jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Privacy Checker for Facebook - what are you leaking onto the web?
http://www.rabidgremlin.com/fbprivacy/
Its not pretty and needs some work but it gets the point across.
Very interesting facts from MatFacts.co.uk
http://www.matfacts.co.uk/
No description will help this.
Show HN: IdeaSparked – Simple Idea Management
http://www.ideasparked.com
Longtime lurker here, wanted to get some feedback on my new side project I just launched. IdeaSparked - a Simple Idea Management Tool.<p>I built this for a couple reasons - initially for myself, I'm one of those people who gets a ton of ideas and I previously kept track of them in notepad, google docs, a notebook, etc - and I'd always wanted to build something more custom to my needs. So this was really built out of personal want/need.<p>The second reason was I wanted to learn a few new technologies and start building a portfolio up. I don't have a lot of 'solid' framework experience, so I decided to take a stab with Laravel PHP Framework.<p>I also wanted to learn one of the Javascript frameworks and decided to use KnockoutJS. I think it works great for what I'm using it for in this app.<p>I also used Stripe API to handle payments.<p>Anyways, I'm looking for some general feedback, not really expecting this to take off but I wrapped it up to be used by others if they wish and maybe it will be useful. It really helps my two needs (self-use and learning) and I'll continue to use it and update it as my needs and those of any users change.<p>I know I'll have some bugs and some beta users have been very helpful with those so far, but any additional feedback, tips, would be greatly appreciated.<p>Summary:
Site: http://www.ideasparked.com
Demo: http://www.ideasparked.com/user/login/demo<p>Simple Idea Management Tool that allows you to add, manage, and track all of your ideas. Can categorize them, see what status they are in, make notes, outlines etc. Have a list of some minor features coming soon (custom Idea Types, search filters, etc) and some more extensive ones down the road (public ideas/discussion, exporting, wireframing perhaps).
Start-up tests odds on lotto tickets
http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2007/08/27/News/StartUp.Tests.Odds.On.Lotto.Tickets-2938375.shtml
A team of four current and former Duke students created a start-up company this summer and their website SeeMeWin.com launched July 14.

The project examines how lotteries really work. The company gives people money from advertising revenue to buy lottery tickets and requires scratchers to send in live footage of their shows, as they scratch the cards.
Ask HN: How to organize a “successful” networking event?
Hi all,

There are many aspects of organizing a successful networking event, but I'm curious about one very specific aspect:

How do we make sure that people make new acquaintances at a networking event you've organized?

I'm part of executive team at OPEN Islamabad where we organize networking events for local professionals and entrepreneurs almost every month. We have observed in those events, most people don't come out of their comfort zones and stay in the company of people they already know. We are exploring what can be done, so that attendees get best out of these events by making new connections. I'm very much interested in benefiting from experience of other folks who have organized such events and have faced same problem. Here are my specific questions:

* As the saying goes "You can't improve what you can't measure", I'm curious how we can measure that attendees are exchanging contacts?

* After we have measured number of contact exchanges, what can be done to improve it?

* After people have exchanged contacts, how to educate them that they convert those acquaintances into long term contacts for their own benefit? Can this aspect also be monitored and improved?

Any thoughts, opinions, pointers and experiences will be much appreciated.

Many thanks,
Ask HN / Review my startup: Stater.ir
http://stater.ir
Stater is a free service to view website and weblog ranks and SEO reports that gives solutions for having more dynamic and accurate web pages using basics and experiences in web page optimization.

http://stater.ir
Show HN: Scramble – Automatic API documentation generator for Laravel
https://scramble.dedoc.co/introduction
Scramble generates OpenAPI docs without requiring you to write PHPDoc annotations.

This allows you to always have up-to-date docs based on the actual codebase.
Kamcord (YC S12) Is Looking for an iOS App Engineer
https://jobs.lever.co/kamcord/8480c014-d88c-4d2a-8286-2b99c9923905
Kamcord has raised over $10M in seed + Series A funding and is growing like crazy! We’re building a social network centered around gameplay videos for the world’s 1 billion mobile gamers. Growing the community in our iOS app is at the crux of our company’s vision.

