skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Having been through a few conflicts myself, as an independent observer and as one of the parties in the conflict .. I'm not taking sides, but just wanting to note that although the employer definitely could have handled it better, I have a feeling we're only scratching the tip of the surface and we don't know much what really happened between the employer-employee.

The "pack and get out now" is actually very standard upon resignation, but more so for sales people, less engineers, unless .. there's something going on (which obviously we don't know).

Btw, as the employee: resigning via email is also not very classy, and could be done better: e.g. handing an official resignation letter in person to your direct superior face to face.

Just a suggestion. Also, if you want to air your dirty laundry, come forth with the stuff that you didn't tell us about. There's 2 kinds of lies:

(1) commission: you explicitly fabricate non-facts

(2) omission: where you fail to mention details that matter

Both are still lies. I think the employee knows how snowball started, but is refraining from telling the public. Which if that was the case, perhaps it shouldn't have been brought to light in the first place - because that'd mean the employee wants public to make a decision street-justice-style based on incomplete information.
A bit anticlimactic after Quake 2 in the browser: http://code.google.com/p/quake2-gwt-port/

(Already been on HN, BTW.)
Clever - But wouldn't this be illegal? Or not yet?
Shell Helix Ultra engine oil advertised using a transparent Nissan 370Z
Google already has too much information on me. No thanks!
1. you could be #3, I couldn't care less, mahalo does not exactly contribute, it just rehashes.

2. good for you

3. The only one I've heard of is 'blippy', and that's only because of some fairly sloppy coding there.

4. great. I'm fairly sure they would have made it without your personal contribution though, you can't possibly take personal credit for that, just like Paul Graham doesn't take personal credit for dropbox or any one of the other YC investments.

And so on. The list would indeed be silly if you continued.

You're one hell of an entrepreneur, I'll give you that but you're way out of line in how you treat people and the basic business model of mahalo simply sucks.

Do you really believe that even if such email should stay private that that absolves you of what you wrote there?

I used to look up to you, that has changed dramatically in the last 18 months or so.
I don't think the legal intricacies are that complicated, though lawyers will undoubtedly make them so before this hits the courts.

The phone was not the finder's to sell. AFAIK, finders keepers is not a legal defence. Gizmodo must have known they were buying hot property - they didn't buy it from the owner and they paid far more than the going rate for smart phones.

Draw your own conclusions.
No matter how many times people are reminded of this, they will continue to make the same mistake.

And it will continue to be amusing gossip for the rest of us :)
It depends on how many SNPs (read as 'snip') they map and how much variation is at each site. It basically boils down to a combinatorial counting problem, although there is the complication that variation across close SNPs might not be independent (especially if they are on the same gene, or are related in some phenotypic way).

This is also the basis for DNA forensics/paternity tests. If you sample enough SNP locations you should theoretically have a unique signature (this is where you get the courtroom statistic of 1 in 3 million)
No, to be professional would mean not sending that private email in the first place. It actually makes me wonder how you treat your customers if they piss you off.
Touché, I'd completely forgotten about that little gem.
I love how Chad engages with users and keeps pushing out new features. Every startup should do this.
Giant green bars vibrating and making me physically nauseous
they should have called it Perl++

or Perl Forever.
While I don't feel frustrated by it, per se, I found myself watching the panoramic view on the bottom.
I'd like that too, but if you're not finding them here, go to twitter. Save some searches tagged with #nodejs, #ruby, #lisp, etc and you'll find loads of links to new articles and developments related to your topic of interest.

Here's a #nodejs search for you : http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23nodejs
It could be, but with a blog it's a virtual certainty. Gizmodo doesn't publish their office phone number, for one thing.
It's a good point, but at the same time it's important to remember that the point is to have gratitude for the present moment, rather than to get caught up in the imaginary future time from which you look backwards.
I could have sworn that wasn't there when I first answered.

/me needs glasses ?
I agree with your first statement, which is one of the things the Black Swan theory is about (love the book, def. recommend reading it): that you don't know what you don't know.

To that I would say, one should be very very very paranoid about what you print, given that you know that you're printing things from people's credit card bill statement.

Blippy shouldn't have output'd the cc numbers, whether or not Google caches it or not is a secondary to this. Note that Google's cache wasn't explicitly out to get Blippy, they just happened to cache whatever Blippy was emitting.
Ninite (YC W08) is Microsoft's startup of the day
Ask HN: Can you recommend a tried and tested Python web server
I'm currently looking at options for building a high traffic, content (text and images) based site, nothing especially innovative. Is Apache and mod_python as stable and scalable as Apache and PHP?
I've had several developer coworkers leave -- it's always been with 2 week notice, a nice lunch, and a farewell e-mail from the boss thanking them for their contributions.

