jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Show HN: MiniHack - Practical Hacker News Client for iOS
http://42mini.co/minihack 
Hi all,

This is my first iOS app, a Hacker News client for iOS with login support and many sharing options. (Universal App)

Features Highlight:

- Login to vote, flag, reply and view your profile page.

- Support almost all the pages including Home Page, Newest, Ask, Jobs, Active,
Classic, Best Stories, Best Comments (more coming).

- Share via Twitter, Facebook, Email, SMS.

- Read Later via Instapaper, Readability, Pocket.

- Bookmarking via Pinboard, Kippt, Delicious.

- Uncluttered reading with Readability Web Mobilizer.

- Gray out read stories.

- Smart Gestures

Currently not all the features of HN supported, but it's 1.0, and I will continue working on it and polish the hell of it. My goals is to make an full-featured HN client for iOS with some nice and powerful extension features and yet keep it simple and practical. (Hopefully I have the chance)

So I need your feedbacks and supports to keep making it better, any feedbacks appreciated.

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-practical-hacker/id631108846?mt=8

Email: support+minihack@42mini.co

Twitter: http://twitter.com/minihackapp

Website: http://42mini.co/minihack
How to generate font of handwriting
http://kevinandamanda.com/scrapbook/fonts/fontsforpeas/
If you would like a font of your handwriting for free read this:
Evolution-data-server : Remove a bunch of juvenile comments
http://git.gnome.org/browse/evolution-data-server/commit/?id=d17494da8ebaba8673a581f256efc8a1d41e1e40
From Ryan Dahl : https://twitter.com/ryah/status/212664505434521600
Show HN: Search Away – Housing search companion
https://searchaway.co
Hey HN, excited to share a side project I’ve been working on for the past few months. This started after getting frustrated trying to figure out where to live. I wanted an easy way to see how an area was changing. Are schools improving or getting worse? Is housing inventory increasing or decreasing? How does this compare to historic levels?

Search Away brings together housing, income, school, census and crime data for over 33,000 zip codes and 87,000 schools. Housing data is updated monthly. All other information is updated when more recent data is published (every few months).

Hope this helps you discover new places and makes it easier to find a home.

Looking forward to feedback.
Apple may have manipulated images
http://androidcommunity.com/galaxy-tab-10-1-ban-suspended-outside-of-germany-20110816/
http://www.slashgear.com/euro-galaxy-tab-10-1-injunction-diluted-only-german-sales-blocked-16172101/
Show HN: New Buildings in Dubai
https://www.lankea.com/en
Organizing all new developments in one place. Starting with Dubai, UAE and Zagreb, Croatia
Is Ad blocking the next legal battleground?
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/opinion-is-ad-blocking-the-next-legal-battleground
I know a significant number of Hacker News readers use ad-blocking options, which is why I thought of making this my first submission to HN.

My confession:
(1) I'm a publisher that relies on advertising as my only viable revenue model
(2) Before that, I ran the digital department of an ad agency that managed millions in online campaigns

So my opinions will be predictable.

But I'm going to (hopefully) sway the conversation into an area few think about -- the "independent web" exists because of advertising. There are thousands of websites that gain either significant viewership (and thus expense) or require significant time investments whereby online advertising makes the effort worth it for those involved. If "ad blocking" and "do not track" increase in popularity, the independent web will be in serious jeopardy. As a publisher of one such site, I know first hand.

And beyond just those important websites that provide thought and opinion which may be contrary to the "mainstream," are a host of other pure information sites on cooking, building, etc. that many of us find useful from time to tim.

And extending further, the massive ecosystem of hosting companies and their employees would also be at risk if their clients are no longer able to pay bills.

The unintended consequences of stifling the only currently viable revenue model for thousands of websites is far reaching.

Yes. Lots of ads do indeed suck (I made good ones!). And there continue to be unscrupulous ad networks that do bad things (though significantly less than 3 years ago). As imperfect as it is, it's the only option.

