skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I guess they use cookies, yes.

Personally I'm an opera fan, so I haven't tried getting it to work but a quick search brought up: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/51000, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12625 and https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11551 as plug-is. As for blocking cookies there are several options.
Well, it really means that you don't have to register or log in.
Boxes & Bags Dropshippers
All online communities will eventually (perhaps slowly, but surely) become 4chan.
Ok. We're on the same track then but I would put it a little more friendly at the moment but I probably haven't got enough experience yet.

I spotted werkzeug ('tool' in German) a while ago and it definitely looked very good.

I've built 3 sites in Django now, two small ones and one larger one. The small ones worked fine, the larger one Django immediately turned from 'enabler' in to 'straightjacket'.

I hand coded the forms so they're not even part of the frustration, the ORM is definitely a limiting factor, agreed with the AJAX oversights, even the simplest stuff and you're immediately out of django in to 'roll your own' mode.

Not having multiple db connections was one of the first things I was wondering about how serious this package really was, after all almost all non-trivial setups will access multiple dbs, even if not at the same time then sequentally.

Import wasn't much of a problem for me because I did the import by talking to the DB exclusively, I had the 'export' in exactly the right format for import into the mysql django tables. But it would have been nice to have a tool handy to do that.

The admin is fine until you have more than just a toy dataset, and the way in which you configure the admin has altogether too many little 'magic' steps in it.

So far it's been a mixed bag. For small sites probably a good fit, for larger ones probably not.

Fully agreed on the template limitations, and the lame excuses around not having some basic functionality in there are really trying my patience.

But I haven't seen anything yet that I felt really was a step up from the rest.

I'll keep looking though.
Nobel winners must be alive at the time of the prize being awarded. Given the lag between profound discovery/invention and the widespread recognition of that profoundness, isn't it likely that those who did their best work at age 55 would be dead by the time their work is recognized? So, are we observing anything other than selection bias?
A link to the table of contents, rather than the 5th chapter: http://westsidetoastmasters.com/resources/book_of_body_langu....

I'll save this to read for later - the topic fascinates me. I was reading Gladwell's recent collection, What The Dog Saw, and found the article on The Dog Whisperer very interesting because of its discussions on body language.
I'm a 'bit' investor (angel round) in a small startup that has been doing both, a product and a service.

There is a really nice synergy between the two happening there. The product functions as the ice breaker, the services come after.

It saves them a ton on marketing costs for their services division, basically the customers come to them, find out what a nice little company it is and then decide to trade 'up'.

--

edit: In general I think this is bad advice, small startups that do only 'one thing' and are not willing to move where the money is tend to die out rather quickly.

It often doesn't really matter what brings in the $ to stay afloat, as long as you are clear about where you want to be.

If consulting or fixed price jobs are what keeps you in business long enough to get a solid product or if you use a product as the door opener to sell more services, as long as you don't let the interests in the one conflict with the other you should be in good shape.

Much better shape than those that only have a product or only do contract work. Ideally you need three legs to stand on, so three products, preferably aimed at different markets, or a services division that you can use to pick up the slack.

Just a single product or just contracting is asking for trouble, and contracting with only a single large customer to bring in more than 40% of your total income stream is really playing Russian roulette.
I hope it is at least as good as Spec# http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/specsharp/
Usually those services tell you your public IP.

This service says my IP is 10.1.3.46, and while technically correct, useless.
Exactly, the first design mockup is the easiest part of the process.

From my experience, getting feedback from a small team in 20 person startup can drastically change the site from the designers original vision.

At the bigs companies there are many different stakeholders who need to be appeased. Some of the changes may seem illogical to the average consumer, but they might be well justified by management. For example trying to keep a few big corporate clients happy by including a large cheesy marketing message on the homepage.

Edit: But I admit, DHL is in desperate need for a redesign. Their website is awful.
The redesigns look great, way to go ;)

If this gains a little traction, you might find your inbox full of requests for your services. (Edit: I missed the dark gray bar at the top of the page and now see that you're aiming for that. Good luck!)
hence it being a soft paywall - considering the savvy work arounds is a non-issue because such people are unlikely to convert anyway if stopped.
I doubt there is really a usability decrease.

A former bank of mine implemented a system where: (1) you were highly advised to enter your banking pin via mouse using a pad; (2) in addition to entering your password, you also had to have a further passphrase, from which you would be prompted to enter a few characters at random indexes; (3) you could not simply wire funds to any random account; you first had to "add" that account "as beneficiary" -- and this "add" action had to be confirmed via a code SMS'd to you by the bank.

Not to say this makes things completely secure, but it certainly raises the barrier.

