jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Scientists unveil 'world's first practical artificial leaf'
http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-first-practical-artificial-leaf/18247/
Leaves – the kind that grow on trees – create energy from sunlight and water through the process of photosynthesis. For over a decade, scientists have been kicking around the idea of creating an "artificial leaf." Such a device would use sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, which could then be stored in a fuel cell and used to create electricity.
NetBeans IDE 7.1 Released
http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1549.html
NetBeans IDE 7.1 is now available for download.
Robot head Flobi designed to dodge uncanny valley
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/robot-head-flobi-designed-to-dodge-uncanny-valley
German engineers have designed a robot head to express emotions while overcoming the creep factor associated with the Uncanny Valley.
A tale of two geeks
http://infoproc.blogspot.com/2005/02/tale-of-two-geeks.html
Do you think this happens/will start happening in the software industry? Should we expect that 50% of google employees to be from Asia in 5-10 years? Anyone know what the numbers are like now?
Ask HN: Docker Dashboard for iOS
I'm developing the docker dashboard app for iOS device. App is try to solve issue where you are away from computer and find small tool to keep you update and able to control you container. I understand you can access a web dashboard or SSH from you mobile but will it more convenient to use as native app. This will be the open source project btw. What you guys/gals think?

Some screenshot of the prototype:

* https://db.tt/Bk4tezJI
* https://db.tt/gBJBrWXf
Free fast food
http://www.fastfood4free.com/
Get mcdonalds, kfc and burger king meals with free coupons here
Thin Mini-ITX platform enables DIY all-in-one PCs
http://techreport.com/articles.x/23376
Shipments of all-in-one PCs are growing exponentially faster than those for typical desktops. Unfortunately, highly integrated systems like the iMac have traditionally made it difficult to replace or upgrade parts. And forget about assembling an all-in-one for yourself. Now, however, Intel has developed a Thin Mini-ITX platform that allows system builders and end users to put together all-in-one systems with standard parts. Our hands-on look at Thin Mini-ITX pieces together an ersatz iMac using off-the-shelf components, and the process is pretty easy. While the end result isn't quite as slick as one of Apple's creations, parts can be swapped out with ease, and the configuration can be tailored to suit one's needs.
I hate calling to book appointments
https://AcuityScheduling.com
Calling to schedule a meeting with a school counselor, or book a haircut, is a freaking pain. It's rude businesses waste my time with that, and theirs, when there are literally hundreds of ways to handle this online.

A while back I made Acuity Scheduling to solve this -- what do you think? What can be made better?

Thanks!
How to Build an Invaluable Inner Circle
http://www.ronnienurss.com/how-to-build-an-invaluable-inner-circle/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ronnienurss+%28Ronnie+Nurss%29
Build an invaluable inner circle with ancient advice from Baltasar Gracian.
Coingig.com - An online marketplace that operates in Bitcoins
http://www.coingig.com
We are one of the largest bitcoin marketplaces to buy and sell products for bitcoin. We launched about 2 months ago and seen tremendous growth. Ask us anything.
Top 10  Weirdest Green Technologies 
http://www.greenbang.com/3768/top-10-weirdest-green-technologies/
You know how it goes; It’s Sunday night, you’ve had a beer (or four) and somehow the conversation turns to the oddest green technologies. Well, this happened to Greenbang’s D. Lorenz this weekend, here are his conclusions.
Ask HN: Did you automatically get 2 new apps in Chrome over the weekend?
I just turned on my desktop and was surprised to see 2 new webapps added to my Chrome New Tab page: Poppit and Entanglement - http://d.pr/uffe. Did anyone else get this? I hadn't added these, so find it odd they were added. Or is Google now including some default apps, and my account just got caught up?
Trick question:      while( x -- 0 ) // x goes to 0
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1642028/what-is-the-name-of-this-operator
It's supposed to say:
while( x --> 0 ) // x goes to 0
Show HN: poetry-relax – A Poetry plugin to relax version upper bounds
https://github.com/madkinsz/poetry-relax
Hi! I've been working on some Python libraries recently and was excited to dig a little deeper into using Poetry as my project package manager. I discovered that, by default, Poetry adds upper bounds to all dependencies that you add. There are a lot of people that think this doesn't make sense for publishing libraries in the Python ecosystem (I provide links in the README if you want additional context), and I happen to agree after seeing first-hand how many dependency resolution issues this causes.

