@KuraFire Incorrect. I suggested people should only speak if they have potential solutions to offer.

@KuraFire @puppybeard or just link them to http://t.co/4A5hbpn4

@KuraFire @puppybeard no idea how to process that. I behave the way I want others to behave. Stack Exchange enforces civility. Go there.

@jongalloway canetown? http://t.co/FpMQjWwq

@sashaw pink Lego you mean! :)

@SAlbahra @northcode worked ok for me in the last year as the boot drive of my HTPC. I just upgraded to the newer 750gb model for $130.

@jfroma @izs Why stop there? Should operating systems be built in JavaScript? I'm sure it's coming.

@izs don't need to, since apps are built using libraries; that's assumed.

@izs @jfroma @__bbenvie__ you're splitting some mighty fine hairs, there, sir. "application" vs. "program"?

@izs @jfroma @__bbenvie__ no: "Atwood's Law: any application that can be written in JavaScript, will eventually be written in JavaScript."

@fmanjoo we put ice in it the second time around with the twins. SUCK IT BABIES

@migueldeicaza I believe that has been the belief for the last 100 years or so already. I believe in time and mortality graphs.

@migueldeicaza still seems totally insoluble to me. Maybe in a few hundred years when the old people die off a few times over.

@krisjansson those are not designed to be touched, which is why it's so infuriating. THAT DOES NOT WORK THERE

@fmanjoo @samfbiddle OBLIGATORY http://t.co/bsMsmBHR

@danluvsbeer @fmanjoo has not been my experience: initial burn-in (can be *REALLY rough*), then very long periods of tiny, if any, colds

@fmanjoo the initial joining always involves a little new sickness. After that, not too much. We just started about 2 months ago though.

@jonelf @migueldeicaza see http://t.co/GHea8z6c

@migueldeicaza your toddler does not have her own iPad? Mine does. That is because I love him.

@migueldeicaza what, triple click of home button and four finger swipe are not SIMPLE ENOUGH FOR YOU?

@shanselman @josephpshort YES PERMISSION DENIED!

@JeffChausse @NathanBowers handling and using surface you realize just how terrible design is from every other PC third party.

@dmotles you're welcome

@NathanBowers also, it's worth pointing out that Surface is Microsoft's "Apple TV". It's a side experiment. The real product is Windows 8.

@NathanBowers RT is in a weird place, no question. But Pro and the form factor are rocks. x86 rocks.

@tusharnene where? Link? Always provide a link. Protip.

@NathanBowers no, they aren't. I've lived with both. Have you? http://t.co/BOpjOiyM

@NathanBowers it should definitely come with the keyboard. In a world of 16gb $100 upsells, though, meh..

@ftrain 8======D

@markgurman well yeah, but also: one million times the apps. Intel tax isn't pretty though, will totally agree with you there.

@mcdado @marco_org no, I just bought some bobbleheads from http://t.co/YfZp7FWR

@bijan ''Ohhhh, I see! It's the best band in the history of rock!'' http://t.co/zNvvH5cZ

@johnolilly @treerao yeah but most consumption is on Facebook and Twitter, not in the app.

@johnolilly @treerao Imagine the Windows 8 version of Instagram. "create photo of pasty, overweight middle aged white guy at a computer!"

@johnolilly @treerao kind of a weird comparison since instagram requires camera hardware and being, er, "in the world". Obviously phones.

@johnolilly I'd counter by saying that, measured by revenue, the only apps that matter are games. Website truly irrelevant for those.

@johnolilly I think I can make a pretty compelling case that I'm right. Have blog post in my head, will get to it by Jan 1st.

@ardalis yeah the calendar is really cool!

@NathanBowers is there a 3 day return period? Usually there has to be, even for contracts

@roimergarcia fantastic, teaching each other is the best way for all of us to learn. Thank you!

@ninjadamour depends, you lose speakers/voice, but the display contrast is crazy better and readable at night. Also higher resolution.

@MrAlanCooper choice of what? I just use the web. I have no need for Facebook or Google+ social networks whatsoever.

@fmanjoo truvia is disgusting, soooo...

@NathanBowers yeah outside of the Nexus 7, which is pretty great, Android tablets are super-sketchy. Phones fare better, if modern.

@MrAlanCooper And this is news? You should have quit Facebook *years* ago. That's like 100 twitter rant posts right there.

@wilshipley @siracusa @Cabel Apple compatibility, LOL. What do they have, like 3 iPad models and 3 iPhone models in the lab? It's a console!

@ivlo11 @cfetter yes exactly! Surface touch and type covers do not totally prevent use as a tablet or require removal!

@betsyphd that reminds me, I am hungry

@Hanzo55 make them say a Canadian Sooooooorryy

@scumola @howtogeek maybe if you guys would stop sexting all the time

@ikbenmartijn it means they are on Amazon EC2. We only allow Amazon EC2 IPs to access our API because of rampant abuse.

