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Aviation has been a complete disaster. But I can see the moral argument for defence: National security.

I don't know where tech research is socialised. Government pay for it all over the world, sometimes in-house, sometimes externally, but I've never heard of a country banning tech research unless it is government ran.
It's not that bad. On my system, starting and cleaning up a Docker container costs about 800ms, whereas running wkhtmltopdf on the New York Times home page takes ~4sec.
The VR system actually gives a wider field of view than what a person in a cabin can see, so the situational awareness is improved. But it's also an ideal first application - forestry cranes usually operate where there are no people around to begin with.
That wasn't my point. My point is your distinction between "man-made" and "not-man-made" food is completely arbitrary and based on your personal preferences.
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Yes. Documentaries are a completely different world to narrative feature films and one I don't know a lot about. The financials work very differently.
wireshark works :) https://twitter.com/bojanrajkovic/status/717810333663019008
I actually mostly agree with you. My point was poorly made. I didn't mean that C was particularily great, only that it "won" and having a winner meant more portable code.

I'll back out of the PL debate; this isn't really the place and there's too much to be said on the topic than will fit in this margin.
It's tricky though because you can't quit food cold-turkey. You have to overcome the addiction while still partaking in it.
I think they are talking about the time involved with the application and the associated worry and issues of rejection after rejection (on odds).
In Europe the term 'socialist country' and to a large extend the term 'socialism' has a very clearly defined, negative meaning: only the former Eastern Bloc states called themselves socialist, and saw themselves as one step before communism. All of them ran their economy into the ground in record time. Nobody in their right mind would call (for instance) Sweden or Germany a 'socialist country', even though they have implemented a lot of socialist ideas more thoroughly (and more successfully) than the 'real deal'.
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There's also been a recent study in the GameDev space called "The Games Outcomes Project" which specifically looked at crunch:
http://gamasutra.com/blogs/PaulTozour/20141216/232023/The_Ga...

Spoilers: It destroys productivity and teams.
No, not if you are using any economically sensible definition of cost (and thus of "free").

"I have to directly pay x units of currency" is not a useful measure of cost. There are lots of ways in which either you can be paying costs indirectly, or in which other people are forced to pay costs caused by you, neither of which really makes much sense to call "free".

Network effects are what economists call an externality: A cost (or a benefit in the case of positive externalities) that is paid for by people who didn't participate in the decision that led to that cost. Also, monopolistic structures and concentrations of power often have long-term consequences that lead to what economists call opportunity costs: A monopoly that hinders innovation, for example, might end up preventing a beneficial technological development, or even just lower prices due to competition.

That people often confuse "immediate payment" with "costs" is exactly the misconception that companies like facebook like to use to hide the costs.
Sure it is subjective, but there are certain places where it is obvious (like the stuff i am refactoring just now). We have 5 different types of fees - course fees, special fees, add-on fees, payment fees, extra fees (maybe I missed some). These are split between various database tables, and classes in the application, as a result there is way more code than is necessary. I am going to try and put them all in one table, with a "type", and reduce the code at the same time.
Wireshark works :) https://twitter.com/bojanrajkovic/status/717810333663019008
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This isn't a package replacement, it's a microservice in a Docker container.

Replacing one package with three is nothing to be proud of. Replacing one with 13 plus wrapper code [1] is utterly ridiculous.

I don't know the background of this project, so there may be some important detail I'm missing, but it seems they would have done better to set up a stable wkhtmltopdf Dockerfile microservice instead, and avoid all of the wrapper code entirely. Cool as a demo of what's possible with tech today; less cool as a demo of how many hoops you can jump through to reproduce existing functionality.

[1] https://github.com/arachnys/athenapdf/blob/master/cli/Docker...
> Some people write their math by hand in LaTeX or other formats, but many use visual tools and draw math similar to drawing diagrams.

Which people?

Everyone I know who uses equations in MS Word abandoned the clicky tools as soon as the pseudolatex entry language became available.
But is it enough?

It took me maybe 10 minutes to set up my programmable thermostat, and I probably never need to touch it again.

It cost like $40. I just can't see spending $250 for something to save that 10 minutes. And that's assuming that the Nest actually takes zero setup. What if I have to dig into it because its internal logic is doing something weird?
This isn't for everyone. I had a period when I got really into fasting (I loved the challenge), often doing 24 hour and 48 hour fasts.

However, one time I tried to go for three days, and on the third day I got suddenly extremely lightheaded while hanging out with friends, and it was a scary enough that they insisted I end the fast right there (I agreed). My enthusiasm for fasting was tempered quite a bit after that.