It looks like the Poetry project isn't planning on adding configuration for this any time soon, so I've written a plugin that can be used to remove the upper bound constraints from dependencies specified with carets (^, the Poetry default).

It's my first plugin for the Poetry ecosystem, I hope it's straight-forward to use! It supports dry runs, updating your pyproject.toml, checking for solvable dependencies, upgrading your dependencies, and updating your lock file. Any feedback is welcome.
A news app for JavaScript developers build with Telescope and Meteor
http://dot-js.com
I know Telescope form Hacker News last time:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4840032

Then I create Dot-js.com with Telescope in a weekend.
DFGrok, a back-of-the-napkin UML generator for Objective-C
https://github.com/darkFunction/DFGrok
Blog post describing it here: http://notes.darkfunction.com/DFGrok
Investing In Bonds
http://www.401ksource.info/blog/632874-investing-in-bonds/
When it comes to planning your financial retirement many people focus on the different types of accounts that you can use in which to defer payments or avoid taxes for a little while but very few people discuss in depth the specific things in which you can invest those funds that you have so carefully squirreled away for the important day that is to come in the dark dank future that seems as though it will never arrive
Proggit spinoff www.iprogrammingclub.com is officially online
http://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/eya8r/wwwiprogrammingclub_is_officially_online_a_club/
A club where you can learn programming for free. Taught by fellow programmers.
Show HN: Automation for Your Meetings
https://aimful.io
We’ve just built first 3 workflows:

— Alert me if [invitee X] didn’t accept the invite

— Ask for topics prior to a recurring meeting, every time

— Ask the host how you are supposed to contribute.

Our vision:

You create customised automations for your meetings. We build an If→then engine that makes it easy. All inside Google Calendar. It will protect your time from unnecessary meetings.
Yokie: People-powered Search + Discovery using Twitter
http://yok.ie
Experimental search and discovery platform Yokie uses stuff that groups of people share on Twitter, bypassing the traditional crawler search-engine paradigm. Sign up with a Twitter account here http://yok.ie.
How To Increase Productivity Using Your Kitchen Timer
http://tracksuitceo.wordpress.com/2007/07/13/how-to-increase-productivity-using-your-kitchen-timer/
We realized that one of the reasons we don't always drop everything and play dolls with her is that there is no definite amount of time we'll be playing; will it minutes? hours? We'd love to play all day but that just isn't practical. So we came up with a good solution. When it's time to play dolls or paint or whatever it is we're not sure we have time to do, we give her the option of how many minutes she wants to play. Offer up 15 minutes, sometimes she wants less, sometimes more. Then set the timer and give her our total uninterrupted attention.
Kabul War Diary Couch App
http://pollen.nymphormation.org/afgwar/_design/afgwardiary/index.html
Benoitc has created a CouchDB App that is a view into the recently leaked Afghan war data
Bid on Twitter for 20$
http://www.gigapie.com
Gigapie.com the site that lets you buy and sell hot companies introduces ability for users to bid on companies.
Show HN: Calculate mortgage repayments on the fly while browsing Zillow/Trulia
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/real-estate-buddy/idhhfoemdabklbkdabbodgbahfedfljp
Hi HN, I made Chrome/Firefox/Edge extension that calculates your (potential) mortgage repayments while browsing listings on Zillow/Trulia/Realestate.com.au/Domain.com.au

The Firefox extension can be found here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/sv-SE/firefox/addon/real-estate-b...

I realize most people go to their banks first to get a pre-approval and see how much they can borrow and afford but not everyone is like that.

Personally, a big number such as $500000 or $700000 doesn't really speak to me. However if I see something like $634/wk then I can clearly see if I can afford a certain property or not.

Sometimes I like to browse real estate websites and see how much a particular home would cost me on a weekly/bi-weekly/monthly basis.

