jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
AltDevConf
http://altdevconf.org/
It's a free, online, volunteer-run game development conference. And it's going on right now!

Some notable speakers are (1) Miguel de Icaza, founder of Mono,(2) Erwin Coumans, creator of the open-source Bullet physics engine, and (3) Wolfgang Engel, graphics guru and founder Confetti Special Effects. There are tracks in programming, education, and design and production spanning today and tomorrow.

I know this sounds like some sort of advertisement spot, but it's not. I am in no way affiliated with the conference. I just want to spread the word so people don't miss out!
How do you get your startup funded
http://andrewwong.me/2014/01/20/how-do-you-get-your-startup-funded/
As an entrepreneur, you might wonder what’s the best available options to fund your next dream. I’d say that this is dependent on what stage your company is at and a host of other factors only unique to your startup. In this post, I’ll list some of the most commonly used funding options and explain the pros and cons for each of them.
Creating Facebook application with Flex
http://brupp.com/blog/?p=30
A Hello world type example for creation your first facebook application with flex
Show HN: Managing Code Snippets Using Logseq
https://garethbrown.net/2022/07/01/managing-code-snippets-in-logseq
A useful workflow for capturing and finding code snippets using Loqseq.
Is Twitter not showing conversation history?
https://twitter.com/fideloper/status/434037257649913856
Anyone know what changed? Seems to be the web and phone clients not receiving "in reply to" data?
Ask HN: What is the reason for HN looking so plain?
Why does HN look so plain? Is it a culture YC is trying to establish?
Google's Internet Plan
http://fishtrain.com/2007/10/10/googles-internet-plan/
What's the big deal with Google and the GPhone, the FCC 700 MHz auction, and net neutrality?
Show HN: SxySrvy, understanding modern human behavior
http://sxysrvy.com/
Posting on behalf of a friend. Feedback is welcome and appreciated.
Show HN: Speed Snek (the game of Snake, on speed)
https://thekakkun.github.io/speed-snek/
Hi guys, I made this game over the past couple of months to teach myself TypeScript and OOP.

Thanks for playing, and feedback is appreciated!
Worst Industrial Disaster In History : Conviction after 25 Years 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8725140.stm
Total deaths to date: over 15,000

Number affected: Nearly 600,000
Show HN: 3Seeds – Our approach to helping startups develop their product
Hi everyone,

As non-tech founders we confronted a huge problem one year ago: how to develop our product once it was validated. Recruiting and hiring would have meant selling our livers.

So we ended up working with a great team in Eastern Europe. We wanted to replicate our experience and we would be delighted to share with you what we’ve learned after 3 months in manual mode and pick your brains on a couple of issues...

The shameless part: 3Seeds started as a way to match software projects and startups with SW dev teams in Eastern Europe. Successfully matching a few dozen projects was a tremendous learning experience for us (and maybe just as many sleepless nights…) Check here a few thoughts on our experience: http://bit.ly/1jY0UJd

Now we’re ready to move to the next iteration and improve our product.

What were your challenges in getting your product developed? Did you hire or outsource?

Let me know your feedback, you’re always awesome – http://3seeds.co.uk
Developing. Organizing. Tracking.[Mozilla Festival]
http://sessions.mozillafestival.org/proposals/developing-organizing-tracking/
Imagined of developing an idea but never knew how to start or got lost while in the midst of making it a reality? By empowering participants with tools such as Sublime Text, Github and Jira Atlassian, your ideas will definitely turn into a reality in no time. On top of that, it enables one to solve issues in time and at the same time, shows the correct procedure in order to solve problems using correct procedures.
Does anyone know what is the twist that Google music plans to implement??
http://www.slashgear.com/google-music-download-store-with-a-twist-incoming-19189310/
Any ideas of what might be ???
Central song player with community voted playlist[nodejs]
https://github.com/shreyasubale/songserver-enhanced
Hello HN.. Created it as lerning project for nodejs. We use it at our office on fridays ;)

Comments / suggestions / welcome

PS : Check the beta branch also , it has latest commits.
What is the best way to combine video and e-commerce?
Can video and traditional e-commerce features such as product pages and buy buttons co-exist?

