skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
While I agree with the idea that you should be able to inspect most anything, and not be prohibited from fiddling with anything thats yours, I don't understand how security would be handled?

The software of the car is a component of the car just like any other, and while I can certainly mechanically disable the brakes on my car, it won't be safe for road use if I do (It would never pass an inspection). Since no one could be expected to debug/inspect my software modifications for errors, one would have to assume that any car whose software doesn't match the official one, may be unsafe for road use, and thus can't be allowed on the road?

Also: isn't firmware of this kind pretty hard to read without having access to encryption keys? The petition just wants it to be legal not for the manufacturers to be forced to make it easy?
Is Tesla Doomed?
And Walmart and Costco and your local grocery and etc.

The problem with drug stores is they literally don't need to exist in most places anymore because there's so much overlapping competition.
Not Your Father’s FORTRAN
Red Star in Space
Maybe they should link the ability to lease spectrum to free roaming as a basic requirement.
I remember being a TA at uni, and taking a practical class on electricity with some first-years, one of the questions involved multiplying 4 by 0.2. One student reached for her calculator and I said "No, you're not allowed to use the calculator for that". She just stared at me like a doe frozen in headlights for a painful 10 seconds until I broke: "Okay, what's 4 by 2?" => "Ooohhhh".

Yes, different people have different aptitudes, but some people simply don't want to engage their brain. It's definitely a multivariate problem...
10 ways in which Project Based Learning teaches life skills
Although not explicitly forbidden by HN, morally, you shouldn't submit referral links here. Or at least, post a disclosure.
The salty beer you're referring to is called Gose. It's a salty sour (lemony tart) ale of low alcohol that was brewed in the summertime, starting in the early 16th century. Along with the electrolytes that plants crave, the brewing process and low ph insured it was a pathogen free source of hydration.

Leipziger is the standard bearer, imo; most American versions don't add enough salt.
What facebook needs to realize is that 2G is not the only factor because of which people don't use the facebook app.

First of all the app takes too much resources and makes the phone sluggish, especially on low end phones which are very common here. (Messenger is big offender here)

I believe one of the reasons why whatsapp became so popular was that it was faster to use than facebook's messenger and you could easily delete media to save storage.

People prefer using facebook on Opera Mini on their iPhones and android phones than using it from the app.
I think it is very important that computer science students learn C early on. Learning concepts like memory management and word alignment (which he mentions) is very critical imo.

For other majors which have require some programming it is best if they stick to something like Python, etc.

But the author does make a lot of good points regarding how many holes there are in these languages, and how much of a time sink they can. In fact I spent the last few days trying to track down this obscure bug where an object being allocated in C++ was randomly being free'd (according to gdb a valid address would become 0x1 all of a sudden) and I couldn't figure it out. I implemented some nasty WAR which makes the program run now...
/choir

/agree

next instruction?
Where in this article does the author explain why C and C++ are awful? He only gives one or two examples. The main argument seems to be that Scheme is easier to teach but I don't see how that makes C or C++ bad programming languages. I agree that C++ a horrible mess, but C is not...and it's not hard to learn either (in fact, it was the language I learned programming with). I do agree that Scheme is a very nice language, but that doesn't make every other language out there bad.

Also I don't agree with the notion that programming is all about high level algorithms and abstraction. In the end you're programming a physical computer and you should be aware of that. In some (or even many) cases Scheme or Python or whatever (even C perhaps) may be too abstract for what you're doing, so use what's appropriate.
I'm more wondering if I can cron it (without sudo), and not have it run as a daemon. Then, once every two weeks or so, it can just refresh the cert using the csr I generated before. It should be pretty easy to do, I'm just not familiar with the clients at this point.
If you're saying your sole reason for doing this is to ease your javascript selection, I think that's a poor reason. If you have a serious dynamic javascript page of any complexity, you have should have a pure js model and your view should be updating off that, using react, mithril, or your own vanilla update function. Now, not everyone would agree with that, and there may be use cases where it's overkill, but in that case I still don't buy the argument, as you can just write a short helper function that makes things just as easy as selecting with dataset.

