KWD

I came across a place in Taos NM by accident several years ago called the Earthship. It does get you thinking about what could be possible if some of these ideas made it into mainstream housing.

http://www.earthship.net/index.php

Cost-of-living varies greatly, and in some areas 80K/year may really not be different than 40k/year elsewhere.

Unfortunately, what I have come to realize is that it is getting harder and harder to be under a certain threshold, and in a large part that is driven by the outrageous health care/insurance costs in the U.S..

When looking at the design I immediately thought of a Yurt. I guess primarily due to the roof structure. In this case, he just built it into the ground.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurt

There are actually several companies building modern yurts. It's one of those fleeting thoughts of escapism I often have that is about buying some land and putting a yurt on it.

Shortened version is simply "Trust No One".

Though not a particular fan of URL shortening services, I do have to say I like that you have put an original and useful spin on the concept.

I'd disagree, as other professions - say for example, accounting, finance, customer service, HR, would not have a similar limitation so specifically limited.

And it is a dire feel when you actually experience it. As a 45 year old developer currently seeking employment, it's tough. Your ability and potential does not matter anymore (even when willing to take a step-back to an entry-level position), it's just a specific skill set. The so-called lack of programming talent in America is not taking into account the lack of companies willing to actually hire experienced and competent, but just lacking a specific language, programmers that are available.

The problem is they became less about the news and more about opinion/personalities.

I'd actually suspect it was part of the business model. They're banking on companies paying for reputation management. After the recent Yelp discussion (and some other older examples of a similar issue), I was not surprised at all about Jason's post.

I also run a Yahoo Store, and even in their Search Marketing group, customer service has always been excellent. Clearly there is a lesson Google needs to learn from Yahoo in at least one area.

Disagree. Once deleted you'd also think that they would not be impacted by a resume command. Delete = never run again.

I myself wish Google offered a true delete to campaigns in AdWords. It makes for a confusing interface.

Agree with you as well. I think the article really has been misinterpreted by most of those responding here.

Too busy and too much information is my initial thought. I'd also probably have the two-column video section switched to the right instead of left. Also to me, the vids are the fluff of the page, and makes the product information I want to read harder to find.

Not everyone gets the Amazon shipping rates. Shipping is actually one of the toughest areas to try and compete in for a small ecommerce site, and it's probably the number one complaint received since people have come to expect free or extremely low cost shipping.

If using UPS/Fedex, you get the fuel surcharges, residential charges, and rural charges that can make a small profitable order become unprofitable (and cuts into profit margins of others). It can even be almost $10 to ship a 1-lb package in-state if to a rural area. And then you have to consider box cost, and void fill cost. I switched to USPS last year for 90% of my shipping, and it's still a loss at times from what I charge for shipping.

The site preview options were very nice.

I use MyYahoo, and have for what seems like forever. I have never understood the appeal of the blank Google page as I like to see the latest news feeds (NY Times, BBC, and such). I tried iGoogle, but still prefer the MyYahoo layout. I also have my normal daily sites (Techmeme, Hacker News, local news) setup in the Firefox bookmark toolbar.

On my work PC I've actually got Firefox setup with 4 tabs (work-related sites) that load when I start it, though MyYahoo is set as the homepage there as well.

Overall, regardless of guilt or no guilt, the fault of Google is lack of notice or ability to contact them for any kind of explanation or resolution. I'm glad this guy sued and won.

This is not the first instance I've heard of this inability to resolve issues being a problem with Google, and obviously it is a chink in their armor. Now if someone wants to go after Google, customer service is definitely a weakness to highlight.

One of my problems with the H1B system is there is no real limitation on what companies and positions qualify. You should not have H1B's for consulting/contract programmer firms (http://www.inc.com/magazine/20070901/how-i-did-it-prathiba-r...).

I would consider the use of the H1B being limited to only students that have graduated from a U.S. university so that they can stay here. Otherwise, just use the normal immigration process. I've worked with plenty of developers that have come to the U.S. that way.

The post linked is from October 2008. It's now March 2009. Is there any more current information? I dismissed the article as soon as I saw it was outdated.

My first thought as well as soon as I saw 'popular'. That's really all it takes to rule Opera out of consideration. I really doubt many outside of a tech environment have ever even heard of Opera. I still am surprised at those unaware of Firefox.

And something they need to learn, even if you have a superior product, a business requires superior marketing to succeed. Relying on anti-trust lawsuits and 'call to actions' are not really going to advance them to where they want to be. In this case, they come off appearing weak (and starting a wikipedia entry on it, oh please, talk about where factual claims are not going to be represented).

Agree. It's especially annoying when the video link is not marked as such on the newspaper site. I immediately bounce back. If I wanted video I'd be elshewhere.

This reminds me of what the owners of Kingston Technology did when they sold their company back in the 90s. They allocated a large sum to be distributed to the employees, and also were helping employees with startups. I think they eventually bought the company back.

As I started reading the article my very first thought went to Lotus Notes (never developed in it, but had friends that did). I agree with you, that they are complementary models is probably a better approach to the comparison.

I'd say we're already there, and have never really left it. In my opinion. the noble/serf arrangement has always been in place in America.

I did a bike ride across the country about 10 years ago, and it was eye opening. Much different than what I saw everyday in Orange County, CA. It's easy to keep the blinders on in our everyday lives.

I think the overall question is what problem is the wiki a solution too, and is it the best solution?

What information is the non-IT user really having to disseminate to others? What value is it truly providing? How have you made adding the information to a wiki not be additional work? Is it improving productivity or reducing it?

And finally, who has ownership of the project? If you do not have a non-IT owner it'll 'gather dust' if the value of the application is not easily perceived.

I agree here. A Wiki does not seem to be a good base for a 'holiday booking' tool. Of course, personally, I've always been a fan of Lotus Notes for being able to adapt applications like this to the normal workflow of an office.

I will have to say one of the most moving moments for me on Tuesday was watching the helicopter with GWB departing over Washington DC. I only wish it could have come sooner. I used to think that one person could not have a dramatic impact on the world as a whole, I no longer believe that.

but you had to laugh at the "it's on a sandbar" answer.

I bypassed most of the article, but as for the favicon, I think it's an improvement. The previous blue lower-case 'g' was just bad. This syncs with the colors of their logo, and is distinctive.

A good read. I especially like the perspective of number 5.

I tend to agree with you. I did get that "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" vibe from it, and that was a made up story.