What do you think about this approach?

http://www.mexcook.com/recipe/video/agua-de-pepino
Why we should reward exercise
http://earndit.com/blog/2011/04/20/why-reward-exercise/
Let us know what you think of Earndit.com and the reward philosophy.
Today's Pictures: Thank You, Jonas Salk
http://todayspictures.slate.com/20100412/
Great photo of Jonas Salk!
Python Erlang Concurrency Smackdown
https://github.com/gar1t/pyerl-concurrency-smackdown
Last night at Chicago Python Users group (chipy.org) - we had the best talk ever! Two simplest servers written in Python and Erlang battled (individually) against thousands of Apachebenchmark requests. Nobody was sure about what the results would be ... it was a nail-biting death match. Who won?
https://github.com/gar1t/pyerl-concurrency-smackdown/blob/master/results/chipy-2011-09-08.org
Top 10 Xbox NXE dashboard tips and tricks
http://www.absolutegadget.com/features/top-10/top-10-xbox-nxe-dashboard-tips-and-tricks.html
With the NXe update creating a stir among Xbox addicts, we thought it was time to share our top 10 list of new things that can be done with the New Xbox Experience (NXE), with a bit of help from Major Nelson.
From Wall Street To Tech - How I became a Product Manager
https://medium.com/p/3f50ba1ae7b4
First off, I'm always a fan of I.Q. points leaving Wall Street for the Tech Industry. Secondly, this is truly a great article. It should serve as inspiration and hope for all those who are considering taking a pivot into tech, autodidactism, or a career change in general. I wish this was published about 4 months ago before I took my new job! Excited for the next post, Kevin Coleman!
Customise your site's T&Cs for your target audience
http://calvinayre.com/terms-and-conditions/
It game me a warm, fuzzy feeling to see that somebody took the effort to explain the T&Cs in target audience's language. Well worth it, in my opinion.

"These terms form a legally binding agreement between you and CalvinAyre.com in relation to your use of the Site – don’t just go “yeah, yeah” – read them! We mean it.

People who enter contracts without reading them shouldn’t leave their house unsupervised."
THE INSIDE STORY OF THE MOTO X
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/08/inside-story-of-moto-x
THE PHONE THAT REVEALS WHY GOOGLE BOUGHT MOTOROLA
UIImageView Quartz tricks - tutorial for iOS developers
http://www.planet1107.net/uiimageview-quartz-tricks-120
With Quartz framework you can easily add some effects to UIImageView like: borders, rounded corners, shadow, etc. Images with such effects looks much better. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create UIImageView with rounded corners and reflection.
Book has four million words
http://www.amazon.com/Bethesda-Fallen-Part-Michael-Ichan-ebook/dp/B00HH2T00A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1387933873&sr=8-2&keywords=bethesda+fallen
Part of it is on Amazon
Sam Pitroda: "voting is going to go on cellphone" [VID]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/digital_giants/8551904.stm
Sam Pitroda, adviser to the PM of India delivers his views on cell phone voting and how the paradigm of the classroom will change in the future.
Feedback on our zero budget explainer video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42rbCws6uRc&feature=youtu.be
We're bootstrapping Carscout (we all have full time jobs and have collectively invested less than $1k). We've just finished an MVP and are slowly getting customers on board. I put together a 60 second explainer video walking through our app.

I built it using Screenflow, and some free stock video from http://www.xstockvideo.com/

My hope is that it quickly explains what Carscout is. We're getting a voice-over from fiverr.com and still debating on the music choice (thus the pond5 watermark), but I wanted to get HN's feedback on the general structure of the video. Does it properly convey what we do? Any advice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42rbCws6uRc&feature=youtu.be
IntelliVocab for SAT Released to Beat SAT with an Interactive iPhone Application
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/intellivocab-for-sat/id436685357?mt=8
IntelliVocab for SAT is available on the Apple App Store for free to personalize English vocabulary learning for SAT exam or professional work
Show HN: The PDF Machine - My project website that converts documents to PDFs
http://thepdfmachine.com/
I've been working on various underlying components for this for a few months now. The components are part of a larger vision, but this site is the start of it.

This site is a very simple concept - upload documents and they're converted to PDF for you. The remainder of my plan builds on this, so I'm wanting to make sure that this core feature works really well. So, I thought that there's no better way than to launch it as a stand-alone website.

