jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
FSB forces founder of largest Russian social network to give up company
https://twitter.com/StateOfUkraine/status/456517754539884545
More info: Pavel Durov, the founder of vKontakte, which is the largest social network in the former Soviet republics, was pressured by Russia's security service (FSB) to reveal the identities of Euromaidan activists in Ukraine as well information related to the opposition in Russia. He refused, and was effectively pushed out of the company. This is part of Russia's new crackdown on free speech.
Ask HN: Stock Quote REST API
I am working on a commercial iOS application for displaying stock information. What some cheaper options for a REST API to get the stock quote information? I've already looked at solutions like Xignite, but they are too expensive. Google finance is shut down and Yahoo doesn't allow you to use financial data through YQL in commercial applications.
How do I completely self-study Computer Science?
http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/152240/how-do-i-completely-self-study-computer-science
How does a self taught programmer, approach the vast topic of Computer Science.
Python doesn't need no steenkeeng conztantz
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2003-July/216656.html
I found this amusing:
"More seriously though, no, there's no equivalent for constants in Python, as the programmer is generally considered intelligent enough to leave a value he wants to stay constant alone."
Oh my god, Krakow On the power of social hashtag.
http://growthhackingpro.com/oh-god-krakow-power-social-hashtag/
Incredible things happen in Krakow. Careful observers of the Polish startup scene probably know that for some time now on Facebook and Twitter the #OMGKRK hashtag can be seen ever more often. It is not a coincidence nor, against what the skeptics might have claimed, a temporary anomaly. This informal brand, maybe rather something like a flag or an emblem, has momentarily united plenty of people. They have set themselves a single goal – to jointly create the coolest startup community in this part of the globe.
Show HN: AppDevKit, a mobile application toolkit for developers
https://www.appdevkit.com
Hi all! I just put the final (beta) touches on AppDevKit.com. It is a toolkit for mobile application developers. We currently offer free content distribution for developers who use Google Play's In-App Billing. Lots more features are in the works but I figured I'd release a beta for those who were interested. Feel free to request a beta invite. We are looking for feedback so please let us know what you think.

Thanks!
Lean Software Development: Less is the New More
http://www.agile-software-development.com/2009/09/lean-software-development-less-is-new.html
There is no doubt that 'Lean' is the new buzzword of the software development industry; certainly within the agile community anyway. But how does it fit in with agile...
How to create Pie Charts with CSS3
http://mrbool.com/how-to-create-pie-charts-with-css3/29014
In this article we will talk about Pie charts and their creation using CSS3. We all know the usefulness of pie charts while representing statistical data.
H2O Power radio runs on water from the shower
http://www.gizmag.com/h2o-power-radio-runs-on-water-from-the-shower/18142/
For all the people out there who like listening to the radio while they're in the shower, various companies offer waterproof battery-operated "shower radios." There's nothing particularly wrong with these radios, but ... why change or recharge the batteries if you don't have to? No, we're not suggesting running a power cord into the shower. Instead, you might be interested in getting an H2O Power water-powered radio.
Air Mattress
http://www.satbed.com
The SAT mattress features a patented air suspension system that has an exclusive intake/release valve system. This technological breakthrough harnesses the atmosphere as an abundant resource of free energy creating a dynamic surface capable of optimally adjusting to each individual regardless of body weight, type or size. It is capable of conforming to the unique curvature of the spinal system providing improved support.

Maximizing weight distribution evenly across the surface reduces pressure on our bodies. The SAT mattress provides pressure relief at all times regardless of what body type you have. A basic physics law (Boyle's Law) allows this amazing technology to adjust optimally to each individual providing a deep REM sleeping environment below capillary closure, meaning blood and oxygen are allowed to flow freely throughout our bodies never being pinched or occluded, eliminating tossing and turning.

Allowing efficient blood and oxygen circulation is paramount to our over all health and wellness. Clinical studies have shown the richer the oxygen content of your blood, the stronger your immune system, which is necessary to combat disease and free radical damage. Sleeping on a surface other than a fluid creates a sleeping environment deficient of oxygen. All inner spring and foam mattresses create an environment deficient in oxygen since all these surfaces can do is absorb weight unlike a gas, which displaces weight.

