jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Crowdpac.com: using data science to help inform voters at election time
https://recode.net/2014/06/02/new-approach-to-nonpartisan-voters-guide/
"Crowdpac uses data to inform its recommendations for federal and state races. It analyzes stated positions on key issues, an incumbent’s voting record and campaign contributions to score each candidate.

Voters take a quick, three-step quiz to determine where they fall on the political spectrum, from liberal to conservative, and identify which issues they care most passionately about — say, health care, immigration or marriage rights. Based on these responses, Crowdpac generates individualized recommendations for those politicians whose views most closely match the voter’s own.

Crowdpac’s online voter guide debuts with California’s open primary this Tuesday, in which the two top candidates in each race, irrespective of party, face off in the general election. A mobile app should be available by this fall."
Mobile Infographics: The Magnificent 7
http://www.appsee.com/blog/collection-of-7-phenomenal-mobile-infographics/
Check out these great infographics on the world of Mobile
Learn how another call floor reduced attrition rates
http://marketing.clearviewlive.com/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/5634/p/p-001b/t/page/fm/0
ClearView Performance Dashboard allows your agents see their own stats in real time. Help them stay on top.
A very British way of mourning
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5771032/Wootton-Bassett-A-very-British-way-of-mourning.html
quite moving
Conflicted, Should I sell my domain?
http://flairjax.com/conflicted-should-i-sell-my-domain
Thinking of selling my domain. Wondering if any experienced startup guys have any advice.
Cloud Computing - Is this a revolution or just an evolution?
http://www.iamondemand.com/post/6972994901/i-am-ondemand-discussion-cloud-computing-is-this-a
Three months ago I started this LinkedIn discussion and I keep getting comments about it. People might say that it is just a defiant question for marketing purposes. I say that this question raises many thoughts and opinions that helps marking the strategy of an IT organization. I invite you to read the following comments that can bring you to think a bit more about your current On-Demand strategy and approach.

What do you think ?
Live bitcoin feed for Blogger
http://www.searchbitcoin.com/index.php/plugins/btc-economy-plugin/#blogger
Blogger blog blog blah da
Extreme User Research
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BoxesAndArrows_Stories/~3/258798722/extreme-user
I find this to be the case often -- if you don't reality check your product ideas with real users, you will find yourself spending insane amounts of time and energy on features that don't matter.
E-Skills UK and employers team up to launch cyber security apprenticeship
http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2268191/eskills-uk-and-employers-team-up-to-launch-cyber-security-apprenticeship
Organisations across the IT, communications and defence sectors have teamed up with Business and IT Sector Skills Council (E-Skills UK) to launch cyber security apprenticeships.
What are the best ways to analyze a market?
Before you try to venture into a market with your idea to bring something better and greater how would you make sure if that idea is going to fly within the target market segment or would bring in some $$$$$$? Any pointers?
Socialblood Wants To Turn Facebook Into The World’s Largest Blood Bank
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679439/socialblood-wants-to-turn-facebook-into-the-worlds-largest-blood-bank
Leveraging the power of the social network, the new startup wants to eliminate the blood shortages that plague the developing world by connecting people directly to others with their same blood type.

www.socialblood.org
Digg developing Reddit-like sub-Diggs, Chicago Tribune goes after Diggers
http://www.windycitizen.com/news/wrigleyville/2008/07/24/diggcom-chicago-town-hall-wrap-up-developing-sub-diggs-partnering-with-
Covered last night's Digg Town Hall meeting in Chicago. Jay Adelson told me Digg's working on sub-Digg feature very similar to what Reddit and Mixx are doing. Fascinating stuff.

Also, I broke down the Chicago Tribune's aggressive Digg strategy. Are they gaming the system? Not really. But it's still weird.
Weekend Project: Convert Wikipedia articles to Kindle
http://www.spacey.me/labs/wiki2kindle
If you are a student like me, you will probably need to use Wikipedia on daily basis. However sometimes the article is very long or you need to read it on the go when you don't have access to the internet. That's where you can use wiki2kindle , simply enter the url of the article and your kindle address and it will get delivered straight to your device, or leave the email field blank to download the pdf version. Tell me what you think.
Ask HN: Any reviews of Antler VC accelerator?
The web site is not very clear (how much equity, when) but they claim over $75M available.

I found only one hacker-news comment mentioning them.

