jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Ask HN: How are the rich preparing for CoronaVirus?
OK, so we have heard of being transfused with the blood of healthy teens, all kinds of diets and pills to extend life, hoarding of gold and silver, bunkers, sponsoring research in prolonging life...and buying estates in new Zealand to prepare for the end of the world. Who can blame people that have everything and want to keep enjoying it for as along as possible?

But how are they preparing for CoronaVirus? When I read "Greenwich billionaire commits $4M for CT hospital workers, food relief," https://www.thehour.com/business/article/Greenwich-billionaire-commits-4M-for-CT-hospital-15145950.php I smiled and wondered if he bought himself a ventilator should time come (to be fair, he's also donated a lot more way before CoronaVirus.)

So looks like if/when that thing hits the fan, a lot of them will need to go to the hospital. No driver or house help will want anything to do with a sick person, even if he's rich. Once in the hospital, alone and waiting treatment, then what?
Target Bans Sandblasted Denim
http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/03/target-bans-sandblasted-denim/
Target announces a phase-out of sandblasted denim by the end of 2012 due to social concerns.
Ask HN: What are some good books you have recently read?
I usually rely on HN for book recommendations. Anything new books that people have read that they feel are worth reading?
Ask HN: What makes a safe, private whois proxy?
I've been touched and inspired by some of the libertarian stories on HN this week.

It seems to me that the core requirement of whois data is contactabiliy?

What constitutes a private whois service?

And how can we improve on the status quo?
Show HN: Commits + Github Issues + Standup Updates on Github
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/plgiinlmeidhlndoplohankgbnfkjcec
Hello,

I made a chrome extension that shows a github repository's commits, issues and status updates against the repo's contributors in one view.

My team uses github issues and we have daily standups, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to get a cohesive view of the progress each developer was making and the problems he was running into. I tried to bring these 3 things together (commits, standup updates, github issues) to give that view.

Please try it and let me know how you like it.
5 Free iOS Alternative Apps to Siri
http://appsnuke.com/218/5-free-ios-alternative-apps-to-siri/
Siri is undoubtedly the most interesting feature ever included in a mobile phone and there was no better phone to do it than iPhone 4s. But what about people who don’t own an iPhone 4S?
The Xbox One will always be listening to you, in your own home
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352596/the-xbox-one-is-always-listening
... "the new Xbox will always be listening to you, even when it's turned off. The reason for always-on listening mode is simple; Microsoft wants the new Xbox to respond quickly and naturally to you, whenever you need it."
Life as a Consultant: The unexpected Cancellation
https://medium.com/p/25a9699ee1da
This is why I prefer to spend my time on my software company instead of my consulting company.
Show HN: Create and share javascript bookmarklets
http://bookmarkify.it/
Today I'd like to show you a small tool I created to learn about Rails a while back. It is pretty basic, but works very well for my own things.

Just write or paste whatever javascript you want to run, you can even include external libs. When you save just drag the link to your browser bar.

A script I use often is one that makes video's on websites bigger when clicked.

Tell me what you think.
German court convicts Skype of GPL breach
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39288211,00.htm
A German court has ruled that Skype violated the General Public License version 2 by selling a Linux-based phone without access to the source code.
Fornova - Rip off alert, (Stole over $5k of our money)
http://www.fornova.net/
As if running a startup isn't hard enough... these guys stole over $5k of our bootstrapping funds, (Personal money). Be warned.
Firefox 5 is here
http://hacks.mozilla.org/2011/06/firefox5/
Downloading as we speak... will all the addons work?
CPU feature flags and their meanings
http://blog.incase.de/index.php/cpu-feature-flags-and-their-meanings/
Not quite Black Viper, but a start.
Show HN: I restored my first PC
https://twitter.com/_vkaku/status/1586353214609567744
I restored my very first PC. I'm really happy I could also use it. Never felt happier doing something like that.
A new lost decade leading to revolution
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-new-lost-decade-is-leading-to-revolution-2011-10-04
I'm not sure what happened here,I found this link through HN, went looking for the original, couldn't find it. Then thought if I submitted the URL in a new entry, HN would find the link for me and take me back to the page. But I got a new entry instead.
The 27 Constitutional Amendments Explained in Movies
http://www.ranker.com/list/the-27-constitutional-amendments-explained-in-movies/randolph
...But beyond all these other achievements, two aspects of American life really are the envy of the world: our Constitution and our Hollywood film industry.
Get invites to LogMyTask, a collaboration-friendly time tracking tool
http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/08/10/logmytask-launches-exclusive-closed-beta-invitation-for-wwd-readers/
LogMyTask, a collaboration-friendly time-tracking web app, launches into closed beta today. And here is the exclusive invitation code.
Show HN: Pumbaa – A portfolio simulation tool for passive, index investments
https://pumbaa.app/
Hi HN,

