jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Seven Wastes of Software Engineering
http://www.shmula.com/2190/the-seven-wastes-of-software-engineering
The 7 Wastes of Software Engineering, Leanstartup, Lean Thinking, Lean for Software
Guy Kawasaki Answers The Proust Questionnaire
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/4195/Guy-Kawasaki-Answers-The-Proust-Questionnaire.aspx
I thought you folks would like this interview we did of Guy Kawasaki.
Red meat raises red flags
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/03/red-meat-raises-red-flags/
The 20-year Harvard School of Public Health study links regular consumption to higher mortality.
2nd grade math
http://www.grade2mathworksheets.com
2nd grade math lessons, worksheets and homework help tips for parents.
The Best UX Articles of 2013 - from the Usabilla Blog
http://blog.usabilla.com/best-ux-articles-2013-usabilla-blog/
Having added over 100 pieces of content to our blog this past year, we summarise our most successful UX articles from 2013.
Broadband adoption map 12/08-12/10, by tract
http://investigativereportingworkshop.org/investigations/broadband-adoption/htmlmulti/broadband-adoption-map/
Hiya,
We rolled out this tract-level map of broadband adoption for the most recent data available.
The definition of broadband that the FCC actually releases the data at is amazingly antiquated (768Kbps/download; 200Kbps/upload) --but it's the best public data set we've got for tracts. We also ran a Monte Carlo simulation to get city-level adoption rates too: http://investigativereportingworkshop.org/investigations/broadband-adoption/htmlmulti/broadband-subscribership-100-largest-us-metro-area/
Why I don't like Twitter
http://akshar.co.in/blog/archives/290
Twitter though popular cant not kill blogging as many claim it to be. Here are the reasons
Why the tech pundits are wrong about the new Digg
http://ryanborn.net/digg-404-error/
A quick review, after 5 minutes of playing with the new site, of why the new Digg will send the same amount of traffic to sites as the old Digg.
Ask HN: price of latency
Hi guys,

how important it is, for a website which is kinda "Internet-banking", to be hosted near its users?

I'm asking this because hosting a webapp on my country (Brazil) vs Linode (which is by no way cheap) seems to be about 3x more expensive.
The Japanese Model: Blogs as a Business Tool
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/pontin/21891/
More confirmation that having a well-written company blog is a good idea.
Kronk - The cross-platform http response parser and diff-er
https://github.com/yaksnrainbows/kronk
Kronk is a cross-platform Ruby gem that works much like a combination of curl and diff, bundled with basic data parsers (JSON, XML, PLIST).

Kronk also includes a robust data traversing idiom to isolate and compare the returned data so you can look at and/or diff specific data points in the returned data.

Finally, Kronk is highly customizable with support for URI-specific configuration, and custom data parsers.
What if Neo had taken the blue pill?
http://wannabe-virtuoso.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-if-neo-had-taken-blue-pill.html
Very old, dead beat movie by now. But remains a favorite to me still.
Free Linux Learning Event San Diego
http://www.onecoursesource.com/Linux-Learning-Day  
Today You can visit this link for learning Linux. Join One Course Source for a day of free Linux learning on Saturday, July 30th. This event will run all day from 9AM to 4PM. There is no cost to attend this event. http://www.onecoursesource.com/Linux-Learning-Day
Is there any hope for other DVCS in the Git imperium?
http://blog.jonasbandi.net/2011/08/is-there-any-hope-for-other-dvcs-in-git.html
Despite the seemingly striking dominance of Git, there are still brave contenders sprouting out of the dvcs land.
Show HN: Isla – Calendly for Task Management
https://getisla.com
In today's workplace, we use countless communication tools. They provide lots of value but quickly become uncontrollably full of noise. Plus, it's so easy to use these tools that people don't stop even for a second to think about what they ask (impact, context, etc.) and the consequences of interrupting people, forcing them to switch contexts continuously. This is detrimental to deep work.

Sick of this, I decided to talk with some 40 people at companies small to big (Uber, Spotify, Stripe, etc.) and dig deeper to understand if and how they solve this problem.

It turns out that in many companies with more than 300-400 people, the amount of tools and noise created becomes uncontrollable. Plus, it's strenuous to enforce communication policies in the workplace.

I then decided to build a tool that you can think of as Calendly for task management. Instead of allowing people to bombard you from everywhere in an uncontrollable and unstructured way (WhatsApp, Slack, Emails, etc.), you give them a link, and they fill requests with the information you previously defined as required/optional.

Plus, you can plug in Trello and Asana (more to come) so that you don’t have to copy and paste requests that come your way into your personal or team board.

Plus, requesters automatically update on changes without accessing your board or having an account.

Please let me know if this is total bs or provides any value to you.

Note: I developed this in 1 month so expect things to break potentially.