Maybe that wouldn't happen the next time I tried going 3+ days, but I don't want to risk it.

Also, I've noticed that driving any serious distance while even on the second day of a two day fast, or concentrating on hard programming problems, can be pretty difficult. That's the main reason I don't do it much anymore (I was in high school and had nothing better to do when I was fasting before).
How come?

It's heavily marketed as "bash on Windows", and that "bash" is a GNU Bourne Again Shell, a part of GNU Operating System, developed under GNU Project.
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For a simple example of an actual "messy interface", take a look at Calibre.
Blender honestly has one of the best and most streamlined interfaces I have ever used.
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The comments in your previous thread discuss why this would not work: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11342929
All of Blizzard's accounts are verified. Their official corporate account is @blizzard_ent (note the "t").
Why did increasing the size of the hash help? Wouldn't the %64 (or whatever the new value was) just send all the port 53 sockets into the same bucket again? It seems you'd need a different hash function that provides more uniformity.
Many parts of the general populace don't care about the whole "if you're not paying, you're the product" mentality. They happily ignore as many ads as you want to throw at them, as long as they can coordinate little timmy's birthday party.

The world is complicated :)
> who uses a laptop that way?

I didn't notice before, but now you mention it, it _is_ really strange that none of them are pointing or fake-laughing at the screen.
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A related observation was made by Northcote Parkinson in his famous book "Parkinson's Law" (not sure which one, there seem to be different versions). He noted that institutions that have huge clean spaces are essentially dead, as opposed to institutions which are organic and untidy, which was a sign of vigorous activity. Maybe that's somewhat true for websites and applications too..

And I would also point out to Emacs and Vim, which have visually terrible interfaces, yet some people swear to them.
I feel carbs in general can be my best friend if I use them wisely. But yes, pure sugar is just too potent. Sort of like taking pure heroin instead of an ibuprofen to treat a headache.
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Well, to be clear, i didn't say restrict what it learns - i said safeguard against outcomes. Or, are you arguing that Microsoft knew the bot would slur racist insults in a laughably short timeframe, and only planned to run the bot for said timeframe?

The very fact that they had to pull the plug seems to suggest that it was not desired, and as such, it should have been safe guarded against.

An example safeguard being, limit what it can say. If it has racist/etc stuff in it, literally don't send to twitter. The bot still learns, the algos don't change, and Microsoft still gets to see what the given AI will behave like in full public. And above all else, the bot isn't a Microsoft branded Hail Hitler AI.

It sounds like you believe what happened is perfectly within reason - if that's the case, why do you believe they pulled the plug?
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Very informative video on SRE at Google: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vMcD7zKM0&list=PLIivdWyY5s...
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I don't know where you are from, but in the U.S. I am repeatedly told by every other politician, activist, talking head, and celebrity, that I can. Who are you going to believe: all these people who are telling you this truth or the simple market that doesn't have any companies making a killing by employing cheap woman labor to do the exact same jobs!
I don't feel that way, it's close enough to my ears. And I take my ears are very well educated in that department.
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Apply HN: Reworkshop – Reworks your iOS app for Android at half price
Problem:

So you outsourced your iOS app. Paid around $50k. Now you want an Android version. usually that's another $50k.

Solution:

At Reworkshop, we will rework your iOS app for Android (or vice versa) at half the price you paid, and even cheaper.

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All we need is access to your current iOS (or Android) code.

At Reworkshop we are flabbergasted at the idea that development shops charge the same for the same app on both platforms. We understand that reworking your app to another platform is half the original effort.

P.S. Currently "We" is only me. Need to expand. I helped rework Chariot's (YC W'15) iOS app for Android.
Don't try that with your Surface Pro!
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While I completely agree that attendance at a four-year university is overhyped as The Key to Success, the idea that "you can always go back to college" is flawed. While people do go back to school all the time, calling a multiyear timeout on making money is extremely difficult once you start acquiring real responsibilities, and working a real job while in school is no cakewalk.

source: I dropped out, worked as an engineer, then went back and graduated at 29.
This is so meta.
I think it's interesting to try to identify his domain. I think it's marketing. He is exceptional at marketing, and at generating personal wealth from that. That is different from being a good businessman, or knowing how to run a business (and for his method of wealth generation, may by in opposition to it). I think he's very good a perpetuating his own extreme boom and bust cycles, and coasts along on that. While at the top, he's able to capitalize on the success to extend his brand,
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Scott Hanselman hacked a light outside his home office to indicate his Lync (now Skype for Business) status.