About a year ago I wrote a few scripts and spreadsheets to calculate the historical performance of various passive investment portfolios. There is portfoliovisualizer.com but if you are not from the US it's less relevant because everything is calculated with respect to the US dollar, and you cannot combine funds from other countries (say from the EU).

In the past month I managed to turn it into a web app with the goal of giving individuals better tools for financial education. It allows you to build a portfolio composed of a few index funds (ETFs or mutual funds) and simulate its historical performance. It currently works with 7 currencies and includes funds from the US, EU, UK, Canada and Israel. Intentionally, only broad-market, passive index funds are included.

If all of this doesn't mean much to you, you can visit the examples page to get a taste of some interesting portfolios. Here is an interesting example: For the past 22 years, US long-term treasuries had very similar returns to the S&P 500 (cherry-picked dates, but still interesting) [1].

On the technical side: The backend is a simple Flask app. A task runs once a day in the background to fetch the latest prices of ETFs and mutual funds from 20+ sources (central banks, stock exchanges). Frontend is Tailwind for CSS and a bit of native Javascript with d3. Everything runs on a $10/mo VPS.

This is my first web app and there is still a lot of room for improvement so any feedback is welcome.

Thanks in advance!

[1] https://pumbaa.app/backtest?b=1&currency=USD&initialBalance=...
Poor Steve Ballmer. Now he really does have egg on his face
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7412417.stm
Steve Ballmer has to dodge eggs in Budapest
Where do you think BTCUSD will go?
http://imgur.com/3FInlbn
An image of Bitstamp's order book. It would seem like the market has a strong view about BTC (not) extending its run...
Ask HN: Online computer language engineering course?
I want to learn computer language engineering over the next few months, ideally following a course with lectures.

I was eyeing MIT's OCW Computer Language Engineering course, but only a small selection of the lectures are available online: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-035-computer-language-engineering-spring-2010/index.htm

Do you know of any alternatives?
Any Ideas HN? Know This Man? Can You Tell Him Who He Is?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129668438
If there is any community who can think of the perfect hack to solve this man's problem, it's this group.
Smart Dock Lumawake Begins Pre-Orders Today
https://lumawake.us/
Lumawake, an innovative iPhone dock designed to work with both 30-pin and lightning dock connectors, today kicks off its own pre-orders in a self-run crowdfunding attempt to bring its product to market. The team faced rejection from Kickstarter just one short week ago, after that crowdfunding platform changed its hardware project rules to minimize their role in the overall platform mix. Now it’s back, and the team tells me they’re confident that going it alone in the manner of App.net and Lockitron will help make sure that Lumawake makes it to market.
Lulu is stealing the user information from 500M+ Facebook users
http://qz.com/94574/fellas-facebook-is-allowing-your-profiles-to-be-used-for-this-new-hot-or-not-app/
And somehow received funding for being so good at it.
Launched: Search engine for open-source mailing lists
http://markmail.org/
Cool new search engine that makes the content of open-source mailing lists actually findable.
Dropbox replacement?
I ran out of 50Gb limit on dropbox and am not sure I want to go to the next level (100Gb), it is a) too expensive and b) I will overgrow it in 6 month or so c) data doesn't really need to be in the cloud but it needs to be synced up between few computers.

