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If anything, I could see Uber being one of the first adopters of self-driving cars when they're ready. They're already investing in it heavily, hiring away 40 robotics researchers from CMU to focus on it. [1] They want to corner the market, get everyone using Uber, and then eventually make the change to self-driving vehicles when they're ready.

[1]: http://www.wsj.com/articles/is-uber-a-friend-or-foe-of-carne...
what matters is the cash flow. Amazon is cash flow positive meaning that their operations are very profitable, but they are reinvesting this profits into the business
At least Apple acknowledged that their was another language named Swift.
I don't know if it's definitely going to pan out that way, but I wouldn't put it passed any of the hardware makers to put in some form of restriction. I believe Corey Doctorow talked about this in a more general sense where computers were compromised in how they could execute code. Meaning that computers in the hypothetical setting would be self-censoring.

The only element that keeps this from happening, at least in my view, is the fact that the same businesses depend on hardware and software to do their business. If applications become compromised such that performance cannot be guaranteed then they can't state any guarantee to investors. So, the whole thing hinges on greed which has a nasty way of twisting things. So, I won't bet on it either. Whatever happens is what happens.
We use Knockout in our workplace. I particularly like it because it is lightweight (you can mix it with plain JS or jQuery) and because it doesn't involve writing HTML as a string in JS.

We write mostly internal apps and so performance/scaling are not usually on the radar, but ease of maintainability across a wide spectrum of developer skill levels is.

As for comparing to other frameworks, my biggest concern with some frameworks is the writing HTML templates as strings in JS. I've seen a lot of folks arguing that "it's different this time" and that writing string HTML in JS is OK, but it just is such a smell to me to write one language as a string in another.
> implying this is neither fake nor gay
great points, thanks!
> it seems like people who choose not to have kids should receive similar benefits

This always comes up when this topic is being discussed. I don't understand what it is about the American psyche that makes us get so worked up about someone else (often in demonstrable need) receiving some sort of help.

I realize I'm stretching a bit here, but your opinion lives in the same realm as some other doozies we often hear:

"Why do women get special tech recruiting events??? Nobody set up a special event to recruit ME. I had to network all on my own"

"Why should my tax dollars pay for a transit system I don't use???"

"Why should inner city schools get subsidized lunches? I had to bring mine every day!"

This is why we can't (and don't) have nice things.
Hover as well.
It could also be a desire for linguistic purity: pinc may have been borrowed first but then someone though it wasn't "Welsh enough" so they coined (the rather logical) gwyngoch.
> They aren't investing in things like AWS

Sure they are. Their investments in self-driving cars I think is an excellent comparison: self-driving cars will become a fundamental backbone of transportation in the future, kind of like AWS is for the internet right now. Uber's not the only one of course, but if they can grow to lead the pack with research, production and use of a large fleet of self-driving cars, then they are in a very good position for the future.
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1. IF they do the referral. Which they might not, if you are not looking like a double for The Walking Dead.

2. They are all booked everywhere, it seems

3. Or, even worse, they might hit delays and not put you to bed until way after midnight, as was with me. I could barely sleep. They still can't explain the 5h it took for me to reach deeps leep.

4. This is where I left off. Not enough obstructive sleep events to warrant a treatment, according to the clinic(perhaps because I was half awake?). My doctor did not fully agree with them.

Do I have sleep apnea? Only Cthulhu knows. I wonder if I'll ever try the sleep study again. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle does seem to apply here. How are they supposed to diagnose your sleep issues, if you are so uncomfortable that sleeping at your work desk feels fantastic in comparison?
Amen, for linux's copy-to-ram!

I use the Slitaz distribution on my old Compaq computer from 1999, and wow! Even with only 384 MB of RAM, the system is blazing fast, all thanks to copy-to-ram!
Regulations are not always imposed to protect incumbents.

This meme is really winding me up lately. Sure, it seems like in the US market there are protections in place for existing firms - tax medallions etc.

This does not apply everywhere and some of the regulations around this industry are genuinely for consumer protection. Uber may well have a case for some of the regs to be reviewed, but you can't just blithely dismiss every rule as protectionist.
I'd rather the safety critical systems were not connected to Tesla's central servers so a hack is radically less likely in the first place.

If however somehow something gets through, then I'd rather go to the mechanic for the update instead of receive an OTA update, and hopefully the mechanic is getting the update on a very secure machine.

If the NSA is targeting me for assassination in a "smart car" because I'm about to leak some info about their programs, I'm probably not going to care much that the bug will be fixed in an OTA update next month - am I?!

Or what happens when Tesla enters in a zero-day/cyber-threat sharing program with the DHS and NSA, like Apple and Microsoft did?

