jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
The real problem with using HTML5 for native apps
http://edisonwang.com/blog/the-real-problem-with-using-html5-for-native-apps
The real problem with using a one code base solution (HTML5) for multiple mobile platforms.
A chiptune music composer done via WebAudio API
http://chirp.rezoner.net/composer/
Reference information can be found at the following url https://github.com/rezoner/chirp/wiki/Chirp-composer---reference
The Gelding of the American Workforce Speeds Up
http://startupjunkies.org/blog/2013/02/05/the-gelding-of-the-american-workforce-speeds-up/r-salary-and-equifax-might-sell-that-data
Say bye-bye to any negotiating power you might have derived from inflating your old compensation.
Startups: Sell your product then get VC to build it
http://blogs.dovetailsoftware.com/blogs/main/archive/2007/12/06/Robert-Scoble-Interviews-Jackie-Bassett_3A00_-Part-One.aspx
From a Scoble interview: Sell the product before it gets built. One woman has signed buyers up to contracts to purchase a product, and only then gone for VC funding to create the product.
Create your own Mini YouTube TVs
http://blog.sharendipity.com/create-your-own-mini-youtube-tvs
This how-to post shows off some of the recent video integration at Sharendipity. They've combined both the Player API as well as the Data API from Google to create some really great YouTube apps.
Why You Should Design Your Own App (Even If You Don’t Have Design Skills)
http://designboost.net/design-your-own-iphone-app/
Don't spend money on a designer when the idea is already drawn out in your head!
Pretty, fast client-side markdown is really easy
http://www.thepicard.org/realtime-markdown/
With great open-source libraries of course.
Announcing SF Hack & Tell 
http://www.meetup.com/SF-Hack-and-Tell/
We're excited to announce the inaugural SF Hack & Tell meetup where geeks present their projects to other geeks.
We're looking for 5 minute demos of something you've built or are working on and think is awesome
Ask HN White-Label service: How do I go about it?
I've been asked by a client to create a White-label service similar to an existing product I have. The service will have the client's logo on it. The customers they bring to the service wouldn't be customers I would get to my service so I'm not losing out. I will host the service and they will point their customers at it.

Questions:

* Is it okay to charge for development costs when enhancing your own product?

* Is it okay to put a link on the white-labelled site such as "powered by mycompany"?

* What is a typical revenue split when providing a white label service?

* Or would it be more typical for me to charge the client a fixed monthly rate and they keep the revenue from the clients that use the service?
Job website build on Wordpress, what do you think?
http://www.freelance.sr
What do you think about this website? It's build with Wordpress.
Show HN: Weekend project encrypted messages
http://encrypticate.com/
Wrote this for fun. You can send message that are encrypted and message that self destruct. It uses javascript and does all the encryption in the client browser.

Anything saved on my server is encrypted bytes. Even with access to my server I cannot read what people are writing.

It seemed like a good idea, I have one ad on the page where you pickup the message. Not sure of a path to make money.

Any thoughts on anything, from UI to just in general is the idea ok.

Thanks
Webscraping with Python and BeautifulSoup
http://gefechtsdienst.de/2009/03/15/webscraping-with-python-and-beautifulsoup/
In this tutorial, the author shows how to scrape a website with the 3rd party html-parsing module BeautifulSoup in a practical example. He will search the translation engine dict.cc, which holds the key to over 700k translations from English to German and vice versa.
Ask HN: How can outsourcing be improved from the contractor's side?
I think it's safe to say that outsourcing development work is hard to get right and filled with disappointing results but I am curious of any ideas on what should the contractor be doing / providing / using (apps or setup) to facilitate a good outsourcing outcome.
Realtime discovery of coupons and freebies
http://freezly.com
Freezly.com provides a real-time tracker of giveaways, sweepstakes, deals and coupons on the Internet. Rather than searching thousands of web sites, Freezly.com takes advantage of the information shared by the rapidly growing Twitter community to discover free and discounted stuff.
Multi-monitors and fullscreen Flash video
Currently, Flash video cannot be used as a TV replacement. Thats because any loss of focus of the window will result in the video losing fullscreen.

