-access/" -"1889939","wglb","wglb",,,"0","1",,"1289388493","2010-11-10T11:28:13Z","FireSheep Fallout: Microsoft Adds HTTPS Option for Hotmail","http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/firesheep-fallout-microsoft-adds-https-option-hotmail-110910" -"1892897","dkd903","dkd903",,,"0","1",,"1289449714","2010-11-11T04:28:34Z","Google Indirectly Asks Users To Register A Complaint Against Facebook","http://digitizor.com/2010/11/10/google-slaps-back-at-facebook-asks-users-to-register-a-complaint/" -"1893093","ordinaryman","ordinaryman",,,"0","1",,"1289457076","2010-11-11T06:31:16Z","Build-it-online : Store-locator type Google Maps application.","http://blogs.ifreetools.com/2010/11/building-store-locator-type-google-maps.html" -"1895081","arpitnext","arpitnext",,,"0","1",,"1289506873","2010-11-11T20:21:13Z","External noreferrer - Google Chrome extension","https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/lobgjaciknombeehlellklmbakbphhll?hl=en" -"1895452","ruchi","ruchi",,,"0","1",,"1289512634","2010-11-11T21:57:14Z","Google Nexus S is the Samsung GT-i9020?","http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/google-nexus-s-is-the-samsung-gt-i9020/" -"1905984","retube","retube",,,"0","1",,"1289822564","2010-11-15T12:02:44Z","Google launching fashion portal this Wednesday","http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/11/15/google-goes-gaga-fashion-boutique-launch/" -"1906239","J3L2404","J3L2404",,,"0","1",,"1289829742","2010-11-15T14:02:22Z","Chinese lawsuit seeks to invalidate Apple's iPhone design patents","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/15/chinese_lawsuit_seeks_to_invalidate_apples_iphone_design_patents.html" -"1907630","davepm","davepm",,,"0","1","So, seems to me that Facebooks new 'Social Inbox' is just the same as wave. A single stream of mixed source content. REALLY? Besides which, do we really want to give Facebook MORE of our data? It seems that Facebook want to build their own internet, their aspiration is to be the single place you visit, regardless of what you want to do on the web. Don't get me wrong, it's not necessarily a bad idea, just a little scary!

Is facebook getting too big? Is Facebook's domination a little scary? Is Zuck a little bit evil? ;)

D","1289851467","2010-11-15T20:04:27Z","Facebook 'Titan' = Google wave?", -"1907897","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"1","6",,"1289855950","2010-11-15T21:19:10Z","Not everyone at Microsoft is angry with Kinect hackers. (Channel 9 video)","http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-83-SQL-Pass-Kinect-Hacked-Windows-Phone-Updates-Xbox-Use" -"1908777","bsk","bsk",,,"0","1",,"1289873464","2010-11-16T02:11:04Z","Microsoft delivers Windows 7 SP1 blocking tools","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9196598/Microsoft_delivers_Windows_7_SP1_blocking_tools" -"1909043","atularora","atularora",,,"0","2",,"1289881928","2010-11-16T04:32:08Z","Google Places with Hotpot","http://www.google.com/help/places/index.html" -"1909275","helwr","helwr",,,"0","1",,"1289888448","2010-11-16T06:20:48Z","Technologies behind Google ranking","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/technologies-behind-google-ranking.html" -"1911873","devmonk","devmonk",,,"0","1",,"1289944365","2010-11-16T21:52:45Z","Google CEO explains why Chrome OS is different than Android","http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2010/11/16/google_ceo_explains_why_chrome_os_is_different_than_android" -"1914707","1SockChuck","1SockChuck",,,"0","1",,"1290011140","2010-11-17T16:25:40Z","Rural North Carolina Hits Data Center Trifecta: Facebook, Google, Apple","http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/11/17/north-carolina-emerges-as-data-center-hub/" -"1915054","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1290017098","2010-11-17T18:04:58Z","Microsoft Brings Bioscience ""BLAST"" to the Windows Azure Cloud","http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/nov10/11-16MSBlastCloudPR.mspx" -"1917446","Concours","Concours",,,"0","1",,"1290079268","2010-11-18T11:21:08Z","Apple’s iAd network coming to Europe in December","http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/11/18/apples-iad-network-coming-to-europe-in-december/" -"1918966","justlearning","justlearning",,,"0","12","So, I was searching for a curious read and came across 'fallentimes'. I knew I had come across his comments earlier and it struck me that this was Dan Haubert;

My eyes are moist reading this : http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=859117

This is him: -http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=fallentimes

PG has still kept this link alive: -http://ycombinator.com/dan.html

HN, Let's remember Dan today.

PS: @tdavis, I hope you are doing well. I read your notice at http://ticketstumbler.com/. I hope you have found support and recovered.","1290108787","2010-11-18T19:33:07Z","Tell HN: remembering Dan Haubert(ticketstumbler-yc08)", -"1920310","yinhm","yinhm",,,"0","2",,"1290137007","2010-11-19T03:23:27Z","Google App Engine：Prerelease SDK 1.4.0 is out","http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine/tree/browse_frm/thread/0f90ef8dda3b8400/162c8fdf6f8a1a1d?rnum=1&_done=%2Fgroup%2Fgoogle-appengine%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2Ff90ef8dda3b8400%3F#doc_162c8fdf6f8a1a1d" -"1923518","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","2",,"1290216212","2010-11-20T01:23:32Z","Microsoft reverses course, says Kinect left open by 'design'","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20023455-52.html?tag=twitter2" -"1924159","quant18","quant18",,,"0","2",,"1290243797","2010-11-20T09:03:17Z","Microsoft monoculture hurts Korean tablet users","http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2010/11/133_76628.html" -"1924783","cshekhar","cshekhar",,,"0","2",,"1290272262","2010-11-20T16:57:42Z","Interactive books by google","http://www.20thingsilearned.com/#/what-is-the-internet/3" -"1925032","mithaler","mithaler",,,"67","36",,"1290279478","2010-11-20T18:57:58Z","Since you asked, Gruber, here are my Android ""killer apps""","http://perpetualstudent.net/blog/2010/11/20/my-android-killer-apps/" -"1930163","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"0","1",,"1290441831","2010-11-22T16:03:51Z","Google's wi-fi data to be deleted","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11797907" -"1931745","mcantelon","mcantelon",,,"0","2",,"1290469350","2010-11-22T23:42:30Z","Wikileaks Arghan War Diary in Google Fusion Tables","http://tables.googlelabs.com/DataSource?dsrcid=224453" -"1936983","bootload","bootload",,,"0","1",,"1290593966","2010-11-24T10:19:26Z","Google backs Turing papers bid","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/23/alan-turing-papers-bletchley-park?intcmp=239" -"1937113","iuguy","iuguy",,,"0","1",,"1290599744","2010-11-24T11:55:44Z","Google, UK Reach Deal Over Street View Wi-Fi Data","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2373096,00.asp" -"1937137","dreemteem","dreemteem",,,"0","5",,"1290600772","2010-11-24T12:12:52Z","Microsoft buys up 882 Novell patents","http://news.techworld.com/sme/3249899/microsoft-buys-up-882-novell-patents/" -"1937716","Uncle_Sam","Uncle_Sam",,,"0","2",,"1290615353","2010-11-24T16:15:53Z","UberTwitter for iPhone","http://www.ubertwitter.com/iphone" -"1939859","yread","yread",,,"0","1",,"1290679165","2010-11-25T09:59:25Z","Take Microsoft private","http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2013494781_microsoft_going_private_its_be.html" -"1942580","woan","woan",,,"0","1",,"1290786058","2010-11-26T15:40:58Z","Google VP: Chrome OS Coming To Tablets & TVs; Windows And Sys Admins Going Down","http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/25/chrome-os-tablets-tvs-windows/" -"1950751","px","px",,,"0","1",,"1291047513","2010-11-29T16:18:33Z","So Google's Buying Your Startup. Now What?","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-24/so-google-s-buying-your-startup-now-what-.html" -"1952418","obilgic","obilgic",,,"0","1",,"1291075423","2010-11-30T00:03:43Z","Report: Apple Stores Sold 8.8 iPads Per Hour On Black Friday: App Advice","http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/11/report-apple-stores-sold-88-ipads-hour-black-friday/?utm_campaign=Bryan&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter" -"1952599","woan","woan",,,"0","2",,"1291079276","2010-11-30T01:07:56Z","Inside the labs at Microsoft, HP and IBM - Computerworld","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9198439/Inside_the_labs_at_Microsoft_HP_and_IBM?source=rss_news" -"1954352","az","az",,,"0","2",,"1291131338","2010-11-30T15:35:38Z","Google Calendar Now Has Optional Attendees","http://www.googletutor.com/google-calendar-now-has-optional-attendees/" -"1954473","monkeygrinder","monkeygrinder",,,"0","2",,"1291132775","2010-11-30T15:59:35Z","Why I'm Rooting for Microsoft","http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2010/11/why-im-rooting-for-microsoft/index.htm" -"1954833","bjonathan","bjonathan",,,"0","1",,"1291138135","2010-11-30T17:28:55Z","Analysts on Groupon Deal: Google Upping Its Fight with Facebook?","http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2010/11/30/analysts-on-groupon-deal-google-upping-its-fight-with-facebook/" -"1954914","cadencemcshane","cadencemcshane",,,"0","2","It occurred to me that there could be potential for some really interesting mashups combining the Markov chain text generator properties of Google Scribe [1] and the recent beatboxing fun with Google Translate. Could someone more experienced with the Google APIs shed some light on the possibilities?

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[1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1669650

[2] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1952356","1291139651","2010-11-30T17:54:11Z","Ask HN: Google Scribe + Google Beatbox?", -"1955100","Indyan","Indyan",,,"0","2",,"1291142412","2010-11-30T18:40:12Z","Google search goes under EU antitrust microscope","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/google-search-goes-under-eu-antitrust-microscope.ars" -"1955534","jhen095","jhen095",,,"0","1",,"1291150304","2010-11-30T20:51:44Z","Google to be investigated by EU","http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/google-to-be-investigated-by-european-union/story-e6frfku0-1225963666680" -"1956149","ljf","ljf",,,"0","1",,"1291161679","2010-12-01T00:01:19Z","Shopping tool Foundem.com accuses Google of burying their results","http://guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/30/google-foundem-ec-competition-rules" -"1956605","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1291171744","2010-12-01T02:49:04Z","Could a ""Microsoft TV"" service succeed?","http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/129176/could-a-microsoft-tv-service-succeed" -"1956886","abraham","abraham",,,"0","1",,"1291179908","2010-12-01T05:05:08Z","Safe Shopping with Google’s Privacy Tools","http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/11/safe-shopping-with-googles-privacy.html" -"1958235","iuguy","iuguy",,,"0","1",,"1291218874","2010-12-01T15:54:34Z","A Guide to Google Analytics and Useful Tools","http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/16/a-guide-to-google-analytics-and-useful-tools/" -"1958250","iuguy","iuguy",,,"0","1",,"1291219111","2010-12-01T15:58:31Z","The Missing Google Analytics Manual","http://www.grokdotcom.com/2009/02/16/the-missing-google-analytics-manual/" -"1965069","efader","efader",,,"0","1",,"1291360327","2010-12-03T07:12:07Z","Should Google Get its Groupon?","http://www.trendslate.com/2010/12/02/google-about-to-get-its-groupon/" -"1968003","obilgic","obilgic",,,"0","1",,"1291423881","2010-12-04T00:51:21Z","Mingle360 - Microsoft BizSpark Startup of the Day","http://www.bizspark.com/Blogs/Microspark-BizSpark-Startup-of-the-Day/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=4f77559d%2D0614%2D489c%2D9e9e%2Dfb18e981cb5a&ID=265" -"1970273","danteembermage","danteembermage",,,"2","4",,"1291500435","2010-12-04T22:07:15Z","Moms' smoking in pregnancy tied to girls' (earlier) puberty","http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B253C20101203?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r3:c0.068538:b40010370:z0" -"1972279","CoffeeDregs","CoffeeDregs",,,"0","1","Dropped by my Google account page @ https://www.google.com/accounts/b/0/ManageAccount and see ""New Service"" listed after ""News"". The ""New Service"" link just points to google.com. It's there for my GMail account, but not for any of my Google Apps accounts. Anyone got any scoops on this? Social thingy?","1291574526","2010-12-05T18:42:06Z","Google's ""New Service"" in Account Page", -"1977574","NonEUCitizen","NonEUCitizen",,,"0","1",,"1291684014","2010-12-07T01:06:54Z","Google, NXP to integrate NFC into Android","http://eetimes.com/electronics-news/4211271/Google--NXP-to-integrate-NFC-into-Android" -"1978007","resdirector","resdirector",,,"0","2","Out of morbid curiosity, does anyone know how many active users Google Wave had at it's death?","1291695951","2010-12-07T04:25:51Z","Ask HN: Just how bad was the Google Wave failure?", -"1982624","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1291809960","2010-12-08T12:06:00Z","Google Chrome Gets Cloud Print","http://mashable.com/2010/12/07/google-chrome-cloud-print/" -"1982969","cpswan","cpswan",,,"0","1",,"1291817689","2010-12-08T14:14:49Z","Gifting Google (and why it's unlikely to happen soon)","http://blog.thestateofme.com/2010/12/08/gifting-google/" -"1982993","adeelarshad82","adeelarshad82",,,"0","1",,"1291818424","2010-12-08T14:27:04Z","It's important that Google Makes Froyo Tablets Ready For A Honeycomb Upgrade","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2373951,00.asp" -"1985660","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1291859969","2010-12-09T01:59:29Z","Google's ChromeOS Laptop is not yet a disaster","http://www.itworld.com/hardware/130128/googles-chromeos-laptop-not-yet-a-disaster" -"1986176","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1291872257","2010-12-09T05:24:17Z","Why Groupon said no to Google's $6 billion ","http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40574999/ns/business-us_business/" -"1987213","SheerazRaza","SheerazRaza",,,"0","1",,"1291899392","2010-12-09T12:56:32Z","HP, Acer, Samsung ready for prepping Google Chrome OS Notebooks.","http://www.geekword.net/hp-acer-samsung-chrome-os-notebook/" -"1987456","mountainfrog","mountainfrog",,,"0","1",,"1291903975","2010-12-09T14:12:55Z","Veteran games developer Graeme Devine leaves Apple, returns to his roots","http://www.neowin.net/news/veteran-games-developer-graeme-devine-leaves-apple-returns-to-his-roots" -"1990011","sinzone","sinzone",,,"0","1",,"1291941812","2010-12-10T00:43:32Z","Uber Launches Car Service In Paris ","http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/09/uber-launches-car-service-in-paris-for-a-day/" -"1991167","iwr","iwr",,,"0","1",,"1291974218","2010-12-10T09:43:38Z","The Failure of Micro-Credit (Irrational Exuberance in India)","http://aidwatchers.com/2010/11/understanding-india’s-microcredit-crisis/" -"1991173","callumjones","callumjones",,,"0","1",,"1291974350","2010-12-10T09:45:50Z","Controlling Google Maps on the desktop via an iPad.","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlgtPn4hkGI" -"1991372","ukdm","ukdm",,,"0","1",,"1291982176","2010-12-10T11:56:16Z","Google burns, freezes, and destroys a Cr-48 netbook with a garden gnome","http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/google-burns-freezes-and-destroys-a-cr-48-netbook-with-a-garden-gnome-20101210/" -"1994337","sheikhali","sheikhali",,,"0","1",,"1292048329","2010-12-11T06:18:49Z","Google ""fixes"" another Microsoft product","http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/google-fixes-another-microsoft-product?t51hb" -"1994685","mountainfrog","mountainfrog",,,"1","3",,"1292069706","2010-12-11T12:15:06Z","Microsoft and Twitter CEOs meet publicly, talk secretly","http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-and-twitter-ceos-meet-publicly-talk-secretly" -"2000052","cskau","cskau",,,"0","1",,"1292237319","2010-12-13T10:48:39Z","Fixing Google Chrome Compatibility bugs in WebSites - an FAQ","http://code.google.com/p/doctype/wiki/ArticleGoogleChromeCompatFAQ" -"2001047","edw519","edw519",,,"0","1",,"1292259262","2010-12-13T16:54:22Z","Why Groupon was smart to spurn Google's $6 billion offer","http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/12/10/groupon.turn.down.google.bi/index.html?hpt=Sbin" -"2002081","MaysonL","MaysonL",,,"0","1",,"1292276469","2010-12-13T21:41:09Z","Apple, Google, RIM go shopping for Nortel patents","http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/12/apple-google-rim-go-shopping-for-nortel-patents.ars" -"2002955","arman0","arman0",,,"1","2",,"1292296312","2010-12-14T03:11:52Z","For PrimeSense, Microsoft’s Kinect Is Just the Beginning ","http://blogs.forbes.com/nicoleperlroth/2010/12/13/for-primesense-microsofts-kinect-is-just-the-beginning/" -"2003181","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1292302798","2010-12-14T04:59:58Z","Google Cr-48 laptop torn down","http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/10/google-cr-48-laptop-torn-down-and-destroyed-in-one-unlucky-day/" -"2003566","mossplix","mossplix",,,"0","1",,"1292316292","2010-12-14T08:44:52Z","Google sketchup and google earth download links dead","http://dl.google.com/earth/client/current/GoogleEarthLinux.bin" -"2003672","obilgic","obilgic",,,"0","1",,"1292319506","2010-12-14T09:38:26Z","Where Is Google Hiding Those 9 Million Active Latitude Users?","http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/14/google-latitude/" -"2003697","bjonathan","bjonathan",,,"0","1",,"1292320331","2010-12-14T09:52:11Z","Google Groups gets a new face","https://groups.google.com/forum/" -"2004654","SamSurfer","SamSurfer",,,"0","1",,"1292344257","2010-12-14T16:30:57Z","Microsoft Stores are nicer than Apple Stores","http://blogs.msdn.com/b/devschool/archive/2010/12/13/free-kinect-information-microsoft-versus-apple-stores.aspx" -"2005627","jeremyjarvis","jeremyjarvis",,,"0","1",,"1292358762","2010-12-14T20:32:42Z","Google online search adverts 'dominant', says France","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11991259" -"2006259","jeremyjarvis","jeremyjarvis",,,"0","1",,"1292370234","2010-12-14T23:43:54Z","Google’s Newest Patent: The Browser Search Highlight Button","http://www.bnet.com/blog/technology-business/google-8217s-newest-patent-the-browser-search-highlight-button-update/7356" -"2008702","cshenoy","cshenoy",,,"0","1",,"1292431540","2010-12-15T16:45:40Z","Delete Button for the Internet: Tool Removes Personal Info From Google, Facebook","http://www.fastcompany.com/1709756/privacy-company-offers-delete-button-for-the-internet-removes-personal-info-from-google-face" -"2012562","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","2",,"1292517237","2010-12-16T16:33:57Z","Who bought those 882 Novell patents? Not just Microsoft","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/who-bought-those-882-novell-patents-not-just-microsoft/8236" -"2013107","strooltz","strooltz","true",,"0","1",,"1292525162","2010-12-16T18:46:02Z","HN Reading Level According to Google","http://www.google.com/search?q=site:news.ycombinator.net&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=rl:1" -"2014147","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1292539197","2010-12-16T22:39:57Z","Microsoft patent chief: 2010 was a significant year of invention","http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/12/microsoft-exec-declares-2010-the-year.html" -"2014496","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1292544659","2010-12-17T00:10:59Z","Apple secrets leaked early by inside traders, arrests reveal","http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/16/apple-secrets-leaked-early-by-inside-traders-arrests-reveal/" -"2015550","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1292571048","2010-12-17T07:30:48Z","How Big Should We Let Google Get? Wrong Question","http://gigaom.com/2010/12/15/how-big-should-we-let-google-get-wrong-question/" -"2017326","nervechannel","nervechannel",,,"0","2",,"1292613279","2010-12-17T19:14:39Z","Import Delicious bookmarks into Google Bookmarks via JS","http://blog.lifeslip.com/articles/2006/10/25/bookmarklet-delicious-google-bookmarks" -"2017519","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1292616084","2010-12-17T20:01:24Z","Microsoft Campus Tours Part 2 - Manual Deskterity","http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/CampusTours/Microsoft-Campus-Tours-Microsoft-Research-Part-2-Manual-Deskterity" -"2018159","tomeast","tomeast",,,"1","1",,"1292625309","2010-12-17T22:35:09Z","Sosumi - Apple's Easter Egg Mocking The Beatles (Apple Corps)","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi" -"2020721","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1292720003","2010-12-19T00:53:23Z","Apple, Google, RIM go shopping for Nortel patents","http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/12/apple-google-rim-go-shopping-for-nortel-patents.ars" -"2026382","mountainfrog","mountainfrog",,,"0","1",,"1292891206","2010-12-21T00:26:46Z","Mac OS X, Microsoft Kinect create gesture-based MRI/CT demo","http://www.tuaw.com/2010/12/20/mac-os-x-microsoft-kinect-create-gesture-based-mri-demo/" -"2027102","Ricmerrifield","Ricmerrifield",,,"3","4","When you think about who might topple a software giant like a Microsoft or a Google, you might be inclined to think of Goliath's like, well Google and Microsoft. The same is true of any industry, you probably think of a company of similar size or larger as being the type of company that would win a battle, or a war.

Actual battles and wars end up being an interesting analogy. If you think if big battles like World War I and World War II, that’s exactly what happened – giants fighting giants from big, knowable centralized points of command. But there are some other wars that have been fought where the little guy won (or hasn’t lost in the case of one ongoing war) and there’s a common element in all of them. No centralized physical location to “take out” to win. When everything is dispersed and there isn’t any one thing to take out, it’s hard to really know how big or how small opposing force is, and they can be substantially more agile. In this situation, an organization of any size can pose a major threat to an enormous organization. The war on terror is an ongoing war that fits this profile – it’s virtually impossible to know how big or small the opposition is, or where they are at any given time, so it’s very hard to be ready for an attack from them. Viet Nam was a tough one for the US to really stand a chance in because it was in unfamiliar territory and there was no central location to take out to declare victory. One could even make the same argument (at a high level) for why the British lost the American revolution.

So if you don’t know who Rovio or CCP are, I have already made significant progress on the path of making my point.

Rovio is a tiny software company out of Finland that makes a game called Angry Birds. Angry Birds is one of those products/games that sounds so strange and so not-fun, it is a little amazing to me that it ever even became a game, but as someone who has lost many hours of my life to that game, I have to say, it’s a lot of fun and incredibly addictive. As an aside, the TV show Spongebob Square Pants falls into the same category – I would have loved to have been in the room when that show got pitched to see what caused the network to green light that nutty idea. It is a global phenomenon, and the only thing that puzzles me is that the company hasn’t made more money from it, though I expect that will change soon. But it’s a tiny little company of fewer than 20 people based in Helsinki and they made they #1 most downloaded iPhone application last year. Number one in the world. Not Microsoft, not Google, not Oracle or any other software giant you can name. Little tiny Rovio.

On to CCP.

Still in cold Northern European countries, let’s move over to Iceland, a tiny country of about 300,000 people. How likely are they to have a company that creates some of the most popular software in the world? Well, that’s CCP. Now they are bigger than Rovio, but their software is a LOT more sophisticated than Angry Birds, but in their own category (I am sure they will come up with a better category name, but for now it’s MMORPG), they are huge and growing. Their Eve Online game boasts over 300,000 monthly subscribers (I realize an improbable coincidence with the population of Iceland) and they say their next game, which won’t cannibalize Eve customers, is going to blow people’s minds. I visited the CCP offices in November and I haven’t been so impressed by a company, their culture, their energy, and their products in a very long time. And I meet with a lot of companies.

The point is that especially now that the use of the internet is starting to mature, a company of any size can become a global phenomenon, though that’s not huge news. The bigger news that I haven’t heard a lot of people talking about, is that when people think about who the Goliath’s like Microsoft, Oracle, Google, Amazon, VM Ware, etc. compete against, the number of “David’s” out there are becoming a pretty big foe in their own right, and the kind of warfare the Goliath’s are going to have to wage is very different from traditional World War I kinds of battles. Lots of little (comparably) tiny rivals that are very agile. Sure it will make sense to buy some of them up, but that won’t change the fact that the kinds of battles and wars the Goliath's are in are different and they need to think that through.

So the answer to the question of whether Rovio or CCP will kill Microsoft or Google? It’s the wrong question. It’s the aggregation of all of the little CCPs and Rovios of the world that represent the new face of competition for the giants. Not centralized, not entirely knowable, dispersed all over the world, and very agile.

While this is true in the big software companies, because software is every where – I think this type of changing battlefield will touch most industries.

-Ric at rethinkbook dot com","1292911263","2010-12-21T06:01:03Z","Who could kill Microsoft and Google?","http://www.ricmerrifield.com/2010/12/could-rovio-or-ccp-kill-microsoft-or-google/" -"2027182","jackvalentine","jackvalentine",,,"0","1",,"1292914869","2010-12-21T07:01:09Z","Search results as assessed by Google's new reading level algorithm","http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=926725" -"2027900","meadhikari","meadhikari",,,"0","1",,"1292942276","2010-12-21T14:37:56Z","Failing To Acquire Groupon, Google Sniffing Around Smaller Rivals","http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/21/after-failing-to-acquire-groupon-google-said-to-be-sniffing-around-smaller-rivals/" -"2028984","davidkatz","davidkatz",,,"4","8",,"1292959855","2010-12-21T19:30:55Z","Does Google Care About Page Titles? A Response to Gruber's ""Title Junk"" Piece.","http://www.sciten.com/post/2405190049/does-google-care-about-page-titles" -"2031003","tru","tru",,,"0","1",,"1293013500","2010-12-22T10:25:00Z","Youtubers get Free Google TV’s","http://www.mynewcheese.com/" -"2031417","J3L2404","J3L2404",,,"0","1",,"1293029221","2010-12-22T14:47:01Z","1 million Apple TV sales seen as 'positive, but fairly immaterial'","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/22/1_million_apple_tv_sales_seen_as_positive_but_fairly_immaterial.html" -"2032124","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1293045069","2010-12-22T19:11:09Z","The best and worst in mobile 2010: It’s all about Apple and Android","http://venturebeat.com/2010/12/22/best-and-worst-mobile-2010/" -"2032962","shinyheart","shinyheart",,,"0","1",,"1293061719","2010-12-22T23:48:39Z","Uber Makes A CEO Change Just Before The New Year","http://techcocktail.com/uber-ceo-2010-12" -"2033098","cal5k","cal5k",,,"0","3",,"1293064930","2010-12-23T00:42:10Z","Merry Christmas From Myplanet: The Ubermatic Gift Guesser","http://www.ubermaticgiftguesser.com" -"2033809","abraham","abraham",,,"0","2",,"1293089166","2010-12-23T07:26:06Z","Microsoft Offers Unfinished HTML5 Features in Internet Explorer 9 for Developers","http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2010/12/microsoft-offers-unfinished-ht.php" -"2034543","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1293116489","2010-12-23T15:01:29Z","Google DataWiki, A Wiki for structured Data","http://datawiki.googlelabs.com/" -"2035689","audreyw","audreyw",,,"0","1",,"1293134703","2010-12-23T20:05:03Z","Google Questions Yesterday's Reports that SUNY Had ""Gone Microsoft""","http://www.hackeducation.com/2010/12/23/suny-moves-to-the-microsoft-cloud-google-says-not-so-fast/" -"2036654","passion12345","passion12345","true",,"-1","1","Are you using a Microsoft driven computer system? And from some time you are facing troubles with it while experts suggested you to install Microsoft driver updates.","1293169147","2010-12-24T05:39:07Z","Microsoft Driver Updates - Are You in Search For Them?","http://www.prlog.org/11168584-microsoft-driver-updates-are-you-in-search-for-them.html" -"2040892","LiveTheDream","LiveTheDream",,,"0","1",,"1293386532","2010-12-26T18:02:12Z","Tag generator for ruby, better than exuberant ctags","http://blog.segment7.net/articles/2010/12/23/rdoc-tags-1-0" -"2044747","twidlit","twidlit",,,"0","1",,"1293514308","2010-12-28T05:31:48Z","Microsoft Online's path to Google killzone?","http://i.imgur.com/jHLOX.png" -"2045256","dwightgunning","dwightgunning",,,"0","1","Australian ex-Googler finds himself with some free time after his office in Melbourne is closed. Decides to run a marathon every week for a year.","1293537861","2010-12-28T12:04:21Z","Ex-Googler runs 52 marathons in 52 weeks.","http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/12/27/3102250.htm" -"2049462","ipodreviews2011","ipodreviews2011","true",,"-1","1","READ CONSUMER IPOD REVIEWS & PRICE COMPARISONS TO BUY THE BEST CHEAP IPODS","1293644218","2010-12-29T17:36:58Z","Apple iPod Reviews 2011","http://appleipodreviews.com" -"2050589","alexu","alexu",,,"2","3","Microsoft is loosing œBackwards Compatibility Religion , breaks printing in Windows 2008. Company admits breaking printing and refuses to fix it.","1293665744","2010-12-29T23:35:44Z","Microsoft is loosing œBackwards Compatibility Religion","http://forums.zfirm.com/entry.php?44-Backwards-Compatibility-Religion-Microsoft-Printing-and-You" -"2055989","kenjackson","kenjackson",,,"0","1",,"1293819678","2010-12-31T18:21:18Z","100-plus Companies Oppose Microsoft in Case to Weaken Patents","http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101230/NEWS03/712309831/-1/NEWS03lusiness" -"2061672","seelan1984","seelan1984","true",,"-1","1",,"1294016113","2011-01-03T00:55:13Z","5 Microsoft Xbox Kinect videos that’ll blow your mind","http://computechgadgets.com/computers/5-microsoft-xbox-kinect-videos-that%e2%80%99ll-blow-your-mind" -"2061787","just_curious","just_curious","true",,"2","6","Today's DaringFireball reads:

""

""Best Take on Alarmgate""

I guess they take alarm clock bugs pretty seriously in the Middle East.

""

I know he's the world-renowned expert on all things Mac etc etc, but given the number of people who actually missed their flights ( http://twitter.com/#search?q=iphone%20missed%20flight%20-almost ) and perhaps worse due to this bug, can someone explain why his views are so respected?

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/01/02/alarmgate","1294019833","2011-01-03T01:57:13Z","Ask HN: Gruber's Objectivity", -"2064078","shahzadvu","shahzadvu","true",,"-1","1",,"1294079327","2011-01-03T18:28:47Z","Microsoft restores access to Hotmail inboxes","http://technotell.com/it-news/microsoft-restores-access-to-hotmail-inboxes/" -"2065264","J3L2404","J3L2404",,,"0","3",,"1294100640","2011-01-04T00:24:00Z","Detecting Tuberculosis: No Microscopes, Just Rats","http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/health/04tb.html?src=twr" -"2066323","rkwz","rkwz",,,"0","1",,"1294129911","2011-01-04T08:31:51Z","How Microsoft Hit CTRL+ALT+DEL on Windows Phone","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/making-windows-phone-7/all/1?pid=750" -"2067536","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1294159419","2011-01-04T16:43:39Z","Apple's holiday iPhone, iPad and Mac sales stronger than expected","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/04/apples_holiday_iphone_ipad_and_mac_sales_stronger_than_expected_report.html" -"2067572","evo_9","evo_9",,,"1","1",,"1294160055","2011-01-04T16:54:15Z","Microsoft to take on Apple TV with Windows-based set top box","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/04/microsoft_to_take_on_apple_tv_with_windows_based_set_top_box.html" -"2069358","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"1","2",,"1294189961","2011-01-05T01:12:41Z","Google again discloses IE flaw before Microsoft can issue patch","http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2011/01/google-again-discloses-ie-flaw-before-microsoft-can-issue-patch.ars" -"2069405","sidwyn","sidwyn",,,"0","2",,"1294191038","2011-01-05T01:30:38Z","CES: Vizio details its Google TVs' sizes, LEDs","http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027220-283.html" -"2069745","J3L2404","J3L2404",,,"0","1",,"1294198516","2011-01-05T03:35:16Z","No-show Apple still has a dominating presence at CES","http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ces-apple-20110105,0,5240384.story" -"2072537","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1294262588","2011-01-05T21:23:08Z","Android Ported to Google’s Cr-48, the Chrome OS PC","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/android_ported_to_googles_cr-48_chrome_os_pc.php" -"2074869","millerjermy","millerjermy","true",,"-1","1","Italiamac is the #1 Mac-related Community in Italy and it is the biggest Italian Apple-related news site. Born in the 1996, the site generated 7,000,000 (7+ Million) impressions per month. The community forum has 80,000 members and 5,000,000 (5+ Million) of message posts.","1294312094","2011-01-06T11:08:14Z","Italiamac, Apple news and forum","http://www.italiamac.it/" -"2075671","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","2",,"1294328650","2011-01-06T15:44:10Z","Microsoft Has Shipped 8 Million Kinect Devices","http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-06/microsoft-ships-8-million-kinect-devices-to-add-hulu.html" -"2076886","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1294343875","2011-01-06T19:57:55Z","Google Confirms Android Bug Where SMS Messages Are Sent to the Wrong People","http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9392&cnum=500&cstart=1401#c1460" -"2080283","J3L2404","J3L2404",,,"0","1",,"1294422599","2011-01-07T17:49:59Z","Apple Is ‘Becoming Microsoft’ With App Store, Says Pirate Bay Founder","http://blogs.forbes.com/parmyolson/2011/01/07/apple-is-becoming-microsoft-with-app-store-says-pirate-bay-founder/?boxes=Homepagechannels" -"2088354","zeynel1","zeynel1",,,"0","1",,"1294665723","2011-01-10T13:22:03Z","How to use sessions on Google App Engine with Python and gae-sessions?","http://blog.stannard.net.au/2011/01/09/how-to-use-sessions-on-google-app-engine-with-python-and-gae-sessions/" -"2089503","raphar","raphar",,,"0","1",,"1294689016","2011-01-10T19:50:16Z","Infographic : What Google Knows About Men vs. Women","http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663003/infographic-of-the-day-what-google-knows-about-the-sexes" -"2089551","jeffmiller","jeffmiller",,,"0","2",,"1294689799","2011-01-10T20:03:19Z","Google or Microsoft Should Pick Up Delicious","http://continuations.com/post/2683399075/google-or-microsoft-should-pick-up-delicious" -"2091233","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1294730757","2011-01-11T07:25:57Z","Google Goggles Now Includes Sudoku Puzzle Solving","http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/01/10/google-goggles-updated-to-version-1-3-now-includes-sudoku-puzzle-solving-instantaneous-qr-code-scanning-and-print-ad-recognition/" -"2092063","seelan1984","seelan1984","true",,"-1","1",,"1294758519","2011-01-11T15:08:39Z","When Microsoft Kinect meets Nintendo Wii","http://computechgadgets.com/computers/when-microsoft-kinect-meets-nintendo-wii" -"2096580","kiriappeee","kiriappeee",,,"0","1",,"1294848855","2011-01-12T16:14:15Z","Now available: Google Places with Hotpot for iPhone","http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/01/now-available-google-places-with-hotpot.html" -"2097054","bakbak","bakbak",,,"0","1",,"1294856109","2011-01-12T18:15:09Z","Google Serves Places On The iPhone With A Side Of Hotpot","http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/12/google-serves-places-on-the-iphone-with-a-side-of-hotpot/" -"2097552","DavidAdams","DavidAdams",,,"104","165",,"1294864528","2011-01-12T20:35:28Z","10 Questions for John Gruber Regarding H.264, WebM","http://www.osnews.com/story/24245/10_Questions_for_John_Gruber_Regarding_H_264_WebM" -"2101348","tarouter","tarouter","true",,"-1","1",,"1294953365","2011-01-13T21:16:05Z","Microsoft set to offer WebMatrix & ASP.NET MVC 3","http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/microsoft-set-offer-web-dev-tools-403" -"2101807","ttrashh","ttrashh",,,"27","47",,"1294961569","2011-01-13T23:32:49Z","Thoughts on Webmatrix (Microsoft's simple website development tool)","http://blog.wekeroad.com/microsoft/someone-hit-their-head" -"2103255","KeepTalking","KeepTalking",,,"0","1",,"1295007211","2011-01-14T12:13:31Z","Google's Purchase of ITA Software May Be Challenged by U.S. Antitrust Suit ","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-13/google-s-purchase-of-ita-software-may-be-challenged-by-u-s-.html" -"2106603","felix0702","felix0702",,,"0","1",,"1295073954","2011-01-15T06:45:54Z","Case Study: How Google Sells Its Free Products","http://mashable.com/2011/01/14/google-marketing-case-study" -"2112568","wippler","wippler",,,"0","1",,"1295281927","2011-01-17T16:32:07Z","Steve Jobs steps away from Apple","http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/01/17advisory.html" -"2117171","jamesjyu","jamesjyu",,,"0","2",,"1295381422","2011-01-18T20:10:22Z","Even Microsoft Is Using Groupon -- To Sell Windows Phones","http://www.businessinsider.com/even-microsoft-is-using-groupon-to-sell-windows-phones-2011-1" -"2128682","solipsist","solipsist",,,"0","1",,"1295640665","2011-01-21T20:11:05Z","Will Google Change With Larry Page, Not Eric Schmidt, as CEO?","http://www.fastcompany.com/1719494/how-will-google-change-with-larry-page-not-eric-schmidt-as-ceo?partner=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company+Headlines%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"2129456","mjfern","mjfern",,,"27","20",,"1295654804","2011-01-22T00:06:44Z","Ballmer to Hu: 90% of Microsoft customers in China using pirated software","http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/012111-ballmer-hu-china-software-piracy.html" -"2129627","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"0","1",,"1295660077","2011-01-22T01:34:37Z","PostUp Acquires UberTwitter, Renames Itself (Again) To UberMedia","http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/21/postup-acquires-ubertwitter-renames-itself-again-to-ubermedia/" -"2131179","eviral","eviral",,,"0","1",,"1295733520","2011-01-22T21:58:40Z","Google Science Fair Advertising on YahooMail But Only Gmail Users Allowed","http://www.pluggd.in/google-science-fair-297/" -"2131278","jchonphoenix","jchonphoenix",,,"0","1",,"1295737251","2011-01-22T23:00:51Z","Google Friend Connect","http://www.google.com/friendconnect/" -"2135050","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1295874401","2011-01-24T13:06:41Z","Fly Or Die: GroupMe, Uber, Square","http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/23/fly-or-die-groupme-uber-square/" -"2135184","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1295878481","2011-01-24T14:14:41Z","Did Google just reduce the demand for Demand Media's IPO?","http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/01/21/did-google-just-make-demand-media-less-in-demand/" -"2136428","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"0","1",,"1295898022","2011-01-24T19:40:22Z","UberMedia Buys Mixx ","http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/24/ubermedia-continues-shopping-spree-buys-social-news-platform-mixx/" -"2137252","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"0","2",,"1295911686","2011-01-24T23:28:06Z","Microsoft moves to block TiVo imports with U.S. trade complaint","http://www.winrumors.com/microsoft-moves-to-block-tivo-imports-with-u-s-trade-complaint/" -"2140154","ldayley","ldayley",,,"0","1",,"1295979365","2011-01-25T18:16:05Z","Google I/O Agenda Released","http://www.google.com/events/io/2011/agenda.html" -"2142852","tesseract","tesseract",,,"0","1","For me, http://google.com/ is redirecting to https://encrypted.google.com/ - is this new? Could it be a reaction to DuckDuckGo?

Possible factors - I am logged into a ""new system"" Google Apps account.","1296038570","2011-01-26T10:42:50Z","Google Encrypted", -"2146481","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","1","Sometimes, progress in debugging manifests itself as _new_ errors. :-) I hope it's a sign that they're making ready the site for the long-anticipated registration.

500 - Internal server error. -There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.","1296099975","2011-01-27T03:46:15Z","'500 Server Error' has replaced 'Registration Coming Soon' for Google I/O 2011", -"2148158","tnorthcutt","tnorthcutt",,,"0","1",,"1296142641","2011-01-27T15:37:21Z","Google Chrome for Business","http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/chromebrowser.html" -"2148811","azazo","azazo",,,"0","2",,"1296151850","2011-01-27T18:10:50Z","Stunning: Amnesia Connect Fuses Microsoft Surface With Your iPhone and iPad","http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2011/01/27/stunning-amnesia-connect-fuses-microsoft-surface-with-your-iphone/" -"2150372","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1296177215","2011-01-28T01:13:35Z","Microsoft rides Kinect to record quarter","http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2011/01/microsoft-rides-kinect-to-record-quarter.ars" -"2155827","rblion","rblion",,,"2","4",,"1296322590","2011-01-29T17:36:30Z","How Apple's Siri Works: Interview with Tom Gruber, CTO of SIRI","http://www.novaspivack.com/technology/how-hisiri-works-interview-with-tom-gruber-cto-of-siri" -"2157051","j_baker","j_baker",,,"0","2",,"1296351521","2011-01-30T01:38:41Z","Michael Lopp (Rands in Repose) interviews John Gruber","http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/2011/the-speaker-interviews-john-gruber/" -"2157201","keiferski","keiferski",,,"7","4","By that I mean: if there is no adequate solution to the problem you're solving, should you still aim to be super simplistic? The market I'm targeting doesn't actually have an adequate solution. There is no overly complex project management tool for me to streamline and simplify.

My potential customers are also essentially users of both; the simple and the complex/feature rich. As such, I'm worried that I will make my product too simple, alienating my ""professional"" customer base in the process. Ditto for vice versa.

My current thinking: be both super simple and feature rich; just package them as separate products. I.E. Basic Edition at $25/month, and Pro Edition at $49/month. Thoughts?","1296355960","2011-01-30T02:52:40Z","Ask HN: should you be 37Signals if there is no Microsoft?", -"2158218","sadiakomal","sadiakomal","true",,"-1","1","Latest Apple Ipod Prices in Pakistan ( Wifi-3G)","1296401516","2011-01-30T15:31:56Z","Latest Apple Ipod Prices in Pakistan ( Wifi-3G)","http://sadiakomal.com/latest-apple-ipod-prices-in-pakistan-wifi-3g/" -"2162667","ilija139","ilija139",,,"0","1",,"1296499915","2011-01-31T18:51:55Z","Google Docs gets a dose of Gmail, with ‘Priority Sort’ and document Collections","http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/01/31/google-docs-gets-a-dose-of-gmail-with-priority-sort-and-document-collections/?awesm=tnw.to_17NwC&utm_content=twitter-publisher-main&utm_medium=tnw.to-twitter&utm_source=twitter.com" -"2163397","gourneau","gourneau",,,"0","5",,"1296511493","2011-01-31T22:04:53Z","Ubertooth One: an open source Bluetooth hacking tool","http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mossmann/ubertooth-one-an-open-source-bluetooth-test-tool" -"2164074","thankuz","thankuz",,,"0","1",,"1296524923","2011-02-01T01:48:43Z","StackMob duct tapes typical add-ons onto mobile apps until Apple & Google do it","http://venturebeat.com/2011/01/31/stackmob-beta-launch-announcement/" -"2166825","thankuz","thankuz",,,"0","1",,"1296587776","2011-02-01T19:16:16Z","Microsoft Calls Google’s Cheating Examples 'Outlier'","http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/01/microsoft-calls-googles-cheating-examples-outlier/" -"2167573","ilija139","ilija139",,,"0","1",,"1296596972","2011-02-01T21:49:32Z","2 Years And 10 Million Users Later, Google Latitude Locates The Check-In","http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/01/google-latitude-check-in/" -"2168589","kyleslattery","kyleslattery",,,"61","39",,"1296613149","2011-02-02T02:19:09Z","Gruber on iOS In-App Purchases","http://daringfireball.net/2011/02/oceania_in_app_purchases" -"2170556","rkwz","rkwz",,,"0","1",,"1296660673","2011-02-02T15:31:13Z","Will a PlayStation-Android Partnership Hurt Apple?","http://gigaom.com/mobile/will-a-playstation-android-partnership-hurt-apple/" -"2170734","tjmaxal","tjmaxal",,,"0","1",,"1296663255","2011-02-02T16:14:15Z","Stop Referrer spam in Google Analytics","http://techhacking.com/2011/01/23/google-analytics-referrer-spammers/" -"2170846","mjfern","mjfern",,,"0","2",,"1296664741","2011-02-02T16:39:01Z","Microsoft adds H.264 support to Google Chrome","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/microsoft-adds-h264-support-to-google-chrome/2937" -"2171476","vinaykgowda","vinaykgowda","true",,"-1","1",,"1296672454","2011-02-02T18:47:34Z","Microsoft's HTML5 Add-on To Support H.264 On Chrome & Firefox | Tech18","http://tech18.com/microsoft-html5-add-on-support-h264-chrome-firefox.html" -"2172510","ph0rque","ph0rque",,,"0","1",,"1296685970","2011-02-02T22:32:50Z","Apple channeling Microsoft?","http://blogs.fluidinfo.com/terry/2011/02/01/apple-channeling-microsoft/" -"2173055","julian37","julian37",,,"0","1",,"1296694804","2011-02-03T01:00:04Z","Murdoch’s News Corp. Launches The Daily for Apple’s iPad","http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/02/the-daily-launch/" -"2174981","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1296746004","2011-02-03T15:13:24Z","Google Puts $20,000 Bounty On Chrome In Hacking Contest ","http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2011/02/03/google-puts-20000-bounty-on-chrome-in-hacking-contest/" -"2175157","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1296748576","2011-02-03T15:56:16Z","The Google Art Project Makes Masterpieces Accessible to All","http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/02/the-google-art-project-makes-masterpieces-accessible-to-all/70634/" -"2176747","techsavys","techsavys",,,"0","1",,"1296766349","2011-02-03T20:52:29Z","Google Sues Bing For Copying Its Search Results","http://www.techsavys.info/2011/02/google-sues-bing-for-copying-its-search.html" -"2178029","sambeau","sambeau",,,"11","8","There's a discussion going on over at Slashdot about the word App. I'm finding it all a re-write of history. As far as I remember it it went more like this.

* Apple pre-1996 never referred to apps, just Applications. Neither did anyone else.

* Sun, with Java, had Applets. I don't recall them ever being shortened to 'apps'

* When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1996 he brought with him the term 'App'. I remember cringing every time he said it in a Keynote.

My theory is that it's a NeXT term derived from the .app extension. But for this to be true NextStep would have needed .app bundles too (and I can't remember if it did). If not it could also be from the early days of OSX.

EDIT: It seems that NeXTSTEP did have Application Bundles as I had thought: -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_Bundle

Does anyone have any concrete evidence why this isn't the case?","1296786062","2011-02-04T02:21:02Z","Ask HN: is App an Apple word?", -"2180189","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1296839886","2011-02-04T17:18:06Z","Nokia/Microsoft announcing partnership next week- involving Windows Phone 7?","http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/04/nokia-microsoft-announcing-partnership-next-week-possibly-invo/" -"2181531","thankuz","thankuz",,,"0","1",,"1296858037","2011-02-04T22:20:37Z","Google (and Microsoft) Respond to the 'Bing Sting' Controversy [interview]","http://mashable.com/2011/02/04/amit-singhal-interview-google/" -"2183147","OoTheNigerian","OoTheNigerian",,,"20","11",,"1296917002","2011-02-05T14:43:22Z","Microsoft has just registered bi.ng","http://whois.domaintools.com/bi.ng" -"2187780","nlwhittemore","nlwhittemore",,,"1","8",,"1297056213","2011-02-07T05:23:33Z","We Have A New Uber Boss, And She’s Greek: Aol Buys HuffPo For $315 Million","http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/06/we-have-a-new-uber-boss-and-shes-greek-aol-buys-huffpo-for-315-million/" -"2199367","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1297285809","2011-02-09T21:10:09Z","HP to take on with Apple with webOS-based TouchPad, Pre 3","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/09/hp_to_take_on_with_apple_with_webos_based_touchpad_pre_3.html" -"2199507","pyrmont","pyrmont",,,"3","4",,"1297288245","2011-02-09T21:50:45Z","Gruber Hints at iPad 3 Coming this Summmer","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/02/09/hp-touchpad-veer-pre" -"2199846","attila","attila",,,"0","2","To celebrate the release of the spoken interface to Google Translate, I asked the machines to translate my last fb post to English, then back to Hungarian, then to English again, etc, etc.

the original Hungarian text: -Többen kérték, hogy fordítsam le a “Slim Logic”-ot magyarra. Mivel elég sok USA-specifikus része van az írásnak, ez elég nehéz lenne.. De itt van a két szerintem leghasznosabb hűtőre mágnessel kitehető táblázat belőle magyarul.

(note the quotation signs around Slim Logic. This is major help for the dumbass machines).

Hungarian to English #1: -Several people asked to turn off the ""Slim Logic"" was Hungarian. Since there are many US-specific part of the writing, it would be quite difficult .. But here I think the two most useful fridge magnet in the table arises from it in Hungarian.

English to Hungarian #1: -Többen kérte, hogy kapcsolja ki a ""Slim Logic"" magyar volt. Mivel sok amerikai-specifikus része az írás, ez elég nehéz .. De itt azt hiszem, a két leghasznosabb hűtő mágnes a táblázatban ered, hogy a magyar.

Hungarian to English #2: -Several people asked to turn off the ""Slim Logic"" was Hungarian. Since many American-specific part of the writing, it's pretty hard .. But here I think the two most useful fridge magnet in the table comes from the Hungarian.

English to Hungarian #2: -Többen kérte, hogy kapcsolja ki a ""Slim Logic"" magyar volt. Mivel sok amerikai-specifikus része az írás, ez elég nehéz .. De itt azt hiszem, a két leghasznosabb hűtő mágnes a táblázatban származik a magyar.

Hungarian to English #3 is the same as #2, so we have convergence after two iterations. Somehow, I am not very impressed though...

Just for the record, here is how I would translate the original to English: -Several people have asked me to translate “Slim Logic” to Hungarian. As the essay has many US-specific parts, this would be quite difficult... But here are the two, I think, most useful tables from it that can be stuck to a fridge with magnets.

(Note: the last sentence of the Hungarian original is a lot more densly expressed, using tricky features of the language.)

Ok, maybe Hungarian is not a major language, and certainly not one with an easy grammar, so this fail may be due to language choice. Sadly, it is not: You may try Hindi, or Mandarin, and the results will be similar. The translator, however, works quite well if you stick within the Indo-European language family (and avoid set expressions, like ""evening shadow"").","1297294067","2011-02-09T23:27:47Z","Google Translate epic fail accross language families", -"2200615","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1297308897","2011-02-10T03:34:57Z","Bloomberg: Nokia definitely in talks with Microsoft, partnership likely","http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/bloomberg-nokia-definitely-in-talks-with-microsoft-partnership/" -"2201090","Blazespinnaker","Blazespinnaker",,,"2","3","Should I port my iOS app to macosx or should I wait for apple to make the iOS simulator that already exists for developers available to users?","1297320879","2011-02-10T06:54:39Z","Ask HN: When will apple integrate iOS simulator into macosx?", -"2203340","McKittrick","McKittrick",,,"0","1",,"1297366545","2011-02-10T19:35:45Z","Why Google, SEOs & Users Must ‘Blekko Up’","http://outspokenmedia.com/seo/why-google-seos-users-must-blekko-up/" -"2204598","noahc","noahc",,,"0","1",,"1297384587","2011-02-11T00:36:27Z","Are Google and Facebook trying to buy Twitter?","http://www.salon.com/technology/twitter/index.html?story=/tech/2011/02/10/twitter_facebook_google_acquisition_talks" -"2205542","jwang815","jwang815",,,"5","5","Does this mean that the Microsoft is the new leader in the smartphone OS market after it takes on Nokia's 31% market share? It's a 3-horse race now","1297410596","2011-02-11T07:49:56Z","Nokia and Microsoft Announce Partnership", -"2206985","zoowar","zoowar",,,"0","1",,"1297442514","2011-02-11T16:41:54Z","Microsoft/Nokia Partnership Not Enough to Challenge Apple","http://gigaom.com/apple/microsoftnokia-partnership-not-enough-to-challenge-apple/" -"2208869","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","2",,"1297471931","2011-02-12T00:52:11Z","Microsoft Lawsuit Against Salesforce Just Got Ugly","http://newenterprise.allthingsd.com/20110211/microsoft-suit-against-salesforce-just-got-ugly/" -"2209062","atularora","atularora",,,"7","22",,"1297477227","2011-02-12T02:20:27Z","UberMedia, Indeed. Bill Gross’ Twitter Ecosystem Empire Just Acquired TweetDeck","http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/11/ubermedia-tweetdeck/" -"2211428","djwebb1977","djwebb1977",,,"0","1",,"1297551760","2011-02-12T23:02:40Z","Ubermedia now controls 20% of tweets sent daily.","http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2011/02/ubermedia-now-controls-20-of-tweets-sent-daily-congratulations-to-tweetdeck-and-ubermedia-here-is-how-i-feel.html" -"2212511","David103","David103","true",,"-1","1","Due to its prominence, students doing health studies will be assigned the writing of health term papers regarding tuberculosis. This type of paper requires student to submit an overview of the disease and how it can be treated as well.","1297595441","2011-02-13T11:10:41Z","Health Term Papers—Tuberculosis","http://termpaperstar.com/blog/termpaperwriting/health-term-papers-tuberculosis" -"2215297","mhunter","mhunter",,,"0","2",,"1297658714","2011-02-14T04:45:14Z","Uber raising $10m on $60m valuation from Benchmark","http://gigaom.com/2011/02/13/uber-funding/" -"2215416","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1297660966","2011-02-14T05:22:46Z","Apple working on smaller, cheaper iPhone","http://www.hindustantimes.com/Apple-working-on-smaller-cheaper-iPhone/H1-Article1-662112.aspx" -"2216467","ArabGeek","ArabGeek",,,"0","2",,"1297685902","2011-02-14T12:18:22Z","Nokia And Microsoft’s Third Ecosystem: Horrible Tagline For A Wonderful Vision ","http://mobilernr.com/nokia-and-microsofts-third-ecosystem-horrible-tagline-for-a-wonderful-vision/" -"2218072","jkopelman","jkopelman",,,"18","26",,"1297710191","2011-02-14T19:03:11Z","Huge Vote Of Confidence: Uber Raises $11 million From Benchmark Capital","http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/14/huge-vote-of-confidence-uber-raises-11-million-from-benchmark-capital/" -"2220042","davidedicillo","davidedicillo",,,"0","2",,"1297741410","2011-02-15T03:43:30Z","Is UberMedia On a Collision Course With Twitter?","http://gigaom.com/2011/02/14/is-ubermedia-on-a-collision-course-with-twitter/" -"2220684","gaz","gaz",,,"0","1",,"1297762253","2011-02-15T09:30:53Z","Egyptians are using Google Moderator to generate ideas on rebuilding the country","http://www.google.com/moderator/?hl=ar#15/e=581e0&t=581e0.40" -"2221529","fosk","fosk",,,"0","1",,"1297784059","2011-02-15T15:34:19Z","Google Grows, and Works to Retain Nimble Minds","http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/technology/29google.html?_r=1&ref=start-ups" -"2223010","rwwmike","rwwmike",,,"0","3",,"1297800309","2011-02-15T20:05:09Z","Ubermedia's UberCurrent Twitter Client Really is ""Twitter for Everyone""","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/ubermedias_ubercurrent_twitter_client_really_is_tw.php?sms_ss=hackernews&at_xt=4d5adc6fd4637197%2C0" -"2223033","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1297800606","2011-02-15T20:10:06Z","Verizon CTO: we don't 'need' the Nokia-Microsoft partnership","http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/verizon-cto-we-dont-need-the-nokia-microsoft-partnership-an/" -"2224422","mlongo","mlongo",,,"0","1",,"1297819684","2011-02-16T01:28:04Z","Apple's in-app subscriptions could be better","http://ipadwatcher.com/2011/02/15/apples-in-app-subscriptions-could-be-better/" -"2226630","nomurrcy","nomurrcy",,,"0","2","It is my understanding that Groupon is skirting the app store rules by no using the in-app payment API to do in-app purchases. Supposedly some part of their UI is rendered in Webkit and the purchase actually happens in there.

Do you think in light of Apple's recent policy changes, that Groupon et. all are next in Apple's sights?","1297869260","2011-02-16T15:14:20Z","Ask HN: What does Apple's new policy mean for Groupon?", -"2230790","tristanperry","tristanperry",,,"0","2",,"1297949001","2011-02-17T13:23:21Z","Yes, More Are Seeing Google’s New Navigation Bar","http://searchengineland.com/yes-more-are-seeing-google%E2%80%99s-new-navigation-bar-65236" -"2230911","Seldaek","Seldaek",,,"0","2",,"1297951534","2011-02-17T14:05:34Z","Why Google's One Pass Could Be a Ticket to Nowhere","http://gigaom.com/2011/02/16/why-googles-one-pass-could-be-a-ticket-to-nowhere/" -"2231130","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1297955005","2011-02-17T15:03:25Z","Google One Pass to compete with Apple","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/17/BUSD1HNTNR.DTL" -"2231740","anonymous246","anonymous246",,,"4","2","People seem to be thinking that Amazon asking for 30% of subscription revenue is a sign of strength.

What if it's really a sign of weakness? They don't see their earnings increasing enough through sales of their hardware to justify their sky-high valuation.

So they have to adopt Walmart tactics and squeeze the others in the ecosystem.

Thoughts?","1297962975","2011-02-17T17:16:15Z","Ask HN: Apple 30% tax a sign of desperation?", -"2231855","TimothyBurgess","TimothyBurgess",,,"0","1",,"1297964344","2011-02-17T17:39:04Z","Some Perspective: Facebook vs Google vs Amazon vs eBay etc. Valuations","http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-29/facebook-valuation-tops-amazon-com-trailing-only-google-on-web.html?HN" -"2232103","klintron","klintron",,,"0","1",,"1297967095","2011-02-17T18:24:55Z","Is WebOS Just Helping Microsoft Build a Better Version of Windows?","http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/02/is-webos-just-helping-microsof.php?sms_ss=hackernews&at_xt=4d5d67e47d067a0a%2C0" -"2233104","SteveClement","SteveClement",,,"0","1","Read: Monitor mode (wifi/wireshark promiscious) for Bluetooth","1297980623","2011-02-17T22:10:23Z","Ubertooth One: an open source Bluetooth test tool","http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mossmann/ubertooth-one-an-open-source-bluetooth-test-tool" -"2234706","reedF211","reedF211",,,"7","9","I think in the past 4 years or so Apple has dramatically changed, for me it is no longer the cute cuddly company of the early 2000s and esp since the iPhone launch Apple seem to be indulging in monopolistic and anti-competitive practices similar to Microsoft in early 90's/early 2000s. This latest stunt of gouging developers is the last straw for me. It seems to be part of Apple's march to become the new Microsoft in ""evilness""","1298016560","2011-02-18T08:09:20Z","Ask HN: Has Apple become an ""evil company""?", -"2236675","hornokplease","hornokplease",,,"5","22",,"1298055015","2011-02-18T18:50:15Z","UberTwitter and Twidroyd Suspended for Policy Violations","http://support.twitter.com/articles/452648-i-m-having-problems-logging-in-to-ubertwitter-or-twidroyd" -"2236746","warp","warp",,,"68","117",,"1298056013","2011-02-18T19:06:53Z","Twitter Suspends UberTwitter And Twidroyd For Violating Policies","http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/18/twitter-suspends-ubermedia-clients-ubertwitter-and-twidroyd-for-violating-policies/" -"2237146","LiveTheDream","LiveTheDream",,,"0","1",,"1298061470","2011-02-18T20:37:50Z","Twitter suspends Twidroyd, UberTwitter and UberCurrent for violations","http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/02/twitter-suspendeds-ubertwitter-and-twidroyd-for-violating-its-policies.html" -"2237481","jprim","jprim",,,"0","1",,"1298066648","2011-02-18T22:04:08Z","Inside the Google Offices","http://jprim.com/inside-the-google-offices/" -"2238001","domino","domino",,,"0","2",,"1298078158","2011-02-19T01:15:58Z","Statement from UberMedia regarding Twitter's suspension of service","http://ubermedia.com/statement-from-ubermedia-regarding-twitter%E2%80%99s-suspension-of-service-to-ubertwitter-twidroyd-and-ubercurrent" -"2238257","hackscribe","hackscribe",,,"0","2",,"1298085615","2011-02-19T03:20:15Z","Quora: Why did Twitter suspend UberTwitter?","http://www.quora.com/Why-did-Twitter-suspend-UberTwitter" -"2239150","dell9000","dell9000",,,"0","2",,"1298129130","2011-02-19T15:25:30Z","Techmeme's Coverage of Twitter / UberTwitter was Important for News. Here's why.","http://ryanspoon.com/blog/2011/02/19/techmeme-twitter-integration/" -"2239595","RiderOfGiraffes","RiderOfGiraffes",,,"0","1",,"1298141563","2011-02-19T18:52:43Z","Google searches will reflect more of what your friends know.","http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2011/02/google_socializes_search_furth.html" -"2243846","pitdesi","pitdesi",,,"1","15",,"1298251724","2011-02-21T01:28:44Z","Twitter Reinstates UberSocial And Twidroyd, UberMedia Apps Still Under Review","http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/20/twitter-reinstates-ubermedia-apps-ubersocial-and-twidroyd/" -"2244119","alphadoggs","alphadoggs",,,"0","1",,"1298258362","2011-02-21T03:19:22Z","Twitter no longer grounding UberSocial, twidroyd apps","http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/022011-twitter-ubersocial-twidroyd-ubertwitter.html" -"2244864","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1298281061","2011-02-21T09:37:41Z","Twitter drops restrictions on UberSocial, twidroyd apps","http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/applications/3261902/twitter-drops-restrictions-on-ubersocial-twidroyd-apps/" -"2246042","thankuz","thankuz",,,"0","1",,"1298307031","2011-02-21T16:50:31Z","UberTwitter & Twidroyd Are Back Online","http://mashable.com/2011/02/21/ubermedia-apps-back/" -"2246241","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","1",,"1298309453","2011-02-21T17:30:53Z","Use Google Apps APIs without writing a program","http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2011/02/use-google-apps-apis-without-writing.html" -"2247102","zeedotme","zeedotme",,,"0","1",,"1298321335","2011-02-21T20:48:55Z","Video interview with Uber(cab)'s co-founder","http://thenextweb.com/video/2011/02/22/europeans-to-get-private-driver-cab-service-with-uber-video-with-co-founder/" -"2247502","gabrielroth","gabrielroth",,,"16","17",,"1298326466","2011-02-21T22:14:26Z","Gruber on Readability's App Store rejection","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/02/21/readability" -"2248244","Mankhool","Mankhool",,,"1","1","I'm working on an app that will allow users to charge fees for the services they provide to each other. Is Apple likely to want a cut of this type of transaction also? I'm assuming that it will.","1298339151","2011-02-22T01:45:51Z","Ask HN: Will Apple sub fees apply to in app payments?", -"2249556","_grrr","_grrr",,,"1","3",,"1298374812","2011-02-22T11:40:12Z","Microsoft's future: Only Kinect","http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2011/02/microsofts_future_only_kinect.html" -"2250896","tommyqh","tommyqh",,,"0","2",,"1298399132","2011-02-22T18:25:32Z","Twitter lifts ban on UberMedia Apps","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20034806-93.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+webware+%28Webware.com%29" -"2252034","dotBen","dotBen",,,"0","1",,"1298416518","2011-02-22T23:15:18Z","Apple to roll out retail-based ‘Joint Venture’ (Genius access via phone/at home)","http://www.bgr.com/2011/02/22/apple-to-rollout-retail-based-joint-venture-service-in-coming-weeks/" -"2252831","aseponde","aseponde","true",,"-1","1",,"1298430513","2011-02-23T03:08:33Z","Microsoft Cloud: Windows Azure Free Trial Offer","http://www.cloudbusinessreview.com/2011/02/23/microsoft-cloud-windows-azure-free-trial-offer.html" -"2256221","Tchoa","Tchoa",,,"0","2",,"1298502566","2011-02-23T23:09:26Z","Survey about Google Buzz & its users","http://www.goingbuzz.net/buzz-community/survey/analysis-part-1" -"2261135","paperclip","paperclip",,,"0","5",,"1298610190","2011-02-25T05:03:10Z","Gruber on Engadget's Apple reporting","http://daringfireball.net/2011/02/eleventh_hour" -"2264448","algoshift","algoshift",,,"9","2","The one thing keeping me from buying a 17in. notebook is the lack of a full keyboard with numeric keypad. I really don't want to lug around an external keypad. I already lug around a trackball with our PC notebooks and would do the same with a Mac. Every single one of our desktop Macs has a full keyboard in place of the stock shorty. It's a shame, really.","1298681586","2011-02-26T00:53:06Z","Why don't Apple notebooks have full keyboards?", -"2265006","domino","domino",,,"0","1",,"1298700532","2011-02-26T06:08:52Z","Is Apple Prepping for a ""Places"" Product?","http://mashable.com/2011/02/25/apple-places/" -"2265075","imkevingao","imkevingao",,,"0","1",,"1298704233","2011-02-26T07:10:33Z","Googlebombers turn ""Abortion"" into second result for ""Murder""","http://www.boingboing.net/2011/02/25/googlebombers-turn-a.html" -"2267538","aufreak3","aufreak3",,,"0","1",,"1298796416","2011-02-27T08:46:56Z","Walk the red carpet in Google Earth","http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2011/02/walk_the_red_carpet_in_google_earth.html" -"2272393","thankuz","thankuz",,,"0","2",,"1298920311","2011-02-28T19:11:51Z","Peter Guber: ""If You Can't Tell It, You Can't Sell It."" ","http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/28/keen-on-peter-guber-if-you-cant-tell-it-you-cant-sell-it/" -"2275952","petethomas","petethomas",,,"0","1",,"1298996115","2011-03-01T16:15:15Z","Google Invests in Latin America as Region’s Sales Jump 80%","http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-01/google-invests-in-latin-america-as-region-s-sales-jump-80-.html" -"2275969","inmygarage","inmygarage",,,"4","15",,"1298996246","2011-03-01T16:17:26Z","Uber Cab: Tech Smackdown","http://blog.uber.com/2011/03/01/uber-tech-smackdown/" -"2276961","thankuz","thankuz",,,"0","2",,"1299009752","2011-03-01T20:02:32Z","‘Rooftop painter’ creates murals for Google Earth","http://designtaxi.com/news/34163/Rooftop-Painter-Creates-Murals-for-Google-Earth/" -"2277455","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1299017932","2011-03-01T22:18:52Z","Microsoft's 'other' tablet operating system: Windows Embedded Compact 7","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-delivers-its-other-tablet-operating-system-windows-embedded-compact-7/8807" -"2278002","trbecker","trbecker",,,"0","2",,"1299026983","2011-03-02T00:49:43Z","Google: We’re Working to Help Good Sites Caught by Spam Cleanup","http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/03/google-spam-side-effects/" -"2279351","nickstamoulis","nickstamoulis",,,"0","1",,"1299069786","2011-03-02T12:43:06Z","Google Takes on Content Farms: What Does it Mean for SEO?","http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2011/03/02/google-content-farms-seo/" -"2280568","apress","apress",,,"0","2",,"1299090471","2011-03-02T18:27:51Z","John Gruber’s off-target Apple rant","http://theorangeview.net/2011/03/john-grubers-off-target-apple-rant/" -"2280750","thankuz","thankuz",,,"0","1",,"1299092985","2011-03-02T19:09:45Z","The Irony of the Reporting on Google’s Recent Algorithm Change","http://grosz.com/irony-of-the-reporting-on-googles-recent-algorithm-change" -"2281763","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"8","16",,"1299106217","2011-03-02T22:50:17Z","John Gruber on Apple’s 30% cut: To the victor goes the pricing power","http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/03/john-gruber-on-apples-30-cut-to-the-victor-goes-the-pricing-power/" -"2282521","jkopelman","jkopelman",,,"10","28",,"1299120561","2011-03-03T02:49:21Z","A Week With Uber And This Blogger Is Totally Hooked","http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/02/a-week-with-uber-and-this-blogger-is-totally-hooked/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"2283486","aquafeb4","aquafeb4","true",,"-1","1",,"1299147377","2011-03-03T10:16:17Z","Microsoft Resurrects Dead Xbox Live Gaming Labels | Technology Rekor","http://www.technologyrekor.eu/microsoft-resurrects-dead-xbox-live-gaming-labels.html" -"2285140","thankuz","thankuz",,,"0","1",,"1299177073","2011-03-03T18:31:13Z","Google Maps Allows Hotpot Reviews Tweets; Adds ""Pinging"" Feature To Check-Ins","http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/03/google-maps-allows-you-to-tweet-hotpot-reviews-adds-pinging-feature-to-check-ins/" -"2285963","alphadoggs","alphadoggs",,,"0","2",,"1299189829","2011-03-03T22:03:49Z","Apple, Google top Fortune's Most Admired Companies ranking ","http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/030311-apple-google-admired-fortune.html?hpg1=bn" -"2287981","itsdeshazer","itsdeshazer","true",,"-1","1",,"1299246634","2011-03-04T13:50:34Z","What we can all learn from Twitter's Ubermedia block","http://bit.ly/fO48BA" -"2290548","hoag","hoag",,,"0","2",,"1299289194","2011-03-05T01:39:54Z","Microsoft Xbox GM Recommends An Apple Notebook To Every PC Industry Exec","http://www.chiphazard.com/2011/03/02/microsoft-xbox-gm-rahul-sood-recommends-an-apple-notebook-to-every-pc-industry-exec/" -"2290846","dholowiski","dholowiski",,,"0","2","It's just a simple, fast QR code generator, with basic statistics. If it's useful I'll probably spend some more time on it. -What do you think? uberqr.com","1299300993","2011-03-05T04:56:33Z","Ask HN: UberQR.com - Rate my Friday Night hack", -"2294209","khelll","khelll",,,"0","1",,"1299420701","2011-03-06T14:11:41Z","Google App Engine, JRuby, Sinatra and some fun","http://www.khelll.com/blog/ruby/google-app-engine-jruby-sinatra-and-some-fun/" -"2294595","solipsist","solipsist",,,"0","2",,"1299434547","2011-03-06T18:02:27Z","On Gruber and GarageBand for iPad","http://reverttosaved.com/2011/03/04/on-gruber-and-garageband-for-ipad/" -"2294601","solipsist","solipsist",,,"0","1",,"1299434677","2011-03-06T18:04:37Z","Apple's iPad 2.0 will face stiffer competition than its predecessor","http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=apples-ipad-20-will-face-stiffer-co-2011-03-01" -"2295114","zoowar","zoowar",,,"0","1",,"1299448049","2011-03-06T21:47:29Z","Google launches counterattack on malware with fixes and “remote kill”","http://venturebeat.com/2011/03/05/google-launches-counterattack-on-malware-with-fixes-and-remote-kill/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29" -"2297983","mjfern","mjfern",,,"0","2",,"1299520482","2011-03-07T17:54:42Z","Google Controls 97 Percent Of Mobile Paid Search","http://searchengineland.com/google-controls-97-percent-of-mobile-paid-search-report-66876" -"2298370","wiks","wiks",,,"0","1",,"1299526869","2011-03-07T19:41:09Z","Uber’s Private Cars Are Preparing For A Secret Push Into New York City","http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/07/uber-new-york/" -"2298443","dsdirect","dsdirect",,,"0","1",,"1299528103","2011-03-07T20:01:43Z","Google shipping beta on hardware also now","http://www.webjives.org/google-shipping-beta-on-hardware-also-now" -"2299079","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1299538635","2011-03-07T22:57:15Z","Cloud Save for Google Chrome sends files from the Web to your online storage","http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/07/cloud-save-for-google-chrome-sends-files-from-the-web-to-your-on/" -"2301706","guylhem","guylhem",,,"0","1",,"1299605040","2011-03-08T17:24:00Z","Google support : no support for nicknames typos","http://en.blog.guylhem.net/post/3724554104/google-support-no-integrated-username" -"2302940","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1299624804","2011-03-08T22:53:24Z","Is Microsoft Getting Serious About Its Next-Gen Console?","http://kotaku.com/#!5779393/is-microsoft-getting-serious-about-next+gen" -"2303574","abraham","abraham",,,"0","1",,"1299638881","2011-03-09T02:48:01Z","A Mini-Newsletter From Your Google Chrome Security Team","http://blog.chromium.org/2011/03/mini-newsletter-from-your-google-chrome.html" -"2303745","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1299643737","2011-03-09T04:08:57Z","Google Chrome 10 released","http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/03/chrome-stable-release.html" -"2305527","kulkarnic","kulkarnic",,,"0","1","Projects from Techfest-- Microsoft's internal ""conference"" where research tries to sell its way into products.","1299690874","2011-03-09T17:14:34Z","Microsoft Research's latest product demos","http://www.digitalnarratives.net/TechFest2011.html" -"2305831","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1299695570","2011-03-09T18:32:50Z","Microsoft confirms Internet Explorer 9 will launch on March 14th","http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/09/microsoft-confirms-internet-explorer-9-will-launch-on-march-14th/" -"2305977","kachnuv_ocasek","kachnuv_ocasek",,,"0","1",,"1299698334","2011-03-09T19:18:54Z","Phishing with Google","http://tinkode27.baywords.com/phishing-with-google/" -"2306648","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1299707581","2011-03-09T21:53:01Z","Microsoft Makes Apple Refile ""App Store"" Brief Because the Font Is Too Small","http://cdn.geekwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ttabvue-91195582-OPP-21.pdf" -"2309965","l0c0b0x","l0c0b0x",,,"0","1","From article: ""The waves of competition that lap up upon Apple’s shores is starting to sound very familiar.""","1299779001","2011-03-10T17:43:21Z","Apple Killers: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release","http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2011/03/10/apple-killers-attack-decay-sustain-release" -"2311301","thankuz","thankuz",,,"0","2",,"1299800689","2011-03-10T23:44:49Z","UberGenius: Uber Is Taking Control of SXSW Pedicabs ","http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/10/uber-sxsw/" -"2326867","rkallit","rkallit","true",,"-1","1","User adoption of consumer-focused tablets for the workplace is 'tyranny,' one IT exec says","1300187209","2011-03-15T11:06:49Z","Apple's iPad 2 provokes IT anxiety","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9213139/Apple_s_iPad_2_provokes_IT_anxiety" -"2326872","anya","anya",,,"0","1","Apple and Adobe Systems have had a deeply troubled relationship. The most recent phase of their ongoing struggle has been over whether Flash (Adobe's hugely popular proprietary format for adding animation, video, and interactivity to web pages) would run on Apple mobile devices.","1300187296","2011-03-15T11:08:16Z","Adobe caves in to Apple -- fewer blank spots on i-devices? ","http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/03/14/adobe.flash.war/index.html" -"2328098","acconrad","acconrad",,,"0","2",,"1300205398","2011-03-15T16:09:58Z","Google Apps Users Can Now Choose If They Want Immediate or Scheduled Releases","http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/15/google-apps-users-can-now-choose-if-they-want-immediate-or-scheduled-new-feature-releases/" -"2329945","curthopkins","curthopkins",,,"0","1",,"1300231512","2011-03-15T23:25:12Z","Google Extends Gmail SMS to More African Countries","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_extends_gmail_sms_to_more_african_countries.php?sms_ss=hackernews&at_xt=4d7ff5553bf96f77%2C0" -"2330295","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1300239226","2011-03-16T01:33:46Z","IE9 gets WebM support plug-in from Google, Internet video gets more friendly","http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/15/internet-explorer-9-gets-webm-support-with-preview-plug-in-fro/" -"2330850","soundsop","soundsop",,,"0","1",,"1300250676","2011-03-16T04:44:36Z","Small and mighty: a review of Apple's new 13"" MacBook Pro","http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/03/13-i7-macbook-pro-review.ars" -"2331689","knaox","knaox",,,"0","1",,"1300277389","2011-03-16T12:09:49Z","Fueling Your Local SEO Strategy With Google Places","http://marketaire.com/2011/03/16/fueling-your-local-seo-strategy-with-google-places/" -"2333500","carusen","carusen",,,"0","1",,"1300303855","2011-03-16T19:30:55Z","Google’s Quest to Build a Better Boss","https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/business/13hire.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1" -"2335778","kgarten","kgarten",,,"0","1",,"1300362051","2011-03-17T11:40:51Z","Adobe Deal: Google first to patch flash","http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/031611-http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/031611-google-first-to-patch-flash.html.html" -"2337455","MikeF","MikeF",,,"7","21",,"1300387759","2011-03-17T18:49:19Z","Uberdata: Rain's Effect on Uber Ridership","http://blog.uber.com/2011/03/12/uberdata-uber-for-style-and-comfort/" -"2340774","devindra","devindra",,,"0","2",,"1300463116","2011-03-18T15:45:16Z","Nokia CEO sees no reason why Microsoft would buy Nokia","http://venturebeat.com/2011/03/18/nokia-ceo-ms-buy/" -"2342605","solipsist","solipsist",,,"0","1",,"1300495305","2011-03-19T00:41:45Z","Wow, Google Has Ported My Ten Thousand Button Nightmare To The iPhone","http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/18/google-tv-remote-control-app/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"2349923","abraham","abraham",,,"0","1",,"1300718932","2011-03-21T14:48:52Z","Sprint integrating Google Voice, outs Nexus S 4G with Android 2.3","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/03/sprint-integrating-google-voice-outs-nexus-s-4g-with-android-23.ars" -"2350746","profitbaron","profitbaron",,,"0","1",,"1300729480","2011-03-21T17:44:40Z","Google Search Personalization","http://www.blindfiveyearold.com/google-personalized-search" -"2351911","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","2",,"1300745943","2011-03-21T22:19:03Z","When Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin wanted to hire Steve Jobs","http://www.edibleapple.com/when-google-co-founders-larry-page-and-sergey-brin-wanted-to-hire-steve-jobs/" -"2353501","alice28","alice28",,,"0","1","Google groups are indeed full of spams and the interface makes it further worse to stick to. I have recently shifted to a similar group application http://forums.com/ which is trendy and very user friendly. Unlike Google Groups it allows folder/files uploading options. The best part is the customization options remain with the forum owner. I think if well implemented it can serve as a great group communication platform.","1300779386","2011-03-22T07:36:26Z","What are the alternatives for Google groups?", -"2356021","mitjak","mitjak",,,"6","5","I don't personally know a single person who uses it. Can we have our old iTunes icon back now?","1300822144","2011-03-22T19:29:04Z","Ask HN: So, how is Apple's Ping doing?", -"2360916","gojomo","gojomo",,,"0","2",,"1300908176","2011-03-23T19:22:56Z","Google Should Stand up for Fair Use in Books Fight","http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/tblee/google-should-stand-fair-use-books-fight" -"2368432","lucywoozie","lucywoozie",,,"0","1",,"1301061401","2011-03-25T13:56:41Z","Google Announces In-App Billing","http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/03/google-announces-in-app-billing-ready-for-testing.php" -"2368579","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1301063712","2011-03-25T14:35:12Z","Apple reportedly working on 'Smart TV' prototype in bid for living room","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/25/analyst_says_apple_working_on_smart_tv_prototype_in_bid_for_living_room.html" -"2371707","tharindu","tharindu",,,"0","1",,"1301130744","2011-03-26T09:12:24Z","Google Accounts","https://www.google.com/accounts/Login" -"2376685","gnosis","gnosis",,,"0","2",,"1301275236","2011-03-28T01:20:36Z","Factor: an extensible interactive language (Google tech talk) [video]","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_0QlhYlS8g" -"2378437","J3L2404","J3L2404",,,"0","2",,"1301322157","2011-03-28T14:22:37Z","Microsoft launches campaign of epic douchebaggery","http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-launches-campaign-of-epic-douchebaggery-28142894/" -"2380968","mick_schroeder","mick_schroeder",,,"0","1","Google Fusion Tables can geocode large datasets, but Google only allows you to export the coordinates in KML format. This guide allows you to convert the KML to CSV format.","1301362753","2011-03-29T01:39:13Z","Howto: Export Geocoded coordinates from Google Fusion Tables","http://mickschroeder.com/2011/03/fusion-tables-export/" -"2382106","peterveter","peterveter",,,"0","2","15.000 uniques, 15G MS SQL Server db growing steadily. No photo or resources serving, just simple business type app. This is old ASP with some asp.net. Is it realistically to host this app for under $150 per month. Any suggestions?","1301395390","2011-03-29T10:43:10Z","Need hosting for Microsoft ASP SaaS, 150.000 visits monthly...", -"2384956","mdink","mdink",,,"1","4","Has anyone seen the message on Amazon.com home page regarding their new Cloud Drive and Player? Man if they can convert my itunes library I am in! ;)","1301440464","2011-03-29T23:14:24Z","Goodbye Apple, hello Amazon for music?", -"2388206","buzzblog","buzzblog",,,"0","1",,"1301505711","2011-03-30T17:21:51Z","Google faces 20 years of FTC privacy audits over Buzz fiasco","http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/72635" -"2389096","geekhorn","geekhorn",,,"0","1",,"1301517326","2011-03-30T20:35:26Z","How To Use Google Plus 1 (Plus 1 to rival Facebook’s Like button)","http://blog.icyse.com/2011/03/30/how-to-use-google-plus-1-plus-1-to-rival-facebooks-like-button/" -"2390132","zhiQ","zhiQ",,,"0","1",,"1301537665","2011-03-31T02:14:25Z","Diary of an Android Virgin: Google Nexus S absolute power entertains absolutely","http://www.greyreview.com/2011/03/30/the-diary-of-an-android-virgin-google-nexus-s-absolute-power-entertains-absolutely/" -"2391237","anon1385","anon1385",,,"0","2",,"1301574554","2011-03-31T12:29:14Z","Microsoft claims Google blocked its access to YouTube data on Windows Phone 7","http://wmpoweruser.com/microsoft-claims-google-blocked-its-access-to-youtube-data-on-windows-phone-7/" -"2391546","abennett","abennett",,,"1","1",,"1301579810","2011-03-31T13:56:50Z","Microsoft Admits Defeat, Tries Antitrust Tactic Against Google","http://www.itworld.com/open-source/142124/irony-squared-microsoft-tries-antitrust-tactic-against-google" -"2391930","sunsai","sunsai",,,"0","2",,"1301584722","2011-03-31T15:18:42Z","Google Places puts QR Codes on the shelf","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/31/google_qr_codes_nfc/" -"2392419","apress","apress",,,"109","70",,"1301590944","2011-03-31T17:02:24Z","John Gruber’s hypocritical and off-base Google attack ","http://theorangeview.net/2011/03/john-grubers-hypocritical-and-off-base-google-attack/" -"2392473","draegtun","draegtun",,,"0","1",,"1301591517","2011-03-31T17:11:57Z","Minnow Microsoft v the Google Giant (dot.Rory)","http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2011/03/microsoft_versus_google.html" -"2393124","luigionline","luigionline",,,"0","1",,"1301598541","2011-03-31T19:09:01Z","Amazon and Google Move to Emulate Apple","http://www.i4u.com/45908/amazon-and-google-move-emulate-apple" -"2393643","trteknoloji","trteknoloji",,,"0","1",,"1301604654","2011-03-31T20:50:54Z","Google +1 Dedi","http://trteknoloji.tumblr.com/post/4239855082/google-1-dedi" -"2394100","Alltopstartups","Alltopstartups",,,"0","2",,"1301611985","2011-03-31T22:53:05Z","Top 7 Apps Built on Top of Google App Engine","http://alltopstartups.com/2011/03/31/top-7-apps-built-on-top-of-google-app-engine/" -"2395753","anya","anya",,,"0","1","California-based Google in Belgium. But Microsoft picked Europe as the latest venue in its fight with Google for the simple reason that it's more likely to get quicker action from European regulators who've been more prone to reel in dominant companies.","1301655602","2011-04-01T11:00:02Z","Why Microsoft is taking on Google in Europe ","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20049424-75.html?tag=topStories1" -"2397468","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1301683450","2011-04-01T18:44:10Z","Ex-Microsoft Games Chief Apologizes For ‘Consolization’ Of Gaming","http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/01/ex-microsoft-games-chief-apologizes-for-%e2%80%98consolization%e2%80%99-of-gaming/" -"2397536","arst829","arst829",,,"0","1",,"1301684573","2011-04-01T19:02:53Z","How Fast Is Your Site? Measure It With Google’s Page Speed Online","http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/01/google-page-speed/" -"2398812","ignifero","ignifero",,,"0","1",,"1301707337","2011-04-02T01:22:17Z","Facebook running Google AdSense Ads to gain users","http://www.insidefacebook.com/2011/04/01/facebook-running-google-adsense-ads/" -"2402031","gatsby","gatsby",,,"0","2",,"1301813976","2011-04-03T06:59:36Z","Google Profile in China Shrinking","http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/04/03/business/AP-AS-China-Googles-Future.html?src=busln" -"2404265","abennett","abennett",,,"0","2",,"1301868526","2011-04-03T22:08:46Z","Cloud fight Amazon Cloud Drive vs. Google Docs vs. Microsoft Skydrive","http://www.itworld.com/saas/142279/cloud-fight-amazon-cloud-drive-vs-google-docs-vs-microsoft-skydrive" -"2406413","ahmicro","ahmicro",,,"0","1",,"1301925902","2011-04-04T14:05:02Z","Video: Google Python Class Day 1","http://ontwik.com/python/google-python-class-day-1/" -"2406584","donohoe","donohoe",,,"0","2",,"1301927828","2011-04-04T14:37:08Z","E.U. Talks With Microsoft Called a Contradiction","http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/technology/05microsoft.html?_r=1&src=twr" -"2406790","grellas","grellas",,,"0","2",,"1301930067","2011-04-04T15:14:27Z","Google answers Viacom in YouTube appeal","http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/google-answers-viacom-youtube-appeal-173922" -"2409172","abraham","abraham",,,"0","1",,"1301963209","2011-04-05T00:26:49Z","KCK courted Google Internet project quietly, cautiously","http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/02/2771669/the-courtship-of-google-a-cautious.html" -"2410670","sunsai","sunsai",,,"0","1",,"1302007280","2011-04-05T12:41:20Z","FTC to investigate Google's search dominance?","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20050683-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20" -"2411416","sunsai","sunsai",,,"0","1",,"1302018986","2011-04-05T15:56:26Z","Facebook, Google et al grapple with France in privacy row","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/05/google_facebook_france_privacy_row/" -"2412897","migmartri","migmartri",,,"10","70",,"1302040426","2011-04-05T21:53:46Z","Baydin Closes Its $375,000 Funding Round (In An UberCab, Per Our Suggestion)","http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/05/baydin-closes-its-375000-funding-round-in-an-ubercab-per-our-suggestion/" -"2418132","itsdeshazer","itsdeshazer","true",,"-1","1",,"1302148733","2011-04-07T03:58:53Z","NYC cab drivers won't be so easy on Uber","http://bit.ly/fz2AiB" -"2419548","adeelarshad82","adeelarshad82",,,"0","1",,"1302186277","2011-04-07T14:24:37Z","Google's Andy Rubin Defends Android's Openness","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383212,00.asp" -"2419645","adeelarshad82","adeelarshad82",,,"0","1",,"1302187818","2011-04-07T14:50:18Z","Google adding malicious download warnings to Chrome","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383216,00.asp" -"2420198","isenthil","isenthil","true",,"-1","1","Novell 's .Net App Development on Android using Microsoft's Visual Studio and Mono","1302195478","2011-04-07T16:57:58Z",".Net App Development on Android using Microsoft's Visual Studio and Mono","http://www.ginktage.com/2011/04/novell-s-net-app-development-on-android-using-microsofts-visual-studio-and-mono/" -"2420929","mainguy","mainguy",,,"0","2",,"1302205248","2011-04-07T19:40:48Z","Google app engine to resize images","http://mikemainguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/app-engine-media-cache.html" -"2421841","martian","martian",,,"0","2",,"1302222003","2011-04-08T00:20:03Z","ModePick - ZipCar vs City CarShare vs Walking vs Biking vs Uber","http://modepick.com/" -"2424563","db42","db42",,,"0","2",,"1302280979","2011-04-08T16:42:59Z","Microsoft whips up Bing app just for Apple's iPad | ZDNet","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/microsoft-whips-up-bing-app-just-for-apples-ipad/23494" -"2425412","bvi","bvi",,,"0","1",,"1302293585","2011-04-08T20:13:05Z","Marissa Mayer Bypassed As Google Appoints New Head Of Local And Commerce","http://www.businessinsider.com/one-more-google-winner-jeff-huber-controls-commerce-and-local-2011-4" -"2425994","nkurz","nkurz",,,"0","1",,"1302305477","2011-04-08T23:31:17Z","Tuberculosis spread by the fur trade reveals stealthy approach of epidemics","http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/april/tuberculous-genetic-analysis-040711.html" -"2431859","Isofarro","Isofarro",,,"0","1",,"1302509202","2011-04-11T08:06:42Z","NFB: Google Accessibility Demonstration Videos","http://www.nfb.org/nfb/googleaccessibilityvideos.asp" -"2432221","gulbrandr","gulbrandr",,,"0","1",,"1302522274","2011-04-11T11:44:34Z","Facebook Ads Won’t Be Catching Google for a Long Time","http://socialtimes.com/numbers-dont-lie-facebook-ads-won%e2%80%99t-be-catching-google-for-a-long-time_b56173" -"2433290","susanhi","susanhi",,,"0","5",,"1302541734","2011-04-11T17:08:54Z","John Gruber - The Gap Theory of UI Design","http://vimeo.com/21742166" -"2433780","MikeF","MikeF",,,"0","6",,"1302547662","2011-04-11T18:47:42Z","Uberdata: The Hidden Cost of Cabs","http://blog.uber.com/2011/04/11/uberdata-the-hidden-cost-of-cabs/" -"2436891","adib","adib",,,"0","1",,"1302612067","2011-04-12T12:41:07Z","News Anchor 2.3 talks with Google Reader","http://newsanchormac.com/wp/release-notes/google-reader-import-news-anchor-2-3-release-notes/" -"2437533","thankuz","thankuz",,,"0","2",,"1302621337","2011-04-12T15:15:37Z","Failing Toward Success at Google","http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/mcgrath/2011/04/failing-their-way-to-success-a.html" -"2439555","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","1",,"1302645838","2011-04-12T22:03:58Z","Google In Trouble Over Lying About Security Of Apps To The Government","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/04/12/businessinsider-government-agrees-with-microsoft-google-lied-2011-4.DTL" -"2442472","pathik","pathik",,,"0","2",,"1302706194","2011-04-13T14:49:54Z","The Effects of Google’s Panda Update in the UK","http://blog.searchmetrics.com/us/2011/04/12/googles-panda-update-rolls-out-to-uk/" -"2442853","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"0","1",,"1302710516","2011-04-13T16:01:56Z","UberMedia said to be planning Twitter competitor","http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/04/13/ubermedia.twitter/index.html" -"2444732","domino","domino",,,"0","3",,"1302738189","2011-04-13T23:43:09Z","UberMedia said to be planning Twitter competitor","http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/04/13/ubermedia.twitter/" -"2444860","wicknicks","wicknicks",,,"0","1",,"1302740591","2011-04-14T00:23:11Z","Priceline founder files 15 patent suits against Google, Apple, and others","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/04/priceline-founder-sues-100-companies-including-google-apple-over-patents.ars" -"2444866","abennett","abennett",,,"0","2",,"1302740737","2011-04-14T00:25:37Z","Microsoft's 'open' cloud addition doesn't mean what you think","http://www.itworld.com/cloud-computing/155647/microsofts-open-cloud-addition-doesnt-mean-what-you-think" -"2445002","tlrobinson","tlrobinson",,,"0","3",,"1302743728","2011-04-14T01:15:28Z","Leading app maker (UberMedia) said to be planning Twitter competitor","http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/04/13/ubermedia.twitter/index.html" -"2446459","ipadapplication","ipadapplication","true",,"-1","1","Apple iPad is a revolutionary device that comes with amazing hardware and software features. We have a dedicated team of Apple iPad Developers and are therefore well-placed for iPad Apps Development. Get more information at here http://www.ipadsoftwareindia.com/apple-ipad-application-development.html","1302782204","2011-04-14T11:56:44Z","Hire Expert Apple iPad App Developer","http://www.ipadsoftwareindia.com/apple-ipad-application-development.html" -"2447858","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"52","45",,"1302805359","2011-04-14T18:22:39Z","Microsoft confirms IE10 won't run on Vista, millions of IE9 users shrug","http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/14/microsoft-confirms-ie10-wont-run-on-vista-millions-of-ie9-user/" -"2448363","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1302813868","2011-04-14T20:44:28Z","Apple woos data center guru away from Microsoft for cloud services","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/14/apple_woos_data_center_guru_away_from_rival_microsoft.html" -"2453830","kschua","kschua",,,"0","1",,"1302957258","2011-04-16T12:34:18Z","Charlie Chaplin gets birthday 'doodle' from Google","http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/04/15/charlie.chaplin.google/index.html?hpt=Sbin" -"2454460","lazyproblogger","lazyproblogger",,,"0","1",,"1302977068","2011-04-16T18:04:28Z","See your Facebook Friends on a Google Map - Lazy Pro Blogger","http://lazyproblogger.com/see-your-facebook-friends-on-a-google-map/#more-90" -"2458766","ahmicro","ahmicro",,,"0","1",,"1303128711","2011-04-18T12:11:51Z","Video: Google I/O – A beginner’s guide to Android","http://ontwik.com/mobile/google-io-a-beginners-guide-to-android/" -"2465433","treskot","treskot",,,"0","2",,"1303279052","2011-04-20T05:57:32Z","CloudMagic Searches Gmail & Google Docs at Lightning Speed","http://mashable.com/2011/04/19/cloudmagic/" -"2470701","LlewopG","LlewopG","true",,"-1","1",,"1303395812","2011-04-21T14:23:32Z","WANdisco Breathes New Life Into Apache Subversion With uberSVN","http://www.ubersvn.com/" -"2472441","azazo","azazo",,,"0","1",,"1303420816","2011-04-21T21:20:16Z","Apple May Beat Google to Market With Cloud Music Service ","http://mashable.com/2011/04/21/apple-google-cloud-music-report/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher" -"2473964","davidedicillo","davidedicillo",,,"6","10",,"1303478437","2011-04-22T13:20:37Z","How a Tweetdeck, UberMedia deal could cut down Twitter’s bird","http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/04/22/how-a-tweetdeck-ubermedia-deal-could-cut-down-twitters-bird/" -"2474090","showngo","showngo",,,"0","1",,"1303481625","2011-04-22T14:13:45Z","Why It Doesn't Matter if Uber Buys Tweetdeck","http://brooksreview.net/2011/04/butcher-twitter/" -"2475215","jwuphysics","jwuphysics",,,"0","1",,"1303501905","2011-04-22T19:51:45Z","Google launches its own one-deal-a-day: Google Offers","http://www.google.com/landing/offers/index.html" -"2479301","joe6pack","joe6pack",,,"0","1",,"1303668731","2011-04-24T18:12:11Z","Inside Apple’s Q2 Numbers","http://www.mondaynote.com/2011/04/24/inside-apple%E2%80%99s-q2-numbers/" -"2482776","peternorton","peternorton",,,"0","1",,"1303763758","2011-04-25T20:35:58Z","Google Pitches Website Acceleration Tips","http://www.conceivablytech.com/7012/products/google-lets-you-in-on-little-website-acceleration-secrets" -"2486095","bmull","bmull",,,"0","3",,"1303836963","2011-04-26T16:56:03Z","Tips for applying to work at a startup from GM of Uber","http://ryangraves.org/applying-to-a-startup" -"2487464","davidedicillo","davidedicillo",,,"0","1",,"1303856662","2011-04-26T22:24:22Z","Ovi Maps 3D Puts Google Earth Tech to Shame","http://www.tested.com/news/ovi-maps-3d-puts-google-earth-tech-to-shame/2229/" -"2489410","xonder","xonder",,,"0","1",,"1303911223","2011-04-27T13:33:43Z","Apple Responds To Locationgate With FAQ - Here Are All The Details","http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/04/apple-press-release-qa-location-data" -"2490324","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1303925994","2011-04-27T17:39:54Z","Microsoft issues online security alert","http://www.develop-online.net/news/37564/Microsoft-issues-online-security-alert?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+developmag%2Fifbh+%28Develop%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"2494041","LlewopG","LlewopG","true",,"-1","3",,"1304009372","2011-04-28T16:49:32Z","Free Webinar Showcases Groundbreaking Capabilities of uberSVN","http://www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/free-webinar-showcases-groundbreaking-capabilities-ubersvn" -"2495124","besvinick","besvinick",,,"1","1","Is Uber really a sustainable business in NYC? I agree that it makes tons of sense in San Fran where cabs are about as hard to find as a sober person in the Haight, but to me it seems like there are plenty of cabs in the Big Apple. Thoughts?","1304025445","2011-04-28T21:17:25Z","Is Uber Necessary in NYC?", -"2495213","jbrodkin","jbrodkin",,,"0","5","Microsoft raked in $16 billion in revenue and more than $5 billion in profit - but it wasn't enough to top Apple which is more profitable than Microsoft for the first time in a long time.","1304027006","2011-04-28T21:43:26Z","Microsoft less profitable than Apple ","http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/microsoft-office-and-kinect-lead-growth-micro" -"2495883","westondeboer","westondeboer",,,"0","1",,"1304038499","2011-04-29T00:54:59Z","50 Cent Themed Uber Twitter Client","http://www.uber50.com/" -"2497250","cuu508","cuu508",,,"0","2",,"1304083740","2011-04-29T13:29:00Z","Google Nexus puzzle 1","http://twitter.com/#!/googlenexus/status/63951434386898944" -"2506846","pitdesi","pitdesi",,,"1","2",,"1304354502","2011-05-02T16:41:42Z","Uber To Expand Private Car Service To Chicago, Seattle, Boston And D.C.","http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/02/uber-to-expand-private-car-service-to-chicago-seattle-boston-and-d-c/" -"2508803","cgs1019","cgs1019",,,"8","66",,"1304391143","2011-05-03T02:52:23Z","Simon Schubert creates complex scenes in paper using creases","http://www.simonschubert.de/papierarbeiten.html" -"2508910","mvs","mvs",,,"0","1",,"1304393966","2011-05-03T03:39:26Z","S. Korea police raid Google over data collection","http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/s-korea-police-raid-google-over-data-collection-20110503-1e61a.html" -"2509542","demallien","demallien",,,"2","3","The Apple Store has been off-line for the last couple of hours. I'm not aware of any planned product launches, but maybe this is the launch of iCloud?","1304420918","2011-05-03T11:08:38Z","Tell HN: The online Apple Store is down - a new product?", -"2511060","kmfrk","kmfrk",,,"0","1",,"1304447028","2011-05-03T18:23:48Z","Korea police probe Google over location data collection ","http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/03/google-korea-idUSL3E7G304420110503" -"2511625","danielodio","danielodio",,,"0","1",,"1304456086","2011-05-03T20:54:46Z","Uber: Me and my Driver... ish.","http://www.DanielOdio.com/2011/05/03/me-and-my-driver-ish/" -"2514779","pitdesi","pitdesi",,,"0","3",,"1304534083","2011-05-04T18:34:43Z","Uber CEO On NYC Launch: “Congestion Is A Bitch” (Video And Heatmaps)","http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/04/uber-screenshots-video/" -"2517947","ricmerrifield11","ricmerrifield11",,,"0","1",,"1304612974","2011-05-05T16:29:34Z","Uber and Intersect - transforming technology assumptions","http://www.ricmerrifield.com/2011/05/uber-and-intersect-usher-in-a-transformational-pivot-in-assumptions/" -"2519295","mmt","mmt",,,"0","1",,"1304637308","2011-05-05T23:15:08Z","Sprint / Google Voice integration has major issues, major lack of support","http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/05/sprint-google-voice-integration-has-major-issues-major-lack-o/" -"2520184","eaxitect","eaxitect",,,"5","13",,"1304663400","2011-05-06T06:30:00Z","Microsoft asks Intel to build a 16-core Atom server-chip | WinRumors","http://www.winrumors.com/microsoft-asks-intel-to-build-a-16-core-atom-server-chip/" -"2522253","jonathanpenn","jonathanpenn",,,"0","1",,"1304712089","2011-05-06T20:01:29Z","Google vs. Apple vs. Privacy","http://cocoamanifest.net/articles/2011/05/google-vs-apple-vs-privacy.html" -"2523710","starbasked59","starbasked59","true",,"-1","1",,"1304774531","2011-05-07T13:22:11Z","Microsoft Develops New Xbox Console?","http://www.tekertin.com/2011/05/microsoft-develops-new-xbox-console.html?sms_ss=hackernews&at_xt=4dc546dbc74754ce%2C0" -"2529581","sorbus","sorbus",,,"0","1",,"1304964301","2011-05-09T18:05:01Z","Color code your Google Calendar events ","http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/color-code-your-google-calendar-events.html" -"2530873","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1304990585","2011-05-10T01:23:05Z","Microsoft announces Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS","http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/09/microsoft-announces-windows-azure-toolkit-for-ios/" -"2532256","davethenerd","davethenerd",,,"0","2",,"1305031823","2011-05-10T12:50:23Z","Microsoft Buying Skype in $8.5B Deal","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsoft_buying_skype_in_8.5b_deal/" -"2532440","SRSimko","SRSimko",,,"0","1",,"1305035320","2011-05-10T13:48:40Z","Run a Business with Google Apps Marketplace","http://virtacore.com/run_a_business_with_google_apps_marketplace_may_10__2011/community_portal.cfm?article=run_a_business_with_google_apps_marketplace_may_10__2011" -"2532486","armored","armored",,,"0","1",,"1305035941","2011-05-10T13:59:01Z","Google to Launch Music Beta Today Without Record Label Support","http://phandroid.com/2011/05/10/google-to-launch-music-beta-today-without-record-label-support/" -"2532657","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","2",,"1305039039","2011-05-10T14:50:39Z","Skype and Microsoft press conference live video feed","http://blogs.skype.com/en/2011/05/skype_and_microsoft_press_conf.html" -"2532855","shahzadvu","shahzadvu","true",,"-1","1",,"1305042311","2011-05-10T15:45:11Z","Microsoft Buys Skype For $8.5 Billion In Cash","http://technotell.com/it-news/microsoft-buys-skype-for-8-5-billion-in-cash-biggest-deal-ever/" -"2533029","Straubiz","Straubiz",,,"0","1",,"1305044538","2011-05-10T16:22:18Z","Google Music page goes live, hurry up and request an invitation right now ","http://androidandme.com/2011/05/news/google-music-page-goes-live-hurry-up-and-request-an-invitation-right-now-io2011/" -"2533312","cybra","cybra",,,"0","1",,"1305048132","2011-05-10T17:22:12Z","The Saga Continues For NFC and Google – The Foursquare Edition","http://therfidiva.com/2011/05/10/the-saga-continues-for-nfc-and-google-%E2%80%93-the-foursquare-edition/" -"2533599","TheloniusPhunk","TheloniusPhunk",,,"0","1",,"1305052623","2011-05-10T18:37:03Z","Senators Press Google, Apple Execs on Privacy and Location Tracking","http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/senators-press-google-apple-execs-privacy-and-location-tracking-051011" -"2533959","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1305059058","2011-05-10T20:24:18Z","The difference between Apple and Google at the Senate hearings","http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/10/the-difference-between-apple-and-google-at-the-senate-hearings/" -"2534002","slouch","slouch",,,"0","2",,"1305060000","2011-05-10T20:40:00Z","Uber To Dump Hundreds of AT&T iPhones, Switch To Verizon","http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/10/uber-to-dump-hundreds-of-att-iphones-switch-to-verizon/" -"2536427","dean","dean",,,"0","1",,"1305122189","2011-05-11T13:56:29Z","How do I turn off those silly Google homepage logo animations?","http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web%20Search/thread?tid=05115b2d52e3350e&hl=en" -"2536433","gdltec","gdltec",,,"0","1",,"1305122313","2011-05-11T13:58:33Z","Google PlusOne (+1) Better than the ""Like"" buttons we already know?","http://ontechies.com/2011/05/11/google-1-on-google-and-on-sites-across-the-web-very-soon/" -"2539184","nitrogen","nitrogen",,,"0","1",,"1305164429","2011-05-12T01:40:29Z","Google’s Platform Extends Its Reach With Android at Home","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/android-at-home-google-io/" -"2539609","philiple","philiple","true",,"-1","1","Buy new Apple iMac 27"" for $130.23 from EZY-BID http://www.ezy-bid.com/ Cheapest auctions online for everyday cheapest buy...Hooray!!!","1305180380","2011-05-12T06:06:20Z","Buy a new Apple iMac 27"" for only $130.23 at EZY-BID.COM","http://www.ezy-bid.com" -"2539780","igriot","igriot",,,"0","1",,"1305187268","2011-05-12T08:01:08Z","Google unveils cloud-based Chromebook","http://dock-of-bay.blogspot.com/2011/05/google-unveils-cloud-based-chromebook.html" -"2540767","j_baker","j_baker",,,"0","2",,"1305212382","2011-05-12T14:59:42Z","Uberdata: The Hidden Cost of Cabs","http://blog.uber.com/2011/04/11/uberdata-the-hidden-cost-of-cabs/" -"2543467","topperge","topperge",,,"0","1",,"1305258190","2011-05-13T03:43:10Z","Is Google Storing Wifi Router Passwords Too?","http://theappslab.com/2011/05/12/is-android-tracking-routers-storing-wifi-credentials/" -"2543593","shaggy_prime","shaggy_prime",,,"0","1",,"1305262851","2011-05-13T05:00:51Z","Why Twitter should sell and Google should buy","http://www.siliconbeat.com/2011/02/10/why-twitter-should-sell-and-google-should-buy/" -"2543626","shaggy_prime","shaggy_prime",,,"0","1",,"1305263971","2011-05-13T05:19:31Z","Google launches Chrome PCs, takes on Microsoft","http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/12/uk-google-idUSLNE74B02K20110512" -"2544978","jenius","jenius",,,"0","1",,"1305300797","2011-05-13T15:33:17Z","Google's Chromebook: Worth It?","http://blog.jenius.me/post/5424640823/the-google-chromebook-worth-it" -"2547732","aseponde","aseponde","true",,"-1","1",,"1305384708","2011-05-14T14:51:48Z","Microsoft BPOS Cloud Email Outage","http://www.cloudbusinessreview.com/2011/05/14/microsoft-bpos-cloud-email-outage-some-lessons-learned.html" -"2547751","BurgherJon2","BurgherJon2","true",,"-1","1",,"1305385284","2011-05-14T15:01:24Z","Why Did Microsoft Buy Skype?","http://jonathancavell.com/wordpress/tech/2011/05/why-did-microsoft-buy-skype" -"2548476","dynamicstm","dynamicstm","true",,"-1","1","XAPFest is a contest to create applications for Windows Phone 7.XAPFest occurs on June 4th from 9:00am to 10:00pm, at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California. XAPFest is limited to 250 developers, so make sure you register early in order to reserve your space! The goal is to build complete apps and ship them to the Windows Phone 7 marketplace, so get started early and register for XAPFest.","1305404881","2011-05-14T20:28:01Z","XAPFest for 250 developers: Microsoft’s massive Windows Phone 7 hackathon","http://techsmashed.com/xapfest-for-250-developers-microsoft%E2%80%99s-massive-windows-phone-7-hackathon/" -"2548678","GBond","GBond",,,"0","3",,"1305411040","2011-05-14T22:10:40Z","The New Tech Bubble - Irrational exuberance has returned","http://www.economist.com/node/18681576?Story_ID=18681576&CFID=164123487&CFTOKEN=44953752" -"2551305","jamesjyu","jamesjyu",,,"0","2",,"1305509576","2011-05-16T01:32:56Z","VC guru sees irrational exuberance in Web boom","http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/12/us-patricof-idUSTRE74B74Z20110512?feedType=RSS&feedName=smallBusinessNews&type=smallBusinessNews" -"2553872","rickdale","rickdale",,,"76","85","[edit] question mark added to end of title","1305574935","2011-05-16T19:42:15Z","Apple Planning Major Product Launch For Retail 10th Anniversary? ","http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/16/apple-planning-major-product-launch-for-10th-retail-anniversary/" -"2554414","billswift","billswift",,,"0","1",,"1305584270","2011-05-16T22:17:50Z","A Google Oddity","http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2011/05/16/a_google_oddity.php" -"2555796","bootload","bootload",,,"0","2",,"1305623375","2011-05-17T09:09:35Z","Irrational exuberance has returned to the Internet world","http://www.economist.com/node/18681576?Story_ID=18681576" -"2563826","shelkie","shelkie",,,"0","1",,"1305811745","2011-05-19T13:29:05Z","(un)Safe browsing report for Google.com","http://gu.nu/est" -"2564334","eddmc","eddmc",,,"0","1",,"1305820614","2011-05-19T15:56:54Z","Has Google started to fail travel marketers and users?","http://www.tnooz.com/2011/05/19/news/has-google-started-to-fail-travel-marketers-and-users/" -"2564731","vanni","vanni",,,"0","1",,"1305826691","2011-05-19T17:38:11Z","Masterobjects sues Microsoft (after Amazon & Google) over Instant Search Patent","http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/19/after-amazon-and-google-masterobjects-sues-microsoft-over-instant-search-patent/" -"2565942","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1305851721","2011-05-20T00:35:21Z","Apple Takes a Bite Out of Retail as Stores Turn 10 - Yahoo Finance","http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/apple-takes-bite-retail-stores-turn-10-174419219.html?sec=topStories&pos=9&asset=&ccode=" -"2566962","eaxitect","eaxitect",,,"0","1",,"1305881395","2011-05-20T08:49:55Z","S.F. city staff to use Microsoft Exchange Online","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/18/BUB51JHPR1.DTL" -"2567492","elmogallen","elmogallen",,,"0","1","My book on finding and landing a software development job (with a strong leaning toward Microsoft technologies) has been rewritten and is now available on the Kindle.","1305897408","2011-05-20T13:16:48Z","Find & Land a Microsoft .NET Development Job now available on Kindle","http://shoveitfizzbuzz.com/2011/05/how-to-find-and-land-a-microsoft-net-development-job-now-available-on-kindle/" -"2568425","Stronico","Stronico",,,"0","1",,"1305910249","2011-05-20T16:50:49Z","Where the Apostles died, now on Google Maps","http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=33&msid=201812973222981115902.0004a34723ee4dfea9853&abauth=4dd383e8vvpFjbKQOpgBKOqw6A665fFcOfA" -"2569581","honza","honza","true",,"-1","1",,"1305928943","2011-05-20T22:02:23Z","Ask HN: Why does everybody care about what Gruber has to say?", -"2577656","bproper","bproper",,,"5","12",,"1306186231","2011-05-23T21:30:31Z","Glenn Beck's New Company, Markdown, Basically Belongs To John Gruber","http://www.betabeat.com/2011/05/23/ooops-glenn-becks-new-company-markdown-was-taken-by-john-gruber-long-ago/" -"2579360","auaustanley","auaustanley",,,"0","1",,"1306233959","2011-05-24T10:45:59Z","Poll: Is Microsoft","http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/poll-is-microsofts-purchase-of-skype-a-good-thing-or-a-bad-thing/4320" -"2579619","empiresoftworld","empiresoftworld",,,"0","1",,"1306242240","2011-05-24T13:04:00Z","Google: Android security fix to roll out over next few days","http://www.mynewtechinfo.com/google-android-security-fix-to-roll-out-over-next-few-days/" -"2580499","DanielRibeiro","DanielRibeiro",,,"0","2",,"1306254594","2011-05-24T16:29:54Z","The Guide to the App Galaxy by Google","http://www.guidetotheappgalaxy.com/#/developersguide/" -"2581921","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1306275778","2011-05-24T22:22:58Z","Google invests $55 million in Kern County wind farm","http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/05/google-invests-55-million-in-kern-county-wind-farm.html" -"2582889","anandiyer","anandiyer",,,"0","1",,"1306298628","2011-05-25T04:43:48Z","Google Apps Catch-All for Emails Setting Broken","http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Apps/thread?tid=341cec5d82a11e9f&hl=en" -"2584140","bjonathan","bjonathan",,,"77","115",,"1306335024","2011-05-25T14:50:24Z","Uber CEO: I Think I’ve Got 20,000 Years Of Jail Time In Front Of Me","http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/25/uber-airbnb-jail-time/" -"2584315","rjim86","rjim86",,,"0","1","Microsoft Mango: Windows Phone 7 mobiles with 500 new features and supports future nokia mobile....seriously!!! lets see what iphone got next..","1306337643","2011-05-25T15:34:03Z","Microsoft Mango: Windows Phone 7 look for Nokia mobiles","http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9495570.stm" -"2587155","lakshmikandh","lakshmikandh",,,"0","1",,"1306403215","2011-05-26T09:46:55Z","Microsoft CEO must go demands influential investor - SlashGear","http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-ceo-must-go-demands-influential-investor-26154471/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29" -"2587382","thenomad","thenomad",,,"6","7","Skype has just fallen over in a very real way. People all over the world are reporting that Skype for Windows appcrashes as soon as it's loaded. Nice.

Any HN readers have a way to make the damn thing work again?","1306410837","2011-05-26T11:53:57Z","Microsoft buys Skype, Skype immediately dies - coincidence?", -"2591978","apievangelist","apievangelist",,,"0","1",,"1306513370","2011-05-27T16:22:50Z","Google Translate API to Go “Kaputt” in December","http://blog.programmableweb.com/2011/05/27/google-translate-api-to-go-kaputt-in-december/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ProgrammableWeb+%28ProgrammableWeb%3A+Blog%29" -"2592251","seelan1984","seelan1984","true",,"-1","1",,"1306516987","2011-05-27T17:23:07Z","Microsoft is earning more from Android than Windows Phone","http://computechgadgets.com/hardware/microsoft-is-earning-more-from-android-than-windows-phone" -"2592329","healthblog4u","healthblog4u","true",,"-1","1",,"1306517983","2011-05-27T17:39:43Z","Signs, Symptoms And Treatment For Pulmonary Tuberculosis ","http://wwwbailiangroup.com/signs-symptoms-and-treatment-for-pulmonary-tuberculosis.html" -"2593251","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1306534108","2011-05-27T22:08:28Z","Paid apps find success much easier on Apple's iPhone than Google Android","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/27/paid_apps_find_success_much_easier_on_apples_iphone_than_on_google_android.html" -"2602211","MobiCart","MobiCart",,,"0","1",,"1306843566","2011-05-31T12:06:06Z","Former Google Director joins the MobiCart ranks","http://www.mobi-cart.com/blog/press-releases/former-google-director-joins-the-mobicart-ranks" -"2602630","TheloniusPhunk","TheloniusPhunk",,,"0","1",,"1306850859","2011-05-31T14:07:39Z","Is Google Wallet Secure? What You Need to Know","http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/google-wallet-secure-what-you-need-know-052611" -"2604971","orofino","orofino",,,"1","1",,"1306881463","2011-05-31T22:37:43Z","Gruber hints at deep Twitter integration in iOS 5","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/05/31/twitter-ios-5" -"2605160","wandisco_george","wandisco_george",,,"0","3",,"1306885005","2011-05-31T23:36:45Z","UberSVN Updated","http://blogs.wandisco.com/2011/05/31/ubersvn-updated/" -"2605679","RiskeBiz","RiskeBiz",,,"0","1",,"1306895652","2011-06-01T02:34:12Z","Zencoder Batch Encoding - Leg up for Video.JS and Google WebM","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/31/zencoder_legup_videojs_webm/" -"2607359","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","2",,"1306938220","2011-06-01T14:23:40Z","Microsoft Said to Limit Device Makers’ Chip-Partner Choices","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-01/microsoft-is-said-to-limit-computer-manufacturers-in-chip-partner-choices.html" -"2608121","kens","kens",,,"0","2",,"1306947094","2011-06-01T16:51:34Z","Google Offers live in Portland, OR","https://www.google.com/offers/home#!details/dcdb08976299ecb0/E7DW64L4O7TRL62W" -"2609450","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1306963900","2011-06-01T21:31:40Z","Apple's malware detection update circumvented in 8 hours","http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20067942-263.html" -"2610038","lotusleaf1987","lotusleaf1987",,,"0","1",,"1306974491","2011-06-02T00:28:11Z","Microsoft unveils Windows 8 (video)","http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/microsoft-unveils-windows-8-tablet-prototypes/" -"2611010","lakshmikandh","lakshmikandh",,,"0","1",,"1306997337","2011-06-02T06:48:57Z","Microsoft Brings Touchscreen to PCs & Laptops to Challenge Apple","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsoft_brings_touchscreen_to_pcs_laptops.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29" -"2613913","SnowyEgret","SnowyEgret",,,"2","2",,"1307047957","2011-06-02T20:52:37Z","How To Survive YouTuberty, An Awkward Time Before Your Video or Biz Goes Viral","http://www.fastcompany.com/how-to-become-a-youtube-star-youtuberty" -"2615024","wicknicks","wicknicks",,,"0","1",,"1307070938","2011-06-03T03:15:38Z","UberMedia Raises Another $5.7M, Denies Plans to Challenge Twitter","http://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2011/06/02/02venturebeat-ubermedia-raises-another-56m-denies-plans-to-31999.html?ref=start-ups" -"2616848","joshfraser","joshfraser",,,"0","1",,"1307116816","2011-06-03T16:00:16Z","Google’s Button is Slow And so is Facebook’s","http://www.artzstudio.com/2011/06/googles-button-is-slow-and-so-is-facebooks/" -"2618949","mufti","mufti",,,"0","2",,"1307164690","2011-06-04T05:18:10Z","GMAP3 - jQuery Plugin For Google Maps ","http://blogfreakz.com/others/gmap3-jquery-plugin-for-google-maps/" -"2619129","skbohra123","skbohra123",,,"0","1",,"1307174303","2011-06-04T07:58:23Z","Microsoft Launching Google Docs Competitor, Office 365 This Month","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-to-launch-office-365-on-june-28/9603" -"2623694","sinzone","sinzone",,,"0","2",,"1307334388","2011-06-06T04:26:28Z","Apple Is Now Worth More Than Intel And Microsoft Combined","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-is-now-worth-more-than-intel-and-microsoft-combined-2011-6" -"2626026","Deezul","Deezul",,,"2","3","Considering the features in iMessage, Photo Stream, iCloud, Game Center, etc. Do iDevices now share a pseudo (web pageless) social network?","1307387791","2011-06-06T19:16:31Z","Ask HN: Is Apple carving out a pseudo social network with iOS5?", -"2627100","mjfern","mjfern",,,"2","4",,"1307400602","2011-06-06T22:50:02Z","Apple fires shots at all mobile competitors today, and Microsoft too","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/apple-fires-shots-at-all-mobile-competitors-today-and-microsoft-too/2752" -"2629528","apress","apress",,,"22","26",,"1307460904","2011-06-07T15:35:04Z","Happy claim chowder for DaringFireball's Gruber","http://theorangeview.net/2011/06/happy-claim-chowder-for-gruber/" -"2630143","joshuacc","joshuacc",,,"11","106",,"1307468831","2011-06-07T17:47:11Z","Exit Interview: Founders look back at acquisitions by Google, AOL, Microsoft","http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2942-exit-interview-founders-look-back-at-acquisitions-by-google-aol-microsoft-and-more" -"2630975","daviddavis","daviddavis",,,"0","1",,"1307482676","2011-06-07T21:37:56Z","Google Calendar gets appointment slots","http://www.pcworld.com/article/229598/google_adds_appointment_slots_to_calendar.html" -"2632322","websirnik","websirnik",,,"0","1",,"1307518426","2011-06-08T07:33:46Z","Apple Design Awards 2011 Winners Announced","http://www.macstories.net/news/the-best-of-the-best-apple-design-awards-2011/" -"2633060","grellas","grellas",,,"0","13",,"1307540919","2011-06-08T13:48:39Z","Google granted leave to file Daubert motion; attacks Oracle's damages report","http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20110607223038471" -"2634984","Jaeger","Jaeger",,,"0","1","We know that Apple responded strongly to Lodsys’ threats against iOS developers using In-App purchase technology.Apple recently updated its itunesconnect Developer Guide to include the following for In-App Purchases in Mac OS X Lion:

If the developer does have a legal issue, say, a cease and desist from Lodsys, it must indicate that fact as follows:

Is Apple worried about incurring liability for developers’ infringement of the Lodsys patents? Or is it instead seeking ammunition to file a declaratory judgment action against Lodsys and invalidate its patents? We shall soon see.","1307566436","2011-06-08T20:53:56Z","Is Apple Afraid of Lodsys? Or preparing to pounce like a Lion?","http://www.baumlegal.com/blog/" -"2636206","hoodoof","hoodoof","true",,"-1","2","It's shaped like a spaceship because it IS a spaceship.

When it is complete, all 12,000 Apple employees will get on board and fly away into space.","1307599671","2011-06-09T06:07:51Z","Ask HN: does anyone else suspect that the new Apple campus IS a spaceship?", -"2637182","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","2",,"1307628776","2011-06-09T14:12:56Z","Google discontinues BSD Search","http://www.freebsdnews.net/2011/06/08/google-discontinues-bsd-search-google-combsd/" -"2638242","apps-builder","apps-builder",,,"1","3",,"1307644756","2011-06-09T18:39:16Z","Microsoft Releases Android to Windows Phone Porting Tool","http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/06/microsoft-releases-android-to-windows-phone-porting-tool.php#.TfETSnXIdd4;hackernews" -"2638839","adeelarshad82","adeelarshad82",,,"0","1",,"1307654461","2011-06-09T21:21:01Z","How to Play The Beatles on the Les Paul Google Doodle","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386684,00.asp" -"2639259","ankimal","ankimal",,,"0","1",,"1307664814","2011-06-10T00:13:34Z","Microsoft must pay $290m for patent infringement","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13722971?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter" -"2640598","iqster","iqster",,,"0","2",,"1307709222","2011-06-10T12:33:42Z","Google IO giveaway tablet finally has Honeycomb 3.1","http://phandroid.com/2011/06/10/google-io-edition-of-the-tab-10-1-getting-android-3-1-update/" -"2642149","jaybol","jaybol",,,"0","1",,"1307734931","2011-06-10T19:42:11Z","When Simpsons creator Matt Groening drew for Apple Computer (1989)","http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2011/06/09/its-1989-the-simpsons-creator-matt-groening-is-drawing-for-apple-computer/?awesm=tnw.to_191Lm&utm_content=spreadus_master&utm_medium=tnw.to-other&utm_source=google.com" -"2642689","mbrubeck","mbrubeck",,,"0","2",,"1307745836","2011-06-10T22:43:56Z","Bug bounties: The Uber-Fuzzer","https://blog.mozilla.com/ladamski/2011/06/the-uber-fuzzer/" -"2647960","GeoffreyHull","GeoffreyHull",,,"0","1",,"1307934377","2011-06-13T03:06:17Z","Google Makes a Bad Economist","http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/06/09/google-makes-a-bad-economist/" -"2653258","ghurlman","ghurlman","true",,"-1","1",,"1308063571","2011-06-14T14:59:31Z","Microsoft: One Major Windows Phone Update a Year, Update Releases in Between","http://www.winsupersite.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/microsoft-major-windows-phone-update-year-update-releases-136446" -"2660041","baconface","baconface",,,"0","3",,"1308195923","2011-06-16T03:45:23Z","Uber - Better than Googles","http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/15/uber-out-maths-google-on-nyc-etas/" -"2662420","yyzyvr","yyzyvr",,,"0","1",,"1308247139","2011-06-16T17:58:59Z","Google eBookstore Affiliate Program Now Available to All","http://infodocket.com/2011/06/16/want-to-sell-books-via-google-google-opens-its-ebookstore-to-affiliates/" -"2663419","robwoodbridge","robwoodbridge",,,"0","1",,"1308260802","2011-06-16T21:46:42Z","Ubermind: How ignoring mobile in your company will become an existential threat","http://untether.tv/ellb/sessions/mobilestrategy/ubermind-how-ignoring-mobile-in-your-company-will-become-an-existential-threat-with-co-founder-shehryar-khan//" -"2663919","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1308272783","2011-06-17T01:06:23Z","Microsoft: no way to support WebGL and meet our security needs","http://arstechnica.com/#!/microsoft/news/2011/06/microsoft-no-way-to-support-webgl-and-meet-our-security-needs.ars" -"2664101","sorbus","sorbus",,,"0","3",,"1308277876","2011-06-17T02:31:16Z","Microsoft: Using Open Source Kinect Drivers “Voids Warranty”","http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/06/microsoft-says-using-open-source-kinect-drivers-voids-warranty.html" -"2664234","wrrice","wrrice",,,"1","12",,"1308281956","2011-06-17T03:39:16Z","Gruber on Pogue on the Samsung Chromebook","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/06/16/pogue-chromebook" -"2666001","zopticity","zopticity",,,"0","2",,"1308326547","2011-06-17T16:02:27Z","Google Voice Search On Google.com (Chrome Browsers)","http://www.google.com/insidesearch/voicesearch-chrome.html" -"2672906","tzury","tzury",,,"0","1",,"1308544989","2011-06-20T04:43:09Z","GoogleAPI Developer Advocates | Googlers are there to answer your questions","http://code.google.com/team/" -"2673127","fragsworth","fragsworth",,,"0","1",,"1308551521","2011-06-20T06:32:01Z","ICANN to approve top-level domain name requests (.google, .apple)","http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/06/icann-approves-open-domain-name-rules-whatever-is-a-go.html" -"2675899","rajesht","rajesht",,,"0","1","I see that the voice search is enabled for me in the google. In the search box, there is a Mic button which starts the voice search. Well done google!","1308601980","2011-06-20T20:33:00Z","Google voice search", -"2675975","BornInTheUSSR","BornInTheUSSR",,,"80","91",,"1308602905","2011-06-20T20:48:25Z","Uber drops fares for SF Taxi strike","http://blog.uber.com/2011/06/20/uber-drops-fares-50-for-sf-taxi-strike/" -"2677698","jaekwon","jaekwon",,,"2","3","I read somewhere that the founder of Uber might have some tens of thousands of jail time in front of him for violating certain laws. Yet Uber lives on and apparently keeps on innovating.

1. What's the legal status for Uber? -2. At what point do you say ""screw it, i might be breaking the law but this is how it should be done."" ?","1308638485","2011-06-21T06:41:25Z","Ask HN: what's the legal status on Uber?", -"2679365","shaggy_prime","shaggy_prime",,,"0","1",,"1308674055","2011-06-21T16:34:15Z","How to use Google for Hacking","http://www.gohacking.com/2009/12/how-to-use-google-for-hacking.html" -"2679810","DataJunkie","DataJunkie",,,"0","1",,"1308680433","2011-06-21T18:20:33Z","Google -- Is Search-by-Multimedia on the Way?","http://www.bytemining.com/2011/06/google-is-search-by-multimedia-on-the-way/" -"2682419","TTDaVeTT","TTDaVeTT",,,"0","1","I was having an argument about this the other day with a friend and was wondering what you guys thought. In terms of total value of companies created as a result of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon (i.e. seo companies by google) versus total value of companies destroyed (i.e. netscape by microsoft and borders by amazon).","1308735608","2011-06-22T09:40:08Z","Ask HN: Do Microsoft, Google, and Amazon create or destroy more companies?", -"2683004","joshuacc","joshuacc",,,"0","1",,"1308749667","2011-06-22T13:34:27Z","Google Now Warning WordPress Users They Need To Update","http://www.stateofsearch.com/google-now-warning-wordpress-users-they-need-to-update/" -"2684855","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"0","1",,"1308772336","2011-06-22T19:52:16Z","Microsoft sends an IE9 cupcake to Mozilla for shipping Firefox 5","http://www.winrumors.com/microsoft-sends-an-ie9-cupcake-to-mozilla-for-shipping-firefox-5/" -"2685059","gmac","gmac",,,"0","1",,"1308774219","2011-06-22T20:23:39Z","Overlapping markers on your Google Map? Meet OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier","http://blog.mackerron.com/2011/06/overlapping-marker-spiderfier/" -"2685275","credo","credo",,,"0","2",,"1308776767","2011-06-22T21:06:07Z","Google's Android phones lose market share in US","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8590205/Googles-Android-phones-lose-market-share-in-US.html" -"2687650","kevinguy","kevinguy",,,"0","1",,"1308833760","2011-06-23T12:56:00Z","The Half-Crazy, Uber-Positivity Generator","http://amazingserviceguy.com/3400/the-half-crazy-uber-positivity-generator/" -"2688545","pspeter3","pspeter3",,,"0","1",,"1308847255","2011-06-23T16:40:55Z","Reports: Google to Face Broad Antitrust Investigation from U.S. Government","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/reports_google_to_face_broad_antitrust_investigati.php#.TgNsjwmAyEY.hackernews" -"2691611","wandisco_george","wandisco_george",,,"0","2",,"1308908745","2011-06-24T09:45:45Z","#uberSVN + Subversion MultiSite = unrivaled performance, scale & ease of use","http://www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/ubersvn-leverages-wandiscos-subversion-multisite-for-performance-and-scale" -"2692229","topcat31","topcat31",,,"0","1",,"1308924224","2011-06-24T14:03:44Z","How To Use Google Docs to Build MVPs And Other Quick Tools","http://www.appsumo.com/google-docs-unleashed/" -"2696063","whenimgone","whenimgone",,,"0","1",,"1309022173","2011-06-25T17:16:13Z","Top Obscure Google Search Tricks","http://lifehacker.com/339474/top-10-obscure-google-search-tricks" -"2696417","irickt","irickt",,,"0","3",,"1309031925","2011-06-25T19:58:45Z","An Uber-comparison of RDFa, Microdata and Microformats","http://manu.sporny.org/2011/uber-comparison-rdfa-md-uf/" -"2700110","davidedicillo","davidedicillo",,,"0","1",,"1309148661","2011-06-27T04:24:21Z","Free Website ROI Calculator (Google Spreadsheet)","http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/06/15/free-website-roi-calculator-google-spreadsheet/" -"2707711","alvivar","alvivar",,,"0","1",,"1309301896","2011-06-28T22:58:16Z","Google goes social with Google+, Will Facebook flinch?","http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/28/googles-facebook-competitor/" -"2708438","shahzadvu","shahzadvu","true",,"-1","1",,"1309322914","2011-06-29T04:48:34Z","Microsoft launches Cloud based Office 365 worldwide on Tuesday","http://www.technotell.com/it-news/microsoft-launches-office-365-worldwide-on-tuesday/" -"2709246","keyle","keyle",,,"0","1",,"1309351477","2011-06-29T12:44:37Z","Porting Node to Windows With Microsoft’s Help","http://blog.nodejs.org/2011/06/23/porting-node-to-windows-with-microsoft%e2%80%99s-help/" -"2710542","Jaeger","Jaeger",,,"0","1","I recently commented that the Microsoft v. i4i case did not change the law. After all, the Supreme Court simply confirmed that the statutory presumption of validity afforded patents under 35 U.S.C. 282 could only be overcome with ""clear and convincing evidence"" of invalidity -- nothing new. However, upon a more careful reading (prompted by a Facebook post by Fordham Prof. Jeanne Fromer), I now realize I was mistaken.

In the following passage, the Supreme Court explains that a patent provides the user with a ""right to use"" the patented invention, and not merely the right to exclude others from using the patented invention.

That changes everything, and will make patents ever so much more valuable. By the stroke of a pen, the wealth of America's inventors has been vastly increased. I sure hope they don't try to ""fix"" this.","1309371127","2011-06-29T18:12:07Z","Microsoft v. i4i Revisited","http://www.baumlegal.com/blog/" -"2713221","igriot","igriot",,,"0","1",,"1309425277","2011-06-30T09:14:37Z","Google makes it easy to create mobile sites","http://dock-of-bay.blogspot.com/2011/06/google-makes-it-easy-to-create-mobile.html" -"2717074","jerrya","jerrya",,,"2","3","Qik sent out an email tonight, due to their purchase by Skype, use of Qik is now governed by Skype/Microsoft terms.<p>Qik was pretty cool, Skype we are now aware has been downgraded to pure evil.<p>The killer feature of Qik for me, was its simple and instantaneous internet broadcasting. Start recording, hit public, and you're broadcasting live on the net. And it was a service easy to use and targeting the consumer who wants to use it occasionally.<p>""Officer, I am not recording you, I am broadcasting you, would you like the URL?""<p>Tweet your Qik broadcast with #copwatch or #tsawatch. I thought Qik could serve a vital role in protecting democracy. And cynical as I might be, I think it still will. But maybe not.<p>What other instant internet broadcasting services are there?","1309494982","2011-07-01T04:36:22Z","Qik is now Skype is now Microsoft. Where can we broadcast #copwatch video?", -"2717453","potomak","potomak",,,"0","1",,"1309506947","2011-07-01T07:55:47Z","Justin Uberti announcing Google Hangouts","http://juberti.blogspot.com/2011/06/announcing-google-hangouts.html" -"2718395","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"1","1",,"1309529604","2011-07-01T14:13:24Z","Apple, Microsoft Win Nortel Patents, Google Out","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_microsoft_win_nortel_patents_google_out/" -"2720168","d0ne","d0ne",,,"0","1",,"1309554564","2011-07-01T21:09:24Z","Get on Google+ With This Invite Exploit","http://www.pcworld.com/article/234897/get_on_google_with_this_invite_exploit.html" -"2720640","rxin","rxin",,,"0","1",,"1309564916","2011-07-02T00:01:56Z","Google+ Costs $585+M, the Same as MySpace","http://dailyartifacts.com/google-costs-585-m" -"2726177","remyric","remyric",,,"0","1","There are ways to get on Google+, the ubiquitous search engine's foray into social networking, if you haven't snagged an invite via the circles share exploit, which is working intermittently right now.","1309777771","2011-07-04T11:09:31Z","Google+, engine, social networking, exploit","http://www.pcworld.com/article/235012/google_invite_workarounds_crop_up.html" -"2726707","davidedicillo","davidedicillo",,,"1","2",,"1309791715","2011-07-04T15:01:55Z","Microsoft signs search pact with China's Baidu","http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20076637-264/microsoft-signs-search-pact-with-chinas-baidu/" -"2729582","olitebra","olitebra",,,"6","16",,"1309869735","2011-07-05T12:42:15Z","A man patented Uber[Taxi] 29 years ago","http://www.google.com/patents?id=khoDAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=dial+a+ride+problem&hl=en&ei=EvgOTqCCE9HDtAbu7-zMDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false" -"2730629","diogenescynic","diogenescynic",,,"0","1",,"1309885750","2011-07-05T17:09:10Z","Google Searching for Patents After Nortel Loss","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-05/google-left-searching-for-new-patent-assets-after-nortel-loss.html" -"2730975","idan","idan",,,"0","2",,"1309890832","2011-07-05T18:33:52Z","Google+ iOS app submitted, “waiting for approval”","https://plus.google.com/113097276181543898574/posts/Wf9aSEtL63f" -"2731272","SRSimko","SRSimko",,,"0","1",,"1309895506","2011-07-05T19:51:46Z","Top 5 Google Apps Questions","http://virtacore.com/top_5_google_apps_questions_jul_5__2011/blog.cfm?article=top_5_google_apps_questions_jul_5__2011" -"2731443","Semteksam","Semteksam",,,"0","1",,"1309897881","2011-07-05T20:31:21Z","Microsoft Adds Lasso Gesture to iPad for Bing Searches","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsoft_adds_lasso_gesture_to_ipad_for_bing_searches/" -"2731495","beeker","beeker",,,"0","2",,"1309898863","2011-07-05T20:47:43Z","Contingency design: Google Feedback","http://www.rekeeb.com/2011/07/05/about-google-feedback/" -"2732354","alenaross07","alenaross07","true",,"-1","1","A fake antivirus software in the Internet is posing as a genuine Microsoft security update. Know how to stop it and keep your system protected","1309919063","2011-07-06T02:24:23Z","Fake antivirus posing as Microsoft Update","http://antivirus.iyogi.com/news/fake-antivirus-microsoft-update.html" -"2733958","HengEe","HengEe",,,"0","1",,"1309961370","2011-07-06T14:09:30Z","Google Rebrands Blogger and Picasa to Make Way for Google Plus","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_rebrands_blogger_and_picasa_to_make_way_for.php#.ThRsdfg6UEA.hackernews" -"2734027","mikecane","mikecane",,,"0","2",,"1309962366","2011-07-06T14:26:06Z","Google+ Hype Machine: The Reality","http://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/google-hype-machine-the-reality/" -"2734172","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1309964364","2011-07-06T14:59:24Z","Apple Turns to ITC for Samsung Import Block","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_turns_to_itc_for_samsung_import_block/" -"2735613","thinkbrief","thinkbrief","true",,"-1","1",,"1309982684","2011-07-06T20:04:44Z","Student Uses Microsoft Kinect to Control Quadrocopter","http://thinkbrief.com/2011/07/06/student-uses-microsoft-kinect-to-control-quadrocopter/" -"2735953","srikar","srikar",,,"0","2",,"1309987481","2011-07-06T21:24:41Z","Action items for Facebook to compete with Google+","http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/07/06/6-action-items-for-facebook-to-compete-with-google/" -"2736489","kareemm","kareemm",,,"0","1",,"1309995900","2011-07-06T23:45:00Z","Google Must Embrace State-Of-The-Art Design or Fail","http://www.jasonpaul.net/2011/01/google-must-embrace-state-of-the-art-design-or-fail/" -"2737838","franze","franze",,,"0","1",,"1310030650","2011-07-07T09:24:10Z","My Google Chrome Web Store ""Farbzauber"" App Open Sourced (MIT)","https://github.com/franzenzenhofer/farbzauber" -"2737978","blarshk","blarshk",,,"0","1",,"1310035438","2011-07-07T10:43:58Z","Disable Personalized Search Permanently with Google Chrome","http://www.whitefireseo.com/tools/disable-personalized-search-permanently-with-google-chrome/" -"2738780","geoffc","geoffc",,,"0","1",,"1310051898","2011-07-07T15:18:18Z","Google Plus loves Group Texting","http://gcrawshaw.posterous.com/" -"2739372","joejohnson","joejohnson",,,"0","2",,"1310059526","2011-07-07T17:25:26Z","Google doubling Google+ population","http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20077456-264/google-doubling-google-population/" -"2741936","antihero","antihero",,,"0","1","Though people are divided on this, I think one great feature of Facebook is the event organisation. While no substitute to ringing people up and asking them to come to your party/meetup/whatever, Facebook events serve as a great centralised location to store information about an event, such as location, date/time, and a general description of what exactly is happening.

Currently I've found that socially, people don't really use Google Calendar for events such as this, which is unfortunate because events are sync'd to mobile devices and there are many widgets showing agenda and the like. With Facebook, integration is fairly hackish and not particularly great.

However, with GCal, invitation is fairly unwieldy - relying on manually adding people one by one, and by e-mail address (which is annoying because many people have several addresses, and often you don't know people by their e-mail anyway).

So why not open up Google Calendar to Google+ so that you can do things such as:

- Invite a circle of people to an event.

- Comment on events.

- Share them on your G+ profile.

- RSVP with your G+ account.

- Have a centralised calendar entry shared by multiple people so that it can stay current, be moved, updated with new location and descriptions, that would show up on one's GCal in a nice, non-hackish way.

Am I alone in thinking this would be a great way to expand G+'s integration with existing Google applications in order to provide a useful feature that would extend G+ and further diminish the reason to use Facebook?

I'm not sure where to suggest this to Google - I'd be happy to code something like this, however, not being a Google employee I'm rather powerless to implement it.

Does anyone else think this could be a useful feature?","1310122279","2011-07-08T10:51:19Z","Idea for Google+...Calendar Integration", -"2743871","sona2011","sona2011",,,"0","1",,"1310155236","2011-07-08T20:00:36Z","With Google+ (And A Tweak For Analytics), The Social Sharing War Is Fully On","http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/07/social-sharing-war/" -"2744838","darklighter3","darklighter3",,,"0","1",,"1310178817","2011-07-09T02:33:37Z","Google’s Deal-Making Math","http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/googles-deal-making-math/" -"2747529","chuhnk","chuhnk",,,"0","1",,"1310295026","2011-07-10T10:50:26Z","Google software engineer interview guide","http://www.scribd.com/doc/59718886/Google-Guide" -"2748269","awaz","awaz",,,"0","1",,"1310322233","2011-07-10T18:23:53Z","Google+: Use your nickname to help fight spam and fake profiles","http://www.google.com/intl/en-US/+/policy/content.html" -"2749425","philiple","philiple","true",,"-1","1","Don't miss out!,,, Buy new iPhone for only $102.19 from http://www.ezy-bid.com -EZY-BID auctions online for cheapest iphone4 ...Hooray!!!","1310356596","2011-07-11T03:56:36Z","Don't miss out,, Buy new Apple iPhone4 for $102.19 from EZY-BID","http://www.ezy-bid.com" -"2751719","pwthornton","pwthornton",,,"0","1","""Apple genuinely thinks that FCPX is a better piece of software than FCP7. It has the best technological foundation of any video editing software out there and is built for the 64-bit, multi-core, OpenCL world we are now entering. It is certainly more Pro than FCP7 in terms of technology and speed, and in many ways that’s how Apple is defining Pro.

Looking at the new FCP, it seems fairly clear to me that Apple wants FCPX to be a solid foundation that works for most people’s video editing needs. If you need more power or more features, Apple is pointing you in the direction of third-party plugins. It’s very clear from Apple’s literature about FCPX that third-party plugins are meant to bridge many of the gaps missing from FCPX.""","1310406768","2011-07-11T17:52:48Z","Apple attempting to redefine Pro with FCPX","http://interchangeproject.org/2011/07/05/apple-attempting-to-redefine-pro-and-usability-with-fcpx/" -"2751882","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1310409149","2011-07-11T18:32:29Z","Idealab CEO: Google+ will be fastest service ever to hit 100M users ","http://venturebeat.com/2011/07/11/bill-gross-google-plus-100m/" -"2753421","wenting","wenting",,,"0","1","Whenever you are using a computer, you are facing a huge and continuous information flow: new emails, Facebook updates, Twitter, IM messages, and so on. Considering this, how can you focus on doing anything meaningful?","1310441623","2011-07-12T03:33:43Z","Why are Apple full-screen apps a big thing?","https://www.waterflowon.com/blog?category=1&article=42" -"2753997","alesterck99","alesterck99","true",,"-1","1","Microsoft OST to PST converter software to repair and convert outlook exchange ost to pst file and is the best solution provided by OST Recovery Tool","1310459348","2011-07-12T08:29:08Z"," Microsoft OST to PST","http://www.microsoftosttopst.com/" -"2755010","joejohnson","joejohnson",,,"0","2",,"1310483679","2011-07-12T15:14:39Z","Android users: Don't fret over Google's fee battles","http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20078710-266/android-users-dont-fret-over-googles-fee-battles/" -"2755391","mattslight","mattslight",,,"0","1","Some people don't seem to have picked up on the fundamental difference between the 2-way style relationship of Facebook friends and the 1-way style relationships as employed by now Google Circles (just like Twitter).","1310489113","2011-07-12T16:45:13Z","Fundamental difference of Google+ relationships and Facebook Friends","http://www.matthewslight.com/2011/07/12/google-circle-subtlety/" -"2756808","natasham25","natasham25",,,"0","1",,"1310508087","2011-07-12T22:01:27Z","How Google Plus Hangouts Will Revolutionize The Way You Work","http://reorg.co/google-plus-hangouts-revolutionize-work-2011-07/" -"2757177","venturelevel","venturelevel",,,"0","1",,"1310515392","2011-07-13T00:03:12Z","The Google+ Game Plan (what Google really has planned)","http://venturelevel.com/post/7551812299/the-google-game-plan" -"2757728","hboon","hboon",,,"0","2",,"1310529872","2011-07-13T04:04:32Z","Setting an optimal bid price for Google CPA bids","http://successfulsoftware.net/2011/07/12/setting-an-optimal-bid-price-for-google-cpa-bids/" -"2759298","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1310571609","2011-07-13T15:40:09Z","Google Ventures pushed iOS over Android","http://www.itworld.com/networking/182577/google-ventures-pushed-ios-over-android" -"2760264","duzins","duzins",,,"0","1",,"1310585419","2011-07-13T19:30:19Z","Move Your Microsoft Server Licenses to Amazon's Cloud","http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/07/move-your-microsoft-server-lic.php" -"2761016","talleyrand","talleyrand",,,"0","1",,"1310597893","2011-07-13T22:58:13Z","How to Save Google+","http://blog.threepipeproblem.com/post/7589904427/how-to-save-google" -"2761147","Semteksam","Semteksam",,,"0","2",,"1310600898","2011-07-13T23:48:18Z","Microsoft COO Relishes Windows on Mac at Retail Store","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsoft_coo_relishes_windows_on_mac_at_retail_store/" -"2762013","wandalex","wandalex","true",,"-1","1","You might have heard by now that Microsoft is to buy Skype. This just reminded me about the WIMS 2.0 concept.","1310625857","2011-07-14T06:44:17Z","Bridging Microsoft and Skype","http://trends-in-telecoms.blogspot.com/2011/05/bridging-microsoft-and-skypea-wims-20.html" -"2763609","techtribune","techtribune",,,"0","1",,"1310659446","2011-07-14T16:04:06Z","Microsoft To Open 75 New Microsoft Retail Store Locations","http://techtribune.com/news/18/Tech/Microsoft_To_Open_75_New_Microsoft_Retail_Store_Locations.html" -"2763671","icey","icey",,,"0","1",,"1310660321","2011-07-14T16:18:41Z","Microsoft outlines vision for combining Windows and Windows Phone","http://www.winrumors.com/microsoft-outlines-vision-for-combining-windows-and-windows-phone/?utm_campaign=twitterwp&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter" -"2763974","eradke","eradke",,,"0","1",,"1310664304","2011-07-14T17:25:04Z","If you publish online, you should know this about Google +. ","http://traderhabits.com/?p=3844" -"2764373","duzins","duzins",,,"0","1",,"1310668877","2011-07-14T18:41:17Z","GoogleMINUS: See Who Kicked You Out of a Google Plus Circle","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/googleminus_see_who_kicked_you_out_of_a_google_plus_circle.php#.Th84S52oe-k.hackernews" -"2768071","shrikant","shrikant",,,"0","1",,"1310748215","2011-07-15T16:43:35Z","Microsoft registers Microsoft-Sony.com and Sony-Microsoft.com","http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=437309" -"2768523","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1310754942","2011-07-15T18:35:42Z","Microsoft rolls out 'Daytona' MapReduce runtime for Windows Azure","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-rolls-out-daytona-mapreduce-runtime-for-windows-azure/10059" -"2769703","GilK","GilK",,,"0","1",,"1310776509","2011-07-16T00:35:09Z","Forget FarmVille, now you can play Google News","http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Forget-FarmVille-now-you-can-play-Google-News/1310751810" -"2775801","um3shg","um3shg",,,"0","1","I will try to be as clear as possible in asking the question. Currently we use Google Analytics (GA) using a Google Account. Various teams in our office have access to this account by sharing the password to the Google Account.

Example: company.name [at] gmail [dot] com / password

The requirement is to restrict access to GA by: -(i) IP address -- using custom URL for GA where any IP which does not belong to office cannot access the account (Can you create custom login screen for GA?) -(ii) Password -- by using a password manger (but firefox will show the password at browser level, is there a way around this?) -(iii) Using One Time Password (OTP) -- by using GA API to create dynamic passwords for every login (is this possible?)

Is there any other way to achieve this?

Thanks in advance.","1310987242","2011-07-18T11:07:22Z","Ask HN: Access Control to Google Analytics ", -"2776648","ghurlman","ghurlman",,,"0","2",,"1311002878","2011-07-18T15:27:58Z","Microsoft Offers $250k Reward for Information on Rustock","http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2011/07/18/microsoft-offers-reward-for-information-on-rustock.aspx" -"2777520","duzins","duzins",,,"0","2",,"1311014268","2011-07-18T18:37:48Z","Banned from Google Plus, Anonymous Starts Own Social Network","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/banned_from_google_plus_anonymous_starts_own_socia.php#.TiR9c2M5ZGI.hackernews" -"2780961","aditiyaa1","aditiyaa1",,,"0","1",,"1311084690","2011-07-19T14:11:30Z","Baidu signs Music licensing deal , beats Amazon and Google to it","http://thenextweb.com/asia/2011/07/19/baidu-signs-licensing-deal-with-major-music-labels-beats-google-amazon-to-it/" -"2783497","jkopelman","jkopelman",,,"0","3",,"1311116314","2011-07-19T22:58:34Z","Uber Calls TechCrunch’s Bluff, Opens Actual Lemonade Stand | TechCrunch","http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/19/uber-calls-techcrunchs-bluff-opens-actual-lemonade-stand/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"2783682","pier0","pier0",,,"0","1",,"1311120471","2011-07-20T00:07:51Z","LinkedIn CEO: Does Anybody Have The Free Time For Google+?","http://www.businessinsider.com/ari-emanuel-and-jeff-weiner-2011-7?op=1" -"2786857","dutchrapley","dutchrapley",,,"2","3","Apple removed the white plastic Macbook from their line of laptops.","1311186848","2011-07-20T18:34:08Z","Apple Kills the White Plastic Macbook - no one notices","http://www.apple.com/mac/" -"2787828","yyzyvr","yyzyvr",,,"0","1",,"1311204007","2011-07-20T23:20:07Z","Ready for Some New Google+ User Statistics w/Chart? Here You Go","http://infodocket.com/2011/07/20/ready-for-some-new-google-user-satistics-here-you-go/" -"2788805","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1311234128","2011-07-21T07:42:08Z","Google Directory, No Longer Available","http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/07/google-directory-no-longer-available.html" -"2791581","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","1",,"1311287314","2011-07-21T22:28:34Z","Harry Potter partners with Google, snubs Apple and PayPal","http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/07/rowling-partners-with-google-snubs-apple-and-paypal.html" -"2792551","smotherer","smotherer","true",,"0","1","Google, the king of the web has the highest paying ad service- Adsense. I have built this site to help everyone build an adsense empire online. On this adsense blog, I share hidden tips and tricks on how to earn a handsome amount from Google adsense. I have also revealed some adsense alternatives to boost online income.","1311312917","2011-07-22T05:35:17Z","Google Adsense Earning Secrets, Tips And Tricks","http://adsenseadwordss.blogspot.com/" -"2794131","duzins","duzins",,,"0","1",,"1311351510","2011-07-22T16:18:30Z","Apple OS X Lion Brings Host of Security Updates to Safari","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apple_os_x_lion_brings_host_of_security_updates_to.php#.Timik6peSfo.hackernews" -"2794367","paul_cryer","paul_cryer",,,"0","1",,"1311355465","2011-07-22T17:24:25Z","Google Plus Live Buzz","http://live.googleplussed.com/" -"2795314","mostar","mostar",,,"0","4",,"1311371655","2011-07-22T21:54:15Z","Uber Testing Reduced Pricing In San Francisco","http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/22/ticket-to-ride-uber-testing-reduced-pricing-in-san-francisco/" -"2796416","azgothpoet","azgothpoet",,,"0","2",,"1311404995","2011-07-23T07:09:55Z","Google+ Ideas: Inverted Circles","http://azgothpoet.posterous.com/inverted-circles" -"2799734","ekm","ekm",,,"0","2",,"1311526255","2011-07-24T16:50:55Z","With A New Sense Of Purpose, Google’s Market Cap Closes In On $200 Billion","http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/24/with-a-new-sense-of-purpose-googles-market-cap-closes-in-on-200-billion/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"2802441","mattreport","mattreport",,,"0","1",,"1311599528","2011-07-25T13:12:08Z","Things I Don't Like About Google+","http://mattreport.com/2011/07/10-google/" -"2803864","koobaf","koobaf",,,"0","1"," • You are chatting with Jennifer W, an Apple Expert - • Hi, my name is Jennifer W. Welcome to Apple! - • Hello! How may I assist you? - Me Can you tell me if there is any way for me to see my purchases from the apple store older than 18 months? - • I'm happy to help with that! - • You would be able to access this through your Account and the history. - Me how do i get there? i click on account in top right and get to ""your account"" page - • Okay, just one moment, please. - • In your account, you'll want to click on the O - • Order Status. - Me then i log in... - Me and view past orders drop down only goes to 18months - • Yes, that's correct. - Me which brings us to my original question - • If you are having difficulty viewing your orders. I would need to refer you to our Customer Service - • Customer Service will be able to view your history.","1311618195","2011-07-25T18:23:15Z","Apple is the new Microsoft", -"2806612","wandiscokatie","wandiscokatie","true",,"-1","1","New enterprise app store offers free and paid lifecycle management products for Apache Subversion","1311671594","2011-07-26T09:13:14Z","WANdisco’s uberApps Store Opens for Business","http://www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/wandisco-uberapps-store-opens-for-business" -"2806726","wandiscokatie","wandiscokatie",,,"0","1","Flash animation by Warren Harper.","1311675971","2011-07-26T10:26:11Z","Animation about WANdiscos new uberSVN uberAPPS store","http://www.ubersvn.com/videos?autoplay=true#" -"2807328","nextparadigms","nextparadigms",,,"0","2",,"1311688788","2011-07-26T13:59:48Z","Google General Counsel Says Patents Are ‘Gumming Up’ Smartphone Innovation","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-26/google-general-counsel-says-patents-are-gumming-up-innovation.html" -"2809155","thinkbrief","thinkbrief","true",,"-1","1",,"1311709420","2011-07-26T19:43:40Z","Mick Gill's Tumblr, Microsoft Reader: Enjoy a personal, portable library","http://mickgill.tumblr.com/post/8096106559/microsoft-reader-enjoy-a-personal-portable-library" -"2809908","techtribune","techtribune","true",,"-1","1",,"1311722234","2011-07-26T23:17:14Z","Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Mango Update To Handset Makers","http://techtribune.com/news/340/Software/Microsoft_Releases_Windows_7_Mango_Update_To_Handset_Makers.html" -"2810552","mfringel","mfringel",,,"0","1",,"1311735595","2011-07-27T02:59:55Z","Peacetime CEO/Wartime CEO (Google's leadership transition)","http://www.businessinsider.com/peacetime-ceowartime-ceo-2011-4" -"2810959","pastr","pastr",,,"0","2",,"1311746346","2011-07-27T05:59:06Z","Former Googler Doug Edwards about his book I'm Feeling Lucky","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Xy_DkvwKY" -"2811033","alonswartz","alonswartz",,,"0","1",,"1311748348","2011-07-27T06:32:28Z","Google Apps users can finally use Google+ (well, sort of)","https://plus.google.com/u/1/110296643744760932945/posts/AijWUFHeZwE" -"2812162","wandiscokatie","wandiscokatie","true",,"-1","1","CloudBees and WANdisco partner to pair the most popular build server with WANdisco’s new, open ALM platform for Apache Subversion.","1311775094","2011-07-27T13:58:14Z","Jenkins Now Available on uberSVN","http://www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/jenkins-now-available-ubersvn" -"2814700","Finntastic","Finntastic",,,"0","1",,"1311808874","2011-07-27T23:21:14Z","Google Apps partner Cloud Sherpas acquires NZ start-up","http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/2011-07-27/google-apps-partner-cloud-sherpas-acquires-nz-start-up.html" -"2818544","sami_b","sami_b",,,"0","1",,"1311881821","2011-07-28T19:37:01Z","Ubertor: Outsourcing The Niche - with Stephen Jagger","http://mixergy.com/stephen-jagger-ubertor-interview/" -"2821840","taken11","taken11",,,"0","2",,"1311948857","2011-07-29T14:14:17Z","Google's WebM (VP8) allegedly infringes the rights of at least 12 patent holders","http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/07/googles-webm-vp8-allegedly-infringes.html" -"2823972","jdp23","jdp23",,,"0","2",,"1311976547","2011-07-29T21:55:47Z","How Google Dominates Us","http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/aug/18/how-google-dominates-us/" -"2830111","MacHacker","MacHacker",,,"0","1",,"1312157621","2011-08-01T00:13:41Z","Integrating Open Directory to Google Apps","http://www.theobfuscated.org/2011/07/11/integrating-google-apps-with-open-directory/" -"2832535","rjim86","rjim86",,,"71","197",,"1312211846","2011-08-01T15:17:26Z","Meet Comex, The 19-Year-Old iPhone Uber-Hacker Who Keeps Outsmarting Apple","http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2011/08/01/meet-comex-the-iphone-uber-hacker-who-keeps-outsmarting-apple/" -"2834842","coreyo","coreyo",,,"0","2",,"1312238305","2011-08-01T22:38:25Z","Gigabit Challenge, Biz Plan Competition for utilizing Kansas City Google Fiber ","http://www.siliconprairienews.com/2011/07/think-big-marking-google-fiber-s-arrival-with-gigabit-challenge" -"2836960","apress","apress",,,"0","1",,"1312290545","2011-08-02T13:09:05Z","Apple iCloud’s great pricing dissipates as it grows","http://theorangeview.net/2011/08/apple-iclouds-great-pricing-dissipates-as-it-grows/" -"2838939","dzlobin","dzlobin",,,"0","2",,"1312323515","2011-08-02T22:18:35Z","Virtual segway tour on Google maps using the Wii Balance Board","http://hackaday.com/2011/08/02/virtual-segway-tours-using-the-wii-balance-board/" -"2840913","antr","antr",,,"0","1",,"1312375816","2011-08-03T12:50:16Z","Google, Please Hire This Guy","http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/03/google-please-hire-matthew-epstein/" -"2841692","erickhill","erickhill",,,"0","1",,"1312387917","2011-08-03T16:11:57Z","Has Facebook gone into lockdown mode in response to Google+?","http://www.quora.com/Has-Facebook-gone-into-lockdown-mode-in-response-to-Google+" -"2842060","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","2",,"1312392830","2011-08-03T17:33:50Z","Microsoft Announces $200,000 Security Prize","http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2011/aug11/08-03MSBlackHat2011PR.mspx" -"2847899","zacharye","zacharye",,,"0","1",,"1312493673","2011-08-04T21:34:33Z","Google and Microsoft’s public patent spat gets louder, sadder","http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/04/google-and-microsofts-public-patent-spat-gets-louder-sadder/" -"2848101","chrisek","chrisek","true",,"-1","1",,"1312497617","2011-08-04T22:40:17Z","The Pentagon Is Hiring “Internet meme trackers” But Probably It’s Not Uber Job ","http://slashnext.com/2011/08/the-pentagon-is-hiring-internet-meme-trackers-but-probably-its-not-uber-job/" -"2848201","rodh257","rodh257",,,"0","1",,"1312499682","2011-08-04T23:14:42Z","Lion install borked? Apple giving free Lion USB sticks to some","http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/08/no-lion-internet-recovery-apple-giving-free-lion-usb-sticks-to-some.ars" -"2848370","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1312502878","2011-08-05T00:07:58Z","IDC confirms Apple as world's top smartphone vendor in Q2 2011","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/04/idc_confirms_apple_as_worlds_top_smartphone_vendor_in_q2_2011.html" -"2848661","A-K","A-K",,,"0","4",,"1312509472","2011-08-05T01:57:52Z","Gruber Now Charging $6000 For Weekly Sponsorships","http://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/" -"2850930","Vikash","Vikash",,,"0","6",,"1312566229","2011-08-05T17:43:49Z","Why Microsoft should concentrate on the post touch devices?","http://microreviews.org/why-microsoft-should-concentrate-on-the-post-touch-devices/" -"2853153","pratyushkp","pratyushkp","true",,"-1","1","Apple No1 Smart Phone Maker","1312608737","2011-08-06T05:32:17Z","Apple No1 Smart Phone Maker","http://www.blogoholic.in/2011/08/06/apple-no1-smart-phone-maker/" -"2854906","abava","abava",,,"0","1",,"1312664412","2011-08-06T21:00:12Z","Facebook and Google Static maps","http://servletsuite.blogspot.com/2011/08/facebook-and-google-static-maps.html" -"2855992","abraham","abraham",,,"0","1",,"1312698654","2011-08-07T06:30:54Z","Google u-turn on sex worker group's advert","http://www.independent.ie/national-news/google-uturn-on-sex-worker-groups-advert-2841940.html" -"2858025","jacoplane","jacoplane",,,"0","2",,"1312757310","2011-08-07T22:48:30Z","AuthorsGoogle: George R.R. Martin ","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTTW8M_etko" -"2858965","woan","woan",,,"0","1",,"1312782494","2011-08-08T05:48:14Z","WTF: Microsoft praised by hacker for “spectacular” security approach","http://venturebeat.com/2011/08/05/wtf-microsoft-gets-praise-from-black-hat-hacker-for-spectacular-security-approach/" -"2860725","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1312822997","2011-08-08T17:03:17Z","'Stagnant' 2011 PC ecosystem viewed as opportunity for Apple to make gains","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/08/stagnant_2011_pc_ecosystem_viewed_as_opportunity_for_apple_to_make_gains.html" -"2864004","wandiscokatie","wandiscokatie","true",,"-1","1","New to uberSVN or just interested in learning more about it? Join us for a uberSVN Introduction Webinar this Thursday!","1312898171","2011-08-09T13:56:11Z","UberSVN: Introduction Webinar","http://www.wandisco.com/training/webinars/ubersvn-introduction" -"2864463","bavcyc","bavcyc",,,"7","11","I'm looking at developing an application using Microsoft tools (Xbox and Kinect) as it will save time and came across the BizSpark program. Has anyone else looked at this?

edit: -forgot to add the url: http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/","1312905274","2011-08-09T15:54:34Z","Ask HN: Anyone have comments on Microsoft's BizSpark?", -"2866303","glimcat","glimcat",,,"1","1",,"1312939495","2011-08-10T01:24:55Z","Ubermind's mobile designers holding open house (Seattle, Aug 18)","http://ubermind.eventbrite.com/" -"2866318","lindvall","lindvall",,,"0","6",,"1312939891","2011-08-10T01:31:31Z","Uber tests their pricing with science","http://blog.uber.com/2011/08/09/putting-our-pricing-to-the-test/" -"2868986","edragonu","edragonu",,,"0","2",,"1312993946","2011-08-10T16:32:26Z","5 Things You May Learn From Google+ Launch","http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/5-things-you-may-learn-from-google-launch.html" -"2870260","kylek","kylek",,,"1","5","I'm probably not the only one with a mountain of pain-to-recycle computer parts.","1313011404","2011-08-10T21:23:24Z","Apple offering gift cards for old Windows PCs and displays","http://www.apple.com/recycling/" -"2870738","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1313020242","2011-08-10T23:50:42Z","Google retiring Android App Inventor","http://the-palm-sound.blogspot.com/2011/08/google-retiring-android-app-inventor.html" -"2872371","wmat","wmat",,,"0","1",,"1313062860","2011-08-11T11:41:00Z","The Apple store with no products","http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20090246-71/the-apple-store-with-no-products/" -"2874365","DanielRibeiro","DanielRibeiro",,,"0","2",,"1313090934","2011-08-11T19:28:54Z","Google Plus API: Is it Intentionally Late?","http://blog.programmableweb.com/2011/07/12/google-plus-api-is-it-intentionally-late/" -"2875003","bhartzer","bhartzer",,,"0","1",,"1313099695","2011-08-11T21:54:55Z","The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of Content Promotion On Google+","http://www.blueglass.com/blog/content-promotion-on-google-plus/" -"2876772","alwillis","alwillis",,,"0","1",,"1313146637","2011-08-12T10:57:17Z","Google claims Microsoft improperly showed Android code to expert","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219115/Google_claims_Microsoft_improperly_showed_Android_code_to_expert" -"2877215","wandiscokatie","wandiscokatie","true",,"-1","1","Slideshare presentation - An Introduction to uberSVN","1313157229","2011-08-12T13:53:49Z","UberSVN introduction by WANdisco","http://www.slideshare.net/wandisco/ubersvn-introduction?from=ss_embed" -"2877908","ahmetalpbalkan","ahmetalpbalkan",,,"0","1",,"1313166293","2011-08-12T16:24:53Z","Organizing an Intern Hackathon Day at Microsoft","http://ahmetalpbalkan.com/blog/organizing-an-intern-hackathon-day-at-microsoft/" -"2878716","duzins","duzins",,,"0","1",,"1313175610","2011-08-12T19:00:10Z","What Google Plus Needs to Do to Win Developers' Hearts","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what_google_plus_needs_to_do_to_win_developers_hea.php#.TkV32xiI1EI.hackernews" -"2886955","gibsonf1","gibsonf1",,,"0","1",,"1313417572","2011-08-15T14:12:52Z","In $12.5B Deal, Google Gobbles Up Motorola Mobility","http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2011/08/15/google-to-buy-motorola-mobility-for-125-billion/?test=latestnews" -"2887438","dsdirect","dsdirect",,,"0","1",,"1313424344","2011-08-15T16:05:44Z","Google acquires Motorola Mobility","http://www.webjives.org/google-acquires-motorola-mobility" -"2887512","nathantross","nathantross",,,"0","1",,"1313425349","2011-08-15T16:22:29Z","Could Google’s Motorola Acquisition Ease Its Patent Woes?","http://mashable.com/2011/08/15/google-motorola-patents/" -"2887972","roversoccer18","roversoccer18",,,"0","1",,"1313431554","2011-08-15T18:05:54Z","Ask HN: What are you most excited/worried about Google buying Motorola?", -"2889282","ramiyer21a","ramiyer21a",,,"0","1","How does Google decide which employees are doing good and which are not? Other than then obvious for their job description in terms of education/degrees, what do they look for when hiring new people?","1313455198","2011-08-16T00:39:58Z","Ask HN: What are Google's standards for employee performance?", -"2891559","bhartzer","bhartzer",,,"0","1",,"1313508984","2011-08-16T15:36:24Z","Google Not Doing Enough to Stop Hackers' Automated Queries","http://www.billhartzer.com/pages/search-engines-not-doing-enough-to-stop-hackers/" -"2891911","rosser","rosser",,,"0","1",,"1313513876","2011-08-16T16:57:56Z","Why Google Bought Motorola, and What It Means for Advertisers","http://m.adage.com/article?articleSection=digital&articleSectionName=Digital&articleid=http%3A%2F%2Fadage.com%2Fdigital%2Farticle%3Farticle_id%3D229265" -"2892251","exJMCN","exJMCN","true",,"-1","4",,"1313518340","2011-08-16T18:12:20Z","I got hellbanned for criticizing Apple on HN in a Gruber article","http://i.imgur.com/AyNxB.png" -"2893864","mcasaje","mcasaje",,,"0","1",,"1313549948","2011-08-17T02:59:08Z","RIM is in Trouble from Google's Motorolla Acquisition","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-16/blackberry-maker-rim-left-in-no-man-s-land-after-google-s-motorola-deal.html" -"2893940","vinced","vinced",,,"0","3","Today 1 week after I upgraded my Apple 17"" macbook pro 2008 I noticed my battery was running hooter than normal and then I noticed the laptop not sitting properly on my desk. Popped the battery out and say that it was bulging. Looked on the apple store for an A1189 replacement battery and I found all many other folks with the same issue.

What the heck is apple doing with these battery issues?","1313551336","2011-08-17T03:22:16Z","More Bulging and Exploding Batteries for Apple laptops","http://store.apple.com/ca/reviews/MA458LL/A?mco=MTcwNTg0OTY" -"2896317","jasonmcalacanis","jasonmcalacanis",,,"3","8",,"1313605365","2011-08-17T18:22:45Z","Uber CEO roadmap: Helicopters, motorcycle rides and food delivery (Kozmo 2.0)","http://launch.is/blog/exclusive-uber-ceo-lays-out-road-map-helicopters-motorcycles.html" -"2896736","jasonmcalacanis","jasonmcalacanis",,,"1","7",,"1313611158","2011-08-17T19:59:18Z","Scour.net/Uber founder recounts Ovitz's heavy delivering death threat","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=550X5OZVk7Y&feature=player_detailpage#t=1794s" -"2896756","lwhi","lwhi",,,"0","1",,"1313611537","2011-08-17T20:05:37Z","Google plus Motorola equals doubts over Android","http://www.edn.com/blog/Design_Cycle/41249-Google_plus_Motorola_equals_doubts_over_Android.php" -"2900431","A-K","A-K",,,"0","1","Interesting to listen to, over four years later. As a Talk Show listener, I don't think I've ever heard Gruber even remotely this excited.","1313692269","2011-08-18T18:31:09Z","Gruber et al. discussing the original iPhone right after its launch","http://www.macworld.com/article/54872/2007/01/mwpod68.html" -"2902254","pradeepbheron","pradeepbheron",,,"0","1","A new Android malware is disguising itself as a Google+ app in an attempt to capture instant messages, GPS, location, call logs, and other sensitive data.

Uncovered by the team at Trend Micro, the new malware known as ANDROIDOS_NICKISPY.C can also automatically answer and record phone calls. To capture data, the app loads at boot-up and runs certain services that can monitor messages, phone calls, and the user's location, thereby stealing e-mail and other content.

Read more: http://www.newtechie.com/2011/08/android-malware-posing-as-google.html","1313728580","2011-08-19T04:36:20Z","Google++ Android Malware", -"2905528","mkr-hn","mkr-hn",,,"0","1",,"1313805943","2011-08-20T02:05:43Z","Could Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility make it illegal in China?","http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/08/19/google-motorola-china-illegal/" -"2906674","Maci","Maci",,,"0","2",,"1313849891","2011-08-20T14:18:11Z","Google moves Android from a PlaysForSure strategy to Zune strategy","http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2011/08/15/google-moves-android-from-a-playsforsure-strategy-to-zune-strategy/" -"2907494","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","2",,"1313869243","2011-08-20T19:40:43Z","Google-palooza, Now with More Motorola from MacOS Ken","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/google-palooza_now_with_more_motorola/" -"2910457","rdixit","rdixit",,,"0","1",,"1313964671","2011-08-21T22:11:11Z","Travis Kalanick (founder of Uber) on ""The Original Social Network""","http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/travis-kalanick-of-uber-on-this-week-in-startups-180/" -"2913895","SleepingBear","SleepingBear",,,"0","2",,"1314043571","2011-08-22T20:06:11Z","Google Buys Motorola Mobility...And So Begins the Dark Ages","http://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2011/08/22/google-buys-motorola-mobility-and-so-begins-the-dark-ages/3/" -"2916213","dave1010uk","dave1010uk",,,"0","1",,"1314100588","2011-08-23T11:56:28Z","What Microsoft need to do to fix IE9","http://www.basecreativeagency.com/2011/02/what-microsoft-need-to-do-to-fix-ie9/" -"2919794","GeekTech","GeekTech","true",,"-1","1",,"1314170584","2011-08-24T07:23:04Z","Microsoft promises robust USB 3.0 support in Windows 8 (USB 3.0 demo Video)","http://geektech.in/archives/2879" -"2920118","wandiscokatie","wandiscokatie","true",,"-1","1","Groundbreaking new product transforms Apache Subversion into an open extensible platform for ALM and gives it a social coding environment for the first time.","1314179083","2011-08-24T09:44:43Z","WANdisco’s uberSVN Now Available on Mac OS X","http://www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/wandiscos-ubersvn-now-available-mac-os-x" -"2920901","fogus","fogus",,,"2","10",,"1314197620","2011-08-24T14:53:40Z","Microsoft developers need not apply","http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2011/08/24/dot-net-programmers-need-not-apply/" -"2921093","pratamaayoga","pratamaayoga",,,"0","1","Apple TV digital media receiver is a device manufactured and sold by Apple Inc.","1314200110","2011-08-24T15:35:10Z","Apple TV","http://yogapratamananana.blogspot.com/2011/08/apple-tv.html" -"2921284","ramiyer21a","ramiyer21a",,,"0","1","Not sure why??? But everytime I start Skype, it pops-up a Skype Home window telling me that my contacts have not been active.","1314202781","2011-08-24T16:19:41Z","Rant - Skype Home Page : Give something to Microsoft and they will mess it up", -"2922614","protomyth","protomyth",,,"0","1",,"1314222669","2011-08-24T21:51:09Z","Watch the Uber-Emo Trailer for PostSecret’s New Smartphone App [video]","http://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/24/watch-the-uber-emo-trailer-for-postsecrets-new-smartphone-app/" -"2922732","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"0","1",,"1314224956","2011-08-24T22:29:16Z","The Garden of Forking Paths (today's Google doodle celebrates Borges)","http://web.archive.org/web/20060528160418/http://courses.essex.ac.uk/lt/lt204/forking_paths.htm" -"2924842","wandiscokatie","wandiscokatie","true",,"-1","1",,"1314279566","2011-08-25T13:39:26Z","Free Training Webinar: Automating ALM with Jenkins in the uberSVN Platform","http://www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/free-training-webinar-automating-alm-jenkins-ubersvn-platform" -"2925032","joshuacc","joshuacc",,,"0","1",,"1314283161","2011-08-25T14:39:21Z","Why Apple Doesn't Need Steve Jobs","http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/08/why_apple_doesnt_need_steve_jo.html" -"2925055","revscat","revscat",,,"0","1",,"1314283555","2011-08-25T14:45:55Z","How Google Dominates Us","http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/aug/18/how-google-dominates-us/?pagination=false" -"2926619","jgorauskas","jgorauskas",,,"0","2","A drab Microsoft office building has been transformed into a bright and airy garage-like workspace","1314309909","2011-08-25T22:05:09Z","The Garage: Microsoft Building 4 makeover","http://blogs.technet.com/b/next/archive/2011/08/19/exclusive-video-microsoft-building-4-makeover.aspx" -"2928422","richardboss78","richardboss78","true",,"-1","1","Steve Jobs, the chap who erected Apple Inc. and altered the expression of the tech trade several times over the time. Steve Jobs has resigned from his position as CEO of the world’s most expensive and possibly presently most well-known smartphone making company.","1314365965","2011-08-26T13:39:25Z","Tim Cook new CEO of Apple Inc, Steve Jobs resigns","http://techblog.weblineindia.com/news/tim-cook-new-ceo-of-apple-inc-steve-jobs-resigns" -"2931380","kervebn","kervebn","true",,"-1","1",,"1314450825","2011-08-27T13:13:45Z","Uber European Rival Raises Big Funds","http://blog.quintura.com/2011/07/21/get-taxi-raises-9-5-million-from-access-industries-founders/" -"2933146","joelhaus","joelhaus",,,"0","1",,"1314500196","2011-08-28T02:56:36Z","Cable's Google Shield","http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=211299&site=lr_cable" -"2939034","alimoeeny","alimoeeny",,,"0","1",,"1314652475","2011-08-29T21:14:35Z","In Iran Fraudulent Google certificate points to Internet attack","http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20098894-245/fraudulent-google-certificate-points-to-internet-attack/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Security" -"2946431","dwynings","dwynings",,,"0","1",,"1314810177","2011-08-31T17:02:57Z","Hacking Google Analytics","http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/hacking-google-analytics-ideas-tips-and-tricks/" -"2947385","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","1",,"1314822097","2011-08-31T20:21:37Z","How to build a LEGO Speedcuber in under 5 minutes using ARM Powered devices","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7h5KSOFXSc&sf2003083=1" -"2947489","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1314823722","2011-08-31T20:48:42Z","Apple searching for another missing prototype left in SF bar","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/31/apple_searching_for_another_missing_prototype_left_in_sf_bar.html" -"2949311","ma2rten","ma2rten",,,"0","1",,"1314870311","2011-09-01T09:45:11Z","Google with search filters for recipies","http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&ei=SVNfTuHzKM6f-wbT7cyGAg&ved=0CB4QBSgA&q=banana+pancakes&spell=1" -"2955648","tomeast","tomeast",,,"0","1",,"1314998387","2011-09-02T21:19:47Z","Nokia & Microsoft let a patent troll fight for them","http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/nokia-microsoft-tap-mosaid-to-handle-huge-patent-trove/article2149827/" -"2958721","bengl3rt","bengl3rt",,,"0","1",,"1315106502","2011-09-04T03:21:42Z","What will happen when Uber launches in Boston?","http://www.quora.com/Uber-formerly-UberCab/What-will-happen-when-Uber-launches-in-Boston" -"2965550","richardboss78","richardboss78","true",,"-1","1","T-Mobile’s parent firm Deutsche Telekom has announced that it has initiated to take pre-orders for Apple forthcoming iPhone 5 in its country, Germany, a report released from LATimes.","1315316587","2011-09-06T13:43:07Z","Apple iPhone 5 – Preorder started at Germany’s Deutsche Telekom","http://techblog.weblineindia.com/news/apple-iphone-5-preorder-started-at-germanys-deutsche-telekom" -"2967039","edmarferreira","edmarferreira",,,"0","2",,"1315339200","2011-09-06T20:00:00Z","How Google makes gmail mobile fast","http://sophiaperl.com/2011/09/01/how-google-makes-gmail-mobile-fast/" -"2967640","mef","mef",,,"0","2",,"1315350302","2011-09-06T23:05:02Z","Google's Seoul offices raided by police","http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/03/google-korea-idUSL3E7G304420110503" -"2967709","apress","apress",,,"2","6",,"1315351968","2011-09-06T23:32:48Z","John Gruber being deliberately obtuse","http://theorangeview.net/2011/09/john-gruber-being-deliberately-obtuse/" -"2968890","diggcoupons","diggcoupons","true",,"-1","1","Find latest Microsoft promo codes to get amazing discounts on microsoft products.","1315386901","2011-09-07T09:15:01Z","Microsoft Promo Code","http://www.microsoft-promo-code.com" -"2973401","irenepasat","irenepasat",,,"0","1",,"1315480687","2011-09-08T11:18:07Z","What is good about Google’s Office Interior?","http://messagenote.com/interior-ideas/what-is-good-about-googles-office-interior" -"2975437","yyzyvr","yyzyvr",,,"0","1",,"1315512016","2011-09-08T20:00:16Z","Google Releases Blogger App for iOS","http://infodocket.com/2011/09/08/google-releases-ios-app-for-blogger/" -"2978607","evo_9","evo_9",,,"1","3",,"1315584272","2011-09-09T16:04:32Z","Yes, Microsoft Did Change The World More Than Apple","http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=758052804&ids=0PdjkVczwVdjsId3ATc3sSejkTb3wQcj0TdzARdOMQc3wOdj0UdjsIe3oTc3cNc3oT&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod-b-ttle-4&ut=36NtkzdCnYAkU1" -"2980098","trusko","trusko",,,"0","1",,"1315607131","2011-09-09T22:25:31Z","Bug in Google Analytics?","http://ihadtoshare.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/bug-in-google-analytics/" -"2983320","ITSOLUTIONS","ITSOLUTIONS","true",,"-1","1",,"1315720849","2011-09-11T06:00:49Z","Windows Boots in 8 seconds – Microsoft Promises Faster Startup for Windows 8","http://readitsolutions.com/windows-boots-8-seconds-microsoft-promises-faster-startup-windows-8" -"2983900","ashishgandhi","ashishgandhi",,,"0","1",,"1315753475","2011-09-11T15:04:35Z","Control multiple PCs using one mouse and keyboard: Microsoft’s new app","http://thedigitallifestyle.com/w/index.php/2011/09/10/control-all-your-pcs-from-one-mouse-and-keyboard-with-microsofts-new-app/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedigitallifestyle%2Fian+%28Ian%27s+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"2984880","sramov","sramov",,,"19","20",,"1315776056","2011-09-11T21:20:56Z","With Apologies to John Gruber","http://www.oldfireball.com/gruber.html" -"2985298","ScottWhigham","ScottWhigham",,,"0","1","Yes, I can use Google Alerts with a site that has vBulletin - that's not what I'm having trouble with though; I'm struggling with just using Google Alerts to monitor a specific subforum in a forum.

Let's be specific: I'm a musician and I frequent a guitar forum at http://acousticguitarforum.com/. Whenever I'm looking to buy some new gear, I have to manually check the ""Classifieds"" section which is a ""For sale"" by members.

url: http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=3282a00188c7c9118d80190931a04f37&f=17

The problem: This is a very active forum and Google Alerts doesn't allow me to just filter just down to the subforum level. If I want to monitor for ""914ce"", for example, I have to monitor the entire site or none at all.

Is there a way to monitor just the subforum?","1315786615","2011-09-12T00:16:55Z","Can I use Google Alerts w a vBulletin subforum?", -"2987215","othello","othello",,,"0","1",,"1315834879","2011-09-12T13:41:19Z","What it takes to power Google","http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38556/" -"2987475","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1315839039","2011-09-12T14:50:39Z","Google: replacing the Web one part at a time?","http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/kc9ai/internal_googledocument_we_will_strongly/c2j67v2" -"2988099","flamingbuffalo","flamingbuffalo",,,"0","1",,"1315848565","2011-09-12T17:29:25Z","Google devalues web design","http://www.texasgetonline.com/" -"2991953","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1315928708","2011-09-13T15:45:08Z","Apple Moves to Stay Motorola Lawsuits During Google Acquisition","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_moves_to_stay_motorola_lawsuits_during_google_acquisition/" -"2993088","Baer","Baer",,,"0","2",,"1315942077","2011-09-13T19:27:57Z","Uber Blog: Correlation in crime/prostitution data and transportation","http://blog.uber.com/2011/09/13/uberdata-how-prostitution-and-alcohol-make-uber-better/" -"2993118","andrewljohnson","andrewljohnson",,,"34","256",,"1315942367","2011-09-13T19:32:47Z","How prostitution and alcohol make Uber better","http://blog.uber.com/2011/09/13/uberdata-how-prostitution-and-alcohol-make-uber-better/" -"2993627","iamchmod","iamchmod",,,"0","1",,"1315949402","2011-09-13T21:30:02Z","Google launches Chinese deal aggregation","http://www.pcworld.com/article/239882/google_launches_group_deals_aggregator_in_china.html" -"2994343","ryanlower","ryanlower",,,"0","1",,"1315961023","2011-09-14T00:43:43Z","Postmates Aims To Be The Uber Of Packages — And More","http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/13/local-messenger-postmates-aims-to-be-the-uber-of-packages-and-more/" -"2999135","Finntastic","Finntastic",,,"0","1",,"1316069783","2011-09-15T06:56:23Z","Ingogo lures investors from MYOB and Google","http://www.startupsmart.com.au/funding/ingogo-lures-investors-from-myob-and-google.html" -"3000750","jayjay666","jayjay666","true",,"-1","1",,"1316100851","2011-09-15T15:34:11Z","Ambitious Uber Tries to Pace Itself","http://t.co/vPRwCir2" -"3003642","darkduck","darkduck",,,"0","1",,"1316161649","2011-09-16T08:27:29Z","Intel-Google love-in leaves MeeGo going nowhere ","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/14/meego_unloved/" -"3008246","matteodallombra","matteodallombra",,,"0","1",,"1316273768","2011-09-17T15:36:08Z","Microsoft's Charm | Front Side Bus","http://www.frontsidebus.net/2011/09/17/microsofts-charm/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FrontSideBus+%28Front+Side+Bus%29" -"3008274","cheapautoparts","cheapautoparts","true",,"-1","1",,"1316274461","2011-09-17T15:47:41Z","Neighborhoods with more crime have more Uber rides","http://www.cheapautoparts.com/blog/news/neighborhoods-with-more-crime-have-more-uber-rides/" -"3009178","sygeek","sygeek",,,"0","1",,"1316306771","2011-09-18T00:46:11Z","Google's new sign-in page","https://accounts.google.com" -"3012762","killawat","killawat",,,"0","1",,"1316420560","2011-09-19T08:22:40Z","CloudBees' Blog: 3 Quick Steps to Use Jenkins with uberSVN","http://blog.cloudbees.com/2011/09/3-quick-steps-to-use-jenkins-with.html" -"3012987","grovulent","grovulent",,,"0","1",,"1316427332","2011-09-19T10:15:32Z","Think you can't do anything interesting with the Google+ API?","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A032diPCQI&fmt=22" -"3013465","killawat","killawat",,,"0","1",,"1316439462","2011-09-19T13:37:42Z","UberSVN: Team Collaboration & Social Coding - Free training Webinar","http://www.wandisco.com/training/webinars/ubersvn-team-collaboration-social-coding" -"3013747","killawat","killawat","true",,"-1","1",,"1316443789","2011-09-19T14:49:49Z","Automating ALM with Jenkins in the uberSVN Platform - Free Training Webinar","http://www.wandisco.com/media/webinar-replays/automating-alm-jenkins-ubersvn-platform" -"3013890","Teresag","Teresag",,,"0","1",,"1316445990","2011-09-19T15:26:30Z","Sending SMS from Google Spread Sheet has never been easier and cheaper ","http://blog.nexmo.com/post/10239000590/spreader-sms-google" -"3014993","julioduplantis","julioduplantis",,,"0","1",,"1316462390","2011-09-19T19:59:50Z","Is Google Offers Beginning its International Expansion?","http://blog.pinggers.com/2011/09/is-google-offers-beginning-its-international-expansion/" -"3016711","rajeshvaya","rajeshvaya",,,"0","1",,"1316504259","2011-09-20T07:37:39Z","Google will be hosting g|uae on October 19 & 20","http://itechtalks.blogspot.com/2011/09/google-will-be-hosting-guae-on-october.html" -"3018898","diegogomes","diegogomes",,,"0","2",,"1316542907","2011-09-20T18:21:47Z","Google+ gets a new API just for Hangouts","http://venturebeat.com/2011/09/20/google-plus-api-hangouts/" -"3019879","spoon16","spoon16",,,"0","2",,"1316558023","2011-09-20T22:33:43Z","Google 21st Century Robber Baron","http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottcleland/2011/09/19/google-21st-century-robber-baron/" -"3020223","kervinferroza","kervinferroza","true",,"0","1","Straightforward who seem to be wanting no problem designed for free microsoft points, and then the Microsoft points generator is actually a. 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This valuable power couldn't steal banking account such as the rest mainly because it does not require that you just head into our IDs as well as the account details. Basically can make an actual computer.","1316565195","2011-09-21T00:33:15Z","Microsoft Points Generator 2011","http://microsoft-points-generator-2011.blogspot.com/" -"3020233","krishna2","krishna2",,,"0","1",,"1316565423","2011-09-21T00:37:03Z","Microsoft boosts dividend 25 percent","http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/20/us-microsoft-dividend-idUSTRE78J72220110920" -"3020793","rooshdi","rooshdi",,,"0","2",,"1316579812","2011-09-21T04:36:52Z","Google draws a big blue Google+ ad on its homepage","http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/09/21/google-makes-it-practically-impossible-to-avoid-google-now/" -"3021616","mossplix","mossplix",,,"0","1",,"1316606655","2011-09-21T12:04:15Z","Google Rivals Are Readying An Antitrust Assault ","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903374004576583092262671326.html?mod=wsj_share_goog" -"3023151","dendory","dendory",,,"0","1",,"1316629852","2011-09-21T18:30:52Z","Bradley Horowitz on the future of Google Plus","http://dendory.net/blog.php?id=4e7a2d30" -"3027001","nextparadigms","nextparadigms",,,"0","1",,"1316714464","2011-09-22T18:01:04Z","Whether Google is a monopoly isn’t the point","http://gigaom.com/2011/09/22/whether-google-is-a-monopoly-isnt-the-point/" -"3027616","barredo","barredo",,,"0","2",,"1316722613","2011-09-22T20:16:53Z","Facebook’s revamped OS-in-the-cloud is worst news for Microsoft","http://www.splatf.com/2011/09/facebook-f8-microsoft/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+splatf+%28SplatF%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"3029952","killawat","killawat","true",,"-1","1",,"1316785877","2011-09-23T13:51:17Z","Get uberSVN and be First to Get Subversion 1.7","http://www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/get-ubersvn-and-be-first-get-subversion-17" -"3030160","honey8898","honey8898","true",,"-1","1",,"1316789491","2011-09-23T14:51:31Z","The-Tech-Eye: Microsoft's Windows 8 Will Trail iPad and Android by 2015","http://the-tech-eye.blogspot.com/2011/09/google-alert-microsoft_23.html#.Tnyc7ezGAVg.hackernews" -"3030451","aorshan","aorshan",,,"0","1",,"1316793690","2011-09-23T16:01:30Z","Conceptboard Debuts Better Whiteboarding For Google+ Hangouts","http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/23/conceptboard-debuts-better-whiteboarding-for-google-hangouts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"3030875","Satinel","Satinel",,,"0","1",,"1316799975","2011-09-23T17:46:15Z","Google Testing MVNO Facility in Spain","http://www.cellular-news.com/story/51028.php" -"3032915","lakshmikandh","lakshmikandh","true",,"-1","1",,"1316858204","2011-09-24T09:56:44Z","Microsoft Patent Details Module-Based Smartphone","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/09/microsoft-patent-modular-phone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29" -"3038112","rhubarbs","rhubarbs",,,"0","1",,"1317026934","2011-09-26T08:48:54Z","Google bets $20K that Chrome can't be hacked","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9207939/Google_bets_20K_that_Chrome_can_t_be_hacked?source=rss_security" -"3040737","justinsalsburey","justinsalsburey",,,"0","1","Anyone know if there are any other clues to suggest a shakeup google voice relevant to payments. Possibly premium services or adding a fee to base service.","1317071126","2011-09-26T21:05:26Z","Updated Google Voice payment screens.", -"3042818","girishmony","girishmony",,,"0","2",,"1317123451","2011-09-27T11:37:31Z","Happy Birthday Google - Google turns 13","http://www.browsomatic.com/2011/09/happy-birthday-google-google-turns-13.html" -"3042915","mikecane","mikecane",,,"0","2",,"1317125813","2011-09-27T12:16:53Z","Google Books Ruins History","http://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/google-books-ruins-history/" -"3047055","franze","franze",,,"0","2",,"1317200112","2011-09-28T08:55:12Z","Google+ Timeline Inspector ","https://www.foldedsoft.at/+/allmy+/user/105749162679933882289" -"3050569","taxonomyman","taxonomyman",,,"0","1",,"1317256035","2011-09-29T00:27:15Z","Find People on Google+ Over 31 million profiles indexed","http://www.findpeopleonplus.com" -"3050892","MaxWendkos","MaxWendkos",,,"2","1","If I buy an e-book from Amazon, is there a way for me to load it to Apple's iBooks?

Thanks in advance!","1317264038","2011-09-29T02:40:38Z","Can I read Amazon e-books in Apple's iBooks?", -"3052119","knaox","knaox",,,"0","2",,"1317298418","2011-09-29T12:13:38Z","Google Launches Dynamic, Interactive Designs For Blogger","http://marketaire.com/2011/09/28/google-launches-dynamic-interactive-designs-for-blogger/" -"3053522","alwillis","alwillis",,,"0","2",,"1317319349","2011-09-29T18:02:29Z","Goldman: Microsoft Is Getting $444 Million Annually From Android Patent Licenses","http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-microsoft-android-2011-9?op=1" -"3054318","darkduck","darkduck",,,"0","2",,"1317330558","2011-09-29T21:09:18Z","Microsoft, Red Cross and UN sucked into global news fixing row","http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/microsoft-red-cross-and-un-sucked-into-global-news-fixing-row-2362707.html" -"3054385","1SockChuck","1SockChuck",,,"0","1",,"1317331443","2011-09-29T21:24:03Z","Google Adds Data Center Capacity in Oklahoma","http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/09/29/google-plans-expansion-of-newly-opened-oklahoma-data-center/" -"3054991","zoowar","zoowar",,,"0","2",,"1317343445","2011-09-30T00:44:05Z","Google+ and the 50-million-user milestone: By the numbers","http://theweek.com/article/index/219758/google-and-the-50-million-user-milestone-by-the-numbers" -"3055201","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","2",,"1317347482","2011-09-30T01:51:22Z","Announcing the Microsoft Research series from Microsoft Press","http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2011/09/26/announcing-the-microsoft-research-series-from-microsoft-press.aspx" -"3057053","draegtun","draegtun",,,"0","1",,"1317391923","2011-09-30T14:12:03Z","Google Analytics goes premium","http://www.research-live.com/news/analytics/google-analytics-goes-premium/4006117.article" -"3058492","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","1",,"1317415097","2011-09-30T20:38:17Z","Google opens first retail store in London","http://9to5google.com/2011/09/30/google-opens-up-shop-in-london-with-chromezone-retail-store/" -"3062195","wicknicks","wicknicks",,,"0","1",,"1317535794","2011-10-02T06:09:54Z","Google's next data center location: Hong Kong","http://www.pcworld.com/article/240948/google_buys_land_for_hong_kong_data_center.html" -"3066405","tomaltman","tomaltman",,,"0","1",,"1317652261","2011-10-03T14:31:01Z","SEO Test: Does Google pass PageRank to a URL in a comment?","http://tomaltman.com/seo-test-does-google-pass-pagerank-to-a-url-in-a-comment/" -"3066459","joeyj01","joeyj01",,,"0","1",,"1317652971","2011-10-03T14:42:51Z","7 Steps Towards Google SERP Domination","http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2113713/7-Steps-Toward-Google-SERP-Domination" -"3067484","Blocks8","Blocks8",,,"0","2",,"1317668095","2011-10-03T18:54:55Z","It's not a pivot, it's puberty. [video]","http://www.brittanymlaughlin.com/post/10986477187/its-not-a-pivot-its-puberty-my-leanstartup" -"3068765","necenzurat","necenzurat",,,"0","1",,"1317686836","2011-10-04T00:07:16Z","Microsoft sends an IE9 cupcake to Mozilla for shipping Firefox 7","http://www.winrumors.com/microsoft-sends-an-ie9-cupcake-to-mozilla-for-shipping-firefox-7/" -"3069689","pell1231","pell1231","true",,"-1","1","iPad 2 is a brilliant piece of device. It’s easy to use interface, vast applications base and superior battery life makes it the king of Tablet pcs. Apple iPad is without a doubt is the most reliable and refine tablet in the market. It offers great value for money.","1317710247","2011-10-04T06:37:27Z","Apple iPad 2","http://www.mobile2u.com.pk/blog/tech_news/apple_ipad_2.aspx" -"3069749","_tarak_","_tarak_",,,"0","1",,"1317711694","2011-10-04T07:01:34Z","Google Panda Punishes Some, Boosts YouTube","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_panda_punishes_some_boosts_youtube.php" -"3070306","narad","narad",,,"0","1",,"1317725963","2011-10-04T10:59:23Z","Zune HD is dead confirms Microsoft","http://www.slashgear.com/zune-hd-is-dead-confirms-microsoft-04185080/" -"3072445","mattjaynes","mattjaynes","true",,"0","5","Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered -with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net -for detailed information.

APPLE.COM.WWW.BEYONDWHOIS.COM

APPLE.COM.WAS.PWNED.BY.M1CROSOFT.COM

APPLE.COM.MORE.INFO.AT.WWW.BEYONDWHOIS.COM

APPLE.COM.IS.OWN3D.BY.NAKEDJER.COM

APPLE.COM.IS.0WN3D.BY.GULLI.COM

APPLE.COM.BEYONDWHOIS.COM

APPLE.COM.AT.WWW.BEYONDWHOIS.COM

APPLE.COM","1317755929","2011-10-04T19:18:49Z","Apple.com p0wned, see `whois apple.com`", -"3073096","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1317765370","2011-10-04T21:56:10Z","Apple iPhone 4S Launch Event Video Available Online","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_iphone_4s_launch_event_video_available_online/" -"3074860","darkduck","darkduck",,,"0","3",,"1317805515","2011-10-05T09:05:15Z","Windows 8: Microsoft's Development Re-Do ","http://drdobbs.com/windows/231700224" -"3077674","enlyton","enlyton",,,"0","1",,"1317849860","2011-10-05T21:24:20Z","Booklyt - Microsoft to team up with Comcast & Verizon on pay TV via Xbox ","http://enlyton.me/dkk" -"3080949","coondoggie","coondoggie",,,"0","1",,"1317923610","2011-10-06T17:53:30Z","Feds want uber cybersecurity compliance standard ","http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/100611-cybersecurity-compliance-251673.html?hpg1=bn" -"3084247","bconway","bconway",,,"0","1",,"1317999561","2011-10-07T14:59:21Z","Motorola sued by Google-funded company over Android patents","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/motorola-sued-by-google-funded-company-over-android-patents/60069" -"3086157","seanplaice","seanplaice",,,"2","23",,"1318024451","2011-10-07T21:54:11Z","A Peek At Postmates — The Uber For The Courier Industry","http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/07/a-peek-at-postmates-the-uber-for-the-courier-industry/" -"3087464","ideafry","ideafry",,,"0","1",,"1318062040","2011-10-08T08:20:40Z","Google+: A Basic Cheatsheet for Marketers","http://www.sociableblog.com/2011/10/04/googleplus-cheatsheet-for-marketers/" -"3090058","fmmfonseca","fmmfonseca",,,"0","1",,"1318150591","2011-10-09T08:56:31Z","Steve Jobs on Google Correlate","http://www.google.com/trends/correlate/search?e=steve+jobs&t=weekly" -"3094512","thoughtpeddler","thoughtpeddler",,,"0","1",,"1318264394","2011-10-10T16:33:14Z","This is how all startups should seem magical: An Uber experience","http://www.quora.com/Uber-formerly-UberCab/What-are-peoples-experiences-with-Uber-in-SF-NY-or-DC/answer/Michael-Sinanian" -"3095623","junioreven","junioreven",,,"0","2",,"1318277970","2011-10-10T20:19:30Z","Your relatives and friends on Facebook are Google+'s greatest challenge","http://www.itworld.com/software/211875/your-relatives-and-friends-facebook-are-googles-greatest-challenge" -"3099500","turoczy","turoczy",,,"0","1",,"1318354687","2011-10-11T17:38:07Z","Who do Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce really want to acquire?","http://www.geekwire.com/2011/corporate-buyers-facebook-google-microsoft-salesforce" -"3100279","kposehn","kposehn",,,"0","1",,"1318366780","2011-10-11T20:59:40Z","Some notable quotes from Apple employees #1 and 6","http://9to5mac.com/2011/10/11/some-notable-quotes-from-apple-employees-1-and-6-on-the-early-days-with-steve-jobs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29" -"3101168","unixroot","unixroot","true",,"-1","1",,"1318384518","2011-10-12T01:55:18Z","Your Browser Matters - Microsoft Launches Tool For Checking Browser Security","http://thehackernews.com/2011/10/your-browser-matters-microsoft-launches.html#.TpTzb0LULgs.hackernews" -"3102004","shubhamgoel","shubhamgoel",,,"0","1",,"1318408062","2011-10-12T08:27:42Z","Google launches Javascript alternative [DART]","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/google/introducing-dart-googles-answer-to-javascript/3391" -"3102227","sanjaykumar","sanjaykumar","true",,"-1","1","Zaubertrick, Zaubertricks, Zauberartikel, Zauber.","1318413708","2011-10-12T10:01:48Z","Zaubertricks","http://www.magic-man1001.de/zaubertricks.html" -"3104834","captn3m0","captn3m0",,,"0","1",,"1318457225","2011-10-12T22:07:05Z","Google+ Post to Wordpress (ifttt Recipe)","http://ifttt.com/recipes/5071" -"3108050","dave1619","dave1619",,,"0","4",,"1318528519","2011-10-13T17:55:19Z","Microsoft Inks Another Android Patent Deal, This Time With Quanta","http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/13/microsoft-inks-another-android-patent-deal-this-time-with-quanta/" -"3110374","shahzadvu","shahzadvu","true",,"-1","1",,"1318577724","2011-10-14T07:35:24Z","Skype now part of Microsoft, a new division headed by Skype CEO Tony Bates","http://www.technotell.com/it-news/skype-now-officially-part-of-microsoft-under-a-new-division-headed-by-skype-ceo-tony-bates/" -"3110442","Yoric","Yoric",,,"0","1",,"1318580241","2011-10-14T08:17:21Z","A first look at Google Dart","http://dutherenverseauborddelatable.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/first-look-at-google-dart/" -"3111358","killawat","killawat","true",,"-1","1",,"1318603571","2011-10-14T14:46:11Z","Subversion 1.7 Arrives: uberSVN makes the switch","http://blogs.wandisco.com/2011/10/11/subversion-1-7-arrives-ubersvn-makes-the-switch/?=kt_bk" -"3113051","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1318628157","2011-10-14T21:35:57Z","Gilad Bracha talks about Google Dart","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24LIzl7cM2c" -"3113160","shrikant","shrikant",,,"0","1",,"1318630355","2011-10-14T22:12:35Z","Google Maps Pegman","http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/learn/pegman.html" -"3114473","hristiank","hristiank",,,"3","4","My view on what is next to come from Apple. I would love to hear your opinions.","1318668947","2011-10-15T08:55:47Z","Apple's next feature - Voice (no not Siri)","http://appicurious.com/2011/10/15/apple%E2%80%99s-next-feature-%E2%80%93-voice-no-not-siri/" -"3115044","protez","protez",,,"0","1",,"1318694583","2011-10-15T16:03:03Z","Google Web Fonts","http://www.google.com/webfonts" -"3119396","lemming","lemming",,,"0","2",,"1318832478","2011-10-17T06:21:18Z","Isis, the carrier-backed competitor to Google Wallet","http://www.paywithisis.com" -"3119881","darkduck","darkduck","true",,"-1","1",,"1318846030","2011-10-17T10:07:10Z","Xming - X Windows Manager for Microsoft Windows","http://linux.about.com/b/2011/10/15/xming-x-windows-manager-for-microsoft-windows-3.htm" -"3120218","richardofyork","richardofyork",,,"0","1",,"1318855573","2011-10-17T12:46:13Z","Google’s PageRank Algorithm Will Become Irrelevant, Cognition Will Succeed","http://nextgenui.com/user-exerperience/googles-pagerank-algorithm-will-become-irrelevant-cognition-will-succeed/" -"3121702","jkaljundi","jkaljundi",,,"0","2",,"1318875533","2011-10-17T18:18:53Z","UberMedia launches Twitter/Digg/Reddit/Facebook clone Chime.in","http://venturebeat.com/2011/10/17/chime-in/" -"3122135","churp","churp",,,"0","2",,"1318881139","2011-10-17T19:52:19Z","UberMedia's Chime.in Interest Network Says It's Different From Twitter","http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2011/10/17/ubermedias-chime-in-interest-network-says-its-different-from-twitter/" -"3123905","domino","domino",,,"0","2",,"1318912661","2011-10-18T04:37:41Z","IOS vs. Microsoft: Comparing the bottom lines","http://www.asymco.com/2011/10/02/ios-vs-microsoft-comparing-the-bottom-lines/" -"3124758","niyazpk","niyazpk",,,"0","2",,"1318936749","2011-10-18T11:19:09Z","Why Microsoft abandoned visual basic 6 in favour of visual basic .NET [2005]","http://www.itwriting.com/frozenvb6.php" -"3124859","arpitnext","arpitnext",,,"36","61",,"1318940411","2011-10-18T12:20:11Z","The Deadly Microsoft Embrace","http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=Ws101011MICROSOFT.asp" -"3125148","robdoherty2","robdoherty2",,,"0","1",,"1318945688","2011-10-18T13:48:08Z","Pearson and Google Jump Into Learning Management With a New, Free System","http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/pearson-and-google-jump-into-learning-management-systems" -"3125484","Sato","Sato",,,"0","1",,"1318950502","2011-10-18T15:08:22Z","Today in Tech: UberMedia launches Facebook and Twitter competitor","http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/10/18/ubermedia-social-platform/" -"3126039","alexknight","alexknight",,,"0","1",,"1318958231","2011-10-18T17:17:11Z","Mail.app in OS X Lion: Moving Email from Google to iCloud","http://zerodistraction.com/blog/2011/10/17/mailapp-in-os-x-lion-moving-email-from-google-to-icloud.html" -"3127684","graphene","graphene",,,"0","1",,"1318979002","2011-10-18T23:03:22Z","Searching for the next Google","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15342337" -"3128165","acak","acak",,,"0","1",,"1318987816","2011-10-19T01:30:16Z","Google / Samsung's Ice Cream Sandwich event live blog","http://live.thisismynext.com/Event/Google__Samsungs_Ice_Cream_Sandwich_event_live_blog" -"3128786","rlalwani","rlalwani",,,"0","1",,"1319000204","2011-10-19T04:56:44Z","Ben Horowitz on how to be an uber investor and breed technical CEOs","http://venturebeat.com/2011/10/18/ben-horowitz-on-how-to-be-an-uber-investor-and-breed-technical-ceos/" -"3130186","dkm80","dkm80",,,"0","2",,"1319033425","2011-10-19T14:10:25Z","Luxury Car-Ride Service Uber Expands to Boston This Week","http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2011/10/19/uber-hits-boston-with-its-tech-for-luxurious-on-the-fly-rides/" -"3130674","Minhal","Minhal",,,"0","1","http://www.devilscafe.in/2011/10/how-to-rehack-recover-your-hacked.html","1319039552","2011-10-19T15:52:32Z","How to Get back Your Hacked Google/Orkut/ Gmail Account", -"3131016","felipepiresx","felipepiresx",,,"0","1","Any ideas of what might be ???","1319043772","2011-10-19T17:02:52Z","Does anyone know what is the twist that Google music plans to implement??","http://www.slashgear.com/google-music-download-store-with-a-twist-incoming-19189310/" -"3133434","hboon","hboon",,,"0","2",,"1319084516","2011-10-20T04:21:56Z","It’s not Google vs. Apple. It is Apple & Google vs the Old Way","http://gigaom.com/2011/10/18/its-not-google-vs-apple-it-is-apple-google-vs-the-old-way/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAppleBlog+%28GigaOM%3A+Apple%29" -"3135792","afdssfda","afdssfda",,,"0","1",,"1319131078","2011-10-20T17:17:58Z","""You shouldn't be communicating with the phone"" -- Andy Rubin, Google","http://www.dailytech.com/Google+Microsoft+Suggest+Apples+Siri+Will+Make+People+Look+Crazy/article23072c.htm" -"3136725","kposehn","kposehn",,,"0","1",,"1319141715","2011-10-20T20:15:15Z","Nearly All Apple Hardware Costs More Than the Average PC","http://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/20/nearly-all-apple-hardware-costs-more-than-the-average-pc/" -"3136861","mrsebastian","mrsebastian",,,"0","2",,"1319143070","2011-10-20T20:37:50Z","MC Hammer to launch his own version of Google (really)","http://www.nme.com/news/mc-hammer/59929" -"3137014","ry0ohki","ry0ohki",,,"0","1",,"1319144928","2011-10-20T21:08:48Z","Repercussions of Google's Switch to SSL on Analytics","http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2011/10/20/google-analytics-keyword-not-provide/" -"3139269","barredo","barredo",,,"0","4",,"1319195127","2011-10-21T11:05:27Z","Flickr May Soon Be Owned by Microsoft","http://www.petapixel.com/2011/10/20/flickr-may-soon-be-owned-by-microsoft/" -"3143975","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1319307006","2011-10-22T18:10:06Z","Steve Jobs claimed he had “cracked” the code for an integrated Apple TV ","http://venturebeat.com/2011/10/21/steve-jobs-apple-tv/" -"3147385","mogston","mogston",,,"0","1",,"1319406807","2011-10-23T21:53:27Z","What Google+ Brand Pages Could Look Like ","http://mashable.com/2011/10/22/what-google-brand-pages-could-look-like-pics/" -"3147730","jongos","jongos",,,"0","1",,"1319414971","2011-10-24T00:09:31Z","Why Google Reader Should Live","http://gosdot.com/post/11841934212/save-google-reader" -"3148692","turing","turing",,,"0","1",,"1319443598","2011-10-24T08:06:38Z","Google’s new Music Store reportedly to feature tight integration with Google+","http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/10/24/googles-new-music-store-reportedly-to-feature-tight-integration-with-google/" -"3154618","hartleybrody","hartleybrody",,,"0","1",,"1319559713","2011-10-25T16:21:53Z","Link Building Tips From Google","http://hartbro.com/pZrLwe" -"3160976","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","2",,"1319673687","2011-10-27T00:01:27Z","How Uber handles pricing during a supply shortage","http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=6db8df537b&e=aa7b26d062" -"3161361","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","1",,"1319682184","2011-10-27T02:23:04Z","Report Puts Google’s Zagat Purchase At $151 Million","http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/26/report-puts-googles-zagat-purchase-at-151-million/" -"3161397","apress","apress",,,"0","2",,"1319683323","2011-10-27T02:42:03Z","I’m only linking to this because Gruber links to all its opposites","http://theorangeview.net/2011/10/im-only-linking-to-this-because/" -"3161771","myrnm","myrnm",,,"0","2",,"1319693086","2011-10-27T05:24:46Z","Show HN:Get Notification Whenever Google Crawls WP Blog","http://www.firstamong.com/get-notified-every-time-googlebot-crawls-your-wp-blog/" -"3165715","mydietsplans","mydietsplans",,,"0","1",,"1319751731","2011-10-27T21:42:11Z","Google Local Business facilitates online customers","http://seo-trick.com/google-local-business" -"3167031","gbog","gbog",,,"0","1",,"1319776861","2011-10-28T04:41:01Z","Google plus ripples","https://plus.google.com/ripples/details?activityid=TupMP3ZjqUg" -"3168219","lsr7","lsr7",,,"0","1",,"1319809736","2011-10-28T13:48:56Z","Yahoo, Google Ready Flipboard Rivals","http://allthingsd.com/20111028/news-reader-traffic-jam-yahoos-livestand-and-googles-propeller-set-to-launch-aiming-at-flipboard/" -"3168858","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1319818433","2011-10-28T16:13:53Z","How to Survive the Switch from Google Reader to Google+ ","http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/10/how-survive-switch-google-reader-google/44069/" -"3171310","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","5",,"1319868816","2011-10-29T06:13:36Z","Microsoft reportedly blocked data center guru's move to Apple","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/28/microsoft_reportedly_blocked_data_center_gurus_move_to_apple.html" -"3175460","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1320009811","2011-10-30T21:23:31Z","Apple’s HDTV: Just a Big iPad","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apples_hdtv_just_a_big_ipad/" -"3177865","cd34","cd34",,,"0","1",,"1320077208","2011-10-31T16:06:48Z","Story behind the Google Pumpkin Doodle","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjG0rmOIngE" -"3179246","pldpld","pldpld",,,"0","2",,"1320097621","2011-10-31T21:47:01Z","Move beyond Google, and encourage students to conduct deep Web searches","http://www.jillfalk.com/from-gutenberg-to-pittpatt-4-takeaways-from-the-first-day-of-journalism-interactive/2011" -"3179584","bdz","bdz",,,"0","1",,"1320102500","2011-10-31T23:08:20Z","Google Reader no longer reads RSS feeds unless force refreshed","http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/lvhxa/warning_google_reader_no_longer_reads_rss_feeds/" -"3181149","ukdm","ukdm",,,"0","1",,"1320135985","2011-11-01T08:26:25Z","Samsung: Show Us The Source Code, Apple","http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Business/Technology/C8S9P5D2?page=1" -"3183476","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","3",,"1320173011","2011-11-01T18:43:31Z","Microsoft Research shows Augmented Projectors","http://blogs.technet.com/b/next/archive/2011/11/01/microsoft-research-shows-augmented-projectors.aspx" -"3184059","jonmwords","jonmwords",,,"0","1",,"1320180331","2011-11-01T20:45:31Z","Why Google Is Giving 3D Photo Tours of Local Businesses","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/why_google_is_giving_3d_photo_tours_of_local_busin.php#.TrBaadVLXX0.hackernews" -"3186627","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1320242015","2011-11-02T13:53:35Z","Sites in Google Docs?","http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/11/sites-in-google-docs.html" -"3191245","Garbage","Garbage",,,"1","3",,"1320319915","2011-11-03T11:31:55Z","Microsoft contributes open-source code to Samba","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/microsoft-contributes-open-source-code-to-samba/9860" -"3195121","casschin","casschin",,,"0","1",,"1320386595","2011-11-04T06:03:15Z","For Apple, making a TV would be easy. It's changing TV that's hard. - gdgt","http://gdgt.com/discuss/for-apple-making-a-tv-would-be-easy-it-s-changing-tv-that-s-hard-h0s/" -"3202212","mentol","mentol",,,"0","1","Google must have been thinking of challenging the cable TV companies when they started testing their 1Gbps network that delivers a blinding-fast download and upload network to the home","1320570095","2011-11-06T09:01:35Z","Google cable TV a perfect match for Google's 1 Gbps network","http://www.broadbandexpert.com/blog/ip-tv/google-cable-tv-a-perfect-match-for-googles-1-gbps-network/" -"3204761","evo_9","evo_9",,,"23","57",,"1320634132","2011-11-07T02:48:52Z","Google: Microsoft uses patents when products ""stop succeeding""","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/11/google-microsoft-uses-patents-when-products-stop-succeeding.ars" -"3207354","nativeblogger","nativeblogger",,,"0","1",,"1320688655","2011-11-07T17:57:35Z","Download Google Chrome 17 Developer Version for Mac and Windows","http://nativeblogger.com/2011/11/download-google-chrome-17-developer-version-for-mac-and-windows/" -"3209505","redthrowaway","redthrowaway",,,"0","1",,"1320726340","2011-11-08T04:25:40Z","Google+ Pages Age Selector Signals End of 18+ Age Limit","http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/07/google-age-limit/" -"3209981","nthn","nthn",,,"0","1","Google requested businesses hold off on using Google+, and that they (Google) were taking their time to get it right. With the introduction of Google+ Pages, that limitation should now be gone.

At least, it will be gone when people can create their own Google+ Pages. Right now, only the privileged few can do so, meaning large companies like Dell, Toyota, or big names like The Muppets. However, Google has said that it has started rolling out the ability to create Google+ Pages to all users who want to create one today, but as is usually the case with Google's cloud-based service, this is a gradual roll-out, that will take some time.

Eventually, you should be able to go here to create a Google+ Page.

Google has also added Google+ Pages to search results, and a ""Direct Connect"" feature that will allow users to search for Google+ pages with a ""+"" modifier to a search query. For example, to find Toyota's Google+ Page, search for +Toyota in Google's search engine.

How to Create Google + Page: http://www.newtechie.com/2011/11/how-to-create-google-pages-customize.html","1320742180","2011-11-08T08:49:40Z","Show HN: How to Create Google+ Pages, Customize and Share", -"3211712","raghus","raghus",,,"0","2",,"1320773368","2011-11-08T17:29:28Z","Zuckerberg: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Collect Data 'Behind Your Back'","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2396026,00.asp#fbid=7TnHA32cvpz" -"3212177","herbivore","herbivore",,,"0","4",,"1320778444","2011-11-08T18:54:04Z","Cherry is Uber for Carwashes","http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/08/max-levchin-keith-rabois-and-davis-sacks-back-the-uber-for-carwashes-cherry/" -"3212215","neworbit","neworbit",,,"0","1",,"1320778813","2011-11-08T19:00:13Z","Don't Give Up: Redswoosh and Travis Kalanick (now Uber CEO)","http://allthingsd.com/20111108/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick-on-how-he-failed-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/" -"3212631","blarshk","blarshk",,,"0","1",,"1320783909","2011-11-08T20:25:09Z","Google+ Business Pages: What You Need to Know","http://www.whitefireseo.com/social-media/google-business-pages-another-half-baked-attempt/718/" -"3214019","xpressyoo","xpressyoo",,,"0","1",,"1320807277","2011-11-09T02:54:37Z","A Small Bug The Google+ Team should Fix","https://plus.google.com/u/0/111297306144520956414/posts/Aq77ndsD1vH" -"3214181","diogenescynic","diogenescynic",,,"3","53",,"1320811010","2011-11-09T03:56:50Z","Barnes & Noble Urges U.S. to Probe Microsoft on Patents","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-08/barnes-noble-urges-u-s-regulators-to-probe-microsoft-on-mobile-patents.html" -"3214748","swatkat","swatkat",,,"0","1",,"1320826253","2011-11-09T08:10:53Z","The Alphabet of Google+ Direct Connect","http://searchengineland.com/the-alphabet-of-google-direct-connect-100408" -"3215840","jsherry","jsherry",,,"0","1",,"1320852838","2011-11-09T15:33:58Z","Google Dropping Support for BlackBerry Gmail App","http://allthingsd.com/20111109/google-dropping-support-for-blackberry-gmail-app/" -"3217351","dendory","dendory",,,"0","1",,"1320872137","2011-11-09T20:55:37Z","Use two-factor Google Authenticator in your own sites or apps","http://dendory.net/twofactors/" -"3218033","ares2012","ares2012",,,"0","1",,"1320881197","2011-11-09T23:26:37Z","Apple and Google dominate Sony and Nintendo in Mobile Gaming","http://blog.flurry.com/bid/77424/Is-it-Game-Over-for-Nintendo-DS-and-Sony-PSP" -"3219195","nextparadigms","nextparadigms",,,"0","1",,"1320907096","2011-11-10T06:38:16Z","Google+ to get a huge boost this electoral campaign","http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/9/2549767/fox-news-google-plus-hangouts-GOP-interview" -"3223115","brunomiranda","brunomiranda",,,"0","1",,"1320979255","2011-11-11T02:40:55Z","Post to Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook from Google+","http://plusbounce.com" -"3225731","tzm","tzm",,,"0","1",,"1321038262","2011-11-11T19:04:22Z","Google Tasks Canvas","https://mail.google.com/tasks/canvas" -"3232013","Finntastic","Finntastic",,,"0","1",,"1321223523","2011-11-13T22:32:03Z","Google to sponsor Startup Weekend ","http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/google-to-sponsor-startup-weekend/201111114527.html" -"3233398","tinymille","tinymille",,,"0","1",,"1321261655","2011-11-14T09:07:35Z","Screenshots of the Google Music store have just leaked","http://techgoonies.com/2011/11/14/screenshots-of-the-google-music-store-have-just-leaked-shows-off-free-song-of-the-day-feature/" -"3234472","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1321286772","2011-11-14T16:06:12Z","Apple interest in Intel switch led to purchase of NeXT, return of Steve Jobs","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/13/apple_interest_in_intel_switch_led_to_purchase_of_next_return_of_steve_jobs.html" -"3238049","vakula","vakula",,,"0","4","The company Universum undertakes an interesting study, by interviewing U.S. college graduates of different years and determines among which the most desirable employers for them...","1321362192","2011-11-15T13:03:12Z","Young Professionals Want to Work in Google, Apple and Facebook","http://www.applecture.com/young-professionals-want-to-work-in-google-apple-and-facebook-46791" -"3238789","robwoodbridge","robwoodbridge",,,"0","1",,"1321374694","2011-11-15T16:31:34Z","Daily Mobile Minute #53: Google open sources Ice Cream Sandwich","http://untether.tv/ellb/mobileminute/daily-mobile-minute-53-google-open-sources-ice-cream-sandwich//" -"3239685","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"0","1",,"1321384791","2011-11-15T19:19:51Z","Ballmer sees no value in splitting Microsoft up","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57325119-75/ballmer-sees-no-value-in-splitting-microsoft-up/" -"3241135","kemeillon","kemeillon",,,"0","2",,"1321404474","2011-11-16T00:47:54Z","Does Google have a deal with online dictionaries in order to do this?","http://zefonseca.com/blogs/zen/google-the-scraper/" -"3241198","sbashyal","sbashyal",,,"0","2",,"1321405872","2011-11-16T01:11:12Z","Microsoft Research’s Socl Social Network Gets A Little More Real","http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/15/microsoft-researchs-socl-social-network-gets-a-little-more-real/" -"3241620","rams","rams",,,"142","152",,"1321414520","2011-11-16T03:35:20Z","John Gruber Has Some Career Advice For Developers","http://cycle-gap.blogspot.com/2011/11/john-gruber-has-some-career-advice-for.html" -"3242685","hm2k","hm2k",,,"0","1",,"1321442655","2011-11-16T11:24:15Z","Amusing: Google DoubleClick DFP says to use IE6, not chrome","http://dfp.doubleclick.net/commonweb/entry/welcome.jsp" -"3243551","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","1",,"1321458772","2011-11-16T15:52:52Z","Microsoft store is a poor man’s Apple","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-store-is-a-poor-mans-apple-2011-11-15" -"3244767","uberzet","uberzet",,,"7","3",,"1321473247","2011-11-16T19:54:07Z","Uberzet : The First File-Sharing Network built on Dropbox","http://uberzet.com/?src=hn" -"3246009","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","1",,"1321493615","2011-11-17T01:33:35Z","Microsoft ready to unveil new public-private cloud-migration tools, strategy","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-ready-to-unveil-new-public-private-cloud-migration-tools-strategy/11224?tag=nl.e550" -"3247707","ideafry","ideafry",,,"0","1",,"1321539602","2011-11-17T14:20:02Z","Your Google Analytics Account Is Being Updated With New Version","http://www.sociableblog.com/2011/11/17/google-analytics-new-version/" -"3247959","richursini","richursini",,,"0","2",,"1321544342","2011-11-17T15:39:02Z","A Google Domination Strategy","http://imwithrich.com/articles/domination.html" -"3248602","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1321554098","2011-11-17T18:21:38Z","Latest Microsoft Surface display ready for preorder","http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/17/latest-microsoft-surface-ready-for-preorder/" -"3249187","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1321563563","2011-11-17T20:59:23Z","Microsoft's table-sized tablet Surfaces for pre-order","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/11/microsofts-table-sized-tablet-surfaces-in-pre-order.ars" -"3250347","gaoprea","gaoprea",,,"0","1",,"1321584242","2011-11-18T02:44:02Z","I heard you like Google products so we put G+ in your fav ones so you can..um..","http://www.blockread.com/2011/11/i-heard-you-like-google-products-so-we.html" -"3251834","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"1","2",,"1321627169","2011-11-18T14:39:29Z","Uber-Cheap Indian Tablet Debunked: Made in China","http://www.ubergizmo.com/2010/09/uber-cheap-indian-tablet-debunked-made-in-china/" -"3251999","protomyth","protomyth",,,"0","1",,"1321630115","2011-11-18T15:28:35Z","Microsoft software would detect, score and report obnoxious workplace habits","http://www.geekwire.com/2011/microsoft-software-detect-obnoxious-workplace-habits" -"3252366","mikeleeorg","mikeleeorg",,,"0","1",,"1321635292","2011-11-18T16:54:52Z","Google Music has a lot of catching up to do: iTunes by the numbers","http://royal.pingdom.com/2011/11/18/google-music-has-a-lot-of-catching-up-to-do-itunes-by-the-numbers/" -"3253285","jhack","jhack",,,"0","1",,"1321648326","2011-11-18T20:32:06Z","Google patents Android pattern unlock","http://9to5google.com/2011/11/18/google-patents-android-pattern-unlock/" -"3259797","uberzet","uberzet",,,"24","11",,"1321844955","2011-11-21T03:09:15Z","Show HN: My weekend project - Uberzet","http://uberzet.com?src=hn1" -"3259927","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","2",,"1321848636","2011-11-21T04:10:36Z","Microsoft to help 10 Kinect startups","http://www.techworld.com.au/article/407972/microsoft_help_10_kinect_startups" -"3262170","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"3","7",,"1321900005","2011-11-21T18:26:45Z","Gates testifies in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft","http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hYzn1xEmIu0lbdWczON4Iyj5akvQ?docId=b62c8d3e439643ddbded9bb0cee899a6" -"3263690","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1321926665","2011-11-22T01:51:05Z","Mobile security vendors to Google: we are not scammers","http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/11/mobile-security-vendors-we-are-not-charlatans-and-scammers.ars" -"3264805","itmag","itmag",,,"0","1",,"1321954324","2011-11-22T09:32:04Z","The Conspiracy Against the Human Race - uber-pessimist philosophy","http://grimreviews.blogspot.com/2010/03/thomas-ligottis-conspiracy-against.html" -"3266871","tomcocca","tomcocca",,,"0","1",,"1321988865","2011-11-22T19:07:45Z","Uberfridge: Homebrew Fermentation Temperature Controller","http://www.elcojacobs.com/uberfridge/" -"3267719","adrianwaj","adrianwaj",,,"0","1",,"1322001062","2011-11-22T22:31:02Z","Final steps for Google Wave","http://googlewave.blogspot.com/2011/11/final-steps-for-google-wave.html" -"3268120","JordanSTrifonov","JordanSTrifonov","true",,"-1","1","Do you want to know more about iPhone 4 16GB/32GB from someone that really bought it before less than a week ? Well, this is your place - you can find all information that you need about iPhone here ! I'm the author of the blog, you can read what I'm discovering every day about iPhone !","1322007930","2011-11-23T00:25:30Z","Apple iPhone 4 16 GB – My new phone","http://iphone4world.eu/apple-iphone-4-16-gb-my-new-phone/" -"3268354","jaffoneh","jaffoneh",,,"0","2",,"1322012329","2011-11-23T01:38:49Z","Google Taps Palestine For New Business Development","http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/161/palestine-google-start-ups" -"3270785","landonhowell","landonhowell",,,"0","1",,"1322069121","2011-11-23T17:25:21Z","List of products that Google has discontinued","http://www.quora.com/What-products-has-Google-discontinued" -"3272822","kasgus","kasgus","true",,"0","1",,"1322103705","2011-11-24T03:01:45Z","Top Google","http://kasgus.com/blog.php?user=oomkasgus" -"3277393","tahir2k","tahir2k","true",,"-1","1",,"1322237664","2011-11-25T16:14:24Z","Apple’s Siri Vs Microsoft’s TellMe Which is Better [video]","http://www.technoriztic.com/2011/11/apple’s-siri-vs-microsoft’s-tellme-which-is-better-video/" -"3277740","llambda","llambda",,,"0","1",,"1322244688","2011-11-25T18:11:28Z","Google Waves Goodbye to Wave Via Gmail","http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/google-waves-goodbye-to-wave-via-gmail.php?ref=fpnewsfeed" -"3280195","aklemm","aklemm",,,"0","1","Anecdotally, there are a lot business owners, developers, and administrators that run into nasty issues with Google. The biggest issue seems to be Google's response time, which can be measured in months.

Witness the recent HN problem with crawls (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3277661). My own was having a site de-indexed due to spam, but Google never getting around to re-indexing it despite a fast and thorough response on my part. It eventually required finding a contact within Google that make things happen.

