jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
€800.000 app competition for Smart Cities and Smart Business & Industry
http://www.campus-labs.com/en
FI-WARE, the “Future Internet” platform with Open APIS promoted by the European Commission and several ICT companies (such as Telefonica, Orange, ATOS, IBM, SIEMENS, THALES, SAP, Intel...) launches an app competition with prizes that sum up to €800.000. These prizes will be distributed in 4 challenges that will take place in the following month and the first half of 2014.

The first 2 challenges are dedicated to apps for Smart Cities and Smart Business & Industry, with €200.000 dedicated to prizes in each category.

All you have to do is tosend your idea for a Smart City or Smart Business app before December 20th and, if you are one of the 40 selected (20 per challenge), you will win €2.800 and have 2 members of your team go to the Finals at Campus Party Brazil 2014 to improve and present the prototype to the Jury of experts (January 27th to February 2nd in Sao Paulo)

The idea must be developed using FI-WARE’s online space, FI-LAB http://lab.fi-ware.eu FI-LAB (the Future Internet Lab) includes a series of “building blocks” (called "Generic Enablers") that make creating complex applications easier than ever through a combination of Cloud Hosting, Interface to Networks and Devices, Security, Data/Context Management, Advanced Middleware and Web-based User Interfaces, Interface to Networks and Devices, IoT tools, Architecture of Applications / Services, Ecosystem and Delivery Framework. Everything you could need to create an innovative application, open and free to use.

The jury will award each challenge with:

● First Prize: 75.000 €
● Second Prize: 40.000 €
● Third Prize: 20.000 €
● Special Mention Young Developer: 5.000 €
● Special Mention Most Innovative App: 5.000 €

Sign up at http://www.campus-labs.com/en/ before December 20th!

Find out more about FI-WARE and FI-LAB at http://www.fi-ware.eu
Show HN: Contentlab – Run a GraphQL Content Management API on Top of Git
https://github.com/contentlab-sh/contentlab
Hi HN! After working on several larger Content Management System (CMS) integrations, I noticed that existing commercial CMSs suffer from workflow issues that are similar to developing software in a team without using a version control system. This is because today's CMSs typically rely on a shared folder-like approach, where editors work in a single shared space and then publish content to production “file by file”.

However, as software development and content management essentially share the same workflows (create -> iterate -> release/publish -> maintain), I started looking for ways to build the usual Create, Read, Update, Delete CMS APIs on top of Git. At the same time, there is a market trend in ecommerce away from using large systems that do many things to architectures consisting of smaller systems that are easier to maintain and integrate ("composable commerce").

I can address both of these aspects with Contentlab (https://github.com/contentlab-sh/contentlab):

It is an Open Source library I developed to generate and run a GraphQL content management API on the fly, exclusively from data in a Git repository. This enables content to be stored and managed with all Git features (branching, merging, immutability, etc.) and should allow for vastly improved editing workflows. By stripping out all non-essential features like user management and an editing UI, I think the library also fits really well into "composable" architectures.

Functionality and code quality is not yet where I want it to be but it is working well enough to power my own website.

A really simple example application using Contentlab is at https://github.com/contentlab-sh/example-code-serverless and an example content model for a multilanguage website is at https://github.com/contentlab-sh/example-content-multilangua...

I appreciate any feedback and absolutely encourage questions. Thanks!
Switching career is hard, but I am not giving up
http://www.kahfei.com/?p=369
A pseudo update to a submission one year ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3843905
A todo-list that tells you what to do next
http://www.taskk.it
For years I've been annoyed by trying all kinds of todo-lists and project-management tools. Then 6wunderkinder launched their stuff, promising a lot. It wasnt better than anything else, just more beautiful and better advertised.

