jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Lightweight XML parsing, printing, validating and transforming Java library
http://xml.jcabi.com
jcabi-xml is a lightweight wrapper of Java DOM for parsing, printing, validating and transforming of XML documents, check it out..
Show HN: Breathe – Breathing exercises for focus and calm
https://breathe.so
The app is about mental health and breathing. Mental health is important, I do breathing exercises almost daily and this app will help me, and hopefully others, to work on it even more.
Is unix predicting the end of the world?
http://www.reddit.com/r/unix/comments/25qbon/is_unix_predicting_the_end_of_the_world/
I don't know if anyone has come across this before (couldn't find anything on google), but I came across a weird issue when checking account expiration dates: a date that didn't fit the format (Account expires : Feb 28, 235912). According to the man pages for usermod, the date format for 'usermod -e' is YYYY-MM-DD. This got me thinking what the maximum was.

I first tried entering only 9s until I hit the rollover to never (i.e. the argument rolls from a date to just never) and I got:

# usermod -e 999999-9999999-99999999999999
# chage -l test
Last password change : May 16, 2014
Password expires : never
Password inactive : never
Account expires : Dec 22, 2590218
Minimum number of days between password change : 0
Maximum number of days between password change : 99999
Number of days of warning before password expires : 7

# usermod -e 999999-9999999-999999999999999
# chage -l test
Last password change : May 16, 2014
Password expires : never
Password inactive : never
Account expires : never
Minimum number of days between password change : 0
Maximum number of days between password change : 99999
Number of days of warning before password expires : 7

Sort of Mayan Calendary, but I wasn't convinced. I knew I could go higher ....
Show HN: My NLP, Information Extraction/Retrieval based social network project
http://beta.chardik.com/
This is my side project that I have been doing on and off for the last two years.
This is a social networking site somewhat like Twitter/Facebook, but with some applications of Natural Language Processing and Information Extraction and Information Retrieval. Each status messages that are posted to the site, we process the post to mine its meaning and then combine this with the entire pool of user posts in our database to generate some aggregated data based on the user post.
For example, if you write a post saying "I think Obama will win this election", the service will mine its existing data and present you with all related posts from other users. You can see charts of the results based on country, age, and gender (we will add more charting options in future).
Some example posts you can try with - "I love NY", "I hate NY", "I live in NY".
This is still in private beta testing, but I would love to hear opinions and suggestions from you guys! Thanks!
Twitter Stream vs Search API
https://github.com/ignacioola/twitter-stream-vs-search
Runs head to head a tweet search and a stream of tweets.
Demos Hurt Game Sales
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/122056-Game-Dev-Claims-Demos-Hurt-Game-Sales
Source is 10 minutes into the key-note video
Playing with TermKit in Linux with Chrome
http://blog.easytech.com.ar/2011/05/21/playing-with-termkit-with-chrome/
In this post you may find cleaned up instructions for testing TermKit on a machine with Ubuntu.
Teller explains the psychology of illusions
http://www.youtube.com/user/EllusionistVideos#p/search/0/J5x14AwElOk
Teller, of Penn & Teller, discusses the psychology of illusion, and how our mind tricks us into seeing what the illusionist wants us to see.
Ask HN: What are the innovations in the world of Web Porn? 
When I first used internet in 1997, www was very much different than what it is now. Ordinary man like me need not waste words explaining how the web has evolved.

However some trends are common. In those days websites provided content and as users we just consumed it. Today we talk of collaboration, social nature of web sites where everyone is contributor and consumer.

But has there been any research, survey in the world of web porn? Has that industry changed in some way? OR is it same thumbnail based galleries?

arent they innovating ? Arent they investing in developing technical competence of innovation ?

Can someone just suggest any good quality write up on this topic ?
MySQL Tools Giveaway
http://sixrevisions.com/contests/mysql-tools-giveaway/
Webyog, a leading provider of data management tools, and Six Revisions have teamed up to offer prizes totaling close to $1,300 USD, to four lucky Six Revisions readers.
Entertainment social platform for sale
http://www.stagee.com
we are selling the platform. for more info info@stagee.com
(-:
Show HN: I built a url builder library for JavaScript
https://github.com/ikeohachidi/urlium
A couple of days ago on a Whatsapp group chat with couple of my friends, we were talking about urls, http methods etc when I realized that sometime in the past I had experienced issues building urls so I just created this to satisfy that itch plus it seemed like a cool side project.
All suggestions are incredibly welcome
James Gosling: The Green UI
http://blogs.sun.com/jag/entry/the_green_ui
A blast from the past.
Show HN: (Video) Customer Discovery search engine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2eRpmEb2xPU
Hi guys, long time lurker first time poster here, this is a search engine for finding people who want to buy your products.

