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cyphunk

Israel’s N.S.A. Scandal

not_that_noob

Over 10 years ago I had a friend who confided that he left his unit, Israels unit 8200, that he had wanted for years to get in because he was disturbed by the type of intelligence they gathered. He explained they would go into the west bank in the middle of the night and monitor valleys waiting in hopes that a Palestinian would masturbate or better take part in some bestiality that they could photograph to use as blackmail. He clarified that these were not targets in some terrorist organization, remotely connected to one. They were just random people. He spent almost a year in intense training learning how to be a covert scout and a sniper. I remember he was beaming for that period of time. But no more than a month after training ended he quit the unit (started his exit from it at least) and told me what was happening.

2014-09-24 03:58:53 UTC

xellisx

Show HN: Off-grid web server for the developing world

MichaelAO

I'm surprised it wasn't done in Node.JS and a "NoSQL" DB.

2014-09-24 04:00:36 UTC

isaack

CVE-2014-6273: Buffer overflow vulnerability vulnerability in apt-get

anon1385

I noticed that Ubuntu only gave the patch for this vulnerability a "low" priority[1]. Furthermore, they state that "The default compiler options for affected releases should reduce the vulnerability to a denial of service". Can someone enlighten me 1) What was the compiler flags used to harden this flaw? 2) Was the same compiler flags used to compile Debian packages?Thanks,[1] https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/apt/1.0.1ubuntu2... [2] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2353-1/ [3] http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-20...

2014-09-24 04:00:38 UTC

shmerl

For Cinephiles, Netflix Is Less and Less an Option

jfb

> it seemed like a great idea with no downsideNetflix has one huge downside - proliferation of DRM.

2014-09-24 04:02:51 UTC

falsestprophet

Ask HN: Coding School Scholarships for African American Women?

emcarey

You mentioned that she is incredibly brilliant and extremely passionate, but if she is also awesome and amazing (ideally amazingly awesome or awesomely amazing) then you will have a stronger case.

My co-founder and I mentor an incredibly brilliant and driven female programmer who has just been accepted into the G school. She has taught herself how to code and with this 6 month program plus our ruby mentorship she'll be a highly skilled software engineer by April. If we weren't throwing every cent we had into our startup that's about to launch beta we'd help pay for her. Tuition is over 20k and the g school doesn't offer any full scholarships. She is an african american woman and extremely passionate about coding because she cares about changing the ratio and because she's sees it as a way to solve huge problems. I'm on a mission to help her find a scholarship or crowdfund her tuition- Does anyone on Hacker News know of any scholarships for her (ie not a dev boot camp scholarship, she wants to go to g school, so a scholarship independent of the coding program) or a crowd funding platform for promising developers?

2014-09-24 04:05:25 UTC

nraynaud

This email may be worth millions of dollars in sales

guiseppecalzone

I love it, pure business speak ans number from the hat, zero technical details. Use it when the buyer is boss of the buyer.When the user pays, send screen caps and detailed explanations.

2014-09-24 04:07:47 UTC

general_failure

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

Congrats India!In other news, http://isro.gov.in/ has a <blink> tag :) Some parts of ISRO aren't catching up with technology :))

2014-09-24 04:12:18 UTC

bigbenbusiness

9 Ways to make your Business Website more Lead - Friendly

earlbarter

In a world where everyone is busy, even something as serious as a job interview can easily become a wasted endeavor. Phone interviews are often considered as nothing more than a simple piece of the screening process and every Onsite interview more or less reflecting a marathon endeavor, its a wonder we ever take the plunge to apply in the first place! Often the interview process is just as painful for the person on the other end or sitting across the table from you. There are just so many things that are frustrating about the interview process!Enter EzInterview, an application that provides the ultimate in interview flexibility. Create an interview at anytime and connect from any computer using Chrome or Firefox! When in the interview one can join with video & audio chat, interactively walk through a problem using the WhiteBoard or write out or code a problem using the new interactive text editor!Through the use of the latest in technologies such as WebRTC, Socket.IO, Django, and Node.js we believe we can find that sweet spot of the flexibility of a phone interview combined with the seriousness of an Onsite one

2014-09-24 04:17:28 UTC

WalterBright

For Cinephiles, Netflix Is Less and Less an Option

jfb

I was going to throw away my DVD collection. Guess I'll keep it, because when Netflix kills the DVD service, I can sell my DVDs for actual money again.

2014-09-24 04:23:01 UTC

diydsp

Tracking Down Who Runs “http://www.emmayouarenext.com/”

diydsp

Update: The Epoch Times has reported it was a hoax: http://m.theepochtimes.com/n3/976588-emma-watson-nudes-nope-..."created by a marketing company Rantic, in conjunction with a pseudo-news outlet Fox Weekly. "

2014-09-24 04:23:03 UTC

fiatjaf

Show HN: rmarkdown, awesome editor for awesome markdown

chinmaymk

This is kinda buggy, and useless, I think, but I appreciate the fact that someone tried to do it.

2014-09-24 04:25:48 UTC

petermonsson

Chipworks Disassembles Apple's A8 SoC: GX6450, 4MB L3 Cache and More

zdw

They found CPU, GPU and cache. What is in the remaining 40% of the chip? There are a lot of individual blocks in there.

2014-09-24 04:28:35 UTC

memonkey

Show HN: Raise Your Flag – Start an awesome career without a degree or diploma

bretthopper

I didn't see a newsletter sign up, but I registered anyway so hoping to get some emails in the future when you add more paths (webdev!). Would love to see more service industry career paths as well. Great work!

2014-09-24 04:30:16 UTC

mchannon

Ask HN: Any suggestions for hotels/airbnb in Cupertino, CA?

codegeek

Airbnb isn't bad; I've stayed at one in Cupertino before and it was fine.Hotels tend to be either run down and expensive or newly renovated and extremely expensive by non-California standards.

