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Thanks for sharing, I think this is totally relevant.

"working 40+ thankless hours per week and spending all your off-time trying to work on building your own company to get out of your own personal hell"

This was me circa 2006 to 2013. I now have what many would consider a dream job, and even I myself thought it to be one at first. But the truth is even the job you think you will enjoy the most might not end up that (I still am very grateful to be in my position in spite of current challenges though). The line that separates the super successful from the average person is ridiculously thin (hence all the talk of imposter syndrome, here on HN and elsewhere).

I don't have any good advice in this respect either, other than you have to find a way to be happy, whatever that entails. A common notion is that you need to get rich to live the life you want, but this is not necessarily true.

As for the felony, I suppose it depends what it is (I'm not asking you to disclose it). Some things might be harder for an employer to swallow than others. If your felony was hacking into the Pentagon, I'd put that directly on your resume.
When nobody has to work, the jobs that nobody wants to do inherently will have to pay a lot more than they do now. Very few people clean the gutters passionately, so gutter cleaner will have to pay top dollars if we still want that done.
Where to take the money from is not so doable either.

But hey, let's wait until most of the truck drivers have lost their jobs, and are camped out in DC. That will help greatly to focus the debate.
MPPs do this. Azure Data Warehouse, Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery.
Just a heads up that this may not be the case for everyone. I have an ACA plan and while the PCP visit was free, the blood test he ordered was not. There's still some confusion about exactly what's covered and what's not, and it sounds like it could change over time.

http://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2015/03/08/does-the-aca-ac...
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You start with very little, say $100 a month, that can be paid from current tax revenue, and increase it as the productivity per worker increases.
I think as a society we went through that discussion when those programs were introduced and were made not cash-based.

99% of the recipients will probably do what's best for their kids, but due to the remaining 1% (who might struggle with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, abusive relationship where cash might be taken away, etc.) the programs are not cash-based.

With that said, a bunch of countries with demographic problems have instituted cash-based payments for children (Russia and Ukraine come to mind) with reasonable success and limited stories of abuse.
Discretionary spending doesn't even make up half of US Federal Government outlays. The CBO estimates that total budget outlays in 2014 were 3.5 trillion dollars (https://www.cbo.gov/about/products/budget_economic_data#2). As for how much the US actually spends on Defense alone (as in the function, not just the discretionary portion of the budget that goes to the DoD), no one really knows for sure. The only estimate I can find is on wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_De...) and all the references lead to dead links.

However, for whatever reason, the Oregon State Hospital hosts a copy of one of these documents (the 2010 DoD Agency Financial Report: http://www.oregonstatehospital.net/d/otherfiles/Fiscal_Year_...) Buried on page 58, in an appendix, are the actual numbers: 1.2 trillion dollars total DoD budgetary resources in 2010. The GAO have previously stated that DoD financials are so messed up that they are unauditable:

As was the case in 2010, the main obstacles to a GAO opinion on the accrual- based consolidated financial statements were: (1) serious financial management problems at the Department of Defense (DOD) that made its financial statements unauditable [http://www.gao.gov/press/financial_report_2011dec23.html]

But don't worry, the DoD have a plan to have proper financial statements by 2017...
[http://www.gao.gov/highrisk/dod_financial_management/why_did...]
If it's not "universal", then it's just welfare.
One area in history that really facinates me is Doggerland:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerland

A low lying land, which was abundant with hunter gatherers, that then become flooded.

Not much is know about these people because their lands are now under the north sea. However I do wonder how these people shaped our history.

The people of Doggerland could have migrated south as their lands become flooded. which would match the timeline.
I find it fascinating that the article never uses that term. It comes close to it, using "economic espionage" twice, but otherwise refers to the activity as trade-secret theft, or just "plain" theft.

Which it is, of course. But I couldn't shake the feeling that the author, and likely the editor too, have both made sure to avoid calling it industrial espionage. To me that term would have a very loaded connotation: "Company X is competing in an industry, and have inferior technology to someone else. Of course they will resort to espionage. They would be stupid and financially irresponsible not to."

Or maybe I'm just too cynical and jaded.
Do a checkup to see if you are doing as bad as you think and have your blood checked. Not more you can do besides getting a standing desk and realise you are a good while into your one life. You can take aspirin if your stomach can take it: half a day seems to benefit everyone with or without dispositions. Better in my very humble, previously hypochondriac and stressed person, opinion to live a nice life not thinkig about this crap and money and carreer too much but focus on family and friends and hobbies.
Probably a little, but I don't think it would have made a big difference. It takes a certain amount of code before it becomes clear that the design has a flaw, and it's going to be the same amount of effort to adapt it, whether that code is in the compiler or elsewhere. A bootstrapped compiler just requires a bit more boilerplate in the transition.
It was a bullet point in the company's slide presentation that "white women" were the problem. That's not just a minor detail, and I would be outraged if it were my company, even though I'm not white or female.
Completely unfeasible.