It's definitely lean at the moment, I would have loved to add more features in but I need to see if this is something people actually want.

Oh and I'm looking for a tech co-founder ! , Email germc21 [at] gmail.com if you're interested :-). Applied to Yc and will be applying to Techstars too.

Here s the vid : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2eRpmEb2xPU

Please sign up for the beta and let me know any other comments you have.

Cheers,
Ger
10 Breakthroughs that will greatly improve phone batteries
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/smartphone-battery-improvements/
Here’s a rundown of all the most exciting new developments that may make that low battery warning less of an annoyance in the future.
MusicForProgramming, episode: 23 - Panda Magic
http://datashat.net/music_for_programming_23-panda_magic.mp3
A series of mixes intended for listening
while programming to aid concentration
and increase productivity (also compatible
with other activities).
HP: More discounted TouchPads coming, $75 smartphones in Europe
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/08/22/hp.fire.sale/index.html
As Hewlett-Packard manages a tectonic shift in its business, thrifty consumers can expect to shake down more deals on gadgets.
Ask HN: Review my minimum viable product - thewillcreator.com
http://thewillcreator.com
I've been reading about all the different Hacker News users who are launching a minimum viable product and I wanted to do the same. It took a month to create thewillcreator.com. Please give me any constructive feedback.

It's a simple questionnaire to generate a legal last will, living will, and medical power of attorney.
Ask HN: Want to live with hacker roommates?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/roo/1830874947.html
Hi, all, a friend and I are looking for a third roommate. We'd love to have a hacker live with us. Please reply via the craigslist annon email if interested.

Thanks!
Debian Squeeze, Debian Squeeze wherefore art thou Debian Squeeze?
Would be nice if Debian Squeeze gets frozen already.

Heck even OpenBSD has a better release cycle.
How to freelance for tech startups
http://www.iheavy.com/2012/05/10/tech-consulting-essentials-getting-the-business/
Freelancing 101 guide with details on getting business, completing it smoothly, and growing it.
How to Turn Your VC into Your Worst Enemy?
http://www.lovemytool.com/blog/2007/10/vc-worst-enemy.html
VC's have been my best friends and my worst enemies, in ways that are not always within my immediate control. In the process, ironically, I have come to respect Venture Capitalist as a profession, which I believe is the least understood if not the most misunderstood. And I am convinced that mistakes I have made with VC's (eventually turning them into my worst enemies) were a result of my inexperience as a CEO compounded by a total lack of understanding of who VC's are and what they do for a living.
Show HN: Chrome Extension: Share Google reader links to Google+
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ellpglpgjfcfppiljfokjoconaheaiff
While Google doesn't release an API of Google+, I developed this extension that adds a "Share to Google+" link in Google Reader.

And of course, it's open source: https://github.com/felipeelias/reader_to_plus
BlueBrain - Year One - Modeling the brain
http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2010/02/bluebrain-film-preview/
An Amazing Project.
Show HN: Founders Stash - A collection of the best startup resources of all time
http://www.foundersstash.com
Hackers we made this for you guys. Please tell us what you think and how we can make it more useful. Hope it saves you lots of time. (if you like it please spread the word).
Worried About Dropbox Security? Encrypt Your Data with TrueCrypt for Free
http://www.domain.me/blog/dropbox-security-truecrypt-1816
TrueCrypt is free, open source disk encryption software and you can get it for Windows, MacOS X and Linux. It’s practically a standard for desktop data encryption and even Dropbox itself recommends using TrueCrypt to its users.
GameStreamer Instantaneous Gaming
http://games.gamestreamer.net/
The latest and greatest in gaming technology.
Ken Stark from HeliOS non-profit needs help
http://www.indiegogo.com/helios
Ken Starks has helped thousands of Texans by refurbishing and placing computers in low-income households.

