skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I like to enforce code style because I use automated-formatting on all the files I change. So, to avoid useless lines in git diff we have everybody use the same settings in their IDE to make sure we don't have to go through a bunch of "tab to space" changes.

I personally don't care much for style per se (e.g. should I leave an empty line after each class declaration and garbage like that). The only one I like: no lines longer than 80 characters, simply because I occasionally work on small laptops and like being able to see the whole line at once.
> He tried but never made the transition to web development from the green screen

Not really anything to stress about - AS400/RPG guys are some of the most sought after programmers and can get paid pretty much whatever they want.
Yakuza 3 reviewed by Yakuza
Yeah, the only people who think that a 66 year old can work full time has only ever worked behind a desk.

Try swinging a hammer 8 hours a day when you're 60. Good luck.
For Flex, here are some uses:

* Managing the agents behind "AI Bots". They routinely have to staff contractors (e.g. Amazon Turk / Upwork) to do basic tasks.

* Managing couriers. We have app-based food services internationally that use Staffjoy to schedule bike, scooter, car, etc drivers based on order volume. They like that our algorithms vary staffing levels to match order volume.

* Managing on-call rotations, e.g. for support. We had one user "stress test" a video game by scheduling contractors 24/7 to play it.
if only.
Excellent point. I would like to add that in modern society, its not just finding a significant other, but even maintaining relationships that are changing very rapidly. So, for people who find it hard to find a mate, first: they are already at a disadvantage. Next, even if they do manage to somehow find someone, they have to deal with this new dynamic as well.

I really wish that more men in the US would be comfortable talking about relationships. Many (especially in the tech community) accept their current status as something that cannot be changed and resign themselves to a life of solitude. Women (in my anecdotal experience) do a lot better perhaps because it is much more socially acceptable to talk about relationships and dating.
> ve has lots of vis personas

Are those typos?

You touched on the cyperpunk fantasy: using multiple online identities, all kept carefully separate from each other and from your real identity. (There's an excellent short story called True Names that explores this idea.)

For the majority of ordinary, nontechnical people, there are lots of simpler solutions.

* Use cash. In Berlin, many ordinary people have an awareness of and distaste for government surveillance. People remember East Germany. One result is that lots of people will just pay for everything in cash. In most other western countries, the norm is to leave an electronic trail of every single shop you visit.

* Use Signal or WhatsApp. WhatsApp rolled out strong end to end encryption to a billion people--most of whom have no idea what a "key" is and only the faintest sense of what "encryption" means.

The lesson I take from those projects is that whenever we can ship transparent, easy to use encryption that our users dont have to worry about, its a massive win.

If your app allows users to talk to each other privately, consider adding E2E encryption. It's the future.

If your app has some kind of cloud backup, like a password manager or a photo app, make sure that it's encrypted with a key that you don't have access to.

E2E comes with product tradeoffs. You may have to charge your users money, because you cant target ads against data you cant access. You'll need to make an installed app rather than a webapp. But its worth it -- and I think someday, hopefully soon, users will demand it.
Farewell App Academy, Hello Airbnb
How about a comparison with historical philanthropists like Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie in constant currency?
That's not really bloat, because anybody who sees your comment will already have that link in the browser cache ^_^

(To make this comment not entirely frivolous, does anyone remember the "bloatware hall of shame", or however it was called? I couldn't find it or anything decent like it, sadly. How about something like it for websites?)
Nevermore.
Include everything - just provide more details about the ones you want to talk about.
> I think you're on to something...it could be huge... Heh.

Could be. Sad that it isn't. Think how awesome it would be if app developers actually cared about interoperability instead of trying to grab the whole pie for themselves while giving you a hefty dose of ads in return. This is mostly the fault of developers, but the platform itself could help a lot if it was more end-user programmable. You'd have at least a chance to force different apps to talk to each other.
spoken from someone who probably doesn't have kids...
1. It's only fair that the collaborations get first dibs on producing results out of their blood, sweat and tears.

2. The collaborations don't want to waste time shooting down the large number of false claims that would inevitably happen if the data were made public immediately.
Any idea what the business model is? There are no ads or anything.
It might if Mark showed up after a wave of bad press in a tailored suit.
This will probably be an unpopular opinion but I absolutely love the look of the i3 and don't understand the widespread derision it receives.

I'm a big fan of industrial design/architecture/automotive design and try to study it extensively, albeit at the hobbyist level. My all time favorite cars are probably the 1973 Porsche 2.7RS and the 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT Jet by Bertone. I only say this as proof that I usually have what most would consider fairly good taste in cars and yet the i3 might be one of my favorite sub $100k cars released in the last few years.

