skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I'm not describing 'astroturfing', but rather investing in a grassroots infrastructure. AirBnB wins on legislation when voters want AirBnB. I will agree that while 'astroturfing' best describes AirBnB's current approach to the problem, it is very expensive with limited effectiveness. The NFL is a wonderful counter example here. They employ every tactic possible for getting new stadiums, but nothing is as effective as the outcry from the public over the possibility of losing their football team.

The anti-AirBnB side is absolutely better organized. Why else would AirBnB have to outspend them >10x to stop Prop F?
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There is nothing new under the sun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_generation
The baby boomers ... were dubbed the "Me" generation by writer Tom Wolfe during the 1970s; Christopher Lasch was another writer who commented on the rise of a culture of narcissism among the younger generation.
I'm curious what happens if a free website is on the receiving end of a L3 attack, since only business plans and higher are advertised as having "Advanced DDoS support". Does CF dynamically adjust DNS and send the malicious traffic to your origin once it hits a certain threshold?
It didn't seem too bad to me, but I'm running an ad-blocker.
What does the -- option do? I haven't encountered that before.
Everyone should have the option and this ought to be protected by law to some extent.

Allowing the manufacturer to determine where you can service your car has been tried before and it ended badly.
Expensive is different from "can't," and there's definitely one company whose mechanics can replace the battery.
Uh, care to explain why you think something like compiling Haskell to Java will yield better performance than writing an optimizing compiler such as GHC, with its native backend and optimizations that are tailored specifically for the types of programs written in Haskell (including things like the runtime system such as the garbage collector)?
It's trivial to do this with closed source applications as well.
Emotion Detection from Speech [pdf]
Nonsense. Sky offers TV subscriptions without 'police to enforce its subscriptions'.
> If you take all middle class and above students and above the US figures well compared to other countries.

While that is probably true, it doesn't mean we still don't have a problem.

You can't just "write off" more than half of your population unless you start talking things like Basic Income. And the size of the middle class has been decreasing, so there are more and more children who fall under that line.
>You pay a premium that vastly exceeds the fuel savings vs a comperable gasoline vehicle.

It's a Veblen good! You pay the premium to advertise to the world that you're loaded! :-)
Texas nitrogen snail purple penut.

Every word from a different domain, complete with a word I often misspell, and at least one word not in the top 10,000 most common words. I think you're going to need a bigger Markov Chain.
I don't see a big scary aggressor

You missed the shooting down of the civilian airliner and the destabilisation of Ukraine.

But of course you could apply tu quoque here as well. The entire area from Vilnius to Islamabad has both US and Russian proxy forces, influence-purchasers, spies and propagandists active in it. That's where the carve-up is going on.
Apple Users Targeted in First Known Mac Ransomware Campaign
Case study: How Evolveum uses elaborate log viewer
According to this article it's ransomware.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/06/reuters-america-apple-users-t...
A four year old talking to someone without understanding what's going on is a typical day. What's 'cruel'?
I still don't like the taste of coffee or beer.
Here's the traffic chart if anyone's interested :) http://cl.ly/0A3K3U0V1V0e
VirusTotal has some more info, including the files it writes:

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/d1ac55a4e610380f0ab239fcc...

(Look under the "Behavioural information" tab)

Written Files and Created Processes are interesting:

[Transmission] /Users/user1/Library/kernel_service (successful)

[unknown] /Users/user1/Library/.kernel_pid (successful)

[unknown] /Users/user1/Library/Saved Application State/org.m0k.transmission.savedState/window_1.data (successful)

[Transmission] /Users/user1/Library/Saved Application State/org.m0k.transmission.savedState/data.data (successful)

[Transmission] /Users/user1/Library/Saved Application State/org.m0k.transmission.savedState/windows.plist (successful)

[kernel_service] /Users/user1/Library/.kernel_time (successful)

Created processes

/Volumes/Transmission/Transmission.app/Contents/MacOS/Transmission (successful)

/Users/user1/Library/kernel_service (successful)

kernel_service (successful)

Edited to add: If anyone has a copy of the DMG, sha1 5f8ae46ae82e346000f366c3eabdafbec76e99e9, please link me a copy via email (brendandg@nyu.edu) or twitter DM (@moyix).
>Anthony Franco's comment was pretty spot on

Respectfully, I believe the content issue tells only a small part of the story (or is even more a symptom). The far greater challenge was that there was no notion that the audience included influencers, as does ProductHunt's audience.

That single fact creates the value of ProductHunt. It contributes to the belief that what's being posted there actually matters, which then keeps the content providers (submitters) and consumers coming back.
One of the side effects of emissions controls introduced in the late 90s is that cars are way more reliable. Basically these days most cars can easily achieve 200k miles or more without heroic labor.

