jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Poll: What do you think is the best Linode data center?
I need to get a new linode instance soon. In light of the recent Fremont power failures (which I was affected by), I thought it'd be useful to get some opinions on which is the better or 'best' data center (Obviously, this is a subjective question).<p>I'm mainly interested in reliability and uptime (past or expected), but discussion of other factors is welcome and appreciated.<p>Thank you.
What I Learned at Startup School
https://medium.com/@virjog/34c9ae9b0d82
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend Startup School in New York City. Here's a post about a few of the talks and what I've learned.
Show HN: Unlimited Design Tasks for $99/mo
Hey,

My friends and I just started this service and we would love to hear what HN thinks about it.

We promise to deliver good quality in any design task customers submit and at the same time we promise to deliver it under 24 hours.

URL: http://kapa99.com
Lemony Snicket's "The Bad Beginning" full text (legit)
http://browseinside.harpercollinschildrens.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780064407663&WT.mc_id=NEWS_AUTK_SNICKET_FULLACCESS_111109
accompanying video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9F0OpJenLA
The Social Media to Sharing is what Porn is to Love
http://benatlas.com/2010/02/the-social-media-to-sharing-is-what-porn-is-to-love/
What is "Web 2.0 Sharing" is all about?
Start-ups: your blog is your soul, baby.
http://radleymarx.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/start-ups-your-blog-is-your-soul-baby/
[UPDATE] moved to my blog:

http://radleymarx.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/start-ups-your-blog-is-your-soul-baby/
CodeSearchr -- weekend prototype project from Udacity
http://codesearchr.appspot.com/
Fast code searching for newbies (fellow Udacity students)

Original post
http://forums.udacity.com/cs253/questions/31427/codesearchr-weekend-prototype-project
Tell HN: I Missed You All :)
Haven't been commenting as much over the past month due to some busy, yet fun times. Things are starting to settle down, so getting back into the swing of things. Just wanted to say I missed everyone here. Happy Holidays and here's to a great 2011!
Ask HN: Know of a good tool that finds unused stylesheet selectors and rules?
It seems to be a common problem that as stylesheets mature and the project grows that eventually you may end up in a situation where you are not sure if various styles are still being applied anywhere. Does anyone know of a good way to figure this out with some kind of software tool?
US State Department Switches To Google Chrome Browser
http://www.techieapps.com/rip-internet-explorer-us-state-department-switches-to-google-chrome-browser/
It was the general Town Hall meeting for the State Department and amidst the rounds of discussions pertaining to crucial issues, the Secretary of State,
Ask HN: How do I do B2B online sales?
I am trying to find large businesses online and connect to them online. How have you done this?
Ask HN: What happened to all the GPT-3 products?
I remember the flurry of product demos that were essentially "I built a GPT-3 app to automate Thing X". I think this peaked when we saw GPT-3 generating React code (or at least it appeared as much).

Have any of these materialized?
Ask HN: How many internet-connected microphones are in the same room as you?
A scary thought experiment. How many different manufacturers? How many different connections? Which countries did those phones come from?
Ask HN: How do you effectively manage remote/telecommuting programmers?
In light of the recent headline[1] (and due to my own personal interest), I'd like to revive this Ask HN post[2] that didn't get much commentary. Those wanting to startup "lean and mean" could benefit from some real discussion on this topic.

If you are managing remote workers, what tools are you using to stay on top of things? How do you require your team members to report their status? Do you keep your team members socialized? Tell us about what worked and what didn't.

As a remote worker, what's your take on how your projects are managed? Do you feel like you're getting the support you need? Do you get enough social time with co-workers? Do you socialize online or in person? Any suggestions for improving the telecommute experience?

