jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
TFS/Visual Studio Online is down
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vsoservice/
My peeps can't check in code. Appears the login service is down, which pretty much means TFS is down.
How to update your SMS API settings with a simple call
http://www.nexmo.com/documentation/api/index.html#settings
Nexmo is a cloud based SMS API that lets you send
and receive high volume of messages at wholesale rates.
Build HTML5 magazines
http://dovyski.github.com/Waker/
Waker is a "web-only" version of Laker, a compendium of files, frameworks, styles and tips for designing digital publications. It is fully based on HTML5 and was designed to be easy and simple to use.
Categorical variables : Solving the overfitting problem in decision trees.
http://zyxo.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/categorical-variables-solving-the-overfitting-problem-in-decision-trees/
A simple search on google delivers tons of articles on overfitting, combined with categorical (nominal) variables.
It is a fact that categorical variables with a lot of values (extreme examples are zip codes or customer ID’s) lead to severe overfitting.

In this post :

What is overfitting ?
Why do they lead to overfitting ?
What is the consequence for our model ?
What can we do about it ?
MyBestBuds.com   (Tech Investors International Opportunity)
http://www.MyBestBuds.com
MyBestBuds.com
Completed 3rd round of Beta Testing.
Upgraded back end system online debut 60 days.
International monthly recurring billing membership model + SMS monthly recuring. Multiple language + Mapping Features.

Looking for serious technology and marketing team investors. (International) Trademarks/Copyrights in place. Several synergistic properties to work with as well.

Serious investors with strong tech background only.

Contact: Richard@MyBestBuds.com
Eating
http://www.sidshanker.com/posts/4fcbf14a11d3b20001000002
How to improve the way we eat
Because Brand Marketing Experience
http://www.becauseexperiential.com
Innovative Experiential marketing solutions from Because
EPPB – BlackBerry, iPhone Password Recovery Tool
http://blog.insecure.in/?p=996
Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker (EPPB) enables forensic access to password-protected backups for smartphones and portable devices based on RIM BlackBerry and Apple iOS platforms.
Let the experience be your brand, not the other way around.
http://www.informationarchitects.jp/branding-crimes-4-the-start-button#more-428
A brief look at how Microsoft foolishly chose branding over the user experience when they designed their "start" button and menu.
When is design done?
http://www.cooper.com/journal/2010/12/when_is_design_done.html
In the hyperspeed, eternal-beta environment of the web it's easy to assume that the concept of "done" is quaint and old-fashioned: Design isn't done, it just fails, and crawls away to wait for the server to be turned off. But adopting this attitude is foolish. Design can reach a point where it is done, where the product or service can objectively be called "done."
Show HN: Chroma – A free eyedropper and color picker for Chrome and Edge
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chroma/pkgejkfioihnchalojepdkefnpejomgn
Free browser extension to pick colors and build shareable color palettes.
US relaxes grip on the Internet 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8283310.stm
It has signed a four-page "affirmation of commitments" with the net regulator Icann, giving the body autonomy for the first time.
Project Management Software - Simplifies your Complex Project
http://www.zoho.com/projects/
Project Management - ZOHO Project Management Software helps you get work done faster and provides the easiest way to plan and track projects in time within budget.
SecTor 2012 SlideShare: Hitting Above the Security Mendoza Line, Ed Bellis
http://www.slideshare.net/ebellis/sector-2012-the-security-mendoza-line
In this SlideShare presentation, Ed Bellis describes how the mendoza line (a term normally reserved for baseball) relates to the security industry.<p>A video recording of this presentation is available here: http://2012.video.sector.ca/video/51236111
Oracle NoSQL Simplicity and Benchmarks
http://maxpert.tumblr.com/post/12791030969/oracle-nosql-simplicity-and-benchmarks
How Oracle NoSQL looks from a programmer's and performance perspective check it out.
CSS-select and translate to Yoda Speak (Need feedback)
http://ismaelc.yoda.jit.su/yoda?url=www.theverge.com&selector=.feature-meta%20a
I am creating/testing a service that translates sections of a webpage to Yoda Speak. It uses CSS selector and currently limits it to 5 items.

