theashworld

Because gmail is a good product.

Please don't tell us what not to use. Point us to a better product. (spam, uptime, ease of use, free, fast, etc) Got one?

Yeah, I figured.

Wow _you_ got funded for running a company? That's inspiring.

1. opensource it (the code, so people can build their own website) 2. provide an api

You'll soon face spam issues though. what's your spam strategy?

Fix bugs. That's the best way to learn and make friends. It will give you exposure to the code base and existing code conventions.you'll learn much more and get some street cred.

What about L visa

he mentions some sales position somewhere, so I don't think he's eng

Reality Check: Windows not affordable for all, either! Which is the reason for piracy, of course, but Ballmer wouldn't know that, would he? ;)

If you follow the argument, Free (beer) wins. Take that, Ballmer.

Godfather, anyone? :-)

I think folks who complain about java must make sure that they are using a very powerful ide first (example: eclipse or intellij idea) If, having used and mastered a good ide and all it's features, you still don't like it, it's a fair point.

Eclipse can make so many things in java drastically fast and easy. And I think that's where java shines. I'm yet to see as powerful an IDE for any other language. (Although I admit, I do not program for msft platforms and hence, never used msft ides)

Look at the source of that html. Looks like someone ran a for loop for all the img. It'd be cool to use some ajax and make this update automatically when the number changes.

I think another important thing to note is that $300 of it goes to apple. Time to buy apple stock!

The problem is that most folks are not made aware of the fact that privacy is a one-way street. Once open to all, the information is always lurking around somewhere, basically impossible to delete. I try to explain that to non-techie folks and they don't believe it.

I <3 Amazon, but I've started looking for alternatives (for buying, not for reviews) ever since they started charging us NYers tax. Sure, not their fault, blame NY state, but the point is, they are about 10% more expensive suddenly. Summary: If they do become super-big expect more taxes or more hindrances.