I admit that it tends to photographic poorly and BMW has a habit of painting them some very unflattering colors, including some really weird two tone colorways. The first time I saw the i3 in person it was painted a "unique" burnt orange/copper color and I thought it was hideous. Then when I finally saw one in person painted dark grey with nicer wheels my opinion completely changed.

I also really like its size. I work right next door to Tesla's design studio here in Hawthorne and I can barely cross the street without seeing a model S. While I like the overall body shape there are a number of things that I strongly dislike such as the chrome accents around the windows and much of the front fascia, not to mention the large size. The i3 seems much more forward thinking to me from a design perspective. I’ve never actually sat in or driven one though.

I’m curious if you or others wouldn’t mind sharing what you dislike about the i3, hopefully I haven’t completely lost my sense of style.
Stanford students answer Palo Alto space problem: tiny mobile studios
Those aren't cross-platform the way the web is cross-platform, they all depend primarily on one vendor's implementation. None of those ever had any hope of crossing the chasm to ubiquity, they only gained as much traction as their vendor had market clout on a limited set of platforms for a limited time period.
Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry
This is a very good comment that answers my question. Would you move up a layer: why would (why do) these countries allow any citizen to run tor without a visit from the (not so) secret police?
Hi dang:

Would you and the HN staff consider disabling captchas on HN when the user is not logged in? Some users read HN over tor, and have to cycle through circuits just to get passed the captcha. HN is read-only when the user is not logged in, so I am not sure what benefit the captcha brings there.

Sorry about replying to a random comment rather than emailing you.
Last I checked you're out about a grand for a semi-decent background check, one that would possibly have turned this up. Compared to the total cost of hiring someone that's peanuts.
Except some of us understand these concepts, see how they can be used, but yet don't understand why we would ever use them.

In all these sort of articles I've never seen something that can't be done simpler with a bit of mutability sprinkled here and there. Sure having something 100% pure is great, but I don't know if I want that if it requires a 10x increase in complexity.
Sounds good! Could you post when the demo account is ready for use? I'd be nice to use it before showing it off.

Also, do you have re-selling opportunities?
That's a good point. Too much control over the form is left with website owners and too little with web users. Most of the web looks much better when you strip out the styling it comes with.

In a way, this is why I like doing more and more things from inside Emacs. I get a consistent interface that I control, and that is much more powerful than what each app or website I'd otherwise use can offer. Hell, it's a better interface than any popular OS has.
Very often, writing a tutorial about monoids, functors, applicatives, or monads ends up improving the understanding of these concepts a lot more for the author of the post than its readers.

At the end of the day, not everyone responds the same way to metaphors, so the more tutorials and metaphors on these concepts, the better. One day, you'll stumble upon that one article that makes all things click for you.
I agree with you. Not really so sure why you're being downvoted other than raining on a parade.

It's not very hard to empathize with someone who you share similar life experiences with.

Real empathy would be, as you said, giving a shit about all the other felons that the judge cannot already identify with.
I think there are two separate things here - the DUI charge which presumably still exists, and a separate probation violation charge (triggered by the DUI arrest) which is what got him in front of this judge.

Whether the judge's actions here will have a long-term impact on Serna is something only time will tell, but I suspect that the knowledge that "hey, someone out there actually cares" can only help.
I'm currently using Fabric (with nothing else) but have eyeballed Ansible. Does it completely replace Fabric for you, or do you find yourself complementing it with something else?
Thanks I see it: https://github.com/prasmussen/glot-containers

Guess I better start learning about docker/containers soon
No, every one else is not a wanker who would send their daughter to a Yale lab to have to learn science and think that should be normal else the world falls apart.
Capitalism literally defines America.

In every comment thread about this news I see capitalism referred to as the probable cause.

You can look all you'd like if you want to be thorough, but I feel like you will discover what everyone already knows.
Sure, those are facts. But here's another fact: Just because you have a large population doesn't mean your economy is destined for greatness. It doesn't mean you're destined to overtake the U.S and it doesn't mean your destined to evolve, improve or exceed. All it means is that you have a lot of people living in your country (poor people). Will they become middle class? Maybe. But it's most definitely not "certain".

The fact of the matter is that they do have a large population size and that presents its own problems for economic growth, believe it or not. Hell, it presents problems for the long-term stability of the country. Right now China's biggest threat is itself - corruption in China is a pervasive and massive problem (Source: https://www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results). China isn't the only country with a massive population; India has one too. Ben Thompson's facts are also true about India.
That was my first idea. But doesn't it look like the other gigs were "failures"? Or that you didn't accomplish anything and therefor have nothing to write about?
seccomp provides a really good jail, probably all that's needed here.
> Science fair paperwork pretty much parallels university level lab research paperwork

Is this primarily the case in the US, or did I just manage to avoid it during my school days? I performed experiments that were probably no safer than those described here[0], and the only hurdle I had to pass was satisfying my teacher that it was safe enough (which boiled down to an informal a) you've thought about the risks, and b) aren't reckless; no actual paperwork)

[0] e.g. giving 16/17 year old unsupervised access to a 5kV power supply. The current used wasn't dangerous (pretty unpleasant to be shocked by though!), but it would destroy equipment easily (we went through 10+ multimetres, even though they were allegedly rated for that voltage) and the spark would set fire things pretty easily (paper, leaves, etc.)
American culture is defined by our economy.

