jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Ask HN: Tips to improve payment page?
Any tips to optimize payment page for a freemium site?

So far I have:
- highlight the recommended product to buy (eg http://basecamphq.com/signup)
- put a security logo to make people comfortable (eg https://www.usertesting.com/ClientSignup.aspx)
- include a phone number in case they have questions (eg http://adwords.google.com)

Any others?

Thanks
Experimenting with Real-Time Search using Sphinx (at craigslist) 
http://blog.zawodny.com/2011/10/27/experimenting-with-real-time-search-using-sphinx/
I'm happy to answer questions here on HN about this or how we use Sphinx in the more traditional mode.
Narrowcasting
http://startropica.com/radiolobe-the-narrowcasting-revolution/
Some Startups are so intimately defined by their founders that they can only be conceived by them. Guillermo Zambrano and his brainchild Radiolobe is one such pair.
Ask HN: Any experience with / opinions on the Titanium Mobile Platform?
http://www.appcelerator.com/products/titanium-mobile-application-development/
Specifically, for principally iOS development?
Rise Of Selfie Surgery - A new class of apps promises to fix you.
http://psxbot.net/rise-of-selfie-surgery-a-new-class-of-apps-promises-to-fix-you/
Your old camera fixed your red-eye, and Instagram fixed your photos. A new class of apps promises to fix you.
Finance minus the middlemen
http://eddiegeorge.me/2011/10/05/finance-minus-the-middlemen/
Finance is being disintermediated. The old finance value chain is giving way to direct connections between providers and consumers. Large monolithic finance companies can no longer own content, distribution or even their customers. Peer to peer lending, microloans, lending clubs, donation sites, knowledge networks, personal finance managers, virtual currencies, you name it, every area is under scrutiny and Entrepreneurs are seeking out inefficiencies that they can address with new mobile and web technologies.
Ask HN: When is a startup no longer a startup?
Obviously, if a startup gets acquired or goes public it is no longer a startup. But is it fair to consider a company like Facebook a startup? How about Twitter?
Elements to Remember in Web Site Design
http://www.splashnology.com/article/elements-to-remember-in-web-site-design/2772/
In this article I would like to write about design elements, which are often overlooked by web design beginners. Those elements that should already be by default, they are often not mentioned in the requirements specification, because many people think that designers already know about them and you shouldn’t bore anyone describing them.
Looking for 20-something content producers & bloggers
http://genjuiceteam.tumblr.com/post/5133568634/calling-all-20-something-bloggers-youtubers-content
This month, GenJuice will debut its exclusive network of 20-something content producers and bloggers.
Show HN: Fetcher: grab posts that you used to refresh manually
https://github.com/neriymus/Fetcher
Hi all, I've created a chrome extension that fetches the posts from websites I usually refresh manually from.

I read alot of reddit, and twitter, and hackernews, and I grew addicted to refreshing to get new updates. This extension does that for me, and filters posts which I have already seen. Happy to get any feedback/PRs! :)
Mpv video player 0.2 release
https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/releases/tag/v0.2.0
For those of you wondering, mpv is a fork of mplayer2. It was already discussed here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6194563

This new stable release introduces some popular features like VAAPI support and the On Screen Controller for mouse users.
HercuLeS high-level synthesis overview
http://www.nkavvadias.com/hercules/
HercuLeS is an extensible HLS environment that allows pluggable analyses and optimizations. It can be used for push-button synthesis from ANSI C and other source languages to custom hardware.

HercuLeS confronts shortcomings and omissions of current HLS flows such as the lack of extensibility, the use of opaque intermediate representations (IRs), and vendor- and technology-dependent HDL code generation. In contrast to rival HLS tools, HercuLeS uses open specifications throughout the HLS process. It exposes both its bit-accurate, typed-assembly IR named NAC (N-Address Code) and a low-level Graphviz-based IR for third-party interfacing of new frontends, analyses and optimizations.

I am the sole developer of HercuLeS so AMA :)
Show HN: An Reccurent Event tracker including for software lifecycle
https://www.beepwhen.com/
It's a project I'm working for some time, the starting idea was simple: I wanted to get simple notifications when reccurent events happen for example: I go to a site and I want to know when Windows (could be anything else) is launched, see the event in a calandar and get notified only for that every couple of years and nothing else.

