skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
It depends on what you mean by "cryptocurrency". None of the Chaum-based Digital Cash system designs of the 80s and 90s featured a public ledger, but they weren't decentralized. The public ledger was an innovation of Bitcoin (as far as I know, even Szabo's property title system didn't propose to make the ledger actually public), and many people at the time felt that it was a bad idea, since it gave up anonymity.

It seems plausible that fully homomorphic encryption will eventually enable a practical and fully anonymous cryptocurrency, but nobody has figured out how yet. Also, even without FHE, maybe someone will figure out how to make a Bitcoin-style public-ledger system that somehow uses Chaumian blinded keys instead of ditching anonymity entirely.
Well, you can reflect their bad DNS back at them using their own methods. You can write less than 200 lines of code to destroy your attackers.

Morally right in an if-someone-tires-to-kill-you-kill-them-right-back way? Certainly legally wrong since most of the participants in these attacks are misconfigured "innocent" 3rd parties, not hostile entities themselves.
It's the same reason many people come to hate Windows and switch to the "pure, friendly, easy" OSX. They buy whatever laptop was recommended to them at Best Buy and have to deal with all of that preinstalled malware that makes the machine a piece of junk. Very few consumers ever get to work with "plain" Windows without all the junk the OEMs put on it.
You also don't have the right to shoot as a person acting in a lawful manner. The user was not operating the UAV in a lawful manner (as outlined in the documents you linked).

This impacts the legality of shooting at the aircraft. To what degree this impacts will be up to the courts and the attorneys.

Of course, the shooter was an idiot for shooting at something in the sky, where the bullets would remain stable and lethal for potentially miles. He should absolutely be punished for that, but not necessarily for destroying the UAV operating illegally aside his house.
The redeeming quality is that compromised servers are usually detected and shutdown quickly. Traditional servers are dumped and the data is compromised. Encrypted blob storage makes the dump nearly impossible to decrpyt.

It's OK to improve security incrementally. Better security is the path to the best security.
I remember that. I think that was the same day I switched to Trillian and never looked back.
This could make sense if they would give phone away for free, but if one pays for it, one expects the phone to be fully his/hers.
Krita does this quite well.
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I like it. The post quiz analysis is a nice tool for self reflection. Wish I had that few years ago on my previous job :)
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Separating the Blockchain from Bitcoin Is Ludicrous
Yes, that is a limitation. Nobody is ever going to pay millions of dollars for vim. But for database software? Totes.
One way to get around a domain blacklist is to point your own domain to Mailinator. Heck, since last year you can even get your own private Mailinator...

http://mailinator.blogspot.com/2014/10/mailinator-launches-p...
Venture investment in agriculture tech has hit a record high
More specifically, we're looking for someone with strong experience in C++ and CUDA/GPU programming.
You can dispute the sponsor's approximate retail value (ARV) and only pay taxes on the fair market value (FMV). See here:

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"Chess is a game of perfect information" - perfect but almost infinite/impossible to calculate even for the most powerful computers, within a finite timeframe. The number of legal chess positions is 10^40, the number of different possible games, 10^120. As a comparison, the number of atoms in the observable universe is estimated to be between 4×10^79 and 4×10^81.
Something, something, Sapir-Whorf hypothesis :)
Do you mean if I open tab A on one site and tab B on another then they can read each other's data without any special permissions from me? If so then that's a security breach and not a discussion of which permissions a web app or mobile app should be allowed to have.
I wrote about this myself a while back:

http://journal.dedasys.com/2007/02/03/in-thrall-to-scarcity/
Yeah, but he could when the 4 owners turned up an threatened him. I think if someone is flying a mobile video camera over my house to spy on me, I don't think it's unreasonable to shoot their toy down.

If you know of a non-permanent way to bring one down I'd be happy to hear of it.
The link is still active, but notice the "[removed]", and that it does not appear on /r/bitcoin.
[...] Tegmark appears to be assigning an ontological status to the mathematical structures themselves.

Which appears to me similar to rejecting the idea of an universe that just somehow came into existence or existed forever and introducing a god as the source of the universe but still leaving you behind with the same questions as before but now attached to the god instead of the universe.

And I personally don't really buy into the idea of mathematical structures existing independent of humans or the universe or whatnot anyway. Humans bring mathematical structures into existence, they postulate the axioms and explore the consequences. That pieces of the universe are isomorphic to this or that mathematical structure and therefore show similar properties and behaviors is either accidentally or because a mathematical structure was explicitly designed to mimic certain aspects of the universe, at least as far as I am concerned.
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
Well, yes and no. Imagine the opposite situation, where ImaginaryDB is revealed to have made a sweeping genocide possible. I doubt there would be an instant rush to switch DBs, but over time, I would bet many people would use something else. I would like to think that ethics are a part of every human endeavor (we're not quite there yet, unfortunately).
What is the current flavor of the month Go Client?

