jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Preparing the information for a design decision
http://protogenist.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/preparing-the-information-for-a-design-decision/
Design agent decisions are based on information expressed as preconditions.
If the design decision has to be taken before all the information needed to evaluate
the preconditions is available, the design agent will use expectations to complete
the information.

Examples of situations that require or could benefit from the use of expectations
as substitutes for precondition information are:

1. The agent is required to provide a decision within a given time
Gawker and being proactive about online security 
http://1048576.com/2010/12/gawker-and-being-proactive-about-online-security/
One site has gone the extra mile in response the massive Gawker security breach, and gets the extra credit in recognition for their forward thinking regarding their users' online security.
Ask HN: I have a VPN and a credit card – what have I been missing (not from US))
Hey, So I'm gone ahead with TunnelBear and want to enjoy the internet the way it was meant to be.

I've see the new catalog that Netflix allows me, iOS NBC and FX apps and also spotify for music.

What else is out there most on my iOS device.
Young Neurons in an Old Brain
http://rezashadmehr.blogspot.ca/2013/08/young-neurons-in-old-brain.html
Very thought provoking. Some thoughts:

1. William Gibson has a really cool short story involving "editors" whose vocation involves editing what are essentially "brain-dumps" from individuals, to be "rented" for entertainment. It's a reminder that the editing problem would be huge, have you ever tried to watch someone's raw unedited home video footage, much less their every experience?

2. This is an argument in favour of the arts. This is after all how we humans (arguably best) communicate our experience to others.
Ask HN: Watch apps and advise for Indie developers
Not seen lot of discussion about Android Wear and Apple Watch apps. There are several apps which are slowing rising to popularity - mini viewfinder for smartphones, fitness trackers, etc. I am excited for apps (and no games!) on watches but skeptical as the use cases are very narrow with limited interactions. Any advise for Indie app developers or for folks who want to make something on side?
HashParty a look into the who behind twitter hashtag trends using Ident Engine.
http://www.hashparty.com
check out my new concept folks, HashParty. Its a twitter hashtag explorer that leverages the Ident Engine to crawl through the web to reveal the who behind tweets in a regards to a hashtag trend. I combined the Ident engine API with twitter and a few other bits to bring this site concept to life fairly quickly.

Originally made to help people assess the who behind tweets for conference related hashtags. HashParty attempts to gather as much social graph info as possible to create the profiles.
Times Online's Silicon Valley at Oxford podcast
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/enterprise/article2967818.ece
Reid Hoffman amongst others..
Ask HN: Shortest intro to technological acceleration (singularity) for non geeks?
I have a hard time introducing this whole area of speculation to non geek friends without boring them or having it sound like scifi or a cult. What I want is to instill a sense of wonder, of the possibilities, in the plainest of language.

Here's my proposal (tweeted at http://twitter.com/#!/elzr/status/63423333345136641 ):

A SINGULARITY: when some old concerns are made a mockery of... and new concerns arise.

(Some examples: trade, language, domestication, writing, steam, computers...)

Some deliberate words: a (= many, not a unique event), some (= not ALL our concerns will be solved), old (= age-old, traditional, human-condition-defining), made a mockery of (less fancy way of phrasing "transcended"), new concerns arise (= this is not utopia).

Inspiration: Historian Ian Morris in the conclusion of his recent _Why the West Rules_ discusses a future singularity from a historic perspective of previous singularities. David Deutsch has this wonderful phrase: "Problems are soluble. Problems are inevitable." And ever since Matt Ridley I consider trade the original singularity.