This was deployed 7 years ago by a third-world-country bank, afaik its still in effect today.
The problem with many ads is that they are designed to take attention away from the rest of the site. As a result, you get flashing, jiggling, talking ads that make many sites nearly unusable. Sure, you could avoid going to those sites, or you could just use adblock...
"This research had a number of limitations, including the fact that only 87 children were ambidextrous. Also, rates of developmental and mental health problems were based on the results of questionnaires given to the children, parents and teachers and not on professional assessments. Without formal assessments it is not possible to determine whether the children truly had conditions like ADHD."

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2010/01January/Pages/ambidextrous-lin...
Tablet Day
Or just paste this in a .php file:

<?php print $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; ?>

Then you've got the IP address without any frills.
I've wondered, ever since I was a kid and remote controls first became prevalent, why TVs and such aren't voice controlled. Of course, I'm not a channel surfer; with a voice system, my wife would talk herself hoarse and still not be able to change channels nearly fast enough.

Side rant: I hate how most devices now have few/no controls on the unit and require the remote to use them fully. Generally, I'll get up and walk over to them before I'll look for a misplaced remote.
Ouch. That's a non-starter for me, forced as I am to spend my workday using only IE6.
America severely limited the recourse of creditors when they abolished indentured servitude and wrote the bankruptcy laws. It was common principal that America would not be a debtors nation after that event Some of those laws where changed when, after heavy lobbying by the credit industry at the dawn of housing collapse (2005), a means test was created, to verify that a debtor could not pay back the debt. If he can, no matter what ramifications it has on their personal life, the debtor is required to submit to a 5 year restructuring program in which any disposable income is seized by the court and paid to ones creditors. An individual can no longer declare amnesty from debt no matter what personal reason for doing so, and no matter what hardship is experienced. Corporations are not subjected to the same measure to qualify for a chapter 7 bankruptcy.

In saying that, in some states, bankruptcy is the only way to cleanly walk away from your home.
In the end it's not the Chinese people who suffer at the hands of their government, but the West.
Apple tablet launch: live coverage
Wow, congrats! Are you coming out with a paid product anytime soon?
MUCH faster, thanks.

Now I'm piping that into Perl to convert the counts to percentages. If I figure out a one-liner for that I'll let you know.

Next I'll be tempted to write a module for generating "realistic" (Benford-compliant) random numbers using this concise specification from HN contributor "shrughes":

"Data whose logarithm is uniformly distributed does [follow Benford's Law]."

I could use that to produce demo or test data.
I absolutely agree that big companies would dramatically slow down the development process. And that's why I put a disclaimer on each page saying it takes consulting and understanding of the problem domain to produce a final result. Mockup is definitely just a first step, but I figured it's the step that attracts an attention.
agreed, I have basically sworn off of firefox except when I need firebug(works better then the chromium version). Making me use firefox probably means I will never even try it out.
Interesting, and surprising, because most scientists in modern times are still just implementing their advisors' ideas at 27.

I'd believe that they peak in "freshness" in their late 20s and early 30s, but I think the peak of competence is later. This is how art works, as well. For example, Shakespeare presumably developed his fame shortly after Richard III, which he wrote at 28; but he did his best work (the "five tragedies", and his better comedies) in his late 30s and early 40s.
Great idea and I am sure you'll learn a lot in the process. 37 Signals did something similar back in the day (2001): http://37signals.com/better
The National Car Rental redesign is great. Gets to the essence of the service and makes it so easy - you are good!
Google Docs Grid View
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Lending_Right
Folks should read predictably irrational. Market norms bring out different attributes in people than social norms. I'd much rather borrow something from my neighbor (and return the favor) over trying to extract every dime I can from them (or vice versa).
it's 10
One thing I forgot to mention in the post: I chose National Car Rental website for a redesign, because I've been watching The Daily Show online every day with NCR ads. I was so fed up with it, that I felt I had to do something about it to release the pain.
Exactly, I'm all for acting morally and sticking to the spirit of an agreement even if I can screw my counterpart by abusing some loophole, but only as long as I feel my counterpart will do me the same courtesy. If I feel my bank is out to screw me and won't give me a break, then I'll have much less problem screwing them right back. If on the other hand I feel that my bank has treated me fairly in the past, and given me a break when they technically didn't have to, then I'd be far more willing to do the moral thing.
Most people aren't like you. A common joke is:
Q: How can I tell if someone is smart?
A: If they are smart, they agree with me.
> I don't use AdBlock. I use a popup blocker, but I think if I am looking at a website I should at least give them the basic revenue of viewing the advertizing.