So -- brains of HN -- if you feel blocking ads is important, and realize that broader use endangers a great deal if important content online -- what's the alternative?
Ask HN: Do you think there is a need for a community for career advice?
I guess plenty of students use Reddit/ Quora for career related tips. Please give your thoughts
Review startup: blurtt.com
http://www.blurtt.com
We want to deliver thoughts and emotions or just a burst of words on a 3.5"x5" physical card
(what we call "blurtts") easily and with as much impact as possible.Send them to your friends,
your family; send them to famous people or big corporations. Send them anonymously to a
lover and much more, for $.99 (includes postage)
Show HN: A simple poll app with real-time results
http://hixup.com/#/3fKz
Hi!<p>This is a web app I made over the past few days as a little project to learn more about AngularJS and Firebase. The app lets you create a simple poll in a matter of seconds and without the need to register. The votes and comments are updated in real time.<p>I was impressed by Angular's features and its relative ease of learning. Thanks to Firebase I could concentrate on writing client-side code only; there is no back-end to this app. This means I can host it for free through GitHub Pages.<p>Your opinions and suggestions are most welcome. What do you like? What would you change? Any feature requests? You can have a look at the code here: https://github.com/dbbert/personal/tree/gh-pages. Coding style advice is also much appreciated.<p>Thanks!<p>Bert
Barack Obama's official document channel on Scribd
http://scribd.com/barackobama
Official publications from Obama for America
Great HN Idea: Grinch Mode
Add a single text button that changes the user coloring back. It's interesting that to some, it's an insignificant change, and to others, it's a huge change in readability/usability.
Mashup Evernote and Dropbox Content With Postachio
http://thetechblock.com/mashup-evernote-dropbox-content-postach-io/
Thank to the Tech Block about announcing our Dropbox blogging integration - now you can mash up your Evernote and Dropbox content with Postach.io :)
Help Explain To Judges Why Copyrighting APIs Is Such A Bad Idea
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/02/eff-calling-all-geeks-help-explain-to-judges-hearing-oracle-v-google-appeal-why-copyrighting-apis-is-such-a-bad-idea/
Help Explain To Judges Why Copyrighting APIs Is Such A Bad Idea
How I trolled myself out of Google and destroyed my affiliate business
http://sebastianjohnsson.com/successfully-trolled-google-destroyed-entire-affiliate-business/
Just a little story about what can happen when you decide to troll Google with a bunch of sites fronted with cute little animals in the Pay Day Loan-niche.
$10,000 Platform Hack off
http://platform.eventbrite.com
Win $10,000 for the application that gets the most users after 24 hours.
Jessica Livingston is now tweeting as well 
http://twitter.com/foundersatwork
A few days after pg started twitting as well: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1640530
Gitboard
http://gitboard.net/
Simple dashboard for a quick overview of Git projects
Tech Start-ups + Government Programs = Bad Mix
http://dmix.ca/2008/06/technology-start-ups-ontario-summer-company/
A write-up about my experience applying for a government run young entrepreneur program offering a $3000 grant (not much but its a start).

These programs are not suited for tech start-ups facing legitimate opportunities; instead they foster companies that are created in bad industries with low barriers to entry.
Show HN:  Would you use this Twitter iPad App?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/26/birds-eye-ipad-app-lets-you-use-twitter-while-looking-down-on-i/
Any critical feedback of our Twitter client for the iPad (free) would be appreciated. Would you use this? A screensaver version? The ability to add other channels besides Twitter? I'm all ears.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/26/birds-eye-ipad-app-lets-you-use-twitter-while-looking-down-on-i/
Tell HN: I'm running a study group on Spivak's Calculus.
Hello Hackers,

I'm starting a study group for Spivak's Calculus over on reddit.

Calculus is a rigorous study of single variable calculus focusing almost entirely on theory and proofs. The book is highly regarded as a text for aspiring students of pure mathematics. While it is an introduction to the subject, it's probably best that readers have some previous exposure to calculus, as well as to basic logic and proof techniques.

We will begin on January 1st, and try to cover a chapter per week. Anybody who's interested in truly groking calculus is welcome to join.