So, HN, what nightmares have you run into working with Google tools and how do you avoid them and fix them?","1322327913","2011-11-26T17:18:33Z","Ask HN: What are your Google nightmares and how did you fix them?", -"3280329","solipsist","solipsist",,,"1","5",,"1322331607","2011-11-26T18:20:07Z","John Gruber's first weblog post (2002)","http://daringfireball.net/2002/08/baby_needs_a_new_pair_of_processors" -"3285153","digibrown","digibrown",,,"0","2","Why did apple stop promoting 3rd party html5 web-apps a year ago?","1322470260","2011-11-28T08:51:00Z","1 year anniversary of apple's html5 web-app directory going quiet","http://digibrown.com/2011/11/apple-not-updating-webapp-directory/" -"3286487","robertbud1","robertbud1",,,"0","1",,"1322497875","2011-11-28T16:31:15Z","BarkBox, Led by Uber and Meetup Veterans, Bites Into Curated Gifts for Dogs","http://www.xconomy.com/new-york/2011/11/28/barkbox-led-by-uber-and-meetup-veterans-bites-into-curated-gifts-for-dogs-2/" -"3286695","killawat","killawat","true",,"-1","1",,"1322500984","2011-11-28T17:23:04Z","March of the uber...","http://blogs.wandisco.com/2011/11/28/march-of-the-uber/?kt_bk" -"3288034","Finntastic","Finntastic",,,"0","1",,"1322521793","2011-11-28T23:09:53Z","Australians judge start-up 'failure' too harshly, Google chief claims","http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/australians-harshly-judge-start-up-failure-google-chief-claims/201111284685.html" -"3290133","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","2",,"1322572152","2011-11-29T13:09:12Z","First look: Google Dart vs. JavaScript","http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-11-2011/111123-web-programming-with-google-dart.html" -"3291615","mmrobins","mmrobins",,,"0","2",,"1322592877","2011-11-29T18:54:37Z","Puppet gets investment from Google, Cisco and VMWare","http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/systems-management/2011/11/29/cisco-google-and-vmware-invest-in-puppet-labs-40094524/" -"3293078","marvinrmvista","marvinrmvista",,,"0","1",,"1322613543","2011-11-30T00:39:03Z","The Google estate is fully occupied today","https://www.google.com/" -"3293520","rodh257","rodh257",,,"0","1",,"1322623271","2011-11-30T03:21:11Z","Google Maps Indoor Navigation Demo","http://maps.google.com/help/maps/starthere/index.html" -"3293638","zoowar","zoowar",,,"0","1",,"1322625773","2011-11-30T04:02:53Z","Introducing the new Google bar","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSIMpFfNLEA" -"3293783","aeurielesn","aeurielesn",,,"0","1",,"1322628835","2011-11-30T04:53:55Z","Floor Plans: The new of Google Maps","http://maps.google.com/help/maps/floorplans/" -"3295344","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1322667623","2011-11-30T15:40:23Z","Microsoft's Windows Tablets Of Next Year...Or Never","http://www.fastcompany.com/1797987/the-innovative-microsofts-windows-tablets-of-next-yearor-never" -"3295759","kirpekar","kirpekar",,,"0","2",,"1322673050","2011-11-30T17:10:50Z","Steve Jobs Was Right: Google IS Turning Into Microsoft","http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-was-right-google-looks-a-lot-like-microsoft-did-2011-11" -"3296695","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","3",,"1322684084","2011-11-30T20:14:44Z","Impending crisis for Microsoft: Office tablet pricing","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/impending-crisis-for-microsoft-office-tablet-pricing/5769?tag=nl.e539" -"3299435","omimua","omimua","true",,"-1","1",,"1322742093","2011-12-01T12:21:33Z","Pechos tuberosos, cirug�a","http://www.operarse.com/pechos-tuberosos/" -"3299924","apress","apress",,,"0","1",,"1322751448","2011-12-01T14:57:28Z","More Carrier IQ Detail: Nokia, Google, O2, Verizon, Vodafone UK Say No Dice","http://paidcontent.org/article/419-more-carrier-iq-details-nokia-google-o2-verizon-say-no-dice/" -"3300399","llambda","llambda",,,"0","1",,"1322759024","2011-12-01T17:03:44Z","Nvidia Tegra 3 Benchmarks Just Slightly Faster Than Apple’s A5","http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/01/first-nvidia-tegra-3-benchmarks-score-the-quad-core-chip-just-slightly-faster-than-apples-a5/" -"3301995","pitdesi","pitdesi",,,"0","1",,"1322783233","2011-12-01T23:47:13Z","Fix the Paid-Link Spam, Google","https://plus.google.com/u/0/111294201325870406922/posts/PGXudZUfkiy" -"3302730","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1322800865","2011-12-02T04:41:05Z","Why Doesn't Google+ Allow AutoSharing?","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/youtube_autoshare.php" -"3305876","edomain","edomain",,,"0","1",,"1322863187","2011-12-02T21:59:47Z","DIY Hacker's Uber Sensor","http://tech.li/2011/12/twine-connect-your-things-to-the-internet-without-a-nerd-degree/" -"3308641","soori","soori",,,"0","1",,"1322942455","2011-12-03T20:00:55Z","Google Analytics Re-direction Issue without Prefix of www on Secure Protocol","http://www.mockingweb.com/google-analytics-re-direction-issue-without-prefix-of-www-on-secure-protocol/" -"3310468","fpp","fpp",,,"1","4","Judge also considers Fidler/Knight Ridder work from 1994 on tablets as prior art and believes overall value of Apple's design patents is reg. tablets is rather low.

see 1994 video at http://youtu.be/JBEtPQDQNcI -(from 2:21 you have your rectangular screen with rounded corners as a functional tablet from 1994)","1322998799","2011-12-04T11:39:59Z","US Judge denies Apple request to block Samsung tablet sales","http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/12/denial-of-us-preliminary-injunction.html" -"3310565","sathishmanohar","sathishmanohar",,,"0","1",,"1323002763","2011-12-04T12:46:03Z","Google Chrome to add gamepad support","http://www.next-gen.biz/news/google-chrome-add-gamepad-support" -"3314218","odaleausten","odaleausten","true",,"-1","1","The Noise Beneath The Apple™ is about Buskers, Street Performers, Subway Musicians from New York City. It is a music blog that features the people, players and politics of busking with music, album and artist news, pop culture commentary, videos, photos, and more.","1323085642","2011-12-05T11:47:22Z","The Noise Beneath The Apple (TNBTA) - Busking in USA","http://thenoisebeneaththeapple.com/" -"3318037","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","3",,"1323148669","2011-12-06T05:17:49Z","Take Uber’s New Logo For a Spin","http://blog.uber.com/2011/12/05/take-ubers-new-logo-for-a-spin/" -"3321006","username3","username3",,,"0","1",,"1323205164","2011-12-06T20:59:24Z","Understanding Apple’s endgame","http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/12/06/understanding-apples-endgame/" -"3323249","flardinois","flardinois",,,"1","2",,"1323253582","2011-12-07T10:26:22Z","Uber Launches in Paris, Raises $32 Million","http://siliconfilter.com/uber-arrives-in-paris-closes-32-million-round/" -"3328852","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1323348577","2011-12-08T12:49:37Z","Windows 8 App Store – Microsoft’s Newest Project","http://www.techoncept.com/windows-8-app-store-microsofts-newest-project" -"3329647","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1323361040","2011-12-08T16:17:20Z","Apple exploring Kinect-like 3D input for controlling Macs","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/08/apple_exploring_kinect_like_3d_input_for_controlling_macs.html" -"3330710","tilt","tilt",,,"0","2",,"1323372798","2011-12-08T19:33:18Z","Google Launches Schemer, An Activity Recommendation Engine","http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/08/google-launches-schemer-an-activity-recommendation-engine-to-discover-new-things-to-do/" -"3330907","tgrass","tgrass",,,"0","1",,"1323375266","2011-12-08T20:14:26Z","Scholar continues to find flaws in Google metadata","http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/08/scholar-continues-find-flawed-metadata-google-books#.TuECag-7a-I.email" -"3331436","joelhaus","joelhaus",,,"0","1",,"1323382586","2011-12-08T22:16:26Z","Verizon Wireless Blocks Rival Google Wallet, Citing Security","http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-08/verizon-wireless-blocks-rival-google-wallet-citing-security.html" -"3331634","johnpaultitlow","johnpaultitlow",,,"0","1",,"1323385894","2011-12-08T23:11:34Z","Google Currents is Nice, But I'm Keeping Flipboard in My iPad's Dock","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_currents_vs_flipboard.php#.TuFEHJoAvCM.hackernews" -"3331749","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1323387707","2011-12-08T23:41:47Z","Apple looks for its checkbook","http://www.cringely.com/2011/12/apple-looks-for-its-checkbook/" -"3336208","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","1",,"1323474198","2011-12-09T23:43:18Z","Google Search Pages Hide +1 Buttons","http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-search-pages-hide-1-buttons.html" -"3336305","wslh","wslh",,,"0","1",,"1323475935","2011-12-10T00:12:15Z","Google Launches Schemer, an Activity Recommendation Engine","http://mashable.com/2011/12/08/google-schemer/" -"3338601","seanp2k2","seanp2k2",,,"2","3","Have you tried it? How did it go? I can't try it right now due to my schedule, but it's something I've always been interested in and I'm wondering how it's working for all you entrepreneurs and hacker types on here.","1323554045","2011-12-10T21:54:05Z","Ask HN: Polyphasic sleep (Uberman, spamayl, etc)", -"3341624","Amokrane","Amokrane",,,"0","2",,"1323649276","2011-12-12T00:21:16Z","Why I like Uber","http://www.chentir.com/?p=1341" -"3343101","tilt","tilt",,,"0","1",,"1323686182","2011-12-12T10:36:22Z","Report: IAC Is Google’s Biggest Ad Spender, According to Kantar","http://searchengineland.com/report-iac-is-googles-biggest-ad-spender-according-to-kantar-104148" -"3343864","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","1",,"1323705436","2011-12-12T15:57:16Z","Davex - command line interface for Apple ProDOS and SOS now free","http://sourceforge.net/p/davex/home/Home/" -"3344951","zeppelin_7","zeppelin_7",,,"0","1",,"1323723877","2011-12-12T21:04:37Z","Google Shoot View is the creepiest use of Google Maps","http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/12/google-shoot-view-creepy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29" -"3345215","hornokplease","hornokplease",,,"0","1",,"1323727774","2011-12-12T22:09:34Z","Forensic security analysis of Google Wallet","http://viaforensics.com/mobile-security/forensics-security-analysis-google-wallet.html" -"3346606","Hagelin","Hagelin",,,"0","2",,"1323757423","2011-12-13T06:23:43Z","On the Verge Episode 2 with John Gruber","http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/12/2630911/on-the-verge-episode-002-john-gruber" -"3347140","AsifRahman","AsifRahman","true",,"-1","1","Apple must be pretty proud of its employees, or at least we think it should. According to some new, exciting research from Asymco, it appears that every Apple worker brings in revenue of about $278 per hour. The revenue of Cupertino’s California based Apple was about $320,000 per employee in the first three quarters of the year. Now, compare the numbers, let’s say, with a company like J.C. Penney Co. who brings home only $124,000 per employee per year. Notice the almost triple difference?","1323772757","2011-12-13T10:39:17Z","In a Work Day, One Apple Employees Makes More Than $2,200 in Revenue","http://thetechjournal.com/tech-news/industry-news/in-a-work-day-one-apple-employees-makes-more-than-2200-in-revenue.xhtml" -"3348205","thatdrew","thatdrew",,,"0","1",,"1323796387","2011-12-13T17:13:07Z","Google extends free calling in Gmail through 2012","http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/12/13/google-extends-free-calling-in-gmail-through-2012/?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=share%2Bbutton&utm_content=Google%20extends%20free%20calling%20in%20Gmail%20through%202012&utm_campaign=social%2Bmedia" -"3349058","matteodallombra","matteodallombra",,,"0","1",,"1323807575","2011-12-13T20:19:35Z","Microsoft actively develops for iOS","http://matteodallombra.net/2011/12/13/microsoft-actively-develops-for-ios/" -"3350264","irunbackwards","irunbackwards",,,"0","1",,"1323828330","2011-12-14T02:05:30Z","Google Makes Street View Images Of Post-Tsunami Japan Available On Custom Site","http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/13/google-makes-street-view-images-of-post-tsunami-japan-available-on-custom-site/" -"3351426","motyar","motyar",,,"0","1",,"1323861391","2011-12-14T11:16:31Z","3D text on Google plus","https://plus.google.com/u/0/116599978027440206136/posts/NmCB57zD5Fe" -"3351765","narad","narad",,,"0","1",,"1323870361","2011-12-14T13:46:01Z","Google to Acquire Silicon Valley Startup Clever Sense","http://www.musictalkers.com/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=50&catid=1&id=580&view=article" -"3356956","zeppelin_7","zeppelin_7",,,"0","5",,"1323969291","2011-12-15T17:14:51Z","John Gruber’s take on the Galaxy Nexus","http://www.isingh.info/blog/2011/12/15/john-grubers-take-on-the-galaxy-nexus/" -"3357011","johnpaultitlow","johnpaultitlow",,,"1","1",,"1323970128","2011-12-15T17:28:48Z","Microsoft to Developers: Sorry About the Whole IE6 Thing, Won't Happen Again","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microsoft_to_developers_sorry_about_the_whole_ie6.php#.TuouSich3Xk.hackernews" -"3357459","divy","divy",,,"164","241",,"1323976351","2011-12-15T19:12:31Z","Horseshit - Joshua Topolsky responds to MG & Gruber ","http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/15/2638611/horseshit" -"3357475","sahillavingia","sahillavingia",,,"0","1",,"1323976509","2011-12-15T19:15:09Z","Microsoft Will Silently Upgrade Everyone To Latest Version Of IE","http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/15/about-damn-time-microsoft-will-silently-upgrade-everyone-to-latest-version-of-ie/" -"3358942","solipsist","solipsist",,,"0","1",,"1323998799","2011-12-16T01:26:39Z","""Google products are machine-driven""","http://log.scifihifi.com/post/14250409420/it-looks-like-a-human-was-involved-in-choosing" -"3361509","thoughtpeddler","thoughtpeddler",,,"6","29",,"1324058755","2011-12-16T18:05:55Z","Inside Uber: Math, Money, and Metrics","http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/15/uber/" -"3361711","enmaku","enmaku",,,"0","1",,"1324061026","2011-12-16T18:43:46Z","On the Google Wallet “Problem” « Coding In My Sleep","http://codinginmysleep.com/2011/12/on-the-google-wallet-problem/" -"3362312","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","1",,"1324069499","2011-12-16T21:04:59Z","Google's revamped Doodle search","http://www.google.com/doodles/finder/" -"3364073","ajhai","ajhai",,,"0","1",,"1324122904","2011-12-17T11:55:04Z","Google: 2011 Green Scrapbook","http://www.google.com/green/scrapbook/2011/index.html" -"3364882","moneytized","moneytized",,,"0","1",,"1324149558","2011-12-17T19:19:18Z","Create your own free online survey with Google Docs","http://www.moneytized.com/create-free-online-survey-google-docs/" -"3369458","sagarun","sagarun",,,"0","1",,"1324298906","2011-12-19T12:48:26Z","Easter egg: Do a barrel roll - Google","https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=do+a+barrel+roll&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" -"3373348","knaox","knaox",,,"0","1",,"1324388061","2011-12-20T13:34:21Z"," Google Announces Google+ Page Enhancements","http://marketaire.com/2011/12/20/google-plus-page-enhancements/" -"3373911","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1324397608","2011-12-20T16:13:28Z","RIAA ""report card"" gives Google low marks for anti-piracy efforts","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/riaa-report-card-gives-google-low-marks-for-anti-piracy-efforts.ars" -"3376540","andrewfelix","andrewfelix",,,"0","2",,"1324447641","2011-12-21T06:07:21Z","Another whine about Gruber","http://andrewsplastic.tumblr.com/post/14551936702/another-whine-about-gruber" -"3392128","therealizzy","therealizzy","true",,"-1","1",,"1324869094","2011-12-26T03:11:34Z"," Gruber use to refer to himself as ""The Daring Fireball""","http://www.izquieta.com/home/gruber-use-to-refer-to-himself-as-the-daring-fireball.html" -"3396036","mkm416","mkm416",,,"0","2",,"1324999794","2011-12-27T15:29:54Z","New York’s New Taxi Plan Could Be Bad, Bad News for Uber","http://www.betabeat.com/2011/12/27/new-yorks-new-taxi-plan-could-be-bad-bad-news-for-uber/" -"3399467","clockies","clockies",,,"0","1",,"1325072686","2011-12-28T11:44:46Z","6 things Google Chrome could be better","http://tinganho.tumblr.com/post/14914059125/6-things-google-chrome-could-be-better" -"3400644","jjude","jjude",,,"0","2",,"1325095287","2011-12-28T18:01:27Z","Blog engine for Google AppEngine (and just about everywhere else)","http://www.jjude.com/2011/12/here-is-a-blog-engine-for-google-appengine-and-just-about-everywhere-else/" -"3401191","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","2",,"1325103723","2011-12-28T20:22:03Z","Does Microsoft Really Need A Windows Superphone?","http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/28/does-microsoft-really-need-a-windows-superphone-not-yet/" -"3401961","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1325116672","2011-12-28T23:57:52Z","Microsoft weighs in: 'the future of the web is HTML5'","http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/microsoft-weighs-in-the-future-of-the-web-is-html5/" -"3403960","gadgetgurudude","gadgetgurudude",,,"0","1",,"1325173533","2011-12-29T15:45:33Z","Recapping 2011: Google eyes Motorola buy in bid for Android control, patent ammo","http://www.bgr.com/2011/12/29/looking-back-at-2011-google-eyes-motorola-buy-in-bid-for-android-control-patent-ammo/" -"3404409","yyzyvr","yyzyvr",,,"0","1",,"1325180266","2011-12-29T17:37:46Z","A Look at the Apple Collection, Part of Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford","http://infodocket.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/video-a-brief-look-at-the-apple-collection-part-of-the-silicon-valley-archives-at-stanford/" -"3407232","pgalih","pgalih","true",,"-1","1","apple ipod touch instructions -Silverhill 20 Piece Tool Kit for Apple Products 20 Piece Tool Kit with all the tools you need for many Apple Product","1325241594","2011-12-30T10:39:54Z","Apple ipod touch instructions","http://appleipodtouchgb.com/archive/apple-ipod-touch-instructions" -"3408203","robwoodbridge","robwoodbridge",,,"0","1",,"1325264301","2011-12-30T16:58:21Z","How to change your organization to embrace mobile w/ Johann Huber-Gutierrez","http://untether.tv/2011/how-your-organization-needs-to-change-in-order-to-truly-embrace-mobile-with-johann-huber-gutierrez//" -"3408876","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake","true",,"-1","1",,"1325275517","2011-12-30T20:05:17Z","Microsoft Releases Out of Band Security Update for .NET Framework","http://www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/windows-server/microsoft-releases-band-security-update-net-framework-141749" -"3410054","JacobIrwin","JacobIrwin",,,"0","1",,"1325302630","2011-12-31T03:37:10Z","Google’s Failing Grade – Chrome-based Chinese-to-English Translator","http://jacobirw.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/googles-failing-grade-chrome-based-china-to-us-translator/" -"3412018","felipera","felipera",,,"0","1",,"1325369393","2011-12-31T22:09:53Z","Location-based App with Play Framework, Scala, Google Maps, PostgreSQL and Anorm","http://geeks.aretotally.in/location-based-play-framework-scala-google-maps-clustering-postgresql-and-anorm-appli" -"3414005","bmull","bmull",,,"1","7",,"1325456569","2012-01-01T22:22:49Z","Redesigning the Uber Surge Pricing Screen","http://startingup.me/post/15141134089/redesigning-the-uber-surge-pricing-screen" -"3414395","llambda","llambda",,,"24","29",,"1325467129","2012-01-02T01:18:49Z","Uber’s Surcharges Demonstrate The Harsh Reality Of Dynamic Pricing","http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/01/ubers-new-years-eve-surcharges-demonstrate-the-harsh-reality-of-dynamic-pricing/" -"3414422","kmfrk","kmfrk",,,"0","1",,"1325468020","2012-01-02T01:33:40Z"," What happened with Uber['s Surge Prices] on New Year's Eve?","http://www.quora.com/What-happened-with-Uber-on-New-Years-Eve/answer/Dom-Anthony-Narducci?srid=M4" -"3414472","elleluna","elleluna",,,"0","1",,"1325468974","2012-01-02T01:49:34Z","Uber’s NYE Surcharges Demonstrate The Harsh Reality Of Dynamic Pricing","http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/01/ubers-new-years-eve-surcharges-demonstrate-the-harsh-reality-of-dynamic-pricing/#comment-box" -"3417022","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1325533176","2012-01-02T19:39:36Z","Let The Race Begin: Google Launches Elections Hub","http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/02/let-the-race-begin-google-launches-elections-hub/" -"3417472","Obby","Obby",,,"0","2",,"1325540082","2012-01-02T21:34:42Z","Traffic for Google+ on the Rise Along with User Count | Chitika Insights","http://insights.chitika.com/2011/traffic-for-google-on-the-rise-along-with-user-count/#mc_signup" -"3418148","jnickhughes","jnickhughes",,,"7","19",,"1325552703","2012-01-03T01:05:03Z","Hey Uber, I Like Your Ride… But Not Sure It's Worth The $143 You Charged Me","http://nickhughesblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/hey-uber-i-like-your-ride-but-not-sure-its-worth-the-143-you-charged-me/" -"3419506","gus_massa","gus_massa",,,"0","1",,"1325596285","2012-01-03T13:11:25Z","Walk Through Uber's New Year’s Eve Surge Pricing","http://blog.uber.com/2012/01/01/take-a-walk-through-surge-pricing/" -"3419669","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1325600041","2012-01-03T14:14:01Z","Apple Media Event to Target iBooks, Publishing","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_media_event_to_target_ibooks_publishing/" -"3421200","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1325623030","2012-01-03T20:37:10Z","Apple’s commoditization discount","http://www.asymco.com/2012/01/03/apples-commoditization-discount/" -"3421665","jaybol","jaybol",,,"0","2",,"1325630733","2012-01-03T22:45:33Z","Google Chrome’s ‘sponsored posts’ explained","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-chromes-sponsored-posts-explained/2012/01/03/gIQAascfYP_story.html" -"3421716","darklighter3","darklighter3",,,"0","2",,"1325631458","2012-01-03T22:57:38Z","Uber and the cognitive zone of discomfort","http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2012/01/03/uber-and-the-cognitive-zone-of-discomfort/" -"3423200","tomkindle","tomkindle",,,"0","1",,"1325662190","2012-01-04T07:29:50Z","Google breaks its own rules","http://rt.com/usa/news/google-own-search-web-175/" -"3425028","thenextcorner","thenextcorner",,,"0","1",,"1325699110","2012-01-04T17:45:10Z","Google, Amazon, Facebook & Twitter Consider a Blackout for a Day to Protest SOPA","http://michaelhalvorsen.com/2012/01/google-amazon-facebook-twitter-shutting-day-protest-sopa/" -"3425427","Roedou","Roedou",,,"27","18",,"1325704709","2012-01-04T19:18:29Z","Uber - not a great experience at peak times (eg: New Year's Eve)","http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/03/car-service-uber-passes-economics-test-fails-marketing/" -"3429102","DonWh","DonWh",,,"0","1",,"1325778961","2012-01-05T15:56:01Z","Uber Takes its Users for a Ride and then Runs them Over","http://ad-nonsense.net/uber-takes-its-users-for-a-ride-and-then-runs-them-over/" -"3429365","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1325782460","2012-01-05T16:54:20Z","Uber's Travis Kalanick: Go everywhere. Go deep.","http://gigaom.com/2011/12/27/12-for-2012/11/" -"3430851","azazo","azazo",,,"0","1",,"1325802119","2012-01-05T22:21:59Z","Coding Contest Could Get You a Job Interview With Facebook, Apple and Amazon","http://mashable.com/2012/01/05/interviewstreet-codesprint/" -"3432668","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1325842820","2012-01-06T09:40:20Z","Unfortunately for some, Uber's dynamic pricing worked","http://radar.oreilly.com/2012/01/uber-dynamic-pricing-hadoop.html" -"3433342","gadgetgurudude","gadgetgurudude",,,"0","1",,"1325859612","2012-01-06T14:20:12Z","Apple may launch iPad 3 in March, iPad 4 in October","http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/06/apple-may-launch-ipad-3-in-march-ipad-4-in-october/" -"3433496","girishmony","girishmony",,,"0","1",,"1325861879","2012-01-06T14:57:59Z","Google Chrome's latest beta is now improved in speed and security","http://www.browsomatic.com/2012/01/google-chromes-latest-beta-is-now.html" -"3433530","robwoodbridge","robwoodbridge",,,"0","1",,"1325862378","2012-01-06T15:06:18Z","Trust - the final frontier in mobile commerce with Todd Daubert, SNR Denton","http://untether.tv/2012/trust-the-final-frontier-in-mobile-commerce-with-todd-daubert-partner-snr-denton//" -"3436105","gregpurtell","gregpurtell",,,"0","1",,"1325906996","2012-01-07T03:29:56Z","Google Translate for iOS Gets iPad Support","http://mashable.com/2012/01/06/google-translate-ipad/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29" -"3439267","rmull","rmull",,,"0","1",,"1326017661","2012-01-08T10:14:21Z","Nab a job at Google","http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/how-to-nab-a-job-at-google/story-fnay3ubk-1226230979025" -"3440888","ViolentJason","ViolentJason",,,"0","1",,"1326065815","2012-01-08T23:36:55Z","CES 2012: Microsoft to live-stream its final keynote tomorrow","http://www.winbeta.org/news/ces-2012-microsoft-live-stream-its-final-keynote-tomorrow" -"3441449","joelhaus","joelhaus",,,"0","1",,"1326083197","2012-01-09T04:26:37Z","2011: The Year Google & Bing Took Away From SEOs & Publishers","http://searchengineland.com/2011-year-google-bing-took-away-from-seos-publishers-106311" -"3441684","troyhunt","troyhunt",,,"0","1",,"1326091585","2012-01-09T06:46:25Z","ASP.NET session hijacking with Google and ELMAH","http://www.troyhunt.com/2012/01/aspnet-session-hijacking-with-google.html" -"3442525","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1326118418","2012-01-09T14:13:38Z","Demand and satisfaction for Apple’s iPhone strong following 4S launch","http://gigaom.com/apple/demand-and-satisfaction-for-apples-iphone-strong-following-4s-launch/" -"3443449","bjonathan","bjonathan",,,"0","4",,"1326131134","2012-01-09T17:45:34Z","Uberdata: Mapping the San Franciscome","http://blog.uber.com/2012/01/09/uberdata-san-franciscomics/" -"3443827","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake",,,"0","2",,"1326136554","2012-01-09T19:15:54Z","Starting to Worry About Google’s Motorola Deal? - Deal Journal - WSJ","http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/01/09/starting-to-worry-about-googles-motorola-deal/?mod=yahoo_hs" -"3446620","richoakley","richoakley",,,"0","1",,"1326196902","2012-01-10T12:01:42Z","Microsoft may not be very cool. But their products are.","http://richoakley.com/post/15612841368/microsoft-may-not-be-very-cool-but-their-products-are" -"3446740","marvinvista","marvinvista",,,"0","1",,"1326199711","2012-01-10T12:48:31Z","Apple fanboy: Please don’t hate Android","http://batchprocessed.blogspot.com/2012/01/apple-fanboy-please-dont-hate-android.html" -"3447013","SRSimko","SRSimko",,,"0","2",,"1326205752","2012-01-10T14:29:12Z","Google Apps Marketplace Ecosystem - Feld.com","http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2011/12/google-apps-marketplace-ecosystem.html" -"3449988","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake",,,"0","1",,"1326244201","2012-01-11T01:10:01Z","Investors lose faith in Google’s Motorola acquisition","http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2136506/investors-lose-faith-google-s-motorola" -"3452707","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1326303052","2012-01-11T17:30:52Z","Who loses in the war between Google and Twitter? Users.","http://gigaom.com/2012/01/11/who-loses-in-the-war-between-google-and-twitter-users/" -"3454869","mjfern","mjfern",,,"0","1",,"1326337765","2012-01-12T03:09:25Z","Google likely to face FTC complaint over 'Search Plus Your World'","http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/google-likely-to-face-ftc-complaint-over-search-plus-your-world.html" -"3454939","DanielRibeiro","DanielRibeiro",,,"0","3",,"1326339359","2012-01-12T03:35:59Z","Q & A With Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber","http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/people/capitalcomment/22263.html" -"3455799","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1326364504","2012-01-12T10:35:04Z","DC Taxi Head Says Uber Is “Operating Illegally,” To Be “Dealt With”","http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/11/uberalles/" -"3455986","dpakrk","dpakrk",,,"0","1",,"1326369088","2012-01-12T11:51:28Z","People Are Talking about Google's Freshness Update","http://www.whoisalanmoore.com/330986/2012/01/09/people-are-talking-about-googles-freshness-update.html" -"3457305","pathik","pathik",,,"0","2",,"1326391457","2012-01-12T18:04:17Z","Google Renews Push in China","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203436904577155003097277514.html#printMode" -"3457360","daniel02216","daniel02216",,,"0","2",,"1326392178","2012-01-12T18:16:18Z","Dear Google, Please Stop Hitting Yourself","http://codeshal.tumblr.com/post/15713339973/dear-google-please-stop-hitting-yourself" -"3458682","pud","pud",,,"0","1",,"1326416078","2012-01-13T00:54:38Z","Why Google's ""Search, plus Your World"" Is Doing It Wrong","http://pud.com/post/15748971708/why-googles-search-plus-your-world-is-doing-it" -"3459902","ananthrk","ananthrk",,,"0","1",,"1326448734","2012-01-13T09:58:54Z","The Year of Microsoft","http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/01/windows_phone_7_windows_8_how_microsoft_can_reclaim_its_throne_in_2012.html" -"3460420","steren","steren",,,"0","1",,"1326461096","2012-01-13T13:24:56Z","Google Circles was Launched on Tau Day","http://antimatter15.com/wp/2012/01/google-circles-was-launched-on-tau-day/" -"3460574","nextparadigms","nextparadigms",,,"0","1",,"1326464354","2012-01-13T14:19:14Z","Why Apple Will Not Be Part Of The Real Tablet Revolution","http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120102/04270317251/why-apple-will-not-be-part-real-tablet-revolution.shtml" -"3461181","darklighter3","darklighter3",,,"0","1",,"1326472173","2012-01-13T16:29:33Z","DC Taxi Commission Acting To Shut Uber Down","http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/01/13/dc_taxi_commission_acting_to_shut_uber_down.html" -"3461543","eschulte","eschulte",,,"0","2",,"1326476880","2012-01-13T17:48:00Z","Epic to FTC: Google Search+ is violating users' privacy","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/12/epic-ftc-google-search-plus-privacy" -"3462264","pwg","pwg",,,"0","1",,"1326486638","2012-01-13T20:30:38Z","Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India","http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/11/24/cid.cir889" -"3463208","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","2",,"1326505410","2012-01-14T01:43:30Z","Uber car impounded, driver ticketed in city sting","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/uber-car-impounded-driver-ticketed-in-city-sting/2012/01/13/gIQA4Py3vP_blog.html" -"3464726","llambda","llambda",,,"0","3",,"1326563151","2012-01-14T17:45:51Z","Uber car service busted by D.C. authorities","http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/uber-car-service-busted-by-dc-authorities/2012/01/13/gIQA854wxP_print.html" -"3466631","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1326611980","2012-01-15T07:19:40Z","Rupert Murdoch Finally ‘Gets’ Twitter, Uses it to Go After Google & Obama","http://www.betabeat.com/2012/01/14/rupert-murdoch-google-sopa-01142011/" -"3469248","colinprince","colinprince",,,"0","1",,"1326685288","2012-01-16T03:41:28Z","Microsoft testing fix for Windows Phone SMS flaw","http://www.mobileburn.com/18047/news/microsoft-testing-fix-for-windows-phone-sms-flaw" -"3470417","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1326717102","2012-01-16T12:31:42Z","Apple iPad 3 to sport LTE '4G'","http://www.reghardware.com/2012/01/16/apple_ipad_3_to_sport_lte_4g/" -"3470560","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1326721147","2012-01-16T13:39:07Z","'Mortified' Google Apologizes to Kenyan Business","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/01/13/mortified-google-apologizes-to-kenyan-business/?mod=WSJBlog&mod=" -"3473217","RuchitGarg","RuchitGarg",,,"0","1",,"1326759305","2012-01-17T00:15:05Z","Microsoft Free Tools for Teachers","http://www.9slides.com/Talks/MicrosoftFreeToolsforTeachers" -"3473281","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","1",,"1326761061","2012-01-17T00:44:21Z","Open Sesame: Google’s Newest Security Log-In Uses QR Codes","http://www.webpronews.com/open-sesame-googles-newest-security-log-in-uses-qr-codes-2012-01" -"3473411","mixmax","mixmax",,,"0","2",,"1326764672","2012-01-17T01:44:32Z","Where's your apology Google?","http://www.maximise.dk/wheres-your-apology-google/" -"3473580","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1326769407","2012-01-17T03:03:27Z","2 ways to use a smartphone to log into Google on a PC","http://gigaom.com/mobile/2-ways-to-use-a-smartphone-to-log-into-google-on-a-pc/" -"3474809","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1326807137","2012-01-17T13:32:17Z","Google resorts to ads to make you feel safer online","http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57359911-71/google-resorts-to-ads-to-make-you-feel-safer-online/?tag=mncol" -"3476369","ONE37","ONE37",,,"0","2",,"1326832690","2012-01-17T20:38:10Z","Google Joining Tomorrow's SOPA Protest","http://www.one37.net/blog/2012/1/17/google-joining-tomorrows-sopa-protest.html" -"3476982","shioyama","shioyama",,,"0","1",,"1326842020","2012-01-17T23:13:40Z","Malaysia's Ministry of Defense Blames Google Translate for Website Errors","http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/01/17/malaysia-ministry-blames-google-translate-for-website-errors/" -"3477613","jeffpalmer","jeffpalmer",,,"0","1",,"1326854417","2012-01-18T02:40:17Z","Apple could water-proof future devices with HzO technology","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/16/apple_could_water_proof_future_devices_with_hzo_technology_.html" -"3478747","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1326878513","2012-01-18T09:21:53Z","Uberlife – The next Foursquare, but for future real-world meetups?","http://eu.techcrunch.com/2012/01/16/uberlife-the-next-foursquare-but-for-future-real-world-meetups/" -"3479079","Firebrand","Firebrand",,,"0","1",,"1326885408","2012-01-18T11:16:48Z","Inside Apple describes Scott Forstall as Apple's CEO-in-waiting","http://www.tuaw.com/2012/01/17/inside-apple-describes-scott-forestall-as-apples-ceo-in-waiting/" -"3481010","Slimy","Slimy",,,"0","1",,"1326910620","2012-01-18T18:17:00Z","Google Slows Web Crawlers To Help Blackouts Sites","http://searchengineland.com/google-slows-web-crawlers-to-help-blackouts-sites-108477" -"3487465","jdwhit2","jdwhit2",,,"0","1",,"1327015893","2012-01-19T23:31:33Z","Apple & the Ivy League: Reinventing Education","http://bigthink.com/ideas/42044" -"3487850","dazbradbury","dazbradbury",,,"0","2",,"1327023046","2012-01-20T01:30:46Z","Google shares tumble after earnings report","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-19/google-sales-short-of-estimates-on-slow-european-economy.html" -"3488433","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1327036266","2012-01-20T05:11:06Z","Apple Pushes To Put Interactive Textbooks On iPads","http://www.npr.org/2012/01/19/145457942/apple-pushes-to-put-textbooks-on-ipads" -"3489751","DonWh","DonWh",,,"0","1",,"1327073390","2012-01-20T15:29:50Z","Uber Taxi, Uber Limo, Uber Almost Done?","http://ad-nonsense.net/uber-taxi-uber-limo-uber-almost-done/" -"3490253","killawat","killawat","true",,"-1","1",,"1327080431","2012-01-20T17:27:11Z","Adding uTest to uberSVN","http://blogs.wandisco.com/2012/01/20/adding-utest-to-ubersvn/" -"3490495","niels_olson","niels_olson",,,"0","2",,"1327083772","2012-01-20T18:22:52Z","Brawny cores still beat wimpy cores, most of the time - Hölzle of Google","http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/research.google.com/en/us/pubs/archive/36448.pdf" -"3491010","adamcoomes","adamcoomes",,,"0","1",,"1327090191","2012-01-20T20:09:51Z","Apple announces plans for Statue of Liberty Apple Store","http://mockcrunch.com/2012/01/20/apple-announces-plans-for-statue-of-liberty-apple-store/" -"3491748","datums","datums",,,"0","1",,"1327101996","2012-01-20T23:26:36Z","Goodbye Picnik - Google to shutdown Picnik","http://min.us/mzlUM50DK" -"3492538","bluemoon","bluemoon",,,"0","1",,"1327117827","2012-01-21T03:50:27Z","Google's 384 chip server","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/01/seamicro-and-google/all/1#" -"3492942","DanielRibeiro","DanielRibeiro",,,"0","1",,"1327132171","2012-01-21T07:49:31Z","Google Ventures Portfolio","http://www.googleventures.com/portfolio" -"3493393","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1327148424","2012-01-21T12:20:24Z","Company Powering Apple's Siri Introduces Education Site of Its Own","http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/company-powering-apples-siri-introduces-education-site-of-its-own/35099" -"3493884","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1327164191","2012-01-21T16:43:11Z","Windows 8 Mobile Tablets & Broadband, Microsoft Looks Ahead","http://www.techieinsider.com/news/14278/windows-8-tablets-mobile-broadband/" -"3495938","jjacobson","jjacobson",,,"0","1",,"1327217079","2012-01-22T07:24:39Z","I bet Google loves these SuperPAC Ad Buys","https://skitch.com/jimmyjacobson/g43pg/factcheck.org-winning-our-future" -"3496297","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1327230575","2012-01-22T11:09:35Z","Lessons for news orgs from today’s Apple iBooks announcements","http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/01/the-day-the-bookshelf-shook-four-lessons-for-news-orgs-from-todays-apple-ibooks-announcements/" -"3503680","knaox","knaox",,,"0","1",,"1327385312","2012-01-24T06:08:32Z","How Google’s Revenue Hit $37.9 Billion In 2011","http://marketaire.com/2012/01/24/2011-google-revenue-37-billion/" -"3504825","joejohnson","joejohnson",,,"0","1",,"1327415138","2012-01-24T14:25:38Z","Apple and the American economy ","http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/01/supply-chains?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/appleandtheamericaneconomy" -"3508530","wiradikusuma","wiradikusuma",,,"0","2",,"1327469803","2012-01-25T05:36:43Z","One policy, one Google experience","http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/" -"3509562","knaox","knaox",,,"0","2",,"1327496672","2012-01-25T13:04:32Z","Social Networks Team Up To Prove Biased Google Search Results","http://marketaire.com/2012/01/25/social-networks-and-google-plus-biased-search/" -"3510058","ciudilo","ciudilo",,,"0","1",,"1327505863","2012-01-25T15:37:43Z","37signals with Apple ","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icMA9rYNmgU" -"3510126","xonder","xonder",,,"0","1",,"1327506498","2012-01-25T15:48:18Z","Wow Microsoft Releases Kindle Fire Hotmail App","http://www.kindlefu.com/2012/01/microsoft-releases-kindle-fire-hotmail-app/?utm_campaign=victor&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter" -"3515141","thenextcorner","thenextcorner",,,"0","1",,"1327600747","2012-01-26T17:59:07Z","Google+ Spreads to AdSense, Will It Spread to the Whole Web?","http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/01/google-spreads-to-adsense-will-it-spread-to-the-whole-web.php" -"3515945","danielodio","danielodio",,,"0","2",,"1327611179","2012-01-26T20:52:59Z","Google Legal says no go GoogleIO ticket giveaway","http://eepurl.com/iKN4P" -"3518674","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1327679496","2012-01-27T15:51:36Z","Half of the enterprise is issuing Macs, 21% of workers use Apple products","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/26/half_of_the_enterprise_is_issuing_macs_21_of_workers_use_apple_products.html" -"3518714","zacharye","zacharye",,,"0","1",,"1327680159","2012-01-27T16:02:39Z","New RIM CEO admits Apple and Google are winning, says change is coming","http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/27/new-rim-ceo-admits-apple-and-google-are-winning-says-change-is-coming/" -"3519467","MykalM","MykalM",,,"0","1",,"1327689552","2012-01-27T18:39:12Z","Google Gravity","http://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google_gravity/" -"3519915","waderoush","waderoush",,,"0","1",,"1327694861","2012-01-27T20:07:41Z","The Apple textbooks debate isn't about books. It's about teaching.","http://www.xconomy.com/national/2012/01/27/apple-textbook-controversy-isnt-about-books-its-about-teaching/" -"3521966","rayhano","rayhano",,,"0","1",,"1327755596","2012-01-28T12:59:56Z","Magnets have the answer? Or so say Apple...","http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/27/2753168/apple-magnets-security-safety-haptics" -"3522921","tripzilch","tripzilch",,,"0","1",,"1327778268","2012-01-28T19:17:48Z","Google informs users about new privacy policies--even when not logged in","https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/" -"3525432","abynav","abynav",,,"0","1","Is there anyone out there who still wants to say that being on Google+ doesn't matter? Anyone? Because when being on Google+ means that you potentially can have your Google+ page leap to the top in those sidebar results, Google+ matters. It matters more than ever before.

Basically, ANYONE who relies on Google for traffic must read this manifesto delivering up-to-the-minute vital information!","1327853556","2012-01-29T16:12:36Z","Google Plus Manifesto: How to Use Google Plus for Yourself & Your Business","http://gulyani.com/google-plus-manifesto/" -"3527708","anandpdoshi","anandpdoshi",,,"0","2",,"1327903510","2012-01-30T06:05:10Z","Google Plus and What Larry Knows","https://erpnext.com/#!blog-view/google-plus-and-what" -"3528626","nathanpc","nathanpc",,,"0","2",,"1327929376","2012-01-30T13:16:16Z","If Google Made WebOS Instead Of Android","http://www.dreamintech.net/2012/01/if-google-made-webos-instead-of-android/" -"3529647","coatta","coatta",,,"0","1",,"1327944721","2012-01-30T17:32:01Z","Why Apple Should Start Making a 3D Printer Right Now","http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/01/why-apple-should-start-making-a-3d-printer-right-now/252184/?google_editors_picks=true" -"3530929","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1327962952","2012-01-30T22:35:52Z","New Google reference doc shows comparison of Dart and JavaScript","http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/new-google-reference-doc-shows-comparison-of-dart-and-javascript.ars" -"3531173","davidedicillo","davidedicillo",,,"0","1",,"1327968952","2012-01-31T00:15:52Z","The iOS-ification Of Apple’s Ecosystem","http://www.macstories.net/stories/the-ios-ification-of-apples-ecosystem/" -"3531250","ry0ohki","ry0ohki",,,"0","1",,"1327970711","2012-01-31T00:45:11Z","New Apple Engineers Work on Fake Products","http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/newbie-apple-engineers-tasked-working-fake-products-221722481.html" -"3531760","anujkk","anujkk",,,"0","1",,"1327982272","2012-01-31T03:57:52Z","Google in education","http://www.google.com/edu/" -"3534265","JayCruz","JayCruz",,,"0","1",,"1328031574","2012-01-31T17:39:34Z","Mr Cruz and the Agony and Ecstasy of John Gruber","http://tapenoisediary.com/2012/01/31/mr-cruz-and-the-agony-and-ecstasy-of-john-gruber/" -"3535890","saime","saime",,,"0","2",,"1328054174","2012-01-31T23:56:14Z","Ten Awesome Google+ Business Pages","http://seonix.org/business/ten-awesome-google-business-pages/" -"3537001","niyazpk","niyazpk",,,"0","1",,"1328078819","2012-02-01T06:46:59Z","Microsoft: The Web is better without plug-ins","http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-57366703-264/microsoft-the-web-is-better-without-plug-ins/" -"3539947","aespinoza","aespinoza",,,"0","2",,"1328130604","2012-02-01T21:10:04Z","Google is the greatest danger to the Free Software movement at the current time.","http://blogs.gnome.org/otte/2012/02/01/google-is-killing-free-software/" -"3540396","znmeb","znmeb",,,"0","1",,"1328135557","2012-02-01T22:32:37Z","Data Journalism Developer Studio Users Google Group Is Now Live","http://znmeb.github.com/Data-Journalism-Developer-Studio/blog/2012/02/01/data-journalism-developer-studio-users-google-group-is-now-live/" -"3543056","coolrhymes","coolrhymes",,,"0","2",,"1328196983","2012-02-02T15:36:23Z","France convicts Google Maps for unfair competition","http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hpu8TuRZEBjM30sFn8c7QvMWNjXA?docId=CNG.108b2dd2393721c4759b1eec0730b297.171" -"3543377","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1328200809","2012-02-02T16:40:09Z","Xbox Live Marketing Boss Joins Apple’s App Store Team","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/xbox_live_marketing_boss_joins_apples_app_store_team/" -"3543680","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1328204288","2012-02-02T17:38:08Z","How Apple Can Win Enterprise","http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/helloworld/27543/?p1=blogs" -"3543889","gadgetgurudude","gadgetgurudude",,,"0","1",,"1328207717","2012-02-02T18:35:17Z","Rumors of a February Apple event debunked","http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/02/rumors-of-a-february-apple-event-debunked/" -"3545192","rblion","rblion",,,"0","1",,"1328228157","2012-02-03T00:15:57Z","Facebook’s $5 Billion IPO: The Next Google? Or The Next Groupon?","http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/02/facebook-ipo-2/?intcid=story_ribbon" -"3546657","biafra","biafra",,,"0","1",,"1328266901","2012-02-03T11:01:41Z","Apple pulls 3G iPads, iPhone 4, more from German online store","http://www.slashgear.com/apple-pulls-3g-ipads-iphone-4-more-from-german-online-store-03211913/" -"3546839","MarinaSprava","MarinaSprava",,,"0","2",,"1328271830","2012-02-03T12:23:50Z","Moving from Google App Engine to Jelastic","http://blog.jelastic.com/2012/02/03/moving-from-google-app-engine-to-jelastic/" -"3547009","scriptproof","scriptproof",,,"0","2",,"1328276171","2012-02-03T13:36:11Z","Canvas logo editor - Source on Google code.","http://www.scriptol.com/html5/canvas/logo.php" -"3547937","Mitt","Mitt",,,"0","1",,"1328289474","2012-02-03T17:17:54Z","Apple wants to bring back iPhones into german stores today","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/03/apple_returns_3g_devices_to_german_store_as_injunction_quickly_suspended.html" -"3548315","joejohnson","joejohnson",,,"0","2",,"1328295273","2012-02-03T18:54:33Z","Are Google Search Trends Better Election Predictors Than Polls? ","http://mashable.com/2012/02/02/google-search-trends-election/" -"3549807","bosforex","bosforex","true",,"-1","1",,"1328316928","2012-02-04T00:55:28Z","Bank of America An Uber Lock to Survive","http://goo.gl/XSNAL" -"3549995","aorshan","aorshan",,,"0","2",,"1328321990","2012-02-04T02:19:50Z","Google Adjusts Political Posture With Sponsorship Of Conservative Conference","http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/03/google-adjusts-political-posture-with-sponsorship-of-conservative-conference/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"3552227","alexknight","alexknight",,,"0","1",,"1328391071","2012-02-04T21:31:11Z","Apple to Remove Linked System Preferences in iOS 5.1","http://zerodistraction.com/blog/2012/2/4/apple-to-remove-linked-system-preferences-in-ios-51.html" -"3552261","john_horton","john_horton",,,"0","1",,"1328391675","2012-02-04T21:41:15Z","Using networkx to make a graph of Google auto-suggest stereotypes about animals","http://www.onlinelabor.blogspot.com/2012/02/stereotypes-about-animals-and-children.html" -"3553957","franze","franze",,,"0","1",,"1328447237","2012-02-05T13:07:17Z","Recursive Google Image Search by Image","http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2012/02/when-googles-search-by-image-function-turns-on-itself/252383/" -"3555673","Nick_C","Nick_C",,,"0","1",,"1328485452","2012-02-05T23:44:12Z","Google Restores Adsense After Appeal to Consumer Bureau (Australia)","http://www.theage.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/google-restores-banned-travel-website-20120205-1qzpx.html" -"3556766","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1328520016","2012-02-06T09:20:16Z","Politics and Celebs Feed Google+ Growth in Asia","http://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/02/06/google-explains-how-celebs-and-politics-are-driving-google-growth-in-asia/" -"3559998","abennett","abennett",,,"0","1",,"1328577434","2012-02-07T01:17:14Z","Appeals court denies Google bid to keep email out of Oracle trial","http://www.itworld.com/software/247608/appeals-court-denies-google-bid-keep-email-out-oracle-trial" -"3560302","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1328585147","2012-02-07T03:25:47Z","Rogers, BCE rumored to already have Apple 'iTV' prototype in their labs","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/rogers_bce_rumored_to_already_have_apple_itv_prototype_in_their_labs.html" -"3563604","rogerbraun","rogerbraun",,,"0","1",,"1328648263","2012-02-07T20:57:43Z","Show HN: Random placeholder image from Google Image Search","http://quickimage.heroku.com/" -"3565270","yogrish","yogrish",,,"0","1",,"1328679718","2012-02-08T05:41:58Z","Apple Might Lose A $1.6Billion Lawsuit For Using The Word 'iPad'","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ipad-lawsuit-2012-2" -"3566789","vakula","vakula",,,"0","1","The Apple trend, which is engaged in iPhone has earned more than Microsoft. The analysts come to these decisions while comparing the accountable figures of the first quarter of both companies...","1328713682","2012-02-08T15:08:02Z","IPhone Brings More Income Than All of The Microsoft Industries","http://www.applecture.com/iphone-brings-more-income-than-all-of-the-microsoft-industries-96207" -"3568108","kemper","kemper",,,"0","1",,"1328730295","2012-02-08T19:44:55Z","Apple may release iOS 5.1 on March 9th according to iPhone operator profiles","http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/08/apple-may-release-ios-5-1-on-march-9th-according-to-iphone-operator-profiles/" -"3569273","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","1",,"1328747840","2012-02-09T00:37:20Z","""No New Mail? Try Google+""","http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2012/02/no-new-mail-try-google.html" -"3570772","dazbradbury","dazbradbury",,,"0","2",,"1328789444","2012-02-09T12:10:44Z","Google wallet vulnerable to brute force attack","https://zvelo.com/blog/entry/google-wallet-security-pin-exposure-vulnerability" -"3570975","raganesh","raganesh",,,"0","2",,"1328793473","2012-02-09T13:17:53Z","Google tells European Commission on 'open standards': do as I say, not as I do","http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2012/02/google-tells-european-commission-on.html" -"3571872","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","1",,"1328807073","2012-02-09T17:04:33Z","Apple’s patent plea: Stop Samsung and Motorola from holding us hostage","http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apples-patent-plea-stop-samsung-and-motorola-from-holding-us-hostage/" -"3572422","kovlex","kovlex",,,"0","2",,"1328813337","2012-02-09T18:48:57Z","Competitor for Dropbox and co. Google to launch cloud drive service says WSJ","http://www.androidcentral.com/google-launch-cloud-drive-service-says-wsj" -"3572609","techinsidr","techinsidr",,,"0","1",,"1328815483","2012-02-09T19:24:43Z","Hackers Hit Apple Supplier Foxconn ","http://www.securityweek.com/hackers-hit-apple-supplier-foxconn" -"3573284","ONE37","ONE37",,,"0","1",,"1328824567","2012-02-09T21:56:07Z","Google Hardware On the Horizon","http://www.one37.net/blog/2012/2/9/google-hardware-on-the-horizon.html" -"3573318","bensummers","bensummers",,,"0","1",,"1328825002","2012-02-09T22:03:22Z","Windows on ARM: Microsoft can write Desktop apps, but you cannot","http://www.itwriting.com/blog/5433-windows-on-arm-microsoft-can-write-desktop-apps-but-you-cannot.html" -"3573480","Finntastic","Finntastic",,,"0","1",,"1328827276","2012-02-09T22:41:16Z","Four ways to promote your app without falling foul of Apple’s crackdown","http://www.startupsmart.com.au/technology/four-ways-to-promote-your-app-without-falling-foul-of-apples-crackdown/201202095333.html" -"3574327","pitdesi","pitdesi",,,"0","1",,"1328843569","2012-02-10T03:12:49Z","Google Wallet flaw takes the lock off your mobile money","http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/09/google-wallet-vulnerability/" -"3575526","oscar-the-horse","oscar-the-horse",,,"0","1",,"1328877939","2012-02-10T12:45:39Z","Google and affliction of me-too-ism","http://gigaom.com/2012/02/09/google-and-affliction-of-me-too-ism/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OmMalik+%28GigaOM%3A+Tech%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"3576072","3lit3H4ck3r","3lit3H4ck3r",,,"0","1",,"1328886803","2012-02-10T15:13:23Z","Google Wallet's PIN Verification Cracked (Again), No Root Access Required","http://www.helloandroid.com/content/google-wallets-pin-verification-cracked-again-no-root-access-required" -"3576643","3lit3H4ck3r","3lit3H4ck3r",,,"0","2",,"1328895519","2012-02-10T17:38:39Z","Report: Google to Launch 'Home Entertainment System' in 2012","http://mashable.com/2012/02/10/google-tv-mystery-product/" -"3577439","psawaya","psawaya",,,"0","2",,"1328907339","2012-02-10T20:55:39Z","Google: Don't Sponsor Bigotry","http://www.change.org/petitions/google-dont-sponsor-bigotry" -"3578701","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","2",,"1328940336","2012-02-11T06:05:36Z","Ship Wars Google Waterloo: A virtual battle of intergalactic spacecraft","http://googleblog.blogspot.in/2012/02/ship-wars-google-waterloo-virtual.html" -"3581516","barredo","barredo",,,"0","1",,"1329042418","2012-02-12T10:26:58Z","Google Algorithm Change History","http://www.seomoz.org/google-algorithm-change" -"3581678","CraigBradford","CraigBradford",,,"0","1",,"1329050821","2012-02-12T12:47:01Z","Using Google Author Stats in Webmaster Tools","http://www.craigbradford.co.uk/using-google-author-stats-in-webmaster-tools/" -"3585573","grellas","grellas",,,"0","1",,"1329142002","2012-02-13T14:06:42Z","Apple launching sidelong attacks against Google with new lawsuits in U.S.","http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/02/apple-launching-sidelong-attacks-against-google-with-new-lawsuits-in-us.ars" -"3585959","ott2","ott2",,,"0","1",,"1329147716","2012-02-13T15:41:56Z","About that bubble: AppleMicrosoft+Google (market cap)","http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/13/apple-share-price-breaches-500-hits-all-time-high/" -"3586281","dazbradbury","dazbradbury",,,"0","1",,"1329152532","2012-02-13T17:02:12Z","Google Is Building Secret Hardware Testing Labs All Over Its Campus","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-is-building-secret-hardware-testing-labs-all-over-its-campus-2012-2" -"3590797","DigiHound","DigiHound",,,"0","1",,"1329239560","2012-02-14T17:12:40Z","Apple pressures manufacturing partners to cancel production of ultrabooks","http://www.extremetech.com/computing/118247-apple-pressures-manufacturers-to-cancel-ultrabook-competitors" -"3592593","DanielRibeiro","DanielRibeiro",,,"0","2",,"1329269481","2012-02-15T01:31:21Z","Google Chrome Developer Tools: Network Panel","http://blog.adtools.co.uk/google-chrome-developer-tools-network-panel/973/" -"3593306","nolliesnom","nolliesnom",,,"0","1",,"1329287314","2012-02-15T06:28:34Z","Predicting the Present with Google Trends - Hal Varian UW","http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-post/unrestricted/colloq/details.cgi?id=1144" -"3593606","irunbackwards","irunbackwards",,,"0","1",,"1329296254","2012-02-15T08:57:34Z","Apple's iPhone Stole The Smartphone Show In Q4","http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/15/gartner-apple-iphone-q4/" -"3593764","aj","aj",,,"0","2",,"1329302249","2012-02-15T10:37:29Z","Google vs. the World","http://precursorblog.com/content/google-vs-world" -"3593872","killawat","killawat","true",,"-1","1",,"1329306483","2012-02-15T11:48:03Z","Extending Jenkins with uberSVN","http://blogs.wandisco.com/2012/02/15/extending-jenkins-with-ubersvn/?kt_" -"3595734","jsavimbi","jsavimbi",,,"0","1",,"1329335311","2012-02-15T19:48:31Z","Apple to require explicit user permission.","http://allthingsd.com/20120215/apple-app-access-to-contact-data-will-require-explicit-user-permission/?mod=tweet" -"3595990","functionform","functionform",,,"0","1","In the wake of the Path address book debacle, Rep. Henry Waxman sends letter to Apple asking for explanation of its iOS app policies.","1329339253","2012-02-15T20:54:13Z","Lawmakers ask Apple to explain iPhone app privacy policies","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57378450-83/lawmakers-ask-apple-to-explain-iphone-app-privacy-policies/" -"3596495","agnuku","agnuku",,,"0","1",,"1329345928","2012-02-15T22:45:28Z","Cisco warns EU about the bleak future of video chat under Microsoft/Skype","http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/15/cisco-challenges-microsoft-skype/" -"3598507","MaxGabriel","MaxGabriel",,,"302","419",,"1329399658","2012-02-16T13:40:58Z","Mountain Lion: John Gruber's personal briefing","http://daringfireball.net/2012/02/mountain_lion" -"3600122","msomers","msomers",,,"0","1",,"1329419010","2012-02-16T19:03:30Z","It Felt Like My Friends - Marketing Implications of Apple's Announcement","http://behindcompanies.com/2012/02/it-felt-like-my-friends/" -"3601245","3lit3H4ck3r","3lit3H4ck3r",,,"0","1",,"1329435109","2012-02-16T23:31:49Z","Google Drive Prematurely Activated for Some People","http://phandroid.com/2012/02/16/google-drive-prematurely-activated-for-some-people/" -"3601992","RockyMcNuts","RockyMcNuts",,,"0","3",,"1329449676","2012-02-17T03:34:36Z","Apples hands exclusives to Gruber, WSJ, not NYT after iExposé","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/post/apple-and-the-new-york-times-not-meshing/2012/02/16/gIQAzmXPIR_blog.html" -"3604171","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","1",,"1329500419","2012-02-17T17:40:19Z","Microsoft's Internet Explorer Performance Lab","https://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/02/16/internet-explorer-performance-lab-reliably-measuring-browser-performance.aspx" -"3604204","roqetman","roqetman",,,"0","1",,"1329500888","2012-02-17T17:48:08Z","Google says circumventing Safari privacy features accidental","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/02/google-hit-with-ftc-complaint-says-circumventing-safari-privacy-features-accidental.ars?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+Featured+Content%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher" -"3604422","server102","server102",,,"0","1",,"1329503585","2012-02-17T18:33:05Z","Google tricked Apple's Safari into tracking users","http://prohackingtricks.blogspot.com/2012/02/google-exploits-safari-flaw-to-track.html" -"3604966","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1329512723","2012-02-17T21:05:23Z","This is China's iPad. The One Apple Is Getting Sued Over.","http://kotaku.com/5885932/this-is-chinas-ipad-the-one-apple-is-getting-sued-over" -"3605627","llambda","llambda",,,"0","1",,"1329526725","2012-02-18T00:58:45Z","Google's Dart lands in Chromium tech preview","http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/googles-dart-lands-in-chromium-tech-preview/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter" -"3607339","Mizza","Mizza",,,"0","1",,"1329591099","2012-02-18T18:51:39Z","The End is Nigh: Spambots come to Google Chat","http://gun.io/blog/google-chat-gchat-spam/" -"3608599","wenbert","wenbert",,,"0","2","Lately, I have noticed Google being terribly slow. Gmail, Docs, etc. does not load properly. And when it loads, I have problems attaching files.

Today, I opened up Stackoverflow and I got this: -""Stack Overflow requires external JavaScript from another domain, which is blocked or failed to load.""

Checked in firebug and noticed this: http://doqdoq.com/U_Vfi/","1329623429","2012-02-19T03:50:29Z","Ask HN: Is Google having problems?", -"3608997","primesuspect","primesuspect",,,"0","1",,"1329642124","2012-02-19T09:02:04Z","On dealing with bad apples in an online community","http://short-media.com/community/on-dealing-with-bad-apples" -"3611410","kajham","kajham",,,"0","1",,"1329715276","2012-02-20T05:21:16Z","My thoughts on ""20 Things I learned"" by The Google Chrome Team","http://www.kajham.com/20-things-i-learned" -"3611516","sidcool","sidcool",,,"0","1",,"1329719036","2012-02-20T06:23:56Z","Google launches Latitude Leaderboards, threatens Foursquare under its breath","http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/19/google-quietly-launches-latitude-leaderboards/" -"3614621","bdking","bdking",,,"0","1",,"1329784793","2012-02-21T00:39:53Z","Is Apple going 'thermonuclear war' in iPad China trademark battle?","http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/251630/apples-thermonuclear-war-against-proview-ipad-china-trademark-battle" -"3616017","khoyung","khoyung",,,"0","1","Cara Cepat Update PageRank

Jika ada teman2 yang mau mengetahiu cara bagaimana agar Cara Update PageRank dari Google dengan cara mudah mudah dan tentunya cepat selesai semoga setelah membaca beberapa cara dan penjelasan mudah dibawah ini dapat berhasil mendapatkan pagerank google dengan mudah, Untuk tips kali ini saya mau mencoba mengajak anda semua untuk memanfaatkan kedahsyatan faktor kali dan kecepatan penyebaran ini dalam bentuk backlink.","1329821406","2012-02-21T10:50:06Z","Cara Update Page Rank Google 2012 ","http://www.rifmasites.com/2012/02/cara-update-page-rank-google-2012.html" -"3616741","mitchie_luna","mitchie_luna",,,"0","2",,"1329837805","2012-02-21T15:23:25Z","Don't Break Search: Q&A with Google Lead Designer Jon Wiley","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/dont_break_search_interview_with_google_lead_desig.php#more" -"3617587","vakula","vakula",,,"0","1","As an IT Director who loves Macs, I’m personally always on a mission to find the best source of information on Apple. Of course Apple’s Hot News is straight from the source, but sometimes a person craves “unofficial” information as well. After doing a lot of research, I compiled this list of the top 30 Apple news, rumor and opinion sites, but you’ll probably notice that a few of the “big guys” are ranked a bit lower than you might expect.","1329850438","2012-02-21T18:53:58Z","Addicted to Apple? The Top 30 Apple News, Rumor and Opinion Websites of 2012","http://dailytekk.com/2012/02/17/addicted-to-apple-the-top-30-apple-news-rumor-and-opinion-websites-of-2012/" -"3618230","dan301","dan301",,,"0","1",,"1329861150","2012-02-21T21:52:30Z","Stik.com's Google+ Scams Their Own Customers...","http://www.stik.com/google-premium?pid=1239161" -"3619427","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake",,,"0","1",,"1329884452","2012-02-22T04:20:52Z","How to parse a Microsoft denial [about Office on iPad]","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/how-to-parse-a-microsoft-denial/11980" -"3620686","xpressyoo","xpressyoo",,,"0","1",,"1329916180","2012-02-22T13:09:40Z","Google Chrome Webstore Bug | Stars Rating All reseted to 0","https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/home#stars-rating-dead" -"3621288","speedracr","speedracr",,,"0","1",,"1329925879","2012-02-22T15:51:19Z","Google will stop offering AdSense for parked domains","https://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2456470" -"3622721","citygrid","citygrid",,,"0","1",,"1329948786","2012-02-22T22:13:06Z","Will Google Latitude Check-Ins Disrupt Foursquare’s Game?","http://www.citygridmedia.com/developer/blog/will-google-latitude-check-ins-disrupt-foursquares-game/" -"3624701","oliverdamian","oliverdamian",,,"0","2",,"1330000448","2012-02-23T12:34:08Z","Microsoft, Google and Netflix want to add DRM-hooks to W3C HTML5 ","http://boingboing.net/2012/02/23/microsoft-google-and-netflix.html" -"3626832","boopsie","boopsie",,,"0","3",,"1330032051","2012-02-23T21:20:51Z","Uber-angel Ron Conway: Silicon Valley stronger than ever","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57383899-52/uber-angel-ron-conway-silicon-valley-is-stronger-than-ever/" -"3627908","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","2",,"1330054420","2012-02-24T03:33:40Z","Google agrees to do-not-track button","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/23/BULK1NBLSQ.DTL" -"3629288","zacharye","zacharye",,,"0","1",,"1330094473","2012-02-24T14:41:13Z","Apple’s ‘Genius’ recommendations may soon be less awful","http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/24/apples-genius-recommendations-may-soon-be-less-awful/" -"3629613","hswolff","hswolff",,,"0","1",,"1330099962","2012-02-24T16:12:42Z","Google Chrome's Users Feature - Making Web Dev Easier","http://harrywolff.com/2012/02/google-chromes-users-feature-making-web-development-easier/" -"3630766","himaniamoli","himaniamoli",,,"0","1",,"1330113972","2012-02-24T20:06:12Z","Plugin to re-enable clicking on Google logo in gmail","https://github.com/carmandrew/fix-google-ux" -"3631615","qsmedia","qsmedia",,,"0","1",,"1330126683","2012-02-24T23:38:03Z","On Steve Jobs' Birthday, Apple Claims To Have 'Too Much Money'","http://www.torontostandard.com/technology/apple-steve-jobs-birthday-too-much-money" -"3632885","eaxitect","eaxitect",,,"0","1",,"1330177031","2012-02-25T13:37:11Z","Serving HTTP in Dart… » DartWatch - Watching Google Dart","http://dartwatch.com/index.php/2012/02/serving-http-in-dart/" -"3636594","valgaze","valgaze",,,"0","1",,"1330286534","2012-02-26T20:02:14Z","Google Plus: Chinese dissidents speaking on Pres. Obama's re-election page","http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Chinese-Flock-to-Obama-Website-140476473.html" -"3643136","deltronZ","deltronZ",,,"0","1","Hello! I have a phone interview with a potential project host in the next couple days for a summer internship at Google. Does anybody have any tips for this? Are they technical in nature / what kind of preparation might any of you recommend? Thanks for any advice!","1330437482","2012-02-28T13:58:02Z","Ask HN: tips on preparing for Google internship host interview?", -"3643641","CitiiDB","CitiiDB",,,"0","1",,"1330445734","2012-02-28T16:15:34Z","Apple to unveil quad-core iPad 3 in New York next week, CNBC reports","http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/28/apple-to-unveil-quad-core-ipad-3-in-new-york-next-week-cnbc-reports/" -"3644234","kemper","kemper",,,"0","1",,"1330453910","2012-02-28T18:31:50Z","How to stop Google ads from tracking you on the web","http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/28/how-to-stop-google-ads-from-tracking-you-on-the-web/" -"3644246","seanmb","seanmb",,,"0","2",,"1330454082","2012-02-28T18:34:42Z","Just Die Already: Users Spend More Time on Myspace Than Google+","http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/2/28/just-die-already-users-spend-more-time-on-myspace-than-google--2" -"3645230","bsimpson","bsimpson",,,"0","2",,"1330466414","2012-02-28T22:00:14Z","Google's new +1 Share Button reports its UA as Firefox 6 when it scrapes a page","https://plus.google.com/107468677030863670919/posts/VthpPzggNP1" -"3647332","FluidDjango","FluidDjango",,,"0","1",,"1330512809","2012-02-29T10:53:29Z","Europe to investigate Google's new privacy policy","http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/29/us-france-google-idUSTRE81S0LN20120229" -"3647770","padobson","padobson",,,"0","2",,"1330523762","2012-02-29T13:56:02Z","Guy Kawasaki: Google+ can beat Facebook","http://www.inc.com/eric-markowitz/guy-kawasaki-dont-plan-your-social-media-just-do-it.html" -"3650078","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","2",,"1330555294","2012-02-29T22:41:34Z","A library designed to make it easy to use Google App Engine from Clojure","https://github.com/gcv/appengine-magic" -"3650225","ddemaree","ddemaree",,,"0","1",,"1330557539","2012-02-29T23:18:59Z","How to use multiple domains on a single Google Apps account","http://log.demaree.me/post/16979876647/two-domains-one-google-apps" -"3651916","wtvanhest","wtvanhest",,,"0","1",,"1330607464","2012-03-01T13:11:04Z","Google Driverless Cars Get Boost in California","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-01/google-s-driverless-cars-get-boost-as-california-mimics-nevada.html" -"3653318","apievangelist","apievangelist",,,"0","1",,"1330626417","2012-03-01T18:26:57Z","How Foursquare Dropped Google and Joined the OpenStreetMap Movement","http://blog.programmableweb.com/2012/03/01/how-foursquare-dropped-google-and-joined-the-openstreetmap-movement/" -"3653609","jameshicks","jameshicks",,,"0","1",,"1330630117","2012-03-01T19:28:37Z","Hangout with uberlife at SXSW","http://www.thetechscoop.net/2012/03/01/hangout-with-uberlife-at-sxsw/" -"3654892","sbashyal","sbashyal",,,"0","1",,"1330649753","2012-03-02T00:55:53Z","Microsoft Azure Was Downed By Leap-Year Bug","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/03/azure-leap-year-bug/" -"3658948","3lit3H4ck3r","3lit3H4ck3r",,,"0","2",,"1330735358","2012-03-03T00:42:38Z","Feds give vote of confidence to Google Chrome, Android","http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/feds-give-vote-of-confidence-to-google-chrome-android.ars?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+Featured+Content%29" -"3659117","Mr2pointO","Mr2pointO",,,"0","1",,"1330739864","2012-03-03T01:57:44Z","Lytro Camera and Apple","http://mr2pointo.tumblr.com/post/18636787393/the-lytro-camera-is-just-short-of-amazing-theres " -"3660175","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1330785542","2012-03-03T14:39:02Z","Apple’s iOS App Store Tops 25 Billion Downloads","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apples_ios_app_store_tops_25_billion_downloads/" -"3660260","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1330788605","2012-03-03T15:30:05Z","Yelp, Twitter & Apple's Anti-Google Coalition","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yelp_twitter_apples_anti-google_coalition.php#more" -"3660920","asc76","asc76",,,"0","1","Will Apple Unveil iPad 3 On March 7th?","1330803974","2012-03-03T19:46:14Z","Map Visualization: Will Apple Unveil iPad 3 On March 7th?","http://www.jabbermap.com/will-apple-unveil-ipad-3-on-march-7th" -"3661827","dazbradbury","dazbradbury",,,"0","1",,"1330830906","2012-03-04T03:15:06Z","Google’s Plan To Compete With Apple’s Multi-Platform Siri? Google “Assistant” ","http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/02/2011-was-the-year-of-social-for-google-2012-is-the-year-of-assistant/" -"3663089","imnavneet","imnavneet",,,"0","1",,"1330879455","2012-03-04T16:44:15Z","Microsoft pays Facebook to put Bing on logout page","http://iteching.blogspot.in/2012/03/microsoft-pays-facebook-to-put-bing-on.html" -"3663494","ivanbernat","ivanbernat",,,"0","1",,"1330886752","2012-03-04T18:45:52Z","How Microsoft's Search efforts masacred Windows Phone UX","http://ivanbernat.com/2012/03/fucking-bing-pt1/" -"3667420","hornokplease","hornokplease",,,"0","2",,"1330969619","2012-03-05T17:46:59Z","Google Wallet Now Showing as Unsupported on Rooted Devices","http://www.droid-life.com/2012/03/05/google-wallet-now-showing-as-unsupported-on-rooted-devices/" -"3668855","GreekOphion","GreekOphion",,,"0","2",,"1330988789","2012-03-05T23:06:29Z","Google calls for a more secure web & expands SSL encryption to local domains","http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/03/05/google-calls-for-a-more-secure-web-expands-ssl-encryption-to-local-domains/" -"3672407","jnickhughes","jnickhughes",,,"0","2",,"1331061894","2012-03-06T19:24:54Z","Hey Google Wallet, Square and PayPal – Mobile Payments Should Be This Easy","http://soentrepreneurial.com/2012/03/06/hey-google-wallet-square-and-paypal-mobile-payments-should-be-this-easy/" -"3674974","thomholwerda","thomholwerda",,,"0","1",,"1331115008","2012-03-07T10:10:08Z","Windows 8's desktop mode: Microsoft's version of Mac OS X's 'Classic'","http://www.osnews.com/story/25691/Windows_8_s_desktop_mode_Microsoft_s_Classic_" -"3675829","yread","yread",,,"0","1",,"1331135192","2012-03-07T15:46:32Z","Microsoft releases to manufacturing SQL Server 2012","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-releases-to-manufacturing-sql-server-2012/12116" -"3678373","DanielRibeiro","DanielRibeiro",,,"0","6",,"1331173808","2012-03-08T02:30:08Z","Why Uber's data fascinates a neuroscientist","http://radar.oreilly.com/2012/03/neuroscience-uber-bradley-voytek.html" -"3678583","mcartyem","mcartyem",,,"0","1","All-right, enough with the Javascripts.

It seems one needs to make web-apps now, and these things need client scripting, and client scripting in Javascript sucks.

Can I have some ArcScript in your V9 engine, and in Monochromium infinity, and even in Firefoxes please?

How could anyone miss on this? How can there be a VbScript and not a LispScript? Who makes up these rules?

Oh, the terror Clarice.","1331180819","2012-03-08T04:26:59Z","Hey Google, where's my LispScript?", -"3678727","yu","yu",,,"0","1",,"1331185516","2012-03-08T05:45:16Z","U.S. warns Apple, Publishers. alleging collusion over e-book pricing","https://allthingsd.com/20120307/u-s-warns-apple-publishers/" -"3679188","mitchie_luna","mitchie_luna",,,"0","1",,"1331200260","2012-03-08T09:51:00Z","Apple unveils 4G iPad","http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/08/us-apple-idUSTRE8261KV20120308" -"3679531","mrsebastian","mrsebastian",,,"0","1",,"1331210952","2012-03-08T12:49:12Z","The iPad shows again that Apple isn’t afraid to compete on price","http://www.extremetech.com/computing/121569-the-ipad-shows-again-that-apple-isnt-afraid-to-compete-on-price" -"3680011","bmj","bmj",,,"0","1",,"1331220253","2012-03-08T15:24:13Z","Take My Privacy, Please A Defense of Google","http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/03/take-my-privacy-please-a-defense-of-google/254159/" -"3683602","dedeale","dedeale","true",,"-1","1",,"1331289160","2012-03-09T10:32:40Z","OBAT TRADISIONAL PENYAKIT TBC | Tuberkulosis | Kandungan Jelly Gamat","http://www.auroraherbal.com/2012/02/05/obat-tradisional-penyakit-tbc/" -"3684754","aritraghosh007","aritraghosh007",,,"0","1",,"1331311406","2012-03-09T16:43:26Z","Google's Prediction API 1.5 released","http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2012/03/google-prediction-api-15-adds.html" -"3685337","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1331317968","2012-03-09T18:32:48Z","Microsoft will allow Windows and Office on the iPad—but it won't be free","http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/microsoft-will-allow-windows-and-office-on-the-ipadbut-it-wont-be-free.ars" -"3689173","gbrennan","gbrennan","true",,"-1","1",,"1331425538","2012-03-11T00:25:38Z","Jürgen Schmidhuber - When Creative Machines Overtake Man","http://www.33rdsquare.com/2012/03/jurgen-schmidhuber-when-creative.html" -"3699624","bhartzer","bhartzer",,,"0","1",,"1331662424","2012-03-13T18:13:44Z","Google Loses WIPO Arbitration over YouTube.com.pe","https://sedo.com/us/news/2993/The-Brief-Case---March-2012/" -"3702210","pcole","pcole",,,"0","1",,"1331712199","2012-03-14T08:03:19Z","Google Search Quality Meeting: Spelling for Long Queries","https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550/posts/gwAc12wUMGn" -"3704043","aritraghosh007","aritraghosh007",,,"0","2",,"1331744216","2012-03-14T16:56:56Z","Google Docs in Google+ Hangouts","https://plus.google.com/u/0/117272804393056744845/posts/CycRaZE29r9" -"3704809","varunkumar","varunkumar",,,"0","2",,"1331752198","2012-03-14T19:09:58Z","Insight into Google's Input / Output machine","http://blog.varunkumar.me/2012/03/insight-into-googles-input-output.html?m=0" -"3708203","erin_bury","erin_bury",,,"0","2",,"1331816361","2012-03-15T12:59:21Z","Uber Launches in Toronto to Local Competition","http://betakit.com/2012/03/15/uber-launches-in-toronto-to-local-competition" -"3710296","tilt","tilt",,,"0","2",,"1331841630","2012-03-15T20:00:30Z","Super-Secret Google Builds Servers in the Dark","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/03/google-miner-helmet/" -"3713853","davux","davux",,,"0","1",,"1331913831","2012-03-16T16:03:51Z","A glimpse inside Microsoft’s high-tech Global Security Operations Center","http://www.geekwire.com/2012/video-microsofts-hightech-global-security-operations-center" -"3716307","MsGemNicholls","MsGemNicholls",,,"0","1",,"1331955507","2012-03-17T03:38:27Z","Venturing Into The Unknown – Google+","http://www.gemnicholls.com/2012/03/venturing-into-the-unknown-google.html" -"3716386","ddonnelly","ddonnelly",,,"0","2",,"1331959364","2012-03-17T04:42:44Z","Google Search Quality review meeting","http://insidesearch.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/video-search-quality-meeting-uncut.html?m=1" -"3719830","dedeale","dedeale","true",,"-1","1",,"1332083310","2012-03-18T15:08:30Z","OBAT TRADISIONAL PENYAKIT TBC | Tuberkulosis | Kandungan Jelly Gamat","http://www.auroraherbal.com/2012/02/05/obat-tradisional-penyakit-tbc/" -"3721506","GreekOphion","GreekOphion",,,"0","1",,"1332114673","2012-03-18T23:51:13Z","Google says it’s making search engine smarter","http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Lifestyle/2012/Mar-19/167093-google-says-its-making-search-engine-smarter.ashx#axzz1pW1hUU86" -"3721870","ubi","ubi",,,"0","2",,"1332122202","2012-03-19T01:56:42Z","Side.cr a more uber Uber Cab?","http://www.side.cr/welcome/" -"3722811","thenextcorner","thenextcorner",,,"0","1",,"1332141770","2012-03-19T07:22:50Z","U.S. district court schedules FRAND hearing in Microsoft-Motorola case for May 7","http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2012/03/us-district-court-schedules-frand.html" -"3725324","RuggeroAltair","RuggeroAltair",,,"0","1",,"1332180979","2012-03-19T18:16:19Z","Apple has too much cash, can't invest it all -- stock buyback, pay dividend","http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/19/BU201NN0EH.DTL&tsp=1" -"3725535","aritraghosh007","aritraghosh007",,,"0","1",,"1332183445","2012-03-19T18:57:25Z","Walkaround - Wave on App Engine - Google Project Hosting","http://code.google.com/p/walkaround/" -"3726697","GreekOphion","GreekOphion",,,"0","1",,"1332196812","2012-03-19T22:40:12Z","How Google Fights ""Bad Ads""","http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_google_fights_bad_ads.php" -"3732068","krelian","krelian",,,"0","2",,"1332283141","2012-03-20T22:39:01Z","The Real Reason Google Bought Kevin Rose And Milk: It Needs Designers","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-snubbed-three-ios-superstars-when-it-bought-milk-2012-3" -"3734058","djtidau","djtidau",,,"0","1",,"1332333424","2012-03-21T12:37:04Z","Show HN: Google+Timing, discover your ideal time to post on Google+.","http://timing.minimali.se" -"3739846","jondot","jondot",,,"0","1",,"1332426902","2012-03-22T14:35:02Z","Apple files patent on haptic touch interface","http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/12/03/22/tech.could.allow.for.localized.feedback/" -"3740523","davidedicillo","davidedicillo",,,"0","1",,"1332433776","2012-03-22T16:29:36Z","Apple Patent Shows Self Configuring iPhone as a Universal TV Remote","http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/22/apple-patent-shows-self-configuring-iphone-as-a-universal-tv-remote/" -"3740675","c_loudtweaks_88","c_loudtweaks_88",,,"0","1","Dome9 Security Addresses Widespread Microsoft RDP Cloud Server Vulnerability","1332435207","2012-03-22T16:53:27Z","Dome9 Security Addresses Widespread Microsoft RDP Cloud Server Vulnerability","http://www.allvoipnews.com/dome9-security-addresses-widespread-microsoft-rdp.html" -"3742200","relaunched","relaunched",,,"0","1",,"1332452939","2012-03-22T21:48:59Z","High Speed Touch Screens - Microsoft Labs","http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-touch-screen-research,14984.html" -"3743481","patpng","patpng",,,"0","2",,"1332472648","2012-03-23T03:17:28Z","Google Overtakes Facebook For Employee Satisfaction","http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/22/glassdoor-google-overtakes-facebook-for-employee-satisfaction-for-the-first-time-in-four-years/" -"3744689","arcturial","arcturial",,,"0","1",,"1332502928","2012-03-23T11:42:08Z","Tempest RSS - Android Apps on Google Play","https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=widget.rss" -"3745504","kinlan","kinlan",,,"0","2",,"1332515666","2012-03-23T15:14:26Z","A collection of nearly 200 developer products on Google+","https://plus.google.com/116059998563577101552/posts/he4iqa15Xdz" -"3747857","matan_a","matan_a",,,"0","1",,"1332545552","2012-03-23T23:32:32Z","Microsoft Hadoop with Javascript Map/Reduce","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/big-data/microsoft-does-hadoop-and-javascripts-the-glue/240?tag=mantle_skin;content" -"3757301","azazo","azazo",,,"0","1",,"1332778074","2012-03-26T16:07:54Z","Microsoft Apologizes to Blogger Over 'Smoked By Windows Phone' Fracas","http://mashable.com/2012/03/26/microsoft-apologizes-to-blogger/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher" -"3759514","dabent","dabent",,,"1","4",,"1332811892","2012-03-27T01:31:32Z","Uberdata: The Ride of Glory","http://blog.uber.com/2012/03/26/uberdata-the-ride-of-glory/" -"3761409","tucson","tucson",,,"0","1",,"1332855639","2012-03-27T13:40:39Z","Apple at $600. Who knew?","http://www.asymco.com/2012/03/27/apple-at-600-who-knew/" -"3761504","zhiping","zhiping",,,"0","1",,"1332856769","2012-03-27T13:59:29Z","Whose data centers are more efficient? Facebook's or Google's?","http://gigaom.com/cloud/whose-data-centers-are-more-efficient-facebooks-or-googles/" -"3763539","kromped","kromped",,,"0","1",,"1332882022","2012-03-27T21:00:22Z","Temple Run - Android Apps on Google Play","https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imangi.templerun" -"3765687","knaox","knaox",,,"0","1",,"1332934406","2012-03-28T11:33:26Z","Google Paid Search Can Double Your Site Traffic, Even If You’re #1","http://marketaire.com/2012/03/28/google-paid-search-traffic-organic/" -"3766497","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1332946146","2012-03-28T14:49:06Z","Apple Offers 4G Clarification in Australia, iPad Refunds","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_offers_4g_clarification_in_australia_ipad_refunds/" -"3767082","peternorton","peternorton",,,"0","1",,"1332952765","2012-03-28T16:39:25Z","How Microsoft And Intel May Miss The Opportunity Of The Decade","http://www.conceivablytech.com/10206/business/how-microsoft-and-intel-may-miss-the-opportunity-of-the-decade" -"3769103","cek","cek",,,"0","1",,"1332982402","2012-03-29T00:53:22Z","Microsoft does Open Source in a Big Way","http://www.bitcrazed.com/post/2012/03/28/Microsoft-wakes-up-to-Open-Source-%E2%80%A6-in-a-big-way!.aspx" -"3770908","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","2",,"1333026752","2012-03-29T13:12:32Z","MusicAlpha v2.0 (Google Music upload via browser)","http://antimatter15.com/wp/2012/03/musicalpha-v2-0/" -"3770918","jakerocheleau","jakerocheleau",,,"0","1",,"1333026843","2012-03-29T13:14:03Z","Alternative Google Brand Artwork from Dribbble","http://www.designtickle.com/2012/03/alternative-google-brand-artwork-dribbble/" -"3774854","daegloe","daegloe",,,"0","1",,"1333092184","2012-03-30T07:23:04Z","Apple 'iTV' rumors swirl after patent filing, move by supplier","http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-apple-itv-rumors-patent-20120329,0,3979314.story" -"3775609","shrikant","shrikant",,,"0","2",,"1333110748","2012-03-30T12:32:28Z","Facts about Google’s acquisition of Motorola","http://www.google.com/press/motorola/" -"3777320","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","2",,"1333131416","2012-03-30T18:16:56Z","With Tablet Plan, Google Goes After Apple and Amazon","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/with-tablet-plan-google-goes-after-apple-and-amazon/" -"3780387","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"0","1",,"1333204869","2012-03-31T14:41:09Z","Looking to God for Uber-Secure Internet Passwords?","http://brajeshwar.com/2012/looking-to-god-for-uber-secure-internet-passwords/" -"3780953","brendannee","brendannee",,,"0","1",,"1333215612","2012-03-31T17:40:12Z","Use the Google Maps 8bit layer in any app","http://blog.bn.ee/2012/03/31/how-to-use-google-maps-8-bit-tiles-in-your-own-project/" -"3781099","aritraghosh007","aritraghosh007",,,"0","1",,"1333218659","2012-03-31T18:30:59Z","Apple employees like Tim Cook more than Steve Jobs: Survey","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/hardware/Apple-employees-like-Tim-Cook-more-than-Steve-Jobs-Survey/articleshow/12481013.cms" -"3782450","brandonhall","brandonhall",,,"0","1",,"1333248310","2012-04-01T02:45:10Z","More Shenanigans from Google: A new way to multitask","http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-way-to-multitask.html" -"3782619","mycodebreaks","mycodebreaks",,,"0","2",,"1333252978","2012-04-01T04:02:58Z","Apple and Google","http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-03-25/tech/31235632_1_google-tv-google-and-apple-google-s-android" -"3789569","daegloe","daegloe",,,"0","1",,"1333393562","2012-04-02T19:06:02Z","This Is Why It Doesn't Matter If Google Is Burning Money On Android","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-android-profits-2012-4" -"3789893","ukdm","ukdm",,,"0","2",,"1333398338","2012-04-02T20:25:38Z","Google, Oracle going to trial as settlement talks collapse","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/google-oracle-going-to-trial-as-settlement-talks-collapse/72986" -"3789955","lemalife","lemalife",,,"0","2","Tacocopter is vaporware, they never launched. Check out UberTaco...they've got a beta program on the way with tons of drones.","1333399255","2012-04-02T20:40:55Z","Tacocopter? UberTaco is better and launching today","https://vimeo.com/39653909" -"3790953","matthewphiong","matthewphiong",,,"0","2",,"1333414572","2012-04-03T00:56:12Z","Google Scared This 27-Year-Old Entrepreneur Into Changing His Idea","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-scared-this-27-year-old-entrepreneur-into-changing-his-idea-now-his-company-is-worth-more-than-500-million-2012-3" -"3793473","woohoo","woohoo",,,"0","1",,"1333469213","2012-04-03T16:06:53Z","Measure social media ROI with Google Analytics Social","http://www.v3im.com/2012/04/measure-social-media-roi-with-google-analytics-social" -"3794162","vgnet","vgnet",,,"0","2",,"1333477841","2012-04-03T18:30:41Z","Google Cloud Storage: high performance that just works","http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2012/04/google-cloud-storage-high-performance.html" -"3795411","fhoxh","fhoxh",,,"0","1",,"1333496952","2012-04-03T23:49:12Z","Munster: Apple to be first $1 trillion company by 2014","http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/03/munster-how-apple-becomes-the-first-1-trillion-company/" -"3796269","davidall","davidall",,,"0","2",,"1333516011","2012-04-04T05:06:51Z","Google Maps - Watercolor edition","http://maps.stamen.com/watercolor/#12/37.7262/-122.4129" -"3796334","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","1",,"1333518140","2012-04-04T05:42:20Z","Think Quarterly by Google","http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/quarterly/" -"3796475","ChankeyPathak","ChankeyPathak",,,"0","2",,"1333522280","2012-04-04T06:51:20Z","Microsoft counted as key Linux contributor, for now anyway","http://www.linuxstall.com/microsoft-counted-as-key-linux-contributor-for-now-anyway/" -"3800351","kurtvarner","kurtvarner",,,"0","1",,"1333580619","2012-04-04T23:03:39Z","Uber Simplifies Sign Up Process: Just Hold Up Your Credit Card","http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/04/uber-speeds-up-sign-up-process-just-hold-up-your-credit-card-youre-in/" -"3801025","startupaddict","startupaddict",,,"0","1",,"1333593505","2012-04-05T02:38:25Z","Capturing the value of social media in Google Analytics","http://www.startupaddict.com/social-media-2/understanding-social-media-in-google-analytics/3842" -"3803001","joejohnson","joejohnson",,,"0","1",,"1333639989","2012-04-05T15:33:09Z","Viacom’s $1B copyright suit against Google being resurrected","http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/04/05/viacoms-landmark-1b-copyright-suit-against-google-being-resurrected/" -"3804003","WickieMedia","WickieMedia",,,"0","2",,"1333651959","2012-04-05T18:52:39Z","Blocked by Google Adsense","http://www.wickiemedia.net/index.php?/Season-2/blocked-by-adsense-a-critical-issue.html" -"3805073","rmah","rmah",,,"0","2",,"1333666721","2012-04-05T22:58:41Z","Google discontinuing ebook reseller program due to lack of 'traction'","http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/5/2928157/google-discontinuing-ebook-reseller-program" -"3805975","zrgiu_","zrgiu_",,,"0","2",,"1333685684","2012-04-06T04:14:44Z","Gamasutra.com marked as malicious by Google","https://www.google.com/search?q=gamasutra" -"3807002","gaustin","gaustin",,,"0","2",,"1333718165","2012-04-06T13:16:05Z","Sergey Brin Wearing Google Glasses At Charity Event","https://plus.google.com/u/0/111091089527727420853/posts/EuMZWxrWtQa" -"3807644","Shenglong","Shenglong",,,"0","1",,"1333727935","2012-04-06T15:58:55Z","Realistic Version of Google Glasses","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mRF0rBXIeg&feature=youtube_gdata_player" -"3813819","sonic0002","sonic0002",,,"0","1",,"1333892905","2012-04-08T13:48:25Z","Google releases new app to improve the accuracy of indoor positioning","http://pixelstech.net/article/index.php?id=1333892813" -"3814002","famoreira","famoreira",,,"0","1",,"1333898155","2012-04-08T15:15:55Z","An already launched Dropbox competitor (powered by Google Docs)","https://www.insynchq.com" -"3815316","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1333930212","2012-04-09T00:10:12Z","The iPad is Growing Up and iPhoto is its Puberty","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/04/08/the-ipad-is-growing-up-and-iphoto-is-its-puberty/" -"3819040","sethbannon","sethbannon",,,"0","2",,"1334003077","2012-04-09T20:24:37Z","Google Tries to ""Start Something"" Post-SOPA","http://techpresident.com/news/22028/google-tries-start-something-post-sopapipa#.T4NFNGtdnUA.twitter" -"3824739","adrianwaj","adrianwaj",,,"0","1",,"1334096124","2012-04-10T22:15:24Z","Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG with Google Maps API","http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2012/04/map-of-week-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-with.html" -"3827085","marathe","marathe",,,"0","1",,"1334145737","2012-04-11T12:02:17Z","JQuery urges Microsoft to break touchscreen patent deadlock","http://webdev360.com/jquery-urges-microsoft-to-break-touchscreen-patent-deadlock-41949.html" -"3827498","bond","bond",,,"0","1",,"1334152219","2012-04-11T13:50:19Z","Toward a simpler, more beautiful Google","http://googleblog.blogspot.pt/2012/04/toward-simpler-more-beautiful-google.html" -"3827848","CowboyRobot","CowboyRobot",,,"0","1",,"1334156701","2012-04-11T15:05:01Z","4 Fixes Google Chrome OS Still Needs","http://www.informationweek.com/news/development/web/232900071" -"3828467","YODspica","YODspica",,,"0","1",,"1334164114","2012-04-11T17:08:34Z","Google Improves Google","http://yodspica.org/2012/04/google-improves-googleplus/#.T4W6jQCpZw0.hackernews" -"3829359","Stealx","Stealx",,,"0","1",,"1334174236","2012-04-11T19:57:16Z","The Microsoft MCSE is Back","http://www.trainsignal.com/blog/new-mcse-certification-2012?utm_source=hackernews" -"3829979","glassx","glassx",,,"0","1",,"1334183600","2012-04-11T22:33:20Z","Could Foxconn's factory in Brazil be a model for Apple production?","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57412330-37/could-foxconns-factory-in-brazil-be-a-model-for-apple-production/" -"3831844","VuongN","VuongN",,,"0","1",,"1334228972","2012-04-12T11:09:32Z","U.S. judge orders Motorola not to enforce Microsoft injunction in Germany","http://www.techworld.com.au/article/421282/u_judge_orders_motorola_enforce_microsoft_injunction_germany" -"3834385","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","1",,"1334267950","2012-04-12T21:59:10Z","The Blurrification Of Germany: Another Google Street View Accidental Art Project","http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/the-blurrification-of-germany-another-google-street-view-accidental-art-project" -"3834717","davewingler","davewingler",,,"0","1",,"1334274882","2012-04-12T23:54:42Z","An inspiring story about wow one Aussie inventor took on Microsoft and won","http://www.abc.net.au/austory/specials/adonedeal/default.htm" -"3835448","andrewstuart","andrewstuart",,,"0","1","Does Microsoft have any plans for a JSON database? I can't find any such suggestion on the interwebs.","1334292698","2012-04-13T04:51:38Z","Where is the Microsoft JSON database?", -"3835480","mitchie_luna","mitchie_luna",,,"0","2",,"1334293613","2012-04-13T05:06:53Z","Google claims 170 million users as it revamps Google+ to ape Facebook","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/9199420/Google-claims-170-million-users-as-it-revamps-Google-to-ape-Facebook.html" -"3836434","zdw","zdw",,,"0","2",,"1334321519","2012-04-13T12:51:59Z","OSMeta - Amit Singh's (OS X Internals, ex-Google) startup","http://osmeta.com" -"3836517","sonic0002","sonic0002",,,"0","2",,"1334322718","2012-04-13T13:11:58Z","Microsoft: Apple UI sucks, Metro UI is philosophy","http://pixelstech.net/article/index.php?id=1334315541" -"3837200","maudlinmau5","maudlinmau5",,,"0","2",,"1334331329","2012-04-13T15:35:29Z","Amazon out-searches Google","http://betanews.com/2012/04/12/amazon-out-searches-google/" -"3837943","wslh","wslh",,,"0","1","Yes, I do. More prospects contacting our company in the last few days.","1334339670","2012-04-13T17:54:30Z","Ask HN: Have experience traffic changes after Google algorithm updates?", -"3838712","zhiQ","zhiQ",,,"0","1",,"1334349030","2012-04-13T20:30:30Z","New Google+, Awesome Looking Pages","http://www.greyreview.com/2012/04/14/new-google-pages-brands-collection/" -"3841313","Sami_Lehtinen","Sami_Lehtinen",,,"0","2",,"1334422198","2012-04-14T16:49:58Z","Google Sites requires JavaScript for navigation","https://plus.google.com/u/0/106938703242944328523/posts/ExbaghDQsNU" -"3842586","jnabholz","jnabholz",,,"0","1",,"1334458717","2012-04-15T02:58:37Z","What's Strategic for Google (2009)","http://cdixon.org/2009/12/30/whats-strategic-for-google/" -"3844219","tarr11","tarr11",,,"0","1",,"1334513244","2012-04-15T18:07:24Z","Dogpile is the #1 result for ""search engine"" on Google","http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=search+engine" -"3844917","rvn1045","rvn1045",,,"0","1",,"1334527360","2012-04-15T22:02:40Z","New Shares Class Gives Google Founders tighter control","http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/new-share-class-gives-google-founders-tighter-control/" -"3845699","waiwai933","waiwai933",,,"0","1",,"1334545165","2012-04-16T02:59:25Z","Google using Street View house numbers in reCAPTCHAs","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9205486/Google-accused-of-invading-privacy-with-pictures-of-house-numbers.html" -"3845909","mitchie_luna","mitchie_luna",,,"0","1",,"1334550730","2012-04-16T04:32:10Z","The People vs. Apple","http://www.technewsworld.com/story/The-People-vs-Apple-74863.html" -"3848865","dazbradbury","dazbradbury",,,"0","2",,"1334603734","2012-04-16T19:15:34Z","Man uses Google Earth to find long-lost mother ","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57414337-93/man-uses-google-earth-to-find-long-lost-mother/" -"3849108","zoowar","zoowar",,,"0","2",,"1334606872","2012-04-16T20:07:52Z","Why the FCC Fined Google Just 68 Seconds in Profits","https://www.propublica.org/article/why-the-fcc-fined-google-just-68-seconds-in-profits/" -"3849714","dkd903","dkd903",,,"0","1",,"1334613896","2012-04-16T22:04:56Z","No Support for Linux on Google Drive (As Usual Google)","http://digitizor.com/2012/04/17/google-drive-5/" -"3850742","redridingnews","redridingnews",,,"0","1",,"1334630344","2012-04-17T02:39:04Z","Oracle, Google set for the Silicon Valley show trial","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57414776-94/oracle-google-set-for-the-silicon-valley-show-trial/" -"3851230","mitchie_luna","mitchie_luna",,,"0","2",,"1334638908","2012-04-17T05:01:48Z","SabPub Mac Trojan spreads through Microsoft Office vulnerability","http://www.techspot.com/news/48213-sabpub-mac-trojan-spreads-through-microsoft-office-vulnerability.html" -"3851842","gamebit07","gamebit07",,,"0","1",,"1334654383","2012-04-17T09:19:43Z","Microsoft reveals Windows 8 editions, ARM version to be called RT","http://gadgets.ndtv.com/shownews.aspx?id=GADEN20120199823&Sec=NEWS&nid=198586" -"3852119","davethenerd","davethenerd",,,"0","1",,"1334662621","2012-04-17T11:37:01Z","Apple hires United Continental CFO Zane Rowe as new VP of Sales","http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/04/17/zane-rowe-apple-vp-of-sales/" -"3852990","MRonney","MRonney",,,"0","1",,"1334676285","2012-04-17T15:24:45Z","Google could soon face big fines over iOS Safari privacy controversy ","http://9to5google.com/2012/04/17/google-could-soon-face-big-fines-over-ios-safari-privacy-controversy-in-ftc-investigation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9to5Google+%289to5+Google+-+Beyond+Good+and+Evil%29" -"3856174","vgnet","vgnet",,,"0","1",,"1334715812","2012-04-18T02:23:32Z","Microsoft Responds to Critics Over Botnet Bruhaha","http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/04/microsoft-responds-to-critics-over-botnet-bruhaha/" -"3856322","transburgh","transburgh",,,"0","2",,"1334719775","2012-04-18T03:29:35Z","Google confirms that they make own networking equipment","http://m.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/going-with-the-flow-google/all/1" -"3856717","nsns","nsns",,,"0","1",,"1334728989","2012-04-18T06:03:09Z","Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus: Can a Second Google Wallet Phone Ignite Mobile Payments?","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/sprints-galaxy-nexus-can-a-second-google-wallet-phone-ignite-mobile-payments/" -"3856758","redridingnews","redridingnews",,,"0","1",,"1334730109","2012-04-18T06:21:49Z","Google Street View may face further scrutiny","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57415550-83/google-street-view-may-face-further-scrutiny/" -"3857314","nsns","nsns",,,"0","1",,"1334745631","2012-04-18T10:40:31Z","The Game Is Not Over For Facebook, Google In Russia (But There Is Work To Do)","http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/18/the-game-is-not-over-for-facebook-google-in-russia-but-there-is-work-to-do/" -"3858845","_pius","_pius",,,"0","2",,"1334767369","2012-04-18T16:42:49Z","Uber Experiments With Lower-Priced Taxis In Chicago","http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/18/uber-experiments-with-lower-priced-taxis-in-chicago-through-newly-launched-labs-group-garage" -"3860778","eeirinberg","eeirinberg",,,"0","1",,"1334792834","2012-04-18T23:47:14Z","Search on Google: Tilt or Askew","http://www.google.com/#hl=en&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=tilt&oq=tilt&aq=f&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_nf=1&gs_l=hp.3..0l4.1212.1522.0.1720.4.4.0.0.0.0.100.356.3j1.4.0.b6-Q8yyV08M&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=eb18a0768d91cd28&biw=1239&bih=690" -"3862621","hasanove","hasanove",,,"0","2",,"1334838716","2012-04-19T12:31:56Z","SPDY module for Apache (by Google)","http://code.google.com/p/mod-spdy/" -"3862926","hu_me","hu_me",,,"0","1",,"1334843094","2012-04-19T13:44:54Z","How Google manages employee eating habits","http://www.medicaresupplementalinsurance.com/google-diet.html" -"3863516","mitchie_luna","mitchie_luna",,,"0","2",,"1334850197","2012-04-19T15:43:17Z","Google's Page Says He Can't Recall Java Email","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303513404577352054043288844.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews" -"3863571","aeurielesn","aeurielesn",,,"0","1",,"1334850791","2012-04-19T15:53:11Z","Google now provides an airline reservation system","http://www.tnooz.com/2012/03/01/news/google-now-providing-airline-reservations-system-to-regional-carrier-cape-air/" -"3863642","kevinoulds","kevinoulds",,,"0","3",,"1334851498","2012-04-19T16:04:58Z","Uber Takes on Cabs, Setting the Stage for a Future Clash","http://betakit.com/2012/04/19/uber-takes-on-cabs-setting-the-stage-for-a-future-clash" -"3863746","optiplex","optiplex",,,"0","1",,"1334852552","2012-04-19T16:22:32Z","Apple and the myth of ""The law of large numbers""","http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/80331" -"3865289","angryasian","angryasian",,,"0","2",,"1334871571","2012-04-19T21:39:31Z","Amazon Appstore’s Revenue Per User Beats Out iOS, Google Play","http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/19/amazon-appstores-revenue-per-user-beats-out-ios-google-play-says-game-developer-tinyco/" -"3865807","blantonl","blantonl",,,"0","1",,"1334879560","2012-04-19T23:52:40Z","Tango steps it up to compete against Microsoft/Skype, raises $40m","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-19/tango-raises-40-million-to-vie-with-skype-in-video-correct-.html" -"3866092","miles_matthias","miles_matthias",,,"0","2",,"1334885322","2012-04-20T01:28:42Z","Wisen up: Google's Wifi Sniffing is Absolutely Not Illegal","http://milesmatthias.com/post/21412506321/wisen-up-googles-wifi-sniffing-is-absolutely-not" -"3870292","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1334965716","2012-04-20T23:48:36Z","Google Safe Browsing Data Syncs to iOS Devices Via iTunes","http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/google-safe-browsing-data-syncs-to-ios-devices-via-itunes/" -"3871652","leejw00t354","leejw00t354",,,"0","1",,"1335012616","2012-04-21T12:50:16Z","Google API spring cleaning","http://googledevelopers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/changes-to-deprecation-policies-and-api.html" -"3871743","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1335016221","2012-04-21T13:50:21Z","MacOS KenDensed: Apple’s Malware & Patent Headache-fest","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/macos_kendensed_apples_malware_patent_headache-fest/" -"3874660","zmmz","zmmz",,,"0","1",,"1335097533","2012-04-22T12:25:33Z","Google code removes ""updates"" page from projects","http://code.google.com/p/support/issues/detail?id=24324" -"3875846","dwynings","dwynings",,,"0","2",,"1335124094","2012-04-22T19:48:14Z","Uber, Airbnb, et al. explained -- The ""Crowd-scaled"" Business Model","http://allensblog.typepad.com/allensblog/2012/04/uber-airbnb-et-al-explained.html" -"3876111","bitops","bitops",,,"0","1",,"1335129178","2012-04-22T21:12:58Z","Microsoft Humor Competency Scale ","http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/Training/Competencies/Pages/humor.aspx" -"3877559","randylubin","randylubin",,,"1","3",,"1335162448","2012-04-23T06:27:28Z","Uber Meets Super Shuttle","http://blog.randylubin.com/post/21635542675/start-up-idea-uber-meets-super-shuttle" -"3878321","NoBorders","NoBorders","true",,"-1","1",,"1335182200","2012-04-23T11:56:40Z","IBM Demos Uber Battery That ‘Breathes’ oxygens and recharges by expelling oxygen","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/ibm-supercomputers-battery/" -"3880341","aritraghosh007","aritraghosh007",,,"0","1",,"1335207136","2012-04-23T18:52:16Z","Facebook paying Microsoft $550 million for 650 patents, Ballmer clicks 'like'","http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/23/facebook-buys-aol-patents/?a_dgi=aolshare_facebook" -"3881749","Suraj-Sun","Suraj-Sun",,,"0","1",,"1335226634","2012-04-24T00:17:14Z","Microsoft Xbox 360 found to infringe Motorola patents in preliminary ITC ruling","http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/23/2970035/xbox-360-found-to-infringe-motorola-patents-in-preliminary-itc-ruling" -"3882550","pwg","pwg",,,"0","1",,"1335244740","2012-04-24T05:19:00Z","Google Ups Bounty For Bugs To $20,000","https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/google-ups-bounty-bugs-20000-042312" -"3882966","jpdus","jpdus",,,"0","2",,"1335255131","2012-04-24T08:12:11Z","Google Docs bumps up free storage to 5GB, primes servers for Drive?","http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/google-docs-increases-free-storage-to-5gb/" -"3883680","akharris","akharris",,,"0","2","Giant zipper up and down the full google homepage. pretty excellent: www.google.com","1335271937","2012-04-24T12:52:17Z","Google doodle for the inventor of the zipper", -"3884730","dermatthias","dermatthias",,,"0","1",,"1335285325","2012-04-24T16:35:25Z","Google Drive Announcement","http://googleblog.blogspot.de/2012/04/introducing-google-drive-yes-really.html" -"3884783","robin_reala","robin_reala",,,"0","1",,"1335285795","2012-04-24T16:43:15Z","Introducing Google Drive, the newest member of Google Apps ","http://googleenterprise.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/introducing-google-drive-newest-member.html" -"3885150","boredguy8","boredguy8",,,"0","1",,"1335288277","2012-04-24T17:24:37Z","Introducing the Google Drive SDK","http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.com/2012/04/introducing-google-drive-and-google.html" -"3885348","domodomo","domodomo",,,"0","1",,"1335290044","2012-04-24T17:54:04Z","Revisu integrates with Google Drive","http://www.revisu.com/2012/04/24/revisu-integrates-with-google-drive/" -"3885761","msomers","msomers",,,"0","1",,"1335294280","2012-04-24T19:04:40Z","Do you trust the Google Drive ToS?","http://behindcompanies.com/2012/04/the-failure-of-google-drive-the-tos/" -"3886243","bond","bond",,,"0","1",,"1335300247","2012-04-24T20:44:07Z","Apple Q2 2012 earnings: $39.2billion revenue, quarterly net profit $11.6billion","http://9to5mac.com/2012/04/24/apple-posts-record-q2-2012-earnings-39-2-billion-in-revenue-and-quarterly-net-profit-of-11-6-billion/" -"3887892","kamaal","kamaal",,,"0","1",,"1335333008","2012-04-25T05:50:08Z","Does Uberman's Sleep Schedule result in more productivity?","http://productivity.stackexchange.com/questions/380/does-ubermans-sleep-schedule-result-in-more-productivity" -"3889093","t3rcio","t3rcio",,,"0","2",,"1335361778","2012-04-25T13:49:38Z","Google Drive: what is yours, is mine","http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/terms/regional.html" -"3890636","tgreene","tgreene",,,"0","1","If businesses and consumers stuck to security basics, they could have avoided all cases of Conficker worm infection detected on 1.7 million systems by Microsoft researchers in the last half of 2011.

According to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence report, all cases of Conficker infection stemmed from just two attack methods: weak or stolen passwords and exploiting software vulnerabilities for which updates existed.","1335382596","2012-04-25T19:36:36Z","Microsoft says two basic security steps might have stopped Conficker infections","http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/042512-microsoft-conficker-258665.html?hpg1=bn" -"3890764","Peteris","Peteris",,,"0","1",,"1335384055","2012-04-25T20:00:55Z","No hosting with Google Drive yet, but that's ok.","http://peteriserins.tumblr.com/post/21797209750/no-hosting-with-google-drive-yet-but-thats-ok" -"3891354","puranjay","puranjay",,,"0","2",,"1335391489","2012-04-25T22:04:49Z","Google Doesn't Want Me to Buy New Shoes","http://startupdispatch.com/opinion/google-doesnt-want-me-to-buy-new-shoes/" -"3891737","acak","acak",,,"0","1",,"1335399075","2012-04-26T00:11:15Z","Sundar Pichai: Google Drive Is About Context, Where Competitors Are About Files","http://allthingsd.com/20120424/sundar-pichai-google-drive-is-about-context-where-competitors-are-about-files/" -"3892953","quadrahelix","quadrahelix",,,"0","2",,"1335428228","2012-04-26T08:17:08Z","Google updates its search filtering algorithm to target SEO violators","http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/26/2975924/google-updates-spam-filtering-algorithm" -"3894307","nextstep","nextstep",,,"0","1",,"1335453444","2012-04-26T15:17:24Z","Google clones Dropbox: lock, stock, and privacy gaffe","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/google-clones-dropbox-lock-stock-and-privacy-gaffe/4870" -"3896337","Suraj-Sun","Suraj-Sun",,,"0","1",,"1335477511","2012-04-26T21:58:31Z","FTC hires outside attorney in Google antitrust case","http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_20488270/google-ftc-antitrust-trial-attorney-wilkinson-mcveigh" -"3898447","leejw00t354","leejw00t354",,,"0","1",,"1335523680","2012-04-27T10:48:00Z","Google backs 'social network' for former violent extremists","http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-04/25/against-violent-extremism-social-network" -"3901044","collocation","collocation",,,"0","2",,"1335560998","2012-04-27T21:09:58Z","Google Kills Work Place Productivity with Easter Eggs","http://www.colocationamerica.com/blog/google-kills-work-place-productivity-with-easter-eggs.htm" -"3901188","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1335563812","2012-04-27T21:56:52Z","Your Google Drive isn't ready? Just wait a day… or maybe two","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/04/your-google-drive-isnt-ready-just-wait-a-day-or-maybe-two.ars" -"3901315","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","1",,"1335565897","2012-04-27T22:31:37Z","Google's Zerg Rush Easter Egg","http://www.google.com/#hl=en&gs_nf=1&cp=9&gs_id=9&xhr=t&q=Zerg+Rush&pf=p&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&oq=Zerg+Rush&aq=0z&aqi=g-z3g-s1&aql=&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=df9563dc39f4c35e&biw=1030&bih=618" -"3902911","tilt","tilt",,,"0","1",,"1335620482","2012-04-28T13:41:22Z","Apple and Samsung CEOs to meet on May 21 and 22 for settlement talks in SF court","http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/04/apple-and-samsung-ceos-to-meet-on-may.html" -"3904193","fl3tch","fl3tch",,,"0","1",,"1335648992","2012-04-28T21:36:32Z","Google releases FCC report on Street View probe","http://documents.latimes.com/google-releases-fcc-report-street-view-probe/" -"3905902","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,"-1","1",,"1335705094","2012-04-29T13:11:34Z","What is Uber.la? Social Media Strategies","http://uber.la/about/" -"3908270","dave1010uk","dave1010uk",,,"0","1",,"1335767920","2012-04-30T06:38:40Z","A tweet about an XSS vulnerability in Google+ creates an XSS in InformationWeek","http://www.nilsjuenemann.de/2012/04/ethiopia-gets-new-school-thanks-to-xss.html?updated" -"3908788","charl_nl","charl_nl",,,"0","1",,"1335785976","2012-04-30T11:39:36Z","IPv6 Presentations and Google+ Hangouts","http://funnybutnot.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/ipv6-presentations-and-google-hangouts/" -"3910588","moonboots","moonboots",,,"0","1",,"1335810373","2012-04-30T18:26:13Z","Redis frontend to Google's LevelDB Disk Store","https://github.com/evanphx/redis-leveldb" -"3910955","xwes","xwes",,,"0","1",,"1335814153","2012-04-30T19:29:13Z","A framework for Google Web Toolkit that follows its idioms, free for GPL","http://www.sencha.com/products/gxt" -"3911776","martey","martey",,,"0","2",,"1335823188","2012-04-30T21:59:48Z","Congress Should Grill the FCC Over Redacted Google Wi-Fi Snooping Report","http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/opinion-sogohian-google-fcc/" -"3912983","0batherball","0batherball","true",,"-1","1","Anda mungkin sering mendengar penyakit Tuberkulosis atau di singkat TBC ? Anda mencari pengobatannya ? Inilah pengobatan herbal tuberkulosis yang anda cari !!!","1335846544","2012-05-01T04:29:04Z","Pengobatan herbal tuberkulosis","http://herball.net/pengobatan-herbal-tuberkulosis/" -"3914304","ttunguz","ttunguz",,,"0","1",,"1335880666","2012-05-01T13:57:46Z","Microsoft’s Innovation Strategy: Don’t Build; Invest.","http://tomasztunguz.com/2012/05/01/microsofts-innovation-strategy-dont-build-invest/" -"3914555","rshetty","rshetty",,,"0","1",,"1335883627","2012-05-01T14:47:07Z","SPDY : An Application Layer protocol by Google","http://openprobe.blogspot.in/2012/05/spdy-tech-seminar.html" -"3915826","iag","iag",,,"29","125",,"1335897969","2012-05-01T18:46:09Z","Uber launches on demand Mariachi band for $100","http://blog.uber.com/2012/05/01/on-demand-mariachi-fiestas/" -"3917030","andywood","andywood",,,"0","1",,"1335918811","2012-05-02T00:33:31Z","Google's Self-Driving Car is for Real-Life Crawling (2010)","http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/googles-self-driving-car-is-for-real-life-crawling/" -"3917490","aarghh","aarghh",,,"0","1",,"1335929524","2012-05-02T03:32:04Z","Google Wi-Fi snooping: Assessing the FCC report","http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/05/marius_milner_google_wi_fi_snooping_assessing_the_disturbing_fcc_report_on_the_company_s_street_view_program_.single.html" -"3918204","drodil","drodil",,,"0","2",,"1335950645","2012-05-02T09:24:05Z","Google Refuses Request For Galaxy Nexus Source Code","http://www.webpronews.com/google-refuses-request-for-galaxy-nexus-source-code-2012-04" -"3920898","Suraj-Sun","Suraj-Sun",,,"0","1",,"1335989296","2012-05-02T20:08:16Z","Windows Live to be rebranded as Microsoft Account","http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-live-branding-is-dead-hello-microsoft-account" -"3920964","olondi","olondi","true",,"0","1",,"1335990212","2012-05-02T20:23:32Z","Google Is Making a Huge and Annoying Mistake [Google]","http://gizmodo.com/5907102/google-is-making-a-huge-and-annoying-mistake" -"3921431","cooldeal","cooldeal",,,"0","1",,"1335995978","2012-05-02T21:59:38Z","Bizarre internal Apple video shows Steve Jobs rallying the troops against IBM","http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/02/bizarre-internal-apple-video-shows-steve-jobs-rallying-the-troop/" -"3922514","akuchlous","akuchlous",,,"0","1",,"1336023670","2012-05-03T05:41:10Z","Apple can dropbox anytime","http://nexthotstartup.com/2012/05/03/apple-dropbox/" -"3926282","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"0","2",,"1336087495","2012-05-03T23:24:55Z","Google news adds 'realtime coverage'","https://news.google.com/news/rtc?pz=1&cf=all&ncl=dbngAVGvvDCMJYM5xU4zBEy8dg_sM&topic=h" -"3928338","abfabry","abfabry",,,"0","1",,"1336139638","2012-05-04T13:53:58Z","How to start small with big data and Google analytics","http://artsy.github.com/blog/2012/05/01/how-to-start-small-with-big-data-and-google-analytics/" -"3933081","evandrix","evandrix",,,"0","1",,"1336247721","2012-05-05T19:55:21Z","Google Code Jam 2012 Round 1B","http://code.google.com/codejam/contest/1836486/dashboard" -"3935530","airnomad","airnomad",,,"0","1",,"1336322487","2012-05-06T16:41:27Z","Could two smart CS students create a search engine that unseats Google?","http://www.quora.com/Could-two-smart-computer-science-Ph-D-students-create-a-search-engine-that-unseats-Google-How-vulnerable-is-Google-to-this-possibility" -"3938491","spacestronaut","spacestronaut",,,"0","1",,"1336388755","2012-05-07T11:05:55Z","Something has hijacked my Google","http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/google-49364-geek-search.html" -"3940641","airnomad","airnomad",,,"0","1",,"1336420155","2012-05-07T19:49:15Z","Read The Inspirational Note Given To Every Apple Employee On Their First Day","http://www.cultofmac.com/165341/read-the-inspirational-note-given-to-every-apple-employee-on-their-first-day/" -"3942947","webandrew","webandrew",,,"0","1","Google’s self-driven cars will soon be running on Nevada roads after it got approval for the nation’s first autonomous vehicle license from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Monday.","1336471241","2012-05-08T10:00:41Z","Google’s First Self-Driven Cars To Soon Run on Nevada Roads","http://www.techieapps.com/googles-first-self-driven-cars-to-soon-run-on-nevada-roads-gets-license-from-dmv/" -"3943445","atspcohn","atspcohn",,,"0","1",,"1336483158","2012-05-08T13:19:18Z","Google+: Solving a problem for the wrong customer","http://v1again.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/google-solving-a-problem-for-the-wrong-customer/" -"3946654","obilgic","obilgic",,,"0","2",,"1336526307","2012-05-09T01:18:27Z","Google's Vic Gundotra tries Project Glass on for size","http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/googles-vic-gundotra-tries-project-glass-on-for-size/" -"3949982","ViolentJason","ViolentJason",,,"0","1",,"1336589878","2012-05-09T18:57:58Z","Microsoft Kinect used as an augmented reality sandbox (video)","http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-kinect-used-augmented-reality-sandbox-video#.T6q-MhxFlbk.hackernews" -"3950801","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"0","1",,"1336602524","2012-05-09T22:28:44Z","MirageTable: Microsoft presents augmented reality device","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18005498" -"3954409","sgtnotorious","sgtnotorious",,,"0","2",,"1336667921","2012-05-10T16:38:41Z","Google+ puts iOS ahead of Android","http://betanews.com/2012/05/09/google-puts-ios-ahead-of-android/" -"3954869","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","1",,"1336672252","2012-05-10T17:50:52Z","It's Apple vs. Google vs. Everyone In The Mobile Payments War","http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/05/09/its-apple-vs-google-vs-everyone-in-the-mobile-payments-war/#src=twitter" -"3955483","irunbackwards","irunbackwards",,,"0","1",,"1336678405","2012-05-10T19:33:25Z","Aiming For The Google Maps Behemoth, UpNext Releases Vector Mapping iPhone App","http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/10/aiming-for-the-google-maps-behemoth-upnext-releases-vector-mapping-iphone-app/" -"3959675","mmahemoff","mmahemoff",,,"0","2",,"1336749890","2012-05-11T15:24:50Z","Humans.txt - Google Ventures","http://www.googleventures.com/humans.txt" -"3960316","jamgraham","jamgraham",,,"0","1",,"1336757484","2012-05-11T17:31:24Z","Apple’s Coming Map App Will “Blow Your Head Off”","http://allthingsd.com/20120511/apples-coming-map-app-will-blow-your-head-off/?mod=atdtweet" -"3961964","lemieux","lemieux",,,"0","1",,"1336778753","2012-05-11T23:25:53Z","CloudOn - Brings Microsoft Office to your tablet","http://cloudon.com/" -"3962267","smthomas","smthomas",,,"0","1",,"1336785617","2012-05-12T01:20:17Z","Theming the Ubercart Product Page for Drupal 6","http://codekarate.com/blog/drupal-6-ubercart-theme-add-cart-form" -"3964813","vanwilder77","vanwilder77",,,"0","1",,"1336850074","2012-05-12T19:14:34Z","Google Doodle for Mothers Day ","http://www.google.com/ncr" -"3965312","rhufnagel","rhufnagel",,,"0","1",,"1336860538","2012-05-12T22:08:58Z","Microsoft Bing Social vs. Google Search Plus Your World: Showdown","http://www.pcworld.com/article/255476/microsoft_bing_social_vs_google_search_plus_your_world_showdown.html" -"3971799","tomaltman","tomaltman",,,"0","1",,"1337013474","2012-05-14T16:37:54Z","SEO Test: Google Penguin - How Does it Work?","http://tomaltman.com/seo-test-google-penguin-how-does-it-work/" -"3972894","lambada","lambada",,,"0","1",,"1337025493","2012-05-14T19:58:13Z","Apple Drops '4G' label from new iPad (in AUS and UK)","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/14/apple_drops_4g_label_from_new_ipad/" -"3973235","vibrunazo","vibrunazo",,,"0","1",,"1337029029","2012-05-14T20:57:09Z","Google Prices its Cloud SQL Offering","http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2012/05/google-prices-its-cloud-sql-offering-solidifies-cloud-database-market.php" -"3973552","Solacetech","Solacetech","true",,"-1","1",,"1337032546","2012-05-14T21:55:46Z","The ZTE Score M has an alleged Backdoor. Tip xdadevelopers and Gruber","http://areyouanandroid.com/zte-score-alleged-backdoor-tip-xdadevelopers-gruber/#.T7F_XUjBofc.hackernews" -"3980499","zitterbewegung","zitterbewegung",,,"0","2",,"1337143121","2012-05-16T04:38:41Z","Google docs adds research feature.","http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/05/google-docs-new-sidebar-makes-research-faster/" -"3980926","tony_le_montana","tony_le_montana",,,"0","1",,"1337154373","2012-05-16T07:46:13Z","Polycom Brings Video Streaming to Apple, Google Devices","http://techno-capital.com/?p=2481" -"3983211","MichaelSherman","MichaelSherman",,,"0","1","The SF Bay Tech Career Expo and Developers Jam at the Moscone Center across from Google's sold-out developers conference, Google I/O, on June 28-29 is open to all tech professionals. The expo showcases jobs and careers at dozens of interactive companies. Everyone from engineers, programmers and designers to marketers, sales and management personnel will have access to innovative tech career opportunities in a casual, creative atmosphere. Network with peers and engage with dynamic companies taking business and technology to the next level. The Dev Jam will include sessions, talks, roundtables and workshops for developers and tech professionals. Expect a lot of developer and tech goodness with a range of sessions presented by area meetups, user groups and other entities over the course of two days. Google I/O keynotes and key sessions will be live-streamed into the developer theater. Interested professionals can visit the optional preregistration page at http://TechCareerExpo.com/talent/, or just stop by the Moscone Center. Interested companies may order exhibit space online at http://techcareerexpo.com/employers/ .","1337191443","2012-05-16T18:04:03Z","Tech Career Expo & DevJam Slated for Moscone Center During Google I/O","http://TechCareerExpo.com/" -"3983436","bitops","bitops",,,"0","1",,"1337194227","2012-05-16T18:50:27Z","Oracle Goes for Broke in Court Battle With Google","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/05/google-schmidt-page-damages/" -"3988822","dholowiski","dholowiski",,,"0","1","Facebook claims 800+ million 'active users'. I'm wondering how Google compares to that. Not google Plus, but Google search.","1337285343","2012-05-17T20:09:03Z","Ask HN: How many active users does Google (search, not plus) have?", -"3991337","jnazario","jnazario",,,"0","1",,"1337342217","2012-05-18T11:56:57Z","ICloud hacked? | Ubergizmo","http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/05/icloud-hacked/" -"3991551","RudeBaguette","RudeBaguette",,,"0","1",,"1337346159","2012-05-18T13:02:39Z","Uber competitor launches in France. Solution: Private Driver Race.","http://www.rudebaguette.com/2012/05/18/uber-competitor-chauffeur-prive-launches-in-france-one-solution-private-driver-race/?utm_source=hackful&utm_medium=hackful&utm_campaign=hackful" -"3993649","lleims","lleims",,,"157","96",,"1337371713","2012-05-18T20:08:33Z","John Gruber takes 'The Talk Show' to Mule Radio","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/05/18/the-talk-show" -"3994335","pooriaazimi","pooriaazimi",,,"0","2",,"1337379827","2012-05-18T22:23:47Z","Why Did John Gruber's Talk Show Leave 5by5?","http://www.candlerblog.com/2012/05/18/where-did-the-talk-show-go/" -"3997112","pook1e","pook1e",,,"0","2",,"1337462610","2012-05-19T21:23:30Z","Google will keep Android free and open for at least five years","http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/19/3031130/google-android-free-open-five-years-china-regulation/in/2795023" -"4001392","DigitalSea","DigitalSea",,,"0","1","It's so easy to purchase apps from the app store for $1, I buy an app with ease without even thinking about it because $1 is nothing. I have a few friends who regularly buy the hottest apps out, not to mention friends who buy in-app purchases and it all adds up.

I just wrote a short blog post with two images of the highest grossing app in the app store at present and it's a slot machine game that is free to download, but you can buy coin packs, the second most popular purchase is $20. http://ilikekillnerds.com/2012/05/this-is-a-little-worrying/

Have Apple created a new generation of problem gamblers? What is everyone's opinion on this.","1337577334","2012-05-21T05:15:34Z","Is Apple Responsible For A New Breed of Problem Gamblers?", -"4002426","kemper","kemper",,,"0","1",,"1337601805","2012-05-21T12:03:25Z","China approves Google’s Motorola buy, demands Android remain open","http://www.bgr.com/2012/05/21/google-motorola-acquisition-approved-china-open-source/" -"4007436","btian","btian",,,"0","2",,"1337689077","2012-05-22T12:17:57Z","Google-Supported Autonomous-Car Legislation Passes California Senate","http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/05/sb-1298-autonomous-car/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=twitterclickthru" -"4007998","casemorton","casemorton",,,"0","1",,"1337697345","2012-05-22T14:35:45Z","Google finally closes Motorola deal, picks Dennis Woodside to run company","http://venturebeat.com/2012/05/22/google-motorola-deal-closed/" -"4008433","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","1",,"1337702478","2012-05-22T16:01:18Z","'Liberating' Your Data from Google, and What That Really Means","http://www.pcworld.com/article/255920/liberating_your_data_from_google_and_what_that_really_means.html" -"4008992","PaulMcCartney","PaulMcCartney",,,"0","1",,"1337709667","2012-05-22T18:01:07Z","Google Finally Closes Its $12.5 Billion Takeover of Motorola Mobility","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/google-motorola/" -"4012035","primesuspect","primesuspect",,,"0","1",,"1337759747","2012-05-23T07:55:47Z","ITC Judge recommends Xbox 360 ban in US in Microsoft/Motorola patent dispute","http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/judge-recommends-xbox-360-ban-in-us/096503" -"4013700","JOfferijns","JOfferijns",,,"0","2",,"1337789118","2012-05-23T16:05:18Z","Google Search iPhone app updated","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/faster-simpler-google-search-app-for.html" -"4015851","antr","antr",,,"0","3",,"1337815580","2012-05-23T23:26:20Z","TC Disrupt NYC winner: UberConference","http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/23/uberconference-wins-techcrunch-disrupt-nyc/" -"4016476","raullen","raullen",,,"0","1",,"1337826631","2012-05-24T02:30:31Z","Top Google Lawyer Touts Oracle Trial Victory ","http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120523-719030.html" -"4016533","jflatow","jflatow",,,"0","1",,"1337827781","2012-05-24T02:49:41Z","Microsoft Passes Apple in China as Nokia Cheers","http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/05/23/microsoft-passes-apple-in-china-as-nokia-cheers/" -"4017603","EdwardQ","EdwardQ",,,"0","1",,"1337852770","2012-05-24T09:46:10Z","Google tools made available to boost pro-democracy protesters in Syria","http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3359690/google-tools-could-boost-pro-democracy-protesters-in-syria/" -"4018165","PaulMcCartney","PaulMcCartney",,,"0","1",,"1337864818","2012-05-24T13:06:58Z","Rumor points to 7-inch Google tablet shipping in June","http://www.slashgear.com/rumor-points-to-7-inch-google-tablet-shipping-in-june-24229755/" -"4018727","kemper","kemper",,,"0","1",,"1337871731","2012-05-24T15:02:11Z","Apple’s ‘iTV’ might not be a TV at all","http://www.bgr.com/2012/05/24/apple-itv-rumor-ihub-forrester/" -"4023748","MarceloSilva","MarceloSilva",,,"0","1",,"1337957852","2012-05-25T14:57:32Z","Configurando GWT (Google Web Toolkit) no Eclipse (in portuguese)","http://javafree.uol.com.br/artigo/885713/Configurando-GWT-no-Eclipse.html" -"4025021","chmars","chmars",,,"0","8",,"1337973243","2012-05-25T19:14:03Z","John Gruber finally explains why he left 5b5","http://www.quora.com/The-Talk-Show/Why-did-John-Grubers-The-Talk-Show-switch-podcast-networks/answer/Cameron-Plommer?__snids__=42852072" -"4025320","leeohsheeus","leeohsheeus",,,"5","7",,"1337979066","2012-05-25T20:51:06Z","John Gruber talks about the Talk Show leaving 5by5","http://muleradio.net/thetalkshow/2/" -"4030281","Mnkradio","Mnkradio","true",,"-1","1",,"1338133642","2012-05-27T15:47:22Z","ShowHN:SongPiper.com, Vidless Music Distribution 4 Youtubers","http://www.songpiper.com" -"4030724","MichaelSherman","MichaelSherman",,,"0","1","Thursday, June 28 – 9am to 5pm -(final times determined based upon Google I/O Schedule)

Join us for Google I/O Extended at Moscone Center, right across the street from Google I/O Live. Our Google Livestream Theater and DevJam is the premiere location for catching the highly anticipated keynote and all your favorite technical sessions right inside a hub of activity and innovation all its own.

Google I/O may be sold out but you can still connect with other talented developers and network in an environment dedicated to helping you realize all I/O Live has to offer.

Products and technologies to be featured at I/O include App Engine, Android, Google+, Google Chrome, HTML5, AJAX, Maps and Data APIs, Google TV, and more.

Join us, and learn the latest web, mobile and social breakthroughs from the developers who are turning them into tomorrow’s businesses. Right in the heart it all, Google Livestream Theater at the Moscone Center runs concurrently with Tech Career Expo and Dev Jam.

Other activities at Dev Jam:

    Mobile Privacy Workshop
-    San Francisco & Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Meetup
-    - Community Summit: Community management in the age of social media
-    - Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs & Startups Meetup
-    - Silicon Valley Android Developers!
-    - Silicon Valley Cloud Computing Group
-    - NOOK Developer Workshop
-    - Tech Career Expo
-    - Gamification Workshop
-    - San Francisco & Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Meetup
-
-More coming soon....","1338145199","2012-05-27T18:59:59Z","Google I/O Extended and More at Moscone Ctr.","http://techcareerexpo.com/google-developers-conference/" -"4032380","ceekays","ceekays",,,"0","1",,"1338190960","2012-05-28T07:42:40Z","Facebook reportedly building phone with ex-Apple engineers","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57442320-94/facebook-reportedly-building-phone-with-ex-apple-engineers/" -"4033593","crussmann","crussmann",,,"0","1",,"1338216814","2012-05-28T14:53:34Z","URIBL blacklists Google, Twitter, Facebook, and many more","https://admin.uribl.com/" -"4034326","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1338227664","2012-05-28T17:54:24Z","Google Apps For Business Gets ISO 27001 Certification","http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/28/google-apps-for-business-iso-27001-certification/" -"4035460","sew","sew",,,"0","2",,"1338250769","2012-05-29T00:19:29Z","Meshing Microsoft With Skype","http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/technology/microsoft-at-work-on-meshing-its-products-with-skype.html?_r=1&hpw" -"4037428","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","1",,"1338299301","2012-05-29T13:48:21Z","How Apple Uses Rust to Make MacBooks and iPods Tough and Colorful","http://gizmodo.com/5913877/how-apple-uses-rust-to-make-macbooks-and-ipods-tough-and-colorful?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow" -"4038212","guan","guan",,,"25","17",,"1338308408","2012-05-29T16:20:08Z","John Gruber: A Few Words About The Talk Show","http://daringfireball.net/2012/05/about_the_talk_show" -"4041067","positr0n","positr0n",,,"0","4",,"1338344914","2012-05-30T02:28:34Z","Working with Brands as a Youtuber","http://devingraham.blogspot.com/2012/05/working-with-brands-as-youtuber.html" -"4042021","equilibrium","equilibrium",,,"0","1",,"1338368741","2012-05-30T09:05:41Z","Tim Cook on Steve Jobs, Apple TV and Facebook: The D10 Highlights (Video)","http://allthingsd.com/20120529/tim-cook-video/" -"4042567","weinerk","weinerk",,,"0","1","

  Google Plus - approx 200 million users as of 2012-05-27
-  
-  I am just following up on research from Paul Allen 
-  https://plus.google.com/117388252776312694644/posts/bGJPTALDkDe
-  http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2747710
-  
-  I added more recent samples
-
-  | Date:      |  07/09/11 |   09/21/11 |   09/25/11 |   10/02/11 |   11/11/11 |    02/16/12 |    05/27/12 |
-  | Approx:    | 4,700,000 | 29,372,543 | 41,308,415 | 45,942,757 | 53,690,671 | 111,501,048 | 189,275,539 |
-  |            |           |            |            |            |            |             |             |
-  | Maring     |         9 |         50 |         65 |         72 |         91 |         210 |         406 |
-  | Shireman   |        12 |         43 |         59 |         65 |         74 |         135 |         205 |
-  | Toepfer    |        13 |         68 |         79 |         88 |        101 |         181 |         285 |
-  | Fredenburg |         3 |         23 |         35 |         39 |         49 |         105 |         172 |
-  | Louderback |         4 |         38 |         53 |         58 |         62 |         111 |         166 |
-  | Wilcoxen   |         8 |         20 |         40 |         48 |         51 |         112 |         196 |
-  | Lewter     |         6 |         23 |         30 |         33 |         42 |         103 |         209 |
-  | McTigue    |         9 |         49 |         61 |         65 |         74 |         156 |         256 |
","1338382825","2012-05-30T13:00:25Z","Google Plus - approx 200 million users as of 2012-05-27", -"4043186","riledhel","riledhel",,,"0","1",,"1338391039","2012-05-30T15:17:19Z","Sergey Brin Finally Lets Someone Else Wear Google Glass","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/sergey-brin-finally-lets-someone-else-wear-google-glass/" -"4044650","snambi","snambi",,,"0","2",,"1338409343","2012-05-30T20:22:23Z","6,953 reasons why I still let Google host jQuery for me","http://encosia.com/6953-reasons-why-i-still-let-google-host-jquery-for-me/" -"4047473","mueller","mueller",,,"0","1",,"1338464001","2012-05-31T11:33:21Z","Could the Chromebook be Google’s iPad?","http://qrious.ly/miEwky" -"4049378","lomegor","lomegor",,,"0","1",,"1338487038","2012-05-31T17:57:18Z","Google+ Events leaks out through Google Calendar","http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/31/google-plus-events-leaks-out-through-google-calendar/" -"4049936","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1338493338","2012-05-31T19:42:18Z","Google moving to all paid Google Product Search listings","http://gigaom.com/2012/05/31/google-moving-to-all-paid-google-product-search-listings/" -"4049945","ValentineC","ValentineC",,,"0","2",,"1338493423","2012-05-31T19:43:43Z","Google warns Chinese users if their search terms will interrupt connection","http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/05/31/google-now-warns-chinese-users-if-their-search-terms-will-trigger-connection-blocking/" -"4052892","fekberg","fekberg",,,"0","1",,"1338550337","2012-06-01T11:32:17Z","Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 RC","http://blog.filipekberg.se/2012/05/31/microsoft-visual-studio-2012-rc-released/" -"4052902","pykello","pykello",,,"0","1",,"1338550703","2012-06-01T11:38:23Z","ETSI chooses Apple’s proposal for new 4FF nano-SIM standard","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/06/01/etsi-chooses-apples-proposal-for-new-4ff-nano-sim-standard/?awesm=tnw.to_1EeCV&utm_campaign=social%20media&utm_medium=Spreadus&utm_source=Twitter&utm_content=ETSI%20chooses%20Apple%27s%20proposal%20for%20new%204FF%20nano-SIM%20standard" -"4052988","dirkdk","dirkdk",,,"0","1",,"1338552828","2012-06-01T12:13:48Z","Apple's new SIM design wins from Nokia, RIM, Motorola's","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/06/01/etsi-chooses-apples-proposal-for-new-4ff-nano-sim-standard/" -"4056248","pooriaazimi","pooriaazimi",,,"0","2",,"1338590731","2012-06-01T22:45:31Z","Google to hold Maps event ahead of Apple’s switchover at WWDC","http://9to5google.com/2012/06/01/google-to-hold-maps-event-ahead-of-apples-switchover-at-wwdc/" -"4056731","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1338602922","2012-06-02T02:08:42Z","There's a new religion in these holy wars. And it's Google.","http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/technology/personaltech/07pogue-email.html?pagewanted=print" -"4061920","zengr","zengr",,,"0","2",,"1338762525","2012-06-03T22:28:45Z","RIP Google Product Search (Froogle)","http://www.amazonstrategies.com/2012/05/rip-google-product-search-froogle-what-it-means-for-the-google-and-the-e-commerce-industry.html" -"4066861","gkesten","gkesten",,,"0","1",,"1338859280","2012-06-05T01:21:20Z","Flame Burns Microsoft With Digital Certificate Hack","http://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/167901121/security/attacks-breaches/240001452/flame-burns-microsoft-with-digital-certificate-hack.html" -"4067514","jwang815","jwang815",,,"2","6",,"1338875187","2012-06-05T05:46:27Z","Show HN: Uber for Food in San Francisco","http://www.trycaviar.com" -"4068410","kenhty","kenhty",,,"0","1",,"1338900710","2012-06-05T12:51:50Z","Google X Lab - Artificial intelligence and robotics","http://www.artificialbrains.com/google-x-lab" -"4069887","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1338919455","2012-06-05T18:04:15Z","Google acquires Quickoffice","http://www.tuaw.com/2012/06/05/google-acquires-quickoffice/" -"4071420","sparknlaunch","sparknlaunch",,,"0","1",,"1338936938","2012-06-05T22:55:38Z","Google acquires Quick Office","http://www.quickoffice.com/google_acquires_quickoffice/" -"4074134","brandoncarl","brandoncarl","true",,"0","1","Over the past 6 months, there have been subtle, but bad changes in Apple's UI. I often think to myself that Steve would have vetoed these. We've all seen the controversy surrounding Apple TV's ""interim"" UI, with the corresponding confessions and retractions (http://www.cultofmac.com/155915/steve-jobs-hated-the-new-apple-tv-ui-but-apple-changed-it-anyway/).

The recent changes on Apple's website are perhaps the most gratuitous example yet. Against the tradition of hyperclean UI, somebody has injected loads of dirt at the top of the iPhone page.

I've attached a clip (http://bit.ly/NhmPKS) using the Burn tool in PS in order to make the dirt more visible. Even the top ""cutoff"" of their texture is somewhat arbitrary. To boot, there is no longer consistency between the Mac and iPod pages (with GRAY backgrounds?), nor the iPhone ""dirt"". Only the iPad page remains in true Apple fashion.

#stevewouldgoapeshit #nottherightthingtodo","1338994152","2012-06-06T14:49:12Z","Why is there dirt on Apple's iPhone page?", -"4075390","dholowiski","dholowiski",,,"0","1","http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=cloudfront.net/ -Cloudfront.net is the domain used by Amazon AWS's Cloudfront service, is listed in Google's 'safebrowsing' as distributing malware. Due to this, one of our sites is being blocked by overzealous firewall software (because we utilize cloudfront). I can't find any references to this happening to other people, on Amazon's site, forums, or even searching google. Has anyone run into this issue? Is there anything, short of turning it off, that we could do?

To make it clear, our site is not blocked, but we deliver assets through cloudfront, and that IS blocked.","1339007939","2012-06-06T18:38:59Z","Ask HN: Google safebrowsing lists cloudfront.net as distributing malware?", -"4075574","noinput","noinput",,,"0","1",,"1339009843","2012-06-06T19:10:43Z","Google Finally Takes A Clear Stance On Mobile SEO Practices","http://searchengineland.com/google-finally-takes-a-clear-stance-on-mobile-seo-practices-123543" -"4076808","gculliss","gculliss",,,"0","1",,"1339026741","2012-06-06T23:52:21Z","Uber Gets Knocked Off in NYC by GetTaxi","http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/appy_hails_to_you_flag_cabs_via_THQdM0ugExLNvcdmapgd2O" -"4079626","kushagrawal","kushagrawal",,,"0","1",,"1339084680","2012-06-07T15:58:00Z","UC Berkeley and Microsoft Research collaborate on ChronoZoom","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jvJD8Qv5ec" -"4080295","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1339091234","2012-06-07T17:47:14Z","Google Trusted Stores Program: $1,000 Lifetime Purchase Protection","http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/07/google-launches-trusted-stores-program-offers-1000-lifetime-purchase-protection/" -"4080608","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","1",,"1339094522","2012-06-07T18:42:02Z","Google merges Admob with Adwords","http://googleblog.blogspot.ro/2012/06/adwords-meet-admob.html" -"4081054","kirtan","kirtan",,,"0","1",,"1339099312","2012-06-07T20:01:52Z","Draw With Your Face | Google+ based drawing game that uses your face as a brush.","http://drawwithyourface.com" -"4081373","cskau","cskau",,,"0","1",,"1339103616","2012-06-07T21:13:36Z","Apple snags broader design patent for the MacBook Air's wedge shape","http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/07/apple-macbook-air-design-patent/" -"4081737","sew","sew",,,"0","1",,"1339109123","2012-06-07T22:45:23Z","Facebook, Microsoft Said Shopping Manhattan Space","http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/06/07/technology/07reuters-facebook-manhattan.html?hp" -"4085338","sahaj","sahaj",,,"0","1",,"1339177377","2012-06-08T17:42:57Z","Google publicly responds to WSJ opinion piece from Jeff Katz","http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2012/06/setting-record-straight-competition-in.html" -"4086788","dwynings","dwynings",,,"0","1",,"1339202454","2012-06-09T00:40:54Z","Can Phil Schiller Keep Apple Cool?","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-07/can-phil-schiller-keep-apple-cool" -"4087957","amittech","amittech",,,"0","1",,"1339245481","2012-06-09T12:38:01Z","Google Released Algorithm Changes For May","http://youngblah.com/google-released-algorithm-changes-for-may/" -"4091704","CalinBalauru","CalinBalauru",,,"0","1","Microsoft seems to have a lot of time to waste today :)","1339351474","2012-06-10T18:04:34Z","Microsoft MVP compares VB6 to Ruby","http://www.hanselman.com/blog/CommentView.aspx?guid=7B8D8FB6-2E43-40E6-93CD-BF6C938BA5CA#b94a9f17-7f39-495b-96d7-2eae08508d01" -"4092645","maudlinmau5","maudlinmau5",,,"0","2",,"1339372380","2012-06-10T23:53:00Z","Google to become default search choice in Russian Firefox","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57450022-93/google-to-become-default-search-choice-in-russian-firefox/" -"4094613","criticalmass","criticalmass",,,"0","1",,"1339423397","2012-06-11T14:03:17Z","Apple may seek to stop U.S. launch of Galaxy phone","http://www.it-networks.org/2012/06/11/apple-may-seek-to-stop-u-s-launch-of-galaxy-phone/" -"4096018","akkartik","akkartik",,,"0","2",,"1339438805","2012-06-11T18:20:05Z","Letter to the FTC: review Google's paid inclusion","http://searchengineland.com/a-letter-to-the-ftc-regarding-search-engine-disclosure-124169" -"4099442","mayanksinghal","mayanksinghal",,,"0","1",,"1339489782","2012-06-12T08:29:42Z","Marissa Mayer: Google’s Chic Geek","http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/marissa-mayer-googles-chic-geek/0" -"4099905","shreex","shreex",,,"0","2",,"1339501160","2012-06-12T11:39:20Z","The future of Google Search: Amit Singhal interview","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18327263" -"4101445","mck-","mck-",,,"0","1",,"1339520634","2012-06-12T17:03:54Z","Apple to drop Google Maps from iOS","http://www.firstpost.com/tech/apple-to-drop-google-maps-from-ios-332711.html" -"4101489","nilsjuenemann","nilsjuenemann",,,"0","2",,"1339521056","2012-06-12T17:10:56Z","3x XSS in Google Gmail are fixed and here's the summary","http://www.nilsjuenemann.de/2012/06/cross-site-scripting-in-google-mail.html" -"4102744","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1339533970","2012-06-12T20:46:10Z","Google+ Shared Circles","https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao1OX3UN25EvdHRWR3lwWXQ0a0RhWnFuWml5RnJHdkE&hl=en_US&ndplr=1#gid=0" -"4104326","taigeair","taigeair",,,"0","1",,"1339561783","2012-06-13T04:29:43Z","List of Uber Alternatives or Clones","http://www.taigeair.com/list-of-uber-alternatives-or-clones-competitors/" -"4104568","tambourine_man","tambourine_man",,,"0","1",,"1339568130","2012-06-13T06:15:30Z","Apple Admits 'New' Mac Pro Isn't All That New","http://www.macrumors.com/2012/06/12/apple-admits-new-mac-pro-isnt-all-that-new/" -"4105032","RudeBaguette","RudeBaguette",,,"0","1",,"1339579358","2012-06-13T09:22:38Z","The 411 on Uber in Paris","http://www.rudebaguette.com/2012/06/13/411-uber/ ?utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=hackernews&utm_campaign=hackernews" -"4111396","casemorton","casemorton",,,"0","2",,"1339682974","2012-06-14T14:09:34Z","Chrome OS management console becomes easier, but only for Google Apps customers.","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/chrome-os-management-console-brings-improvements-for-businesses/" -"4112683","ukdm","ukdm",,,"0","2",,"1339697097","2012-06-14T18:04:57Z","Game Developers Already Abandoning Google's Social Network","http://allthingsd.com/20120614/game-developers-already-abandoning-googles-social-network/" -"4114813","bishnu","bishnu",,,"0","1",,"1339731822","2012-06-15T03:43:42Z","Why Apple Is Going “Containment” Not “Thermonuclear” Against Google In iOS 6","http://searchengineland.com/apple-google-themonuclear-124620?" -"4115189","ryanclifford88","ryanclifford88","true",,"-1","1",,"1339738213","2012-06-15T05:30:13Z","Why Uber will own the taxi industry","http://ryanclifford.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/uber/" -"4115591","jackyyappp","jackyyappp",,,"0","1",,"1339749427","2012-06-15T08:37:07Z","What will the huge Microsoft announcement be this coming Monday?","http://e27.sg/2012/06/15/rumor-what-will-the-huge-microsoft-announcement-be-this-coming-monday/" -"4116928","casemorton","casemorton",,,"0","1",,"1339773486","2012-06-15T15:18:06Z","AdColony hires Apple veteran to run fast-growing mobile video business ","http://venturebeat.com/2012/06/15/adcolony-hires-apple-veteran-to-run-fast-growing-mobile-video-ad-business-exclusive/" -"4117440","kunle","kunle","true",,"14","15",,"1339779667","2012-06-15T17:01:07Z","Nowmaid: it's Uber, for maids. Press a button, get a maid.","http://www.nowmaid.com/index7.html" -"4120702","dell9000","dell9000",,,"0","1",,"1339856129","2012-06-16T14:15:29Z","Google's Changing SERPs. US Open example. No Ads. No Google+??","http://ryanspoon.com/blog/2012/06/16/google-serp-pga-us-open-2012/" -"4121533","casemorton","casemorton",,,"0","1",,"1339879301","2012-06-16T20:41:41Z","Leaked Microsoft Doc Details Xbox 720, Kinect V2 Scheduled For 2013","http://techli.com/2012/06/microsoft-xbox-720-leaked-info/" -"4122750","kurtable","kurtable",,,"0","1",,"1339934072","2012-06-17T11:54:32Z","How (and why) is Microsoft tweaking its 'Chakra' JavaScript engine in IE10?","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/how-and-why-is-microsoft-tweaking-its-chakra-javascript-engine-in-ie10/12947" -"4128484","koichi","koichi",,,"0","1",,"1340052995","2012-06-18T20:56:35Z","It's Like Google Maps, But For Azeroth","http://worldofmapcraft.com/" -"4128632","Flemlord","Flemlord",,,"0","2",,"1340054544","2012-06-18T21:22:24Z","Microsoft May Be Closer Than It Appears in Android's Rearview Mirror","http://blog.flurry.com/bid/86277/Microsoft-May-Be-Closer-Than-It-Appears-in-Android-s-Rearview-Mirror" -"4128864","HaythamE","HaythamE",,,"0","1",,"1340057230","2012-06-18T22:07:10Z","Kngine App - Throw away Google Search for Mobile","http://Kngine.com" -"4129639","joejohnson","joejohnson",,,"0","1",,"1340067638","2012-06-19T01:00:38Z","The Microsoft Surface: Suitable for featherless bipeds with flat nails","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/forrester/the-microsoft-surface-tablet-suitable-for-featherless-bipeds-with-broad-flat-nails/895" -"4131489","RoyScribner","RoyScribner",,,"0","1",,"1340110136","2012-06-19T12:48:56Z","Microsoft? 2011 Crowdsourced Magnetic Stylus for iPad","http://mpote.com/tech/microsoft-2011-magnetic-stylus-ipad.html" -"4132699","mtsmedly","mtsmedly",,,"0","1",,"1340123567","2012-06-19T16:32:47Z","Microsoft Surfaces","http://www.runthereset.com/2012/06/microsoft-surfaces.html" -"4133625","coconuts2314","coconuts2314",,,"0","1",,"1340133751","2012-06-19T19:22:31Z","Google and Antitrust naysayers deliver usual responses to FTC and EU Commission","http://thedc.com/KKlFYJ" -"4134637","jhack","jhack",,,"0","1",,"1340146572","2012-06-19T22:56:12Z","Apple customers upset over policy not to sell to Iranians","http://www.wsbradio.com/news/news/apple-customers-upset-over-policy-not-sell-iranian/nPY8H/" -"4135987","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"0","1",,"1340177932","2012-06-20T07:38:52Z","Microsoft Surface tablets: will they hold a tune?","http://createdigitalmusic.com/2012/06/microsoft-unveils-two-surface-tablets-but-questions-abound-will-they-hold-a-tune/#more-24332" -"4136316","marathe","marathe",,,"0","1",,"1340186535","2012-06-20T10:02:15Z","Microsoft wins congressional backing for Do Not Track default in IE10","http://webdev360.com/congressmen-interfere-with-w3c-over-do-not-track-43292.html" -"4137377","zacharye","zacharye",,,"0","1",,"1340205680","2012-06-20T15:21:20Z","Microsoft Surface price puzzle polarizes pundits","http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surface-price-puzzle-polarizes-pundits-20234865/" -"4138120","CitiiDB","CitiiDB",,,"0","1",,"1340214237","2012-06-20T17:43:57Z","Windows Phone 8 brings fragmentation to Microsoft's mobile platform","http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/20/windows-phone-fragmentation-microsoft/" -"4138621","hornbaker","hornbaker",,,"0","1",,"1340219674","2012-06-20T19:14:34Z","Infographic: iOS and Google Play locked in a Game of Phones","http://www.appannie.com/game-of-phones" -"4140278","noibl","noibl",,,"0","1",,"1340246894","2012-06-21T02:48:14Z","Apple store employees refuse to sell to ethnic Persians","http://rt.com/usa/news/apple-racism-iranians-us-334/" -"4140802","mcritz","mcritz",,,"0","1",,"1340260156","2012-06-21T06:29:16Z","Microsoft vs Apple in Mobile: Understanding Humanity","http://www.michaelcritz.com/?p=2072" -"4141446","j_col","j_col",,,"0","1",,"1340278537","2012-06-21T11:35:37Z","Microsoft Surface Reveals the Cost of HP's webOS folly","http://techpinions.com/microsoft-surface-reveals-the-cost-of-hps-webos-folly/7374" -"4143159","ONE37","ONE37",,,"0","1",,"1340299722","2012-06-21T17:28:42Z","Microsoft's Misunderstanding of Compromise","http://one37.net/blog/2012/6/20/compromise.html" -"4143526","BlackCloud","BlackCloud",,,"0","1",,"1340303809","2012-06-21T18:36:49Z","Microsoft Solved Why Scammers Say They're From Nigeria ","http://www.businessinsider.com/microsofts-research-scientists-finally-solved-why-scammers-say-theyre-from-nigeria-2012-6?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=SAI%20Select&utm_campaign=SAI%20Select%202012-06-21" -"4144181","ashbrahma","ashbrahma",,,"0","1",,"1340312699","2012-06-21T21:04:59Z","Replying to User Reviews on Google Play ","http://android-developers.blogspot.ca/2012/06/replying-to-user-reviews-on-google-play.html" -"4145693","intev","intev",,,"0","1",,"1340346011","2012-06-22T06:20:11Z","Team Uber vs. Team Hailo - LeWeb London 2012","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og1zTA2feoM" -"4146609","jchrisa","jchrisa",,,"0","1",,"1340370501","2012-06-22T13:08:21Z","Introducing Google Maps Coordinate: Organize teams on the move","http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/06/introducing-google-maps-coordinate.html" -"4147628","techvibes","techvibes",,,"0","1",,"1340384686","2012-06-22T17:04:46Z","Uber Expansion: Challenges of Launching a US-based App Business in Canada","http://www.techvibes.com/blog/uber-expansion-challenges-of-launching-a-us-based-app-business-in-canada-2012-06-22" -"4148211","hornokplease","hornokplease",,,"0","1",,"1340391676","2012-06-22T19:01:16Z","For Limo Service Uber, Downtime and Idle Resources Are Fuel for Profits","http://www.wired.com/business/2012/06/mf_uber/all/" -"4148523","czr80","czr80",,,"0","2",,"1340396105","2012-06-22T20:15:05Z","Lower pricing and simplified limits with Google Maps API","http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.nl/2012/06/lower-pricing-and-simplified-limits.html" -"4149026","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","1",,"1340402080","2012-06-22T21:54:40Z","Apple's iPad vs Microsoft's Surface announcement mashup","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSj8GUZDuac&feature=player_embedded" -"4150825","jfoster","jfoster",,,"0","1",,"1340459160","2012-06-23T13:46:00Z","Google Slashes Maps API Pricing","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57459328-93/google-slashes-price-for-using-google-maps-api/" -"4151216","rw","rw",,,"0","1",,"1340470355","2012-06-23T16:52:35Z","U.S. Sen. Schumer Asks Google And Apple About Their ""Spy Planes""","http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/19/u-s-sen-schumer-asks-google-and-apple-about-their-spy-planes-afraid-theyll-catch-sunbathers/" -"4153036","mijndert","mijndert",,,"0","1",,"1340532597","2012-06-24T10:09:57Z","Running a business with Moneybird, Dropbox and Google Apps","http://mijndertstuij.nl/2012-06/running-a-business-with-moneybird-dropbox-and-google-apps.html" -"4154684","vamsee","vamsee",,,"0","2",,"1340585513","2012-06-25T00:51:53Z","Everything You Wanted to Know About Google+ on Flipboard","http://inside.flipboard.com/2012/06/23/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-google-on-flipboard/" -"4155459","olalonde","olalonde",,,"0","2",,"1340608141","2012-06-25T07:09:01Z","You Will Want Google Goggles","http://www.technologyreview.com/review/428212/you-will-want-google-goggles/" -"4155586","ge0rg","ge0rg",,,"0","2",,"1340612008","2012-06-25T08:13:28Z","Nexus 7 Leak Reveals Details Ahead Of An Android Heavy Google IO","http://phandroid.com/2012/06/25/nexus-7-leak-reveals-details-ahead-of-an-android-heavy-google-io/" -"4158609","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1340656469","2012-06-25T20:34:29Z","Google's vow of silence is hurting investor confidence","http://buzz.money.cnn.com/2012/06/25/google-larry-page/?iid=HP_Highlight" -"4158908","RandallBrown","RandallBrown",,,"0","1",,"1340660951","2012-06-25T21:49:11Z","Microsoft job posting hints at Connected Car strategy: Azure, Kinect and WP8","http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/25/microsoft-job-posting-connected-car-azure-kinect-wp8/" -"4159194","aynlaplant","aynlaplant",,,"0","1",,"1340664928","2012-06-25T22:55:28Z","Google I/O Preview: 9 Potential Products","http://www.informationweek.com/news/development/web/240002593" -"4159301","Kynlyn","Kynlyn",,,"0","1",,"1340667008","2012-06-25T23:30:08Z","Failed HP Slate 500 behind Microsoft's Surface tablet ambitions","http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/25/3115641/failed-hp-slate-500-behind-microsoft-surface" -"4160194","nandeshguru","nandeshguru",,,"0","1",,"1340682607","2012-06-26T03:50:07Z","Google's 'brain simulator'","http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/googles-brain-simulator-16000-computers-to-identify-a-cat-20120626-20zmd.html" -"4160376","benackles","benackles",,,"0","1",,"1340686792","2012-06-26T04:59:52Z","Jive CEO says Microsoft-Yammer Deal has Clients Defecting","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-26/jive-ceo-says-microsoft-yammer-deal-has-clients-defecting.html" -"4161370","JOfferijns","JOfferijns",,,"0","1",,"1340712482","2012-06-26T12:08:02Z","Google X creates 16,000-core neural network for independent machine learning","http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/26/3117956/google-x-object-recognition-research-youtube" -"4162874","jenius","jenius",,,"0","1",,"1340729556","2012-06-26T16:52:36Z","Google's Artificial Brain Recognizes Cats & Humans","http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/google-x-neural-network/" -"4163217","cs702","cs702",,,"0","1",,"1340733232","2012-06-26T17:53:52Z","Here’s How an Apple TV Could Actually Work (Video)","http://allthingsd.com/20120626/heres-how-an-apple-tv-could-actually-work-video/" -"4164795","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","2",,"1340754874","2012-06-26T23:54:34Z","Google Will have twice the Research and Development Budget of Darpa in 2012","http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/06/google-will-has-twice-research-and.html" -"4165000","cdvonstinkpot","cdvonstinkpot",,,"0","2",,"1340758961","2012-06-27T01:02:41Z","Why Microsoft bought Yammer: 3 theories","http://theweek.com/article/index/229825/why-microsoft-bought-yammer-3-theories" -"4165145","rdcastro","rdcastro",,,"0","1",,"1340762032","2012-06-27T01:53:52Z","Microsoft vs. Google: Grassroots Innovation","http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jw_on_tech/archive/2012/05/25/google-20-time-vs-the-microsoft-garage.aspx" -"4165695","techjamblog","techjamblog",,,"0","1","This infographic of the Google Panda Update tells us the story that struck the search engine world. This search engine phenomenon was released last February.24 ,2011 and versions have been released through January 18th of this year.","1340775622","2012-06-27T05:40:22Z","Infographic – A Year After the Google Panda Update","http://www.techjamblog.com/google-panda-update-infographic/" -"4165885","cedricmark","cedricmark",,,"0","1","Just when you thought that the new iPhone could not get any better, there are rumors that the upcoming version of this smartphone is likely to incorporate the NFC(near-field communication) technology.","1340780078","2012-06-27T06:54:38Z","Apple to Take Advantage of NFC Technology in Its Next-Gen iPhone[Rumors]","http://www.techieapps.com/apple-to-take-advantage-of-nfc-technology-in-its-next-gen-iphonerumors/" -"4166455","aeurielesn","aeurielesn",,,"0","2",,"1340797554","2012-06-27T11:45:54Z","Google Offers","https://www.google.com/offers" -"4166535","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","1",,"1340799496","2012-06-27T12:18:16Z","Microsoft's Surface plan means the world belongs to Android now","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/26/brics_love_android/" -"4166649","mperrenoud","mperrenoud",,,"0","1",,"1340801756","2012-06-27T12:55:56Z","Google Can Search Your Molecules?","http://mperrenoud.blog.com/2012/06/25/google-can-search-your-molecules/" -"4166798","aritraghosh007","aritraghosh007",,,"0","1",,"1340804015","2012-06-27T13:33:35Z","Assailants attack Microsoft HQ in Athens","http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018537036_apeugreeceattack.html" -"4167251","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1340808750","2012-06-27T14:52:30Z","Google Nexus 7-inch tablet is a prime opportunity to beat Apple & Microsoft","http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/131761-google-nexus-7-inch-tablet-is-a-prime-opportunity-to-beat-apple-and-microsoft-to-the-punch" -"4167932","boh","boh",,,"0","1",,"1340816999","2012-06-27T17:09:59Z","Jelly Bean, Android 4.1 revealed by Google","http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/27/jelly-bean-android-4-1-revealed-by-google/" -"4167960","panarky","panarky",,,"0","1",,"1340817341","2012-06-27T17:15:41Z","Google Cloud Messaging","http://developer.android.com/guide/google/gcm/index.html" -"4168196","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1340820159","2012-06-27T18:02:39Z","Android Jelly Bean: Siri versus Google Voice Search","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/android_jelly_bean_siri_versus_google_voice_search/" -"4168477","brittohalloran","brittohalloran",,,"0","2",,"1340822601","2012-06-27T18:43:21Z","All devs at Google I/O each get Nexus, Nexus 7 and Q","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PmU9mpdnqM&feature=player_detailpage#t=855s" -"4168520","ledlauzis","ledlauzis",,,"0","1",,"1340822982","2012-06-27T18:49:42Z","Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Release date and features","http://ubuntulife.net/windows-phone-8-release-date/" -"4168583","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","2",,"1340823581","2012-06-27T18:59:41Z","Google quietly makes Chrome Android's default Web browser in Jelly Bean","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/android-quietly-partners-up-with-chrome/2547" -"4171178","jaynate","jaynate",,,"0","1",,"1340883802","2012-06-28T11:43:22Z","Watch Out Salesforce, Microsoft Just Became the Social Enterprise","http://www.jaynathan.org/2012/06/watch-out-salesforce-microsoft-just-became-the-social-enterprise/" -"4171968","AlaisterL","AlaisterL",,,"0","2",,"1340895370","2012-06-28T14:56:10Z","Google gives preview of Now","http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/28/google-now-comes-online-well-its-homepage-does/" -"4172100","aeurielesn","aeurielesn",,,"0","1",,"1340896979","2012-06-28T15:22:59Z","Google Now: hands-on with Jelly Bean's Siri competitor","http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/27/3121964/google-now-hands-on-with-jelly-beans-siri-competitor" -"4172119","kjhughes","kjhughes",,,"0","1",,"1340897148","2012-06-28T15:25:48Z","Google’s Andy Rubin and Asus’ Jonney Shih on How They Cooked Up the Nexus 7","http://allthingsd.com/20120627/exclusive-googles-andy-rubin-and-asuss-jonney-shih-on-how-they-cooked-up-the-nexus-7/" -"4175054","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,"-1","1",,"1340939619","2012-06-29T03:13:39Z","What is Uber.la? (Social Media Marketing Site - name)","http://uber.la/about/" -"4175282","SlipperySlope","SlipperySlope",,,"0","2",,"1340944807","2012-06-29T04:40:07Z","Google Chrome Is Already Our Favorite Browser On iPhone","http://www.businessinsider.com/chrome-for-iphone-and-ipad-has-finally-arrived-2012-6" -"4175651","kapkapkap","kapkapkap",,,"0","1",,"1340955373","2012-06-29T07:36:13Z","Google puts Chrome on iPhone and iPad","http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/google-puts-chrome-on-iphone-and-ipad/" -"4176092","djbriuk","djbriuk",,,"0","1",,"1340968430","2012-06-29T11:13:50Z","Monitoring Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010 with Opsview V4","http://www.opsview.com/whats-new/blog/monitoring-microsoft-exchange" -"4177070","dian15","dian15","true",,"-1","1","Obat Untuk Tuberkulosis:> Ternyata Indonesia memperingkati Urutan ke tiga tentang penyandang penyakit tuberkulosis di dunia. kenapa hal itu bisa terjadi..?? Karena secara dominan Orang orang Indonesia tidak mau memeriksa dirinya sejak dini apakah mereka terserang penyakit tuberkulosis (TBC) atau tidak..?? Hal inilah yang membuat orang Indonesia banyak yang terkena penyakit tuberkulosis (TBC) karena penyakit ini dapat menular ke orang lain.

Kenali Penyakit Tuberkulosis dan Pengobatan dengan Obat Herbal ace maxs.

Tuberkulosis:> Tuberkulosis (TBC) merupakan penyakit infeksi bakteri menahun yang disebabkan oleh Mycobakterium tuberkulosis yang ditandai dengan pembentukan granuloma pada jaringan yang terinfeksi. Mycobacterium tuberkulosis merupakan kuman aerob yang dapat hidup terutama di paru paru / berbagai organ tubuh lainnya yang bertekanan parsial tinggi. Penyakit tuberkulosis ini biasanya menyerang paru paru tetapi dapat menyebar kehampir seluruh bagian tubuh termasuk meninges, ginjal, tulang, nodus limfe. Infeksi awal biasanya terjadi 2-10 minggu setelah pemajanan. Individu kemudian dapat mengalami penyakit aktif karena gangguan atau ketidakefektifan respon imun.

Tanda Dan Gejala

1.Tanda -a. Penurunan berat badan -b. Anoreksia -c. Dispnu -d. Sputum purulen/hijau, mukoid/kuning

2. Gejala -a. Demam -b. Batuk -c. Sesak nafas -d. Nyeeri dada -e. Malaise

Apa bila anda merasakan seperti gejala gejala tersebut anda tidak usah khawatir lagi karna kami telah menyediakan Obat Untuk Tuberkulosis ace maxs yang terbuat dari bahan bahan herbal yaitu dari daun sirsak dan kulit manggis yang kaya akan khasiatnya.

Khasiat dari daun sirsak dan kulit manggis.

Khasiat kulit manggis : -Berikut 34 Fakta khasiat kulit manggis : -1. Anti-fatigue (energy booster/memberi tenaga) -2. Powerful anti-inflammatory (prevents inflammation/anti peradangan) -3. Analgesic (prevents pain/mencegah sakit urat saraf) 4. Anti-ulcer (stomach, mouth and bowel ulcers) -5. Anti-depressant (low to moderate/mencegah kemurungan) -6. Anxyolytic (anti-anxiety effect/mencegah kegelisahan, panik & cemas) -7. Anti-Alzheimerian (helps prevent dementia/mencegah penyegah Alzheimeria) -8. Anti-tumor and cancer prevention (shown to be capable of killing cancer cells) -9. Immunomodulator (helps the immune system/system kekebalan) -10. Anti-aging (Anti penuaan) -11. Anti-oxidant ( Buang toxic/racun dalam badan) -12. Anti-viral (membunuh kuman) 13. Anti-biotic (modulates bacterial infections) -14. Anti-fungal (prevents fungal infections/infeksi oleh jamur) -15. Anti-seborrheaic (prevents skin disorders/ mencantikkan kulit) -16. Anti-lipidemic (blood fat lowering/membuang kolesterol) -17. Anti-atherosclerotic (prevents hardening of arteries) -18. Cardioprotective (protects the heart/untuk jantung) -19. Hypotensive (blood pressure lowering/merendahkan tekanan darah) -20. Hypoglycemic (anti-diabetic effect, helps lower blood sugar mengurangi gula dalam darah) -21. Anti-obesity (helps with weight loss/kuruskan badan) -22. Anti-arthritic (prevention of arthritis/cegah sakit tulang) -23. Anti-osteoporosis (helps prevent the loss of bone mass/tulang rapuh) -24. Anti-periodontic (prevents gum disease/cegah gusi berdarah) -25. Anti-allergenic (prevents allergic reaction) -26. Anti-calculitic (prevents kidney stones/cegah batu karang) -27. Anti-pyretic (fever lowering/rendahkan suhu badab) -28. Anti-Parkinson (penyakit saraf parkinson) -29. Anti-diarrheal (mencegah diare) -30. Anti-neuralgic (reduces nerve pain/sakit urat saraf) -31. Anti-vertigo (prevents dizziness) -32. Anti-glaucomic (prevents glaucoma/sakit mata) -33. Anti-cataract (prevents cataracts) -34. Pansystemic (has a synergistic effect on the whole body/Mengimbangi seluruh badan)

Khasiat Daun sirsak :

Aneka macam khasiat dan manfaat daun Sirsak dan buah sirsat sebagai obat segala penyakit, baik untuk kanker maupun untuk menyembuhkan penyakit lain seperti penyakit reumatik, encok, ginjal, paru-paru, prostat, pankreas, eksim, liver, tuberkulosis dan lain sebagainya. Sedangkan untuk mengobati kanker, menurut beberapa catatan daun sirsak mampu bekerja 10.000 kali lebih kuat dibandingkan dengan kemo terapi atau adriamycin dalam menekan dan memperlambat pertumbuhan sel kanker.

Disamping manfaat dan Kahasiat air rebusan daun sirsak bermanfaat untuk kanker konon bisa digunakan untuk mengobati asam urat / reumatik (encok) sakit tulang, serta masih banyak khasiat daun sirsak yang lain sebagai penyembuh dan pencegah penyakit selain penyakit kanker yang selama ini menurut beberapa keterangan sangat manjur untuk membasmi sel-sel kanker ganas yang selama ini dikenal sebagai penyakit paling mematikan di dunia.

Hanya saja meski penggunaan obat-obatan tradisional atau herbal dikenal sebagai obat tidak memiliki efek samping termasuk manfaat buah dan daun sirsak yang mampu menyembuhkan segala penyakit, kita tetap harus bijak dalam penggunaannya karena bukan tidak mungkin penggunaan terhadap tanaman obat yang berlebihan bukannya menyembuhkan justru bisa menjadi racun dalam tubuh yang bisa memicu timbulnya penyakit lain.Oleh karena itu Obat Untuk Tuberkulosis ace maxs sangat berguna sekali untuk berbagai macam penyakit karena obat ini terbuat dari bahan bahan yang sudah terbukti akan khasiatnya, cara pengolahannya pun sangat teliti dan berhati hati dalam menentukan takarannya.

Oleh karena itu apa bila anda terkena penyakit tuberkulosis alangkah baiknya anda mencoba obat ace maxs kami ini karena sudah terbukti akan khasiatnya. Untuk cara pemesanannya anda dapat melakukannya dengan cara klik cara pemesanan obat ace maxs, atau klik gambar di bawah ini.

Lebih Baik Mencoba Dari Pada Tidak Sama Sekali.","1340983586","2012-06-29T15:26:26Z","Obat Untuk Tuberkulosis","http://obatacemaxs.biz/obat-untuk-tuberkulosis/" -"4182143","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","2",,"1341076107","2012-06-30T17:08:27Z","Google plans to ease the Android update problem","http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Google-plans-to-ease-the-Android-update-problem-1628721.html" -"4183797","PaulMcCartney","PaulMcCartney",,,"0","1",,"1341115360","2012-07-01T04:02:40Z"," Munster: Google Beats Apple's Siri for Accurate Answering","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406580,00.asp" -"4184730","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","1",,"1341151057","2012-07-01T13:57:37Z","Apple's Siri wrong 38 percent of the time in test","http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57464337-71/apples-siri-wrong-38-percent-of-the-time-in-test" -"4186470","jacketseason","jacketseason",,,"0","3",,"1341184988","2012-07-01T23:23:08Z","Uber to add hybrid vehicles on July 4, which will bring fares down","http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/technology/uber-a-car-service-smartphone-app-plans-cheaper-service.html?ref=technology" -"4187294","dwynings","dwynings",,,"0","2",,"1341202748","2012-07-02T04:19:08Z","Uber Opens Up Platform To Non-Limo Vehicles With “Uber X” ","http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/01/uber-opens-up-platform-to-non-limo-vehicles-with-uber-x-service-will-be-35-less-expensive/" -"4188921","chewymouse","chewymouse",,,"0","1",,"1341238319","2012-07-02T14:11:59Z","Microsoft Singapore organizes Hack Weekends for devs to build Surface apps","http://e27.sg/2012/07/02/microsoft-singapore-organizes-hack-weekends-for-developers-to-build-microsoft-surface-apps/?" -"4190315","mxfh","mxfh",,,"0","1",,"1341255415","2012-07-02T18:56:55Z","Google Glasses Keynote Stunt - Behind the Scenes with Sergey Brin","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSNx6Zxpz7I" -"4191117","JPKab","JPKab",,,"0","2",,"1341264546","2012-07-02T21:29:06Z","Google+ won't kill Facebook, but it could kill LinkedIn","http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/vxbyl/google_plus_is_the_future/c58jskx" -"4193118","irunbackwards","irunbackwards",,,"0","1",,"1341304193","2012-07-03T08:29:53Z","Free Google Apps Sign Up Page Removed – A Sign of New Changes to Come?","http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/03/free-google-apps-sign-up-page-removed-a-sign-of-new-changes-to-come/" -"4195153","fbuilesv","fbuilesv",,,"0","1",,"1341336764","2012-07-03T17:32:44Z","Uber Adding Lower Cost Hybrids to its Service","http://allthingsd.com/20120702/a-status-symbol-moves-down-market-whats-behind-the-uberx-launch" -"4195352","casemorton","casemorton",,,"0","1",,"1341339071","2012-07-03T18:11:11Z","Google's 'brain simulator': 16,000 computers to identify a cat","http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/googles-brain-simulator-16000-computers-to-identify-a-cat-20120626-20zmd.html#ixzz1yx7zvNoX" -"4195596","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1341341799","2012-07-03T18:56:39Z","""Google Now's"" Bone-Chilling Insights Into Its Users","http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/07/03/google-nows-terrifying-spine-tingling-bone-chilling-insights-into-its-users/" -"4195738","zacharye","zacharye",,,"0","1",,"1341343386","2012-07-03T19:23:06Z","Nokia could be a litigation nightmare for Google’s Asian Android partners","http://www.bgr.com/2012/07/03/nokia-patents-android-threat-google-asian-vendors/" -"4195869","iag","iag",,,"0","1",,"1341345272","2012-07-03T19:54:32Z","New Taxi Service in SF to Undercut Uber","http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/22/zimrides-lyft-is-going-to-give-uber-some-lower-priced-competition/" -"4196639","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"0","2",,"1341355980","2012-07-03T22:53:00Z","Quarterly Google purge - iGoogle, Google mini and more reach end of life","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57466169-93/google-shutting-down-a-bunch-of-projects-youve-never-heard-of/" -"4197010","DanielRibeiro","DanielRibeiro",,,"0","2",,"1341362310","2012-07-04T00:38:30Z","UberX Launches Fleet of Hybrid Cars as ""Taxis""","http://allthingsd.com/20120702/a-status-symbol-moves-down-market-whats-behind-the-uberx-launch/?refcat=news" -"4197099","pook1e","pook1e",,,"0","2",,"1341364163","2012-07-04T01:09:23Z","Google, Samsung to Release Software Patch To Keep Galaxy Nexus on the Market","http://allthingsd.com/20120703/google-samsung-to-release-software-patch-to-keep-galaxy-nexus-on-the-market/" -"4197367","semilshah","semilshah",,,"0","1",,"1341370303","2012-07-04T02:51:43Z","Test-Driving Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar in SF","http://blog.semilshah.com/2012/07/03/test-driving-uber-lyft-and-sidecar/" -"4197761","kamechan","kamechan",,,"0","2",,"1341379593","2012-07-04T05:26:33Z","Galaxy Nexus no longer available on Google Play Store","https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=galaxy_nexus_hspa&feature=device-featured" -"4199399","Misha_B","Misha_B",,,"0","1",,"1341409881","2012-07-04T13:51:21Z","Google Shopping to become commercial","http://googlecommerce.blogspot.co.il/2012/05/building-better-shopping-experience.html" -"4199559","semilshah","semilshah","true",,"-1","1",,"1341412597","2012-07-04T14:36:37Z","The Long-Term Power of the Uber Brand","http://wp.me/p2zfWO-f8" -"4203647","alpb","alpb",,,"0","2",,"1341505391","2012-07-05T16:23:11Z","Google Analytics Official Android App released","https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en&id=com.google.android.apps.giant" -"4205019","chewymouse","chewymouse",,,"0","2",,"1341523117","2012-07-05T21:18:37Z","Olympus and Apple Join Google With Wearable Computing","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/olympus-and-apple-join-google-with-wearable-computing/" -"4206735","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1341559215","2012-07-06T07:20:15Z","What Microsoft Should Be: An Independent Designer Reimagines Redmond","https://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what-microsoft-should-be-an-independent-designer-reimagines-redmond.php" -"4207101","czr80","czr80",,,"0","1",,"1341568672","2012-07-06T09:57:52Z","Best Buy tries on Apple's sleek look","http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052702303684004577507033027128596-lMyQjAxMTAyMDAwNTEwNDUyWj.html" -"4207463","frenkel","frenkel",,,"0","1",,"1341578246","2012-07-06T12:37:26Z","Monitoring in-site searches using Google Analytics","http://ivaldi.nl/2012/07/tracking-site-search-using-google-analytics/" -"4207470","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1341578455","2012-07-06T12:40:55Z","Samsung Galaxy Nexus Phone Pulled, Google Plans Workaround","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/samsung_galaxy_nexus_phone_pulled_google_plans_workaround/" -"4211684","akumpf","akumpf",,,"0","1",,"1341670915","2012-07-07T14:21:55Z","Google Docs + NodeJS = The Future of Collaborative Programming?","http://blog.chaoscollective.org/post/26634581065/builtinspace" -"4214102","imaginator","imaginator",,,"0","1",,"1341736595","2012-07-08T08:36:35Z","Carriage vs Content (and the Internet before Google)","http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2012-07/carriagevcontent.html" -"4218235","gregpurtell","gregpurtell",,,"0","1",,"1341843084","2012-07-09T14:11:24Z","When Google Chrome won't start up","http://blogs.computerworld.com/browsers/20663/when-google-chrome-wont-start" -"4219258","tehayj","tehayj",,,"0","1",,"1341855285","2012-07-09T17:34:45Z","UK court found numerous Apple design features to lack originality","http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/46416/samsung-statement-apple-court-ruling-britain" -"4219383","mproud","mproud",,,"0","1",,"1341856360","2012-07-09T17:52:40Z","Judge says Samsung is ‘not as cool’ as Apple","http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57468628-71/wait-did-a-judge-just-say-samsung-is-not-as-cool-as-apple/" -"4219558","searchforsoft","searchforsoft",,,"0","1","iPad Mini to be produced in Brazil, with a 4:3 ratio 7.85 inches display.","1341857958","2012-07-09T18:19:18Z","Read why Apple decided to produce iPad Mini in Brazil","http://www.searchforsoft.com/news/iPad-Mini-to-be-produced-in-Brazil-according-to-some-credible-sources-75.htm" -"4220868","jleikin","jleikin",,,"1","4",,"1341872251","2012-07-09T22:17:31Z","Stop the Minimum Fare Language in DC Uber Amendment","http://blog.uber.com/2012/07/09/strike-down-the-minimum-fare/" -"4221383","Shenglong","Shenglong",,,"200","292",,"1341880941","2012-07-10T00:42:21Z","DC ""Uber Amendment"" would force sedans to charge 5x more than taxis","http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/09/dc-city-councils-uber-amendment-would-force-sedans-to-charge-5x-taxi-prices-and-kill-uberx/" -"4222824","graeme","graeme",,,"0","3",,"1341912973","2012-07-10T09:36:13Z","The Council That Kicked The Hornets Nest (Uber)","http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2012/07/10/the-council-that-kicked-the-hornets-nest-a-rare-call-to-action/" -"4224062","MRonney","MRonney",,,"0","1",,"1341931999","2012-07-10T14:53:19Z","Towncar Service Uber Threatened By DC Legislation","http://techli.com/2012/07/towncar-service-uber-threatened-by-dc-legislation/" -"4224087","esonderegger","esonderegger",,,"36","99",,"1341932256","2012-07-10T14:57:36Z","DC Uber Amendment Shelved","http://dcist.com/2012/07/cheh_shelves_uber_amendment_after_b.php" -"4224375","chuckharmston","chuckharmston",,,"1","24",,"1341935452","2012-07-10T15:50:52Z","Uber’s pressure works, as DC councilmember drops the Minimum Fare plan","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/07/10/uber-ceo-urges-washington-dc-to-backtrack-on-minimum-fare-plans-so-it-doesnt-stifle-competition/" -"4224417","ph0rque","ph0rque",,,"0","1",,"1341935891","2012-07-10T15:58:11Z","Linton Stings Uber After Calling Livery Service 'Illegal'","http://dcist.com/2012/01/linton_stings_uber_leaves_driver_ho.php" -"4224428","HistoryInAction","HistoryInAction",,,"0","1",,"1341935991","2012-07-10T15:59:51Z","DC proposal to price fix against Uber shelved after community explodes","http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/10/dc-city-council-shelves-uber-amendment-against-discounted-private-cars-road-looking-clearer-for-uberx/" -"4225757","coconuts2314","coconuts2314",,,"0","1",,"1341949586","2012-07-10T19:46:26Z","FTC poised to spank Google with its largest penalty ever","http://thedc.com/OXLB2s" -"4226275","eddieplan9","eddieplan9",,,"0","1",,"1341955192","2012-07-10T21:19:52Z","Uber's Rapid Crowdsourced Lobbying Overwhelmed the D.C. Council","http://dcist.com/2012/07/3768_emails_we_were_getting.php" -"4227620","iProject","iProject",,,"21","49",,"1341978072","2012-07-11T03:41:12Z","Uber, Maker of Summon-a-Car App, Wins in Washington","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/uber-vs-washington-dc/" -"4228751","pwg","pwg",,,"6","19",,"1342005399","2012-07-11T11:16:39Z","Florida accused of concealing worst tuberculosis outbreak in 20 years","http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/08/florida-accused-of-concealing-worst-tuberculosis-outbreak-in-20-years/" -"4228795","sarfralogy","sarfralogy",,,"0","1",,"1342006351","2012-07-11T11:32:31Z","Augmented reality: Google's Project Glass and beyond","http://www.patexia.com/feed/augmented-reality-google-s-project-glass-and-beyond-3803" -"4229725","gunmetal","gunmetal",,,"0","2","Seems like they are having connectivity issues? Anyone else confirm?","1342021583","2012-07-11T15:46:23Z","Google+ Not Loading after iPad update","http://plus.google.com" -"4229977","uksharma","uksharma",,,"0","1",,"1342024836","2012-07-11T16:40:36Z","Google Nexus Q? Hacked","http://www.searchenginefather.com/google-nexus-q-hacked/" -"4230588","sarfralogy","sarfralogy",,,"0","1",,"1342031324","2012-07-11T18:28:44Z","FTC give Google $22.5M slap on the wrist","http://www.patexia.com/feed/ftc-give-google-22-5m-slap-on-the-wrist-20120711" -"4230897","ajhai","ajhai",,,"0","1",,"1342034070","2012-07-11T19:14:30Z","Google Ramayana","http://ramayana.sites.f-i.com" -"4231767","shanemhansen","shanemhansen",,,"0","2",,"1342045040","2012-07-11T22:17:20Z","Space Monkey Raises $2.25M Led By Google Ventures And Venture51","http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/11/space-monkey-seed-round/" -"4234623","philipdlang","philipdlang",,,"0","1",,"1342103035","2012-07-12T14:23:55Z","Uber Partners With Ice Cream Trucks This Friday","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/uber-ice-cream/?nl=business&emc=edit_dlbkam_20120712" -"4235127","thetussinman","thetussinman",,,"0","2","A friend's company in financial services is very distributed and need a better way to collaborate than self hosted Microsoft Office can provide. Is Google Apps a good option? Superior to Office365? Any insight appreciated.","1342107954","2012-07-12T15:45:54Z","Ask HN: Cons of Google Apps?", -"4235673","chaud","chaud",,,"7","11",,"1342115301","2012-07-12T17:48:21Z","Uber rolling out on-demand ice cream trucks this Friday","http://blog.uber.com/2012/07/11/omgubericecream/" -"4236023","nibletz","nibletz",,,"0","2",,"1342118911","2012-07-12T18:48:31Z","You can order an on demand ice cream truck tomorrow with Uber","http://nibletz.com/2012/07/omgubericecream-startup-uber-bringing-on-demand-icecream-tomorrow/" -"4236937","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1342128424","2012-07-12T21:27:04Z","The rumored 7.85″ iPad’s price, specs, and place in Apple’s lineup","http://arstechnica.com/staff/2012/07/op-ed-the-rumored-7-85-ipads-price-specs-and-place-in-apples-lineup/" -"4238957","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","2",,"1342170463","2012-07-13T09:07:43Z","Uber experiments with on-demand ice-cream trucks","http://m.cnet.com/news/uber-experiments-with-on-demand-ice-cream-trucks/57471655" -"4241936","hornbaker","hornbaker",,,"0","1",,"1342213834","2012-07-13T21:10:34Z","Launch ticker - interesting use of Google docs","http://www.launchticker.com/" -"4242343","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"0","1",,"1342218635","2012-07-13T22:30:35Z","They Became What They Beheld: Medium, Message, Youtubery (Vi Hart video)","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm-Jjvqu3U4" -"4242389","zher","zher",,,"0","2",,"1342219466","2012-07-13T22:44:26Z","Today In Brilliant Marketing Strategies: Uber Delivers Ice Cream","http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/13/today-in-brilliant-marketing-strategies-uber-delivers-ice-cream/" -"4242600","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","1",,"1342225051","2012-07-14T00:17:31Z","They Became What They Beheld: Medium, Message, Youtubery ","https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bm-Jjvqu3U4" -"4243068","haifhaifa","haifhaifa","true",,"-1","1","Obat Herbal TBC Tuberkulosis

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konsultasi : 085219946055 atau 085322379603 TLP/SMS

Pemesanan dengan kode : GLUX : JUMLAH PESANAN : NAMA : ALAMAT LENGKAP : NO. HP/TLP -kirim : 085219946055 atau 085322379603","1342237747","2012-07-14T03:49:07Z","Obat Herbal TBC Tuberkulosis | GLUX | 085219946055 / 085322379603","http://jellygamat-gold.com/uncategorized/obat-herbal-tbc-tuberkulosis/" -"4250203","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1342437936","2012-07-16T11:25:36Z","France: Google may have to censor for piracy after all","http://gigaom.com/europe/france-google-may-have-to-censor-for-piracy-after-all/" -"4252269","hornbaker","hornbaker",,,"0","1",,"1342468965","2012-07-16T20:02:45Z","Hacker stealing in-app purchases avoids the long arm of Apple’s law","http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/16/apple-hacker-in-app-purchases/" -"4254648","r00tbeer","r00tbeer",,,"0","2",,"1342510841","2012-07-17T07:40:41Z","Jelly Bean drops READ_LOG permission; Google drops documentation duties","https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-developers/6U4A5irWang/AvZsrTdfICIJ" -"4254851","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","2",,"1342515731","2012-07-17T09:02:11Z","Maker Camp on Google+ will be a blast","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/maker-camp-on-google-will-be-blast.html" -"4255263","five_star","five_star",,,"0","1",,"1342525730","2012-07-17T11:48:50Z","Egnyte Raises $16 Million From Google Ventures For Cloud File Storage Service","http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/17/egnyte-raises-16-million-from-google-ventures-for-cloud-file-storage-offering" -"4255835","joshuacc","joshuacc",,,"0","1",,"1342536198","2012-07-17T14:43:18Z","Google’s Take on “Change Aversion” Misses the Point","http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2012/07/16/googles-take-on-change-aversion-misses-the-point/" -"4258524","arpohahau","arpohahau",,,"0","1",,"1342568361","2012-07-17T23:39:21Z","Google Street View goes to Antarctica","https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en-US&sll=-77.636152,166.417589&layer=c&cid=2717668517326861684&panoid=i4VJv12nVmED8qhDn-KQnA&cbp=13,271.79,,0,12.01&gl=US&t=h&cbll=-77.636042,166.41785&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=&ll=-77.636289,166.418238&spn=0.00221,0.015632&source=embed" -"4258567","XtremeGuard","XtremeGuard",,,"0","2",,"1342569368","2012-07-17T23:56:08Z","My Google Wallet Experience","http://blog.xtremeguard.com/xtremeguard-news/google-wallet/" -"4262088","espeed","espeed",,,"0","2",,"1342635605","2012-07-18T18:20:05Z","Google Shaman Explains Mysteries of ‘Compute Engine’","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/07/google-compute-engine/" -"4268873","chj","chj",,,"0","2",,"1342746467","2012-07-20T01:07:47Z","EU regulators investigating Microsoft's Windows 8","http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/18/eu-microsoft-browser-idUSL6E8IIALJ20120718" -"4269071","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1342750980","2012-07-20T02:23:00Z","Apple releases movies for iTunes in the Cloud in 37 countries","http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/19/3170560/apple-movies-itunes-icloud-37-countries-uk-canada-australia" -"4269079","bmestrallet","bmestrallet",,,"0","1",,"1342751249","2012-07-20T02:27:29Z","Google AppEngine Blog: Develop in the cloud with eXo’s Cloud IDE","http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2012/07/develop-in-cloud-with-exos-cloud-ide.html" -"4271655","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1342802999","2012-07-20T16:49:59Z","Smart TV makers forming alliances out of fear of Apple","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/07/20/smart_tv_makers_forming_alliances_out_of_fear_apple_will_soon_dominate_their_industry_too.html" -"4273832","peterkchen","peterkchen",,,"0","1",,"1342841088","2012-07-21T03:24:48Z","4 Principles Apple’s Chief Designer Lives By","http://rovanedurso.com/?p=1241" -"4273866","dotmanish","dotmanish",,,"0","1",,"1342842175","2012-07-21T03:42:55Z","Apple delivers fix to developers suffering from stolen in-app purchases","http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/20/apple-in-app-purchase-hack-fix/" -"4276414","ajhai","ajhai",,,"0","1",,"1342930026","2012-07-22T04:07:06Z","For Birthday Reminders on Google Plus?","https://plus.google.com/up/birthday" -"4277285","fekberg","fekberg",,,"0","1",,"1342964134","2012-07-22T13:35:34Z"," Microsoft Entity Framework going Open Source","http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2012/07/19/entity-framework-and-open-source.aspx" -"4280563","Akram","Akram",,,"0","2",,"1343045971","2012-07-23T12:19:31Z","The Art of Seducing Google with Great Content","http://copymatter.com/the-art-of-seducing-google/" -"4281703","dotmanish","dotmanish",,,"0","1",,"1343060307","2012-07-23T16:18:27Z","Mac startup chime latest in line of Apple patents","http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/?newsid=3371426&pagtype=allchandate" -"4282559","electic","electic",,,"0","1",,"1343070713","2012-07-23T19:11:53Z","No freebies. Apple will charge for 30-pin to 19-pin converter.","http://9to5mac.com/2012/07/23/report-apple-to-sell-30-pin-adapter-for-new-iphones-smaller-19-pin-dock-connector/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29" -"4282637","dpritchett","dpritchett",,,"0","2",,"1343071500","2012-07-23T19:25:00Z","Marissa Mayer's ""APM"" fast track program for Google product managers [2007]","http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2007/11/03/google-goes-globe-trotting.html" -"4284102","zhiping","zhiping",,,"0","1",,"1343097942","2012-07-24T02:45:42Z","Amazon CloudWatch Monitoring Scripts for Microsoft Windows","http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2012/07/amazon-cloudwatch-monitoring-scripts-for-microsoft-windows.html" -"4284432","PaulMcCartney","PaulMcCartney",,,"0","2",,"1343106800","2012-07-24T05:13:20Z","Amelia Earhart Google Doodle Commemorates Aviator's 115th Birthday","http://www.latinospost.com/articles/2261/20120724/amelia-earhart-google-doodle-commemorates-aviator-s.htm" -"4286534","lwmasterson","lwmasterson",,,"0","1",,"1343148808","2012-07-24T16:53:28Z","Was that really a Google bot crawling my site?","http://www.incapsula.com/the-incapsula-blog/item/369-was-that-really-a-google-bot-crawling-my-site" -"4286642","aritraghosh007","aritraghosh007",,,"0","2",,"1343149725","2012-07-24T17:08:45Z","Helping developers build more applications on Google BigQuery","http://googledevelopers.blogspot.in/2012/07/helping-developers-build-more.html" -"4290655","karteek","karteek",,,"0","1",,"1343220871","2012-07-25T12:54:31Z","Google upgraded their calculator","https://www.google.com/search?q=1%2B1" -"4293084","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1343250879","2012-07-25T21:14:39Z","Apple is replacing Macs with iPads at school","http://gigaom.com/apple/how-apple-is-replacing-macs-with-ipads-at-school/" -"4294778","icarus_drowning","icarus_drowning",,,"0","1",,"1343286043","2012-07-26T07:00:43Z","New Indie Film featuring uber-hacker Nikola Tesla","http://www.teslaarchive.com/" -"4297888","tarandeep","tarandeep",,,"0","2",,"1343328610","2012-07-26T18:50:10Z","Google Interactive Spaces: Real World Gaming, Experiences","http://geeknizer.com/google-interactive-spaces/" -"4298247","cjfarivar","cjfarivar",,,"0","2",,"1343332334","2012-07-26T19:52:14Z"," Google Fiber to arrive this fall; $70 for gigabit service","http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/07/google-fiber-launches-in-kansas-city/" -"4299417","mmahemoff","mmahemoff",,,"0","2",,"1343349319","2012-07-27T00:35:19Z","Monetizing Hangouts: Sample Code From Google+ Team","http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/07/26/monetizing-google-hangouts-digital-goods-for-apps-are-being-tested-by-developers/" -"4299454","cek","cek",,,"0","1",,"1343350132","2012-07-27T00:48:52Z","Microsoft's hardware efforts are but grains of rice in a grain silo","http://ceklog.kindel.com/2012/07/25/a-mouse-and-keyboard-dont-make-a-hardware-company/" -"4300701","dvanduzer","dvanduzer",,,"0","2",,"1343382315","2012-07-27T09:45:15Z","John Gruber occasionally parodies himself","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/07/26/onion" -"4302261","irunbackwards","irunbackwards",,,"0","1",,"1343407443","2012-07-27T16:44:03Z","Google Makes Remarketing Easier, Connects Analytics And Display Network","http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/27/follow-me-google-makes-it-easier-for-advertisers-to-use-remarketing/" -"4302790","ot","ot",,,"0","1",,"1343413036","2012-07-27T18:17:16Z","Google didn't delete all Street View Wi-Fi data","http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/376114/google-didnt-delete-all-street-view-wi-fi-data" -"4303495","jmartellaro","jmartellaro",,,"0","1",,"1343421884","2012-07-27T20:44:44Z","Microsoft Has a Death Wish","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsoft_has_a_death_wish/" -"4303833","robertbud1","robertbud1",,,"0","2",,"1343427346","2012-07-27T22:15:46Z","Fred Wilson and Dave McClure Talk Apple, Google Tablet Battles","http://www.xconomy.com/new-york/2012/07/27/fred-wilson-and-dave-mcclure-talk-apple-google-tablet-battles/" -"4306455","yonasb","yonasb",,,"0","1",,"1343508226","2012-07-28T20:43:46Z","Apple acquires AuthenTec, enters mobile payments","http://www.knowyourcell.com/news/1507708/apples_authentec_buy_could_spur_mobile_payments.html" -"4310243","leeskye","leeskye",,,"0","1",,"1343606255","2012-07-29T23:57:35Z","Apple changes iPhone connectors. World Freeks Out","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-07-26/apple-changes-connectors-dot-world-freaks-out#r=read" -"4313628","latif","latif",,,"0","2",,"1343670545","2012-07-30T17:49:05Z","Beyond Google Chrome","http://www.techuser.net/beyond-chrome.html" -"4313981","jwoah12","jwoah12",,,"0","1",,"1343674152","2012-07-30T18:49:12Z","Samsung Chief Product Officer fires back at Apple lawsuit","http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/zl2yY00XI0M/" -"4316871","dreger","dreger",,,"0","1",,"1343737961","2012-07-31T12:32:41Z","MOMA - Google's Single Sign On page","https://login.corp.google.com/" -"4317044","sweetcheeks","sweetcheeks","true",,"0","2",,"1343740524","2012-07-31T13:15:24Z","Looking for feedback Is my pet project worth taking on Google/Yahoo/Bing?","http://something.to/abt" -"4318048","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1343751838","2012-07-31T16:23:58Z","Amazon Influences Consumers More Than Google","http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2012/07/31/amazon-influences-consumers-more-than-google-and-possibly-facebook-and-apple/" -"4318138","fidotron","fidotron",,,"0","1",,"1343752651","2012-07-31T16:37:31Z","Microsoft to take on Gmail with Metro style Outlook.com","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/31/outlook_hotmail_successor_launch/" -"4318189","Suraj-Sun","Suraj-Sun",,,"0","1",,"1343753036","2012-07-31T16:43:56Z","Microsoft launches new email Outlook.com with unlimited storage, built-in Skype","http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/microsoft-outlook-email-service-announced/" -"4322819","miklevin","miklevin",,,"0","1",,"1343829224","2012-08-01T13:53:44Z","Google Docs vs. Apple Notes - In Search Of the Elusive Offline Cloud Writer","http://mikelev.in/2012/08/google-docs-vs-apple-notes-online-offline-cloud-writer/" -"4324979","seregine","seregine",,,"0","1",,"1343848363","2012-08-01T19:12:43Z","Google Wallet now cloud-based, accepts all major credit cards","http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/08/01/google-wallet-goes-to-the-cloud-now-accepts-visa-american-express-and-discover/" -"4328652","paraschopra","paraschopra",,,"0","1",,"1343914729","2012-08-02T13:38:49Z","Why Google's new Content Experiments might not fulfil your testing needs","http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/split-testing-blog/google-content-experiments-alternative/" -"4330390","r0bbbo","r0bbbo",,,"0","1",,"1343934225","2012-08-02T19:03:45Z","Google pulls Nexus Q media streamer after 'feedback'","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19082550" -"4330820","kunle","kunle",,,"0","6",,"1343939407","2012-08-02T20:30:07Z","The Protean Echo Reduces All Of Your Credit Cards To One Ubercard","http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/02/the-protean-echo-reduces-all-of-your-credit-cards-to-one-ubercard/" -"4331881","obilgic","obilgic",,,"0","2",,"1343954680","2012-08-03T00:44:40Z","Google’s Quirky New London HQ: Fit For Mr. Bean ","http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670431/google-s-quirky-new-london-hq-fit-for-mr-bean" -"4332718","bkohlmann","bkohlmann",,,"0","1",,"1343971931","2012-08-03T05:32:11Z","Google Sponsors Start-up Weekend for Military Vets and Families","http://disruptivethinkers.org/startup-weekend-veterans-and-military-families/" -"4332950","velodrome","velodrome",,,"0","1",,"1343978319","2012-08-03T07:18:39Z","Google delays Nexus Q; Delayed customers get one free","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19082550" -"4333597","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1343995146","2012-08-03T11:59:06Z","Google Play developer policies have been updated, we like where this is heading","http://www.androidcentral.com/google-play-developer-policies-have-been-updated-we-where-heading" -"4334031","robbiea","robbiea",,,"0","1",,"1344002418","2012-08-03T14:00:18Z","Someone Had the Idea For Uber 4 Years Ago & It Wasn’t Uber. +1 Execution","http://robbieabed.com/someone-had-the-idea-for-uber-4-years-ago-it-wasnt-travis-1-execution/" -"4334393","PaulMcCartney","PaulMcCartney",,,"0","1",,"1344007462","2012-08-03T15:24:22Z","American Express Denies Signing on for Google Wallet Expansion","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2408029,00.asp" -"4336032","boh","boh",,,"0","1",,"1344026120","2012-08-03T20:35:20Z","Microsoft officially leaving Windows 8 Metro brand in the dust","http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-officially-leaving-windows-8-metro-brand-in-the-dust-03241653/" -"4336455","tarekayna","tarekayna",,,"0","1",,"1344031995","2012-08-03T22:13:15Z","Microsoft exec calls BS on the ‘Lost Decade’ claim","http://www.geekwire.com/2012/microsofts-pr-chief-lashes-lost-decade-claim/" -"4338347","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1344085063","2012-08-04T12:57:43Z","AuthenTec sells out to Apple to the sound of 1,000 lawsuits","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/04/apple_buys_authentec/" -"4339069","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1344102007","2012-08-04T17:40:07Z","Google’s product pruning continues unabated","http://gigaom.com/2012/08/04/googles-product-pruning-continues-unabated/" -"4341293","andyres","andyres",,,"0","1",,"1344170385","2012-08-05T12:39:45Z","Top 5 Best Prank Applications on Google Play","http://androidreviewss.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/top-5-best-prank-applications-on-google-play/" -"4343564","snambi","snambi",,,"0","1",,"1344223374","2012-08-06T03:22:54Z","Microsoft virtual boss","http://www.kmph.com/story/19184088/microsoft-is-building-your-robot-boss" -"4345375","mmcs","mmcs",,,"0","1",,"1344264207","2012-08-06T14:43:27Z","Google Icons","http://mywordpresstutorial.com/social-media-icons/google-icons/" -"4348446","Barau","Barau",,,"0","1",,"1344308150","2012-08-07T02:55:50Z","Ubersocial - THE Best Twitter App for Bands","http://nightmaircreative.com/mm/2012/01/best-twitter-app-for-artists/" -"4348498","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","2",,"1344309046","2012-08-07T03:10:46Z","Who killed YouTube on the iPhone -- Apple or Google?","http://news.cnet.com/8301-33617_3-57487871-276/who-killed-youtube-on-the-iphone-apple-or-google/" -"4349368","kreci","kreci",,,"0","1",,"1344333030","2012-08-07T09:50:30Z","Google Play Policy Changes and Notification Ads","http://www.kreci.net/android/google-play-policy-changes-notification-ads/" -"4350984","auxbuss","auxbuss",,,"0","2",,"1344358924","2012-08-07T17:02:04Z","Google's failed ideas: timeline of axed projects","http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/376264/googles-failed-ideas-timeline-of-axed-projects" -"4352653","irunbackwards","irunbackwards",,,"0","1",,"1344377872","2012-08-07T22:17:52Z","Judge: Hey Oracle and Google – Turn Over The Names Of Your Paid Bloggers","http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/07/judge-hey-oracle-and-google-turn-over-the-names-of-your-paid-bloggers/" -"4354497","shin_lao","shin_lao",,,"0","1",,"1344413983","2012-08-08T08:19:43Z","Apple yanks those unfunny, cringeworthy Genius Bar commercials","http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/07/apple-yanks-those-unfunny-cringeworthy-genius-bar-commercials/" -"4359048","kamagmar","kamagmar",,,"0","1",,"1344475915","2012-08-09T01:31:55Z","NYC and Microsoft Unveil New Law Enforcement Technology","http://mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=072E9D56-C29C-7CA2-FC51351D8DEBF6B7" -"4359460","binarydreams","binarydreams",,,"0","1",,"1344485224","2012-08-09T04:07:04Z","Google Kayak Doodle Game","https://www.google.com/doodles/slalom-canoe-2012" -"4361068","rohshall","rohshall",,,"0","2",,"1344521309","2012-08-09T14:08:29Z","Gwtquery - A jQuery clone for GWT, and much more. - Google Project Hosting","http://code.google.com/p/gwtquery/" -"4361563","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1344526718","2012-08-09T15:38:38Z","TextMate 2 at GitHub (Google Cache)","http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://blog.macromates.com/2012/textmate-2-at-github/" -"4361674","digiwizard","digiwizard",,,"0","1",,"1344527948","2012-08-09T15:59:08Z","German Court Delays Ruling on Apple Over-Scroll Patent","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/german_court_delays_ruling_on_apple_over-scroll_patent/" -"4361702","vmyy99","vmyy99",,,"0","1",,"1344528398","2012-08-09T16:06:38Z","Google voice search for iOS","http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/building-search-engine-of-future-one.html" -"4361974","hkmurakami","hkmurakami",,,"0","1",,"1344531576","2012-08-09T16:59:36Z","Google fined $22.5MM for Safari privacy breach","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-09/google-said-to-face-fine-by-u-s-over-apple-safari-breach.html" -"4362781","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1344540636","2012-08-09T19:30:36Z","Google agrees to pay largest fine in FTC history for bypassing Safari privacy","http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/08/09/google_agrees_to_pay_largest_fine_in_ftc_history_for_bypassing_safari_privacy_settings.html" -"4366240","wslh","wslh",,,"0","2",,"1344608214","2012-08-10T14:16:54Z","Beating Usain Bolt on Google's hurdles doodle","http://blog.nektra.com/main/2012/08/10/automating-googles-doodles-4-9-second-record-on-hurdles/" -"4366809","stevewillows","stevewillows",,,"0","1",,"1344615409","2012-08-10T16:16:49Z","Back-To-School: How To Become A Google Intern","http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/10/back-to-school-how-to-become-a-google-intern/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" -"4367316","brewster","brewster",,,"0","2",,"1344621186","2012-08-10T17:53:06Z","A startup you've never heard of just beat Google on one key number","http://www.businessinsider.com/a-startup-youve-never-heard-of-just-beat-google-on-one-key-number-2012-8" -"4368443","maxwell","maxwell",,,"0","1",,"1344635363","2012-08-10T21:49:23Z","NYC and Microsoft Unveil Joint Crime-Tracking System","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-08/new-york-microsoft-unveil-joint-crime-tracking-system.html" -"4368636","gregpurtell","gregpurtell",,,"0","1",,"1344638058","2012-08-10T22:34:18Z","Game developers hate Windows 8, Microsoft responds","http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/08/microsoft-defends-windows-8/" -"4375411","casca","casca",,,"0","1",,"1344858752","2012-08-13T11:52:32Z","NYPD and Microsoft track people real-time through NYC","http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120808/TECHNOLOGY/120809887" -"4376246","nthitz","nthitz",,,"0","3",,"1344870658","2012-08-13T15:10:58Z","10 Years of gruber at DaringFireball.net visualization with d3.js","http://distantshape.com/df10" -"4376310","skennedy","skennedy",,,"0","1",,"1344871565","2012-08-13T15:26:05Z","Google Pays only 1.5% in UK taxes last year","http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/12/report-google-could-face-uk-tax-inquiry-after-just-paying-1-5-last-year/" -"4377040","timothya","timothya",,,"0","1",,"1344879745","2012-08-13T17:42:25Z","Google adds 'Studio Mode' to Hangouts On Air","http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/13/3239789/google-studio-mode-hangouts-on-air" -"4377868","aespinoza","aespinoza",,,"0","1",,"1344888567","2012-08-13T20:09:27Z","Joe Kubert, comic book artist on ‘Sgt. Rock,’ 'Tor,' 'Hawkman,' dead at 85","http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/joe-kubert-comic-book-artist-sgt-rock-tor-hawkman-dead-85-article-1.1135360" -"4377882","chwolfe","chwolfe",,,"0","2",,"1344888714","2012-08-13T20:11:54Z","Google Plans to Eliminate 4,000 Jobs at Motorola Division","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-13/google-said-to-cut-about-4-000-employees-in-its-motorola-unit.html" -"4378075","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1344891024","2012-08-13T20:50:24Z","Apple Retail Stores Seeing Significant Layoffs of Recent Hires","http://www.macrumors.com/2012/08/13/apple-retail-stores-seeing-significant-layoffs-of-recent-hires/" -"4381251","wave","wave",,,"0","2",,"1344956729","2012-08-14T15:05:29Z","Using Uber Ridership Data to Compare Cities and Neighborhoods","http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/08/using-uber-ridership-data-compare-cities-and-neighborhoods/2890/" -"4381267","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1344956924","2012-08-14T15:08:44Z","Improving Google Patents with European Patent Office patents & Prior Art Finder","http://insidesearch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/improving-google-patents-with-european.html" -"4381951","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1344964288","2012-08-14T17:11:28Z","As Apple TV set rumors calm down, new patent shows TV network navigation, DVR","http://9to5mac.com/2012/08/14/as-apple-tv-set-rumors-calm-down-new-patent-shows-tv-channel-navigation-recording/" -"4382707","LiroXIV","LiroXIV","true",,"-1","1",,"1344973062","2012-08-14T19:37:42Z","Uber receives C&D in Mass. for using non-standard metering system","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/uber-runs-afoul-of-massachusetts-regulators/2012/08/10/e8044bc6-e317-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_blog.html" -"4382824","sudonim","sudonim",,,"133","158",,"1344974726","2012-08-14T20:05:26Z","Uber Boston Has Been Served","http://blog.uber.com/2012/08/14/uber-boston-has-been-served/" -"4382878","TDL","TDL",,,"0","2",,"1344975415","2012-08-14T20:16:55Z","Uber runs afoul of Massachusetts regulators","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/uber-runs-afoul-of-massachusetts-regulators/2012/08/10/e8044bc6-e317-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_blog.html" -"4383400","sakai","sakai",,,"0","4",,"1344983362","2012-08-14T22:29:22Z","Uberdata: Building the Perfect Uber Party City","http://blog.uber.com/2012/06/23/uberdata-building-the-perfect-uber-party-city/" -"4385128","liampmccabe","liampmccabe",,,"0","2",,"1345019591","2012-08-15T08:33:11Z","Fi re-imagine Google advertising","http://www.f-i.com/google/rebrief/" -"4386770","idiotb","idiotb",,,"0","2",,"1345048545","2012-08-15T16:35:45Z","Getting a job at Amazon, Microsoft or Google is never tough","http://expertjobs.org/general/getting-a-job-at-amazon-microsoft-or-google-is-never-tough-if-you-prepare-in-the-right-way-as-mentioned-in-this-example/" -"4387095","chaz","chaz",,,"0","1",,"1345052138","2012-08-15T17:35:38Z","Petition: Allow Uber to continue to operate [in Boston]","https://www.change.org/petitions/division-of-standards-of-the-commonwealth-of-massachusetts-allow-uber-to-continue-to-operate" -"4387106","Empro","Empro",,,"0","1",,"1345052286","2012-08-15T17:38:06Z","Nokia and Microsoft holding Windows Phone 8 press event on September 5th","http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/15/3244849/nokia-microsoft-windows-8-press-event-september-5th" -"4388049","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","1",,"1345062715","2012-08-15T20:31:55Z","Mass. Governor: We're going to find a way to let Uber operate","http://www.universalhub.com/2012/governor-were-going-find-way-let-uber-operate" -"4388518","irunbackwards","irunbackwards",,,"0","1",,"1345068575","2012-08-15T22:09:35Z","Unreleased Apple Device Among Items Stolen From Late Steve Jobs' Home?","http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-steve-jobs-home-burglary-20120815,0,1245170.story" -"4388698","bps4484","bps4484",,,"0","1",,"1345070568","2012-08-15T22:42:48Z","Massachusetts Gives Green Light for Uber Technologies","http://innoeco.posterous.com/statement-and-amended-decision-on-uber-in-mas" -"4388700","nelhage","nelhage",,,"23","114",,"1345070618","2012-08-15T22:43:38Z","Uber allowed to continue operating in Boston","http://www.mass.gov/hed/undersecretary-barbara-anthony-statement-on-uber-technologies.pdf" -"4388830","kevinpacheco","kevinpacheco",,,"0","4",,"1345072005","2012-08-15T23:06:45Z","Uber cleared to continue operations in Boston","http://thenextweb.com/us/2012/08/16/uber-cleared-continue-operations-boston/" -"4389210","Charles__L","Charles__L",,,"42","127",,"1345076871","2012-08-16T00:27:51Z","Planetary Annihilation - A Next Generation RTS by Uber Entertainment Inc","http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts" -"4391715","rubeng","rubeng",,,"0","2",,"1345130874","2012-08-16T15:27:54Z","Google's Next Penguin Update Will Be ""Jarring & Jolting""","http://www.seroundtable.com/google-penguin-warning-15577.html" -"4392500","rhubarbcustard","rhubarbcustard",,,"0","1",,"1345138455","2012-08-16T17:34:15Z","Apple working with hearing aid manufacturers to improve audio experience ","http://www.hearingaidknow.com/2012/08/15/apple-hearing-aids-connect/" -"4393143","Andrex","Andrex",,,"0","1",,"1345144818","2012-08-16T19:20:18Z","Uber given the green light in Boston","http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/docs/dos/massachusetts-gives-green-light-for-uber-technologies.pdf?sf55873" -"4393375","mfringel","mfringel",,,"0","1",,"1345147271","2012-08-16T20:01:11Z","Uber allowed to operate in Boston [pdf]","http://www.mass.gov/hed/undersecretary-barbara-anthony-statement-on-uber-technologies.pd" -"4394286","wslh","wslh",,,"0","1",,"1345161152","2012-08-16T23:52:32Z","VC blogs sorted by Google PageRank","http://blog.databigbang.com/venture-capital-blogs-ordered-by-google-page-rank/" -"4396751","SeerWS","SeerWS",,,"0","2",,"1345216493","2012-08-17T15:14:53Z","Driverless Cars (Part 1/6): Google’s Cars Will Change Everything","http://www.seer.ws/driverless-cars-googles-cars-will-change-everything" -"4397651","kpwebb","kpwebb",,,"0","2",,"1345225293","2012-08-17T17:41:33Z","Why Google’s ""million transit stops"" belong to you","http://openplans.org/2012/08/16/why-googles-million-transit-stops-belong-to-you/" -"4397810","mehtaji","mehtaji",,,"0","1",,"1345226739","2012-08-17T18:05:39Z","UberHype - Android App for The Hype Machine ","http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dirtywaterlabs.uberhype" -"4400734","patrickaljord","patrickaljord",,,"0","1",,"1345284277","2012-08-18T10:04:37Z","Google Play Store gift cards spotted, could launch in 2 weeks ","http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/08/16/one-lucky-guy-buys-25-google-play-store-gift-card-we-successfully-redeem-it-hands-on/" -"4406482","irunbackwards","irunbackwards",,,"1","1",,"1345442301","2012-08-20T05:58:21Z","Uber Screwed Me (But At Least It Bought Me Breakfast)","http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/19/uber-screwed-me-but-at-least-it-bought-me-breakfast/" -"4410322","johnr8201","johnr8201",,,"0","1",,"1345505083","2012-08-20T23:24:43Z","Should we trust Google when it comes to piracy and search?","http://gigaom.com/2012/08/14/should-we-trust-google-when-it-comes-to-piracy-and-search/" -"4410671","apress","apress",,,"0","3",,"1345511766","2012-08-21T01:16:06Z","John Gruber spills 2000 words on the importance of pixels and typography...","http://gravitationalpull.net/wp/?p=2003" -"4410994","imkarthikk","imkarthikk",,,"0","1",,"1345519155","2012-08-21T03:19:15Z","Microsoft opens door for Windows 8 upgrade program. Costs ₹699 in India.","http://www.the4cast.com/microsoft/microsoft-opens-door-for-windows-8-upgrade-program-costs-%E2%82%B9699-in-india/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" -"4415932","dbin78","dbin78",,,"0","2",,"1345606834","2012-08-22T03:40:34Z","Google's JavaScript Benchmark Suite","https://developers.google.com/octane/" -"4420369","pedromorales","pedromorales",,,"0","1",,"1345682979","2012-08-23T00:49:39Z","Google Faculty Summit 2012: The Online Revolution - Education at Scale","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdEeGm9RXiI" -"4420672","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1345690727","2012-08-23T02:58:47Z","Apple’s eventual downfall tied to the rise of products with no UI","http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/22/apple-business-analysis-user-interface/" -"4422168","windexh8er","windexh8er",,,"0","1",,"1345728124","2012-08-23T13:22:04Z","Google Building Privacy Red Team (aka Tiger Team)","https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/google-building-privacy-red-team-082212" -"4423887","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1345744890","2012-08-23T18:01:30Z","Microsoft unveils a boxy new Windows-inspired logo","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/08/microsoft-unveils-a-boxy-new-windows-inspired-logo-2/" -"4427216","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","1",,"1345810532","2012-08-24T12:15:32Z","Microsoft's new logo is branding fail","http://betanews.com/2012/08/23/microsofts-new-logo-is-branding-fail/" -"4427248","zeroextended","zeroextended",,,"0","1",,"1345811062","2012-08-24T12:24:22Z","Sitting on The Fence: A Rational View on Apple vs. The World","http://zeroextended.com/sitting-on-the-fence/" -"4428019","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1345822123","2012-08-24T15:28:43Z","10 things we’d like to see Tim Cook do in his next year at Apple ","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/08/10-things-wed-like-to-see-tim-cook-do-in-his-next-year-at-apple/" -"4430217","imkarthikk","imkarthikk",,,"0","1",,"1345849855","2012-08-24T23:10:55Z","Apple wins tech biggest patent trial against Samsung","http://www.the4cast.com/news/apple-wins-tech-biggest-patent-trial-against-samsung/" -"4430287","azifali","azifali",,,"0","1",,"1345850644","2012-08-24T23:24:04Z","Apple awarded $1 billion in patent case vs. Samsung","http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/24/13461447-apple-awarded-1-billion-in-patent-case-vs-samsung?lite" -"4430680","DiabloD3","DiabloD3",,,"0","2",,"1345857614","2012-08-25T01:20:14Z","Judge of Oracle/Google case claims everyone is a Google shill","http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120824/12563220150/apparently-im-google-shill-i-didnt-even-know-it.shtml" -"4430685","Osiris","Osiris",,,"0","1",,"1345857772","2012-08-25T01:22:52Z","Apple vs. Samsung: the gory details","http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/24/apple-samsung-trial-verdict-samsung-loses-big" -"4435757","beingpractical","beingpractical",,,"0","2",,"1346005259","2012-08-26T18:20:59Z","API based Advertising. Maybe Google lost a Billion Dollar Opportunity…","http://www.beingpractical.com/2012/08/26/api-based-advertising-maybe-google-lost-a-billion-dollar-opportunity/" -"4436020","MaysonL","MaysonL",,,"0","1",,"1346010822","2012-08-26T19:53:42Z","Uber and the delicate business of creating a platform","http://www.digitopoly.org/2012/08/25/uber-and-the-delicate-business-of-creating-a-platform/" -"4436855","kareemm","kareemm",,,"3","8",,"1346028277","2012-08-27T00:44:37Z","Uber and the Delicate Business of Creating a Platform","http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/08/uber_and_the_delicate_business.html" -"4438448","PleasePlease","PleasePlease",,,"0","1",,"1346070461","2012-08-27T12:27:41Z","Design Like Apple Using Touchpoints Framework","http://www.siliconafrica.com/techproducts/design-like-apple-using-touchpoint-framework/" -"4439962","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","1",,"1346090482","2012-08-27T18:01:22Z","Google, Mozilla and Wikimedia Partnered on Maya langauge ""translathon""","http://thenextweb.com/la/2012/08/12/google-mozilla-wikimedia-partner-organize-maya-translathon/" -"4440199","ahmedaly","ahmedaly",,,"0","1",,"1346093391","2012-08-27T18:49:51Z","Apple stock jumps on $1B Samsung verdict","http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20120827apple_stock_jumps_on_1b_samsung_verdict/srvc=business&position=also" -"4440388","Encosia","Encosia",,,"0","1",,"1346095741","2012-08-27T19:29:01Z","Microsoft rejects Windows 8 SmartScreen privacy concerns","http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/27/3271125/microsoft-comment-smartscreen-windows-8-privacy-concerns" -"4440538","sew","sew",,,"0","1",,"1346097642","2012-08-27T20:00:42Z"," Apple Seeks Order Blocking Sale of Samsung Products","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/apple-seeks-order-blocking-sale-of-samsung-products/?hp&pagewanted=all" -"4443642","snihalani","snihalani",,,"0","1",,"1346161886","2012-08-28T13:51:26Z","AppleScript 101","http://lri.me/applescript.html" -"4445600","Bogucki","Bogucki",,,"0","1",,"1346184114","2012-08-28T20:01:54Z","The Wondrous Tale of the Uber Unicorn","http://blog.uber.com/2012/08/28/the-wondrous-tale-of-the-uber-unicorn/" -"4446525","keeran","keeran",,,"0","1",,"1346200111","2012-08-29T00:28:31Z","One Google search uses the computing power of the entire Apollo space mission","http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/08/28/fun-fact-one-google-search-uses-computing-power-entire-apollo-space-mission/" -"4446989","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1346211668","2012-08-29T03:41:08Z","Why Apple-Samsung verdict is GOOD for YOU, your KIDS, TECH","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/28/patent_system_bruised_or_borked/" -"4448064","ableal","ableal",,,"0","1",,"1346241137","2012-08-29T11:52:17Z","Microsoft Academic Search","http://academic.research.microsoft.com/" -"4450279","joeyespo","joeyespo",,,"0","1",,"1346265177","2012-08-29T18:32:57Z","Conduct Browser-Size Analysis Within Google Analytics","http://analytics.blogspot.ca/2012/06/new-feature-conduct-browser-size.html" -"4450680","ForrestN","ForrestN",,,"0","1",,"1346269712","2012-08-29T19:48:32Z","Apple Is Talking to TV Companies About a Deal That Could Change TV Forever","http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/apple-talking-tv-companies-deal-could-change-tv-112438275.html" -"4454885","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1346338010","2012-08-30T14:46:50Z","Sony’s Xperia Tablet S runs Android, but looks awfully like Microsoft’s Surface","http://www.extremetech.com/computing/135256-sonys-xperia-tablet-s-runs-android-but-looks-awfully-like-microsofts-surface" -"4457781","hoi","hoi",,,"0","1",,"1346376893","2012-08-31T01:34:53Z","The Great Internet TV Battle, Apple vs Google vs Microsoft vs Sony vs Amazon","http://www.uneasyempires.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/telly-addicts-part-3-kicking-ass-taking.html" -"4458965","olalonde","olalonde",,,"0","1",,"1346406035","2012-08-31T09:40:35Z","Samsung Turns to Microsoft, Weighs Post-Verdict Strategy","http://www.pcworld.com/article/261649/samsung_turns_to_microsoft_weighs_postverdict_strategy.html" -"4459376","CaptainZapp","CaptainZapp",,,"0","1",,"1346416850","2012-08-31T12:40:50Z","Tuberculosis - When back-ups fail ","http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/08/tuberculosis" -"4461836","vantech","vantech",,,"0","1",,"1346449713","2012-08-31T21:48:33Z","Uber Offers a Taxi Service in Toronto Starting Today","http://www.techvibes.com/blog/uber-offers-a-taxi-service-in-toronto-starting-today-2012-08-31" -"4469160","maguay","maguay",,,"0","2",,"1346648665","2012-09-03T05:04:25Z","UberWriter | Distraction free Markdown editor for Linux","http://uberwriter.wolfvollprecht.de" -"4471495","wrighty52","wrighty52",,,"0","1",,"1346700341","2012-09-03T19:25:41Z","Add Author Image in Google Search Results","http://codular.com/google-author-image" -"4474638","boh","boh",,,"0","1",,"1346768549","2012-09-04T14:22:29Z","Hackers leak '1 MILLION records' on Apple fanbois from FEDS","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/04/antisec_hackers_fbi_laptop_hack/" -"4475944","alwillis","alwillis",,,"0","1",,"1346784610","2012-09-04T18:50:10Z","Apple Issues Invitations for Media Event on September 12","http://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/04/apple-issues-invitations-for-media-event-on-september-12/" -"4476028","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","2",,"1346785651","2012-09-04T19:07:31Z","Google Follows Apple In Pulling App That Allowed A Little Girl To Speak","http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120901/01231920238/google-follows-apple-unnecessarily-pulling-app-that-allowed-little-girl-to-speak.shtml" -"4477362","olivercameron","olivercameron",,,"25","46",,"1346807082","2012-09-05T01:04:42Z","As Uber Comes to New York, Its Legality Is Questioned","http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/05/nyregion/as-ubers-taxi-hailing-app-comes-to-new-york-its-legality-is-questioned.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion" -"4480353","dzlobin","dzlobin",,,"0","2",,"1346865979","2012-09-05T17:26:19Z","Uber launches support for yellow cabs in NYC","http://venturebeat.com/2012/09/04/uber-nyc-taxi/" -"4482882","monty_singh","monty_singh",,,"0","2",,"1346906880","2012-09-06T04:48:00Z","Uber's Unsung Feature: A Future in Brands Rating Us?","http://www.forbes.com/sites/matzucker/2012/09/05/ubers-unsung-feature-a-future-in-brands-rating-us/" -"4486848","untog","untog",,,"0","1",,"1346973970","2012-09-06T23:26:10Z","TLC Tells Uber They Can’t Legally Operate a Taxi App In NYC","http://betabeat.com/2012/09/taxi-and-limousine-commission-tells-uber-they-cant-legally-operate-in-new-york-city-uber-ceo-disagrees/" -"4487377","dmitrydragilev","dmitrydragilev",,,"2","14",,"1346983993","2012-09-07T02:13:13Z","Meet Apple's Favorite Blogger - Gruber of Darringfireball","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-06/meet-apples-favorite-blogger" -"4488193","MarlonPro","MarlonPro",,,"0","1",,"1347008015","2012-09-07T08:53:35Z","The Secret Inner Workings of Google Maps","http://gizmodo.com/5941270/the-secret-inner-workings-of-google-maps" -"4488691","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1347020759","2012-09-07T12:25:59Z","John Gruber -- Apple’s Favorite Blogger","http://www.businessweek.com/printer/articles/70148-meet-apples-favorite-blogger" -"4490578","drone","drone",,,"0","1",,"1347043764","2012-09-07T18:49:24Z","Apple Creating Pandora-Style Service","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/07/apple-pandora-app_n_1864134.html" -"4490791","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","1",,"1347046641","2012-09-07T19:37:21Z","Uber the outlaw: a rogue startup fights the taxi power","http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/7/3300244/uber-taxi-new-york-travis-kalanick-rogue" -"4493263","daegloe","daegloe",,,"0","1",,"1347122071","2012-09-08T16:34:31Z","New York City says cabs can’t use Uber app for collecting fares","http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/york-city-says-cabs-t-uber-app-collecting-010024652.html" -"4494522","esolyt","esolyt",,,"0","1",,"1347150634","2012-09-09T00:30:34Z","Microsoft's Bing is now the default search engine on all Kindle Fire models","http://www.digitaltrends.com/gadgets/microsofts-bing-wins-the-default-search-engine-spot-on-the-kindle-fire-hd/" -"4498119","grellas","grellas",,,"0","2",,"1347246736","2012-09-10T03:12:16Z","Oracle v. Google trial transcript - day 2","http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120908230727457" -"4499405","adparadox","adparadox",,,"0","1",,"1347280476","2012-09-10T12:34:36Z","Export Github pushes to Google Calendar","http://gitcal.com/" -"4499634","subnet","subnet",,,"0","3","In October 2012, Facebook will be discontinuing their popular live-chat social plugin (""live-stream""), used on many websites & FB-apps.

With Uberch.at (http://uberch.at) we've built a drop-in replacement, completely integrated with Open Graph/Timeline, @-mentions, added social context and a live facepile.

Of course it's free, we hope you like it :)","1347283802","2012-09-10T13:30:02Z","Uber-Replacement f. Facebook's soon discontinued Live-Chat-Widget","http://die.socialisten.at/2012/09/uberch-at-a-free-open-graph-connected-realtime-chat-widget-replacing-facebooks-live-stream-plugin/" -"4500219","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1347290334","2012-09-10T15:18:54Z","Google autocomplete: The Internet where you are","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19258912" -"4500396","PatriciaLopes","PatriciaLopes",,,"0","1",,"1347292319","2012-09-10T15:51:59Z","Introduction to Microsoft Sharepoint with .Net - Sharepoint training course","http://mrbool.com/course/introduction-to-microsoft-sharepoint-with-net/352" -"4500413","stevewillows","stevewillows",,,"0","1",,"1347292473","2012-09-10T15:54:33Z","Diane von Furstenberg Models Wear Google Glass On The Catwalk","http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/10/diane-von-furstenberg-models-wear-google-glass-on-the-catwalk/" -"4500665","adparadox","adparadox",,,"0","2",,"1347295351","2012-09-10T16:42:31Z","Show HN: Export Github pushes to Google Calendar","http://gitcal.com" -"4508019","NDT","NDT",,,"0","1",,"1347401473","2012-09-11T22:11:13Z","Google unveils its YouTube app ahead of iPhone 5 launch","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409532,00.asp" -"4510050","miller_fi","miller_fi",,,"0","1",,"1347446969","2012-09-12T10:49:29Z","20 Google Search Shortcuts to Hone Your Google-Fu","http://lifehacker.com/5940946/20-google-search-shortcuts-to-hone-your-google+fu" -"4510204","y_ich","y_ich",,,"0","1",,"1347451526","2012-09-12T12:05:26Z","Escapers and Police on Google Street View by Meteor","http://sv-tag.meteor.com" -"4510634","zachinglis","zachinglis",,,"0","1",,"1347457977","2012-09-12T13:52:57Z","iPhone 5 name prematurely released on Apple.com","http://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/12/iphone-5-name-prematurely-revealed-on-apples-site/" -"4511589","sew","sew",,,"0","1",,"1347468686","2012-09-12T16:51:26Z","The Patent Clues to the Apple iPhone Beyond ’5’","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/the-patent-clues-to-the-apple-iphone-beyond-5/?hp" -"4511597","WestCoastJustin","WestCoastJustin",,,"0","1","Looks like there are a couple:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/12/apple-iphone-5-liveblog/

http://live.gizmodo.com/

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/12/live-coverage-of-apples-iphone-5-media-event/","1347468742","2012-09-12T16:52:22Z","Ask HN: What's the best Apple iPhone 5 event feed?", -"4511762","suyash","suyash",,,"0","1","Live Coverage of CNET: http://live.cnet.com/Event/CNETs_Apple_event_live_blog_Wednesday_September_12","1347470627","2012-09-12T17:23:47Z","Apple Announces iPhone 5 (See picture here) ","http://www.cnet.com/iphone-5/" -"4512050","ukdm","ukdm",,,"0","1",,"1347473354","2012-09-12T18:09:14Z","Apple unveils the iPhone 5, the world's thinnest smartphone","http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/apple-unveils-the-iphone-5-the-worlds-thinnest-smartphone-20120912/" -"4514762","bobbles","bobbles",,,"0","2",,"1347509546","2012-09-13T04:12:26Z","Google Drive is the new home for Google Docs","https://www.google.com/intl/en_US/drive/start/index.html" -"4515444","treskot","treskot",,,"0","2",,"1347531055","2012-09-13T10:10:55Z","30 Rock Becomes The Latest Example To “Go Google”","http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/12/30-rock-becomes-the-latest-example-to-go-google/" -"4519499","Suraj-Sun","Suraj-Sun",,,"0","1",,"1347584383","2012-09-14T00:59:43Z","Acer, under Google's pressure, cancels smartphone launch with Alibaba","http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/13/us-acer-alibaba-google-idUSBRE88C0HW20120913" -"4519750","kurtable","kurtable",,,"0","1",,"1347590480","2012-09-14T02:41:20Z","Google Drops Some Knowledge (Graph) On (Kevin) Bacon","http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/13/google-drops-some-knowledge-graph-on-kevin-bacon/" -"4519972","techinsidr","techinsidr",,,"0","1",,"1347594640","2012-09-14T03:50:40Z","Uber Offers Rides in Vintage Cars Ahead of ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Premiere","http://mashable.com/2012/09/13/uber-hbo-boardwalk-empire/" -"4521177","robin_reala","robin_reala",,,"0","1",,"1347624058","2012-09-14T12:00:58Z","Google loses Apple 'rubber-banding' case in Germany","http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/14/google-loses-apple-rubber-banding-case-in-germany/" -"4523793","sidcool","sidcool",,,"0","2",,"1347654648","2012-09-14T20:30:48Z","Google Chrome Team Celebrates 500 Experiments","http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/09/500-chrome-experiments.html" -"4523824","chmars","chmars",,,"2","2",,"1347655112","2012-09-14T20:38:32Z","Gruber: 'Dropbox is the last app that doesn’t offer automatic software updates.'","https://alpha.app.net/gruber/post/424366" -"4525014","barredo","barredo",,,"0","1",,"1347675878","2012-09-15T02:24:38Z","Microsoft reportedly finishes Windows Phone 8, ships it to manufacturers","http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/14/3335226/microsoft-reportedly-finishes-windows-phone-8-rtm" -"4525931","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1347710316","2012-09-15T11:58:36Z","Alibaba VP: ‘Will Someone Please Ask Google To Define Android?’","http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/14/alibaba-vp-in-response-to-google-smackdown-will-someone-please-ask-google-to-define-android/" -"4526035","AndrewDucker","AndrewDucker",,,"0","1",,"1347715633","2012-09-15T13:27:13Z","An official response on why Google banned Acer from supporting the Alibaba OS","http://officialandroid.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/the-benefits-importance-of-compatibility.html" -"4528743","user9756","user9756",,,"0","2",,"1347786967","2012-09-16T09:16:07Z","3D street view for Mashhad (Iran)...No Google, no problem","http://therealamirtaheri.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/3d-street-view-for-mashhadno-google-no.html" -"4529494","uberzet","uberzet","true",,"-1","1",,"1347813218","2012-09-16T16:33:38Z","Indie Game -VVVVVV- is free on Uberzet","http://uberzet.com/pub/vvvvvvosxdmg" -"4529619","systems_we_make","systems_we_make",,,"0","1",,"1347815925","2012-09-16T17:18:45Z","Spanner : Google’s globally distributed database","http://www.systemswemake.com/papers/spanner" -"4532531","antjanus","antjanus",,,"0","2",,"1347889899","2012-09-17T13:51:39Z","Use Google Analytics To Improve Your Site Design and User Experience","http://antjanus.com/blog/web-design-tips/use-google-analytics-to-improve-your-design-and-user-experience/" -"4533895","vectorbunny","vectorbunny",,,"0","2",,"1347905007","2012-09-17T18:03:27Z","Google+ vs Facebook for Photos","http://blog.tsai.co/2012/09/google-vs-facebook-for-photos.html" -"4539354","neya","neya",,,"0","2",,"1347989005","2012-09-18T17:23:25Z","ITC to investigate Google’s complaint against Apple","http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/09/18/itc-to-investigate-google-complaint-apple/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+iphonedlb+%28iDownloadBlog%29" -"4539429","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1347989904","2012-09-18T17:38:24Z","Apple’s Jonathan Ive to Design a Single Uber-Limited Edition Leica M","http://www.petapixel.com/2012/09/18/apples-jonathan-ive-to-design-a-single-uber-limited-edition-leica-m/" -"4539792","woodsielord","woodsielord",,,"0","1",,"1347993744","2012-09-18T18:42:24Z","Turkish Competition Authority Reopens Microsoft Antitrust Case","http://sosyalmedya.co/en/microsoft-investigation/" -"4540762","irunbackwards","irunbackwards",,,"0","2",,"1348005641","2012-09-18T22:00:41Z","Google Finally Starts Highlighting Its Indoor Imagery On Google Maps","http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/18/google-finally-starts-highlighting-its-indoor-imagery-on-google-maps/" -"4541335","MarlonPro","MarlonPro",,,"0","1",,"1348013938","2012-09-19T00:18:58Z","BlackBerry maker licenses Microsoft patent","http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-maker-licenses-microsoft-patent-183842448--finance.html" -"4544508","unreal37","unreal37",,,"0","2",,"1348075606","2012-09-19T17:26:46Z","The Real Google+ Numbers","http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/google-promises-these-are-real-google-usage-numbers.html/?ref=YF" -"4547967","dpaluy","dpaluy",,,"0","2",,"1348140190","2012-09-20T11:23:10Z","Google Maps: Kayak across the Pacific Ocean (From USA to Japan)","https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=usa+to+japan&ie=UTF-8" -"4548705","ukdm","ukdm",,,"0","1",,"1348151445","2012-09-20T14:30:45Z","Apple introduces Gatekeeper for Mac OS Lion users","http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2206982/apple-introduces-gatekeeper-for-mac-os-lion-users?utm_campaign=V3_co_uk&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Twitterfeed" -"4550868","LVB","LVB",,,"0","2",,"1348177033","2012-09-20T21:37:13Z","Pogue and Gruber on Charlie Rose tonight","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/09/20/charlie-rose" -"4553489","mhb","mhb",,,"0","1",,"1348231332","2012-09-21T12:42:12Z","DC Taxi Commission Still Gunning for Uber","http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/20/dc-taxi-commission-apparently-still-wants-uber-dead.html" -"4553685","ukdm","ukdm",,,"0","1",,"1348234968","2012-09-21T13:42:48Z","Apple Loses German Court Ruling Against Samsung in Patent Suit","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-21/apple-loses-german-court-ruling-against-samsung-in-patent-suit.html" -"4554435","cvursache","cvursache",,,"0","1",,"1348245786","2012-09-21T16:43:06Z","On the iPhone 5 - David Pogue & John Gruber","http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12563" -"4555047","rfortune012","rfortune012",,,"0","1",,"1348252441","2012-09-21T18:34:01Z","Cirque du Soleil + Google = Innovation","http://www.movikantirevo.com" -"4556526","kristianp","kristianp",,,"0","1",,"1348271532","2012-09-21T23:52:12Z","The Poisonous Price Tag Of $199 Damages Microsoft's Surface RT","http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2012/08/16/the-poisonous-price-tag-of-199-damages-microsofts-surface-rt/" -"4557788","bwelford","bwelford",,,"0","1",,"1348319983","2012-09-22T13:19:43Z","Google PageRank is Chaff","http://www.bpwrap.com/2012/09/google-pagerank-is-chaff/" -"4558879","japhyr","japhyr",,,"170","176",,"1348345152","2012-09-22T20:19:12Z","DC Taxi Commission Proposes New Rules to Shut Down Uber","http://blog.uber.com/2012/09/20/here-we-go-again-dc-taxi-commission-proposes-new-rules-to-shut-down-uber/" -"4561073","btilly","btilly",,,"0","1",,"1348412263","2012-09-23T14:57:43Z","Microsoft wins third German patent injunction against Motorola","http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/09/microsoft-wins-third-german-injunction.html" -"4561162","arnklint","arnklint",,,"0","1",,"1348414676","2012-09-23T15:37:56Z","How does Apple find dates, times and addresses in emails","http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9294926/how-does-apple-find-dates-times-and-addresses-in-emails" -"4561541","gregcohn","gregcohn",,,"0","2",,"1348423226","2012-09-23T18:00:26Z","Google to be blocked in Iran ","https://twitter.com/mojtabamo/status/249913995409104896" -"4561705","franze","franze",,,"0","2",,"1348426459","2012-09-23T18:54:19Z","Ipv6.Google.com","http://ipv6.google.com/" -"4565305","ozzzy","ozzzy",,,"0","1","Most bank websites (at least in Turkey) open a popup window to enter your credentials. I realized there is no way to tell if HTTPS is used if you use Safari.

Here are some screenshots: http://i.imgur.com/71G2Z.png http://i.imgur.com/vHQEa.png

This is very dangerous since it is not very hard to use mitm attacks to show user a different website.","1348502864","2012-09-24T16:07:44Z","Dear Apple, please fix this Safari security issue", -"4565793","tenpoundhammer","tenpoundhammer",,,"0","1",,"1348507190","2012-09-24T17:19:50Z","The Stupidest Thing About Apple Maps: Google ","http://www.impressmyself.com/post/32201367774/the-stupidest-thing-about-apple-maps-google" -"4567828","jval","jval",,,"0","1","From today's Australian Financial Review:

""Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has listed the rollout of a national broadband network as one of the reasons he wants to become an Australian.

Mr Wozniak told The Australian Financial Review in Sydney that he had spoken to Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and was in support of the federal government’s fibre rollout.

“I spoke to him and they plan to roll it out to everyone in the country,” Mr Wozniak said.