Then I accidently came around these guys who fixed todo-lists when we didnt even know, what was missing really. Awesome and made my life better.
ReaTiWe - your Real Time Web playground
http://bloggitation.appspot.com/entry/reatiwe-your-real-time-web-playground
http://reatiwe.appspot.com/ is your playground for all cool real-time-related stuff, which become popular recently - XMPP, webhooks, pubsubhubbub. The system have two main parts: web interface and XMPP bot, both deployed on Google AppEngine.
Explosion.js
https://github.com/Alexander-0x80/Explosion.js
JavaScript Canvas based simple explosion library .
Write pseudo-AS3 code for Canvas
http://www.joshstrike.com/strikedisplay/StrikeDisplay_ReadMe.html
Turns an HTML5 canvas into a stage & display chain, w/ Sprite-scoped mouse events, parent-child transformations and fast regional redraws, controllable through a small set of AS3-like display methods in Javascript.
Train your brain with the new N-Back game on Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=phuc.entertainment.dualnback
Dual N-Back has been show by a few researches to actually improve your Working Memory and Fluid Intelligence, which had been thought to be unchangable.
Ask HN: Web app feedback (chatting site redux)
http://chchchat.com
Last week I asked for feedback (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=267049) on my web app, Circle of Conversation. HN readers were enormously helpful and I've implemented a number of your suggestions.

The initial site broke too many conventions in an attempt to differentiate. I'm now focusing on adhering to convention in areas where clarity is key. The site has a shorter name ("chchchat"), chat rooms are no longer called conversations, and users are able to give them custom titles in addition to tags. The "intelligent" features of the site are now dormant, and even when active will remain transparent to users.

I've removed redundant content and minimized certain features so that the interface is focused on the chat rooms themselves. I've also redesigned the chat room listings to look more like the layouts of popular media sites like YouTube. Also it's now easier to invite friends to chat rooms, as each one has a static URL which is displayed prominently for copy/pasting.

Thanks for taking another look, and thanks again for all of the feedback you shared last week!
Improving Disaster Management
http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2010/2/69366
Web 2.0 technologies' almost boundless ability to collect and share data could be better used to support humanitarian relief efforts following a disaster.
Simplistic CRUD application with Grails on GlassFish V3 Prelude 
http://blog.jonasbandi.net/2008/12/simplistic-crud-application-with-grails.html
Tutorial to create a simple CRUD application with Grails on GlassFish V3 Prelude
Historic 8.9 magnitude earthquake hits Japan 
http://bitshare.tumblr.com/post/3784759136/historic-8-9-magnitude-earthquake-hits-japan
In the early hours of today a record breaking 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the northeast coast of Japan. This is still a developing story as a Tsunami has already hit Japan due to the quake and there is a Tsunami Alert for New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, and others. Here are just a few videos and images already out of Japan that just show the sheer devastation and disaster so far.
Irrigation System Biologically Inspired by Namib Beetle
http://crispgreen.com/2011/11/namib-beetle-inspires-new-irrigation-system/
"Airdrop"is an irrigation system that extracts moisture from dry desert air. It consists of a self-powering device that pumps moisture into a network of underground pipes, where it cools and condensates (into water).
JavaScript libraries that will help you with parallax scrolling
http://javascripted.me/javascript-libraries-that-will-help-you-with-parallax-scrolling.html
I've gathered some amazing libraries that will ease your work at build astonishing projects with parallax scrolling
MH370 engines monitored better than the plan
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/13/revealed-engine-data-indicates-malaysian-plane-flew-four-hours-after-disappearing/
The monitoring system is described here:
http://www.rolls-royce.com/about/technology/systems_tech/monitoring_systems.jsp
M.N.SHAH:Young artist in Hyderabad makes amazing pictures out of rubber stamps
http://www.itnsource.com/clipdetails.aspx?partner=ani&year=2008&month=11&day=16&libref=x16110813&v=0&a=0
A young artist in India's southern Hyderabad city makes amazing impressions out of rubber stamp, which include famous cartoon characters and high profile political leaders.
M.N. Shah, who follows an art not many of his counterparts would venture into, has been chasing his dreams since he was a second class student.
While grown ups admired the dexterous pictures of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, federal ruling Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi,, first Prime Minister of India, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Hindu saint Sai Baba, kids found the pictures of their animation character Spiderman and Bugs Bunny quite interesting.
Though an intricate task as it requires Shah to carve his pictures in inverse position, the fineness of his art speaks of the labour and passion involved.
Shah uses ordinary pocket knife and ERASERS of various sizes which range from an ordinary eraser to larger sizes.
"I use normal eraser and normal pocket knife. Whatever the impression which I select should be totally Drawn in the inverse position. The inverse position picture is then carved by blade, ordinary blade, keeping in view that even minute parts should be covered in it. By impressing on ink pad, the selected impression will be once again pressed on eraser and an impression will be formed," said Shah.
Shah had recently put an exhibition at SALAR JUNG MUSEUM HYDERABAD WHERE Smt PRAVEEN MATHA (IAS & AG ) HAD INOGRATED THE GALLERY WESTERN BLOCK WHERE SHAH PUT AN EXHIBITION to bring forth his Talent before others who are Creative Minds M.N.SHAH 0091 89 77 999 222 SHAH HAS ALL SET TO WAIT FOR THE INVERTERS WHO ARE INTEREST TO BRING OUT A NEW MUSEUM TO HYDERABAD INDIA
M.N.SHAH 0091 89 77 999 222
The scientific consensus on climate change is clear.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/110031535020051778989/posts/CWCnfdEtmoW
Or isn't it?
Linking Electric Vehicles to Solar Irrigation
http://innoventures.net/?page_id=4
Soket (http://www.soket.me/index_e.html) will be presenting at Development Innoventures and Salon (Cambridge, MA).

