jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
ThingStudio: Real-Time Internet of Things UIs
http://www.thingstud.io/
ThingStudio is a UI editor and server for MQTT based networks. You can create dynamic, real-time UI's for the Internet of Things using only HTML based templates

Unlike the majority of cloud platforms for the Internet of Things, ThingStudio does not require you to send home network data into a proprietary platform. Your IoT data stays within your network, and we just provide the UI's that you design.

You get the convenience of a cloud based service for the complex task of designing and managing UI's, and the privacy, speed and low latency of your own network handling your data
Show HN: How I Spent My Last Few Weekends
My 12-year old son and I are die hard Apple fans. He lives for everything Apple. His life's ambition is to be CEO of Apple someday. Steve Jobs and Bertrand Serlet are his idols. Can anyone else imagine that now-a-days instead of sports heros kids have entrepreneurs as idols? I am stoked.

They also say the best way to learn something new is to do a personal project of interest.

To this effect I spent the last few weekends putting together a new Apple Fan website. There is a lot more to come! Videos, Pictures and so much more. We have about 60gb of raw content to get up to the site.

Currently there are a number of videos broken into categories.

Some things I learned so far:
- HTML5 video element is very cool.
- Browsers handle video differently.
- Video encoding is a very deep and involved topic to learn.
- There is a new WebM format I need to work with.

Some Items I am researching to learn:
- Ngix vs Apache
- CouchDB vs MySQL
- Moving to Ruby on Rails.
- Google Page Speed
- memcachd

I would love feedback so I can learn and enhance.

The website is at: http://6colors.net
Why App Store is Fool's Gold for Most Developers
http://arxiv.org/abs/1401.6170
Hi everyone,

we recently wrote a paper that explores the unfavorable situation most developers are facing in app marketplaces. Due to high intra-platform competition and platform owner's power in determining rules of visibility, revenue sharing and ways to monetize, most developers are unlikely to make profit with their apps. This is in contrast what platform owners would like developers to believe by disseminating success stories. All is fine as long as developers understand that success stories are anomaly, not a rule, and perhaps consider ways to counter the platform owner's use of power (more on that in the paper).

Briefly - don't be surprised to see high failure rates among apps (that is a natural result of how app stores are built) and don't buy into fool's gold.

The paper can be freely accessed at: http://arxiv.org/abs/1401.6170

Br,
Joni Salminen & Jose Teixeira
Turku School of Economics
ps. we appreciate all comments, can be directed here or at: joolsa@utu
How I Got Mark Cuban to Respond to My Email (Pitch)
http://alexcruz.me/how-to-get-mark-cuban-to-reply-to-an-email
After emailing him my pitch, I got a response and he liked it. Here is how I structured the email.
ASK HN: Please review our startup: PinkelStar.com - finding great mobile apps 
There are now hundreds of thousands of mobile apps in the Apple and Android stores. Its becoming nearly impossible to find great apps.

Enter PinkelStar. We offer mobile developers (iPhone and Android) native integration of social networks like Facebook and Twitter with a free API library, a robust platform, convenient designs, share buttons, a universal App Like button (similar to Facebook's 'like' button). Setup time out of the box is less than 5 minutes.

This has the following advantages:

1. You have more time for cool features in your app, while we take care of developing and maintenance of all these social network API's. Integration of PinkelStar takes less than 5 minutes and works on iPhone and Android. It comes with a convenient set of designs but is fully customizable as well.
2. Accelerate your distribution and brand recognition by letting your users bring your app to the place where they meet up with friends, instead of hoping a user will find your app in a store
3. Access to real-time key performance statistics (e.g. nr of downloads, views, reach, ratings etc.) that allow you to fine tune your app to the needs of your users.

For the end user the clear benefit is that he gains insight in what apps his friends like/use so that he can download and try them too.

The service is now in Beta, we have several developers testing it now. We are opening up and if you are interested to give it a spin (see for yourself) then sign up on our home page.

We'd love other feedback on the idea, the problem we try to solve, things you like/dislike about it.