Of course as I started to work on it ideas started creeping in so by now it's far more than that.

In the title I mentioned software lifecycle, you can already see this on https://endoflife.date/ but I also wanted to model this in a way that allows you to see them in a calendar besides other events.

If you want to see what is tracked for software you can search for 'software' topic: https://www.beepwhen.com/event-series/topics

Some feedback would be appreciated:

1. Is it is clear from the landing page what the app does?
2. If you think it's useful for you, if not why not , If it's useful, what stops you from using it

I'm happy to answer any questions

Thanks!
Turn off the lights getUserMedia API experiment
http://devhike.blogspot.com/2013/01/turn-off-light-getusermedia-api.html
getUserMedia API experiment
Show HN: Script to install releases of GitHub projects (on Linux)
https://github.com/MaxGyver83/install-from-github
After hundreds of times of searching the latest release of a GitHub project, picking the right package/archive, downloading and installing it, I have automated these steps.

This (POSIX) shell script takes a list of GitHub projects and tries finding, downloading and installing the correct deb/rpm/apk packages or compressed archives (currently only for `x86_64` Linux systems).

Unfortunately, I depend on that some pattern is used in the release's file names (like `xyz_linux_amd64.tar.gz`). So there is no guarantee that it works for every GitHub project. Just try it out and tell me when you find a project that you can't install with this script.
Flat UI 2.1 Released, Bootstrap 3.0 support (Before iOS 7 release)
http://designmodo.com/flat-ui-free-2-1-released/
Here is announce the release of new updates for Flat UI Free, version 2.1. After the release of Flat UI Pro 1.2, we have decided to update the free version of our framework as well. The main feature of the release is Bootstrap 3.0 support and documentation.
Ajax techniques to show movies and slide shows
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-ajaxxml7/?ca=dgr-lnxw01AjaxMedia
This article shows how to put an Ajax front end on a simple Web video-hosting application.
DHTwitter: A Vision of a Distributed Twitter
http://renaudbourassa.com/blog/2009/06/10/dhtwitter-a-vision-of-a-distributed-twitter/
Elaboration of distributed Twitter to reduce the company's servers load using Distributed Hash Tables.
IOS 5 JAILBREAK: FIREBREAK, WINTERBOARD, HANDS-FREE CONTROL 2011’S 3 BEST TWEAKS
http://www.newsflap.com/2011/12/22/ios-5-jailbreak-firebreak-winterboard-hands-free-control-2011s-3-tweaks/
2011 turned a very fine year for the Apple users, as there were so many different twists available for jailbreak among which Firebreak, WinterBoard and Hands-free stand as the most functional ones.
How To UPDATE THE KINDLE FIRE TO VERSION 6.2.1
http://www.teamphones.com/android/how-to-update-the-kindle-fire-to-version-6-2-1-3449.html
The software update which was promised by the Kindle Fire has commenced to roll out. The update was needed to fix its awful Wi-Fi connectivity, navigation, privacy and touchscreen issues.
Google Hot Trends
http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends/
Visualize Google Trends
Symbol's puzzle arcade game
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/symbolsmatch/id832717658?ls=1&mt=8
Hi,
I would like to present to you my first game on iOS. Enjoy.
SugarSync for Android Will Finally Allow you to Sync your Files
http://blog.appboy.com/2010/01/sugarsync-for-android-will-finally-allow-you-to-sync-your-files/
One of my major beefs with the Android platform is the lack of an iTunes-like solution.
Milking the Cloud
http://www.stormdriver.com/blog/milking-the-cloud/
A look at the current and upcoming cloud-based apps and services for regular internet users.
Genkii: Tokyo's Open Source Metaverse Strategists
http://www.ugotrade.com/2008/05/27/genkii-tokyos-opensource-metaverse-strategists/
Genkii is not only one of the coolest new companies on the planet, headed up by CEO, Ken Brady, formerly Director of International Strategies at Centric, a science fiction writer, and award winning film producer. But I think Genkii is one of the first Metaverse consulting companies in the world to put “a strong focus on leveraging Open Source platforms.”
ip2geo info in PHP
http://www.trk7.com/blog/programming/getting-visitor-location-in-php/
source of the script used to get the country of an online visitor.Demo here:http://play.trk7.com/ip.php
Need help testing a budget tracking web app
http://www.spendermon.com/features
In return, you get a free lifetime subscription.
Any volunteers?
Show HN: the best hn posts and comments since 2007 
http://www.hneasy.com/index.php?type=comments&hours=70000
My attempt to create a simple interface to find the "best" hn posts and comments in last 24hours / 2 days / 7 days / ... / since 2007.

