jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
Ask HN:Need advice regarding career
Dear HN,

I am currently working as a Web/ FileMaker Developer for a university. Lately though, it's just been managing projects and more of FileMaker work vs. web development. With a few personal issues and this scenario, I haven't really been able to devote time to development and learning and lost touch so as to speak. Ultimately, I'd really want to start something of my own but I feel I am at loss to hack it because I am not as strong at development as I used to be a few years ago. I feel I've missed out on a lot of newer technologies that are becoming a standard today.

With rapidly changing scenario in terms of the web technologies (viz. Ruby, Python, PHP5, NoSQL, Cloud computing, et al.), what would be the best path to reboot myself and bring myself up to speed with the going-ons today. Also, what would be the direction to go in as far as working on something new in education or web in general goes?!

Pardon me if the my question isn't too coherent.
Ask HN: Any current CLEAR 4G WiMAX users out there willing to offer reviews?
I am looking to purchase a plan in Houston, Texas which according to CLEAR has great coverage (very likely), however, I am still curious about the following:

+ speed and stability of the connection (are folks really seeing the 6 mb/s download speed they advertise?)

+ presence of filters, bandwidth throttling, etc.

+ ease of setup

+ true cost of ownership

Also if anyone has terminated their two year contract early ... was it easy? unbelievably painful?
Simple MVC PHP Framework
http://blog.maxindelicato.com/2008/11/simple-mvc-php-framework.html
This article details the specifics of a simple PHP based web application framework. There are many different architectural patterns that one can use to develop a web application framework, and for this framework I’ve chosen the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern.
Dear Landlord: Cozy Helps You Pay Rent And Apply For Your Next Place
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2013/06/06/cozy-startup-for-renters-landlords/
Ever had a tough time scrounging up your rent or dealing with a landlord? New startup Cozy makes it easier for you to pay rent and stand out in crowded application pools with landlords.
How to generate UML Diagrams from Java code in Eclipse
http://fuzz-box.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-to-generate-uml-diagrams-from-java.html
UML diagrams compliment inline documentation ( javadoc ) and allow to better explore / understand a design. Moreover, you can print and bring them to table to discuss a design. In this post, we will install and use a plugin for Eclipse to produce jUnit lib class diagrams. Then, we will be able to generate UML diagrams by simply dragging and dropping classes into the editor. We can further manipulate the diagram by selecting which references, operations or attributes to display.
Remove flash fullscreen "Press Esc..." message
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/304807-How-to-remove-annoying-Press-Esc-to-message-in-Flash-Video
Regulary updated utility to remove the annoying message when you enter fullscreen.
Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IryIOyPfTE&feature=autoplay&list=FLbyke8GcQa7pikTsc1ZBBRQ&playnext=1
The land in West Oakland where Eric Maundu is trying to farm is covered with freeways, roads, light rail and parking lots so there's not much arable land and the soil is contaminated. So Maundu doesn't use soil. Instead he's growing plants using fish and circulating water.
It's called aquaponics- a gardening system that combines hydroponics (water-based planting) and aquaculture (fish farming). It's been hailed as the future of farming: it uses less water (up to 90% less than traditional gardening), doesn't attract soil-based bugs and produces two types of produce (both plants and fish).
Aquaponics has become popular in recent years among urban gardeners and DIY tinkerers, but Maundu- who is trained in industrial robotics- has taken the agricultural craft one step further and made his gardens smart. Using sensors (to detect water level, pH and temperature), microprocessors (mostly the open-source Arduino microcontroller), relay cards, clouds and social media networks (Twitter and Facebook), Maundu has programmed his gardens to tweet when there's a problem (e.g. not enough water) or when there's news (e.g. an over-abundance of food to share).
Maundu himself ran from agriculture in his native Kenya- where he saw it as a struggle for land, water and resources. This changed when he realized he could farm without soil and with little water via aquaponics and that he could apply his robotics background to farming. Today he runs Kijani Grows ("Kijani" is Swahili for green), a small startup that designs and sells custom aquaponics systems for growing food and attempts to explore new frontiers of computer-controlled gardening. Maundu believes that by putting gardens online, especially in places like West Oakland (where his solar-powered gardens are totally off the grid), it's the only way to make sure that farming remains viable to the next generation of urban youth.
Why you should stay away from Appcelerator’s Titanium
http://usingimho.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/why-you-should-stay-away-from-appcelerators-titanium/
This article is from 2011 but even in 2013 is still applicable. Think twice before choose it.
Ask HN: Why is no one hiring me?
Hey HN,