His motto: A Child's Exposure to Technology Should Never Be Predicated On The Ability To Afford It.

Now, he needs the community's help to fight cancer.

More information at: http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/ycho7/man_who_provides_lowincome_families_and_young/
JRuby 2010: Year in Review
http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2010/jruby-2010-year-in-review/
It’s been a spectacular year for JRuby, with adoption rapidly increasing, folks accepting JRuby as both a top-notch Ruby implementation and a top-notch JVM language, and JRuby itself improving by leaps and bounds. Let’s dive in and explore some key contributors, milestones, and events from the past year.
Wither Second Life?
http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/10/yankee-group-sa.html
Original source requires registration: http://www.yankeegroup.com/ResearchDocument.do?id=16437
EBook - 12 Things you can do to Shorten Your Lead Time in Software Development
http://www.abtests.com/test/39002/product-for-ebook---12-things-you-can-do-to-shorten-your-lead-time-in-software-development
Test Details
Big Takeaway<p>3D eBook picture provides better conversion/downlaods.
Results Hypothesis<p>The book looks like a book when done in 3D.<p>It's worth reading the original writeup on this one, where the author breaks down the test results by click. The Page had three download links:
Studying Intel TSX (Transactional Memory) Performance 
http://natsys-lab.blogspot.ru/2013/11/studying-intel-tsx-performance.html
Performance evaluation of new transactional memory feature in modern Intel Haswell processors in comparison with traditional spin-locks. There is also guidelines for code developing and optimizing with full benchmark source code.
What Minimalist Really Means
http://uxmovement.com/philosophy/what-minimalist-really-means
A completely minimalist design would have the highest possible SIGNAL-TO-NOISE ratio. The SIGNAL is the information that's communicated, the NOISE is any extraneous information that dilutes the signal. The goal in minimalist design is to have maximum signal and minimum noise.
The reason we don't pay for online news
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/01/google_economist_explains_why.php
Americans still spend much more time with print newspapers than they do with news online -- one Nielsen study found that Internet users spent an average of 38 minutes total per month on newspaper sites. "What that says to me is that reading the news online is a worktime activity. ... Most people aren't paid to sit at a computer and read newspapers. They're snatching things throughout the day," Varian said.

People who click on a news article or a video at work as a distraction from other tasks aren't going to want to pay for it. People are willing to pay for newspapers not because they're used to paying, according to Varian, but because "It's a much nicer experience to sit there with a newspaper and a cup of coffee and have that be your leisure time activity."
Ask HN: Why do you spend time comparing stuff/optimizing choices?
Whenever I set out to buy anything (physical good, web app, iPhone app, etc), I can't resist from spending hours comparing every single option, working out which is best. Why do I do this? I can't stand knowing that there could be something better, whether it is mine or someone elses money being spent.
Who else does this? And why do you think you/we do it?
The Semantic Web is already here
http://tracksuitceo.com/2008/06/18/the-future-and-present-of-the-semantic-web/
At a Semantic Web conference the other night there was presentation on Tessera which grabs info from all OpenSocial SNs ...
Show HN: mixtape. An unintrusive collaborative playlist webapp
http://mixtape.meteor.com
Made it in Meteor over the last semester and winter break. I use YouTube to listen to music, and found native YouTube playlists to be nearly unuseable - so I made mixtape. A simple, no-bs webapp that does exactly what you want.