I hope it is ok to share that I am going to Startup School in Oct. It is in Cupertino and I am pretty much an East Coast person. I have been to LA and Arizona once but thats about it. So any suggestions for hotels in Cupertino or I might just look into airbnb.

2014-09-24 04:31:16 UTC

SoulMan

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

Given that HN is a more intellectual and educated group and there are no one here who is criticizing about the money spent . But the were skeptics who did criticize initially . It basically represents the sample of the population who probably never understood the meaning of space exploration. Most of them are partially educated or educated with a faulty system. It does not just apply to India, there are people sitting in US congress who thinks NASA is waste of money. Same people would have blamed ISRO for INSAT , GSLV & PSLV back in the days where there were bunch of satellite already doing the similar work. Its only because of those ISRO efforts today we have own geo-censing and satellite communication without having to buy from external agencies or compromise our security .

2014-09-24 04:31:19 UTC

thegenius

Getting Git Right

mcnabj

on mobile, did anyone else catch their responsive menu? the animation and transition back and forth from a close button to hamburger is brilliant.

2014-09-24 04:32:35 UTC

cotages

Show HN: rmarkdown, awesome editor for awesome markdown

chinmaymk

It's cool. I like it. Gotta let you know though. Rmarkdown is the name of a file type for markdown that evaluates R code (R is a piece of statistical software). Confused me at first, so I thought you'd ought to know that.

2014-09-24 04:39:07 UTC

rubiquity

Did something stupid and am scared

throwawaycredit

Don't sweat it. The credit card company will likely figure that out and just decline your application. Or, to your surprise it might be approved anyway.More importantly though, get some stable income coming in, at least for a couple to a few months. It will give you some clarity to not have to think about things like this for a while. I certainly know how you feel. I imagine most freelancers/building a product on the side know how you feel.

Posting from a throwaway account for obvious reasons.I've been trying freelancing and building my own software for the past year and it hasn't gone well. I've hardly earned any money and am going through cash and credit cards quickly.So here's what I did that was stupid. I received a credit card application in the mail today and decided it couldn't hurt to put last years income in for my total income, even though this year I will be making half of it, mostly my wife's meager income. I put the LLC I freelance under as my employer. It didn't ask if I was self-employe or not. I submitted the application online and now I'm panicking and having second thoughts. I am terrified that I just committed fraud. I called to cancel and the application department was closed. Now I can't sleep and don't know what to do.

2014-09-24 04:39:58 UTC

gordon_freeman

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

Great news for India's space program especially considering INR4.54 billion (US$74 million) cost for an interplanetary mission like this, it should be a crash course in frugal space engineering. I really believe ISRO can form a close partnership with NASA in future to launch supply to ISS and much more.

2014-09-24 04:40:18 UTC

ScottBurson

Did something stupid and am scared

throwawaycredit

I'm not a lawyer and I can't promise you I'm right, but I'd be extremely surprised if anything happens to you worse than that your application gets rejected. You may have technically committed fraud, but if you don't actually benefit from it, no one is likely to care.This won't be true anymore if you actually receive the card and use it.But don't be scared; just cancel the application tomorrow morning.The much larger stupid thing you're doing is racking up a lot of credit card debt. This will not be nearly as simple a problem to solve. You need to stop doing that now. I don't know much about your situation, but is there any chance you could get a day job to support you while you build your freelancing business?

Posting from a throwaway account for obvious reasons.I've been trying freelancing and building my own software for the past year and it hasn't gone well. I've hardly earned any money and am going through cash and credit cards quickly.So here's what I did that was stupid. I received a credit card application in the mail today and decided it couldn't hurt to put last years income in for my total income, even though this year I will be making half of it, mostly my wife's meager income. I put the LLC I freelance under as my employer. It didn't ask if I was self-employe or not. I submitted the application online and now I'm panicking and having second thoughts. I am terrified that I just committed fraud. I called to cancel and the application department was closed. Now I can't sleep and don't know what to do.

2014-09-24 04:40:33 UTC

twangist

Getting started with Graphviz and Python

matthiaseisen

I took the ideas in Matthias' article and tried to make his graphviz extensions even more usable: https://gist.github.com/Twangist/87bed6fad82884814c0c

2014-09-24 04:41:21 UTC

a3n

Did something stupid and am scared

throwawaycredit

I wouldn't worry too much. All they really want is for you to violate the introductory terms so they can charge you 30% interest.If you're worried, just cancel it when you receive it.

Posting from a throwaway account for obvious reasons.I've been trying freelancing and building my own software for the past year and it hasn't gone well. I've hardly earned any money and am going through cash and credit cards quickly.So here's what I did that was stupid. I received a credit card application in the mail today and decided it couldn't hurt to put last years income in for my total income, even though this year I will be making half of it, mostly my wife's meager income. I put the LLC I freelance under as my employer. It didn't ask if I was self-employe or not. I submitted the application online and now I'm panicking and having second thoughts. I am terrified that I just committed fraud. I called to cancel and the application department was closed. Now I can't sleep and don't know what to do.

2014-09-24 04:41:36 UTC

patio11

Did something stupid and am scared

throwawaycredit

Go to sleep. Practically speaking, you're at zero legal risk for exaggerating your income on a credit card application. Cancel it during business hours tomorrow. You don't need any reason more specific than "I decided to not go forward with the application. Please cancel it for me."You can worry about improving the business, because a successfully executed freelancing business should more than pay the bills. We're in the best market since forever. But worry about that tomorrow.