I sincerely thank any feedback either here below, at romeo@getisla.com, or in the site's chat.
Ask HN: What are canned reports?
What is the difference between canned reports vs standard reports?

We build fundraising and CRM software for nonprofit clients and recently, we were asked if our SaaS solution offers 'canned reports' in addition to 'reports'.
Bladepad: A Fantastic Gamepad for iPhone
http://www.iphonbuzz.com/bladepad-a-fantastic-gamepad-for-iphone.html
Playing with the iPhone will never be the same with Bladepad! As you already guessed from the picture, this cover brings a complete controller on our iPhone to the maximum comfort and portability. Let us look at some of the features.
Side-Project Entrepreneurship
http://www.geekwire.com/2013/sideproject-entrepreneur/
4 reasons to try a startup without quitting your day job.
Visualyf : My first FB app 
http://apps.facebook.com/visualyf/
Hi,
I launched my first FB app (for fun) a while back. I am trying to look for some advice on how to improve it. While I am working on the database, I really be a happy human if you could use the app and suggest some improvements. I am not mentioning the thought behind the app deliberately, as I would really like people to figure it out intuitively.
Entrepreneur ass kicking
http://andrewlinfoot.com/the-worst-ass-kicking-of-my-life/
a great story about the realities of being a young entrepreneur
Are we to seriously trust the Government Initiative on Trusted Identity
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced at a press conference recently that the username and password combination that is used to authenticate online users is passé.
That a new solution is required to replace this old antiquated system. And the commerce department outlined a Cyberspace Identity that Americans opt in for and use this common identity to access all their online resources.
Using Biometric devices, cell phones and other gadgets, users can sign into their accounts without entering passwords.
That reminds me what I have been saying all these years about the need to replace the password all together with alternative solutions.
And the security industry has thrown up quite a lot of solutions for users such as password managers, password generators, two factor authentications, one time passwords, etc.
The more recent solutions being SSO such Facebook connect, OpenID and Google Friend Connect.
When the industry has failed to provide a single viable solution, what rabbit does the government hopes to pull up its sleeves in the coming days and months?
Considering the acknowledgement by the White House itself that their own technology is pretty outdated and 10 years old, what hope is that it’s an elephant such as the government would move fast enough to provide a universal identity for Americans.
One that would be truly universal. I know of the Government of India trying to achieve a similar feat in India and the Chinese Government having already done it.
But most importantly, why would Americans adopt something that’s coming from their government when they are already more suspicious of the government trying to pry into their lives.
And rightly so, this concept has been criticized by all as a non-starter. Yet, we keep coming across statements from the commerce department to push this through.
Rather than the government initiating this idea, it would be more prudent for consumers to adopt something that is offered as a service by private industry and one that conforms to the initiative best practices.
I have been a proponent of both universal identity and online privacy. And I have been working around a solution that says, yes you can use a single universal identity to access all your accounts but at the same time such an identity should be stored or tracked by any website, application or the government.
And such a solution already exists. If the government were to really be serious about implement a solution for the benefit of online users, they have to just look around and simply advise instead of setting up another organization to go about developing a solution.
What it takes to make a student
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/magazine/26tough.html?ex=1322197200&en=365daca642ddcb2f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
"The disadvantages that poverty imposes on children aren't primarily about material goods. True, every poor child would benefit from having more books in his home and more nutritious food to eat (and money certainly makes it easier to carry out a program of concerted cultivation). But the real advantages that middle-class children gain come from more elusive processes: the language that their parents use, the attitudes toward life that they convey.

...

Can the culture of child-rearing be changed in poor neighborhoods, and if so, is that a project that government or community organizations have the ability, or the right, to take on?"

Does the government have the right to dramatically increase both the length of the school day and school year exclusively for low-income minorities, effectively minimizing the role these parents play in the education of their children?
The engine behind my blog
http://www.romuluscrisan.com/blog/2014/03/03/the-engine-behind-my-blog.html
I guess it's time to dive a bit more on what technology stands behind my blog. In the previous posts I've talked about the reasons to start a blog, why I choose github pages to host it and now I will talk about Jekyll, the engine behind my blog.
Urban Death Project plans to make compost from dead people
http://www.urbandeathproject.org/
CBC writes:
Spade said the reception to the idea has been positive — mostly.

"People love the idea of growing trees," she said. "They get really squeamish with tomatoes."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/composting-the-dead-the-greenest-goodbye-1.2873402
Back to the Future of the Web
http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/design/back-to-the-future-of-the-web
10 years from now what will we look back on as important to the web? That's what we asked 16 top designers, developers and entrepreneurs. Read what they had to say.
Ask HN: Cost efficient redis queue hosting
I am heavily using redis queue ( https://python-rq.org/ ) which works like a charm.

My issue is that the jobs usually come in batches and should be processed in a somewhat timely manner. Each job needs roughly 2GB peak RAM and some cpu cycles.

