bdisraeli's comments

You can use CORS [1] on browsers that support it. [2] You really should use it if at all possible given your application's constraints, so you don't have to abuse GET requests and can use a JSON parser.

[1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-origin_resource_sharing

[2] http://caniuse.com/cors

It ia not thorny. Discriminating on the basis of race is immoral. Period. You cannot determine someone's character or how they fit into an establishment's 'vibe' simply based on the color of their skin.

For a and b you should check our core.match [1] and core.typed [2]. One of the best parts of using lisps is that things that are features of other languages can be implemented as libraries. Not to say Scala probably isn't great too, but I haven't ever really used it.

[1] https://github.com/clojure/core.match

[2] https://github.com/clojure/core.typed

I really couldn't imagine that Yahoo would be liable for copyright infringement on user submitted content. Assuming they have a process for Porn Companies to submit DMCA Takedown notices, it seems Yahoo and Tumblr would be protected from being sued for infringement by the DMCA Safe-Harbor Provision[1].

[1] http://chillingeffects.org/dmca512/faq.cgi#QID127

Most people in the prison system are there for non-violent offenses. [1] In Chicago, blacks were arrested (before decriminalisation last year) for cannabis consumption at a rate of 15 persons for every 1 white person despite similar rates of cannabis consumption among blacks and whites. [2] People who have gone to prison for any of offense have a 40% chance of eventually going back to prison. [3] I would suggest that the change in incarceration rates starts with less racist policing.

[1] http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=1118

[2] http://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicago-marijuana-arrest-...

[3] http://reason.com/archives/2011/06/08/prison-math

HTTPS Everywhere[1]. Using SSL certificates helps prevent man-in-the-middle attacks[2], such as this. Comcast wouldn't be able to read any of your traffic and insert js without spoofing SSL certificates.

[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/https-everywhere/g...

[2] http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/8145/does-https-...

Why would it matter if they shut it down? With Google Takeout[1] Google has proven to be be pretty good about making sure users can move their data out of Google's services.

So you use Keep it ends up being good[2], but then 1 year from now Google announces it'll be shut down. Oh no! I guess I just have to download all my data from Keep and upload it to Evernote.

I understand people (although seemingly more people than actually used the product) are upset about Reader, and justifiably so, but I think it's a little hyperbolic to evaluate every new Google product in that light.

[1] https://www.google.com/takeout/

[2]I haven't used and don't really plan to, so I have no idea whether or not it's good.

I agree that it's unfortunate that there isn't be a Firefox on iOS, but it's a problem with Apple and their App Store rules and not with Mozilla.

We have to remember that Mozilla is a non-profit foundation with a specific manifesto[1] that espouses principles directly in opposition to the closed nature of Apple's App Store. Chrome on the App Store is a different beast than Firefox would be.

Google's primary mission, all the 'Don't be evil' stuff not withstanding, is to make money, so they need to go where users are. Mozilla's goal is to help build a free and open Internet to create choice for users, and a skinned UIWebKitView isn't real choice for users.

[1]http://www.mozilla.org/about/manifesto.html

Not all Smartphone users are iPhone users.[1] I use Firefox for Android as my primary mobile browser and am mostly pretty happy with it (I stay on the Beta channel so occasionally there are stability problems). In addition, Mozilla will soon have an entire mobile OS[2] based on their browser.

HN always seem quick to jump on the whole "Firefox is dying" meme, but Firefox still seems to to have about 20% market share in most usage reports I've seen[3][4]. I think it's great to see the Mozilla Foundation continue to standup for their principles.

[1] http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2335616

[2] http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/partners/

[3] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/chrome...

[4] http://gs.statcounter.com/

I don't think piracy is the reason for including always-on DRM. Console makers are trying to kill the used game market in this generation.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/01/examining-sonys-intern...

I work for the group that made Planet Hunters. We have a variety of similar projects at http://zooniverse.org, including four others we launched in the last month that have people classifying sea floor life, galaxies, cyclones, and bat calls.

Both the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus which use the default android UI were found infringing as well.