The SAT Bed Company has positioned itself as a leading research-driven health care company that develops innovative products aimed to improve the health and quality of life. Our goal is to empower individuals to implement optimal preventive health through health and wellness products in their own home.

Recognized as the world's leader in the technological advancement of mattress and bedding products for over 20 years. Our origins come out of the medical and health care industry, where our surface products have been utilized throughout the world in hospitals and nursing homes for patients that are bed ridden with Decubitus ulcers (bed sores).

Our state of the art R & D and manufacturing plant located in upstate New York has been nationally recognized along with our friendly and courteous bedding consultants. Applying our 13 world wide mattress patents to the consumer bedding industry, we are ideally positioned to open up the retail mattress market to the same extraordinary products used in health care settings.

Our breakthrough bedding technology is now transforming the hospitality industry via Hilton Hotels. Guests are able to experience the SAT mattress while traveling throughout the country by visiting the worlds largest hospitality company. Please call us today at 1-866-677-2156 and speak to one of our bedding consultants to arrange a 90 night in home trial. Remember, a good nights sleep is not a luxury but rather a necessity.
AWS auto scaling LAMP hosting in 5 minuets
http://www.samcreate.com/post/36861433545
Using Amazon Web services, we'll setup a CloudFormation template that will get setup in the cloud with a load-balanced auto scaling solution.
Show HN: Mr.Thread - Threads on demand
http://www.mrthread.com/
Hey,

this is a project i coded about a longer time. You can create a thread to discuss a topic with (more than 2 people) people. I think it's easier than email.

Any suggestions?
Shoebox size datacenter – The Hardware
http://itq.nl/shoebox-size-datacenter-hardware/
On March 6 Christiaan & Dennis ministered a session at the Dutch VMUG Conference. During this session they presented their shoebox size datacenter.
SEC Watch Opens Their Form D Database to the Public
http://secwatch.com/formd
Search by industry, state, etc. and export all data to excel
MEET JEKYLL, THE STATIC SITE GENERATOR - PART 1
http://samheuck.com/tools/meet_jekyll_the_static_site_generator/
Jekyll is a static site generator written in Ruby that uses the Liquid template engine. In combination with git for version control and Jenkins for deployment, Jekyll is a powerful tool not just for blogging, but also for small to medium-sized websites. Give Jekyll a try, and you can blog like a hacker.
Ask HN: Can you give me a link to this article
I remember an article being shared in HN, about a female writer who had written about her time in new york when she was young. I know this is vague but does anyone remember who the author was or can you link me to the article.
TIA
LED in a contact lens for augmented reality displays (human trial)
http://benkrasnow.blogspot.com/2011/12/led-mounted-in-contact-lens-for.html
Every so often, internet news aggregator sites run a story about a research group that put an LED into a contact lens, then inserted it into a rabbit's eye. I figured that I would try the same thing, but put the lens into my own eye.
Alarming. Addictive. Awesome. What’s It Really Like Being An Entrepreneur?
http://www.sourcepep.com/alarming-addictive-awesome-whats-it-really-like-being-an-entrepreneur/
Being an entrepreneur is heck of a job. It’s unpredictable, it’s confusing and at times its downright scary but an Entrepreneur will tell you one thing- with all its hurdles and uncertainties they won’t have it any other way.
Why Hangover II is a crash course in copyright
http://www.profitandlaws.com/2011/06/why-hangover-ii-is-a-crash-course-in-copyright/
like Hangover I (not II) was a crash course in comedy, this case is a little crash course in copyright.[i] The tattoo artist, Victor Whitmill, says he has a copyright in Tyson’s tattoo, although it is not clear that he really does. Here’s why.
When you have too many movies in your collection. You need something like this.
http://bhagyas.github.io/movie-ranker/
Sorts movie folders by renaming them with a zero padded inverse IMDB rating. Makes it easier to decide what to watch when you have tens / hundreds / thousands of movies in a collection.
New algorithms can tell if you ride the bus, and how bad you drive
http://gigaom.com/2013/11/15/new-algorithms-can-tell-if-youre-on-the-bus-and-how-bad-you-drive/
Example unit-less Accelerometer data from phones graphed for Train, Bus, Stationary, Metro, Tram and Car.
Sent gmail to someone and get a Facebook suggestion - why?
http://fernandopizarro.com/
A couple of days ago I sent an email to someone using my gmail account. I have zero connection to this person. Today they are being suggested to me as a potential friend by Facebook. How is this happening? How is that data getting across?
Ask HN: Amazon SES or alternatives for forwarding bulk email
Hi,

Have a situation where we are receiving email (could be anywhere from 500k - 1mln daily) and need to forward them to a third party parsing service. We would be forwarding these emails only to a single third party email address. We're currently using O365 and they only allow 10k outgoing messages per account per day. We would be setting up a subdomain specifically for this.