My question now is: How can I host this as cost efficient as possible? Something like google cloud run would be ideal but I'd really like to avoid migrating my perfectly working queue to googles' proprietary solution.

Right now I have a couple of small VPS which are idling 70% of the time.

Ideally would be a service that lets me deploy a docker container and only charge for used RAM and CPU cycles. Does this exist?
Ask HN: If you were to make HN today, which platform/framework would you use?
I was thinking of making my own version of HN and wanted to decide upon which platform would be best(if any) for such a project. I'm sure this can be accomplished using any of the numerous frameworks/technologies out there, but is there something specific which comes to mind?
Universal References in C++11
http://scottmeyers.blogspot.com/2012/11/universal-references-in-c11-now-online.html
http://isocpp.org/blog/2012/11/universal-references-in-c11-scott-meyers
See mapping of achievement to team member on your Coderwall Team
https://github.com/shawnps/coderwall
I wrote this Python wrapper for the Coderwall API when I wanted to see who had what achievements on my Coderwall team. The information is populated into the badges_dict attribute of the CoderwallTeam class.
Tech Startups Documentary
https://vimeo.com/54167947
Day Job is a film that follows the grueling process of five startup teams in Toronto's Extreme Startup Accelerator. Day Job tells the stories of these teams going through the 12-week accelerator program and explores the hardships and sacrifices every individual makes to build their ideas.

On top of that, it's also a raw and realtime documentation of our process of creating Day Job and building our own startup. We've turned the camera on ourselves to capture the hardships and obstacles we face everyday to make this film happen.
Yacket Public Beta - 48 Hours, 1 Mistake, 7 Measurements
http://blog.yacket.com/post/32860220442/the-public-beta-48-hours-1-mistake-7-measurements
I'm the founder of Yacket. On monday we released our public beta. I've documented our metrics from the first 48 hours for posterity and interest. Feedback very welcome.

http://blog.yacket.com/post/32860220442/the-public-beta-48-hours-1-mistake-7-measurements
Show Your Love for the Top 100 WordPress Plugin Developers
http://managewp.com/show-your-love-for-the-top-100-wordpress-plugin-developers
The fine folks who develop the kind of functionality that makes WordPress what it is often do not get enough recognition.
Hottest startups in Barcelona
http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/09/european-startups/barcelona
Hottest and Happening startups in Barcelona
What do you think of my landing page
http://signup.wiyf.org
I want to buy some Bing adWords to validate my business idea. Keywords: Grocery List, Spoiled Milk

What do you think of the landing page. Does it succinctly convey a use case and the purpose/features of the app?

Would a background of a shopper at a store make more sense?

Any other input on the business idea & validation method is appreciated.
So long TouchPad, Pre: HP kills WebOS hardware business
http://venturebeat.com/2011/08/18/hp-kills-webos-hardware/
HP spent $1.2 billion to learn what everyone else already knew, WebOS doesn't sell. BTW, Nokia didn't learn with Maemo, so it's giving Windows Phone 7 a try.
How Bioware Uses Agile
http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2009/03/30/Agile-In-Game-Development.aspx
Bioware is now EA. But it's use of agile is infectious.
Linux.com: Spreading Python applications
http://www.linux.com/feature/118439
I submitted this a week ago to programming.reddit but I know not everyone is signed up on reddit. So here it is, a quick tour of distutils.
When the Rivers Run Black
https://medium.com/matter/ff09374db13b
America’s largest industrial accident tore apart the town of Kingston, Tennessee. Five years later, has the industry learned anything?
Godaddy Suspends domain, Have they gone too far?
http://blog.roozbehk.com/post/54475957364/godaddy-suspends-domains-have-they-gone-too-far
Today one of my friends who works in real estate called me and said his website email which is hosted on google apps is no longer working, his website is also down. He is not very technical so I told him. I will look into the problem for him.
16 CSS3 and jQuery Loading Animations Solutions
http://designmodo.com/css3-jquery-loading-animations/
The largest resource of CSS3 and jQuery Loading animations is now in your hands. You will be surprised to see the amazing animated series as we bring for you the best of the run.
Keyboard with Sense of Touch to Overcome Typing Mistakes 
http://www.ispyce.com/2011/04/keyboard-with-sense-of-touch-to.html
In Engrain Tactile Keyboard each tactile key has a distinct texture that makes it easy for a user to recognize it without even looking at the key. Engrain Tactile Keyboard with such a unique feature will take the typing experience to another level, creating a strong bond between the user and the keyboard.
9 Free Spotify Alternatives Working Everywhere in The World
http://devstand.com/2011/12/14/free-spotify-alternatives/
Spotify is great for US people and some other European countries too, but what about the rest of us living outside these countries. For them I've created this list containing 9 of the most popular free services available worldwide where you can listen, share and create music lists.
Quora meet Foursquare: LOCQL.com a location based QA site
http://www.locql.com/
This site is very interesting, it's a location based QA, basically it is exactly Quora meet Foursquare, this is something I personally looking for a while. They are in private beta, but it seemed they send out invite pretty quickly.
Use JavaScript to convert Markdown files to RSS feed
http://krasimir.github.io/techy/examples/rss-generation/
In the content driven website (like a blog for example), the writing should be easy and fluent. Markdown language gives us the simplicity that we need. However, sometimes converting .md files to .html files is not enough. Techy is an instrument that uses Markdown as a base, but also makes your pages programmable
SSL Blacklist for Firefox
http://codefromthe70s.org/sslblacklist.asp
A Firefox plug-in that checks remote SSL certificates against the list of the RSA keys compromised by Debian's OpenSSL predictable PRNG mess.

