jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
MSP: iPads for customer use coming soon
http://www.twincities.com/ci_20802999/msp-soon-offer-thousands-ipads-customer-use
Doesn't everyone already have an ipad?
Paving New Roads at Human Demand
http://keithpetri.com/2014/03/03/paving-new-roads-at-human-demand/
I just made a career jump from a pure play mobile DMP to an established, self-service mobile DSP looking to explore its data assets. I share my motivations for the move and would love to hear feedback - plus, always looking to connect with other individuals in the space!
Quora's Terms of Service
http://www.quora.com/about/tos
A most righteous terms of service. Finally a company that doesn't seek to retain ownership of our written thoughts by default.
A Boom Time for Education Start-Ups
http://chronicle.com/article/A-Boom-Time-for-Education/131229/
These days education-tech startups are hot... Investments in education-technology companies nationwide tripled in the last decade, shooting up to $429-million in 2011 from $146-million in 2002. An confusing assortment of new players are hoping to profit as colleges try to do more with less through tech. Coursekit, Courseload, CourseRank, Udacity, Udemy, and University­Now.
How to use tor for your protection
Gazing through my window into the digital world of internet security, here's what I found:

- Tor (an acronym for "the onion router") is a free software that enables on-line anonymity. You can hide your identity and surf the internet secretly so your activities can't be discovered by anyone (yeah, including the government).

- Tor encrypts and then randomly bounces communications through a network of relays run by volunteers around the globe.

- Bad guys can use tor to do evil but good guys (like you and I) can use tor to fight crime.

- The more good guys that use tor, the more we can eliminate crime and build a safe digital world.

- Join the league of crime fighting developers and help keep the Universe safe by joining Tor volunteers.

(https://www.torproject.org/getinvolved/volunteer.html.en)

NOTE: I'm not in anyway affiliated to tor, just a fellow hacker out to save the world!
The Albanian language - Interesting facts and figures
http://albaniatourism.info/albanian-language/
SVN+Git hosting - BeanstalkApp VS Repositoryhosting uptime 
http://www.pingdom.com/reports/5j8g4h2sl9ha/
Note Beanstalk is on Rackspace and RH on Amazon EC2.. what do you think?
Huffington Post’s list innovation
http://media.twitter.com/768/huffpost-lists
List Week comes to a close. Today, we’ve got a very concrete example of an organization that’s using lists more deeply, and more effectively, than just about anybody else.

That organization is the Huffington Post.
Show HN: Progress: a simple-text subtask progress standard
https://github.com/titzer/progress
Hello,

Over the years I've repeatedly run into the problem that my projects end up outputting a lot of logging text, when running tests, when doing build steps, etc. But most of the logfile is uninteresting if the tests pass, the build steps succeed, etc. Normally the only interesting part is pass/fail and maybe how many subtasks were run.

I finally got around to extracting a text-based utility that makes this more standard. All of my projects now use it.

It's really simple. Every process or script that has a lot of steps simply outputs those steps in a standard format on specially-marked lines (beginning with ##), and then that output is piped a utility that parses those lines and displays up-to-date progress as the process runs. There are a lot of different modes, e.g. to output one character per subtask, one line, or to do all-in-one line interactive display.

I've found this very useful over the past several years and maybe others will too.
Show HN: A library for making SSL use easier in Java
https://github.com/kashifrazzaqui/sslfacade
Some people might find this useful.
Cssdeck | Single Element Pure CSS MacBook Pro
http://cssdeck.com/labs/single-element-pure-css-macbook-pro
Really impressive !
A macbook pro created with a single element.

What's your think about ?
Request: Crowd open source walkthrough (Video + shared screen)?
It would be cool if some HN reader could introduce the crowd to their open source project. Walk through the source code (with focus on the "meat"), architecture, design patterns used, modules etc, so that anyone interested with enough programming experience could dig in sooner.

It could be done over Google Hangouts or Skype or similar with shared web browser view. I would probably consider pay a little for such an event since it would be awesome.