Does anyone have any experience with a similar situation? Any advice on a solution would be greatly appreciated. Asked about SES because the link below appears to be my use case but I'm not familiar with AWS services so including.

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/messaging-and-targeting/forward-incoming-email-to-an-external-destination/
Celebrity birthday wishes to vvvv's 10th anniversary
http://vimeo.com/56019214
http://vvvv.org , highly underestimated by hacker news ever since, but still 10 years old. happy birthday!

video featuring:
Kalle - First vvvv user
Ken Perlin - Inventor of the Perlin noise function
Marco Tempest - Techno-Illusionist
Theo Watson - OpenFrameworks
Francois Wunschel - 1024 Architecture / MadMapper
Joshua Kit Clayton - Cycling74
german humor
Ask PG: What are the perks of a high karma score?
I know from a few friends that there are simple perks to having a high karma score (e.g. down votes, avg submission statistics). I was wondering what are all the perks and at what levels do you reach them. I did a little search on searchyc.com to figure this out but couldn't find anything. So I don't feel too bad asking. Thanks.
Mobile Group Chat with One Line of JavaScript
http://www.pubnub.com/blog/mobile-group-chat-in-one-line-of-code/
Howto about pubnub technology.
An open source code editor for the web - brackets
https://github.com/adobe/brackets
Adobe open sourced an editor for web
How to Double Your Revenue by Questioning Your Assumptions
http://www.therichmindset.com/how-to-double-your-revenue-by-questioning-your-assumptions/
As entrepreneurs we need to question every assumption we make, and we need to let go of the assumptions that will damage our chances of success. If you don’t think you make decisions based on false assumptions then think again. Start by answering this question...
Ask HN: Testing your startup ideas? Create landing page for each one?
If you have a whole bunch of startup ideas, is it a good idea to test the market by creating a landing page for each? From there you could see what has the most traction and then go and develop just that idea.

Any loopholes in the logic or other feedback is much appreciated.
Point your mobile website to this url for Mobile Browser Test
http://rng.io/
It tests for Mobile Website and would be released to the open source community soon. Developed by Facebook Engineers: https://developers.facebook.com/html5/blog/post/2012/02/27/announcing-ringmark--a-mobile-browser-test-suite/
U.S. Government wants China to relax their so-called 'Great Firewall'
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Internet-China-Great-Firewall-censorship,13767.html
Hypocrites! While America is setting up their own Great Firewall, they are asking China to loosen up the wall?
What do you think of the FirefoxOS Roadmap
https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G/Roadmap
Considering that Firefox OS is targeting "the next billion" smartphone users, it's a risky but potentially disruptive project.

My 2 bits:
I picked up the ZTE phone and have been enjoying playing with it, the programming model is dead simple and the features are a bit ahead of Android 1.0. But I'm really looking forward to push notification before I start writing apps for it. It seems to me that notifications are the heart of a good smartphone UX. It's on the roadmap, but I might have put it earlier.

What do you think of the roadmap? Where are they being insightful, where are they missing something important?
Mobile Phones Go Mobile by Turning into Robots
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ologic/oddwerx-autonomous-smartphone-robots
OLogic launches the Oddwerx Autonomous Smartphone robot for iPhone and Android on Kickstarter. Oddwerx isn't your average smartphone robot, it offers support for some of the most advanced robotics R&D projects such as ROS from Willow Garage, Cloud Robotics from MyRobots.com, and the Google Cellbots project. Check out the Kickstarter page and transform your smartphone into a robotic critter.
Ask HN: Review my Forum - The Cal Forum
http://thecalforum.herokugarden.com/
I created a forum for the students at my university and just wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions on how to go about improving it and making it better for the community.
Ask HN: How do you react to a promotion?
I got a promotion after a long time. (Based on the performance, I should have got long ago. But I never asked for it. And the usual office politics, favoritism didn't help either). Hardly any difference in terms of compensation. (Just a low single digit hike.) Two questions.

