jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Thought you might like my app: Full offline Wikipedia,「WikiGear Offline」
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wikigear-offline/id453614487?ls=1&mt=8
The motivation behind this project would be that I've always wanted such an app, but all other offerings just sucked.

To be more precise, I found other apps ultimately useless because of one or more of the following:

● links inside pages fail oftenly, even when the target article does exist
● stuck in 2008, which is the only html release of the wikipedia dumps
● no in-page search
● they treat each wikipedia language as a separate app, which prevents inter-language linking. Also, that means you have to pay for each language.
● inflexible search that doesn't use wildcards
● no tables or elements other than simple text
● slow
● clunky interface designed for useless eye-candy rather than speed and functionality
● no articles from the book namespace
● no fullscreen, page-down/up buttons and other such little features without which the whole experience becomes tiresome.

WikiGear Offline addresses ALL of the above.

This app is my pride and joy, please try it and tell me what you think about it.
TastyTrip
http://TastyTripApp.com
Tasty Trip is the perfect app to use when you are travelling and you want to experience traditional food of a foreign country.

How this app helps you:
+ Experience Top 20 traditional food and local flavors in foreign countries
+ Before you order explore how the food looks and how it's cooked.
+ Detailed ingredients information available.
+ See calories and chef recommendations for each menu
+ Share your experience with your friends
+ Offline access – app data is kept on your device and can be used without internet connection.

How it works:
1. Select country
2. Slide and choose what traditional food you want to experience.
3. See details for the food you are interested in before you order
4. Share your tasty experience with your friends.
Rise of the Robot Artist
http://www.psmag.com/culture/rise-robot-artist-67731/
Everyone knows computers are good at processing information and humans are good at creativity. What if it's the other way around?
Everyone Wants to Play
http://typesafe.com/blog/everyone-wants-to-play
Play Framework has grown in leaps and bounds in 2013! Not only has Play seen wide adoption in internet and social companies like LinkedIn, Klout, Gilt Groupe and Gawker Media, but recently more and more traditional enterprise shops are turning to the framework for its focus on developer productivity, reactive and modern web apps, and its usability with Scala and Java.
Apple Execs met with the FDA about medical tech
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/apple-meets-with-f-d-a-regulators-for-mobile-medical-applications/
A group of senior Apple executives met with directors from the Food and Drug Administration last month to discuss mobile medical applications.
Video: Autonomous Quadrotor Mapping, Localization and Trajectory Following
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoMrPKCpWXw
This is a fully autonomous flight, following a pre-set trajectory, but without any prior map. Localization and mapping done with two Hokuyo lidars and a servo motor.
Database Capabilities in a High-Volume Environment
http://about.digg.com/blog/database-capabilities-high-volume-environment
Curious why this is dead the instant I submitted it.
Why the Google-Moto deal may not result in better phones
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/08/15/google.motorola.phones/index.html
There was a frenzy of tech news across the Internet on Monday morning about Google's acquisition of Motorola's mobile phone division.
iPhone App success using Luck Surface Area formula
http://www.darendavidtaylor.com/?p=78
Andy ignored my advice and created a successful iPhone app.
Putting my niche startup in last phases so would love some feedback
http://www.cuevox.com
Hey Everyone,

I just put my startup in the last phases while I wait for my payment processing application to pass through. Would love some feedback on this and maybe suggestions on how to monetize it and sell it further.
PgQ: Persistent, Efficient, Transactional work queue in Postgres
http://skytools.projects.postgresql.org/doc/pgq-sql.html
Creating a queue using standard SQL is a very frustrating task. The various queue systems available either push the queue overhead onto the clients (ØMQ) or have other tedious overhead. PgQ has many qualities that make it very attractive, not the least of which is the ability to queue work transactionally in stored procedures or triggers.
Why robotics should include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfwxQn3AmUQ&google_comment_id=z13qxr1rsnntwxa5404cgdbgiunhjfiplk40k
Philosophy is important in every Human interactions.
We think that robot must include some basics like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
At this time Artificial Intelligence did not truly understand the importance of life and Human Life. Sure A.I. will soon discovered that life is precious because it's rare in the known Universe.
But robotics is an emerging technology with all of it's imperfections.