Thanks!
Diigo Releases Version 3 - Beyond Bookmarks
http://www.phil-butler.com/2008/03/21/diigo-test-it/
Diigo is one innovation that comes to mind when we think of actual utility and practical function. Diigo has continually adapted and developed into what is effectively the Web’s best research tool. Now, with their launch of Version 3, Diigo has refined a social annotation and collaboration service into an even more effective “personal and group oriented tool”.
Real Shadow: jQuery Plugin that casts photorealistic shadows
http://indamix.github.com/real-shadow/
I have open-sourced the jQuery Plugin that casts photorealistic shadows.
What do you think of it?
Do you have any suggestions on how to improve it?

It was created for eye-catching demos and landing pages.

Move the mouse cursor across the page, it becomes the light source.
Show HN: A command line tool to serve a directory with file upload support.
https://www.npmjs.com/package/directory-serve
A open-source command line tool to serve a directory with file upload support.
First there were websites...
http://inseam.mysterioustrousers.com/post/16890764397/first-there-were-websites
The dawn of the browser app.
VAmp - Video Amplifier (Open Source)
http://nicolasgramlich.github.com/VAmp
So last week I read this paper from MIT about "Video Magnification".

Today, I present "VAmp" implemented in Java and let the video speak for itself...

http://youtu.be/z0ZTVWryBOM

Sourcecode: https://github.com/nicolasgramlich/VAmp
Paper: http://people.csail.mit.edu/mrub/vidmag/
BBVA Is Closing Simple
From an email just now:

We have an update for you about your banking relationship with Simple, a subsidiary of BBVA USA.

BBVA USA has made the strategic decision to close Simple. There is no immediate impact to your accounts at Simple and nothing you need to do at this time. Since your deposits are already housed at BBVA USA, they will remain in FDIC insured accounts there, up to the applicable limits. In the future, your Simple account will become exclusively serviced by BBVA USA, but until then you can continue to access your account and your money through the Simple app or online at simple.com. You will receive additional information in the near future about the transition of your account servicing to BBVA USA.

We want to assure you that we are committed to making this transition as smooth as possible for you, and that we will provide ongoing transparent and open communication, so you know what to expect each step of the way.

Our customer services agents will not be able to address questions about this announcement at this time. We will contact you proactively as we have more details. Please only contact customer support for your regular banking needs.

Thank you for being a Simple customer, it's been an honor to serve you.

— The Team at Simple
New & free sync tool for your files
http://bithub.net/
Use bithub to share and synchronize your files on as much computers as you like. So your files will be always up to date, no matter where you are or which computer you use. This service is fully free and there are no hidden costs, annoying advertising or spyware
Types of Hair on Early Stage Deals
http://www.davidblerner.com/david_b_lerner/2010/04/ten-types-of-hair-on-deals.html
In the parlance of investors there is an oft-expressed and colorful turn-of-phrase, namely, "hair on the deal", that immediately signals the kiss of death for a company's investment prospects. There are of course grammatical and regional variations on this expression but the implication and import are always one and the same: that the company in question will not get funded. Among investors discussing a deal, the mere whiff of this hirsute quality will often suffice to end a discussion of the company's merits and shortcomings. In this post, however, I intend to delve into exactly what the range of characteristics exhibited by a company and/or its founders are that embody this dreaded state of 'hairiness'.
Choose VPS for privacy concerned website
Hi hackers,

I'm looking for good hosting company with data centers around the globe.
My biggest concerned with amazon, that they can easily shut you down, as they did with wikileaks.

My questions, are here anyone familiar with ovh.com Or have another provider in mind, that provide good hosting for privacy concerned website with decent bandwidth and without breaking the bank?

Thank you
Startup Business Sanity Checklist
http://www.matthewslight.com/2012/03/26/startup-business-sanity-check-list/
Some people have asked me to sanity check their startup business for them. I found myself applying the same set of questions. I’m sure others must do the same. I looked for a comprehensive list online but couldn’t find one – so I created my own as below.

Feedback – additions and comments would be most appreciated.

Which questions do you ask?
Simple NodeJs Users Management Application
https://github.com/reza-farhadian/Simple-Users-Management
A simple users management application by nodejs
Show HN: A Chrome extension that shows HN score of current page
https://github.com/fjsj/What-HN-says
I've always wanted to know the HN score of pages I stumble upon. I've also wanted a simple way to see the HN discussion about the page I'm currently viewing, so I built "What HN says".