“I support it very much. It’s one of the reasons why I actually like this country and want to become a citizen. I live in a country where we don’t have any regulation of telecommunications.”""","1348532338","2012-09-25T00:18:58Z","Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak becoming an Australian Citizen ","http://afr.com/p/technology/wozniak_likes_australia_broadband_lz4NGUtmpS2PvD55EJ4eoL" -"4569068","ukdm","ukdm",,,"0","2",,"1348557291","2012-09-25T07:14:51Z","Google Hasn't Submitted a Maps App to Apple's App Store (Yet)","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/09/25/google-hasnt-submitted-maps-app-app-store-yet/?awesm=tnw.to_b5Dm&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=social%20media&utm_medium=Spreadus" -"4573082","michaelmayer","michaelmayer","true",,"-1","1",,"1348612555","2012-09-25T22:35:55Z","UberVU Helps Social Marketers Work Smarter","http://inspiredm.com/ubervu-smartersocial/" -"4573170","stfu","stfu",,,"0","1",,"1348613827","2012-09-25T22:57:07Z","Apple's Steve Wozniak: I want to become Australian","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9564500/Apples-Steve-Wozniak-I-want-to-become-Australian.html" -"4573274","answerly","answerly",,,"0","9",,"1348614942","2012-09-25T23:15:42Z","FCC chief takes Uber's side in battle with DC Council","http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/258643-fcc-chief-takes-ubers-side-in-battle-with-dc-council" -"4574556","brequinn","brequinn",,,"0","1",,"1348644475","2012-09-26T07:27:55Z","Dive into the Great Barrier Reef with Google Maps","http://googleblog.blogspot.ca/2012/09/dive-into-great-barrier-reef-with-first_25.html" -"4578812","cooldeal","cooldeal",,,"0","2",,"1348707555","2012-09-27T00:59:15Z","Apple had over a year left on Google Maps contract,Google trying to build app","http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/25/3407614/apple-over-a-year-left-on-google-maps-contract-google-maps-ios-app/" -"4579231","dmoney67","dmoney67",,,"0","2",,"1348718052","2012-09-27T03:54:12Z","Microsoft Windows Update Hoax Steals Your Passwords","http://mashable.com/2012/09/26/microsoft-hoax-passwords/" -"4580910","pixelfundi","pixelfundi",,,"0","1",,"1348756915","2012-09-27T14:41:55Z","My First Google Adsense Check","http://pixelfundi.com/blog/startup/how-much-money-do-google-ads-make/" -"4580917","taigeair","taigeair",,,"0","1",,"1348757114","2012-09-27T14:45:14Z","Uber Launches Free Taxi Week in Toronto","http://blog.uber.com/2012/09/23/free-taxi-week/" -"4581279","vectorbunny","vectorbunny",,,"0","1",,"1348761724","2012-09-27T16:02:04Z","Apple investigating inductive charging mat for docking portable devices","http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/09/27/apple-investigating-inductive-charging-mat-for-docking-portable-devices" -"4582234","rkudeshi","rkudeshi",,,"0","2",,"1348772722","2012-09-27T19:05:22Z","Google adds CardDAV protocol for syncing Google contacts on iOS & other devices","http://9to5google.com/2012/09/27/google-adds-carddav-protocol-for-syncing-google-contacts-on-ios-other-devices/" -"4588322","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","1",,"1348875876","2012-09-28T23:44:36Z","After fast uptake, Apple Maps use plunges to 1 in 25 iOS owners","http://gigaom.com/apple/after-fast-uptake-apple-maps-use-plunges-to-1-in-25-ios-owners/" -"4589596","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","1",,"1348927874","2012-09-29T14:11:14Z","Cambridge sues to overturn state OK of Uber livery service","http://www.boston.com/business/innovation/2012/09/29/cambridge-sues-overturn-state-uber-livery-service/a5Qp8MbTqLi3Wh0r1ull9L/story.html" -"4591368","bavidar","bavidar",,,"0","1",,"1348962773","2012-09-29T23:52:53Z","Hide Email from Google Spiders","http://leoreavidar.com/email.php" -"4593352","dfc","dfc",,,"0","1",,"1349024971","2012-09-30T17:09:31Z","Following the Law with Scout (Sunlight's Google Alerts for Law)","http://blog.law.cornell.edu/voxpop/2012/09/30/following-the-law-with-scout/" -"4594114","alexshipillo","alexshipillo",,,"13","22",,"1349038251","2012-09-30T20:50:51Z","Using Adwords to Earn Uber Referral Credit","http://alexshipillo.com/how-to-get-200-of-uber-credit-for-free/" -"4598387","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","2",,"1349113965","2012-10-01T17:52:45Z"," New Google BigQuery Launch includes Datastore Import for Trusted Testers","http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-google-bigquery-launch-includes.html" -"4600128","spenvo","spenvo",,,"0","2",,"1349138541","2012-10-02T00:42:21Z","Chris Sacca tells his story (Twitter, Uber, Kickstarter)","http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6VOQnK7O2To#!" -"4603506","jseliger","jseliger",,,"0","3",,"1349203072","2012-10-02T18:37:52Z","No One's Complaining About Uber--Except the Taxi Commission","http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/02/city-government-reports-no-complaints-about-car-service-demands-tougher-regulation-anyway.html" -"4604262","ben_hall","ben_hall",,,"0","2",,"1349211660","2012-10-02T21:01:00Z","Google SEO / Webmaster Guidelines Updated","http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/google-webmaster-guidelines-updated.html" -"4605178","alexwebmaster","alexwebmaster",,,"0","2",,"1349224774","2012-10-03T00:39:34Z","Google launches Web site tag manager","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231970/Google_launches_Web_site_tag_manager" -"4607120","SteveV4389","SteveV4389",,,"0","1",,"1349268892","2012-10-03T12:54:52Z","Site Performance Monitor Apica Embraces AppDynamics & Google Analytics","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/10/03/performance-monitor-apica-releases-enhanced-portal-real-time-html5-site-checks/?utm_medium=Spreadus&awesm=tnw.to_e5aI&utm_campaign=social%20media&utm_source=Twitter" -"4608335","RecursiveJoe","RecursiveJoe",,,"0","1",,"1349282791","2012-10-03T16:46:31Z","Weathering the Unexpected: A Day in the Life of a Google DiRT Tester","http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2371516#sidebar" -"4608638","stiri9","stiri9",,,"0","1",,"1349286183","2012-10-03T17:43:03Z","OSSA - Video News - Android app from Google play","https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev44966.app62191" -"4612227","sgutentag","sgutentag",,,"37","35",,"1349358268","2012-10-04T13:44:28Z","Show HN: Get Maid - Uber for Maid Service in NYC","http://getmaid.com/" -"4612542","xmen","xmen",,,"0","1",,"1349362491","2012-10-04T14:54:51Z","Google, publishers settle book-scanning dispute","http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_21697256/google-publishers-settle-book-scanning-dispute" -"4612642","xmen","xmen",,,"0","1",,"1349363323","2012-10-04T15:08:43Z","Microsoft acquires two-way authentication solutions company PhoneFactor","http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/10/04/microsoft-acquires-multifactor-authentication-solutions-firm-phonefactor/" -"4612652","chemcoder","chemcoder",,,"0","2",,"1349363394","2012-10-04T15:09:54Z","Google reaches Digital-Book deal with publishers group","http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-04/google-reaches-digital-book-accord-with-publishers-group" -"4612804","namzo","namzo",,,"0","1",,"1349364951","2012-10-04T15:35:51Z","Patently Apple","http://www.patentlyapple.com/" -"4613106","Suraj-Sun","Suraj-Sun",,,"0","1",,"1349368530","2012-10-04T16:35:30Z","Microsoft, the Windows Phone 8 release is a disaster","http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-the-windows-phone-8-release-is-a-disaster" -"4615893","aritraghosh007","aritraghosh007",,,"0","1",,"1349418378","2012-10-05T06:26:18Z","Steve Jobs wanted to scrap Google Search from iPhones","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/personal-tech/computing/Steve-Jobs-wanted-to-scrap-Google-Search-from-iPhones/articleshow/16669461.cms" -"4616513","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1349438870","2012-10-05T12:07:50Z","Google Wallet: Rub our button, cough 15p for quick read","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/05/google_wallet_buy_our_bits/" -"4617552","kunle","kunle",,,"6","4",,"1349454971","2012-10-05T16:36:11Z","Uber Sued By Taxi And Livery Companies In Chicago For Consumer Fraud And More","http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/05/uber-sued-by-taxi-and-livery-companies-in-chicago-for-consumer-fraud-and-more/" -"4617860","jimdohg","jimdohg",,,"0","2",,"1349459044","2012-10-05T17:44:04Z","Google Chrome: Optimization Guide","http://www.maximumpc.com/article/how-tos/google_chrome_optimization_guide" -"4617998","calgaryeng","calgaryeng",,,"0","1",,"1349461290","2012-10-05T18:21:30Z","Setting up social tracking for Google Analytics (a quick overview)","http://brandonparsons.me/2012/setting-up-social-tracking-in-google-analytics/" -"4618588","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1349469574","2012-10-05T20:39:34Z","Microsoft promises major Windows 8 app improvements before Oct 26 launch","http://www.extremetech.com/computing/137469-microsoft-promises-major-windows-8-app-improvements-before-oct-26-launch" -"4627709","vishal_biyani","vishal_biyani",,,"0","1",,"1349715303","2012-10-08T16:55:03Z","CloudSpring | SQL or NOSQL: Google App Engine - Part 1CloudSpring","http://cloudspring.com/nosql-and-the-appengine-datastore/" -"4629946","Quekster","Quekster",,,"0","1",,"1349756598","2012-10-09T04:23:18Z","Microsoft Asked Google to Delete Bing Links, So It Did","http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/10/08/automated-dmca-takedown-requests-are-awful-microsoft-asked-google-to-delete-bing-links-and-it-did/" -"4630495","napolux","napolux",,,"0","1",,"1349769688","2012-10-09T08:01:28Z","Today I'm leaving Google: brave or stupid?","http://blog.mindthebridge.org/today-im-leaving-google-and-im-freaking-out/" -"4631438","techvibe2","techvibe2",,,"0","1",,"1349790306","2012-10-09T13:45:06Z","Show HN: ViewStat - Share your Google Analytics Data privately","http://www.viewstat.net/" -"4634513","dataeverywhere","dataeverywhere",,,"0","1",,"1349828338","2012-10-10T00:18:58Z","Split Google Analytics reports into age and gender buckets","http://aladata.co.uk/segment-google-analytics-data-age-gender/" -"4637006","accarrino","accarrino",,,"0","1",,"1349886318","2012-10-10T16:25:18Z","Apple Maps discloses location of classified Taiwan military base | Ubergizmo","http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/10/apple-maps-discloses-location-of-classified-taiwan-military-base/" -"4639530","sidcool","sidcool",,,"0","2",,"1349932857","2012-10-11T05:20:57Z","Google Updates The Business Rating Scale On Google+ Local","https://plus.google.com/102954688457300330092/posts/LwbTUPxGdsy" -"4640052","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","1",,"1349945617","2012-10-11T08:53:37Z","Google Chairman: We'll Have A Billion Android Devices In A Year","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-chairman-eric-schmidt-android-billion-devices-2013-2012-10" -"4641550","DaNmarner","DaNmarner",,,"0","1",,"1349973222","2012-10-11T16:33:42Z","Gruber on The Magazine","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/10/11/the-magazine" -"4641751","rdomanski","rdomanski",,,"0","2",,"1349975935","2012-10-11T17:18:55Z","Hacktivists Launch Presidential Googlebomb Against Mitt Romney","http://thenerfherder.blogspot.com/2012/10/hacktivists-launch-new-presidential.html" -"4644798","pwr","pwr",,,"0","1",,"1350046924","2012-10-12T13:02:04Z","Things I've Learned At Google, Part One","http://www.caswenson.com/2012_10_08_things_ive_learned_at_google_part_one" -"4648028","javinpaul","javinpaul",,,"0","2",,"1350107808","2012-10-13T05:56:48Z","Google's Guava receives interesting ""bug report"". Josh Bloch answers","http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/issues/detail?id=1167" -"4650233","zachwill","zachwill",,,"0","1",,"1350175282","2012-10-14T00:41:22Z","Gruber's Çingleton keynote (2011)","http://vimeo.com/31926572" -"4651019","spacestronaut","spacestronaut",,,"0","1",,"1350203743","2012-10-14T08:35:43Z","Google awards $60,000 prize for Chrome hack","http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/10/technology/security/google-chrome-hacker-prize/index.html" -"4651175","j_col","j_col",,,"0","1",,"1350211442","2012-10-14T10:44:02Z","Watchdogs to lash Google","http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/Tech_and_Media/article1147405.ece" -"4653947","xtacy","xtacy","true",,"0","2",,"1350280561","2012-10-15T05:56:01Z","Google's ""Little Nemo"" doodle","https://www.google.com/?" -"4656233","vibrunazo","vibrunazo",,,"0","1",,"1350323626","2012-10-15T17:53:46Z","Democrat says Congress will slap the FTC if it dares to sue Google","http://www.bgr.com/2012/10/15/google-antitrust-suit-criticism-congressman-polis/" -"4656340","gdilla","gdilla",,,"0","2",,"1350324836","2012-10-15T18:13:56Z","Impersonal Google Search Results Are Few And Far Between, DuckDuckGo Finds","http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/10/impersonal-google-search-results-are-few-and-far-between-duckduckgo-finds.php?ref=fpnewsfeed" -"4657606","jhurwitz","jhurwitz",,,"0","1",,"1350342898","2012-10-15T23:14:58Z","Uber free taxi week in Boston","http://blog.uber.com/2012/10/15/its-free-taxi-week-in-boston/" -"4657931","zonotope","zonotope",,,"0","2",,"1350349429","2012-10-16T01:03:49Z","Google's European Privacy Woes","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/europe-to-call-for-google-to-be-more-transparent-about-data-collection/2012/10/15/6663fc42-16f2-11e2-9855-71f2b202721b_story.html?hpid=z1" -"4658921","kxxoling","kxxoling",,,"0","1",,"1350377600","2012-10-16T08:53:20Z","Develop&Design Guide from Apple、BB、Gnome、IBM、Google、MS and Oracle","http://www.sapdesignguild.org/goodies/ext_sg.asp" -"4659154","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","1",,"1350384723","2012-10-16T10:52:03Z","Microsoft To Make Same Privacy Change Google Was Attacked For","http://www.marketingland.com/microsoft-privacy-change-google-attacked-23598" -"4660108","matthewgifford","matthewgifford",,,"0","1",,"1350399897","2012-10-16T15:04:57Z","Google map in a lightbox","http://www.matthewgifford.com/2012/10/16/google-map-in-a-lightbox/" -"4660211","w1ntermute","w1ntermute",,,"0","8",,"1350401174","2012-10-16T15:26:14Z","Uber quietly shutting down taxis in New York after fight with regulators","http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/16/3451108/uber-taxi-pulls-out-new-york-tlc" -"4660622","denzil_correa","denzil_correa",,,"0","1",,"1350405631","2012-10-16T16:40:31Z","Microsoft Surface RT priced at $499 or $599 with Touch Cover keyboard","http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/16/3271243/microsoft-surface-tablet-pricing-availability" -"4660677","jsherry","jsherry",,,"0","2",,"1350406350","2012-10-16T16:52:30Z","Uber closes down taxi service in NYC","http://gigaom.com/2012/10/16/uber-closes-down-taxi-service-in-nyc/" -"4660764","elliottcarlson","elliottcarlson",,,"1","11",,"1350407373","2012-10-16T17:09:33Z","UberTAXI in NYC Shutting Down for Now","http://blog.uber.com/2012/10/16/ubertaxi-in-nyc-shutting-down-for-now-no-changes-to-ubernyc-black-car-service/" -"4661590","davidw","davidw",,,"0","2",,"1350418176","2012-10-16T20:09:36Z","The Dreaded Google Lockdown","http://journal.dedasys.com/2012/10/16/the-dreaded-google-lockdown" -"4662308","leephillips","leephillips",,,"0","1",,"1350427577","2012-10-16T22:46:17Z","Apple’s Phil Schiller: new iPod touch “too thin” for ambient light sensor","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/10/apples-phil-schiller-new-ipod-touch-too-thin-for-ambient-light-sensor/" -"4662877","uvdiv","uvdiv",,,"1","10",,"1350439540","2012-10-17T02:05:40Z","Uber decides to pull the plug on its New York taxi service ","http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/10/uber-decides-to-pull-the-plug-on-its-new-york-taxi-service/" -"4663058","hboon","hboon",,,"0","2",,"1350444997","2012-10-17T03:36:37Z","Uber Closes Yellow Taxi Cab Service In New York City","http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/10/16/uber-closes-yellow-taxi-cab-service-in-new-york-city/" -"4663929","tripreneurtv","tripreneurtv",,,"0","1",,"1350473855","2012-10-17T11:37:35Z","Taking on Uber: How One Startup Is Destroying An Industry","http://tripreneurtv.com/2012/10/17/ben-lee-autopilot/" -"4664006","SriniK","SriniK",,,"0","2",,"1350475834","2012-10-17T12:10:34Z","Google’s data centers: an inside look","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/googles-data-centers-inside-look.html" -"4665107","jseliger","jseliger",,,"0","2",,"1350490519","2012-10-17T16:15:19Z","Uber Taxi Folding in NYC in the Face of TLC Opposition","http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/10/16/uber_taxi_nyc_shuts_down.html" -"4665743","pragmatictester","pragmatictester",,,"0","1",,"1350497468","2012-10-17T18:11:08Z","Google Summer of Code has led to release of 55 million lines of code","http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/10/17/1459241/the-growth-of-google-summer-of-code" -"4666427","zfloopy","zfloopy",,,"0","1","Because Google Plus has no RSS Feed available or an RSS Feed Generator, I came up with this service; no information needed, no Google+ account needed, 100% Free, enjoy!","1350507825","2012-10-17T21:03:45Z","It's now possible RSS feed from any Google+ profile, no account needed","http://www.googleplusfeed.com" -"4667110","kirillzubovsky","kirillzubovsky",,,"46","57",,"1350523778","2012-10-18T01:29:38Z","UberTAXI is arriving in San Francisco","http://blog.uber.com/2012/10/17/taxi-is-arriving-in-san-francisco/" -"4667554","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1350536612","2012-10-18T05:03:32Z","In post-trial battles with Samsung, Apple fights to keep documents sealed","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/in-post-trial-battles-with-samsung-apple-fights-to-keep-documents-sealed/" -"4668100","denzil_correa","denzil_correa",,,"0","1",,"1350554404","2012-10-18T10:00:04Z","Google Summer of Code: 55 million lines of code released since 2005","http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/10/17/google-summer-of-code-55-million-lines-of-code-released-since-2005/" -"4668759","arnikulkarni","arnikulkarni",,,"0","0",,"1350568801","2012-10-18T14:00:01Z","Apple marching towards 1$ trillion mark","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/will-apple-be-the-first-to-break-1-trillion/" -"4669431","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1350576741","2012-10-18T16:12:21Z","Microsoft fresh out of $499 Surface RTs after one day of pre-orders","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/microsoft-fresh-out-of-499-surface-rts-after-one-day-of-pre-orders/" -"4669677","vishal_biyani","vishal_biyani",,,"0","2",,"1350579871","2012-10-18T17:04:31Z","CloudSpring | SQL or NoSQL: Google App Engine Part - 2","http://cloudspring.com/sql-or-nosql-google-app-engine-part-2/" -"4670259","sgutentag","sgutentag",,,"0","2",,"1350585168","2012-10-18T18:32:48Z","Get Maid now on Google Play","http://getmaid.tumblr.com/post/33844168084/android-meet-the-future-of-maid-service" -"4670969","barredo","barredo",,,"0","1",,"1350592747","2012-10-18T20:39:07Z","Big Red Flag Lost In Hoopla Of Google's Premature Emission","http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/10/18/the-big-red-flag-getting-lost-in-the-hoopla-of-googles-early-earnings-release/" -"4671340","hausburger","hausburger",,,"0","1",,"1350597992","2012-10-18T22:06:32Z","Cloud Storage Face-Off: Dropbox Vs Google Drive Vs SkyDrive","http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/dropbox-gdrive-skydrive/" -"4671983","sparrowvs","sparrowvs",,,"0","2",,"1350612391","2012-10-19T02:06:31Z","iPhone Uber-Hacker Comex Is Out At Apple","http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/10/18/iphone-uber-hacker-comex-is-out-at-apple/" -"4672021","robbiep","robbiep",,,"0","3",,"1350613260","2012-10-19T02:21:00Z","Uber starts in Sydney","http://blog.uber.com/2012/10/18/secret-ubers-land-in-sydney/" -"4672099","danso","danso",,,"1","5",,"1350615770","2012-10-19T03:02:50Z","IOS 'uber hacker' Comex no longer working for Apple","http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/10/18/ios-uber-hacker-comex-no-longer-working-for-apple" -"4673202","marcieoum","marcieoum",,,"0","1",,"1350650035","2012-10-19T12:33:55Z","Is Google invading user privacy?","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I3DUWnXXkY" -"4673225","kurtable","kurtable",,,"0","1",,"1350650302","2012-10-19T12:38:22Z","Apple, The Next Microsoft, Or Vice Versa?","http://www.forbes.com/sites/martinsosnoff/2012/10/16/apple-the-next-microsoft-or-vice-versa/" -"4673947","kylelibra","kylelibra",,,"5","12",,"1350660677","2012-10-19T15:31:17Z","iPhone Uber-Hacker Comex Is Out At Apple","http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/10/18/iphone-uber-hacker-comex-is-out-at-apple/" -"4674994","zerop","zerop",,,"0","2",,"1350674036","2012-10-19T19:13:56Z","Google TechTalk on System Troubleshooting ","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7HPPEPxpxs" -"4675826","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1350690225","2012-10-19T23:43:45Z","Google Threatens to Stop Indexing French Media Sites","http://mashable.com/2012/10/19/google-index-french-media/" -"4677042","SethMurphy","SethMurphy",,,"3","3",,"1350740625","2012-10-20T13:43:45Z","Does Uber Keep Half of the Tip?","http://gigaom.com/2012/10/05/chicago-cabbies-sue-hip-car-service-uber-for-pocketing-50-of-driver-tips/" -"4678962","co_pl_te","co_pl_te",,,"1","1",,"1350793382","2012-10-21T04:23:02Z","Who’s the real bully, Uber or New York?","http://pandodaily.com/2012/10/17/whos-the-real-bully-uber-or-new-york/" -"4679831","mikecane","mikecane",,,"0","1",,"1350832107","2012-10-21T15:08:27Z","French Apple Store suggests ""iPad Mini"" as search term","http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.igen.fr/rumeurs/l-ipad-mini-se-fait-un-nom-sur-l-apple-store-103393&usg=ALkJrhiaF07EvJeCZ-3-yLZRVxxK2_UHvA" -"4682217","SanderMak","SanderMak",,,"0","1",,"1350892709","2012-10-22T07:58:29Z","Old Habits Die Hard: Cross-Zone Scripting in Dropbox & Google Drive Mobile Apps","http://blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2012/10/old-habits-die-hard.html" -"4682937","denzil_correa","denzil_correa",,,"0","1",,"1350911393","2012-10-22T13:09:53Z","French government wants Google to pay publishers for linking to content","http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/21/technology/google-french-links/index.html?cnn=yes&hpt=hp_t3" -"4688556","ServerGeek","ServerGeek",,,"0","1",,"1351006350","2012-10-23T15:32:30Z","Samsung denies severing ties with Apple","http://bgr.com/2012/10/23/apple-samsung-display-supplier-denial/" -"4688621","twog","twog",,,"0","1",,"1351007165","2012-10-23T15:46:05Z","Apple to start live streaming their events","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/10/23/apple-confirms-it-will-stream-ipad-mini-event-via-apple-tv/" -"4690227","Reltair","Reltair",,,"0","1",,"1351024544","2012-10-23T20:35:44Z","Microsoft's Plan to Bring About the Era of Gesture Control","http://www.technologyreview.com/news/429660/microsofts-plan-to-bring-about-the-era-of-gesture/" -"4693341","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","1",,"1351092336","2012-10-24T15:25:36Z","Re-Enable Apple provided Java applet plug-in on OS X","http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20121024002012496" -"4695085","rryan","rryan",,,"0","2",,"1351113310","2012-10-24T21:15:10Z","MapR sets 54s terasort record with 1003 instances on Google Compute Engine","http://www.mapr.com/blog/record-setting-hadoop-in-the-cloud" -"4695125","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","6",,"1351113948","2012-10-24T21:25:48Z","Airbnb, Coursera and Uber: The rise of the disruption economy","http://gigaom.com/2012/10/24/airbnb-coursera-and-uber-the-rise-of-the-disruption-economy/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=gigaom" -"4696428","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","2",,"1351140706","2012-10-25T04:51:46Z","Europe Could Hit Microsoft With $7B+ Fine Over New IE Antitrust Violations","http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/24/europe-follows-through-on-threat-hits-microsoft-with-complaint-over-internet-explorer-antitrust-violations/" -"4696583","cloudwalking","cloudwalking",,,"0","2",,"1351145214","2012-10-25T06:06:54Z","Google Street View: Grand Canyon","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/10/google-trekker-backpack-maps-the-grand-canyon/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&pid=3879&viewall=true" -"4697101","Peroni","Peroni",,,"1","1","Not built by yours truly but by a very good friend and possibly one of the best Drupal Dev's I've come across.

It's built with Drupal 7 e-commerce solutions using the ubercart module.

User feedback is one thing but what he's really keen to see if some feedback from people who genuinely understand the tech behind these builds and I figure this is as good a place as any for that.

I'll forward him the link so he can see the feedback and he'll happily answer any questions via myself.

URL: http://www.leschoixderomy.com/","1351162180","2012-10-25T10:49:40Z","Show HN: Drupal/ubercart based webshop", -"4697249","ari_elle","ari_elle",,,"0","1",,"1351166323","2012-10-25T11:58:43Z","1995, When CD-ROMs and Microsoft Ruled | Wired Business","http://www.wired.com/business/2012/10/windows-95-gallery/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wiredbusinessblog+%28Wired%3A+Blog+-+Wired+Business%29&pid=720&viewall=true" -"4701142","dmoney67","dmoney67",,,"0","1",,"1351233923","2012-10-26T06:45:23Z","The Apple-ization Of Microsoft","http://www.informationweek.com/mobility/smart-phones/the-apple-ization-of-microsoft/240009719" -"4702127","xQc","xQc",,,"0","1",,"1351259467","2012-10-26T13:51:07Z","Apple Increases App Store Prices In Europe","http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/10/apple-increases-app-store-prices-in-europe.html" -"4702791","endtwist","endtwist",,,"1","4",,"1351267309","2012-10-26T16:01:49Z","Uber Co-Founder Targets Private Jets Next","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/10/26/uber-private-jets-blackjet/" -"4702792","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","1",,"1351267321","2012-10-26T16:02:01Z","Uber Co-founder Garrett Camp's BlackJet is Uber for Private Planes","http://allthingsd.com/20121026/people-behind-uber-want-to-do-the-same-thing-for-private-planes-with-blackjet/?mod=tweet" -"4703032","kurtvarner","kurtvarner",,,"0","3",,"1351270118","2012-10-26T16:48:38Z","Uber Co-founder Wants to Do the Same Thing for Private Planes With BlackJet","http://allthingsd.com/20121026/people-behind-uber-want-to-do-the-same-thing-for-private-planes-with-blackjet/" -"4703241","booz","booz",,,"0","1",,"1351272574","2012-10-26T17:29:34Z","Apple Posts 'Apology' to Samsung on U.K. Website","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411444,00.asp" -"4703629","roee","roee",,,"0","1",,"1351277337","2012-10-26T18:48:57Z","Soluto draws Microsoft Surface among people who provide valuable Windows 8 tips","http://www.soluto.com/kb/windows-8/windows-8-tips-and-tricks/" -"4703857","timjahn","timjahn",,,"0","4",,"1351280161","2012-10-26T19:36:01Z","Uber under fire from regulators and competitors in Chicago","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/uber-under-fire-from-regulators-and-competitors-in-chicago/" -"4704228","lhansen","lhansen",,,"0","1",,"1351284852","2012-10-26T20:54:12Z","Apple Changing App Store Prices for Several Countries","http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-changing-app-store-prices-for-several-countries-commission-from-30-to-40-in-europe" -"4704827","kloncks","kloncks",,,"23","63",,"1351296653","2012-10-27T00:10:53Z","Uber Co-Founder Garrett Camp Launches BlackJet, The ""Uber For Private Jets""","http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/26/blackjet" -"4706355","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1351352537","2012-10-27T15:42:17Z","Uber Co-Founder Garrett Camp Launches BlackJet, The “Uber For Private Jets”","http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/26/blackjet/" -"4710701","stanleydrew","stanleydrew",,,"0","2",,"1351475307","2012-10-29T01:48:27Z","How Google Builds Its Maps—and What It Means for the Future of Everything","http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/print/2012/09/how-google-builds-its-maps-and-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-everything/261913/" -"4712832","briandear","briandear",,,"0","2",,"1351525883","2012-10-29T15:51:23Z","Bartender threatened by Google","http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2224589/Google-threatened-bartender-employee-accidentally-left-secret-phone-bar.html" -"4713970","tapfortap","tapfortap",,,"0","2",,"1351538445","2012-10-29T19:20:45Z","App Store Optimization: Apple’s App Store vs Android’s Google Play","http://blog.tapfortap.com/app-store-optimization-apples-app-store-vs-androids-google-play" -"4714017","maxko87","maxko87","true",,"-1","1",,"1351539021","2012-10-29T19:30:21Z","How Jonathan Gruber became ‘Mr. Mandate’","http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/profile-gruber-economics-mr-mandate-1029.html" -"4715765","gmapstracking","gmapstracking",,,"0","1","A week ago I was using my tablet (nexus 7) and on my gmaps app (Version 6.9.1) I noticed something odd,I had a 'home' icon assigned to my exact gps coordinate.

I've never put in my home address because I always use the city I live in as the starting location.

I think that the app is using my GPS coordinates to link this location as my home due to the amount of time the tablet has spent at this location.

Also you can't edit the home location icon from the app, you can only edit it from maps.Google.com under 'my places' and the address was incorrect as well further proving my guess that the app tracked my GPS location and set the location as my home without my permission or knowledge.

I'm just asking if anyone else is getting this on your app.

This proves to be a very big security risk since I was not informed of this setting and idk if my tablet was stolen, my keys probably would have been stolen as well and voila, my tablet and pretty much everything in my house is open for him to steal.

Pretty big deal. Discuss away.","1351564609","2012-10-30T02:36:49Z","Google maps tracking and setting my home location without my knowledge", -"4716323","reallynattu","reallynattu",,,"0","1",,"1351577631","2012-10-30T06:13:51Z","Google announces three New Nexus with images from Maldives","http://start.mv/2012/10/google-announces-three-new-nexus-with-images-from-maldives/" -"4717326","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1351605311","2012-10-30T13:55:11Z","Google News wars are here again: Schmidt vs France on ‘news tax’","http://paidcontent.org/2012/10/30/google-news-wars-are-here-again-france-brazil-germany-front-up/" -"4718717","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","1",,"1351621751","2012-10-30T18:29:11Z","Apple's Reorganization Goes Deeper Than Just Who's In Charge","http://www.macrumors.com/2012/10/30/apples-reorganization-goes-deeper-than-just-whos-in-charge/" -"4718803","isa","isa",,,"0","2",,"1351622680","2012-10-30T18:44:40Z","Teardown: Inside a Microsoft Surface Tablet","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/29/microsoft_surface_teardown/" -"4720258","AndresOspina","AndresOspina",,,"0","1",,"1351639288","2012-10-30T23:21:28Z","At the moment, Microsoft Surface is hot","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57541579-75/at-the-moment-microsoft-surface-is-hot/" -"4720769","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake",,,"0","1",,"1351648860","2012-10-31T02:01:00Z","Microsoft sells 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in four days, outpacing Windows 7","http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_21887893/microsoft-sells-4-million-windows-8-upgrades-four" -"4723559","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","2",,"1351700221","2012-10-31T16:17:01Z","Uber Turns On 'Surge Pricing' In NYC Post-Sandy, Then Retreats After PR Backlash","http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/31/uber-turns-on-surge-pricing-in-nyc-post-sandy-then-retreats-after-pr-backlash/" -"4723901","danielwozniak","danielwozniak",,,"0","2",,"1351703303","2012-10-31T17:08:23Z","[video] ""Surveillance Camera Man"" an Uber Troll","http://vimeo.com/52314158" -"4724145","sonabinu","sonabinu",,,"0","1",,"1351705693","2012-10-31T17:48:13Z","Microsoft Hadoop","http://www.informationweek.com/big-data/news/software-platforms/will-microsofts-hadoop-bring-big-data-t/240012533" -"4724864","ataggart","ataggart",,,"0","1",,"1351716544","2012-10-31T20:49:04Z","Uber pricing, post-Sandy","http://reason.com/blog/2012/10/31/post-sandy-price-gouging-by-uber-econ-10" -"4725789","Dramatize","Dramatize",,,"79","53",,"1351734540","2012-11-01T01:49:00Z","Uber Increases Fares 2x in NYC","http://pandodaily.com/2012/10/31/assholes-shrug/" -"4726114","TopTrix","TopTrix",,,"0","2",,"1351741617","2012-11-01T03:46:57Z","Share your stuff from Google Drive to Google+","http://googledrive.blogspot.in/2012/10/share-your-stuff-from-google-drive-to.html" -"4726606","jv22222","jv22222",,,"0","1",,"1351756797","2012-11-01T07:59:57Z","Harry Potter The Entrepreneur, Short Play by Idealab & Ubermedia Staff","http://vimeo.com/52582859" -"4726628","superchink","superchink",,,"0","1",,"1351757644","2012-11-01T08:14:04Z","So what’s the story with Microsoft & Jessica Alba | Om Malik","http://om.co/2012/10/31/jessica-alba-endorses-microsoft-phone/" -"4727326","daegloe","daegloe",,,"0","1",,"1351776319","2012-11-01T13:25:19Z","Uber: Clear and Straight-forward Surge Pricing","http://blog.uber.com/2012/03/14/clear-and-straight-forward-surge-pricing/" -"4727416","kyro","kyro",,,"0","2",,"1351777500","2012-11-01T13:45:00Z","Uber explains their hurricane pricing surge","http://i.imgur.com/Kq5kH.png" -"4727598","champman1","champman1","true",,"-1","1",,"1351779285","2012-11-01T14:14:45Z","Uber announces surge Pricing is back.","http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/01/uber-tripled-number-of-drivers-yesterday-owing-an-extra-100k-in-payments-so-surge-pricing-is-coming-back/" -"4727602","champman1","champman1","true",,"-1","0",,"1351779366","2012-11-01T14:16:06Z","Uber announces surge Pricing is back.","http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/01/uber-tripled-number-of-drivers-yesterday-owing-an-extra-100k-in-payments-so-surge-pricing-is-coming-back/" -"4727647","shaayak","shaayak",,,"0","2",,"1351779819","2012-11-01T14:23:39Z","Uber Reinstates Surge Pricing In NYC","http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/01/uber-tripled-number-of-drivers-yesterday-owing-an-extra-100k-in-payments-so-surge-pricing-is-coming-back/" -"4727820","vegasbrianc","vegasbrianc",,,"2","8",,"1351781780","2012-11-01T14:56:20Z","How A Sandy-Related PR Nightmare Cost Uber $100,000 In A Day","http://www.businessinsider.com/how-sandy-related-pr-nightmare-cost-startup-uber-100000-in-a-day-2012-11" -"4728570","morisy","morisy",,,"0","2",,"1351790098","2012-11-01T17:14:58Z","Post Sandy, Uber Scrambles to Convince Users It’s Not a Scrooge","http://allthingsd.com/20121101/in-aftermath-of-sandy-in-nyc-uber-scrambles-to-convince-users-its-not-a-scrooge/" -"4728851","larrys","larrys",,,"68","30",,"1351793393","2012-11-01T18:09:53Z","Uber Reverts Back to Surge Pricing in New York After One Day","http://betabeat.com/2012/11/uber-reverts-back-to-surge-pricing-after-one-day/" -"4729154","Cboardway","Cboardway",,,"3","14",,"1351796849","2012-11-01T19:07:29Z","Proposed Chicago Regulations to Shut Down Uber Black – We Need Your Help","http://blog.uber.com/2012/11/01/uberchilove/" -"4730648","Mistone","Mistone",,,"0","3",,"1351816694","2012-11-02T00:38:14Z","For Uber, Doubling Fares Post-Storm Could Exact a Price","http://www.wired.com/business/2012/11/uber-rides-pricey-post-sandy/" -"4733059","reactor","reactor",,,"0","1",,"1351870038","2012-11-02T15:27:18Z","Apple Finally Awarded 'Lion' Trademark","http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-Lion-Trademark-Mac-OS,news-16247.html" -"4736021","001sky","001sky",,,"0","3",,"1351922053","2012-11-03T05:54:13Z","Uber says Chicago is trying to drive its sedans out of the city","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/uber-says-chicago-is-trying-to-drive-its-sedans-out-of-the-city/" -"4737698","weslly","weslly",,,"0","1",,"1351972573","2012-11-03T19:56:13Z","Apple Pulls Life Support on Optical Media","http://mac.appstorm.net/general/opinion/apple-pulls-life-support-on-optical-media/" -"4739435","unstoppableted","unstoppableted",,,"0","1",,"1352025728","2012-11-04T10:42:08Z","Build your own Apple Fusion Drive; No need to pay 3x the price","http://blogs.computerworld.com/ssd/21255/build-your-own-apple-fusion-drive-no-need-pay-3x-price-itbwcw" -"4742344","louhong","louhong",,,"5","7",,"1352093129","2012-11-05T05:25:29Z","Uber NYC and the Surge: Right, Wrong, Lessons Learned","http://www.hunterwalk.com/2012/11/uber-nyc-surge-right-wrong-lessons.html" -"4743577","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1352126008","2012-11-05T14:33:28Z","Google News Faces Challenges From Publishers Abroad","http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/business/media/google-news-faces-challenges-from-publishers-abroad.html?_r=0" -"4744377","Quekster","Quekster",,,"0","1",,"1352134082","2012-11-05T16:48:02Z","Windows Phone sales to ramp quickly: Microsoft CEO","http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-microsoft-ballmer-phone-idUSBRE8A40GH20121105" -"4745086","bmmayer1","bmmayer1",,,"0","1",,"1352140809","2012-11-05T18:40:09Z","From a Concerned Uber Customer (Chicago)","http://brianmayer.com/2012/11/from-a-concerned-uber-customer/" -"4747107","obiefernandez","obiefernandez",,,"0","1",,"1352172037","2012-11-06T03:20:37Z","Letter to Chicago Mayor from Concerned Uber customer","http://brianmayer.com/2012/11/from-a-concerned-uber-customer/#.UJh1l3Usp8w.facebook" -"4749268","francois2","francois2",,,"0","2",,"1352221078","2012-11-06T16:57:58Z","Trello calendar - Show all your cards with a due date in Google calendar","https://trellocalendar-francois2metz.dotcloud.com/" -"4749712","tshtf","tshtf",,,"0","1",,"1352226625","2012-11-06T18:30:25Z","Microsoft confirms Windows Live Messenger retirement in favor of Skype","http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/6/3609924/microsoft-messenger-retirement-skype" -"4753417","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1352297539","2012-11-07T14:12:19Z","Evidence that maybe Apple has been spitefully withholding Google’s apps","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/11/06/curious-timing" -"4753621","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake",,,"0","1",,"1352301191","2012-11-07T15:13:11Z","Microsoft Office for iPhone, iPad, and Android revealed","http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/7/3612422/microsoft-office-mobile-ipad-iphone-android-screenshots/" -"4755956","chucknelson","chucknelson",,,"0","1",,"1352334756","2012-11-08T00:32:36Z","Apple adds Siri functionality through its Apple Store App","https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-store/id375380948?mt=8" -"4756213","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1352340504","2012-11-08T02:08:24Z","What Viral News Looks Like On Its Way To Google+ Explore","http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/07/heres-what-a-piece-of-viral-news-looks-like-as-it-makes-its-way-to-google-explore/" -"4758774","ChrisArchitect","ChrisArchitect",,,"0","3",,"1352395615","2012-11-08T17:26:55Z","Software Above the Level of a Single Device: Square Wallet, Apple Store, Uber","http://radar.oreilly.com/2012/11/square-wallet-the-apple-store-and-uber-software-above-the-level-of-a-single-device.html" -"4758874","zx2c4","zx2c4",,,"0","1",,"1352396965","2012-11-08T17:49:25Z","Apple patents the rectangle. Euclid reportedly furious.","http://jewpiter.tumblr.com/post/35278583224/apple-just-patented-this-rectangular-display" -"4759450","seanmb","seanmb",,,"0","1",,"1352403427","2012-11-08T19:37:07Z","How Apple Began to Rot ","http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/11/8/how-apple-began-to-rot--2" -"4760952","bane","bane",,,"0","1",,"1352427953","2012-11-09T02:25:53Z","Wall Street is Crushing Apple","http://bgr.com/2012/11/08/apple-analysis-wall-street/" -"4763835","Quekster","Quekster",,,"0","1",,"1352483026","2012-11-09T17:43:46Z","China Telecom Prepares for Apple's iPhone 5","http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324073504578108633563958410-lMyQjAxMTAyMDAwOTEwNDkyWj.html" -"4766368","aynlaplant","aynlaplant",,,"0","2",,"1352540975","2012-11-10T09:49:35Z","Google: Chrome has gotten 26 percent faster this year","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57547157-93/google-chrome-has-gotten-26-percent-faster-this-year/" -"4766474","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1352546812","2012-11-10T11:26:52Z","How Google's DB play impacts Oracle, IBM and SAP","http://www.zdnet.com/how-does-googles-db-play-impact-oracle-ibm-and-sap-7000007194/" -"4770454","callum85","callum85",,,"0","1",,"1352665072","2012-11-11T20:17:52Z","Apple and HTC end patent battle","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94adf492-2bb3-11e2-910c-00144feabdc0.html" -"4771867","maudlinmau5","maudlinmau5",,,"0","1",,"1352702678","2012-11-12T06:44:38Z","It's Time For Apple To Unleash A Major Software Overhaul ","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ios-software-2012-11" -"4773486","Quekster","Quekster",,,"0","2",,"1352738272","2012-11-12T16:37:52Z","Google presses fair use case in book scanning appeal","http://paidcontent.org/2012/11/12/google-presses-fair-use-case-in-book-scanning-appeal/" -"4773808","cezinho","cezinho",,,"0","1",,"1352742309","2012-11-12T17:45:09Z","Communicating to two-sided markets (ft. Flipboard, Skillshare, Uber, NewsCred)","http://www.cezary.co/post/35570729074/message-architecture" -"4775944","bdsams","bdsams",,,"0","1",,"1352772780","2012-11-13T02:13:00Z","Windows head, Steven Sinofsky is out at Microsoft","http://www.winsyde.com/windows-head-steven-sinofsky-is-out-at-microsoft/" -"4778986","jmartin","jmartin",,,"0","1",,"1352825985","2012-11-13T16:59:45Z","[video] Google Fellow, Jeff Dean, presents 'Scaling Deep Learning'","http://techtalks.tv/talks/scaling-deep-learning/57639/" -"4779988","soitgoes","soitgoes",,,"0","2",,"1352834204","2012-11-13T19:16:44Z","Spike in government requests for Google data","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20319505" -"4780740","GICodeWarrior","GICodeWarrior",,,"0","1",,"1352842147","2012-11-13T21:29:07Z","Google Starts Hooking Up Lucky Kansas City Homes With Google Fiber","http://bgr.com/2012/11/13/google-fiber-kansas-city-installations-begin/" -"4780745","GICodeWarrior","GICodeWarrior",,,"0","1",,"1352842229","2012-11-13T21:30:29Z","Microsoft Patches 19 Security Holes","http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/11/microsoft-patches-19-security-holes/" -"4782060","bulletmagnet","bulletmagnet",,,"0","1",,"1352868182","2012-11-14T04:43:02Z","John Gruber, I've seen this movie before.","http://uz00.com/2012/11/13/ive-seen-this-movie-before/" -"4784173","danielodio","danielodio",,,"0","1",,"1352912389","2012-11-14T16:59:49Z","Vator hosts LivingSocial CTO Aaron Batalion at Google Ventures","http://danielodio.com/vator-hosts-livingsocial-cto-aaron-batalion-dabkick-at-google-ventures" -"4785579","sethbannon","sethbannon",,,"15","42",,"1352927434","2012-11-14T21:10:34Z","California Regulator Issues Citations And Fines Against Uber, Lyft, And SideCar","http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/14/cpuc-uber-lyft-sidecar-citations/" -"4786244","co_pl_te","co_pl_te",,,"97","82",,"1352936714","2012-11-14T23:45:14Z","Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from CA regulator","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/lyft-sidecar-and-uber-all-slapped-with-20k-fines-from-ca-regulator/" -"4786486","nileshd","nileshd",,,"0","2",,"1352940732","2012-11-15T00:52:12Z","Google named 2nd best company to work ","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57549569-93/google-named-2nd-best-company-to-work-for-in-the-world/" -"4789164","redDragon","redDragon",,,"0","1",,"1352995868","2012-11-15T16:11:08Z","Sinofsky strikes back, says there was no power grab at Microsoft","http://gigaom.com/cloud/sinofsky-strikes-back-says-there-was-no-power-grab-at-microsoft/" -"4795686","ghshephard","ghshephard",,,"0","1",,"1353098021","2012-11-16T20:33:41Z","Aerial Photos of Giant Google-Funded Solar Farm Caught in Green Energy Debate","http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/11/jamey-stillings-ivanpah-solar-field/" -"4796553","Jmetz1","Jmetz1",,,"3","3","Hi Guys, -We are building an Uber for laundry. Please help us out and join our beta. Thanks for your support. -J","1353111256","2012-11-17T00:14:16Z","Show HN: We are building an Uber for laundry","http://washioapp.com" -"4798811","redDragon","redDragon",,,"0","1",,"1353180265","2012-11-17T19:24:25Z","Ridiculous: Apple granted patent for artificially turning book pages","http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/17/apple-page-turning-patent/" -"4800058","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","1",,"1353220483","2012-11-18T06:34:43Z","Building a 'live Google Earth'","http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120914-building-a-live-google-earth/print" -"4803148","followmylee","followmylee",,,"0","2",,"1353304848","2012-11-19T06:00:48Z","Google Considering Wireless Network ","http://mashable.com/2012/11/16/google-wireless-network/" -"4803814","bosky101","bosky101",,,"0","1",,"1353322570","2012-11-19T10:56:10Z","Apple ending Messages Beta on December 14","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57551589-37/apple-ending-messages-beta-on-december-14/" -"4804214","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","1",,"1353331394","2012-11-19T13:23:14Z","California Cracks Down On Ride Sharing Operations As Taxi Drivers Sue Uber","https://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20121115/16194521069/california-puc-cracks-down-innovative-ride-sharing-operations-as-another-batch-taxi-drivers-sue-uber.shtml" -"4804459","gits1225","gits1225",,,"0","1",,"1353335403","2012-11-19T14:30:03Z","Intel implements Microsoft's C++ AMP on OpenCL","https://blogs.msdn.com/b/nativeconcurrency/archive/2012/11/16/introducing-shevlin-park-a-proof-of-concept-c-amp-implementation-on-opencl.aspx" -"4806811","codeka","codeka",,,"0","2",,"1353366626","2012-11-19T23:10:26Z","Why Google should buy Uber","https://plus.google.com/u/0/+DaveGirouard/posts/NvLm42HTTa8" -"4809422","Quekster","Quekster",,,"0","1",,"1353426206","2012-11-20T15:43:26Z","Microsoft’s Skype Takes Its Gift Cards International, Now In 44 Countries","http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/20/microsofts-skype-takes-its-gift-cards-international-now-in-44-countries/" -"4809774","apress","apress",,,"0","1",,"1353429441","2012-11-20T16:37:21Z","HTC happy with Apple settlement, slams media estimates","http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-htc-apple-idUSBRE8AJ0DZ20121120" -"4810463","aks314","aks314",,,"0","1",,"1353436707","2012-11-20T18:38:27Z","Google: 70% Indian tech shoppers know exactly what to buy","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/Google-70-Indian-tech-shoppers-know-exactly-what-to-buy/articleshow/17293790.cms" -"4811433","Quekster","Quekster",,,"0","2",,"1353446941","2012-11-20T21:29:01Z","Netflix CEO Reed Hastings On Microsoft Windows 8, Surface Challenges","http://allthingsd.com/20121120/reed-hastings-on-microsoft-watch-windows-8-not-surface/" -"4811917","matan_a","matan_a",,,"0","1",,"1353453793","2012-11-20T23:23:13Z","An 'Uber' Problem for Cities: Balancing Innovation with Regulation","http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=3116" -"4813019","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","1",,"1353477085","2012-11-21T05:51:25Z","Microsoft trots out Windows 8 mockups circa 2010, details the OS design process","http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/20/windows-8-early-mockups-2010/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews" -"4813170","paulschlacter","paulschlacter",,,"0","1",,"1353480890","2012-11-21T06:54:50Z","Is Microsoft battering China's piracy problem","http://www.zdnet.com/has-microsoft-battered-chinas-piracy-problem-or-is-it-just-another-marketing-ploy-7000007549/" -"4813473","iosblog","iosblog",,,"0","1",,"1353489022","2012-11-21T09:10:22Z","Apple’s new Spaceship campus set to open in 2016 as project experiences delays","http://iosmashup.co.uk/2012/11/21/apples-new-spaceship-campus-set-to-open-in-2016-as-project-experiences-delays/" -"4815075","aespinoza","aespinoza",,,"0","1",,"1353517497","2012-11-21T17:04:57Z","Revisiting Windows 1.0: how Microsoft’s first desktop gracefully failed","http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/20/3671922/windows-1-0-microsoft-history-desktop-gracefully-failed" -"4816178","Reltair","Reltair",,,"0","1",,"1353529980","2012-11-21T20:33:00Z","BlackJet, the Uber for private air travel, is now live","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/11/21/blackjet-the-uber-for-private-air-travel-is-now-live/" -"4817383","magsafe","magsafe",,,"0","1",,"1353554508","2012-11-22T03:21:48Z","Uber-style private jet service goes live","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57553431-235/uber-style-private-jet-service-goes-live/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title" -"4820599","imack","imack",,,"56","52",,"1353632200","2012-11-23T00:56:40Z","Regulators Demanding Uber Price Increase to $75 Minimum in Vancouver","http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=716a9504de&e=60b1c5b342" -"4821221","pascal07","pascal07",,,"0","1",,"1353654313","2012-11-23T07:05:13Z","Why Google might just be right about responsive design in Africa","http://www.elezea.com/2012/11/responsive-design-africa/" -"4821245","Quekster","Quekster",,,"0","1",,"1353655583","2012-11-23T07:26:23Z","Google to Miami court: Apple is withholding iPhone 5, iPad mini source code","http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/11/google-to-miami-court-apple-is.html" -"4821250","Reltair","Reltair",,,"0","1",,"1353655757","2012-11-23T07:29:17Z","Uber set for price hike in Vancouver as local rules force $75 minimum charge","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/11/23/uber-appeals-to-users-to-help-battle-75-per-hour-price-hike-in-vancouver/" -"4821759","eviral","eviral",,,"0","2",,"1353667271","2012-11-23T10:41:11Z","Facebook Thinks Google Adsense Official Blog Is Spammy – Blocks From Sharing","http://machinehappy.com/facebook-thinks-google-adsense-official-blog-is-spammy-blocks-from-sharing/" -"4823235","techvibes","techvibes","true",,"-1","1",,"1353697062","2012-11-23T18:57:42Z","Uber to Raise Minimum Charge for a Ride to $75","http://www.techvibes.com/blog/uber-to-raise-minimum-charge-for-a-ride-to-75-ubervanlove-2012-11-22" -"4824155","imack","imack",,,"7","9",,"1353716743","2012-11-24T00:25:43Z","BC Government wants Uber to ""not detract from existing businesses""","http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2012/11/safe-fair-passenger-transportation-a-priority.html" -"4824387","slaven","slaven",,,"1","3",,"1353725498","2012-11-24T02:51:38Z","Uber to Raise Minimum Charge for a Ride to $75","http://www.techvibes.com/blog/uber-to-raise-minimum-charge-for-a-ride-to-75-ubervanlove-2012-11-22" -"4824998","johnr8201","johnr8201",,,"0","1",,"1353750457","2012-11-24T09:47:37Z","Microsoft gives away Windows 8 Pro to pirates by accident","http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-gives-away-windows-8-pro-to-pirates-by-accident-7000007718/" -"4831493","Charlesmigli","Charlesmigli",,,"0","2",,"1353927837","2012-11-26T11:03:57Z"," How Google and Microsoft taught search to ""understand"" the Web","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/inside-the-architecture-of-googles-knowledge-graph-and-microsofts-satori/" -"4833495","Quekster","Quekster",,,"0","1",,"1353958173","2012-11-26T19:29:33Z","So Where Did The Fake Google Acquisition Press Release Come From?","http://allthingsd.com/20121126/so-where-did-that-fake-google-acquisition-press-release-come-from/" -"4834055","techinsidr","techinsidr",,,"0","2",,"1353964517","2012-11-26T21:15:17Z","Google's Acquisition of ICOA Was A Hoax","http://www.securityweek.com/google-acquisition-icoa-release-was-hoax" -"4835456","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","1",,"1353986644","2012-11-27T03:24:04Z","Microsoft Active Directory Password Hashes are Plain MD4","http://16s.us/ms_ad_hashes/" -"4835575","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","2",,"1353989311","2012-11-27T04:08:31Z","How one fake press release on a Google ""acquisition"" fooled the press","http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/11/how-one-fake-press-release-on-a-google-acquisition-fooled-the-press/" -"4836264","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","1",,"1354005972","2012-11-27T08:46:12Z","Apple Patent War Targets Six More Samsung Devices","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/11/apple-patent-war-targets-six-more-samsung-phones/" -"4837617","trevin","trevin",,,"0","2",,"1354034606","2012-11-27T16:43:26Z","Ducking Google in search engines","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/ducking-google-in-search-engines/2012/11/09/6cf3af10-2842-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_story.html" -"4838375","neya","neya",,,"0","1",,"1354044512","2012-11-27T19:28:32Z","ITC Raises Stakes In Apple-Samsung Cold War","http://readwrite.com/2012/11/20/the-international-trade-commission-raises-stakes-in-apple-samsung-cold-war" -"4841351","thepimp32","thepimp32",,,"0","1",,"1354085333","2012-11-28T06:48:53Z","Google.ro got hacked","http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2787626" -"4841432","JohnTh","JohnTh",,,"0","2",,"1354087566","2012-11-28T07:26:06Z","Inside Google Spanner, the Largest Single Database on Earth","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/11/google-spanner-time/all/" -"4842087","avlad","avlad",,,"0","1",,"1354103888","2012-11-28T11:58:08Z","Romanian Versions of Google, Yahoo Homepages Defaced by Algerian Hacke","http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/romanian-versions-of-google-yahoo-homepages-defaced-by-algerian-hacker-4608.html" -"4842566","Agnius101","Agnius101",,,"0","2",,"1354111745","2012-11-28T14:09:05Z","Google you Apple And suck my Android","http://www.notreallycode.com/2012/11/28/google-you-apple-and-suck-my-android/" -"4842802","alewinkler","alewinkler",,,"0","1",,"1354114726","2012-11-28T14:58:46Z","How to make you app appear first in Google Play","http://lifeandotheraddictions.blogspot.com/2012/11/how-to-make-you-app-appear-first-in.html" -"4843513","jellywish","jellywish",,,"16","20",,"1354121979","2012-11-28T16:59:39Z","Cab Drivers, Uber, and the Costs of Racism","http://www.racialicious.com/2012/11/28/cab-drivers-uber-and-the-costs-of-racism/" -"4844696","ataggart","ataggart",,,"0","3",,"1354136273","2012-11-28T20:57:53Z","How market forces undermine racism: Uber Cab Edition","http://reason.com/blog/2012/11/28/how-market-forces-undermine-racism-uber" -"4846378","brianchu","brianchu",,,"0","1",,"1354166522","2012-11-29T05:22:02Z","Microsoft calls Google 'Scroogle'","http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57555958-71/microsoft-calls-google-scroogle/" -"4846383","kushti","kushti",,,"0","2",,"1354166683","2012-11-29T05:24:43Z","Microsoft: Don't Get 'Scroogled' By Google Search Results","http://readwrite.com/2012/11/28/microsoft-dont-get-scroogled-by-google-search-results" -"4846695","dmoney67","dmoney67",,,"0","1",,"1354175347","2012-11-29T07:49:07Z","Microsoft to debut sewage-powered data center","http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2012/11/26/microsoft-debut-sewage-powered-data-center" -"4848077","danyork","danyork",,,"0","1",,"1354201993","2012-11-29T15:13:13Z","Skype 4.2.1 for iPad/iPhone Brings Microsoft Integration, Better IM Features","http://www.disruptivetelephony.com/2012/11/skype-421-for-ipadiphone-brings-microsoft-integration-chat-interop-better-im-features.html" -"4848843","kafkaesque","kafkaesque",,,"0","2",,"1354209535","2012-11-29T17:18:55Z","Microsoft thinks you're getting 'scroogled' by Google","http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-microsoft-google-scroogled-20121128,0,848505.story" -"4849552","nimeshneema","nimeshneema",,,"0","1",,"1354215089","2012-11-29T18:51:29Z","Apple iTunes 11 - Now available for download on Windows and Mac","http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/" -"4850310","sheldor","sheldor",,,"0","1",,"1354223606","2012-11-29T21:13:26Z","YouTuber Banned From Making Money Because Of An Over-Zealous Fan","http://kotaku.com/5964312/youtuber-i-was-banned-from-making-money-because-of-an-over+zealous-fan" -"4851542","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1354242712","2012-11-30T02:31:52Z","Doing the math on DigiTimes' Microsoft Surface sales figures.","http://techland.time.com/2012/11/29/doing-the-math-on-digitimes-microsoft-surface-sales-claims/" -"4852801","anuaitt","anuaitt",,,"0","1",,"1354275413","2012-11-30T11:36:53Z","Flask Login and Google Oauth2","http://grexit.github.com/flask-login-oauth2/" -"4853361","ck2","ck2",,,"0","2",,"1354286078","2012-11-30T14:34:38Z","Google opens Speak2Tweet phone service for those in Syria cut off from internet","https://twitter.com/speak2tweet" -"4853568","zdw","zdw",,,"0","2",,"1354289284","2012-11-30T15:28:04Z","Google Spreadsheet supports Regex","http://blog.fosketts.net/2012/11/30/google-spreadsheet-regular-expression-regex/" -"4853684","bergie","bergie",,,"0","2",,"1354290591","2012-11-30T15:49:51Z","Google Play revenue rises by 311%","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/11/29/google-plays-revenue-rises-by-311-but-apples-app-store-sees-4-times-more-sales-study-says/" -"4854880","TazeTSchnitzel","TazeTSchnitzel",,,"0","1",,"1354302598","2012-11-30T19:09:58Z","The Verge's Video Review of Microsoft Surface","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfzjcCzdtCk" -"4854895","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","1",,"1354302716","2012-11-30T19:11:56Z","Microsoft antivirus software fails security test","http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/49094" -"4857205","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","2",,"1354353641","2012-12-01T09:20:41Z","Announcing Google Drive Site Publishing","http://googleappsdeveloper.blogspot.in/2012/11/announcing-google-drive-site-publishing.html" -"4858005","Cbasedlifeform","Cbasedlifeform",,,"0","1",,"1354378316","2012-12-01T16:11:56Z","Hearts, minds and balls: Microsoft's Windows 8 Surface gamble","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/30/windows_8_surface_price_hike_memory_drop/" -"4863451","rpm4321","rpm4321",,,"57","83",,"1354498191","2012-12-03T01:29:51Z","Uber: A Feisty Start-Up Is Met With Regulatory Snarl","http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/technology/app-maker-uber-hits-regulatory-snarl.html" -"4865065","neya","neya",,,"0","1",,"1354537543","2012-12-03T12:25:43Z","Hate IE10? You're a troll, Microsoft says","http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/hate-ie10-youre-a-troll-microsoft-says-50009885/" -"4865835","Capricornucopia","Capricornucopia",,,"56","38",,"1354548997","2012-12-03T15:36:37Z","Banned From Making Money, These YouTubers Share Their Stories","http://kotaku.com/5964998/banned-from-making-money-these-youtubers-share-their-stories" -"4866079","mbesto","mbesto",,,"0","1",,"1354551485","2012-12-03T16:18:05Z","Dear Microsoft, Let Me Show You How to Sell Your Surface Tablet","http://www.techdisruptive.com/2012/12/03/dear-microsoft-let-me-show-you-how-to-sell-your-surface-tablet/" -"4868207","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","2",,"1354572733","2012-12-03T22:12:13Z","Uberdata: Building the Perfect Uber Party City","http://blog.uber.com/2012/06/23/uberdata-building-the-perfect-uber-party-city/" -"4869229","followmylee","followmylee",,,"0","2",,"1354588565","2012-12-04T02:36:05Z","Google Ventures-Backed Start-Up TrueLens Nabs $1.2 Million","http://allthingsd.com/20121203/google-ventures-backed-start-up-truelens-nabs-1-2-million/" -"4869470","danso","danso",,,"13","57",,"1354593889","2012-12-04T04:04:49Z","Uber triumphant ","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/wp/2012/12/03/uber-triumphant/" -"4871312","besttechie","besttechie",,,"0","1",,"1354634830","2012-12-04T15:27:10Z","Microsoft Security Essentials Fails AV-Test Certification","http://www.besttechie.com/2012/12/04/microsoft-security-essentials-fails-av-test-certification/" -"4873933","mikegreenspan","mikegreenspan",,,"0","2",,"1354663603","2012-12-04T23:26:43Z","DC Council Clears Path for Uber's Future","http://blog.uber.com/2012/12/04/dc-council-clears-path-for-ubers-future/" -"4874557","whyenot","whyenot",,,"0","2",,"1354674451","2012-12-05T02:27:31Z","CA regulators' new proposal could legitimize Lyft, SideCar, and Uber","http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/12/ca-regulators-new-proposal-could-legitimize-lyft-sidecar-and-uber/#p3n" -"4874570","andrewfelix","andrewfelix",,,"0","2",,"1354674945","2012-12-05T02:35:45Z","Washington DC now rewriting its taxi laws after Uber win","http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/4/3728850/washington-dc-taxi-uber-regulations" -"4876975","josephby","josephby",,,"0","2",,"1354724844","2012-12-05T16:27:24Z","How To Ensure Google Analytics Is Running Perfectly - Analytics Blog","http://analytics.blogspot.ca/2012/11/5-ways-to-ensure-google-analytics-is.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/tRaA+(Google+Analytics+Blog)" -"4878347","gcmartinelli","gcmartinelli",,,"0","1",,"1354739049","2012-12-05T20:24:09Z","Why Google (and others) should support massive online open education","http://planoa.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/why-google-and-others-should-support-massive-online-open-education/" -"4879412","floetic","floetic",,,"0","1",,"1354752017","2012-12-06T00:00:17Z","Meet SoCl, Microsoft's beta social networking site","http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/meet-socl-microsofts-beta-social-networking-site-1117429" -"4879454","boonez123","boonez123",,,"1","5",,"1354752493","2012-12-06T00:08:13Z","Free Market? Not in Canada. Uber gets screwed.","http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1298266--uber-taxi-charged-with-licensing-offences" -"4879573","slykat","slykat",,,"0","3",,"1354754647","2012-12-06T00:44:07Z","Uber revamps app with pricing estimates and 4sq places","https://www.uber.com/therideahead" -"4880014","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1354762105","2012-12-06T02:48:25Z","Uber charged with licensing offences in Toronto","http://www.thestar.com/printarticle/1298266" -"4881190","joxie","joxie",,,"0","1",,"1354789566","2012-12-06T10:26:06Z","Two High-Risk Flaws Fixed in Google Chrome 23","http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/two-high-risk-flaws-fixed-google-chrome-23-120312" -"4881302","denzil_correa","denzil_correa",,,"0","1",,"1354792118","2012-12-06T11:08:38Z","Google Updates Maps For 10 Countries and Regions In Europe","http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/05/google-updates-maps-for-10-countries-and-regions-in-europe-ground-truth-now-at-work-in-40-countries/" -"4882075","jerrymannel","jerrymannel",,,"0","1",,"1354807642","2012-12-06T15:27:22Z","Google teams up with 50+ retailers to give India its first Web shopping day","http://thenextweb.com/in/2012/12/06/google-teams-up-with-50-retailers-to-give-india-its-first-web-shopping-day-121212/?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=share%2Bbutton&utm_content=Google%20teams%20up%20with%2050%2B%20retailers%20to%20give%20India%20its%20first%20Web%20shopping%20day%3A%2012%2F12%2F12&utm_campaign=social%2Bmedia" -"4882650","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1354814802","2012-12-06T17:26:42Z","The Amazing Forensic Tech Behind The Next Apple, Samsung Legal Dust-Up","http://www.fastcompany.com/3003732/amazing-forensic-tech-behind-next-apple-samsung-legal-dust-and-how-hack-it?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29" -"4882847","geetarista","geetarista",,,"0","1",,"1354816889","2012-12-06T18:01:29Z","T-Mobile USA Getting Some Apple Mobile Products Next Year","http://allthingsd.com/20121206/t-mobile-usa-getting-some-apple-mobile-products-next-year/" -"4883250","Kynlyn","Kynlyn",,,"0","1",,"1354820904","2012-12-06T19:08:24Z","Google grant will help computers detect gender balance & stereotyping ","http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/6/3736188/google-global-impact-award-geena-davis-foundation" -"4884140","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1354832245","2012-12-06T22:17:25Z","Solving 'the Google problem' key to ensuring the Internet's success","http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/06/opinion/andrew-keen-google-antitrust/index.html?hpt=hp_c2" -"4884688","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1354839807","2012-12-07T00:23:27Z","Apple courting Chinese developers to strengthen iOS in China","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/12/apple-courting-chinese-developers-to-strengthen-ios-in-china/" -"4886249","aatifh","aatifh",,,"0","2",,"1354873406","2012-12-07T09:43:26Z","A Google+ community for entrepreneurs by Robert Scoble.","https://plus.google.com/communities/111285810442781953487" -"4886699","sgutentag","sgutentag",,,"0","2",,"1354885098","2012-12-07T12:58:18Z","Uber For Maids: Get Maid Launches On-Demand, Premium Maid Service In NYC","http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/06/uber-for-maids-getmaid-launches-its-on-demand-premium-maid-service-in-new-york/" -"4889717","Pr0","Pr0",,,"0","1",,"1354921463","2012-12-07T23:04:23Z","China Unicom, Microsoft Forge Alliance To Boost Windows Phone Sales In China","http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/07/china-unicom-microsoft-forge-alliance-to-boost-windows-phone-sales-in-china/" -"4890890","mikegirouard","mikegirouard",,,"0","1",,"1354947448","2012-12-08T06:17:28Z","Apple and Google making joint bid for Kodak patents","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57558033-92/apple-and-google-making-joint-bid-for-kodak-patents-report-says/" -"4894715","stevewillensky","stevewillensky",,,"0","1",,"1355060540","2012-12-09T13:42:20Z","Apple hires former Windows Hacker away from Microsoft","http://www.zdnet.com/apple-hires-former-windows-hacker-away-from-microsoft-7000008503/" -"4900529","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1355162604","2012-12-10T18:03:24Z","Apple TV expected to support Bluetooth keyboards in upcoming update","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/12/apple-tv-expected-to-support-bluetooth-keyboards-in-upcoming-update/" -"4903445","johnr8201","johnr8201",,,"0","1",,"1355209113","2012-12-11T06:58:33Z","Researchers show proof-of-concept Microsoft ERP hack","http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/security/3415528/researchers-show-proof-of-concept-microsoft-erp-hack/" -"4903937","pizu","pizu",,,"0","1",,"1355221600","2012-12-11T10:26:40Z","Stocard Raises $850K To Take On Apple’s Passbook","http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/11/stocard/" -"4904355","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1355231215","2012-12-11T13:06:55Z","Huberty: Apple could sell 13 million TV sets at $1,060 each","http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/12/11/apple-itv-morgan-stanley-huberty/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortuneapple20+%28FORTUNE%3A+Apple+2.0%29" -"4904821","materialhero","materialhero",,,"0","2",,"1355239354","2012-12-11T15:22:34Z","Google Accidentally Transmits Self-Destruct Code to Army of Chrome Browsers","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/12/google-bug/" -"4905315","vsloo","vsloo",,,"0","2",,"1355244707","2012-12-11T16:51:47Z","Google reveals how sync bugs helped sink Chrome","http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/11/google-reveals-how-sync-bugs-helped-sink-chrome/" -"4909124","beshrkayali","beshrkayali",,,"0","1",,"1355298691","2012-12-12T07:51:31Z","How much do youtubers earn?","http://theultralinx.com/2012/11/youtubers-earn.html" -"4909415","paulschlacter","paulschlacter",,,"0","1",,"1355307141","2012-12-12T10:12:21Z","Google awards grants to boost innovation in nonprofit sector","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-small-business/google-awards-grants-to-boost-innovation-in-nonprofit-sector/2012/12/09/8d18bb80-4086-11e2-a2d9-822f58ac9fd5_story.html" -"4910585","besttechie","besttechie",,,"0","1",,"1355327124","2012-12-12T15:45:24Z","Could Apps Finally Be on Their Way to the Apple TV?","http://www.besttechie.com/2012/12/11/could-apps-finally-be-on-their-way-to-the-apple-tv/" -"4911647","ImJasonH","ImJasonH",,,"0","2",,"1355336783","2012-12-12T18:26:23Z","Show HN: Easily copy your GitHub Downloads to Google Cloud Storage","https://gist.github.com/4270274" -"4912288","shrikant","shrikant",,,"0","2",,"1355344380","2012-12-12T20:33:00Z","SafeSearch made mandatory for Image Search from Google.com","http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/14q7j4/censorship_as_of_past_two_hours_google_images" -"4913604","abdophoto","abdophoto",,,"0","2",,"1355361722","2012-12-13T01:22:02Z","Google Set to Release iOS Maps App Tonight","http://allthingsd.com/20121212/google-set-to-release-ios-maps-app-tonight" -"4913927","tmoretti","tmoretti",,,"0","2",,"1355368020","2012-12-13T03:07:00Z","Gruber On AppleScript","http://www.macstories.net/links/gruber-on-applescript/" -"4914343","DaNmarner","DaNmarner",,,"0","2",,"1355375814","2012-12-13T05:16:54Z","Google Maps iOS app released","http://www.marco.org/2012/12/13/google-maps-app" -"4914363","amarcus","amarcus",,,"0","1",,"1355376176","2012-12-13T05:22:56Z","Google Maps SDK Available for Native iOS Maps App to bypass Apple's","https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/ios/" -"4915296","zhiQ","zhiQ",,,"0","1",,"1355398127","2012-12-13T11:28:47Z","Google Maps is a tween, Apple Maps a toddler","http://www.forbes.com/sites/limyunghui/2012/12/13/google-maps-is-a-tween-and-apple-maps-a-toddler/" -"4915737","kankana","kankana",,,"0","1",,"1355408466","2012-12-13T14:21:06Z","Google Maps Now Available for iOS Devices","http://lifehacker.com/5968068/google-maps-is-now-available-for-ios-devices" -"4917285","monatron","monatron",,,"9","28",,"1355423903","2012-12-13T18:38:23Z","NYC Paves Way for UberTaxi","http://blog.uber.com/2012/12/13/another-big-win-e-hail-coming-to-nyc/" -"4919826","sonabinu","sonabinu",,,"0","1",,"1355464995","2012-12-14T06:03:15Z","Google Maps: Is the iPhone version actually better than Android?","http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/13/technology/mobile/google-maps-iphone-android-comparison/index.html?iid=Lead" -"4921709","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"0","1",,"1355502699","2012-12-14T16:31:39Z","[pdf] Google: What’s Trending in Display for Publishers?","http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/doubleclick/pdfs/display-business-trends-publisher-edition.pdf" -"4923646","scottrblock","scottrblock",,,"0","3",,"1355523354","2012-12-14T22:15:54Z","Uber Driver Accused of Raping Teenager in Cleveland Park ","http://www.popville.com/2012/12/uber-driver-accused-of-raping-teenager-in-cleveland-park/#comments-section" -"4923737","AjithAntony","AjithAntony",,,"0","1",,"1355524550","2012-12-14T22:35:50Z","Google Sync End of Life ","http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2716936" -"4926325","cooldeal","cooldeal",,,"0","2",,"1355605567","2012-12-15T21:06:07Z","Google drops a Gmail-shaped bomb on Windows Phone","http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/14/3768274/google-gmail-activesync-windows-phone" -"4926451","JuanDulanto","JuanDulanto",,,"4","6",,"1355608574","2012-12-15T21:56:14Z","Show HN: We are launching a Uber for laundry (powered by ninjas on demand)","http://www.wash.io" -"4928599","polskibus","polskibus",,,"0","2",,"1355674300","2012-12-16T16:11:40Z","Google+ head Vic Gundotra admits he was asked to stop using Twitter","http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/12/07/google-svp-vic-gundotra-admits-he-was-asked-to-stop-using-twitter-by-his-boss/" -"4929647","nilsjuenemann","nilsjuenemann",,,"0","1",,"1355693884","2012-12-16T21:38:04Z","My end-of-the-year review about Google's Vulnerability Reward Program","http://www.nilsjuenemann.de/2012/12/news-about-googles-vulnerability-reward.html" -"4930125","adampludwig70","adampludwig70",,,"0","2",,"1355702384","2012-12-16T23:59:44Z","New Google Engineering Director, Kurzweil to Turn Visions to Reality","http://techonomy.com/2012/12/kurzweil-is-googles-new-director-of-engineering/" -"4930496","antonpug","antonpug",,,"2","1",,"1355710103","2012-12-17T02:08:23Z","New YouTube layout is crippling to small-scale YouTubers & the overall UX","http://antonpug.com/2012/12/the-new-youtube-layout-crippling-user-experience/" -"4931309","veerareddy","veerareddy",,,"0","1",,"1355730641","2012-12-17T07:50:41Z","Google ftc antitrust suit reportedly coming to close","http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/16/google-ftc-antitrust-suit-reportedly-coming-to-a-close/" -"4931889","petrel","petrel",,,"0","2",,"1355744457","2012-12-17T11:40:57Z","Google partners with top Japanese writers association to tell their rights","http://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/12/17/google-partners-with-top-japanese-writers-association-to-let-authors-know-their-rights/?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=share%2Bbutton&utm_content=Google%20partners%20with%20top%20Japanese%20writers%20association%20to%20let%20authors%20know%20their%20rights&utm_campaign=social%2Bmedia" -"4932420","conradev","conradev",,,"0","2",,"1355755559","2012-12-17T14:45:59Z","Integrating Google Cloud Print into iOS","http://kramerapps.com/blog/post/38090565883/integrate-cloud-print-ios" -"4933057","hu_me","hu_me",,,"0","1",,"1355762973","2012-12-17T16:49:33Z","How Google Analytics will disrupt SMB reporting with Universal Analytics","http://marketlytics.com/blog/how-google-analytics-will-become-goto-reporting-tool-with-universal-analytics/" -"4935271","slaven","slaven",,,"0","1",,"1355788576","2012-12-17T23:56:16Z","On getting featured by Apple and the long road getting there","http://blog.tapstream.com/post/38182049650/on-getting-featured-by-apple-and-the-long-road-to-get" -"4935901","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,"-1","1",,"1355801388","2012-12-18T03:29:48Z","The Top Social Media Posts of 2012 by Uber.la","http://uber.la/2012/12/top-posts-of-2012/" -"4937847","fanze100","fanze100",,,"0","1",,"1355844138","2012-12-18T15:22:18Z","Warned Microsoft Over Windows RT Branding, Claims Dell Executive","http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/warned_microsoft_over_windows_rt_branding_claims_dell_executive719" -"4938008","zee007","zee007",,,"0","1",,"1355846145","2012-12-18T15:55:45Z","Microsoft's Problem","http://zee.sh/an/151" -"4938150","georgecalm","georgecalm",,,"0","1",,"1355847778","2012-12-18T16:22:58Z","Apple in Talks With Foursquare About Data-Sharing Deal","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324907204578186074223787936.html" -"4940474","JamesCRR","JamesCRR",,,"0","2",,"1355875823","2012-12-19T00:10:23Z","The mysterious ""Google Play Services"" APK will reduce Android fragmentation","http://opensignal.com/blog/2012/12/18/explaining-google-play-services/" -"4941055","tzury","tzury",,,"0","1",,"1355889239","2012-12-19T03:53:59Z","Google Cultural Institute","http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/#!home:page=1" -"4942611","beverloo","beverloo",,,"0","1",,"1355926177","2012-12-19T14:09:37Z","Pointer Events for WebKit... by Microsoft","http://html5labs.interoperabilitybridges.com/prototypes/pointer-events-for-webkit/pointer-events-for-webkit/info" -"4943649","SanjeevSharma","SanjeevSharma",,,"0","1",,"1355938503","2012-12-19T17:35:03Z","Microsoft goes on a war footing for Windows 8 Apps","http://sdarchitect.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/microsoft-makes-a-push-for-windows-apps/" -"4947430","fpgeek","fpgeek",,,"0","1",,"1356008031","2012-12-20T12:53:51Z","EU will charge Samsung 'very soon' in Apple antitrust case","http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/12/20/3787696/eu-will-charge-samsung-very-soon-in-apple-antitrust-case" -"4948077","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1356016471","2012-12-20T15:14:31Z","Early Apple computer and tablet designs","http://www.designboom.com/technology/hartmut-esslingers-early-apple-computer-and-tablet-designs/#" -"4949189","vinitool76","vinitool76",,,"0","2",,"1356028839","2012-12-20T18:40:39Z","Google+ Communities, A Great Start?","http://gotchacode.blogspot.in/2012/12/google-communities-great-start.html" -"4949238","tatianajosephy","tatianajosephy",,,"0","2",,"1356029446","2012-12-20T18:50:46Z","Apple Maps: 3 times more likely to get you lost than Google","http://mashable.com/2012/12/19/apple-maps-google-lost/" -"4956575","cooldeal","cooldeal",,,"0","1",,"1356185114","2012-12-22T14:05:14Z","Microsoft Releases Wordament, The First Xbox Game With Achievements For iOS","http://microsoft-news.com/microsoft-releases-wordament-the-first-xbox-game-with-achievements-support-for-ios-devices/" -"4959653","DocFeind","DocFeind",,,"0","1",,"1356276744","2012-12-23T15:32:24Z","Google Says ""Who Needs NORAD?"" Check Out The Google Santa Tracker","http://hothardware.com/News/Google-Says-Who-Needs-NORAD-Check-Out-The-Google-Santa-Tracker/" -"4961807","justinbkerr","justinbkerr",,,"0","1",,"1356321831","2012-12-24T04:03:51Z","Google Plans To Crack Down On Apps That Silently Install Browser Extensions","http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/google_plans_start_cracking_down_apps_silently_install_browser_extensions_chrome_25_123" -"4962232","unstoppableted","unstoppableted",,,"0","2",,"1356335720","2012-12-24T07:55:20Z","It's Becoming Abundantly Clear That Google Doesn't Want To Share Android Anymore","http://www.businessinsider.com/its-becoming-abundantly-clear-that-google-doesnt-want-to-share-android-anymore-2012-12" -"4963940","apress","apress",,,"0","1",,"1356380173","2012-12-24T20:16:13Z","Amazon is discounting ebooks, whenever it’s allowed to, unlike Apple","http://gravitationalpull.net/wp/?p=2254" -"4966503","dorkitude","dorkitude",,,"0","5",,"1356457756","2012-12-25T17:49:16Z","weeve - HTML5 Twitter uber-streaming powered by Firebase, Keen IO, Singly","http://blog.joshdzielak.com/blog/2012/12/24/weeve-html5-twitter-uber-streaming-powered-by-firebase-keenio-and-singly/" -"4969185","treskot","treskot",,,"0","2",,"1356529741","2012-12-26T13:49:01Z","Google's music match - Replacing explicit songs with clean versions","http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/24/3801282/google-matching-reportedly-replacing-explicit-songs-with-clean-versions" -"4969606","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1356537180","2012-12-26T15:53:00Z","Google in 2012: Android soars, battles with regulators and a tricky new role","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-in-2012-android-soars-battles-with-regulators-and-a-tricky-new-role/2012/12/24/a761c3e0-4c4f-11e2-b709-667035ff9029_story.html?tid=socialss" -"4977852","djtidau","djtidau",,,"0","2",,"1356706038","2012-12-28T14:47:18Z","Show HN: Instagrab - Easily move your photos from Instagram to Google+","http://instagrab.in/" -"4980717","buffer","buffer",,,"0","2",,"1356746645","2012-12-29T02:04:05Z","Google Web Cache and MITM attacks ","http://k3170makan.blogspot.com/2012/12/google-web-cache-and-mitm-attacks.html" -"4983107","golfstrom","golfstrom",,,"0","1",,"1356809233","2012-12-29T19:27:13Z","Uber NYE surge pricing","http://blog.uber.com/2012/12/28/new-years-eve-2012/" -"4983132","weisser","weisser",,,"0","1",,"1356809538","2012-12-29T19:32:18Z","Uber Boston NYE: ""prices during extreme spikes could cost you $100 MINIMUM""","http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=20ee4bc61a&e=f14dfe70be" -"4990057","mun2mun","mun2mun",,,"0","1",,"1356976145","2012-12-31T17:49:05Z","Apple applies for patent on 'active stylus' technology","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57561353-37/apple-applies-for-patent-on-active-stylus-technology/" -"4993922","antr","antr",,,"0","3",,"1357073385","2013-01-01T20:49:45Z","Google’s Attack on Apple is Good News for Apple","http://techland.time.com/2013/01/01/googles-attack-on-apple-is-good-news-for-apple/" -"4998717","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake",,,"0","1",,"1357155394","2013-01-02T19:36:34Z","MS claims Google continues to block full featured YouTube app for Windows Phone","http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/2/3828274/microsoft-claims-google-blocking-windows-phone-youtube-app" -"4999702","yo-mf","yo-mf","true",,"-1","1",,"1357165581","2013-01-02T22:26:21Z","Would Hertz Buy Uber?","http://bch.me/UGLXNp" -"5000656","mpchlets","mpchlets",,,"0","3",,"1357178226","2013-01-03T01:57:06Z","Continuous Deployment is Secure: Howto Patch 3rd Party Apps Uber-Fast","http://blog.assembla.com/assemblablog/tabid/12618/bid/93731/Continuous-Deployment-is-Secure-Howto-Patch-3rd-Party-Apps-Uber-Fast.aspx" -"5001998","bsdpunk","bsdpunk",,,"0","2",,"1357215247","2013-01-03T12:14:07Z","Using applescript to launch ssh into different terminal tabs.","http://bsdpunk.blogspot.com/2013/01/using-applescript-to-lauch-several.html" -"5002409","petrel","petrel",,,"0","1",,"1357222588","2013-01-03T14:16:28Z","Apple Is In 'Advanced' Negotiations To Buy Mapping Startup Waze","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-waze-2013-1" -"5002805","boh","boh",,,"0","2",,"1357228035","2013-01-03T15:47:15Z","Apple in talks to buy Waze for $500M, report says","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57561781-37/map-this-apple-in-talks-to-buy-waze-for-$500m-report-says/" -"5002853","adamfeber","adamfeber",,,"0","1",,"1357228551","2013-01-03T15:55:51Z","Continuous Deployment is Secure: How to Patch 3rd Party Apps Uber-Fast","http://blog.assembla.com/assemblablog/tabid/12618/bid/93731/Continuous-Deployment-is-Secure-How-to-Patch-3rd-Party-Apps-Uber-Fast.aspx" -"5002911","skipper86","skipper86",,,"0","3",,"1357229072","2013-01-03T16:04:32Z","Life After The iPhone: How AT&T's Bet On Apple Mobilized The Company","http://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2013/01/02/life-after-the-iphone-how-atts-bet-on-apple-mobilized-the-company/" -"5002985","antr","antr",,,"0","2",,"1357229800","2013-01-03T16:16:40Z","Apple must plant its flag in living room","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6a6c0d70-54fa-11e2-a628-00144feab49a.html" -"5003135","kwiat","kwiat",,,"1","1",,"1357231246","2013-01-03T16:40:46Z","The 8 ingredients of great mobile apps or how to get featured by Apple","http://www.kwiat.org/2012/11/11/the-8-ingredients-of-great-mobile-apps/" -"5003622","jbp","jbp",,,"0","2",,"1357236662","2013-01-03T18:11:02Z","Google now larger than Microsoft in Market Cap","http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Market+cap+msft+vs+goog" -"5004130","techinsidr","techinsidr",,,"0","1",,"1357241640","2013-01-03T19:34:00Z","Turkish CA Issues Fraudulent Certificate For Google Domains ","http://www.securityweek.com/turkish-ca-issues-fraudulent-certificate-google-domains" -"5004996","sk2code","sk2code",,,"0","1",,"1357250812","2013-01-03T22:06:52Z","FTC Slaps Google’s Wrist in Search, Patent Probe","http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/01/ftc-google-patent-search-probe/" -"5007643","riveravaldez","riveravaldez","true",,"-1","1",,"1357308575","2013-01-04T14:09:35Z","Gnu comes bearing gifts, draws shoppers from Microsoft store","https://www.fsf.org/news/gnu-comes-bearing-gifts-draws-shoppers-from-windows-store" -"5008409","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","2",,"1357317966","2013-01-04T16:46:06Z","Stop Whining And Embrace Google+ Already","http://readwrite.com/2013/01/04/stop-whining-and-embrace-google-already" -"5009234","ruchirablog","ruchirablog",,,"0","1",,"1357327205","2013-01-04T19:20:05Z","Changed Server, Google traffic dropped by 50%","http://www.ruchirablog.com/does-changing-servers-affect-google-rankings/" -"5010315","dbyrd","dbyrd",,,"0","1",,"1357337948","2013-01-04T22:19:08Z","Google Glass Competitor Released Today","http://www.meta-view.com/" -"5010409","dabei","dabei",,,"0","2",,"1357339214","2013-01-04T22:40:14Z","Google powered next generation cars","http://googleenterprise.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/auto-manufacturers-take-new-turn-with.html" -"5012845","danso","danso",,,"0","1",,"1357399586","2013-01-05T15:26:26Z","The Ubermotive Guide to Media Influence","http://www.ubermotive.com/?p=68" -"5013301","dbecker","dbecker",,,"0","1",,"1357407524","2013-01-05T17:38:44Z","FTC actions on Google set Rules of Patent Wars","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/05/technology/in-google-patent-case-ftc-set-rules-of-engagement-for-battles.html" -"5014069","mtsmedly","mtsmedly",,,"0","1",,"1357420229","2013-01-05T21:10:29Z","Et Tu? Google?","http://www.runthereset.com/2013/01/et-tu-google.html" -"5017235","chrisringrose","chrisringrose",,,"0","2",,"1357498475","2013-01-06T18:54:35Z","Google Admits it Delibrately Blocked Windows Phones from Google Maps","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/06/google-intends-to-remove-its-redirect-and-support-maps-on-windows-phone/" -"5018962","jcr","jcr",,,"0","1",,"1357526493","2013-01-07T02:41:33Z","Google, competition and the one, perfect result","http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/google-competition-and-the-perfect-result/2013/01/04/fc3eceda-4551-11e2-9648-a2c323a991d6_story.html" -"5019765","Pr0","Pr0",,,"0","1",,"1357540903","2013-01-07T06:41:43Z","Google pact with FTC could affect other patent disputes","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/06/net-us-google-antitrust-impact-idUSBRE90509920130106" -"5020224","rberger","rberger","true",,"-1","1",,"1357551826","2013-01-07T09:43:46Z","Microsoft's aching Windows 8 hangover","http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/microsofts-aching-windows-8-hangover-209878?page=0,0&source=IFWNLE_nlt_blogs_2013-01-03" -"5021045","spacestronaut","spacestronaut",,,"0","1",,"1357568794","2013-01-07T14:26:34Z","How to do DIY iOS Google Glasses","http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/03/how-to-do-a-diy-ios-google-glasses/" -"5023835","codegeek","codegeek",,,"0","1",,"1357599839","2013-01-07T23:03:59Z","Google CEO: U.S. Should Invest in Education","http://www.cnbc.com/id/100307832" -"5024123","nedzadk","nedzadk",,,"0","1","Do we really need that much power in our mobile phones? What do we do with them ? -Using professional image editing software, a professional video editing software ? I don't think so.

I can understand large screen for more comfortable surfing/reading but what's the point of spending money on new quad core phone when you can do same tasks with single core/512-1gb ram device?

Don't get me wrong i'm writing this cause just couple minutes ago i was click away from ordering note II but than i asked my self do i really need it, can note II do anything that my current phone can't (nexus fyi)?

This mood will hold me back for couple days, and than i'll click that order button for sure.

But ill always wonder how do we fall under marketing influence, -how do they makes us believe that we need something when most of us don't.

Anyway it's just me thinking out loud :)

Good night

ps

Sorry about bad english its not my primary language and i'm trying :)","1357603811","2013-01-08T00:10:11Z","Ask HN: Whats the point of hyper-uber fast phones?", -"5025568","ashutosh2000","ashutosh2000",,,"0","1",,"1357640081","2013-01-08T10:14:41Z","How To Integrate Dropbox & Google Drive Into Office 2013","http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/dropbox-google-drive-to-office-2013/" -"5025977","chux52","chux52",,,"0","1",,"1357649766","2013-01-08T12:56:06Z","Can you get Mint.com data to Google Drive automatically?","http://www.quora.com/Google-Drive/Is-there-a-way-to-get-Mint-data-to-Google-Docs-automatically" -"5026828","fogus","fogus",,,"0","3",,"1357661357","2013-01-08T16:09:17Z","Clojurewm - a ""window manager"" for Microsoft Windows written in Clojure","https://github.com/kocubinski/clojurewm" -"5030088","stevewillensky","stevewillensky",,,"0","1",,"1357704562","2013-01-09T04:09:22Z","Internet Explorer still vulnerable despite Microsoft’s Fix-it","http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/30071/internet-explorer-still-vulnerable-despite-microsofts-fixit/" -"5030132","acremades","acremades",,,"0","1",,"1357705136","2013-01-09T04:18:56Z","Microsoft to Shutter Windows Live Messenger","http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3853804/microsoft-messenger-retirement-march-15th" -"5030787","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1357722244","2013-01-09T09:04:04Z","Google+ Photos Get Pan & Zoom Functionality","http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/08/google-photos-get-pan-and-zoom-functionality-letting-you-really-explore-high-res-photos/" -"5032955","mrknmc","mrknmc",,,"1","1",,"1357759722","2013-01-09T19:28:42Z","Apple Refuses To Make The One Mobile Device Taking Over The World","http://qz.com/41749/apple-refuses-to-make-the-one-mobile-device-taking-over-the-world-but-not-for-long/" -"5033981","ternaryoperator","ternaryoperator",,,"0","1",,"1357770815","2013-01-09T22:33:35Z","Errant Google domain traced to Turkish cert authority","http://www.darkreading.com/authentication/167901072/security/vulnerabilities/240145610/errant-google-domain-traced-to-ca-s-mistakes.html" -"5034608","tmoretti","tmoretti",,,"0","2",,"1357779107","2013-01-10T00:51:47Z","Apple Now Locking Screenshots for Apps, Shutting Down Scam Tactic","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/09/apple-now-locking-screenshots-for-submitted-apps-shutting-down-popular-scam-tactic/" -"5035735","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1357797997","2013-01-10T06:06:37Z","Microsoft's Illumiroom demo frees gaming from its TV cage","http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/microsofts-illumiroom-demo-frees-gaming-from-its-tv-cage/" -"5036634","petrel","petrel",,,"0","2",,"1357822941","2013-01-10T13:02:21Z","How Apple Sold the iPhone, 6 Years Ago Today","http://mashable.com/2013/01/09/iphone-is-6-years-old/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mashable%2Ftech+%28Mashable+%C2%BB+Tech%29" -"5038034","derpenxyne","derpenxyne",,,"0","2",,"1357836852","2013-01-10T16:54:12Z","Google Coordinate For iPhone Released","https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-coordinate/id562220757?mt=8" -"5041036","flemster","flemster",,,"0","1",,"1357871616","2013-01-11T02:33:36Z","Java+OCR+Microsoft Translate = Easy date for you and Chinese girl friend?","http://caption-translator.com" -"5041796","treskot","treskot",,,"0","1",,"1357889683","2013-01-11T07:34:43Z","Apple wins an Emmy Award for 2012","http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/apple-2/apple-has-won-a-technology-engineering-emmy-award-for-2012/" -"5042405","jalanco","jalanco",,,"0","2",,"1357908204","2013-01-11T12:43:24Z","Google allows more developers to reply to Google Play comments","http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/11/google-starts-giving-more-developers-the-ability-to-reply-to-goo/" -"5047076","JasonPunyon","JasonPunyon",,,"0","3",,"1357980764","2013-01-12T08:52:44Z","A Guy Walks Into An Apple Store...","http://jasonpunyon.com/blog/2013/01/11/a-guy-walks-into-an-apple-store/" -"5052236","blogsuculento","blogsuculento","true",,"-1","1",,"1358117686","2013-01-13T22:54:46Z","Stuffed Aubergines gratin with Manchego Cheese","http://recipesandproducers.com/?p=2262" -"5054208","amerf1","amerf1",,,"0","3",,"1358162516","2013-01-14T11:21:56Z","Flagship Apple, HTC, Samsung Phones Gobbling More Mobile Data Than Tablets","http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/14/report-flagship-apple-htc-samsung-phones-gobbling-more-mobile-data-than-tablets/" -"5054683","neya","neya",,,"0","4",,"1358172843","2013-01-14T14:14:03Z","Apple iPhone 5's production is now half, weaker than expected demand","http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/13/3874210/apple-cuts-iphone-5-parts-orders" -"5054731","Pr0","Pr0",,,"0","4",,"1358173630","2013-01-14T14:27:10Z","Apple shares flirt with $500 following iPhone 5 demand worries","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57563792-37/apple-shares-flirt-with-$500-following-iphone-5-demand-worries/" -"5054769","danso","danso",,,"0","1",,"1358174211","2013-01-14T14:36:51Z","""Why are my pages suddenly not indexed on [Google Webmaster Tools]?""","https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/webmasters/HSq78CWSkhw/discussion" -"5054884","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","2",,"1358176110","2013-01-14T15:08:30Z","Apple shares drop on report of weak demand","http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/01/14/apple-shares-plunge/1832291/" -"5055578","acremades","acremades",,,"0","1",,"1358184749","2013-01-14T17:32:29Z","Uber Launches Its Taxi Service In The Nation’s Capital ","http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/14/after-gaining-d-c-s-blessing-for-e-hail-uber-launches-its-taxi-service-in-the-nations-capital/" -"5057303","DaNmarner","DaNmarner",,,"1","3",,"1358205193","2013-01-14T23:13:13Z","Another theory on Apple’s stock price","http://www.marco.org/2013/01/14/seeking-alpha-aapl-theory" -"5059434","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1358242325","2013-01-15T09:32:05Z","Google Books and the librarian backlash","http://gigaom.com/2013/01/14/google-books-and-the-librarian-backlash/" -"5059567","maudlinmau5","maudlinmau5",,,"0","1",,"1358246516","2013-01-15T10:41:56Z","Microsoft needs a Windows 8 fix now","http://articles.marketwatch.com/2013-01-11/commentary/36274791_1_metro-interface-windows-vista-windows-software" -"5060413","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","3",,"1358262369","2013-01-15T15:06:09Z","Belgian consumer group sues Apple over 'misleading and illegal’ warranty policy","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/01/15/test-aankoop-apple-lawsuit/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheNextWeb+(The+Next+Web+All+Stories)" -"5060521","sheri","sheri",,,"0","2",,"1358263677","2013-01-15T15:27:57Z","How Google and Facebook Will Make the Leap to Lightspeed","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/opticals-google-facebook/all/" -"5061991","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","2",,"1358275540","2013-01-15T18:45:40Z","Did Apple slash iPhone display orders due to improving yields?","http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/did-apple-slash-iphone-display-orders-due-improving-yields" -"5062254","xk_id","xk_id",,,"0","2",,"1358277361","2013-01-15T19:16:01Z","Apple stock hits a nine month low as rumors swirl and confidence falls","http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/15/3878936/apple-stock-hits-a-nine-month-low-as-rumors-swirl-and-confidence-falls" -"5066274","dancryer","dancryer",,,"0","1",,"1358333582","2013-01-16T10:53:02Z","Why I don't think Facebook Graph Search will hurt Google at all","http://www.dancryer.com/2013/01/facebook-graph-search-and-google" -"5067490","wpnx","wpnx",,,"0","1",,"1358353676","2013-01-16T16:27:56Z","Microsoft's Bing Wins With Facebook's Graph Search - Or Does It?","http://readwrite.com/2013/01/16/microsoft-wins-with-facebooks-graph-search-or-does-it" -"5067737","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","1",,"1358356378","2013-01-16T17:12:58Z","Google Lat Long: Never ass-ume","http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2013/01/never-ass-ume.html" -"5071430","tzury","tzury",,,"0","1",,"1358405142","2013-01-17T06:45:42Z","Google's Flipboard's Like Product (with a closed list of publishers)","https://www.google.com/producer/currents" -"5072047","adrianmn","adrianmn",,,"0","2",,"1358421582","2013-01-17T11:19:42Z","Google viral score patent","http://www.seobythesea.com/2013/01/google-viral-score/" -"5076568","rhufnagel","rhufnagel",,,"0","1",,"1358473348","2013-01-18T01:42:28Z","Say Hi to The New Google Chrome Beta, It’s Listening","http://gizmodo.com/5975843/say-hi-to-the-new-google-chrome-beta-its-listening" -"5076575","maudlinmau5","maudlinmau5",,,"0","1",,"1358473460","2013-01-18T01:44:20Z","Facebook's New Graph Search Is Google's Nightmare Come True ","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-scheer/facebook-new-search_b_2484754.html" -"5078425","HNC","HNC",,,"0","1",,"1358514515","2013-01-18T13:08:35Z","Microsoft TechNet cert is invalid?","https://technet.microsoft.com" -"5079998","bane","bane",,,"0","1",,"1358532068","2013-01-18T18:01:08Z","This Google patent application had us at 'laser keyboard'","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57564519-93/this-google-patent-application-had-us-at-laser-keyboard/" -"5082519","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1358565988","2013-01-19T03:26:28Z","Google's Larry Page takes a swipe at Facebook and Apple","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jan/18/google-larry-page-facebook-apple" -"5083923","georgek1029","georgek1029",,,"0","1",,"1358615558","2013-01-19T17:12:38Z","Google Looking Into Hardware to Help Kill the Password","http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/google-looking-hardware-help-kill-password-011813" -"5084540","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","2",,"1358625555","2013-01-19T19:59:15Z","Google should be ashamed for paying carriers to handle its traffic","http://www.gigaom.com/2013/01/18/google-should-be-ashamed-for-paying-carriers-to-handle-its-traffic/" -"5085047","dave1619","dave1619",,,"0","1",,"1358634557","2013-01-19T22:29:17Z","How Google 'Ad Cops' Police Web for Bad Ads","http://business.time.com/2013/01/18/policing-the-web-how-googles-cops-track-down-bad-ads/?hpt=hp_t2" -"5087305","mjfern","mjfern",,,"0","1",,"1358699723","2013-01-20T16:35:23Z","Microsoft hires designer who presented bold revamp of the company's brand","http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/1/19/3895444/andrew-kim-the-next-microsoft-designer-hired-by-xbox" -"5091433","brodd","brodd",,,"0","5",,"1358776433","2013-01-21T13:53:53Z","Giving a Presentation From an Apple ][","http://www.deater.net/weave/vmwprod/apple/presentation/" -"5091757","robjama","robjama",,,"0","1",,"1358780787","2013-01-21T15:06:27Z","15 Years of Apple’s Homepage","http://charliehoehn.com/2013/01/14/15-years-of-apple-dot-com-homepage/" -"5093908","gcmartinelli","gcmartinelli",,,"1","3",,"1358804670","2013-01-21T21:44:30Z","Youtuber/Scientist running a crowdfunding campaign to build an awesome lab","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I17YF76ucW4" -"5093962","sajid","sajid",,,"0","2",,"1358805370","2013-01-21T21:56:10Z","Apple Forced Google's Hand On Android","http://readwrite.com/2013/01/21/apple-forced-googles-hand-on-android" -"5096931","ajjuliani","ajjuliani",,,"0","1",,"1358860821","2013-01-22T13:20:21Z","Microsoft Back in Education: Learning Designers","http://educationismylife.com/not-just-a-teacher-a-learning-designer/" -"5098817","alexcornell","alexcornell",,,"0","1",,"1358880406","2013-01-22T18:46:46Z","UberConference partners with Evernote and Box to do File Sharing in Conferences","http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/22/uberconference-adds-file-sharing-to-conference-calls-with-new-box-and-evernote-integrations/" -"5098953","madebytom","madebytom",,,"1","1",,"1358881888","2013-01-22T19:11:28Z","Apple Rumored to Debut 4.8-Inch 'iPhone Math' in June","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/20/apple-rumored-to-debut-4-8-inch-iphone-math-in-june/" -"5100180","photovine","photovine",,,"0","1",,"1358895458","2013-01-22T22:57:38Z","Google trademark ""photovine"" taken over by Silo Labs","http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/21/photovine-grows-again-as-a-new-photo-app-under-a-new-owner-less-than-a-year-after-google-killed-it/" -"5100967","zher","zher",,,"0","3",,"1358907035","2013-01-23T02:10:35Z","What Google Does Best Is A Stark Contrast To Apple, According To Larry Page","http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/22/what-google-does-best-is-a-stark-contrast-to-apple-according-to-larry-page/" -"5101888","33rdsquare","33rdsquare","true",,"-1","1",,"1358924102","2013-01-23T06:55:02Z","Microsoft’s Surface Pro Tablet Will Be Available February 9th","http://www.33rdsquare.com/2013/01/microsofts-surface-pro-tablet-will-be.html" -"5102366","dergraf","dergraf",,,"0","1",,"1358935868","2013-01-23T10:11:08Z","500px removed from Apple App Store","http://mashable.com/2013/01/23/500px-removed-app-store/" -"5102883","treskot","treskot",,,"0","1",,"1358946976","2013-01-23T13:16:16Z","Is Apple really doomed?","http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/22/is-apple-really-doomed/" -"5103194","jalanco","jalanco",,,"0","2",,"1358951916","2013-01-23T14:38:36Z","Ironically, Cab Drivers ‘Love’ The New UberTaxi in DC","http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/23/ironically-cab-drivers-love-the-new-ubertaxi-in-dc/" -"5103494","agi","agi",,,"1","1",,"1358955391","2013-01-23T15:36:31Z","Writing the uber crazy make file to support both Raspberry and OLinuXino","http://www.agilart.com/blog/programing-for-multiple-platforms" -"5104960","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","2",,"1358971262","2013-01-23T20:01:02Z","Microsoft, let’s be friends","http://www.geekwire.com/2013/microsoft-friends/" -"5106271","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1358986851","2013-01-24T00:20:51Z","Apple Earnings Edge Higher; Shares Slide","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539304578260222730515836.html" -"5106571","apress","apress",,,"1","2",,"1358991619","2013-01-24T01:40:19Z","The agony and the irony of Tim Cook - what went wrong for Apple","http://gravitationalpull.net/wp/?p=2321" -"5106801","zackbigdog","zackbigdog","true",,"0","3",,"1358995047","2013-01-24T02:37:27Z","Apple sitting on $137 billion while Smaug the Dragon fast approaches?","http://www.fireoneout.com/post/41325896455/apple-is-sitting-on-137-000-000-000-in-cash-while" -"5109189","vonmoltke","vonmoltke",,,"0","1",,"1359031200","2013-01-24T12:40:00Z","Apple Shares Fall 10% In After-Hours Trading, Biggest Drop In 1578 Days","http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/23/apple-shares-drop-5-6-in-after-hours-trading-after-q1-2013-earnings-shaving-27-billion-of-market-cap-off/" -"5110224","cvalleskey","cvalleskey",,,"0","1",,"1359043940","2013-01-24T16:12:20Z","Is something wrong with Apple's quality control? My experience with the rMBP.","http://chrisvalleskey.com/the-saga-of-my-laptop/" -"5111669","sonabinu","sonabinu",,,"0","1",,"1359056388","2013-01-24T19:39:48Z","Google building wireless network","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414648,00.asp" -"5112989","hhuio","hhuio",,,"0","1",,"1359070698","2013-01-24T23:38:18Z"," Apple's Steve Jobs, Google Utilized Illegal no-Hire Agreements","http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Apple-Steve-Jobs-Google-no-Hire,20646.html" -"5114156","orionblastar","orionblastar",,,"0","2",,"1359092170","2013-01-25T05:36:10Z","Why Apple and Microsoft should fear Ubuntu","http://normanconquesttech.blogspot.com/2013/01/why-apple-and-microsoft-should-fear.html" -"5115013","maudlinmau5","maudlinmau5",,,"0","1",,"1359114809","2013-01-25T11:53:29Z","Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 7.8 SDK — Ahead Of Long-Awaited 7.8 Update","http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/23/microsoft-releases-windows-phone-7-8-sdk-ahead-of-long-awaited-7-8-update-still-due-in-early-2013/" -"5115863","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake",,,"0","2",,"1359128239","2013-01-25T15:37:19Z","Microsoft reports revenue of $21.46B on surprisingly solid Windows performance","http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/01/24/microsoft-reports-strong-fq2-revenue-of-21-46b-as-windows-post-surprisingly-strong-results/" -"5117340","doriandargan","doriandargan",,,"0","1",,"1359144363","2013-01-25T20:06:03Z","Can a tablet/laptop combo save Apple?","http://doriandargan.com/post/41436445162/can-a-tablet-laptop-combo-save-apple" -"5117532","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1359146736","2013-01-25T20:45:36Z","In praise of the Apple Store","http://www.loopinsight.com/2013/01/25/in-praise-of-the-apple-store/" -"5120262","swah","swah",,,"0","1",,"1359206436","2013-01-26T13:20:36Z","How Google's Jeff Dean became the Chuck Norris of the Internet","http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22442042/how-googles-jeff-dean-became-chuck-norris-internet" -"5120424","gjenkin","gjenkin",,,"1","1",,"1359210797","2013-01-26T14:33:17Z","Apple says child labor found at suppliers","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8af2a286-6754-11e2-8b67-00144feab49a.html" -"5121582","onosendai","onosendai",,,"0","2",,"1359231119","2013-01-26T20:11:59Z","Sergey Brin on the NY subway wearing Google Glass","http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/21/augmented-reality-geek-catches-sergey-brin-on-the-ny-subway-wearing-google-glass/" -"5124633","dragoonis","dragoonis",,,"0","1","In this article, we're going to learn how to work with the PPI framework as a whole by writing a real-world application. In order to achieve this we are will use the Foursquare API, and APC for caching the API lookups. We will plot venues from Foursquare in Google Maps for display.","1359303340","2013-01-27T16:15:40Z","PPI Framework: GeoLocation with FourSquare and Google Maps","http://www.ppi.io/blog/1/tutorial-geolocation-with-foursquare-and-google-maps" -"5125759","colinprince","colinprince",,,"0","1",,"1359322209","2013-01-27T21:30:09Z","Google faces legal action over alleged secret iPhone tracking","http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/27/google-legal-action-secret-iphone-tracking?CMP=twt_fd" -"5126459","briansugar","briansugar",,,"0","1",,"1359334203","2013-01-28T00:50:03Z","Michael Moritz: Perspective on Apple amid the clamour","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/53475144-6716-11e2-a805-00144feab49a.html" -"5128209","jalanco","jalanco",,,"0","1",,"1359376105","2013-01-28T12:28:25Z","Travis Kalanick, co-founder of Uber","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324235104578244231122376480.html" -"5128599","mikehotel","mikehotel",,,"0","2",,"1359383343","2013-01-28T14:29:03Z","MAME is back in the Apple AppStore (for now) with Gridlee","http://toucharcade.com/2013/01/26/mame-is-back-in-the-app-store-for-now-with-gridlee/" -"5131324","nu2ycombinator","nu2ycombinator",,,"0","1",,"1359414414","2013-01-28T23:06:54Z","Apple record quarterly results","http://images.apple.com/pr/library/2013/01/23Apple-Reports-Record-Results.html" -"5132177","gunter69","gunter69",,,"0","1",,"1359430302","2013-01-29T03:31:42Z","Google Celebrates 'Data Privacy Day'","http://m.weeklystandard.com/blogs/google-celebrates-data-privacy-day-discussing-its-practice-turning-over-data-government_698164.html" -"5133568","nextparadigms","nextparadigms","true",,"-1","1","I think it should also be noted that Ian Hickson from Google was against it:

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Feb/0274.html","1359462058","2013-01-29T12:20:58Z","Microsoft, Netflix and Google propose DRM in HTML5","http://manu.sporny.org/2013/drm-in-html5/" -"5133969","colwilson","colwilson",,,"0","1",,"1359468373","2013-01-29T14:06:13Z","Install Google App Engine on Ubuntu 12.10","http://terse-words.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/install-google-app-engine-on-ubuntu-1210.html" -"5135395","PankajGhosh","PankajGhosh",,,"0","2",,"1359483795","2013-01-29T18:23:15Z","Apple finally abandons its sad claim to the 'Multi-Touch' trademark","http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/29/3928554/apple-finally-abandons-its-sad-claim-to-the-multi-touch-trademark" -"5135588","allenc","allenc",,,"0","1",,"1359485955","2013-01-29T18:59:15Z","The Horrible Designs of an Apple TV Clone","http://allenc.com/2013/01/the-horrible-designs-of-an-apple-tv-clone/" -"5138061","akandiah","akandiah",,,"0","3",,"1359519971","2013-01-30T04:26:11Z","Apple trademarks its retail store design","http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/29/3930156/apple-trademarks-its-retail-store-design" -"5138936","seminatore","seminatore",,,"0","1",,"1359543304","2013-01-30T10:55:04Z","Airbnb Faces ‘Uber-Legislation’—But Does it Even Matter?","http://www.pehub.com/183057/airbnb-faces-uber-legislation-but-does-even-matter/" -"5138957","ewillbefull","ewillbefull",,,"0","2",,"1359543913","2013-01-30T11:05:13Z","Uber car service battles to stay in Colorado","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57566553-93/uber-car-service-battles-to-stay-in-colorado/" -"5139712","jellyksong","jellyksong",,,"0","1",,"1359557849","2013-01-30T14:57:29Z","Google Maps Details Streets, Prison Camps in North Korea","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578271201719130798" -"5141217","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1359573930","2013-01-30T19:25:30Z","Apple Store Receives Trademark for 'Distinctive Design and Layout'","http://www.wired.com/design/2013/01/apple-store-trademark/" -"5146465","ataggart","ataggart",,,"0","2",,"1359657015","2013-01-31T18:30:15Z","Uber car service under attack in Denver","http://reason.com/blog/2013/01/31/uber-car-service-under-attackdenver-edit" -"5148315","jonah","jonah",,,"0","2",,"1359676876","2013-02-01T00:01:16Z","California suspends $20k fine against Uber & reexamines ride-sharing rules","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/31/uber-enters-into-operating-agreement-with-california-regulators/" -"5148597","sethbannon","sethbannon",,,"0","4",,"1359681537","2013-02-01T01:18:57Z","California suspends $20,000 fine against Uber","http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/31/3938588/california-suspends-uber-fine-as-it-reexamines-ride-sharing-rules" -"5149499","treskot","treskot",,,"0","1",,"1359699159","2013-02-01T06:12:39Z","The Apple Versus Android War Song","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wyXaAXajhc&feature=youtu.be" -"5149774","chmars","chmars",,,"0","1",,"1359705891","2013-02-01T08:04:51Z","Apple confirms it will cease shipping Mac Pro in Europe on 1 March","http://macworld.co.uk/mac/news/?newsid=3423807" -"5149791","dmschulman","dmschulman",,,"0","1","What if your favorite movies had been captured by one of Google's Street View cars?","1359706413","2013-02-01T08:13:33Z","Google Street Scenes","http://googlestreetscene.com/" -"5151680","_pius","_pius",,,"0","1",,"1359736184","2013-02-01T16:29:44Z","It’s On. Uber Will Soon Launch A Ride-Sharing Service Of Its Own","http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/31/uber-ride-share/" -"5151799","joewooglin","joewooglin",,,"0","2",,"1359737257","2013-02-01T16:47:37Z","What's left that Apple hasn't patented or trademarked?","http://www.itworld.com/security/339792/weekly-hash-february-1-2013" -"5152018","sherjilozair","sherjilozair",,,"0","1",,"1359739277","2013-02-01T17:21:17Z","Microsoft's Secret Bug Squasher","http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2005/11/69375" -"5152512","jamesjyu","jamesjyu",,,"0","9",,"1359744155","2013-02-01T18:42:35Z","Microsoft rumored to buy Appcelerator","http://www.wpcentral.com/microsoft-buy-appcelerator" -"5153309","jschuur","jschuur",,,"0","1",,"1359750932","2013-02-01T20:35:32Z","Introducing PageSpeed Service from Google","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOcGW95oyL0" -"5154302","nbashaw","nbashaw",,,"0","4",,"1359762251","2013-02-01T23:44:11Z","Uber for Food (Products I Wish Existed)","https://medium.com/products-i-wish-existed/638e42e7aef9" -"5156185","alincatalin0199","alincatalin0199",,,"0","1",,"1359819356","2013-02-02T15:35:56Z","Google settles French newspaper links dispute","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21302168" -"5156702","akhilrex","akhilrex",,,"0","2",,"1359827832","2013-02-02T17:57:12Z","Why I like to Google my name","http://akhil.me/2013/why-i-like-to-google-my-name" -"5157191","bjpcjp","bjpcjp",,,"0","1",,"1359836620","2013-02-02T20:23:40Z","The Incredible Two-Headed Product Manager | The Mud Dauber Chronicles","http://www.brianpiercy.com/the-incredible-two-headed-product-manager/" -"5158866","utkarshsinha","utkarshsinha",,,"0","1",,"1359872402","2013-02-03T06:20:02Z","Flash couldn't be loaded on Google Chrome / Linux","http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/chrome/co80ALOWaEU/ZgqS0Ikpp9wJ" -"5164097","anons2011","anons2011",,,"0","2",,"1359987042","2013-02-04T14:10:42Z","Google searches expose racial bias, says study of names","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21322183" -"5164109","tokenadult","tokenadult",,,"0","1",,"1359987254","2013-02-04T14:14:14Z","Tuberculosis vaccine hopes dashed","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21302518" -"5168391","srathi","srathi",,,"0","1",,"1360026525","2013-02-05T01:08:45Z","Chrome dev channel enables ""Google Now"" notifications","http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.in/2013/02/dev-channel-update.html" -"5172076","skipper86","skipper86",,,"0","1",,"1360087199","2013-02-05T17:59:59Z","Apple's solar cell multitouch panels may harvest energy for future iPhones","http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/02/05/apples-solar-cell-multitouch-panels-may-harvest-energy-for-future-iphones" -"5172541","nitochi","nitochi",,,"0","1",,"1360091396","2013-02-05T19:09:56Z","Mozilla and Google team up for Skype Killing video call demo","http://www.webmonkey.com/2013/02/google-mozilla-team-up-for-skype-killing-video-call-demo/" -"5173251","jonahkagan","jonahkagan",,,"0","1",,"1360098754","2013-02-05T21:12:34Z","Show HN: Import Google Calendar events into when2meet","http://jonahkagan.github.com/gcal2when2meet/" -"5175585","narad","narad",,,"0","1",,"1360142326","2013-02-06T09:18:46Z","Apple's ownership of 'iPhone' name in Brazil in peril","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57567804-37/apples-ownership-of-iphone-name-in-brazil-in-peril/" -"5180500","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1360210791","2013-02-07T04:19:51Z","Apple wants to turn people into cash machines","http://www.thestar.com/life/technology/2013/02/05/apple_wants_to_turn_people_into_human_atms.html" -"5180512","readme","readme",,,"0","1",,"1360210982","2013-02-07T04:23:02Z","Hacking Your Google Play Ratings","http://tomdignan.com/2013/02/06/Hacking-Google-Play-Ratings.html" -"5180614","treskot","treskot",,,"0","1",,"1360213128","2013-02-07T04:58:48Z","Microsoft Attacks Gmail Over Privacy In Latest ""Scroogled"" Campaign","http://marketingland.com/microsoft-attacks-gmail-on-privacy-in-latest-scroogled-campaign-32813" -"5181881","treskot","treskot",,,"0","1",,"1360243541","2013-02-07T13:25:41Z","No Microsoft, open source software really is cheaper","http://www.zdnet.com/no-microsoft-open-source-software-really-is-cheaper-insists-munich-7000010918/" -"5182959","olimart","olimart",,,"0","1","We have released an invoicing tool for GitHub repos. Just add time spent to commit message and create time-based invoices.

Give it a try at <a href=""http://timehub.me"">timehub.me</a> and let us know if this would make your life simpler.

Thanks.","1360254660","2013-02-07T16:31:00Z","Call to GitHubers: What do you think about...", -"5183350","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","4",,"1360258176","2013-02-07T17:29:36Z","Apple Should, And Will, Make a Smartwatch","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/02/why-apple-smartwatch" -"5184248","macleanjr","macleanjr",,,"0","2",,"1360268027","2013-02-07T20:13:47Z","Uber introduces perks program for businesses","https://www.uber.com/perks" -"5184486","sandipc","sandipc",,,"0","1",,"1360270995","2013-02-07T21:03:15Z","David Einhorn, Apple, And The War Between Hedge Funds And Silicon Valley","http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2013/02/07/david-einhorn-apple-and-the-war-between-hedge-funds-and-silicon-valley/" -"5189547","swohns","swohns",,,"0","2",,"1360350687","2013-02-08T19:11:27Z","Uber for Snow Plows Has the Unfortunate Name of PlowMe","http://betabeat.com/2013/02/uber-for-snow-plows-has-the-unfortunate-name-of-plowme/" -"5192120","drbillnye","drbillnye",,,"0","4",,"1360398928","2013-02-09T08:35:28Z","Superhydrophobic and oleophobic coating - uber waterproof anything","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPM8OR6W6WE" -"5196244","kurtable","kurtable",,,"0","1",,"1360500201","2013-02-10T12:43:21Z","Microsoft said to be considering a native version of Office for Linux","http://www.techspot.com/news/51580-microsoft-said-to-be-considering-a-native-version-of-office-for-linux.html" -"5196273","spacestronaut","spacestronaut",,,"0","1",,"1360501509","2013-02-10T13:05:09Z","While Apple focuses on China, everyone forgot about India","http://www.zdnet.com/while-apple-focuses-on-china-everyone-forgot-about-india-7000011059/" -"5196964","mjfern","mjfern",,,"0","9",,"1360516164","2013-02-10T17:09:24Z","Apple is developing a curved-glass watch","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/disruptions-apple-is-said-to-be-developing-a-curved-glass-smart-watch/" -"5197614","jusben1369","jusben1369",,,"0","2",,"1360526763","2013-02-10T20:06:03Z","Where Apple and Dick Tracy may merge","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/disruptions-apple-is-said-to-be-developing-a-curved-glass-smart-watch/?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes" -"5198961","marcopolis","marcopolis",,,"0","1",,"1360549525","2013-02-11T02:25:25Z","Google Apps Script","http://script.google.com" -"5199717","ForFreedom","ForFreedom",,,"0","2",,"1360565412","2013-02-11T06:50:12Z","Australia to grill Apple, others on pricing","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/11/us-australia-apple-pricing-idUSBRE91A04H20130211?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29" -"5201812","AndrewDucker","AndrewDucker",,,"0","1",,"1360602358","2013-02-11T17:05:58Z","Apple Airport/Time Capsule 7.6.3 update breaks IPv6 tunneling","http://9to5mac.com/2013/02/11/apple-airporttime-capsule-7-6-3-update-breaks-ipv6-tunneling-fix-is-downgrading/" -"5202266","seanmb","seanmb",,,"0","1",,"1360606874","2013-02-11T18:21:14Z","Apple's Rumored iWatch Could Be Your Own Personal Surveillance Machine","http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/apples-rumored-iwatch-could-be-your-own-personal-surveillance-machine" -"5203201","richhollis","richhollis",,,"0","2",,"1360616571","2013-02-11T21:02:51Z","Show HN: Warble Alerts (Google Alerts for Twitter)","http://warble.co/#" -"5204553","ajwhalen","ajwhalen",,,"0","2","Great insight from Felix","1360631321","2013-02-12T01:08:41Z","Why Apple should ignore its shareholders","http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/02/11/why-apple-should-ignore-its-shareholders/" -"5204700","marcieoum","marcieoum",,,"0","1",,"1360633521","2013-02-12T01:45:21Z","Microsoft to fix critical Internet Explorer flaws ","http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/microsoft-fix-critical-internet-explorer-flaws-1B8332579" -"5207956","lux","lux",,,"1","1",,"1360688321","2013-02-12T16:58:41Z","Apple makes more from iTunes + accessories than most do from phones","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/02/12/apple-makes-more-from-itunes-and-accessories-than-most-companies-do-from-phones/" -"5209042","taytus","taytus",,,"0","1",,"1360698591","2013-02-12T19:49:51Z","‘Apple is the center of innovation,’ says Apple CEO Tim Cook","http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/12/apple-ceo-tim-cook-apple-is-the-center-of-innovation/" -"5210574","thesnowman","thesnowman",,,"0","1",,"1360715730","2013-02-13T00:35:30Z","Intel to enter the TV game, but Microsoft already has it under control","http://daringsnowball.com/2013/02/12/intel-and-microsoft-to-battle-for-next-gen-tv/" -"5210739","johnr8201","johnr8201",,,"0","2",,"1360718640","2013-02-13T01:24:00Z","Apple, Microsoft, Adobe Called By Lawmakers To Defend Higher Prices In Australia","http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/10/apple-microsoft-adobe-called-by-lawmakers-to-defend-higher-prices-in-australia/" -"5211725","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"0","1",,"1360736593","2013-02-13T06:23:13Z","Google Search to generate $5 billion in tablet revenue ","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/02/12/report-google-search-will-generate-5-billion-from-tablets/" -"5212429","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1360753045","2013-02-13T10:57:25Z","Recipe for a bad day: 'State-backed hackers are attacking your PC' [—Google]","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/13/burma_journo_email_hack_warning/" -"5213006","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","1",,"1360763238","2013-02-13T13:47:18Z","Apple updates and slashes prices of Retina MacBook Pros and MacBook Air","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/02/13/apple-updates-and-slashes-prices-of-retina-macbook-pros-and-macbook-air/" -"5213051","efermat","efermat",,,"0","1",,"1360763949","2013-02-13T13:59:09Z","Microsoft presentation (funny) - circa 2000","http://pastebin.com/RJtw7Fhh" -"5214029","fcukdigg","fcukdigg",,,"0","1",,"1360773735","2013-02-13T16:42:15Z","Apple Loses iPhone Trademark Dispute In Brazil To Android Maker","http://www.macgasm.net/2013/02/13/apple-loses-brazilian-iphone-trademark-dispute/" -"5214725","nate","nate",,,"22","63",,"1360780000","2013-02-13T18:26:40Z","Draft Preview: Uber for writing","http://ninjasandrobots.com/draft-preview-uber-for-writing" -"5214928","floydpink","floydpink",,,"0","2",,"1360782001","2013-02-13T19:00:01Z","I Love You Like A Fat Lady Loves Apples","http://iloveyoulikeafatladylovesapples.com/" -"5215865","ableal","ableal",,,"0","1",,"1360791868","2013-02-13T21:44:28Z","Three Things That Should Trouble Apple [2012]","http://kickingbear.com/blog/archives/305" -"5218278","makeramen","makeramen",,,"0","1",,"1360827307","2013-02-14T07:35:07Z","Apple May Lose iPhone Naming Rights in Brazil","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323478004578302382005160380.html" -"5219719","politician","politician",,,"0","1",,"1360854360","2013-02-14T15:06:00Z","Google sues BT for patent infringement","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ea436a88-762a-11e2-8eb6-00144feabdc0.html" -"5220286","mark01","mark01",,,"0","1",,"1360860537","2013-02-14T16:48:57Z","Fix to iOS 6.1Microsoft Exchange bug","http://www.ihelplounge.com/fix-to-microsoft-exchange-bug/" -"5222587","mikegreenspan","mikegreenspan",,,"0","1",,"1360878269","2013-02-14T21:44:29Z","President Obama joins a Fireside Google Hangout live from the White House","http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse?feature=inp-lt-oba-01" -"5224067","alrs","alrs",,,"0","9",,"1360895351","2013-02-15T02:29:11Z","Good To Know Uber Doesn't Screen Their Drivers","https://twitter.com/x86brandon/status/302149846272471040" -"5225246","booyah","booyah",,,"0","1",,"1360919110","2013-02-15T09:05:10Z","Uber vs Sidecar: A Key Design Difference","http://andreyfradkin.com/uber-vs-lyft-destination-in-advance" -"5226004","jeffreyfox","jeffreyfox",,,"0","1",,"1360934756","2013-02-15T13:25:56Z","Amazon Tops Apple and Google as Most Reputable Company in U.S.","http://mashable.com/2013/02/13/amazon-most-reputable-company/" -"5227873","001sky","001sky",,,"0","1",,"1360955625","2013-02-15T19:13:45Z","Apple to address security issues in iOS 6.1.2 update in the next week or so","http://9to5mac.com/2013/02/15/apple-to-address-security-issues-in-ios-6-1-2-update-in-the-next-week-or-so/" -"5231426","brianfcoleman","brianfcoleman",,,"0","4",,"1361021848","2013-02-16T13:37:28Z","Why John Gruber is wrong about WebKit, Mozilla and Opera ","http://compile-link-run.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/why-john-gruber-is-wrong-about-webkit_16.html" -"5233242","cydiaism","cydiaism",,,"0","1",,"1361052705","2013-02-16T22:11:45Z","Watch Leaked Apple's Official iPhone 4 Repair Videos","http://cydiaism.com/watch-leaked-official-iphone-4-repair-videos/" -"5239477","ytNumbers","ytNumbers",,,"0","1",,"1361209628","2013-02-18T17:47:08Z","EU to Move Against Google Over Privacy Laws","http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gCjL8uOJVznJ90A0a8FDnturUCUQ?docId=CNG.258a60d548dedc2cc39e4b0d0cda861b.2b1" -"5239480","aashaykumar92","aashaykumar92",,,"0","3",,"1361209644","2013-02-18T17:47:24Z","The Post Post-PC Era: Will Apple, Google, Samsung, Amazon Or Microsoft Win?","http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/18/the-post-post-pc-era-of-2015-will-apple-google-samsung-amazon-or-microsoft-win/" -"5240564","paulspuppy","paulspuppy",,,"0","1",,"1361220786","2013-02-18T20:53:06Z","Now this is how to run a Google+ campaign","http://www.fastcocreate.com/1682445/how-google-and-topshop-co-created-london-fashion-weeks-most-interactive-show" -"5244735","kashif_hn","kashif_hn",,,"0","1",,"1361287512","2013-02-19T15:25:12Z","Microsoft's Outlook takes aim at Google's Gmail","http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7UiAvrLNRM312DuTaDVYU9kdjPw?docId=038e963f9cbb4ecca52506e1db686ee0" -"5245481","usaphp","usaphp",,,"0","1",,"1361293923","2013-02-19T17:12:03Z","Sunrise for iPhone: a next-generation calendar app plugged in to FB and Google","http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/19/4004250/sunrise-for-iphone-calendar-app-for-a-post-google-world" -"5248392","CarmenD","CarmenD",,,"0","1",,"1361323583","2013-02-20T01:26:23Z","Google TV, Really?","http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2021960" -"5248828","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","2",,"1361332164","2013-02-20T03:49:24Z","Apple Hit By Hackers Who Struck Facebook","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324449104578314321123497696.html?mod=WSJINDIA_hpp_LEFTTopStories" -"5249096","niggler","niggler",,,"0","1",,"1361337245","2013-02-20T05:14:05Z","Microsoft adds 22% to price of Office for Mac 'to make Office 365 look better'","http://www.macworld.co.uk/macsoftware/news/?newsid=3426947" -"5249737","xijuan","xijuan",,,"0","1",,"1361356295","2013-02-20T10:31:35Z","Apple releases malware removal tool after being hit by computer hackers","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9882314/Apple-releases-malware-removal-tool-after-being-hit-by-computer-hackers.html" -"5249835","treskot","treskot",,,"0","1",,"1361358885","2013-02-20T11:14:45Z","After hack, Apple releases Java security update for Mac users","http://9to5mac.com/2013/02/19/after-hack-apple-releases-java-security-update-for-mac-users/" -"5249897","treskot","treskot",,,"0","1",,"1361360543","2013-02-20T11:42:23Z","Google shows what it’s like to use Project Glass","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uyQZNg2vE" -"5250451","dylangs1030","dylangs1030",,,"0","1",,"1361369370","2013-02-20T14:09:30Z","What Google Glass Does","http://www.google.com/glass/start/what-it-does" -"5250495","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","3",,"1361369829","2013-02-20T14:17:09Z","Apple Must Keep Setting Standards or Lose Its Cool, Wozniak Says","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-20/apple-must-keep-setting-standards-or-lose-its-cool-wozniak-says.html" -"5252010","virtualpants","virtualpants",,,"0","1",,"1361383161","2013-02-20T17:59:21Z","The newest killer iOS feature: Google Maps","http://virtualpants.com/post/43570163758/the-newest-killer-ios-feature-google-maps" -"5253034","bpolania","bpolania",,,"0","1",,"1361391501","2013-02-20T20:18:21Z","Microsoft: Outlook Making Progress Vs. Gmail","http://www.informationweek.com/windows/microsoft-news/microsoft-outlook-making-progress-vs-gma/240148911?cid=nl_IW_daily_2013-02-20_html&elq=fb422a1564414feb8ff6a3a3027523c7" -"5253099","bpolania","bpolania",,,"0","2",,"1361391986","2013-02-20T20:26:26Z","Google Glass Sightseeing trips","http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/02/google-glass" -"5253643","yoyogirlie","yoyogirlie",,,"0","1",,"1361397440","2013-02-20T21:57:20Z","What Google Maps could look like in the future","http://blog.expectlabs.com/post/37411868697/how-the-future-of-mapping-lies-in-anticipatory" -"5260998","Capricornucopia","Capricornucopia",,,"0","2",,"1361485918","2013-02-21T22:31:58Z","Google Retail Store: Can it find a niche between Apple and Microsoft?","http://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2013/02/20/google_retail_store_can_it_find_a_niche_between_apple_and_microsoft.html" -"5261220","chewymouse","chewymouse",,,"0","2",,"1361487746","2013-02-21T23:02:26Z","Apple Filed Patent for Flexible Wrist Display","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/apple-files-patent-for-flexible-watch/" -"5263965","digitalsirocco","digitalsirocco",,,"0","2",,"1361537207","2013-02-22T12:46:47Z","Awesome timelapse video in Google Chromebook spot is made by Tom Lowe.","http://timescapes.org/" -"5267554","melissajoykong","melissajoykong",,,"0","1",,"1361574882","2013-02-22T23:14:42Z","The Story Behind the Government vs. Uber","http://technori.com/2013/02/3289-startup-innovation-government-vs-uber/" -"5268396","jseip","jseip",,,"0","1",,"1361589517","2013-02-23T03:18:37Z","Google to replace UDP??","http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/02/22/looks-like-google-is-working-on-a-udp-replacement-called-quic/?icid=tc_home_art" -"5268750","adimania","adimania",,,"0","1",,"1361599761","2013-02-23T06:09:21Z","Microsoft lapse causes Azure outages","http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/microsoft-lapse-causes-azure-outages/story-e6frfkui-1226584056998" -"5269954","sek","sek",,,"0","1",,"1361634090","2013-02-23T15:41:30Z","Google Glass Nerdfactor","http://sekistner.com/google-glass-nerdfactor.html" -"5270392","seyz","seyz",,,"0","2",,"1361639769","2013-02-23T17:16:09Z","Apple R&D versus Google R&D ","http://brianshall.com/blog/apple-rd-versus-google-rd" -"5271563","aj_icracked","aj_icracked",,,"15","32",,"1361654115","2013-02-23T21:15:15Z","iCracked (YC W12) Is Blowing Up With A New “Uber” For iPhone Repairs Service ","http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/23/icracked/" -"5274435","mikecane","mikecane",,,"0","1",,"1361718457","2013-02-24T15:07:37Z","Samsung Is Just No Apple","http://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/samsung-is-just-no-apple/" -"5275572","akosner","akosner",,,"0","1",,"1361734735","2013-02-24T19:38:55Z","Google Glass V2 Could Be Binocular, And Even Double As Stealth Hearing Aids","http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/02/24/google-glass-v2-could-be-binocular-and-even-double-as-stealth-hearing-aids/" -"5275814","RobAley","RobAley",,,"0","1",,"1361738636","2013-02-24T20:43:56Z","Apple loses shareholder vote lawsuit and drops plan","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21564942" -"5277189","jramoyo","jramoyo",,,"0","1","Example of using Spring RestTemplate to call the Google Places API","1361763540","2013-02-25T03:39:00Z","RestTemplate with Google Places API ","http://www.jramoyo.com/2013/02/resttemplate-with-google-places-api.html" -"5278594","edent","edent",,,"0","2",,"1361795430","2013-02-25T12:30:30Z","Google's Customer Contempt Conundrum","http://shkspr.mobi/blog/2013/02/googles-customer-contempt-conundrum/" -"5280179","techdog","techdog","true",,"-1","1",,"1361813481","2013-02-25T17:31:21Z","Taeuber's Paradox and the Life Expectancy Brick Wall","http://asserttrue.blogspot.com/2013/02/taeubers-paradox-and-life-expectancy.html" -"5280353","Jeremy1026","Jeremy1026",,,"0","1",,"1361814984","2013-02-25T17:56:24Z","Google Fiber attracting startups, creating nationwide buzz","http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/feb/24/google-fiber-attracting-startups-creating-nationwi/" -"5280470","SteveV4389","SteveV4389",,,"0","1",,"1361816046","2013-02-25T18:14:06Z","Durability Will Be Apple's Biggest Challenge to Making a Curved iWatch","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/02/apple-patent-wearable-tech/" -"5283640","pain_perdu","pain_perdu",,,"0","1","I heard that there were one or more hotspot honeypots running in the wild at the first day of the RSA conference. What methods can be used to quickly spot these man-in-the-middle attacks?","1361847384","2013-02-26T02:56:24Z","How do you spot a WiFi Pineapple?", -"5284298","seminatore","seminatore",,,"0","1",,"1361859587","2013-02-26T06:19:47Z","NBC.com hacked, Google Chrome and Facebook block the site","http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2013/02/22/nbccom-hacked-google-chrome-and.html" -"5284318","joxie","joxie",,,"0","2",,"1361859983","2013-02-26T06:26:23Z","Apple's Oscar Ad Puts iPad Apps in Spotlight","http://mashable.com/2013/02/24/apple-ad-oscars/" -"5284631","wjnc","wjnc",,,"0","1",,"1361868130","2013-02-26T08:42:10Z","First steps of using GoogleVis on shiny (R)","http://lamages.blogspot.nl/2013/02/first-steps-of-using-googlevis-on-shiny.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/rKuKM+(mages+blog)" -"5285382","giuliettamasina","giuliettamasina",,,"0","1",,"1361885209","2013-02-26T13:26:49Z","Hidden gems of the Google Chrome web console","https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/console" -"5285698","yungchin","yungchin",,,"0","2",,"1361888925","2013-02-26T14:28:45Z","Google Designs Its Own Chrome Embedded Controller","http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTMwOTY" -"5286261","gee_totes","gee_totes",,,"0","1",,"1361893820","2013-02-26T15:50:20Z","How Not to Get a Job at Apple","http://uber.nu/docs/do.cgi/20020826" -"5286945","roisin09","roisin09",,,"0","1",,"1361899330","2013-02-26T17:22:10Z","The Smartest Comment Yet About Google and Facebook","http://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2013/02/26/is-this-the-smartest-comment-ever-about-google-and-facebook/" -"5287047","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1361900294","2013-02-26T17:38:14Z","Microsoft takes a cue from Steam, offers deep sale on downloadable games","http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/02/microsoft-takes-a-cue-from-steam-offers-deep-sale-on-downloadable-games/" -"5288564","ajdecon","ajdecon",,,"0","9",,"1361912341","2013-02-26T20:59:01Z","Linus Torvalds: I will not change Linux to “deep-throat Microsoft”","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/linus-torvalds-i-will-not-change-linux-to-deep-throat-microsoft/" -"5292297","scholia","scholia",,,"0","1",,"1361972827","2013-02-27T13:47:07Z","Power shifts at MWC: Samsung rises, Apple absent, Google hidden, Microsoft...","http://www.itwriting.com/blog/7223-power-shifts-at-mobile-world-congress-samsung-rises-apple-absent-google-hidden-microsoft-missing.html" -"5293509","waderoush","waderoush",,,"0","1",,"1361985770","2013-02-27T17:22:50Z","Inside Menlo Ventures' new emphasis on consumer deals (Uber, Fab, etc.)","http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2013/02/27/menlo-ventures-steps-into-the-spotlight/" -"5293613","hugoc","hugoc",,,"0","1",,"1361986642","2013-02-27T17:37:22Z","Apple joins Intel, Facebook, Microsoft, others in support of gay marriage","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/02/27/apple-joins-the-intel-facebook-microsoft-in-supporting-the-legalization-of-gay-marriage-in-the-us/" -"5295277","padraicdoyle","padraicdoyle",,,"0","1",,"1362002601","2013-02-27T22:03:21Z","Google Glass needs a Zack Morris","http://zenpush.quora.com/Google-Glass-needs-a-Zack-Morris" -"5296446","mjn","mjn",,,"0","1",,"1362016084","2013-02-28T01:48:04Z","Google song-to-text?","http://www.kmjn.org/notes/google_song_to_text.html" -"5299198","thejad","thejad",,,"0","2",,"1362066765","2013-02-28T15:52:45Z"," Seeing Google Glass as half-full","http://thetechblock.com/seeing-google-glass-as-half-full/" -"5300408","phatmanace","phatmanace",,,"0","2","Was curious about how Microsoft organize their continuous integration for windows OS. I'm sure I remember reading a blog post about it somewhere, but I can't find it now.

Specifically, Can developers check out all of windows and reasonably expect to build it on their desktop machines? or is it simply too large. Part of my thinks ""you can do it with a linux kernel, why not?"", and part of me thinks ""windows has got to be a beast - it probably takes years to compile on a desktop machine""

Given it's a pretty massive product, I'm interested in hearing from Ex or current microsofters about how they organize it, particularly around change, so if you are on the file system team, and you submit a change, how agile/quickly can you get feedback as to whether it's worked on not?","1362079807","2013-02-28T19:30:07Z","Ask HN: how do Microsoft do Continuous integration for windows OS?", -"5302587","btilly","btilly",,,"0","2",,"1362106493","2013-03-01T02:54:53Z","Apple censoring iCloud emails and attachments","http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/?newsid=3432561" -"5303531","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"0","7",,"1362130790","2013-03-01T09:39:50Z","Why Apple’s Interfaces Will Be Skeuomorphic Forever, And Why Yours Will Be Too","http://theinteractivist.com/why-apples-interfaces-will-be-skeuomorphic-forever-and-why-yours-will-be-too/" -"5303753","zappan","zappan",,,"0","1","Regarding a recent discussion I've head in local dev community in Croatia regarding Javascript single page applications and SEO - there seems to be a great mismatch of where today's web technology is vs. where web crawlers are.

A discussion on what exists out there, what could be done and on which foundations could be found in there. Feel free to share your thoughts","1362136910","2013-03-01T11:21:50Z","What's stopping Google from indexing single page Javascript applications?","http://theothersideofcode.com/what-is-stopping-google-from-indexing-single-page-javascript-applications" -"5304011","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1362142996","2013-03-01T13:03:16Z","German parliament passes ‘Google tax’ law: Royalty payments for news snippets","http://gigaom.com/2013/03/01/german-parliament-passes-google-tax-law-forcing-royalty-payments-for-news-snippets/" -"5304469","mamby","mamby",,,"0","1",,"1362149687","2013-03-01T14:54:47Z","Microsoft's Future Vision: Live, Work, Play","http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ho00x7ZvDLw" -"5305428","youngerdryas","youngerdryas",,,"0","1",,"1362157461","2013-03-01T17:04:21Z","Einhorn's Greenlight Drops ""Silly"" Apple Suit","http://allthingsd.com/20130301/einhorns-greenlight-drops-apple-suit/" -"5305636","anulman","anulman",,,"0","2",,"1362159239","2013-03-01T17:33:59Z","Uber competitor Winston pivots to build white-label apps for TaxiCos","http://betakit.com/2013/03/01/uber-competitor-winston-pivots-to-build-white-labeled-apps-for-taxi-companies" -"5307872","fraXis","fraXis",,,"0","3",,"1362184828","2013-03-02T00:40:28Z","Judge Calls for New Trial in Apple v. Samsung","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/03/koh-slashes-apple-damages/" -"5309888","taytus","taytus",,,"0","2",,"1362240822","2013-03-02T16:13:42Z","The Last 6 Times Tim Cook Has Talked, Apple's Stock Has Dropped","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/28/tim-cook-apple-stock_n_2776897.html" -"5313695","afshinmeh","afshinmeh",,,"0","2",,"1362318486","2013-03-03T13:48:06Z","Apple Must Pay $368 Million in Patent Suit Loss","http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Apple-Patent-FaceTime-VirnetX-iOS,21306.html" -"5316188","timjahn","timjahn",,,"24","33",,"1362363627","2013-03-04T02:20:27Z","Uber Partners and Drivers","https://partners.uber.com/#!/uberx/sf" -"5317719","t1r1","t1r1",,,"0","1","Yandex has introduced a technology for detecting malicious code for Java apps, which uses a ‘behavioural’ approach to malware detection. It is able to find encrypted malicious code, which exploits the currently most common vulnerabilities in Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This technology also alerts site owners and helps them remove malicious code.<p>Within less than two weeks in early February, Yandex detected more than 4,000 sites that were using malicious Java applets. The combined pre-infection traffic on these websites was 1.5 million visitors a day (after infection, sites tend to lose 90 percent of their visitors due to warnings given by search engines, browsers and antivirus programs).","1362396501","2013-03-04T11:28:21Z","How Yandex protects against malware that spreads via Java applets","http://company.yandex.com/press_center/blog/entry.xml?pid=11" -"5317753","NicoJuicy","NicoJuicy",,,"0","1","on my PC -Login in Google + -Search an address on google -On my smartphone: -Open Google Now -Click the address you searched for - Navigate to it..

This is really an awesome feature. Now here is the question. I'm willing to ""lose"" some privacy for features like this.

But what about you?","1362397392","2013-03-04T11:43:12Z","Neat trick with Google Now - navigation - privacy?", -"5318165","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","3",,"1362405385","2013-03-04T13:56:25Z","Warren Buffett: If he were Tim Cook, he'd be buying Apple","http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/04/apple-warren-buffett-cash/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortuneapple20+%28FORTUNE%3A+Apple+2.0%29#.UTSn-7aSzBg.hackernews" -"5318317","aashaykumar92","aashaykumar92",,,"0","1",,"1362407369","2013-03-04T14:29:29Z","Google, Microsoft Dominate Forbes’ List Of Tech Billionaires","http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/04/google-microsoft-dominate-forbes-list-of-tech-billionaires-zuckerberg-moskowitz-are-the-youngest/" -"5318518","bpierre","bpierre",,,"1","2",,"1362409839","2013-03-04T15:10:39Z","Radiohead's Thom Yorke says Google, Apple have made music 'worthless'","http://www.theverge.com/web/2013/2/28/4039732/thom-yorke-says-google-apple-have-made-music-worthless" -"5319399","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1362419610","2013-03-04T17:53:30Z","Apple’s watch will run iOS and arrive later this year, say sources","http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/4/4062448/apple-watch-will-run-ios-and-arrive-later-this-year-say-sources" -"5319840","ohadfrankfurt","ohadfrankfurt",,,"0","1",,"1362423025","2013-03-04T18:50:25Z","Google Employee Makes Insanely Catchy Rap Video About Googleplex","http://mashable.com/2013/03/04/googleplex-rap/" -"5319917","yesplorer","yesplorer",,,"0","2",,"1362423550","2013-03-04T18:59:10Z","Apple smartwatch coming in 2013 with iOS and health-monitoring on board","http://pandodaily.com/2013/03/04/apple-smartwatch-said-to-be-coming-in-2013-with-ios-and-health-monitoring-on-board/" -"5322818","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","1",,"1362456091","2013-03-05T04:01:31Z","Introducing Art Talks on Google+","http://googleblog.blogspot.in/2013/03/introducing-art-talks-on-google.html" -"5323267","tempestn","tempestn",,,"0","2",,"1362465268","2013-03-05T06:34:28Z","Show HN: A Google CSE to simplify car buying research","http://www.autotempest.com/reviews/" -"5323985","giglesia","giglesia",,,"0","1",,"1362484066","2013-03-05T11:47:46Z","Apple, Microsoft and Adobe to front government pricing inquiry in Australia","http://www.afr.com/p/technology/apple_microsoft_and_adobe_to_front_GHjE8wy4pjkUg1jvJh7f5J" -"5324076","sidcool","sidcool",,,"0","1",,"1362486393","2013-03-05T12:26:33Z","Google Updates Chrome For Android, iPhone And iPad","http://chrome.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/faster-browsing-for-your-smaller-screens.html" -"5326300","ohadfrankfurt","ohadfrankfurt",,,"0","1",,"1362507828","2013-03-05T18:23:48Z","Picasa Web Albums Are Officially Dead, Now Redirect To Google+ Photos","http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/05/picasa-web-albums-are-officially-dead-now-redirect-to-google-photos/" -"5326877","hhhc","hhhc",,,"0","1",,"1362513016","2013-03-05T19:50:16Z","Free, hosted recommendation engine for Drupal Commerce and Ubercart","http://www.recommenderghost.com/blog/personalized-recommendation-engine-drupal-ubercart-released" -"5327166","pbiggar","pbiggar",,,"0","12",,"1362515775","2013-03-05T20:36:15Z","How Apple caused the iOS Kindle glitch","http://pandodaily.com/2013/03/05/how-apple-caused-the-ios-kindle-glitch/" -"5328070","Lightning","Lightning",,,"0","2",,"1362524808","2013-03-05T23:06:48Z","Warner Music Inks Deal With Google for Music Subscription Services","http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/1550631/warner-music-inks-deal-with-google-for-music-subscription-services" -"5328495","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1362529715","2013-03-06T00:28:35Z","Google begins offering vague estimates on secret FBI surveillance","http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/5/4068058/google-begins-offering-vague-estimates-on-secret-fbi-surveillance" -"5330680","apawloski","apawloski",,,"0","1",,"1362571309","2013-03-06T12:01:49Z","Microsoft fined $732 million in European anti-trust case","http://www.nytimes.com/?smid=tw-bna&bna=2952" -"5333303","jaytaylor","jaytaylor",,,"0","10",,"1362598897","2013-03-06T19:41:37Z","Kids love the Apple store so much they pee on the seats","http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/06/kids-love-apple-too-much/" -"5338652","vinnybhaskar","vinnybhaskar",,,"0","1",,"1362675536","2013-03-07T16:58:56Z","How to Think Like Google","http://www.quicksprout.com/2013/03/07/how-to-think-like-google" -"5338777","gnosis","gnosis",,,"0","1",,"1362676661","2013-03-07T17:17:41Z","Technology in the borders of 1970 (on Google Glass & the future of surveillance)","http://tante.cc/2013/03/01/technology-in-the-borders-of-1970/" -"5339650","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake",,,"0","1",,"1362684867","2013-03-07T19:34:27Z","Apple’s Phil Schiller on Android malware: ‘Be safe out there’","http://9to5mac.com/2013/03/07/apples-phil-schiller-on-android-malware-be-safe-out-there/" -"5341551","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1362705210","2013-03-08T01:13:30Z","Google, MPEG LA agree to royalty-free terms for VP8 video codec","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/google-mpeg-la-agree-to-royalty-free-terms-for-vp8-video-codec/" -"5341585","ryandao","ryandao",,,"0","1",,"1362705807","2013-03-08T01:23:27Z","Google is your friend","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftQ6A3DKKeg" -"5342276","senthilnayagam","senthilnayagam","true",,"0","1",,"1362723149","2013-03-08T06:12:29Z","Apple has silently removed creating itunes account without credit cards","http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US" -"5342506","dutchbrit","dutchbrit",,,"0","1",,"1362731277","2013-03-08T08:27:57Z","Microsoft’s Patent Lawsuit Against Google Could Shut Down Google Maps In Germany","http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/07/microsofts-patent-lawsuit-against-google-could-shut-down-google-maps-in-germany/" -"5342967","sk2code","sk2code",,,"0","1",,"1362744018","2013-03-08T12:00:18Z","The Next Place You Buy a New Car Could Be Google","http://www.wired.com/business/2013/03/the-next-place-you-buy-a-new-car-could-be-google/" -"5344045","protomyth","protomyth",,,"0","3",,"1362758057","2013-03-08T15:54:17Z","Microsoft Backs School Privacy Bill Taking Aim at Google","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578340681695885730.html" -"5345347","Jmetz1","Jmetz1",,,"47","41",,"1362772289","2013-03-08T19:51:29Z","Show HN: Uber for DryClean and Laundry Delivery Service in LA","http://wash.io" -"5347241","funnyguy123","funnyguy123",,,"0","1",,"1362800744","2013-03-09T03:45:44Z","Uber testing new handyman service named 'Jose'","http://lineandbreak.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/uber-to-test-launch-new-jose-handyman-service/" -"5347572","msoad","msoad",,,"0","2",,"1362808950","2013-03-09T06:02:30Z","Google Nexus 4 is available to order","https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_8gb" -"5347719","chmars","chmars",,,"0","21",,"1362814040","2013-03-09T07:27:20Z","Apple finally turns HTTPS on for the App Store, fixing a lot of vulnerabilities","http://elie.im/blog/web/apple-finally-turns-https-on-for-the-app-store-fixing-a-lot-of-vulnerabilities/" -"5353965","pwrfid","pwrfid",,,"0","2",,"1362956694","2013-03-10T23:04:54Z","Google Map showing rich vs poor areas in the Bay area","http://www.businessinsider.com/an-ingenious-way-of-using-google-maps-to-tell-where-rich-people-and-poor-people-live-2013-3" -"5361057","ilamont","ilamont",,,"49","15",,"1363084290","2013-03-12T10:31:30Z","Boston Cab Dispatch queues up to sue Uber","http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2013/03/11/boston-cab-uber-lawsuit-coming-today.html" -"5361070","lehung","lehung",,,"0","1","Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know that gReader updated this morning. it's a pretty big update!

Resources -gReader: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noinnion.android.greader.reader

gReader Pro: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noinnion.android.greader.readerpro","1363084698","2013-03-12T10:38:18Z","gReader updated on Google Play (New UI)", -"5361534","noveltysystems","noveltysystems",,,"0","2",,"1363093572","2013-03-12T13:06:12Z","SEO - Want to Rank in Google? Build Your Author Rank Now.","http://foundercode.com/want-to-rank-in-google-build-your-author-rank-now/" -"5364035","donohoe","donohoe",,,"0","3",,"1363114079","2013-03-12T18:47:59Z","Apple's plan for its cash: Stock buyback or more dividends coming","http://qz.com/61653/apple-cash-plan-stock-buyback-or-more-dividends-likely-coming-this-spring/" -"5364996","robertbud1","robertbud1",,,"0","1",,"1363123462","2013-03-12T21:24:22Z","Uber Sued in Boston; Case Could Wind up in Federal Court","http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2013/03/12/uber-sued-in-boston-case-could-wind-up-in-federal-court/" -"5366236","astaire","astaire",,,"0","1",,"1363138478","2013-03-13T01:34:38Z","Google snaps up object recognition startup DNNresearch","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57573953-93/google-snaps-up-object-recognition-startup-dnnresearch/" -"5367689","rahulroy","rahulroy",,,"0","2",,"1363170741","2013-03-13T10:32:21Z","The first video glimpse of a Google-Motorola collaboration","http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/03/13/motorola-android-device-leaked-in-vietnam-may-not-be-x-phone-but-does-look-promising/?utm_medium=Twitter%20Publisher&utm_campaign=social%20media&awesm=tnw.to_d0WJK&utm_source=Twitter&utm_content=Motorola%20Android%20device%20leaked%20in%20Vietnam%20may%20not%20be%20the%20X%20Phone%20but%20does%20look%20promising" -"5368076","swohns","swohns",,,"0","3",,"1363179867","2013-03-13T13:04:27Z","Google Takes on Amazon and Microsoft for Cloud Computing Services","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/technology/google-takes-on-amazon-and-microsoft-for-cloud-computing-services.html?_r=0" -"5368432","chaz","chaz",,,"0","1",,"1363183767","2013-03-13T14:09:27Z","Can the FTC Save Uber?","http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/03/uber_lyft_sidecar_can_the_ftc_fight_local_taxi_commissions.single.html" -"5369030","followmylee","followmylee",,,"0","1",,"1363187897","2013-03-13T15:18:17Z","Is Google's Support Really That Bad?","http://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2013/03/11/is-googles-support-really-that-bad/" -"5374300","mikecane","mikecane",,,"0","1",,"1363261281","2013-03-14T11:41:21Z","How To Move From Google Reader to Bloglovin","http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-move-from-google-reader-to-bloglovin/" -"5374683","Mahn","Mahn",,,"0","1",,"1363266529","2013-03-14T13:08:49Z","Why Google Reader Matters To Us (2011)","http://www.amirhm.com/2011/10/why-google-reader-gooder-matters-for-us.html" -"5375170","curiousmitch","curiousmitch",,,"0","1",,"1363271559","2013-03-14T14:32:39Z","Farewell Google Reader – The “Free Problem”","http://curious.li/ZKzaKc" -"5375535","chaz","chaz",,,"1","3",,"1363274625","2013-03-14T15:23:45Z","Google separates its mapping and commerce unit, Jeff Huber steps down","http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/14/4103682/google-separates-mapping-commerce-unit-jeff-huber-steps-down" -"5375558","robk","robk",,,"1","2",,"1363274875","2013-03-14T15:27:55Z","Jeff Huber steps down as SVP Maps/Commerce at Google","http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/14/google-svp-jeff-huber-steps-aside-as-the-company-divides-mapping-and-commerce-units/" -"5376068","ricksta","ricksta",,,"0","2",,"1363279535","2013-03-14T16:45:35Z","Google has Removed Adblock Plus from the Play Store","http://adblockplus.org/blog/adblock-plus-for-android-removed-from-google-play-store" -"5376853","rexreed","rexreed",,,"69","33",,"1363286525","2013-03-14T18:42:05Z","Uber driver charged with raping woman in D.C.","http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/uber-driver-charged-with-raping-woman-in-dc/2013/03/14/2bbf4c8e-8cb0-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html" -"5376912","curt","curt","true",,"-1","3",,"1363287047","2013-03-14T18:50:47Z","Uber Driver Arrested For Sexual Assault","http://wtop.com/41/3251107/Uber-driver-charged-in-DC-rape-case" -"5377295","Flopsy","Flopsy",,,"0","1",,"1363290853","2013-03-14T19:54:13Z","Google Expands Its Seattle Office To Poach Employees From Amazon, Microsoft","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-expands-seattle-office-amazon-microsoft-recruiting-2013-3" -"5377309","rhdoenges","rhdoenges",,,"0","1",,"1363290987","2013-03-14T19:56:27Z","Uber Customer Accuses Driver of Rape [security camera was present]","http://dcist.com/2012/12/uber_customer_accuses_driver_of_rap.php" -"5377570","ch0wn","ch0wn",,,"0","2",,"1363293832","2013-03-14T20:43:52Z","Google Breaks Up Mapping and Commerce Unit, Jeff Huber moving to Google X","http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323393304578360260236298242.html" -"5378067","jannn","jannn",,,"0","1","works on any device with an IMAP client and probably on Gmail's IMAP servers as well (if they do not shut them down soon...)","1363300255","2013-03-14T22:30:55Z","RSS feeds via IMAP instead of Google Reader","https://github.com/rssimap/rssimap" -"5378553","mdturnerphys","mdturnerphys",,,"0","2",,"1363307794","2013-03-15T00:36:34Z","Laser-engraved apple pi(e)","http://guavaduck.com/laser/#pi2013" -"5378610","slyv","slyv",,,"0","3",,"1363308465","2013-03-15T00:47:45Z","Google Maps Chief Jeff Huber Steps Down to Join Google X","http://www.wired.com/business/2013/03/jeffhuber/" -"5380945","CrankyBear","CrankyBear",,,"0","2",,"1363359783","2013-03-15T15:03:03Z","Android plus Chrome OS equals Google's future operating system","http://www.zdnet.com/android-plus-chrome-os-equals-googles-future-operating-system-7000012635/" -"5381274","rzazueta","rzazueta",,,"0","1",,"1363363570","2013-03-15T16:06:10Z","Google Reader is Dead; Love Live RSS","http://www.robzazueta.com/2013/03/15/google-readers-demise-is-not-the-end-of-rss/" -"5381761","jerryhuang100","jerryhuang100",,,"0","1",,"1363368442","2013-03-15T17:27:22Z","RSS packs a van for leaving as Google is killing Reader","http://www.businessinsider.com/rss-van-in-front-of-google-2013-3" -"5381904","CrankyBear","CrankyBear",,,"0","1",,"1363369700","2013-03-15T17:48:20Z","RSS inventor doesn't see what all the fuss is about closing Google Reader","http://www.zdnet.com/rss-inventor-doesnt-see-what-all-the-fuss-is-about-closing-google-reader-7000012687/" -"5382576","hamax","hamax",,,"0","1",,"1363376883","2013-03-15T19:48:03Z","Why Google Reader (and RSS) Really Died?","http://andraz.wpengine.com/2013/03/why-google-reader-and-rss-really-died/" -"5383976","bcn","bcn",,,"163","95",,"1363397339","2013-03-16T01:28:59Z","Uber Drivers Protest Outside the Company’s San Francisco Headquarters","http://allthingsd.com/20130315/uber-drivers-protest-outside-the-companys-san-francisco-headquarters/" -"5385000","fpgeek","fpgeek",,,"0","7",,"1363428396","2013-03-16T10:06:36Z","THX sues Apple over speaker patent","http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/16/thx-apple-speaker-patent-lawsuit/" -"5385347","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1363440254","2013-03-16T13:24:14Z","Google acquires an infrastructure startup Talaria. To help Google crush AWS?","http://gigaom.com/2013/03/15/google-acquires-an-infrastructure-startup-talaria-will-it-help-google-crush-aws/" -"5385808","t0dd","t0dd",,,"0","1",,"1363450297","2013-03-16T16:11:37Z","Google to pay $7 million to US states for Wi-Fi eavesdropping","https://www.pcworld.com/article/2030705/google-to-pay-7-million-to-us-states-for-wi-fi-eavesdropping.html#tk.rss_all" -"5385885","scholia","scholia",,,"0","1",,"1363451842","2013-03-16T16:37:22Z","15 Best Alternatives to Google Reader","http://smashinghub.com/15-best-alternatives-to-google-reader.htm" -"5386277","tvst","tvst",,,"0","2",,"1363458972","2013-03-16T18:36:12Z","Call for a bright post-Google-Reader world: Let's make an API","https://plus.google.com/105802212102218174462/posts/c5f3gEV73g8" -"5386312","dandrewsen","dandrewsen",,,"0","2",,"1363459633","2013-03-16T18:47:13Z","Google Throws Open Doors to Its Top-Secret Data Center","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/10/ff-inside-google-data-center/all/" -"5388072","pidge","pidge",,,"0","2",,"1363492975","2013-03-17T04:02:55Z","Uber towncar drivers strike in SF over compensation terms and treatment","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/03/16/uber-black-towncar-drivers-strike-in-san-francisco-over-compensation-terms-and-treatment/" -"5388367","addisontodd","addisontodd",,,"0","1",,"1363501571","2013-03-17T06:26:11Z","More than 500,000 Google Reader users flock to Feedly in two days","http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/16/4113138/google-reader-users-flock-to-feedly" -"5388924","spacestronaut","spacestronaut",,,"0","1",,"1363521322","2013-03-17T11:55:22Z","Beijing IT biz taunts Microsoft: Show us your licence for Office 365","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/15/office_365_microsoft_china_license/" -"5389771","bussetta","bussetta",,,"0","1",,"1363537751","2013-03-17T16:29:11Z","Alternatives for Google Reader","http://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/41591/alternatives-for-google-reader" -"5390091","joeyczikk1","joeyczikk1",,,"0","1",,"1363541402","2013-03-17T17:30:02Z","No Google Reader? No Problem: Startup Spundge Gains 10,000 new RSS Feeds","http://www.techvibes.com/blog/spundge-google-reader-2013-03-16" -"5390559","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","9",,"1363547503","2013-03-17T19:11:43Z","Uber's Free Ride","http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/03/the-cost-of-ubers-free-rides.html?currentPage=all" -"5393259","iProject","iProject",,,"0","10",,"1363599786","2013-03-18T09:43:06Z","Uber, Data Darwinism and the future of work","http://gigaom.com/2013/03/17/uber-data-darwinism-and-the-future-of-work/" -"5393849","cruise02","cruise02",,,"0","1",,"1363612161","2013-03-18T13:09:21Z","Alternatives for Google Reader","http://webapps.stackexchange.com/q/41591" -"5394257","nayefc","nayefc",,,"0","1","youtube.com has been not working for the past few days properly (on and off), while www.youtube.com works fine. Same goes for Google.<p>Or is it my connection that's messed up?","1363616078","2013-03-18T14:14:38Z","Ask HN: Has anyone else noticed YouTube & Google DNS issues?", -"5396615","mithaler","mithaler",,,"0","1",,"1363635368","2013-03-18T19:36:08Z","Uber drivers protest for better pay and treatment in San Francisco","http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/15/4110570/uber-drivers-protest-for-better-pay-and-treatment-at-san-francisco" -"5397432","bicknergseng","bicknergseng",,,"0","1",,"1363643818","2013-03-18T21:56:58Z","Uber, Data Darwinism, and the Future of Work","http://gigaom.com/2013/03/17/uber-data-darwinism-and-the-future-of-work" -"5401665","aynlaplant","aynlaplant",,,"0","1",,"1363708800","2013-03-19T16:00:00Z","Was Apple 'MySpaced'? Is Google Next?","http://www.forbes.com/sites/darcytravlos/2013/03/19/was-apple-myspaced-is-google-next/" -"5401813","derpenxyne","derpenxyne",,,"0","1",,"1363710190","2013-03-19T16:23:10Z","Apple releases iOS 6.1.3 with lock screen bug fix and more","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/03/19/apple-releases-ios-6-1-3-with-lock-screen-bug-fix-maps-updates-for-japan-and-security-patches/" -"5402596","linkerz","linkerz",,,"0","1",,"1363716922","2013-03-19T18:15:22Z","Intab - dynamic tab for Google Chrome","http://iansilber.com/intab/#" -"5403229","kunle","kunle",,,"1","5",,"1363723234","2013-03-19T20:00:34Z","Yaxi, the Uber for Mexico, shows best practices for mobile app support","http://blog.hipmob.com/post/45774427653/a-case-study-yaxi-the-uber-for-mexico-shows-best" -"5403236","ank_net","ank_net",,,"0","2",,"1363723278","2013-03-19T20:01:18Z","Google Makes Animated Gifs A Permanent Part Of Image Search","http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/19/google-makes-animated-gifs-a-permanent-part-of-image-search-find-falling-cats-easier/" -"5403762","timack","timack",,,"0","3",,"1363728894","2013-03-19T21:34:54Z","Is Xero Apple-biased?","http://blog.xero.com/2013/03/are-we-apple-biased/" -"5404162","infoman","infoman",,,"0","2",,"1363733535","2013-03-19T22:52:15Z","Why are most Google glass memes about porn?","http://glass-apps.org/google-glass-memes" -"5405906","gigahertz","gigahertz","true",,"-1","1",,"1363760308","2013-03-20T06:18:28Z","Agencia gubernamental en Australia ","http://radiaciones.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/agencia-gubernamental-en-australia-recomienda-tomar-serias-precauciones-en-radiaciones-inalambricas/" -"5407265","the_watcher","the_watcher",,,"0","1",,"1363788091","2013-03-20T14:01:31Z","Google Fiber is coming to Olathe, Kansas","http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.jp/2013/03/google-fiber-is-coming-to-olathe-kansas.html" -"5407892","kgarten","kgarten",,,"0","1",,"1363793981","2013-03-20T15:39:41Z","Google blocking Jabber invites?","http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/03/15/1952259/google-begins-blocking-third-party-jabber-invites" -"5408175","infoman","infoman",,,"0","1",,"1363796107","2013-03-20T16:15:07Z","APP developers - get ready for Google Glass Mirror API","http://glass-apps.org/mirror-api" -"5408904","adampludwig70","adampludwig70",,,"0","1",,"1363801671","2013-03-20T17:47:51Z","Google Unveils Voice Recognition With Silent Film Demo","http://techonomy.com/2013/03/google-unveils-voice-recognition-with-silent-film-demo/" -"5410572","hornbaker","hornbaker",,,"0","2",,"1363815802","2013-03-20T21:43:22Z","YouTube Searches Now on Google Trends","http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/2013/03/youtube-searches-now-on-google-trends.html" -"5415456","Steer","Steer",,,"0","1",,"1363877968","2013-03-21T14:59:28Z","Apple's Patent For Creating A Leak-Proof Data Pipe","http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130315/11044122339/apples-patent-creating-leak-proof-data-pipe-why-its-doomed-to-fail.shtml" -"5415984","paulschlacter","paulschlacter",,,"0","1",,"1363881525","2013-03-21T15:58:45Z","Google Has No Plans to Merge Android, Chrome OS","http://mashable.com/2013/03/21/android-chrome-merger-rumors/" -"5416030","api","api",,,"0","2",,"1363881815","2013-03-21T16:03:35Z","Google engineer: DRM has nothing to do with piracy","http://www.zdnet.com/google-engineer-drm-has-nothing-to-do-with-piracy-7000012886/" -"5418609","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","1",,"1363897057","2013-03-21T20:17:37Z","Microsoft Releases Report on Law Enforcement Requests","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/technology/microsoft-releases-report-on-law-enforcement-requests.html?_r=0" -"5422124","infoman","infoman",,,"0","1",,"1363947429","2013-03-22T10:17:09Z","Star Trek Google Glass: La Forge wins Google's Glass contest with that tweet ","http://glass-apps.org/geordi-la-forge-google-glasses" -"5423740","techinsidr","techinsidr",,,"0","1",,"1363967920","2013-03-22T15:58:40Z","Apple Adds Two-step verification for Apple IDs","http://www.securityweek.com/apple-makes-two-factor-authentication-available-apple-ids" -"5424365","jads","jads",,,"0","1",,"1363974031","2013-03-22T17:40:31Z","Google Spring Clean 2033","http://www.sparsebundle.net/posts/google-spring-clean-2033/" -"5424372","ryangripp","ryangripp",,,"0","1",,"1363974143","2013-03-22T17:42:23Z","How I Feel about Google Keep","http://mlkshk.com/r/PGWQ" -"5425977","thealphanerd","thealphanerd",,,"0","5",,"1363988463","2013-03-22T21:41:03Z","New Apple ID Exploit Allows Others to Reset Your Password","http://www.lifehacker.com/5991994/new-apple-id-exploit-allows-others-to-reset-your-password-heres-how-to-protect-yourself" -"5429780","jensenbox","jensenbox",,,"0","1","Does this exist?

It would be great to see in a timeline fashion the average lifespan and category of products and possibly trends. Maybe even the reason for the death. Even killing off subfeatures would be interesting like Activesync.<p>Froogle anyone?","1364073004","2013-03-23T21:10:04Z","Ask HN: Google Product Timeline?", -"5430426","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1364083720","2013-03-24T00:08:40Z","Apple buys indoor navigation company WiFiSLAM","http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/23/4140240/apple-buys-indoor-navigation-company-wifislam" -"5430917","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","1",,"1364094672","2013-03-24T03:11:12Z","Apple Wants To Add Copy Protection To Your Display Using This Patent","http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/apple-wants-to-add-copy-protection-to-your-display-using-this-patent/" -"5431061","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","1",,"1364098126","2013-03-24T04:08:46Z","Apple buys WiFiSlam, maker of tech for locating phones indoors","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57575982-37/apple-buys-wifislam-maker-of-tech-for-locating-phones-indoors/" -"5431924","infoman","infoman",,,"0","1",,"1364129847","2013-03-24T12:57:27Z","Will Google Glass replace the Stethoscope? Perspective of an ""iPod surgeon""","http://glass-apps.org/will-google-glass-replace-the-stethoscope" -"5432530","apress","apress",,,"0","1",,"1364142844","2013-03-24T16:34:04Z","Looking for the best Google Reader replacement, don’t forget the plumbing","http://gravitationalpull.net/wp/?p=2406" -"5432593","pointsnfigures","pointsnfigures","true",,"-1","1",,"1364144026","2013-03-24T16:53:46Z","Ubering at The Doctor's Office","http://pointsandfigures.com/2013/03/24/ubering-at-the-doctors-office/" -"5432822","amerf1","amerf1",,,"0","5",,"1364147470","2013-03-24T17:51:10Z","Apple Acquires Indoor GPS Startup WiFiSlam For $20M","http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/24/apple-acquires-indoor-gps-startup-wifislam-for-20m/" -"5437449","czr80","czr80",,,"0","1",,"1364224908","2013-03-25T15:21:48Z","Is Google Rethinking Shutting Down Google Reader?","http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/03/25/is-google-rethinking-shutting-down-google-reader/" -"5437713","RudySF","RudySF",,,"0","1","Under what conditions can we use UberPerks so that it can be tax-exempt and not classified as a taxable benefit (income)?","1364227260","2013-03-25T16:01:00Z","Can UberPerks be a tax-exempt expense? ", -"5438279","swohns","swohns",,,"0","1",,"1364232462","2013-03-25T17:27:42Z","Sherpa Gets $1.1M From Google Ventures, A16Z, & More","http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/25/sherpa-location-seed-funding-google-andreessen/" -"5442937","treskot","treskot",,,"1","2",,"1364303240","2013-03-26T13:07:20Z","Apple plans to scale up presence in India, to triple exclusive stores to 200","http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/apple-plans-to-scale-up-presence-in-india-to-triple-exclusive-stores-to-200-by-2015/articleshow/19204356.cms" -"5444933","richardint","richardint",,,"0","2",,"1364320408","2013-03-26T17:53:28Z","Did the iPhone kill Google Reader?","http://digital-possibilities.com/blog/did-the-iphone-kill-google-reader/" -"5445702","ISL","ISL",,,"0","1",,"1364327968","2013-03-26T19:59:28Z","Google Objects To 'UnGoogleable'","http://www.informationweek.com/internet/google/google-objects-to-ungoogleable/240151688" -"5447369","schlichtm","schlichtm",,,"1","4",,"1364350520","2013-03-27T02:15:20Z","Top YouTubers Give Tips On How To Become Popular On YouTube","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6ZWPzDpdY" -"5448035","tushark","tushark",,,"0","2",,"1364364005","2013-03-27T06:00:05Z","Show HN: My friend's web-based RSS reader replacement for Google Reader","http://iregretnothing.net/rss" -"5450614","orrsella","orrsella",,,"0","1",,"1364404185","2013-03-27T17:09:45Z","Google Plus","http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2013/3/27/google-plus" -"5451680","ry0ohki","ry0ohki",,,"0","1",,"1364414839","2013-03-27T20:07:19Z","Google Sent Out 8,000 Invites Today for Google Glass","http://news.msn.com/science-technology/8000-people-picked-in-contest-to-try-google-glass" -"5452171","donohoe","donohoe",,,"0","1",,"1364420398","2013-03-27T21:39:58Z","Hold That Thought, the Google Way","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/technology/personaltech/google-keep-a-note-pad-lets-you-hold-all-thoughts.html?src=twr" -"5456450","soneca","soneca",,,"0","1",,"1364493036","2013-03-28T17:50:36Z","The Eclipsing of Google search by... Twitter?","http://www.broadstuff.com/archives/2725-The-eclipsing-of-Google-search-by...Twitter.html" -"5458531","fraqed","fraqed",,,"1","1",,"1364516694","2013-03-29T00:24:54Z","Search Microsoft's library of intellectual property with ‘Patent Tracker’","http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/03/28/microsoft-launches-patent-tracker-to-help-you-search-its-library-of-intellectual-property/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheNextWeb+(The+Next+Web+All+Stories)" -"5461690","apress","apress",,,"0","5",,"1364576901","2013-03-29T17:08:21Z","Password denied: when will Apple get serious about security?","http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/29/4158594/password-denied-when-will-apple-get-serious-about-security" -"5463257","swohns","swohns",,,"4","11",,"1364594364","2013-03-29T21:59:24Z","Stranded In SF? Corral Rides Shows Uber, Lyft, Sidecar And Muni In One App","http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/29/stranded-in-sf-corral-rides-shows-uber-lyft-sidecar-and-muni-in-one-app/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"5469360","goatcurious","goatcurious",,,"0","2",,"1364750842","2013-03-31T17:27:22Z","India's Uber, facing even worse political hurdles","http://shashwatdc.com/2013/02/merucabmumbai/" -"5471221","dvt","dvt",,,"0","2",,"1364785715","2013-04-01T03:08:35Z","Cesar Chavez Google doodle on Easter Sunday outrages conservatives online","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/us-news-blog/2013/mar/31/cesar-chavez-google-doodle-easter" -"5471497","teawithcarl","teawithcarl",,,"0","2",,"1364791537","2013-04-01T04:45:37Z","Apple. China. Cyberwar.","http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/31/apple-china-hackers-tradewar/" -"5472760","ajjuliani","ajjuliani",,,"0","1",,"1364821555","2013-04-01T13:05:55Z","My student tried to build his own Google Glasses","http://sebastianm-gifted-genius-project.blogspot.com/" -"5474596","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1364838048","2013-04-01T17:40:48Z","Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to Chinese media, promises better service","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/04/apple-ceo-tim-cook-responds-to-chinese-media-promises-better-service/" -"5475099","gedrap","gedrap",,,"0","1",,"1364842468","2013-04-01T18:54:28Z","Google Nose (Beta)","https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/nose/" -"5481715","logvol","logvol",,,"0","2",,"1364932480","2013-04-02T19:54:40Z","Your SaaS startup has ""Tubers""","http://loganvolkers.com/blog/2013/3/28/you-might-have-a-case-of-tubers" -"5482995","msredmond","msredmond",,,"0","1",,"1364946124","2013-04-02T23:42:04Z","Microsoft: Build 2013 Didn't Sell Out Today, It Was an Error","http://visualstudiomagazine.com/blogs/onward-and-upward/2013/04/build-conference-registration-opens.aspx" -"5483440","teawithcarl","teawithcarl",,,"0","2",,"1364950762","2013-04-03T00:59:22Z","Google engineers find a way to filter robocalls the way Gmail filters spam","http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/2/4174282/google-engineers-filter-robocalls-like-gmail-filters-spam-ftc" -"5485404","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1364988961","2013-04-03T11:36:01Z","The untold story behind Apple's $13,000 operating system","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57577597-37/the-untold-story-behind-apples-$13000-operating-system/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title#.UVwUG06mmdA.hackernews" -"5486502","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1365001661","2013-04-03T15:07:41Z","Google offers Python and Java libraries that bring SMS, voice to apps","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/google-offers-python-and-java-libraries-that-bring-sms-voice-to-apps/" -"5487078","ngoel36","ngoel36",,,"0","2",,"1365006570","2013-04-03T16:29:30Z","Apple patent to adjust the center of mass for a falling phone","http://mashable.com/2013/03/21/apple-patent-iphone-case/" -"5489942","Someone","Someone",,,"0","1",,"1365030993","2013-04-03T23:16:33Z","Key Documents in the Creation of Apple II DOS (1978)","http://www.digibarn.com/collections/business-docs/apple-II-DOS/index.html" -"5490285","johnr8201","johnr8201",,,"0","1",,"1365036664","2013-04-04T00:51:04Z","Microsoft VP: We're Not Giving Up on Windows RT","http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Windows-8-Windows-RT-Surface-Legacy-Windows-Store,21765.html" -"5490687","swohns","swohns",,,"0","1",,"1365043909","2013-04-04T02:51:49Z","Zeel Relaunches As The Uber For Massage With New On-Demand Booking","http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/03/zeel-relaunches-as-the-uber-for-massage-with-new-on-demand-mobile-booking-engine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"5491703","mjipeo","mjipeo",,,"0","2",,"1365067352","2013-04-04T09:22:32Z","As Web Search Goes Mobile, Competitors Chip at Google’s Lead","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/technology/as-web-search-goes-mobile-apps-chip-at-googles-lead.html?ref=technology" -"5492054","danso","danso",,,"0","2",,"1365075489","2013-04-04T11:38:09Z","Google gives Frommer's brand name back to founder","http://skift.com/2013/04/03/breaking-arthur-frommer-gets-his-brand-name-back-from-google/" -"5492299","ilamont","ilamont",,,"77","70",,"1365080136","2013-04-04T12:55:36Z","Taxi industry lawsuit against Uber transferred from state to US court","http://www.universalhub.com/2013/taxi-lawsuit-uber-crime-syndicate-hates-poor-peopl" -"5495023","antr","antr",,,"0","1",,"1365106693","2013-04-04T20:18:13Z","Leaked memo: Apple's iMessage crypto has DEA outfoxed","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/04/leaked_imessage_memo_dea_denied/" -"5495194","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,"-1","1",,"1365108247","2013-04-04T20:44:07Z","The Simple Strategic Plan for Social Media Marketing from Uber.la","http://uber.la/2013/04/simple-strategic-plan/" -"5498142","venturefizz","venturefizz",,,"0","2",,"1365167358","2013-04-05T13:09:18Z","Curata Looking to Replace Google Reader with New Product","http://venturefizz.com/blog/curata-looking-replace-google-reader-new-product" -"5499453","boh","boh",,,"0","1",,"1365179876","2013-04-05T16:37:56Z","Google Blink restarts the browser wars – on mobile as well as desktop","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/apr/05/blink-google-rendering-browser" -"5499513","scholia","scholia",,,"0","2",,"1365180449","2013-04-05T16:47:29Z","Tim Cook's Apology Letter to Apple Customers in China (translated)","http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurahe/2013/04/03/tim-cooks-apology-letter-to-customers-in-china/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social" -"5501070","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"1","3",,"1365196617","2013-04-05T21:16:57Z","ITC judge says Samsung infringes key part of Apple patent","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/05/us-apple-samsung-patent-idUSBRE9340NI20130405" -"5505248","missy","missy",,,"0","1",,"1365286438","2013-04-06T22:13:58Z","More than 500,000 Google Reader users flock to Feedly in two days","http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/16/4113138/google-reader-users-flock-to-feedly" -"5505264","faruq88666","faruq88666",,,"0","1",,"1365286733","2013-04-06T22:18:53Z","Ask HN: how often do you Google your own name?", -"5505662","stevewillensky","stevewillensky",,,"0","1",,"1365295812","2013-04-07T00:50:12Z","Is Apple's new iPhone and iPad software in jeopardy? ","http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2303548/Is-Apples-new-iPhone-iPad-software-jeopardy-Experts-claim-engineers-pulled-projects-finish-major-overhaul-time-summer-launch.html" -"5508168","blazamos","blazamos",,,"0","4",,"1365360637","2013-04-07T18:50:37Z","Apple Pulls AppGratis From App Store","http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/07/apple-pulls-ios-app-discovery-service-appgratis-from-app-store/" -"5509528","andrewcastmate","andrewcastmate",,,"0","1",,"1365384548","2013-04-08T01:29:08Z","So here is my idea for a Google replacement.","http://www.bn2b.com/can-we-replace-google/" -"5511004","antr","antr",,,"0","2",,"1365419304","2013-04-08T11:08:24Z","Robocalls stopped by Google phone spam filter","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/9978570/Robocalls-stopped-by-Google-phone-spam-filter.html" -"5511094","derpenxyne","derpenxyne",,,"0","1",,"1365421173","2013-04-08T11:39:33Z","Microsoft planning ""next-generation Xbox announcement"" for May 21st","http://theverge.com/2013/4/8/4195954/microsoft-planning-xbox-event-for-may" -"5511740","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","1",,"1365430223","2013-04-08T14:10:23Z","Google Uses Reputation To Detect Malicious Downloads","http://www.darkreading.com/security-monitoring/167901086/security/application-security/240152413/google-uses-reputation-to-detect-malicious-downloads.html?cid=nl_DR_daily_2013-04-08_html&elq=18cba1c14b574a20912704a5b08d74bc" -"5512483","blackjack48","blackjack48",,,"0","2",,"1365436668","2013-04-08T15:57:48Z","SFO Bans Sidecar, Lyft, Uber, And Other Ridesharing Companies","http://sfappeal.com/2013/04/sfo-nixes-ride-sharing/" -"5515493","coldtea","coldtea",,,"0","1",,"1365464818","2013-04-08T23:46:58Z","Who is the dick? (2011) -- [John Gruber / Jay Maisel]","http://lee-phillips.org/music/whoIsTheDick/" -"5518263","bnispel","bnispel",,,"0","2",,"1365517809","2013-04-09T14:30:09Z","What Google's WebKit Fork Means for the Web and Web Developers","http://www.webmonkey.com/2013/04/what-googles-webkit-fork-means-for-the-web-and-web-developers/" -"5518878","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake",,,"0","1",,"1365522124","2013-04-09T15:42:04Z","Microsoft account to get two-factor authentication soon","http://www.liveside.net/2013/04/09/exclusive-microsoft-account-to-get-two-factor-authentication-soon/" -"5520402","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"0","1",,"1365534560","2013-04-09T19:09:20Z","Blue state: Microsoft's tricky strategy to strike back against Apple and Google","http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/8/4159930/microsoft-windows-blue-strategy?hn" -"5523195","ronkato","ronkato",,,"0","1",,"1365567530","2013-04-10T04:18:50Z","Horrible Bosses: The Uber Micro Manager","http://www.ronkato.com/horrible-bosses/" -"5524277","polevaultweb","polevaultweb",,,"0","1",,"1365590189","2013-04-10T10:36:29Z","Uber Media - Upgrade the WordPress Media Manager","http://dev7studios.com/uber-media/" -"5524824","ig1","ig1",,,"0","1",,"1365599082","2013-04-10T13:04:42Z","Microsoft (and others) file anti-trust complaint against Android","http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/april/rivals-claim-googles-deceptive-use-of-android-has-been-anti-competitive" -"5524850","emanuele","emanuele",,,"0","2",,"1365599435","2013-04-10T13:10:35Z","Google Babel Aims To Be Everything You’ve Ever ... [Rumor]","http://www.cultofandroid.com/25888/google-babel-aims-to-be-everything-youve-ever-wanted-in-a-cross-platform-messenger-rumor/" -"5524859","marcieoum","marcieoum",,,"0","2",,"1365599526","2013-04-10T13:12:06Z","Google Opens Compute Engine To Cloud Customers","http://www.informationweek.com/cloud-computing/infrastructure/google-opens-compute-engine-to-cloud-cus/240152366" -"5526163","hugoc","hugoc",,,"0","1",,"1365611303","2013-04-10T16:28:23Z","Apple bans comic from Comixology over sexual content","http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/9/4206342/apple-bans-brian-k-vaughan-saga-from-comixology-over-sexual-content" -"5531772","TomAnthony","TomAnthony",,,"0","1",,"1365686681","2013-04-11T13:24:41Z","Scroogled Rises: Microsoft Back on Attack against Google ","http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2260667/Scroogled-Rises-Microsoft-Back-on-Attack-as-Google-Faces-New-Antitrust-Complaint" -"5531902","mtimur","mtimur",,,"0","1",,"1365688018","2013-04-11T13:46:58Z","Apple's Skunk Works: What is wrong there?","http://worldofskunkworks.blogspot.com/2013/04/apples-skunk-works-what-is-wrong-there.html" -"5532239","ALee","ALee",,,"0","1",,"1365691453","2013-04-11T14:44:13Z","Glass Collective: KPCB, Andreesen, and Google Ventures Fund","http://www.kpcb.com/news/174/text" -"5533067","mtgx","mtgx",,,"0","6",,"1365698468","2013-04-11T16:41:08Z","Apple Bows To Chinese Censorship Demands","http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130404/11591722581/apple-bows-to-chinese-censorship-demands.shtml" -"5533682","derfbwh","derfbwh",,,"0","1",,"1365704053","2013-04-11T18:14:13Z","Microsoft reportedly developing a 7-inch Surface tablet","http://haverzine.com/microsoft-reportedly-developing-a-7-inch-surface-tablet/" -"5535810","arasmussen","arasmussen",,,"0","1",,"1365726717","2013-04-12T00:31:57Z","UberX in Seattle","http://blog.uber.com/2013/04/11/seattle-your-uberx-is-arriving-now/" -"5538571","inmygarage","inmygarage",,,"0","4",,"1365776103","2013-04-12T14:15:03Z","Uber Dips Toe in Ride-Sharing","http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/04/12/uber-dips-toe-in-ride-sharing/?KEYWORDS=uber" -"5539032","viscanti","viscanti",,,"0","2",,"1365780735","2013-04-12T15:32:15Z","Uber (ridesharing) Policy White Paper 1.0","http://blog.uber.com/2013/04/12/uber-policy-white-paper-1-0/" -"5545416","devNoise","devNoise",,,"0","2",,"1365902152","2013-04-14T01:15:52Z","The Story Of Apple's Confusing, Inconsistent Rules For App Developers","http://www.businessinsider.com/the-story-of-apples-confusing-inconsistent-rules-for-app-developers-2013-4" -"5546476","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","1",,"1365932808","2013-04-14T09:46:48Z","Uberdata: The Ride of Glory","http://blog.uber.com/2012/03/26/uberdata-the-ride-of-glory/" -"5551176","rachbelaid","rachbelaid",,,"0","2",,"1366030506","2013-04-15T12:55:06Z","Murder caught on Google Earth","http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2308503/Caught-red-handed-Google-Earth-Has-satellite-image-captured-crime-taking-place-Holland.html" -"5552072","Ashuu","Ashuu",,,"0","1",,"1366040494","2013-04-15T15:41:34Z","Microsoft updates six of its own Windows 8 apps ","http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-updates-six-of-its-own-windows-8-apps-7000014009/" -"5557310","treskot","treskot",,,"0","1",,"1366108328","2013-04-16T10:32:08Z","Google Glass API - GitHub","https://github.com/googleglass" -"5557468","kritiqqr","kritiqqr",,,"0","2",,"1366111866","2013-04-16T11:31:06Z","Why Apple’s cursors are bad for the majority of computer users","http://amistakes.com/2013/04/16/why-apples-cursors-are-bad-for-the-majority-of-computer-users/" -"5558228","slashdotdash","slashdotdash",,,"3","9","Microsoft may be moving toward bringing back the Start Button and allowing users to boot straight to the desktop with its coming Windows 8.1 release later this year.","1366122323","2013-04-16T14:25:23Z","Microsoft's Windows 8 Plan B: Bring back the Start button, boot to desktop","http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-8-plan-blue-bring-back-the-start-button-boot-to-desktop-7000014075/" -"5558238","agnuku","agnuku",,,"0","1",,"1366122410","2013-04-16T14:26:50Z","Microsoft brings fight to AWS with first full IaaS offering","http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-brings-fight-to-aws-with-first-full-iaas-offering-7000014077/" -"5558266","petrel","petrel",,,"0","1",,"1366122688","2013-04-16T14:31:28Z","My Reconsideration Request To Google For Selling Links","http://www.seroundtable.com/google-reconsideration-links-16652.html" -"5559018","thepumpkin1979","thepumpkin1979",,,"0","1",,"1366129172","2013-04-16T16:19:32Z","Google snaps up Android mobile data company Behavio","http://www.zdnet.com/google-snaps-up-android-mobile-data-company-behavio-7000014086/" -"5559302","mrcharles","mrcharles",,,"0","1",,"1366131528","2013-04-16T16:58:48Z","When Google categorization fails","https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151531408983467&id=276098818466" -"5562131","Andrex","Andrex",,,"0","2",,"1366163001","2013-04-17T01:43:21Z","Thoughts on Google Glass's ""Mirror API"" Preview","https://plus.google.com/112555534027864058220/posts/6XGgKLjsqnr" -"5563331","kritiqqr","kritiqqr",,,"1","1",,"1366186813","2013-04-17T08:20:13Z","Apple has admitted its TV box is piece of crap","http://amistakes.com/2013/04/17/apple-has-admitted-its-tv-box-is-piece-of-crap/" -"5563746","EdwardQ","EdwardQ",,,"0","1",,"1366196875","2013-04-17T11:07:55Z","Could Margaret Thatcher have stopped Microsoft?","http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/spannermans-edublog/2013/04/could-maggie-have-stopped-microsoft/index.htm" -"5564000","visualR","visualR",,,"0","1",,"1366201350","2013-04-17T12:22:30Z","Microsoft recognizes its fail planning to include a boot to desktop option","http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/16/4229900/windows-8-1-boot-to-desktop-option" -"5564246","wodlander","wodlander",,,"0","1",,"1366204522","2013-04-17T13:15:22Z","How to Workaround a Google Drive Outage","http://glipho.com/janaka/how-to-workaround-a-google-drive-outage" -"5566265","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,"-1","1",,"1366224539","2013-04-17T18:48:59Z","Microsoft Thinks Apple's iOS is Boring. Well, Thank Goodness","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsoft-thinks-ios-is-boring.-well-thank-goodness" -"5575904","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","6",,"1366368893","2013-04-19T10:54:53Z","Apple Finally Reveals How Long Siri Keeps Your Data","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/04/siri-two-years/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29" -"5576919","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","3",,"1366382922","2013-04-19T14:48:42Z","Chromebook could free Google from Microsoft and Apple","http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/19/technology/innovation/google-chromebook-pixel/index.html" -"5577654","caffeinewriter","caffeinewriter",,,"0","1",,"1366391520","2013-04-19T17:12:00Z","Apple Retains Siri Voice Samples for Two Years","http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/19/apple-siri-data-two-years/" -"5578333","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1366400467","2013-04-19T19:41:07Z","Apple had to wait two decades “for their true market to emerge”","http://techpinions.com/the-pc-industry-of-the-past-is-not-the-pc-industry-of-the-future/15788" -"5580782","greyman","greyman",,,"0","1",,"1366446545","2013-04-20T08:29:05Z","Bing Questions Study That Claimed It Delivers 5x More Malware Than Google","http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/19/bing-questions-study-that-claimed-it-delivers-5x-more-malware-than-google-says-it-blocks-94-of-clicks-to-malicious-sites/" -"5580828","kritiqqr","kritiqqr",,,"0","1",,"1366448170","2013-04-20T08:56:10Z","Stalin Would Be Very Proud Of Apple’s “Kill Switch” For AppGratis Notifications","http://amistakes.com/2013/04/20/appgratis-push-notifications-stalin-would-be-very-proud-of-apples-kill-switch-for-appgratis-push-notifications/" -"5582242","sajid","sajid",,,"0","1",,"1366480981","2013-04-20T18:03:01Z","Guest blogger: John Gruber","http://www.fakesteve.net/2010/05/guest-blogger-john-gruber.html" -"5584447","APNSoft","APNSoft",,,"0","1",,"1366538472","2013-04-21T10:01:12Z","Google Glass: A Review","http://www.pentagonpost.com/google-glass-a-review/8346619" -"5585229","Amfy","Amfy",,,"13","31",,"1366559856","2013-04-21T15:57:36Z","UberDNS Service where you manage your zone/records with Git","http://uberdns.eu/" -"5586818","compsciphd","compsciphd",,,"0","1",,"1366584779","2013-04-21T22:52:59Z","The Product Apple doesn't know it needs?","https://plus.google.com/110402443423554417660/posts/e3ZQEvMYYqq" -"5586901","erickhill","erickhill",,,"0","2",,"1366586400","2013-04-21T23:20:00Z","Transferring games from iPad to Apple //e [2011]","http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenfagerdotcom/6496851849/in/pool-41224503@N00/" -"5590264","infoman","infoman",,,"0","1",,"1366648975","2013-04-22T16:42:55Z","Google chief defends UK corporation tax of £6m","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22244253#?utm_source=feedly" -"5590722","jeffreyfox","jeffreyfox",,,"0","2",,"1366653248","2013-04-22T17:54:08Z","Google Reports 1.5 Million Android Activations Per Day","http://www.informationweek.com/mobility/smart-phones/google-reports-15-million-android-activa/240153016" -"5591910","enest","enest",,,"0","1",,"1366666498","2013-04-22T21:34:58Z","Top Beautiful Google Doodles in 2012","http://www.enest.net/blog/top-10-beautiful-google-doodles-in-2012/" -"5592813","Legend","Legend",,,"0","1","I remember there was a Google-related thriller (fiction) posted by someone sometime back on HN. The story was about someone trying to escape from Google. Finally, he finds some insider who helps him erase his existence from Google. I don't know. I vaguely remember this story from a long time ago.

Anyone knows what I am talking about? The main character's name started with an M I think (Max or Michael).","1366680733","2013-04-23T01:32:13Z","Ask HN: Anyone remembers the Google-thriller story?", -"5597007","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1366741723","2013-04-23T18:28:43Z","Apple iTunes Dominates Internet Video Market","https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/the-npd-group-apple-itunes-dominates-internet-video-market/" -"5597340","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1366744838","2013-04-23T19:20:38Z","How much are Samsung’s dirty tricks hurting Apple's shares?","http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/04/20/apple-samsung-dirty-tricks/" -"5597733","raldi","raldi",,,"0","2",,"1366748645","2013-04-23T20:24:05Z","Google Earth Pro can now highlight everything within view of any point on earth","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SP1O8q2Lng" -"5598838","neya","neya",,,"0","2",,"1366762771","2013-04-24T00:19:31Z","The Incredible Shrinking Apple","http://mashable.com/2013/04/23/the-incredible-shrinking-apple/" -"5599044","apr","apr",,,"0","1",,"1366765874","2013-04-24T01:11:14Z","Google buys Wavii for $30 million, mirroring Yahoo's deal","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/24/google-acquisition-wavii-idUSL2N0DA2VX20130424" -"5599179","stefann42","stefann42",,,"0","1",,"1366768181","2013-04-24T01:49:41Z","How Microsoft Lost Consumer Calendaring to Google","http://stefann.com/2013/04/how-microsoft-lost-consumer-calendaring-to-google/" -"5599240","colinismyname","colinismyname",,,"1","2",,"1366769311","2013-04-24T02:08:31Z","Apple's Incredible Shrinking Profit Growth — in 1 Graph","http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/apples-incredible-shrinking-profit-growth-in-1-graph/275240/" -"5600317","playhard","playhard",,,"0","1",,"1366788931","2013-04-24T07:35:31Z","Uber wins in NYC lawsuit filed by limo lobby","http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/23/4258112/uber-wins-in-nyc-lawsuit-filed-by-limo-lobby-clearing-the-way-for" -"5600774","mrspin","mrspin",,,"0","1",,"1366800633","2013-04-24T10:50:33Z","Loveflutter Is A Google Freebase-Powered Dating Site","http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/24/loveflutter/" -"5601289","BenStroud","BenStroud",,,"0","2",,"1366809650","2013-04-24T13:20:50Z","Google Glass: a warning from history","http://www.thewhatnoise.com/2013/04/google-glass-warning-from-history.html" -"5602561","philfreo","philfreo",,,"0","1",,"1366822849","2013-04-24T17:00:49Z","Apple More than Doubles Capital Return Program","https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/04/23Apple-More-than-Doubles-Capital-Return-Program.html" -"5602572","scholia","scholia",,,"0","1",,"1366822962","2013-04-24T17:02:42Z","Beyond the smartwatch: how invisible machines will shape Microsoft's future","http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/24/4260614/microsoft-research-rick-rashid-smartwatches-contact-lens-display" -"5604419","scholia","scholia",,,"18","6",,"1366842730","2013-04-24T22:32:10Z","Microsoft has a new Android app called Switch to Windows Phone","http://www.citeworld.com/mobile/21768/switch-to-windows-phone" -"5607297","kesernio","kesernio",,,"0","2",,"1366899678","2013-04-25T14:21:18Z","Why iOS 7 is important for Apple nerds","http://thetechblock.com/why-ios-7-is-important/" -"5608859","madouglas","madouglas",,,"0","2",,"1366913359","2013-04-25T18:09:19Z","Facebook announces party at Google I/O","https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2013/04/25/showing-our-android-community-developer-love-in-may/" -"5609030","suweid","suweid",,,"0","2",,"1366914960","2013-04-25T18:36:00Z","Uber drivers are stopped and fined by Swedish police.","http://www.arcticstartup.com/2013/04/25/stockholm-uber-regulation" -"5610510","superchink","superchink",,,"0","3",,"1366930831","2013-04-25T23:00:31Z","Rolomotion - Apple TV is your new living room game console","http://www.rolomotion.tv/" -"5610521","MilkoFTW","MilkoFTW",,,"0","6",,"1366930954","2013-04-25T23:02:34Z","Apple offering some devs a second chance at WWDC tickets","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/04/25/apple-offering-some-devs-a-second-chance-at-wwdc-tickets/" -"5612159","pathy","pathy",,,"251","193",,"1366969716","2013-04-26T09:48:36Z","Uber Stockholm throw a PR-tantrum when refused unfair advantages","http://www.digitalmcgyver.com/professional/digital-pr/uber-stockholm-throw-a-pr-tantrum-when-refused-unfair-advantages/" -"5612724","stevejalim","stevejalim",,,"0","2",,"1366982536","2013-04-26T13:22:16Z","Blue For The Pineapple (MITM box)","http://penturalabs.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/blue-for-the-pineapple/" -"5614320","peterkelly","peterkelly",,,"0","2",,"1366998495","2013-04-26T17:48:15Z","Apple Developers Speak Out: WWDC Must Change","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-developers-speak-out-wwdc-must-change" -"5615700","co_pl_te","co_pl_te","true",,"-1","1",,"1367012869","2013-04-26T21:47:49Z","Uber Is the First App to Win Approval for NYC Cabs","http://valleywag.gawker.com/hailo-just-beat-uber-to-the-new-york-city-taxi-market-482904392" -"5616992","gregpurtell","gregpurtell",,,"0","1",,"1367043524","2013-04-27T06:18:44Z","Google’s Matt Cutts Says It Is Okay To Link Your Sites Together","http://searchengineland.com/googles-matt-cutts-says-it-is-okay-to-link-your-sites-together-but-in-moderation-157141" -"5617243","akashshah","akashshah",,,"0","1",,"1367053838","2013-04-27T09:10:38Z","After long battle, Uber becomes first taxi app to get approved in New York City","http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/26/4271490/uber-becomes-first-taxi-app-to-get-approved-in-new-york-city" -"5617541","IgorPartola","IgorPartola",,,"5","8",,"1367064474","2013-04-27T12:07:54Z","Explain why taxpayers pay out billions to Microsoft and get nothing in return","https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/explain-why-taxpayers-pay-out-billions-microsoft-and-get-nothing-return-while-linux-free/0PPtVNTz" -"5617589","scholia","scholia",,,"0","2",,"1367066009","2013-04-27T12:33:29Z","As Schmidt speaks of caution, Google Glass gets hacked","http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57581724-1/as-schmidt-speaks-of-caution-google-glass-gets-hacked/" -"5619616","daspion","daspion",,,"0","1",,"1367108682","2013-04-28T00:24:42Z","Uber In NYC Shows What's Really Wrong With The US Economy","http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/04/27/uber-in-nyc-shows-whats-really-wrong-with-the-us-economy/" -"5620983","fumar","fumar",,,"0","1",,"1367151974","2013-04-28T12:26:14Z","Microsoft re-imagines Bing, Skype, and Xbox at Design Day ","http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/4/27/4275944/microsoft-design-presentation-bing-skype-xbox-rebrands" -"5621693","sadiq","sadiq",,,"0","2",,"1367165450","2013-04-28T16:10:50Z","Samsung Beats Analyst Profit Expectations by 10%, Outsells Apple 2-to-1","http://www.dailytech.com/Samsung+Beats+Analyst+Profit+Expectations+by+10+Outsells+Apple+2to1/article30435.htm" -"5623562","dbin78","dbin78",,,"0","1",,"1367197266","2013-04-29T01:01:06Z","Upgraded chat for Google Apps users in Docs and Slides","http://googleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-chat-experience-in-google-drive.html" -"5625044","imwhimsical","imwhimsical",,,"92","161",,"1367228631","2013-04-29T09:43:51Z","Microsoft Puts Free Portable WiFi In Forbes Magazine Print Issues","http://designtaxi.com/news/357287/Microsoft-Puts-Free-Portable-WiFi-In-Forbes-Magazine-Print-Issues/" -"5625514","abaschin","abaschin",,,"0","2",,"1367236606","2013-04-29T11:56:46Z","Google locks down updating on Play store - The H Open: News and Features","http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Google-locks-down-updating-on-Play-store-1851695.html" -"5626352","jmduke","jmduke",,,"0","2",,"1367245817","2013-04-29T14:30:17Z","Google Now for iOS","https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-search/id284815942?mt=8" -"5627282","markhall","markhall",,,"0","1",,"1367254212","2013-04-29T16:50:12Z","Factors Affecting the Success of Google Glass (and similar devices)","http://mytwoandahalfcents.com/factors-affecting-success-google-glass/" -"5631083","caoimhin","caoimhin",,,"0","2",,"1367312406","2013-04-30T09:00:06Z","Dear Apple, fix your bugs","https://discussions.apple.com/message/21905325#21905325" -"5634267","mandeepj","mandeepj",,,"0","1",,"1367349136","2013-04-30T19:12:16Z","Apple Launches Biggest-Ever Non-Bank Bond Deal at $17B","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-wows-market-record-17billion-190308143.html" -"5635174","erinbryce","erinbryce",,,"0","1",,"1367359575","2013-04-30T22:06:15Z","Uber the fastest growing company ever?","http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/29/benchmarks-bill-gurley-uber-is-growing-faster-than-ebay-did/" -"5635478","daegloe","daegloe",,,"0","2",,"1367363410","2013-04-30T23:10:10Z","UberTaxi Returns To NYC","http://blog.uber.com/2013/04/30/ubertaxi-returns-to-nyc/" -"5637935","rmah","rmah",,,"0","1",,"1367417182","2013-05-01T14:06:22Z","NYC green-lights Uber cab service","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57581699-94/nyc-green-lights-uber-cab-service/" -"5638867","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"1","2",,"1367425100","2013-05-01T16:18:20Z","Uber Company’s App Can Now Be Used to Hail Yellow Cabs in City ","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/nyregion/uber-companys-app-for-hailing-yellow-taxis-is-available-in-new-york.html?_r=1&nl=business&emc=edit_dlbkam_20130501&" -"5639789","joeyespo","joeyespo",,,"1","10",,"1367432387","2013-05-01T18:19:47Z","Uber Lays Waste to Worry About Income Inequality","http://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/03/24/uber-the-amazing-car-service-lays-waste-to-worry-about-income-inequality/" -"5640074","vincefutr23","vincefutr23",,,"0","1","I am excited about Google Glass, but I could not help but thinking when watching the video that I do not like the the touch controls are on the side of the glasses. Would you prefer some sort of handheld wireless remote, or better yet a touch sensitive bar on the side or back of your android phone?","1367434870","2013-05-01T19:01:10Z","Ask HN: Would you prefer handheld controls on Google Glass? ", -"5640172","chestnut-tree","chestnut-tree",,,"0","1",,"1367435859","2013-05-01T19:17:39Z","How Google UK clouds its tax liabilities","http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/01/uk-tax-uk-google-specialreport-idUKBRE94005R20130501" -"5640534","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"1","1",,"1367439674","2013-05-01T20:21:14Z","Apple, open and learning from history","http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2013/5/1/apple-open-and-learning-from-history" -"5640652","sgutentag","sgutentag",,,"0","2",,"1367440983","2013-05-01T20:43:03Z","Get Maid (Uber for Maids) Service Review","http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/get-maid-service-review-188644" -"5641941","broldak","broldak",,,"0","1",,"1367457838","2013-05-02T01:23:58Z","Minimalism, Flat Design, and Apple","http://broldak.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/minimalism-flat-design-and-apple/" -"5642031","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","1",,"1367459710","2013-05-02T01:55:10Z","Google API infrastructure outage yesterday","http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2013/05/google-api-infrastructure-outage.html" -"5643751","areski","areski",,,"0","2",,"1367494976","2013-05-02T11:42:56Z","Tweets sent from Google Glass","http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/30/twitter-for-glass-tweets/" -"5644799","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1367506225","2013-05-02T14:50:25Z","Google Buys Stake in LendingClub Startup Valued at $1.55 Billion","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-02/google-buys-stake-in-lendingclub-startup-valued-at-1-55-billion.html" -"5644976","amardeep","amardeep",,,"0","1",,"1367507514","2013-05-02T15:11:54Z","Judge Koh's Order in Apple v Samsung: No Stay on Damages Retrial","http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20130430151123965" -"5645566","eibrahim","eibrahim",,,"0","2",,"1367512482","2013-05-02T16:34:42Z","Apple drinks the Microsoft Kool Aid, bases iOS 7 on Windows 8 ""Metro""","http://blogs.computerworld.com/ios/22132/apple-drinks-microsoft-kool-aid-bases-ios-7-windows-8-metro" -"5645983","dannyp32","dannyp32",,,"0","1",,"1367515991","2013-05-02T17:33:11Z","Microsoft said to be planning next-gen Surface announcement for June","http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/2/4292676/microsoft-surface-next-gen-rumor-june" -"5646357","protomyth","protomyth",,,"0","1",,"1367519883","2013-05-02T18:38:03Z","Google's Dusty Gingerbread Still Dominates Android Installs","http://allthingsd.com/20130502/googles-dusty-gingerbread-still-dominates-android-installs/" -"5650443","sonabinu","sonabinu",,,"0","2",,"1367593391","2013-05-03T15:03:11Z","American Airlines Pilots Lose 40lb With Apple iPad Electronic Flight Bag","http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewstibbe/2013/05/03/american-airlines-pilots-lose-40lb-with-apple-ipad-electronic-flight-bag/" -"5652284","noinput","noinput",,,"0","1",,"1367611103","2013-05-03T19:58:23Z","Uber’s Coming to Oakland","http://blog.uber.com/2013/05/03/ubers-coming-to-oakland-and-bottlerock/" -"5652845","joe8756438","joe8756438",,,"0","2",,"1367617740","2013-05-03T21:49:00Z","Riding a bike through CERN with Google Glass","http://livingthruglass.com/google-glass-explorer-teaches-physics-from-cern-via-hangout/" -"5653499","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1367629027","2013-05-04T00:57:07Z","Apple dominates U.S. smartphone subscriber market share","http://www.loopinsight.com/2013/05/03/apple-dominates-u-s-smartphone-subscriber-market-share/" -"5655771","mwcampbell","mwcampbell",,,"0","1",,"1367691608","2013-05-04T18:20:08Z","What I think of the new Google Compose","http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/google-compose.html" -"5656293","gnht","gnht",,,"0","1",,"1367701049","2013-05-04T20:57:29Z","A community in Google Plus for World News","https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100201868675761556659" -"5656697","dmor","dmor",,,"1","1",,"1367709625","2013-05-04T23:20:25Z","Uber Takes on Lyft with Aggressive ""Shave the Stache"" Mobile Billboard","http://www.daniellemorrill.com/2013/05/uber-takes-on-lyft-with-aggressive-shave-the-stache-mobile-billboard/" -"5661728","ampretus","ampretus",,,"0","1",,"1367837602","2013-05-06T10:53:22Z","10 Steps to Fool Google Page Rank (and your advertisers)","http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/webmasters/xfRl8qIola4" -"5663006","recoiledsnake","recoiledsnake",,,"0","1",,"1367855822","2013-05-06T15:57:02Z","Preliminary EU ruling finds Google guilty of abuse of standard-essential patents","http://www.fosspatents.com/2013/05/preliminary-eu-ruling-finds-googles.html#.UYerxElWEbU.twitter" -"5663695","tfe","tfe",,,"1","1",,"1367862980","2013-05-06T17:56:20Z","Uber parks snarky targeted billboard truck outside of Lyft office","http://files.toddeichel.com.s3.amazonaws.com/IMG_6428.jpg" -"5663846","spicavigo","spicavigo",,,"0","1",,"1367864478","2013-05-06T18:21:18Z","How Google’s New Palestine Page Could Undermine Peace Talks","http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/06/a-thought-experiment-on-how-googles-new-palestine-page-could-undermine-peace-talks" -"5665980","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","1",,"1367889972","2013-05-07T01:26:12Z","Google Chrome’s preloader delivers a ~20% latency improvement","https://plus.google.com/+IlyaGrigorik/posts/8AwRUE7wqAE" -"5666844","groundCode","groundCode",,,"0","1",,"1367910336","2013-05-07T07:05:36Z","Microsoft Windows 8 U-turn","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/330c8b8e-b66b-11e2-93ba-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2SaWbMFJ3" -"5667146","Uncle_Sam","Uncle_Sam",,,"0","4",,"1367917579","2013-05-07T09:06:19Z","Microsoft Prepares U-Turn on Windows 8","http://www.cnbc.com/id/100713593" -"5667302","dmoney67","dmoney67",,,"0","1",,"1367921588","2013-05-07T10:13:08Z","What the f***? Google Glass censors foul language","http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/what-f-google-glass-censors-foul-language-6C9720355" -"5667330","rhufnagel","rhufnagel",,,"0","1",,"1367922131","2013-05-07T10:22:11Z","Java applets run wild inside Notes","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/02/java_runs_in_note_email/" -"5667566","ailon","ailon",,,"0","2",,"1367927070","2013-05-07T11:44:30Z","Could this be the first Google Glass game?","http://devblog.ailon.org/devblog/post/2013/05/07/Could-this-be-the-first-Google-Glass-game.aspx" -"5669464","MarlonPro","MarlonPro",,,"0","1",,"1367948041","2013-05-07T17:34:01Z","Yahoo, Microsoft Renew Search Ad Deal","http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1011006/000119312513202371/d498788d10q.htm" -"5669722","jalanco","jalanco",,,"2","2",,"1367950514","2013-05-07T18:15:14Z","Microsoft prepares rethink on Windows 8 flagship software","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/330c8b8e-b66b-11e2-93ba-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2SdEh272p" -"5670105","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1367954082","2013-05-07T19:14:42Z","Apple Cracks Top of Fortune 500 for First Time","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/05/07/fortune-top-ten" -"5672911","lucaspiller","lucaspiller",,,"0","1",,"1367996009","2013-05-08T06:53:29Z"," Google Doodle celebrates work of graphic designer Saul Bass with video tribute","http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-doodle-celebrates-work-of-graphic-designer-saul-bass-with-video-tribute-8606931.html" -"5674953","bodhi395","bodhi395",,,"0","1",,"1368028767","2013-05-08T15:59:27Z","Apple, J.D. Salinger, and the Art of Secrecy","http://vintagezen.com/2013/4/30/apple-jd-salinger-and-the-art-of-secrecy" -"5675475","graeham","graeham",,,"0","2",,"1368033411","2013-05-08T17:16:51Z","Google Doodle tribute to graphic designer Saul Bass [video]","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64lDaAmpvSo" -"5676008","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"0","2",,"1368038357","2013-05-08T18:39:17Z","Weather Forecasting with Google Glass: Crowdsourced Sky Photos","http://www.jacobsheehy.com/2013/05/weather-forecasting-with-google-glass/?yc" -"5679674","callum85","callum85",,,"0","1",,"1368095702","2013-05-09T10:35:02Z","Microsoft has just blown its oldest trick","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9242b8c8-b687-11e2-93ba-00144feabdc0.html" -"5679677","christopherorr","christopherorr",,,"0","1",,"1368095811","2013-05-09T10:36:51Z","How One of Google’s Best Customers Could Steal Away Search","http://www.wired.com/business/2013/05/amazon-stealing-search-from-google/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29" -"5680899","mcrittenden","mcrittenden",,,"0","1",,"1368113061","2013-05-09T15:24:21Z","Marking archived Gmail messages as read using Google Apps Script","http://mikecr.it/ramblings/marking-gmail-read-with-apps-script" -"5681039","protomyth","protomyth",,,"0","1",,"1368114363","2013-05-09T15:46:03Z","Apple's Lightning Connector Detailed in Newly-Published Patent Applications","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/05/09/apples-lightning-connector-detailed-in-newly-published-patent-applications/" -"5683930","will_brown","will_brown",,,"0","1",,"1368147740","2013-05-10T01:02:20Z","Everything.Me Wants To Be The Google For Mobile, Hits 150K Downloads","http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/05/09/everything-me-wants-to-be-the-google-for-mobile-hits-150k-downloads/" -"5689160","dinosaurs","dinosaurs",,,"0","2",,"1368228624","2013-05-10T23:30:24Z","Through The Looking Glass: What You’ll See Through Google’s Lens","http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/10/through-the-looking-glass-what-youll-see-through-googles-lens-tctv/" -"5690122","mickaelkel","mickaelkel",,,"0","1","Exemple : 169, 11th Street, San Francisco, CA

It returns back 11h Avenue... Did tou encounter other issues or I'm the alone with the only address having a bug?","1368262034","2013-05-11T08:47:14Z","Google Geocode encoutering issues?", -"5692589","scholia","scholia",,,"0","1",,"1368316599","2013-05-11T23:56:39Z","How Apple V Samsung Threatens The Steve Jobs' Legacy","http://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2013/05/09/at-stake-in-the-apple-vs-samsung-case-the-genius-of-steve-jobs/" -"5698029","clicks","clicks",,,"0","1",,"1368442689","2013-05-13T10:58:09Z","Charlie Rose interviews 'Bill Gates 2.0' on 60 Minutes: the man after Microsoft","http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/13/bill-gates-60-minutes/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget" -"5700813","bifrost","bifrost",,,"0","1",,"1368472820","2013-05-13T19:20:20Z","Google abruptly ends SMS search service","http://www.eweek.com/mobile/google-ends-sms-search-service-apparently-without-warning/" -"5701347","scholia","scholia",,,"0","1",,"1368478529","2013-05-13T20:55:29Z","New York attorney general: What is Apple doing to stop phone theft?","http://www.citeworld.com/business/21868/new-york-attorney-general-apple-phone-theft" -"5703464","louhong","louhong",,,"0","4",,"1368517459","2013-05-14T07:44:19Z","Uberdata: Mapping the San Franciscome","http://blog.uber.com/2012/01/09/uberdata-san-franciscomics/" -"5704706","batuhanicoz","batuhanicoz",,,"0","2",,"1368538647","2013-05-14T13:37:27Z","Microsoft adds Google Talk support to Outlook.com in a bid to woo Gmail users ","http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/05/14/microsoft-adds-support-for-google-talk-and-facebook-chat-to-outlook-com/" -"5704827","scholia","scholia",,,"0","1",,"1368539922","2013-05-14T13:58:42Z","Microsoft Adds Google Chat Support to Outlook.com to Win Over Gmail Users","http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/microsoft-adds-google-chat-support-outlook-hopes-winning/story?id=19172747#.UZJC9KK-qt8" -"5708604","daegloe","daegloe",,,"1","1",,"1368568629","2013-05-14T21:57:09Z","Apple sued over faulty power button on iPhone 4","http://gigaom.com/2013/05/14/apple-sued-over-faulty-power-button-on-iphone-4/" -"5710731","steveridout","steveridout",,,"0","1",,"1368604685","2013-05-15T07:58:05Z","Germany tells Google to tidy up auto-complete","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22529357" -"5710880","treskot","treskot",,,"0","2",,"1368608292","2013-05-15T08:58:12Z","Google Accidentally Leaks Revamped Maps Service","http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/05/15/whoops-google-accidentally-shows-off-revamped-google-maps-with-new-ui-support-for-flights-and-more/?utm_source=referral&awesm=tnw.to_f0ekg&utm_content=Whoops!%20Google%20accidentally%20shows%20off%20revamped%20Google%20Maps%20with%20new%20UI,%20support%20for%20flights%20and%20more&utm_campaign=social%20media&utm_medium=copy-paste-link" -"5711283","seminatore","seminatore",,,"0","1",,"1368617828","2013-05-15T11:37:08Z","8 Extensions That Make Google Drive More Powerful Than Dropbox","http://lifehacker.com/8-extensions-that-make-google-drive-better-than-dropbox-498740515" -"5712865","kisamoto","kisamoto",,,"0","2",,"1368633797","2013-05-15T16:03:17Z","Live Google I/O","http://live.reuters.com/Event/Reuters_Tech_Blog" -"5714520","cooldeal","cooldeal",,,"1","41",,"1368648588","2013-05-15T20:09:48Z","Google demands Microsoft removes YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads","http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4334030/google-demands-microsoft-remove-youtube-windows-phone-app" -"5715667","_pius","_pius",,,"0","2",,"1368658762","2013-05-15T22:59:22Z","Ride with Uber, Pay with Google","http://blog.uber.com/2013/05/15/ride-with-uber-pay-with-google/" -"5717739","CloudNine","CloudNine",,,"45","21",,"1368699271","2013-05-16T10:14:31Z","Microsoft's anti-Google campaign gets a boost, from Google","http://allthingsd.com/20130515/microsofts-anti-google-campaign-gets-a-boost-from-google/" -"5718144","hawkharris","hawkharris",,,"0","2",,"1368706300","2013-05-16T12:11:40Z","3 Ways Google Will Transform Communication","http://www.alligator.org/opinion/columns/article_92b75234-bde2-11e2-8b0f-001a4bcf887a.html" -"5718387","forgotAgain","forgotAgain",,,"0","2",,"1368709504","2013-05-16T13:05:04Z","Google Introduces New Search Tools to Try to Read Our Minds","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/google-introduces-new-search-tools-to-try-to-read-our-minds/?hpw" -"5720285","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1368729595","2013-05-16T18:39:55Z","How Google’s game services API will convince devs to make better games","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/how-googles-game-services-api-will-convince-devs-to-make-better-games/" -"5723236","edtechdev","edtechdev",,,"0","1",,"1368778845","2013-05-17T08:20:45Z","AT&T Blocks Google Hangout Video Chat","http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Brings-Video-Chat-to-HangOuts-But-ATT-Blocks-It-124282" -"5723946","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1368794941","2013-05-17T12:49:01Z","New Apps Arrive on Google Glass","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/new-apps-arrive-on-google-glass/?ref=business&nl=business&emc=edit_dlbkam_20130517" -"5725841","kruken","kruken",,,"0","1",,"1368813849","2013-05-17T18:04:09Z","Save Uber DC (Again…)","http://blog.uber.com/2013/05/17/save-uber-dc-again/" -"5729954","chrisacky","chrisacky",,,"0","1",,"1368903916","2013-05-18T19:05:16Z","Google Glass & The Men’s Bathroom Urinals","http://daggle.com/google-glass-bathroom-urinals-3355" -"5731132","olaf","olaf",,,"0","2",,"1368923424","2013-05-19T00:30:24Z","Php on AppEngine - from Google with love","http://hakre.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/php-on-google-app-engine-quick-first-review/" -"5738104","ONE37","ONE37",,,"0","1",,"1369063180","2013-05-20T15:19:40Z","Google, the Villain","http://one37.net/blog/20/5/2013/friends" -"5739119","ericxtang","ericxtang",,,"0","2",,"1369074522","2013-05-20T18:28:42Z","Future of Google search is Now","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57582368-93/google-the-future-of-search-is-now/" -"5739203","ph0rque","ph0rque",,,"0","1",,"1369075396","2013-05-20T18:43:16Z","How Amazon's Rising Headwaters Could Threaten Google","http://readwrite.com/2013/05/20/how-amazons-rising-headwaters-could-threaten-google" -"5739587","alfo","alfo",,,"0","1",,"1369079183","2013-05-20T19:46:23Z","Google Glass Firsts","http://googleglassfirsts.tumblr.com" -"5742672","rhufnagel","rhufnagel",,,"0","1",,"1369129449","2013-05-21T09:44:09Z","Chinese Hackers Found U.S. Government Data on Google Servers","http://mashable.com/2013/05/20/in-google-breach-chinese-hackers-access-sensitive-u-s-government-data/" -"5743087","wslh","wslh",,,"0","2",,"1369138589","2013-05-21T12:16:29Z","George Soros cuts Apple stake, adds Google shares","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/george-soros-cuts-apple-stake-adds-google-shares-2013-05-15" -"5744020","rubikscube","rubikscube",,,"0","1",,"1369148027","2013-05-21T14:53:47Z","Advance Copy of Apple CEO Tim Cook's Testimony to US Senate","http://www.apple.com/pr/pdf/Apple_Testimony_to_PSI.pdf" -"5745105","Lightning","Lightning",,,"0","4",,"1369156477","2013-05-21T17:14:37Z","Microsoft unveils its next game console, the Xbox One","http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/microsoft-unveils-its-next-game-console-the-tktk/" -"5746578","rubikscube","rubikscube",,,"0","4",,"1369167760","2013-05-21T20:22:40Z","Apple chief calls on US government to slash US corporate tax","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/21/apple-wants-single-digit-corporate-tax" -"5749025","dmmalam","dmmalam",,,"0","2",,"1369199531","2013-05-22T05:12:11Z","Accidental find shows Vitamin C kills tuberculosis","http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5inp3-7GPlBhd02Ww8rJuFfCx6wnA?docId=CNG.9ec729d1169e9d81b8726ef07d6a4722.211" -"5749510","frostnovazzz","frostnovazzz",,,"0","1",,"1369211112","2013-05-22T08:25:12Z","We Are Busy Updating The Apple Store","http://store.apple.com/" -"5749595","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","2",,"1369213515","2013-05-22T09:05:15Z","Apple’s recent design changes betray a big design shift in the works","http://9to5mac.com/2013/05/21/apples-recent-design-changes-betray-a-big-design-shift-in-the-works/" -"5751017","marcieoum","marcieoum",,,"0","1",,"1369232665","2013-05-22T14:24:25Z"," 3 Mind-Bending Ways Apple Dodged $13.8B In Taxes","http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/21/3-mindbending-ways-apple-dodged-13-8b-in-taxes/" -"5751310","followmylee","followmylee",,,"0","2",,"1369234809","2013-05-22T15:00:09Z","Google I/O: The end of search as we know it?","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-io-the-end-of-search-as-we-know-it/2013/05/15/d6ea4204-bd88-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html" -"5751469","esalazar","esalazar",,,"0","2",,"1369236394","2013-05-22T15:26:34Z","New York Can Fight Airbnb and Uber, But the Sharing Economy Is Here to Stay","http://www.wired.com/business/2013/05/new-york-does-not-like-sharing" -"5753903","kalail","kalail",,,"0","1",,"1369258479","2013-05-22T21:34:39Z","Google Is Doing It Right","http://www.kalail.com/blog/10/google-is-doing-it-right/" -"5755565","Sealy","Sealy",,,"0","1",,"1369288988","2013-05-23T06:03:08Z","How Tech Hedge Funds And Investment Banks Make Sense Of Apple’s Share Buybacks","http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/19/iterations-how-tech-hedge-funds-and-investment-banks-make-sense-of-apples-share-buybacks/" -"5757905","abdophoto","abdophoto",,,"0","2",,"1369328135","2013-05-23T16:55:35Z","Apple’s WWDC Keynote Scheduled for Monday, June 10","http://allthingsd.com/20130523/apples-wwdc-keynote-scheduled-for-monday-june-10/" -"5761922","czottmann","czottmann",,,"0","1",,"1369387352","2013-05-24T09:22:32Z","Is This Google X's Plan to Wire the World?","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/118900-is-this-google-xs-plan-to-wire-the-world" -"5762612","esalazar","esalazar",,,"0","1",,"1369402639","2013-05-24T13:37:19Z","Open wide, Google: Here comes an advertising antitrust probe","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/24/google_ftc_probe/" -"5762749","SonicSoul","SonicSoul",,,"0","1",,"1369403855","2013-05-24T13:57:35Z","Who Owns The Future? Google and the government should pay for your data","http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4358680/who-owns-the-future-jaron-lanier-thinks-google-and-the-government" -"5762883","jacobjulius","jacobjulius",,,"0","1",,"1369404970","2013-05-24T14:16:10Z","Can this former Googler bring Silicon Valley to Myanmar?","http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/24/186275257/can-this-man-bring-silicon-valley-to-yangon" -"5764245","JoeCortopassi","JoeCortopassi",,,"0","1",,"1369416759","2013-05-24T17:32:39Z","I-5 bridge that collapsed into river is already gone from Google Maps","http://www.geekwire.com/2013/google-maps-updated-show-i5-bridge-collapse/" -"5765184","tosh","tosh",,,"0","2",,"1369429759","2013-05-24T21:09:19Z","Use Web Components Today With Google's Polymer","http://www.infoq.com/news/2013/05/webcomponents" -"5765244","GarrettBeck","GarrettBeck",,,"5","5","WTF...I didn't order an Uber?!?!?

(Queue follow up email from Uber)

We're Sorry! A quick Clarification on Our Last Email:

Hey Garrett, -Sorry about the confusion! No request has been made from your account. We were overly excited about our Memorial Day promotion, and should have put some more thought into that subject line. With this second email, we just want to clarify that everything is OK; a car will only be sent when you request it...

(I think Travis Kalanick is currently firing the head of marketing...)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8byop1vypw5mq7m/E1S64spcAF#f:Uber%20Email%201.png

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8byop1vypw5mq7m/E1S64spcAF#f:Uber%20Email%202.png","1369430448","2013-05-24T21:20:48Z","Hi Garrett, your Uber is en route! Note that your fare will be...", -"5765837","superchink","superchink",,,"0","1",,"1369439522","2013-05-24T23:52:02Z","Google RSS Reader (2005)","http://paulstamatiou.com/google-rss-reader" -"5765898","pilgrim689","pilgrim689",,,"0","2",,"1369440960","2013-05-25T00:16:00Z","Inside Google's Secret Lab","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-22/inside-googles-secret-lab#p2" -"5775121","smaili","smaili",,,"0","2",,"1369670853","2013-05-27T16:07:33Z","Why New Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook HQs Are Negative Indicators","http://www.businessinsider.com/new-hqs-for-apple-google-amazon-and-facebook-2013-5" -"5776292","beppe","beppe",,,"0","2",,"1369684615","2013-05-27T19:56:55Z","What if you’d bought Apple shares instead of a PowerBook in 2003?","http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/05/27/what-if-you-bought-apple-shares-instead-of-a-17-powerbook-g4-in-2003/?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=share%2Bbutton&utm_content=How%20rich%20would%20you%20be%20if%20you%E2%80%99d%20bought%20Apple%20shares%20instead%20of%20a%20PowerBook%20in%202003%3F&utm_campaign=social%2Bmedia" -"5777405","aynlaplant","aynlaplant",,,"0","1",,"1369702396","2013-05-28T00:53:16Z","B-Reel tells story of the net for Google","http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2013/may/b-reel-google-building-the-web-together" -"5779675","GetViableLeslie","GetViableLeslie",,,"0","1",,"1369746061","2013-05-28T13:01:01Z","Solved: Using the bluetooth Apple Wireless keyboard on Windows 7","http://www.lesliebarry.com/post/51446925993/solved-using-the-bluetooth-apple-wireless-keyboard-on" -"5780060","mlacher","mlacher",,,"0","4",,"1369749616","2013-05-28T14:00:16Z","We're The Uber of Organ Transplants","http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/were-the-uber-of-organ-transplants" -"5780416","awwstn","awwstn",,,"0","1",,"1369753332","2013-05-28T15:02:12Z","We're the Uber of Organ Transplants. [satire]","http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/were-the-uber-of-organ-transplants#.UaSxtppfcwU.twitter" -"5785034","ximeng","ximeng",,,"0","1","Microsoft Connect for SQL Server is a Microsoft publicly accessible issue tracker:

https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/Feedback

The top voted item with 477 items is relatively simple, but has been open 5 years with only a template response from Microsoft:

https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/339410/please-fix-the-string-or-binary-data-would-be-truncated-message-to-give-the-column-name

It turns out that it's a reopened issue from 2005 with a similar generic response. So nearly ten years without a meaningful response for the most updated issue on the issue tracker.

It's a similar case for many of the other issues on the site.

The site itself seems like a good idea, at least they're tracking the problem, but I can't fathom why they can't get some of these simple fixes in. Would this be better if it was open source? Perhaps, but there's still the problem of getting patches / pull requests in past the gatekeepers. Maybe the real money makers come from somewhere else so they can afford to ignore the community feedback, or maybe they're so locked in with existing users that there's no incentive for them to pay attention to them when they can work on getting new customers.","1369810786","2013-05-29T06:59:46Z","Microsoft Connect for SQL Server - a good argument for open source?", -"5785105","Skibb","Skibb",,,"0","2",,"1369812330","2013-05-29T07:25:30Z","Apple's Effective Tax Rate 30.5 Percent, Says Tim Cook","http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/28/tim-cook-says-u-s-tax-code-is-absolutely-crazy/" -"5786406","lelf","lelf",,,"0","1",,"1369837389","2013-05-29T14:23:09Z","Everest: Rivers of Ice by GlacierWorks and Microsoft","http://explore.glacierworks.org" -"5786716","ngoel36","ngoel36",,,"0","1",,"1369840515","2013-05-29T15:15:15Z","Google removes ability to place/receive calls in Gmail","http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/19/4346910/google-hangouts-upgrade-removes-host-google-voice-calls-gmail" -"5787237","mazsa","mazsa",,,"0","1",,"1369844878","2013-05-29T16:27:58Z","Apple Tax Bite","http://robertariail.com/2013/05/29/apple-tax-bite/" -"5787856","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1369850005","2013-05-29T17:53:25Z","Apply now to test Google Shopping Express (SF Bay Area)","https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18-ug2e346DJdMjF1dlUZL3pbjiHkOTwWltLoS3qaX20/viewform" -"5789178","adzeds","adzeds",,,"0","1",,"1369862374","2013-05-29T21:19:34Z","If Google starts sentiment analysis of backlinks, SEOs will need this…","http://www.trackur.com/google-sentiment-analysis-backlinks" -"5790479","balanceiskey15","balanceiskey15",,,"0","1",,"1369879980","2013-05-30T02:13:00Z","Goodbye Google Reader","http://covertdispatch.tumblr.com/post/51690338969/goodbye-google-reader" -"5791831","maudlinmau5","maudlinmau5",,,"0","1",,"1369912798","2013-05-30T11:19:58Z","Microsoft To Windows 8 Haters: Try This Mouse","http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/peripherals/microsoft-to-windows-8-haters-try-this-m/240155498" -"5793119","rydl","rydl",,,"0","2","Money quote:

Their boards have been able to tell the Irish tax authorities that Kearney, the sole Irish-resident director, cannot be judged to manage or control these companies, and that important decision-making rests in California.

As a result, AOI and others are not deemed tax resident in Ireland.

