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It may be the case that he gets paid, but the Surface is at least a legitimately good piece of hardware (much better in its product domain than IE)

This could seriously open up the market for a new contender. Didn't Twitch take off thanks to how onerous it has become to handle game-related videos on Youtube? Perhaps something similar could happen for music, since as far as I know youtube is a HUGE source of exposure for independent artists and labels.

That's pretty much how I use facebook, though its in the form of a chat and related group, while I'm still in Uni. One or two chat threads with ten or so good friends each. Lots of great conversations, sharing, in-jokes, etc. Way more meaningful than my timeline or anything else on the site.

Interesting tidbit at the end on Dicks, and I completely agree. As simple as it is (only four variations on the burger, cheese, no cheese, all the fixings, double with everything, one size of fries, shakes, and that's their entire menu), one can really appreciate it.

I recall a lot of this stuff being in their visitor center around 2002 or 3 and recalling just how futuristic it seemed. Interesting to see in context with the internet of things and Apple's own announcement today.

Agreed. I would assume it is due to e being used so frequently as a modifier of other letters in the form of silent e to change the pronunciation of other vowels.

Ever been somewhere where coal is a real issue? I lived in SLC for years and, particularly thanks to the mountains creating a nasty inversion in the winter, there were times when the air was downright toxic. I recall doing a project about it in high school and finding a lot of data related to increased health issues when it got particularly bad.

Of course SLC is an extreme example, most cities never see inversions like that, but it is certainly the case there that probably the largest contributor, and far and away the main source of power, is coal emissions.

Who's to say what we'll find important down the line? Quite often what seems mundane and not worth the effort to copy or maintain turns out, in hindsight, to have true value. One of if not the most important insights in studying previous cultures comes from going through their trash heaps. Similarly, while they could seem pointless, a lot of this content could provide unique insight on our own culture down the line that 'valuable' pieces saved and curated can't.

That... actually works.

I was using the touchpad on my laptop and it wasn't responding so I assumed it could zoom. Just tried it with my mouse and it works perfect.

Having never had the opportunity to actually see this in person, yet seeing god knows how many prints, its fascinating to see the whole room in perspective and just how monumental of an artistic achievement this was. Lots of components I'd never seen that had me starting for minutes. Only thing I wish was that there was a way to zoom.

I have to agree completely with you there...

My parents were in their 40s while I was starting elementary school, and can't help but see that as 'old'.

You'd be quite surprised. Alibaba.com itself isn't a retailer in the same sense as amazon. Pretty much used for bulk goods, importing, manufacturing, and outsourcing. I know a lot of startups, in fact, that in the early stage source through Alibaba. The one I work at, for instance, gets our steady supply of infrared pens through Alibaba, but there are a lot of examples. I even had a friend back in high school who made a small fortune (relatively speaking) importing random things through it that he would sell at a tremendous markup here...

Alibaba does, though, run other sites as mentioned in the article that are more along the lines of an eBay or Amazon and you would be right that those haven't caught on outside of China.

Bit of an older article but a friend who works with him shared it today. Everything I've heard about the guy has been great, and for those who don't know Porch is quite possibly the fastest growing startup in Seattle right now and he's been there since the start.

At the University of Washington dorms, the older ones at least, there are still exposed pipe coverings with asbestos fibers and a big fat warning sticker saying to avoid creating dust... I imagine it'll be a nightmare when they finally tear them down.