skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
They should have used the DMCA.
You don't go to the registrar, you go to the host.

You can takedown nearly any site hosted in the USA within a few hours these days (even with content you don't actually own, if you don't mind being counter-noticed or even sued).
1. Bundle your app with the ask or yahoo toolbar. People get an option to install those toolbars too while installing your app on their desktops. You get paid per install of those toolbars.

2. Sell private label rights to the software. Other productivity websites can attach their logos to your app. And give it away for free to their audience.

3. Sell Corporate accounts. Basic accounts are free. But if a corporate wants to track how productive their employees have been - you make money out of that.
If you RTFA, you will notice that the site was hosted in the great country of Pakistan.
Go for 1)

Have it also set your email client to not receive messages in that time (or close altogether).

Your app is then a pretty awesome get-some-damn-work-done distraction-eliminator. You could sell to businesses too (perhaps even more successfully) - teach them about the loss of productivity due to distractions - particularly from email and instant messaging - and sell them your app as a solution.
If you want to be sure your database backups work, use your backups for development.
:-) it seems there's a news story every day on HN about a new Linux based OS on the market. I do like this one much better than the North Korean one with the lockdown of user freedoms.
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check the link to /. at the bottom; in the end it turns out the host was based in the US
I follow him until he talks about electrons transiting from the 5d to the 6s orbital, absorbing some blue light thereby resulting in me seeing the color gold. So far, so good.

But ... isn't there a limited number of times this could be done? There's only so many electrons to absorb photons, then all the 6s orbitals are full, no more blue absorption.

Wouldn't an electron randomly but eventually drop from the 6s to 5d, emitting a blue photon in the process? Meaning net-net I wouldn't see any color?

The only other colored metal is copper, far lighter, where these arguments wouldn't apply. Same principle at lower orbitals, or entirely different?
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It's a good observation, and as a recent Twit I look forward to the evolution of the platform. Did anyone else feel cheapened at the end of the article that made it sound like a plug for Chirp?
Duplicate - earlier submission here http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1245898
Clickable link: http://www.beatpoints.com/cherrytomato

If you want to try out the firewall, you can download it here: http://www.beatpoints.com/cherrytomato/cherryfirewall.zip - it only works with Windows Vista or higher, and possibly only on x64. Just unzip the files into the program folder.
Analytics would be a differentiator from other such services, being able to give actual advice, would be a great premium service.

A competition among friends is a good idea, but I think without a driver at the end - say a virtual brag award, it doesn't drive the competition. Look at foursquare and their badges - that in itself is a driver for a lot of folks - it would also give the service, in an initial phase where friends might not be present on the service, a better driver (indirectly the badges aim at bettering your productivity).
Exactly

I dig the ipad allot, but Itunes and the design imperative behind it (it organizes my files, not me) never worked for me, it never worked for my music, it wont work for documents.
No speed limitation for me. I can type at full speed in landscape mode with the iPad on my lap. With the autocorrection feature, I can even take the sorts of shortcuts one uses when texting on old cellphones, but with a full qwerty keyboard. (No need to hit the shift key to capitalize iPad correctly, for example.)
I'm surprised that 40 turned up.
Actually, I'm usually interested in what productivity tools people use. It doesn't matter if you're famous or not, I just like watching how people get things done.
"All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection"
Plus email, maps, web browser, apps and games.
Just relax more, if you frequent places like HN, you can easily get a feeling of inadequacy, don't fret about it. You're in your mid 20's, lot of people her are in their 40's and 50's. As for the occasional anxiety when meeting people, just do your thing, become truly competent in the things you consider to be important....once you have this, the anxiety will disappear I suspect.

When you get older and things like family start to pull on your attention, you'll realize that if you really gave it your best shot, that's good enough, whether you were a famous smashing success or not. Just work towards being happy for yourself, not towards what you perceive the community expects you to achieve.
I think #1 is actually quite a fun idea. However, if people define their own prorstination sites (which they do at this point), they would avoid the ads simply by not defining any sites.
It means that there are more rules, but it also means that there is less litigation.
Unfortunately, it did sound like typical grown person there -- by mid-asian standards.
all the more reason for Californians to retire to Florida or some other state where they won't have to help pay for everybody else's retirement.

Its really about time the taxpayers were put in charge of what is spent and borrowed. The interests of legislators and taxpayers are clearly not aligned.

Switzerland has referendums on everything the legislature does and so can we.

Most of these ridiculously expensive commitments and the gymnastics undertaken to hide them would be stomped in the polls.