Is there an alternative to dropbox? I don't mind paying but something more reasonable than dropbox rates
Skype network is down, possibly under viral DoS attack. Lessons?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=683
If this is true, there are lessons to learn: (1) be open and (2) leave a door for emergency upgrades.
Serve HN: A way to show and discuss technology for social good on HN. 
I consider myself to be pretty new to HN. Over the last few months I've learned and benefited greatly from members of this community. I respect the mores for posts (i.e. do not direct link when you want feedback on your concept) and I have contributed to a few conversations too.

I say all this because I am noticing a trend. Social enterprises and non-profit tech companies models get short shrift. We embrace MVPs, ask great questions but we don't really lift up the MANY of us who use their time, talent and treasure to directly impact social problems. Some members, like myself, have dedicated entire projects to social entrepreneurship and non-profits. Don't believe me-here are a few y have missed these posts you may have missed related to the subject-

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=197228

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1915997

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2378934

I don't consider myself a homer, who thinks slapping a label of social enterprise onto a business makes their founders, product or business model 'good' or deserving of your support. Google Docs, online tuts and cheap computers have done more good in my life than any NGO. I feel pretty fortunate for that, but I also realize my perspective and experience is not the norm. So with some of the brightest minds in the world, right here, maybe we can do the 'possible' to keep those of us working in the space in mind?

Here is what I propose-instead of losing threads related to non-profit and social entrepreneurial world on HN, lets use 'Serve HN:' as a standard way to identify posts.

Folks wanting feedback, support et al for non-profit and technology for social good startups, blogs, MVPs, etc could tag posts in this manner.

Thoughts from the community?
Mongo performance, and why ram is awesome
http://www.cloudspace.com/blog/2010/12/16/mongo-performance-and-why-ram-is-awesome/
Mongo DB performance stats, along with an explanation about the importance of RAM when scaling.
Poll: Have you tested positive for Covid-19?
Hello HN, it's a pretty informal survey, but it may show some light on how prevalent this is right now. Please vote for the situation that applies to you, and don't forget to upvote the poll itself (a vote in a poll does not count as a vote for the poll).
Ask HN: Rails to OpenStack career migration
I am currently working in rails and have opportunity to go to OpenStack. Should i consider this move.
Deploying Drupal with Capistrano
http://tempe.st/2008/07/deploying-drupal-with-capistrano/
Nice writeup on deploying Drupal with Capistrano, with real world code examples.
Eric Ries, The Lean Startup. 16th January 2012. Attendee List.
http://thebln.com/2012/01/eric-ries-the-lean-startup-16th-january-2012-attendee-list/
It's like Will and Kate getting married all over again. Everyone is stopping work to get a look at Eric Ries:

http://thebln.com/2012/01/eric-ries-the-lean-startup-16th-january-2012-attendee-list/
Which YC companies started with a non-technical founder?
http://www.quora.com/Which-if-any-Y-Combinator-companies-have-started-with-a-non-technical-founders
Any of you guys know the answer? Curious with YC application deadlines around the corner...
Twitter has a new and improved oauth page
I just noticed the new Twitter oauth page. Now the user can clearly see what the authorized app can do and what not. A big improvement. http://cl.ly/6KPW
Show HN: redditletter.com
http://www.redditletter.com
A couple of months ago, I realized I was wasting too much time on Reddit. So I quit cold turkey and created a website that would email me top stories from Reddit every morning. After testing it on some of my friends for a month, it is now ready for the world. If you like discovering interesting stuff on the internet without losing much time, check out Redditletter and sign up if you like! :)
Seeking feedback: embed a how-to guide on your blog or site
http://blog.ativiti.com/getting-the-most-value-out-of-conferences/
Hi folks - we're currently working on a "how-to guide" widget for blogs and websites. It lets evangelists/experts package their advice into an easy-to-view, actionable list. Users can then choose to track the completion of each task in our web app.

The link provides an initial example of what it would look like in action. Would love to hear what everyone thinks of this idea.
Tell HN: Zero to MVP in 24 hours Interview - Submit Questions
I am recording an episode of IdeaTin shortly, with Aaron Gough from ReadMyCode.org. He went from zero to MVP in 24 hours.

Post all the questions you think I should ask him here.