This is particularly annoying in a multi-monitor scenario, where you may want to use one monitor for video playback. Clicking anything outside the flash window will exit fullscreen mode.

So far, solutions to this problem have involved direct hacking of the Flash binary ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwH_-C2-93E ), but it won't work on the long term.

So any other suggestions?
How I'd Change Girl Scout Cookie Season
https://medium.com/p/471ae752537e
Why don't they offer a cookie of the month club for that sweet cookie crack? What about teaching them ne skills relevant in today's workforce?
Ask HN: Need help with a domain dispute. EVITE.ME
I own the domain name evite.me

I wanted to use it for a side project but never got around to it. The domain was just sitting there.

A few days ago I was contacted by the lawyers of Evite.com. They want the domain and they are basically saying that me owning the domain is intellectual property theft.

Should I just hand over the domain, or is there a way I can keep it. I think its a nice domain and I don't want to give it up.

Any help?
Ask HN: What will we accomplish by end of this century?
something to think out
Things Every Software Architect Should Know
http://theprogrammersparadox.blogspot.com/2009/02/97-things-every-software-architect.html
The printed book for the project 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know has been released and is now available. This project was a community wide effort to articulate the keys points of software architecture.
Monkey controls advanced 7-degrees-of-freedom robotic arm with its thoughts
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/060210-monkey-controls-advanced-robot-using-its-mind
In a remarkable demonstration of brain-machine interface technology, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taught a monkey to use just its thoughts to control an advanced robotic arm and perform elaborate maneuvers with it.
Show HN: Crew for Exchange 2.0, native iOS application for Stack Exchange
https://apps.apple.com/it/app/crew-for-exchange/id1547171709?l=en
My all-new app Crew 2.0 is NOW AVAILABLE
Crew 2.0 was rebuilt entirely from the ground up, and today's update is a crazy one.
A completely revamped user interface, powerful markdown rendering, new app
customizations, and brand new gorgeous icons. Crew is coupled with extensive features
that elevate your Stack Exchange channel's browsing experience.
Oh, and it now supports authenticated users from all the Stack Exchange channels.

Here is a promo code to test it out: LJ3MM7RE4PLY
Craigslist no longer allows HTML for layout/images
http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/html_in_craigslist_postings/details
IMG, FONT, TABLE, DIV, and SPAN tags are no longer supported in the for sale categories.
My weekend hack...music 'television'
http://www.fuckm.tv
Just soft launched a little weekend project, would love some feedback. It's a back to back music video site, with very minimal interface.

The site runs on Wordpress, plays videos from Youtube, uses IFTTT.com to streamline the process somewhat. I also use a couple of API's to grab some meta data about the tracks.

Let me know what you think (hope you like, and the menu is intuitive enough). Also sadly I've run out of time to add iPhone / iPad functionality, but if the site gets traction I'll look into the possibility!
Flash video download shell script
http://thecodachi.blogspot.com/2012/01/linux-how-to-download-flash-videos-part.html
cool bash shell script for downloading flash videos
Five-line solution to the Subset-sum problem (Python)
http://stackoverflow.com/a/14652715/1204143
A five-line Python solution to the subset-sum problem (dynamic programming, pseudopolynomial time):

def subset_sum(A, target):
T = {0}
for i in A:
T |= {x + i for x in T}
return target in T

Seems to be pretty efficient.
Social Media in Plain English
http://vidinterest.com/video/473/social-media-in-plain-english-a-simple-story-that-illustrate
A simple story that illustrates the forces shaping social media.
Ask HN: What is "traction"?
Hi guys, I've heard this buzz word thrown around a lot, mostly in the web 2.0 startup crowd. A vc also asked me once what our plan to "get traction" was.

So, curious to know what your thoughts are about the definition of traction, and how startups go about gaining it. Thanks
The best shit about front dev
http://www.b2bweb.fr
a place to share about coding, JavaScript, freedom, friends, politics and geekness pleasure...
Show HN: a SublimeText plugin that automatically builds anchors from pasted URLs
https://github.com/fcardinaux/PasteAnchor
The PasteAnchor plugin allows the user to paste an URL to a Markdown or HTML file and to automatically get an anchor with the page title as link name.