Most real estate websites allow you to simulate your repayments but it's a manual process and I really wanted to be able to browse while seeing the potential loan repayments.

For the Australian users out there, there are often prices missing on the listings of https://domain.com.au and https://realestate.com.au , in this case I use the marketing range that the websites expose to calculate the repayments.

The extension also tries to highlight which property would be ideal for you based on your deposit and loan interest rate.

The extension stores your data on local storage so nothing is ever sent or stored anywhere else. No need to sign up or create an account either. No analytics whatsoever.

I hope you enjoy it and any feedback is welcome.
Show VCs The Pain
http://getventure.typepad.com/markpeterdavis/2007/07/value-propositi.html
When pitching to a VC it's not enough to say that your future customers want or even need your service. You have to assume that the people across the table know nothing about your space and as a result, they don't have a sense for sentiments and dynamics in the industry. In order to get VCs to believe that there is a strong need for your new idea you have to make the case...
PDF Generation in Python with ReportLab
http://stochasticgeometry.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/reportlab/
More work on an initial project in Python, adding in PDF generation of a report.
Secret to Success: 5 Min video with mantra about succeeding in startups
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NQREuc7JX8
Truly one of the best videos that tells you what you and your team need to go through in order to succeed in the startup environment.
Petition against 'DRM Daleks' at BBC 
http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/save-the-bbc-from-drm-daleks#
The BBC is now pushing for DRM in HTML5.

Let them know this is fail, and that we now suspect Dalek infiltration of BBC HQ.

(See http://boingboing.net/2013/02/16/bbc-betrays-the-public-demand.html and related discussion here on HN.)
Hey HN Do you know the "ui nui uni nuni" theory?
http://www.ui-nui-uni-nuni.com/
I saw this post:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/05/quickly-prioritize-your-tasks-by-urgency-and-importance/

and i built this tool:
http://www.ui-nui-uni-nuni.com/

Feedbacks please!
Microsoft needs cash? Issues $8B in bonds to pay the bills.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-03/microsoft-said-to-plan-benchmark-bond-deals-in-dollars-euros.html
Microsoft seems to need cash fast. To fund, as they say, "general corporate purposes". In other sources it is claimed they will use this money to pay off other debts. I find this rather strange. Microsoft running out of cash? Really?
The history of the iPhone infographic PDF
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/infographics/
The ultimate iPhone geek test is this tech family tree accurate? You can check out the PDF for free but need to register or use the interactive timeline with no registration.
Dnsexit is down
http://dnsexit.com
Well, it seems that the DNS names servers of dnsexit.com vanished from the surface of the earth.

Anyone else seeing this? Anyone knows what's going on ?
http://twitter.com/peterhoskins/status/182200376961925120

http://twitter.com/lgoncalv/status/182200257331990529

http://twitter.com/omnichad/status/182193225942056960

http://twitter.com/mattclementsuk/status/182187622339330048

http://twitter.com/simjp/status/182184217013264384
Snopes economic analysis of cash-for-clunkers
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/clunkers.asp
In 2009, the federal government's Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), commonly known as "Cash for Clunkers," provided consumers with $3,500 or $4,500 discounts for trading in older model automobiles and purchasing new, more fuel-efficient vehicles. The analysis presented above maintains that the CARS program essentially spent $3 billion in federal (i.e., taxpayer) funds in order to save $350 million in (foreign) oil purchases, an inefficient economic trade-off. However, the analysis is flawed in key aspects.
Yes, I pre-registered.
Google Releases First Major Update For Chrome
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1656451/google_releases_first_major_update_for_chrome/index.html
Google is continuing efforts to establish itself in the web browser market by the release of a new version of its Chrome Web browser on Tuesday, Reuters reported. It is the first large-scale update of Chrome since Google entered the browser business six months ago.
Regions.com domain expired
http://whois.net/whois/regions.com
Record expires on 13-Apr-2013.
Record created on 13-Apr-2000.
Database last updated on 15-Apr-2013 05:09:34 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.PENDINGRENEWALDELETION.COM 205.178.190.51
NS2.PENDINGRENEWALDELETION.COM 206.188.198.51
A new wearable ultrasound helmet helps firefighters "see" in the dark.
http://www.healthline.com/health-news/tech-sensory-helmet-lets-firefighters-see-in-the-dark-040313
A cutting-edge sensory helmet developed by UK researchers helps firefighters navigate through dark rooms, relying on vibration pads in the helmet that indicate the location of walls and other obstacles in an unfamiliar environment.
Potty training for tech entrepreneurs
http://www.lifelog.be/2014/02/18/potty-training-for-tech-entrepreneurs/
In a lot of ways starting out as an entrepreneur is like being born. Your first months involve a lot of throwing up, doing things for the very first time and shitting yourself. It takes a while to get the basics right, eventually realising that there are better ways of getting from one place to another than flat on your belly.
Ask HN: How do you compare CPM and magazine ad rates?
I am looking at purchasing an ad in a magazine vs. a CPM button.