I don't think a fear of javascript should be driving decisions about markup. You should write your markup in the clearest, most semantic way possible, and let what are ultimately trivial js problems take care of themselves.
Would be cool to see some ISS astronauts use something like an ultrasonic transducer array to demonstrate this in front of cameras in zero-gravity, pointing it against objects and making them spin and move forwards and backwards at will. (Yes it could be done in high-altitude planes moving in arcs too, but that's slightly less cool.)

Actually it could potentially even (if it doesn't use too much energy) be used as a transport method for objects inside ISS, by having stationary transducer arrays pushing objects to where they are needed. :)
Indeed.

While it was obvious as soon as I clicked that it was a referral link, a disclosure is the minimum, IMO.

And, technically, I wouldn't call this free instances. It is, apparently, a $10 credit that's only good for a month.

I flagged it for those reasons.
Ask HN: Do employers actually look at your GitHub, side project or blog?
I have spent a lot of time blogging (mostly creating tutorials about subjects I care), creating small github projects and I have a long history of creating side projects (though, unfortunately, not comercially successful).

I'm currently searching for a new job. In all the interviews I did so far no-one ever seemed to had a look at my blog, github or side projects.

Instead, I get asked only about work experience (or have to do code interview). My problem is: I'm really bad at selling myself and talking about past experience unless I get asked very specific questions. If I have to tell in a free-form manner about me I usually don't impress.

But I'm a very motivated developer who cares about his craft. I'd very much prefer to only get judged by things I produce. Is that even possible?

What's your expericene?
For discussion sake I’m going to throw this out - The $10B valuation is the ONLY issue here.

We know that for all the test except one, Theranos uses usual diagnostic devices (from Siemens etc.) like any other diagnostic lab. So it will be something like ~99.9% of their tests are done on traditional devices. So we can safely assume that those tests are as reliable as those from other labs.

So if they are same as any other legacy industry for 99.9% of the time, then why such a big valuation?

They should be valued same as their nearest rival (which I’m sure is a giant compared to Theranos), and if adjusted for the fact that whether Theranos is going to upset them without any secret sauce (and with fewer resources) then the valuation should be near to $0.
Building a ToDo App Using Realm and Swift
Thanks! Having to discuss that in 2015 is sad:

http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-bash@gnu.org/msg03562.html

https://blogs.oracle.com/dp/entry/why_bash_doesn_t_work
What's up with just a single commit since 2006?

https://github.com/greenplum-db/gpdb/commits/master

Why include all the really old commits, while squashing the most recent 10 years of commits into a single commit (6b0e52bead)?
Yes, and it's pretty awesome to follow.

http://2015.revision-party.net/

:)

Check out some of the old school demos. They are still squeezing more out of that old 6502 and various custom chips.
In Ensimag, a leading Grande Ecole in computer science and applied maths, the algo teaching starts with Ada 95!
This makes sense for small investments in companies with valuation < $10 MM but how does one just throw paychecks at valuation ~10B with no significant introspection?
A Teeming Mass of Ants Acts Like a Liquid and a Solid
I'm curious as to what the replacement was and if you were happy with it.
This is a great situation.

I moved from Ireland to Germany, where I was shocked to discover the stingy as f*ck data allowances that many German networks have. Sure, they have LTE everywhere, but what use is that when you are capped at 400 or 500 MB? It's like having a sports car and only being able to drive on a short track.

Now I can get a great deal in some other country (perhaps one with a low cost of living), and simply use that, with better service and lower cost.
WebApi2? It's pretty good. Also, MVC6 (it bundles WebApi2 inside of it, soon to be RC1)
Now, when you visit bild.de with AdBlock and NoScript...
AFAIK yes, the demoscene is still quite active. There are contests every year, and new demos get written for recent or older hardware altogether.