1. $100 is roughly the same as $0 in the US; you cannot live on it at all. It does simply not pass as UBI.
2. The impossible decision to be made on the final level remains. You just put it off until tomorrow and obfuscate that this is what you're doing.
After all it was King O'Malley who banned alcohol from Canberra during its construction. He also is why its spelled Labor.
Or clever. My associate was running from the police, had an Alsatian set upon him. He let it grab his arm then picked it up and snapped its spine over his knee and then fled.

I've had a dog set on me in a street fight. It grabbed my sleeve so I ran it its owner with it attached. He fled.

As for the cudgel, poor weapon on close combat. If you find yourself with a swinging weapon, use it like a spike, not a bat.
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I've found a short piece [0] on the Negative Income Tax, an idea closely related to the UBI, that I think does a better job than this article of discussing the problems with any such scheme. Some quotes:

The first and most basic problem is that it is currently fiscally—and perhaps administratively—impossible to construct an NIT that simultaneously

1. provides an income guarantee as generous as the cash and in-kind benefits already available to many welfare recipients in the United States,

2. provides an ostensible incentive to work (a far greater concern when benefits are to be extended beyond the traditional welfare population dominated by female-headed families), and

3. restricts coverage to any manageable proportion of the population—the so-called "break-even" problem.

These constraints are, in fact, irreconcilable as long as the median income remains within striking distance of the poverty line—a situation that has barely improved over the last two decades of slow average economic growth.

The second problem with an NIT is that the welfare system already provides a package of cash and in-kind benefits that, in many states, is worth considerably more than any likely NIT (though at the cost of excluding large groups of the poor—such as two-parent families—from eligibility). Political and humanitarian considerations prevent reducing these benefits, thus vitiating one of the NIT's attractions—the possibility of abolishing the welfare system.

[0] http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/NegativeIncomeTax.html
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You come from a kind place and I acknowledge that but IMHO, you may be overestimating the IQ of at last 50% of the citizenry.

I border a poor neighbor in Los Angeles; their goals and aspirations are quite different then the readers on this site.

Problems with keeping their kids in school, gangs and teen pregnancy come to mind as the most important issues. It would not be hyperbole to say that a high percentage of this class can't name the three branches of government, the mayor of the city, let alone the governor, or their Congress member.

A basic income may provide shelter and food but they all ready have that via section 8 housing and EBT cards. What they really want is a "job ticket" to the middle class.
Do you have facts that counter that 80 percent number? I'm curious why you think the Chinese aren't stealing American intellectual property. It's not propaganda if it's true, and everything I've seen indicates that the Chinese are trying to steal American IP on a regular basis, so please state anything you know that counters this article.
Actually, Pepsi spent millions on this. It's completely valid...and ludicrous.
"Fears that this would kill local businesses never came to pass. If anything, business and tourism have increased in the historic center."

I will say, I visited Ljubljana about a year ago with friends and we had a great time; it's a fine city. Not dodging cars was really nice. Though to be clear, the car-free area is still a small district within the larger city.
Two simple 2300 mA Ni-MH cells from a decent Chinese brand like Pisen already cost $7.50. And you're putting an 8-cell battery on an expensive notebook, then use it on your lap?
The moment you mention race, you are fighting the racist's battle. Instead if you avoid it, you are side-stepping and leaving the racists on their own ground, where they are just insane and/or ignorant people. History gave us inaccurate representations of people, and racists use these to spew their hatred. Why promote the tool and framework for racists to continue using?
Based on the last two pages of the document which seem to outline a unified theory of the universe centered around Pepsi, I would tend assume the same.
Do you think actions should be taken? If so, what actions?
How much different is this version of digg from the original? I have only browse'd through this iteration of the website.

Being 21 years old this article hit quite a point of nostalgia remembering the days of summertime '04-07 RuneScape.
I urge you to price a similar car from a luxury brand (so Acura, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Nissan, Infiniti and maybe Cadillac) with similar feature set (specifically all safety packages, lane-tracking and self-parking packages where available) and see what you come up with.

Fully loaded versions are very expensive because luxury manufacturers feel they can charge whatever they want and get away with it. Those things cost a pretty penny - a navigation system add-on in BMW, for example, is just under $2k (as if you'd buy a luxury vehicle without navigation system in 2016). A backup camera from Mercedes is optional even in "luxury" edition of their vehicle, and is $770. Blind Spot Monitor is another $750.