It's currently free to use until I can feel like charging for it is the right thing to do. I require sign ups because it helps me to keep documents organized on a per-user basis, and it future proofs the site. I'm also interested in any feedback positive or negative! Thanks.
From scratch
http://skypejournal.com/blog/2010/09/05/from-scratch/
What if phones and Skype never existed? How would you design live talk today, ignoring the legacy of telephony and Skype? What new characteristics would emerge as we borrow ideas from mobile computers, blogs, Gmail and facebook? How would we define our purpose as we create VoIP's third wave from a blank page in 2011? I take a stab at it.
Hello Pluto
http://time.com/3645704/pluto-new-horizons-spacecraft/
This article dates from January but is a really interesting read.
Put a Plug on Your Prius (and get 100+ MPG)
http://earth2tech.com/2010/07/15/green-overdrive-how-to-give-your-prius-a-plug/
You might love your Prius, but you might love it just a little bit more if you could plug it into an outlet and it got 100 MPG. Enter Green Gears, a garage in San Francisco run by Pat Cadam, which for several thousand dollars can convert a second-generation Prius into a plug-in (and much more efficient) hybrid.
Show HN: Net Interpolated Color Console
https://github.com/Drizin/InterpolatedColorConsole
Yet Another Colored Console - now using String Interpolation
Shifting my Attention: Lessons Learned during my Corporate Life
http://shawn.dahlen.me/blog/2013/02/25/shifting-my-attention/
After ten years working at Lockeed Martin I decided to leave my job and and pursue a startup. The decision did not come easy. I left behind colleagues, mentors, and leaders who had become my extended family. With their trust and support, I have grown tremendously as a professional improving my technical, mangerial, and leadership skills. However, a growing sense of dissatisfaction had crept into my life which are attributed to learning a few lessons during this period.
Insecure Access Control, Mobile Security, Forensics in the Cloud 
http://hakin9.org/special/special_promotioned.php
All 200 articles - free after registration.
Becoming an e-citizen from estonia now from embassies and consular
Now you can apply in the embassies and consular from a lot of country ...

https://e-estonia.com/e-residents/apply-2/
Ask HN: Audio from two apps at once on iPhone possible?
I have rather debilitating tinnitus and sometimes am able to 'relieve' it by listening to various masking noises I find online that I download and mix. I would like to be able to listen to those tracks while also listening to other audio apps on my phone simultaneously (e.g. white noise and a radio channel) but iOS does not seem to support this functionality. When you start playing audio on an app, it mutes all other apps. I know it's possible to create an ios app to play two sounds simultaneously, but that would severely limit my ability to choose what to listen to (vs being able to listen to anything randomly on youtube or a radio app while also listening to the white noise). Outside of using external audio mixing hardware, does anybody know if this is something that is even possible to be developed in an iOS app? Essentially, the app would allow me to upload a bunch of white noise tracks, but would not mute once I fired up itunes or other audio apps. If not, what about android?
Josephene Myrtle Corbin, the Four-Legged Woman
http://www.phreeque.com/myrtle_corbin.html
Josephene Myrtle Corbin, the Four-Legged Woman, was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee in 1868. Rather than having a parasitic twin, Myrtle's extra legs resulted from an even rarer form of conjoined twinning known as dipygus, which gave her two complete bodies from the waist down. She had two small pelves side-by-side, and each of her smaller inner legs was paired with one of her outer legs. She could move the smaller legs but was unable to use them for walking. At the age of 19, she married a doctor named Clinton Bicknell and had four daughters and a son. It has been said that three of her children were born from one set of organs, two from the other. Myrtle died on May 6, 1928.
Blue Screen of Death Prank
http://andrewgarrison.com/games/deflection3
Just click play and wait for the big surprise. Send this to your friends and coworkers to freak them out.
Change data with migrations like a boss
http://railsguides.net/2014/01/30/change-data-in-migrations-like-a-boss/
There are many pitfalls when you have to write some Rails code in migrations when a project in the production. This post describes disadvantages if famous solutions and benefits of the migration_data gem which has recently released.
Robocops
http://www.firstpost.com/sports/military-robots-to-protect-12-brazilian-cities-during-world-cup-1441351.html
Brazil has invested $7.2 million in US military-grade robots to help bolster security at this summer’s World Cup.
Typeface vs. Font: Terminology Smackdown
http://nerdplusart.com/type-terminology-smackdown/
An explanation of the subtle difference between those two terms.
Windows loves Rails
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zav9MOMdw74
Windows <3 Rails
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zav9MOMdw74
Nterview With Travis Chen Winner Of Hollywood Hack A Day
http://nibletz.com/2012/06/exclusive-interview-with-travis-chen-winner-of-hollywood-hack-a-day/
Check out the winner of the three day Hollywood Hackday competition in California this past weekend
Why mklink in Dropbox is bad
http://ohhedidnt.wordpress.com/
poc why the mklink Dropbox sync is a really bad idea.
How To Block Facebook Games, Invites Notification
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_p4_mfFKsE
Its Quick and Easy Way That You Can Block Games & Invite Notification on The Facebook Permanently and Also you can Block Certain Friend From Sending You Games Notification.
The Open Startup Constitution
http://www.iijiij.com/2011/02/22/the-open-startup-constitution-07672
I have no idea if a startup working within these constraints could possibly work. I’m even not sure what the benefit, if any, of doing anything like this would be. But it’s got a kind of crazy logic to it and I have decided that it will be fun, or else, so here goes: On day one, the open startup has no secrets…
Home Solar Panels
http://www.mapenvironmental.co.uk/
Solar PV Panel installations can be done on homes, businesses and in the public sector. Home solar panels help to increase residential property rates. The use of solar panels on homes also reduces electricity bills and carbon footprints, preventing approximately 474 kg of CO2 (kilograms of Carbon Dioxide) from entering the atmosphere.
Markets beyond Bitcoin, and off-chain transactions with minimal trust
https://frab.fscons.org/en/fscons13/public/events/19
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjzZPdQ_VV0