For example, pasting "http://www.quora.com/" to a Markdown file gives the following result:

[Home - Quora](http://www.quora.com/)

In addition to this, pasting links to threads of Hacker-News-like sites gives results that include two anchors: one for the thread and one for the related article.

For example, pasting "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5879203" to an HTML file gives the following result:

<a href="http://jz13.java.no">JavaZone 2013</a> via <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5879203">Hacker News</a>
A (WIP) "correct" implementation of regular expressions in Python using FSAs
https://github.com/cyphar/redone
This is a cool project I've been working on recently. Essentially, this is an implementation of regular expressions in Python using finite state automata instead of backtracking. This yields a runtime complexity of O(mn) (or O(n) if you compile the regex) compared to the O(2^n) which backtracking has for a worst case.

Another "benefit" (for Python programmers and PyPi) is that the implementation is not* in C, it's in Python.
Google Campfire One, March 9, 2010 (live stream)
http://www.youtube.com/googledevelopers
Live stream tonight 6pm PST: http://www.youtube.com/googledevelopers
Hack your Own Web Project ? SQL Injection
http://9lessons.blogspot.com/2008/12/sql-injection.html
SQL Injection
Ember-rails
https://github.com/keithpitt/ember-rails
ember-rails allows you to include Ember.JS into your Rails 3.1 application
The Soylent Experiment - Rob Rhinehart got interviewed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WpksPED_Q
Whether you're in favor or not, it's an exciting experiment one should enjoy to follow.
Ask HN: Should I quit my job to pursue a degree or join the “dropout league”?
I'm currently 23 and have been studying software development and computer science since I was about 14. I'm now working at one of the most wanted “startups” in my country, one that's worth more than $1 billion — an “unicorn” — and have a very nice salary, colleagues and feel recognized for my work there.

What makes me feel insecure is the fact that I have no college degree. I'm planning to start a undergrad next year, but I know beforehand that I won't be able to get through the end of the course unless I quit my current job, specially when the course reaches more advanced subjects I'm less familiar with, like Compilers and Physics.

I've self-taught myself in some theoretical subjects, like Linear Algebra, Discrete Optimization, Type Theory, Algo Complexity and such, but since I have no degree, I have no way to “prove” I'm not just a “bootcamp coder” and I fear this may impact my job prospects in the future. On the other hand, I also fear that working hard to get the full diploma may not payoff the effort — the old saying that things you learn in college have little to no application in most jobs. I also have no interest in pursuing an academic career.

Should I get that degree?
Self-healing Cassandra now runs on top of Mesos
http://mesosphere.io/2014/02/12/cassandra-on-mesos-scalable-enterprise-storage/
Mesosphere released Cassandra on top of Mesos. This means you'll have a common infrastructure to run your data processing, stateless applications and data storage.
Would we be more willing to participate in a discussion if it involved people we know? - tribeIn
http://tribein.com
Guys, I need your help. In my free time I wrote up this application which enables users to create topics and discuss it with their friends. <p>I would spend a lot of time on reddit but rarely participated in the discussions. This had me wondering, "Would we be more willing to participate in a discussion if it involved people we know?" The quest for an answer led me to create tribeIn. Try it out and let me know what you think.
The Internet devalues everything it touches...
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Foremski/?p=556
"Ever since I first heard about the Internet and then saw its incredible development and application across industries, I’ve been on the look out for the economic effects of this powerful platform technology. The specific economic influence I’ve been looking for is a strong deflationary trend. That’s when we will know when the Internet has truly begun to reach its potential."
Ask HN: Any adsense alternative?
Google Adsense thinks this page http://sanziro.com/2010/06/you-dont-get-to-500-million-friends-without-making-a-few-enemies.html contains adult/mature content and has since disabled ads serving since October 22. I'm guessing they are using bot to auto scan and disable website content, as the page contain the word "Sex". Or they are in the process of purging insignificant publishers/bloggers. Appeal to lord Google is long and winding it seems, luckily the site is more a hobby than bread and butter, or else I will die without any sense and cents this coming lonely winter. Looking for alternative, any suggestion? Thanks
Will multitasking on the iOS4 make backgrounder on jailbreak redundant?
http://www.perivision.net/wordpress/?p=3117
For those of you who have jailbroken iphones, and have read my top ten reasons to jailbreak, know about backgrounder.