Links to the books Amazon page and the study group's subreddit are below:

http://www.reddit.com/r/SpivakStudyGroup/

http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-4th-Michael-Spivak/dp/0914098918/

Thanks,

Corey
Show HN: Gun.io funding 3 months of dev resources from their platform
https://gun.io/pitch/
Gun.io is running a pitch competition, judged by the community, for 3 months of dev resources.
Why I don't give fixed price. Software developer story.
http://a.khavr.com/2007/12/24/why-i-dont-give-fixed-price-software-developer-story/
Why fixed price estimates on software development contracts are ruining customer's business. Some math inside.
Ask HN: Lisp Based Video Editing?
Hi HN,

I've an assignment to make a instruction video in my class. I'd like to try out creating the video with a programming language. I remember that one I saw a lisp based video creation/editing/animation software here on HN.

My internet searches in the last hour only yielded https://lang.video. What I search is pretty similar. However it had a very beautiful UI and could be used/tested directly in the browser.

I loved that software and I remember that the creator(s) also made a small game, a text editor for macOS and some other stuff. Each application was minimalistic and themeable with the same theme-specification, also created by them.

Sadly I don't remember the name and can't find it in my notes or with my internet search engines.

Does anyone know the one I seek or other video editing programming languages or DSLs?
Why Tech Companies Love Manor, Texas
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100901/why-the-high-tech-industry-loves-manor-texas.html
Town officials embrace the Gov 2.0 ethos
Show HN: Turing Planet. Find a human among chatbots.
http://cortastudios.com/games/turing_planet/
This is a webgame I developed with a friend in a kind of company we are starting up. In the game, you will find yourself in a room full of robots. One of them is your human opponent, but you don’t know who he is. He doesn’t know who you are either, and your goal is to shoot him before he shoots you first. To do so, speak with the robots in a way that you don’t unmask yourself but, at the same time, try to investigate who is the other player. I'd like to know what do you think about it. Thank you.
How Your Hiring Techniques attract Losers
http://blogs.dovetailsoftware.com/blogs/main/archive/2007/12/18/Amateurs_2C00_-Experts-and-Context.aspx
This article suggests that as we seek to hire people based on rigid criteria, we simply reinforce the cementing of our own entrenched position. It shows us how to innovate...
MHTextField – iOS UITextField extension with toolbar, validation and scrolling
https://github.com/mehfuzh/MHTextField
MHTextField is an iOS drop-in class that extends UITextField with built-In toolbar, validation and scrolling support.
Create your own custom HTML tags/component...TODAY
https://github.com/csuwldcat/WebComponents
Q: What if we could easily extend HTML with tags that do more than just tell Google's crawler about the layout of our content?

A: We can, right now, today, on a hell-of-a-lot-of existing browsers and devices: https://github.com/csuwldcat/WebComponents
Ask HN: What browser tabs do you always have open?
As I settle into more and more of a routine with my daily life working from home, I find that I keep a handful of websites always open in a separate browser window. Right now for me these are:

Hootsuite (sometimes Seesmic now)

Google Docs

Gmail

Evernote

Wordpress backend (for my WP network)

My todo app

Pivotal Tracker

I'm an avid Chrome user, but I find it is easier to have the tabs preloaded rather than opening the default page and clicking to them from there.
Analyzing your Gmail with Matplotlib
http://glowingpython.blogspot.it/2012/05/analyzing-your-gmail-with-matplotlib.html
This post show how to analyze a gmail account using python.
Tech Entrepreneurs Get a Hand Pairing Up
http://on.wsj.com/OQgJ47
WSJ talks to startup founders finding each other through FounderDating and it's gaining popularity.
Is it cool to post hacker events to hacker news?
So in the interest of time, I'm asking for forgiveness rather than permission.

I'm getting the word out for a free event that the Pylons community is throwing in SF for folks interested in hacking webtech and python.

Pylons MiniCon SF, #0

It's from noon to 5pm on Friday 4/29. Ben Bangert and Chris McDonough keynoting about Pylons and Pyramid. Some former mochimedia folks are going to be talking about startup technology decision making @ convore and porting Pylons to Pyramid.

There will be openspaces, lightning talks and 25min short talks as well as food and beverage and shwag and undoubtably roving packs of recruiters.

Deetz on miniconf here: https://github.com/Pylons/miniconference

Apologies if this inappropriate.