The entire genesis of America was directly related to the economy.
To win at Starcraft, machines need to figure out how to lie
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Sure, but the computation is classical, isn't it?
I suspect that shoreline holds a LOT more people than the Moscone.
One way to deal with this is to do bulk data downloads into a data warehouse or your main database. Alternatively, you can spend time integrating the third party into your systems.
The judge can't help all of those other millions, but he can help the one right in front of him. Are you saying that if he can't help everyone then it's better that he help nobody?

Or to give it the common phrase, "Think globally, act locally."
Website needs some work for mobile view:

http://i.imgur.com/vlwi2hh.jpg
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Nah, it's both 10-bit and dithered, promise. See the Apple reference documentation I just posted above.

You can tell by comparing a test image across the 4K and 5K iMacs. I first discovered this by doing that comparison at an Apple Store. There's obvious banding on the 4K model that isn't there on the 5K model.
"It's more complicated than just one factor."

Uses absolute statements based on pure conjecture to defend their points.
This is simply false. The difference in labor cost makes only a small difference to Apple's profits.

The benefit to Apple of being in China is the responsiveness of the supply chain.
Earth’s Supercontinents
This post is a continuation of a previous one:

http://blog.naytev.com/buzzfeed-networks/
Thing is, those performance issues matter. In user interfaces, they mean a lot. And they're also important when you're trying to do actual work. I'm yet to see a web app that wouldn't choke on the amount of data a power user may need. Yes, that includes Google's office suite, which is so horribly laggy when you put more than a screenfull of content into it that the very experience justifies switching to Windows and buying Microsoft Office.

What we would need, if the browser is to become a platform for actual productivity tools and not shiny toys, is a decent persistent storage interface - one that would be controlled by users, not by applications, and that could be browsed, monitored. And most importantly, one that would be reliable. And then, on top of that, a stronger split between what's on-line and what's off-line. Because some data and some tasks should really not be done through a network.
I discovered through relevant contacts that that's not actually true.
> You make it sound like Apple can easily move out of China.

And you make it sound like cheap labor only exists in China.
Again, let me point out that this is more evidence of just how deeply ingrained the idea that Science is Something You Can't Do is ingrained in the culture.

The physical requirements for science are easy to get. Specific experiments may be hard, but that's a characteristic of the experiments, not "science". The hard part is all in the attitude, learning to look for reasons why you are wrong instead of right. It is not in the physical gear and it's not in following a particular checkbox procedure thoughtlessly. (If I could, I'd remove "The Scientific Process" from the curriculum. It's a misnomer, literally starting from the word "The".) It is a grave failure of the education system that so many people come out of it thinking otherwise.
Are you suggesting that's "affirmative action" taken too far? (Is it the principle idea to expect roughly equal boys/girls, or more or less proportionate participation re: characteristics of eligible students?)

I can understand your comment about younger adolescents vs older ones. 12 year olds can be more genuinely curious and less "looking for an angle" than their older, near-college-age contemporaries. That's not universal by any means, among all kids curiosity is a trait we ought to encourage, not squelch.
A fool and his money (or in your case, time) are soon parted.

The history of people being interested in computing goes back centuries, perhaps even millennia.

Before the 50s most people interested in computing could only work with theoretical computers.

In the 50s they had to enter a university and write code for vacuum tube computers.

In the 60s computers got more common at companies and you could get a job operating and programming them.

In the 70s hobbyists built their own home computers from scratch or from a kit they bought.

In the 80s computers started becoming a household staple.

In the 90s most children grew up with a computer.

In the 2000s people not only had computers but also access to a global information network.

If you are interested in programming in the year 2016, all you have to do is type a few letters and you will find hundreds of websites explaining programming to beginners.

Yet, some people in the tech industry are convinced that the poor, poor people who don't have tech jobs never had the opportunity. This is wrong. They were simply not interested.

Companies have been pushing this "tech jobs for everyone" agenda for some years now. This is understandable, since a bigger supply of programmers means lower wages. To this end, they even made secret wage-fixing agreements http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/03/apple_wagefixing_clo... .