I'm looking for feedback/comments. Here's another example - http://ismaelc.yoda.jit.su/yoda?url=techmeme.com&selector=.L4%20a,.L3%20a,%20.L1%20a

I am using this Mashape API - https://www.mashape.com/ismaelc/yoda-speak
How to Spot Those ‘More Than 2 Minute Emails’ Before You Open Them?
http://iqtell.com/2014/03/how-to-spot-those-more-than-2-minute-emails-before-you-open-them/
How can you identify the amount of time it takes to process an email before opening it i.e. via title alone? Is it possible? I gave it a try and this is what I've got...
Increasing Your Investment And Infrastructure With Outsourcing
http://www.articlebliss.com/Art/438184/109/Some-Tips-on-SEO-and-Outsourcing.html
With the help of online outsourcing, you definitely are making more profits without investing on expansion of infrastructure. These would have otherwise burdened you unnecessarily, and hampered your growth prospects.
Uh oh, France: On the Brink of a Downgrade?
http://chaselanc.com/post/8768093037
The U.S. debt crisis, Greek default and Italian/Spanish woes have, for the most part, allowed France to fly under the radar for some time. Only when investors took notice that the cost of insuring against a French default was rising did it finally click that France could be in more trouble than most countries being scrutinized. As it stands today, France is the fourth largest debtor in the world and that is rapidly escalating ($1.7 trillion and counting). Last year, France ran a deficit of 7% of GDP. Debt / GDP will total around 90% this year, and is expected to hit 95% by 2012. That’s around the same levels that earned the U.S. a downgrade. To compound its increasing debt load, France enjoys a government similar to the U.S. - there are separate elections for the President and the legislature which creates an environment of intransigence and dysfunction (ring a bell?). Additionally, President Sarkozy is extremely unpopular (he scores in the mid 20’s in polls) which is making it difficult to enact needed reforms. On top of this, any bailout of Spain/Italy will mostly be paid for by France and Germany. Germany, at the moment, can afford this. France, on the other hand, can’t. Once you add Spanish and Italian debt to its balance sheet, France looks in terrible shape.

Many are speculating that a potential downgrade to France’s credit rating is on the horizon. Some analysts believe it is just a matter of time before France gets notched by the S&P. To be sure, this will be a huge psychological blow to the already fragile markets. But it’s effects will be more than just psychological. French debt is far more widely held than other countries - 38% of French debt is held internationally (compare this to Italy at 24%, U.S. at 21%, and Japan at 2%). Thus, any French downgrade will have significant impact on the global financial markets. France’s hope to avoid a downgrade will likely depend on its ability to implement planned spending cuts and budget measures to bolster its fiscal standing. Anything below spectacular is not likely to end well.
English Police and protesters
http://www.samanyoluhaber.com/web-tv/ingiliz-polisi-eylemcilere-nasil-davraniyor-2273-video-haberi/
This is not in Taksim, and not shown on CNN for 9 hours.
PremiumSoft announces Release of Navicat Data Modeler
http://www.navicat.com/en/company/press/136-press20120321.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	3/20/2012

PremiumSoft today announces the launch of its brand new product line, Navicat™ Data Modeler. The new product allows customers creating data models visually.

Due to increasing demand of a data modeling tool within Navicat, PremiumSoft has decided to launch Navicat Data Modeler as a standalone product to provide more sophisticated functions and features in data modeling. Navicat Data Modeler aims to provide customers an easy yet powerful way to create data models for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle and SQLite databases.
Together with the Navicat family, the Navicat Data Modeler will provide a comprehensive set of utilities to support data modeling needs and database management.

The main features in Navicat Data Modeler are:
•	supports MySQL, PostgreQSL, SQL Server, Oracle, and SQLite
•	database structure visually
•	performs reverse/forward engineer process
•	imports table structures from ODBC data sources
•	generates SQL files and print models to files
•	and more
Navicat Data Modeler is now available for Windows and is priced at US$249 for Commercial License, and US$99 for Non-Commercial Licenses. It is available for sale at Navicat Online Store starting from March 20, 2012.
For more details, please visit: http://www.navicat.com/en/products/navicat_datamodeler/modeler_overview.html
Or, download the 30-day fully functional free trial at: http://www.navicat.com/en/download/download.html