See the recent 8088 mph [1] or more generally, the pouet website [2]

[1] http://trixter.oldskool.org/2015/04/07/8088-mph-we-break-all...
[2] http://www.pouet.net/
> whatsapp

Whatsapp is just as bad. Disallowing it from running in the background extends my battery life from under a day to over 2 days. Why are these messaging apps so resource hungry?
> Triton does not address the issue of data locality, which is a pretty big problem unless you're already building your storage backend to be Smart Data Center aware.

Can you expand on this please? I was not aware of the problem.
Facebook Messenger Wants to BE Your Phone Number with New Message Requests
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10458259
If I recall my networks course correctly, a device's MAC address is publicly visible and never changed. If the car is broadcasting, it should be easy to log this MAC address and track the car across the city. If I'm mistaken about this, please correct me.
The old source history is Postgres itself, the latest single commit is Greenplum.

I wonder why it's based on Postgres 8.2 rather than a newer version?
http://www.pouet.net/ seems fairly active and as far as I know (I am not into the scene) it is THE website for demoscene stuff.
> One of my piano teachers was forced to practice through tears as a kid because they saw the talent she had. She went on to becoming a world famous child prodigy playing grade 8 pieces by sight-reading with unbelievable ease.

These anecdotes (i've heard a gazillion) always bother me. So what, now she's good at playing the piano. But what would she have done or become if she had the choice? Perhaps a computer programmer, or a doctor? Leave the damn kids be kids already.

EDIT: I emphasise that i have nothing but respect for those who play an instrument professionally, so i'm definitely not deriding the "piano teacher" part of this story. I'm complaining about the perceived virtue of forcing a child to do something they may or may not actually want, or that may or may not in fact be good for them.
“Hilarious app support request”
> and no, artful dodges like "The mechanic will set it up, and the owner can push the button" are unlikely to fly

What about selling/renting devices that the owner connects in some obvious way and pushes a button?
I think you've got it backwards. For the last 200 years, the government has mostly functioned as an extension of wealthy people/corporations. Heck, the revolutionaries of the Boston Tea Party were upset that legally imported British tea was cheaper than the colonists' smuggled Dutch tea. The USA was founded by merchants trying to avoid competition.
Sorry for being a wet blanket... but for some reason I don't think the ISS will want high power vibration generators near all their sensitive experiments.
Url changed from http://phys.org/news/2015-10-chicken-reveals-evolution-faste... to a more original source.
I doubt it. Bild just isn't what it was. They tried another fight like this last year, were ignored, and caved in after two weeks, claiming the whole exercise was just an data-gathering experiment.

Well, the data was gathered: When Bild grandstands and demands more income, the newspaper loses a majority of its audience.

IMNSHO Bild hasn't gotten used to being too small to bully. Bild isn't Streisand-class any more. On the web it's just another web site, too small to rouse much emotion.
Too bad they feel the need to soil the article with depictions from the LOTR movies, which are awful adaptations of the original books ("Hey, let's make an Happy Ending since we are working for Hollywood" - worst idea ever).
List of Y Combinator companies I have worked with (hacked)
He would have hated them, that's for sure. And let's not even talk about the ridiculous mess that the Hobbit movies are.
Game Corp DX is equally enjoyable (I played both of them), worth checking out http://store.steampowered.com/app/399670/

I maybe like Game Corp DX a bit more as it gives more freedom. Simple things like the office layout etc, but it's a nice addition.
Url changed from http://lists.randombit.net/pipermail/cryptography/2015-Octob..., which points to this.
Cerebral cortex in rats' brains is set up like the Internet
Similar experience at my company. Lots of mistakes, almost certainly due to things being done by hand behind the scenes. We stopped using them after too many mistakes involving people's paychecks.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7734925
Making an important decision like this under pressure of time is sure to result in a mistake. You need to understand why Andrew has put you against such an immediate deadline. Is it because he has another offer for his services? Is it something you said or did? Is there anyone on the software team that would be able to give you the whole story? You need to see this as well as possible from his eyes, forgiving his words as rash judgement if possible.