If we copied Switzerland's system in general, a lot of things would begin to improve. With more things under local control, there would be less shifting of costs to the unsuspecting.
So, maybe there should be an accompanying Facebook app that allows you to show off your historical productivity?
I have a feeling that if this was resolved you'd find another deal breaker.
You could check out http://landingpad.org/ but it doesn't seem to be updated that often. Pretty though.
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What if Apple were to add a "transfer" API that let one move files between apps? How about a window that you could open to see all of the App document collections as folders? That could let you drag and drop items to/from the desktop.
Interesting choice of example, as loading photos from a camera is something the iPad can do without third-party software.
Well, the firewall is not a browser-plugin, it uses the Windows firewall api, so you could easily block your mail (webmail as well as pop3/imap) and IM services..
I would that light gives gold its color. Or better yet, the human eye.
Computer 1: 13" plastic MacBook running Snow Leopard.
Software: Emacs, Quicksilver, Firefox, MacIrssi, Adium, Terminal and (even though I hate its guts) iTunes.

Computer 2: Dell 1520 running Windows 7. I also run Haiku in a VM.
Software: Emacs, Launchy, Firefox, XChat, Pidgin, PowerShell and (praise be upon its sweet soul) Winamp.

Web applications: GMail and Etherpad. I'm not big on webapps.

I think there's a pattern here :)
Vista wasn't so bad, to me Windows 7 is Vista with more speed and better UI.
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You might try this http://www.heritage.org/index/ranking.aspx ; besides the table, if you click on a country name you get (slightly) more detailed information about the country. There are also other country rankings out there, this is the only recent one I have a link to.
Case > cradle. Just configure the case as a landscape vertical stand and attach the cable.
> "Your comment comes across as though there's an implication that someone that laughs at an indvidual is racist in some way"

No, I'm not, you could simply exchange "Sikh with turban" with "guy with a female swimsuit in Manhattan financial district", anyway, sorry for that, my english is awful for non-technical purposes.

For the second paragraph, I do agree with you, but I still think we must not laugh at him or at anyone using a esoteric hardware combination for whatever reason there is in their heads, justified or not, one more information, I saw Stallman at a presentation in the past and he had a HP laptop back in 2002.
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Stupid question, why do you have an RFID tag in your hand?
"There's no way this can fail" One of many famous last words of business
Check the date (Feb 2009)
Is it just me or is that using the fedora symbol in the bottom right corner in some of the screenshots?
First angel group I actually want to apply to. Not really for the money (I have enough to bootstrap for more than a year), but because that is what I want to do if I do make a profit anyway.
At work, I use a Dell Optiplex 755 running Ubuntu 9.10 with a 22" HannsG and 19" Dell LCD. At home I use a 15" MacBook Pro (1st Gen "lap burner") connected to a 22" Acer 1080p LCD when I'm at my desk.

Software-wise, I usually run either Eclipse when I'm at work doing Java development or Intellij Idea 9 when I'm on the Mac at home doing Grails development for side projects. I usually keep an instance of VirtualBox open when I'm at work so I can run Windows XP and Microsoft Outlook since Evolution on Linux is a POS. At home I use Mail since I can check both my work Exchange account and GMail account and it just works. I bought Snow Leopard for just that reason.
Agreed, this sort of adaptable use would be good for me right now as well. I could use this for a project I'm working on right now that requires access control, where this would operate as a sophisticated keypad with included video camera for additional security. That would be pretty sweet.
I have a dv7 that overheated and died often. Upon advice of a friend of mine, I opened it up (looked up for a service manual online), got to the fan and blowed the dust and stuff off it and around it. It works like a charm now. Apparently, that's a common issue with HP laptops (maybe other manufacturers also).
A similar paper on this by USCD was also submitted recently if you are interested.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1155954
Mostly for the body hack value of it, at this moment I only use it to log on to my computer. There's a book out there ('RFID toys') that describes how it could be used to unlock/start a car or unlock a door. Maybe if I ever have a spare weekend or two (heh) I'll make something like a 'hidden' safe, a seemingly normal wall that springs open when I wave my hand past it. Maybe put a gun safe in there or something. If I ever build another house for myself I will try to put some hidden areas like that in it.

Overall and right now it's of limited practical value. Still makes for a cool story and discussion starter on transhumanism.
What is insns?
Call me paranoid, but I prefer to remove keys from the agent on screensaver or sleep and I'm pretty sure that's not straightforward without SSHKeychain (but I'm happy to be proven wrong :))
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Anyone know of any online tools to find those copycat sites? I know there's www.copyscape.com, but is there something similar for graphics/logos?
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The only difference between a "cult" and any other religion is numbers. Rather like how Hobbes pointed out that the only difference between superstition and religion is that the latter is publically endorsed.
Unfair; some MPs such as Tom Watson are actually clued up and sensible on this Bill.

