skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Yeah that's our bad- we need to make it clear that the descriptions are coming from users of the products, not the companies.
Two months is very sudden for any enterprise software to make a large change in payment and account system, in my experience.
Why Korn shell? Is there something special about the way it handles being run w/ a setuid bit?
If someone came to me and told me one of my inventions/products could get someone killed, I'd move heaven and earth to fix whatever was wrong.

That same message, when presented to a large enough group where the responsibility is sufficiently diffused, is simply shrugged off. This is human nature and as such can be relied upon to supply endless weaponry and surveillance tools to our betters.

It's Snowden's fault that he has, in this environment where having minimal conscience is an asset, an over developed sense of ethics. Which unfortunately can't make up for the rest of our lack of it.
>Doing that with voice commands in my opinion is significantly harder compared to what we have now.

You could have automations around that though. A lot of manual work could be replaced with little AI bots that do the work. And since this work is not really "creative", it could be done through AI.
Kind of like webtop.

http://www.geek.com/mobile/motorola-webtop-3-0-brings-ics-to...

Not sure why the idea didn't pan out. Maybe lack of apps that translated to the bigger screen.
>> We will have tools, accessible, easy tools; Arduinos and Pis of the future; sure. But it will not replace, nor eliminate or reduce the amount of code written.

I think something eventually will, though. My reasoning for this conclusion is simply that I don't believe a significantly larger percentage of people will learn to write production software than are able to do so now. At the same time the need for software in every sector continues to grow, leading to some varying levels of scarcity in programmers. That's a massive economic opportunity, and so people will continue to pound at that nut until it cracks.
It's actually remarkable how much staying power and uptick it has, given that it's so flaky. This is the most successful technical failure I've ever seen in the gaming industry. I'm not sure yet what to make of that.
This is true, and distinguishes it from most videogames (which are, of course, geographically agnostic).
Anecdotal counterpoint: I was in a rut much like the OP, and took a half year off to explore psychedelic drugs, music festivals, and local art culture. A couple of good acid trips really reset my expectations on reality and gave me some much needed grounding.

With my newfound perspective, I took some professional risks that were extremely advantageous in the long run. I likely would not have seen the options, or have the fortitude to try them without a my sabbatical.

Never try this if you are depressed and looking for a quick-fix to your issues though. If you are bored, scared of change, or unsure how to make life choices, then I would suggest a good ole' high-dose acid trip in the woods.

Also, buy a cheap road bike and ride it 100 miles straight. Seriously, it will change your life.
Dear article writer,

Natural language sucks, it is amibigious, difficult to manipulate, verbose, and have too many non-functional degrees of freedom. After all, that's why mathematics left natural language and adopted the mathematical syntax we have today.

Diagrams suck, they are ambigious, difficult to manipulate, verbose, and has too many non-functional degrees of freedom. That's why cook books don't have diagrams to describe recipies.

The syntax will never die, it is the only sensible we have to define programs.
There's a serious gap in the writer's mind about computation and programming. It's like the author is suggesting that "eventually we won't need writing: it will be replace by writing-thinking or picture-writing". It's completely absurd. Specific, complex ideas can only be described and communicated in text. Not pictures. Blueprints, for example, have a pictorial element to them, but their fundamental value is our ability to use the formal language to analyze what's on the plan and whether it is correct or not. To the degree that a picture or a motion graphic can formally accomplish this is to the degree that it is supported by a specific language under the covers. Not the other way around.
To use the things in the blog post you still need a Tinder account.

A disapproving family member could still go to a bar or open an account to try to find you there. Which you should be aware of because they are both still publicly accessible spaces.
People seemed to like Scratch [1] a lot a few years ago. Haven't heard much about it since, but IIRC it can switch between flowchart and text mode.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_%28programming_languag...
A little late to comment on my part but all but a handful of my Venezuelan cousins have emigrated and ended up in Miami, Colombia and Argentina. And I know its not only them who have left. Venezuela has lost an entire generation of young professionals to their neighbors.
What Would Happen If the Olympics Banned Russia?
Aside specialty industries, the way the average programmer codes in a very different way to what it would have been like 50 years ago.
The children of Moldova
Hang in there, this will past. Take what makes sense to you from these comments; they are helpful. However it may seem otherwise, you do not have to be rich to follow your dreams. You can find a way to jump up out of bed each morning and say and mean(most days anyway) "I get to do this again today!" If you do not have a spouse or children, wait on that until you get the work you want. If you do have family this will work, but with family you are not making decisions just for yourself; you will need to include them in this process. The key is to find first what you like. This takes work. We bury what we like deep inside so we won't be disappointed if we do not get it----but then we do not get what we really want and nothing is more of a bummer than that. Second, apply what you like to some work. And third, put the work first, not the money or the praise, first, because now it is what you really want. This takes effort and experiment and great willingness, but I have seen it work in so many people. Finding what you like is not like . or just like preferences; it is much deeper call to your insides. Learn how to be introspective, how to look at yourself and your own mind. There is where the answer is to what you seek.
So, if you go on kat.am and search for something that isn't there, you get a bunch of porn links.