Posting from a throwaway account for obvious reasons.I've been trying freelancing and building my own software for the past year and it hasn't gone well. I've hardly earned any money and am going through cash and credit cards quickly.So here's what I did that was stupid. I received a credit card application in the mail today and decided it couldn't hurt to put last years income in for my total income, even though this year I will be making half of it, mostly my wife's meager income. I put the LLC I freelance under as my employer. It didn't ask if I was self-employe or not. I submitted the application online and now I'm panicking and having second thoughts. I am terrified that I just committed fraud. I called to cancel and the application department was closed. Now I can't sleep and don't know what to do.

2014-09-24 04:44:23 UTC

nl

BBC Things: A single reference for things that matter to the BBC and audiences

BruceM

Hmm.Not bad, but the data is surprisingly sparse.For example (former Australian Prime Minster) Kevin Rudd[1] is described as "Politician". DBPedia has much more comprehensive data on him[2].It does at least have sensible "sameAs" links to DBPedia and in some cases Freebase and NYTimes, so that is somewhat useful.But I'm not clear what this is supposed to give that DBPedia and Freebase don't.[1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/things/80731fc5-49c3-459a-93f7-a56478a9...[2] http://dbpedia.org/snorql/?query=DESCRIBE+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fdb...

2014-09-24 04:45:41 UTC

bayesianhorse

Lecture 1 – How to Start a Startup [video]

declan

There are easier ways to get rich? For Stanford Graduates, maybe. For those who don't have a degree in an ultra-paying job, I'd really like to know an easier way.I'm usually sceptical about start-up chances, I know how much work it means, and I know that a lot of early-stage employees get rich, too. Yet, I don't think you can get rich this fast/easy with a modest degree... Even as early-stage employee often you'll still get a raw deal or you overestimate their chances of success.

2014-09-24 04:50:51 UTC

greenyoda

Did something stupid and am scared

throwawaycredit

The credit card company has no reason to believe that anything you told them was untrue. The worst they'll do is reject your application because they can't verify the information you gave them. They have no incentive to get you in legal trouble because (1) you don't have any of their money yet and (2) you're a potential customer. Calling them up in a panic would just be drawing attention to yourself. (I'm not saying that what you did was right or smart; I'm just saying that it's not likely you'll suffer any dire consequences.)What you should really be terrified of is "going through cash and credit cards quickly". If you're financing your living expenses by borrowing against your credit cards (at a very hefty interest rate), you'll go bankrupt soon. If you can't make ends meet by freelancing, try looking for a full-time job. If you have the skills to build your own software you can probably get a job with a decent salary. You can continue working on your own projects in your spare time. Do you really want to risk you and your wife ending up broke and homeless?

Posting from a throwaway account for obvious reasons.I've been trying freelancing and building my own software for the past year and it hasn't gone well. I've hardly earned any money and am going through cash and credit cards quickly.So here's what I did that was stupid. I received a credit card application in the mail today and decided it couldn't hurt to put last years income in for my total income, even though this year I will be making half of it, mostly my wife's meager income. I put the LLC I freelance under as my employer. It didn't ask if I was self-employe or not. I submitted the application online and now I'm panicking and having second thoughts. I am terrified that I just committed fraud. I called to cancel and the application department was closed. Now I can't sleep and don't know what to do.

2014-09-24 04:51:28 UTC

shashikant52004

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

Congrats team india!!!

2014-09-24 04:51:57 UTC

MCRed

Did something stupid and am scared

throwawaycredit

Unless they specified a date, then putting your previous years full income seems a reasonable answer to the question.In this case, I would do nothing and just see if they issue the card or not.It's not like they have any means of knowing your income other than your reporting it... so they can't check it.If would only seem to be fraud if you're doing this deliberately to mislead them and have no intention of repaying the loan.

Posting from a throwaway account for obvious reasons.I've been trying freelancing and building my own software for the past year and it hasn't gone well. I've hardly earned any money and am going through cash and credit cards quickly.So here's what I did that was stupid. I received a credit card application in the mail today and decided it couldn't hurt to put last years income in for my total income, even though this year I will be making half of it, mostly my wife's meager income. I put the LLC I freelance under as my employer. It didn't ask if I was self-employe or not. I submitted the application online and now I'm panicking and having second thoughts. I am terrified that I just committed fraud. I called to cancel and the application department was closed. Now I can't sleep and don't know what to do.

2014-09-24 04:52:23 UTC

martin_

Show HN: Off-grid web server for the developing world

MichaelAO

This could be great - what do you need, and how do we help?

2014-09-24 04:55:44 UTC

girvo

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

What an amazing achievement! And what a retro looking website! Congrats to the team, this is something to be proud of.

2014-09-24 05:01:17 UTC

twangist

Free for students: Professional developer tools from JetBrains

bmc7505

That's really great. Quite smart, too - the Catholic church approach ;) @_random: $99 is too dear for multi-language cross-platform IDEs that rival VS in features and usability? You must think that any amount is too much to pay for high quality development tools. So download their free "Community Editions". (Not to start a flame, at all; I just disagree. I have no affiliation with JetBrains, other than being a happy customer.)

2014-09-24 05:02:22 UTC

cproctor

Logo Interpreter

getdavidhiggins

I remember playing with Logo 18 years ago too. My 7th grade students just had their second day of Python, after working with Scratch during 6th grade. Turtle is part of the Python standard library--makes for an easy transition. If you're interested in educational technology and haven't read Papert's Mindstorms, it's inspiring.

2014-09-24 05:03:23 UTC

girvo

The Itch (2008)

benbreen

> Aquagenic pruritus is recurrent, intense, diffuse itching upon getting out of a bath or shower, and although no one knows the mechanism, it’s a symptom of polycythemia vera, a rare condition in which the body produces too many red blood cells.Oh wow, so that's what that is. I get that. I always assumed that was typical; it's a pretty horrid sensation, it's like my eczema crossed with pins and needles, and it happens when I get in or out of a shower or bath, especially quite hot ones (but even just warm can do it).