Come learn about, and brainstorm with new social venture, “Soket“, a new corporate intrapreneurship model to stimulate innovation for poor communities in the developing world. Learn about their pilot project, in collaboration with Nissan, to repurpose batteries from electric vehicles as storage for solar powered irrigation systems.

What do you think about using Intraprenuership as innovation engine for Development?
Why are Chemical Weapons Worse?
On a talk show this morning journalist Barbara Slavin fielded a question I’ve heard many people struggling with which is, “Why are chemical weapons a major turning point in the Syrian conflict?”

If I recall correctly her response included the points that they kill "many people at once", including children, and that they have historically been associated with atrocities.

If these reasons are frustrating to me, I can only imagine how frustrating they must be to the tens of thousands of Syrians who have suffered equally or even suffered more from cumulative effects of conventional attacks over recent years.

There must be a better benchmark, or at least a better explanation, of why the thousand lives lost this week would be less significant if they were lost to 1000 pound bombs dropping from the sky.
Quantum physics and consciousness
http://www.quantumlifetime.com/
I just came across this website. It seems pretty new, only a couple 5-minute tutorial videos, 2 30-minute podcasts, and some blog posts. I watched the videos and listened to the podcasts, and so far it seems pretty promising (at least to me).
Scala Language Development Tools by Twitter provided as Open Source
http://vigilance.co.in/scala-language-development-tools-twitter-open-source/
Twitter is built on open-source software—here are the projects released or to contribute by them.
How well does your organisation do at learning?
http://www.partnersforlearning.com/questions.php
This survey was linked from the FoodFightShow podcast http://foodfightshow.org/2013/10/the-future-of-devops.html

I thought the questions were excellent and make a really good basis for thinking about the culture of learning in an organisation.
CompTIA - A malicious site?
http://flickr.com/photos/mattezell/sets/72157606012121192/
I recently got my A+ certification so that I can nab a job to hold me over until I can get a programming gig (no one wants to hire a CS major for tech work). I headed to CompTIA's website to download my certificate and was presented with a Firefox's "Reported Attack Site" warning. According to Google's Safe Browsing Diagnostic report, there are 2 pages being hosted at CompTIA that result in the installation of Malicious content without users consent... Maybe the CompTIA organization needs to brush up on their security information...

