skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
You are correct, and I don't think there is much more of a collaborative than a competitive spirit between the various organisations. However, it is not only the model that is important in weather forecasting, but also the data assimilation system. This is an active area of research with a lot of "art" involved, or, perhaps more realistically, very educated guesswork, about how best to set up and tune any given system. ECMWF have been developing their 4D-VAR system in the atmosphere for quite a long time now, and it is very successful. I think the Americans might be using an ensemble Kalman filter, which has a whole range of tuning issues, so that will probably take them a while to get right. There is an interesting paper that interprets the effects of these two systems that I still don't fully comprehend [0]. The Met Office also uses a 4D-VAR system, but I'm not really clear on the key differences between it an the ECMWF system.

Another important topic is coupling ocean and atmosphere models, and how you handle the data assimilation across your coupling - again, this is an active area of research, with lots of subtlety.

Of course, the model dynamics and physics are also very important, as is the resolution. This last issue is one of the places where bigger computers have really direct benefits, the other being increasing the size of an ensemble.

It's also important to realise that the various systems tend to be better suited to certain things, so whilst the ECMWF system is better in key global metrics, it doesn't (on average) provide better forecasts of all quantities in all situations.

[0] http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1034/j.1600-0870.2001....
Person with average qualifications unable to afford outrageously expensive lifestyle. Ok next.
"how2 -l cmd change directory" works for me. "how2 -l cmd enable tab completion" still returns nothing, though; I think that's just a query it can't answer. (A quick manual search returned totally unhelpful results, so I wouldn't blame how2 for that...)
...yet when you start looking at how this automated infrastructure works, it
turns out to be sloppily crammed together however the webdev happened to work,
be very brittle, failing every now and then, requiring constant attention and
adjustment, non-standarized with tremendous ramp-up time for anybody who needs
to take over, and with components mingled together without any separation, so
it couldn't be replicated somewhere else.

All that because the webdev was learning new Csharp.JS framework like dozen
before, being too busy to learn how package system or daemonization or
networking or RPC or SSH or push vs. pull architectures worked and what they
are good at, or what tools and why a seasoned sysadmin uses for automation.

What you really need is not a dilletante armed with sharp and pointy
PHP-du-jour, but a system programmer. There used to be such a profession, the
guys who wrote syslog, init, bash, grep, awk, libnss, and tons of other goods
people today either use without much thinking or don't know existence of at
all.
Oh yes, I want to say thank you too! I just discovered CodeMirror, and it's wonderful. It was easy to make it to do just what I wanted, and it feels so snappy (both fast, and easily plugged together with other code). I'll definitely check out ProseMirror too.
I thought this post was worst reading. Many posts about liking (or disliking) a PL aren't because they aren't very informative.
Nixpkgs killer app: get an iOS clang compiler on Linux using only nixpkgs
Yea isn't the old joke that quants are composed of Physics PHD dropouts ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy

> Controversial intensive scrutiny of political groups

> Beginning in March 2010, the IRS more closely scrutinized certain organizations applying for tax-exempt status under sections 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code by focusing on groups with certain words in their names.[46][47][48] In May 2010, some employees of the "Determinations Unit" of the Cincinnati office of the IRS, which is tasked with reviewing applications pertaining to tax-exempt status, began developing a spreadsheet that became known as the "Be On the Look Out" list.

> The list, first distributed in August 2010, suggested intensive scrutiny of applicants with names related to a number of political causes, including names related to the Tea Party movement and other conservative causes.[48] Eventually, IRS employees in at least Cincinnati, Ohio; El Monte, California; Laguna Niguel, California; and Washington, D.C.[49] applied closer scrutiny to applications from organizations that:[50][51][52]

> referenced words such as "Tea Party", "Patriots", or "9/12 Project", "progressive," "occupy," "Israel," "open source software," "medical marijuana" and "occupied territory advocacy" in the case file;[47][48]
And tinfoil, to isolate yourself from interference from external signals as everyone starts having 20+ Wi-Fi-connected devices in their homes ;). But yeah, I like how cheap wireless is now, it simplifies a lot of things.
They can get the power and replace the current elite like during the French Revolution.

I think the history will continue to repeat itself until someone explain it with something like science (non-cultural).

I see the structure of the society like an electromagnetic field or like gravity. Something people don't know the existence.
His credentials in the field are pretty good, and his books are always hard-science (no elves or wizards, and very little hand-wavy stuff).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Forward

If I recall the design correctly (forgive me - it's been over 15 years since I read it), there's a significant size difference in the sails. The larger sail collects photons from the distant laser and focuses them on the smaller "backwards facing" deceleration sail.
Just throwing this out there, I am not sure of this myself. But aren't there studies where you could do without insulin shots if you avoided carbohydrates while feeding on protein and fat?
Tell HN: Software Development and Coding Books
Hello Hackernews!