Any feedback on them ?
Creating UML class diagrams in the iPad
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/modelr/id530928796
Very simple app that I wanted to have, since I really like yuml.me diagrams, it needed a port. Will improve.
SurDoc offers free unlimited cloud storage
https://twitter.com/SurDoc/status/268225447094013952
Free unlimited cloud accounts for #Veterans at https://www.surdoc.com/ with code LOUETK2QK07 (share pictures, access files from anywhere...)
How iPhone Twitter App Has Almost Wasted My Whole Monthly Data Plan
http://borispavlovic.posterous.com/how-iphone-twitter-app-has-almost-wasted-my-w#
Do not leave your iPhone switched on with Twitter Application trying to open a link in its internal browser.
Windows 7 Beta Download Links
http://www.technobuzz.net/windows-7-beta-download-links/
Microsoft servers
surrender to the massive traffic that hits the Windows 7 Beta CPP page. And if you are also trying to download the Windows 7 Beta form there and can,t get the download link. Than here are the Windows 7 Beta Download Links, which will help you to download the Windows 7 Beta.
Podcast en Java Hispano: Introducción a Play Framework
http://playlatam.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/podcast-en-java-hispano-introduccion-a-play-framework/
En el último podcast de Java Hispano han publicado una entrevista a Jorge Aliss (@jaliss) y Sebastián Scarano (@develsas), dos entusiastas miembros de la comunidad Play y asiduos colaboradores de este blog.
Aquí tienen la nota de Java hispano, y desde aquí pueden escuchar la entrevista:
http://www.javahispano.org/storage/podcasts/137_JavahispanoPodcast_PlayFramework.mp3
HP Notebooks Going "Green"
http://fredstechblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/hp-notebooks-gowing-green.html
A small Boston-area company Boston Power won a lucrative contract from Hewlett-Packard to produce green power batteries for HP's line of laptop computers.
Facebook’s DeepFace Project Nears Human Accuracy In Identifying Faces
http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/18/faceook-deepface-facial-recognition/
The CVPR 2014 paper: http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~wolf/papers/deepface.pdf
Show HN: My weekend project, pizzacodes.com.au
http://www.pizzacodes.com.au
It's always very tedious to find good discount pizza, so this last weekend I set about making a community site to vote up and down the yummiest deals. The system is targeted towards Australian Pizza chains.
The Etymology of Nerd and Geek ... and a Little Love
http://www.makingstrange.net/2010/02/etymology-of-nerd-and-geek-and-bit-of.html
A personal take on the etymology of the words nerd and geek.
Crowdsourced Khan Academy CS Challenge: Modeling Accretion Disks
http://www.khanacademy.org/cs/challenge-modeling-accretion-disks/1176457365
Cool simulations from the crowd on the Khan Academy CS platform.
SmartCopy: Intelligent Layer on Top of Existing Cloud Storage
http://shrikar.com/blog/2014/02/21/smartcopy-intelligent-layer-on-top-of-existing-cloud-storage/
http://shrikar.com/blog/2014/02/21/smartcopy-intelligent-layer-on-top-of-existing-cloud-storage/
How to hustle your way into an accelerator
https://medium.com/p/3e0a52e574da
To great extend this applies to YC as well.
Javascript Tutorial Part 3 - Explicit type conversion
http://united-coders.com/matthias-reuter/all-about-types-part-3
Matthias Reuter writes about the magic and good ways how to use automatic and explizit type converting. What is "x = ("0")?0:1" and so on.
Microsoft “Data Transfer” and “Data Hub” Previews Aren't Ready for Big Data
http://architects.dzone.com/articles/microsoft-codename-%E2%80%9Cdata?mz=62447-cloud
Or even MediumData. Looks like both "Data Transfer" and "Data Hub" were having trouble with a simple Excel worksheet; Roger Jennings provides details.
Nokia c6-01 unlocked review |
http://mydigitalcamerareview.org/digitalcamera/nokia-c6-01-unlocked/
Lately, Nokia just launched a tablet model touch-screen smartphone that is relatively smaller and more affordable than C7. The new Nokia C6-01 Unlocked
The Hindenburg Omen, Prelude to a stock market crash?
http://www.safehaven.com/article/17836/the-recent-hindenburg-omen-observation
All criteria were met. Both NYSE New 52 Week Highs (92) and New 52 Week Lows (81) exceeded 2.2 percent of NYSE traded issues (3,168). The McClellan Oscillator was negative -120.03, and the 50 Day Moving Average was Rising. New 52 Week Highs were not more than twice New 52 Week Lows, so it all added up to an official unconfirmed Hindenburg Omen observation Thursday.
Excel Alternatives for Mac Users
http://wondersuite.com/microsoft-office-excel-mac/
Mac users waited a stable Microsoft Office Excel app for a long time now. Now is here, but not available for every pocket.

