jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Ask HN: How to leave my current job
I work at a small (non-primarily-IT) start-up. My position is rather important since I am the only one who has the access to all the data, and the entire business is around that data.
When they hired me they were looking for a person with strong integrity. Someone who would not sell their data to 3rd party. And that was me, I had bunch of offers from other firms to sell the data, and I never even thought about it.

But now the situation in company is quite bad. My pay is really low, paychecks are always late, the agreements about pay increase were never honored.
But the thing that bothers me the most is the fact that they always keep quiet about that. For example I was supposed to receive a pay increase in September, I never got that, and they never said anything.
I told them a few times that all I want is openness, and that never happened. But they are always full of promises that never happened. That is the worst part, because then I feel like a donkey that is being bribed by a carrot.

Now I want to change the job. When I tell them I'm obligated to stay here for 2 more weeks. That is really little time to find someone who will replace me.
And even if I'm mad at them I'm still thinking about telling them that I'm looking for another job. But I'm not sure if I should do that.
Video gamers really do see more
http://today.duke.edu/2013/06/vidvision
Quote: "Gamers capture more information faster for visual decision-making. Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player's hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to make better and faster use of visual input, according to Duke University researchers. 'Gamers see the world differently,' said Greg Appelbaum, an assistant professor of psychiatry in the Duke School of Medicine. 'They are able to extract more information from a visual scene.' (...) This study, which appears in the June edition of the journal Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, was supported by grants from the Army Research Office, the Department of Homeland Security, DARPA and Nike Inc."
JavaScript Performance On Mobile Devices
http://www.kendoui.com/blogs/teamblog/posts/11-10-07/javascript_performance_on_mobile_devices.aspx
Think canvas and javascript will be just as smooth on a mobile device?
Guidelines For Better Startup Pitching
http://startupinternals.com/5-guidelines-for-better-startup-pitching/
A few tips that will help you improve your pitching skills
Tim Ferriss vs Gary Vaynerchuk: Extreme Opposites 
http://viralogy.com/blog/hot-topics/tim-ferriss-vs-gary-vaynerchuk-extreme-opposites/
Gary Vaynerchuk and Tim Ferriss are both very successful and influential figures in the social media world. However, they have extreme opposite celebrity styles.

This post explains how Gary Vaynerchuk is like a coach who cares about everyone on the team, whereas Tim Ferriss is like a Hot Shot who teaches people what he does but has the "be like me, but don't bother me" mentality.
Five Ways RIM Can Save the Blackberry
http://www.techi.com/2010/08/five-ways-rim-can-save-the-blackberry/
After an unusual amount of buildup, Research in Motion finally revealed its latest Blackberry this week. The Torch, as it has been named, is a touchscreen-keyboard combo that also ships with Blackberry’s new OS 6.
Android spam bonnet discovered
http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-engineer-discovers-android-spam-botnet-7000000272/
Be safe with your selection of android apps
New documents reveal how Apple really invented the iPhone
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/design/2012/09/iphone_design_documents_from_the_samsung_trial_reveal_more_than_ever_about_apple_s_secretive_design_process_.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/design/2012/09/iphone_design_documents_from_the_samsung_trial_reveal_more_than_ever_about_apple_s_secretive_design_process_.html
Ask HN: Is there such thing as a bounce rate that's "too low"?
I have a fairly low traffic site that I blog on relatively infrequently. I've seen plenty of literature talking about bounce rates being too high, but I haven't seen any literature about bounce rates being too low. Is there such a thing?

The other possibility is that my bounce rate just isn't "correct," although I don't have any idea as to why this might be.

According to Google analytics, my bounce rate over the past month is less than 1% with just under 1,400 visits. The average time spent on my site weighs in at just over 1 minute and 10 seconds. I make a couple pennies a week via AdSense.
Couch Potatoes Get Exercise Help From Computer Calls
http://www.cio.com/article/165950/Couch_Potatoes_Get_Exercise_Help_From_Computer_Calls
Those who say computers contribute to couch-potato-ism may want to take a look at a new study that says otherwise (at least in certain cases).
Ask HN: Advice on Quitting a Startup
I work for a startup and I don't necessarily hate it but I feel like my role has stagnated. I work on the product and I don't have a senior product person above me to learn from or work with. I just received an offer from another startup, one that I have always admired and look to as an example of a great product and company. My role there would be ideal.