So today I was experimenting with the Product Hunt books section, found here: https://www.producthunt.com/books

It's a great place to discover interesting reads, especially related to technology, tech startups, and the digital space.

Here's are books I submitted to PH, related to software development & coding:

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Internet Security Dictionary - Reliable definitions and descriptions of Internet security terms

http://amzn.decenturl.com/dictionary

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Public-Key Cryptography - IACR International Conference on Practice and Theory in Public-Key Cryptography

http://amzn.decenturl.com/crypto

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How To Launch Your Coding Career - Honest advice, insight, and tutorials for aspiring software engineers

http://amzn.decenturl.com/career

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Remote Medical Coding Jobs - 60 Companies that hire Medical Coders

http://amzn.decenturl.com/medical-coders

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Ace the Software Engineering Interview - An Interview Preparation Framework to Land the Job You Will Love

http://amzn.decenturl.com/enginneering-interview

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Effective Software Risk Analytics - From Requirements to Deployment

http://amzn.decenturl.com/software-risk

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The Joy of Code - Essays on Programming

http://amzn.decenturl.com/joy-of-code

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The Software Craftsman - Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride

http://amzn.decenturl.com/software-craft

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Note: yes they are shortened for tracking purposes, and yes, they have a referral code in them, so I get a small 'advertising fee' if you buy a book through Amazon. I hope you learn something from them if you decide to grab a copy :)
Suppose the manufacturer exerted no control over the device. No code signing, no sandboxing, no security hardware, etc. Then anyone, not just the manufacturer, would be able to replace the PIN verification routine.

If the manufacturer's ability to sign code is a backdoor, then so is absence of code signing.

You're assigning them the moral failure to perfectly secure the iPhone only because they have tried to secure it at all. It's subject to strictly fewer attackers; in my book, that's a good thing.
This is a clear example of a cartel that's only possible because of bad intellectual property laws. Without these dubiously long patents, there would be plenty of new competitors who would want a piece of that $12 billion.
Very similar here. My startup is 3 years old with ~10-15 developers, but we make many small repos -- about 150 in that amount of time.

Even though it's not tons of code, GitHub's pricing breaks down horribly in this case. I think that that in the long run many startups will move to embrace GitLab in the early days for price if nothing else.
Tools like imagemagick and gimp probably have huge image processing followings, bit of a crossover to vision I know but some subset will be interested in the two.
Reddit is asking people to download these free games to celebrate his birthday: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/472ngf/my_85_year_o...

Download mirror: https://owncloud.redstonelabs.net/index.php/s/mbthws3kOvhwxO...
+1. I'm surprised so many people commenting think this guy needs advice about the job market or different types of technology that might interest him. I wish the OP luck in resolving his problems, but I doubt that they stem mainly from his skillset or the job market.
> If I invent a new kind of lock you've never seen before, you'll have to come up with a way to break it.

Why?
And here we have a perfect example of when the crowd doesn't always offer wisdom. While it would be great to hear the majority of American citizens would be far more hesitant to capitulate on privacy and security in the face of that spectre, terrorism, these findings are wholly unsurprising.
More immersive React.js Conf live stream [video]
I wish the website had some bullet points comparing features to nginx, my current go-to server.
Not new. A high school (early 2000s) physics teacher told us all that if we wanted to make money with physics, we should:

1. Get a physics PhD with

2. Some experience in computer modeling

3. Get hired by Wall Street

Even with the downturn in '08, I've seen no indication he was wrong.
it does look like it says MAX 1200...but i could be mistaken.
The worldwide premeditated killings of 60 billion land animals in slaughterhouses and 90 billion marine animals in the waterways are diametrically opposed to the accidental tractor-killings in a field. Slaughterhouses intentionally kill animals for meat, dairy and egg-eaters. How many farmers do you know intentionally crushing gophers, mice and snakes with their John Deeres?
Angular 2 Change Detection Explained
Ok, thought experiment.

You get liquored up beyond the set legal limit, you get in your car, put the key in the ignition, and start the engine. Is that a crime, or is it a pre-crime?

Next experiment. Same as above, but you put it into gear and keep your foot on the brakes. Is that a crime, or a pre-crime?

Last experiment. Same as above, but you take your foot off the break and drive home without incident, observing traffic signs and not harming anyone or their property. Is that a crime, or a pre-crime?

If you answered "it's all crimes because you can't drive drunk because there's laws" then you've accepted prosecuting made-up pre-crimes.