I always though this was a novel way of indicating to the kids whether he could be disturbed when doing remote working.

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/IsDaddyOnACallABusyLightPresen...
Haha, yeah may should have said "lood looking" instead of "gorgeous".
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>but doesn't include A-list movie stars, for example

Surely you aren't still talking about Horace and Pete. Aside from Louis C.K. himself being one of the top comedians (among other things) in America, Horace and Pete starred Alan Alda, Steve Buscemi, Jessica Lange, and Edie Falco, among others.

They, and the format of the series itself, is why I used quotes in "web series". I think it would be hard to argue that it wasn't a successful self produced distributed piece of cinematography that didn't include a cast of stars.

That said, I agree to an extent -- I haven't seen a feature length, stand alone film that has been successfully produced and distributed independently like that.
What every you do do not go back to college! Go work at Burger King, go into the woods and forage for nuts and berries.
Blizzard isn't and never has been trying to create a "living world". That dream died when Ultima Online showed us exactly what players will do in an unscripted world that's as close to living as the tech of the time would permit.

WoW was, from the outset, designed to railroad players through content theme parks and give a hit of dopamine just often enough to keep them playing.
Unfortunately, my natural circadian rhythm isn't set early enough to be able to do any of this stuff if I take a job with 'normal' working hours. The earliest I can manage to wake up consistently without an alarm is around 9am, but it is much better if I'm waking at 10 or 11. I'm not a child - i'm in my late 30's and have never 'grown out' of it. I can sleep the same amount of hours, one earlier in the night (and waking earlier) and one delayed, and always feel groggy waking up at 6 or 7am. Sometimes I simply don't hear alarms, even with good sleeping habits, and early waking times increase my chances of 'sleep drunkeness' and confused wakenings - sometimes I can barely manage to take a shower unless I give myself 15-20 minutes after waking for my mind to catch up.

I have generally tried to take jobs that work around this, but it hasn't always been possible.
The Thiel fellowship is for individuals who have a clear idea what they want to do and how they are going to execute it. It's for those select few individuals who think school will only slow them down on their path to making a difference. If you're already second guessing if it's worth it or not, before you've even applied, you should take a step back and think about how important school really is to you and if you're the type of person who believes in themselves so much you'd think it a waste of time to sit in a classroom.
I've found it to be more of a cycle. The current trend in systems and interfaces is minimal with people taking it too far. It will swing back to more comprehensive interfaces (ui, api, etc) when people get tired of not having anything and comprehensive will be back. The downside is that comprehensive interfaces will be taken too far (eg: the 1 api call to rule them all) and then people will introduce minimal again.

Good system/interface design is rare, and good design works well regardless of the current trend.
Oh man, I got a puppy 3 months after starting to work from home and it's been a struggle. I would get interrupted so often and she wants constant attention.. I ended up working poorly for many hours. Some nights I end up in bed at 5 or 6 AM because I don't get to do much during the day.. I hope she'll need me less when she gets a bit older.
That's why I didn't say "socialist country," I said socialism. The person I replied to also didn't say "socialist country."
They don't scream this like they used to, but it's called the "Nest Learning Thermostat". There's one control, a ring that you turn left for colder and right for hotter. Over about a week the thermostat takes your inputs combined with the weather and develops a schedule it thinks you'll find comfortable. As it misses, you override it (again, just turn the ring) and Nest learns and updates its schedule for you.

You can use the app or the website to input a specific schedule if you prefer, which is still simpler than 99% of conventional thermostats.

Anecdotally I just programmed my grandmother's thermostat for her and it took me -- a 30-something with deep technical experience -- way too long to figure it out (I even had to break out the manual). What if grandma could just turn the ring left or right and the thermostat would come up with a schedule for her, wouldn't that be better?
Ha. I'm stoked for season 3 in a couple weeks.
No, my point is that with all the patents they hold, no one can enter the market to compete with them.
Maybe. Certainly almost all of the people I associate with regularly could afford a Nest if they chose to do so. My experience is that most of the ones that I know who have actually done so are the same people who are always buying and trying out various types of gadgetry. I know lots of people who are technical to various degrees but aren't especially into electronic devices.
I eat a lot of fruit. Sometimes I eat over 600 grams of carbohydrate a day.
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Maybe it's even better if you migrate your password file to a credible implementer of crypto. Like gpg.
Not a terrible idea. Maybe a "seasonal" server that runs through the expansions every 6 months.