tl;dr:
The lecture description says most of it. The only thing that hasn't been published before is how to do off-chain transactions with minimal trust.

Off-chain transactions with minimal trust:
Needed because some use cases (markets) require settlement in the sub-cent range. The solution we propose is to use a smart contract with the same outcomes as deterrence theory, aka mutual assured destruction. The contract is entirely isStandard.

Use cases discussed:
Bitmarket - A Bittorrent market
Anonymous Internet On Tap
... et cetera
Show HN: Hacker Who’s? – Replace HN usernames with question marks
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-whos/ogjpejlmljfmpdgepimfmipclpknmkph
Hey HN! Anonymity can really shape how people interact with each other, and HN is no exception. After reading PG’s mention of changing some users colors to orange, and the decision to revert back ( http://www.paulgraham.com/hackernews.html ) , we thought it’d be great to take that to the next level. “Hacker Who’s?” replaces HN usernames with question marks.

This is one of a collection of HN mods that we’ve been working on, and I’ve found this one to have a decent amount of lasting value.
Using Apache Commons Functor functional interfaces with Java 8 lambdas
http://www.kinoshita.eti.br/2012/12/21/using-apache-commons-functor-functional-interfaces-with-java-8-lambdas/
Already with some interesting comments in reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/java/comments/158q1u/using_apache_commons_functor_functional/
Modeling Security Pentests - New Issue of WebAppPentesting is  Out
http://pentestmag.com/third-issue-of-webapppentesting-is-out/
Hi,

We're glad to announce that the new, 3rd issue of Web App Pentesting mag is out.

Inside the new issue:

- Open Source Web Application Security Testing Tools by Vinodh Velusamy
- Modeling Security Penetration Tests with Stringent Time Constraints by Alan Cao
- The puzzlepices by Daniel Clemens
- WebAppSecurity for Newbies part 2 Herman Stevens
- Web Application Common Vulnerabilities, Part I by Bryan Soliman
- CYBER STYLETTO by Mike Brennan and Richard Siennon

Enjoy reading!
Europe’s startup accelerators - a complete overview
http://www.eu-startups.com/2013/02/europes-startup-accelerators-a-complete-overview/
It allmost feels like in every week there is a another new startup accelerator getting started. The list below is my attempt to give you a complete overview of the accelerator programs in Europe.
How creativity works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufnp89NOreI&feature=relmfu
There is also a book: http://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Creativity-Works-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/0547386079

Recommended few times in HN, but the video should be here for the first time.
Bionic limbs
http://www.edotmagazine.com/bionic-limbs
Today, the level of development of medicine has reached such a stage of advancement that doctors have implanted fully functional limbs to the patients.
Roundup of Superhero Movie Grunge Posters
http://www.graphicfetish.com/roundup-of-superhero-movie-grunge-posters/
Superheros inspire us in more ways than one. Sure, we all wish we had super-powers and could rule the world, but there is something deeper that superheros can inspire in us.
An Open Letter from Dave Scott and Mark Allen
http://lavamagazine.com/kona/an-open-letter-from-dave-scott-and-mark-allen/#axzz1ZhfhFJmZ
Hiya