About PremiumSoft CyberTech Limited:
PremiumSoft was founded in 1999 and is a fast growing company, aiming at accelerating application development and database management with software that enhance productivity and maximize results of our customers. With our customer-centric focus and best-of-breed products and services, PremiumSoft has been successful in making customers significantly more productive.
Copyright 1999 - 2011. PremiumSoft ™ CyberTech Ltd All rights reserved
Build Your Own MultiCopter
http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/build-your-own-multicopter
If you want to start building drones, this seems like a cool place to start. Any thoughts?
20 Effective Marketing Ideas Personal Trainers (or any other business) Can Use 
http://train.rs/blog/20-simple-and-effective-marketing-ideas-all-personal-trainers-can-use/
If you’ve just started your business, you don’t have money to waste on expensive advertising. You can always consider the following these marketing ideas that can bring you some amazing results and are not expensive.
Which is the most searched term in Google Insights for Search
http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=%2Cfacebook%2Cyahoo%2Cgoogle&cmpt=q
I tried to get the most searched term in Google worldwide. Started with the usual money, news, sport, games and ended with these three terms as the most searched terms online:
google 13
yahoo 15
facebook 22

Can you think of a term that beats these three?
Spotify Playlist Poetry
http://playlistpoetry.com
Use fridge poetry to create a spotify playlist in the web browser!
TechTalksTO Aug 13, 2011 - 1 day technical conference in Toronto
http://startupnorth.ca/2011/07/13/techtalksto-underground/
* Mathias Meyer (@roidrage) – Author of the NoSql Handbook
* Timothy Fitz (@timothyfitz) – CTO at canv.as, master of Continuous Deployment
* Aaron Quint (@aq) – Creator of sammy.js and CTO of Paperless Post
* Ben Vinegar (@bentlegen) – Front-End engineer at Disqus
* Rick Olson (@technoweenie) – GitHub Alchemist and Rails core committer
* Aaron Peterson (@metaxis) – Technical Evangelist at OpsCode, the creators of Chef
Infographic: Best practice for website owners
http://www.qadabra.com/banner-ads/Best-practice-for-website-owners
Did you know that there are over 2.4 billion internet users world wide with over 1,500 average banners seen by each a year?
Check out this infographic to learn more about best performing banner sizes, most popular sizes and the magic of rich media.
Special Effects Software Firm gets Big Name CEO
http://www.gototheboard.com/articles/GenArts_SpecialEffects_Software_Firm_Gets_BigName_CEO
Katherine Hays
Website site To see Coronavirus numbers – In 8 Languages
Hello,
I created this website where you can see all coronavirus numbers in 8 different languages.
Also have a single page for every single country.
The design is also really simple (not full of ads).

https://liveupdate.world/coronavirus/m/en/
Deutsche Telekom offers online code scanner
http://www.zdnet.com/deutsche-telekom-offers-online-code-scanner-7000015433/
Nice to have: The service will allow developers to check that the code they're using to build applications is free of security holes.
The Bing Approach
http://vukicevic.blogspot.com/2009/08/bing-approach.html
It has its foot in the door but no body to walk through.
Betty White on Facebook
http://www.hulu.com/watch/147966/saturday-night-live-betty-white-monologue#s-p1-sr-i1
Betty White gives her thoughts on Facebook.
Fred on Everything is down
Has anyone noticed that Fred on Everything (www.fredoneverything.net) is down? He's pretty acerbic, but that shouldn't disqualify him from appearing on the 'old intertubes . ..
Entertainment
http://www.croobal.com/
Croobal is an entertainment website provides fresh content related to entertainment field.
Google Website Trends
http://trends.google.com/websites
Google has added website traffic comparison to Google Trends. No blog links, just the direct link.
We need more hackers.
https://medium.com/teaching-learning/dd63ba965bea
Hacking can mean, making something better, faster, or stronger, but at school we are taught that hard work is the key element for success...
Last Day Wrapbooststrap Cyber Sale
https://wrapbootstrap.com/themes/page.1/sort.price/order.desc
Wrapboostrap Cyber Sale is ending today.
30% Discount.
This is your one shot at buying the most expensive themes in the collection. :)
Happy Shopping
Search Engine Optimization Services
http://bitmiles.com/seo.html
Bitmiles is a search engine optimization services provider company and it is specializes also in web design & development, software development, graphic design & multimedia services in india.
Self-Appointed Guardians of Liberty
Interesting TSA worker's viewpoint:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40318901/ns/travel-news/