P.S. This is his post: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1387800
Beautiful augmented reality video using FLARToolKit from the Spark Project 
http://vimeo.com/3039134
Imagine how many crazy iPhone applications would be possible to do with that.We will have to wait until Adobe ports Flash to iPhone...
Ask HN: Is there a company logo web service?
Is there a web service that can look up a company logo by SEC CIK number, ticker symbol or some other unique ID?

ex: GET http://log.os/{{CIK_NUM}}/100/100 returns a 100x100 px logo for company matching {{CIK_NUM}}

If not, am I the only one interested in having one?
7 Tips for viral marketing
http://www.baekdal.com/articles/Branding/viral-marketing-tricks/
Thomas Baekdal lists 7 tipps for successful viral marketing.
Show HN: Ask Deeply, a social game for small talk haters
https://askdeeply.com/
I hate small talks, I build a social game to help me deepen my relationships and connect with people beyond the shallow levels.

I want your feedback, maybe inspire me with questions you would like to see popping in the game.
Show HN: Neverinstall 2.0 - The browser is the new operating system
https://neverinstall.com/spaces
Hello HN community!

We’re excited to announce that today, we are coming out of Beta with the launch of neverinstall 2.0.

Over the past year we’ve been testing and developing the platform, adding new features and functionalities and listening to what you said.

What is neverinstall?

neverinstall is a cloud platform that allows you to run any application from the browser without installing it on your device. It is an alternative to traditional desktop application usage and enables people to stream applications over the web.

Here’s what’s new at neverinstall:

No time restrictions

We’ve updated our platform and removed time restrictions on usage. We now offer subscription plans with a flat monthly fee based on the desired resource requirement of the user.

Subscriptions

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve now launched our subscription plans. Users can subscribe to a Standard or a Premium plan to access higher compute, memory and faster build times. However, the free tier remains unchanged with unlimited usage and unrestricted access to all apps.

A brand new UI

We’ve optimised the platform and changed the UI for improved access, better visibility of the workspaces and higher performance. Data Saver Mode The platform now offers a data saver mode to allow users with lower internet speeds or limited usage quotas to reduce their data consumption by up to 50%. Mobile Portrait Mode We now support both landscape as well as portrait mode for mobile usage of neverinstall, adding more flexibility to the platform. Support for new apps We’ve added more apps on our platform, including new design tools such as Figma, as well as leading communication applications including Slack and Telegram with more to follow.

New servers in Europe

Earlier this year, our new servers in the United Kingdom went live. These would enable European users to get improved performance and smoother access to the platform. So far we’ve been able to go from roughly 100 registered users to more than 3000 daily active users today, with a total registered user base of 200,000 in less than a year.

At neverinstall, we are developing a next-generation cloud platform to bring any GUI (Graphical User Interface) application regardless of the operating system, device, and system requirements to the browser.

Our goal is to bring a fundamental shift in the way we use applications eliminating the limitations of hardware and making them truly accessible from anywhere.
Please Match Me
http://pleasematch.me
Allows anyone with a FB to play and match up friends, high school/college classmates. Hopes to be very fun and viral.
Web 2.0 entrepreneurs are living a chiched life
http://livinginfirstlife.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/web-20-entrepreneurs-are-living-a-cliched-life/
Interesting article that I found from TechCrunch comments. There are a lot of people who are becoming "Entrepreneurs" because it's hip, not because they are actually cut out for it or because they have any real business ideas.
Andrew Chen: In a year, will Facebook be bigger? Or MySpace? Let's bet ;-)
http://andrewchen.typepad.com/andrew_chens_blog/2007/07/wanna-bet-in-1-.html
While MySpace is over 2X larger (109MM instead of 47MM), the Facebook growth in the last month was 22% whereas MySpace's was about 4.3%. If this rate were to continue, then Facebook would pass MySpace in about 7 months.

Will Facebook overtake MySpace? How long will it likely take?
Ask YC/PG: Are you involved in Goodwin Founder's Workbench startup docs?
I've read (item?id=16470) that the law firm Goodwin Procter is YC's choice for YC funded companies.