I am a 24yo from India and have been self employed building websites and apps small businesses since I was 17. I have also built a ton of side projects but none of them have been "successful" yet. Covid hit my freelancing a lot so I decided to apply to startups to work as a APM / PM because I can code, design, do product analysis and so much more. But I have applied to more that 200 startups till now and no one seems to be interested in hiring me at all, all of them have rejected me with the same "you are not a good fit for now" email. What am I doing wrong? Are my skills and experience not relevant? Could you help me see from startups' perspective?

My resume - sid.lol/sid.pdf
Why Are Groups Such as the NRA So Powerful? [video]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdt6Jj64TVU
Why is it that organized interest groups such as the National Rifle Association wield such powerful influence in policy discussions? According to Professor Mike Munger, the reason is simple. In politics, small but organized groups win.

Politics is sometimes more complicated than simply having the majority of voters on your side. Prof. Munger explains the three main factors that can allow a smaller interest group to succeed in implementing a policy that may be opposed by a larger (but unorganized) group. First, an interest group's members receive individual benefits from the group's success, which encourages them to act. Second, smaller groups will find it easier overcome the "Free-Rider Problem" since each member's contribution is more visible. Finally, interest groups frequently offer selective incentives that reward people who help support their cause.

This economic concept applies to issues far beyond gun rights. Interest groups ranging from environmental activists to rent-seeking corporate lobbyists all understand that Prof. Munger is correct when he says, "Politics in Washington is about concentrating and focusing power."
Top 3 Web Traffic Refferers: Facebook, YouTube and StumbleUpon
http://www.noobpreneur.com/2010/07/31/facebook-stumbleupon-and-youtube-are-top-sources-for-referral-web-traffic/
Here's one analysis result you might want to follow: According to Woopra that monitors over 100,000 websites, the Top 3 for referral traffic is Facebook, StumbleUpon and YouTube.
Licensing Your Technology to the Government - Mistakes people make
http://pier.legalriver.com/licensing-to-the-government/
legal river's blog - goes into the ins and outs of working with the government as a client- good but not great
Shuccess happens: Study of an Artificial Cultural Market
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16120867/Experimental-Study-of-Inequality-and-Unpredictability-in-an-Artificial-Cultural-Market-by-Salganik-Dodds-and-Watts
Hit songs, books, and movies are many times more successful than average, suggesting that ‘‘the best’’ alternatives are qualitatively different from ‘‘the rest’’; yet experts routinely fail to predict which products will succeed. We investigated this paradox experimentally, by creating an artificial ‘‘music market’’ in which 14,341 participants downloaded previously unknown songs either with or without knowledge of previous participants’ choices. Increasing the strength of social influence increased both inequality and unpredictability of success. Success was also only partly determined by quality: The best songs rarely did poorly, and the worst rarely did well, but any other result was possible.<p>Wouldn't surprise me if the same were true for Web-iPhone apps. So besides quality, marketing, and early entry, one needs luck.
How to Tell if WordPress is Hacked
http://www.wpwhitesecurity.com/wordpress-security/how-to-tell-wordpress-blog-website-hacked/
Here are some pointers which you can follow to help you tell if your WordPress is hacked. The earlier you find out, the less damage is done and the easier it is to recover.
Andrew Mason's Last Interview As Groupon CEO
http://www.fastcompany.com/3006439/where-are-they-now/exclusive-andrew-masons-last-interview-groupon-ceo
wherein Mason discusses market reaction to Groupon
Facebook's Feature Bloat - A New Paradigm?
http://www.stormdriver.com/blog/the-borrowing-game/
Shortly before Facebook decided it wants to be a little bit like Groupon, Google decided it wants to be a little bit like Facebook, and launched its own spin on the “like” button. And before that, Facebook decided it wants to be a little bit like Foursquare – and reveled the Facebook Places service. Twitter Places also emerged, not to mention that Twitter is looking enviously at Google’s promoted results and context ads. In the meantime, Google is working on a new social network (and so does Apple). There’s a great cartoon that pokes at this “quest for originality” in today’s IT world. It’s hard not to agree.