Here are some of the best Excel alternatives available for free or much cheaper than the Office Suite and they can do exactly the same thing.
Passion projects
http://www.petelatshaw.com/post/205821252/passion-projects
Teach your kids to follow their passions (inspired by PG)
Makes color palette from a picture
https://github.com/Projekod/ColorPalette
Makes color palette from a picture.

simple PHP project.
Twitter Verified Accounts Are Here
http://blogs.voices.com/thebiz/2009/07/twitter_verified_accounts.html
Today, I confirmed the existence of Twitter Verified Accounts, a much needed add-on for businesses, brands and celebrities to communicate to users that they are the real deal.
Find your software contracting rate 
http://www.coastmountainsoftware.com/rate-calculator/
This rate calculator for software contractors helps you figure out how much to charge if you are start your own business.
New CLI plugin for helping working with MongoDB add-ons
https://discussion.heroku.com/t/new-cli-plugin-for-helping-working-with-mongodb-add-ons/316
I've written an heroku CLI plugin for working with MongoDB storage
Dojo now uses AMD - initial load 3.8k
http://dojotoolkit.org/features/
Dojo now can load its modules asynchronously - plus also other 3rd party modules & libs (e.g. jQuery)
PipesCamp , unconference for Yahoo! Pipes enthusiasts
http://pipesCamp.pbwiki.com
the first ever pipesCamp uconference, dedicated to showcase,discuss and explore how yahoo! pipes can be used by bloggers, startups, developers and end-users alike - is going to be held in december 23rd, 2007 in chennai,india. also featured is a "best pipes" showcase contest open to all. more info on the wiki...
In order to speak more plainly or controversially than I otherwise would, to protect myself or my employer, etc. In general, be more *honest*.
5 Features that Would Have Truly Made the iPad A “Magical” Device
http://blog.appboy.com/2010/04/5-features-that-would-have-truly-made-the-ipad-a-magical-device/
So, as I assume you know by now, Apple released their extremely over hyped and some say most important product ever this week, the iPad. Steve Jobs, when first introducing the iPad referred to it with so many different adjectives, like only Steve Jobs knows how to do. The two words that stuck out among the bunch were “Magical” and “Revolutionary”. Now, here’s the thing, the iPad has been out for days now, and it has gotten endless positive reviews, however, with all its amazing graphics and smooth UI transitions, the iPad is hardly magical or revolutionary.
Posterous.com is down
http://www.posterous.com
Are they not taking their uptime more seriously since they'll be closing down anyway in a couple of months?
Show HN: SimpleDraw – Draw with Simple Shapes
https://simpledraw.limboy.me/
it's a simple tool I made for myself in a weekend. Sometimes I want to create images using just shapes like circle, rect and line, but doing it programmatically. p5.js seems too complicated, html5 canvas API seems not so friendly.

with this tool, you can create shapes the object way like ActionScript3, using unified API. some examples:

https://simpledraw.limboy.me/?snippet=WZ7XCoc_t11
https://simpledraw.limboy.me/?snippet=4HrI_AhNPsE
Campus safety app
http://smusmc.com/livesafe-app-aims-to-curb-campus-crime/
Apps have become second-nature for smartphone users as mobile devices now provide a platform for flashlights, paperless concert tickets, dinner reservations, pharmaceutical and banking services, travel plans, and more. However, safety is one area that has yet to be infiltrated and adapted. Virginia Tech shooting survivor Kristina Anderson hopes to change that with a new app called LiveSafe.
Extreme Sheep LED Art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw
Oldie but a goodie...
4K video recording in a smartphone? Good job Acer
http://knowtifier.com/news/276/acer-announces-6-inch-liquid-s2-with-4k-video-recording/
Acers newest phablet smartphone looks promising. 4k recording is a great feature although the problem is that 4k displays are now common atm. So it might just drain the battery without you making use of the feature.
IPhone Kids Punishment App
http://itunes.apple.com/app/tymoot/id423231052
Hi, We just launched our new app to make kids punishment more fun, us geek parents need software to take care of things :)
Beat the riddle
http://forwardfeed.pl/index.php/2011/10/03/zagadka-znow-ukryty-tekst/
Guess hidden message! In table english version. Is second riddle.
Skip Google Earth for YouTube vids, use Mappeo instead
http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9796245-2.html
This is my project.
Feedback and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!
(www.monkeyleeks.com)homeless man selected for olympics 
http://www.monkeyleeks.com/index.php?option=com_tpdugg&task=search&Itemid=70
homeless man selected for 2012 olympics after he launched a pole at a police officer LOL!!
for more stories similar to this visit www.monkeyleeks.com
Ask HN: Could a launch loop feasibly replace a mega-bridge project?
Launch loops ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_loop ) are most commonly discussed at orbital-class scale ... 2,000 km long runways to throw stuff (and possibly, people) into space, assembly-line style.

