skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Let's say I'm in a meeting and the VP of Marketing says, "We all know this feature easily can be launched next week." At least in the US, my silence could be used later to claim implicit agreement. There seems to be some cultural rule to the effect of, "If someone hears another person say something incorrect and doesn't immediately state disagreement, he is implicitly agreeing or did not care enough about Thing X to bother commenting." If someone believes that others follow this rule, then he could claim that a commitment had been made. At a minimum, it would be easy to raise doubt in others of my competence should I later provide an estimate of a month. So, given these risks, how can anyone not speak up?

I understand letting some non-essential facts slide if there's little threat that they can be used against you later, but US culture (at least Midwestern business culture) dictates near immediate rebuttal -- no matter how gauche.
Ask HN: Rate my iPhone/Android Apps.
Where does this obsession with correctness come from? Is it innate? Does it come from programming? Something else?
I have no idea what parent's reference test are, but posit that things that are familiar are easier to use.

Now considering how widespread the iPhone/iPod are in use, I doubt many people would have trouble putting 2 and 2 together.
Parody/satire is an exception to the rule.
"...any homeowner who can afford his mortgage payment but chooses to walk away..."

"Just recently, Blackrock walked away from a Manhattan building as they couldn't refinance the debt."

Were the companies which skipped their TARP payments capable of paying?

There is a difference between being unable and unwilling to pay.
Seems like this is similar to the universities which require computer science majors to take some electrical engineering classes. Sure it can be nice to know where the hardware came from, but wouldn't it be more useful to focus on what you can do with it?
when someone rips off a webpage design or posts blogspam instead of linking to the original source. Please explain how this is different?

Sure it's copyright infringement, but the sin we're crying bloody murder about is PLAGIARISM

It's the whole point of the BSD license: you can't pass off this source code as yours. In the original license with the advertising clause that applied to object code as well.
I understand and agree.. but banks set up there loan terms and conditions assuming that real estate (unlike cars) increase not decrease in value over time. Ofcourse, thats an assumption that buyers have too and that's their risk. So what do you suggest if that assumption doesn't hold any longer? should the terms and conditions remain the same?
Does anyone have an opposing point of view? Granted it's difficult, given how the article presents the points, but I'd be interested to hear from people satisfied with how the law—or maybe just parts of it—is behaving in these cases.
A sharp intake of breath is a pretty solid indicator. The more pronounced it is, the more agitated they are that you're still talking. (Unless they're just yawning.)

Looking away for a while and suddenly looking back with their mouth open slightly can also be an indicator. If they have their mouths closed tightly, they're deciding whether to interject, so you might want to check a sentence or two later to see if they've made up their minds.
Yeah, I don't have one handy. I've heard this about a dozen times though. It is a commonly accepted best practice at places I have worked.

But on a meta level, doesn't this feature strike you as a bit cargo-cult?
There are countless apps on the App Store that “duplicate” the iPhone’s functionality in some form, and the notion that users might get confused about the apps is ridiculous too — after all, users have to manually install these apps.

This is not very insightful. Apple obviously did not reject the application based on what is shares in common with applications it didn't reject. So why not actually examine the differences? Moreover, why not examine the differences as referenced by Apple concerning their own actions?

For instance, Apple's claim that: "The Google Voice application replaces Apple’s Visual Voicemail by routing calls through a separate Google Voice telephone number that stores any voicemail, preventing voicemail from being stored on the iPhone, i.e., disabling Apple’s Visual Voicemail."

Is this true? Are there other, accepted applications that do this? Does this constitute a duplication of functionality that may confuse users?

TechCrunch doesn't appear to have even attempted to answer any of these questions.
The iphone isn't nearly as common as, say, any of the top 3 browsers.
I hope they got millions for that Blackberry AD at Techcrunch.com/welcome // the 'skip this ad' button doesn't work in fact it just reloads the ad (chrome 4.)

<on topic> If the device is a good size, why not have a keyboard (touch keyboard) on the back with a phantom (see thru) screen showing your current finger position /on the bottom 30% of the screen? ~ sounds far fetched though.
Yeah - I have to resist this urge with my wife sometimes. Internally I'm saying "YES YOU CAN TOO MAKE A BATTERY OUT OF A POTATO! I'M GOING TO LOOK IT UP AND SHOW YOU!!"