What's your sentence?
RSS feeds via IMAP instead of Google Reader
https://github.com/rssimap/rssimap
works on any device with an IMAP client and probably on Gmail's IMAP servers as well (if they do not shut them down soon...)
HTML5 Omega Race -- arcade goodness
http://hoolikon.com/?page_id=28
The canvas tag being put to use in retro form.
Divisibility Shortcuts
http://etechtour.com/2009/04/divisibility-shortcuts/
How to check a number is divisible by 2?
It is very simple, first we should check the units digit of the number, whether it is divisible by 2. A number is divisible by 2, only when its unit digit contains 0, 2, 4, 6, 8.
It's now possible RSS feed from any Google+ profile, no account needed
http://www.googleplusfeed.com
Because Google Plus has no RSS Feed available or an RSS Feed Generator, I came up with this service; no information needed, no Google+ account needed, 100% Free, enjoy!
Elektromotorrad Verkauf
http://www.oswaldelektromotorrad.com/elektromotors
Mit einem professionellen Elektromotorrad Verkauf werden auch Sie Ihre Wünsche in erfüllung gehen lassen können. Oswald Motorsport hält Ihnen alle Türen offen und ist durch beste Fachkenntnisse in der Lage Sie professionell und erfahren zu beraten. Leben Sie Ihren Traum, sicher und langfristig. Oswald Motorsport freut sich Ihnen behilflich sein zu dürfen und steht Ihnen jeder
Zeit beratend zur Verfügung.
Motorrad Service
Durch langjähriger Arbeit und zuverlässigen Mitarbeitern, die Ihre Leidenschaft und Ihr Können mit Freude weitergeben, steht Ihnen der bestmögliche Motorrad Service zur Verfügung. Von A-Z werden Sie alles bekommen, was Ihr Motorherz begehrt. Oswald Motorsport steht Ihnen jeder Zeit auch beratend zur Verfügung und freut sich Ihre Bekanntschaft machen zu dürfen.
Help scale Airbnb and disrupt entire industries (yes, multiple)
http://www.airbnb.com/jobs
Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences in more than 26,000 cities and 192 countries. We have over 10 million nights booked and 168 million social connections between our users.

We're building an engineering team that’s dealing with complex and diverse challenges at a massive scale, including member reputation and online identity, listing search in 26,000 cities, marketplace pricing and revenue predictions, online communities, payments in tens of currencies, all the while dealing with intense growth. We love what we're building because we affect people's lives in the real world on a daily basis. Our world-class engineering department will be the key to our success.

Here’s what our engineering team is saying about working here:

“I think it’s rare you have both the license and the desire to do something crazy. It makes you feel really unbridled.“ - Alex (https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/942282)

“We're scaling rails. No, really.” - Ian (https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/543315)

"Every time I tell someone where I work, I get to hear a story about how they've used Airbnb to travel, and love it. 100% of the time." - Dan (https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/295326)

“I always smile when I realize we're just getting started.” - Harry (http://www.airbnb.com/users/show/196017)

Check out some of the challenges we're working on at our engineering blog: http://nerds.airbnb.com

Take a look at our latest HackAIRthon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKA_uDL38q8

See how we built our first iPhone App: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPHSG_lLKJ8

Watch some of our Tech Talks from Zach Holman, Yehuda Katz, Jay Kreps, Jonathan Smiley, Dalton Caldwell, Erica Kwan and more: http://www.youtube.com/user/Airbnb.

Browse our latest open source: Infinity.js (http://airbnb.github.com/infinity/) and Zonify (https://github.com/airbnb/zonify).

We offer stock options, travel credit, paid time off, life, medical, and dental insurance, 401K, Apple equipment, breakfast, lunch, happy hours and more!

What are you waiting for? Come change the world - http://www.airbnb.com/jobs
Habaneros: Now no one will dare use your keyboard either.
http://twitter.com/davidgeller/status/17506866673
Funniest tweet I've seen for a while.
Speakeasy merging with Covad, Megapath
http://gigaom.com/2010/06/10/speakeasy-covad/
Speakeasy was one of the few (semi-) independent ISPs left, and the only who would allow end-user cost sharing.
White Paper Success Summit 2010
http://clickdocuments.com/connectthedocs/125/White-Paper-Success-Summit-2010
you attract quality leads and grow your business with educational white papers? If you’re a marketer who wants to unleash the power of the mighty white paper to reel in qualified leads, White Paper Success Summit 2010 will show you how.
Software is Dead; Long Live Software
https://www.qconnewyork.com/keynote/software-dead-long-live-software?utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=software_keynote
Peter Wang tackles the existential question of what software is, in an age when hardware ranges from smartphones to bacterial DNA to datacenters, and the pragmatic question of how software developers can stay afloat amidst the accelerating pace of hardware disruption.
What Is Management? – Middle-Managers.com 
http://www.middle-managers.com/management-2/
Good management skills are something that people often talk about, but not as many can put into daily practice. This is because many people have their own ideas of just what makes a good manager. However, the only universally recognized standard is the results that managers achieve with their employees.