In my opinion, you have to actually do some damage to be a criminal. _Then_ you throw the book at 'em, no mercy.
Pretty good read. I wish more people in the media would learn a bit about this stuff. He did a great job of keeping the callers in check when they through BS elementary arguments at him like "well why don't they just hack it!"
SFMTA publishes list of names with license plates
Well why don't we wait for that to be suggested to start getting outraged. In the case at hand, I don't believe Apple for a second that they would be decreasing the security for any other phone by complying with the FBI request. They're lying or exaggerating as far as I can tell.
His diary is one of the most entertaining historical sources I've ever read so I'm not at all surprised that Stephenson found a way to work it in. (One part of the diary that I remember thinking felt like a novel was when he rushes to bury his prized Italian olive oil in his backyard during the Great Fire of London.)

The whole thing's online and cross-referenced here by the way, highly recommended:

http://www.pepysdiary.com/
> I generally advocate for a citizen's veto amendment, where any citizen can initiate a petition to veto legislation that will trigger a second and binding referendum if there are enough preliminary signatures.

Many US states have this kind of referendum provision (notably, given the disproportionate Silicon Valley representation on HN, California.) I don't detect substantially greater trust for government in the states with it then is the case elsewhere or with the federal government, and it is, itself, a frequent influence point for special interest money.
That would be nice.

In GitLab today, we end up deleting and re-creating merge requests, or waiting until <requester> comments "@<reviewer> ready for merge".
nice :)

Cheers,
Parse Open Source Community in Slack bit.ly/1SxTVIi
It's really weird to read this kind of article from outside the USA, where healthcare is a public service.

(of course, here in the UK, the tories are doing their best to ruin the NHS, but it's still so much better than this).
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Mobile Safari back button was borked by this.
Ahh, statistics. How do the 55% or 85% numbers compare with the population as a whole? Is it a significant increase? Is there evidence of a statistically significant correlation between obesity and being overweight? Are there any factors that might be involved that are also correlated with obesity but that might be the true cause?

PS - Study recommends a ketogenic diet which I am very much in favor for. It has done wonders for me (ymmv). But I am still on the fence about being "overweight" being a direct cause of diabetes and not an effect.
> Get into the religion business? Why not? Marry people!

Actually, you got that one round the wrong way. Governments have been in the marriage business before religion was. (Early Christians were married under Roman civil law and did not observe marriage as a sacrament.)
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>>> sing warrantless wiretaps and National Security Letters for the last 15 years.

15 years? It was going on long long before 9/11. Google "echalon". If you want to get really oldschool, Google "cabinet noir".
Lot's of "nothing new" comments here, but I think that may be missing the point.

Wall Street has been hiring physics & math graduates for a good while now, but typically as quants, not traders. Those were (are?) hugely different positions, in terms of responsibility and dollars realized.

Not my area, so I may just be missing something too. But when I had acquaintances going into this sort of things, they weren't getting anywhere near a trading desk. At least, not for a while.
+1

Cheers,
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Oscar Health Gets $400M and a $2.7B Valuation from Fidelity
I forgot it because I don't have one :-P I think the wemos is better, to be honest. About the same size, half price and includes an FTDI chip just in case.
Orly? Cuda type stuff? You caught my interest.
No, definitely not. Also, there are many very legitimate points to be made about how things have gotten worse for younger people in recent years (from rising tuition costs and rents in larger cities, to stagnant wages for unskilled labor), how health insurance still sucks for working people generally, etc. And legitimate discussions to be had about what exactly, on the social policy level, can be done to ameliorate these conditions.

It's just the overall tone of her response, and this mindset of blaming others (even when things do legitimately suck and arguably are unfair) -- instead of looking inward, thinking about how much potential, and more to the point, control over one's destiny that one actually does have (despite the shitty cards one may be holding at the moment) -- that I find to be very unfortunate, and counterproductive.
It's not whether the people care. It's whether they're willing to abuse power. And the people the program started with are just as likely to be willing to abuse power as the ones who replace them are.
Thanks a lot, yes. All the best and look forward to this!
In case anyone starts wondering, in the article it says that they're assuming that atmospheric motion is linear, which they justify (reasonably) because they're only looking over short time scales. So, although it is a forecast, it's a pretty simple one ;-).
It would be fine if Android bumped major version numbers. But if I have to think about versioning once a month then it's hard to remember whether it was 5.1 or 5.2 or 5.3.
I don't think it's appropriate to lead this story with the "Uber" headline. The only Uber connection to this horrific story is that it pseudo-randomly chose locations for the murderer to move to.
It is physics to a degree. A doctor is called a physician, e.g. All Biology should be within a frame of physics. The methods might differ, but mathematicians are also concerned to not pare it down to the maths we can handle.
Depends on your threat model. It's possible that the Secure Enclave was just intended to be a defense in depth against malware and common criminals, not something that could keep Apple themselves out. If so, I'm sure they're re-evaluating that now.
Someone could offer me a vacation in Hawaii for five week project and I would gladly take it
Even though the US now has more computing power, the Euro model is still doing a better job at forecasting: https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/700216724067586049
This sounds like a good way to quickly get sued, regardless of legality (we all know that doesn't really matter anyway when it comes to hollywood)
Yes, it's illegal. So is going 5 mph over the speed limit.
> Plants are just as alive as mammals, fish or insects

Two things: plants aren't sentient and animals also eat plants - many, many times more plants than vegans do. So if you truly regard plant and animal life to be the same, it would behoove you to immediately stop eating animals! It's very obvious how this argument falls flat on its face when brought to the light of critical thinking.