I've been using KGS until my professional life made me stop playing.
FYI, SAG does set minimum compensation, working conditions, meal requirements, etc. It doesn't set upper bounds or demand that more senior people get the better jobs.

Sounds like what we need in software: downside protection (especially against managerial misbehavior) but no limit on the upside, and no stupid seniority system.

It's also somewhat difficult to get into. Any aspiring actor can't just go and join.

How does it work?
You say that, but "hilarious" isn't normally a word I associate positively with engineering. "Isambard Kingdom Brunel's bridges were hilarious!"
> it's that he owns up to a million of them

We have no evidence that that is true, however it is widely speculated and believed to be so.
Be nice to others and your future-self: use Data Objects
How do you determine that is from the genesis block?
Also how do you know it is Sataoshi's? Because it is from the Genesis or is there some other method?
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>This gives the impression that the woman is not excited about the 'engineering' work, but instead about the social aspects of the workplace."

It only "gives that impression" to people who love being offended by everything and anything.
Talking Code: A Viable Skill for Programmers and Entrepreneurs
It's hard to talk about an alternative init system without comparing it to systemd these days. I wish wingo would have mentioned why we use dmd in the first place. It's not out of systemd hatred, but rather for better system integration. dmd is written in Guile Scheme, just like Guix, and that gives us the two programs really excellent integration with each other. dmd needs more love to approach the feature set of systemd, but I think using it is the right choice for the long term. In addition to using it on my GuixSD systems, I also use it as a user service manager at work and it works great. Also, there's a proposed project out there for someone to implement a Guile reader that reads in systemd unit files and produces the equivalent dmd service object. If this is done, it should assist adoption, or at the very least experimentation.
WordPress Releases Security Update
But surely someone would have just checked the signatures on these transactions by now? (I would do it myself but I'm not familiar enough with the bitcoin transaction format.)
VMWare probably has a bunch of enterprise customers stuck using IE7-9, so a modern HTML5 SPA for the admin interface is prohibitively expensive to write and maintain.
> The next morning, as the New Statesman hit newsstands, I went early to Parliament to meet a friend and supporter, an MP named Robin Cook. He led me to a sanctuary in Parliament, where I could stay long enough to avoid being served by the authorities and get our story out safely.

Robin Cook was one of the good guys.

Interesting to know about a remaining enclave of asylum after our discussion recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9951283
> You are very badly informed if you think it's just the software industry.

You're right. There was a lot of the same during my stint in electronics QA too. I probably should have said "tech industry" instead, although that's a bit broad and vague. Automotive repair shops tend to have a bit of a problem too.

> Actually, the friends I've made in the tech industry are some of the smartest.

I won't disagree there, but "smart" doesn't really correlate with "depth of knowledge". So, no, they don't really have a special insight, because they lack domain knowledge in fields outside their expertise. It seems to be a problem in tech specifically that, because someone is really good at understanding systems in one particular context, they start to believe that makes them as knowledgeable as the professionals in other contexts.

HN and Reddit both in particular exhibit that sort of behavior a lot.

(I realize the irony in saying that I've got some kind of special insight into the behavior of people on HN and Reddit... I'm stupidly becoming a data point in my own argument.)

> It's just a few nutcases on Facebook

I wish.
I laugh so hard I get tears: Hacker News Onion (Twitter feed)
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Austin. No remote unfortunately.
Show HN: MJSIO, Simple calculator input for the web
>"I am a passionate self-taught engineer, extreme introvert, science-nerd, anime-lover, college dropout"

Is engineering not a profession? How can you be an engineer without completing your education in an accredited engineering school?
https://m.reddit.com/r/htc/comments/2p3bso/heads_up_to_anyon...

Previous bad behaviour from HTC (pushed an update to their app that automatically uploaded photos somewhere)
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It's still kgs in the western world afaik, but online-go.com is very nice and Ajax-y and runs in browser without being janky.
> How can you have market competition if they ban competition?

By having the competition on other levels than prices (not totally, since the prices at which the shop buys the books are not fixed, so they compete for good deals on that end)
I did the same thing for a similar reason. For years now I've refused to use any ad-supported software that I didn't absolutely have to use. I pay money for whatever I use, but unfortunately sometimes the companies I pay still put ads into their product. I was a subscriber to the NYT online for far longer than I should have been, paying $15/mo to still see ads on their site and app. I paid for Hulu Plus for one month and canceled when I realized even when you pay you still see ads.

"We only have good/relevant ads!" I don't care. I might trust you, but I still don't want to see your ads. Let me pay you to get rid of them. If you don't do that, I'll use an ad blocker.