Is that the intended behaviour?
-on mobile so I apologize in advance for bad grammar and typos

I don't think the author understands the purpose of the project. Google wants more coders. As a company Coders are likely one of Google's largest expense (At my Job staffing is 25% developers, and staffing is ~80% of our current budget).
Does Google necessarily need more developers writing code? No, however they could use more people who can code to solve the small problems they face daily.

I think it's more likely we'll have people writing code informally, and as a small part of their overall job.

>Writing code will become less and less necessary, making software development more accessible to everyone.

I agree with that sentiment, however I fail to see the link between more accessible development and fewer people writing code. This process has been happening for years.

>The real benefit of something like Project Bloks is that it actually removes the code.

But is that new? What if something more advanced is needed?

Excel is a good example of writing code for a job. Access is an example of programming without writing code (it's sql with a GUI). Both tools are popular however people have a hard time doing advanced things. This is also perhaps due to the high price of creating the building block interface/software cost.

By thinking logically, people may not write code formally, they may not write any code: however it will encourage people to create solutions to the problems most applicable to them.
Maybe their solution is 90% the blocks provided by their program. 10% code they wrote so handle their edge case. Perhaps it's something they only engage in one day a month.

In the end I think we'll see more code, more people writing code, and programs with more handling of the common tasks as building blocks but the ability to write code for the complex parts and plug it in where needed.
I just checked, they are still using their anti-blocker on other articles, but for this specific article it does not kick-in.
I _believe_ the reason the horse keeps getting flogged is because a wide swath of HN doesn't believe Mayer had the skill set needed to make a real attempt to right Yahoo (and, arguably, her actions support that assumption).

Yahoo never had a chance.
Doubt it, why have three versions of a chip (one with fp16 improv, one with fp16/fp64 improv and one without them)? Especially when the Titan X has the same number of CUDA cores as the GP100.
I don't see in the project why I would want to push my notes to Slack. What is the feature in Slack that makes this useful ?
You specifically referenced a line from the post you are replying to as such:

> > They make a net profit on their cars, but they are currently investing it all into aggressive expansion

> Citation needed.

The citation is right in the statement. They make a gross profit, which means they make a profit on their cars. The in turn spend more on activities that do not involve getting cars to customers. The activities that cause the company to have a net loss are not "cost of revenue" activities. Presumably the majority of that non-revenue expense involves expansion of the company.
Shrug. In a previous job I ported scientific code from R to Scala and 99% of the time it was very straightforward. I'm not saying that scientific code is easier than any other code (if anything the opposite is true), I'm saying that the things that make a good language for science are the same things that make a good language for anything else.
I dont see a dichotomy in that at all. Nostalgia has great pull. His household didn't have great cooks. Eating hot dogs and other fast food isn't about the taste per se, but rather the whole they represent. So, yeah, he can sincerely enjoy a hot dog, just like the nine year old David enjoyed a hot dog with his family. As an adult, who is a renowned chef, he can also summon other more culinary aspects and gastronomy to enjoy more sophisticated aspects of eating.
Brilliant! Thank you for confirming!
BillHero Messenger Bot- First Facebook Messenger Bot to Pay Bills
Mining Black Hole Collisions for New Physics
I'm normally pretty skeptical as well, but this is simply a previous-generation commodity display, a charging circuit, battery, a basic logic board and a usb-C port. Component cost wise, it would probably be under $50 at any scale.
Nodding disease
From the article:

> The path to this discovery began in 2011, when Spribille, now armed with a doctorate, returned to Montana. He joined the lab of symbiosis specialist John McCutcheon...
Didn't some states initially started suppressing them using force and censorship, but they still popped up like mushrooms after a rain?
Given the parts look like they're off a bargain basement chrome book just without the expensive processor and ssd, the hardware will be low quality, but they can probably hit the $100 price point.
Did he create opportunities for himself, or did he live in a country where other taxpayers covered the cost of his college education?