It is similar to HackerNews'd [1] extension, which I only discovered after I built mine... Well, "What HN says" has the advantage of showing the score inside the icon. Also, it is built only with Javascript by using the great HNSearch API [2].

It is my first Chrome extension, so please fork it and improve it!

[1] http://mfairley.com/hnd/
[2] http://www.hnsearch.com/api
Ask HN: If AI can modify its own code, aren't Lisp Macros the perfect choice?
I've been having this question for quite a while and couldn't find the answer anywhere on the internet. If true Artificial Intelligence (more precisely, AGI) can modify its own code to improve itself, then isn't LISP the perfect language for developing AI? LISP already has Macros which have a similar behavior as AI changing its code, while Python/Java/etc (basically any other language which is heavily used in AI research) don't have such powerful Macros system. Why aren't we switching back to LISP for AI research?
Interactive journey into Responsive Web Design
http://www.codeschool.com/courses/journey-into-mobile
Mobile-first, Adaptive, and Responsive Web Design are hot subjects sprinkled with tricky subtleties that can be difficult to fully understand without visualizing them. I believe this course is one of many great resources to untangle those subtleties and fully understand them.

I joined the Code School team earlier this year and it was my dream to see the work of Ethan Marcotte, Luke Wroblewski, and Aaron Gustafson turned into one of our interactive courses.

While I haven't participated that much in this course's conception, I'm proud of the great work our team has done over the past few weeks to get this done and I think more product and company builders should take a step back to understand the potency of the "context" principle.

It's something that goes far beyond the aesthetic layer of a website, product or service. It defines what this product should be, and how it should be.
How to write a spider
http://ssscripting.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/how-to-write-a-spider/
This will teach you how to write a simple web spider in ruby .
My Startup - CampusLIVE
http://www.fastcompany.com/1688469/campuslive-is-college-101
Here is my startup - we've built a social network on top of FB Open graph and 250 mapped out universities and course data. students can see who is in their dorms, classes, etc. What do you think?
Show HN: Search Engine with On-Disk Payload Storage Reduces RAM Usage
https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant
In new version of Qdrant vector search engine - v0.8.0, on-disk storage allows to store large payload with less RAM usage. Distributed deployment, on-flight payload indexing, filtering by similarity score are among improvements.
Install Mac OS X on VMWare
http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Vmware_how_to
Has anyone been successful in running Cocoa via this setup?
Ask HN: How's the Discussion of Today's Events Going in Your Company Slack?
It's a mix of "this is terrorism" and "I don't want to start any arguments" in the threads in mine. Curious to see if the industry at large is recognizing the ridiculousness of this day, playing it safe around coworkers, or if there's some spirited debates going on in the Slack channels of corporate America.

Reply only if you feel safe to do so. I know they're not gonna fire me over this post.
The value and values of libraries (PDF)
http://mg.csufresno.edu/papers/Value_and_Values_of_Libraries.pdf
The guy is kind of stodgy and a little overly conservative, but overall a pretty good speech.
Facebook Tracker- Yahoo HackU project
http://whoWasHere.com
http://whoWasHere.com

Made with YUI and Backbonejs front end, Node/redis back end.
Show HN: Blocksend- Get instant cashouts, in any currency, anywhere in the world
https://blocksend.co/
We made blocksend because we thought sending cash be as easy as possible. On the receiving side, users can choose the coins they want to use to cashout.

You can play with an example of this here: https://blocksend.co/

An api we’re thinking about with this is here: http://api.blocksend.co/

Using stripe cashouts, we’ve had to wait days to pay some of our users on past apps. This is a way to do payouts instantly in digital native currencies.
Carl Malamud's emails w/ Aaron Swartz
https://public.resource.org/aaron/pub/
All of Carl's emails w/ Aaron are available on public.resource.org. It's a trove.
Post-sqoot: "How to tell people they sound racist" s/rac/sex/g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbdxeFcQtaU
This video is really, really worth watching. TLDR: Jay Smooth makes an analogy between race sensitivity and oral hygeine. "Not being racist" is more like brushing your teeth than like getting your tonsils out. Our (all of our) prejudices are strong and reinforced 99% of the time just by absorbing the majority culture that we live in. Cultivating sensitivity toward minority groups, then, is akin to brushing your teeth every day.

