So VCs aren't risking their money? Call us when the shuttle lands...

Google jumped the shark years ago. A lot of people there have no experience working for other companies. They have no idea what is coming. The smart ones are already jumping ship, for more pay and more meaningful work.

If by "literally" you mean not at all, then you are literally correct.

Hacker, in the sense you use, dates back to the early 70s.

In developed countries, most people don't need to file a tax return. The tax department alredy has all the relevant information. And filing online is free. What sort of dystopia requires you to buy commercial software to file your taxes?

Because they don't want real reviews. They want to astroturf.

It's not that hard. You set up transparent processes, with genuine channels of review and appeal. You do it all in public view. You create a professional team of adjudicators that themselves are held to account by open review. You establish a system of rules and precedent.

Dickens was a hack.

You seem to be suffering from some kind of hysteria. I'm not obsessed with Japanese food. It's standard and cheap around here.

I'll pass thanks. The local yakitori joint around the corner is lightyears better than any "Japanese" restaurant in the USA .

As a Japanese speaker, I'll point out that the word for yes is not "hai" but "ee". You can also say "un" in plain form. And the word for no is "iie".

I suggest you learn about a language before making claims about its vocabulary.

He should file a provisional patent application immediately to establish priority.

Just run your own server with your own spam filters. Google streamlined their "don't be evil" motto some years ago by dropping one word.

Every air conditioner sold in most of the world since the 1980s has supported "reverse cycle", i.e. what the article calls a heat pump. North Americans discussing this like it is new technology really unscores just how parochial that continent is.

And the comments that say they don't work in cold climates show equal ignorance. Daikin specifically make models for places like Hokkaido.

Japan ministry establishes slush fund to send bureaucrats on holiday in California.

I'm pretty sure his first name has been Sadiq for his entire life.