Would not work somewhere that handled employees leaving that way. Sorry Mr. Calacanis!
That's a cool idea
Article is particularly light on the "why soliders get a kick out killing" and effectively says, buried at end of the article, that studies have shown 98 percent of men don't and suffer for it.
Way to toot your own horn. 37prime is clearly quite right about the attention seeking part too.
Sounds like someone watched Primer a few too many times.
I like the idea but can't help thinking someone somewhere will use an actual coin to scratch...
I'm just going to ask a question to the 110 people that voted for this "story".

Do we really think it's appropriate to air a company's dirty laundry and/or conflicts on Hacker News? I mean, that's the type of shit they do over at TMZ isn't it? Gossip about people?

I don't care who's an ass, who's been wronged and who has sand in their ovaries today. I don't come to HN for this.
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Although my comment below still shows as -4, I have lost maybe 10 karma points off my total since I posted it, without other comments being downvoted.

Actually, I have got more upvotes for other comments since then, so while my total 'should' be about 5345 if -4 were the limit it's actually 5335.
Feels like a better Touch app, especially because anyone who has the disposable income for an ipad probably isn't a huge fan of lotteries.
I don't know if this helps. Don't have an iPad yet myself:

http://matt-welsh.blogspot.com/2010/04/reviewing-papers-on-i...
Ask HN: Why is HTML so complicated?
In the 90s, the programming model for a graphics program was a simple 2D plane upon which one could paint anything. HTML started off as a way of putting documents on the web.

I have been struggling to digest why it uses DOM as a way of arranging elements on the page. Looking at what people are doing now on the browser (Real Time Search, 3D games, multi-modal communication) I feel that this architecture is not the best way to go ahead. Surprisingly, the basic painting canvas is great as it lets me bend things the way I want to.

I see that HTML5 has a canvas tool, but its just not enough (mainly because all my widgets on the canvas dissolve into images).

Any thoughts on this would be highly appreciated.
I suspect that sophocles mentioned this only as a suggestion as to why this is being investigated by REACT (they are equipped to investigate it), but not so much as a reason why it might be considered a "computer crime".

"...a multi-jurisdictional team that combines resources and specific investigative skills..."

From their "About Us" page: http://www.reacttf.org/10701.html

It looks like the notion of a "computer crime" is pretty broad. I suppose it's possible that the intent to disseminate ill-gotten trade secrets via one's blog for profit could make the purchase of stolen goods qualify in this case.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_crime
There was a longish discussion about this yesterday at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1284949 if you're interested. I'm not a lawyer but I think what Gizmodo did violates the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (which California has adopted). I think it violates the economic espionage act too, but grellas has already discussed that.

Edit: bizarrely, Gizmodo mailed me earlier (after the CNet report had appeared) to clue me in on how Apple disguises their prototypes. It seems not to have occurred to them that this, if anything, emphasizes the idea of the phone being a trade secret.

I wonder if they think only the guy who sold them the phone is at risk of prosecution, and that the California Shield Law (which offers reporters a defense against contempt of court charges for refusing to reveal a source) gives them all the legal cover they need. Seeing as how their COO and legal adviser is not a US lawyer (http://gabydarby.blogspot.com/), they may be in for a surprise.

How Apple Conceals Prototype iPhones

There's a reason why more people haven't seen the next iPhones before Steve Jobs makes an announcement: They're in disguise.

This iPhone, which looks drastically different from the 3GS, was enclosed in a custom-molded plastic case so it could be used in public without attracting attention. In regular use, you would think that this was just a standard iPhone with the writing scratched off the back. Very clever.

The plastic case, which comes apart easily, looks just like a 3GS. When you pry the case apart, three bits—the power button, the mute switch and the volume rocker—quickly shed off. It's weird that these bits are made of plastic, when the corresponding parts on the 3GS are made of aluminum/metal.

To reassemble the case, all you have to do is make sure the little plastic bits are in the right place before popping the front back on. A very ingenious solution to protect future designs from lookeyloos. One of the best bits is that the case looks like a case FOR an older iPhone. iPhone cases are seen so often, that even if this one looks weird and doesn't match up to the 3GS body, it can be easily dismissed as just being a lousy case.
Football Manager and CS Source work as long as you don't run it with an extended desktop over 2 screens.
It happens all of the time. For many situations, there is considerable risk in letting somebody hang around for two weeks. The employee's mind is going to be elsewhere. He will be excited about the new job, and eager to talk to co-workers about the move. The employee may even decide to save some of his more valuable work to use in the next gig.

The manager is almost always better off by letting the departing employee off immediately to hedge risk. You pay him for the two weeks, and let him sit at home.