That said, I'm sure maintaining different versions of the servers would actually be a huge pain. The live ops was most likely not a solved problem at the end of an expansion.

It would take a lot of back porting security patches as well as bringing certain things forward like connecting to the current bnet.
Socialism doesn't require that you ban competing non-government institutions. Do (economically healthy) countries with socialized medicine bar private medical practice?
Honeywell's Evohome product is much smarter, you're right. As is Heat Genius. They are probably a slightly different market though, because have more capable systems, being able to do soft zoning. Also arguably, neither are quite as slick looking.

The trouble with Honeywell is that they should've been doing this stuff a decade ago.

Personally I think all these thermostats are just sticking plasters over the real problem: houses shouldn't leak heat nearly as much as they do. We know how to fix it, it's a technically solved problem, but regulation and government intervention just isn't keeping up.
One problem with calories is it definitely is not a simple mathematical "calories in / calories out" formula. Roughly it is a good guideline. But the body also is able to adapt to changes in calorie consumption and mass. (See myth #1.)

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1208051#t=article...

Most advice I've heard suggests that going way below your basal metabolic rate calorie consumption isn't that great of an idea, because your body adapts to that reduced calorie range (some people call this "starvation mode"). I would hazard a guess (though this is just a postulate without any data I could find) that this especially applies when you are at a more "normal" weight already.

There's a reason why weight loss is often described as a "lifestyle change".
I totally get that, but on the other hand we don't owe them that living. When I negotiate salary, I don't present a would-be employer with a list of bills and a desired profit margin. Instead, I negotiate based on the going rate for the role I'll be filling. Software vendors similarly don't have the privilege of saying "we need $X per year, divided by Y expected licenses, so you guys need to pony up $X/Y+profit."
I have it installed, and I don't know how you are supposed to set up bash profiles with this folder structure, or for instance if I need to move something to my /bin/ folder to set up commands. I'm sure there is a way, but it's not quite like base Ubuntu since it's using the Windows folder structure and permissions.
I get it, you don't like him and his views, but none of the things you listed have anything to do with fascism.

I don't like that stuff either, I'm just saying you should describe them as they are, not with the scariest name you can think of.
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That's the problem with modern patents. What you're seeing is their implementation of their patents. Another company might make a massively better design, but tread on their overly broad patent that is vaguely written for just that reason.
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This is trying to replicate Java/Log4J2/Disruptor in Lua?
Thanks for jumping in. Very well put. :)
This. So only the ones who can afford it can spend it. Capitalism at it's finest.
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It would reduce the probability of collision. Sure, port 53 will always go to unlucky bucket. But port 16275 may or may not collide depending on thehash size.
How do you define liquidity? If there is no way to take your investment, and turn it into liquid cash in the form of a stock sale, or dividend, then what is the purpose of said entity? Sounds more like a foundation with some broader goal (societal, religious, environment, etc...) than a financial investment to me.
I would disagree with you on a variety of levels, but the phrasing and effort you put into that are impressive. Please have an upvote, and this has gone into my quotes file.
This is not a replacement for an application logger or syslog or the like. This is for sampling traces of extremely high throughput and low latency networking systems built atop snabb.
That doesn't really answer my question. Let me rephrase that: Let's assume you successfully created a new currency and let's assume it does not result in hyperinflation. What mechanism will be used to give everyone a cut? Have you even crunched the numbers on how much money you will need to give everyone a cut?

How many dollars per month are you planning to distribute to "everyone" and by what mechanism do you intend to distribute it?

Thank you.
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The parser will match the specified grammar exactly, like it should. You could of course specify a grammar that is broader than the actual language you are parsing.
I cofounded Figma with the support of the Thiel Fellowship. It was definitely worth it to me, but dropping out of school is a very unique and personal decision. You should definitely apply and you should introspect deeply before taking it.

BTW, some of the statements on this thread that "fellows are used as poster children for Thiel's vision of society" and equating taking the fellowship to becoming a "living cog in his anti-education political statement" are just downright false.

I actually assumed going in that we would need to do press or something; after all, I've always heard "there's no free lunch." However, in reality I found the fellowship never pressured me to do media if it wasn't helpful for Figma. In fact, Figma was in stealth mode for the entire two year fellowship. There's literally no downside other than not attending school for two years. (And you can quit at any time to go back.)

If anyone has specific questions about the fellowship, feel free to reply and I'll try to answer later today.