2014-09-24 05:05:04 UTC

moocow01

Did something stupid and am scared

throwawaycredit

You basically did what the majority of Americans do. There is a difference between fraud and FRAUD.Your story is the equivalent of wondering if you'll be prosecuted for grand theft for taking 2 samples at the grocery store instead of 1.

Posting from a throwaway account for obvious reasons.I've been trying freelancing and building my own software for the past year and it hasn't gone well. I've hardly earned any money and am going through cash and credit cards quickly.So here's what I did that was stupid. I received a credit card application in the mail today and decided it couldn't hurt to put last years income in for my total income, even though this year I will be making half of it, mostly my wife's meager income. I put the LLC I freelance under as my employer. It didn't ask if I was self-employe or not. I submitted the application online and now I'm panicking and having second thoughts. I am terrified that I just committed fraud. I called to cancel and the application department was closed. Now I can't sleep and don't know what to do.

2014-09-24 05:05:19 UTC

alexbecker

The Itch (2008)

benbreen

Oh man, I remember reading this right after it was published.How such a mundane thing as an itch can completely wreck your life and your body -- I still count it as one of the scariest things I've ever read.

2014-09-24 05:05:56 UTC

BuckRogers

Hard Drive Reliability Update – Sep 2014

nuriaion

I keep seeing this stuff over the years, so I go buy something other than Seagate like WD... and they fail within a year. So I replace it with a Seagate and no problems for years. See another report that says Seagate is terrible- repeat process.I'm just going to keep using Seagate until my anecdata refutes the reality I live in.

2014-09-24 05:06:26 UTC

mkhpalm

For Cinephiles, Netflix Is Less and Less an Option

jfb

Sooner or later studios are going to realize if its not on something like netflix... it doesn't exist.

2014-09-24 05:06:34 UTC

Twirrim

BBC Things: A single reference for things that matter to the BBC and audiences

BruceM

No results found for Mr Blobby. ... No results found for Noel Edmunds. ... No results found for Katy Hill. ... No results found for Jamie Theakston. ... John Peel - Radio DJWell at least they remembered him :-/ ... No results found for Steve Lamacq. (he's even an active DJ for the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04j364l )Can't say I'm particularly impressed.

2014-09-24 05:06:39 UTC

jordsmi

Ask HN: What do use to start an email newsletter/list?

vishalzone2002

Aweber all day. Mixed with leadpages for your landing pages

What tools or resources are handy to start a new email newsletter or list from scratch? Share your list or experiences.

2014-09-24 05:08:15 UTC

jlebar

Was jquery.com compromised?

getdavidhiggins

IMO this highlights the need for hash-verified script tags: <script src="https://jquery.com/whatever.js" hash="sha256,deadbeef..."> The browser would refuse to load the script if its hash didn't match.This would be far safer than what we currently do.It would also allow the browser to more aggressively cache scripts -- if it already has a script in the cache from another URI whose hash matches, e.g. because someone else included jquery from Google's CDN, it can substitute it in.This has an easy legacy story, too; old browsers will just ignore the "hash" tag and behave as they currently do.

2014-09-24 05:08:28 UTC

vinceguidry

Did something stupid and am scared

throwawaycredit

The worst thing that might happen is that they give you the credit card.

Posting from a throwaway account for obvious reasons.I've been trying freelancing and building my own software for the past year and it hasn't gone well. I've hardly earned any money and am going through cash and credit cards quickly.So here's what I did that was stupid. I received a credit card application in the mail today and decided it couldn't hurt to put last years income in for my total income, even though this year I will be making half of it, mostly my wife's meager income. I put the LLC I freelance under as my employer. It didn't ask if I was self-employe or not. I submitted the application online and now I'm panicking and having second thoughts. I am terrified that I just committed fraud. I called to cancel and the application department was closed. Now I can't sleep and don't know what to do.

2014-09-24 05:08:59 UTC

anupshinde

BMC Software Sues ServiceNow for Patent Infringement

anupshinde

Patents linked:http://www.google.com/patents/US5978594 http://www.google.com/patents/US6816898 http://www.google.com/patents/US6895586 http://www.google.com/patents/US7062683 http://www.google.com/patents/US7617073 http://www.google.com/patents/US8646093 http://www.google.com/patents/US8674992

2014-09-24 05:12:49 UTC

sidcool

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

I remember when in 2012, the then PM of India had declared this project. The entire internet community came together to deride this, saying it's not possible in a couple of years and that India had better feed its hungry etc.I am a very proud Indian today. This achievement, like other by humanity (LHC in particular), will encourage me to push myself towards greatness.

2014-09-24 05:19:31 UTC

nitin_flanker

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

I really want that people around the world should stop saying that this is a cheap mission. Instead you can say that this one is economical mission.Saying it cheap is derogatory remark. ISRO was thrifty while spending funds on this mission.

2014-09-24 05:22:14 UTC

fubu

Show HN: Off-grid web server for the developing world

MichaelAO

I've actually been playing around with a local network consisting of a single wifi router attached to an old netbook as a server. Have you considered attaching an off the self wifi router attached to an external battery pack?There are economies of scale on external battery packs that run 12v(common wifi router DC voltage) and marine batteries also can run 12v. You could create a new power cable that never does the dc to ac conversion and use that battery pack for the wifi. Then you could run the raspberry pi or other system as the server itself.Nice idea and don't worry about the Africa haters. Plenty of stuff is originally made for mid 20s SF techies that ends up being useful for a whole lot of other people.

