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I find it a bit odd that he doesn't mention actually eating the chicken itself at any point. He mentions selling the chickens for more nutritious food than just eggs... But isn't chicken meat alone pretty nutritious?

I think this will be very successful. The roll of storytelling in business is becoming increasingly important, especially for consumer companies targeting millenials. See: http://blog.hubspot.com/opinion/why-storytelling-will-be-the...

So rather than fixing the problems that result in users messaging via the mobile web app instead of the messenger app, they're just going to "solve" the problem by forcing users to use the messenger app? This is why Facebook as a company doesn't have high levels of consumer trust. This will bite them in the future. Once you lose that level of trust it is extremely difficult to gain back.

I didn't see any of the quotes you pointed out in the article itself?

I think it may be the case that we are 'done' at that point. There needs to be some inherent inequality and luck, otherwise we can't improve... It would be like evolution without the mutations. We couldn't evolve if it weren't for that variation. Is it fair or right? I'm not sure... that's up for debate. But I do think that the inequality that would persist after resource-equality would be considered acceptable by most people.

With all of the happenings in the middle-east, I'd have to say Dune [0].

[0] - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225

This looks pretty cool. I just recently got an Amazon Echo. Could something similar be done using Amazon's public dev tools or does anyone have experience with this [0]?

[0] - https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/alexa/alexa-sk...

Huge fan of the millennium force. Has anyone tried the top thrill dragster at Cedar Point? Seems pretty epic, albeit very short.

The authors of the original paper later revisited the issue here: http://giannini.ucop.edu/media/are-update/files/articles/V15...

An interesting thought-experiment to accompany this. Suppose that you are writing a program to create the best creature through evolution. One potential way of writing the program is to simply let evolution do its work and have the creatures evolve overtime. The other way is to write the program to simulate mass extinction every few thousand/million generations.

This article would suggest that purposely programming in mass extinctions would help speed up the evolution process. This seems counterintuitive given the amount of genetic diversity that a mass extinction would cause.

Perhaps the researchers should try doing this and see if the results fall in line with their own.

I mean something simple, such as just using the usb itself or through social engineering to take data. If you can manage to load malware onto the computer, you can probably steal the data in a much easier way.

It's also much more efficient given the communication rate in the article is on the order of just bits/s. Of course, if you're looking for a steady stream of data over time, then this is probably the optimal solution.

This is amazing, I don't think I would have ever thought of that. Of course, it's efficacy is a bit mitigated in that if you could manage to get malware onto such a computer, then there are likely easier ways to exfiltrate the data than presented in this paper. The POC model is nonetheless impressive.

This would be a great side project to play around with on an Arduino or something.

User u/slowboarding on reddit gave a good explanation for why this policy is in place:

"Here is to Hoping this doesn't get buried because I know EXACTLY why they are doing this. TCPA legislation is ridiculous and it basically prevents the use of auto dialers for anything including texting or calling you when explicit consent is given. Look up some of the lawsuits on this stuff it's bull. For instance if you give PayPal your number and explicit consent to text it and lets say you fat fingered it and they text the wrong number. That's a $1500-$5000 fine for them for ONE mistake and that's not including legal costs when someone sues them for it. And there are a TON of scumbags suing for this right now. To;Dr- they're not evil they are protecting against people who make a living filing lawsuits on outdated TCPA legislation."[1]

[1] - http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/38hkhb/paypal_ac...

I think the name Pat Baitman is a reference to Patrick Bateman http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Bateman

"Don't fuck up the culture" rings true here.

You're certainly right in the case of the general population. That being said, amongst those who know about Tor and actively use/support Tor, I'd imagine the amount of bitcoin fluent people is significantly higher.

It's no longer even on the front few pages of HN for some reason. Probably why someone submitted this.

In-depth details compiled via reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/2aykqv/malaysian_plane...

http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/2aykgy/malaysian_...

This is the FIRST article I have ever read that gave me a no bs explanation on what bitcoins really are. It was a great read. Thanks.

The software design is particularly interesting. I recommend this article: "Typical command-and-control software for military gear is highly customized and hard to modify. The key to MPrest’s success, Barak says, is that the command-and-control software is simple and modular, so customers can quickly adapt it without reprogramming. The Israeli army was able to recalibrate Iron Dome batteries almost immediately, without a software rewrite, when Hamas fighters began to fire longer-range missiles.[1]"

[1] - http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-21/how-to-st...

I hadn't thought of it like that before... And this is spot on. Two of my good friends didn't want to watch the games with me at home last cup since it interfered with their shows and evening plans. This year, however, I got a bunch of friends from work to watch in the cafe during work. They loved the first US match and actually made time to watch the US-Portugal game last Sunday...

On a side note, I think another problem to achieving more popularity is the nature of the game. Two halves of non-stop action means no time for commercial breaks. Major networks certainly can't be a fan of that, unlike for other US sports with plenty of breaks in the game.

Just to be clear for everyone, the 'clear for takeoff' didn't come from Apple execs/devs. It's the author suggesting that now is a good time for the iWatch

It's not about your finger being in the way necessarily, it's about usability. Supppose I'm eating lunch. It would be nice to read an article with my phone in one hand and hold my sandwhich in the other. Or if I'm lying in bed just reading. It would be great to not have to keep scrolling the phone with my other hand. I'd rather my phone just do it for me.

Right now I'm doing 5/3/1. It works great once your linear gains start to fade. That being said, I feel beginners should do more of a starting strength or strong lifts program since there is so much room for growth and high reps help develope good form.

That's true. I really needed to bulk so it worked for me (gained 30 pounds in about half a year). That being said, for those looking to control weight and do something more manageable I would definitely recommend McDonald's guide.

Here's a link to Starting Strength[1]. I highly recommend it for people looking to bulk, tone, and put on some real muscle. It did wonders for me and I'm sure it will for you too. I also recommend doing these powerlifting exercises (such as squats, bench, and deadlift) with a focus on FORM first instead of weight. It'll prevent you from getting injured and payoff when you start lifting real heavy weight. I highly recommend these videos to teach you powerlifting form[2][3][4]. Also, the nice people on r/fitness over at reddit won't mind giving you a form check if you post a video of you lifting. Seriously, start now. It'll change your life.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0982522738?pc_redir=1400896569...

[2] http://youtube.com/watch?v=2ME8gEN54Ao&feature=kp

[3] http://youtube.com/watch?v=EHx1gYTA-Rw

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS2wLZSdeDg

Related, I'm sure many people here know this, but it's super useful for those that don't. To undo any uncommitted work and go back to the original state of the branch use: 'git checkout .'

I really don't think there is a good answer for this that a lot of people use right now. It's definitely a project or startup waiting to happen.

I think with many founders being software engineers themselves, they naturally steer away from manual solutions (and usually with good reason). But some problems, such as those faces by Uber and 42Floors, simply need manual solutions. That's why it's useful for software-oriented founders to also educated themselves in operations and management.

It actually looks pretty interesting and potentially fun. Only criticism would be to improve the site design and functionality. It could use a cleaner look and a more fun atmosphere.