He's an impressive person, but "poor guy pulled himself up by the bootstraps using sheer force of will" narratives usually fall apart when you look more closely.
Not sure if this may help, but consider reading this guy's stuff.

http://thirdwayman.com/letters/why-i-kissed-time-management-...
HelloVR unveils its MetaWorld for social virtual reality experiences
What is the advantage of this over something like a Chromebook? It seems like throwing a phone-grade CPU in it and giving it a little more capability would be more worthwhile than being completely dependent upon a tethered phone.
1) Hackers and Painters, by Paul Graham—This book had a huge influence on me and is why I left a successful and growing low tech business in Asia to move to California and become a software engineer.

2) Zero to One, by Peter Thiel—Zero to one opened my eyes to several angles of business that I hadn't been thinking about. It made me think much harder about making long-term plans towards a concrete goal, even if changes must be made along the way. It also clarified my thoughts about the nature of competition and non-conformity. Courage is in even shorter supply than genius.

3. The Hero with a Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell—While it's not a business book, this book is a deep look at mythology and psychology. I find it helpful both for understanding people and for understanding myself.
Is the classism in question really about being poor?

From my perspective, it is about perpetuating the stereotype that rural people are 'slack jawed yokels'. If this guy was from a vertical trailer park (i.e. a high rise condo unit), we wouldn't think twice about it because, despite being potentially just as poor, he is an 'enlightened city dweller'.
Coinbase Helps FBI Shut Down KickAssTorrents
Seems like a really practical use case for a bot. This is what I got from their site and would love to hear if anyone else has tried it out:

THREE REASONS TO USE BILLHERO’S MESSENGER CHATBOT

Other available banking bots only provide information related to bank or credit card account activity, and don’t actually pay bills. But BillHero does. Here’s why you should check it out:

It’s fast— For BillHero users, paying a bill is now faster than ever. Using the Messenger bot, users can quickly ask BillHero to add new bills or pay existing bills. It’s like sending a message to a friend, except we can pay your bill at the end of a conversation.

It’s reliable— BillHero is bank-agnostic, meaning users can pay any bill with any bank account, debit card or credit card. And since the company is partially owned by a bank and is being developed by banking security experts, BillHero naturally subscribes to bank-grade measures.

It’s secure— Current users of the app can expect all the safety of the app translated to the Messenger bill pay Chatbot. Right now, you can select from existing payment methods within their app, but only non-sensitive information is pushed through the chat (like the last four digits of a credit or debit card). BillHero will also send a one-time authentication code that will authorize the Messenger thread for that chat session only, creating a more secure bill paying environment.
Howto: Add Lynis scanning to Anchore container analysis
exactly, but the gp threw in the caveat

gp> then galaxies are not moving in the way we currently think they are.

so if our calculations already take into account the gyroscopic movement of the bodies within the system, still the gp's thought experiment accounted for this by saying the real nature of the motion of the bodies is different than the motion that we are currently using in our calculations

just saying dark matter ignores the potential for other valid explanation for the phenomena

instead of there being dm offsetting the center of mass the gyroscopic motion of the bodies within the system also could explain the offset

'not moving in the way we currently think' is a vague statement and could be a direction of rigor for the gp if thae wished to pursue the idea

some underlying questions that need to be answered by anyone that suggests our current understanding is incorrect in this regard would need to address:

how are they moving differently?
how could we detect the difference?
how can our incorrect perception be explained?

my> the movement of gyroscopes can alter a system's center of mass

the cube video was intended to show that yes, this is well understood, and exhibit how changing the nature of the rotation of the gyros: location, direction, speed; in the cube you could move the center of mass to wherever you'd like

add another dimension allowing the gyros to move freely stead being fixed within a cube and even more freedom to alter the center of mass could be achieved

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnpLEnIqj_A

i agree it is well understood.. that is why i was using it as naive evidence to defend the gp's thought experiment from being dismissed poorly
> There's no point in having your quota of "people of colour", as the article puts it, if the business model is unsustainable and leads to people being fired anyway.