My guess is that Andrew sees something that you don't...maybe that the software, after a certain amount is complete, can be finished by others and his services won't be needed. On the other hand, did Andrew do this at a previous company? Do you know? I would think you need to find someone that can take over Andrew's place if you decided you wanted to go on without him? Do you have this person? Anyway, I would not fire Andrew. I would use the time he stays on to find a replacement and figure out how to replace him. Also try to document what he is doing. This kind of blackmail works once in the corporate world. If it gets out that he has done this in the past it will make him radioactive with others.

I think the first decision is to buy time. Any ideas?
The point is to flood the market with fake horns and make them indistinguishable from real ones, while at the same time broadcasting the fact that you're doing so. This will spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt about the genuineness of any product that claims to be rhino horn.

This is classic flood-the-market-with-cheap-alternatives-to-destroy-the-competition business strategy, except the goal is to destroy the entire rhino horn market.
>Great. It's essentially a cluster computing platform with a handful of small permutations on that basic idea. Why don't these people use more accessible language? It would dramatically help increase adoption.

I guess because they aren't aware of the precursors.
dialup was the same cost as a normal phone call.

But 16mbps DSL was available in most areas since 2003.
The Best Do's and Don'ts of a Bug Tracking Workflow
Interesting! Indeed when i tried the URL in a random not-locked-down browser, i had the same issue :). Thanks for the tip, i'll look into that then.
Snarky, but, does "shut down" include when big launch games are overwhelmed or said systems suffer other availability events?
Nice! Note that using SVG one can pretty much create any kind of filter, sure it's not as simple as adding a class attribute and I'm not sure about transitions (SVG can be animated though).
Open-source polymer/firebase sample admin dashboard
Grade 6 to 7 Ratios and Proportional Relationships Common Core Practice Tests
This might pair nicely with Metabase, our open source BI tool: http://www.metabase.com/
Well, they didn’t sacrifice net neutrality. They created net neutrality, but ISPs can still zero-rate some sites.

It’s intended to avoid the Netflix-Verizon issue, but it still allows for unfair competition, although the ECJ already mentioned they would consider that an antitrust violation.

So we might end up with a fair result.
The horrors of Kindle Format X
I'm a huge fan of JetBrains' 0xDBE, but nothing can replace knowing your command line magic. Very nice guide!
What do you think about Polymer guys?
Wrote Clay Shirky: "Monetizing two per cent of your audience is the easy part, doing without 98 per cent of your advertising is the hard part". Bild is discovering the latter part, and for a paper with a long history of bullying it's a difficult lesson.

At worst, APB can block bild.de if the maintainers are beaten up in court. No law against that, and if the tiff between Bild and Google is any history, most of Bild's audience will forget Bild and just go to Tagesschau or something.

Poor Bild. It must be hard to be a tabloid and have to sell yourself every day to customers who don't really care.
> That does not impair me

Not understanding it, however, would perhaps have impaired you in the long run.

Low level programming is easier than many suggest, but at the same time more essential than many would admit. It's not that you have to practice it, but understanding it is important.

E.g. I can't help but be alerted of career programmers who have no grasp of basic things like memory pointers. This surprisingly often goes together with not understanding high level concepts like asymptotic complexity, explained away with the same argument that "you don't need it in real life, just call sort()". It's like a plumber who seems to follow the build code doing all pipework inclinations by the book, but fails to recognize the general principle that water flows downwards. It's painting by numbers at best, and religious practice at worst.

There is no room for magic if one is serious about their trade.
Even with faster speed available I used 2G for a year because I got it basically for free. Only recently with change to my job I upgraded to 3G to get better audio streaming while on move. Spotify worked fine when I was stationary, but couldn't keep up with me on the highway.
Souper – A Superoptimizer for LLVM IR
While traditional car makers can catch-up relatively quickly on some fronts with big budgets, they'll still miss the boat in terms of what makes Tesla so appealing - innovation and progress pushed forward by the company rather than the market is a huge sell.