The OTA "fix" seems more like a much bigger convenience for the car vendor than it is for the car buyer, with most of the risk being handled by the car buyer.

I also worry such systems would trivialize the digital security of cars, like it has already happened on the Internet and in the PC world. "You should expect to get hacked" shouldn't become a way of thinking in the auto-industry. An OTA system that fixes critical safety bugs de-incentivizes companies to build strong security from the beginning - "We can always fix it later with the push of a button" vs "Fuck - not another recall!"
Ask HN: Do you/does someone you know have a criminal record AND a job?
I'm curious about the story about the search, how they eventually found their job, and whether or not there are "steps to success" that can be handed down to others just completing their cases. Anyone out there with some tips or tricks? Thanks!
Take an orange and a lemon and separate them two yards away.

That's how they'd look from space.
What I'm trying to say is that they don't even have to touch that entire "community" thing. It's a massive headache and it's better to leave it alone than try to whip it into something monetisable. They can treat it as a loss-leader, extract the data it generates, and spin-off revenue generating assets from it.
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This is why I feel particularly sad when watching a parent screaming profanity at their child on the NYC subway. A poorly-regulated parent produces poorly-regulated children.
What do you think (which of course will be "just what you think", as you say) are the qualifications for calling oneself a software engineer?

What is it that bothers you about people who have jobs coding calling themselves "software engineers" when you don't think they qualify?

I think a survey of job postings would confirm that even entry-level job postings, for which someone with 3 months of training might qualify, are routinely advertised as 'software engineer' positions. So it may not be "just what I think".

If you're reading comments from classmates on some article about her, you're clearly doing more research than I am. I've read nothing but the OP, and don't have any particular interest in learning more about her, honestly. But I like the hashtag.
What's so hard about spelling out "golang"?

http://golang.org
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You're right and it is a teeny bit ironic that google's own programming language is not particularly google-able. However I find that "golang <stupid-go-question>" does the trick pretty well.
I know. It's sad, really. They still have contributors that make some interesting pages, but it's nothing like the old days. There was one user who took paintings by Bosch and turned them into animations. It was rather unsettling (Bosch's work always looked creepy to me) to look at them initially, but they were damn good imo.
Yes. Google bypass: https://www.google.com/search?q=Hackers+take+control+of+a+Te...
Also include a link to all required materials or better yet put everything they will need in a custom zip file. Including detailed instructions on the install process. We could probably get way more kids into this stuff if better walk-throughs were provided.
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>Remember, not all taxi regulations in Europe are crazy, most actually make sense.

That's a bold claim. No government is immune from protectionism legislation and corruption, in fact this is the defacto mode of almost all governments. I'm getting a little sick of Europeans thinking their shit doesn't stink. Paris cab drivers were throwing cinder blocks onto cars with impunity last month. You people aren't special, you're just unbelievable statist to the point of not questioning your government. The German laws sound corrupt as well. Everything about the taxi industry is a shitshow. Lets all accept that. This is why Uber is so exciting and popular. The cab industry deserves to be disrupted. Considering political corruption over the decades, this path won't be easy, but its worth doing.
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Apparently they have that covered, too:
http://motherboard.vice.com/en_ca/read/canada-changed-its-el...

It can't be officially signed until after the election, but they can still negotiate. And all three parties, according to the article, are in support of the agreement.
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totally agreed
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As someone who lives in the US in a competitive senate race (and has a nearby state that are politically important, competetive and share tv markets).

If more states had competitive elections in the US, including splitting electoral college votes, they could solve their stations revenue shortfall and get a cut of that sweet sweet PAC money.

Plus I'd like everyone in the country to feel the pain of non-stop election advertising. Maybe then campaign finance reform might show up.
I have long advocated for switching away from normal pronounceable names and to UUIDs for everything. For example, Google's Go could be CFF77685-513C-4B4D-82EC-81C171D52E82 and the older one could be 7EFD13ED-BF35-4547-9701-6E13F0D8911E. If we renamed C to F51AD0F2-8159-4515-BE14-5E9D9AE3372B it would become much easier to search for.

Sincerely, 57C1566F-1DA9-4AAB-9F88-E31C4B950DD6
> It's like there's a population of con-artists who've managed to get into positions of influence in lots of companies, and will pitch and sell these ideas and make them happen

Can you really call them con men when they admit this upfront by saying they have a MBA?
> I've seen it advised to turn off the aircraft radio when it's not useful and you're in the middle of something tricky, like climbing out from a low altitude, or landing in a field.

Makes sense. "Aviate, navigate, communicate".
To be fair, Apple named their programming Swift as a tribute to Taylor Swift because she helped them build PR for Apple Music[0].

/s (Sorry I was only joking.)

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Music#Royalty_payment_po...
Yes, he got a job as a labourer and has worked his way into the skilled-labour field very quickly and very well.

