skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I think understanding this situation completely requires an enormous amount of empathy. Whether one agrees with the protesters or not, it's unfair to characterize them merely as fighting against freedom of speech. I am sure they recognize the speech aspect of this, but to them, that is second to what they perceive to be the central issue: equality. Arguable perhaps, but I hold that the issue of equality trumps that of speech.

This issue is related is part of a larger trend whereby arguably minor transgressions trigger significant protest (see the Atlantic's coverage of Oberlin). My take is that after an oppressed class completes the initial leaps and bounds toward equality, tactics of old (e.g. nonviolent peaceful protest) cease to effect further change. New tactics therefore must evolve in order to close the remaining gap. This gap is relatively small, but its size isn't the point - the fact that a gap, based merely on class identification, exists at all should not be accepted.

The current tactics might not be perfect - I posit they are still evolving. But they do effectively utilize available resources and processes (e.g. content virality) to draw massive attention to issues.

As for their characterization by MSM (e.g. the protesters are "bullies", they have fostered what is uncharitably called a "victimhood culture") we are simply observing (or participating in) the attempt to resolve cognitive dissonance between evidence of social inequality and the intellectual status quo.
You're not talking about the issues, but offering some questions that I'm supposed answer while you don't participate and I get rewarded by downvotes.

That the faculty offers guidance doesn't seem to be much of an issue since that is what the article commends Nicholas and Erika Christakis for doing. Why there should be guidance is argued in the original e-mail on costumes [0]. That someone is upset doesn't seem to concern the author much when they don't agree with his viewpoint.

This is the problem with basing discussions on low quality articles. Let's look at the e-mails instead.

The first e-mail is arguing it's point.

> Yale is a community that values free expression as well as inclusivity. And while students, undergraduate and graduate, definitely have a right to express themselves, we would hope that people would actively avoid those circumstances that threaten our sense of community or disrespects, alienates or ridicules segments of our population based on race, nationality, religious belief or gender expression.

The second e-mail offers:

> Which is my point. I don’t, actually, trust myself to foist my Halloweenish standards and motives on others. I can’t defend them anymore than you could defend yours. Why do we dress up on Halloween, anyway? [...] Is it okay if you are eight, but not 18? I don’t know the answer to these questions; they seem unanswerable. [...] Whose business is it to control the forms of costumes of young people? It’s not mine, I know that.

https://www.thefire.org/email-from-intercultural-affairs/
https://www.thefire.org/email-from-erika-christakis-dressing...
I don't know who he is, but he's not Paul Graham. The story behind that is that pg emailed me on April Fool's asking me to help him with a hoax to make it look like he was really nickb, who was the most prolific contributor on the site at the time. pg just manually changed the account name on a reply to make it look like he was accidentally replying under the wrong username, and my job was to submit a story looking like I had discovered this.

(This was also already publicly discussed somewhere on HN previously, albeit several years ago.)
Is it better to have one big project in the portfolio or multiple smaller ones?
Ecosystem in a bottle, going strong since 1960
Yeah, any Ukraine/Crimea thread on Reddit is quickly overwhelmed by trolls.

You can identify the trolls quite easily, but they still overwhelm the discussion posts with sheer numbers.
> It is simply incredible to see anyone criticized for having a strong commitment to the freedom of speech.

There does seem to be some kind of a racist pattern at Yale which I would imagine violates at least some free speech law:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/2015/11/07/purp...

http://www.businessinsider.com/yale-university-racism-on-cam...
Sorry, should have included that in my original post. The basic protocol is here: http://www.7dentalsteps.com/7steps.htm

The key premise is roughly: disrupt the plaque biofilm every 24 hours. The rest of the protocol is a method for doing that. The change in my gum health was profound after only about three days. Working with Dr. Nigrelle, you get a "process checkup" via plaque staining dye every time you go in. So you get feedback as to where you need to improve technique. I also got some extra dye swabs so I could do self-checks more frequently. The visual feedback is super-useful for dialing in technique, but not critical for that initial baseline boost in dental health.

A big tip for the stim-u-dents or similar cleaning aids. Don't think of them as "toothpicks". Think of them and use them like tiny tootbrushes that can work around the teeth near the gumline and in-between the teeth. It's the lateral faces of the picks that act as scrubbing tools. Also, the parts about lathering with toothpaste are important. The dye tells the story, and Dr. Nigrelle does this comparison with his patients: you learn that you can spend a long, long time scrubbing with a stim-u-dent or toothbrush without toothpaste and kinda sorta get the plaque, or you can lather up some toothpaste and obliterate it in short order.
10/10 using HD215s plugged into whatever cheapo onboard DAC this laptop has. But like you I did know what to listen for, having done a signals engineering course in the deep dark past.
One often overlooked aspect is what about all the areas of study that aren't well funded by grant money? The social sciences and humanities don't have the luxury of an abundance of funding.