Meanwhile, because these same companies are incorporated at addresses in Ireland, under US law they appeared not to be tax resident in the US either. ""Magically,"" observed Senate committee chair Carl Levin, ""it's neither here nor there.""","1369928038","2013-05-30T15:33:58Z","Guardian explains why Apple does't pay taxes in Ireland","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/29/apple-ireland-cork-cathy-kearney" -"5794259","mmahemoff","mmahemoff",,,"0","2",,"1369938564","2013-05-30T18:29:24Z","Google launches HTC One with Nexus user experience ","https://plus.google.com/u/0/110023707389740934545/posts/fcfH93she8A" -"5795871","carlyle4545","carlyle4545",,,"0","1",,"1369955791","2013-05-30T23:16:31Z","Apple's New Product Strategy","http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/05/30/apples-new-product-strategy/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"5795883","aplh","aplh",,,"0","2",,"1369955936","2013-05-30T23:18:56Z","Six ways Apple should open iOS | The Tech Block","http://thetechblock.com/six-ways-apple-should-open-ios/" -"5797777","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1369996837","2013-05-31T10:40:37Z","Mug Shots: Bots Scour Google Maps to Find Faces in the Land","http://www.wired.com/design/2013/05/googlemaps-landscape-faces/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29" -"5797823","ireadqrcodes","ireadqrcodes",,,"0","1",,"1369997795","2013-05-31T10:56:35Z","Robert Scoble: ""Price and utility of Google Glass beats the fashion cost""","http://glass-apps.org/robert-scoble-google-glass" -"5797988","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1370000808","2013-05-31T11:46:48Z","Why can’t Microsoft get their products right on the first try?","http://owened.co.nz/why-cant-microsoft-get-anything-right-on-the-first-try/" -"5798256","jeffmorrisjr","jeffmorrisjr",,,"30","51",,"1370004818","2013-05-31T12:53:38Z","“We are Uber for X”","https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/66c0d0547cb4" -"5798335","johnr8201","johnr8201",,,"0","2",,"1370005849","2013-05-31T13:10:49Z","Facebook's 'hacker campus' to take on Apple's spaceship","http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2331658/Facebooks-hacker-campus-Apples-spaceship-Googles-new-Googleplex-Amazons-Biosphere-battle-hi-tech-offices.html" -"5809088","xtraclass","xtraclass",,,"0","1",,"1370190993","2013-06-02T16:36:33Z","Google's New Disclosure Policy: Helpful, or Who Cares? - eSecurity Planet","http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/googles-new-disclosure-policy-helpful-or-who-cares.html" -"5815933","gamechangr","gamechangr",,,"0","1",,"1370292707","2013-06-03T20:51:47Z","Execs from Apple and publishing houses calling each other idiots","http://qz.com/90380/eddy-cue-and-steve-jobs-calling-publishers-idiots/" -"5816890","viana007","viana007",,,"0","1",,"1370304004","2013-06-04T00:00:04Z","Product revenue prediction with Google Prediction API","http://www.tatvic.com/blog/product-revenue-prediction-with-prediction-api/" -"5817482","thegarside","thegarside",,,"0","1",,"1370315364","2013-06-04T03:09:24Z","Google’s Matt Cutts On SEO Industry Misconceptions","http://searchengineland.com/googles-cutts-on-seo-industry-misconceptions-updates-revenue-goals-link-building-obsession-161880" -"5817829","Sami_Lehtinen","Sami_Lehtinen",,,"0","1",,"1370322351","2013-06-04T05:05:51Z","Google Cloud Platform","https://cloud.google.com/" -"5820318","andrewbaron","andrewbaron",,,"0","3",,"1370362377","2013-06-04T16:12:57Z","When should YouTubers consider Venture Capital?","http://dembot.com/post/52143721761/a-refutation-to-jason-calacanis-critique-of-youtube" -"5822425","enay","enay",,,"0","1",,"1370384086","2013-06-04T22:14:46Z","Google Glass App Mockups","http://www.glasssim.com/" -"5823227","marcieoum","marcieoum",,,"0","1",,"1370397294","2013-06-05T01:54:54Z","Microsoft Launches Crowdfunding Method to Help Students Buy PCs","http://mashable.com/2013/06/04/microsoft-student-chip-in/" -"5823472","jansanchez","jansanchez",,,"0","2",,"1370401848","2013-06-05T03:10:48Z","ITC Finds Apple Violates Samsung Patent, Issues Limited Import Ban","http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/04/u-s-itc-finds-apple-violates-samsung-patent-issues-limited-import-ban-on-att-iphone-4-3gs-and-some-ipads#" -"5824969","aaronharnly","aaronharnly",,,"0","1",,"1370433286","2013-06-05T11:54:46Z","A Feature Film, Starring Google","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/a-feature-film-starring-google/" -"5825342","rauljara","rauljara",,,"0","2",,"1370438429","2013-06-05T13:20:29Z","Apple's Folly: The story of the pippin","http://gameological.com/2013/06/apples-folly/" -"5825462","techfile","techfile",,,"0","1",,"1370439710","2013-06-05T13:41:50Z","This Is the Future of Google TV","http://www.realcleartechnology.com/articles/2013/06/05/quietly_google_is_winning_its_way_into_the_living_room_492.html" -"5826183","jayarbee","jayarbee",,,"0","1",,"1370445689","2013-06-05T15:21:29Z","How Does Google Authorship Impact CTR?","http://justinbriggs.org/how-does-google-authorship-impact-ctr" -"5829056","justhw","justhw",,,"0","1",,"1370470928","2013-06-05T22:22:08Z","$82M Google Airport Terminal Set","http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/82m-google-airport-terminal-set-195413356.html" -"5829791","marcieoum","marcieoum",,,"0","2",,"1370481474","2013-06-06T01:17:54Z","Google Backtracks On Its CalDAV API “Spring Cleaning” And Launches CardDAV API","http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/05/google-caldav-api-lives-to-sync-another-day/" -"5831202","deselby","deselby",,,"0","1",,"1370507461","2013-06-06T08:31:01Z","Google vs. Apple: Why download figures are meaningless","http://www.pfeifferreport.com/v2/essays/the-50-billion-conundrum-why-app-store-download-numbers-are-meaningless/" -"5832935","andrew_isidoro","andrew_isidoro",,,"0","1",,"1370532060","2013-06-06T15:21:00Z","Google Penguin 2.0 - Data Centre Fluctuations","http://www.andrewisidoro.co.uk/blog/penguin-data-centre-fluctuations/" -"5833716","orrsella","orrsella",,,"106","96",,"1370539114","2013-06-06T17:18:34Z","John Gruber and friends launch Vesper note capture app","http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/06/daring-fireballs-john-gruber-and-friends-launch-vesper-note-capture-app/" -"5833855","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"0","1",,"1370540219","2013-06-06T17:36:59Z","Why Google Web Designer is more of a threat to designers than it is to Adobe","http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/interactive-design/why-google-web-designer-is-more-of-threat-designers-than-it-is-adobe/" -"5833941","edward164","edward164","true",,"-1","1","Hi,

I know that Microsoft is fixing from time to time security exploits but why isn't Microsoft focusing mainly on finding a way to make Windows as much secure as Linux ? Is it normal that since Windows 95 people still have to buy antivirus/firewall software ? What's the point of an OS if every new version that comes out focuses on stability/features rather than maximum security?","1370540843","2013-06-06T17:47:23Z","Ask HN: Why isn't Microsoft focusing on making Windows as secure as Linux ?", -"5834867","chrisyeh","chrisyeh",,,"1","2",,"1370549484","2013-06-06T20:11:24Z","The Lesson of Tumblr: Product Uber Alles ","http://chrisyeh.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-lesson-of-tumblr-product-uber-alles.html" -"5840894","_pius","_pius",,,"0","1",,"1370631285","2013-06-07T18:54:45Z","Brent Simmons, Dave Wiskus, and John Gruber talk about their new app, Vesper","http://www.imore.com/debug-15-simmons-wiskus-gruber-and-vesper" -"5841167","jessaustin","jessaustin",,,"0","2","Someone suggested the article's original title wasn't descriptive enough.","1370634203","2013-06-07T19:43:23Z","[Why Google doesn't know] PRISM Confirmed: major US providers grant direct...","https://financialcryptography.com/mt/archives/001431.html" -"5841575","gridscomputing","gridscomputing",,,"0","2",,"1370637095","2013-06-07T20:31:35Z","Google loves ‘The Internship,’ but critics call movie a wreck","http://www.geekwire.com/2013/google-loves-the-internship-movie-critic-bad-secretly-funded-bing/" -"5845011","akosner","akosner",,,"0","2",,"1370703002","2013-06-08T14:50:02Z","Why Apple Will Announce iRadio At Monday's WWDC","http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/06/08/why-apple-will-announce-iradio-at-mondays-wwdc/" -"5845254","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1370707144","2013-06-08T15:59:04Z","Google Introduces New Search Tools to Try to Read Our Minds","http://cacm.acm.org/news/164389-google-introduces-new-search-tools-to-try-to-read-our-minds/fulltext" -"5845475","xtraclass","xtraclass",,,"0","2",,"1370711263","2013-06-08T17:07:43Z","How much does Google know about you?","http://ajaxblog.com/archives/2013/06/07/how-much-does-google-know-about" -"5845879","danielhunt","danielhunt",,,"0","1",,"1370718399","2013-06-08T19:06:39Z","Xbox One: Microsoft defends pre-owned games rules","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22812743" -"5849021","narcissus","narcissus",,,"0","2","Because of what's been going on lately, I decided to have another look at distributed social network options. I went to look at the Appleseed Project (http://opensource.appleseedproject.org/) but it just redirects to a Wikipedia page comparing distributed social networks. Is this just a temporary thing or did something happen that I totally missed? What other options are a 'legitimate possibility' at the moment?","1370788534","2013-06-09T14:35:34Z","Ask HN: Is the Appleseed project dead?", -"5853984","donohoe","donohoe",,,"0","2",,"1370868892","2013-06-10T12:54:52Z","Google bans Glass from its own shareholder meeting","http://news.yahoo.com/google-bans-glass-own-shareholder-meeting-193542140.html?.tsrc=warhol" -"5856244","salimmadjd","salimmadjd",,,"0","1",,"1370890091","2013-06-10T18:48:11Z","Apple Challenges Google Docs, Microsoft With iWork iCloud","http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/10/apple-challenges-google-docs-microsoft-with-iwork-coming-to-a-browser-near-you/" -"5856754","ForFreedom","ForFreedom",,,"0","1",,"1370892960","2013-06-10T19:36:00Z","Probably NSA should take advice from Apple on making employees keep secrets", -"5858401","bado","bado",,,"0","4",,"1370907780","2013-06-10T23:43:00Z","Apple snuck in a new Airport Extreme","https://www.apple.com/airport-extreme/" -"5858899","timsaunders","timsaunders",,,"0","2",,"1370913655","2013-06-11T01:20:55Z","Apple's iOS 7: The iPhone and iPad are changing everything ... again","http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/apples-ios-7-iphone-ipad-are-changing-everything-again-6C10262993" -"5864657","yitchelle","yitchelle",,,"0","1",,"1370984019","2013-06-11T20:53:39Z","Asking US government to allow Google to show more national security request data","http://googleblog.blogspot.de/2013/06/asking-us-government-to-allow-google-to.html" -"5865621","adambrod","adambrod",,,"0","1",,"1370995977","2013-06-12T00:12:57Z","Apple Should Adopt This Stunning iOS 7 Concept ","http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/apple-should-adopt-this-stunning-ios-7-concept-video/" -"5867513","scholia","scholia",,,"0","1",,"1371036094","2013-06-12T11:21:34Z","Vision unfulfilled: Microsoft Haiku ","http://www.zdnet.com/vision-unfulfilled-microsoft-haiku-7000016714/" -"5868461","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","2",,"1371049567","2013-06-12T15:06:07Z","Apple iOS 7: Android copycat?","http://www.zdnet.com/apple-ios-7-android-copycat-7000016705/" -"5868599","jaequery","jaequery",,,"0","2",,"1371051115","2013-06-12T15:31:55Z","Designers Think Apple's New Flat iOS Look Is 'Ugly' and 'Harsh' and Blinding","http://news.yahoo.com/designers-think-apples-flat-ios-look-ugly-harsh-145334967.html" -"5868903","tomaslau","tomaslau",,,"0","1",,"1371054122","2013-06-12T16:22:02Z","New design direction? Apple iOS 7","http://despreneur.com/new-design-direction-apple-ios-7/" -"5869448","jamesjyu","jamesjyu",,,"4","8",,"1371059745","2013-06-12T17:55:45Z","The New uberX: Better, Faster, and Cheaper than a Taxi","http://blog.uber.com/2013/06/11/uberx-cheaper-than-a-taxi/" -"5869596","jacobjulius","jacobjulius",,,"0","1",,"1371060814","2013-06-12T18:13:34Z","The 17th-century version of the fight over Uber","http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/06/12/190987601/a-17th-century-poet-inspires-modern-day-hacks" -"5874977","chocks","chocks",,,"0","1",,"1371141541","2013-06-13T16:39:01Z","Apple considering bigger, cheaper iPhones","http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/13/tech/mobile/apple-bigger-iphone/?hpt=hp_t2" -"5875214","boh","boh",,,"0","2",,"1371143543","2013-06-13T17:12:23Z","Waze Joins Google","http://www.waze.com/blog/" -"5876298","hsshah","hsshah",,,"0","1",,"1371154626","2013-06-13T20:17:06Z","Apple's Eddy Cue testimony ebook pricing case","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57589185-37/apples-eddy-cue-yep-we-caused-e-book-pricing-to-rise/" -"5879363","macieka","macieka",,,"0","1",,"1371210879","2013-06-14T11:54:39Z","Microsoft Releases Free Office For iPhone App","http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/14/microsoft-releases-free-office-for-iphone-app-but-only-for-office-365-subscribers/" -"5879475","patrickjoyce","patrickjoyce",,,"0","1",,"1371212554","2013-06-14T12:22:34Z","The Genuus of Uber","http://pragmati.st/2013/06/14/the-genius-of-uber/" -"5880347","psychotik","psychotik",,,"0","1",,"1371222826","2013-06-14T15:13:46Z","Microsoft Office for iOS ","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/14/microsoft-brings-office-mobile-for-office-365-subscribers-to-iphone/" -"5880977","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,"-1","1",,"1371229170","2013-06-14T16:59:30Z","Brent Simmons at WWDC: Gruber & Wiskus are Trying to Kill Me","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/wwdc-gruber-and-wiskus-are-killing-me-brent-simmons" -"5883568","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"0","1",,"1371261546","2013-06-15T01:59:06Z","Driving Tesla Model S with Google Glass","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj1yYI2BA1U" -"5889544","cramforce","cramforce",,,"0","2",,"1371410606","2013-06-16T19:23:26Z","Apple has become a design follower instead of a leader","http://gigaom.com/2013/06/16/apple-has-become-a-design-follower-instead-of-a-leader-and-it-may-be-just-fine-with-that/" -"5892512","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1371468013","2013-06-17T11:20:13Z","Google lacks instinct","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jun/17/google-plus-design-instinct-douglas-bowman" -"5894512","mikeevans","mikeevans",,,"0","2",,"1371490079","2013-06-17T17:27:59Z","Google Play for Education","http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/edu/index.html" -"5895199","bitops","bitops",,,"0","1",,"1371495773","2013-06-17T19:02:53Z","Tech Career Advice From Google's Women","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/tech-career-advice-from-googles-women/" -"5896082","kareemm","kareemm",,,"0","1",,"1371504696","2013-06-17T21:31:36Z","How Uber is Going Viral","http://briannorgard.com/2013/06/17/how-uber-is-going-viral/" -"5896683","nikolaypavlov","nikolaypavlov",,,"0","1",,"1371512541","2013-06-17T23:42:21Z","Now You Can Build Google’s $1M Artificial Brain on the Cheap","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/06/andrew_ng/?cid=8938994" -"5899016","quant","quant",,,"0","2",,"1371562372","2013-06-18T13:32:52Z","Uber CEO explains what REALLY happened during NYC free taxi week","http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/06/18/uber-funding-new-york-taxi" -"5899724","lazydon","lazydon",,,"0","2",,"1371568737","2013-06-18T15:18:57Z","Authors at Google: Salman Khan [2012]","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUHRaoD7d34" -"5903222","johnr8201","johnr8201",,,"0","5",,"1371605589","2013-06-19T01:33:09Z","Are Your Apple iMessages Really Safe From Prying Eyes?","http://mashable.com/2013/06/18/apple-encrypted-imessages/" -"5905306","mattspitz","mattspitz",,,"0","1",,"1371647659","2013-06-19T13:14:19Z","RSS-For-Later + Pocket > Google Reader","http://www.pommepause.com/blog/2013/03/rss-for-later-replace-google-reader-with-pocket/" -"5905414","autodan3","autodan3",,,"0","1",,"1371648787","2013-06-19T13:33:07Z","Microsoft's Xbox One misadventure: is there a reverse gear?","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jun/13/xbox-one-microsoft-e3" -"5905813","DocFeind","DocFeind",,,"0","1",,"1371652920","2013-06-19T14:42:00Z","Google Petitioned Intelligence Surveillance Court to Disclose Gov. Data Requests","http://hothardware.com/News/Google-Petitions-Foreign-Intelligence-Surveillance-Court-to-Disclose-Number-of-Government-Data-Requests/" -"5909161","esolyt","esolyt",,,"0","1",,"1371684398","2013-06-19T23:26:38Z","Microsoft reverses Xbox One online check","http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/19/4445984/xbox-one-policy-reversal-changes" -"5909443","nikelson","nikelson",,,"0","2",,"1371688507","2013-06-20T00:35:07Z","IOS 7 to Help Apple Inc. Conquer China","http://www.nasdaq.com/article/ios-7-to-help-apple-inc-conquer-china-cm253336" -"5911740","jdubray","jdubray",,,"0","1",,"1371732968","2013-06-20T12:56:08Z","A response to the latest Jony ""we"" Ive video:""Designed by Apple""","http://www.b-mc2.com/2013/06/20/intention-by-design/" -"5912227","DiabloD3","DiabloD3","true",,"-1","1",,"1371738392","2013-06-20T14:26:32Z","Progress with Tuberculosis or a Return to the Dark Ages?","http://www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v09n12.shtml" -"5912805","5vforest","5vforest",,,"0","1",,"1371743694","2013-06-20T15:54:54Z","Apple holds 3rd party iOS app in limbo while Google builds their own","https://www.facebook.com/gMusicApp" -"5915119","brokenparser","brokenparser",,,"0","1",,"1371764056","2013-06-20T21:34:16Z","Google and privacy: European data regulators round on search giant","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jun/20/google-privacy-european-regulators" -"5916297","ArekDymalski","ArekDymalski",,,"0","1",,"1371783959","2013-06-21T03:05:59Z","Microsoft jumps the short-video-sharing bandwagon with So.cl Blink","http://www.so.cl/about/blink" -"5920739","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1371846004","2013-06-21T20:20:04Z","Is Digg's very beta RSS reader enough to woo Google Reader users?","http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/21/4451644/diggs-very-beta-rss-reader-is-it-enough-to-woo-google-reader-users" -"5922585","vyrotek","vyrotek",,,"0","1",,"1371875204","2013-06-22T04:26:44Z","Larry Ellison Hints At New Partnerships With Salesforce, Microsoft And NetSuite","http://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-to-announce-new-partnerships-soon-2013-6" -"5922648","janogonzalez","janogonzalez",,,"0","1",,"1371877260","2013-06-22T05:01:00Z","How CPR Saved Apple","http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Q4.06/469013E9-454C-42F0-AFB1-FA75871A028B.html" -"5924250","gjsriv","gjsriv",,,"0","1",,"1371919797","2013-06-22T16:49:57Z","Apple Empire- users spend $20B/y on apps","http://venturebeat.com/2013/06/21/apples-media-empire-575m-users-spending-20byear-on-apps-music-video-books/?utm_content=bufferf166a&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Buffer" -"5926351","giis","giis",,,"0","1",,"1371965323","2013-06-23T05:28:43Z","You've Been Googled","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWGaP93jEws" -"5931021","jtnadams","jtnadams",,,"0","3",,"1372048901","2013-06-24T04:41:41Z","IOS 7 might be the death of Apple","http://jada.ms/ios-7" -"5931757","iProject","iProject",,,"0","2",,"1372063796","2013-06-24T08:49:56Z","In re Apple In-App Purchase Litigation","https://www.itunesinapppurchasesettlement.com/CAClaimForms/AIL/Home.aspx" -"5934650","satyan","satyan",,,"0","1",,"1372097596","2013-06-24T18:13:16Z","Apple releases ios 7 beta update with iPad and mini support","http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/24/apple-releases-ios-7-beta-for-ipad-and-ipad-mini-with-new-update-brings-voice-memos-back/" -"5941571","chwitta9000","chwitta9000",,,"82","49",,"1372186146","2013-06-25T18:49:06Z","LA sides with taxi companies, sends cease-and-desists to Lyft, Uber, and Sidecar","http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/06/24/37904/la-sides-with-taxi-companies-sends-cease-and-desis/" -"5942865","rwhitman","rwhitman",,,"1","1",,"1372199403","2013-06-25T22:30:03Z","Uber, Lyft, Sidecar told to shut down in Los Angeles","http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2013/06/uber_lyft_illegal_los_angeles.php" -"5943259","antoviaque","antoviaque",,,"0","2",,"1372204818","2013-06-26T00:00:18Z","Lift-off for Google-backed O3b satellite network","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23028083" -"5944675","vergiliu","vergiliu",,,"0","1",,"1372232563","2013-06-26T07:42:43Z","Drive Ugo - uber competitor from Amsterdam?","http://driveugo.com/" -"5946845","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1372262108","2013-06-26T15:55:08Z","Liveblog: Windows 8.1 revealed at Microsoft’s Build 2013 keynote","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/06/liveblog-microsofts-build-2013-keynote/" -"5947037","hermanywong","hermanywong",,,"0","1",,"1372264270","2013-06-26T16:31:10Z","Inside Google’s culture of relentless self-surveying","http://qz.com/97731/inside-googles-culture-of-relentless-self-surveying/" -"5947629","llamataboot","llamataboot",,,"1","5",,"1372268957","2013-06-26T17:49:17Z","Lyft and Uber to keep operating in LA despite city orders","http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-lyft-uberx-continue-operating-la-cease-and-desist-letters-20130625,0,7930489.story" -"5947680","apress","apress",,,"0","1",,"1372269298","2013-06-26T17:54:58Z","Synaptics Gains as Anti-Apple of the Smartphone Market","http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/synaptics-gains-anti-apple-smartphone-market-174736586.html" -"5947888","palidanx","palidanx",,,"0","2",,"1372270756","2013-06-26T18:19:16Z","LA authorities side with taxis, move to shut Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar","http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/06/25/32435/l-a-authorities-side-with-taxis-move-to-shut-down/" -"5950239","srathi","srathi",,,"0","2",,"1372297736","2013-06-27T01:48:56Z","HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S 4 Google Play edition Review - Nearly Nexus","http://www.anandtech.com/show/7107/htc-one-and-samsung-galaxy-s-4-google-play-edition-review-nearly-nexus" -"5950646","daegloe","daegloe",,,"0","7",,"1372304839","2013-06-27T03:47:19Z","Apple Spells Out iTunes Radio Terms for Record Labels","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/06/26/apple-spells-out-itunes-radio-terms-for-record-labels/" -"5952312","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","2",,"1372341844","2013-06-27T14:04:04Z","Cambridge loses lawsuit to keep Uber off the roads ","http://www.boston.com/business/innovation/blogs/inside-the-hive/2013/06/25/drive-cambridge-loses-lawsuit-keep-uber-off-the-roads/k4wRr243CwSoRG1kAjDKSI/blog.html" -"5952823","josephby","josephby",,,"0","1",,"1372347439","2013-06-27T15:37:19Z","Salesforce on Oracle, Oracle on Microsoft, and they're all afraid of Amazon","http://www.economist.com/news/business/21580148-rise-cloud-computing-forcing-old-adversaries-work-together-ascending-cloud" -"5953455","vinhnx","vinhnx",,,"0","2",,"1372353651","2013-06-27T17:20:51Z","Apple Urges Trade Agency to Stop Product Ban","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/apple-samsung-product-ban/" -"5956754","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","2",,"1372404749","2013-06-28T07:32:29Z","I Just Spied on the NSA with Google Streetview","http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/i-just-spied-on-the-nsa-with-google-streetview" -"5957760","MarlonPro","MarlonPro",,,"0","1",,"1372425347","2013-06-28T13:15:47Z","Microsoft Has An Unlikely Partnership With One Of The Hottest Startups","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-unlikely-partnership-one-hottest-103403050.html" -"5958091","daw___","daw___",,,"0","1",,"1372429268","2013-06-28T14:21:08Z","Google+ turns 2","https://plus.google.com/+VicGundotra/posts/5xLZ3dmsEBK" -"5958670","susanhi","susanhi",,,"0","1",,"1372435287","2013-06-28T16:01:27Z","Maker Nabs A 3D Model Of Marcus Aurelius With Google Glass - TechCrunch","http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/06/28/maker-nabs-a-3d-model-of-marcus-aurelius-with-google-glass/?icid=tc_home_art&" -"5959995","BerislavLopac","BerislavLopac",,,"0","1",,"1372448960","2013-06-28T19:49:20Z","Google Graveyard, or more ideas for you startup","http://venturebeat.com/2013/06/27/rip-google-reader-and-all-other-now-dead-google-projects-infographic/" -"5961276","christianbryant","christianbryant",,,"0","2",,"1372471976","2013-06-29T02:12:56Z","Could IBM Be The Next Google?","http://www.forbes.com/sites/maribellopez/2013/05/29/could-ibm-be-the-next-google/" -"5963666","dr_","dr_",,,"0","10",,"1372538057","2013-06-29T20:34:17Z","From Whistleblower to Apple Store Employee","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/opinion/sunday/thomas-a-drake.html?_r=0" -"5966425","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1372613239","2013-06-30T17:27:19Z","On the Death of Google Reader & the Future of Reading","http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/06/30/195875609/q-a-on-the-death-of-google-reader-and-the-future-of-reading" -"5966428","opensas","opensas",,,"0","1","In this article we will see how to use OpenRefine to enrich our datasets with data from any web service available on line. We will learn how to use Google and OpenStreetMaps web service to geocode the addresses of a dataset.

In the previous article we saw how to take our comma-separated list of google contacts, and play with them using google refine. We learnt how to do things like filtering, faceting, normalizing data, removing duplicate rows and other pretty common tasks. Now we are going to take their addresses and prepare our dataset to show them on a map.","1372613304","2013-06-30T17:28:24Z","Using OpenRefine to geocode your data using Google and OpenStreetMap API","http://opensas.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/using-openrefine-to-geocode-your-data-using-google-and-openstreetmap-api/" -"5966728","sonabinu","sonabinu",,,"0","1",,"1372618302","2013-06-30T18:51:42Z","Alternatives to Google reader","http://lifehacker.com/google-reader-is-shutting-down-here-are-the-best-alter-5990456" -"5970168","sequence7","sequence7",,,"0","1",,"1372682418","2013-07-01T12:40:18Z","Microsoft launches web-based Xbox Music, available for subscribers now","http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/1/4482056/xbox-music-web-launch-features-screenshots" -"5971623","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog",,,"0","1",,"1372695604","2013-07-01T16:20:04Z","Apple and iOS 7 beta","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2013/7/1/apple-and-ios-7-beta" -"5973372","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"0","1","The decline in game console shipments, from 89 million in 2008 to 36 million in 2012, makes one wonder why Google would enter the market, especially since it’s dominated by Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.","1372710626","2013-07-01T20:30:26Z","How Google should approach an Android game console","http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/how-google-should-approach-android-game-console" -"5975971","pppppo","pppppo",,,"0","1",,"1372741915","2013-07-02T05:11:55Z","New children’s privacy rules; lawmaker ‘disappointed’ in Google’s answers","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/the-circuit-new-childrens-privacy-rules-lawmaker-disappointed-in-googles-answers-on-glass/2013/07/01/dac2fdd2-e266-11e2-a11e-c2ea876a8f30_story.html" -"5976196","marklit","marklit",,,"0","1",,"1372747020","2013-07-02T06:37:00Z","Apple Aperture Workflow Video Tutorial","http://aperture.marksblogg.com/model-photoshoot-post-processing.html" -"5977646","vinhnx","vinhnx",,,"0","3",,"1372772289","2013-07-02T13:38:09Z","Apple is planning a solar panel farm for its data center in Reno","http://gigaom.com/2013/07/01/apple-is-planning-a-solar-panel-farm-for-its-data-center-in-reno/" -"5978592","econnors","econnors",,,"0","1",,"1372780021","2013-07-02T15:47:01Z","Google disappoints Congressman over Glass privacy concerns","http://www.zdnet.com/google-disappoints-congressman-over-glass-privacy-concerns-7000017570/" -"5978865","pjc","pjc",,,"4","16",,"1372782048","2013-07-02T16:20:48Z","UberChopper Service in NYC","http://blog.uber.com/2013/07/02/uberchopper/" -"5979341","marban","marban",,,"0","1",,"1372785941","2013-07-02T17:25:41Z","With iOS 7 and Windows 8.1, search could be Microsoft's new platform","http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/1/4482492/bing-as-a-platform-build-2013-ios-7-windows-8-1" -"5986119","kafkaesque","kafkaesque",,,"0","2",,"1372872404","2013-07-03T17:26:44Z","Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis becomes Google doodle","http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jul/03/franz-kafka-metamorphosis-google-doodle" -"5990720","jseliger","jseliger",,,"0","1",,"1372947483","2013-07-04T14:18:03Z","Uber and Lyft aren't killing public transportation","http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/07/03/uber_and_lyft_aren_t_killing_public_transportation.html" -"5992577","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"0","2",,"1372974143","2013-07-04T21:42:23Z","Harry Potter's Diagon Alley Is Now on Google Street View","http://mashable.com/2013/07/04/diagon-alley-harry-potter-google-maps/?utm_campaign=Mash-Product-RSS-Pheedo-Tech-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Product-RSS-Pheedo-Tech-Partial&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it" -"6000995","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1373169822","2013-07-07T04:03:42Z","The Death Of Google Reader Opens The Door To A Smarter Subscription Ecosystem","http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/06/google-reader-is-gone-but-why-is-everybody-building-their-own/" -"6003378","stfu","stfu",,,"0","1",,"1373229627","2013-07-07T20:40:27Z","The first arrest filmed on Google Glass?","http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57592559-71/the-first-arrest-filmed-on-google-glass/" -"6003494","piqufoh","piqufoh",,,"0","1",,"1373231496","2013-07-07T21:11:36Z","Backing up Google docs with python","http://dan.iel.me/backing-up-your-google-drive-files/" -"6005567","lingben","lingben",,,"0","2",,"1373268148","2013-07-08T07:22:28Z","""Dark Google"" & ""Dark Social"" A webmaster’s mortal enemies, with no fix in sight","http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/what-is-dark-social-and-what-does-it-mean-for-online-publishing/" -"6008844","gghh","gghh",,,"0","1",,"1373313063","2013-07-08T19:51:03Z","He quit a dream job at Google (SRE) to follow the sun w/ a backpack and a laptop","http://blog.tincho.org/posts/A_new_life/" -"6010025","iProject","iProject",,,"0","1",,"1373325195","2013-07-08T23:13:15Z","Prss is trying to design the iPad publishing app that Apple never built","http://gigaom.com/2013/07/08/prss-is-trying-to-design-the-ipad-publishing-app-that-apple-never-built/" -"6011622","scholia","scholia",,,"0","2",,"1373357344","2013-07-09T08:09:04Z","Microsoft Restructuring Set for Thursday - Kara Swisher","http://allthingsd.com/20130708/aiming-for-functional-coherence-mulling-a-single-pl-and-with-advice-from-ford-ceo-microsoft-restructuring-set-for-thursday/" -"6014177","rtsuk","rtsuk",,,"0","4",,"1373393462","2013-07-09T18:11:02Z","Apple, Amazon end 'app store' lawsuit","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/09/us-apple-amazon-appstore-lawsuit-idUSBRE9680TT20130709" -"6014504","xauronx","xauronx",,,"0","1","So, I'm starting to work on a new side project that is essentially an extension of what you would think of a review site (but for a specific niche). I would love to use something like Google Places to allow users to find their points of interest right from the start, but I really don't want to end up tied that hard to their service. I can't copy their data obviously, but I'd really like to...

I was considering offering up a gift card lottery for people who entered data, but I'm not sure if that would be enough incentive to find addresses,phone numbers, etc as a first step in this process.

Am I worrying too much about being strapped to an API like google places?","1373396139","2013-07-09T18:55:39Z","Ask: Anyone have experience getting data from users? (/Google Places)", -"6017102","pain_perdu","pain_perdu",,,"0","2",,"1373423439","2013-07-10T02:30:39Z","Uber feels the heat after jacking up prices during storm","http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/07/uber_feels_the_heat_after_jacking_up_prices_during_storm/" -"6017993","VaibhavBehl","VaibhavBehl",,,"0","1",,"1373441809","2013-07-10T07:36:49Z","Apple Patents In-Car Entertainment System With Tactile Feedback","http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/09/apple-patents-an-in-car-entertainment-and-information-system-with-tactile-feedback/" -"6018373","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","2",,"1373449358","2013-07-10T09:42:38Z","Microsoft says hackers have exploited Windows bug revealed by Google man","http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/10/microsoft-says-hackers-exploited-publicised-bug" -"6019256","sethbannon","sethbannon",,,"0","2",,"1373462430","2013-07-10T13:20:30Z","Judge rules that Apple conspired with publishers to raise the price of e-books","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/07/10/us-judge-rules-that-apple-did-conspire-with-publishers-to-raise-the-price-of-e-books/" -"6019343","adampludwig70","adampludwig70",,,"1","2",,"1373463314","2013-07-10T13:35:14Z","Rising Costs: Is Uber’s Market-Demand Pricing Ethical?","http://techonomy.com/2013/07/rising-costs-is-ubers-market-demand-pricing-ethical/" -"6021918","mtraven","mtraven",,,"0","2",,"1373481897","2013-07-10T18:44:57Z","Google hosts fundraising lunch for climate denier Inhofe. Pretty damn evil.","http://www.sfchronicle.com/technology/dotcommentary/article/Lunch-for-Inhofe-should-be-unthinkable-for-Google-4656029.php" -"6023474","MDeskin","MDeskin",,,"0","2",,"1373498436","2013-07-10T23:20:36Z","Apple 1 sells at auction","http://news.yahoo.com/first-apple-computer-sells-auction-152154833.html" -"6023950","goughjustin","goughjustin",,,"0","1",,"1373505810","2013-07-11T01:23:30Z","Uber - Lefsetz Letter","http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2013/07/10/uber/" -"6027929","hype7","hype7",,,"0","4",,"1373566486","2013-07-11T18:14:46Z","Uber's surge pricing isn't cruel — it's kind","https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/186876c86c7b" -"6028772","atilev","atilev",,,"0","1",,"1373572890","2013-07-11T20:01:30Z","Microsoft Research Downloads","http://research.microsoft.com/apps/catalog/default.aspx?p=2&sb=no&ps=25&t=downloads&sf=&s=&r=&vr=&ra=" -"6029592","newernpguy","newernpguy",,,"0","1",,"1373580641","2013-07-11T22:10:41Z","Idea: Uber for cash","http://firespotting.com/item?id=1876" -"6033314","protomyth","protomyth",,,"0","2",,"1373645211","2013-07-12T16:06:51Z","Meet Terry Myerson, the most important man at Microsoft","http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/12/4515830/terry-myerson-microsoft-windows-reorganization" -"6033822","GR8K","GR8K",,,"0","3",,"1373650129","2013-07-12T17:28:49Z","How developers scam Apple's App Store","http://www.dailydot.com/business/iblacklist-manager-apple-app-store/" -"6035728","UberFan","UberFan",,,"0","1","Dear YC and Hackers Everywhere,

We wish to receive your feedback on our new iOS-first UBERFAN BASEBALL app. In short, UBERFAN is auto-tagging every moment of the 2013 MLB All-Star Game down to the play and stat, making baseball easily searchable for all fans and every generation to come. Starting with the Midsummer Classic, UBERFAN is building the visual wikipedia of baseball from every seat and ballpark—one play at a time. For more info, here's a link to today's press release: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10921144.htm

Thank you for your time and consideration. We really appreciate it and look forward to your feedback and making UBERFAN the best fan experience possible.

Sincerely, -UBERFAN","1373668492","2013-07-12T22:34:52Z","New Uberfan Baseball App Looking for Feedback", -"6035979","bushido","bushido",,,"0","1",,"1373671827","2013-07-12T23:30:27Z","Is Google allowing this Adwords advertiser to misuse/spoof the Mashable brand?","http://i.imgur.com/mS1aNZ7.jpg" -"6037275","wyclif","wyclif",,,"0","1",,"1373714050","2013-07-13T11:14:10Z","Uber Confirms It is Talking to Investors","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/07/12/uber-confirms-it-is-talking-to-investors/" -"6038015","cwan","cwan",,,"0","1",,"1373735610","2013-07-13T17:13:30Z","Google’s Schmidt: Hollywood Should Take Content Pirates To Court","http://searchengineland.com/googles-schmidt-hollywood-should-take-content-pirates-to-court-166694" -"6039647","odeshofreddie","odeshofreddie",,,"0","2",,"1373768706","2013-07-14T02:25:06Z","In case you didn’t know, Uber drivers see how many stars you gave them","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/04/13/in-case-you-didnt-know-uber-drivers-see-how-many-stars-you-gave-them/?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=share%2Bbutton&utm_content=In%20case%20you%20didn%E2%80%99t%20know%2C%20Uber%20drivers%20see%20how%20many%20stars%20you%20gave%20them&utm_campaign=social%2Bmedia" -"6041385","benguild","benguild",,,"0","1",,"1373821529","2013-07-14T17:05:29Z","Convert the bulk of your Google Reader feeds to Twitter followings","http://tmnt.benguild.com" -"6045223","soundsop","soundsop",,,"0","1",,"1373893304","2013-07-15T13:01:44Z","Taxi app company (Uber) faces backlash over raising prices during flood","http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/taxi-app-company-faces-legal-troubles-over-raising-prices-during-flood/article13214169/" -"6047129","patrickod","patrickod",,,"0","2",,"1373909785","2013-07-15T17:36:25Z","Uber launches fare-splitting","http://blog.uber.com/2013/07/15/faresplit/" -"6047791","stfu","stfu",,,"0","2",,"1373914800","2013-07-15T19:00:00Z","White House Backs Pirate-Starving Program by Google and Others","http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/white-house-backs-pirate-starving-program-by-google-and-others-1200562904/" -"6048178","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","2",,"1373918309","2013-07-15T19:58:29Z","Uber Adds Fare Splitting","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/uber-maker-of-summon-a-car-app-adds-fare-splitting/" -"6048185","crm416","crm416","true",,"-1","3",,"1373918379","2013-07-15T19:59:39Z","Uber's iOS App Gets a New Icon","https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ubercab/id368677368" -"6050667","gprasanth","gprasanth",,,"0","1",,"1373965361","2013-07-16T09:02:41Z","Google Databoard for Research Insights","http://think.withgoogle.com/databoard" -"6051736","tylermac1","tylermac1",,,"0","2",,"1373981770","2013-07-16T13:36:10Z","Apple unveils Logic Pro X and Mainstage 3","http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/07/16Apple-Unveils-Logic-Pro-X.html" -"6053635","blahedo","blahedo",,,"0","2",,"1373998278","2013-07-16T18:11:18Z","UberX in LA: It's Illegal. It's Great. It Needs to Stop.","http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/uberx-in-la-its-illegal-its-great-it-needs-to-stop-626060445" -"6054625","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog",,,"0","2",,"1374007562","2013-07-16T20:46:02Z","Apple TV market share","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2013/7/16/apple-tv-market-share" -"6055293","hgezim","hgezim",,,"0","1",,"1374015694","2013-07-16T23:01:34Z","Man sues Apple for allowing him to become addicted to porn","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/15/man_sues_apple_over_rude_flick_addiction/" -"6055950","nreece","nreece",,,"1","1",,"1374031747","2013-07-17T03:29:07Z","Apple in talks to acquire company behind Microsoft's Kinect","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57593892-37/apple-in-talks-to-acquire-company-behind-microsofts-kinect/" -"6056705","kschua","kschua",,,"0","2",,"1374049724","2013-07-17T08:28:44Z","Google Has Discovered A Massive New Revenue Driver","http://au.businessinsider.com/google-product-listing-ads-revenue-2013-7" -"6057894","scholia","scholia",,,"0","1",,"1374072072","2013-07-17T14:41:12Z","Europe Wants More Concessions From Google","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/technology/europe-wants-more-concessions-from-google.html?smid=go-share&_r=0" -"6060263","abrowne","abrowne",,,"0","6",,"1374096021","2013-07-17T21:20:21Z","Faith and Works at Apple","http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2013/jul/17/faith-and-works-apple/" -"6061029","vladiim","vladiim",,,"0","5",,"1374108573","2013-07-18T00:49:33Z","Apple and the Innovator’s Dilemma","http://stratechery.com/2010/apple-innovators-dilemma/" -"6065011","changdizzle","changdizzle",,,"0","3",,"1374167777","2013-07-18T17:16:17Z","#UberIceCream","http://blog.uber.com/2013/07/17/ubericecream/" -"6065432","philip1209","philip1209",,,"0","1",,"1374171618","2013-07-18T18:20:18Z","UberX is becoming a taxi","http://www.brouhaha.io/uberx-is-becoming-a-taxi/" -"6065446","nqureshi","nqureshi",,,"2","1",,"1374171753","2013-07-18T18:22:33Z","Free ice cream, delivered by Uber","https://www.uber.com/icecream?v=1" -"6066626","imkevinxu","imkevinxu",,,"7","43",,"1374182710","2013-07-18T21:25:10Z","FanHero (YC S13) Helps YouTubers Sell Branded Merch To Their Fans","http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/18/y-combinator-backed-fanhero-helps-youtubers-sell-branded-merch-to-their-fans/" -"6067977","Shenglong","Shenglong",,,"0","2",,"1374201205","2013-07-19T02:33:25Z","Uber serves ice cream","https://www.uber.com/icecream" -"6069783","rasca123","rasca123","true",,"-1","1",,"1374238369","2013-07-19T12:52:49Z","You can now Uber an ice cream truck","http://blog.uber.com/2013/07/17/ubericecream/#new-york-city(" -"6070094","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","2",,"1374241746","2013-07-19T13:49:06Z","Apple buys Toronto startup in rare foray into Canada","http://theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technology/apple-buys-toronto-startup-in-rare-foray-into-canada/article13316961/" -"6070580","joehall","joehall",,,"0","1",,"1374246159","2013-07-19T15:02:39Z","Does Google favor sites they fund through Google Ventures?","http://www.threadwatch.org/node/20178" -"6070587","donohoe","donohoe",,,"0","1",,"1374246215","2013-07-19T15:03:35Z","Uber Ice Cream","http://blog.uber.com/2013/07/17/ubericecream/?1" -"6073176","myth_drannon","myth_drannon",,,"0","2",,"1374270464","2013-07-19T21:47:44Z","Apple Inc. buys Toronto-based location data startup company Locationary","http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Apple+buys+Torontobased+location+data+startup+Locationary/8682545/story.html" -"6073309","boh","boh",,,"0","4",,"1374271961","2013-07-19T22:12:41Z","Apple Said to Buy HopStop, Pushing Deeper Into Maps","http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-19/apple-said-to-buy-hopstop-pushing-deeper-into-maps.html" -"6074765","ComputerGuru","ComputerGuru",,,"0","2",,"1374312804","2013-07-20T09:33:24Z","Apple extends developer accounts to prevent expiration during downtime [Update]","http://devimages.apple.com/maintenance/#NoExpire" -"6075430","twodayslate","twodayslate",,,"0","2",,"1374333286","2013-07-20T15:14:46Z","Google's Chrome app launcher now available for all Windows users","http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/19/googles-chrome-app-launcher-gets-full-release-for-windows/" -"6080139","afriesh123","afriesh123",,,"0","1",,"1374437781","2013-07-21T20:16:21Z","High-End Smartphone Boom Ending as Price Drop Hits Apple","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-21/high-end-smartphone-boom-ending-as-price-drop-hits-apple.html" -"6080514","scholia","scholia",,,"0","1",,"1374444168","2013-07-21T22:02:48Z","Microsoft must stick with Windows RT, analysts say","http://www.pcworld.com/article/2044822/microsoft-must-stick-with-windows-rt-analysts-say.html" -"6083507","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","1",,"1374500214","2013-07-22T13:36:54Z","Google starts placing ads directly in Gmail inboxes","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57594819-93/google-starts-placing-ads-directly-in-gmail-inboxes/" -"6083516","bhauer","bhauer",,,"1","2",,"1374500277","2013-07-22T13:37:57Z","Researcher: Apple developer site hack? I meant no harm","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57594804-37/researcher-apple-developer-site-hack-i-meant-no-harm/" -"6086075","peterkelly","peterkelly",,,"0","4",,"1374522637","2013-07-22T19:50:37Z","iAd Workbench vulnerability reported right before Apple dev center taken offline","http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/22/researcher-reported-iad-workbench-hole-before-apples-dev-center-went-dark-heres-what-he-found/" -"6088783","petenixey","petenixey",,,"1","1","From an Apple Email this morning:

Apple Developer Website Update

Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers from our developer website. Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers’ names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed. In the spirit of transparency, we want to inform you of the issue. We took the site down immediately on Thursday and have been working around the clock since then.

In order to prevent a security threat like this from happening again, we’re completely overhauling our developer systems, updating our server software, and rebuilding our entire database. We apologize for the significant inconvenience that our downtime has caused you and we expect to have the developer website up again soon.","1374567094","2013-07-23T08:11:34Z","Apple's explanation for Developer Website downtime", -"6088871","asmosoinio","asmosoinio",,,"0","2",,"1374568953","2013-07-23T08:42:33Z","Apple acquires Locationary","http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/19/with-its-acquisition-of-locationary-apple-zeros-in-on-maps-big-data-and-competing-with-google/" -"6092711","derpenxyne","derpenxyne",,,"0","4",,"1374611659","2013-07-23T20:34:19Z","Apple posts $6.9 billion profit on $35.3 billion in revenue for Q3 2013","http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/23/4548946/apple-q3-2013-earnings" -"6094141","tmoretti","tmoretti",,,"50","21",,"1374632341","2013-07-24T02:19:01Z","Where is the Android John Gruber?","http://vintagezen.com/2013/7/23/where-is-the-android-john-gruber" -"6096569","nicoschuele","nicoschuele",,,"0","1",,"1374678255","2013-07-24T15:04:15Z","Gruber wants you to send your DNA to Sergey Brin","http://blog.nicoschuele.com/?p=180" -"6096720","c2prods","c2prods",,,"0","1",,"1374679833","2013-07-24T15:30:33Z","French government wants to kill Uber","http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lefigaro.fr%2Fsocietes%2F2013%2F07%2F22%2F20005-20130722ARTFIG00446-le-gouvernement-soutient-la-bataille-des-taxis.php" -"6098813","nzonbi","nzonbi",,,"0","1",,"1374697176","2013-07-24T20:19:36Z","Google New Nexus 7 - Google.com","http://www.google.com/nexus/7/" -"6099470","solvnt","solvnt",,,"0","1",,"1374704307","2013-07-24T22:18:27Z","Rocket Internet launches Uber Clone, Easy Taxi in Africa","http://www.cp-africa.com/2013/07/24/easy-taxi-nigeria/" -"6102401","trvrplk","trvrplk",,,"0","1",,"1374760175","2013-07-25T13:49:35Z","The Google Chromecast and Proprietarism.","http://cablecar.herokuapp.com/the-google-chromecast-and-proprietarism" -"6102915","iparamonau","iparamonau",,,"0","1",,"1374766210","2013-07-25T15:30:10Z","Debug oEmbed, Twitter Cards, Open Graph through this one Google Chrome Extension","https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/iframely-semantic-url-deb/lhemgegopokbfknihjcefbaamgoojfjf" -"6104671","ximi","ximi",,,"0","2",,"1374783295","2013-07-25T20:14:55Z","John Gruber on Chromecast (and why he is wrong)","http://tumblr.ximi.io/post/56448846220/john-gruber-on-chromecast-and-why-he-is-wrong" -"6106055","bobf","bobf",,,"2","2",,"1374801363","2013-07-26T01:16:03Z","Uber set to raise $200M at a $3.5B valuation","http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/25/uber-tpg-3-5b/" -"6107781","Fortaymedia","Fortaymedia",,,"0","1",,"1374841400","2013-07-26T12:23:20Z","Google reveals it spent $966 million in Waze acquisition","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57595620-93/google-reveals-it-spent-$966-million-in-waze-acquisition/" -"6108409","bugfree","bugfree",,,"0","1",,"1374849299","2013-07-26T14:34:59Z","Trustlook Found Hundreds of Malicious Applications in the Google Play Store","http://blog.trustlook.com/news/trustlook-found-hundreds-of-malicious-applications-in-the-google-play-store/" -"6109348","itafroma","itafroma",,,"1","2",,"1374859840","2013-07-26T17:30:40Z","Subbable (Kickstarter for YouTubers)","https://subbable.com" -"6112389","Fortaymedia","Fortaymedia",,,"0","4",,"1374919182","2013-07-27T09:59:42Z","Apple's developer site stirs back to life after downtime","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57595772-37/apples-developer-site-stirs-back-to-life-after-downtime/" -"6112595","SingAlong","SingAlong",,,"0","2",,"1374925899","2013-07-27T11:51:39Z","Europe? Hot Girlfriend? Job at Google?","http://quixoticsemiotic.com/2013/07/23/europe-hot-girlfriend-job-at-google/" -"6114839","aloisdg","aloisdg",,,"0","1",,"1374966896","2013-07-27T23:14:56Z","Google Engineer Wins NSA Award, Then Says NSA Should Be “Abolished” ","http://cdn.marketplaceimages.windowsphone.com/v8/images/97305a75-1c49-4a9b-806f-2dce55d6034d?imageType=ws_screenshot_large&rotation=0" -"6117817","winkerVSbecks","winkerVSbecks",,,"0","1",,"1375040826","2013-07-28T19:47:06Z","WebGL stopped working in Google Chrome on OS X 10.7.5 (2009 Macbook pro)","http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17912143/webgl-stopped-working-in-google-chrome-only" -"6118847","X4","X4",,,"0","1",,"1375060018","2013-07-29T01:06:58Z","Android like scrolling on Google Chrome","https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scroll-style/lcfiapjcgfnalnpmgfoebehefdeekado" -"6122563","blacktulip","blacktulip",,,"0","2",,"1375119213","2013-07-29T17:33:33Z","Apple releases iTunes 11.1 beta with iTunes Radio","http://9to5mac.com/2013/07/29/apple-releases-itunes-11-1-beta-to-developers-with-itunes-radio/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29" -"6122780","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"0","2",,"1375121232","2013-07-29T18:07:12Z","Why Bob Mansfield was cut from Apple's executive team","http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/why-bob-mansfield-was-cut-apples-executive-team" -"6128295","1337biz","1337biz",,,"0","1",,"1375203626","2013-07-30T17:00:26Z","How Google Is Quietly Taking Over","http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2013/07/30/how-google-is-quietly-taking-over/" -"6131063","bbrunner","bbrunner",,,"0","2",,"1375230286","2013-07-31T00:24:46Z","California Proposes New Ride-Sharing Rules In Victory For Uber, Lyft And SideCar","http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/07/30/california-regulator-proposes-new-ride-sharing-rules-in-a-victory-for-uber-lyft-and-sidecar/" -"6131559","tomio","tomio",,,"0","1",,"1375238001","2013-07-31T02:33:21Z","California PUC Proposes Legalizing Ride-Sharing From Lyft, SideCar, Uber","http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2013/07/30/california-puc-proposes-legalizing-ride-sharing-companies-lyft-sidecar-uber/" -"6133117","RobAley","RobAley",,,"0","1",,"1375273192","2013-07-31T12:19:52Z"," Google: We can ban servers on Fiber without violating net neutrality","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/google-we-can-ban-servers-on-fiber-without-violating-net-neutrality/" -"6134173","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1375283031","2013-07-31T15:03:51Z","Uber Seeking ‘Hundreds of Millions’ in New Financing ","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-30/uber-seeking-hundreds-of-millions-in-new-financing.html" -"6136371","dbin78","dbin78",,,"0","1",,"1375299924","2013-07-31T19:45:24Z","Google AdSense Android App Now Available","http://www.dainbinder.com/2013/07/google-adsense-android-app-now-available.html" -"6139110","sinzone","sinzone",,,"0","5",,"1375342613","2013-08-01T07:36:53Z","New Uber.com homepage","https://www.uber.com/" -"6139150","doh","doh",,,"1","2",,"1375343858","2013-08-01T07:57:38Z","Uber.com redesigned","https://www.uber.com?" -"6140670","antr","antr",,,"0","1",,"1375368680","2013-08-01T14:51:20Z","Netflix rolls out profiles on iOS, Apple TV, Xbox 360, PS3 and the web","http://gigaom.com/2013/08/01/parents-rejoice-netflix-rolls-out-profiles-on-ios-apple-tv-xbox-360-ps3-and-the-web/" -"6141133","bbrunner","bbrunner",,,"0","1",,"1375372261","2013-08-01T15:51:01Z","Tubular Labs Launches Audience Analytics Platform For YouTubers ","http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/08/01/tubular-labs-public-beta/?icid=tc_home_art&" -"6143119","tpitale","tpitale",,,"0","1","Using a small ruby script and a google group we have been doing daily standups over email. It's working well, so I thought to write up the details of how we're making it happen.","1375387608","2013-08-01T20:06:48Z","Using Gmail and Google Groups for Email Standups","http://tpitale.com/how-ive-been-running-email-standups.html" -"6146040","ot","ot",,,"0","2",,"1375434656","2013-08-02T09:10:56Z","The Inside Story of the Moto X: The Reason Google Bought Motorola","http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/08/inside-story-of-moto-x?mbid=social10371294" -"6146503","curtwoodward","curtwoodward",,,"0","2",,"1375445976","2013-08-02T12:19:36Z","Uber Boston: $9M of Fares in 15 Months, Barely Denting Cab Market","http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2013/08/02/uber-boston-9m-of-fares-in-15-months-barely-denting-cab-market/" -"6146756","vrepsys","vrepsys",,,"0","1",,"1375450396","2013-08-02T13:33:16Z","Woman tries to buy two Apple iPhones online, ends up with actual edible apples","http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/woman-tries-to-buy-two-apple-iphones-online-ends-up-with-actual-edible-apples-8743638.html" -"6148214","clicks","clicks",,,"1","2",,"1375463600","2013-08-02T17:13:20Z","Justice Dept. unveils fix for Apple e-book price fixing","http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/08/02/apple-price-fixing-remedy/2612041/" -"6148303","scholia","scholia",,,"0","1",,"1375464273","2013-08-02T17:24:33Z","Google, the freaky line and why Moto X is a game-changer ","http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/08/02/google-the-freaky-line-and-why-moto-x-is-a-game-changer/" -"6149514","donohoe","donohoe",,,"0","2",,"1375475946","2013-08-02T20:39:06Z","Google In Discussions With Verizon To Bundle Google Play","http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/5638072/google-in-discussions-with-verizon-to-bundle-google-play" -"6150069","ahall","ahall",,,"6","15",,"1375482612","2013-08-02T22:30:12Z","Uber + Boatbound are teaming up for an on-demand commute by boat Monday Aug 5th","http://boatbound.co/uber" -"6154970","primelens","primelens",,,"0","3",,"1375601091","2013-08-04T07:24:51Z","Obama Administration Overturns Ban on Apple Products","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/03/obama-administration-overturns-ban-on-apple-products/?hp&_r=0" -"6160893","baylinguist","baylinguist",,,"0","1",,"1375718397","2013-08-05T15:59:57Z","Why Google's new app translation services is not a winner","http://blog.lingohub.com/2013/06/why-googles-new-app-translation-service-is-not-a-winner/" -"6161932","derwiki","derwiki",,,"0","2",,"1375727910","2013-08-05T18:38:30Z","Boat to work with Uber","http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/05/boat-to-work-uber-boatbound/" -"6164367","riobard","riobard",,,"0","2",,"1375753170","2013-08-06T01:39:30Z","Apple starts 3rd party USB power adapter takeback program","http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter-takeback/" -"6165523","superjeff","superjeff",,,"0","1",,"1375779287","2013-08-06T08:54:47Z","How Google is benefitting from search confusion","http://www.123-reg.co.uk/blog/seo-2/how-google-is-profiting-from-search-confusion/" -"6166726","liam_boogar","liam_boogar",,,"0","2",,"1375799173","2013-08-06T14:26:13Z","Paris commuters rebel against Gov. law to give taxis leverage over Uber","http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/08/06/parisians-disagree-with-government-decision-to-support-taxi-legislation-against-uber-et-al/" -"6168725","danso","danso",,,"0","2",,"1375818292","2013-08-06T19:44:52Z","Are Uber, Hailo, and Other Taxi Apps Going After a Big Enough Market?","http://skift.com/2013/08/06/are-uber-hailo-and-other-taxi-apps-going-after-a-big-enough-market/" -"6170638","rdudekul","rdudekul",,,"0","2",,"1375845867","2013-08-07T03:24:27Z","The Moto X From Google, iPhone’s Latest Challenger","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/technology/personaltech/the-moto-x-from-google-iphones-latest-challenger.html" -"6172502","_djo_","_djo_",,,"1","3","Got this email a few minutes ago. I checked the Uber app and there are about three cars available in my immediate area:

Thank you loyal Uber rider! -Earlier this morning, secret Ubers were spotted across Johannesburg, marking Uber's entry to our first African city and our fifth continent!

It all started when South African football legend and African Cup of Nations winner Mark Fish opened his iPhone in Sandton and requested a ride. Minutes later, he was picked up by his chauffeur Paul and whisked away to a meeting.

Africa's Heart

Johannesburg has long been known as Africa's capital city - it's economic heartbeat, cultural soul and a draw to dreamers from across the continent. And no matter what you call the city - Jozi, Jo'burg, eGoli - it's no secret that getting around is not always pleasant; traffic on the M1 can be crushing and drivers are notoriously loose with speed limits.

That's part of the reason we can't be more thrilled to be here; so that Jo'burg residents and visitors have a safe, reliable transportation option where they can travel in comfort and style. No more waiting after a night out for a safe ride home, and no more trusting your car's security with parking attendants on side streets.

Please keep in mind that during Uber's "secret testing phase", availability may be limited as we perfect the experience. We're working hard to make additional Ubers available every day.

As we build our own team in Johannesburg, we're also looking to hire a brilliant Community Manager - someone to lead marketing and be the face of Uber in Jozi. Know anyone brilliant? Let us know and we'll make it rain Uber credits your way.

Keep us posted with any feedback at supportjoburg@uber.com and follow @uber_joburg for the latest news, promotions and updates.

Much Love,

Team #UberAfrica","1375880719","2013-08-07T13:05:19Z","Uber has launched in South Africa", -"6172750","richoakley","richoakley",,,"0","1",,"1375883202","2013-08-07T13:46:42Z","Uber launches in Joburg, South Africa","http://blog.uber.com/2013/08/07/howzit-jozi-secret-african-ubers-have-arrived/" -"6176466","chuhnk","chuhnk",,,"0","1",,"1375919530","2013-08-07T23:52:10Z","Google Cloud Platform Adds Load Balancing To Provide More Scale Out Capability","http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/07/google-cloud-platform-adds-new-load-balancing-to-provide-more-scale-out-capability-and-control-to-developers/" -"6179628","ebellity","ebellity","true",,"-1","1",,"1375976755","2013-08-08T15:45:55Z","Government-backed law to require 15-minute delay on Uber irks Parisians","http://bit.ly/17zQMer" -"6183507","kanamekun","kanamekun",,,"0","1",,"1376017545","2013-08-09T03:05:45Z","Patent Case Has Potential to Give Apple the Upper Hand","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/technology/patent-case-has-potential-to-give-apple-the-upper-hand.html" -"6186502","chown","chown",,,"0","2",,"1376064914","2013-08-09T16:15:14Z","John Gruber And Jeff Atwood Explain Why Markdown Is Still Growing Up","http://www.fastcolabs.com/3015487/john-gruber-and-jeff-atwood-explain-why-markdown-is-still-growing-up" -"6189687","tshtf","tshtf",,,"0","2",,"1376098268","2013-08-10T01:31:08Z","Google finally posts 2013 Nexus 7 binaries and factory images","http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/google-finally-posts-2013-nexus-7-binaries-and-factory-images-r2922" -"6191235","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"0","1",,"1376146088","2013-08-10T14:48:08Z","Six feared dead after former Microsoft executive crashes plane into houses","http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/10/connecticut-plane-crash-six-feared-dead" -"6193225","Kopion","Kopion",,,"0","3",,"1376181262","2013-08-11T00:34:22Z","Circle Sept. 10 on Your Calendar for Apple’s Big iPhone Event","http://allthingsd.com/20130810/circle-sept-10-on-your-calendar-for-apples-big-iphone-event/" -"6199300","heatheranne","heatheranne",,,"4","10",,"1376317156","2013-08-12T14:19:16Z","How Uber Went from Just Another Startup to a Big #*$&ing Deal","http://onboardly.com/startup-pr/how-uber-went-from-just-another-startup-to-a-big-ing-deal/#.UgjuXGS2PrR" -"6208068","Uber_Tech","Uber_Tech",,,"3","7","Uber is looking for engineers!

Do you like our service and want to bring them to the next level? Do you have a beef with our app and want to fix it? Then you should apply to join our team. We are ambitious, engaged and excited about disrupting the transportation industry across the world. Not just another social web app: we are moving real assets and real people around their cities.

Requirements:

Excellent coding skill and understanding of distributed systems -Experience of the full web technology stack and proficiency creating applications in one server side framework. -Passion for developing, releasing, and maintaining large-scale web applications. -Tremendous attention to detail and an ability to build reliable, scalable, and flexible software -Confidence learning new languages; we love generalists. -A scrappy, get it done attitude that completes high quality projects and tackles unforeseen challenges

Skills: -Proficient programming in dynamic high level languages such as Python, Ruby, or JavaScript -Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL -Knowledge or understanding in other languages such as C++ or Java -Strong communication and documentation skills

Uber Perks:

Travel like a diplomat: employees are showered with Uber credits. -Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance -Competitive compensation plan -Choice of computer and gear -Ground floor opportunity and as an early member of our team; you’ll shape the business direction of the company.

We're bringing Uber to every major city in the world. We need brains and passion to make it happen and we’re excited about what we’re building. We hope you are too!

To apply, please email your resume and job description to jonathan at uber dot com

Thank you for your interest!","1376425765","2013-08-13T20:29:25Z","Uber is Hiring", -"6208693","frankscorch","frankscorch",,,"0","1",,"1376432899","2013-08-13T22:28:19Z","Zypsee, an Uber Competitor, Raises $1.4M","http://pandodaily.com/2013/08/13/zypsee-an-uber-competitor-in-nyc-raises-1-4-million-from-ff-venture-capital/" -"6209814","bobwaycott","bobwaycott",,,"0","2",,"1376451616","2013-08-14T03:40:16Z","Apple acquires Matcha.TV","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/13/apple-acquires-matcha-tv/tab/print/" -"6210827","hetaali","hetaali",,,"0","2",,"1376478544","2013-08-14T11:09:04Z","Cross-Site Google Analytics For An Embedded Widget","http://www.shootitlive.com/2013/08/cross-site-google-analytics-for-an-embedded-widget/" -"6211116","AdamJBall","AdamJBall",,,"0","1",,"1376483953","2013-08-14T12:39:13Z","Google Maps Easter Egg","https://twitter.com/conceptcupboard/status/367624786244935681" -"6211611","markshepard","markshepard",,,"0","1",,"1376489793","2013-08-14T14:16:33Z"," Microsoft/Google bring back the good YouTube Windows Phone app","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/microsoftgoogle-bring-back-the-good-youtube-windows-phone-app/" -"6212349","aritraghosh007","aritraghosh007","true",,"-1","1",,"1376496805","2013-08-14T16:13:25Z","Microsoft Outlook is down","https://status.live.com/detail/Outlook" -"6212962","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog",,,"0","1",,"1376501802","2013-08-14T17:36:42Z","Another post on iPhone 5C, Apple's lower cost iPhone","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2013/8/14/another-post-on-iphone-5c-apples-lower-cost-iphone" -"6216738","crb","crb",,,"0","1",,"1376555866","2013-08-15T08:37:46Z","SIGCOMM paper on B4, Google's global software-defined WAN","http://conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2013/papers/sigcomm/p3.pdf" -"6218231","tlongren","tlongren",,,"0","1",,"1376579199","2013-08-15T15:06:39Z","The Simple API for Google Analytics","http://oocharts.com/" -"6219078","teslaman","teslaman",,,"0","2",,"1376585292","2013-08-15T16:48:12Z","Roku, Apple and Google should brace for streaming video boom","http://gigaom.com/2013/08/15/roku-apple-and-google-should-brace-for-streaming-video-boom/" -"6220574","philip1209","philip1209",,,"0","1",,"1376600373","2013-08-15T20:59:33Z","Google DNS Down","http://lifehacker.com/5848823/dns-jumper-finds-the-fastest-dns-server-for-you-and-applies-it-with-two-clicks/1149765474" -"6224814","jsvine","jsvine",,,"0","1",,"1376668822","2013-08-16T16:00:22Z","You say ""UC Davis,"" Google Maps' algorithm says ""pepper spray""","https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=uc+davis%2C+ca&data=!4m10!1m9!4m8!1m3!1d642798!2d-73.979681!3d40.6974881!3m2!1i1712!2i1275!4f13.1" -"6225713","chadlpowell","chadlpowell",,,"55","82",,"1376676457","2013-08-16T18:07:37Z","Magic Does Exist With “Uber-For-Flowers” Startup Bloomthat (YC S13)","http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/16/bloomthat/" -"6228113","inspiredworlds","inspiredworlds",,,"0","1",,"1376711682","2013-08-17T03:54:42Z","The Uberization of services","http://inspiredworlds.com/the-uberization-of-services/" -"6228513","Irishsteve","Irishsteve",,,"0","1",,"1376727014","2013-08-17T08:10:14Z","Google on how neural networks improve everything.","http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/08/12/google-scientist-jeff-dean-on-how.html" -"6229925","Lightning","Lightning","true",,"-1","1",,"1376765608","2013-08-17T18:53:28Z","Microsoft apologizes for Outlook.com outage, blames caching service failure","https://status.live.com/outageid/63b87928-d445-473f-a9ee-e5934804e386" -"6230811","yuhong","yuhong",,,"0","1",,"1376782857","2013-08-17T23:40:57Z","On Google hiring a head of social... [2010]","http://piaw.blogspot.ca/2010/05/organizational-thinking.html" -"6236713","dicemoose","dicemoose",,,"0","2",,"1376913748","2013-08-19T12:02:28Z","Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum collection on Google","http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/collection/nagasaki-atomic-bomb-museum?projectId=historic-moments&hl=ja" -"6240920","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","2",,"1376959662","2013-08-20T00:47:42Z","Financing Your Next Startup As An Uber Driver","http://readwrite.com/2013/08/19/financing-your-next-startupas-an-uber-driver#awesm=~of0OmduhUSjUyW" -"6243562","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1377005460","2013-08-20T13:31:00Z","DCTC / UberX Update","http://blog.uber.com/2013/08/19/dctc-uberx-update/" -"6244920","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog",,,"0","1",,"1377017691","2013-08-20T16:54:51Z","Google Maps and Waze: A perfect match","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2013/8/20/google-maps-and-waze-a-perfect-match" -"6248546","sytelus","sytelus",,,"0","1",,"1377066898","2013-08-21T06:34:58Z","Apple vs. Microsoft – difference in development practices","http://maxmicrosoft.com/2013/08/11/apple-vs-microsoft-whats-the-difference/" -"6250325","weu","weu",,,"0","2",,"1377094018","2013-08-21T14:06:58Z","Google Couldn’t Kill 20 Percent Time Even if It Wanted To","http://www.wired.com/business/2013/08/20-percent-time-will-never-die/?mbid=social11026354" -"6252724","techaddict009","techaddict009",,,"0","1",,"1377113091","2013-08-21T19:24:51Z","Claude Debussy - Lovely Google Doodle","http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww" -"6254686","blatherard","blatherard",,,"0","1",,"1377137483","2013-08-22T02:11:23Z","The DC Taxi Commission's Strange Case Against UberX","http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/08/21/dc_taxi_commission_versus_uberx.html" -"6255426","popsomoa","popsomoa",,,"0","2",,"1377151897","2013-08-22T06:11:37Z","Spritesheet used in Claude Debussy Google Doodle","https://www.google.com/logos/2013/debussy/debussy-png.png" -"6255557","steve19","steve19",,,"0","1",,"1377154841","2013-08-22T07:00:41Z","Shooting A Real Gun With Google Glass","http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/08/21/shooting-guns-google-glass/" -"6255933","seodan","seodan",,,"0","1",,"1377161046","2013-08-22T08:44:06Z","Google Contacts Redirect Issue","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi2pjkaslMI" -"6257464","kdforf","kdforf",,,"0","2",,"1377182926","2013-08-22T14:48:46Z","CoreOS looks to fork Google’s Chrome OS to help tame the web | PickToRead","http://picktoread.com/coreos-looks-to-fork-googles-chrome-os-to-help-tame-the-web/" -"6258383","727374","727374",,,"152","76",,"1377191164","2013-08-22T17:06:04Z","San Francisco Real Estate Exuberance","http://priceonomics.com/san-francisco-real-estate-exuberance/" -"6260227","sarreph","sarreph",,,"0","1",,"1377206938","2013-08-22T21:28:58Z","Icahn plans dinner tete-a-tete with Apple's Cook on buyback size","http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/22/uk-apple-icahn-idUKBRE97L10M20130822" -"6260570","wslh","wslh",,,"0","1",,"1377211330","2013-08-22T22:42:10Z","Sending large files via a Google Drive add-in for Microsoft Outlook","http://blog.nektra.com/main/2013/08/22/sending-large-files-in-outlook-via-google-drive/" -"6261131","leverage","leverage",,,"0","1",,"1377220137","2013-08-23T01:08:57Z","Free Uber this Weekend in Brooklyn","http://blog.uber.com/bklovesuberX" -"6261179","bretpiatt","bretpiatt",,,"3","28",,"1377220955","2013-08-23T01:22:35Z","Uber raises at $3.5B valuation from TPG and Google Ventures","http://allthingsd.com/20130822/uber-filing-in-delaware-shows-tpg-investment-at-3-5-billion-valuation-google-ventures-also-in/" -"6261392","linux_devil","linux_devil",,,"172","244",,"1377225662","2013-08-23T02:41:02Z","Google Ventures Puts $258M Into Uber, Its Largest Deal Ever","http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/22/google-ventures-puts-258m-into-uber-its-largest-deal-ever/" -"6261585","quant","quant",,,"0","1",,"1377229412","2013-08-23T03:43:32Z","Uber adds heavy hitters to its board","http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/08/22/uber-adds-big-names-to-board/" -"6261775","acchow","acchow",,,"0","1",,"1377233408","2013-08-23T04:50:08Z","Why Uber is worth the quarter billion - Robert Scoble","https://plus.google.com/+Scobleizer/posts/J63aWwPaF6y" -"6263394","AndrewDucker","AndrewDucker",,,"0","1",,"1377264562","2013-08-23T13:29:22Z","Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23815563#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" -"6264540","bouncmpe","bouncmpe",,,"1","3","I know that it's impossible but wouldn't it be amazing? What are your thoughts?","1377275014","2013-08-23T16:23:34Z","Ask HN: What if Elon Musk would be the new Microsoft CEO?", -"6264847","jamesjyu","jamesjyu",,,"127","114",,"1377277711","2013-08-23T17:08:31Z","Uber for Everything","http://diegobasch.com/uber-for-everything" -"6264897","llambda","llambda",,,"4","18",,"1377278183","2013-08-23T17:16:23Z","Ballmer's Exit Adds $18 Billion To Microsoft's Value","http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/23/ballmers-exit-adds-18-billion-to-microsofts-value-as-investors-cheer-its-impending-leadership-change/" -"6265987","matador","matador",,,"0","1",,"1377288670","2013-08-23T20:11:10Z","Google Docs Clickjacking Vulnerability","http://buildism.net/google-docs-clickjacking" -"6266259","YoNeighbors","YoNeighbors",,,"5","11","Hi. Was excited this morning to see 'Uber for Everything' post on Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6264847)

We're Silicon Valley-based startup and have been working on this idea for several months already. Feel free to join our closed testing that we've recently started: http://yoneibs.com/ or just shoot an email at yo@yoneibs.com (yoneibs@gmail.com).

Location based social discovery platform with social commerce features. YoNeibs (Yo Neighbors) helps to discover cool people around you or in any neighborhood wherever you are. You can easily ask your neighbors for help, borrow their stuff and just make good friends.

Thanks for your attention. Feel free to give some feedback.","1377292157","2013-08-23T21:09:17Z","Ask HN: Uber for Everything - who wants to join our beta testing in SF Bay Area?", -"6266328","bdehaaff","bdehaaff",,,"0","1",,"1377292993","2013-08-23T21:23:13Z","Microsoft's Ballmer $560M richer on resignation","http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/08/23/ballmer-microsoft-stock-worth/2692721/" -"6266819","mercwiretap","mercwiretap",,,"0","1",,"1377300732","2013-08-23T23:32:12Z","UberGoogle deal: Sharing sites shaking up markets in ways not seen since eBay","http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_23929463" -"6267514","mholt","mholt",,,"0","1",,"1377315696","2013-08-24T03:41:36Z","Imagine a more open Google Now with a developer API","https://plus.google.com/100139501115682190874/posts/URcaSgwZTcT" -"6267958","semilshah","semilshah",,,"1","4",,"1377327732","2013-08-24T07:02:12Z","Seven Reasons I’m Fascinated By Uber’s Latest Financing","http://blog.semilshah.com/2013/08/24/seven-reasons-im-fascinated-by-ubers-latest-financing/" -"6268880","wallflower","wallflower",,,"0","4",,"1377357957","2013-08-24T15:25:57Z","The Vision for $3.4 Billion Uber Is Much More Than Just a Car Service","http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2013/08/24/why_uber_is_worth_3_4_billion.html" -"6269422","jeassonlens","jeassonlens",,,"0","1"," Migrating to Google Drive has never been easier. With Nava Certus, you can simply download the free trial and begin your file server to Google Drive project immediately.","1377370397","2013-08-24T18:53:17Z","Google Drive migration for businesses large or small","https://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/viewListing?productListingId=12767+14325826239003241800&pli=1" -"6271061","mkartic","mkartic",,,"0","1",,"1377409476","2013-08-25T05:44:36Z","Google Results Page - Confusing color changes","http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1617303" -"6273312","noahrawlings","noahrawlings","true",,"-1","1",,"1377458687","2013-08-25T19:24:47Z","Will Uber use its War Chest to become what it hates?","http://techexile.com/2013/08/25/will-uber-use-360m-war-chest-become-exact-thing-hates/" -"6274020","bradleyjoyce","bradleyjoyce",,,"0","1",,"1377469722","2013-08-25T22:28:42Z","City of Dallas Taking Steps to Hinder Uber and Similar Services","http://launchdfw.com/news/city-of-dallas-taking-steps-to-hinder-uber-and-similar-services/" -"6274355","Dimitris","Dimitris",,,"0","1",,"1377475816","2013-08-26T00:10:16Z","Apple debuting 64-bit A7 chips(?)","http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/25/apple-reportedly-debuting-64-bit-a7-chips-for-upcoming-iphone-5s/" -"6274563","ibrahimcesar","ibrahimcesar",,,"3","22",,"1377479410","2013-08-26T01:10:10Z","Dispatch From The Future: Uber To Purchase 2,500 Driverless Cars From Google","http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/25/uberauto/" -"6274646","friscobob","friscobob",,,"0","2",,"1377480823","2013-08-26T01:33:43Z","Dallas to rewrite limo regulations in effort to calm cabbies unhappy with Uber","http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2013/08/dallas-to-rewrite-limo-regulations-in-effort-to-calm-cabbies-unhappy-with-app-summoned-uber.html/" -"6274864","linux_devil","linux_devil","true",,"2","4",,"1377484861","2013-08-26T02:41:01Z","Uber To Purchase 2,500 Driverless Cars From Google","http://www.techcrunch.com/2013/08/25/uberauto/" -"6274984","kdforf","kdforf","true",,"-1","1",,"1377487051","2013-08-26T03:17:31Z","Ballmer Departure From Microsoft Was More Sudden Than Portrayed By the Company","http://picktoread.com/ballmer-departure-from-microsoft-was-more-sudden-than-portrayed-by-the-company/" -"6278836","cyphersanctus","cyphersanctus",,,"0","2",,"1377541209","2013-08-26T18:20:09Z","Did a Quarter of a Billion Just Boomerang Itself Back From Uber to Google?","https://medium.com/design-startups/8bda64e5ae66" -"6279100","shocks","shocks",,,"0","1",,"1377543231","2013-08-26T18:53:51Z","Google Palestine - invalid security certificate","https://google.ps/" -"6280524","ardalzn","ardalzn",,,"0","1",,"1377558949","2013-08-26T23:15:49Z","Danger of Surveillant Brought By Google Glass","http://citizentekk.com/2013/08/26/google_glass/" -"6283136","tomorgan","tomorgan",,,"0","1",,"1377608746","2013-08-27T13:05:46Z","Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 RTM; no early access to final bits","http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-confirms-windows-8-1-rtm-no-early-access-to-final-bits-7000019894/" -"6283191","tocomment","tocomment",,,"0","3",,"1377609494","2013-08-27T13:18:14Z","Whoever Replaces Steve Ballmer At Microsoft Needs To Break Up The Company","http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/08/26/what-whoever-replaces-steve-ballmer-at-microsoft-has-to-do-break-up-the-company/" -"6283731","nchlswu","nchlswu",,,"0","1",,"1377614821","2013-08-27T14:47:01Z","Cab company kicks driver off dispatch for using Uber and Hailo","http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/27/beck_taxi_curbed_me_for_using_hailo_and_uber_toronto_cabbie_claims.html" -"6283931","bryanjowers","bryanjowers",,,"0","1",,"1377616528","2013-08-27T15:15:28Z","Uber caught in under cover vice stings in Dallas - citing 61","http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/08/city_halls_uber_crackdown_incl.php" -"6284338","jborden13","jborden13",,,"0","1",,"1377620131","2013-08-27T16:15:31Z","Dallas defends use of police to crack down on Uber","http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2013/08/dallas-defends-use-of-police-to-crack-down-on-uber-rawlings-says-city-must-ensure-everyone-plays-by-the-same-rules.html/" -"6285240","bradleyjoyce","bradleyjoyce",,,"0","2",,"1377628217","2013-08-27T18:30:17Z","Save Uber Dallas","http://blog.uber.com/SaveUberDallas" -"6287901","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1377661200","2013-08-28T03:40:00Z","Yahoo is bigger than Google, but Google is bigger than Yahoo","http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/27/4660994/googles-global-traffic-still-beats-the-pants-off-yahoos-report-says" -"6290404","curtwoodward","curtwoodward",,,"1","1",,"1377702034","2013-08-28T15:00:34Z","Uber sued again over tip-skimming, case could go national","http://www.boston.com/news/2013/08/28/boston-ems-radio-traffic-offers-inside-look-response-boston-marathon-bombings/h9olxifYE0FCKFYL2mvdnJ/story.html" -"6290508","sarreph","sarreph",,,"0","1",,"1377703000","2013-08-28T15:16:40Z","Apple's September 10 iPhone Media Event Said to Also Include New iPads","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/08/28/apples-september-10-iphone-media-event-said-to-also-include-new-ipads/" -"6290574","yebyen","yebyen",,,"0","2",,"1377703760","2013-08-28T15:29:20Z","Uber Sued Again Over Tip-Skimming Claims, Case Could Go National","http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2013/08/28/uber-sued-again-over-tip-skimming-claims-case-could-go-national/" -"6290931","richoakley","richoakley",,,"0","3",,"1377706526","2013-08-28T16:15:26Z","Secret Ubers Arriving in Cape Town","http://blog.uber.com/capetown_secretubers" -"6292618","rsmith","rsmith",,,"0","4",,"1377723574","2013-08-28T20:59:34Z","On turning down the role as the first Uber CTO (podcast)","http://techzinglive.com/page/1383/241-tz-discussion-the-asymmetric-investment" -"6292807","vijayboyapati","vijayboyapati",,,"1","1",,"1377725384","2013-08-28T21:29:44Z","Samsung beats Apple to release of smart watch","http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/galaxy-gear-smart-watch-coming-next-week-samsung-says-50012088/" -"6293513","dreeves","dreeves",,,"0","2",,"1377735328","2013-08-29T00:15:28Z","Google Glass(es)","http://messymatters.com/glass" -"6295283","linux_devil","linux_devil",,,"0","1",,"1377776531","2013-08-29T11:42:11Z","Google - Keyword Planner has replaced Keyword Tool","https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/3141229" -"6295382","dkoch","dkoch",,,"63","23",,"1377778792","2013-08-29T12:19:52Z","Nokia Chief Elop Is Top Gambling Pick to Be Next Microsoft CEO","http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-08-28/microsoft-s-next-ceo-a-tough-bet-as-online-gamblers-favor-elop" -"6295505","petsos","petsos",,,"0","5",,"1377780803","2013-08-29T12:53:23Z","Building a GHC cross-compiler for Apple iOS targets","http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/CrossCompiling/iOS" -"6295753","vcexperts","vcexperts",,,"0","1",,"1377783892","2013-08-29T13:44:52Z","Uber Picks Up $258MM, RingCentral Dials IPO, CircleUp Has The People","https://vcexperts.com/buzz_articles/1406" -"6295888","Ashuu","Ashuu",,,"0","1",,"1377785153","2013-08-29T14:05:53Z","What is (not provided) in Google Analytics?","http://www.notprovidedcount.com/what-is-not-provided/" -"6296213","jimiasty","jimiasty",,,"1","1",,"1377788946","2013-08-29T15:09:06Z","Why Micro-Location iBeacons May Be Apple's Biggest New Feature For iOS 7","http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/08/29/why-micro-location-ibeacons-may-be-apples-biggest-new-feature-for-ios-7/" -"6297015","abdophoto","abdophoto",,,"0","1",,"1377796181","2013-08-29T17:09:41Z","Why Apple should consider announcing the next iPhone months ahead of release","https://medium.com/adventures-in-consumer-technology/c89199d20293" -"6298262","rajbala","rajbala",,,"0","2",,"1377806529","2013-08-29T20:02:09Z","Microsoft Is Said to Be in Talks to Invest in Foursquare","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-29/microsoft-is-said-to-be-in-talks-to-invest-in-foursquare.html" -"6298828","kposehn","kposehn",,,"0","2",,"1377812636","2013-08-29T21:43:56Z","Uber faces more time in court over alleged stealing of tips","http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/28/4668504/uber-lawsuit-san-francisco-tips-stealing" -"6299248","jseliger","jseliger",,,"0","3",,"1377818198","2013-08-29T23:16:38Z","Google and Uber Could Transform America","http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2013/08/google_s_uber_investment_autonomous_cars_and_smartphone_taxes_are_a_game.html" -"6300161","dblockddd","dblockddd",,,"0","1",,"1377834484","2013-08-30T03:48:04Z","Google patches bug that allows attackers to slip past two-factor authentication ","http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/28/google-patches-bug-that-allows-attackers-to-slip-past-two-factor-authentication/" -"6300436","playhard","playhard",,,"0","4",,"1377841374","2013-08-30T05:42:54Z","Uber launches in Bangalore,India","http://blog.uber.com/blrlaunch" -"6300541","sunasra","sunasra",,,"0","3",,"1377845089","2013-08-30T06:44:49Z","Uber Launches in India","http://www.nextbigwhat.com/uber-launches-in-india-297/" -"6301190","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","1",,"1377862867","2013-08-30T11:41:07Z","Apple hoping to trade mark the term 'STARTUP'","http://tmwatch.net/2013/08/28/apple-hoping-to-trade-mark-the-term-startup" -"6301783","halloffame","halloffame","true",,"-1","1","Ondo Guber: Politicians in Ondo State have continued to express mixed reactions over Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment which upheld the re-election of Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State.","1377871632","2013-08-30T14:07:12Z","Ondo-guber-mixed-reactions-trail.html","http://mmsplushalloffame.blogspot.com/" -"6302248","eibrahim","eibrahim",,,"1","1",,"1377876511","2013-08-30T15:28:31Z","Ubercamp pre launch promo - First 100 customers 50% off FOREVER","http://www.emadibrahim.com/2013/08/29/first-100-customers-get-50-off-forever/" -"6303080","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","1",,"1377884333","2013-08-30T17:38:53Z","New faces of Android: inside Google's management shuffle","http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/30/4675746/new-faces-of-android-the-inside-story-of-googles-management-shuffle" -"6306923","pixelmonkey","pixelmonkey",,,"0","1",,"1377960629","2013-08-31T14:50:29Z","Google dwarfs Bing & Yahoo as traffic source","http://searchengineland.com/google-dwarfs-bing-yahoo-as-traffic-source-for-major-news-sites-170660" -"6309274","ubasu","ubasu",,,"61","43",,"1378013929","2013-09-01T05:38:49Z","Uber drivers file class-action suit over tips","http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Uber-drivers-file-class-action-suit-over-tips-4778315.php" -"6309584","jason_tko","jason_tko",,,"0","2",,"1378026439","2013-09-01T09:07:19Z","Introducing the new Google Maps","http://www.google.com/maps/about/explore/" -"6311064","will3942","will3942",,,"6","10",,"1378054335","2013-09-01T16:52:15Z","Mapping Uber Cabs in real time on the web","http://uber.will3942.com" -"6311541","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1378061250","2013-09-01T18:47:30Z","Apple is sacrificing innovation on the altar of shareholder value","http://theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/apple-is-sacrificing-innovation-on-the-altar-of-shareholder-value/article14056389/" -"6312462","maqr","maqr",,,"1","4",,"1378075007","2013-09-01T22:36:47Z","Ubertooth – Open-Source Bluetooth Sniffing","http://penturalabs.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/ubertooth-open-source-bluetooth-sniffing/" -"6317058","moshberm","moshberm",,,"0","2",,"1378154116","2013-09-02T20:35:16Z","Absolutely Adorable 4y/o Apple Genius","https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t_5-K46JGHM" -"6317312","timkastelle","timkastelle",,,"0","4",,"1378157646","2013-09-02T21:34:06Z","The Business Model Innovation That Could Sink Apple","http://stratechery.com/2013/if-apple-is-disrupted-will-we-blame-tim-cook/" -"6319008","nikelson","nikelson",,,"0","1",,"1378183567","2013-09-03T04:46:07Z","What Google And Uber Have In Store For The Future","http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/01/what-google-and-uber-have-in-store-for-the-future/" -"6319622","rshlo","rshlo",,,"0","1",,"1378194813","2013-09-03T07:53:33Z","8GB Nexus 4 sells out on Google Play, and it isn't coming back","http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/2/4688266/8gb-nexus-4-sells-out-on-google-play" -"6319650","vinanvinan","vinanvinan",,,"4","1","Many people had been talking about this possibility lately and now with the Nokia buyout by Microsoft, Stephon Elop may really be next to be the CEO of Microsoft.","1378195360","2013-09-03T08:02:40Z","Stephen Elop likely to be next CEO of Microsoft","http://knowtifier.com/news/298/stephen-elop-likely-to-take-ballmers-role-as-ceo-of-microsoft/" -"6320747","weavorateam","weavorateam",,,"0","1",,"1378214502","2013-09-03T13:21:42Z","Moto X vs. Apple iPhone 5 Dogfight","http://www.phonedog.com/videos/moto-x-vs-apple-iphone-5-dogfight-part-1/" -"6320985","rjmarvin","rjmarvin",,,"0","1",,"1378216972","2013-09-03T14:02:52Z","Looking through Google Glass, peering into a surreal augmented reality","http://sdt.bz/64050" -"6321724","arnikulkarni","arnikulkarni",,,"0","3",,"1378224488","2013-09-03T16:08:08Z","Sept 10 Apple's Event Confirmed. Invites sent to press","http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/03/apples-september-10-iphone-event-now-official-as-invites-sent-to-press/" -"6321968","xradionut","xradionut",,,"0","1",,"1378226648","2013-09-03T16:44:08Z","Are Microsoft Losing Friends and Alienating IT Pros?","http://www.stevieg.org/2013/08/are-microsoft-losing-friends-and-alienating-it-pros/" -"6323508","amitt","amitt",,,"0","1",,"1378240038","2013-09-03T20:27:18Z","Why Microsoft Had No Choice But To Purchase Nokia’s Handset Business","http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/03/why-microsoft-had-no-choice-but-to-purchase-nokias-handset-business/" -"6323614","nessup","nessup",,,"0","1",,"1378241170","2013-09-03T20:46:10Z","GlassWiki: A freely licensed wiki on Google Glass development [resubmit]","http://glasswiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page" -"6323629","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","2",,"1378241269","2013-09-03T20:47:49Z","Uber nabs execs from Facebook, Google and Klout","http://blog.uber.com/Callinicos_Michael_Baker" -"6328232","timjahn","timjahn",,,"0","2",,"1378308692","2013-09-04T15:31:32Z","Uber strikes deal with NFL to be the car service for its players","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/09/04/uber-strikes-a-deal-with-the-nfl-becoming-the-private-car-service-for-its-players/" -"6328234","awwstn","awwstn",,,"76","85",,"1378308726","2013-09-04T15:32:06Z","NFL Players Union Partners with Uber To Prevent Players Driving Drunk","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/sports/football/for-nfl-players-an-app-to-combat-impaired-driving.html?ref=sports&_r=4&" -"6329091","lickerswill","lickerswill",,,"0","1",,"1378316280","2013-09-04T17:38:00Z","How not to use Google Places","http://www.pageonewebsolutions.com/seo/misadventures-in-google-places/" -"6329811","phwd","phwd",,,"0","1",,"1378322727","2013-09-04T19:25:27Z","Google Street Inside View of Stack Exchange NYC Office","https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.70899500000001%2C-74.006586&cbp=%2C175.11%2C%2C3%2C3.7699966&layer=c&panoid=X_2Gaouqvn8AAAQIt-NMjQ&spn=0.18000000000000788%2C0.30000000000000676&output=classic&cbll=40.708995%2C-74.006586" -"6331166","tirrellp","tirrellp",,,"0","1",,"1378336911","2013-09-04T23:21:51Z","How to deserialize xml created by to_xml() in Google appengine","http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18620311/how-to-deserialize-xml-created-by-to-xml-in-google-appengine" -"6331596","amardeep","amardeep",,,"4","24",,"1378343489","2013-09-05T01:11:29Z","The Inside Story of Microsoft’s Nokia Purchase","http://allthingsd.com/20130904/from-can-we-talk-to-a-coffee-table-mishap-the-inside-story-of-microsofts-nokia-purchase/?mod=atd_homepage_carousel" -"6334390","austengary","austengary",,,"0","2",,"1378391316","2013-09-05T14:28:36Z","Regarding Gruber's ""I don't see how this helps third party…","https://plus.google.com/104649936579980037256/posts/7TGRtjbUUG7" -"6337420","costapopescu","costapopescu",,,"0","1",,"1378418814","2013-09-05T22:06:54Z","How Sonny Dickson, Australian teen, is driving the Apple crazy with iPhone leaks","http://business.financialpost.com/2013/09/05/apple-inc-how-sonny-dickson-an-australian-teen-is-driving-the-tech-giant-crazy-with-iphone-leaks/" -"6338282","begriffs","begriffs",,,"0","2",,"1378432915","2013-09-06T02:01:55Z","Show HN: Automatic Massive Google Analytics","https://github.com/begriffs/autolytics" -"6340062","joewooglin","joewooglin","true",,"-1","1",,"1378470727","2013-09-06T12:32:07Z","Microsoft needs a CEO; people love candy. You do the math","http://www.itworld.com/it-management/371712/microsoft-needs-ceo-people-love-candy-you-do-math-cartoon" -"6340264","aalittle","aalittle",,,"0","1",,"1378473646","2013-09-06T13:20:46Z","Apple TV, Evolved","http://aalittle.com/apple-tv-evolved" -"6342299","jamesjyu","jamesjyu",,,"0","2",,"1378497294","2013-09-06T19:54:54Z","For Microsoft and Nokia, fewer secrets","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57601766-75/for-microsoft-and-nokia-fewer-secrets/" -"6342450","denzil_correa","denzil_correa",,,"0","9",,"1378498923","2013-09-06T20:22:03Z","What if Apple’s iWatch is… a TV?","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/08/31/what-if-apples-iwatch-is-a-tv/" -"6342720","jchonphoenix","jchonphoenix",,,"0","5",,"1378502118","2013-09-06T21:15:18Z","Uber On-Demand DeLoreans","http://blog.uber.com/deloreans" -"6343126","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,"-1","1",,"1378508244","2013-09-06T22:57:24Z","Microsoft is in Better Shape Than One Might Think","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsoft-is-in-better-shape-than-one-might-think" -"6343546","leeny","leeny",,,"0","2",,"1378516357","2013-09-07T01:12:37Z","Uber offering DeLorean rides in San Francisco this weekend","http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/6/4702750/uber-offering-delorean-rides-this-weekend" -"6344272","MrJagil","MrJagil",,,"0","2",,"1378539784","2013-09-07T07:43:04Z","Does the Apple Logo Really Adhere to the Golden Ratio?","http://www.quora.com/Apple-Inc-2/Does-the-Apple-logo-really-adhere-to-the-golden-ratio" -"6346603","valgaze","valgaze",,,"0","2",,"1378587626","2013-09-07T21:00:26Z","How Google Makes Product Landing Pages","https://www.google.com/#q=site:www.google.com%2Flanding%2F" -"6346885","deviceguru","deviceguru",,,"0","1",,"1378592992","2013-09-07T22:29:52Z","Samsung beats Apple and Google to smartwatch punch","http://linuxgizmos.com/samsung-galaxy-gear-smartwatch-runs-android/" -"6348058","bierko","bierko",,,"0","2",,"1378623606","2013-09-08T07:00:06Z","Google interprets 'djvu' as torrent","https://www.google.com/search?q=why+isn%27t+djvu+more+popular" -"6348430","frank_boyd","frank_boyd",,,"0","1",,"1378639371","2013-09-08T11:22:51Z","Workers' rights 'flouted' at Apple iPhone factory in China","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/05/workers-rights-flouted-apple-iphone-plant/print" -"6348599","mhb","mhb",,,"0","1",,"1378646100","2013-09-08T13:15:00Z","The FTC vs. the DC Taxi Cab Commission [Uber's Regulators]","http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/09/the-ftc-vs-the-dc-taxi-cab-commission.html#comments" -"6349466","itg","itg",,,"0","1",,"1378662065","2013-09-08T17:41:05Z","Has Microsoft's court victory exposed Google as a patent troll?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/legal/22766/has-microsofts-court-victory-exposed-google-patent-troll" -"6351145","scottstuart","scottstuart","true",,"-1","1",,"1378685619","2013-09-09T00:13:39Z","Coaching Billionaires: How to coach the uber-successful","http://scottcreative.com.au/coaching-billionaires-in-4-questions/" -"6353327","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"0","1",,"1378733902","2013-09-09T13:38:22Z","Google offers new concessions to avoid fine in EU antitrust case","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/09/us-eu-google-idUSBRE9880D620130909" -"6354428","citizenkeys","citizenkeys",,,"0","1",,"1378744450","2013-09-09T16:34:10Z","9to5Mac.com's Mark Gurman Discusses Apple iWatch","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iwatch-team-2013-8" -"6355339","cyphersanctus","cyphersanctus",,,"0","1",,"1378752310","2013-09-09T18:45:10Z","Ten Things That Apple Might Announce Tomorrow","http://www.mavish.com/10-things-that-apple-might-announce-tomorrow/" -"6356191","rjmarvin","rjmarvin",,,"0","1",,"1378760695","2013-09-09T21:04:55Z","Apple's big press event: what's real and what's rumor","http://sdt.bz/64084" -"6356217","andrewantar","andrewantar",,,"0","1",,"1378760903","2013-09-09T21:08:23Z","Show HN: My Google Reader Replacement","http://www.newsgrid.co" -"6356521","gmatty","gmatty",,,"0","3",,"1378763654","2013-09-09T21:54:14Z","Error in Apple's Siri illustrates what may be biggest problem with existing AI","https://plus.google.com/100209651993563042175/posts/ct1MX5xn9WY" -"6359471","hownottowrite","hownottowrite",,,"0","1",,"1378814488","2013-09-10T12:01:28Z","Apple in China: ""Just not competitive on the hardware side anymore"" [video]","http://www.reuters.com/video/2013/09/10/reuters-tv-so-if-apples-not-cool-in-china-what-is?videoId=271879910" -"6360454","turing","turing",,,"0","2",,"1378825796","2013-09-10T15:09:56Z","EdX Announces Partnership with Google to Expand Open Source Platform","http://mooc.org/press.html" -"6360731","WestCoastJustin","WestCoastJustin",,,"0","1",,"1378828140","2013-09-10T15:49:00Z","Apple iPhone 5S/5C Event September 10th, 2013 (Live via Ustream)","http://www.ustream.tv/ltktv?2013-09-10" -"6360821","y14","y14",,,"0","1",,"1378828641","2013-09-10T15:57:21Z","Live Blog: Apple iPhone Event","http://mashable.com/2013/09/09/apple-iphone-event-live-blog/" -"6361237","qwertzlcoatl","qwertzlcoatl",,,"0","1",,"1378831705","2013-09-10T16:48:25Z","Developers force Microsoft to release Windows 8.1 early","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24032510" -"6361299","phildini","phildini",,,"0","1",,"1378832219","2013-09-10T16:56:59Z","Apple Store is down in preparation for today's event.","http://store.apple.com/uk" -"6361389","rhapsodyv","rhapsodyv",,,"0","2",,"1378833083","2013-09-10T17:11:23Z","CNET's Apple Sept. 10 event live blog | CNET","http://live.cnet.com/Event/CNETs_Apple_Sept_10_event_live_blog" -"6361548","nimeshneema","nimeshneema",,,"0","5",,"1378834604","2013-09-10T17:36:44Z","Apple announces iPhone 5S","http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/10/4713720/apple-iphone-5s-release-date-price-cost" -"6361560","hypr_geek","hypr_geek",,,"0","1",,"1378834720","2013-09-10T17:38:40Z","Apple introduces the iPhone 5S","http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/iphone-5s-announced/" -"6362460","eibrahim","eibrahim",,,"0","1",,"1378839763","2013-09-10T19:02:43Z","Official Apple Store - iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPad, MacBook Pro, and more","http://store.apple.com/us?1" -"6362482","space-toads","space-toads",,,"0","1",,"1378839931","2013-09-10T19:05:31Z","Avenge The Burger of Truth in this shooter for Google Chrome","http://space-toads.com/" -"6362968","rjmarvin","rjmarvin",,,"0","1",,"1378843173","2013-09-10T19:59:33Z","Everything we learned at Apple's Press Event: iPhone 5S, 5C, iOS 7, etc","http://sdt.bz/64090" -"6363250","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","2",,"1378845170","2013-09-10T20:32:50Z","Apple's new iPhones are fine but Microsoft really profits from smartphones","http://www.zdnet.com/apples-new-iphones-are-fine-but-microsoft-really-profits-from-smartphones-7000020502/" -"6363630","sethbannon","sethbannon",,,"0","2",,"1378848429","2013-09-10T21:27:09Z","Google loses appeal in Street View privacy case","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/10/us-google-streetview-lawsuit-idUSBRE98913D20130910" -"6364040","awwstn","awwstn",,,"0","3",,"1378852589","2013-09-10T22:36:29Z","An Uber Car Crash and the Future of Auto Insurance","http://m.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/09/real-future-ride-sharing-may-all-come-down-insurance/6832/#.Ui-etEp6a90.twitter" -"6364692","smoyer","smoyer",,,"0","1","Today's announcement didn't include any mention of LiquidMetal technology and beyond the patent filings and agreements signed over the summer, there's no indication of what might be planned.

Does anyone care to predict when and where the technology will actually be used? Will it be the new iWatch that's rumored?

Disclaimer: I own shares in LQMT","1378859999","2013-09-11T00:39:59Z","Ask HN: Where and when will Apple use LiquidMetal?", -"6365561","RachelF","RachelF",,,"0","1",,"1378874812","2013-09-11T04:46:52Z","Facebook beats Google in search for best workplace","http://www.afr.com/p/technology/facebook_beats_google_in_search_NIoR1uwW3aSVIOEEXRkK5O" -"6368323","kposehn","kposehn",,,"0","1",,"1378918581","2013-09-11T16:56:21Z","Apple VP Greg Joswiak thinking behind iPhone 5c with employees","http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/10/apple-vp-greg-joswiak-talks-innovation-at-apple-thinking-behind-iphone-5c-with-employees/" -"6370999","dw9871","dw9871",,,"0","1",,"1378943322","2013-09-11T23:48:42Z","Google Scholar Experiment: How to Index False Papers & Manipulate...","http://www.infodocket.com/2013/09/11/research-paper-the-google-scholar-experiment-how-to-index-false-papers-and-manipulate-bibliometric-indicators/" -"6372119","luu","luu",,,"0","2",,"1378961484","2013-09-12T04:51:24Z","Mr. Google's Guidebook","http://whimsley.typepad.com/whimsley/2008/03/mr-googles-guid.html" -"6376419","rjmarvin","rjmarvin",,,"0","1",,"1379014806","2013-09-12T19:40:06Z","All the players in the mix for the Microsoft CEO job ","http://sdt.bz/64103" -"6377161","stevewilhelm","stevewilhelm",,,"0","2",,"1379022211","2013-09-12T21:43:31Z","Baseball stats app for Google Glass","http://www.papermodelplane.com/blue/" -"6378763","mgraczyk","mgraczyk",,,"0","2",,"1379048607","2013-09-13T05:03:27Z","Google Maps, Spiderweb Edition","https://www.google.com/maps/preview" -"6378839","nether","nether",,,"0","1",,"1379050438","2013-09-13T05:33:58Z","OrsonObject – Google for your lost keys","http://wp.josh.com/2013/07/01/orsonobject-google-for-your-lost-keys/" -"6381201","vpj","vpj",,,"0","1",,"1379087152","2013-09-13T15:45:52Z","Moving From Google Appengine to NodeJS on Amazon EC2","http://vpj.github.io/blog/2013/09/13/moving-from-appengine-to-amazon-with-nodejs/" -"6381280","kunai","kunai",,,"0","1",,"1379087811","2013-09-13T15:56:51Z","Has Apple become too mainstream?","http://blog.marware.com/is-apple-too-mainstream-will-apple-become-uncool" -"6381730","ovidem","ovidem",,,"0","1",,"1379092277","2013-09-13T17:11:17Z","The new Microsoft CEO: me","https://medium.com/on-management/79103de36dfd" -"6382990","ted0","ted0",,,"0","1",,"1379104750","2013-09-13T20:39:10Z","Behind Microsoft Deal, the Specter of a Nokia Android Phone","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/behind-microsoft-deal-the-specter-of-a-nokia-android-phone/?smid=tw-nytimesbits&seid=auto&_r=2&" -"6383600","martina56","martina56",,,"0","1",,"1379111511","2013-09-13T22:31:51Z","Although Google chromecast is cheap but is it worth?","http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-media-receivers/google-chromecast/4505-6739_7-35823617.html" -"6383985","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","2",,"1379116571","2013-09-13T23:56:11Z","Uber Is Chauffeuring the Tamale Lady Tonight to Deliver Free Tamales","http://allthingsd.com/20130913/attention-san-francisco-uber-is-chauffeuring-the-tamale-lady-tonight-to-deliver-free-tamales-on-demand/?mod=atdtweet" -"6390844","flavmartins","flavmartins",,,"0","2",,"1379289481","2013-09-15T23:58:01Z","Uber Partners with SF Tamale Lady to Offer Free Delivery on Hot Tamales","http://allthingsd.com/20130913/attention-san-francisco-uber-is-chauffeuring-the-tamale-lady-tonight-to-deliver-free-tamales-on-demand/" -"6391053","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","1",,"1379294365","2013-09-16T01:19:25Z","Microsoft agrees its painfully unfunny iPhone parody ads were 'off the mark'","http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/15/4733176/microsoft-says-pulled-iphone-parody-ads-were-off-the-mark" -"6391468","jsundquist","jsundquist",,,"0","1",,"1379302314","2013-09-16T03:31:54Z","Microsoft mocks Apple and new iPhones in vids it quickly pulls","http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/article.aspx?id=906515" -"6391756","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","1",,"1379308417","2013-09-16T05:13:37Z","Google Glass no longer requires tethering plan for smartphone data sharing","http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/15/google-glass-bluetooth-tethering-without-data-plan/" -"6394023","llamataboot","llamataboot","true",,"-1","1",,"1379348514","2013-09-16T16:21:54Z","Uber CEO on Driver ""Assault"": It's Not Real and We're Not Responsible","http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-ceo-on-driver-assault-its-not-real-and-were-n-1323533057" -"6394338","piqufoh","piqufoh",,,"0","1",,"1379351462","2013-09-16T17:11:02Z","The First 10 Apple Employees: Where Are They Now?","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-early-employees-2011-5" -"6399331","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","1",,"1379426929","2013-09-17T14:08:49Z","Microsoft announces $40 billion stock buyback","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10047440-92.html" -"6399377","iStorm","iStorm",,,"0","1",,"1379427319","2013-09-17T14:15:19Z","Appirio Combines TopCoder and CloudSpokes – The Uber Cloud Services Company","http://www.cloudspokes.com/press/september-17-2013" -"6402569","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","3",,"1379460949","2013-09-17T23:35:49Z","On the Apple M7 Motion Processor","http://stevecheney.com/on-the-apple-m7-motion-processor/" -"6404010","purzelrakete","purzelrakete",,,"0","1",,"1379489349","2013-09-18T07:29:09Z","Language detection in tweets improved (Microsoft research)","http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/languageid-091213.aspx" -"6405276","t1m","t1m",,,"0","2",,"1379513093","2013-09-18T14:04:53Z","Google's new cookie: AdID","http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/18/google-adid-an-anonymous-identifier-advertising-cookie/" -"6405675","mpelembe","mpelembe","true",,"-1","1",,"1379516508","2013-09-18T15:01:48Z","Microsoft's Cash Cow Heading To The App Slaughterhouse? ","http://business.mpelembe.net/home/microsofts-cash-cow-heading-to-the-app-slaughterhouse" -"6405755","mattspitz","mattspitz",,,"0","2",,"1379517237","2013-09-18T15:13:57Z","When Planes Hit Puberty","https://medium.com/p/82ad958a1552" -"6406431","mustapha","mustapha",,,"0","1",,"1379523721","2013-09-18T17:02:01Z","Apple + Nikola Tesla inspired tech may change everything.","http://acceptingpayments.quora.com/Apple-+-Nikola-Tesla-Inspired-Technology-May-Change-Payments-And-Maybe-The-Entire-Mobile-World" -"6408152","mustapha","mustapha",,,"0","3",,"1379538442","2013-09-18T21:07:22Z","On Apple's iBeacons.","https://medium.com/adventures-in-consumer-technology/b5dbb9129c04" -"6410074","josrephlogston","josrephlogston","true",,"0","1",,"1379569926","2013-09-19T05:52:06Z","Cracked Windows - Microsoft warns of critical flaw","http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2009/05/29/cracked-windows-microsoft-warns-critical-flaw/" -"6412180","luu","luu",,,"0","1",,"1379604442","2013-09-19T15:27:22Z","The Secret Source of Google's Power (2004)","http://blog.topix.com/2004/04/the-secret-source-of-googles-power.html" -"6412624","kanamekun","kanamekun",,,"0","1",,"1379607984","2013-09-19T16:26:24Z","Nokia’s Former Chief to Collect $25.5 Million From Microsoft Deal","http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/nokias-former-chief-to-collect-25-5-million-from-microsoft-deal/" -"6413016","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","3",,"1379612159","2013-09-19T17:35:59Z","Uber uses lobbying to drive expansion","http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/uber-taxi-lobbying-expansion-97028.html" -"6415331","kevbam","kevbam",,,"0","3",,"1379638295","2013-09-20T00:51:35Z","Jony Ive: The man behind Apple's magic curtain","http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/09/19/apple-jony-ive-craig-federighi/2834575/" -"6415843","mcenedella","mcenedella",,,"0","1",,"1379649731","2013-09-20T04:02:11Z","Despite Early Criticism, Apple’s iOS 7 Quickly Gains Traction","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/despite-early-criticism-apples-ios-7-quickly-gains-traction/?ref=technology" -"6418142","tlongren","tlongren",,,"0","2",,"1379689474","2013-09-20T15:04:34Z","Easter Egg Marketing: How Snapchat, Apple, and Google Hook You","http://blog.ryanhoover.me/easter-egg-marketing-how-snapchat-apple-and-google-hook-you" -"6418394","waderoush","waderoush",,,"0","1",,"1379691586","2013-09-20T15:39:46Z","How to live longer, without help from Google","http://www.xconomy.com/national/2013/09/20/10-ways-live-longer-without-help-google/" -"6418870","kenrikm","kenrikm",,,"0","5",,"1379695551","2013-09-20T16:45:51Z","ICracked Launches A Way To ‘Uber’ Someone Up To Buy Back Your Old iPhones","http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/20/icracked-2/" -"6420113","nvk","nvk",,,"0","3",,"1379707115","2013-09-20T19:58:35Z","When Planes Hit Puberty","https://medium.com/editors-picks/82ad958a1552" -"6422066","divya_v","divya_v",,,"0","3",,"1379740169","2013-09-21T05:09:29Z","Samsung sends spies to uncover Apple's iPhone line phenom","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57603876-94/samsung-sends-spies-to-uncover-apples-iphone-line-phenom/?ttag=fbwp" -"6422692","rkrkrk21","rkrkrk21",,,"0","2",,"1379764797","2013-09-21T11:59:57Z","New Google Homepage","http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2426697/Google-unveils-new-logo-homepage-spot-difference.html" -"6423127","octavdruta","octavdruta",,,"3","7","A set of challenges that explore some of the things that happen when you connect with a driver on Uber.","1379775415","2013-09-21T14:56:55Z","Uber challenges","http://www.talentbuddy.co/set/523cc5174af0110af38303a8" -"6423138","dean","dean",,,"0","1",,"1379775611","2013-09-21T15:00:11Z","Cracker of Apple’s fingerprint scanner to win booze, cash, and bitcoins","http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/cracker-of-apples-fingerprint-scanner-to-win-booze-cash-and-bitcoins/" -"6425848","thezach","thezach",,,"0","1",,"1379825220","2013-09-22T04:47:00Z","Apple Orders Insomnia Cookies for MHACKS","http://instagram.com/p/ejFETQSsiD/" -"6428518","semilshah","semilshah",,,"0","1",,"1379892821","2013-09-22T23:33:41Z","The Three Most Significant Venture Deals Of 2013: SnapChat, Uber, AngelList","http://blog.semilshah.com/2013/09/22/the-three-most-significant-venture-deals-of-2013-snapchat-uber-angellist/" -"6428987","innino","innino",,,"1","2",,"1379905220","2013-09-23T03:00:20Z","Apple rules for advertisers - no exclamation marks, no ""new""","http://www.smh.com.au/business/apple-lays-down-law-to-advertisers-20130922-2u7vz.html" -"6431667","Avalaxy","Avalaxy",,,"0","1",,"1379950761","2013-09-23T15:39:21Z","Microsoft Surface 2 live blog","http://live.theverge.com/microsoft-surface-2-liveblog/#/" -"6437385","co_pl_te","co_pl_te",,,"0","3",,"1380024805","2013-09-24T12:13:25Z","Apple A7 Teardown","http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+A7+Teardown/17682/1?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Apple+A7+Processor+Teardown&utm_content=Apple+A7+Processor+Teardown+CID_e85cb482fab742a92924a1f9cd2455b6&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=Apple%20A7%20Teardown" -"6440556","trippstanford","trippstanford",,,"0","1",,"1380054698","2013-09-24T20:31:38Z","Between AirBnB and Uber","https://campusbellhops.com/blog/2013/09/12/AirBnB-Uber-Smack-Dab-Middle/" -"6442714","itafroma","itafroma",,,"0","1",,"1380084703","2013-09-25T04:51:43Z","Why I Hacked Apple’s TouchID, And Still Think It Is Awesome","http://blog.lookout.com/blog/2013/09/23/why-i-hacked-apples-touchid-and-still-think-it-is-awesome/" -"6445204","denzil_correa","denzil_correa",,,"0","1",,"1380123477","2013-09-25T15:37:57Z","Uber will be adding ETA data, so your friends will know when you’re arriving","http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/17/uber-will-be-adding-eta-data-so-your-friends-will-know-when-youre-arriving/" -"6445990","JanLaussmann","JanLaussmann",,,"0","2",,"1380130374","2013-09-25T17:32:54Z","A richer hashtag experience in Google Search","https://plus.google.com/102280279666307949456/posts/SguigRGSUQE" -"6446473","anujbans","anujbans",,,"0","4",,"1380134811","2013-09-25T18:46:51Z","Apple announces Tech Talks for 2013, focus on iOS 7","http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/25/apple-announces-tech-talks-for-2013-focus-on-ios-7/" -"6446926","anandabits","anandabits",,,"0","3",,"1380139300","2013-09-25T20:01:40Z","Apple's Jonathan Ive and Craig Federighi: The Complete Interview","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-25/apples-jonathan-ive-and-craig-federighi-the-complete-interview" -"6447367","dottenad","dottenad",,,"0","2",,"1380144126","2013-09-25T21:22:06Z","Sign this petition to keep UberX alive in Seattle","https://www.change.org/petitions/save-uberx-in-seattle" -"6449589","nashequilibrium","nashequilibrium",,,"0","2",,"1380185576","2013-09-26T08:52:56Z","Apple Maps Takes Drivers on a Shortcut Across an Airport Runway","http://skift.com/2013/09/26/apple-maps-takes-drivers-on-a-shortcut-across-an-airport-runway/" -"6451107","sidcool","sidcool",,,"0","1",,"1380206977","2013-09-26T14:49:37Z","Google Street View arrives at CERN","http://googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.com/2013/09/street-view-arrives-at-cern.html" -"6452589","thinker","thinker",,,"0","2",,"1380219503","2013-09-26T18:18:23Z","Inside the Large Hadron Collider with Google Street View","http://googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.be/2013/09/street-view-arrives-at-cern.html" -"6452850","ternaryoperator","ternaryoperator",,,"0","1",,"1380221900","2013-09-26T18:58:20Z","Google's Patchfield audio library for Android","http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2013/09/patchfield-for-android.html#!/2013/09/patchfield-for-android.html" -"6453801","TrainedMonkey","TrainedMonkey",,,"0","2",,"1380231389","2013-09-26T21:36:29Z","Google offers data expiration options","http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2013/04/plan-your-digital-afterlife-with.html" -"6455042","ebildsten","ebildsten",,,"0","3",,"1380251404","2013-09-27T03:10:04Z","Mom's van is called Uber","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/26/fashion/moms-van-is-called-uber.html" -"6455387","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","1",,"1380259738","2013-09-27T05:28:58Z","How Google Has Turned Language Translation into a Math Problem","http://gizmodo.com/how-google-has-turned-language-translation-into-a-math-1399275456" -"6455532","zupancik","zupancik",,,"0","1",,"1380263057","2013-09-27T06:24:17Z","Meet Change.org, the Google of Modern Politics","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/09/change-org/all/" -"6455740","espeed","espeed",,,"0","1",,"1380266722","2013-09-27T07:25:22Z","Google's Certificate Transparency Project: Fixing Flaws in SSL Cert System","http://www.certificate-transparency.org/" -"6457626","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","2",,"1380297396","2013-09-27T15:56:36Z","Apple iOS 7 makes some users quite literally sick.","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/26/apples_ios_7_makes_some_fanbois_want_to_puke_literally/" -"6458255","ca98am79","ca98am79",,,"0","1",,"1380303129","2013-09-27T17:32:09Z","How Images Become Viral on Google+","http://www.technologyreview.com/view/519611/how-images-become-viral-on-google/" -"6458274","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","1",,"1380303307","2013-09-27T17:35:07Z","Is Ford's Alan Mulally Now in the Lead to Be New CEO of Microsoft?","http://allthingsd.com/20130926/is-fords-alan-mulally-now-in-the-lead-to-be-new-ceo-of-microsoft/" -"6459042","scriptstar","scriptstar",,,"0","1",,"1380310908","2013-09-27T19:41:48Z","Microsoft boss cries at send off","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24301733" -"6459082","mathattack","mathattack",,,"0","1",,"1380311346","2013-09-27T19:49:06Z","Ford's Mulally tops Microsoft wish list - report","http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/27/technology/enterprise/microsoft-alan-mulally/index.html?iid=HP_LN" -"6470197","mboses","mboses",,,"0","2",,"1380556041","2013-09-30T15:47:21Z","Apple is now the most Valuable Company","http://guru8.net/2013/09/apple-is-now-the-most-valuable-company/" -"6470210","jmacd","jmacd",,,"0","1",,"1380556195","2013-09-30T15:49:55Z","Ballmer's farewell speech at a Microsoft company wide meeting","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqmj-9XlDzY&feature=youtu.be" -"6471689","zupancik","zupancik",,,"0","1",,"1380568974","2013-09-30T19:22:54Z","In San Francisco, Google Will Now Sign for Your Packages","http://www.wired.com/business/2013/09/google-delivery-lockers/" -"6473045","TheLegace","TheLegace",,,"0","2",,"1380584235","2013-09-30T23:37:15Z","Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others back NSA and FBI transparency bills","http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4787592/apple-google-microsoft-and-others-back-nsa-and-fbi-transparency-bills" -"6473245","jeremyjarvis","jeremyjarvis",,,"0","1",,"1380586974","2013-10-01T00:22:54Z","Google Web Designer appears based on Ninja Chrome Extension","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/ninja-power-open-source-html5-toolset-hopes-to-unleash-the-web/" -"6476745","tareqak","tareqak",,,"0","1",,"1380640976","2013-10-01T15:22:56Z","European antitrust watchdog moves closer to settlement with Google","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/european-antitrust-watchdog-gives-details-of-googles-new-concessions-now-testing-them/2013/10/01/15378d88-2a75-11e3-b141-298f46539716_story.html" -"6477504","techaddict009","techaddict009",,,"0","2",,"1380647523","2013-10-01T17:12:03Z","All in one Google doodle's Gif","http://mos.creativebloq.com/features/2013/ibkba1zGNL8gyq.gif" -"6478084","aes","aes",,,"0","1",,"1380651900","2013-10-01T18:25:00Z","Google music all access","http://play.google.com/about/music" -"6479131","rbudd","rbudd",,,"0","3",,"1380662144","2013-10-01T21:15:44Z","The Memo That Spawned Microsoft Research—and Its Lessons for Today","http://www.xconomy.com/national/2013/10/01/microsoft-research-memo-slideshow/" -"6479812","wooster","wooster",,,"0","2",,"1380671057","2013-10-01T23:44:17Z","Google Datacenter Manager, the Game","http://kathleenkowal.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/google-datacenter-manager-the-game/" -"6481185","saalweachter","saalweachter",,,"0","1",,"1380699476","2013-10-02T07:37:56Z","Will Google Put Rivals' Logos In Search Results?","http://www.informationweek.com/government/policy/will-google-put-rivals-logos-in-search-r/240162083" -"6481842","markallison","markallison",,,"0","1","At least 10 million people dealt with partial Gmail outages throughout most of Monday. "We realize that our users rely on Gmail to be always available and always fast, and for several hours we didn't deliver. We're updating our internal practices so that we can more quickly and effectively respond to network issues," Google officials said.","1380714136","2013-10-02T11:42:16Z","Gmail Down for 12 Hours, Google Says 'Sorry About That'","http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=0020008P9UNA" -"6482020","RougeFemme","RougeFemme",,,"0","1",,"1380717449","2013-10-02T12:37:29Z","A Google Glass Alternative in Japan","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/a-google-glass-alternative-in-japan/?ref=technology" -"6484988","devx","devx",,,"0","1",,"1380744716","2013-10-02T20:11:56Z","Microsoft Accused of Lying in the Bing-It-On Anti-Google Campaign","http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Accused-of-Lying-in-the-Bing-It-On-Anti-Google-Campaign-388005.shtml" -"6485617","ardalzn","ardalzn",,,"0","1",,"1380750473","2013-10-02T21:47:53Z","Is Apple’s Closed iOS Its Downfall: Perspective of a Leading Android Developer","http://citizentekk.com/2013/10/02/ios-downfall-from-android-dev/" -"6486823","haberdasher","haberdasher",,,"0","1",,"1380768663","2013-10-03T02:51:03Z","Mastery of Google Docs Presentations at a distance","https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/presentation-master/kmnnlebcjimifgdhcnhhlfabcppjohaf/details" -"6486892","citizenkeys","citizenkeys",,,"0","1",,"1380769569","2013-10-03T03:06:09Z","Flutter (YC W12), Makers of Gesture Control App For Mac, Acquired By Google","http://ycuniverse.com/flutter-makers-of-gesture-control-app-for-mac-acquired-by-google" -"6488415","twittstrap","twittstrap",,,"0","1",,"1380803587","2013-10-03T12:33:07Z","Thumbnail Grid with Expanding Preview like Google Images.","http://twittstrap.com/resources/details/thumbnail-grid-with-expanding-preview" -"6488436","ph0rque","ph0rque",,,"0","1",,"1380803883","2013-10-03T12:38:03Z","Microsoft joins Degreed’s crusade to ‘jailbreak the degree’","http://gigaom.com/2013/10/02/microsoft-joins-degreeds-crusade-to-jailbreak-the-degree/" -"6488658","PaulHoule","PaulHoule",,,"0","1",,"1380806348","2013-10-03T13:19:08Z","Blame Google, Not your ISP, for slow and stuttering Youtube Videos","http://stopthecap.com/2013/10/02/slow-youtube-videos-its-googles-fault-because-of-overwhelmed-server-farms/" -"6489675","tareqak","tareqak",,,"0","1",,"1380814729","2013-10-03T15:38:49Z","Apple passes Coca-Cola as most valuable brand","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/apple-passes-coca-cola-as-most-valuable-brand/2013/09/30/20f2809a-29cd-11e3-8ade-a1f23cda135e_story.html" -"6491373","jhack","jhack",,,"0","1",,"1380828920","2013-10-03T19:35:20Z","Microsoft Investor Wants To Fire Ballmer And Sell Xbox Division","http://www.eteknix.com/microsoft-investor-wants-to-fire-ballmer-and-sell-xbox-division/" -"6491991","hkimura","hkimura",,,"0","2",,"1380833924","2013-10-03T20:58:44Z","Why Did Apple Buy Cue? Because Google Now Eats Siri’s Lunch","http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/03/why-did-apple-buy-cue-because-google-now-eats-siris-lunch/" -"6496950","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","2",,"1380910265","2013-10-04T18:11:05Z","Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation ","http://iconicbook.com/" -"6497475","mcenedella","mcenedella",,,"1","2",,"1380915601","2013-10-04T19:40:01Z","Remember when Apple was failing? Jobs responds to insulting question (1997)","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRpdeM0OX4Y" -"6497972","jcenters","jcenters",,,"0","1",,"1380920495","2013-10-04T21:01:35Z","Why Apple May Win the Gaming Market","http://tidbits.com/article/14153" -"6498478","dohertyjf","dohertyjf",,,"0","2",,"1380926180","2013-10-04T22:36:20Z","Google launches a new version of their spam algorithm","http://searchengineland.com/penguin-2-1-and-5-live-173632" -"6504500","0cool","0cool",,,"0","1",,"1381076727","2013-10-06T16:25:27Z","Google Is Sneaking Chrome OS Into Windows 8's ""Metro"" Mode","http://gizmodo.com/google-is-sneaking-chrome-os-into-windows-8s-metro-m-1441598557" -"6508213","Ashuu","Ashuu",,,"3","12",,"1381154091","2013-10-07T13:54:51Z","Microsoft Word Tips and Tricks to Get Things Done Faster","http://www.labnol.org/software/word-tips-tricks/28267/" -"6508884","aelaguiz","aelaguiz",,,"0","1",,"1381160160","2013-10-07T15:36:00Z","CEO of Pebble on how he'll survive Apple's iWatch","http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/10/01/surviving-the-iwatch-a-qa-with-the-founder-of-pebble/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social" -"6509619","amerf1","amerf1",,,"0","1",,"1381165679","2013-10-07T17:07:59Z","""Y Combinator"" Google search result soars in the last 4 months","http://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=ycombinator#q=ycombinator&cmpt=q" -"6510945","obeleask","obeleask",,,"0","1",,"1381177168","2013-10-07T20:19:28Z","The future of mobile apps for physical goods & services (Uber et al)","http://blog.semilshah.com/2013/10/07/the-future-of-mobile-taps-and-on-demand-services/" -"6512023","aelaguiz","aelaguiz",,,"0","1",,"1381188404","2013-10-07T23:26:44Z","Google glass gets public transit directions","http://mashable.com/2013/10/07/google-glass-transit-directions/" -"6513166","csmajorfive","csmajorfive",,,"0","2",,"1381208799","2013-10-08T05:06:39Z","HBO brings its brand of 'not TV' to Google Play for a la carte purchase","http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/07/hbo-original-series-google-play/?ncid=rss_truncated" -"6513317","dotmanish","dotmanish",,,"0","1",,"1381212243","2013-10-08T06:04:03Z","Cisco, Google, SAP discussing BlackBerry bids","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/05/us-blackberry-buyers-idUSBRE99400220131005#!" -"6514658","MProgrammer","MProgrammer",,,"0","1",,"1381238810","2013-10-08T13:26:50Z","Apple's new iPhones dope-slap Samsung in US","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/07/apples_new_iphones_dopeslap_samsung_in_us/" -"6515966","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","2",,"1381249138","2013-10-08T16:18:58Z","Microsoft Has A New YouTube App For Windows Phone—Same As The Old YouTube App","http://readwrite.com/2013/10/08/microsoft-youtube-google-fight?utm_campaign=&awesm=readwr.it_eyc&utm_content=awesmsharetools-sharebuttons&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=readwr.it-twitter#awesm=~ojH6zXJXJKr5A6" -"6516190","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","1",,"1381251418","2013-10-08T16:56:58Z","US sides with Apple; some Samsung Android devices banned","http://www.zdnet.com/us-sides-with-apple-some-samsung-android-devices-banned-7000021699/" -"6517728","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","2",,"1381265166","2013-10-08T20:46:06Z","Apple Will Hold Fall iPad Event on October 22","http://allthingsd.com/20131008/apple-will-hold-fall-ipad-event-on-october-22/?mod=tweet" -"6518061","Brian_Curliss","Brian_Curliss",,,"1","1",,"1381269077","2013-10-08T21:51:17Z","Uber for Gift Giving","http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/08/complete-with-a-note-writing-robot-bond-is-uber-for-gift-giving/" -"6518108","alexobenauer","alexobenauer",,,"0","1",,"1381269689","2013-10-08T22:01:29Z","PHP On Google App Engine Now Generally Available","http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/08/php-on-google-app-engine-now-generally-available/" -"6518149","bradleyg_","bradleyg_",,,"0","2",,"1381270058","2013-10-08T22:07:38Z","Google gives away 1000 Chromebooks","https://chrome.com/giveachromebook" -"6518245","maskofsanity","maskofsanity","true",,"-1","1",,"1381271064","2013-10-08T22:24:24Z","New attack technique lands researcher $100k Microsoft bug bounty","http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/359871,new-attack-technique-lands-researcher-100k-microsoft-bug-bounty.aspx" -"6520054","glasshole","glasshole",,,"0","1",,"1381307777","2013-10-09T08:36:17Z","92% of Smartphone Owners Use a Google App","http://mashable.com/2013/10/08/smartphone-users-google/" -"6520909","jeanbebe","jeanbebe",,,"0","1",,"1381323071","2013-10-09T12:51:11Z","Uber ride service offers students free lifts during bus strike","http://mobile.boston.com/art/35/business/innovation/blogs/inside-the-hive/2013/10/09/school-bus-strike-looks-likely-continue-uber-ride-service-offers-students-free-lifts/eoITan6Xbg01yF0MGEA3QI/story;jsessionid=F6797AD6AD6510CC19E04EE1EF01FACB" -"6521619","danso","danso",,,"0","2",,"1381330754","2013-10-09T14:59:14Z","Apple Withdraws Android Support to Newly Acquired HopStop","http://skift.com/2013/10/09/apple-withdraws-android-support-to-newly-acquired-hopstop/" -"6521910","Deutscher","Deutscher",,,"0","1",,"1381333133","2013-10-09T15:38:53Z","Microsoft Now Recommends You Use a Third-Party Antivirus","http://www.howtogeek.com/173291/goodbye-microsoft-security-essentials-microsoft-now-recommends-you-use-a-third-party-antivirus/" -"6522205","fleminglive","fleminglive","true",,"-1","1",,"1381335733","2013-10-09T16:22:13Z","The Next Uber or Airbnb for HomeCare (old people living alone)?","http://remindgrams.com/" -"6522228","clarky07","clarky07",,,"0","1",,"1381336077","2013-10-09T16:27:57Z","What makes Apple's iPads and iPhones feel so zippy?","http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/10/09/apple-touchscreen-responsiveness-agawi/" -"6523074","andyjohnson0","andyjohnson0",,,"0","1",,"1381344798","2013-10-09T18:53:18Z","Apple's Jony Ive designs a Leica camera you will never own","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/09/apples-jony-ive-designs-a-leica-camera" -"6527565","robheaton","robheaton",,,"0","2",,"1381412415","2013-10-10T13:40:15Z","How Dropbox could beat Apple in Photos","http://peternixey.com/post/63634127289/how-dropbox-could-beat-apple-in-photos" -"6535312","martin_","martin_",,,"0","1",,"1381519384","2013-10-11T19:23:04Z","Exclusive Photos: Apple’s new ""spaceship"" campus in Cupertino","http://photos.mercurynews.com/2013/10/11/exclusive-photos-apples-new-campus-in-cupertino/#2" -"6536296","sitver","sitver",,,"0","1",,"1381531214","2013-10-11T22:40:14Z","Google Nexus 5 Rumor Roundup","http://www.appstorechronicle.com/2013/10/exclusive-google-nexus-5-rumor-roundup.html" -"6536503","RougeFemme","RougeFemme",,,"0","1",,"1381534749","2013-10-11T23:39:09Z","How Apple searches the App store for its new ideas","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/11/how-apple-searches-the-app-store-for-its-new-ideas/" -"6536872","ckunte","ckunte",,,"0","2",,"1381541461","2013-10-12T01:31:01Z","Sloppy UI: iOS7 (The URL John Gruber will never link to.)","http://sloppyui.tumblr.com/tagged/ios7" -"6537412","yapcguy","yapcguy",,,"1","1",,"1381555098","2013-10-12T05:18:18Z","Apple demands news site pull copy of iTunes Radio contract, claims copyright","http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/11/4829116/apple-demands-news-site-pull-copy-of-itunes-radio-contract-claims" -"6541605","bcn","bcn",,,"1","1",,"1381642385","2013-10-13T05:33:05Z","Apple's new headquarters","http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_24290808/apple-offers-sneak-peek-at-its-new-headquarters" -"6542571","naysay","naysay",,,"0","2",,"1381672126","2013-10-13T13:48:46Z","RSS News Reading in Google Plus","http://mvalente.eu/2013/07/02/rss-news-reading-in-google-plus/" -"6543105","lesterbuck","lesterbuck",,,"0","1",,"1381681739","2013-10-13T16:28:59Z","Don't count Apple out -- yet","http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-57603313/dont-count-apple-out-yet/" -"6545094","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1381718145","2013-10-14T02:35:45Z","Apps that make the most of Apple iOS 7","http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/apps-that-make-the-most-of-apple-ios-7-20131010-2vaf4.html" -"6549229","emilpoland","emilpoland",,,"0","1",,"1381780159","2013-10-14T19:49:19Z","""...Android has the market share, Apple has the mind share and Microsoft...""","http://mobiletongue.tumblr.com/post/63940619194/android-has-the-market-share-apple-has-the-mind" -"6550300","lockhart","lockhart",,,"9","10","I did this yesterday and thought I would share.

Next time your car battery dies, instead of calling friends or a tow truck, call an Uber and have them run the meter while they give you a jump. It will cost you around $8 instead of the $50-$75 a tow truck will cost (caveat: you most likely will need your own jumper cables).","1381792643","2013-10-14T23:17:23Z","Uber Hack - Dead battery on your car", -"6554564","Avalaxy","Avalaxy",,,"0","2",,"1381856478","2013-10-15T17:01:18Z","Show HN: Launching my first real startup, Google Analytics app for Windows 8","http://leoncullens.nl/post/2013/10/15/Launching-Googalytics-premium-app-for-Windows-8-RT.aspx/" -"6555863","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1381866541","2013-10-15T19:49:01Z","Google Search now Prompts for User Feedback in Search Results • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/12093/google-search-prompts-user-feedback-search-results/" -"6558777","crockstar","crockstar",,,"0","1",,"1381916394","2013-10-16T09:39:54Z","How Context Could Put Microsoft Back in the Game","http://www.forbes.com/sites/shelisrael/2013/10/15/how-context-could-put-microsoft-back-in-the-game/" -"6559345","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","2",,"1381927919","2013-10-16T12:51:59Z","How Microsoft invented almost everything (including the wheel)","http://www.techradar.com/us/news/world-of-tech/how-microsoft-invented-almost-everything-including-the-wheel--1188743?src=rss&attr=all" -"6560865","ShirsenduK","ShirsenduK",,,"0","1",,"1381944056","2013-10-16T17:20:56Z","Better than GoogleMaps WoNoBo","http://www.medianama.com/2013/10/223-wonobo-maps-india/" -"6561738","amardeep","amardeep",,,"0","1",,"1381952877","2013-10-16T19:47:57Z","Google Maps revamp: new features enabled","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10382427/Google-Maps-revamp-new-features-enabled.html" -"6562196","1SockChuck","1SockChuck",,,"0","1",,"1381958055","2013-10-16T21:14:15Z","A Closer Look at Apple's Oregon Server Farm","http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/10/16/apple-quietly-builds-its-prineville-data-center/" -"6562825","brennanjp","brennanjp",,,"0","2",,"1381967728","2013-10-16T23:55:28Z","An Uber driver on Lyft","http://tumblr.arjunbalaji.com/post/64249184146/man-uber-is-hot-i-dont-see-why-nobody-would" -"6564867","polskibus","polskibus",,,"0","1",,"1382012607","2013-10-17T12:23:27Z","Apple's Dual iPhone Strategy in Doubt","http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304864504579138761727258256" -"6565170","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","2",,"1382016478","2013-10-17T13:27:58Z","Google/Motorola create iCloud migration tool","https://plus.google.com/+PunitSoni/posts/2c3WgkbR53B" -"6565894","rajeemcariazo","rajeemcariazo",,,"0","1",,"1382022979","2013-10-17T15:16:19Z","Microsoft SQL Server 2014: Final Countdown","http://www.informationweek.com/software/information-management/microsoft-sql-server-2014-final-countdow/240162691" -"6566280","dsego","dsego",,,"0","1",,"1382026266","2013-10-17T16:11:06Z","Shuttleworth: Apple will converge Mac and iPhone","http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/384697/shuttleworth-apple-will-converge-mac-and-iphone" -"6567293","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","2",,"1382035024","2013-10-17T18:37:04Z","Where Can Google Street View Take You?","http://hyperallergic.com/87573/where-can-google-street-view-take-you-today/" -"6570004","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","1",,"1382076090","2013-10-18T06:01:30Z","The Lost Google Novel That Takes a Better Look at Tech Culture Than The Circle","http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/10/virtual-love-google-novel/" -"6570983","cloudcontrol","cloudcontrol",,,"0","2",,"1382099409","2013-10-18T12:30:09Z","Google & Facebook – Too Big to Sue?","http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2013/10/online-powerhouses-too-big-to-sue/" -"6571185","hackhackhack","hackhackhack",,,"0","4",,"1382102489","2013-10-18T13:21:29Z","Apple: No, We Can’t Read Your iMessages","http://allthingsd.com/20131018/apple-no-we-cant-read-your-imessages/" -"6571489","pisarzp","pisarzp",,,"0","2",,"1382106067","2013-10-18T14:21:07Z","Google stock touch all-time high as mobile bets pay off","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/18/us-google-results-idUSBRE99G17Z20131018" -"6571941","mattschmulen","mattschmulen",,,"0","2",,"1382110605","2013-10-18T15:36:45Z","What, why and how of Apple's new iOS7 JavaScript bridge","http://mobileappstack.com/intro-to-apples-new-ios7-native-javascript-bridge/" -"6572238","andrewparker","andrewparker",,,"0","2",,"1382113797","2013-10-18T16:29:57Z","UberX Drivers are Self-Organizing","http://thegongshow.tumblr.com/post/64392079874/uberx-drivers-self-organizing" -"6573779","svabhishek","svabhishek","true",,,"1",,"1382127488","2013-10-18T20:18:08Z","Google and Facebook Partnering for Ads :O","http://tcrn.ch/19YCPLK" -"6577693","hackhackhack","hackhackhack",,,"45","43",,"1382214847","2013-10-19T20:34:07Z","Microsoft blames Google and makes 'adjustments' to IE11 on Windows 8.1","http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/19/microsoft-blames-google-makes-adjustments-ie11-windows-8-1-renders-search-engine-correctly/" -"6581548","autotravis","autotravis","true",,,"43",,"1382304058","2013-10-20T21:20:58Z","Why Does Apple Sabotage the MacBook?","http://magnatecha.com/why-does-apple-sabotage-the-macbook/" -"6584369","thijser","thijser",,,"0","1",,"1382347864","2013-10-21T09:31:04Z","UN Ad Campaign Uses Google Suggest to Show Gender Inequality","http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/18/new-ad-campaign-uses-popular-search-terms-to-show-how-the-world-really-feels-about-women/" -"6586681","lydiahan","lydiahan","true",,,"1",,"1382374156","2013-10-21T16:49:16Z"," Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/#!" -"6590262","blog_article","blog_article",,,"0","2","The Year of the Cat is done. Surf’s up, Dude!","1382426538","2013-10-22T07:22:18Z","Apple OS X 10.9 Mavericks","http://www.soft32.com/blog/platforms/apple-os-x-10-9-mavericks/" -"6591764","mpelembe","mpelembe","true",,,"1",,"1382449212","2013-10-22T13:40:12Z","California Town Clears Apple’s New Spaceship-Like Campus","http://technology.mpelembe.net/home/california-town-clears-apples-new-spaceship-like-campus" -"6592776","6ren","6ren",,,"0","1",,"1382457639","2013-10-22T16:00:39Z","Apple iPad Event livestream, when this post is 1 hour old","http://www.ustream.tv/ltktv" -"6593568","danmaurice","danmaurice",,,"0","1",,"1382464041","2013-10-22T17:47:21Z","An Uber For Your Teeth, With A Dentist's Office That Comes To You","http://www.fastcoexist.com/3020141/futurist-forum/an-uber-for-your-teeth-with-a-dentists-office-on-wheels-that-comes-to-you#2" -"6593606","sitver","sitver","true",,,"1",,"1382464318","2013-10-22T17:51:58Z","Catch Up Quickly on the Apple Keynote Today","http://www.appstorechronicle.com/2013/10/ipad-keynote-event-2013-notes.html" -"6593869","kposehn","kposehn",,,"0","6",,"1382466011","2013-10-22T18:20:11Z","Apple Introduces the iPad Air","http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/22/apple-introduces-the-ipad-air/" -"6593956","benigeri","benigeri",,,"0","3",,"1382466477","2013-10-22T18:27:57Z","Apple - iPad Air","http://www.apple.com/ipad/" -"6595712","seanellis","seanellis",,,"5","13",,"1382484450","2013-10-22T23:27:30Z","Uber — What’s Fueling Uber’s Growth Engine?","http://www.growthhackers.com/companies/uber/" -"6597095","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1382506630","2013-10-23T05:37:10Z","How To Find Live Hangout Parties in Google+? • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/12204/how-to-find-live-hangout-parties-in-googleplus/" -"6597300","franze","franze",,,"0","2",,"1382511020","2013-10-23T06:50:20Z","Google: 'Where will future quantum computer scientists come from? Minecraft'","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/22/google-minecraft-qcraft-quantum-physics" -"6597790","timhargis","timhargis",,,"0","2",,"1382521571","2013-10-23T09:46:11Z","Uber clone ""Easy Taxi"" has now raised $32 Million","http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/23/rocket-internets-easy-taxi-lands-7m-from-imena-to-expand-in-the-middle-east/" -"6598822","Stealx","Stealx","true",,,"1",,"1382537615","2013-10-23T14:13:35Z","Uber Isn't Perfect","http://www.imanjalali.com/uber-isnt-perfect/" -"6599206","ca98am79","ca98am79",,,"0","1",,"1382541255","2013-10-23T15:14:15Z","Google Entangles Minecraft with Quantum Physics","http://www.technologyreview.com/view/520596/google-entangles-minecraft-with-quantum-physics/" -"6600539","irina_z","irina_z","true",,,"1",,"1382551912","2013-10-23T18:11:52Z","Was iOS 7 created in Microsoft Word?","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZp7BvQJnU8&t=488" -"6601406","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","2",,"1382559787","2013-10-23T20:23:07Z","Arbor Networks & Google draw digital-attack map","http://www.zdnet.com/arbor-networks-and-google-draw-digital-attack-map-7000022361/" -"6601653","tokenadult","tokenadult",,,"0","1",,"1382561760","2013-10-23T20:56:00Z","Why tuberculosis is India's biggest public health problem","http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-06-23/news/40134749_1_stop-tb-department-mario-raviglione-jmm-meeting" -"6601739","dyc","dyc",,,"0","2",,"1382562628","2013-10-23T21:10:28Z","Microsoft fires back at Apple","http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/23/microsoft-fires-back-at-apple-iwork-is-watered-down-and-the-ipad-isnt-a-work-machine/" -"6601928","hbharadwaj","hbharadwaj",,,"0","1",,"1382564530","2013-10-23T21:42:10Z","Microsoft's Frank Shaw rips into Apple","http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/23/4975448/microsoft-frank-shaw-rips-into-apple-for-comparing-iwork-to-office" -"6602611","prateekj","prateekj",,,"0","2",,"1382572852","2013-10-24T00:00:52Z","Apple's war on pixels","http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/10/ipad-mini-release-apples-war-on-pixels.html" -"6602732","bane","bane","true",,,"1",,"1382574929","2013-10-24T00:35:29Z","Tesla: Google Chrome, Third-Party Apps Coming To Infotainment System Next Year","http://pulse2.com/2013/10/23/tesla-chrome-third-party-apps-infotainment-system-95687/" -"6603008","adidash","adidash",,,"18","11",,"1382580537","2013-10-24T02:08:57Z","Microsoft Bashes Apple's iWork Software, New iPads","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/23/microsoft-bashes-apples-iwork-software-new-ipads/" -"6603386","twodayslate","twodayslate",,,"0","1",,"1382588536","2013-10-24T04:22:16Z","Apple announces more details of new Mac Pro's interior","http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/10/23Introducing-the-All-New-Mac-Pro-The-Most-Radical-Mac-Ever.html" -"6603413","ahsteele","ahsteele",,,"0","1",,"1382589187","2013-10-24T04:33:07Z","Why Apple Is Gunning for Microsoft","http://www.datamation.com/mobile-wireless/why-apple-is-gunning-for-microsoft-1.html" -"6606319","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1382633450","2013-10-24T16:50:50Z","Mixed AppleScript signals","http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2013/10/mixed-applescript-signals/" -"6606993","thingsilearned","thingsilearned",,,"15","85",,"1382639417","2013-10-24T18:30:17Z","An Interview with Kevin Novak, Data Scientist at Uber","http://chartio.com/blog/2013/10/kevin-novak-interview" -"6607254","prateekj","prateekj",,,"0","1",,"1382642088","2013-10-24T19:14:48Z","Apple's free apps take aim at Microsoft and Google","http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/23/4947904/productivity-killer-apples-free-apps-iwork-take-aim-at-microsoft-and-google" -"6610843","bane","bane",,,"0","1",,"1382699445","2013-10-25T11:10:45Z","Microsoft Exec Trashes Apple's Free iWork Software","http://www.informationweek.com/software/productivity-applications/microsoft-exec-trashes-apples-free-iwork/240163073" -"6611360","YODspica","YODspica","true",,,"1",,"1382706991","2013-10-25T13:16:31Z","Microsoft Office 365 by YODspica Ltd","http://walesoffice365.co.uk/microsoft-office-365-by-yodspica-ltd/" -"6612380","grej","grej",,,"0","2",,"1382716794","2013-10-25T15:59:54Z","Apple's Macbook Pro gets a teardown and a 1 out of 10 repairability score","http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2303058/apples-macbook-pro-gets-an-ifixit-teardown-and-a-one-out-of-10-repairability-score" -"6614239","linux_devil","linux_devil","true",,,"1",,"1382732006","2013-10-25T20:13:26Z","After Google , Samsung prepares electronic eye-wear , files patents.","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/10/24/patent-filing-shows-samsung-preps-electronic-eyewear/" -"6617719","bgtyhn","bgtyhn",,,"0","2",,"1382801990","2013-10-26T15:39:50Z","AdBlock Plus get paid for not blocking Google’s ads","http://gaoom.com/2013/10/26/adblock-plus-get-paid-blocking-googles-ads/" -"6620222","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1382835217","2013-10-27T00:53:37Z","What's next for Google, the most successful Internet company in the world?","http://m.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/us-business/growing-plans-inside-googles-expanding-world/article15096740/?service=mobile" -"6621805","hownottowrite","hownottowrite",,,"0","1",,"1382879122","2013-10-27T13:05:22Z","Automatic Google Spreadsheet Wordcount Updates from Scrivener","http://www.datanode.net/?p=13375" -"6621963","cajuntrep","cajuntrep",,,"0","1",,"1382882668","2013-10-27T14:04:28Z","Google Building Top Secret Offshore Data Center? Pics...","http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/mysterious-floating-barge-in-san-francisco-bay-could-be-secret-new-google-glass-facility-171117167.html" -"6622511","nsh1991","nsh1991","true",,,"1",,"1382893063","2013-10-27T16:57:43Z","How to get hired at Google?","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajD0vqEwZlY" -"6625788","jdmitch","jdmitch",,,"0","1",,"1382948928","2013-10-28T08:28:48Z","Qualcomm: Microsoft's Surface 2 can't compare to Nokia's Windows tablet","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57609343-94/qualcomm-microsofts-surface-2-cant-compare-to-nokias-windows-tablet/" -"6627135","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"0","1",,"1382970881","2013-10-28T14:34:41Z","Is Samsung Preparing to Fork Google's Android?","http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/10/27/is-samsung-preparing-to-fork-googles-android.aspx" -"6628778","ranksecure","ranksecure",,,"0","2",,"1382984920","2013-10-28T18:28:40Z","Google Glass and the Future of SEO","http://ranksecure.ca/google-glass-and-the-future-of-seo/" -"6629594","lazyjones","lazyjones",,,"0","1",,"1382992524","2013-10-28T20:35:24Z","Austrian federal antitrust agency is suing Google","http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http://oe1.orf.at/artikel/355944" -"6630042","naren87","naren87","true",,,"3",,"1382996599","2013-10-28T21:43:19Z","Hey Google, don't use Wikipedia data for Knowledge Graph","https://www.google.com/search?q=st+louis+cardinals" -"6630773","solchea","solchea",,,"0","1",,"1383004943","2013-10-29T00:02:23Z","Google now letting Glass users invite others to buy device","http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-glass-invite-others-buy-device-20131028,0,7632716.story#axzz2j40rGC4q" -"6632129","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","3",,"1383022986","2013-10-29T05:03:06Z","Playing Apple IIc games 30 years late through an online emulator museum","http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/10/playing-apple-iic-games-30-years-late-through-an-online-emulator-museum/" -"6633141","Entrepreneurjay","Entrepreneurjay","true",,,"1",,"1383044099","2013-10-29T10:54:59Z","Blast Your Google Rankings Through The Roof Hot Free PLR Book","http://jaysonlinereviews.com/how-to-get-my-website-higher-rankings-or-search-engine-traffic-discover-how-hot-free-ebooks-with-plr/" -"6633682","natasham25","natasham25",,,"65","117",,"1383051440","2013-10-29T12:57:20Z","Uber and Cheezburger will deliver you 15 minutes of kitten playtime for $20","http://blog.uber.com/ICanHasUberKITTENS" -"6634171","fromacbue","fromacbue","true",,,"1",,"1383055713","2013-10-29T14:08:33Z","Mozilla to support Firefox on Windows XP after Microsoft ends support for the OS","http://www.neowin.net/news/mozilla-to-support-firefox-on-windows-xp-after-microsoft-ends-support-for-the-os#comments" -"6634235","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1383056187","2013-10-29T14:16:27Z","Want to Buy Google Glass? Ask your Friend for an Invite • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/12245/how-to-buy-google-glass-ask-friend-for-invite/" -"6634541","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1383058479","2013-10-29T14:54:39Z","Uber delivers adoptable kittens to your doorstep","http://m.cnet.com/news/uber-delivers-adoptable-kittens-to-your-doorstep/57609714" -"6634654","fennecfoxen","fennecfoxen",,,"0","1",,"1383059244","2013-10-29T15:07:24Z","Uber delivers adoptable kittens to your doorstep","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57609714-94/uber-delivers-adoptable-kittens-to-your-doorstep/" -"6634724","sidcool","sidcool",,,"0","2",,"1383059868","2013-10-29T15:17:48Z","Google's New Moonshot “Spotlight Stories”","http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/29/google-motorola-spotlight-stories/" -"6634745","sc90","sc90",,,"0","1",,"1383060029","2013-10-29T15:20:29Z","Apple Isn’t Hurting Microsoft, Microsoft is Hurting Microsoft","http://techpinions.com/apple-isnt-hurting-microsoft-microsoft-is-hurting-microsoft/24583" -"6635638","lukethomas","lukethomas",,,"0","1",,"1383065675","2013-10-29T16:54:35Z","Is Google building a floating data center in Portland Maine?","http://www.pressherald.com/news/Barges_bear_high-tech_clues_about_mystery_structures_.html" -"6636603","pud","pud",,,"84","115",,"1383073170","2013-10-29T18:59:30Z","Uber CEO responds to concern that Uber's SF service is decreasing in quality","https://www.facebook.com/traviskal/posts/10151956134345944" -"6637152","kunai","kunai",,,"0","1",,"1383077950","2013-10-29T20:19:10Z","Apple’s stripped-down iWork suite is free, but there's a cost","http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/29/5042880/apple-iwork-2013-refresh-complaints" -"6640168","dropmysite","dropmysite","true",,,"1",,"1383121378","2013-10-30T08:22:58Z","Ex-Google BD Head takesover as CEO of backup startup Dropmysite ","http://blog.dropmysite.com/2013/10/30/ex-google-bd-head-takesover-as-ceo-of-backup-startup-dropmysite/" -"6640362","dredmorbius","dredmorbius",,,"0","1",,"1383137360","2013-10-30T12:49:20Z","The totally drug resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB) (2013 April 12)","http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3631557/" -"6641454","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1383151704","2013-10-30T16:48:24Z","Have Apple media events become boring and all too predictable?","http://www.tuaw.com/2013/10/30/have-apple-media-events-become-boring-and-all-too-predictable/" -"6641719","o0-0o","o0-0o","true",,,"1",,"1383153772","2013-10-30T17:22:52Z","How the NSA's MUSCULAR program collects too much data from Yahoo and Google","http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/how-the-nsas-muscular-program-collects-too-much-data-from-yahoo-and-google/543/#document/p3/a129339" -"6642127","protomyth","protomyth",,,"0","2",,"1383157270","2013-10-30T18:21:10Z","Police ticket Google Glass-wearing driver for watching “TV” in car","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/police-ticket-google-glass-wearing-driver-for-watching-tv-in-car/" -"6643429","mathattack","mathattack",,,"0","1",,"1383167478","2013-10-30T21:11:18Z","NSA Has Even More Access to Google Than We Thought","http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/10/nsa-has-even-more-access-google-we-thought" -"6643862","kposehn","kposehn",,,"0","1",,"1383171705","2013-10-30T22:21:45Z","In NYC, SF, or Seattle, Uber will deliver kittens to your office today","http://grist.org/list/if-youre-in-new-york-san-francisco-or-seattle-uber-will-deliver-kittens-to-your-office-today/" -"6645015","jread","jread",,,"0","1",,"1383189368","2013-10-31T03:16:08Z","Microsoft terminates Leftronic Azure VMs without notice causing 9 hour outage","http://shorttext.com/Pn4k6" -"6645246","r0h1n","r0h1n",,,"0","1",,"1383194020","2013-10-31T04:33:40Z","Google, Microsoft Threaten End to Cookie Tracking","http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304682504579157780178992984?mobile=y" -"6645547","stellar678","stellar678",,,"0","1",,"1383201435","2013-10-31T06:37:15Z","Google Glass Isn't the Future of Wearables","http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/10/google-glass-isnt-the-future-of-wearables/" -"6646022","codenapper","codenapper",,,"0","1",,"1383215040","2013-10-31T10:24:00Z","How to subscribe to a Google Group without a Google account","http://blog.neowork.com/how-to-subscribe-to-a-google-group-without-a-google-account" -"6646120","josephwachira","josephwachira",,,"0","1",,"1383217483","2013-10-31T11:04:43Z","Stories: Get an inside look at the people, places and ideas that move Microsoft.","http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/stories/index.html" -"6646260","hboon","hboon",,,"0","1",,"1383220379","2013-10-31T11:52:59Z","Why doesn't Apple enable sustainable businesses on the app store?","http://stratechery.com/2013/why-doesnt-apple-enable-sustainable-businesses-on-the-app-store/" -"6646331","gkhachatur","gkhachatur","true",,,"1",,"1383221724","2013-10-31T12:15:24Z","Apple CEO New Pretender","http://khach.ggfinances.com/articles/tech-dreams--apple-acquires-tesla-" -"6646567","mmayernick","mmayernick",,,"0","2",,"1383225244","2013-10-31T13:14:04Z","Uber Wars: How D.C.Tried to Kill a Great New Ride Technology","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U9tMTni9dU" -"6647111","taude","taude",,,"0","2",,"1383231178","2013-10-31T14:52:58Z","California woman gets ticket for driving with Google Glass","http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/30/5046006/california-woman-gets-ticket-for-driving-with-google-glass" -"6647175","blymphony","blymphony",,,"0","1",,"1383231765","2013-10-31T15:02:45Z","Test Drive Typecast for Free When You Use Google Fonts","http://typecast.com/blog/test-drive-typecast-for-free-when-you-use-google-fonts" -"6648437","SPYBOT","SPYBOT","true",,,"1",,"1383242195","2013-10-31T17:56:35Z","HUGE: The NSA has hacked Google’s cloud ‘Worldwide’ (Gmail, Google Docs, Maps)","http://topinfopost.com/2013/10/31/huge-the-nsa-has-hacked-googles-cloud-worldwide-gmail-google-docs-maps" -"6648550","prateekj","prateekj",,,"0","1",,"1383242969","2013-10-31T18:09:29Z","Google wins everything","http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131031003105-24171--googlewinseverything-part-1?trk=tod-home-art-list-large_0" -"6649571","BvS","BvS",,,"0","1",,"1383251175","2013-10-31T20:26:15Z","Google says the Galaxy Nexus will not be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat","http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/10/31/5051958/google-galaxy-nexus-will-not-be-upgraded-android-4-4-kit-kat" -"6654880","colinprince","colinprince",,,"0","1",,"1383325234","2013-11-01T17:00:34Z","Google barge revealed to be marketing showroom","http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/google-barge-revealed-to-be-marketing-showroom-1.2325139" -"6655511","scholia","scholia","true",,,"1",,"1383332367","2013-11-01T18:59:27Z","Google just pulled a “Facebook Home”: KitKat’s interface is Google Search","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/google-just-pulled-a-facebook-home-kitkats-primary-interface-is-google-search/" -"6657252","sheikhimran01","sheikhimran01",,,"0","1",,"1383348508","2013-11-01T23:28:28Z","Judgment day for Android: Apple, Microsoft file ","http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/01/judgement-day-for-android-apple-microsoft-file-lawsuit-against-google-samsung/" -"6660546","techaddict009","techaddict009",,,"0","2",,"1383422968","2013-11-02T20:09:28Z","Inside Google’s 1-Million-Square-Foot London Office — 3 Years Before It Opens","http://mashable.com/2013/11/01/google-london-office-design/" -"6662704","sheikhimran01","sheikhimran01","true",,,"1",,"1383472719","2013-11-03T09:58:39Z","Google, Oracle Among Tech Companies That Will Help Fix Obamacare Website","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/31/google-oracle-red-hat-e_n_4182815.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009" -"6664872","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","2",,"1383510488","2013-11-03T20:28:08Z","How Google is beating Apple in the fight for emotions","http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57610581-71/how-google-is-beating-apple-in-the-fight-for-emotions/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title" -"6666900","esetkenya","esetkenya","true",,,"1",,"1383540566","2013-11-04T04:49:26Z","Google adds new layer of defense ","http://esetkenya.blogspot.com/2013/11/google-adds-new-layer-of-defense.html#.UncnIQ32OGg.hackernews" -"6667588","victor_haydin","victor_haydin",,,"0","1",,"1383554946","2013-11-04T08:49:06Z","Google Glass Development without Glass","http://www.elekslabs.com/2013/11/google-glass-development-without-glass.html?m=0" -"6669275","CallbackJockey","CallbackJockey",,,"0","1",,"1383580782","2013-11-04T15:59:42Z","Microsoft looks to boost eco credentials with wind-powered data centre","http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/04/microsoft-wind-powered-data-centre" -"6669894","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1383586528","2013-11-04T17:35:28Z","Digital Google Doodle Today Honoring 'Human Computer' • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/12405/digital-google-doodle-today-honoring-human-computer/" -"6671021","hackhackhack","hackhackhack",,,"0","3",,"1383597629","2013-11-04T20:40:29Z","Microsoft Azure Now Lets You Import/Export Data By Shipping Hard Drives","http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/04/microsoft-azure-now-lets-you-importexport-data-by-shipping-hard-drives/" -"6674515","divramis","divramis","true",,,"1",,"1383651525","2013-11-05T11:38:45Z","Νέο τάσεις στον αλγόριθμο αναζήτησης της Google ","http://paramarketing.gr/nees-taseis-ston-algorithmo-anazitisis-google-seo-82/" -"6676477","blearyeyed","blearyeyed",,,"0","1",,"1383672958","2013-11-05T17:35:58Z","Apple, Microsoft Join Forces to Impede Progress, Hurt Consumers. Well Done","http://blog.hubspot.com/uattr/apple-microsoft-join-forces-to-impede-progress-well-done" -"6676789","susanhi","susanhi",,,"0","2",,"1383675081","2013-11-05T18:11:21Z","Apple Patents Home Automation Technology That Adjusts Based On Device Location","http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/05/apple-patents-home-automation-technology/" -"6679421","dhruvkaran","dhruvkaran",,,"0","2",,"1383695506","2013-11-05T23:51:46Z","Nest Bought A Fire Truck And Uber Is Letting You Ride It ","http://www.fastcompany.com/3021211/nest-bought-a-firetruck-and-uber-is-letting-you-ride-it" -"6683436","teawithcarl","teawithcarl",,,"0","1",,"1383754786","2013-11-06T16:19:46Z","Apple's amicus brief to FISA Court, fighting excessive secrecy.","http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/courts/fisc/Misc-13-03-04-05-06-07-131105.pdf" -"6683566","asghar07","asghar07",,,"0","1",,"1383755923","2013-11-06T16:38:43Z","Apple patents tech to detect movement at home","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/06/apple_patents_ihome_of_the_future/" -"6684753","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1383765195","2013-11-06T19:13:15Z","The Hunger Games Catching Fire Google+ Hangout Live Now • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/12433/the-hunger-games-catching-fire-googleplus-hangout-live-now/" -"6685538","SanderMak","SanderMak",,,"0","1",,"1383772352","2013-11-06T21:12:32Z","Microsoft narrows CEO shortlist; Mulally, Elop make the cut","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/06/us-microsoft-ceo-idUSBRE9A500A20131106" -"6685723","schrofer","schrofer",,,"0","2",,"1383774288","2013-11-06T21:44:48Z","Is Google autocomplete evil?","http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20131106-is-google-autocomplete-evil" -"6687993","ykisana","ykisana",,,"0","1",,"1383807253","2013-11-07T06:54:13Z","Android 4.4 KitKat Release Date Updates by Google and HTC","http://techniquid.com/android-4-4-kitkat-release-date/" -"6689167","varishm","varishm","true",,,"1",,"1383831207","2013-11-07T13:33:27Z","The Mysterious Absence of Google Search Box in Chrome New Tab","http://goo.gl/lu0kAT" -"6690608","cpeterso","cpeterso","true",,,"1",,"1383844416","2013-11-07T17:13:36Z","Meet ART: The New Android Runtime Google Has Been Working On In Secret","http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/06/meet-art-part-1-the-new-super-fast-android-runtime-google-has-been-working-on-in-secret-for-over-2-years-debuts-in-kitkat/" -"6691646","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1383851201","2013-11-07T19:06:41Z","Microsoft ships IE11 for Windows 7","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243889/Microsoft_ships_IE11_for_Windows_7" -"6691700","jusben1369","jusben1369",,,"0","2",,"1383851683","2013-11-07T19:14:43Z","Is Uber the 'accidental"" digital wallet?","http://justinbenson.svbtle.com/the-accidental-digital-wallet" -"6692371","Sam121","Sam121","true",,,"1",,"1383858137","2013-11-07T21:02:17Z","Google Helpouts by Google for Real Time Help: A simple Q&A guide by me","http://www.papablogger.org/2013/11/Google-helpouts-by-Google-a-Question-and-answer-guide.html" -"6694496","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","2",,"1383885627","2013-11-08T04:40:27Z","Google must DELETE Mosley's FIVE-HOOKER ORGY. Now everyone will view it AGAIN","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/max_mosley_hookers_orgy_sadomasochism_video_streisand_effect/" -"6697142","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","1",,"1383928382","2013-11-08T16:33:02Z","Local man sues over junk phone calls that urge him to update his Google listing","http://www.universalhub.com/2013/local-man-sues-over-junk-phone-calls-urge-him" -"6697697","abmateen","abmateen","true",,,"1",,"1383932493","2013-11-08T17:41:33Z","Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is full of praise little device Raspberry Pi.","http://bit.ly/1hT4t0e" -"6698111","shreeshga","shreeshga",,,"0","1","Considering the ad revenue from mobiles are way less than that on the web, The question is how long before Google starts selling push notification ad placements?","1383935527","2013-11-08T18:32:07Z","Ask HN: How long before Google starts pushing ads in notifications?", -"6699258","MartinBrugnara","MartinBrugnara",,,"0","2",,"1383945886","2013-11-08T21:24:46Z","Apple releases fix for touchpad and keyboard freeze", -"6703510","meriksson","meriksson",,,"0","2",,"1384034737","2013-11-09T22:05:37Z","Casual Activism in the Apple Store","http://meriksson.net/casual-activism-in-the-apple-store" -"6711486","cs02rm0","cs02rm0","true",,,"1",,"1384177094","2013-11-11T13:38:14Z","Samsung pays Apple $1 Billion sending 30 trucks full of 5 cent coins","http://news-hound.net/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/" -"6712149","dn2k","dn2k",,,"0","1",,"1384185064","2013-11-11T15:51:04Z","Google has 5 minute outage: Internet traffic drops 40%","http://www.tgdaily.com/software-brief/73766-google-has-5-minute-outage-internet-traffic-drops-40" -"6712461","youssefsarhan","youssefsarhan",,,"0","2",,"1384188403","2013-11-11T16:46:43Z","I have an idea for Uber and I'm calling it Uber: Beacons","http://sefsar.com/post/66626020948/i-have-an-idea-for-uber-and-im-calling-it-uber" -"6713695","IBM","IBM",,,"0","1",,"1384201008","2013-11-11T20:16:48Z","GlobalFoundries to make Apple chips in New York fab","http://blog.timesunion.com/business/globalfoundries-to-make-apple-chips-with-samsung/57805/" -"6714869","renchaorevee","renchaorevee",,,"0","1",,"1384212970","2013-11-11T23:36:10Z","When ABC PR hacks forgot about Google cache","http://beta.slashdot.org/submission/3108249/when-abc-pr-hacks-forgot-about-google-cache" -"6718744","talkingstove","talkingstove",,,"0","1",,"1384274054","2013-11-12T16:34:14Z","Attachments in Gmail, now with the power of Google Drive","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/attachments-in-gmail-now-with-power-of.html" -"6718981","rtcoms","rtcoms",,,"0","2",,"1384275799","2013-11-12T17:03:19Z","Google Chrome now lets you see which tab that unwanted music is coming from","http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/11/google-chrome-beta-releaase-32-identify-noisy-tabs/" -"6719513","mpelembe","mpelembe","true",,,"1",,"1384279621","2013-11-12T18:07:01Z","Google Glass Plays Music","http://technology.mpelembe.net/home/google-glass-plays-music" -"6720446","cmulligan","cmulligan",,,"0","2",,"1384285787","2013-11-12T19:49:47Z","Leaked Google e-mail from 2010 reveals strategy to replace JavaScript with Dash","http://sdt.bz/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=65357&page=1" -"6721287","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1384291745","2013-11-12T21:29:05Z","Google+ Introduces Inline Sharing of Posts • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/12598/googleplus-introduces-inline-sharing-posts/" -"6722763","china","china",,,"0","1",,"1384306366","2013-11-13T01:32:46Z","A practical, instrumentation-driven fuzzer for binary formats made by Google","https://code.google.com/p/american-fuzzy-lop/" -"6723363","r0h1n","r0h1n",,,"0","1",,"1384317200","2013-11-13T04:33:20Z","How old are your users? Google Analytics shows demographic info","http://wholewhale.com/google-analytics-demographic/" -"6724146","luizel80","luizel80","true",,,"1",,"1384333960","2013-11-13T09:12:40Z","Microsoft Is Using a Logo Similar to Canonical's Ubuntu on Its Website","http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Is-Using-a-Similar-Logo-with-Canonical-s-Ubuntu-on-Its-Website-399660.shtml" -"6724253","truenado","truenado","true",,,"1",,"1384336505","2013-11-13T09:55:05Z","YouTube Google+ Connecting Delays New Video Uploads In YT Search","http://www.zennie62blog.com/2013/11/13/youtube-google-connecting-delays-new-video-uploads-in-yt-search-89065/" -"6726366","bjansn","bjansn",,,"0","1",,"1384360810","2013-11-13T16:40:10Z","Brand.com launches program for deleting false pages on Google, Yahoo and Bing","http://thenextweb.com/us/2013/11/13/brand-com-launches-program-deleting-false-web-pages-google-yahoo-bing/" -"6727176","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1384366893","2013-11-13T18:21:33Z","New Jersey UberX: Now Better, Faster, And Cheaper Than A Taxi","http://blog.uber.com/uberxnj" -"6729463","ddrmaxgt37","ddrmaxgt37",,,"97","95",,"1384386345","2013-11-13T23:45:45Z","Beware: Uber Has No Customer Service and Still Has Bugs","http://www.arunhasablog.com/2013/11/13/beware-uber-has-no-customer-service-and-still-has-bugs/" -"6729728","littlecritter","littlecritter","true",,,"1",,"1384389643","2013-11-14T00:40:43Z","I HACKED my way into Google's Pagespeed Service w/o an invite (and you can too)","http://www.appstorechronicle.com/instant-access-google-cdn-pagespeed" -"6732248","jdmitch","jdmitch",,,"0","2",,"1384437478","2013-11-14T13:57:58Z","Microsoft Is About to Dethrone Apple as the S&P 500's Power Stock","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-13/microsoft-is-about-to-dethrone-apple-as-the-s-and-p-500s-power-stock" -"6732907","techinsidr","techinsidr",,,"0","1",,"1384443888","2013-11-14T15:44:48Z","Microsoft Opens Cutting-Edge Cybercrime Center","http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-opens-high-tech-cybercrime-center" -"6733302","cmulligan","cmulligan",,,"0","1",,"1384447281","2013-11-14T16:41:21Z","Microsoft reportedly picks its next CEO","http://sdt.bz/66371" -"6733397","JonSkeptic","JonSkeptic",,,"0","2",,"1384448107","2013-11-14T16:55:07Z","Google uses gov's black marker in transparency report","http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/14/5103804/google-transparency-report-censorship" -"6734103","mathattack","mathattack",,,"0","1",,"1384452570","2013-11-14T18:09:30Z","MIT’s John Gruber On Obamacare’s Meltdown","http://www.hughhewitt.com/mits-john-gruber-obamacares-meltdown/" -"6738720","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","1",,"1384512315","2013-11-15T10:45:15Z","Google Spectrum Database API — Google Developers","https://developers.google.com/spectrum/index" -"6742583","Suraj-Sun","Suraj-Sun",,,"0","1",,"1384554457","2013-11-15T22:27:37Z","Steve Ballmer says he couldn't change Microsoft fast enough","http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/15/steve-ballmer-explains-retirement-decision/" -"6742629","Avalaxy","Avalaxy",,,"0","1",,"1384555051","2013-11-15T22:37:31Z","Microsoft's new high-tech headquarters for the fight against cybercrime","http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/stories/cybercrime/index.html#!" -"6745018","unixroot","unixroot","true",,,"1",,"1384615277","2013-11-16T15:21:17Z","Apple iOS 7.0.4 update released to patch Apple Store purchase vulnerability","http://thehackernews.com/2013/11/Apple-iOS-7.0.4-Store-purchase-vulnerability.html" -"6747271","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","2",,"1384655527","2013-11-17T02:32:07Z","Can Google Predict the Stock Market?","http://www.exponentialtimes.net/videos/can-google-predict-stock-market-tobias-preis-tedxwarwicksalon" -"6749326","leephillips","leephillips","true",,,"1",,"1384702788","2013-11-17T15:39:48Z","Apple buys Israel's PrimeSense for $345 million","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/17/us-primesense-apple-idUSBRE9AG03G20131117" -"6749946","tolarewaju3","tolarewaju3","true",,,"3",,"1384711324","2013-11-17T18:02:04Z","Is this really what it's like to work at Google?","http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/229950" -"6753813","nashequilibrium","nashequilibrium","true",,,"1",,"1384774672","2013-11-18T11:37:52Z","This is how we all feel about Google+","http://imgur.com/gallery/h7Mpdq4" -"6754749","samspenc","samspenc",,,"0","2",,"1384788907","2013-11-18T15:35:07Z","Apple, Microsoft Join Forces to Impede Progress","http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/apple-microsoft-impede-google-progress-fea" -"6754771","hepha1979","hepha1979",,,"0","1",,"1384789144","2013-11-18T15:39:04Z","Google, Microsoft modify search to exclude more child pornography results","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-microsoft-modify-search-in-britain-to-exclude-more-child-pornography-results/2013/11/18/c2105c5c-5058-11e3-9e2c-e1d01116fd98_story.html" -"6755141","tolarewaju3","tolarewaju3",,,"0","2","Trying to switch my app to Google App Engine. It needs to supports an iOS, Android, and web app. I just need a NoSQL db, push notifications, OATH Google User Authentication, and some small compute servers to run jobs.

Can someone advise me on the easiest way to architect this on GAE? Or if there's a better service for this?

Known Languages: Java, Python, Obj-C, A little Javascript","1384792817","2013-11-18T16:40:17Z","Need a Google App Engine Expert", -"6756350","prateekj","prateekj",,,"0","1",,"1384803309","2013-11-18T19:35:09Z","Apple Loop: PrimeSense Means 3-D Cameras, Samsung's Patent Penalty","http://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2013/11/17/apple-loop-primesense-means-3-d-cameras-samsungs-patent-penalty-cook-closes-shop-on-thanksgiving/" -"6760720","Dogamondo","Dogamondo",,,"0","1",,"1384864783","2013-11-19T12:39:43Z","Apple Can Seek to Block Samsung Smartphones, Court Says","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-18/apple-can-seek-to-block-samsung-smartphones-court-says.html" -"6761196","juanrossi","juanrossi",,,"0","5",,"1384869972","2013-11-19T14:06:12Z","Uber now accepts Paypal","http://blog.uber.com/paywithpaypal" -"6761581","baq","baq","true",,,"1",,"1384873589","2013-11-19T15:06:29Z","Intel Bay Trail Competitive With Apple's A7","http://seekingalpha.com/article/1848061-intel-vindicated-very-competitive-with-apples-a7" -"6762390","Techmaven","Techmaven",,,"0","1",,"1384879674","2013-11-19T16:47:54Z","Apple Now Accepting Water-Damaged iPhones for Trade-In","http://blog.laptopmag.com/apple-iphones-trade-in" -"6763999","alancharles","alancharles",,,"0","6",,"1384891393","2013-11-19T20:03:13Z","Apple’s iOS7 Native JavaScript Bridge","http://strongloop.com/strongblog/apples-ios7-native-javascript-bridge/" -"6764596","kylefoundry","kylefoundry",,,"0","4",,"1384896300","2013-11-19T21:25:00Z","Android is Out-Innovating (and Out-Designing) Apple","http://tech.bellycard.com/blog/google-is-out-innovating-and-out-designing-apple/" -"6764734","j-s-f","j-s-f",,,"0","2",,"1384897595","2013-11-19T21:46:35Z","ThePizzaButton.com launches a beta: Uber for Pizza.","http://thepizzabutton.com" -"6766167","jpatokal","jpatokal",,,"0","1",,"1384919222","2013-11-20T03:47:02Z","Google's JavaScript Maps API v2 to v3 migration is happening today","https://plus.google.com/+GoogleMapsAPI/posts/Nhzh6hcKz77" -"6766677","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1384929935","2013-11-20T06:45:35Z","Google Play Professional App Translation Service Android Developers","http://www.vlogg.com/12443/googleplay-offers-professional-app-translation-service-for-android-developers/" -"6770516","carlaeng","carlaeng","true",,,"1",,"1384976024","2013-11-20T19:33:44Z","Massively multi-parent list of great games (public Google doc experiment)","http://bit.ly/1fHpSYv" -"6770839","IBM","IBM",,,"0","2",,"1384978626","2013-11-20T20:17:06Z","Google’s Yellow “Ad” Icons Test Appears To Be Expanding","http://searchengineland.com/googles-yellow-ad-icons-test-appears-to-be-expanding-177879" -"6771174","kurenn88","kurenn88",,,"0","1",,"1384981541","2013-11-20T21:05:41Z","Show HN: Furatto Thumbnail Preview Add On a la' Google","http://icalialabs.github.io/furatto_addons/expandingThumbnail/" -"6771226","marchustvedt","marchustvedt","true",,,"1",,"1384982101","2013-11-20T21:15:01Z","Jay-Z and Ashton Kutcher-Backed ""Uber For Planes"" Grinds to a Halt","http://valleywag.gawker.com/jay-z-and-ashton-kutcher-backed-uber-for-planes-grind-1467083423" -"6772801","gugol","gugol","true",,,"1",,"1385002997","2013-11-21T03:03:17Z","Tim Cook urges employees to refresh themselves on Apple's code of conduct","http://9to5mac.com/2013/11/20/tim-cook-urges-employees-to-refresh-themselves-on-apples-code-of-conduct-in-video-message" -"6773613","esolyt","esolyt",,,"0","2",,"1385021716","2013-11-21T08:15:16Z","Google launches Newsstand on Android ","http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/20/5125630/google-launches-newsstand-on-android-to-bring-together-all-your" -"6773617","hack4supper","hack4supper",,,"0","2",,"1385021825","2013-11-21T08:17:05Z","Google unveils prepaid debit card","http://ca.news.yahoo.com/google-unveils-prepaid-debit-card-233912746--sector.html" -"6774920","rjmarvin","rjmarvin",,,"0","1",,"1385045643","2013-11-21T14:54:03Z","Microsoft customers hit with new wave of fraudster tech support calls","http://sdt.bz/66400" -"6775296","apagade","apagade","true",,,"1",,"1385049583","2013-11-21T15:59:43Z"," Hate Google? Microsoft has some ‘Scroogled’ goodies for you","http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/11/21/hate-google-microsoft-has-some-scroogled-goodies-for/" -"6775876","MikeCapone","MikeCapone",,,"0","2",,"1385053996","2013-11-21T17:13:16Z","Google’s Schmidt Sees Encryption Killing Censorship","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-21/google-s-schmidt-sees-encryption-killing-censorship.html" -"6775980","bjansn","bjansn",,,"0","1",,"1385054781","2013-11-21T17:26:21Z","Is Google's Secretive Research Lab Working on Human-Dolphin Communication?","http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/is-googles-secretive-research-lab-working-on-human-dolphin-communication/281701/" -"6777820","neuhaus","neuhaus",,,"0","2",,"1385071071","2013-11-21T21:57:51Z","Google Wallet Card","http://phandroid.com/2013/11/20/google-wallet-card/" -"6779731","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1385107344","2013-11-22T08:02:24Z","'We the Geeks' Student Startups Google+ Hangout Tomorrow • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/12736/we-the-geeks-student-startups-googleplus-hangout-tomorrow/" -"6779896","qptopm","qptopm","true",,,"1",,"1385112125","2013-11-22T09:22:05Z","Doctor Who – Special Interactive animated Google Doodle","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unvLD0F-Pc" -"6780367","mijndert","mijndert","true",,,"16",,"1385122775","2013-11-22T12:19:35Z","Why I stopped using Apple products","http://mijndertstuij.nl/why-i-stopped-using-apple-products/" -"6781026","DenODonnell","DenODonnell",,,"0","1",,"1385132277","2013-11-22T14:57:57Z","iPhone Privacy Settings Missing From Apple's Support Docs","http://www.clear-coat.com/blog/iphone-privacy-settings/" -"6781603","hershel","hershel",,,"0","1",,"1385136724","2013-11-22T16:12:04Z","Google technology could halve construction costs","http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000886261" -"6781963","mattwritescode","mattwritescode",,,"0","1",,"1385139446","2013-11-22T16:57:26Z","Microsoft vs Google: scroogled merchandise","http://rt.com/usa/microsoft-google-scroogled-merchandise-117/" -"6783004","localqueries","localqueries","true",,,"1",,"1385147417","2013-11-22T19:10:17Z","Google search on 180 different languages and countries - Local Queries","http://localqueries.com" -"6785304","Jmetz1","Jmetz1",,,"3","2",,"1385183377","2013-11-23T05:09:37Z","Uber-For-Laundry Startup Washio Uses Ninjas To Get Your Dirty Clothes Clean","http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/washio/" -"6786999","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1385233301","2013-11-23T19:01:41Z","Checkout Doctor Who Google Doodle Today • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/12745/doctor-who-google-doodle-today/" -"6792754","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","2",,"1385359549","2013-11-25T06:05:49Z","Uber Cuts Deals to Lower Car Costs","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/11/25/uber-cuts-deals-to-lower-car-costs/" -"6792839","leeskye","leeskye",,,"16","23",,"1385361816","2013-11-25T06:43:36Z","Uber Strikes Deal To Lower The Cost Of Car Ownership For Drivers","http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/24/uber-driver-car-financing/" -"6794256","datwelk","datwelk",,,"0","2",,"1385391083","2013-11-25T14:51:23Z","Apple has no sense of humor","https://vine.co/v/hU1ZK7UZ6qL" -"6796532","nathancahill","nathancahill",,,"0","1",,"1385409699","2013-11-25T20:01:39Z","Searching Google with daterange syntax flags you as a bot","https://www.google.com/search?q=innocent%20search%20daterange:2453945..2455041" -"6796794","snkashis","snkashis",,,"0","3",,"1385411784","2013-11-25T20:36:24Z","Uber threatened in New Orleans with C&D before even operating","http://www.wdsu.com/news/investigations/iteam-city-leader-threatens-transportation-company-with-arrest-fines-if-it-brings-business-to-nola/-/13627428/23094732/-/kpytsxz/-/index.html" -"6797026","dskaplan","dskaplan",,,"0","1",,"1385413714","2013-11-25T21:08:34Z","Enterprise perspective of what Google Glass developers should be creating","http://www.accenture.com/us-en/blogs/technology-labs-blog/archive/2013/11/07/developers-use-google-glass-for-its-intended-application.aspx" -"6802516","shooper","shooper",,,"0","3",,"1385485220","2013-11-26T17:00:20Z","Apple Defeats Patent Claim Over Invention of Smartphone","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-25/apple-wins-patent-trial-brought-by-purported-smartphone-inventor.html" -"6803749","prateekj","prateekj",,,"0","1",,"1385495965","2013-11-26T19:59:25Z","Google-backed 23andme ordered by FDA to stop selling genetic tests","http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_24599820/google-backed-23andme-ordered-by-fda-stop-selling" -"6804088","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","1",,"1385498841","2013-11-26T20:47:21Z","Microsoft squeezes little profit out of each Xbox One","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57613758-75/microsoft-squeezes-little-profit-out-of-each-xbox-one/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title" -"6804843","francoismathieu","francoismathieu","true",,,"1",,"1385505828","2013-11-26T22:43:48Z","Taxi War: Uber vs Hailo","http://quibb.com/links/taxi-war-uber-vs-hailo" -"6805372","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1385512365","2013-11-27T00:32:45Z","Google Plus Second Most Used Social Network World Wide in Q3 2013","http://www.vlogg.com/12793/googleplus-second-most-used-social-network-q3-2013-infographic/" -"6805933","jmacd","jmacd","true",,,"1",,"1385520074","2013-11-27T02:41:14Z","Taxi War: Uber vs Hailo","http://quibb.com/links/taxi-war-uber-vs-hailo?" -"6806651","sarmistha28","sarmistha28","true",,,"1",,"1385531008","2013-11-27T05:43:28Z","Update HTC One Google Play Edition to Official Android 4.4 KitKat [How to]","http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/525261/20131126/android44-kitkat-htc-one-google-play-update.htm" -"6807719","sgottit","sgottit",,,"0","1",,"1385556018","2013-11-27T12:40:18Z","Uber minimal ios7-alike Alfred theme","https://github.com/almonk/AlfredIOS7" -"6809448","jamesgagan","jamesgagan",,,"0","2",,"1385572420","2013-11-27T17:13:40Z","Uberwatcher - Portable Baby Monitor for your Smartphone","http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/75676655/uberwatcher-portable-baby-monitor-for-your-smartph" -"6810087","hackhackhack","hackhackhack",,,"0","1",,"1385577313","2013-11-27T18:35:13Z","Microsoft Brings Xbox Video To The Web Ahead Of Windows Phone","http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/27/microsoft-brings-xbox-video-to-the-web-ahead-of-windows-phone-forgets-hd-playback/" -"6813695","teawithcarl","teawithcarl",,,"0","1",,"1385629159","2013-11-28T08:59:19Z","Uber hits streets of ShenZhen, its second city in China. ","http://www.techinasia.com/uber-china-launches-in-shenzhen" -"6813915","makos","makos",,,"0","2",,"1385633965","2013-11-28T10:19:25Z","Google Enters 3D Printing Arena","http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/11/28/google-enters-3d-printing-arena/" -"6814295","Amadou","Amadou",,,"0","1",,"1385642922","2013-11-28T12:48:42Z","Buy Products From Google's Showcased Ad Results and You Will Pay a 34% Premium","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c1f2e90-5501-11e3-86bc-00144feabdc0.html" -"6815785","will3942","will3942",,,"53","58",,"1385663282","2013-11-28T18:28:02Z","How I got blacklisted by Uber","http://blog.will3942.com/blacklisted-uber-cab" -"6815920","hackhackhack","hackhackhack",,,"0","1",,"1385665079","2013-11-28T18:57:59Z","Google’s Chromium team is building a way to launch apps without installation","http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/11/28/googles-chromium-team-building-way-launch-apps-without-installation-just-clicking-link/" -"6816270","flaktrak","flaktrak","true",,,"1",,"1385670376","2013-11-28T20:26:16Z","Google: Doing Evil with ALEC","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-solomon/google-doing-evil-with-al_b_4079436.html" -"6816848","adibalcan","adibalcan",,,"0","2",,"1385678378","2013-11-28T22:39:38Z","Show HN: A free list with top Google Play apps (about 30,000)","http://thewebminer.com/download" -"6824550","lrvick","lrvick",,,"0","1",,"1385844505","2013-11-30T20:48:25Z","Wedding proposal from both POV (via 2x Google Glass)","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AYk3QrnPao&t=2m40s" -"6833530","hrasda","hrasda","true",,,"1",,"1385991735","2013-12-02T13:42:15Z","Its not just Amazon, Google is also working on a Drone Delivery System","http://www.amongtech.com/google-also-working-on-drone-delivery-system/" -"6833925","kankrelax","kankrelax",,,"0","1",,"1385995810","2013-12-02T14:50:10Z","Warlords : Android Online Strategy Game using Google Game Services (no server)","https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.giggs.apps.chaos" -"6836607","ciklisti","ciklisti","true",,,"1",,"1386019262","2013-12-02T21:21:02Z","U.S. approves Microsoft purchase of Nokia’s mobile business","http://barabere.altervista.org/u-s-approves-microsoft-purchase-of-nokias-mobile-business/" -"6840370","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1386080523","2013-12-03T14:22:03Z","Uber’s path to world domination","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/02/ubers-path-to-world-domination/" -"6841747","sgman","sgman",,,"0","2",,"1386092050","2013-12-03T17:34:10Z","DataSift Announces Mega-Round. Apple Buys Topsy for $200 Million.","http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2013/12/03/datasift-announces-mega-round-apple-buys-topsy-for-200-million-heres-what-you-need-to-know/" -"6842234","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1386096671","2013-12-03T18:51:11Z","Can Microsoft survive the coming PC apocalypse?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/pcs/23222/can-microsoft-survive-coming-pc-apocalypse" -"6842851","jkriggins","jkriggins",,,"0","1",,"1386101649","2013-12-03T20:14:09Z","How To Fix Your Website When You’ve Violated Google’s Quality Guidelines","http://blog.kissmetrics.com/violated-googles-quality-guidelines/" -"6843058","mirkonac","mirkonac",,,"0","1",,"1386103490","2013-12-03T20:44:50Z","Refurbished Late 2013 21.5 and 27-Inch iMac Debuts in Apple’s Online Store","http://www.ihash.eu/2013/12/refurbished-late-2013-21-5-27-inch-imac-debuts-apples-online-store/" -"6843506","yitchelle","yitchelle",,,"0","1",,"1386108185","2013-12-03T22:03:05Z","Uberman's sleep schedule ","http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/4/15/103358/720" -"6843549","ThePredictor","ThePredictor",,,"0","1",,"1386108640","2013-12-03T22:10:40Z","Prediction - Google Glass will be banned from many businesses...","https://preddict.com/m/p/262facfca96f" -"6843940","deviceguru","deviceguru",,,"0","1",,"1386112966","2013-12-03T23:22:46Z","Android eyewear beats Google Glass to market","http://linuxgizmos.com/android-based-eyewear-device-beats-google-glass-to-market/" -"6845145","ibsathish","ibsathish",,,"0","1",,"1386133741","2013-12-04T05:09:01Z","Google Compute Engine Opens to General Public","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2427885,00.asp" -"6845215","lettergram","lettergram",,,"0","1",,"1386135161","2013-12-04T05:32:41Z","My Google Helpouts Experience","http://lettergram.net/my-google-helpouts-experience/" -"6845216","africanos23","africanos23","true",,,"1",,"1386135201","2013-12-04T05:33:21Z","Microsofts ""Project Spark"" Create Your Own Game Beta Launches","http://www.hardwarepal.com/microsofts-project-spark-create-game-beta-launches/" -"6847229","codegeek","codegeek",,,"0","2",,"1386169002","2013-12-04T14:56:42Z","Woman fights ticket for driving with Google Glass","http://www.cnbc.com/id/101245782" -"6848204","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","3",,"1386176218","2013-12-04T16:56:58Z","Uber, Home Depot Partner on Christmas Tree Deliveries","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2427919,00.asp?google_editors_picks=true" -"6848539","kvarga","kvarga",,,"0","2",,"1386178594","2013-12-04T17:36:34Z","Uber to deliver Christmas Trees for $135","http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-is-delivering-christmas-trees-on-demand-2013-12" -"6848562","daegloe","daegloe",,,"1","5",,"1386178742","2013-12-04T17:39:02Z","O #UberTREE, O #UberTREE","http://blog.uber.com/UberTREE" -"6848788","geekfactor","geekfactor","true",,,"1",,"1386180479","2013-12-04T18:07:59Z","Leaked: Uber's Internal Revenue and Ride Request Numbers","http://valleywag.gawker.com/leaked-ubers-internal-revenue-and-ride-request-number-1475924182?rev=1386179118" -"6848936","eytanlevit","eytanlevit",,,"0","1",,"1386181521","2013-12-04T18:25:21Z","Screenshot of Uber's Admin panel before it redirects. Seems very unsecure..","http://i.imgur.com/yNuat4x.png" -"6849147","deeths","deeths","true",,,"1",,"1386183078","2013-12-04T18:51:18Z","Leaked Uber revenue","http://valleywag.gawker.com/leaked-ubers-internal-revenue-and-ride-request-number-1475924182" -"6849204","doki_pen","doki_pen","true",,,"1",,"1386183422","2013-12-04T18:57:02Z","Uber Internal Numbers Leak","http://valleywag.gawker.com/leaked-ubers-internal-revenue-and-ride-request-number-1475924182" -"6850211","leknarf","leknarf","true",,,"1",,"1386191474","2013-12-04T21:11:14Z","Leaked: Uber's Internal Revenue and Ride Request Numbers","http://valleywag.gawker.com/leaked-ubers-internal-revenue-and-ride-request-number-1475924182" -"6850917","anant90","anant90","true",,,"1",,"1386196487","2013-12-04T22:34:47Z","Leaked: Uber's Internal Revenue and Ride Request Numbers","http://valleywag.gawker.com/leaked-ubers-internal-revenue-and-ride-request-number-1475924182" -"6850961","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","2",,"1386196758","2013-12-04T22:39:18Z","Leaked Uber Numbers Confirmed, Point To Over $1B Gross Revenue, $213M Profit","http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/04/leaked-uber-numbers-which-weve-confirmed-point-to-over-1b-gross-revenue-213m-profit/" -"6851018","samspenc","samspenc",,,"63","81",,"1386197190","2013-12-04T22:46:30Z","Leaked Uber Numbers Point to Over $1B Gross, $213M Revenue","http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/04/leaked-uber-numbers-which-weve-confirmed-point-to-over-1b-gross-revenue-213m-revenue/" -"6852746","hepha1979","hepha1979",,,"0","1",,"1386218497","2013-12-05T04:41:37Z","Apple signs deal with China Mobile to offer the iPhone to its 740m subscribers","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/12/05/apple-reportedly-signs-deal-china-mobile-offer-iphone-740m-subscribers/" -"6853486","DanielRibeiro","DanielRibeiro",,,"0","1",,"1386236995","2013-12-05T09:49:55Z","Complexities Evident in Today’s Oral Argument in Oracle v. Google","http://www.project-disco.org/intellectual-property/120413-complexities-evident-in-todays-oral-argument-in-oracle-v-google/" -"6853639","rogerfernandezg","rogerfernandezg",,,"0","2",,"1386239300","2013-12-05T10:28:20Z","Google glass owners get free hardware upgrade","http://mashable.com/2013/12/05/google-glass-swap/" -"6854302","trendspotter","trendspotter","true",,,"1",,"1386250976","2013-12-05T13:42:56Z","Apple's 'smart dock' would give Siri a permanent place in the home","http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/12/05/apples-smart-dock-would-bring-siri-into-the-home" -"6854470","rjmarvin","rjmarvin",,,"0","1",,"1386253470","2013-12-05T14:24:30Z","Inside Google Glass, a Developer's Perspective","http://sdt.bz/66447" -"6855225","siruva07","siruva07",,,"1","13",,"1386261082","2013-12-05T16:31:22Z","Uber will be a common carrier and I can't wait for the Uber API.","https://plus.google.com/116773172436846625909/posts/MUu883sjiE3" -"6855239","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","2",,"1386261193","2013-12-05T16:33:13Z","Android's Andy Rubin Now Working On Google's Robotics","http://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-robots-andy-rubin,25288.html" -"6861754","vivekgowsaw","vivekgowsaw",,,"0","1",,"1386346325","2013-12-06T16:12:05Z","Uber And Twitter-Backer Benchmark Closes $425M Fund","http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/06/uber-and-twitter-backer-benchmark-closes-eighth-425m-fund/" -"6863703","zt","zt",,,"0","10",,"1386363108","2013-12-06T20:51:48Z","Uber Might Be More Valuable Than Facebook Someday. Here’s Why","http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/12/uber-might-be-more-valuable-than-facebook.html" -"6864177","hackhackhack","hackhackhack",,,"0","2",,"1386367689","2013-12-06T22:08:09Z","Beeline Bikes Is Like A Homejoy Or Uber-For-Bike Repair","http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/06/beeline-bikes-is-like-a-homejoy-or-uber-for-bike-repair/" -"6865727","coybit","coybit","true",,,"1",,"1386397913","2013-12-07T06:31:53Z","Apple Puts iOS 7 Adoption At 74% Based On App Store Usage Numbers","http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/05/ios-7-adoption-official-apple/" -"6866122","coybit","coybit","true",,,"0",,"1386413630","2013-12-07T10:53:50Z","Apple Puts iOS 7 Adoption At 74% Based On App Store Usage Numbers","http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/05/ios-7-adoption-official-apple/" -"6866578","unixroot","unixroot","true",,,"1",,"1386430000","2013-12-07T15:26:40Z","Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit successfully disrupts the ZeroAccess Botnet","http://thehackernews.com/2013/12/ZeroAccess-Botnet-takedown-microsoft.html" -"6869099","gmays","gmays",,,"0","2",,"1386482240","2013-12-08T05:57:20Z","Ray Kurzweil and the Brains Behind the Google Brain","http://bigthink.com/big-think-tv/ray-kurzweil-and-the-brains-behind-the-google-brain" -"6870756","Stevandoh","Stevandoh",,,"0","2","How to create an app like google trader","1386528514","2013-12-08T18:48:34Z","Google trader like app", -"6873888","Dirty-flow","Dirty-flow","true",,,"1",,"1386590055","2013-12-09T11:54:15Z","Microsoft's Apple Investment: The Worst Deal of Them All?","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-09/worst-deal-ever-microsofts-apple-investment#r=rss" -"6874640","T-A","T-A",,,"0","1",,"1386602288","2013-12-09T15:18:08Z","Before Apple's iPad, there was the Intel IPAD. Seriously.","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57614579-94/before-apples-ipad-there-was-the-intel-ipad-seriously/" -"6875638","mmcclure","mmcclure",,,"0","2",,"1386612311","2013-12-09T18:05:11Z","Why We Deployed Zencoder on Google Cloud Platform","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2013/12/why-we-deployed-zencoder-on-google.html" -"6878066","jseliger","jseliger",,,"0","1",,"1386634347","2013-12-10T00:12:27Z","Forget Google buses: Private transportation Largess is everywhere","http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/12/09/forget_google_buses_private_transportation_is_everywhere.html" -"6878924","fekberg","fekberg",,,"0","2",,"1386648336","2013-12-10T04:05:36Z","Apples tribute to Nelson Mandela","http://www.apple.com" -"6881402","kailuowang","kailuowang",,,"0","1",,"1386691098","2013-12-10T15:58:18Z","Google open gallery","http://www.google.com/opengallery" -"6882384","robert681","robert681","true",,,"1","The French government created fake Google SSL certificates to do a man in the middle attack on its own citizens and spy on them while using Google","1386698832","2013-12-10T18:07:12Z","Fake Google SSL Certs used by French Gov to spy on French citizens","http://thehackernews.com/2013/12/fake-google-ssl-certificates-made-in.html" -"6884512","dzhao","dzhao",,,"0","1",,"1386716547","2013-12-10T23:02:27Z","Uber hints at delivery service","http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57615064-76/get-ready-for-uber-to-hit-overdrive-with-delivery-biz/" -"6885193","SoftwarePatent","SoftwarePatent",,,"1","1",,"1386723754","2013-12-11T01:02:34Z","Siri's Accuracy Continues to Improve as Apple Works to Reduce Reliance on Google","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/12/10/siris-accuracy-continues-to-improve-as-apple-works-to-reduce-reliance-on-google/" -"6886047","grizzles","grizzles",,,"0","2",,"1386739378","2013-12-11T05:22:58Z","Censored By Google","http://upliink.aero/news.html" -"6887353","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","1",,"1386765962","2013-12-11T12:46:02Z","Apple's Work on Video Goggles Highlighted in Newly Granted Patent","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/12/10/apples-work-on-video-goggles-highlighted-in-newly-granted-patent/" -"6888233","adampludwig","adampludwig",,,"0","1",,"1386777472","2013-12-11T15:57:52Z","Google Isn’t The Only Way to Research","http://techonomy.com/2013/12/google-isnt-the-only-way-to-research/" -"6888424","salvietta","salvietta","true",,,"1",,"1386779010","2013-12-11T16:23:30Z","How to Make New Google Map Responsive","http://www.ma-no.org/en/content/index_how-to-make-new-google-map-responsive_1947.php" -"6888909","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","2",,"1386782213","2013-12-11T17:16:53Z","Behind the scenes look at Apple TV app development w/ the new Bloomberg channel","http://9to5mac.com/2013/12/11/bloomberg-apple-tv-app-development/" -"6889313","kamilszybalski","kamilszybalski",,,"0","1","We are getting close to completing a iOS app and are trying to determine the correct categorization. I am currently going back and forth between social networking and lifestyle, here is my question.

- Lifestyle has significantly more apps than social networking, but social networking has a majority of the most popular, and highest net worth, apps. Can anyone provide some insight on choosing a category, or perhaps on the competitive vs. volume distinction.

Thanks,","1386785045","2013-12-11T18:04:05Z","Ask HN: Can anyone provide insight on apple App store categories", -"6889573","prateekj","prateekj",,,"0","1",,"1386787084","2013-12-11T18:38:04Z","3 Reasons Google Should Embrace the iBeacon","http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/11/3-reasons-google-should-embrace-the-ibeacon.aspx" -"6890197","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1386791579","2013-12-11T19:52:59Z","Precedents for the Microsoft Android Phone: HP's iPod & Palm's Windows Treo.","http://techland.time.com/2013/12/11/a-microsoft-android-phone-unthinkable-but-maybe-not-impossible/" -"6890226","prateekj","prateekj",,,"0","1",,"1386791778","2013-12-11T19:56:18Z","Google Releases Its Find My iPhone-Style App In The Play Store","http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/11/google-android-device-manager-play-store/?utm_campaign=fb&%3Fncid=fb" -"6890692","eiopa","eiopa",,,"0","22",,"1386795891","2013-12-11T21:04:51Z","Show HN: UberCLI + uber.py, a CLI and a Python client for Uber","http://tals.github.io/uber.py/" -"6892927","hackhackhack","hackhackhack",,,"33","19",,"1386825379","2013-12-12T05:16:19Z","Uber Offering Lyft Drivers Free $50 In Gas, Signing Perks To Switch Teams","http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/11/uber-offering-lyft-drivers-free-50-in-gas-signing-perks-to-switch-teams/" -"6893518","IBM","IBM",,,"0","2",,"1386838621","2013-12-12T08:57:01Z","Stock Android 'Gallery' app removed from Google Play edition devices","http://www.androidcentral.com/stock-android-gallery-app-no-more-new-google-play-edition-devices" -"6898495","kinkora","kinkora","true",,,"1",,"1386897463","2013-12-13T01:17:43Z","Former Google Exec Takes Over U.S. Patent Office","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/12/michelle-lee" -"6899651","gbrindisi","gbrindisi",,,"0","2",,"1386925595","2013-12-13T09:06:35Z","Google and NSA: Who's Holding the Shit-Bag Now?","http://wikileaks.org/Op-ed-Google-and-the-NSA-Who-s.html" -"6899906","giantSlayer","giantSlayer",,,"0","4",,"1386931074","2013-12-13T10:37:54Z","Game publishers vow to help YouTubers fight rogue copyright assault","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/12/youtube-lets-play-copyright-ubisoft-google" -"6900113","radovanb","radovanb","true",,,"1",,"1386935827","2013-12-13T11:57:07Z","How to Rank #1 on Google - By Matt Cutts ","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7W0o65tTIQ" -"6901423","fumar","fumar",,,"0","1",,"1386953029","2013-12-13T16:43:49Z","Google's Zebra Update - eCommerce Changes","http://entrepreneursunpluggd.com/blog/zebra-google-update" -"6902406","psycho","psycho",,,"0","2",,"1386963232","2013-12-13T19:33:52Z"," How 5 Wrongful Apple App Store Rejections Can Destroy Your Startup ","http://likehack.com/blog/5-wrongful-apple-app-store-rejections-destroy-startup" -"6903726","dyc","dyc","true",,,"1",,"1386980132","2013-12-14T00:15:32Z","Larry Page (Google CEO) just arrested by ICE ","http://youtu.be/KSC0iXJhcd0?t=1s" -"6905399","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","1",,"1387020864","2013-12-14T11:34:24Z","Google's alleged anti-competitive behaviour being investigated in Canada","http://business.financialpost.com/2013/12/13/google-inc-abusive-competition-bureau/?__lsa=fbd4-2ed2" -"6905905","salient","salient","true",,,"1",,"1387035500","2013-12-14T15:38:20Z","Microsoft's licence riddles give Linux a free ride to virtual domination","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/12/feature_microsoft_caught_in_virtual_monkey_trap/" -"6907468","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","2",,"1387061884","2013-12-14T22:58:04Z","Boston Dynamics Now Belongs to Google","http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/military-robots/boston-dynamics-now-belongs-to-google#.UqyzBVOZ8DA.facebook" -"6909792","trumbitta2","trumbitta2",,,"0","2",,"1387123509","2013-12-15T16:05:09Z","This guy is asking for Google Glass every day since November.","http://simoneloru.com/glass/?hn_dec" -"6911237","hseldon15","hseldon15",,,"0","1",,"1387146226","2013-12-15T22:23:46Z","Google’s racing robots give Amazon’s drones a run for their money","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ec7ee5f2-65ad-11e3-8451-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2naKHMPiH" -"6913293","drinkzima","drinkzima",,,"0","1",,"1387177227","2013-12-16T07:00:27Z","Uber Surge Pricing Hits 8x in NYC","http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-surge-pricing-7-to-8-times-higher-than-usual-2013-12" -"6914494","RougeFemme","RougeFemme",,,"0","1",,"1387199823","2013-12-16T13:17:03Z","A Microsoft Star Goes to Google","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/a-microsoft-star-goes-to-google/?ref=technology&_r=0" -"6916035","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1387213310","2013-12-16T17:01:50Z","How to Convert Any Photo into Snow Falling Animated GIF using Google+?","http://www.vlogg.com/13203/convert-photo-snow-falling-animated-gif-using-google/" -"6916350","bodhi395","bodhi395",,,"0","1",,"1387215622","2013-12-16T17:40:22Z","Apple Love or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Ideals","http://vintagezen.com/2013/12/15/apple-love" -"6917053","derpenxyne","derpenxyne",,,"0","2",,"1387220907","2013-12-16T19:08:27Z","Apple Supplier Pegatron Uses Facial Recognition to Screen for Underage Workers","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/12/16/apple-supplier-pegatron-uses-facial-recognition-to-screen-for-underage-workers/" -"6917362","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"0","2",,"1387223651","2013-12-16T19:54:11Z","How Google Sold Its Engineers on Management","http://hbr.org/2013/12/how-google-sold-its-engineers-on-management" -"6917822","reovirus","reovirus","true",,,"1",,"1387228199","2013-12-16T21:09:59Z","Hugo Barra first public appearance since leaving Google","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZsvJUa9FpI" -"6917971","johnpark","johnpark",,,"23","8",,"1387229687","2013-12-16T21:34:47Z","Uber’s “Price Gouging” Is the Future of Business","http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/12/ubers-price-gouging-is-the-future-of-business/" -"6921784","ahmadss","ahmadss",,,"81","29",,"1387296014","2013-12-17T16:00:14Z","Uber upholds capitalism, (possibly) learns downside of price gouging","http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-uber-20131216,0,3779232.story" -"6921804","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1387296274","2013-12-17T16:04:34Z","Customers Out in the Cold Balk at Uber Surge Pricing","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/customers-out-in-the-cold-balk-at-uber-surge-pricing/?nl=business&emc=edit_dlbkam_20131217&_r=1&" -"6922195","maaarghk","maaarghk",,,"0","3",,"1387300190","2013-12-17T17:09:50Z","Uber upholds capitalism, (possibly) learns downside of price gouging","http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-uber-20131216,0,3779232.story" -"6922309","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"0","1",,"1387301119","2013-12-17T17:25:19Z","Apple announces 'Best of 2013' iTunes winners","http://www.macworld.com/article/2081122/apple-announces-best-of-2013-itunes-winners.html" -"6922556","joecurry","joecurry",,,"0","1",,"1387303091","2013-12-17T17:58:11Z","Microsoft Exec to take over Healthcare.gov","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/17/a-microsoft-exec-is-taking-over-at-healthcare-gov/" -"6925140","derpenxyne","derpenxyne",,,"0","1",,"1387328456","2013-12-18T01:00:56Z","Apple to Require New App Store Submissions to be 'Optimized for iOS 7'","http://www.macrumors.com/2013/12/17/apple-to-require-new-app-store-submissions-to-be-optimized-for-ios-7-on-february-1/" -"6926359","makeee","makeee",,,"0","2",,"1387352827","2013-12-18T07:47:07Z","The True Economics of Uber’s Surge Pricing","https://medium.com/tech-talk/2ed9de90fcae" -"6930441","elo","elo",,,"1","1",,"1387398518","2013-12-18T20:28:38Z","Apple's Inter-App Sharing Dilemma","http://oleb.net/blog/2013/12/apples-inter-app-sharing-dilemma/" -"6934220","victor_haydin","victor_haydin",,,"0","2",,"1387455982","2013-12-19T12:26:22Z","Google Glass Experiment","https://glass.eleks.com/" -"6936861","morisy","morisy",,,"28","21",,"1387479388","2013-12-19T18:56:28Z","'Uber for private jets' is grounded, but CEO says he hopes to raise more money","http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2013/12/uber_for_private_jets_is_groun.html" -"6937271","_samjarman","_samjarman",,,"0","3",,"1387482214","2013-12-19T19:43:34Z","AirWeb - Web Browser for Apple TV on the App Store on iTunes","https://itunes.apple.com/app/airweb-web-browser-for-apple/id770893993" -"6938359","wrongc0ntinent","wrongc0ntinent",,,"0","1",,"1387491798","2013-12-19T22:23:18Z","Uber surge pricing: sound economic theory, bad business practice","http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/18/5221428/uber-surge-pricing-vs-price-gouging-law" -"6941211","CrunchyJams","CrunchyJams",,,"0","2",,"1387545135","2013-12-20T13:12:15Z","Google glass worn by MMA referee","http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2013/12/18/fight-referee-wears-google-glass-uniquely-awesome-perspective-video/" -"6944822","pud","pud",,,"0","2",,"1387581761","2013-12-20T23:22:41Z","Uber CEO's open-letter to frustrated customer about surge pricing","https://www.facebook.com/traviskal/posts/10152081106885944" -"6948400","antr","antr",,,"0","2",,"1387665713","2013-12-21T22:41:53Z","What are some must have Google chrome extensions?","http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1sa2gr/what_are_some_must_have_google_chrome_extensions/" -"6950001","celebpark","celebpark","true",,,"0",,"1387710660","2013-12-22T11:11:00Z","Google Translate","http://translate.google.com/" -"6952608","greenwalls","greenwalls",,,"0","1","A few days ago I wrote about how evil Google secretly installed software update on my computer. Well, even worse than that...","1387762570","2013-12-23T01:36:10Z","How to remove Google software update","http://raamdev.com/2008/howto-remove-google-software-update-on-mac-os-x/" -"6954932","SuperChihuahua","SuperChihuahua","true",,,"1",,"1387814947","2013-12-23T16:09:07Z","Interesting talk by Ryan Graves from Uber","http://youtu.be/JdNmG1CtPMw" -"6955407","yootimmy","yootimmy","true",,,"1",,"1387820260","2013-12-23T17:37:40Z","YouTube Fails To Punish YouTuber For Threatening Another YouTuber On YouTube","http://www.zennie62blog.com/2013/12/23/youtube-fails-to-punish-youtuber-for-threatening-another-youtuber-on-youtube-11523/" -"6955584","kirtijthorat","kirtijthorat",,,"0","1",,"1387822086","2013-12-23T18:08:06Z","Look at This Amazing Animated Typography, Built by a Google Whiz","http://www.wired.com/design/2013/12/a-sandbox-for-experimenting-with-animated-typography-built-by-a-google-designer/" -"6956043","snowbunny","snowbunny",,,"0","2",,"1387826926","2013-12-23T19:28:46Z","Defective by Design visits an Apple Store (with photos) | Defective by Design","https://www.defectivebydesign.org/appleaction2013" -"6956746","samsolomon","samsolomon",,,"0","1",,"1387835692","2013-12-23T21:54:52Z","Introducing the Ubertarian","http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2013/12/23/introducing-the-ubertarian/" -"6957686","amitabhbachan1","amitabhbachan1","true",,,"1",,"1387847528","2013-12-24T01:12:08Z","Apple reaches out deal with China Mobile, brings IPhone to China","http://dnainsider.com/apple-reaches-deal-china-mobile-brings-iphone-china/" -"6959527","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1387896640","2013-12-24T14:50:40Z","How Uber could reinforce car culture","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/24/how-uber-could-reinforce-car-culture/" -"6960586","Chikodi","Chikodi",,,"0","1",,"1387911037","2013-12-24T18:50:37Z","Uber: Public Relations God Or Goat?","http://prtipsforstartups.com/uber-public-relations/" -"6963128","bushido","bushido",,,"0","1",,"1387984421","2013-12-25T15:13:41Z","How Google Earth Killed Santa (2006)","http://paralleldivergence.com/2006/12/22/how-google-earth-killed-santa/" -"6964770","malditojavi","malditojavi",,,"0","4",,"1388016428","2013-12-26T00:07:08Z","Lyft Is Rolling Out The Highly Controversial, Uber-Like Surge Pricing","http://www.businessinsider.com/lyft-has-uber-like-surge-pricing-2013-12" -"6965638","samaysharma","samaysharma",,,"0","1",,"1388046583","2013-12-26T08:29:43Z","Who is the real Google Guru?[video]","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsLBuCp23QA" -"6967348","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900",,,"0","2",,"1388083330","2013-12-26T18:42:10Z","Apple Is Granted Hover & Heart-Rate Monitoring Patents","http://phys.org/news/2013-12-apple-granted-heart-rate-patents.html" -"6973044","sifarat","sifarat","true",,,"1",,"1388185742","2013-12-27T23:09:02Z","Apple’s Newest Mac Pro Costs Less than DIY PC Build","http://techgage.com/article/apples-newest-mac-pro-costs-less-than-diy-pc-build-thanks-to-amd/" -"6977068","bjenik","bjenik",,,"79","61",,"1388271947","2013-12-28T23:05:47Z","Uber now has to wait 15 minutes before picking you up in France","http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/28/uber-lecab-and-others-now-have-to-wait-15-minutes-before-picking-you-up-in-france/" -"6979031","auctiontheory","auctiontheory",,,"0","1",,"1388310397","2013-12-29T09:46:37Z","Big perk of driving for Lyft or Uber: the networking","http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Rideshare-drivers-unexpected-perk-networking-5099140.php" -"6979618","Digit-Al","Digit-Al",,,"0","1","For the last couple or so years, my number 1 link on a new tab has been Facebook (my most visited site using Chrome). Number 2 is Youtube. (I use Firefox for HN and Reddit amongst others.) Suddenly, in the last couple of days, Facebook has slipped down my list and now no longer appears in the thumbnails on a new tab at all. It appears to have been replaced with Google Translate, which I rarely visit. Considering that I still visit Facebook more often than any other site when using Chrome, this seems to be a pretty blatant act of bias to leave it off my list of most used sites.

Is anyone else experiencing anything similar?

I know that Google are on a mission to increase usage of their own social media services, but this seems to be a bit of blatant abuse even by their standards.

[edit: slight modification of title]","1388327658","2013-12-29T14:34:18Z","Ask HN: Bias in Google Chrome?", -"6980603","joshbrandwood","joshbrandwood","true",,,"1",,"1388341940","2013-12-29T18:32:20Z","How Not to be a Youtuber","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtIaSdxXdp0" -"6980885","lprabhu","lprabhu",,,"0","1",,"1388345540","2013-12-29T19:32:20Z","Google Tax? The Birth of an Indirect Tax on Internet Advertising Companies","http://intersticeconsulting.com/ibtt/tradeandtaxation/google-tax-the-birth-of-an-indirect-tax-on-internet-advertising-companies/" -"6981690","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1388355122","2013-12-29T22:12:02Z","Google Play Offers Free and Exclusive Gifts for 2013 Holiday Season","http://www.vlogg.com/13419/google-play-offers-free-exclusive-gifts-holiday-season/" -"6981953","joshbrandwood","joshbrandwood","true",,,"1",,"1388358826","2013-12-29T23:13:46Z","Top tips to be an unsuccessful Youtuber","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtIaSdxXdp0" -"6982661","jc123","jc123",,,"14","39",,"1388369846","2013-12-30T02:17:26Z","An Ubernerd Weighs In","http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/an-ubernerd-weighs-in" -"6983278","dylandrop","dylandrop",,,"0","2",,"1388383249","2013-12-30T06:00:49Z","Rise in Twitter's Stock Reflects Exuberance in Silicon Valley","http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/business/rise-in-twitters-stock-reflects-exuberance-in-silicon-valley.html?hpw&rref=technology&_r=0" -"6983542","throwaway5752","throwaway5752","true",,,"1","I had family visiting over the holidays, and one of them signed into Chrome, thinking it was Gmail. This imported all of his bookmarks, which I really didn't want since I felt like it was a violation of his privacy. So I logged his account out, but unfortunately this did not remove the bookmarks that had been created.

I didn't want to risk deleting bookmarks on his synced devices, so I decided to delete the current user, thinking it was him.

It wasn't. Instead of just removing synced information, it deleted all of the local user data, including years worth of bookmarks. Personal things, recipes I wanted to try, places I wanted to go, articles I enjoyed reading and wanted to go back to... all gone.

I'm technical enough that I blame myself to some degree for not taking backups and, although it sounds corny, for trusting Google. Neither will happen again.","1388388655","2013-12-30T07:30:55Z","Open letter to Google regarding synchronized bookmarks", -"6986860","wodlander","wodlander",,,"0","2",,"1388436665","2013-12-30T20:51:05Z","San Francisco: Uber and innovation","http://glipho.com/roger/san-francisco-uber-and-innovation" -"6990303","ineov","ineov",,,"3","4",,"1388496159","2013-12-31T13:22:39Z","UberWriter Professional markdown editor for Linux","http://www.itsmdaily.com/2013/12/30/uberwriter-professional-markdown-editor-for-linux/" -"6991473","romefort","romefort",,,"0","2",,"1388509505","2013-12-31T17:05:05Z","Milkshake is Google Reader and Feedly merged into one","http://milkshake.im/" -"6992374","kyleblarson","kyleblarson","true",,,"1",,"1388518451","2013-12-31T19:34:11Z","Previewing Tonight's Uber Surge Pricing Schedule","http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-31/previewing-tonights-uber-surge-pricing" -"6992755","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","2",,"1388523019","2013-12-31T20:50:19Z","Apple says never worked with NSA on iPhone backdoors","http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-apple-nsa-idUSBRE9BU0IP20131231" -"6995301","john_horton","john_horton",,,"0","1",,"1388592334","2014-01-01T16:05:34Z","Perceptions of the Morality of Uber’s “Surge” Pricing","http://john-joseph-horton.com/market-clearing-without-consternation-the-case-of-ubers-surge-pricing/" -"6996292","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"1","6",,"1388606066","2014-01-01T19:54:26Z","Apple says it never worked with NSA on iPhone hacks","http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE9BU0IP20131231?irpc=932" -"6997405","Nogwater","Nogwater",,,"0","2",,"1388620869","2014-01-02T00:01:09Z","Google's SCHAFT robot wins Darpa Robotics Challenge Trials 2013","http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/6882/Googles-SCHAFT-robot-wins-DARPA-Robotics-Challenge-Trials-2013.aspx" -"7001749","mikeevans","mikeevans",,,"0","2",,"1388691861","2014-01-02T19:44:21Z","Developer Spams Google Play With Ripoffs Of Well-Known Apps…Again","http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/02/developer-spams-google-play-with-ripoffs-of-well-known-apps-again/" -"7006086","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1388765201","2014-01-03T16:06:41Z","Olympic Gold Medalist Picabo Street Google+ Hangout Today • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/13560/olympic-gold-medalist-picabo-street-googleplus-hangout-today/" -"7009782","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","2",,"1388804470","2014-01-04T03:01:10Z","Microsoft, we need to talk about Visual Studio | Yosoygames","http://yosoygames.com.ar/wp/2013/12/microsoft-we-need-to-talk-about-visual-studio/" -"7010690","kaanlcaglar","kaanlcaglar","true",,,"1",,"1388832771","2014-01-04T10:52:51Z","Google's Ray Kurzweil predicts the future","http://jimidisu.com/?p=6013" -"7013605","vasusen","vasusen",,,"0","3",,"1388879597","2014-01-04T23:53:17Z","Security fears over Election Commission-Google tie-up","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Security-fears-over-Election-Commission-Google-tie-up/articleshow/28411428.cms" -"7015115","wyclif","wyclif","true",,,"1",,"1388912316","2014-01-05T08:58:36Z","Apple Strikes Back at NSA's ""Malicious Hackers""","http://thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/17300-apple-strikes-back-at-nsa-s-malicious-hackers" -"7016528","joosters","joosters",,,"0","1",,"1389090142","2014-01-07T10:22:22Z","Uber driver accused of assault passed background check, despite criminal history","http://pando.com/2014/01/06/exclusive-uber-driver-accused-of-assault-passed-zero-tolerance-background-check-despite-criminal-history/" -"7016566","krishnakarki","krishnakarki","true",,,"1","The systems of Tajikistan’s domain registrar (domain.tj) have been hacked. The attacker, an Iranian hacker who uses the online moniker Mr.XHat, has taken the opportunity to “deface” a number of high-profile domains.<p>According to The Hacker News, Mr.XHat has changed the DNS records for the Tajikistan domains of Google, Twitter, Amazon and Yahoo to redirect the websites’ visitors to a defacement page. -The hacker claims he had exploited a Directory Traversal vulnerability to gain access to the domain’s registrar administration panel. He also says he accessed the MySQL database containing customer credentials. -He gained access to the google.com.tj, yahoo.com.tj, twitter.com.tjand amazon.com.tj accounts after changing their administrative email addresses to his own address. Then, he simply reset the passwords of the targeted accounts. -At the time of writing, the Google, Yahoo, Amazon and Twitter domains have been restored. I’ve sent out an email to the Tajikistan domain registrar in hopes that the organization can provide more details on the attack. This post will be updated if the registrar responds to my inquiry.","1389091408","2014-01-07T10:43:28Z","Top Domains Impacted by Tajikistan Registrar Hack,Google, Yahoo are also defaced","http://allhackersnews.com/2014/01/top-domains-impacted-by-tajikistan-registrar-hackgoogle-yahoo-amazon-and-twitter.html" -"7017700","lelf","lelf",,,"0","1",,"1389107824","2014-01-07T15:17:04Z","Prevent Google Glass from Auto-Uploading Photos to Google Servers","http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20644764/prevent-google-glass-from-auto-uploading-photos/" -"7017752","redox_","redox_",,,"0","1",,"1389108287","2014-01-07T15:24:47Z","Apple’s App Store has best year ever in 2013; tops $10B","http://gigaom.com/2014/01/07/apples-app-store-has-best-year-ever-in-2013-tops-10-billion-in-sales/" -"7018037","a_olt","a_olt",,,"0","1",,"1389111408","2014-01-07T16:16:48Z","App Store sales surpassed $10 billion in 2013, Apple says","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/01/app-store-sales-surpassed-10-billion-in-2013-apple-says/" -"7022083","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1389162813","2014-01-08T06:33:33Z","Jessica Simpson Weight Loss Google+ Hangout Recording Video","http://www.vlogg.com/13622/jessica-simpson-weight-loss-googleplus-hangout-recording-video/" -"7023385","OlaFil","OlaFil",,,"0","3",,"1389188779","2014-01-08T13:46:19Z","Google webmaster guidelines - a site to keep up","http://www.feedthebot.com/" -"7025571","spcohn","spcohn",,,"0","1",,"1389206950","2014-01-08T18:49:10Z","How a Google PM Validates Features","https://www.prodthink.com/blog" -"7027767","mboses","mboses",,,"0","3",,"1389225325","2014-01-08T23:55:25Z","France slaps Google with Euro 150,000 fine","http://guru8.net/2014/01/france-slaps-google-with-a-e150000-fine/" -"7031684","PhilipA","PhilipA","true",,,"23",,"1389287767","2014-01-09T17:16:07Z","How using Google Images can cost you $8,000","http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/14912.aspx#" -"7032062","stevewilhelm","stevewilhelm",,,"0","1",,"1389291031","2014-01-09T18:10:31Z","Apple Introduces iTunes — World’s Easiest To Use Jukebox Software [2001]","https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2001/01/09Apple-Introduces-iTunes-Worlds-Best-and-Easiest-To-Use-Jukebox-Software.html" -"7032497","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","1",,"1389294876","2014-01-09T19:14:36Z","India's election regulator drops plan to partner Google after spying fears","http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/09/us-india-elections-google-idUSBREA080YE20140109?feedTypehttp://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/09/us-india-elections-google-idUSBREA080YE20140109" -"7032853","georgebashi","georgebashi","true",,,"1",,"1389298306","2014-01-09T20:11:46Z","Uber prices dropped 20% in SF","http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=8d2fd6968b2b5c64d0d22dba2&id=a815549868" -"7032938","BrandonRead","BrandonRead",,,"0","1","I ordered my Apple iOS Developer registration last night and immediately received confirmation for my receipt and order. But there was no sign of the confirmation. I went to bed and checked again hoping to see the confirmation email. No dice. I then made a wild guess as to where it could be an went to my Spam folder. Low and behold--there is was, sitting in there since 4 am.

Come on, Gmail.","1389299118","2014-01-09T20:25:18Z","GMail puts Apple App Developer Activation Confirmation in Spam Folder", -"7032966","ozh","ozh",,,"0","3",,"1389299329","2014-01-09T20:28:49Z","Google Fonts now using new Zopfli compression algorithm","https://plus.google.com/+IlyaGrigorik/posts/1sxencNkbNS" -"7033484","pavanred","pavanred",,,"0","1",,"1389303890","2014-01-09T21:44:50Z","Election Commission of India drops plan to partner Google due to US spying fears","http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/09/india-elections-google-idINDEEA080CQ20140109" -"7036014","doodilin","doodilin",,,"0","1",,"1389350505","2014-01-10T10:41:45Z","Apple’s forgotten designs by Hartmut Esslinger and Jony Ive","http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303293604579254230659042884#1" -"7037305","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","3",,"1389370196","2014-01-10T16:09:56Z","We should be worrying about Google’s assimilation and consolidation","http://gigaom.com/2014/01/10/we-should-be-worrying-about-googles-assimilation-and-consolidation-and-heres-why/" -"7038569","edward","edward",,,"0","2",,"1389380175","2014-01-10T18:56:15Z","Google launches ferry service between Redwood City and San Francisco","http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_24880487/google-launches-ferry-service-employees-between-redwood-city" -"7039840","rjmarvin","rjmarvin","true",,,"1",,"1389391374","2014-01-10T22:02:54Z","Elop and Nadella should lead Microsoft, says Gartner analyst","http://sdt.bz/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=67570&page=1" -"7040326","elwell","elwell",,,"0","3",,"1389395709","2014-01-10T23:15:09Z","Google adds w3schools docs to search comprehension?","http://www.google.com/search?q=javascript+replace" -"7043015","unixroot","unixroot","true",,,"1",,"1389459822","2014-01-11T17:03:42Z","Mac OS X Flashback Trojan recently infected 22,000 Apple machines","http://thehackernews.com/2014/01/mac-os-x-flashback-trojan-is-still.html" -"7043487","kanamekun","kanamekun",,,"0","6",,"1389469077","2014-01-11T19:37:57Z","Is Uber’s Surge-Pricing an Example of High-Tech Gouging?","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/magazine/is-ubers-surge-pricing-an-example-of-high-tech-gouging.html" -"7044576","RougeFemme","RougeFemme",,,"0","1",,"1389487440","2014-01-12T00:44:00Z","Google X Staff Meet With FDA Pointing Toward New Device ","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-10/google-x-staff-meet-with-fda-pointing-toward-new-device.html" -"7045183","bdehaaff","bdehaaff",,,"0","1",,"1389501985","2014-01-12T04:46:25Z","Microsoft rumored to tout ‘Threshold’ as next Windows 9 OS","http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/11/microsoft-rumored-to-tout-threshold-as-next-windows-9-os-in-april/" -"7047522","mmmmax","mmmmax",,,"0","3",,"1389562068","2014-01-12T21:27:48Z","New Apple Ad Featuring Robin Williams","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiyIcz7wUH0" -"7047551","gdltec","gdltec",,,"2","2",,"1389562609","2014-01-12T21:36:49Z","Apple new iPad Air Ad and MS Surface during NFL","http://ontechies.com/2014/01/12/apple-debuts-new-ipad-air-ad-during-nfl-game-while-microsofts-surface-is-used-in-half-time/" -"7050035","aakarpost","aakarpost",,,"0","3",,"1389613603","2014-01-13T11:46:43Z","Imagine the possibilities with Google Loon and CloudFactory","http://blog.cloudfactory.com/2014/01/google-loon-cloudfactory-global-impact.html" -"7051128","geekfactor","geekfactor",,,"199","108",,"1389627404","2014-01-13T15:36:44Z","Uber car attacked by Paris cab drivers on strike","http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/01/13/uber-car-attacked-by-paris-cab-drivers.html" -"7053261","lancewiggs","lancewiggs",,,"0","2",,"1389647340","2014-01-13T21:09:00Z","Google Authentication is Always Broken","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi7WHupPN44" -"7053296","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","2",,"1389647547","2014-01-13T21:12:27Z","Google acquires Nest for $3.2 billion","http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/13/google-acquires-nest/?ncid=rss_truncated" -"7056167","mau","mau",,,"0","1",,"1389692354","2014-01-14T09:39:14Z","Upgrading to Google+ Sign-In","https://developers.google.com/+/api/auth-migration" -"7058401","dkoch","dkoch",,,"71","97",,"1389721225","2014-01-14T17:40:25Z","Dropbox and Uber: Worth Billions, But Still Inches From Disaster","http://www.wired.com/business/2014/01/dropbox-uber/" -"7059373","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1389730386","2014-01-14T20:13:06Z","Google Enter Smart Home Market with Acquisition of Nest for $3.2b?","http://www.vlogg.com/13703/google-enter-smart-home-market-acquisition-nest-3-2-billion/" -"7061791","usaphp","usaphp",,,"0","3",,"1389763052","2014-01-15T05:17:32Z","Google confirms it will shut down goal sharing service Schemer on February 7","http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/01/11/google-confirms-will-shut-goal-sharing-service-schemer-february-7/" -"7062002","metalfreak101","metalfreak101","true",,,"1",,"1389768171","2014-01-15T06:42:51Z","Can Jelly ever really pose a threat to Google?","https://medium.com/p/54c883caa034" -"7062093","africanos23","africanos23","true",,,"1",,"1389770685","2014-01-15T07:24:45Z","Windows 9 - Get Ready For A New Microsoft Operating System","http://www.hardwarepal.com/windows-9-get-ready-new-microsoft-operating-system/" -"7063649","virtualsue","virtualsue",,,"0","1",,"1389797938","2014-01-15T14:58:58Z","Uber co-founder said to launch on-demand doctor service","http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57617245-93/uber-co-founder-said-to-launch-on-demand-doctor-service/" -"7065714","hackaflocka","hackaflocka",,,"3","5","I've never used Windows 8. From what I've heard, there are 2 built-in browsers, an IE "Metro" version, and an IE "desktop" version. Apparently they have different capabilities. And apparently IE "desktop" and IE "Metro" don't sync bookmarks even on the same Windows 8 PC. (Hard to believe, but apparently that's how it is.)

Supposedly Chrome 32 on Windows 8 is basically a layer of Chrome OS on Windows 8, with its own app environment, app launcher, and windowing logic. And apparently it's a same version of Chrome whether you launch it from "Metro" or the "desktop."

Fun, fun, fun.","1389815715","2014-01-15T19:55:15Z","Google is punking Microsoft with Chrome 32 on Windows 8", -"7066613","guptaneil","guptaneil",,,"0","1",,"1389824575","2014-01-15T22:22:55Z","Google's plot to take over your digital life","http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/15/technology/innovation/google-nest/index.html" -"7066618","mikeevans","mikeevans",,,"0","3",,"1389824626","2014-01-15T22:23:46Z","Google Play Movies & TV on the App Store on iTunes","https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id746894884" -"7067146","rbudd","rbudd",,,"0","1",,"1389830678","2014-01-16T00:04:38Z","Apple, Amazon, Samsung & More Settle Boston Univ. Patent Lawsuits","http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2014/01/15/apple-amazon-samsung-more-settle-boston-univ-patent-lawsuits/" -"7069420","gdltec","gdltec",,,"0","1",,"1389881328","2014-01-16T14:08:48Z","Microsoft's home of the future","http://ontechies.com/2014/01/16/microsofts-vision-of-the-house-of-the-future/" -"7069730","jglovier","jglovier",,,"0","2",,"1389885007","2014-01-16T15:10:07Z","Why Apple is wealthier than any other company in the world","http://joelglovier.com/writing/why-apple-is-wealthier-than-any-company-in-the-world/" -"7071569","shahed","shahed",,,"0","2",,"1389898109","2014-01-16T18:48:29Z","Weebly adds support for Google Apps to its DIY website creation platform","http://tnw.to/g1MGG" -"7072002","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"0","1",,"1389901452","2014-01-16T19:44:12Z","Apple Alum Reimagines Storytelling On The iPad","http://www.fastcodesign.com/3024957/apple-alums-reimagine-storytelling-on-the-ipad" -"7072327","shasa","shasa",,,"0","1",,"1389904299","2014-01-16T20:31:39Z","A third of cabbies in San Francisco are now driving an Uber, Sidecar or Lyft","http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/16/a-third-of-registered-cabbies-in-san-francisco-are-now-driving-an-uber-sidecar-or-lyft/" -"7072581","codegeek","codegeek",,,"0","1",,"1389906820","2014-01-16T21:13:40Z","Google founders OK to build private air terminal at San Jose","http://www.cnbc.com/id/101338958" -"7072616","atiffany","atiffany","true",,,"1",,"1389907113","2014-01-16T21:18:33Z","How to use Google Drive to do free remote agile Poker Planning ","http://bit.ly/1eVpVPp" -"7073296","bvaldivielso","bvaldivielso",,,"0","3",,"1389916118","2014-01-16T23:48:38Z","About the (fictional) day that Google forgot to check passwords","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4GB_NDU43Q" -"7073584","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","1",,"1389919969","2014-01-17T00:52:49Z","Google ads target Canadians using personal health info","http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/google-ads-target-canadians-using-personal-health-info-1.2497515?cmp=rss" -"7074222","btimil","btimil",,,"0","2",,"1389931379","2014-01-17T04:02:59Z","Ticket for driving in Google Glass dismissed","http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/16/tech/innovation/google-glass-ticket-dismissed/index.html?hpt=hp_t2" -"7074887","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","1",,"1389948311","2014-01-17T08:45:11Z","Nest's Post-Acquisition Future Is Like Apple and Google Collaborating ","http://www.technologyreview.com/view/523696/nest-acquisition-is-like-apple-and-google-teamed-up/?utm_content=buffer712b7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" -"7076320","basseq","basseq",,,"0","1",,"1389973511","2014-01-17T15:45:11Z","85 Years from Now, Google will be 100% Doodles","https://medium.com/p/b313f5ecd753" -"7077312","luu","luu",,,"0","1",,"1389981857","2014-01-17T18:04:17Z","Google Provides Numbers On Just How Often DMCA Takedown Process Is Abused","http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090315/2033134126.shtml" -"7080831","jcoffey","jcoffey",,,"0","1",,"1390047205","2014-01-18T12:13:25Z","From Galileo to Google: How Big Data Illuminates Human Culture","http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/01/17/uncharted-big-data/" -"7081188","kennedymalo","kennedymalo","true",,,"1",,"1390059391","2014-01-18T15:36:31Z","Your broken Apple iPhone 5c screen can be fixed an Apple Store","http://gadgetsnigeria.blogspot.com/2014/01/starting-next-week-your-broken-apple.html" -"7084653","ruchir_21hj","ruchir_21hj",,,"0","1",,"1390145170","2014-01-19T15:26:10Z","What Your State Wants, According to Google Autocomplete","http://mashable.com/2014/01/19/google-autocomplete-map/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss&utm_reader=feedly" -"7085743","friism","friism",,,"0","1",,"1390161974","2014-01-19T20:06:14Z","Where the Road Ends: A Travel Video Shot With Google Street View","http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/283182/drive-to-where-the-road-ends-in-google-street-view/" -"7087572","royalghost","royalghost",,,"0","1",,"1390192106","2014-01-20T04:28:26Z","Google unveils 'smart contact lens' to measure glucose levels","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25771907" -"7090179","newscrunch","newscrunch","true",,,"1",,"1390234228","2014-01-20T16:10:28Z","Microsoft Research built a smart elevator that knows what floor you're going to","http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2014/01/20/microsoft-research-built-smart-elevator-uses-ai-figure-floor-youre-going/" -"7090558","a_olt","a_olt",,,"115","90",,"1390238246","2014-01-20T17:17:26Z","Microsoft paying YouTubers for Xbox One mentions","http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/01/stealth-marketing-microsoft-paying-youtubers-for-xbox-one-mentions/" -"7090888","ibsathish","ibsathish",,,"0","1",,"1390241340","2014-01-20T18:09:00Z","Google Stole Its Smart Contact Lens From Microsoft. And That’s a Good Thing","http://www.wired.com/business/2014/01/google-lens-microsoft/" -"7094165","liam_boogar","liam_boogar",,,"0","1",,"1390294755","2014-01-21T08:59:15Z","The flaw in Uber’s surge-pricing algorithm","http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/01/21/rudevc-flaw-ubers-surge-pricing-algorithm/" -"7094397","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1390299517","2014-01-21T10:18:37Z","Microsoft Scroogles Danny Sullivan Out Of A Scroogled Mug ","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/microsoft-scroogles-danny-sullivan-scroogled-mug/" -"7094423","davecol","davecol","true",,,"1",,"1390300035","2014-01-21T10:27:15Z","What can you do when Google are wrong?","http://www.softwarepromotions.com/news/when-google-are-wrong-2014-01-21/" -"7094477","SteppingUp","SteppingUp",,,"0","2","I'm not one for blowing horns on people usually but it seems that this is an instance that simply needs to be shared...

The website www.gamesfreak.net has continued to buy links and spam their way to vast sums of money but there was never really any proof that it was them pushing for these links to be added into their site but now it seems that they are at it again...

Dear webmaster,

I'm Joep from Gamesfreak.net, a free online gaming website specialized in car and racing games. We are interested in either buying or exchanging links with your website with the goal to both benefit.

We are looking for relevant websites to propose a partnership and URL REMOVED fits this idea perfectly.

I can offer you 40 USD for a partnerlink in your Visit our other properties section to Gamesfreak.net, is this possible?

Please let me know if you're interested in my proposal or any kind of other collaboration!

How are sites like these guys that have almost 400k links from all walks of the worst, low quality sites still ranking in the age of Penguin and a push to clean up the web manually by Google?

I know that they have been reported on a spam report before but they bypass that and retain their rankings?

