skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I would pay for this, at times. All of my mail is delivered to my box at a post office about 15 minutes from my home. I normally only check it once every week or two. When I'm expecting something important, however, I may make a trip there once a day for a few days in a row until it arrives.

I wouldn't pay for it all the time as 98% of what I receive isn't really "time-sensitive" or all that important (mostly it's just bills that I pay online anyways), but for those times like I mentioned above I'd gladly pay a few bucks for the service.

Of course, since it's not unusual for me to end up with other people's mail in my mailbox, I'm expecting there to be some "privacy violations" that come out of this as well.
Europe today might not be set up for economic dynamism, but that's not some consensus that has formed over "dozens of centuries", as you claim. Liberalism is not an American invention. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain. Adam Smith was a Scotsman. The individualist and capitalist Austrian School of economic thought was centered in Vienna. The Dutch invented public corporations. And Europe has had plenty of other influential philosophies since then, like Fascism and Communism in the last hundred years.
Iran is a signatory to the 1951/1967 convention (http://www.unhcr.org/protect/PROTECTION/3b73b0d63.pdf)

Saudi arabia (along with most gulf states) is not. As a result they are not included in UNHCR statistics.

edit: Weird. The comements above seem different from what i remember. Either they were edited different from what i orginally replied to or i replied to wrong comment
Tencent CEO, Pony Ma Defends WeChat's Move to Block Uber Accounts
Before the rise of the 'apps' I was getting quite a bit of my income from Sharewares on the Mac. I stopped when the horde of hipsters started to rely on getting everything and the kitchen sink for $.99.

At the point where I started getting angry emails from users of a freeware because it didn't behave as they'd like, I decided I could spend the time doing something else!

There was quite a nice market for shareware before that, the infrastructure was quite nice with stuff like 'versiontracker', all the emerging 'news' websites. 'Kagi' was /essential/ for that market too, as they'd allowed a normal person to get paid by CC and paypal. Most of the 'users' were also pretty good back then.

Ahhh the good old days blah blah ;-)
Really depends on what country you're in. Where I live people can look up a plate for free online.

In fact I've just done that with my car and it works. Has my name and address. The only gate is a captcha.
why ? Could you elaborate ?

Because from my point of view, it could be only the case only if the scopes are weak or underused, or names are bad (too short, ect).
After SSA is all about one-use names.
From the Vanguard Effect to the Robinhood and Blockchain Effect
Here is the map: http://www.france24.com/en/20151206-france-far-right-nationa...

Although this is only the first round and each region's score is independent, in a national average the far right party get 28%, the traditional right gets 27%, and the currently elected leftish party of Francois Hollande gets 23%.

The last paragraph of the OP is the most interesting: It is as much a reaction to the current economic dismay and the current politics of the reigning government as a reaction to the immigration wave and to the management of the terrorist attacks.

As for my opinion: Don't run an election during a state of emergency where demonstrators are arrested. Also, it is important that moderate people have no-one to vote for, because the leftish party focusses on war instead of economy.

For example entrepreneur's tax office RSI was measured [1] to request wrong tax amount to 40% of its 3 million members among other failures, and was denied a reform in Spetember by the Socialist party. President Francois Hollande from the same Socialist party has now decided to add even more debt than allowed by the cap of European treaties in order to lead the war in Syria. Many things require social measures in France, but the reigning party is focussed on terrorism.

[1] RSI was inspected by Cour des Comptes: http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2015/09/21/pourq...
You think it means everybody should be paid more. It could also go the other way round, everybody being paid less.

Then again, what is the difference between "remote workers" and "offshore development"? The latter doesn't seem to have worked out too well so far?
> Will Intel or AMD be able to fix this in microcode (by making it do the right thing if an external interrupt or NMI arrives)?

What I want to know is: does this affect other hypervisors as well? If this is a bug related to the CPU, why haven't we heard from KVM, VMWare, etc about it?

I can't believe Xen basically just said "run PVM or get pwned"
The link to sign up for Informed Delivery Notification just goes to the preferences page. I was only able to opt into My USPS (package tracking), as well as choose to receive communications from USPS.
So set up your own camera next to the state camera, and diff the results. There's your list of VIP plates.
Learn Adobe Photoshop (Complete Beginner TO a FRICKENMASTER)
The link might as well be the document itself, a proxy into the computer of the person you shared it to. That's the point of capabilities.

And that's why you want them to be revocable.

You can make it a bit simpler by having the permission be a one time only token for requesting account specific permissions too. Works if you know how many people the link needs to be shared with (and ideally if you can give them separate links). But fails your goal if the link must be reused.
The fungus that can instantly induce orgasms in women
This is a much better argument. Do you see the difference between your argument and the argument of "there are raw meat dishes, therefore we must be able to digest it"?