...and it's basic civility, not rudeness, when you point out to someone that they have something racist/sexist in their teeth.
Ask HN: Startups in domains with a higher rate of failure?
I have noticed domains in startups that are more prone to failure than others. Travel-planning, location based apps, any bitcoin app/exchange, referral recruiting etc. Is there any truth to my random observation or is this just bias by sample size and just as many enterprise applications fail?
Front end of Million Singles Project
http://www.millionsinglesproject.com/
What do you think about the front end of the site, in relates to the scrolling up and down?
OpenBSD IPSEC backdoors: Why are open source developers selling out to FBI?
Theo's email says a lot without actually saying it out. Does any one have any additional details on this?
Blog on consuming energy efficiently by PlotWatt
http://blog.plotwatt.com/
Founder seems to have gained some traction and is featured at http://www.america.gov/st/business-english/2009/April/20080311115809berehellek0.7334253.html for VisibleEnergy (now PlotWatt)
Making Money With Your Blog Just Got Easier
http://blog.frontpagebids.com/2008/01/11/frontpagebidscom-officially-launched-invite-only-beta/
This is a new way to generate revenue with your blog. 50 private invites are being offered through the website.
Designing the world's first 3D printed record
http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/10491/designing-the-3d-printed-record/
What will music lovers, both from the digital and analogue tribes, make of the world’s first 3D printed record? We talk to maker Amanda Ghassaei about the project.

"I just wanted to see what was possible and push the limits of what you can do with 3D printing."

http://bit.ly/TUY9KM
Tired of just building features?
http://femgineer.com/2013/10/tired-of-just-building-features/
There are a lot of hacker schools for newbies. Yet to be seen the quality of developers they crank out. However, for existing programmers, there aren't a lot of options to learn new technologies aside from watching a bunch of tutorials and reading books. There needs to be a way to provide an integrated approach, especially for those who are constrained on time, like new hires who are looking to ramp up quickly.
Two player pong game using accelerometers.
http://stack0verflow.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/two-player-pong-game-using-accelerometers/
In the context of this project we implemented the classic pong game using a Spartan 6 FPGA, and two 3-axis accelerometers.
Re-writing is cheaper than refactoring legacy code
http://www.d80.co.uk/post/2011/03/22/Re-writing-is-cheaper-than-refactoring-legacy-code.aspx
Could it be true? can re-writing infact be a cheaper option than refactoring.
Milkens Journal of Economic Policy puts Bitcoin on the cover 
http://www.milkeninstitute.org/mir/mir1q2012/
Also: a link to the full spread article on bitcoin in PDF format, http://www.milkeninstitute.org/publications/review/2012_1/22-31MR53.pdf
HTML void elements – To Close or not to close
http://www.colorglare.com/2014/02/03/to-close-or-not-to-close.html
Have you ever wondered if it's better to "close" a br or input tag like <br /> or if it's better to just write <br> in HTML5? Or why it's not correct to write <script src="script.js" />? Well so have I, and my findings on the subject where a lot more interesting than I anticipated (if for some strange reason you find stuff like this interesting).
Show HN: Tinder for Startup People
http://coffeeme.in
I saw a couple posts about meeting people for coffee today. Thought I'd throw this one out there.

Disclosure: It's my startup.
Ask HN: Are there any quants successfully using RNNs for time series?
I'm working on a small research project about beta estimation/prediction. I have the presumption that some of the published results about neural networks' use in financial time series prediction is a bit overhyped. I was wondering if someone is using them successfully in practice and if so are there any useful tips?

Thanks!
Android apps in Scala, iOS apps, and Play Framework for web services
http://engineering.linkedin.com/incubator/technology-behind-eatin-android-apps-scala-ios-apps-and-play-framework-web-services
This blog post is the story of how 6 University of Waterloo "Winterns" managed to build the EatIn Suite - which consists of 3 web services, 2 web apps, and 2 mobile apps - in just 3 weeks. EatIn is an internal food-rating platform that allows company employees to rate and comment on the food provided by LinkedIn.
Ask HN: what is a reasonable lawyer's fee to transfer IP?
My IP lawyer wants $360 per patent application, to transfer them to the LLC. Is it just me or does that seem like a bit much?