1. I saw it in workday portal. My manager is yet to have a meeting with me to inform. How should I react when he informs?. I appreciate the fact that they finally acknowledged my efforts. They have very limited budget. But if I sound happy, they may take me for granted again. ( Please note, it was because of skip level manager that I got this promo. I don't think my direct manager had any influence)

2. I was fed up with the overall environment and was planning to do the minimum required work.( Difficult to implement though, since I was always passionate). But now that I got the promotion, the expectation will be high. Hence it will be difficult. So I am confused with this promotion.

Have you been in this position?. How did you handle ?
Ask HN: What to do you think about Metaki?
http://www.metaki.com/
This is a friend's website, he doesn't know HN, but would very much like to get your feedback to improve his site. Thanks!
Startup Weekend - Tech for Good (Nov 1st)
http://techforgood.startupweekend.org/
Show up and hack for causes that actually matter like climate change, crime prevention, poverty, health, and anything else that makes the world a better place.
Ask HN: Any such thing as wysiwyg editors for ruby on rails?
This is my kind of coding! :) dreamweaver cs4 has a ruby on rails plugin but not CS5. Any other options.
Performance on Rails
http://www.ddj.com/article/printableArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=145YVOIG2RTYGQSNDLOSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=212000386&dept_url=/architect/
Quick and easy-to-read article about performance optimization with Ruby on Rails.
Show HN: Easy Docs – (HTML, JSON and Markdown) Doc Generator. For GitHub Pages
https://github.com/fwd/docs
This is far from perfect.

I noticed there is a significant barrier of entry for people who just want attractive docs. This is my answer to that issue.
Vogels: Amazon wants "1,000 platforms to bloom"
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/cloud/2012/01/26/amazon-cuts-off-stack-at-the-paas-40094915/
No plans to become a major PaaS vendor, instead AWS wants to be the enabling layer for services like Heroku, EngineYard, and so on.
Cloud provisioning for CI: Jenkins + Cloudstack
http://www.dzone.com/links/cloud_provisioning_for_ci_jenkins_cloudstack.html
A great post on Cloud provisioning for CI using Cloudstack + Jenkins
FT Labs release core layout library that powers the FT web app
https://github.com/ftlabs/ftcolumnflow
FTColumnflow fixes the inadequacies of CSS column layouts. It is developed by FT Labs, part of the Financial Times. It is extensively used in the FT Web App, where it allows us to publish articles with complex newspaper/magazine style layouts.
Steve Jobs Said He 'Finally Cracked' How To Make A Great Television
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-television-steve-jobs-2011-10
Do you think Apple could pull off the release of a Television Set?
Help me spend $10k to make our app profitable
https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/boggler/id586274581?mt=8
Hi hackers.
I posted fews months ago a blog post that had so much interest from the community: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5067709
It was about how my previous app was a flop and wasn't able to get enough traction (0$ in 3 weeks).
I got a lot of feedback from everyone here and learnt fews lessons the hard way.

Now let me introduce my new app: Boggler. Boggler is a variant of Scramble with friends and Ruzzle.

Contrary to the previous app (when I didn't have any marketing budget) this time I have $10k.
I know that money ain't everything, but I guess it can help a lot.

So I need your help on a few things :

1. Any feedback on the app itself
2. How can I wisely spend that money to be profitable: Got fews ideas I can share if anyone interested.
3. Help me get some traction.

Thanks! And you're all awesome.
Show HN: Reader Mode without the boring parts
https://unclutter.lindylearn.io/v1
By boring I mean the text extraction that makes every website look the same and that sometimes fails.

Arguably I've spent too many months on this detail, but in addition to the standard DOM iteration, Unclutter uses a CSSOM iteration, patching of mobile styles, CSS word blocklists, and crowdsourced element selectors. Plus an animation system to move text to its "uncluttered" position.