We are only a few months into our iOS app development and have tons of both foundational and crazy ideas to work on. We’re built on a really solid foundation though:

Our app’s first major launch was featured by Apple in the Entertainment category for five consecutive weeks.

We were the first in the world to build mobile gameplay recording technology for iOS and Android. Our recording tech is embedded in hundreds of mobile games and players are using Kamcord to upload 1 hour of video content every minute - that’s 1% of YouTube’s upload volume!

RESPONSIBILITIES

Own significant portions of the product from conception to App Store submission.
Work with the product, design, and growth “team” (1 person each :D) to plan and prioritize future app features.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Driven team player who doesn’t need hand-holding to get things done. We love folks that own things 110%.
Deep understanding of Objective-C and iOS programming best practices.
Comfort with multithreaded code. You eat race conditions for breakfast.
“Close enough” doesn’t cut it at Kamcord. We want people who obsess over user experience and pixel perfection.

BONUS POINTS

Shipped quality apps to the iOS App Store.
Solid working knowledge of testing frameworks and build systems for iOS apps.
Experience designing robust client-server APIs.
You want to dominate at everything from company ping-pong battles to board game nights.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US

We’ve kept our hiring bar really high - you will work with the best.
Our app engineering team is just 3 engineers - you’ll get the opportunity to take on a lot of responsibility and grow a ton!
You’ll continue to build a community that produces heart-warming videos like http://www.kamcord.com/v/8IMDuw1vd6p and genuinely makes people happier.
We still have so much to do from adding basic features like notifications to designing an iPad app from scratch - you’ll be joining at the ground level.
We’re very supportive of people that want to start their own company in the future.
What does the 2013 budget mean for UK Tech…?
http://www.ihorizon.co.uk/blog/post.php?s=2013-03-21-what-does-the-2013-budget-mean-for-uk-tech
Horizon breaks down what all the blurb means for startups.
How do you show your app privacy policy in the App Store or iTunes?
http://blog.privacychoice.org/2011/10/25/how-do-i-include-a-privacy-policy-in-my-app-store-and-itunes-listings/
Apple makes it challenging to meet their privacy policy requirements.
We are developing a smooth voxel tech demo and are looking for alpha testers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSiFBJQ7heo
If you are interested, you can register here: https://upvoid.com/miner/about/

Alpha registrations are free and open for anybody.
Petition the Obama Administration to Abolish Daylight Saving Time
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/abolish-daylight-savings-time/RNvnkHR1
Just think of the countless programmer-hours saved when we don't have to debug DST-related time glitches!
Windows App Store Leaves Mac App Store Behind
http://www.littlebigtomatoes.com/2012/11/windows-app-store-leaves-mac-app-store-behind/
The daily download volume among the top 300 most popular applications in the Windows Store is already three times higher than the volume among the top 300 most popular applications in the Apple Mac App Store. However, in terms of paid volume only, the Apple Mac App Store is still doing much (5 times) better.
GTD: How Do You Determine What To Do Next?
http://blog.elmerthomas.com/2007/09/11/gtd-how-do-you-determine-what-to-do-next
How do you cope with a very large GTD list? Following is the method I am currently using...
"Surprise" Ingredients In Fast Food
http://www.newstarget.com/022194.html
While not really "surprising", this'll make you think twice before you opt for fast food.
Leaving His Mark
http://animalsbeingdicks.com/post/6863801339/leaving-his-mark
Animals being dicks.
Professor describing the revolutionary turbo-encabulator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLDgQg6bq7o
Simply amazing. Must Watch!
Show HN: My first game AAP: The Sweeper
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aap.sweeper
The theme is specific to India, but the gameplay should be fun for all. Please do try it out and let me know about your valuable feedback
The Complexity Era in Economics
http://cob.jmu.edu/rosserjb/complexity%5B1%5D.article8.14.09.doc
Abstract: This article argues that the neoclassical era in economics has ended and is being replaced by a new era. What best characterizes the new era is its acceptance that the economy is complex, and thus that it might be called the complexity era. The complexity era has not arrived through a revolution. Instead, it has evolved out of the many strains of neoclassical work, along with work done by less orthodox mainstream and heterodox economists. It is only in its beginning stages. The article discusses the work that is forming the foundation of the complexity era, and how that work will likely change the way in which we understand economic phenomena and the economics profession.

