jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Ask HN: Good backup sites?
I know that Dropbox is a favorite, but I don't want necessarily want versioning and I want to be able to just use rsync. I don't want to use a proprietary or different client at least for upload of the content. I also need at least 250Gs of space, which apparently is not available on Dropbox.

I've lacked into Rackspace's Cloud Files and I like their elastic space, but it looks like I can't use rsync or normal tools to interact with it, and that it also may force versioning.

No VPSes really offer enough disk space, and it'd be kind of expensive to buy redundant VPSes; part of the reason I want to use something like Dropbox but just want a simple rsync is because Dropbox et al are then responsible to make sure that the backup devices don't die, or to restore the backups from backup in case they do die.

I've tried to check in at #dropbox but found it dead every time.

Anyone have any ideas here? All help appreciated.
Show HN: Insights from Gary Vaynerchuk - "Get off the bitch train"
http://vaynerchuk.co
This is a small weekend project I created. It's a playlist of my favorite Gary Vaynerchuk insights. It uses the youtube api and has a php and mysql backend to define the start and end times of clips.

I'm new to web development, so I'm proud of myself for this.
Objective-J: Objective-C in JavaScript, written in JavaScript
http://www.sdtimes.com/OBJECTIVE_J_BRINGS_APPLE_TECHNOLOGY_TO_JAVASCRIPT/About_JAVASCRIPT_and_OBJECTIVEJ/33322
JavaScript with all the class inheritance stuff for good GUI practice.
For those of you interested in drones, article and lots of video
http://www.siliconalley.com/blog/2013/10/drone-drone-drone-drone-away
We posted our article on drones with links to lots of cool videos. Where is the tacocopter when you need one. Living in NYC I wonder when my windows will have addresses?
Capital One hiring Python Developer
https://capitalone.taleo.net/careersection/usx/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en&portal=101430233
Geek.Nerd.Tech-junkie. They’re all pet-names to us. And if you share in a passion for all things technology, then you’d be the perfect candidate for the Capital One Software Engineering team!
Capital One in Richmond, VA is seeking talented thinkers and master engineers who can envision next generation software innovations that will deliver a rich, engaging and unmatched customer experience. In this role, you will design and develop cutting-edge experiences for Capital One customers, using existing and emerging technology platforms. You will be responsible for documenting design decisions and developing software components while adhering to existing process guidelines. You will develop expertise in bank fraud, learn how fraud is perpetuated, build unique applications to prevent fraud, and all the while create a positive experience for Capital One customers!

If you have experience with Python and Javascript frameworks (Flask, Django, nodejs, etc.), Linux/Unix, and have experience with large databases and/or data warehousing experience, let's talk!

Please apply directly to https://capitalone.taleo.net/careersection/usx/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en&portal=101430233
type in 755315 in key word search box.