1 - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2463240
2 - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1995354
ChunkHost offering free xen vps for beta testers
http://www.chunkhost.com/
ChunkHost is a new Xen VPS web host and they're offering 512MB ubuntu xen instances with 20GB disk and 200GB bw for free (normally $19/month) to beta testers for a limited time.
Bookmarks2 - The simplest bookmarking service in the Web
http://bookmarks2.com/
Manage your bookmarks the most convenient and easiest way.
It's absolutly Free. There is nothing superfluous, only that you really need. Try it and make sure in this!
Show HN: FAQify – Algolia for FAQs using GPT-3
https://www.faqify.ai/
Hey HN! My name is Fatih and I’d like to share FAQify - a project I’ve been working on this week. FAQify is a tool that answers questions about Amazon products using GPT-3. Simply paste the link to an Amazon product and ask your question! The app will generate a good answer based on the textual data on the product webpage.

The current version of FAQify is a simple POC, but I hope to expand it to be something like Algolia for question-answering. The idea is to build a widget that you can integrate with any website. You give it both text on your page but also external data like user manuals. Once it’s trained on these texts, it will be able to help your customers get answers to their questions 10x faster. This can be useful in many domains such as e-commerce websites, code documentations, and blogs.

If you have any feedback or other use cases in mind, feel free to email me at contact@faqify.ai.

Thank you!
Poll: An iPad application to better present HN?
The website isn't easy to navigate using an iPad, the comments link is too small as as the voting arrows. I am considering building (assuming the data is freely available for such an endeavor) either a different presentation as a web app or as an iPad application.
San Jose tops list of richest cities in US
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/08/29/state/n091344D97.DTL&feed=rss.news
wealth builders anyone?
Ask HN: What did you do today to grow your startup?
I'm helping product-focused peepz on www.traction.vc form a habit of working on growth (since they (hackers, developers, designers) mostly spend their time tweaking their product instead of growing their business)

Curious to know what you did today to grow your startup?
Chatting with Chris Wanstrath (Github)
http://www.akitaonrails.com/2008/4/21/chatting-with-chris-wanstrath-err-the-blog-github
Interview with Chris Wanstrash, from Github-fame.
Ask HN: How to get a good pay SDE job in US?
I am a student pursuing Btech in Computer Science from a reputed college in India(BITS) and would like to settle in the US after my graduation. I have done 2 internships in tier 1 companies, 1 of which is currently ongoing and lasts 6 months, and one internship in Govt research institute, all are SDE based interns.

I have an SDE job offer from Amazon and it does allow the at-will foreign transfer, but it takes 3-4 years and WLB is not great as I have heard.

I do not have any research experience per se and would not even like to go in those fields (ML/AI), I am mostly a systems guy doing backend/scripting stuff.

I would love to hear from people with some similar background on how did you get a job in the US, how difficult it is to get a job there for a person from India? Is it necessary that I do an MS there at some university? When should I start applying and how?
If anyone else would like to pitch in and give their viewpoints, I would be glad to hear from you.

This is my first post at HN, so forgive me if I violated some rules
Ask HN: What's one thing you would change at work to increase your productivity?
If you had superpowers to eliminate meetings, lower build times to milliseconds, etc, what one thing would you change? For me one of the top things has to be long build times. I get bored, distracted, demotivated, and I feel like I'm not getting anything done.
Ask HN: do you know of any sites similar to pythonchallenge.com?
I am interested in solving puzzles using python and would like to know if there are any other sites similar to pythonchallenge.com
Ask HN: Heroku vs EngineYard
What do you prefer, and why?

Other than the support plan, I don't quite understand why I should use EY instead of Heroku. Why do you use one instead of the other?

Thanks!

Edit: I use Heroku but I see a lot of companies using EY.
Beginners Guide to Internet Security and Privacy
http://www.tonido.com/blog/index.php/2014/01/18/beginners-guide-to-internet-security-and-privacy/
With the boost in internet connectivity and free wifi-spots popping up at every nook and corner, the vast world wide web has become your playground. Increased connectivity means that you spend most of your time connected to the internet. But, have you ever wondered how safe you are, especially if you are connected to a public network like a WiFi Hotspot?
Ask HN: I made a programming language for contracts; I’m out of options; help?
"Ok, Ok, Done" — Making contracts simple, for both humans and machines.

- Deck: http://okokdone.com/deck/
- Demo: http://okokdone.com/demo/
- FAQ: http://okokdone.com/faq/

Specifically, the tech is a custom markup language that allows not just for definitions but also allows for embedding logic.

