It's no good using Wave to organise a BBQ, if most of the people I want to invite don't have Wave.

The neat thing about Wave is that it's an app platform. Even the original demo included a use case where comments on a blog from non-Wave users would get pushed back to the wave.

Right now, Wave is slow (at least the dev sandbox is...I'm not on the main server yet), broken, missing features, and largely closed. But it won't stay that way. Bridging tools will be created where they make sense (collaborate on a document then push it out via email is an obvious one), tons of cool Wave-specific apps will be developed, and everything will be improved. Will it replace email right now? No, of course not. But its featureset is such that it probably will eventually, because it will do everything email can and a whole lot more.

It's buggy as all heck, but it seems like a really decent start. Plus Django is a huge draw. If I don't get a Wave invite tomorrow, I think I'll pitch in. Thanks for the link!

I believe you can download the iPhone SDK and run it on the included emulator without paying anything.

But I mean, you could make the same sort of argument about GPL'd software for Windows. You need to pay for the Windows license before you can run it. The application code is free; the platform is another matter entirely.

Since everyone has already pointed out that electrohypersensitivity is simply a psychological problem (though probably no less real to the sufferer than panic attacks or depression, for example), I thought I'd add that even if it were a physical reaction, it almost certainly wouldn't be an allergy, which specifically implies the immune system reacting when it shouldn't. A general feeling of unwellness or pain is rarely a symptom of an allergy, unless it's among the symptoms of anaphylaxis, which is pretty much fatal if not immediately treated.

I wasn't attempting to make a rigorous scientific argument with all my citations in order. Simply observing that a) we're emitting a fuckload of CO2, and b) said CO2 does not magically disappear. The exact figures can be found by anyone who's interested, but the extremely simple point remains the same.

And if we also look at global warming with the same critical eye, can we really say that humans are responsible for global warming when all we can really show is a strong correlation?

Oh, for fuck's sake.

1. We, humans, are pumping over 27 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually.
2. A corresponding increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration has been observed.
3. The interaction of CO2 with IR radiation is well-established and well-understood by anyone with an understanding of simple chemistry.

Which point, exactly, is in dispute?

Or better, just...

c = os.system

Yes, exactly. As a Windows developer, I've found a ton of useful stuff on CodeProject for example, but it only happens when I'm looking for something in particular. I like having a stream of interesting information that may not be immediately useful to me; it makes you think.

I tried reading DDJ online, but it doesn't work for me. Browsing through a web site just isn't the same as flipping through a magazine. Too many distractions, too easy to ignore. And I stare at my screen all day reading API docs and writing code, I'd like to take a break. It's unfortunate, because I see that almost every article in the current issue is immediately interesting to me.

I liked CUJ (C/C++ Users Journal), which got absorbed by DDJ a couple years ago. For people serious about improving their craft, the Internet is generally a lousy substitute. At least there are still books, for subjects large enough to warrant one.