Questions? Contact Michelle at myong.koh@capitalone.com

Sorry, NO AGENCIES PLEASE. This position is direct only, full-time permanent.
THANKQUEUE – A New Way to Say Thank You
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thankqueue/id944588204?ls=1&mt=8
ThankQueue is a very convenient iPhone app that is designed to help you perform one of the most common tasks of a day with the press of a button, i.e., THANK YOU
With Windows like these who needs enemies
http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/with_windows_like_these_who_needs_enemies.php
'Brand New' commentary on the new windows logo
R´ha is an animated short movie created by first year student
https://www.facebook.com/rha.movie
R´ha is an animated science-fiction short movie created by Kaleb Lechowski during the first year of his studies.
Rails 3.0.0 Beta Released
http://gemcutter.org/gems/rails/versions/3.0.0.beta
The beta release of Rails 3 has been pushed to Gemcutter.org. Plugin/gem developers.. time to get to work.
Good News for Night Owls (sleep research)
http://news.sciencemag.org/2009/04/good-news-night-owls
Those who go to bed late outperform early birds on some cognitive tasks.
Microsoft And Toyota Team Up To Create Next-Gen Telematics Platform
http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/06/microsoft-and-toyota-team-up-to-create-next-gen-telematics-platform/
This is cool but I just want an iPad/Android tablet as my dashboard
Kernel Density Estimation with scipy
http://glowingpython.blogspot.it/2012/08/kernel-density-estimation-with-scipy.html
This is a simple example of how tu use the Kernel Density Estimation algorithm implemented in scipy.
Please join us for startupweekly chat.
http://asable.com/2010/06/join-us-again-for-startupweekly-chat-right-here-today-at-12pm-pst/
Plese join us for startupweekly chat. Hosted by Giang Biscan producer of Mixergy. Startupweekly is a weekly chat about startups and entrpreneurship.
Is there a need to democratise Webservices APIs for developers?
http://www.cloudshoring.in
More than ever today with the growth of Cloud and Mobile, we are seeing more and more companies bringing out Webservices APIs. But ,Are How many of them are democratic with the 'Developer nation' is a questionable one!
The case against sugar(s) by Gary Taubes, MA
http://vimeo.com/27929821
I posted this because there was a thread on cancer a few weeks ago where it seemed everyone was unaware of the overwhelming evidence that cancer is a "disease of civilization".
Skip ahead to minute 5 when the presentation starts.
There is a decent overview of some of this evidence to that extent up to minute 20. This is much of the same evidence that is cited in Good Calories, Bad Calories if you want to look up the sources.

Some may be interested to continue with the rest of the presentation where Taubes says that high-fructose corn syrup is really no different than refined sugar, but that refined sugar itself is probably really bad.
Hackers goad Sony, claim theft of internal data
http://gearburn.com/2011/06/hackers-goad-sony-claim-theft-of-internal-data/
It appears that the Sony’s numerous hacker problems are far from over. According to @LulzSec, the Twitter feed of the Lulz Boat (just go with it, haxxors do this kind of thing), Sony’s servers are being hacked as we speak, with the hackers having announced the ongoing attack via their Twitter feed yesterday. The Tweet reads: “Hey @Sony, you know we’re making off with a bunch of your internal stuff right now and you haven’t even noticed? Slow and steady, guys.”
Ask HN: Where to find Developers/Designers?
Okay, so I've been looking around trying to meet someone online who is looking for a job at a start-up company.

I've met some people who have back-end experience, but I also need to find someone who has front-end experience, and Web Design/Graphic Designing.

So HN, my question is where can I find these Developers/Designers?

If you have a start-up, where did you find your developers/designers? Also please keep in mind, I'm currently not backed by any investor, I am making a demo of my start-up to show along with the presentation to investors.

Cheers,
Shahed
Google may get OK to buy ITA on Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42493958/ns/business-us_business/
Smart move, Google!
Eden PHP
http://www.eden-php.com/
Eden is a PHP library designed for rapid prototyping, with less code. Yes, Really.
Donald Hoffman: Do we see reality as it is?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYp5XuGYqqY
Quite the fascinating exploration of perception, reality, accuracy, and fitness. With some bonus elements of human-computer interaction and UI/UX thrown in.

