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While this thing here is only a work of art there are many cargo bikes out there that can carry a substantial load, the Yuba can up to 300kg. http://www.yubaride.com/

I do not condone this but it's scary to know that there is actual downloadable code like that.

Owning ideas is just a wrong concept. I'm glad it did not exist back then when the first human had the idea to drink water.

In fact ten years ago I was quite naive about biotech, that is I looked forward to it. Believe it or not I'm an early adopter and I love progress in the right direction. Much of biotech and genetic engineering has gone awfully wrong since then like creating suicidal crops or faking and subduing Frankenfood safety studies. Wireless electricity is long overdue, I only hope that it won't create more radiation issues.

What's my problem with the kind of bizarre "science" this article writes about? It's ethics. Not everything that's possible in science should be done. Creating monsters (and I don't just mean dinosaurs but creatures like fluorescent bunnies and mice with human ears) is not one of the things to do.

I wonder how many people can make the 8h work day happen when freelancing. Isn't it utopian unless you let others work you in Indian sweatshops?

In case you only work 8h a day and then stay away from the computer please stand up and tell us how you do it (eating less?)!

"Last time I checked, curiosity was exactly what science existed to satisfy."

The same curiosity as in watching crime scenes when it comes to "science" like this.

Subreddits are moderated randomly by single users so anything not fitting gets deleted. Some users get invisible there which means that their submissions don't get shown to others while they receive no message that they have been blocked.

Some posts of mine have been submitted or popular on Reddit and each and every time they have been downvoted like crazy (for the topic I write about) and I have been flamed both in my comments as well as in the Reddit comments. I have never asked to be submitted nor di it myself there so the people made it on their own accord.

Also the bounce rates from there are awful, along 96 - 98% which actually mean that they just look at your page and downvote/flame without even reading.

Reddit is an obnoxious site full of hateful people thus I don't care whether it goes down the drain or not. Also they've been censoring all kinds of content for a while so this case is no surprise whatsoever.

Science does not exist to satisfy tabloid curiosity.

It means you get a lot of different apps under one roof without the need to switch to other vendors for different tasks.

Yeah, that's why I use Zoho only occasionally, but I still prefer them compared to Google for privacy reasons and Microsoft (for the high price and annoying interfaces) products and even the bloated Open Office suite.

Being from Poland (but living in Germany) I have to admit it's not only Microsoft's fault. The Polish tend to be backwards in many ways. For instance the Polish word for "negro" is still common when referring to people of color, especially Africans or African Americans.

When Obama became president the Poles mostly failed to call him African American stressing that the US has a "black president".

"Blacks" are still exotic in Poland even after a substantial influx of African refugees in recent years.

Even African players in Polish sports teams have to deal with racist attacks at sport events.

Actual deep link: http://valashiya.blogspot.com/2009/08/microsoft-plays-god-ch...

The image is very small, even the onclick one. Also "citation needed". There is no source for the Polish campaign. Where did you get the image from, are you in Poland right now?

[edit:] Here is the actual source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/microsoft-sucks-at-photos...

This article uses the word "myth" while rebuking some best practices of the trade. While it's a good read it mostly relies on stirring controversy. That makes it less valuable and trustworthy. For instance "Design to Avoid Clicks" is not a myth but common sense. In case you "overly optimized" (like having no clicks at all?) your interface you end up less user friendly than with a 10 clicks before reaching your goal app or site? I doubt that.

These guys should stop focusing on the movies they watched as kids. Creating "traits of dinosaurs" in chicken is as useful as waking the dead or speaking with ghosts. The more I read about "modern science" the more I wonder why they don't employ psychiatrists at scientific facilities to prevent the most bizarre fallacies.

Yeah, exactly. I started coding HTML in 1999 and soon moved to JavaScript and DHTML which quickly got forgotten until lately the AJAX wave started. My love affair with Flash was only a very short one. My hope in SVG never materialized. Before that HTML was dull and outdated. We still use only 5 fonts for web copy etc. and it's already ten years later.

The Microsoft monopoly has killed progress.

Seeing Apple blocking Opera from the iPhone and another behemoth, Google being the main contender I don't see a much better "mobile" future. The market will soon "consolidate" and another monopoly will make HTML dull again.

We need a really free web with really free software. I don't think the "mobile" one will be it. Maybe the "Internet of things" will be the one that frees us from the shackles of stifling monopolist corporate rule.

Probably it's their last chance to survive.

Well, in your case the ads (secondary information) are above the fold/scroll as well and they are quite distracting.

Also there is the issue of too broad text chunks known both in typography and usability for making reading more difficult.

Apart from that I tend to agree with you.

I read "edible".

It is? Strange, mine still works. Am I a PHP zombie?

On a side note: I'm tired of the "Pull a Calacanis" type of headlines like "x is dead", "x sucks" or "x is bullshit".

Please come up with something better.

I thought this years loch ness monster was the swine flu scare? Plus, summer is already almost over.

Ouch, I didn't even notice those crappy paid links before. Yeah, very bad style.

Just reread the post after 15 months and it still amazed me. Especially the happy ending hack is of tremendous practical use.

The specific one of course ;-)

It still works: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=786924

Is it a bug or a feature?

The actual term is crowdfunding. See: http://p2pfoundation.net/Crowdfunding

"it's cheaper to hire a carpenter to build you furniture than it is to buy it at Ikea."

I don't think so. They rather take the design and produce and resell their own version.

Well, these people even enhance the IKEA "experience": http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=770127

Yeah, but it's insane to construct left-right divisions into issues like social justice and cooking! Basic human rights (social justice is a synonym of those) are universal. Check some definitions:

"Fair and proper administration of laws conforming to the natural law that all persons, irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, possessions, race, religion, etc., are to be treated equally and without prejudice. See also civil rights." http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/social-justice....