I'm almost positive I'll be leaving the company I'm with now, although I am dreading giving my notice. I was the first employee and our company is still very, very small. The team is so tiny and intimate (maybe not the best choice of words), but it feels almost like I'm breaking up with a significant other. If I leave, the company I'm with wont be at a total loss/standstill, although they'll have to go through the hiring process again– which kind of makes me feel guilty I guess. Can anyone give me any advice on quitting, speaking from your personal experience?
Google & FB can't handle their memory
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4374976/memory.png
Despite the excessive talks by google on optimizing performance, they still chew up an absurd amount of memory - is this really necessary? I don't think so.

Before anybody flames about me complaining, all I'm trying to do is point out that it is sad that an entire virtualized operating system is running more efficiently than a single web app.

Sure, I might have caught the apps at a bad moment and the others in a good moment. But that doesn't matter, the point still remains and it should increase developer's awareness about the importance of memory management and performance.
More Bulging and Exploding Batteries for Apple laptops
http://store.apple.com/ca/reviews/MA458LL/A?mco=MTcwNTg0OTY
Today 1 week after I upgraded my Apple 17" macbook pro 2008 I noticed my battery was running hooter than normal and then I noticed the laptop not sitting properly on my desk. Popped the battery out and say that it was bulging. Looked on the apple store for an A1189 replacement battery and I found all many other folks with the same issue.

What the heck is apple doing with these battery issues?
Durandal 2014 Kickstarter
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eisenbergeffect/durandal-2014
Help fund Durandal to keep it competitive and accessible for all. Also, videos and tutorials provided for your $.
Bizarre Money Shredding Alarm
http://www.interestings.net/?p=1848
You will wake up or you will lose your money!
My Attempt to Rotate a Video 90 Degrees Using Free Software
http://pistol.tumblr.com/post/1113855804/my-attempt-to-rotate-a-video-90-degrees-using-free
A breakdown of a personal experience using free software to do a simple task in the modern age.
Cairo Milestone 1 Postponed 
http://www.cairoshell.com/forum/topic.php?id=627
I am not a big fan of shell replacements. Long time ago I used litestep and it didn't work for me. I am stuck with windows computer and often i wish there were better options out there. Cario seems to be interesting.
How to use auto-generated tags?
http://mashable.com/2007/07/13/tagging-tools/
1. For a suggest feature in search?
2. For tags display of content?
3. Improving the auto-generated tag system through validation, in an attempt to not completely rely on user generated tags?
Bookmarks. How are you managing them?
http://webwanderings.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/bookmarks-how-are-you-managing-them/
Nothing fancy, just sharing if anyone finds it helpful.
Prototype 1.6.0 RC1 Released
http://prototypejs.org/2007/10/16/prototype-1-6-0-rc1-changes-to-the-class-and-event-apis-hash-rewrite-and-bug-fixes
Changes to the Class and Event APIs, Hash rewrite, and bug fixes
A neon green sign is actually just faking the Northern lights
http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/15982/the-science-behind-the-northern-lights/
“A neon green sign is basically a fake aurora. It is nitrogen that is being excited by electricity. The most common colour of the aurora is green and that is mainly because our atmosphere is made up of 78% nitrogen.”
Conversation on Blogs: It's Mostly a Myth
http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/conversation-on-blogs-its-mostly-a-myth/
From the post:

"What passes for conversation usually falls into one of two categories that look like conversation but aren’t really.