-w
Oscilloscope hacked to display oldskool style demo
http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=196
Yes, yes I know this points to a youtube vid, but I thought it was a neat 'repurposing' of technology.
Bret Victor's 2011-2012 Showreel [worrydream.com]
http://vimeo.com/62049081
Lots of nifty unreleased software sneak peeks here. Also an astonishing display of software productivity in just 2 years of work.
Shared – 100G storage for free
https://shared.com/?ref=47818
What is Shared.com?

Shared is a new cloud storage service that helps people upload all their files quickly and efficiently from anywhere.
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With Shared, you can upload any file and send a link to anyone -- there's no requirement for them to sign up and there's nothing to install. Want to send a PDF or need to backup all your digital music? No problem, with Shared, you can upload and keep your files private and share what matters.
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Based in San Francisco, Shared Media is a network of media hosting sites providing utility based services for data and content storage.
Dutch ISPs ordered to block The Pirate Bay
http://torrentfreak.com/dutch-isps-ordered-to-block-the-pirate-bay-120111/
Despite claims that freedom of expression is at stake, today a pair of ISPs have been ordered to block The Pirate Bay. Following a demand from Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN, the Court of The Hague ruled that Ziggo, the largest ISP in the Netherlands, and competitor XS4ALL have to block subscriber access to the world’s most famous torrent site.
Fuck Shit Up
The year 2014 is over and I know many of us are pursuing our goals and endeavors ambitiously. Let's keep going! One thing I learned over the years is every idea has its time...you just have to be ready for it.

It's about to be 2015 and I just want to wish everyone the best of luck this year. 99% of startups fail, odds are..., first time founders - fuck that! Just do it and don't look back. If you haven't done so yet...just dive in. For those of you pushing hard everyday, you've already come this far...

A year just went by and I think my goal for 2015 is spend more time outside. Outdoors offices are happening for me.

Good luck everyone! Cheers to those of you who had the balls to chase your dreams.
How a Billionaire Financed His First Startup
http://smartstartup.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/08/a-billionaires-.html
Creative startup financing lessons from a billionaire.
Ask HN: Would a web technology only Linux Desktop UI be feasible?
Whether you like it or not, I think we're in the middle of a transition of cross-platform software to the web stack.

Electron apps have enabled Linux as a desktop platform for many use cases. And while they have drawbacks, I think this trend will only gain momentum in the future.

I see web technologies pretty much as the remaining subset of tech that is not (yet) controlled by a single entity with commercial interests and monopolistic tendencies.

Wouldn't it make sense to go all in with what we have now and create a new kind of desktop OS that is web first (or only) in terms of UI?

An Electron app could easily be retrofitted to run in an environment like this and web content could become a first class citizen in a desktop environment. This would also eliminate one of the primary concerns with Electron, namely that each app has to carry its own instance of Chrome with it. The browser engine could pretty much be standardized and there wouldn't be a need for this anymore. Backends could run securely, in a containerized environment.

I know there's Chrome OS, but what I am talking about is more like an open alternative that doesn't rely on the cloud so much and still allows you to build full-blown native backends. Just the frontend and window server would be HTML5 only and embrace modern web technologies.
What Any Startup or VC Can Learn from 12Seconds.tv
http://blog.tippingpointlabs.com/2009/09/12seconds-tv-struggles-to-build-on-early-successes-in-adoption-phase/
Any new startup can watch and learn from the 12seconds.tv struggles. Focus on generating high-quality content in the first three phases of your life cycle. Integrate with third-party channels and applications only when there’s a high percentage of relevant, high-quality content being generated on the channel.
Counterparty (XCP), first trust-free decentralized asset exchange, is now live
http://blockscan.com/order_book.aspx
Here are some links to get started:<p>Block explorer: http://blockscan.com/<p>Official site (under construction) https://counterparty.co/<p>Installation instructions: http://counterpartyd-build.readthedocs.org/en/latest/<p>Github: https://github.com/PhantomPhreak/counterpartyd
If you care about your rights, don't buy an iPhone
http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2007/09/28/unlock_iphone/index.html
" Imagine the outrage if Apple or Microsoft sold desktop PCs that allowed you to connect to the Internet only through Comcast -- and then, if you tried to use Earthlink instead, the company would shut down your machine. Or what if Ford allowed you to drive your new Explorer only to Wal-Mart to buy your groceries; if you went instead to Whole Foods, a company official would come by and slash your tires."
Show HN: iq – jq for images (using rust, LALRPOP)
https://github.com/michaelgiba/iq
I wanted to share an experimental side project I have been working on for some time. I constantly use commands like `jq` and `yq` for processing structured data in my day job and I was curious if a similar idea could be applied to images.