CPM button costs $400 (8 CPM - 160x150 pixels, top right)
Magazine 1/4 page ad costs $410 (32k circulation)

I expect market variability, but would appreciate any insights on judging the best value when comparing these ad types. Currently, running an ad in both isn't an option although doing so and tracking the results would be ideal. I am hopeful that perhaps someone has already done this and noticed a significant result.
The Power of awk
http://www.troubleshooters.com/codecorn/awk/index.htm
Steve's Awk Academy
Startup Madness: Groupon's Super Bowl commercial - least tasteful of all time
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/782c981b-356f-4bd8-b494-da4da4899e70/entry/groupon_superbowl_pain_opens_the_door_wide_for_livingsocial_gain4?cmp=dw&cpb=dwmyd&ct=dwgra&cr=ycobinator&ccy=zz&csr=grouponvslivingsocial
Before Super Bowl XLV, there was wide speculation about who would win the Super Bowl ads war between Groupon and LivingSocial. Most people were betting that Groupon would win Big-Time, and they did if you define winning, in this case, as making the biggest Bonehead marketing blunder of the year.
Foursquare Updates Create Competitive Advantage
http://blog.openviewpartners.com/blog/core-marketing/0/0/foursquare-updates-create-competitive-advantage
By Corey O'Loughlin
Perhaps I'm a pessimist, but when I read headlines stating that location-based service (LBS) provider Foursquare released updates including those enabling photo uploads and comments, my reaction was as follows: yawn. Why? Because rival LBS provider Gowalla already implemented many of these features last March!

The Foursquare brand has become synonymous with the LBS movement, a movement that is gaining momentum as smart phones continue to dominate the mobile market. Though Gowalla doeslbs not have the same sizable user base as Foursquare, they have proven to be an innovative leader in the LBS space.

So, Foursquare essentially released an update to rival the capabilities of its less-popular competitor?

There is more to the story than that. This release is actually a major move by Foursquare to create competitive advantage: users of Foodspotting, Instagram and other location-based applications will be able to share their photos, comments and checkins with Foursquare. Foursquare has made it more compelling to use their applications wherever users choose to use it (not necessarily in their app).
I spoke with my good friend and LBS enthusiast Mike Schneider about the new release--it would be an understatement to say he was excited about it.

Mike had the following to say: "Foursquare has been doing just fine without a photo model and that there is no reason to apologize for being late to the game." He thinks Foursquare's move to both take photos on their platform as well as "suck in" photos from others like Instagram and Foodspotting while checking you in is innovative and demonstrates their desire to rule the checkin world.

Previously, Foursquare did not allow people to comment when checking in. That capability was available only through other platforms like Twitter and Facebook--this shift is very exciting. Mike said "While no LBS is particularly good at summarizing comments and mentions related to content, Foursquare is allowing you to have them pushed to your phone as they happen"."

Mike continued: "The updated features make it easier and more compelling to use Foursquare than ever and are in line with their desire to have brands use the API to take advantage of their platform without them necessarily needing to be involved."

Things aren't always what they seem on the surface--these updates are a great move for Foursquare as they continue to expand the LBS space. Scaling a business like Foursquare while under public scrutiny will not be easy, but this is great competitive positioning for the LBS giant.