But really, it's way more important to get along and be happy than to prove I'm right about something that doesn't matter. (I still say it, but refrain from proving it.)
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But then again, you'll never be able to perfectly replicate native iPhone UI in a browser. It's best to avoid creating that expectation with your users.
If isn't about protecting children any more, what is it about? My 2 cents: It's just a witch-hunt, you know, like in the middle ages.
If I'm scathingly self-critical, sometimes I'll admit that there's also an element of showing off my knowledge.
Humble Hacker Keyboard
PM is superior to manual installs, but fast software (FF 3.6) is preferable to slow software, and PM shouldn't limit choice.
The Last Question -- Isaac Asimov
But both Copyright and Censorship are similarly opposed to the reader's will.

Both are more about placing constraints on consumption than about restricting production. Neither care about what you produce as long as noone else sees it.
That's what emoticons are for: text-based representation of vocal tone.
Wired: Pentagon Searches for ‘Digital DNA’ to Identify Hackers
Some Chinese people apparently give the government that right, but not all. People are individuals, not a single unit. And since they are not free to speak, you can't really tell how many want to give up freedom.
Special Twilio Offer for Y Combinator Companies
There is cost of walking away, damage to credit. So if they stay, assuming things will get better and they do, they keep their credit too.
I really like what Weebly is doing, and I'm glad to see that they've found an additional revenue stream. Their builder is about as simple as it can get, and yet it will serve the needs of 90% of the people who are looking to build a simple website. More businesses should shoot for the 90% audience instead of chasing after that last 10% that want the bells, whistles, and photon canons. How often do people think they want a bunch of extra features, only to find out that they never really get around to using them anyway?
Tips For Sending Valid E-mails From Websites
It is a common case that e-mail sent from websites can directly drop into junk folders.

There are steps to minimize this risk.
I actually have your site open in a tab now (since last night), kind of funny that I noticed this post on HN and then your comment. I actually prefer your method over the others I found for one reason, it's only clickable, not dragable.
I agree, this isn't privacy by default. The default settings are public. By definition, this is public by default.

That being said, I don't know if there is anything wrong with that. It's the changing of a user's settings midstream that's shady.
This may be the wrong venue (e.g. site for startups), but there is a reason the big companies have people that specialize in each of the areas he claims a founder/developer has an advantage in.

While early in the business you benefit mostly in saving money by doing it all yourself, eventually you will want to hire people do these things for you.

A ceo's job is not to be in the trenches answering tech support calls- while that sounds nice on paper, his job, especially when you hit some serious growth is to be looking 5/10 years down the line.

I work at a ~6mil/year revenue company that is <10 years old. I've been here for 3 of those years. In that time, the biggest hurdle I've observed is precisely that- watching the technical CEO relinquish some of his control in order to focus more on growth strategy and quality of the product.
"Get help, share tips & tricks with other Basecamp customers."

Why not "Basecamp users." Sounds nicer, I think.
If you weren't a geek you wouldn't be here, right?

And if I move to the point.

<rant>
I wholeheartedly agree with your summary. But there is one more point about "geeks don't have social skills" myth I would like to address. Myself being a very extrovert person, I have never had problems in mingling with people. But while wearing an engineer hat, I constantly get patronized by people who SHOULD listen to me for their own good. Yet, due to their willful ignorance and intellectual laziness, I get to clear the mess in the end. And it doesn't really matter how I try to present it. If I explain on simple terms - they don't believe me, but when I try to elaborate they just shut down.
But! They do like listening to themselves, talking of lies. Yes Sir! They do!
</rant>
It's confusing because your labels are backwards.
Ah, that is different: "403 Permission Denied".
Funny... your situation is very similar to mine, actually. I also have friends/acquaintances making big bucks with affiliate marketing, and I've dabbled in it myself, but I can never seem to muster enough enthusiasm to put much work into it. I can't help feeling like I'm not really adding value, though I do think AM can add value, if done right.

Also, I wouldn't be so quick to assume you're not acting rationally. Not robotic, certainly, but a rational human would consider the way his work makes him feel, etc. I realize this may seem contradictory, as rational/emotional are often seen as opposites, but we are human and we have emotions, so ignoring them entirely must be irrational.
In other words, working towards maximum profit is not necessarily rational.

I'm torn on appealing to base instincts... I believe it can enhance an experience, but I have a hard time stomaching out-right manipulation. Naturally there is room in the middle, but I guess it's up to each of us to draw that line for ourselves.
AFAIK, no. There are the Westlaw and Lexis-Nexis databases, but I'm not sure if even they can be called completely authoritative.

(And access to them is certainly not free.)
"As of 30 September 2009, BlackRock's assets under management totaled US$3.2 trillion across equity, fixed income, cash management, alternative investment and real estate strategies"

Sounds like unwilling to me. Just because they couldn't refinance that debt doesn't mean they are unable to pay it.
You don have to be evil to exploit a human being. Just powerful.
So it basically isn't using B-trees or whatever fancy data structures Lucene and company would use?
Surging Countries
Weaning the Web off Session Cookies [pdf]
It's more like there's only one drafting standard, and it was built by and for the Soviets in the 70s.
It looks like newsday has other issues (pun not intended) besides a very lousy conversion rate.