- Open source code walkthrough at e.g. Github
- Demo with modification and compilation in an IDE (or in a browser)
- Discussions about design choices
- Q&A

Anyone interested?
The Programmer’s ‘Code’
http://insidetechtalk.com/pauls-programmers-code/
With the power programmers have today, considering their career- start ups, government, and in business, we should adopt our own code-of conduct..
Which is best phone - Google v/s Siri
http://phandroid.com/2012/10/31/new-google-search-app-for-ios-best-phone-question/
With Google’s new voice search for iOS, a less straight forward answer is given, responding with such phrases as “No one phone is right for everyone,” and You’ll have to decide for yourself.” The answers both take a higher-road type approach as well as slyly avoid mentioning the iPhone.
Young Innovator Awards
http://www.dmlcompetition.net/young.php
Grants for innovators aged 18-25 to bring their most visionary ideas from the “garage” stage to implementation
IPhone SJ: The Concept of the Sixth Generation of the Apple’s Smartphone
http://www.applecture.com/iphone-sj-the-concept-of-the-sixth-generation-of-the-apples-smartphone-79553
he trimestrial remoteness hots about the iPhone 5 were ended with a slight disappointment for dedicated fans of Apple and with fume among those who waited for a brand new gadget, which differs from the iPhone 4. There is another category of users that was even pleased with 4S-model yield. According to their opinion, the global apple smartphone update is expected next summer. The Italian design studio ADR Studio, so familiar to you by their concept of the iCam cover, proposes to feast your eyes on the iPhone 5, which instead of numbers in the title will receive two letters for the first time ever...
Lemon : Digital Wallet
http://luigivibal.com/2012/07/lemon-digital-wallet/
Digital Wallet on iOS. Not your ordinary Expense Manager/ Wallet Application
Miniclip: a handy tool for Web developers.
http://myguidingstar.github.com/miniclip/
I've just made Miniclip, a Linux tray app that quickly converts HTML to Jade, CSS to Stylus and JS to Coffee from clipboard.
It uses html2jade, stylus and js2coffee as backend.
Mitch Kapor unveils Hands Free 3D!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t52gkAwJq8
Mitch Kapor and Philippe Bossut designed a prototypical interface that demonstrates the possibilities for operating Second Life “hands free” without a mouse or keyboard. To make this work, they modified the open source Second Life client to support a 3D camera as an input device.

"For the moment, our objective is to explore the possibilities for these new types of devices. We believe that these cameras will eventually make interacting with Virtual Worlds as comfortable as using a webcam. This will ultimately broaden the appeal of Virtual Worlds by allowing new ways of online expression. It may also attract people who find the current gaming interface too hard to handle."