2014-09-24 05:31:34 UTC

kamyfc

BMC Software Sues ServiceNow for Patent Infringement

anupshinde

the question arises - Why didnt BMC sue service now few years back?Is It the fact that they are getting their a$$ kicked by Servicenow who are number 2 in the market?If yes - this is true corporate evil

2014-09-24 05:31:40 UTC

callesgg

This email may be worth millions of dollars in sales

guiseppecalzone

Well that is what everyone says. The thing is that more money does not equal more value.In "IT" I find that it is actually more common for the best product to be the ones that are in the mid price ranges. Not counting open source stuff ofc.

2014-09-24 05:32:32 UTC

nkurz

For Cinephiles, Netflix Is Less and Less an Option

jfb

While we can lament the lack of legal streaming options, it's probably worth remembering that there are other perfectly legal subscription by mail DVD services in the US besides Netflix. Below are two that I know of. Are there others?Greencine are good people. As you can tell from their about page, they are significantly less 'glitzy' than Netflix. They also pride themselves on having DVD's that Netflix doesn't, including this one.http://www.greencine.com/static/about.jsphttp://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=24395Facets Multimedia is a nonprofit based in Chicago that offers DVD by mail memberships, and lots of people seem to love them. The also have this movie:http://www.facetsmovies.com/user/aboutHistory.phphttp://www.facetsmovies.com/user/movieDisplay.php?movie_id=8...

2014-09-24 05:40:08 UTC

notastartup

This email may be worth millions of dollars in sales

guiseppecalzone

I think I might need to raise prices after reading this.

2014-09-24 05:43:49 UTC

bcjordan

Lecture 1 – How to Start a Startup [video]

declan

To temper some of the nit picks, just wanted to say this lecture felt insightful and fun to watch. I hope YC continues this trend of investing effort in shareable advice content in the spirit of pg's essays.This is the first time a lot of the YC flavor of startup how-to material has been presented in a lecture video format[1]. I suspect much of the long-term audience of these lectures wouldn't have come across pg's essays, Blake Masters' Peter Thiel startup notes or Dustin Moskovitz's excellent Medium posts before. Maybe some lecture watchers were allergic to long-form articles, or maybe some would rather receive a weekly email with videos. Myself, I consume this sort of material on my walk to work, either text-to-speeching essays or listening to lectures. The video lecture format was especially fun, I watched it full screen on the TV while eating an enchilada and poking my fiancee about points she might find relevant to her side project. How often do you get to consume this sort of content like that?Having read pg's essays[2], I still had a number of "aha!" moments from Sam's slides and hearing his presentation. And hearing Dustin describe in his low-key tone why you should be employee 1,000 at an obviously successful startup rather than start your own, and backing it up with charts and photo-jokes about the elephant in the room was just entertaining. Seeing "this is how we'll teach you to do this thing. Here's an expert on why not to do this thing." is not always the type of juxtaposition you get with standalone online essays.Looking forward to the next lecture. I'd say it's well worth the time and opportunity cost of putting this all together, so thanks all involved.[1]: Yes, some Lean Startup™ and Principles of Entrepreneurship™ flavored material has been presented in lecture format before, but not YC™ lensed AFAIK.[2]: Okay, I skipped the early seemingly pure-Lisp-focused ones. Though like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance isn't about a long motorcycle trip, and maybe pg's Lisp essays are not really all about writing Lisp?

2014-09-24 05:43:51 UTC

polskibus

Lecture 1 – How to Start a Startup [video]

declan

Is there a download link for the video to make offline viewing possible?

2014-09-24 05:44:15 UTC

rahimnathwani

Startup Law Wisdom from Grellas

teachingaway

RSS feed of Grellas' comments: http://hn.algolia.com/userfeed/grellas

2014-09-24 05:49:06 UTC

doodlebugging

Show HN: Off-grid web server for the developing world

MichaelAO

This recent successful Kickstarter may have covered some of the bases you're trying to cover. http://www.brck.com/#thebrck

2014-09-24 05:49:35 UTC

jzwinck

Factors are not first-class citizens in R

jmount

Here's my favorite way to get factors in your R program without wanting them: load an HDF5 file.Python's excellent h5py module and the official HDF5 tools like "h5dump" understand that a dataset is boolean if it has the type H5T_ENUM with two values "FALSE" (0) and "TRUE" (1).But R works a different way: if you save a boolean vector from R to HDF5 (using the rhdf5 package), it will create a dataset of type H5T_STD_I32LE, which takes 4x the storage space. And if you read the boolean vector as understood by other tools, you will get factors. Then, the most amazing thing happens: R uses the string names of the enum ("FALSE" and "TRUE"), but remaps them to factors with 1 and 2. So if you do as.integer(h5read(...)) you will get a vector of ones and twos instead of zeros and ones. And of course R itself treats 1 and 2 as truthy values, so now your data is well and truly corrupted: all the elements are truthy!That is: as.logical(as.integer(h5read(...))) always produces all TRUE values when the input is boolean written by a program other than R. This is a lovely source of bugs in real software.

2014-09-24 05:51:05 UTC

zaksoup

The Itch (2008)

benbreen

There was another New Yorker story about a man (or multiple people) with some disorder that caused them to be massive assholes to everybody as well as try to harm themselves despite not wanting to. I remember one guy carried around a little business card that explained it and it described another person who would "accidentally" say "eat shit and die" as a greeting. It was around the same time period. Anybody here remember it and can link it? I've been looking for years.

2014-09-24 05:51:15 UTC

stevewepay

This email may be worth millions of dollars in sales

guiseppecalzone

Sales 101 is being able to take the conversation away from "price" and change it to "value". 20 years ago, my friend was selling IBM desktops and servers to educational institutes and I learned this from him. There was no way IBM could compete against the prices of those small computer stores, so he had to actively show how buying IBM would save money over the long run, etc. He was a very good salesman so it worked pretty well.