Perception is not reality, but rather, fitness.
What does Cloud Ready Mean?
http://siliconangle.net/ver2/2009/10/28/what-is-cloud-ready/
The "Cloud Ready" movement is very important for infrastructure, platforms, and applications to converge across all networks. Although important and relevant, it’s early. The vendors that are open and innovative will win. The wildcard variable in all of this – the role "open source" plays. The maturation of open source is leveling the playing field. It’s opening the market and threatening the market incumbents that have historically been dominating.
ASP.NET MVC 3 w/ Razor Infrastructure Template
http://compositecode.com/2011/02/28/asp-net-mvc-3-w-razor-infrastructure-template/
I decided, after poking around with Visual Studio 2010 Templates tonight, to publish a baseline infrastructure using ASP.NET MVC 3 w/ Razor, Entity Framework, and other elements using the .NET stack. So far I’ve only got some skeleton code put together for the infrastructure project and posted it to m...
JS/PHP front end for GNUPlot
http://shout.setfive.com/2008/08/09/jsgnu-plot/
Provides a easy way to plot functions without firing up graphing software.
The Apple Insider Myth
http://blog.dispatched.ch/2010/05/12/the-apple-insider-myth/
A short, but funny story of how a random business guy perceives Apple products.
Grails + Bootstrap + Amazon + Jelastic = djacc.com
http://www.cavdar.net/2011/12/13/grails-bootstrap-amazon-jelastic-djacc-com/
I created an online metal music radio called djacc.com. In this post, I tried to explain it's infrastructure (APIs, Web Framework, CSS & HTML Toolkit, JS Library, Storage and CDN, Deployment & Hosting) shortly.
The Scene will kill you 
http://bhargreaves.com/2010/11/scene-kill/
Still the best article I've read on HN on the startup scene.
Altman: Waterloo outperforms Stanford
http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/stanford-university-is-dying
I thought the original title "Stanford University is dying" was dumb but the main point of the post is interesting.
Ask HN YAHOOS: What Yahoo Should do next?
Keeping in mind that Yahoo has revenue of around $6Billion and profit is between 20-25% , which is not bad (looking at all the problems and issues) ...

IMHO :they shud just concentrate on core competencies, get rid of clumsy products and focus on Asian countries (which is 50% of world population and that's where the future growth is) and if you want more then try to deliver prod/services best suited to Africans and you'll cover 75% of world population. Remember serving bottom of the pyramid???

what would you suggest?
The Case AGAINST Having a Social Media Department
http://mashable.com/2011/06/10/case-against-social-media-department-infographic/
SimpliFlying examined the social media practices of big players in the airline industry and found that integrated is better than dedicated. What’s the difference? An integrated staff means multiple people working together without a social media department. Dedicated means there is such a department.
White House Seeks Input on Fed Mobile Strategy
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/12/mobile-opportunity?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Asks public what should the Federal Mobility Strategy include?
Doing the opposite: what I learned taking on Google
http://www.fastcompany.com/3009868/dialed/what-ive-learned-by-leading-a-startup-and-taking-on-google
Found out this morning, Fast Company picked up a blog post of mine. Thought I'd share!
Email Marketing will helps in branding your business
http://www.epurplemedia.co.uk/article_zone/article4.html
Email Marketing, as the name suggests, is the marketing done through emails. It is the business of presenting, advertising and selling a company's products through the electronic mail. It is a powerful and cost-effective means to marketing for both established businesses or new start ups. As Internet Marketing grew, the potential of eMail Marketing was realized and capitalized on by all and sundry
Relationship Relevance In a Social Graph
http://quohive.tumblr.com/
I have come to HN the last couple of days talking about finding a co-founder etc. Well, instead of finding a co-founder (which I will eventually). I just started hacking away. I truly believe that we can establish relevance in online relationships that will lead to more productive research and collaboration, richer relationships and more information.

This is my 11th attempt at starting a company. I am a bit nervous but here goes nothing!

I do not mean for this to sound too promotional but I respect the community here and feedback is more than welcome and appreciated.

http://www.quohive.com to sign up for mail list.
Hotfile Researcher Discredits MPAA-Funded Piracy Study
http://torrentfreak.com/hotfile-researcher-discredits-mpaa-funded-piracy-study-120328/
Last year the MPAA started a lawsuit against Hotfile, one of the Internet’s most popular cyberlocker services.
Python, Perl, PHP, Lisp, ASP, Ruby and JS hackers show us your goods!
http://usynk.com/index.php
If you are interested in submitting basic examples (code+demo+info) in those languages, please submit your page at Usynk.com so all of us can benefit.
Jotts leaked to other users
http://www.abeolson.com/2007/09/20/jott-makes-a-mistake-and-responds-well/
Shree does well and apologizes by calling the affected users. What do you all think of his response?
Testing randomness
http://beust.com/weblog/2012/02/16/a-new-coding-challenge-2/
Interesting coding challenge. Testing randomness is pretty much impossible but how about even distribution?
Help to be better and be beautiful
http://www.spiritfountain.com/
Searching for self help books to feel more positive, be better inside and feel more beautiful? Spirit Fountain provides articles and books you can enjoy to fulfill that personal development goal. Find the best book that suits your need on our featured book page now!
The Octagon Theory is now in the iTunes App Store
http://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/the-octagon-theory/id475580556?l=en&mt=8
The Octagon Theory (TOT) is a completely original two-player turn-based strategy game that is played on an octagon-shaped board. It's completely different from Othello (Reversi), Checkers, and Chess, but TOT shares many of the traits that make these board games so much fun.
Most recent Stanford iOS classes with assignments
http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p/cgi-bin/drupal/
Great resources to get started with iPhone app development. Also at the top are links to the fall 2010 slides and assignments by Paul Hegarty.
Ask HN: Tech news for people who hate tech news?
Is there any daily newsletter that curates only the most important things in the startup/tech world?
Google+ Not Loading after iPad update
http://plus.google.com
Seems like they are having connectivity issues? Anyone else confirm?
Full Text Search Algorithms
Hello guys,