What I find most puzzling is why announce the resignation via email? This is almost always best done face to face, or at least via phone. Doing this electronically strikes me as immature.
The walls are closing in, for sure. Vendors, not just game makers, now trying to create a de-facto 'right' to monitor consumer's usage of their (and even other) wares. They know that users blithely click through EULAs which _should_ spark outrage in the consumer. But nobody reads them, everyone accepts them -- and a de facto expectation to be monitored is established.

I've waited for years for Consumer revolts...I've learned, sadly though, they don't happen.

Good for you (the submitter) for pointing this out, though.
Yahoo is not only dead, it is a large, rotting carcass on the landscape of the web. To imply otherwise suggests a lack of critical thinking.
Let's be fair here. For all we know, the guy might have done something quite bad. Or not. But if he did, Jason couldn't say so.

We just don't know. But what we do know is that this is exactly the kind of half-story that gets people going on forums: an antagonist everyone loves to hate, and structural reasons why we're probably not getting the whole story.

Many, many times I've seen users on a forum go on the warpath after hearing half of a story, then look like fools when the second half emerges. I don't like to think how many times I've been fooled myself, between Reddit and HN.

It would be nice if Internet culture could evolve to reserve judgment when a story like this appeared, in the same way it has evolved not to trust any story that appears in a much-forwarded email. I would be proud if HN was the place that mutation began.
And to bring the point further: no one cares what you accomplish if you act like a total asshat while doing it. Mussolini and some trains come to mind.
I think Google will always have better data ... Google knows what you're really searching for.

By contrast on Facebook it's just a vanity contest.

One example ... I'm sometimes searching for interesting articles in an area, but without having anything specific in mind. Delicious provides way better results than browsing Reddit ... that's because on Delicious the rating is not a conscious choice.
Awesome, just bought one for myself, my wife and my unborn son. Now I wonder if I can stall on returning his DNA until he's born in June...
Well said. Lately many of the items posted on HN seem to be more about drama than thought provoking subjects.
I would also recommend The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect:

http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/mopiall.html

It is a (quite graphic) novella about the human race after the technological singularity, and I think one of the best pieces of writing on the subject that I have ever read.
I'm quite tired of the "Startup lessons from Justin Beiber"-type articles.
The legalities around running lotteries and/or contests might come into play here... do your research if you feel like venturing down this path.
this looks like it has some really nice organizing features, but it looks very proprietary... and it doesn't seem like there's any data portability, which I would think might be important for data like this....
It has a lot to do with Christianity. And by that I mean the real hard core Orthodox Christianity Russians used to believe in back then and not the watered down Calvinist stuff that is more popular nowadays.

IT seems that he gained wisdom by reading all kinds of philosophers and learning languages , and after that he was able to truly understand the bible. And then after studying the bible for a couple of years he truly understood the meaning of it. Then he indiscriminately read a bunch of random literature and scientific books trying to find if there is any earthly thing that is worthwhile at all and found none.

So in the end he discovered that the entire argument of whether to have fifteen years of your life to enjoy your youth or to have 2 million rubles but not your youth is pointless because neither of these things amount to anything in view of the infinite universe and the fact that time always moves on and everyone dies, etc. So he saw all earthly pleasures pointless in comparison to attaining admission to heaven so he gave away the two million to presumably live a simple God fearing life and join Heaven.

And of course, ironically, he would have never gotten the money anyway, if he did not forsake the money he would have been dead.
Sorry, I don't get it. What do you mean?
Making your iPhone game more addictive.
Actually just not wanting to be a jerk should deter one from being a jerk, public or not.
Are you sure the downarrow appears?
I like my vista print cards. They aren't top of the line, but I could get my custom design for a decent price ($30 for 500).
Well, that Quake 2 port uses WebGL - as far as I can tell this should work out of the box in any browser with the right implementations.
This email exchange is the equivalent of breaking up with your girlfriend over a text message and letting her know that you will now start dating her roommate. Obviously, there is no right way of letting someone know that they are no longer what you desire, but sending an email at 10 o'clock at night is hardly the right approach. How about "Hey Jason, I have some rather bad news that I need to share with you, are you free for a cup of coffee right now; it's an urgent matter." At least have the decency to say it to you his face.

I'm an undergraduate student at University of Texas with entrepreneurial ambitions who met Jason personally at SxSW for the first time. I am pretty much a nobody and yet he treated me with utmost respect and was a pleasure to talk to. Personal relationships are a delicate matter. You can't use a computer to solve all your issues.
If the point of the story is sometimes people say moderately unpleasant things I would fully agree. Some people choose to self-censor, some don't. Personal choice really.
Is 2 weeks notice common in the USA? Here in Europe it's 1 month or 3 months, depending on what contract you have.
I think it's a valuable case study in employee relations gone wrong.