Kind of makes you think that Google can't keep the pace don't you think?","1390301111","2014-01-21T10:45:11Z","Google Again Show They Are Behind In The Link Buying Game", -"7095692","ck2","ck2",,,"0","2",,"1390317240","2014-01-21T15:14:00Z","FBI arrests innocent man wearing Google glass in movie theater","http://torrentfreak.com/fbi-drags-google-glass-man-from-theater-on-piracy-fears-140121/" -"7096153","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","1",,"1390320974","2014-01-21T16:16:14Z","Microsoft Extends Security Support For Windows XP","http://www.cruxialcio.com/microsoft-extends-security-support-windows-xp-3647" -"7096471","bmelton","bmelton",,,"0","1",,"1390323334","2014-01-21T16:55:34Z","A Map of Each State's Deepest Desires, According to Google","http://gizmodo.com/a-map-of-each-states-deepest-desires-according-to-goo-1505029428?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow" -"7098825","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","1",,"1390341551","2014-01-21T21:59:11Z","Developer activates Apple’s upcoming iOS in the Car system","http://9to5mac.com/2014/01/21/developer-activates-apples-upcoming-ios-in-the-car-system-shows-new-interface/" -"7099006","protomyth","protomyth",,,"1","5",,"1390343026","2014-01-21T22:23:46Z","Hackintosh Mod Used an Actual Trash Can to Look Like Apple's New Mac Pro","http://nofilmschool.com/2014/01/hackintosh-apple-mac-pro-trash-can-mod-tonymacx86/" -"7102034","kshatrea","kshatrea",,,"1","4",,"1390390998","2014-01-22T11:43:18Z","Court finds Samsung infringes 1 Apple patent","http://www.fosspatents.com/2014/01/us-court-finds-samsung-to-infringe-one.html" -"7103505","skidding","skidding",,,"3","6",,"1390407400","2014-01-22T16:16:40Z","HootSuite Acquires Social Analytics Leader uberVU","http://blog.hootsuite.com/hootsuite-acquires-social-analytics-tool-ubervu/" -"7104291","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"0","2",,"1390414067","2014-01-22T18:07:47Z","Google improves the virtual keyboard in Chrome, but why?","http://gigaom.com/2014/01/22/chrome-os-tablet-evidence-keyboard/" -"7105389","ironchief","ironchief",,,"0","1",,"1390424938","2014-01-22T21:08:58Z","Demonstration at Home of Google X Developer","https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/01/21/18749504.php?show_comments=1" -"7108216","javinpaul","javinpaul",,,"0","1",,"1390486342","2014-01-23T14:12:22Z","Large Akka Cluster on Google Compute Engine","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2014/01/large-akka-cluster-on-google-compute.html" -"7108872","defied","defied",,,"0","1",,"1390492372","2014-01-23T15:52:52Z","Race yourself with Google Glass","http://raceyourself.com/" -"7110582","bhartzer","bhartzer","true",,,"1",,"1390505686","2014-01-23T19:34:46Z","Google Chrome Can Listen To Your Conversations","http://www.infowars.com/whistleblower-google-chrome-can-listen-to-your-conversations/" -"7111514","janl","janl",,,"0","4",,"1390514012","2014-01-23T21:53:32Z","Show HN: Even Better GitHub Organisations with Ubersicht","http://blog.hood.ie/2014/01/even-better-github-organisations-with-ubersicht/" -"7114519","paulocal","paulocal","true",,,"12",,"1390565131","2014-01-24T12:05:31Z","Apple Celebrates 30 Years","http://www.apple.com/30-years/" -"7115049","arikrak","arikrak",,,"65","40",,"1390574499","2014-01-24T14:41:39Z","As the Mac Turns 30, Apple Ponders ‘Post-PC’ Era","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/01/23/as-the-mac-turns-30-apple-ponders-post-pc-era/?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_tech" -"7115204","untog","untog","true",,,"1",,"1390576393","2014-01-24T15:13:13Z","Uber rival accuses car service of dirty tactics in New York","http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/24/technology/social/uber-gett/index.html" -"7119312","rlalwani","rlalwani",,,"3","7",,"1390611279","2014-01-25T00:54:39Z","Apple Pushes Deeper Into Mobile Payments","http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303448204579341290395762338?mod=djemalertTECH" -"7120039","mboses","mboses",,,"0","1",,"1390630319","2014-01-25T06:11:59Z","Apple Celebrates 30 years of the Mac","http://guru8.net/2014/01/apple-celebrates-30-years-of-the-mac/" -"7120567","ruchir_21hj","ruchir_21hj",,,"0","1",,"1390650859","2014-01-25T11:54:19Z","Google's response: Internal software bug caused massive Gmail outage","http://mashable.com/2014/01/24/google-gmail-outage-response" -"7121189","lawsohard","lawsohard",,,"0","2",,"1390667446","2014-01-25T16:30:46Z","Rap Genius annotated Steve Jobs 1984 Unveiling Apple Macintosh","http://news.rapgenius.com/Steve-jobs-unveiling-apple-macintosh-annotated" -"7123532","hrasyid","hrasyid",,,"0","1",,"1390703167","2014-01-26T02:26:07Z","Google Shuts Down Gmail For Two Hours To Show Its Immense Power [video]","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntICHMV-WMA" -"7124689","bamos","bamos",,,"0","1",,"1390732752","2014-01-26T10:39:12Z","Embedded Google Calendar timezone selection.","http://bamos.github.io/2014/01/26/embedded-google-calendar-timezone/" -"7127506","IBM","IBM",,,"0","2",,"1390777792","2014-01-26T23:09:52Z","Patent troll makes money off Android with backing of Apple and Microsoft","http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-01/24/huawei" -"7129239","balsam","balsam",,,"0","2",,"1390808023","2014-01-27T07:33:43Z","Google confirms their payments team is working to incorporate bitcoin.","http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1vvfxz/google_confirms_their_payments_team_is_working_to" -"7129393","pmcpinto","pmcpinto",,,"0","1",,"1390811698","2014-01-27T08:34:58Z","Samsung, Google Strike Wide-Ranging Patent Cross-License Deal","http://recode.net/2014/01/26/samsung-google-strike-wide-ranging-patent-deal/" -"7130626","JVRudnick","JVRudnick","true",,,"1",,"1390835276","2014-01-27T15:07:56Z","Google NEWS: Rollout of “Search Plus Your World”","http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2014/01/google-news-rollout-search-world/" -"7130911","kertof","kertof",,,"0","2",,"1390837957","2014-01-27T15:52:37Z","What I Learned On The Way To 3 Million Google+ Circles","http://www.cultofandroid.com/50078/learned-way-3-million-google-circles/" -"7131973","nly","nly","true",,,"1",,"1390846302","2014-01-27T18:11:42Z","Google to reportedly discontinue Nexus line","http://bgr.com/2014/01/27/google-nexus-discontinued-rumor/" -"7132009","dcuttridge","dcuttridge",,,"0","1",,"1390846665","2014-01-27T18:17:45Z","Does The Google Acquisition Of ‘Deep Mind’ Herald The End Of SEO As We Know It?","http://www.trafficmarketingexpert.com/google-acquire-deep-mind/" -"7132047","codegeek","codegeek",,,"22","18",,"1390846992","2014-01-27T18:23:12Z","Rough patch for Uber service's challenge to taxis","http://www.cnbc.com/id/101365116" -"7136834","seokcmo","seokcmo","true",,,"7",,"1390915018","2014-01-28T13:16:58Z","Could Google Cause The Next Economic Recession?","http://ruthlesspenguin.wordpress.com/2013/10/06/penguin-geddon-could-the-next-major-google-search-engine-update-trigger-an-economic-recession/" -"7136903","dan1234","dan1234",,,"0","4",,"1390915888","2014-01-28T13:31:28Z","Lift-share firm Uber faces lawsuit over child death","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25927132" -"7138161","busbyjon","busbyjon",,,"0","2","We've just trialled Sharepoint online via Office 365 in our organisation.<p>It appears documents edited via their 'Online Web Apps' can suffer severe corruption. Microsoft are completely unhelpful.<p>http://community.office365.com/en-us/forums/154/p/219614/673304.aspx","1390928251","2014-01-28T16:57:31Z","Microsoft Office 365 / Sharepoint – Corrupting documents", -"7138630","nalidixic","nalidixic",,,"0","3",,"1390932533","2014-01-28T18:08:53Z","Did Google Just Nerf Guest Posting?","http://nositesleft.com/did-google-just-nerf-guest-posting/" -"7139587","doctorshady","doctorshady","true",,,"1",,"1390941966","2014-01-28T20:46:06Z","Apple’s earnings show us just how bad things are right now for smartphone makers","http://bgr.com/2014/01/27/apple-earnings-analysis-q1-2014-global-handset-market/" -"7141826","svimma23","svimma23",,,"0","1",,"1390968828","2014-01-29T04:13:48Z","Show HN: Facebook chat now integrated with Google chat in boxUno","http://blog.boxuno.com/2014/01/facebook-chat-now-integrated-with.html" -"7143174","edoloughlin","edoloughlin","true",,,"1",,"1390993540","2014-01-29T11:05:40Z","Google+ Explore turns misunderstood network into social Reader replacement","http://www.slashgear.com/google-explore-turns-misunderstood-network-into-social-reader-replacement-28314829/" -"7143361","mklappstuhl","mklappstuhl",,,"0","4",,"1390997552","2014-01-29T12:12:32Z","Apple‘s next gen of devices will be made out of an amorphous alloy: Liquidmetal","http://www.techinsighter.com/blog/2014/1/29/apple-will-use-liquidmetal-for-manifold-reasons" -"7143573","RaSoJo","RaSoJo",,,"0","1",,"1391001180","2014-01-29T13:13:00Z","Just how powerful is an Apple Game of the Year award?","http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/The+Charticle/feature.asp?c=56935" -"7143604","Cbasedlifeform","Cbasedlifeform",,,"0","2",,"1391001612","2014-01-29T13:20:12Z","Meet the Ex-Microsoft Exec on a Quest to Save Obamacare","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/01/kurt-delbene-profile/" -"7145326","csomar","csomar",,,"0","2",,"1391016652","2014-01-29T17:30:52Z","Google removed discussion search","http://omarabid.com/google-removed-discussion-search/" -"7149193","technacity","technacity",,,"0","1",,"1391059173","2014-01-30T05:19:33Z","Motorola was ultimately a pawn for Google v. OEMs","http://techtainian.com/news/2014/1/29/editorial-losing-googles-motorola" -"7149295","Tiktaalik","Tiktaalik",,,"0","2",,"1391062189","2014-01-30T06:09:49Z","Apple's $3 Trillion Valuation","http://www.jayhaynes.net/2014/01/apples-3-trillion-valuation.html" -"7149549","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1391069294","2014-01-30T08:08:14Z","Google Sells Motorola Mobility to China's Lenova for $ 2.91 billion","http://www.vlogg.com/13941/google-sells-motorola-mobility-chinas-lenova-2-91-billion/" -"7149612","sciwiz","sciwiz","true",,,"1",,"1391070717","2014-01-30T08:31:57Z","Reeling in Big Data Using Google’s BigQuery","http://blog.shinetech.com/2014/01/18/reeling-in-big-data-using-googles-bigquery/" -"7149798","nuizzy","nuizzy",,,"0","1",,"1391075267","2014-01-30T09:47:47Z","Well Apple never claimed to know anything about design did they?","http://www.splice-media.com/blog" -"7150101","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","1",,"1391082041","2014-01-30T11:40:41Z","UK government once again threatens to ditch Microsoft Office","http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/29/5356982/uk-goverment-threatens-to-ditch-microsoft-office-again" -"7153464","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","1",,"1391117217","2014-01-30T21:26:57Z","Why Did Google Pay $400 Million for DeepMind?","http://www.technologyreview.com/news/524026/is-google-cornering-the-market-on-deep-learning/" -"7153776","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1391120867","2014-01-30T22:27:47Z","Kansas Legislature Wants To Stop Other Kansas Cities From Getting Google Fiber","http://consumerist.com/2014/01/30/kansas-legislature-wants-to-stop-any-other-kansas-cities-from-getting-google-fiber/" -"7153996","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","1",,"1391123219","2014-01-30T23:06:59Z","Microsoft’s Next CEO Reportedly Will Be Its Cloud Boss Satya Nadella","http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/30/microsofts-next-ceo-reportedly-will-be-its-cloud-boss-satya-nadella-gates-could-be-replaced-on-board/" -"7154057","gph1","gph1",,,"0","1",,"1391123793","2014-01-30T23:16:33Z","Microsoft To Name Satya Nadella As CEO, May Remove Bill Gates As Chairman","http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-remove-bill-gates-microsoft-chair-2014-1" -"7155446","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1391146218","2014-01-31T05:30:18Z","Google Doodle Today in Hong Kong Celebrates Chinese New Year 2014","http://www.vlogg.com/13972/google-doodle-today-hong-kong-celebrates-chinese-new-year-2014/" -"7157405","ruchir_21hj","ruchir_21hj",,,"0","1",,"1391185405","2014-01-31T16:23:25Z","Can there be a Microsoft without Bill Gates?","http://gigaom.com/2014/01/31/can-there-be-a-microsoft-without-bill-gates/" -"7158210","cmulligan","cmulligan",,,"0","1",,"1391192791","2014-01-31T18:26:31Z","Microsoft's InfoPath comes to the end of the line","http://www.sptechweb.com/InfoPath_comes_to_the_end_of_the_line/By_David_Rubinstein/About_InfoPath/68676" -"7159210","singhit","singhit",,,"0","1",,"1391202761","2014-01-31T21:12:41Z","Microsoft discontinues InfoPath, will support latest version until April 2023","http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2014/01/31/microsoft-discontinues-electronic-forms-software-infopath-will-support-latest-version-april-2023/" -"7164291","yapcguy","yapcguy",,,"1","2",,"1391303166","2014-02-02T01:06:06Z","Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Put Driver Recruiting In High Gear","http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Uber-Lyft-Sidecar-put-driver-recruiting-in-high-5190676.php#photo-3413339" -"7165512","kshatrea","kshatrea",,,"0","1",,"1391334860","2014-02-02T09:54:20Z","Google's Sundar Pichai too in race to head Microsoft?","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/Googles-Sundar-Pichai-too-in-race-to-head-Microsoft/articleshow/29732831.cms" -"7166726","chewymouse","chewymouse",,,"0","1",,"1391363202","2014-02-02T17:46:42Z","Google Refuses to Remove Links to Tarantino's Leaked Script","http://torrentfreak.com/tarantino-google-140201/" -"7167089","angelohuang","angelohuang",,,"0","1",,"1391368774","2014-02-02T19:19:34Z","Apple reportedly making push in mobile health | Apple – CNET News","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57618190-37/apple-reportedly-making-push-in-mobile-health/" -"7167482","traughber","traughber",,,"0","1",""'We have ourselves to blame,' Kim said. 'As an industry, we did not meet the service demand,' said Kim [owner of DeSoto Cab]. 'For years, every survey showed we were undersupplied by at least a thousand cabs.'"","1391373507","2014-02-02T20:38:27Z","Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, and others disrupt SF cab companies","http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/App-based-ride-services-lure-drivers-from-S-F-5197168.php" -"7167637","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1391376042","2014-02-02T21:20:42Z","5 Quick and Useful Google Search Commands • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/14013/5-quick-useful-google-search-commands/" -"7169687","gkrishnan","gkrishnan",,,"0","1",,"1391420443","2014-02-03T09:40:43Z","What You Need to Know About Satya Nadella; Probably the Next Microsoft CEO","http://www.nextbigwhat.com/satya-nadella-microsoft-297/" -"7172023","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1391448327","2014-02-03T17:25:27Z","Nadella as CEO: By playing safe, Microsoft takes a risky bet","http://blogs.computerworld.com/management/23476/nadella-ceo-playing-safe-microsoft-takes-risky-bet" -"7172177","ibsathish","ibsathish",,,"0","2",,"1391449409","2014-02-03T17:43:29Z","Google Now Arrives In Chrome Beta For Desktop","http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/03/google-now-arrives-in-chrome-beta-for-desktop/" -"7172396","skyjedi","skyjedi","true",,,"3",,"1391451058","2014-02-03T18:10:58Z","Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK","http://blog.chromium.org/2014/02/ready-to-cast-chromecast-now-open-to.html" -"7174162","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","3",,"1391468440","2014-02-03T23:00:40Z","Google Told to Remove San Francisco Bay Barge","http://recode.net/2014/02/03/google-told-to-remove-san-francisco-bay-barge/?utm_source=rc_twitter" -"7175275","mmastrac","mmastrac",,,"0","1",,"1391483739","2014-02-04T03:15:39Z","Google bans porn from Chromecast","http://betanews.com/2014/02/03/google-bans-porn-from-chromecast/" -"7175421","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1391486617","2014-02-04T04:03:37Z","Apple Building Out Their Own CDN To Deliver Content To Consumers","http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/02/apple-building-cdn-software-video-delivery.html" -"7175466","lobotryas","lobotryas",,,"0","2",,"1391487456","2014-02-04T04:17:36Z","Google's Mystery Barge Got in Trouble","http://www.thewire.com/technology/2014/02/googles-mystery-barge-got-trouble/357683/" -"7175808","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1391494112","2014-02-04T06:08:32Z","Google Chromecast SDK Released and Available for All Developers","http://www.vlogg.com/14038/google-chromecast-sdk-released-available-developers/" -"7176781","valvoja","valvoja",,,"0","1",,"1391513623","2014-02-04T11:33:43Z","Spam and policing spam: Why Google+ communities are broken","http://littlemoore.tumblr.com/post/75489745056/i-give-up-google" -"7177087","ibsathish","ibsathish",,,"0","2",,"1391518681","2014-02-04T12:58:01Z","New Google Chrome feature warns users when browser has been hijacked","http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/new-google-chrome-feature-warns-users-when-browser-has-been-hijacked/" -"7180360","slaven","slaven",,,"0","1",,"1391549367","2014-02-04T21:29:27Z","Update on Apple’s IDFA Crack Down","http://blog.tapstream.com/post/75619192680/update-on-apples-idfa-crack-down " -"7180497","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1391550737","2014-02-04T21:52:17Z","Oh Snap No Fap Google Bans Porn From Chromecast","http://hothardware.com/News/Oh-Snap-Google-Bans-Porn-From-Chromecast/" -"7180898","rajbala","rajbala",,,"0","3",,"1391555786","2014-02-04T23:16:26Z","With Nadella's Appointment, The ""Search CEOs"" Now Run Google, Yahoo and Microsoft","http://searchengineland.com/search-ceo-183295" -"7182253","engassa","engassa",,,"0","1",,"1391582289","2014-02-05T06:38:09Z","Google gives Eric Schmidt 100 Million in Stock Options","http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/bits/2014/02/04/google-gives-eric-schmidt-100-million-in-stock-options/" -"7182261","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog",,,"0","1",,"1391582443","2014-02-05T06:40:43Z","ADD – What is common between Apple and the Oil companies?","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2014/2/4/add-what-is-common-between-apple-and-the-oil-companies" -"7182823","tomclaus","tomclaus",,,"1","1",,"1391594053","2014-02-05T09:54:13Z","Foursquare has one major new partner – Microsoft","http://blog.foursquare.com/post/75603461066/our-crowd-sourced-places-database-has-over-60-000-000" -"7183146","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"0","3",,"1391599662","2014-02-05T11:27:42Z","Shades of Blue: How A/B testing earned Google $200m extra","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/05/why-google-engineers-designers" -"7183496","liam_boogar","liam_boogar",,,"0","1",,"1391606034","2014-02-05T13:13:54Z","Despite Taxi protest, the ""15-Minute"" law against Uber suspended in France ","http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/02/05/15-minute-law-suspended/" -"7183894","lelf","lelf",,,"0","1",,"1391610832","2014-02-05T14:33:52Z","Google to make 'significant' changes to avoid EU fine","https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26047446" -"7185078","jnazario","jnazario",,,"0","3",,"1391620597","2014-02-05T17:16:37Z","Google Spent $7.3 Billion on its Data Centers in 2013","http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2014/02/03/google-spent-7-3-billion-data-centers-2013/" -"7186187","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1391628726","2014-02-05T19:32:06Z","Former Microsoft exec calls new CEO Nadella a ""sheep""","http://blogs.computerworld.com/management/23492/former-microsoft-exec-calls-new-ceo-nadella-sheep" -"7187966","justinzollars","justinzollars",,,"0","1",,"1391647796","2014-02-06T00:49:56Z","Google Newspapers","http://news.google.com/newspapers#B" -"7188271","apo","apo",,,"0","6",,"1391652203","2014-02-06T02:03:23Z","Apple Yanks World’s Most Popular Bitcoin Wallet From App Store","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/02/blockchain_apple/" -"7188936","electic","electic","true",,,"1",,"1391665721","2014-02-06T05:48:41Z","Microsoft Employees Remember Days When CEOs Took Up Entire Rooms","http://www.theonion.com/articles/microsoft-employees-fondly-remember-days-when-ceos,35172/" -"7189303","tabamilk","tabamilk",,,"0","1",,"1391675485","2014-02-06T08:31:25Z","FaceFilm: works like ""Face Movie"" feature of Google Picasa","https://www.facebook.com/facefilmapp" -"7189737","njay005","njay005",,,"0","1",,"1391684572","2014-02-06T11:02:52Z","Google ads in a new format: Can you see it too?","http://twalkitout.com/2013/12/04/google-ads-makeover-may-impact-advertisers/" -"7190351","debugunit","debugunit",,,"0","1",,"1391694903","2014-02-06T13:55:03Z","Apple Patents Autocorrect Review System, Language Auto-Detect For Mobile ","http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/06/apple-patents-autocorrect-review-system-language-auto-detect-for-mobile-messaging/" -"7190687","gkrishnan","gkrishnan",,,"0","2",,"1391699060","2014-02-06T15:04:20Z","Google Security Reward Programs Update","http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2014/02/security-reward-programs-update.html" -"7191867","thinkingserious","thinkingserious",,,"0","2",,"1391710127","2014-02-06T18:08:47Z","How to Develop Google Glass Glassware using the Mirror API or GDK","http://news.ycombinator.org/x?fnid=O5ThdANFsB" -"7192082","shliachtx","shliachtx",,,"0","1",,"1391711952","2014-02-06T18:39:12Z","Bing search for "".org"" brings up suggestion for Google.org","http://www.bing.com/search?q=.org" -"7192253","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"0","1",,"1391713677","2014-02-06T19:07:57Z","Refresh for Google Glass","https://app.refresh.io/external/glass/main/main.html" -"7194239","IBM","IBM",,,"0","5",,"1391736217","2014-02-07T01:23:37Z","Apple Repurchases $14B of Own Shares in 2 Weeks","http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303496804579367543198542118" -"7194925","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1391749883","2014-02-07T05:11:23Z","Bill Gates Returning To Microsoft","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/technology/a-different-gates-is-returning-to-microsoft.html?_r=1" -"7195255","alexgrcs","alexgrcs",,,"0","2",,"1391759724","2014-02-07T07:55:24Z","Google Takes Aim At Russia's Anti-Gay Law With Latest 'Doodle'","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-doodle-lgbt-olympics-2014-2" -"7195771","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1391772601","2014-02-07T11:30:01Z","Google Embeds Big YouTube Videos On Results Pages For Music Tracks ","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/google-embeds-big-youtube-videos-results-pages-music-tracks/" -"7196724","berkcebi","berkcebi",,,"0","1",,"1391787792","2014-02-07T15:43:12Z","The Media and Bitcoin Community Respond to Apple","http://blog.blockchain.info/2014/02/07/the-media-bitcoin-community-respond-to-apple/" -"7197836","alexgrcs","alexgrcs","true",,,"1",,"1391797796","2014-02-07T18:29:56Z","Microsoft Windows 95 Video Guide with Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry","http://youtu.be/kGYcNcFhctc" -"7198334","cmulligan","cmulligan",,,"0","1",,"1391802851","2014-02-07T19:54:11Z","What plans does new CEO have for Microsoft’s products that have no future?","http://www.sdtimes.com/SD_TIMES_BLOG_MICROSOFT_PRODUCTS_TWISTING_IN_THE_WIND/By_David_Rubinstein/About_MICROSOFT_and_SATYANADELLA/68714" -"7200357","MaysonL","MaysonL",,,"0","3",,"1391836633","2014-02-08T05:17:13Z","Apple's Tim Cook Discusses Emerging Markets and Plans for Cash","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/02/07/apple-still-a-growth-company-cook-says-in-journal-interview/" -"7203843","goobers","goobers",,,"1","1","If I block www.apple.com then I am prevented from accessing my home LAN?

Try this at home.

Reroute www.apple.com to a httpd on a RFC1916 address.

Make sure your iPhone resolves www.apple.com to the RFC1916 address where your httpd is listening.

Disable WiFi on your iPhone. Then enable it.

I was presented with a Log On HTML page as if I was a guest or at a public hostpot.

I was not be able to stay connected.

When I created the requisite /library/test/success.html page in the httpd's root folder, I was successful.

Why does the iPhone need to access www.apple.com in order to fucntion on a home LAN, that may or may not be connected to the Internet?","1391910511","2014-02-09T01:48:31Z","Ask HN: What is the purpose of http://www.apple.com/library/test/success.html?", -"7204692","busterc","busterc",,,"0","2",,"1391929142","2014-02-09T06:59:02Z","The Baidu Billionaire: Inside the Google of China: Video","http://www.bloomberg.com/video/the-baidu-billionaire-inside-the-google-of-china-uweP_4bfT6KFyNkvCFq5Hw.html" -"7207808","us0r","us0r","true",,,"1",,"1391986834","2014-02-09T23:00:34Z","Google","https://www.google.fr/" -"7208883","RougeFemme","RougeFemme",,,"0","1",,"1392001935","2014-02-10T03:12:15Z","The Google-Funded Tech Fighting Poaching","http://www.fastcoexist.com/3026125/rfid-tagged-rhinos-and-smart-watering-holes-the-google-funded-tech-fighting-poaching" -"7209277","brettgoldstein3","brettgoldstein3",,,"0","1",,"1392009267","2014-02-10T05:14:27Z","Why Uber Might Become a Call Center That Also Delivers Pizza","https://medium.com/tid-bytes/51a44080d073" -"7210380","pmcpinto","pmcpinto",,,"0","2",,"1392031466","2014-02-10T11:24:26Z","Apple's Forgotten Designs","http://designtaxi.com/news/363615/Apple-s-Forgotten-Designs/" -"7213629","samaysharma","samaysharma",,,"0","1",,"1392064524","2014-02-10T20:35:24Z","Google public data explorer","http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory" -"7214252","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","1",,"1392070834","2014-02-10T22:20:34Z","Microsoft's new CEO is cloud's point-man","https://community.csc.com/community/cio-engage/blog/2014/02/10/microsofts-new-ceo-is-clouds-point-man" -"7215979","yo111","yo111","true",,,"1",,"1392096654","2014-02-11T05:30:54Z","Icahn gives up Apple buyback plan","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/icahn-drops-apple-buyback-demand-150455983.html" -"7216854","luizel80","luizel80",,,"0","2",,"1392114362","2014-02-11T10:26:02Z","Apple Might Have Bought Pear OS","http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Might-Have-Bought-Pear-OS-425870.shtml" -"7218131","Kopion","Kopion",,,"0","2",,"1392133772","2014-02-11T15:49:32Z","Apple iTunes as a standalone Co. would be #130 on Fortune 500","http://www.asymco.com/2014/02/10/fortune-130/" -"7219383","prateekj","prateekj",,,"0","1",,"1392143823","2014-02-11T18:37:03Z","Google and Foxconn partner on robotics","http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57618704-76/google-and-foxconn-partner-on-robotics-report-says/" -"7219536","user_235711","user_235711",,,"0","1",,"1392144900","2014-02-11T18:55:00Z","The future for Microsoft, Android and Windows Phone","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/11/microsoft-android-windows-phone" -"7220714","lmg643","lmg643",,,"0","2",,"1392155285","2014-02-11T21:48:05Z","Google Deal Machine Ramps Up to Pass Intel in Top Spot ","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-11/google-deal-machine-ramps-up-to-pass-intel-in-top-spot.html" -"7223559","jawngee","jawngee",,,"0","1",,"1392201263","2014-02-12T10:34:23Z","Is Ubertesters A TestFlight Killer?","http://rexstjohn.com/ubertesters-testflight-killer/" -"7224548","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1392216538","2014-02-12T14:48:58Z","Microsoft plays footsie again with Chinese censors – even in the U.S.","http://blogs.computerworld.com/governmentindustries/23524/microsoft-plays-footsie-again-chinese-censors-even-us" -"7225418","x43b","x43b",,,"0","2",,"1392224223","2014-02-12T16:57:03Z","Microsoft’s Mobile Future? Making Android Phones","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/02/android-nokia" -"7225479","nkvl","nkvl",,,"0","2",,"1392224656","2014-02-12T17:04:16Z","Microsoft blames 'system error' but denies censoring Chinese search results","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/12/microsoft-bing-censor-chinese-search-results-system-error" -"7227806","rainpl","rainpl",,,"0","1",,"1392244047","2014-02-12T22:27:27Z","Show HN: Google Chrome extension to send YouTube videos to AppleTV via AirPlay","https://github.com/czekaj/ChromePlay" -"7228005","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"1","7",,"1392246007","2014-02-12T23:00:07Z","It’s official: Apple sells more computers than all Windows PCs combined","http://qz.com/176643/its-official-apple-sells-more-computers-than-all-windows-pcs-combined/" -"7228874","nimrod_135","nimrod_135","true",,,"1",,"1392257195","2014-02-13T02:06:35Z","Why I Just Quit My Job at Apple","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jordan-price/why-i-quit-my-job-at-apple_b_4769885.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009" -"7230633","iamondemand","iamondemand",,,"0","2",,"1392288053","2014-02-13T10:40:53Z","Devops vs sysadmins – Google trends","http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=devops,sysadmin" -"7231559","singhit","singhit",,,"0","1",,"1392302159","2014-02-13T14:35:59Z","Apple touts improvements in supply chain as factory audits jump","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57618844-37/apple-touts-improvements-in-supply-chain-as-factory-audits-jump/" -"7232077","asanso","asanso",,,"0","1","http://intothesymmetry.blogspot.ch/2014/02/oauth-2-attacks-and-bug-bounties.html","1392307796","2014-02-13T16:09:56Z","OAuth and Bug Bounty from Facebook and Google", -"7232283","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1392309497","2014-02-13T16:38:17Z","Will a 'Windroid' Windows-Android mashup be Microsoft's new love child?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows/23534/will-windroid-windows-android-mashup-be-microsofts-new-love-child" -"7236682","balbaugh","balbaugh","true",,,"1",,"1392348216","2014-02-14T03:23:36Z","Apple: This Is Ridiculous","http://seekingalpha.com/article/2018221-apple-this-is-ridiculous" -"7237336","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog",,,"0","1",,"1392361140","2014-02-14T06:59:00Z","Apple and its R&D","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2014/2/13/apple-and-its-rd" -"7237774","treskot","treskot",,,"0","1",,"1392372713","2014-02-14T10:11:53Z","The best alternatives to Google's own Android apps","http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/13/best-google-alternative-android-apps/" -"7237811","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1392373383","2014-02-14T10:23:03Z","FairSearch Wants To Know More About Google’s Proposal To EU ","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/fairsearch-wants-know-googles-proposal-eu/" -"7238410","tommyd","tommyd",,,"43","82",,"1392385356","2014-02-14T13:42:36Z","Apple's Remote Desktop client is bundled for free with every Mac","http://benguild.com/2011/02/14/apples-remote-desktop-software-is-secretly-bundled-for/" -"7239876","malditojavi","malditojavi",,,"0","1",,"1392400524","2014-02-14T17:55:24Z","Open Letter: Why We Will and Won’t Cover Someone Being Penalized By Google","http://searchengineland.com/open-letter-google-penalties-184211" -"7241030","mdturnerphys","mdturnerphys",,,"0","1",,"1392412376","2014-02-14T21:12:56Z","Some quick code to send randomly generated love notes as texts via Google Voice","https://github.com/mdturner/smslove" -"7241220","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1392414691","2014-02-14T21:51:31Z","Criticism of Apple, Without Offering Insight, is a Betrayal","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/criticism-of-apple-without-offering-insight-is-a-betrayal" -"7242792","jwallaceparker","jwallaceparker",,,"0","3",,"1392442450","2014-02-15T05:34:10Z","The first version of Google, Facebook, YouTube and more","http://blog.bufferapp.com/the-humble-beginnings-of-google-tumblr-youtube-and-more-and-what-they-can-teach-us-about-starting-small?utm_content=bufferb564a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" -"7246309","bdcravens","bdcravens",,,"0","2",,"1392515500","2014-02-16T01:51:40Z","Chicago Tribune: another “background checked” Uber driver with a felony record","http://pando.com/2014/02/14/chicago-tribune-finds-another-background-checked-uber-driver-with-a-felony-record/" -"7248267","cyphersanctus","cyphersanctus",,,"0","1",,"1392570301","2014-02-16T17:05:01Z","Google Developing Internet That’s Over 1,000 Times Faster Than Yours","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/02/100-gigabits?cid=18662064" -"7249495","cl8ton","cl8ton",,,"0","1",,"1392587519","2014-02-16T21:51:59Z","The Massive Secret Apple Revealed This Week","http://business.time.com/2014/02/15/the-massive-secret-apple-revealed-this-week/" -"7250364","colinprince","colinprince",,,"0","2",,"1392605561","2014-02-17T02:52:41Z","Google must display rivals’ search results","http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/5/google-reaches-antitrustdealwitheuavoidsfine.html" -"7252055","Eduardo3rd","Eduardo3rd",,,"0","3",,"1392645200","2014-02-17T13:53:20Z","Google invests $1B in clean energy","http://www.cnbc.com/id/101417698" -"7254367","vinnyglennon","vinnyglennon",,,"0","1",,"1392669711","2014-02-17T20:41:51Z","Hacking Google Analytics: How I created a 30-day rolling report","http://venturebeat.com/2014/02/08/hacking-google-analytics-how-i-created-a-30-day-rolling-report/" -"7255652","adidash","adidash",,,"0","2",,"1392685636","2014-02-18T01:07:16Z","Google In The Mission","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-in-the-mission-2014-2?IR=T" -"7255780","patopop007","patopop007",,,"0","2",,"1392687560","2014-02-18T01:39:20Z","Google+ Hangouts – New Website Design","http://www.google.com/hangouts/" -"7256630","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","2",,"1392703161","2014-02-18T05:59:21Z","Why does Google prefer the Java stack for its products instead of Python?","http://www.quora.com/Google-Engineering/Why-does-Google-prefer-the-Java-stack-for-its-products-instead-of-Python/answer/Robert-Love-1" -"7257851","debugunit","debugunit",,,"0","3",,"1392728229","2014-02-18T12:57:09Z","Apple Patents Headphones With Integrated Activity, Health And Fitness Tracking","http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/18/apple-patents-headphones-with-integrated-activity-health-and-fitness-tracking/" -"7260486","prateekj","prateekj",,,"0","2",,"1392752015","2014-02-18T19:33:35Z","Apple patents headphones that can monitor your vital stats","http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57619017-37/apple-patents-headphones-that-can-monitor-your-vital-stats/" -"7260663","adventured","adventured",,,"0","2",,"1392753681","2014-02-18T20:01:21Z","Icis: It's like Google Glass, but classy","http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57619039-71/icis-its-like-google-glass-but-classy/" -"7262968","alenwright","alenwright",,,"0","2",,"1392806904","2014-02-19T10:48:24Z","SupportBuddy – Google+","https://plus.google.com/109073284649870197112/posts" -"7263001","plicense","plicense",,,"0","1","It says, Clinton Jeff is no longer in a circle I will get notified about, but I still get notifications.","1392807611","2014-02-19T11:00:11Z","How do I unfollow Clinton Jeff on Google+?","http://imgur.com/eSFn4G8" -"7263272","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","2",,"1392813277","2014-02-19T12:34:37Z","Why Google is buying a seemingly crazy collection of companies","http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/why-google-is-buying-a-seemingly-crazy-collection-of-companies-1.2537110?cmp=rss" -"7263701","sauravt","sauravt",,,"0","1",,"1392819697","2014-02-19T14:21:37Z","» Microsoft: Time to bury live tiles","http://news.orch.in/2014/02/microsoft-time-to-bury-live-tiles.html" -"7264020","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"0","2",,"1392823274","2014-02-19T15:21:14Z","Google’s growth-stage equity fund, Google Capital, officially launches today","http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/02/19/googles-growth-stage-fund-google-capital-officially-launches-today/" -"7264467","dudus","dudus",,,"0","3",,"1392828234","2014-02-19T16:43:54Z","Google Cloud SQL Generally Available","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com.br/2014/02/google-cloud-sql-now-generally-available.html" -"7264757","hughhopkins","hughhopkins",,,"0","1",,"1392830962","2014-02-19T17:29:22Z","Really simple cohort analysis using Google Sheets","http://www.slideshare.net/gosquared/cohort-analysis-in-google-sheets" -"7265225","austenallred","austenallred",,,"0","2",,"1392834871","2014-02-19T18:34:31Z","Google Fiber coming to Salt Lake City","http://fox13now.com/2014/02/19/google-fiber-coming-to-salt-lake-city/" -"7265459","pouzy","pouzy",,,"0","3",,"1392836806","2014-02-19T19:06:46Z","Google Capital Investment","http://www.googlecapital.com/" -"7265702","superchink","superchink","true",,,"1",,"1392838724","2014-02-19T19:38:44Z","Google Mail unzips password protected files","http://cyberwarzone.com/must-read-google-mail-unzips-password-protected-files" -"7268653","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1392867012","2014-02-20T03:30:12Z","Making the most of Google Analytics: Vimcasts, a case study","http://contentedstrategy.com/blog/2014/02/05/Redesigning-Vimcasts-The-Analytics-Overview.html#.UwV2uH-9KSM" -"7271749","kailuowang","kailuowang",,,"0","1",,"1392914475","2014-02-20T16:41:15Z","Google offered to acquire WhatsApp for $10 billion","http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/20/google-offered-10-billion-for-whatsapp/" -"7274098","nalidixic","nalidixic",,,"0","3",,"1392935042","2014-02-20T22:24:02Z","Show HN: The Bootstrapper's Guide To Google Analytics","http://nositesleft.com/book/" -"7274493","BIackSwan","BIackSwan","true",,,"1",,"1392940157","2014-02-20T23:49:17Z","Microsoft launches OneDrive","https://onedrive.live.com/" -"7275593","jener89","jener89","true",,,"1",,"1392960101","2014-02-21T05:21:41Z","Google Unveils Smartphone With 3D Sensors","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26284210" -"7276007","ruchir_21hj","ruchir_21hj",,,"0","2",,"1392972198","2014-02-21T08:43:18Z","Google unveils new smartphone prototype with revolutionary 3D sensor chip","http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/02/20/google-unveils-new-project-tango-smartphone-project-revolutionary-3d-sensor-chip/#!wH5tk" -"7276775","megaclue","megaclue",,,"0","2",,"1392988513","2014-02-21T13:15:13Z","After missing out on WhatsApp, what does Google do next?","http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/02/21/after-missing-out-on-whatsapp-what-does-google-do-next/" -"7277941","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1393002564","2014-02-21T17:09:24Z","Why is Microsoft dissing Apple when it comes to Office?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/desktop-apps/23565/why-microsoft-dissing-apple-when-it-comes-office" -"7278039","tonylampada","tonylampada",,,"0","2",,"1393003500","2014-02-21T17:25:00Z","[Google, ] You need to resolve this urgently. It's getting embarrassing now.","https://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=6545#c56" -"7281321","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","4",,"1393055469","2014-02-22T07:51:09Z","Apple security flaw could allow hackers to beat encryption","http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/22/us-apple-flaw-idUSBREA1L01Y20140222?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=992637" -"7284843","bane","bane",,,"0","1",,"1393127322","2014-02-23T03:48:42Z","Apple now owns popular mobile app testing platform TestFlight","http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/211390/Apple_now_owns_popular_mobile_app_testing_platform_TestFlight.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GamasutraNews+%28Gamasutra+News%29&utm_content=Netvibes" -"7285318","Varcht","Varcht",,,"67","73",,"1393143895","2014-02-23T08:24:55Z","Apple promises fix 'very soon' for Macs with failed encryption","http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSBREA1L10220140222" -"7287037","Fake4d","Fake4d",,,"0","1",,"1393181999","2014-02-23T18:59:59Z","Apple SSL exploit Testing Site","https://gotofail.com" -"7289448","sarnowski","sarnowski",,,"0","1",,"1393224612","2014-02-24T06:50:12Z","Microsoft Lync gathers data just like NSA","http://m.networkworld.com/news/2014/022014-microsoft-lync-nsa-278925.html" -"7289789","aj","aj",,,"0","1",,"1393232490","2014-02-24T09:01:30Z","Google Tells Some DFP Customers They Are Now Self-Serve","http://www.adexchanger.com/publishers/google-tells-some-dfp-customers-they-are-now-self-serve/" -"7290520","Sami_Lehtinen","Sami_Lehtinen",,,"0","1",,"1393247242","2014-02-24T13:07:22Z","Google Cloud SQL is now Generally Available","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.fi/2014/02/google-cloud-sql-now-generally-available.html" -"7291462","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1393257575","2014-02-24T15:59:35Z","Will Nokia's new Android phones lead to a civil war inside Microsoft?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/android/23572/will-nokias-new-android-phones-lead-civil-war-inside-microsoft" -"7296038","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross","true",,,"1",,"1393310027","2014-02-25T06:33:47Z","The Apple Security Hole Keeps Getting Worse","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/24/apple-security_n_4847109.html" -"7296513","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1393320482","2014-02-25T09:28:02Z","Google’s Cutts Talks EXIF Data As A Ranking Factor ","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/googles-cutts-talks-exif-data-ranking-factor/" -"7296746","NemoPS","NemoPS",,,"0","1",,"1393324069","2014-02-25T10:27:49Z","Add Google Rich Snippets Breadcrumbs to Prestashop","http://nemops.com/prestashop-rich-snippets-breadcrumbs/#.Uwxvv8lOHAI.hackernews" -"7297357","saltcod","saltcod",,,"0","1",,"1393333835","2014-02-25T13:10:35Z","Browsing Apple.com on an iPhone","http://browsingappledotcomeonaniphone.wordpress.com" -"7298364","supersystem","supersystem",,,"0","2",,"1393344575","2014-02-25T16:09:35Z","Google Buses Fuel Inequality Debate as Boom Inflates Rents","http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Google-Buses-Fuel-Inequality-Debate-as-Boom-5265361.php" -"7300465","cmulligan","cmulligan",,,"0","1",,"1393362063","2014-02-25T21:01:03Z","Microsoft Releases TypeScript 1.0 RC","http://sdtimes.com/TYPESCRIPT_1_0_RC_NOW_IN_THE_BOX_WITH_VISUAL_STUDIO_2013/By_Christina_Mulligan/About_MICROSOFT_and_TYPESCRIPT_and_JAVASCRIPT_and_VISUALSTUDIO2013/68814" -"7301350","orrsella","orrsella",,,"0","1",,"1393369361","2014-02-25T23:02:41Z","Visualizing 15 Years Of Acquisitions By Apple, Google, Yahoo, Amazon, And FB","http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/25/the-age-of-acquisitions" -"7302847","BIackSwan","BIackSwan","true",,,"3",,"1393388171","2014-02-26T04:16:11Z","Apple Security Update 2014-001 (Mountain Lion)","http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1729" -"7303340","sdaityari","sdaityari",,,"0","2",,"1393396397","2014-02-26T06:33:17Z","5 great Google Analytics alternatives","http://www.sitepoint.com/5-great-google-analytics-alternatives/" -"7304444","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","1",,"1393417083","2014-02-26T12:18:03Z","Nokia X good for Google, Microsoft or Nokia? In this market, all three benefit","http://mobilesyrup.com/2014/02/25/is-nokia-x-good-for-google-microsoft-or-nokia-in-this-market-all-three-benefit/" -"7306357","ABS","ABS",,,"0","2",,"1393436954","2014-02-26T17:49:14Z","FSF on Microsoft's comments to UK government open doc consultation","http://standards.data.gov.uk/comment/944#comment-944" -"7310404","esemiss","esemiss",,,"41","42",,"1393475230","2014-02-27T04:27:10Z","Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9246609/Apple_retires_Snow_Leopard_from_support_leaves_1_in_5_Macs_vulnerable_to_attacks" -"7310683","zerny","zerny",,,"0","3",,"1393481869","2014-02-27T06:17:49Z","Google debuts online education tool Oppia","http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/02/27/google-debuts-online-education-tool-oppia-help-anyone-create-interactive-activities-teaching-others/" -"7310950","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1393488005","2014-02-27T08:00:05Z","Shanghai clamps down on taxi-booking apps (e.g. Uber)","http://thenextweb.com/asia/2014/02/27/shanghai-clamps-down-on-taxi-booking-apps-which-could-affect-ubers-future-in-china/#!xGGOf" -"7311815","Sami_Lehtinen","Sami_Lehtinen",,,"0","3",,"1393505463","2014-02-27T12:51:03Z","Google App Engine 1.9.0 now available","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2014/02/app-engine-190-now-available.html" -"7311882","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","2",,"1393506394","2014-02-27T13:06:34Z","Google Fiber may be fast, but it takes time to build","http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_25194397/google-fiber-may-be-fast-but-it-takes" -"7314654","roymckenzie","roymckenzie","true",,,"1",,"1393531732","2014-02-27T20:08:52Z","Google to cover Free Muni for Youth program for next 2 years","http://castrobiscuit.com/2014/02/27/google-cover-free-muni-youth-program-2-years/" -"7314822","divramis","divramis","true",,,"1",,"1393533217","2014-02-27T20:33:37Z","SEO: 7 Συμβουλές για πρώτη θέση στη Google ","http://paramarketing.gr/seo-7-symvoules-proti-thesi-google-155/" -"7316244","tsycho","tsycho",,,"0","3",,"1393545294","2014-02-27T23:54:54Z","Google Hangouts 2.0 for iOS release","https://plus.google.com/+FrankPetterson/posts/NxjYEKVqpBm" -"7316473","chmars","chmars",,,"0","1",,"1393547820","2014-02-28T00:37:00Z","Apple Releases iOS Security White Paper","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2014/02/27/ios-security-paper" -"7317686","ruchir_21hj","ruchir_21hj",,,"0","2",,"1393575616","2014-02-28T08:20:16Z","EU Asks Apple and Google to Crack Down on 'Freemium' Apps","http://mashable.com/2014/02/27/eu-in-app-purchases/" -"7317979","concertina226","concertina226",,,"1","2",,"1393583440","2014-02-28T10:30:40Z","Oscar Pistorius: Detectives Race To Apple HQ to Crack iPhone Passcode","http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/oscar-pistorius-detectives-race-apple-hq-crack-iphone-passcode-1438300" -"7319313","jihip","jihip",,,"0","1",,"1393602126","2014-02-28T15:42:06Z","Readline – Spritz for Google Chrome","https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readline/hjbkmfadmomgaokjodomncmbgmmodona" -"7320268","hgezim","hgezim",,,"0","1",,"1393609730","2014-02-28T17:48:50Z","Google is now, what Microsoft used to be 10 years ago","https://twitter.com/GezimHoxha/status/439456037674835968" -"7325831","deviceguru","deviceguru","true",,,"1",,"1393703785","2014-03-01T19:56:25Z","Google moves Moto's modular phone mojo forward","http://linuxgizmos.com/project-ara-modular-phone-concept-moves-forward/" -"7327324","LHargett25","LHargett25","true",,,"1",,"1393726033","2014-03-02T02:07:13Z","Free Xbox Live • Free Microsoft Points","http://freexboxliveforever.com/#.UxKSL_bkhq8.hackernews" -"7327458","miguelmichelson","miguelmichelson",,,"0","3",,"1393728332","2014-03-02T02:45:32Z","BigBroda, an ActiveRecord adapter for Google BigQuery","https://github.com/michelson/BigBroda" -"7331132","joeperks","joeperks",,,"0","1",,"1393801012","2014-03-02T22:56:52Z","Google Hangouts on iOS (2.0)","http://www.mandsconsulting.com/ios-hangouts-2-0" -"7332958","mboses","mboses",,,"0","4",,"1393841926","2014-03-03T10:18:46Z","Apple launches CarPlay ","http://guru8.net/2014/03/carplay-apple-just-launched-ios7-siri-more-on-your-car-dashboard/" -"7333479","esolyt","esolyt",,,"44","38",,"1393852172","2014-03-03T13:09:32Z","Apple.com (2004)","https://web.archive.org/web/20040318202234/http://www.apple.com" -"7333509","julien_c","julien_c","true",,,"1",,"1393852576","2014-03-03T13:16:16Z","Google stops underlining links on search results pages","http://cl.ly/image/0R3X2v0d123f" -"7333562","adidash","adidash",,,"0","2",,"1393853407","2014-03-03T13:30:07Z","Apple on Hiring Binge in Asia to Speed Product Launches","http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304360704579416660215507816-lMyQjAxMTA0MDAwMjEwNDIyWj" -"7334159","wonderer007","wonderer007","true",,,"1","Gmail and google.com not working in pakistan. -Please verify","1393860141","2014-03-03T15:22:21Z","Google down", -"7334791","amitkumar01","amitkumar01",,,"0","1",,"1393865746","2014-03-03T16:55:46Z","Understanding Google's Business Model","http://bmimatters.com/2012/03/29/understanding-google-business-model/" -"7336630","I_am_Doge","I_am_Doge","true",,,"1",,"1393882213","2014-03-03T21:30:13Z","Bing Better Than Google At Tracking 12 Digit Fedex Tracking Numbers","http://www.seroundtable.com/google-bing-fedex-tracking-18167.html" -"7336869","pranavk","pranavk","true",,,"1",,"1393884368","2014-03-03T22:06:08Z","Mozilla's answer to Google translate","http://www.ghacks.net/2014/02/15/intellego-mozillas-answer-google-translate/" -"7337084","pierrealexandre","pierrealexandre",,,"0","1",,"1393886699","2014-03-03T22:44:59Z","Microsoft CEO Nadella’s Memo on Leadership Changes ","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/03/microsoft-ceo-nadellas-memo-on-leadership-changes" -"7337221","tweakz","tweakz",,,"0","1",,"1393887928","2014-03-03T23:05:28Z","Microsoft Research Reveals 3D Browser Prototype SurroundWeb","http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2014/03/03/microsoft-research-reveals-3d-browser-surroundweb-displays-content-across-multiple-surfaces-room/" -"7337445","bevenky","bevenky",,,"0","1",,"1393890456","2014-03-03T23:47:36Z","Thoughts on Flash - Apple (2010)","http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/?hn=true" -"7340802","marcellolins","marcellolins",,,"0","1",,"1393947413","2014-03-04T15:36:53Z","Google Play Store in Numbers, output of a Crawler","http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1zgd3r/ive_heard_you_like_numbers_so_heres_my_best_to/" -"7341167","robinwauters","robinwauters",,,"0","4","The Brussels government really wants to make it impossible for Uber to operate in the city, even with a P2P ride-sharing service. Two private cars driven by UberPOP drivers were seized this morning, after the company's debut in Brussels last week.","1393950162","2014-03-04T16:22:42Z","Uber already deemed illegal in Brussels, two (private) vehicles seized so far","http://tech.eu/news/screw-innovation-uber-already-deemed-illegal-brussels-two-private-vehicles-seized-far/" -"7344514","McKittrick","McKittrick",,,"0","1",,"1393981263","2014-03-05T01:01:03Z","So Why Did All Those Movie Sites Lose Google Search Traffic?","http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2332225/So-Why-Did-All-Those-Movie-Sites-Lose-Google-Search-Traffic" -"7345032","ugwigr","ugwigr",,,"0","1",,"1393989350","2014-03-05T03:15:50Z","Can Google Take on Wall St — and Win?","http://blogs.hbr.org/2009/10/can-google-take-on-wall-st-and/" -"7345255","brentm","brentm",,,"1","2",,"1393993214","2014-03-05T04:20:14Z"," Why does Apple not have a mobile web site?","http://imgur.com/bCdJwGF" -"7347917","prajjwal","prajjwal",,,"0","2",,"1394037283","2014-03-05T16:34:43Z","Microsoft is a “2.5-trick pony” according to Steve Ballmer","http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/03/microsoft-is-a-2-5-trick-pony-according-to-steve-ballmer/" -"7348044","tweakz","tweakz",,,"0","1",,"1394038489","2014-03-05T16:54:49Z","Microsoft board not so keen on Nokia deal at first","http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57619934-75/microsoft-board-not-so-keen-on-nokia-deal-at-first/" -"7350388","biehl","biehl",,,"0","1",,"1394058418","2014-03-05T22:26:58Z","Microsofts Attempt To Convert Users From XP Backfires","http://hothardware.com/News/Microsofts-Attempt-To-Convert-Users-From-XP-Backfires-Thanks-To-Low-Loyalty-Limited-Benefits/" -"7351385","docluv","docluv",,,"0","1",,"1394071225","2014-03-06T02:00:25Z","Create an ASP.NET MVC 5 App with Facebook & Google","http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/mvc-5/create-an-aspnet-mvc-5-app-with-facebook-and-google-oauth2-and-openid-sign-on" -"7353285","hepha1979","hepha1979",,,"0","1",,"1394109366","2014-03-06T12:36:06Z","Not dead after all: Microsoft to talk DirectX 12 at GDC","http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/03/not-dead-after-all-microsoft-to-talk-directx-12-at-gdc/" -"7356177","michbarsinai","michbarsinai",,,"0","2",,"1394135889","2014-03-06T19:58:09Z","Fair mobile practices, Apple, and the FTC","http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2014/03/mobile-design-20" -"7356385","tonydiv","tonydiv",,,"0","1",,"1394138162","2014-03-06T20:36:02Z","Googlewhack","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlewhack" -"7356497","callmeed","callmeed",,,"29","8","My daughter has been toying with the idea of an on-demand babysitting service. Unlike Care.com or SitterCity (which are more matchmaking) this would be more like Uber. Here's the rough overview she came up with:

- All sitters are 18+, have their own transportation, are CPR certified, and background-checked

- You pre-register with your contact and billing information

- You text a main number (Twilio) requesting a sitter at a certain day/time. A sitter is found who will accept the gig and we confirm with you

- Sitter brings a DropCam with him/her and we text you a secure link which allows you to view the camera feed while you're out (optional)

- Your card on file is charged. No need to get cash or write a check.

ADDED

- Strict review process. Similar to Uber, a couple strikes and a sitter is fired

- Video profile that is texted to you when confirming

- Similar to AirBnB, perhaps use Facebook to show that you have a X-degree of separation to the sitter

I thought I would ask the parents of HN for some feedback on her behalf. Would you ever consider using something like this?","1394139123","2014-03-06T20:52:03Z","Ask Parents of HN: Would you use an ""Uber for babysitting""? ", -"7358725","Sami_Lehtinen","Sami_Lehtinen",,,"0","1",,"1394171683","2014-03-07T05:54:43Z","Apple software patent US20140047043","http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=fi&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chip.de%2Fnews%2FTrash-Mail-in-Gefahr-Apple-will-Dienst-patentieren_68421790.html" -"7360452","robinwauters","robinwauters",,,"1","1",,"1394203441","2014-03-07T14:44:01Z","Uber to Brussels government: please stop lying and playing games","http://tech.eu/news/uber-brussels-government-please-stop-spreading-misinformation-playing-games/" -"7360633","dwightgunning","dwightgunning",,,"0","1",,"1394205228","2014-03-07T15:13:48Z","Apple pays $193m tax in Australia on $27b revenue","http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-06/tax-expert-explains-how-apple-pays-193m-tax-on-27b-revenue/5303426" -"7361261","gillis","gillis",,,"0","2",,"1394211166","2014-03-07T16:52:46Z","Art made with code (Google Dev Art)","https://devart.withgoogle.com/#" -"7367699","ralank","ralank",,,"1","1","Just got out of ride with Uber driver that claimed the average SF driver earned $120k last year...is that real?

If so, why aren't there more doing it?","1394346569","2014-03-09T06:29:29Z","Uber Drivers Annual Income?", -"7368090","wickedOne","wickedOne",,,"0","1",,"1394361376","2014-03-09T10:36:16Z","Google notifier is no longer supported","https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10960" -"7369192","rl12345","rl12345",,,"0","2",,"1394387696","2014-03-09T17:54:56Z","Google on Google Chrome – comic book (2008)","http://blogoscoped.com/google-chrome/" -"7369249","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1394388383","2014-03-09T18:06:23Z","Google To Launch Android Developer SDK For Wearable Tech In 2 Weeks","http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/03/09/google-launch-developer-sdk-android-wearables-two-weeks/" -"7369876","ereckers","ereckers",,,"0","1",,"1394397253","2014-03-09T20:34:13Z","Here's the List of Bars That Are Banning Google Glass (Update)","http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2014/03/heres_the_list_of_bars_that_ar.php" -"7369912","KhalilK","KhalilK",,,"0","1",,"1394398007","2014-03-09T20:46:47Z","Google Faces Antitrust Heat In India","http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/09/google-faces-antitrust-heat-in-india/" -"7372174","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1394447168","2014-03-10T10:26:08Z","Women’s Day 2014 Gets Google Doodle","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/womens-day-2014-gets-google-doodle/" -"7373423","JVRudnick","JVRudnick","true",,,"1",,"1394465032","2014-03-10T15:23:52Z","Great Google+ Infographic from Chris Brogan","http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2014/03/great-google-infographic-chris-brogan/" -"7373959","ajaxguy","ajaxguy",,,"0","3",,"1394469621","2014-03-10T16:40:21Z","Google Apps Referral Program","http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/business/landing/partners/referral/" -"7376172","adambd","adambd",,,"0","1",,"1394491410","2014-03-10T22:43:30Z","A simple usability trick for Google Maps","http://bdadam.com/blog/simple-usability-trick-for-google-maps.html" -"7376997","rbcoffee","rbcoffee",,,"0","3",,"1394503557","2014-03-11T02:05:57Z","Internet Users (% of the population) – Google Maps Gallery","http://maps.google.com/gallery/details?id=z8hzujMV2-Do.kNJsfRrXZCgU" -"7377313","Golddisk","Golddisk",,,"0","3",,"1394509938","2014-03-11T03:52:18Z","New Details About Apple's New HQ Leaked","http://thesurge.net/apples-new-hq-details-leaked/" -"7379337","gozman","gozman","true",,,"1",,"1394547978","2014-03-11T14:26:18Z","Highlight great tech support solutions in Google with Collaborative Filtering","https://reveal.radialpoint.com/?utm_source=hn-new&utm_medium=social&utm_content=m11&utm_campaign=betalaunch" -"7380120","cordite","cordite",,,"0","1",,"1394554073","2014-03-11T16:07:53Z","How to speed up your computer using Google Drive as extra RAM","http://drusepth.net/how-to-speed-up-your-computer-using-google-drive-as-extra-ram/#null" -"7380236","thezach","thezach",,,"0","1",,"1394554867","2014-03-11T16:21:07Z","Google Tells People not to Use Maps to Search for Missing 777 (Duh)","http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/11/Missing-MH370-dont-rely-on-google-maps/" -"7380308","ytNumbers","ytNumbers",,,"0","2",,"1394555332","2014-03-11T16:28:52Z","Google faces legal action over in-app purchases","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26528512" -"7381543","gk1","gk1",,,"0","1",,"1394565830","2014-03-11T19:23:50Z","Analytics, Automation, and Nore in Google Sheets","http://googledrive.blogspot.com/2014/03/add-ons.html?" -"7386620","adidash","adidash",,,"0","1",,"1394641966","2014-03-12T16:32:46Z","Apple drops its 30 day return policy on iPhones down to 14 days","http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/12/apple-drops-its-30-day-return-policy-on-iphones-down-to-14-days/" -"7387513","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1394650559","2014-03-12T18:55:59Z","Will Microsoft's new activist board member force it to clean up its Windows act?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows/23652/will-microsofts-new-activist-board-member-force-it-clean-its-windows-act" -"7388717","seany","seany","true",,,"1",,"1394662086","2014-03-12T22:08:06Z","Developer.apple.com down (DNS issues)","http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/developer.apple.com" -"7388867","bdr","bdr",,,"0","1",,"1394663629","2014-03-12T22:33:49Z","A Deeper Look at Uber’s Dynamic Pricing Model","http://abovethecrowd.com/2014/03/11/a-deeper-look-at-ubers-dynamic-pricing-model/?" -"7391786","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1394719174","2014-03-13T13:59:34Z","Microsoft says, Come and get it -- Windows Phone is free","http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows-phone/23656/microsoft-says-come-and-get-it-windows-phone-free" -"7391885","hershel","hershel",,,"94","200",,"1394720136","2014-03-13T14:15:36Z","Helsinki’s personalized bus service is like Uber for public transit ","http://grist.org/list/helsinkis-personalized-bus-service-is-like-uber-for-public-transit/" -"7393141","dotBen","dotBen",,,"0","2",,"1394730760","2014-03-13T17:12:40Z","Google Visualization API Query Language","https://support.google.com/drive/answer/3093343" -"7396818","emrgx","emrgx",,,"0","2",,"1394768013","2014-03-14T03:33:33Z","Google Drive Price Cut May Be Tied to Upcoming Products","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/13/google_cloud_price_cuts/" -"7397465","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1394784777","2014-03-14T08:12:57Z","Google Drive Cuts Prices Way Below Dropbox and OneDrive","http://recode.net/2014/03/13/google-drive-cuts-prices-way-below-dropbox-and-onedrive/" -"7398801","pmcpinto","pmcpinto",,,"0","1",,"1394806350","2014-03-14T14:12:30Z","Google risks losing the mobile Web unless it bets big on HTML5","http://readwrite.com/2014/03/10/google-html5-strategy" -"7401683","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1394829560","2014-03-14T20:39:20Z","Google Drive versus Microsoft OneDrive: Which is best for you?","http://www.itworld.com/cloud-computing/409832/google-drive-versus-microsoft-onedrive-which-best-you" -"7403617","terpua","terpua",,,"0","2",,"1394859774","2014-03-15T05:02:54Z","Cheap Google Drive + Insync = Dropbox alternative","https://insynchq.com" -"7404768","yeukhon","yeukhon",,,"0","2",,"1394895351","2014-03-15T14:55:51Z","Stanford surgeon shows us the future of medicine with Google Glass","http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/13/this-stanford-surgeon-shows-us-the-future-of-medicine-augmented-reality-google-glass-exclusive/" -"7406869","clwen","clwen",,,"0","2",,"1394923725","2014-03-15T22:48:45Z","What if Google Maps on mobile got it all wrong?","https://medium.com/p/3b1cf0c1ae5e" -"7408270","littleq0903","littleq0903",,,"0","1",,"1394952964","2014-03-16T06:56:04Z","Zsh completion for Google Cloud SDK","https://github.com/littleq0903/gcloud-zsh-completion" -"7414167","unixroot","unixroot","true",,,"1",,"1395051935","2014-03-17T10:25:35Z","Google Public DNS Server 8.8.8.8 Traffic Hijacked","http://thehackernews.com/2014/03/google-public-dns-server-traffic.html" -"7415498","jmduke","jmduke",,,"0","2",,"1395069258","2014-03-17T15:14:18Z","Apple iPod Hi-Fi","http://www.minimallyminimal.com/blog/apple-ipod-hi-fi" -"7417097","vram22","vram22",,,"0","1",,"1395081620","2014-03-17T18:40:20Z","Google Hangouts seems to be down","https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=google+hangouts+down" -"7417286","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1395083139","2014-03-17T19:05:39Z","A Touchscreen Remote With a Next Gen Apple TV Would be Amazing","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/a-touchscreen-remote-on-a-next-gen-apple-tv-would-be-amazing" -"7418765","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","1",,"1395097978","2014-03-17T23:12:58Z","Seattle City Council approves Lyft, uberX and Sidecar driver caps","http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/03/seattle-city-council-approves-lyft-uberx-and-sidecar-driver-caps/" -"7418953","RougeFemme","RougeFemme",,,"3","10",,"1395100396","2014-03-17T23:53:16Z","Seattle Deals a Blow to Uber and Lyft by Limiting Ride-Sharing Drivers","http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/17/seattle-hates-ride-sharing/" -"7419832","ToniVlaic","ToniVlaic",,,"0","1",,"1395112535","2014-03-18T03:15:35Z","It seems Apple is reintroducing the iPad 4 and a 8GB iPhone 5C tomorrow", -"7420211","itechnotenews","itechnotenews",,,"0","1",,"1395117641","2014-03-18T04:40:41Z","Google starts encrypting search data to protect users from NSA snooping","http://www.itechnote.com/2014/03/google-starts-encrypting-search-data-protect-users-nsa-snooping" -"7420496","Sami_Lehtinen","Sami_Lehtinen",,,"0","1",,"1395124674","2014-03-18T06:37:54Z","Google APIs Client Library for .NET","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2014/03/ga-release-for-google-apis-client-for-dot-net.html" -"7420831","jack_hanford","jack_hanford",,,"0","1",,"1395132545","2014-03-18T08:49:05Z","Apple launches new 8gb iPhone 5c","http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/03/18/apple-introduces-iphone-5c-8gb/" -"7421197","tsudot","tsudot",,,"0","1",,"1395140287","2014-03-18T10:58:07Z","The Legal Limbo of Lyft, Uber, and NYC's Dollar Vans","http://priceonomics.com/the-legal-limbo-of-lyft-uber-and-nycs-dollar-vans/" -"7421259","Popobox","Popobox","true",,,"1",,"1395141555","2014-03-18T11:19:15Z","Novas Ideias para a Sua Empresa nas Suas Campanhas de Google Adwords","http://digitaldiscovery.eu/novas-ideias-para-sua-empresa-nas-suas-campanhas-de-google-adwords/" -"7423730","cybernewsalerts","cybernewsalerts","true",,,"1",,"1395165790","2014-03-18T18:03:10Z","Google Drive Users are Targeted by Phishing Scammers","http://www.cybernewsalerts.com/2014/03/google-drive-users-are-targeted-by.html" -"7423736","erikgrueter","erikgrueter","true",,,"1",,"1395165823","2014-03-18T18:03:43Z","WATCH OUT Hacker targets Google Accounts with Phishing Page.","http://www.doctrackr.com/blog/bid/379295/Google-Drive-Attack-Exposed-How-To-Stay-Secure?utm_source=hacker-news&utm_medium=social&utm_term=post&utm_content=google-drive-attack&utm_campaign=Blog-Post-3-18" -"7424696","brunnsbe","brunnsbe",,,"0","1",,"1395173783","2014-03-18T20:16:23Z","Microsoft SQL Server 2014 released to manufacturing","http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-sql-server-2014-released-to-manufacturing-7000027439/" -"7427397","wozniacki","wozniacki",,,"0","1",,"1395219139","2014-03-19T08:52:19Z","'Haunted Empire' sticks to its Apple-is-doomed narrative","http://www.macworld.com/article/2109181/haunted-empire-sticks-to-its-apple-is-doomed-narrative.html" -"7427910","njay005","njay005",,,"0","1",,"1395228550","2014-03-19T11:29:10Z","Give Google what it Wants (DIY SEO)","http://twalkitout.com/2014/03/19/diy-seo-tips-for-startups-give-google-what-it-wants/" -"7428548","soulcontroller","soulcontroller","true",,,"1",,"1395236731","2014-03-19T13:45:31Z","Can Google Glass Transform Medical Education?","http://www.hitconsultant.net/2014/03/19/can-google-glass-transform-medical-education/" -"7429981","wodlander","wodlander",,,"0","1",,"1395247827","2014-03-19T16:50:27Z"," Healthbook app details revealed in new Apple iOS 8 rumor","http://glipho.com/techiemonkey/healthbook-app-details-revealed-in-new-apple-ios-8-rumor" -"7430361","maxcan","maxcan",,,"0","1","anyone care to take a stab at the economics of running a GBaaS company? The problem is that many companies in SF/SV are too small to justify a full bus but would almost certainly pay for a share of a bus or some number of seats. For example, we have 5 employees, 2 of which commute from South Bay. We obviously can't run our own bus line but we would definitely buy seats on a bus that matched Google's in terms of comfort, wifi, and convenience.","1395250615","2014-03-19T17:36:55Z","Ask HN: GBaaS – Google Bus as a Service. ", -"7430837","Jeffreyfast","Jeffreyfast",,,"0","1","Google's Nexus 5 smartphone and Nexus 7 tablet are now available for sale in eight new European countries, Android Police reports.","1395255012","2014-03-19T18:50:12Z"," Google Launches Nexus 5 and 7 in New European Countries","http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/google-nexus-5-nexus-7-europe/" -"7431636","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","2",,"1395260997","2014-03-19T20:29:57Z","Dude, Where's My Uber?","http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-03-18/dude-where-s-my-uber" -"7433850","mboses","mboses","true",,,"1",,"1395288938","2014-03-20T04:15:38Z","Ok Google take a photo now opens the camera app","http://guru8.net/2014/03/google-search-lets-you-launch-the-camera-by-saying-ok-google-take-a-photo-or-take-video/" -"7437239","cmyr","cmyr",,,"0","1",,"1395337363","2014-03-20T17:42:43Z","The #1 song in Zambia right now is called ""Google""","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKaFgFxsS2g" -"7439908","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1395362111","2014-03-21T00:35:11Z","Google Says We Can Take Action On Those Benefiting From The Guest Blog Network","http://www.seroundtable.com/google-action-guest-blog-18286.html" -"7441439","AnnaGra","AnnaGra",,,"0","1",,"1395396255","2014-03-21T10:04:15Z","App Store and Google Play Search Optimization Basics","http://stanfy.com/blog/app-store-google-play-search-optimization-basics/" -"7442647","peters2k13","peters2k13",,,"0","1",,"1395413783","2014-03-21T14:56:23Z","Microsoft admits reading Hotmail inbox of blogger","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26677607" -"7444427","kellyhclay","kellyhclay","true",,,"1",,"1395431162","2014-03-21T19:46:02Z","Microsoft has always reserved the right to read your Hotmail","http://boingboing.net/2014/03/21/microsoft-has-always-reserved.html" -"7445355","businesslegions","businesslegions","true",,,"1",,"1395440922","2014-03-21T22:28:42Z","Awesome Google Gift » Business Legions Blog","http://www.businesslegions.com/blog/2014/03/20/awesome-google-gift/" -"7446763","usaphp","usaphp",,,"0","2",,"1395453654","2014-03-22T02:00:54Z","Google, Play Some Music","https://plus.google.com/+google/posts/HEeddSu1GyD" -"7447516","r4um","r4um",,,"0","2",,"1395461837","2014-03-22T04:17:17Z","Cassandra Hits One Million Writes Per Second on Google Compute Engine","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/cassandra-hits-one-million-writes-per-second-on-google-compute-engine.html" -"7448220","aditya_samaddar","aditya_samaddar","true",,,"1",,"1395475071","2014-03-22T07:57:51Z","Larry Page: Where's Google going next?","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mArrNRWQEso" -"7449247","tekmo3i","tekmo3i","true",,,"1",,"1395499875","2014-03-22T14:51:15Z","Microsoft to give XP users $100 off of select Windows 8 PC’s","http://gizmorati.com/2014/03/22/microsoft-give-xp-users-100-select-windows-8-pcs/" -"7449390","toomuchtodo","toomuchtodo",,,"0","1",,"1395502232","2014-03-22T15:30:32Z","Turks Graffiti Google DNS Servers to Circumvent Twitter Ban","http://observers.france24.com/content/20140321-graffiti-turkey-DNS-twitter-ban" -"7450893","Synergyse","Synergyse",,,"0","1",,"1395522170","2014-03-22T21:02:50Z","This post brought 20k+ visitors to our Google Apps training blog ","http://blog.synergyse.com/2013/07/synergyse-top-10-google-apps-scripts-for-education.html" -"7457569","tr213","tr213","true",,,"1",,"1395658724","2014-03-24T10:58:44Z","Google’s Bold Plan to Overthrow Amazon as King of the Cloud","http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/03/urs-google-story/" -"7457657","jigneshlg","jigneshlg",,,"0","1",,"1395660845","2014-03-24T11:34:05Z","Microsoft to rebrand 'Windows Azure' as 'Microsoft Azure'","http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-to-rebrand-windows-azure-as-microsoft-azure-7000027590/" -"7458511","digital55","digital55",,,"0","1",,"1395672757","2014-03-24T14:52:37Z","Why Google Has the Best Shot at Making the Killer Smartwatch","http://www.wired.com/design/2014/03/google-smartwatch/" -"7459306","sgy","sgy",,,"0","2",,"1395679742","2014-03-24T16:49:02Z","Google's Larry Page's Grand Vision For Changing The World","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-ceo-larry-page-change-the-world-2014-3" -"7459734","aatish","aatish",,,"0","1",,"1395682591","2014-03-24T17:36:31Z","Using Microsoft Kinect to Make Your Own Dance Video","http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/03/kinect-dance-video/" -"7459832","techiemonkey","techiemonkey",,,"0","3",,"1395683133","2014-03-24T17:45:33Z","Hell got worser: Apple and Comcast reportedly discussing a deal..","http://techgeekforever.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/apple-and-comcast-are-reportedly-discussing-a-deal-for-a-streaming-service/" -"7459864","redox_","redox_",,,"0","2",,"1395683289","2014-03-24T17:48:09Z","Ballmer hints he may step down from Microsoft board","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9247142/Ballmer_hints_he_may_step_down_from_Microsoft_board" -"7460235","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1395685888","2014-03-24T18:31:28Z","13 years ago today, Apple began shipping OS X 10.0","http://www.tuaw.com/2014/03/24/13-years-ago-today-apple-began-shipping-os-x-10-0/" -"7462233","ca98am79","ca98am79",,,"42","82",,"1395700795","2014-03-24T22:39:55Z","Microsoft: 0Day Exploit Targeting Word, Outlook","http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/03/microsoft-warns-of-word-2010-exploit/" -"7462397","ramya25","ramya25",,,"2","9","The “U” stands for User. How Customer Optimization fuels Growth.","1395702257","2014-03-24T23:04:17Z","Growth Hacking Uber","https://medium.com/p/3ac6f7944a17" -"7462724","itechnotenews","itechnotenews",,,"0","1",,"1395705595","2014-03-24T23:59:55Z","Apple said to be developing a thinner-than-Air 12in Macbook","http://www.itechnote.com/2014/03/apple-said-developing-thinner-air-12in-macbook/" -"7462851","Varcht","Varcht",,,"0","1",,"1395707217","2014-03-25T00:26:57Z","Google Glass to feature Ray-Ban, Oakley frames","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-glass-to-feature-ray-ban-oakley-frames/2014/03/24/e273c924-b3af-11e3-bab2-b9602293021d_story.html" -"7465350","robin_reala","robin_reala",,,"0","1",,"1395749966","2014-03-25T12:19:26Z","Video: Apple excavators tearing down HP's Cupertino campus","http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/25/apple-hp-spaceship-demolition-video/" -"7466917","jmduke","jmduke",,,"0","2",,"1395765534","2014-03-25T16:38:54Z","How clones, fear, and free-to-play soured Apple’s iOS gaming revolution","http://www.edge-online.com/features/how-clones-fear-sanitisation-and-free-to-play-soured-the-ios-gaming-revolution/" -"7467990","atmosx","atmosx",,,"3","1",,"1395773531","2014-03-25T18:52:11Z","Microsoft Windows 8","http://www.convalesco.org/blog/2014/03/24/microsoft-windows-8/" -"7469033","dknight","dknight",,,"0","1","I am aware of google search results personalizations. But shouldn't search results across different browser in private mode remain the same ?<p>image1: http://imagebin.org/301492 -Google chrome + Normal connected account search<p>image2: http://imagebin.org/301494 -Google chrome + incognito mode<p>image3: http://imagebin.org/301498 -Firefox + private mode<p>From what I understand results in image 3 & 2 should have some similarity. Instead it seems they differ totally. Image 2 & 1 seems to have similarity while image 3 is totally different. Any ideas ?","1395782310","2014-03-25T21:18:30Z","Ask HN: Google search results vary in chrome and Firefox", -"7472504","mwilcox","mwilcox",,,"0","1",,"1395829256","2014-03-26T10:20:56Z","Microsoft announces the Obnoculus ONE VR headset at CGDC","http://www.alexstjohn.com/WP/2014/03/26/microsoft-announces-obnoculus-one-vr-headset/" -"7472908","jorganisak","jorganisak",,,"0","2",,"1395837055","2014-03-26T12:30:55Z","Uber’s battle in Seattle highlights the irony of regulation","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/03/24/ubers-battle-in-seattle-highlights-the-irony-of-regulation-hurting-the-consumers-it-was-designed-to-help/?utm_content=bufferd6cf8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" -"7477815","sgy","sgy","true",,,"1",,"1395881483","2014-03-27T00:51:23Z","Ad watchdog agrees that Google customers are getting ‘Scroogled’","http://bgr.com/2014/03/26/microsoft-scroogled-ad-campaign/" -"7478688","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","3",,"1395896230","2014-03-27T04:57:10Z","Google distances from the Pentagon, stays in bed with intelligence contractors ","http://pando.com/2014/03/26/google-distances-itself-from-the-pentagon-stays-in-bed-with-mercenaries-and-intelligence-contractors/" -"7478885","johncoogan","johncoogan",,,"0","2",,"1395900493","2014-03-27T06:08:13Z","Download and Extract Depth Maps from Google Street View","https://github.com/proog128/GSVPanoDepth.js" -"7479391","sp8","sp8",,,"0","2",,"1395913859","2014-03-27T09:50:59Z","Apple seeks greater emoji racial diversity","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26749867" -"7479697","sentenza","sentenza",,,"0","1","The IT department of the government of Lower Saxony (German federal state) is in negotiations with Microsoft to prolong the Support of Windows XP to 2015","1395920149","2014-03-27T11:35:49Z","Prolonged Windows XP support for Lower Saxony until 2015 (Google translate)","http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heise.de%2Fnewsticker%2Fmeldung%2FNiedersachsen-verlaengert-XP-Support-bis-2015-2155622.html" -"7480686","ytNumbers","ytNumbers",,,"0","1",,"1395931631","2014-03-27T14:47:11Z","Microsoft Roots Out 'Bad' Xbox Live Players","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26766098" -"7480967","fascinator","fascinator",,,"0","1",,"1395934147","2014-03-27T15:29:07Z","Seamless two-way CRM and Google synchronisation that actually works","http://www.piesync.com" -"7481139","pearjuice","pearjuice",,,"0","2",,"1395935847","2014-03-27T15:57:27Z","Turkey – Youtube – Traffic Graph – Google Transparency Report","http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/traffic/explorer/?r=TR&l=YOUTUBE" -"7481840","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","2",,"1395940808","2014-03-27T17:20:08Z","The 1st Version of Google, Facebook and More: What They Teach About Starting Small","http://blog.bufferapp.com/the-humble-beginnings-of-google-tumblr-youtube-and-more-and-what-they-can-teach-us-about-starting-small?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=Anuj+Adhiya&utm_campaign=Anuj+Adhiya" -"7481879","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1395941044","2014-03-27T17:24:04Z","The Windows Apocalypse: Here's why Microsoft is releasing Office for the iPad","http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows/23719/windows-apocalypse-heres-why-microsoft-releasing-office-ipad" -"7481957","moonbeamdev","moonbeamdev","true",,,"1",,"1395941594","2014-03-27T17:33:14Z","Microsoft To Release Word, Excel, and Powerpoint for iPad at 11AM PST","http://appdevelopermagazine.com/1260/2014/3/27/Microsoft-Office-Comes-To-The-Apple-iPad/" -"7482723","xpose2000","xpose2000",,,"0","1","The dashboard can be found here: https://as-dashboard.appspot.com/.

More information at http://www.seroundtable.com/google-adsense-reporting-dashboard-18316.html.","1395947973","2014-03-27T19:19:33Z","New Google Adsense Alpha Dashboard", -"7483696","mattydread","mattydread","true",,,"1",,"1395956519","2014-03-27T21:41:59Z","Satya Nadella, Office for iPad, and the big new Microsoft vision","http://www.citeworld.com/cloud/23182/satya-nadella-office-ipad-launch" -"7484196","sgy","sgy",,,"0","1",,"1395962507","2014-03-27T23:21:47Z","Google beats back Yahoo to reclaim No. 1 spot in U.S. Web desktop traffic","http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2014/03/27/google-beats-back-yahoo-to-reclaim-no-1-spot-in-u-s-web-desktop-traffic/?mod=MW_home_latest_news" -"7486037","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1395997660","2014-03-28T09:07:40Z","Journalists, media under attack from hackers – Google researchers","http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/28/uk-media-cybercrime-idUKBREA2R0ET20140328" -"7486223","Anon84","Anon84",,,"0","3",,"1396001308","2014-03-28T10:08:28Z","In Defense of Google Flu Trends","http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/03/in-defense-of-google-flu-trends/359688/" -"7487203","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1396014799","2014-03-28T13:53:19Z","Google Fined $166K In India Antitrust Probe ","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/google-fined-166k-india-antitrust-probe/" -"7487765","bane","bane",,,"0","2",,"1396019817","2014-03-28T15:16:57Z","Microsoft Builds a Digital “Monkey” to Hunt Fraudulent Ads","http://www.technologyreview.com/news/525846/microsoft-builds-a-digital-monkey-to-hunt-fraudulent-ads/" -"7488570","rograndom","rograndom",,,"0","1",,"1396027002","2014-03-28T17:16:42Z","Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter Combines To Launch WebScaleSQL","http://www.techfess.com/2014/03/27/facebook-google-linkedin-and-twitter-launch-webscalesql-web-scale-variant-of-mysql/" -"7488960","nealabq","nealabq",,,"0","2",,"1396030370","2014-03-28T18:12:50Z","Google's Big Data Flu Flop","http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2014/03/24/googles_big_data_flu_flop.php" -"7489927","brandignity","brandignity","true",,,"1",,"1396040164","2014-03-28T20:56:04Z","How Google Glass Marketing Might Look In The Near Future","http://www.brandignity.com/2014/03/google-glass-marketing/" -"7493837","semasad","semasad",,,"2","2",,"1396125615","2014-03-29T20:40:15Z","Is a good idea to buy now an Apple device?","http://arrival.io/" -"7497298","porker","porker",,,"0","2",,"1396205295","2014-03-30T18:48:15Z","Antoine Leblond Leaving Microsoft","http://recode.net/2014/03/30/longtime-windows-and-office-executive-antoine-leblond-leaving-microsoft/" -"7497569","radley","radley",,,"0","1",,"1396208293","2014-03-30T19:38:13Z","There’s Just No Getting Around Apple Buying Yahoo","http://www.cultofmac.com/272272/theres-just-getting-around-apple-buying-yahoo/" -"7498298","thisisparker","thisisparker",,,"0","1",,"1396219234","2014-03-30T22:40:34Z","Apple v. Samsung: Tech titans return for second patent trial showdown","http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_25453196/apple-v-samsung-tech-titans-return-second-patent" -"7499701","chiachun","chiachun",,,"0","2",,"1396241386","2014-03-31T04:49:46Z","Swatch CEO won’t play ball with Apple, disapproves smart watch concept","http://www.macworld.com.au/news/swatch-ceo-wont-play-ball-with-apple-122226/" -"7501747","sirduncan","sirduncan","true",,,"1",,"1396277202","2014-03-31T14:46:42Z","India orders audit of Nokia, could delay Microsoft sale","http://www.neowin.net/news/india-orders-audit-of-nokia-could-delay-sale-of-company" -"7501796","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1396277704","2014-03-31T14:55:04Z","Money rains on Microsoft from Office from iPad – more is yet to come","http://blogs.computerworld.com/tablets/23728/money-rains-microsoft-office-ipad-more-yet-com" -"7502090","JVRudnick","JVRudnick","true",,,"1",,"1396280042","2014-03-31T15:34:02Z","Google's New Web Search Results Display Differences","http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2014/03/googles-web-search-results-display-differences/" -"7502094","shrikar","shrikar",,,"0","2","It will be great to have a service for dropping off children to home or any other day care after school. To make the service more secure all the drivers should be verified.","1396280070","2014-03-31T15:34:30Z"," Uber/Lyft for dropping off children after school","http://astu.co/#/posts/533849f7e4b07a042a3c2ad7" -"7502491","jeffreyp","jeffreyp",,,"0","2",,"1396283845","2014-03-31T16:37:25Z","With a new name, Breeze is solving Uber and Lyft’s supply problems","http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/31/with-a-new-name-breeze-is-picking-up-speed-and-solving-uber-and-lyfts-supply-problems/" -"7503522","charliefang","charliefang",,,"0","2",,"1396293743","2014-03-31T19:22:23Z","SF company provides rental cars for Uber, Lyft drivers","http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/SF-company-provides-rental-cars-for-Uber-Lyft-5363955.php" -"7504172","wtracy","wtracy",,,"0","1",,"1396299948","2014-03-31T21:05:48Z","Apple's Cyclone Microarchitecture Detailed","http://www.anandtech.com/show/7910/apples-cyclone-microarchitecture-detailed?_ga=1.228016861.190297862.1394665276" -"7505154","arono","arono",,,"0","2",,"1396309052","2014-03-31T23:37:32Z","Google introduce Gmail Shelfie","http://gmailblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/introducing-gmail-shelfie.htm?" -"7505362","greatdox","greatdox",,,"0","1",,"1396311721","2014-04-01T00:22:01Z","Microsoft 2015 come from behind and win prediction","http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2014/3/31/20184/9572" -"7505980","bound008","bound008",,,"0","2",,"1396322482","2014-04-01T03:21:22Z","Google Maps Pokemon Locations","https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1m2Scnoo1J0DBan3xYzpUQuwq_Ib9xp0jqqA-4dGAE/edit" -"7506787","timpattinson","timpattinson",,,"0","2",,"1396340516","2014-04-01T08:21:56Z","Cool Planet Biofuels raises $100 million from Google Ventures, BP and GE","http://www.theverge.com/pages/2014%2F3%2F31%2F5566052%2Fcool-planet-biofuels-raises-100-million" -"7507091","ihatetomatoes","ihatetomatoes",,,"0","1",,"1396345429","2014-04-01T09:43:49Z","Apple announces Flash support","http://ihatetomatoes.net/apple-announces-flash-support/" -"7510192","forrestthewoods","forrestthewoods",,,"0","1",,"1396374410","2014-04-01T17:46:50Z","PopCap Games veteran spins PlayFab out of Uber Entertainment","http://venturebeat.com/2014/04/01/popcap-games-veteran-spins-playfab-out-of-uber-entertainment/" -"7512179","sgy","sgy",,,"0","1",,"1396391033","2014-04-01T22:23:53Z","Apple's iPhone Chip Is Strong Enough To Run A Mac","http://www.businessinsider.com/apples-iphone-chip-is-strong-enough-to-run-a-mac-2014-4" -"7513872","rocky5","rocky5",,,"0","3",,"1396419243","2014-04-02T06:14:03Z","Apple and Samsung Reprise Patent Fight (With Google a Shadow Presence)","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/technology/apple-and-samsung-reprise-patent-fight-with-google-a-shadow-presence.html?hpw&rref=technology" -"7513946","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1396420646","2014-04-02T06:37:26Z","Experiments with Google Glass, taking money management to the next level","http://www.shoestring.com.au/2014/04/pocketbook-experiments-google-glass-taking-personal-finance-next-level/" -"7514130","srikar","srikar",,,"0","2",,"1396424464","2014-04-02T07:41:04Z","The Simplicity of Apple's Advertising : 1997-Present","http://vintagezen.com/zen/2014/4/1/the-simplicity-of-apples-advertising-1997-present" -"7514646","beiseu","beiseu",,,"1","1",,"1396435211","2014-04-02T10:40:11Z","Microsoft to launch the Xbox One in China","http://gizmorati.com/2014/03/31/microsoft-launch-xbox-one-china/" -"7516209","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","1",,"1396452620","2014-04-02T15:30:20Z","Investors Say Lawbreakers Like Airbnb and Uber Are Worth The Legal Bills","http://www.fastcolabs.com/3028547/investors-say-lawbreakers-like-airbnb-aereo-and-uber-are-increasingly-worth-the-legal-bills?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=Anuj+Adhiya&utm_campaign=Anuj+Adhiya" -"7516294","vijayvbe","vijayvbe",,,"0","1",,"1396453288","2014-04-02T15:41:28Z","Apple patent’s everything intuitive to humans","https://medium.com/design-of-a-technology-business/44e24d858224" -"7516848","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","1",,"1396457099","2014-04-02T16:44:59Z","Microsoft debuts Windows Phone 8.1, Cortana assistant","http://www.electronista.com/articles/14/04/02/announcements.spearhead.start.of.build.developers.conference/" -"7518763","pcj","pcj",,,"0","1",,"1396470582","2014-04-02T20:29:42Z","Microsoft Will Slash The Price Of Windows To Zero For Phones, Small Tablets","http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/02/microsoft-will-slash-the-price-of-windows-to-zero-for-phones-small-tablets/" -"7521327","cybernewsalerts","cybernewsalerts","true",,,"1",,"1396507812","2014-04-03T06:50:12Z","Microsoft Plans to bring Windows to robots","http://www.cybernewsalerts.com/2014/04/microsoft-plans-to-bring-windows-to.html" -"7521971","yiedyie","yiedyie",,,"0","1",,"1396521809","2014-04-03T10:43:29Z","How Microsoft can keep Win XP alive – and WHY: A real-world example","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/02/the_mathematics_of_trust/" -"7522102","ytNumbers","ytNumbers",,,"0","1",,"1396524540","2014-04-03T11:29:00Z","Microsoft Courts Developers and Enterprises with Internet Explorer 11 Updates","http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-courts-developers-and-enterprises-with-internet-explorer-11-7000028001/" -"7526115","cbeach","cbeach",,,"0","2",,"1396555853","2014-04-03T20:10:53Z","Show HN: New on CoinTouch: find cryptocurrency traders in your Google+ circles","https://www.cointouch.com/" -"7526606","itg","itg",,,"0","3",,"1396558755","2014-04-03T20:59:15Z","Cracks in Google’s Bid to Trademark ‘Glass’","http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/04/03/cracks-in-googles-bid-to-trademark-glass/?utm_content=bufferb497a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer&mg=blogs-wsj&url=http%253A%252F%252Fblogs.wsj.com%252Flaw%252F2014%252F04%252F03%252Fcracks-in-googles-bid-to-trademark-glass%253Futm_content%253Dbufferb497a%2526utm_medium%253Dsocial%2526utm_source%253Dtwitter.com%2526utm_campaign%253Dbuffer" -"7527301","aaronetz","aaronetz",,,"0","1",,"1396562908","2014-04-03T22:08:28Z","Google Now in Chrome","https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/4414004?p=ib_google_now_welcome&rd=1" -"7530501","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1396609776","2014-04-04T11:09:36Z","Google’s Nest Labs halts smoke alarm sales","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/83e63a02-bb7c-11e3-8d4a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=crm/email/201444/nbe/GlobalBusiness/product#axzz2xtRL8UPv" -"7530656","ruchir_21hj","ruchir_21hj",,,"0","1",,"1396612414","2014-04-04T11:53:34Z","Project Ara: Modular Smartphone from Google","http://mashable.com/2014/04/04/google-reveals-more-details-about-its-modular-smartphone-in-new-video/" -"7532890","fredsted","fredsted",,,"1","2",,"1396632191","2014-04-04T17:23:11Z","Dear Apple, please buy f.lux","https://medium.com/blue-ocean-strategies/25d0e257cda4" -"7534794","chestnut-tree","chestnut-tree",,,"1","6",,"1396649761","2014-04-04T22:16:01Z","Steve Jobs wanted to 'further lock customers' into Apple's 'ecosystem'","http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/steve-jobs-wanted-to-further-lock-customers-into-apples-ecosystem/" -"7536734","ycombinatorcom","ycombinatorcom",,,"1","1",,"1396698148","2014-04-05T11:42:28Z","My experience with Uber Cabs in Delhi.","http://www.gauravgupta.in/blog/2013/12/experience-with-uber-cabs-in-delhi/" -"7537264","sgy","sgy",,,"0","2",,"1396710510","2014-04-05T15:08:30Z","Microsoft updates criteria for classifying Adware","http://www.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-adware-criteria?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWindowsClub+%28The+Windows+Club%29" -"7537359","psykovsky","psykovsky",,,"0","3",,"1396712456","2014-04-05T15:40:56Z","Unofficial Apple iOS Store to Allow Bitcoin Wallet Apps","http://www.coindesk.com/unofficial-apple-ios-store-to-allow-bitcoin-wallet-apps/" -"7537853","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","2",,"1396720840","2014-04-05T18:00:40Z","Google and the flu: how big data will help us make gigantic mistakes","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/05/google-flu-big-data-help-make-gigantic-mistakes" -"7538065","bgp","bgp",,,"0","1",,"1396724885","2014-04-05T19:08:05Z","Show HN: Create templates, connect events in Google Calendar","http://apps.bryanp.com/eventhook" -"7539134","sgy","sgy",,,"0","9",,"1396745594","2014-04-06T00:53:14Z","The Steve Jobs email that outlined Apple’s strategy a year before his death","http://qz.com/196005/the-steve-jobs-email-that-outlined-apples-strategy-a-year-before-his-death/" -"7541598","technetra","technetra",,,"0","1",,"1396804733","2014-04-06T17:18:53Z","Why Microsoft is Chasing the Trend and not Innovating?","http://technethub.com/tech/microsoft-is-chasing-trend-not-innovating/" -"7545783","bergie","bergie","true",,,"1",,"1396869251","2014-04-07T11:14:11Z","Google's Plan To Bridge Chrome, Android, And Search","http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/04/06/rumor-googles-plan-to-bridge-chrome-android-and-search-to-do-everything-on-your-device/" -"7545853","alfredbeiley","alfredbeiley","true",,,"1",,"1396870575","2014-04-07T11:36:15Z","Apple’s Purchase of Burstly- A Look","http://theappentrepreneur.com/apple-purchase-burstly" -"7546278","mpelembe","mpelembe","true",,,"1",,"1396876723","2014-04-07T13:18:43Z","Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Joins Google’s List Of Online Tourist Sites","http://media.mpelembe.net/cambodias-angkor-wat-joins-googles-list-of-online-tourist-sites/" -"7547228","thewhitetulip","thewhitetulip",,,"0","1",,"1396886136","2014-04-07T15:55:36Z","Brief History of Google","http://mytechbooks.blogspot.in/2013/08/a-brief-history-of-google.html" -"7547603","JVRudnick","JVRudnick","true",,,"1",,"1396889079","2014-04-07T16:44:39Z","Use Google to Gain Link Niche Success","http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2014/04/google-gain-link-niche-success/" -"7548099","changdizzle","changdizzle","true",,,"1",,"1396893288","2014-04-07T17:54:48Z","The #1 paid app in the Google Playstore ""Virus Shield"" is a complete scam","http://www.neowin.net/news/the-1-paid-app-in-the-google-playstore-virus-shield-is-a-complete-scam" -"7549329","ASquare","ASquare","true",,,"1",,"1396903335","2014-04-07T20:42:15Z","Uber Rush – NYC messenger service by Uber is coming","http://www.vox.com/2014/4/7/5590876/uber-is-going-to-launch-a-messenger-service?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=Anuj+Adhiya&utm_campaign=Anuj+Adhiya" -"7556180","techiemonkey","techiemonkey","true",,,"1",,"1396993080","2014-04-08T21:38:00Z","Report: Google's Android TV is all set to shakeup the market","https://techgeekforever.com/2014/04/06/google-reportedly-developing-android-tv-a-simplified-version-of-googles-ill-fated-google-tv/" -"7557312","mathattack","mathattack",,,"0","2",,"1397009174","2014-04-09T02:06:14Z","Google Seems To Be Considering Doing More With Chromecast’s Home Screen","http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/08/google-seems-to-be-considering-doing-more-with-chromecasts-home-screen/" -"7557504","brianbreslin","brianbreslin",,,"0","1",,"1397013678","2014-04-09T03:21:18Z","How Uber could use bikes to take on amazon","http://www.wired.com/2014/04/how-uber-could-use-bike-messengers-to-take-on-amazon/" -"7557520","tweakz","tweakz",,,"0","2",,"1397014020","2014-04-09T03:27:00Z","US Air Force takes a look through Google Glass","http://www.cnet.com/news/us-air-force-takes-a-look-through-google-glass/" -"7558085","adityar","adityar","true",,,"1",,"1397028120","2014-04-09T07:22:00Z","Google's Helping India Vote","http://www.google.co.in/elections/ed/in/districts" -"7559731","jsherry","jsherry",,,"0","2",,"1397056133","2014-04-09T15:08:53Z","Uber vs. Lyft: I’m having Kozmo vs. UrbanFetch flashbacks","http://4044walnut.com/uber-verus-lyft-kozmo-urbanfetch/" -"7561146","makeshifthoop","makeshifthoop",,,"0","5","http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/04/08/apple-google-others-could-pay-blindingly-high-9b-in-anti-poaching-class-action-suit","1397067320","2014-04-09T18:15:20Z","Apple, Google and others could pay $9B in anti-poaching class-action suit", -"7563015","dchuk","dchuk",,,"0","1",,"1397083463","2014-04-09T22:44:23Z","Google Will Withhold Search Query Data From Paid Clicks","http://searchengineland.com/official-google-brings-provided-ads-will-withhold-search-query-data-paid-clicks-188750" -"7564696","alouanchi","alouanchi",,,"0","1",,"1397115543","2014-04-10T07:39:03Z","Greg Christie Retired from apple","http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/09/apple-confirms-christie-departure/" -"7565041","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1397123901","2014-04-10T09:58:21Z","Google Extends Controversial ‘Not Provided’ To Paid Search ","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/google-extends-controversial-provided-paid-search/" -"7567756","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","2",,"1397148548","2014-04-10T16:49:08Z","Why Uber is joining the race to dominate urban logistics","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/04/08/why-uber-is-joining-the-race-to-dominate-urban-logistics/" -"7569098","RougeFemme","RougeFemme",,,"0","2",,"1397158170","2014-04-10T19:29:30Z","Google Strengthens Android App Security With Continuous Post-Install Scans","http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/10/google-strengthens-android-app-security-with-continuous-post-install-scans/" -"7570441","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1397174053","2014-04-10T23:54:13Z","Why Uber is joining the race to dominate urban logistics","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/04/08/why-uber-is-joining-the-race-to-dominate-urban-logistics/?ftcamp=crm/email/2014410/nbe/AlphavilleHongKong/product" -"7573384","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","1",,"1397229703","2014-04-11T15:21:43Z","How Uber Creates an Algorithmic Monopoly to Extract Rents","http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/04/matt-stoller-how-uber-creates-an-algorithmic-monopoly.html?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=Anuj+Adhiya&utm_campaign=Anuj+Adhiya" -"7575744","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1397251970","2014-04-11T21:32:50Z","Apple's iTunes: Ample Demonstration of Harvard's Law","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apples-itunes-ample-demonstration-of-harvards-law" -"7575983","adidash","adidash",,,"0","2",,"1397255532","2014-04-11T22:32:12Z","Microsoft's latest innovation: An Indian hotline for startup advice","http://venturebeat.com/2014/04/11/microsofts-latest-innovation-an-indian-hotline-for-startup-advice/" -"7580334","shaneofalltrad","shaneofalltrad",,,"1","2",,"1397366635","2014-04-13T05:23:55Z","Home Depot copies Apple to compete with Amazon","http://www.wired.com/2013/12/home-depot-reinvents-buckets/#slideid-384671" -"7582002","divramis","divramis","true",,,"1",,"1397410167","2014-04-13T17:29:27Z","PageRank GoogleΤι είναι; – Para Marketing Blog ","http://paramarketing.gr/pagerank-google-%CF%84%CE%B9-%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B9-172/" -"7582313","soundsop","soundsop",,,"0","1",,"1397413881","2014-04-13T18:31:21Z","Apple Developers Must Agree To New Ad Identifier Rules","http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/11/apple-developers-must-now-agree-to-ad-identifier-rules-or-risk-app-store-rejection/" -"7583731","sgy","sgy",,,"0","2",,"1397433336","2014-04-13T23:55:36Z","Heartboned: Why Google needs to reclaim Android updates","http://www.zdnet.com/heartboned-why-google-needs-to-reclaim-android-updates-7000028331/" -"7586002","ideadone495","ideadone495","true",,,"1",,"1397482351","2014-04-14T13:32:31Z","Show HN: My Entrepreneur Innovations final course project – Google login-enabled","http://www.ideadone.net" -"7587262","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1397494237","2014-04-14T16:50:37Z","Will Microsoft give away desktop-and-laptop Windows for free?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows/23787/will-microsoft-give-away-desktop-and-laptop-windows-free" -"7587748","jliptzin","jliptzin",,,"1","1","I've wondered for a few years why we don't see the standard 30% developer tax change like you might expect in a competitive market, and I'm hearing this question echoed by more and more developers. I am not accusing any of these companies of colluding to fix the fee, but I am interested to hear from someone with more insight whether this can be considered a form of price fixing.

Obviously, they know there's really nowhere else for third party developers to go (good luck building a competing platform), so as long as they keep their prices equal they could push that tax as high as they want. Weren't antitrust laws designed to address oligopoly situations such as this?

In a similar story, Visa and Mastercard recently settled for $7.25 billion in a class-action lawsuit related to illegally fixing their processing fees:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/13/us-creditcards-settlement-interchange-idUSBRE86C16H20120713","1397498500","2014-04-14T18:01:40Z","Ask HN: Why isn't Apple, Google, and Facebook's 30% tax illegal price fixing?", -"7587904","schrofer","schrofer",,,"0","2",,"1397500137","2014-04-14T18:28:57Z","The Cold War origins of Google Translate","http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120529-a-cold-war-google-translate" -"7590380","hashx","hashx",,,"0","1",,"1397538106","2014-04-15T05:01:46Z","Google Buys Drone Firm That Facebook Pursued, Too","http://mashable.com/2014/04/14/google-buys-titan-aerospace-drones" -"7590713","z3phyr","z3phyr",,,"0","2",,"1397546477","2014-04-15T07:21:17Z","Google buys Titan aerospace, the company Facebook had its eye on","http://www.fastcompany.com/3029099/most-innovative-companies/google-buys-titan-aerospace-the-drone-company-facebook-had-its-eye" -"7591823","jw2013","jw2013",,,"0","1",,"1397570456","2014-04-15T14:00:56Z","Google Play Still Tops iOS App Store Downloads, Narrowing Revenue Gap Too","http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/15/google-play-still-tops-ios-app-store-downloads-and-now-narrowing-revenue-gap-too/" -"7592013","joshreads","joshreads",,,"0","2",,"1397572432","2014-04-15T14:33:52Z","Brussles gov't: Uber drivers must have taxi licenses","http://www.itworld.com/it-management/414692/uber-ride-sharing-service-hit-brussels-court-ban" -"7593421","mgulaid","mgulaid",,,"0","1",,"1397586015","2014-04-15T18:20:15Z","Apple Upgrade Tracks Customers Even When Marketing Apps Are Off","http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/04/15/302990800/apple-upgrade-tracks-customers-even-when-marketing-apps-are-off" -"7594874","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1397603085","2014-04-15T23:04:45Z","Google I/O 2014 Registration is Now Open for Signups • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/14324/google-io-2014-registration-now-open-signups/" -"7595195","adidash","adidash",,,"1","5",,"1397607811","2014-04-16T00:23:31Z","Apple cannot escape U.S. states' e-book antitrust cases: judge","http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-apple-ebooks-idUSBREA3E1Y520140415" -"7596476","adamnemecek","adamnemecek",,,"0","3",,"1397631690","2014-04-16T07:01:30Z","Writing a Massive Angular App at Google","http://www.techtalkshub.com/writing-a-massive-angular-app-at-google/" -"7599144","rattray","rattray",,,"0","1",,"1397669214","2014-04-16T17:26:54Z","Apple – Making the all-new Mac Pro","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbWOQWw1wkM" -"7600793","zatkin","zatkin",,,"0","3","Someone long ago mentioned to me that Google has a technology that allows them to closely monitor their network traffic, displayed as "Google Weather", in a graphically appealing form. Has anyone seen or heard of this? I could just be following a rumor.","1397685437","2014-04-16T21:57:17Z","Ask HN: Has anyone heard of Google Weather?", -"7601364","mattkrea","mattkrea",,,"4","6","Currently patching 13,000 POS systems in the field due to this. Thanks, Microsoft.

http://hothardware.com/m/News/Coincidence-Or-Accident-Microsoft-Security-Essentials-Bug-Rendering-XP-Machines-Hamstrung-Like-A-Virus/default.aspx","1397694027","2014-04-17T00:20:27Z","Microsoft broken definition update breaks systems running Security Essentials", -"7602177","eik3_de","eik3_de",,,"0","1",,"1397714221","2014-04-17T05:57:01Z","Google's Cost-Per-Click decreases 9% compared to 2013Q1","http://investor.google.com/earnings/2014/Q1_google_earnings.html" -"7602211","spikels","spikels",,,"1","3",,"1397715232","2014-04-17T06:13:52Z","Marissa Mayer’s Secret Plan: Get Apple to Dump Google for Yahoo Search","http://recode.net/2014/04/16/marissa-mayers-secret-plan-to-get-apple-to-dump-google-and-default-to-yahoo-mobile-search/" -"7602991","lelf","lelf",,,"0","2",,"1397734933","2014-04-17T11:42:13Z","Google Privacy and Terms diff","http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/archive/20131111-20140414/" -"7603319","kayoone","kayoone",,,"0","3",,"1397740343","2014-04-17T13:12:23Z","Uber now banned in Berlin","http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiwo.de%2Ftechnologie%2Fdigitale-welt%2Flimousinenservice-gericht-verbietet-uber-in-berlin%2F9775162.html&edit-text=&act=url" -"7607475","adidash","adidash",,,"0","3",,"1397783220","2014-04-18T01:07:00Z","Google's Project Loon tests move to LTE band in Nevada","http://www.pcworld.com/article/2145500/exclusive-googles-project-loon-tests-move-to-lte-band-in-nevada.html" -"7610038","noinput","noinput",,,"0","3",,"1397840700","2014-04-18T17:05:00Z","$1 uberX Safe Rides Fee","http://blog.uber.com/saferides" -"7610368","001sky","001sky",,,"0","1",,"1397844025","2014-04-18T18:00:25Z","Through a Google Glass, Darkly ","http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/through-google-glass-darkly_787020.html" -"7610822","1SockChuck","1SockChuck",,,"0","1",,"1397849250","2014-04-18T19:27:30Z","Microsoft to Build 1 Million Square Foot Server Farm in Iowa","http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2014/04/18/microsoft-build-new-1-1-billion-data-center-iowa/" -"7612669","alfredbeiley","alfredbeiley","true",,,"1",,"1397884985","2014-04-19T05:23:05Z","Apple iOS or Google Android: Which Is More Secure?","http://insights.wired.com/profiles/blogs/apple-ios-or-google-android-which-is-more-secure" -"7616438","tombrossman","tombrossman",,,"0","2",,"1397990818","2014-04-20T10:46:58Z","Through a Google Glass, Darkly","http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/through-google-glass-darkly_787020.html?nopager=1" -"7619651","jobriant11","jobriant11",,,"0","2",,"1398051503","2014-04-21T03:38:23Z","5 Startups To Make Extra Money With (Gigwalk, RocketHR, UberX, Italki, Elance)","http://jobriant.tumblr.com/post/83374122785/5-fresh-startups-that-actually-help-you-make-extra" -"7626247","chintan39","chintan39",,,"0","1","Does google consider SSL certificate in google ranking ? Or Are they going to consider it after the "Heartbleed"?","1398150823","2014-04-22T07:13:43Z","Is Google considering SSL as factor for ranking?", -"7627063","afhammad","afhammad",,,"0","1",,"1398167380","2014-04-22T11:49:40Z","New Apple campus [Official Video]","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBGx57T0IWM" -"7627936","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1398177789","2014-04-22T14:43:09Z","Google’s ‘Rules Of Thumb’ For When You Buy A Domain ","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/googles-rules-thumb-buy-domain/" -"7628488","mpg33","mpg33",,,"0","2",,"1398182794","2014-04-22T16:06:34Z","Why Apple is like a movie studio","http://recode.net/2014/04/22/why-apple-is-like-a-movie-studio/" -"7628659","rpm4321","rpm4321",,,"0","1",,"1398184471","2014-04-22T16:34:31Z","Why Google Should Buy Dropbox","http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/04/why_google_should_buy_dropbox_it_has_the_potential_to_create_a_true_internet.html" -"7628914","jtoeman","jtoeman",,,"0","2",,"1398186819","2014-04-22T17:13:39Z","Why Does Anyone Expect More From Apple?","http://livedigitally.com/why-does-anyone-expect-more-from-apple/" -"7631182","verticalflight","verticalflight","true",,,"1",,"1398210012","2014-04-22T23:40:12Z","Q&A with the Man Who Introduced OKRs to Google, John Doerr","http://blog.betterworks.com/keys-okr-success-qa-john-doerr/" -"7632072","shravvmehtaa","shravvmehtaa",,,"69","109",,"1398226780","2014-04-23T04:19:40Z","The $357 Uber Ride","http://news.rapgenius.com/E-c-the-s357-uber-ride-annotated" -"7632167","dylancole","dylancole","true",,,"1",,"1398228793","2014-04-23T04:53:13Z","Apple iPhone 5s","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmfmUWqlSA" -"7632837","chiachun","chiachun",,,"0","1",,"1398241963","2014-04-23T08:32:43Z","Google Ads Will Soon Link Inside Mobile Apps ","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/22/google-ads-will-soon-link-inside-mobile-apps/" -"7632973","matt42","matt42",,,"0","1",,"1398244851","2014-04-23T09:20:51Z","Google extends reach into mobile apps with new ad feature","http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/google-extends-reach-into-mobile-apps-with-new-ad-feature/articleshow/34083788.cms" -"7636138","rdl","rdl",,,"1","11",,"1398279502","2014-04-23T18:58:22Z","Apple users left exposed to serious threats for weeks, former employee says","http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/04/apple-users-left-exposed-to-serious-threats-for-weeks-former-employee-says/" -"7636764","qnk","qnk","true",,,"3",,"1398285920","2014-04-23T20:45:20Z","Apple Board of Directors Approves Seven-for-One Stock Split","http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/04/23Apple-Expands-Capital-Return-Program-to-Over-130-Billion.html" -"7636934","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","2",,"1398287376","2014-04-23T21:09:36Z","Apple announces 7-1 stock split, dividend increase, and more stock buybacks","http://www.tuaw.com/2014/04/23/apple-announces-7-1-stock-split-dividend-increase-and-expanded/" -"7636974","lupinglade","lupinglade",,,"0","3","After a long battle with Apple, ฿ Average for iOS is released.","1398287813","2014-04-23T21:16:53Z","After a long battle with Apple, ฿ Average for iOS is released.","https://itunes.apple.com/app/id829877720" -"7637100","twapi","twapi",,,"0","2",,"1398289343","2014-04-23T21:42:23Z","Google Stars – Upcoming Feature of Chrome","http://browsernative.com/google-stars-chrome-230/" -"7638238","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","2",,"1398307307","2014-04-24T02:41:47Z","Google Smart Contact Lenses Move Closer to Reality","http://mashable.com/2014/04/21/google-smart-contact-lenses-patents/" -"7639082","liam_boogar","liam_boogar",,,"0","1",,"1398330570","2014-04-24T09:09:30Z","Connected Conference (06/18-19, Paris)– Apple, Samsung, Jawbone, Parrot and more","http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/04/24/connected-conference-program-available-jawbone-parrot-withings-speakers-added/" -"7640166","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","2",,"1398346851","2014-04-24T13:40:51Z","Apple eyes system to let you play with 3D objects in mid-air – CNET","http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-eyes-system-to-let-you-play-with-3d-objects-in-mid-air/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cnet%2FNnTv+%28CNET+River+RSS%29#ftag=CADf328eec" -"7640313","bane","bane",,,"0","3",,"1398348365","2014-04-24T14:06:05Z","Apple Patents A 3D Hologram Display System With Gesture Input","http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/apple-patents-a-3d-hologram-display-system-with-gesture-input/?ncid=rss" -"7641222","cmulligan","cmulligan",,,"0","1",,"1398356460","2014-04-24T16:21:00Z","Nokia’s factory in India will not be part of the Microsoft deal","http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=70118&page=1" -"7641286","nbcnewstech","nbcnewstech",,,"0","1",""Our goal is to be in the most cities in the U.S. and have the lowest prices in those cities," said John Zimmer, co-founder and president of Lyft.","1398357095","2014-04-24T16:31:35Z","Is Lyft Coming to Your City? Uber Rival Revs Up Competition","http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/mobile/lyft-coming-your-city-uber-rival-revs-competition-n87741" -"7641705","amitkumar01","amitkumar01",,,"0","3",,"1398361220","2014-04-24T17:40:20Z","Vic Gundotra leaves Google","https://plus.google.com/+VicGundotra/posts/MFrDF3W4RJL" -"7642856","a_w","a_w",,,"0","1",,"1398372296","2014-04-24T20:44:56Z","Google and Facebook's Fight for the Future of Tech","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-04-24/google-facebook-fight-for-techs-future-via-acquisitions#r=shared" -"7644003","WestCoastJustin","WestCoastJustin",,,"0","4",,"1398385621","2014-04-25T00:27:01Z","Apple, Google agree to settle lawsuit alleging hiring conspiracy","http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/24/us-apple-google-settlement-idUSBREA3N1Y120140424" -"7644887","hkphooey","hkphooey",,,"0","2",,"1398402995","2014-04-25T05:16:35Z","Tim Cook Auctions Charity Lunch Meeting at Apple HQ: $100,000","http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/24/tim-cook-lunch-auction/" -"7647411","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1398442879","2014-04-25T16:21:19Z","Microsoft's vision for the future: All Office, all the time","http://blogs.computerworld.com/desktop-apps/23834/microsofts-vision-future-all-office-all-time" -"7647772","mrsaint","mrsaint",,,"0","2",,"1398446241","2014-04-25T17:17:21Z","Google now supports schema.org markup for logos ","http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2013/05/using-schemaorg-markup-for-organization.html" -"7647838","daker","daker",,,"0","1",,"1398446962","2014-04-25T17:29:22Z","How Google Made You Look At The Ads Again","http://blog.attensee.com/post/82188225116/how-google-made-you-look-at-the-ads-again" -"7647872","petrel","petrel","true",,,"1",,"1398447165","2014-04-25T17:32:45Z","Vic Gundotra : And Then, announcing my departure from Google","https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/105836526078132518804/+VicGundotra/posts/MFrDF3W4RJL" -"7650421","nirkalimi","nirkalimi",,,"0","1",,"1398485580","2014-04-26T04:13:00Z","Google Seeks to Integrate Cameras in Contact Lenses","http://www.iflscience.com/technology/google-seeks-integrate-cameras-contact-lenses" -"7651625","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1398525143","2014-04-26T15:12:23Z","Google Brings Its Hotel And Restaurant Search To Android","http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/26/google-brings-its-hotel-and-restaurant-search-to-android/" -"7653251","rpm4321","rpm4321",,,"0","4",,"1398556896","2014-04-27T00:01:36Z","Ronald Wayne: On Co-founding Apple and Working With Steve Jobs (2013)","http://nextshark.com/ronald-wayne-interview/" -"7657185","tambourine_man","tambourine_man",,,"0","2",,"1398636913","2014-04-27T22:15:13Z","Google Moderator","https://www.google.com/moderator/" -"7657261","clockworkelf","clockworkelf","true",,,"1",,"1398637944","2014-04-27T22:32:24Z","Geneticist Cynthia Kenyon is heading to Google","http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Geneticist-Cynthia-Kenyon-is-heading-to-Google-5415673.php" -"7658235","yctay","yctay",,,"0","1",,"1398659997","2014-04-28T04:39:57Z","Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer flaw","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27184188" -"7658310","theodpHN","theodpHN",,,"0","1",,"1398662531","2014-04-28T05:22:11Z","Future of U.S. Education Depends on 'Innovative Microsoft Ads'","http://news.slashdot.org/story/14/04/27/1553207/finding-the-next-generation-of-teachers-with-innovative-microsoft-ads" -"7658356","petethomas","petethomas",,,"0","1",,"1398663323","2014-04-28T05:35:23Z","Facebook Vies With Google and Apple for Mobile-App Makers","http://bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-28/facebook-vies-with-google-and-apple-for-mobile-app-makers.html" -"7659495","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","3",,"1398689014","2014-04-28T12:43:34Z","What Ray Kurzweil Is Doing at Google","http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/what-ray-kurzweil-is-doing-at-google/361291/" -"7660557","ziodave","ziodave",,,"0","1",,"1398698810","2014-04-28T15:26:50Z","Google Search Let’s You Filter Restaurants By What’s Open Now, Price and More","http://searchengineland.com/google-search-lets-filter-restaurants-whats-open-now-price-190003" -"7660682","Myce","Myce","true",,,"1",,"1398699729","2014-04-28T15:42:09Z","Google’s self-driving car just got better – video visualizes improvements","http://www.myce.com/news/googles-self-driving-car-just-got-better-video-visualizes-improvements-71354/" -"7661693","a_olt","a_olt",,,"0","1",,"1398707801","2014-04-28T17:56:41Z","Apple prepares for $17bn jumbo bond sale","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40109df8-cca8-11e3-9b5f-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=uk#axzz30CleTlQV" -"7662783","piokuc","piokuc",,,"0","2",,"1398717098","2014-04-28T20:31:38Z","Researchers Track Isolated Amazonian Tribe With Google Earth","http://www.popsci.com/article/researchers-track-isolated-amazonian-tribe-google-earth?src=SOC&dom=fb" -"7662855","jstalin","jstalin","true",,,"1",,"1398717628","2014-04-28T20:40:28Z","As Its Domestic Cash Plunges, Apple Prepares Massive $17 Billion Bond Offering","http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-28/apple-set-issue-17-billion-more-debt-after-domestic-cash-plunges-record-early-2010-l" -"7663782","YODspica","YODspica","true",,,"1",,"1398727007","2014-04-28T23:16:47Z","Microsoft OneDrive Offers 1TB Storage Space for Corporate Users","http://www.yodspica.info/2014/04/microsoft-onedrive-offers-1tb-storage.html#.U17hV4aNrC0.hackernews" -"7663916","harrychenca","harrychenca",,,"0","1",,"1398728980","2014-04-28T23:49:40Z","Compare popularity between Google Glass, Oculus and Spaceglasses","http://veillance.herokuapp.com/" -"7665264","AlexisBarreyat","AlexisBarreyat",,,"0","2",,"1398751558","2014-04-29T06:05:58Z","Apple patches another major security hole in its website ","http://9to5mac.com/2014/04/28/apple-patches-another-major-security-hole-in-its-website-that-allowed-access-to-all-developer-personal-information/" -"7665710","svyatov","svyatov",,,"0","2",,"1398760106","2014-04-29T08:28:26Z","Extension for Google Chrome to sort Hacker News by points, time or comments","https://github.com/svyatov/hacker_news_sorted" -"7666311","ssgao","ssgao",,,"0","3",,"1398772456","2014-04-29T11:54:16Z","Apple's MacBook Air is now faster and $100 cheaper","http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/29/5662150/apple-updates-macbook-air-latest-intel-processors" -"7668802","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1398794397","2014-04-29T17:59:57Z","Microsoft loses $300 million counting on Surface tablets","http://blogs.computerworld.com/tablets/23844/microsoft-loses-money-every-surface-it-sells-300-million-total-and-counting" -"7668914","mikegreenspan","mikegreenspan",,,"0","2",,"1398795314","2014-04-29T18:15:14Z","Apple Updates Macbook Air","http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/04/29Apple-Updates-MacBook-Air.html" -"7668953","jdp23","jdp23",,,"0","1",,"1398795663","2014-04-29T18:21:03Z","Protestors attack Uber vehicles in Seattle","http://www.geekwire.com/2014/uber-protests-seattle" -"7669270","frankphilips","frankphilips",,,"0","2",,"1398798444","2014-04-29T19:07:24Z","Google's Radical Plan To Change Android","http://www.businessinsider.com/android-silver-phones-2014-4" -"7669908","dsl","dsl",,,"0","2",,"1398804925","2014-04-29T20:55:25Z","Apple rolls out new, cheaper MacBook Airs","http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/29/tech/innovation/apple-macbook-air/index.html" -"7671021","cbhne","cbhne","true",,,"1",,"1398820898","2014-04-30T01:21:38Z","Uber Ad: Scandalous Pun or Overanalysis?","http://imgur.com/9ZX9ZhG" -"7676124","ericraio","ericraio",,,"0","2",,"1398889212","2014-04-30T20:20:12Z","Pokémon Google Maps Rewards Players Who Catch 'Em All","http://kotaku.com/pokemon-google-maps-rewards-players-who-catch-em-all-1569856978?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow" -"7676724","spenrose","spenrose",,,"0","2",,"1398894774","2014-04-30T21:52:54Z","How Google Can Steal Facebook's Candy","http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-04-30/how-google-can-steal-facebook-s-candy" -"7679288","jamesxwatkins","jamesxwatkins",,,"0","2",,"1398946694","2014-05-01T12:18:14Z","What Google searches reveal about Canada’s housing market","http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/housing/what-google-searches-reveal-about-canadas-housing-market/article18316700/" -"7680204","abc147","abc147",,,"0","1",,"1398956932","2014-05-01T15:08:52Z","Updated Google Search Will Remind You The Place Where You Have Parked The Car","http://www.techfess.com/2014/05/updated-google-search-will-remind-you-the-place-where-you-have-parked-the-car-1066/" -"7680284","sophiaedm","sophiaedm","true",,,"1","Huffington Post article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sophia-dominguez/the-world-through-google-_b_5243468.html

For blogs in every city check out my blog: sophiathroughglass.com","1398957591","2014-05-01T15:19:51Z","I took Google Glass on a trip across the world, and this is what I saw","http://youtu.be/YUd1Gl6NzgI" -"7680316","gdilla","gdilla","true",,,"1",,"1398957822","2014-05-01T15:23:42Z","New Apple earphones will have biosensors for iOS8","https://www.secret.ly/p/uvvnhatfbvfdrlfzypihnshsbq" -"7681848","dave1619","dave1619","true",,,"1",,"1398969763","2014-05-01T18:42:43Z","Apple's new EarPods will have sensors in them, for heart rate and blood pressure","https://www.secret.ly/p/uvvnhatfbvfdrlfzypihnshsbq" -"7683665","gdeglin","gdeglin",,,"8","6",,"1398993796","2014-05-02T01:23:16Z","Show HN: The Provisionator – Apple push notification certificate wizard","https://gamethrive.com/provisionator" -"7684669","yiedyie","yiedyie",,,"0","1",,"1399020873","2014-05-02T08:54:33Z","Microsoft Fixes Nasty IE Bug, Even for Windows XP","http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/hacking/323234-microsoft-fixes-nasty-ie-bug-even-for-windows-xp" -"7684993","wfjackson","wfjackson",,,"0","3",,"1399028451","2014-05-02T11:00:51Z","Google uses secret Android deals for illegal search monopoly, lawsuit claims","http://gigaom.com/2014/05/01/google-used-secret-android-deals-for-illegal-search-monopoly-lawsuit-claims" -"7685171","onedev","onedev","true",,,"1",,"1399032623","2014-05-02T12:10:23Z","Apple's Health-Tracking Headphones Leaked","https://www.secret.ly/p/aobqsjvxlqrnykiplptnarkwfy" -"7685249","yiedyie","yiedyie",,,"2","2",,"1399034023","2014-05-02T12:33:43Z","Microsoft Internet Explorer security fix released, includes Windows XP users","http://business.financialpost.com/2014/05/01/internet-explorer-bug-fix-microsoft/?__lsa=e80b-046a" -"7687712","unsignedint","unsignedint",,,"0","2",,"1399059988","2014-05-02T19:46:28Z","Google Camera Depth Map Collection","http://hideki.hclippr.com/2014/05/01/google-camera-depth-map-collection/" -"7688355","azth","azth",,,"0","2",,"1399067048","2014-05-02T21:44:08Z","Microsoft’s new open source direction for C# and .NET, as well as native.","http://itwriting.com/blog/8361-microsofts-new-open-source-direction-for-c-and-net-and-native-compilation-too-anders-hejslberg-explains.html" -"7688586","mkelleyjr","mkelleyjr",,,"0","1",,"1399070181","2014-05-02T22:36:21Z","Quickly Install Microsoft Windows Server 2012 in Virtual Box","http://abitofabyte.blogspot.com/2014/05/creating-microsoft-windows-server-2012.html" -"7688984","harryzhang","harryzhang","true",,,"6",,"1399076539","2014-05-03T00:22:19Z","Jury Orders Samsung to Pay $119 Million to Apple in Patent Case","http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303678404579538422772168930?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303678404579538422772168930.html" -"7689943","ateevchopra","ateevchopra","true",,,"1","Hello everyone.

I am making an app which will be using a map service extensively. Now Being an open source enthusiastic, I want to use Open Street Maps as it is open and also highly customizable.

As my app will be focused towards the Indian audience, Less open data on Open Street Maps for India like countries has made this decision hard for me.

Here is a comparison to see how less details OSM has. -http://tools.geofabrik.de/mc/#14/30.7125/76.7832&num=4&mt0=mapnik&mt1=google-map&mt2=bing-map&mt3=mapnik-german

Any suggestions on how can we use OSM and still have extensive data ?","1399101606","2014-05-03T07:20:06Z","Ask HN: Google Maps vs OSM in countries like India", -"7691722","sdaityari","sdaityari","true",,,"1",,"1399140111","2014-05-03T18:01:51Z","Google vs AWS vs Microsoft Azure | Which suits you better?","http://www.getfilecloud.com/blog/2014/05/google-cloud-services-vs-amazon-web-services-aws-vs-microsoft-azure-which-suits-you-better/" -"7694523","filleokus","filleokus",,,"0","1",,"1399216548","2014-05-04T15:15:48Z","Geoguessr – Google Street view based game","http://www.geoguessr.com/beta" -"7694882","popforms","popforms","true",,,"1",,"1399222478","2014-05-04T16:54:38Z","You don’t have to be a jerk: Daryll Henrich, Dir. of Ops at Google","https://popforms.com/leader-daryll-henrich/" -"7696209","arms77","arms77",,,"0","1",,"1399245015","2014-05-04T23:10:15Z","Uber Competitor Sidecar Now Lets Drivers Set Their Own Prices","http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/231705" -"7697789","naynay2262","naynay2262","true",,,"1",,"1399286767","2014-05-05T10:46:07Z","Has a youtuber peed in the woods 20 random tag questions","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j6TQlTPf0c" -"7700444","davemel37","davemel37",,,"0","2",,"1399316668","2014-05-05T19:04:28Z","Google Has a Tool to Easily Translate Adwords Campaigns.","http://www.ppchero.com/how-to-find-and-easily-exploit-ppc-advertising-opportunities-in-foreign-languages-and-global-markets/" -"7701029","tweakz","tweakz",,,"0","1",,"1399321991","2014-05-05T20:33:11Z","Leaked Google Stars Video and Screenshots Show New Features","http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/05/05/leaked-google-stars-video-screenshots-show-built-search-filter-folder-security-sharing-features/" -"7705711","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1399396030","2014-05-06T17:07:10Z","When Steve Jobs and Apple started taking patents seriously","http://www.tuaw.com/2014/05/06/when-steve-jobs-and-apple-started-taking-patents-seriously/" -"7706025","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","1",,"1399398798","2014-05-06T17:53:18Z","Google’s Matt Cutts: Over Time Backlinks Will Become Less Important","http://searchengineland.com/googles-matt-cutts-time-backlinks-will-become-less-important-190566" -"7706694","rahilsondhi","rahilsondhi",,,"0","1",,"1399405791","2014-05-06T19:49:51Z","Google Maps On Mobile Gets Uber Integration And More","http://www.techcrunch.com/2014/05/06/google-maps-on-mobile-gets-uber-integration-and-more" -"7706704","eah13","eah13",,,"0","2",,"1399405938","2014-05-06T19:52:18Z","Teach Hands-on Python using only Google Sites","http://blog.trinket.io/google-sites/" -"7708087","mindcrime","mindcrime",,,"0","3",,"1399424466","2014-05-07T01:01:06Z","Google Names Capital Factory As Its Latest Google Tech Hub","http://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2014/05/06/google-names-capital-factory-as-its-latest-google-tech-hub/" -"7708908","WestCoastJustin","WestCoastJustin",,,"0","1",,"1399444549","2014-05-07T06:35:49Z","Dropbox and Box are leaking private data through Google Analytics and Adwords","http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/dropbox-scrambles-block-leaks-shared-data-144992" -"7709223","unfunnel","unfunnel",,,"0","1",,"1399452702","2014-05-07T08:51:42Z","What is the Future of SEO according to Google?","http://unfunnel.com/what-is-the-future-of-seo-according-to-google/" -"7710759","moqups","moqups",,,"0","1",,"1399477199","2014-05-07T15:39:59Z","New Moqups release: Stencil Styles, Google Drive, Publishing","http://blog.moqups.com/2014/05/07/new-stencil-styles-google-drive-publishing/" -"7711293","ASquare","ASquare","true",,,"1",,"1399481915","2014-05-07T16:58:35Z","Advanced Google and Universal Analytics Tracking – Beginners Guide","http://www.seotakeaways.com/advanced-google-universal-analytics-tracking-beginners-guide/?source=HackerNews&referrer=Anuj+Adhiya" -"7711477","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1399483461","2014-05-07T17:24:21Z","Windows Phone U.S. growth stalls. Can Android save Microsoft?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows-phone/23880/windows-phone-us-growth-stalls-can-android-save-microsoft" -"7711880","jbeda","jbeda",,,"0","3",,"1399487460","2014-05-07T18:31:00Z","Google Buys Stackdriver for Google Cloud Platform","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2014/05/welcome-stackdriver-to-google-cloud-platform.html" -"7712075","mattydread","mattydread","true",,,"1",,"1399489608","2014-05-07T19:06:48Z","Google buys cloud monitoring company Stackdriver in developer land grab","http://www.citeworld.com/article/2152048/cloud-computing/google-buys-stackdriver-app-monitoring.html" -"7713224","dpcheng2003","dpcheng2003",,,"1","1",,"1399506190","2014-05-07T23:43:10Z","Apples and Oranges: What AppLinks and Unbundling Can Tell Us About the Mobile Web","https://medium.com/p/8c621b2be404" -"7714034","qzervaas","qzervaas",,,"0","2",,"1399525820","2014-05-08T05:10:20Z","Australian Uber driver fined $1732 by Victorian Taxi Commission","http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2253674#r42894822" -"7715909","tumblen","tumblen",,,"0","1",,"1399564110","2014-05-08T15:48:30Z","Announcing uberFAMILY","http://blog.uber.com/uberfamily" -"7716129","imjared","imjared",,,"0","2",,"1399566505","2014-05-08T16:28:25Z","Google Maps Now Integrates Uber","http://motherboard.vice.com/read/google-maps-now-integrates-uber-are-on-demand-robo-taxis-coming" -"7716931","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1399574957","2014-05-08T18:49:17Z","How Court Battles with Samsung Might Change Apple's Thinking","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/how-court-battles-with-samsung-might-change-apples-thinking" -"7717296","wcfields","wcfields",,,"0","4",,"1399578817","2014-05-08T19:53:37Z","UberXL","https://blog.uber.com/tag/uberxl/" -"7718253","cpeterso","cpeterso","true",,,"1",,"1399589898","2014-05-08T22:58:18Z","Apple reportedly nearing $3.2B acquisition of Beats Electronics","http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/05/08/apple-reportedly-nearing-32-billion-buy-for-beats-electronics" -"7718645","nreece","nreece",,,"0","1",,"1399595959","2014-05-09T00:39:19Z","Apple iOS 8 Preview: Everything We’re Expecting","http://readwrite.com/2014/05/07/apple-ios-8-release-date-features-preview" -"7718775","adidash","adidash",,,"0","3",,"1399598126","2014-05-09T01:15:26Z","Apple in final talks to acquire Beats Electronics for $3.2b","http://9to5mac.com/2014/05/08/apple-in-final-talks-to-acquire-beats-for-3-2b-deal-could-be-announced-next-week/" -"7718962","personjerry","personjerry",,,"40","38",,"1399601723","2014-05-09T02:15:23Z","Apple Close to Buying Beats Electronics for $3.2 Billion","http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/05/08/report-apple-closing-in-on-dr-dres-beats-for-3-2-billion/" -"7719149","jasondc","jasondc",,,"0","2",,"1399605826","2014-05-09T03:23:46Z","Aerial photos of Apple Campus 2 (update # 3)","http://appletoolbox.com/2014/05/spaceship-aerial-photos-apple-campus-2-update-3/" -"7719394","damian2000","damian2000",,,"0","2",,"1399609876","2014-05-09T04:31:16Z","Uber drivers fined AUD$1732 each by taxi commission in Melbourne","http://www.shoestring.com.au/2014/05/50-uber-drivers-fined-victorian-government/" -"7719908","mandeepj","mandeepj",,,"0","1",,"1399623645","2014-05-09T08:20:45Z","Steve Jobs's death 'made' Samsung attack Apple","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Steve-Jobss-death-made-Samsung-attack-Apple/articleshow/33866488.cms?intenttarget=no" -"7720931","Reltair","Reltair",,,"75","41",,"1399644814","2014-05-09T14:13:34Z","Apple set to get Beats in $3.2B deal","http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/05/08/report-apple-to-acquire-beats/8868913/" -"7720979","cgtyoder","cgtyoder",,,"0","1",,"1399645329","2014-05-09T14:22:09Z","Secret Google deals made Android phones more expensive, lawsuit claims","http://www.pcworld.com/article/2150900/google-deals-made-android-phones-more-expensive-lawsuit-claims.html" -"7721064","lukeholder","lukeholder",,,"0","1",,"1399646280","2014-05-09T14:38:00Z","Tyrese Gibson Accidentally Confirms the Apple-Beats Acquisition","http://www.thewire.com/technology/2014/05/tyrese-gibson-accidentally-confirms-the-apple-beats-acquisition-before-video-disappears/361981/" -"7721244","cgtyoder","cgtyoder",,,"0","4",,"1399647978","2014-05-09T15:06:18Z","Texas police may start impounding Lyft, Uber vehicles","http://www.policeone.com/vehicle-incidents/articles/7166384-Texas-police-may-start-impounding-Lyft-Uber-vehicles/" -"7723237","ASquare","ASquare",,,"1","1",,"1399669164","2014-05-09T20:59:24Z","Finally, Apple wakes up to reality and pivots","http://philpearlman.tumblr.com/post/85212724606/finally-apple-wakes-up-to-reality-and-pivots" -"7724651","digisocialnet","digisocialnet",,,"0","2",,"1399701341","2014-05-10T05:55:41Z","The real reason why Apple is acquiring Beats isn't for headphones","http://digisocialnet.com/blog/the-real-reason-why-apple-is-buying-beats" -"7724938","hashx","hashx",,,"0","2",,"1399715076","2014-05-10T09:44:36Z","Apple Hires Nokia Lumia Image Quality Lead, Ari Partinen","http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/09/ari-partinen-joins-apple" -"7726915","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","3",,"1399757389","2014-05-10T21:29:49Z","That Oracle-Google Appeal","https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2014/05/10/Oracle-Google-Appeal" -"7728132","cloudyn_blog","cloudyn_blog","true",,,"1","Google is making a big push for a top spot within the Cloud computing services arena. The main player Amazon won't give up without a fight. Here's Cloudyn's view of the latest events in "The Cloud War"","1399796907","2014-05-11T08:28:27Z","Finally, Gloves Are Off In Google-Amazon Fight For Public Cloud","http://tracks.roojoom.com/u/yoninimrodi,3416/finally-gloves-are-off-in-google-amazon-fight-for-public-cloud,7056?utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=hackernews#/introduction" -"7728968","kichu37","kichu37","true",,,"1",,"1399823668","2014-05-11T15:54:28Z","Google’s part addressed in Apple-Samsung case","http://www.bestpcinfos.com/applesamsungcase/" -"7730831","bra-ket","bra-ket",,,"0","1",,"1399859473","2014-05-12T01:51:13Z","Oracle wins against Google in Java copyright case","http://www.itnews.com.au/News/385078,oracle-wins-against-google-in-java-copyright-case.aspx" -"7731590","zerolinesofcode","zerolinesofcode",,,"1","1","Given the history, Microsoft is the type of company which would make acquisitions for a brand name rather than the technology.

Looking at the past, Microsoft has quite a bit to gain from such a deal than Apple, which already has a successful streaming and music distribution network alongside great hardware with the brand name.

Microsoft kept their Nokia deal silent for quite some time as well.

Also, to note that this acquisition news has not received any comments from Apple.

What do you think?","1399881395","2014-05-12T07:56:35Z","Ask HN: Could it be Microsoft that actually made the supposed Beats deal?", -"7733809","hekul","hekul",,,"0","1",,"1399913037","2014-05-12T16:43:57Z","Microsoft Azure API Managemenet Preview","http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/services/api-management/" -"7734876","seanross","seanross",,,"0","1",,"1399922733","2014-05-12T19:25:33Z","Oracle Wins Ruling in Case Against Google Over Java","http://online.wsj.com/articles/court-says-oracle-software-code-entitled-to-copyright-protection-1399652818" -"7735679","apancik","apancik",,,"0","1",,"1399932280","2014-05-12T22:04:40Z","Baabaa.js – a client-side A/B testing library using Google Universal Analytics","https://github.com/apancik/baabaa" -"7736296","cybernewsalerts","cybernewsalerts","true",,,"1",,"1399946320","2014-05-13T01:58:40Z","Google Thinking to Change Gmail Interface Features ","http://www.cybernewsalerts.com/2014/05/google-thinking-to-change-gmail.html" -"7737633","lewro","lewro",,,"0","1",,"1399982061","2014-05-13T11:54:21Z","Need a free simple and pretty invoice template on Google Drive?","http://getquantify.lewro.com/2014/05/free-simple-invoice-template-grab-it-from-google-docs/" -"7738120","troydavis","troydavis",,,"0","1",,"1399989061","2014-05-13T13:51:01Z","Unitus invests in India's mGaadi, Uber for auto rickshaws","http://usf.vc/updates/unitus-seed-fund-invests-in-auto-rickshaw-m-commerce-startup-mgaadi/" -"7739247","phenylene","phenylene",,,"0","1",,"1400000760","2014-05-13T17:06:00Z","Microsoft Unbundles Kinect, $399 Xbox One Model Available Starting June 9th","http://www.anandtech.com/show/8014/microsoft-unbundles-kinect-399-xbox-one-model-available-starting-june-9th" -"7740195","vinchuco","vinchuco",,,"0","1",,"1400010023","2014-05-13T19:40:23Z","Google Street View Algorithm Cracks CAPTCHAs","http://gizmodo.com/google-street-view-accidentally-made-an-algorithm-that-1564000842" -"7741918","gasull","gasull","true",,,"1",,"1400035202","2014-05-14T02:40:02Z","EU court forces Google to uphold “right to be forgotten” online","http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/05/13/inenglish/1399975573_645519.html" -"7741951","x110dc","x110dc",,,"0","2",,"1400036017","2014-05-14T02:53:37Z","Memo to Texas cities: Adapt or fail (Tesla, Uber, Google Fiber)","http://tribtalk.org/2014/05/13/memo-to-texas-cities-adapt-or-fail/" -"7742146","Brig303","Brig303",,,"0","1",,"1400040604","2014-05-14T04:10:04Z","How Uber could scale faster?","http://www.quora.com/Uber-1/What-could-be-done-to-make-Uber-better/answers/4912631" -"7749342","cmulligan","cmulligan",,,"0","2",,"1400161564","2014-05-15T13:46:04Z","Apple Patents Photo Backgrounds To Help You Remember Who You’re Texting With","http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/15/apple-patents-photo-backgrounds-to-help-you-remember-who-youre-texting-with/" -"7750905","_pius","_pius",,,"0","8",,"1400175155","2014-05-15T17:32:35Z","Apple Releases OS X 10.9.3 With Enhanced Support for 4K Displays","http://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/15/apple-releases-os-x-10-9-3/" -"7751940","EduardoBautista","EduardoBautista",,,"0","1",,"1400184833","2014-05-15T20:13:53Z","Apple, Google and Dropbox are Leaders in EFF Privacy Report","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/att-comcast-and-snapchat-are-laggards-on-privacy-policies/" -"7752060","Kopion","Kopion",,,"0","11",,"1400185900","2014-05-15T20:31:40Z","Uber Said to Be in Funding Talks for More Than $10B Value","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-15/uber-said-to-be-in-funding-talks-for-more-than-10b-value.html" -"7752473","tfang17","tfang17","true",,,"1",,"1400190809","2014-05-15T21:53:29Z","Uber $10 Billion Valuation","http://venturebeat.com/2014/05/15/uber-reportedly-raising-a-new-round-at-10b-valuation/" -"7753934","intull","intull",,,"0","2",,"1400218764","2014-05-16T05:39:24Z","Google Play Store adds PayPal as payment option","http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/15/google-play-store-adds-wallet-rival-paypal-as-a-payments-option" -"7754311","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","1",,"1400227321","2014-05-16T08:02:01Z","Apple integrates LLVM compiler to boost WebKit JavaScript performance","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/05/apple-integrates-llvm-compiler-to-boost-webkit-javascript-performance" -"7754460","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","2",,"1400229850","2014-05-16T08:44:10Z","Report: Google To Have ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Tool Up In 2 Weeks ","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/report-google-right-forgotten-tool-2-weeks/" -"7755253","RougeFemme","RougeFemme",,,"0","3",,"1400246017","2014-05-16T13:13:37Z","New Google Glass App Lets You Nod To Pay With Bitcoin, Will Add $$ This Summer","http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/16/new-google-glass-app-lets-you-nod-to-pay-with-bitcoin-will-add-dollars-this-summer/" -"7757928","bushido","bushido",,,"0","3",,"1400274656","2014-05-16T21:10:56Z","Uber brings water taxis to Muskoka for Victoria Day long weekend","http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/uber-brings-water-taxis-to-muskoka-for-victoria-day-long-weekend-1.2645347" -"7758224","vinceleo","vinceleo",,,"0","2",,"1400278344","2014-05-16T22:12:24Z","The first unGoogleable and Scroogled [social?] network","http://weborganizm.org" -"7759148","Flopsy","Flopsy",,,"0","1",,"1400297144","2014-05-17T03:25:44Z","Why Microsoft Dumped “Stack-Ranking”","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/11/12/why-microsoft-dumped-stack-ranking/" -"7760108","jamesjyu","jamesjyu",,,"2","7",,"1400334681","2014-05-17T13:51:21Z","Microsoft is now irrelevant to computing, and they want you to know it","http://semiaccurate.com/2014/05/15/microsoft-now-irrelevant-computing-want-know/?fb_action_ids=10152857428124156&fb_action_types=og.likes" -"7760577","asaddhamani","asaddhamani",,,"0","1",,"1400345314","2014-05-17T16:48:34Z","Apple And Google Agree To Dismiss All Direct Legal Action Between Themselves","http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/16/apple-and-google-agree-to-dismiss-all-direct-legal-action-between-themselves" -"7760868","siavosh","siavosh",,,"0","1",,"1400356508","2014-05-17T19:55:08Z","Apple’s Auto-Update Helps, But No Silver Bullet – Part 2","http://chargecapture.com/post/apples-auto-update-helps-but-no-silver-bullet-part-ii" -"7762210","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","1",,"1400388468","2014-05-18T04:47:48Z","Google Glass goes after prescription eyewear market","http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google-glass-image-20140517-story.html" -"7762419","cybernewsalerts","cybernewsalerts","true",,,"1",,"1400396807","2014-05-18T07:06:47Z","Paedophiles and politicians ask Google to remove their search results","http://www.cybernewsalerts.com/2014/05/paedophiles-and-politicians-ask-google.html" -"7765745","nixy","nixy",,,"0","3",,"1400474652","2014-05-19T04:44:12Z","Google Rubik's Cube Doodle","https://www.google.com/doodles/rubiks-cube" -"7767781","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","1",,"1400512242","2014-05-19T15:10:42Z","Chinese search giant baidu hires man behind the Google brain","http://www.technologyreview.com/news/527301/chinese-search-giant-baidu-hires-man-behind-the-google-brain/" -"7768568","chelsea401","chelsea401","true",,,"1",,"1400519923","2014-05-19T17:18:43Z","Google Acquired Divide","http://wayfinder.co/pathways/537a3b0ba9298feb9e0004f4/google-acquires-divide" -"7768718","chelsea401","chelsea401","true",,,"1",,"1400521593","2014-05-19T17:46:33Z","Google Acquired Divide","http://bit.ly/1j2WX05" -"7769275","sheltgor","sheltgor",,,"0","2",,"1400527669","2014-05-19T19:27:49Z","Uber drivers form association to ‘protect dignity’ as Uber jabs at Teamsters","http://www.geekwire.com/2014/uberx-drivers-form-association/" -"7771553","ghosh","ghosh","true",,,"4",,"1400570687","2014-05-20T07:24:47Z","Meet the Italian Who Beat Google to Web Search ","http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-15/meet-the-italian-man-who-beat-google-to-web-search-and-gave-it-away-for-free-.html" -"7772892","AdamFort","AdamFort",,,"0","2",,"1400598132","2014-05-20T15:02:12Z","Uber Underlying Technologies and How It Actually Works","http://yalantis.com/blog/uber-underlying-technologies-works/" -"7776837","rahilsondhi","rahilsondhi",,,"0","1","If you look at the source code for HN, there is no Google Analytics code or anything related. Do you guys do any analytics for HN?","1400650285","2014-05-21T05:31:25Z","Ask SA: How come HN doesn't use Google Analytics?", -"7776935","ruchir_21hj","ruchir_21hj",,,"0","1",,"1400653060","2014-05-21T06:17:40Z","Google picks up incredible visual translation app Word Lens and makes it free","http://www.techrepublic.com/article/google-picks-up-incredible-visual-translation-app-word-lens-and-makes-it-free/" -"7777348","mcalmels","mcalmels",,,"0","2",,"1400665420","2014-05-21T09:43:40Z","Another release of Google Play services is out – version 4.4","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2lYuNMeOfQ" -"7777712","dkyc","dkyc",,,"0","1",,"1400673172","2014-05-21T11:52:52Z","Google Says It Passed on a Deal of up to $5 billion","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/05/21/google-says-it-passed-on-deal-worth-up-to-5-billion/" -"7779406","willaaye","willaaye",,,"6","11",,"1400692431","2014-05-21T17:13:51Z","Sorry, Steve: Here's Why Apple Stores Won't Work (2001)","http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2001-05-20/commentary-sorry-steve-heres-why-apple-stores-wont-work" -"7779596","vonmoltke","vonmoltke",,,"0","1",,"1400694210","2014-05-21T17:43:30Z","Google Accused Of Denying AdSense Payouts In Fishy Class Action Lawsuit","http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/20/google-adsense-lawsuit/" -"7780168","surreal","surreal",,,"0","3",,"1400699929","2014-05-21T19:18:49Z","Uber to deliver free cocktails across the city tomorrow","http://blog.uber.com/UberLibre?" -"7781161","anathebealio","anathebealio",,,"0","2",,"1400711752","2014-05-21T22:35:52Z","Apple dethroned by Google as world's most valuable brand","http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-dethroned-by-google-as-worlds-most-valuable-brand/" -"7783234","promocha","promocha",,,"0","2",,"1400757919","2014-05-22T11:25:19Z","Why Uber And Airbnb Might Be In Big Trouble","http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/05/13/why-uber-and-airbnb-might-be-in-big-trouble/" -"7784018","srikar","srikar",,,"0","8",,"1400769042","2014-05-22T14:30:42Z","The Schools Where Apple, Google, and Facebook Get Their Recruits","http://www.wired.com/2014/05/alumni-network-2/" -"7784210","karlclement","karlclement",,,"0","1",,"1400771314","2014-05-22T15:08:34Z","Apple Is Winning The Smartphone Game… For Now","http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/22/apple-is-winning-the-handset-game-for-now/" -"7784490","spectruman","spectruman",,,"0","2",,"1400774693","2014-05-22T16:04:53Z","This Quadrotor Uses Google's Project Tango to Fly Autonomously","http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/aerial-robots/autonomous-quadrotor-flight-based-on-google-project-tango#.U34gE5C85Iw.hackernews" -"7787313","LizVerano","LizVerano","true",,,"1",,"1400803157","2014-05-22T23:59:17Z","Study: Google leapfrogs Apple as world's most valuable brand","http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/21/tech/innovation/google-apple-brand-value/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1" -"7787890","bdehaaff","bdehaaff",,,"0","3",,"1400816966","2014-05-23T03:49:26Z","Google Fiber teams up with Netflix in fight against Comcast's Internet tolls","http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/22/5741748/google-fiber-netflix-isp-free-paid-peering" -"7788327","bane","bane",,,"0","2",,"1400829814","2014-05-23T07:23:34Z","Microsoft wins case to block FBI request for customer data","http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/22/microsoft-challenges-fbi/" -"7788337","blakemckeeby","blakemckeeby",,,"0","2","I have a /24 in an Internap colo and use Google Resolver 8.8.8.8 on all my machines. Google will not consistently respond to RDNS lookups from my IP X.X.X.1 but will respond consistently if I change the IP address of the machine to X.X.X.2. I have proven the DNS response is never returned using tcpdump.

It's positively not a local networking issue as changing my resolver to 4.2.2.2 (Level 3) while my machine uses X.X.X.1 allows RDNS lookups to work consistently.

Has anyone else seen this sort of selective response by Google? Do they maintain some sort of black list?","1400829990","2014-05-23T07:26:30Z","Google Resolver 8.8.8.8 Not responding to RDNS lookups", -"7789405","tehwebguy","tehwebguy",,,"0","1",,"1400854393","2014-05-23T14:13:13Z","UberX Training Video","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d52ANlsivo" -"7789588","teeray","teeray",,,"0","1",,"1400856929","2014-05-23T14:55:29Z","Google Wants to put ads on your Fridge","http://refrigerators.reviewed.com/news/google-wants-to-put-ads-on-your-fridge?utm_source=usat&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=collab" -"7789976","crapshoot101","crapshoot101",,,"0","1",,"1400861935","2014-05-23T16:18:55Z","Google to acquire micro-satellite company Skybox for $1B...","http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/google-skybox-imaging-acquisition-talks/" -"7790599","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","1",,"1400869249","2014-05-23T18:20:49Z","Google Backs Netflix in Epic Battle With Comcast","http://www.wired.com/2014/05/google-fiber-netflix/" -"7790904","aps-sids","aps-sids","true",,,"1",,"1400873350","2014-05-23T19:29:10Z","Google engineers open gates to Quantum Computing Playground","http://phys.org/news/2014-05-google-gates-quantum-playground.html" -"7791018","jayzee","jayzee",,,"0","1",,"1400875123","2014-05-23T19:58:43Z","Uber Discusses Investment at $12 Billion Valuation","http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303749904579578391290739768-lMyQjAxMTA0MDIwMTEyNDEyWj" -"7793169","divramis","divramis","true",,,"1",,"1400933355","2014-05-24T12:09:15Z","Google Panda Update 4.0 – SEO | WEB DESIGN BLOG : SEO | WEB DESIGN BLOG","http://paramarketing.gr/google-panda-update-4-0/" -"7794089","yashness","yashness",,,"0","1",,"1400958963","2014-05-24T19:16:03Z","Google Helpouts","https://helpouts.google.com/for/techsupport" -"7794096","LukeB_UK","LukeB_UK",,,"0","2",,"1400959092","2014-05-24T19:18:12Z","Google, Y!, FB and MS say gov has no right to suppress data request disclosures","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/23/google-yahoo-facebook-and-microsoft-say-government-has-no-right-to-suppress-data-request-disclosures/" -"7794252","dkasper","dkasper",,,"0","1",,"1400962139","2014-05-24T20:08:59Z","Why Twitch could be the best $1 billion Google ever spends","http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/20/5734108/why-twitch-could-be-the-best-billion-google-ever-spends" -"7795818","sytelus","sytelus",,,"0","3",,"1401005912","2014-05-25T08:18:32Z","We’re on the cusp of deep learning for the masses. You can thank Google later","https://gigaom.com/2013/08/16/were-on-the-cusp-of-deep-learning-for-the-masses-you-can-thank-google-later/" -"7797933","zdw","zdw",,,"0","2",,"1401059123","2014-05-25T23:05:23Z","Apple Software Update service errors due to expired SSL certificate","http://derflounder.wordpress.com/2014/05/25/apple-software-update-service-errors-due-to-expired-ssl-certificate/" -"7799140","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"0","1",,"1401094924","2014-05-26T09:02:04Z","Investor Talk on Uber’s Valuation Hits as High as $17 Billion ","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/05/25/investor-talk-on-ubers-valuation-hits-as-high-as-17-billion" -"7799332","jacquesm","jacquesm",,,"0","1",,"1401103201","2014-05-26T11:20:01Z","Google Needs Up to $30 Billion in Cash Overseas for Deals","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-21/google-needs-up-to-30-billion-in-cash-overseas-for-deals.html" -"7802458","mgunes","mgunes",,,"0","1",,"1401155099","2014-05-27T01:44:59Z"," Almighty Google: Whoever owns our data will determine our fate ","http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/the-digital-debate/almighty-google-whoever-owns-our-data-will-determine-our-fate-12908348.html?printPagedArticle=true" -"7803646","sprremix","sprremix",,,"0","2",,"1401183302","2014-05-27T09:35:02Z","Google AdSense Ready for HTTPS? My Experience Says No","http://scott.yang.id.au/2014/05/adsense-ready-ssl.html" -"7803812","janthoene","janthoene",,,"0","1",,"1401187984","2014-05-27T10:53:04Z","How Uber and Airbnb Resurrect ‘Dead Capital’","http://theumlaut.com/2014/04/09/how-uber-and-airbnb-resurrect-dead-capital/" -"7803848","RougeFemme","RougeFemme",,,"0","4",,"1401189335","2014-05-27T11:15:35Z","Uber’s remarkable growth could end the era of poorly paid cab drivers","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/05/27/ubers-remarkable-growth-could-end-the-era-of-poorly-paid-cab-drivers/" -"7804143","nherbold","nherbold",,,"0","1",,"1401194534","2014-05-27T12:42:14Z","Apple Patents LiquidMetal And Sapphire Mobile Device Construction Method","http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/27/apple-patents-liquidmetal-and-sapphire-mobile-device-construction-method/" -"7804147","bws99","bws99",,,"0","2",,"1401194628","2014-05-27T12:43:48Z","Google Glass and the future of wearable gaming","http://www.redbull.com/en/games/stories/1331654254532/google-glass-games-and-wearables-incoming" -"7804491","inglor","inglor",,,"0","2",,"1401199325","2014-05-27T14:02:05Z","Google released new tooling, # no longer required, scrapes JavaScript pages","http://stackoverflow.com/q/23891555/1348195" -"7804725","sirduncan","sirduncan","true",,,"1",,"1401201986","2014-05-27T14:46:26Z","Microsoft trolls Samsung's new Galaxy terminal at Heathrow Airport","http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-trolls-samsungs-new-galaxy-terminal-at-heathrow-airport" -"7804800","edward","edward",,,"14","13",,"1401202658","2014-05-27T14:57:38Z","Uber and consumer choice in London","http://blog.uber.com/London-regulations" -"7806194","dandemeyere","dandemeyere",,,"0","3",,"1401217449","2014-05-27T19:04:09Z","Rendering pages with Fetch as Google","http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2014/05/rendering-pages-with-fetch-as-google.html" -"7808122","ahmadss","ahmadss",,,"0","2",,"1401244971","2014-05-28T02:42:51Z","Google’s Next Phase in Driverless Cars: No Brakes or Steering Wheel","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/28/technology/googles-next-phase-in-driverless-cars-no-brakes-or-steering-wheel.html?hp&_r=0" -"7808677","richardwigley","richardwigley",,,"0","2",,"1401258938","2014-05-28T06:35:38Z","Google is to start building its own self-driving cars","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27587558" -"7808891","xmpir","xmpir",,,"0","1",,"1401264177","2014-05-28T08:02:57Z","Microsoft's Skype Translator will translate voice calls on the fly","http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/27/5756166/microsofts-skype-translator-will-translate-voice-calls-on-the-fly" -"7810935","viscanti","viscanti",,,"1","2",,"1401292693","2014-05-28T15:58:13Z","Uber is the new Google","http://www.fastcompany.com/3029457/technovore/uber-is-the-new-google" -"7811203","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","1",,"1401295007","2014-05-28T16:36:47Z","Thomas Piketty, Apple fan-boy and sample biacist","http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2014/05/23/thomas-piketty-apple-fan-boy-and-sample-biacist/" -"7812136","georgedrummond","georgedrummond",,,"0","2",,"1401303872","2014-05-28T19:04:32Z","Uber drivers on $90,766 in NYC","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/05/27/ubers-remarkable-growth-could-end-the-era-of-poorly-paid-cab-drivers/?tid=sm_fb" -"7812220","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1401304773","2014-05-28T19:19:33Z","Apple Home and TV Automation Concepts: Thinking Outside the Puck","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-home-and-tv-automation-concepts-thinking-outside-the-puck" -"7812686","shadesandcolour","shadesandcolour","true",,,"1",,"1401309302","2014-05-28T20:35:02Z","Apple Confirms Its $3 Billion Deal for Beats Electronics","http://nyti.ms/1nVJCuV" -"7812698","apress","apress",,,"0","1",,"1401309372","2014-05-28T20:36:12Z","Apple to Acquire Beats Music and Beats Electronics ","http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140528006701/en/Apple-Acquire-Beats-Music-Beats-Electronics#.U4ZIBJRdVbs" -"7812811","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","2",,"1401310217","2014-05-28T20:50:17Z","Google's Self-Driving Car Project Will Kill Uber with Knowledge","http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/05/28/googles-self-driving-car-project-destroy-taxis-uber-lyft-knows-everything/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=profeed&utm_reader=feedly" -"7813197","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1401313928","2014-05-28T21:52:08Z","An Apple flip phone from 1984 and a tablet from 1979","http://www.tuaw.com/2014/05/28/an-apple-flip-phone-from-1984-and-a-tablet-from-1979/" -"7813227","georgedrummond","georgedrummond",,,"0","1",,"1401314297","2014-05-28T21:58:17Z","Do UberX Drivers Really Take Home $90K A Year On Average? Not Exactly","http://time.com/119587/do-uberx-drivers-really-take-home-90k-a-year-on-average-not-exactly/" -"7814606","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1401335380","2014-05-29T03:49:40Z","Google self-driving car has no steering wheel or brake","http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/28/tech/innovation/google-self-driving-car/index.html?hpt=hp_c3" -"7815612","avsaro","avsaro",,,"0","1",,"1401360446","2014-05-29T10:47:26Z","Beats co-founder badmouths Spotify, EarPods in first post-Apple interview","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/05/beats-co-founder-badmouths-spotify-earpods-in-first-post-apple-interview/" -"7815721","GotAnyMegadeth","GotAnyMegadeth",,,"0","1",,"1401364046","2014-05-29T11:47:26Z","How North Korea is more open than South Korea (For Google Maps)","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10862321/How-North-Korea-is-more-open-than-South-Korea.html" -"7817011","kristiandupont","kristiandupont",,,"0","1",,"1401380801","2014-05-29T16:26:41Z","Apple confirms Beats purchase for $3 billion","http://9to5mac.com/2014/05/28/apple-confirms-beats-purchase-for-3-billion/" -"7817734","coffeecodecouch","coffeecodecouch",,,"0","5",,"1401387601","2014-05-29T18:20:01Z","Uber will eventually replace all its drivers with self-driving cars","http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/28/5758734/uber-will-eventually-replace-all-its-drivers-with-self-driving-cars" -"7817955","mattydread","mattydread","true",,,"1",,"1401390132","2014-05-29T19:02:12Z","The Apple-Beats disaster","http://www.citeworld.com/article/2241044/business-money/the-apple-beats-disaster.html" -"7818492","cjdulberger","cjdulberger",,,"0","1",,"1401396184","2014-05-29T20:43:04Z","Microsoft and salesforce.com announce global, strategic partnership","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-and-salesforcecom-announce-global-strategic-partnership-2014-05-29" -"7820696","antr","antr",,,"0","2",,"1401436227","2014-05-30T07:50:27Z","Google bows to EU privacy ruling","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/b827b658-e708-11e3-88be-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33BPUF1Kr" -"7821470","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","2",,"1401454660","2014-05-30T12:57:40Z","Boston Police Issue $500 Tickets To UberX Drivers","http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/05/29/how-many-boston-uberx-drivers-have-been-ticketed-by-boston-police/" -"7821627","fmstephe","fmstephe",,,"0","2",,"1401456680","2014-05-30T13:31:20Z","CoreOS now available on Google Compute Engine ","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/official-coreos-images-are-now-available-on-google-compute-engine.html" -"7822617","intull","intull",,,"0","1",,"1401467113","2014-05-30T16:25:13Z","Apple Streams WWDC Platform State Of The Union, Design Awards To Developers","http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/30/apple-streams-wwdc-platform-state-of-the-union-design-awards-to-developers-for-the-first-time/" -"7823262","AndrewCoyle","AndrewCoyle",,,"0","1",,"1401474404","2014-05-30T18:26:44Z","The Top 5 Google Sans Serif Typefaces","https://medium.com/designed-thought/the-top-5-google-sans-serif-typefaces-7477bfbebae7" -"7824479","atguy","atguy",,,"0","2",,"1401489304","2014-05-30T22:35:04Z","Facebook group to bring back the old Google logo. We won't stand for this","https://www.facebook.com/groups/1482913141943660/" -"7824821","darthgoogle","darthgoogle","true",,,"1",,"1401497033","2014-05-31T00:43:53Z","The Apple-Beats Disaster","http://www.citeworld.com/article/2241044/business-money/the-apple-beats-disaster.html" -"7826068","sunilkumarc","sunilkumarc",,,"0","1",,"1401545911","2014-05-31T14:18:31Z","NTT DOCOMO and Apple to Offer iPad in Japan Starting on Tuesday, June 10","https://www.apple.com/in/pr/library/2014/05/28NTT-DOCOMO-Apple-to-Offer-iPad-in-Japan-Starting-on-Tuesday-June-10.html" -"7826884","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","2",,"1401562530","2014-05-31T18:55:30Z","Where Google trains its drivers not to drive","http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140527-inside-googles-robot-car-lab" -"7828711","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1401617978","2014-06-01T10:19:38Z","Wikipedia founder: Google EU ruling 'won't work'","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27654819" -"7829154","plg","plg",,,"2","2",,"1401631217","2014-06-01T14:00:17Z","Apple: Always ‘Late’. Never the Bridesmaid","http://mentalfaculty.tumblr.com" -"7829226","virtualpants","virtualpants","true",,,"1",,"1401632823","2014-06-01T14:27:03Z","Product announcements and innovation: Apple and Google strategies","http://virtualpants.com/post/87493236499/product-announcements-and-innovation" -"7830092","msh","msh",,,"0","4",,"1401646703","2014-06-01T18:18:23Z","The economics of being a Uber driver","https://medium.com/@felixsalmon/the-economics-of-everyones-private-driver-464bfd730b38" -"7832303","sp8","sp8",,,"0","1",,"1401694359","2014-06-02T07:32:39Z","Microsoft's ex-CEO Steve Ballmer 'wins Clippers bid'","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27630630" -"7832640","yread","yread",,,"0","1",,"1401702003","2014-06-02T09:40:03Z","Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Detail Internal walkthrough [video]","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgw0R24xOPM" -"7832844","jiyinyiyong","jiyinyiyong",,,"0","3",,"1401707526","2014-06-02T11:12:06Z","How does a Chinese programmer visit Google?","http://v2ex.com/t/115327" -"7833203","relampago","relampago",,,"0","1",,"1401714122","2014-06-02T13:02:02Z","Dyson Almost Made Google Glass More Than a Decade Ago","http://www.wired.com/2014/06/dyson-almost-made-google-glass-more-than-a-decade-ago/" -"7833592","mknappen","mknappen",,,"0","1",,"1401718838","2014-06-02T14:20:38Z","What the Head of Hiring at Google Doesn’t Understand About Skills","http://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/2014/05/28/what-the-head-of-hiring-at-google-doesnt-understand-about-skills/" -"7834779","J-H","J-H",,,"205","322",,"1401731523","2014-06-02T17:52:03Z","Apple Introduces iOS 8","http://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/" -"7835226","pavel","pavel",,,"0","11",,"1401735726","2014-06-02T19:02:06Z","The Swift Programming Language by Apple Inc.","https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-swift-programming-language/id881256329?mt=11" -"7835237","adidash","adidash",,,"0","2",,"1401735795","2014-06-02T19:03:15Z","Apple has a new programming language called Swift, 'and it totally rules'","http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/2/5772992/apple-has-a-new-programming-language-called-swift-and-it-totally-rules" -"7835249","Kopion","Kopion",,,"0","5",,"1401735833","2014-06-02T19:03:53Z","Apple Launches Swift, A New Programming Language For Writing iOS And OS X Apps","http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/02/apple-launches-swift-a-new-programming-language-for-writing-ios-and-os-x-apps/" -"7835852","jameswragg","jameswragg",,,"0","1",,"1401739010","2014-06-02T19:56:50Z","BrowserBench.org – New Borwser Benchmarks from Apple","http://browserbench.org/" -"7835866","brequinn","brequinn",,,"0","1",,"1401739094","2014-06-02T19:58:14Z","Apple announces ‘HealthKit’ platform and new ‘Health’ app","http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/02/apple-announces-heath-kit-platform-and-health-app/" -"7836425","aps-sids","aps-sids","true",,,"1",,"1401743453","2014-06-02T21:10:53Z","Google reportedly launching 180 satellites for global Internet service","http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/2/5771322/google-reportedly-launching-180-satellites-for-worldwide-internet" -"7836447","curious-lucius","curious-lucius",,,"0","1","With the current legal situation for Uber, Lyft (the business that disrupting the exiting business in taxi because it bypass the license to operate taxi) and Airbnb (same situation that bypass hotel license), so how did they first market their service? How did they market themselves initially? Via word of mouth? facebook ad (I think FB ad did not exist when they start)? Adword? Craigslist?

And how did they initially convince their service providers (driver and room provider) that this is safe and legal (especially Airbnb in term of safety due to strangers coming into your home)?

Thanks for the insight.","1401743645","2014-06-02T21:14:05Z","Ask HN: How did Uber Lyft Airbnb start their business?", -"7837145","nashequilibrium","nashequilibrium",,,"0","1","I have noticed a lot of companies affected by ios8 but i don't understand what apple gets from competing with startups that already offer certain services on their platform that makes their platform better. If these services were not on the iOS ecosystem then that would make sense like a windows phone. If Microsoft duplicated different startup features that would make sense because a lot of startups don't develop for windows phones, what's everyone else's opinion?","1401751347","2014-06-02T23:22:27Z","Ask HN: How does everyone feel about apple competing with developers?", -"7837490","gyvastis","gyvastis",,,"0","1",,"1401756049","2014-06-03T00:40:49Z","Apple's WWDC 2014 keynote in 10 minutes","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7msd7oXbRo" -"7837552","LizVerano","LizVerano","true",,,"1",,"1401756923","2014-06-03T00:55:23Z","Apple unveils iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite","http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/02/technology/mobile/apple-wwdc-ios-8/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1" -"7837662","ossama","ossama",,,"0","2",,"1401759289","2014-06-03T01:34:49Z","Apple to Developers: We Love You, But We’ll Also Take You Down","http://www.wired.com/2014/06/apple-to-developers-we-love-you-but-well-also-take-you-down/" -"7838372","clippit","clippit","true",,,"1",,"1401775169","2014-06-03T05:59:29Z","Apple News","https://i.imgur.com/jmaR5f4.png" -"7839113","itechnotenews","itechnotenews",,,"0","1",,"1401790122","2014-06-03T10:08:42Z","Do You Want Google to Forget You","http://www.itechnote.com/want-google-forget/" -"7839315","shutton","shutton",,,"41","76",,"1401793705","2014-06-03T11:08:25Z","Apple Design Awards 2014","https://developer.apple.com/design/awards/" -"7839923","ancatrusca","ancatrusca",,,"0","1","First impressions of Apple's LLVM compiled Swift language","1401801167","2014-06-03T13:12:47Z","Apple Releases Swift, a High-performance High-level Language for iOS and OS X","http://www.infoq.com/news/2014/06/apple-swift?utm_source=hacker%20news&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=apple_news_6" -"7840227","xmjw","xmjw",,,"0","2",,"1401804295","2014-06-03T14:04:55Z","Mr Porter to start selling Google Glass in the US in ","http://www.mrporter.com/Shop/Designers/Google_Glass?cm_mmc=Twitter-_-Product-_-Gglass-_-coming_soon" -"7841401","pakostina","pakostina",,,"0","1",,"1401815155","2014-06-03T17:05:55Z","My First Hello World with Apple's Swift and Telerik UI for iOS","http://blogs.telerik.com/blogs/14-06-03/my-first-hello-world-with-apples-swift-and-telerik-ui-for-ios" -"7842158","adventured","adventured",,,"0","2",,"1401822635","2014-06-03T19:10:35Z","Apple Gives Customers Stockholm Syndrome","http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-06-03/apple-gives-customers-the-stockholm-syndrome" -"7842622","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1401828344","2014-06-03T20:45:44Z","Are You Ready for Apple's Next Hardware Platform? The iPhone","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/are-you-ready-for-apples-next-hardware-platform-the-iphone" -"7843523","arms77","arms77",,,"0","2",,"1401843367","2014-06-04T00:56:07Z","Apple takes on Dropbox and WhatsApp with integrated apps","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27664941" -"7843576","duvok","duvok",,,"0","4",,"1401844726","2014-06-04T01:18:46Z","Uber Driver Arrested on Kidnap With Sexual Intent Charge","http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Uber-Driver-Arrested-Kidnap-With-Sexual-Intent-Charge-261730151.html" -"7845476","luke-i-am","luke-i-am",,,"0","2",,"1401889626","2014-06-04T13:47:06Z","Developer’s Insights: 10 Most Important Things Apple Unveiled at WWDC 2014","http://blog.azoft.com/wwdc-2014-ios-developers-recap/" -"7846187","uptown","uptown",,,"0","1",,"1401896391","2014-06-04T15:39:51Z","Why hasn't Tim Cook taken Apple private?","http://fortune.com/2014/06/04/apple-leveraged-buyout-lbo/" -"7846799","hashx","hashx",,,"0","2",,"1401902109","2014-06-04T17:15:09Z","Apple be trollin’: A visual history of the company’s public spite","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/06/apple-be-trollin-a-visual-history-of-the-companys-public-spite/" -"7847074","tweakz","tweakz",,,"0","1",,"1401904593","2014-06-04T17:56:33Z","China lashes out at Google, Apple for allegedly stealing state secrets","http://www.cnet.com/news/china-lashes-out-at-google-apple-for-allegedly-stealing-state-secrets/" -"7847211","CapitalistCartr","CapitalistCartr",,,"0","1",,"1401905932","2014-06-04T18:18:52Z","Apple Makes Nice With Digital Currencies, But Some Bitcoiners Aren’t Buying It","http://www.wired.com/2014/06/bitcoin_ios/" -"7847295","thebiglebrewski","thebiglebrewski",,,"0","2",,"1401906907","2014-06-04T18:35:07Z","NY code school to be first to teach Apple's Swift","http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140604/TECHNOLOGY/140609956/ny-code-school-to-be-first-to-teach-apples-swift#" -"7847734","wannabevc","wannabevc",,,"0","1","Campus for entrepreneurs opens in Warsaw.","1401911452","2014-06-04T19:50:52Z","Google Campus is coming to Warsaw, Poland","http://googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.com" -"7849155","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1401924718","2014-06-04T23:31:58Z","Apple's WWDC 2014 keynote was the most exciting in years","http://www.tuaw.com/2014/06/04/apples-wwdc-2014-keynote-was-the-most-exciting-in-years/" -"7849800","strongfist36","strongfist36","true",,,"1",,"1401934043","2014-06-05T02:07:23Z","How WWDC Reminded Me Why I Hate Apple","http://strendsnews.com/2014/06/02/wwdc-reminded-hate-apple/" -"7850431","lvwzhen","lvwzhen",,,"0","2",,"1401947555","2014-06-05T05:52:35Z","CSS3 Apple icon","https://github.com/lvwzhen/apple-icon" -"7850442","tomretterbush","tomretterbush","true",,,"1",,"1401947982","2014-06-05T05:59:42Z","Jesus and Virgin Mary Image can be Seen on Google Earth right Now","http://conspiracy-watch.org/jesus-mary-on-google-earth/" -"7854143","footpath","footpath",,,"0","2",,"1401999776","2014-06-05T20:22:56Z","ADI Report: Google Controls The Browser Worldwide","http://www.cmo.com/articles/2014/6/2/adi_2014_browser_war.html" -"7854408","bluedevil2k","bluedevil2k",,,"0","2",,"1402001792","2014-06-05T20:56:32Z","Dear Apple, Swift is Great But It Needs...More","https://www.cabforward.com/dear-apple-swift-great-needs/" -"7854778","imartin2k","imartin2k",,,"0","1",,"1402004817","2014-06-05T21:46:57Z","Uber’s dramatic valuation increase proves that something is seriously wrong","http://martinweigert.com/ubers-dramatic-valuation-increase-proves-that-something-is-seriously-wrong/" -"7854967","nwalter08","nwalter08","true",,,"11",,"1402006576","2014-06-05T22:16:16Z","Swift – Learn Apple's New Programming Language by Examples","https://www.udemy.com/swift-learn-apples-new-programming-language-by-examples/" -"7855310","wyclif","wyclif",,,"0","1",,"1402011251","2014-06-05T23:34:11Z","Google Offers New Encryption Tool","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/google-offers-new-encryption-tool/" -"7856353","lukaseder","lukaseder",,,"0","3",,"1402033118","2014-06-06T05:38:38Z","In case you've missed Apple WWDC 14, here's the management summary","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-aInwhZBo8" -"7857242","philippbraun","philippbraun",,,"0","3",,"1402054214","2014-06-06T11:30:14Z","Google’s search results now warn you when a webpage is not optimized for mobile","http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/06/05/googles-search-results-now-warn-you-when-a-webpage-is-not-optimized-for-mobile/" -"7858109","sunilkumarc","sunilkumarc",,,"0","1",,"1402065560","2014-06-06T14:39:20Z","Google Impact Challenge: Bay Area Top 10","https://impactchallenge.withgoogle.com/bayarea2014/?hello=world" -"7859022","tweakz","tweakz",,,"0","1",,"1402073580","2014-06-06T16:53:00Z","Microsoft, China clash over Windows 8, backdoor-spying charges","http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-china-clash-over-windows-8-and-charges-of-backdoor-spying/" -"7859131","joshdance","joshdance",,,"0","1",,"1402074916","2014-06-06T17:15:16Z","Uber raises $1.2 billion at $17 billion valuation","http://blog.uber.com/4years#.U5H13s_oVOI.twitter" -"7859417","cehlen","cehlen","true",,,"1",,"1402077688","2014-06-06T18:01:28Z","WTF Google","http://www.webpronews.com/google-once-again-offends-with-d-day-doodle-2014-06" -"7860250","rajbala","rajbala",,,"0","2",,"1402088448","2014-06-06T21:00:48Z","Uber gains for Benchmark, Menlo Ventures and Google Ventures","http://fortune.com/2014/06/06/these-are-the-venture-firms-celebrating-ubers-massive-17b-valuation/" -"7860381","boomzilla","boomzilla",,,"0","1",,"1402090456","2014-06-06T21:34:16Z","Uber Valued at $17 Billion in New “Record-Breaking” Round","http://recode.net/2014/06/06/uber-valued-at-17-billion-in-new-record-breaking-round/" -"7861621","peterkchen","peterkchen",,,"0","2",,"1402129579","2014-06-07T08:26:19Z","Uber Raises Giant $1.2 Billion Funding Round At A $17 Billion Valuation","http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/06/uber-1-2b" -"7865322","etimberg","etimberg","true",,,"1",,"1402249998","2014-06-08T17:53:18Z","Why Canada’s banks have weaker passwords than Twitter or Google","http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/why-canadas-banks-have-weaker-passwords-than-twitter-or-google/article18325257/" -"7867475","schrofer","schrofer","true",,,"1",,"1402302378","2014-06-09T08:26:18Z","PR Fail: Apple CEO Tim Cook Tweets Factory Photo Of iMacs Running Windows","http://www.redmondpie.com/pr-fail-apple-ceo-tim-cook-tweets-factory-photo-of-imacs-running-windows/" -"7868379","drusoicy","drusoicy",,,"0","1",,"1402321307","2014-06-09T13:41:47Z","I used Microsoft’s Surface watch","http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/i-used-microsoft-surface-watch-q214/" -"7869236","shreyassaxena","shreyassaxena","true",,,"1",,"1402332754","2014-06-09T16:52:34Z","Google images show plane blown at Karachi airport.","http://ibnlive.in.com/news/do-these-google-maps-satellite-images-actually-show-a-plane-blown-up-to-pieces-at-karachi-airport/477824-56.html" -"7869239","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"0","1",,"1402332790","2014-06-09T16:53:10Z","Apple Stock Splits 7-for-1","http://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/09/apple-stock-7-1-split/" -"7870113","lelf","lelf",,,"0","1",,"1402343347","2014-06-09T19:49:07Z","Google's driverless cars to be allowed on roads after Highway Code rewriting","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/10885236/Googles-driverless-cars-to-be-allowed-on-roads-after-ministers-rewrite-Highway-Code.html" -"7870570","jhonovich","jhonovich",,,"0","1",,"1402348574","2014-06-09T21:16:14Z","Finance Professor Values Uber at $5.85 Billion","http://aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-disruptive-cab-ride-to-riches-uber.html" -"7871389","lkrubner","lkrubner",,,"9","31",,"1402362273","2014-06-10T01:04:33Z","Why Apple’s Frightened of Female Sexuality","http://www.twinfinite.net/2014/06/08/apples-orgasms-female-sexuality-frightens-apple/" -"7872198","lucianapostol","lucianapostol","true",,,"1",,"1402405598","2014-06-10T13:06:38Z","Apple users buying Android Phone by mistake? Not true according to their users","http://www.androidized.com/apple-users-buying-android-phone-by-mistake-no-true-according-to-their-users/" -"7873444","angersock","angersock",,,"0","1",,"1402417027","2014-06-10T16:17:07Z","Why iPhone Headphones Could Soon Work Only With Apple Devices","http://www.wired.com/2014/06/apple-lightning-audio/" -"7874149","murtza","murtza",,,"0","1",,"1402422788","2014-06-10T17:53:08Z","Google to Buy Satellite Service Skybox for $500 Million to Improve Maps","http://mashable.com/2014/06/10/google-acquire-skybox/" -"7875118","antr","antr",,,"0","4",,"1402432122","2014-06-10T20:28:42Z","EU to launch formal investigation into Apple's Irish tax deal","http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/10/us-apple-tax-ireland-idUSKBN0EL1SR20140610" -"7875205","gasull","gasull","true",,,"1",,"1402432978","2014-06-10T20:42:58Z","Spanish Government threatens to levy fines on Uber and other car-sharing apps","http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/06/10/inenglish/1402396549_352521.html" -"7875305","yiggydyang","yiggydyang",,,"0","1",,"1402434190","2014-06-10T21:03:10Z","Uber vs. Groupon: Blueprint for a Sustainable Service Marketplace","https://medium.com/@yangforjindam/blueprint-for-a-sustainable-service-marketplace-dd33ec963228" -"7875546","bhartzer","bhartzer",,,"0","1",,"1402437186","2014-06-10T21:53:06Z","Google buying Skybox satellite company to boost maps","http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/06/10/google-buying-skybox-satellite-company/10284045/" -"7876146","TazeTSchnitzel","TazeTSchnitzel",,,"1","6",,"1402449112","2014-06-11T01:11:52Z","London braced for anti-Uber protests","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27783218" -"7877107","phibs","phibs",,,"56","24",,"1402479220","2014-06-11T09:33:40Z","Protests against Uber are heating up in Europe","http://online.wsj.com/articles/taxi-drivers-plan-big-protests-against-uber-technologies-across-europe-1402432899" -"7877545","nav","nav",,,"0","4",,"1402488637","2014-06-11T12:10:37Z","Uber launches Helicopters on demand in Mumbai","http://blog.uber.com/UberCHOPPER-MUM" -"7877555","aburan28","aburan28",,,"0","1",,"1402488745","2014-06-11T12:12:25Z","Traffic Snarls Expected in Europe as Taxi Drivers Protest Against Uber","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/taxi-protests-against-uber-in-europe-to-snarl-traffic/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0" -"7878104","rkrkrk21","rkrkrk21","true",,,"1",,"1402496373","2014-06-11T14:19:33Z","Google 360 Degree View of Brazil's Painted Streets for World Cup","https://www.google.com/maps/views/streetview/brazils-painted-streets?gl=us" -"7878640","dn2k","dn2k",,,"0","2",,"1402502018","2014-06-11T15:53:38Z","Support for Docker images in Google App Engine","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.it/2014/06/an-update-on-container-support-on-google-cloud-platform.html" -"7878792","numo16","numo16",,,"0","1",,"1402503424","2014-06-11T16:17:04Z","Manufacturing software firm Plex nets $50M and invests in Google Glass","http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/10/manufacturing-software-firm-plex-nets-50m-invests-in-google-glass/" -"7879309","rawbzeee","rawbzeee",,,"0","1",,"1402508683","2014-06-11T17:44:43Z","Traffic Snarls in Europe as Taxi Drivers Protest Against Uber","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/taxi-protests-against-uber-in-europe-to-snarl-traffic/?ref=business" -"7880018","teak","teak",,,"0","4",,"1402515705","2014-06-11T19:41:45Z","Apple Banning Social Sharing Apps","http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/10/apple-banning-apps-social-sharing/" -"7880230","javendir","javendir","true",,,"1",,"1402518411","2014-06-11T20:26:51Z","Why you should fear the Google Play store changes","http://www.fixedbyvonnie.com/2014/06/afraid-changes-google-made-play-store/" -"7880580","dkasper","dkasper",,,"1","6",,"1402522522","2014-06-11T21:35:22Z","I Just Heard Some Startling Things About Uber ($10 billion in gross revenue)","http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-revenue-2014-6" -"7880632","ozmic66","ozmic66",,,"0","1",,"1402523391","2014-06-11T21:49:51Z","Uber Sees App Store Success as Taxi Drivers Begin to Protest in Europe","http://blog.appfigures.com/uber-sees-app-store-success-as-taxi-drivers-begin-to-protest-in-europe/" -"7881046","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1402529635","2014-06-11T23:33:55Z","One-time tax holiday for Apple's overseas cash gains traction in D.C.","http://www.tuaw.com/2014/06/11/one-time-tax-holiday-for-apples-overseas-cash-gains-traction-in/" -"7881168","bwhthd","bwhthd",,,"0","1",,"1402531875","2014-06-12T00:11:15Z","Google Acquires Satillite Imaging Company SkyBox","http://time.com/2853611/google-satellite-skybox-imaging/" -"7882844","ysekand","ysekand",,,"0","3",,"1402573740","2014-06-12T11:49:00Z","Show HN: Bing shamelessly copying Google","http://www.rocketmill.co.uk/bing-ads-auto-tagging-along-google" -"7884216","vcexperts","vcexperts",,,"0","1",,"1402589372","2014-06-12T16:09:32Z","Things You Didn't Know about Uber's Recent Financing","https://vcexperts.com/reference/buzz" -"7885523","hachiya","hachiya",,,"1","2",,"1402601706","2014-06-12T19:35:06Z","Taxi driver protests in Europe actually increased Uber app downloads","http://www.geekwire.com/2014/chart-taxi-driver-protests-europe-actually-helped-spur-uber-app-downloads/" -"7887573","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1402638687","2014-06-13T05:51:27Z","Google I/O 2014 Android App Released • vlogg.com","http://www.vlogg.com/14622/google-io-2014-android-app-released/" -"7888084","fesja","fesja",,,"124","87",,"1402655430","2014-06-13T10:30:30Z","SF people, you are hypocrites using services like Uber and Lyft","http://www.fesja.me/sf-people-you-are-hypocrites-using-services-like-uber-and-lyft/" -"7888139","adeyemiadisa","adeyemiadisa","true",,,"1",,"1402657387","2014-06-13T11:03:07Z","Google Plus For Marketing: How To Improve Your Engagement On Google+","http://www.adeyemiadisa.com/featured/google-plus-for-marketing-and-engagement-google-plus-infographic/#.U5raOEdEf5s.hackernews" -"7890085","antoncohen","antoncohen",,,"0","2",,"1402682516","2014-06-13T18:01:56Z","A Google a day","http://agoogleaday.com/" -"7894300","md00imran","md00imran","true",,,"1","Apple iPhone 6 Release Date Set For August According to Suppliers http://salman348khan.mobilelikez.com/technology/apple-iphone-6-release-date-set-for-august-according-to-suppliers/?uid=salman348khan","1402803709","2014-06-15T03:41:49Z","Apple iPhone 6 Release Date Set For August According to Suppliers ", -"7894620","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","2",,"1402815147","2014-06-15T06:52:27Z","Does the advertising business that built Google actually work?","http://qz.com/220909/does-the-advertising-business-that-built-google-actually-work/" -"7897704","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","2",,"1402900479","2014-06-16T06:34:39Z","What Is Google Plotting for the Smart Grid?","http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/what-is-google-plotting-for-the-smart-grid" -"7899417","sunilkumarc","sunilkumarc",,,"0","1",,"1402931070","2014-06-16T15:04:30Z","Google's 'Glass at Work Certified Partners'","http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/16/google-names-its-first-glass-at-work-certified-partners-to-focus-on-business-and-medical-use-cases/" -"7901189","astrojams","astrojams",,,"0","1",,"1402949463","2014-06-16T20:11:03Z","How I helped Microsoft Bungie Studios launch Halo 2 with content and engagement","http://joshkerr.com/helped-microsoft-bungie-studios-launch-halo-2-content-engagement/" -"7901830","nichodges","nichodges","true",,,"1",,"1402957480","2014-06-16T22:24:40Z","Tesla: More Like Google, Less Like Apple","http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/06/tesla-more-like-google-less-like-apple/" -"7902227","coreymgilmore","coreymgilmore",,,"0","2",,"1402964553","2014-06-17T00:22:33Z","Patents that fuel Microsoft’s “Android tax” revealed in Chinese blog post","http://gigaom.com/2014/06/16/patents-that-fuel-microsofts-android-tax-revealed-in-chinese-blog-post/" -"7903089","closetnerd","closetnerd",,,"0","1",,"1402985870","2014-06-17T06:17:50Z","Google Trends: Recent incline in healthy organic ","http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=healthy%20organic" -"7903541","rajeemcariazo","rajeemcariazo",,,"1","3",,"1402999185","2014-06-17T09:59:45Z","New Microsoft Privacy Policy","http://www.microsoft.com/privacystatement/en-us/windowsservices/default.aspx" -"7904742","priteshjain","priteshjain",,,"0","2",,"1403016782","2014-06-17T14:53:02Z","Google Launches The Factory, a Berlin Startup Incubator","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06/12/google-launches-berlin-startup-incubator-the-factory/" -"7904907","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","1",,"1403018377","2014-06-17T15:19:37Z","What Apple Should Learn From Tesla's Patents","http://readwrite.com/2014/06/16/what-apple-should-learn-from-tesla#awesm=~oHslTPXRYqsUVp" -"7905520","apweb45","apweb45",,,"0","1",,"1403024411","2014-06-17T17:00:11Z","Microsoft launches new startup accelerator in Redmond for home automation","http://www.geekwire.com/2014/microsoft-launches-new-startup-accelerator-redmond-help-american-family-insurance" -"7910476","boh","boh",,,"0","1",,"1403103740","2014-06-18T15:02:20Z","Google Explores A Unified CMS And Publisher Ad Platform","http://www.adexchanger.com/publishers/google-explores-a-unified-cms-and-publisher-ad-platform/" -"7911531","acconrad","acconrad",,,"0","1",,"1403114079","2014-06-18T17:54:39Z","Google Announces Udacity Course on Website Performance","http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2014/06/optimizing-critical-rendering-path-for.html" -"7911560","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"81","71",,"1403114249","2014-06-18T17:57:29Z","Uber Isn’t Worth $17 Billion","http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/uber-isnt-worth-17-billion/" -"7914440","jfoster","jfoster","true",,,"1",,"1403150897","2014-06-19T04:08:17Z","Microsoft Internet Explorer bribery scandal","https://bgr.com/2014/06/18/microsoft-internet-explorer-bribery-scandal/" -"7914730","cybernewsalerts","cybernewsalerts","true",,,"1",,"1403159106","2014-06-19T06:25:06Z","Dangerous application downloaded over a million times from Google Play","http://www.cybernewsalerts.com/2014/06/dangerous-application-downloaded-over.html" -"7916623","radmuzom","radmuzom",,,"0","3",,"1403192003","2014-06-19T15:33:23Z","Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 is better than Apple's MacBook Air – 5 reasons why","http://betanews.com/2014/06/17/microsofts-surface-pro-3-is-better-than-apples-macbook-air-heres-5-reasons-why/" -"7916987","amatheus","amatheus",,,"0","1",,"1403195929","2014-06-19T16:38:49Z","Apple's HomeKit hub may already be in your house | Macworld","http://www.macworld.com/article/2364315/apples-homekit-hub-may-already-be-in-your-house.html" -"7917707","MarlonPro","MarlonPro",,,"0","1",,"1403204242","2014-06-19T18:57:22Z","Anatomy of the Microsoft-L.A. County Office 365 Deal","http://rcpmag.com/blogs/scott-bekker/2014/06/anatomy-of-microsoft-la-county-deal.aspx" -"7918986","autokad","autokad",,,"0","2",,"1403223759","2014-06-20T00:22:39Z","World's Most Popular YouTuber Makes $4 Million A Year","http://www.businessinsider.com/popular-youtuber-4-million-year-2014-6" -"7919088","balbaugh","balbaugh",,,"0","2",,"1403226642","2014-06-20T01:10:42Z","U Washington students start ‘Uber for marijuana’ delivery service","http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5697" -"7923826","markthethomas","markthethomas",,,"0","1",,"1403315024","2014-06-21T01:43:44Z","Google's Nest Acquires Dropcam","http://www.cnet.com/news/googles-nest-labs-acquires-dropcam-for-555m/" -"7924069","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1403321577","2014-06-21T03:32:57Z","Google Buys Dropcam, The Surveillance Camera Company.","http://online.wsj.com/articles/googles-nest-labs-to-buy-video-monitoring-security-startup-1403308929" -"7925466","sethbannon","sethbannon",,,"0","1",,"1403370387","2014-06-21T17:06:27Z","Here’s One Way to Bet on Uber’s Success","http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/06/19/heres-one-way-to-bet-on-ubers-success/" -"7929580","CoolSuor","CoolSuor",,,"17","8",,"1403479989","2014-06-22T23:33:09Z","Apple Might Finally Solve Photo Storage Hell","http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/22/apple-might-finally-solve-photo-storage-hell/" -"7930134","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1403495352","2014-06-23T03:49:12Z","Google Gets Into 5G Game Via Alpental Acquisition","http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/story/google-gets-5g-game-alpental-acquisition/2014-06-22" -"7932211","rpm4321","rpm4321",,,"0","2",,"1403534853","2014-06-23T14:47:33Z","Google’s European Antitrust Woes Are Far From Over","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/technology/googles-european-antitrust-woes-are-from-from-over.html" -"7933239","oswalpalash","oswalpalash",,,"0","1","Hello, -I'm a gsocer and I've been selected to attend the 10th Google Mentor Summit in California this October. However, being a lottery winner, I have to arrange transportation, lodgings and all by myself. -The finances for attending this event have to be paid by me. -I want to know whether there are some funding programs for this, which could ease my expenses a bit. I'd appreciate any help :)

Thanks again","1403545139","2014-06-23T17:38:59Z","Ask HN: Funding for attending Google Mentor Summit", -"7933358","bauser","bauser","true",,,"1",,"1403546256","2014-06-23T17:57:36Z","Google Doodles World Cup","https://www.google.com/?doodle=15473617&hl=en&gws_rd=ssl&nord=1" -"7935101","espadrine","espadrine",,,"0","1",,"1403561952","2014-06-23T22:19:12Z","Google Starts Selling DNS Domains (Beta)","https://domains.google.com/about//features.html" -"7935115","vvvv","vvvv",,,"0","2",,"1403562159","2014-06-23T22:22:39Z","Google Gets Into Domain Sales","http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/23/google-gets-into-domain-sales" -"7935511","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","1",,"1403568352","2014-06-24T00:05:52Z","Angela Ahrendts on Starting Anew at Apple","https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140623211315-269697626-starting-anew?trk=tod-home-art-list-large_0" -"7937320","ayushgta","ayushgta",,,"0","2",,"1403613474","2014-06-24T12:37:54Z","Google says voice search now supports Indian accents","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Google-says-voice-search-now-supports-Indian-accents/articleshow/37121690.cms" -"7937551","waps","waps",,,"0","1","Traffic problems all around.","1403616358","2014-06-24T13:25:58Z","Again taxi drivers strike and/or block several European cities over uber","http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27802112" -"7941356","balbaugh","balbaugh",,,"0","2",,"1403652453","2014-06-24T23:27:33Z","Microsoft Outlook Is Back Up After A 12 Hour Outage","http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-outlook-outage-2014-6" -"7941440","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","6",,"1403653917","2014-06-24T23:51:57Z","Microsoft Makes Bet Quantum Computing Is Next Breakthrough","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/technology/microsoft-makes-a-bet-on-quantum-computing-research.html" -"7944736","suhair","suhair",,,"0","1",,"1403711779","2014-06-25T15:56:19Z","Google Chrome Tip","http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/28zraw/lpt_the_one_simple_trick_significantly_speeds_up/" -"7944989","priteshjain","priteshjain","true",,,"1",,"1403713753","2014-06-25T16:29:13Z","Google Design","http://www.google.co.in/design/" -"7945257","woven","woven",,,"0","1",,"1403715779","2014-06-25T17:02:59Z","Polymer core elements based on Google's Material Design","http://www.polymer-project.org/docs/elements/core-elements.html" -"7945818","prateekj","prateekj",,,"0","1",,"1403720637","2014-06-25T18:23:57Z","Google Unveils New Cross Platform Design Language “Material Design”","http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/25/google-unveils-new-cross-platform-design-language-material-design/?utm_campaign=fb&ncid=fb" -"7945935","lynnlinlynn","lynnlinlynn",,,"0","2",,"1403721722","2014-06-25T18:42:02Z","3 Mobile Trends from Google I/O Keynote","http://apptimize.com/blog/2014/06/3-mobile-trends-from-google-io/" -"7946212","ianceicys","ianceicys",,,"0","1","The World’s Most Advanced Mobile Device Cloud is joining Google.","1403724275","2014-06-25T19:24:35Z","Appurify joins Google","http://appurify.com/" -"7948211","ElinaBryan","ElinaBryan",,,"0","1",,"1403759278","2014-06-26T05:07:58Z","App Indexing for Google Search","https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/webmasters/" -"7948265","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1403761277","2014-06-26T05:41:17Z","Android Wear Smart Watches Available on Google Play Store","http://www.vlogg.com/14656/android-wear-smart-watches-now-available-google-play-store/" -"7948787","heelhook","heelhook",,,"115","74",,"1403776371","2014-06-26T09:52:51Z","Uber isn’t the problem; taxi regulations are","http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/06/22/uber-isn-problem-taxi-regulations-are/5tBvAe8rcnGFcDYDT0jx3N/story.html" -"7949631","mcalmels","mcalmels",,,"0","1",,"1403791102","2014-06-26T13:58:22Z","Google Glass Review","http://www.knowyourmobile.com/google/google-glass/22325/google-glass-review-heads-googles-fanciest-gizmo" -"7951077","xrd","xrd",,,"0","1",,"1403809319","2014-06-26T19:01:59Z","Will Google Thrive in the Distraction Free Tech Universe?","http://thenewstack.io/will-google-thrive-in-the-distraction-free-tech-universe/" -"7951298","ossama","ossama",,,"11","57",,"1403812079","2014-06-26T19:47:59Z","Uber Wedding","https://blog.uber.com/uberwedding" -"7952257","bane","bane",,,"0","1",,"1403829511","2014-06-27T00:38:31Z","Google's insane all-seeing Project Tango tablet is coming to consumers next year","http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/26/5846012/googles-insane-all-seeing-project-tango-tablet-is-coming-to-consumers" -"7954512","abdophoto","abdophoto",,,"0","2",,"1403884017","2014-06-27T15:46:57Z","Apple and wearables","http://thetechblock.com/apple-wearables/" -"7954526","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","2",,"1403884130","2014-06-27T15:48:50Z","What could Uber do to the future of drugmaking?","http://medcitynews.com/2014/06/uber-future-drugmaking" -"7955258","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1403891192","2014-06-27T17:46:32Z","The new Google Docs and Apps: Still second banana to Microsoft Office","http://blogs.computerworld.com/desktop-apps/24072/new-google-docs-and-apps-still-second-banana-microsoft-office" -"7958324","kichu37","kichu37","true",,,"11",,"1403966943","2014-06-28T14:49:03Z","Buy Google #Cardboard Clone For $20","http://bestpcinfos.com/google-cardboard-clone/" -"7967714","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1404162389","2014-06-30T21:06:29Z","The Eternal Conflict Between Apple and Customers: iPhone Cases","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/the-eternal-conflict-between-apple-and-customers-iphone-cases" -"7967842","bane","bane",,,"0","2",,"1404163791","2014-06-30T21:29:51Z","Windows 'Threshold': More on Microsoft's plan to win over Windows 7 users","http://www.zdnet.com/windows-threshold-more-on-microsofts-plan-to-win-over-windows-7-users-7000031070/" -"7968303","cybernewsalerts","cybernewsalerts","true",,,"1",,"1404170878","2014-06-30T23:27:58Z","Dutch Computer Expert Found Vulnerability on Google Glass","http://www.cybernewsalerts.com/2014/07/dutch-computer-expert-found.html" -"7969773","jcr","jcr",,,"0","1",,"1404206605","2014-07-01T09:23:25Z","Google Makes Its Search Engine a Remote Control for Some Mobile Apps","http://www.technologyreview.com/news/528681/google-makes-its-search-engine-a-remote-control-for-some-mobile-apps/" -"7971042","janjongboom","janjongboom","true",,,"1",,"1404226525","2014-07-01T14:55:25Z","People who look cool wearing Google Glass","http://coolgoogleglasswearers.tumblr.com/" -"7972098","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"0","1",,"1404235008","2014-07-01T17:16:48Z","Apple adds 9 more auto makers to its CarPlay program","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2014/07/01/apple-adds-9-auto-makers-including-audi-chrysler-dodge-carplay-program/" -"7976623","fooyc","fooyc",,,"0","1",,"1404305551","2014-07-02T12:52:31Z","Google FlatBuffers","https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/" -"7978260","radmuzom","radmuzom",,,"0","2",,"1404322027","2014-07-02T17:27:07Z","UberX Wages War On Bay Area Taxis With 25% Price Cut","http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/30/uberx-now-45-percent-cheaper-than-taxis/" -"7989489","frostnovazzz","frostnovazzz","true",,,"1",,"1404493299","2014-07-04T17:01:39Z","Apple hires sales director of TAG Heuer for anticipated 'iWatch' launch","http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/07/04/apple-hires-sales-director-of-swiss-watch-maker-tag-heuer-for-anticipated-iwatch-launch" -"7989919","woah","woah",,,"0","2",,"1404501247","2014-07-04T19:14:07Z","Goldman Sachs Takes Google to Court to Have ""Missent"" Email Deleted","http://www.dailytech.com/Quick+Note+Goldman+Sachs+Takes+Google+to+Court+to+Have+Missent+Email+Deleted/article36166.htm" -"7991295","Kris6999","Kris6999","true",,,"1",,"1404546079","2014-07-05T07:41:19Z","FreebieJeebies — Apple hack ( it's complete one offer to active account)","http://apple.freebiejeebies.co.uk/user.refer.friends.php#.U7er7-Kk9bI.hackernews" -"7998084","lalwanivikas","lalwanivikas",,,"0","2",,"1404729199","2014-07-07T10:33:19Z","Street Art Project With Google","https://streetart.withgoogle.com/en/#home" -"7998598","camwest","camwest","true",,,"1",,"1404738789","2014-07-07T13:13:09Z","Samsung’s new iPhone-bashing ad is more true than Apple wants to admit","http://bgr.com/2014/07/03/samsung-wall-huggers-ad-iphone/?utm_content=buffer2d19f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" -"7999386","_craft","_craft",,,"2","2",,"1404747825","2014-07-07T15:43:45Z","UberX in NYC now cheaper than yellow cabs","http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2014/07/07/uberx-price-cut-targets-yellow-cabs/" -"8000700","nairteashop","nairteashop",,,"0","3",,"1404760155","2014-07-07T19:09:15Z","Google's $600 million real estate shopping spree in Mountain View","http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_26102102/googles-600-million-real-estate-shopping-spree-mountain" -"8001273","eamonncarey","eamonncarey",,,"0","1",,"1404765747","2014-07-07T20:42:27Z","Make more mischief - event at Google Campus London on July 22nd","http://attending.io/events/make-more-mischief" -"8001807","cl8ton","cl8ton",,,"0","1",,"1404770700","2014-07-07T22:05:00Z","Microsoft’s Kinect arriving on July 15th and moving away from gaming","http://articles.factspocket.com/2014/07/a-new-kinect-for-windows-is-coming-and.html" -"8002097","lelandbatey","lelandbatey",,,"47","27","I'm looking for a laptop with:

1. 1080p screen -2. 5+ hours of battery life -3. A keyboard that's nice to type on

I don't care if it's made of wood and painted with rainbows and superheroes, but for the life of me I just cannot find a straightforward laptop for programming. I don't care about gaming, I don't care about hard disk size beyond about 120GB. It just has to be "fast enough" with a nice long battery, good screen, and a keyboard that doesn't make me hate typing.

Why must it be so hard to find a site that lets me filter on resolution instead of screen size? Why do all the reviews I find online talk about the "finish" of the laptop, or the way it looks? Why can't I find any reviews from professionals?

Btw, there's a project for you: detailed collection of data about different products, similar to [0]PcPartPicker, but for things like laptops, or cars, or whatever.","1404774006","2014-07-07T23:00:06Z","Ask HN: Laptops for programming (that aren't Apple laptops)?", -"8002369","gelliott","gelliott",,,"0","3",,"1404778656","2014-07-08T00:17:36Z","UberX Is Now Cheaper Than An NYC Taxi","https://blog.uber.com/nyc/uberX-price-cut" -"8004614","brk","brk",,,"0","2",,"1404829160","2014-07-08T14:19:20Z","Anti-Uber: The quiet disruption of NYC dollar vans","http://pando.com/2014/07/08/anti-uber-the-quiet-disruption-of-nyc-dollar-vans/" -"8005800","rahij","rahij",,,"0","4",,"1404842472","2014-07-08T18:01:12Z","Apple Patents A Way To Make All-Glass iPhones, iPads, Monitors And TVs","http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/08/apple-patents-a-way-to-make-all-glass-iphones-ipads-monitors-and-tvs/?utm_campaign=fb&ncid=fb" -"8008773","paulnrogers","paulnrogers",,,"0","1",,"1404898419","2014-07-09T09:33:39Z","Uber aiming to get too big to ban","http://www.wired.com/2014/07/ubers-brilliant-strategy-to-make-itself-too-big-to-ban/" -"8008929","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1404901968","2014-07-09T10:32:48Z","Http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/apple-continues-distance-Google/","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/apple-continues-distance-google/" -"8009804","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","3",,"1404916523","2014-07-09T14:35:23Z","Yelp Becomes Official Complainant Against Google In European Antitrust Case","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/yelp-becomes-official-complainant-google-european-antitrust-case/" -"8010386","e15ctr0n","e15ctr0n",,,"0","1",,"1404922101","2014-07-09T16:08:21Z","Uber’s Brilliant Strategy to Make Itself Too Big to Ban","https://www.wired.com/2014/07/ubers-brilliant-strategy-to-make-itself-too-big-to-ban/" -"8010578","brmunk","brmunk",,,"1","4",,"1404923910","2014-07-09T16:38:30Z","Apple’s “Secret” eBay Store Returns","http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/08/apples-secret-ebay-store-returns/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity" -"8010834","Doubleguitars","Doubleguitars",,,"0","2",,"1404926102","2014-07-09T17:15:02Z","Uber for Art Forgeries","https://medium.com/message/uber-for-art-forgeries-2c9c8bf41608" -"8012273","bjchrist","bjchrist",,,"0","1",,"1404940518","2014-07-09T21:15:18Z","NY Reaches Price Limit Deal With Car Service Uber","http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/ny-reaches-price-limit-deal-car-service-uber-24472570" -"8013133","arms77","arms77",,,"0","3",,"1404955939","2014-07-10T01:32:19Z","Google's New Smartwatches Are Already Facing A Big Problem With Downloading App","http://www.businessinsider.com/android-wear-apps-problem-2014-7?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select&utm_campaign=BI%20Select%20%28Wednesday%20Friday%29%202014-07-09&utm_content=emailshare" -"8013576","spking","spking",,,"0","5",,"1404965602","2014-07-10T04:13:22Z","Uber driver takes riders on high-speed chase, with taxi inspector in hot pursuit","http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/09/uber-driver-takes-riders-on-high-speed-chase-with-taxi-inspector-in-hot-pursuit/" -"8013860","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","3",,"1404972455","2014-07-10T06:07:35Z","Uber ride in Washington, DC turns into a high-speed car chase","http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/9/5885497/uber-ride-in-washington-dc-turns-into-a-high-speed-car-chase" -"8014076","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","1",,"1404978507","2014-07-10T07:48:27Z","Google Ventures invests in Europe","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/google-ventures-invests-in-europe.html?m=1" -"8014321","robjama","robjama",,,"0","1",,"1404983935","2014-07-10T09:18:55Z","MindRDR – First Google Glass app controlled with your mind","http://mindrdr.thisplace.com/static/index.html" -"8014778","bgoldy","bgoldy",,,"53","160",,"1404997219","2014-07-10T13:00:19Z","Microsoft, RedHat, IBM, Docker, Mesosphere, CoreOS and SaltStack join Kubernetes","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2014/07/welcome-microsoft-redhat-ibm-docker-and-more-to-the-kubernetes-community.html" -"8015016","danielesyrup","danielesyrup",,,"0","2",,"1405001598","2014-07-10T14:13:18Z","Google Launches $100 Million Fund to Invest in European Startups","http://mashable.com/2014/07/10/google-ventures-europe/" -"8015459","luu","luu",,,"182","84",,"1405008931","2014-07-10T16:15:31Z","Uber Makes Economists Sad","http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-07-09/uber-makes-economists-sad" -"8015637","polvi","polvi",,,"12","58",,"1405010755","2014-07-10T16:45:55Z","Running Kubernetes Example on CoreOS, Part 1","http://coreos.com/blog/running-kubernetes-example-on-CoreOS-part-1/" -"8015802","BrandonMarc","BrandonMarc",,,"0","2",,"1405012156","2014-07-10T17:09:16Z","Man claims he was kidnapped by Uber driver in DC","http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/25985330/man-claims-he-was-kidnapped-by-uber-driver-in-dc" -"8016629","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1405019964","2014-07-10T19:19:24Z","Black Holes and Scientific Computing with Apple's New Mac Pro","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/black-holes-and-scientific-computing-with-apples-new-mac-pro" -"8017187","bdehaaff","bdehaaff",,,"0","3",,"1405025240","2014-07-10T20:47:20Z","Here Are Five Things Uber Did To Beat Lyft","http://www.businessinsider.com/how-uber-is-beating-the-competition-2014-7" -"8018826","downstream1960","downstream1960","true",,,"1",,"1405051739","2014-07-11T04:08:59Z","Satya Nadella’s Vision For A New Microsoft","http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/10/satya-nadellas-vision-for-a-new-microsoft/" -"8018912","waitingkuo","waitingkuo",,,"0","2",,"1405054277","2014-07-11T04:51:17Z","Google, Microsoft, IBM Collaborate To Make Managing Docker Containers Easier","http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/10/google-microsoft-ibm-and-others-collaborate-to-make-managing-docker-containers-easier/" -"8021385","dsirijus","dsirijus",,,"0","1",,"1405100297","2014-07-11T17:38:17Z","How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size","http://abovethecrowd.com/2014/07/11/how-to-miss-by-a-mile-an-alternative-look-at-ubers-potential-market-size" -"8023937","BogdanCalin","BogdanCalin",,,"0","3",,"1405149223","2014-07-12T07:13:43Z","Why Google's Waze Is Trading User Data With Local Governments","http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/07/07/why-google-waze-helps-local-governments-track-its-users/" -"8024007","hachiya","hachiya",,,"0","4",,"1405153190","2014-07-12T08:19:50Z","Elixir: Making Apple Developers Feel at Home","http://variousandsundry.com/cs/blog/2014/07/12/elixir-making-apple-developers-feel-at-home/" -"8026687","cdvonstinkpot","cdvonstinkpot",,,"0","2",,"1405226841","2014-07-13T04:47:21Z","Mind Control App for Google Glass [video]","http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/tech/2014/07/10/pkg-mclaughlin-google-glass-mind-control.cnn.html?c=tech" -"8026749","HeinZawHtet","HeinZawHtet",,,"0","2",,"1405230249","2014-07-13T05:44:09Z","Google's new designs are starting to roll out","https://drive.google.com/document/" -"8027047","shahocean","shahocean",,,"0","1",,"1405246822","2014-07-13T10:20:22Z","Show HN: ElgooG (Google Mirror)","http://elgoog.im" -"8030992","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","2",,"1405347367","2014-07-14T14:16:07Z","Google Webmaster Tools Gets New rel-alternate-hreflang Feature","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/google-webmaster-tools-gets-new-rel-alternate-hreflang-feature/" -"8032067","mikeevans","mikeevans",,,"0","3",,"1405359168","2014-07-14T17:32:48Z","Uber Blog – uberFAMILY: For Parents On The Go","http://blog.uber.com/uberfamilydc" -"8032469","jamesbritt","jamesbritt",,,"0","1",,"1405363243","2014-07-14T18:40:43Z","Google, Canon, Dropbox and Others Pool Patents to Ward Off Trolls","http://recode.net/2014/07/09/google-canon-dropbox-and-others-pool-patents-to-ward-off-trolls/" -"8032576","ctoth","ctoth",,,"0","2",,"1405364577","2014-07-14T19:02:57Z","State agency: Uber ‘not legal in S.C.’","http://charlestonbusiness.com/news/51905-state-agency-uber-lsquo-not-legal-in-s-c-rsquo" -"8037919","heeton","heeton",,,"0","1",,"1405446705","2014-07-15T17:51:45Z","Get Bitcoin exchange rates via Google","https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=1btc+in+gbp" -"8039620","boomzilla","boomzilla",,,"0","2",,"1405464959","2014-07-15T22:55:59Z","Vinod Khosla's fireside chat with Google co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin","http://www.khoslaventures.com/fireside-chat-with-google-co-founders-larry-page-and-sergey-brin" -"8040814","bprs","bprs",,,"0","1",,"1405491902","2014-07-16T06:25:02Z","Apple and IBM Forge Global Partnership to Transform Enterprise Mobility","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-and-ibm-forge-global-partnership-to-transform-enterprise-mobility-2014-07-15" -"8042731","piokuc","piokuc",,,"0","1",,"1405526453","2014-07-16T16:00:53Z","Microsoft Challenges Google’s Artificial Brain With ‘Project Adam’","http://www.wired.com/2014/07/microsoft-adam" -"8042740","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","1",,"1405526528","2014-07-16T16:02:08Z","Microsoft wants to be part of Judgment Day, too: Introducing the Project Adam AI","http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/186305-microsoft-wants-to-be-part-of-judgment-day-too-introducing-the-project-adam-artificial-intelligence" -"8043353","wfjackson","wfjackson",,,"0","4",,"1405532534","2014-07-16T17:42:14Z","There's a (cloud) app for that: Microsoft adds app store to Azure","http://www.infoworld.com/t/cloud-computing/theres-cloud-app-microsoft-adds-app-store-azure-246189" -"8043459","jflowers45","jflowers45",,,"0","3",,"1405533617","2014-07-16T18:00:17Z","Apple Agrees To Pay As Much As $450M To Settle E-Book Case, Will Continue Appeal","http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/16/apple-agrees-to-pay-as-much-as-450m-to-settle-e-book-case-but-says-it-will-continue-appeal/" -"8044491","snydeq","snydeq",,,"0","2",,"1405543988","2014-07-16T20:53:08Z","IBM plus Apple: It's all about the apps","http://www.infoworld.com/t/mobile-apps/ibm-plus-apple-its-all-about-the-apps-246403" -"8044729","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","2",,"1405546397","2014-07-16T21:33:17Z","Google Webmaster Tools Gets Updated Robots.txt Testing Tool","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/google-webmaster-tools-gets-updated-robots-txt-testing-tool/" -"8046919","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","3",,"1405596864","2014-07-17T11:34:24Z","Google Abandons Real Name Policy for Google+, Apologizes for the Confusion","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/google-abandons-real-name-policy-google-apologizes-confusion/" -"8047291","arnieswap","arnieswap",,,"0","5",,"1405602875","2014-07-17T13:14:35Z","Microsoft kills Nokia's Android phones","http://www.themukt.com/2014/07/17/microsoft-kills-nokias-android-phones/" -"8047499","rbudd","rbudd","true",,,"1",,"1405605248","2014-07-17T13:54:08Z","Expansion of Microsoft Research–Analysis and Download of 1997 Plan","http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2014/07/17/expansion-of-microsoft-research-analysis-and-download-of-1997-plan/" -"8048127","rb2e","rb2e",,,"0","2",,"1405611761","2014-07-17T15:42:41Z","Blurred lines: Are YouTubers breaking the law?","http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-16-blurred-lines-are-youtubers-breaking-the-law" -"8049036","forgotAgain","forgotAgain",,,"0","1",,"1405619524","2014-07-17T17:52:04Z","Mini-Microsoft: 18,000 Microsoft Jobs Gone... Eventually?","http://minimsft.blogspot.com/" -"8049257","faraday","faraday",,,"0","1",,"1405621644","2014-07-17T18:27:24Z","Microsoft disrupts millions of users over some No-Ip clients","http://www.noip.com/blog/2014/06/30/ips-formal-statement-microsoft-takedown/" -"8050280","e15ctr0n","e15ctr0n",,,"0","2",,"1405632532","2014-07-17T21:28:52Z","Microsoft is killing its Android smartphones after just four months","http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/jul14/07-17announcement2.aspx" -"8050896","lingome123","lingome123","true",,,"1",,"1405640826","2014-07-17T23:47:06Z","Apple, Adobe logo redesign from inspirations of Airbnb's new logo","https://twitter.com/HuIsLeona/status/489854528758374401" -"8050938","deviceguru","deviceguru","true",,,"1",,"1405641479","2014-07-17T23:57:59Z","New wireless mesh standard hatches from Google's Nest ·  LinuxGizmos.com","http://linuxgizmos.com/new-wireless-mesh-standard-hatches-from-googles-nest/" -"8054380","peterb","peterb","true",,,"1",,"1405704863","2014-07-18T17:34:23Z","The Microsoft layoffs are about culture not money","http://www.citeworld.com/article/2455113/business-money/the-microsoft-layoffs-are-about-culture-not-money.html" -"8055668","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1405718011","2014-07-18T21:13:31Z","Apple Goes Back to the Future to Fight Google","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-goes-back-to-the-future-to-fight-google" -"8056633","DA_Competence","DA_Competence","true",,,"1",,"1405742163","2014-07-19T03:56:03Z","DevOps Tools by Microsoft","http://blog.dataart.com/devops-tools-by-microsoft/" -"8058618","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1405801879","2014-07-19T20:31:19Z","Un-Official Google Eclipse Plugin for Luna 4.4 Download","http://www.vlogg.com/14805/un-official-google-eclipse-plugin-luna-4-4-now-available-download/" -"8060152","neeharc","neeharc",,,"0","3",,"1405859002","2014-07-20T12:23:22Z","Conversations with Uber – Memoirs of an Uber Rider","https://medium.com/@neeharc/5c637998c84" -"8060646","djug","djug",,,"0","1",,"1405872537","2014-07-20T16:08:57Z","Microsoft just gifted the world’s most promising mobile phone market to Google","http://qz.com/237028/microsoft-just-gifted-the-worlds-most-promising-mobile-phone-market-to-google/" -"8061698","Brajeshwar","Brajeshwar",,,"1","3",,"1405893990","2014-07-20T22:06:30Z","Apple Buys HopStop.com From Nigerian Entrepreneur Chinedu Echeruo For $1 Billion","http://www.dailybuzz.ch/2014/07/apple-buys-hopstopcom-from-nigerian.html" -"8063661","cjdulberger","cjdulberger",,,"96","68",,"1405951203","2014-07-21T14:00:03Z","Seoul Moves to Ban Uber, Plans Own App","http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2014/07/21/seoul-moves-to-ban-uber-plans-own-app/" -"8064347","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1405959113","2014-07-21T16:11:53Z","The fatal flaw in Nokia's Lumia 635 Windows Phone: What was Microsoft thinking?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows-phone/24160/fatal-flaw-nokias-lumia-635-windows-phone-what-was-microsoft-thinking" -"8064500","reuwsaat","reuwsaat","true",,,"1","Short and long term. Technical and social consequences.","1405960625","2014-07-21T16:37:05Z","Ask HN: What if EC2, Google, MS and FB turn all idle servers loose mining Bitcoins", -"8064604","kareemm","kareemm",,,"0","2",,"1405961780","2014-07-21T16:56:20Z","The Best Leaders at Google Aren't Stanford/MIT Grads With Perfect SATs","http://www.inc.com/walter-chen/google-isn-8217-t-looking-for-stanford-and-mit-grads-it-8217-s-looking-for-this-.html?utm_content=bufferbc2d6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer" -"8065171","stevekinney","stevekinney",,,"0","1",,"1405967363","2014-07-21T18:29:23Z","Apple Releases Swift Sample Code","https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/navigation/#section=Resource%20Types&topic=Sample%20Code" -"8066099","bdehaaff","bdehaaff",,,"1","1",,"1405977940","2014-07-21T21:25:40Z","Seoul wants to ban Uber and build its own app","http://www.fastcompany.com/3033313/fast-feed/seoul-wants-to-ban-uber-and-build-its-own-app?partner=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29" -"8069167","shriram_b02","shriram_b02",,,"0","1",,"1406039686","2014-07-22T14:34:46Z","What if I joined Uber out of college? How much is that equity worth now?","https://equityzen.com/blog/uber-employee-shareholder-value-analysis/" -"8070033","bhartzer","bhartzer",,,"0","2",,"1406048246","2014-07-22T16:57:26Z","Is this Apple's new iWatch?","http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/22/technology/mobile/apple-iwatch-patent/index.html?hpt=hp_t2" -"8070812","lalwanivikas","lalwanivikas",,,"0","2",,"1406054556","2014-07-22T18:42:36Z","Announcing Display Targeting Reports in Google Analytics","https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GoogleAnalytics/posts/UgCvXLwqVhN" -"8071404","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","1",,"1406061046","2014-07-22T20:30:46Z","Apple Q3 Earnings","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-q3-earnings-2014-7" -"8071804","AliCollins","AliCollins",,,"0","2",,"1406066286","2014-07-22T21:58:06Z","Courses that Google and Udacity are developing together","http://www.udacity.com/google" -"8072617","nreece","nreece",,,"0","4",,"1406082042","2014-07-23T02:20:42Z","Apple watch patent reveals device called 'iTime'","http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/apple-watch-patent-reveals-device-called-itime-20140723-zvw70.html" -"8072685","ksikka","ksikka",,,"0","2",,"1406083924","2014-07-23T02:52:04Z","Apple Sued by 20,000 workers who claim they were denied rest periods","http://recode.net/2014/07/22/apple-faces-class-action-suit-for-unpaid-wages/" -"8073413","nclx","nclx",,,"0","1",,"1406105726","2014-07-23T08:55:26Z","Ask HN: Plugin to search Facebook and Whatsapp messenger from Apple Mail app?", -"8073473","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","2",,"1406107484","2014-07-23T09:24:44Z","Google Faces Potential Fines, Criminal Charges In Italy","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/google-faces-potential-fines-criminal-charges-italy/" -"8073915","Mitt","Mitt",,,"0","2",,"1406118041","2014-07-23T12:20:41Z","Microsoft laid me off after 15 years of service. Life after Microsoft?","http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRV6PXB6QLk" -"8074148","coneybeare","coneybeare",,,"0","1",,"1406121205","2014-07-23T13:13:25Z","How to Make an HTML Signature in Apple Mail for Yosemite OS X 10.10","http://matt.coneybeare.me/how-to-make-an-html-signature-in-apple-mail-for-yosemite-os-x-10-dot-10/" -"8075983","djug","djug",,,"0","2",,"1406139560","2014-07-23T18:19:20Z","Dwolla goes “wearable” with new Google Glass integration","http://blog.dwolla.com/dwolla-now-available-on-google-glass/?utm_source=newsletter-business&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=google-glass-07-23-2014" -"8077634","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,,"1",,"1406160224","2014-07-24T00:03:44Z","If Not Google Plus – Where Will We Find a Facebook Alternative?","http://uber.la/2014/07/if-not-google/" -"8078461","vinhnx","vinhnx",,,"0","1",,"1406185347","2014-07-24T07:02:27Z","Five Retail Rules Flagrantly Violated by the Apple Store","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-22/five-retail-rules-flagrantly-violated-by-the-apple-store" -"8079677","lelf","lelf",,,"0","1",,"1406211686","2014-07-24T14:21:26Z","Things I wish I’d known about Google Docs","http://www.lshift.net/blog/2014/07/23/things-i-wish-id-known-about-google-docs" -"8079877","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1406213782","2014-07-24T14:56:22Z","Will Microsoft's Surface line ever make a profit?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/tablets/24176/will-microsofts-surface-line-ever-make-profit" -"8080467","dedalus","dedalus",,,"0","2",,"1406218961","2014-07-24T16:22:41Z","Markdown – Google Doc","http://marksteve.com/downdoc/" -"8080549","ski","ski",,,"0","1",,"1406219611","2014-07-24T16:33:31Z","How Startups Can Do Retail Right from the Inventor of the Apple Store","http://firstround.com/article/How-to-Do-Retail-Right-from-the-Inventor-of-the-Apple-Store" -"8080973","nicolej1610","nicolej1610","true",,,"1",,"1406223247","2014-07-24T17:34:07Z","Uber ride SO TRUE","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHZESdeSttc" -"8081451","techieinafrica","techieinafrica",,,"0","2",,"1406228120","2014-07-24T18:55:20Z","Riding Uber in Lagos","http://www.iafrikan.com/2014/07/24/uber-lagos/" -"8082878","avelis","avelis",,,"0","2",,"1406243387","2014-07-24T23:09:47Z","A Data Science Chat with Kevin Novak from Uber","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIbzibEAcr8" -"8084402","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1406282067","2014-07-25T09:54:27Z","Google Reportedly Buys Twitch For $1B","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/google-reportedly-buys-twitch-1-billion/" -"8084586","rossiben","rossiben",,,"0","1",,"1406286314","2014-07-25T11:05:14Z","IT as Frankenstein: Creating Google-like, monster infrastructure","http://www.information-age.com/technology/data-centre-and-it-infrastructure/123458287/cio-frankenstein-creating-monster-infrastructure-web-scale-it" -"8085582","yarapavan","yarapavan",,,"0","2",,"1406300964","2014-07-25T15:09:24Z","Google dumps plans for OpenSSL in Chrome, takes own Boring road","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/07/google-dumps-plans-for-openssl-in-chrome-takes-own-boring-road/" -"8085837","zt","zt",,,"0","1",,"1406303426","2014-07-25T15:50:26Z","Facebook and Uber Discuss Integration of Car Service Into Messenger","http://recode.net/2014/07/24/facebook-and-uber-discuss-integration-of-car-service-into-messenger/" -"8085996","JVRudnick","JVRudnick","true",,,"1",,"1406305052","2014-07-25T16:17:32Z","Search Engines: There's LOTS more than only Google","http://www.canuckseo.com/index.php/2014/07/search-engines-lots-google/" -"8090334","nicolej1610","nicolej1610","true",,,"1",,"1406398818","2014-07-26T18:20:18Z","Girls using Uber. So True","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHZESdeSttc" -"8094684","qzervaas","qzervaas",,,"52","44",,"1406511249","2014-07-28T01:34:09Z","Apple Featured My Game, Here's Why I Changed It","http://zervaas.com.au/blog/hexiled-feature.html" -"8095482","wongwf82","wongwf82",,,"4","6","I've hailed a driver who didn't ring me to say he was on his way. Then I see that he is taking the longer routes to my place, doing U-turns and finally when he is just a few roads a way, he ends up taking a wrong turn and joins a long queue for the traffic. I couldn't ring him because his mobile ran out of battery (which I later found out when we finally met). I just kept seeing him stumble on the Uber map while we're rushing to get to a place.

After 25 minutes of wait, I gave up waiting and drove out to find him (using the Uber map to track him down). I finally bumped into him coming from opposite side and he followed my car home before we could start our journey elsewhere. So time spent before we got on the Uber car = 35 minutes.","1406529380","2014-07-28T06:36:20Z","Ask HN: What is your worst or unusual Uber experience?", -"8097757","gmays","gmays",,,"0","1",,"1406564967","2014-07-28T16:29:27Z","Apple Can't Give Away Its Cash Fast Enough","http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/07/28/apple-inc-cant-give-away-its-cash-fast-enough.aspx" -"8097983","trauco","trauco",,,"0","1",,"1406566952","2014-07-28T17:02:32Z","UberX Drivers Might Never Get Any Better at Navigation","http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/07/uberx-drivers-might-never-get-any-better-at-navigation/375013/" -"8098251","nicolej1610","nicolej1610","true",,,"1",,"1406569442","2014-07-28T17:44:02Z","Girls use Uber. Watch what happens","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHZESdeSttc" -"8098518","draker","draker",,,"1","4",,"1406572225","2014-07-28T18:30:25Z","Tampa man accused of scamming Apple out of $309,768","http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/tampa-man-accused-of-scamming-apple-out-of-309768/2189776" -"8098926","stormbr","stormbr","true",,,"28","Hello HN,

This is just a quick vent to the community because we've been so frustrated for the last couple of days. We were fearing something like this happening because of the recent AdSense scandal stuff that I'm sure most of you have read about by now.

Here's what happened. We built two sites in the last month that have had explosive growth from social traffic and we registered an AdSense account, got approved, and put the ads on the sites about two weeks ago. The sites were similar (we built a custom CMS) but each had different and unique content and 100% of the traffic was real and from actual people who shared our content.

Starting from July 10 we were averaging a few million page views a day. So we generated about $125,000 in revenue in a 12 day period. Around July 21 we got 2 policy violation notifications from AdSense for very innocent mistakes on Ad placement, we quickly fixed them and both issues were immediately resolved.

Fast forward three days, we get an email saying our account is disabled for policy reasons (because the sites use the same template) and we won't be able to get any of the revenue. We never got any warnings and it was all very immediate.

Our sites had very normal CTRs and CPCs. We're really shocked at the fact that this could happen even though we did absolutely nothing worthy of such action. We only have one screenshot of the main AdSense page for one of the days and we're kicking ourselves in the foot for not meticulously screenshoting the performance pages to use as legal proof.

Anyways, hope you all have good luck with your businesses but just be wary of AdSense if you're currently using it. They can do crap like this and not explain it at all and they still manage to get away with it.","1406576529","2014-07-28T19:42:09Z","Tell HN: Google Disabled Our AdSense Account With $125K Earnings", -"8099408","fharper1961","fharper1961",,,"0","1",,"1406582430","2014-07-28T21:20:30Z","Google's 'perfect human' project isn't evil, it's business","http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/28/5943999/googles-perfect-human-project-isnt-evil-its-business" -"8099560","arms77","arms77",,,"0","1",,"1406584486","2014-07-28T21:54:46Z","Dell, BlackBerry downplay threat from Apple-IBM alliance","http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/25/us-tech-partnerships-idUSKBN0FU23320140725?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews" -"8099690","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","1",,"1406586266","2014-07-28T22:24:26Z","China’s Baidu follows Google steer with self-driving car","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/8b87c5f4-163b-11e4-93ec-00144feabdc0.html" -"8100101","ramykhuffash","ramykhuffash",,,"72","81",,"1406594436","2014-07-29T00:40:36Z","Uber vs. Car Ownership","http://blog.samaltman.com/uber-vs-car-ownership" -"8100709","goronbjorn","goronbjorn",,,"0","1",,"1406608958","2014-07-29T04:42:38Z","Uber Gets Down To Business With New Travel Expense Tools And Concur Integration","http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/28/uber-for-business/" -"8101607","joeallenpro","joeallenpro",,,"0","3",,"1406631856","2014-07-29T11:04:16Z","Apple caught us spamming","http://appstore100k.com/blog/apple-caught-us-spamming/" -"8101999","wfjackson","wfjackson",,,"0","4",,"1406639544","2014-07-29T13:12:24Z","China Regulator Announces Anti-Monopoly Probe of Microsoft","http://recode.net/2014/07/29/china-regulator-announces-anti-monopoly-probe-of-microsoft/" -"8102346","mpelembe","mpelembe","true",,,"1",,"1406643569","2014-07-29T14:19:29Z","Microsoft under anti-monopoly probe in China","http://media.mpelembe.net/microsoft-under-anti-monopoly-probe-in-china/" -"8102710","vishalzone2002","vishalzone2002",,,"0","1",,"1406647587","2014-07-29T15:26:27Z","Rag to riches : uber-billionaire-ryan-graves","http://www.dailyfinance.com/on/uber-billionaire-ryan-graves/?a_dgi=aolshare_facebook" -"8102868","arrmjr","arrmjr",,,"0","1",,"1406648911","2014-07-29T15:48:31Z","Apple refreshes Macbook Pro line","http://store.apple.com/us-hed/buy-mac/macbook-pro" -"8103542","AVTizzle","AVTizzle",,,"0","5",,"1406655320","2014-07-29T17:35:20Z","Uber is one of the most exciting companies in the world to watch right now","http://www.crewlab.net/uber-for-business/" -"8104608","zabalmendi","zabalmendi",,,"0","1",,"1406663974","2014-07-29T19:59:34Z","Uber and Airbnb Welcome Corporate Travelers to the Sharing World","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-29/uber-and-airbnb-in-deal-with-concur-seek-more-business-travelers " -"8104738","kasperset","kasperset",,,"0","2","Good Intro to some basic concepts of computing. -ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/documentation/programming/6502assembly/The%20Visible%20Computer-6502%20Manual.pdf","1406665083","2014-07-29T20:18:03Z","Apple II 6502 Assembly", -"8106192","meholstein","meholstein",,,"0","1",,"1406689875","2014-07-30T03:11:15Z","UX Teardown of Apple's Mail app","http://www.ideatoappbook.com/blog/2014/7/24/workflow-in-apples-mail-app" -"8106690","uka","uka",,,"0","1",,"1406701303","2014-07-30T06:21:43Z","Microsoft.ba","http://microsoft.ba/" -"8108155","markcrazyhorse","markcrazyhorse",,,"0","1",,"1406729080","2014-07-30T14:04:40Z","Swell. Apple buys 'Pandora-for-talk-radio' app for $30 meeellion","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/28/apple_rumoured_to_be_buying_swell_radio_app/" -"8111229","smacktoward","smacktoward","true",,,"1",,"1406757207","2014-07-30T21:53:27Z","App Debt: How Kim Kardashian and Uber Will Bankrupt Us All","http://valleywag.gawker.com/app-debt-how-kim-kardashian-and-uber-will-bankrupt-us-1613194669" -"8112215","Techasura","Techasura","true",,,"1",,"1406774761","2014-07-31T02:46:01Z","Moishe Lettvin – What I Learned Doing 250 Interviews at Google","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8RxkpUvxK0#t=730" -"8113236","velkyk","velkyk",,,"1","3",,"1406800234","2014-07-31T09:50:34Z","Running Kubernetes Example on CoreOS, Part 2","http://coreos.com/blog/running-kubernetes-example-on-CoreOS-part-2/" -"8117286","mochtar","mochtar",,,"0","1",,"1406844371","2014-07-31T22:06:11Z","Microsoft ordered by U.S. judge to submit customer's emails from abroad","http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0G024I20140731?irpc=932" -"8119677","Audiophilip","Audiophilip",,,"0","1",,"1406900017","2014-08-01T13:33:37Z","Haskell Amuse-Bouche (Google Tech Talk) [video]","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9FagOVqxmI" -"8120215","tudorizer","tudorizer",,,"0","2",,"1406905198","2014-08-01T14:59:58Z","Game Screenshots that sell on the Apple App Store","http://gamasutra.com/blogs/AlexandruBleau/20140730/222164/Game_Screenshots_that_sell_on_the_Apple_App_Store.php" -"8121322","Paul_Dessert","Paul_Dessert",,,"0","1",,"1406911625","2014-08-01T16:47:05Z","Mysterious Google Barge headed for the scrap heap","http://www.pcworld.com/article/2460176/mysterious-google-barge-headed-for-the-scrap-heap.html" -"8121374","techcanuck","techcanuck",,,"0","1",,"1406911956","2014-08-01T16:52:36Z","Unravel Brings Businesses and Customers Together Through Apple's iBeacon","http://www.techvibes.com/blog/unravel-2014-07-31" -"8123899","eliajf","eliajf",,,"0","4",,"1406949745","2014-08-02T03:22:25Z","Apple Doesn't Have To Do Jack S***","http://eliainsider.com/2014/08/01/apple-doesnt-have-to-do-jack-shit/" -"8125946","majc2","majc2",,,"0","1",,"1407011690","2014-08-02T20:34:50Z","Uber app 'competing unfairly' in London","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28615392" -"8127773","lewisfrost","lewisfrost",,,"0","1",,"1407069590","2014-08-03T12:39:50Z","Apple Welcomes Beats","http://www.lewisfrost.com/tech-news/apple-welcomes-beats/" -"8131407","dan_bk","dan_bk","true",,,"11",,"1407155342","2014-08-04T12:29:02Z","Google 'reveals user' over Gmail child abuse images","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28639628" -"8133981","peteretep","peteretep",,,"0","2",,"1407185816","2014-08-04T20:56:56Z","Google reveals child porn user","http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28639628" -"8134012","bado","bado","true",,,"1",,"1407186186","2014-08-04T21:03:06Z","Apple's Sapphire Facility 'Commencing the Transition to Volume Production'","http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/04/apples-sapphire-volume-production/" -"8135815","stfu","stfu","true",,,"1",,"1407220729","2014-08-05T06:38:49Z","Paedophile snared as Google scans routinely Gmail for images of child abuse","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11012008/Paedophile-snared-as-Google-scans-Gmail-for-images-of-child-abuse.html" -"8135942","Mega4alik","Mega4alik",,,"0","1",,"1407224874","2014-08-05T07:47:54Z","Pandora to PlayList Converter for Google Chrome","https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pandora-to-playlist-conve/ijkaobbncdknmjhiccknmanobikfhgcm" -"8136124","pmcpinto","pmcpinto",,,"0","3",,"1407230426","2014-08-05T09:20:26Z","Best Google Web Fonts","http://hellohappy.org/beautiful-web-type" -"8136162","jogebau","jogebau",,,"0","3",,"1407231520","2014-08-05T09:38:40Z","Sometimes, Something Very Illegal Can Lead To Something Great. Like Apple","https://exploreb2b.com/articles/sometimes-something-very-illegal-can-lead-to-something-great-like-apple" -"8137578","speg","speg",,,"0","2",,"1407254105","2014-08-05T15:55:05Z","The entire tech industry struggling to compete with Apple","http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/8/5/5971161/the-entire-tech-industry-struggling-to-compete-with-apple-in-one" -"8137914","muloka","muloka",,,"8","15",,"1407257728","2014-08-05T16:55:28Z","'Uber For Pizza': Five 19 Year Olds Revolutionize Pizza Ordering, Today","http://www.forbes.com/sites/micahsolomon/2014/08/05/uber-for-pizza-five-19-year-olds-revolutionize-pizza-ordering-starting-today/" -"8138913","twapi","twapi",,,"0","2",,"1407267917","2014-08-05T19:45:17Z","Explore Mars and Moon on Google Maps","http://browsernative.com/google-maps-mars-moon-explore-384/" -"8140766","jankeromnes","jankeromnes",,,"0","1",,"1407293548","2014-08-06T02:52:28Z","The Moon and Mars in 3D in Google Maps","https://www.google.com/maps/space/mars/@20.3198088,-137.9718355,14636a,20y,73.26t/data=!3m1!1e3" -"8142588","ecaron","ecaron",,,"0","1",,"1407335107","2014-08-06T14:25:07Z","Google company philosophy: Ten things we know to be true","https://www.google.com/about/company/philosophy/" -"8143166","dannynemer","dannynemer",,,"0","1",,"1407341025","2014-08-06T16:03:45Z","Apple's Job Creation In Europe","http://www.apple.com/uk/job-creation/" -"8143916","oostevo","oostevo",,,"0","1",,"1407348478","2014-08-06T18:07:58Z","Virginia Clears Path for UberX","http://blog.uber.com/VAuberX" -"8144214","scommab","scommab","true",,,"1",,"1407351721","2014-08-06T19:02:01Z","Google Just Rickrolled Me Via An APK Teardown, And I'm Not Even Mad","http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/08/06/google-just-rickrolled-me-via-an-apk-teardown-and-im-not-even-mad/" -"8145089","danelectro","danelectro",,,"44","68",,"1407362147","2014-08-06T21:55:47Z","Houston City Council gives green light to Uber, Lyft","http://abc13.com/news/houston-city-council-gives-green-light-to-uber-lyft/245069/" -"8145141","robertkilonzo","robertkilonzo","true",,,"1",,"1407362755","2014-08-06T22:05:55Z","How to Use Google+ for eCommerce","http://www.osiaffiliate.com/blog/2014/08/06/how-to-use-google-for-ecommerce/" -"8145613","T-A","T-A",,,"0","1",,"1407370357","2014-08-07T00:12:37Z","Should Google Have to Scrub Its ‘Autocomplete’ Suggestions?","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/06/should-google-have-to-scrub-its-autocomplete-suggestions/" -"8146854","jayadevan","jayadevan",,,"0","1",,"1407403524","2014-08-07T09:25:24Z","Google is Making Life Tough for Samsung in India","http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/comments-analysis/how-googles-kitkat-android-one-may-harm-samsungs-smartphone-market-in-india/articleshow/39802879.cms" -"8148403","RhysF","RhysF",,,"0","4",,"1407427284","2014-08-07T16:01:24Z","Lessons learned from Apple's API strategy","http://nordicapis.com/lessons-learned-apples-api-strategy/" -"8148540","friscobob","friscobob",,,"0","3",,"1407428475","2014-08-07T16:21:15Z","Has Google's anti-spam algorithm gone too far?","http://www.cnbc.com/id/101901018" -"8150858","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,,"1",,"1407457249","2014-08-08T00:20:49Z","Google's AdSense Police and the Folly of Appeal","http://uber.la/2014/08/denied-by-google/" -"8150910","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog","true",,,"1",,"1407458402","2014-08-08T00:40:02Z","Apps made by Apple","http://bit.ly/appsmadebyapple" -"8151738","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog","true",,,"1",,"1407479207","2014-08-08T06:26:47Z","Apple and the Indian Smartphone market","http://bit.ly/iphoneinindia" -"8151956","lalmachado","lalmachado",,,"0","1",,"1407486721","2014-08-08T08:32:01Z","Check who can see your Google Drive files with WhoHasAccess","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/08/07/check-can-see-google-drive-files-whohasaccess/" -"8152256","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","2",,"1407495653","2014-08-08T11:00:53Z","Google Announces New Ranking Signal","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/google-announces-new-ranking-signal/" -"8154525","oliviatrixy","oliviatrixy","true",,,"1",,"1407524904","2014-08-08T19:08:24Z","Apple released iOS8 beta5 just now | Jailbreak WatchJailbreak Watch","http://jailbreakwatch.com/apple-released-ios8-beta5-just-now/#.U-UgI0VQ-GI.hackernews" -"8154777","pender","pender",,,"0","1",,"1407528673","2014-08-08T20:11:13Z","Apple and Google poaching settlement rejected by judge","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/11023038/Apple-and-Googles-300m-settlement-over-poaching-staff-rejected-by-judge.html" -"8155404","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1407536639","2014-08-08T22:23:59Z","Why the Apple iWatch Won't Go Straight to the Bottom Dresser Drawer","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/why-the-apple-iwatch-wont-go-straight-to-the-bottom-dresser-drawer" -"8155986","luu","luu",,,"0","1",,"1407548999","2014-08-09T01:49:59Z","Judge rejects Apple and Google wage-fixing settlement, suggests $380M as minimum","http://gigaom.com/2014/08/08/judge-rejects-apple-and-google-wage-fixing-settlement-suggests-380m-as-minimum/" -"8159028","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"1","8",,"1407651958","2014-08-10T06:25:58Z","Microsoft slashes IE support, sets 'huge' edict for Jan. 2016","http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250266/Microsoft_slashes_IE_support_sets_huge_edict_for_Jan._2016?source=rss_keyword_edpicks&google_editors_picks=true" -"8162018","cody3222","cody3222","true",,,"1",,"1407733757","2014-08-11T05:09:17Z","An interview with Uber from 2010","http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/15/hitching-a-ride-with-ubercab-5-minutes-with-the-ceo-tctv/" -"8162921","shacharz","shacharz",,,"0","1",,"1407759208","2014-08-11T12:13:28Z","Google Analytics plugin for Unity","https://github.com/googleanalytics/google-analytics-plugin-for-unity" -"8163047","LiamBoogar","LiamBoogar",,,"0","1",,"1407761932","2014-08-11T12:58:52Z","What has really changed with Uber?","http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/08/11/really-changed-uber/" -"8163432","svasan","svasan",,,"0","1",,"1407768067","2014-08-11T14:41:07Z","Google Polluted Web with classified Info : Surveyor General of India","http://www.digit.in/internet/google-polluted-web-with-classified-infosurveyor-general-of-india-23563.html" -"8163973","e15ctr0n","e15ctr0n",,,"0","2",,"1407775329","2014-08-11T16:42:09Z","What It Will Take to Win Google's Million-Dollar Electric Power Prize","http://www.wired.com/2014/08/google-power-inverter-challenge/" -"8164000","momack2","momack2",,,"0","2",,"1407775722","2014-08-11T16:48:42Z","Node.js port to Google Native Client","https://github.com/codius/codius-lang-nodejs" -"8166498","ajibanda","ajibanda","true",,,"1",,"1407815192","2014-08-12T03:46:32Z","Creating an Ubuntu 12.04 FTP Server in Microsoft Azure","http://www.ajibanda.com/2014/08/creating-ubuntu-1204-ftp-server-in.html" -"8166943","franze","franze",,,"0","2",,"1407831088","2014-08-12T08:11:28Z","Uber's dirty tricks quantified: Lyft counts 5,560 canceled rides","http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/11/technology/uber-fake-ride-requests-lyft/index.html" -"8168226","sergiotapia","sergiotapia",,,"2","6",,"1407857913","2014-08-12T15:38:33Z","Lyft: Uber scheduled, canceled 5,000 rides to hassle us","http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/08/lyft-uber-scheduled-canceled-5000-rides-to-hassle-us" -"8168481","blacktulip","blacktulip",,,"0","3",,"1407860447","2014-08-12T16:20:47Z","Apple releases promised diversity data: 55% white in US, 7 out 10 male","http://9to5mac.com/2014/08/12/apple-releases-promised-diversity-data-55-white-in-us-7-out-10-male/" -"8168611","KarenS","KarenS",,,"46","28",,"1407861699","2014-08-12T16:41:39Z","Tech's Fiercest Rivalry: Uber vs. Lyft","http://online.wsj.com/articles/two-tech-upstarts-plot-each-others-demise-1407800744" -"8169509","whbk","whbk",,,"7","25",,"1407870165","2014-08-12T19:02:45Z","Uber Is About To Launch An API","http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/12/uber-api/" -"8169932","KeepTalking","KeepTalking",,,"0","1",,"1407874934","2014-08-12T20:22:14Z","Why Apple uses Picasso’s Bull to teach its minimalist design principles","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2014/aug/12/why-apple-uses-picasso-bull-teach-minimalist-design" -"8169990","juneyham","juneyham",,,"1","8",,"1407875633","2014-08-12T20:33:53Z","Uber Claims Lyft Employees Canceled Nearly 13K Rides","http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/12/uber-lyft-slap-fight/" -"8171514","digital55","digital55",,,"0","2",,"1407905492","2014-08-13T04:51:32Z","Apple’s Diversity Mirrors Other Tech Companies’","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/apples-diversity-mirrors-other-tech-companies/?ref=technology" -"8171593","Lennu","Lennu",,,"0","1",,"1407908425","2014-08-13T05:40:25Z","Finnish Defence Forces pays Microsoft to support Windows XP","https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fi&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=fi&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.savonsanomat.fi%2Fuutiset%2Fkotimaa%2Fpuolustusvoimat-ei-paivittanyt-windows-xp-koneita-an-ajoissa-maksaa-microsoftille-kovaa-hintaa%2F1867269&edit-text=&act=url" -"8171870","shankysingh","shankysingh",,,"0","15",,"1407916381","2014-08-13T07:53:01Z","Uber Now Has an Executive Advising the Pentagon","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/12/uber-now-has-an-executive-advising-the-pentagon/" -"8172497","Brian86","Brian86","true",,,"1",,"1407932522","2014-08-13T12:22:02Z","Issues with Googles HTTPS Revolution","http://goo.gl/Rgbc9T" -"8174524","djug","djug",,,"0","2",,"1407957233","2014-08-13T19:13:53Z","Google accused of stealing video compression tech","http://pando.com/2014/08/12/google-accused-of-stealing-video-compression-tech-the-plot-of-hbos-silicon-valley/" -"8175104","mattpic","mattpic",,,"0","2",,"1407965340","2014-08-13T21:29:00Z","Google Wants to Save Our Schools–And Hook a New Generation of Users","http://www.wired.com/2014/08/google-classrooms/" -"8177570","tilt","tilt",,,"0","2",,"1408025623","2014-08-14T14:13:43Z","Google sponsoring 5 trips and tickets to JSConf EU for women in computer science","http://2014.jsconf.eu/news/2014/08/14/women-in-tech-travel-grants.html" -"8177790","josephwesley","josephwesley",,,"0","1",,"1408028293","2014-08-14T14:58:13Z","Uber vs. Lyft: Who's Winning the PPC Battle?","http://blog.ispionage.com/uber-vs-lyft-ppc.html" -"8179179","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"0","2",,"1408042697","2014-08-14T18:58:17Z","Berlin bans Uber, citing safety converns and incumbent protection","http://fortune.com/2014/08/14/uber-berlin-band/" -"8180561","LizVerano","LizVerano","true",,,"1",,"1408064082","2014-08-15T00:54:42Z","Google snoops on Gmail to catch pedophiles","http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/14/technology/enterprise/gmail-pedophiles/index.html?section=money_news_international&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_news_international+%28International+News%29&hpt=ibu_bn6" -"8182170","seaghost","seaghost","true",,,"1",,"1408111530","2014-08-15T14:05:30Z","Apple iPhone 6 Leaked","http://www.tmz.com/2014/08/15/apple-iphone-6-pics-photos-leak-leaked" -"8182599","mikemajzoub","mikemajzoub",,,"0","2",,"1408116489","2014-08-15T15:28:09Z","Uber helping women break into the taxi industry","http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/08/how-uber-helps-women-break-into-the-taxi-industry/376127/" -"8186212","moonbeamdev","moonbeamdev","true",,,"1",,"1408197662","2014-08-16T14:01:02Z","Android TV: Has Google Missed a Trick?","http://appdevelopermagazine.com/1783/2014/8/16/Android-TV:-Has-Google-Missed-a-Trick?/" -"8188550","rpm4321","rpm4321",,,"0","2",,"1408249745","2014-08-17T04:29:05Z","Google wraps its trans-Pacific fiber cables in Kevlar to prevent shark attacks","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2464035/cloud-computing/google-wraps-its-trans-pacific-fiber-cables-in-kevlar-to-prevent-against-shark.html" -"8189222","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","2",,"1408276850","2014-08-17T12:00:50Z","Microsoft builds Snapchat-like WindUp for Windows Phone","http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-builds-snapchat-like-windup-for-windows-phone-7000032662/" -"8190086","okatsu","okatsu",,,"48","39","I'm a software engineering student in his twenties. My work experience has mostly been with Windows technologies (.NET, SQL Server, Windows Server, etc.) and Java for Jenkins plugins. At home, I have a Windows PC and a Macbook, but mostly develop on the latter with frameworks like Django and Rails, in Vim.