In certain fields of work criminal records don't affect much at all.
I don't understand why people find it so hard to search for Go-related things, and would love to see some example bad searches.

Here are some that do work:

"string formatting go"

"regex go"

"convert string to int go"

"web server go"

"json go"

"smtp client go"

"http request go"

Edit: oh, and can't forget "learn go" :)
It's me, too. I am craving a more "chaotic" multifaceted career and have been trying to make a change. But, who cares if some people created a term, ADD? Clearly, humans didn't evolve to sit in a chair in a quiet room doing the same thing all day. Do I have "ADD" when I'm running a massive event involving 200 participants with issues popping up all over the place, having to make quick decisions on my feet and managing people? Not even close. Do I have "ADD" when I'm sitting in an office doing rote paperwork tasks and answering the same email over and over again? Hell yes I do. And I don't see anything wrong with that. I see something wrong with those who think this is a "disorder." Which type of job sounds closer to how humans spent their days 50,000 years ago?

By the way, parent, you and I are probably all INTP or similar.

I'm done fighting it and being depressed about it and now embrace it. I'm glad I'm a generalist who would love nothing more than to try every job out there once and am hungry to learn about all the complex things out there.
More Dutch cities may join in ‘basic income’ experiment
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Question: What has been your experience with Reddit ads? I've heard that they are barely profitable for anyone save a few niche industries.
It's not very generic for a name. Remember "That's hot" got trademarked successfully.
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Walmart has a profit margin of less than 4%. They are aggressive about controlling costs, which small-time companies can't compete with.
Worst case it doesn't help your sleep and only improves the other million things that being overweight is bad for. Darn.

/working on it
> All that stuff is true. All that stuff is avoided by losing weight.

STRONGLY disagree. My doctor says that IN MY CASE, losing weight should be enough. We're talking 10kg (~22 pounds) from the ideal weight.

Is this true for the general population? No idea. There are several other possible causes. And that includes central sleep apnea, or problems in the airways.

We are in agreement that losing weight should be the first thing one should try. But one would think that doctors would point that out too (as they did with me).
But the name "Go" is Japanese and that name is "only" about 1300 years old.

Amusingly, much like Go the programming language, Go the game is kind of hard to search for. I usually have much more success if I use the Chinese (weiqi) or Korean (baduk) names.
Yes, that is one of the dozen new (almost too obvious) things it seems would be a slam dunk for them.

If people are stealing your content, reformatting it, and just placing ads around it, you sure as heck can do that yourself. Sprinkle some magic app dust around it and -bam- drive buzzfeed out of business, which I think is what we all truly want (except for some clueless VCs who value buzzfeed at billions of dollars [vomit]).
The image, without the Javascript:

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/dsc...

Interesting note (from NASA?) to visitors embedded in the page:

<script> (function($) {
$.reject({
display: ["msie", "firefox", "safari", "opera", "chrome", "gcf"],
reject: {
msie5: true, msie6: true, msie7: true, msie8: true, msie9: true, firefox2: true, firefox3: true, firefox4: true, firefox5: true, firefox6: true, firefox7: true, firefox8: true, firefox9: true, safari1: true, safari2: true, safari3: true, safari4: true, opera1: true, opera2: true, opera3: true, opera4: true, opera5: true, opera6: true, opera7: true, opera8: true, opera9: true
},
imagePath: '/sites/all/modules/contributed/jreject/jReject/images/',
enable: true, header: "Did you know that your Internet Browser is out of date?", paragraph1: "To ensure that all features of NASA.gov work effectively, please upgrade to the latest version of one of these web browsers. <br /><br />For Internet Explorer users: The site will only be fully functional on version 11 with compatibility mode turned off. If you're using version 11 and you're seeing this message, compatibility mode is turned on in your browser. If you need compatibility mode turned on to use other sites or applications, you'll need to use another browser to see the full NASA site.", paragraph2: "Just click on the icons to get to the download page:", closeMessage: "By closing this window you acknowledge that your experience on this website may be degraded.", closeLink: "Close This Window", closeURL: "#", close: true, closeESC: true, closeCookie: true, overlayBgColor: "#000", overlayOpacity: 0.8, fadeInTime: "fast", fadeOutTime: "fast"
});
})(jQuery);</script>
I lose about 3lbs of fat per week on the ketogenic diet. High fat, moderate protein, low carb (under 20g a day of carbs). I eat all of the cheese, meat, and vegetables that I want. You learn to love eggs if you don't already.