From :: http://www.hackers-lab.org/index.php?title=Philosophy
HTML5 vs Native: Technical details behind our native iOS app.
http://andesbeat.com/2012/09/13/vendly-iphone-app-now-available
For quite a long our dev team discussed about creating a native app versus an HTML5. Here are some technical details behind our native iOS app.
Show HN: our startup weekend #swbay project
http://imaiku.me
imaiku.me is a real time photo search engine. type in a word and see the most recent photos taken and tagged with that word all over the world.

some of my favorites: paris, love, sundaystreets
Google AdSense Creator: Why I Would Not Start A New Company Inside Google
http://www.businessinsider.com/factual-google-2010-12
"I was so passionate about this idea, and doing it aggressively, I don't know if I would have been patient enough" to do it in Google.
HN Android Game Developers: Using IntelliJ IDEA 10 with libGDX
http://www.scottisheyes.com/using-jetbrains-intellij-idea-10-libgdx-andro
If you're into Android game development, you may have heard of the libGDX game framework. The instructions for using libGDX with IntelliJ IDEA 10 were nonexistent, so I put together some (verbose) steps. Enjoy!
Breach at Michaels Craft Stores Extends Nationwide
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2011/05/breach-at-michaels-stores-extends-nationwide/
Earlier this month, arts & crafts chain Michaels Stores disclosed that crooks had tampered with some point-of-sale devices at store registers in the Chicago area in a scheme to steal credit and debit card numbers and associated PINs. But new information on the investigation shows that many Michaels stores across the country have discovered compromised payment terminals.
Indian students GPS tagged in California.
http://www.indiaeveryday.in/fullnews-indian-students-in-us-radio-tagged-govt-says-remove-it-1006-2246869.htm
The url does the topic justice. Having applied for a Masters degree here myself, I'm familiar with the various universities that do this, lets just say Tri-Valley university isn't the only one. But these universities do have legal status as a university and these students came in after interviewing at a US consulate, by US officials.

Blaming the students for an immigration lapse and tagging their feet with gps-es and a US official saying it was a "hip" thing to do, is just disgusting IMO. They deserve a little more respect than what they're getting right now.

I'm not sure if it's a relevant HN article, but I haven't seen it posted here, so I thought it should be something that people know.
Greece buys 500 M1A1 from the US
http://www.defencegreece.com/index.php/2011/10/the-u-s-approved-to-grant-400-m1a1-abrams-to-greece/
Hard to believe where the money is from - ahh, a credit from the US. Is it the same Greece that has a problem with its credits? And the US, don`t they have a problem with their deficit? Sorry, i forgot, WEAPONS!
Ask HN: Do you make your apps database agnostic?
I used all mainstream relational databases so far. While they all follow SQL standards to some level there are vendor differences and extensions on many features.

It seems to me that need for database agnosticism makes sense for specific types of apps, mostly those to be used in general context and by random stakeholders. However, this is typically not the case for majority of projects which are tailored to specific customers and imposing agnosticism on those may very well lead to inelegant and unoptimized code, not to mention constant mental overhead in trying to achieve SQL standard and extra development if support for multiple vendors is desired.

It looks to me that premature agnosticism is similar to premature optimization - there is no need to do it unless your app really fit a specific niche. DB frameworks may make this easier to some extent, but this is also not universal solution since most of those are several times slower then direct database access and thus may not be acceptable, not to mention the overhead of learning to use and troubleshoot it.

