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maak··on Capitalists, Arise: We Need to Deal With Income Inequality
Scandinavia says, yes you can.
maak··on Ask HN: Should I Downplay My Age?
No, of course you shouldn't downplay your age. If such prejudice exists, you are perpetuating it by downplaying your age.
maak··on ‘Serial,’ Podcasting’s First Breakout Hit, Sets Stage for More
If this is "disaster porn" then so is all flavors of media.
maak··on How to find your Uber passenger rating
Errr.. relevant?
maak··on HipChat Will Grant Employers Access To 1-to-1 Chat History
Really? An implied freedom in the US? I agreed with your initial post, but this one is ridiculous.
maak··on US bugged Merkel's phone from 2002 until 2013, report claims
At least somebody with influence is getting angry at all.
maak··on US bugged Merkel's phone from 2002 until 2013, report claims
Ugh, so let's stifle the media on the subject? The fact that the leader of a powerful nation is making any sort of protest should be lauded by the tech community.
maak··on US bugged Merkel's phone from 2002 until 2013, report claims
... your point?
maak··on Work Begins on California Bullet Train, Locals Angry
These are unfortunate casualties of progress, but the benefits far outweigh the inconvenience.

Europe has been well linked by rail for how long now? Com on USA, it's time to catch up.

maak··on Work Begins on California Bullet Train, Locals Angry
The hyperloop is just a concept. I don't see how it is relevant to this article.
maak··on Everything You Know About Fitness is a Lie (2011)
In fact, this article has been submitted to HN 7 times in the last year!
maak··on Everything You Know About Fitness is a Lie (2011)
This exact article has been posted and well received before on HN.
maak··on Microsoft to Developers: Windows Outsells Android, iOS, OS X Combined
Can anyone comment on how good cross version development is on Windows? If tools are available to minimize the overhead of cross-platform development in this regard, then I don't see why the ad should be viewed in such a negative light.
maak··on Microsoft to Developers: Windows Outsells Android, iOS, OS X Combined
"The problem is that it clearly wasn’t created by developers"

I would shudder to think what an ad developed by developers would look like..

maak··on Local police post mugshots on Pinterest, leading to a 57% boost in arrests
Pintarrest
maak··on Ninja Blocks are shipping their first production kit
Nice work!
maak··on Android Performance Case Study
Quite useful for most developers. The optimization process described here is applicable to many flavors of development. Very nice article OP!
maak··on Django is falling behind
The tone of your comment was not necessary. Keep it constructive and positive.
maak··on Elon Musk: With Jobs Gone, Google Will Win Mobile (And Look Out For Hyperloop)
So from the recap of quite an interesting interview, TC went with the apple vs google headline? That was hardly the most interesting aspect of the article.
maak··on Lytro Announces New Light-Field Camera Photo Features
The interesting thing about Lytro is not so much it's current offering, but the potential the technology unlocks.
maak··on Show HN: HTTPretty, an easy way to mock http requests in python
Very useful. Thank-you.
maak··on Anonymous Is Going After Zynga For Mistreating Employees
Tackling the big issues...
maak··on [dead]
Ha! I was just thinking this today.
maak··on The Most Revealing Job Interview Question
I've interviewed at many places, and received many offers. What ever happened to no BS, sit down and have an honest conversation. I'm done with interview questions.

People hiring fret so much about tricking candidates into revealing certain qualities. The candidate will give you the answer they think you want.

maak··on Google's "iLost" Motorola ad faked an address to "lose" iOS 6 Maps
+1 to that. Apple related posts feature too frequently on here..
maak··on "Android ICS already offers more than what is coming in iOS 6"
There appears to be a lot of discussion about market penetration of the two operating systems. This is a separate discussion. The author is comparing the new iOS functionality to that present on ICS.
maak··on Man, stranded in the desert, makes a motorcycle from his broken car
Agree. The motorcycle may well exist, but it certainly wasn't constructed by a man stranded in the desert. Not plausible.
maak··on Hiring the Smartest People in the World
Problem solving is only part of what makes a good employee.
maak··on Show HN: A programming language that uses only parentheses
This made my day
maak··on The Beer Game -or- Why Apple Can’t Build iPads in the US
Nicely put.
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