What is not understandable is how easy it is for programmers to believe that they are on a moral crusade while all they are doing is lowering their wages and job security. Perhaps people in the tech industry aren't that smart after all.
"Those aren't cross-platform the way the web is cross-platform, they all depend primarily on one vendor's implementation"

And web browsers are different how, exactly?

(Other than the fact that "the web" is a mish-mash of hundreds of different "standards" with varying levels of mutual compatibility and standardization, of course.)
Somewhat similar experience but with the old brick and mortar. I get taxed on Amazon purchases and a speaker package ended up costing the same as buying from Amazon and even then I was buying through a reseller on Amazon whereas I can get stuff handled faster and easier should I have issues. Besides, Best Buy price matches Amazon nowadays anyway.
I'd rather see continuity with an explanation than unexplained gaps. If you feel it deserves an explanation before you talk to someone you could include a note in a cover letter indicating you've highlighted the parts of your experience you feel are most relevant, but honestly most cover letters are read second or not at all. People will read the experience you put on the resume. If what you include is a match, you'll get the chance to explain the rest by phone or in person. Good luck!
One of the main reasons many developers chose Parse was because they didn’t want to setup and maintain a server. Considering this, and along with the fact that some custom work may be needed to completely migrate to Parse Server, another SaaS would be a thinkable solution. Even if you have you have hosted your database at present, by migrating it to another SaaS you would save a lot of time managing your servers and setting up the environments.
When this originally appeared, I looked into it, and found it to be nonsense.

WY did nothing of the sort. Google around, and you'll find this is a law increasing penalties for people trespassing on private property to get to places to sample water, and this is because trespassers have been causing trouble for land owners in the region the legislators that introduced this bill represent.

The old penalties were not enough to deter people, so the penalties were increased. It's a reasonable reaction to increased trespassing.

It does nothing to stop people from getting samples and doing whatever science they want from places that do not involve trespassing.

Oh, and for the record, massive amounts of land in WY are public, which you can also Google. So there's still plenty of places to access probably every watershed to see what is going on.

The actual law [1]

[1] http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2015/Enroll/SF0012.pdf
> but unfortunately, all those photos showed as blank, white squares!

It sounds like the test was just broken.
Java takes longer to build with and it's harder for startups that are working on product market fit. Once we figure things out, we can rewrite in Java, but before then it's premature optimisation in my book.
Yes, I remember flash, when it was trivial to save things I found with a couple of clicks. The typical webapp is ephemeral -- no way to save it, no way to run it a few years from now after the site it was hosted on goes bye-bye. The typical webapp is terrible at interoperability -- getting it to work with native libraries is pretty much impossible unless you've written your native code in one of the few languages that have transpilers available. The typical webapp is terrible at multithreading -- webworkers are a horrible hack, with no way to send/receive objects between worker threads other than routing everything via the main thread. When you start wanting to do anything interesting, the web's a set of blinders and shackles, keeping you from using resources.
The UHD spec supports both P3 and Rec.2020. With SMPTE ST-2084, it's thankfully not an issue at all.
"Docker is not an acceptable security solution for this, since it's most certainly possible to break out of containers."

Could you point to some resources that show that it is possible to break out of Docker containers? I understand that there have been bugs in the past that have caused this (using that to conclude that glot.io shouldn't use Docker is a bit like saying OpenSSL is now useless because of heartbleed) but it seems unlikely that breaking out of containers is possible due to the way Docker is designed.
Trust isn't a binary thing. I trust different people; different organisations, with different data, information and details about my life and other peoples lives.
You could cut the bottom three paragraphs off this comment and replace it with three new ones about "open source", and this comment would fit right in to a message board in 1998.
As far as I can tell, "whinge" is a Britishism. You don't normally hear that in the US.
> hey are independent (trust and mining).

Oh but they are not. People wish it so but it just ain't so.

> Mining is just one solution to minting

Yes, the only successful one. Every other solution that tries to remove mining comes with bigger flaws which why no other coin has taken off. Every alt coin that exists today is a failed experiment.

> Other solutions exist.

Other failed solutions that have prevented any other coin from being able to process payments of the scale Bitcoin processes.

Mining is core to Bitcoins success as it's the only solution that actually works well enough to have gained traction.
a for-profit entity will externalise any cost it can. why? in order to maximise revenue streams, nothing else. recruiting a volunteer workforce was a somewhat clever -- though disreputable -- business strategy on the part of Hackbright, and it appears to have worked really well for the folks who are now cashing out with this Capella deal.

i'm not speaking to the OP in particular but to everyone when i say this: out of respect for yourself and your own career, don't donate free labour to a for-profit entity. just don't do it.
Amazon isn't what I'd call "light" at 4.7 MB, but looking at my companies market all the bigger players are way lighter than us.