Read The Blog: http://handsfree3d.com
Stellar Wind / "The Program"
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2012/08/22/opinion/100000001733041/the-program.html
The top secret NSA program to construct a data graph of the entire American populace.
8 Good instances of z-index property
http://tutorialfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/8-good-instances-of-z-index-property.html
If you are new in CSS then you may find difficulty to understand about z-index property. In simple words z-index sets the stack order of specific elements. An element with greater stack order is always in front of another element with lower stack order.
Infoworld: Which Freaking PaaS Should I Use
http://osintegrators.com/freakingPaaS
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Red Hat, Salesforce.com, and VMware all have PaaS offerings. There are also smaller vendors such as CloudBees that are compelling. Each vendor has a set of differentiating characteristics beyond the many technical and cosmetic differences. They might even be targeting different sorts of customers. Which one should you choose? To find out, we examined seven PaaS solutions based on the top concerns we hear from customers.
Great PPT with tips for Frontend Web Performance
http://www.slideshare.net/caillou/speedy-app-frontend-performance-considerations
Good insight and examples into how to speed up web performance. Was presented at #SLLive2011
Africom in aggressive network expansion
http://www.techzim.co.zw/2012/07/africom-in-aggressive-network-expansion/
Africom expands coverage voice and data network
Show HN: Streetball, dribbble 1-on-1
http://benharrison.cc/streetball/#benharrison-vs-paul.irish
I had the idea for something like this floating in my head for a little while, then I saw GitBattle on HN recently and decided to go ahead and sit down and make it. It takes two dribbble accounts and compares their "stats" side-by-side. If you have any feedback I'd love to hear it. Thank you.
Tell HN: Happy Holidays and Upcoming New Year
Be Happy and Have a Lot of Fun in 2020 ! :)
Scoble booted from PodTech?
http://www.irintech.com/x1/blogarchive.php?id=1382
Did Robert scoble really get fired from PodTech. One thing is that PodTech did revive under him from the boring website and a startup company.
Embedded JSON Database Python3 binding available
https://github.com/Softmotions/ejdb
It aims to be a fast MongoDB-like library which can be embedded into C/C++ and NodeJS applications under terms of LGPL license. EJDB is the C library based on modified version of Tokyo Cabinet. JSON representation of queries and data implemented with API based on C BSON
Ansible’s View on IT Automation
http://www.infoq.com/articles/ansible-view-on-it-automation?utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=ansibles_automation
Configuration management is the foundation that makes modern infrastructure possible. Tools that enable configuration management are required in the toolbox of any operations team, and many development teams as well. Although all the tools aim to solve the same basic set of problems, they adhere to different visions and exhibit different characteristics. The issue is how to choose the tool that best fits each organization's scenarios.
Secure Tab Android App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appcabana.securetab&hl=en
Have you guys checked this app?
Steps to fixing any bug
http://www.turnleafdesign.com/?p=144
Six steps that should resolve virtually any bug.
Shopping and Open Wifi
http://ontheli.me/index.php?op=security#openwifi
OnTheLime
Is it possible to create a decent game in 1 weekend?
http://www.happygametime.com/blog/2012/02/10/1-game-in-1-weekend/
We’ve always wanted to participate in one of those 48-hour game development contests, but have never quite been able to get our schedules to coincide with one. After missing a local contest just a week or so ago, we decided enough is enough, we’d simply do our own.
Stubbing a File Stream, Memory Stream, or Stream
http://compositecode.com/2011/03/23/stubbing-a-file-stream-memory-stream-or-stream/
Here’s the class that has a Func setup as a property. The reason this is setup, is so that the stream can actually be stubbed on the ComplianceReportingJob. Otherwise if the Stream was just being used as is, instantiated in the class, or passed in via injection, we still couldn’t get it mocked or stubbed. Especially if the class ComplianceReportingJob is under test.
public class ComplianceReportingJob : IJob
{
readonly ITradeRepository tradeRepo;
readonly IFileSystem fileSys;

public Compl...
Broadview Networks Receives 2011 Cloud Computing Excellence Award
http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/5724332/broadview-networks-receives-2011-cloud-computing-excellence-award
Broadview Networks Receives 2011 Cloud Computing Excellence Award
Unmasking Cloud Computing
http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2012/03/unmasking-cloud-computing/
Unmasking Cloud Computing
GameStreamer Instantaneous Gaming
http://www.gamestreamer.com
Allows gamers to play instantly and developers to distribute games on the fly.
Ask HN: Access to Snapchat Spectacles 3 depth data?
Does anyone know if it's possible to pull depth images/video from the new Snapchat Spectacles?

I'm thinking a discreet depth collection platform like that could be great for dataset collection.
SmartAsset (YC S12) Is Looking for a JavaScript-Heavy Front-End Dev in NYC
SmartAsset is looking for an experienced, hands-on front-end developer to join our NYC-based technology team.

You will be responsible for a wide range of challenging tasks, working on various front-end aspects of our product, user-interactivity, our mobile app, and various infographics.

You should have at least 3+ years experience, a very keen eye for detail, and an excellent understanding of front-end dev best-practices.

Please email jobs@smartasset.com for more info.
Newest multi-Cloud and IT management tool
http://www.ecmanaged.com
ECmanaged is the pioneering multi-Cloud and IT management tool enabling users to take full control of their IT platforms.

ECmanaged is an easy-to-use, secure and efficient management tool for those IT professionals that want to streamline the governance and performance of their heterogeneous IT systems. Whether you are planning or already using hybrid Cloud platforms or adding Cloud capacity to your legacy physical platforms: ECmanaged will get you there!

The SaaS management tool defines an interface making your applications independent from cloud provider and infrastructure requirements. This allows combining several Cloud providers into the same platform. Or even extending your physical infrastructure with Cloud.

Users can develop platforms quickly and with ease through the intuitive interface. No training required! Flexibility, user-friendliness and efficiency are its key features. The deployment of applications is simplified through the use of predefined a-la-carte templates and images.

