jackchristopher
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Comment · 14 years ago
Comment · 16 years ago
Well, Paul has a similar "quirk". He uses two PCs. Everyone's seen this by now: http://www.paulgraham.com/distraction.html Also Linus disliked using Google's net connection for his Git talk. Here's one relevant excerpt:
When I am here (Google) I cannot read my e-mails because my e-mail goes onto my machine and the only way I can get into that machine is when I am physically on that network. So maybe I am a cuckoo, maybe I am a bit crazy, and I care about security more than most people do. https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/LinusTalk200705Transcr...
In another part he was about to demonstrates a kernel diff, but stops when he realized he's disconnected from Google's net. Here's the talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8 One of my favorites; a classic. And I don't even do software.
Comment · 16 years ago
One acting concept I found fundamental important to learn was how status transactions work: http://greenlightwiki.com/improv/Status
Comment · 16 years ago
The detailed version on how to do "impossible bottles" (with ships): http://www.answers.com/topic/ship-in-a-bottle-2
Some of them a pretty crazy: http://www.moillusions.com/2006/04/impossible-bottles-pictur...
Comment · 16 years ago
I don't believe this. Yes, short on average. But I doubt the nasty, brutish part. H-G burnt out. Farmer faded away. Overall I think there are pro/cons between types different societies: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/10/farmers-war.html
[-]http://iweb.tntech.edu/kosburn/history-444/birth_of_war.htm
Comment · 16 years ago
I was surprised at how fast the article came up, even with Sivers being HN gold. But I submitted it because I wanted to see how HN would expand on the topic of leading and following.
Comment · 16 years ago
I like Sivers' version because it was more thorough. But it's good to hear the same idea expressed by a new person in a new way. You need new iterations and personalities you trust to make things click. That's essential to them spreading.
A lot of people like me are determined to popularize open/p2p, distributed or decentralized social networks.
Technically, we're lunch cutting the for-profit networks. But I think both can coexist. However, if open/free networks come to dominate, closed platforms will diminish in popularity.
Search: "Diaspora", "distributed social network"