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Google responds: Facts about our network neutrality policy proposal
Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel Over the past few days there’s been a lot of discussion surrounding our an...
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Issues in the Proof that P ≠ NP
Some further comments into the recent claimed proof that P is not equal to NP Yuri Manin is a great mathematician, who has worked in various areas and also is well known for his many excellent expo…
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It's not about technology for its own sake. It's about being able to implement your ideas.
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The iPhone obsession
Since my attempts at capturing web developers’ hearts and minds by publishing fundamental research have failed miserably but my thirst for attention continues unabated, today I will once more shout at iPhone developers. That’s proven to work .
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Acquisition condolences
Every time a young, promising start-up is bought out by a stodgy, old incumbent, the world is flush with congratulations. Congratulations to the team, island mojitos now await them. Congratulations to the venture capitalist, their past nine flops can fade in the background for a week. Congratulatio…
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The right way to position against competition
Most startup founders either claim there is no competition (because they're soooo unique) or define themselves as a combination of the best traits of their competitors. Neither is a good strategy; here's what to do instead.
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Google officially announces OAuth support for IMAP/SMTP Gmail
Google has long believed that users should be able to export their data and use it with whichever service they choose. For years, the Gmail ...
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If Nerds Can Learn Linux, Why Can't They Learn Not To Interrupt People?
Your life is the best story! Just start your blog today!
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Why Many Smart Folks End up going Nowhere
Life Beyond Code - Personal and professional development for technology professionals.
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It's about time to start fighting against the Rails “magic” myth
When I first got into Ruby and Rails development, I was impressed about how everything worked. A few lines of code and so much got done. At that time, if I was reading a book or blog post that said: "just do X and Y will automagically work". I would gladly accept those instructions. However, after a while,
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60 percent of Apple’s sales are from products that did not exist three years ago
This chart speaks for itself. Note the bottom two bands and the proportion of the total that they make up. Also note the seasonality with the holiday spikes. This last quarter is not a holiday quar…
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SEO for Startups: Top 7 Lessons + A Trip to Y Combinator
Last week, while in London, I received an email from Paul Graham, whom I've long admired, possibly even idolized a bit. He asked if I was available to come speak at a YCombinator SEO event in Mountain View. Tonight, I presented at that evented and thought I'd share my experiences, recommendations…
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World's smallest legible font is not the smallest I've seen
Also, my font is fixed pitch as I needed it to be that rather than proportional, so you can shave quite a bit more. It is also far more legible -- especially when enlarged:
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Announcing Clojure/core
I'm happy to announce Clojure/core , a joint endeavor between myself and Relevance, Inc. Clojure/core is a specialized technical practice w...
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Timing your startup
programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups
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How We Got Sal (KhanAcademy.org) His Dot Com
Update 6/22… It’s 12 years later and I just recently was able to get KhanAcademy.net and KhanAcademy.us to the folks at Khan Academy! It’s great to be able to support my favorite non-profits in a meaningful way. If you’re into domains and watching the drop, add a few of your favorite non-profits to your monitor list…