What are your thoughts on it ?
Rate my startup: Prize Glutton
http://apps.facebook.com/PrizeGlutton/
I've build a rewards site where users complete offers and refer friends for points, they then use said points to buy real items (iPods, games, etc) from our store, all from the familiar comfort of Facebook. (US/CAN only.. for now)
Rate my app discover Facebook fallen friends.
http://friendrecovery.com
Built this Facebook app today to discover who has deleted you! You have to sign in with facebook then check back when you notice your friend count drop.
Thoughts on our new startup?
https://cloud306.com/blog/
Thanks!
Strace + tcpdump + lsof = sysdig
http://www.sysdig.org
Sysdig is open source, system-level exploration: capture system state and activity from a running Linux instance, then save, filter and analyze.
Think of it as strace + tcpdump + lsof + awesome sauce.
Open Source God: 480+ Open Source Apps
http://mashable.com/2007/09/23/open-source/
Mashable is the king of linkbait!
Self Rechargeable Cell Phones
http://www.eexplore.org/self-rechargeable-mobile-phone-laptop/
Great news for mobile users .
Jason Calacanis thinks Mahalo doesn't have any competitors
http://www.hatchthat.com/jason-calacanis/
Really?
Movie Studio Invites Itself to Law Schools to Make SOPA Case
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/after-uproar-over-anti-piracy-bill-a-movie-studio-courts-law-professors/35285
Just weeks after a Web-fueled backlash stopped a pair of controversial anti-piracy bills from advancing in Congress, Paramount Pictures is trying to cool the debate by courting law professors and asking them to hold conversations about how to prevent copyright infringement.
Company Founders Who Don’t Transition to CEO Will Go Out of Business
http://blog.9slides.com/2014/01/13/company-founders-who-dont-transition-to-ceo-will-go-out-of-business/
In this talk, Co-founder of Contour Cameras Marc Barros shares tough lessons learned while transitioning from founder to CEO before he had to step down from his own company.
Ask/Show HN: TSAKilt.com
http://tsakilt.com
Good idea or bad idea? Funny or not funny?

Wearing a kilt through the security screening process is a true social/political hack and I think really funny. If enough people did it, it would send a message. Plus, I think TSA employees would complain that they don't get paid enough to frisk a bunch of dudes in kilts.

Do I actually think people will do it? Not sure. But for $10 to buy the domain and a few hours hacking together a Shopify theme, we'll see I guess.

Also, on a legal front, can I use my modified Department of Homeland Security logo under the guise of parody?
Show HN: I'm building a workspace where companies can map out their Strategy
https://www.kinety.app/
I’m building a tool that makes the connection between employee growth and company growth visible.

With this tool, you can use several types of cards on a whiteboard to visualize how your company strategy and goals intertwine with the personal goals of your team members. Founders can add the company strategy and goals, and team members can add team- and personal goals. By connecting them, it gets clear how these are related. Team Leads can use these insights to guide their team members in their growth and maximize this way both personal and company growth.

When using this tool during communication moments with your team members, for instance, during team sessions, 1:1’s, strategy updates or onboarding sessions, you can optimize alignment and engagement in your company. Team members are easily updated when there are strategy changes and see at the same time how their own work contributes to the bigger picture of the company.

Really curious about what you guys think about the tool. Do you see potential? And what would make the tool better? Thanks for your feedback!
Animation with RaphaëlJS 
http://captico.com/animation-with-raphaeljs/2010/07
Animating Vector Graphics with RaphaelJS and Adobe Illustrator.
Ask HN: What should I build my webapp in?
I want to build a web application. My idea is pretty simple but I haven't really developed anything other than simple websites (html/css) for a few years. I'm a designer, but in the past I taught myself php/mysql and I've picked up things here and there. I have been focusing more on design in the last many years so I'm not sure where to start. Python? Ruby? Should I use a framework like Django or Rails? Any suggestions?
Script to set background color in Terminal when you ssh on OS X
https://github.com/timestretch/color_ssh
This is a Ruby script for MacOS X to set the Terminal background color based on the host name you ssh to. It uses Applescript to set the Terminal color.
Show HN: Exploiting Google Voice Recognition API + Google TTS
http://www.samir-ahmed.com/iris.html
An voice automated, interactive assistant for information retrieval.

Essentially - you talk, it answers in under 5 seconds!

Note: This is my first HN post. Any feedback on it would be appreciated
Do You Have The Mentality Of A Free Agent?
http://fishtrain.com/2007/08/26/do-you-have-the-mentality-of-a-free-agent/
Do you think like you are the owner of the business?
Shiny new CSS organizer
http://www.styleneat.com
It organizes and standardizes CSS in a structure that makes it easier to define page areas and see how they relate to each other.
Show HN: Inbox World - Read something not controlled by billionaires
https://inboxworld.io/
Version 2.1, totally revamped based on feedback — includes leaderboards by topic, latest posts, and an experiment with a serendipitous Twitter bot.