And we excluded ultra-luxury sporty manufacturers like Maserati, Ferrari and Lamborghini, as they represent comparatively tiny segment of the luxury market. However, "performance" versions of Acura, Lexus, BMW, Mercedes and even Nissan (GT-R) and Chevrolet (Corvette), if that's what you're after, are priced above "performance" versions of Model S.

Then there're the maintenance costs, more or less mandatory at dealer prices if you ever want to sell your car for decent resale value. Then subscriptions for things like maps, navigation and XM real-time traffic. Then, of course, the cost of gas - even if you assume oil falls down to $0 (perhaps a free tank of gas with a purchase of a hot dog at the gas station, if current price trends persist), you're still getting pretty close on the TCO front for 4-5 years.
Funny, that's exactly what I thought when I saw this here. Just last night I was watching some of the other videos from this event on ComputerHistory's YouTube channel, realised this one was missing and went looking for it. Was very surprised to have a visited link second from the top of HN!
> Without figuring that part of the mystery out, the only solution would be for Maxmind to change the default location for the IP address for that zip code—but that would mean some other house would have strangers seeking smartphones knocking on their door.

There is an easy solution there. Change the "default location" for that zip-code to the lat/long of the nearest Police station. At least that way, the folks 'searching' for their lost phone can arrive at the right location to file a report of a lost/stolen phone.
The problem is the reporting doesn't give a probability of confidence.

If there is only one base station in range then you cannot triangulate. In this instance the phone was last seen within 1000 feet of this house.

The problem is in the reporting to the user not the method of capture.
And people are giving shit to VB for having a GoTo statement!
Treadmill desks are a relatively inexpensive option now.

* Treadmills designed for walking run about $1000

* Standing desks with accessories run from $300 - $500

UPDATE: forgot to add that you can probably make these tax deductible as well since it's being used for work
I'll be on site at EPFL in a few weeks (and later Montreux) to install some object storage systems related to this project, so getting a kick out of this posting!
I happen to be working on a client in C# at the moment, I'll open source it soon.
I'm surprised that a lot of the leaked information about DuPont's process came from disgruntled ex-employees. Surely DuPont's problem is with those ex-employees leaking sensitive information than anything else.
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Ask HN: After 6 months working on a project, I found a company doing the same
I've been working on a new product for the last 6 months. During some of my latest research I found out that there is a company doing the exact same thing I wanted to do... This is disappointing but it's also silly to think that I am the only one with this idea.
The question is if i should throw everything away, have a beer and move on...or continue. This is a hard decision, how would you handle it?
I was diagnosed with a DVT three weeks ago. The perfect storm of sedentary lifestyle (though I do work standing up about 66% of the day), overweight, smoking and falling asleep for 10 hours straight on a flight from Vietnam to NYC with my leg folded underneath me.

The only symptom was a charlie horse feeling in my left leg the next day. No swelling, no redness.

My clot was controversial though, apparently they weren't 100% sure it was a DVT or a clot in the muscle close to the deep vein. We are treating it like is a DVT though. I'll be on blood thinners (Xarelto) for the next 3 months. Already quit smoking, am walking twice daily.

The flight back to Vietnam was a little anxious though.
Neither of those address third parties. They both involve relations between employers and employees. Even if Amazon did somehow convince Google to take the site down, there are plenty of other avenues for employees to communicate. You would have a very hard time selling this in court.
Good find. It's worth noting though that the author is discussing the 'Jersey Experiment', which implemented an 'impure' form of the NIT:

Thus, a treatment might offer a guarantee equal to half the poverty line, which was then about $8,000 for a family of four, with benefits being reduced by 50 percent of the family's income. When income was zero, the family would receive the full $4,000 (50 percent of $8,000). When income reached $8,000, the benefit would be reduced to zero and the family would "break even" (i.e., neither receive negative taxes nor pay positive taxes).

This is basically the opposite of a 'pure' NIT: where earnings do not affect the annual cash amount handed out by the government. In other words, under an NIT, the government would be sending the same amount of money to Bill Gates as they would send to its poorest citizen.

The NIT discussed above meant that recipients faced at least a 50% effective marginal tax rate on their first $8000 of earnings, which is a pretty significant disincentive to work. The whole point of an NIT is to avoid this 'welfare trap' effect.
How does the audiobook handle the endnotes?
I tried to read it once and the endnotes were often pretty important.
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Probably the diehards - the volcano-deniers who refused to believe anything of significant magnitude was about to happen.