You also have the ability to collaborate on your playlist, by sharing it using the link generated for you below!
Ask HN: How bad is proof-of-work blockchain energy consumption?
I'm not a blockchain/crypto expert by any means, but I've been hearing about how much energy the proof-of-work blockchains (Bitcoin, Ethereum, NFTs) consume. Unless I'm mistaken their whole design relies on cranking through more and more CPU cycles. Should we be more concerned about this? Are the concerns overblown? Are there ways to improve it without certain crypto currencies imploding?
At Infosys, Cameron refers to Sachin, SRK
http://mostpopularnewss.blogspot.com/2010/07/at-infosys-cameron-refers-to-sachin-srk.html
Bangalore: British Prime Minister David Cameron paid a flying visit to Bangalore today - making stops at IT giant Infosys and the Hindustan Aeronautical Laboratories.
Superior threat identification systems
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/02/troops-in-astan-will-see-through-walls-in-2010/
Looks like we'll be able to tell camera's from RPG's soon enough.
Bias in Computer Systems, and beyond
http://spin.atomicobject.com/2012/05/04/bias-in-computer-systems-and-beyond/
Since reading the paper by Friedman & Nissenbaum, I've been far more cognisant of biases in software and elsewhere. I'd love to hear more examples of bias people have observed in computer systems, or elsewhere.
PS3 Users will get banned if caught hacking and running pirated softwares
http://itechvision.blogspot.com/2011/02/playstation-3-users-running-pirated.html
Sony has just released an official Statement regarding PS3 Hacking and running Pirated softwares on it after such a long time. Months ago PS3 was hacked by fairflow team and Geohot. Sony filed a sue case against Geohot and some other hackers to cease hacking of PS3.
MultiCore Arduino for more Arduino and Raspberry Pi Interfacing
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/arduissimo-multicore-arduino-for-more-arduino-and-raspberry-pi-interfacing#home
What a nice hack: a MultiCore Arduino board, that enables an almost unlimited number of virtual peripherals.

Plus, it's a low cost FPGA board for a lot more fun in- and outside the Arduino world.

Cheers, Tobias
Mobile advertising reinvented. 
http://www.adtile.me 
Say goodbye to the banner ads.
Making Health IT tractable
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920020110.do
Software entrepreneurs often have desires to change the healthcare industry. But very few have been successful. Health IT is just... different.

David Uhlman and I have written a book for O'Reilly that clearly documents the pitfalls and potentials of working with health data. And there are potentials. This is the only industry in the US that is being paid to computerize. Healthcare is the only un-computerized major industry left and by some accounts it is the largest industry in the U.S.

But attempts to become the "next Microsoft of Medicine" routinely fail. Another way to think of Health IT is that it is in an industry that has -resisted- computerization. Think about the implications of that...

Would love to hear what others think the thorns are in Health IT

-FT
Show HN: Search Job Openings on the Fediverse
https://search.flockingbird.social/
Hey, HN. I've written a bot[1] that eats all submissions to the fediverse (mastodon et.al.) and indexes all that it considers job openings, for a search page.

People can interact with the bot but that's unstable still, so not publicly announced yet.

Please let me know what you think.

[1] https://github.com/Flockingbird/hunter2/
Show HN: Canvas, Browser, Note Taking, One app to rule them all
https://www.superusapp.com
Superus is a canvas app with browser and notes built in. You can put all your workpieces(ex: Notion, Figma, Airtable) together in a visual workspace.
Facebook VCs: We're Investing in Facebook Apps Too
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2007/07/11/facebook-vc-were-investing-in-facebook-apps-too/
They're promoting and "investing" into Facebook apps because they're major investors in Facebook and will benefit from Facebook IPO. More apps, bigger the IPO?!

In any case, it has nothing to do with them wanting YOU to succeed.
Nokia's New Flagship Windows Phone Smashes Pre-Order Records On Orange U.K.*
http://www.businessinsider.com/nokia-lumia-800-pre-orders-2011-11
*One contributing factor might be Orange's offer to give anyone upgrading to the Lumia a free Xbox 360.
Super-stealth sub powered by fuel cell
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/02/22/hybrid.submarine/index.html
It is almost totally silent, radiates virtually no heat and is constructed entirely from non-magnetic metals.Meet the U212A -- an ultra-advanced non-nuclear sub developed by German naval shipyard Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft, who claim it to be "the peak of German submarine technology."
Suggestions to improve fullscreen jquery plugin
https://github.com/thecodejack/jquery-html5-fullscreen
I am making a fullscreen plugin for jquery and want to add some features...Some suggestions would be great

https://github.com/thecodejack/jquery-html5-fullscreen
Rate my startup: FilmIndustryResumes.com
Hi all,

I've just finished creating a site called filmindustryresumes.com. I posted some backstory on my blog if you're interested -
http://anadventureriscarl.com/preparin-to-launch-filmindustryresumes - but the short version is this.

It's a very simple way to create a website for your resume for film industry people. Think of it as an ultra-niche CMS with domain/hosting built in.

