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Actually at the 4th Ed. of the Camel Book, there is a page or two devoted to rsc's engine

CHAPTER 5 Pattern Matching

Fancy Patterns - Alternate Engines

Starting with v5.10, you can even swap out Perl’s entire regex engine and replace it with an alternate pattern-matching library.

...

Table 5-18. Alternate regex engines

re::engine::RE2 - Russ Cox’s RE2 regex engine

...

One engine of special note is Russ Cox’s RE2 library. It’s a C and C++ library that’s used in the Go programming language, among many other places. The interesting thing is that it maintains a high level Perl compatibility, including good UTF-8 support, while avoiding the potential pitfalls of catastrophic backtracking. It does this because unlike Perl, whose engine is a recursive backtracker, RE2 uses a hybrid NFA/DFA approach that never gets bogged down in pathological cases.

This can be critical in time-sensitive applications where you want to let users provide their own pattern, but you cannot risk letting their search take forever. First written for Google’s Code Search, where time is of the essence, RE2 is also used via its Perl interface at http://grep.cpan.me. This site lets you enter a search pattern that runs over everything in CPAN.

...
Hanlon's razor doesn't apply to politics.
Are the authorities here abnormally incompetent or is there something really wrong in the community where this happened?
If you really want to tie them in knots, get a bunch of small "Amazon"-type (empty) cardboard boxes, and write "BOMB" in bold letters with a magic marker on the sides. Distribute the boxes in slightly-hidden spots, like Easter eggs. Fun times!

EDIT: Thanks Mike, that's a great improvement!
And people DO do that: using several compression, old mikes, tube amps, EQing, recording techniques, etc to make digital releases sound like vinyl/low-fi of yore.

In fact one of the hottest selling audio plugin categories are "tape saturation" (which mimic 2-inch tape distortions, not that far from mimicking vinul).

E.g.: https://www.u-he.com/cms/satin

When it comes to vinyl, there's also other factors: the patina (crackle) etc, adds connection to the times you've played the record, the fragility and tactile feel, plus it's a physical, collectible artifact. Plus, at least for now, the fashion factor.

While a audio-file collection will be useless in 20 years (already is with things like Spotify giving access to most music), a good condition LP will mostly increase in price. In 50 years? A current pressing could be worth $200 or more (especially since most bands do small 1000 units or less vinul pressings).
>> I'm not sure of the papers he's signed (non-competes...), or the contracts that HP has with their customers

You should do a few things.

1 - Contact an employment attorney and see if they can determine if he signed a non-compete. If it helps, I was involved in two scenarios (in Minnesota) where I signed a non-compete and went to work for a competitor. Both times, the judge threw out the case saying the company couldn't keep me from being gainfully employed if I wasn't going to disrupt their business. It was a hard sell since I was going to a startup and they were a fortune 1000 company.

2 - Tell your Dad to start planning as if he will get laid off. Start putting together a plan for his own business. Contacts, companies, phone numbers, information on their equipment - anything he can get his hands on. In short, start stockpiling information now. The more he has, the sooner he gets off the ground. Also, start talking to people to see how motivated they would be to start something on their own.

4 - Tell him to dust off his resume and start sending it out to recruiters. I know for a fact there's a ton of HP hardware vendors or re-sellers that could use his experience.

In short, start planning for the worst. Hopefully he gets through this, but he should assume the worst and hope for the best. If he does get laid off, he's already ready to hit the ground running instead of wallowing about being a company for so long. Trust me, companies would die to have a guy with his contacts and experience. This is by no means a dead end or career ending by any stretch.
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Choosing to take on management roles doesn't mean someone cares more about total salary than time earned. They probably just care more about team culture and mentorship.
Thanks for the correction.
The suspension is pretty minor. Dumb, but whatever. At that age I'd have been happy to stay home for three days.

But there's so much more here. He got arrested and put in juvenile detention. He was interrogated by the police without his parents being informed.

There's no excuse for this. The police involved should lose their jobs and spend some time in jail themselves. Not a lot, but perhaps a couple of days will get some of their colleagues to look up "probable cause" and "civil rights." The principal should lose his job as well, since he is clearly not mentally competent to supervise children.
That's for dealing with authentic human beings, not with mindless order-followers.
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Well, people have thought LED signs were bombs...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_bomb_scare

Incidentally, I was in Shenzhen (China) a short while ago, and signs like those were everywhere, and the sight of bare electronics not uncommon; but given that it's a huge centre of electronics manufacturing, I'd guess that almost everyone is accustomed to seeing such things.
When I was in high school there was a guy there we all nicknamed terrorist because he always played for the terrorists in Counterstrike. When the school found out they expelled him and sent the cops out to his place. The cops found nothing, and the school didn't actually have anything to go on, but they still kicked him out for a week, all over a nickname.
I had had my 550c for five years. Based on that experience I recommended the purchase of 3 Deskjets for all of us in the office. They were 600 series. Noisy as hell, crappy paper feeds, and without any aesthetic redemption. Between 1992 and 1997, HP became a different company.