Your assumption is that people of color have nothing to bring to the table; that white people are better suited to helping create sustainable business models. The label I would use for this belief in the absence of reliable evidence is "white supremacy", although I understand that's a difficult word for many to swallow. You can call it "mild white supremacy" or "subconscious white supremacy" if that's a little more palatable. I don't intend it as a slur, although I know it will feel that way to some. I am using the term because I believe it is the most accurate term for describing the belief.
I still have the Atrix 4G and the Moto Lapdock. Amazing tech, ahead of the time. With the current smartphones, with multiple cores and 3-4Gb RAM, this would have worked like a charm. Webtop was nice, but lacked the processing power.

This thing is cute, but Motorola may have some patents on the technology.
MSFT has the "phone becomes a computer" with Continuum already: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/Continuum (but you need a Lumia... :| )

Having a laptop form factor is very interesting though - it brings in a lot of questions too. Is it a dumb peripheral? What does it need access to on the phone?
let's not debate the politics of YC partners here, nothing good will come out of it.
I think the truth is a little less subject to a pretty speech. "I care more about my money than anything else."
Status page seems so to suggest nothing is wrong... http://status.sendgrid.com/
This is crazy because I did not get this impression at all. Being rational and clean-cut and descriptive does not an asshole make. I mean seriously, if THIS is your definition of "asshole..."

But I can't help but now wonder if his mere being just triggers vastly different things in people unfortunately (such as instant hatred of "tech elite" by SFPD cops in the San Francisco piece he wrote).
Inform 7 is a programming language that looks similar to natural English. As far as I can tell the only benefit is tricking beginners into thinking it's easy. By the time they figure out it's a normal programming language only with extra verbose syntax, it's too late, they're already a programmer.

If we had a real natural language based programming language it would have all the problems of law. Laws are written in a very formal style that takes a lot of training to understand, and despite this they contain enough ambiguity to support a whole industry of lawyers arguing about them. Making programming similar to law would not make anything easier.
Why do people assume these sites are honeypots? Would there be a point to the FBI operating a torrent site? I thought copyright violations were handled at the ISP level.
Because there are no good visual designers for web apps.
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This is known as being a locum physician. I know some young doctors choose to do this for a while because of the experience they gain from the added responsibilities that come with an isolated location.
The game file does not save to Steam Cloud. (Steam Cloud is used by the game, but for something else)
I'd point at their part cost needing to be sub $33, but as others have said in quantity 1 we're already at $50, so likely yes.
I'm not who you were replying to but...

I think web-apps are generally user-hostile. You are correct that there is nothing inherent about it though.

I think the same could be said for FOSS: There's nothing inherently user-unfriendly about it, it just has a tendency to go that direction.
The standard I often judge groups by is whether it's possible to be a decent person and remain a member of the group; rather than looking at the assholes, I look at how the group treats members who stand up to the assholes. Unfortunately, a lot of groups have been failing this spectacularly, and the older a group the worse it often seems to get.
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I wouldn't say she had no strategy, but that her strategy didn't work.

But then I think any strategy that started with "This is how we're going to save Yahoo" was doomed to fail. The brand is synonymous with Web 1.0 and was tarnishing their acquisitions.

A strategy of "This is how we're going to leverage Yahoo's assets" would have been a better starting point. Yahoo should have become a parent company, like Alphabet, that stays silent and out of the way. Then run down the Yahoo brand while building the acquired brands and re-branding the successful parts of Yahoo as something else.
If you need static typing to deal with code base grows, Python has type hints now.
That's perfectly fair. The game's style is based on Earthbound, which had the same issues.
You can't necessarily judge the future of of a technology by its past. Consider transportation. Imagine it's 1936, automobiles have been around for 50 years, but there are still plenty of people getting around by horse. Some people are claiming that in another 50 years, by 1986, horses will be hardly used for transportation compared to cars, other people say that horses have been used for thousands of years, there's no way they'll ever go out of style.

Programming languages exist today because computers can't handle ambiguity and don't understand software design. In another 50 years, machines will be a lot smarter, more able to handle ambiguity, and better than people at designing workflows and catching potential errors. Like the horse, no doubt some people will still prefer to do things the old way, but there's a good chance this will be limited mostly to academic exercises.

All they're saying here is that the tools we have will progress a lot in the next 50 years. There are some obvious problems with the way we design software right now which are due to human limitations. The only way to fix those is to remove a lot of direct control from humans and give it to AI programmers. Manually writing JavaScript in 2066 will be like manually carving arrowheads today: still effective but not something you would do for a serious purpose.