“Instead of making this Wednesday National Opt-Out Day in which a bunch of self-appointed guardians of liberty slow down the line for everyone by asking for pat-downs,” said Baker, “maybe what we need is a day when everyone who goes through the line says, ‘Thanks for what you do.’ ”

If we don't self-appoint ourselves, who will look out for us?
Show / Hide files and icons in your Linux desktop
http://psankar.blogspot.com/2011/01/showhide-files-and-icons-in-gnome.html
For most people, desktop gets cluttered with too many icons and files. At a simple keystroke, toggle your GNOME linux desktop to show/hide the files and icons in your desktop, allowing you to enjoy your background wallpaper in its full beauty.
Alternative to tab browsing in OS X
http://www.finiteloops.com/weblog/?p=169
screen is a powerful shell command which lets you open multiple instances of shell in a single window.
Movie Title Shot as Art as Design Library
http://www.annyas.com/screenshots
Great website for design inspiration -- how one image can set the tone for an entire movie.
HackerBlogs Shutting Down June 18th
http://www.hackerblogs.com/
Originally announced here:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1491875

Blog roll is downloadable in JSON, XML, OPML, and EDI formats.

Curious as to know why it's being shut down? Also curious to know how many people did/did not know about it?
Show HN: Datagridxl2.js – No-nonsense fast Excel-like data table library
https://www.datagridxl.com/
Hello HN,

I’m Robbert, the creator of DataGridXL.js. After 1,5 years of hard work I have just released version 2.

DataGridXL is a free (and commercial) editable data table library written in ES6.

My goal is to develop the most performant & user-friendly spreadsheet-like data table out there:

- It has zero dependencies. You don’t need any framework to use DataGridXL.
- It is lightweight (~250kb) and easy to use. It does not even require messing with CSS.
- It has its own Virtual DOM implementation to prevent DOM errors.
- Developer friendly. Supports all modern web browsers

Please take a look at the performance demo (https://www.datagridxl.com/demos/one-million-cells) to see the difference with other data grids out there. And let us know if you have any suggestions.

What's new in version 2:

* Rapidly search cells via top bar, just like Google Sheets.
* Freeze any amount of rows and/or columns.
* Hide and unhide rows and/or columns, just like in Google Sheets.
* Multi-Range Selection
* Fullscreen Mode
* Input bar at the bottom, so it works on touch devices too.

DataGridXL on Github: https://github.com/DataGridXL/DataGridXL2
DataGridXL on NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@datagridxl/datagridxl2
DataGridXL Docs: https://datagridxl.com/docs

Please let me know if you have any suggestions or comments!
2012: A Cloudy Year for Big Data - Cloud Computing - News & Reviews
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/2012-A-Cloudy-Year-for-Big-Data-102807/
2012: A Cloudy Year for Big Data - Cloud Computing - News & Reviews
NASA countdown was a fake. But is “Purple Ninja” the new “Rick Roll”?
http://povolotski.me/2013/10/05/purple-ninja-rick-roll/
A few days ago, a countdown was posted, allegedly by NASA, claiming the next big discovery (which turns out to be a big viral prank)
OVH is back to selling dedicated servers
http://www.ovh.co.uk/
and ovh.com is selling just a few of the range
IOS6: Simple Photo Slideshow with File API
http://labs.weinberg.me/ios6gallery/
Using the File API and the FileReader to create a simple Slideshow. Animated with CSS (and a tiny bit of Javascript)
I hacked this together in 30min. Nothing special just a small proof of concept.
Mozilla prepping Firefox 18.0.2
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mozilla-Firefox-18-0-2-Is-Out-Unofficially-326717.shtml
already available for download from Mozilla FTP
Show HN: Clamour - a semi-private messaging app
http://clamourapp.co.uk
We've been working on a small Android app which uses the best parts of existing services to provide a signup-less platform relying on security by obscurity to provide semi-private messaging.
Public Key Cryptography for Twitter (et al.)
http://emetic.co.uk/twencrypt.html
I think that this implements public key encryption for a microblogging service like Twitter. It uses a GPL encryption library but I have not checked the validity of it so:
a) use at your own risk
b) only use if it's permissible in your country
c) can someone check the library and see if it works or not?

