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Somebody should extend this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superficial_charm#Psychopathic_...

"Teach students the practice of coming up with three independent design schemes and developing each to the point that the merits and flaws of its underlying design concept is evident. Maybe one is worth developing." That seems like a good idea but then you would need software designers and programmers because what is good for one is not good for the other. We're no were near this becoming a reality.

Sarienon Programming is a Terrible Job

Very well put, a nice mix between "job" and "fun". Except that most employers want their employees to do the "job" part of everything and do any "fun" parts in their spare time.

Sarienon Steam Family Sharing

You could always share steam accounts by giving somebody your password! The only thing this does is allow you to gain your own achievements which is just Valve's way of getting you addicted to your steam account. Stop treating this like a good thing or even a service it only benefits Valve.

Sarienon UX is not UI

So basically he is saying that some parts that have been traditionally considered a part of UI design are not a part of UI design but of UX and that is why UX and UI are different. "Boohoo, nobody takes me seriously, they all think I just make pretty dialogs." I know that feeling but I don't think coming up with more names and vague definitions that nobody knows is going to help.

Sarienon Russian Man Changes Small Print in Credit Card Agreement, Then Sues

This story shows exactly what is wrong with EULAs.

Sarienon We're Too Cheap to Fly Faster

The fuel used to fly does not only cost money to buy but also costs environment to burn. I am quite happy if people are cheap when it comes to the environment. It is more likely that they are watching their wallets instead but in this rare case that seems to be win-win.

Sarienon Haskell in Production: 12 Months Building ApiEngine

Doesn't work with my version of chrome (Version 26.0.1410.64 m) either.

Edit: Ooooh, found a button that actually does something. Apparently you have to use the scrollwheel, space or the arrow keys. Just clicking on things doesn't seem to work. Hooray for modern UX design.

Sarienon Some People Really Can Taste The Rainbow

It seems somewhat strange that somebody whose sense for taste is completely different from most people should rate wines for them.

Sarienon Inside Google Spanner, the Largest Single Database on Earth

m( "Spanner" is the colloquial German word for voyeur. Not the best name for a database. :)

Sarienon Scientists See Promise in Deep-Learning Programs

Very confusing abbreviation since it is also used for Dynamic Bayesian Networks. Somebody should come up with something else and quickly before it sticks. :)

Sarienon The last day

While this story is sad I think it is super important for YC. This page is usually crowded with stories and posts of people telling you how they made it and what you can do to be super successful yourself. Stories like this one serve the important purpose of unskewing our views on how easy it is to start a company and get rich. There are reasons why people like 9-5 jobs at big companies (first and foremost probably safety) and it is important not to lose track of them reading all those "you just need to write everything on pink flashcards and your startup is going to make millions next week" stories. :)

Sarienon How I went from $100-an-hour programming to $X0,000-a-week consulting

I can't agree more. 8k as a Rails dev? Converted to USD at current rates I make about 4.9k as a C++ dev. I feel like I am doing something seriously wrong. :/