I know a guy at work in his fifties who long ago decided to use Microsoft technologies exclusively, and I've never seen someone so happy to code, because he only has one ecosystem to work with and it works well. I've also been bit by the Microsoft bug, but I can't bring myself to use their tools outside of work. Visual Studio's a great IDE (especially as of late), and C# is a really fun language, but the license costs are enormous, MSDNAA licenses are for personal use only, and Azure generally costs a lot more than a VM on Linode or Digital Ocean. BizSpark also isn't an option unless you're seriously starting a business.

I feel like I'm at a crossroads of sorts, like my coworker once has been. I prefer my experience with Microsoft, but its costs and vendor lock-in are hard to ignore. I've tried Mono, and it's slowly getting there, but until vNext is production-ready and I can give it a serious try, I won't consider it a viable option.

I'd just like to know if anyone else has had this experience, and if so, what led them to choose one path over another. Any advice is also welcome.

EDIT: I'd just like to clarify that I'm not trying to choose one platform for the rest of my life, in every aspect of it. I don't mind learning one tool over another in a work context, but I have an interest for the startup/entrepreneurial world, and that's when choosing Microsoft isn't as easy as choosing anything else.","1408301782","2014-08-17T18:56:22Z","Ask HN: Choosing between Microsoft and everything else", -"8191588","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","4",,"1408342388","2014-08-18T06:13:08Z","Windows 8.1 Update Crippling PCs With BSOD, Microsoft Suggests You Roll Back","http://hothardware.com/News/Windows-81-Update-Crippling-PCs-With-BSOD-Microsoft-Suggests-You-Roll-Back/#!bFsBaQ" -"8191923","mhausenblas","mhausenblas",,,"0","5",,"1408353648","2014-08-18T09:20:48Z","Mesosphere collaborates with Kubernetes and Google Cloud Platform","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2014/08/mesosphere-collaborates-with-kubernetes-and-google-cloud-platform.html" -"8191992","kator","kator",,,"1","5",,"1408355534","2014-08-18T09:52:14Z","IBeacon Battery Drain on Apple vs. Android: A Technical Report","http://www.aislelabs.com/reports/ibeacon-battery-drain-iphones/" -"8195605","mcenedella","mcenedella",,,"0","1",,"1408411146","2014-08-19T01:19:06Z","Uber Wins a Reprieve in Berlin","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/uber-wins-a-reprieve-in-berlin/" -"8197155","phatak-dev","phatak-dev",,,"0","1",,"1408455218","2014-08-19T13:33:38Z","Dog fight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution","http://blog.madhukaraphatak.com/dogfight-book-review/" -"8197244","instakill","instakill","true",,,"1",,"1408456494","2014-08-19T13:54:54Z","People get into strangers' cars because they think they are uber cabs","http://valleywag.gawker.com/people-keep-getting-into-strangers-cars-because-they-th-1623164934" -"8198574","bkfh","bkfh",,,"0","2",,"1408468895","2014-08-19T17:21:35Z","Asimov's short story “The Last Question” with Google as the super computer","http://interconnected.org/notes/2003/05/last-query.html" -"8199244","ckvamme","ckvamme",,,"1","4",,"1408476153","2014-08-19T19:22:33Z","'California Needs Uber' – Uber's Petition Against AB 2293","http://go.uber.org/california/" -"8200456","dirqo","dirqo",,,"0","1",,"1408492025","2014-08-19T23:47:05Z","4 ways to track changes in the Google algorithm","http://www.dirqo.org/article/4-ways-track-changes-google-algorithm" -"8201337","healthisevil","healthisevil",,,"1","1",,"1408517645","2014-08-20T06:54:05Z","Microsoft now has a fighting chance, as Ballmer quits the board","http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/exceo-ballmer-quits-microsoft-board-to-focus-on-nbas-clippers-20140819-1061vl.html" -"8201765","huskyseo","huskyseo",,,"0","1",,"1408530583","2014-08-20T10:29:43Z","Google At Work On Kid-Friendly Versions Of Its Products","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/google-work-kid-friendly-versions-products/" -"8202168","zabalmendi","zabalmendi",,,"84","134",,"1408540318","2014-08-20T13:11:58Z","Uber Opens Its API","http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/20/uber-api-part-deux/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+(TechCrunch)" -"8202915","adampludwig","adampludwig",,,"0","1",,"1408550835","2014-08-20T16:07:15Z","Apple, Samsung Face China Telco Freeze-out","http://techonomy.com/2014/08/apple-samsung-face-china-telco-freeze/" -"8204573","johns","johns",,,"0","2",,"1408568303","2014-08-20T20:58:23Z","A drive by review of the Uber API","http://www.bizcoder.com/a-drive-by-review-of-the-uber-api" -"8207048","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","2",,"1408625192","2014-08-21T12:46:32Z","Google's fact-checking bots build vast knowledge bank","http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329832.700-googles-factchecking-bots-build-vast-knowledge-bank.html#.U_XqHMdWjUo" -"8207477","ejr","ejr",,,"0","2",,"1408631046","2014-08-21T14:24:06Z","Seals carried tuberculosis across the Atlantic, gave it to humans","http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/08/seals-carried-tuberculosis-across-the-atlantic-gave-it-to-humans/" -"8208782","br0ke","br0ke",,,"0","2",,"1408645169","2014-08-21T18:19:29Z","6 Reasons Google Hates Your Restaurant’s Website (and How to Fix It)","http://elfga.com/blog/2014/08/21/6-reasons-google-hates-restaurants-website-fix/" -"8212106","Myce","Myce","true",,,"1",,"1408716162","2014-08-22T14:02:42Z","A look at Google’s internal desktop OS: Goobuntu","http://www.myce.com/news/a-look-at-googles-internal-desktop-os-goobuntu-72493/" -"8212371","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","2",,"1408719525","2014-08-22T14:58:45Z","Google: Not a Conventional Company","http://tomtunguz.com/google-ten-years-later/?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=Anuj+Adhiya&utm_campaign=www.planitwide.com" -"8212444","kacyraju","kacyraju",,,"0","3",,"1408720453","2014-08-22T15:14:13Z","UberKit – An Objective C wrapper for the new Uber API","https://github.com/sachinkesiraju/UberKit" -"8212598","superchink","superchink",,,"0","3",,"1408722290","2014-08-22T15:44:50Z","Introducing Uber Integration and New Feature: SmartRides","http://blog.expensify.com/2014/08/20/introducing-uber-integration-and-new-feature-smartrides/" -"8214289","neilellis","neilellis",,,"0","1",,"1408747628","2014-08-22T22:47:08Z","$ cat /Applications/Pages.app/Contents/Resources/Apple.txt","https://twitter.com/iamdevloper/status/502949495299399680" -"8215686","inglor","inglor",,,"0","3",,"1408798856","2014-08-23T13:00:56Z","Does anyone know how to get rid of # in Google indexed urls?","http://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/68415/google-indexing-pages-with-although-we-dont-have-any" -"8215799","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"1","1",,"1408801649","2014-08-23T13:47:29Z","How Microsoft will ride Android hardware to save Windows Phone","http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-reusing-android-hardware-to-save-windows-phone/?part=propeller&subj=news&tag=link" -"8220176","newscloud","newscloud",,,"0","1",,"1408928969","2014-08-25T01:09:29Z","Microsoft's Ballmer Accused of Manipulating High School Basketball Team","http://crosscut.com/2014/08/22/education/121565/steve-ballmer-lakeside-school-basketball-clippers/?page=single" -"8221331","squirrel","squirrel",,,"0","1",,"1408966549","2014-08-25T11:35:49Z","Startup Advice – Sometimes Google Forms Is Enough","http://douglassquirrel.com/startups/aes.html" -"8221720","aburan28","aburan28",,,"0","1",,"1408975023","2014-08-25T13:57:03Z","Securing SSH with two factor authentication using Google Authenticator","http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/06/26/securing-ssh-two-factor-authentication-using-google-authenticator/" -"8222574","pgralla","pgralla","true",,,"1",,"1408985403","2014-08-25T16:50:03Z","Microsoft Surface 2's price slash: Great deal or a waste of your money?","http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows/24294/microsoft-surface-2s-price-slash-great-deal-or-waste-your-money" -"8222825","panarky","panarky",,,"0","8",,"1408987962","2014-08-25T17:32:42Z","Containers, VMs, Kubernetes and VMware","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2014/08/containers-vms-kubernetes-and-vmware.html" -"8224932","beamatronic","beamatronic",,,"0","3",,"1409010506","2014-08-25T23:48:26Z","Real-time Gaming with Node.js + WebSocket on Google Cloud Platform","https://cloud.google.com/developers/articles/real-time-gaming-with-node-js-websocket-on-gcp" -"8227975","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","1",,"1409069869","2014-08-26T16:17:49Z","Uber vs. Lyft: Who’s Winning the PPC Battle?","http://blog.ispionage.com/uber-vs-lyft-ppc.html?utm_source=HackerNews&utm_medium=Anuj+Adhiya&utm_campaign=@anujadhiya" -"8228246","mck-","mck-",,,"16","47",,"1409072373","2014-08-26T16:59:33Z","Uber Trials Fast Food Delivery Service UberFresh","http://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2014/08/26/uber-trials-fast-food-delivery-service-uberfresh/" -"8228588","BrandonMarc","BrandonMarc",,,"0","2",,"1409076554","2014-08-26T18:09:14Z","Los Angeles official who opposes Uber and Lyft received $11K from taxi industry","http://calwatchdog.com/2014/08/22/ridesharing-foe-takes-a-few-bucks-from-taxis/" -"8229302","koolhead17","koolhead17",,,"0","1",,"1409084475","2014-08-26T20:21:15Z","Uber told to introduce two-step payments in India, or face a ban","http://thenextweb.com/in/2014/08/25/uber-end-october-introduce-two-step-payments-india-face-ban/" -"8229541","danso","danso",,,"0","5",,"1409087103","2014-08-26T21:05:03Z","Apple Said to Prepare New 12.9-Inch IPad for Early 2015","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-26/apple-said-to-prepare-new-12-9-inch-ipad-for-early-2015.html" -"8230275","itazula","itazula",,,"0","2",,"1409098177","2014-08-27T00:09:37Z","In Japan, Uber Isn't a Taxi Service – It's a Travel Agent","http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/08/08/in-japan-uber-isnt-a-taxi-service-its-a-travel-agent/" -"8231898","jseliger","jseliger",,,"0","1",,"1409145453","2014-08-27T13:17:33Z","I Was Customer Number One for Uber Fresh Yesterday","https://jseliger.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/guest-post-i-was-customer-number-one-for-uber-fresh-yesterday/" -"8234311","aabalkan","aabalkan",,,"0","1",,"1409168611","2014-08-27T19:43:31Z","Patent application for Immutable object types by Microsoft","http://www.google.com/patents/US20140196008" -"8236545","rossiben","rossiben",,,"0","1",,"1409219008","2014-08-28T09:43:28Z","Days before Apple's iPhone 6 launch: The top 5 developer concerns","http://www.information-age.com/technology/mobile-and-networking/123458412/days-apples-iphone-6-launch-top-5-developer-concerns" -"8237842","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1409241331","2014-08-28T15:55:31Z","Google Frees Up More Patents","http://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/7691-google-frees-up-more-patents.html" -"8238090","prolificbailey","prolificbailey",,,"0","1",,"1409243342","2014-08-28T16:29:02Z","Want to Get Featured in the Google Play Store?","http://prolificinteractive.com/blog/2014/08/27/take-get-google-play-feature/" -"8238147","regi","regi",,,"0","4",,"1409243739","2014-08-28T16:35:39Z","Apple sends out invites for September 9 event","http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/28/apple-sends-out-invites-for-september-9-event-where-it-may-reveal-the-iphone-6-iwatch/" -"8238226","stbullard","stbullard",,,"1","2",,"1409244462","2014-08-28T16:47:42Z","Apple announces 9/9 event with tagline “Wish we could say more”","http://www.loopinsight.com/2014/08/28/apple-announces-special-event-for-sept-9/" -"8239007","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","4",,"1409252078","2014-08-28T18:54:38Z","Uber and Lyft Have Become Indistinguishable Commodities","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/28/uber-and-lyft-have-become-indistinguishable-commodities/?_php=true&_type=blogs&module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=State%20of%20the%20Art&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body&_r=0" -"8240133","bhartzer","bhartzer",,,"0","1",,"1409265619","2014-08-28T22:40:19Z","Google Authorship Was Only a Test","http://globerunner.com/google-officially-removes-google-authorship-claims-test/" -"8242587","MilkoFTW","MilkoFTW",,,"0","1",,"1409321945","2014-08-29T14:19:05Z","Why Apple's September event may be its most significant in years","http://www.tuaw.com/2014/08/29/apples-september-event-may-be-its-most-significant-event-in-yea/" -"8244493","sundip","sundip",,,"0","2",,"1409346162","2014-08-29T21:02:42Z","Microsoft Azure Rolls Out Kubernetes Support","http://www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2014/08/29/microsoft-rolls-out-kubernetes-support-and-the-docker-steamroller-keeps-moving/?partner=yahootix" -"8246132","cocoflunchy","cocoflunchy",,,"0","1",,"1409396518","2014-08-30T11:01:58Z","Riding an Uber with Sam Biddle – NYMag","http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/04/sam-biddle-on-valleywag-tech-world.html" -"8247826","dkasper","dkasper",,,"0","1",,"1409439325","2014-08-30T22:55:25Z","Apple reportedly planning multiple wearables, most expensive might cost $400","http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/30/6087701/apple-iwatch-rumor-might-have-multiple-models-up-to-400-dollars" -"8249834","kaleazy","kaleazy",,,"111","95",,"1409506591","2014-08-31T17:36:31Z","A Financial Model Comparing Car Ownership with UberX in Los Angeles","http://gohe.ro/1wVkvkj" -"8250115","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","6",,"1409512663","2014-08-31T19:17:43Z","A Financial Model Comparing Car Ownership with UberX","https://medium.com/@kaleazy/a-financial-model-comparing-car-ownership-with-uberx-los-angeles-b7becd917095" -"8250292","cl8ton","cl8ton",,,"0","4",,"1409517257","2014-08-31T20:34:17Z","Uber Drivers Team Up with Teamsters Union","http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2014/08/28/uber-drivers-team-up-with-teamsters-union" -"8251945","sounds","sounds",,,"80","141",,"1409559138","2014-09-01T08:12:18Z","AppleID password brute force proof-of-concept","https://github.com/hackappcom/ibrute" -"8252573","ilamont","ilamont",,,"0","1",,"1409575949","2014-09-01T12:52:29Z","Taxi ‘enhancements’ in the District put Uber, Lyft in the crosshairs","http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/changes-to-taxi-rules-will-put-more-wheelchair-accessible-cabs-on-dc-streets/2014/08/31/b3585022-2ecc-11e4-994d-202962a9150c_story.html?tid=hpModule_99d5f542-86a2-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394&hpid=z12" -"8253149","hashx","hashx",,,"2","6",,"1409583623","2014-09-01T15:00:23Z","This could be the Apple iCloud flaw that led to celebrity photos being leaked","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2014/09/01/this-could-be-the-apple-icloud-flaw-that-led-to-celebrity-photos-being-leaked" -"8253701","fraXis","fraXis",,,"0","1",,"1409589839","2014-09-01T16:43:59Z","Apple Patched a Security Flaw in iCloud – Used to Hack Celebrity Accounts","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-fixes-security-flaw-in-find-my-iphone-software-2014-9" -"8255177","scottmcdot","scottmcdot",,,"0","1","I often find that the information I am looking for is more relevant when it is in tabular form. Excluding searching for Excel filetypes, is there any way to make Google only bring results of which my keyword(s) are in a table?

For example, the word 'OPEN' is within the second column of this table:

http://www.melbournebikeshare.com.au/stationmap

Is there any Gooogle search syntax to prioritise these typse of search results?","1409616901","2014-09-02T00:15:01Z","Ask HN: Google search query to search for a word within in a table?", -"8256212","Xylakant","Xylakant",,,"0","3",,"1409643332","2014-09-02T07:35:32Z","Uber banned germany-wide by preliminary injuction (german) [pdf]","http://docs.dpaq.de/7814-beschluss-landgericht-ffm_uber-taxi-deutschland_2014-09-01.pdf" -"8256236","peterkchen","peterkchen",,,"0","3",,"1409644088","2014-09-02T07:48:08Z","The Top Ten Reasons Why Apple Rejects Apps","http://gizmodo.com/the-top-ten-reasons-why-apple-rejects-apps-1629210034" -"8256342","drungli","drungli",,,"0","2",,"1409646297","2014-09-02T08:24:57Z","Uber banned in Germany by Frankfurt court","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29027803" -"8256418","colinmegill","colinmegill",,,"0","2",,"1409647849","2014-09-02T08:50:49Z","Financial Times on Germany's Uber Ban","https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCIQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fc64c4b42-3279-11e4-a5a2-00144feabdc0.html&ei=yYQFVJ-dNKerigKxioHYDQ&usg=AFQjCNEQ_yK6xiENWKOjKFUICqZyRi8E0g&sig2=T2hGg-vorz_9BUkViHGGpw&bvm=bv.74115972,d.cGE" -"8258702","sebkomianos","sebkomianos",,,"0","1",,"1409676810","2014-09-02T16:53:30Z","German court orders Uber to suspend services across the country","http://gigaom.com/2014/09/02/german-court-orders-uber-to-suspend-services-across-the-country/" -"8259785","eddievb","eddievb",,,"0","2",,"1409688095","2014-09-02T20:01:35Z","Uber vs. Regulation? It's not that simple","http://blog.metrichour.com/2014/09/02/travis-kalanick-is-not-jordan-belfort/" -"8260362","orrsella","orrsella","true",,,"1",,"1409694415","2014-09-02T21:46:55Z","iCloud Isn't Safe, Because Everyone's a Target and Apple Doesn't Care","http://valleywag.gawker.com/icloud-isnt-safe-because-everyones-a-target-and-apple-1629660564" -"8260631","antoncohen","antoncohen",,,"0","1",,"1409698273","2014-09-02T22:51:13Z","UberPool San Francisco","http://blog.uber.com/uberPOOLSF" -"8260775","beamatronic","beamatronic",,,"0","1",,"1409700840","2014-09-02T23:34:00Z","Drone's-eye view of new Apple HQ","http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2014/09/02/drones-eye-video-view-of-new-apple-hq-takes-off/" -"8260950","ismavis","ismavis",,,"0","11",,"1409704424","2014-09-03T00:33:44Z","Apple’s Two Factor Authentication Doesn’t Protect iCloud Backups","http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/02/apples-two-factor-authentication-doesnt-protect-icloud-backups-or-photo-streams/" -"8261255","uladzislau","uladzislau","true",,,"1",,"1409711360","2014-09-03T02:29:20Z","iCloud Isn't Safe, Because Everyone's a Target and Apple Doesn't Care","http://valleywag.gawker.com/icloud-isnt-safe-because-everyones-a-target-and-apple-1629660564/+laceydonohue" -"8261289","robg","robg",,,"0","1",,"1409712130","2014-09-03T02:42:10Z","Maryland is the first state to rule Uber is a transportation company, not an app","http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/09/welcome-to-the-uber-wars-110498.html?hp=pm_2#.VAZ-6WSwJFU" -"8261554","fmcampos","fmcampos",,,"0","1",,"1409719915","2014-09-03T04:51:55Z","TechCrunch Disrupt SF Starts with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick","http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/02/techcrunch-disrupt-starts-with-uber-ceo-travis-kalanick/?ncid=fb&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=fb&utm_content=FaceBook" -"8261690","mts_","mts_",,,"0","7",,"1409724028","2014-09-03T06:00:28Z","Bayesian model to infer the ultimate Uber rider destinations","http://blog.uber.com/passenger-destinations" -"8261779","leoncrutchley","leoncrutchley",,,"0","2","I grabbed an uber last Weekend from SF to the Valley. The driver offered to turn off the meter and charge less (there was a surge) if I paid in cash or by card. I couldn't figure out if that was illegal, immoral or part of the trade. I didn't do it. Anyone know the ethics of that?","1409726226","2014-09-03T06:37:06Z","Turning off the Uber Meter", -"8261921","xmpir","xmpir",,,"0","1",,"1409730642","2014-09-03T07:50:42Z","Apple denies that celebrity hack happened via Find My iPhone API","http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140902006384/en/Apple-Media-Advisory#.VAa5A6uSyV6" -"8262246","shahocean","shahocean","true",,,"1",,"1409738919","2014-09-03T10:08:39Z","iCloud Isn't Safe, Because Everyone's a Target and Apple Doesn't Care","http://valleywag.gawker.com/icloud-isnt-safe-because-everyones-a-target-and-apple-1629660564" -"8262953","nilsjuenemann","nilsjuenemann",,,"15","22",,"1409752064","2014-09-03T13:47:44Z","How secure is Apple?","http://www.nilsjuenemann.de/2014/09/how-secure-is-apple.html" -"8263170","rock57","rock57",,,"0","2",,"1409754778","2014-09-03T14:32:58Z","Google Glass Is Getting a Second Look from Businesses","http://mashable.com/2014/09/01/google-glass-businesses/" -"8264025","esolyt","esolyt",,,"0","3",,"1409763813","2014-09-03T17:03:33Z","New AppleID Password Bruteforce","http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/2fbqj9/new_appleid_password_bruteforce/" -"8264250","bmac27","bmac27",,,"0","1",,"1409766011","2014-09-03T17:40:11Z","What Impact Would an Apple iWatch Have on Google Glass?","http://glassalmanac.com/impact-apple-iwatch-future-google-glass/5679/" -"8266968","rock57","rock57",,,"0","2",,"1409810172","2014-09-04T05:56:12Z","Google Invests 500M in Calico, its Anti-Aging Spin-off","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/googles-anti-aging-company-announces-new-research-facility/" -"8267812","pjmlp","pjmlp",,,"0","1",,"1409834144","2014-09-04T12:35:44Z","The Long View on Apple's A/UX (2010)","http://basalgangster.macgui.com/RetroMacComputing/The_Long_View/Entries/2010/9/25_A_UX.html" -"8269065","stoev","stoev",,,"0","7",,"1409847088","2014-09-04T16:11:28Z","Apple's Plan to Kill PayPal Has Finally Become Clear","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-plan-to-kill-paypal-2014-9?utm_content=bufferf4f79&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer" -"8269188","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1409848229","2014-09-04T16:30:29Z","Apple's Watch to Usher in Short-Range Wireless","http://online.wsj.com/articles/apple-smartwatch-to-use-short-range-wireless-1409845551" -"8270443","showwebgl","showwebgl",,,"0","1",,"1409862533","2014-09-04T20:28:53Z","Apple campus in 3D","https://skfb.ly/BnWM" -"8271039","SuperbCrew","SuperbCrew",,,"0","1",,"1409869912","2014-09-04T22:31:52Z","Google to Refund Parents $19M for Kids' In-App Purchases","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/04/google-refund_n_5767794.html" -"8272612","megahz","megahz",,,"0","2",,"1409899735","2014-09-05T06:48:55Z","Apple Watch to Allow Mobile Payments – WSJ","http://online.wsj.com/articles/apple-watch-to-allow-mobile-payments-1409845551?tesla=y" -"8273025","wolframkriesing","wolframkriesing",,,"0","2",,"1409910059","2014-09-05T09:40:59Z","How to Use Google Spreadsheets for TDD","http://www.uxebu.com/blog/2014/03/how-to-use-google-spreadsheets-for-tdd/" -"8273300","pearjuice","pearjuice",,,"0","1",,"1409917001","2014-09-05T11:36:41Z","Cameroon grapples with ban on plastics bags","http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/09/cameroon-grapples-with-ban-plastics-bags-20149410285350718.html" -"8273450","lettergram","lettergram",,,"0","1",,"1409919677","2014-09-05T12:21:17Z","Google to repay parents for 'unfair' in-app purchases","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29075417" -"8274634","jrochkind1","jrochkind1",,,"0","9",,"1409933156","2014-09-05T16:05:56Z","Apple Sued Because iPhones Often Don't Deliver Text Messages to Android Users","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-lawsuit-iphones-dont-deliver-texts-to-android-2014-5" -"8276470","stephenc_c_","stephenc_c_",,,"24","25",,"1409953318","2014-09-05T21:41:58Z","Marc Newson to Join Apple’s Design Team","http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2014/09/marc-newson-apple-jony-ive" -"8276826","take90","take90","true",,,"1",,"1409959422","2014-09-05T23:23:42Z","Apple denies wrongdoing with iCloud breach","http://www.dailytech.com/Apple+CEO+Continues+to+Deny+Wrongdoing+But+Agrees+to+New+iCloud+Security/article36516.htm" -"8277684","rgovind","rgovind","true",,,"1",,"1409984263","2014-09-06T06:17:43Z","Apple, Google Appeal Rejection of $325M Hiring Settlement","http://profit.ndtv.com/news/corporates/article-apple-google-appeal-rejection-of-325-million-hiring-settlement-659631?utm_source=ndtv&utm_medium=top-stories-widget&utm_campaign=story-10-%0d%0a%0d%0a%0d%0aTechie+Hiring+Case+in+US+Takes+Another+Turn+%0d%0a" -"8279123","lelf","lelf",,,"0","3",,"1410029559","2014-09-06T18:52:39Z","Google in Talks to Move Data Inside Russia, Tightening Putin's Grip","http://mashable.com/2014/09/05/google-to-move-personal-data-to-russia/" -"8279427","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1410036567","2014-09-06T20:49:27Z","Google Chrome on Android Goes New L Material Design","http://www.vlogg.com/14846/google-chrome-android-goes-android-l-material-design/" -"8280363","ahomescu1","ahomescu1","true",,,"1",,"1410064811","2014-09-07T04:40:11Z","Google Glass on the Play Store","https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=glass_cotton" -"8281406","miiiiiike","miiiiiike",,,"0","2",,"1410103824","2014-09-07T15:30:24Z","First video review of Apple’s 4.7-inch iPhone 6 posted online","http://macdailynews.com/2014/09/07/first-video-review-of-apples-4-7-inch-iphone-6-posted-online-compares-unit-to-iphone-5s/" -"8281685","bobjordan","bobjordan",,,"0","1",,"1410108914","2014-09-07T16:55:14Z","An Apple Watch","http://martiancraft.com/blog/2014/08/apple-watch/" -"8283044","stasy","stasy",,,"1","11",,"1410139145","2014-09-08T01:19:05Z","Apple rolls out TestFlight beta testing app","https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/testflight/id899247664" -"8283437","anonfunction","anonfunction",,,"0","4",,"1410150279","2014-09-08T04:24:39Z","Jeff Atwood calls out John Gruber over Markdown (2009)","http://blog.codinghorror.com/responsible-open-source-code-parenting/" -"8283688","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1410159334","2014-09-08T06:55:34Z","Why Pebble smartwatch founder isn't afraid of Apple and Google","http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/high-tech-tailor-measures-up-in-the-silicon-valley/article20378020/?page=all" -"8284292","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"0","9",,"1410177604","2014-09-08T12:00:04Z","The hidden structure of the Apple keynote","http://qz.com/261181/the-hidden-structure-of-the-apple-keynote/" -"8284575","tcoppi","tcoppi",,,"0","1",,"1410183016","2014-09-08T13:30:16Z","How Google Is Leading and Apple Is Trailing","http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/07/5-ways-google-is-still-far-ahead-of-apple/" -"8285975","ghosh","ghosh",,,"1","2",,"1410196960","2014-09-08T17:22:40Z","iPhone 6 – Apple’s Strategic Opportunity","http://blog.starpointllp.com/blog/?p=3855" -"8286825","despeakable","despeakable",,,"0","2",,"1410205912","2014-09-08T19:51:52Z","Predictions for tomorrow Apple's big event","http://despeakable.com/front/predictions-for-apple-s-big-event-tomorrow" -"8286896","LeoNatan25","LeoNatan25",,,"0","2",,"1410206613","2014-09-08T20:03:33Z","Apple – Live – Countdown to the Apple Special Event","http://www.apple.com/live/?" -"8287638","mind_heist","mind_heist",,,"0","1",,"1410214750","2014-09-08T22:19:10Z","Apple iPhone’s Mobile Payments Expected to Include CVS and Walgreens","http://recode.net/2014/09/05/apple-iphones-mobile-payments-expected-to-include-cvs-and-walgreens/" -"8288172","selamis","selamis","true",,,"1",,"1410223480","2014-09-09T00:44:40Z","Apple September Event Bingo","http://owenwillia.ms/applebingo" -"8289187","mcenedella","mcenedella",,,"0","1",,"1410250705","2014-09-09T08:18:25Z","U2 playing at Apple's keynote today","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/08/u2-said-to-play-role-at-apple-event/" -"8290167","ElodieBinard","ElodieBinard","true",,,"5",,"1410271678","2014-09-09T14:07:58Z","Today Is the Day: Are You Ready for Apple Keynote?","http://www.chupamobile.com/blog/2014/09/09/today-day-ready-apple-keynote/" -"8290387","abdophoto","abdophoto",,,"0","1",,"1410274053","2014-09-09T14:47:33Z","Quick thoughts on Apple’s wearable before Apple’s announcement","http://thetechblock.com/quick-thoughts-apples-wearable-tomorrows-announcement/" -"8290482","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","1",,"1410275133","2014-09-09T15:05:33Z","Uber's challenge in China","http://fortune.com/2014/09/08/ubers-challenge-in-china/" -"8290496","wallzz","wallzz",,,"0","2",,"1410275308","2014-09-09T15:08:28Z","Apple live event","http://www.apple.com/live/?hn" -"8291254","jailbreakiosus","jailbreakiosus",,,"0","2",,"1410282240","2014-09-09T17:04:00Z","Apple iPhone 6 released with new look","http://jailbreakios.us/apple-iphone-6-released/#.VA8vJfmSxZ0" -"8291610","davidiach","davidiach",,,"0","2",,"1410285512","2014-09-09T17:58:32Z","Apple Announces 4.7-Inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Plus","http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/09/apple-announces-iphone6-iphone6plus/" -"8291639","dnetesn","dnetesn",,,"0","2",,"1410285833","2014-09-09T18:03:53Z","The iPhone 6, ApplePay and More: Latest Updates from Apple’s Event","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/apple-live-blog-new-iphone/" -"8291722","pkmishra","pkmishra",,,"3","5",,"1410286679","2014-09-09T18:17:59Z","Apple’s first foray into wearable technology is called the Apple Watch","http://gigaom.com/2014/09/09/its-finally-here-apples-first-foray-into-wearable-technology-is-called-the-apple-watch/" -"8291876","dalek2point3","dalek2point3",,,"0","3",,"1410288098","2014-09-09T18:41:38Z","Google Mug Maker","http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2014/09/google-mug-maker.html" -"8292110","y14","y14","true",,,"1","http://www.apple.com/watch/","1410290829","2014-09-09T19:27:09Z","Apple Watch", -"8292421","eltondegeneres","eltondegeneres",,,"0","7",,"1410292375","2014-09-09T19:52:55Z","FSF Issues Statement on the New iPhone, Apple Pay, and Apple Watch","https://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-statement-on-the-new-iphone-apple-pay-and-apple-watch" -"8292580","auser678","auser678",,,"0","2",,"1410293121","2014-09-09T20:05:21Z","Apple Announces iWatch – And what you can do as developers","http://www.slideshare.net/newgenapps/apple-announces-iphone-6-iphone-6-plus-iwatch-and-much-more" -"8292606","alfredxing","alfredxing",,,"1","6",,"1410293256","2014-09-09T20:07:36Z","Apple discontinues iPod Classic","http://www.apple.com/ca/ipod/" -"8292663","Multics","Multics",,,"0","1",,"1410293482","2014-09-09T20:11:22Z","Google Public DNS","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Public_DNS" -"8292738","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","3",,"1410293885","2014-09-09T20:18:05Z","Apple Removes iPod Classic from Online Store","http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/09/apple-removes-ipod-classic-online-store/" -"8293129","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"0","1",,"1410296643","2014-09-09T21:04:03Z","Apple Announces Apple Pay","https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/09/09Apple-Announces-Apple-Pay.html" -"8293785","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","4",,"1410302531","2014-09-09T22:42:11Z","Apple Watch: Much ado about nothing","http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/09/apple-watch-much-ado-about-nothing/" -"8293988","gwright","gwright",,,"2","50",,"1410305008","2014-09-09T23:23:28Z","Inside Apple’s Live Event Stream Failure","http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/09/why-apples-livestream-failed.html" -"8294279","nostromo","nostromo",,,"1","2",,"1410310082","2014-09-10T00:48:02Z","Apple Kills the iPod Classic","http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/the-ipod-classic-is-dead/" -"8294280","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog","true",,,"1",,"1410310092","2014-09-10T00:48:12Z","Thoughts on the new iPhones and the Apple Watch","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2014/9/9/thoughts-on-the-new-iphones-and-the-apple-watch" -"8294301","Braasch","Braasch",,,"0","3",,"1410310401","2014-09-10T00:53:21Z","It’s Tim Cook’s Apple Now","http://recode.net/2014/09/09/its-tim-cooks-apple-now/" -"8294377","majidarif","majidarif",,,"0","3",,"1410311771","2014-09-10T01:16:11Z","The All New Apple Watch Sport","http://www.apple.com/watch/apple-watch-sport/" -"8294561","superfx","superfx",,,"1","3",,"1410315634","2014-09-10T02:20:34Z","MIT Tech Review: The Apple Watch May Solve the Usual Smart Watch Annoyances","http://www.technologyreview.com/news/530586/the-apple-watch-may-solve-the-usual-smart-watch-annoyances/" -"8294990","rock57","rock57",,,"0","6",,"1410325007","2014-09-10T04:56:47Z","Snapchat uses Apple's big day as a diversion to hide some dramatic news","http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/9/6127937/snapchat-reggie-brown-settlement" -"8295725","pmcpinto","pmcpinto",,,"0","1",,"1410341705","2014-09-10T09:35:05Z","What Apple's New Products Say About the Future","http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/09/what-apples-new-products-say-about-the-future/379907/" -"8295749","yabatopia","yabatopia",,,"1","7",,"1410342319","2014-09-10T09:45:19Z","Apple’s painfully unstable live stream was caused by bad JavaScript","http://www.cultofmac.com/295132/apples-pitful-attempt-live-blogging-crashed-event-video-feed/" -"8295898","user_235711","user_235711",,,"0","3",,"1410345632","2014-09-10T10:40:32Z","Walk Like an Egyptian with Street View in Google Maps","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/walk-like-egyptian-with-street-view-in.html" -"8296399","avyfain","avyfain",,,"0","2",,"1410355369","2014-09-10T13:22:49Z","Google deserves its valuation, Facebook doesn't","http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-09-09/google-deserves-its-valuation-facebook-doesn-t" -"8296560","mauricedecastro","mauricedecastro",,,"0","1",,"1410357582","2014-09-10T13:59:42Z","iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Key Note – Steve Jobs Would Be Very Proud","http://mindfulpresenter.com/mindful-blog/iphone-6-and-apple-watch-key-note-steve-jobs-would-be-very-proud" -"8297863","don_right","don_right","true",,,"1",,"1410371130","2014-09-10T17:45:30Z","Why Apple Pay will change your spending habits forever","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/banks-credit-card-companies-see-apple-pay-as-boon-for-customers-2014-09-09" -"8297966","ForHackernews","ForHackernews",,,"0","1",,"1410372222","2014-09-10T18:03:42Z","Women-only Uber clone may be illegal in New York","http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-women-only-uber-clone-is-a-good-idea-but-its-illegal" -"8298058","walterbell","walterbell",,,"0","1",,"1410373092","2014-09-10T18:18:12Z","Apple built multi-factor authentication in the right order","http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=2123" -"8298312","philwhln","philwhln",,,"0","5",,"1410375226","2014-09-10T18:53:46Z","Running Kubernetes Example on CoreOS, Part 1","https://coreos.com/blog/running-kubernetes-example-on-CoreOS-part-1/" -"8298450","metral","metral","true",,,"1",,"1410376465","2014-09-10T19:14:25Z","Corekube: Running Kubernetes on CoreOS via OpenStack","http://bit.ly/Zh4C93" -"8298527","emkay18","emkay18",,,"0","1",,"1410377257","2014-09-10T19:27:37Z","Apple Pay vs. Google Wallet: A Comparison of Mobile Payment Systems","http://www.supermoney.com/2014/09/apple-pay-vs-google-wallet/" -"8299283","digital55","digital55",,,"1","2",,"1410384347","2014-09-10T21:25:47Z","Apple Pay Tries to Solve a Problem That Really Isn’t a Problem","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/upshot/apple-pay-tries-to-solve-a-problem-that-really-isnt-a-problem.html" -"8299822","SushiMon","SushiMon",,,"0","1","This is an quick analysis of the 400+ Uber jobs posted broken down by category and location. KimonoLabs (YC W14) was used to do the scrape","1410390604","2014-09-10T23:10:04Z","Where is Uber Growing / Hiring? Maps+Analysis of Posted Uber Jobs","http://uber-jobs.silk.co/" -"8301032","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog","true",,,"1",,"1410413406","2014-09-11T05:30:06Z","What is missing from the Apple Watch?","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2014/9/10/what-is-missing-from-the-apple-watch" -"8301569","bane","bane",,,"0","1",,"1410426343","2014-09-11T09:05:43Z","Cirqle: What Google+ should have been","http://www.upi.com/Technology/2014/09/10/Cirqle-What-Google-should-have-been/9901410378336/" -"8302261","danail","danail",,,"0","1",,"1410440141","2014-09-11T12:55:41Z","EMDs and Private Blog Networks Still Dominate on Google","http://vope.net/emds-private-blog-networks-dominate-google/" -"8302576","manishrc","manishrc",,,"0","3",,"1410443998","2014-09-11T13:59:58Z","Using Google Hangouts on Air for Remote Usability Testing","http://seaweedux.wordpress.com/2014/09/08/using-google-hangouts-on-air-for-remote-usability-testing/" -"8302636","jordancooper","jordancooper",,,"0","3",,"1410444564","2014-09-11T14:09:24Z","Cards and the Apple Watch","http://blog.trywildcard.com/post/97146801018/cards-and-the-apple-watch" -"8302685","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,,"1",,"1410445084","2014-09-11T14:18:04Z","Apple and U2 – Nothing Is Free","http://uber.la/2014/09/apple-and-u2/" -"8303402","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","1",,"1410451752","2014-09-11T16:09:12Z","China Developing an Operating System to Take on Microsoft, Google and Apple","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/technology/26iht-chinatech26.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" -"8303555","vonnik","vonnik",,,"0","2",,"1410453331","2014-09-11T16:35:31Z","Why Uber and Lyft Should Be Focusing Overseas","http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/09/11/uber-lyft-slowing-growth-rate/" -"8306237","bigredtech","bigredtech",,,"0","4",,"1410486817","2014-09-12T01:53:37Z","Uber Drivers Strike, and switch to Lyft over fares and conditions","http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uber-drivers-are-protesting#10w4m1s" -"8306247","killahpriest","killahpriest",,,"1","2",,"1410487048","2014-09-12T01:57:28Z","Apple now accepts videos in the App Store","https://developer.apple.com/app-store/app-previews/" -"8306627","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1410497146","2014-09-12T04:45:46Z","The Apple Store – Closed for Updates","http://store.apple.com/iphone" -"8307487","HeinZawHtet","HeinZawHtet",,,"0","1",,"1410521223","2014-09-12T11:27:03Z","Google 2-Step Verification","https://www.google.com/landing/2step/" -"8308839","t23","t23",,,"1","1",,"1410538623","2014-09-12T16:17:03Z","Larger iPhone 6 Plus Sells Out Amid Strong Demand for Apple’s Latest Crop","http://recode.net/2014/09/12/larger-iphone-6-plus-sells-out-amid-strong-demand-for-apples-latest-crop/" -"8309043","derekw1","derekw1",,,"0","7",,"1410540926","2014-09-12T16:55:26Z","The Apple Pay race is a marathon, not a sprint","https://medium.com/@derekwebster/1f4cdb568363" -"8309224","strategybdman","strategybdman",,,"0","3",,"1410542802","2014-09-12T17:26:42Z","Google’s first state-side Adsense partner will make your crappy site sing","http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/12/googles-first-state-side-adsense-partner-will-make-your-crappy-site-sing-and-more-money/" -"8309452","jm3","jm3","true",,,"1",,"1410545257","2014-09-12T18:07:37Z","Show HN: Make your own Apple Watch UI product mocks","http://drbl.in/mncf" -"8309595","andrewbinstock","andrewbinstock",,,"0","3",,"1410546850","2014-09-12T18:34:10Z","Google to offer $100K in cloud credits to startups","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/" -"8309844","Renette","Renette",,,"1","3",,"1410549121","2014-09-12T19:12:01Z","Women More Impressed by Apple Watch Design, More Likely to Buy","http://www.crowdflower.com/blog/women-more-impressed-by-apple-watch-design-more-likely-to-buy" -"8310420","aps-sids","aps-sids","true",,,"1",,"1410555390","2014-09-12T20:56:30Z","Return paid apps and games from Google Play","https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/134336?hl=en-IN" -"8311144","bribri","bribri",,,"0","4",,"1410566980","2014-09-13T00:09:40Z","New source says Apple originally planned sapphire-screened iPhone 6","http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/12/new-source-confirms-apple-originally-planned-sapphire-screened-iphone-6/" -"8311761","socialnatworks","socialnatworks",,,"0","1",,"1410589475","2014-09-13T06:24:35Z","An open letter to Apple: iOS review support (or the lack thereof)","https://folr.com/blog/2014/09/an-open-letter-to-apple-ios-review-support-or-the-lack-thereof/" -"8311776","dirtyaura","dirtyaura",,,"0","1",,"1410590273","2014-09-13T06:37:53Z","How Apple Is Invading Our Bodies","http://time.com/3318655/apple-watch-2/" -"8315088","Cenk","Cenk",,,"0","4",,"1410698163","2014-09-14T12:36:03Z","PSA: Apple has released the official PSDs for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus","https://developer.apple.com/app-store/marketing/guidelines/#images" -"8315203","chdir","chdir",,,"0","1",,"1410702907","2014-09-14T13:55:07Z","The Guy Who Interviewed for the CEO's Position at Apple, Google, and Yahoo","http://www.businessinsider.in/This-Guy-Almost-Became-CEO-Of-Apple-Google-And-Yahoo-Heres-What-It-Feels-Like-To-Miss-Out-On-Big-Opportunities/articleshow/42396438.cms" -"8315854","thematt","thematt","true",,,"1",,"1410719387","2014-09-14T18:29:47Z","Deadmau5 Taking UberX Fares in His $300,000 Mclaren 650S","http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-09-13/caught-tape-uber-xs-latest-driver-deadmau5-taking-fares-his-300000-mclaren-650s" -"8315944","YPetrov","YPetrov","true",,,"1",,"1410721632","2014-09-14T19:07:12Z","Uber X's Latest Driver, Deadmau5 Taking Fares in His $300,000 Mclaren 650S","http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-09-13/caught-tape-uber-xs-latest-driver-deadmau5-taking-fares-his-300000-mclaren-650s/" -"8317464","asmosoinio","asmosoinio",,,"0","10",,"1410760599","2014-09-15T05:56:39Z","Yes, a 'build your own Uber for X' kit costs only $400","http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/11/yes-a-build-your-own-uber-for-x-kit-costs-only-400/" -"8318339","allinhtml","allinhtml","true",,,"5",,"1410783321","2014-09-15T12:15:21Z","Must see: 10 seconds on Google – 5 things that happen","http://www.improgrammer.net/10-seconds-on-google-5-things-that-happen/" -"8318355","BigDataStartups","BigDataStartups","true",,,"1",,"1410783701","2014-09-15T12:21:41Z","Top Big Data Tech News You Need to Know: Apple Pay and More","http://www.bigdata-startups.com/top-big-data-tech-news-need-know-apple-pay-right-forgotten/" -"8318510","kape","kape",,,"0","2",,"1410786332","2014-09-15T13:05:32Z","Minecraft to join Microsoft","http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2014/09/15/minecraft-join-microsoft/" -"8319748","bfhacks","bfhacks",,,"2","3","Recently started a new company focused on connected cars/IoT and need some new hardware. For now my co-founders and I are still working nights and weekends, so no FTEs yet, but we've gotta legit LLC and EIN setup.

- Have other people used the Apple leasing program and if so have they had a good experience? -- Can you use it for iPads and iPhones, or is it just for laptops and monitors? -- which program offers the best tax deduction? -- We're bootstrapping - which is easiest on cash flow?","1410798128","2014-09-15T16:22:08Z","Is the Apple Leasing Program Good for a New Startup?", -"8320037","jordanlyall","jordanlyall",,,"0","2",,"1410801352","2014-09-15T17:15:52Z","Uber for Live Performances","http://pando.com/2014/09/15/jibjab-acquires-hello-santa-on-demand-live-video-chat-service-envisions-a-multi-genre-uber-for-fantasy/" -"8320451","genadinik","genadinik","true",,,"1",,"1410805340","2014-09-15T18:22:20Z","App Store Comparison: GooglePlay vs. Apple Store vs. Kindle","http://youtu.be/eH0Tuoekrbs" -"8321101","dgiovannoli","dgiovannoli",,,"0","3","One of our partner agencies, Blue Mango Interactive, came up with a solution to connect their beacon statistics to Google Analytics to understand when a user enters or leaves the proximity of a beacon. We've written a deeper analysis of their beacon usage, to show how to see all of your online and offline analytics in within Google Analytics

Read the step by step guide here: -http://blog.fosbury.co/how-google-analytics-can-track-our-physical-world-with-beacons","1410811014","2014-09-15T19:56:54Z","How Google Analytics can track our physical world with beacons", -"8321234","bane","bane",,,"0","1",,"1410812305","2014-09-15T20:18:25Z","Tim Cook says Apple could have made a bigger iPhone 'years ago'","http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/12/6142359/tim-cook-says-apple-could-have-made-a-bigger-iphone-years-ago" -"8323461","bilalhusain","bilalhusain",,,"3","18",,"1410853591","2014-09-16T07:46:31Z","Why Apple Pay could be the mobile-payment system you'll actually use","http://www.macworld.com/article/2607181/why-apple-pay-could-be-the-mobile-payment-system-youll-actually-use.html" -"8324008","flavmartins","flavmartins","true",,,"1",,"1410868328","2014-09-16T11:52:08Z","Why Microsoft Chose Minecraft Over Disney","https://medium.com/@julie/choosing-minecraft-over-disney-57a0128b53c9" -"8324022","InternetGiant","InternetGiant",,,"1","3",,"1410868584","2014-09-16T11:56:24Z","Apple's U2 Album give-away worse than spam","http://www.wired.com/2014/09/apples-devious-u2-album-giveaway-even-worse-spam/" -"8324572","juanplusjuan","juanplusjuan",,,"0","1",,"1410877215","2014-09-16T14:20:15Z","The 'Uber Effect' on the Property Market","https://www.theinformation.com/The-Uber-Effect-on-the-Property-Market" -"8325367","munider","munider",,,"0","1",,"1410885228","2014-09-16T16:33:48Z","Master Google Apps at GCON – Online Conference","http://gcon.thegooru.com/" -"8326215","xngzng","xngzng",,,"0","3",,"1410893020","2014-09-16T18:43:40Z","7 reasons Apple should open-source Swift – and 7 reasons it won't","http://www.infoworld.com/article/2682425/application-development/7-reasons-apple-should-open-source-swift----and-7-reasons-it-won-t.html" -"8326790","fbeeper","fbeeper",,,"0","1",,"1410898011","2014-09-16T20:06:51Z","Jean-Louis Gassee: Apple Watch Is and Isn't...","http://www.mondaynote.com/2014/09/14/apple-watch-is-and-isnt" -"8327274","nickbarron","nickbarron",,,"0","1",,"1410903713","2014-09-16T21:41:53Z","Http://www.nickbarron.co/why-apple-watchs-success-may-depend-on-mom/", -"8327871","genadinik","genadinik","true",,,"1",,"1410914212","2014-09-17T00:36:52Z","SEO for Amazon, EBay, YouTube, Yelp and Other Non-Google Search Engines","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMdQX4PD4pE" -"8328061","8joe","8joe","true",,,"1",,"1410918302","2014-09-17T01:45:02Z","Apple Is Turning Fitness into a Drug","http://www.joesmemos.com/2014/09/apple-turning-fitness-drug/" -"8330122","tachyonbeam","tachyonbeam",,,"0","3",,"1410964228","2014-09-17T14:30:28Z","Faster than Google's V8 *","http://pointersgonewild.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/faster-than-v8/" -"8330629","px","px",,,"1","4",,"1410969558","2014-09-17T15:59:18Z","Stripe Lands Apple in Quest for $720B in Payments","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-17/stripe-lands-apple-in-quest-for-720-billion-in-payments.html" -"8330832","dcu","dcu",,,"0","3",,"1410971717","2014-09-17T16:35:17Z","Why There’s Nothing Smart About the Apple Watch","http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/09/17/why-theres-nothing-smart-about-the-apple-watch.aspx" -"8332348","T-A","T-A",,,"0","2",,"1410987835","2014-09-17T21:03:55Z","Google in Space? Startup Disruption Reaches the Final Frontier","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/09/17/google-in-space-startup-disruption-reaches-the-final-frontier/" -"8332355","pastycrinkles","pastycrinkles",,,"0","3",,"1410987912","2014-09-17T21:05:12Z","New Apple devices include default kill switch","http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/17/apple-killswitch-idUSL1N0RI2IF20140917" -"8333478","neilunadkat12","neilunadkat12",,,"0","1",,"1411009790","2014-09-18T03:09:50Z","Here's what Apple Store employees have to do on iPhone 6 launch day","http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/16/6228223/apple-store-iphone-6-plus-retail-gameplan" -"8335704","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","1",,"1411053738","2014-09-18T15:22:18Z","Apple CEO Tim Cook Throws Barbs at Facebook and Google in Privacy Letter","http://www.fastcompany.com/3035915/elasticity/apple-ceo-tim-cook-throws-barbs-at-facebook-and-google-in-privacy-letter" -"8336773","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1411064522","2014-09-18T18:22:02Z","Meet Kevin Lynch, once a Flash point, now winding up Apple Watch","http://www.cnet.com/news/meet-kevin-lynch-once-a-flash-point-now-winding-up-apple-watch/" -"8337647","robg","robg",,,"0","1","I was in Anchorage AK last month. I tried to get an Uber and none were to be found. Today I got an email about the launch of Uber Anchorage. I'm wondering if Uber used my prior attempt to seed a database of locations I would be interested in. I have not received any other launch notices about Uber.","1411074624","2014-09-18T21:10:24Z","Ask HN: Did you get an email about Uber Anchorage?", -"8337708","corruptnetwork","corruptnetwork",,,"0","3",,"1411075400","2014-09-18T21:23:20Z","Doomed Fireball – What If John Gruber Would Fall in Love with Samsung","http://corrupt.ch/doomedfireball" -"8340470","mhausenblas","mhausenblas",,,"0","4",,"1411134685","2014-09-19T13:51:25Z","Google Kubernetes home","http://googlecloudplatform.github.io/kubernetes/gettingstarted/" -"8340814","adidash","adidash",,,"0","1",,"1411138926","2014-09-19T15:02:06Z","Dropbox and Google Create Simply Secure","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/09/18/dropbox-google-create-simply-secure-organization-trying-make-open-source-security-tools-easy-use/" -"8344047","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"0","3",,"1411202152","2014-09-20T08:35:52Z","Mandatory Google+ Gmail Integration Quietly Shelved","http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2014/09/19/google-plus-gmail-integration#." -"8344650","appricot","appricot",,,"1","1","You can see more on this link: -https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152720188975747&set=a.172224195746.121565.660640746&type=1

Whole story: -http://appricot.com/post/69685530021/we-built-it-everybody-loved-it-and-now-we-have-to-say","1411225435","2014-09-20T15:03:55Z","New AppStore ripped off an app that Apple shut down a year ago", -"8345330","ukc","ukc","true",,,"1",,"1411240788","2014-09-20T19:19:48Z","Assange: 'Google works like NSA'","http://rt.com/news/188896-assange-google-nsa-spying/" -"8347322","aajafo","aajafo",,,"0","2",,"1411312107","2014-09-21T15:08:27Z","Ryder.io: Real Time Prices and ETAs for Uber, Lyft, and More","http://www.ryder.io" -"8351111","oliviatrixy","oliviatrixy","true",,,"1",,"1411401759","2014-09-22T16:02:39Z","How to update Jailbroken Apple iPhone","http://iphonejailbreak.info/?p=513#.VCBIEFXts-0.hackernews" -"8351369","ademarre","ademarre",,,"56","19",,"1411405263","2014-09-22T17:01:03Z","Google and Apple Won’t Unlock Your Phone, but a Court Can Make You","http://www.wired.com/2014/09/google-apple-wont-unlock-phone-court-can-make" -"8351689","ghoffer","ghoffer",,,"0","3",,"1411409473","2014-09-22T18:11:13Z","How to Run the Android Emulator on Amazon EC2 and Google Cloud","http://www.ravellosystems.com/blog/android-emulator-on-amazon-ec2-and-google-cloud/?utm_source=ycomb" -"8352209","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"84","117",,"1411415266","2014-09-22T19:47:46Z","Apple Plans to Shut Down Beats Music?","http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/22/apple-plans-to-shut-down-beats-music/" -"8352984","arms77","arms77",,,"0","1",,"1411424270","2014-09-22T22:17:50Z","Apple sells more than 10M new iPhones in first three days","http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/22/us-apple-iphone-idUSKCN0HH1Q120140922?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews" -"8354380","sygma","sygma",,,"0","4",,"1411457220","2014-09-23T07:27:00Z","Square Is Making a Register That Takes Bitcoin and Apple Pay","http://www.wired.com/2014/09/square-bitcoin/" -"8354436","riveravaldez","riveravaldez","true",,,"1",,"1411459032","2014-09-23T07:57:12Z","Apple Is Defective by Design – Defective by Design","https://www.defectivebydesign.org/apple" -"8355309","markbnine","markbnine",,,"5","6",,"1411480394","2014-09-23T13:53:14Z","New Apple headquarters “the greenest building on the planet”. It's not","http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/tim-cook-calls-new-apple-headquarters-greenest-building-planet-its-not.html" -"8355600","javiercr","javiercr",,,"0","2",,"1411483900","2014-09-23T14:51:40Z","Uber is not sharing economy","https://medium.com/@javier_dev/uber-is-not-sharing-economy-2f6f7ce6f076" -"8355631","geogra4","geogra4",,,"0","1",,"1411484192","2014-09-23T14:56:32Z","Google's Political Donations to Climate Change Deniers","http://pando.com/2014/09/22/eric-schmidt-speaks-out-against-alec-on-climate-change-but-what-about-the-rest-of-googles-ties-to-deniers/" -"8355708","rossiben","rossiben","true",,,"1",,"1411485001","2014-09-23T15:10:01Z","Creating a monster: How to build Google-like infrastructure","http://ow.ly/BOWk6" -"8361118","HarveyKandola","HarveyKandola",,,"95","54",,"1411562765","2014-09-24T12:46:05Z","Bent iPhone claims put Apple under pressure to respond","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29331349" -"8362783","ASquare","ASquare",,,"0","1",,"1411579664","2014-09-24T17:27:44Z","The iPad that never was: Apple prototypes revealed","http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/26/3190849/court-documents-reveal-multiple-ipad-iphone-prototypes-kickstand" -"8363511","rayshan","rayshan",,,"0","3",,"1411586103","2014-09-24T19:15:03Z","Google Street View Photography","http://streetviewphotographs.tumblr.com/" -"8364042","schrofer","schrofer",,,"0","2",,"1411591646","2014-09-24T20:47:26Z","Five problems Google faces in the next 10 years","http://www.cnbc.com/id/101917554" -"8364162","nkurz","nkurz",,,"0","4",,"1411592896","2014-09-24T21:08:16Z","The Apple A8 Mystery: What Do Two Billion New Transistors Buy You?","http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/09/24/the-apple-inc-a8-mystery-what-does-2-billion-trans.aspx" -"8366032","fishyumiao","fishyumiao",,,"0","2",,"1411629781","2014-09-25T07:23:01Z","Running Kubernetes Example on CoreOS, Part 1","https://coreos.com/blog/running-kubernetes-example-on-CoreOS-part-1/" -"8370326","BradRuderman","BradRuderman","true",,,"2","According to rumors overheard, Lyft Sidecar and Uber received Cease and Desist letters.","1411686314","2014-09-25T23:05:14Z","Lyft, Sidecar, and Uber Cease and Desist", -"8373124","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1411745447","2014-09-26T15:30:47Z","FBI concerned about Apple, Google encryption","http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/25/politics/fbi-apple-google-privacy/index.html?hpt=hp_t2" -"8375228","britknight","britknight",,,"0","6",,"1411770278","2014-09-26T22:24:38Z","FBI blasts Google, Apple for phone encryption","http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/2014/09/25/68c4e08e-4344-11e4-9a15-137aa0153527_story.html" -"8375461","rock57","rock57",,,"0","2",,"1411774963","2014-09-26T23:42:43Z","Russia orders Google, Facebook and Twitter to comply with local laws","https://gigaom.com/2014/09/26/russia-orders-google-facebook-and-twitter-to-comply-with-local-storage-and-censorship-laws/" -"8377274","e15ctr0n","e15ctr0n",,,"0","1",,"1411832143","2014-09-27T15:35:43Z","Inside Apple’s Secret Testing Labs","https://recode.net/2014/09/25/inside-apples-secret-testing-labs-where-phones-are-bent-all-day-long/" -"8377414","steeples","steeples",,,"0","1",,"1411835212","2014-09-27T16:26:52Z","Uber and Entrepreneurial Psychology – Haywire","http://blog.semilshah.com/2014/09/13/uber-and-entrepreneurial-psychology/" -"8377518","lelf","lelf",,,"0","2",,"1411837377","2014-09-27T17:02:57Z","“Apple Will Become the Phone of Choice for the Pedophile”","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/police-apple-become-phone-choice-152300040.html" -"8378685","jervisfm","jervisfm",,,"0","1",,"1411867910","2014-09-28T01:31:50Z","Microsoft by the Numbers","http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/bythenumbers/index.html" -"8381605","xbmcuser","xbmcuser",,,"24","29",,"1411962040","2014-09-29T03:40:40Z","A Glum Sign for Apple in China, as Smuggled iPhones Go Begging","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/technology/personaltech/glum-sign-for-apple-in-china-smuggled-iphones-go-begging-.html" -"8382224","petercooper","petercooper",,,"95","132",,"1411985027","2014-09-29T10:03:47Z","Can We Trust Uber?","https://medium.com/@petersimsie/can-we-trust-uber-c0e793deda36" -"8382879","huskyseo","huskyseo","true",,,"2",,"1411999915","2014-09-29T14:11:55Z","The Top 3 Google Analytics Configuration Issues Impacting Your Data","http://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/top-3-google-analytics-configuration-issues-impacting-data-fix/" -"8383184","coolsank","coolsank",,,"0","2",,"1412003146","2014-09-29T15:05:46Z","Making a Bayesian Model to Infer Uber Rider Destinations","http://blog.uber.com/passenger-destinations" -"8383739","esolyt","esolyt",,,"45","49",,"1412009596","2014-09-29T16:53:16Z","Apple is not addressing the Bash bug","https://plus.google.com/+supercurioFran%C3%A7oisSimond/posts/BpesETubZzP" -"8383894","bubblicious","bubblicious",,,"3","6","Looks like there was a breach somewhere...

http://imgur.com/q1ObJit","1412011548","2014-09-29T17:25:48Z","$ whois microsoft.com", -"8384267","peterkchen","peterkchen",,,"0","2",,"1412014803","2014-09-29T18:20:03Z","On the Future of Apple and Google","http://stevecheney.com/on-the-future-of-apple-and-google" -"8384434","rdlecler1","rdlecler1",,,"14","16","On Saturday night we ordered an UberX car to pick us up from a New Jersey and to take us back to our apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. When I received the receipt I noticed a $20 toll charge for the George Washington Bridge.... The only problem is, is that this is only supposed to be a $11.00 toll. When I asked UBER about this discrepancy, they responded:

The $20 surcharge is not only to compensate for the toll, but also the vacant ride back to NJ. NJ partner drivers are not licensed to pick up riders in NYC, so they will need to travel back empty to get their next fare.

Okay, that makes sense. Except that our driver told us he was from White Plains, New York and that he was hoping to catch a fare back to Manhattan so he didn't have to pay for the return toll.

So not only do they overcharge me, they try to cover it up by suggesting that the driver was from New Jersey and that he'd have to deadhead it back.","1412016291","2014-09-29T18:44:51Z","Is Uber now ripping off their customers?", -"8386041","Varcht","Varcht",,,"0","3",,"1412034942","2014-09-29T23:55:42Z","Apple Patches Bash to Guard Against Shellshock Exploits","http://www.macgasm.net/2014/09/29/apple-patches-bash-to-guard-against-shellshock-exploits/" -"8386955","WoodenChair","WoodenChair",,,"0","1",,"1412056960","2014-09-30T06:02:40Z","The Definitive List of Music Used by Apple Inc","http://applemusic.info" -"8387500","ElodieBinard","ElodieBinard","true",,,"1",,"1412073199","2014-09-30T10:33:19Z","Nice Analysis:Apple App Store: A Colour Analysis","http://www.chupamobile.com/blog/2014/09/29/apple-app-store-colour-analysis/" -"8387720","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","3",,"1412079131","2014-09-30T12:12:11Z","Many economist think Uber and Lyft could boost consumer welfare","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/09/30/pretty-much-every-economist-youve-ever-heard-of-thinks-uber-and-lyft-could-boost-consumer-welfare/" -"8388153","bd_at_rivenhill","bd_at_rivenhill",,,"0","2",,"1412085625","2014-09-30T14:00:25Z","Inside Apple's Test Labs","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMJ4yZf8MoA" -"8390484","ajani","ajani",,,"0","3",,"1412104381","2014-09-30T19:13:01Z","Economists explain why they love Uber so much","http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/9/30/6873389/uber-economists-poll-consumer-welfare-efficiency" -"8390573","pm90","pm90",,,"0","3",,"1412105216","2014-09-30T19:26:56Z","My Google Interview Experience","http://mallya.me/posts/0005/google_interview.html" -"8391534","hellbanner","hellbanner",,,"0","1","I got an email from linked in saying someone wants to connect. The gmail.com frame showed Google Translate on for Somali to English.

I clicked the X, the content didn't visibly change.

In Show original I didn't see anything that looked non Alphanumeric.","1412113958","2014-09-30T21:52:38Z","[ask HN] Why Did Google Offer to Translate LinkedIn Somali English?", -"8394989","NicoJuicy","NicoJuicy",,,"0","1",,"1412176039","2014-10-01T15:07:19Z","On{x} – automate your Android life by Microsoft","https://www.onx.ms/" -"8399166","khangtoh","khangtoh","true",,,"1",,"1412217707","2014-10-02T02:41:47Z","Ex-Apple managers spill dirt on what it’s like to work at Apple","http://bgr.com/2014/10/01/whats-working-at-apple-like/" -"8399999","leonvonblut","leonvonblut",,,"0","2",,"1412242289","2014-10-02T09:31:29Z","Why did Microsoft skip Windows 9?","http://www.osnews.com/story/27969/Why_did_Microsoft_skip_Windows_9_" -"8400136","fpgeek","fpgeek",,,"0","1",,"1412245934","2014-10-02T10:32:14Z","Google stops displaying news snippets from German publishers that sued it","http://www.zdnet.com/google-stops-displaying-news-snippets-from-german-publishers-that-sued-it-7000034280/" -"8400138","ps4fanboy","ps4fanboy","true",,,"1",,"1412245941","2014-10-02T10:32:21Z","Rumors suggest the reason Microsoft skipped over “Windows 9”","http://www.neowin.net/news/rumors-suggest-the-reason-microsoft-skipped-over-windows-9-is-because-of-windows-95" -"8400407","venturefizz","venturefizz","true",,,"1",,"1412252136","2014-10-02T12:15:36Z","Get to Know Wearables: How Apple Watch and Others Are Defining the Market","http://venturefizz.com/blog/get-know-wearables-how-apple-watch-and-others-are-defining-market#.VC1B2L3MVA4.hackernews" -"8400409","designker","designker",,,"0","1",,"1412252145","2014-10-02T12:15:45Z","Were Apple holding back on what makes the Watch special?","http://unintuitive.com/blog/were-apple-holding-back-on-what-makes-the-watch-special" -"8401673","lirreraus","lirreraus",,,"1","1","I feel there exists significant overlap between kubernetes and mesos.

but mesos community announced to work with kubernetes( I view it as a good pivot for mesos as a company, given how google has formed a pr alliance behind kubernetes, including IBM, redhat etc)

my feeling is that even mesos finds synergy with kubernetes and joins its alliance, marathon/aurora will be in an awkward situation. So I felt it is a bad move for mesos as an community.

what is your comment?","1412269066","2014-10-02T16:57:46Z","Kubernetes eating marathon/aurora's lunch?", -"8404562","mzehrer","mzehrer",,,"0","5",,"1412319128","2014-10-03T06:52:08Z","Ex-Apple managers reveal Cupertino’s killer workload","http://www.cultofmac.com/298485/ex-apple-managers-reveal-cupertinos-killer-workload/" -"8406940","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","2",,"1412361699","2014-10-03T18:41:39Z","Google Working on Large-Scale Video Displays","http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/google-working-on-large-scale-display-technology-1412346897-lMyQjAxMTI0MDAwMzIwMjMzWj" -"8407064","thevoid1900","thevoid1900","true",,,"1",,"1412363185","2014-10-03T19:06:25Z","Apple expected to announce 5K iMac","http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/10/03/apple-expected-to-hold-ipad-retina-imac-event-on-oct-16" -"8407195","agbonghama","agbonghama",,,"0","1",,"1412364666","2014-10-03T19:31:06Z","Google Reportedly Working on Its Mobile Chat App to Rival WhatsApp","http://www.techrez.com/2014/10/google-mobile-chat-app-whatsapp.html" -"8407898","rpm33","rpm33","true",,,"1",,"1412374123","2014-10-03T22:08:43Z","Uber used private location data for party amusement","http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-used-private-location-data-for-party-amusement-1640820384" -"8409283","lelf","lelf",,,"0","2",,"1412422458","2014-10-04T11:34:18Z","Apple releases Safari 7.1 with DuckDuckGo search, encryption for Yahoo searches","http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/18/apple-releases-safari-7-1-for-mavericks-w-duckduckgo-search-engine-encryption-for-yahoo-searches/" -"8409601","vborra","vborra",,,"0","1",,"1412433982","2014-10-04T14:46:22Z","Bring the NC Widget Apple Removed in iOS 7 back with this app","https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-post-quickly-post-in/id902863834?ls=1&mt=8" -"8410579","drbdanish","drbdanish","true",,,"1",,"1412454981","2014-10-04T20:36:21Z","Microsoft’s Windows 10: The Return of the Start Menu","http://tech-diggers.com/microsofts-windows-10-return-start-menu/" -"8412108","igonvalue","igonvalue",,,"0","4",,"1412511732","2014-10-05T12:22:12Z","Uber Improves Life, Economists Agree","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/01/upshot/uber-improves-life-economists-agree.html" -"8412178","mooreds","mooreds",,,"1","1",,"1412514086","2014-10-05T13:01:26Z","What Amazon, iTunes, and Uber Teach Us about Apple Pay","http://radar.oreilly.com/2014/09/what-amazon-itunes-and-uber-teach-us-about-apple-pay.html" -"8414102","Doubleguitars","Doubleguitars",,,"32","43",,"1412563495","2014-10-06T02:44:55Z","Apple Expected to Consume 25% of All DRAM in 2015","http://hothardware.com/m/News/Apple-Expected-To-Consume-25-Of-All-DRAM-In-2015-Impact-Industry-Trends/default.aspx" -"8415970","danail","danail",,,"0","1",,"1412605297","2014-10-06T14:21:37Z","Google Organic CTR Study 2014","http://vope.net/google-organic-ctr-study-2014/" -"8416007","FiddlerClamp","FiddlerClamp",,,"1","6",,"1412605650","2014-10-06T14:27:30Z","Apple sapphire crystal supplier GT Advanced files for bankruptcy","http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/06/gtat-sapphire-apple-bankrupt/" -"8417138","joshreads","joshreads",,,"0","1",,"1412617877","2014-10-06T17:51:17Z","Google's security guards are now officially Google employees","http://www.itworld.com/it-management/440298/google-put-guards-payroll-amid-concerns-about-inequality" -"8417514","mtabini","mtabini",,,"0","2",,"1412621718","2014-10-06T18:55:18Z","A look at the state of Apple's developer tools","http://blog.tabini.ca/posts/a-look-at-the-state-of-apples-developers-tools" -"8419602","hestefisk","hestefisk",,,"0","3",,"1412654343","2014-10-07T03:59:03Z","SocialNetworkMapper: Visually mapping social networks with a Google Spreadsheet","http://dalager.github.io/SocialNetworkMapper/" -"8419756","gplusnews","gplusnews","true",,,"1",,"1412658807","2014-10-07T05:13:27Z","Google+ Android App Version 4.6.0.76970369 Released","http://www.vlogg.com/14914/google-android-app-version-4-6-0-76970369-released/" -"8420358","44582215","44582215","true",,,"1",,"1412677030","2014-10-07T10:17:10Z","Google mit mehr Transparenz im Disavow Tool","http://blog.newego.de/2014/10/07/google-denkt-ueber-mehr-transparenz-im-disavow-tool-nach/" -"8420491","AndreyKarpov","AndreyKarpov",,,"0","2",,"1412679940","2014-10-07T11:05:40Z","CppCon 2014: Titus Winters “The Philosophy of Google's C++ Code”","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOCElcMcFik" -"8421385","AlexeyBrin","AlexeyBrin",,,"0","3",,"1412692641","2014-10-07T14:37:21Z","Google Dart crashes into top 20 programming languages","http://www.infoworld.com/article/2692272/javascript/google-dart-crashes-into-top-20-programming-languages.html" -"8422710","rosser","rosser",,,"0","3",,"1412704276","2014-10-07T17:51:16Z","'Endgame,' Google's worldwide augmented reality game begins today","http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/7/6927605/welcome-to-endgame-google-worldwide-augmented-reality-game" -"8423733","AndrewWarner","AndrewWarner",,,"0","3",,"1412712844","2014-10-07T20:14:04Z","A Google Mistake Killed BuzzFeed's Traffic and Made It a Social Media Powerhouse","http://marketingland.com/google-mistake-buzzfeed-traffic-102680" -"8425102","k4jh","k4jh",,,"1","5",,"1412736666","2014-10-08T02:51:06Z","Why Apple Pay won't work","http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2014/10/07/why-apple-pay-wont-work/" -"8428417","kitneoh","kitneoh",,,"0","1",,"1412791685","2014-10-08T18:08:05Z","Apple OCT 16TH event","http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/08/its-been-way-too-long-apple-sends-out-invites-for-thursday-october-16th-ipad-mac-event/" -"8430581","justin66","justin66",,,"1","3",,"1412823492","2014-10-09T02:58:12Z","An Extended Conversation with Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak","http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/an-extended-conversation-with-apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak" -"8431561","grej","grej",,,"0","1",,"1412850628","2014-10-09T10:30:28Z","Consensual Sex App ‘Good2Go’ Pulled from Apple Store","http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/10/07/consensual-sex-app-good2go-pulled-from-apple-store/" -"8433177","rekenerd","rekenerd",,,"0","2",,"1412870434","2014-10-09T16:00:34Z","Google’s Conversational Search Gets Smarter, Adds OpenTable Integration","http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/09/googles-conversational-search-gets-smarter-adds-opentable-integration/" -"8433295","cyphersanctus","cyphersanctus",,,"18","15",,"1412871183","2014-10-09T16:13:03Z","Carl Icahn Says Apple Is Massively Undervalued","http://www.wired.com/2014/10/carl-icahn-apple/" -"8433744","nostromo","nostromo",,,"0","3",,"1412875115","2014-10-09T17:18:35Z","Uberpedal: from two wheels to four","http://blog.uber.com/uberpedal" -"8434340","rpledge","rpledge",,,"0","1",,"1412880374","2014-10-09T18:46:14Z","Let Ottawans use Uber if they wish","http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/stephen-taylor-let-ottawans-use-uber-if-they-wish" -"8434995","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","9",,"1412888280","2014-10-09T20:58:00Z","Uber Receives an 'F' from the Better Business Bureau","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/uber-flunks-the-better-business-bureau-test/" -"8436333","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"0","2",,"1412917382","2014-10-10T05:03:02Z","Uber and Lyft Both Get an “F” from Better Business Bureau; So Does Yellow Cab","http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/10/uber-lyft-f-better-business-bureau.html?page=all" -"8436763","DangerousPie","DangerousPie",,,"0","1",,"1412929702","2014-10-10T08:28:22Z","Uber Cuts Berlin Prices to Keep Service Running Despite Ban","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-09/uber-cuts-berlin-prices-to-keep-service-running-amid-challenges.html" -"8438495","joshreads","joshreads",,,"2","2",,"1412957387","2014-10-10T16:09:47Z","Surge Pricing Gets Uber an F from the Better Business Bureau","http://www.itworld.com/demand-software/441136/ubers-surge-pricing-earns-it-f-better-business-bureau-test" -"8439743","e15ctr0n","e15ctr0n",,,"0","2",,"1412971412","2014-10-10T20:03:32Z","Why Microsoft’s Nadella Is Wrong About Women and Raises","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/11/upshot/why-microsofts-nadella-is-wrong-about-women-and-raises.html" -"8440251","cyberpanther","cyberpanther",,,"0","2",,"1412977831","2014-10-10T21:50:31Z","The Undocumented Guide to SSL on Google App Engine","http://blog.neutrondrive.com/posts/236948-undocumented-guide-to-using-ssl-on-google-app-engine" -"8442287","cameraman","cameraman",,,"0","3",,"1413038630","2014-10-11T14:43:50Z","Intel, Apple, Google, Adobe appeal judge's rejection of class-action settlement","http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/09/intel_apple_google_and_adobe_a.html" -"8448566","mbosch","mbosch",,,"0","1",,"1413206198","2014-10-13T13:16:38Z","Show HN: Speed Read! for Outlook: A Speed Reading App for Microsoft Outlook","http://outlookspeedread.com/" -"8450119","DavidChouinard","DavidChouinard",,,"0","3",,"1413228313","2014-10-13T19:25:13Z","Google uses machine learning to fill in the blanks in your spreadsheet","http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/13/google-uses-machine-learning-to-fill-in-the-blanks-in-your-spreadsheet/" -"8451057","FreedomCoder","FreedomCoder",,,"0","4",,"1413239821","2014-10-13T22:37:01Z","Abusing iOS url handlers on Apple’s Messages","https://medium.com/section-9-lab/abusing-ios-url-handlers-on-messages-96979e8b12f5" -"8454946","carolineld","carolineld","true",,,"1",,"1413311604","2014-10-14T18:33:24Z","LA woman's 20-mile nightmare abduction with UberX","http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-calls-womans-20-mile-nightmare-abduction-an-ineff-1645819700" -"8455763","cratermoon","cratermoon","true",,,"1",,"1413320231","2014-10-14T20:57:11Z","Uber Calls Woman's 20-Mile Nightmare Abduction an “Inefficient Route”","http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-calls-womans-20-mile-nightmare-abduction-an-ineff-1645819700?utm=hn" -"8455995","prateekj","prateekj",,,"9","38",,"1413323012","2014-10-14T21:43:32Z","Sidecar to operate at San Francisco airport, beats Lyft and Uber to it","http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/14/sidecar-gets-green-light-to-operate-at-san-francisco-airport-beats-lyft-and-uber-to-it/" -"8456631","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","3",,"1413333120","2014-10-15T00:32:00Z","Google reveals major flaw in outdated, but widely-used SSL protocol","http://www.zdnet.com/google-reveals-major-flaw-in-outdated-but-widely-used-ssl-protocol-7000034677/" -"8457143","suprgeek","suprgeek",,,"0","2",,"1413346806","2014-10-15T04:20:06Z","Google Gets an Amazon Prime Competitor with Shopping Express Sub","http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/10/google-gets-an-amazon-prime-competitor-with-shopping-express-sub/" -"8457534","stuartmemo","stuartmemo",,,"0","1",,"1413359543","2014-10-15T07:52:23Z","Man treated for Internet addiction 'caused by Google Glass'","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/11163351/Man-treated-for-internet-addiction-caused-by-Google-Glass.html" -"8458846","ZanyProgrammer","ZanyProgrammer",,,"0","2",,"1413386197","2014-10-15T15:16:37Z","Apple tries to keep bankruptcy case secret","http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Apple-Is-Waging-An-Unusual-And-Unprecedented-5824241.php" -"8459157","coreymgilmore","coreymgilmore",,,"0","1",,"1413389041","2014-10-15T16:04:01Z","Google announces HTC-made Nexus 9 tablet, coming November 3rd","http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/15/6982223/google-htc-nexus-9-announcement-pricing-release-date" -"8459166","coreymgilmore","coreymgilmore",,,"0","1",,"1413389091","2014-10-15T16:04:51Z","Nexus Player Is Google's First Android TV Device","http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/15/6982375/google-nexus-player-android-tv-set-top-box-announced" -"8460017","InfinityX0","InfinityX0",,,"0","1",,"1413393604","2014-10-15T17:20:04Z","Google Trends: Microsoft vs. Banana","http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=Microsoft%2C%20Banana&cmpt=q" -"8460517","verticalflight","verticalflight","true",,,"1",,"1413396703","2014-10-15T18:11:43Z","Next Week: Webinar with Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg – How Google Works","http://www.betterworks.com/howgoogleworks/" -"8461061","rio517","rio517","true",,,"1",,"1413400851","2014-10-15T19:20:51Z","Uber Calls Woman's 20-Mile Nightmare Abduction an “Inefficient Route”","http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-calls-womans-20-mile-nightmare-abduction-an-ineff-1645819700?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow" -"8462407","cl8ton","cl8ton","true",,,"1",,"1413415148","2014-10-15T23:19:08Z","We've Raised Our Fair Value Estimate of Microsoft Significantly","http://seekingalpha.com/article/2561185-weve-raised-our-fair-value-estimate-of-microsoft-significantly?ifp=0" -"8462537","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"1","1",,"1413417408","2014-10-15T23:56:48Z","What not to expect from Apple's upcoming iPad announcement: A moon shot","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2825946/opensource-subnet/what-not-to-expect-from-apples-upcoming-ipad-announcement.html" -"8464513","jimwalker07","jimwalker07","true",,,"1","Most famous online platforms as Facebook, Google, Paypal, GoDaddy are still vulnerable and under risk.

They are still using old and less secured SHA-1 Algorithm.

https://shachecker.com/check/www.google.com

Whats your views? Is migration from SHA-1 to SHA-2 is important or not?","1413462359","2014-10-16T12:25:59Z","Google Facebook Paypal Godaddy all are still using SHA-1", -"8464524","khamoud","khamoud",,,"0","1",,"1413462543","2014-10-16T12:29:03Z","Uber rider claims she was kidnapped, company says allegation is 'inaccurate'","http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/14/6978257/uber-says-la-kidnapping-allegation-is-inaccurate" -"8466323","milkshakes","milkshakes",,,"1","9",,"1413482750","2014-10-16T18:05:50Z","FBI Director: If Apple and Google Won't Decrypt Phones, We'll Force Them To","http://motherboard.vice.com/read/fbi-director-if-apple-and-google-wont-decrypt-phones-well-force-them-to" -"8466406","xxsq","xxsq","true",,,"1",,"1413483617","2014-10-16T18:20:17Z","Next-gen Google Chromecast on the way?","http://liliputing.com/2014/10/next-gen-google-chromecast-way.html" -"8466407","ScotterC","ScotterC",,,"14","52",,"1413483620","2014-10-16T18:20:20Z","Apple updates desktop iMac line with “5k” Retina displays","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/10/apple-updates-desktop-imac-line-with-5k-retina-displays/" -"8466769","calvin_c","calvin_c",,,"1","4",,"1413485971","2014-10-16T18:59:31Z","Apple Watch developer tools to launch next month","http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/16/6988975/apple-watch-developer-kit-to-launch-next-month" -"8467322","beltex","beltex",,,"0","3",,"1413490053","2014-10-16T20:07:33Z","Apple – Swift","http://www.apple.com/swift/" -"8468230","colinbartlett","colinbartlett",,,"4","5",,"1413498690","2014-10-16T22:31:30Z","Uber fires driver for social media comments","https://twitter.com/ChrisJOrtiz/status/522863105630416897" -"8469052","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"0","1",,"1413511600","2014-10-17T02:06:40Z","Apple's iPad 2 vs. Google's Nexus 9: Comparing the two new tablets","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2834881/opensource-subnet/apples-ipad-2-vs-googles-nexus-9-comparing-the-two-new-tablets.html#linkedin" -"8469549","c1sc0","c1sc0",,,"0","2",,"1413524225","2014-10-17T05:37:05Z","Apple Announces Apple Watch WatchKit SDK Available in November","http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/16/apple-announces-apple-watch-watchkit-sdk-available-in-november/" -"8469754","LiamBoogar","LiamBoogar",,,"0","2",,"1413529351","2014-10-17T07:02:31Z","In Paris, Uber fined €100K as advertising for UberPop declared illegal","http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/10/17/ruling-uberpop-case/" -"8470809","123456test","123456test","true",,,"1",,"1413552527","2014-10-17T13:28:47Z","How to Use Google's SMTP Server","https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-google-s-smtp-server" -"8470926","tristan_louis","tristan_louis",,,"0","2",,"1413553729","2014-10-17T13:48:49Z","How will.i.am borrowed Apple's playbook to launch PULS","http://www.tnl.net/blog/2014/10/16/incumbent-challenge/" -"8471217","randunica","randunica",,,"0","2",,"1413557215","2014-10-17T14:46:55Z","Google Material T-Shirt","http://teespring.com/material-shirt#pid=6&cid=637&sid=front" -"8471859","dmcgregor","dmcgregor",,,"0","1",,"1413564374","2014-10-17T16:46:14Z","iRobot CEO Colin Angle on Google, Drones and Robots for Grandma","http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/10/17/delivery-drones-and-google-robots-irobot-irbt-ceo-colin-angle-at-robobusiness/" -"8472913","andresgottlieb","andresgottlieb",,,"0","2",,"1413574651","2014-10-17T19:37:31Z","Chile's public transport system hacked [Google Translate]","https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portalnet.cl%2Fcomunidad%2Fhagalo-ud-mismo.283%2F1212794-analizando-tarjeta-bip-de-transantiago.html" -"8472978","gamechangr","gamechangr",,,"0","3",,"1413575578","2014-10-17T19:52:58Z","John Sculley: Ex Apple CEO on his smart phone venture","http://www.siliconvalley.com/venture-capital/ci_26742065/q-john-sculley-ex-apple-ceo-his-smartphone" -"8474093","grej","grej",,,"0","2",,"1413590968","2014-10-18T00:09:28Z","Ireland ends tax loophole that saved Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook billions","http://www.infoworld.com/article/2834635/techology-business/the-taxman-cometh-as-double-irish-bites-the-dust.html" -"8474363","maus80","maus80",,,"0","1",,"1413597405","2014-10-18T01:56:45Z","Panda 4.1 impacts organic traffic from Google","http://www.leaseweblabs.com/2014/10/panda-4-1-impacts-organic-traffic-google/" -"8476898","jamhed","jamhed",,,"0","1",,"1413680173","2014-10-19T00:56:13Z","Anki flashcards sync tool with Google Translate","https://github.com/jamhed/anki" -"8478001","bpierre","bpierre",,,"0","6",,"1413719662","2014-10-19T11:54:22Z","Why Microsoft matters more than we think","http://christianheilmann.com/2014/10/19/why-microsoft-matters-more-than-we-think/" -"8479025","dsr12","dsr12",,,"1","4",,"1413742876","2014-10-19T18:21:16Z","Yes, Uber Drivers Are Rating You. Welcome to the Future of Reviews","https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141018152152-1665462-yes-uber-drivers-are-rating-you-welcome-to-the-future-of-reviews" -"8479379","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"0","1",,"1413748479","2014-10-19T19:54:39Z","Apple's iPhone 6 could keep you warm and dry","http://www.techly.com.au/2014/09/29/apples-iphone-6-keep-warm-dry/" -"8481707","africanos23","africanos23","true",,,"1",,"1413807424","2014-10-20T12:17:04Z","Is Google Gaming the Video Game Industry?","http://www.hardwarepal.com/google-gaming-video-game-industry/" -"8482092","mikemajzoub","mikemajzoub",,,"6","5","Why do you think Apple put their logo as a functionless icon in the top-left corner of the lock screen?

My first impression is that it adds unnecessary clutter to the interface, and is confusing to users because it is functionless in the lock screen (as opposed to being a menu item when the OS is unlocked).

Are there any designers out there who can help me understand the decision? Given the care Apple puts into their designs, I assume that I am missing something. :)

Thanks! -~ Mike

PS: Here's a link I found on google so you can see what I'm talking about: -https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3851/14147481657_389c093f30_b.jpg","1413813145","2014-10-20T13:52:25Z","Ask HN: Help Me Understand Yosemite's Lock Screen Apple Icon?", -"8484301","raul001","raul001",,,"0","1",,"1413836744","2014-10-20T20:25:44Z","Microsoft is preparing a smart watch with a battery better than competitors","http://hackingnews.com/breaking-news/microsoft-preparing-smart-watch-battery-better-competitors/" -"8485466","pquerna","pquerna",,,"0","10",,"1413854384","2014-10-21T01:19:44Z","CoreOS Now Available on Microsoft Azure","https://coreos.com/blog/coreos-available-on-azure/" -"8486068","mlichtenstern","mlichtenstern",,,"0","2",,"1413869698","2014-10-21T05:34:58Z","Unconscious Bias Work – Google Ventures","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLjFTHTgEVU" -"8487087","kaypro","kaypro",,,"3","5",,"1413896781","2014-10-21T13:06:21Z","Apple Pay a No Go with the Amazon Visa Rewards Card","http://macnotes.com/apple-pay-a-no-go-with-the-amazon-visa-rewards-card/" -"8487358","applecore","applecore",,,"0","1",,"1413900298","2014-10-21T14:04:58Z","Can You Uber a Burger? Surge Pricing Comes to the Restaurant Industry","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/magazine/can-you-uber-a-burger.html" -"8487518","anderzole","anderzole",,,"1","2",,"1413901994","2014-10-21T14:33:14Z","The Mac generated more revenue for Apple last quarter than the iPad","http://www.tuaw.com/2014/10/21/long-live-the-mac-apple-posts-all-time-quarterly-record-in-mac/" -"8488124","xngzng","xngzng",,,"0","4",,"1413908823","2014-10-21T16:27:03Z","Apple iPhone 6 Plus camera review","http://connect.dpreview.com/post/6303555427/apple-iphone-6-plus-camera-review" -"8488470","iosjailbreak","iosjailbreak","true",,,"1",,"1413912346","2014-10-21T17:25:46Z","Apple Releases iOS 8.1 and Free Download iOS 8.1 jailbreak","http://ios8jailbreak.biz/apple-releases-ios-8-1-ready-jailbreak-ios-8-1/#.VEaV__NmazI.hackernews" -"8489041","palakchokshi","palakchokshi",,,"0","1",,"1413917358","2014-10-21T18:49:18Z","Apple Aware of iCloud Login Harvesting in China, Launches Browser Security Guide","http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/21/apple-aware-of-icloud-harvesting-china/" -"8489528","sytelus","sytelus",,,"0","1",,"1413921633","2014-10-21T20:00:33Z","Microsoft is taking on the cross-platform challenge with Office","http://www.zdnet.com/how-microsoft-is-taking-on-the-cross-platform-challenge-with-office-7000034826/" -"8491586","mzarate06","mzarate06",,,"0","1",,"1413957483","2014-10-22T05:58:03Z","Steve Ballmer on leaving Microsoft, relationship with Bill Gates [video]","http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/steve-ballmer-on-leaving-microsoft-relationship-with-bill-gates/" -"8491797","kallesverige","kallesverige",,,"0","1",,"1413964060","2014-10-22T07:47:40Z","New API: Breathometer Connects Drunks to Uber via API","http://www.programmableweb.com/news/today-apis-breathometer-connects-drunks-to-uber-api/brief/2014/10/21" -"8491893","Shofo","Shofo",,,"0","3",,"1413966789","2014-10-22T08:33:09Z","Uber has lots of disgruntled drivers, Lyft and Sidecar do not","http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-drivers-across-the-country-are-protesting-tomorrow--heres-why-2014-10" -"8492771","techieinafrica","techieinafrica",,,"0","3",,"1413987320","2014-10-22T14:15:20Z","Uber Drivers Being Targeted by Johannesburg Police?","http://www.iafrikan.com/2014/10/22/uber-drivers-being-targeted-by-johannesburg-police/" -"8494561","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","16",,"1414005665","2014-10-22T19:21:05Z","Asshole culture: Why I’ve just deleted Uber from my phone","http://pando.com/2014/10/22/the-horrific-trickle-down-of-asshole-culture-at-a-company-like-uber/" -"8494792","espadrine","espadrine",,,"0","1",,"1414008034","2014-10-22T20:00:34Z","Google: Your Inbox for the Web","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/your-inbox-for-web.html" -"8496178","JustPlaneHistry","JustPlaneHistry",,,"0","4",,"1414026199","2014-10-23T01:03:19Z","A piece of Apple history sells for $900,000","http://fortune.com/2014/10/22/a-piece-of-apple-history-sells-for-900000/" -"8498137","tilt","tilt",,,"0","3",,"1414072890","2014-10-23T14:01:30Z","Early Apple computer Built by Steve Wozniak sells for $905,000 at auction","http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/10/22/apple-computer-auction-idINKCN0IB2G920141022" -"8498639","warp10","warp10",,,"0","2",,"1414078021","2014-10-23T15:27:01Z","Getting Started with Google Compute Engine","http://cloudacademy.com/blog/learn-google-compute-engine-with-our-new-course/" -"8498808","coreymgilmore","coreymgilmore",,,"0","1",,"1414079519","2014-10-23T15:51:59Z","Apple and sapphire producer GT Advanced Technologies officially part ways","https://gigaom.com/2014/10/23/apple-and-sapphire-producer-gt-advanced-technologies-officially-part-ways/" -"8498835","labianchin","labianchin",,,"0","2",,"1414079682","2014-10-23T15:54:42Z","Docker and Kubernetes on Apache Hadoop YARN","http://hortonworks.com/blog/docker-kubernetes-apache-hadoop-yarn/" -"8499138","Ethan_Mick","Ethan_Mick",,,"0","2",,"1414082670","2014-10-23T16:44:30Z","Bringing House Calls Back with UberHEALTH","http://blog.uber.com/health" -"8499405","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"1","2",,"1414084849","2014-10-23T17:20:49Z","How Sony, Intel, and Unix Made Apple's Mac a PC Competitor","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2837793/opensource-subnet/how-sony-intel-and-unix-made-apples-mac-a-pc-competitor.html#twitter" -"8499539","JSeymourATL","JSeymourATL",,,"0","1",,"1414086098","2014-10-23T17:41:38Z","Take a Rare Peek Inside the Massive Data Centers That Power Google","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-data-centers-2014-10?op=1" -"8500001","Myce","Myce","true",,,"1",,"1414090377","2014-10-23T18:52:57Z","A look inside Google’s secret and huge datacenters: cables and pipes","http://www.myce.com/news/a-look-inside-googles-secret-and-huge-datacenters-cables-and-pipes-73277/" -"8500492","jamesnesfield","jamesnesfield",,,"0","2",,"1414095280","2014-10-23T20:14:40Z","Apple’s new external beta testing programme is a pressure cooker","https://medium.com/p/f05c09b6875d" -"8500847","SJMosley","SJMosley",,,"0","1","Since google generates revenue from ads aren't they losing money from then not being displayed?

Examples: -Adblock plus: adblockplus.org -Adblock: getadblock.com -Adblock for youtube: -https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-for-youtube/cmedhionkhpnakcndndgjdbohmhepckk/details?hl=en-US","1414099526","2014-10-23T21:25:26Z","Ask HN: Why does Google adblocking extensions?", -"8501670","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","3",,"1414113679","2014-10-24T01:21:19Z","Shuddle Is an Uber for Kids Driven by Childcare Pros","http://recode.net/2014/10/23/shuddle-is-an-uber-for-kids-driven-by-childcare-pros/" -"8502390","strongfist36","strongfist36","true",,,"1",,"1414132718","2014-10-24T06:38:38Z","Apple Emailed iOS Developers Porn of a Man Jerking Off","http://www.techanalyzer.net/2014/10/24/apple-emailed-ios-developers-porn-man-jerking/" -"8503663","cgtyoder","cgtyoder",,,"0","2",,"1414159299","2014-10-24T14:01:39Z","Sexist French Uber Promotion Pairs Riders with “Hot Chick” Drivers","http://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/french-uber-bird-hunting-promotion-pairs-lyon-riders-with-a" -"8503913","grej","grej",,,"1","3",,"1414162029","2014-10-24T14:47:09Z","If NYC Ebola Patient Sneezed in His Uber, Could You Get Ebola from Riding in It?","http://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-ebola-patient-uber-2014-10" -"8503918","grej","grej",,,"0","2",,"1414162067","2014-10-24T14:47:47Z","New York Ebola Patient Took Uber Ride","http://mashable.com/2014/10/23/new-york-ebola-uber/" -"8504583","bhudman","bhudman",,,"0","1","I have notified the google team, but as expected, no changes have yet been made.

https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/gadgets/event/

It must be an iframe issue that is not really a problem. When I go to that page using the latest chrome ( Version 38.0.2125.104)

http://i.imgur.com/BLbBfqG.png","1414169509","2014-10-24T16:51:49Z","Chrome reports Google Calendar Gadgets page infected with malware", -"8504858","BrandonMarc","BrandonMarc",,,"0","2",,"1414172561","2014-10-24T17:42:41Z","NYC Ebola Patient Took an Uber Before Going to the Hospital","http://www.businessinsider.com/potential-nyc-ebola-patient-took-an-uber-2014-10" -"8505058","bishvili","bishvili",,,"0","2",,"1414174674","2014-10-24T18:17:54Z","Does Google really only have 66% search market share?","http://searchengineland.com/whos-really-winning-search-war-204651" -"8505253","ilyaeck","ilyaeck",,,"0","2",,"1414176653","2014-10-24T18:50:53Z","Google Inbox invites are not overly exclusive","http://www.androidcentral.com/not-so-exclusive-google-sends-out-truckload-inbox-invites" -"8505959","downandout","downandout",,,"0","3",,"1414184309","2014-10-24T20:58:29Z","Uber Hits Vegas","http://blog.uber.com/vegas" -"8506384","butwhy","butwhy",,,"0","2",,"1414190585","2014-10-24T22:43:05Z","I Don’t Live in Vegas, but I’m Excited for Vegas UberX","http://blog.illogicalextend.com/i-dont-live-in-vegas-but-im-excited-for-vegas-uberx/" -"8507111","kidgorgeous","kidgorgeous",,,"3","9","Expressed interest in a driver's position and now it seems like that was the wrong thing to do. They have been spamming my phone number pretty heavily with text messages about their service and specials every single day, multiple times a day. I've tried calling them, texting them back, emailing them, and even using their online forms to ask them to stop spamming my number, but have heard nothing back from them.

In some way I think my rights are being violated. They are always texting me from some random number so I can't even block that. There's seemingly no kind of opt-out list I'm aware of. Is there anything else anyone can tell me to let them know I'm not interested in their service? Would it be worth my time to take them to small claims court here in California? Thanks.","1414208024","2014-10-25T03:33:44Z","Does anyone know how to get Uber to stop spamming my cell number?", -"8508811","nzhiltsov","nzhiltsov",,,"0","1",,"1414259088","2014-10-25T17:44:48Z","Google, LinkedIn and Yandex campuses (photos)","http://nzhiltsov.blogspot.com/2014/10/google-linkedin-yandex-campus-offices.html" -"8510180","thepoet","thepoet",,,"0","3",,"1414294547","2014-10-26T03:35:47Z","Vulnerability in Microsoft OLE could allow remote code execution","https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3010060" -"8510579","KhalilK","KhalilK",,,"0","1",,"1414313983","2014-10-26T08:59:43Z","Apple's Top Secret Design Process","http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/01/24/this-is-how-apples-top-secret-product-development-process-works/" -"8512734","001sky","001sky",,,"0","4",,"1414362276","2014-10-26T22:24:36Z","CVS follows Rite-Aid, shuts off Apple Pay","http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/10/26/cvs-follows-rite-aid-shuts-off-apple-pay/17959213/" -"8514748","adeyemiadisa","adeyemiadisa","true",,,"1",,"1414406794","2014-10-27T10:46:34Z","Google Plus for Business Marketing: How to Improve Your Engagement on Google+","http://www.onaplatterofgold.com/socialmedia/google-plus-for-business-marketing-and-engagement-infographic/" -"8515898","donmcc","donmcc",,,"0","1",,"1414422447","2014-10-27T15:07:27Z","Science Fiction: Apple Makes a Toaster Fridge…","http://www.mondaynote.com/2014/10/27/science-fiction-apple-makes-a-toaster-fridge-2/" -"8517135","doppp","doppp",,,"0","2",,"1414433784","2014-10-27T18:16:24Z","Apple's iPhone 6 Is, Alone, Producing 10% of All US Economic Growth Apparently","http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2014/10/27/fun-number-apples-iphone-6-is-alone-producing-10-of-all-us-economic-growth-apparently/" -"8517166","denzil_correa","denzil_correa",,,"1","1",,"1414434095","2014-10-27T18:21:35Z","How Corporate Greed Is Trying to Kill Apple Pay","http://gizmodo.com/how-corporate-greed-is-trying-to-kill-apple-pay-1651233601" -"8517531","motti_s","motti_s",,,"0","1",,"1414437539","2014-10-27T19:18:59Z","Microsoft Adds Unlimited OneDrive Storage to All Office 365 Accounts","http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/27/microsoft-adds-unlimited-onedrive-storage-to-all-office-365-accounts/" -"8517923","electic","electic",,,"0","1",,"1414441083","2014-10-27T20:18:03Z","Apple responds to CVS","http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/27/apple-statement-apple-pay/" -"8518270","davidbarker","davidbarker","true",,,"1",,"1414445068","2014-10-27T21:24:28Z","Prototype of the Apple Watch interface as the iPhone home screen","http://youtu.be/UggYGThmFEo" -"8518381","bhaile","bhaile",,,"0","1",,"1414446445","2014-10-27T21:47:25Z","Google Play apps with bad certificate management","http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2014/08/bad-certificate-management-google-play-store/" -"8518962","Dejital","Dejital",,,"0","1",,"1414457077","2014-10-28T00:44:37Z","It's the little things in my Google Inbox","http://blog.snevsky.com/2014/10/24/its-the-little-things-in-my-google-inbox/" -"8519119","Deinos","Deinos",,,"0","2",,"1414460283","2014-10-28T01:38:03Z","How Google Fights Piracy [pdf]","https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwxyRPFduTN2NmdYdGdJQnFTeTA/view" -"8519197","ukc","ukc","true",,,"1",,"1414462052","2014-10-28T02:07:32Z","Google damages users' brains, author claims","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7999081/Google-damages-users-brains-author-claims.html" -"8519621","brianbreslin","brianbreslin",,,"0","7",,"1414472709","2014-10-28T05:05:09Z","India’s Answer to Uber, Olacabs Takes $210M Led by Softbank at $1B Valuation","http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/27/olacabs-softbank-india/" -"8521296","sc90","sc90",,,"0","2",,"1414508595","2014-10-28T15:03:15Z","How does ApplePay work?","https://www.evernote.com/shard/s7/sh/c5f797d2-4fc2-4f9b-b276-1ad6597ba85c/93d31d171d7ad96cb0fafe916759fedb" -"8523343","contingencies","contingencies",,,"0","3",,"1414527701","2014-10-28T20:21:41Z","How Google Parties","https://wheretheresmuck.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/how-google-parties/" -"8525041","mikeknoop","mikeknoop",,,"0","1",,"1414547476","2014-10-29T01:51:16Z","Google X is developing nanoparticles for early detection of diseases","http://medium.com/backchannel/were-hoping-to-build-the-tricorder-12e1822e5e6a" -"8526446","nitin_flanker","nitin_flanker",,,"0","2",,"1414579177","2014-10-29T10:39:37Z","Google – Battery Saving Android App That Never Let Your Phone Die","http://greybmusings.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/google-battery-saving-android-app/" -"8527024","InternetGiant","InternetGiant",,,"0","2",,"1414589400","2014-10-29T13:30:00Z","A Day with Project Ara, Google’s Modular Phone","http://www.wired.com/2014/10/day-with-project-ara/" -"8527874","nickles","nickles",,,"3","11",,"1414598558","2014-10-29T16:02:38Z","Apple Pay competitor CurrentC says customer email addresses were hacked","http://www.cnbc.com/id/102132750" -"8528420","sp332","sp332",,,"0","8",,"1414602780","2014-10-29T17:13:00Z","How Apple Pay and Google Wallet work","https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/how-mobile-payments-really-work/" -"8528633","chauzer","chauzer",,,"0","1",,"1414604499","2014-10-29T17:41:39Z","Nexus 6 sold out in Google Play Store","https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_6_32GB_Midnight_Blue?id=nexus_6_blue_32gb" -"8529769","waltdale47","waltdale47","true",,,"1",,"1414615197","2014-10-29T20:39:57Z","Free Trial for Google Cloud Platform: $300 in Credits","https://cloud.google.com/free-trial/" -"8530904","walterbell","walterbell",,,"66","96",,"1414632645","2014-10-30T01:30:45Z","Apple: Don’t do math in iOS 8’s Notification Center","http://sixcolors.com/post/2014/10/apple-ios-widgets-cant-calculate/" -"8531260","beef3333","beef3333","true",,,"1",,"1414640968","2014-10-30T03:49:28Z","Microsoft lays off 3,000 more, including 638 in Seattle Region","http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2024906004_microsoftlayoffsxml.html" -"8531526","nitin_flanker","nitin_flanker",,,"0","1",,"1414646593","2014-10-30T05:23:13Z","Microsoft enters the health wearables space with $199 ‘Band’ bracelet","http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/29/microsoft-band-wearable-possibly-outed-by-appearance-of-companion-app/" -"8534003","mpelembe","mpelembe","true",,,"1",,"1414686972","2014-10-30T16:36:12Z","Apple’s Tim Cook says “proud to be gay”","http://media.mpelembe.net/apples-tim-cook-says-proud-to-be-gay/#more-5093" -"8534370","moonbeamdev","moonbeamdev","true",,,"1",,"1414689991","2014-10-30T17:26:31Z","Care2 Hosts Petition Asking Apple to Remove Spyware from New Yosemite OS","http://appdevelopermagazine.com/2058/2014/10/30/Care2-Hosts-Petition-Asking-Apple-to-Remove-Spyware-from-New-Yosemite-OS/#.VFJ0wKFwgDA.hackernews" -"8535476","doctorshady","doctorshady",,,"0","1",,"1414699431","2014-10-30T20:03:51Z","Spain annoys Google by approving online news fees","http://www.france24.com/en/20141030-spain-annoys-google-approving-online-news-fees/" -"8535645","3gina1","3gina1",,,"0","2",,"1414701314","2014-10-30T20:35:14Z","US Navy sailor is first Google Glass addict","http://www.west-info.eu/us-navy-sailor-is-first-google-glass-addict/" -"8536976","mishmashed","mishmashed",,,"0","2",,"1414721724","2014-10-31T02:15:24Z","Emulating an android device in node to access Google play api","https://www.npmjs.org/package/node-googleplay-api" -"8537386","bane","bane","true",,,"1",,"1414731400","2014-10-31T04:56:40Z","The Many Faces of Google's Hamburger Navigation Drawer","http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/30/google-turns-design-inconsistency-ten-latest-round-navigation-drawers/" -"8540291","eggspurt","eggspurt",,,"0","1",,"1414780220","2014-10-31T18:30:20Z","Infographic: How Steve Jobs Started – The Life of Apple’s Founder","http://fundersandfounders.com/how-steve-jobs-started/" -"8541440","stuartmemo","stuartmemo",,,"1","9",,"1414794970","2014-10-31T22:36:10Z","Trent Reznor on his new role at Apple","http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/31/7139201/trent-reznor-talks-new-role-at-apple" -"8541810","trekkin","trekkin",,,"0","7",,"1414802689","2014-11-01T00:44:49Z","How one man's private files ended up on Apple's iCloud without his consent","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/10/30/how-one-mans-private-files-ended-up-on-apples-icloud-without-his-consent/" -"8543618","eplanit","eplanit",,,"1","2",,"1414859504","2014-11-01T16:31:44Z","How Uber's Shady Firing Policy Could Backfire on the Company","http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/10/30/uber-driver-firing-policy/?utm_campaign=ForbesTech&utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_channel=Technology&linkId=10301212" -"8543945","bentereg","bentereg","true",,,"1",,"1414864937","2014-11-01T18:02:17Z","1976 Apple 1 Sold at Auction for Almost $1M","http://gizmorati.com/2014/10/30/apple-1it-really-expensive/" -"8546412","user_235711","user_235711",,,"0","2",,"1414930658","2014-11-02T12:17:38Z","Translate web pages more easily with the new Google Translate Chrome Extension","http://chrome.blogspot.com/2014/10/translate-web-pages-more-easily-with.html" -"8547114","ehsana","ehsana",,,"0","2",,"1414947495","2014-11-02T16:58:15Z","Show HN: Circloscope – Google+ Circles on Steroids","http://circloscope.com" -"8547252","king123","king123","true",,,"1",,"1414949739","2014-11-02T17:35:39Z","Woman hit $326 on a routine Uber ride resulting in her inability to pay her rent","http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/02/be-smarter-than-that-uber-users/" -"8547387","denzil_correa","denzil_correa","true",,,"1",,"1414951804","2014-11-02T18:10:04Z","Apple ‘iPhone’ Trademark Challenged by Indian Firm with Its Own ‘iFon’","http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-iphone-trademark-challenged-indian-firm-its-own-ifon-1717338" -"8550718","zupreme","zupreme","true",,,"1",,"1415022581","2014-11-03T13:49:41Z","Microsoft: Making “The Band” 2014","http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/31/hands-on-with-microsofts-new-fitness-wearable-the-band/" -"8551480","GotAnyMegadeth","GotAnyMegadeth",,,"0","3",,"1415030830","2014-11-03T16:07:10Z","Our app still banned from Play and Google won’t talk about it","https://disconnect.me/blog/update-android-app-is-still-banned-from-play-and-google-wont-talk-about-it" -"8552389","pramodz","pramodz",,,"0","2",,"1415038420","2014-11-03T18:13:40Z","Certified Ubuntu Images Now Available on Google Cloud Platform","http://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/11/03/certified-ubuntu-images-available-on-google-cloud-platform/" -"8553272","Gozu","Gozu",,,"0","1",,"1415046564","2014-11-03T20:29:24Z","Uber Has Started Lunch Delivery with UberFRESH","http://blog.uber.com/uberfresh11" -"8553437","Bobswatches","Bobswatches","true",,,"1",,"1415048173","2014-11-03T20:56:13Z","Apple Watch vs. Rolex: Watchmakers and Fashion World Reacts","http://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/rolex-news/apple-watch-vs-rolex-watchmakers-fashion-world-reacts.html" -"8553473","jp_sc","jp_sc",,,"0","2",,"1415048613","2014-11-03T21:03:33Z","Russia Takes Down Steve Jobs Memorial After Apple's Tim Cook Comes Out as Gay","http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-takes-down-steve-jobs-memorial-after-apples-tim-cook-n239956" -"8553612","palcu","palcu",,,"0","3",,"1415049765","2014-11-03T21:22:45Z","Google Escape from /dev/null","http://palcu.blogspot.com/2014/11/google-escape-from-devnull.html" -"8553808","schrofer","schrofer",,,"0","1",,"1415051775","2014-11-03T21:56:15Z","Microsoft ends retail sales of Windows 7 and 8","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29880144" -"8556530","AndrewDucker","AndrewDucker",,,"0","1",,"1415110211","2014-11-04T14:10:11Z","Improving JavaScript: Google Throws AtScript into the Mix","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/04/improving_javascript_google_throws_atscript_into_the_mix/" -"8556850","achairapart","achairapart",,,"0","2",,"1415113998","2014-11-04T15:13:18Z","Apple Secretly Opened a Software Office in Seattle","http://www.fastcompany.com/3038021/apple-secretly-opened-a-software-office-in-seattle" -"8558858","fillskills","fillskills","true",,,"1",,"1415132852","2014-11-04T20:27:32Z","Uber and Its Shady Partners Are Pushing Drivers into Subprime Loans","http://valleywag.gawker.com/uber-and-its-shady-partners-are-pushing-drivers-into-su-1649936785/+megneal" -"8560081","smhtyazdi","smhtyazdi",,,"5","6",,"1415151070","2014-11-05T01:31:10Z","Show HN: IMDB for YouTubers","http://www.rshiv.org/" -"8560705","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","2",,"1415167891","2014-11-05T06:11:31Z","Microsoft Has Fired Its Entire Global Advertising Sales Team","http://www.businessinsider.in/Microsoft-Has-Fired-Its-Entire-Global-Advertising-Sales-Team/articleshow/44997427.cms" -"8560812","wamatt","wamatt",,,"0","1",,"1415171244","2014-11-05T07:07:24Z","Google releases “nogotofail” to detect HTTPS bugs before they bite users","http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/11/google-releases-nogotofail-to-detect-https-bugs-before-they-bite-users/" -"8562997","freshkurt","freshkurt",,,"0","3",,"1415209065","2014-11-05T17:37:45Z","Google’s Maps App for iOS and Android Gets Material Design and Uber Estimates","http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/05/google-maps-material-design-uber/" -"8563519","rpledge","rpledge",,,"0","2",,"1415213973","2014-11-05T18:59:33Z","Axel Springer admits defeat, allows Google to index its news stories","https://gigaom.com/2014/11/05/german-media-giant-axel-springer-admits-defeat-allows-google-to-index-its-news-stories/" -"8563752","mfkp","mfkp",,,"0","2",,"1415216040","2014-11-05T19:34:00Z","Uber CashPool (Cash Cab Knockoff)","http://blog.uber.com/cashpool" -"8564187","GoPivotal","GoPivotal",,,"0","1",,"1415220972","2014-11-05T20:56:12Z","Mobile Tech Leaders Including Facebook, Google and Twitter Converge at M1 Summit","http://blog.pivotal.io/pivotal/news-2/mobile-technology-leaders-including-facebook-google-and-twitter-converge-at-m1-summit" -"8565037","mdev","mdev",,,"0","5",,"1415232225","2014-11-06T00:03:45Z","Lyft Accuses Former COO of Stealing Confidential Documents Before Joining Uber","http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/05/lyft-sues-travis-vanderzanden/" -"8565044","ancatrusca","ancatrusca",,,"0","2",,"1415232285","2014-11-06T00:04:45Z","Google Announces Cloud Container Engine Using Kubernetes","http://www.infoq.com/news/2014/11/google-cloud-container-engine?utm_source=hacker%20news&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=google_news" -"8565146","rafaqueque","rafaqueque",,,"0","2",,"1415233677","2014-11-06T00:27:57Z","Gmail Checker Lite 0.2.6 is out, support for Google Inbox","http://blog.rafael.pt/2014/11/06/gmail-checker-lite-0-2-5-is-out.html" -"8565955","drippingfist","drippingfist",,,"0","1",,"1415252958","2014-11-06T05:49:18Z","Google Helpouts Now Partnering with Programming Sites","https://helpouts.google.com/partner/landing/" -"8566824","ryandvm","ryandvm",,,"0","1",,"1415279582","2014-11-06T13:13:02Z","Charleston International Airport Begins Fining Uber Drivers","http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20141023/PC05/141029718/1177/uber-drivers-want-charleston-airport-rules-changed-airport-waiting-on-state-to-rule" -"8567591","Applico","Applico",,,"0","1",,"1415289648","2014-11-06T16:00:48Z","How to Be the Next Uber: Getting to Your Series B and Beyond","https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20141106152252-6877322-how-to-be-the-next-uber-getting-to-your-series-b-and-beyond?trk=mp-reader-card" -"8568237","zacharytamas","zacharytamas",,,"0","1",,"1415294830","2014-11-06T17:27:10Z","Google Maps for iOS updated with Material design","https://itunes.apple.com/app/google-maps/id585027354?mt=8" -"8569218","santaclaus","santaclaus",,,"0","1",,"1415302659","2014-11-06T19:37:39Z","Why CVS Needs Apple Pay (It's the UI, Stupid)","http://www.fastcodesign.com/3038039/why-cvs-needs-apple-pay-its-the-ui-stupid" -"8569394","bmmayer1","bmmayer1",,,"0","10",,"1415304023","2014-11-06T20:00:23Z","Terrorists Used False DMCA Claims to Get Personal Data of Anti-Islamic YouTuber","http://yro.slashdot.org/story/14/11/06/0435252/terrorists-used-false-dmca-claims-to-get-personal-data-of-anti-islamic-youtuber" -"8569551","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"2","1",,"1415305789","2014-11-06T20:29:49Z","Don't burn CurrentC at the Apple Pay heresy stake just yet","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2844400/opensource-subnet/dont-burn-currentc-at-the-apple-pay-heresy-stake-just-yet.html" -"8570961","ctwy","ctwy",,,"1","2",,"1415327594","2014-11-07T02:33:14Z","Former Lyft Exec Denies Taking Confidential Data with Him to Uber","http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/06/vanderzanden-strikes-back/" -"8571690","sivalingam","sivalingam",,,"0","1",,"1415350158","2014-11-07T08:49:18Z","Google Hangouts adds free voice calling from India to U.S. and Canada numbers","https://plus.google.com/+GoogleIndia/posts/J6Aq7QnAxEV" -"8574833","antr","antr",,,"0","3",,"1415397222","2014-11-07T21:53:42Z","Uber looks to raise another $1bn","http://www.ft.com/intl/fastft/233452" -"8575023","gideon_b","gideon_b",,,"0","2",,"1415399454","2014-11-07T22:30:54Z","The problem with Apple's new plan for iOS attribution","http://attributionapp.com/blog/lets-solve-ios-attribution-methods/" -"8575114","dsk139","dsk139",,,"0","3",,"1415400722","2014-11-07T22:52:02Z","Uber Is Trying to Raise at Least $1B with a Valuation of Over $17B","http://www.businessinsider.com/report-uber-is-trying-to-raise-at-least-1-billion-with-a-valuation-of-over-17-billion-2014-11" -"8575325","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"46","33",,"1415404685","2014-11-07T23:58:05Z","New Uber Funding Round Could Value the Company at $25B","http://recode.net/2014/11/07/new-uber-funding-round-could-value-the-company-at-25-billion/" -"8576048","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1415421918","2014-11-08T04:45:18Z","Google Flu Adopts New Model","http://www.i-programmer.info/news/197-data-mining/7939-google-flu-trends-new-model.html" -"8576081","viscanti","viscanti",,,"0","1",,"1415422884","2014-11-08T05:01:24Z","Uber Sets Out to Raise More Than $1B in Funding, Sources Say","http://online.wsj.com/articles/uber-sets-out-to-raise-more-than-1-billion-in-funding-sources-say-1415411975" -"8576150","anduaw","anduaw","true",,,"2",,"1415425437","2014-11-08T05:43:57Z","Review: Google Giant’s Nexus 6 Smartphone","http://slashdot.org/submission/3967419/review-google-giants-nexus-6-smartphone" -"8576227","sgloutnikov","sgloutnikov",,,"0","2",,"1415428534","2014-11-08T06:35:34Z","Navigate Google Maps with gestures","https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/3273126?hl=en" -"8579181","thepoet","thepoet",,,"0","10",,"1415509962","2014-11-09T05:12:42Z","Uber’s Next Billion-Dollar Financing Could Be a Convertible Debt Round","http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/08/uber-mo-money/" -"8579962","sgrwa","sgrwa","true",,,"1",,"1415543989","2014-11-09T14:39:49Z","First Microsoft Lumia to Be Released on Nov. 11","http://www.folkd.com/ref.php?go=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmorati.com%2F2014%2F11%2F09%2Fmicrosoft-lumia" -"8580590","ndomin","ndomin",,,"0","1",,"1415560934","2014-11-09T19:22:14Z","How Google will kill IE with YouTube (2010)","http://blog.isotoma.com/2010/04/how-google-will-kill-internet-explorer-and-save-the-web/" -"8580695","spountzy","spountzy",,,"0","1",,"1415563219","2014-11-09T20:00:19Z","Google’s Project Ara team testing module that can track your blood oxygen level","http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/07/googles-project-ara-team-is-testing-a-module-that-can-track-your-blood-oxygen-level/" -"8581823","smhtyazdi","smhtyazdi",,,"5","5",,"1415587902","2014-11-10T02:51:42Z","Show HN: IMDB for YouTubers, online database to add your casts and crews","http://www.rshiv.org" -"8582441","djug","djug",,,"0","2",,"1415605572","2014-11-10T07:46:12Z","Bing: It's Unlikely That We'll Take Search Share Away from Google","http://searchengineland.com/bing-unlikely-well-take-search-share-away-google-207606" -"8583497","pmcpinto","pmcpinto",,,"0","1",,"1415628050","2014-11-10T14:00:50Z","FT Interview with Google Co-founder and CEO Larry Page","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/3173f19e-5fbc-11e4-8c27-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Hl2GQibp" -"8583660","wslh","wslh",,,"0","1",,"1415630039","2014-11-10T14:33:59Z","Google Chrome message passing to native applications","https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/messaging#native-messaging-host" -"8585313","e15ctr0n","e15ctr0n",,,"0","1",,"1415644520","2014-11-10T18:35:20Z","Inside Apple's Gigantic Cash Rewards Program for Shareholders","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-10/inside-apples-gigantic-cash-rewards-program-for-shareholders" -"8586694","motti_s","motti_s",,,"0","2",,"1415655768","2014-11-10T21:42:48Z","Microsoft EVP Lisa Brummel to retire at end of year","http://news.microsoft.com/2014/11/10/microsoft-evp-lisa-brummel-to-retire-at-end-of-year/" -"8586782","tomhschmidt","tomhschmidt",,,"4","16",,"1415656565","2014-11-10T21:56:05Z","Show HN: SurgeProtector – escape from Uber surge pricing","https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/surgeprotector/id925613132" -"8589059","guardian5x","guardian5x",,,"0","1",,"1415698645","2014-11-11T09:37:25Z","The first Microsoft-branded smartphone","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/11/the-lumia-535-is-the-first-microsoft-branded-smartphone/" -"8590679","coreymgilmore","coreymgilmore",,,"0","1",,"1415723776","2014-11-11T16:36:16Z","Inside Apple's Gigantic Cash Rewards Program for Shareholders","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-10/inside-apples-gigantic-cash-rewards-program-for-shareholders#r=most popular" -"8591141","bketelsen","bketelsen",,,"0","5",,"1415728314","2014-11-11T17:51:54Z","Go Birthday Bash Day 2: Kubernetes + Go = Crazy Delicious","http://blog.gopheracademy.com/birthday-bash-2014/kubernetes-go-crazy-delicious/" -"8591207","akerl_","akerl_",,,"0","3",,"1415729177","2014-11-11T18:06:17Z","Linkedin: Cubert: Computation Engine for Big Data Analytics","http://engineering.linkedin.com/big-data/open-sourcing-cubert-high-performance-computation-engine-complex-big-data-analytics" -"8591571","softdev12","softdev12",,,"0","2",,"1415733038","2014-11-11T19:10:38Z","Google Scholar Reflects on Search Engine's Future","http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/google-scholar-pioneer-reflects-on-the-academic-search-engine-s-future/" -"8591846","chirau","chirau",,,"0","1",,"1415736346","2014-11-11T20:05:46Z","Sway, from Microsoft: preview now available","https://sway.com" -"8595720","deepvibrations","deepvibrations",,,"0","2",,"1415804844","2014-11-12T15:07:24Z","Google’s DoubleClick Ad Server Is Down","http://uk.businessinsider.com/doubleclick-for-publishers-down-2014-11?r=US" -"8597522","acangiano","acangiano",,,"0","2",,"1415819789","2014-11-12T19:16:29Z","Google Killed the RSS Feed","http://technicalblogging.com/google-killed-the-rss-feed/" -"8597801","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","4",,"1415822668","2014-11-12T20:04:28Z","Former Apple CEO Sculley's Revenge: A $25 Phone","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2469542,00.asp" -"8598366","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1415828216","2014-11-12T21:36:56Z","AppleCare+ Cost for Phones, iPads – Do You Win or Lose?","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/applecare-costs-for-phones-ipads-do-you-win-or-lose" -"8600259","atulagarwal","atulagarwal",,,"0","1",,"1415861199","2014-11-13T06:46:39Z","Google has peering servers to cache videos at ISP level","https://peering.google.com/about/index.html" -"8602356","365itsolutions","365itsolutions","true",,,"1",,"1415895989","2014-11-13T16:26:29Z","Skype for Business to Merge with Microsoft Lync","http://365itsolutions.com/skype-business-merge-microsoft-lync/" -"8603409","bst287","bst287",,,"0","7",,"1415906087","2014-11-13T19:14:47Z","Uber's revenue","http://www.businessinsider.com/ubers-revenue-2014-11" -"8603827","alexbash","alexbash",,,"0","2",,"1415910398","2014-11-13T20:26:38Z","iOS App Install Tracking Comes to Google Analytics","http://analytics.blogspot.com/2014/11/get-deeper-view-of-your-ios-app-installs.html" -"8607737","securitykitten","securitykitten",,,"0","1",,"1415980788","2014-11-14T15:59:48Z","Microsoft's OLE Vulnerability: 4 Ways to Be Proactive","http://blog.securestate.com/addressing-microsoft-ole-vulnerability/" -"8610470","bitemix","bitemix",,,"0","2",,"1416013437","2014-11-15T01:03:57Z","What could Google Glass be without the screen?","http://www.mase.io/tech/wearables/2014/10/23/wearables/" -"8611551","lovelearning","lovelearning",,,"0","2",,"1416054506","2014-11-15T12:28:26Z","Ben Heck's Apple 1 Replica","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXllm5JWWAs" -"8612047","emrgx","emrgx",,,"0","1",,"1416070881","2014-11-15T17:01:21Z","Uber Said to Announce Music Partnership with Spotify","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/uber-said-to-announce-music-partnership-with-spotify/" -"8612152","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","7",,"1416073513","2014-11-15T17:45:13Z","Apple is now worth more than Russia’s entire stock market","http://www.cultofmac.com/303084/apple-now-worth-entire-russian-stock-market/" -"8612209","lemma","lemma",,,"1","9",,"1416074832","2014-11-15T18:07:12Z","Uber Revenue Leaks","http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-revenue-projection-in-2015-2014-11" -"8613962","westi","westi",,,"0","3",,"1416136093","2014-11-16T11:08:13Z","Apple's Sir Jony Ive interview: Bad design is 'offensive'","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11230522/Apples-Sir-Jony-Ive-interview-Bad-design-is-offensive.html" -"8614066","dnetesn","dnetesn",,,"1","7",,"1416140364","2014-11-16T12:19:24Z","Apple Pay Gives Glimpse of Mainstream Appeal for Mobile Payments","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/15/technology/apple-pay-gives-glimpse-of-mainstream-appeal-for-mobile-payments.html?ref=technology" -"8614103","ardahal","ardahal",,,"0","1",,"1416141903","2014-11-16T12:45:03Z","India’s credit card rules just took the ease out of Uber","http://qz.com/296483/indias-credit-card-rules-just-took-the-ease-out-of-uber/" -"8614223","moonbeamdev","moonbeamdev","true",,,"1",,"1416146974","2014-11-16T14:09:34Z","Secrets for Android Developers on Launching Apps on Google Play","http://appdevelopermagazine.com/2112/2014/11/16/Secrets-for-Android-Developers-on-Launching-Apps-on-Google-Play-/#.VGiwD3VhMTU.hackernews" -"8616910","illyasv","illyasv",,,"0","1",,"1416200257","2014-11-17T04:57:37Z","Perfect Mobile Wallet: Mix of Apple Pay, Google Wallet and Others","http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/2md6oa/perfect_mobile_wallet_mix_of_applepay_google/" -"8617321","sanxion","sanxion",,,"0","3",,"1416212214","2014-11-17T08:16:54Z","Facebook at Work to Take on LinkedIn and Google Drive","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2014/nov/17/facebook-at-work-linkedin-google-drive" -"8617748","abdullahdiaa","abdullahdiaa",,,"1","3",,"1416224139","2014-11-17T11:35:39Z","Why Did Apple Take the Israeli Flag Out of Mac OS Yosemite?","http://qz.com/297150/why-did-apple-take-the-israeli-flag-out-of-mac-os-yosemite/" -"8618856","mvip","mvip",,,"1","2",,"1416241502","2014-11-17T16:25:02Z","Spotify Teams Up with Uber: Your Ride. Your Music","https://news.spotify.com/se/2014/11/17/uber/" -"8622057","wfjackson","wfjackson",,,"2","19",,"1416277241","2014-11-18T02:20:41Z","Apple Disables Trim Support on 3rd Party SSDs in OS X","http://hothardware.com/News/AntiCompetitive-Apple-Disables-Trim-Support-On-3rd-Party-SSDs-In-OS-X" -"8622353","theoutlander","theoutlander",,,"0","4",,"1416284458","2014-11-18T04:20:58Z","Microsoft deploys autonomous robot security guards in silicon valley campus","http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/194338-here-come-the-autonomous-robot-security-guards-what-could-possibly-go-wrong" -"8625866","preslavrachev","preslavrachev",,,"0","3",,"1416339787","2014-11-18T19:43:07Z","Google Fit Developer Challenege","https://developers.google.com/fit/challenge/" -"8627936","dodders","dodders",,,"0","3",,"1416365061","2014-11-19T02:44:21Z","This is how Apple wants you to design Apple Watch apps","http://qz.com/298774/this-is-how-apple-wants-you-to-design-apple-watch-apps/" -"8628346","dandrewsen","dandrewsen",,,"0","3",,"1416372713","2014-11-19T04:51:53Z","Uber, a Startup Going So Fast It Could Miss a Turn","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/technology/uber-a-start-up-going-so-fast-it-could-miss-a-turn.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news" -"8628402","willthelaw","willthelaw",,,"130","156","Or, really, he quit using uber.

(TL;DR - they are possibly evil)","1416374247","2014-11-19T05:17:27Z","Trends: Uber vs. Lyft","http://www.diklein.com/blog/2014/11/17/trends-uber-vs-lyft" -"8629248","freshkurt","freshkurt",,,"0","1",,"1416393701","2014-11-19T10:41:41Z","Another day, another Uber Mess","http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/19/uber-off/" -"8630199","securitykitten","securitykitten",,,"0","1",,"1416407761","2014-11-19T14:36:01Z","Microsoft Pushes MS14-068 Patch","http://blog.securestate.com/microsoft-pushes-ms14-068-patch/" -"8630473","scald","scald",,,"0","2",,"1416410523","2014-11-19T15:22:03Z","Hello Apple Watch – Quick Tutorial","http://blog.straphq.com/2014/11/19/watchkit-first-look-watchkit-tutorial/" -"8631118","beardless_sysad","beardless_sysad",,,"0","7",,"1416416298","2014-11-19T16:58:18Z","Ashton Kutcher defends uber against “shady journalist”","http://www.businessinsider.com/ashton-kutcher-supports-uber-2014-11" -"8631297","nickchuck","nickchuck",,,"0","1",,"1416418045","2014-11-19T17:27:25Z","Apple Watch Tutorial – Learn How to Make a Simple Apple Watch App","http://www.madeupbypeople.com/blog/2014/11/18/apple-watch-tutorial-learn-how-to-make-a-simple-apple-watch-app" -"8631612","Simpliplant","Simpliplant",,,"0","3",,"1416420985","2014-11-19T18:16:25Z","Google's Image Recognition Software Can Now Describe Entire Scenes","http://gizmodo.com/googles-image-recognition-software-can-now-describe-ent-1660033808" -"8631689","grej","grej",,,"0","1",,"1416421742","2014-11-19T18:29:02Z","Uber denies plan to fight bad press by investigating journalists","http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/transport-and-tourism/uber-denies-plan-to-fight-bad-press-by-investigating-journalists-1.2005288" -"8632079","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"3","10",,"1416425352","2014-11-19T19:29:12Z","Uber: Rides of Glory","http://blog.uber.com/ridesofglory" -"8632094","mathattack","mathattack",,,"0","1",,"1416425460","2014-11-19T19:31:00Z","Uber and the Media debate","http://www.cnbc.com/id/102196940" -"8633541","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","3",,"1416441207","2014-11-19T23:53:27Z","Despite losing Google as its cash cow, Mozilla isn't dead yet","http://www.zdnet.com/despite-losing-google-as-its-cash-cow-mozilla-isnt-dead-yet-7000035984/" -"8633704","soffffes","soffffes",,,"0","12",,"1416443432","2014-11-20T00:30:32Z","Senator Franken writes to Uber CEO demanding answers","http://pando.com/2014/11/19/senator-franken-writes-to-uber-ceo-demanding-answers-on-smear-campaign-against-pando-others/" -"8634573","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","2",,"1416462210","2014-11-20T05:43:30Z","Uber Scandal Highlights Silicon Valley’s Grown-Up Problem","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/upshot/ubers-latest-scandal-and-silicon-valleys-grown-up-problem.html" -"8636085","srs0001","srs0001",,,"0","1",,"1416496688","2014-11-20T15:18:08Z","Uber doubles down on its smear campaign against Pando, Buzzfeed and other media","http://pando.com/2014/11/19/as-pressure-mounts-uber-doubles-down-on-its-smear-campaign-against-pando-buzzfeed-and-other-media/" -"8636495","dfine","dfine",,,"0","1",,"1416500841","2014-11-20T16:27:21Z","New Business Data Providers in Apple Maps","http://www.macrumors.com/2014/11/19/apple-maps-new-data?mc_cid=c362cf2a5c&mc_eid=ba3a713d5e" -"8636683","soundsop","soundsop",,,"0","3",,"1416502604","2014-11-20T16:56:44Z","Whose problem is the city solving by banning Uber?","http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/19/whose_problem_is_the_city_solving_by_banning_uber_keenan.html" -"8638585","001sky","001sky",,,"0","2",,"1416522670","2014-11-20T22:31:10Z","Tech Uber Sought to Hire Opposition Researcher to “Weaponize Facts”","http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uber-sought-to-hire-opposition-researcher-to-weaponize-facts" -"8639256","zamio","zamio",,,"0","1",,"1416532605","2014-11-21T01:16:45Z","Uber on Google just gives one search result","https://www.google.com/search?q=uber&oq=uber" -"8639285","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","3",,"1416533047","2014-11-21T01:24:07Z","Why your Uber driver hates Uber","http://qz.com/299655/why-your-uber-driver-hates-uber/" -"8639407","somethingnew","somethingnew",,,"0","5",,"1416535231","2014-11-21T02:00:31Z","Uber Gets the Buzzfeed Treatment","http://www.dilbert.com/blog/entry/uber_gets_the_buzzfeed_treatment/" -"8640071","r0h1n","r0h1n",,,"0","1",,"1416550663","2014-11-21T06:17:43Z","Google to Help Publishers Make Money by Blocking Ads","http://adage.com/article/media/google-publishers-make-money-blocking-ads/295950/" -"8640452","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","1",,"1416560883","2014-11-21T09:08:03Z","Get more drivers UberGo flops on Day 1 with no cars","http://firstbiz.firstpost.com/corporate/ubergo-gives-users-autorickshaw-experience-launch-cars-available-109342.html" -"8640482","m545","m545",,,"0","1",,"1416561636","2014-11-21T09:20:36Z","Open Letter to Brad Smith, Microsoft General Counsel","http://guardti.me/EA0oN" -"8640702","andrewstuart","andrewstuart",,,"2","2","Any value in such an idea? Are telescopes a shareable resource?","1416566959","2014-11-21T10:49:19Z","Idea: uber for telescopes?", -"8640837","sudorank","sudorank",,,"0","3",,"1416570126","2014-11-21T11:42:06Z","Google Stealing Traffic? Finally Everyone Gets It","http://www.sudorank.com/google-stealing-traffic-finally-everyone-gets-it/" -"8642197","gee_totes","gee_totes","true",,,"1",,"1416590397","2014-11-21T17:19:57Z","What do do about Uber -- Nick Denton","http://nick.kinja.com/what-to-do-about-uber-1661643767" -"8643171","crowdint","crowdint","true",,,"1",,"1416601005","2014-11-21T20:16:45Z","Understanding Google Cloud Datastore Keys (using Go)","http://blog.crowdint.com/2014/11/21/understanding-google-cloud-datastore-keys-using-go.html?utm_source=blogpost&utm_medium=ynews&utm_campaign=googleclouds-1121" -"8644080","t0dd","t0dd",,,"112","224",,"1416613974","2014-11-21T23:52:54Z","Rides of Glory – Uber Blog (2012)","https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195715/http://blog.uber.com/ridesofglory" -"8646700","ForHackernews","ForHackernews",,,"2","9",,"1416691304","2014-11-22T21:21:44Z","At Uber, the inmates are running the asylum","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/opinion/joe-nocera-ubers-rough-ride.html?_r=0" -"8647385","RuggeroAltair","RuggeroAltair",,,"0","6",,"1416704889","2014-11-23T01:08:09Z","Uber’s black week: Media focused too much on threat to journalists","http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/22/ubers-black-week-media-focused-too-much-on-threat-to-journalists/" -"8647587","kitcar","kitcar",,,"1","4",,"1416709629","2014-11-23T02:27:09Z","The Difference Between Uber and Airbnb","http://recode.net/2014/11/21/the-difference-between-uber-and-airbnb/" -"8648633","vectorbunny","vectorbunny",,,"0","1",,"1416747030","2014-11-23T12:50:30Z","You stay classy, Uber","http://www.hezmatt.org/~mpalmer/blog/2014/11/23/you-stay-classy-uber.html" -"8649627","mkaroumi","mkaroumi",,,"4","10","I've only used Uber but would like to try Lyft too. Which one is the best?","1416771286","2014-11-23T19:34:46Z","Uber vs. Lyft? (Opinions after the “scandal”)", -"8649725","sambarnes90","sambarnes90","true",,,"1",,"1416773011","2014-11-23T20:03:31Z","What Google Analytics can tell you about SEO success","http://www.samsmarketingblog.com/google-analytics-seo-success/" -"8650162","gordon_freeman","gordon_freeman",,,"0","2",,"1416781220","2014-11-23T22:20:20Z","Uber's International 'Launch Playbook' Includes Some Tough Lessons","http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-20/ubers-international-launch-playbook-includes-some-tough-lessons#r=hpt-fs" -"8650316","toasted","toasted",,,"0","3",,"1416784361","2014-11-23T23:12:41Z","Sydney taxi driver making multiple citizens arrests on Uber drivers","http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/taxi-and-hire-car-drivers-plot-fight-back-against-uberx-20141123-11q9lr.html" -"8651854","CarolineW","CarolineW",,,"0","2",,"1416827078","2014-11-24T11:04:38Z","Google case over online abuse settled in High Court","http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30172110" -"8652295","HillRat","HillRat",,,"1","5",,"1416836606","2014-11-24T13:43:26Z","Understanding the un-economic Uber","http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/understanding-the-economics-of-uber" -"8653593","skadamat","skadamat",,,"0","2",,"1416851826","2014-11-24T17:57:06Z","Uber CEO Compares PR Problems to Ferguson","http://www.dailydot.com/politics/uber-ferguson-comparison/?tw=dd" -"8654390","mad44","mad44",,,"0","3",,"1416858959","2014-11-24T19:55:59Z","Google Cloud Messaging (GCM): An Evaluation","http://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2014/11/google-cloud-messaging-gcm-evaluation.html" -"8657556","sph130","sph130",,,"0","1","My company is looking to transform it's employee support desk. I'd love to mimic what Apple does from all aspects; Knowledge Base and Community Support how they are almost one in the same, Genius Bars, Chat. Basically the whole end to end experience. Does anyone have any articles or insight into what they use and how they do it?","1416921342","2014-11-25T13:15:42Z","Ask HN: How does Apple do their support?", -"8659138","davidaragon","davidaragon",,,"0","1",,"1416942693","2014-11-25T19:11:33Z","Farecast for Uber","http://farecastapp.com" -"8659524","steilpass","steilpass",,,"0","3",,"1416947332","2014-11-25T20:28:52Z","Google’s Brendan Burns Introduces Kubernetes","http://thenewstack.io/google-offers-container-as-a-service-to-define-kubernetes-place-in-the-cloud-economy/" -"8660934","_RPM","_RPM",,,"2","2",,"1416970604","2014-11-26T02:56:44Z","Are Uber and Lyft tech companies?", -"8661125","miApples","miApples","true",,,"1",,"1416976827","2014-11-26T04:40:27Z","Apple’s Siri is a better rapper than you might expect","http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2014/11/26/apples-siri-better-rapper-might-expect/" -"8661452","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,,"1",,"1416987914","2014-11-26T07:45:14Z","Not Uber Austin","http://uber.la/uber-austin/" -"8661640","ghosh","ghosh",,,"55","84",,"1416993830","2014-11-26T09:23:50Z","Virtual reality Jobs at Apple","https://jobs.apple.com/us/search#&ss=virtual%20reality&t=1&so=&lo=0*USA&pN=0&openJobId=37025954" -"8661660","jaoued","jaoued",,,"0","1",,"1416994553","2014-11-26T09:35:53Z","How GrabTaxi is using local bylanes to stay ahead of Uber in Southeast Asia","https://www.techinasia.com/grabtaxi-stay-ahead-of-uber-southeast-asia/" -"8662049","orin_hanner","orin_hanner",,,"0","3",,"1417005564","2014-11-26T12:39:24Z","Uber Continues to Bleed Cash in India to Pick Up Market Share","http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/26/uber-is-literally-sucking-the-money-out-of-its-rivals-in-india/" -"8662178","AndreyKarpov","AndreyKarpov",,,"0","4",,"1417008209","2014-11-26T13:23:29Z","The Apple goto fail vulnerability: lessons learned","http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/apple-goto-fail.html" -"8662406","hotgoldminer","hotgoldminer",,,"0","2",,"1417012178","2014-11-26T14:29:38Z","Uber Jobs Analysis: Becoming a Political Company","https://uber-jobs.silk.co/" -"8662581","msantos","msantos",,,"0","3",,"1417014284","2014-11-26T15:04:44Z","Free Versions of Google Play and Analytics Now Available in Cuba","https://plus.google.com/+google/posts/Q7oLkBp9WY6" -"8663923","manishm","manishm",,,"0","1",,"1417027462","2014-11-26T18:44:22Z","1983 Apple Event Bill Gates and Steve Jobs","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InPIGu-bdwM" -"8663980","jrs235","jrs235","true",,,"1",,"1417028233","2014-11-26T18:57:13Z","Google: We Don’t Plan on Updating PageRank Again","http://www.webpronews.com/google-we-dont-plan-on-updating-pagerank-again-2014-11" -"8664178","crowdint","crowdint","true",,,"1",,"1417030398","2014-11-26T19:33:18Z","Let's Implement Google Tag Manager into Spree","http://blog.crowdint.com/2014/11/26/let-s-implement-google-tag-manager-into-spree.html?utm_source=blogpost&utm_medium=reddit&utm_campaign=GoogleTagSpree-1126" -"8666882","pje","pje",,,"0","2",,"1417090078","2014-11-27T12:07:58Z","T-Mobile Adds Google Play Music, Xbox Music, SoundCloud, Others to Music Freedom","http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/24/7275539/t-mobile-adds-google-play-music-xbox-music-soundcloud-music-freedom" -"8667351","naren87","naren87",,,"0","2",,"1417097855","2014-11-27T14:17:35Z","Five Good Reasons to Delete the Uber App Right Now","http://www.cio.com/article/2852553/consumer-technology/five-good-reasons-to-delete-the-uber-app-right-now.html" -"8670233","anon1385","anon1385",,,"1","4",,"1417166034","2014-11-28T09:13:54Z","Understanding the Economics of Uber","http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/understanding-the-economics-of-uber/#" -"8672645","lisper","lisper",,,"0","8",,"1417220686","2014-11-29T00:24:46Z","Uber Takes “Disciplinary Actions” Against Top NY Manager Over Privacy Violations","http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/11/28/uber_josh_mohrer_new_york_s_general_manager_is_facing_disciplinary_action.html" -"8674234","danboarder","danboarder",,,"0","6",,"1417280538","2014-11-29T17:02:18Z","The Economics of Uber","http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/11/the-economics-of-uber.html" -"8679237","AndriusWSR","AndriusWSR",,,"0","2",,"1417401764","2014-12-01T02:42:44Z","The ‘smart spoon’ is one of Google’s best purchases in years","http://www.geek.com/science/the-smart-spoon-is-one-of-googles-best-purchases-in-years-1610368/" -"8679368","technofide","technofide",,,"0","4",,"1417404693","2014-12-01T03:31:33Z","Uber is now compliant but less convenient in India","http://blog.uber.com/2FA" -"8679482","aaronharnly","aaronharnly","true",,,"4",,"1417407487","2014-12-01T04:18:07Z","How to Cancel an Uber Account","http://www.wikihow.com/Cancel-an-Uber-Account" -"8681075","SharpSightLabs","SharpSightLabs",,,"0","2",,"1417444061","2014-12-01T14:27:41Z","Next version of Google Glass may be Intel powered","https://gigaom.com/2014/12/01/next-version-of-google-glass-may-be-intel-powered/" -"8681847","Ashuu","Ashuu",,,"0","2",,"1417450961","2014-12-01T16:22:41Z","Microsoft acquires email app Acompli","http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/1/7298679/microsoft-acquires-acompli" -"8682091","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1417452931","2014-12-01T16:55:31Z","Google Offers Cash Incentives to US Public Schools","http://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/8036-google-offers-cash-incentives-to-us-public-schools.html" -"8682716","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"0","5",,"1417458454","2014-12-01T18:27:34Z","Uber hires Goldman Sachs to raise money in a convertible debt offering","http://fortune.com/2014/12/01/exclusive-uber-hires-goldman-sachs-to-raise-big-money/" -"8682969","cotsog","cotsog",,,"0","2",,"1417460777","2014-12-01T19:06:17Z","Uber will live side-by-side with public transit and bike sharing in a single app","http://thetransitapp.com/uber" -"8683169","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"1","2",,"1417462694","2014-12-01T19:38:14Z","Lyft Saw Spike in App Usage After Uber Scandals, but Uber’s Growth Unaffected","http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/01/lyft-saw-spike-in-app-usage-after-uber-scandals-but-ubers-growth-unaffected/" -"8685272","miApples","miApples","true",,,"1",,"1417485498","2014-12-02T01:58:18Z","BREAKING from Jeff Benjamin – Apple Has Stopped Signing iOS 8.1","http://miapplesinteractive.blogspot.com/2014/12/breaking-from-jeff-benjamin-apple-has.html" -"8686875","alexbash","alexbash","true",,,"1",,"1417526326","2014-12-02T13:18:46Z","Apple patents active fall protection system that shifts iPhones in midair","http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/12/02/apple-patents-active-fall-protection-system-that-shifts-iphones-in-midair" -"8688345","soulcontroller","soulcontroller","true",,,"1",,"1417541310","2014-12-02T17:28:30Z","Google Glass in Healthcare Is Not DEAD","http://hitconsultant.net/2014/12/02/google-glass-in-healthcare-is-here-to-stay/" -"8688636","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","2",,"1417543484","2014-12-02T18:04:44Z","Loup: The Love Child of Uber and a Bus Service","http://recode.net/2014/12/02/loup-the-love-child-of-uber-and-a-bus-service/" -"8689969","gmaster1440","gmaster1440",,,"0","4",,"1417555120","2014-12-02T21:18:40Z","Uber Pool","http://blog.uber.com/nyc-uberpool-vision-for-future-dec-2-2014" -"8690210","danyork","danyork",,,"0","1",,"1417557254","2014-12-02T21:54:14Z","Google’s IPv6 Traffic Hits 5% Globally, 28% in Belgium, 12% in USA and Germany","http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2014/12/googles-ipv6-traffic-hits-5-globally-28-in-belgium-12-in-usa-and-germany/" -"8690336","datums","datums",,,"0","1",,"1417558389","2014-12-02T22:13:09Z","Apple HeadphoneJack Gate","https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6546098?start=0&tstart=0" -"8692223","lingben","lingben",,,"1","1",,"1417589253","2014-12-03T06:47:33Z","Goldman Gives Some Clients Chance to Invest in Uber","http://online.wsj.com/articles/goldman-gives-some-clients-chance-to-invest-in-uber-1417470531" -"8696151","adam_bickford","adam_bickford",,,"0","2",,"1417638579","2014-12-03T20:29:39Z","Getting More Out of Google Analytics Using Event Tracking","https://medium.com/@adam_bickford/event-tracking-with-google-analytics-8f8dc26063f1" -"8697189","Futurebot","Futurebot",,,"1","3",,"1417652353","2014-12-04T00:19:13Z","How Girls Are Developing Earlier in an Age of 'New Puberty'","http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/12/02/367811777/how-girls-are-developing-earlier-in-an-age-of-new-puberty" -"8699707","goatmine","goatmine",,,"0","2","My son and two of his friends get a phone call from Asia about a Microsoft product spamming the internet the day after they each install xboxOnes.","1417707314","2014-12-04T15:35:14Z","Microsoft hacked", -"8700574","rock57","rock57",,,"0","3",,"1417715906","2014-12-04T17:58:26Z","Google Launches Consolidated Partner Program","http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/04/google-launches-consolidated-partner-program/" -"8701904","cjensen","cjensen",,,"0","8",,"1417729960","2014-12-04T21:52:40Z","WSJ: ‘Apple Deleted Rivals’ Songs from Users’ iPods’","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2014/12/04/wsj-drm-class-action-suit" -"8703208","ogrenciyimbenya","ogrenciyimbenya",,,"2","2","Can you reach it ?","1417760504","2014-12-05T06:21:44Z","Microsoft web page is down", -"8703977","personjerry","personjerry",,,"0","2",,"1417779472","2014-12-05T11:37:52Z","A Website Called “lmebxwbsno.com” Redirects To Google","http://lmebxwbsno.com" -"8704887","adampludwig","adampludwig",,,"0","3",,"1417792476","2014-12-05T15:14:36Z","Google’s Six Values for Business Leadership in an Age of Reimagination","http://techonomy.com/2014/12/googles-six-values-business-leadership-age-reimagination/" -"8704958","NiekvdMaas","NiekvdMaas",,,"0","2",,"1417793339","2014-12-05T15:28:59Z","Uber Raises 1.2bb: “The Ride Ahead”","http://blog.uber.com/ride-ahead??" -"8709816","justathrow2k","justathrow2k",,,"0","5",,"1417891081","2014-12-06T18:38:01Z","Uber vs. Portland","http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/12/her_tickets_portland_officers.html" -"8709864","iamshs","iamshs","true",,,"2",,"1417892340","2014-12-06T18:59:00Z","27-yr-old Delhi woman allegedly raped in an Uber cab","https://twitter.com/Ankit_Tyagi01/status/541282348172455937" -"8710163","mrborgen","mrborgen",,,"0","2",,"1417899175","2014-12-06T20:52:55Z","Day 30 – Will Apple ever feature our app?","http://launchdiary.postagon.com/4mj52krz4" -"8710380","hoggle","hoggle",,,"0","4",,"1417903708","2014-12-06T22:08:28Z","Jack of All Apple Trades – Interview with Bill Fernandez","http://www.storiesofapple.net/jack-of-all-apple-trades-interview-with-bill-fernandez.html" -"8711146","tangoalpha","tangoalpha","true",,,"1",,"1417923063","2014-12-07T03:31:03Z","Uber Taxi Driver Rapes Passenger – Fake Mobile Number, No Background Checks","http://www.india.com/news/india/uber-taxi-driver-rapes-passenger-uber-accepts-the-incident-took-place-213784/" -"8711196","Garbage","Garbage","true",,,"1",,"1417924895","2014-12-07T04:01:35Z","Woman executive raped by Uber cab driver, accused on the run","http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/delhi-woman-raped-by-cab-driver-while-returning-home-from-dinner-party/article1-1294013.aspx" -"8711841","BrindsleyQuives","BrindsleyQuives","true",,,"1","It seems like almost every tenth article or so on HN these days is bashing Uber for some reason or another. The sheer number of such articles seems way out of proportion to the global importance of what is basically a taxi company. Why the massive interest? Why has Uber (which, until recently seemed to be universally considered a "good thing") suddenly become Public Enemy Number One?

It all seems too co-ordinated and persistent to be coincidental, so I smell an orchestrated campaign. But by whom and for why? What have I missed? What did Uber do to bring such opprobrium down on their heads?","1417949129","2014-12-07T10:45:29Z","Why has the world suddenly got it in for Uber?", -"8712390","adidash","adidash",,,"1","9",,"1417965657","2014-12-07T15:20:57Z","Uber cab driver in India arrested after suspected rape","http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/07/us-india-rape-uber-arrest-idUSKBN0JL0IK20141207" -"8714727","rahimnathwani","rahimnathwani",,,"0","3",,"1418008374","2014-12-08T03:12:54Z","Scaling Deep Learning, by Jeff Dean, Google, 20131016","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9twUcX1Zp0&feature=youtu.be&t=22m49s" -"8714846","applecore","applecore",,,"126","318",,"1418011219","2014-12-08T04:00:19Z","We Can't Trust Uber","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/opinion/we-cant-trust-uber.html" -"8714905","RealGeek","RealGeek",,,"0","3",,"1418012645","2014-12-08T04:24:05Z","Uber's rapist driver was arrested in 2011 rape case, spent 7 months in prison","http://timesofindia.com/city/delhi/Uber-cab-driver-was-arrested-in-2011-rape-case-spent-7-months-in-prison/articleshow/45408582.cms" -"8715409","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"11","39",,"1418024561","2014-12-08T07:42:41Z","Why Some New York Drivers Prefer Lyft to Uber","http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/12/lyft-uber-drivers.html" -"8715777","todayiscrown","todayiscrown",,,"0","3",,"1418034021","2014-12-08T10:20:21Z","Uber banned in New Delhi","http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/world/asia/new-delhi-bans-uber-after-driver-is-accused-of-rape.html?_r=0&referrer=" -"8715955","ForFreedom","ForFreedom",,,"0","2",,"1418038522","2014-12-08T11:35:22Z","Takes but 2 hours to be a Uber driver in India","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Takes-just-2-hours-to-be-a-Uber-driver/articleshow/45412753.cms" -"8716379","mpelembe","mpelembe","true",,,"1",,"1418047087","2014-12-08T13:58:07Z","Dutch court bans Uber online taxi service","http://media.mpelembe.net/dutch-court-bans-uber-online-taxi-service/#more-5447" -"8716524","RealGeek","RealGeek",,,"0","2",,"1418048772","2014-12-08T14:26:12Z","Uber Blames Government; but Uber’s Driver Recruitment Is F**ked Up","http://www.nextbigwhat.com/uber-india-security-297/" -"8717333","silver1","silver1",,,"1","2",,"1418056854","2014-12-08T16:40:54Z","You Won't Believe How Delhi Police Found the Uber Office","http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2014/12/07/uber-delhi-office-address_n_6283190.html?utm_hp_ref=india" -"8717614","RealGeek","RealGeek",,,"0","2",,"1418059564","2014-12-08T17:26:04Z","Uber employs just 3 persons in each city to run operations","http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-29/news/52186700_1_taxi-hailing-app-uber-operations-taxi-drivers" -"8717782","betadreamer","betadreamer",,,"0","2",,"1418060833","2014-12-08T17:47:13Z","UberPop Banned in the Netherlands","http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/08/uber-holland-uberpop/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=FaceBook" -"8717959","khrf","khrf",,,"0","2",,"1418062135","2014-12-08T18:08:55Z","Apple doesn't allow me to stop using my GMail account","https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5679789" -"8717987","Intoo","Intoo",,,"0","3",,"1418062400","2014-12-08T18:13:20Z","Mark Zuckerberg to Apple's Tim Cook: Screw You","http://fortune.com/2014/12/06/facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-to-apples-tim-cook-screw-you/" -"8718571","MaysonL","MaysonL",,,"2","5",,"1418067502","2014-12-08T19:38:22Z","Is Apple's next product the stylus Steve Jobs said nobody wanted?","http://fortune.com/2014/12/08/is-apples-next-product-the-stylus-steve-jobs-said-nobody-wanted/" -"8719272","indus","indus","true",,,"1",,"1418073725","2014-12-08T21:22:05Z","To Find Uber Office, Delhi Cops Downloaded App, Used Taxi","http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/to-find-uber-office-delhi-cops-downloaded-app-used-taxi-631432" -"8720245","hvass","hvass",,,"0","1","I remember reading about Google's early days and there was a quote by one of the founders that they were in no rush for people to find out about Google as it will be much better a YEAR later.

Can anyone point me to the source?

Thanks","1418086157","2014-12-09T00:49:17Z","Ask HN: Google's early days", -"8720293","kmf","kmf","true",,,"4",,"1418086858","2014-12-09T01:00:58Z","The City of Portland Is Suing Uber","https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/511920" -"8721150","joejayanth","joejayanth","true",,,"1",,"1418101823","2014-12-09T05:10:23Z","New Delhi bans Uber","http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/08/world/asia/india-uber-alleged-rape/index.html" -"8723151","palkeo","palkeo",,,"0","1",,"1418137991","2014-12-09T15:13:11Z","A Google Sets substitute","http://sets.palkeo.com" -"8723331","tuxguy","tuxguy","true",,,"1",,"1418139777","2014-12-09T15:42:57Z","A woman had complained to Uber on Nov26 about the Uber driver who raped a woman","http://www.ndtv.com/video/live/channel/ndtv24x7" -"8724171","Fezzik","Fezzik","true",,,"2",,"1418146612","2014-12-09T17:36:52Z","Uber vs. Portland: City sues rideshare startup","http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/12/uber_vs_portland_city_sues_rid.html#incart_2box" -"8726685","kumarm","kumarm","true",,,"5",,"1418169418","2014-12-09T23:56:58Z","Uber Ignored Reports on Rapist Driver","https://twitter.com/nps2113/status/542063133809192960" -"8727410","melvinmt","melvinmt",,,"0","7",,"1418179551","2014-12-10T02:45:51Z","SF, LA sue Uber saying it misled consumers","http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/SF-LA-sue-Uber-saying-it-misled-consumers-Lyft-5946353.php" -"8727688","vishalchandra","vishalchandra",,,"0","4",,"1418185454","2014-12-10T04:24:14Z","Shocking lapse: Uber ignored complaint against delhi rapist driver","http://www.firstpost.com/india/shocking-lapse-forget-police-checks-uber-ignored-complaint-against-delhi-rapist-driver-1841647.html" -"8727947","vivekpreddy","vivekpreddy",,,"185","145",,"1418192695","2014-12-10T06:24:55Z","San Francisco and L.A. sue Uber","http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27102694/biz-break-san-francisco-and-l-sue-uber" -"8729079","psobot","psobot",,,"0","2",,"1418219099","2014-12-10T13:44:59Z","Lessons Learned from Building with Apple WatchKit","http://blog.twg.ca/2014/12/watchkit-exploration-lessons-learned/" -"8729160","thedevilshack","thedevilshack",,,"1","5",,"1418220313","2014-12-10T14:05:13Z","Why Uber has a higher moral responsibility towards women in India","https://medium.com/@Daitya/why-uber-has-a-higher-moral-responsibility-in-india-cd4a079f065a" -"8729736","hashx","hashx",,,"0","1",,"1418226308","2014-12-10T15:45:08Z","Microsoft License Mobility for Google Cloud Platform","https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/operating-systems/windows#microsoft_license_mobility?" -"8731578","geetarista","geetarista",,,"0","4",,"1418244276","2014-12-10T20:44:36Z","Open Sourcing .NET Core with the Microsoft .NET Team","http://thechangelog.com/134/" -"8731826","jsturgeon","jsturgeon",,,"0","2",,"1418246997","2014-12-10T21:29:57Z","What Google Isn’t Telling You About PayDay Loans","http://www.trenchworthy.com/seos-can-learn-worlds-spammiest-queries/" -"8731919","alan_k","alan_k","true",,,"1",,"1418248082","2014-12-10T21:48:02Z","PassHarbor – an open source password manager for Apple devices","https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/passharbor-an-open-source-password-manager" -"8732204","tomashertus","tomashertus",,,"0","1",,"1418251605","2014-12-10T22:46:45Z","Fashion e-retailer uses Apple’s iBeacons to reach shoppers in Brazil","https://www.internetretailer.com/2014/12/08/how-dafiti-uses-apples-ibeacon-technology-reach-shoppers" -"8732342","vithlani","vithlani",,,"0","3",,"1418254078","2014-12-10T23:27:58Z","Before Accusations, Uber Was a Boon for Indian Women","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/world/asia/uber-india-women.html?ref=world" -"8733857","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","1",,"1418288344","2014-12-11T08:59:04Z","The Hole in Google’s Mobile Strategy","https://www.theinformation.com/The-Hole-in-Google-s-Mobile-Strategy" -"8734159","jhonovich","jhonovich",,,"0","1",,"1418295962","2014-12-11T11:06:02Z","Chicago Has a Plan to Deal a Blow to Uber","http://www.businessinsider.com/r-chicago-plans-app-so-taxis-can-compete-with-uber-ridesharing-services-2014-12" -"8734330","sudorank","sudorank",,,"0","2",,"1418300404","2014-12-11T12:20:04Z","SEO[Guide] Diagnosing Google Penguin Penalties Without Date References","http://www.sudorank.com/guide-diagnosing-google-penguin-penalties-without-date-references/" -"8736111","xkarga00","xkarga00","true",,,"1",,"1418320699","2014-12-11T17:58:19Z","Microsoft Now Accepts Bitcoin for Digital Purchases","http://gizmodo.com/microsoft-now-accepts-bitcoin-for-digital-purchases-1669701431?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow" -"8736158","thepumpkin1979","thepumpkin1979",,,"0","2",,"1418321171","2014-12-11T18:06:11Z","Early Uber Team Member Joins Ride to Create a B2B Carpooling Service","http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/11/ride-b2b-carpooling/" -"8736487","motti_s","motti_s","true",,,"1",,"1418324736","2014-12-11T19:05:36Z","Microsoft Begins Accepting Bitcoin for Purchasing Digital Goods","http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2014/12/11/microsoft-begins-accepting-bitcoin-for-purchasing-digital-goods/" -"8736712","wifera","wifera","true",,,"1",,"1418327552","2014-12-11T19:52:32Z","Google News Spain is shutting down","http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/12/11/google-news-spain-to-cease-operations/20234251/" -"8738195","amaks","amaks",,,"0","2",,"1418348879","2014-12-12T01:47:59Z","Google is reportedly shutting down its Russian engineering operations","http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/12/12/google-reportedly-shutting-russian-engineering-operations/" -"8738334","mikeyla85","mikeyla85",,,"0","2",,"1418351462","2014-12-12T02:31:02Z","Uber Storm Surge: Is It Raining in San Francisco? Let's Check Uber","http://uberstormsurge.com/" -"8738396","prawn","prawn",,,"0","1",,"1418353248","2014-12-12T03:00:48Z","Uber gains limited approval from South Australian government","http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/uber-gains-limited-approval-to-offer-adelaide-services/story-fni6uo1m-1227153766968" -"8739154","robinwauters","robinwauters",,,"0","2",,"1418375374","2014-12-12T09:09:34Z","Brussels seeks Uber ban, wants app removed from Apple and Google app stores","http://tech.eu/news/brussels-vs-uber/" -"8740033","felipebueno","felipebueno",,,"0","3",,"1418393485","2014-12-12T14:11:25Z","A Big Round of Applause to Google for Shaming Spain Worldwide","http://gizmodo.com/a-big-round-of-applause-to-google-for-shaming-spain-wor-1669840971?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow" -"8740166","aymenim","aymenim",,,"1","1",,"1418394940","2014-12-12T14:35:40Z","Uber’s App Is Anything but Malware","http://better.mobi/2014/12/10/ubers-app-is-anything-but-malware/" -"8740938","kareemm","kareemm",,,"0","1",,"1418401634","2014-12-12T16:27:14Z","Roundup of Uber’s legal woes from around the world","http://www.thestar.com/business/2014/12/12/roundup_of_ubers_legal_woes_from_around_the_world.html" -"8741582","ssk2","ssk2",,,"5","59",,"1418406762","2014-12-12T17:52:42Z","Kubernetes on Mesos","https://mesosphere.com/2014/12/12/kubernetes-on-mesos/" -"8743611","dreamweapon","dreamweapon",,,"0","1",,"1418431959","2014-12-13T00:52:39Z","How L.A.’s Taxi Service Plans to Take on Uber","http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/city-los-angeles-plans-make-taxis-like-ube" -"8744944","bootload","bootload",,,"0","1",,"1418470679","2014-12-13T11:37:59Z","Uber: testing the app driving UK black-cab drivers round the bend","http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/30/comparing-uber-and-traditional-uk-black-cabs" -"8745283","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"0","2",,"1418482859","2014-12-13T15:00:59Z","Will Google Sell All Your Emails to Your Grandchildren?","http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/will-google-sell-all-your-emails-to-your-grandchildren-1670297327" -"8746714","probably_wrong","probably_wrong","true",,,"1",,"1418509898","2014-12-13T22:31:38Z","An Opportunity to Shout at Assholes – a scam involving Microsoft's own website","http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/an_opportunity_to_shout_at_assholes/" -"8747311","room4debate","room4debate",,,"0","1",,"1418526013","2014-12-14T03:00:13Z","Is Google Not Innovative Enough for Clean Energy?","http://room4debate.com/debate/is-google-not-innovative-enough-for-renewable-energy" -"8750431","covi","covi",,,"19","15",,"1418610451","2014-12-15T02:27:31Z","Uber introduces surge pricing in downtown Sydney during hostage siege","http://mashable.com/2014/12/14/uber-sydney-surge-pricing/" -"8750685","jweir","jweir",,,"8","5",,"1418618231","2014-12-15T04:37:11Z","Uber Free Rides During the Sydney Siege","http://blog.uber.com/sydneysiege" -"8751034","franze","franze",,,"0","1",,"1418629750","2014-12-15T07:49:10Z","Validator.w3.org check of www.Google.com","http://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F" -"8752016","spacefight","spacefight","true",,,"1",,"1418652975","2014-12-15T14:16:15Z","Foreign workers: Microsoft gets green light from Ottawa for foreign trainees","http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/foreign-workers-microsoft-gets-green-light-from-ottawa-for-foreign-trainees-1.2870289" -"8752287","coliveira","coliveira",,,"0","3",,"1418655853","2014-12-15T15:04:13Z","Uber raised prices in sydney as hostage situation unfolded","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-raised-prices-in-sydney-as-hostage-situation-unfolded-2014-12-15?siteid=rss&rss=1" -"8752513","kjjw","kjjw",,,"1","2",,"1418658374","2014-12-15T15:46:14Z","Uber offers free rides after backlash over surge pricing during Sydney siege","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/15/uber-offers-free-rides-after-backlash-over-surge-pricing-during-sydney-siege" -"8752857","escapologybb","escapologybb",,,"0","3",,"1418661978","2014-12-15T16:46:18Z","Sydney siege sees Uber raise prices before backtracking","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30478008" -"8753800","cloudydreams","cloudydreams","true",,,"1",,"1418671452","2014-12-15T19:24:12Z","At $1.2B, Uber secured the largest tech VC investment in 2014","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2859698/wireless/12-most-eye-popping-vc-tech-deals-of-2014.html#tk.twt_nww" -"8754702","Futurebot","Futurebot",,,"0","4",,"1418680652","2014-12-15T21:57:32Z","Uber's Sydney fiasco: the problem with surge pricing is everyone hates it","http://www.vox.com/2014/12/15/7394323/uber-surge-pricing-psychology" -"8755573","testrun","testrun",,,"0","2",,"1418696400","2014-12-16T02:20:00Z","Uber pressures regulators by mobilizing riders and hiring vast lobbying network","http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/uber-pressures-regulators-by-mobilizing-riders-and-hiring-vast-lobbying-network/2014/12/13/3f4395c6-7f2a-11e4-9f38-95a187e4c1f7_story.html?hpid=z6" -"8756253","tsudot","tsudot",,,"0","2",,"1418717222","2014-12-16T08:07:02Z","Stevey's Google Platforms Rant (2011)","https://plus.google.com/+RipRowan/posts/eVeouesvaVX" -"8756809","CapitalistCartr","CapitalistCartr",,,"0","1",,"1418732932","2014-12-16T12:28:52Z","The Faulty Logic at the Heart of Microsoft Ireland Email Dispute","https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/12/faulty-logic-heart-microsoft-ireland-email-dispute" -"8757194","mukmuk","mukmuk",,,"0","1","Google's OpenPGP-based End-to-End project was kicked off with considerable fanfare in June:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7842233

Following a period of steady development, progress seemed to grind to a halt. There has not been a commit since October 6:

https://code.google.com/p/end-to-end/source/list

About 90 minutes ago, the wiki was edited to replace issue reporting links with a generic 'Under Construction - Please hold on!' message.

Does anyone know what's going on?","1418739656","2014-12-16T14:20:56Z","Ask HN: Status of Google's End-to-End Project?", -"8757910","Thevet","Thevet",,,"1","7",,"1418748762","2014-12-16T16:52:42Z","New World tuberculosis came from seals","http://johnhawks.net/weblog/reviews/health/pathogens/" -"8758337","colinbartlett","colinbartlett",,,"0","2",,"1418753100","2014-12-16T18:05:00Z","Uber limits 'God view' to improve rider privacy","http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/16/technology/security/uber-privacy-letter/index.html" -"8759355","jhack","jhack",,,"0","1",,"1418762840","2014-12-16T20:47:20Z","Everything Apple Watch apps can’t do","http://www.cultofmac.com/305778/everything-apple-watch-apps-cant/" -"8759973","kidmar","kidmar","true",,,"2",,"1418768686","2014-12-16T22:24:46Z","Google Play Store is not reachable from Australia","https://play.google.com" -"8761072","jdkanani","jdkanani",,,"0","1",,"1418790358","2014-12-17T04:25:58Z","Apple Halts Sales in Russia as Ruble Craters","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2014/12/16/the-trouble-with-rubles" -"8761225","lettergram","lettergram",,,"0","2",,"1418794871","2014-12-17T05:41:11Z","Snapchat Paid $15M for Vergence Labs, a Google Glass-like Startup","http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/16/snapchat-paid-15m-for-vergence-labs-a-google-glass-like-startup/" -"8761864","eloycoto","eloycoto",,,"0","3",,"1418813912","2014-12-17T10:58:32Z","Field Service Support with Google Glass and WebRTC","http://www.ericsson.com/research-blog/context-aware-communication/field-service-support-google-glass-webrtc/" -"8763864","percept","percept",,,"1","2",,"1418845011","2014-12-17T19:36:51Z","Apples and Oranges – A Comparison","http://www.improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume1/v1i3/air-1-3-apples.html" -"8763995","sjcsjc","sjcsjc",,,"0","2",,"1418846504","2014-12-17T20:01:44Z","UberGIVING – London-based charitable initiative from Uber","http://blog.uber.com/LDNGiving" -"8764497","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1418852056","2014-12-17T21:34:16Z","Apple Pay: A List of Brick-and-Mortar Stores That Accept It","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-pay-list-of-brick-and-mortar-stores-that-accept-it" -"8765477","drewvolpe","drewvolpe",,,"0","2",,"1418864644","2014-12-18T01:04:04Z","Boston Uber Driver Arraigned on Rape Charges","http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/12/17/boston-uber-driver-arraigned-on-rape-charges/" -"8766353","sidcool","sidcool",,,"0","1",,"1418887488","2014-12-18T07:24:48Z","Google Hangouts Dialer registers for call intent,lets place calls via Hangouts","https://plus.google.com/110145431558529252718/posts/f1xKnhJ6Mwp" -"8766720","rblion","rblion",,,"0","2",,"1418897968","2014-12-18T10:19:28Z","Uber: We accessed reporter's private trip info because she was late","https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/12/17/uber-we-accessed-reporters-private-trip-info-because-she-was-late/" -"8766938","xmpir","xmpir",,,"0","17",,"1418905480","2014-12-18T12:24:40Z","The secret to the Uber economy is wealth inequality","http://qz.com/312537/the-secret-to-the-uber-economy-is-wealth-inequality/" -"8767261","arnieswap","arnieswap",,,"0","2",,"1418912149","2014-12-18T14:15:49Z","Google Drive now supports ODF","http://www.linuxveda.com/2014/12/17/google-drive-now-supports-odf/" -"8767681","morky","morky",,,"0","2","I can't think of a company that gets this much bad press (unless they are involved in an industry like Oil/Finance etc...)

Seems like Uber's antics are beginning to alienate customers.","1418916800","2014-12-18T15:33:20Z","Has Uber lost people's trust?", -"8767981","jkaljundi","jkaljundi",,,"0","2",,"1418919700","2014-12-18T16:21:40Z","Estonia’s Taxify, an Anti-Uber Taxi App, Raises €1.4M","http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/18/anti-uber/" -"8769279","scottefein12","scottefein12",,,"0","2",,"1418932226","2014-12-18T19:50:26Z","Like Uber but for Credit Card Fraud","http://www.fastcolabs.com/3040054/like-uber-but-for-credit-card-fraud" -"8772200","adam101","adam101","true",,,"1",,"1418997330","2014-12-19T13:55:30Z","Instagram Design for Apple Watch with Refined UI / UX","https://www.behance.net/gallery/22077541/Instagram-for-Apple-Watch-with-refined-UI-UX" -"8773803","dthal","dthal",,,"1","1",,"1419015360","2014-12-19T18:56:00Z","Uber Wants to Patent Its Controversial Surge-Pricing Plan","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/19/uber-patents_n_6354166.html" -"8774367","sarah_woodward","sarah_woodward",,,"0","2",,"1419021498","2014-12-19T20:38:18Z","Google's New YouTube Show for Developers","http://appdevelopermagazine.com/2218/2014/12/16/Google%27s-New-YouTube-Show-For-Developers/" -"8782870","accavdar","accavdar",,,"0","2",,"1419252008","2014-12-22T12:40:08Z","Internet of Things (IoT) and Google","http://www.cavdar.net/2014/12/22/internet-of-things-iot-and-google/" -"8782959","utefan001","utefan001",,,"1","1","Anyone seeing evidence that "business men" are setting up mini Uber empires? The process that I have seen involves having some connection with Spanish or French African speaking immigrants. A phone and help getting a car is provided to the immigrant with clear instructions that the first $400 earned each week belongs to the boss. The car payments are also the immigrants responsibility. I actually think Uber is great, but don't like seeing people being taken advantage of.","1419254358","2014-12-22T13:19:18Z","Mini Uber empires", -"8783545","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","1",,"1419264059","2014-12-22T16:00:59Z","Google Public Policy Blog: New numbers and a new look for government requests","http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2014/12/transparency-report-new-numbers-and-new.html" -"8783847","soulcontroller","soulcontroller","true",,,"1",,"1419267432","2014-12-22T16:57:12Z","7 Google Ventures Poised to Revolutionize Healthcare","http://hitconsultant.net/2014/12/22/7-google-ventures-poised-to-revolutionize-healthcare/" -"8784594","markmassie","markmassie",,,"0","5",,"1419276224","2014-12-22T19:23:44Z","The Age of Exuberance","http://www.esquire.com/the-register-2014/age-of-exuberance-1214" -"8786825","kumarski","kumarski",,,"0","1",,"1419310504","2014-12-23T04:55:04Z","Uber vs. Lyft: A Slightly Technocratic Shakedown","https://medium.com/@datarade/uber-vs-lyft-sized-up-c607108614ce" -"8786916","drbdanish","drbdanish","true",,,"1",,"1419312761","2014-12-23T05:32:41Z","Google Nexus 6 Review","http://tech-diggers.com/google-nexus-6-review/" -"8787178","philipwalton","philipwalton",,,"0","2",,"1419319105","2014-12-23T07:18:25Z","Measuring Your Site's Responsive Breakpoint Usage with Google Analytics","http://philipwalton.com/articles/measuring-your-sites-responsive-breakpoint-usage/" -"8789840","arnieswap","arnieswap",,,"0","1",,"1419364186","2014-12-23T19:49:46Z","Chromebook gets 'OK Google' and other Android features","http://www.linuxveda.com/2014/12/22/chromebook-gets-ok-google-android-features/" -"8790621","amrnt","amrnt",,,"0","1",,"1419374301","2014-12-23T22:38:21Z","Google Santa Tracker","https://santatracker.google.com/" -"8790841","matti3","matti3",,,"0","2",,"1419378223","2014-12-23T23:43:43Z","Rockstar group backed by Apple and Microsoft just sold off its remaining patents","http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/23/7443483/rockstar-group-backed-by-apple-microsoft-sells-remaining-patents" -"8792492","drewjaja","drewjaja",,,"0","2",,"1419421344","2014-12-24T11:42:24Z","Apple deploys first-ever automatic patch to fix NTP flaw","http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/563018/apple-deploys-first-ever-automatic-patch-fix-ntp-flaw/" -"8793088","s_kilk","s_kilk",,,"0","3",,"1419434079","2014-12-24T15:14:39Z","Apple 'failing to protect Chinese factory workers'","http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30532463" -"8793302","arielm","arielm",,,"0","2",,"1419437611","2014-12-24T16:13:31Z","Demystifying Apple Pay","https://medium.com/@arielmichaeli/demystifying-apple-pay-e8120b9895b4" -"8793503","kanamekun","kanamekun","true",,,"3",,"1419440602","2014-12-24T17:03:22Z","Uber C.E.O. Charged with Violating South Korea Transport Laws","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/24/uber-southkorea-charges/" -"8793813","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","2",,"1419444539","2014-12-24T18:08:59Z","Uber CEO Indicted in South Korea Over Public Transport Law","http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/uber-ceo-indicted-south-korea-over-public-transport-law-n274196" -"8794897","webhat","webhat",,,"0","1",,"1419464419","2014-12-24T23:40:19Z","Tracking the Santa trackers: Google versus Microsoft and Norad– which is better?","http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/12/24/tracking-santa-trackers-google-versus-microsoft-norad-better/" -"8795114","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","1",,"1419470723","2014-12-25T01:25:23Z","These cities want to challenge Uber and Lyft with their own cab-hailing apps","http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/24/these-cities-want-to-challenge-uber-lyft-with-their-own-cab-hailing-apps/" -"8799087","jdong","jdong",,,"0","1",,"1419608747","2014-12-26T15:45:47Z","3000 new Tor nodes on Google IPs all named LizardNSA[0-9]+ just popped up","http://torstatus.blutmagie.de/" -"8799549","moonbeamdev","moonbeamdev","true",,,"1",,"1419617633","2014-12-26T18:13:53Z","Google Warns Developers Not to Put User Testimonials in App Descriptions","http://appdevelopermagazine.com/2254/2014/12/26/Google-Warns-Developers-Not-to-Put-User-Testimonials-in-App-Descriptions/#.VJ2lWThIOxg.hackernews" -"8806369","antoinec","antoinec",,,"0","2",,"1419778565","2014-12-28T14:56:05Z","Uber Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over $1 'Safe Rides Fee'","http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2014/12/27/uber-class-action-lawsuit-safe-rides-fee/?utm_campaign=ForbesTech&utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_channel=Technology&linkId=11357060" -"8806584","andrewljohnson","andrewljohnson",,,"0","2",,"1419784120","2014-12-28T16:28:40Z","Philadelphia Taxi Companies Take Uber To Court","http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/12/26/philadelphia-taxi-companies-take-uber-to-court-under-rico-statute-comparing-ride-service-to-bootleggers/" -"8807775","M2Ys4U","M2Ys4U",,,"0","3",,"1419806999","2014-12-28T22:49:59Z","Google winds down Freebase as a standalone service, transitions data to Wikidata","https://plus.google.com/109936836907132434202/posts/bu3z2wVqcQc" -"8810707","iprashantsharma","iprashantsharma","true",,,"1",,"1419873820","2014-12-29T17:23:40Z","Lifeline for Uber as Delhi lifts ban on taxi-hailing app – The Economic Times","http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/emerging-businesses/startups/lifeline-for-uber-as-delhi-lifts-ban-on-taxi-hailing-app/articleshow/45678431.cms" -"8813747","mpwh","mpwh",,,"1","3",,"1419925813","2014-12-30T07:50:13Z","Microsoft reportedly working on a new lightweight browser for Windows 10","http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2014/12/29/microsoft-reportedly-working-new-lightweight-browser-windows-10/" -"8814614","hugopascal","hugopascal",,,"0","2",,"1419948512","2014-12-30T14:08:32Z","Apple Details a Modular Stylus That Can Capture Handwriting on Any Surface","http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/30/apple-stylus-patent/" -"8816403","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"1","9",,"1419969677","2014-12-30T20:01:17Z","Uber, Lyft vs. Taxis in New Year’s Eve Fare War","http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Uber-Lyft-vs-taxis-in-New-Year-s-Eve-fare-war-5984146.php" -"8820575","tosh","tosh",,,"0","2",,"1420052352","2014-12-31T18:59:12Z","Microsoft to replace Internet Explorer with new, streamlined Browser","http://independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/microsoft-to-replace-internet-explorer-with-new-streamlined-browser-9949448.html" -"8824532","Albus","Albus",,,"0","2",,"1420150407","2015-01-01T22:13:27Z","After three years, Ubers.org shuts down","https://pdf.yt/d/IaiGhGfdhOPcKBIV" -"8824697","rasengan","rasengan",,,"0","2",,"1420153698","2015-01-01T23:08:18Z","Report Uber in Korea and Get Paid 1000 Dollars","http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/society/2015/01/01/0706000000AKR20150101025200004.HTML" -"8825455","dctoedt","dctoedt",,,"0","3",,"1420171290","2015-01-02T04:01:30Z","5 reasons everyone should love [Uber's] surge pricing","http://www.vox.com/2014/12/31/7475923/case-for-surge-pricing" -"8826979","glanceable","glanceable",,,"0","2",,"1420211725","2015-01-02T15:15:25Z","Show HN: Google Analytics for Watch – turn your watch into a BI dashboard","https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.glanceable.ga" -"8828077","ninago","ninago",,,"0","1",,"1420226776","2015-01-02T19:26:16Z","Full complaint: Apple is sued for iPhone and iPad 'misrepresentations'","http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/01/02/apple-lawsuit-over-iphone-and-ipad-storage-full-complaint/" -"8829207","mmorris","mmorris",,,"31","40",,"1420242176","2015-01-02T23:42:56Z","Google posts Windows 8.1 vulnerability after 90 days","http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/02/google-posts-unpatched-microsoft-bug/" -"8831334","lisper","lisper",,,"77","228",,"1420306584","2015-01-03T17:36:24Z","Google is shutting down OpenID 2.0","https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OpenID#shutdown-timetable" -"8831379","hackread","hackread","true",,,"1",,"1420307282","2015-01-03T17:48:02Z","Google Makes Vulnerable Windows Code Public, No Fix from Microsoft","http://hackread.com/google-publicize-vulnerable-microsoft-code/" -"8831598","bcl","bcl",,,"53","79",,"1420311191","2015-01-03T18:53:11Z","Why Google Fiber will never come to Seattle (2014)","http://crosscut.com/2014/12/29/business/123222/google-fiber-never-come-seattle-broadband-internet/" -"8833546","auvi","auvi",,,"0","4",,"1420351132","2015-01-04T05:58:52Z","What's Coming from Apple in 2015","http://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/31/what-to-expect-from-apple-in-2015/" -"8836734","milen","milen",,,"315","453",,"1420422587","2015-01-05T01:49:47Z","Apple has lost the functional high ground","http://www.marco.org/2015/01/04/apple-lost-functional-high-ground" -"8839653","Shank","Shank",,,"0","4",,"1420476367","2015-01-05T16:46:07Z","Google Cast for Audio","http://www.google.com/castaudio/" -"8843500","Frank722","Frank722","true",,,"1",,"1420535831","2015-01-06T09:17:11Z","What does Apple have in store for us in 2015?","http://bizzvenue.com/apple-store-us-2015/" -"8845770","amitmittal1993","amitmittal1993",,,"1","2",,"1420566530","2015-01-06T17:48:50Z","Leaked image reveals early build of Microsoft's new 'Spartan' web browser","http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-10-leaked-image-reveals-early-build-of-microsoft039s-new-039spartan039-web-browser" -"8846216","brk","brk",,,"0","1","On my home network I see:

78:CA:39 - Time Capsule

00:25:4B - ~5 year old iPod Touch

2C:F0:EE - MacbookAir

DC:9B:9C - iPhone 5S

C0:F2:FB - iPad (whatever the first one with Lightning is)

34:C0:59 - iPad Mini (current)

00:17:F2 - Apple TV

D8:CF:9C - iPhone 5S

00:16:CB - Oldish MacMini

D4:9A:20 - Oldish iMac

00:11:24 - Airport Express

I'm missing a couple of devices, but no 2 of these share the same OID, even devices in the same general class or purchased in roughly the same time frame.

Just curious if anyone has info or thoughts on this?","1420570435","2015-01-06T18:53:55Z","Ask HN: Why does Apple have so many OID's?", -"8848102","ryan_j_naughton","ryan_j_naughton",,,"0","1",,"1420590499","2015-01-07T00:28:19Z","How Apple Pie Became 'American'","http://priceonomics.com/how-apple-pie-became-american/" -"8848509","MichaelGG","MichaelGG",,,"1","163","Wicked Pictures sent a DMCA takedown to Google: https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/10275257

Which includes many URLs that do not infringe on IP, such as https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo and https://github.com/Netflix/Lipstick , among many many others.

Search for e.g. Rust Cargo and you'll see the warning from Google that some results have been removed.","1420597167","2015-01-07T02:19:27Z","Tell HN: Google removes rust, Netflix, other GitHub repos after DMCA takedown", -"8848544","dbaupp","dbaupp",,,"158","248",,"1420597998","2015-01-07T02:33:18Z","DMCA Copyright Complaint to Google","https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/10275257#" -"8849565","jackpirate","jackpirate",,,"4","11",,"1420622343","2015-01-07T09:19:03Z","Google maps views of US prisons","http://prisonmap.com/" -"8849904","albertpalacci","albertpalacci",,,"0","1",,"1420629578","2015-01-07T11:19:38Z","Google Could Be on Board in Your Next Car","http://www.albertpalacci.org/google-board-next-car/" -"8855421","sanxiyn","sanxiyn",,,"155","143",,"1420703239","2015-01-08T07:47:19Z","Google Loses Most US Search Share Since 2009 While Yahoo Gains","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-07/google-loses-most-u-s-search-share-since-2009-while-yahoo-gains.html" -"8861214","rahulgulati","rahulgulati",,,"0","1",,"1420790282","2015-01-09T07:58:02Z","Apple, Please Fix the Bluetooth Experience on iOS","http://rahulgulati.in/2015/01/09/apple-please-fix-the-bluetooth-experience/" -"8861783","karolina","karolina","true",,,"1",,"1420803873","2015-01-09T11:44:33Z","Google Updates 2014 – Timeline, Experts Review [Infographic]","http://www.elephate.co/google-updates-2014/" -"8862318","riaface","riaface",,,"9","5",,"1420813646","2015-01-09T14:27:26Z","Google Calendar’s Enforced Birthdays Show the Ugly Side of Algorithms","http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/09/google-calendar-birthdays-tfbs/" -"8862496","moveelo","moveelo",,,"0","2",,"1420816274","2015-01-09T15:11:14Z","Sync Your Google Tasks with Nimble","http://moveelo.com/google-tasks-nimble/" -"8864268","friism","friism",,,"0","3",,"1420834817","2015-01-09T20:20:17Z","An introduction to containers, Kubernetes, and the trajectory of cloud computing","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/01/in-coming-weeks-we-will-be-publishing.html" -"8864552","chatman","chatman",,,"0","2",,"1420838033","2015-01-09T21:13:53Z","Uber Announces Price Cuts in 48 Cities, Drivers Will Earn More","http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/08/uber-us-price-cuts/" -"8865450","bkardell","bkardell",,,"0","2",,"1420852734","2015-01-10T01:18:54Z","Microsoft, Red Hat, IBM and Others Help Google Build Cloud Trojan Horse","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/10/google_kubernetes_alliance/" -"8866406","Hagelin","Hagelin",,,"0","5",,"1420883394","2015-01-10T09:49:54Z","The Software and Services Apple Needs to Fix","http://glog.glennf.com/blog/2015/1/6/the-software-and-services-apple-needs-to-fix" -"8867810","stayeasy","stayeasy",,,"0","2",,"1420921918","2015-01-10T20:31:58Z","New Zealand Police kick Uber passengers out","http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11384728" -"8868919","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"9","22",,"1420946762","2015-01-11T03:26:02Z","Apple Store display in London","https://vid.me/XwoP" -"8869490","orfeo","orfeo",,,"0","2",,"1420966529","2015-01-11T08:55:29Z","How to block 'darodar forum' the so called Google Analytics Bot Referral Traffic","http://blog.glirup.com/2015/01/how-to-block-darodar-forum-so-called.html" -"8872181","bramgg","bramgg",,,"0","2","Check it out: https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/devguide

For context, four days ago: https://web.archive.org/web/20150107000655/https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/devguide","1421028921","2015-01-12T02:15:21Z","Tell HN: Google Hosted Libraries now provides HTTPS-only snippets", -"8872793","rajat2109","rajat2109",,,"0","3",,"1421045989","2015-01-12T06:59:49Z","Google Capital funds online real state portal CommonFloor","http://pixr8.com/google-capital-funds-online-real-state-portal-commonfloor/" -"8872933","RuG274","RuG274",,,"0","4",,"1421051647","2015-01-12T08:34:07Z","What Does the Increase of Apple Store Sales Mean to You?","http://instantdevices.com/testdroid/9115/monetize-your-ios-apps-and-games-apple-app-store-sales-rose-50-percent-in-2014" -"8873969","iprashantsharma","iprashantsharma","true",,,"1",,"1421072674","2015-01-12T14:24:34Z","Microsoft partners with Idea to provide phone apps, game – The Hindu","http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/microsoft-partners-with-idea-to-provide-phone-apps-game/article6781414.ece" -"8874799","virmundi","virmundi",,,"1","18",,"1421080677","2015-01-12T16:37:57Z","After throwing Microsoft under the bus, Google won't patch flaw","http://www.neowin.net/news/after-throwing-microsoft-under-the-bus-google-wont-patch-flaw-affecting-nearly-1bn-users" -"8877504","opusdie","opusdie",,,"0","4",,"1421110480","2015-01-13T00:54:40Z","Mozilla takes aim at Apple and Google as Firefox OS moves into wearables","http://www.pcworld.com/article/2865992/mozilla-plans-firefox-os-for-wearables-targets-apple-google.html" -"8877798","xiaobeicn","xiaobeicn",,,"0","3",,"1421116777","2015-01-13T02:39:37Z","hosts-google-facebook-twitter","https://github.com/xiaobeicn/hosts-google-facebook-twitter" -"8878356","bgilham","bgilham",,,"0","1",,"1421127827","2015-01-13T05:43:47Z","Apple Watch: Four Free Context Menu Icons","http://www.chronicons.com/news/2015/1/13/thank-you" -"8878754","maxidog","maxidog",,,"278","1227",,"1421139708","2015-01-13T09:01:48Z","Hi, It’s Google Corporate Development","https://medium.com/@WhatALongHandle/hi-its-google-corporate-development-d0c77fd69191" -"8882253","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1421179959","2015-01-13T20:12:39Z","Apple Watch Internal Hardware Might Be Upgradeable – Solving Huge Problem","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-watch-internal-hardware-might-be-upgradeable-solving-huge-problem-for" -"8882736","anderzole","anderzole",,,"1","2",,"1421184560","2015-01-13T21:29:20Z","Apple refuses to sacrifice logic and profits at the altar of marketshare","http://www.tuaw.com/2015/01/13/sacrificing-logic-profits-at-the-altar-of-smartphone-marketshare/" -"8884630","zaroth","zaroth",,,"0","1",,"1421216004","2015-01-14T06:13:24Z","Uber Steering Data to Boston","http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2015/01/uber_steering_data_to_boston" -"8884773","peteretep","peteretep",,,"0","2",,"1421219176","2015-01-14T07:06:16Z","Apple patent approval sends GoPro stock sliding","http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/01/13/gopro-stock/21701237/" -"8884986","Nieminen","Nieminen",,,"0","1",,"1421224312","2015-01-14T08:31:52Z","Google opens its cloud monitoring service to developers","http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/13/google-opens-its-cloud-monitoring-service-to-all-developers/" -"8885178","dotmike","dotmike",,,"0","1",,"1421227537","2015-01-14T09:25:37Z","Google Translate gets real-time voice and sign translations on iOS and Android","http://thenextweb.com/google/2015/01/14/google-translate-gets-real-time-voice-sign-translations-ios-android/?utm_campaign=Roost&utm_source=Roost&utm_medium=push" -"8885790","arnaudbud","arnaudbud",,,"0","6",,"1421238558","2015-01-14T12:29:18Z","Google Translation: Instant Translation with Word Lens","http://googletranslate.blogspot.com/2015/01/hallo-hola-ola-to-new-more-powerful_14.html" -"8887939","nb5syc","nb5syc","true",,,"1",,"1421258989","2015-01-14T18:09:49Z","Free Google Listing Blog for Your Biz","http://w840.profitdirectory.com/article/free-google-listing-blog-for-your-biz/" -"8888021","cyberkendra","cyberkendra",,,"1","1",,"1421259893","2015-01-14T18:24:53Z","Google leaves 60 percent of Android phones under Threats","http://www.cyberkendra.com/2015/01/google-leaves-60-percent-of-android.html" -"8888651","slckfielder08","slckfielder08",,,"38","69",,"1421265758","2015-01-14T20:02:38Z","Kevin Rose Leaves Google Ventures","http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/14/kevin-rose-leaves-google-ventures-to-work-full-time-on-his-startup-north/" -"8889591","hit8run","hit8run",,,"0","2",,"1421274625","2015-01-14T22:30:25Z","Google rolling out updated Drive app for Mac","http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/14/google-rolling-out-updated-drive-app-for-mac-w-new-status-menu-bandwidth-control/" -"8890083","eddie_31003","eddie_31003",,,"0","1",,"1421280545","2015-01-15T00:09:05Z","Google Will Launch Modular Cell Phone in Puerto Rico","http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/google-will-launch-modular-cell-phone-puerto-rico-n286356" -"8890235","Doubleguitars","Doubleguitars",,,"0","2",,"1421283004","2015-01-15T00:50:04Z","Google's Project Ara","http://www.projectara.com" -"8890403","prawn","prawn",,,"0","10",,"1421285824","2015-01-15T01:37:04Z","Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe settle in employee-poaching lawsuit","http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/13/7542371/apple-google-intel-adobe-settlement-poaching-lawsuit" -"8890654","tellarin","tellarin","true",,,"1",,"1421290718","2015-01-15T02:58:38Z","Google Throws Microsoft Under Bus, Then Won't Patch Android Flaw","http://it.slashdot.org/story/15/01/12/1632216/google-throws-microsoft-under-bus-then-wont-patch-android-flaw" -"8890759","jpatokal","jpatokal",,,"0","4",,"1421292951","2015-01-15T03:35:51Z","Samsung is building a Tizen iceberg for Google's Titanic","http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/14/7544465/samsung-tizen-os-2015-plans" -"8891648","hackread","hackread","true",,,"1",,"1421314692","2015-01-15T09:38:12Z","Google Translate App Update Lets You Translate Printed Text Without Internet","http://hackread.com/google-translate-app-update-translate-printed-text/" -"8892054","CapitalistCartr","CapitalistCartr",,,"0","2",,"1421323293","2015-01-15T12:01:33Z","Microsoft cracks personalisation without prying","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/15/remond_makes_odd_bedfellows_of_privacy_and_custom_search/" -"8892289","pearjuice","pearjuice",,,"0","5",,"1421327235","2015-01-15T13:07:15Z","Google Boobs Visualization","https://www.google.com/search?q=Exp(-((x-4)%5E2%2B(y-4)%5E2)%5E2%2F1000)+%2B+exp(-((x%2B4)%5E2%2B(y%2B4)%5E2)%5E2%2F1000)" -"8893324","InternetGiant","InternetGiant",,,"0","1",,"1421338639","2015-01-15T16:17:19Z","Google to pilot modular phone","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30835529" -"8894259","psbp","psbp",,,"0","7",,"1421345841","2015-01-15T18:17:21Z","Google Puts Nest's Tony Fadell in Charge of Google Glass","http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/15/7552349/google-glass-tony-fadell-explorer-shut-down" -"8894469","tdrnd","tdrnd",,,"0","2",,"1421347583","2015-01-15T18:46:23Z","Glass leaves Google X, team will report to Nest CEO Tony Fadell","https://gigaom.com/2015/01/15/glass-moves-out-of-google-x-now-headed-by-nest-ceo-tony-fadell/" -"8894748","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","4",,"1421349928","2015-01-15T19:25:28Z","New Patent Behind Google's Magic Leap Investment","http://www.businessinsider.in/New-Patent-Gives-Us-A-Better-Idea-Of-Whats-Behind-Googles-Mysterious-Cinematic-Reality-Investment/articleshow/45902419.cms" -"8895090","danielrm26","danielrm26",,,"1","12",,"1421353412","2015-01-15T20:23:32Z","Saying Goodbye to Google","https://danielmiessler.com/blog/saying-goodbye-to-google-services/" -"8895244","kamaln7","kamaln7",,,"0","4",,"1421355018","2015-01-15T20:50:18Z","Google's Project Ara lets you build your own phone (hands-on pictures)","http://www.cnet.com/pictures/googles-project-ara-lets-you-build-your-own-phone-photos/" -"8896533","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","5",,"1421368993","2015-01-16T00:43:13Z","Next Week Is Microsoft's Last Chance to Convince the World Windows Still Matters","http://www.businessinsider.com/windows-10-preview-why-it-matters-2015-1" -"8897246","azinman2","azinman2",,,"0","9",,"1421382165","2015-01-16T04:22:45Z","Uber sued over fictious airport fees","http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/01/14/class-challenges-uber-fees-at-lax.htm" -"8898420","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","1",,"1421411310","2015-01-16T12:28:30Z","Google’s Modular Project Ara Smartphone to Be Released First in Puerto Rico","http://www.technologyreview.com/news/534236/googles-modular-smartphone-to-debut-in-puerto-rico/" -"8898970","franze","franze",,,"0","3",,"1421417622","2015-01-16T14:13:42Z","Google Supports JSON-LD Schema.org","https://developers.google.com/webmasters/structured-data/schema-org" -"8899407","steven","steven",,,"12","118",,"1421421887","2015-01-16T15:24:47Z","Google's Deep Learning Blitz to Make Search Smarter","https://medium.com/backchannel/google-search-will-be-your-next-brain-5207c26e4523" -"8899862","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1421425813","2015-01-16T16:30:13Z","Ex-Apple CEO Launches Android Phone Brand for Emerging Markets","http://techcabal.com/2015/01/16/ex-apple-ceo-launches-android-phone-brand-emerging-markets/" -"8901334","eddie_31003","eddie_31003",,,"0","7",,"1421438813","2015-01-16T20:06:53Z","Google drops more Windows 0-days. Something’s gotta give","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/01/google-drops-more-windows-0-days-somethings-gotta-give/" -"8902105","xvirk","xvirk",,,"129","491",,"1421446840","2015-01-16T22:20:40Z","“What happens when you type Google.com into your browser and press enter?”","https://github.com/alex/what-happens-when" -"8902619","opusdie","opusdie",,,"0","2",,"1421453328","2015-01-17T00:08:48Z","The hidden structure of the Apple keynote","http://qz.com/261181/the-hidden-structure-of-the-apple-keynote/" -"8903114","skynetv2","skynetv2",,,"5","2","I was watching PBS NOVA LHC/Higgs episode (highly recommended), and wanted to look up Tevatron. The first result is

not Fermilab -not Wikipedia

but an empty Google Plus Page. It seems like its an autogenerated page.

I tested it on multiple browsers and on incognito/private session as well. Same results.

http://goo.gl/e4hQJk

Its just sad to see what Google has become.","1421461858","2015-01-17T02:30:58Z","So much for organic search results on Google", -"8903197","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"0","2",,"1421463370","2015-01-17T02:56:10Z","Could there be method in Apple’s apparent madness in removing freebies?","http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/15/why-apple-killing-freebies/" -"8908885","mrsnowlover","mrsnowlover","true",,,"1",,"1421615218","2015-01-18T21:06:58Z","❏Graphic Showing Google Keyword Tool in Search Results","http://www.affiliateswitchblade.com/fullsizeimages/graphic-showing-google-keyword-tool-in-search-results.htm" -"8909234","jdimov","jdimov","true",,,"1",,"1421620310","2015-01-18T22:31:50Z","Apple Cuts Off Developers in Crimea Following U.S. Sanctions","http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/18/apple-crimea-developers/" -"8911610","nikant","nikant",,,"0","1",,"1421670853","2015-01-19T12:34:13Z","How your favorite apps will look on Apple Watch?","http://www.fastcodesign.com/3040936/how-your-favorite-apps-will-look-on-the-apple-watch" -"8911713","rossiben","rossiben",,,"0","1",,"1421672795","2015-01-19T13:06:35Z","Who won at CES? While Apple sat out again, Samsung dominated social and web buzz","http://www.information-age.com/technology/mobile-and-networking/123458873/who-won-ces-while-apple-sat-out-again-samsung-dominated-social-and-online-buzz" -"8912145","mgunes","mgunes",,,"0","1",,"1421679524","2015-01-19T14:58:44Z","Google knows where you've been","http://bat-bean-beam.blogspot.com/2015/01/google-knows-where-youve-been.html" -"8912633","adventured","adventured",,,"5","14",,"1421685613","2015-01-19T16:40:13Z","Things Steve Jobs said Apple would never do – and Apple is doing","http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/19/technology/steve-jobs-apple/index.html" -"8912889","danso","danso",,,"5","55",,"1421688779","2015-01-19T17:32:59Z","Corporate Learning at Scale: Lessons from a Large Online Course at Google [pdf]","http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/research.google.com/en/us/pubs/archive/42855.pdf" -"8914174","itomatik","itomatik","true",,,"1",,"1421702607","2015-01-19T21:23:27Z","Apple severs developer agreements in Crimea","http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/19/citing-us-and-european-trade-sanctions-apple-severs-developer-agreements-in-crimea" -"8914484","mafuyu","mafuyu",,,"0","2",,"1421705955","2015-01-19T22:19:15Z","UberBlox: Modular Construction and Automation System","https://uberblox.com/" -"8914500","kleint","kleint",,,"0","2",,"1421706134","2015-01-19T22:22:14Z","Apple Watch Gallery of Official Images","http://app.rately.com/shared/5277c2a9843f9c53e50016da/tag/applewatch" -"8914956","Kopion","Kopion",,,"227","474",,"1421715888","2015-01-20T01:04:48Z","Google Nears $1 Billion Investment in SpaceX","http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-nears-1-billion-investment-in-spacex-1421706642" -"8915189","yawz","yawz",,,"0","2",,"1421721517","2015-01-20T02:38:37Z","Andrew Keen: Uber's Behavior Is Untenable and Morally Suspect","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_er85psPOrM" -"8915245","geralt","geralt",,,"12","31",,"1421722668","2015-01-20T02:57:48Z","SoftBank Emerges as the Biggest Challenger to Uber","http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/19/softbank-taxi-apps/" -"8915527","dredmorbius","dredmorbius",,,"0","1",,"1421729202","2015-01-20T04:46:42Z","How many people are publicly using Google Plus?","http://kevinanderson.nl/how-many-people-are-publicly-using-google-plus/" -"8915752","kakakiki","kakakiki",,,"0","2",,"1421736661","2015-01-20T06:51:01Z","Apple Watch wins the wrist war before it starts","http://www.cultofmac.com/308806/apple-watch-wins-battle-for-your-wrist/" -"8916423","sssparkkk","sssparkkk",,,"0","2","For a while now the google search results page will always scroll to the top (focusing the search box?) when going back after having clicked a result. It's driving me crazy. Any ideas how to prevent this from happening?","1421752885","2015-01-20T11:21:25Z","Ask HN: Keep scroll position in Google search results on back?", -"8916975","ollac21","ollac21",,,"0","4",,"1421763269","2015-01-20T14:14:29Z","The psychology behind Steve Jobs' charisma and why apple still needs it","http://www.darwinsprinciples.com/the-psychology-behind-steve-jobs-charisma-and-why-apple-still-needs-it/" -"8918953","kirk21","kirk21",,,"0","1",,"1421782581","2015-01-20T19:36:21Z","Tracking the Evolution of Satellite Internet (SpaceX, Google, OneWeb Etc.)","http://www.reddit.com/r/globalinternet" -"8921038","ArtDev","ArtDev",,,"2","9",,"1421805472","2015-01-21T01:57:52Z","Google Maps Engine could be quietly coming to a halt soon","http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-maps-engine-quietly-coming-to-a-halt-as-sign-up-window-shutters/" -"8922381","robin_reala","robin_reala",,,"0","1",,"1421835538","2015-01-21T10:18:58Z","Font Pair helps designers pair Google Fonts together","http://www.fontpair.co/" -"8922810","caio1982","caio1982",,,"0","1",,"1421844447","2015-01-21T12:47:27Z","Estimating Google+ User Activity","http://ello.co/dredmorbius/post/nAya9WqdemIoVuVWVOYQUQ" -"8924780","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","3",,"1421866672","2015-01-21T18:57:52Z","Uber Said to Raise $1.6B in Convertible Debt to Expand","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-21/uber-said-to-raise-1-6-billion-in-convertible-debt-to-expand.html?hootPostID=dd93f668a2da21168ad3bcc324d1e169" -"8925221","gdi2290","gdi2290",,,"0","2",,"1421869884","2015-01-21T19:51:24Z","Uber raised another $1.6B from Goldman Sachs","http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/21/7867783/uber-raises-1-6-billion-convertible-debt-goldman-sachs" -"8926298","thebiglebrewski","thebiglebrewski",,,"2","5","Google Apps accounts cost $5/user/month. We have a bunch of "dead" users since we have teachers that start and stop teaching, but occasionally we have to bring them back.

I'd love a tool that, for a small one-time fee, backups a user's account and allows it to be restored in one click if they ever "come back from the dead". All the tools I've seen charge a monthly fee for this kind of service. Any ideas?","1421880116","2015-01-21T22:41:56Z","Ask HN: Sunsetting Google Apps Accounts?", -"8926651","curtis","curtis",,,"0","2",,"1421884961","2015-01-22T00:02:41Z","Saroo’s Google-Earth Quest: How an Orphaned Boy Found His Way Home","http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/11/india-orphan-google-earth-journey" -"8926994","egevesite","egevesite",,,"1","7",,"1421890605","2015-01-22T01:36:45Z","SpaceX Raises $1B in New Funding from Google and Fidelity","http://egeve.com/en/hereandthere/1175-spacex-raises-$1-billion-in-new-funding-from-google-and-fidelity.html" -"8928157","sohailk","sohailk",,,"0","1",,"1421916221","2015-01-22T08:43:41Z","Comparing Earnings for Uber, Sidecar and Lyft","http://uber-lyft-and-sidecar-car-hailing-app.silk.co/" -"8929465","panarky","panarky",,,"0","1",,"1421939062","2015-01-22T15:04:22Z","Containers, Kubernetes, and the trajectory of cloud computing","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/01/in-coming-weeks-we-will-be-publishing.html" -"8930120","protomyth","protomyth",,,"0","1",,"1421945293","2015-01-22T16:48:13Z","Apple must make BlackBerry apps under net neutrality laws, claims BlackBerry CEO","http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2391542/apple-must-make-blackberry-apps-under-net-neutrality-laws-claims-blackberry-ceo" -"8930618","daniel02216","daniel02216",,,"0","3",,"1421949988","2015-01-22T18:06:28Z","Microsoft, Apple, and Disappointment","http://shapeof.com/archives/2015/1/microsoft__apple__and_disappointment.html" -"8930839","hmaidasani","hmaidasani",,,"0","1",,"1421952175","2015-01-22T18:42:55Z","A Tool for Creating Great Looking Apple Style Radial Charts for WatchKit","https://maniacdev.com/2015/01/a-tool-for-creating-great-looking-apple-still-radial-charts-for-watchkit" -"8930983","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1421953359","2015-01-22T19:02:39Z","How Apple Pay Works with Apple Watch. Which iPhones Are Needed","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/how-apple-pay-works-with-apple-watch.-which-iphones-are-needed" -"8931064","dudus","dudus",,,"0","4",,"1421954092","2015-01-22T19:14:52Z","Google Cloud Local SSD General Availability","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/01/announcing-the-general-availability-of-local-SSD.html" -"8932262","dahjelle","dahjelle",,,"0","7",,"1421966514","2015-01-22T22:41:54Z","OS X 0-days from Google","https://twitter.com/dangoodin001/status/558391968670044160" -"8932370","antimora","antimora",,,"0","2",,"1421967820","2015-01-22T23:03:40Z","Google Is Reportedly Prepping a Wireless Service","http://time.com/3678363/google-wireless/" -"8932835","snake_case","snake_case",,,"1","31",,"1421974955","2015-01-23T01:02:35Z","Google drops three OS X 0days on Apple","http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/google-drops-three-os-x-0days-on-apple/" -"8934675","claywm","claywm",,,"0","1",,"1422019487","2015-01-23T13:24:47Z","How Uber Came Back to Delhi","http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/01/23/how-uber-came-back-to-delhi/?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_tech" -"8935610","teklaperry","teklaperry","true",,,"1",,"1422030004","2015-01-23T16:20:04Z","Former Microsoft Researchers Find New Homes at VMWare, Google, Apple, Amazon","http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/former-microsoft-researchers-find-new-homes-at-vmware-google-apple-and-elsewhere" -"8935657","webhat","webhat",,,"3","8",,"1422030577","2015-01-23T16:29:37Z","Apple may have compromised everyone’s security for access to China","http://pando.com/2015/01/23/apple-may-have-compromised-everyones-security-for-access-to-china/" -"8935736","alex_anglin","alex_anglin",,,"0","1",,"1422031244","2015-01-23T16:40:44Z","Microsoft to acquire Revolution Analytics","http://revolution-computing.typepad.com/.a/6a010534b1db25970b01b8d0c62f08970c-pi" -"8935773","borrowedhour","borrowedhour",,,"1","5",,"1422031565","2015-01-23T16:46:05Z","Google's Project Zero reveals three Apple OS X zero-day vulnerabilities","http://www.zdnet.com/article/googles-project-zero-reveals-three-apple-os-x-zero-day-vulnerabilities/" -"8935781","dlor","dlor",,,"0","7",,"1422031635","2015-01-23T16:47:15Z","Secure Hosting of Private Docker Repositories in Google Cloud Platform","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/01/secure-hosting-of-private-Docker-repositories-in-Google-Cloud-Platform.html" -"8936351","slapshot","slapshot",,,"1","4",,"1422037493","2015-01-23T18:24:53Z","DMV says UberX, Lyft drivers need commercial plates","http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/DMV-says-UberX-Lyft-drivers-need-commercial-6035318.php" -"8937229","chmars","chmars",,,"0","2",,"1422046691","2015-01-23T20:58:11Z","Apple: On Dropping Thunderbolt","http://www.libertypages.com/clarktech/?p=538" -"8937652","pwnna","pwnna",,,"0","1",,"1422051116","2015-01-23T22:11:56Z","Uber applies for taxi license in New Delhi","http://blog.uber.com/delhiback" -"8938413","paukiatwee","paukiatwee",,,"0","3",,"1422061982","2015-01-24T01:13:02Z","Secure Hosting of Private Docker Repositories in Google Cloud Platform","https://cloud.google.com/tools/container-registry" -"8938821","giis","giis",,,"0","2",,"1422073429","2015-01-24T04:23:49Z","Uber sends email to Delhi rape victim: We are back in capital","http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/uber-emails-rape-victim-we-are-back-in-delhi/" -"8940878","jzila","jzila",,,"0","2",,"1422131332","2015-01-24T20:28:52Z","The Dangers of Ubernomics","http://www.geekwire.com/2015/6-reasons-ubernomics-fatal-customers-mass-transit/" -"8941260","k-mcgrady","k-mcgrady",,,"2","4",,"1422138112","2015-01-24T22:21:52Z","Uber Suspends Drivers for Properly Registering Cars","http://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/ubers-auto-registration-gambit#.uskLBrQ1A" -"8941961","NickSarath","NickSarath",,,"0","1",,"1422157039","2015-01-25T03:37:19Z","Visualize Apple Watch apps in frame","http://infinitapps.com/bezel/" -"8942432","zkanda","zkanda",,,"0","2",,"1422175372","2015-01-25T08:42:52Z","The Satya Nadella Era at Microsoft Is a Smashing Success So Far","http://www.businessinsider.com/microsofts-windows-presentation-shows-why-it-had-to-move-on-from-ballmer-2015-1" -"8942877","Pipesapp","Pipesapp",,,"0","1",,"1422192798","2015-01-25T13:33:18Z","Demo Apple Watch “We made a little something go viral”","http://blog.pipesapp.com/demo-apple-watch-we-made-a-little-something-go-viral/" -"8943950","shade23","shade23",,,"0","4",,"1422214263","2015-01-25T19:31:03Z","List of Google Domains","http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_domains" -"8944382","smacktoward","smacktoward",,,"0","2",,"1422222168","2015-01-25T21:42:48Z","Don’t cry for the Google Play edition program; it was already dead","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/01/dont-cry-for-the-google-play-edition-program-it-was-already-dead/" -"8944995","prlambert","prlambert",,,"1","4",,"1422233924","2015-01-26T00:58:44Z","Selling Learndot and Choosing Twitter Over Google","https://medium.com/@prlambert/selling-learndot-and-joining-twitter-4b39576d1b15" -"8945382","softdev12","softdev12",,,"0","1",,"1422241712","2015-01-26T03:08:32Z","Inroads Made by Apple Pay Propel ‘Mobile Wallet’ Idea","http://www.wsj.com/articles/inroads-made-by-apple-pay-propel-mobile-wallet-idea-1422231681" -"8946838","venturefizz","venturefizz","true",,,"1",,"1422278423","2015-01-26T13:20:23Z","Is Apple Pay’s Biggest Competitor Right Here in Boston?","http://venturefizz.com/blog/apple-pay%E2%80%99s-biggest-competitor-right-here-boston#.VMY_FTG9vbk.hackernews" -"8948433","_msv_","_msv_",,,"2","7",,"1422295112","2015-01-26T17:58:32Z","Show HN: MySiteVitals, a simple Google Analytics dashboard in your inbox daily","http://mysitevitals.com/" -"8948691","wassimw","wassimw","true",,,"1",,"1422297560","2015-01-26T18:39:20Z","Google Chairman: The Internet will disappear soon","http://www.geekon.info/2015/01/google-chairman-internet-will-disappear.html" -"8949043","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"0","2",,"1422301014","2015-01-26T19:36:54Z","Uber bows to the blizzard, will cap surge prices on the East Coast","http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/26/7914997/uber-surge-pricing-blizzard-of-2015" -"8949073","AndrewDucker","AndrewDucker",,,"0","6",,"1422301262","2015-01-26T19:41:02Z","Google's upcoming paid streaming service","http://www.jwz.org/blog/2015/01/googles-upcoming-paid-streaming-service/" -"8949402","_fertapric","_fertapric",,,"5","17",,"1422304517","2015-01-26T20:35:17Z","DuckDuckGo instead of Google on your new tab","https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/duckduckgo-new-tab/opneaooaogdfjjdbdfnjfdflpphconbo#hacker" -"8949612","natelam","natelam",,,"0","3",,"1422306867","2015-01-26T21:14:27Z","Uber partners with Y Combinator startup Weave","https://devblog.uber.com/weave-uses-the-uber-api-to-help-bring-professionals-face-to-face/" -"8951011","Windwaker","Windwaker",,,"0","2",,"1422327231","2015-01-27T02:53:51Z","Google-places-api-java","https://github.com/windy1/google-places-api-java" -"8952666","RuG274","RuG274",,,"0","3",,"1422361278","2015-01-27T12:21:18Z","Apple's TestFlight will be closed soon","http://instantdevices.com/testdroid/9355/looking-for-a-replacement-of-testflightapp-testdroid-has-you-covered" -"8954148","leonberger89","leonberger89",,,"0","1",,"1422377798","2015-01-27T16:56:38Z","10 Chinese phone makers coming for Apple, Samsung and your pocket","http://www.hottopics.ht/stories/consumer/10-chinese-phone-makers-to-your-pocket/" -"8961774","broanius","broanius",,,"0","1",,"1422471510","2015-01-28T18:58:30Z","Free Album of the Week (Google Play Music)","https://github.com/brad-bowie/yakshaving-faotw" -"8962378","soucy","soucy",,,"0","1","I recently implemented 2FA for OpenVPN using Google Authenticator.

The verification code I'm using is largely based on the Google2FA class for PHP written by Phil Taylor found below:

http://www.idontplaydarts.com/2011/07/google-totp-two-factor-authentication-for-php/

One challenge I had was not everyone has a smartphone (sigh). So I needed an inexpensive hardware token option.

I found that the Authenex A-Key 3610 is compatible. [ If anyone knows of other compatible tokens please comment. ]

It's not dirt cheap but it's cheap enough for our intended audience: $25 per unit if you get less than 100 and down to half that for larger quantities.

They send you a list of SNs to private key associations for the hardware tokens you've purchased. The only catch is that they represent the 160-bit key in hex so if you're using RFC4648 formatted Base32 (e.g. the default for Google Authenticator) you just need to convert those keys. After that you can add them to your DB just like you add keys for Google Authenticator and they'll work with the same verification code.","1422477226","2015-01-28T20:33:46Z","Show HN: Google Authenticator Compatible Hardware Token", -"8963588","hackerews","hackerews",,,"0","2",,"1422491612","2015-01-29T00:33:32Z","Helper services for Google Drive + Sheets APIs","http://katsenblog.com/post/109437421804/four-helpers-for-working-with-google-drive" -"8963876","Lverano","Lverano","true",,,"1",,"1422496372","2015-01-29T01:52:52Z","Facebook vs. YouTube: Why It's Like Comparing Apples to Oranges","http://www.reelseo.com/facebook-youtube-apples-oranges/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=FeedPress&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reel+%28ReelSEO%29" -"8964626","_mc","_mc",,,"0","3",,"1422512328","2015-01-29T06:18:48Z","Uber competitor in India OlaCabs to buy TaxiForSure likely at $200mm","http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/emerging-businesses/startups/olacabs-to-buy-taxiforsure-to-take-on-competitors-like-uber-deal-likely-at-rs-1250-cr/articleshow/46048014.cms" -"8964887","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","1",,"1422518550","2015-01-29T08:02:30Z","Microsoft uses its Acompli acquisition to bring Outlook to iOS and Android","http://www.fastcompany.com/3041641/microsoft-completes-its-office-everywhere-vision-with-outlook-for-ios-and-android" -"8965309","litchi56","litchi56","true",,,"1",,"1422527361","2015-01-29T10:29:21Z","Microsoft Surface Pro 3","http://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2015/01/29/microsoft-surface-pro-3-hot-or-not/" -"8966386","marksteve","marksteve",,,"0","7",,"1422543014","2015-01-29T14:50:14Z","Show HN: Plug-n-sync – sync your external or network drives to Google Drive","https://medium.com/@insync/sync-your-external-or-network-drive-to-google-drive-with-plug-n-sync-2d6c374e8ac2" -"8967213","walterbell","walterbell","true",,,"1",,"1422549951","2015-01-29T16:45:51Z","Apple could devour Qualcomm's baseband processor business","http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/20/after-eating-intel-apple-could-next-devour-qualcomms-baseband-processor-business" -"8967527","dirtyaura","dirtyaura","true",,,"1",,"1422552281","2015-01-29T17:24:41Z","iTunes Connect bug logs developers into random Apple account","http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/01/29/itunes-connect-bug-logs-developers-into-random-apple-account-displays-wrong-apps" -"8968096","cyberkendra","cyberkendra",,,"1","6",,"1422557694","2015-01-29T18:54:54Z","Google Offering 24 Hours of Inbox Invites for All","http://www.cyberkendra.com/2015/01/google-offering-24-hours-of-inbox.html" -"8968330","psychotik","psychotik",,,"0","2",,"1422560149","2015-01-29T19:35:49Z","Microsoft invests in Cyanogen","http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-DGB-40241" -"8968765","throwawayornot","throwawayornot",,,"0","1",,"1422564706","2015-01-29T20:51:46Z","RI Superior Court won't block state from imposing minimum $40 fee for Uber","http://www.providencejournal.com/news/courts/20150129-r.i.-superior-court-judge-will-not-block-state-from-imposing-minimum-40-fee-for-certain-car-services.ece" -"8968766","Red_Tarsius","Red_Tarsius",,,"0","2",,"1422564716","2015-01-29T20:51:56Z","Cargomatic Gets $8M to Build an Uber for Truckers","http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/29/cargomatic/" -"8969408","mlex","mlex",,,"0","2",,"1422571780","2015-01-29T22:49:40Z","Microsoft Office released for Android Tablets","http://blogs.office.com/2015/01/29/office-love-now-android-tablet/" -"8970185","jcdavis","jcdavis",,,"0","3",,"1422585623","2015-01-30T02:40:23Z","Suits Seek to Force Lyft and Uber to Treat Drivers as Employees","http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/suits-seek-to-force-lyft-and-uber-to-treat-drivers-as-employ#.xhL24rd2Q" -"8971552","jaoued","jaoued",,,"0","1",,"1422617843","2015-01-30T11:37:23Z","The incredibly simple story of how the gov’t Googled Ross Ulbricht","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/01/the-incredibly-simple-story-of-how-the-govt-googled-ross-ulbricht/" -"8972839","mparramon","mparramon",,,"0","2",,"1422636410","2015-01-30T16:46:50Z","Digg drove more traffic to Priceonomics in 2014 than Reddit or Google","https://medium.com/@mcandrew/an-exercise-in-dig-g-ital-corporate-nudity-41b8bdb309f3?h=1" -"8973348","gwintrob","gwintrob",,,"29","62",,"1422641403","2015-01-30T18:10:03Z","Uber Expectations as We Grow","http://blog.uber.com/eta-expectations" -"8974067","mmastrac","mmastrac",,,"1","2",,"1422647816","2015-01-30T19:56:56Z","Inroads Made by Apple Pay Propel ‘Mobile Wallet’ Idea","http://www.wsj.com/articles/inroads-made-by-apple-pay-propel-mobile-wallet-idea-1422231681" -"8974923","Doubleguitars","Doubleguitars",,,"0","2",,"1422657129","2015-01-30T22:32:09Z","Apple are losing their edge also in accessibility quality","https://www.marcozehe.de/2015/01/06/apple-are-losing-their-edge-also-in-accessibility-quality/" -"8975004","changdizzle","changdizzle",,,"0","10",,"1422658185","2015-01-30T22:49:45Z","Before Uber revolutionizes labor it needs to explain these embarrassing emails","http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/30/7948619/before-uber-revolutionizes-labor-its-going-to-have-to-explain-these" -"8975260","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","5",,"1422662193","2015-01-30T23:56:33Z","Uber’s New BHAG: UberPool","http://abovethecrowd.com/2015/01/30/ubers-new-bhag-uberpool/" -"8975479","tejal","tejal",,,"0","1",,"1422666452","2015-01-31T01:07:32Z","Win an Apple Watch and be your company’s tech recruiting hero","http://thenextweb.com/offers/2015/01/30/hackerrank-giveaway/" -"8975536","deviceguru","deviceguru","true",,,"1",,"1422668059","2015-01-31T01:34:19Z","Microsoft to invest in Cyanogen, says report","http://linuxgizmos.com/microsoft-investing-in-cyanogen-says-report/" -"8976044","Sami_Lehtinen","Sami_Lehtinen",,,"0","7",,"1422684019","2015-01-31T06:00:19Z","Everything you wanted to know about Kubernetes","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/01/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-Kubernetes-but-were-afraid-to-ask.html" -"8978405","virtualdom","virtualdom",,,"2","16","Follow these steps:

wget http://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-1.2.5.tgz

tar -xzf uglify-js-1.2.5.tgz

vim +15650 package/tmp/app.js -c 'normal zt'

I stumbled across this when my IDE decided to include node_modules in its search path. It's just javascript and also pretty old (circa 2012), so I doubt Uber cares that it's public, but it's interesting (and somewhat ironic) to see the non-uglified source. Any ideas how it got there?","1422744944","2015-01-31T22:55:44Z","Old Uber source code on NPM", -"8979020","luu","luu",,,"0","2",,"1422760100","2015-02-01T03:08:20Z","Are Star Ratings Killing Uber and AirBnB?","http://www.teamrarebit.com/blog/2014/05/20/are-star-ratings-killing-uber-and-airbnb/" -"8979579","aritraghosh007","aritraghosh007",,,"0","2",,"1422784588","2015-02-01T09:56:28Z","Intuit Embraces the Disruptors--Partners with Uber","http://www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2015/01/28/intuit-embraces-the-disruptors-partners-with-uber/" -"8979769","growupkids","growupkids",,,"0","1",,"1422795976","2015-02-01T13:06:16Z","Why Apple Pay and Dollars Are Killing Bitcoin","http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/01/29/why-apple-pay-and-dollars-are-killing-bitcoin/" -"8980225","luu","luu",,,"8","9",,"1422805150","2015-02-01T15:39:10Z","Ratings Now Cut Both Ways, So Don’t Sass Your Uber Driver","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/technology/companies-are-rating-customers.html" -"8982058","sirteno","sirteno",,,"2","6",,"1422831936","2015-02-01T23:05:36Z","How Uber’s Autonomous Cars Will Destroy 10M Jobs and Reshape the Economy","http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/01/27/how-ubers-autonomous-cars-will-destroy-10-million-jobs-and-reshape-the-economy-by-2025-lyft-google-zack-kanter/" -"8984267","jryoung2","jryoung2","true",,,"1",,"1422887448","2015-02-02T14:30:48Z","There are now Ubers for teaching. But should the market decide good teaching?","http://shar.es/1opkXU" -"8984735","jcoder","jcoder",,,"0","1",,"1422892344","2015-02-02T15:52:24Z","How Home Depot Copied Apple to Build an Ingenious New Bucket","http://www.wired.com/2013/12/home-depot-reinvents-buckets/" -"8985418","xyby","xyby",,,"0","1",,"1422898716","2015-02-02T17:38:36Z","Apple is selling another 5B in debt","http://www.businessinsider.com.au/apple-to-issue-debt-2015-2" -"8986926","davidroberts","davidroberts",,,"0","1",,"1422910759","2015-02-02T20:59:19Z","Microsoft eyes slice of Raspberry Pi with free Windows 10 on top","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/02/microsoft_eyes_slice_of_raspberry_pi_with_free_windows_10/" -"8987107","BillyBob1","BillyBob1",,,"0","1",,"1422912452","2015-02-02T21:27:32Z","Apple to Issue $5B in Bonds","http://readsource.com/business/apple-to-issue-5-billion-in-bonds/" -"8987517","coloneltcb","coloneltcb","true",,,"1",,"1422916612","2015-02-02T22:36:52Z","Google and Uber Are Going to War Over Taxis","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-02/exclusive-google-and-uber-are-going-to-war-over-taxis?hootPostID=86b6175a61f6b983b08a1c1055694458" -"8987553","_pius","_pius",,,"0","4",,"1422916857","2015-02-02T22:40:57Z","Why Uber and Google Will Become Big Rivals (Dec. 2014)","https://www.theinformation.com/Why-Uber-and-Google-Will-Become-Big-Rivals" -"8988243","ets232","ets232","true",,,"2",,"1422925245","2015-02-03T01:00:45Z","UberX driver allegedly raped passenger in Los Angeles","http://www.dailydot.com/technology/uber-driver-los-angeles-assault/" -"8988332","Audiophilip","Audiophilip",,,"3","9",,"1422926487","2015-02-03T01:21:27Z","Hey Apple, Would You Please Rent the App Store to Amazon?","http://lessig.tumblr.com/post/109918495012/hey-apple-would-you-please-rent-the-app-store-to" -"8989350","oliviatrixy","oliviatrixy","true",,,"1",,"1422950794","2015-02-03T08:06:34Z","Apple releases iOS 8.1.3","http://iphonejailbreak.info/install-ios-8-1-3/apple-releases-ios-8-1-3-bug-fixes/#.VNCAXSjwFg4.hackernews" -"8990013","huskyseo","huskyseo","true",,,"1",,"1422967655","2015-02-03T12:47:35Z","Start Remarketing with Google Analytics Instant Activation","https://www.huskyseo.co.uk/blog/start-remarketing-google-analytics-instant-activation/" -"8990627","mtmail","mtmail",,,"0","3",,"1422975596","2015-02-03T14:59:56Z","Google killed 500M bad ads in 2014","http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/3/7964671/google-adwords-ebola-scams-fake-vacation-bad-ads" -"8992426","okibeogezi","okibeogezi","true",,,"1",,"1422990100","2015-02-03T19:01:40Z","Smartphone Rap Wars – HTC vs. Apple vs. Samsung","http://www.businessinsider.com/htc-hold-the-crown-rap-video-2015-2" -"8992540","bakli","bakli",,,"0","4",,"1422990851","2015-02-03T19:14:11Z","Google is not the only search engine","https://medium.com/@shobhitic/google-is-not-the-only-search-engine-cefacf0acae3" -"8992566","antimora","antimora",,,"1","3",,"1422991023","2015-02-03T19:17:03Z","Google, Amazon 'n' pals fork out for AdBlock Plus 'unblock'","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/02/google_amazon_taboola_microsoft_adplock_plus_unblock/" -"8993033","unuzero","unuzero","true",,,"1",,"1422994687","2015-02-03T20:18:07Z","Google Now takes a bite out of your privacy","http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2015/02/google-now-takes-a-bite-out-of-your-privacy/" -"8994242","dctrwatson","dctrwatson",,,"0","1",,"1423005574","2015-02-03T23:19:34Z","#uberdata trip script","https://github.com/chriswhong/uber-trip-script" -"8994391","Mankhool","Mankhool",,,"1","5",,"1423007455","2015-02-03T23:50:55Z","Can RBC’s digital wallet beat Apple?","http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/can-rbcs-digital-wallet-beat-apple-and-google/article22653150/" -"8996083","lis","lis",,,"0","3",,"1423044535","2015-02-04T10:08:55Z","Mysterious Apple Car Spotted Roaming Bay Area Streets","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/04/mysterious-apple-car/" -"8996527","RoboTamer","RoboTamer",,,"1","1",,"1423054780","2015-02-04T12:59:40Z","Microsoft Windows on Devices – Raspberry Pi 2 ;)","https://dev.windows.com/en-us/featured/raspberrypi2support" -"8997468","numo16","numo16",,,"0","2",,"1423064888","2015-02-04T15:48:08Z","Microsoft Open Sources Cross-platform Serialization Library – Bond","http://www.infoq.com/news/2015/02/MicrosoftBond" -"8998160","akrymski","akrymski",,,"78","266",,"1423070899","2015-02-04T17:28:19Z","How Google Inbox shares 70% of its code across Android, iOS, and the Web","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/11/how-google-inbox-shares-70-of-its-code-across-android-ios-and-the-web/" -"8998437","gamesbrainiac","gamesbrainiac",,,"0","4",,"1423073250","2015-02-04T18:07:30Z","Google Hangouts Easter Eggs","http://news.en.softonic.com/google-hangouts-easter-eggs-lets-you-change-background-colors-release-ponies" -"8999752","creativityhurts","creativityhurts",,,"0","1",,"1423083717","2015-02-04T21:01:57Z","Microsoft Is Acquiring Calendar App Sunrise for North of $100M","http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/04/microsoft-sunrise/#YvTTRI:VVR" -"9000269","mwc","mwc",,,"0","2",,"1423087277","2015-02-04T22:01:17Z","Welcome to the new, redesigned Google Admin console","https://support.google.com/a/answer/6160844" -"9001002","hallieatrobohub","hallieatrobohub",,,"0","4",,"1423095896","2015-02-05T00:24:56Z","Uber and Google are not breaking up quite yet","http://robohub.org/uber-and-google-are-not-breaking-up-quite-yet/" -"9001081","jtoeman","jtoeman",,,"0","3",,"1423097036","2015-02-05T00:43:56Z","Apple Is Talking to TV Programmers About Its Own Web TV Service","http://recode.net/2015/02/04/apple-is-talking-to-tv-programmers-about-its-own-web-tv-service/" -"9002248","drum","drum",,,"0","3",,"1423124752","2015-02-05T08:25:52Z","Why I'd Never Want to Compete with Uber's Travis Kalanick by Chris Sacca","http://fortune.com/2015/02/04/why-id-never-want-to-compete-with-ubers-travis-kalanick/" -"9003402","hackread","hackread","true",,,"1",,"1423147192","2015-02-05T14:39:52Z","Fake Google Chrome Update Leads to CTB Locker/Critroni Ransomware","http://www.hackread.com/google-chrome-update-leads-to-ctb-lockercritroni-ransomware/" -"9003549","nautical4","nautical4","true",,,"1",,"1423148885","2015-02-05T15:08:05Z","Obamacare Architect Gruber Wants Body Weight Tax","http://thenavigatoronline.com/2015/02/05/obamacare-architect-gruber-wants-body-weight-tax/#.VNOHRn4jRhw.hackernews" -"9003970","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross",,,"0","3",,"1423152882","2015-02-05T16:14:42Z","There's a mysterious Apple van driving around San Francisco","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-testing-street-view-competitor-2015-2#ixzz3QpDyq7Qh" -"9004795","taylorwc","taylorwc",,,"0","6",,"1423160007","2015-02-05T18:13:27Z","Apple is finally killing iPhoto – and this is the replacement","http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/5/7982735/apple-new-iphoto-announced-photos-app-for-mac" -"9005004","digisth","digisth",,,"0","2",,"1423161786","2015-02-05T18:43:06Z","Twitter and Google Said to Reach Deal on Search","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/twitter-said-to-reach-search-deal-with-google/?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=none&state=standard&contentPlacement=26&version=internal&contentCollection=bits.blogs.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fbits.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2015%2F02%2F05%2Ftwitter-said-to-reach-search-deal-with-google%2F&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0" -"9006012","felixrieseberg","felixrieseberg",,,"0","2",,"1423169704","2015-02-05T20:55:04Z","What the heck is a Microsoft Open Source Engineer, Anyway?","http://www.felixrieseberg.com/open-source-engineer-microsoft/" -"9006401","daw___","daw___",,,"0","1",,"1423173271","2015-02-05T21:54:31Z","Snazzy Maps, Free Styles for Google Maps","https://snazzymaps.com" -"9009146","mrcloud","mrcloud",,,"0","3",,"1423233569","2015-02-06T14:39:29Z","Stores to deliver #AppleWatch on 2/14/2015 *Delivery subject to availability*","https://twitter.com/Florian_MrCloud/status/563704602248642560" -"9010006","cybernewsalerts","cybernewsalerts","true",,,"1",,"1423242658","2015-02-06T17:10:58Z","40% of Google Play and iOS App Store Apps Are Risky","http://www.cybernewsalerts.com/2015/02/40-of-google-play-and-ios-app-store.html" -"9010869","lisper","lisper",,,"2","4",,"1423249568","2015-02-06T19:06:08Z","Lyft is even more evil than Uber","http://blog.rongarret.info/2015/02/lyft-is-even-more-evil-than-uber.html" -"9011245","julee04","julee04",,,"0","8",,"1423253575","2015-02-06T20:12:55Z","Google giving out $6 to Chromecast owners","http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/06/own-a-chromecast-google-wants-to-give-you-6/" -"9012065","hddbogdan","hddbogdan",,,"0","3",,"1423262551","2015-02-06T22:42:31Z","The Curious Case of Apple’s Supposed Self-Driving Car","http://www.wired.com/2015/02/apple-self-driving-car/?mbid=social_fb" -"9012267","MasrGate","MasrGate","true",,,"1",,"1423265468","2015-02-06T23:31:08Z","GM open to working with Google on self-driving car technology","http://uglyc.at/masrgate.com/CH" -"9013941","ytNumbers","ytNumbers",,,"0","1",,"1423317100","2015-02-07T13:51:40Z","Uber Hits Panic Button After India Threatens Ban","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/06/uber_to_india_please_dont_ban_us_heres_a_panic_button/" -"9014829","chmars","chmars",,,"0","1",,"1423334116","2015-02-07T18:35:16Z","Google and the Net 2015: The Quick, the Sick and the Dead – 7th Edition","http://notes.kateva.org/2015/02/google-and-net-2015-quick-sick-and-dead.html" -"9014951","hashtag","hashtag",,,"2","4",,"1423336089","2015-02-07T19:08:09Z","Uber's Goal to End Car Ownership in the World","http://www.businessinsider.com/ubers-plans-to-be-cheaper-than-owning-a-car-2015-2" -"9015333","nsgi","nsgi",,,"0","2",,"1423343751","2015-02-07T21:15:51Z","Google trades technicality for brevity with new SSL warning","http://threatpost.com/google-trades-technicality-for-brevity-with-new-ssl-warning/110842" -"9016179","rmason","rmason",,,"0","1",,"1423361983","2015-02-08T02:19:43Z","Google executives explain why the MBA approach to building things is ‘stupid’","http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/06/google-executives-explain-why-the-mba-approach-to-building-things-is-stupid/" -"9016853","sandebert","sandebert",,,"0","2",,"1423388148","2015-02-08T09:35:48Z","XBMC/Kodi: Farewell to Future Apple TV2 Development","http://kodi.tv/farewell-to-future-appletv2-development/" -"9018060","abetaha","abetaha",,,"0","1",,"1423421089","2015-02-08T18:44:49Z","Intel and Apple relationship","http://www.businessinsider.com/intel-and-apple-relationship-2015-2" -"9018639","Masat","Masat",,,"10","12","Why is my app out of the App Store for more than a month? As I've been told, they've removed my app because I increased the price too much. If I want to sell the app at that price I need to submit it again for review because my app may not worth it, at least that's what they said.