2014-09-24 05:57:09 UTC

theklr

Ask HN: Hackers who cook

Cherian

1. Both. I come from a family of cooks so it comes natural. Plus, if your watching the weight, best way to combat hidden fats/sugars/carbs found in prepared meals.2.Eh, kinda. More like I buy ingredients for the week and cook based of those ingredients.3.From kimchi fried rice to tuna salad. Try to keep some variation. Currently mastering cooking proteins.4. Not by the books. I do have a macros (macro-nutrient) plan I follow and cook accordingly. I have done paleo and vegetarian for brief moments as well.5.Prep, prep, prep, prep,prep. This can be as simple as dicing onions for the week on weekends to checking an ingredient list. Prep time is the biggest deterrent from cooking. Reduce this and it's wonderful.

While going through a ProductHunt post[1] I came across a fellow HNer[2] who was following NYT Cooking[3] and cooking with a plan on a regular basis. I was very curious to understand how he spaces time to cook and work. And the type of stuff he cooks.Which kind of inspired me to start working on project to follow someone and get inspired by their – meal plans, shopping patterns, recipes, hacks, tips etc (Another inspiration [4])I am trying to find hackers who cook at home on a regular basis (even if its only 2-3 times a week).If you cook, some questions:1. Why do you cook? Is it to save cash or is it recreation? Or something else?2. Do you plan ahead? Like a weekly meal plan?3. What kind of things do you cook usually?4. Do you follow any diet? Atkins, Slow Carb etc.5. Do you have any life hacks, tips to be more productive as a cook?Disclosure: I run Cucumbertown (http://www.cucumbertown.com/), the Tumblr for cooks.[1] http://www.producthunt.com/posts/new-york-times-apis[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=cdavis565[3] http://cooking.nytimes.com/[4] http://www.reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndHealthy/comments/2gutuk/26_2021_1592_grocery_list_meal_plan_and_recipes/Edit:Seems like this was taken off the homepage for some reason. The comment rate’s coming down.Thanks a lot for the encouraging comments. A short but exciting Q&A. If you can help me out more, please reach me on cherian@cucumbertown.com

2014-09-24 05:57:18 UTC

vs4vijay

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

Hollywood movie Gravity costs more than this space mission.

2014-09-24 06:01:40 UTC

nagarch

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

Simply Amazing...

2014-09-24 06:02:04 UTC

laacz

The Dropbox terabyte conundrum

jaimebuelta

The only reason I use Dropbox is because it works beyond any type of firewall (be it simple HTTP proxy or socks). Others tend not to.

2014-09-24 06:07:37 UTC

srik

Up and Running with Metal, Part 3: Lighting and Rendering in 3D

revolvingcur

This is such a cool series. Except it hurts that I can try out the tutorials live because the "metal code" doesn't run on either the simulator or my A6 chip containing iPhone 5. Off by one generation :(

2014-09-24 06:11:57 UTC

simonblack

POCKET JUMP: Jumpstart your car from the drivers seat or charge your smartphone

patrickcalderon

Manufactured by P.T. Barnum, apparently.

2014-09-24 06:12:32 UTC

thomk

The Itch (2008)

benbreen

I had to stop reading this article because it was making me itch all over.

2014-09-24 06:13:27 UTC

ummyupyup

Ask HN: EU startup threatened by US troll. Worst-case scenario?

trolled

wow. please contact me ummyupyup@gmail.com. See if I can understand this clearer. Expatriate of PR.

We recently got contacted by a US-based patent troll who owns a very broad software patent, which would be probably invalid under Alice Corp v. CLS Bank. What's the worst-case scenario if we refuse to settle and get sued? On top of having to avoid operating in the US, which is not of critical importance for us, would we be facing other consequences?

2014-09-24 06:21:53 UTC

xavierkelly

Lecture 1 – How to Start a Startup [video]

declan

This is a really good video lesson. I fell inspired to work harder on my dreams of growing my startup.

2014-09-24 06:22:08 UTC

seesomesense

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

Good practice for ICBM development.India's current IRBMs can target all of China. The goal is to be able to target all of the mainland United States.

2014-09-24 06:22:24 UTC

ummyupyup

Ask HN: EU startup threatened by US troll. Worst-case scenario?

trolled

ummyupyup@gmail: email me. ASAP by the sound of it..

We recently got contacted by a US-based patent troll who owns a very broad software patent, which would be probably invalid under Alice Corp v. CLS Bank. What's the worst-case scenario if we refuse to settle and get sued? On top of having to avoid operating in the US, which is not of critical importance for us, would we be facing other consequences?

2014-09-24 06:22:24 UTC

arnie001

India triumphs in maiden Mars mission

testrun

One more step closer to Mars...

2014-09-24 06:30:29 UTC

wodenokoto

Free for students: Professional developer tools from JetBrains

bmc7505

Is PyCharm particularly good for scientific programming? I use Python for doing ML research on my masters, and I'm quite interested in a better environmnet,but pycharm looks like it is all about web development.

2014-09-24 06:32:38 UTC

jtwebman

BitPay and PayPal

seansoutpost

What do you guys think of Coinbase? Is it a good replacement for BitPay? Sorry I am new to this are but wanted to start accepting Bitcoins

2014-09-24 06:32:53 UTC

Kiro

Show HN: ParseHub – Extract data from dynamic websites

tsergiu

Is this legal? Can I use this to scrape and store Google Search results?

2014-09-24 06:32:57 UTC

jtwebman

Lecture 1 – How to Start a Startup [video]

declan

Wow this was good information. It really got me thinking on what my reasons are and how bad they might be. Did anyone else get that from this?I would also love if they cover how you work on a startup if you still have the 40 hours a week programming job as well. And how to avoid getting in trouble or legal issues with your job.

