skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Just because you invent an algorithm, it doesn't mean you know how to implement it in the most efficient way possible.

I think the key to TensorFlow is not how fast it runs on 1 machine; but how fast it runs on 10,000.

Consider map-reduce (Hadoop). Sure, you can sort 1GB data on a single machine 10x faster (using /usr/bin/sort) than using Hadoop on that machine; but make the data 1TB and add 1000 machines, now lets see how fast you can sort with /usr/bin/sort!
The parallax scrolling on the landing page does seem to go a little too far. We'll fix it soon. Thanks!
PostgreSQL goes parallel
Very nice! More reasons to try Elm out.
It's hard because most startups don't pay market rates.
And his amps definitely go to 11...

I was a huge Yngwie fan back when I was into guitar music...his "Rising Force" album simply blew me away.

"Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4" has to be one of the best guitar songs ever written and executed.

I actually stopped trying to be a guitar-hero after studying that album.
[FT] Microsoft unveils German data plan to tackle US internet spying
It's time for a new term: a "Pegasus" (a different kind of mythical horse than a unicorn):

https://twitter.com/jgrahamc/status/658702918200250368

Pegasus (n)
1. Mythical winged horse;
2. Silicon Valley 'unicorn' with high gross margin.
i.e. one that might actually take off.
Then maybe they could make a bullet-proof vest for you? A crash-absorbing racecar? A paraglider? Those would all really benefit from stronger material, contrary to a gimmicky parka coat.
> However, DNSSEC is a crappy standard. It doesn't do encryption so a surveillant can still collect metadata;

To be fair, on-the-wire encryption is a problem orthogonal to that which DNSSEC is attempting to solve, which is integrity.

> it has unsolved issues that facilitate amplification attacks, it's overly complex and has slow adoption. In fact, before DANE arrived on the scene, there was hardly a good reason to deploy it.

Yup, DANE is essentially its killer app.

Any chance you could outline how you think it could be improved?

> If we adopt DNSSEC now we'll be stuck with it (including its lack of privacy) pretty much forever. Instead, I suggest we work on more promising initiatives such as DNSCurve (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNSCurve)

I don't think the case. As I wrote, DNSSEC aims to solve the issue of integrity, not privacy. DNSCurve, or something like it, should be deployed alongside DNSSEC, with the former giving you privacy, and the latter ensuring the integrity of the records. That way, even if the authoritative DNS server itself is compromised, you can know whether the data you're getting from it are OK or not. After all, it doesn't matter how good the pipe is if you're getting sludge rather than the clean water you expect through it.

The big problem is that people, whether they're DNSSEC or DNSCurve advocates, incorrectly put DNSSEC and DNSCurve in competition with each other, but this isn't even remotely the case. We ought to be using both.
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I think it is a shame that most projects have only documentation in the form of one-liners for each function/variable/class. Those one-liners really don't mean much if you don't have a picture of the global architecture in your mind. That is far more important.
Ah, for down application of course, didn't catch that part. There you want just as windproof/everything resistant as possible, and when it's too hot, you open/put it down.

Would be interesting to see comparison of actual benefits compared to current high tech fabrics used, all high-fill lightweight down stuff has some nanotech fabric to keep it light & durable.
not if Rev is being paid for their work. Think of it like an english to spanish translator, a spanish only illegal immigrant can still expect privilege with their counsel even if translator is there. Just because a third party is involved doesn't automatically waive privilege, it needs to be a third party unrelated to the case.
You can google the title if you don't have access since it's a paywall site (If you're thinking of subscribing to a news site - I'd recommend the FT as I think it's worth the cost of a subscription to get access to their news).

Or BI has a writeup too: http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-microsoft-to-keep-german-c...
One way to do it in Perl 6:

> <brown red green yellow yellow brown brown black>.Mix
mix(red, yellow(2), brown(3), black, green)

See http://doc.perl6.org/type-composite.html for a little more info about Mix and other composite types shipped in stock Perl 6 distributions. (Warning: this end user doc is still very incomplete and immature.)
... on our heads :o))
It seems like they value the flexibility to mix and match and change components over time, rather than the simplicity of adopting an integrated solution like CloudFoundry or OpenShift.
This sort of nihilism is childish. You may not get everything you want from your government but jumping from that to "it's a sham" is absurd.

If McCain had won in 2008 would the US have passed national health care reform?
On feedback and bias
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I think a lot of companies who raised seed funding prior to 2010 or 2012 did so at excessively low valuations, and then tried to make up for it later by raising at excessively high valuations once they hit. The 'bubble' over the last couple years that's driven up pre-seed valuations should actually make the current crop of startups more stable over the long run.