These categories can be labeled as 1) Affirmation and Conciliation and 2) Pedantry and Venom."
[Github] __ simple utility library in PHP
https://github.com/MaciejCzyzewski/__
A utility library delivering consistency, customization, performance, & extras.
Explainer videos, Adobe style
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/you-know-adobe-right-this-is-the-company-that-85081015729.html
Adobe comes up with a free app to make explainer videos. How useful are these videos? I get to the video's only if my browse of the site suggested it is what I am looking for and if I still have queries.
Gains and losses : The double edged sword of technology
http://www.thegorgonlab.com/blog/gains-and-losses
On the double edged sword of technology. Looking for feedback.
Matraka - Impressive/weird 1005 byte Javascript demo
http://www.p01.org/releases/MATRAKA/matraka.png.html
This was submitted an hour or two ago by someone else but quickly deleted. Very interesting demo that relies on browser quirks to decompress its code from PNG data. I did a basic exploration of how it works here: https://gist.github.com/3039247
Generating Kickstarter Project Blurbs from Markov Chains
http://fredbenenson.com/blog/2010/08/30/markov-chaining-kickstarter-blurbs/
I hacked together a Markov Chain Engine to auto-generate some truly bizarre and funny project ideas for my job at Kickstarter.
Show HN: I made a tool for creating Web Apps with spreadsheet logic
Background: There are many great spreadsheets. Spreadsheets for creating quotes, for tracking orders, tracking kids learning to swim. But staff would rather use a good user interface, with buttons etc, than a spreadsheet when doing work day to day.

Examples: http://sheet.cellmaster.com.au/examples
Slow - complex app: http://sheet.cellmaster.com.au/carbonoffset/app

How: It adds GUI formulas and event handling formulas to a standard spreadsheet.

Looking for: Early adopters and use cases.

Stack: Nodejs - JS/livescript - redis https://github.com/audreyt/ethercalc - Built using Dan Bricklin's (inventor of the spreadsheet) open source spreadsheet

Warning: It is slow with large volumes of data/formulas. It needs work.

Tag line: Web apps as simple as spreadsheets

Feedback welcome
Ask HN: How to build trust with a startup in health tech space
We are building a startup which deals with user's health data record or EHR.The value proposition to the end user is lower price, better health management for chronic issues. We do not plan on using the data for ads or share it with any other partner.

But, recently WSJ published this article https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-health-data-isnt-as-safe-as-you-think-11574418606
.

For a small startup, how can we win the trust of our customers and pursue them to share EHR for their benefit?
RFID Reading Field Visualizing Probe Design
http://imagine-create-inspire.com/2012/06/23/rfid-reading-field-visualizing-probe-design/
The article is about developing a more efficient solution to visualize the reading volume of an RFID antenna. The research is an extension to the work of http://nearfield.org/
In UK every email, phone call and website visit is to be recorded and stored
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8075563/Every-email-and-website-to-be-stored.html
At least they are open about it.
Show HN: Ultra F***ing simple human readable data serialization.
https://github.com/mario-deluna/Hip
Hi guys, im experimenting alot with parsing in the last few months. I don't think there is real use case for this little but still i would like some feedback :)
Using online tools and platforms to build an app?
My co-founder and I are building a marketplace for dog owners. Long story short, we don't have any technical experience however the app we are hoping to build will be very simple. Have you guys used any online platforms to build an app? Any experience? All answers welcomed.
Show HN: The Comfy Web – Alternative YouTube Experience
https://thecomfyweb.com
Hi HN,

I saw discussion around YouTube removing the "sort by oldest" option and thought you all might appreciate this project. Months ago I created The Comfy Web because I wanted a more minimalistic YT experience.

My goal was to roughly replicate the old-school TV experience so I created a website where you can turn any YouTube channel or playlist into an endlessly playing stream of content. You can sort by oldest, newest, and random.

Just like a real TV channel the content is synchronized for all viewers too. :)

I've now used TCW for many hours and I really love it. No more distractions, pointless redesigns, or feature removals.