I can't find a free source of the data, but I know in my state 10+ year old auto registrations spiked from 2008 onwards.
We started off with a series of strategy meetings prior to the release of JDeveloper. We hired a small team to integrate the JVM into Oracle with the idea that we might be able to replace PL/SQL with Java within the Database. We started by bundling JDeveloper from Borland, and it was awful, so we brought it in-house to continue developing it. From there, there was a continuously evolving strategy of how we could position Java to compete with Visual Studio. Microsoft had explicit plans (internally) to add more APIs to the APIs in order to capture developers, and "not fix" other existing APIs which they had mis-implemented in order to give the impression that our products were broken. And since every deployment began with a development project, it was very important that we kept a working set of APIs to our products in Java - so that Microsoft didn't take all our customers. We had seen Microsoft harm other competitors by using those same tricks (and claim that it wasn't intentional.)
A couple of points:

1. If I wanted DaaS (Driving As A Service) I'd hire a taxi or Uber. I own my car(s) because I don't want to be dependent upon some service provider if I need to get somewhere.

2. When I buy something, I am an _owner_ not a user.

3. Unnecessary dependence on phoning home to the mothership is a huge mis-alignment between the interests of customers and manufacturers. This is why the "Internet of Things" has so far been a disaster (and will continue to be a disaster). Really, it should never be acceptable for your thermostat or your smoke detectors or your refrigerator, or yes--your car, to require constant permission from the manufacturer in order to work.

EDIT:

3a. To me, there are acceptable and unacceptable reasons for such devices to request connections back to home base, but it should always be optional (i.e. the device should work as advertised without connectivity):

- To ask for permission to continue functioning: Unacceptable

- To enable remote-controllability of the device by the manufacturer: Unacceptable

- To harvest customer personal information to be sold or used for marketing purposes: Unacceptable

- To report behavioral or analytics data for the purpose of improving the product: Marginally acceptable

- To enable remote-accessibility or controllability of the device by its owner: Acceptable

- To integrate with valuable 1st or 3rd party services which cannot be provided entirely from the device: Acceptable
I don't think things are as dire as he makes it out:

1. Small amount of cars on the road so there's limited incentive for aftermarket parts.

2. People already do brakes/tires/suspension/etc. It's a car after all.

3. I wouldn't want to get near the powertrain. 425kw(~400V @ 1,000 Amps) will kill you if you touch something that you shouldn't.

I think it'll be a bigger issue once we see the Model 3 on the road.
>Though I think most people can't be bothered to verify the checksum on a file every time they download it.

This wouldn't help anyway. If the malicious party had access to alter the downloads (as they did here) they could just as well change the checksum shown on the page to.

>On the other hand, the Windows and OS X App Stores are awful.

Haven't used the Windows one, but what's "awful" about the OS X one? Quick, one click, installations, isolated, signed, easy updates.

Might be bad for the application developers somehow, but I don't see anything much bad about it from a user perspective -- except maybe the lack of trials. Then again I've been able to get a refund any time I bought an app that was subpar and written to Apple (that was 2 times).
It's probably for "web seeds" or similar, where a torrent file's author specifies alternate URIs where the content can also be found. Transmission has no control over whether the torrent file's author specifies http or https, it has to allow both (and http is actually safe, since the downloaded file goes through the same piecewise checksum as if it were downloaded from a peer).
And after a few years it would end up being similar to cable tv.
It started offering «more and better content» without ads, because you already paid a subscription. And once they had enough users and content, they added ads. Whats stopping those websites from doing the same?
> "Open source software is especially vulnerable to this kind of stuff."

I am sorry, what? Why would open source contain more bugs/hacks than closed source specifically? It is more often in the news for few reasons, including that many projects are widely used. However it's against any PR from companies to have their security issues disclosed like they are in open source so they try to minimize the exposure. See [1]

[1] http://www.techrepublic.com/article/open-source-vs-proprieta...
> What's really needed is a workable, simple, micropayments model where users can pay just one monthly fee and the sites they visit are compensated automatically.

It's quite amazing that the 6 years old flattr (https://flattr.com/) didn't emerge as the solution
That's... optimistic.
Newly recorded sounds from the Mariana Trench
I really sort of expect a signing-keys-on-download-server announcement any time now.
Hold down control, right click and choose run. Then once will run unsigned binaries (after a warning).
Explicitly mark it as available by moving / hardlinking it to ~/Videos.
He accentuates some research as the be-all, end-all authority on the matter. Of course it is a valid argument to point out that a study can be fabricated to give arbitrary conclusions.

Plot twist: the study is not actually on topic.
The pricing page is a good example of what not to do. If you're going to list distinguishing features/limits for various plans, please don't put "unlimited" on the free plan, limits on other plans, and force everyone to dig through your terms of service just to understand the real limits.

