What's the problem you're trying to solve? It's hard for anyone to give useful advice without any more context.

That said, I recommend whichever language is easiest for you. I use R and have not fully learned Python, so I have an obvious bias. If you're performing complicated statistical analysis, I'd recommend R, but for more traditional programming, I get the impression that Python interfaces more efficiently with other languages.

Non-professional content creation apps are already available in the Chrome web store. Aviary has a suite of audio-visual tools it offers, including vector image editing (I don't work for them or anything).

Agreed. It's all magic to me but it seems like, if this breakthrough can keep Moore's Law chugging, it's worth a pretty penny. I'm surprised their stock isn't up more today.

The funny thing about silicon is a breakthrough is only worth anything if it doesn't cost practically anything! (on a per-chip basis)

Yes, and that's already included in Moore's law, which explicitly talks about costs per transistor.

This item was posted on HN before, without the unnecessary editorial: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1506718

I haven't used the iPhone extensively, so I'm curious as to which of these, if any, seem to be missing from the iOS experience.

It actually sounded like a bit of a test as I read it. Sort of a second trial by fire, the interview being the first. It simulates the feeling of pressure (for some, at least) while the stakes are relatively low, making it easier to handle tough questions when the incubating company is pitching clients or future investors.

For a second, I thought this was an article about a new Star Trek series. And yes, I can feel the downvotes coming.

You and me both. Then I realized this was covert bullshit bingo in progress.

"Nobody's ever really lost money on real estate in China" - how can you short this market? Do they have entities analogous to REITs there?

Thanks for the response! My question actually stems from your blog post on zero-day Diaspora exploits and I appreciate the input. Guess I'll start with the obvious stuff and learn from mistakes as I go along.

I don't think video stores deserve to die because of their treatment of customers (though I'm too young to have had much experience renting from a brick&mortar store). I think they deserve to die because they refused to innovate as competitors built the infrastructure to overtake them. They scoffed as Netflix and Redbox built brands that would come to dominate the industry, yet their too-little-too-late offerings were not competitive with the newcomers despite having considerably more resources at one point.