ECmanaged does not only help you at the deployment phase of your platform. It combines a cutting-edge monitoring tool with automated management actions such as alerting, auto-scaling, updates and disaster recovery. One of the key features is the automated incident resolution with up to 80% of incidents being solved without any human intervention in less than 5 minutes. Now that is a time-saver!
ECmanaged uses a novel approach of high-level platform modelling, making a DNA string of your platform. It offers full mobility across providers and lets you avoid vendor lock-in. Your Cloud platforms become provider agnostic. ECmanaged enables users to be in full control of their platforms and applications at the implementation phase and afterwards. It will save you valuable time and money.

Take control of your Clouds today, use ECmanaged!

For a Free Trial or more information: www.ecmanaged.com
Remote Card Sorting tool (IA) is looking for testers
http://www.usabilitest.com/
New, web-based and budget-friendly Card Sorting tool is looking for Beta users. Sign-up now and get a free unlimited access through the end of the year.
5 ways to Update Windows Drivers
http://www.technobuzz.net/5-ways-to-update-windows-drivers/
Most of PC user face the problem that their notebook become slower and slower as time goes by. To speed up your PC yiu have to update your drivers. But most of us don,t know which one to update and from where. So today we are here posting 5 [...] Continue Reading…
Ask HN: Best office chair for back pain?
In the past year I have been through 3 office chairs that I retired due to being uncomfortable or broke from use. does anyone have suggestions in the sub $300 range?

currently looking at this

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00103102/
The best thing you can carry in your pocket: A digital local friend in any city
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sooligan/id589006615?ls=1&mt=8
Reviews are typically about food, movies, or books. You don’t think to review the small moments that make up your day. These seemingly insignificant but frequent raves & rants, such as the long line at Starbucks, or the short wait time at the Apple Store, make brief appearances in your life yet bring out memorable reactions. Sooligan is a real-time social search platform where users can find & share thoughts or feelings regarding local experiences and moments. We capture raves & rants of locals in any city, at any time.

We just created this app, let us know what you think!

Remember: You're not a hooligan, you're a Sooligan. And together, we can make local search cool again :)
Has Mobile Eliminated The Desktop Computer? Think Again…
http://www.3cinteractive.com/blog/security/has-mobile-eliminated-the-desktop-computer-think-again%E2%80%A6/
With most “predictions for 2013” blog posts hopefully out of the way (myself included), a look at some technology usage comparisons is in order. Harris Interactive, known for the “Harris Poll”, recently completed a commissioned research study concerning priorities for usage between smartphones and computers.
Flattr's users make money from your Twitter Favorites, Instagram Likes and more
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/03/18/flattr-monetizing-facebook-likes-twitter-favorites-more/
Flattr was launched in 2010 by Linus Olsson and Peter Sunde (yes,of Pirate Bay fame).
Mobile Spying Software- Ways to Catch Cheating Husband or wife Cellular Cellular
http://www.independencerock.in/forum/index.php?topic=454108.new#new
The unintended negative consequences of the constantly evolving technology and its complexity are being writ large in the headlines from cellular companies as we frequently stumble upon instances of the mishandling of cell phones. Turns out, phones serve our needs so well that we forget to factor in juvenile ingenuity. A small yet powerful handset in the hands of twisted kids, bored teens and perverted beings who now deem it as an extremely efficient tool for wasting time, cheating, stalking, bullying, arranging drug deals, and most notably vamping in a junior-varsity version of opposite gender.
50,000 deaths in extreme conditions.
http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/dn23229-humanitarian-disaster-blamed-on-climate-change.html
Compare deaths! To say 9/11. And how much was spent on revenge? Www.Google.com/cost+war+on+terror
(Worldwide Renewable energy is 0.515 trillion dollars/year, but fuck that in ego-democracy)
Humanitarian outsights for coming decades are not very well...
A slew of problems have made managing Android apps a "nightmare"
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/17/android.wired/
"You may build an app that works perfectly with all three firmwares, but then when you run it on carriers' ROMs it completely blows up," says Fagan. "So we find ourselves having to create apps that are compatible with multiple firmwares, multiple ROMs and multiple devices with different hardware."
Ask HN: Picks for the World Cup?
OK, so the world's biggest sporting event is about to kick off. What are your picks for the World Cup?
Silicon Valley veteran Tim Draper opens "University" for young entrepreneurs
http://draperuniversity.com/
@TimDraper launches Silicon Valley based "university" for young entrepreneurs 18-27. Applications are open: http://draperuniversity.com/apply/
Top Fifty Up and Coming IT Blogs
http://www.phdinit.com/top-50-up-and-coming-it-blogs.html
The field of information technology is advancing at a rapid pace. If you are new to new the field, or even a more seasoned professional, these top 50 up and coming IT blogs offer great nformation, the latest news and ways to connect with others in the field.
Google and the FTC
http://googleblog.Blogspot.com/2011/06/supporting-choice-ensuring-economic.html
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/supporting-choice-ensuring-economic.html
Verizon and Vadafone agree on $130b buyout
http://knowtifier.com/news/260/verizon-and-vadafone-agree-on-130b-buyout/
I myself am not a big Verizon fan. But this is an interesting news story.
How long need to wait for apply to product hunt
I submitted my new social network app Newsie-Your Social Life to producthunt.com and want to know how long need to wait for apply?
Get Prepared Black Friday & Cyber Monday with Kanban Tool
http://kanbantool.com/blog/black-friday-cyber-monday-with-kanban-tool
Brace yourself. Shopping time is coming! You don't want to miss the best deals this year? Prepare your shopping list with Kanban Tool.
Data Integration with Uncertainty
http://www.vldb.org/conf/2007/papers/research/p687-dong.pdf
"Bid Data" integration for unfixed schema
Show HN: tdog – Download Stripe to SQLite
https://github.com/tabledog/tdog-cli
This is a CLI written in Rust to download your Stripe account to a local SQLite database.