FWIW, I was using Brother products for years but they finally pissed me off enough that I'm on Epson.
Five cops, the device presumably in another room, and they needed a kid who looks like his arms are made from toothpicks in handcuffs?
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Where's the mention of digital sampling? If the pathway from the pickup on my tonearm through the pre-amp to amp to speakers is totally analogue, such my own setup, I don't care about or involve digital sampling.

I can sort of see your point if you're running a turntable with USB output to rip your vinyl. But for most cases that's for folks who have some old vinyl they want to convert without shelling out for a digital copy, we're happy to put up with a small loss of fidelity (which is barely noticeable). There's also times where there is no official digital copy available, or ever will be, I have a few gems in my collection like that.
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I think something simple would add alot of value and separate you from other similar services :). Wouldn't be wrong with icons from os/browsers but just he 2 biggest would add value too.

For example if I see the icon from the most common IOS-version looks bad I won't be using that particular charcode.
...was wondering how not one, but two stories rocketed to the top (#1 and #2) of the front page.
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Is it legal to search and interrogate a juvenile, without the parents present, in Texas?
Interesting

So yesterday I posted this one https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10220487

which spawned more than 300 comments and apparently seems to be something people care about.

My primary claim was that it wasn't as such the typical things like culture, language etc that created the issues but also the way the EU is harmonizing the markets and forcing change through the political system rather than the civil society which is unfriendly to entrepreneurs unless they do very predictable businesses.

But today i have seen several posts all related to Europes issues with startups that is talking about things in this vein.
The ignorant portion of our society thinks bombs have flashing lights and tick thanks to Hollywood. In reality anyone wanting to do harm is not going to make their bomb noticeable.

It reminds me of the Aqua Teen bomb scare back in 2007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_bomb_scare
This is not exactly HPs first layoff. Its been a dying company for quite some time. There is no hope of a turnaround and has not been for some time.

Everyone in the Venn diagram of willing to jump ship and able to jump ship, has already jumped. All you've got left is people unwilling to jump, unable to jump, or both. Those unwilling will continue to be unwilling for whatever reasons, if the last layoff round didn't snap them out, then this will also fail. Those unable to jump will continue to be unable.
CP is still illegal. Anyway this is a "relay node" so they don't know the source, content, or destination of any of the traffic that goes through the node.
Unless you're filthy rich, more like a nano-uber.
Make three boxes. Label them BOMB 1, BOMB 2, and BOMB 4. Put them in various places around the school. Grab some popcorn and a comfy chair.
It's almost like attempting to traumatize the kid and his peers for no good reason and for what?

That's pretty simple -- their "authority" depends on never, ever, admitting that they were wrong.
If he had taken the plastic case off an existing electronic clock and brought it in, would they have had the same reaction? If it was a different kid?
I used to make FM transmitters (very small 'bugs') and take them to school to sell.

But I was white, so unlikely to get arrested/expelled.
Nothing quite so extreme for me but I remember being kicked out of class and sent to see our sadistic assistant principal for "trying to cause a panic" in my computer class.

This was around 1993 or 1994 and I was in 11th grade. I was in some fairly "bonehead" computer class and we often worked on simple projects and saved them to floppy disks to take home or work on later.

At the time, the family computer was still an aging Commodore 128 but I was working mostly in DOS at school so I'd bring home my disks and work on projects on my dad's work laptop. Dad's work laptop included a primitive virus scanner so of course I scanned the disk I'd been using on the school network. The scanner finds some minor virus and cleans it up (in retrospect, I guess it could've easily just been a false positive but who knows).

After taking the disk back to school and working on projects again, I scanned it at home the following evening. Virus once again detected. So the next day in class I mention to the teacher that there's probably some innocuous virus on the classroom network and offered to help get rid of it. I was interested in that stuff even if I was still mostly a novice.

But instead of giving me a new project, the teacher flipped out. She accused me of trying to start a panic and disrupting class and sent me to see the ass. principal. Now, this dude hated kids (especially the ones who clearly had no respect for authoritah). I had to sit in his office without speaking while he held a (no joke) half hour conversation on the phone with his friend about some fishing trip they had planned for the weekend. Afterward he reamed me out and basically told me I was full of shit because the teacher wouldn't lie about such things.

In the end, it was my first lesson in "people who don't get computers or trust them will often avoid dealing with issues that make them uncomfortable and possibly view you with hostility for suggesting otherwise."
Honestly, when I was 14 I would have thought it was cool as hell to have a realistic looking suitcase bomb if I had the skills to make one.