In a game between uniqueness and feature bloat, the bloat wins 3:0.
Quick Tutorial: (MRC) an easy and efficient way to compress your pdf files
http://madmed88.tumblr.com/post/6652663870/quick-tutorial-mrc-an-easy-and-efficient-way-to
If you need to send PDF documents as email attachments but your files are very big, you probably tried to compress them. But classic compression methods are not efficient on PDF files.

In fact, there is a technique called Mixed raster content (that I will explain in detail at a later date) that proved to be very efficient in compressing PDF files.
Why the future is bright and stealing from Microsoft is not that bad
http://emanuer.com/edu/eduantropology/why-the-future-is-bright
Some things I learned from game theory and meant to summarize since a long time.
Show HN: WebSocket.us
http://websocket.us/
I made this website because I wanted to make a simple resource on WebSocket, that wasn't commercially motivated.
Six Android displays confronted [video]
http://androgeek.com/six-android-displays-confronted-video.html
This is a comparison between the MyTouch 3G, the HTC Hero, the Motorola Milestone / Droid, the Samsung Galaxy, the Nexus One and the Acer Liquid
Ask HN: How to donate money effectively?
I'm thinking of donating some cash to a charity of some kind. How can I make sure my money will actually make a difference and be utilized properly?
Show HN: $0.15/hr audio transcription API based on OpenAI Whisper
https://whisperapi.com
Hey HN!

I've been working on a side project to create an audio transcription API based on the OpenAI whisper model.

Sign up link:
https://whisperapi.com

I tried to make the API really easy to use and get setup with. Also, because the Whisper model is so good, turns out I can offer the service for about 75% cheaper than what seems like the industry average.

I'm always looking to make improvements, so would appreciate any feedback anyone has!
The Hummus Manifesto - Part 1
http://sixkidsandafulltimejob.blogspot.com/2010/07/hummus-manifesto-part-1.html
This is the first in a multi-part series on the challenges facing the Israeli High Tech Industry and How We Can emerge stronger from both the global economic downturn and the challenges facing our tech economy.
Laser beam 'kicks' molecules to detect roadside bombs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14973447
A laser beam that makes molecules vibrate could help detect improvised explosive devices, say scientists.
'Handshake Deal Protocol' inspired website (as proposed by Paul Graham)
http://www.hdplist.com
This is a small website I created today inspired on the Handshake Deal Protocol, Paul Graham proposed earlier today and I want to share it with you.
Any comments, suggestions, etc. are welcome! :)
From starting to working at - the story of Osom
http://bjornfant.se/2013/06/from-starting-to-working-at-the-story-of-osom
I work at Osom. I used to say “I’m starting a company”, but these days I’m not starting, I’m working. So what’s the difference?
Ask HN: How best to teach object oriented programming?
Hey there HN,
so I've just gotten a job tutoring a highschool freshman how to program. He has a little programming experience, but not much; I'm not sure with what language. I've been programming in python and C for the last couple of years, and only recently started messing around with Java. I know most of the principles of object oriented design, but I've never tutored anyone before or had to explain object oriented programming to anyone. Eventually, the kid wants to learn how to program iPhone apps, but he understands that I've never done that before and we both think it would be best if he learned the fundamentals of programming first.

Are there any particularly good books I should read / have the kid read? He's open to a bunch of different languages - I figured I'd cement the basics of programming in general with python and then introduce him to object oriented programming in particular with Java (using BlueJ as the IDE because it automatically shows class structure). Do you think there would be a better way to go about it?
Thanks,
peter_l_downs
Show HN: Tordess – Crypto's first prop-trade and social trading platform
https://tordess.com/
Hi,

I am Dat, Co-founder and CEO of https://tordess.com/.

We are crypto's first prop-trade platform (following business model of ftmo.com and topstep.com, originally for forex & stocks). Our vision is to become a leading crypto social trading platform that offers both prop-trade challenge and copy-trade (twisting Etoro's business model by combining prop-trade + copy-trade to fit the volatility of crypto markets).