http://blog.eznet.frih.net/?p=88
Promise of Quality & Safety Products at ARES Scaffolding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlQMGvI_bnU
Hiring or purchasing of scaffolds i.e. aluminum scaffolding and steel scaffolding is quite benefited with ARES Scaffolding, a Dubai based scaffolding manufacturer and supplier. Looking for scaffolds on hire, if in Dubai and other gulf region, must make your call to ARES scaffolding.
See best dental website collection now
http://optizign.com/samples/general-dentist/
Sample of Completed Project by OptiZign hytechdentallab dot com We are the 1st website design company that has created a line of impressive websites developed specifically for dental labs. We offer...
See how many lines of code you've written
http://misterdu.herokuapp.com/
App shows you lines of code across each language for your public github repos
A defense of Comic Sans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCcObwIsOs
The views expressed in the video are that of the creator. I.e. not mine.
We built a simple tool that lets employers know when you're available for work
http://www.availablewhen.com
We built this tool that lets you send a blast of emails out to people who'd want to hire you when you're going to be available for work - i.e finishing a contract, quitting your job, etc.<p>As an employer, you can sign up & "follow" people you'd like on your team. When they're going to be available for work, you get an email.<p>Would be great to hear some suggestions & feedback.<p>Will + Lloyd @Metronomik
League of Legends Open API REST
https://github.com/alexperezpaya/lolfire-api
Now you can start coding your League of Legends Stats App using this API thanks to my work.

If you want to contact me, use twitter (@alexdev_) o ADN (@apr)
Update your Twitter profile location when you checkin on foursquare.
https://github.com/will3942/fsq2twitter
A ruby application which will update your twitter profile location when you check in on foursquare.

Prevents those annoying checkin tweets.
Ask HN (the EC2 Users amongst): is this something useful for you?
https://cloudyscripts.com
We wrote this web-site to execute recurring tasks on EC2. Let me know what you think about it! Thanks
Feedback on new Travel Startup
http://www.touristlink.com
Just launched a few weeks ago and looking to get some feedbacks from others who have done the same
Entrepreneur vs Wild (Bootstrapping)
http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/2008/03/entrepreneur-vs-wild.html
I posted a blog article based on a cool panel discussion that Bootstrap Austin had at SXSW this year.
How To Root Your Phone(android)
http://allandroidstuff.com/2011/08/how-to-root-your-phone/
A lot of people root there phone to be able to do more with it like change the processers speed so your phone can do stuff fast like run apps faster, instail apps that are only for certains phones on your phone. Rooting your phone voids the warranty your phone so make sure you want to do it first and also you could brink your phone also which makes your android phone useless. Rooting your phone is the same thing as jail breaking your iphone.
Looking for Beta Testers for Zendesk app
https://support.zendesk.com/entries/27267188-Agent-performance-management-for-Zendesk-
Hi friends,

Our company developed an App for Zendesk that allows you to see individual productivity metrics for tickets by an agent, a group or overall. (Think of it as Nike+ for your agents)

Currently PlayVox is being used by Groupon to improve customer satisfaction ratings and response times.

We’re looking for feedback and early adopters, If you are interested in learning more please email me for early access oscar at playvox.com. I'd love to get your feedback and insight.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Oscar,
oscar@playvox.com
Tweeti.com - Free Twitter Marketing Tool Tweeti, Get More Twitter Followers
http://www.tweeti.com/
Tweeti is a free tweeter marketing tool. You can get more twitter followers by tweeti. Make friends and money by twitter automated tool tweeti instantly.
Startup Guide to SF
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=215628409610962086871.00048b3c0d910bf1a232a&ll=37.789438,-122.3592&spn=0.109205,0.194836&t=h&z=13&iwloc=00048b3c3afae10f91f4c
Originally commented by buro9 at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4985242 but thought it deserved more recognition
Scaling Smugmug from startup to profitability
http://www.royans.net/arch/2007/09/19/scaling-smugmug-from-startup-to-profitability/
Smugmug.com a 5 year old company with just 23 employees has 315000 paying customers and 195 million photographs. CEO & "Chief Geek" Don MacAskill has a nice set of slides where he talks about its 5 year journey during which it went from small startup to a profitable business. The talk was giving during Amazon's "Startup project" so it talks mostly about how it uses AWS (Amazon Web services).
Market survey for iphone game
http://www.polldaddy.com/s/5CCEDF07130C3F9D/
please fill out this market research survey for an upcoming iPhone game. just 5 questions.