Happy to answer any questions.
CHM makes Historic MS-DOS and Word for Windows Source Code Available 
http://www.computerhistory.org/press/ms-source-code.html
The Computer History Museum (CHM) announced today that it has, with permission from Microsoft Corporation, made available original source code for two historic programs: MS-DOS, the 1982 "Disk Operating System" for IBM-compatible personal computers, and Word for Windows, the 1990 Windows-based version of their word processor.
Gomniauth: OAuth2 package for Go web apps #golang
https://github.com/stretchr/gomniauth
We needed this for our projects, and thought you might too.
Show HN: Event Lifecycle Oriented Hooking
https://github.com/pyrustic/hooking
Hi HN !

This project is my personal way of implementing a hooking [1] mechanism. It is made from scratch after several disappointing attempts. I designed the hooking mechanism so that its API is both minimalistic and intuitive (at least from my point of view).

Since an event [2] has a beginning and an end, I thought it would be cool to be able to specify at what stage of its lifecycle a given hook should be called. So, when binding a hook to an event, I can set that spec which by default is the start of an event.

I also introduced the ability to break, from a hook, the execution of an event and also to temporarily freeze a hooking session.

The library is written in Python and is available on PyPI [3]. I'd like to know what you think of this project and its API (if we abstract from the underlying implementation language).

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooking

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_(computing)

[3] https://github.com/pyrustic/hooking#installation
I made a one page html/css/javascript only youtube player
http://hitautodestruct.github.io/youtube-player
Here's an open source (no ads) youtube player using: Twitter bootstrap, Youtube API, jQuery and some HTML.
It's time for USDS to create an American open-source electronic election system
That is all
FireTalks - talk privately and anonymously
http://www.firetalks.com
And never keep records about your talk
Show HN: React hook to transition a value
https://github.com/dev-bjoern/react-transition-value
It is inspired by react-spring. I wanted something simpler and smaller. This is my first open source project.
Happy about feedback.
Ask HN: How to find devs for feedback in London
I'm working on a new website builder, aimed at developers, and I wanted sit down with devs to get feedback (invite them for a coffee).
I talked to almost every developer I know and they all loved it (subscribed for free beta), now I wanted to get feedback from strangers.
I just moved to London for work so I barely know anyone here. I set out to talk to 100 strangers. With a pace of 1 stranger a week, it would take 2 years.

Any ideas would be great on how to shorten this time.
If you are in London and would enjoy a coffee with me, that would be double great.
Ask HN: Why do Apps use sound FX and websites don't?
In it's Geocities heyday, web pages often had sound loops, WAV files and horrible flash files with sound effects.

Then we all got quite sensible and realised sound effects on websites are pretty annoying.

But with the advent of iPhone & Android apps - see this beatiful Pastebot example: http://vimeo.com/8157582 - coupled with a blurring of the lines between the UI of desktop and mobile apps, are we going to start seeing (hearing!) tasteful yet complementary sound effects on websites?

If not, why not? What makes a website so different to an app in their appeal of sound effects?
Independent app developers: offer your app for free or don’t make it at all
http://blog.smashapp.com/2011/06/13/independent-app-developers-offer-your-app-for-free-or-don%E2%80%99t-make-it-at-all/
With 400,000 apps in the App Store, more than half of which are free, independent developer or a small team should consider making a free app and finding a way how to make the most of it. In the three-post series we will be investigating the reasons to go free, how to profit from this move and the obstacles you might face (or what you should be aware of) if you go free. Today we are starting with the question: Why go free?
Iris Scanners Create the Most Secure City in the World. Welcome, Big Brother 
http://www.fastcompany.com/1683302/iris-scanners-create-the-most-secure-city-in-the-world-welcomes-big-brother
Biometrics R&D firm Global Rainmakers Inc. (GRI) announced today that it is rolling out its iris scanning technology to create what it calls "the most secure city in the world." In a partnership with Leon -- one of the largest cities in Mexico, with a population of more than a million -- GRI will fill the city with eye-scanners. That will help law enforcement revolutionize the way we live -- not to mention marketers.