I need 500k to run with this for a year: 4/6m to design & build; 6m+ to launch & grow.

I’ve pitched this to 6 VCs in the US; 2 were a waste of time, and 4 went well; of those, I think 2 were very close to signing a check. I’m nearly certain that, if my US network were larger and I’d have gotten more intros, I would’ve succeeded in raising.

I’ve pitched this to 14 VCs in the EU; most went well, and I think 3 of them were close to signing a check. I think the problem, in the EU, is this: (1) many VCs want to put ~100k into a good founder/idea, for ~10%; (2) many VCs want to put ~1.5m into a product with some traction; (3) I find myself in the chasm in-between.

I have 20 years of engineering experience and 10 years of product experience; I also have a previous (small) exit as a solo-founder.

I’m a solo-founder on this too. I had a co-founder, for a bit; we met after I built-out the idea, and he quit as we failed to raise money in the US. In the short time we worked together, I realized that we weren’t a good match and that very bad things might have happened in the future; so, though he had a perfect profile for this (lawyer; smart; techy), I didn’t try to change his mind. I won’t again risk making such a commitment to someone I’m not close to personally or professionally.

I’m happy to answer any questions, in public or in private — my email is in the deck.

P.S. 1/ I immensely appreciate any attempt to help. But, please, don’t dish out generic advice; I know all of the generic advice.

P.S. 2/ If you can’t think of a way to help but you maybe need someone with my skillset, lmk; I'll probably need a job soon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coarna
Simple mobile-friendly online calculator in Javascript
http://calc8.com
Nothing special, just something I knocked up quickly. I took inspiration from the stock calculator that comes with the HTC Hero (running Android 2.1) .
Show HN: WebReducer – micro event sourcing cloud function
https://webreducer.dev
Hey everyone,
WebReducer is a project I've been working on since last December. You can read about my process here: https://offbyone.us/tags/micro-business/

Send some data to WebReducer. Then, write a reducer function to retain some state. You can change the reducer function as much as you want and recreate that state.

Still working on how to explain it. It's a tiny FaaS platform. It's a tiny database. It's micro event sourcing. It's "redux" on the server as a service. It's a backend for tiny personal projects. It's a place to send your webhooks.

I'm looking for feedback on the following:

- Do you get what it is?

- What would you use it for?

- What would I need to iron out for you to seriously consider trying this?
Ask HN: How should I set my servers up to scale?
So right now I have one server from linode.

How should I go about getting ready to scale? Should I have one server for the database, one for web server, and one app server?

How do you currently do it?
Atul Gawande on Health Care Costs
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2009/06/01/090601on_audio_gawande/?xrail
He is also the author of the book, 'Better: a Surgeon's Notes on Performance' a very remarkable book on becoming better.
Show HN: Vyne – Automated integration for in-house platforms
https://vyne.co
We build Vyne, a data gateway designed to eliminate integration code between in-house dev teams.

Vyne gives you a single API that automatically integrates and fetches data from APIs, Databases, Kafka Topics, Lambdas etc - with no integration code required.

It’s powered by Taxi[1], our open source data language for humans. Developers can embed semantic tags inside their existing schemas which Vyne then uses to automate the integration.

We’ve created a getting started tutorial[0] to help devs get a feel of what Vyne is capable of. The tutorial automatically integrates a REST API, a database and a Kafka topic, to deliver combined data feed.

We've been working on this for a while, and are really looking forward to hearing the thoughts of the HN community.

[0]: https://docs.vyne.co/tutorials/api-db-integration/rest-db-in...
[1]: https://taxilang.org
Ask HN: What is your experience with e-readers? Are they worth it?
So recently I've been trying to learn a lot of new things, and I'm beginning to realize just how expensive print books are. Many times I can get the same material got free in a PDF on the internet. Unfortunately I just cannot read on my phone or PC. Both are too distracting, with too much artificial light. The phone is much to small and sadly many PDFs don't have convenient bookmarks. For example, I recently wanted to read at least parts of the UEFI spec which is a 2500 page PDF. No way I can effectively read that on my phone, or even really my PC.