Management is a difficult skill to master. This is why we’ve set up www.middle-managers.com – a resource for all managers looking for advice, guidance and the secrets to success.

With this in mind, just what exactly makes an effective manager and is it something that must be taught or is in inherent?
Find free beta testers: resources for startups
http://blog.twoodo.com/461/find-beta-testers-for-free-beta-testing-resources-for-startups/
Need free beta testers to validate your business idea or your app? Check out these free resource ideas from Twoodo.
Favorite software Easter eggs
http://www.itworld.com/development/64689/favorite-software-easter-eggs
Whether you think Easter eggs are nothing more than a display of vanity or that they're useful tools for boosting user engagement, chances are you have a favorite.
An inteview with the Embedded Systems Guru Jack Ganssle
http://www.embarcados.com.br/embarcados-interview-jack-ganssle/
Jack Ganssle in an internationally-recognized embedded systems engineer, author and speaker.

He was the only embedded person on NASA's Super Problem Resolution Team, created by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board to harness the expertise of highly-respected people from outside the agency. He has worked on many classified government projects and has held various clearances, including Top Secret/Special Intelligence.
Are Southeast Asia technology companies under-valued?
http://blcw.me/1nFMKMS
Let’s start with the question, “Are Southeast Asia technology companies under-valued? Different people will have different perspectives depending whether you sit in Singapore or in Jakarta or Bangkok. Recently, Terence from Tech In Asia published an interesting post on the investment activity around Southeast Asia. Two important observations came out from the article: (a) the investment in e-commerce, fashion and online retail constituted where most of the money were channeled to and (b) the amount of investment that Rocket Internet amassed against local investors is 5 to 1. Taking this further with the data, we can draw some interesting insights about the value of Southeast Asia technology companies. One interesting insight is that the asymmetry of information about the Southeast Asia leads to different perceived values of startup companies in the market.

Will be happy to hear your thoughts.
Special types of startups: the Twitter Startup and the Hoverboard Startup
http://www.danshapiro.com/blog/
Always trying to understand the business model or in many cases the potential business model that resides in the results of tinkering and playing with technology
Teajs : Your cup of server-side JavaScript. Formerly known as v8cgi.
http://code.google.com/p/teajs/
> A useful set of C++ and JS libraries, allowing the use of JS as a server-side (possibly HTTP processing) language. Basic functionality includes IO, GD, MySQL, Sockets, Templating, FastCGI and Apache module.

> Before 18. 7. 2012, TeaJS was known as "v8cgi".
When the Going Gets Tough…
http://www.databasepublish.com/blog/when-the-going-gets-tough
Interesting perspective on how individuals (and organizations) can endure economic uncertainty and other adversity by focusing on discipline, constant attention to technique, process and efficiency.
Wibokr.com - a new expereince on wiki and blog
http://www.wibokr.com
A new wiki and blog - not only website, you also can download it.
Try to provide good writing experience, personalized dashboard, version control, comments, flexible access control, easy install, even support Google Gears offline!
Time for an open discussion about Android
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/opinion/2223106/time-for-an-open-discussion-about-android
For many IT chiefs, the emergence of a credible alternative to Apple's iPhone has been a life-saver. The fact that there are so many different Android smartphones available at all manner of price points, on numerous networks and tariffs has paved the way for the ostensibly consumer devices to swarm in to the enterprise. And it's avoided the eye-watering cost of having to offer to pay for employees' iPhone.
Help the Ursprach Initiative - submit your psilocybin glossolalia
http://theursprachist.blogspot.com/2010/12/ursprach-initiative-ursprach-initiative.html
The Ursprach Initiative will build a large database of psilocybin glossolalia and submit this data to linguistic and statistical analysis. It aims to build a syntax of visible language and engender sophisticated post-historical communication between human beings.
Goldteam
http://goldteam.co.uk/rssfeeds.xml
Goldteam is among the leading recruitment agencies in the UK, based in Slough.
Newton's zeroeth law
http://globalpioneering.com/wp02/newtons-zeroeth-law/
Newton the Scientific Savior of Humanity, the Moses of Mechanics, the inventor of the other Apple Myth, is the self-anointed prophet of Newtonian religion.
Are you a foreign entrepreneur/startup with U.S. Visa issues?
As a (somewhat)successful entrepreneur turned filmmaker, I've seen too many brilliant startups and people being forced to leave the U.S. because of our immigration system over the years.