I may also extend the idea to other niches, perhaps resumes or perhaps something else. The main idea is the custom, very specific CMS for particular types of sites. The next one might be for restaurants and their menus, for example.

I'd appreciate any feedback on all aspects of the site. Layout, colour scheme, copy, functionality, usability, pricing, the idea itself, anything!

If you want to go through the process, it's currently using Paypal sandbox. You can use this account to pay:
paypal_1275678448_per@batsong.co.uk
passwerd

It won't purchase the domain but you can then see the resume you create at http://filmindustryresumes.com/show/<domain>

Let me know your opinions!

Carl
Startups for #netneutrality
http://www.startupsfornetneutrality.org/
also only 2 days to go in Europe see http://www.savetheinternet.eu/
3 Steps to showing up in Local Search
http://tracksuitceo.com/2008/07/07/locals-only-how-to-rank-in-googles-local-search/
3 steps passed on from a very successful SEO veteran that prove local search is now where normal SEO was 5 years ago...
Ask HN: When does rejections comes from YC
Does YC send all invites and rejections at 10 april or rejections sending when they checking your application?
Show HN: Compassion Game - Gamifying a compassionate plant-based diet
https://compassiongame.org/game/
Hello!

https://compassiongame.org is an attempt to gamify following a plant-based diet for people who need extra motivation to stick with it. In the “game”, you log your meals with only one minute per day. You then track your progress towards badges representing the animals, carbon emissions, and water usage you save while building streaks.
Please signup, check it out and let me know what you think. If you have any friends or family who are into eating plant-based, please share the site with them.

If you are curious to learn about why I built the game, check out my latest blog post at https://compassionplanet.space/compassion-game-launch/.
How to get a job without applying for any
http://blog.cristianobetta.com/2008/10/13/how-to-get-a-job-without-applying-for-any/
So I am starting a new job tomorrow at Nudge London. Wonder how I got that job? I can tell you that it did not include putting my resume on a trillion job search websites, then sending it out to unsuspecting companies in a hope that they notice me. No instead I got my new job through a combination of factors, including a lot of luck.
Visualize this, software bugs as coloured dots
http://fuzz-box.blogspot.com/2011/05/visualize-this-software-bugs-as.html
Some developers, many many issues. How does it look?
The graph shows how developers are connected to the various issues as they are submitted in a bug tracking system. The issues and the developers are colour coded.
Idea of a Nuclear Clock 60 times more accurate than Atomic Clock is exciting
http://roundedoff.com/2011/11/08/idea-of-a-nuclear-clock-60-times-more-accurate-than-atomic-clock-is-intriguing-and-exciting/
Now all is set to change as Nuclear clock is all set to steal the show away from atomic clock with an accuracy nearly 60 times more than the atomic clock. Although such a clock is still to be developed but the foundation stone for the existence of a nuclear clock has already been laid.
Ruby is in Grave Danger
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/8f0e9b2437ca41f4/0b5368a86128aff9
Dear Friends,
I have received an ominous message from the future. We should take
this seriously, as it could determine the fate of our Ruby lives as we
know them! Decrypted future-message below:
My online free book search engine. Hope it helps.
http://search.boocu.com/
I think it's a good idea.
How not to manage a beta release
http://rws-blog.rhapsody.com/realplayer/2007/07/realplayer-beta.html
To get Realplayer 11 beta working. Realplayer included a few features that messed with flash and windows media among others. Read the user comments below.
EU websites track users without warning, against own rules
http://www.euractiv.com/infosociety/eu-tracks-line-users-warning-rul-news-528626
European institutions are tracking users of their web sites, in breach of the EU's own data protection rules. The fact has been confirmed by Europe’s data protection watchdog, in an interview with EurActiv, while Brussels is reviewing privacy legislation to tackle the abuse.
The Rigel Project
http://rigelproject.github.com/index.html
The Rigel project is a simulator + tool chain for a machine with 1000+ cores. The aim is to develop the chip as well as a low level software stack that would make it suitable for development.

I am not currently associated with the project but i did do some research on it when i was at UIUC. I was trying to make a small cooperative scheduler run on it and evaluate different scheduling strategies
C type qualifiers and friends
http://www.idryman.org/blog/2012/10/29/type-qualifiers/
C type qualifiers with examples