"But that's stealing content!" No it's not. You gave it to me whether I saw the ad or not. In the US, where I live, dollars are legal tender for any debt public or private. If I owe you a debt, either accept cash or block me. If I go to a free concert sponsored by Bud Light, you can't force me to drink your beer.
The post clearly states "No recruiting firms or job boards, please"
Example: Krita https://krita.org/item/weve-done-it/
I really love this product, it's very awesome. Congratulation Anh and Uplevo team
The Department of Defense Is Gearing Up for a World War Entirely in Space
Ask HN: Where are security startups: SoMA?
It's like "How much more black could this chicken be?" And the answer is "None. None more black."
The 8:00pm bug is why I had volunteered to transition into project management at my job. Actually, I kind of just took on the job informally. I balanced a ratio of coding/project management until I wasn't really coding anymore.

I'm not sure what entices a developer into pursuing management. As the above post pointed out, they didn't see a viable career path. I'm going to guess another reason is that many are fed up with how things are currently being done at their workplace, and they feel they can do a much better job than their current manager. This was my case.

Maybe the next statement is a little naive, but if you want to make things better, than just do it. Insert yourself wherever possible. Learn what you need to learn. If you end up hating it, at least you tried. It's a lot of effort to support yourself, but it can be well worth it. For me, I was able to introduce a Wagile workflow for our team, which had dramatic effects in just a month. I'm now actually starting to do product work as well as transition everyone into a full Agile approach.
I hate to ask a dumb question, but the article discusses the actions of Clyde Frog a lot. Is Clyde Frog a person, a company, a government project, or what? A web search found a TV show and a stuffed animal, so I'm honestly puzzled.

Edit: thanks cmg. I was reading the article on my phone and the side notes were off screen so I totally missed the explanation.
How to Add Managed Security to Your Service Offering: MSPradio 59
> Hackathon Developer Gets Development Environment Working With Two Whole Hours To Go

This one just hits home with anytime I try to program on a different computer.

"Ok, I have 5 hours to program, let's do this"
... 4 hours later ...
"Ok, all my sublime plugins and themes are installed, let's start coding!"
Interesting -- a different approach from http://squarespace.com/logo. Hope you guys will build a community that will share techniques because right now it seems more difficult to put a consistent logo than using squarespace's tool.
Connect the dots, to build system models in wiki way, in web way from a browser
I'll have to give it a try. Thanks :D!
Well, now you know one Debian user that doesn't have repositories in his machine that violate the social contract, and while I'm not a purist, the Social Contract is actually a significant part of why I like and support Debian.

I don't agree with the notion that you can neatly separate "politics" from the rest of your life. Every action that you do which affects others is inherently political, and publicly distributing software is no different. By just following along, one is simply weakly supporting the status quo - which might be fine, but should be consciously chosen nevertheless.

Regarding whether I want worse software because of my political opinions, it's not really relevant what I want; I do consider having social goals as a valid position for an open source / free software project.
Good feedback. Thanks! Agreed on the pricing model. We'd prefer to not have a bad pricing model be a reason you need to host yourself. Perhaps, it means some type of elastic pricing where you have a base plan and pay per additional attendee?

I believe the problem with WebEx and others is they have to know how many attendees you expect upfront so that they can put you on the right server. I think we can solve that.

Embedding on your events page is a great idea! We've talked about that. We've heard the reminder emails are notorious for not showing up in the inbox.
Software engineering does not require a degree at an accredited engineering school
In small (11px), light-ish (#777777) next to the first paragraph:

> If I call NSA “Clyde Frog” long enough, eventually other people will too. Someone has to start the meme! I think Dual_EC is a backdoor.
#React-UI-Builder team is looking for a support
A couple comments...

1) The social scientists tend to make heavier use of Econometrics, which tends to hold less water the mathematics used by Physicists. [0] [1] [2] This doesn't mean that Econometrics should never be used, just that the tools are tougher.

2) In social sciences, people react to the existence of studies. (Example: Once a paper shows a market inefficiency - frequently it goes away. This could be because it wasn't a real anomoly, or it could be that people trade away the efficiencies)

3) Physics isn't beyond reproach either. To quote Max Planck, "A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." (I've also heard this as "Physics advances one funeral at a time.")

[0] http://crab.rutgers.edu/~goertzel/mythsofmurder.htm

[1] http://www.nber.org/chapters/c11691.pdf

[2] http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=16...
>Is System 7 considered abandonware yet?

"Abondonware" isn't a real legal status, so it depends on who you ask. But considering Apple still exists, is litigious, and has had classic OS images on its ftp site as of a few years ago (and for all I know, still), I'm going to say no.
I agree for the most part. For a lot of cases we did use tooltips, overlays, and sidebars. That isn't a cure all though. Without embedding text we couldn't really give enough context to the end user.
Feel free to do a PR with your solution, just so no one has to write a "It's 2016 and drawing text is still hard" blog post next year ;)
I propose this business model for bookshops:

- Have one copy of each book, like a library, with the option of ordering a copy in, available for browsing.

