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If you are feeling the way that James does, that the magic is gone... I encourage you to try creating things in a new domain.

Try making music, creating videos, making interactive LED art, building robots, or fabricating toys.

The tools we have today suddenly make it far easier and more fun to experiment with a new craft. What was once daunting is now approachable.

Start by using an AI-powered tool—without shame—to make something superficially 'cool'. Yes, we all know you used a 'cheat code' but that's okay! Now you get to dive in and deconstruct what you created. Tear it apart and learn how and why it works. Go as deep as your motivation carries you. Experiment, hack, and modify.

Just as in software, there will be many many layers of abstraction that you can work through and learn about. Many of them are overflowing with magic and sources of inspiration, I promise.

The gears of capitalism will likely continue to aggressively maximize efficiency wherever possible, and this comes with both benefits and very real costs (some of which are described James's post).. but outside the professional sphere, it appears to me that we are entering a new hobbyist / hacker / creative renaissance. If you can find a way to release enough anxiety and let the curious and creative energy back in, opportunities start showing up everywhere.

Cranking out open source tools one day, endurance racing in IMSA LMP2 the next — I love it. Condolences about the DNF, but truly an impressive run nonetheless (especially the first-lap recovery). Kudos to you and your team.

What is the wholesale source for the gift cards and CD keys?

You're not alone in this. It might be a good idea to delete or edit this post; As currently written, it provides instructions and encouragement to make these connections. :)

The smoothness is a huge improvement, but touch-latency and scrolling physics are still huge problem areas, even in Jelly Bean on Nexus 7 hardware.

In testing, I've enjoyed the Nexus 7 form-factor, but the iPad's responsiveness and scroll behavior are such a relief when I switch back. It was immediately noticeable, even when beta-testing an app on my old iPad 1 today.

Fair enough, and that's why I attempted to tone down the message with my statement of respect. I've followed Cody's work with interest for years.

I do stand by my general point, though. I think it's worth thinking about how we represent ourselves to the general public. The word "Hacker" has an unfortunate negative reputation, and I don't think messages like this help. It really jumped out at me when I opened the article (otherwise I would have kept this nit to myself).

Was it necessary to wear a t-shirt that reads "It's fun to use learning for evil!" in the photo shoot for a Forbes spread? This doesn't help the negative perception of the word "hacker". :-/

All due respect to the work you're doing – I'm a former member of the security industry myself (worked on the IPS engine at TippingPoint).

Not a typo. Ronny Conway is Ron Conway's son.

Good point; I may have replied too hastily.

It's relatively straightforward to use CFUUIDCreate as a building block for an application-specific UUID, but you're correct in stating that the API itself simply returns a new, pseudorandom UUID.

Push notifications use a device token that is separate from the UDID. An app can only get access to the device token if the user enables push notifications for that app.