Indirectly via a deleted comment from emilind at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1144548
Zippersnapper - The missing zip with password app for your Mac (Mac Only)
http://www.zippersnapperapp.com/
Ever wonder why you can’t easily password protect a zip file on a Mac? So did we. Zippersnapper is the easiest way to zip your files with password protection.
Click&Clean 5.2.1 extension for Google Chrome
http://www.hotcleaner.com/clickclean_chrome.html?cc=521
Features:
✔ Ability to specify different options for Session / when Chrome closes
✔ Secure File Deletion (Bruce Schneiers Algorithm - 7 Pass)
✔ Compatibility with latest Chrome dev. v.6.0.447.0
✔ Remove Google Gears data
✔ Redesigned Tray icon
✔ Ability to set custom icon
✔ Polish translation by Monsz
✔ Hungarian translation by Zamiere
✔ Some Fixes
News from Mahout by Ted Dunning
http://www.slideshare.net/tdunning/news-frommahout20130305
An incredible presentation by Ted Dunning about Bayesian Bandits and Clustering.
Wake up to the wealth confiscation
http://www.humanaction.co.za/2010/02/wake-up-to-the-wealth-confiscation/
Possibly a little SA centric, but worth a link I thought
Adversarial Search with Minimax
http://blog.expertte.com/algorithms/2013/07/16/adversarial-search-with-minimax.html
The algorithm involves adversarial search (a kind of search that considers one or more opponents who play optimally) as well as a heuristic function based on reachable areas in a 2D-map
Facebook looks to take on group-buying deals 
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-to-Challenge-Groupon-with-Expanded-Deals-Feature-189476.shtml
"Facebook is testing a Groupon-style local-deals service that the social giant hopes will let it secure a slice of a social-commerce market. The move effectively adds a local layer to Facebook's existing Deals service, allowing brands to target promotions to users in their area and use Facebook's social tools to generate buzz around their offers. BIA/Kelsey estimates the social commerce market will hit $3.93 billion by 2015."

looks like facebook is trying to envelop more and more services. the group-buying model is so easily duplicated that there is no advantage in simply entering it. Facebook needs to create an edge to differentiate itself from the hundreds of group-buying website. One way is to markets itself as an all-in-one social media platform (whereby friends could easily "suggest" deals for you and you could look at which friend has bought the deals)- making group buying even more of a social experience.
Appapella: The Pocket-Size Production Studio
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/appapella-sing-rap-over-instrumentals/id839622467?ls=1&mt=8
New app called Appapella, it allows people to sing and rap over instrumentals you can then add a audio filter, similar to how you would add a photo filter on Instagram, then instantly share the recording via Twitter, Soundcloud, SMS, Email or Facebook.

Here is a example of a user using it and instantly tweeting their produced track on twitter.
https://twitter.com/smokerule/status/479975634848862208

Here is a example from a user with the filter applied.
https://twitter.com/HelloAudibase/status/481035198008922112

List of filters:
Low Pitch
High Pitch
Add Reverb
High Pass Filter
Echo Effect
Chorus Effect
Boast Vocals
Silly Low Pitch
Silly High Pitch

It's a great way for people to either have fun or create versions and collaborate and share with the artists who have submitted the instrumentals.

Features:
Collaborate With Artists
Layer your vocals over one of our great instrumental tracks provided by talented musicians.

Add Audio Filters
Choose one of our great audio filters to layer over your vocals and enhance your track.

Save and Store Lyrics
Save your favourite lyrics so they’re easy to find for future recordings.

Share Instantly
Easily share your produced track with your friends via Twitter, Facebook, email, and text.

Attach Lyrics to Tracks
Attach the chosen lyrics to the track you’re recording for a mistake free result.

Add Your Own
Get yourself involved! Submit your instrumental tracks or lyrics for use on the app.