If they make it to next year without going bust or being sold again it would highly surprise me.

Their only saving grace is that they actually provided the figure.

I can't make the numbers work though, 35 subscribers for $20 / month since october works out to 140*$20 maximum, which is a lot less than the $9000 quoted in the article.
Why do they block Gecko browsers with user agent string detection? Google's vendetta against Mozilla annoys me so.
After the six surging countries list there is "10 Looming Geopolitical Disasters" and then finally "12 Places To Go If The World Goes To Hell". Fun reading!!
True, but I feel that using emoticons in business is seen unprofessional, which is a shame because they can be very useful.
Bill Gates' Hopes For Online Learning
There's a common perception that answering support inquires is a waste of time. I agree - it's a problem if you're spending a lot of time debugging issues that aren't incorporated back into the product. It's not an issue if it's good feedback that helps build a better product for everyone else. Most of our support inquires are the latter.
I am utterly afraid of phone calls. I act like it's no problem though.
The only usability advantage over a regular checkbox would be if you could copy and paste the ON or OFF state. but this solution you end up with "option ONOFF" on the clip board.

here is my solution, done when he first announced this gadget.

http://github.com/gcb/iphone-style-checkboxes

feel free to fork it and implement his new spify animation.
It's probably true in most scientific and engineering fields, but I can tell you from many experiences in programming that minor inaccuracies in a partner's understanding can lead to major disasters if left uncorrected. It only takes a few disasters in your life before you develop an allergic reaction to both inaccuracy and imprecision (vagueness).
I meant that the right to jury nullification is suppressed.
There's an awful lot of experimental evidence coming from psychology that most people do "take advantage just because they can," especially if they think nobody is watching.

If you could anonymously walk away from a financial obligation like a morgage, people might behave quite differently.
Oops, deleted my similar comment I submitted simultaneously. But yes, that $9000 figure is lazy math. It would be $9100 for a full year of 35 subscribers. Considerably less for 3 months (like $2100), and that's assuming all 35 subscribers signed up on day one.
You're blindly following advice you've "heard", while calling this cargo-cult...
Has Twitter peaked?
This is definitely it for me. I wish I could operate with a 90 second delay like they have for live television.
There are also dead links on the other images. I really wanted to know more. Pity.
Improving Disaster Management
Web 2.0 technologies' almost boundless ability to collect and share data could be better used to support humanitarian relief efforts following a disaster.
i like the article and the main theme of the post.

one thing i'd point out that tends to be forgotten is that these "traits" are merely results of having not practiced (unless of course there is a condition such as OCD, autism, etc preventing development of certain social norms.)

Someone who does not practice verbal communication will suck at it. Someone who does not practice understanding others' interests will suck at it. Put these together and they will suck at teaching. Someone who doesn't practicing noticing others' clothes will not notice their own clothes.

"geek" is a choice, not a condition.
Man, every article on businessinsider lately has the maximal-linkbait title format,

<number><adjective><actual-title> you must <verb>

When submitting articles of this type (if you must submit them at all), please whittle the title down to actual-title.
Of course it's deeply patronizing. It carries the presumption that you and nobody else is the Educator of Audiences and the Guardian of Validity of Discourse. Even if it might have an element of truth in a particular conversation, flaunting it (or just believing it) is a sign of profound social ineptitude.
Not that it's necessarily a good idea, but this is usually handled by having two tabs.
I don't believe MBP's vent or cool from the bottom, so I think it'd be fine.
I think that's a big argument for something like jQuery which takes care not to declare tons of globals or extend base classes. If the change doesn't use jQuery.noConflict() it probably should if for no reason other than avoiding any possibility of confusion when someone sees $() in code.

As for extensive customizations, how much additional concern does this add? It seems unlikely that those people aren't also using admin hacks to work around the areas which didn't used to be user-serviceable so they're probably going to need to be careful about upgrades for many other reasons. This at least gives a consistent baseline and widely-used extension mechanism for future work.
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You should re-calibrate your sense of "in other words". You had an interesting question until you lumped a broad category of people, including many minors, into the loaded word "pedophile". Your last question is not a re-statement of the previous question. It adds assumptions and associations that overwhelm the reasonableness of the first question.
I have the opposite problem: I'm bad at knowing when I can take a turn (so I end up being very quiet) and when it obviously is my turn to talk, I often can't think of anything to say.
The HL7 specification defines specific message segments for specific kinds of clinical data. It defines the events which should trigger different types of messages. It defines a minimal protocol to be used to transmit messages (which nearly everyone uses). It is not at all analogous to JSON nor XML. HL7 3.x isn't just XML-ish; it allows the use of standard XML (in addition to the classic delimited format).