The problem?
There is a huge demand for social trading (similar to Etoro) from crypto traders. However, due to the volatile nature of crypto markets, crypto social trading platforms that blindly follow Etoro model do not work. Most copiers there do not gain sustainable profit by copying the top traders but are exposed to significant drawdown risk.

Why Tordess?
Combining prop-trade challenges and copy-trade functions can solve the above problem. Being the first prop-trade + copy-trade platform for crypto, we are combining 2 proven business models in stock & forex trading, apply into crypto trading with the aim to disrupt the status quo in its social trading segment.

Our progress?
We launched our MVP (open-beta) on October 15th, acquired close to 200 beta users/testers as of today and secured affiliate partnership with 2 major Vietnamese crypto trading & prop-trade (Facebook) groups that have more than 200 thousands members.

What we are asking for?
Feedback, advice, thoughts, comments, anything that helps us serve crypto traders better.
Join our free monthly competition to try it out. A good number of skilled crypto day-traders are fighting for the top 3 spots in the leaderboard.
Features Google Me Needs to Beat Facebook
http://nextparadigms.com/2010/08/04/3-must-have-features-for-google-me-to-beat-facebook/
Facebook is almost impossible to beat at this point, but Google still has a shot if they create the Google Me social network with these 3 must-have features.
[video] Say NO to Acta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=citzRjwk-sQ
Learn more and take action about ACTA at
http://lqdn.fr/ACTA
(subtitles included : fr, en, es)

Here are few ways to act against ACTA, right now: http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/How_to_act_against_ACTA
Why Growth Hacking doesn't work
http://blog.mailcloud.com/startups/growth-hacking-work-early-growth-hack-you/
It can, but there's a time and place for everything
Meteor 0.5.3 is out
http://meteor.com/blog/2013/01/07/meteor-053-deployment-settings-minimongo-spark-accounts
This framework fascinates me day by day. Now I'm going to make new project. I'm Python developer and wondering to use Meteor now.
Co-Founder Wanted:   Disrupt Online Dating
http://simplepacks.wufoo.com/forms/online-dating-startup-seeks-technical-cofounder/
Technical co-founder wanted to disrupt the online dating industry.
OrganicJS, reusable JS+HTML+SVG components in 
http://javacrypt.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/announcing-organicjs/
OrganicJS is a micro-framework for reusable JS+HTML+SVG components. It is also a set of
framework facets that enable more powerful and more maintainable component architecture for
D3.js, the popular JS+HTML+SVG visualization library.

OrganicJS supports reusable components with chainable properties and public methods, dynamic
setters/getters, reusable widget markup using nestable HTML/SVG fragments and in-place fragment cloning and rendering, and sharing of data/behavior among components in a soft, decoupled
manner via contextual component caching.
OrganicJS re-envisions, re-implements and supersedes my earlier ideas around using D3, which can be seen here (while link is up, works on Chrome only)

One of the ideas is the support for borrowing of data/behavior of one component by another component in non-hardwired manner without use of events. Another idea is the building of “widgets” (collection of components) from reusable, nestable HTML+SVG fragments, as an alternative to the way it is done in D3 (although the framework can still be used in the D3 way without the reusable widget markup.)

Demo:
http://idibidiart.github.com/organicjs/
Features Overview:
https://github.com/idibidiart/organicjs/blob/master/README.md
Repo:
https://github.com/idibidiart/organicjs
Droplr is pay-only, but Infinit guarantees a free option thanks to its p2p tech
http://blog.infinit.io/post/73399708621/droplr-just-dropped-free
Infinit's p2p technology means that there will always be able free option for sharing files.<p>Disclaimer: I work at Infinit and I'm happy to answer any questions about how this works.
Procedure for writing a term paper
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/termpapr.html
A term (or research) paper is primarily a record of intelligent reading in several sources on a particular subject. The task of writing such is not as
IPad-ify your video site with 1 line of Javascript
http://pandize.com/
Add just 1 line of JS to your site containing Flash videos.
Panda will extract all the videos, convert them to be streamed on the iPad.
(using Apple’s Segmented HTTP Streaming format)
Your old Flash videos will be automatically replaced.
Upcoming tax changes for S-Corps
http://www.s-corp.org/home.asp
I can't claim to have read all of it or understand all of it, but as a one man s-corp that does software consulting, it sounds like things are going to change for me -- for the worst.
My new library for parsing JSON-encoded data
https://github.com/dexcret/jfaust
I needed a C library for parsing JSON-encoded data. I didn't want C++. I wanted C. And I wanted this library to be easy to use. I haven't found any. So I wrote one by myself. What do you think? If you find any bugs, please, report it at https://github.com/dexcret/jfaust/issues. Thanks
Personal Chemistry and the Healthy Body
http://www.developerdotstar.com/mag/articles/weinberg_healthybody.html
Ok, it's about time people on HN read/re-read this.