There's an argument that since currently funding for subscribing to HSS journals comes from the university library there is clearly money there for HSS, and that somehow we just need to redirect the subscription cost toward publication costs. But that's not an easy nut to crack, and it's also not clear why the library should even be involved in the publishing process in that way.
That's most likely a temporary worry. The future will be largely businesses tasked reduced to processes that have been automated via robots/drones/etc.
Maybe by now the question is: who doesn't?
Yes. What's wrong with that?

Let's say that I have a bunch of contact information, from multiple sources, to synthesize. Sources include guest lists, registration forms, notes from agents, and other hand written information. Some of the information is illegible, pages are ripped and damaged, etc.

So let's consider email addresses. In some of our sources, there's no place to enter them, but we know that most people have at least one. The appropriate value for those email addresses is "NULL". That's also appropriate for email addresses in other sources that are illegible.

Conversely, in reliable sources, missing email address means either that there is none, or that it shouldn't be used. In those cases, it would be appropriate to leave the column empty, or use "NONE", or even "nobody@dev.null".

That's how I learned to handle "NULL", anyway.
It shouldn't be that hard if you have the original photo with you when taking the new picture. Simply look at the proportion of near and far objects and walk back and forth until they are the same as in the old picture.
"Hairy ball theorem" is cool too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_ball_theorem
No, in the "share on Google+" buttons and in "login with Google" buttons, and with captchas, and who knows what else. There are dozens of companies tracking your every move, Google is just one example.
Australian are rapid adopters of tech, except for those who happen to be CTO’s or CEO. There is a real cultural cringe towards anything Australian when it comes to technology. I just wish we could get to the point where we think of Australian tech in the same way as we think of Australian sport.

My one positive is things today are nowhere near as bad as they were 15 years ago when I started. We have a great base of talent and with a little government support I could see Australian’s getting over their cringe.
4. Pythons
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Yes, LinkedIn is another offender that I'm sure also does this, even more aggressively than Facebook. They blatantly try to download your contact list by directly asking your email password to build shadow profiles and propose new contacts.

And I guess WhatsApp probably also used the same practice to grow their network, using contact lists extracted from phones.

As I understand it, these practices are simply illegal in the EU and always were. Regrettably, the billions that were made this way (mostly by US companies) will probably never be returned.
Don't forget about signalling vs. non-signalling NANs...
The result of this study really resonates with me. The accuracy of the conclusions it draws may be questionable, but it resonates none the less. I think that we may be finally experiencing the consequences of our irresponsible behavior in earlier decades. Many good changes have been brought about, sure. But we threw away the sanctity of the family unit. We taught everyone that making a modest living is for "losers." We let our schools become daycare centers. And in many ways I feel that we lost our morality. And now that all the money is gone it doesn't work anymore.
Now if I only can stop fat-fingering down all the great posts.
Chinese Internet titan, Tencent, announces big plans for VR
African swallows are non-migratory.
That's not a globally applicable principle. Kidnapping a person and locking them in a cell is wrong when a private citizen does it, but it's right when the state does it (after properly handled arrest and a fair trial and so forth, of course.)

Honestly, I used to agree with you on this, but I'm starting to think that this craziness isn't going to end until the "activists" start getting a taste of their own medicine. And it's not like they won't claim they're being persecuted anyway...
The thing is, the article makes it clear that the computer resources and social connections Gates had at Harvard were key to his success.
Do one thing and do it well. StIck with it. Excel. Get lessons, teach yourself, push yourself. Do it for the love of doing it.

Don't compare yourself to anyone else.

Two marshmallows later rather than one now.

Hang onto those old friends. Even the ones who can be dicks, provided they're not always dicks.

Tell your family you love them because one day it won't be possible.

Learn to love and forgive yourself so you can love and forgive others. Practice loving kindness.

Stop smoking weed.

Introverts lose energy to others and gain energy from isolation, but isolation should be in small doses to avoid de-socialisation.

Get fit, stay fit. Lift weights. Learn martial arts.

Get outdoors. Go up mountains and jump into the ocean.

Ultimately, it's all okay :)
Which "free speech law" would that be which is being violated here?
I see slack now has the option "Disable public file URL creation"

Now no-one can share files publicly in our companies slack channels
It was supposed to be the text 'not secure' but they didn't allow single quotes so now it's just not secure.
Think you got that backwards, considering those with cars are the ones paying extra fees (+tickets), thus subsidizing the rest of the students for whatever the college spends the funds on.