Again, I don't know of any hospital system which doesn't offer one or more specific HL7 interfaces (ADT, results, billing, etc.). It is very common for hospitals to have clinical document repositories which accept multiple formats.

While I agree with your general sentiments about the state of the industry, I don't believe the problem to be a lack of standards or opportunities for integration. Additionally, the incentives you speak of will happen at the end of the year. See my comment elsewhere about CCD/CDA (CDA is part of the HL7 standards). ARRA funds will be available at the end of the year for systems which implement HITSP standards (I'm oversimplifying a bit).
Not as much as they've trained us to associate check boxes with a mark in them with "enabled/on/yes" and empty boxes with "disabled/off/no".

I agree with the grandparent post. This feature trades usability for eye candy. Bad idea.
I have only found one Software Architect truly worthy of the title: Roy Fielding (http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm)

If you're doing anything Prescriptive, you're really doing design, for better or worse. Software Architecture is properly Descriptive -- it's an explanation of how a system works, and how to make your work fit its structure. It's not something you should ever be doing up front.

The GoF had a good idea to describe software in Alexanderian patterns, but they didn't really understand why and for whom his pattern system was designed, and then they fucked up the implementation in the extreme.
It looks like a flattened version of a kinesis keyboard, but with a slightly odd dvorak style layout
IIRC, coupons.com uses an ActiveX component to control printing of their coupons (print once functionality). It's been a while since I've checked it out though, they very well may have moved on to other technology. But that might explain the "no-linux" position.
Look, if you are going to put up a site advertising a new product, then PLEASE make it a site that works. Pathetic.
Perhaps. And the focus was even more sharp in the early days, when the name was still "startup news". Still, interesting hacks seems to have their place here.
I certainly am.

I was a fairly quick riser in my career. I started programming at 12, had a commercial game (value-ware CD) published at 17. Wrote a book at 21. I was a lead architect at 24, with a development team of around 30 folks at a fairly successful company. I was quite sure that I knew it all at that point.

I didn't. I just turned 30 and only 6 years later my level of knowledge and experience is far superior to what it was then. Not just in terms of pure programming knowledge, but also in terms of decision making. I've become far more practical and much more adept at translating requirements into something people can actually use.

30 year old me and 24 year old me wouldn't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things. After leaving that job I've become an entrepreneur. The sum of that experience makes me far more productive and the quality of what I make is simply better.

24 year old me could a learn a thing or two from 30 year old me. Just as I hope 30 year old me will need a good talking to by 40 year old me:)
With finances you always have to sit down and do the math, which could be already a fair ammount of work.

I think that this situation happens in part for the "moral"restrictions, in part for the credit rating, but also because of the effect that once that you invested a certain ammount of money in something, you keep pouring money on it even when its not good for you.( the famous throwing good money after bad money)

"i have already commited to buying this house, and pay this much already, so i might as well put more".

Im sure many of the readers here have put money into fixing their computer several times before acknowledging that to buy a new one would be cheaper :).
The line "awkward silences often arise because the geek doesn't pay enough attention to his partner's attention level" struck me as a misunderstanding. Often when in a group, I'm doing nothing but focus on everyone else's rhythm because following it doesn't come naturally to me. I find everyone else trading off speaking and often just interrupting or talking over each other without issue. But before I've phrased my thought and found a place for it, the topic has moved on.
Likewise. I don't think I've ever had a phone conversation where I wasn't constantly feeling intensely awkward, even with friends who I have no problem talking with in person.
Layout's rather interesting, the page is light on detail though. Needs a trackpoint (http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPo...).
True, i have a real problem with sloppy thinking the same way a musician has a problem with noise. I don't mind being corrected, i have no emotional attachment to my positions or believes, if they are wrong, but for some reason proving someone wrong is seen as a personal attack, which confuses me. Why would anyone have such an emotional attachment to a bad idea? And they call me strange... :D

What i fear most is not that i might upset someone with my correction, but that someone might not correct me out of politeness if im talking bullshit(i tend to do that often). Thankfully i tend to avoid people pleasers and most of my friends would not hesitate to state my mistakes, even at the risk of insulting me.
How To Use Twitter Lists to Determine Influence
I'm sure there's plenty of ideas out there on what makes influence on Twitter and how it should be calculated. Interested in hearing ideas on whats right/wrong with this method and how it can be built upon.
Thought the same thing. You can get a Kinesis keyboard in dvorak also btw.