Also, the decaying state of physical infrastructure in the U.S. is only going to drive more people to spend time on the Internet, where network effects are only getting exponentially more powerful as new networks are getting built on top of existing networks. These days a social startup that's "only growing as fast as Facebook" might not even be able to successfully raise a seed round. There might be a cyclical downturn, but none of the underlying trends in society point to tech being a bad investment over the longterm.
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Should you follow your passion?
Mmmm. Reminds me of some of the most interesting Drum & Bass that I come across in my listening / purchasing. From what I can tell, it has about the same appeal haha.

I've been legitimately impressed by the abilities of certain artists to really push the boundaries and limits - in my opinion - of packing in musicality in the D&B platform. One I can point to would be Camo & Krooked[0]. Another that sort of crosses into bass music would be Knife Party[1]. What they have in common, to my ears, is that they're able to embrace the full spectrum of available sounds. High peaks and really, really deep bass. Then, with so much digital control, they can go up and down, place certain sounds in certain tonal areas...it's just amazing to me.

One of the things that infuriates me about music commentary is the tired refrain of "rock is dead" or "music isn't original anymore" because frankly, they're not true. Rock continues to be a broad genre, and I really see electronic-production tunes like Skrillex an extension of rock and metal in that it appeals to a younger audience (predominately) and is very abrasive to 'traditional' ears.

Music is really going through a metamorphasis of innovation thanks to software like Ableton and the numerous brilliant synths out there. It's one thing to say "I don't like that music" but it's completely dishonest to say nothing's original anymore. Yes, there will always be 'trend jumpers' and some formulaic stuff (it goes for all genres, and specifically anything Max Martin touches), but now and then, BAM. Something shows up and moves the needle.

[0] Camo & Krooked - Let's Get Dirty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL5H38bpvFA

[1] Knife Party - Resistance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwqUGkR9yh8
Funny, folks used the same line of reasoning prior to the real estate bubble popping in 2007-2008.

But, that doesn't stop the Pollyanna's...
Fidelity has just marked its shares down from $30.72 at the end of June to $22.91 for the end of September.

To be fair, I think these markdowns have more to do with who is investing than the companies themselves.

VC's do portfolio valuations much less frequently than mutual funds, PE firms or hedge funds do and they give less negative scrutiny to the valuation than the aforementioned firms do, the reason for this....

... is VC firm's typically don't allow redemptions on monthly intervals which means they can keep an unrealistic valuation for longer where as Hedge funds, PE firms and mutual funds, who typically allow monthly redemption, need to properly value each holding at the end of each month.

I mean if you are a VC, do you care if you don't write down Snap-chat at the end of the month, you really have no incentive to do so?

You get paid on a quarterly basis on the size of your portfolio, why mark it down until you are absolutely certain that it needs to be marked down, this point is usually not until you actually go to sell, be it IPO or private equity deal.

However, if you are a hedge fund and someone wants to redeem their assets, you want to make sure you value Snap-chat for what you can realistically sell if for as that's essentially what you are doing when you allow someone to redeem their funds from your firm.

With people pulling money out of hedge funds, and PE firms on a monthly basis, this makes you have to pay attention to valuations on a much more granular time frame than historically VC firms would have.
This is such a good quetsion. Self-paced learning has a awful retention rate. I would love to learn to code but it's really difficult to find the motivation to do it after a full day of work.
See slide 22.
Did a double-take when I noticed the author's name. Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance[1] is a pretty well-known mystery, at least here in Detroit, and I guess I never knew that his son had taken over leadership of the Teamsters.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hoffa#Disappearance
maybe they're just trying to compliment you. i mean what else could they say...."great work ethic mark! your fascination with balls is astounding."
Somewhat related. "The girl with all the gifts", which is on this subject was a great read. Emotional, thought provoking in a sea of horrible zombie related writing/TV.
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I'm just pointing out how ridiculous it is to cast aspersions on the judgment of one of the world's leading experts on deep learning.

It's also getting out of hand because everyone has already decided TensorFlow must be amazing, so everyone is extolling the virtues of what right now we only know to be speculation and PR.
Random idea: If protectionism works cannot a group of people decide to create an internal economy where they purposefully trade with each other before outsiders for all products that they manufacture? They will buy goods for above real market value but the money will remain within their internal economy. Biggest problem would be enforcing the contract.

I think this already sort of exists somewhat. If my close relatives, manufacture something, I gladly buy their goods over those of their competitors because yes, I am paying more but the money is supporting my uncles, nephews and nieces. I think that's a net positive for me. They reciprocate the favour. As a family we are wealthier than we would be otherwise because, no, they cannot abandon their business and start new businesses just so they could take advantage of competitive advantage. That is unrealistic. They know only one market well enough and do not have the resources or guidance to get into a completely different market.