I find it useful as I visit hacker news only now and then.
CBIR Information Utilizing Context
http://protogenist.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/retrieving-information-items-utilizing-context-2/
User-evaluation of the relevance of an image is often dependent on context, and this
implies that the performance of a raking function may also be very context dependent.

A key component of a retrieval system operating in such an environment is context
awareness in the query process. An early approach to developing methods utilizing
context in information retrieval was so-called context-aware retrieval applications.
These applications could be interactive, where the user directly issued a request to
retrieve relevant data items, or proactive, where documents were presented to the user
automatically.
Trident Insurance broker
http://www.trident-insurance.co.uk
Insurance Broker - For all your Car Insurance, Home Insurance, Building Insurance and Van Insurance requirements, contact Trident Insurance.
Lulu - Man reviews and you are probably already there.
http://company.onlulu.com/how_lulu_works
Just a heads up, they get your facebook and put a profile there without your consent.

If you want to be left out you have to go here http://company.onlulu.com/deactivate and ask to be removed.

Cheers
Transparent system-wide proxy
http://www.mblondel.org/journal/2011/06/27/transparent-system-wide-proxy/
A simple technique to create a transparent proxy at the system level. It’s especially useful in cases when you want to make sure that all connections make it through the proxy or when your application of interest doesn’t have proxy support.
Web2py: Another promising open source Python Web Framework
http://www.web2py.com/
I just came across another web framework for Python - Web2py. Looks pretty promising. He even had a reddit-type web2py app running on Google App Engine and that caught my interest. Other than the standard MVC stuff, Web2py also has a web-based admin interface, several free apps available, centralized authentication system. very nice...
Transform Windows 7, 8 To Android 4.4 Kitkat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J5bcVymct8
Skin Transformation Packs Allow To Change The Complete Look of Your PC. Inside This Skin You Will Get a New Boot Screen, File, Folder, Taskbar, Cursor, Icon, Desktop Wallpaper Docs and Much More. Skinpack Website That Was Founded In 2010. The Main Advantages of Skin-packs That Allow To Install Different Skin Packs After Sometime To keep Your Desktop Look Fresh.
Gmail Down for 12 Hours, Google Says 'Sorry About That'
http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=0020008P9UNA
At least 10 million people dealt with partial Gmail outages throughout most of Monday. "We realize that our users rely on Gmail to be always available and always fast, and for several hours we didn't deliver. We're updating our internal practices so that we can more quickly and effectively respond to network issues," Google officials said.
Wijmo – Complete Kit over 30 jQuery UI Widgets
http://blogupstairs.com/framework/javascript-framework/jquery/wijmo-complete-kit-jquery-ui-widgets/
Wijmo is a complete kit of over 30 UI Widgets that is a mixture of JavaScript, CSS3, SVG, and HTML5. It is an extension to jQuery UI with every widget built to its standards and framework. Each widget is ThemeRoller-ready.
Writing Vim plugins with Python
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMAeYp8mX_M
This is an awesome talk about writing Vim plugins using Python and TDD.
Flickr Auto uploader for Android free app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsInfinite.flickrup&hl=en
I wrote this app and published in google play. I made this app free as only close to 100 people bought it. Try it out if you are interested.
Faith-Based Development
http://www.sdtimes.com/TAKING_SOFTWARE_DEVELOPMENT_ON_FAITH/About_TESTING/33364
Because you build better software when you put the compile in God's hands.
Be The Life Of The Party With Djay Remote
http://blog.appboy.com/2010/04/be-the-life-of-the-party-with-djay-remote/
In the middle of DJ’ing a house party you’re called away from your desktop forgetting to cue up some tracks. To your amazement, iTunes cues up your live version of “Like a Virgin” after a kicking Beastie Boys track — your guests recoil in horror.