I block gifs and Flash. It is moronic to have text on screen and then have something that is moving in the corner of your eye. You simply can't read it (and if you can, it is not enjoyable).
Apple Canvas (leak errr… predictions)
I've always been partial to http://ipchicken.com . It's got commercial motives, but it's easy to spell, it's easy to ask people to go to it and have them remember, and the numbers are giant and readable. This is all good!
Learn You A Haskell and Learn You Some Erlang
Project Server 2010: Sample of webpart callback interface implementation
I Can Find It For Free
A Designer Guide: How to Build and Promote an App to be Proud of
I agree that group interaction was not the focus of the article, but the parent comment seemed more general. Also, to a lesser degree, I think this unfortunate social rule applies in person-to-person interaction. "Why did you not bother to object yesterday when I told you of our group's plans?"

In more informal social situations, I don't think this odd social rule is an issue though. After all, if I start talking to somebody at Starbucks about his laptop, it's hard for him to later claim I had an obligation to help him choose the right wireless dongle -- even if he mis-stated his needs for G vs. N connectivity.
My reaction/question is, "what about the NYT's cost structure has been radically changed from what it was 5 years ago"?

Think about it, you have successful sites run with minimal overhead, such as 3-5 writers and 1 marketing/business/admin guy to handle the stuff the writers don't know how to do. Compare that to what NYT does.
Does algae cultivation have a worse carbon footprint than corn?
After all the bitching about how Google (and other aggregaters) are stealing their content they erect a paywall for everybody but search and referral links.

Disingenuous much?
Startup Law: Lock Down Lost Founder IP
Well then perhaps you should reorganize it to have less options. Are you a category service like play.com or Amazon? If not, do your users really NEED to see all those options?

(I'm in Köln, it's much warmer here. But I was in Finland over the weekend, and it was around -20. It's not that bad when it's dry enough.)
MailChimp's Project Omnivore: genetic algorithm predicts email abuse rates
U.S. wind power: Massive growth, yet bleeding jobs
You don't think erosion is an issue in Haiti?
Given that it's a .jp subdomain, it's likely geared towards Japanese. Denisu is a valid shortening of DNS - the characters to spell it in katakana would be デニス, and potentially easier to remember for Japanese than "whatismyip," a fully qualified english query. Unless someone out there who knows more about Japanese than I do (admittedly, very little) can confirm that デニス or でにす is an actual word (google translate detected でにす as a phrase, giving me "su to the," which makes sense grammatically..)

Funny enough, it's also the romanjification of "dennis" (one of the first hits on google for it is dennis rodman's japanese wikipedia article).
I agree with you about common items like a cup of sugar or a couple of eggs while making a dessert, but how about more expensive items like a lawn mower, snow blower, power washer that you will probably use a few times during the year but not enough to justify purchasing it outright (in your mind at least).

Then you have the whole eco-friendly nature of this idea -- it makes sense for many people to share these durable goods. This site makes it easier for a neighborhood to 'share' in the repair costs, upkeep, storage, etc. without actually having to pay condo association fees. I would gladly spend an extra $200 for a better, longer lasting lawn mower if I knew it was going to be used more frequently by my neighbors, and they were going to reimburse me for the upkeep and storage costs.
There is only one reason: books.

I have a shipload of textbook that I will lose when I go overseas. One textbook easily costs $100+. A tablet or kindle like thing would work perfectly.

At the moment the kindle's page turn speed is too low for a technical book though.
His screenshot shows at least one window running a shell.
I think it is more of a response to "linux is a hobbyist OS". If 75% of the people who get paid to work on it are doing so for money, that would refute certain toy-based arguments.
Ask HN: Marketing Books for Developers?
I consider myself to be a pretty competent programmer, but like a lot of other coders, I'm complete arse when it comes to marketing.

I've been working on my startup for quite a few months now and as I'm nearing launch time, I feel I should be learning more about promotion and marketing.

Are there any marketing books out there, that you would recommend for someone in my situation?
It is 10 years and one can get an auto loan in less than a year if they understand how the mechanisms work. The over-reliance on credit score can be used to a bankruptcy filers advantage if they are careful. A bankruptcy usually take a 60 to 100 point hit on ones credit, not at all devastating. The problem is that most people wait to file after they have missed several payments which, each take a toll, on an individuals credit score. If one files at the first sign of trouble, can hold out making payments until the filing and immediately gets a secured credit card after the fact they can repair the damage in a little as a year. You will pay at least a point hire interest for the 10 years it is on your credit.

As well, with so much flight from underwater homes I would not be surprised to see the government enact some form of credit forgiveness once the wreckage is cleared and we are recovering. We have to get all of these consumers back to consuming or our consumer based economy will not survive. Both the corporations and the government are in favor of happy consumers who are pacified by their consumption so they will be extremely interested it lighting that economic "engine" again.
Yeah sorry I felt this chapter was probably a good intro to the resource and probably most easily applicable to the majority US audience in a business setting. However I did supply a blurb, where has that gone?

