>Surface pro has a BIOS interface, it's just stupidly inaccessible

I think you misunderstand. Surface Pro supports only UEFI, not legacy BIOS. What you are referring to as a "BIOS interface" is in fact the UEFI firmware settings. If you're having issues accessing the settings, this article may be helpful:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/4023531/surface-usi...

I'm not sure what you mean by "install your own copy of windows" but you can certainly boot from USB by following the instructions here:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/4023511

I am certain that this site is not in any way sponsored or endorsed by Microsoft Corporation.

$47,400

http://mashable.com/2016/04/04/tsa-ibm-randomizer-app/?utm_c...

I think the video has been replaced with a shorter one, since the timestamp of the landing is now closer to 27:15.

Ok, we'll update the URL to that. Thanks.

> They are very difficult to troubleshoot. How do you manually turn on AUX heat to test if it's even working at all? As far as I can tell, you can't! The only way we were able to test it is to take the thing off the wall and manually short the wires together (and, of course, it worked fine).

I don't own a Nest thermostat myself, but was browsing their blog out of curiosity after reading this story, and it sounds like the latest software update includes a System Test mode:

https://nest.com/ca/blog/2014/11/04/whats-in-the-4-3-softwar...

If you connected to a hotspot using a captive portal, you would need to sign in every time you disconnected and re-connected from the access point.

You've got this a little backwards. CD Baby, for example, charges per album (currently $49) to sell your music through a number of digital distributors (and they also provide distribution for physical CDs and vinyl records). It's just a one-time fee, but you have to pay it for each album you sell.

Distrokid, on the other hand, does charge an annual fee, but that's for an unlimited number of albums.

Swipe right to left, not left to right.

Huh. Works for tracks and playlists, not anything else, looks like. Still, much better than nothing. Thanks!

I wonder whether this article by Dustin is the same one referenced in this tweet: https://twitter.com/dcurtis/status/373243436331069440

I find it ironic that he feels he's subverting HN when HN has become absolutely fixated on divisive opinions and exploring all subtrees of viewpoints to completion. Polarizing articles give everyone an outlet here.

LOL, true. Pedantic haters gonna hate pedantically.

Also:

http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2205-there-is-an-inverse-rela...

The Bitcoin FAQ does address the issue, albeit briefly:

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ#Is_it_not_a_waste_of_energy.3...

Bitcoins have value because they are useful and they are scarce. In order to keep them scarce, there must be some mechanism to keep supply and demand in balance.

If you can come up with a method for maintaining this balance which requires a lesser expenditure of energy, you could argue that a currency based on it would be more environmentally responsible. I suspect, however, that such a method does not exist. At least, I can't think of one. Can you?