I'm working on an asp.net project where a user(student)saves a doc file(.doc,.docx)in folder.

Now that there is more tha 20000 doc files in that folder,i'm asked to do search in those files by keywords that that the user types like:"Object oriented programming",programing,networks...

I would like to know the most used techniques and algorithms for those kind of searchs?full text search algorithms?
Banning Assault Weapons Does Virtually Nothing
http://www.dustindevries.com/content/politics/banning-assault-weapons-does-virtually-nothing/
Wow, a ban on assault weapons would help reduce gun-related homicides from mass shootings by 0.78%.
Feedback on angellist profile of carnot
http://angel.co/carnot
Semantic Vimeo for lecture slides& http://socket.io/ for problem solving by reference
A rentable space of semantically related knowledge objects with <i>shorter</i> noise/signal ratio ,learning curve while problem solving by reference.
EC considering removing Internet Explorer from Windows
http://ibtimes.com/articles/20090119/considering-removing-internet-explorer-from-windows.htm
In a preliminary ruling, the European Commission told Microsoft that linking Internet Explorer to its dominant Windows operating system violates EC rules.
Greatest website built using the open-source reddit code? I think so.
http://LOLMagnetz.com
Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Props to Chris (KeyserSosa) for building it.
Find you nearby on map.
http://chatsocial.me
Find your nearby on my start chat , send message, find social links.
Mobile Design and Development (2009)
http://mobiledesign.org/
O'Reilly book available for free online.
DHH responds to being called a "potty mouth"
http://loudthinking.com/posts/15-potty-mouths
"I'm allergic to people who willingly and without irony use the term "potty mouth" in adult conversation. The notion that a word like fuck can make your brain curl up and cry like a toddler is so pathetically disturbing that it makes my skin crawl. It has the plastic smell of a barbie playhouse and the repressed insecurities of casual friday khakis."
What Every Startup CEO Needs to Know About Intellectual Property
http://under30ceo.com/what-every-startup-ceo-needs-to-know-about-intellectual-property/
Copyright and intellectual property tips for startup CEOs from founder of Kunvay.com
I've donated my genome sequence to the public domain
https://my.pgp-hms.org/profile/hu80855C
I have made my genome public domain with no restrictions on access: I've uploaded this data to the Personal Genome Project (https://my.pgp-hms.org/profile/hu80855C); this post associates my name (David Konerding) with that genomic data. I had my genome sequenced by Illumina as part of Understanding Your Genome. As part of the package, they not only called my genotype (IE, the bits of DNA that make me different from everybody else) but provided the raw sequence data.

The alternatives include making the data available, but anonymized (with the possibility that a motivated researcher could deanonymize it), making it available to a single clinical researcher as part of a study, or keeping it totally private (perhaps sharing with my doctor).

I made this decision after many years of evaluating the risk of public knowledge of my genome, making some reasoned guesses about the true value and actual personal information content. After weighing the risks, I conclude that it's more valuable for me to contribute my genome to scientific research in an unrestricted way. I also spoke to my family and they agreed this was a good idea.