All feedback welcome.
11 Disqus and IntenseDebate Commenting Alternatives
http://vivastart.com/disqus-intensedebate-alternatives/
Don't get me wrong, Disqus and IntenseDebate are by far the best social commenting platforms available, but I'm a curious person and decided to test out some other alternatives. It turns out there are many other developers who are doing a great job raising serious online communities based on comments.
Leaving your mark
http://techentrepreneurship.com/2011/05/11/leaving-your-mark/
Working with others is more valuable than you think!
Facebook users in South Dakota click on ads more
http://mashable.com/2012/04/04/facebook-marketing-clicks/
But why!?
Photo Gallery: San Francisco's new Earthquake-Resistant Bridge
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/07/gallery-bay-bridge/all/1
"Ironworkers repairing the bridge in 1989 secretly welded a troll onto the bridge as a good luck charm"
Teaser video for my new startup? 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqgXD0fPRBo&feature=player_embedded#t=0
Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks
[Ask HN] Any resources to think strategically?
I want to learn how to think more strategically, especially within a company.

Can anyone recommend resources/books/youtube channels..etc?
Massive DDOS at DynDNS?
http://twitter.com/#!/dyninc
DNS for our domain is spotty at best ... anyone else seeing severe issues?
12 Things A Programmer Really Needs To Know
http://java.dzone.com/articles/12-things-programmer-really?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+javalobby/frontpage+(Javalobby+/+Java+Zone)
1. Caffeine, 2. Logic ....
Any estimates on total number of software product companies in the world?
Hi,

Is there any estimate on total number of software product companies in the world? If not, what metrics/database could be used to derive a tentative figure?

Cheers,
Pallav
Engineered Geothermal Systems
http://www.economist.com/node/16909897?story_id=16909897&fsrc=rss
the HN crowd needs reminding there's more to cracking than encryption ;-)
Sumo Logic Launches Free Machine Data Search and Analytics Service
http://www.sumologic.com/blog/company/it-insights-for-all-sumo-logic-launches-free-machine-data-search-and-analytics-service
Sumo Logic launched a free cloud based log management product today. They let you manage up to 500MB/day with 7 days retention and up to 3 users. Perfect for small shops that can't afford to pay for Splunk and all the machines required to run it.
EfficaCSS A set of SASS and Bourbon mixins to power up your stylesheets
http://lukyvj.github.io/EfficaCSS
EfficaCSS
A set of SASS & Bourbon mixins to power up your stylesheets And to provide you the best OVCSS system.

Visit : http://lukyvj.github.io/EfficaCSS/

Demo http://lukyvj.github.io/EfficaCSS/framework/

Download
http://lukyvj.github.io/EfficaCSS/efficacss-1.0.zip
Ask HN: How important are ergonomics to you?
In an never ending race to improve myself and my productivity i also think alot about the perfect hardware, software and enviroment. I bet many of you do aswell. I probably think way to much about this which isnt good for my productivity in the first place, just like surfing on HN and similar sites, but have to do what it takes to feel comfortable.

I currently use a pretty powerful Windows 7 box with Dual 24" Dell IPS Screens. In ergonomic terms, this is very good.

* Both displays have the same size, resolution and DPI

* Both screens upper corner is where my eyes look at when i sit in front of it comfortably

* Both screens are about an arm length away

* i can move the keyboard around

* my chair is prolly not perfect, but i dont have the money for one of those airon chairs yet

Sitting in front of this setup all day, i feel its important to think about such stuff. Yet i see alot of people here or elsewhere (like Facebook or other startup) offices that work from a Laptop all day which is something i think about doing since i hate syncing my workspace data and logins/bookmarks etc on seperate machines. So i find the thought of having everything i work on with me all the time very compelling. I also want to change back to Mac only (i had a MBP last year), just so you know.