Also interesting might be the article "library", a lightweight read-it-later list. It uses screenshots instead of titles & thumbnails, and drag & drop to move articles around. And there's an integration with Hacker News, where every top-level comment with an article quote in it automatically gets converted into an annotation.
Java crybabies
http://griddlenoise.blogspot.com/2007/10/java-crybabies.html
Thank god someone somewhere finally said something about this stupid stink over Java 6 on OS X Leopard.
Show HN: Konf – Manage Lots of Local Kubeconfigs
https://github.com/SimonTheLeg/konf-go
I've written a small cli to manage local kubeconfigs for Kubernetes clusters. Its main aim is to make it easier working with multiple clusters or being in multiple namespaces.

With a lot of tools already existing, here's what differentiates konf:

1. you can be in multiple clusters and multiple namespaces at the same time → essentially each shell session gets its own temporary kubeconfig file, allowing for full customization. So no more `kubectl config` commands ruining your other sessions. I would say this is the main differentiator from tools like kubectx/kubens

2. it executes directly in your current shell and does not need any subshell, making it really fast → essentially it just sets $KUBECONFIG and does not need to spawn another shell, thus making it a lot faster (no need no source your whole .zshrc/.bashrc) and less of a security risk. I would say this is the main differentiator from tools like kubie

Hope you enjoy it and feel free to ask any questions here on HackerNews or create a GH issue.
Busting the Biometric Myth - once and for all 
http://www.wikidsystems.com/WiKIDBlog/busting-the-biometric-myth-once-and-for-all
Biometrics continue to gather VC money and customers. They promise to be the end-all of two-factor authentication. But are they more like snake-oil.
Best Podcasts for Entrepreneurs
http://www.thinkentrepreneurship.com/top-16-entrepreneur-podcasts-for-2013/
These are my favorite podcasts to get motivation and advice from. What are your favorite podcasts about entrepreneurship?
Python's Decode(encoded strings from CodeIgniter)
https://github.com/hussaintamboli/Decrypt
php :
$string = "test";
$encoded = $this->encrypt->encode($string);

python :
decoded = Decrypt.decode(encoded in CI)
output : test
The Machine Stops
http://brighton.ncsa.uiuc.edu/prajlich/forster.html
Anybody who uses the Internet should read E.M. Forster's The Machine Stops. It is a chilling, short story masterpiece about the role of technology in our lives. Written in 1909, it's as relevant today as the day it was published. Forster has several prescient notions including instant messages (email!) and cinematophoes (machines that project visual images).
Triple Display Flip Phone: Android Smartphone 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxWKR9ajgAI
Android flip phone іѕ a smartphone equipped wіth triple ԁіѕрƖау thаt runs stock Android, Triple DіѕрƖау Flip Phone іѕ a concept called аѕ Flip whісh іѕ designed bу Kristian Ulrich Larsen.

Thе handset running Android thаt pops out Ɩіkе a tent, collapses іntο a standard slate, аnԁ іt саn even bе turned іntο a ƖіttƖе book wіth steel mesh acting аѕ hinges, аnԁ аn Aluminum case.

AƖƖ thе 3 displays аrе ѕаіԁ tο bе Super AMOLED hiding behind Gorilla Glass screen cover, equipped wіth a full QWERTY keyboard.

AƖƖ thе three screens саn bе transformed іn different ways depending οn whаt thе user wаntѕ tο ԁο wіth іt.

Thіѕ gives thе ability tο expand content onto multiple screens οr having multiple apps running οn separate screens аnԁ іt іѕ possible fοr thе user tο ԁο a lot more productive, аnԁ creative things.
UK Government considers blocking Twitter, Facebook
http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2011/08/11/british-government-considers-blocking-twitter-facebook-to-prevent-riots/
Eerily reminiscent of actions in the Middle East, the UK government is considering blocking/controlling social media in light of the recent riots.
Show HN: Wordle Console and Timer
https://github.com/gabrielsroka/gabrielsroka.github.io/blob/master/wordle_console.js
A short bookmarklet that adds a timer and JavaScript console, especially for mobile browsers.

It will load the list of valid words, currently 2,309 words. You can use JavaScript regular expressions to search through them.

b is a regular expression for the current line (green), m is a regular expression for letters to include (yellow), x is a regular expression for letters to exclude (dark gray).

Future enhancements might include using the game's localStorage to figure out the regular expressions.
Not an Upgrade -- An Upheaval
http://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/07/13/clay-shirky/not-an-upgrade-an-upheaval/
http://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/07/13/clay-shirky/not-an-upgrade-an-upheaval/