Also, a plan that automatically "upgrades" based on criteria tucked away in the ToS should probably just be called a trial, and the conditions that cause that trial to be converted to a paid plan should be explained somewhere on the pricing page.
I have all my aliases in the form of v-object, where v is a one-letter verb and object is the object of that verb, which can also be just one letter. This avoid conflicts because I haven't seen many commands with a hyphen in them.

For example, s means start, k means kill, g means git, l means list, p means ps, etc. So an example would be l-bkup which lists my backup log and p-node which shows all the node processes. I find these easy to remember.
Not only can they be replaced, as Tesla already has a station in the SF to LA route where a machine replaces the whole battery in 90 seconds. It it expensive to keep the new one, though.
> Education as a remedy for social problems is a failed experiment.

Education is simply one part. And education is actually one of the most cost effective. I can't find the study, but for every year you can keep a child in school, the probability of their getting into criminal trouble drops by something like 15%.

> education is never going to fix inner cities victimized by historical segregation, deindustrialization, and social collapse.

You say this like it doesn't affect you. This is coming to us ALL. Deindustrialization and social collapse is rife in rural areas, too. It's why there are so many angry people in this US election.

If we don't figure this out, and soon, ALL of us are going to be in this same boat.
>I thought only apps signed by "identified developers" are run by default on Macs with Gatekeeper now. Shouldn't code-signing have prevented this?

"By default". Most developers don't bother to register, and lots of people change the default (and after that, they can right click to open the app and bypass the warning).
If a hacker gets access to a server holding the binaries for an open source app (which most people download), the hacker can just compile the program from sources and add his own code in there and place the installer online.

Code signing is used to prevent this. So, either the attacker has an Apple developer account (and is hopefully traceable through their credit card information), the Transmission project was sloppy with their signing key, or the machine of the developer with the signing key was compromised.

People have been ranting negatively about the Mac App store. But this is exactly why we need sandboxed applications by default (which is what the Mac App Store enforces). A sandboxed application cannot take your data hostage.

(Yes, I understand that App Store distribution is probably not possible for a Bittorrent Client.)
Right, being a web connected app based on a distributed community of other clients, it's very possible that the encryption isn't possible to implement on their end. IIRC it's only blocking HTTP connections, so the torrent transfers themselves aren't affected (unless it's masking that as HTTP traffic to avoid easy inspection?), but there may be other things that require HTTP. Connections to trackers maybe?

On the other hand, El Capitan came out last September. If this just changed in 2.9.0, the restricted HTTP connections can't have been that big of a problem.
It's all about ROI. You can make a case for almost any conventional repair, save a transmission or engine overhaul.

When a battery replacement exceeds the value of the vehicle, and the one source of mechanics is incentivized to sell a new car, the economics will never make sense.
Show HN: The XKCD API in Go
Why Microsoft's reorganization is a bad idea (2013)
"These [contingency] plans should include the assumption that the ICS (Industrial Control System) is actively working counter to the safe operation of the process."

Shades of "Maximum Overdrive". (Without the supernatural element, of course. Which makes it more scary if you're paying attention, eh?)
There can be a lot of value in moving on.
The C32 acronym is just for fun - here's some more: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bam/acronyms.html

We continue to do research on constraints in my group, see: http://cjs.from.so/ (but it's in JavaScript - not Lisp). There are many commercial uses of constraints today, such as for graphical layout and "data bindings" (connecting the model and the view) in many toolkits.

Brad Myers, CMU
"Open source software is especially vulnerable to this kind of stuff."

I'm not sure I follow on this front. Proprietary software could be compromised (whether intentionally by the vendor or unintentionally by some outsider working on the software) effectively forever with no one noticing. At least with OSS, the number of eyes on the source makes it less likely that an exploit will exist for long (though the definition of "long" could vary wildly dependent on popularity and the skill level of the software's normal users).

"Given that many big governments are now involved in the information wars, this scenario is quite likely."

Again, this one seems to point more to proprietary software then OSS. A government only needs to compromise a single company to make an exploit happen in commercial software. OSS exploits can be caught by the Linux distribution vendors that package the software, the users, the developers themselves (who are often working at different companies and in different nations), etc.

So, it may seem easier to compromise an OSS project, by attacking the distribution server and uploading a compromised binary built from source with patches...but, there are many good ways to guard against that (though any single mitigation, like signing with developer keys, can be compromised, the more eyes the less likely it is to succeed for long). But, if a government compromises a company, or someone within that company, all bets are off, and the problem literally may never be found.
yeah, maybe they should call it something like.... https??
Interesting. A good barometer of the amount of traffic a front-page HN submission receives is about 100 pageviews/point. OpenHunt, with 1000+ points when it launched, only received about 15 pageviews per point. (and that's not even counting the traffic it received from Product Hunt proper, which is likely less significant.)