Unfortunately the majority are happy to let the government pass this law, which infringes civil liberties, harms the digital economy, and is liked by no-one except the corporate interests who wrote it. (Large parts were written by the BPI, Britain's version of the RIAA).

If you're angry at this state of affairs, join the Pirate Party -- http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/
True, but to play devil's advocate, this road leads to Microsoft Word, where each user only needs 1% of the product's features but of course every user has their own unique 1%. The result is a massive product that is resource-insatiable.

Which... leads us back here. Viewed in isolation it is no big deal, much as each feature of Word is no big deal in isolation. But the Android team have to deal with the combination of features running on resource-constrained handsets.

:-)
With the internet Indian students can overcome their innate geographical disadvantage. Students in western countries don't have to.

The internet knows no boundaries or geography, that's why.
Added to my wishlist on Amazon, sounds great.

Seems similar to 'What to Say When You Talk to Yourself' which I just finished. Probably one of the best books on personal development I've read.
It's not exactly a new "Linux based OS", Joanna is a well known security hacker and so if you think about the reasons them you will see that what she's trying to do is a new security computing model for operating systems based on virtualization, just like Google Chrome was a new model for browser security[1].

Virtualization will be huge in the future, probably we will have common desktop hardware with bare metals hypervisors implemented directly on the hardware in the next 15 years or so, virtualization is already used in datacenters, network appliances and used extensively in the "cloud", how will we use it in the desktop is still open, but I do believe the first application will be running legacy application on modern operating systems and security.

[1]: http://communities.intel.com/community/openportit/vproexpert...
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The NYT article on the same subject - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/business/07pension.html - explains why:

"Currently, governments discount pension values by using the return they expect their pension investments to earn over the long term. For most public pension funds, that means about 8 percent. In California, the teachers’ fund uses 8 percent, Calpers uses 7.75 percent, and the University fund uses 7.5 percent... After the researchers applied a risk-free rate of 4.14 percent, equivalent to the yield on a 10-year Treasury note, the present value of the promised benefits ballooned. The researchers came up with a $425 billion shortfall for the three funds."
Agreed 100%, home PC back-ups are not optional in this day and age. Our home computer contains pretty much the entire record of my 2-year-old's life in photo and video. If we lost that to a hard drive crash, I'd never forgive myself (not to mention what my wife would have to say).

With software like Time Machine, an on-site backup is nearly automatic, and I've had an archive up and running on a separate server for the past two years. My next step is putting together an off-site backup system, in case of fire, burglary or natural disaster. My plan is to buy a couple of spare drives and leave one at an out-of-state family member's house, rotating them out when we visit for holidays.
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www.tineye.com lets you search for images online based on one you provide.
True, but in cities like London, going for a drink in the evening is the easiest way (as a manager) to "summon up" some kind of bonding session. All the other alternatives take either a lot more money, or a lot more planning.

If I say, "let's go go-carting," that requires planning weeks in advance, and a substantial budget. Most people will turn up, and it will be a good bonding session.

If I say, "let's go to the restaurant," that requires a little bit of planning (days ahead), and a decent budget. A number of people won't turn up, and it will be an ok bonding session, depending on the type of restaurant and entertainment available.

If I say, "let's go for a drink," that requires no planning, and hardly any budget (just enough for a couple of rounds). Most people will turn up for at least the beginning unless they already have plans, and it will be a good bonding session.

All in all, the drinking session is very good bang for your buck - despite the health side-effects. Because of that, as the article suggests, it's unlikely to be replaced by anything else any time soon. Alcohol is a great social lubricant, and yes, if you don't want to drink at all, your career progression may be impaired in some companies.

As the article points out, though, even in heavy drinking environments, there are ways to "cheat" and be a part of the drinking without getting drunk all the time. It's very hard to get away with no drinking though.
Apparently plugging in your device to a computer and mounting it like a flash drive is too sophisticated for Apple's customers. These device manufacturers need to get on the ball and start coming out with Android/Chrome tablets that compete with the iPad like the Nexus One competes with the iPhone.
Most of the article is pretty good, but in its analysis at the end, I think it loses it.

It may be that as the computer market has grown more mature, it has developed what consultants Al and Laura Riese call the "mushy middle." That's the huge dead zone that lies between sexy, expensive products at the high end and the low-end products that appeal to bargain hunters. In computers, Apple holds the high ground with its expensive laptops. The low end ... is also becoming Apple territory, thanks to the iPhone and the iPad, both of which are basically small, simple computers.

