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Open link > get stuck with a fullscreen pay-wall notification. I guess they make their own point?

In some countries when you ask for the check, the waiter comes back with a card reader and you pay immediately (leave tip on the table if applicable, only "two trips"). Apple Pay or similar still make the experience shorter and more secure.

[Useless Programming Language Trivia] The built-in "Prout" function translates directly to "fart" in french. But of course french people managed to come up with a language named Coq so I guess things are even.

Does anyone know why Java would be faster here? Is there any kind of optimization happening under the hood? (Automatic memoization?)

The way you type is not related to the way you think, and therefore code.

I must say extensive computer use (and mainly coding) is what made me type fast & accurately enough (according to the various tests found on this blog post).

Knowing how to talk in a foreign language will help you write better in this same language. I'm not sure that such an analogy can be drawn from typing/coding.

I know some dyslexic people coding pretty well and I'd say that most of the time it's a problem of accuracy.

"I would say $19B is cheap for what its worth in this context." => This is hilarious.

Here's a quick comparison: https://twitter.com/jure/status/436391177026142208

You still make some good points in your blog post though.

The only reason why I switched to BitBucket is "free unlimited private repository". GitHub is great, I used to love it as a student, it also was a great asset when applying for jobs. But now, I'm in a company that unfortunately do not allow me to do OpenSource anymore, and bitbucket was a great solution. If GitHub was to offer a few free private repos (other than if you are a student), I believe that bitbucket would be in a bad position...

There's a fair point here.

After working with many interns, something that saddens me a lot is to see lots of these kids systematically asking for help when blocked on some task.

Asking for help is totally OK, but it should not become systematic when one get stuck. IMHO you learn so much by working the problem by yourself, even if this means being stuck on it for a while.

Sometime I miss the era when even the Internet wasn't here to help you :)

That's a great project and I'm going to dive into the source pretty soon! However I'm not sure I really like the tone used in the README.md... :/

How can one be bored with programming? Am I the only one never bored when left alone somewhere? There's always more to learn, more to do, to experiment with, etc. It's really a shame to read such a question. I don't even want to work with you.

From what I heard from Google employees, G+ has been highly prioritized over many projects (and some others which closed like google lab, reader, etc.).

Facing the social network giant that is Facebook, G+ has to become successful after many past failures, and to do so, they try to force their way through, and make it ubiquitous.

However, this Youtube chapter was probably a step too far, since very intrusive and noticeable.

Taking risks and shit is nice, but never under-estimate consequences (debts, family and friends). Thanks for the motivation ;)