Money quote: "I don’t believe people should do things for reasons they don’t understand—things like looking healthy, eating spinach, or avoiding GO TO statements."
Visual Database Design with MySQL Workbench
http://9lessons.blogspot.com/2009/01/mysql-workbench-tutorials.html
Visual Database Design with MySQL Workbench
Chelyabinsk meteor #2?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C_7FuJVG0c
From a different angle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygxGrXskxPE
See which changes proposed by lobbyists 
http://lobbyplag.eu
Your privacy is in danger

See which changes proposed by lobbyists went straight into amendments by EU Committee members on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Compare the lobbyists requests and the committee members proposals. Learn which impact the changes would have on the protection of your data.
Any good hackathon during the Christmas holiday? 
My recent concept died and I want to move on. I am kind of looking for some new ideas for me to work on and I am definitely open to suggestions as to how I could absorb some brand new ideas that are interesting to solve.

I live in Canada but I am willing to travel to the US after my finals and hopefully I want to attend some hackathon event during this christmas holiday (after 22nd) to meet some cool hackers...

Can anyone recommend me some events that I can attend?
Planet Mytopia is Weapon-Free
http://news.gotgame.com/planet-casual-gaming-is-weapon-free/
Despite the lack of machetes, M4s, and rocket launchers, casual gamers will find plenty of ways to break each others' spirits and reasons to shout "I win I win I win!"
The Future of Games and How to Stop It
https://medium.com/p/50e5d9379521
Great article by Jon Radoff, founder of Disruptor Beam (creators of Game of Thrones Ascent).
Lineless
http://lineless.com/
Lineless simplifies and manages appointments between any offline business: hairdresser’s, notary’s, doctor’s etc, and its clients. You can use a Lineless’ widget on your website, but if your business doesn’t have one, Lineless’ personal page can also serve as a simple website for your business.
Ask HN: Should I reengineer my membership a bit?
== What I have ==
http://www.bitesizeirishgaelic.com membership site. Custom-coded 2Checkout.com INS integration. Adds new members fine. Has a hard time pruning out-of-date members. I don't have proper statistics so far: I'd have to either manually dig out customer life time value into a spreadsheet, or have it coded up.

== The alternative ==
Reengineer parts of the structure of the site in order to install aMember http://www.amember.com/ . Custom theme its pages, link to its login script. Port existing members. Then pay $20/month on http://membershipsiteanalytics.com/ to get the statistics.

What would you do?
Beauty of keeping it simple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x46-XiMOoJE
He has a gift of explaining things. 15:40, rips apart the whole valuation game played here in the valley :)
Ask HN: Review my Webapp- Fennce.com
http://fennce.com/
Please check out the website before you read the description.. Hopefully it matches our impression of it. If not let me know why, & what you thought of it.

Today we are launching Fennce in open beta! In a nutshell we are all about creative critical thinking & constructive debate. Using social media we will create an environment where people can gauge public opinion on issues of varying importance.

Our main objectives with this project are to make it easier for people to build meaningful relationships on twitter, whether by persuasive typing, clever topics, or frequent encounters. We've given a sense of "alliance" with teams to help bring out multiple compelling arguments for each side. Finally we want to provide a place where both serious & playful debates can exist!

We really are looking for any feedback possible. There are many thing we wanted to do that we could not in the available time.

Also if it's something that appeals to you, help us out and use it! We just launched a few hours ago and are desperate for early users!

Thank you for reading