Another goal of mine was to get some exposure to with rust. I discovered the LALRPOP parser generator which really helped moved the project along (https://github.com/lalrpop/lalrpop)
Ask HN: Review our website
http://isitopen.org.uk
We've just recently finished a proof-of-concept site called 'isitopen'. It is designed to allow users submit and review consumer devices regarding how 'open' they are (i.e. available source-code, documentation, standardized plugs, etc.)

We've hit a point where we don't know where to go from here, whether the idea is even a good one, or how to market it.

Comments?
Valley's Young Guns- Behind the Scenes- Myths, Fears, and Hopes
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/12286036/the_baby_billionaires_of_silicon_valley
Really great look into venture capital, the mythos of entrepreneurs, and is generally a great article.
Startup docu teaser #01: Michael Hartl
http://startup-dna.tumblr.com/post/36234445501/startup-dna-docu-teaser01-michael-hartl-this
This is material from a 3h interview with Michael Hartl, http://ruby.railstutorial.org/. It consists of scenes that I probably won't use in the docu but wanted to share with folks anyway.
Blog about the docu: http://startup-dna.tumblr.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/@startup_dna

The docu is about startups, venture capital, programming and education. I'm bootstrapping this out of my own pocket and it's my first documentary. My ambition is to make this film as authentic and 3-dimensional as possible. I'm showing accomplished entrepreneurs and underdogs who just started their businesses side by side and capture their insights about startups on screen.

If you have ideas for people I should interview and can provide intros as well, please post their names below so readers can upvote candidates they would like to see.

Feedback is much appreciated. Thank you!
Show HN: I made a curl client for HN
https://github.com/NalinPlad/hkkr.in
curl hkkr.in <== TRY IT!

I made a hacker news app that works in the terminal. It's inspired by wttr.in.

There is more information in the github repo, if you visit https://hkkr.in in your browser you should be redirected there.
Tips on finding a Marketer for your Startup
http://lukethomas.com/tips-finding-a-startup-marketer/
It seems like startups struggle to attract the right type of marketing hire. In this article I discuss the major difference product-market fit can have on marketing roles, and distinct differences between "search mode" and "growth mode."
JSBuild ensures that CommonJS modules can be used in browser-based applications 
http://github.com/azer/jsbuild
JSBuild ensures that CommonJS modules can be used in browser-based applications (on the web) without any need of source code modification. It’s a new Python library and a command-line utility that builds specified CommonJS modules and packages by generating unobtrusive Javascript code.
How do we know CO2 is causing Global Warming?
http://skepticalscience.com/How-do-we-know-CO2-is-causing-warming.html
Folks, also see the graph of CO2 in the atmosphere over time: http://mathburritos.org/Atmos-CO2.gif
Torrentspy shutdown
http://www.torrentspy.com/
Friends of TorrentSpy,

We have decided on our own, not due to any court order or agreement, to bring the Torrentspy.com search engine to an end and thus we permanently closed down worldwide on March 24, 2008.

The legal climate in the USA for copyright, privacy of search requests, and links to torrent files in search results is simply too hostile. We spent the last two years, and hundreds of thousands of dollars, defending the rights of our users and ourselves.

Ultimately the Court demanded actions that in our view were inconsistent with our privacy policy, traditional court rules, and International law; therefore, we now feel compelled to provide the ultimate method of privacy protection for our users - permanent shutdown.

It was a wild ride,

The TorrentSpy Team

"Big Brother in the form of an increasingly powerful government and in an increasingly powerful private sector will pile the records high with reasons why privacy should give way to national security, to law and order [...] and the like." - Justice William O. Douglas
Ask HN: Review my first serious product (WP-FotoTag)
http://wpflickt.com/fototag
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