The drawbacks of this approach for me:

* i am used to having 2 large Displays for years, will a Laptop + external screen hinder my productivity (although the latest 15" MBPs have a 1680x1050 resoultion which is almost the res of my Dells)

* a Laptop + external screen have hugely different size and DPI, which is not ergonomic

* plugging in all the external stuff all the time if i want to show something to somebody or stuff like that speaks against a Laptop only solution and for something like a mac mini + 2 displays and a macbook air 13". Best of both worlds basically, but again the need to discipline yourself and sync all the relevant data to have everything in place

So id like to know what the folks here think about that, as i just cant decide on whether to go with a 15" MBP for everything or a 13" Air + mac mini/pro. I dont like iMacs, having them with a second screen doesnt really fit, glossy displays arent ergonomical and MBP + external screen does the same for me.

thanks in advance. Now i should prolly get back to work ;)
Show HN: Furbnicator, a tool to ease burdens for the common corporate programmer
https://github.com/sne11ius/furbnicator
Hi HN.
I did a small thing. If you're bound to use host code on bitbucket (and/or use Jenkins), you're probably just a corporate dev like me ;)

I hope this tool can make your life a little easier. I use it mainly to clone repositories I only vaguely know the name of.

Any comments welcome.
Seizing Privacy on Social Networks
https://priv.ly/
Privly proposes a method for maintaining privacy while using Facebook, Webmail, and any other HTML-based service.
Google Privacy Enhancer, "smoke bomb" as you browse : fx add-on
https://github.com/aaronshaver/GooglePrivacyEnhancer/pull/2
Previously on HN here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7730653 I made this search "smoke bomb" into an add-on for Firefox. As you use your browser it silently makes fake google queries for you in the background. Try it out and send pull requests.
Show HN: I made a Cloudflare Worker that injects OpenGraph data into a React SPA
https://gitlab.com/soapbox-pub/soapbox-worker
The worker requests the public API in the background, intercepts requests to React pages and injects OpenGraph tags into them.

Before you tell me to use Next.js, I know. But I think Cloudflare Workers are really cool!
Is Python better for NLP, web scraping, web scripting than c#? and why?
Is Python better for NLP, web scraping, web scripting than c#? and why?
Ask HN: How do you get 1st coding job in NYC or SF without a degree or exp.?
By exp. I mean experience. Sorry, couldn't write the full version in the title.

Like front end, back end, quality assurance and testing, and devops.

How do you get someone to give you an interview? I haven't applied for coding jobs so I don't know how likely it is that I can get an interview.

I would rather not drop a lot of money on a bootcamp if I don't have to.
Submit Your Hack for The Grommet's Product Pitch Competition
http://boston.racked.com/archives/2014/02/04/the-grommet-now-accepting-applications-for-product-pitch.php
Local e-commerce platform The Grommet, a highly curated spin on an Etsy-like marketplace, is running its second annual Product Pitch competition, with its final stage going down at the historic ballpark on March 20. Product submissions for everyday hacks are due this Friday, February 7, in two categories (15 "players" per category, totaling 30 participants): Ready for Crowdfunding and Ready for Market.

Video entries will be combed through following Friday's deadline, with a voting phase from February 16 to February 28 to determine three finalists in each category, who will then present their pitch at Fenway for a chance to win the competition and subsequent start-up resources (including a launch on The Grommet).
Plinky
http://www.plinky.com/
Plinky makes it easy for you to create inspired content. Every day we provide a prompt (i.e. a question or challenge) and you answer. We make it simple to add rich media and share your answers on Facebook, Twitter and blogs.
World's 1st Twitter Art Editor
http://idibidiart.com
It's the motherfucking editor for #TwitterArt and #140art

Come and get it.

Works BEST w/ FF4 on Mac but will get along with FF3.6 on older Mac OS. It also works on Win on FF4. Linux requires fix to alpha channel mixing in browsers. The editor app will be ported to Chrome, Safari, Opera and IE9, when time allows.

Peace

@idibdiartists
Show HN: Bitcoin Roulette
https://satoshibet.com/roulette
We have a Bitcoin Casino called SatoshiBet.com and launched our newest game today: Bitcoin Roulette.

It's completely made in Node.
Let me know what you guys think :)
Love Your Terminal
http://blog.andrewhays.net/2012/11/29/love-your-terminal.html
From old HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4852016
Lpr: Print file from command line
http://freshtutorial.com/lpr-command-print-file-command-line-linux/
he lpr (line printer) command prints the file from the Linux terminal. The lpr utility places one or more files in a print queue for printing. The concept of queue allows several users of the system allow to send output to the single printer. The queue are printed simultaneously i.e the first file in the queue gets printed first and so on
Ask HN: Virtual Administrative Assistant Referrals?
Can anybody refer a good Virtual Admin that they've worked with?