I am kind of leaning towards this being a publicity stunt, as a digital clock project really wouldn't require much circuitry, wiring or case space(with the result looking nothing like a bomb ). That being said I find it absurd for the child to be detained over any of it.
That's the type of thing that actually turns people to extremist views.
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Yes, it is unfortunately. The kid couldn't explain why he just made a clock to show his teachers. So their assumption is that anyone making an electronic device must be up to no good.

"Irving police might still charge Ahmed with making a "hoax bomb." Police spokesperson James McLellan said Ahmed "kept maintaining it was a clock" when he was brought in for interrogation, but that he offered "no broader explanation.""

Somewhat related, for a little sense of perspective. I studied E/E in Northern Ireland in the early 90's. I was regularly stopped by armed British Soldiers and searched. Invariably I have some half finished project in my bag. Could easily be passed off as bomb material. All it took was a simple explanation and I was on my way in 5 minutes.

This was a place where actual bombs were being set off on a weekly basis. But, the 'keep calm and carry on' mentality is what persevered. The US seems like it's becoming more of a Police State than N.I. ever was.
> putting on a record makes me much more likely to listen to entire albums instead of just random songs

Precisely this. "That difficult third track on the B side"...which turns out to be a total gem, yet might go unlistened and never appreciated.
> You can't fulfill your potential in 75 years?

I would argue that no one can, if that is your 'control' group and your experimental group gets 750 years.

> We need [...] a better quality of life.

Yup. Sure do. I consider life extension a potentially important part of that.

> I don't want to live in a world of 20 billion people with little resources on a barely habitable world.

Well, neither of us can tell the future. However, I can imagine lots of scenarios where this isn't a problem, from a decline in birth rate (very likely, given well established trends), to exponentially better resource management (totally possible), to orbital habitats (less likely but not impossible).

> Hopelessness in the face of death? I am 46 and that is not even in my thought process yet... [...] Who wants to be here in 100 years anyway?

I do. I've been hopeless in the face of death since I was 19. You may want to sit down for this next revelation, but... not everyone thinks like you.

It's fine to agree to disagree, but when you start with "Sorry but no..." I can't help but be a tad annoyed.
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It depends. If you are pretty sure that this is temporary revenue issue, with identified reasons, and know that you will need all your employees in 12 months time, it may be worth to ask for salary cuts.
This could well be said about Hitler for example. He sure aimed high, and could achieve much more if more time was given to him (albeit ageing wasn't what stopped him, luckily).

I am slowly starting to believe the biggest threat to mankind are idealists living in their own tiny little mental bubble, far outside of harsh, unjust selfish real world. their well-intended ideas are based on some theoretical human beings that are selfless, pure hearted and will dedicate their life to help others. Usual Star trek thingie. Just that no human like that ever walked on this planet, and probably never won't (fingers crossed for that).

We have elections every 4 year to reflect just that - limit the damage that can be done by a single group of people in full control. it works, within its own limitations of course. All other options are well proven to be worse.

Next time you'll have an idea how to singlehandedly solve all mankind's problems, sit back, think about it one more time (no, 10 more times) and then go for a coffee. there has been countless individuals before with same/similar ideas. For some reason, world still works as it does.
The real question here is: how can we help this kid? I'm not talking about from the legal perspective, but rather what can we (me, you, the larger tech world) do to make it so that this kid and others like him keep tinkering. He needs to know that what he built wasn't wrong, it was awesome.
>Im just aghast how shitty your country is.

We have a lot of social programs for the poor, especially in regards to health. No its not Euro-style universal healthcare, but this idea that they'll starve in the streets if they lose their jobs is ridiculous. That's on top of COBRA, which allow you to stay on your employers plan for a bit while you work out a new provider. Or subsidized ACA exchange insurance. We are down to 11% uninsured right now. In the 90s we were getting close to hitting 20%.

There's a lag period before you can apply for and get benefits, but that's what unemployment insurance (which is mandatory) is for and you know... your own savings. You are putting away savings right?

The real problem here is that I find most middle-class people have no idea how welfare works. None. They've never had to apply for these things. They just think they're for "welfare queens" and "drug addicts." They don't realize that these programs are pretty much everywhere in the USA. For example, food stamps are mostly used by white people. So these people have unrealistic ideas of what loss of income means. They think they're going to debtors prison and being forced to die in their basements from lack of healthcare. Europeans like yourself buy into this nonsense because they have an anti-US bone to pick. The reality is that you're both being incredibly disingenuous. Perhaps you should do some basic research before making these shoddy generalizations?