Musk respected Jobs and his accomplishments at Apple for a simple reason: "It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them."

Big auto is reactionary, and until that changes, nothing will change (for them).
Does anyone know precisely what is at the location of the coordinates?

First thing I thought to do, as soon as I saw that 4th puzzle was unsolved, was to look at a map of the coordinates:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B057'06.5%22N+77%C2%...

Looks like it's a place on a sidewalk on the premises, so perhaps it's where a clue exists that makes it possible to solve K4?
9.1 is actually better than 9.0, so you should upgrade. I told my client who told me about performance issues to upgrade to 9.1 to see if it's better, and it was, but just a little bit. We were then stunned to discover that his old iphone 5 ( not even 5s) performed better on ios 8.

I knew before that ios 9 had huge graphical performances issues, but i didn't know it was that bad.

Since it's graphical, i have another theory which is that johnny ive asked to add invisible gui effects a little bit everywhere in the OS, and that it baddly affected the overall performance of the OS.
> I could say "ok, show truth to me or explain why you think truth exists"

The idea that I can explain or argue anything presupposes that some things are true and other things can be shown to follow logically from them or be disproved by contradiction.

> I would in fact argue argue that 'truth' is very rarely directly among the properties of an idea that we commonly use when evaluate it.

Whether people commonly seek truth is a separate question from whether truth exists. "Do people evaluate ideas based on whether they're true or whether they make them feel good?" is a valid question, and you may be right in your answer. But look - "you may be right" means "your description may conform to the actual truth." We just can't even form sentences without assuming that some things are true and others aren't.
Yes what the author doesn't realize is that C is still an extremely important language no matter what, just to make computers run properly and fast.

If there were good alternatives then maybe we can discard C. But if you want to become a professional developer you SHOULD know C, even if you dont use it regularly. The same way I believe every professional should know basic OS concepts, threads, memory management, architecture, etc.
The only reason ad blockers work is because they serve external resources. When media sites really wise up, they will figure out a way to serve ads from their own domains. Building a system for ad bidding, rotation, tracking, advertiser monitoring, and external auditing is too big of a task for many sites, so I think there's a startup opportunity to develop and sell a platform that can easily be installed on a server.
BPG – Better Portable Graphics or How JPGs and GIFs Will Be Replaced
But then you will get a phone number from another country. Will that add additional charge for others to call you?
I doubt Tesla is doomed, but I wonder if Tesla's profits will ever come from cars. I wonder if in the near future the 'real' Tesla will be a battery and automotive technology company with the cool cars simply being a loss leading advertising strategy.
Theranos' Series C rounds came in at under $30 mil across three different investors. That's chump change in the VC world, if that's the price of a lotto ticket, so be it. If you're a VC who's won the lotto before you likely have over a billion in capital. Pumping $30 mil into 15 ventures doesn't even use up half of it, and if any one of those end up making true on a huge valuation while the others just wander into the desert and die, you'll have made back your lotto expenditures and more.
The reason I never made the switch to Postgres is that I haven't found a good tutorial that explains how to do the basic things I do with MySQL on the CLI with Postgres.

It starts with logging into the DBMS. Importing/exporting/dumping databases from/to a file? Running queries from the shell? User management? Backups?
I guess the answer is "it depends" ... most of the time the first people that are going to screen you are not on the technical side, but more on the people side and if I understood you it's not your strong side.

I think the days of the awkward computer scientist are behind us. We're supposed to be both social and technical. Can someone help you work on your social skills ?

A little anecdote : I had a manager that was checking people by googling their email address. Once he showed me the Google search for a guy that applied for my position : the top 3 results were from sado-maso forums :-)
Can you give me extra details on this topic. I mean some extra information and resources.