Losing weight is not hard. Change your diet and start walking (just walking) 30-60 minutes a day.

https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq
This is a huge pet peeve of mine. In the 90s, the market was flooded by Marketing majors who learned a few lines of HTML. It ended poorly.
It just happened :/ I actually was planning on DynamoDB until an architect at AWS Loft convinced me last Friday that RDS was easier for my modeling. Won't work, though, if only RDS management is exposed through the Javascript and not the actual RDBMS wire protocols. Back to DynamoDB.
A very large portion of chronically homeless people have mental illnesses or substance abuse problems that prevent them from keeping a job long term.
why does walmart occasionally pay $100,000 in an injury lawsuit from tacking a shoplifter who stole $10 of stuff? because the accumulative effects of doing nothing will cost far more than $100,000
What? Apple Music was announced in June 2015, the Swift language has had its name since at least June 2014.
I googled a few of those (including go and swift) and the first result was always about the programming language. I would expect that most people googling "go" would actually like to know about the game (and same for ruby-the stone, python-the snake, and so on).
Are they actually doing that? Or just spending like crazy trying to expand. I find the comparison of Uber and Amazon a bit hillarious. Amazon is very profitable and keeps investing huge amounts every year, if they stop investing they will make a huge profit. Can we say that about Uber?
At my job we're starting to use angular as it helps us separate business logic from UI and even IO.

1. I would say no more than 2 hours at worse. The biggest issue for me is understanding the creation of methods for an object (I'm use to C# and Java, so JS is generally alien to me).

2. 1.5 - 2.

3. 2.5 once you have the core logic for your object models laid out.

4. Because it was what my employer mandated, unfortunately, I prefer Knockout but it all seems to the same in terms of end result. There's minor differences in terms of templating your pages such as for tabular data. The rest seems to be purely a matter of preference and familiarity.
I guess I still fail to see the distinction. CAPTCHAs really only keep out bots . . . they do nothing for keeping out Mailinator abuse. Throwaway phone numbers are easily obtainable. They might not be as cheap as Mailinator, but the point is Mailinator made it faster and cheaper for people. Buying an item doesn't really work out when the expectation is you offer a free trial and that's where the bulk of abuse occurs.

I realize this was a non-comprehensive list and I'm not trying to just attack it. I think I agree with the core assessment around what constitutes an identity. But short of some really draconian methods, I think you're basically trading off one insufficient method for another. And at that point, you may as well focus on making things easy for people, which typically means just working with email verification.

FWIW, when faced with Mailinator abuse I resorted to requiring a credit card number to sign up for a trial of my SaaS product. The abuse stopped immediately. But there were other impacts to the business as a result. I still debate the wisdom of it and how much of this should have been foresight. As a bootstrapped company, dealing with abuse was just a resource drain and forced me to focus my efforts on dealing with a segment of the population that was never going to give me money. Suffice to say, it was all very disheartening.

Anyway, thanks for sharing your thoughts on the matter.
Introvert vs. Extrovert Brain Pathways
This is the easiest problem in the world to fix going forward... The entertainment system (usually the entry point for this kind of stuff) has no business being connected to any core systems (steering, throttle, brakes, ignition). Just keep the core systems separate, without any connectivity to ANYTHING that can be accessed remotely.

Boom. problem solved.
Not sure if kidding... Swift's logo is a bird[1]

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift
Well, I have currently 4 large hospital centers within of a few km of me and a few doctors that also provide emergency care, but while one of the hospitals has amazing healthcare in all areas, they have long wait times. Another has better care for broken bones, but they have far worse methods for treating neurological issues, etc.

So, depending on what happens, I’ll go to different places, no matter the distance.
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It simply isn't plausible that Uber will invent and deploy a completely new technology they have no experience with or expertise in. If this is where there valuation comes from and this is why they are running losses people should be afraid for their money. For that matter, give me a few billion, I can definitely cure cancer.
There's an economics term for this, though I'm spacing on the name. It's the same reason the taxi lobby is so strong - it's a subset of 1 issue voters with concentrated financial support of key issues. It's also behind why tax loopholes are so hard to close - a small subset cares a lot, but the masses less so.
Because by the time it gets to Congress, the auto makers have clearly avoided fixing the issues themselves for pushing a half decade or more.

If they did things the right way, we wouldn't be at this point. Now they get the hammer.
Agreed. I very much appreciate tools that do one thing well, and Ractive falls exactly in that category.

DeloreanJS [1] complements it well for Flux-y architectures.

[1] - http://deloreanjs.com/
How is "ride-sharing" any kind of natural monopoly? Uber can't lock in either drivers or riders.

They have to consistently provide a good experience for both drier and riders, who can switch literally by opening a different app on their phone.

Uber probably had the market strength to contractually demand that you couldn't be on the Lyft network while on the Uber network. If they had done that, they would have lock-in effects. Maybe they didn't because they were afraid of monopoly accusations.
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Those are distinct ages.
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