Its also worth mentioning that every HP product we use is fairly terrible. All of our servers, printers, etc. A lot of sysadmins I've talked to are either considering moving to Dell or already have moved. These jobs are going to migrate to Dell or elsewhere I imagine. That's how competition works. Yeah, its ugly, but HP has not been competitive for some time in many areas. You can't expect a lifetime of labor without shake-ups, especially in the volatile tech sector.
I like the "startup feel" that WhatsApp retained; hire few people that can solve immediate problems and roll out necessary features. This alone takes a great deal of work, but admittedly much more manageable because you don't have to deal with unnecessary features that could potentially hinder your customers experience.
A similar example: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-teen-girl-charged-... / http://magazine.good.is/articles/people-are-awesome-teen-arr...
There is something really wrong in this nation. Texas is just in a leadership position.
Similar thing happened when my son started kindergarten. His "signature" was in red marker that smelled like cherry, took up half the page and kind of looked like an alligator to me.
I'm sure this isn't really an isolated incident in this school, it just happens to be one that got bad enough to make national news. The place is probably crazy even on a good day. The teacher probably didn't want to stick his neck out.
Stupidity does not adequately explain why they are considering bringing charges of a "hoax bomb", or sent this letter home with the other students: http://www.irvingisd.net/cms/lib010/TX01917973/Centricity/Do... [PDF] Therefore, malice.
An additional idea to supplement income while building his business or looking for a new job would be to join an expert network. Consultants/investors can pay upwards of $1000/hour to speak with industry veterans across all different functions.

Some examples:
GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)
Cognolink
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It seems Amazons recommendation system has acquired 'irony' - it's recommending http://www.amazon.ca/Elements-Computing-Systems-Building-Pri.... If I acquire it, I will then have to hide it from my son lest he build something and show it to his high school teacher.
There's a variant of Clarke's third law which applies here: "Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice."
What exactly does that accomplish? It's not like it's a binding contract, it's a child.
I have kids at school and I'm actually for the responses from the teachers, yes it's overacting and could be dealt with _much_ better, but being overly alert on this is better than ignorant.

and it's better to show it at his house instead of at school for things like this I feel.
It's also interesting in light of the supposedly meritocracy we live in - if you're smart and work hard, you'll succeed!

Unless your skin is the wrong colour because then your hard work is seen as suspicious!
The catch-22 applies to U.S. as well. Renting an apartment requires a credit score, which you get from having a credit card, which you can only get by having a credit score.
these movements are not about everybody living much longer, only selected wealthy elite. otherwise, this cash would be dedicated to matters you mention (and I fully agree with what you write).

Just look at people beyond 80 - most of them are a mere shadow of their former self in all aspects. Living till 120 just for the sake of living sounds more like a nightmare - that tells me they are terrified of death, meaning all are godless in their heart no matter how often they practice their religion. I welcome it (hopefully at proper age) - I will make room for another generation, just like the previous one did for me. I have my time here, and that's enough.
I have the feeling that creating a new domain is going to be a way of growth hacking one's story toward the HN front page. Green is a big bump in a world of greys.
The Valley News also printed my letter in support of Tor: http://www.vnews.com/opinion/18607311-95/forum-help-lebanon-... (2nd letter) Hopefully it helped.

I've only lived in NH for a bit and it is crazy how different the attitudes are here. I've never been any other place where people care as much about individual liberty.

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"Frenzy" is overstating it a bit (linkbait much?)
The intent is not to legally bind her, which it obviously wouldn't. Usually the idea of having a child sign too is the idea having a child explicitly agree makes them more likely to be invested in complying. Whether or not there's any evidence that works, I don't know, but it's not quite as stupid as it might seem at first glance.
I said unregulated trade hurts workers, not all trade.

Stating unregulated trade hurts workers isn't a "belief". It's not like it's a faith-based assertion lacking any real world evidence to support it. Trade tarrifs have been used as a revenue stream for the federal government and as a protective measure for domestic industry since the 1700s.

The heart of the issue is working class humans benefit from a certain level of market inefficiency. Having many small local concerns engaged in a a particular market segment is inefficient as each has to capitalize equipment and labor force to do essentially the same thing.

When the market "optimizes" one of two things happen, wages in that market segment make a run for the bottom, and smaller concerns either consolidate through a series of mergers and acquisitions or they are squeezed out of the market.

What you're arguing in favor of is one of the major market forces that is driving income inequality in the US. Are you proposing that trickle down economics actually work?
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Very cool. A similar site posted last week [0] also allows you to drag and drop specific countries across the map for direct comparisons (Mercator projection only).

[0]: http://www.thetruesize.com
Even then, for an IED to actually be of any use it needs to have an explosive compound, likely in a container of some kind.

Anyone with half a brain would understand that you can't just magically make circuitry explode. That's a whole new level of ignorance, they teach this stuff in elementary school for gods sake.