The agreement doesn't say so (iOS Schedule 2 v21):

"You may change the price tier for any Licensed Application at any time, at Your discretion, in accordance with the pricing schedule set forth on that Exhibit C as updated from time to time, using tools provided on the iTunes Connect site. As Your agent and/or commissionaire, Apple shall be solely responsible for the collection of all prices payable by end-users for Licensed Applications acquired by those end-users under this Schedule 2."

Full Story: https://medium.com/@marcmasat/apple-itunes-support-aa2fb0f9c4c","1423430778","2015-02-08T21:26:18Z","You can't decide your app price in iTunes (Apple)", -"9020421","ButchersBoy","ButchersBoy",,,"0","3",,"1423475901","2015-02-09T09:58:21Z","Google Material Design Colors in XAML #WPF #WinRT","https://github.com/ButchersBoy/MaterialDesignColorsInXamlToolkit" -"9020848","enigami","enigami",,,"0","2",,"1423485632","2015-02-09T12:40:32Z","An 'Uber' for Everything?","http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/08/will-there-really-be-an-uber-for-everything/" -"9021108","mhr_online","mhr_online",,,"2","1",,"1423489948","2015-02-09T13:52:28Z","Web Font Load: Install All Google Web Fonts at Once","http://webfontload.com/" -"9022897","peter123","peter123",,,"0","2",,"1423508106","2015-02-09T18:55:06Z","Uber’s Dodgy Drunk Driving Study","http://www.propublica.org/podcast/item/podcast-ubers-dodgy-drunk-driving-study/" -"9022981","stefanwild","stefanwild",,,"1","3",,"1423508923","2015-02-09T19:08:43Z","Install all of the Google Web Fonts on OS X via command line","http://webfontload.com" -"9023075","hn_ajd","hn_ajd",,,"0","1","Has anyone had any experience working with the API's listed above? I'm looking to pull up restaurants addresses and maybe have the overall review score listed as well in an app. What would you recommend?","1423509796","2015-02-09T19:23:16Z","Yelp, Foursquare, or Google API", -"9023284","mkaroumi","mkaroumi",,,"0","2",,"1423511878","2015-02-09T19:57:58Z","Apples New Touch ID Method Using Full-Display Fingerprint Sensors","http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/02/apple-introduces-an-alternative-touch-id-method-using-full-display-fingerprint-sensors.html" -"9024270","hpenedones","hpenedones",,,"0","1",,"1423521577","2015-02-09T22:39:37Z","Microsoft open sources library for pooling .NET MemoryStream objects","https://github.com/Microsoft/Microsoft.IO.RecyclableMemoryStream" -"9024495","crdr88","crdr88",,,"0","1",,"1423524404","2015-02-09T23:26:44Z","You Come to My House and Kick My Google Robot Dog","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/02/09/boston-dynamics-shows-off-new-robot-dog-dooms-us-kicking/" -"9025304","palidanx","palidanx",,,"0","2",,"1423540555","2015-02-10T03:55:55Z","Podcast: Uber’s Dodgy Drunk Driving Study","http://www.propublica.org/podcast/item/podcast-ubers-dodgy-drunk-driving-study" -"9025572","devbug","devbug",,,"47","103",,"1423546908","2015-02-10T05:41:48Z","Apple's libc shells out to Perl to implement wordexp","https://github.com/Apple-FOSS-Mirror/Libc/blob/2ca2ae74647714acfc18674c3114b1a5d3325d7d/gen/wordexp.c#L192" -"9027194","growthape","growthape",,,"0","4",,"1423577996","2015-02-10T14:19:56Z","How to Host WordPress on Google Compute Engine in Just 7 Minutes","http://www.cloudways.com/blog/wordpress-on-google-cloud/" -"9027436","JanLaussmann","JanLaussmann",,,"0","2",,"1423580269","2015-02-10T14:57:49Z","Google Online Check for Safer Internet Day","https://security.google.com/settings/security/secureaccount" -"9027753","FOSSSquirrel","FOSSSquirrel",,,"0","1",,"1423582905","2015-02-10T15:41:45Z","Q&A with the creator of Phonebloks, a project that inspired Google's Project ARA","http://opensource.com/life/15/2/interview-Dave-Hakkens-Phonebloks" -"9029088","adamcarson","adamcarson",,,"0","1",,"1423594511","2015-02-10T18:55:11Z","Conversations with Google: Media Index","http://dejanseo.com.au/media-index/" -"9030344","tilt","tilt",,,"0","3",,"1423607355","2015-02-10T22:29:15Z","Apple: The $700B Company","http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-the-700-billion-company-1423602877" -"9030349","gpolak","gpolak",,,"0","1",,"1423607387","2015-02-10T22:29:47Z","Show HN: Summon Uber from your iOS app in 2 lines of code","https://github.com/gpolak/GPUberView" -"9031182","lettergram","lettergram",,,"0","2",,"1423619874","2015-02-11T01:57:54Z","Apple: First U.S. company worth $700B","http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/10/investing/apple-stock-high-700-billion/index.html?section=money_topstories" -"9031857","j0e1","j0e1",,,"1","4",,"1423638429","2015-02-11T07:07:09Z","Google I/O 2015","https://events.google.com/io2015" -"9033287","moonbeamdev","moonbeamdev","true",,,"1",,"1423667955","2015-02-11T15:19:15Z","Apple Watch Programming Guide Offers Tips on Leveraging Wearable","http://appdevelopermagazine.com/2365/2015/2/11/Apple-Watch-Programming-Guide-Offers-Tips-on-Leveraging-This-Year%25E2%2580%2599s-Hottest-Wearable/#.VNty5Y7JB4Q.hackernews" -"9033837","bhartzer","bhartzer",,,"0","2",,"1423672939","2015-02-11T16:42:19Z","Google Now Is a Mobile App Disrupter","http://thenextcorner.net/google-now-mobile-app-disrupter/" -"9034404","cyberkendra","cyberkendra","true",,,"2",,"1423678047","2015-02-11T18:07:27Z","Google Play Store Gaps Enable Android Remote Code Execution","http://www.cyberkendra.com/2015/02/google-play-store-gaps-enable-android.html" -"9034604","_rahuls","_rahuls",,,"0","2","If Google Maps knows my route to office, can it turn on indicators when I am supposed to take a turn or about to take one?","1423679795","2015-02-11T18:36:35Z","Ask HN: Google Maps for controlling indicators in cars", -"9034607","_pius","_pius",,,"1","1",,"1423679806","2015-02-11T18:36:46Z","As Apple Payments Strategy Takes Shape, Google and Square Respond","https://www.theinformation.com/articles/As-Apple-Payment-Strategy-Takes-Shape-Google-and-Square-Respond" -"9034608","soulcontroller","soulcontroller","true",,,"1",,"1423679808","2015-02-11T18:36:48Z","Stanford Health Launches Mobile App That Connects to Apple's HealthKit Platform","http://hitconsultant.net/2015/02/11/stanford-launches-app-that-connects-to-epic-ehr-healthkit/" -"9037100","Varcht","Varcht",,,"0","2",,"1423709438","2015-02-12T02:50:38Z","Want free extra storage space? Agree to Google account security checkup","http://www.zdnet.com/article/want-free-extra-storage-space-agree-to-google-account-security-checkup/" -"9037204","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","3",,"1423711490","2015-02-12T03:24:50Z","50 Years of Deep Learning and Beyond: An Interview with Jürgen Schmidhuber","https://innsbigdata.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/interview-with-juergen-schmidhuber/" -"9037870","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","1",,"1423726854","2015-02-12T07:40:54Z","Apple Pairs with Pinterest","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/apple-pairs-with-pinterest-for-better-app-discovery/?_r=1" -"9039316","markgavalda","markgavalda",,,"0","4",,"1423756537","2015-02-12T15:55:37Z","PerfKit open-source cloud-benchmarking tool by Google","https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/PerfKitBenchmarker" -"9040849","evilsocket","evilsocket",,,"0","3",,"1423769694","2015-02-12T19:34:54Z","RuberTooth – A complete Ruby porting of the ubertooth libraries and utilities","http://www.evilsocket.net/2015/02/12/rubertooth-a-complete-ruby-porting-of-the-ubertooth-libraries-and-utilities/" -"9040918","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1423770338","2015-02-12T19:45:38Z","Why and When Could We See an Apple Electric Car?","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/why-and-when-could-we-see-an-apple-electric-car" -"9041099","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"78","69",,"1423772167","2015-02-12T20:16:07Z","Apple Increases Maximum App Size from 2GB to 4GB","https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=02122015a" -"9041208","tbenst","tbenst",,,"0","2",,"1423773166","2015-02-12T20:32:46Z","Microsoft acquires Sunrise, the best calendar app for iOS and Android","http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/11/7984603/microsoft-sunrise-acquisition-official" -"9041974","davidf18","davidf18",,,"0","2",,"1423782635","2015-02-12T23:10:35Z","Tim Cook reportedly headed to Israel for opening of new Apple offices","http://9to5mac.com/2015/02/12/tim-cook-apple-israel-offices/#more-364983" -"9042792","dkasper","dkasper",,,"0","4",,"1423799911","2015-02-13T03:58:31Z","Apple enables two-step authentication for iMessages and FaceTime","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/12/apple-enables-two-step-authentication-for-imessages-and-facetime?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it" -"9045578","aren55555","aren55555",,,"3","14",,"1423848951","2015-02-13T17:35:51Z","Google Helpout is shutting down","https://support.google.com/helpouts/answer/6167468" -"9047248","Red_Tarsius","Red_Tarsius",,,"1","2",,"1423862266","2015-02-13T21:17:46Z","Google Lunar XPrize","http://lunar.xprize.org/" -"9047997","urs2102","urs2102","true",,,"1",,"1423872013","2015-02-14T00:00:13Z","Apple Has Hundreds Working on an Electric Car Design, Says WSJ","http://tcrn.ch/1D62GS4" -"9048230","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","2",,"1423875341","2015-02-14T00:55:41Z","First Genetically Modified Apple Approved for Sale in U.S","http://www.wsj.com/articles/first-genetically-modified-apple-approved-for-sale-in-u-s-1423863994?mod=e2fb" -"9048295","rosive","rosive","true",,,"1",,"1423876716","2015-02-14T01:18:36Z","Google's DeepMind AI project apes human memory and programming skills","http://www.imuae.com/vb/redirect-to/?redirect=http://goo.gl/lIZ0YW" -"9052672","hodgesmr","hodgesmr",,,"46","43",,"1424010562","2015-02-15T14:29:22Z","Apple will buy Tesla for $75b in 18 months","http://calacanis.com/2015/02/14/apple-will-buy-tesla-for-75b-in-18-months/" -"9052795","tukkary","tukkary","true",,,"1",,"1424013312","2015-02-15T15:15:12Z","Apple Is World's Second Most Innovative Company","http://www.ihash.eu/2015/02/apple-worlds-second-innovative-company/" -"9054135","tukkary","tukkary",,,"0","2",,"1424034452","2015-02-15T21:07:32Z","Microsoft Outlook App for iOS Gets IMAP Support","http://www.iclarified.com/47122/microsoft-outlook-app-for-ios-gets-imap-support" -"9055001","DaNmarner","DaNmarner",,,"1","2",,"1424052621","2015-02-16T02:10:21Z","Google Image Search Result for 'haskelljs'","https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1619&bih=951&q=haskelljs&oq=haskelljs&gs_l=img.3..0i10i24.1268.3333.0.3591.10.10.0.0.0.0.83.560.10.10.0.msedr...0...1ac.1.61.img..0.10.559.lDJro_MxsOE" -"9056087","abique","abique",,,"0","3",,"1424081242","2015-02-16T10:07:22Z","Show HN: Read Your Apple Time Machine on Linux with FUSE","https://github.com/abique/tmfs" -"9056645","henriquea","henriquea",,,"0","2",,"1424090963","2015-02-16T12:49:23Z","Sunrise is joining Microsoft","http://blog.sunrise.am/post/110577824529/sunrise-microsoft" -"9059790","DaveMebs","DaveMebs",,,"0","1",,"1424130402","2015-02-16T23:46:42Z","Google gives developers more time to fix security flaws before revealing them","http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/16/8044041/google-gives-developers-more-time-to-fix-security-flaws-before" -"9060297","joubert","joubert",,,"0","2",,"1424138752","2015-02-17T02:05:52Z","Running a Dart Server on Google Compute Engine (GCE)","http://www.alexpaluzzi.com/2014/01/31/setting-up-a-dart-server-on-google-compute-engine-gce/" -"9061879","nitin_flanker","nitin_flanker",,,"0","1",,"1424176976","2015-02-17T12:42:56Z","Microsoft Using Sentiment Analysis to Predict Product Reviews (2014)","https://greybmusings.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/microsoft-using-sentiment-analysis-software-to-predict-product-reviews/" -"9061973","grahamel","grahamel",,,"0","1",,"1424178492","2015-02-17T13:08:12Z","What Exactly Is an Apple Watch For?","http://www.wsj.com/articles/challenge-of-apple-watch-defining-its-purpose-1424133615" -"9062393","DavidCopeland","DavidCopeland",,,"0","1",,"1424183911","2015-02-17T14:38:31Z","Google and Microsoft struggle to make their app store pages visually appealing","http://blog.connecteddigital.com/2015/app-store-optimisation/even-google-and-microsoft-struggle-to-make-their-app-pages-visually-appealing/" -"9063538","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"0","2",,"1424193796","2015-02-17T17:23:16Z","More Than Half of All Emails in UK Opened on an Apple Device","http://www.engagecustomer.com/article.detail.php?a=11529" -"9066318","hoodoof","hoodoof",,,"0","2",,"1424220494","2015-02-18T00:48:14Z","Microsoft is ready to unleash Xbox One apps","http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/17/8050743/microsoft-xbox-one-apps-sdk-plans" -"9068018","yctay","yctay",,,"0","1",,"1424260608","2015-02-18T11:56:48Z","Zane Lowe on Apple, the BBC and Why He’ll Miss London","http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/16/zane-lowe-apple-bbc-london-radio1-la?CMP=fb_gu" -"9068118","bobuk","bobuk",,,"0","1",,"1424262322","2015-02-18T12:25:22Z","Google accused in breaking antitrust laws in Russia","http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/18/yandex-google-russia-antitrust/" -"9068266","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"0","1",,"1424264761","2015-02-18T13:06:01Z","“What happens when you type Google.com into your browser and press enter?”","https://github.com/alex/what-happens-when#the-enter-key-bottoms-out" -"9068774","saddington","saddington",,,"0","1",,"1424271147","2015-02-18T14:52:27Z","The (Sometimes) Mercurial Apple App Store","http://blog.desk.pm/mercurial/" -"9069660","czuriaga","czuriaga",,,"0","2",,"1424280014","2015-02-18T17:20:14Z","Filling the Blanks in Your Google Sheets with Machine Learning","http://blog.bigml.com/2015/02/18/filling-the-blanks-in-your-google-sheets-with-machine-learning/" -"9070208","antr","antr",,,"0","5",,"1424285355","2015-02-18T18:49:15Z","Uber Expands Funding Round by $1B","http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/uber-expands-funding-round-by-1-billion/?_r=0" -"9070562","davidf18","davidf18","true",,,"1",,"1424289078","2015-02-18T19:51:18Z","Tim Cook rumored to travel to Israel for opening of new Apple R&D office","http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/02/18/tim-cook-rumored-to-travel-to-israel-for-opening-of-new-apple-rd-office" -"9070868","alexyim","alexyim",,,"0","7",,"1424292941","2015-02-18T20:55:41Z","Case Study: Breathometer and Uber Tackle Drunk Driving","https://devblog.uber.com/case-study-breathometer-and-uber-tackle-drunk-driving/?ref=hn" -"9071144","mhr_online","mhr_online","true",,,"5",,"1424295761","2015-02-18T21:42:41Z","Microsoft Is Really Turning It the Fuck Around","http://gizmodo.com/microsoft-is-really-turning-it-the-fuck-around-1686447907" -"9071813","ot","ot",,,"0","2",,"1424306015","2015-02-19T00:33:35Z","Comcast ripped off Apple's tagline to make a TV remote look special","http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/17/8052603/comcast-ripped-off-apples-brand-to-make-a-tv-remote-look-special" -"9072935","r3m6","r3m6",,,"0","1",,"1424332467","2015-02-19T07:54:27Z","Apple poaching auto engineers to build battery division: lawsuit","http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-sued-for-poaching-a123-employees-1424325473" -"9072953","jread","jread",,,"33","113",,"1424333012","2015-02-19T08:03:32Z","Google Compute Engine Is Down","https://status.cloud.google.com/incident/compute/15045" -"9073414","tombell93","tombell93",,,"1","1",,"1424343176","2015-02-19T10:52:56Z","Boss of Motorola Criticised by Apple's Jony Ive – Code Jar","http://www.codejar.org/?p=283" -"9073418","mortimerwax","mortimerwax",,,"0","1",,"1424343246","2015-02-19T10:54:06Z","2015 Analysis and Predictions for Facebook, AWS, Google and Apple","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCvwCcEP74Q" -"9073480","growthape","growthape",,,"0","1",,"1424344763","2015-02-19T11:19:23Z","Google Compute Engine: Preissturz Zieht Cloud-Spezialisten An","http://t3n.de/news/cloudways-google-compute-engine-588270/" -"9074160","edward","edward",,,"2","5",,"1424356673","2015-02-19T14:37:53Z","Startups Like Uber and Airbnb Will Continue to Disrupt Jobs","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wingham-rowan/user-airbnb-jobs_b_5761216.html" -"9074662","peeyek","peeyek",,,"0","5",,"1424361203","2015-02-19T15:53:23Z","Google Cloud Security Scanner: Simplify vulnerability tests on Web apps","https://cloud.google.com/tools/security-scanner/" -"9075339","ldayley","ldayley",,,"2","70",,"1424366802","2015-02-19T17:26:42Z","Using Google Cloud Platform for Security Scanning","http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2015/02/using-google-cloud-platform-for.html" -"9076736","Red_Tarsius","Red_Tarsius",,,"0","2",,"1424377475","2015-02-19T20:24:35Z","Manage your time like Google","https://medium.com/@noah_weiss/manage-your-time-like-google-invests-its-resources-70-20-10-3bb4d600abaa" -"9077429","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"0","1",,"1424383718","2015-02-19T22:08:38Z","Apple’s Newest Store Boasts 50-Foot Glass Walls and a Free-Floating Second Floor","http://www.wired.com/2015/02/apples-newest-store-boasts-50-foot-glass-walls-free-floating-second-floor/" -"9077494","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"1","1",,"1424384190","2015-02-19T22:16:30Z","Apple sued for poaching engineers with deep expertise in electric car systems","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/19/apple-lawsuit-poaching-engineers-electric-car" -"9077848","fruux","fruux",,,"0","2",,"1424387855","2015-02-19T23:17:35Z","Why we don't trust Google's CardDAV API","http://blog.fruux.com/2014/10/16/google-carddav/" -"9078001","newscloud","newscloud","true",,,"1",,"1424389796","2015-02-19T23:49:56Z","Apple's Most Frustrating “Feature”: TouchID Immediate Lock","http://jeffreifman.com/2015/02/19/frustrating-iphone-touch-id-feature/" -"9078195","epenn","epenn",,,"3","4",,"1424392383","2015-02-20T00:33:03Z","Apple Offers Extended Coverage for 2011-2013 MacBook Pros with Video Issues","http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/19/apple-offers-extended-coverage-for-2011-2013-macbook-pros-with-video-issues/" -"9078408","g_money","g_money","true",,,"1",,"1424396192","2015-02-20T01:36:32Z","Here's the A123 vs. Apple Lawsuit Over Poaching Employees","http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2015/02/19/electric-car-battery-maker-a123-sues-apple-for-poaching-employees/" -"9079867","rabbit6574","rabbit6574",,,"0","2","Business strategy is to steal talent from competitors future?","1424428865","2015-02-20T10:41:05Z","Apple sued for hiring battery engineers (from A123 Systems)","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11424433/Apple-sued-for-hiring-battery-engineers.html?ycombinator=1" -"9080766","softdev12","softdev12",,,"0","4",,"1424445927","2015-02-20T15:25:27Z","To Revive Wallet, Google Tries to Wrangle Unruly Partners","http://www.wsj.com/articles/to-revive-wallet-google-tries-to-wrangle-unruly-partners-1424392928" -"9081874","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"0","2",,"1424456552","2015-02-20T18:22:32Z","Why I hate Google Calendar. Can't handle long titles","http://imgur.com/kWiAKnl" -"9085178","altern8","altern8",,,"2","5",,"1424512156","2015-02-21T09:49:16Z","It Would Be Weird If Apple *Wasn’t* Working on a Car","https://medium.com/five-hundred-words/it-would-be-weird-if-apple-wasn-t-working-on-a-car-52630793cc96" -"9089644","dmitrydragilev","dmitrydragilev",,,"0","2",,"1424618276","2015-02-22T15:17:56Z","How I helped take a startup from 0 to 40M+ and got it acquired by Google","http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2015/02/21/took-startup-0-40m-pageviews-got-acquired-google/" -"9090749","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog","true",,,"1",,"1424634916","2015-02-22T19:55:16Z","The $20,000 Apple Watch","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2015/2/22/the-20000-apple-watch" -"9090756","paralelogram","paralelogram",,,"32","121",,"1424634986","2015-02-22T19:56:26Z","DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google","https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/10416081" -"9093859","CapitalistCartr","CapitalistCartr",,,"0","1",,"1424693619","2015-02-23T12:13:39Z","Researchers Find Liberalised Google Keywords Not Harmful to Trademarks","http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/02/22/researchers-find-liberalised-google-keywords-not-harmful-to-trademarks/" -"9095113","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"0","2",,"1424708803","2015-02-23T16:26:43Z","Google and Apple Fight for the Car Dashboard","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/technology/rivals-google-and-apple-fight-for-the-dashboard.html?_r=0" -"9095717","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"0","4",,"1424714012","2015-02-23T17:53:32Z","Noticed in an incognito window that Google is testing the Roboto font for SERP","http://i.imgur.com/yQPBkpK.png" -"9095771","sirduncan","sirduncan",,,"0","2",,"1424714580","2015-02-23T18:03:00Z","Chef and Microsoft Partner to Automate Azure and Visual Studio","http://sdtimes.com/chef-microsoft-partner-automate-azure-visual-studio/" -"9096203","ahmett","ahmett",,,"0","2",,"1424718118","2015-02-23T19:01:58Z","Microsoft Band SDK Preview","http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/23/microsoft-launches-developer-preview-sdk-and-new-features-for-microsoft-band/" -"9096802","suprgeek","suprgeek",,,"0","1",,"1424723449","2015-02-23T20:30:49Z","Microsoft’s Bing predictions engine correctly predicted the top Oscars winners","http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/23/8089593/microsoft-bing-oscar-predictions" -"9096825","digisth","digisth",,,"0","1",,"1424723648","2015-02-23T20:34:08Z","Google partners with wireless carriers to push Wallet service","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/23/us-google-wallet-idUSKBN0LR1X020150223" -"9097016","katm","katm",,,"0","3",,"1424725323","2015-02-23T21:02:03Z","We've just reached the logical extreme of the 'Uber for X' economy","http://mashable.com/2015/02/23/magic/" -"9097105","clumsysmurf","clumsysmurf",,,"0","2",,"1424726101","2015-02-23T21:15:01Z","Does Apple’s future depend on income inequality?","http://fusion.net/story/53028/does-apples-future-depend-on-income-inequality/" -"9097479","austenallred","austenallred","true",,,"2",,"1424730634","2015-02-23T22:30:34Z","Musk: Apple offering 250K signing bonus + 60% raise to car battery experts", -"9097682","polar8","polar8",,,"0","18",,"1424733368","2015-02-23T23:16:08Z","Musk: Apple offering battery engineers $250k signing bonus plus 60% salary bump","http://nypost.com/2015/02/22/apples-titan-car-could-reshape-the-auto-world/" -"9098189","ollysb","ollysb",,,"0","1",,"1424741055","2015-02-24T01:24:15Z","When Spain closes its doors on Uber, Uber finds a most delicious open window","http://fortune.com/2015/02/23/uber-food-delivery-spain/" -"9098536","aceperry","aceperry",,,"1","4",,"1424748796","2015-02-24T03:33:16Z","New Google Pixel Chromebook Coming","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/02/google-confirms-new-chromebook-pixel-is-coming-soon/" -"9102681","AdeptusAquinas","AdeptusAquinas",,,"0","3",,"1424803921","2015-02-24T18:52:01Z","Google warns Blogger users over porn","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31602891" -"9103016","nilmonibasak","nilmonibasak",,,"0","1",,"1424807163","2015-02-24T19:46:03Z","Google Acquires Facebook Marketing Startup Toro","http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/24/google-acquires-toro/" -"9103067","mazurk","mazurk",,,"0","1",,"1424807673","2015-02-24T19:54:33Z","Google and Uber Steer Toward Each Other, Without Drivers","http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/blogarticle/3428265/Banking-and-Capital-Markets-Trading-and-Technology/Google-and-Uber-Steer-Toward-Each-Other-Without-Drivers.html" -"9103349","greenvaio","greenvaio",,,"0","1",,"1424810388","2015-02-24T20:39:48Z","Google Acquires Facebook Marketing Startup Toro","http://webandtechs.com/2015/02/toro-facebook-marketing-startup-acquired-by-google/" -"9103426","j_baker","j_baker",,,"0","1",,"1424811224","2015-02-24T20:53:44Z","Google warns FCC plan could help ISPs charge senders of Web traffic","http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/02/google-warns-fcc-plan-could-help-isps-charge-senders-of-web-traffic/" -"9103886","notsony","notsony",,,"0","3",,"1424815805","2015-02-24T22:10:05Z","Google Say Chromebook Pixel 2 Will Go on Sale Soon","http://www.omgchrome.com/chromebook-pixel-2-teamwork-confirmed/" -"9103890","slckfielder08","slckfielder08",,,"0","3",,"1424815843","2015-02-24T22:10:43Z","Uber and Lyft Force Investors to Play Favorites","http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-and-lyft-force-investors-to-play-favorites-1424811518" -"9104029","evo_9","evo_9",,,"1","2",,"1424817496","2015-02-24T22:38:16Z","Apple Car: Three More Thoughts","http://www.mondaynote.com/2015/02/22/apple-car-three-more-thoughts/" -"9105138","sander","sander",,,"0","6",,"1424835298","2015-02-25T03:34:58Z","Is Google making the web stupid?","http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2015/02/is-google-making-the-web-stupid.html" -"9105153","omershapira","omershapira",,,"0","2",,"1424835466","2015-02-25T03:37:46Z","“The report will be sent to Apple automatically”","https://twitter.com/_vade/status/570426162851262464" -"9105234","johnn325","johnn325","true",,,"1",,"1424837241","2015-02-25T04:07:21Z","Android Lollipop 5.0 receives the updated Google Now voice command feature","http://www.directgadget.org/android/google-now-gets-updated-voice-commands/" -"9105287","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog","true",,,"1",,"1424838349","2015-02-25T04:25:49Z","The worst argument against the Apple Car","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2015/2/24/the-worst-argument-against-the-apple-car" -"9105397","siavosh","siavosh",,,"0","1",,"1424840924","2015-02-25T05:08:44Z","Why does Apple still reviews apps? Really","http://siavoshb.tumblr.com/post/112020427477/why-does-apple-still-reviews-apps-really" -"9105432","jsc123","jsc123",,,"38","32",,"1424841817","2015-02-25T05:23:37Z","The Hidden Costs of Being an Uber Driver","http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2015/02/20/the-hidden-costs-of-being-an-uber-driver/" -"9107857","nivla","nivla","true",,,"1",,"1424883958","2015-02-25T17:05:58Z","Microsoft Introduces ASP.NET 5, Runs on Windows, Mac and Linux","http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-introduces-aspnet-5-runs-windows-mac-and-linux?hn" -"9107994","giulio","giulio",,,"0","1",,"1424885054","2015-02-25T17:24:14Z","Android-Based Apple Pay Competitor Will Support Bitcoin","https://bitcoinmagazine.com/19392/android-based-apple-pay-competitor-will-support-bitcoin/" -"9108201","indus","indus",,,"0","2",,"1424886679","2015-02-25T17:51:19Z","Microsoft Garage delivers a second wave of diverse apps","http://news.microsoft.com/features/the-microsoft-garage-delivers-a-second-wave-of-diverse-apps-for-consumers-and-developers/" -"9108244","teklaperry","teklaperry","true",,,"1",,"1424887017","2015-02-25T17:56:57Z","Is Apple “Poaching” or Just “Hiring” for Its Rumored Electric Car Project?","http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/is-apple-poaching-or-just-hiring-as-it-staffs-up-for-electric-cars" -"9109517","walterbell","walterbell",,,"0","2",,"1424897739","2015-02-25T20:55:39Z","China drops Apple, Cisco and Intel for state purchases","http://fortune.com/2015/02/25/china-drops-apple-cisco-intel-for-state-purchases/" -"9109886","digital55","digital55",,,"1","1",,"1424900743","2015-02-25T21:45:43Z","A Google Computer Can Teach Itself Games","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/a-google-computer-can-teach-itself-games/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Computer%20science&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body" -"9109923","ratsbane","ratsbane",,,"0","8",,"1424901059","2015-02-25T21:50:59Z","Google's DeepMind vs. Arcade Games","http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/deepmind-artificial-intelligence-video-games" -"9110353","davidf18","davidf18",,,"0","1",,"1424904989","2015-02-25T22:56:29Z","Tim Cook and Apple Technology VP Johny Srouji Visiting Israel Today (Photos)","http://9to5mac.com/2015/02/25/tim-cook-israel-visit/" -"9110547","kellymarion01","kellymarion01","true",,,"1",,"1424907959","2015-02-25T23:45:59Z","Ms Word Setup – Call 1-800-982-1603| Install Microsoft Word – Ms Word Support |","http://www.setupmsoffice.com/word-support/index.html" -"9110639","susan_adams","susan_adams","true",,,"1",,"1424909601","2015-02-26T00:13:21Z","Microsoft researchers say newest deep learning system beats humans and Google","http://www.bluwe.com/bluwe/redirect-to/?redirect=http://goo.gl/WIEs9A" -"9110861","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog","true",,,"1",,"1424914428","2015-02-26T01:33:48Z","An Interview experience at Apple","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2015/2/25/an-interview-experience-at-apple" -"9111900","BaptisteGreve","BaptisteGreve",,,"0","11",,"1424946346","2015-02-26T10:25:46Z","Google Play Revenue Surpasses iOS in Germany","http://blog.appannie.com/google-plays-rapid-rise-in-germany/?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6rAZKXonjHpfsX77uwlW6ag38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YEDSMt0aPyQAgobGp5I5FEITbHYTaVkt6cFXw%3D%3D" -"9112085","itprofessional1","itprofessional1","true",,,"1",,"1424951182","2015-02-26T11:46:22Z","Google Vietnam domain name briefly hacked and hijacked by Lizard Squad","http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/google-vietnam-domain-name-briefly-hacked-hijacked-by-lizard-squad-1489293" -"9112363","rey12rey","rey12rey",,,"0","3",,"1424957654","2015-02-26T13:34:14Z","A New Way to Promote Your App on Google Play","http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-new-way-to-promote-your-app-on-google.html?m=0" -"9112749","gorm","gorm",,,"0","1",,"1424962205","2015-02-26T14:50:05Z","Safe Browsing Diagnostic Page for Google.com","https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=Google.com" -"9113089","spectruman","spectruman",,,"0","2",,"1424965679","2015-02-26T15:47:59Z","Will Nissan Beat Google and Uber to Self-Driving Taxis?","http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/will-nissan-beat-google-and-uber-to-self-driving-taxis#.VO8_9ijIQe0.hackernews" -"9113619","robin_reala","robin_reala",,,"4","7",,"1424970926","2015-02-26T17:15:26Z","Apple Watch event announced for March 9th","http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/26/8115325/apple-watch-event-march-9" -"9113643","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"234","361",,"1424971213","2015-02-26T17:20:13Z","The birth of Microsoft's new web rendering engine","http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2015/02/26/a-break-from-the-past-the-birth-of-microsoft-s-new-web-rendering-engine.aspx" -"9114608","mayneack","mayneack",,,"0","1",,"1424977939","2015-02-26T19:12:19Z","Google ups free song storage limit to 50,000 songs on Google Play","http://9to5google.com/2015/02/25/google-free-song-limit-50000/" -"9115543","dnetesn","dnetesn",,,"0","2",,"1424985251","2015-02-26T21:14:11Z","Apple is hosting an event March 9, likely for the Apple Watch","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-event-march-9-2015-2?utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_campaign=68832a6498-dailylabemail3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d68264fd5e-68832a6498-395827456" -"9116450","JonStenstrom","JonStenstrom",,,"0","6",,"1424995997","2015-02-27T00:13:17Z","What Google knows that you don't and why you're already behind","https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/googles-unfair-advantage-why-your-company-should-focus-ananda?trk=hb_ntf_MEGAPHONE_ARTICLE_POST" -"9116811","githulhu","githulhu",,,"0","1",,"1425003476","2015-02-27T02:17:56Z","Google and friends are strangely silent after big net neutrality win","http://fortune.com/2015/02/26/big-tech-net-neutrality/" -"9118261","thecashit","thecashit",,,"0","2",,"1425035709","2015-02-27T11:15:09Z","LOOK.in – First Smart Home System Fully Supports Apple HomeKit","https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/look-in-smart-home-system/x/5408341" -"9119408","uptown","uptown",,,"0","3",,"1425051788","2015-02-27T15:43:08Z","Google changes course and won’t ban adult content on Blogger","http://qz.com/352638/google-changes-course-and-wont-ban-adult-content-on-blogger/" -"9120341","DocFeind","DocFeind",,,"0","1",,"1425060946","2015-02-27T18:15:46Z","Google Ventures bets on music publisher Kobalt in $60m round","http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-02/27/google-ventures-invests-in-kobalt" -"9120924","bcn","bcn",,,"0","2",,"1425066837","2015-02-27T19:53:57Z","Google: Introducing Keyczar","https://github.com/google/keyczar" -"9121624","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"1","2",,"1425074226","2015-02-27T21:57:06Z","Uber data breach could have affected thousands of drivers","http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-data-breach-20150227-story.html" -"9121717","philip1209","philip1209",,,"0","2",,"1425075363","2015-02-27T22:16:03Z","Uber data breach could have affected thousands of drivers","http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-data-breach-20150227-story.html?track=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=515009" -"9123912","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"0","1",,"1425137607","2015-02-28T15:33:27Z","LOL Google Translate","http://i.imgur.com/9QtfSQo.jpg" -"9124483","yla92","yla92",,,"0","2",,"1425147497","2015-02-28T18:18:17Z","Google wants you to help improve it’s translation service, for FREE","http://technews.techfact.org/post/92997389090/google-wants-you-to-help-improve-its-translation" -"9125715","kull","kull",,,"0","2",,"1425174281","2015-03-01T01:44:41Z","NO ONE is making money from YouTube, even Google","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/26/no_one_making_money_from_youtube_google_report_claims/" -"9126249","sureshdsk","sureshdsk",,,"0","2",,"1425191001","2015-03-01T06:23:21Z","Adblock detector for Google adsense","https://github.com/sureshdsk/Adblock-detector-for-google-adsense" -"9126441","amitmittal1993","amitmittal1993",,,"2","1","Is there a chance that Microsoft will come up with a Chromebook competitor or is already working on? And it makes sense also at least in US and other developed countries where fast internet facilities are always available. Also they have got everything they need: Bing, One Drive, Office 365, Browser Spartan and Windows Store. It will be best for all those people who mostly work on the internet and removing all the legacy code of Windows would definitely make it much more secure and fast or may be they can build on top of linux kernel. Above all, it will be cool to have one!! -Any thoughts?","1425198349","2015-03-01T08:25:49Z","Ask HN: Microsoft's reply to Chromebook", -"9126947","hackread","hackread","true",,,"1",,"1425216388","2015-03-01T13:26:28Z","Uber suffers massive database breach, exposing data of 50,000 drivers","https://www.hackread.com/uber-suffers-massive-database-breach-exposing-data-50000-drivers/" -"9126964","miaowmix","miaowmix","true",,,"1",,"1425216725","2015-03-01T13:32:05Z","Cook says Apple Watch will replace car keys: Telegraph","https://ca.news.yahoo.com/cook-says-apple-watch-might-replace-car-keys-181918641--sector.html" -"9127298","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni","true",,,"1",,"1425223087","2015-03-01T15:18:07Z","Google might be in talk with Huawei for a 2015 Nexus phone","http://www.gsmarena.com/google_might_be_in_talk_with_huaewei_for_a_2015_nexus_smartphone-news-11355.php" -"9128055","lucasprado","lucasprado","true",,,"1",,"1425232219","2015-03-01T17:50:19Z","Google Sniper Review","http://review-googlesniper.blogspot.com" -"9129790","davesque","davesque",,,"0","1",,"1425259443","2015-03-02T01:24:03Z","Google wants to rank websites based on facts not links","http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530102.600-google-wants-to-rank-websites-based-on-facts-not-links.html#.VPO7lVPF9TA" -"9130706","nitin_flanker","nitin_flanker",,,"0","2",,"1425280393","2015-03-02T07:13:13Z","Renderings of Google’s futuristic new HQ have no desks","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/renderings-of-googles-futuristic-new-hq-have-no-desks-2015-02-27" -"9130992","koolhead17","koolhead17",,,"0","1",,"1425287246","2015-03-02T09:07:26Z","India’s Ola Buys Smaller Rival TaxiForSure for $200M to Put Pressure on Uber","http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/02/olaforsure/" -"9131016","t3ra","t3ra",,,"0","1",,"1425287762","2015-03-02T09:16:02Z","Ola buys rival TaxiForSure for $200M (Ola is Uber's competitor in India)","http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idINKBN0LY0OD20150302?irpc=932" -"9131164","chuckmescudi","chuckmescudi",,,"0","1",,"1425290942","2015-03-02T10:09:02Z"," Google's AI is now smart enough to play ATARI like the pros","http://www.wired.com/2015/02/google-ai-plays-atari-like-pros/?mbid=social_twitter" -"9131308","rossiben","rossiben",,,"0","2",,"1425294551","2015-03-02T11:09:11Z","What could football, Apple and your brand strategy have in common?","http://www.information-age.com/it-management/strategy-and-innovation/123459103/what-could-football-apple-and-your-brand-strategy-have-common" -"9131921","p8952","p8952",,,"45","86",,"1425305965","2015-03-02T14:19:25Z","Uber hauls GitHub into court to find who hacked database of 50,000 drivers","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/28/uber_subpoenas_github_for_hacker_details/#1" -"9133595","angkec","angkec",,,"0","2",,"1425322793","2015-03-02T18:59:53Z","Microsoft announces new foldable bluetooth keyboard","http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/2/8131797/microsoft-universal-foldable-keyboard-hands-on" -"9133644","rahimnathwani","rahimnathwani",,,"1","3",,"1425323229","2015-03-02T19:07:09Z","Vurb Is Crazy Enough to Fight Google","http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/26/mobile-search-david-vs-googliath/" -"9133731","fabrice_d","fabrice_d",,,"0","5",,"1425324235","2015-03-02T19:23:55Z","Accepted Organizations for Google Summer of Code 2015","https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/list/public/google/gsoc2015" -"9134082","jgrahamc","jgrahamc",,,"6","20",,"1425327729","2015-03-02T20:22:09Z","You Guys Realize the Apple Watch Is Going to Flop, Right?","http://www.fastcodesign.com/3042987/you-guys-realize-the-apple-watch-is-going-to-flop-right" -"9134165","stevenswagal","stevenswagal",,,"0","1",,"1425328675","2015-03-02T20:37:55Z","Microsoft Unveils Midrange Lumia 640, 640 XL","http://recode.net/2015/03/02/microsoft-unveils-mid-range-lumia-640-640-xl-no-flagship-model-till-end-of-year/" -"9134405","zaksmart","zaksmart","true",,,"1",,"1425331268","2015-03-02T21:21:08Z","Fraudsters exploit weak Apple Pay identity checks","http://smart1phones.info/?p=38534" -"9134679","bdelo","bdelo",,,"0","2",,"1425334183","2015-03-02T22:09:43Z","Microsoft's 5-10 Year Vision","http://www.microsoft.com/enterprise/productivityvision/default.aspx" -"9134903","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"5","4",,"1425336648","2015-03-02T22:50:48Z","Samsung Pay could overtake Apple Pay in mobile payments","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2890885/opensource-subnet/samsung-pay-could-overtake-apple-pay-in-mobile-payments.html?nsdr=true#twitter" -"9137179","graphsite","graphsite",,,"0","1",,"1425383082","2015-03-03T11:44:42Z","Red Slow Label Google Testing – Dedicated Newsletter","http://www.redslowlabel.com/" -"9137185","jgrahamc","jgrahamc",,,"0","1",,"1425383162","2015-03-03T11:46:02Z","Inside Project Loon: Google's Internet in the sky is almost open for business","http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/2/8129543/google-project-loon-internet-balloon-access-business?" -"9137977","FOSSSquirrel","FOSSSquirrel",,,"0","2",,"1425395386","2015-03-03T15:09:46Z","Google shares gRPC as alternative to REST for microservices","http://opensource.com/bus/15/3/google-grpc-open-source-remote-procedure-calls" -"9138154","tjbjb","tjbjb",,,"0","1",,"1425396848","2015-03-03T15:34:08Z","What should Microsoft add if it ever makes a Minecraft sequel?","http://www.redbull.com/en/games/stories/1331708927549/minecraft-2-10-things-it-needs" -"9138240","stevewilhelm","stevewilhelm","true",,,"1",,"1425397628","2015-03-03T15:47:08Z","Apple Watch","http://www.apple.com/store/watch" -"9138835","Nowyouknow","Nowyouknow",,,"0","4",,"1425402438","2015-03-03T17:07:18Z","Google+ as We Knew It Is Dead, but Google Is Still a Social Network","http://www.wired.com/2015/03/google-knew-dead-google-still-social-network/" -"9138878","yatoomy","yatoomy",,,"0","1","Their watch is:

1) Simpler -2) Better looking -3) More open to developers (now Software AND Hardware)","1425402699","2015-03-03T17:11:39Z","Pebble is being more Apple than Apple", -"9140528","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog","true",,,"1",,"1425414924","2015-03-03T20:35:24Z","Google's Apple business","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2015/3/3/googles-apple-business" -"9140796","mstolpm","mstolpm",,,"0","3",,"1425417250","2015-03-03T21:14:10Z","Apple Watch’s retail sales pitch revealed","http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/03/apple-watchs-retail-sales-pitch-revealed-3-key-features-switch-to-iphone-focus-on-bands/" -"9141486","ocdtrekkie","ocdtrekkie",,,"0","3",,"1425424673","2015-03-03T23:17:53Z","Google Glass: An Explorer's Postmortem","http://blog.jacobweisz.com/google-glass-an-explorers-postmortem/" -"9142121","frostmatthew","frostmatthew",,,"0","2",,"1425432249","2015-03-04T01:24:09Z","Fraud Comes to Apple Pay","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/03/fraud-comes-to-apple-pay/" -"9142886","33rdsquare","33rdsquare","true",,,"1",,"1425448056","2015-03-04T05:47:36Z","Apple Watch App Lets You Control Your Tesla Car","http://www.33rdsquare.com/2015/03/apple-watch-app-lets-you-control-your.html" -"9142943","mathattack","mathattack",,,"0","1",,"1425449780","2015-03-04T06:16:20Z","Cabbies call for investigation of Uber data breach","http://nypost.com/2015/03/03/nyc-taxis-after-uber-for-data-breach/" -"9143660","dmmalam","dmmalam","true",,,"1",,"1425468469","2015-03-04T11:27:49Z","Dear Apple, here’s what I want from the new Thunderbolt Display","http://www.slashgear.com/dear-apple-heres-what-i-want-from-the-new-thunderbolt-display-02288809/" -"9143776","cyberkendra","cyberkendra","true",,,"1",,"1425471646","2015-03-04T12:20:46Z","Criminals Found a Way to Scam Secure Apple Pay","http://www.cyberkendra.com/2015/03/criminals-found-way-to-scam-secure.html" -"9144003","arnaudbud","arnaudbud",,,"0","2",,"1425475550","2015-03-04T13:25:50Z","WebRTC Panel Discussion with Uberti, Lachapelle, Dutton from Google","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBNCAaVoks0" -"9144050","matteos728","matteos728",,,"52","67",,"1425476274","2015-03-04T13:37:54Z","The new Google Contacts","http://gmailblog.blogspot.nl/2015/03/the-new-google-contacts-bringing.html" -"9144655","ShriekBob","ShriekBob",,,"3","2",,"1425482109","2015-03-04T15:15:09Z","Launty – The Uber of Laundry","http://www.launty.com" -"9145568","JayInt","JayInt",,,"0","2",,"1425488141","2015-03-04T16:55:41Z","What the Uber-Lyft war teaches us about building the next Uber for X","http://platformed.info/uber-lyft-war-teaches-us-building-next-uber-x/" -"9147527","steven","steven",,,"7","16",,"1425505059","2015-03-04T21:37:39Z","Ideas for the Apple Watch","https://medium.com/backchannel/5-ideas-for-apple-watch-393a7a16f8a1" -"9147978","ElvisMa","ElvisMa",,,"0","9",,"1425509492","2015-03-04T22:51:32Z","Sennheiser introduces 2 modules for Google Project Ara","http://www.araprototype.com/news/sennheiser-finally-introduces-their-audio-modules/" -"9148539","amaks","amaks",,,"0","4",,"1425516231","2015-03-05T00:43:51Z","Google Tackles Quantum Computing’s Hardest Problem: Errors","http://www.wired.com/2015/03/google-tackles-quantum-computings-hardest-problem-errors/" -"9150117","applehacker","applehacker","true",,,"1",,"1425555086","2015-03-05T11:31:26Z","Apple iPhone 6s Might Get 2GB of RAM, Apple SIM","http://bestmobs.com/apple-iphone-6s-2gb-ram-apple-20477/" -"9150202","jsfowler","jsfowler","true",,,"1",,"1425557379","2015-03-05T12:09:39Z","Apple Car to be taken seriously in Car Industry","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-03/apple-car-seen-as-serious-competitor-by-auto-executives" -"9150287","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1425558718","2015-03-05T12:31:58Z","Microsoft and Universal Apps","http://i-programmer.info/news/177-windows-8/8351-microsoft-and-universal-apps.html" -"9151704","jhibbets","jhibbets","true",,,"1",,"1425572779","2015-03-05T16:26:19Z","Uber’s First Employee Tweeted to Apply and Now He’s a Billionaire","http://elitedaily.com/news/world/ubers-first-employee-tweeted-apply-now-billionare/954729/" -"9151727","hackrnews","hackrnews","true",,,"1",,"1425572903","2015-03-05T16:28:23Z","Amazon, Apple, Facebook Google: who wins, who loses","http://youtu.be/XCvwCcEP74Q" -"9151966","mattstrayer","mattstrayer",,,"0","2",,"1425574711","2015-03-05T16:58:31Z","Microsoft Office for Mac Preview Now Available","http://products.office.com/en-gb/mac/mac-preview" -"9154960","sharjeel","sharjeel",,,"195","467",,"1425603819","2015-03-06T01:03:39Z","Google Contributor","https://www.google.com/contributor/welcome/" -"9157102","robin_reala","robin_reala",,,"3","3",,"1425652313","2015-03-06T14:31:53Z","The man behind the Apple Watch","http://preview.howtospendit.ft.com/technology/77791-the-man-behind-the-apple-watch" -"9157678","shadow1234","shadow1234","true",,,"1",,"1425657632","2015-03-06T16:00:32Z","Uber Is Out: Company to Leave San Antonio Despite Revised Regulations","http://www.sacurrent.com/Blogs/archives/2015/03/05/uber-is-out-company-to-leave-san-antonio-despite-revised-regulations" -"9157690","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"0","1",,"1425657709","2015-03-06T16:01:49Z","Uber Suspends Its UberX Service in South Korea","http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/06/uberxit/" -"9158067","e15ctr0n","e15ctr0n",,,"0","1",,"1425661342","2015-03-06T17:02:22Z","In Chase of Apple, Smartphone Makers Shift Strategies","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/technology/personaltech/in-chase-of-apple-smartphone-makers-shift-strategies.html" -"9158091","davidsmith8900","davidsmith8900","true",,,"1",,"1425661515","2015-03-06T17:05:15Z","Google Open Sources C/C++ MapReduce Framework","http://i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/8358-google-open-sources-cc-mapreduce-framework-.html" -"9158184","michaelbeil","michaelbeil",,,"2","2",,"1425662388","2015-03-06T17:19:48Z","Microsoft and Google find common ground to build Angular 2","http://thenextweb.com/dd/2015/03/05/microsoft-and-google-find-common-ground-to-build-angular-2/" -"9158438","joth","joth","true",,,"1",,"1425664936","2015-03-06T18:02:16Z","Spot.me Apple Pay to Android app can pose a security risk","http://www.slashgear.com/spot-me-apple-pay-to-android-app-can-pose-a-security-risk-04371972/" -"9158618","Tsiolkovsky","Tsiolkovsky",,,"0","1",,"1425666747","2015-03-06T18:32:27Z","KDE Accepted to Google Summer of Code 2015","https://dot.kde.org/2015/03/06/kde-accepted-google-summer-code-2015" -"9159005","sveit","sveit","true",,,"1",,"1425670167","2015-03-06T19:29:27Z","Google Moving to Rank Sites on “Facts” Rather Than Popularity","http://www.infowars.com/google-moving-to-shut-down-alternative-media-by-ranking-sites-on-facts-rather-than-popularity/" -"9159872","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1425679257","2015-03-06T22:00:57Z","One Fundamental Insight Predicts the Success of Apple Watch","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/one-fundamental-insight-predicts-the-success-of-apple-watch" -"9161723","MrJagil","MrJagil",,,"0","5",,"1425733033","2015-03-07T12:57:13Z","The Apple Watch Is Time, Saved","http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/06/the-apple-watch-is-time-saved/#tmhmdj:8CIj" -"9162066","digital55","digital55",,,"0","2",,"1425743832","2015-03-07T15:57:12Z","How Apple Pay Will Work with Apple Watch","http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/7/8166401/how-apple-pay-works-with-apple-watch-explained-by-eddy-cue" -"9163344","jeremynixon","jeremynixon","true",,,"1",,"1425767362","2015-03-07T22:29:22Z","Goodbye, Google+","http://www.business2community.com/google-plus/goodbye-google-social-network-broken-streams-photos-products-01177257" -"9164243","ninago","ninago",,,"0","1",,"1425782426","2015-03-08T02:40:26Z","Most likely Apple announcements on Monday","http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/03/07/apple-march-9-event-new-macbook-air-rumors-apple-watch-price/" -"9164547","stickhandle","stickhandle",,,"34","69",,"1425789223","2015-03-08T04:33:43Z","Google Cloud Platform free for 60 days","https://cloud.google.com/free-trial/" -"9166158","touhonoob","touhonoob",,,"0","1","Hello, -I recently published a reader app of a popular online community. -After an hour I published it, Google sent me an email telling that the app is being suspended due to "Violation of the sexually explicit material". -However, there are several apps of the community on Google Play Store without any filtering. -Why is my app the only one being suspended? -Is there a way to prevent such suspension for reader apps? -e.g. Reddit Reader, 4chan Reader","1425833396","2015-03-08T16:49:56Z","Ask HN: How to Prevent Suspension for Reader Apps on Google Play Store?", -"9166269","dnetesn","dnetesn",,,"0","1",,"1425835342","2015-03-08T17:22:22Z","Apple takes leap into new territory with smartwatch","http://phys.org/news/2015-03-apple-territory-smartwatch.html" -"9167366","Puts","Puts","true",,,"3",,"1425850344","2015-03-08T21:32:24Z","Has Apple become a brand for people with cheese on their head?","https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/tbCrWzSPnargIuJ3cAq4knqyQmk=/3x0:1200x798/800x536/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/44400360/cheese_1.0.0.jpg" -"9170540","ignoramous","ignoramous",,,"0","1",,"1425904698","2015-03-09T12:38:18Z","Differential Synchorinzation (powers Google-mobwrite, a real-time text editor)","https://neil.fraser.name/writing/sync/" -"9170850","xvirk","xvirk",,,"0","1",,"1425908962","2015-03-09T13:49:22Z","Google's “Unsupervised” Self-Learning Neural Network Searches for Cat Pics","http://www.dailytech.com/Googles+Unsupervised+SelfLearning+Neural+Network+Searches+For+Cat+Pics/article25025.htm#sthash.FI7daDCw.dpuf" -"9171040","mandlar","mandlar",,,"1","3",,"1425910862","2015-03-09T14:21:02Z","Ex-Google employee says she was reprimanded for speaking about sexual harassment","http://www.businessinsider.com/kelly-ellis-claims-she-was-sexually-harassed-at-google-2015-3" -"9171222","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1425912890","2015-03-09T14:54:50Z","As Apple Watch Launches, Taking Stock of Competitors and Possibilities","http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2015/03/09/391275849/as-apple-watch-launches-taking-stock-of-competitors-and-possibilities" -"9172285","biomimic","biomimic","true",,,"1",,"1425922045","2015-03-09T17:27:25Z","Why Apples Most Expensive Gold Watch May Be Cheaper Than You Think","http://www.genopharmix.com/TuataraSum/medium/summarized/medium_summarized-1425916814.html" -"9172393","sam_lowry_","sam_lowry_",,,"1","2",,"1425922929","2015-03-09T17:42:09Z","Forget Gmail filters, let Google sort your inbox using Machine Learning","http://mikhailian.mova.org/node/256" -"9172786","avinassh","avinassh",,,"1","2",,"1425925864","2015-03-09T18:31:04Z","Apple announces first Fanless MacBook","http://www.apple.com/live/2015-mar-event/859988de-489c-47b9-abd5-53bcf4158538/?cid=li-us-859988de-489c-47b9-abd5-53bcf4158538-im" -"9172858","antr","antr",,,"2","19",,"1425926338","2015-03-09T18:38:58Z","Apple MacBook","https://www.apple.com/macbook/" -"9172917","ericglyman","ericglyman",,,"0","1",,"1425926731","2015-03-09T18:45:31Z","Apple Store – Buy an Apple Watch","http://store.apple.com/us/buy-watch/apple-watch" -"9173378","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"2","12",,"1425929767","2015-03-09T19:36:07Z","Pichai on Google's Vision, Mobile Revenue, Apple and China","http://www.forbes.com/sites/miguelhelft/2015/02/26/exclusive-pichai-on-googles-vision-mobile-revenue-apple-and-china/" -"9173594","ezeskills","ezeskills","true",,,"1",,"1425931412","2015-03-09T20:03:32Z","What Google Requires of Every Blog","http://internetmarketingfact.com/what-google-requires-of-a-blog/" -"9173735","jerald","jerald",,,"0","1",,"1425932528","2015-03-09T20:22:08Z","An Interactive Animation of the Apple Watch Clasp Mechanics","http://www.gadgetlove.com/blog/swipe-through-a-slick-animation-of-the-apple-watch-clasp-mechanics" -"9174260","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1425936685","2015-03-09T21:31:25Z","Apple Updates Mac Comparison Chart to Include New MacBook","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-updates-mac-comparison-chart-to-include-new-macbook" -"9174309","notsony","notsony",,,"1","1","Are jewellery items exempt from disclosing the source of manufacture? If the final strap is attached in the USA, could Apple label the watch as being "Assembled in USA"?","1425937041","2015-03-09T21:37:21Z","Ask HN: Will the $17,000 Apple iWatch have “Made in China” stamped on the back?", -"9176508","Usu","Usu",,,"0","3",,"1425972669","2015-03-10T07:31:09Z","Apple patches many security vulnerabilities including remote code exec","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/10/apple_ios_os_x_security_patches/" -"9176749","redox_","redox_",,,"0","2",,"1425978720","2015-03-10T09:12:00Z","An Introduction to Kubernetes","https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-kubernetes" -"9176803","aman21","aman21","true",,,"1",,"1425980138","2015-03-10T09:35:38Z","Google Rolls Out Android 5.1, New Lollipop Update","http://theandroidmagazine.com/google-rolls-out-android-5-1-new-lollipop-update/#.VP663a26N4Y.hackernews" -"9176926","elmar","elmar",,,"0","2",,"1425982689","2015-03-10T10:18:09Z","Apple Watch prices and apps revealed","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31794823" -"9177405","ryno2019","ryno2019",,,"0","7",,"1425991724","2015-03-10T12:48:44Z","Access Google Analytics from your iOS Today view with this handy widget","http://www.ryanbrink.ca/ga-today" -"9178254","sleepyhead","sleepyhead","true",,,"1",,"1426001571","2015-03-10T15:32:51Z","Uber drivers inappropriately texts female passengers after trip","http://says.com/my/news/uber-s-safety-questioned-as-actress-daniella-sya-reveals-inappropriate-text-from-driver" -"9178493","franzpeterstein","franzpeterstein",,,"0","2",,"1426003849","2015-03-10T16:10:49Z","The Apple watch's insanely great economics","http://www.wired.com/2015/03/apple-watchs-highlow-branding-insane-economies-scale/" -"9178784","antr","antr",,,"75","83",,"1426006314","2015-03-10T16:51:54Z","Google Ventures' Bill Maris Investing in Idea of Living to 500","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-09/google-ventures-bill-maris-investing-in-idea-of-living-to-500?" -"9179843","verticalflight","verticalflight","true",,,"1",,"1426014044","2015-03-10T19:00:44Z","Design process for Apple Watch","http://blog.betterworks.com/bringing-enterprise-goals-to-the-apple-watch/" -"9179984","tonydiv","tonydiv",,,"0","2",,"1426015500","2015-03-10T19:25:00Z","Google Secretly Working on Big Virtual Reality","http://www.forbes.com/sites/leoking/2015/03/09/google-secretly-working-on-big-virtual-reality/" -"9180747","VoicesOfLiberty","VoicesOfLiberty","true",,,"1",,"1426022637","2015-03-10T21:23:57Z","CIA Has Worked for Decades to Crack Apple Encryption","http://www.voicesofliberty.com/article/cia-has-worked-for-decades-to-crack-apple-encryption/?utm_source=YCombinator&utm_campaign=VOL&utm_medium=Post" -"9181008","rogueleaderr","rogueleaderr",,,"1","3",,"1426025228","2015-03-10T22:07:08Z","The Apple Watch pays for itself if you make more than $23,500/year","http://rogueleaderr.com/post/113241632623/if-you-earn-23-500-year-the-apple-watch-pays-for" -"9181153","cmsmith","cmsmith",,,"1","13",,"1426026390","2015-03-10T22:26:30Z","Apple shareholders would sure like Tim Cook to buy Tesla","http://www.wired.com/2015/03/apple-shareholders-sure-like-tim-cook-buy-tesla/" -"9181177","errordeveloper","errordeveloper",,,"0","2",,"1426026592","2015-03-10T22:29:52Z","Kubernetes on Azure with CoreOS and Weave","https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/blob/master/docs/getting-started-guides/coreos/azure/README.md" -"9181562","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"0","1",,"1426031026","2015-03-10T23:43:46Z","Apple stores draw so many shoppers that they lift sales 10% at malls","http://www.wsj.com/article_email/apple-gets-sweet-deals-from-mall-operators-1426007804-lMyQjAxMTI1NzEyMDkxOTA0Wj" -"9181621","memossy","memossy",,,"1","4",,"1426031700","2015-03-10T23:55:00Z","Why health insurers will subsidise the Apple Watch","https://medium.com/@emad/medical-insurers-will-subsidise-the-apple-watch-1accf0c222a1" -"9182390","annetteriley","annetteriley","true",,,"2",,"1426044126","2015-03-11T03:22:06Z","Apple releases iOS 8.2 to compatible devices worldwide","http://www.techfor.us/2015/03/apple-releases-ios8-2-665206/" -"9182939","d99kris","d99kris",,,"0","3",,"1426057635","2015-03-11T07:07:15Z","Google in initial talks to buy Indian startup InMobi","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/11/us-google-inmobi-m-a-idUSKBN0M70GO20150311" -"9183307","bizkeep2","bizkeep2",,,"0","4",,"1426067169","2015-03-11T09:46:09Z","No, the CIA isn't stealing Apple's secrets","http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/03/no-cia-isnt-stealing-apples-secrets.html" -"9184569","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1426087830","2015-03-11T15:30:30Z","This retirement letter from Google’s CFO is like few you’ll ever read","http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2015/03/11/this-retirement-letter-from-googles-cfo-is-like-few-youll-ever-read/" -"9184688","scentoni","scentoni",,,"0","1",,"1426089196","2015-03-11T15:53:16Z","Apple Is Considering Making a Pink iPhone 6","http://time.com/3740462/apple-pink-iphone/" -"9184736","SunTzu55","SunTzu55",,,"0","3",,"1426089579","2015-03-11T15:59:39Z","Apple pledges $50M toward diversity","http://news.dice.com/2015/03/11/apple-pledging-50-million-toward-diversity/" -"9184742","StorageMadeEasy","StorageMadeEasy","true",,,"1",,"1426089645","2015-03-11T16:00:45Z","Apple Swift provides a disruptive App opportunity for early adopters","http://blog.storagemadeeasy.com/?p=3710" -"9186162","danyork","danyork",,,"2","4",,"1426100915","2015-03-11T19:08:35Z","Apple: “DNS error” responsible for ongoing iTunes, App Store outages","http://www.cnbc.com/id/102495735" -"9187204","rey12rey","rey12rey",,,"0","3",,"1426107374","2015-03-11T20:56:14Z","Meet the Updated Chromebook Pixel and the New Google Store","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/meet-updated-chromebook-pixel-and-new.html?m=0" -"9188386","starlineventure","starlineventure",,,"8","13",,"1426119317","2015-03-12T00:15:17Z","Google Has the Dumbest Interview Process for Hiring Engineers","https://medium.com/@dougdidntdoit/google-has-the-dumbest-interview-process-for-hiring-engineers-7bfbcdbec44d" -"9190190","charliepark","charliepark",,,"0","2",,"1426161672","2015-03-12T12:01:12Z","Apple's digital watch price of $10K isn't crazy, it's an Anchor","http://simon-tanner.blogspot.com/2015/03/apples-digital-watch-price-of-10k-isnt.html" -"9190390","lettergram","lettergram",,,"1","1",,"1426164397","2015-03-12T12:46:37Z","As Apple moves into fitness, rival wearables vanish from stores","http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/12/apple-nike-jawbone-stores/" -"9190686","gamifio","gamifio","true",,,"1",,"1426167816","2015-03-12T13:43:36Z","Start an Uber for Cleaning App Instantly","http://www.mowares.com/uberx-cleaning.php" -"9191403","msencenb","msencenb",,,"0","1",,"1426174475","2015-03-12T15:34:35Z","Show HN: Apple Watch Weekly","http://applewatchweekly.com/" -"9193000","cja31186","cja31186","true",,,"1",,"1426186943","2015-03-12T19:02:23Z","The Apple Watch – Will Stylish Men Wear It?","http://www.avalloneluxury.com/blogs/news/19030999-the-apple-watch-will-stylish-men-wear-it" -"9193603","smikeyev","smikeyev",,,"0","2",,"1426191821","2015-03-12T20:23:41Z","Show HN: Abtst.com – an A/B testing service integrated with Google Analytics","http://abtst.com/agency?lang=en&utm_source=ycombinator&utm_medium=hnshow&utm_campaign=hn" -"9194039","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni","true",,,"1",,"1426195540","2015-03-12T21:25:40Z","Fox News Officially Freaking Out About Google’s Plan to Rank Sites by ‘Accuracy’","http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/03/07/fox-news-officially-freaking-out-about-googles-plan-to-rank-sites-by-accuracy-video/" -"9194108","whbk","whbk",,,"2","8",,"1426196368","2015-03-12T21:39:28Z","Google Feud","http://www.googlefeud.com/" -"9194583","scommab","scommab",,,"0","1",,"1426201390","2015-03-12T23:03:10Z","Google shuttle drivers to see pay hike, better benefits","http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27696259/google-shuttle-drivers-see-pay-hike-better-benefits" -"9194930","hsuresh","hsuresh","true",,,"2",,"1426205782","2015-03-13T00:16:22Z","Google Contacts","https://contacts.google.com" -"9195494","zatkin","zatkin",,,"0","2",,"1426216094","2015-03-13T03:08:14Z","Google Code Exporter on GitHub","https://github.com/GoogleCodeExporter?tab=activity" -"9195886","lnguyen","lnguyen",,,"0","2",,"1426228626","2015-03-13T06:37:06Z","What's at Stake If Uber and Lyft’s Labor Models Go to Trial","http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-DGB-40864" -"9195914","mwadams","mwadams",,,"0","5",,"1426229397","2015-03-13T06:49:57Z","Epic Google snafu leaks private whois data for 280000 domains","http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/epic-google-snafu-leaks-hidden-whois-data-for-280000-domains/" -"9196061","alwillis","alwillis",,,"0","1",,"1426233675","2015-03-13T08:01:15Z","Apple’s Public Beta Program now comprises both iOS and OS X","http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/12/apple-updates-beta-software-program-website-to-include-ios-details-signaling-ios-public-beta-on-the-way/" -"9197523","jtauber","jtauber",,,"0","2",,"1426259456","2015-03-13T15:10:56Z","Code Hosting: SourceForge, Google Code and GitHub","https://thoughtstreams.io/jtauber/code-hosting-sourceforge-google-code-and-github/" -"9197901","Blackthorn","Blackthorn",,,"0","3",,"1426263056","2015-03-13T16:10:56Z","Protecting people across the web with Google Safe Browsing","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/protecting-people-across-web-with.html" -"9198178","abdophoto","abdophoto",,,"0","7",,"1426265644","2015-03-13T16:54:04Z","John Gruber: ‘USB-C Is an Apple Invention’","http://thetechblock.com/john-gruber-ive-heard-that-usb-c-is-an-apple-invention/" -"9199947","anigbrowl","anigbrowl","true",,,"1",,"1426279746","2015-03-13T20:49:06Z","Apple CEO Tim Cook offered Steve Jobs his liver, new book reveals","http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/apple-ceo-tim-cook-offered-steve-jobs-his-liver-new-book-reveals-20150313-143e4x.html" -"9200610","dream000","dream000",,,"0","1",,"1426287228","2015-03-13T22:53:48Z","Uber in deal with China's BYD to test electric cars","http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/03/13/us-uber-byd-idUKKBN0M92KU20150313" -"9201141","kimonos","kimonos","true",,,"1",,"1426295667","2015-03-14T01:14:27Z","Uber rival Lyft now valued at $US2.5B","http://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/trends/46062-uber-rival-lyft-now-valued-at-us2-5-billion.html#" -"9202684","thedevline","thedevline","true",,,"1",,"1426342637","2015-03-14T14:17:17Z","Google AdSense Will Begin Supporting Social Casino Game","http://www.thedevline.com/2015/03/google-adsense-will-begin-supporting.html#.VQRC1l2innk.hackernews" -"9202849","rwwwt","rwwwt",,,"0","4",,"1426345698","2015-03-14T15:08:18Z","Google Drive encryption via JavaScript in browser","http://instantcryptor.com" -"9202977","cloudrail","cloudrail",,,"6","21",,"1426347925","2015-03-14T15:45:25Z","Show HN: Meta API for Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box","http://cloudrail.com" -"9205136","tambourine_man","tambourine_man",,,"0","1",,"1426387402","2015-03-15T02:43:22Z","Did Apple Invent USB Type-C? Maybe a Little Bit","http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/14/apple-invent-usb-type-c/" -"9207451","mwadams","mwadams",,,"0","1",,"1426444040","2015-03-15T18:27:20Z","Uber investor needs to spread FUD about driverless cars already","http://uk.businessinsider.com/bill-gurley-is-skeptical-of-driverless-cars-2015-3?r=US" -"9208202","fatimarizwan","fatimarizwan",,,"0","2",,"1426454639","2015-03-15T21:23:59Z","The Man Who Quit Google and Khosla Ventures to Pursue His Entrepreneurial Dreams","http://www.techjuice.pk/the-man-who-quit-google-admob-khosla-ventures-to-pursue-his-entrepreneurial-dreams/" -"9210025","jseeba","jseeba",,,"2","4",,"1426484086","2015-03-16T05:34:46Z","Cuberox – a six-screen waterproof linux-powered computer on Kickstarter","https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1426448868/cuberox-six-screen-waterproof-linux-powered-comput" -"9210533","girishnayak","girishnayak",,,"28","7","Is it really future of laptops. I am scared that this big people are driving unnecessarily our choice.","1426498366","2015-03-16T09:32:46Z","Why apple did this, why single port?", -"9210538","Ainor","Ainor","true",,,"1",,"1426498464","2015-03-16T09:34:24Z","AirPlay DVD MKV AVI MP4 to Apple TV, Play YouTube on TV","http://www.5kplayer.com/software/convert-dvd-video.htm" -"9210928","keponefactory","keponefactory","true",,,"1",,"1426506929","2015-03-16T11:55:29Z","Why the Coldest Storage at Google Is Nearline","http://www.theplatform.net/2015/03/16/why-the-coldest-storage-at-google-is-nearline/" -"9211312","zeus85","zeus85",,,"0","2",,"1426513148","2015-03-16T13:39:08Z","Google Error Leaks WHOIS Protected Data for 280,000 Domains","https://www.namehero.com/blog/google-error-leaks-whois-protected-data-for-280000-domains/" -"9211405","andra_p","andra_p","true",,,"1",,"1426514109","2015-03-16T13:55:09Z","Xiaomi reported to be working at an Apple Watch competitor","http://www.unlockunit.com/blog/xiaomi-reported-to-be-working-at-an-apple-watch-competitor" -"9212001","bedroomfireflys","bedroomfireflys",,,"9","13",,"1426520235","2015-03-16T15:37:15Z","Google will kill Microsoft Silverlight in Chrome by disabling NPAPI plug-in","http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2383624/google-will-kill-microsoft-silverlight-in-chrome-by-disabling-npapi-plug-in" -"9213120","albertzeyer","albertzeyer",,,"0","1",,"1426529010","2015-03-16T18:03:30Z","Juergen Schmidhuber's Answers from the Reddit AMA","http://fastml.com/juergen-schmidhuber-s-answers-from-the-reddit-ama/" -"9213462","superlucy","superlucy",,,"0","2",,"1426531935","2015-03-16T18:52:15Z","Introducing Google Nearline","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/03/introducing-Google-Cloud-Storage-Nearline-near-online-data-at-an-offline-price.html?hn=true" -"9214518","pound","pound",,,"1","9",,"1426541292","2015-03-16T21:28:12Z","Uber Investor: The Bay Area Bubble Will Pop This Year","http://sfist.com/2015/03/16/uber_investor_the_bay_area_bubble_w.php" -"9214750","deegles","deegles",,,"1","2",,"1426543407","2015-03-16T22:03:27Z","Microsoft Azure uses Error-Correcting Code memory (for mitigating Rowhammer)","http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/16/microsoft-azure-uses-error-correcting-code-memory-for-enhanced-reliability-and-security/" -"9216508","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","2",,"1426572072","2015-03-17T06:01:12Z","Facebook, Google, and the Economics of Time","http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/facebook-google-and-the-economics-of-time/387877/?utm_source&single_page=true" -"9217922","flamepants","flamepants","true",,,"1",,"1426600763","2015-03-17T13:59:23Z","Will Apple Watch change the way we handle money?","https://www.policygenius.com/blog/6-apple-watch-apps-that-will-change-the-way-we-handle-money/" -"9218997","BinaryIdiot","BinaryIdiot",,,"0","6",,"1426609164","2015-03-17T16:19:24Z","Google I/O 2015 registration now open","https://events.google.com/io2015/registration" -"9219457","mineshaftgap","mineshaftgap",,,"0","3",,"1426612302","2015-03-17T17:11:42Z","Apple Planning to Launch Streaming TV Service","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/16/apple-online-tv-service-wsj/" -"9219742","xasos","xasos",,,"39","102",,"1426614121","2015-03-17T17:42:01Z","Introducing the Uber Request Endpoint","https://devblog.uber.com/take-your-users-for-a-spin/" -"9219941","triketora","triketora",,,"1","1",,"1426615556","2015-03-17T18:05:56Z","Google chairman gets called out for cutting off a woman talking about diversity","http://mashable.com/2015/03/16/google-schmidt-unconscious-bias/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfa2tzYm10YXc3aHB1ZDV0bSJ9" -"9220428","okibeogezi","okibeogezi","true",,,"1",,"1426619105","2015-03-17T19:05:05Z","How Apple cleverly trademarked the iPad name while keeping the product a secret","http://www.businessinsider.com/how-apple-won-the-ipad-trademark-2015-3" -"9220432","mrng","mrng",,,"1","2",,"1426619165","2015-03-17T19:06:05Z","Microsoft sends Internet Explorer into retirement","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb68306c-ccc8-11e4-b5a5-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_us%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" -"9220928","imikushin","imikushin",,,"0","3",,"1426622436","2015-03-17T20:00:36Z","Running Kubernetes cluster on RancherOS","https://medium.com/@imikushin/running-kubernetes-cluster-on-rancheros-b2bd1308eb6d" -"9221393","crntapp","crntapp",,,"0","1",,"1426625780","2015-03-17T20:56:20Z","First surfing app for Apple Watch","http://www.crntapp.com" -"9221740","interkats","interkats",,,"0","5",,"1426628509","2015-03-17T21:41:49Z","At Google[x]: failure is indeed an option. So is changing the world","https://medium.com/backchannel/how-to-make-moonshots-65845011a277" -"9224194","crivabene","crivabene",,,"0","1",,"1426666510","2015-03-18T08:15:10Z","Street Art with Google Art Project","https://streetart.withgoogle.com/" -"9224301","edward","edward",,,"0","1",,"1426669207","2015-03-18T09:00:07Z","DB and Google Transit and the Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men – Rome2rio Blog","http://blog.rome2rio.com/2015/03/16/db-google-transit-the-best-laid-plans-of-mice-men/" -"9224808","ben_pr","ben_pr",,,"0","2",,"1426679605","2015-03-18T11:53:25Z","Microsoft smart watch more popular than the apple watch?","http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2015/03/17/microsoft-beat-apple-at-its-own-game/" -"9224842","alfredbeiley","alfredbeiley","true",,,"1",,"1426680223","2015-03-18T12:03:43Z","iOS App Store vs. Google Play Store: The Pros and Cons for App Developers","http://www.mytechlogy.com/IT-blogs/7032/ios-app-store-vs-google-play-store-the-pros-and-cons/" -"9225097","allending","allending",,,"1","3",,"1426683664","2015-03-18T13:01:04Z","Police Raided Uber's Paris HQ","http://gizmodo.com/police-have-raided-ubers-parisian-hq-1692102556" -"9225362","Trisell","Trisell",,,"0","1",,"1426686245","2015-03-18T13:44:05Z","Google to back Code2040","http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/16/google-code-2040-tech-diversity-nation/70302194/" -"9225407","tam000","tam000","true",,,"1",,"1426686628","2015-03-18T13:50:28Z","Microsoft ROM Will Migrate Users on Android to Windows 10 OS","http://theandroidmagazine.com/microsoft-rom-will-migrate-users-on-android-to-windows-10-os/#.VQmCmzBg-co.hackernews" -"9226048","trickz","trickz",,,"0","3",,"1426691820","2015-03-18T15:17:00Z","Microsoft will offer free Windows 10 upgrades to pirates worldwide","http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/18/microsoft-will-offer-free-windows-10-upgrades-to-pirates-worldwide/" -"9228400","Red_","Red_",,,"1","7",,"1426710084","2015-03-18T20:21:24Z","Google details Chrome’s latest speed boost","http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/18/google-details-chromes-latest-speed-boost-thanks-to-script-streaming-and-code-caching/" -"9228461","andrewstuart","andrewstuart",,,"2","2","When is some bright startup going to create an uber for colocation hosting?","1426710572","2015-03-18T20:29:32Z","Tell HN: Take this idea: uber for dedicated colo rack units", -"9229514","thefreshteapot","thefreshteapot",,,"0","1",,"1426724242","2015-03-19T00:17:22Z","RIP Internet Explorer: Twitter mourns and mocks death of Microsoft’s browser","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/11480692/RIP-Internet-Explorer-Twitter-mourns-and-mocks-death-of-Microsofts-browser.html" -"9229923","mkr-hn","mkr-hn",,,"1","1","It had a little black node on top like this: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/27/3607036/google-unveils-new-driverless-car-whats-holding-it-back/

But the car looked more like this: http://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/

It went by too fast for me to see more than a blur on the sides, so I don't know anything about colors or logos.

This was in the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta (Winder). I know they have an office in Atlanta, and I've sent quite a bit of map feedback. Is it possible they're running tests around here?","1426732476","2015-03-19T02:34:36Z","Did I see a Google car?", -"9230459","anigbrowl","anigbrowl",,,"0","1",,"1426745812","2015-03-19T06:16:52Z","More Uber Cars Than Yellow Taxis on the Road in NYC","http://nypost.com/2015/03/17/more-uber-cars-than-yellow-taxis-on-the-road-in-nyc/" -"9230666","edward","edward",,,"0","3",,"1426750597","2015-03-19T07:36:37Z","Google+ Is Dying. What's Your Exit Strategy?","http://www.inc.com/larry-kim/google-is-dying-what-s-your-exit-strategy.html" -"9230768","KhalilK","KhalilK",,,"1","5",,"1426753509","2015-03-19T08:25:09Z","Uber Shut Down in Multiple Countries Following Raids","http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/03/19/0241230/uber-shut-down-in-multiple-countries-following-raids" -"9230839","victor_haydin","victor_haydin",,,"0","1",,"1426755523","2015-03-19T08:58:43Z","How We Made a Killer Behance Portfolio Review with Microsoft Kinect","http://elekslabs.com/2015/03/how-we-made-a-killer-behance-portfolio-review-with-microsoft-kinect.html" -"9231840","allending","allending","true",,,"1",,"1426772975","2015-03-19T13:49:35Z","Apple MacBook vs. Google Chromebook Pixel","http://www.theonion.com/articles/apple-macbook-vs-google-chromebook-pixel,38225" -"9231950","happyscrappy","happyscrappy",,,"0","3",,"1426773962","2015-03-19T14:06:02Z","Apple's Haptic Tech Makes Way for Tomorrow's Touchable UIs","http://www.wired.com/2015/03/apples-haptic-tech-makes-way-tomorrows-touchable-uis/" -"9231990","theoVanGogh","theoVanGogh",,,"0","2",,"1426774273","2015-03-19T14:11:13Z","Tag Heuer Teams Up with Google and Intel for Android Watch","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31966684" -"9235204","zatkin","zatkin",,,"0","1",,"1426806704","2015-03-19T23:11:44Z","The Apple Listserv","https://lists.apple.com/" -"9236241","protomyth","protomyth",,,"1","2",,"1426826161","2015-03-20T04:36:01Z","Excerpts from FTC Google Report","http://graphics.wsj.com/ftc-google-report/" -"9236940","drungli","drungli",,,"0","1",,"1426848376","2015-03-20T10:46:16Z","Apple developing product to rival Google Glass?","http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4119523051001/apple-developing-product-to-rival-google-glass-/?#sp=show-clips" -"9237368","drungli","drungli","true",,,"1",,"1426856514","2015-03-20T13:01:54Z","Google Releases Android Auto App; Updates YouTube, Maps, and Other Apps","http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-releases-android-auto-app-updates-youtube-maps-and-other-apps-672726" -"9238887","santaclaus","santaclaus",,,"0","3",,"1426871161","2015-03-20T17:06:01Z","Uber cars outnumber yellow taxis in New York City","http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31975462" -"9241412","DiabloD3","DiabloD3",,,"0","1",,"1426897125","2015-03-21T00:18:45Z","California Taxi Companies Team Up to Sue Uber for 'False Advertising'","https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150319/17004430370/california-taxi-companies-team-up-to-sue-uber-false-advertising.shtml" -"9241645","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","3",,"1426904364","2015-03-21T02:19:24Z","Kubernetes by Google: Manage a cluster of Linux containers as a single system","http://kubernetes.io/" -"9242074","xyby","xyby",,,"0","4",,"1426921788","2015-03-21T07:09:48Z","Google threatened to remove Yelp if they didn't let them use their reviews","http://skift.com/2015/03/20/ftc-staff-wanted-to-sue-google-for-ripping-off-tripadvisor-and-yelp/" -"9243078","anon1385","anon1385",,,"0","3",,"1426953445","2015-03-21T15:57:25Z","Google reportedly blackmailed websites into giving it content for free","http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/19/8260073/google-ftc-leaked-anti-trust-report/#" -"9243463","chrisper","chrisper",,,"0","1",,"1426959337","2015-03-21T17:35:37Z","Google Nearline Compared to Amazon Glacier Pricewise","http://www.developerscouch.com/google-nearline-compared-to-amazon-glacier-pricewise/" -"9243501","hackread","hackread","true",,,"1",,"1426959826","2015-03-21T17:43:46Z","WordPress Google Analytics Plugin by Yoast Vulnerable to Critical Site-Hijacking","https://www.hackread.com/wordpress-google-analytics-plugin-by-yoast-vulnerable-to-critical-site-hijacking/" -"9243664","devfactor-io","devfactor-io","true",,,"1",,"1426962190","2015-03-21T18:23:10Z","YouTuber Aims to Teach Game Dev (incl. Tutoring) for Free","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gJlyzHwFtA" -"9243758","hackread","hackread","true",,,"1",,"1426963380","2015-03-21T18:43:00Z","Apple removes all antivirus apps from iOS App Store","https://www.hackread.com/apple-removes-antivirus-apps-from-ios-app-store/" -"9244137","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"0","1",,"1426970480","2015-03-21T20:41:20Z","Google Adds On-Body Detection to Smart Unlock","http://www.mobinerd.com/google-adds-on-body-detection-to-smart-unlock/" -"9244171","ZaneClaes","ZaneClaes",,,"0","2",,"1426971236","2015-03-21T20:53:56Z","How Deleting 50% of My Site Quadrupled Email Opt-Ins, Using Google Analytics","http://unbouncer.com/off-topic/" -"9244240","dmmalam","dmmalam",,,"60","38",,"1426972523","2015-03-21T21:15:23Z","Why Apple Will Switch to ARM-Based Macs (2014)","http://mattrichman.net/post/94262130903/why-apple-will-switch-to-arm-based-macs" -"9248524","altern8","altern8",,,"1","3",,"1427063247","2015-03-22T22:27:27Z","Google's authentication-less, on-the-fly image resizing service","https://carlo.zottmann.org/2013/04/14/google-image-resizer/" -"9249817","carlchenet","carlchenet",,,"0","2",,"1427095833","2015-03-23T07:30:33Z","Uber Takes Strategic Investment from Times Internet for Visibility in India","http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/22/uber-times-internet/" -"9250768","jfuhrman","jfuhrman",,,"0","3",,"1427117897","2015-03-23T13:38:17Z","Why Didn't the FTC Charge Google with Antitrust Violations?","http://www.petri.com/why-didnt-the-ftc-charge-google-with-antitrust-violations.htm" -"9250789","matos","matos","true",,,"1",,"1427118094","2015-03-23T13:41:34Z","Microsoft has been struggling to get traction with mobile computing efforts","http://bit.ly/1C4ONCn" -"9252202","divramis","divramis","true",,,"1",,"1427132435","2015-03-23T17:40:35Z","Για μια θέση στη Google – SEO – WEB DESIGN","http://paramarketing.gr/gia-mia-thesi-sti-google/" -"9252770","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","11",,"1427137643","2015-03-23T19:07:23Z","Meet Cyanogen, the Startup That Wants to Steal Android from Google","http://www.forbes.com/sites/miguelhelft/2015/03/23/meet-cyanogen-the-startup-that-wants-to-steal-android-from-google-2/" -"9253414","aceperry","aceperry",,,"0","2",,"1427145590","2015-03-23T21:19:50Z","Microsoft's freemium strategy","http://www.computerworld.com/article/2899641/microsoft-answers-windows-device-share-slump-with-freemium-strategy.html" -"9254071","hnnewguy","hnnewguy",,,"0","4",,"1427154758","2015-03-23T23:52:38Z","Uber users, drivers at risk without insurance (Canada)","http://globalnews.ca/news/1898833/uber-users-drivers-at-risk-without-proper-insurance-coverage/" -"9254436","cybernewsalerts","cybernewsalerts","true",,,"1",,"1427161558","2015-03-24T01:45:58Z","Google Security Temporarily Compromised by Fake Digital Certificates","http://www.cybernewsalerts.com/2015/03/google-security-temporarily-compromised.html" -"9257212","ryanevans","ryanevans",,,"27","33",,"1427211121","2015-03-24T15:32:01Z","Why is it so hard to calculate ROI in Google Analytics?","https://tendinc.com/blog/calculate-roi-google-analytics/" -"9258027","austenallred","austenallred",,,"0","2",,"1427218065","2015-03-24T17:27:45Z","Google Fiber Coming to Salt Lake City","https://fiber.google.com/cities/saltlakecity/" -"9258503","ifcologne","ifcologne",,,"7","37",,"1427222220","2015-03-24T18:37:00Z","Uber: The Big Data Company","http://www.forbes.com/sites/ronhirson/2015/03/23/uber-the-big-data-company/" -"9258770","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"0","2",,"1427224512","2015-03-24T19:15:12Z","Sheetsee.js: a library for connecting Google Spreadsheets to a website","http://jlord.us/sheetsee.js/" -"9258916","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","2",,"1427226017","2015-03-24T19:40:17Z","Google's Fiber lottery: Predicting who's next and how Google picks winners","http://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-google-fiber-lottery/" -"9259436","semikolon","semikolon",,,"0","6",,"1427230677","2015-03-24T20:57:57Z","Google Working on Project to Let You Receive and Pay Bills Directly Inside Gmail","http://recode.net/2015/03/24/google-working-on-project-to-let-you-receive-and-pay-bills-directly-inside-gmail/" -"9260249","jonah","jonah","true",,,"1",,"1427239238","2015-03-24T23:20:38Z","Apple's mystery vans are so popular, people are making fake ones","http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/03/23/apples-mystery-vans-are-so-popular-people-are-making-fake-ones" -"9260254","tmoretti","tmoretti",,,"1","6",,"1427239265","2015-03-24T23:21:05Z","Why Uber's deal with big insurance companies matters","http://www.vox.com/2015/3/24/8285963/why-ubers-deal-with-big-insurance-companies-matters" -"9261431","DwayneSamuels","DwayneSamuels",,,"0","4",,"1427260778","2015-03-25T05:19:38Z","The one important thing everybody needs to understand about Google","http://uk.businessinsider.com/google-is-not-a-charity-2015-3?r=US#ixzz3VFPv8ito" -"9262151","ngrilly","ngrilly",,,"0","1",,"1427281260","2015-03-25T11:01:00Z","Scaling MySQL in the Cloud with Vitess and Kubernetes","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/03/scaling-MySQL-in-the-cloud-with-Vitess-and-Kubernetes.html" -"9264920","cnst","cnst","true",,,"1",,"1427308063","2015-03-25T18:27:43Z","Google.","http://google/" -"9265767","devashish86","devashish86",,,"0","2",,"1427315953","2015-03-25T20:39:13Z","Get that kubernetes cluster working","http://blog.shippable.com/multi-node-kubernetes-cluster" -"9267025","udt123","udt123","true",,,"1",,"1427329738","2015-03-26T00:28:58Z","How I rode free on Uber this weekend over and over again","http://www.ubertrick.com" -"9267415","signa11","signa11",,,"0","1",,"1427335757","2015-03-26T02:09:17Z","Google's Hybrid Approach to Research [pdf]","http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/research.google.com/en/us/pubs/archive/38149.pdf" -"9267821","lesliebarry","lesliebarry",,,"0","1",,"1427344208","2015-03-26T04:30:08Z","121Gym Smart Workouts for Pebble on Google Play,Pebble Store. Any Feedback?","http://www.121gym.com" -"9268990","sakhai","sakhai","true",,,"1",,"1427372488","2015-03-26T12:21:28Z","Apple.Freebiejeebies","http://fjnews.co.uk/apple.php?id=1191823#.VRP5qgvIvTE.hackernews" -"9269307","wslh","wslh","true",,,"1",,"1427376132","2015-03-26T13:22:12Z","Apple acquires big data analytics firm Acunu","http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/03/25/apple-acquires-big-data-analytics-firm-acunu" -"9270587","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"0","2",,"1427385690","2015-03-26T16:01:30Z","Google joins Apple, Microsoft and others to call for mass surveillance reform","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/03/26/google-joins-apple-microsoft-and-others-to-call-for-mass-surveillance-reform/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheNextWeb+%28The+Next+Web+All+Stories%29" -"9273260","ninago","ninago",,,"1","3",,"1427405337","2015-03-26T21:28:57Z","Apple's FoundationDB Move Wasn't an Attack on Open Source","http://dcinno.streetwise.co/2015/03/26/apple-aapl-acquisitions-foundationdbs-open-source-impact/" -"9274020","proppy","proppy",,,"0","2",,"1427415249","2015-03-27T00:14:09Z","Show HN: podlet – a tiny hack to launch kubernetes pods on a bare docker host","https://gist.github.com/proppy/04f1270e015c0179b2d4" -"9274331","rosser","rosser",,,"49","74",,"1427420822","2015-03-27T01:47:02Z","What Happens When Apple Buys a Company You Depend On","http://www.wired.com/2015/03/apple-pulls-plug-tech-company-runs/" -"9275184","eloycoto","eloycoto",,,"0","1",,"1427444730","2015-03-27T08:25:30Z","Removing Referral Spam from Google Analytics","http://viget.com/advance/removing-referral-spam-from-google-analytics" -"9275846","Rtony","Rtony","true",,,"1",,"1427459597","2015-03-27T12:33:17Z","Apple Watch Gets Support for a Number Big Apps","http://www.latestapplenews.com/news/apple-watch-new-apps-support" -"9275892","coldcode","coldcode",,,"0","2",,"1427460398","2015-03-27T12:46:38Z","App Banned in Google Play by Copyright Bots","https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150326/07041230436/copyright-bots-kill-app-over-potentially-infringing-images-follow-this-up-blocking-app-use-ccpublic-domain-images.shtml" -"9275914","Rtony","Rtony","true",,,"1",,"1427460893","2015-03-27T12:54:53Z","April 10 Is the Date Apple Watch Stores Open in Tokyo, Paris and London","http://www.latestapplenews.com/iwatch/apple-watch-stores-to-open-on-10-april" -"9276333","javinpaul","javinpaul",,,"0","3",,"1427465355","2015-03-27T14:09:15Z","Error Prone – Google library to catch common Java mistakes at compile-time","http://errorprone.info/" -"9276693","BerislavLopac","BerislavLopac",,,"0","4",,"1427468731","2015-03-27T15:05:31Z","British users can sue Google in UK over “secret tracking”","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/03/british-users-can-sue-google-in-uk-over-secret-tracking/" -"9277161","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"0","1",,"1427472884","2015-03-27T16:14:44Z","Since when Google Now warns you about poor air quality?","https://imgur.com/7zrexcd" -"9278067","cybernewsalerts","cybernewsalerts","true",,,"1",,"1427480012","2015-03-27T18:13:32Z","Google Launches Data Saver Extension for Chrome to Optimizes Web Pages","http://www.cybernewsalerts.com/2015/03/google-launches-data-saver-extension.html" -"9279900","KvanEkert","KvanEkert",,,"0","1",,"1427502111","2015-03-28T00:21:51Z","Uber for sick pets: VetPronto's on-demand pet health service","http://www.geekwire.com/2014/uber-vets/" -"9280956","jackgavigan","jackgavigan",,,"1","2",,"1427537506","2015-03-28T10:11:46Z","Apple boss Tim Cook 'to donate millions' to charity","http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32098615" -"9281213","anoushalexnder","anoushalexnder","true",,,"1",,"1427543938","2015-03-28T11:58:58Z","Apple iPhone 6 16GB in Pakistan","http://www.sooperarticles.com/communications-articles/mobile-cell-phones-articles/apple-iphone-6-16gb-pakistan-1405988.html#.VRaXfBrff3Q.hackernews" -"9281776","dataker","dataker",,,"0","1",,"1427557217","2015-03-28T15:40:17Z","Google's New CFO Underscores Deep Ties Between Silicon Valley and Wall Street","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-24/google-s-new-cfo-underscores-deep-ties-between-silicon-valley-and-wall-street" -"9282800","jmz7v","jmz7v","true",,,"49",,"1427577675","2015-03-28T21:21:15Z","Mexican taxi drivers beat up Uber with baseball bats. (Google translate)","https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fedgar_sk%2Fstatus%2F578993498252161024" -"9282865","jfuhrman","jfuhrman","true",,,"17",,"1427579209","2015-03-28T21:46:49Z","Matt Cutts leaves Google","http://globerunner.com/globe-runner-welcomes-matt-cutts-as-director-search/" -"9282903","levimatan","levimatan",,,"1","1",,"1427580105","2015-03-28T22:01:45Z","FREE AppStore and GooglePlay screenshot generator","http://www.appscreenshot.me/" -"9284082","nuruddin","nuruddin","true",,,"1",,"1427610304","2015-03-29T06:25:04Z","Microsoft Office 2010 Product Key Generator Free Download","http://naveedsoft.com/microsoft-office-2010-product-key-generator/" -"9284121","Rtony","Rtony","true",,,"2",,"1427612589","2015-03-29T07:03:09Z","Here Is an Innovative Design of the Thinnest Apple’s New MacBook Keyboard","http://www.latestapplenews.com/?p=2903&preview=true" -"9284604","edward","edward",,,"0","1",,"1427631990","2015-03-29T12:26:30Z","Stolen Uber Accounts Are Selling for a Dollar on the Dark Net","http://gizmodo.com/stolen-uber-accounts-are-on-sale-for-a-dollar-on-a-dark-1694273240" -"9286852","imartin2k","imartin2k",,,"0","1",,"1427670618","2015-03-29T23:10:18Z","It took 1 Uber to get from realtime photos to mobile video broadcasting","http://meshedsociety.com/it-took-one-uber-to-get-from-real-time-photos-to-live-video-broadcasting-on-mobile/" -"9286950","codelion","codelion",,,"0","1",,"1427672656","2015-03-29T23:44:16Z","Bing Showing Malware Ad for “Google Chrome”","http://www.bing.com/search?q=download+chrome&go=Submit&qs=bs&form=QBLH" -"9287017","take901","take901","true",,,"1",,"1427674156","2015-03-30T00:09:16Z","Apple CEO Tim Cook backtracks – donates fortune to Duke basketball team","http://www.sportsftw.com/apple-ceo-tim-cook-vows-to-donate-entire-fortune-to-duke-basketball-team/" -"9287048","thekonqueror","thekonqueror",,,"0","2",,"1427674659","2015-03-30T00:17:39Z","Essays from the funniest man in Microsoft Research","http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2013/12/24/10484402.aspx" -"9288011","edward","edward",,,"0","2",,"1427698748","2015-03-30T06:59:08Z","Uber’s epic DB blunder is hardly an exception. GitHub is awash in passwords","http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/ubers-epic-db-blunder-is-hardly-an-exception-github-is-awash-in-passwords/" -"9288615","user9756","user9756",,,"0","3",,"1427710573","2015-03-30T10:16:13Z","Don’t See Evil – Google’s boycott campaign against war photography and alt media","https://medium.com/@DanSanchezV/don-t-see-evil-148ae18bc9fe" -"9288730","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","2",,"1427713481","2015-03-30T11:04:41Z","Google Maps for the body: New imaging tech zoom into human cells at cell level","http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-30/google-maps-for-the-body-helps-treat-bone-diseases/6359708" -"9289090","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"0","2",,"1427719554","2015-03-30T12:45:54Z","Microsoft wants your next gas stop to feature a cloud-connected experience","https://technohubforprogrammers.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/microsoft-wants-your-next-gas-stop-to-feature-a-cloud-connected-experience/" -"9290849","andrew_null","andrew_null",,,"50","83",,"1427734865","2015-03-30T17:01:05Z","Mockups for a free, ad-supported Uber service","http://andrewchen.co/this-is-what-free-ad-supported-uber-rides-might-look-like-mockups-economics-and-analysis/" -"9291072","msantillan","msantillan",,,"0","1",,"1427736870","2015-03-30T17:34:30Z","Thousands of Uber Credentials for Sale on the Dark Web","http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/thousands-of-uber-credentials-for-sale-on-the-dark-web" -"9294558","koolhead17","koolhead17",,,"1","2",,"1427780161","2015-03-31T05:36:01Z","Google joins Indian telecom operator association COAI","http://www.medianama.com/2015/01/223-google-coai/" -"9296272","wslh","wslh","true",,,"1",,"1427811110","2015-03-31T14:11:50Z","Apple Becoming a Semiconductor Powerhouse","http://seekingalpha.com/article/3041566-apple-becoming-a-semiconductor-powerhouse" -"9296564","fsethi","fsethi",,,"0","1",,"1427813293","2015-03-31T14:48:13Z","The Voodoo of Apple App Store Promotion","http://blog.frostypop.com/post/115122787797/the-voodoo-of-apple-app-store-promotion" -"9296675","robin_reala","robin_reala",,,"0","1",,"1427814138","2015-03-31T15:02:18Z","Pacman on Google Maps (April Fool)","http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2015/03/pacman-on-google-maps-april-fool.html" -"9298280","plg","plg",,,"0","11",,"1427823350","2015-03-31T17:35:50Z","Google Unveils Chrome Stick That Turns Any Display into a PC","http://www.wired.com/2015/03/google-unveils-chrome-stick-turns-display-pc/" -"9298894","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","4",,"1427827388","2015-03-31T18:43:08Z","Apple now inviting all third-party developers to submit Watch apps","http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/31/apple-now-inviting-all-third-party-developers-to-submit-watch-apps-to-the-app-store/" -"9299356","BorisMelnik","BorisMelnik",,,"0","1","How many of you are modifying your websites so that they pass Google's mobile friendly test? Yes, I know that ideally all websites should be responsive prior to this, but I also know there are many apps / websites that are not and have inner pages that are not responsive.

I also noticed that HN fails this test and has a poor mobile experience in general. Are there any plans to modify the CSS so that it has a better experience on smaller devices?

Edit: references

Announcement: https://plus.google.com/+GoogleWebmasters/posts/BASN3qVNMKV

Mobile testing tool: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/","1427831174","2015-03-31T19:46:14Z","Ask HN: April 21 Google Mobile Update?", -"9299604","hoodoof","hoodoof",,,"1","1",,"1427833222","2015-03-31T20:20:22Z","Google puts Chrome OS on your TV with its own HDMI stick","http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/31/google-chromebit/" -"9301194","markwaldron","markwaldron",,,"1","1","I'll be brief; I'm trying to get my Github, Portfolio website, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc to the first page when you Google my name. Unfortunately for me, I happen to share my name with quite a few other individuals, of varying professions, but many seem to be quite successful. I've researched quite a bit about SEO; it seems backlinks help a lot. What are some other ways that I can improve my ranking in Google search? What is the timeline on how quickly it can be accomplished? https://markewaldron.com","1427855816","2015-04-01T02:36:56Z","Ask HN: What's the best way to compete with same names in Google search", -"9301491","CydeWeys","CydeWeys",,,"3","173",,"1427861061","2015-04-01T04:04:21Z","Google releases the first new site hosted on the .Google top-level domain","https://com.google" -"9301991","mrdassani","mrdassani",,,"0","2","Has anyone else noticed this? It allows you to take a selfie while reading a webpage. April fools joke or genuine new feature?","1427870652","2015-04-01T06:44:12Z","Google Chrome on Android has a new “Share a reaction” selfie feature", -"9302026","fabrika","fabrika",,,"0","6",,"1427871152","2015-04-01T06:52:32Z","Show HN: Tinder for Uber","http://tinderforuber.com" -"9302747","BlueBoden","BlueBoden","true",,,"1",,"1427885752","2015-04-01T10:55:52Z","Google enables PAC-MAN feature on MAPs","http://brugbart.com/pac-man-google-maps" -"9303661","ryan_j_naughton","ryan_j_naughton",,,"0","4",,"1427897535","2015-04-01T14:12:15Z","Google Calling Off $14.1B Spotify Acquisition","http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/04/01/breaking-google-calling-off-14-1-billion-spotify-acquisition" -"9303755","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni",,,"0","1",,"1427898176","2015-04-01T14:22:56Z","Google Drive for Work, Education Get New Data Security Features","http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/31/google-drive-for-work-and-education-get-new-data-security-features/" -"9303808","Schweigi","Schweigi",,,"6","28",,"1427898497","2015-04-01T14:28:17Z","Show HN: Turn Your Google Calendar into a Gantt Chart","https://www.ganttplanner.com" -"9307124","mwadams","mwadams",,,"0","1",,"1427924427","2015-04-01T21:40:27Z","Microsoft nearly gave away XBox","http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-03-30-microsoft-floated-the-idea-of-giving-away-xbox" -"9308629","paradite","paradite",,,"83","143",,"1427948039","2015-04-02T04:13:59Z","CNNIC's response to Google","http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/Announcement/201504/t20150402_52049.htm" -"9309172","edoceo","edoceo",,,"5","9",,"1427961058","2015-04-02T07:50:58Z","I'm Fucking Done with Google","http://edoceo.com/blog/2015/04/im-fucking-done-with-google" -"9309968","ichikaway","ichikaway",,,"0","1",,"1427974170","2015-04-02T11:29:30Z","Google releases Firing Range, an open-source web application for security tests","http://blog.vaddy.net/post/115285118687/google-security-tests" -"9310339","steveharville","steveharville",,,"1","1",,"1427979168","2015-04-02T12:52:48Z","Google banishes China's main digital certificate authority CNNIC","http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-banishes-chinas-main-digital-certificate-authority-cnnic/" -"9311019","arnieswap","arnieswap",,,"0","2",,"1427986445","2015-04-02T14:54:05Z","Comcast to compete with Google fiber, offer 2Gbps internet","http://www.kalveda.com/2015/04/02/comcast-to-compete-with-google-fiber-offer-2gbps-internet/" -"9311223","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","1",,"1427988304","2015-04-02T15:25:04Z","Optimize your audio gear for pro-quality Google Hangouts","http://www.zdnet.com/article/optimizing-audio-hardware-for-professional-google-hangouts-spare-room-studio/" -"9311935","obeone","obeone",,,"5","5",,"1427994306","2015-04-02T17:05:06Z","Comcast Takes on Google with 2Gbps Internet Service","http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2479953,00.asp" -"9312344","canadianrandom","canadianrandom",,,"0","1",,"1427997921","2015-04-02T18:05:21Z","Microsoft debuts Office Lens","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/02/microsoft-debuts-office-lens-a-document-scanning-app-for-ios-and-android/" -"9312582","pr0zac","pr0zac",,,"0","2",,"1428002392","2015-04-02T19:19:52Z","Uber Hires a Security Chief from Facebook","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/technology/uber-hires-a-security-chief-from-facebook.html" -"9312960","s3nnyy","s3nnyy",,,"0","2",,"1428006203","2015-04-02T20:23:23Z","A Google Glass app that helps people with disabilities to move independently","http://www.glasschair.de/" -"9315518","mpweiher","mpweiher",,,"0","9",,"1428065003","2015-04-03T12:43:23Z","Model Widget Controller (MWC) Aka: Apple “MVC” Is Not MVC","http://blog.metaobject.com/2015/04/model-widget-controller-mwc-aka-apple.html" -"9316070","sergeant3","sergeant3",,,"0","2",,"1428071706","2015-04-03T14:35:06Z","Microsoft at middle age: Opening Windows","http://www.economist.com/news/business/21647612-once-dominant-software-giant-determined-prove-life-begins-again-40-opening" -"9317709","visopsys","visopsys",,,"1","3","This is the search result when I am trying to find Mongolian BBQ on Castro:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=mongolian%20bbq

The search result could be different depending on your location. If you are in the Bay Area, you should see the New Mongolian BBQ. Click on the search result that has the website newmongolianbbq.com, you will see a Louis Vuitton site.

If you copy and paste the link newmongolianbbq.com on your browser, you will see a food site.

Not sure if this is a Google's Eastern Egg or or some Googler is having launch at Mongolian BBQ while shopping on LV.","1428087594","2015-04-03T18:59:54Z","Google Bug: Clicking on Mongolian BBQ Redirect to LV Website", -"9318548","ArabGeek","ArabGeek","true",,,"1",,"1428095336","2015-04-03T21:08:56Z","Uber Launches in AMMAN, Jordan Uber’s 300TH City","http://arabcrunch.com/2015/04/uber-launches-in-amman-ubers-300th-city.html" -"9318573","sidko","sidko",,,"0","3",,"1428095570","2015-04-03T21:12:50Z","Samsung May Help Apple Get Rid of a $533M Patent Verdict","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-03/samsung-may-help-apple-get-rid-of-a-533-million-patent-verdict" -"9319158","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"2","6",,"1428103317","2015-04-03T23:21:57Z","Apple Watch – Guided Tours","http://www.apple.com/watch/guided-tours/" -"9321565","hutattedonmyarm","hutattedonmyarm",,,"0","1",,"1428170085","2015-04-04T17:54:45Z","Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge bends under same weight as Apple's iPhone 6 Plus","http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/3/8341123/samsung-galaxy-s6-bendgate" -"9322545","vsakos","vsakos",,,"0","1",,"1428189168","2015-04-04T23:12:48Z","Ask HN: Is there a smartphone app like Digital Touch for Apple Watch?", -"9325557","alceufc","alceufc",,,"56","34",,"1428273198","2015-04-05T22:33:18Z","Apple iTunes Sees Big Drop in Music Sales","http://www.wsj.com/articles/itunes-music-sales-down-more-than-13-this-year-1414166672" -"9326455","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","1",,"1428293376","2015-04-06T04:09:36Z","Yahoo, Microsoft extend search partnership talks for 30 days","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/27/us-yahoo-microsoft-idUSKBN0MN2OM20150327" -"9328320","hackread","hackread","true",,,"1",,"1428331795","2015-04-06T14:49:55Z","Windows Users Data on Display as Microsoft Drops It’s “Do Not Track” Policy","https://www.hackread.com/windows-users-data-on-display-as-microsoft-drops-its-do-not-track-policy/" -"9329148","bakins","bakins",,,"4","114",,"1428339548","2015-04-06T16:59:08Z","Announcing Tectonic: Commercial Kubernetes Platform","https://coreos.com/blog/announcing-tectonic/" -"9329259","craneca0","craneca0",,,"83","202",,"1428340563","2015-04-06T17:16:03Z","CoreOS (YC S13) Raises $12M to Bring Kubernetes to the Enterprise","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/06/coreos-raises-12m-funding-round-led-by-google-ventures-to-bring-kubernetes-to-the-enterprise/" -"9330378","fouadmatin","fouadmatin",,,"0","3",,"1428350558","2015-04-06T20:02:38Z","Google Fusion Tables – Combine, Visualize Data from the Web","https://support.google.com/fusiontables/answer/2571232" -"9330463","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","1",,"1428351370","2015-04-06T20:16:10Z","CoreOS is bringing Google's Kubernetes to the enterprise","http://www.zdnet.com/article/coreos-is-bringing-googles-kubernetes-to-the-enterprise/" -"9333420","malle54","malle54","true",,,"1",,"1428409487","2015-04-07T12:24:47Z","20 Alternatives to the Apple Watch","http://www.i4u.com/2015/04/89917/20-smart-watches-competing-apple-watch" -"9333833","PindakaasMan","PindakaasMan",,,"3","13",,"1428413325","2015-04-07T13:28:45Z","Show HN: Talk to Google Spreadsheets with JavaScript","https://github.com/RamonGebben/data-drive" -"9335098","grej","grej",,,"5","10",,"1428423709","2015-04-07T16:21:49Z","Uber fight to dismiss rape lawsuit shows it wont take responsibility for drivers","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/04/07/ubers-fight-to-dismiss-a-lawsuit-over-an-alleged-rape-shows-it-wont-take-responsibility-for-its-drivers/" -"9335382","h43k3r","h43k3r","true",,,"1",,"1428425853","2015-04-07T16:57:33Z","Government Mulls Pan-India Ban of Uber, Ola, and TaxiForSure Apps","http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/government-mulls-pan-india-ban-of-uber-ola-and-taxiforsure-apps-678203" -"9335505","juokaz","juokaz",,,"0","1",,"1428426726","2015-04-07T17:12:06Z","Carpooling startup Ride launches with help from Uber’s first CTO","http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/07/carpooling-startup-ride-launches-with-help-from-ubers-first-cto/" -"9335771","franzpeterstein","franzpeterstein",,,"0","1",,"1428429060","2015-04-07T17:51:00Z","Google is now bigger than Exxon Mobil","http://qz.com/378140/google-is-now-bigger-than-exxon-mobil/" -"9336254","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"1","8",,"1428433118","2015-04-07T18:58:38Z","Uber Co-Founder’s Startup ‘Operator’ Will Get You What You Want","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/07/operator/" -"9336370","ayuvar","ayuvar",,,"0","2",,"1428434021","2015-04-07T19:13:41Z","Google ads reseller possibly compromised; pushing malware","http://blog.fox-it.com/2015/04/07/liveblog-malvertising-from-google-advertisements-via-possibly-compromised-reseller/" -"9337600","tweakz","tweakz",,,"0","1",,"1428445565","2015-04-07T22:26:05Z","Early Uber Architect Launches Carpooling App ‘Ride’","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/04/07/ubers-third-employee-launches-carpooling-app-ride/" -"9337998","bazzargh","bazzargh",,,"3","1","There seems to be something intermittently wrong with this since approx 7pm GMT 7th April - maybe a bit longer. I'm not seeing any announcements, but several others having similar issues - https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=google%20dns&src=typd . Doesn't seem to be geographically isolated; I'm in UK, seeing complaints about US ISPs as well. Anyone know what's going in?","1428451446","2015-04-08T00:04:06Z","Ask HN: Having Trouble with Google Public DNS?", -"9338025","micaeloliveira","micaeloliveira",,,"0","2",,"1428451979","2015-04-08T00:12:59Z","Uber Is Winning Over Americans' Expense Accounts","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-07/uber-is-winning-over-americans-expense-accounts" -"9339434","MarcScott","MarcScott",,,"0","6",,"1428483121","2015-04-08T08:52:01Z","Google 'looking at buying Twitter'","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/11520819/Google-looking-at-buying-Twitter.html" -"9340059","dnevogt12","dnevogt12",,,"0","2",,"1428493372","2015-04-08T11:42:52Z","Uber Co-Founder's New Business","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/07/operator/#.hyvdcc:ThNL" -"9340211","sethbannon","sethbannon",,,"0","1",,"1428495385","2015-04-08T12:16:25Z","Apple Watch Bliss, but Only After a Steep Learning Curve","http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/technology/personaltech/apple-watch-bliss-but-only-after-a-steep-learning-curve.html" -"9340254","mnkypete","mnkypete",,,"37","58",,"1428495900","2015-04-08T12:25:00Z","Apple Watch Review – A Day in the Life","http://www.theverge.com/a/apple-watch-review" -"9340404","robgibbons","robgibbons",,,"0","3",,"1428497938","2015-04-08T12:58:58Z","Popcorn Time on iOS works brilliantly. That's a big problem for Apple, Netflix","http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/04/08/popcorn-time-for-ios-works-brilliantly-and-thats-a-big-problem-for-apple-and-netflix/" -"9340891","jontomato","jontomato",,,"0","1",,"1428502640","2015-04-08T14:17:20Z","Audio Twitter with Apple Watch (20 seconds of audio is the new 140 characters)","https://medium.com/@jontomato/audio-twitter-with-apple-watch-3e976ab8d943" -"9343250","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","1",,"1428521239","2015-04-08T19:27:19Z","HBO Arrives on Apple TV and Sling TV","http://www.zdnet.com/article/hbo-arrives-on-apple-tv-and-sling-tv/" -"9343725","robgibbons","robgibbons",,,"0","1",,"1428525033","2015-04-08T20:30:33Z","Apple Acquired Keyboard Startup 'Dryft' in 2014","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/08/apple-acquired-dryft-keyboard-in-2014/" -"9343737","dnevogt12","dnevogt12",,,"0","2",,"1428525142","2015-04-08T20:32:22Z","What the Unofficial Death of Google+ Means for Marketing","http://marketingland.com/unofficial-death-google-means-marketing-122696" -"9343899","fsethi","fsethi",,,"0","1",,"1428526403","2015-04-08T20:53:23Z","A Week Being Featured in the Apple App Store","https://medium.com/@FrostyPopCorps/a-week-being-featured-in-the-apple-app-store-1062eb28ba94" -"9344207","jfuhrman","jfuhrman",,,"0","2",,"1428529271","2015-04-08T21:41:11Z","Court questions Google on patent values in Microsoft case","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/us-microsoft-google-patents-idUSKBN0MZ23Y20150408" -"9344980","foobarqux","foobarqux",,,"0","2",,"1428537604","2015-04-09T00:00:04Z","Hillary Clinton hires female Google exec as CTO","http://mashable.com/2015/04/08/hillary-clinton-google-campaign-cto/" -"9345017","headShrinker","headShrinker",,,"0","2",,"1428538135","2015-04-09T00:08:55Z","Apple's Watch 1 Year Later","http://www.fritzw.com/2015/04/03/apples-watch-1-year-later/" -"9345681","jfoster","jfoster",,,"1","2",,"1428550537","2015-04-09T03:35:37Z","Month view is coming (back) to Google Calendar for Android","https://plus.google.com/+Gmail/posts/gmF1LdnVbwU" -"9346040","carlchenet","carlchenet",,,"0","1",,"1428560933","2015-04-09T06:28:53Z","Ola, Uber’s Main Rival in India, Refuels Its Tank with $315M in New Funding","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/08/ola-dstglobal/" -"9346458","nitin_flanker","nitin_flanker",,,"0","1",,"1428571009","2015-04-09T09:16:49Z","Adaptive Screens by Google","http://www.whatafuture.com/2015/01/15/adaptive-screens-by-google/" -"9346751","lorenzfx","lorenzfx",,,"0","1",,"1428578014","2015-04-09T11:13:34Z","Rietveld – Code Review, Hosted on Google App Engine","https://github.com/rietveld-codereview/rietveld" -"9347001","velavar","velavar",,,"0","1",,"1428582166","2015-04-09T12:22:46Z","Uber now allows booking auto (tuk-tuk) rides in India","http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/04/09/uber-gets-into-auto-business-in-delhi/" -"9347115","chumchum","chumchum",,,"0","1",,"1428583712","2015-04-09T12:48:32Z","Uber Launches Auto Rickshaw Service in India,Allows Cash Payments for First Time","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/09/uber-autorickshaw-india/" -"9347537","liltroy37","liltroy37","true",,,"1",,"1428588106","2015-04-09T14:01:46Z","Bill O'Reilly likens Apple fans to “opium addicts”","http://bgr.com/2015/04/08/bill-oreilly-apple-opium-addicts-cult/" -"9347770","anacleto","anacleto","true",,,"1",,"1428589909","2015-04-09T14:31:49Z","Jennifer Lopez is the reason behind Google Images","http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/09/jennifer-lopez-is-reason-behind-google-image/" -"9347998","chumchum","chumchum",,,"0","2",,"1428591691","2015-04-09T15:01:31Z","5 Reasons Why Developers Are Frustrated by the Apple Watch","http://m.fastcompany.com/3044843/5-reasons-why-developers-are-frustrated-by-the-apple-watch" -"9348035","eatitraw","eatitraw",,,"0","2",,"1428591968","2015-04-09T15:06:08Z","Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated? (2008)","http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html" -"9348521","paulgrum","paulgrum",,,"0","1",,"1428595472","2015-04-09T16:04:32Z","Microsoft Unveils New Container Technologies for the Next Generation Cloud","http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2015/04/08/microsoft-unveils-new-container-technologies-for-the-next-generation-cloud/" -"9349300","salimmadjd","salimmadjd",,,"0","15",,"1428600574","2015-04-09T17:29:34Z","The Haptic Endorphin Addiction – Why Apple Watch Will Be a Hit","https://medium.com/@salimmadjd/the-haptic-endorphin-addiction-why-apple-watch-will-be-a-hit-3ee4b69c5141" -"9350300","chumchum","chumchum",,,"0","2",,"1428607422","2015-04-09T19:23:42Z","Google said to be close to getting Android Wear watches to work with iPhones","http://www.androidcentral.com/google-said-be-close-getting-android-wear-watches-work-iphones" -"9350336","credo","credo","true",,,"1",,"1428607743","2015-04-09T19:29:03Z","The Apple Watch: Half Computer, Half Jewelry, Mostly Magical","https://www.yahoo.com/tech/the-apple-watch-half-computer-half-jewelry-115815015484.html" -"9351048","chumchum","chumchum",,,"0","1",,"1428613759","2015-04-09T21:09:19Z","LightwaveRF to be helped by Apple in Homekit development","http://www.livecharts.co.uk/share_prices/LightwaveRF-to-be-helped-by-Apple-in-Homekit--news22647275.html" -"9351212","popper189","popper189",,,"0","1",,"1428615404","2015-04-09T21:36:44Z","Google to make Android Wear devices compatible with iPhones","http://www.cnet.com/news/google-may-make-android-wear-compatible-with-iphones/" -"9351323","jprim","jprim",,,"0","1",,"1428616677","2015-04-09T21:57:57Z","Moodwatch for Apple Watch","http://moodwatch.io/" -"9352343","kornushkin","kornushkin",,,"2","5",,"1428634397","2015-04-10T02:53:17Z","Galago – your personal Google","http://galago.me/start" -"9352647","calvintennant","calvintennant",,,"0","2",,"1428641477","2015-04-10T04:51:17Z","Meadow, the Uber of Cannabis Delivery Apps, Graduates from Y Combinator","http://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/meadow-cannabis-delivery-app-y-combinator.html" -"9352831","SpaceInvader","SpaceInvader",,,"0","2",,"1428647763","2015-04-10T06:36:03Z","Paid YouTube: Google Plots New YouTube Subscription Service as Soon as This Year","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-08/google-plots-new-youtube-subscription-service-as-soon-as-this-year" -"9353895","snyp","snyp",,,"1","8",,"1428669999","2015-04-10T12:46:39Z","The $20,000 gold Apple Watch Edition sold out in China in less than an hour","http://www.businessinsider.in/The-20000-gold-Apple-Watch-Edition-sold-out-in-China-in-less-than-an-hour/articleshow/46876442.cms" -"9357398","drsilberman","drsilberman",,,"0","1",,"1428704055","2015-04-10T22:14:15Z","Google has a top-secret project to revolutionize smartphone battery technology","http://bgr.com/2015/04/10/google-x-lab-battery-project/" -"9358126","Jahak","Jahak",,,"0","1",,"1428718298","2015-04-11T02:11:38Z","Ho Ho Ho Google's Santa Tracker Is Now Open Source","http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2015/04/ho-ho-ho-googles-santa-tracker-is-now.html?m=1" -"9358337","known","known",,,"0","1",,"1428722925","2015-04-11T03:28:45Z","It’s 10 times easier to get a job at Goldman Sachs than at Google","http://qz.com/380954/its-10-times-easier-to-get-a-job-at-goldman-sachs-than-at-google/" -"9358884","growthape","growthape",,,"0","1",,"1428740872","2015-04-11T08:27:52Z","Is Joomla Still Good? Google Trends Shows a Clear Downfall","http://www.cloudways.com/blog/is-joomla-still-good/" -"9359813","divya1807","divya1807","true",,,"1","Hi there,

You can help me get a free Uber ride. -Please sign up on Uber using the following link. -https://www.uber.com/invite/uberdiv2911","1428770295","2015-04-11T16:38:15Z","Can you help me get a free uber ride?", -"9363203","colund","colund",,,"0","1",,"1428843894","2015-04-12T13:04:54Z","Here’s Google’s Secret to Hiring the Best People","http://www.wired.com/2015/04/hire-like-google" -"9363252","hoodoof","hoodoof",,,"7","17","I, and my company, have to pay for Internet data usage.

Do big companies also have to?","1428844812","2015-04-12T13:20:12Z","Ask HN: Do big companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft pay for Internet data?", -"9363984","DocFeind","DocFeind",,,"0","2",,"1428858527","2015-04-12T17:08:47Z","Google Sabotage: There Is No Such Thing as Negative SEO","http://www.datadial.net/blog/index.php/2015/04/08/google-sabotage-there-is-no-such-thing-as-negative-seo/" -"9366118","ssavage19","ssavage19",,,"0","1",,"1428904091","2015-04-13T05:48:11Z","Uber for pickup trucks","http://www.goshare.co/uber-for-trucks-uber-for-moving-thats-an-uber-good-idea/" -"9368226","simas","simas",,,"0","1",,"1428939614","2015-04-13T15:40:14Z","Nearly 1M Apple Watch Orders Smokes Android Wear","http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-watch-preorders-one-million,news-20767.html" -"9368310","samanthau","samanthau","true",,,"1",,"1428940296","2015-04-13T15:51:36Z","CNET Update – Apple Watch Mania Continues as Reviews Roll In","http://www.powersiteblog.com/cnet-update-apple-watch-mania-continues-as-reviews-roll-in/#sthash.JtsvQA1H.ozdVi9qW.dpbs" -"9368405","AliCollins","AliCollins",,,"0","1",,"1428941075","2015-04-13T16:04:35Z","Microsoft turns 40: here's every milestone since 1975","http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/microsoft-turns-40-here-s-every-milestone-since-1975-1288322" -"9369104","chollida1","chollida1",,,"0","2",,"1428946960","2015-04-13T17:42:40Z","How Not to Be a Jerk While Wearing the Apple Watch","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-13/how-not-to-be-a-jerk-while-wearing-the-apple-watch" -"9370810","pdknsk","pdknsk",,,"0","2",,"1428962626","2015-04-13T22:03:46Z","Google Doodle Pony Express Game","https://www.google.com/doodles/155th-anniversary-of-the-pony-express" -"9371293","arpitagarwal","arpitagarwal",,,"1","15",,"1428969543","2015-04-13T23:59:03Z","Show HN: InterviewTable – Coding Interviews W Engineers from Google and Facebook","http://interviewtable.com" -"9373898","woogle","woogle",,,"0","2",,"1429016963","2015-04-14T13:09:23Z","Apple WWDC 15 – Register Tickets","https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/tickets/register/" -"9374048","hackread","hackread","true",,,"1",,"1429018288","2015-04-14T13:31:28Z","Google Malaysia Domain Hacked by Bangladeshi Hacker","https://www.hackread.com/google-malaysia-hacked-by-bangladeshi-hackers/" -"9375607","izqui","izqui",,,"0","11",,"1429030557","2015-04-14T16:55:57Z","Apple open sources ResearchKit","http://github.com/researchkit/researchkit" -"9375899","kiddz","kiddz",,,"1","3",,"1429032874","2015-04-14T17:34:34Z","Leasing an Apple Watch Better Than Owning?","http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/14/technology/rent-apple-watch-lease/index.html?iid=HP_LN" -"9376246","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","4",,"1429035586","2015-04-14T18:19:46Z","Microsoft announces pilot program to hire people with autism","http://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2015/04/03/microsoft-announces-pilot-program-to-hire-people-with-autism/" -"9376413","abrodo","abrodo",,,"0","1",,"1429037182","2015-04-14T18:46:22Z","An exploration with Apple Watch by feedly","https://medium.com/feedly-behind-the-curtain/an-exploration-with-apple-watch-by-feedly-9a2e91deba1f" -"9377707","antouank","antouank",,,"0","3",,"1429049493","2015-04-14T22:11:33Z","Apple Buys LinX, a Camera Module Maker Promising DSLR-Like Mobile Performance","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/14/apple-buys-linx-a-camera-module-maker-promising-dslr-like-mobile-performance/" -"9377949","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","2",,"1429053508","2015-04-14T23:18:28Z","‘Uber for Weed’ Startup Eaze Raises $10M in Funding Led by DCM Ventures","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/13/eaze-10m/" -"9378211","kellyf2","kellyf2",,,"0","8",,"1429057924","2015-04-15T00:32:04Z","Internal Google Memo Responds to EU Antitrust Objections","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/14/internal-google-memo-responds-to-eu-antitrust-objections/" -"9379156","jtzhou","jtzhou",,,"1","2",,"1429078019","2015-04-15T06:06:59Z","Uber now 5th largest ""employer"" in Bay Area with 20,000 jobs","http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Uber-among-region-s-biggest-employers-but-6199850.php" -"9379614","sherrywonder","sherrywonder","true",,,"1",,"1429087518","2015-04-15T08:45:18Z","Buy Google Sniper for 1usd – Review,scam or Legit?- Google Sniper 3.0 Download","http://googlesniper3george.com/google-sniper-buy/" -"9379950","yla92","yla92",,,"0","3",,"1429093039","2015-04-15T10:17:19Z","EU files antitrust charges against Google","http://thenextweb.com/google/2015/04/15/eu-files-antitrust-charges-against-google-over-shopping-services-launches-android-investigation" -"9381184","GBond","GBond",,,"1","2",,"1429108324","2015-04-15T14:32:04Z","GOLDMAN: The Apple Watch is going to be trouble for old-school watch makers","http://www.businessinsider.com/the-apple-watch-is-going-to-be-trouble-for-traditional-watch-companies-says-goldman-sachs-2015-4" -"9382612","joesmo","joesmo",,,"0","3",,"1429119200","2015-04-15T17:33:20Z","For Some Teenagers, 16 Candles Mean It’s Time to Join Uber","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/style/for-some-teenagers-16-candles-mean-its-time-to-join-uber.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Fdisruptions&contentCollection=style&action=click&module=NextInCollection®ion=Footer&pgtype=article" -"9382668","vipulg","vipulg",,,"0","1",,"1429119624","2015-04-15T17:40:24Z","Ask HN: In Mobile Will Google be not showing ads for non mobile friendly website", -"9382825","aatteka","aatteka",,,"0","18",,"1429120830","2015-04-15T18:00:30Z","Google, Microsoft and token leaks","http://andrisatteka.blogspot.com/2015/04/google-microsoft-and-token-leaks.html" -"9383073","dnevogt12","dnevogt12",,,"0","3",,"1429122750","2015-04-15T18:32:30Z","Braintree eyes cease-and-desist order vs. Uber","http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2015/04/braintree_eyes_cease_and_desist_order_vs_uber" -"9383263","moonbeamdev","moonbeamdev","true",,,"1",,"1429124134","2015-04-15T18:55:34Z","New Releases for Game Developers from Google's Fun Propulsion Labs","https://appdevelopermagazine.com/2647/2015/4/15/New-Cross-Platform-Releases-for-Game-Developers-from-Google%25E2%2580%2599s-Fun-Propulsion-Labs/#.VS60BSW9Hkk.hackernews" -"9385019","pfusiarz","pfusiarz",,,"4","3",,"1429141749","2015-04-15T23:49:09Z","Your 0.2% Chance of Working at Google","http://www.startuppanel.co/your-0-2-chance-of-working-at-google/" -"9385302","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"0","2",,"1429146145","2015-04-16T01:02:25Z","What does Google need on mobile?","http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2015/4/14/what-does-google-need-on-mobile" -"9386027","plantain","plantain",,,"35","150",,"1429162201","2015-04-16T05:30:01Z","Large-scale cluster management at Google with Borg","http://research.google.com/pubs/pub43438.html" -"9386088","o0-0o","o0-0o","true",,,"1",,"1429163485","2015-04-16T05:51:25Z","Jail.com mugshots indexed by Google, really?","https://google.com" -"9387285","sadtaf","sadtaf","true",,,"1",,"1429185583","2015-04-16T11:59:43Z","Apple's Swift takes crown of most-loved language among developers","http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/04/13/apples-swift-takes-crown-of-most-loved-language-among-developers" -"9387296","dhruvbhatia","dhruvbhatia",,,"0","1",,"1429185710","2015-04-16T12:01:50Z","Google Chrome Privacy Whitepaper","https://www.google.com.au/chrome/browser/privacy/whitepaper.html" -"9387833","mojsilo","mojsilo",,,"0","1",,"1429191894","2015-04-16T13:44:54Z","Google Drive Integration with Yanado – Yanado Blog","https://yanado.com/blog/google-drive-integration-attach-files-to-tasks-from-your-google-drive/" -"9389250","simas","simas",,,"0","1",,"1429203869","2015-04-16T17:04:29Z","Cyanogen will distribute Microsoft’s software suite","http://recode.net/2015/04/16/microsoft-and-cyanogen-form-pact-as-android-lands-in-european-crosshairs/" -"9390853","hallieatrobohub","hallieatrobohub",,,"0","5",,"1429219851","2015-04-16T21:30:51Z","Why Google's robot personality patent isn't what it appears to be","http://robohub.org/why-googles-robot-personality-patent-isnt-what-it-appears-to-be/" -"9392097","VLiz","VLiz","true",,,"1",,"1429241060","2015-04-17T03:24:20Z","Yahoo-Microsoft Deal “Sponsored Day” Ad","http://marketingland.com/marketing-day-yahoo-microsoft-deal-social-ad-spend-to-hit-23-billion-tumblrs-sponsored-day-ad-125449?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed-main" -"9393452","christianklotz","christianklotz",,,"0","1",,"1429268605","2015-04-17T11:03:25Z","A Google Chrome App Walks into a Pub…","https://medium.com/@christianklotz/what-s-playing-4fdef93e3f2d" -"9394006","zatkin","zatkin",,,"0","5",,"1429275936","2015-04-17T13:05:36Z","French Senate Backs Bid to Force Google to Disclose Search Algorithm Workings","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/17/french-senate-backs-bid-to-force-google-to-disclose-search-algorithm-workings/" -"9394667","twoshedsmcginty","twoshedsmcginty",,,"0","6",,"1429282470","2015-04-17T14:54:30Z","Dutch prosecutors launch criminal investigation against Uber for flouting ban","http://thestack.com/dutch-criminal-investigation-uber-170415" -"9395630","jplevine","jplevine",,,"123","231",,"1429290154","2015-04-17T17:02:34Z","A QUIC update on Google’s experimental transport","http://blog.chromium.org/2015/04/a-quic-update-on-googles-experimental.html" -"9395728","rey12rey","rey12rey",,,"0","3",,"1429290945","2015-04-17T17:15:45Z","Take your big data to new places with Google BigQuery","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/04/take-your-big-data-to-new-places-with-Google-BigQuery.html?m=1" -"9396774","jarz","jarz",,,"0","2",,"1429300171","2015-04-17T19:49:31Z","Microsoft Open Tech Subsidiary Rejoins MSFT","https://msopentech.com/blog/2015/04/17/nextchapter/" -"9397875","zeeshanm","zeeshanm",,,"0","2",,"1429316354","2015-04-18T00:19:14Z","Uber Totals: All Your Uber Numbers in One Place","https://uber.totals.io/" -"9398339","Smerity","Smerity",,,"0","3",,"1429332157","2015-04-18T04:42:37Z","Google Ads Take a Step Towards “HTTPS Everywhere”","http://adwords.blogspot.com/2015/04/ads-take-step-towards-https-everywhere.html" -"9398970","kshatrea","kshatrea",,,"0","2",,"1429354360","2015-04-18T10:52:40Z","Microsoft, Once an Antitrust Target, Is Now Google’s Regulatory Scold","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/technology/microsoft-once-an-antitrust-target-is-now-googles-regulatory-scold.html" -"9400257","dsr12","dsr12",,,"0","5",,"1429378509","2015-04-18T17:35:09Z","Google Lifts the Veil on Borg, Revealing Apache Aurora’s Heritage","http://thenewstack.io/google-lifts-the-veil-on-borg-revealing-apache-auroras-heritage/" -"9400281","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","1",,"1429378726","2015-04-18T17:38:46Z","Apple Watch Availability Is Clarified","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/apple-clarifies-availability-of-the-apple-watch/" -"9401108","titanas","titanas",,,"0","1",,"1429392117","2015-04-18T21:21:57Z","Analytiks for Google Analytics Comes to Android","https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blattlabs.analytiks" -"9402428","malle54","malle54","true",,,"1",,"1429432814","2015-04-19T08:40:14Z","How Hard Will Google Mobile Update Hit My Site? It's Best Not to Find Out","http://www.i4u.com/2015/04/90391/how-hard-will-google-mobile-friendly-update-hit-my-site-its-best-not-find-out" -"9404606","BitPost","BitPost","true",,,"1",,"1429473500","2015-04-19T19:58:20Z","NeuCoin – Digital Currency with Founders of Uber and Spotify","http://bit-post.com/players/neucoin-the-future-of-crypto-5616" -"9404746","haidrali","haidrali",,,"1","5","I am very interested to know that how Tech giants shortlist CV's. Do they look for specific keywords in CV or your linkedin profile or you github profile or you blog What they look in a applicant to be shortlisted to interview call.

If you are recruiter kindly do explain your process as well -Thanks","1429475244","2015-04-19T20:27:24Z","Ask HN: How Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM Shortlist CV's?", -"9406757","acbc","acbc",,,"0","1",,"1429517973","2015-04-20T08:19:33Z","Apple Watch versus Android Wear: who has won the Smartwatch war?","http://techfruit.com/2015/04/02/apple-watch-versus-android-wear-who-has-won-the-smartwatch-war/" -"9408413","arturopg","arturopg",,,"12","3",,"1429541259","2015-04-20T14:47:39Z","Ask HN: What do you do when you ride in an Uber?", -"9408535","Mario0","Mario0",,,"0","1",,"1429542123","2015-04-20T15:02:03Z","Microsoft Embraces Apple Watch with OneDrive Update for Viewing Photos","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/20/microsoft-embraces-apple-watch-with-onedrive-update-for-viewing-photos-from-your-wrist/" -"9408926","Osiris","Osiris","true",,,"1",,"1429545328","2015-04-20T15:55:28Z","Former Xbox exec forms new company using unannounced Microsoft technology","http://www.winbeta.org/news/newly-departed-xbox-exec-phil-harrison-forms-new-company-licenses-unnanounced-microsoft" -"9408979","charlieirish","charlieirish",,,"0","4",,"1429545746","2015-04-20T16:02:26Z","Apple – Environmental Responsibility","http://www.apple.com/environment/" -"9409209","ghosh","ghosh",,,"1","1",,"1429547658","2015-04-20T16:34:18Z","Apple.com","http://www.apple.com/" -"9409294","jiyannwei","jiyannwei",,,"0","1",,"1429548484","2015-04-20T16:48:04Z","Google has spent more on remodeling than every Mountain View resident combined","http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2015/04/20/google-spent-500-million-on-construction-since-2004-more-than-all-local-homeowners-combined" -"9409310","dhruvbird","dhruvbird",,,"0","6",,"1429548570","2015-04-20T16:49:30Z","Uber Lawsuit Information","http://uberlawsuit.com/" -"9411562","qzervaas","qzervaas",,,"0","2",,"1429574332","2015-04-20T23:58:52Z","Google Joins the Search for the Loch Ness Monster","http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/04/google-joins-the-search-for-the-loch-ness-monster/390906/?single_page=true" -"9412070","ForHackernews","ForHackernews",,,"34","49",,"1429585500","2015-04-21T03:05:00Z","How to see everything you’ve Googled while logged in","http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/04/20/how-to-see-everything-youve-ever-googled-if-youre-so-brave/" -"9413004","applewatchsc","applewatchsc","true",,,"1",,"1429609374","2015-04-21T09:42:54Z","Awesome Apple Watch Source Code – Flip&Roll App in Swift","http://codecanyon.net/item/fliproll-apple-watch-app-in-swift/11103867?ref=taepov" -"9413109","colinmegill","colinmegill",,,"1","1",,"1429611662","2015-04-21T10:21:02Z","Uber in India will include rickshaws","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/world/asia/uber-adds-a-low-tech-twist-to-its-modern-business-model-in-india.html" -"9413521","asmosoinio","asmosoinio",,,"0","3",,"1429619068","2015-04-21T12:24:28Z","Google Shuts Off NPAPI in Chrome – Threatpost – The First Stop for Security News","https://threatpost.com/google-shuts-off-npapi-in-chrome/112295" -"9414089","rkrkrk21","rkrkrk21","true",,,"1",,"1429625343","2015-04-21T14:09:03Z","Google Under Water Street View – Loch Ness","https://www.google.com/maps/@57.324621,-4.440346,3a,75y,88.88h,73.36t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sbgAZcmZkBMkAAAQfDRcs2Q!2e0!3e2" -"9414900","gw5815","gw5815",,,"0","2",,"1429631622","2015-04-21T15:53:42Z","Why Google Flights is Awesome – a real world example","https://gregsramblings.com/2015/04/21/why-google-flights-is-awesome/" -"9415211","brett687","brett687",,,"0","1",,"1429634036","2015-04-21T16:33:56Z","Google's new mobile friendly search algorithm","http://www.mobiusmedia.co.uk/google-mobile-friendly-search/" -"9415785","bvogelzang","bvogelzang",,,"0","2",,"1429638986","2015-04-21T17:56:26Z","Expedited Apple Watch Orders for Developers","https://developer.apple.com/watch/order/" -"9416921","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"7","20",,"1429648805","2015-04-21T20:40:05Z","Google your lost Android phone","https://plus.google.com/+google/posts/CEdEWkg4dvf" -"9420162","mhausenblas","mhausenblas",,,"1","7",,"1429709019","2015-04-22T13:23:39Z","Making Kubernetes a First-Class Citizen on the DCOS – Mesosphere","https://mesosphere.com/blog/2015/04/22/making-kubernetes-a-first-class-citizen-on-the-dcos/" -"9420258","datsun","datsun",,,"1","2",,"1429709673","2015-04-22T13:34:33Z","Google lobbying spending reached new high in early 2015","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/21/us-google-lobbying-idUSKBN0NC1UO20150421?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews" -"9421427","arunoda","arunoda",,,"0","8",,"1429719077","2015-04-22T16:11:17Z","Learn Kubernetes: The Future of Cloud Hosting","https://meteorhacks.com/learn-kubernetes-the-future-of-the-cloud.html" -"9421623","guillon","guillon","true",,,"1",,"1429720610","2015-04-22T16:36:50Z","After 11 Years Google Finally Gains Control Over the Domain GoogleTranslate.com","http://www.thedomains.com/2015/04/22/after-11-years-google-finally-gains-control-over-the-domain-googletranslate-com/" -"9423854","tenpoundhammer","tenpoundhammer",,,"3","4","Would it be valuable and worth while to make an online platform for groups of laborers to organize and to help those groups offset the power of large dominating corporations and other causes that suppress working/middle class citizens.

Also what features would such a system need to make it effective?","1429739877","2015-04-22T21:57:57Z","Ask HN: Online Platform for Organizing Labor?(Uber for Unions)", -"9423898","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","2",,"1429740440","2015-04-22T22:07:20Z","Google launches its own mobile telephone service","http://phys.org/news/2015-04-google-mobile.html" -"9425728","yuvals","yuvals",,,"1","2",,"1429783827","2015-04-23T10:10:27Z","Here's How Uber's Co-Founder Is Going to Take on Amazon and EBay","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-23/uber-s-co-founder-has-a-new-shopping-app-and-this-is-how-it-works" -"9426632","taepov","taepov","true",,,"1",,"1429797180","2015-04-23T13:53:00Z","How to Get into an Apple Ads – 7 Minute Workout Mobile App Case Study","http://justforward.co/pod-012-how-to-get-into-an-apple-ads-7-minute-workout-mobile-app-case-study/" -"9428043","brendandburns","brendandburns",,,"38","233",,"1429807874","2015-04-23T16:51:14Z","Borg: The Predecessor to Kubernetes","http://kubernetesio.blogspot.com/2015/04/borg-predecessor-to-kubernetes.html" -"9428251","caniszczyk","caniszczyk",,,"2","22",,"1429809481","2015-04-23T17:18:01Z","Apple details J.A.R.V.I.S., the Apache Mesos framework that runs Siri","https://mesosphere.com/blog/2015/04/23/apple-details-j-a-r-v-i-s-the-mesos-framework-that-runs-siri/" -"9428753","brandonlipman","brandonlipman",,,"1","3",,"1429813486","2015-04-23T18:24:46Z","First Look at Uber’s Co-Founder’s Shopping Concierge “Operator”","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/22/the-request-network/#.yvoxvk:ON38" -"9429261","sinak","sinak",,,"0","2",,"1429817706","2015-04-23T19:35:06Z","Exposing Hidden Bias at Google (2014)","http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/technology/exposing-hidden-biases-at-google-to-improve-diversity.html?" -"9430475","brandonb","brandonb",,,"53","62",,"1429830232","2015-04-23T23:03:52Z","Show HN: Continous Heart Rate for Android Wear and Apple Watch","http://www.cardiogr.am" -"9431075","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","1",,"1429841895","2015-04-24T02:18:15Z","Apple Watch User Guide","http://daringfireball.net/linked/2015/04/23/apple-watch-user-guide" -"9431437","benhamner","benhamner",,,"0","2",,"1429849994","2015-04-24T04:33:14Z","Uber Burning $750M a year","http://davidcummings.org/2015/04/22/uber-burning-750-million-in-a-year/?utm_campaign=Mattermark+Daily&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17274541&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8DawzkcD6AqiFdSfTHlq1WwSN0nsc4hC_zXK8PrOwWUHLu6Kp6czPE1QB4sAQ1Ba8U3Og2E9_vQN4cnq0qp4QqTHfaLA&_hsmi=17274541" -"9431593","Aqua_Geek","Aqua_Geek",,,"0","7",,"1429853393","2015-04-24T05:29:53Z","Apple Watch Teardown","https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Teardown/40655?revisionid=HEAD" -"9431749","seijaku","seijaku",,,"0","1",,"1429857514","2015-04-24T06:38:34Z","Introduction to the Google Maps API","https://learnable.com/courses/introduction-to-google-maps-api-2895" -"9431926","carlchenet","carlchenet",,,"0","1",,"1429861570","2015-04-24T07:46:10Z","Google paid Eric Schmidt $672,400 to fly guests to one conference last year","http://uk.businessinsider.com/eric-schmidt-672400-aircraft-bill-revealed-in-proxy-filing-2015-4" -"9432533","thestack_alice","thestack_alice",,,"0","1",,"1429874931","2015-04-24T11:28:51Z","App for cancer patients launches on Apple Watch to transform care quality","http://thestack.com/app-cancer-patients-apple-watch-transform-care-quality-240415" -"9433119","snadahalli","snadahalli","true",,,"1",,"1429882153","2015-04-24T13:29:13Z","Giant Android Urinates on Apple in Pakistan","http://www.andevcon.com/news/giant-android-urinates-on-apple-in-pakistan" -"9433133","simas","simas",,,"0","1",,"1429882281","2015-04-24T13:31:21Z","Apple Watch Ad Philosophy","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/24/apple-watch-ad-philosophy/" -"9433165","hathers","hathers",,,"0","1",,"1429882578","2015-04-24T13:36:18Z","“Google review policy is crap” – Google Maps","https://twitter.com/andrewhathaway/status/591596322857361408" -"9433395","shawndumas","shawndumas","true",,,"1",,"1429884807","2015-04-24T14:13:27Z","Google Maps has an android pissing on an Apple logo","https://www.google.com/maps/@33.5117431,73.0421419,15z" -"9433745","mcalmels","mcalmels","true",,,"3",,"1429887441","2015-04-24T14:57:21Z","Android robot pissing on apple","https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B030%2752.5%22N+73%C2%B003%2733.2%22E/@33.5136037,73.0575914,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0" -"9434042","chumchum","chumchum","true",,,"1",,"1429889759","2015-04-24T15:35:59Z","Show HN: Apple launches 3 new ads to make sure you know about the Apple Watch","http://mashable.com/2015/04/24/new-apple-watch-ads/" -"9434195","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni","true",,,"2",,"1429891132","2015-04-24T15:58:52Z","Android Pissing at Apple on Google Maps","http://www.teamandroid.com/2015/04/24/android-pissing-apple-google-maps/" -"9434233","sherrywonder","sherrywonder","true",,,"1",,"1429891556","2015-04-24T16:05:56Z","New Google Sniper 3.0-Special Offers, Scam or Real ,Download Now","http://googlesniper3george.com/google-sniper-buy/" -"9434693","alsothings","alsothings","true",,,"2",,"1429895932","2015-04-24T17:18:52Z","Apple now rejecting apps with Pebble Smartwatch support","http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/comment/137838" -"9435298","BukhariH","BukhariH",,,"0","1",,"1429901245","2015-04-24T18:47:25Z","Tidal Music Streaming Fails Where Apple Watch Succeeds","https://bgr.com/2015/04/24/tidal-music-streaming-fail-apple-win/" -"9435708","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1429905845","2015-04-24T20:04:05Z","Apple's iPhone 7 Will Make Current iPhones Obsolete","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apples-iphone-7-will-make-current-iphones-obsolete" -"9436071","clarky07","clarky07",,,"0","1",,"1429910230","2015-04-24T21:17:10Z","Show HN: Vima – GPS Run Tracker for Apple Watch","https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vima-gps-run-tracker/id871857373?ls=1&mt=8&hn" -"9436756","LeoPanthera","LeoPanthera",,,"0","3",,"1429923859","2015-04-25T01:04:19Z","Apple Watch email client displays only text/plain part","https://litmus.com/blog/apple-watch-favors-text-version-breaks-links" -"9437498","phodo","phodo",,,"0","1",,"1429944266","2015-04-25T06:44:26Z","Front Runners in the Hunt for the Apple Watch Killer App","http://www.wsj.com/articles/front-runners-in-the-hunt-for-the-apple-watch-killer-app-1429877697" -"9437574","empressplay","empressplay",,,"48","55",,"1429947044","2015-04-25T07:30:44Z","Google Fi Patent","http://www.google.com/patents/US20120036035" -"9438487","mariuz","mariuz",,,"0","8",,"1429974258","2015-04-25T15:04:18Z","Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/20/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary" -"9439957","dstaheli","dstaheli",,,"0","1",,"1430005847","2015-04-25T23:50:47Z","Microsoft Catering ALM Tools to Java Teams","https://www.visualstudio.com/features/java-vs" -"9440722","vvoyer","vvoyer",,,"10","91",,"1430028349","2015-04-26T06:05:49Z","Show HN: Betty, Open Source Google Voice with Receptionist Abilities","https://github.com/SamyPesse/betty" -"9441452","stesch","stesch",,,"42","40",,"1430049408","2015-04-26T11:56:48Z","Google Dart Will Not Be the Next Default Programming Language of the Web","http://arc.applause.com/2015/03/27/google-dart-virtual-machine-chrome/" -"9441634","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"1","15",,"1430053782","2015-04-26T13:09:42Z","Some things I've done with Apple watch in the last 11 hours","http://log.ericalba.org/post/117307478867/some-things-ive-done-with-apple-watch-in-the-last" -"9441905","empressplay","empressplay",,,"0","1",,"1430059134","2015-04-26T14:38:54Z","Google, Facebook help families locate loved ones in Nepal quake aftermath","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Google-Facebook-help-families-friends-locate-loved-ones/articleshow/47057691.cms" -"9444506","dboles99","dboles99","true",,,"1",,"1430112583","2015-04-27T05:29:43Z","Need Microsoft Office on Ubuntu? Install the Official Web Apps – OMG Ubuntu","http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/07/run-microsoft-office-web-apps-ubuntu-desktop" -"9447639","ub","ub",,,"1","6",,"1430154638","2015-04-27T17:10:38Z","Google will pay you to keep your ideas off patent trolls","http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/27/8503047/google-patent-purchase-promotion-troll-lawsuits" -"9448174","moey","moey",,,"0","1",,"1430158889","2015-04-27T18:21:29Z","Google wants to buy your patents before the trolls get to them","http://qz.com/392220/google-is-asking-inventors-to-sell-their-patents-to-them/" -"9448757","mishkovski","mishkovski",,,"0","2",,"1430165146","2015-04-27T20:05:46Z","Microsoft just turned 40, and it’s actually looking pretty good","http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/04/microsoft-40-years-old/" -"9449140","sgustard","sgustard",,,"3","9",,"1430169541","2015-04-27T21:19:01Z","The difference between Apple and Samsung industrial design","http://www.imore.com/difference-apple-samsung-industrial-design" -"9450209","tacon","tacon",,,"0","2",,"1430186335","2015-04-28T01:58:55Z","Google wants to buy your patent to keep it away from trolls","http://www.wired.com/2015/04/google-wants-buy-patent-keep-away-trolls/" -"9450423","VLiz","VLiz","true",,,"1",,"1430191783","2015-04-28T03:29:43Z","Apple’s profit up 33% to $17B following iPhone sales push","http://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/trends/46617-apple-s-profit-up-33-to-17-billion-following-iphone-sales-push.html#" -"9450704","mckoss","mckoss",,,"41","75",,"1430200785","2015-04-28T05:59:45Z","Google Patent Purchase Promotion","http://www.google.com/patents/licensing/#tab=pp" -"9451115","thatsnice","thatsnice",,,"12","30",,"1430212025","2015-04-28T09:07:05Z","Show HN: A tool to audit your Google Analytics implementation","http://mixedanalytics.com/audit/public/" -"9451593","ricw","ricw",,,"7","5",,"1430222889","2015-04-28T12:08:09Z","Apple's digital crown mess","http://ricw.svbtle.com/apples-digital-crown-mess" -"9452117","zgryw","zgryw",,,"120","131",,"1430227615","2015-04-28T13:26:55Z","Apple Watch – What can you do with it?","http://madebymany.com/blog/apple-watch-what-can-you-do-with-it" -"9452190","jyosim3","jyosim3","true",,,"1",,"1430228063","2015-04-28T13:34:23Z","Is That College Prof Wearing an Apple Watch?","http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/wearable-teaching-college-to-experiment-with-apple-watch-as-learning-tool/56459" -"9452567","mfrisbie","mfrisbie",,,"0","2",,"1430231163","2015-04-28T14:26:03Z","Uber launches UberEATS – food delivery in 10 minutes or less","https://blog.uber.com/uber-eats-nyc-launch-chef-zero-april-28-2015" -"9452759","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"0","2",,"1430232747","2015-04-28T14:52:27Z","The Apple Watch isn't as profitable as we first thought","http://bgr.com/2015/04/28/apple-watch-profits-expectations-lower/" -"9453255","kaolinite","kaolinite",,,"0","1",,"1430237001","2015-04-28T16:03:21Z","Apple Q2 2015 financial results summary","http://into.technology/articles/apple-q2-2015-results" -"9453284","thestack_alice","thestack_alice",,,"0","2",,"1430237215","2015-04-28T16:06:55Z","AWS bigger than cloud rivals Google, Microsoft, IBM and Salesforce combined","http://thestack.com/aws-bigger-cloud-rivals-google-microsoft-ibm-salesforce-280415" -"9453917","samanthau","samanthau","true",,,"1",,"1430242205","2015-04-28T17:30:05Z","Project Fi: Google Innovating in Connectivity and Communication","http://www.powersiteblog.com/project-fi-google-innovating-in-connectivity-and-communication/#sthash.9UnfwiWk.3uijr4WV.dpbsProject Fi: Google Innovating in Connectivity and Communication - See more at: http://www.powersiteblog.com/project-fi-google-innovating-in-connectivity-and-communication/#sthash.9UnfwiWk.3uijr4WV.dpuf" -"9453964","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"0","5",,"1430242490","2015-04-28T17:34:50Z","Uber says it can deliver food in NYC in 10 minutes","http://www.wired.com/2015/04/ubereats-new-york-chicago-uber/" -"9454244","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"0","1",,"1430245365","2015-04-28T18:22:45Z","Fetch Lets You Buy, Book or Schedule Anything from Your Apple Watch","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/28/fetch-lets-you-buy-book-or-schedule-anything-from-your-apple-watch/" -"9454535","jtbrown","jtbrown",,,"0","1",,"1430248829","2015-04-28T19:20:29Z","Should you test your app on device before submitting to Apple?","http://roadfiresoftware.com/2015/04/will-an-ios-app-run-on-a-device-the-same-way-it-does-on-the-ios-simulator/" -"9455525","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","3",,"1430260892","2015-04-28T22:41:32Z","Apple doesn’t care: Why one longtime indie role-playing game maker has left iOS","http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/27/apple-doesnt-care-why-one-longtime-indie-role-playing-game-maker-has-left-ios/" -"9455851","PublicEnemy111","PublicEnemy111",,,"0","2",,"1430266006","2015-04-29T00:06:46Z","UberEATS","http://blog.uber.com/uber-eats-nyc-launch-chef-zero-april-28-2015?ref=producthunt" -"9457123","SpaceInvader","SpaceInvader",,,"49","48",,"1430298184","2015-04-29T09:03:04Z","The Apple Watch does not play nicely with some tattoos","http://www.imore.com/heres-why-apple-watch-does-not-play-nice-with-some-tattoos" -"9457440","dhsb","dhsb","true",,,"2",,"1430305546","2015-04-29T11:05:46Z","Apple Watch doesn't work properly on people with wrist tattoos","http://uk.businessinsider.com/apple-watch-tattoo-issue-heart-beat-wrist-detection-2015-4" -"9457647","ram535ii","ram535ii","true",,,"4",,"1430309041","2015-04-29T12:04:01Z","Dark tattoos can throw off Apple Watch's heart rate sensor","http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/29/apple-watch-tattoo/" -"9458182","jsc123","jsc123",,,"0","1",,"1430315118","2015-04-29T13:45:18Z","What Apple’s Gargantuan Cash Giveaway Really Means","http://time.com/3837580/apple-dividend/" -"9458548","Osiris","Osiris",,,"0","1",,"1430318234","2015-04-29T14:37:14Z","Apple: Our watch has no time for watch apps","http://www.computerworld.com/article/2916215/personal-technology/apple-our-watch-has-no-time-for-watch-apps-tattoos-too-itbwgk.html" -"9459021","pokertrack","pokertrack",,,"0","1",,"1430321519","2015-04-29T15:31:59Z","Show HN: PokerTrack for Apple Watch","http://appstore.com/pokertrack" -"9459283","bradmccarty","bradmccarty",,,"1","9",,"1430323703","2015-04-29T16:08:23Z","Show HN: Keep Multiple Google Accounts in Sync Automatically","https://www.fullcontact.com/blog/sync-multiple-google-address-books/" -"9459536","ranaali","ranaali","true",,,"1",,"1430325481","2015-04-29T16:38:01Z","Microsoft Office 2010 Product Key Generator Free Download","http://freecracks.net/microsoft-office-2010-product-key-generator-free-download/" -"9459709","swalsh","swalsh","true",,,"3",,"1430326663","2015-04-29T16:57:43Z","Microsoft Launches Its .NET Distribution for Linux and Mac","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/29/microsoft-launches-its-net-distribution-for-linux-and-mac/#.1t5lba:elZb" -"9460182","geekrax","geekrax",,,"0","1",,"1430329709","2015-04-29T17:48:29Z","Google Store – Nexus, Chromecast and More","https://store.google.com/?playredirect=true" -"9460411","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"0","1",,"1430331058","2015-04-29T18:10:58Z","GreenRush Wants to Be the GrubHub, Not the Uber, of Pot Delivery","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/29/greenrush-wants-to-be-the-grubhub-not-the-uber-of-pot-delivery/" -"9460606","alanh","alanh",,,"0","1",,"1430332405","2015-04-29T18:33:25Z","What Gift Cards Say About Corporate Values: Amazon vs. Apple","http://alanhogan.com/gift-cards-corporate-values-apple-amazon" -"9460836","Navarr","Navarr","true",,,"1",,"1430334072","2015-04-29T19:01:12Z","Introducing Microsoft Edge: The New Windows 10 Browser","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH1D31YHsgY" -"9461274","ColinWright","ColinWright",,,"0","2",,"1430337489","2015-04-29T19:58:09Z","Microsoft HoloLens demo","http://uk.businessinsider.com/microsoft-hololens-demo-2015-4" -"9461498","moonbeamdev","moonbeamdev","true",,,"1",,"1430339280","2015-04-29T20:28:00Z","Highlights from Day One of Microsoft Build Developers Conference","https://appdevelopermagazine.com/2699/2015/4/29/Highlights-from-Day-One-of-Microsoft-Build-Developers-Conference/#.VUE-y_S84_Y.hackernews" -"9462048","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","3",,"1430344044","2015-04-29T21:47:24Z","Microsoft's Edge logo clings to the past","http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8516339/microsoft-edge-logo-build-2015" -"9462280","seventhreelove","seventhreelove","true",,,"1",,"1430346944","2015-04-29T22:35:44Z","Google Will Do Anything to Beat Moore's Law: A View from Inside","http://www.theplatform.net/2015/04/29/google-will-do-anything-to-beat-moores-law/" -"9462469","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"0","2",,"1430349598","2015-04-29T23:19:58Z","Microsoft Shows HoloLens' Augmented Reality Is No Gimmick","http://www.wired.com/2015/04/microsoft-build-hololens/" -"9462529","sinak","sinak",,,"0","2",,"1430350455","2015-04-29T23:34:15Z","Google Connectivity Services","https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.gcs" -"9462611","spking","spking",,,"0","2",,"1430351665","2015-04-29T23:54:25Z","Apple warns of ‘material’ financial damage from Irish tax probe","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/507f19e8-ee77-11e4-98f9-00144feab7de.html#axzz3YkHvWRy7" -"9462802","miiiiiike","miiiiiike",,,"1","2",,"1430356798","2015-04-30T01:19:58Z","Apple Watch: Faulty Taptic Engine Slows Rollout","http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-watch-faulty-taptic-engine-slows-roll-out-1430339460" -"9463504","somerandomone","somerandomone",,,"0","1",,"1430372466","2015-04-30T05:41:06Z","Difficult to search mini COM port in Google","https://www.google.com/search?q=mini+com+port" -"9464583","tomkwok","tomkwok",,,"0","2",,"1430396674","2015-04-30T12:24:34Z","Apple Watch Review","http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/29/apple-watch-review/?ncid=rss" -"9465357","FBT","FBT",,,"0","4",,"1430405183","2015-04-30T14:46:23Z","Protecting against Google phishing in Chrome","https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/04/protecting_agai_1.html" -"9465388","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"0","2",,"1430405382","2015-04-30T14:49:42Z","Microsoft cracks down on misleading (and frequently malicious) advertisements","http://www.pcworld.com/article/2916492/after-google-microsoft-also-cracks-down-on-misleading-advertisements.html" -"9465719","ultradev1","ultradev1","true",,,"1",,"1430408254","2015-04-30T15:37:34Z","Microsoft Edge Browser Faces Uphill Battle","http://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2015/04/30/microsoft-edge-browser-faces-uphill-battle/" -"9465767","evo_9","evo_9",,,"11","18",,"1430408592","2015-04-30T15:43:12Z","Microsoft Is Really Turning It the Fuck Around","http://gizmodo.com/microsoft-is-really-turning-it-the-fuck-around-1686447907" -"9465831","huntermeyer","huntermeyer",,,"0","1",,"1430409015","2015-04-30T15:50:15Z","Microsoft Hololens Live Demo","http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-hololens-demo-2015-4" -"9467162","matmik","matmik",,,"11","39",,"1430422674","2015-04-30T19:37:54Z","Show HN: Timely for Apple Watch – Scheduling and time tracking on your wrist","https://timelyapp.com/apple_watch" -"9467401","claudiosan","claudiosan","true",,,"1",,"1430425125","2015-04-30T20:18:45Z","Microsoft Hololens Demo (Build 2015)","http://goo.gl/ZRxBn4" -"9469390","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"1","5",,"1430454064","2015-05-01T04:21:04Z","Planning a Trip? When It's Cheaper to Take Uber and Lyft Than Rent a Car","http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2015/04/30/planning-a-trip-when-its-cheaper-to-take-uber-and-lyft-than-rent-a-car/" -"9470293","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"0","1",,"1430472245","2015-05-01T09:24:05Z","Apple Sales Trends","http://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2015/04/28/apple-sales-trends/" -"9472331","DyslexicAtheist","DyslexicAtheist","true",,,"1",,"1430496007","2015-05-01T16:00:07Z","E-Indistinguishability – don't tell Google “I'm lonely” [pdf]","http://arxiv.org/pdf/1504.08043.pdf" -"9472520","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"1","1",,"1430497109","2015-05-01T16:18:29Z","Microsoft Acquires Surface 3 Pen Tech from N-trig","http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/01/microsoft-acquires-surface-3-pen-tech-from-n-trig/" -"9473114","msarmento","msarmento","true",,,"1",,"1430501758","2015-05-01T17:35:58Z","Google Kubernetes tops Docker for container orchestration","http://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/news/4500245457/Google-Kubernetes-tops-Docker-for-container-orchestration" -"9473414","harshabhat86","harshabhat86","true",,,"1",,"1430503981","2015-05-01T18:13:01Z","Apple Confirms Tattoos Can Affect Apple Watch’s Heart Rate Sensor Readings","http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/01/apple-confirms-tattoos-can-affect-apple-watchs-heart-rate-sensor-readings/" -"9474152","eknight15","eknight15",,,"0","2",,"1430510750","2015-05-01T20:05:50Z","Google+ opens a Twitter account","http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/01/google-plus-twitter/" -"9474264","th0ma5","th0ma5",,,"0","2",,"1430511808","2015-05-01T20:23:28Z","Google Restores Usenet Search by Date","https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/apps/JEIYhpk7aaE/VqPInidInb0J" -"9474735","apress","apress",,,"0","1",,"1430516855","2015-05-01T21:47:35Z","The department store app that outpaced Uber, Tinder and Nike","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-department-store-app-that-outpaced-uber--tinder-and-nike-193431641.html" -"9475436","rohanaurora","rohanaurora",,,"14","19",,"1430528815","2015-05-02T01:06:55Z","Apple Watch gold plating for $399 with a 3-day turnaround","http://www.watchplate.com/#our-story-1-alex" -"9476527","unuzero","unuzero","true",,,"1",,"1430561429","2015-05-02T10:10:29Z","Microsoft Edge: What designers need to know","http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2015/05/microsoft-edge-what-designers-need-to-know/" -"9476607","interdrift","interdrift",,,"0","2","I'm a Microsoft certified professional, they used to offer the virtual business cards. They seem to be inactive now and when I visit my buisness card it says that it's an insecure website. What is going on?

http://mcpvirtualbusinesscard.com","1430563979","2015-05-02T10:52:59Z","Ask HN: What is happening to Microsoft virtual business cards?", -"9476935","cubelyio","cubelyio","true",,,"1",,"1430572838","2015-05-02T13:20:38Z","Hacker Finds a Simple Way to Bypass Google Password Alert","http://thehackernews.com/2015/05/hack-google-password.html?m=1" -"9478257","ahstilde","ahstilde",,,"2","8",,"1430595434","2015-05-02T19:37:14Z","Courts docs show how Google slices users into “millions of buckets”","https://medium.com/@jeffgould/courts-docs-show-how-google-slices-users-into-millions-of-buckets-ec9c768b6ae9" -"9478422","DiabloD3","DiabloD3",,,"0","1",,"1430598109","2015-05-02T20:21:49Z","More Uber Accounts Have Been Hacked, This Time in the United States","http://motherboard.vice.com/read/more-uber-accounts-have-been-hacked-this-time-in-the-united-states" -"9481615","s5innovation","s5innovation","true",,,"1",,"1430666603","2015-05-03T15:23:23Z","Preparing for the Google Mobile-Friendly Algorithm","http://studio5innovation.com/preparing-for-the-google-mobile-friendly-algorithm/" -"9481646","oliv__","oliv__",,,"0","1",,"1430667050","2015-05-03T15:30:50Z","Samsung Debuts Apple-Like Design Video for Galaxy S6 Edge","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/05/01/samsung-design-video-apple/" -"9483249","digisth","digisth",,,"0","3",,"1430690155","2015-05-03T21:55:55Z","Startups Try to Challenge Google, at Least on Mobile Search","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/technology/start-ups-try-to-challenge-google-at-least-on-mobile-search.html?ref=business" -"9484395","timr","timr",,,"20","61",,"1430715576","2015-05-04T04:59:36Z","Photos Apple's first employees showed us from the company's earliest days","http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/These-photos-Apple-s-first-employees-showed-us-6238666.php" -"9485762","antimora","antimora",,,"0","2",,"1430743548","2015-05-04T12:45:48Z","Stubborn 'wontfix' Google U-turns on Chromecast vid judder twitching-eye blunder","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/03/google_chromecast_vid_judder_u_turn/" -"9485880","andmalc","andmalc",,,"0","2",,"1430744915","2015-05-04T13:08:35Z","Is Google's Chromebook the ultimate in secure travel computing?","https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/googles-chromebook-ultimate-secure-travel-computing-edward-kiledjian" -"9486334","Akhilan","Akhilan","true",,,"1",,"1430749995","2015-05-04T14:33:15Z","Openwashing of Binary Blobs That Microsoft Uses to Attack Free Software","http://techrights.org/2015/05/03/binary-blobs-as-open/" -"9487052","simas","simas",,,"42","82",,"1430755789","2015-05-04T16:09:49Z","Kubernetes is going to support rkt","http://www.wired.com/2015/05/google-backs-alternative-docker-cloud-computing-s-next-big-idea/" -"9487242","hodgesmr","hodgesmr",,,"1","4",,"1430757588","2015-05-04T16:39:48Z","Uber may have been hacked","http://bgr.com/2015/05/04/uber-username-and-password-change/" -"9487855","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"0","2",,"1430762571","2015-05-04T18:02:51Z","How Hackers Can Crack People's Uber Accounts to Sell on the Dark Web","http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-hackers-cracked-peoples-uber-accounts-to-sell-on-the-dark-web" -"9488338","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1430766500","2015-05-04T19:08:20Z","OS X Yosemite: How to Find Non-Apple Extensions Lingering in Your Mac","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/os-x-yosemite-how-to-find-non-apple-extensions-lingering-in-your-mac" -"9488550","dankohn1","dankohn1",,,"0","1",,"1430768497","2015-05-04T19:41:37Z","Uber Blog – 4 Years Moving NYC","http://blog.uber.com/nyc-4-year-anniversary-05-04-2015" -"9489527","eridal","eridal",,,"0","2",,"1430776918","2015-05-04T22:01:58Z","Apple wants to take Spotify out of their way","https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/4/8540935/apple-labels-spotify-streaming" -"9489630","jhack","jhack","true",,,"1",,"1430778135","2015-05-04T22:22:15Z","Apple efforts to end free streaming music on Spotify, YouTube spur DOJ inquiry","http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/05/04/apple-efforts-to-end-free-streaming-music-on-spotify-youtube-spur-doj-inquiry---report" -"9493487","natelam","natelam",,,"0","1",,"1430844541","2015-05-05T16:49:01Z","Coding Dojo Partners with Uber","https://devblog.uber.com/uber-and-coding-dojo-work-together-to-help-aspiring-developers/" -"9495587","mwcampbell","mwcampbell",,,"3","7",,"1430867658","2015-05-05T23:14:18Z","Uber Leaving Kansas","http://blog.uber.com/leavingks" -"9496012","denzil_correa","denzil_correa",,,"0","2",,"1430874123","2015-05-06T01:02:03Z","How Sony Makes Money Off Apple’s iPhone","http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-sony-makes-money-off-apples-iphone-1430274602" -"9496627","indus","indus",,,"43","92",,"1430887395","2015-05-06T04:43:15Z","Google Says More Searches Now on Mobile Than on Desktop","http://searchengineland.com/its-official-google-says-more-searches-now-on-mobile-than-on-desktop-220369" -"9496779","enoch4gor","enoch4gor",,,"1","2",,"1430891265","2015-05-06T05:47:45Z","After Microsoft's How Old Are You Site, Now There Is a How Dude Are You Site","http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-told-you-how-old-you-are-but-how-dude-are-you/" -"9497264","killwhitey","killwhitey",,,"90","91",,"1430901413","2015-05-06T08:36:53Z","Applebot, the web crawler for Apple","https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204683" -"9498056","halfimmortal","halfimmortal",,,"0","1",,"1430914843","2015-05-06T12:20:43Z","Google launches Cloud Bigtable, a service for storing big data","http://www.pcworld.com/article/2919372/google-launches-a-service-for-storing-big-data.html" -"9498622","flexside170","flexside170",,,"0","2",,"1430920745","2015-05-06T13:59:05Z","Microsoft LAPS – Storing Cleartext Passwords in LDAP","https://blog.netspi.com/running-laps-around-cleartext-passwords/" -"9498697","werencole","werencole",,,"1","2",,"1430921283","2015-05-06T14:08:03Z","What Are Apple's Intentions for Applebot?","http://arc.applause.com/2015/05/06/applebot-apple-search-engine/" -"9498780","bvrlt","bvrlt",,,"0","2",,"1430922047","2015-05-06T14:20:47Z","Apple Opens 3rd-party Bands Program for Apple Watch","https://developer.apple.com/watch/bands/" -"9499733","squigs25","squigs25",,,"0","1",,"1430928912","2015-05-06T16:15:12Z","Google Code Challenges","http://www.google.com/foobar/" -"9501589","preillyme","preillyme",,,"3","5",,"1430944284","2015-05-06T20:31:24Z","A First Foray into Kubernetes","http://dev-blog.xoom.com/2015/05/06/first-foray-kubernetes/" -"9505379","randomname2","randomname2",,,"0","1",,"1431009820","2015-05-07T14:43:40Z","Voting with Dollars: Politicians and Their Staffers Roll with Uber","http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/05/06/17309/capitol-hills-uber-caucus" -"9506024","mrry","mrry",,,"30","54",,"1431014490","2015-05-07T16:01:30Z","Large-scale cluster management at Google with Borg","http://blog.acolyer.org/2015/05/07/large-scale-cluster-management-at-google-with-borg/" -"9506110","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1431015100","2015-05-07T16:11:40Z","Spotify makes fresh anti-competitive behavior claim against Apple","http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/07/apple-beats-music-spotify-complaint/" -"9506370","gw5815","gw5815",,,"1","6",,"1431016906","2015-05-07T16:41:46Z","AWS to Google Cloud Platform Service Mapping","https://gregsramblings.com/2015/05/07/aws-to-gcp-mapping/" -"9508412","jodok","jodok",,,"0","2",,"1431033964","2015-05-07T21:26:04Z","Scalable SQL Database Crate Now Available as Click-To-Deploy for Google Compute","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/05/Distributed-SQL-database-Crate-now-available-as-Click-to-Deploy-for-Google-Compute-Engine.html" -"9508441","aashaykumar92","aashaykumar92",,,"4","1","It can be for either consumers or other businesses.","1431034325","2015-05-07T21:32:05Z","Ask HN: What are ideas/features Uber should implement immediately?", -"9509063","srathi","srathi",,,"0","6",,"1431040774","2015-05-07T23:19:34Z","Google Ready to Give Android Users More Privacy Controls","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-07/google-said-ready-to-give-android-users-more-privacy-controls" -"9509643","browserspot","browserspot",,,"0","2",,"1431050888","2015-05-08T02:08:08Z","Microsoft’s new browser Edge will not inherit any old technologies from IE","http://techgiggle.com/2015/05/07/microsofts-new-browser-edge-will-not-inherit-any-old-technologies-from-ie/" -"9509831","x43b","x43b",,,"0","5",,"1431055918","2015-05-08T03:31:58Z","Why Google’s Hometown Said “No” to a Massive New Googleplex","http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/05/07/why_mountain_view_said_no_to_a_new_googleplex_and_yes_to_linkedin.html" -"9510781","davecol","davecol","true",,,"1",,"1431079107","2015-05-08T09:58:27Z","Google declare war on desktop software (for now)","http://bit.ly/1cujibI" -"9510872","dlp211","dlp211",,,"0","2",,"1431082635","2015-05-08T10:57:15Z","What is the best way to start my career: Uber or Zenefits? Zenefits CEO responds","http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-start-my-career-Uber-or-Zenefits/answer/Parker-Conrad?srid=OCt&share=1" -"9511236","jgrahamc","jgrahamc",,,"4","18",,"1431088778","2015-05-08T12:39:38Z","Google PageSpeed Service customers: migrate to CloudFlare for acceleration","https://blog.cloudflare.com/google-pagespeed-service-customers-migrate-to-cloudflare-for-acceleration/" -"9511649","matan_a","matan_a","true",,,"1",,"1431092615","2015-05-08T13:43:35Z","Guess Who Owns $1.1B in Apple Stock","http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-07/guess-who-owns-11-billion-apple-stock" -"9512193","antimora","antimora",,,"0","1",,"1431098632","2015-05-08T15:23:52Z","Here’s Why Uber Would Spend $3B on Maps","http://time.com/3851639/uber-here-nokia-maps/" -"9512546","karimaliz","karimaliz",,,"0","2",,"1431102175","2015-05-08T16:22:55Z","What can Facebook and Twitter learn from GoogleReader to improve readability","https://medium.com/@karimaliz/what-can-facebook-twitter-learn-from-google-reader-to-improve-timeline-readability-experience-227ab536270d" -"9512789","pchretien","pchretien",,,"0","2",,"1431104572","2015-05-08T17:02:52Z","Why Google and other tech giants are creating tools for political dissidents","http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/may/08/tech-industry-democracy-free-speech-rights-google-politics" -"9513131","g_money","g_money","true",,,"1",,"1431107652","2015-05-08T17:54:12Z","Wearables Startup Neumitra Gets New Cash Amid Fitbit, Apple Buzz","http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2015/05/08/wearables-startup-neumitra-gets-new-cash-amid-fitbit-apple-buzz/" -"9513513","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"0","2",,"1431111709","2015-05-08T19:01:49Z","Uber Wants to Buy Nokia's Mapping Services","http://www.itworld.com/article/2920475/uber-said-to-bid-for-nokias-here-mapping-business.html" -"9513924","dstaheli","dstaheli",,,"0","2",,"1431116346","2015-05-08T20:19:06Z","Microsoft Answers the Question, 'Why Windows Phone?'","http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-answers-the-question-why-windows-phone" -"9515178","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","1",,"1431137697","2015-05-09T02:14:57Z","Uber Plans Large, New Funding Round","http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-plans-large-new-funding-round-1431137142" -"9515191","xbmcuser","xbmcuser","true",,,"1",,"1431138061","2015-05-09T02:21:01Z","Two new Chrome accessibility extensions released by Google","http://www.ghacks.net/2015/05/08/two-new-chrome-accessibility-extensions-released-by-google/" -"9515453","karlkfi","karlkfi",,,"0","2",,"1431144440","2015-05-09T04:07:20Z","Running Kubernetes at Scale with Mesos and the Mesosphere DCOS","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFCJ3WiVjyA" -"9515518","abetaha","abetaha",,,"0","1",,"1431146457","2015-05-09T04:40:57Z","Only Half of Online Video Ads Are Viewable, Google Says","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/08/only-half-of-online-video-ads-are-viewable-google-says/?mod=WSJ_TechWSJD_NeedToKnow" -"9515867","jitnut","jitnut",,,"2","6",,"1431160645","2015-05-09T08:37:25Z","Show HN: Insync – Insync – The best Google Drive app ever built","https://insynchq.com/" -"9516014","tam001","tam001","true",,,"1",,"1431167444","2015-05-09T10:30:44Z","Google Drive Extends OCR Support to Over 200 Languages","http://theandroidmagazine.com/google-drive-extends-ocr-support-to-over-200-languages/" -"9517110","ranaali","ranaali","true",,,"1",,"1431194653","2015-05-09T18:04:13Z","Microsoft Office 2016 Pro Plus ISO Beta Version Get Free","http://freecracks.net/microsoft-office-2016-pro-plus-iso-beta-version/" -"9518060","tux","tux",,,"0","2",,"1431213771","2015-05-09T23:22:51Z","Apple Watch Review by The Verge","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noZAqbn92gM" -"9518695","yla92","yla92",,,"0","5",,"1431229178","2015-05-10T03:39:38Z","Uber Is Looking for Another $1.5B in Funding at a $50B Valuation","http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/09/uber-50-billion" -"9519197","SoulMan","SoulMan",,,"0","3",,"1431243089","2015-05-10T07:31:29Z","Google Cloud Bigtable – Google Cloud Platform","https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/?ref=producthunt" -"9519726","DiabloD3","DiabloD3",,,"0","2",,"1431261576","2015-05-10T12:39:36Z","BBC Wants Google to Remove Top Gear's IMDb Page","http://torrentfreak.com/bbc-wants-google-to-remove-top-gears-imdb-page-150509/" -"9520437","viscanti","viscanti",,,"0","3",,"1431276239","2015-05-10T16:43:59Z","Uber reportedly wants to raise $1.5-2B more on a $50B valuation","http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/09/uber-reportedly-wants-to-raise-1-5-2b-more-on-a-huge-50b-valuation/" -"9521365","t23","t23",,,"0","1",,"1431292952","2015-05-10T21:22:32Z","1 Simple Reason Apple Inc. Needs to Develop Its Own Cellular Modems","http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/05/10/1-simple-reason-apple-inc-needs-to-develop-its-own.aspx" -"9522111","hackread","hackread","true",,,"1",,"1431305620","2015-05-11T00:53:40Z","80 Funny, Creepy, Strange, Disturbing Google Street View Images","https://www.hackread.com/funny-creepy-strange-google-street-view-images/" -"9522688","ahmetmsft","ahmetmsft",,,"0","1",,"1431318244","2015-05-11T04:24:04Z","Redesigning Overcast’s Apple Watch App","http://www.marco.org/2015/05/08/overcast-apple-watch-redesign/" -"9522936","carlchenet","carlchenet",,,"0","1",,"1431323172","2015-05-11T05:46:12Z","Apple Expands Its Renewable Paper and Energy Initiatives to China","http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/10/apple-environment/" -"9522949","carlchenet","carlchenet",,,"0","4",,"1431323411","2015-05-11T05:50:11Z","Uber Funding Talks Highlight the Speedy Pace of Investments","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/technology/uber-valuation-highlights-the-speedy-pace-of-investments.html" -"9523304","azizurrehman","azizurrehman","true",,,"1",,"1431331731","2015-05-11T08:08:51Z","Microsoft Office 2016 Pro Plus Beta Iso Leaked Version Fee Down","http://windowsloaders.com/microsoft-office-2016-pro-plus-beta-iso/" -"9523445","andrewstuart","andrewstuart",,,"3","3","If you get a job application from a well known large company like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo etc etc, does that make you or your colleagues think they are a better developer?","1431335170","2015-05-11T09:06:10Z","Ask HN: Is a job applicant from Google, Microsoft, FaceBook, etc better?", -"9526122","antimora","antimora",,,"0","1",,"1431363280","2015-05-11T16:54:40Z","Why Apple bought 1M acres of Chinese forest","http://fortune.com/2015/05/11/why-apple-bought-1-million-acres-of-chinese-forest/" -"9526602","steven","steven",,,"279","265",,"1431367316","2015-05-11T18:01:56Z","The View from the Front Seat of the Google Self-Driving Car","https://medium.com/backchannel/the-view-from-the-front-seat-of-the-google-self-driving-car-46fc9f3e6088" -"9527414","umeboshi","umeboshi",,,"0","2",,"1431373947","2015-05-11T19:52:27Z","Peeing Android Forces Google to Suspend Map Maker","http://www.programmableweb.com/news/peeing-android-forces-google-to-suspend-map-maker/2015/05/11" -"9527420","docbrain","docbrain",,,"0","3",,"1431373990","2015-05-11T19:53:10Z","Paul Graham Wants to Blow Up Google","https://medium.com/@PatentMonk/paul-graham-wants-to-blow-up-google-67a5d6c7a2d2" -"9528128","techaddict009","techaddict009",,,"0","1",,"1431381605","2015-05-11T22:00:05Z","Jawbone Hires Google Commerce Head Sameer Samat as President","http://recode.net/2015/05/11/jawbone-hires-google-commerce-head-sameer-samat-as-president/" -"9528679","mightyswags","mightyswags","true",,,"1","Start sharing and discovering new and interesting content only at http://www.linkrr.co","1431389089","2015-05-12T00:04:49Z","Apple Watch review: Is it Pointless? Is it worth it?","http://linkrr.co/index.html" -"9529858","antoaravinth","antoaravinth",,,"1","5",,"1431411528","2015-05-12T06:18:48Z","Lovefield: A Cross-Browser SQL-Like Query Engine from Google","https://github.com/google/lovefield?utm_source=javascriptweekly&utm_medium=email" -"9530331","ghosh","ghosh",,,"0","1",,"1431420757","2015-05-12T08:52:37Z","SoftBank’s New President Is Former Google Head of Business Nikesh Arora","http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/12/softbank-nikesh-arora/" -"9530616","sashee","sashee",,,"0","1",,"1431425772","2015-05-12T10:16:12Z","Using Google auth in JavaScript","https://advancedweb.hu/2015/05/12/using-google-auth-in-javascript/" -"9531253","gr3yh47","gr3yh47",,,"0","1",,"1431434311","2015-05-12T12:38:31Z","Google temporarily shuts down Map Maker due to vandalism","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/05/google-temporarily-shuts-down-map-maker-due-to-vandalism/" -"9531323","sergeant3","sergeant3",,,"0","3",,"1431435135","2015-05-12T12:52:15Z","A Month with the Apple Watch: Does It Pass the Test of Time?","http://recode.net/2015/05/12/a-month-with-the-apple-watch-does-it-pass-the-test-of-time/" -"9532368","johnn325","johnn325","true",,,"1",,"1431443840","2015-05-12T15:17:20Z","#apple introduces #ios8 .4 to beta developers","http://directgadget.org/ios-2/apple-introduces-ios-8-4-to-beta-developers/" -"9533162","happyscrappy","happyscrappy",,,"0","1",,"1431450315","2015-05-12T17:05:15Z","Apple beats Xiaomi in China, now No. 1","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Apple-beats-Xiaomi-on-home-turf-becomes-No-1/articleshow/47233631.cms" -"9533275","kn9","kn9",,,"1","11",,"1431450990","2015-05-12T17:16:30Z","The Uber-Geek Lab Overview (2006)","http://smorris.uber-geek.net/lab.htm" -"9533836","vinkiss","vinkiss","true",,,"1",,"1431455320","2015-05-12T18:28:40Z","Tutorial to use Google apps","https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_Mar7rkm6doPPKa15N7WWZaJJRhW3q-h" -"9534245","bruceb","bruceb",,,"0","9",,"1431458853","2015-05-12T19:27:33Z","SF judge rules against Googler who bought apt building and forced out tenants","http://www.businessinsider.com/judge-ruled-against-google-lawyer-jack-halprin-2015-5" -"9535306","abetaha","abetaha",,,"0","2",,"1431468595","2015-05-12T22:09:55Z","How Google’s Top Minds Decide What to Forget","http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-googles-top-minds-decide-what-to-forget-1431462018?mod=LS1" -"9536119","motti_s","motti_s",,,"0","1",,"1431479830","2015-05-13T01:17:10Z","How Marc Benioff tested Satya Nadella before deciding to cozy up with Microsoft","http://www.businessinsider.com/how-marc-benioff-tested-satya-nadella-before-deciding-to-cozy-up-with-microsoft-2015-5" -"9539251","stinsondad","stinsondad",,,"0","5",,"1431528047","2015-05-13T14:40:47Z","Decoding Uber's $50B Valuation (And What It Means for You)","http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrismyers/2015/05/13/decoding-ubers-50-billion-valuation-and-what-it-means-for-you/" -"9540221","numo16","numo16",,,"0","5",,"1431535766","2015-05-13T16:49:26Z","Microsoft Build, from an API Perspective","http://blog.runscope.com/posts/microsoft-build-from-an-api-perspective" -"9541389","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"0","4",,"1431545490","2015-05-13T19:31:30Z","Google Finally Goes All in on Cloud Internally","http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/13/google-finally-goes-all-in-on-cloud-internally/" -"9541671","andrewdon","andrewdon",,,"0","2",,"1431548286","2015-05-13T20:18:06Z","Google Comms and Policy Head Whetstone Joins Uber","http://recode.net/2015/05/13/google-comms-and-policy-head-whetstone-takes-over-that-job-at-uber/" -"9544520","yaniksilver","yaniksilver",,,"0","2",,"1431604352","2015-05-14T11:52:32Z","Venom Vulnerability: Amazon and Google Compute Engine Safe. DigitalOcena Patching","http://www.cloudways.com/blog/venom-vulnerability/" -"9544930","FreakyT","FreakyT",,,"0","2",,"1431609251","2015-05-14T13:14:11Z","Microsoft Hyperlapse preview versions released for Windows and Android","http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/hyperlapseapps/" -"9545620","docluv","docluv",,,"0","1",,"1431616487","2015-05-14T15:14:47Z","Free MVP Virtual Conference and Microsoft Edge","http://love2dev.com/#!article/MVP-Virtual-Conference" -"9546599","KeepTalking","KeepTalking",,,"1","1",,"1431627057","2015-05-14T18:10:57Z","APT leverages Microsoft TechNET's user profiles to encode cnc ip [pdf]","https://www2.fireeye.com/rs/fireye/images/rpt-apt17.pdf" -"9547389","adequatic","adequatic",,,"0","1",,"1431635343","2015-05-14T20:29:03Z","There’s Something Off about Google’s Patent Purchase Promotion","http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/who-wins-with-google-s-new-patent-88609/" -"9547464","angryMontrealer","angryMontrealer",,,"2","4",,"1431636134","2015-05-14T20:42:14Z","Taxi drivers swarm downtown Toronto in protest of Uber","http://m.thestar.com/#/article/news/city_hall/2015/05/14/taxi-drivers-swarm-downtown-core-in-protest-of-uber.html" -"9549123","sjcsjc","sjcsjc",,,"0","8",,"1431669343","2015-05-15T05:55:43Z","Startup entrepreneur sues Uber, claims CEO stole idea for on-demand taxis","http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/startup-entrepreneur-sues-uber-claims-ceo-stole-idea-for-on-demand-taxi/" -"9550482","psbp","psbp",,,"0","3",,"1431697523","2015-05-15T13:45:23Z","Mobile carriers in Europe will reportedly block ads in effort to bully Google","http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/15/8610741/mobile-carriers-europe-block-ads-rumor" -"9550817","jmhuret","jmhuret",,,"0","1",,"1431700261","2015-05-15T14:31:01Z","Apple Watch Development Overview","http://www.pointsource.com/#!/BlogPosts/FirstLookAppleWatchDevelopment" -"9550974","hollaur","hollaur","true",,,"1",,"1431701404","2015-05-15T14:50:04Z","Is the Google Phantom algorithm update real?","http://www.sitepoint.com/google-phantom-update/" -"9551165","funkylexoo","funkylexoo",,,"0","3",,"1431703217","2015-05-15T15:20:17Z","Microsoft’s plan to put voice recognition behind anything","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/cortana-for-all-microsofts-plan-to-put-voice-recognition-behind-anything/" -"9552402","mrb","mrb",,,"0","1",,"1431712804","2015-05-15T18:00:04Z","Robo-car, go Google's latest self-driving prototypes are heading to roadways","http://www.cnet.com/news/google-to-test-self-driving-cars-on-public-california-roadways/" -"9553068","thetrendigo","thetrendigo","true",,,"1",,"1431718266","2015-05-15T19:31:06Z","Google – the stuff you probably don’t know","http://thetrendigo.com/how-big-is-google/" -"9556520","sschueller","sschueller",,,"0","1",,"1431791526","2015-05-16T15:52:06Z","Bizarre YouTube video alleges that Uber was a stolen idea","http://mashable.com/2015/05/15/uber-lawsuit/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link" -"9556719","pif","pif",,,"0","2",,"1431794604","2015-05-16T16:43:24Z","Bring Back Classic Google Maps","http://techforluddites.com/bring-back-classic-google-maps-updates/" -"9557567","dsego","dsego",,,"0","4",,"1431809446","2015-05-16T20:50:46Z","The Darker Side of Google and Open Source: Taking Without Attribution (2010)","http://accidentalscientist.com/2010/02/the-darker-side-of-google-open-source-taking-without-attribution.html" -"9557650","Excluse","Excluse",,,"0","5",,"1431810903","2015-05-16T21:15:03Z","Grand Theft Uber – The Story of Celluride","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgqMqQ-uTeE" -"9557798","ytNumbers","ytNumbers",,,"0","1",,"1431813631","2015-05-16T22:00:31Z","Can Google Outsell Amazon and EBay?","http://www.wsj.com/articles/can-google-outsell-amazon-and-ebay-1431730741" -"9562999","carlchenet","carlchenet",,,"0","1",,"1431928718","2015-05-18T05:58:38Z","Google's futuristic self-driving cars are hitting California roads this summer","http://uk.businessinsider.com/google-self-driving-car-prototypes-tested-california-roads-summer-chris-urmson-2015-5" -"9563788","mfishbein","mfishbein",,,"0","1",,"1431948493","2015-05-18T11:28:13Z","SEO 101: In Words So Simple a Baby Could Rank on Google","http://mfishbein.com/seo-101/" -"9563869","yuvals","yuvals",,,"4","3",,"1431950103","2015-05-18T11:55:03Z","A week without Google","http://medium.stfi.re/@odedgolan/a-week-without-google-e1a6fe54649a?sf=qbenw" -"9564972","edent","edent",,,"0","13",,"1431962701","2015-05-18T15:25:01Z","How to Make Your Google+ Account Completely Private","https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/05/how-to-make-your-google-account-completely-private/" -"9565056","triceam","triceam",,,"2","1",,"1431963737","2015-05-18T15:42:17Z","Powering Apple Watch Apps with IBM MobileFirst","http://www.tricedesigns.com/2015/05/15/powering-apple-watch-with-ibm-mobilefirst-part-1/" -"9566002","oron","oron",,,"0","2",,"1431973047","2015-05-18T18:17:27Z","Google launches vs. AWS price calculator","https://cloud.google.com/pricing/tco/" -"9566825","steven","steven",,,"0","1",,"1431982630","2015-05-18T20:57:10Z","Steven Johnson's Problem W Apple Watch: No Real “Home” Button","https://medium.com/backchannel/for-the-apple-watch-there-s-no-place-like-home-and-that-s-a-problem-b37810b6fd34" -"9566918","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","1",,"1431983912","2015-05-18T21:18:32Z","Court agrees Samsung copied Apple, but tosses some damages","http://www.dailyrepublic.com/business-and-real-estate/court-agrees-samsung-copied-apple-but-tosses-some-damages/" -"9567568","throwaway0909","throwaway0909","true",,,"1","Long story short, got greedy and automated the sending of ~60 emails to potential customers over a couple of days with Mail Gun. Near the end of it we noticed our emails were ending up in Gmails spam folders and we stopped. Now when trying to legitimately reply to customers that messaged us through our in-site contact form (so we're sending the first actual email) I think some of our messages are ending up in the spam filter. People that were interested in our service and contacted us first aren't getting back to us.

I fucked up, yes, but is it fixable? Other than getting a new domain and re-branding our entire business of course. I like our in-site contact form because it requires people to fill out all the information we need, but if the only option is to have them email us first then I guess I can do that.","1431994825","2015-05-19T00:20:25Z","Ask HN: Can a spammer-turned-good get out of Google spam filter?", -"9567591","kavehs1","kavehs1",,,"0","1",,"1431995244","2015-05-19T00:27:24Z","How Google ‘Tricks’ Users into Sharing Location Data","https://www.sherbit.io/how-google-tricks-users-into-sharing-location-data/" -"9568329","lewisl9029","lewisl9029",,,"0","2",,"1432015274","2015-05-19T06:01:14Z","Microsoft Research – VC3: a new method for keeping data private in the cloud","http://blogs.microsoft.com/next/2015/05/18/a-lockbox-in-the-cloud-microsoft-research-project-reveals-new-method-for-keeping-data-private/" -"9568484","zerr","zerr",,,"0","1",,"1432019419","2015-05-19T07:10:19Z","Is Google a good company to join for a mid-career software developer?","http://www.quora.com/Is-Google-a-good-company-to-join-for-a-mid-career-software-developer-with-10-years-of-experience?share=1" -"9571663","bobsky","bobsky",,,"0","3",,"1432056250","2015-05-19T17:24:10Z","Kubernetes on OpenStack","http://blog.kubernetes.io/2015/05/kubernetes-on-openstack.html" -"9571705","numo16","numo16",,,"0","4",,"1432056670","2015-05-19T17:31:10Z","Microsoft says it's taking over updates for Windows 10 Mobile devices","http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-says-its-taking-over-updates-for-windows-10-mobile-devices/" -"9572169","robin_reala","robin_reala",,,"0","1",,"1432060448","2015-05-19T18:34:08Z","Bringing Web Audio to Microsoft Edge for Interoperable Gaming and Media","http://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/05/19/bringing-web-audio-to-microsoft-edge-for-interoperable-gaming-and-enthusiast-media/" -"9572503","alexcasalboni","alexcasalboni","true",,,"1",,"1432063658","2015-05-19T19:27:38Z","Apple Safari Browser Vulnerable to URL Spoofing Vulnerability","http://thehackernews.com/2015/05/safari-url-spoofing.html" -"9572772","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"1","10",,"1432066115","2015-05-19T20:08:35Z","Uber gutted Carnegie Mellon’s top robotics lab to build self-driving cars","http://www.theverge.com/transportation/2015/5/19/8622831/uber-self-driving-cars-carnegie-mellon-poached" -"9572891","harshabhat86","harshabhat86",,,"0","1",,"1432067123","2015-05-19T20:25:23Z","Apple Debuts New 15-Inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch and $1,999 27“ Retina iMac","http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/19/apple-debuts-new-15-inch-macbook-pro-with-force-touch-and-1999-27-inch-retina-imac/#.4a6ylb:djv7" -"9573258","rbhcom","rbhcom","true",,,"1",,"1432070813","2015-05-19T21:26:53Z","Apple Now Sells a Lightning Dock for Your iPhone","http://buzz10.pw/AppleNowSellsALightningDockForYouriPhone" -"9573345","hodgesmr","hodgesmr",,,"24","12","This is getting mixed results from people. For some, it's gives a pretty accurate location of either where you are or a place you go. For others, not so much.

I don't geotag tweets, and it still did a pretty good job. It appears to be content based.","1432071513","2015-05-19T21:38:33Z","Tell HN: Go to Google Maps. Type Your Twitter Handle (with @)", -"9573518","empressplay","empressplay",,,"0","4",,"1432073615","2015-05-19T22:13:35Z","Australian Tax Office Says Uber, AirBnB Must Collect GST","http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-20/tax-office-issues-gst-warning-for-uber-and-air-bnb/6482590" -"9574916","frankPants","frankPants",,,"0","8",,"1432103313","2015-05-20T06:28:33Z","Accessibility on Apple Watch","http://bilue.com.au/accessibility-on-apple-watch/" -"9575415","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1432117681","2015-05-20T10:28:01Z","Google patents a way to win a text message argument","http://qz.com/408226/google-patents-a-way-to-win-a-text-message-argument/" -"9575591","charlieirish","charlieirish",,,"0","1",,"1432121055","2015-05-20T11:24:15Z","Google Atmosphere: think creatively and innovate boldly","https://atmosphere.withgoogle.com/live/atmosphere-live-2015-june" -"9579118","spectruman","spectruman",,,"0","1",,"1432154290","2015-05-20T20:38:10Z","Meet Zoox, the Robo-Taxi Start-Up Taking on Google and Uber","http://spectrum.ieee.org/transportation/advanced-cars/meet-zoox-the-robotaxi-startup-taking-on-google-and-uber#.VVzwrfg9lvw.hackernews" -"9579212","benbreen","benbreen",,,"1","7",,"1432155117","2015-05-20T20:51:57Z","A Partial Inventory of Gustave Flaubert’s Personal Effects","http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2012/08/15/a-partial-inventory-of-gustave-flaubert%E2%80%99s-personal-effects/" -"9581703","etiam","etiam",,,"2","33",,"1432200981","2015-05-21T09:36:21Z","NSA Planned to Hijack Google App Store to Hack Smartphones","https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/05/21/nsa-five-eyes-google-samsung-app-stores-spyware/" -"9582615","popper189","popper189","true",,,"1",,"1432215344","2015-05-21T13:35:44Z","Rumors suggest Apple's #IoT Homekit bloatware apps included in iOS 9","http://www.computerworld.com/article/2925128/internet-of-things/rumors-suggest-apples-iot-homekit-bloatware-apps-included-in-ios-9-itbwgk.html" -"9583792","onur","onur",,,"0","1",,"1432226269","2015-05-21T16:37:49Z","What Apple App Analytics Means for Countly (and Others)","http://blog.count.ly/post/119516350743/what-apple-app-analytics-means-for-countly-and" -"9583883","vaibhavnoob","vaibhavnoob","true",,,"2",,"1432227134","2015-05-21T16:52:14Z","Google will launch its software for Internet of Things","http://www.thegeekbyte.com/4735/google-will-launch-its-software-for-internet-of-things/" -"9584958","alexophile","alexophile",,,"0","2",,"1432237105","2015-05-21T19:38:25Z","How to Send Email Like Uber","http://blog.sendwithus.com/how-to-send-email-like-uber/" -"9584999","anagi477","anagi477","true",,,"1",,"1432237488","2015-05-21T19:44:48Z","Meet Uber's Competition","http://goo.gl/yeqrGD" -"9585350","Mz","Mz",,,"0","1",,"1432241977","2015-05-21T20:59:37Z","These Are the Cities Where You Can Now Request a Spanish-Speaking Uber Driver","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/21/uberespanol_n_7399546.html" -"9586201","vicken","vicken",,,"5","8","I noticed something really strange happen today. I'm getting an invalid certificate warning ("This certificate is not valid (host name mismatch") while sending email through Google's smtp server. I decided to disconnect from PIA and send the email and, low and behold, no certificate warning. I reconnected to PIA, tried to send a test email, and got the warning again.

Anyone else notice this? I've noticed this happen several times in the past, but I didn't pay much attention to it. The cert in question is for mx.google.com","1432257182","2015-05-22T01:13:02Z","Is Private Internet Access injecting their own Google cert?", -"9586712","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"0","1",,"1432273899","2015-05-22T05:51:39Z","Uber in Talks for $1B Credit Facility with Banks","http://www.wsj.com/article_email/uber-in-talks-for-1-billion-credit-facility-with-banks-1432265901-lMyQjAxMTA1NTI5MTcyMzE0Wj" -"9586743","rufus42","rufus42",,,"0","2",,"1432274721","2015-05-22T06:05:21Z","I backed up 24,280 photos to Google Drive. What happened next blew my mind","http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/15/i-backed-up-24280-photos-to-google-drive-what-happened-next-blew-my-mind/" -"9586804","danielmiessler","danielmiessler",,,"0","1",,"1432276335","2015-05-22T06:32:15Z","On the Wrist: Android Wear vs. Apple Watch","http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1948" -"9587305","thestack_alice","thestack_alice",,,"0","1",,"1432287444","2015-05-22T09:37:24Z","Didi Kuaidi offers free chauffeur service to fight off Uber advances","http://thestack.com/didi-kuaidi-free-chauffeur-service-fight-uber-advances-220515" -"9588263","vezycash","vezycash",,,"0","2",,"1432302963","2015-05-22T13:56:03Z","Microsoft OneClip: share clipboard across Windows/WindowsPhone/Android/iOS","https://mobile.twitter.com/h0x0d/status/601670948320751616" -"9589833","cjdulberger","cjdulberger",,,"0","2",,"1432316627","2015-05-22T17:43:47Z","Here's your first look at Uber's test car","http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/techflash/2015/05/exclusive-heres-your-first-look-at-ubers-self.html?page=all" -"9590137","sid24ss","sid24ss",,,"0","1",,"1432319617","2015-05-22T18:33:37Z","Uber's test car","http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/techflash/2015/05/exclusive-heres-your-first-look-at-ubers-self.html?ana=lnk" -"9590803","HNtweets","HNtweets","true",,,"1",,"1432327098","2015-05-22T20:38:18Z","Thumbtack Takes Its Own Investor, Google, Head On","http://www.strictlyvc.com/2015/05/22/thumbtack-take-its-own-investor-google-head-on/" -"9592316","swissgeek","swissgeek",,,"0","2",,"1432368889","2015-05-23T08:14:49Z","Google reveals Literata, a new typeface for Google Play books","http://www.designer-daily.com/google-reveals-literata-a-new-typeface-for-google-play-books-53240" -"9592827","koolhead17","koolhead17",,,"0","1",,"1432387354","2015-05-23T13:22:34Z","Kubernetes Chief: We Back Docker, Although Appc Might Have Merit","http://thenewstack.io/kubernetes-chief-we-back-docker-although-appc-might-have-merit/" -"9593115","amichail","amichail",,,"0","1","To beta test this puzzle game on the Apple Watch, please send me your email via a.michail@me.com.

I look forward to your feedback!","1432393647","2015-05-23T15:07:27Z","Beta testing for DropZap on the Apple Watch has started", -"9593353","SQL2219","SQL2219",,,"0","1",,"1432397640","2015-05-23T16:14:00Z","Google's New Operating System for Internet of Things","http://upstart.bizjournals.com/companies/innovation/2015/05/22/google-launching-operating-system-for-the.html?ana=e_du_ubj&s=article_du&ed=2015-05-23&u=Y+X4pK7HALMkYONoeXx0MA0ac040e2&t=1432397590" -"9595009","uxhacker","uxhacker",,,"0","3",,"1432430019","2015-05-24T01:13:39Z","FBI investigates as ‘phantom’ cab rides appear on hacked British Uber accounts","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/23/uber-under-fire-fbi-probe" -"9595361","dhruvbird","dhruvbird","true",,,"1",,"1432443326","2015-05-24T04:55:26Z","Florida Agency Classifies Uber Driver as Employee; Eligible for Unemployment","http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/florida-agency-classifies-uber-driver-as-employee-says-he-is#.mlndBLyK8" -"9595635","ranaali","ranaali","true",,,"1",,"1432454014","2015-05-24T07:53:34Z","Microsoft Office 2007 Product Key Generator Activation Full Download","http://www.softsdl.com/office/microsoft-office-2007-product-key-generator/" -"9597436","Sideloader","Sideloader",,,"0","2",,"1432498847","2015-05-24T20:20:47Z","Anti-Uber Ridesharing App Just Scored Its First Big Win","https://motherboard.vice.com/en_ca/read/the-anti-uber-ridesharing-app-just-scored-its-first-big-win" -"9599793","fraqed","fraqed",,,"0","1",,"1432557319","2015-05-25T12:35:19Z","Mark Zuckerberg’s Year of Books: Peter Huber’s Orwell’s Revenge Review","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/05/24/mark-zuckerbergs-year-of-books-peter-hubers-orwells-revenge-review/" -"9601439","Thrymr","Thrymr",,,"0","3",,"1432583504","2015-05-25T19:51:44Z","Driving Uber Mad","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/24/opinion/sunday/maureen-dowd-driving-uber-mad.html" -"9602655","joeyespo","joeyespo",,,"55","48",,"1432607260","2015-05-26T02:27:40Z","Uber poached people from Carnegie Mellon robotics lab to build self-driving cars","http://www.theverge.com/transportation/2015/5/19/8622831/uber-self-driving-cars-carnegie-mellon-poached" -"9603532","sashee","sashee",,,"0","1",,"1432629466","2015-05-26T08:37:46Z","Accessing Google Drive in JavaScript","https://advancedweb.hu/2015/05/26/accessing-google-drive-in-javascript/" -"9603695","dribnet","dribnet",,,"0","10",,"1432633241","2015-05-26T09:40:41Z","Google patents word2vec","http://www.freepatentsonline.com/9037464.html" -"9603948","mstrem","mstrem",,,"1","1",,"1432638667","2015-05-26T11:11:07Z","Uber blocked in Italy","http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2015-05-26/il-tribunale-milano-blocca-servizio-uber-pop-tutta-italia-113200.shtml" -"9604162","daw___","daw___",,,"0","1",,"1432641698","2015-05-26T12:01:38Z","Italian court blocks Uber for unfair competition","https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=it&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ilfattoquotidiano.it%2F2015%2F05%2F26%2Fuber-pop-il-tribunale-blocca-il-servizio-dopo-denuncia-tassisti-concorrenza-sleale%2F1719132%2F&edit-text=" -"9607520","manicool231","manicool231","true",,,"1",,"1432672957","2015-05-26T20:42:37Z","Microsoft Toolkit 2.5.5 Activator 2015 for Windows and Office","http://crackmania.net/2015/05/microsoft-toolkit-2-5-5-activator/" -"9609077","dwanderton","dwanderton","true",,,"1",,"1432695550","2015-05-27T02:59:10Z","Landing page using Google sheets as back end showcased in Udemy course Free","https://www.udemy.com/inventor/?couponCode=freebinvent" -"9611744","watershawl","watershawl",,,"1","2",,"1432738275","2015-05-27T14:51:15Z","Microsoft Has Hijacked Android in a Hostile Takeover","http://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2015/05/27/microsoft-has-hijacked-android-in-a-hostile-takeover/" -"9612572","cot6mur3","cot6mur3",,,"28","28",,"1432744800","2015-05-27T16:40:00Z","Google, Mighty Now, but Not Forever","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/technology/personaltech/googles-time-at-the-top-may-be-nearing-its-end.html" -"9613277","jerryhuang100","jerryhuang100",,,"0","1",,"1432750601","2015-05-27T18:16:41Z","Oracle won another battle in its epic war with Google","http://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-won-a-battle-in-a-war-with-google-2015-5" -"9613956","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","2",,"1432757180","2015-05-27T20:06:20Z","How Microsoft and BlackBerry’s blindness cost them the smartphone market","http://bgr.com/2015/05/27/iphone-launch-blackberry-microsoft-google-android/" -"9615162","Instacartlove","Instacartlove",,,"0","6",,"1432770063","2015-05-27T23:41:03Z","Apple Is Working with Postmates to Offer Same-Day Delivery","http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/postmates-is-working-with-apple-to-offer-same-day-delivery/" -"9615293","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"0","1",,"1432772024","2015-05-28T00:13:44Z","Apple Pay reportedly gaining rewards program at WWDC next month","http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/27/apple-pay-rewards/" -"9615295","uladzislau","uladzislau",,,"0","1",,"1432772036","2015-05-28T00:13:56Z","Apple CarPlay, Google Android Auto compete in connected car market","http://fortune.com/2015/05/27/google-apple-connected-cars/" -"9615598","artfuldodger","artfuldodger",,,"0","4",,"1432777060","2015-05-28T01:37:40Z","Bannerman (YC S14) the Uber for Security Guards Launches in Seattle","http://www.geekwire.com/2015/uber-for-bodyguards-bannerman-offers-on-demand-bouncers-launches-in-seattle/" -"9615680","nstoddar","nstoddar",,,"12","28","Uber Engineers in San Francisco would have tried to remotely encrypt the data in the Uber Canada computers during the search conducted by Revenu Québec in Montreal last week.

This is what is alleged by Revenu Québec in the information that was filed before Judge Jean-Pierre Braun last week, and that La Presse has obtained. Uber sought to challenge this statement before the judge, but has not had the opportunity, we learn in the injunction Uber also presented in court last week.

Search for Uber Canada offices

On May 14, fifteen Revenu Québec investigators conducted searches of computer data to administrative offices Uber Canada Notre Dame. Investigators are looking for evidence to demonstrate qu'Uber Canada is violating the tax law by not collecting GST and QST on behalf of its drivers to UberX.

Around 10:40, one of the investigators found that "mobile devices such as laptops, smart phones and tablets have been restarted remotely" during the seizure. Another investigator, who performed a second term in another office, found exactly the same phenomenon, also at 10:40. "IT systems were handled remotely, we performed an IT asset takeover by putting off considering the urgency and high risk remote data change," reads the information presented to Judge Jean-Pierre Braun.

Also according to the denunciation, the CEO of Uber Montreal, Jean-Nicolas Guillemette said later at one of the investigators "that he discussed with the engineers Technology Uber San Francisco and that they had encrypted the Remote data ".

source:http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-affaires-criminelles/actualites-judiciaires/201505/26/01-4872822-saisie-chez-uber-des-donnees-auraient-ete-modifiees-a-distance.php","1432778578","2015-05-28T02:02:58Z","Uber Tries to Remotely Encrypt Corporate Data During Government Raid [ENGLISH]", -"9615959","jj09","jj09",,,"0","5",,"1432784716","2015-05-28T03:45:16Z","The best domain registrar is Google","http://jj09.net/the-best-domain-registrar-is-google/" -"9616466","carlchenet","carlchenet",,,"0","1",,"1432796415","2015-05-28T07:00:15Z","The fabulous life of Dr. Dre, one year after Apple acquired his company for $3B","http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-fabulous-life-of-dr-dre-2015-5?op=1" -"9616592","ewood","ewood",,,"0","3",,"1432798857","2015-05-28T07:40:57Z","How did my dad's Uber account get hacked?","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32900600" -"9617195","Pipesapp","Pipesapp","true",,,"1",,"1432810617","2015-05-28T10:56:57Z","Apple Confirms a Fix Is in the Works for the Crash Bug by Way of Text Message","http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/apple-fixing-bug-that-crashes-iphones-by-text-message/#.bv0tp3:ilPH" -"9617532","CapitalistCartr","CapitalistCartr",,,"0","2",,"1432815168","2015-05-28T12:12:48Z","Why can’t Apple and Google take all the profit from Uber, Lyft, et al?","http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2015/05/27/why-cant-apple-and-google-take-all-the-profit-from-uber-lyft-et-al/" -"9617544","rfreytag","rfreytag",,,"0","2",,"1432815313","2015-05-28T12:15:13Z","Apple TV's 4K Future","http://www.cringely.com/2015/05/27/apple-tvs-4k-future/" -"9618879","dotBen","dotBen",,,"0","1",,"1432827638","2015-05-28T15:40:38Z","Uber updates app for deaf and hard-of-hearing drivers","http://blog.uber.com/deaf-community-improvements" -"9619626","joebeetee","joebeetee",,,"5","26",,"1432833669","2015-05-28T17:21:09Z","Google Photos","https://photos.google.com/" -"9619742","html5web","html5web",,,"0","4",,"1432834698","2015-05-28T17:38:18Z","“Google Now on Tap” on Android M can analyze content","http://mindconcepts.net/blog/2015/05/28/google-now-on-tap-on-android-m-can-analyze-content/" -"9620094","html5web","html5web",,,"0","1",,"1432837688","2015-05-28T18:28:08Z","Google to personalize Play Store","http://mindconcepts.net/blog/2015/05/28/google-to-personalize-play-store/" -"9620218","uptown","uptown",,,"1","3",,"1432838671","2015-05-28T18:44:31Z","NYC Mayor Proposes $1000 per-update fee, city approval, for Uber and Lyft Apps","http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-28/tech-champion-de-blasio-under-fire-on-plan-to-regulate-uber-apps" -"9620972","kareemm","kareemm",,,"0","1",,"1432845157","2015-05-28T20:32:37Z","Interview with Google Co-Founder and CEO Larry Page","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3173f19e-5fbc-11e4-8c27-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Hl2GQibp" -"9621236","kiloreux","kiloreux",,,"3","3",,"1432847744","2015-05-28T21:15:44Z","Ask HN: What are your thoughts about Google I/O 2015?", -"9621385","rabbiterm","rabbiterm","true",,,"1",,"1432849561","2015-05-28T21:46:01Z","Jeffrey is here to challenge Apple Pay","https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/997209155/candj-fashiondj-fashion?ref=category_newest" -"9621701","hitherejoe","hitherejoe",,,"0","1",,"1432853647","2015-05-28T22:54:07Z","Google Handsfree Payments","https://get.google.com/handsfree/#?modal_active=none" -"9622243","t23","t23",,,"0","3",,"1432863602","2015-05-29T01:40:02Z","The 12 most important announcements from Google I/O 2015","http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/28/8676769/google-io-2015-highlights-announcements-recap" -"9622709","worldgadgetlive","worldgadgetlive","true",,,"1",,"1432874524","2015-05-29T04:42:04Z","Apple and me","http://igg.me/at/phonerbg/x/10889246" -"9623505","carlchenet","carlchenet",,,"0","1",,"1432890665","2015-05-29T09:11:05Z","Google Officially Announces Android M, Its Latest OS","http://www.wired.com/2015/05/google-officially-announces-android-m-latest-os/" -"9623512","carlchenet","carlchenet",,,"0","1",,"1432890737","2015-05-29T09:12:17Z","Google Cardboard Is VR’s Gateway Drug","http://www.wired.com/2015/05/try-google-cardboard/" -"9623539","babanature","babanature","true",,,"1",,"1432891339","2015-05-29T09:22:19Z","Google Maps will soon include offline search and navigation","http://forum.onenaijablog.com/tech-and-trends/google-maps-will-soon-include-offline-search-and-navigation/" -"9624428","iamondemand","iamondemand",,,"0","1",,"1432906683","2015-05-29T13:38:03Z","Dear Google, Your Cloud Is Great, But..Here Is a Little Feedback","http://iamondemand.com/blog/dear-google-cloud-your-cloud-is-great-but-here-is-a-little-feedback/" -"9624926","docbrain","docbrain",,,"0","2",,"1432911563","2015-05-29T14:59:23Z","A guide to blowing up Google","https://medium.com/@PatentMonk/paul-graham-wants-to-blow-up-google-67a5d6c7a2d2" -"9629847","ElvisMa","ElvisMa",,,"1","3",,"1432986662","2015-05-30T11:51:02Z","Google and Levi's announce Partnership; Project Jacquard","http://www.araprototype.com/atap-news/google-atap-partners-with-levis-to-make-wearables-fashionable/" -"9630067","SimplyUseless","SimplyUseless",,,"0","3",,"1432991786","2015-05-30T13:16:26Z","UK proposes law to force Google, Apple and fB to decrypt and hand over messages","http://bgr.com/2015/05/28/imessage-facebook-whatsapp-hangouts-encryption/" -"9631599","hoare","hoare",,,"0","1",,"1433016973","2015-05-30T20:16:13Z","Uber and Humans as a Service","http://recode.net/2015/05/30/uber-and-humans-as-a-service/" -"9632125","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"3","5",,"1433026497","2015-05-30T22:54:57Z","Uber reveals plans for a giant glass headquarters in San Francisco","http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/29/8689711/uber-reveals-plans-for-a-giant-glass-headquarters-in-san-francisco" -"9632417","jseliger","jseliger",,,"0","3",,"1433030987","2015-05-31T00:09:47Z","It’s Not Uber’s Fault the Job Market Is So Lousy That People Want to Drive Ubers","http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/05/uber_drivers_don_t_blame_the_company_for_being_attractive_to_america_s_beleaguered.html" -"9632711","PeterWhite","PeterWhite","true",,,"8",,"1433037733","2015-05-31T02:02:13Z","A guy clicked a button by mistake. He is now ranking #1 for “Google” on Google","https://medium.com/p/6cf1040efeab" -"9634878","webappy","webappy","true",,,"1",,"1433094323","2015-05-31T17:45:23Z","Google’s big jump into virtual reality","http://www.theverge.com/a/sundars-google/google-cardboard-vr-google-io-2015" -"9635323","dpflan","dpflan",,,"6","13",,"1433102270","2015-05-31T19:57:50Z","Honeycrisp and SweeTango – Apple Breeding, Branding, and Trademarking","http://discover.umn.edu/news/food-agriculture/apple-breeding-program-continues-shine" -"9635554","kjhughes","kjhughes",,,"15","27",,"1433106504","2015-05-31T21:08:24Z","Carnegie Mellon Reels After Uber Lures Away Researchers","http://www.wsj.com/articles/is-uber-a-friend-or-foe-of-carnegie-mellon-in-robotics-1433084582" -"9635633","elmar","elmar",,,"0","6",,"1433107680","2015-05-31T21:28:00Z","Uber's New San Francisco Headquarters","http://gizmodo.com/ubers-new-san-fransisco-headquarters-is-as-ostentatious-1708025083" -"9636225","bdehaaff","bdehaaff","true",,,"2",,"1433119225","2015-06-01T00:40:25Z","Woman accidentally throws out Apple I computer worth $200,000","http://venturebeat.com/2015/05/31/woman-accidentally-throws-out-apple-i-computer-worth-200000/" -"9636640","zhuxuefeng1994","zhuxuefeng1994",,,"0","2",,"1433128574","2015-06-01T03:16:14Z","Uber will let drivers track your location, but only if you agree","http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/31/uber-privacy-policy-changes/" -"9638121","drsilberman","drsilberman",,,"104","78",,"1433163036","2015-06-01T12:50:36Z","Carnegie Mellon Reels After Uber Lures Away Researchers","http://on.wsj.com/1AH8LnY" -"9640893","natfriedman","natfriedman",,,"0","2",,"1433182784","2015-06-01T18:19:44Z","Google Photos – a packrat's review","https://medium.com/@natfriedman/google-photos-a-packrat-s-review-e05831e7d1a6" -"9642736","SimplyUseless","SimplyUseless",,,"0","3",,"1433198685","2015-06-01T22:44:45Z","The way Uber fares are calculated is a mess","http://fusion.net/story/140655/the-way-uber-fares-are-calculated-is-a-mess/" -"9642788","McKittrick","McKittrick",,,"0","7",,"1433199266","2015-06-01T22:54:26Z","Confessions of a Google Spammer","http://inbound.org/post/view/confessions-of-a-google-spammer" -"9645039","danielaxplenty","danielaxplenty",,,"0","1",,"1433242487","2015-06-02T10:54:47Z","Xplenty is now an ETL partner for Google BigQuery","https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/third-party-tools" -"9645840","subudeepak","subudeepak",,,"0","3",,"1433253423","2015-06-02T13:57:03Z","Disconnect.Me Files Antitrust Case Against Google","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/02/disconnect-me-files-antitrust-case-against-google-in-europe-over-banned-anti-malware-android-app/" -"9648214","mind_heist","mind_heist","true",,,"2",,"1433272191","2015-06-02T19:09:51Z","Comedian who called Uber CEO's girlfriend a 'b****' faces backlash","http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2948207/Silicon-Valley-star-fire-calling-Uber-CEO-s-girlfriend-b-making-racist-remark-host-tech-industry-awards-show.html" -"9648516","umeboshi","umeboshi",,,"0","1",,"1433274930","2015-06-02T19:55:30Z","Why Google Photos Matters to Developers","http://www.programmableweb.com/news/why-google-photos-matters-to-developers/analysis/2015/06/01" -"9649009","chirau","chirau",,,"0","1",,"1433279343","2015-06-02T21:09:03Z","Microsoft working on 'Microsoft Wifi' to provide Wi-Fi for users everywhere","http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/2/8714713/microsoft-wifi-internet-hassle-free-productivity" -"9649734","antimora","antimora",,,"0","5",,"1433288537","2015-06-02T23:42:17Z","Tim Cook talks privacy and encryption, criticizes Google during award reception","http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/02/tim-cook-privacy-encryption/" -"9650152","nnain","nnain",,,"0","1",,"1433296719","2015-06-03T01:58:39Z","Microsoft purchases Wunderlist","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/02/microsoft-purchase-of-wunderlist-confirmed/" -"9650272","Varcht","Varcht",,,"0","2",,"1433299616","2015-06-03T02:46:56Z","Microsoft's Smartphone Strategy – Rules of Engagement, Business Unusual","http://www.windowscentral.com/high-and-lows-part-iv-business-unusual" -"9651292","pelf","pelf",,,"7","3",,"1433321135","2015-06-03T08:45:35Z","You guys realize the apple watch is going to flop, right?","http://www.fastcodesign.com/3042987/you-guys-realize-the-apple-watch-is-going-to-flop-right" -"9652237","SimplyUseless","SimplyUseless",,,"54","54",,"1433337165","2015-06-03T13:12:45Z","Apple Boss Tim Cook Hits Out at Facebook and Google","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32991036" -"9653757","reddotX","reddotX",,,"0","2",,"1433348993","2015-06-03T16:29:53Z","Juju Support for Google Cloud Platform","https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/06/03/juju-support-for-google-cloud-platform/" -"9654322","termiefoo","termiefoo",,,"0","9",,"1433352528","2015-06-03T17:28:48Z","Building and deploying minimal containers on Kubernetes with Quay.io and wercker","https://coreos.com/blog/building-minimal-containers-with-quay-kubernetes-wercker/" -"9654509","apress","apress",,,"0","2",,"1433353940","2015-06-03T17:52:20Z","IBM banned Uber for employees, but quickly reversed course","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-banned-uber-for-employees-but-quickly-reversed-course-151859459.html" -"9654825","ot","ot",,,"0","1",,"1433356816","2015-06-03T18:40:16Z","Google's Navigation Bar Removes Google+ Integration","http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2015/06/googles-navigation-bar-removes-google.html" -"9655759","ShaneWilton","ShaneWilton",,,"0","2",,"1433364662","2015-06-03T20:51:02Z","Microsoft Azure adds web vulnerability scanning from Tinfoil Security","http://venturebeat.com/2015/06/03/microsofts-azure-app-service-adds-web-vulnerability-scanning-from-tinfoil-security/" -"9656072","mopoke","mopoke",,,"1","6",,"1433367612","2015-06-03T21:40:12Z","Smartwatch biz Pebble says smartwatch biz Apple won't approve its new app","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/03/pebble_ios_apple/" -"9657518","tambourine_man","tambourine_man",,,"1","9",,"1433393961","2015-06-04T04:59:21Z","Apple I Replica Creation – Woz's Foreword (2005)","http://www.applefritter.com/replica/foreword" -"9659247","samanthau","samanthau","true",,,"1",,"1433426210","2015-06-04T13:56:50Z","Pulp Fiction – The Apple Watch (Parody)","http://www.powersiteblog.com/pulp-fiction-the-apple-watch-parody/#sthash.FL4tEJw8.ItGIKtm6.dpbs" -"9659714","mmrasheed","mmrasheed",,,"1","2",,"1433430075","2015-06-04T15:01:15Z","Google U-Turns Back to China with App Store Plan","http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougyoung/2015/06/04/google-u-turns-back-to-china-with-app-store-plan/" -"9660441","tmwh91","tmwh91",,,"0","5",,"1433436394","2015-06-04T16:46:34Z","Ex-Googlers Get Millions to Help You Build the Next Google","http://www.wired.com/2015/06/cockroach-labs/" -"9660664","evo_9","evo_9",,,"0","1",,"1433438553","2015-06-04T17:22:33Z","Apple Watch: Five Weeks, Third Impressions","http://www.mondaynote.com/2015/05/30/5-weeks-3rd-impressions/" -"9660772","romaniv","romaniv",,,"0","1",,"1433439432","2015-06-04T17:37:12Z","Microsoft Nokia 105","http://www.itworld.com/article/2930895/personal-technology/microsoft-isnt-giving-up-on-basic-phones-upgrades-the-nokia-105.html" -"9661611","t23","t23",,,"0","1",,"1433447338","2015-06-04T19:48:58Z","Apple Takes on a Market Full of Streaming Services","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/technology/apples-foray-into-streaming-music-isnt-a-guaranteed-success.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0" -"9661809","colund","colund",,,"0","2",,"1433449467","2015-06-04T20:24:27Z","Apple Boss Tim Cook Hits Out at Facebook and Google","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32991036" -"9663212","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","2",,"1433465579","2015-06-05T00:52:59Z","Carnegie Mellon Reels After Uber Lures Away Researchers","http://www.wsj.com/articles/is-uber-a-friend-or-foe-of-carnegie-mellon-in-robotics-1433084582" -"9663511","jm3","jm3",,,"0","1","Google imposes a CAPTCHA wall to visitors to google.com from the TOR browser, with a message that Google has seen "unusual traffic" from my (the TOR exit node's) IP.

I'm curious what sort of malicious or unusual traffic does Google see from TOR exit nodes; does anyone know?","1433470906","2015-06-05T02:21:46Z","Ask HN: What bad traffic does Google see from TOR nodes?", -"9664189","ganram","ganram",,,"0","1",,"1433486737","2015-06-05T06:45:37Z","Apple's First Wave of HomeKit Devices Gets Launched Ahead of WWDC 2015","http://www.gizbot.com/gadgets/apple-s-first-wave-homekit-devices-gets-launched-ahead-wwdc-2015-025688.html" -"9666208","edward","edward",,,"0","2",,"1433519664","2015-06-05T15:54:24Z","Uber for private tutors","http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2015/06/uber-for-private-tutors.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+marginalrevolution%2Ffeed+%28Marginal+Revolution%29" -"9667292","jackgavigan","jackgavigan",,,"2","3",,"1433530411","2015-06-05T18:53:31Z","Apple rewrites app store economics","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01a151fc-0b8b-11e5-8937-00144feabdc0.html" -"9667672","jgrahamc","jgrahamc",,,"0","2",,"1433533428","2015-06-05T19:43:48Z","New Uber privacy policy","https://www.uber.com/legal/privacy-proposed/users/en" -"9668106","jvermillard","jvermillard",,,"0","2",,"1433537748","2015-06-05T20:55:48Z","Introducing Tectonic – A Kubernetes and CoreOS Platform","https://tectonic.com/blog/announcing-tectonic/" -"9668573","landhar","landhar",,,"0","2",,"1433542873","2015-06-05T22:21:13Z","Why did Microsoft Encarta fail?","http://www.quora.com/Why-did-Microsoft-Encarta-fail?share=1" -"9670388","tosh","tosh",,,"0","1",,"1433588553","2015-06-06T11:02:33Z","What to expect from Apple at WWDC 2015","http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/05/apple-wwdc-2015-preview/" -"9672171","shettysr","shettysr",,,"52","55",,"1433623055","2015-06-06T20:37:35Z","Show HN: Fleetzen – “Uber for moving large items”","https://fleetzen.com" -"9672339","ntakasaki","ntakasaki",,,"0","1",,"1433626104","2015-06-06T21:28:24Z","Apple going to have a hard time competing with Google if it doesn't collect data","http://www.businessinsider.com/apples-attacks-on-google-and-facebook-expose-a-long-term-problem-2015-6" -"9672462","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"0","1",,"1433628236","2015-06-06T22:03:56Z","Apple Poised to Bring Apple Pay to UK","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/11655852/Apple-poised-to-bring-Apple-Pay-to-UK.html" -"9672515","hoodoof","hoodoof",,,"4","7","Microsoft doesn't seem to push this very hard but one of the key reasons to go Windows instead of Apple is freedom of choice.

Want to buy HP? You can.

Want to put together your own machine? Yep - that's good with Microsoft.

Want to install on your existing machines? No problem, Microsoft has your back.

It's not a selling point that Microsoft pushes very hard.","1433629146","2015-06-06T22:19:06Z","Tell HN: One key selling point Microsoft has over Apple: freedom of choice", -"9672518","jackr9","jackr9",,,"2","1","I have a broadband connection from a national ISP. Since a few weeks, I'm not being able to connect to developer.apple.com or sign in to the App Store/Mac App Store/iTunes. I am able to browse apple.com perfectly and the App Stores work fine (everything shows up fine) until I try to download anything, which just makes the downloading circle spin momentarily in iOS and hangs App Store.app on OS X.