> how do you justify your greater reliance than meat eaters on migrant underpaid labor?

This is just conjecture, but I'll try and answer anyway. You can be vegan and care about how workers are treated. Those two things aren't mutually exclusive. Personally, I grow most of my food myself, but obviously this isn't practical for most people. Why not turn this question around and ask, how are slaughterhouse workers treated and what their experience must be like?

> Isnt this just a game of semantic false moral superiority until there is a nutrition source that is completely death and suffering free?

Pretty ironic to hear this from someone who beliefs him or herself to be superior to animals, and justifies their destruction. It's not a game of semantics - in fact, it's not a game at all. Animal agriculture is the leading cause of climate change. You can be coy all you want, but you are actively contributing to the problem by consuming animal products.
There was a nice episode of The Allusionist about Toki Pona, where you can hear people trying to learn and speak it:

https://soundcloud.com/allusionistshow/tokipona?in=allusioni...
So you should know then that the DNC doesn't use popular vote to decide it's candidates. The only reason Hillary is in the lead is because the only votes that have counted up until this point have been establishment votes.

You can't sit here and say "The public doesn't care. Look at Hillary" when Sanders is actually the popular candidate and he is a proponent of stronger privacy laws.
Get in the Ring
You'd be in the minority. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd bet you're at a small company where a low-level employee's opinion was taken into account when making the decision of which product to use for 10-50 people.

In medium to large sized companies, Atlassian will usually win out when you have a CTO that manages 100+ developers. Enterprises really like to stick with the "safe bet", where there are expensive licenses and dedicated account managers from the service provider.

Jira in particular is extremely popular with the modern addiction to Agile. Once you're on Jira, you just start to fall onto connecting all the related products like Confluence for wiki and Bitbucket Server (formerly Stash) for git. I'm not saying it's the best thing to just ignore all other offerings, but in my experience CTOs do exactly that and just go straight to Atlassian for everything.

Basically, if your company is using Exchange... expect to be forced onto Atlassian. Welcome to the enterprise.
Reproducible builds, and a release process that incorporates digital signatures from multiple members of the Bitcoin development community.
"Writing computer code, or at the least being conversant in the firm’s program of choice, OCaml, is a requisite for all traders. Indeed, new traders must complete a monthlong OCaml boot camp before they start trading."
He is correct. The European model still outperforms the US (GFS) model: https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/700216724067586049
I don't want to get into a pointless internet argument. But I have been into schools and helped teach coding. Kids pick up assembler a lot quicker than other high level languages. But they are more productive in high level languages.

You can write complex systems in either. I'm sure we could both come up with examples of complexity all day.
I remember reading a comment a few years ago that posts get penalized for acquiring too many votes too quickly
Not that I've heard. Quants tend to hold PhDs in technical fields.
> Last experiment. Same as above, but you take your foot off the break and drive home without incident, observing traffic signs and not harming anyone or their property. Is that a crime, or a pre-crime?

Its a crime, generally, as soon as you are driving on a public road at above the legal limit.

(And, incidentally, its "brake". "Break" is a word, but not the word you are looking for.)

> If you answered "it's all crimes because you can't drive drunk because there's laws" then you've accepted prosecuting made-up pre-crimes.

All crimes are "made-up", but its not a pre-crime (which is a prediction of a future violation of a criminal law), but an actual defined prohibited act.

> In my opinion, you have to actually do some damage to be a criminal.

You are entitled to your opinion of what should and should not be a crime, but it probably doesn't help discussing those to redefine the word "crime" to mean "thing that EdSharkey thinks should be a crime" and "pre-crime" to mean "actual violation of criminal law that EdSharkey doesn't think should be a crime".
Some subjective opinions on software design
This seems like a rather fluffy way to describe "prototyping and refactoring"
I guess I counted the loader as part of the system. Its installed by FreeBSD to do the job.
I'm sure the failed entrepreneurs in this crowd (I'm one of them) here will find it easy to refute that point.

High-quality product is nothing without leads (i.e, potential users, buyers, downloaders, etc), and one way to get consistent, reliable way to get leads is through promotion.

Then there's branding and awareness, which is probably what most ads these days are meant for.