It is intended to enable using SQL queries over your data.

There is also a template for fly.io and Datasette to give you a Sigma like web UI:

https://github.com/tabledog/datasette-stripe
Anyone tried Keycard for mac? I'm wondering how secure it actually is.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id578513438
I'm mostly thinking about the security of the "lock" rather than the four digit password or bluetooth range. It seems to me that it doesn't use any os lock or logout.

I haven't tried to break it yet but initially it seems to at least conveniently keep prying eyes away.
Things to Consider Before Replacing Flash with HTML5/CSS3 In Your Website
http://webhostingreview.info/things-to-consider-before-replacing-flash-with-html5css3-in-your-website/
In recent years; Flash, an Adobe’s proprietary web technology is often regarded in a negative light. Like it or not, Flash has brought out the feeling of outright hate among us.
Ask HN: Recommendations for TDD Books
Hi,

Can anyone recommend me some books on TDD that work through real-world examples that are not always straightforward?

I've worked through enough courses and katas that follow simple examples, or ones where complexity ramps up logically and gradually, but have some difficulty applying this to the real-world projects I work on where they are immediately complex, or ambiguous, or just not immediately obvious how to test.

Some examples that I can read and work through to exercise those muscles would help.

I already know _the_ Kent Beck book, looking for some others.

Not really bothered about specific languages; I can just follow along in my language of choice.
"Quickly" New App for mobile devices
http://quickly.launchrock.co/
I found an amazing video social network !! http://quickly.launchrock.co/
App for mobile devices
Make, Edit And Share Video Quick & Easy
Subscribe, we will notify you of our official launch in App Store..
Apple vs. Motorola: Who Can Lock It Down
http://www.techi.com/2010/08/apple-vs-motorola-who-can-lock-it-down/
Apple has been fighting hard against the jailbreak community for years now. Every update Apple dishes out feels like its a direct punch to the kidney to those wishing to install third-party applications to their device. Another heavyweight, Motorola, is taking large steps to lock down their new devices as well.
N.O.V.A. 2 available for other Android smartphone
http://www.androidgoo.com/android-games/n-o-v-a-2-available-for-other-android-smartphone.html
Gameloft has announced a few hours that the long-awaited second chapter of the Halo-like title NOVA has landed on several Android smartphone.
How to Draw A Very Detailed RadioTape From The 80's
http://www.tutoriallounge.com/2010/04/how-to-draw-a-very-detailed-radiotape-from-the-80s/
Remember the old days where cassette tape and FM radio still rules? The Rolling Stones, Beatles, and Ozzy Osborne was the king! Great memory isn't it? And of course you'll remember the gadget we use at that time. It's much bigger than iPad, but no one complains! Radio tape. In this tutorial, we'll recreate a radio tape from the 80's using only Photoshop.