This is a great jailbreak app that allows you to run applications in the background. And its one of those apps that I have a hard time living without. Yes, I have a feeling it could be making my phone slower by getting in the way of memory garbage collection, but the jury is out on that. And even if that was the case, its still worth it.
Spork_and_nailgun.el
http://devblog.pugglepay.com/blog/2013/05/02/spork-and-nailgun-dot-el/
a blog post about a small emacs plugin
Semester at MIT in a Nutshell | 6.033
http://systemizer.me
I wanted to share this to give perspective of one of my classes at MIT. I quickly wrote this up, and it is not a comprehensive list, but it goes over most of the main concepts of the class, 6.033 : Computer Systems Engineering.
Show HN: Dotling – Highly flexible, easy to use site builder for everyone
https://dotling.com
Hey everyone. I'v been working on this for a long time and want to finally show it to the public. I know this is a very crowded market but I think there is room for value to be added. I was looking at all of the popular site builders out there and came to the following conclusion:

1. The flexible/powerful builders are intimidating and has a steep learning curve. Also they are slow on older computers and does not work on mobile.

2. The easy to use builders tends to be limiting in how you can design your site and/or how many pages that can be made per site.

3. All the popular builders are ~$150 a year. It's just too expensive for someone who just want an online presence.

----------------------------------------

So I think there is room to give value in this market if I can achieve these 3 requirements:

1. Flexibility. I wanted designers to be able to create what they came up with in their heads. No inflexible blocks and elements. All elements have access to all of the major used css styles.

2. Accessibility. I don't want people to spend ~$150 a year on one website with no ads. A lot of people can't drop that much money at once. Likewise, not everyone has powerful machines; the product needs to be buttery smooth on old, slower devices. Lastly, the product needs to be fully functional on mobile so users can edit on the go.

3. Easy to use. I want the product to have a low learning curve. Users only need to understand how a container works to make every layout possible. Pre-made sections and templates are available for building quickly and easily. Copy and pasting between sites is also possible.

Do you guys think I came relatively close or just wasted my time? Any feedback would be appreciated (no registration is required to use the platform).
Meaning of Open Hardware
http://josefprusa.cz/open-hardware-meaning/
With the release of the Replicator 2 MakerBot has made the move from embracing being open source to closing their hardware and software. Josef Prusa, designer of the REPRAP Prusa, voices his opinion in this open letter.
Understanding Computers and Cognition: A New Foundation for Design 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0201112973/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link
Has anyone read this book, it's pretty old, but skimming the table of contents makes it look really interesting.
Microsoft issues 'critical' patch for shortcut bug
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10837232
Microsoft has issued a "critical" security update to fix a flaw in the way Windows handles shortcuts.
Facility Management- YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7-bYg2sMHk&feature=player_embedded
BIM technology was developed to automate the construction process and data gathering techniques used by architects, engineers and site managers. This technol...
Which are the most green programming languages?
and how can we tackle climate change as programmers?
QR code voting
http://qwikvotes.com/
Made it for a friend, happy to release source if anyone wants to work on it.

It's built on NodeJS and designed to be used in conference rooms, halls, classrooms etc.
Ask HN: Has anybody tried LinkedIn ads?
If so, did you find it effective?
Ken Henderson Has Passed Away (1967-2008)
http://www.learnsqlserver.com/Blogs/SqlServerBlog/2008/01/thank-you-ken.html
Very sad - Ken Henderson, one of the gurus behind Sybase and then Microsoft SQL Server, passed away Sunday. He was truly one of the brightest.
John Furrier looks forward to screwing up another startup
http://valleywag.com/tech/podtech/john-furrier-looks-forward-to-screwing-up-another-startup-312014.php
John Furrier, the recently deposed CEO of PodTech, is working the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco in a lime-green shirt. His outfit, like his equally glaring smile, suggests that he's unbothered by leaving the Internet video network he founded.
Quit Your Job, Embrace Uncertainty
http://austingrandt.com/2014/01/22/quit-your-job/
I recently quit my job at a large bank to go full time at my startup. It's pretty scary knowing my income has ceased, but I think it'll be a good challenge. I know quitting isn't viable for everyone, but it's been a really positive change for me in productivity, quality of work, etc.