I also believe that at this point, the data I gathered, and its information, don't inform my particular health outcomes. If you analyze my genome and discover otherwise, please let me know. I would like to see your code and duplicate the analysis.

I still intend to keep my health records private, but am considering making a large amount of biometric data available. The more people - across more populations - who make these contributions, the more valuable the data will be to scientists.﻿
Venture Capitalists Chart a New Course
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690321832713807.html
With their core business in shambles, some venture capitalists are changing their stripes, styling themselves as investors in distressed assets and public companies... venture-capital firms such as CMEA Capital are dabbling in distressed assets. In one situation, CMEA purchased one of its portfolio companies from creditors and sold off its businesses and intellectual property to help minimize its losses.

These moves are extreme measures in trying times. Most venture-capital firms have little to no experience investing in distressed companies or public firms. And the work of dismantling a company is far different than what venture capitalists are hired to do: Nurture companies to life.
Review my Startup DomainMatcher.net 
http://www.domainmatcher.net
Hey guys. I'm trying to evaluate whether domain sellers or investors would be interested in working with an intermediary that facilitates alternative payment options, like offering a buyer lease-to-buy terms on a domain they can't afford to buy outright. We've already got a lot of interest from the buyer side, particularly from founders and advertisers, and are curious to know if sellers can be persuaded to come on board. If you know any domainers or domainer mailing lists, feel free to forward this link.
How I Discovered Yo’s Upcoming Revenue Model
https://medium.com/@marckohlbrugge/how-i-discovered-yos-upcoming-revenue-model-e0e90baaafbd
It's pretty straightforward, especially for us hackers: Just check out their .ipa file and see the BuySoundsController.nib in there :)

We don't know for sure yet whether this will indeed be included, or how important a role it will be playing in terms of their revenue, but I thought it was interesting enough to share so there you go :)
Moving on
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119024238402033039.html?mod=mostpop
inspiring
Signature Pad – A jQuery Plugin for Creating Signature Based HTML5 Canvas
http://blogupstairs.com/framework/javascript-framework/jquery/signature-pad-a-jquery-plugin-for-creation-signature-based-html5-canvas/
Signature Pad is A jQuery plugin for assisting in the creation of an HTML5 canvas based signature pad. Records the drawn signature in JSON for later regeneration. It will transform an HTML form into a signature pad. The Signature Pad has two modes: TypeIt and DrawIt.
Thank HN: Helped us stop a DDOS attack
Yesterday we were under a DDOS attack that cost us a significant chunk of change, not to mention a ding to our reputation. While IT were alternately scrambling about and yelling at our ISP I decided to check HN for any relevant threads.

First up "Ask HN: How would you deal with DDoS?" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1986728

Some great comments in there about preparing beforehand. Doh! A bit late for that, but down at the bottom there were a couple of testimonials for DOSArrest. We gave them a call and within a couple of hours we were literally back in business.

So a big thanks to tabman and karl9231 for the tip. If find yourself in the same situation, admit you (and most likely your ISP) are out of your depth, and call in the experts.
Show HN: Get EC2 prices with a Python module
https://github.com/erans/ec2instancespricing
A little Python module/CLI I cooked up to parse the JSON file used in the EC2 website and show you the data mapped to the related values in the Amazon EC2 API (mapping region names, instance types, etc).
MacBook With Gold and Diamonds -- Best Seller @ HipPop Community
http://www.computer-choppers.com/
24kt Gold Macbook Pro Finished
Engadget reviews iOS 5
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/12/ios-5-review/
Just a little something I wrote :).
Oracle buys ksplice
http://www.ksplice.com/
This is going to be a big shame if they pull support for everything but Oracle linux
Qoture Wants to Be the Standard for Digital Clothes Sizing
http://betakit.com/2012/08/30/qoture-wants-to-be-the-standard-for-digital-clothes-sizing
Ever gifted her a large when she was actually a small? Possibly cure? Let us know what you think!
“Why I break DRM on e-books”: A publishing exec speaks out
http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/24/breaking-drm-publishing-exec/
Maybe more publishers should speak out?