Second statement needs a source, and regardless it isn't a valid reason. Colleges don't decide how adults live their lives.
It was also built with OMeta:

http://www.tinlizzie.org/ometa/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMeta

That tool can be used to solve a lot more problems. REBOL/Red and Racket are also taking DSL approach.
I use HOMAS (hands on mouse and stick), plus my own voice software CASI, and i get much better level of control that with keyboard mouse.

The control of a joystick with the accuracy of a mouse, with the command possibilities of a keyboard ( due to voice).
It's a £75 million project being set up and run by a charity, the Garden Bridge Trust, so it won't be publicly owned. It will be closed to the public when it's rented out for commercial purposes.

The FAQ says:

Over 65% of the capital costs to build the bridge will be fundraised from the private sector. More than £145 million has been pledged already and there is a business plan to cover the £2 million annual maintenance and operations costs. Transport for London and the Government have together contributed £60 million in total.

https://www.gardenbridge.london/questions-answers/fact-ficti...

The arguments for the public funding contribution are that commuters will be able to walk across it, and it will help regenerate the areas at both ends.
There were two major trends that started around 1980 and contributed to housing prices rising meaningful faster than inflation and natural population growth: first, women joining the work force and creating dual-income families, and second, the drop in interest rates from >10% in the early 80s to <4% today. Both leveraged prices up. Neither can reoccur. Very few people foresaw this potential third trend which is foreign money seeking safe haven in urban US real estate. If a large number of the wealthy citizens of every other country on earth decide they want to live in San Francisco and New York, that could continue to push prices up and disconnect them from local market fundamentals like wage affordability. The reaction to this should be to increase land value taxes but California and New York in particular have taken an almost completely opposite approach, taxing income highly and land and property very little.
> so I found it hard to believe that some of the smartest students in the country would have such a poor reaction towards it.

Intelligence is orthogonal to wisdom. They could theoretically be the smartest students in the country, but even if so that doesn't mean they're wise or emotionally stable. I would recommend that you obey your own judgement here.
I still haven't found anything that made it so easy for a regular person to become a better essayist, in volume or quality, than Posterous and its auto email feature. Boy, how I miss it.

I'm a lazy programmer who would love to blog again, but needs something as easy as Posterous. Any suggestions, anyone?

FWIW raganwald, you're one of those who people should continue to pay attention to, even 140 characters at a time. I know I do. Please keep 'em coming!
Unfortunately I'm not a great person to ask about that. It is a bit ironic, but I keep my head out of finance and don't much care for it. Now the technical problems presented in a low latency financial environment... Absolutely fascinating to me.
One thing to be aware of is that many commercially available fermented foods (especially vegetables) have undergone pasteurization, which kills the beneficial bacteria. I've found that the refrigerated section of my local Whole Foods is the best source of unpasteurized kimchi, sauerkraut, and pickles. (Also check out the vinegar section, where you can usually find unpasteurized apple cider vinegar.) Look for the words "probiotic" or "unpasteurized" on the label; if a product doesn't have either of those words, chances are it contains no active cultures.
Compared to other technical and scientific efforts, programming is still in its infancy. It has a long way to go before it is as refined and disciplined as other occupations.

We are getting there slowly, but it's still the wild west. Where else could you find a college dropout working alongside somebody with a PhD? I've never seen a hospital where somebody with only a highschool education and good scalpel skills was allowed to perform life-or-death surgery. But in the world of software, we routinely employ trial-and-error in trying to put the right person into the right job. And it's tough when the nature of those people and the nature of those jobs changes so rapidly.

It's definitely an interesting time to be alive. When I tell my grandchildren about how we did software 'engineering' nowadays, I expect them to laugh like we do when we hear about doctors who used leeches and magnets to cure diseases.
I absolutely loved this when I was younger! Looking forward to watching it again after so many years.

On the rare occasions when I play a game of pool, a little piece of my brain remembers the pool-table section from this video as I try to make bank shots.
All those cat videos are paying off.
The bridge (if built) will be owned by a charitable trust, and government funding covers roughly one third of the projected cost.
Labs typically don't pay for journal subscriptions. University libraries and academic departments subscribe as a benefit to the collective university community.

A per-article subscription/purchase model would be more appropriate if we consider that the cost of peer-provided knowledge is a hard cost similar to reagents and buffers.

But I personally agree with Open Access advocates, cost should be as close to free as reasonably possible.
This is basically more public money being used to supply the multibillionaire multi-national farmers of California with more free groundwater to extract and use for their profit (and yes, there are studies showing that most water is used by farmers, and that multi-nationals control the bulk of California farmland - even though 80% of farmers are small, they don't control most of the water and most of the land.)
This is pretty big for the VR industry. Both Tencent and Facebook are making bets, it's an exciting time to be alive.
At least there was vodka :)
> some land owners purchase land and lose money while they wait for it to appreciate

It is impossible to lose money just sitting on land in the absence of property tax, which as I've stated acts as a mitigating factors, even if no one thinks of property taxes as rent paid by the land "owner" to the true owner, the commons. Worst case scenario you own land that no one wants to use, and you have zero income from it.