I can't stress enough how important it is to have this blacklist installed. Detailed description of the issue is available both on the plug-in page and at this URL:

http://www.metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/debian-openssl
Google to delete all private profiles?
http://stuff.techwhack.com/11037-google-private-profiles
Do you think this will lead to avoidance of google especially today when everyone is so concerned with data security? Should google go the facebook route too?
Also if you can read German, theres a more comprehensive article at spiegel.de.
Happy Sys Admin Day - Admin magazine
http://www.admin-magazine.com/News/Happy-Sys-Admin-Day
To help you ring in the day of the admin, Advanced Clustering Technologies and ADMIN magazine are offering the latest issue of ADMIN absolutely free!
OnLive, a new game-changing technology
http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/64926/onlive-new-game-changing-technology
From the Game Developers Conference comes word of a new video gaming service that will run on just about any system in your house. The secret? Run the code on their servers, and stream the output to you.
How to Create a Stylish Image Content Slider in Pure CSS3 [Tutorial]
http://designmodo.com/slider-css3/
In this tutorial we will create a CSS3 only image slider. The CSS3 features that we'll be using in this tutorial are in tests in the most recent browsers.
Risk Analysis for FlowingMail (p2p mail system)
https://bitbucket.org/flowingmail/riskanalysis/wiki/Home
An initial draft of an XML document that lists the risks & requirements for FlowingMail is available. Comments, suggestions, critics and insults are welcome. You can use the issue tracker here https://bitbucket.org/flowingmail/protocol/issues?status=new&status=open (for issues regarding the FlowingMail protocol) or here https://bitbucket.org/flowingmail/riskanalysis/issues?status=new&status=open (for issues regarding the risks & requirements schema)
Ask HN: Introductory programming books for a young kid?
I'm looking to purchase a belated Christmas gift for a nephew of mine in the form of a programming book. He's had some experience creating games with drag and drop logic using Scratch and is now looking to transition into using Unity. However, I believe it would be best to give him an introduction to programming in general before he takes that step.

He reads at about the level of a 12-year old, is very comfortable using a computer, and picks up new concepts very quickly through application. I believe something that emphasizes visualization in its coding examples would be well-suited due to his interest in game development.

Does anyone have suggestions for books that would help him begin his programming journey?
Whole Foods Concedes to Monsanto and GMOs
http://huff.to/zvHC1V
Whole Foods and other "organic grocers" have submitted to financial and social pressures and will start carrying non-labeled GMO products.

There is certainly a niche for honesty here.
Show HN: Weekend Project: Facebook Graph Visualizer (raphael.js + mindmap.js +)
http://shalecraig.com/friendspore
(raphael.js + mindmap.js + jquery + facebook api ++)<p>I was bored over the weekend, so I decided to make a mashup of the facebook api, raphael.js, and a couple more javascript frameworks.<p>Aside from facebook's api and google analytics, it is all run locally. No ajax calls being made to me.<p>Hope you enjoy, and leave comments below.<p>I'll post the source to Github if requested.
Save money, dubli
http://www.smoae.com
Online shopping - Learn how you can save money on absolutely everything by shopping through DubLi. With DubLi you can shop online and save money at thousands of major retailers around the globe
Autocompletion: Can we reduce a web form to just one text box?
http://complete-ly.appspot.com/examples/booking.html
As web designers we have learnt to strip out the unnecessary elements.
We know that any simplification reduces cognitive overhead.
But can autocompletion be implemented in an incremental way so that filling a form becomes like writing one's intention.

I would like to have a cup of tea/coffee...

enjoy
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How to Create Product Evangelists
http://www.zachhellermarketing.com/blog/2011/4/20/how-to-create-product-evangelists.html
A how to piece on generating free online buzz for your brand.
Proven Techniques To Build Free Quality Backlinks For Your Website Or Blog
http://savedelete.com/11-proven-techniques-to-build-free-quality-backlinks-for-your-website-or-blog.html
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