2014-09-24 06:35:15 UTC

murukesh_s

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

NASA - Do you want to Outsource? ;-)

2014-09-24 06:38:37 UTC

NicoJuicy

HFT in My Backyard

cheatdeath

Okay, i just want to say...I live like 10 km's from Veurne (what are the odds that is ontopic... I can rarely even mention Belgium :P)

2014-09-24 06:45:08 UTC

peterpacz1

Show HN: Off-grid web server for the developing world

MichaelAO

This seems like a neat project, I'd love to help out. I have already cleaned up the readme slightly, and submitted a pull request. If you need any more help, feel free to keep in touch.

2014-09-24 06:46:55 UTC

duckingtest

This email may be worth millions of dollars in sales

guiseppecalzone

You should also write to the cheaper company. Or was the lesson supposed to be that writing meaningless platitudes like 'race to the bottom' is good marketing? Perhaps it is, but personally, I would feel insulted.There's no worse assumption that cheaper product is worse, especially when it comes to SaaS. What if FooCorp has automated much more than Acme, and even with lower prices actually has both better profits per sale and better functionality?Sure, FooCorp should work on their marketing, but that's in their interest, not yours. A perfect company from the customer's PoV is one that is almost unknown, provides the best value per money unit, and has just enough customers to be alive. Then you have a competitive advantage over competition using popular and expensive solutions.

2014-09-24 06:47:03 UTC

adamnemecek

When speed doesn’t matter, Python is faster than C

nkurz

Ruby faster than Java?

2014-09-24 06:48:04 UTC

yzzxy

Implementation details of the RFID audio book reader for my blind grandfather

wkjagt

Thanks, I'm looking into building some of these for family members who can't read as well any more. These are some great resources to read!

Last month I posted the RFID audio book reader I built for my grandfather (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8177117). Many people asked me through different channels for more details on how I built it, so I took some time to write a small series of posts about the implementation.The initial configuration of the Raspberry Pi and how I play the MP3 files using a local MPD server are described here: http://willemvanderjagt.com/2014/08/16/audio-book-reader-playing-mp3/The setup of the RFID reader and how to read the cards in Python is here: http://willemvanderjagt.com/2014/08/17/audio-book-reader-reading-rfid/How I handle events like button presses using interrupts and different threads in my code is here: http://willemvanderjagt.com/2014/08/19/audio-book-reader-interrupts-threads/And finally, some last remaining details about unbouncing the buttons, and how the code for the status light on the front of the reader runs in its own thread, is described here: http://willemvanderjagt.com/2014/09/13/audio-book-reader-finishing-up/I'm sure I'm leaving out details, so if there's anything you'd like to know, please ask and I'll be happy to answer.

2014-09-24 06:50:36 UTC

fnbr

Show HN: ParseHub – Extract data from dynamic websites

tsergiu

How does ParseHub compare to Kimono [1]?I use Kimono daily (scraping government expense docs), and I love how it works on static sites. If you've managed to replicate that on dynamic ones, I'll be a very happy customer.[1]: https://www.kimonolabs.com/

2014-09-24 06:56:44 UTC

isxek

Show HN: rmarkdown, awesome editor for awesome markdown

chinmaymk

Was something supposed to happen after typing in some text in Markdown? I don't see the text changing at all.

2014-09-24 06:56:55 UTC

jamesmalvi

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

Proud to be indian.. Well Done India... I hope we get the best out of this trip

2014-09-24 07:02:50 UTC

mukundmr

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

I hope events like this will help rekindle the interest in science and that ISRO gets a budget boost.

2014-09-24 07:02:51 UTC

devnonymous

Did something stupid and am scared

throwawaycredit

Calm down. IANAL but AFAIK, you aren't liable until you activate your card (if your application goes through, that is).

Posting from a throwaway account for obvious reasons.I've been trying freelancing and building my own software for the past year and it hasn't gone well. I've hardly earned any money and am going through cash and credit cards quickly.So here's what I did that was stupid. I received a credit card application in the mail today and decided it couldn't hurt to put last years income in for my total income, even though this year I will be making half of it, mostly my wife's meager income. I put the LLC I freelance under as my employer. It didn't ask if I was self-employe or not. I submitted the application online and now I'm panicking and having second thoughts. I am terrified that I just committed fraud. I called to cancel and the application department was closed. Now I can't sleep and don't know what to do.

2014-09-24 07:05:02 UTC

coralreef

Lecture 1 – How to Start a Startup [video]

declan

Sam mentioned that the idea was actually quite important. I recall PG saying that YC would often invest in the team because ideas change and aren't as important as good founders.Anyone have thoughts on this?

2014-09-24 07:05:32 UTC

nl

Show HN: Lectio, contextualized comments for lectures

tulpa

For anyone else confused: Press play before you try clicking the time markers.Looks pretty useful apart from that!

Watch Sam Altman's first lecture for How to Start a Startup, and participate in the discussion here: http://lect.io/#watch/CBYhVcO4WgI

2014-09-24 07:05:37 UTC

jamesmalvi

Online Json Viewer

jamesmalvi

To Beautify/format,Display your JSON in tree view, Minify/Compress your JSON, Validate your JSON and help you to fix error, Convert your JSON into xml format,Convert and export your JSON to CSV format,Once you have created JSON Data, You can download as file or save as link and Share.

2014-09-24 07:06:06 UTC

junto

BlackBerry's rather oddly shaped new smartphone

yiransheng

I'm certainly not the target market for this phone, but assuming I was a 'suit', which pocket of my suit does that monstrosity fit into?It certainly isn't going to fit in my jeans front pocket as nicely as my pocket proportioned Nexus 4.

2014-09-24 07:08:40 UTC

lmm

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

Does anyone maintain an up-to-date version of the Mars Scorecard? What's Earth's average for this decade?

2014-09-24 07:11:51 UTC

gauthamilango

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

Congrats ISRO!!!!!