Problem is, it's one of those huge, hypothetical mega-projects that seems perfectly feasible on paper, but quickly bogs down as soon as anyone starts talking about actually building one.

But unlike most space launch mega-projects, launch loops scale. You can build a working hobby-sized one in your basement.

So I've been kicking around the idea of picking one of the mega-bridge (or mega tunnel) projects under consideration, and building a launch loop instead ... intended as a viable pilot project for one day building a full-scale orbital launcher ... or just a viable replacement for really long bridges.

So, question is, is it feasible at this scale? Energy requirements? How much traffic could one handle? Special challenges for building a closely linked pair (for two-way traffic)? Risks?

Addendum: John Knapman developed a more adaptable version, called a space cable ( http://www.spacecable.org.uk/index.html ). He includes many smaller-scale, alternative applications for it ... but nothing there about use as a mega-bridge, so my question stands.
Yeah, we've read enough already - connecting the dots with Seth Godin
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/12/tools-and-insight.html
A post by Seth Godin that connects with Ben Nesvig's recent post on deliberate practice
Smartphones, Google Glass? And next? Interactive Storefronts with Inet Access.
http://www.nizen.net/init/pages/blog.html
Smartphones, Google Glass, Is this it ? What's next ? Interactive Retail Storefronts with Internet Access.
Recent github activity as a treemap
http://octos.quash.es
24hrs of activity for the last 100 projects updated on github. I found interesting that github alternates between cycles with dominant push to cycles with dominant watch actions.
Great interview with George Lucas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl2zoEEOUCg
This Charlie Rose <a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl2zoEEOUCg>interview</a> of George Lucas has some really interesting parts about how art is technology. That is, technology is simply a way to realize a vision - an artistic vision in George Lucas' case. I think the particularly interesting stuff is around 23:30 and 27:00. Lots of parallels with Hackers and Painters.
Guillaume Olivrin On Open Source, NAP And Sign Language In Information Systems
http://www.opensourcereleasefeed.com/interview/show/guillaume-olivrin-on-open-source-nap-and-sign-language-in-information-systems
I recently has the opportunity to speak with Guillaume Olivrin about some of his work at the CSIR/Meraka. Two specific topics I found really interesting was the National Accessibility Portal as well as the work that is being done to bring sign language to information systems.
Porting Jquery Plugins With Backbone
http://blog.fuzzytofocused.com/post/44822894544/porting-jquery-plugins-with-backbone-and-deep-model
A solution I came up with to keep jquery plugins very modular with my front end code. Some gotchas with it, but I think an interesting approach. Would like to see a similar thing done in angular or ember?
The story behind XCOM: Enemy Unknown
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-firaxis-launches-xcom-20121008,0,6100681.story
For more than four years, a team of 40 or so people in Sparks secretly worked for this Tuesday.

In perhaps the biggest day in Firaxis Games' history, the design studio releases "XCOM: Enemy Unknown," a richly detailed and immersive video game that already has gotten rave reviews.

Firaxis and its parent company, 2K Games of Novato, Calif., need all the buzz they can get. Firaxis wouldn't say how much it spent developing the game, but large releases typically cost tens of millions of dollars. It's a calculated gamble that's commonplace in the video game industry, where companies pursue big-budget blockbuster hits in much the same way Hollywood bets on movies.