So I've been wondering about ereaders like the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. They're pretty inexpensive, and have pretty good reviews, but the bad reviews are consistent (for the latest model). Screen glare, abhorrent battery life, dead pixel, buggy navigation. Many of the negative reviews also note that the "improvements" such as being waterproof or having more storage are inconsequential.

Does anyone routinely use these? Would you recommend getting one?
Megapaper: Super Mario World on 16 Spaces
http://slifty.com/2011/08/megapaper-1-super-mario-world/
Does your OS support multiple desktops? Relive your childhood!
Show HN: Git in-memory in browser with Web Assembly
https://harmonyland.vercel.app
Create, upload, edit (multiple) files on the fly, in the browser. Git branches and git commits allow to save your changes, create multiple "workspaces" and switch between them in one click.
Repo: https://github.com/thomscoder/harmony
Unlock More Entrepreneurship In Your City
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/23/founderdating-unlock/
Finding the right people to work is hard, FounderDating is expanding their network by letting the community tell them where there is demand. Then, connecting them.
Youtube is so down
http://www.youtube.com/
Got all sorts of HTTP error codes 502, 500 ... who is it Anonymous? Blogger and Dailymotion were also experiencing problems it seems
Days with my father
http://www.dayswithmyfather.com/
I wanted to share this because it made me feel as though, no matter how important and great 'our work' may feel, the relationship we have with those close to us is worth so much more than anything! This book does a great job of conveying the core in all of us.
Show HN: JavascriptU, workshops on modern JavaScript patterns & libraries
http://www.javascriptu.org/
You're invited to learn with us. From the basics to the advanced, from jQuery to backbone, from the DOM to whatever you choose. Anything is fair game and you call the shots. The course topics alter based on the votes of the attendees. You literally learn what you come here to learn. We're starting in San Diego and encourage others to hold JavascriptU workshops everywhere.
Existence: are we holograms?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128221.300-existence-am-i-a-hologram.html
TAKE a look around you. The walls, the chair you're sitting in, your own body - they all seem real and solid. Yet there is a possibility that everything we see in the universe - including you and me - may be nothing more than a hologram.
Ask HN: Is getting a master's CS degree online worth it?
I would be particularly open to pursuing a masters degree in cs so I could have the option of teaching. Are the online universities worth it (do schools overlook those candidates for teaching positions)?
Show HN: file.st - File Street: The old-school uploader.
http://file.st
It's ugly, but hey! It serves its purpose, and you can't get stuck in the polishing nest after all! New design/features will come as they are requested by the community. Keep em' coming!
Heroku: Compromised OAuth Tokens for GitHub
Just got an email and link to this update from status.heroku.com. Sounds pretty dodgy. In effect, it means I'm unable to link up a new GitHub repo to Heroku and might not be able to do any updates either. Not to mention the possible security vulnerability (luckily I only use Heroku for side projects).

Edit: Here is the page specifically for this security incident - https://status.heroku.com/incidents/2413

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To mitigate impact from potentially compromised OAuth tokens, we will revoke over the next several hours all existing tokens from the Heroku GitHub integration. We are also preventing new OAuth tokens from being created until further notice. Your GitHub repositories will not be affected in any way by this action.

Currently running Heroku applications will not be affected, but this will prevent you from deploying your apps from GitHub through the dashboard or via automation. Some other actions in the dashboard will no longer work due to this mitigation, and you will be unable to reconnect to GitHub even though you may see warning banners about reconnecting.
As a temporary workaround, you can use one of the other code deployment methods available in the following documentation:
Project Configuration with Spring
http://www.baeldung.com/2012/03/12/project-configuration-with-spring/
A simple yet flexible solution for doing environment specific configuration with Spring.
For the first time, The company I work for is not raising salaries this year
- Top 100 Company (more than 60k employees)
- 9% net profit increase in 2020 compaared to 2019
- One of the best year in a long time

we just received an email from HR that the company will not increase salaries this year due to covid-19 challenges(never happened in my 20 years career in this company). I know this is bullshit because in another news they announced that they are buying back millions of their shares because they think they are not valued enough in the stock market.