This tragedy could have been avoided with an app like Djay Remote.
The Doomsday Algorithm
http://rudy.ca/doomsday.html
The doomsday algorithm to find the day of the week.
Microsoft partners with China firm on cloud-computing
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/23/us-microsoft-china-idUSTRE77M0ND20110823
Microsoft Corp has signed a partnership deal with a Chinese firm to develop and market cloud-computing products in China.
DerbyJS Validation Kit
https://github.com/arithehun/derby-components
A component library of DerbyJS that includes validated text fields (including for account management).

Can validate usernames, passwords, names (includes autocapitalization) and email addresses using industry-standard regex pattern matching. If used with the flat-ui, will display a red x when in error and a green check when validated. Includes style hooks so custom styling is also permitted.

Should be used in conjunction with a Heroku deployment ready template that eliminates the Rediscloud bug in the default coffeescript bundle.

https://github.com/arithehun/derby-coffee-template
Is Fiverr a Good Way to Make Money Online?
http://vivastart.com/make-money-using-fiverr/
Making money on Fiverr seems to be quite the trend these days. However, not everybody can do it. Here are some tips and tricks to help you learn how to make money on Fiverr.
Weekend project - Dog name generator (with jQuery and PHP)
http://botezatorul.snoop.ro/en/
Made this to learn more jQuery and PHP. Part of a large WordPress mash-up that will help dog owners, as well as tackle the stray dogs issue in Romania.

Do you like it? Is there something else I should add to it?
Testflight Envy early access
http://blog.testflightapp.com/post/37787453396/green-with-envy
What are other good android alternatives similar to what testflight is to ios today?
The theoretical and real performance of Raid 10
http://blog.serverfault.com/post/798854017/the-theoretical-and-real-performance-of-raid-10
The theoretical and real performance of Raid 10
Web-Analytics Services
http://www.infilon.com/seo/webanalytic.shtml
Infilon Technologies is an innovative web designing company which provides comprehensive services for web design and development. Our company carries out seo, website developer, web development.
Ask HN: Which resources would you recommend to get started with programming?
I have no experience in computer science or programming, but I would like to learn as much I can.

I have taught middle school history for the last 7 years and have some ideas for educational applications that I would like to one day implement. But the intellectual challenges of programming also appeal to me.

Which resources would you recommend for a beginner?
Finally a good looking StatCounter Widget for OS X.
http://easternwest.com/statcounter-widget/
Fresh design for the StatCounter Widget. Add it to your dashboard if you use statcounter.
Show HN: NodeRT – Use any WinRT API from Node.js
https://github.com/NodeRT/NodeRT/blob/master/README.md
Automagically generate node.js native addons from WinRT assemblies.
7 Amazing Firefox Themes
http://www.designsmag.com/2011/08/7-amazing-firefox-themes/
For some reason when I think of the bland grey appearance most web browsers have when I install them, it gets me thinking of other technology that had a longer life span and sort of come into its own in terms of design. When manufactures began to produce television sets for the home, the idea was to make them look similar to things people already owned.
Eighteenth-century mechanical automaton: the Writer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUa7oBsSDk8
It's one of the three Jacquet-Droz automata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaquet-Droz_automata .
Asiajin - info on startup scene in Asia (mainly Japan)
http://asiajin.com/blog/
I'm having an impression that lots of web startups in Japan provide services in Japanese only and not much visible from English-speaking area. This blog seems to attempt to fill the gap.
Improve your debugging speed with EVars Eclipse plugin
http://blog.nirav.name/2009/03/improve-your-debugging-speed-with-evars.html
Hi HN, This is my first post here and like a first time poster I am not quite sure if this entry in particular qualifies as hacker news or not. I created this little tool as a result of the 'debugging pain' I suffered from a mostly closed source application. I am hoping there are developers like me who could be benefited here, I would appreciate any feedback on it. Also, what tools you use for debugging apart from standard IDE?
New AI benchmark - The Toy Box Problem
http://ncarlson.com/post/433323535/the-toy-box-problem
Direct PDF URL:

http://bit.ly/bocTyt
Can We Trust Web Completely? 
http://internetrack.blogspot.com/2008/07/can-we-trust-web-completely.html
Everyone is aware of Amazon being down for several hours over two business days, and by some estimates losing more than a million dollars an hour in sales.
Howto: Install Metasploit 3.1 svn in Ubuntu Hardy Heron
http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2008/04/howto-install-metasploit-31-svn-in.html
This is a tool that I pentest my lan with and can be used to hack remote computers/networks or whatever, I will show you how to get this setup and installed in Ubuntu Hardy very easily:
How would you improve my virtual assistant landing?
Hi guys!
I'm building a virtual assistant for work-related stuff, and I would really appreciate some feedback on how can I improve my landing page? Our assistant allows you to do any work you need by only sending 1 message in any messenger. It's like a Jarvis from Iron Man in your messenger!
Thank you in advance!
https://buddle.work/main-en
Cut the Rope for IE9
http://www.talkaboutdesign.com/article/cut_the_rope_for_internet_explorer_9
Now you can play the popular hit for free in your HTML5-powered browser.
Why you should use Adobe Illustrator to create user interfaces
http://www.astutegraphics.com/blog/why-you-should-use-adobe-illustrator-to-create-user-interfaces/
Novice designers always come up with a question about which application to use to create user interfaces. Most choose a bitmap editor such as Photoshop. However, I believe vector editors are better suited for this purpose, especially when it comes to such a powerful application as Adobe Illustrator. Why? Let’s talk about this in detail.
2012 Summer Olympics - Infographics
http://vectorboom.com/load/articles/inspiration/olympics2012/9-1-0-221
In 32 days and counting, London will be the very first city to host the modern Olympic Games for the third time. Proud Londoners will open the 2012 Olympics with as much, if not more, fervour than the previous two. In 1908 the city welcomed the world for the first time, there after the Games came to town a second time in 1948. Now once again in 2012, athletes, officials and sports fans from around the world will return to London to celebrate healthy competition and sheer prowess of play.
Wowza Server nDVR (Live DV recording ) & Web Remote Control
http://www.cloudshoring.in
Live Video+Wowza servers+nDVR+Cloud services+Web+Mobile provides immense opportunities to deliver newer models in the business of Video. Wowza’s Adptive bit rate Live streaming using Wowza’s on the fly Transcoder also offers newer possibilities.
Cloudflare - Optimizing Your Network Stack for Optimal Mobile Web Performance
http://calendar.perfplanet.com/2012/optimizing-your-network-stack-for-optimal-mobile-web-performance/
from cloudflare engineer
Wait…Wait..Wait for it Our Disloyalty Card Program
http://creativelysmart.com/wait-wait-wait-disloyalty-card-program/
Local businesses are finding ways to stick it to franchises by participating in Creatively Smart Marketing’s “Disloyalty Card Program”

Creatively Smart Marketing leaders in cloud-based experiential and guerilla marketing services in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States has recently announced its “Disloyalty Card Program” in Chicago, IL and Atlanta, Georgia.

In keeping with its experiential marketing tradition, Creatively Smart Marketing has recently introduced its

Chicago Disloyalty Card Program
Join our Disloyalty Card Program
“Disloyalty Card Program” to local Chicago and Atlanta retailers. The disloyalty card program is designed to keep consumers from going to more established franchise businesses like Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts and instead coming to local businesses by offering consumers free stuff,” said Martez Knox, Managing Partner at Creatively Smart Marketing.

Creatively Smart Marketing, which is providing the cards and administering the program invites retailers to re-establish their ties with local customers. The program and it’s social media component enables businesses to encourage repeat business. Allowing retailers to grow their revenue and their brand.

“Retailers are responding to our “Disloyalty Card Program” with enthusiasm, Knox said.
Why tablet market growth will drop off in three years
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/why-tablet-market-growth-will-drop-three-years
IDC forecasts the tablet growth tsunami will calm to single digits in 2017. A good reason for that could be improvements in computer-human interaction, which will make mobile devices with larger screens less vital.
Video: The dangers of relying on user feedback 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BZqSTLk4GU
Hi guys,

This is my first ever YouTube video. I think I have some interesting views and insights that could be useful for people in the industry, so I decided to start a channel.

I know it could be better/more coherant but I realized that talking into a camera is surprisingly hard! I hope to improve that in future videos :)

Anyway, thanks for watching and in any case it'd be great to get some feedback on this subject!