Further snippets:

"In the future, whether it's entering your home, opening your car, entering your workspace, getting a pharmacy prescription refilled, or having your medical records pulled up, everything will come off that unique key that is your iris," says Jeff Carter, CDO of Global Rainmakers. Before coming to GRI, Carter headed a think tank partnership between Bank of America, Harvard, and MIT. "Every person, place, and thing on this planet will be connected [to the iris system] within the next 10 years," he says."

"For such a Big Brother-esque system, why would any law-abiding resident ever volunteer to scan their irises into a public database, and sacrifice their privacy? GRI hopes that the immediate value the system creates will alleviate any concern. "There's a lot of convenience to this--you'll have nothing to carry except your eyes," says Carter, claiming that consumers will no longer be carded at bars and liquor stores. And he has a warning for those thinking of opting out: "When you get masses of people opting-in, opting out does not help. Opting out actually puts more of a flag on you than just being part of the system. We believe everyone will opt-in."

Extra Q&A follow-up article:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1683572/qa-iris-scanning-cdo-on-minority-report-advertising-and-the-future-of-biometric-security
Ask HN: What are some strong ecommerce solutions for native Android apps?
I am implementing ecommerce in our Android app. Any advice on good ecommerce solutions for Android apps?

Thanks!
Ask HN: Does your (non EU) company charge VAT to European customers?
According to the 'VAT on e-Services' directive of the European Union companies that are not based in the EU companies should charge VAT on sales of "electronically supplied services" to European customers. This directive was put in place so "that both non-EU suppliers and EU suppliers are subject to the same VAT rules when they are providing electronic services to EU customers." (http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/vat/how_vat_works/e-services/article_1610_en.htm#a1)

However, I have never seen non-EU based companies do this. Why is that? Is this directive unenforced / ignored / unknown??
Knowing when to quit/stop working on your startup
http://tob.in/post/8340257822/knowing-when-to-quit
Shutting down your product or business is never easy, but this is an simple view on knowing how to determine when enough is enough.
Ask HN: Have you tried Etacts? Is it worthwhile?
I was very excited when I heard about Etacts -

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1144560

I didn't want to share my Gmail password for obvious reasons, so I created a new Google Apps email account just to try out Etacts. It seems a little glitchy/slow/unresponsive to me, but I like the concept. Has anyone else used it and do you think it's worth putting in the time to tool around and get to work? I like being able to send an email from inside of Etacts to do a quick catchup, but then Etacts didn't register in my contact history that I sent from them! So Etacts users, feedback and thoughts so far? Worth delving it as it is now?
How to fix Copyright, RMS' views
http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/media/Copyright%20vs%20Community%20in%20the%20Age%20of%20Computer%20Networks.html
Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it.
Show HN: A curation of resources telling the story of Bitcoin
https://btcjourney.gitbook.io/start
Spend the past couple of months creating a large curation of resources from the best Bitcoin educators. The goal was to create a wholesome journey that went beyond just talking about what Bitcoin is and how it works, but also helps newcomers understand why Bitcoin exists and why it can be such an impactful technology for people all over the world. I hope it can help people get a broader understanding of Bitcoin and allow them to make an informed judgement on its value to the world.

p.s. I would love to make this community-driven and the GitBook is open-source. Do contribute if you would like to! It would be much appreciated.
Show HN: Detailed list of remote companies hiring in Europe
https://europeanremote.com
Hey HN! I gathered a list of 80+ remote teams with the details about their tech stack, culture, compensation, etc.

Have fun!
The (vision for the) future of schooling
http://blog.ezlearnz.com/post/30012185
Secondary education resembles apprenticeships: the student applies to work at a company of choice, and continues learning the needed subjects part-time. (Such apprentices start little higher than minimum wage, and get raises with the gain in experience and upon completion of certain courses). When the student completes the required courses, s/he receives a certificate or a diploma that is equivalent to the present-day associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree. The practical application happens immediately: the knowledge is needed to do the work at the company.
What They Hate About Mumbai 
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/opinion/29mehta.html?_r=1
A wonderful article about Mumbai. The author couldn't have described it better - "MY bleeding city"