Now that they released a very complete deck of startup documents (goodwinfoundersworkbench.com), may I ask: Are you involved directly/indirectly in the preparation of these documents?
An Open Letter to Eric Schonfeld
http://www.alexwilhelm.com/alex_wilhelm/2009/02/an-open-letter-to-eric-schonfeld.html
TechCrunch has done it again, proving themselves to be egotistical jerks.
As We May Think by Vannevar Bush
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/3881/?single_page=true
As We May Think is an essay by Vannevar Bush, first published in The Atlantic Monthly in July 1945, and republished again as an abridged version in September 1945 — before and after the U.S. nuclear attacks on Japan. Bush expresses his concern for the direction of scientific efforts towards destruction, rather than understanding, and explicates a desire for a sort of collective memory machine with his concept of the memex that would make knowledge more accessible, believing that it would help fix these problems. Through this machine, Bush hoped to transform an information explosion into a knowledge explosion.
Why we age - Part II
http://mitchkirby.com/2015/05/26/comprehensive-view-aging-process/
A Comprehensive View Of The Aging Process
Ask HN: Any RTP area hackers/founders up for a meetup?
We've done a few different events in the RTP area, mostly under the "Startup Drinks" banner, but it's been a while since the last one. More and more I'm thinking we should have a regular meetup, for the Hackers News / Startup Drinks /Open Coffee Club / etc. crowd.

There's already a Lean Startup group on Meetup.com, but that seems to be more of a "let's have a formal meeting with an agenda" theme. I'd like to see more of a regular session of (mostly) unstructured meetings to mingle, socialize, network, share ideas, look for potential co-founders or partners, etc.

So, anybody in?
Samsung has no immediate plans to deliver Froyo to Galaxy S
http://jonovos.blogspot.com/2010/12/samsung-galaxy-s-no-gingerbread.html
Samsung evades and procrastinates and promises and FAILS to deliver. They just boldly lie to get your money.
Unroll.me scans your complete mail data and has a tremendous security hole
http://startup-stuttgart.de/unroll-me-complete-mail-data-tremendous-security-hole/
Yesterday, I had a short discussion with Kathleen, my co-founder, about the tool and I pointed out the scale of data mining unroll.me is running and the implications for privacy and data security. As I wanted to know how these unroll mails look like, Kathleen forwarded one to me. And then – boom! I could access _her_ whole unroll.me account by just clicking on the rollup mail she forwarded! No need to log in anywhere, I just could access her subscriptions, doing whatever I wanted to with her data. THIS. IS. A. TREMENDOUS. SECURITY. HOLE!
Azlo Bank (used by Stripe Atlas) is shutting down
It is with regret that I share this news today: Our parent bank, BBVA US, has made the strategic decision to close Azlo. Transparency is incredibly important to me and the Azlo team, which is why we are sharing the news early. There will be no immediate changes to your account or to your service.

As founders and entrepreneurs ourselves, we know that there can be unexpected bumps on the entrepreneurial journey. We’re sorry that we won’t be alongside you—our inspiring community of entrepreneurs—as you grow and flourish.

We want to reiterate that Azlo’s service, and your account, is not going away today, and we will continue to support you during this period of transition. We understand that you will have questions for us. Please stay tuned for updates and news.

With admiration,

Cameron Peake, Founder and CEO
The Azlo Team
Canadian dollar at par with American
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hSPjtwINMoyVzOzvF2ivVPJMdsww
Then falls back to parity
I can't find a Hacker News story which I read about a month ago
The story was about the personal lifestyle and "How I Work" of a remote manager, handling 800? people, and he was saying that he does not need to go to the office to work to stay productive and have the business running.

He was explaining there how he used an adjustable height desk, along with a treadmill, and how he found a way to work while walking outside with the laptop. He was monitoring himself and saw a spike in the heart rate when he did not leave home for two weeks, which in turn made him go for a walk more often.

Thanks!

Edit: The post had a lot of points, as I only read HackerNews' top stories through RSS
Peter Theil funding creation of artificial libertarian islands
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/silicon-valley-billionaire-funding-creation-artificial-libertarian-islands-140840896.html
I recently read dfranke's "Code free or die" essay from couple of years ago... and now this. More evidence that hackers are libertarian.