"You're talking about a big investment to reach a lot of people with a high end production product," said Steve Martin, Firaxis' president. "It's the biggest game Firaxis has ever produced. … It is a Herculean effort to make something this big."
Ask HN: What are possible value propositions for automating tasks (e.g. testing)
I'm currently working as a software engineer in a smallish, flatish, privately owned company that is transitioning from consulting to software only and our CTO is having a extremely hard time to explain why the company should invest any money in our janky CI and nonexistent test automation, or even moving away from the stupidly manual deployments that we are having. Anything that is not delivering some feature for customers and therefor brings in money is a though sell.

This problem is an interesting one for me and I've been thinking about ways to give a concrete value proposition with clear monetary gains by automating tasks, but I wanted to see if anyone else have tackled the same issue, and how might have presented the issue for executives without technical understanding of modern development processes.

Some details that might matter is that the CEO is also the founder and most of the executives have all been in the company for multiple decades.
BuyMyStartup.co - a new tool
http://buymystartup.co/
A friend of mine just launched this and is looking for feedback. Something between ExitRound and Flippa - what do you think?
Using Gmail and Google Groups for Email Standups
http://tpitale.com/how-ive-been-running-email-standups.html
Using a small ruby script and a google group we have been doing daily standups over email. It's working well, so I thought to write up the details of how we're making it happen.
Stop Adobe Update Manager from launching on OSX
http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/stop-adobe-update-manager-launching/
Disable the Adobe Update Software Manager on launch with one command line. Pretty useful for OSX users !
Favorite Startup
http://startupcotton.com/whishlist
Who's your favorite (tech) startup at the moment?
We've just launched the TVLinks video search and webTV guide
http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/06/17/internet-tv-search-engine-tvlinks-exits-stealth-content-missing-in-action/
With a neutral/bad review from techcrunch. What do you think ? :)<p>TVLinker
Ask HN: Latest recommended mBaaS for mobile chat apps?
What are the latest recommended mBaaS for mobile chat apps?

So far:
- Parse.com (expensive, can be unreliable)
- Firebase.com (doesn't support push notifications)

Any others?
The Tipping Network: How bright ideas will change the world
http://ttn.iss.im/
"The Tipping Network - How bright ideas
will change the world" is a free e-book that describes how an open standard called
ISS/IM will revolutionize the way society shares information.
How to configure a VPN on Android
http://tutorialnew.com/en/tutorial19.html
Will learn step by step in this tutorial how to configure a VPN (Virtual Private Network) on your phone, VPN is a form of reliable communication due to encryption that makes the data…
Nerdy office klout competition
http://klout.com/blog/2011/05/does-your-office-have-klout/
nothing like having a social media influence competition in your office. Winner takes all.
Show HN: ReelComment My Little app for better youtube comment
http://www.reelcomment.com
I'm delighted to share my latest little project just in time after I started adopting lean startup approach.

Been working with a few friends on and off for the past couple of months, it's awesome to "launch" it under the name "reelcomment", in that it is about better video comment, markup for youtube video, as I feel it's getting messier and harder to find videos on youtube. I'd love to have a place to store my favorite place under different categories, quickly find the key moments within each video, and engage in conversation with friends and people who care.

This is probably less than what a MVP should be, but we are iterating it as we go.

Please check it out and let me know your feedback, you're always awesome - http://reelcomment.com
Cherry Kitchen Cabinets
http://www.thertastore.com/Cherry_Kitchen_Cabinets_s/2694.htm
Kitchen remodeling requires lot of planning and for this you need to take into account various aspects that need to be altered. This will include tables and countertops, colors, lighting, flooring, walls, sinks and many more.
One month of coding in 9min video, set to Chopin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpYw8SegNsE
When non-programmers ask you what coding is like, maybe point them to this?
Dat Score
http://www.datpat.com/
Calculate your science and overall GPA based on ADEA guidelines. The ADEA listed the 2009 enrollee average GPA as 3.55 and science GPA as 3.47. Without a DAT, your GPA should be above those statistics to gain an acceptance.
Ask HN: What's your non standard education story?
We all know the standard happy path that society mostly agree on how and when formal education is supposed to happen.

Unfortunately for some people there are life events and circustances that interrupt or interfiere with education on the standard time window.

One of the main problems if you miss this window is that as an adult you have to provide economically for yourself and many times for your family too.

What's your story?

How did you overcome your educational gaps?
Did you take the formal education path? did you take a break from work?

I have a thousand of questions but I think is better if you can share your story to inspire others.

I think there is the emotional journey and then the practicality of it, I'm interested in both actually.

Thanks for sharing!.