Hopefully someday, in years to come, somebody on the verge of writing a similar email will suddenly remember this story and think better of it.
Gen [, maybe? Not that catchy, though.
Always and everywhere, REMEMBER YOURSELF...
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Inflammatory title that isn't even backed up by the article, let alone the research.
of course you need to keep this file in a secure place as well, because if you don't need keys, then anyone in possession of the file can brute force the password, right? (this assumes that the password you've chosen isn't random w/ non-alphanumeric chars, too long, etc.) ....then that requires another password for dropbox, etc..... it never ends if you start to get paranoid I guess.
> For all we know, the guy might have done something quite bad.

Line 46-48 in that email are pretty clear.

Gracious and leaving, maybe in person would have been better, but as those emails come it is pretty good.

It's not as though he was fired.
I like the fact that the language syntax evolves at a slower pace than the library space. I think that's the right proportion. If you want to add new functionality to the Python ecosystem you don't need to add new syntax, instead it is often very easy to just go write a new function, class or module and make it available to the rest of the world. Nothing is stopping anyone from doing that today. Also nothing is stopping you from using a mix of languages, with some parts of a system written in Python, some in C, some in Lisp, some in Java, etc. Mix and match and pick the best tool for the role.
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Prices on Youtube and iTunes are way abpve waht we can get with Netflix and Blockbuster which aslo offer instant access with streaming.
Williams discusses briefly here (at 50 min) his hope that endurance would be significantly improved by moving from the lab equipment they use for fabrication to a more commercial quality system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHJvp5MybkM&feature=chann...

Sounds a bit wishful in thinking, but I have no experience in the matter.

The center panelist then seems to indicate that Intel is more interested in the phase change version because they want 'a rock that can switch 10^6 times..'.

So I think you might be right that this is a significant issue (particularly into DRAM or computation).
At my previous employment, I had a specially negotiated extra notice period as part of my contract. So when I resigned to start Synctus, it didn't even occur to me that I might be shown the door straight away. I worked my full notice period, left on very good terms, and still collaborate closely with them. I don't think I would have been in the position of being a "high value employee" had this trust not already existed.

I suppose it does depend on the situation - in particular the trust that already exists - and this is probably also related to the size of the company.

This is in England. I wouldn't be surprised at all to hear that things work differently in the US.
Isn't that being a little harsh? I don't really know anything about this Calcianis guy (until now I thought Mahalo was a brand of shoes), but has he done anything to inspire your ire apart from writing one jerkish email?
I wish Google would add more anti-DMCA takedown options like "they're lying".

Showtime claimed copyright violation over a clip I posted from CBS. My only option is to give Showtime my personal information to point out their stupidity.

I'm pretty sure the video falls under fair use since it was a 59 second clip of a fight breaking out on public television (possibly a crime).
2 weeks is courtesy, and standard. In California, it's "at will" employment .. meaning, the employee can quit with or without notice, but the employee can also fire, with or without notice. That said, there's a lot of labor laws to comply with, so companies in practice don't just fire people at will (they can be sued by the now ex-employee). But yeah, in this part of the world, 2 weeks is courtesy. No courtesy is rude, and you're "burning the bridge".
nah. Use Apache and mod_wsgi.
(mod_wsgi runs the Python app in a separate process, which means that those Apache processes that just serve images will not be weighed down by a Python interpreter).
It's a common courtesy, but not required unless you have a contract that says so.

Most workers in the US do not have contracts and can quit at any time, just as they can be let go from their jobs without reason.
Instead of letting profits take precedence over their users, Mozilla puts self-aggrandizing wankery first.
On top of that, the major example he references (the cockpit dialog from the wikileaks video) doesn't really prove his point at all. My impression of their dialog was that it was simply a way to cope with the situation. I spend a fair amount of time in the back of ambulances and fire trucks. I've seen people die in tragic, traumatic circumstances. I've also joked around with other responders about some of those deaths. Making light of extreme situations doesn't mean you enjoy it, it just means your brain is choosing not to deal with the reality of the moment.
Yes, two weeks is the norm. In Canada too.
Mussolini and some trains come to mind.

... and we've reached the Godwin point!

(considering Fascism as a proxy for Nazism)
What I wonder about Facebook is the effects of sharing information with people you don't really want to share information with. For instance, the older generations are all signing up for Facebook now; it's an phenomenon for 'all the family.' Therein lies its problem: teenagers, tweenagers, don't want the grown-ups to know everything about their social lives. It starts to get awkward.

I predict some migration of young people to newer, trendier social networks because of this issue.
At least everyone else at Mahalo now knows how to leave the company--no hints and fuck yous on the way out. Don't let Jason beat you to the punch. Bonus points if you quit during the most critical time of a time sensitive project.
> has he done anything to inspire your ire apart from writing one jerkish email?

It's been an ongoing thing, mostly related to his company being pretty spammy, but there are other episodes mixed in as well: http://www.google.com/search?q=site:news.ycombinator.com+cal...