The author seems to be redefining his terms in the middle. Yes, Apple does hold a fancy, expensive high ground. However, I think it's a stretch to think of the iPhone and iPad as a simple inexpensive low ground. These products cost more than a typical "middle-ground" desktop (if you're only looking at price), and more than a cheap netbook like my eeePC (if you're considering capabilities and price).

As far as I can see, Apple only holds the expensive high ground, across several markets (notebook, phone, ultraportable tablet/netbook, media player). Each of these markets has a midlle and low ground beneath the Apple boutique range.
This is a great story. However, I hate how the fraudster didn't do any jail time.
I think the fundamental problem with "a new Constitutional Convention" is that there's no way to keep it from being staffed by the current folk. And even if we can go around Congress, what's to stop the corporations from buying off the state legislatures? It would take a majority in one house each in 13 states to block any amendment, which isn't that much when you realize state campaigns are loads cheaper.

And any sort of convention would have to entertain "take away guns" amendments from the left and "ban abortions" amendments from the right. They'd spend so much more time fighting about those things than on the stuff like reducing corporate power or making the Congress suck less.
I used a trial version of PyCharm and it was quite good with intellisense for javascript and python.
i give it a week before the copy cat site adds the software back.
I wouldn't know...thank you BizSpark! :)
This article is at least ten years old; it certainly predates Paul Graham's essays and most of Joel On Software.
VirtualBox+Linux usually satisfies my shell needs, and the rest I'll use putty for (which is definitely showing its age)
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Agree 100% about the Path Finder music (and the Prince pricing).

This was a job for a professional publishing house, so the cost was justified. At the time I used it, that was about the only way to use general CSS3 features. It was like tasting the future.
Because it isn't basic for everybody. It's conceptually simple, but hundreds of millions of computer and cell phone users go through through most days without ever doing it at all. It is much more familiar and convenient to them to use messaging or the cloud or automated software.

What I mean is that from the perspective of a mass-market electronics maker, it's something you can leave at a low priority. It'd be nice for some people, but most won't miss it and you can sell tens of millions of devices without it. Why do what few want?
I've been putting off buying a Drobo (with Network share) for Time Machine backups, but as a new father I need to get it ASAP.

Besides Drobo, anyone have other suggestions?
Or GOOG. Obviously with software that works well.
I guess the article is from year 2004?
I hope my (little) daughter gets a math teacher with A. Blank's sense.

A similar point is true of all parts of knowledge, of course:
I was convinced to send my daughter to a local hippy dippy lab school when I saw the teachers facing the "But what if my child is Gifted?" question from yuppie parents. The teachers vehemently rejecting separate 'tracks' for the 'gifted' in favor of the Blank plan: if some students master something early, you needn't move them on to the 'next' thing, since this is in some respects an illusion. Rather you get them working on something cool that is 'off to the side' from the point of view of the curriculum sequence, whereby inter alia they learn the unlimited character of possible knowledge and might strike something that would really get them absorbed.

--This horrified the linearize-their-way-to-Yale yuppies in the audience, but it seemed like genuine wisdom to me. (That they were really losing people with this also attracted me.)

We'll see how it works in practice. I have a feeling Blank's utopia would be too expensive given the significance attached to education in the present age.
so it is...still anyone smart enough to try to fake a response from a host...would at least try to wait a little bit before putting the software back up, after the other person stops looking.
Ask HN: From what countries do people use HN beside USA?
I wonder from what countries do people use HN?
myself from Israel.
Granted, this is pre-1999. Things have changed since then.
I actually think speed reading techniques should be pretty effective for law school. The big trouble is imagining the scenes and trying to feel what all the characters are feeling. AFAIK, law books are just lists of facts. The way I get around that kind of learning process is to prepare the information in multiple formats (flash cards, the textbook, my notes, somebody else's notes) and scan each one quickly. I'll have to defer to the opinion of people less allergic to the legal system on this one.
Social pressure. Being an engineer or doctor is considered the most prestigious thing in India.
The article is good, but has one big error: the statement that existing pensions are contractual obligations and must be paid.

Go back a few decades to the bankruptcy of Orange County California. Unions negotiated away a large part of pension obligations to members.

When (not if) the state of California goes bankrupt, those obligations will not go away entirely, but will be reduced through bankruptcy negotiations.
I'm accessing HN from the UK...
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You will in, oh, three or so years....after you're sufficiently assimilated...
Ignoring the external factors in a country like India, where familial and social pressure are extremely driving forces, doesn't present a great answer to the question in the title of this submission.
Welcome to the international community. Just be happy he didn't get elected or promoted.
I thought it was a little disorienting too, maybe just not having experienced it -- but after a bit I saw that it perfectly matched the actual content, and spirit, of her argument.