Things going through your stomach doesn't mean they can be processed (something everybdoy should be aware of about once a day). Having a huge portion of your callories depend on raw meat on the other hand, that means there needs to be some processing, otherwise you'd be dead.

Keep in mind, that I was saying the argument was BS, not the thesis. I agree with the thesis, in fact, that humans can process raw meat and it's part of our natural diet.
Actually the International System of Units (SI), the modern form of the metric system, is preferred for many uses by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

[1] - http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/metric/index.cfm

[2] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_customary_unit...
One of the maxims of capability-based security is: “don't prohibit what you can't prevent”. If I give Alice a capability, I can no more prevent her from sharing it with Eve than I can prevent her from being a proxy for Eve.

This makes capabilities a more honest form of systems security.
speaking of tech fails... this link results in:
"Sorry, your page was not found ...
We could not find the page you requested. This is often because older content has been removed from our site.
"

No irony there.
Are you really suggesting that the USPS is opening all letters sent through them, scanning their contents and passing it all on to law enforcement? It's a serious allegation without any proof.

If I recall correctly, they are actually scanning the outside of the letter which gets you senders, recipients, sending time (the metadata, so to speak.) Which isn't very nice but also not as brazen as opening and resealing letters KGB-style.
Your are right that the key element of the game is the drawing and placement of tiles. I use the lack of a board as an eyecatcher, because it is easy to explain.

ChessMe keeps the essence of chess, but one play lasts only up to 20 minutes. The placements of tiles provides a new twist to the game.

We've done a lot of play testing over the last vears and got great feedback even from expert chess players.

misplaced pieces are really not an issue.

(Disclaimer: i'm one of the game designers of chessMe)
Personalized Star Wars Dog Tags
> Why are we talking about Microsoft and not the particular responsible Microsoft business division?

Because -as the US DoJ inquiry showed us- Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior has been a strategy that was pursued because of directives from C-level employees.

Historically, it hasn't been low-to-mid-level minions spontaneously deciding to do great violence to the computer industry, it has been directives (either express or implied) from the top that caused them to behave in this way.
Interesting idea, thanks a lot!
Thank you. I was struggling to identify with a user story of why a scan of an envelope that was going to be delivered later today was of benefit to somebody.
Yes, in the bottom image, if you hover above the leaf nodes (farthest from the center of circle), you will see the link and can simply click on it.
I'm curious what this guy's view of free markets is (for/against). A competitive global market should end up with the situation he complains about (developers in low-income countries being paid less). Buyers (companies) will try to buy as cheaply as they can, and sellers (employees) as expensive as they can. Developers in "Buenos Tiempos" can't charge SF prices, because all the other developers would be happy to work for 10% less than SF prices, resulting in a downward spiral.

In a non-free market, such as a command economy, prices could be set by someone(s). But he doesn't like the idea of an arbitrary entity (the company, in his case) setting the number of "goats" (living standard) you get paid. He wants developers to get to negotiate that. But they already are, and globally developers and companies have settled on the prices we have.

I suspect that some analysis would show that developers want a certain standard of living globally, and beyond that, they are pretty happy. I'd love to be paid the living standard of a millionaire, but I'm also okay to be paid what other developers are getting paid. Until all of us decide refuse anything less than living like millionaires, we'll get paid a middle class salary.
How heavy is the page with all those Material components in it? Does it work on mobile?
And it also comes with the same submission https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10567630
Dangerous idea; you lower the motivation for users to register, and when one accidentally clears their history they may become so disappointed they won't restart using your app.

Doesn't matter who's to blame--they're still sad.

Everything has its pros and cons, this idea is not self-evidently better.
My Star Wars Gizmo allows users to order personalized Star Wars Dog Tags. You just leave them your name/nickname and choose a Jedi master or Sith lord. They will then laser engrave it for you on either a wooden dog tag with a leather strap or on a mirror perspeks dog tag with a metal chain. You can choose which one you want. I've ordered one and it is just Awesome!
> The G-NAF and Administrative Boundaries datasets will be published under an open data licence

Please let this be an actual open data licence, not a creative works licence (i.e. CC-anything but 0) applied to data, which has been the standard practice of the Australian government.
NASA used metric units before and after, and they were right there in the spec. The problem was their contractors at Lockheed using some other units instead.
The low-tech lab
I can't wait for your reasoning to dawn on the minority that is convinced its welfare depends on the availability of automatic assault rifles in retail.
Connect your UI to real data with Creo
Interesting. Thanks! I watched quite a lot from that guy and always felt I learned something.
For anyone else wondering why isn't National Five-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office Directory in public domain like every other work of the US government:

>Works by certain independent agencies, corporations and federal subsidiaries may not be considered "government works" and may, therefore, be copyrightable. For instance, material produced by the United States Postal Service are typically subject to normal copyright.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_work_by_th...
I'll never stop eating meat. Your argument, though, is a load of crap.
Python and Internet of Things (IOT) with Telegram and Telepot
5 Chinese startups to watch in 2016
It's an initiative proposed by http://nomadedesmers.org/ (French - google translate in the footer)
Good point, never think of it.
Is embedding C necessary? I fear it could make the code substantially harder to read, and doesn't really give a big benefit if you are transpiring to C anyway. You could just link against a standard library.
What I don't understand is how the US got not to interpret emails as an equivalent to a letter, and how the secrecy of correspondence that applies to mail didn't extend to emails. As you say, opening and resealing letters is "KGB style", but that's exactly what they do with emails. Even USPS is not allowed to open your mail.
doe88 is talking about mail covers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_cover), a program where the USPS provides copies of the information on the outside of envelopes to the federal agency requesting it.

This program is controversial because no lawful order is required for the USPS to collect this information. It's an egregious violation of US citizens' privacy.
It is interesting that hash is sometimes (incorrectly) used as a synonym or generic name for map/dictionaty/associative array, but Red-Black-Tree, AVL tree, etc. is not.
Didn't try. But, you are right this set of components is rather unstable and heavy even for the browser on desktop.
This reminds me of when 0x10c was announced :)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4649031
Now if only you could look at the online envelope images and mark them "spam", "open and scan contents", or "deliver unopened".
>I can't believe Xen basically just said "run PVM or get pwned"

They didn't say that. scroll down to the "RESOLUTION" section. they include a patch that presumably solves the problem in HVM mode. They are just mentioning (as they should) that if you are running PV mode, this particular problem isn't a problem.
Well, the worst case is a hardware lockup, so it's a DOS rather than a data-theft exploit. It's still a massive issue, but cloud companies like Amazon could stamp out customers who abuse it.

OTOH, if malware starts to deliberately trigger this, everyone loses.
The Swiss post office calls this service "E-Post office": https://www.post.ch/en/private/receiving-mail/private-specif...

I've never tried it, but the descriptions sounds great: You receive a notification whenever you get a letter and can then decide, whether to get the letter physically delivered or opened & scanned. With automatic filtering for later letters from the same address.
So does Outlook, and Outlook online.
Access denied: The media in a world where they aren’t the gatekeepers
Ubuntu Phones Spotted in a Store in Germany for Just €1, with Contract
One images they observed the part number while attaching the bus sniffer.
The GAU-8 won't penetrate the front armor of a modern tank, but I doubt it could penetrate the front armor of 1980s era tanks, either. However, there isn't a tank in the world that will remain operational after a properly executed A-10 gun attack from the top or sides.

Don't get me wrong - I love the A-10, but it's pretty much obsolete at this point. Not because you can't use it to destroy tanks, but because there are much cheaper, safer, and more efficient ways to destroy tanks than low-and-slow strafing. A properly equipped strike aircraft can hit a tank with a laser guided bomb without ever exposing itself to AAA or MANPADS fire.

And if we're just going to mow down groups of jihadis with rusty AK-47s we should be using something cheaper like the Super Tucano II.
Show HN: The story of space debris, made with WebGL for the Royal Institution
The A-10 is too slow. It is just used in a similar way to other planes these days, to drop smart bombs, a supersonic jet can cover a lot bigger area to respond to requests from ground troops.
Reverse engineering data in commercial products. Of course this is not a viable solution for anything but private personal stuff.
Creedoo – presentation software
Creedoo software is an online presentation tool that helps in creating memorable presentations with few clicks, and is packed with unique features.

With Creedoo Presentation Software now it is possible to simply create memorable presentations that will distinguish the presenter and make the presentations memorable. With few clicks it is easy to design presentations that the audience will remember. Creedoo helps also to interact with the audience more closely as the audience can send the feedback in real time, using their smart phones, laptops or tablets, and can even ask questions and vote. This simple and fast presentation software helps to reach the audience in an easy way and answer their questions instantly. Other Creedoo features include remote control, where presenter can directly control the presentation from a smart phone, or “back slide” feature that supports the main slides with additions.
Creedoo brings in the market a new generation software tool for online presentations to make the slides more eye catching and to create unique presentations distinguishable from others.
Support that this professional online presentation software can provide includes presentation in offline mode and sharing your presentation with friends using simple URL link. To interact more effectively with the audience Creedoo software is becoming an indispensable tool for using poll questions, using timer for managing the time on stage and collaborating with colleagues. This software is helping to share presentations as these can be also downloaded onto the PC and then shared as a common file.
This unique software is making a great impact in the market, helping to interact with audience as effectively as ever. For more information, you can log onto http://creedoo.com
incidentally, and in a maybe interesting analogy, the comment a/b line-break behaviour itself just demonstrated that the same behavior occurs in hn comments on mobile: have to side scroll to read all comments on this entry
> Either the company competes and offers a high salary as well, or it just doesn't get to hire developers from Silicon Valley. It's basic supply and demand.