@cmaitchison @notahat exactly. All the arguments about properly sex-balanced fields apply equally to all (non-physical) jobs. So why?

@joshk Always. Be. Cobbling. http://t.co/koGUnfL0

@KuraFire On this topic, I see precious few action oriented posts like yours, and many more that are general griping and moaning.

@alyssaroyse @eaton @KuraFire civility is enforced at Stack Overflow, for all human beings. With extreme prejudice if necessary.

@KuraFire good post. I think it's very helpful to focus on *actions*.

@wilkieii some of my best friends are ambiguous gravatar pictures and nicknames!

@kevindente anonymity should always be an option for everyone, for whatever reason they want.

@DrPizza it is extraordinarily rare on the public internet to allow anonymous participation, with reputation, and no nags to sign up

@johnnygf @DrPizza REQUEST DENIED

@DrPizza @johnnygf there is a name, whatever you type in. You can change it all the time too. (p.s. that was a mistake in retrospect)

@DrPizza @johnnygf To the person who holds that cookie. Can be reinstantiated at will, provided you give a valid email.

@DrPizza @johnnygf oh, you can accumulate substantial rep as an unregistered user. Seen users with many thousands. Can never vote..

@DrPizza @johnnygf also, you don't even have to create an account to participate. (not true of questions on SO any more due to abuse)

@chocoboner @KuraFire The only solution to israel/palestine is 200 years from now when all the old people die. Twice.

@KuraFire @subcide @eaton are we going to play hockey or talk about playing hockey? I know which I'd rather do. So let's get to it.

@estellevw @eaton @KuraFire pointing it out isn't offering any kind of solution. It's just rubbernecking.

@eaton @KuraFire it's a boring issue to me, like why aren't there more black hockey players. My answer is: who cares, let's play hockey.

@KuraFire if all you have to say on a topic is "there is no solution", then don't talk. That's what I choose to do. You may choose otherwise

@KuraFire don't talk unless you are proposing a solution. I believe there is no possible solution to that problem, it's israel/palestine.

@mattyoungblut "People are just doing it badly," Gartner Research Vice President Brian Burke told... (exactly)

@textfiles @bitsgalore what in the NAME OF GOD was that

@MrAlanCooper you're reinforcing all my negative stereotypes of old, cranky people! Do you even have a plan? Or is everything just crap?

@ftrain I want off this ftrain

@MrAlanCooper have you been paying attention? Windows RT does not run x86 apps. If that's not killing your babies, pray tell, what is?

@ashchan I am asking @hyperink to look into that!

@siracusa customer satisfaction is not a priority at Hacker News

@thomasborowski true but analog vs digital has its own set of pros and cons. I like both. (and I have the real RB3 pro guitar too)

@tiggs it works on my machine(tm)

@maxbeaudoin it's all digital, which has its own set of tradeoffs, but zero latency. Give it a shot at $60 for sure.

@gknauss @anildash it's weird though, I don't see productivity apps as the killer apps any more. Now it's all games like Angry Birds, etc

@gknauss @anildash this, and the game must be Doom -- shareware monster, huge # of installs, one of top 10 games ever.

@davetron5000 and, I work from home, as commenters pointed out! New babies means more people home from work too.

@Greenspeak Francine.

@x5315 I HATE YOU

@jongalloway @kevindente well, we need heating here. But yeah, AC is kind of a nice to have except on freakish hot, windless days.

@jgrb I use both regularly. iPad is useless for communicating more than a sentence. That's my main beef.

@codinghorror @NathanBowers I gotta write my blog entry about what a disaster a keyboard cover is for iPad. Power switch.. mini-usb..

@NathanBowers @Lessien yeah who has ever heard of Engadget: http://t.co/O1tUgFIP it is very work and keyboard centric. Which I like.

@bijan @cdixon @andrewparker corollary: this means Oracle should not exist.

@punkish @ivoryblossum @g_gerg @tvol q&a is not a forum. Stack Exchange does not allow discussion.

@emmettnicholas miss Jackson if you're nasty

@textfiles your scarf it was apricot

@stevejang just plain old stupidity, which is plenty common among the young. And the old.

@evanlong Lady bits too complicated and confusing! That's it, I'm officially gay from this point on. Dudes are simple.

@TALlama @bbum yeah and then I started to feel all skeezy, like, "DAMN I JUST GOTTA FIND OUT ABOUT THIS VAGINA!!!"

@bbum tried but won't load for me. Gave up after 3 tries at different times.

@parislemon in terms of the way it works with the *device*, the Surface keyboard is outstanding vs. sketchy-at-best 3rd party hacks.

@dshaw @parislemon what's irritating is that you're 100% committed to *always* using the tabet as a laptop with it attached.

@parislemon now that Jobs is dead, I guess anything is possible, like a 7" iPad. But personally I doubt it. Surface keyboard wildly superior