I wrote the code purely for research and entertainment purposes. The page itself is published without licence or warranty so you can do whatever you like with it.
To Estimate or Not To Estimate, That is the Question
http://www.agile-software-development.com/2009/06/to-estimate-or-not-to-estimate-that-is.html
Does estimating add real value, or is it a waste of time?
Show HN: Discord GitBot
https://www.discordgitbot.com/
Hey HN,

I've co-founded a consulting company, we're growing and I consider it a success, but everyone here wants to move into products more, and not just doing general React coding. Our end goal is either to have our own things that we're attached to, or have clients where we can be more involved.

So we figured that we will learn more about product lifecycle by releasing whatever we can, and this is our first step: a simple bot that notifies you on Discord whenever something happens on GitHub.

I'd love to hear your feedback! Or if you've been on this road before and you have some insight.
The Alexandria Project, Chap. 2: The Plot Thickens
http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20100124162208171
The second installment in this online cybersecurity mystery novel
Blending Modes of Photoshop & Co
http://www.simpelfilter.de/en/basics/mixmods.html
Excellent overview of the math behind many of the filters in PhotoShop.
Linkedin goes Facebook and screws tens of thousands of users
http://www.pbdink.com/blog/2013/03/29/linkedin-post-happening/
1. In an effort to combat spam Linkedin added a new feature. If just one group moderator tags you as a spammer for any reason at all, your posts are vaporized in all of your groups.

But it gets worse:

2. There is no recourse. You will never know who killed your posting privileges or why. Maybe it was due to your politics? YOU WILL NEVER FIND OUT.

3. Contact Linkedin customer support and they tell you go fuck yourself.

This deserves some coverage.
The dubious way of doing business at Groupon MyCityDeal
http://www.fabiodebe.com/the-dubious-way-of-doing-business-at-groupon
I discovered Groupon's inherited practice of paying advertisers only for redeemed vouchers, and I think it's plain wrong. This happens in Europe, post acquisition of MyCityDeals, not sure if it's the same in the US.
Sunlight Labs - API Powered Governmental Transparency
http://services.sunlightlabs.com/
Python Bindings https://github.com/sunlightlabs/python-sunlight
Video: Domain Driven Design ... Dirty Harry Style
http://skillsmatter.com/podcast/home/dirty-harry-ddd/ac-5065
Alberto Brandolini's talk at Skills Matter 3/9/12:

Many folks associate Domain-Driven Design with clean and elegant software, sophisticated architecture and problems that often do not match our daily activities on bloated legacy data-centric applications.

Well ...to find your way out of the mud, you’ll probably need to play dirty in order not to fail in an elegant and sophisticated fashion. This talk is full of real life advices about how to seed and grow DDD in a brownfield scenario.
Coworking Space In London
http://locushire.com
A great website launching soon, where startups can find and book coworking space instantly.

We are seeking startup and co-working space owners to help BETA test our site once we launch.

Sign up to http://locushire.com and find out when we are looking to go live.
Review my iPad app for Comics - Comimix
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/comimix/id412645752?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2
Developed over the last few months - Just a fun way to browse 180+ comic strips on the iPad. There are a many loose ends as this is v1 - but we already took too much time to develop this and wanted real feedback before working on new features.

How do you like it HN? We'd love to hear your feedback!
Vodafone Iceland hacked and 77'000 passwords leaked
http://www.grapevine.is/News/ReadArticle/Confidential-Info-Leaked-After-Vodafone-Hacking
Vodafone in Iceland has been hacked. A database of 77'000 user accounts with unencrypted passwords has been leaked along with a history of text messages dating back to 2011.
How to Install Mods on Minecraft for Windows
http://n0whereelse.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-install-mods-on-minecraft-for.html
Minecraft is a very interesting and great timepass game. It has different kind of mods that increase the fun of game. Installing these mods is a bit tricky, but with just a little practice it can be installed very easily.
ErnestMarples.com serves up free postcode data (just don’t tell Royal Mail)
http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/08/29/ernestmarplescom-serves-up-free-postcode-data-just-dont-tell-royal-mail/
ErnestMarples is basically a postcode database with an API sitting on top. It allows developers to build cool projects without having to pay Royal Mail (or Her Majesty) an arm and a leg for the privilege of the data.