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I was an avid TextMate user up until 2 years ago when a situation arose where I was developing on a remote box. I tried sshfs and TextMate for a while but the latency made the situation unworkable so I turned to using Vim. I've been using it exclusively ever since.

I've been trying to use the alpha all day and I've found that I've forgotten all the useful shortcuts that I previously used. Also navigating using the arrow keys is much less efficient and it feels clumsy.

While I'm happy to see TM2 released, if even in alpha I think many like myself are too accustomed to the Vim way of life to ever return.

I don't know how Allan figured this release would remain out of the public eye. Yes if you want to alpha release it to a very select group of people but don't send your release notes and download links to a public mailing list. Word will definitely leak out.

While I'm sure it was an annoyance to lose some functionality and have to use plugins I think the move towards a leaner, more efficient version of Firefox is definitely a great move. It'll bring speedier web browsing to the majority of users.

Given all that has happened in the last year I think Notch is very much deserving of a break. His work ethic is something to admire and his success well earned. I look forward to seeing what projects he creates with his time in the future.

Is there any page that displays aggregate data without having to install the app?

Whatever about the merits of the product the Path team have made an incredibly beautiful user interface. Kudos to the team.

That but with nice metadata associated with them. Imagine Rapportive in real life. That would be incredibly useful.

I tried 3d and was too confused as to its purpose. I didn't experience a crash however and I'm using the same version of Chrome on OSX

"AppEngine doesn't support Go" http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/go/ They have an experimental support for Go at the moment but it's not a mainstream project.

Regardless of their intended audience the fact that they're interested is the important thing. If it's good it'll make it's way around the world.

It's not public yet but as per their BSD licence terms they will be releasing it. This, according to http://www.macworld.com/article/162208/2011/10/growl_shows_t...

If you use the latest BSD released version then you're ok. The code is free for public use. Were you to make it commercial though I think you would be liable as you would need the explicit permission of the original owner to do so.

EDIT: It seems after further research the license that was being used prohibits the name "Growl" being used to promote any derivative works of the same name without explicit permission from the original owners. [1] - http://growl.info/documentation/developer/bsd-license.txt

Personally I don't see what people are complaining about here. He took an open source project, with a licence that permitted it, and made it a commercial project by adding chances and forming a derivative work. There is no foul play here.

If someone else wants to fork the project and try and mimic the new commercial features they're free to do so. Don't expect the original developers to help you though. They're already set on their own path.

Agreed. If you really need to improve your typing speed while using the iPad then you should invest in a wireless keyboard. Having this hanging off the side of the device will in no uncertain terms come to irritate users greatly.

Wow there's a lot of Mongo hate in this thread all from one article. Yesterday MongoDB was the darling of HN and today it has to be defended from ridiculous claims. Why the mob attitude? Have you all had these issues?

It's not really newsworthy though. I could see a release being posted to HN if it contained a huge new feature set but from what I can see this is just normal update ?

Wow I didn't realise Google had changed their tone RE: Apps users. Brilliant

So how long before this shows up for Google Apps users? While I love Apps it's annoying that we're second hand users in terms of product releases.

I logged into my Facebook account to participate in the chat and now the site refuses to function. Anyone else having a similar problem?

It's a problem with writing asynchronous code when you have lots of consecutive requests. I don't know if node has something like this but the Tornado team have written http://www.tornadoweb.org/documentation/gen.html which can make such things a little easier

Content should be limited to items of technical or scientific merit. Putting a political spin on stories has led to the degradation of quality in both submissions and comments on HN. Leave your personal grudges/beliefs at the door on your way in and stay on topic.

Practical C Programming was my introduction text into the world of programming and I found it to be very good. K&R is also a great book if you want to start C

If this prompts more people to discover Ritchie's work then I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing.

Please take your trolling elsewhere. Last I checked HN was a place where intellectual discussion takes place. Act accordingly.

Why are people complaining about the Nexus One not being as great as the iPhone 4. Look at the release dates and you'll see that the Nexus One has 6 months on the iPhone 4. If anything compare it to the 3GS and you'll see that it is in fact a much better phone. Google are pushing forward with Android and the Nexus One is unfortunately being left behind. It remains the best phone I've ever owned and I'll definitely be buying a Galaxy Nexus to continue riding the Android wave.

nndb has been very fast for reporting deaths in the last few months. A few hours at most.

The death has not been added to nndb, so I'm slow to believe it. nndb, for those of you who don't know, is the information source used by wolframalpha for its people results

It's not applying without a working product that would put people off, rather that the founders aren't agile enough to produce new ideas fast. Flexibility is key here.

I'm really interested to see what level of audience interaction these "professional" channels will use. TV is by its nature a one-way medium. YouTube allows for much greater feedback from your audience, and it's that sense of community coupled with content that has made hugely popular YouTube channels and celebs.

Will traditional, professional channels simply try to move the content online and not take advantage of the new features that they'll have access to ?

I don't agree that 20 Under 20 is a stab at changing the educational system. Nor is 20 Under 20 very much like YC. The projects that the Thiel Fellows are undertaking are not all money making enterprises. Many of them are attempts at disrupting current trends without the explicit goal of gaining profit. The 20 Under 20 program is for those who have great ideas but no money with which to see them come to fruition on their own.

Many of the Thiel Fellows have already undertaken 3rd level studies but the majority have not, and the Thiel Fellowship is not meant to be a condensed college replacement. It's a platform from which the Fellows can launch their ideas.

Education is a very broad term. We shouldn't limit it to what happens on a college campus, but I think that we should bear in mind that for the majority of people a college setting works best for their development, both social and intellectual.