You'll find 'em in every era...
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On a side note: A very cheap solution to mimic a standing desk:

Use your ironing board, mine does the job. It goes barely high enough, I put an additional book under the Notebook and now it's the right hight, enough room for Notebook, Lamp and a Book and it's next to my desk so I can easily switch back to it if I want.

Actually it does such a good job, that I don't think I'll buy a standing desk now, good that I don't iron my clothes anyway ;)
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Agency work, so just repositories for all the various websites, web apps, mobile apps, etc., that we build and have built over the years.
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Is the "right solution" to use `tee`? I saw that once, and it seemed like we should be able to do better -- as if, had `tee` not been in the standard we wouldn't have any way to do it...
How long does it take for researchers to extract DNA samples and compare it against the current population's samples? Maybe I'm being naive here but shouldn't that be a quick enough analysis? This research is going to help answer some very interesting questions.
I'm sorry but that's simply false. From the OECD's latest 'Revenue Statistics Publication' (http://www.oecd.org/ctp/tax-policy/revenue-statistics-method...):

This annual Report presents detailed internationally comparable data on tax revenues of OECD countries for all levels of government...

It's like the first sentence in their methodology section. Their 2014 estimates show total tax to GDP ratios of 34 countries that range from 19.5% to 50.9%. They are in no way 'relatively flat'.

EDIT: Here's a direct link to the spreadsheet -> http://www.oecd.org/tax/tax-policy/table-a-total-tax-revenue...
Presumably, the "privileged group" should have a perceived ethnic composition different from that of the "unprivileged group", otherwise discrimination can't be based on ethnicity. But I guess it doesn't mean that all members of that ethnic group need to share this outlook.

That said, I'm no academic, but I remember reading something about this a few years ago, in the case of a woman in France accused of anti-white racism.
The claim is about as hollow as the claim that software and media companies lose exorbitant amounts of money due to piracy. No, a large portion of that revenue would have been non-existent anyway for a number of reasons.

It reminds me of the time I attended the annual American Chamber of Commerce Asia conference in 2010, that year in Beijing. One of the keynote speakers was the Asia CEO for Honeywell. They went into China, tried to localize their products, and were slaughtered by copycats. He said a common saying among those copycats was that Honeywell created the market demand for industrial products that previously didn't actually exist in China before, but it took Chinese companies to supply products that actually met market needs at prices customers were willing to pay. Honeywell didn't cry foul and pout. They revised their R&D strategy to be able to make good local products from the ground up and fought back the way market competition should happen. He said the lessons they learned now form the base of their strategy for entering any new foreign markets.

Yeah, there are all sorts of shenanigans that can happen everywhere. The question should always be how do you fight back and win with something superior, not how do you cry foul.
Flyway author here. Rollback is an illusion once your transaction has been committed. At best you can attempt to issue a compensating transaction to undo some of the effects. More details: https://flywaydb.org/documentation/faq.html#downgrade
Impossible to tell because I don't know anything about you, your product, or the other company.

But . . .

There are only two people on the planet doing this. You and that other company.

How cool is that? Do you think there is room in the world for two people doing an identical thing? (Probably!)

Do you think there is room in the world for two people doing slightly different things? (Which in fact is the reality -- your product is not the same as the other company's product. Guaranteed. And if it is, you can change it so they are dissimilar).

Have a coffee and carry on.
These books were beautiful. They gathered your attention and fantasy even before playing and they were inspiring. I obviously admire the technical quality of today's games, but remember what the power of imagination was able to do when i was playing 8bit games in the '80s!
Yep, I should add in that flights are a very common catalyst for DVTs. So common that they often call it "economy class syndrome" (http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15...) - my clot was possibly catalyzed by a flight but that is not yet conclusive. Needless to say, try to move around as much as possible on a flight (even it means wiggling your toes or legs), and stay healthy (you are much more likely to get a DVT from a flight if you are already unhealthy).
I've been toying with this idea for a year or so.

I've always found that the teams I've built are more valuable than the sum of their parts. With all of these great people I've worked with it's getting to the point some are moving beyond the horizon. I'm looking at a means to maintain a close and diverse group of these colleagues who can be called upon to work together on assignments and/or grab resources from the figurative pool to create new projects.

Sounds good, but I feel the mechanics would be quite nuanced.
So you're claiming that having people prosecuted for theft of IP is "pouting" and that companies should just accept it and not complain? So if I came to your company and stole all of your trade secrets you'd just say "Well played, I guess I'll just have to compete better!" Interesting.
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