This statement is still correct and less loaded if you remove the words "get to".

I have no idea why a fully-remote company would want their developers to live in Silicon Valley so much that they would pay a premium for it. Why even bother being fully-remote then?
Well. It also happens on Firefox Desktop.
That is great, now with some relatively simple infrastructure you will won't have to get ripped off ever again.
The B-1 makes a pretty good bomb truck itself, it can carry a bigger payload than the B-52.
Yes[1], very handy.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_mile
If only humans were rational bayesian reasoners...
How to Install WordPress Theme and Find Best Theme to Suit Your Needs
I don't think I have the skills to get very far in Stockfighter (although I'll give it a try). I wonder if there are any plans to produce an "entry-level" version? It strikes me that this would work brilliantly as a teaching tool, and could open it up to a whole new market.
Why would you want to steal a bucket-with-holes-in-it-db? It's not going to be very good.
We're using a wrapper around SSH which generates an ssh_config file listing our current EC2 instances, including aliases for instance id, role, and name tags. It does slow down starting SSH if you don't have the list of instances cached, but otherwise is pretty nice.
> ...I'd definitely encourage you describe your products as "experiences" instead, because seriously.

Anyone who describes their thing as an "experience" automatically gets -1000 points. IME, when the description of a thing says that it's an "experience", it's a strong indicator that the marketing copywriter ran out of fluff words to use and reached for the most trendy and inoffensive one they could find.

It's okay if there's a lot of surrounding substantive description that makes it clear that the folks behind the thing are legit, and that "experience" was just added to meet a buzzword quota. If -however- much or all of your description centers around how much of an "experience" it is, I'm likely to skip over whatever it is that you're hawking. :(
Ceylon is such a mess. Kotlin won the "alternative JVM race" anyway.
Is there any products that are being produced or is everything still being researched, tested, approved?
This is exactly what has been done for the P-8 [1], it is a 737 with a bomb bay.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_P-8_Poseidon
One route would be to explore opportunities for 'pre-sales' roles. Essentially, you'd be the technical go-to person for a customer evaluation of a software/hardware solution. The wider process would be managed by a salesperson, but the evaluation process would be your bag. You need your technical chops plus the people skills to modulate the whole exercise.

Edit: terminology
I'm confused. Aren't basic income and negative income tax equivalent?

x-m(x-c)=x-mx+m*c

Of course, that gets more complicated when it isn't a flat tax, but I would think that for those in the lowest tax bracket, it would be equivalent, because within that bracket it would be flat?
The Importance of Terminology and SRGB Uncertainty
What's a Species, Anyway?
Depends on your perspective. Within a single connection, the most flexible protocol adapts to the least flexible one, but the flexible protocol wins more: it gets to connect, which is more important than the details of how you connect; you just need something you can both agree on. But the flexible protocol will be able to connect with other inflexible protocols, which the inflexible protocol can't.

Easiest example: HTML. Browsers are far more lenient towards bad HTML than they should be according to spec, because it lets them display more websites. Inflexible browsers lose to flexible ones.
Come to think of it, supposing a company is OK with remote workers, why would they hire somebody in an expensive location?
Mark zuckerberg is now emblematic of the Koch brothers, the nra, and the privatization of everything. Just throw in baby hitler so we can call it a day.

No (potential) good deed goes unpunished!
While the quote is true, it doesn't mean that being unreasonable should be a goal in itself. Indeed, destruction also comes from unreasonable people. It all depends on what it is you're really trying to accomplish. Is it something good? By all means, push harder to get there. But if it's something bad, then you may end up destroying more value than you create. A witty saying doesn't let you bypass ethics.

Change depends on the unreasonable man, but not all change is progress. Maybe listen to reasonable people to steer the change towards something good.
Not specifically outside the US, but the US (and apparently Canada) have the concept of copyright assignment, many other countries don't, so it gets interesting what value and consequences a copyright assignment by a programmer from there has, esp. in local courts and when the contributor isn't on your side.
Building realtime collaborative offline-first apps with React, Redux, PouchDB
I've heard tell that there are people out there who make use of GH's activity feeds to scrape just about every action that's taken on all GH repos.

If true, doesn't this make crippling the usefulness of GH's search really superfluous?

Full disclosure: I'm never a fan of crippling search to cover the ass of someone who has pushed sensitive information to a publicly accessible location. I'm still sore about Google's decision to do things like prevent one from searching for -for instance- credit card numbers. :(
The ABS has been providing shape files of their geographies for quite a while.

While they're not a perfect match for the official administrative boundaries, they're good enough for many use cases.

Amoung other things, they provide polygons for suburbs, LGAs, and postcodes.