I'm focusing on creating a documentary about this topic in order to explore why immigration reform is crucial for the U.S. to remain a leader of innovation and also to understand the opposing challenges.

If you're an entrepreneur based in the U.S. currently dealing with these issues, we are interested in learning about your story.
Installing VMWare Server 2 Beta in Ubuntu Hardy 64bit
http://www.thinkingserious.com/2008/06/21/installing-vmware-server-2-beta-in-ubuntu-hardy-64bit/
Here is a step-by-step that should save you a few hours.
Venezia - vaporetto - gondola - impresive daily traffic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRH0DQhd83E
Venezia - vaporetto - gondola - impresive daily traffic
Your Stanford Professor Could Be Your Startup Investor
http://www.thedishdaily.com/news/2013/11/04/your-stanford-professor-could-be-your-startup-investor
From Google's Eric Schmidt to Greylock Partners' John Lilly, Stanford students don't have to look far for venture capital investments in entrepreneurial pursuits
Education and Society: Why Both Need Technology
http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2012/03/education-and-society-why-both-need-technology/
Education and Society: Why Both Need Technology
How to Create a Happy Drummer Using Adobe Illustrator 
http://www.astutegraphics.com/blog/how-to-create-a-happy-drummer-using-adobe-illustrator-and-vectorscribe-plugin/
In this tutorial we will learn how to create a vector character using the Pen Tool, linear and radial gradients, Art Brush, Pattern Brush and Blend Tool.
Learn about the Last Responible Moment - Towering Options
http://leanprocrastination.com/blog/2012/02/towering-options/
Real Options is about “deferring decisions to the last responsible moment,” which is an explicit principle in the Lean Software approach. By avoiding early commitments, you gain flexibility in the choices you have later. Experience uncertainty in a 30min game and learn when to decide, and how.
Open Source High Performance Computing Cluster
http://hpccsystems.com/
HPCC (High Performance Computing Cluster) is a massive parallel-processing computing platform that solves Big Data problems. The platform is now Open Source!
List applications using OpenSSL – OS X
https://gist.github.com/cyphunk/10281386
I'm using a brute method to scan applications determining if they link to OpenSSL libraries or code. OSX Mavericks comes with libssl 0.9.8 and 0.9.7 which is not effected by the Heartbleed bug. Effected versions are 1.0.1 to 1.0.1f. Of all of the applications i found installed only Bitcoin uses it's own libsss, v1.0.0 and unaffected by the bug.

Code at: https://gist.github.com/cyphunk/10281386

Example log:

/Applications/0xED.app/Contents/MacOS/0xED
/Applications/Adium.app/Contents/MacOS/Adium
>> /usr/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib via /System/Library/Frameworks/LDAP.framework/Versions/A/LDAP
>> /usr/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib via /usr/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib
/Applications/App Store.app/Contents/MacOS/App Store
>> /usr/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib via /System/Library/Frameworks/LDAP.framework/Versions/A/LDAP
>> /usr/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib via /usr/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib
/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/MacOS/Atom
/Applications/Automator.app/Contents/MacOS/Automator
/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt-8.2.app/Contents/MacOS/Bitcoin-Qt
>> /Applications/Bitcoin-Qt-8.2.app/Contents/Frameworks/libssl.1.0.0.dylib via /Applications/Bitcoin-Qt-8.2.app/Contents/MacOS/Bitcoin-Qt
Crazy places to surf the interwebs
http://www.wackyarchives.com/featured/16-odd-internet-cafes-around-the-world.html
There are some few internet cafes that provide more than your basic service: massage, donuts, laundry, a fast pee or even tacos. Why settle for just one hour online when you can get so much more?
Ask HN: How was it known in advance that the RSA numbers were semi prime?
So the RSA team published their RSA numbers many years ago to encourage research on number theory.

The basis of the challenge was that the published numbers were known to be semiprime (having exactly two prime factors).