Maybe I have to recalibrate that particular heuristic.
There should be a link in the index bar that just takes you to the current month's thread

No biggie
I will probably do a separate blog post on that one of these days.
Thanks! Guess my search was too specific. The important bit:

> The malware is programmed to encrypt files on an infected personal computer three days after the original infection, according to Olson.

Anyone who may have been hit, update your backups NOW so you can restore the files.
The story behind the space shuttle is very interesting. Some of the early designs were really cool
http://io9.gizmodo.com/early-design-specs-show-the-space-shu...
The real issue in my view, is not Bob's fault (obviously) but politics.

Although this is maybe bit off topic, From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_design_process
"While NASA would likely have chosen liquid boosters had it complete control over the design, the Office of Management and Budget insisted on less expensive solid boosters due to their lower projected development costs"

The real issue was that it had to be built large enough to carry military payloads or else congress would not fund it. That really forced a lot of terrible design compromises.

I would tell Bob to not feel guilty, the ones that need to feel guilty are the politicians and OMB people who boxed the engineers into a corner.

It will be interesting to see if the private sector who is taking a lot of this development over will be safer.

Just my 2 cents.
Volvo and Mercedes are known to be very safe and reliable ( and that for many decades). (Mercedes cars manufactured until 1999 last literally many decades) "Modern" safety features like airbags, ABS, security glass were first introduced by those companies many years ago. There is a reason why presidents, the pope, etc drive in such cars.

The common US and EU standard crash test don't cover all real world crash situations and it has been shown in various recent tests that many newer car that got a 5 star rating aren't that safe in the real world. They were specifically designed for the well known crash tests, if another car hits you in a different angel or overlap, you have bad luck. Watch old episodes of the Top Gears TV series where the drive in "christmas special episodes" through Africa, Asia, etc with old cars - old Mercs and Volvo's survived, other cars failed because of mechanic or electronic issues.
Have we learned nothing from Comcast? Has everyone forgotten Hush-A-Phone?

The user pays for a service, and the provider then tries as hard as possible to lock them in so the cost can be maximised. The interests are fundamentally at odds in that the user has money and the provider has shareholders who are trying to pry it from the user's hands.

The manufacturer will also not plan to recycle the thing unless they're in the EU where they're legally obliged to do so. Does your mobile contract include handset recycling?
If you're wondering why you're getting downvoted: The figure of speech you're using is colloquially known as "no offence, but you're an arsehole"[0].

[0] http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=no+offense&pa...
This is a persistent myth https://istlsfastyet.com
I'd definitely run a virus scan to be sure... If you don't have one just install a Trial version and remove it again after a week.
Starting Game Development with Unreal Engine 4
Oscar-Winning Animator Admits He Took LSD While Working on Return of the Jedi
Created a github page - http://alexjv89.github.io/mindless/ . You can try out the app there before downloading.
I was providing you with another example of you adding zero value. I wasn't trying to limit the conversation to SpaceX's current approach. I was attempting to have a broader discussion of possibilities.

You seem to enjoy the more mundane, which is fine. However, I'm really trying to drive home the point that some people want more. Perhaps you can take notice and not insert drivel into conversations?
Yep, getting an error with that one
> it would take quite a compiler to prevent the creation of an intermediate string. You could have every function return an iterator over the characters that would end up in the string, iterate over that to check whether the string already is interned, and if not, iterate again to allocate a new string, but I think it would typically be cheaper to create it and let he young generation garbage collector collect it.

I can't think of a language where you would always want to canonicalize strings at a global scope. For example, consider the case where you have a large number of threads and cores. Unless the strings are explicitly allocated on their own cache lines, any thread that references a string now has to worry about false sharing. You would also need to worry about the contention on the canonical store.

At a user level, in languages like Java, there's generally no reason to create any intermediate string if you're already reading from a direct byte buffer. This covers a fairly large set of use cases. There may be other techniques considering Java supports scalar interpolation now, but direct byte buffers have been the most effective in my experience.
Anyone can sign up for the Apple Developer Program to become an "identified developer", so there's nothing that stops an attacker from signing their malware.
For those interested, I started compiling a list of HN-style news aggregators: https://github.com/mikeanthonywild/hacker-news-for-x. I really love this sort of format for niche communities, but many of them lack sufficient exposure!
The app can be tried out here - http://alexjv89.github.io/mindless/ before downloading. It is recommended to download and run on localhost so that internet issues dont slow you down !
Some of the characters who are suppose to be super smart in 'Death Note' are always eating sweets / chocolate.
This isn't true in Sweden. My school got most funds per student and still went downhill. iPads, expensive computes and it still can't increase graduate numbers.

At some point, culture matters.