2014-09-24 07:13:26 UTC

prithvitheprime

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

It was lowest priced spacecraft ever sent to Mars; Congrats India (big move on creating low priced space shuttles)

2014-09-24 07:15:35 UTC

emcarey

Ask HN: What do use to start an email newsletter/list?

vishalzone2002

mail chimp also....MOVABLE INK. really cool company that can do real time animations and videos in emails. https://movableink.com/

What tools or resources are handy to start a new email newsletter or list from scratch? Share your list or experiences.

2014-09-24 07:17:54 UTC

LazerBear

Show HN: Lectio, contextualized comments for lectures

tulpa

Design could use some more work, but I like the idea. Consider using social plugins for users. Also I love how you chose to show it off with YC's lecture. I guess you had to wait a while for the video to be online but it was probably worth it. That's thinking out of the box.

Watch Sam Altman's first lecture for How to Start a Startup, and participate in the discussion here: http://lect.io/#watch/CBYhVcO4WgI

2014-09-24 07:19:44 UTC

foxpc

BlackBerry's rather oddly shaped new smartphone

yiransheng

Pretty sad Blackberry user here, who wants a new smartphone with qwerty physical keyboard.Blackberry went totally "hit or miss" with this one (I suspect the latter). Looking at it, personally, I feel disappointed that they sacrificed a full quality keyboard to use a bigger screen. From the main article image it is clearly seen that some of the physical controls (the caps button, punctuation symbols) are now actually not physical anymore. I don't really quite see the point in this since you'll still have them mostly anywhere (for what blackberry is used - various messaging) so why not make them physical? Blackberry is pretty used to making widthy (width > height) smartphones so why have they gone full 1:1 is strange to me.Hopefully, a decent qwerty smartphone comes out some time until my Blackberry totally dies on me.

2014-09-24 07:22:04 UTC

chaf

iOS 8 tracks your physical activity by default

swiil

Install fitbit in ios7 on a iphone 5s. You will get the same result. I dont see this as a problem it doesnt track your gps only your steps.

- Step 1: prepare yourself - Step 2: open the "health" app - Step 3: open "health data" - Step 4: open "fitness" from the menu - Step 5: open "steps" - Step 6: WTF! - Step 7: search for other data your phone is keeping on you without letting you know and post it here.

2014-09-24 07:24:17 UTC

fenesiistvan

Show HN: ParseHub – Extract data from dynamic websites

tsergiu

For these kind of tasks I always used an app written by myself using an embedded browser control (webkit engine or IE ActiveX control on Windows). So I load the page and just call the control methods (usually just to convert the output to plain text).How are this tool (and similar tools) more efficient then the highly optimized browser engines? I am missing something here?

2014-09-24 07:30:51 UTC

Doublon

IBM Watson API

miket

"Questions" in the documentation without question mark (?) seem somehow wrong to me.

2014-09-24 07:44:18 UTC

NicoJuicy

Apple fans' tight pants are bending the iPhone 6 Plus

NicoJuicy

Perhaps a better link (updated thread title) : http://www.dailydot.com/technology/iphone-6-plus-bendgate/?f...

2014-09-24 07:45:26 UTC

rza

Ask HN: Hackers who cook

Cherian

1. It's cheaper and my cooking tastes better and is more sustainable healthwise compared to buying a dinner for equivalent cost. I didn't actually start enjoying cooking however until I started living in the city and I had a cool Japanese supermarket within walking distance. I actually enjoy grocery shopping, something I hated before, and since it's close, I don't have to think too much or plan ahead when shopping.2. Do you plan ahead? Like a weekly meal plan? No, for above reasons.3. What kind of things do you cook usually? East Asian cuisine, usually rice + some marinated meat + some vegatables.4. Do you follow any diet? Atkins, Slow Carb etc. no5. Do you have any life hacks, tips to be more productive as a cook? Live near a grocery store, buy a cookbook of some particular cuisine, this way you only have to buy a few core ingredients and you'll be able to make a whole new host of dishes.

While going through a ProductHunt post[1] I came across a fellow HNer[2] who was following NYT Cooking[3] and cooking with a plan on a regular basis. I was very curious to understand how he spaces time to cook and work. And the type of stuff he cooks.Which kind of inspired me to start working on project to follow someone and get inspired by their – meal plans, shopping patterns, recipes, hacks, tips etc (Another inspiration [4])I am trying to find hackers who cook at home on a regular basis (even if its only 2-3 times a week).If you cook, some questions:1. Why do you cook? Is it to save cash or is it recreation? Or something else?2. Do you plan ahead? Like a weekly meal plan?3. What kind of things do you cook usually?4. Do you follow any diet? Atkins, Slow Carb etc.5. Do you have any life hacks, tips to be more productive as a cook?Disclosure: I run Cucumbertown (http://www.cucumbertown.com/), the Tumblr for cooks.[1] http://www.producthunt.com/posts/new-york-times-apis[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=cdavis565[3] http://cooking.nytimes.com/[4] http://www.reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndHealthy/comments/2gutuk/26_2021_1592_grocery_list_meal_plan_and_recipes/Edit:Seems like this was taken off the homepage for some reason. The comment rate’s coming down.Thanks a lot for the encouraging comments. A short but exciting Q&A. If you can help me out more, please reach me on cherian@cucumbertown.com

2014-09-24 07:48:19 UTC

gone35

Microsoft SVC

gone35

Sorry, I didn't see the earlier discussion here the first time around [1].Leaving my submission on anyway, for its 'insider' perspective.[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8336954

2014-09-24 07:51:59 UTC

digifire

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission: Spacecraft successfully enters Martian Orbit

skbohra123

I just wish ISRO was a privately held like spacex and giving it a run for its money. You would get the students in India really inspired to learn real engineering.

2014-09-24 07:52:56 UTC