Interesting open letter from Dave Scott and Mark Allen, regarding the soon to be published "Ironwar" book.
Curtain effect for one-page websites
http://curtain.victorcoulon.fr/#intro
This plugin allows you to create a web page with multiple fixed panels that unroll with an amusing effect. Exactly like a curtain rises.
Online classifieds case study (CBS case competition)
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/27399aac#/27399aac/1
Case competition reveals insights and considerations that might be valuable to those looking to start online classifieds businesses, particularly in developing markets.
3 Best Tips To Make Windows XP Run Faster
http://techinsightmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/02/3-best-tips-to-make-windows-xp-run.html
Whenever you start your computer, you are faced with a few moments of thumb twiddling while Windows XP Boots and prompts you to log on. No matter how fast or shiny your computers might be when they are new, they all seem to get slower after sometime.
Naming Your Startup After a Spice/Fruit/Vegetable Name
I'm a first time entrepreneur. I'm building a restaurant deals app. I came up with a little over a dozen of names for my startup/app and .com is available for most of them. Then I realized that it doesn't really matter what domain extension I use, it's a mobile app which people will download from Play Store or the App Store. So, I decided that I should name my startup/app after some spice, vegetable or fruit. I've checked the trademark database (TESS) and it shows the word 'Basil' as trademarked. I thought common names couldn't be trademarked. Would love to hear your thoughts on naming the startup/product after common names (specifically after spices, vegetables or fruits in my case). Thanks, HN Community.
Microsoft Looks To The Cloud To Cut Its Carbon Footprint - All VoIP News
http://www.allvoipnews.com/microsoft-looks-to-the-cloud-to-cut-its-carbon-foo.html
Microsoft Looks To The Cloud To Cut Its Carbon Footprint - All VoIP News
Space Weather Turns into an International Problem
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/16jul_ilws/
If forecasters are correct, the solar cycle will peak during the years around 2013. And while it probably won't be the biggest peak on record, human society has never been more vulnerable.
Defining the Cash Economy
http://taxationlawyersydney.com.au/defining-the-cash-economy/
Cash economy is a word often encountered when reading newspapers, watching news on TV or when browsing the Internet. In spite of this, there are still a number of taxpayers are still unaware of what it means, and more importantly, the risks it posses to the Australian community.
JavaFX 2: Create Dialog with Stage
http://zoranpavlovic.blogspot.com/2012/06/javafx-2-create-dialog-with-stage.html
This is a tutorial about creating a new dialog with Stage. This will be a very short example, and as you can look below, this is how our little example will look in the end. As you can see there is a button, a when user click on that button I will create and open a new dialog, simple like that.
A penny for your thoughts
Quick question for everyone: Have you ever sold a used personal tech device? What platform did you use? What was your experience? Any initial concerns, security or otherwise? We just launched a beta version of a new tech device marketplace that is completely open to all buyers and sellers, i.e., prices are determined solely by the market and the principals of supply and demand. Curious about your initial thoughts. Viable? Interesting? Would you use it? Feel free to check it out: https://www.bezilch.com/
Ask HN: Favourite biographies about USA presidents?
Heya,

I know this isn't a question related to anything technical, but since I've often saw discussion about books such as ones by Robert Caro, I thought this could be a nice place to ask.

What are your favourite biographies on various USA presidents? For some reason I'm fascinated in that aspect of USA history, even though I'm not American.

Mine I have so far:

Wilson by A. Scott Berg
FDR
Bush, both by Jean Edward Smith
first three tomes of LBJ tetrology by Robert Caro
Trump by Longin Pastusiak
Google Latitude Redirect Loop? 
http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/latitude/intro.html
I know what google latitude is taken down but the way it behaves is awkward. It should have atleaeast had some error message saying the status.
Ramp Champ for iPhone Brings You Skee Ball in Your Pocket
http://blog.appboy.com/2010/02/ramp-champ-for-iphone-brings-you-skee-ball-in-your-pocket/
I’m sure most of our you have played Skee Ball at an arcade before. If you haven’t, it’s an amazing game, and surprisingly addictive! Ramp Champ brings you a similar experience packed in your mobile powerhouse.
Is it easy to hack an account on hacker and is that the purpose of hacker
Would someone please clarify.