I guess the Amish are another example of this and I believe Israel's Kibbutz aswell.
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Not sure it's related to the parallax. It's more about the scroll hijacking which makes it very unpleasant on Mac using a Magic Mouse. It's really obviously broken so I'm pretty sure no-one in your team has one or else this wouldn't have been shipped.

The product seems interesting anyway!
From Boswell's Life of Johnson, entry for April 19, 1773:

Mr. Elphinston talked of a new book that was much admired, and asked Dr. Johnson if he had read it. JOHNSON. 'I have looked into it.' 'What, (said Elphinston,) have you not read it through?' Johnson, offended at being thus pressed, and so obliged to own his cursory mode of reading, answered tartly, 'No, Sir, do YOU read books THROUGH?'
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Not really fundamentally interesting from a musical standpoint. Only 'interesting' part of it is looks funny on paper...
>from the whims of the people.

I don't really think that's possible, because there is no difference between "the people" and..."the not-people"?

Every time there's any discussion about politics or power, there's the inevitable topic of "us" vs "them". It's always insightful to ask people where they draw the line between the categories of people. Is it all politicians? I mean, is there some secret indoctrination, like Scientology, whereby the minute you reach a certain level in your political career, the "real world" is explained to you? How is it that these secrets are kept?

For many Americans it's the "1%ers" who receive the disdain. That is, until they realize that a significant number of themselves are global 1%ers. I have a personal friend who often rails about the "global elite", meanwhile he is a SMB owner with a multi-million dollar net worth who isn't -- how shall I say it -- especially "diligent" when it comes to offering his low-skill employees the best opportunities.

All this is to say that, yes, often times the incentives of the capitalists and the workers are averse to each other. But "the system" maintains the balance, in that one party can't subjugate the other extremely without personal harm. In other words, "the rich" can't take all the money, because that leaves no demand for product, and eventually "the poor" say @#$% it, and start beheading the royals. At least that's what history tells me.
The rule that adding an -er to a word you get the agent.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-er#Etymology_1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_noun
This is one of the things I really like about Doxygen, the ability to automatically generate relationship maps between libraries and inheritance.
Since 1980? That seems suspect considering incorporation in 77' and public in 80'. I am surprised they would have a corporate presence in Ireland so soon.
Yes that's right. I meant the same. Each application on a user's machine contributes to bufferbloat generated by that machine, and bufferbloat as a whole encountered at the router (which affects everyone on the LAN).
I think parent post was thing-explaining. :)
One thing to keep in mind with ideas like the Mathematical Universe Hypothesis is their predictive power. Once a "theory of everything" describes what could have been as well as what is, you end up needing another theory to distinguish between the two [1].

For example, Champernowne's constant contains every number in its decimal expansion, and hence contains a complete description of our universe, all of the true laws of Physics and the outcome of every random quantum effect. However, it's not a very satisfactory "theory of everything", since it makes no predictions. (Note that I could have used pi instead, but its not yet known whether pi is a "normal" number [3]). This is the same idea as the Library of Babel [4].

On the other hand, if you start distinguishing between possible worlds in some way, then you can do real science. For example, the Boltzmann Brain idea describes ordered systems (like our Universe) emerging from disordered systems (like clouds of gas) by pure chance [5]. Such a statistical argument is useful, since we can reason about probability distributions over possible Universes. In this case, small pockets of order are vastly more likely to arise spontaneously than large ones (since we can consider a large pocket to be a contiguous collection of smaller pockets), hence we obtain predictions for all kinds of experiments: namely that we'll probably see a cloud of gas, rather than any ordered structure. Since we tend to see ordered structure, we can prove the hypothesis wrong experimentally.

A related idea, which is also relevant for this article, is that the Universe could be generated by a random computer program [7]. If we apply the same reasoning as with Boltzmann Brains, we would expect short programs to be vastly more likely than long programs. Since the length of a program determines how "random" its result is (in the Kolmogorov sense [8]), short programs would produce more ordered structure than long programs, hence this hypothesis make the opposite prediction to the Boltzmann Brain: i.e. that when we observe new places, we will tend to see the same kind of order as we have already observed elsewhere. So far, these predictions seem to hold ;)

[1] http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.5434
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champernowne_constant
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_number
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltzmann_brain
[6] http://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2008/12/29/richard-...
[7] http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0011122
[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov_complexity
Thanks a lot, looks cool! At the moment I'm using Nebulous Notes to write to a "mobile" ledger, then I merge that to the main ledger. This has the advantage I can add entries also offline. I'd love to move something more automated though and your project might definitely help. :)
What about unit tests?
For those of you too young to remember, there were numerous articles written about the bubble bursting before it finally did in 2000-01. It wasn't a surprise that it did, just that no one knew precisely when it would.