Website: http://appapella.co.uk/
APP DOWNLOAD: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/appapella-sing-rap-over-instrumentals/id839622467?ls=1&mt=8
Facebook and its 500 Million Users Join the Location Game
http://blog.appboy.com/2010/08/facebook-and-its-500-million-users-join-the-location-game/
Just in case you have not yet noticed, no one wants privacy anymore. Facebook is dominating the Web with its whopping 500 million users, Twitter is flourishing with people sharing every last detail about their lives, Foursquare and Gowalla are booming in popularity, and now, this whole lack of privacy is reaching totally new levels.
Making a Compiler with Python and Assembler
http://spiceycurry.blogspot.com/2010/05/simple-compilable-programming-language.html
My first official blog, so don't be too cruel!
How come finding a good mentor for you startup is like solving a rubik's cube
Have you been trying to find an awesome mentor to help answer your tough questions about raising your startup? You gotta sign up for this...http://www.mymentor.io
Too Much Free Time on Campus?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2010/08/22/why-are-college-students-studying-less
Agreed
Show HN: Monitor Redux Sessions in Production
https://rubbrband.com
TLDR

Rubbrband.com makes it easy for you to monitor Redux sessions in production, with only 2 lines of code configuration.

Background

As frontend developers, our team constantly ran into bugs when our Redux state was incorrectly set in production.

We’ve used LogRocket, Sentry, and DataDog, but found their integration process to be complicated and their dashboard hard to use. We set out to redesign the process in which developers onboard monitoring tools and interface with dashboards.

We’re building the frontend debugging tools we wish we had and we’re super excited to make our tool publicly available.

How do I get started?

1. Navigate to our website and click on the getting started button <rubbrband.com>.

2. Complete the new user onboarding process.

3. Onboard our javascript library into your React middleware github.com/rubbrband/rubbrband-js.

4. Read our docs <https://app.rubbrband.com/docs>.

Pricing

Your first 100,000 events per month will be free. No credit card required for signup.
Best Hosting – Characteristics and also Conditions | cwEmbeddedComputing
http://cwembeddedcomputing.com/web-hosting/best-hosting-characteristics-and-also-conditions/
Best Hosting – Characteristics and also Conditions | cwEmbeddedComputing
How to Select a Facebook Application Development Team
http://www.acceptic.com/articles-and-reviews/selecting-facebook-application-development-team.html
If you decide to develop a Facebook application, you need a professional development team that can implement that task in the most effective way. The article provides a few tips which can be useful when selecting a Facebook app provider.
Laravel 4 from Beginner to Pro Part 1: Installing and Setup
http://teachingyou.net/php/laravel-4-beginner-pro-part-1-installing-setup/
Learn to setup and install Laravel 4 in just a few simple steps. This is the first lesson of many Laravel tutorials to follow.
Michael Moritz on Arthur Rock: "The Best Long-Ball Hitter Around"
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949965-1,00.html
Unlike other venture capitalists. Rock has few private investors as clients and hence is under little outside pressure. Rock invests slices of his own fortune and the money of a few close friends, limiting himself to three or four deals a year. He makes sure that the companies he finances are close to his office so that he does not have to travel much. Rock looks for ideas, people and products that together can form the keystones for major new industries. He is almost always one step ahead of fashion and never expects a quick payoff. He makes up his mind swiftly, acts decisively, moves quietly and seems to have an impeccable sense for where technology and markets will meet. Says California Financier Max Palevsky, who made a fortune as a founder of Scientific Data Systems, a mainframe computer maker that Xerox acquired in 1969 for $950 million: "Arthur has an incredible intuition. His nose never ceases to amaze me."
Michael Arrington speaks with Peter Thiel
http://www.techcrunch50.com/2008/conference/peter_thiel.php
The lower the CEO salary, the more likely it is to succeed.

The CEO’s salary sets a cap for everyone else. If it is set at a high level, you end up burning a whole lot more money. It aligns his interest with the equity holders. But [beyond that], it goes to whether the mission of the company is to build something new or just collect paychecks.