What do you think of Foursquare's move?
Website Usability Rules
http://www.shayhowe.com/web-design/universal-website-usability-rules/
Website usability and user testing is a fast growing topic among the web design and development community, and rightfully so. Outlined here are 10 universal website usability rules you need to follow.
What does ReST really mean?
http://standardout.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/what-does-rest-really-mean/
ReSTful web services have been popular for some time, yet still today there is confusion about what it means.
Is not joining Facebook a sign you're a psychopath?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2184658/Is-joining-Facebook-sign-youre-psychopath-Some-employers-psychologists-say-suspicious.html#ixzz22rsuEI1b
Relevent to this link is a line from PG's "Acceleration of Addictiveness" (http://paulgraham.com/addiction.html)

"We'll increasingly be defined by what we say no to."
SocioClean - Scan, Clean and Secure. (socioclean.com)
Socioclean was found to keep social reputation clean in this growing world of social networking. Social networks are quickly becoming the primary personal communication and marketing platform for business.

However, they introduce privacy risks and personal information leakage, which is becoming a bigger problem everyday.

Our approach is to simplify the problem for end-users by allowing them to scan and clean their online profile for various social networks. Socioclean is the first comprehensive solution for managing and monitoring your online social network profile.

Value
Socioclean platform lets users:

Take Control: Help manage online profile with advanced monitoring.
Maintain Social Reputation: Drive self-governance with growing social networks.
Expand User Experience: Single portal management for various social networks.
Facebook App 'Super Wall' Worth $10 Million?
http://mashable.com/2007/10/04/rockyou-superwall/
Seems a bit high to me. How much actual revenue does it bring in?
Lojban
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lojban
It would be cool if programmers switch to this language(instead of english, which is quite unfair to non native speakers).
Ask HN: Why isn't Google doing more to remove referrer spam from Analytics?
My Google Analytics reports are being rendered increasingly meaningless by referral spam which seems to be getting worse by the week. With the likes of semalt.com, darodar.com, ranksonic.info and buttons-for-website.com breaking out like a rash over all my clients' websites, it's becoming a real nuisance. I've got 35 concurrent visitors from social-buttons.com on one site at this very moment according to GA, and it usually only gets one visit a day.

I'm just about prepared to keep these at bay via server or client side code, but half of them don't even have the good grace to hit the web server any more and just inject straight to GA from afar, which means having to mess around with Google's interface setting up filters all the time.

These sites must stand out like a sore thumb on Google's Panopticonsole, so why on earth are they letting them ruin one of their most popular products?
AZLO Bank Shutting Down
I got this email from AZLO bank today:

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
Show HN: Twitter for song lyrics with today's Twitter Bootstrap
http://jambx.com
Check it out, "Twitter for song lyrics". What do you think? Ideas/feedback?

I wrote up a bit about how I did it here: http://kguac.com/2011/08/1-x-52-week-4-jambx-twitter-for-lyrics/. It's part of my "1x52 project" - I'm trying to do some sort of new web project every week. It could be an app, site, blog, or just a useful script - but hopefully something that at least someone gets a kick out of, or I learn something while building.
CloudFlare Quick-Review, May Need Work
http://sympodial.com/blog/cloudflare-quick-review-may-need-work/
I haven't seen anywhere else mention any feedback on CloudFlare after actually having used it, so I thought I'd bring it up.
GRE word list
http://dictionup.com/word-list-to-improve-vocbulary-and-gre-sat-cat-scores.html
Memorizing the GRE word List can be quite dauting. DictionUP will help you learn the GRE word list easily and effectively. Try DictionUP today and quickly learn the GRE word list.
Ask HN: A good way to learn the Twitter API?
http://www.amazon.com/Twitter-API-Running-Learn-Applications/dp/0596154615
I am looking to get my feet wet with the Twitter API and am wondering if more experience coders recommend a book such as this. (Or perhaps another) I know the best way to learn is to build but I am looking for a reference guide.
New forms of funding
http://lukas.zinnagl.com/2010/06/new-forms-of-funding/
Disruptive and innovate investment models I've come across lately