Is your company doing the same?
Upcoming version of SBT (Simple Build Tool)
http://code.google.com/p/simple-build-tool/wiki/090p4tour
The last preview of major new aspects in 0.9.x.:<p>Aspects presented in earlier previews were a redone command system, a new task model, and a new logging and I/O system called streams. This preview introduces the new multi-project incremental compilation, redesigned multi-project dependency management, and redesigned overall multi-project support, including better control over execution vs. classpath dependencies, support for external projects. If you only ever work on single projects, the new incremental compilation should still benefit you as well as the potential future support for remote projects.
Yahoo May Cut 5 Percent of Its Staff
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/yahoo-may-cut-5-percent-of-its-staff/
CEO Carol Bartz demonstrating that women can be just as heartless as men when it comes to business.
Why aren't you commenting your code?
http://sethetter.com/why-arent-you-commenting-your-code/
A refresher on some of the major benefits of commenting throughout your code. Meant to serve as a reminder for those still struggling to make it a habit.
Ask HN: Any companies that pay in BTC?
I've interviewed with two crypto marketplace companies and neither of them would pay in BTC. One of the interviewers even laughed when I asked. I'm really intrigued by the crypto space and its future as a currency so I'm curious if there are any companies with BTC compensation, even as e.g. a bonus.
Ask HN: How databases are compromised?
I just saw this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9277370 about SlackHQ's database being compromised. I want to understand what are the different ways a hacker might get access to the database. As a general practice, you should put firewall in front of db to allow access only via your web servers. So what are the different ways to get access?
New github file browser
http://github.com
It looks like they implemented the github finder project but there is no information on the blog yet.

http://sr3d.github.com/GithubFinder/?utm_source=bml&user_id=sr3d&repo=GithubFinder
Ask HN: Please review my 3D+VOIP web project (Assemblive.com)
http://www.assemblive.com/home/
We've been working on this for a year now, it's fully embeddable inside any web page
I want to start a dipshit company and later sell to Google for $25 million.
http://www.quora.com/I-want-to-start-a-dipshit-company-and-later-sell-to-Google-for-25-million-Where-do-I-start/
Came across this hilarious Quora answer:

Recruit 3 current Google engineers, at least one of which is known for leading a high-profile product.
Do Y Combinator.
Get investment from Ron Conway.
Setup an office on University Avenue with a big sign outside everyone will see.
Get a short catchy domain name; even if you have to spend $1 million to get it, it will be worth it when you get your $25 million.
Do whatever it takes to get one TechCrunch writer to fall in love with your product.
Release an alpha product that has a nice user interface and some aspect that feels like innovative technology. But make it clear that it's just an alpha so you don't care about getting a ton of users or making money.
Sell your dipshit company for $25 million.
OCaml kicks ass on Tim Bray's Wide Finder 2 benchmark challenge. Again.
http://eigenclass.org/hiki/widefinder2-conclusions
You can see all the results here: http://wikis.sun.com/display/WideFinder/Results
Ask HN: How do you find freelance/contract gigs?
I am a full-time software developer looking for extra income. I spend a lot of time "cold-emailing" local businesses and messaging other companies who are actually looking for applicants. The result is always the same: "we are not looking for freelancers/contractors right now".

I have also used freelance sites before (unsuccessfully) like ODesk and Elance, and I have really hated how they work. It seems like all freelancing on those sites is a price war. I am confident about my skill-set and I'm not worried about not being able to deliver, but the way bidding is organized on these sites feels really demeaning.

So ultimately, my question for HN is how do YOU find or establish new freelance/sub-contracting/contracting gigs? Should I just deal with my annoyance at ODesk/Elance or are there methods I'm missing? Thanks!
Where to start in London?
So in about a year or two I'm looking to move to the US either through my own startup or some kind of freelance venture. For the last little while I've been doing okay doing some security and general technical consulting for companies but I want to go after something a little more adventurous.

I want to meet some people in the London tech scene and how I should get started and glean some experience of those who have been there before. I realise I just missed the HN meetup last week, does anyone have any advice for where I should go to either have a drink with some inspirational people or anyone here fancy a coffee to throw around a couple of ideas?