In practice we have found that if you only ask one question, ask that.
Spear Fishing for iPhone Brings Awesome 3D Graphics
http://blog.appboy.com/2010/02/spear-fishing-for-iphone-brings-awesome-3d-graphics/
There are many possible reasons an iPhone app would be a hit. There are apps that receive a lot of hype from the blogesphere mainly because of their developer, there are apps that provide a truly new functionality to your iPhone, such as VOIP calls for example. There are games that are just so fun, you can’t put them down, and then there are apps like Spear Fishing that give you a close to real life experience of what it would be like to explore the deep parts of the ocean and actually go spear fishing.
2013 in Review. Happy Holidays from BillGrid.com
http://blog.billgrid.com/2013_in_numbers_happy_holidays/
Posting some interesting stats from our client billing application.
CIO Priority: Virtual Collaboration
http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/28/telepresence-entrepreneurs-citrix-technology-cio-network-virtual.html?boxes=Homepagelighttop
Global 2000 CIOs are using telepresence and virtual reality modeling to reduce costs.
The Steps To Free Submit Websites To Search Engines
http://www.visubmitter.com/Articles/The-Steps-To-Free-Submit-Websites-To-Search-Engines-11.html
Earlier than you submit your website to search engines anyone need to ensure that your webpage is nothing less than perfect. A good site will increase traffic. What constitutes to a good website? A site that has updated information, readers are more likely to come again if they see that the website is constantly adding new relevant details. A good website will also use appropriate graphics’ and images to keep guests engaged. Lastly, a good site will have a good interface, which makes scrolling through the site easy for the guests. Earlier than anyone submit your website free, anyone should be sure that it’s completely functional.
Awesomeness is Awesome
http://www.jdmag.com
I work for a large educational institution in Australia. Some 7 or 8 years ago we had an Microsoft Access based database that had morphed through several versions of Access. It was a complex database and had one major flaw, when the interface opened up it opened in an actual record - users tended to start data entry on top of an existing record plus other features that annoyed the heck out of the users. Our IT was centralised but we also did some local support (by me), untrained but with hands on experience. So one day - April 1 - I sent out an email advising of a new interface which could be used for most purposes which overcame these problems and asked people to register for training by lunch time. The new interface was called Lirpa1 - 1 April backwards, and another name - Devil - as our normal interface was called GODS. I mentioned this to one person, luckily, because they suggested I tell second boss up as a precaution.

Apart from catching those who could reasonably expect to be caught, three things happened. First, I came back from getting a coffee and first boss up, whom I would describe as a female agressive bikie moll type protecting her authority, was standing by my door with second boss who had been talking to her. Neither admitted it outright (second boss hinted several years later) but first boss up had turned up to yell at me for announcing a major change without her authority and to ask what the f. I was doing etc., etc. and second boss had stopped the outburst in time :) Second, one of our data analysts, who should have known better, at a meeting several days later praised this initiative. By that time everyone else knew about the joke but didn't know where to look during this praise. Third, and this took me several years to realise the probable cause, some four or five months later the data analysts were given access to the background tables which allowed them to run proper queries and reports without all the glitches. I can't help thinking that in my ignorance my joke had shown the way to an easy solution once they had thought about it. No one said thanks!

http://www.jdmag.com

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<a href="http://www.jdmag.com">awesomeness squared</a>
Coding Duel – Japan is a FORCE
http://engineering.indeed.com/blog/2014/04/challenge-duel-indeeds-2013-2014-coding-competitions/
Pretty cool coding duel with prizes - shows strength of Japan coders vs. the best of the US
Export Your Namecheap Domain to a Zone File
http://blog.getsocialize.com/2012/export-your-namecheap-domain-to-a-zone-file
Like many other domains we were recently been affected by the DDoS attack on Namecheap's nameservers. This is an open source tool to help you export your domain from namecheap to a zone file and then onto any other domain service.
Tap Your App - Add Ooomf to your App
http://blog.tapfortap.com/adding-ooomf-to-your-app-strategy
In this podcast Eric talks with Mikael Cho from Ooomf about every tip, trick and tool developers need to “own the appstore.” Ooomf’s goal is to help every app developer out there “compete with the elite,” which is something that is harder and harder to do. We chat about how to get your app in the press. Mikael muses about the future of social media and utility apps, a future that is “filled with technological advancements that are just a little bit creepy” according to Eric.
Rethinking the Test Automation Pyramid
http://blog.jonasbandi.net/2011/06/rethinking-test-automation-pyramid.html
Is the original test automation pyramid still matching the current software development landscape?
Wish HN: Merry Christmas
I'd like to wish a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year (soon) and great success to everyone, including HN itself for providing these fine pieces of news.