My question is how did they choose these numbers? Did they just arbitrarily pick large prime numbers and multiply them? Is there some way to search for semiprime numbers aside from the method I just mentioned? Or is there some reason why the numbers why the numbers they picked are especially well suited?
Guess Something iPhone App
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/guess-something/id562717493?ls=1&mt=8
This is what I could do in my limited time after my kids go to bed. An hour a day and couple of weekends for 1.5 months :). More like Draw something, but I added lots of features. Some comments will be nice.
Use BETV to Watch hot and new live report about Japan Nuclear radiation
http://www.mybe.tv/
Watching CCTV live report Japan quake on BETV
Garantia Data Announces the Availability of Multi AZ in AWS EU-WEST 
http://garantiadata.com/blog/first-we-take-virginia-then-we-take-dublin-announcing-the-availability-of-multi-az-in-aws-eu-west#.UgPLUZL9tsk
First We Take Virginia, Then We Take Dublin
Vodafone network 'hijacked' by Egypt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12357694
Mobile phone firm Vodafone has accused the Egyptian authorities of using its network to send unattributed text messages supporting the government.
Spark – use Cassandra as a Resilient Distributed DataSet source
http://hashmade.fr/spark-use-cassandra-as-a-resilient-distributed-dataset-for-spark/
New article on using Cassandra database as a resilient distributed dataset source for Spark with openstratio to operate on WorldCup matchs
On Naming Methods With Blocks
http://www.upbeat.it/2014/03/17/on-naming-methods-with-blocks
-(void) loadCurrentUserWithCompletion:(BAAObjectResultBlock)completion;

-(void) loadCurrentUserWithCompletion:(BAAObjectResultBlock)completionBlock;

-(void) loadCurrentUserWithCompletion:(BAAObjectResultBlock)completionHandler;

What's your style?
The Most Hilarious Robo-Falls from the Darpa Robotics Challenge
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/robots/a15907/best-falls-from-darpa-robot-challenge/
Looking at this one has to update estimate of when robots take over!
Invite App to See What's Going on Nearby
Our team wants to bring people away from screens and into the real world. We launched an iOS app the other day called imDown to send quick invites to groups of people without having to use FB invites or group chats.

We also help you find out what's going on nearby based on where people are inviting each other. Are you down?

We just love doing cool things and inviting people to do something is ultimately bringing people together and back into the real world.

Check out - http://okimdown.com/

Shoot me an email at jose@okimdown.com and let us know what you think after using it. The more people you invite the better it gets :)
Best smartphone for Wi-Fi connection
http://tutorialnew.com/en/melhor-smartphone-para-conexao-wi-fi.html
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has been the subject of several reports that illustrate the many information about the top of the line smartphone from the South Korean brand in months. It’s news all orders, and many rumors.
SXSW 2012 Registration Open
http://www.sxsw.com
SXSW registration is officially open!
Ask HN: Would you work for stake in an app?
if you were offered 10% ownership, no pay, but get to work with friends?

The offer is coming from three friends of mine who have been running shop for about 2 years and recently picked up a project they need help on. They received 75% stake and some cash to build the thing and are willing to give me 10% of their share. The idea of working with friends is awesome and at the same time I get to own a piece of something.. the value of which I am unsure. The client they're working with wants the app foremost for his own business and built as saas so he can go and sell to other small firms that could use it.
Geriatric gaming
http://sciencenordic.com/geriatric-gaming
Old people are saying “Yes Wii can” and have fun staying in shape with video games. Scientists now want to give them an array of suitable games.
Drones & our lives
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/rise-machines/
Documentary showing the potential and danger of impending drones over our skies
WOWPals - World of Warcraft location-based social network
http://wowpals.net
WOWPals is a service that is at the forefront of connecting local communities of World of Warcraft players and takes this idea to a new level. WOWPals is dedicated to helping you find WOW players and guilds around your geographic area. WOWPals is a subsidiary of GamersFlux.
3 Myths about Public Cloud Everyone Thinks Are True
http://www.cloudyn.com/blog/3-myths-about-public-cloud-everyone-thinks-are-true/?utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=myth_blog_hackernews
IT managers all over the world are buying into what the big vendors tout as clear benefits of the public cloud over the private cloud.

But is this really the case? The truth is that the distinction between public and private clouds is blurred, and before trying to analyze and pick your solution, you should be aware of the distinction so that you can make the right calls in the right time.