- People can pay $10 for a day pass to come in and enjoy the facilities:
unlimited books,
coffee on tap in reusable mugs,
soup on tap in reusable bowls,
showers,
free wi-fi,
lockers (lockers are pay-for-time),
inexpensive sandwiches,
comfy seats

all in a convenient walkable location.

- Option to buy the book you were reading for Kindle or order a physical copy, to be delivered in two days (pay for shipping) or pickup at the bookshop (free shipping).

Money comes from:

$10 facility fee

Physical book sales

Amazon commissions

Sandwich sales
Neat. I wonder how many "attackers" that scan ssh etc. could be identified by this.
The Year of CoCoRo Video #31/52: Scenario number one – base station arrival
Toptal Donates $1.1M for Education of Disadvantaged in Tech – Toptal
It is a scalable way to illustrate system models, to share and co-edit a knowledge base.
...every bitcoin transaction ever made is publicly and permanently recorded in the distributed ledger...

Does this ledger ever get rolled up? I thought something like that was part of the system. Otherwise you'd have an ever growing transaction log and the system would fail eventually, wouldn't it?
Is a Cambrian Explosion Coming for Robotics?
Do you really need to fact-check a metaphor?
> How do you determine that is from the genesis block?

Go to:

https://blockchain.info/en/address/12c6DSiU4Rq3P4ZxziKxzrL5L...

Scroll down to the bottom, where you will see:

https://blockchain.info/tx/0e3e2357e806b6cdb1f70b54c3a3a17b6...

That is the genesis block.

(Well, OK, that's the transaction contained in the genesis block. The Genesis block itself is https://blockchain.info/block-index/14850)

> Also how do you know it is Sataoshi's?

Because he was the only one mining when bitcoin launched.
Is it wrong that I feel it would be wrong eating it? It's feel like more than a mere animal to me. (I am black, btw, I have no idea if this played into my feeling)
Prior discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9983224
Here's something random for you. The "tupperware lids that have been warped in the dishwasher" contest is almost certainly a reference to Jeff Foxworthy's 1998 concert album "Totally Committed," where he was joking about the crap that people sell at garage sales.
I have a 3d account on KGS called "GengYang". Sure let's play a game sometime, I accept your challenge
But chaos is also inefficient. The best possible management minimizes both the chaos and the bureaucratic inefficiency, to get optimum output from their organization. This does not happen without management - the "natural state" of an organization is not as efficient as the optimal state.
I think you may have wanted to post this in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9996333 for better visibility.
Anecdata: As a wheelchair user and frequent traveler, Uber has never ever failed me, but hailing a cab was nearly impossible (was, because at this point even if uber charged twice what a cab does, I'd still use them every time for the certainty that they'll pick me up).
What system model building tools are available?
What online tools are available to build system models easily and allow people to share and collaborate?
White House Demo Day
BITCOIN USERS ARE ALL TECH ENTHUSIASTS OR CRIMINALS, STUDY CONCLUDES
I have been building a tool for interactive data visualization using panda3d. Running absurd amounts hideously complex static geometry? No problem. Want to render short labels on a couple thousand objects? Draw calls aside, renderer slows to a crawl because it also uses the text geometry approach. Does anyone know if there are other approaches that work aside from the the SDF described in the article?
> But each of the approaches requires that you get serious traction.

Which is part of what makes proprietary software so much easier: you don't have to have "serious traction". You could even do something like bingo cards and make some money at it, growing the business a bit at a time.
Web Sites Could Be Tracking You by Using Your Battery
Orchestrate Containers for Development with Docker Compose
Makerbase, a kind of LinkedIn for techies
Used Pandas + Matplotlib to generate the charts. Looks at 2013 5-year estimate from ACS PUMS, using all rows where wage > 0 and age > = 16
> Drawing text is hard, and not something that should be solved at the OpenGL level.

Agree completely with the first part, less sure about the second. Almost everything needs to do it. Text rendering was included in OpenVG, which seems to have flopped completely. And rendering anything to the screen with OpenGL will involve coordinating with the window manager.

Mark Kilgard's gigantic NV_path_rendering extension included a LOT of font/glyph support. It surprised me as well when I first read it, but there's some interesting discussion of the rationale in the second item of the Issues list at the end of the spec [1].

[1] https://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/NV/path_rendering.txt
The cost of throwing exceptions in .Net
Concatenative Editing
> By just following along, one is simply weakly supporting the status quo - which might be fine, but should be consciously chosen nevertheless.

I am not supporting the status quo, I am simply supporting the best possible software we can produce. And I don't believe we produce that by rewarding or punishing people based on factors they can't change. This is not a matter of "following along", this is a matter of using the best people to the best of their abilities, regardless of these factors.