My point is that arguing that people have said this bubble was about to burst and that it hasn't yet isn't an argument that it won't.
is it compatible with jsdoc?
Yes - easily solvable when you flip the A's
This is something we plan to include in future releases as this is still a project in the early stage. We welcome your contribution!
THANK YOU !

I so much hate the "new" google maps ... anybody has a alternative ?
Somehow, I like the tiles of google maps best :-/
Well... don't I feel silly.
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Somebody once set up a report for us using Microsoft controls. When processing some addresses in I forget what state, it encountered values that looked like 25E155 as scientific notation and blew up on floating point overflow. It was not hard to tweak the input once we figured out what was going on.
I've worked AVR microprocessors (used in Arduino) and I found that for as small programs as I would write on a micro controller even assembly programming works. But C is definitely a good fit. Since you need effortless access to many low level details I think C is probably the best language for writing micro controller software. Of course as the software gets larger I guess it start making more sense to switch to something like Swift or Rust.

The right tool for the job right? C is the right choice in many cases. It is just that C/C++ has been used for a lot more jobs than they are the right choice for.
What I find particularly interesting to watch is the patterns drawn by some of those YouTube videos when the notes are struck. A visual art as well as the sound.
I'm going to say something unpopular, but horizontally-scaled deep learning is overkill for most applications.

Can anyone here present a use case where they have personally needed horizontal scaling because a Titan X couldn't fit what they were trying to do? It's the thing I hear talked about the most and used the least.

The biggest misunderstanding I've heard is "I have petabytes of data so I need multi-GPU", but NNs are trained on batches of data, so it doesn't matter. It's the model that must fit, but 12gb can fit a big model.

The whole "who can build the biggest net" is like building the fastest car: it's for show, the slower ones are way more cost effective and get you there just as well.

Keras is my present deep learning library recommendation--it's like torch 7 but in python and theano. Multi-GPU is roadmap because there's a lot more going on in deep learning that acts as a bigger differentiator than horizontal scaling.

For the record, when I say scaling, I'm not talking about having multiple machines serve multiple requests (that's a good reason to purchase more machines), I'm talking about spreading your gradient computations and/or model weights across machines or GPUs.
One thing to keep in mind if you use Thunderbird is that their certificate verification library (Mozilla::PKIX) really, really hates self-signed certificates. So, if you're using a self-signed cert on your mailserver's submission port or to encrypt IMAP traffic, Thunderbird will simply fail to work.

Unfortunately, I know of no way around this. I just gave up and started using Claws in the meantime.
Well I sold my macbook pro because I wasn't able to build my ogre project properly. For years. Also there was some OIS (not iOS, OIS) input issue. It comes from apple force feeding Cocoa into opengl apps, or something like that, which can only be remedied by using some SDL hack.

Anyway, I don't really care anymore, I bought a thinkpad instead. Cocoa is just something I just can't even.

My experience has been pretty different. I'm not a professional developer though.
Apple's filesystem layer, and Apple's SMB implementation.

If not for those, I could deal with the other warts.
Maybe after some nonsense like "export POSIXLY_CORRECT" and defining a few macros.
I'm trying understand what this fulfills. I understand it extracts documentation from comments, and writes them to a JSON file. There are have been countless tools to do this.

But the difference of Sodocan is that it then sends these JSON files to an API server, which hosts these documentations?

So basically instead of using JSDoc + static site generator, one would use this method?

And the benefit would be that the generated documentation would be crowdsourced?
If these were in the form of player piano rolls, they'd probably have a similar effect to this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace_card
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Not presently, however that is something we are thinking about. Our native parser does take jsdoc-like syntax.
http://pasteapp.me ?
Unfortunately this has the opposite effect on my cat. She got downright aggressive from this music.
Thanks, read that before I had my (free) coffee :)
I loved this response until the end. When the absolute cost is actually really low relative to the cost of the analyst's time then skip the expansive analysis, use a reasonable heuristic and be done. I get frustrated with analysts who are so caught up in their analytic prowess and technique that they lose sight of the business context and basic ROI.

Despite my objection at the end, I really did like this example as a way to explore a person's ability to ask good questions.
> When more companies start using non-com domain names, the problem will just go away.

Ehh, I mean, will this ever actually happen? While .co and .io domains are popular in startups, consumers, especially non-technical ones, I think will prevent a move away from .com from happening.
Depending on how much you mean by "civilization" and "scratch", this isn't the kind of thing that's doable in a lifetime. If it were, international development would be a lot easier.
The fact that our roads are crappy is going to turn people into shut-ins?
Except that people who are globally competitive have no incentive in participating - they can earn on a global market and enjoy the cheaper/better goods provided by others.
Would image training for video recognition be a good example of this?