I think this was the excerpt/teaser I chose:

>In Japan it can mean 'money'; if you're doing business in Japan and you make this sign for 'OK' a Japanese may think you're asking them for a bribe. In some Mediterranean countries it's an orifice signal, often used to infer that a man is homosexual. Show a Greek man the OK signal and he may thinkyou're inferring you or he is gay, while a Turk might thinkyou're calling him an 'arsehole'. It's rare in Arab countries where it is used as either a threat signal or as an obscenity.

>In the 1950s, before he became President, Richard Nixon visited Latin America on a goodwill tour to try to patch up strained relations with the locals. As he stepped out of his plane he showed the waiting crowds the American 'OK' signal and was stunned as they began booing and hissing at him Being unaware of local body language customs, Nixon's OK signal had been read as 'You're all a bunch of arseholes.'
That was my second choice for an excerpt.
I thought of that too - it's still one of my favourite 37 Signals projects, hadn't realised it was nearly a decade ago.
You should try to abstract your rules for these redesigns and make them in to a best practices ruleset.

I like all three. Can I add you to my list of 'available'
webdesigners ?

The biggest problem with these big corporate websites I think is that they have no real incentive to think about the usability and general aesthetics of their websites.

After all, we're just lousy customers, if the package was sent through DHL we'll have to use their website.

If you want to fly KLM/North-West then you'll have to use their website, etc.

If they were just competing on the web they'd be paying much more attention to these details.

Another big problem is that usually there are 10 or 15 departments involved in getting a big corporate website built, especially if they interface to 'legacy' systems.

Looking at this through the lens of a startup-minded person is not 100% accurate. It is also a very good reason why running a start-up is much more fun than working for one of these big corporations.

Before you would even get internal permission to do these mock-ups you'd be 6 months down the line, and during those 6 months the requirements would change all the time.
Not sure about books, but read Creating Passionate Users by Kathy Sierra and Dan Russell: http://headrush.typepad.com/
I've looked at those plugins a while ago, too. But then I wasn't sure if they don't do too much, that is, limit to english (or even US) results. I just want a general search - if the German result is better, give me the German result.

I would have to look further into the workings of Google to understand that, but as I said: why should I invest the time? They shouldn't be forwarding me to German Google without my explicit desire to do so (which I would state by visiting google.de instead of google.com).

Also, I don't like to install plugins in general - who knows who made them and if they are safe. So why risk it? Using Yahoo! seems the cheaper course of action for now.
I had an interesting talk with my coworker (fellow engineer) from China. He had just been back there for a month, so I asked him what people thought about the whole Google thing.

At first he explained that he thought most people wouldn't care because they all use Baidu. But when I explained that Google was going to turn off censorship and filtering or leave, he seemed to get a little flustered. I think he couldn't imagine either possibility. He said he thought they would stay, but with less filtering than before.

I felt like the subject was getting touchy so we left it there. But I do find it plausible that Google's move will shock the average Internet user in China, especially if it shocks my relatively well-informed friend.
It's a book but Accelerated C++ by Koenig and Moo has been well reviewed.
http://www.wana.at/vimshell/
I still live in Cambridge (for, oh, a week and a bit all being well). We'll be around loads.
For you minimalists: http://checkip.dyndns.org/
Last time I checked you couldn't use Flash-based H.264 for "commercial purposes" so their domination of web video is based on looking the other way as people break their licence.

Q: What parts of the H.264 license are included when I buy Adobe Products?

A: The end user license to the Adobe Flash Player allows users to playback H.264 content for your own non-commercial use. Commercial use of the Flash Player to decode H.264 video may require a separate license.

quoted from here:

http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flash_Player:9:Update:H...

Someone should lock these pirates up.
My personalty belief is that it will be 15 before prices recover to the peak in some areas, and if I where in a situation where I would need to relocate in five, I would take the hit now so that I would be on the road to recovery. Hell if most had did it in 06 they would most likely be able to get a mortgage (albeit at a higher interest rate) by now.

Specifically, Vegas, Arizona or Florida I would have had to do some soul searching , if I where not going to be there for over at least 10 years.
Cool. I've been writing Scala and Clojure wrappers for a larger Java project, and I ran into a minor hassle last week with Scala/Java integration and I read something that indicated that things would be easier with Scala 2.8. I am downloading the beta right now to see if there are any problems using it with InteliJ 9.
By the way, my comment was totally tongue-in-cheek (I copy-pasted it from http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html).

I forget that subtle humor doesn't work on the web. ;)
You're straw-manning. I didn't say that C was the best language for everything, nor did I even say it was better than Haskell.

I was responding specifically to your claim that Haskell was better than C for the tasks that C is good at. And I asked for one example of a non-trivial core library (again, not a framework: something like crypto, graphics, numerics, yada yada -- things that are hard, not toys) that would prove that. And there are none.

Obviously I think that says something about the wonderful advantages you think Haskell has.