I'd love to hear about other peoples' experiences quitting and what it led to for them.
Show HN: Android Vector UI Kit (Avuik)
https://github.com/meerita/avuik
Dear HN folks,

A month ago I started to develop an application for Android. As a designer of iOS, I had countless problems to design an Android application that respects guidelines, best practices and design flows. No artwork to start working comfortably was found so I ended up designing one that was 100% close to what a user sees on the screen when using Android 4.4. This work is available on Github and it's licenced as public domain.

The project is not done yet. But I'm updating weekly, I will push today more structures so anyone have a base where to start a design.

https://github.com/meerita/avuik

The master file has many structures and everything is well organized. You can see what things from the screen are available and hidden, you just need to create your own file, and copy paste the folder from this master to your own design file.

Any comment, help, pull request will help me to help the rest.
Challenges edtech startups need to overcome
http://blog.lara.do/post/57809001080/challenges-for-edtech-startups
In this article I discuss some of the problems I think have slowed down innovation in education, and that edtech startups need to overcome to be able to thrive.
Zeromq forked
http://www.crossroads.io/faq
Not sure of the reasons behind this apart from those on the faq linked. Can anyone fill me in on what happened and what this means for the future of zeromq?
How to write a "Hello World" Safari Extension in Windows
http://www.scitechexplained.com/2011/03/how-to-write-a-hello-world-safari-extension-in-windows/
We’re going to build a simple Safari extension that will insert a bolded, italicized, Hello World text into the web-page of the current tab after it is loaded.
Cheapest Linux Box Ever [pic]
http://www.methodshop.com/2007/07/cheapest-linux-box-ever.shtml
Linux users are so creative… and cheap. Sometimes their love for free open source software takes hold in other ways. For example, check out this picture of a custom Linux box.
Ask HN: Is providing a forum enough reason to ask people to pay?
Taking inspiration from this idea from steven poland http://blog.stevepoland.com/idea-99-group-learning-of-anything-in-weeks/ i am planning to build a social learning site. However i am also believe that a business needs to generate money from Day 1. So i want to charge a fees to the users on a per course basis. Also i think people would be more motivated to finish something when they have paid for it. So i wanted to ask the HN community this question, Is providing a forum enough to ask people for money? Can you cite examples of any businesses which do that?
MVC on node.JS with MVC.js
http://github.com/tuxychandru/mvc.js#readme
A simple MVC framework for web applications built on node.JS.
The Dos And Don'ts Of Time Travel
http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/the-dos-and-donts-of-time-travel
So you’ve hooked electrodes and power couplings to an old-fashioned carousel in an abandoned amusement park on the outskirts of town. Or you’ve outfitted a Harley-Davidson with a flux capacitor—a classic. Or, my personal favorite, you’re using depleted uranium to turn the underused freight elevator in your building into a time-ship. As a soon-to-be time traveler, the last thing you want is somebody telling you “Do this!” and “Don’t do that!” You're about to become a pirate on the open waves of the ocean of time. Good for you! It's sure to be a wonderful adventure. One no doubt filled with romance, knowledge and treasure. But here, humbly, are a few things to keep in mind.
Which Generation Took The Greatest Hits From The Recession
http://balancedworklife.com/blog/career-management/whos-had-the-worst-recession/
We all know someone fighting to keep their home, looking for a job, or extending their retirement due to the recession.

The Millenials (in their late teens and twenties today) are fighting to find jobs out of college, many becoming boomerang kids, heading back home to live with Mom and Dad. The Gen X’s (32-46) would normally be in the highlight of their careers, but are struggling for better positions as the Boomers try to squeeze in a few more work years to make up for their plummeting savings.
Exhale – Smartphone Breathalyzer
http://www.mooseblasters.com
The Exhale device connects with your smartphone and gives you relevant information about your BAC level. Learn more and preorder at www.getexhale.com
Run 37 Signals' Basecamp Offline with AIR
http://www.riapedia.com/2008/01/24/run_37_signals_basecamp_offline_air
Was wondering anyone from YC incubator moving into RIA or Offline support.