People living in the same city who have a broadband connection from the same ISP are having the same problem and some are even switching to satellite connections. I'm forced to use a public VPN every time I need to download an app or browse the documentation in developer.apple.com.

developer.apple.com resolves to 17.146.1.15 for me which is correct (Apple owns the 17.0.0.0/8 IP address block)

The last two lines of `traceroute 17.146.1.15` are:

    ae-2-70.edge8.sanjose1.level3.net (4.69.152.84)  511.946 ms  386.713 ms
-    209.244.104.134 (209.244.104.134)  410.042 ms  452.702 ms  511.376 ms
-
-I have no idea where the problem is, does anyone have suggestions on what to do (except complaining to the ISP)? Is it possible that my dynamic IP block got banned by Apple's DDoS protection?","1433629175","2015-06-06T22:19:35Z","Ask HN: ISP can't connect to some Apple services. How to figure out the problem?", -"9673562","chanux","chanux",,,"0","2",,"1433656575","2015-06-07T05:56:15Z","How Microsoft Squashed FOSS in Voting Systems in the US","http://techrights.org/2015/06/06/voting-systems/" -"9675390","RaSoJo","RaSoJo",,,"0","4",,"1433696165","2015-06-07T16:56:05Z","Here's what stinks about Goldman Sachs' deal with Apple","http://fortune.com/2015/06/05/apple-goldman-sachs/" -"9677376","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"3","9",,"1433741834","2015-06-08T05:37:14Z","Apple's Tim Cook talks diversity, women, 'the future of our company'","http://mashable.com/2015/06/08/tim-cook-apple-diversity-women-future/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfcHN3d2V2aGYyajJxOXhleCJ9" -"9677872","randomname2","randomname2",,,"0","5",,"1433752647","2015-06-08T08:37:27Z","Guy that banned Uber in Hamptons owns a taxi company","http://hamptons.curbed.com/archives/2015/06/07/possible_conflict_of_interests_an_inside_look_at_the_uber_injunction.php" -"9678453","appbot","appbot",,,"0","3",,"1433765799","2015-06-08T12:16:39Z","Almost 80% of apps featured by Apple aren’t new","http://blog.appbot.co/featured-apps-the-influence-of-star-rating-price-age-category/" -"9679022","T-A","T-A",,,"0","1",,"1433771638","2015-06-08T13:53:58Z","Apple’s plan to rethink pricing formula is overdue","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/8dbff686-0b9d-11e5-8937-00144feabdc0.html" -"9679654","iamondemand","iamondemand",,,"0","2",,"1433777104","2015-06-08T15:25:04Z","Facebook just filed a fascinating patent that could hurt Google's ad revenue","http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-patents-native-advertising-exchange-2015-4" -"9679674","duck","duck",,,"177","239",,"1433777311","2015-06-08T15:28:31Z","Google Ideas","https://www.google.com/ideas/" -"9680685","NickSarath","NickSarath",,,"1","7",,"1433784912","2015-06-08T17:35:12Z","Apple iOS 9 announced","http://www.apple.com/live/2015-june-event/b0f29ee1-bd77-4810-933d-73266a113d1b/" -"9680983","wgx","wgx","true",,,"22",,"1433787427","2015-06-08T18:17:07Z","Apple Swift to be open source", -"9681173","alwillis","alwillis",,,"0","3",,"1433788463","2015-06-08T18:34:23Z","Apple Announces Swift 2, Open Source for iOS, OS X and Linux","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/08/apple-announces-swift-2-open-source/" -"9681396","zhuxuefeng1994","zhuxuefeng1994",,,"0","4",,"1433790058","2015-06-08T19:00:58Z","Apple Stresses User Privacy at WWDC","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/08/apple-stresses-user-privacy-at-wwdc/" -"9681731","pedrorijo91","pedrorijo91",,,"7","2","Is it me or Google, Apple, and Microsoft are stopping innovation in order to copy one each others?","1433792337","2015-06-08T19:38:57Z","Ask HN: Is it me or Google, Apple, and Microsoft are getting equal?", -"9682258","Artemis2","Artemis2",,,"0","2",,"1433796348","2015-06-08T20:45:48Z","Apple Music","http://www.apple.com/music" -"9682392","testrun","testrun",,,"0","2",,"1433797421","2015-06-08T21:03:41Z","Apple's Swift programming language is going open source","http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/08/swift-open-source/" -"9684285","thefrustumblog","thefrustumblog","true",,,"1",,"1433829709","2015-06-09T06:01:49Z","Apple's Flipboard take","http://thefrustum.com/blog/2015/6/8/apples-flipboard-take" -"9685187","plg","plg",,,"0","1",,"1433849287","2015-06-09T11:28:07Z","Apple's Latest Selling Point: How little it knows about you","http://www.wired.com/2015/06/apples-latest-selling-point-little-knows/?mbid=social_twitter" -"9685216","mcortland","mcortland",,,"1","12",,"1433849699","2015-06-09T11:34:59Z","Google Is Funding Its Own 6.6bn Adblocking Shakedown","http://blog.pagefair.com/2015/google-losing-billions-adblock-devils-deal/" -"9685401","moonbeamdev","moonbeamdev","true",,,"1",,"1433852195","2015-06-09T12:16:35Z","Apple Announcements at WWDC Include Introduction of iOS 9","https://appdevelopermagazine.com/2842/2015/6/9/Apple-Announcements-at-WWDC-Include-Introduction-of-iOS-9/#.VXbZG_lfvc4.hackernews" -"9685412","pulmo","pulmo",,,"0","1",,"1433852374","2015-06-09T12:19:34Z","Apple Music and Apple’s Focus","https://stratechery.com/2015/apple-music-and-apples-focus/" -"9685512","prohor","prohor",,,"101","126",,"1433853540","2015-06-09T12:39:00Z","Request for Java 8 support on Google App Engine","https://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=9537" -"9687801","mdariani","mdariani",,,"0","3",,"1433875673","2015-06-09T18:47:53Z","Apple frees casual iOS developers of membership requirement","http://www.pcworld.com/article/2933052/apple-frees-casual-ios-developers-of-membership-requirement.html" -"9687946","hallieatrobohub","hallieatrobohub",,,"0","6",,"1433877043","2015-06-09T19:10:43Z","Google to release monthly driving reports for its robocars","http://robohub.org/not-liable-google-says-its-self-driving-cars-havent-caused-a-single-accident/" -"9688101","SG-","SG-",,,"0","2",,"1433878971","2015-06-09T19:42:51Z","Google refusing to implement DHCPv6 in Android","https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=32621" -"9689087","bevenky","bevenky",,,"0","2",,"1433890861","2015-06-09T23:01:01Z","How an Uber Driver Makes $252,000 a Year","http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2015/02/04/the-uberpreneur-how-an-uber-driver-makes-252000-a-year/" -"9689630","axg","axg",,,"0","1",,"1433901914","2015-06-10T02:05:14Z","Microsoft Office 2016 Preview","http://products.office.com/en-US/office-2016-preview" -"9689665","matmar10","matmar10",,,"3","11",,"1433902419","2015-06-10T02:13:39Z","Google Interview Process (by a Googler)","https://www.careerdean.com/q/from-a-googler-the-google-interview-process" -"9690170","varunagrawal","varunagrawal",,,"0","2",,"1433912853","2015-06-10T05:07:33Z","Datazen joins Microsoft","http://www.datazen.com/blogs/post/datazen-joins-microsoft" -"9690553","malditojavi","malditojavi",,,"0","3",,"1433922081","2015-06-10T07:41:21Z","Fake drivers and passengers are boosting Uber’s growth in China","http://qz.com/423288/fake-drivers-and-passengers-are-boosting-ubers-growth-in-china/" -"9690658","tosh","tosh",,,"0","1",,"1433924598","2015-06-10T08:23:18Z","Why Apple Abandoned the World’s Most Beloved Typeface
","http://www.wired.com/2015/06/apple-abandoned-worlds-beloved-typeface/" -"9691909","DMBisson","DMBisson",,,"1","2",,"1433942563","2015-06-10T13:22:43Z","Apple, Google, and Others Urge Obama to Not Weaken Encryption","http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/apple-google-and-others-urge-obama-to-not-weaken-encryption/" -"9694530","edward","edward",,,"11","35",,"1433963049","2015-06-10T19:04:09Z","Uber loses bid to stop US drivers' lawsuit","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/10/uber-loses-bid-us-drivers-lawsuit" -"9694746","Errorcod3","Errorcod3",,,"1","4",,"1433965028","2015-06-10T19:37:08Z","Apple Watch Is About to Become a Perfect Podcast Machine","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/10/apple-watch-is-about-to-become-a-perfect-podcast-machine/" -"9695146","stokedmartin","stokedmartin",,,"0","1",,"1433968427","2015-06-10T20:33:47Z","Uber Riders Have No Privacy","http://skift.com/2015/05/29/ubers-new-privacy-policy-admits-that-riders-have-no-privacy/" -"9695321","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","8",,"1433969829","2015-06-10T20:57:09Z","Age, Pleasing Apple, and Trying to Climb Out of the Hole","http://jeff-vogel.blogspot.com/2015/06/age-pleasing-apple-and-trying-to-climb.html" -"9695714","readthisthing_","readthisthing_",,,"0","1",,"1433972646","2015-06-10T21:44:06Z","Apple News doesn't fall far from the iTunes tree","https://medium.com/thoughts-on-media/what-apple-news-means-for-journalism-c1ac9e8b16cc#" -"9695938","kamilszybalski","kamilszybalski",,,"0","2",,"1433974333","2015-06-10T22:12:13Z","Here's definitive proof that Apple is no longer an innovator","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlasbpB5aA0" -"9698193","tayyab26","tayyab26",,,"0","1",,"1434007885","2015-06-11T07:31:25Z","Google helps launch Sidewalk Labs, a startup focused on improving city living","http://www.androidcentral.com/google-helps-launch-sidewalk-labs-start-focused-improving-city-living" -"9700778","sanjay2894","sanjay2894","true",,,"1",,"1434041199","2015-06-11T16:46:39Z","Stealing Apple Emails Is Too Easy","http://no-adware.com/blog/ios-mail-app-hack/" -"9702108","footpath","footpath",,,"0","2",,"1434053896","2015-06-11T20:18:16Z","Microsoft dropping Metro Skype app, going back to the desktop","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/microsoft-dropping-metro-skype-app-going-back-to-the-desktop/" -"9702839","brunkotj","brunkotj","true",,,"1",,"1434061341","2015-06-11T22:22:21Z","Apple Store only showing 1 star ratings","http://store.apple.com/us/accessories/all-accessories/stands#!&s=topRated" -"9703857","benguild","benguild",,,"0","2",,"1434079781","2015-06-12T03:29:41Z","Apple limits URL checking of which apps are installed on iPhone to 50 total","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/11/ios-9-aims-to-replace-current-app-to-app-linking-methods-with-a-privacy-friendly-one/" -"9703945","jseliger","jseliger",,,"0","1",,"1434081313","2015-06-12T03:55:13Z","“Uber [or Airbnb] for Private Tutors”–I’d sign up","http://jakeseliger.com/2015/06/11/uber-or-airbnb-for-private-tutors-id-sign-up/" -"9704443","carlchenet","carlchenet",,,"1","1",,"1434093020","2015-06-12T07:10:20Z","Uber Is Raising $1B to Crack China, Soon to Be Its Largest Market Worldwide","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/11/ubers-business-in-china-is-doing-a-lot-better-than-we-thought/" -"9704526","ethana","ethana",,,"0","1",,"1434095007","2015-06-12T07:43:27Z","Leaked letter from CEO Kalanick shows Uber gets nearly 1M rides per day in China","https://www.techinasia.com/uber-china-leaked-letter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PennOlson+%28Tech+in+Asia%29" -"9704906","r0h1n","r0h1n",,,"0","3",,"1434103343","2015-06-12T10:02:23Z","Apple’s Latest Product Is Privacy","http://recode.net/2015/06/12/apples-latest-product-is-privacy/" -"9707631","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","1",,"1434133061","2015-06-12T18:17:41Z","Deploy a Kubernetes development cluster with Juju","http://bruzer.net/2015/06/10/deploy-a-kubernetes-development-cluster-with-juju/" -"9708123","spiek","spiek",,,"0","1",,"1434138386","2015-06-12T19:46:26Z","French watchdog pressures Google on right 'to be forgotten'","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/12/us-google-france-idUSKBN0OS0OZ20150612?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews" -"9714532","laurentsabbah","laurentsabbah",,,"1","1",,"1434281989","2015-06-14T11:39:49Z","So you installed Google Analytics, now what?","http://blog.bablic.com/making-sense-of-google-analytics-stats/" -"9714724","kb21","kb21",,,"0","1",,"1434286632","2015-06-14T12:57:12Z","10 Reasons I Started Using Google Photos This Week","http://venturebeat.com/2015/06/13/10-reasons-to-start-using-google-photos/" -"9715059","Artemis2","Artemis2",,,"0","2",,"1434292919","2015-06-14T14:41:59Z","Uber logs 1M daily rides in China – as many as the rest of the world, combined","http://qz.com/426561/uber-is-logging-1-million-daily-rides-in-china-as-many-as-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/" -"9715125","hoare","hoare",,,"3","16",,"1434294227","2015-06-14T15:03:47Z","Uber is tracking its drivers in China, will fire anyone attending taxi protests","http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/14/8778111/uber-threatens-to-fire-drivers-attending-protests-in-china" -"9715404","jebblue","jebblue",,,"1","1","I used Inspect in Chrome on the hamburger icon (what I used to call a menu icon until I noticed people call it a hamburger icon). It seems to be a type of SVG contraption.

I didn't even know you could do all of this in HTML now:

http://www.w3schools.com/svg/svg_path.asp","1434298810","2015-06-14T16:20:10Z","Google Photos hamburger icon is SVG", -"9715730","uberhacked","uberhacked",,,"6","19",,"1434304323","2015-06-14T17:52:03Z","I hacked Uber's website yesterday","http://thisshouldbefixed.com/2015/06/13/i-broke-uber/" -"9716691","archibaldJ","archibaldJ",,,"0","2",,"1434324288","2015-06-14T23:24:48Z","Giving a phony some great search results when her name is Googled","http://0a.io/giving-a-phony-some-great-search-results-when-her-name-is-googled/" -"9717462","jrs235","jrs235",,,"0","2",,"1434341060","2015-06-15T04:04:20Z","5 Tech Companies Spending More on R&D Than Apple Inc","http://www.nasdaq.com/article/5-tech-companies-spending-more-on-rd-than-apple-inc-cm486806" -"9718582","onuryavuz","onuryavuz",,,"0","2",,"1434365979","2015-06-15T10:59:39Z","China’s Top Taxi App Firm Is Raising $1.5B to Battle Uber","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/15/didi-kuaidi-1-5-billion-uber-battle/" -"9718725","jack_axel","jack_axel","true",,,"6",,"1434368724","2015-06-15T11:45:24Z","Why Apple Should Kill Off the Mac","http://on.wsj.com/1Bcpf8e" -"9721208","marcusgarvey","marcusgarvey",,,"0","5",,"1434394002","2015-06-15T18:46:42Z","Uber is using GPS to punish drivers in China who get too close to protests","http://fusion.net/story/150389/uber-is-using-gps-to-punish-drivers-in-china-who-get-too-close-to-protests/" -"9721938","somerandomness","somerandomness",,,"0","8",,"1434400869","2015-06-15T20:41:09Z","'Right to be forgotten' should include all Google domains, France orders","http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/right-to-be-forgotten-should-include-all-google-domains-france-orders/" -"9722060","numo16","numo16",,,"0","1",,"1434401983","2015-06-15T20:59:43Z","Google Glass for the Shop Floor","http://www.industryweek.com/cloud-computing/google-glass-shop-floor" -"9722209","hoare","hoare",,,"0","2",,"1434403176","2015-06-15T21:19:36Z","Microsofts ultimate Gamepad for 150$","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/15/microsoft-announces-new-fully-customizable-xbox-one-elite-controller/#.oyhjlk:KSL8" -"9722291","T-A","T-A",,,"0","1",,"1434404324","2015-06-15T21:38:44Z","Is Europe Trending Toward 'Grexit'? Ask Google","http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-06-15/is-europe-trending-toward-grexit-ask-google" -"9724449","awjr","awjr",,,"2","3",,"1434443859","2015-06-16T08:37:39Z","Welcome to Project Soli - Google ATAP Team","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QNiZfSsPc0" -"9725569","rshev","rshev",,,"1","1",,"1434461443","2015-06-16T13:30:43Z","Weave for Messenger, feels like Apple Watch sketch","https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weave-for-messenger/id994829540?mt=8" -"9725775","tilt","tilt",,,"0","1",,"1434463107","2015-06-16T13:58:27Z","Apple is hiring journalists who want to work 40 hours a week","http://qz.com/428935/apple-inc-is-hiring-journalists-who-want-to-work-a-40-hour-a-week-gig/" -"9726349","sergeant3","sergeant3",,,"0","2",,"1434467514","2015-06-16T15:11:54Z","Apple and Google Battle Over Personalization and Privacy","http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/apple-versus-google" -"9726746","taf2","taf2",,,"6","3","I really can't understand why Apple is not supporting WebRTC? Are they really going to push Facetime over WebRTC? They seem like completely separate products.","1434470438","2015-06-16T16:00:38Z","Why is apple refusing to support WebRTC?", -"9727313","saidajigumi","saidajigumi",,,"2","7",,"1434474771","2015-06-16T17:12:51Z","Apple to iOS devs: IPv6-only cell service is coming soon, get your apps ready","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/06/apple-to-ios-devs-ipv6-only-cell-service-is-coming-soon-get-your-apps-ready/" -"9729256","rabbimarshak","rabbimarshak",,,"0","1",,"1434496333","2015-06-16T23:12:13Z","The Ultimate Uber and Lyft Promo Codes and Referral Credits FAQ","http://uphail.com/blog/post/ultimate-uber-lyft-promo-codes-referral-credits-faq" -"9730315","adventured","adventured",,,"0","1",,"1434522471","2015-06-17T06:27:51Z","Chinese Skip ‘Smelly’ Cabs in Favor of Free Rides with Uber","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-16/chinese-skip-smelly-cabs-as-uber-give-free-rides" -"9730876","yowmamasita","yowmamasita",,,"0","3",,"1434536142","2015-06-17T10:15:42Z","Button to bring customers to you via Uber","https://ubutton.github.io/" -"9732015","mkbrody","mkbrody",,,"1","5",,"1434551904","2015-06-17T14:38:24Z","California Labor Commission Rules Uber's Drivers Are Employees","http://www.businessinsider.com/california-labor-commission-rules-uber-drivers-are-employees-2015-6" -"9732052","moey","moey",,,"2","28",,"1434552243","2015-06-17T14:44:03Z","Uber Drivers Are Employees, California Labor Commission Rules","http://www.newsweek.com/uber-drivers-are-employees-rules-california-labor-commission-343876" -"9732170","atroyn","atroyn","true",,,"1",,"1434553094","2015-06-17T14:58:14Z","Uber drivers are employees, not independent contractors","http://www.theverge.com/policy/2015/6/17/8796135/uber-drivers-are-employees-california-labor-commission-rules" -"9732716","bpolania","bpolania",,,"1","8",,"1434556535","2015-06-17T15:55:35Z","Uber Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors, California Labor Commission Rules","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/17/uber-drivers-lawsuit_n_7603630.html" -"9733475","emmoemm","emmoemm","true",,,"1",,"1434560905","2015-06-17T17:08:25Z","Uber drivers to be considered employees and not contractors","https://sandtonjournal.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/uber-drivers-now-to-be-considered-as-employees-and-not-contractors/ " -"9733680","jonas21","jonas21",,,"0","1",,"1434562187","2015-06-17T17:29:47Z","Uber poaches former Google Maps chief for its self-driving car project","http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/17/uber-poaches-brian-mcclendon/#continued" -"9734148","IanoftheFuture","IanoftheFuture",,,"0","1",,"1434565456","2015-06-17T18:24:16Z","Speed Up Your Website with Google PageSpeed","http://www.futureinsights.com/home/speed-up-your-website-with-google-pagespeed.html" -"9735165","bpolania","bpolania",,,"0","2",,"1434573961","2015-06-17T20:46:01Z","Security flaw in Apple devices that could allow hackers steal passwords and data","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ios-and-os-x-security-flaw-could-let-hackers-steal-passwords-and-app-data-2015-6?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select&utm_campaign=BI%20Select%20%28Wednesday%20Friday%29%202015-06-17&utm_content=BISelect" -"9735470","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","2",,"1434576969","2015-06-17T21:36:09Z","Uber Isn't About to Roll Over on Making Drivers Employees","http://www.wired.com/2015/06/uber-isnt-roll-making-drivers-employees/" -"9736645","gecko39","gecko39",,,"0","5",,"1434597036","2015-06-18T03:10:36Z","Google DeepMind Teaches Artificial Intelligence Machines to Read","http://www.technologyreview.com/view/538616/google-deepmind-teaches-artificial-intelligence-machines-to-read/" -"9737033","mirceasoaica","mirceasoaica",,,"0","5",,"1434606891","2015-06-18T05:54:51Z","How Google thinks it can knock one of Oracle's main technologies off the charts","http://www.businessinsider.com.au/google-go-update-from-jason-burberel-2015-6" -"9737793","DMBisson","DMBisson","true",,,"1",,"1434625377","2015-06-18T11:02:57Z","Microsoft’s Anti-Surveillance Website Allegedly Hacked","http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/microsofts-anti-surveillance-website-allegedly-hacked/" -"9738140","arto","arto",,,"121","178",,"1434631118","2015-06-18T12:38:38Z","Google listening in to your room shows importance of privacy defense in depth","https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/" -"9738305","irl_zebra","irl_zebra",,,"56","235",,"1434633521","2015-06-18T13:18:41Z","Google Is Now Listing SourceForge as a Malicious Site","http://i.imgur.com/FAv6VdV.png" -"9738432","twoshedsmcginty","twoshedsmcginty","true",,,"3",,"1434634993","2015-06-18T13:43:13Z","Microsoft’s Irish anti-surveillance site hacked by casino spammers","http://thestack.com/microsoft-digital-constitution-site-hacked-casino-180615" -"9738628","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"0","1",,"1434637125","2015-06-18T14:18:45Z","The Watcher of the Apple Watch: Jeff Williams at Code 2015 (Video Interview)","http://recode.net/2015/06/18/the-watcher-of-the-apple-watch-jeff-williams-at-code-2015-video/" -"9740602","chrishannah","chrishannah",,,"0","2",,"1434651732","2015-06-18T18:22:12Z","Apple Watch 2 to Have Wi-Fi and Camera","http://apprecap.net/apple-watch-2-to-have-wi-fi-and-camera/" -"9740678","sharemywin","sharemywin",,,"1","2","Seems like a simple solution to the contractor/employee problem is route your payment process to a contractor's payment account(ie paypal/strip) then collect fees from them. Don't pay don't get access to the system.","1434652492","2015-06-18T18:34:52Z","Uber take a lession from ebay", -"9741592","tzier","tzier",,,"12","9",,"1434661281","2015-06-18T21:01:21Z","For Uber Drivers, Maybe Becoming Employees Is Worse","https://tryzen99.com/blog_posts/uber-drivers-becoming-employees-is-worse" -"9743312","jdkanani","jdkanani",,,"0","3",,"1434695841","2015-06-19T06:37:21Z","Microsoft's $140 PC on a stick","http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2015/06/19/heres-microsofts-140-pc-on-a-stick/" -"9743493","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"9","25",,"1434700539","2015-06-19T07:55:39Z","I broke Uber","http://thisshouldbefixed.dreamhosters.com/2015/06/i-broke-uber/" -"9743544","jackgavigan","jackgavigan",,,"1","1",,"1434701582","2015-06-19T08:13:02Z","Suspend Uber from London over 'flawed driver checks', minicab operators say","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/suspend-uber-london-black-cab-drivers-claims-flawed-checks" -"9743931","jakewalker","jakewalker",,,"0","2",,"1434710268","2015-06-19T10:37:48Z","Court: GPS Coordinates on Google Earth Map Not Inadmissible Hearsay [pdf]","http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/06/18/13-10530.pdf" -"9744416","popper189","popper189","true",,,"1",,"1434719525","2015-06-19T13:12:05Z","Hey Google, what's trending? Oh, just the death of journalism","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/18/google_trending_towards_the_death_of_the_free_press/" -"9744721","paganinip","paganinip","true",,,"1",,"1434722130","2015-06-19T13:55:30Z","XARA data stealing flaws affect Apple iOS, OS X","http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/37892/hacking/xara-data-stealing-flaws.html" -"9745863","vivianxue","vivianxue",,,"0","2",,"1434731174","2015-06-19T16:26:14Z","The New 1099 Culture RE:Uber","https://medium.com/p/26f8c4e48fd3" -"9747184","daniel-levin","daniel-levin",,,"4","3",,"1434743047","2015-06-19T19:44:07Z","Google to Acquire YouTube for $1.65B in Stock (2006)","http://googlepress.blogspot.com/2006/10/google-to-acquire-youtube-for-165_09.html" -"9747960","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"9","3",,"1434751676","2015-06-19T22:07:56Z","Uber Isn't Letting Its Drivers Carry Guns Anymore","http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122094/uber-isnt-letting-its-drivers-carry-guns-anymore" -"9748236","doener","doener","true",,,"2",,"1434755588","2015-06-19T23:13:08Z","Former Google exec raises $10m to block the adblockers","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6ec9f7f2-1595-11e5-8e6a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3dYKDN1OW" -"9748264","altern8","altern8",,,"0","2",,"1434756218","2015-06-19T23:23:38Z","Google sets up feedback loop in its image recognition neural network...","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/google-image-recognition-neural-network-androids-dream-electric-sheep#img-1" -"9749183","notsony","notsony","true",,,"1",,"1434780741","2015-06-20T06:12:21Z","Uber's nemesis accused of breaking employment rules herself","http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/19/ubers-elderly-transsexual-nemesis-broke-employment-rules-herself-running-kinky-phone-sex-lines/" -"9749865","aldendaniels","aldendaniels",,,"2","9",,"1434805616","2015-06-20T13:06:56Z","Google Docs for Code Launching on Kickstarter Tuesday. Try It Out Today","https://twitter.com/CodrEditor/status/612243692188008448" -"9749879","edward","edward",,,"0","3",,"1434806210","2015-06-20T13:16:50Z","Victory against Uber won’t reverse the decline in labour rights","http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/19/uber-court-case-labour-dispute" -"9750536","dthal","dthal",,,"26","121",,"1434822385","2015-06-20T17:46:25Z","How DOJ Gagged Google Over Surveillance of Wikileaks Volunteer","https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/06/20/wikileaks-jacob-appelbaum-google-investigation/" -"9751582","uptown","uptown",,,"69","35",,"1434846872","2015-06-21T00:34:32Z","Apple's Cash Dilemma","http://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2015/6/13/apples-cash-dilemma" -"9751595","manicool231","manicool231","true",,,"1",,"1434847148","2015-06-21T00:39:08Z","Microsoft Toolkit 2.5.6 Activator 2015 for Office and Windows","http://crackedsoftwares.net/microsoft-toolkit-2-5-6-activator/" -"9751761","allsystemsgo","allsystemsgo",,,"0","1",,"1434850861","2015-06-21T01:41:01Z","Uber Bans Guns from Vehicles","http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/20/8818247/uber-bans-guns-from-vehicles" -"9752952","paulakshat","paulakshat",,,"0","1",,"1434884916","2015-06-21T11:08:36Z","Blog Revisit: Ad-Hoc Distribution – Apple's Best Kept Secret","http://techleap.blogspot.com/2012/04/ad-hoc-distribution-apples-best-kept.html" -"9754195","nkurz","nkurz",,,"0","2",,"1434908010","2015-06-21T17:33:30Z","How much would it cost Uber to make drivers employees?","http://fusion.net/story/153243/uber-drivers-costs-if-employees/" -"9755637","mjohn","mjohn",,,"49","41",,"1434934274","2015-06-22T00:51:14Z","Airbnb and Uber’s sharing economy is one route to dotcommunism","http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/21/airbnb-uber-sharing-economy-dotcommunism-economy" -"9755965","appleenthusiast","appleenthusiast","true",,,"1",,"1434942651","2015-06-22T03:10:51Z","Is Apple Watch Worth it? Should you buy it? Check out this Parody","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXR06LSHG10 " -"9756391","stuartmemo","stuartmemo",,,"6","11",,"1434951964","2015-06-22T05:46:04Z","Apple Music changes policy after Taylor Swift stand","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33220189" -"9756555","AdeptusAquinas","AdeptusAquinas",,,"0","2",,"1434955043","2015-06-22T06:37:23Z","Apple Music changes policy after Taylor Swift stand","http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33220189" -"9756890","res0nat0r","res0nat0r",,,"0","1",,"1434961140","2015-06-22T08:19:00Z","Apple Says “We Hear You Taylor Swift”, Will Pay Musicians During Free Trial","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/21/apple-music-free-trial" -"9757203","ElvisMa","ElvisMa",,,"0","1",,"1434965998","2015-06-22T09:39:58Z","Apple Music will most probably not launch in China","http://socialbrandwatch.com/apple-music-may-not-take-off-in-china/" -"9758929","dave1619","dave1619","true",,,"1",,"1434986636","2015-06-22T15:23:56Z","Apple Reverses Policy After Taylor Swift Open Letter","http://time.com/3929784/taylor-swift-apple-open-letter-eddy-cue/" -"9759293","protomyth","protomyth",,,"0","1",,"1434989515","2015-06-22T16:11:55Z","Microsoft Joins NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports","http://motorsports-soapbox.blogspot.com/2015/06/microsoft-joins-nascar-hendrick.html" -"9759344","mcenedella","mcenedella",,,"2","2",,"1434989924","2015-06-22T16:18:44Z","No money in Uber driving but millions of Uber cars on the road?","http://uberpeople.net/threads/no-money-in-uber-driving-but-millions-of-uber-cars-on-the-road.22954/" -"9760052","mortenjorck","mortenjorck",,,"0","3",,"1434996068","2015-06-22T18:01:08Z","Uber for Uber","https://medium.com/message/uber-for-uber-9c41298e3f7f" -"9761339","roschdal","roschdal",,,"1","2","Google Adwords statistics on the number of ads displayed and clicked is updated only every 24 hours, while Facebook ad statistics seems to be updated in real-time. Why?","1435008638","2015-06-22T21:30:38Z","Ask HN: Why doesn't Google Adwords show real-time stats, while Facebook does?", -"9762390","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"0","1",,"1435028828","2015-06-23T03:07:08Z","China’s Hillhouse Leads $1B Uber Investment","http://www.wsj.com/article_email/chinas-hillhouse-leads-1-billion-uber-investment-deal-1435023234-lMyQjAxMTA1MzIyMzMyOTM3Wj" -"9764493","jhrobert","jhrobert",,,"0","1",,"1435066595","2015-06-23T13:36:35Z","Introducing Google Votes. A corporate liquid democracy experiment","http://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/79/" -"9764700","relham","relham",,,"0","1",,"1435068666","2015-06-23T14:11:06Z","Google Reveals Health-Tracking Wristband","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-23/google-developing-health-tracking-wristband-for-health-research" -"9765010","jrs235","jrs235",,,"0","2",,"1435071391","2015-06-23T14:56:31Z","An ex-Googler on Goog hiring practices","http://www.businessinsider.com/an-ex-googler-on-goog-hiring-practices-2015-6" -"9765101","ryan4815","ryan4815","true",,,"1",,"1435072047","2015-06-23T15:07:27Z","Codr- like Google docs for code. A pastebin replacement?","https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aldendaniels/codr-a-collaborative-editor-for-code-and-web-desig" -"9765818","zatkin","zatkin",,,"0","2",,"1435077748","2015-06-23T16:42:28Z","Imagining MessageKit: Apple’s path to turning iMessage into a platform","https://medium.com/@mg/there-s-a-chat-for-that-apple-s-biggest-platform-opportunity-yet-19d5b1870857" -"9766257","vipulg","vipulg","true",,,"1",,"1435081027","2015-06-23T17:37:07Z","Google News Lab – The Next Big Thing?","http://blog.whatfix.com/google-news-lab-the-next-big-thing/" -"9767499","l1n","l1n","true",,,"3",,"1435090821","2015-06-23T20:20:21Z","Microsoft Announces Its Own Linux OS","https://flipboard.com/@msfz751/*nix-guy-t3drl9ufz/microsoft-announces-its-own-linux-os/a-V45xV-YvRV2QjUFXw2CuFg%3Aa%3A48021259-d17c789d8e%2Fitsfoss.com " -"9768593","labaraka","labaraka",,,"11","9","I've been locked out of my Google Apps email for over 24 hrs due to "suspicious activity". I am the admin of the domain so "contacting my admin" is of no help. Filled Contact Us form and spoke to customer support lady who is unfortunately clueless and cannot help me at all.

Terrible experience for such a mission-critical service.

Anyone has suggestions on how to deal with this to restore access?

PS: I did not sent out any spam or do anything that goes against their ToS. Just a loyal customer for 7 years doing normal day to day emailing.","1435103314","2015-06-23T23:48:34Z","Ask HN: Locked out of Google Aps email with no recourse - advice?", -"9769466","datashovel","datashovel","true",,,"1",,"1435118525","2015-06-24T04:02:05Z","Miami Dolphins DT A.J. Francis – Moonlights as Uber Driver","http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2490808-miami-dolphins-defensive-tackle-aj-francis-earns-extra-money-as-uber-driver" -"9769480","Ducoment","Ducoment",,,"0","3",,"1435118705","2015-06-24T04:05:05Z","Bye, bye Amazon, Netflix and Uber. China is here and you're losing","https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bye-amazon-netflix-uber-china-here-youre-losing-duco-van-breemen?trk=pulse_spock-articles" -"9769587","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","5",,"1435120424","2015-06-24T04:33:44Z","EPIC complaint against Uber for tracking customers [pdf]","https://epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/uber/Complaint.pdf" -"9770632","neverminder","neverminder",,,"0","1",,"1435140555","2015-06-24T10:09:15Z","London's Mayor plans Knowledge-like test for Uber drivers","http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/24/uber-knowledge-test-london/" -"9771489","huskyr","huskyr",,,"0","3",,"1435153544","2015-06-24T13:45:44Z","Google Calendar discontinues SMS notifications","https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/45351?p=sms_turndown_web" -"9771806","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","1",,"1435156333","2015-06-24T14:32:13Z","Apple Home Page Tabs History – June 2015 Edition","http://jamesdempsey.net/2015/06/19/apple-home-page-tabs-history-june-2015-edition/" -"9772756","zhuxuefeng1994","zhuxuefeng1994",,,"0","1",,"1435163870","2015-06-24T16:37:50Z","Groupon’s New Apple Watch App Alerts You to Nearby Deals","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/24/groupons-new-apple-watch-app-alerts-you-to-nearby-deals-lets-you-buy-from-your-wrist/" -"9773529","applecart01","applecart01","true",,,"1",,"1435170763","2015-06-24T18:32:43Z","JOB POSTING: Senior Data Scientist at Applecart","https://applecart.catsone.com/careers/index.php?m=portal&a=details&jobOrderID=5611691" -"9774005","lladnar","lladnar",,,"0","2",,"1435175022","2015-06-24T19:43:42Z","Apple restricting app-download data from advertisers in iOS 9","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ios-9-app-data-advertisers-2015-6" -"9774493","gokhan","gokhan",,,"0","2",,"1435180157","2015-06-24T21:09:17Z","Climb 'El Capitan' with Google's First Vertical Street View","http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/24/google-maps-yosemite-el-capitan/" -"9775723","gweijie","gweijie",,,"0","1",,"1435201965","2015-06-25T03:12:45Z","Apple to protect user data from misuse in ios9","http://www.weijieworld.com/apple-to-protect-user-data-from-misuse-in-ios-9/" -"9776159","twoshedsmcginty","twoshedsmcginty",,,"1","5",,"1435210754","2015-06-25T05:39:14Z","Google research uses deep networks to turn Street View into actual movies","http://arxiv.org/pdf/1506.06825v1" -"9776613","chezmo","chezmo",,,"56","46",,"1435221448","2015-06-25T08:37:28Z","Anti-Uber Taxi Protest Blocks Access to Paris’s Roissy Airport","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-24/paris-uber-protests-set-to-gum-up-traffic-as-taxis-start-strike" -"9777076","sunseb","sunseb","true",,,"1",,"1435230997","2015-06-25T11:16:37Z","Courtney Love Cobain: “they've ambushed our car” (UberPop)","https://twitter.com/Courtney/status/614022179978502146" -"9777575","Libertatea","Libertatea",,,"0","1",,"1435237783","2015-06-25T13:09:43Z","Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says humans will be robots' pets","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/25/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-says-humans-will-be-robots-pets" -"9777856","DiabloD3","DiabloD3",,,"0","2",,"1435240414","2015-06-25T13:53:34Z","Microsoft's Windows 10 flash-drive plans leak","http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2015/06/24/microsoft-windows-10-flash-drive/1" -"9779699","shaneramey","shaneramey",,,"81","69",,"1435255084","2015-06-25T17:58:04Z","Apple removes Civil War game from App Store until it removes Confederate flag","http://www.ultimategeneral.com/blog/our-game-has-been-removed-from-appstore" -"9781088","pmcpinto","pmcpinto",,,"0","1",,"1435268474","2015-06-25T21:41:14Z","Anti-Uber French Taxi Drivers Are Burning Tires and Overturning Cars","http://www.buzzfeed.com/shyamanthaasokan/paris-taxi-drivers-are-burning-tires-and-overturning-cars-to" -"9781707","Jackson-Solway","Jackson-Solway",,,"0","2",,"1435276963","2015-06-26T00:02:43Z","Clashes Erupt Across France as Taxi Drivers Protest Uber","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/business/international/uber-protests-france.html" -"9782396","bootload","bootload",,,"0","1",,"1435290802","2015-06-26T03:53:22Z","Like Uber for Wireless…","https://medium.com/@kwerb/like-uber-for-wireless-dc59d4bed08c" -"9783516","ganram","ganram",,,"0","1",,"1435316892","2015-06-26T11:08:12Z","Here's a first taste of Apple HomeKit in action","http://mashable.com/2015/06/25/apple-homekit-products-video/" -"9785114","baxtercr","baxtercr",,,"0","1",,"1435332215","2015-06-26T15:23:35Z","Apple Watch Dev Weekly","https://applewatchdev.curated.co" -"9785144","darrelld","darrelld",,,"0","3",,"1435332425","2015-06-26T15:27:05Z","Google's project Soli","http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/29/atap-project-soli/" -"9788299","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","5",,"1435360742","2015-06-26T23:19:02Z","The Long History of the Fight Against Uber","http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-long-history-of-the-fight-against-uber" -"9788620","t23","t23","true",,,"1",,"1435366787","2015-06-27T00:59:47Z","Apple acquires dozens of biometric authentication patents","http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/06/26/apple-acquires-dozens-of-biometric-authentication-patents-from-virginia-based-privaris" -"9791198","andrelaszlo","andrelaszlo",,,"101","167",,"1435431957","2015-06-27T19:05:57Z","Why Google Employees Quit (2009)","http://techcrunch.com/2009/01/18/why-google-employees-quit/" -"9791244","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"0","1",,"1435432923","2015-06-27T19:22:03Z","Google’s Plan to Bring Free Superfast Wi-Fi to the World Has Begun","http://bgr.com/2015/06/26/new-york-free-google-wi-fi/" -"9791300","andris9","andris9",,,"0","1",,"1435434214","2015-06-27T19:43:34Z","Nodemailer supports Apple Watch specific e-mail content","https://andrisreinman.com/nodemailer-supports-apple-watch/" -"9792743","jarcane","jarcane",,,"3","14",,"1435476080","2015-06-28T07:21:20Z","Caught up in a riot? Uber can charge you up to $250 for damage to their cars","https://pando.com/2015/06/26/caught-riot-uber-can-charge-you-250-damage-their-cars/1d0602a6a26309f8b29e56ee2668d9ee32bcc890/" -"9792969","ryno2019","ryno2019",,,"0","4",,"1435484106","2015-06-28T09:35:06Z","Simple Google Analytics widget for iOS (on sale for $0.99)","http://www.ryanbrink.com/ga-today" -"9794087","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","1",,"1435509556","2015-06-28T16:39:16Z","Apple Can Skate by Taylor Swift, but Not Product Missteps","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/business/apple-can-skate-by-taylor-swift-but-not-product-missteps.html" -"9794688","Thorondor","Thorondor",,,"0","2",,"1435519282","2015-06-28T19:21:22Z","Google chatbot says the purpose of living is 'to live forever'","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-tests-new-artificial-intelligence-chatbot-2015-6" -"9795170","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","1",,"1435526821","2015-06-28T21:27:01Z","Approaching Policy After Uber’s Scorched Earth","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/28/policy-after-uber/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"9796090","edsouza","edsouza",,,"0","3",,"1435544322","2015-06-29T02:18:42Z","This Driver in China Explains How He Is Helping Rip Off Uber","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-28/this-driver-in-china-explains-how-he-is-helping-rip-off-uber" -"9797845","mhomde","mhomde",,,"1","8",,"1435583972","2015-06-29T13:19:32Z","Is Google Degrading Search? Consumer Harm from Universal Search","http://www.slideshare.net/lutherlowe/wu-l" -"9798200","fabiendem","fabiendem",,,"0","2",,"1435587519","2015-06-29T14:18:39Z","Two Uber France's executives in custody","http://www.itele.fr/justice/video/deux-dirigeants-duber-france-en-garde-a-vue-129595" -"9798223","hallieatrobohub","hallieatrobohub",,,"1","3",,"1435587739","2015-06-29T14:22:19Z","As Google cars roll out, Deere reminds us of its 1000s of self-driving tractors","http://robohub.org/as-google-cars-roll-out-deere-reminds-us-of-its-thousands-of-self-driving-tractors/" -"9798361","julien_c","julien_c",,,"1","21",,"1435589007","2015-06-29T14:43:27Z","Uber managers arrested in France over 'illicit' taxi service","http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33313145" -"9798394","conradk","conradk",,,"0","1",,"1435589237","2015-06-29T14:47:17Z","Uber France directors now in custody","http://www.lepoint.fr/justice/uberpop-les-deux-dirigeants-d-uber-france-en-garde-a-vue-29-06-2015-1940836_2386.php" -"9799048","NN88","NN88",,,"0","2",,"1435594917","2015-06-29T16:21:57Z","Uber France CEO taken into custody in wake of protests","http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/29/8861437/uber-france-executives-arrested-paris-uberpop" -"9799694","crcsmnky","crcsmnky",,,"0","7",,"1435600463","2015-06-29T17:54:23Z","Distributed load testing using Kubernetes","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/06/Distributed-Load-Testing-Using-Kubernetes.html" -"9799702","thomnottom","thomnottom",,,"0","1",,"1435600548","2015-06-29T17:55:48Z","Uber Executives Detained by Police in Paris","http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-executives-detained-by-police-in-paris-1435595947" -"9799755","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","2",,"1435600846","2015-06-29T18:00:46Z","Supreme Court Won't Hear Oracle V. Google Case, Leaving APIs Copyrightable","https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150629/09271731488/supreme-court-wont-hear-oracle-v-google-case-leaving-apis-copyrightable-innovation-risk.shtml" -"9799856","taylorbuley","taylorbuley",,,"0","3",,"1435601722","2015-06-29T18:15:22Z","Borg: The Predecessor to Kubernetes","http://blog.kubernetes.io/2015/04/borg-predecessor-to-kubernetes.html" -"9799873","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","3",,"1435601884","2015-06-29T18:18:04Z","Famed Security Researcher Mudge Leaves Google for White House Gig","http://recode.net/2015/06/29/famed-security-researcher-mudge-leaves-google-for-white-house-gig/" -"9799997","caseysoftware","caseysoftware",,,"37","121",,"1435603013","2015-06-29T18:36:53Z","Uber Acquires Part of Bing’s Mapping Assets","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/29/uber-acquires-part-of-bings-mapping-assets-will-absorb-around-100-microsoft-employees/" -"9800638","paulcarroty","paulcarroty",,,"0","1",,"1435608814","2015-06-29T20:13:34Z","Microsoft Visual Studio Code Test Drive – Open Source Editor Editor for Web","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZY0mFKg7Fs" -"9800783","ahmetmsft","ahmetmsft",,,"1","17",,"1435609843","2015-06-29T20:30:43Z","Omega, and what it means for Kubernetes","http://blog.kismatic.com/qa-with-malte-schwarzkopf-on-distributed-systems-orchestration-in-the-modern-data-center/?" -"9801398","lintroller","lintroller","true",,,"2",,"1435614645","2015-06-29T21:50:45Z","Uber France Leaders Arrested for Running Illegal Taxi Company","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/29/uber-france-leaders-arrested-for-running-illegal-taxi-company/#.dkz0tu:xznP" -"9802503","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,,"1",,"1435631030","2015-06-30T02:23:50Z","Apple Watch: Finding Glances and Crashing Apps","http://uber.la/2015/06/apple-watch-finding-glances/" -"9803084","chris-at","chris-at","true",,,"1",,"1435641381","2015-06-30T05:16:21Z","Uber Acquires Part of Bing’s Mapping Assets, Will Absorb Around 100 Employees","http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/29/uber-acquires-part-of-bings-mapping-assets-will-absorb-around-100-microsoft-employees/#.ff42vg:6Qpb" -"9803375","2a0c40","2a0c40",,,"0","1",,"1435646728","2015-06-30T06:45:28Z","Microsoft transfers map business to Uber and display advertising to AOL","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/30/microsoft-transfers-map-business-to-uber-and-display-advertising-to-aol" -"9803531","Denbosh","Denbosh","true",,,"1",,"1435649160","2015-06-30T07:26:00Z","Apple's New Swift Programming Language","http://codrspace.com/BruceEckel/apples-new-swift-programming-language/" -"9803629","JDDunn9","JDDunn9",,,"0","2",,"1435650752","2015-06-30T07:52:32Z","Two Uber executives taken into police custody in France","http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/two-uber-executives-taken-into-police-custody-in-france/ar-AAcif1B" -"9804161","hwh21","hwh21","true",,,"1",,"1435660410","2015-06-30T10:33:30Z","Is Apple Pay Secure?","http://blog.passkit.com/is-apple-pay-secure/" -"9805069","draugadrotten","draugadrotten",,,"0","1",,"1435671533","2015-06-30T13:38:53Z","Senior Uber executives detained in France","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/848cfe6c-1e79-11e5-ab0f-6bb9974f25d0.html" -"9805161","popper189","popper189","true",,,"1",,"1435672292","2015-06-30T13:51:32Z","Apple Inc. Set to Announce Apple Music, iOS 8.4; Reveal Song Limit","http://www.bidnessetc.com/46641-apple-inc-set-to-announce-apple-music-ios-84-reveal-song-limit/" -"9805798","crabideau5691","crabideau5691",,,"0","1",,"1435676923","2015-06-30T15:08:43Z","Apple Releases iOS 8.4 with Apple Music","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/30/apple-releases-ios-8-4-with-apple-music/" -"9806417","claytheboss","claytheboss",,,"4","4","Why doesn't google place street view cameras on USPS trucks? They literally drive by almost every house in america every day. This would give them daily updated street views.","1435681670","2015-06-30T16:27:50Z","Ask HN: Google Street View USPS", -"9806434","aerieconsulting","aerieconsulting",,,"0","1",,"1435681772","2015-06-30T16:29:32Z","Why Don't You Like Microsoft?","http://www.aerieconsulting.com/blog/why-dont-you-like-microsoft" -"9806481","iosjailbreak","iosjailbreak","true",,,"1",,"1435682097","2015-06-30T16:34:57Z","Apple iOS 8.4 Just Release – Download TaiG 2.2.0 jailbreak iOS 8.4","http://ios-jailbreak.com/download-taig-2-2-0-jailbreak-ios-8-4/#.VZLDpCmp-DE.hackernews" -"9806851","workerIbe","workerIbe",,,"0","1",,"1435684559","2015-06-30T17:15:59Z","Apple Music suffers snafu during debut","http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/30/technology/apple-music-problems/" -"9807594","soperj","soperj",,,"0","1",,"1435690249","2015-06-30T18:50:49Z","Apple Loses Appeal of Ebook Case","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3183b8d4-1f49-11e5-aa5a-398b2169cf79.html#axzz3eZZZNzpN" -"9808110","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"0","2",,"1435695121","2015-06-30T20:12:01Z","Bill Gates Thinks Uber Has the Best Shot at Self-Driving Cars","http://time.com/3935766/bill-gates-self-driving-cars/" -"9808143","frandroid","frandroid",,,"0","1",,"1435695371","2015-06-30T20:16:11Z","Apple's mistake was getting into bed with the book-publishing cartel – Fortune","http://fortune.com/2015/06/30/apple-court-books/" -"9810459","nekkoru","nekkoru","true",,,"1",,"1435736026","2015-07-01T07:33:46Z","If You Paid for Beats, Apple Music Is a Broken Promise","http://www.wired.com/2015/06/paid-beats-apple-music-broken-promise/" -"9811413","draugadrotten","draugadrotten",,,"0","2",,"1435754201","2015-07-01T12:36:41Z","Uber executives ordered to stand trial by French court","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3935e356-1f2e-11e5-aa5a-398b2169cf79.html" -"9811676","microstash","microstash",,,"10","23",,"1435757915","2015-07-01T13:38:35Z","How Apple Music Onboards New Users","https://www.useronboard.com/how-applemusic-onboards-new-users/" -"9811818","tonteldoos","tonteldoos","true",,,"1",,"1435759215","2015-07-01T14:00:15Z","City of Cape Town impounds over 200 Uber cars","http://www.fin24.com/Tech/News/Cape-Town-impounds-over-200-Uber-cars-in-2015-20150630" -"9811898","jackgavigan","jackgavigan",,,"0","1",,"1435759954","2015-07-01T14:12:34Z","Save Us Taylor Swift Cry Greeks as Capital Controls Shut Apple iCloud Space","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-30/greeks-lose-apple-icloud-space-as-capital-controls-stop-payments" -"9811983","tpatke","tpatke",,,"0","3",,"1435760627","2015-07-01T14:23:47Z","Google apologises for Photos app gorillas blunder","http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33347866" -"9813979","forlorn","forlorn",,,"35","172",,"1435774584","2015-07-01T18:16:24Z","XKEYSCORE: NSA’s Google for the World’s Private Communications","https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/01/nsas-google-worlds-private-communications" -"9815206","tzakrajs","tzakrajs","true",,,"3",,"1435785257","2015-07-01T21:14:17Z","Former Google Exec can predict if speaker is woman by use of the word “just”","http://www.businessinsider.com/former-google-exec-says-this-word-can-damage-your-credibility-2015-6" -"9815648","rbanffy","rbanffy",,,"0","1",,"1435789253","2015-07-01T22:20:53Z","Microsoft Cuts Display Ad Business, Sells Bing Maps to Uber","http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/digital-business/microsoft-cuts-display-ad-business-sells-bing-maps-to-uber/d/d-id/1321118?_mc=RSS_IWK_EDT" -"9818039","jmoffweb","jmoffweb",,,"0","2",,"1435834150","2015-07-02T10:49:10Z","How Facebook Will Rival Google for Search","http://onlinemarketinginct.com/2015/05/25/how-facebook-will-rival-google-for-search/" -"9819326","mhausenblas","mhausenblas",,,"0","2",,"1435849293","2015-07-02T15:01:33Z","Kubernetes 1.0 launch and a look into the future of container orchestration","http://kuberneteslaunch.com/" -"9820399","ben1040","ben1040",,,"0","1",,"1435858963","2015-07-02T17:42:43Z","Taxicab Commission Chair Says Uber Outrage Is ‘White Privilege’","http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/07/02/taxicab-commission-chair-says-uber-outrage-is-white-privilege/" -"9822118","writerpresident","writerpresident","true",,,"1",,"1435875786","2015-07-02T22:23:06Z","How Uber use Gmail Ads to get their ideal customer (Screenshot attached)","http://helonative.com/how-uber-use-gmail-ads" -"9823109","Killswitch","Killswitch",,,"0","3",,"1435891359","2015-07-03T02:42:39Z","Dear Google: Stop Making Apps","https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dear-google-stop-making-apps-domenic-merenda" -"9823571","tim_sw","tim_sw",,,"0","3",,"1435899230","2015-07-03T04:53:50Z","Yahoo Search Testing Google Powered Search Results","http://searchengineland.com/yahoo-search-testing-google-powered-search-results-224394" -"9824176","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","1",,"1435910384","2015-07-03T07:59:44Z","McJobs and UberJobs","http://www.economist.com/news/business/21656670-lawsuits-about-what-it-means-be-employee-could-shape-future-big-industries-mcjobs?fsrc=nlw|hig|2-07-2015|NA" -"9824408","noso","noso",,,"0","1",,"1435914264","2015-07-03T09:04:24Z","Yahoo experimenting with Google-powered search results, ads","http://mashable.com/2015/07/02/yahoo-google-search-ads/" -"9824552","arnaudknobloch","arnaudknobloch",,,"0","2",,"1435917100","2015-07-03T09:51:40Z","Uber announced the suspension of UberPop in France","http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2015/07/03/uber-annonce-la-suspension-d-uberpop-en-france_4669011_3234.html" -"9824759","graeham","graeham",,,"95","44",,"1435921603","2015-07-03T11:06:43Z","Uber announces suspension of UberPOP in France","http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/03/us-france-uber-idUKKCN0PD0Y320150703" -"9825163","arunitc","arunitc","true",,,"1",,"1435927375","2015-07-03T12:42:55Z","Microsoft confirms its new Edge browser won't support Silverlight","http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-confirms-its-new-edge-browser-wont-support-its-silverlight-player" -"9826056","thewarrior","thewarrior",,,"15","16",,"1435937099","2015-07-03T15:24:59Z","Ask HN: How often do you Google for answers while coding?", -"9826478","notsony","notsony",,,"0","3",,"1435940851","2015-07-03T16:27:31Z","Apple files patent for person-to-person payments","http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/07/apple-working-on-new-apple-pay-wallet-service-for-person-to-person-financial-transactions.html" -"9827148","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"1","3",,"1435948023","2015-07-03T18:27:03Z","Yahoo begins testing search partnership with Google","http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/02/yahoo-google-search-partnership/" -"9830827","stanfordnope","stanfordnope",,,"0","3",,"1436030930","2015-07-04T17:28:50Z","Bank of Apple' Moves Closer with New Patent to Kill PayPal","http://www.forbes.com/sites/theopriestley/2015/07/04/bank-of-apple-moves-closer-with-new-patent-to-kill-paypal-square/" -"9832328","ourmandave","ourmandave","true",,,"1",,"1436064084","2015-07-05T02:41:24Z","Microsoft: More Layoffs Equal Higher Shareholder Returns","http://seekingalpha.com/article/3302365-microsoft-more-layoffs-equal-higher-shareholder-returns" -"9832975","benjlang","benjlang",,,"1","12",,"1436086646","2015-07-05T08:57:26Z","Using Google Play’s new store listing experiments to double conversion","http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/07/03/5-tips-on-using-google-plays-new-store-listing-experiments-to-double-page-conversion/" -"9834703","mrry","mrry",,,"2","4",,"1436125499","2015-07-05T19:44:59Z","Why my car cost more than taking Uber everywhere","http://da-data.blogspot.com/2015/06/why-my-car-cost-more-than-taking-uber.html" -"9836421","hwh21","hwh21","true",,,"1",,"1436150885","2015-07-06T02:48:05Z","New Apple Wallet Patent – Peer to Peer Payments","http://blog.passkit.com/apple-wallet-latest-patent-is-personal/" -"9836621","nyodeneD","nyodeneD",,,"1","1",,"1436154129","2015-07-06T03:42:09Z","Apple Music is just $2 per month in India–80% cheaper than the US","http://qz.com/442296/apple-music-is-just-2-per-month-in-india-80-cheaper-than-the-us/" -"9837997","talkingquickly","talkingquickly",,,"5","11",,"1436177580","2015-07-06T10:13:00Z","The First Swimming App on the Apple Watch","http://info.activeintime.com/news/2015/6/29/the-worlds-first-swim-app-on-the-apple-watch" -"9838724","oldskewlcool","oldskewlcool",,,"196","368",,"1436187248","2015-07-06T12:54:08Z","Google launches Uber rival RideWith","http://americans.org/2015/07/06/google-launches-uber-rival-ridewith/" -"9840163","davidw","davidw",,,"2","1","Anyone tried this? https://fi.google.com/about/

My invite came through. Curious if people have tried it, and what they think.","1436199237","2015-07-06T16:13:57Z","Ask HN: Google's Project Fi?", -"9840951","umeboshi","umeboshi",,,"0","4",,"1436205717","2015-07-06T18:01:57Z","Google Announces Classroom API","http://www.programmableweb.com/news/google-announces-classroom-api/2015/07/06" -"9842267","anirgu","anirgu",,,"0","1",,"1436217690","2015-07-06T21:21:30Z","The Next Uber to Decentralize Parking, Is It Legal?","https://ihb.io/2015-07-06/news/decentralize-parking-19874" -"9843539","Nogwater","Nogwater",,,"80","95",,"1436240752","2015-07-07T03:45:52Z","Google Self-Driving Car Project Monthly Report [pdf]","http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/www.google.com/en/us/selfdrivingcar/files/reports/report-0615.pdf" -"9843857","bbayer","bbayer",,,"0","3",,"1436249097","2015-07-07T06:04:57Z","Google Deep Dream","https://github.com/google/deepdream" -"9843908","allenleein","allenleein",,,"0","1",,"1436250647","2015-07-07T06:30:47Z","They want government to make Google give the ‘right to be forgotten’ online","http://thetrigger.io/share/trends/559b54c4dadc3acd77655616" -"9845220","pmelendez","pmelendez",,,"4","4","I just noticed today that neither Google or Bing are showing any Ads on none of my computers. They are logged in with different users and I don't have installed any Ads blocker.

I'm not missing them just genuinely curios about it. What am I missing?","1436275230","2015-07-07T13:20:30Z","Ask HN: What is happening with Google Ads?", -"9845756","etewiah","etewiah",,,"0","1",,"1436280426","2015-07-07T14:47:06Z","Tossup or tossoff? Microsoft gets in on the booming casual meetups space","http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/06/microsofts-new-tossup-app-lets-you-poll-your-friends-plan-events" -"9845870","fniephaus","fniephaus",,,"0","1",,"1436281384","2015-07-07T15:03:04Z","Data Saver (Beta) for Google Chrome","https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/data-saver-beta/pfmgfdlgomnbgkofeojodiodmgpgmkac" -"9846368","ligouras","ligouras",,,"0","1",,"1436285800","2015-07-07T16:16:40Z","Google search poisoning – old dogs learn new tricks","https://blogs.sophos.com/2015/07/07/google-search-poisoning-old-dogs-learn-new-tricks/" -"9847183","joeyyang","joeyyang",,,"0","1",,"1436293416","2015-07-07T18:23:36Z","Google's self-driving cars set a course for Austin, Texas","http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/7/8906527/google-self-driving-car-rx450h-austin-texas" -"9847380","preslavrachev","preslavrachev",,,"0","1",,"1436295158","2015-07-07T18:52:38Z","Yes, You Are Allowed to Use Google for That","https://medium.com/@preslavrachev/yes-you-are-allowed-to-use-google-for-that-1dd754f254ec" -"9848359","joeyspn","joeyspn",,,"0","4",,"1436306054","2015-07-07T21:54:14Z","R/DeepDreaming a place to post pics created by Google's Deep Dream program","http://www.reddit.com/r/deepdreaming" -"9848805","orik","orik",,,"0","1",,"1436311366","2015-07-07T23:22:46Z","Uber to Leave Broward County, Florida at End of July","http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-uber-broward-withdraw-20150706-story.html" -"9848843","Uffizi","Uffizi",,,"0","5",,"1436311899","2015-07-07T23:31:39Z","Uber CEO to Tesla: Sell Me Half a Million Autonomous Electric Cars in 2020","https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/uber-ceo-tesla-sell-half-million-autonomous-electric-110000053.html" -"9849400","ZainManji","ZainManji",,,"0","4",,"1436321780","2015-07-08T02:16:20Z","8 Things I Learned Interning at Google, Yelp, and Instagram","http://www.businessinsider.com/8-things-i-learned-interning-at-google-yelp-and-instagram-2015-7" -"9850373","davidgerard","davidgerard",,,"0","2",,"1436342684","2015-07-08T08:04:44Z","La'Zooz: The Decentralized, Crypto-Alternative to Uber","http://www.shareable.net/blog/lazooz-the-decentralized-crypto-alternative-to-uber" -"9850490","ExpiredLink","ExpiredLink",,,"0","2",,"1436344955","2015-07-08T08:42:35Z","Major Job Cuts Expected at Microsoft","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/09/technology/major-job-cuts-expected-at-microsoft.html" -"9850596","shadykiller","shadykiller",,,"0","1",,"1436346755","2015-07-08T09:12:35Z","Google Map Maker – Unable to edit maps since May 27th","https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/map-maker/3sosPaCKYXo" -"9850682","allenleein","allenleein",,,"0","1",,"1436348795","2015-07-08T09:46:35Z","Uber Is Now Testing “Suggested Pickup Points”","http://thetrigger.io/share/trends/559cee5320b57c084515c1b0" -"9851255","popper189","popper189","true",,,"1",,"1436360908","2015-07-08T13:08:28Z","Apple Inc. To Bring iTunes Home Sharing Back with iOS 9","http://www.bidnessetc.com/47211-apple-inc-to-bring-itunes-home-sharing-back-with-ios-9/" -"9851634","tachion","tachion","true",,,"2",,"1436365060","2015-07-08T14:17:40Z","Microsoft became first OpenBSD Foundation Gold Donor","http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20150708134520&mode=expanded" -"9851644","mariusz79","mariusz79","true",,,"2",,"1436365112","2015-07-08T14:18:32Z","Microsoft Now OpenBSD Foundation Gold Contributor","http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20150708134520&mode=expanded&count=2" -"9852946","lelf","lelf",,,"0","1",,"1436374345","2015-07-08T16:52:25Z","Google self-driving cars are now in Austin, Texas","http://thenextweb.com/google/2015/07/07/the-drone-star-state/" -"9853122","venturefizz","venturefizz","true",,,"1",,"1436375552","2015-07-08T17:12:32Z","Uberfied Car Wash? On Its Way…","http://venturefizz.com/blog/uberfied-car-wash-its-way%E2%80%A6#.VZ1Z8bzmyGM.hackernews" -"9853750","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1436380588","2015-07-08T18:36:28Z","Lost: Apple's Golden Opportunity to Market the Apple Watch","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/lost-apples-golden-opportunity-to-market-the-apple-watch" -"9854406","petesoder","petesoder",,,"0","1",,"1436387656","2015-07-08T20:34:16Z","Google App Engine for Go is finally out of beta after 4 years","http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/08/google-app-engine-for-the-go-programming-language-is-finally-out-of-beta-after-4-years/" -"9854858","etiam","etiam",,,"0","2",,"1436392468","2015-07-08T21:54:28Z","FBI and DOJ Target New Enemy in Crypto Wars: Apple and Google","https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/08/fbi-doj-name-new-enemy-crypto-wars-apple-google/" -"9855430","act9","act9",,,"0","3",,"1436400121","2015-07-09T00:02:01Z","Spotify urges iPhone customers to stop paying through Apple's App Store","http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/8/8913105/spotify-apple-app-store-email" -"9856347","chris-at","chris-at",,,"1","1",,"1436421134","2015-07-09T05:52:14Z","Hands-On with Apple's 'News' App Introduced in iOS 9 Beta 3","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/07/08/hands-on-with-ios-9-news-app/" -"9856401","mattmurdog","mattmurdog","true",,,"1",,"1436422246","2015-07-09T06:10:46Z","Google Photos tags black people as 'gorillas', puts pictures in special folder","http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-photos-tags-black-people-as-gorillas-puts-pictures-in-special-folder-10357668.html" -"9856692","abrar2015","abrar2015",,,"0","1",,"1436429182","2015-07-09T08:06:22Z","Google will launch a version of YouTube for gamers only","https://ejablog.com/google-will-launch-version-youtube-for-gamers/" -"9858748","aroch","aroch",,,"0","1",,"1436458097","2015-07-09T16:08:17Z","StAMP: Spotify to Apple Music Playlist","https://stamp.hern.as/" -"9859006","lkurts","lkurts",,,"0","1","So our marketing web site caught some malware and Google have dutifully added us to their backlist. The whole domain that is, both marketing web site and a product(login.servicechannel.com) itself although they are on completely different servers. As per https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/168328?hl=en we found and removed the malicious code (we actually turned the web site off altogether (corp.servicechannel.com) and submitted a 'Request for review'. Supposed to be done in 24 hours, we submitted a request at 9:30 am EST yesterday. Google is taking their time, in the meanwhile we have tens of thoгnsands of clients getting a red page and being confused. There doesn't seem to be a way to expedite things at google, hence this reach out to HN, maybe some at Google is reading this.

If anyone from google can help, please reach out lkurts@servicechannel.com -or bengler@servicechannel.com","1436460055","2015-07-09T16:40:55Z","How Google caused my prod service interruption", -"9859328","chmaynard","chmaynard",,,"0","1",,"1436462579","2015-07-09T17:22:59Z","The iPhone Is Taking Over Apple","http://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2015/7/5/the-iphone-is-taking-over-apple" -"9859432","Thorondor","Thorondor",,,"0","5",,"1436463508","2015-07-09T17:38:28Z","New York Wants Google Maps to Discourage Left Turns","http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/07/new-york-wants-google-maps-to-discourage-left-turns/398114/" -"9859646","livejamie","livejamie",,,"0","1","I changed my password today on my Google account because I wanted to make it stronger. I have 2-factor auth via my Google Hangouts number. (I realize now that was a mistake, I was going to fix that as well.)

As soon as I changed my password it logged me out of my phone and my other accounts and now I don't have access to Google Voice or Hangouts or anything. So now when I log in with my (changed) password it asks me for a text message that I have no way of getting.

I have access to the backup email on my account and the actual phone number (like for a voice call) but I don't see an option to authenticate via phone call.

This is what I see: http://i.imgur.com/atxQSB9.png

Is there anything I can do? I don't have access to anything. I was just trying to fix all of this and make my account more secure. :(

I filled out the "Account Recovery" form that says it takes 3-5 business days.

I pay for Google Storage (Gmail, Photos, Drive) I pay for Google Voice, I pay for Google Play Music All Access, I've spent hundreds in the Play Store and I'd happily pay for support here, but I'm just stuck.","1436465321","2015-07-09T18:08:41Z","If my Google Voice number is my 2-Factor Auth Number am I Screwed?", -"9860258","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","5",,"1436471368","2015-07-09T19:49:28Z","Apple Music on iTunes is an embarrassing and confusing mess","http://bgr.com/2015/07/09/apple-music-problems-itunes/" -"9860514","adamnemecek","adamnemecek",,,"0","3",,"1436474328","2015-07-09T20:38:48Z","Apple Launches Public Betas of iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/07/09/ios-9-os-x-el-capitan-public-betas/" -"9861101","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1436480652","2015-07-09T22:24:12Z","The Legacy Internet Is Out of Addresses: What Apple Is Doing","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/the-legacy-internet-is-out-of-addresses-what-apple-is-doing" -"9861138","jcr","jcr",,,"0","11",,"1436481282","2015-07-09T22:34:42Z","Google Computer Vision Research at CVPR 2015","http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2015/06/google-computer-vision-research-at-cvpr.html" -"9862392","nyodeneD","nyodeneD","true",,,"1",,"1436504717","2015-07-10T05:05:17Z","This Week in SEO 14 – Google Who?","https://supremacyseo.com/TWS14" -"9862960","gorachel007","gorachel007",,,"0","9",,"1436519415","2015-07-10T09:10:15Z","A letter to all SEO’s from Googlebot","http://patrickcoombe.com/open-letter-seos-googlebot/" -"9864488","bketelsen","bketelsen",,,"0","2",,"1436542311","2015-07-10T15:31:51Z","Kubernetes Conference: KubeCon 2015 Announced","https://kubecon.io/" -"9864732","natelam","natelam",,,"0","1",,"1436544219","2015-07-10T16:03:39Z","Uber Hosts Outside Lands Hackathon","https://devblog.uber.com/uber-and-outside-hacks-bring-hackathon-to-outside-lands-festival/" -"9865705","jasonmp85","jasonmp85",,,"40","162",,"1436552126","2015-07-10T18:15:26Z","Apple and IPv6 – Happy Eyeballs","https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/v6ops/current/msg22455.html" -"9866432","fahadalie","fahadalie",,,"2","2",,"1436559039","2015-07-10T20:10:39Z","How and Why Google+ Failed and Its Future","http://wphold.com/how-and-why-google-failed-and-its-future/" -"9868669","jchivers","jchivers",,,"0","3",,"1436592910","2015-07-11T05:35:10Z","A Google Feed API Alternative","http://blog.superfeedr.com/google-feed-api-alternative/" -"9870371","mariomarin","mariomarin",,,"26","85",,"1436631978","2015-07-11T16:26:18Z","Try Kubernetes with Vagrant","http://lollyrock.com/articles/kubernetes-vagrant/" -"9870913","decentral1se","decentral1se",,,"0","3",,"1436638350","2015-07-11T18:12:30Z","Samsung and Google censor LGBT content","http://www.buzzfeed.com/lesterfeder/korea#.djVYkErq6" -"9870928","mrdassani","mrdassani",,,"0","2",,"1436638547","2015-07-11T18:15:47Z","Google Play Store A-B Test","http://imgur.com/hA5W8YC" -"9871313","tajen","tajen",,,"8","9",,"1436644355","2015-07-11T19:52:35Z","Why the Apple Watch is flopping","http://www.fastcodesign.com/3048375/why-the-apple-watch-is-flopping" -"9871613","aaronorosen","aaronorosen",,,"2","4",,"1436649674","2015-07-11T21:21:14Z","Amount of money SF saved last month using uberPOOL","http://blog.aaronorosen.com/amount-of-money-sf-saved-using-uberpool-over-last-month/" -"9872124","theodpHN","theodpHN",,,"0","1",,"1436661856","2015-07-12T00:44:16Z","Microsoft Parlays NSF Video 'Remake' into National CS K-12 Crisis","http://developers.slashdot.org/story/15/07/11/204215/well-played-microsoft-parlays-nsf-video-remake-into-national-cs-k-12-crisis" -"9874414","stanfordnope","stanfordnope",,,"3","4",,"1436726341","2015-07-12T18:39:01Z","iOS 9 Proves Apple Has Lost the Art of Simplicity","http://www.forbes.com/sites/theopriestley/2015/07/12/iphone-ios-9-proves-apple-has-lost-the-magic-of-simplicity/" -"9876152","fieldst","fieldst","true",,,"1",,"1436756821","2015-07-13T03:07:01Z","Google's Drone Project","http://rcplanes.tv/#/videoDetails/cRTNvWcx9Oo" -"9876292","caseyf7","caseyf7",,,"1","12",,"1436759752","2015-07-13T03:55:52Z","Apple is running on fumes","http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2015/07/10/apple-4/" -"9876811","Someone","Someone",,,"15","34",,"1436771766","2015-07-13T07:16:06Z","Apple’s Share of Smartphone Industry’s Profits Soars to 92%","http://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-share-of-smartphone-industrys-profits-soars-to-92-1436727458" -"9877914","drussell","drussell","true",,,"1",,"1436793830","2015-07-13T13:23:50Z","Hillary Clinton Plans to Cite Uber’s Contractor Economy for Dampening Wages","http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/12/clinton-uber/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"9878099","technologizer","technologizer",,,"0","2",,"1436796295","2015-07-13T14:04:55Z","Microsoft's GigJam deconstructs tasks into “molecules of work.”","http://www.fastcompany.com/3048474/tech-forecast/microsoft-gigjam" -"9880591","schenkel","schenkel",,,"0","3","I am learning Swift and want to start a study group that aims to:

1. Become Proficient in Swift -2. Develop iOS Apps -3. Create a portfolio (and perhaps later create a startup company!?!)

If you are interested in learning Swift feel free to reach out to me. All levels of iOS Development accepted.

var allLevels: String = justStarting < fluentObjC { -println("All Levels and Abilities Welcome") -}

allanvonschenkel@gmail.com","1436817217","2015-07-13T19:53:37Z","Learn Swift Club via Google Hangouts", -"9881792","wglb","wglb",,,"0","3",,"1436829512","2015-07-13T23:18:32Z","Some notes when ordering Google's Project Fi","http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/07/some-notes-when-ordering-googles.html#.VaRHHJNViko" -"9883410","norberts","norberts",,,"0","1",,"1436860770","2015-07-14T07:59:30Z","“How Google Works”","http://cake.hr/blog/how-google-works-up-next-in-the-blog/" -"9885680","declan","declan",,,"0","2",,"1436887986","2015-07-14T15:33:06Z","The Uber for Onesies Is Here, but Is It Worth $20B? [video]","http://recode.net/2015/07/14/the-uber-for-onesies-is-here-but-is-it-worth-20-billion-video/" -"9887765","abuchi1234","abuchi1234","true",,,"1",,"1436905340","2015-07-14T20:22:20Z","Google Sniper 3.0 Review – Truth About $2,556 a Day System","http://gsnipers.webstarts.com" -"9888153","markjaquith","markjaquith",,,"137","221",,"1436909001","2015-07-14T21:23:21Z","How Apple’s iCloud Drive deletes your files without warning","http://txfx.net/2015/07/14/apple-icloud-drive-deletes-your-files/" -"9888531","prismatic","prismatic",,,"0","2",,"1436913405","2015-07-14T22:36:45Z","Is Google's Deep Dream Art?","http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/culture/is-this-art/215039-deep-dream-google-art" -"9889775","chermanowicz","chermanowicz",,,"0","2",,"1436935861","2015-07-15T04:51:01Z","Uber settles lawsuit over fatal SF crash that killed girl","http://www.cnet.com/news/uber-settles-lawsuit-over-fatal-sf-crash-that-killed-girl/" -"9890535","Garbage","Garbage",,,"0","4",,"1436954826","2015-07-15T10:07:06Z","Kicking Google out of my life","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2940176/opensource-subnet/kicking-google-out-of-my-life-day-1.html" -"9890667","CloudAccounting","CloudAccounting","true",,,"1",,"1436957845","2015-07-15T10:57:25Z","Acumatica Teams Up with Microsoft Power BI","http://www.cloudaccountinguk.com/#!acumatica--microsoft-power-bi/cmqs" -"9891617","dnayal","dnayal","true",,,"1",,"1436972489","2015-07-15T15:01:29Z","Apple Store down","http://store.apple.com" -"9891830","jordigh","jordigh",,,"0","3",,"1436974338","2015-07-15T15:32:18Z","Google dev apologizes after Photos app tags black people as “gorillas”","http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/06/google-dev-apologizes-after-photos-app-tags-black-people-as-gorillas/" -"9892282","cpeterso","cpeterso",,,"0","4",,"1436977869","2015-07-15T16:31:09Z","​Startup lands $100M to challenge smartphone superpowers Apple and Google","http://www.cnet.com/news/startup-lands-100-million-to-challenge-smartphone-superpowers-apple-and-google/" -"9893333","betadreamer","betadreamer",,,"0","5",,"1436986868","2015-07-15T19:01:08Z","What Uber, Lyft Drivers Earn per Trip","https://sherpashare.com/share/what-uber-lyft-drivers-earn-per-trip/" -"9893643","maggxie","maggxie","true",,,"1",,"1436989783","2015-07-15T19:49:43Z","Microsoft Researches Hyperlapse Media Processing [video]","http://techacute.com/microsoft-researches-hyperlapse-media-processing-video/" -"9894601","bootload","bootload",,,"2","1",,"1437002087","2015-07-15T23:14:47Z","Google Deep Dream ruins food forever","https://kver.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/google-deep-dream-ruins-food-forever/" -"9895639","nitin_flanker","nitin_flanker",,,"0","1",,"1437025722","2015-07-16T05:48:42Z","Google Files Patents to Optimize Electricity Generation in Flying Wind Turbines","http://www.whatafuture.com/2015/07/15/flying-wind-turbines-of-googles-project-makani/" -"9895650","Vrinda","Vrinda",,,"0","15",,"1437025980","2015-07-16T05:53:00Z","Uber of ‘X’ Is Now the WhatsApp of ‘X’","https://medium.com/uber-for-x/uber-of-x-is-now-the-whatsapp-of-x-388e52803f10" -"9895718","allenleein","allenleein","true",,,"1",,"1437028122","2015-07-16T06:28:42Z","Uber should be suspended in California and fined $7.3M, judge says","http://thetrigger.io/share/trends/55a6e7190821d0c23c90882f" -"9896745","neokya","neokya","true",,,"2",,"1437049579","2015-07-16T12:26:19Z","Uber fined $7.3m in California","http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33546353" -"9898341","jamesgagan","jamesgagan",,,"0","4",,"1437065329","2015-07-16T16:48:49Z","How Uber is ending the dirty dealings behind Toronto's cab business","http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/adventure/red-line/how-uber-is-ending-the-dirty-dealings-behind-torontos-cab-business/article25515301/" -"9898357","Cocombo","Cocombo",,,"0","2",,"1437065524","2015-07-16T16:52:04Z","Google and Mozilla Disable Flash Over Security Concerns","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/07/14/google-mozilla-disable-flash-over-security-concerns/" -"9899551","jo6gwb","jo6gwb","true",,,"1",,"1437076912","2015-07-16T20:01:52Z","Uber creates De Blasio mode","http://www.wired.com/2015/07/uber-de-blasio/" -"9900744","juandazapata","juandazapata",,,"0","2",,"1437093398","2015-07-17T00:36:38Z","Uber is now legal in Mexico City","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/16/us-mexico-uber-idUSKCN0PP2SU20150716" -"9901102","testrun","testrun",,,"0","1",,"1437102137","2015-07-17T03:02:17Z","Uber's fake feature blasts NYC regulators","http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/16/uber-de-blasio-mode-nyc/#continued" -"9901563","jsingleton","jsingleton",,,"0","1",,"1437116651","2015-07-17T07:04:11Z","Google Physical Web – MDNS Support","https://github.com/google/physical-web/blob/master/documentation/mDNS_Support.md" -"9901807","buserror","buserror",,,"1","3",,"1437123145","2015-07-17T08:52:25Z","Apple IIgs gets a system update after 29 years","http://hackaday.com/2015/07/16/29-year-old-apple-computer-finally-gets-an-os-update/" -"9902412","linuxprox","linuxprox","true",,,"7",,"1437136858","2015-07-17T12:40:58Z","Google’s Autonomous Car Causes Injuries","http://geekinspector.com/309/news/googles-autonomous-car-causes-injuries" -"9902853","paganinip","paganinip","true",,,"1",,"1437143085","2015-07-17T14:24:45Z","Many Android and Apple Apps allow brute force attacks","http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/38651/cyber-crime/apps-allows-brute-force-attacks.html" -"9905040","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","3",,"1437164116","2015-07-17T20:15:16Z","Uber, Lyft face disability access questions from Massachusetts","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/us-uber-tech-lyft-massachusetts-idUSKCN0PR28Z20150717" -"9905952","morphious3","morphious3","true",,,"1",,"1437175900","2015-07-17T23:31:40Z","Microsoft Will Force Patches on Windows 10 Users","http://tinyurl.com/phcuqyz" -"9911084","allanberger","allanberger",,,"0","2",,"1437311691","2015-07-19T13:14:51Z","Silicon Valley 4.0: How Apple will change everything (again)","http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/18/silicon-valley-4-0-how-apple-will-change-everything-again/" -"9913888","rpm4321","rpm4321",,,"0","2",,"1437363521","2015-07-20T03:38:41Z","Can Bill De Blasio Turn Uber into the NRA?","http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/cold-dead-uber#.vmVEPpzapv" -"9913907","RealKyleReese","RealKyleReese",,,"0","1",,"1437364372","2015-07-20T03:52:52Z","The sharing economy debate should be less Uber-centric","http://reesekyler.posthaven.com/the-sharing-economy-debate-should-be-less-uber-centric" -"9914464","allenleein","allenleein","true",,,"1",,"1437377180","2015-07-20T07:26:20Z","Massachusetts grills Uber and Lyft over disability access","http://thetrigger.io/share/trends/55ac6c00350853e67072b2b1" -"9916376","trueduke","trueduke",,,"2","13",,"1437403610","2015-07-20T14:46:50Z","The Apple Watch is the first true mobile device","https://medium.com/@matthieurouif/the-apple-watch-is-the-first-true-mobile-device-cf6ebdf0275b" -"9916481","happyscrappy","happyscrappy",,,"1","5",,"1437404374","2015-07-20T14:59:34Z","The Apple Watch Review","http://www.anandtech.com/show/9381/the-apple-watch-review" -"9918030","jseliger","jseliger",,,"0","4",,"1437417148","2015-07-20T18:32:28Z","Uber: twice as fast, half as expensive for poor people","http://www.samefacts.com/2015/07/regulation-2/twice-as-fast-half-as-expensive/" -"9918653","jwallaceparker","jwallaceparker",,,"0","2",,"1437422784","2015-07-20T20:06:24Z","Uber Cofounder's 'Uber for Healthcare' Startup Raises $14M","http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2015/07/14/uber-for-healthcare-raises-14-million/" -"9918862","_jomo","_jomo",,,"57","137",,"1437424405","2015-07-20T20:33:25Z","Google, the Wassenaar arrangement, and vulnerability research","https://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2015/07/google-wassenaar-arrangement-and.html" -"9919008","stacho","stacho",,,"1","2",,"1437425743","2015-07-20T20:55:43Z","Load in all of Google's Web Fonts with one terminal command","http://webfontload.com/" -"9919358","subnaught","subnaught",,,"0","1",,"1437429093","2015-07-20T21:51:33Z","I Miss First-Gen Google Maps for IOS","http://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2014/12/31/comparing-the-design-of-mobile-maps" -"9919995","ebt","ebt","true",,,"1",,"1437438870","2015-07-21T00:34:30Z","Mayor de Blasio Rejects Uber's Call for a Live Debate","http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Uber-Mayor-de-Blasio-New-York-Debate-Expansion-City-Dollar-Cap-Cab-Ride-317582001.html" -"9920150","theyeti","theyeti",,,"0","2",,"1437442825","2015-07-21T01:40:25Z","Evernote Crowns Former Google X Executive as CEO","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/07/20/evernote-crowns-former-google-x-executive-as-ceo/?mod=ST1" -"9920353","oferzelig","oferzelig",,,"0","2",,"1437447851","2015-07-21T03:04:11Z","Microsoft Developer Products Version and Release Numbers","http://fullstack.info/microsoft-developer-products-version-release-numbers/" -"9920904","voroninman","voroninman",,,"0","12",,"1437463402","2015-07-21T07:23:22Z","Rebuilding Uber's Dispatching Platform","http://www.infoq.com/presentations/uberrush?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global" -"9921897","Oletros","Oletros",,,"105","354",,"1437483767","2015-07-21T13:02:47Z","Kubernetes V1 Released","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/07/Kubernetes-V1-Released.html" -"9922641","zackkitzmiller","zackkitzmiller",,,"0","1",,"1437490450","2015-07-21T14:54:10Z","Most of Apple's cloud services are down","https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/" -"9924102","jasonli","jasonli",,,"0","1",,"1437500226","2015-07-21T17:37:06Z","Around the World with Uber","https://medium.com/@ImJasonLi/around-the-world-with-uber-1246b0bb796d" -"9924335","vruiz","vruiz",,,"0","2",,"1437501704","2015-07-21T18:01:44Z","OSCON 2015 Keynote live stream (Kubernetes launch)","http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015/public/content/video" -"9924763","philips","philips",,,"1","23",,"1437504726","2015-07-21T18:52:06Z","CoreOS and Kubernetes 1.0","https://coreos.com/blog/kubernetes-1.0-and-cloud-native-computing-foundation/" -"9925200","Cappuchin","Cappuchin",,,"1","1",,"1437507903","2015-07-21T19:45:03Z","How to hide yourself away from Google Analytics radars?","https://onthe.io/learn+How+to+hide+yourself+away+from+Google+Analytics+radars%3F" -"9925307","lewis500","lewis500",,,"0","3",,"1437508820","2015-07-21T20:00:20Z","Why the cap on Uber/Lyft is a terrible idea","https://medium.com/@lewislehe/cap-gun-da1abaa09a9e" -"9925921","techaddict009","techaddict009",,,"1","4",,"1437513876","2015-07-21T21:24:36Z","Apple Now Has $203B in Cash on Hand","http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/21/apple-now-has-203-billion-in-cash-on-hand/" -"9926020","tanglesome","tanglesome","true",,,"1",,"1437514850","2015-07-21T21:40:50Z","Google releases Kubernetes 1.0: Container management will never be the same","http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-releases-kubernetes-1-0" -"9926449","evo_9","evo_9","true",,,"1",,"1437519265","2015-07-21T22:54:25Z","I Have a Radical but Possible Idea What the Apple Car Will Be","http://jalopnik.com/i-have-a-radical-but-possible-idea-what-the-apple-car-w-1719352935" -"9926472","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1437519520","2015-07-21T22:58:40Z","Is the iPad Doomed? Not According to Apple CEO Tim Cook","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/is-the-ipad-doomed-not-according-to-apple-ceo-tim-cook" -"9928207","hohohahaho","hohohahaho","true",,,"1",,"1437550903","2015-07-22T07:41:43Z","RIP Uber: ‘Best City Drivers’ swoops on Africa’s nearly untapped taxi industry","http://somtoo.com/rip-uber-best-city-drivers-swoops-on-africas-nearly-untapped-taxi-industry/" -"9928666","chrishannah","chrishannah","true",,,"1",,"1437559893","2015-07-22T10:11:33Z","Apple Q3 Earnings Call Lacks Watch Details","http://apprecap.net/apple-q3-earnings-call-lacks-watch-details/" -"9929974","6stringmerc","6stringmerc",,,"1","14",,"1437577071","2015-07-22T14:57:51Z","FTC investigating Apple's iPhone ecosystem competitve advantage for sales","http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/ftc-now-properly-investigating-apple-tax-on-music-apps/" -"9931268","ryno2019","ryno2019",,,"0","3",,"1437588366","2015-07-22T18:06:06Z","Google Analytics alerts and daily summaries for Slack","http://www.ryanbrink.ca/slack-google-analytics-ga-today-alerts/" -"9931359","indy","indy",,,"0","1",,"1437589336","2015-07-22T18:22:16Z","Apple’s cloud woes continue with Game Center games disappearing","http://www.todaysiphone.com/2015/07/apples-cloud-woes-continue-game-center-games-disappearing/" -"9931404","clessg","clessg",,,"36","99",,"1437589746","2015-07-22T18:29:06Z","Universal asks Google to take down 127.0.0.1 for piracy","https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/10969223" -"9933605","xai3luGi","xai3luGi","true",,,"1",,"1437617479","2015-07-23T02:11:19Z","Get free Iphone 7 – hot giveaway offer from Apple","http://gamemeplease.com/get-free-iphone-7/" -"9933658","zatkin","zatkin",,,"1","9",,"1437618836","2015-07-23T02:33:56Z","Why I'm dumping Google Chrome","http://www.extremetech.com/computing/210576-why-im-dumping-google-chrome" -"9933682","camlinke","camlinke",,,"0","1",,"1437619307","2015-07-23T02:41:47Z","Gorila: Google Reinforcement Learning Architecture","http://www.humphreysheil.com/blog/gorila-google-reinforcement-learning-architecture" -"9934070","jonbaer","jonbaer","true",,,"1",,"1437627757","2015-07-23T05:02:37Z","Google Sees Long, Expensive Road Ahead for Quantum Computing","http://www.theplatform.net/2015/07/22/google-sees-long-expensive-road-ahead-for-quantum-computing/" -"9934891","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,,"1",,"1437647339","2015-07-23T10:28:59Z","Apple Watch Review: My 30-days as Dick Tracy","http://uber.la/2015/07/apple-watch-review-30-days/" -"9935184","robinwauters","robinwauters",,,"0","1",,"1437653699","2015-07-23T12:14:59Z","Adyen expands Uber partnership to 50+ markets on 6 continents","http://tech.eu/brief/adyen-uber/" -"9935638","Sami_Lehtinen","Sami_Lehtinen",,,"1","2",,"1437659044","2015-07-23T13:44:04Z","Microsoft open-sources Sora software-defined radio","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/22/microsoft_softwaredefined_radio_goes_open_source/" -"9937126","CapitalistCartr","CapitalistCartr",,,"2","2",,"1437671760","2015-07-23T17:16:00Z","Dear Apple, Your Chargers Are Crap","http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caslee-sims/post_9808_b_7837854.html" -"9937700","Everhusk","Everhusk",,,"0","2",,"1437677219","2015-07-23T18:46:59Z","Massive lawsuit filed against Uber in Toronto","http://www.blogto.com/city/2015/07/massive_lawsuit_filed_against_uber_in_toronto/" -"9939363","DiversityRules","DiversityRules",,,"2","2",,"1437697766","2015-07-24T00:29:26Z","Apple and Samsung caused this $104B company to cut 15% of its workforce","http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-and-samsung-impact-on-qualcomm-2015-7" -"9939718","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","2",,"1437703091","2015-07-24T01:58:11Z","Wage inequality in three charts and 34 tweets from an ex-Googler","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wage-inequality-in-three-charts-and-34-tweets-from-an-ex-googler-2015-07-23?siteid=yhoof2" -"9940108","catalintro","catalintro",,,"0","2",,"1437711956","2015-07-24T04:25:56Z","Try Out Kubernetes 1.0 with the Tectonic Preview","https://tectonic.com/blog/announcing-the-tectonic-preview/" -"9941914","repokar","repokar","true",,,"1",,"1437745371","2015-07-24T13:42:51Z","Follow us on Google#Arkansas_auto_auctions","https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108124076545065781658/108124076545065781658/posts" -"9942030","gwallens","gwallens",,,"1","2",,"1437746705","2015-07-24T14:05:05Z","Ruth Porat Brings Wall Street Discipline to Google","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-23/google-cfo-ruth-porat-brings-fiscal-discipline" -"9942274","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"3","15",,"1437748767","2015-07-24T14:39:27Z","Tony Fadell: What will Google's $3.2bn guru do next?","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33551340" -"9942301","vdfs","vdfs",,,"0","4",,"1437748986","2015-07-24T14:43:06Z","Why Your City Still Won't Be Getting Google Fiber (2013)","http://www.wired.com/2013/04/google-fiber-not-in-your-town/" -"9943039","dmitrydragilev","dmitrydragilev",,,"0","2",,"1437754803","2015-07-24T16:20:03Z","I used this tactic to grow a startup from 0 to 40M and get it acquired by Google","http://www.criminallyprolific.com/2015/07/10-actionable-growth-hacking-tactics-with-proven-results/" -"9944061","pablomolnar","pablomolnar",,,"0","2",,"1437761882","2015-07-24T18:18:02Z","Radial progress chart inspired by Apple Watch activity","http://pablomolnar.github.io/radial-progress-chart/" -"9944167","paulgerhardt","paulgerhardt",,,"0","1",,"1437762667","2015-07-24T18:31:07Z","Apple pulls the Google Nest smart thermostat from its shelves","http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/24/technology/apple-removes-google-nest/" -"9944909","arielm","arielm",,,"0","1",,"1437769078","2015-07-24T20:17:58Z","Apple disables app reviews from devices running iOS 9","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/07/22/ios-9-beta-app-store-reviews-disabled/" -"9948059","ryanmonroe","ryanmonroe",,,"0","2",,"1437841662","2015-07-25T16:27:42Z","A $7B Charge at Microsoft Leads to Its Largest Loss Ever","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/technology/microsoft-earnings-q4.html?ref=technology" -"9948072","kabal90","kabal90",,,"0","1",,"1437841826","2015-07-25T16:30:26Z","Livestream of Apple Developer.. Ask Him Anything","https://www.livecoding.tv/anthonycargile/" -"9948895","melling","melling",,,"0","3",,"1437856454","2015-07-25T20:34:14Z","My first two weeks with the Apple Watch","https://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/my-first-two-weeks-with-the-apple-watch/" -"9949628","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","1",,"1437870827","2015-07-26T00:33:47Z","Muffled in the Hamptons, Uber Makes Some Noise","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/style/uber-hamptons-dark-blackout-cabs.html" -"9950914","tete","tete","true",,,"2",,"1437915393","2015-07-26T12:56:33Z","MPAA Emails Reveal Plan to Run Anti-Google Smear Campaign via Today Show and WSJ","https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Islandia_%28Abraham_Ortelius%29.jpg" -"9951438","ssclafani","ssclafani",,,"0","5",,"1437927708","2015-07-26T16:21:48Z","Bypassing Google Authentication on Periscope's Administration Panel","https://fin1te.net/articles/bypassing-google-authentication-on-periscopes-admin-panel/" -"9952146","supercanuck","supercanuck",,,"0","6",,"1437943440","2015-07-26T20:44:00Z","Facing regulatory roadblocks, Uber ramps up its lobbying in California","http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-uber-california-20150726-story.html#page=1" -"9954040","metmajer","metmajer",,,"0","3",,"1437986138","2015-07-27T08:35:38Z","How to Get Visibility into Docker Clusters Running Kubernetes","http://apmblog.dynatrace.com/2015/07/21/how-to-get-visibility-into-docker-clusters-running-kubernetes" -"9954743","POONNakorn","POONNakorn",,,"0","10",,"1438000596","2015-07-27T12:36:36Z","Why lots of “Uber for X” may be in trouble. Check it out","http://fusion.net/story/142578/homejoy-uber-for-x-startups-may-be-in-trouble/" -"9955490","ForHackernews","ForHackernews",,,"0","2",,"1438008804","2015-07-27T14:53:24Z","Uber's Mirage of a Marketplace","http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/07/uber_s_algorithm_and_the_mirage_of_the_marketplace.single.html" -"9955593","leephillips","leephillips",,,"3","10",,"1438009636","2015-07-27T15:07:16Z","Is Linux Better Than OS X? GNU, Open Source and Apple in History","http://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/051815/linux-better-os-x-gnu-open-source-and-apple-" -"9955779","noahnoahnoah","noahnoahnoah",,,"0","2",,"1438011548","2015-07-27T15:39:08Z","A mountain of salt for the Apple Watch satisfaction numbers","https://signalvnoise.com/posts/3898-a-mountain-of-salt-for-the-apple-watch-satisfaction-numbers" -"9956006","aesthetics1","aesthetics1",,,"19","7","I recently moved to a new position where we're using the Microsoft stack - specifically .NET 4.5, SQL Server (w/ SSIS, SSRS), C#, and Entity Framework. I come from the open source world and am having a hard time finding valuable learning resources.

My company has a training budget and I've gone to a few classes, but I feel like there has to be more I can do in-between on my down time.

Where did you go (or what did you read) to learn the Microsoft stack?","1438013282","2015-07-27T16:08:02Z","Ask HN: I'm stuck on the Microsoft stack – help?", -"9956039","sachalep","sachalep",,,"0","1",,"1438013498","2015-07-27T16:11:38Z","Apple Pay:TfL – users will face penalty charges if battery runs out on the Tube","http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/apple-pay-tfl-says-users-will-face-penalty-charges-if-their-battery-runs-out-on-the-tube-10394417.html" -"9957112","aarkay","aarkay",,,"0","3",,"1438022239","2015-07-27T18:37:19Z","Google cloud platform pricing calculator","https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator/" -"9957544","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1438026250","2015-07-27T19:44:10Z","Apple Is a Large Company – It Has Large Ambitions","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-is-a-large-company-it-has-large-ambitions" -"9958119","MilnerRoute","MilnerRoute",,,"0","1",,"1438032319","2015-07-27T21:25:19Z","Apple, Microsoft, Google and others commit $140bn to address climate change","http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/apple-microsoft-google-other-us-firms-commit-140bn-address-climate-change-1512696?utm_medium=socnet&awesm=ofa.bo_a4zG&source=socnet_fb_CC_20150727_bo_act-on-climate_invest_1&utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=socnet_fb_CC_20150727_bo_act-on-climate_invest_1&utm_content=20150727_bo_act-on-climate_invest_1" -"9958798","ryanmonroe","ryanmonroe",,,"0","3",,"1438041808","2015-07-28T00:03:28Z","Microsoft Changes Its Script with Free Windows 10","http://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-changes-its-script-with-free-windows-10-1438040987" -"9958852","deverton","deverton",,,"2","39",,"1438042852","2015-07-28T00:20:52Z","Uber's Phantom Cabs","http://motherboard.vice.com/read/ubers-phantom-cabs" -"9959181","kposehn","kposehn",,,"0","1",,"1438050306","2015-07-28T02:25:06Z","Google Bid for ‘Cheeseburger’ Company Impossible Foods","https://www.theinformation.com/Google-Bid-for-Cheeseburger-Company-Impossible-Foods" -"9960765","chrishannah","chrishannah","true",,,"1",,"1438084028","2015-07-28T11:47:08Z","Three New Apple Watch Ads","http://apprecap.net/three-new-apple-watch-ads/" -"9961176","ingve","ingve",,,"0","1",,"1438089177","2015-07-28T13:12:57Z","Hugh MacLeod’s illustrated guide to life inside Microsoft","http://news.microsoft.com/stories/hugh-macleod/" -"9961453","kposehn","kposehn",,,"0","1",,"1438091713","2015-07-28T13:55:13Z","Microsoft quietly releases their own Android launcher","http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/28/9055011/microsoft-arrow-launcher-beta-download" -"9962026","PhilipA","PhilipA",,,"0","1",,"1438096034","2015-07-28T15:07:14Z","21 tips to become a better and faster Googler","https://www.cludo.com/blog/21-tips-to-become-a-better-and-faster-googler/" -"9963308","DAddYE","DAddYE",,,"0","2",,"1438106084","2015-07-28T17:54:44Z","Uber Engineering Blog","http://eng.uber.com" -"9964120","denzil_correa","denzil_correa",,,"0","2",,"1438113467","2015-07-28T19:57:47Z","T-Mobile adds Apple Music to its data-free music streaming plan","http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/28/9057813/t-mobile-music-freedom-apple-music-streaming-data-cap" -"9964818","Zweihander","Zweihander",,,"0","1",,"1438120721","2015-07-28T21:58:41Z","Google Search can now tell you when a store gets crowded","http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/28/9059923/google-search-crowds-lines-data" -"9965751","superfx","superfx",,,"0","2",,"1438133615","2015-07-29T01:33:35Z","Jurgen Schmidhuber launches AI startup","https://nnaisense.com" -"9966040","noondip","noondip",,,"0","2",,"1438141308","2015-07-29T03:41:48Z","The Unknown Start-Up That Built Google’s First Self-Driving Car (2014)","http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/artificial-intelligence/the-unknown-startup-that-built-googles-first-selfdriving-car" -"9966092","5654652545","5654652545","true",,,"1",,"1438142751","2015-07-29T04:05:51Z","Enable \“Ok Google\” Hotword Outside of the US [Quicktip]","http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/ok-google-outside-us/" -"9968493","mirceasoaica","mirceasoaica",,,"0","1",,"1438176949","2015-07-29T13:35:49Z","FEATURE REVIEW – Microsoft Windows 10 Part I","http://www.soft32.com/blog/platforms/windows/microsoft-windows-10-review-part-i/" -"9969821","ranjun","ranjun","true",,,"1",,"1438188171","2015-07-29T16:42:51Z","The state of mobile development:iOS and Android app dev following WWDC, Google I/O","http://techbeacon.com/state-mobile-development-ios-android-app-dev-following-wwdc-google-io" -"9969935","bira","bira",,,"0","1",,"1438189041","2015-07-29T16:57:21Z","To Be or Not to Be the Uber for X","https://medium.com/@danperon/to-be-or-not-to-be-the-uber-for-x-f7befeefa09c" -"9970035","alexwoodcreates","alexwoodcreates",,,"0","1",,"1438189977","2015-07-29T17:12:57Z","Uber faces lawsuit in the UK over employee issue","http://www.thememo.com/2015/07/29/uber-lawsuit-drivers-workers-rights-self-employed-sharing-economy/" -"9970747","rkrkrk21","rkrkrk21","true",,,"1",,"1438195652","2015-07-29T18:47:32Z","Microsoft Windows 10","http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/10?ocid=OCWin10_pdsocial_fb_NULL_Null_USA_W10-FB-SmushEdge06secEN-ISV_CSSTS" -"9970787","msarmento","msarmento","true",,,"1",,"1438196109","2015-07-29T18:55:09Z","Running WildFly on Kubernetes, on Windows, with Fabric8","https://dzone.com/articles/running-wildfly-on-kubernetes-on-windows-fabric8" -"9970955","ridewithann","ridewithann",,,"1","2",,"1438197595","2015-07-29T19:19:55Z","In Atlanta, Schedule Future Lyft and Uber Rides","http://www.ridewithann.com" -"9971247","e15ctr0n","e15ctr0n",,,"33","93",,"1438200641","2015-07-29T20:10:41Z","I run a university. I’m also an Uber driver","https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/07/29/i-run-a-university-im-also-an-uber-driver/" -"9973331","amays_me","amays_me",,,"1","2",,"1438235415","2015-07-30T05:50:15Z","5 Reasons Why Google Hired a Person Like Me","https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-reasons-why-google-hired-person-like-me-anthony-mays" -"9973475","Rabot","Rabot",,,"0","1",,"1438239445","2015-07-30T06:57:25Z","Uber Tests a New Car Leasing Program","http://recode.net/2015/07/29/uber-offers-revised-car-leasing-program-that-could-be-more-appealing-for-drivers/" -"9973743","cagrisarigoz","cagrisarigoz",,,"0","1",,"1438245270","2015-07-30T08:34:30Z","Tool for Automating Google Pagespeed and Mobile Usability Data [Google Sheet]","http://cagrisarigoz.com/create-your-own-google-pagespeed-and-mobile-usability-tracking-googlesheet-in-5-steps/" -"9974074","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","2",,"1438251789","2015-07-30T10:23:09Z","Microsoft Has a Brand New Middle Finger with Your Name on It","http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/29/microsoft-has-a-brand-new-middle-finger-with-your-name-on-it/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29" -"9976085","dpflan","dpflan",,,"0","1",,"1438273805","2015-07-30T16:30:05Z","Google Rejects French Request for Broader 'Right to Be Forgotten' Rules","http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/30/9073631/google-france-cnil-right-to-be-forgotten-search" -"9976526","olivetree365","olivetree365",,,"0","1",,"1438277438","2015-07-30T17:30:38Z","Determining the next President of the United States using Google Images","http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2015/7/30/9073065/2016-presidential-candidates-ranked-google-image-search" -"9976705","jessaustin","jessaustin",,,"0","1",,"1438278873","2015-07-30T17:54:33Z","Rebuilding Gondor on Kubernetes","https://gondor.io/blog/2015/07/21/rebuilding-gondor-kubernetes/" -"9977565","gyllen","gyllen",,,"6","23",,"1438286167","2015-07-30T19:56:07Z","Finally a Worthy Competitor to Google Street View","http://blog.mapillary.com/news/2015/07/30/viewing-experience.html" -"9978692","jack_axel","jack_axel",,,"0","3",,"1438295578","2015-07-30T22:32:58Z","New Yorkers Love Uber. But Is Uber Good for New York?","http://fusion.net/story/175479/uber-new-york-taxis/" -"9979294","mercutio2","mercutio2",,,"0","2",,"1438303740","2015-07-31T00:49:00Z","Inside iOS 9 search -- Apple's plan for more connected apps","http://www.macstories.net/stories/inside-ios-9-search-apples-plan-for-more-connected-apps/" -"9982084","brianwhitman","brianwhitman",,,"1","5",,"1438354117","2015-07-31T14:48:37Z","Inside Spotify's Plan to Take on Apple Music","http://www.fastcompany.com/3049231/tech-forecast/inside-spotifys-plan-to-take-on-apple-music" -"9983020","myhrvold","myhrvold",,,"0","2",,"1438363882","2015-07-31T17:31:22Z","Introducing Uber Engineering's #LADYENG","https://eng.uber.com/lady-eng/" -"9984110","vishnuks","vishnuks","true",,,"1",,"1438373390","2015-07-31T20:09:50Z","Uber raises $1B at a $51B valuation","http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/31/uber-reportedly-raises-1b-at-a-51b-valuation-from-investors-including-microsoft/" -"9984112","bko","bko",,,"0","3",,"1438373393","2015-07-31T20:09:53Z","Microsoft Said to Consider Funding Uber at $50B Valuation","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-31/microsoft-said-to-consider-funding-uber-at-50-billion-valuation" -"9984482","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1438376654","2015-07-31T21:04:14Z","The Reason Why No Company Can Duplicate Apple's iPhone Appeal","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/the-reason-why-no-company-can-duplicate-apples-iphone-appeal" -"9984938","T-A","T-A",,,"0","5",,"1438382518","2015-07-31T22:41:58Z","Glimmers Emerge on Apple Watch Sales, and They’re Not Pretty","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/07/31/glimmers-emerge-on-apple-watch-sales-and-theyre-not-pretty/" -"9986058","ns2singh","ns2singh","true",,,"1",,"1438406437","2015-08-01T05:20:37Z","Mukund Mohan Says Goodbye to Microsoft Ventures – Pixr8","http://pixr8.com/breaking-mukund-mohan-says-goodbye-to-microsoft-ventures/?fb_ref=493daf9cdced4f30b602cd54bc5e698b-Hackernews" -"9986646","satyajeet23","satyajeet23",,,"101","107",,"1438427875","2015-08-01T11:17:55Z","Former Apple rival IBM could become the biggest buyer of MacBooks","http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/former-apple-rival-ibm-could-become-the-biggest-buyer-of-macbooks/articleshow/48307677.cms" -"9987245","dnohr","dnohr",,,"0","2",,"1438441579","2015-08-01T15:06:19Z","Top Cheapest Uber Cities","http://uberestimator.com/top-10-cheapest-uber-cities" -"9990902","fichtl80","fichtl80",,,"0","3",,"1438526997","2015-08-02T14:49:57Z","Google’s Self-Driving Cars ‘Drive Like Your Grandma’","http://time.com/3903477/google-cars-grandma/" -"9990958","hga","hga",,,"7","1",,"1438528012","2015-08-02T15:06:52Z","Uber vs. Piketty","http://cafehayek.com/2015/08/uber-vs-piketty.html" -"9995339","github-cat","github-cat",,,"0","5",,"1438606189","2015-08-03T12:49:49Z","Why doesn't Google copy successful startup ideas?","http://www.pixelstek.com/article/1378900959-Why-doesn-t-Google-copy-successful-startup-ideas" -"9996894","finisterre","finisterre",,,"0","2",,"1438616860","2015-08-03T15:47:40Z","Microsoft researchers create a quantum computer-proof version of TLS","http://www.technologyreview.com/news/539441/securing-todays-data-against-tomorrows-quantum-computers" -"9997062","Flopsy","Flopsy",,,"5","3",,"1438617768","2015-08-03T16:02:48Z","Ask HN: What is the average SAT score of a Google engineer?", -"9997284","aangelov","aangelov","true",,,"1",,"1438618848","2015-08-03T16:20:48Z","Microsoft Edge WebDriver- What Everybody Ought to Know About","http://automatetheplanet.com/microsoft-edge-webdriver-what-everybody-ought-know-about/" -"9997658","moonbeamdev","moonbeamdev","true",,,"1",,"1438620743","2015-08-03T16:52:23Z","CloudBees Releases Kubernetes Plugins for Containerized Applications","https://appdevelopermagazine.com/3038/2015/8/3/CloudBees-Releases-Kubernetes-Plugins-for-Containerized-Applications/#.Vb-cQ3QUwOI.hackernews" -"9998174","andegre","andegre",,,"2","1","I'd like to make a suggestion for an app/service that I think Apple should provide on their operation system. Does anyone know of an email address, or website for these types of submittals?","1438623916","2015-08-03T17:45:16Z","Website or email address to suggest an app to Apple/iOS team", -"9999052","pbreit","pbreit",,,"2","3",,"1438629473","2015-08-03T19:17:53Z","Are Yelp, GrubHub, and Uber Creating Any Lasting Value? [paywall, try Google]","http://online.barrons.com/articles/are-yelp-grubhub-and-uber-creating-any-lasting-value-1438404658" -"9999774","bko","bko",,,"3","2","If not, what prevents an app from having an pseudo in-app purchases that can skirt Apple's cut from app store purchases?","1438635586","2015-08-03T20:59:46Z","Ask HN: Does Apple make any money off free apps like Uber?", -"10002749","wglb","wglb","true",,,"1",,"1438688887","2015-08-04T11:48:07Z","Exploit of Apple DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE Vuln Found in Wild","http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/first-known-exploit-of-apple-dyld_print_to_file-vulnerability-discovered-in-the-wild/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=information_security" -"10003132","uptown","uptown",,,"0","2",,"1438693845","2015-08-04T13:10:45Z","Apple and Google Know What You Want Before You Do","http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-and-google-know-what-you-want-before-you-do-1438625660?mod=LS1" -"10003550","dimitrideag","dimitrideag",,,"0","2",,"1438698465","2015-08-04T14:27:45Z","Microsoft invested $100M in Uber","http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/microsoft-software-company-gain-reported-uber-investment/story?id=32852618" -"10005633","Daniroxx","Daniroxx","true",,,"1",,"1438716343","2015-08-04T19:25:43Z","Microsoft Toolkit 2.5.3 Windows and Office Activator Download","http://softonicx.com/microsoft-toolkit-2-5-3-windows-office-activator/" -"10006228","gaxelrod23","gaxelrod23",,,"0","1",,"1438721769","2015-08-04T20:56:09Z","What Apple, Amazon and Google Can Teach Startup Founders about Valuation","https://medium.com/@scottsnews/story-of-three-stocks-e5629c47e752" -"10006426","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","1",,"1438724071","2015-08-04T21:34:31Z","Apple Doing Own Cellular Service Doesn’t Make Sense, at Least Not Today","http://recode.net/2015/08/04/apple-doing-own-cellular-service-doesnt-make-sense-at-least-not-today/" -"10007304","qzervaas","qzervaas","true",,,"1",,"1438734104","2015-08-05T00:21:44Z","Twitter May Be a Takeover Target, but Google Is Unlikely to Take It Over","http://recode.net/2015/08/04/twitter-may-be-a-takeover-target-but-google-is-unlikely-to-take-it-over/" -"10008704","pentium10","pentium10",,,"0","3",,"1438767817","2015-08-05T09:43:37Z","Google Code will be turning read-only on August 25th","https://code.google.com/p/support/wiki/ReadOnlyTransition" -"10009944","ingve","ingve",,,"0","2",,"1438785254","2015-08-05T14:34:14Z","Google Shell Style Guide","https://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/shell.xml" -"10011478","daj40","daj40",,,"0","1",,"1438796794","2015-08-05T17:46:34Z","Facebook, Google execs fill Forbes 100 tech richest rankings","http://news.investors.com/080515-765157-facebook-google-microsoft-dominate-forbes-richest-tech-people.htm" -"10012290","sgustard","sgustard","true",,,"1",,"1438803607","2015-08-05T19:40:07Z","Internal Documents Prove Uber Is a Money Loser","http://gawker.com/here-are-the-internal-documents-that-prove-uber-is-a-mo-1704234157" -"10012421","bacongobbler","bacongobbler",,,"1","15",,"1438804795","2015-08-05T19:59:55Z","Deis v1.9 – Kubernetes and Mesos Previews","http://deis.io/deis-1-9-kubernetes-and-mesos-previews/" -"10015033","jodal","jodal",,,"0","2",,"1438845784","2015-08-06T07:23:04Z","Pineapple Graphics for OpenTTD","https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1512547915/pineapple-graphics-for-openttd" -"10016102","boomzilla","boomzilla",,,"53","38",,"1438866520","2015-08-06T13:08:40Z","Uber operating at big losses, suggests document leak","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33800073" -"10018175","shahryc","shahryc",,,"8","27",,"1438883936","2015-08-06T17:58:56Z","Google's Search Algorithm Could Steal the Presidency","http://www.wired.com/2015/08/googles-search-algorithm-steal-presidency/" -"10019315","brg","brg","true",,,"1",,"1438893738","2015-08-06T20:42:18Z","What It's Like to Be an “Underperforming” Employee at Google","http://www.refinery29.com/laszlo-bock-work-rules-excerpt" -"10019466","shahryc","shahryc",,,"0","2",,"1438895373","2015-08-06T21:09:33Z","Despite the relationship, Google will still not buy Twitter","http://www.realtytoday.com/articles/25205/20150806/google-twitter-debacle-tech-giant-absolutely-buying-social-media-platform.htm" -"10019900","edward","edward",,,"0","3",,"1438900975","2015-08-06T22:42:55Z","Uber denies misleading passengers with 'phantom cars' on app","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/30/uber-denies-misleading-passengers-with-phantom-cars-on-app" -"10020052","tlack","tlack",,,"5","23",,"1438902866","2015-08-06T23:14:26Z","First Node.js Application Is Accepted to Apple’s App Store","http://nubisa.com/first-node-js-application-is-accepted-to-apples-app-store/" -"10020613","AdeptusAquinas","AdeptusAquinas",,,"0","4",,"1438913610","2015-08-07T02:13:30Z","Google's search algorithm could steal the presidency","http://www.wired.com/2015/08/googles-search-algorithm-steal-presidency/?mbid=social_fb" -"10020686","JanSolo","JanSolo",,,"0","1",,"1438914875","2015-08-07T02:34:35Z","Tesla might be creating their own Uber-clone","http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/06/listen-to-elon-musks-awkward-silence-after-a-question-about-teslas-self-driving-fleet" -"10021756","duncanawoods","duncanawoods",,,"0","2",,"1438944199","2015-08-07T10:43:19Z","Have Uber's 'phantom cars' disappeared?","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/07/have-ubers-phantom-cars-disappeared" -"10021831","juriskri","juriskri","true",,,"1",,"1438946379","2015-08-07T11:19:39Z","Google Translate VS. “La Bamba”","http://kristobans.co/google-translate-vs-la-bamba/" -"10022318","Lisa256","Lisa256",,,"0","1",,"1438954398","2015-08-07T13:33:18Z","Enter Panda 4.2: What does Google’s new update mean for you?","http://www.256media.ie/2015/08/what-does-panda-4-2-mean-for-you/" -"10022657","cocoflunchy","cocoflunchy",,,"1","3",,"1438957800","2015-08-07T14:30:00Z","Did Virtual Reality Just Have Its Google Glass “Shower” Moment?","http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/06/did-virtual-reality-just-have-its-google-glass-shower-moment/" -"10025242","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"0","1",,"1438984412","2015-08-07T21:53:32Z","Judge to Decide Whether Uber drivers get class-action status for employment case","http://m.sfgate.com/business/article/Will-Uber-drivers-get-class-action-status-for-6430068.php" -"10025303","philip1209","philip1209",,,"24","26",,"1438985266","2015-08-07T22:07:46Z","Apple Helps Push U.S. Watch Sales to Biggest Drop in Seven Years","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-07/apple-helps-push-u-s-watch-sales-to-biggest-drop-in-seven-years" -"10026855","cdvonstinkpot","cdvonstinkpot",,,"0","1",,"1439029102","2015-08-08T10:18:22Z","San Antonio to Get Google Fiber","http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/05/technology/google-fiber/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_money_pool&iid=obnetwork" -"10027246","melling","melling",,,"0","1",,"1439042311","2015-08-08T13:58:31Z","Apple Watch: 4 weeks and 5 pounds","http://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/apple-watch-4-weeks-and-5-pounds" -"10029745","prawn","prawn",,,"0","1",,"1439104082","2015-08-09T07:08:02Z","Uber's Desperate Fight to Avoid a Massive Class Action Suit","http://www.wired.com/2015/08/uber-class-action-lawsuit/" -"10031243","mads1999","mads1999","true",,,"1",,"1439148295","2015-08-09T19:24:55Z","Show HN: 15-year-old dane will beat Google on video searches","https://www.jayhap.com/about" -"10031952","wilhempujar","wilhempujar",,,"0","4",,"1439163339","2015-08-09T23:35:39Z","Show HN: Clipifire, an AngularJS gaming GIF and mini video maker for YouTubers","http://clipifire.com" -"10032471","petethomas","petethomas",,,"0","2",,"1439176296","2015-08-10T03:11:36Z","Uber Gets a Class-Action Tutorial","http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-gets-a-class-action-education-1439159522" -"10035037","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"1","9",,"1439218772","2015-08-10T14:59:32Z","Google Hangouts: now simpler, faster, more beautiful","http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/google-hangouts-now-simpler-faster-more.html" -"10036166","b0t","b0t","true",,,"1",,"1439229587","2015-08-10T17:59:47Z","Microsoft Raises Bug Bounty Program Reward to $100,000","http://blog.lifars.com/2015/08/10/microsoft-raises-bug-bounty-program-reward-to-100000/" -"10037264","sytelus","sytelus",,,"0","1",,"1439240336","2015-08-10T20:58:56Z","Microsoft will let shareholders nominate board members","http://www.computerworld.com/article/2966023/it-industry/microsoft-will-let-shareholders-nominate-board-members.html" -"10037738","zhuxuefeng1994","zhuxuefeng1994",,,"20","74",,"1439244260","2015-08-10T22:04:20Z","Google Shares Spike 6% After ‘Alphabet’ Restructuring","http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/10/google-shares-spike-5-after-alphabet-restucturing/" -"10038040","harshabhat86","harshabhat86","true",,,"1",,"1439247702","2015-08-10T23:01:42Z","Google morphs into Alphabet Inc in bid to highlight new ventures","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/10/us-googleinc-restructuring-idUSKCN0QF26920150810" -"10038465","nsheth17","nsheth17","true",,,"1",,"1439254098","2015-08-11T00:48:18Z","Here's what Google's Alphabet will look like in 2050","http://fusion.net/story/180853/googles-alphabet-in-the-future/" -"10038932","vipinsahu","vipinsahu","true",,,"1",,"1439263315","2015-08-11T03:21:55Z","Sundar Pichai Is New CEO of Google","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/India-born-Sundar-Pichai-is-new-CEO-of-Google/articleshow/48430934.cms" -"10038965","aburan28","aburan28","true",,,"1",,"1439264260","2015-08-11T03:37:40Z","Google's abc.xyz contains hidden link to Hooli.xyz","http://www.hooli.xyz/#vision" -"10039187","billforsternz","billforsternz",,,"1","4",,"1439269310","2015-08-11T05:01:50Z","Developer uses Uber in product name, people immediately take offense (2005)","http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz.5.143092.62" -"10039656","shahryc","shahryc",,,"1","1",,"1439280739","2015-08-11T08:12:19Z","Startups Vie to Build an Uber for Health Care","http://www.wsj.com/articles/startups-vie-to-build-an-uber-for-health-care-1439265847?mod=e2fb" -"10040182","sadanapalli","sadanapalli","true",,,"2",,"1439291345","2015-08-11T11:09:05Z","Google's Alphabet is trolled with abc.wtf and abc.fail","http://www.in.techradar.com/news/internet/Bing-is-trolling-Googles-Alphabet-at-abc-wtf/articleshow/48436106.cms" -"10040432","JumpCrisscross","JumpCrisscross","true",,,"2",,"1439295793","2015-08-11T12:23:13Z","Bill de Blasio's anti-Uber antics lead to drop in voter approval","http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/de-blasio-anti-uber-antics-lead-drop-voter-approval-article-1.2320541" -"10043152","denzil_correa","denzil_correa",,,"64","54",,"1439316342","2015-08-11T18:05:42Z","Google Creates Alphabet, but Runs into BMW","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/technology/google-creates-alphabet-but-runs-into-bmw.html?_r=0" -"10043382","pzb","pzb",,,"0","1",,"1439318283","2015-08-11T18:38:03Z","Microsoft: Vulnerability in Mount Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege","https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS15-085" -"10043679","ForFreedom","ForFreedom","true",,,"2",,"1439321190","2015-08-11T19:26:30Z","Fun Easter Egg on ABC.XYZ(Google - Alphabet)","http://ajean.net/fun-easter-egg-on-abc-xyz/" -"10043815","samanthau","samanthau","true",,,"1",,"1439322346","2015-08-11T19:45:46Z","Stuff Apple Fanatics Say… ;)","http://www.powersiteblog.com/stuff-apple-fanatics-say/" -"10043900","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","1",,"1439323006","2015-08-11T19:56:46Z","Sundar Pichai: the little-known new chief of Google","http://news.yahoo.com/sundar-pichai-little-known-chief-google-232029400.html" -"10044046","shahryc","shahryc","true",,,"2",,"1439324199","2015-08-11T20:16:39Z","Google's hooli.xyz Easter egg proves Silicon Valley is tech's own Spinal Tap","http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/aug/11/google-silicon-valley-spinal-tap-tech" -"10044520","m_haggar","m_haggar","true",,,"1",,"1439328411","2015-08-11T21:26:51Z","Google Creates Alphabet, but Runs into BMW and Many Others","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/technology/google-creates-alphabet-but-runs-into-bmw.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-1&action=click&contentCollection=General®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=Blogs" -"10045696","qzervaas","qzervaas","true",,,"1",,"1439346943","2015-08-12T02:35:43Z","Nebia, a Shower Head Startup, Receives Funding from Timothy Cook of Apple","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/nebia-a-shower-head-start-up-gets-funded-by-apple-ceo-cook/" -"10045737","SonicSoul","SonicSoul","true",,,"5",,"1439347545","2015-08-12T02:45:45Z","BMW owns Alphabet.com and it's not selling it to Google","http://mashable.com/2015/08/11/bmw-owns-alphabet-domain/" -"10045848","mattee","mattee",,,"5","14",,"1439349602","2015-08-12T03:20:02Z","Startups Vie to Build an Uber for Health Care","http://www.wsj.com/articles/startups-vie-to-build-an-uber-for-health-care-1439265847?mod=trending_now_1" -"10045924","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","3",,"1439351572","2015-08-12T03:52:52Z","Google’s Alphabet reorganization is only a shell game","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/googles-alphabet-reorganization-is-only-a-shell-game-2015-08-11" -"10046825","jphilip147","jphilip147",,,"0","1",,"1439370294","2015-08-12T09:04:54Z","What else does Google's Alphabet do?","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33862367" -"10047954","anderzole","anderzole","true",,,"1",,"1439390733","2015-08-12T14:45:33Z","Microsoft hilariously trolls Google’s ‘Alphabet’ announcement","http://bgr.com/2015/08/11/microsoft-trolls-googles-alphabet-announcement/" -"10048124","etewiah","etewiah",,,"11","6","I've been working for a while on a http://klavado.com, a site to make it super easy for groups of people to decide on where and when to do things - like a simplified meetup.com.

A few weeks ago I found out that Microsoft had launched tossup, an android and iOS app for doing exactly that. While that can be seen as some sort of validation that I am working on something worthwhile, I can also see good reasons to pivot away from the original idea. Whatever happens, Microsoft will get more publicity that I will.

I am thinking of changing the idea to focus on only helping people select places. I feel it might be easier to sell that concept and its a bit more unique.

I would love to hear what others think. In particular, do people think focusing klavado on helping people pick places would be a good idea or should I stick to the original idea of creating super easy meetups?","1439392351","2015-08-12T15:12:31Z","Ask HN: Microsoft launches competitor to my startup – should I pivot?", -"10048506","avinassh","avinassh",,,"1","2",,"1439395467","2015-08-12T16:04:27Z","Apple Official Swift Education Course","http://swifteducation.github.io/" -"10049557","notsony","notsony",,,"1","4",,"1439403204","2015-08-12T18:13:24Z","Police search Uber offices in Hong Kong and arrest 5 drivers","http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/12/police-search-uber-offices-in-hong-kong-and-arrest-5-drivers.html" -"10051517","martindale","martindale",,,"63","123",,"1439423391","2015-08-12T23:49:51Z","Niantic Labs splitting from Google","https://plus.google.com/+Ingress/posts/GVvbYZzWyTT" -"10054252","striletskyy","striletskyy",,,"0","1",,"1439474745","2015-08-13T14:05:45Z","What KPIs can be get from Google Analytics for marketing team?", -"10055587","dekhvideo","dekhvideo",,,"0","2",,"1439485097","2015-08-13T16:58:17Z","A Music Video for Old Pal Clippy from Microsoft Office Suite","http://dekhvideo.com/clippy-the-music-video/" -"10055728","doener","doener",,,"0","1",,"1439486179","2015-08-13T17:16:19Z","Apple releases OS X 10.10.5 update with Mail, Photos, and security improvements","http://9to5mac.com/2015/08/13/os-x-10-10-5/" -"10056093","BillShakespeare","BillShakespeare",,,"2","17",,"1439489203","2015-08-13T18:06:43Z","8chan censored on Google searches","https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3A8ch.net" -"10056471","franciscomello","franciscomello",,,"4","8","This Alphabet transaction/reorg. got me thinking:

Why should any investor pay a multiple (expensive, by the way) and get exposure to Google Ventures/Google Capital/Google's other crazy ideas, when he/she can just invest in Sequoia, A16Z, KKR, and other VC, growth equity, or private equity managers at book value?

Other than Google Search/You Tube (what'll be under the new Google CEO), it's basically a bunch of VC-like bets right? Does Google have any great track record that would make an investor consider "buying shares in its VC fund at a multiple"?

Would love to hear some opinions on this theme.","1439492836","2015-08-13T19:07:16Z","Google, as a stock", -"10057010","edward","edward",,,"0","1",,"1439497826","2015-08-13T20:30:26Z","Does Uber substitute for cabs or attract new riders? It depends where you live","http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21661016-does-uber-substitute-cabs-or-attract-new-riders-it-depends-where-you-live-tale" -"10057995","okibeogezi","okibeogezi","true",,,"1",,"1439512113","2015-08-14T00:28:33Z","Uber discriminates against the disabled","http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-discriminates-against-the-disabled-2015-8" -"10059200","MStoychev","MStoychev",,,"0","1",,"1439542620","2015-08-14T08:57:00Z","How to Use Google Sitemap in OpenCart 2.0.x?","https://isenselabs.com/posts/how-to-use-google-sitemap-in-opencart-20x" -"10062134","r0h1n","r0h1n",,,"70","112",,"1439579197","2015-08-14T19:06:37Z","Documents confirm Apple is building self-driving car","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/14/apple-self-driving-car-project-titan-sooner-than-expected" -"10062246","sadjosswhedon","sadjosswhedon",,,"4","14",,"1439580064","2015-08-14T19:21:04Z","Google is not your friend? (8chan entirely blocked from Google results)","https://medium.com/@infinitechan/google-is-not-your-friend-5a6636af0651" -"10062317","colinprince","colinprince","true",,,"3",,"1439580569","2015-08-14T19:29:29Z","Documents confirm Apple is building self-driving car","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/14/apple-self-driving-car-project-titan-sooner-than-expected?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" -"10062414","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","1",,"1439581364","2015-08-14T19:42:44Z","Apple designer Marc Newson hates how modern cars look","http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/14/9154871/apple-marc-newson-hates-modern-car-design" -"10064955","luck87","luck87",,,"1","7",,"1439633693","2015-08-15T10:14:53Z","How Google's icon experiment could improve online security","http://m.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2015/0814/How-Google-s-icon-experiment-could-improve-online-security" -"10065304","ashdav","ashdav",,,"0","3",,"1439645128","2015-08-15T13:25:28Z","How Uber hires drivers where background checks are impossible","http://qz.com/473905/how-uber-hires-drivers-where-background-checks-are-impossible/" -"10065347","melling","melling",,,"0","2",,"1439646298","2015-08-15T13:44:58Z","Apple Watch: Passbook at Airport","http://h4labs.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/apple-watch-passbook-at-airport" -"10066616","perone","perone",,,"29","166",,"1439668726","2015-08-15T19:58:46Z","Google’s S2, geometry on the sphere, cells and Hilbert curve","http://blog.christianperone.com/?p=2840&a=2" -"10070956","Zohaibtarar","Zohaibtarar",,,"1","2",,"1439773869","2015-08-17T01:11:09Z","Microsoft Drops Another Windows 10 Update","http://techurb.com/another-windows-10-update-by-microsoft/" -"10071866","jsudhams","jsudhams",,,"0","2",,"1439800679","2015-08-17T08:37:59Z","Employee sues Microsoft, alleging discrimination in Azure division","http://www.geekwire.com/2014/employee-sues-microsoft-alleging-discrimination-azure-division/" -"10073554","sidcool","sidcool","true",,,"12",,"1439824739","2015-08-17T15:18:59Z","Google's project Sunroof [video]","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BXf_h8tEes" -"10073852","SunTzu55","SunTzu55",,,"0","1",,"1439827017","2015-08-17T15:56:57Z","Apple's Real Diversity Numbers Didn't Move All That Much","http://insights.dice.com/2015/08/17/apple-claims-progress-diversity-hires/" -"10075234","cleverjake","cleverjake",,,"0","5",,"1439837362","2015-08-17T18:49:22Z","Windows 10 virtual machines now available on Microsoft Edge Dev","http://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/08/17/windows-10-virtual-machines-now-available-on-microsoft-edge-dev/" -"10075835","brandonlipman","brandonlipman",,,"0","2",,"1439842799","2015-08-17T20:19:59Z","Uber’s New Update Gives Food Delivery as Much Attention as Transportation","http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/17/ubers-new-update-gives-food-delivery-as-much-attention-as-transportation/#.trt2zp:RbQh" -"10075980","kitwalker12","kitwalker12",,,"0","2",,"1439844244","2015-08-17T20:44:04Z","Google Maps Streetview Player","http://brianfolts.com/driver/" -"10076904","kozkozkoz","kozkozkoz",,,"0","1",,"1439856513","2015-08-18T00:08:33Z","Hooks Lands on Android and Apple Watch","http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/07/hooks-android-apple-watch/" -"10077146","melling","melling",,,"7","7",,"1439861845","2015-08-18T01:37:25Z","Google humanoid robot running through a forest","https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3201279/Watch-Google-s-terrifying-humanoid-robot-running-forest-firm-pledges-soon-agile-humans.html" -"10078353","jackgavigan","jackgavigan",,,"0","3",,"1439892867","2015-08-18T10:14:27Z","Google’s modular Ara phone delayed","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33970172" -"10078354","findnerd","findnerd","true",,,"1","After the successful authentication from Google plus, the following code snippet is one of the ways that can be used to get the url of the profile image. For more details please visit the link http://findnerd.com/list/view/Fetch-Profile-Picture-From-Google-Plus/4214/","1439892877","2015-08-18T10:14:37Z","Fetch Profile Picture from Google Plus", -"10079507","ingve","ingve",,,"20","50",,"1439909695","2015-08-18T14:54:55Z","A Guide to the Apple Newton","http://www.512pixels.net/blog/2015/8/apple-newton-guide" -"10080295","shahryc","shahryc",,,"0","1",,"1439916455","2015-08-18T16:47:35Z","Wall Street, Silicon Valley Battle for Soul of Google","http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/shinal/2015/08/17/wall-street-silicon-valley-battle-soul-google/31719475/" -"10080406","dpflan","dpflan",,,"0","2",,"1439917236","2015-08-18T17:00:36Z","France Plans to Create Uber-Like “Electronic Availability Register' for Taxis","http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCAKCN0QN1R520150818" -"10080502","callum85","callum85",,,"0","1",,"1439917955","2015-08-18T17:12:35Z","Microsoft offers up Windows 10 VMs to give Web devs a leg up on Edge","http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/microsoft-offers-up-windows-10-vms-to-give-web-devs-a-leg-up-on-edge/" -"10080704","xseven","xseven",,,"0","2",,"1439919282","2015-08-18T17:34:42Z","The Pulse of a City: How People Move Using Uber","https://eng.uber.com/pulse-of-a-city/" -"10081647","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"1","1",,"1439926885","2015-08-18T19:41:25Z","Google's new OnHub home Wi-Fi router: What is it and who might need it?","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2972815/internet-of-things/google-onhub-home-wi-fi-router-what-is-it-and-who-might-need-it.html?nsdr=true" -"10081749","timothybsmith","timothybsmith",,,"0","1",,"1439927936","2015-08-18T19:58:56Z","The Year Jim Dalrymple Got His First Apple Review Unit","https://soundcloud.com/ttimsmith/for-the-record-promo-1" -"10081863","jmartellaro","jmartellaro","true",,,"1",,"1439929082","2015-08-18T20:18:02Z","Customers Report: Apple Pay on Apple Watch Is Magical","http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/customers-report-apple-pay-on-apple-watch-is-magical" -"10082078","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","2",,"1439930820","2015-08-18T20:47:00Z","Apple CarPlay Review: Siri’s Finally on the Right Road","http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-carplay-review-siris-finally-on-the-right-road-1439920604" -"10082162","_jomo","_jomo",,,"0","1",,"1439931705","2015-08-18T21:01:45Z","Pulling Back the Curtain on Google’s Network Infrastructure","https://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2015/08/pulling-back-curtain-on-googles-network.html" -"10082970","hackinsider","hackinsider",,,"0","1",,"1439942787","2015-08-19T00:06:27Z","Microsoft Patches IE O-day Under Attack","http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wild" -"10083964","openxcell","openxcell","true",,,"1",,"1439965829","2015-08-19T06:30:29Z","Developing a Gaming App for Apple Watch? Read This","http://www.openxcell.com/developing-a-gaming-app-for-apple-watch-read-this/" -"10084260","snadahalli","snadahalli",,,"0","1",,"1439972855","2015-08-19T08:27:35Z","Google Launches Uber Rival RideWith – Americans.org","http://americans.org/2015/07/06/google-launches-uber-rival-ridewith/" -"10084594","timvp","timvp",,,"0","1",,"1439979938","2015-08-19T10:25:38Z","Uber strategical move to take funding in India","http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/19/uber-lands-strategic-investment-from-one-of-indias-top-private-equity-fund/" -"10085352","ChrisArchitect","ChrisArchitect",,,"1","2",,"1439991961","2015-08-19T13:46:01Z","Bar Roulette. Combining Yelp and Uber to take you to a random bar","http://bar-roulette.herokuapp.com/" -"10086583","thatLondonBloke","thatLondonBloke",,,"0","1",,"1440001243","2015-08-19T16:20:43Z","OnHub: Google's solution to old/slow routers","https://on.google.com/" -"10086635","ThomPete","ThomPete",,,"0","1",,"1440001710","2015-08-19T16:28:30Z","China: Uber but for countries","http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2015/08/19/2137749/china-uber-but-for-countries/" -"10087003","bagelspark","bagelspark",,,"0","1",,"1440004922","2015-08-19T17:22:02Z","How to Increase Your Google Apps Domain Security","http://blog.bettercloud.com/google-apps-security/" -"10087162","rocketraman","rocketraman",,,"4","3",,"1440006161","2015-08-19T17:42:41Z","Show HN: Ritzy – Google Docs-like rich text editor","http://ritzyed.github.io/ritzy/" -"10087763","karaja8899","karaja8899",,,"0","3",,"1440012048","2015-08-19T19:20:48Z","Meet the Man Steve Wozniak Considers Apple's ""Fourth Co-founder""","http://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-apple/" -"10087793","vinceleo","vinceleo",,,"0","3",,"1440012262","2015-08-19T19:24:22Z","The Google Lunar XPRIZE","http://lunar.xprize.org/" -"10088878","elwell","elwell",,,"5","3",,"1440022077","2015-08-19T22:07:57Z","Google Search: site:*.*/phpinfo.php","https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=site:*.*/phpinfo.php&start=20" -"10089135","coloneltcb","coloneltcb",,,"0","4",,"1440025555","2015-08-19T23:05:55Z","Uber Failed to Screen Out Criminals Including a Murderer, Regulators Say","http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/08/19/uber-failed-to-screen-out-criminals-including-a-murderer-regulators-say/" -"10089411","gdeglin","gdeglin",,,"2","10",,"1440030891","2015-08-20T00:34:51Z","Google Express plans to shut down its two delivery hubs, revamp the service","http://recode.net/2015/08/19/google-express-plans-to-shut-down-its-two-delivery-hubs/" -"10090676","akmnitt","akmnitt","true",,,"1",,"1440061475","2015-08-20T09:04:35Z","4 Steps How to Refer on Uber and Get UNLIMITED Free Ride","http://www.uberpromo.in/2015/08/4-steps-how-to-refer-on-uber-and-get.html#.VdWX5GRPhoQ.hackernews" -"10091243","bugsmasher","bugsmasher",,,"43","74",,"1440071655","2015-08-20T11:54:15Z","Google joins Facebook in support of Zero Rating in India","http://www.medianama.com/2015/08/223-google-iamai-net-neutrality-india/" -"10093292","kshatrea","kshatrea",,,"4","4",,"1440091481","2015-08-20T17:24:41Z","16-year old teen claims his search engine is 47% more accurate than Google","http://m.timesofindia.com/tech/tech-news/This-16-year-old-Indian-origin-teen-claims-his-search-engine-is-47-more-accurate-than-Google/articleshow/48553228.cms" -"10093871","chishaku","chishaku",,,"0","5",,"1440096915","2015-08-20T18:55:15Z","How Google Could Rig the 2016 Election","http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/how-google-could-rig-the-2016-election-121548.html?hp=rc2_4" -"10094898","gwallens","gwallens",,,"0","1",,"1440107778","2015-08-20T21:56:18Z","Racing to Stay Ahead of Uber","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-20/uber-s-china-rival-didi-kuaidi-spends-big-to-defend-home-turf" -"10095014","bennyluo","bennyluo","true",,,"1",,"1440109846","2015-08-20T22:30:46Z","Meet the Man Steve Wozniak Calls Apple’s Honorary Fourth Co-Founder","http://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-interview-apple/" -"10095327","doppp","doppp",,,"0","2",,"1440115949","2015-08-21T00:12:29Z","Google discontinues Flu Trends, starts offering data to researchers","http://venturebeat.com/2015/08/20/google-discontinues-flu-trends-starts-offering-data-to-researchers/" -"10096417","hunglee2","hunglee2",,,"0","1",,"1440143991","2015-08-21T07:59:51Z","Google's Project Sunroof tells you how much solar energy is hitting your rooftop","http://www.sciencealert.com/google-s-launching-project-sunroof-to-tell-you-how-much-solar-potential-is-hitting-your-rooftop" -"10096541","phodo","phodo",,,"0","1",,"1440147037","2015-08-21T08:50:37Z","Uber seen reaching $10.8B in bookings in 2015","http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/21/uber-seen-reaching-108b-in-bookings-in-2015.html" -"10096725","anjismail","anjismail",,,"0","2",,"1440151906","2015-08-21T10:11:46Z","How to optimize your AngularJS app for Google","http://www.doz.com/search-engine/angularjs-index-seo" -"10098238","brandonlipman","brandonlipman",,,"0","1",,"1440171877","2015-08-21T15:44:37Z","Uber Plans to Go Public in 18-24 Months","http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/21/uber-plans-to-go-public-in-12-18-months-according-to-leaked-presentation/#.trt2zp:6Y2E" -"10098462","zhuxuefeng1994","zhuxuefeng1994",,,"55","84",,"1440173706","2015-08-21T16:15:06Z","Uber Plans to Go Public in 18-24 Months, According to Leaked Presentation","http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/21/uber-plans-to-go-public-in-12-18-months-according-to-leaked-presentation/" -"10098766","matsur","matsur",,,"0","2",,"1440176171","2015-08-21T16:56:11Z","Uber seen reaching $10.8B in bookings in 2015: fundraising presentation","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/21/us-uber-tech-fundraising-idUSKCN0QQ0G320150821" -"10101671","tomkwok","tomkwok",,,"0","1",,"1440222617","2015-08-22T05:50:17Z","Swatch Sticks It in Apple's Eye with New Trademark 'One More Thing'","http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/08/swiss-watchmaker-swatch-sticks-it-in-apples-eye-with-new-trademark-one-more-thing.html" -"10102089","pedrorijo91","pedrorijo91",,,"0","3",,"1440237620","2015-08-22T10:00:20Z","Did Google decide India’s election?","http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/how-google-could-rig-the-2016-election-121548.html#.VdhH3RNVikr" -"10102256","yutarochan","yutarochan",,,"2","5",,"1440243995","2015-08-22T11:46:35Z","Interest Based Search: Up to 47% More Accurate Than Google","https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5iNHbBLu9sOZnNBOTlZZ1oxVms/view" -"10106267","fabricatedlife","fabricatedlife","true",,,"1",,"1440353717","2015-08-23T18:15:17Z","5 Darkest Apple Secrets","http://plantnews.net/2015/08/5-darkest-apple-secrets/#.VdoNqDnJQJQ.hackernews" -"10107375","i336_","i336_",,,"6","18",,"1440378099","2015-08-24T01:01:39Z","Google Code is going readonly in about a day – update URLs in project pages now","https://code.google.com/p/support/wiki/ReadOnlyTransition" -"10107999","domdip","domdip",,,"1","15",,"1440392621","2015-08-24T05:03:41Z","In Uber’s Quest to Win Over China, Tencent Blocks the Way","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-23/in-uber-s-quest-to-win-over-china-tencent-blocks-the-way" -"10108433","mgraczyk","mgraczyk",,,"0","3",,"1440402151","2015-08-24T07:42:31Z","Atlas of Cancer Signalling Network: Cancer Data Analysis with Google Maps","http://www.nature.com/oncsis/journal/v4/n7/full/oncsis201519a.html" -"10109034","stanfordnope","stanfordnope","true",,,"1",,"1440415999","2015-08-24T11:33:19Z","Did Apple Lie About Your Privacy?","http://onforb.es/1Jref4f" -"10110060","johnhamilton09","johnhamilton09","true",,,"1",,"1440426964","2015-08-24T14:36:04Z","Apple’s Hydrogen Powered iPhone Fuel Cell Holds Charge for a Week","http://tinyurl.com/o52odyc" -"10111310","javiercr","javiercr",,,"0","1",,"1440435923","2015-08-24T17:05:23Z","Autostop (Ivan Illich describing Uber-like system in 1992)","http://www.worldcarfree.net/resources/freesources/Autostop.htm" -"10112800","SunTzu55","SunTzu55",,,"0","1",,"1440448751","2015-08-24T20:39:11Z","How Apple's Angela Ahrendts Hires People","http://insights.dice.com/2015/08/24/how-a-top-apple-exec-hires/" -"10113058","gwintrob","gwintrob",,,"0","2",,"1440452244","2015-08-24T21:37:24Z","WeChat blocks Uber. And this is only the beginning","https://pando.com/2015/08/24/wechat-blocks-uber-its-step-one-didi-kuaidi-using-ubers-playbook/466e7faebd76671984b53c9e7a24a12f6b36ea96/" -"10113059","joeyespo","joeyespo",,,"0","2",,"1440452259","2015-08-24T21:37:39Z","Personal update- I'm joining Uber Here's why","http://andrewchen.co/personal-update-im-joining-uber-heres-why/" -"10113438","steven","steven",,,"1","2",,"1440458283","2015-08-24T23:18:03Z","A VC explains why she ditched her car and went full Uber","https://medium.com/the-wtf-economy/i-don-t-own-i-uber-68a5f5d8e0ae" -"10114048","kitx","kitx",,,"20","18",,"1440467870","2015-08-25T01:57:50Z","Show HN: Aura, Native OS X Notifications for Gmail and Google Apps","http://crosscoded.com" -"10114568","rinesh","rinesh","true",,,"1",,"1440476025","2015-08-25T04:13:45Z","Microsoft Develops App That Turns Any Smartphone into a Comprehensive 3D Scanner","http://3dprint.com/91439/mobilefusion-3d-scanning/" -"10115698","joule","joule","true",,,"1",,"1440502254","2015-08-25T11:30:54Z","I feel we should be less dependent on Google – an escape?","http://vivalageeks.com/2015/07/19/google-an-escape-plan-part-i/" -"10117018","zxcvbn4038","zxcvbn4038","true",,,"1","Starting in iOS9 and OS X 10.11, apple will not allow HTTP connections from the device unless over TLS.","1440515323","2015-08-25T15:08:43Z","Apple to insecure HTTP in iOS9 and OS X 10.11", -"10117222","GCA10","GCA10",,,"0","1",,"1440517189","2015-08-25T15:39:49Z","The 'India Strategy' Shared by Cousera and Uber","http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2015/08/25/courseras-online-teaching-attracts-49-5-million-with-an-india-twist/" -"10117725","edward","edward",,,"0","1",,"1440520774","2015-08-25T16:39:34Z","Uber is turning San Francisco cabs into buses","http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/25/9204349/uber-smart-routes-san-francisco-cab-bus" -"10118753","yaniksilver","yaniksilver",,,"0","1",,"1440529119","2015-08-25T18:58:39Z","Cloudways Adds Google Compute Engine to Its Application Hosting Platform","http://www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2015/02/04/cloudways-adds-google-compute-engine-to-its-application-hosting-platform/" -"10118938","gk1","gk1",,,"1","1",,"1440531059","2015-08-25T19:30:59Z","Andrew Chen: I'm joining Uber. Here's why","http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=96c185f15d9646d8014b765b7&id=cfb85a2dec&e=e7462e9ccc" -"10119692","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","1",,"1440539462","2015-08-25T21:51:02Z","Google's security chief: intelligence agencies do not have access","https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googlewatchblog.de%2F2015%2F08%2Finterview-googles-sicherheitschef-die%2F" -"10119755","insano82","insano82","true",,,"1",,"1440540393","2015-08-25T22:06:33Z","Kickass Torrents Got Deindexed by Google","https://www.bestvpnservicemag.com/kickass-torrent-versus-google-indexing/" -"10120294","fitzwatermellow","fitzwatermellow",,,"19","59",,"1440548419","2015-08-26T00:20:19Z","Google Vision APIs for Android provide face detection and barcode scanning","https://developers.google.com/vision/?hl=en" -"10120756","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"1","5",,"1440557390","2015-08-26T02:49:50Z","Uber will partner with University of Arizona for self-driving car research","http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/25/9207229/uber-university-of-arizona-tucson-autonomous-self-driving-cars" -"10122691","ndrarmst","ndrarmst",,,"51","107",,"1440595727","2015-08-26T13:28:47Z","Network handover in Google Fi","http://nicholasarmstrong.com/2015/08/network-handover-google-fi/" -"10122701","enkiv2","enkiv2",,,"152","102",,"1440595905","2015-08-26T13:31:45Z","The Uber endgame: privatized public transit","http://www.theawl.com/2015/08/ubiquity" -"10123065","nitinreddy88","nitinreddy88",,,"9","8","Hi,

I am presently working as Senior Engineer in one of the Indian growing startups. I learned a lot of new tech stacks and contributed well in the organisation. Even my company CTO knows about my work and query about my status to my manager. For few months, I am not seeing interesting work as I am bored of what I am doing for quite sometime close 2 years.

I got an offer from Microsoft C&E team where they are building one interesting new product. However, they are saying they are ok to move me to Redmond in next year [not promised yet]. For sure, the office known for Work Life Balance and easy going life. Compensation is not high as startups offer more stocks and the valuation is good.

MS PROS: -* Better work life balance and completely new tech stack. Learning curve good be interesting -* US opportunity and till that point I will be moving back to my hometown to work

CONS: -* 5yrs of current stack experience -* Current recognition in office

Neutral: -* Compensation is not that high enough to move unless if they shift me to Redmond.","1440599128","2015-08-26T14:25:28Z","Ask HN: Whether to join in Microsoft or continue in growing startup?", -"10123348","mmarkowitz","mmarkowitz",,,"0","1",,"1440601468","2015-08-26T15:04:28Z","The truth about Uber's background checks","http://www.fastcompany.com/3050172/tech-forecast/the-truth-about-ubers-background-checks?utm_source" -"10124415","ingve","ingve",,,"0","3",,"1440608761","2015-08-26T17:06:01Z","Google Has a Secret Interview Process… and It Landed Me a Job","http://www.thehustle.co/the-secret-google-interview-that-landed-me-a-job" -"10126201","picsoung","picsoung",,,"1","2",,"1440625195","2015-08-26T21:39:55Z","Uber with Amazon Dash Button","https://blog.growth.supply/getting-a-uber-ride-using-the-amazon-dash-button-c4dcef42051c" -"10131026","gkop","gkop","true",,,"3",,"1440698925","2015-08-27T18:08:45Z","Source: Apple Is Behind Mystery Event at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium","https://www.hoodline.com/2015/08/source-apple-is-behind-mystery-event-at-bill-graham-civic-auditorium" -"10131901","tixocloud","tixocloud",,,"2","2","Just wondering if there's a Google Search API that allows filtering by location and more specifically, by longitude/latitude?","1440707593","2015-08-27T20:33:13Z","Ask HN: Is There a Google Search API?", -"10131955","melling","melling",,,"0","1",,"1440708044","2015-08-27T20:40:44Z","IDC estimates 3.6M Apple Watch units sold in Q2","http://9to5mac.com/2015/08/27/idc-estimates-3-6-million-apple-watch-units-sold-in-q2-20-of-all-wearable-shipments/" -"10133731","domyplace","domyplace","true",,,"1",,"1440736181","2015-08-28T04:29:41Z","Apple partners with PayAnywhere to bring Apple Pay to 300k new locations","http://www.askvarsha.com/apple-partners-with-payanywhere-to-bring-apple-pay-to-300k-new-locations.html" -"10134427","SanderMak","SanderMak",,,"0","2",,"1440753499","2015-08-28T09:18:19Z","I Don’t Own, I Uber","https://medium.com/the-wtf-economy/i-don-t-own-i-uber-68a5f5d8e0ae" -"10135413","arunitc","arunitc","true",,,"1",,"1440770260","2015-08-28T13:57:40Z","Microsoft Snip brings Windows screenshots to life with voice and ink","http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/27/9214079/microsoft-snip-windows-screenshot-tool" -"10135502","akshat_h","akshat_h",,,"1","2",,"1440771221","2015-08-28T14:13:41Z","Google uses Search as a secret job interview tool","http://www.androidauthority.com/google-search-secret-interviews-637366/" -"10135503","DaniTheMani","DaniTheMani",,,"0","1",,"1440771221","2015-08-28T14:13:41Z","Google's Chrome to start auto-pausing Flash ads on Sept. 1","http://mashable.com/2015/08/28/google-chrome-autopause-flash/" -"10135986","alt_","alt_",,,"0","7",,"1440775939","2015-08-28T15:32:19Z","NYC cabs will test app-based system to challenge Uber","http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/28/nyc-cabs-will-test-app-based-system-to-challenge-uber/" -"10136086","rileytg","rileytg",,,"0","1",,"1440776853","2015-08-28T15:47:33Z","Apple stopped security guides with OS X 10.6","https://www.apple.com/support/security/guides/" -"10137346","cnelson","cnelson",,,"0","1",,"1440789389","2015-08-28T19:16:29Z","China slowdown could hit startups like Uber","http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/28/technology/china-us-startup-funding/index.html" -"10137482","happyscrappy","happyscrappy",,,"0","1",,"1440791156","2015-08-28T19:45:56Z","Apple TV Said to Have Motion Sensitive Remote Control Targeted at Casual Gamers","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/08/28/apple-tv-motion-sensitive-control/" -"10137631","LukeB_UK","LukeB_UK",,,"0","10",,"1440793127","2015-08-28T20:18:47Z","Uber has hired the car hackers","https://twitter.com/raffi/status/637352180517834753" -"10138621","wkcamp","wkcamp",,,"1","8",,"1440811465","2015-08-29T01:24:25Z","NYC’s Taxis Finally Launch an App to Compete with Uber","http://www.wired.com/2015/08/arrow-ny-taxis-app/" -"10138818","maverick17","maverick17","true",,,"1",,"1440815777","2015-08-29T02:36:17Z","How to Adjust to Google SEO Updates","http://www.digitalmarketingbasics.com/how-to-adjust-to-google-seo-updates/" -"10142009","timf","timf",,,"0","2",,"1440899696","2015-08-30T01:54:56Z","Google’s Data Architecture and What It Takes to Work at Scale","http://thenewstack.io/googles-data-architecture-and-what-it-takes-to-work-at-scale/" -"10143890","luu","luu",,,"3","10",,"1440955183","2015-08-30T17:19:43Z","Please don't block everything but Googlebot in robots.txt","http://danluu.com/googlebot-monopoly/" -"10144057","michaelwww","michaelwww",,,"0","13",,"1440958297","2015-08-30T18:11:37Z","Amazon, Facebook and Google have the same secret","http://www.salon.com/2015/08/30/amazon_facebook_and_google_have_the_same_secret/" -"10144214","techwatching","techwatching",,,"0","1",,"1440962234","2015-08-30T19:17:14Z","News Roundup: Apple TV October 2015: App Store, Siri, $149/$199","http://techwatching.com/trending/appletv" -"10144791","johns","johns",,,"0","2",,"1440978020","2015-08-30T23:40:20Z","Public Transit Should Be Uber’s New Best Friend","http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/public-transit-should-be-ubers-new-best-friend/#hn" -"10145817","lewisl9029","lewisl9029",,,"1","9",,"1441004860","2015-08-31T07:07:40Z","Google OnHub review–Google’s smart home Trojan horse is a $200 leap of faith","http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/08/google-onhub-review-googles-smart-home-trojan-horse-is-a-200-leap-of-faith/" -"10146580","paganinip","paganinip","true",,,"1",,"1441025841","2015-08-31T12:57:21Z","KeyRaider: iOS Malware targets over 225,000 Apple accounts","http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/39743/cyber-crime/keyraider-ios-malware.html" -"10147135","jaoued","jaoued",,,"0","2",,"1441033659","2015-08-31T15:07:39Z","Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's genius plan: to swap one monopoly for another","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadellas-genius-151311535.html" -"10147528","scdoshi","scdoshi",,,"0","1",,"1441038182","2015-08-31T16:23:02Z","Google Search starts connecting you directly to plumbers, locksmiths","http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/28/google-search-home-services-launch/" -"10148139","raviparikh","raviparikh",,,"0","4",,"1441044009","2015-08-31T18:00:09Z","The case for Uber's deceptive data","http://data.heapanalytics.com/the-case-for-ubers-deceptive-data/" -"10148141","monkeyprojects","monkeyprojects",,,"0","1",,"1441044061","2015-08-31T18:01:01Z","Why Uber does have problems in China","https://pando.com/2015/08/31/truth-about-uber-china/712619ca9c7b3df7b8bebc3789e83788e9a6ac02/" -"10148172","happyscrappy","happyscrappy",,,"3","6",,"1441044602","2015-08-31T18:10:02Z","Apple TV 4: Gaming and Siri will be major focuses","http://9to5mac.com/2015/08/31/apple-tv-gaming-siri-bluetooth-remote/" -"10148201","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"2","6",,"1441045009","2015-08-31T18:16:49Z","Apple and Cisco Partner to Deliver Fast Lane for iOS Enterprise Users","http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/08/31Apple-and-Cisco-Partner-to-Deliver-Fast-Lane-for-iOS-Enterprise-Users.html" -"10148367","tilt","tilt",,,"0","3",,"1441046996","2015-08-31T18:49:56Z","Apple Hires Microsoft HoloLens's Engineer Nick Thompson","http://9to5mac.com/2015/08/31/apple-hololens-microsoft-augemented-reality/" -"10148462","sinak","sinak",,,"119","158",,"1441047949","2015-08-31T19:05:49Z","Google Votes: A Liquid Democracy Experiment on a Corporate Social Network","http://www.tdcommons.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1092&context=dpubs_series" -"10149629","evanphx","evanphx",,,"0","2",,"1441061908","2015-08-31T22:58:28Z","Show HN: Auto-update Kubernetes service records in DNSimple","https://github.com/vektra/kube2dnsimple" -"10150228","pen2l","pen2l",,,"0","2",,"1441071746","2015-09-01T01:42:26Z","Apple is reportedly planning to make its own movies and TV shows","http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/31/9236729/apple-tv-shows-movies-original-programming-streaming" -"10151013","mikikian","mikikian",,,"0","2",,"1441089402","2015-09-01T06:36:42Z","Microsoft Launches Matter Center-Boosting Productivity for Legal Professionals","http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/productivity/mattercenter.aspx" -"10151388","robertjweber","robertjweber",,,"0","1",,"1441098601","2015-09-01T09:10:01Z","Apple Dots Its Privacy ‘I’s in iOS 9, While Google Appears to Back Pedal","http://adexchanger.com/mobile/apple-dots-its-privacy-is-in-ios-9-while-google-appears-to-back-pedal/" -"10151599","sanjaynegi89","sanjaynegi89","true",,,"1",,"1441103821","2015-09-01T10:37:01Z","Top Ten Features of Apple Music","http://www.toptenguy.com/features-of-apple-music/" -"10152918","anderzole","anderzole",,,"0","1",,"1441120662","2015-09-01T15:17:42Z","Apple Music is a marketing failure","http://bgr.com/2015/08/31/apple-music-marketing-failure/" -"10153332","SimplyUseless","SimplyUseless","true",,,"1",,"1441123429","2015-09-01T16:03:49Z","Google Gets a New Logo","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/01/google-gets-a-new-logo/?ncid=rss" -"10153363","robin_reala","robin_reala",,,"5","46",,"1441123556","2015-09-01T16:05:56Z","Evolving the Google Identity","https://design.google.com/articles/evolving-the-google-identity/" -"10153864","julianhill","julianhill","true",,,"1",,"1441126689","2015-09-01T16:58:09Z","Check Out the New Google Logo","http://thinktostart.com/the-new-google-logo/" -"10154342","suprgeek","suprgeek",,,"1","2",,"1441129790","2015-09-01T17:49:50Z","Google has patented a way to hunt down potholes","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-has-patented-a-way-to-hunt-down-potholes-2015-8" -"10155369","obilgic","obilgic",,,"0","1",,"1441138598","2015-09-01T20:16:38Z","Google's new animation sprite in a single PNG file","https://www.google.com/logos/doodles/2015/ddl-5754944174948352.8-ani.png" -"10155421","zhuxuefeng1994","zhuxuefeng1994",,,"302","683",,"1441139157","2015-09-01T20:25:57Z","Google Will Soon Start Punishing Mobile Sites that Use Annoying App Install Ads","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/01/death-to-app-install-interstitials/" -"10155827","sdybskiy","sdybskiy","true",,,"1",,"1441142379","2015-09-01T21:19:39Z","Google's new logo","http://www.google.com" -"10155972","BigCatStuff","BigCatStuff","true",,,"22",,"1441143786","2015-09-01T21:43:06Z","U.S. Judge Gives Uber Drivers Class Action Status","http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/u-s-judge-gives-uber-drivers-class-action-status-n419802" -"10156847","traek","traek",,,"0","1",,"1441155580","2015-09-02T00:59:40Z","The Icon Factory: Apple Music, Beats 1, and How to Make a Superstar You Can Own","http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-icon-factory-apple-music-beats-1-and-how-to-make-a-superstar-you-can-own/" -"10156895","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","2",,"1441156404","2015-09-02T01:13:24Z","Uber class action suit hinges on shower order","http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-class-action-suit-hinges-on-shower-order-2015-9?utm_source=washingtonpost.com/pb/themost&utm_medium=referral" -"10157544","petethomas","petethomas",,,"0","1",,"1441170771","2015-09-02T05:12:51Z","Seattle might try something crazy to let Uber drivers unionize","http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/31/seattle-might-try-something-crazy-to-let-uber-drivers-unionize/" -"10158519","remotesynth","remotesynth",,,"1","1",,"1441193664","2015-09-02T11:34:24Z","You Might Not Need an Apple Watch App","http://developer.telerik.com/featured/you-might-not-need-an-apple-watch-app/" -"10158962","vilmosi","vilmosi",,,"0","1",,"1441200089","2015-09-02T13:21:29Z","Limit on Apple Pay and other contactless payments rises to £30 in the UK","http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/1/9238373/contactless-payment-limit-raised-to-30-pounds" -"10158993","andore_jr","andore_jr",,,"182","245",,"1441200633","2015-09-02T13:30:33Z","A Case That Has Microsoft, Apple and Amazon Agreeing","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-02/as-microsoft-takes-on-the-feds-apple-and-amazon-watch-nervously" -"10160153","snake117","snake117",,,"1","3",,"1441209818","2015-09-02T16:03:38Z","Google’s New Logo Is Trying Really Hard to Look Friendly","http://www.wired.com/2015/09/googles-new-logo-trying-really-hard-look-friendly/" -"10160778","davidf18","davidf18",,,"0","2",,"1441215348","2015-09-02T17:35:48Z","Arro NYC Taxi Uber Replacement App","https://www.goarro.com" -"10161945","jackgavigan","jackgavigan",,,"54","26",,"1441228684","2015-09-02T21:18:04Z","A court ruling that could blow up Uber's business model","http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-uber-s-business-model-20150902-column.html" -"10163140","ceekay","ceekay",,,"2","3","Google has changed the world, but how badly is the world dependent on it? Would the world come to an end of Google didn't exist?","1441248659","2015-09-03T02:50:59Z","Ask HN: What will happen if Google shutdown?", -"10163623","agilo","agilo",,,"1","4",,"1441262755","2015-09-03T06:45:55Z","Google's secret interview process","http://www.businessinsider.com/i-was-invited-by-google-to-its-secret-interview-process-2015-8" -"10163749","lavrton","lavrton",,,"0","4",,"1441266357","2015-09-03T07:45:57Z","Google Analytics realtime visualization","https://lavrton.github.io/ga-vis/" -"10164044","jaxonrice","jaxonrice",,,"1","7",,"1441273882","2015-09-03T09:51:22Z","Google sued over claims that Waze stole rival's data","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/03/google-sued-paper-towns-rip-off-claim-phantomalert-waze" -"10164445","wolfgke","wolfgke","true",,,"1",,"1441282103","2015-09-03T12:08:23Z","Google’s Driverless Cars Run into Problem: Cars with Drivers","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/02/technology/personaltech/google-says-its-not-the-driverless-cars-fault-its-other-drivers.html" -"10165310","jaboutboul","jaboutboul",,,"0","4",,"1441292691","2015-09-03T15:04:51Z","Rival accuses Google's Waze of stealing traffic data","http://www.cnet.com/news/lawsuit-claims-waze-stole-traffic-information-from-competitor-before-its-sale-to-google/#ftag=CAD590a51e" -"10165531","hemapani","hemapani","true",,,"1",,"1441294780","2015-09-03T15:39:40Z","An Introduction to streaming by one of the Google MillWheel authors","http://t.co/xWPFeyZzZk" -"10165602","truckle","truckle","true",,,"1",,"1441295425","2015-09-03T15:50:25Z","Doom on the Apple Watch","https://www.facebook.com/lior2b/videos/10153571527835789/" -"10165834","marcellolins","marcellolins",,,"0","1","I just finished migrating my "fairly successful" from C# to Python (by popular demand).

I'm almost halfway through paying the first "installment" of my college debt thanks to open source and the power of donations;

https://github.com/MarcelloLins/GooglePlayAppsCrawler

Thanks everyone that helped me and featured this project across the web.","1441297549","2015-09-03T16:25:49Z","This Google Play Store Crawler is helping me pay my college debt", -"10166256","prostoalex","prostoalex",,,"0","2",,"1441301191","2015-09-03T17:26:31Z","Cruising the Carpool: Are Lyft Line and UberPool the New Tinder?","https://recode.net/2015/09/03/cruising-the-carpool-are-lyft-line-and-uberpool-the-new-tinder/" -"10166871","matthewjhughes","matthewjhughes",,,"0","1",,"1441306815","2015-09-03T19:00:15Z","How Uber Is Losing in Brussels to an Indigenous, 8 Year Old Ridesharing Product","https://medium.com/@matthewhughes/how-an-eight-year-old-ridesharing-app-is-beating-uber-in-brussels-685ef94541b8" -"10167017","kitwalker12","kitwalker12",,,"0","2",,"1441308521","2015-09-03T19:28:41Z","Uber 'shared trip' data leaked into Google search results","http://www.zdnet.com/article/uber-leaks-some-trips-to-google-including-destination-info/" -"10168649","confiscate","confiscate",,,"0","1",,"1441336219","2015-09-04T03:10:19Z","Apple Continuing to Strengthen Its Smartphone Market Share in the US","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/03/apple-continuing-to-strengthen-its-smartphone-market-share-in-the-u-s/#.6qjorz:2RFr" -"10168837","w1ntermute","w1ntermute",,,"58","70",,"1441341679","2015-09-04T04:41:19Z","Google self-driving car pioneer wants to teach people how to face the future","http://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21662654-sebastian-thrun-pioneer-googles-autonomous-cars-wants-teach-people-how" -"10170807","sebg","sebg",,,"0","1",,"1441378109","2015-09-04T14:48:29Z","How Google sets goals: OKRs","http://www.gv.com/lib/how-google-sets-goals-objectives-and-key-results-okrs" -"10171409","nksonfire","nksonfire",,,"27","75",,"1441383791","2015-09-04T16:23:11Z","How Google's new Logo is just 305 bytes","http://www.quora.com/How-could-Googles-new-logo-be-only-305-bytes-while-its-old-logo-is-14-000-bytes/answers/15246728?srid=3a0v&share=1" -"10171429","bcn","bcn",,,"0","2",,"1441384036","2015-09-04T16:27:16Z","New Logo for Google Done In-House","http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_for_google_done_in_house.php" -"10172981","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","1",,"1441402967","2015-09-04T21:42:47Z","With a Revamped Apple TV, Company Hopes to Camp in Your Home","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/07/technology/personaltech/with-a-revamped-apple-tv-company-hopes-to-camp-in-your-home.html" -"10173136","lynn729","lynn729",,,"0","4",,"1441405661","2015-09-04T22:27:41Z","Google’s self-driving car didn’t hit a duck-chasing granny","http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/4/9261757/google-safety-report-august-self-driving-cars-funny-story" -"10174307","serghei","serghei",,,"0","2",,"1441442328","2015-09-05T08:38:48Z","Apple Liable to Pay $19B Tax Avoidance Fine","http://news.softpedia.com/news/apple-liable-to-pay-19-billion-tax-avoidance-fine-490989.shtml" -"10175879","devinus","devinus",,,"3","10","Just got my OnHub in the mail yesterday.

Boy, was I disappointed when I realized that it didn't support IPv6. :(","1441483195","2015-09-05T19:59:55Z","Google OnHub ships without IPv6 support", -"10176960","confiscate","confiscate",,,"0","1",,"1441521664","2015-09-06T06:41:04Z","Hands-On with Google’s OnHub Router","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/05/hands-on-with-googles-onhub-router/" -"10177316","2a0c40","2a0c40",,,"0","1",,"1441536705","2015-09-06T10:51:45Z","Google in Kansas City: A Tale of Two-Speed America","http://on.ft.com/1FnrcuU" -"10178308","halotrope","halotrope",,,"0","1","In case you opted in for the free three months, are you still using it?","1441560605","2015-09-06T17:30:05Z","Ask HN: Are you still using apple music?", -"10178409","luu","luu",,,"21","116",,"1441562127","2015-09-06T17:55:27Z","Kubernetes from the ground up: the API server","http://kamalmarhubi.com/blog/2015/09/06/kubernetes-from-the-ground-up-the-api-server/" -"10178660","wabobatta","wabobatta","true",,,"1",,"1441566825","2015-09-06T19:13:45Z","شجرة+القشطة+Custard+apple","http://nok6a.net/%d8%b4%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%b4%d8%b7%d8%a9-custard-apple/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=yc_hacker_news&utm_source=news" -"10179783","gianghien1404","gianghien1404","true",,,"1",,"1441590904","2015-09-07T01:55:04Z","Google phạt các website dụ cài ứng dụng di động","http://seo.edu.vn/seo-mobile/google-phat-cac-website-du-cai-ung-dung-di-dong-671" -"10180814","obilgic","obilgic",,,"0","3",,"1441620316","2015-09-07T10:05:16Z","Uber Confirms It’s Raised $1.2B More in China","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/07/uber-confirms-its-raised-1-2b-more-in-china-led-by-baidu-as-rival-didi-kuaidi-gets-3b/" -"10184166","jeo1234","jeo1234",,,"17","60",,"1441688016","2015-09-08T04:53:36Z","Apple and Other Tech Companies Tangle with U.S. Over Data Access","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/us/politics/apple-and-other-tech-companies-tangle-with-us-over-access-to-data.html" -"10184446","jj09","jj09",,,"0","2",,"1441697816","2015-09-08T07:36:56Z","My first year at Microsoft","http://jj09.net/my-first-year-at-microsoft/" -"10185358","spartonx","spartonx","true",,,"1","http://becomerichfast.net/?p=754","1441716740","2015-09-08T12:52:20Z","10 YouTubers you shud subscribe to if you really intend to make a living online", -"10186509","rkho","rkho",,,"0","1",,"1441728357","2015-09-08T16:05:57Z","Uber closes on $1.2B in funding for China","http://fortune.com/2015/09/07/uber-china/" -"10186833","seiji","seiji",,,"1","4",,"1441731603","2015-09-08T17:00:03Z","Apple Induced Anxiety","https://matt.sh/apple-anxiety" -"10186930","t23","t23",,,"0","1",,"1441732445","2015-09-08T17:14:05Z","Microsoft acquires Adallom","https://www.adallom.com/blog/big-news/" -"10187050","kunwardeepgill","kunwardeepgill",,,"4","5","Earlier this year while attempted to grow my own startup I received $100K in google cloud credits (https://cloud.google.com).

Well my startup is now defunct and I was wondering what to do with these credits. It's more than I'll ever need. If anyone has some ideas they'd like to test. I'd love to hear it. This is basically unlimited access to cloud computing.","1441733333","2015-09-08T17:28:53Z","$100K in Google Cloud Credits", -"10187679","manidoraisamy","manidoraisamy",,,"0","1",,"1441740336","2015-09-08T19:25:36Z","Slackalytics – Slack Analysis Bot with Google Analytics Integration","https://github.com/NicoMiceli/slackalytics" -"10189577","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","1",,"1441770774","2015-09-09T03:52:54Z","NASA to Try Again in December to Send Microsoft’s HoloLens to Space","http://www.technologyreview.com/news/541126/why-nasa-wants-microsofts-hololens-in-space/" -"10189694","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"0","3",,"1441773311","2015-09-09T04:35:11Z","Prelude to Tomorrow's 'Hey Siri' Apple Event in San Francisco","http://daringfireball.net/2015/09/prelude_to_hey_siri_event" -"10189939","ryan_j_naughton","ryan_j_naughton",,,"35","112",,"1441778095","2015-09-09T05:54:55Z","Microsoft battles US over warrant for drugs case emails","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34185575#" -"10193251","salimmadjd","salimmadjd",,,"0","4",,"1441823619","2015-09-09T18:33:39Z","Apple Brings 3D Touch to the iPhone 6s","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/09/apple-brings-3d-touch-to-the-iphone-6s/" -"10193497","nikolenkoanton","nikolenkoanton","true",,,"1",,"1441825483","2015-09-09T19:04:43Z","Live: Revamped Apple TV, iPhone 6S make their debuts","http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/09/09/live-coverage-apple-next-iphone/71921438/" -"10193566","axg","axg","true",,,"3",,"1441825953","2015-09-09T19:12:33Z","Apple iPhone 6S","http://www.apple.com/iphone-6s" -"10193757","devy","devy",,,"0","1","It's just mentioned in today's Apple event, but googling around yielded nothing in specifics about how Apple implemented the picture format with animations. Phil Schiller said it's not a movie format but rather a picture format but I doubt it's animated GIF.

http://photos.reportinglive.com/p/2015-09-09/f1441824921.jpg","1441827019","2015-09-09T19:30:19Z","Ask HN: What Is Apple's Live Photo Technology?", -"10194015","snake117","snake117",,,"0","2",,"1441828278","2015-09-09T19:51:18Z","Apple’s iPhone Market Grew 75% Year Over Year in China","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/09/apples-iphone-market-grew-75-year-over-year-in-china/#.3daqoq:xIIQ" -"10194148","LukeB_UK","LukeB_UK",,,"0","2",,"1441829143","2015-09-09T20:05:43Z","Getting an Uber ride with the Amazon dash button","https://blog.growth.supply/getting-a-uber-ride-using-the-amazon-dash-button-c4dcef42051c" -"10194220","snyp","snyp",,,"0","1",,"1441829632","2015-09-09T20:13:52Z","Apple TV Markup Language","https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/tvos/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/ATV_Template_Guide/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40015064" -"10194602","chris-at","chris-at",,,"0","1",,"1441832781","2015-09-09T21:06:21Z","iPhone 6s – Cameras – Apple","http://www.apple.com/iphone-6s/cameras/" -"10194976","ingve","ingve",,,"0","2",,"1441836563","2015-09-09T22:09:23Z","Apple TV Human Interface Guidelines","https://developer.apple.com/tvos/human-interface-guidelines/" -"10195173","colemanmg","colemanmg","true",,,"1",,"1441838984","2015-09-09T22:49:44Z","Building an Online Presence Is Not SEO – It's Like Comparing Apples to Oranges","http://www.colemanmg.com/building-an-online-presence-is-not-seo-its-like-comparing-apples-to-oranges/" -"10196370","pm24601","pm24601",,,"0","2",,"1441866102","2015-09-10T06:21:42Z","3rd loss for Uber:Former Uber driver was an employee, rules California dept","http://venturebeat.com/2015/09/09/former-uber-driver-was-an-employee-rules-california-department/" -"10196410","findnerd","findnerd","true",,,"1",,"1441867115","2015-09-10T06:38:35Z","How to Display Location on Google Map in JSP in JAVA?","http://findnerd.com/list/view/How-to-display-location-on-Google-Map-in-JSP-in-JAVA/1839/" -"10197367","colund","colund",,,"16","4","A former colleague has founded an Uber for X startup. They want me to join without salary to build their software from scratch. After having worked there for free for a almost year (or even longer if I don't work full time) I would get stocks worth the salary I never got, to become co-owner.

Do you think this a good deal to consider? I think becoming stake in an Uber for X business sounds like fun but I am afraid I can't get by on savings and I would lose most of my current job security and salary. Risk/reward, opportunity cost? I'm really hesitant to work for free in return for stocks...","1441884349","2015-09-10T11:25:49Z","Ask HN: Should I quit my job (or work part-time) to join an Uber for X startup", -"10197605","ebarock","ebarock",,,"0","1",,"1441888079","2015-09-10T12:27:59Z","Amazon to Answer Apple with New Fire TV","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/10/amazon-to-answer-apple-with-new-fire-tv/" -"10199394","AndrewMobileApp","AndrewMobileApp",,,"0","1",,"1441906551","2015-09-10T17:35:51Z","Apple TV Needs Core Bluetooth. Here's a Core Bluetooth Tutorial","https://www.invasivecode.com/weblog/core-bluetooth-for-ios-6-core-bluetooth-was/" -"10199787","hariis","hariis",,,"1","2",,"1441910534","2015-09-10T18:42:14Z","Is This New App an Uber Killer?","https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-app-uber-killer-prashin-chaturvedi?trk=mp-author-card" -"10200306","hashberry","hashberry",,,"0","2",,"1441916333","2015-09-10T20:18:53Z","Why Apple’s Launch Event Was “Creepy as Hell”","http://www.thealphapages.com/content/apples-launch-event-was-creepy-as-hell" -"10200364","haddr","haddr",,,"0","4",,"1441917120","2015-09-10T20:32:00Z","Deep learning at Microsoft (GTC2015)","http://on-demand.gputechconf.com/gtc/2015/video/S5788.html" -"10200620","joshdotai","joshdotai",,,"0","1",,"1441919903","2015-09-10T21:18:23Z","What you need to know about the new Apple TV","https://medium.com/@joshdotai/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-apple-tv-fc4c3245242f" -"10200975","martinnormark","martinnormark",,,"0","2",,"1441924431","2015-09-10T22:33:51Z","An experiment with client-server apps on Apple tvOS","http://martinnormark.com/tvos-client-server-experiment/" -"10201871","erbdex","erbdex",,,"0","1",,"1441942229","2015-09-11T03:30:29Z","Uber 'gifts' $5.5M to CMU","https://newsroom.uber.com/2015/09/cmupartnership/" -"10202956","davidmillernyc","davidmillernyc","true",,,"1",,"1441968171","2015-09-11T10:42:51Z","7 Tips to Win Over Google and Make Your Website Mobile-Friendly","http://openwavecomp.com/blog/7-tips-to-win-over-google-and-make-your-website-mobile-friendly/" -"10203165","tonyedgecombe","tonyedgecombe",,,"0","2",,"1441973012","2015-09-11T12:03:32Z","Apple's grand unifying strategy: high profit margins","http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/10/9300231/apple-watch-iphone-sales-profits-strategy-market" -"10203880","ziodave","ziodave",,,"1","1",,"1441982169","2015-09-11T14:36:09Z","Steve Jobs Said No One Wants a Stylus – Yesterday, Apple Announced the Pencil","http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2015/09/10/steve-jobs-said-no-one-wants-a-stylus-yesterday-apple-announced-the-pencil/" -"10204721","calcsam","calcsam",,,"90","141",,"1441990169","2015-09-11T16:49:29Z","Uber Would Like to Buy Your Robotics Department","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/magazine/uber-would-like-to-buy-your-robotics-department.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news" -"10204734","nilstack","nilstack",,,"1","1",,"1441990272","2015-09-11T16:51:12Z","Show HN: Pragma.TV – a blog for Apple TV app development","http://pragma.tv/" -"10204814","coloneltcb","coloneltcb","true",,,"2",,"1441991046","2015-09-11T17:04:06Z","Uber Would Like to Buy Your Robotics Department","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/magazine/uber-would-like-to-buy-your-robotics-department.html?smid=tw-nytmag&smtyp=cur&_r=0" -"10204925","uptown","uptown","true",,,"2",,"1441992137","2015-09-11T17:22:17Z","Uber Would Like to Buy Your Robotics Department","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/magazine/uber-would-like-to-buy-your-robotics-department.html" -"10205239","tgt","tgt",,,"0","2",,"1441994944","2015-09-11T18:09:04Z","Destroying Apple’s Legacy… or Saving It","http://cheerfulsw.com/2015/destroying-apples-legacy/" -"10206425","skept","skept","true",,,"1",,"1442009207","2015-09-11T22:06:47Z","Microsoft interested in acquiring AMD","http://www.fudzilla.com/news/graphics/38725-microsoft-interested-to-acquire-amd" -"10206697","aburan28","aburan28",,,"0","2",,"1442014578","2015-09-11T23:36:18Z","Apple's iMessage Defense Against Spying Has One Flaw","http://www.wired.com/2015/09/apple-fighting-privacy-imessage-still-problems/" -"10207198","Duhck","Duhck","true",,,"3",,"1442031303","2015-09-12T04:15:03Z","Apple.com Down?","http://www.apple.com" -"10207403","calin2k","calin2k","true",,,"2",,"1442037102","2015-09-12T05:51:42Z","Apple site is down. edit: now up.","https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/3kmp6x/apple_website_is_down_with_access_denied_message/" -"10207551","vivekchand19","vivekchand19",,,"0","2",,"1442043287","2015-09-12T07:34:47Z","Show HN: Android Material Google Location Suggest","https://github.com/vivekchand/Android-Material-Location-Suggest" -"10207835","alfredbeiley","alfredbeiley","true",,,"1",,"1442057552","2015-09-12T11:32:32Z","Apple’s Special Event Highlights: New iPhones, iPad Pro, Apple TV and More","http://www.360technosoft.com/blog/apples-event-highlights-new-iphones-ipad-pro-apple-tv" -"10209953","dtawfik1","dtawfik1",,,"0","2",,"1442105747","2015-09-13T00:55:47Z","The Google Art Heist","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/opinion/sunday/the-google-art-heist.html" -"10210520","tim_sw","tim_sw",,,"0","2",,"1442125044","2015-09-13T06:17:24Z","Google Inception Pretrained Network","https://github.com/google/inception" -"10212944","doener","doener",,,"0","1",,"1442181745","2015-09-13T22:02:25Z","Google and Twitter Team Up to Offer Their Own ‘Instant Articles’ – With a Twist","http://recode.net/2015/09/11/google-tries-its-own-version-of-instant-articles-with-a-twist/" -"10214604","whatagraph","whatagraph","true",,,"1",,"1442230886","2015-09-14T11:41:26Z","Presentation-ready reports on Google Analytics","http://bit.ly/whataapp" -"10216019","aarkay","aarkay",,,"0","15",,"1442249585","2015-09-14T16:53:05Z","Scaling uber's real time market platform","http://highscalability.com/blog/2015/9/14/how-uber-scales-their-real-time-market-platform.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HighScalability+%28High+Scalability%29" -"10216083","joeblau","joeblau",,,"0","1",,"1442250347","2015-09-14T17:05:47Z","Custom Watch Faces on Apple Watch","https://github.com/hamzasood/CustomWatchFaceTest" -"10216359","AndrewMobileApp","AndrewMobileApp",,,"0","1",,"1442253027","2015-09-14T17:50:27Z","Developing for Apple TV? Here’s a CloudKit Tutorial","https://www.invasivecode.com/weblog/advanced-cloudkit-ii" -"10216716","randomname2","randomname2",,,"0","1",,"1442256542","2015-09-14T18:49:02Z","How Much Longer Will Apple Drive Earnings Growth for the S&P 500 Tech Sector?","http://www.factset.com/websitefiles/PDFs/earningsinsight/earningsinsight_9.11.15" -"10217350","edward","edward",,,"0","2",,"1442263493","2015-09-14T20:44:53Z","Uber Could Be First to Test Completely Driverless Cars in Public","http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/uber-could-be-first-to-test-completely-driverless-cars-in-public?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrumCarsThatThink+%28IEEE+Spectrum+Cars+That+Think%29" -"10217474","AndrewMobileApp","AndrewMobileApp",,,"1","3",,"1442264919","2015-09-14T21:08:39Z","Develop Games for Apple TV","https://www.invasivecode.com/weblog/gameplaykit-state-machine/" -"10218629","kevindeasis","kevindeasis",,,"1","7",,"1442283005","2015-09-15T02:10:05Z","If you search “Super Mario Bros” in Google, this is what happens","http://www.gfycat.com/DizzyHandmadeCleanerwrasse" -"10219087","aus1234","aus1234","true",,,"1",,"1442294881","2015-09-15T05:28:01Z","Free upgrade to the new software Apple iOS9 from today onwards","http://www.pado.in/free-upgrade-to-the-new-software-apple-ios9-from-today-onwards.html" -"10219162","padonews","padonews","true",,,"1",,"1442296258","2015-09-15T05:50:58Z","Free upgrade to the new software Apple iOS9 from today onwards","http://www.pado.in/free-upgrade-to-the-new-software-apple-ios9-from-today-onwards.html" -"10219254","github-cat","github-cat",,,"1","2",,"1442298737","2015-09-15T06:32:17Z","Facebook Works with Google to Let Mobile Users Get Push Notifications via Chrome","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/14/facechrome/#.ll8vkv:tgsK" -"10220849","Dan_K","Dan_K",,,"0","1",,"1442327704","2015-09-15T14:35:04Z","TvOS Just Made Apple TV Way More Interesting","http://clearbridgemobile.com/tvos-just-made-apple-tv-way-more-interesting/" -"10221244","etruong42","etruong42",,,"0","1",,"1442331516","2015-09-15T15:38:36Z","Russian Authorities Rule Google Broke Antitrust Regulations","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/technology/russian-authorities-rule-google-broke-antitrust-rules.html" -"10222609","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"3","1",,"1442344859","2015-09-15T19:20:59Z","8 reasons not to upgrade to Apple's iPhone 6s","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2984214/ios/8-reasons-not-to-upgrade-to-apple-iphone-6s.html?nsdr=true" -"10223400","taylorwc","taylorwc",,,"0","1",,"1442353799","2015-09-15T21:49:59Z","Dealing with Bad Apples (2008)","http://blog.codinghorror.com/dealing-with-bad-apples/" -"10223460","snake117","snake117",,,"0","1",,"1442354669","2015-09-15T22:04:29Z","Google’s Medical Moonshots Take Aim at Mental Health","https://recode.net/2015/09/15/googles-medical-moonshots-take-aim-at-mental-health/" -"10223881","rbres","rbres",,,"2","3",,"1442361540","2015-09-15T23:59:00Z","Uber is finally in Las Vegas","https://newsroom.uber.com/vegas/2015/09/las-vegas-were-here/" -"10224730","patangay","patangay",,,"0","2",,"1442378573","2015-09-16T04:42:53Z","Google Dataflow a Unified Model for Batch and Streaming Data Processing","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfZN59Nsk8" -"10225019","walterbell","walterbell",,,"0","3",,"1442385701","2015-09-16T06:41:41Z","Microsoft's 'anti-malware Device Guard' in Windows 10","http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/16/microsoft_windows_10_device_guard/" -"10225155","dgellow","dgellow",,,"0","2",,"1442388643","2015-09-16T07:30:43Z","Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, Sr","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Blaine_Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff,_Sr." -"10225811","LiamBoogar","LiamBoogar",,,"0","1",,"1442402307","2015-09-16T11:18:27Z","Uber's UberPop service is dead in Paris. So are all its competitors","http://www.rudebaguette.com/2015/09/16/uber-will-not-re-open-its-peer-to-peer-uberpop-service-in-paris-neither-will-anyone-else/" -"10226314","edwintorok","edwintorok",,,"1","11",,"1442409734","2015-09-16T13:22:14Z","Microsoft is downloading Windows 10 to your machine 'just in case'","http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2425381/microsoft-is-downloading-windows-10-to-your-machine-just-in-case" -"10228449","confiscate","confiscate",,,"1","3",,"1442425800","2015-09-16T17:50:00Z","Uber Hits Roadblock in India After Being Denied Permission to Operate in Delhi","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/16/uber-hits-roadblock-in-india-after-being-denied-permission-to-operate-in-delhi/" -"10228550","brson","brson",,,"5","17",,"1442426676","2015-09-16T18:04:36Z","Kubernetes Has a Ways to Go to Scale Like Google, Mesos","http://www.theplatform.net/2015/09/15/kubernetes-has-a-ways-to-go-to-scale-like-google-mesos/" -"10228683","werber","werber",,,"0","1",,"1442427911","2015-09-16T18:25:11Z","Uber Appeals Class-Action Ruling in Worker Misclassification Lawsuit","http://www.wired.com/2015/09/uber-appeals-class-action-ruling-in-worker-misclassification-lawsuit/" -"10229638","mtmoore55","mtmoore55",,,"35","70",,"1442435418","2015-09-16T20:30:18Z","Designing the Uber Cash Experience","https://medium.com/@matthewcmoore/designing-the-uber-cash-experience-649a2749b324" -"10231783","paganinip","paganinip","true",,,"1",,"1442469582","2015-09-17T05:59:42Z","A dangerous silent AirDrop attack is threatening Apple users","http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/40190/hacking/apple-airdrop-attack.html" -"10232130","EwanToo","EwanToo",,,"0","4",,"1442476328","2015-09-17T07:52:08Z","The Motivation for a Monolithic Codebase Why Google Stores Billions of L","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W71BTkUbdqE" -"10233417","kelukelugames","kelukelugames",,,"1","4",,"1442499130","2015-09-17T14:12:10Z","Microsoft Hit with $2M Judgment in Sexual Harassment Case","http://www.schwartzandperry.com/Blog/2014/October/Microsoft-Hit-with-2-Million-Judgment-in-Sexual-.aspx" -"10234029","larrykubin","larrykubin",,,"0","1",,"1442505114","2015-09-17T15:51:54Z","Microsoft to spend $75 mln to boost computer science in schools","http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/09/16/microsoft-70-million-investment-computer-science-underrepresented-women-minorities-satya-nadella-brad-smith-education/32519869/" -"10234065","pavornyoh","pavornyoh",,,"0","1",,"1442505356","2015-09-17T15:55:56Z","“Uber for kids”?","http://www.businessinsider.com/shuddle-the-uber-for-kids-releases-new-app-2015-6" -"10234546","vdfs","vdfs",,,"0","2",,"1442508925","2015-09-17T16:55:25Z","Google Refugee and Migrant Response","https://onetoday.google.com/page/refugeerelief" -"10235754","nickmich84","nickmich84",,,"0","2",,"1442520638","2015-09-17T20:10:38Z","Why Uber Is Doing (Mostly) Right by Its Workers","http://shift.tandemcap.com/2015/09/15/why-uber-is-doing-mostly-right-by-its-workers/" -"10238012","padonews","padonews","true",,,"1",,"1442563557","2015-09-18T08:05:57Z","Microsoft Office 2016 Update: What Changes Will It Bring to Your Computers?","http://www.pado.in/microsoft-office-2016-update-what-changes-will-it-bring-to-your-computers.html" -"10238824","dnetesn","dnetesn",,,"0","1",,"1442580429","2015-09-18T12:47:09Z","Apple and Google Create a Buzz at Frankfurt Motor Show","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/automobiles/apples-auto-inroads-create-a-buzz-at-frankfurt-motor-show.html?ref=technology" -"10238922","bgnm2000","bgnm2000",,,"0","1",,"1442581538","2015-09-18T13:05:38Z","Make the uber for anything, or everything","http://www.wired.com/2015/09/uber-anything-yawn-meet-uber-uber-anything/" -"10239237","act9","act9",,,"0","1",,"1442585007","2015-09-18T14:03:27Z","Apple's 'Move to iOS' App Likely Rebranded Version of Existing Android App","http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/17/move-to-ios-rebranded-copy-my-data/" -"10239595","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","3",,"1442588756","2015-09-18T15:05:56Z","How Uber Scales Their Real-Time Market Platform","http://highscalability.com/blog/2015/9/14/how-uber-scales-their-real-time-market-platform.html" -"10240010","plg","plg",,,"0","2",,"1442592615","2015-09-18T16:10:15Z","Is Big Tech Too Powerful? Ask Google","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/opinion/is-big-tech-too-powerful-ask-google.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region" -"10241026","FDAD","FDAD",,,"1","9",,"1442600165","2015-09-18T18:16:05Z","Dear Apple: I may rob your store","http://fortune.com/2015/09/18/dear-apple-i-may-rob-your-store/" -"10241106","jashkenas","jashkenas",,,"6","2",,"1442600874","2015-09-18T18:27:54Z","Robert Reich: Is Big Tech Too Powerful? Ask Google","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/opinion/is-big-tech-too-powerful-ask-google.html?hp" -"10241229","shalmanese","shalmanese",,,"0","1",,"1442601809","2015-09-18T18:43:29Z","Indexing Google's Source Code","http://piaw.blogspot.com/2015/09/indexing-googles-source-code.html" -"10241446","andrus","andrus",,,"0","2",,"1442603758","2015-09-18T19:15:58Z","ORTC API is now available in Microsoft Edge","http://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2015/09/18/ortc-api-is-now-available-in-microsoft-edge/" -"10241487","slvv","slvv",,,"0","1",,"1442604155","2015-09-18T19:22:35Z","Uber for Tutors?","https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/uber-for-tutors" -"10242045","kvee","kvee",,,"19","17",,"1442610253","2015-09-18T21:04:13Z","Autonomous Cars Break Uber","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/18/autonomous-cars-break-uber/" -"10243212","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"0","1",,"1442634410","2015-09-19T03:46:50Z","Apple meets with California DMV to talk about self-driving cars","http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/18/9351487/apple-car-california-dmv-meeting-autonomous-vehicles" -"10243217","jonbaer","jonbaer",,,"52","71",,"1442634537","2015-09-19T03:48:57Z","Apple, Google, and Microsoft are all solving the same problems","http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/18/9351197/apple-google-microsoft-tech-innovation-uniformity" -"10243363","primigenus","primigenus",,,"0","1",,"1442639226","2015-09-19T05:07:06Z","The first and essential productivity suite for Google Inbox","https://mixmax.com/blog/tracking-templates-google-inbox" -"10243714","sasasasa","sasasasa","true",,,"1",,"1442651799","2015-09-19T08:36:39Z","Here's How to Crash Latest Version of Google Chrome Using “Simple URL String”","https://medium.com/@aditisharma_46487/here-s-how-to-crash-latest-version-of-google-chrome-using-simple-url-string-6032e7f88001" -"10244614","phenylene","phenylene",,,"0","1",,"1442678738","2015-09-19T16:05:38Z","Indexing Google's Source Code","http://piaw.blogspot.com/2015/09/indexing-googles-source-code.html?m=1" -"10245102","sethbannon","sethbannon",,,"54","49",,"1442687114","2015-09-19T18:25:14Z","Apple meets California officials to discuss self-driving car","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/18/apple-meets-california-officials-self-driving-car" -"10245663","snake117","snake117",,,"0","1",,"1442699828","2015-09-19T21:57:08Z","Apple News Could Be Great","http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2015/09/apple_news_is_out_is_it_the_news_app_we_ve_been_waiting_for.html" -"10245954","minimaxir","minimaxir",,,"1","5",,"1442705999","2015-09-19T23:39:59Z","A simple string to crash Google Chrome","http://andrisatteka.blogspot.com/2015/09/a-simple-string-to-crash-google-chrome.html" -"10246785","jeo1234","jeo1234",,,"0","1",,"1442732154","2015-09-20T06:55:54Z","Spammers Flood Google with Fake Takedown Notices","https://torrentfreak.com/spammers-flood-google-with-fake-takedown-notices-150919/" -"10247291","happyscrappy","happyscrappy",,,"0","2",,"1442752511","2015-09-20T12:35:11Z","Taxi drivers snarl up Brussels in anti-Uber protest","https://euobserver.com/connected/130292" -"10247503","orr721","orr721","true",,,"1",,"1442757256","2015-09-20T13:54:16Z","Novel Malware XcodeGhost Infects Apple iOS Apps.. [including WeChat, NetEase]","http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2015/09/novel-malware-xcodeghost-modifies-xcode-infects-apple-ios-apps-and-hits-app-store/" -"10249798","ssteinb","ssteinb",,,"0","2",,"1442796040","2015-09-21T00:40:40Z","How to capture the most accurate and actionable ecommerce data w Google Analytics","http://capitolstartup.com/how-to-set-up-google-analytics-for-ecommerce/" -"10250598","ravengold","ravengold",,,"0","7",,"1442814858","2015-09-21T05:54:18Z","Microsofts Yammer and Workflow Management Software Process Street Now Integrated","http://www.abcnews4.com/story/29810286/microsofts-yammer-workflow-management-software-process-street-now-integrated" -"10250974","MonCalamari","MonCalamari",,,"0","3",,"1442822911","2015-09-21T08:08:31Z","How Uber Scales Their Real-Time Market Platform","http://highscalability.com/blog/2015/9/14/how-uber-scales-their-real-time-market-platform.html" -"10250976","dandreoletti","dandreoletti",,,"0","1",,"1442822981","2015-09-21T08:09:41Z","Show HN: Export Aperture Master Files via Apple Script","https://github.com/davidandreoletti/aperture-applescripts" -"10251391","ikarpova","ikarpova","true",,,"1",,"1442831938","2015-09-21T10:38:58Z","Create text ads in Google, Facebook and Yandex with new automation system Aori","http://aori.com/" -"10251707","sangfroid","sangfroid",,,"0","1",,"1442838480","2015-09-21T12:28:00Z","France Rejects Google’s Efforts to Limit Application of Privacy Ruling","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/france-rejects-googles-efforts-to-limit-application-of-privacy-ruling/?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=5&version=internal&contentCollection=bits.blogs.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fbits.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2015%2F09%2F21%2Ffrance-rejects-googles-efforts-to-limit-application-of-privacy-ruling%2F&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0" -"10252647","dak1","dak1",,,"0","4",,"1442847030","2015-09-21T14:50:30Z","Apple scrambles after 40 malicious “XcodeGhost” apps haunt App Store","http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/apple-scrambles-after-40-malicious-xcodeghost-apps-haunt-app-store/" -"10253963","psawaya","psawaya",,,"151","119",,"1442858179","2015-09-21T17:56:19Z","Apple Speeds Up Electric-Car Work","http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-speeds-up-electric-car-work-1442857105" -"10256677","whatagraph","whatagraph",,,"1","1",,"1442897687","2015-09-22T04:54:47Z","Google Analytics infographic presentation-ready reports","http://app.whatagraph.com/" -"10256724","bootload","bootload",,,"0","3",,"1442898518","2015-09-22T05:08:38Z","Want a cheap Uber taxi? Wait till no one else wants one","http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/20/uber-fares-algorithims-john-naughton" -"10257920","jgrahamc","jgrahamc",,,"0","4",,"1442922150","2015-09-22T11:42:30Z","CloudFlare $110m Investment from Fidelity, Google, Microsoft, Baidu, Qualcomm","http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/fidelity-google-microsoft-baidu-qualcomm-back-cloudflare-help-build-better-internet-2057357.htm" -"10257932","oroup","oroup",,,"116","223",,"1442922286","2015-09-22T11:44:46Z","Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Baidu Announce Joint Investment in CloudFlare","http://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2015/09/22/google-microsoft-qualcomm-and-baidu-announce-joint-investment-cloudflare/" -"10258917","andycav","andycav","true",,,"1",,"1442933311","2015-09-22T14:48:31Z","Will Apple TV Be a New (Sale) CHANNEL for Retailers?","https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/apple-tv-retail-andy-cavallini?trk=mp-author-card" -"10259662","Mikeb85","Mikeb85",,,"0","1",,"1442939354","2015-09-22T16:29:14Z","Uberpop's Illegality Confirmed in France","http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2015/09/22/web-eco-uberpop-decision-conseil-constitutionnel_4767302_3234.html" -"10259894","fabiolamm","fabiolamm",,,"3","23",,"1442941056","2015-09-22T16:57:36Z","Google Optimize: Google’s New A/B Testing Product","http://blog.convert.com/google-optimize-googles-new-ab-testing-product.html" -"10259958","jheitzeb","jheitzeb",,,"0","2",,"1442941517","2015-09-22T17:05:17Z","Never stop writing code – advice from a decade at Google","http://wp.sigmod.org/?p=1851" -"10260639","melling","melling","true",,,"1",,"1442947021","2015-09-22T18:37:01Z","Apple Watch Saves Teen's Life","http://www.slashgear.com/apple-watch-heart-rate-monitor-saves-teens-life-20405579/" -"10261790","ryan_j_naughton","ryan_j_naughton",,,"0","1",,"1442956891","2015-09-22T21:21:31Z","French Constitutional Council Rejects Uber Appeal of Law Banning Uberpop","http://www.wsj.com/articles/french-constitutional-council-rejects-uber-appeal-of-transport-law-banning-uberpop-1442941357" -"10263087","whitenoice","whitenoice",,,"0","1",,"1442976914","2015-09-23T02:55:14Z","Steve Jobs talk on Apple product line, marketing, (think different) 1997","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GMQhOm-Dqo" -"10263375","da02","da02",,,"1","2",,"1442983977","2015-09-23T04:52:57Z","Apple’s App Store Got Infected with the Same Type of Malware the CIA Developed","https://theintercept.com/2015/09/22/apples-app-store-infected-type-malware-cia-developed/" -"10264676","jsnathan","jsnathan",,,"0","1",,"1443012655","2015-09-23T12:50:55Z","Uber Introduces Carpooling Service for Commuters, Starting in China","http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/uber-debuts-carpooling-service-for-commuters-starting-in-china/" -"10265289","awwstn","awwstn",,,"0","3",,"1443019461","2015-09-23T14:44:21Z","UberCommute","http://newsroom.uber.com/2015/09/ubercommute/" -"10266527","tmaxxcar","tmaxxcar",,,"0","3",,"1443029806","2015-09-23T17:36:46Z","Apple Patents a New Shape for Headphone Jack That Will Anger Everyone","http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/09/23/apple-cuts-headphone-jack/" -"10267139","bernardom","bernardom",,,"0","2",,"1443034140","2015-09-23T18:49:00Z","Uber Case Highlights Outdated Worker Protection Laws","http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/business/dealbook/uber-case-highlights-outdated-worker-protection-laws.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Fdeal-professor&contentCollection=business&action=click&module=NextInCollection®ion=Footer&pgtype=article" -"10267489","PhilipA","PhilipA",,,"0","1",,"1443036505","2015-09-23T19:28:25Z","‘Mobilegeddon’ has started. Google’s mobile-friendly strategy has become reality","https://www.cludo.com/en/blog/mobilegeddon-has-started-google-s-mobile-friendly-strategy-has-become-reality/" -"10267562","capkutay","capkutay","true",,,"1",,"1443037044","2015-09-23T19:37:24Z","Uber buys space for an Oakland HQ","http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2015/09/uber-buys-oaklands-sears-building-for-east-bay-hq.html" -"10269238","mrkibo","mrkibo",,,"0","1",,"1443055748","2015-09-24T00:49:08Z","Why Uber and Other Tech Companies Are Spreading Across the Bay to Oakland","http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-23/why-uber-and-other-tech-companies-are-spreading-across-the-bay-to-oakland" -"10271740","alexfogel","alexfogel",,,"0","1",,"1443104461","2015-09-24T14:21:01Z","Results from first tests using the new Google Play A/B testing feature","https://medium.com/dashlane-insights/improve-your-app-metrics-in-weeks-with-play-store-experiments-d608399bc073" -"10271947","paganinip","paganinip","true",,,"1",,"1443106504","2015-09-24T14:55:04Z","XCodeGhost Attack – Is Apple's Biggest Hack Ever Linked to the US Intelligence?","http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/40415/hacking/apple-xcodeghost-attack-cia.html" -"10272933","arunitc","arunitc","true",,,"1",,"1443114714","2015-09-24T17:11:54Z","Apple's ad-blocking move is hurting retailers like Walmart","http://fortune.com/2015/09/24/apple-ad-blocking-retailer-walmart/" -"10273260","stevekrouse","stevekrouse",,,"0","2",,"1443117079","2015-09-24T17:51:19Z","Editey – The Google Doc Web IDE","http://www.editey.com/" -"10273283","vonnik","vonnik",,,"0","10",,"1443117249","2015-09-24T17:54:09Z","Google voice search: faster and more accurate","http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2015/09/google-voice-search-faster-and-more.html" -"10273329","cryptoz","cryptoz",,,"0","2",,"1443117669","2015-09-24T18:01:09Z","Meet the man helping tech companies like Uber crush government regulation","http://fusion.net/story/196588/meet-the-man-helping-tech-companies-like-uber-crush-government-regulation/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialshare&utm_content=desktop+top" -"10275117","aj_icracked","aj_icracked","true",,,"3",,"1443132722","2015-09-24T22:12:02Z","Uber's website is down?","http://www.Uber.com" -"10275396","serghei","serghei",,,"0","1",,"1443135788","2015-09-24T23:03:08Z","Facebook: Apple's iOS Can't Handle Our Scale","http://news.softpedia.com/news/facebook-apple-s-ios-can-t-handle-our-scale-492699.shtml" -"10275888","natelam","natelam",,,"0","2",,"1443143094","2015-09-25T01:04:54Z","Uber API Goes Live in China","http://newsroom.uber.com/2015/09/china-your-uber-api-is-arriving-now/" -"10276353","williswee","williswee",,,"0","2",,"1443154971","2015-09-25T04:22:51Z","Uber opens API to app developers in China","https://www.techinasia.com/uber-api-china/" -"10276795","wyclif","wyclif",,,"0","1",,"1443166674","2015-09-25T07:37:54Z","I Don’t Own, I Uber","https://medium.com/the-wtf-economy/i-don-t-own-i-uber-68a5f5d8e0ae" -"10278029","ivorhook","ivorhook",,,"0","1",,"1443188224","2015-09-25T13:37:04Z","We Love SVG: Google Fonts for Icons","http://designhooks.com/we-love-svg-google-fonts-for-icons/" -"10278696","edward","edward",,,"0","1",,"1443195103","2015-09-25T15:31:43Z","How Apple could make a car without actually building a car","http://uk.businessinsider.com/apple-car-reference-design-2015-9?r=US&IR=T" -"10279030","gok","gok",,,"67","188",,"1443198172","2015-09-25T16:22:52Z","Google voice search: faster and more accurate","http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2015/09/google-voice-search-faster-and-more.html" -"10279246","bigtunacan","bigtunacan","true",,,"1",,"1443200005","2015-09-25T16:53:25Z","US will probe Google for anti-competitive Android behavior","http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/25/ftc-google-android-antitrust/#continued" -"10282892","rndn","rndn",,,"0","4",,"1443270043","2015-09-26T12:20:43Z","Google Deep Learning AMA","https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3mdk9v/we_are_google_researchers_working_on_deep/" -"10283334","akmnitt","akmnitt","true",,,"1",,"1443281369","2015-09-26T15:29:29Z","Is Uber any good for India?", -"10285137","dangoldin","dangoldin",,,"0","2",,"1443319388","2015-09-27T02:03:08Z","The iPad Pro and Apple's walled garden","http://dangoldin.com/2015/09/26/the-ipad-pro-and-apples-walled-garden/" -"10285142","shawndumas","shawndumas",,,"1","2",,"1443319459","2015-09-27T02:04:19Z","Apple Patents a New Shape for Headphone Jack That Will Anger Everyone","http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/09/23/apple-cuts-headphone-jack/" -"10285673","dmytton","dmytton",,,"0","2",,"1443335243","2015-09-27T06:27:23Z","AWS vs. Google Cloud: Flexibility vs. Operational Simplicity","https://medium.com/@davidmytton/aws-vs-google-cloud-flexibility-vs-operational-simplicity-dca4324b03d4" -"10286160","jimsojim","jimsojim",,,"0","2",,"1443352059","2015-09-27T11:07:39Z","Apple CEO Gets 'Make in India' Invite from PM Narendra Modi","http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Apple-CEO-gets-Make-in-India-invite-from-PM-Narendra-Modi/articleshow/49125251.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=TOI" -"10287279","jmacofearth","jmacofearth","true",,,"1",,"1443376539","2015-09-27T17:55:39Z","Watch Watch We Love Our Apple Watch","http://uber.la/2015/08/watch-watch-we-love-our-apple-watch/" -"10287318","luu","luu",,,"60","82",,"1443377365","2015-09-27T18:09:25Z","Google Cloud Platform","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/09/Google-Cloud-Platform-delivers-the-industrys-best-technical-and-differentiated-features.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ClPlBl+%28Cloud+Platform+Blog%29" -"10287380","stanfordnope","stanfordnope",,,"0","2",,"1443378351","2015-09-27T18:25:51Z","7 Reasons Why BMW and Apple Will Build the Apple Car Together","http://www.forbes.com/sites/theopriestley/2015/09/27/7-reasons-why-bmw-and-apple-will-build-the-apple-car-together/" -"10288600","earlyadapter","earlyadapter",,,"0","2",,"1443405679","2015-09-28T02:01:19Z","Edvedev to Hold a Google Hangout on Russia’s Tech Future","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/27/medvedev-to-hold-a-google-hangout-on-russias-tech-future/" -"10291248","MAshadowlocked","MAshadowlocked",,,"0","2",,"1443457428","2015-09-28T16:23:48Z","Google AdSense click fraud made possible by uncloaking advertisers' sites","https://thestack.com/security/2015/09/28/google-adsense-click-fraud-iframe-blazquez/" -"10291363","spking","spking",,,"0","2",,"1443458503","2015-09-28T16:41:43Z","Apple reports record sales of iPhone 6s, 6s Plus in first weekend","http://news.yahoo.com/apple-reports-record-sales-iphone-6-6s-plus-124914752--finance.html" -"10292018","bool_10101","bool_10101","true",,,"1",,"1443464477","2015-09-28T18:21:17Z","Revisiting Apple IPC: (1) Distributed Objects","http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/09/revisiting-apple-ipc-1-distributed_28.html" -"10294526","Nemant","Nemant",,,"33","24","I've interviewed with Google and I may be potentially receiving an offer tomorrow.

However, before they make me the offer (or rejection) the recruiter has today asked me about the full details of my compensation at my current employer (big tech company and Google competitor). I haven't replied yet.

What should I do? I'm afraid that giving my current compensation away to my future employer will jeopardise my chances of negotiating and potentially getting a better offer than what I could get otherwise.

Anybody have any experience with this type of situation?","1443496867","2015-09-29T03:21:07Z","Ask HN: Google recruiting – Asking for current compensation", -"10294699","masghar2345","masghar2345","true",,,"1",,"1443501828","2015-09-29T04:43:48Z","Microsoft Toolkit 2.5.5 Activator for [Windows and Office] 2015 Free","http://pcsoftwarespro.com/microsoft-toolkit-2-5-5-activator/" -"10295386","the-dude","the-dude",,,"1","2",,"1443521910","2015-09-29T10:18:30Z","Dutch prosecutors: raids on Uber offices in Amsterdam in taxi probe","https://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/a/29671872/dutch-prosecutors-raids-on-uber-offices-in-amsterdam-in-taxi-probe/" -"10295662","laurageek","laurageek",,,"0","1",,"1443527686","2015-09-29T11:54:46Z","Apple Israel just patented virtual buttons for your walls","http://www.geektime.com/2015/09/29/apple-israel-just-patented-virtual-buttons-for-your-walls/" -"10297509","SunTzu55","SunTzu55",,,"0","3",,"1443544648","2015-09-29T16:37:28Z","Amazon vs. Uber for the gig economy","http://insights.dice.com/2015/09/29/amazon-wants-a-piece-of-the-gig-economy/" -"10298452","mpelembe","mpelembe","true",,,"1",,"1443551443","2015-09-29T18:30:43Z","Dutch prosecutors raid Uber’s offices in Amsterdam","http://news.mpelembe.net/business/legal/dutch-prosecutors-raid-ubers-offices-in-amsterdam/" -"10298793","jackgavigan","jackgavigan",,,"0","2",,"1443554343","2015-09-29T19:19:03Z","London taxi hire proposals would 'be an end' to the way Uber operates","http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-34394774" -"10299635","nehalm","nehalm",,,"14","59",,"1443560816","2015-09-29T21:06:56Z","Tongan Shell Game: How Apple and Google File Trademarks in Secret","http://blog.altlegal.com/section-44-uspto-filings" -"10300093","ealtynpara","ealtynpara",,,"0","1",,"1443564234","2015-09-29T22:03:54Z","Apple’s tvOS for developers (Infographic)","https://www.cleveroad.com/blog/apples-tvos-for-developers-infographic" -"10300867","ghughes","ghughes",,,"1","1",,"1443572482","2015-09-30T00:21:22Z","London‘s “crackdown” on Uber will backfire","https://medium.com/@flukes1/london-s-crackdown-on-uber-will-backfire-f796bbdf1ddd" -"10300889","ajdlinux","ajdlinux",,,"0","2",,"1443572834","2015-09-30T00:27:14Z","Uber, other ride-sharing services able to enter Canberra from late October","http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-30/uber-able-to-enter-canberra-markert-from-late-october/6814804" -"10301113","doener","doener",,,"0","3",,"1443576233","2015-09-30T01:23:53Z","El Capitain only supports OpenGL 4.1 (2010)-seems like Apple is dropping support","http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/09/os-x-10-11-el-capitan-the-ars-technica-review/7/#h2" -"10302231","UK-AL","UK-AL",,,"0","4",,"1443596191","2015-09-30T06:56:31Z","Uber faces massive crackdown in London","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11899018/Uber-faces-massive-crackdown-in-London.html" -"10302251","pdknsk","pdknsk",,,"0","8",,"1443596512","2015-09-30T07:01:52Z","Google Cloud Shell","https://cloud.google.com/cloud-shell/" -"10303906","jchrisa","jchrisa",,,"1","2",,"1443620997","2015-09-30T13:49:57Z","Uber Goes Unconventional: Using Driver Phones as a Backup Datacenter","http://highscalability.com/blog/2015/9/21/uber-goes-unconventional-using-driver-phones-as-a-backup-dat.html" -"10305599","mpelembe","mpelembe","true",,,"1",,"1443634241","2015-09-30T17:30:41Z","Uber under siege in Europe","http://news.mpelembe.net/business/transport/uber-under-siege-in-europe/" -"10305691","runesoerensen","runesoerensen",,,"1","1",,"1443634981","2015-09-30T17:43:01Z","Apple Releases OS X El Capitan","http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/30/os-x-el-capitan-now-available-new-features/" -"10305837","JamesCRR","JamesCRR",,,"0","1",,"1443636148","2015-09-30T18:02:28Z","Google goes LTE-Advanced with its new Nexus phones","http://opensignal.com/blog/2015/09/29/google-goes-lte-advanced-with-its-new-nexus-phones/" -"10306212","potench","potench",,,"0","1",,"1443639181","2015-09-30T18:53:01Z","Uber's technology is reportedly “hanging by a thread”","http://www.businessinsider.sg/ubers-technology-is-reportedly-hanging-by-a-thread-but-the-company-has-a-new-cto-to-get-it-together-2015-9" -"10306685","wymy","wymy",,,"0","2",,"1443643206","2015-09-30T20:00:06Z","Lyft Heads to Nashville and Seattle While Uber Goes to Oakland","http://recode.net/2015/09/30/the-sf-exodus-begins-lyft-heads-to-nashville-and-seattle-while-uber-goes-to-oakland/" -"10306847","jkire","jkire",,,"0","2",,"1443644463","2015-09-30T20:21:03Z","Google Acquires Jibe Mobile to Help Adopt New Standard for Carrier Messaging","http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/30/google-acquires-jibe-mobile-to-help-adopt-new-standard-for-carrier-messaging/" -"10307122","zeeshanm","zeeshanm",,,"0","2",,"1443646772","2015-09-30T20:59:32Z","Have Uber's 'phantom cars' disappeared?","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/07/have-ubers-phantom-cars-disappeared" -"10307145","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"56","89",,"1443646922","2015-09-30T21:02:02Z","Google and Microsoft make patent peace","http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-and-microsoft-make-patent-peace/" -"10308010","gottarts","gottarts",,,"3","6",,"1443653661","2015-09-30T22:54:21Z","Show HN: Fairbooks – Uber for authors, Spotify for readers","http://fairbooks.co?ref=hn" -"10308374","luismarques","luismarques",,,"0","6",,"1443658516","2015-10-01T00:15:16Z","Apple removed drone-strike apps from App Store due to 'objectionable content'","http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/30/apple-removing-drone-strikes-app" -"10308911","Asdfhaxsaaa","Asdfhaxsaaa",,,"0","1",,"1443667476","2015-10-01T02:44:36Z","Hack Google?","http://www.businessinsider.com/1-million-hack-chrome-2012-2" -"10310062","crivabene","crivabene",,,"0","1","I am seeing tons of timeouts while calling different Google services (including google.com and analytics), from different networks. -We're located in Italy, Europe. -Anyone experiencing the same?

Edit: Seems it's down according to https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoogleDown?src=hash&lang=en","1443691088","2015-10-01T09:18:08Z","Google services reported as down from multiple locations across the world", -"10310333","ozgrozer","ozgrozer",,,"0","1",,"1443697537","2015-10-01T11:05:37Z","Apple has patented a design for a smart ring","http://uk.businessinsider.com/apple-patents-design-for-smart-ring-2015-10" -"10310341","walterclifford","walterclifford",,,"0","1",,"1443697660","2015-10-01T11:07:40Z","Almost every economist agrees that Uber makes us better off","http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/uber/11902310/Almost-every-economist-agrees-Uber-makes-us-better-off.html" -"10310788","prawn","prawn",,,"0","2",,"1443704497","2015-10-01T13:01:37Z","Google's Cute Cars and the Ugly End of Driving","http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/googles-cute-cars-and-the-ugly-end-of-driving#.kpeYloqR6" -"10311407","boh","boh",,,"0","3",,"1443710076","2015-10-01T14:34:36Z","Tracking not allowed (unless you’re Google)","http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/tracking-not-allowed-unless-youre-google-000261" -"10311656","ca98am79","ca98am79","true",,,"2",,"1443712163","2015-10-01T15:09:23Z","How I Ended Up Purchasing and Owning Google.com","https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-purchased-domain-googlecom-via-google-domains-sanmay-ved" -"10312397","friism","friism",,,"0","4",,"1443717122","2015-10-01T16:32:02Z","The Free Market: It’s Like Uber, but for Everything","http://thefederalist.com/2015/09/29/the-free-market-its-like-uber-but-for-everything/" -"10315287","Futurebot","Futurebot",,,"0","2",,"1443739202","2015-10-01T22:40:02Z","The 20 schools with the most alumni at Google","http://www.businessinsider.com/schools-with-the-most-alumni-at-google-2015-10" -"10315707","betolink","betolink",,,"0","4",,"1443744128","2015-10-02T00:02:08Z","The Uber-ization of everything: these guys make $1000 a week standing in line","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCA3BnYO7U" -"10316985","dpaluy","dpaluy","true",,,"1",,"1443766431","2015-10-02T06:13:51Z","Google 'Customer Match'","http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/google-customer-match-will-let-firms-target-ads-using-email-addresses-747079" -"10317479","naymin","naymin",,,"0","1",,"1443777504","2015-10-02T09:18:24Z","Amazon Will Ban Sales of Apple TV and Google Chromecast","http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/1/9434115/amazon-banning-apple-tv-chromecast" -"10317756","timoth","timoth",,,"3","5",,"1443783695","2015-10-02T11:01:35Z","Amazon bars the sale of Apple and Google TV devices","http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34421804" -"10317774","hoers","hoers",,,"0","2","Nobody knew how it happened.","1443784184","2015-10-02T11:09:44Z","The Day The Whole Internet added “NSA” to their Google Searches", -"10319488","tanglesome","tanglesome",,,"0","1",,"1443803076","2015-10-02T16:24:36Z","Google Chromebooks: The most popular classroom computing device","http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-chromebooks-the-most-popular-classroom-computing-device/" -"10319745","arielm","arielm",,,"0","2",,"1443805405","2015-10-02T17:03:25Z","How to never pay Uber's surge rates","https://arielmichaeli.com/how-to-never-pay-uber-surge-rates/" -"10320088","philips","philips",,,"0","2",,"1443808171","2015-10-02T17:49:31Z","Kubernetes AWS CloudFormation with CoreOS","https://coreos.com/kubernetes/docs/latest/kubernetes-on-aws.html" -"10320404","davidbarker","davidbarker",,,"10","32",,"1443811122","2015-10-02T18:38:42Z","Apple buys UK-based speech technology startup VocalIQ","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7146cec2-6920-11e5-a155-02b6f8af6a62.html" -"10321568","Perceptes","Perceptes",,,"0","1",,"1443822710","2015-10-02T21:51:50Z","Official CloudFormation and kube-aws tool for installing Kubernetes on AWS","https://coreos.com/blog/kubernetes-on-aws-cloudformation/" -"10322052","doctorshady","doctorshady",,,"1","6",,"1443830811","2015-10-03T00:06:51Z","Google Employees Reveal the Things They Hate About Working at the Company","http://financialfuse.com/secret-confessions-google-employees/" -"10322333","eplanit","eplanit",,,"0","2",,"1443837999","2015-10-03T02:06:39Z","FTC Chief Calls for “Targeted” Regulation of Uber, Airbnb","http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/74314/ftc-chief-calls-targeted-regulation-uber-airbnb" -"10323371","stanfordnope","stanfordnope",,,"1","7",,"1443868569","2015-10-03T10:36:09Z","Why Apple's Artificial Intelligence Acquisition Is Much Bigger Than Siri","http://www.forbes.com/sites/theopriestley/2015/10/03/why-apples-artificial-intelligence-acquisition-is-much-bigger-than-siri/" -"10323504","VitoVan","VitoVan",,,"0","2",,"1443872261","2015-10-03T11:37:41Z","Show HN: Text to Color API, with Google Image Search","http://wc.vitovan.com/api.html" -"10323543","wslh","wslh",,,"0","1",,"1443873551","2015-10-03T11:59:11Z","This guy bought 'Google.com' from Google for one minute","http://www.businessinsider.com/this-guy-bought-googlecom-from-google-for-one-minute-2015-9" -"10323781","toisanji","toisanji",,,"0","1",,"1443878560","2015-10-03T13:22:40Z","Apple benefit corporation","http://www.jtoy.net/2015/10/03/apple-benefit-corporation.html" -"10324235","jmoff121","jmoff121","true",,,"1",,"1443886572","2015-10-03T15:36:12Z","6 Months on – Effects of Google’s Mobile Update","http://onlinemarketinginct.com/2015/10/03/6-months-on-effects-of-googles-mobile-update/" -"10324549","gavi","gavi","true",,,"1",,"1443892542","2015-10-03T17:15:42Z","How Microsoft got so good at predicting who will win NFL games","http://www.techinsider.io/how-microsoft-got-so-good-at-predicting-who-will-win-nfl-games-2015-10" -"10324613","tmaxxcar","tmaxxcar",,,"0","1",,"1443893520","2015-10-03T17:32:00Z","How to Filter Out Fake Referrals and Other Google Analytics Spam","https://megalytic.com/blog/how-to-filter-out-fake-referrals-and-other-google-analytics-spam" -"10325360","byaruhaf","byaruhaf",,,"9","11",,"1443906064","2015-10-03T21:01:04Z","Ask HN: Should Google acquire Evernote and merge it with their Google Keep?", -"10325780","ogezi","ogezi",,,"0","1",,"1443914021","2015-10-03T23:13:41Z","Google Maps for Apple Watch doesn't actually have any maps","http://www.businessinsider.com/google-maps-for-apple-watch-doesnt-have-any-maps-2015-10" -"10325814","mwhuang2","mwhuang2",,,"2","2","I applied for a Software Engineering internship at Microsoft and was rejected. However, they've offered me an interview for an ESE (service engineering) internship instead.

Is anyone familiar with this position? I've read through the description they've sent me, but I'm still not exactly sure what it entails. I really want to go into software engineering, so I'm not sure if this would be the best fit for me.

Link: http://imgur.com/nYf5G9H","1443914742","2015-10-03T23:25:42Z","Ask HN: What is Microsoft ESE?", -"10327332","tomsoderlund","tomsoderlund",,,"0","2",,"1443961179","2015-10-04T12:19:39Z","How we made a product video in 4 hours and $46, using Apple Keynote","http://blog.weld.io/post/130468091870/how-we-made-a-product-video-in-keynote" -"10329096","nikunjk","nikunjk",,,"1","9",,"1443998443","2015-10-04T22:40:43Z","Uber's Long Road into Las Vegas","http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/sex-drugs-and-transportation#.ojMW4JdMl" -"10330312","whatagraph","whatagraph","true",,,"1",,"1444029231","2015-10-05T07:13:51Z","Google Analytics infographic presentation-ready reports","http://app.whatagraph.com/" -"10330425","crivabene","crivabene",,,"32","80",,"1444031994","2015-10-05T07:59:54Z","Origin of the name “Google”","https://graphics.stanford.edu/~dk/google_name_origin.html" -"10330451","Fede_V","Fede_V",,,"0","1",,"1444032740","2015-10-05T08:12:20Z","Uber, but for cancelling Comcast subscriptions","http://www.geek.com/news/new-service-will-cancel-your-comcast-in-5-minutes-for-5-1635672/" -"10330676","serghei","serghei",,,"0","1",,"1444037092","2015-10-05T09:24:52Z","Apple Takes First Place in Best Global Brands 2015 Top with $170B Valuation","http://news.softpedia.com/news/apple-takes-first-place-in-interbrand-s-best-global-brands-2015-top-493645.shtml" -"10331279","qzervaas","qzervaas",,,"0","1",,"1444047503","2015-10-05T12:18:23Z","Uber’s Long Road into Las Vegas","http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/sex-drugs-and-transportation" -"10331596","bko","bko",,,"6","13",,"1444051085","2015-10-05T13:18:05Z","New Google Parent Company Drops ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Motto","http://time.com/4060575/alphabet-google-dont-be-evil/" -"10332091","edward","edward",,,"0","1",,"1444056073","2015-10-05T14:41:13Z","Learning about Google's self-driving cars made me terrified to ever drive again","http://finance.yahoo.com/news/learning-more-googles-self-driving-194528010.html" -"10332165","arielm","arielm",,,"39","37",,"1444056743","2015-10-05T14:52:23Z","How I no longer pay Uber's surge rates","https://medium.com/@arielmichaeli/how-i-no-longer-pay-uber-s-surge-rates-c2f50ca48da9" -"10332204","steveoz","steveoz",,,"0","1",,"1444057128","2015-10-05T14:58:48Z","MediaTek Joins Apple's Internet of Things with SDKs for IoT-Ready HomeKit","http://news.softpedia.com/news/mediatek-joins-apple-s-internet-of-things-with-new-sdks-for-iot-ready-homekit-framework-493695.shtml" -"10334961","aaronbrethorst","aaronbrethorst",,,"0","1",,"1444079301","2015-10-05T21:08:21Z","Google's Cute Cars and the Ugly End of Driving","http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/googles-cute-cars-and-the-ugly-end-of-driving#.ddV9BlGK" -"10335458","manishsharan","manishsharan",,,"0","1","I am leaning towards Google VM over EC2 because Google offers sub-hour billing. Most of the tasks my code performs use upto 15 minutes, rendering them unsuitable for AWS Lambda and too wasteful for EC2. I need to use the VM as opposed to default app engine as my code depends on linux applications. My goal is to poll my task queue and spin off a new vm for every new task . And kill the VM after the task is completed. -edit: typos","1444083950","2015-10-05T22:25:50Z","Ask HN: Anyone Using Google Managed VMs in Production?", -"10336136","pavornyoh","pavornyoh",,,"0","2",,"1444093152","2015-10-06T00:59:12Z","Google Close to Investment in Messaging Startup Symphony","http://recode.net/2015/10/05/google-close-to-investment-in-messaging-startup-symphony/" -"10336742","sauldcosta","sauldcosta",,,"0","1",,"1444105327","2015-10-06T04:22:07Z","Apple Acquires Perceptio, an Artificial Intelligence Startup","http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/05/apple-perceptio/" -"10336883","TheIronYuppie","TheIronYuppie",,,"0","1",,"1444109088","2015-10-06T05:24:48Z","Google Cloud Scanner Identifies Vulnerabilities in Your AppEngine Application","https://cloud.google.com/security-scanner/" -"10338295","ceekays","ceekays",,,"0","1",,"1444133813","2015-10-06T12:16:53Z","Google's Bigtable: A Distributed Storage System for Structured Data [paper] [pdf]","http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/research.google.com/en//archive/bigtable-osdi06.pdf" -"10338705","r0h1n","r0h1n",,,"1","2",,"1444138299","2015-10-06T13:31:39Z","Apple approves first adblocker that works within mobile apps","http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2ac67d3c-6b49-11e5-8171-ba1968cf791a.html" -"10339006","daveytea","daveytea","true",,,"2",,"1444140904","2015-10-06T14:15:04Z","Australian taxi boss boasts of bashing Uber driver on Facebook","http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/brisbane-taxi-boss-boasts-of-bashing-uber-driver-on-facebook/ar-AAf7yAZ" -"10339400","sz4kerto","sz4kerto",,,"0","2",,"1444144390","2015-10-06T15:13:10Z","Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced with 12.3-inch display and Skylake processor","http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/6/9460651/microsoft-surface-pro-4-tablet-announced-specs-price-release-date" -"10339777","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"1","1",,"1444147002","2015-10-06T15:56:42Z","Apple's new strategy for fighting off Android, retaining customers","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2989566/smartphones/apple-iphone-6s-one-year-upgrade-plan-android-ios-9.html?nsdr=true" -"10339793","snehesht","snehesht",,,"0","1","src: http://www.microsoft.com/october2015event/en-us/live-event","1444147059","2015-10-06T15:57:39Z","Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition, Shipping in Q1 2016", -"10341192","SunTzu55","SunTzu55",,,"0","1",,"1444156215","2015-10-06T18:30:15Z","Apple's Swift 2.0: What You Need to Know","http://insights.dice.com/2015/10/06/apples-swift-2-0-what-you-need-to-know/" -"10341333","larrys","larrys",,,"1","1",,"1444157117","2015-10-06T18:45:17Z","It’s Time for Microsoft to Reboot Office","http://www.wsj.com/articles/its-time-for-microsoft-to-reboot-office-1444155726" -"10342105","confiscate","confiscate",,,"1","1",,"1444163285","2015-10-06T20:28:05Z","Apple Approves an App That Blocks Ads in Native Apps, Including Apple News","http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/06/apple-approves-an-app-that-blocks-ads-in-native-apps-including-apple-news/#.6qjorz:cICn" -"10342377","TheIronYuppie","TheIronYuppie",,,"0","1",,"1444165454","2015-10-06T21:04:14Z","Cloud Native MySQL Sharding with Vitess and Kubernetes","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/10/Cloud-Native-MySQL-Sharding-with-Vitess-and-Kubernetes.html" -"10343083","nreece","nreece","true",,,"1",,"1444173101","2015-10-06T23:11:41Z","Here's Google's Criteria for Startup Acquisitions","https://tech.co/heres-googles-criteria-for-startup-acquisitions-2015-10#.VhRULC3173w.twitter" -"10343848","notsony","notsony","true",,,"1",,"1444184550","2015-10-07T02:22:30Z","Microsoft's retail store chain flounders in stark contrast to busy Apple Stores","http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/10/06/microsofts-retail-store-chain-flounders-in-stark-contrast-to-busy-apple-stores" -"10344526","xfiler","xfiler",,,"0","3",,"1444199886","2015-10-07T06:38:06Z","Kontena, Influenced by Docker Swarm and Kubernetes, but of a Different Magnitude","http://thenewstack.io/kontena/" -"10344664","ricg","ricg",,,"0","2",,"1444202774","2015-10-07T07:26:14Z","Microsoft demos 'Project XRay' mixed reality game for HoloLens","http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/06/microsoft-hololens-project-xray/" -"10345345","Phoenix26","Phoenix26",,,"3","7",,"1444217216","2015-10-07T11:26:56Z","If Apple didn’t hold $181B overseas, it would owe $59B in US taxes","http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/10/apple-google-microsoft-hold-more-than-336b-overseas-via-legal-tax-loopholes/" -"10345860","fgeorgy","fgeorgy",,,"0","1",,"1444224704","2015-10-07T13:31:44Z","Google issues Android patches for Stagefright 2 (for some users)","https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/10/06/google-issues-android-patches-for-stagefright-2-for-some-users/" -"10346432","nstart","nstart",,,"0","4",,"1444230218","2015-10-07T15:03:38Z","Google has a new plan to speed up the open web. (And plans to open source it)","http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/7/9467149/google-accelerated-mobile-pages-caching-preview" -"10348736","ArtDev","ArtDev",,,"0","2",,"1444248899","2015-10-07T20:14:59Z","If Apple didn’t hold $181B overseas, it would owe $59B in US taxes","http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/10/apple-google-microsoft-hold-more-than-336b-overseas-via-legal-tax-loopholes/" -"10348784","dstaheli","dstaheli",,,"0","1",,"1444249214","2015-10-07T20:20:14Z","Hands-on: A closer look at Microsoft's Band 2","http://www.neowin.net/news/hands-on-a-closer-look-at-microsofts-band-2" -"10351118","doppp","doppp",,,"11","18",,"1444283395","2015-10-08T05:49:55Z","In lawsuit over hacking, Uber probes IP address assigned to Lyft exec","http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/08/us-uber-tech-lyft-hacking-exclusive-idUSKCN0S20D420151008" -"10351268","rdl","rdl","true",,,"4",,"1444287418","2015-10-08T06:56:58Z","Uber breach traced to IP address of Lyft CTO","http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0S20D420151008" -"10352339","williswee","williswee",,,"0","1",,"1444308408","2015-10-08T12:46:48Z","Uber invests $1B in China, sets up local subsidiary","https://www.techinasia.com/uber-invests-1b-china-sets-subsidiary-shanghai-free-trade-zone/" -"10355463","dsmithatx","dsmithatx",,,"0","1",,"1444332812","2015-10-08T19:33:32Z","Uber hack traced to Lyft CEO","http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/uber-hack-traced-to-lyft-cto" -"10358069","lra","lra",,,"0","1",,"1444363112","2015-10-09T03:58:32Z","Continuous Deployment with Google App Engine and CircleCI","http://blog.glop.org/2015/10/08/continuous-deployement-with-google-app-engine-and-circleci.html" -"10358363","takee","takee","true",,,"1",,"1444368934","2015-10-09T05:35:34Z","Elon Musk Calls Apple the 'Tesla Graveyard,' Pooh-Poohs Rumored Apple Car","http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/10/08/elon-musk-calls-apple-the-tesla-graveyard-pooh-poohs-rumored-apple-car" -"10360952","marcusgarvey","marcusgarvey",,,"1","1",,"1444406647","2015-10-09T16:04:07Z","Uber finds signs linking Lyft exec to hack of its driver database","http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-finds-signs-linking-lyft-exec-to-hack-of-its-driver-database-2015-10-09" -"10361790","ourmandave","ourmandave",,,"0","7",,"1444411829","2015-10-09T17:30:29Z","Apple hired the Tesla engineers we fired: Elon Musk","http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/apple-hired-the-tesla-engineers-we-fired-elon-musk/ar-AAfgKGB?ocid=ansmsnmoney11" -"10362422","oliverfriedmann","oliverfriedmann","true",,,"7","for us at ziggeo.com - anybody else having issues?","1444416355","2015-10-09T18:45:55Z","Google Drive for Business not working", -"10365804","frostmatthew","frostmatthew",,,"0","2",,"1444491092","2015-10-10T15:31:32Z","State of Containers: A Discussion with CoreOS, VMware and Google [video]","http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/10/state-of-containers-a-discussion-with-CoreOS-VMware-and-Google.html" -"10368148","confiscate","confiscate",,,"0","3",,"1444540114","2015-10-11T05:08:34Z","How Do You Value a Company Like Uber?","http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/10/valuing-uber/" -"10368978","victorbojica","victorbojica",,,"1","1",,"1444564074","2015-10-11T11:47:54Z","How a Battery Cut Microsoft Datacenter Costs by a Quarter","http://www.theplatform.net/2015/03/13/how-this-battery-cut-microsoft-datacenter-costs-by-a-quarter/" -"10373888","dhilbarroshan","dhilbarroshan",,,"0","1",,"1444650486","2015-10-12T11:48:06Z","How Do You Value a Company Like Uber?","http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/10/valuing-uber/" -"10374385","workerIbe","workerIbe",,,"0","2",,"1444657361","2015-10-12T13:42:41Z","Cash reward for Google.com takeover man","http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34504319" -"10374730","imd23","imd23","true",,,"1",,"1444660539","2015-10-12T14:35:39Z","Google Phishing?","https://twitter.com/ryder_ripps/status/653574235210805248" -"10377161","stevep2007","stevep2007",,,"1","1",,"1444686769","2015-10-12T21:52:49Z","Facebook takes advantage of 3D Touch on Apple's iPhone 6s","http://www.networkworld.com/article/2992009/mobile-wireless/facebook-update-3d-touch-apple-iphone-6s.html?nsdr=true" -"10377231","javiercr","javiercr",,,"0","1",,"1444687963","2015-10-12T22:12:43Z","Uber competitor Cabify secures funding from Rakuten","http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79964fcc-6e92-11e5-aca9-d87542bf8673.html#axzz3oMzdwFSO" -"10378162","JacobJans","JacobJans",,,"0","3",,"1444702780","2015-10-13T02:19:40Z","Google Adsense Introduces Full Screen Mobile Ads","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueQczl94GuI" diff --git a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/requirements.txt b/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/requirements.txt deleted file mode 100644 index c423bfa654b8..000000000000 --- a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/requirements.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2 +0,0 @@ -google-cloud-spanner==1.13.0 -futures==3.3.0; python_version < "3" diff --git a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/schema.ddl b/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/schema.ddl deleted file mode 100644 index b348d48959f5..000000000000 --- a/spanner/cloud-client/bulk_load_csv/schema.ddl +++ /dev/null @@ -1,54 +0,0 @@ -/* - Copyright 2019 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved. - - Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); - you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. - You may obtain a copy of the License at - - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 - - Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software - distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, - WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. - See the License for the specific language governing permissions and - limitations under the License. - - This application demonstrates how to do batch operations from a csv file - using Cloud Spanner. - For more information, see the README.rst. -*/ -CREATE TABLE comments ( - id INT64, - author STRING(MAX), - `by` STRING(MAX), - dead BOOL, - deleted BOOL, - parent INT64, - ranking INT64, - text STRING(MAX), - time INT64, - time_ts TIMESTAMP, -) PRIMARY KEY(parent, id); - -CREATE INDEX CommentsByAuthor ON comments(author); - -CREATE TABLE stories ( - id INT64, - author STRING(MAX), - `by` STRING(MAX), - dead BOOL, - deleted BOOL, - descendants INT64, - score INT64, - text STRING(MAX), - time INT64, - time_ts TIMESTAMP, - title STRING(MAX), - url STRING(MAX), -) PRIMARY KEY(id); - -CREATE INDEX StoriesByAuthor ON stories(author); - -CREATE INDEX StoriesByScoreURL ON stories(score, url); - -CREATE INDEX StoriesByTitleTimeScore ON stories(title) STORING (time_ts, score)