I'm guessing the same forms could be used for all of them bringing the total cost down to ~$400 or so.

Thanks!
Show HN: My Personal Delicious (clone) using WordPress
On the heels of all the press about Delicious sunsetting, I went to work on a clone using WordPress called "Savory". Would love to get feedback on it:

Code is hosted at bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/standout/savory

Demo site is live: http://b.cuppster.com

Usage is here: http://cuppster.com/savory

Basically, it installs as a WordPress theme with a couple recommended plugins. Just added bookmarklet and Twitter 'share link' support...
Middleware to help to prevent XSS attacks in your Express/Connect apps
https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-procexss
https://github.com/ziyasal/node-procexss
How to interview key hires
http://lsvp.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/how-to-interview-key-hires/
Three key areas to focus on when interviewing job candidates
Flippa.com Hacked?
http://www.flipfilter.com/blog/2010/07/19/flippa-hacked/
Flippa's having a hard time lately. From seller complaints to fraud to hackers, the king of sites for sale seems to be under attack.
Funding 2.0? Polish startup sells 1% stake on auction site
http://thenextweb.com/eu/2011/08/02/funding-2-0-polish-startup-sells-1-stake-on-auction-site-throws-in-free-ipad/
"MyGuidie is a platform designed to connect travellers with local guides in the places they visit. The company takes 15% commission (minimum $4) on fees paid to the guides. It only launched two months ago and is at the very start of its journey."

Sounds like a nice way to collect very seed capital among individuals and move forward with the work.
Ask HN: Would there be a market for this idea (cross platform VM for iPhone OS)
For a long time I wondered if the following idea worth a nickel or just a waste of time and energy.
I am willing to start a project which will provide a kind of a VM for all iPxxx apps - so developed once for iPxxx can run on a Macbook, iMac, Linux, Android and windows (desktop and mobile). You get the idea, right?

I want to do to the current iPhone SDK, the same as what Mono did to Microsoft .Net and perhaps a more complete set of implementation.

I tend to believe that if overnight all apps on appstore become available on the android market as well that would be a mini revolution. Think about running iPad apps on every tablet that will come out to the market in the future.

Wouldn't it be fantastic to all the developers, which from now on, can write once and sell everywhere?

The main questions which I ask myself repeatedly is: "Is This Legal?" - I mean, say I have done this, would apple's lawyers will start sending me all kinds of nasty emails?

I am willing to hear your opinion about this idea as well as if some of you willing and able to join forces and start this open source project.

Looking toward your words of wisdom,

Tzury Bar Yochay

ps iPxxx == "iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch"
Google's employees are way more efficient than Yahoo's
http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-google-vs-yahoo-revenue-dollars-per-employee-2010-3
Google squeezed out $336,467 per employee last quarter while Yahoo only got $124,000.
Intugame VR will stream any PC game in stereoscopic 3D to your smartphone
Hi, we are Intugame, a team of two game enthusiasts from Europe. We are passionate gamers and want to create a cheaper and simpler alternative for playing VR games than Oculus. We are developing a mobile app that uses a smartphone to create virtual reality experience.
The app connects to our PC server that takes the game picture, renders the image into stereoscopic 3D and streams it to your smartphone. You need a cheap, plastic headset to put the phone in and you can play games in virtual reality. You can also use Google Cardbord if you want to try VR without breaking the bank. Your smartphone has build-in accelerometer and gyroscope sensors which the app uses to track your head movements. The app works with any PC game without any modifications to the game needed. We currently have a beta version that you can test. It's an Android app, but an iOS version is coming very soon as well: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intugame.vr&hl=en .
We have lots of work to do to improve the app's performance. That's way we've launched an Indiegogo campaign. You can check it out for more information: http://igg.me/at/intugame
New Google Search Result UI?
http://twitpic.com/4uf6k8
Since today morning I am seeing new UI for Google Results. It not working for me on any other browser only Rock Melt.
Could it be because I set up custom search for one of my sites?