http://www.polldaddy.com/s/5CCEDF07130C3F9D/

picture street fighter 2 bonus rounds...
Cloud Computing, Big Data and EMC’s Impressive Quarterly Results
http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2012/02/cloud-computing-big-data-and-emcs-impressive-quarterly-results/
Cloud Computing, Big Data and EMC’s Impressive Quarterly Results
Photoshop Tutorial: Create A Paranormal Activity Movie Camera Effect.
http://designcrust.com/2012/02/photoshop-tutorial-create-a-paranormal-activity-movie-camera-effect/
Hi friends, today in this Photoshop tutorial you will see how to create a paranormal activity movie camera effect . This is actually a simple and beautiful effect, you can just transform normal image into a freaky image.
Design Blogging Terms We Can Probably Live Without
http://www.impressivewebs.com/sexy-rockstar-words/
The ultimate list of fresh, sexy, and inspiring words to use in your headlines so you can be a rockstar ninja blogger.
A CTO Must Never Do This...
http://www.iheavy.com/2012/07/05/a-cto-must-never-do-this-2/
A war story of AWS, databases & life in the trenches...
Genome Laser: broadcasting the human genome via laser beam at Burning Man
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/genome-laser/x/3683724
Genome Laser is an an audacious Burning Man project in collaboration with Control Tower and friends that spans science, technology and art. For the first time in history, at Burning Man 2013, the data from individual human genomes will be broadcast in public via laser beam.
Fishwrap - reinventing the online feed reader
http://getfishwrap.com
Fishwrap is the online feed reader that acts like it's 2013. You give us $9.99/month and we'll give you the feed reader you always wished that Google Reader would evolve into. Sign up now you'll be first in line when we launch July.
Twitter got hacked? It looks like a very big one.
https://twitter.com/search?q=twitter%20hacked&src=typd&f=realtime
All my followers got direct messages.
5 Critical 2013 Trends Driving the 3rd Platform for IT Management
http://copperegg.com/5-critical-2013-trends-driving-the-3rd-platform-for-it-management/
Many pundits and analysts have declared the concept of cloud computing as the Third Platform (for IT). If you have critical projects in mobility, cloud services, social technologies, or Big Data, it’s time to make that same transition in your management tools.
Website to self-report need for COVID-19 testing and stats globally?
Is there a site that's top of mind globally where people can report their need for a test and show those stats on a country-by-country basis?

I'm thinking 1 page. Real-time stats.

Easy to register interest, easy to view global data.

If a site like this exists, please share, and if not and you'd like to build it together let's create it.
Ielectronics – Օդորակիչներ
http://ielectronics.am/household-appliances/air-conditioners/
Օդորակիչներ: Ապառիկ՝ առանց կանխավճարի, մանր ամսական գումարներով: Կապվեք մեզ հետ՝ 011 900 000
Ask HN: Please review my app: "Achieve Your Goals - Choice by Choice"
http://www.logiccolony.com/choicebychoice/
Some promo codes to get started:

- TFRYWHKM339R
- R6YP6HFT7RXF
- 9MT369TYELJH

I'll post some more promo codes here if this makes it to the front page. (Not just a shameless karma whoring exercise! Promo codes are limited, and I don't want to waste them if this thread doesn't get much attention).

If you use a promo code, please leave a comment to let me know, so I can update this post. Thanks!
What you can learn from McDonald's: Service, Quality and Price
http://financeschool911.blogspot.com/2009/02/service.html
Service, Quality and Price are three aspects of a business that every company should try to excel in.

I would also add a fourth, for the technology field, and that is: features (that differentiate you from your competitors).
How to Enhance Your Career in Information Security
http://pentestmag.com/pentest-market-022012/
Create a free account to download for free the whole magazine.
Alone With You
http://saurabharya.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/alone-with-you/
Being alone with the person who you love most and confessing what you feel for her is a amazing thing. It's just simple I Love her so I am telling her philosophy.
5 Up-to-the-Minute, Essential and FREE Apps For News-Junkies (Android)
http://blog.appszoom.com/2014/04/24/5-up-to-the-minute-essential-and-free-apps-for-news-junkies-android/
These are the best Android apps to stay in the know 24/7.
Report on DNS blocking
http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/sac050.pdf
After ICANN approved the .XXX top level domain (like COM, but for the obvious adult content), some govts began discussing whether to block new TLDs. This report doesn't go into the politics of whether this is a good or bad thing but recommends that govts "do no harm".