> the power to regulate is the power to grant special favors

And the granting of perpetual title to land for a finite sum of money and the enforcement of that title through police/military force is the epitome of state granted special favor.

We call ourselves the "party of principle," and we base property rights on the principle that everyone is entitled to the fruits of his labor. Land, however, is not the fruit of anyone's labor, and our system of land tenure is based not on labor, but on decrees of privilege issued from the state, called titles. In fact, the term "real estate" is Middle English (originally French) for "royal state." The "title" to land is the essence of the title of nobility, and the root of noble privilege.

It's not a coincidence that owners are called landlords. It's positively feudal.

Or see the Albert J Nock quote in my other reply: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10534047

Rather take advantage of my poor articulation, can you soundly argue against
http://geolib.com/essays/sullivan.dan/royallib.html?
I don't have anything to add to this other than me too. I think I watched the VHS about a million times in the 80s when I was a wee one.
I can't think of another way someone would find my CouchDB post unless through Google -- and, as the other commenter said, I don't expect people to enter my site and start reading everything there.

I think understand your motivations, but I think your goal (a live-editable website) is not a new one. Products like Squarespace, Wix, Weebly and others are targetting this market. I don't like the idea, because to do this you must either (a) limit the ability of the user to modify the website, making it choose from predefined templates and letting him customize only a little; or (b) make him write his own HTML and CSS.

These providers I mentioned are kinda fighting against this trade-off by creating more and more themes and enlarging the customization space, that is taking time and human resources, and the result is not good -- I don't like it --, but they are too much ahead of your service. You should have a better thing, a really different feature, innovative, as you said you are "rethinking" blogging I thought you had this, but I don't see it.

Ok, maybe I didn't understand anything at all.
Ok, so let's ask Amazon: they are both profitable and have a business model (further, for years running now, they've been able to demonstrate profitability whenever they feel like it to satisfy Wall Street worries). Their retail business has always had low margins, no different than Walmart by comparison.
This contradicts studies showing that people who spend a lot of time on Facebook are unhappier [1]

[1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/04/08/new-stud...
The third chart should have been a scatter plot, not a sorted line graph—which isn’t actually a thing, since you’re just plotting scatter plot data sorted by one variable and not the other, and connecting the dots for whatever reason.
Been checking in on this since the initial hubbub a few months ago... It would be great if it started to swing into high gear.

I'm still in love with the idea of a language-agnostic, web-centric compilation target, but I think we should all emotionally prepare for 10+ years before it's feasible to use in production, let alone well-integrated with our favorite languages.
The comments don't render correctly on FF on Android. They all render one after another and it's impossible to tell which comments are replies and which aren't. :(
New Study Links Facebook to Depression: But Now We Actually Understand Why
The Mobile Downturn (continued)
Now THAT has some potential. Both for FPGA's and SIMD/MIMD architectures. Thanks for the link.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_temperature_record

"uncharted"
Sure. But will they be around in another generation? If so, will they still hold on to their (current) set of values?
Possibly we are letting this your special, your opinions carry weight, others should not hold views you find offensive, and such, will come back to bite us in a few years.

Letting kids think they are special is one thing, but the idea of going about it by not offending them and excusing them of failure by redirecting blame as is the current trend isn't going to lead to happy adults, if anything their fall is going to be harder
I was thanking them for adding important details about the context of this video, which has been overlooked in the conversation by the majority of the commenters I've seen.
I was in the humanities, and maybe the process is different in the sciences, but 3-5 finalists for each position would always be invited for an on-site interview.

Your rejection letter might not spell out that you were a finalist, but it was clear from the interview process.
if you're going to downvote me at least try to prove to me that hipchat isn't bad because i could write a book about why it is so bad.
What I drive is completely irrelevant.
As a side note, it feels like the front page picture of interactive computational graph is a bit misleading - looks like the interface is still using Python (or C++), not fancy GUI... But yes, it looks very similar to a great tool from Yoshua Bengio's group - Theano. So, great! Another amazing tool to take away the grind of doing ML projects!
Yup, upvote for fact! I realised this like about two minutes after I walked away from my desk! :)
Maybe it would be best to have a "raw stream" which gives both the number of upvotes and downvotes, so you can inject a local js file to reorder stuff according to whatever you find is sensible?
I just wanted to make sure this didn't sink into oblivion with no comment. I suspect that few of us will feel qualified to comment on your situation. I know I don't. I hope you can find someone who can help you talk your way through this.